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THE NEWS RECORD (Twlce-a-Week.) AN IMDBFEXDENT NEWSPAPER Formerly the Wallowa News, estab lished March 3. 1899. , Published Wednesdays and Satur days at Enterprise. Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered as second-class matter January 2, 1909, at the postofflce at Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates; One year $2, six months $1, three months &0c, one month 20c. On yearly cash-ln- advance subscriptions a discount of 25c is given. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1909 THE WOOD FAMINE. The Lakevlew Herald says there is an opening for a woodyard to that growing city; that there are thous ands of acres' of timber within a few miles but no systematic method of getting wood to the consumer. There is a elmllar business open ing here In Enterprise. With abundance of timber suitable for Btove wood only a few miles from town, there is a wood famine now on And it Is only the beginning of win ter. Good wod la not obtainable at any price, and slabwood Is sold at double the Tate charged a few months ago. This 1 aid due to the hap hazard manner in which the usual supply is furnished. If someone would take hold of the business and conduct it in a buainess-like way, there need be no shortage at any time of year. Wood could be sold at lower prices thau is now charged, and a hand some profit made on it. THE CHRISTMAS TIME. "Christmas eome3 but once a j ear." You can almost tell a man's inner nature by how he says that olten repeated sentence. If he says it in a glad sort of way, there Is ept to be an absence of Teal Christ mas cheer in that man's home., I.' there is a tone of regret In his voice, you can be reasonably sure he enjoys Christmas as much as Ma children do. And that da the ideal way to en joy Christmas. Like a little child. It is the time above all others' to clean the heart of all selfish, small ish feelings. There should be a brotherhood feeldng for all mankind, but it one 'cannot encompass so wide and generous a charity, one can at least make one home happy. If everyone did that, true Christmas cheer would be universal. The Enterprise stores were never before so full of beautlM and useful Christmas gifts.. The splendid pros perity elf all the county will doubt lew be reflected In the holiday shop ping, and our merchants' have made ready kor the extra large trade. Their announcements in this paper cover every conceivable want, and there Is no excuse for sending your money to Chicago or Portland. Visit your home stores first. GRANGE HAS! CLEAR RECORD. To the Editor: As the grange be comes better known the mora It to recognized as the most progressive body of citizens in the state. The record of its hard work is oftlmcs ignored in a new oomuvunlty where many like to look upon It ns an Ag gregation of "Bockles Jerries." But it is a part of hUtory itohat the grange has done more for the tfarmer and common-people in general, than any other organisation. It was the grange that secure i the passage ok' the pure food law, the railroad rate regulation, the appropriation for the df like measures by congress in agricultural and Industrial schools, the rural (free de'.lvorle and dozens of like measures by congress. In Or egon the grange was instrumental in aeouring direct legislation and Is now working for tax reform and the equalising of taxes. The grange will be '.foremost in the fight against the calling of a constitutional convention by the old time political bosses who are making their last stand to re gala control cif the state. Ia addlt on to the work of public ; efo tn the grange stands as a high schiol and commercial club for the r iral people. W. It. GEHBLBR, ep ity Vas'er Oregon State Orange. ax on thrift Is a ourse. A .i rlv9c) is a blessing. Put o'lti o p lvllog) t-tto the i e - W i j r t ie. The Conquest By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK Copyright, 1909. by (he New York Herald Company, Registered In Canada In Accordance With Copy rijht Act. Copyright In Mex ico Under Laws of the Republic of Mexico. All Rights Reserved "I po Ilnilsr I . u. l Ik. D .n..ki:. S . . ... OX snowshoes and with spread legs I led the way. The sleds with light loads followed. The surface vibrated as we moved along, but the spiked handle of the ice ix did not easily puss through. For about two miles we walked with on easy trend nnil coiiHiderublc anxiety, but we had all been on similar ice be fore and we knew that with a reudy line nnd careful watchfulness there was no great danger. A cold bath, however. In that temperature, forty degrees below, could have had some serious couHequences. In two crossings ill our supplies were safely landed on the north shores, and from there the lead hud a more picturesque effect. For a time this huge separation In the pack was a mystery to me. At first night there seemed to be no good reason for Its existence. I'eary had found a similar break north of Itobe son channel. It seemed likely that what we saw was un extension of the same lead following at a distance the general, trend of the northernmost land extension. This Is precisely what one finds on a smaller Bcale wherever two ice packs come together. Here we have the puck of the central polar sea meeting the land lee. The movement of the land Illicit is Intermittent and usually along the coast. The shallows, grounded Ice and projecting points Interfere with n steady drift. The movement of tho central pack Is quite constant and al most In every direction. Tho tides, the currents and the winds each give momentum to the lloutlug muss. This lead is the break ing line between the two bodies of Ice. It widens as the pack separates, nar rows or widens with an easterly or westerly drift, according to the pres sure of the central pnek. Early In iiiilliliffllliilil ,. ..... ... . ? ?v?...r. if A BAD PiRESSUBE ANGLE. the season when the pack Is little ere vassed and not elastic it Is probably wide; later, us the entire sea of Ice becomes active, It may disappear or shift to u Hue neurer tho laud. New Ice Stopi Drift. In low temperature new Ice forms rapidly, and this offers on obstruction to the drift of the old ice. As the heavy central Ice Is pressed against j the unyielding land pack the small Ice Is ground up, and even heavy does are ' crushed. This reduced muss of small j ice Is pasted nnd reinented along tho shores of the big lead, leaving a brond band of troublesome surfuco us a seri ous barrier to sled travel. It seems quite likely that this lend, or a condi tion similar to It, extends entirely around tho polar sea as a buffer be tween the land nnd the middle pack. With the big lead nnd its many pos sibilities for troublesome delay behind, a course was set to reach tbo eighty fifth parallel on the ninety-seventh meridian. What little movement was noted on the Ice had been easterly, nnd to allow for this drift wo nlmed to keep a line slightly west of the pole. The wind was not n troublesome fac tor as we forged uUmjr for the first day over this central pack. After a run of eleven hours the jiedometer registered twenty-three miles, but we had taken n slgzng courso nnd therefore only placed Foventeeu miles to our credit. The tilirht was lenutlful. The sun sank Into a purple haze, and soon there appeared three suns lu prismatic col ors, and these soon settled Into the frozen sea. During the night a nar row bund of orango brightened the northern skies, while the pack surface glowed In magnificent shades of violet sud lilac and pale purple blue. Land Cloud Still Visible. Satisfactory observations at noon on March 21 gave our position as latitude 83 degrees 31 minutes, longitude fHl degrees 27 minutes. The land clouds of Grant Land were still visible, and a low batik of mist in tho west oeoa slonnlly brightened, offering nn outline suggestive of land. This we believed to be Crocker-Land, but mist persist ently screened the horizon and did not offer sn opportunity to study the con tour. Until midday the time was used for observations nnd a study of the laud condition. The dog sniffed the air as If fceiithtff trniim. but after a diligent of the Pole j The Big Lead An Arctic Hurricane Narrow Es cape From Death When Ice Parted SEVENTH ARTICLE 7 IpvirruTn n -ww a w 1 S . . . . m search one seal blowhole was found and an old bear track, but no alga or other small life was detected In the water of the crevices. At the big lead a few algae were gathered, but here the sea was sterile. The signs of seal nnd bear, however, were encouraging for a possible food supply. In return ing the season would be more advanc ed, nnd the life might move north ward, thus permitting an extension of the time allowance of our rations. Though the heat of the sun was barely felt, its rays began to pierce the eye with painful effects. The bright light, being reflected from the spotless surface of the storm driven Knows, could not long be endured even, by the Eskimos without some protec tion. The amber colored goggles that we had innde ot Annootok from the glass of the photographic supplies now proved a priceless discovery. They effectually removed one of the greatest torments to arctic travel. The darkened or smoky glasses, blue glasses and ordinary automobile gog. gles hud all been tried with indifferent results. They failed for one reason or another, mostly because of an insuf ficient range of vision or a faulty con struction, making It impossible to pro reed more thau a few minutes without removing tho accumulated condensa tion. Relief In Amber Glasses. This trouble was entirely eliminated In our goggles. The amber glass screened only the active rays which Injure the eye, but did not interfere with the range of vision. Indeed, the eye, relieved of the snow glare, was better enabled to see distant objects than through fleldglasses. It is fre quently most difficult to detect icy Irregularities on cloudy days. The amber glass also dispels this trouble 1 perfectly, enabling the eye to search carefully every nook and crevice through the vague incandescence which blinds the observer in hazy weather. The amber glass therefore reduces not the quantity of light, as do smoky glasses, but the quality. We were not only relieved of tho pain and fatigue of snow glare, but the amber color gave n touch of cheer and warmth to our chilled horizon of blues. So thoroughly wore we in love with these goggles that later they were worn while asleep, with the double object of screening the strong light which passes through the eyelids nnd also to keep the forehead warm. On this march in the early part of the afternoon tho weather proved good and the ice, though newly crevassed, Improved us we advanced. The late start spread our day's work close to tho chill of midnight, and before we were quite ready to camp there wero signs of another gale from the west. Little sooty clouds with ragged edges scurried along at au nlurmlng pace, and beyond n huge smoky bunk black ened the pearly glitter. Suitable camping lee was sought, and iu the course of nn hour an Igloo was built. The structure was built stronger thau usual. Double tiers of suow blocks were placed to the wind ward and a little water was thrown over the top to cement the blocks. The dogs were fastened to the lee of hummocks, and the sleds wero secure ly lushed nnd fastened to the Ice. We expected a hurricane and had not long to wait to taste of Its bitters, fiefore we were at rest In our bags the wind brushed tho snows with a force Inconceivable. The air thickened with rushing drift. In a few moments the dogs and sleds were burled under banks of snow nnd great drifts en circled the Igloo. The cemented blocks of our dome withstood the sweep of the blast very well, but many small holes were burrowed through the suow wall, permitting some drift to enter. Eurly in the morning, after a rush of but a few hours, the storm ceased as suddenly ns It came and left a stlll- uess which was appalling. The dogs soou began to howl desperately, as If attacked by a bear, and we rushed out. seeking puns, but there was no ' approaching creature. It wn n combined slirnal of distress. The storm drive'- "low hal burled . h..: '.. imyiei:i"e frost They had partly uncovered themselves, but by trace and hurness they were frozen to hardened masses, so much so that few could rise and stretch, which Is a severe torment to dogs aft er a storm. We freed their traces, beat the cemented snows from their furs with sticks, and their curling tails and pointed noses told of common grat itude. As we skirmished about for a little stretch ourselves the sun rose over the northern blue, flashing the newly driv en snows in warm tones. The temper ature during the storm rose to 20 be low, but now the thermometer sank rapidly below 40. The west was still smoky, and the weather did not seem quite settled. It was t.oo early to start, so we disrobed again, slipped Into the bags and sought a quiet slumber. A few hours later we were rudely awakened by loud explosive noises. Looking about, nothing unusual was detected nbout the igloo, and a peep through the eye port gave no cause for the disturbance. It was concluded that the ice was cracking from the sudden change of temperature in quite the usual harmless manner, and we turned over to prolong the bag. com forts. Then there come a series of thun dering noises, with which the ice quiv ered. Ahwclah arose and said that the house was breaking. I turned to rise nnd sank into n newly formed crevasse, which up to that moment was bridged by Bnow. A man In n bag is a helpless creature, and with water be low nnd tumbling blocks of snow from above pressing one deeper nnd deeper the case was fur from humorous nt n temperature of 48 below. Still, the boys laughed heartily. Their hands, however, were quickly occu pied. Ahwelah grabbed my bag and rolled me -over on snow of doubtful security. They then slipped into furs with electric quickness and tossed the things out on safe Ice. . In the extreme cold the water froze In sheets about the bag, nnd when the Ice was beaten off the reindeer skin was, to my pleasure, found quite dry. A few moments more of sleep and we might nil have found a resting place in the chilling deep. That experience kept us ever watchful for the dangers of the spreading ice in all culms after storms. The ice nbout was much disturbed, and numerous black lines of water opened on every side, from which oozed Jets of frosty steam. The greut, difference between the temperature of the sea nnd that of the nir made n contrast of 70 degrees, and the open spots of ice water appeared to be boil ing. Anxious to move along nwny from the troubled angle of ice, the usual breakfast wns simplified. Melting some snow, we poured down the icy liquid as an eye opener nnd then began at the half pound bowlder of pemmican, but with cold fingers, blue lips end no possible shelter the stuff was unusual ly hard. To warm up the sleds were prepared, nnd under the lash the dogs Jumped Into harness with n bound. The pem mlcnn, somewhat reduced with the ax, was ground under the molars as we went along. The teeth were thus kept from chattering, and the stomach was fired with durable fuel. As we advanced the ice improved to some extent, nnd with a little search n safe crossing was found over nil of the new crevices, though a strong west erly wind carried a piercing cold. Good progress was made, but we were not allowed to forget at any time that we were Invndlng the forbidden do muins of polar environment. Tho Eitter pold. In starting before the end of tho winter night nnd camping on the open Ice fields in the long northward march we had first accustomed our eyes to a frigid darkness and tbeu to a perpetu al glitter with shivers. This proved to be the coldest season of the year. We should have been hardened to nil kinds of arctic torment, but man only gains thnt advantage when the pulse ceases to beat. Far from land, far from other life, there was nothing to arouse a warm ing spirit. Along the land there had been calms and gales nnd nn Inspiring contrast, even iu the dark days nnd nights, but here the frigid world wns felt nt its worst. The wind, which came persistently from the west now strong, now feeble, but always sharp Inflicted a pain to which we never be came accustomed. The kind of torture most felt in this wlud nud humid nlr of an arctic pack was a plcturesquo mask of ice nbout tho face. Every bit of exhaled mois ture condensed nud froze either to the facial hair or to the line of fox talis about the hood. It made a comical caricature of us. The frequent turns In this course brought both sides to the wlud nnd nrranged a Hue of icicles from every hair offering a convenient nucleus. These lines of crystal offered a pleas lug dush of light and color as we looked at each other, but they did not afford much amusement to the indi vidual exhibiting them. Such hairs as hud not been pulled from the Hps and the chin were first weighted, and then the wind carried the breath to the long Fiulr with which we protected our heads and left a mass of dangling frost An Icy Coating. Accumulated moisture from the eyes coated the eyelashes and brows. The humidity escaping about the foreheod left a res eut of snow above, while that escaping under the chin, combined with fulling breath, mude a semicircle i f Ice. The most uncomfortable Icicles, hewever were these that bad formed n t'. . hair within the nostrils. It ! u i t're fare of this kind of r , t, , t!,e K'-k!mo pull the ' ' r. 'it": 'i -!i e the ' lxnr N IHI.-tlluAll uSAI r To the Citizens of Wallowa County: It is our purpose to handle any business entrusted to us in such a fair and liberal manner as to maKe the customer's rela tion with this banK satisfactory and profitable. 1f Aside from our excellent . . facilities, this bank has the advantage of a large capital and substantial list of stockholders. It is also a State Deposi tory. If j'ou are not a customer we invite you to become one. Stockgrowers and Farmers National Bank Wallowa, Oregon United States Land Notices NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, November 29, 1909. Notice is hereby given that Julia E. Sargeant, nee Neil, of Imnaha, Oregon, who, on December 6, 1904, made Homes'.ead Entry No. 13972, serial, No. .04296, for NB, Section 24, Township 1 North, Range 46 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before C. M. Lock wood, U. S. Commissioner, at his of fice in Enterprise, Oregon, on the 17th' day of January, 1910. Claimant names a witnesses: Wil liam R. Davis, of Joseph, Oregon, Ceylon A. Fisk, of Imnaha, Oregon, Omar J. .Stubblefield, of Zumwalt, Oregon, Elmer Jewell, of Enterprise, Oregon. 15c5 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. United State Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, November 11, 1909. Notice Is. hereby given that Clair H. Ford, whose postoffice address Is Zumwalt, Oregon, did, on the 4th day of June. 1909, file in this office Sworn Statement and Application, No. 08629, to purchase Lot 4, SWVi NWV4, W SWVi, Section 3, Township 2 N, Range 47 East, Wil lamette Meridian, and the timber thereon, under the provisions of the act of June 3, 1878, and acts amend atory, known as the "Timber and Stone Law," at such value as might be fixed by appraisement, and that, pursuant to such application, the land and timber thereon have been appraised, the timber estimated 375000 board feet at fl.00 per M,. and the land $80.00; that said applicant will offer final proof In support, of his application and sworn statement on the 27th day of January, 1910, before C. M. Lockwood, U. S. Com missioner.at his office, at Enterprise, Oregon. Any person Is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or Initi ate a contest at any time before pat ent Issues, by filing a corroborated affidavit in this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. 13c F. C. Bramwell, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. United States Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, November 11th, 1909. Notice Is hereby given that Mae C. Eowlby,1 whose postofflce address is Enterprise, Oregon, did, tn the 16th day of March, 1909, file In this of fice Sworn Statement and Applica tion, No. 03969, to purchase the S NEi, SE4 of NW and NE of SW, Section 7, Township 1 North, Range 43 East, Willamette Meridian, and the timber thereon, under the provisions of the act. of June 3, 1878, and acta amendatory, known as the "Timber and Stone Law," at such value as mlsht be fixed by ap praisement, and that, pursuant to such application, the land and timber theroon have been appraised, the timber estimated 220000 board feet at $1.00 per M and the land $S0.00; that said applicant will offer final proof In support of her application and sworn statement on the 27th day of January, 1910, before C. M. Lockwood, U. g. Commissioner, at his office, at Enterprise, Oregon. Any person Is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or initi ate a contest at any time before pat ent issues, by filing a corroborated affidavit la this o-Tice, alleging facta which would defeit the entry. 13o F. C. Bramwell, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon. Oct. 11, 1909. Notice is hereby given that George S. Craig, whose postofflce address is Enterprise, Wallowa County, Ore gon; did on the 2nd day of Febru ary, 1909. file in this office Sworn Statement and Application, No. 03455, o purchase the SW4 of SE4, See in 13 Town hip 2 S.. Range 43 " U nmet e erldian. and the ...Jber thereon, under the provisions of the act of June 3, 1878, and act! amendatory, knowa as the "Timber and Stone Law," at such value at might be fixed by appraiaement, and that, pursuant to uch application, the land and timber throa havt been appraised, the Umber estimated 100000 board feet at 0.0 per M, i and the land $20.00; that said appli ' cant will offer final proof in support of his application and sworn state ment on the 28th day of December, 1909, before C. M. Lockwood, U. S. Commissioner, at his office, at Enter prise, Oregon. Any person Is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or initl ite a contest at any time before pat ent Issues, by filing a corroborated affidavit in this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. 8cll F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. Legal Adyertisements NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the County Court of the Stat of Oregon for Wallowa County. In the Matter of the Estate of Soloman G. Wood, Deceased. Notice Is hereby given that the un-' derslgned has filed with the Clerk of the above named court, his final account and report as administrator of the above named estate and the Judge of the said Court has fixed up nn Monday, December 20th, 1909, at. the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at the County Court House in the City of Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon report and account and all objec tions thereto and why said estate 3hould not be closed and settled aa provided by law. JOHN A. WOOD, Administrator. , Dated this 19th day of November, 1909. 69s5 IN THE COUNTY COURT. f the State of Oregon, for the Coun ty of Wallowa !n the matter of the Estate and Guardianship of Linnie Basim. Now at this time this cause came on for hearing upon the application of Carl Whitmore, the duly appointed, qualified and acting guardian of Lin aie Basim, an Insane person, for an order directing the next of kin of ald Insane person and all persons interested hi her estate to show cause at the next regular term of 'his court if any they have, why an , rder shall not be made for the Bale f the following described land be longing to said insane Person, to tfit, the Southeast quarter of South west quarter of Section Twenty, hree in Township Two Soutn of Range Forty-Four East of Jhe Wil lamette Meridian, for the purpose of paying the debts of said ward nnd 'or her maintenance, and It appear ing from the verified petition filed that the said LInnle Basim is an in vane person' resldinar In Wallowa County, Oregon, but now temporar ily an Inhabitant of Multnomah coun ty, Oregon, and that she is the owner f the above described lands and that Dora Kooch and Lizzie Whit- nore, both residing In Wallowa Coun ty, Oregon, John Easlm of Phoeabc, OTegon, and Judson Basim of Salem, Oregon, are the next of kin of said ward and the enly persons Interest ad in herniate, it la therefore or dered that the s.li Linnie Basim, Dora Kooch,' LIzzU Whltmore, John Basim and Judson Basim and all thers Interested in said estate ap pear before this Court on the 3rd iay of January, A. D. 1910, at Two o'clock P. M., at the County Court' House In Enterprisa, Wallowa Conn y, Oregon, and show cause if any -hey have, why an order shall not oe made authorising the said guar Han of tha said Linnie Basim to 3ll the above de3cribed kinds, and 41. is lurtner ordered that service of this order ba made by publication of a copy thereof for three conscntJv weeks in the Wallowa Chieftain, a aewspaper publlihad weekly at En terprise, Oregon. . Witness the Hon. J. B. Olmsted, County Juden nt Wniin. rv,.ni State of Oregon, wlj the teal of the County Court of said County hereunto a'fixej on this 4th day !3ce3iv:er. A. D. 1909. SSAL) W. C. BOATMAN, i6c4 County Clerk.