h Tim..-ltrail6 The Official Paper of Harney County, lias the Urn.'! circulation and it one of the beat advertising medium In Rularii Orsynn. e She tnteg-; pieMa a Xh rm Unnifg r otmtrtj j e Coven tn w of r,,4v,Hii sera I J lru..l. 1,711 000 MtM yi tneiifrv nii.)er ItM pibli, lurid laws i.l i the fulled Males. .... : 'OL, XIX. BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OKM.oN. MAN :. too 'W iloo ACRE CAREY SELECTION MIBCORRBSPONDENCE BETWEEN STATE KAND BOARD AND HARNEY VALLEY IMPROVEMENT CO. c Utter Show Dissstlsfsctloe upon the Part of Both Parties to Cootrect BrVlih Inclination for all Concerned fo Qolt Other Letter of Later Date will Appear la These Colanat Next Week. ioaio eaeb I itr aV m w llowing letters written by bb of the Mlate l.nnd Hoard I C. K. H. Wood, attorney Barm-v Valley Improvement mailed to The Tinie- ld Iv Wm. Ilanlny They are irariat to the eople of this aec- how 'In' position of both tin' contract to a certain owevnr, two other letters, rnin i Ih't gentlemen and tea, on iIm name subject Jbrr liulit utiot' il I bene re m I I .Law frnn be published nnxt issue: Sal.-m. April I, WOO. S Wood, i l.i ml. Oregon. larBn Your of March 27, HB to tlic Governor and the d Hoard enclosing a clip- i tin' Hum nnwspaper letk k' lb' application of the IBalli'v Improvement Co., aH' rnr ilir reclamation of MB mri'H of land in Harnoy Hpil'T tbi' Curry Act. I anil MOM ha had the atten aB Himid and I am dlreot advi vim that 1 1 1 - - conttact HLiri'iitlnii between the jBtbe Hun Hecretary of the Hftas signed by the Hoard forwn ili'd to tlif Secretary tub ll. IturiiH Land Officii on jK'1"' IHfurtli'T the growing of ordinary agricultur al crope, and while the Board agree with you that Oregon needa more people and more bomea they are of the opinion that they had better not have them than for the settler to find thnmaelvoa, after large ei pmitliturea of money and labor on li'iini-H, without title and with ao inadequate aupply of water. The State Engineer baa been in Harney Valley and it might be ad viHiibli' for you to hare a talk with him in regard to the quantity of ing. the soil will become so changed and there will be auch deep dopoe ita of moisture, that everything ca pable of sending out deep roots will flourish, such as the small fruit and fruit trees. But that ia all a yet problematical. The Harney Valley Improvement Company has never pretended that It will reclaim to a oertainly landa to any further extent than to produce a hay crop and cereala. In point of time, it does not expeot to have a prior water right to any water aupply sufficient for these purposes beyond the end of June. I will not bo cer tain on this point, but that is my personal recollection. If it fails to produce these orops, if it faila no matter what the reason to change the desert land into crop-bearing land, then it has failed of any right to iu reward. This I believe to be the law; certainly if not, it ought to be. Whether or not the Harney Val ley Improvement Company can a the and a special exemplification of the initiation was given by the Degree Huff in honor of these visitor and the work waa very pleaantlv given without a mistake on the part of the participant and affording much enjoyment to the visitors. Refresh ment of ice cream and oake were served aftr the work and all en joyed the occasion. Will Smith came in from Hunt ington with a load of freight for Fred Haines and a part of the load will be aent to Fred Haines A Co at Burna. A JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATION LAKF toi'NTV STOCK 1F TtM Till iNimmi ! Stnlra sot "Tsasstr" la o.fi.lrts Per )issl Prttcll--I.tt rfirsn Pill I V. ltd kfr Ntlthker A noMF.ltl I I. IWIMION water he thinks will be necessary there, and the time it should be ap- make good its title to water, I died tn the land, also the available question for it to contest in supply of water and the Company's .courts and to be decided by the right to ll. courts, not by the State Board or In order to avoid the troubles ! by the Secretary of the Interior. that have ariaen with the other 1 he Harney Valley Improvement companies these matters had better I Company expect to Lave to light be adjusted and an understanding arrived at now, and until they are 1 1"' hurting i m i m "f i I. i.k. HaiMiv .mil l.akc l'..imt. aj wWfog hswj MoskM count m Cat hay. orajMUJcd a Live StCK'k Pi.itt, ti, Bjrft i ition, wild hl',l(l,U,,lt'M it LllWcvi.W, f.. tin purpose ..f preventing the k. III. in .f i'nlll.i itt.1 lk .....I p, ,. ,.. ...... ,i,, -Ml .111. i contractit.g parties at the residence of hmsc, entile aasa HI festal of C. W. Crawford, Sunday night II ha been aaVtrtaiaajfj tli.it May 13th at 8 o'clock. The knot then- ia a well nnj.inii-d b.unl nf was tied by Kev. H. K. Carter and dorse .in.l , .ml,- thtc The ceremony of the marriage of Hugh 8. Tudor and Mis Agnes M. Ward witnessed by about thirty rel ative and Intimate friends of the the Board feel conalrained not to urge immediate or hasty action by the Secretary of the Interior on the Harney Valley Improvement Com pany's contract The contention of the Pacific Live tion of water right by the Harney Stock Company before the Board I Valley Improvement Company was, that the Harney Valley Im- It for the board to inform it provement Company bad no right '! whether or not thers is any poe- .. . M . . ... me raoinc i.i va moot tompanyon the j,.UMjoni, Th proJBCt of .1... ..i...:... ..r ..... .1.1.1. . it: . ... .,...... . -..-. . ik"', u trecUon of a Uriel Mill was present it '- leai t Day have t., Imte Itn entire contract, but this very delay is simplv strengthening the band of the Pacific Live Slock Company and i weakening the appropria te operating in I.ikf. C'li.dk .mil ll.irmv iniiii Ijfa in Ortgnn, in, I M(.1ih ii.iiniv. in Californin. ho ha c been steal ing stoik in ayfftotajMsi ajajaajbajn aWwM lln- Ifaal r.n. It is kuovn The Harney Board of Trade held that these thieves havaj pajftJl a vary profitable meeting at the ij,,,,,.,) , c .,!,(. ,,, .m, ,-v , City Hall Saturday night May IM , ,,., t.IVl. , ,1,..,,,,,. ,,, slli k .,- uuuM.-r , M,.rrrP,-u ..-,,, , () tors were i,r..Mi,i,i u,,l l . , ,k i.uri ,., Mr. and Mrs Qail Barnna were in attendance The bride and Mr Barnes wore white silk and had or namenta of Orange blossoms. The griiitleman wore conventional black range. "wnei s u one it. male ,m also iliri'iti'ii in imvim' you jBiniri! have, during the few ni"iitliH, t.i-cii having con able evpiirieiicr with the State looapting the C'aroy Aat and jntr, i- imt'Ti"! into under it. rubor ,i questions have arisen' Bli the contracting com pa- I even tn flood waters of the Silvie winch date I River, and not that the land wa I i beard j ""' desert in charaoter. Very truly Your, O.O. Brown, Clerk State Land Board. Portland, April lltl.. 1900 State Laud Board, Salem, Oregon, G. O. Brown, Clark. My dear Bir: Your letter of the tat on, case it will have to Hlhe courts a ma unlet- sibility of the Harney Valley Im provement Co. having available water and being able to oarry out its conlraot, ao far as the physical existence of the water is concerned We have expended money in de termining this fact for ourselves and are satisfied The stale sent its engineer and de termined the fact for itself and was taliafied A contract has been u tered i i,ii, by the State which eeeois hung up in Washington without any action whatever. We do not egon So iiu i-nscil ,ii e the M,, k (I tliese nullities tlut ed for action and on motion a com- ,s """ '" ""' '"" '" ' mittee conaiating of Fred Haine. "u'1"1" "' lm' Lu ' S,,H k ''" (too Marshall and J. P. Wither '''l ,u AfslOl i.ilinn, but li.iv. ,n was appointed to take charge of tin rficnted their willingneasj t, d,, matter and pui-h the enterprise erjtliin p'lssilile (fl BsaaOffM the In regard to the subject of Irriga- lav. aatsst thtaH roWfaJtl tion in Harney Valley a free dis- i bj i,, I., btflgal tli.it in Hie m cuasinn of the subject was engagel lpri,t ,,f ,,, ,,N il- livci,.. k in in and on motion the following res- duv ,,,. ,,,,. ,,,,.. , ....,,, mile licit Inr i hi pientl .i id. b the j. itr, ..I minor im-, porlatu 'lie mure pup 1 nlat dosignsd to and meet poimlar Icendiliono, and im-nf the most in teresting i,f ll ee tlintha vr leen I "i i- tlnl ir While Klei'tric Cninl,. patented .'an I. "H These wonderful i atlv)v euro dnni'i'ill. i , k and narvOUl headache, and when used with I'r Win' Kle.ine Hair Hrusli are positively guaranteed to tnak, imiglil Iibt curly in.''. day time. I l,,'nml of thes DMA s.ild in the van, in , it.-, of the I'nion. and tile llemilli.l I islll'lh tneieas- ing. ti'u .,,, ,ts are rapidly be- e.itntnn iicli silling these comb They ; -ell on sight. Send for sHii,ile Men's site It.V, ladies' MV (half prio while we are in trocuoinit tli.ni ) Hie lr White lli" In W Im- 1-lc.the Comb 0l . Ilecatur, III. A Mountain of dotal c nl, I imt bring as iiiucli hppinss tn Mrs l.ncni W like, of Caroline. Wis pjfl di.! ,ine Hi box nf Hnck- len's Arnica Salve, when it com pletell cur. ,1 i niniiiiig sore on her leg. wl, tortured bur 'Jit long y.r (it,, it. -si antiseptic healer v"iiinls. and S. re al tic I ili Mmn Slnrr .to--carv rv - oro -- owe .o M Aukvuh. I'aismisT Ww loaaa, Vrri I'sasmitsT i ' ,'i, FIRST NATIONAL BANK ONTARIO. O! M. lufiMv-i I 'iii I on Time liepoo W Solicit Your Banking Businn. sTTOOKHOLDBIIl M vuxumIt w , ii C K. Kenvou, II. Alexander. Kstat- nf U il Miller. Frank H Coffin. Tims Turnbnll i l 0 ' -Utjr .- ' - -c , J :C----C-f, Howaao iiisii SMuoiNi w. a iiisu v a a COWDIN. CUSIU J irsf national Bank CALDWfiLL IDAHO A General Hanking; Business Transacted - - inBlie Hoard do not agree f)th inat. just received, and I am Kjore tlian likely thai in much nlilmml in vm. mid the I ...ird I) for vour full ..r,...i..ii.m of thl, " much what lbs action la, as board's views I gather that the ilillereiice between the board is in en.li a frame of mind id the Hoard is that t,at it is not willing i. take any nflh mpaiiiea claim that definite action one way or the other. B have delivered oil tile all tie water they can get from lUroe shown tn be available by ma and plans Hllbmilted lb gallon was made, lor ll i,e miicli or little they Klud wall their uari of intra' ' tassel the Slate oflicer kke the certificate J by tn. Sooretury of the P obtain puUiut In I uow'-vor, have taken the po that it the quantity of water ithad i- iiisnllicienl In reclaim id m that it will raise urdi- and that is what we complain of in Washington. We are entitled to have our contract rejected or ap proved. If the Secretary believes that il be taken promptly, and we be permitted to go on with our con trad and perfect our wafer rights and reclaim these lauds if wa can do ao, or that we b turned fra to do something else with our money. The Harney Valley Improve ment Company ia oertainly entitled it ought to be rejected, lot him dis-1 W ha" U """ PProvd or approve it, and if the board, uoon being more fully adviaed, believe il entered into the contract unad "" . visadly, it can act with the Seoro- Ul lUrv Mild lirinir mIhhiI a rt,,Mclii,n nf ,n. j ... . ...S ww.. m .WJWW.. -. the cnutracl, but it is manifestly unfair to expeot the Harney Valley Improvement Company, in these time when so many cbaunels are otleied for money investment and je.-i-.l ; that la the real point Yours vary truly, C. E. S Wool. HAINEV LOCALS ulturul cr.q.H, the recla- i business energy, always to lie keep- ( Intended for last iaaue.) Mary Oatioru Uuuthit presented the affirmative aids of the Kqual Suffrage question at a meeting at the church last Tuesday uight and '! complete as contem- jIlK capital in readiness L. proceed . , ' ' Fr"""- La-Kl... I.a ..f C..n.re. and L..1. ... ..... -I ,i. ... " tt"d ""-tJy lllustralod A. w-y . ..... ... ww..v. .1,11 1 If, 1VI VTIiwtlvVw, ll.V UVlw , , Ate le,w and the contracts kbseuce of any actual ex- tary sees fit to act. What I want ed to bring before the board was K the locality of these seg-J, ,ut necessarily that the contract H I" lli" quantity of wat- should be approved, but that some By to reclaim the lands,! Motion on it should be taken I do Hhave been guided by the t know what position other com wfttio, by the State panics may take, but speaking for who l a very capable of-1 the Harney Valley Improvement Haliu in arriving at his Company I am very clear in my I at Ukeu Ihe ! jasjaja) a, tatss- following proposi- olutions were adopted as expreoslve of the opinions expressed "Heaol ved, thst it is in ths sense of this uieetitig of the Haruev hoard ,,l Trade thai the decision of the State Land Board March Jnd ItOfl based UKn the report of the State Kngi noer requiring that 1 5 aero feel of water per aeaaon for irrigation ,f lauds in Haruey Valley selected under the Carey Act be furnished, is not compatible with the condi tions of the situation of this vsll.) Some of our most experienced crop raisers regard that amount as oessivt. and in many localities ruin ous. We therefore think it would be more compatible with the devel opment of the resource of this val ley to have a further investigation of the conditions Ibis valley made by a personal examination or other wise by the Engineer and other autboriliee '' "Resolved, that we believe that Cj( acre foot O m. b o) of wafer after seeding has been doue will bo an. ply sufficient for the growth of crope in Harney Val ley." cr be ,ut nut nf business), but for I,, iksj nf law .mil null i anil i i- if limbic ., i, in--- t ci ..in ,,l engaged in tin nefarious BBwSBps- sln'iil'1 be I nub il in tin pcnitcnti.il . Lski . I net. THE OLD RELIftBLE Ik Link Star RE8TAURANT t "tilt. , "i,,,nelor. i it tin o "I II streets. MBAUS AT AUU HOURS Bakwny in wonnoetlon. A Specially nf Swart Oren. Table famished with everything tat mark.! ,,ll,,ris Vuiir patron age si, lint. I THE CAlVTHR MOlJSLi AflKKICAN PI.AS ONTARIO, Om ...ON. Fire-Proof, Modern, I I ant. Rates $2.00 and It ff ptf ii. All Outside Rooms Near Depot This modern new Intel was rjnl) ned to Um public. Il.tin C.iiniv people . , and courteously t.ue.l ,.i A In- LIVERY BARN IN CONNECTION. I '.i t t If,, i aiua Mirrns. i Napton & Boyd Real Estate. Mines and Mining. V, .j jH near a possible ro'iuir H similar in quality utnl wtB-li.ir uoitdllloli. L late experiences Uie lions: That laud to be earned un der the Carey Act must be reclaim ed. The preliminary measurement of water supply is merely a mode Htol so favorably impress- f deleruiining for the eulighten in . belteliU .o be derived I uim 0f .jltJ auu, a,i lne Secre Bi" from tie Cany Grant, ' Ury nf ittu Inleriur whether ur not u.,l, p.niiuu!rly under lln- ibe project has a probable chance bore Tuesday night with a ooupls ale law and coiuracis, uf BUCC,as. It is a preliminary de- f nil horses and went over to termination that there is merit iu Burns 11, but It cannot atlcci, in my opin- . ion, the vital and fundamental test under toe act, that the lauds must B iuteud lo outer inio any uuutruots under the present -hLi. materially .'banging and at preseul adviaed, the close of her address a collection was takeu for the benefit of the Kqual Suffrage cause. Following ibis came the organisation of a Campaign Committee officiated by the followiug ladies, Mrs. May Crawford, chairman, Mrs. Kva Crawford, secretary The commit tee is to meet weekly to discuss Ihe question of the right of Franchise for women The first meeting will be Saturday uight There was pretty severely freez ing weather Moudav and Tuesday nights and many fear the fruit injured as apples were iu bloom James lilauloii from Ontario waa Thursday morning Kev 11 I Carter discovered that bis black boras belouging to his match team iu some way had bec-me frightened during ths night and jumped over its mate ditloostiug bis neck and it was dead when he went to feed them Mr J. W ribown with whom Ray. Carter had been slopping the past week realizing the disadvanta geous circumstance in which the minister was plaoed generously of fered lo furuish him a youog bay horse to put in bis buggy team The matter w a taken under ad vim -meut by a oouiiuittoe of ladies com posed of Mosdamss W K. Crawford T. J. Vickers, A. K Kichardson, Clara Wioborg aud Halite Hasiie aud fooling that il was hardly just thai Mr Shown should sustain the i, burden of replacing the burse viaii ad around ths lowii wilL subscrip tion pspor and iu about twu hours raised about thirteou dollars which was given lo Mr. Hhown as a shsre of the cost of the new horse BAKING POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE The greatest off modern-time helps to perfect cooking Used In the belt f em Hies he world over asfksuaai poaiaa im , oi 1 -.sawyB I -' -a-as-l tal Bp"ar ' -v I ai'' jv' Lilian.. ..flic. N. I'.a wi i a. Ii.iu. J 1. BTK IMS AMD TOO- CO. Geo Wioborg and Rev H. E. Miss Zella Irving return. ! h'iUM Carter made ally iug trip to Burn l1"1 ,roUJ ""':-' she t,.k iskfd, are ut the opinion that it actually be reclaimed If not re Bkioru delriuieiital to the I and the people's luleresls lo into former contracts like ex BJPS lliun it wouid be to re I do any thing, as iu lln case pPjpiu company I hey have PP& knowledge or consent Ho.: i aold must of Hie laud PPJtlie aettler'.-. money, for part nf which liiey will pro- OPJr be able lo give lille on PHthere being ili-Utlicieut An winch the IPS" 1 PJae settlers who have set i the laud in good faith and PpVieois lo the company kiisg Hutl urging the Squire the Company to em by requiring saiu furuish an ample sup- ir, wbeu necessary, lor claimed, 1 care not whal the reason may be, the contracting party un- on business Wednesday morning, Jasper Davis presideot of The Harney Board of Trade wont over i Ibe fttb grade examination -teat. Iross AafWudtcuU E. N. NELSON Mm kaS saw ' Watchmaker and Optician. Second door north of post office. Qixr.Q, Oiogron. ssssmam i -??: The Finest of Ail MARYLAND CLUB WHISKY rar Sale Only at. Hotel Burns Bar fl ients, Burns, Ore. aa9rK"thci J lims , Distributors, Portland, Omffm THE CAPITAL SALOON, TRlscn ,v DOIfM Ul ' Burns, - - Oregon. .bvtXsjile Xa.lo -E3Coad.q.-u.artxaBi. Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Pool Tables. Club Rooms in Connection. CHAS. WILSON, suctitsoa io.wii son a msiu e n Main bt.t A- 'f 1 m& Blacksmith in.; and llorsshocinj. Wagon Work. ALL WORK CUAW AN.EfcO. Burns, Orev der the act hs failed of his consul- to Kurns Wednesday afternoon to , decrease in ihe same ratio thai lib eration and eannot irceive his re- sssM the stage for Baker City to at ward. Of course, reclamation may tend the meeting of the Oregon Do vary in different cases. For exam- velopuieul League at ."ortlaod on pie, the Haruev Valley Improve- j May -- meut Company does not expect to Cortes Elliot and tauilly are vis be ble lo give a coniinuuus supply jtj, raJativos heie this wee:. ul water through ihe elllire sum- . . A. J. Cummins arrived from the mer, so that orchards could be .. ... . . . . . railroad ou 1' rid ay with a load of groin.. U admittedly deals only -. ., - -T - . ' required I Wilh the spring Hood waters, but , with these it e.peote to a certainty. Mr Byer ftnor ot M" J- w- because the matter has been pri- "uowu auu miss r.mma xHiyer, ar- vately demoustraied, to change riv-- iroui Wasbiugtou Friday on what is now worthless sagebrusn lue "uKe froIU OoUrio. desert lo meadows producing aifal Mesdames Hubert Irviug, A. K fa and other hay and fields produc- Kichardson aud Uattie Haetie went I-WattEDBY tklCTICALLY Mtejeji ing wheat aud other grain. It is bo. iieved that iii due time, with oou tiuueil cultivation and deep plow- over to Bums Wednesday afternoon lo attend tbe meetiinr at Habokab Degree Lodge No. 43 1 U. O. F.tur-Iu use of Dr. King's New I tfe Nil n, crosses They save tun from dan ger and brill .juicV ad pninlerf release fioiu constipation and the assVTiST. ins ((rowing ..iii iii ii. Mr.i.tftli ami vigor always follnw their use (luarauteed al the Cily Drya Stnr. 2fic Try I hem WANTKD Agents, H,,,, tialesmeii, Clerks and everybody who wants lo enjoy a good heartj lau.b to send 50c for "Tips to AKonls.' Worth 5U to any per son who sells goods for a living. if not satisfactory your mouey back. Circular for stamp. The Dr. While electric Comb Co., Deca- -Sk. W fiETTEElaTI iS s-a-asW GHLiJ'lJI THAI I ' I' sfOUE Ovor BOO H sloiid tor aoautiful f ' BTit,e Llol A P lno. M I Clroulara. wAMU.M u tSU .. MONUWtNTAt UKONZECOMPANr. imiixi-hisi. ovmv IN. L LEWIS willk kb. i laniwb I'AKl IC-LABS and PRICES T U)eat. dcslrtaf INFORMATION. Sw hi MassiissM DESIGNS. JOHN DEERESULKY PLOW Benicia Hancock Disc Plow. S-a-aWswr ft- 0la,sB ' ami m, "aissW -" '-' .-a, i a -- LUflUKING PUOUiS OF AIOVB mAKB Tooth and Disc Harrows Thomas Disc Drills. Oall and get orices before purchasing. C. H. VOEGTLY, Burns, Ore,