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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1912)
Tllllll I f r;Allimir7:,L"f " '" " ' "f--Bj-,?ggSli' urn i -Hi niihiii miiiif i WiMfr Wle WMa3Uvnlit Tliu OMIclul 1'upur of llnrnny County Ins tlio Ittrifoal rlrnilntloii nml Uonuot liu bunt mlvortlatiiK incillumn In Konlorn Orogou, tle (ftrcnt Stnrttty Cotutli'u Cmoro mi nrcn ol 6,428,800 acre ol land, 4,(1.'II,!)0I ntrRi yot vacant iiLoct to entry under tlm public land lawi ol tliu UniU-d Stntia. VOL. XXV BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 27. 1912 NO 11. 0J1 QUIT ROAD FOR HARNEY umor That Louis And Come to KTO MANAGE BIG Report That Pacific Live and Other Hitf Handles E ..II r'.ittiitiMuiuir 7fWl l(U i uuiiiiiiiniii(, iwiUuu (The following special dispatch from Seattle was published in the Stimlny Jeurmtl: iA minor that Louis W. Hill is mwn to resign the ureal North- tjrn presidency has beun current ill local railroad circles for several weeks. However, Seattle men in touch with railroad policies, profess to imvo no deUtils, although they assert that Hill is likely to re tire to look after his private busi ness interests, particularly his .Oregon land project. John A. Miller, Seattle general agent in life freight department, who is osed to bo in tho Great Northern's inner circles, stated Mtwlay that lie is not interested in JjHHI'k land scheme and had heard nothing definite regarding the rumor. He has not been advised when Hill is coining west. ill. A. Noble, general passenger agent, is in Seattle today, but his visit is said to have no special significance. Some Seattle railroad men say Carl R. Gray, head of the north Dank railroad, is one of the logi- icl candidates for the presidency ofjthe Groat Northern. fit has been reported in Port-1 land frequently the past month ' tfifit Ixuiis Hill would resign the1 presidency of the Great Northci n td;talt' over active management ofgii great land project including im; miner iv. mix, wiiiimu iiau- ley and other big ranches in liar-. ny county. A feature of the rSport has been that President' Carl Gray of the Spokane, I'ort- land & Seattle would become president of the western division ro3 tho Great Northern. Some weeks ago when the rumor first bcamu current here, Mr. Gray Swiied that there was any truth tojit so far as he knew. When shown tho above Asst. Manager Holland of the P. L. S. Co. stated that Mr. Hill came to jjjfh while here on a visit and Miked about tho possibility of buying the land holdings of the rwmiimv and was told he could (purchase. Mr. Holland had no-1 thing more to say on the subject. lit may be true that negotions arti in progress for such a trans it, but Tho Times-Herald has tknibts about it. Such a transfer wight mean a great deal toward development of this section i land would certainly bring the Uljll railroad system into the ter- fritpry at an early date. MAVI1U IT WILL, rTlie Vale Enterprise publishes mtfarticlo tinder a Rums daloliuo JF"rit i i .i i i i . i ii... uoiine eueci nun most, oi inu ilawl owners with valuable water mxl ts along Si I ver Ri ve r, M al hen r Lake and even small crooks who l)f5fjew yeara "k"0 would have been 'VStkd to Imvn ti.'irlnd with their laid for $20 to $)Q per acre, ex jgl it to bo worth $50 to $100 par acre as soon ns the railroad .fjraaches tho valley." '.YT..il.! 111 -1..M ml... nmuiiiK iiku uxpcuuiuoii.i. i nu wnter has seen land in Harney liocomoblle SoVen-PassergerCars inu siicmiHsr WAV IThe Burns-Bend Auto Line OI'KUA'IKII iTHE COLLINS EAUi u wwrMm r uui.'i.m .w AMI) 1M11IX4 Jflvt inm.. at H .. in ami arrlv. at li.n.1 at 1ft ..... ......... f in armu tt riitiiami ut in t in., mi iiuh i"i 17 Ml, Ilium lu llciiil by until, l.'liul. I uillfn riibt-Clmi Service (lunrniittuil II. UOIIIJ, Agent Hill Will Resign Harney Valley LAND PROJECT Stock Co., Hanlcy Interest Have Keen Acquired, in A..wiu Will Iw. f '.ln lod numi ! - .w.w. ......... Valley raise from $2.fi0 per acre to $50 and its worth it. Well, irrigatad grain and hay land all over the West is selling for bet ter prices and with the advent of transportation such land in this valley is going to produce equal to or exceed the great grain growing sections of tho North west that has heen furnishing the food stub's for a big portion of the United States and the Orient. People little realize what a re sourceful country the trans-slate railroads are going to tap when they reach the Rig Harney coun try. Its possibilities are manifold and not confined to one product. It isn't all scenery with a little timber or one or two commodities.' but its resources cover a wide scope. President Gray of the Hill lines was right in his asser tion that Central Oregon is the future bread basket of the North west. NO SAHV. Drewsey, Oregon, January 17, '12 Editor The Times-Herald. Dear Sir: -Will you please inform the citizens of Road District No. .'I, through the columns of your paper how the count court could ignore a petition signed by 85 to 90 per cent of the citizens of said district, requesting the appoint ment of one of its citizens as road overseer for the year 11)12. FitANK J. Ul'TON. The Times-Herald is not famil iar with the situation and cannot answer for the court in ignoring the petition. No doubt the court had reason to make its own selec tion of a road master for the dis trict. two succr.ssrui. driyt.s. Tin: TiMi:s-Hi:uAU)-The un dersigned attended a rabbit drive near Waverly, Saturday, Jan. 20, and witli Mr. Orin Thompson as captain with about one hundred drivers, succeeded in dealing the death blow to about D50 jack rabbits. On Jan. 21, the same bunch of people under the cap taincy of the Hon. Grant Thomp son, held another drive near Harriman, and killed about 1750 rabbits. A big dinner was spread on tho ground at both places and every body enjoyed themselves im mensly. They are planning for two drives next Saturday and Sun day -at Harriman Saturday and Waverly Sunday. H. C. AumiTTON, Lawen, Ore. Will Make Paper Prom l.odjc pole Pine. An experiment in the making or paper from black pine pulp is soon to De conmiciuu "" Crown Columbia Paper Company of Camas, Wash., three car loads of tho piuo having been shipped to tho mill by John B. Ryan, of Rend, a representative of largo timber interests in Central Ore- Studebaker 11V .. w . Uklln m"1?" . . V.in trnm 111. nil til rorllalltl. ph -- rlilo liy until llciuliiunrtcm I'rcncli Hotel IUJRNS, Oregon gon, says tho Portland Journal. Mr. Ryan, who with Mrs. Ryan, is registered at tho Imperial, is of tho opinion that tho experi ment will prove a success. If so it is understood that a number of mills will bo established in tho Inland Empire. The United States Forest Ser vice is much interested, for with in its jurisdiction, aro millions of land in Oregon covered by a dense growth of "lodge polo" pine, which heretofore has been regarded as valuable only for foul or fencing. Experiments on Montana black pine, which is similar to the Oregon pine, are now being conducted at tho For est Borvice station at Madison, Wisconsin. "Central Oregon has much land especially along the Deschutes river which will be valuable for farming or dairying when the lodge pole is removed," said Mr. Ryan. "In some localities there are thousands of acres in a body, near which a paper mill may be established. Contiguous to this land is good water, which is necessary for the making of the pulp. It costs a great deal to set up a paper mill and unlike a sawmill it can not be moved pro fitably. In Central Oregon a mill may be put in the midst of a big lodge pole district having an abundant water supply. "Whether the lodge nolo pulp will be valuable for high class paper is not known at present, but experiments have been con ducted far enough to pretty thoroughly prove that it is suit able for, white paper and the rougher product " IIUKII-I) HIKH WLDM-SPAY. At the Baptist chinch Wednes day afternoon was held the ftm erral service for Mrs. Martha Bakcrof Burns. Mrs. Baker was a sister to Mrs. J. A . Williams, who recently removed here from Harney county, and it had been her expectation to come hero soon also, to make her home with the Williams family. She died Sat urday at Portland where she had gone some weeks before for an operation for cancer of the throat. Mrs. Baker had lived in Ore gon since the early days, as she came to Lane county with her parents when a child of one year of age, in 1853. In 1SS7 she married Robert Baker of Harney county, and went there to live. Her husband died u 11)01 and her son in 11)02. She leaves a daughter Nina, who is with Mrs. Williams now, and three step children, Mrs. Baker has been I a member of tho Baptist church since uirlhood, and was a consis tent church worker, having serv ed as superintendent of the Sun day school in Burns for the past five years. She leaves many friends in Oregon. - Ontario 0- timist. i VOIL'KS SHOULD PCdlSll'.K- According to a recent letter I published from the Secretary of State it is necessary that only i registered voters aro permitted, the grade in order to make it Co., if not actual financial inter to sign petitions for those who more convenient for irrigation est in the concern, the line will ask nomination for an office at projects Hill could not use his follow the land grant through tho April primary election. This is a matter that should have the attention of voters who desire to help their friends and take ac- live part in their respective party! organizations. Another feature that should appeal to voters this year is the ' privilege to express their prefer ence for president and vice-president of the United States. This is a new law and in order to have candidates' names on the ballot petitions must be circulat ed in a certain per ntngo of tho counties of the st.ite and should reach tho secretary of state not later than March 1) if tho candidates aro to have space in tho campaign pamphlet, and not later than March 29 should it i not bo desired to havo spaco in , tho campaign pamphlet. Tho latter date, is tho latest peti tions may bo received for candi- dates who havo their names on tho ballot. ! Persons troubled with partial paralysis aro often very much benefited by massaging the airected purls thoroughly when applying Chamberlain's Liniment This Liniment also relieves rlieu- rtmttr ttmiiu For sale by all TROUT FOR STREAMS Slate Game Warden Promises Fry For Harney County Brooks "IF- ROD AND GUN CLUB PROPOSED Local Nimrods Urged to Further Sport in rThis Mace Asks Investigation of Cause of Wormy Fish. In reply to a letter from Game Warden II. B. Mace the state iraniG warden has written as fol- Jewb: ' "Replying to your letter of the 17th instant relative to the re- stoekinir of the streams in your vicinitv. We are herewith en- closing you necessary blanks for making application for trout fry and bass. We think it ouite nro- bable that wo shall be able to give you a good supply this com- ing season. We have been hold- ing several thousand trout fry at the Bonnville hatchery until they are large enough to take care of themselves and in addition we have received one million brook trout eggs and are also getting some brook trout from the Gov ernment Hatchery at Colorado, and with anything like reasona ble luck, we expect to have enough trout fry to supply most of the points, at least the princi pal ones, another year. "Regarding the wormy trout which you say are in the streams of Emigrant and Spring Creeks, if you can ship these trout with in the next few days you may do so, addressing them to Irwin II. Wilson, Bonneville, and also HILL IS SURELY COMING. Will Have Joint Track Through Malheur Cangon And Likely Follow Land Grant From Gap to Burns. C. B. Smith is over from Vale and states that the Hill surveyors are over in that country. He says there is no doubt of this system's connection with P. &G., at least it is accepted asjassured by tho people over there, and that the P. I. N. road is to be made a part of the system over which they will operate to make connections with Oregon roads. the Central This arrangement again brings to mind the disposition of the Hill right of way throuch the Malheur Canyon and strengthens tho accepted theory that there is an agreement between the Hill and Harriman lines for joint tracks through that pass. It was the logical thing to do under the circumstances. Hill had secured valuablo rights but owing Uo the Interior Department's dis- position to insist upon raisintr rights to nn advantage. The Harriman righ' of way had been granted without stripgs and it was a convenient arrangement and economic for both roads to transfer the rights of ono to the other and build one line. Mr. Smith says that tho con tractors on the Harriman road are rushing machinery to the canyon, being nnxious to get all the heavy stufr on the ground while the roads aro still frozen. Realos for wile, all sizes and engths, prico 20 cents per foot. Any ono desiring Reatos address W. A. Ford of J. O. Alberson, AJborson, Oregon. HKFKKh'UCKS: HeUabh Citizens et llmiitu County The Inland Wo rt'profii'iit that wlilcli In riwtt'tl nml rollulilo, We liaiullu nil Miuli ul Kenl Kstntu nmtlum Wiilu your liuid filing paiwrn nr otlior li'Bl land ip,r correctly mid (jnloLly . WIS WANT YOUK 11 It i: l.NSl'llANOlS DUBININS; wo renuwnt two.of tho utrongoat roiuinloa In AmerlcaTUi: AKTNA .. UAUTrOKP CO'B Mat your property with ub, (or aalo or trudo. INVK8TIOATK OUU IIUKllC8tf MKTHODS AND PAST BUCCHSH Yon trust ua, wo trust you, Aalc our ClUnts. Call and see ua Form Organization to Help Section Game Warden write him at the same time tell inghimof the shipment and the reasons for it. He can most likely give you the desired in formation." The last paragraph of this let- ter refers to wormy trout that have been found in some of the streams of this section and Mr. Mace has asked if anything can be done to prevent worms. It is hoped that a remedy may be sug gested by the Fish and Game Commission. Mr. Mace will try to secure some of the fish at once and forward as suggested for the purpose of examination. It has been suggested that a (rod and gun club be organized i among local nimrods for the pur pose of advancing the sport and better protecting the game and fish of this county. The Times- Herald feels this suggestion will meet with hearty approval and urges early action. The Times- Herald office is open to local sports any evening they may determine to meet and take the matter up. Such a club could attend to the shipment of young trout proposed for re-stocking our streams and also pee that they are planted without delay or mishap. He doesn't think much if any thing has been done on actual railroad construction as the entire force of men and teams are still moving the equipment to the scenes of operation. The engi neer in charge has said when this is completed as large a force as can be worked will be put on the job and dirt will be moved as rapidly as possible. With the activity of the Hill interests on the eastern connec tions one is lead to suppose that this system expects to have that portion completed as soon as the Harriman line is ready for the traffic through the canyon, there fore we may expect that system to come in as soon as the other. It is confidently stated the Hills will operate independently after getting through the gap and with its evident friendly feeling to the Oretron - Western Colonization this Valley Burns, Such an reasonable followed. and come by way of arrangement looks and no doubt will be If L. W. Hill has really nego tiated the purchase of tho P. L, S. Co. and other large holdings in this Valley there would be no question of the future of Harney county. Its immediate develop ment and settlement would sure ly follow. Have you thought about that Now Spring and Summer Suit. See us.-ScimNK & Williams. Always ready for job printing. Homestead Locations Empire Realty W. T. l.KSTKlt, Manager PRIMRVILI.R SLI KS AUJKR I.K1IIT The business men of Princville held a "get together" meeting Friday evening for the purpose of discussing the railroad ques tion in regard to Princville, says the Crook County Journal. President Adarnson of the Com mercial Club presided. He ex plained that it was the general sentiment of the businessmen of Princville that something should be done to get m touch with the management of both the Harri man and Hill lines and find out what these roads are going to do in the matter of giving Princville railroad connections with their, trunk lines. At this time then are several surveying parties in the field running lines in this di rection and that if neither of the trunk roads were behind them I the people wanted to know it Prineville wants a railroad and is ready to deal with the first re sponsible company that will build. This was the sentiment! of the meeting. It was moved and carried that a committee of five be appointed to take the matter -up with the railroad authorities at Portland. The chair appointed T. M. Bald win, C. M. Elkins, J. N. William son, C. F. Smith and John R. Stinson. It was requested that the committee wait a few days before taking action to see whether or not G. A. Kyle, vice president of the L. E. Rice Rail road Construction Co., could be induced to come to Prineville and talk things over. ANOTHER OBJECTION. Harriman, Oregon, Jan. 19 1912. Editor The Times Herald: -I trust you will grant me space and print a few lines relative to the proposed $50,000 court house. 1 read with interest a piece in the Harney County News written by Clyde Embree and agree with him in every particular and from my observation and inquiries I believe he voiced the sentiment of more than 90 per cent of the taxpayers of Harney County outside of Burns. I want to com pliment the Burns Commercial Club on their ability to pick men for county officials who are so pliable and who by a little praise and patting on the back can be moulded into anything from a man to a monkey; but at the same time the taxpayers who elect these officials should exercise their rights granted them by the laws of this commonwealth and try and get a county court who will not betray the people and who have back lone enough to stand for the people of the county and not cater to a favored few under the guise of being progres sive. I consider it an insult to human intelliganceto think there will be no opposition or objection to laying out the money necessary to build a court bouse at this time when it is not needed. However, if the honesty and honor of the county court will allow it to be voted on by the tax-payers and they vote to build a court-house tlien the county court is free of blame but if they railroad it through and do not let it come to a vote they will pro perly be classed as traitors to the people who elected them for I agree with Mr. Embree that the people were led to believe no ac tion would bo taken at this time toward the building of a court house. H. Uknman. FOR SALE BY OWNER. 1 section, 010 acres, level un improved sage brush land in Harney Valley, canbesubirrigat ed. 1G0 acre tract, fenced, good house deep well and otherwise improved. Prices made tostiit in tending settlers. No speculators need apply. Inquire at this office. Vulcanizing at Gemberling's. 320 ACRIJ IIOMISII ADS Kui.iNyuisn.nl m.s; DUt.M I) LAND Company WATCH IIIISSI'ACl! HOK TKADtt-IW aires ol nil lur ami iiit llmtor oera,000,000hiitjoreli ami gooJ road through lam! lu ILo stent N'ottboru ldho tlmUir krlt Will tiali' (or ICOairei ufMel lltriU) Valley laud -ii tin III! ELT LINE Chief Stradley of Short Line Repeats Former Promise for Road LETTER IN REPLY TO TELEGRAM Assurance Given While Here of Harney Valley Would to Have Attention When Chief Engineer Stradley, of the Oregon Short Line, who has charge of the construction of the Oregon & Eastern, now building into Harney Valley, has repeated his promises of a belt line to ac commodate the northern portion of the valley. When in Burns last November in company with Mr. Wattis, of the Utah Con struction Co.. Mr. Stradley told The Times-Herald that was the plan and in a letter to President Miller, of the Commercial Club, received this week, he has said practically the same thing. A telegram was sent Mr. Stradley last week signed by a number of business men assur ing the railroad people of the hearty co-operation of the people of Burns in securing right-of-way and such other concessions as were necessary to build a road to this city and the letter is in response to this telegram: "Your wire eighteenth: It has always been and still is my idea that the proper way to serve the future development of Harney Valley, after the main line con struction has advanced through that country, is by means of a belt line of railroad, so laid as to divide as nearly as possible the length of haul for the outlying iT.rr&xjnzszsZi Burns Flour -Makers of 'Famous Burns Flour and "CREMO" BREAKFAST FOOD Always for the development of Central Oregon and Har ney County. i- ; C. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO. i Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities . for transportation of mail, express, passengers Prairie City to Burns. Vale to Burns V Burns t Diamond Burns to Venator E. B. 4Uj::irt:H::::t::'.;::::;:i:s::;i::t::j::::n:njm:RnaBn:mn:n:jmjmJ i AKCHIE M'GOWAN, Harney County Abstract Company J! (INCOM'OKATKD) I Modern and Compete Set of Indexes An Abstract Copy of Every Instrument on Record in H Harney County. .int:s:ism::iui:Rtu:::t:nutmuimi:muntununttuntuuitmnnnnnntnmit The HOTEL BURNS N. A. DIBBLE. Propt. CENTRALLY LOCATED, GOOD, CLEAN MEALS. COMFORTABLE ROOMS Courteous treatment, rates reason-able--Cive me a ca'l A First Clas Bar in Connection FOR VALLEY Last November That North Part be Served by Belt Line"Matter Proper time Comes, lie Writes. lands between tho main line and branch belt line; in other words, to best serve the whole country. "We are now engaged on our main line construction and have no authority as yet for feeders or branches. These will betaken up at the proper time, when lo cation of same has been deter mined upon. We can then take up right of way matters. "I am pleased with the spirit of co-operation manifested by yourself and other signers of your telegram and assure you that it is appreciated, and when it is decided by surveyors where the belt line for that section will be located I will be glad to ac cept your proffered assistance in getting right of way for same. Yours truly, Caul H Stradley, Assistant General Manager. Here is a remedy that will euro your cold. Why waste time and money experimenting when you can get a preparation that has won a world-wde reputation by its cures of this disease and can always be depended upon? It is known everywhere as Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, and is a medicine of real mer. For salo by all dealers. Milling Co. the- 5$3?5yi yi$st6? -s -s$p . 4 WATERS, Agent. r- o -b President and Manager . (dealers.