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mt CITY OF BURNS COUNTY OF HARNEY The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Best In The West The Biggest City In The Biggest " vm 1 County In The State Of Oregon I VOL. XXVII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 30, 1914 NO. 29 -U, I X IJi Kil if 1 I i I I I I V vj fSs fr W w CATTLE AND HORSE MEN TO ORGANIZE Will Meet at Boise in June to Form an Association Covering Industry in Seven States of Northwest. Plan Organizotion Similar to The Wool Growers. Local Men Should Act The importance of the cattle and horse industry should cause the local growers to make an ef fort to participate in the conven tion called to meet is Boise next month. Such an organization M suggested will no doubt be of considerable benefit to those en- gaged in the business and they should at least investigate the proposition. A recent news dispatch from I Boise, says: Northwest cattle and horse raisers will become a unit when they meet here in convention on June 24 and 2T). Idaho. Oregon. Washington. Montana. Wyoming, Utah and Northern Nevada will be represented. The purpose of the meeting will be the organiza tion of the Northwestern t'altle and Horse Kaisers' association. The cattlemen have tor some time been laying their plans for organization, and this meeting will be a culmination of them. They plan to make their associa tion similar to the wool growers' organization, and one of its princi pal objects will be the MCliring of favorable legislation for the. industry. The meeting was called at the request of the Oregon associat ion. That state has for some time had a strong organization, ami at its last meeting it adopted a resolu tion favoring an organization in cluding the entire Northwest. Boise was selected as the meet ing place because it was thought to be the most centrally located for the states that will be repre sent e '. Tin- dai-: for the convention were definitely agreed upon Sat urday and arrangement! were made whereby the Oregon Short Line and the O.-W. K. & N. Co. will make a rate of a fare and a thin! to those attending. Those who purchase tickets will obtain I BURNS GARAGE Auto Stage Line to JUNTURA Leaves Burns Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 o'clock A. M. CONNECTS WITH TRAINS and returns to Burns same day Phone or Write for Reservations Auto Livery to all Local Points DAY AND NIGHT ALL CALLS ANSWERED PROMPTLY For Use It la prepared to meet the demand of Dainty Women for a preparation that will overcome all odors of perspiration. It Is the last touch In a finished toilette. REXALL DRUG STORE REED RROS. Props. The Burns Hospital MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop. Best Surgical Room and Equipment In the State Outside of Portland. Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms Graduated Nurse in Charge receipts from agents. On their return the certificates will be honored for the reduction. The assembly will probably be one of the largest seen here in the last few vears. Kacli state j has its local organizations and arrangements have been made , whereby each will be stroiiRly represented. Market Report. Receipts for the week at the Portland Union Stock Yards have been cattle LOSS, calves B6, hogs 1188. sheep 808ft Livestock liquidations last week was somewhat lighter than for the same t'riod a week ago, in all lines except hogs, which showed a iMiisidoratile increase. Cattle prices were steadier and further declines wrra not regis tered. Buy re gave 87 ro to 7.7.r for best light hay fed steers, 86.60 to $8,76 for good cows and all other cattle prices were squal ly steady. The feature of the session was one load of Arm grain fed Steam Monday at Sc. Not withstanding a liberal run Of swine, prices held steady throughout. The best grades of light hogs selling at $K.2f fur tops. Outlet broader. Mutton receipts were smaller and mostly from Willamette Val ley points. Top on best grade valley yearlings $f).)0. Spring lambs sold Thursday at .$. J0 but showed further weakness at close of week's business. Kwes were the firmest class in the layout selling steady at 84. 00 to 84.26. Christian Science services Sun days 2::?o p m., Wednesdays at 8 p m. Reading room open from 12 t 5 Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. First dour stairway, Ilissner Hldg. east of Cordial invitation extended to all. Dainty Body Purity Rexall Nice Starting Work on Irrigation Projects. C. I!. McConnell left Thursday morning for Silver Creek where he started men to work on the reservoir site on that project and will return today or tomorrow and outfit another crew to begin work in Silvies Valley. The rimes-Herald has not learned just how much work is contem plated at the present time, but with nothing to interfere the work may be prosecuted during the entire season. The importance of conserving the overflow waters of these streams are becoming more re cognized each spring and the hastening of the completion of the projects are certainly desired by the water users and farmers of the lands covered bv them. We have been blessed with fine rains during this season but we dun 'i want to have to depend upon this method of moisture entirely as "Old Jup" doesn't al ways get on the job at the right time, besides the floods interfere with spring farming on the lower amis and prevent their being used in the most profitable way, therefore the man with too much water is just as anxious aa the fellow who wants some of it out on the dry lands. Capitalists Here Look ing For Stock Buyes. ti. VV. Thomas and R. W. Par ker of Ocean Turk. California, were In the eity the fore part of this week. They had make the trip from their California homes in autos accompanied by their wives and reported a very plea sunt trip. They had their cars arranged most comfortably with necessities in case of emergencies that they could camp out with comfort and say this mode of travel is more satisfactory than by train especially during the nice weather. They encounter ed very little had roads on the trip and seemed to have thor oughly enjoyed themselves. Mr. Thomas has been a stock buyer in this territory for several years and has quite a few ac quaintances in this county among the stock men. He owns a ranch in ar I'rairie City in Grant county and the party proceeded on over there alter .spending a short time in this city investigating prices on live stock. They purchased some mules we are informed and they will he taken to the Grant county ranch for the present, later to he shipped or driven to market. Many Birds are Long Lived. The question of which birds live the longest has never been settled satisfactorily. But the raven comes very high in the list, and is said to reach the great age of 200 years. Kagles and vultures also enjoy long lives. Indeed an eagle owl is known to have lived 90 years in captivity. In this particular case the bird began to lay eggs after 50 years, and during the last 40 years of its life brought up numerous little one. A hundred years is probably a conservative estimate of a par rot's ae, and it is recorded that one of these birds also started netting after 20 years of captiv ity. With ordinary luck, both the crow and the swan may rea- sonably expect a century of life. It is not by any means the lar- gest birds that enioy the longest ! lives. For instance, the sparrow sometimes celebrates his 40th birthday. Other ages reached by birds are: Hens, 10 years; pheasants and partridges, 15 years; larks and nightingales, 18 years; pigeons, 20 years; canaries, 24 years; peacocks 30 years, and herons, 0 years. Ijondon Ans wers. llraltli Factor in Succmi. The largest facor contributing to a man's success is undoubtedly health. It has been observed that a man is seldom sick when his bowels are regular he is never well when they are con tlpstedi Kr constipation you will linil nothing quite so good as Chamberlain's Tablets. They not only move the bowels but improve the appetite ana strengthen the digestion, are sold by all dealers. They HOW TO GET WOOD ON GOVERNMENT LAND Chief of Field Division Issues Warning Respecting Cutting of Wood on Public Land. Individual Entitled To $50 Worth in Any Year, But Must First Get The following letter was ad dressed to the I'rineville Journal, and as many inquiries have hecii made in this county on the same subject the letter is published for the information of those interest ed: I have received numerous com plaints of a great deal of petty timber trespass by various par ties in Crook County, who have been taking wood from Carey Act lands for their own use, and also from other government lands for sale. It appears the most of these partiesare ignorant of the law, and that it is a cus tom that has gradually grown up from the days when there were but few settlers and tiny took what wood they wanted from where they could get it. Now, however, conditions have chang ed and the custom has grown to such proportions that it must he stopped, because it is a violation of law and also not for the boat interest of the community. I do not wish to see any one prosecut ed simply on account of his ignor ance, 1 wish to give a warning to all before any further steps are taken. Several times recently 1 have received complaints that differ ent parties have been cutting wood from vacant lands and Carey Act segregated lands for sale in the Deschutes valley and near there. The ownership of such lands rests in the govern ment until patent is issued, and the General land Office has sup ervision of them until that time, and is charg. d with the duty of protecting the timber on these, lands and of prosecution any POT sons taking timber unlawfully. The only parson who is allowed to sell wood or iiruler from un patented lands is a homestead entryman, and he is allowed to cut and sell only for the purpose of clearing the timber from the lands for cultivation. He can not cut and sell from lands which he does not exect to cultivate, and if he does not follow the cutting) bv actual cultivation within at reasonable time he is liable for trespass, and may be compelled to pay the government the full market value of the wood sold. In addition to paying for the wood, or timber, he is liable to criminal prosecution for cutting for sale, and if convicted is sub ject to fine and imprisonment. As stated above the timber be longs tO the government and when unlawfully cut may be seized whenever found, in the wood house of the purchaser, or on a railroad car, or if sawed into lumber the last purchaser may be called on to pay for it even after built into u house. The government is not barred from recovering its property by lapse of time nor by sale, even to an innocent purchaser. Any person who has no wood (,i his own may cut for his own use only from vacant public land, provided lie takes not over $50 worth in any one year, and thut he first notified the Chief of Field Division of the General Land Office, giving a description of the lands where he wishes to get his wood, and shows that he has no wood of his own and needs it for his own use, and not for sale or export. Several persons may join together in having one agent to get their wood for them and jointly may get over the $50 worth, by first getting a permit from the Chief of Field Division. All lands segregated under the Carey Act are not public lands in that they have been withdrawn from entry for the use of the state, which has agreed to reclaim them and to have them settled upon. The only person who can cut and sell wood from these lands the Carey Act settler who is clearing the land, who is allowed Permission to Cut to sell what he can not use, or the developing corporation, who may sell what they cut when clearing lands for prospective settlers. No other person can take wood for his own UBe from such lands any more than he could from a homestead entry outside the Carey Act segrega tion, or from some privately owned land The practice of taking wood from Carey Act lands has been quite common in the past, but it was in violation of law, and it devolves uon me to report any such trespass to the Commiss- mi.-sioner of the General Iand Office at Washington that action in the courts may be instituted against the tresspasser. A cir cular of instructions for those wishing to get wood from the vacant public domain may be ob tained by writing to the local laud office for Circular 223, which gives both the law and the regu lations thereunder. As this de partment does not wish to work any hardship upon any settler I advise everyone to fully acquaint themselves with these regula tions before attempting to get any wood or timber from unpat ented lands of any kind. I ,ris L SlIAKI', Chief of Field Division, 310 Custom Mouse, Portland, Orogon. Control of Mosquitoes And Remedies for Bites Mosquito trouble may be great ly lessened by removing all small water holding vessels from the premises, screening the larger receptacles, draining all pools that can be drained, pouring a little low-grade kerosene on those that cannot be drained, and plant ing young fish in the streams. These plans are recommended by A. L Hovett, of the Entomologi cal department, 0. A. C, who further states that mosquito at tacks may be repelled to some extent by liquid repellants and by smudges. Kepellant liquids recommended are spirits oi campnor, on oi pennyroyal) oil of pepermint, etc. They are applied by putting a few drops on a bath towel and rubbing the towel on the face or suspending it above the pillow. A good combined repellant is made of essentia oil of orange, HO grains, oil of cedar, 16 grains or of equal parts of castor oil, oil of lavender and alcohol. Inside smudges are produced by burning either camphor or pyrethrum powder. Burning a ball of camphor the size of a hen egg over a small lamp makes an effective smudge. Pyrethrum is first made into a ball by moisten ing it in water and moulding into cones as large as chocolate drops, and then placed in shallow dishes and burned by lighting at the pax. One cone gives smoke enough for the average size i oom. Remedies for bites are as fol fel fol eows: Hub moistened toilet soap over the wounds, or apply either amonia or alcohol to the punc tures. Mod Prompt and Effectual Cur for Bad Cold.. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain's Cough lieinedy meets all these requirements. It acts on nature's plan, relieves tlw lungs, aids expectoration, opens the secretions and restores the system to a healty condition. This remedy has a world wide sale and use, and can always be depended upon. Sold by all dealers. Pictures tomorrow night. LATEST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NOILS (from Our Portland Ooni',i indent,) The State Highway Commis sion has recent o decided that only such counties in the state as will provide substantial funds with which to build permanent roads will participate in the divi sion of state road funds. There is still remaining in the road fund $170,000, and the Commission 'has virtually decided that this sum will be divided among those I counties which have already voted road bonds and those which vote them at the next election. This means that the counties which are to be aided in hard surface roau ouiiamg irom tne state tuna this year are: Clatsop, Jackson and Columbia with the possible addition of Clackamas, Marion and Coos. Within the past few days the logs which will be used as pillars around the Oregon Huilding at San Francisco next year have been shipped. Of the total num ber of 48 logs to be stmt, seven carloads were shipped from Portland, three carloads from Central Oregon and one car from Sonthern Oregon, while 12 logs will be sent by steamer from Coos Bay. The logs have been collected from various sections of the state and weie donated by lumber manufacturers. The ave erage weight of the logs is 29,000 pounds and there is only one der rick in this city which can handle them that belonging to the O. W. H. & N. Co. on the Albina Dock. The Oregon Building at the exposition is to be of (irecian architecture on the plan of the Parthenon at Athens. The 48 log pillars surrounding it will be 5 feel in diameter and 15 feet high. They will be dedicated to the 48 states of the Union and each will bear the emblem of a state. One of the newest and most interesting crops raised in Ore gon is the mint from which pep permint oil is extracted. In other sections of the country where this oil is an established product, the oil sells at $3 to $4 per pound. Experiments con ducted in the vicinity of West Stayton, Marion County, indicates that this crop, when grow n under irrigation, will yield at the rate of $120 per acre. It is expected that a plant for distilling the oil will be erected at West Stayton and a profitable business in the shipping of plants to other sec tions built up. The Sixth Annual Union Live stock Show will be held on the as sociation grounds at Union June 4, 5, ti. Although the show has been steadily increasing in importance during the past four years, it is expected that the exhibition next month will far outclass any pre decessors and will compare fav orably with the largest similar shows anywhere in the North west. The main object of the show is to encourage the breed ing and feeding of only the best types of livestock for definite practical purposes. Some of the best stock raised in Oregon is to be found in Union and adjoining counties. Unusual Amonnt of Paint ing Done This Spring "Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait" seems to be the motto adopted by our energetic merchants, the Burns Hardware Co. for they certainly have been hustling this spring. In backing up their excellent advertising in the columns of The Times-Herald their handsome window displays have proved most effective. According to a conversation with one of our re porters there has been an unus ual amount of painting done in Burns, Oregon this spring. That's a sign of prosperity we're glad to see. This week lloor paint is the leader in their window. How an old scratched floor or a marred bare floor can be given a hard serviceable, eaaily-kept-clean sur face is clearly shown by the sample they display. For Sale 10 head of good gentle work mares, average (weight 1400lbs., age from 5 to 1 9 years. - B. F. Campbell. Burns, Oregon. lUtf. I ipUTNINsP A SOURCE OF FOREST FIRE Forest Officers Consider it The Largest Single Contributing Cause. With Increasing Care Other Agencies are Lessened But Lightning Keeps the Fire Fighting Service to Maximum Exhaustive inquiry has esUb- ' Ijshed the fact that lightninar ranks next to railroads as a source of forest fires. Forest officers say that the increasing core with fire on the part of the railroads and the public general ly tends to make lightening the largest single contributing cause. This statement represents a change of view from that held less than a decade ago in this country, when forest journals gravely argued whether lightning caused forest fires, though it was known that trees were the objects most often struck. Trees are said to be oftenest struck simply because they are so numerous. and extending upward they shorten the distance between the ground and the clouds; further, their branches in the air and roots well into the earth invite electrical discharges. While certain trees are said to invite lightning, and others to be immune from stroke, it seems to be a fact that any kind of tree will be struck, and the most num erous tree species in any locality is the one most likely to suffer. Other things being equal, lightning seeks the tallest tree, I or an isolated tree, or one on high ground. A deep-rooted tree is a better conductor than a shallow rooted one, and a tree full of sap, or wet with rain, is of course a better conductor than a dry one. Lightning sets fires by igniting the tree itself, particularly when i t is dead, or partly decayed and punky, or by igniting the dry humus or duff at its base. The forest soil, when dried out, ignit es readily, because it is made of partly decayed twigs and leaves, and it can hold a smouldering fire for a considerable period. It is probable that most of the lightning-set fires start in the duff. In the mountains of southern California. Arizona, and New Mexico there are likely to be each THE FRENCH HOTEL DAVID NEWMAN, Prop. Strictly First Service, Fine Commercial Sample Room In Connection, Reasonable Rates BLUE MT. Daily Line, Burns SCHEDULE: I.KAVK Hum Canyon City 1'rairle City Canyon City . . 6 a m ,., 7am 2:30 p m . . . 7pm Fare, Burns-Prairie City, - - $ 6.00 Round Trip, - - - 11.00 Express Rates 2 1-2 Cents, Prairie to Burns PLEASANT, SCENIC ROUTE ALL THE WA Y llll L. WOLDENBERC.IProp. THE WELCOME PHARMACY la The Place to Tradef -WHY- First: Promptness, accuracy and fair dealing. Secend: We carry a well assorted stock of Drugs, Chemi cals and Druggist Sundries. Third: We guarantee every article we sell to be just as represented or your money refunded. If you are a customer of ours you know this. If not, be come one and be convinced. J. C. Welcome, Jr. PPOl IU1C year a number of electrical dis turbances known as "dry thunder storms." They come at the end of a long dry season, and being unaccompanied by rain are very likely to start many serious fires. For this reason the forest service has to keep up its maximum fire fighting strength in those regions until the rains are fully estab lished. In the plans and organi zation for fire fighting the service aims particularly those unpreven table lightning-set fires at the time they start. Use Common Salt to Eradicate Dandelions " The use of common salt for j the eradication of dandelions, as reccommended by the United States department of Agriculture is exactly in line with my exper ience," said Professor A. L. Peck landscape garden specialist at the Oregon Agricultural College. ' ' Salt is the safest, least ex pensive and most effective of the chemicals I have tried, and indicts less damage on the lawn. I get best results by cutting off the dandelion stock about two inches below the surface with a table knife, and putting a tea spoonful of salt directly on the cut end of the root. This treat ment generally but not always, kills the plant for good. Stock salt, ground tolerably coarse, is a very satisfactory form in which to use the salt." Cure for Stomach Diiorden. Disorders of the stomach may be avoided by the use of Cham berlain's Tablets. Many very remarkable cures have been effected by these tablets. Sold by all dealers. Rolled barley, wheat and oats for sale at market prices. - W. A. Goodman's feed yard. Class. Splendid Accomodations, Headquarters STAGE CO. and Prairie City AKH1VK Canyon City 6:30 p m Prairie City 10 a in Burn .11 noon