BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY
VOL. XIV.
1901.
same occurs the full amount of FOUR YEARS NOT ENOUGH There w. u'.d be onetunnsl, possibl
of d-YFfeet.
the taxes due and costs; that no
“The road down the John Day
deed for the property sold or other
SCnsCRIPTIOK RATES:
SEVERAL BILLS AP.E IN PROCESS wise transferred shall lie filed for GROVER CLEVELAND ON PRESIDENT valley. 1 am t Id by railroad engin
LAL TEM. .
eers, is easy to build. This would
OF PREPARATION.
record or recorded until all delin
On« T*«r
...................
Six M"nth»
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make crmi.tction la-tween the O. R
Tnree .Moi«th» ...
quent taxes have been paid in full.
X’ N. at the Columbia riverand the
It is further recommended that
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Legislature Will Likely Be Flooded With all t .x receipts should be issued 1 v Says the Present Indirect Method of Electla; Oregon Short
(STATE—OREGON
I.ino at Ontario,
i
G W. McBride.
til« Chief 5ta?istr<t$ Should be
Them—Reform Suggested bv
If. S. Senator» ...
I
Joseph biinon
-horter
by
a!
out
75 miles than the
the
state
to
the
different
counties,
Done Away Wilk.
Baker City Taxpayers.
I Thus. Tongue.
present line, and with only one low
uniform in size and stamp d with
(M. A. Moody
CongreFF’aeu
. 1>. K. N. Blackburn
Attorney General
........ T. T.Geer
Governor
New York, Dee. ‘29.—Writing on mauntain puss to climb instead of
Several I.ills upon the subject of the fac simile of the st ile seal, with
.... F 1 IHinbar
Fecretar) ol Sta’c
stubs
and
receipts
carefully
num
C
s
Moore
Treasurer
“The President <f the Twentieth three • til ' p - nt O. It it N has.
assessment and taxation are said
mi pt. Public instruction................ J II A( kerinan
State Printer ..................................... .. V» 11 Laeda to be in preparation by persons in bered.
Century,” for the New York World this divide being lower and easier
> R. 8. Bean.
A
number
of
these
proposed
C.
Wolverton
tomorrow, ex-Presi.l nt Cleveland ui access than either of the three cf
Multnomah
county,
and
bids
will
Supreme Juaue«...........................
F. A. Mo«»re
amendments
were
discussed
at
the
refers to the Presidential tenure in 1 tho O. it it N. Thia road would
probably also be submitted by out
NINETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
also p iss through rm immense tim
recent
meeting
of
the
assessors
and
these terms:
. .M. D. (’LIFFORD side counties, says the Oregonian.
liistr’et J'1‘1‘xe
... . Win Miller
iHBtnctAttoniev
ber belt ai. 1 mining and stockrais-
county
judges,
and
the
plan
fora
“
Thoughtful
eit-Y
’
.-
■
wiil
more
.......................
I
8
Geer
In Multnomah county an attempt
lol n!-Kfcprtfecuiatlve
....... J V» Morrow
Juint-Äeuatu*'
• •
will probably be mode to create state board of equalization, »om- and more nppreeinte the cljei tions i.ng country, which will eventually
COUNTY—HARNEY
theofiice of tax collector. ’ There
... .. Prlse(l of the count y as-essors, was urged against the pre;-—nt indi. ct Leone of the great‘st fruit and
JamcR A Sparrow
grain districts in Eastern Oregon.!
tnonty Judge
H. Kit hardfion has been some talk of placing the advocated by • Assessor Greenleaf. and cumbersome mode of electing
L'lerk ......................
it k Miller
BTimumrer
•‘If the road were to pass into the I
It is understood that State Sena their Presidents. The circum
.. J KJohnson collection of taxes in the hands of
Harveyor
(.eu shellcy
Hieriff.
John
Day Valley :;t the upper ent!
tor
Alex
Sweek
will
present
an
J
V.
Buchanan
stances in which this ] Lt:’, originat
the county treasurer, but this is
ÀHJeKS'tr
.. J ' ’ Bartlett
Ft Il.i'ti ' G ■ ." CUdCItt
mid
turn
south, it c uld go out
taxation
measure,
assessment
and
.
E
J
Noble
ed ought no long1 r t > i x ise such a
H ..<-k It • I '
not generally favored.
A. Venator
. i
LniHiiiiFeiuEe.'-i
..........
There probably will be an abun* baffling confusion of i !".is ns grows about three miles below John Day
R J \\ iiiian.S
The
Baker
City
Chamber
of
HABNEY ü. S. LAND OFFICE '
dance of them, judging from pres- ,out of the proposition th it in a pop- city, through the Lacock pass and
. Geo. W Ila cb Commerce recommends n number
Register
........ Chus. Newell
K< cciver
' ular government, the cl:ii f officer on down through Bear valley Sil
of changes, and will present a bill ent indications.
to the legislature.
mill their most direct repres:■ t.th vi - valley ami into Harney valley,
SOCIETIES.
rive may Le made li.-: recipient of which is >0 mil s long and 40 miles
The
first
is
that
the
S3
county
Improving
Their
Sleek.
SYLVA REBEKAH DeKreeNo.*3
Meetscun lfeiand3<l Wed nembi?.
their trust and the depository of wide. This valley v» il! eventuali
assessors of the state constitute a
i :
Joi I m M. O.
Frankie Brenton Rec. Sec* y
their power in tlagrent oppo. ition be one of the greatest grain and
state board of equalization, with
According to the Rural Spirit.
st., krai-ing districts ia the state of
A. O. ü. W. Bv.ru« Loase, Su. 47.
p"Wi r to equalize tlio assessment of
to the declared po| u’ar wiil.
Oreg'
n
’
s
importations
of
blooded
«mueven FrU.j ..IC*n a i(i], irit 5I w
each county of the state on a cash
‘ Strong arguments are from time Oregon, it being a sagebrush conn
stock for breeding purposes were
1. 11 Hoyt. R«c.
bisir, the board to mat at Salem
to time urged in favor of a change trv, which could be irrigated from
larger in 1900 than ever before,
HARNEY LODGE. NO. 77, I. O O F.
on the first Monday of October
in the tenure of the Pr. si lei.tial •Bear valley at a trilling expense in
M<ea At Odd Fello*. Hall, every Saturday
many
ef
the
animals
being
east'
rn
S-, „ m
J 'I I lH It« U N. <•-
each year, the members to receive
oilice. These sl.oul 1 cha'.ie: ge proportion to the results that would
i“’p
'
W Y KluX.SMV.
priz • winners.
b ■ obtained.
no compensation other thin per
George Chandler < f Baker City ■ '■ ri..us atteiiti.ai, 1 > the ( nd that
“ We have in (lie John Day valley
diem
to
be
paid
by
i
:i
.
h
county.
censti-.iitional limit any q iaiitity of lime, Loth chrome
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
of the present
recently
imported
a
carload
The second amendment proposed
may be removed and a more r« a-
Hereford cattle for breeding.
and hematite iron ore, gold, silver,
c- a- SWEEK
is that all taxis on personal prop
J. G. Connalny of Union, a re- sonalile and usc-Til one substituted. con;.er and lead ore, cole marble,
attorney at - l aw ,
erty shall on and after the date of
cent arrival, brought with him a T'.iere has Lien a v litiiii:::'. i::< r.
saniDii .ne, granite, timber, grain,
assessment, be a lien upon any and
♦
:
Orejre«'
in Federal legi lation of a peremp- I.ay, f nit, sheep, cattle and hortes. c
Burn«,
carload or fine Hereford*.
- U
all real estate which the owner of
è
GEO. S. SIZEMORE,
W. O Minor of Heppner is one of lory character, and related to the We are 11? m
sud d vri
with pl n‘ v i f vat r p J. \V. Bluus, PRESIDENT AND ACTING UAHUIER.
s .id personal property at the date the largest importers of
I
ATTORNEY.I
Shorthorn immi diate and r< utine nr-e. sitics far irrigation
i: ric it'on and power purposes,
11 C. L kvilns , V ice -I’ kkhident .
of its rseessinent nqiy be or become cattle during the past
fti-KNS, .................................... O regon .
year. He of the country, and so it has vomi What we n ed is capital, people es
owner
of;
ttiat
all
taxes
on
personal
to
pass
that
of
the
four
sessions
of
f.illei-.iui’-, Lami l-.-.-i.ie-r. mil Ke.i'
has ruade three h-.tvv shipments,
and tram : ortation."
[siate mailer prnml '¡v n.timrieii m.
property which are n t secured by
one lot containing tin' finn.us show congress lield during til ■ Presiden
PALTOS BIC ns
real estate, shall Le collected bv cow
J. \\ BhiGr,
(1X COli 1JOIi ATI*:I >.)
“Sally Girl” for which CiUOO tial term two ¡.re su l'riif .asti;
tho ns.o sor at tlia time of the was paid.
: scarcely permit th.' | .m.-age of nee-
L3ic;g3
DiÇjjS
is.iessmetit, tls? same to be estimat-
e.-saiy appropriation
on bill
bills, while ti
We have Lien positively inform-
The Baldwin Sheep & Land
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
«
ed in accord I'.nce with the levy of
the others one OCCHI -■ M 11 11 th: ■ 'i Ly a party in a position to know.
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000.00
i h ■ prev us y.-ur, or on some other Company, ol the Malheur country, President is u u.illy
ly straeg.- in bis tl:at there is a three-legi>:"l steer
A Oenet'al Bankinu; I lusiness Transacted.
i vuitaHe La.-is; tb it the lime of made several importations of Ram- new oflize and burdemd with im-
running on the rangé in the oioun-
bouili-tte
and
Merinos.
This
com
Directors:
W. Y. King,
I. S Geer
(Jeo. Fry,
isse-smtnt Lenny p ri d letween
;>: r tunitii s and labor s in-: ; '.ralle t. in* near her.’.
pany is also rmo if tlio lirg'.-i
W.
E
Triscb,
J
U.
Welcome.
li
e
fir:-:
il.iy
of
March
and
the
ii:
:
t
i ¡»ration
from a charco òf ad
¡.A IlKSIIIi.l.ll
l . W. I’AI.IUUl
Tv i.mim .! ba : but or. ■ front J. g.
Monday in Augustin each voir: breeders of catlla on the coast.
doi vesponclence I nvited.
ng oi.e emolir.t r.- wnieli conns out from tlia eniVT of
land tli" remaining
PfiRRlSU & REFOLD,
C.
D.
Wade
of
pendb'tnn
mail
■
a
Hi.it all taxes shall be paid to the
¡during
its
continuance
tlij
inter-
.‘iliorneys-iil-Law,
voii-ty trea«t>rer at Iris ollieu on or Luge importation of priz> Ilere- rumim.s, timi.li'y an I iL':imr..i,z - bi i Lrcast, nr.d he is both unmarked
I'lli'is I 'll.I I!.: v.1’1 CUV.
lie made the pick tiuii if a Presidential and C.vg’-fs- ■ nd unirai i J. lie is sa: ! to be n
Will )■ f :
i" U' ■ i1"', i 'i- ' I II*' ' ' ■■ S’,*1* bi.foro the first M.nuliiy i f April foriis recently.
.rant Cwua.i •* luci In ti -
v. it«t ui th*'
offtei'k
i
n
exhibition
at the Chica i.m.d canvas*. Tin s.' e. i: litions fast runner, i . lie cut distancing
of each year; that on and after
'.Hie. ali i a’-b » !»•
l’taci ^»f»i< c.
. common Lor- in the hills, and
go
livestock
shov,
nl-o
buying a
'pril 1 all tix'snot pai l shall be
-t the s oot opportunity a -
Chas*. II. I ^eoiuiixl,
I. cl ire.l delinquent, «ml a penally number of hi.h class Shorthorns ; loaid for the initia'ion aid nJ p lieing in tin’ lieigtiborhocd of ten or
A ttorney at - law ,
be added,mid the delinquent roll He is a large brr-i d. r of horses as tion Ct ii< w linei imp’ rem ' ilia! ’•V<ye 1rs old, his hide is so
given
t->
(
’
lbe-
Ja-t fui attention
lie placed in the h n Is of th; »lierill well as cattle an 1 sb <p. and take.-- ¡legislation during a PmsLL tuia! tbiei; th.it a bulb I from a 4! Win-
•he-t r will i t penetrate it, but
lions and Real > Cstate matters.
BURNS,
_
_
_
OREGON.
for collection by levy and tale as unusual pride in sdeirtmg from the I ti rni.
’ lie
viil 11 ittr o out wlien it strikes him
Notary Pulii
la-t herds those with which to im
Draws
plan,
makes
estimates,
etc.
Buildings
put
up within the amount T
upon execution.
“AmUher nrgum nt i.f i n-i ' :<
Vi ' do i nt vouch for the veracity
O reg n
H arkey ,
The o’j et in providing fir the prove his own.
I aid:' weight in favor of it.«» elm.;'. of tlii* str.ry, i . ifher do we suck it figures given in estimates.
E£?’c'atisfaction guaranteed.
John Powell of Unity lias 090
immediate collection of personal
is based upon the eimiplm t that :
M. Fl fZ-? Kl? AL!»
iiftRKToN W illiams
Ivi
s,
for
while
we
might
econ-
Noî iry Public
property tax is that when a delav head of registered Shorthorns — the busitiv.-s ami e.th r important
Attorney at t.a a .
Rem Eb.aitf Agen>
if si x months or more occurs, as at ¡■•-rli.ips the largest si: gle herd in : interests of our pr oi>l ' . ra now t<,-i omi . ■ in our veracity up in the
,:r> .-eiitati ¡if the proper induce-
WILLIAMS A FITZGERALD present, much properly in the the state.
' frequently disturbi d a J liisqmet-
i d ii" 'avions, we don’t
.astering.
if.ice id ohi Miifotriv rnih’lt’g.
As a brooding ground for ail ed by ths turnin'! ami he.it Of H •.ie:.t. on
mi nnlini" ebanges Lande, and for
ire
tn
d.i
the
Annauias net for no-
his a: d oth r rruitons much p’r kinds of sto. k E mtern Ore^in p * Presidential election, It is no!
BriiNS,
-
O regon
: garni ; y our own board.— lir.ck and ’¡ire always on Land at the yard. ¿¿/“BcUdence llanlcy Louse.
sen d property tax is lost. How sesse» ranges, and climatic an I amiss to a id that a sub: tantial ex
p-. :.dent.
ever, the proposed rnrthod of using ■'thcradvantages that are unrivaled tention of the Exrv.it ive tenure' V.’t stfi 11 1
8. W. MILLER,
the levy of the previous tear or It. is a fact woithy of note that her would pave tile wav for establish
.Ï0TAR7 PU3LIC.
I
some other equitable basis, mav stockgrokera are beginii.g to n- ing the ineligibility of an incum
Hurns, - - - Oregon.
nlize that it costs but littie more to bent to suce ed him.-t f. wli'.cri 1 s
not be constitutional.
The wr L'i t that all looked for-
The third amendment propped breed good stock than it does long found favor w. li ■: large el l's
Lx.ia«:i«x,
jonsw.axAKV
ward
to with much interest V. as
is that a fine ilen'ile the tux sb.ill scrub», while the former are much of our people as a ci.nsuiu mutimi
not
soli
tnized in town Christmas.
MARSDEN à GEARY.
lie itiiposed for each failure to in more profitable in the end—when much to be desired
it was a case i'i ' 1 bi le's many .a
they
pass
from
llie
stockman
to
the
elude all property in the declare
I’hvsici.itis and Surgeons.
“Thus American c'liz-ns ofthc slip 'iwixt the
cup airl tl.e lip.”
butehi r.
tion
signed
and
sworn
to
by
the
JO.h
century will be t chug'tl with
nri’xs, oregox .
The invitations v . re printed last
taxpayer.
the duty of securing f .r themselves •
«■i< k, tint not distributed, A par-
)Jîee at residence. ÍST Phone No fo
A
?.* Cfi?c.
As a means of assisting in ascer
the actual substam ce of popular
as ergag
♦on a w was
engaged 1 but a few
1
da vs
taining tl.e value of property a pro-
rule by est.aldishii'g a more direct
agri
v
;,s
i.o'.itii.l
tb
.t
Iris
s-rvici
H. KLEBS D., M
■ vision is suggested making it obli-
A peculiar c’.se of ; arnlysi- r - metho 1 of selecting the p ople'.- i a.4 i...t l>e nti.i- L The report
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. g :tory that t very lease of real estate , suiting from sleeping in the moon cliief Executive i.i s’rict aev r- er was given a lox of cigars arid
Le r- gisli red.
light, is reported from Angel's Camp dance with the people's - a ill, am! I.y riqiu -t 1 t ) keep mum. Tie
Ottico at Dr. Volpa residence.
It is rec mn.ended that poll tax
C
d. Ami I.oidct cf E.-p ranza i- so extending the tenure ns to ena trouble W.1-— th young man for
O kh : ox .
I Le alxrlislie.l, and that property
-
,
-
-
OKECiON
tiie victl'.i of the misfortune. On ble him to better ; • rve Lis couniry- int to ask the g’rl b.fore making BURN?
am! road poll taxes be collected in
-ide of nis face is parab z d and men and mor" thorou m.ly j rot ' he( arrang.-n.er.tP, thinking that
EVERYBODY CAN DRINK GOOD BEER.
money, road p 11 taxes to Le col
and defend i.ll their interests.”
i his e_v. - are etu cted. L i let .
I. S. Rruwntcn
L E. Hibbard
the parents’ consent wax till that QUART BOTTLES DELIVERED IX BERNS, tl 50 PER DOZEN
lected
l»v
the
sheriff
ami
{
roja
rtv
llil>b:iial .Nt I h-owntoii.
was ¿near a window ovsr which
•..as tie.. .-.:rv—Wells Herald.
mad tax as other taxes.
there was no curtain Night after
I lEN'TIST««.
7ivo ¿rdlon kegs
It
is
recommended
that
ns
scon
Off!» v In bail h: x furtr.erly occupied by Mra
night the mo n shone on his fare
Sa-.s the N.ti :v.l Watchman:
ui »I.A.i
is the delinquent tax roll is placed
Gradually paral s s. t lin, and re
Bunis. Ort-x >n.
E B. Cleaver, a pioneer r.f th Ex-Sj ■ ::*« r of th«- House of Repre-
i tbc hands of the sheriff, th it he
cently I.aidet, awakened by pain
John
Diy country, was in Portland - ntativi s Th-tiris It Reed while
proceed
at
once
to
levy
upon,
ad
< ’. E, Stand lee. NI. !>..
during th» night, cinesi v'd th-
a few day* ag > and in st aking . : in W i-' i .gton recently propounded
vertise and sell the same as upon
idea that his misfertune was due to
PHYSU'l IN ANDSURGF.ON,
r < niindrum to som •
other thing* to an Oregonian re ii f ii
execution, that the state only be
his sleeping in the light of the mo >n porter bad the f.ll i vi: • t » sa -f i ts old friend*:
( All call* sn«»cr ■! pr mptlv )
allowed to b.d at the tax sale of
lie rose and ¡improvised a curtain afe>ul this action an I ranr.i.id j
“If t’.» Ui.i'.i-1 Stat:« cat: kill
PRE1VSKY.
OHE ION
real estate for delinquent taxes,
over the window. His Condition on sihiiilies:
!G
< . ' Filipii. » in ten month« and
which bid of the state must always
the following morning was w.
di
.! ■
' nt a‘-in.¡lotion, how
‘
Any
railroa
I
l-.iving
Ont.rio
be equal to the amount of the taxes
than nt any pr. viou« time. Sit
■ y nil >| .:n l.r.ve to killin'
HOWARD SEBREE, PMMiiT
B f. WHITE, V<f
oil
the
Snake
River,
a:
y
>
here
n
i
and
costs;
that
after
such
sale
the
JO'. I N NUM I t.l.EN
then, however, he has kept the ct r-
three hundred «< .r. to warrant the
W. R. SEMEE,
state
shall
add
in
adequate
nenaltv
th*
rnoutb
of
tin*
M
i
>.
’
¡r.
<■
i
ii
e
. tain down upon the window and Li*
c and shall hold the property fur five
lor tip the Miltu-.r rn -r t • W
n • nit: I States in dr* gnating
Photograph??.
in pr Yemeni has Isen »teady. 11«
creek up Widow creek to its lead 'Pi-.i.h rui - cb barbarism."
vests, subject to red 'inpti.in bv the
is recovering his sight and the par and over t.o the head , al rs of th
Barn«.
—
Oirgn
owner or any person interested in
alysis is dis«apearing—Exchange. John Day a' >ve î r¡¡tifie
Th" Un i‘» d State» Medical Staff
City, and
tl.e real estate; that at the end of
CloudV day« preferred f,.r
• ars: “I’ uro I g r î*er enriches
have
but
me
uouiitain
five
year«
the
state
shall
offer
the
ç
a»,
and
tirò l>l *el i i.p'.rve* the appetite,
making sitting.« Phyto* fin
An exchange propound» tl»e qct* that one low i;*nou£h far « team t > "Irar* the *r.i o an I strength ii« the
priq-ertv for sale, if not redeemed
«he I in carbo.» aud platinum
i* fore, the same as other state land tint.: Why is a newspaper like a trot over. F rowi the h id of lite ' rv<.F ar. I »BU»clee.n This staff
♦Sects.
Dei'JU«- John Day it i .« a water g
au 1 a deed from the state shall wife, then at.-w •(•» it:
reperto tb » D-r brea-ed by I-ociier
A Genero! Banking Business ir.insacted
Instmtane.u'* process used
<*v»ry
man
sboubi
hive
on
-
tf hi* Columbia ririer. Tl; r fli
p:t*s
a
title
in
fee
si*I
pie
to
tl.e
A • ’hkr; tz to Le n’ -• lut.lr j are.
extensively F.r«’ via«« w rk
CORPLSPOf IDENCTi PATTED
property, the state at the time of own and not be running area’.d of that g-'j'le d>''»wn the J bn Diy Call at tto - i : t . R wiry a : i -1 give
and satis'act on guars , tee 1.
Mlle to p»y the county in which the after his neighbor’».
riv«r ia ti>.*
n, i 1-AJ» land»-. a ’ a trial.
• -»
I he
Jerald.
REFORMS
IN ASSESSMENT
1'his Space is Reserved
for the
Oregon Forwarding Company,
Ontario, Oregon
'The Citizens Bank
BURNS, OREGON.
Harry C. Smith,
Contractor and Builder
Of Plows, 11 arrows, Buggies and
Hacks just received at C. H.
Vocgtly’s, headquarters for every
thing in the hardware line.
Harney Valley Brewery.
$2.00 delivered at
your home in Burns.
?ir$t Rational
CALDWELL, IDAHO