BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON,
VOL. XI\
BIÜ PAY POR COYOTE SCALPS who endeavor to const ive the pro FOR GRAZINO ON RESERVES.
i
SUBSCRIPTION KATES:
One Ye»r
B'x Month.
Three Month« .
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
S.’.oo
. .1.00
... .7^
WILL AMOUNT TO OVER $139,01)0 FOR
COVOTES AND WILDCATS.
STATE—OREGON
G. W. McBride.
Joseph bi mon
jThos. Tongue.
(M
A. M.»o«ly
Congrersineti
. ,1>. R. N. Blackburn ,
Attorney oetn-ral
.......... T. T. Geer '
Governor. ..........
......... F I 1'uubr.r ;
Secretar! ol Sta’e
......... US Moore '
Treuarer
... J II Ackerman,,
Supt. Huíale Infctruct.ou.
...... VV 11 Leeds
State Printer ..........
Y R. S. Bean.
.5 <’. Wolverton
Supreme Judges
F. A. Moore
YiNETII JUDICIAL DISTRUT.
M. 11. I’lirreni’
Dtetr:ct Judge ......
Wai Miller
D^trlct Auorney
............ 1 S Geer I
lomt-Reprcseuiatlve
J
’,V Marrow
Juiut bcbUivr . •
U. S. Senators ............. |
1
Harney County Has 1 arrest Certificai.
SM* Mill Psi The IM*
Measure oa Bounties.
fits in the business, but a satisfac
tory solution litis not yet been
reached except that Some h ive r<-
‘orted to smaller and lighter brands
anti have burned them on where
they will do the least injury to the
hide.
A N -w Z iland i lea in branding
has recently been mad-.i public in
this country. Satisfactory ti.-ts
hive bit n made of a branding Com
position which is applied with the
ordinary iron and leaves its mark*
sulli •ientl.v for ail imrptrea of iden
tification anti
durability. The
composition consists of equal paits
of barium sulphide and of coal tar,
preferably thinnen Iv a mixture of
American potash and water in equal
parts by measure and spirits of
turpentine, each equal in measure
to the original composition. Sulp
hides of the nlkalies or alkaline
earths are often substituted for the
bari-'m sulphide. Tho account
from which we quote states that
the liquid resulting fro n this mix
ture is applied to the hail or wool
of the animal with a cold branding
iron an I destroys the hair or woo!
brands the hide "in a substantially
permanent and conspicuous man
ner,” and tit it with mt injury to the
hide. This testimony is unqualifi
ed, un i the idea is certainly worthy
of car» ful test on ourra: gee. Leath
er men will hail th ■ day when the
disfiguring brands will no longer
came hides to waste, end it will be
money saved on all hands if the
New Z'dand fashion of branding
call be -'ic.'essfuii.v introduced Oil
our Western ranges.
»Salem, Jan. 18.—Scalp bounty
certificates to the amount of over
$4000 were received at the cilice of
th" secretary of the state today
The largest certificate was that for
$110G, is-’.it’d by Ilarnev county to
J. M. Da.ton. of Burns. This in
COUSTT—U A RK F. T
strument certifies to the killing of
. June» V «furrow
Cnonty Judge .. . -
, II. lUt hb’«'"--I. 400 coyotes "fine G3 wildcats. Up
Clerk
K V Miller
T: assurer...............
....
JR Johnson to the close of the y ir P.- HI, scalp
Surveyor ..................
Geo Shelley |
hlterln..................
J W But 1.anau bounty warrants to tho amount of
Assessor
... J <’ Fartlcit
bt-houl Snpcrl rtenatut
......... E J N oi»l< ilGO.OOi) had been issued. Since
block Inspector
A. Venator
I
t urn di loiters
R J Williams i th it time the cletks in the oflice of
i
HARNEY Ü. S. LAND OFFICE’•
the secretary of state have been loo
..Geo. W Ila cs
Register ..............
....Chas. Newell 1 busy to issue warrants of any kind,
Receiver................
and no record has been kept of the
SOCIETIES.
aggregate of certificates received,
SYLVA REBEKAH Decree No.43
it is estimati’d that the total is now
Meets weiy 1st and 3d Weiliit-Bday.
Tillie Jordan N. G.
Frankie Brenton Rec. See’y
near the $110,000 mark. Only
about 10 per cent cf this amount
A. O. U. W.Buru« Lodge, No 47
UeeUeveryF.U«yulzbt.ADi)iHri M w
has been paid into the scalp bounty
E H Hoyt. Rec. fund.
That the legislature, at its pre
HARNEY LODGE. NO. 77, I. O O F.
Meets st Odd Fellows Hall, every «uiur-ia! sent session, will provide for the
7:3« pel,
J M Dalton X.G.
F ’
W Y Kin«, Sect payment of the sea!j> bounty «ar
rant.« there seems to be little doubt
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
The members from Easurn Or’gon
are standing solidly for the interest-
C- A- SWEEK
of Ila ir section in this matter, and,
attoknev at - law ,
¡apparently,
«ill meet with scarcely
.
.
!
Oregon.
BUTHfl,
any opposition from Western Ore-
GEO. S. SIZEMORE,
, a hi . A huge proportion o" th"
attorney ,
i sca’p bounty warrants hate passed
p,CRN9 .............................. O regon out of the hands of the persons who
Collection-, Lnn l ’-u>i ic>L wild Kva killed th” animal.« f-.r «hiehtlu
iiialit r promplx Diieu'le.l f-*.
lùvtrs trrigaliog.
warrants wt re issued, mid ar” no«
LAI.TON LB
j. w amos,
. .»wned by investors or slort keep:
kct p rs.
■hington, Jan. IK—Secretary
Diggs & Biggs
, who procure them nt fron •jO to 80
Interior liitebco.k was t<
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
'cents on th j dollar. A-thf war
been heard today iv th«
B KNS, — — — — OKEtiOX rail’s draw 6 [■< r rent in’e-tst. th y
co umittee an public lands
Practice in all toe courts ; Ore vill prove a [■rolit.iLi • investment.
suI j'ct of it rig ition which
But aiilno.gb. th" E.is‘e:n On gon
Collections promptly made.
tmt.i.g so much at eution in
'itemLi rs wiil a - k f:r th * p.». n.ent
C. W. I’AUni»!’
wi .-tern stat s but being u -
G. A I: e ?4K c L’>
of the warrant« issue 1 under the man
ipitol, he sub
PÄRRISU & REMBOLD,
old I iw, tl.' y w 11 not ask for a con able to come to the c:i
This strongly
milted
a
slaloment.
Attorney :it-Law,
tinuance if the la w it.- e’f. »Senalor
sup 'Orts the policy < 1 f irrigation
Pnrn» ( <nd C o"'"«* * ;ty. I,’,-
■Williamson, of Crook (oun'y, has
Will t-u’l'i'« I" ’I«' <•>< ■ « K"
and en vs that a v • -t acreage cap
(1,«,.t i ’...iii ie. « -I in tin- s u i’« "■ i ■ un • > «
prepar-M a nclp bounty l.i.l whicl.
s Sic. nu i «■• I in I ■ - i“" 1 '>«■■•'<■
■ a itl mo: t as l: ttle ■ qip.osili a as ant
•tl” should not be leit a « e ‘-rt
Chas*. II. Leonard.
'bat could I k - [»’•tqi ir -d. I' h is tie
ATTOliSEY-AT-I.AW,
ulvaittage of requiring th" counties M r. 11 i « eh<i <k pint « nut the h -
to
pav one third ofthe bounty, thn mmkal'le result« sxperiem:« d in
Careful attention given to Callee
lions and Real Estate matters.
insuring car.» on th;-part ofei-ui - tin’ v:d ■ v < f the Nii", prac ica!:y
r. deeming Ei/vpt from bankruptcy
t .« in guarding a. ainst fraud.
Notary Public
Professor Newell of the geolngi-
The
bill
provides
for
a
$2
bounty
H arney .
-
O keocn
I
al
sunny. Professor Piucbott < f
on scalps i f coyote», wildcats
M. fitx G kbald mountain lie: s, panthers, cntigar> the agricultural department, and
T hornton W illiams
Notary Public
Attorney at Law.
Real L b ate Agen gray wdy» s and timber w tlves. ate! Repre-entat v- Newland« of Net
r«quires th it th: scalps be pr>- ”t.t ti I t. who st irte 1 th" mov ment h»
WILLIAMS A FITZGERALD
i bill for irrigation store houses
•d to th.’ comity clerk, toa th
onice in old Muonic Fuil.-lr«.
I 't g tIn Hun bol it river in N*v-
with an nilidavit s-'ting f rt :,
Btiix's,
-
O regon
,
a
la also stronglv supporte«! th»
among other thing«, the time wi e:
Tin’ hearings today were on
plan.
the animals were killed: teat tin y
8. W. MILLER,
Newbr
1.« bill bit this ha«
the
:
were killed in the cotintv «-her tic
’iect as
7'7 .“.T h ’‘•TZ
Tf*
-cal;> is pr«s<nt»<l. arul th.it tie prouglit up the whole su’ I .ji
mid
applico'
le
to
the
westernst.it»
affiant killed the Same The c.rnn-
Oregon.
Burns,
< )r<gon.
partici
'ary
California,
tv clerk issues a war Ant on th»
Nevada, Uti li
JOUS W. OSAHV county tri astir' r for the a mo’iiit Washington, Idaho.
W. L. MARSDEN,
Wyoming. Color •:«!»»,
Montana
due, and at the end of the mot: III
MfiRSDEN & GEARY,
and
certifies to the secretary of state Kansas, Nebraska, South
l’ln sicians and Surgeons.
North
Dakotas.
the ■ni'iiint of warrants ¡«•ued
BURNS, OREGON.
wiit iftipon thè «tate treisurer i.«-ti.,-
Bars Ad» From First Issue.
:l state warrant in f,tv.tr cf th
Oftr? at reside net.
tGT n
countv for two-third« <>f’.li" ammutii
William J. Bryan has rcfuseii a
paid by thè countv. Th" state war
H. KLEBS, M. D.
rant» are to !«■ paiil < ir cf thè gen- big advertising propi’ition from
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
•■ral fumi. False swearing in and a repr» tentative of an English .* lap
OlHee at 1>JT
.ifiiilavit req'tircd by Ibis act i.« manufacturer, who offered to sign
a contract for $10,00«' fir the back
triade |» ’j irv.
Brux.«,
Or.F.uox,
page of th’ Commoner fir a etat'-d
Telephone No 171
peri al, I- ginning with tl.- first i--
«ue. next week.
II. «. Crown(on
L
IILiuard
Mr Bryan, h i.r- ver, will not
Hibbard Ac Brownton.
Great compl.iint has for ye ire deviate from his original announce
I >E> 'I I- I S.
Offi*** in bull 11;.g ivrtr.erly occupied fc? M ff arisen against the reckless use of ment that the initial number of
the branding iron on range cattle
his paper shall be pure reading
Burn.’. Oregon.
say« the Breeder'«
tier’s Gazette
Gazett« Hu matter.
manitarians have cried out against
»gain
< E. Standlee. NI. IX.
the inhumanity of this torture by
ßatikabip Iowa.
PH YSICI.IN A N D SURGEl)N.
fire, and the more utilitarian pro
(All calls answered pn npt’y )
test has been h d.o-d that it darna-
DBEW-EY,
ORE »ON
ges by thou and« of d dl «rs the Tai-
tie of the hides from cattle thn«
n
brand»«!, It fieally come t ' «tic!> a
pass that some owners were not
JOHN MeMCLLEN
content u ntil they had plastered
huge brartrfs on the ri
of their
eatt'e »a that thev co
!<e easily
numi.
arir by wi
Ted enw-
illout- a hr
Cloudy dar» p-<
X5
ronxenier- of a lata"'
miking »ittir g-..
brand i» c >nred’d, but is not wt.rth
hed in ci
tb. e «t w !.• ■' th' !.. 1 - ' tl.' to I”
ffecte.
Grw.J wood
at
‘ docked'' o«i account of the leather Frank Jack
in
Inetantaneon» peocess u
r’lined bv th»’ I ran ling iron. Tit- BsfM. t’al
ex e i«rv»1r.
quest;«» t Las ertr’ge i the clo»e»t •:.d will deli'
a d aalisfactt»
9n*r 1 1
■ tt '
' f fl '*?»*f,|l f*l*
EXPECTS TO REACH THE POU; will be delivered nt Vancouver in
I ample time. She in nn improved
Senate bill No. I'.*, which passed
Frnm, mid includes nil the liest
the legislature in b.itith houses pro CAPTAIN BERNIER OF QUEBEC DIS-
of th. antarctic
THE SENATE ADOPTS JOINT MEM vides I' r an appropriation of$2000
GUSSES EXPEDITION
y^'8 n°W b”1,d"iR
Twelve or
ORIAL TO CONGRESS.
to pay the expei-.ees of a delegation
tourteen men will accompany me.
of five Indian War veterans ami
Many have otTered themselves from
two members of the G. A 1!. to
the United State, Canada and else
Will Take New Route >ia Behrinz Surahs'
Would be a Serious Blow to Stockraisiag In- Washington und return for the pur
where.
I .peels to Reluxnin Less Than
di»stry--Co:npriscs Several
pose of inter«-» eding with congte. s
Four Years,
"I attach the greatest value to
Million Acres
in favor of pensions for Indian War
(lie Marconi system of communicat
veterans of the Northwest. When
Captain J. Elzar Bernier of Que ing with my base.
Salem, Or. Jan 17.—The senate the bill came up for final passage
"Of course, I shall stick to the
bec, who has volunteered to maki a
memorial introiluced I y William in the senate. Senator
Voyage of discovery to tho North ship as long as possible,” he said,
son, one t f great interest to th»' pen spoke in favor of the bill,
Pole by a new route and by aid of "but I shall be prepared to leave
I’le of En.'t« rn On gon, was adopted in part:
inventions of his own for ice travel- I her and make a dash for the pole.”
by the senate. It is as follows,
"Tiie slate of Oregon is now sup ing, has prncticallv completed his
"To the II.(iu rahle Senate ami porting ôtl Indian War veterans al
Oklahoma Wants Statehood.
arrangements in England, and will
House of II. jut's ntutives of th.’ the expanse of 15000 a year in the
sail for Canada in a few days, to
United States of America: Your Soldiers' Home, and others are be
submit his ideas to Sir Wilfrid
A statehood convention for tho
memorialists, the Senate and House ing supported by the indigent fund
Laurier.
purpose of urging upon the present
of Representatives of the state of supplied by each county, and ibis
"My plan," he said, is to start congress the immediate passage of
Oregon, resp-etfully represent:
is an economical measure. From via. Behling Straits, follow the an enabling act providing for early
‘ That there is now [lending before a ‘cold-blooded’ business proposi-
coast of Siberia anil enter the ice statehood, will be heid at Guthrie,
the congress of the United States a tion ¡1 will be a grand investment
between Ilia and 170 degrees east Ok., January 30. The call was
bill for mi net which provides in for the state of Oregon now to pro
longitude, and then push north as issued bv iSiddey Clarke, chairman
effect nn i suhgtmice that the sup vide $2000 to enable the Indian
far as the ice will permit. If the of tho Statehood Executive Com
el vision and control of thn United War veterans to seeuie the passage
ship attains a better position than I mittee. It says:
States forest re.-erves shall be with of this pension bill, and save tin
the Jeanette, I expect to reach the
"The committee believes that
drawn from the Department of the state of Onto i from this exjieme
pole and ri turn within three or Oklahoma should be admitted to
Interior, where the same is now re
Of course this is a selfish way ti four ve.irs. i'his will not liens dif statehood by action of the present
posed, and pb.c d in the D p.irt- look nt the subject. These men de
lieu': ■■:« : i Jeanette found it, be- congress, and it appeals to all
m"iit of Agriculture.
serve to be treated with higher re
’’
misin has now more classes of our peoplo to unite in be-
“T hat f ir many years past there
spect. The t rritory i.f Oregon and on. t.:i g- t b i■ l irinerly.
half of the movement, which will
has bei n within the state of Oregon
its successor, thè state of Oregon, is
1 '
include not only give tho benefit of home rule and
:i forest re«ery«t known ns tho Cas
indebted by specific contract tc
- p de, Imt sound scii'ti- economical government and which
cade forest re-.-rve, comprising sev
the-e men to this very day to more tilii nli.i M otions not heretofore promises to accelerate the career of
eral millions of acres of forest lands,
than ll,()00,0"tl, and, besides this, compli'ti I. achieved. Tho ship progress.”
ami your memorialists r<present
they did a work for us, who are
that, the mln icistratiun of the af
their sons and successors, that is r
fairs then 4 by the Department of
above price, ami hail this general
”i
l’iii-inivr ami . aitino insinui.
4
the Interior has been eminently
government been compelled to sc ><l
Il C. 1.1 vi sa, V ick I' hkhiiikkt .
sati factory to those whose imerest-
troops fiom the Atlantic Slitte.« ( ■
r*7
tre most afl’ccted, nnd such provi
put ilown the. Indians here, it
sions and control of said rt stive-
would have cost the general govern
liisbtcn so administered during
ment over $ 100,00« i,0l>0.”
1N< ’< )G 1 ’< Hi Al Ill >.)
sucli time as to fully accoii [dish
I lie purpose and epii it of the nets
BURKS, OREGON.
Clippings frojii Near by Exchanges.
and ’»r.iclamations relating to for
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000.00
est reserve«
\ < li’iK’i'.il Bnnkinu; Business Transnet«’«!.
' That the Cascade forest ri serv<
Director*: IV. V King,
I. S Geer
Geo. Fry,
embraces acri s of luxuriant graz
VV. E Triscb.
J (!. Weleotne.
ing lands which have be« n utilized
for block grazing } tirpo-e« < vet
An Oregon voting man. Edward r
< 'm r< -,-q ><>n< lent'e Invited.
r ’■?
-ince ti e first setth ment of tin N .!“hn«on. won the highest honors Lx >
.-t-.le of Oregon.
in his class al West Point.
"That your iir nmri.iiii-ts nre ad-
There are two bad things about
<1 that the Department tf.'.gri- cigarette smoking; first the ciga
dlture is adverse tn the [>risent rette, and second, the boy who
system of grazing of stock in the smokes it.
o>r«’.-t lescives, h uch the «am«'
Id i-t’Tn Oregon should le repre
Aorks no ii jury on the timber
BURNS,
—
—
—
OREGON.
sent'd in congress—in one house or
therein.
‘That to w it Lira v the privih g the oth'-r—but it isn't. Eastern
Draw« [ilan, makes < t Itiiih-.rlc
Buildings put up within tho amount ..f
of grazing in the fori st reserves [ Oregon is too easily satisfied, It figures given tn estimates,
J-r'/".-'utisfaeti»ti guaranteed.
woiibl 1 e a most u ri< us ami i’ j iri- sh.nild demand what is due it. If
ous blow to one of the most impor it dois not it will never get it.
tant industries of th" state of Ore
The h -p«l ituro should endeavor
gon, vis., the sti i kraising indm try to pass an ni t that would compri
"That your meinoritili«’» |>rot'st the nrtiet <>n the Port'nnd Oregoni
■igainst any l.i.v or rule which tends an Io do better work. No ’notier
Brick aix I lime alw.-ty« on hand at the yard. J-t7‘ Bendenco Hanley house.
or promises to deprive the firming
would i ’■ r be able lot* cognize Ivr
and st'ickrising | opulation of Ori
»•>n after that artist has ‘’done”
gen of the privil* • - lieri to'ore en
him.
j iyed by them, and tinder expect»-
A M'tine-ol young man attempt
of the continuation of tviiich they
have settled in a country far dis ed Io kiss a v 'ting ladv of bis ac
tant from railri ads and markel- quaintance N'-.v Year's day and
ai.<1 there establish homsB and : «be stuck In-r hat pin in ldtn.
Blood poison set in and now the
farm«.
"That your m« mori.ili.-t« protest voting man is «let ping under the
igainst any law or rule that will »now.
¡r
ine Citeens Bank
Harry C. Smith,
Contractor and Builder
Jricl; Laying and Plastering.
withdraw the direct lujiervision of
the forest resi rvi-s from forest of
ficer« demonstrated ts lie aide. «f’i-
cici t and practical, and place it in
hands unknown and untried and
reconimended only by their theor»-
lical learning
"Wheref'ire. your memorialist«
orotexl against any departure from
present la« « and condition», and
the Ser it-irs ami Repr'«entativex
of tie’ stat if Oreg.,n are r< q'ltxted
to use th r" utmost end« avors to
prey«- nt th" so rue.”
Le U¿ à Clark Fair.
Port-
Man-
«' a»Mciati' n recently it
was «It-ctderl to hold a fair in P«jft-
land in 1‘.' '5 to ceb-Lrate th»* fi-«t
cent. tiniai of tli" I-ewia .<r Clark ex
pedition
A lompnny will I* incorporated
at once for ♦ toO,<►>«) with, suthority
to ir«ue Lot.da in addition to stock
Ag nis will I«* sent to Washington.
Montana. Id aho and Wyoming to
lav th<* matter t* for** the lrgi-lrtur»*
an<l a*k -operatUm arw! eppn pri-
ationw. Tn* <?hy of Poftlarxl and
ibe alate < f Oregon will lx* a«kf<l
for finarj<Hal ahi.
At
land
Oí Plows, I IaiTows, Buggies and
Hacks just received at C. H.
Vœgtly’s, headquarters for every
thin'/
in the hardware line . •
< ’
J’oormn is the t nine of a Marion
countv )egi«Intor who will vote for
Corbett for United States senator
I’rohftblv them will be nothing in a
name after he ha« a chance to vote.
\t b-ast hi» name i» «ugg stive: n <l
taken in connection with his vote,
BURN?
it is mor» so.
Ikuncy Valley Brewery.
O reoon .
EVERYBODY CAN DRINK GOOD BEER
Ri ri-exentativc Geer of Malli» tir
’¿CART I’.oi TLES DELIVERED IN BURNS, »150 PER DOZEN
and Harnee counties ha» introduc
id a bill providing for the reloca
tion of the count v seat of Mnlhetir
county; nl«o a bill ri Liling to
ns«rs tors and equalization of taxe».
Five Callon kegs $2.00 delivered at
your home in Burns.
The only wnv to do a thing i" to
do it right. It is folly to pursue
half-wav measure«.
Tcloplione TKTo. 5.
WOLDEWBERC <St BERG
I take« two to m ike nn engage
ment—and a lawyer to get tlo best
of it.
Every mother believes her I uby
is so nice that bit - of « irked i e -
pie are waiting for an o|i|iorturiity
to steal it.
Innrer ha* adapted a new
lilwrnl I oxing or»linin» e, and
the w -men vote there
first hâtionâl Bûnk J
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A ( h ' imt - i I Banking Business imnsdtted
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