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BURN'S, HARNEY COUNTY, ORI GON, FEBRUARY tt>, 1901.
VOL XI’» •
A HARD FIGHT FOR TRADE
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
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CENTRAL OREGON?
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE— OREG05 :
Senator.
•esgineu
ney General . -
Feruór
h r ary ol ¡state
Ls tirer
kt. Public Instruction,
te Printer
.........
¡reme Judge«
t
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Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Aiming for
G. W. Mi Bri.te.
Prineville and Buras--Lead Trade
Joseph bimon
|Thug. Tongue.
to Sau Francisco.
fM A. Moody
.1). R. N. Blackburn
................. T. T.Geer
.............. FI Dunbar Fiom Thv Oregonian.
C 8 Moore
San Francisco’s efforts to get the
......... J II Ackerman
......... W H Loed« trade of Eastern Oregon are said to
) R. rf. Bean.
....> C. Wolverton lie at the bottom of the troubles of
’ F. A. Moore
the Columbia Southern railroad.
The Columbia Southern is pro­
jected through the state t » Kla­
math
Falls and
Lakeview.
coerrv— habnkv ;
This would open the country tn
Janie«
A
Spa-row
aty Judge
It. RtcbarUmin Portland merchants and bring its
i: A Miller
1. <i anda
..JR Johnson trade this way.
The Nevada-Cali­
reyor .........................
•’-TtFc
Geo Shelley
'A TENT Cl
riff..................... •
J W Buehauan fornia-Oregon Railway, a narrow­
.
J
-
Bam-rt
do I Superintendent
.............. E J X obit* gauge line that extends northwest­
;k Inspector ...
A. Venator
I
lin.bbiouers
R J WilliUlUB ward from Reno, Nev., 'o Tertno,
Í
HARNEY Ü. S. I. AND orrics:
Geo. W It a' cs Cal., a distance of 130 miles, is also
ister
....... CtniB Newell
eiver
................
aiming for the same territory, its
right of-way agents being now in
SOCIETIES.
the field in the vicinity of Silver
SYLVA REBEKAII Degree No. 13
Meets every 1st aii'i o.l Weduvsitay.
Lake. Lake county, on the way to
Tillie jordan X. <».
Frankie Brenton Bee Ser’y.
Prineville. The building of this
A. O. ü. W. Burn, Lodge, No. 47
road would mean the drainage of
Meel.everj rrtdAyutghL ^^^ m w
that vast region to San Francisco,
E II Hoyt. Rec.
through Renn Junction, on the
HARNEY LODGE. NO. 77, I. O O F.
Central Pacific. The Columbia
.Meets at Odd Fellow, Hail. ever. Ssnir t»}
Southern has the best start fur that
m.
J M D.lfat s-“-
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w V Kins. seev.
field, and it is the game of the San
Ffanciseo interest.« to block it with
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
litigation until the other line shall
C- Ä- SWEEK
get c< inmand of the situation.
ATTORNEY AT-LA'V,
This purpose of interests adverse
Orerò”- to Portland and Oregon is believed
to have been revealed by the suit
GEO. s. SIZEMORE,
brought last week by Chas. Alt-
attorney ,
scbul and Thomas D. Rambaut
teal Fl6' > vrns , ............................ O regon . against the Columbia S .utl.ern,
.rc
^^^■l'ollec.ior-, Land business, and Lea'
9F»> te niHlier pi-ouij’lv tended to.
asking that a receiver lie appointed
to take.charge of the affair» of the
,W BIGG»,
I".- I".-* t i'.' -
o
company. Their ground for <hi«
6:
Biggs & Biggs
iction is that .Ley are stockholders
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW,
s. Pr
tn the c impany. ami they deem the
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OREGON. course of the present management
B HNS,
ide to
Practice
in
all
tbe
courts
of Ore. of tbe corporation to be piejudicial
ilcstiosfl
Collections promptly made.
to their inter« sts. They further de­
I.
fine their attitude in these words:
p.
A
RSMBOLD
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South Afa|
Your orator, Charles Altselml. i-
ar in th: fl
PARRISH & REMBOLD,
ihe owner of the lam! grant of the
The Intfl
.* t turneys-a t-Law,
Willamette Valley <V Cascade
s; Our fl
l'iirn^
;t«nd
Crtnj’on Ci’y.1 Ott-'jon.
Mountain Military Wagon Road
ihmentsfl
Will iHH' iice it» th»* couru t>f Hurney ’”"i
Cumpaiiy, which extends from Al­
i The fl Nritr.t 1-.•unlive t> »I in ti*•• bfli-rcine ex.un 011
bany, Or, to Ontario, Or, undin
¡talizatiafl siate, »tun u.«o in U. a. lana ufiice.
eludes the townsite of Prineville,
I equalljH
Chas. II. Lconaixl,
toward « h ch the road of dtfi ndant
ATT iRNEY AT-LAW,
c iiiipauv i» beading, ami adj .cent
/ of tacr.
t'areful attention given t*> C’ollic- 00 mtry Ami vour orator,Thomas
t Amene
I) K im nut. has an interest in said
tions and Real Estate matters.
'tanton ñ
land grant contingent upm a sale
Notary Public
>. TVáfy.
o" the same Ifing made bv or
H arney ,
-
O regon
through him The right« and ori-
l RD
vlg. sofa stockholder ill the de-
M.
r
ITZG
eiial
J
f-n<i.u«t eon.tianv are of. sp. ci.ti
ANNU 1 T hornton W illiams
Notary
Pobiic
|
Attorney ai Haw.
Real l.aiau* Agen» and jieculiar value to your orator
and cannot be estimated in p-cuni
WILLIAMS Jc FITZGEEALD
•iry damages.
I Ofiice xn ola Mátenle I uilding.
Alt-chul's home is in San Fran-
eieo.
H<* owns about 4.‘>0.0l)0 acres
-
O
regon
B urns ,
CO YQ
of lam! in Oreg n tint could not
zn. i
ut be immei sely h m filed bv th»
8. W. MILLER,
uilding of anv railway toil The
PU3LIC.
Columbia Southern is v t 50 miles
Burns, - - - Oregon
awav from Prineville, but it lias a
route surveyed through that town
W. L. MABSDEM,
JOHN W. GEARY
to the southern border of the state
How the building of the Columbia
MARSDEN & GEARY.
Southern, or anv other rail:, a I, to
Physicians and Surgeons.
Prineville could injure Abschul’s
BURNS, OREGON.
land grant is hard to uml» rstand.
nt rmidenee,
I’tione Ao
It is said that he is inter« st -d in lite
Nevada Calif»rr.ia-f>regoii
road.
H. KLEBS, M. D
w!,i h would t xplatn his attitude
Anv railroad would benefit him
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
greatly, but hi» own line, that would
7 is sifl
Oflicc at Dr. Volp's residence.
■pen up and hand!e a la.-ge volucun
1. g :11a
O regon .
Bl BNS.
-f trade for hi- own town, would be
pl
his preference, and bis purjeise
Telephone No 171
Would be served bv delaying th1
H. ». Brownton
L K. H ibbard
progress
of the Columbia Southern
like it
Hibl»:»r<l «St Brownton, until his own road would be secur«-
four
I )E>.TISTS.
ly in the field. This is the explan­
Officr in buiàdiDX formerly occupied by Mr»
ation given bv men who lay clain>
Bnrn*. Or. iron.
, to inaide information of the !»itiia-
tion. 8'iccess nf the Colutiibia
C. E. fAtanellee. Ni. D..
Southern would mean orinu’iig a
PHYSICI LN AND SURGEON, large area t,( Eastern Oregon into
I Al! calla answered fr» nq tlv )
cl >se t.iuch w:th Portland: its em­
DREW'EY,
OREJON
barrassment would mean the drain
Haw
ing of that region to San Francisco.
Of Se
The business relations of Lake
I <r»'
and Klamath counties are ahead?
TOIIN M *M I' I.I.EN
f y J
largely with San Francisco.lwcause
their most <ynveui«nt ro'd» to
market lead that war. Term» ia
only •’»'> miles southernly from
B-irn.
Lakeview.
Cloudy days preferred for
The p»«>ple of E istern Oregon de­
making sitting*. F hot os fin-
sire an outl-t to Portland and are
■ bei in carbon and platinum
friendly with tn- Colombia South­
ffects.
Like any oth*r |*«.|».e eimd
a ern.
InMantaneon«
arb situuted, th-v will patronite
n ten«’ r*!r. Fi rut cl a «« w rk
a California rati road if tbev must
a- d
on mar* teed.
ft means much to Oregon to have
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SIXETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
. M. D- CLIFFORD
IctJilUae
............ Wir. Millet
riet Attorney
.................. 1 S Geer
i-Be|.reae illative
........... J W Morrow
t-Seualor
trade relations between its own
people.
The great central plateau of Ore­
gon eff rs an tttractive field for
railroads and other busim ss enter­
prises. No other region of equal
area and recourses is so lacking in
transportation facilities. The plans
-f the Nevada-California Oregon
company are said to include n
branch line to Burns, there to con­
nect with that other narrow-gang ■
road the Sumpter Valley, that is
now building in that direction. The
Columbia Southern his similar
plans. The success the Sari Fran­
cisco merchant« have had in reach­
ing back from Ogden on the Oregon
Short Line for trade that was form­
erly handled by Portland gives
special signiticni.ee to ibis new
move to control the commerce of
a large part of the state. The ques­
tion thnt is very soon to bo d«-cided is
whether the channel that shall con­
vey the commerce of half of Oregon
will open toward Portland or to­
ward San Francisco. The lcca!
disagreement in the company are
said to be inert lv the opportunity
which the outsiders take to block
Portland’s enterprise.
THc
OREGON
COUNTIES AS
LEGISLATURE bv Doorman, was adopted by th- STRIFE
House this morning:
BORROWERS
TO
p\Y
OFF INDEBTEDNESS.
Senate Discusses Bill to Get Money at
Than Lego: Rates--!n:roduccd
by Senator Mulkey.
Lcss
“Whereas, it has been aseertain-
pd that the members of the Idaho
Legislature eontemiilate a journey
to Salem, Or., on or about Feb. 22,
for the purpose ot making acqu rin-
tances. establishing friendships and
cultivating a more close racial and
commercial relationship between
the great states of Idaho and Ore­
gon;
“Therefore, be it resolved. That
the Oregon Legislature, in twenty-
first biennial session, expresses its
greaj- pleasure at the proposed visit
nf the Idaho Legislature, and de­
clares that it will use its utmost
effort to make tlu-ir s-journ here
mutually pleasant ami profitable
"Resolved, That a copy of this
resolution be transmitted by wire
to tiie Lieutenant-Governor and
Speaker of the House of the Idaho
Legislature.
II
"Be it further resolved,
committee of three on the
the House and two mi the
the Senate be appointed
the members of the Idaho
tore at tiie state line at the time of.
their visit to the Oregon Legisla
ture. in session assembled at Salem
Oregon.”
AMONG
WITHDRAWN
STOCKMEN sheep titan a cattle proposition, he
OF CATTLEMEN FROM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
It ¡3 Claimed That Cattlemen and Sheepmen
Cannot Have Issodotions
in Common.
said, the ratio is about $150 from
the cattlemen to $1 50 from the
sheep interests.
"In this c invention where cattle­
men, sheepmen, brokers and com-
mi--ion men, stockyards and pack­
ing interests, railroad men and
others. And the Chicago conven­
tion will prove an exaggeration of
this. What interests have the
cattlemen in Chicago?”
"Will this tend to disrupt tho
National Livestock -Association?”
"Well, there will be a heavy with­
drawal of catti-men from it; and it
would not surprise me if it did not
List verv long The Denyer conven­
tion will be thoroughly n cattle af­
fair. and according to what I have
heard, ! slmuhl say that the new
association to then take definite
shape there, will consolidate all the
cattle interests in the West.”
Regarding the conflict in the con­
Salem, Or., Feb. 9—The senate
vention of tin- National Livestock
this foreno m b id under consider­
convention which was recently held
ation Senate b.ll No. 131. by Mul­
in Salt Lake City, and wlii.ih cul
key. to allow county courts to bor­
minuted in the orgairzation of two
row money al a lower rate of inter­
separate organization, tlui Tribune
est than the legal rat- provided bv
nf Jatdiiiry 25th savs:
law. fin- bill has been reported
Local cattlemen regard the or­
unfavorable bv the judi iary com­
ganization cf the American Cattle
mittee, but Senator Mu key urged
Grower's Association as the initial
the passage of the bill notwith-
step in a move to separate entirely
standing the report. The bill is a>
tlie interests of the cattlemen and
follows:
sheepmen.
court
of
any
"That the Cfunty
A C. Cleveland of Nevada, in
county of this state tn iv, when they
speaking of I lie sit tuition yesterday,
After Victoria but one actually
deem it expedient for the purpose
said: "Tim feeling among the ruling queen remains—Wilhelmina
of paying any outstanding indebt­
cattlemen during convention week if lb Ilan 1. Of seventy-four rulers
edness, or when the tax 1< vv for
was quite strong on the matter. mi the earth twenty-two are presi­
anv year shall prove immffieient
Fully one hundred cattlemen have dents, lift- -u two k'ngs and six uro
for the running exp uses of the
joined the new association ami put einp rois. This is one of the things
county for any year, borrow money
uii th-ir $5 each, ami by the time which will not “lio the same in 100
and issue county warrants tin refer,
the ti:.-l e invention opens in Den years.”
sti-h warrants t> be ofsuch denom­
ver, M ) <-li 5th, membership ought
ination
as
the
court
.«hall
deem
Withdrawal from Cuba.
to h iv< i- ■ is-d into the hundreds,
An Ohio maw, aged 112 j’ears, is
best: provided, however, that such
if not int i thousand*. It is evi­ now threatened with nervous pros­
Washington, Felt. 9-.—It is HOW warrant« shall state on the fac
dent num ami more that the cattle­ tration. Ills physician attributes
apparent to the officers of th- ad- thereof the rate of interest th- saun
men ami rhe pmen cannot have his dangerous condition to the ex-
th**
Wm
Glassman,
s|
uki
r
of
shall
bear,
but
in
no
case
shall
such
ministiation that it would bi- scarce­
ly possible for the United States to rate of interest be more than ti per house of th- Utah legislature, while assoeiatt ins in common, The Ilig ei-.-ivi) use of t ibaeco during the
withdraw wholly f.-mn the govern­ cent per annum, but the rate may­ addressing tin* joint assembly of convent; hi of 1 i t week was more a l„st. ninety-seven years.
ment of Cuba under the most fav­ be as much less as ti e county couit the legislative bodies of Utah and
orable circumstances before next mav be able to borrow money for.” Idaho at Boise tbeother day, struck
Senator Mulkey said that he in- th key note when he uttered ll e
fall at the earliest. This is conced­
.1 . W. I’ll- . P m ESIDLNT AND AI TINO VAHHIIK.
tioduced
the hill because the ¡urn- f illowing words:
ing the possibility that the Cuban
11
I. evi . sa , V u e P residi nt .
"We are here to bi ml closer those
convention may adopt a constitu­ ¡de of I’.i'k county wanted it.
tion entirely acceptable tn this gov­ Polk county has been unfortunate bonds w-idirig Idaho to Utah so
ernment on or before April 1 next and has been plunged into debt-* that in future wo may »ml will
INUORI’t >L’AT1 .1 >.)
It is rec ignized < n all sides that it on which it is ¡Living(> p-r cent in­ move t igether in nil things of great
will require s- vsrai months after terest. It is desired that this debt moment. It seems at this time ns
BURKS, OREGON.
the adoption of the constitution to fie refunded ami that the rate be though the western states were tn
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000.00
complete tlpj organization of the r do-id to I percent, thus saving rect-iv.* something from the genera)
government for reclamation of our
Cuban government and have it in 2 p r «•< nt.
A < i<*ii<-i*al I tankin'. 1511 si i h *.- h Ti-misaeh '<1.
President Fulton ami S.-nntor irid bind« \Ve mu«t work together
succesi-ful operation All the na­
Guo. Fry,
Directors: \V. Y. King,
I. S Geer
tional officer.-- n.iwt be chosen, law- Boot.i segg '«ted that tiie maximum for lliis end. The entire arid sec­
J ('. Welcome.
W. E Trisch,
i nact-d f-r the collection of reven­ rate provided in th- I ill be chsng-d tion should stand ill soli I phalanx
< '< >t r< -.-]>< >n< b 'ii<'<* Invited.
ues and the establishment of a sta­ and it wa« reduced to 5 p« r ( t-iit fir its rights. In tin past, while
ble government, a polic- force or 1 Mulkey thought that in almost th- east au l south got whatever
constabulary organized to take tie- every county money can be pro they aski- I for, we of tile west got
nothing. If we do as they have,we
¡dace of the United S‘ it.-s military duced at 4 [nr cent or even I crp .
Smith of Baker iqi[>o«i d the bill will have our dost rts and then you
f irce for the preservaiion of peace
and the maintenance of order ami on the ground that it n mid encour­ will have six 11 mr a as much water,
many farms and home.«
the municipal government org iniz- age extravagance and would b n! «ix times
■d
hr this country, at least three the counties to incur debt* in ex­ mil cities and p-ujile. M b it is for
months’ notice is given of a g neral cess of their constitutional limit Idaho's interest is for Utah's inter­
BURNS,
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OREGON.
election and it is urged that, o.ving H-did not heli-v.' in nittlmrizing I est. W’o a«k you Io stand together
Drav. I’I. iii , iinikfs '»tiiiuit. - » hr. Building* put up within the amount of
to the conditions in Cuba wh-real; county courts tn Imrro v m >ney with the other intermountain states
ligures given ill estimates.
j ;/".-'atr fat lion guaranteed.
the preliminary electoral machinery While county courts may lie ami an 1 we will all thus receive our
just
<b
a.
rts.
”
probably
aro
honest,
he
believed
in
has yet to be ¡>r pared, it will tak-
more time to prepare f-r tin- elec­ following thn words of the prayer:
lore:!,piers iixcel Boxers in Murder.
tion of the pr. -id-lit and oth r mi "Lead us not into temptation ’’
Senator Booth favori I th- bill on
tional officers, after which the ad­
ministrative officers must be ap-1 the ground that it i- a m-a-ure in ' N- v York, Feb 9.—A dispatch
p »int-d and the i ecesciry laws en­ interest of economy. H- though' to th- Her ibl from Pekin » i vs Briek »nd linie slwsy» on land at the yard. { i'" 'lesidence Hanley hou»«.
I'li ■ fam lv of I.a ben, minister of , ,
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acted before the structure » f govern­ that it is b itter f >r -ountie» to p i
ment cir, be properly established 5 per cent interest than <» per cent, foreign afr.lits, who Was executed
At any rate, such is the view of ami that they Should refund tl.-ir by the empress dowager because be
II would not sanction th»i anti-foreign
the officers of tin- administration.as debts to accomphs'i that -ml
stated today by a prominent mem thought th» 8-nator from Biker movement, linvi-1 >4g"d a complaint
tier of the Cabinet who is thorough­ should have qiiol-d the next cl.mse with the international government
ly familiar with the situation. This of the praver. "But deliver us from ■ if Pekin, charging Bishop Envier,
gentleman said -Iso that when to- i vil.” Th : taxpayers want to he who is now in France, with ■ooting
Cuban governm nt is sacce-sluliv delivered from th evil of high- r their house of money and valúa-
in operation, the United 'tate- interest th tn is n ee-- iry.
bb-s to an aggregate of a millón
M ivs of Multnomah thought the teals (about $700,(MIO) on tiie day
troops will be withdrawn from the
i-land. Su< 11 withdrawal. h- «aid judi - ary committ-e hid given du. „ft-r th« s-ige was raised.
The League <>f Civil'ai» Lootrrs,
would ’>e made when the Cuban consideration to the merits of the
government required it and it wa* bill ami that their recommendation of al! nationalities, his l»een dis­
dearly apparent th it that govern- should not be set aside except upon rupted by diiler'-ni-es which have
aris-n over the divisori of the spoils,
ment was f illy cap'i I- of main­ goo 1 reason being shown.
Senator Mulkev RtAt-d that he i« and there now s ems to t>e n charier»
taining peace and good order.
Old «»ON.
all the more iv f .vor < f the bill be for bon» -t men. including the Chi BUR NF
EVERYBODY
CAN
DRINK
GOOD
Bl
I
II
cause it is bring opposed by stre«t- nese. to g»-t their dues.
Will Reclaim Much % rid Land.
art eoi 11.L' DELIVERED IN BURNS. $150 PER DOZEN
curb brokers, who never invest their
If on -tenth of the charge» of
A recent <ii*pitch from Boise. money in progressive enterprises, murder, a-saiilt ar.d ro'»l>"ry against
Idaho savs: The final step »<> fir but invest it tn warruuts, thus liv­ the foreigner» are substantiated, a«
as th" slate is concerned, w >« tak-n ing on the interest on the public there is much reason to believe will
today in one of bigge-t reclamation debt. He bad een approached by l>e the case, Christendom will Lave
pr-p .-¡tion« und'-r th- Carey act sech a man with the request that cause to l»lusli for shame, 1 hr
vet undertaken. The state lat.d he oppose th" bill, for if it mould family of Lu 8en state that th-
board cl:>s»-.l th" deal with th«.* pars, his occupation Wuubl be gone stolen properly i» now in itie pos
American Fal'.a Power A Canal .Mulkey said that the onpet of th" •e»»ion of Herlieri Squires, flr.t
C'unpanv, which means ultimately bill is not to p- rm.t county < uit- secretary of the American legation,
the reclamation of a tract of about to borrow money, with which to and m at»out to Ire aliipped away.
"0.000 acrea. Of this. 51,000 ac res pay increased expenses, but to re­
is part of the public domain, sub­ duce the rate of interest on debts
H oward ‘t ante, PM«io«»r
The Oregonian still insists that
W. R
ject to purcha.se under provisions already incurred. He would there­
J. II. Mitchell is a candidate for
of the Carey act, at 50 cent» an fore move that the bill ter recom­
U. S Senator, while that gentle­
acre, the lemainder being state mitted to the judiciary committee
man
lias announce I etnp'.iati ally
with instructions to amend it ro
land*.
that
he
is not.
Not only will this great body of that it would expressly apply only
lan»l l»e reclaimed, bi t it is alm -• to tbe refunding of debts, an<1 so
certain that a very large factory that tn refunding, tbe money shall
When you wa-it u;
will l»e establishe»! to manufacture l>e borrowed from the pers-ns who
work send your orden
sugar from L*-’’ growri on ti • will take tbs io weal rale of interest fie». W - k»ep a nie« lino of «ta
\ General ß<:nkin<t Busin- ss Imnsacted
land.
.
tioii iry for that p-.r;»-,— and i n
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
Sal«:», F-' V— Tbe f diowing pftem ar- m I >w •* good work atul
Cail and tee timplt« uf our job
"oteurrer.: r 'sitian, in'roduecd g -xi materia! will justify.
print* f.
The Citizens Bank
Harry C. Smith,
( Contractor and Builder — «Oli.
asteria?.
Ol Plows, Harrows, Buggies and
¡¡acks just received at C. II.
Wvgtly’s, heiKkjuartcrs for every
thin(j in tiie hardware line.
Harney Valley Brewery
Five allon kegs $2.00 deilvered at
your home in Burns.
Tel oph.ono IVo. S.
WOLCCNBERC & BERC
first Rational Bank
CALDWELL, IDAHO