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BURNS, VOL. XIV. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 4, 1901 WILL BUY UP LANDS AGAIN Sheriff's saleB horeafter, without STATE SCHOOL FUND STEAL >.• offering the ready cash, as the re cent law provides that such sales - ~ ~ ------- I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: EX-CLERK DAVIS’ SHORTAGE IS JUST shall be made for caeh only. COUNTY JUDGES DECIDE TO BID AT $30.928.33. Judge Cake said: “The land al-; O.. Year ................. „..................... Six Mouth. • »................................ LOO DELINQUENT TAX SALES. ready owes the county the cash, so Three Month« so there need be no cash in the tBr OFFICIAL DIRECTORY Experts Report That the State Treasurer and 8TATB—OBBGOM I transaction.” School Land Board Could Have U.SJfcuatur« | G W. McBride. After Discossing the New Redemption Liw, i Joseph Simon Judge Gray had been in the habit Detected Defalcation. They Prepare a List of Very ,Thu«. Tongue. | of tendering count}' warrants to the . tM A. Moody CeMgreBiiaril Pertinent Questions. D. K. N. Blackburn Attorney General Sheriff for these lands, and these .............. T. T. Geer A recent dispatch from Salem Governor ............ Fl Duubar Secratary oi State warrants would be immediately says: The clerks employed by .............. C8 Moore .. J H Ackerman Mu pt. Public In it ruction The County Judges and Com cancelled. He had followed this Attorney-General Blackburn, under . W H Laed« ¿tat« Printer .................... R. 8. Hein. missioners Association are still con course at the advice of the leading authority of the legislature, to ex C. Wolverton •apNme Judge« siderable at sea, and asked some attorneys of Astoria F. A. Moore amine the books of the State Land E NINETII JUDICIAL DISTRICT. very important questions of the The respective problems were Otlice, today filed their report. WrtrielJu.tse people of Oregon, at their meeting not solved in the debate, and were The report does not show anything IHMrtct Attoruty juib—“-“1 5 /.---J * item in Judge Cake’s chambers yester condensed into the following of a material nature in addition to day,says Saturday's Oregonian. The queries: COUHTY—HARNKT : that reported by the legislative Judrere ........... Jamea A Sparrow meeting was not a large one, as Is the law on page 71, of the ■ committee. The books kept dur ! ci«rfy * . H. Richardson .............. R A Miller but seven counties were represented statutes of 1901, constitutional in I ing the term of Napoleon Davis ami ,cr .................... JR. Johnson vurveyo• Geo Shelley but the officials of other counties its title, covering and »11 Bherlt, .......... all matter con-j George W, Davis, as clerks of the ; J W Buchanan ITC Feu ........ J C Bartlett had sent word that they would ENTOfhC School Superintendent tained in the act? Does the law of I State Land Board, were examined. ' E J Noble •e tliaa a» Stuck Inspector A. Venator have been present had not circum ■ ! 1901, which was amendatory of It is shown that there was a short R J William« Kith ¿esc— I stances prevented. The out come that of 1893, enable counties to give age of $.0,978 33 during the latter’s not, fret HABNKY ü. •. OFFICI’. is gear«, I ... Geo. W Ha* c« of the proceedings will be watched : »•fitter .tents." K indefeasible title to the purchaser? f term, but that the books of Napo- Ii .Ubaa. Newell l«c«iT«r gn cou:* with interest by the Judges and [ Is the latter law a curative act, or! leon Davis are correct. The total Commissioners all over the state,as does it empower an official to per- amount of defalcation of George W. SOCIETIES. WYI.VA REBEKAH Degree No. «3 the problems debated concern the I form a certain duty? TON, D : Davis was 30,952 08. but Mr Davis LAWVAV, JfMt. every 1st «nd »d Wednesday. Tillie Jordan N. O. disposal of lands bid in by the I Does said act authorize Sheriffs had made erors in favor of the Frankie Brenton Kec. Set'y. Judges at delinquent tax sales. to sell lands for the delinquent tax- state amounting to $23 75, reducirg A- O. U. W.Burn« Lodge, No. 47. There were present Judges J. H. es of several proceeding years.other the amount still due the state by |teH.««ry Friday D. Gray, of Clatsop; J. B. Doan, of| | than those which the county has that sum. The sureties on Davis’ t E II Hoyt. Kec. Columbia: II. M. Palmer, of Linn; purenased at tax sales, where time'official bond were George G Bing- L HARNEY LODGE. NO. 77, I. O O F. Maata at Odd Fellow. Hall.ever.v Saturday A. G. Bartholomew, of Morrow: W. for redamption has not expired? ham and E. P. McCornack, the y Jon m J M Dalton N. G. WYKlux.Seey. M. Cake and Commissioners Show Can a county bid on land at amount of the bond being $5000. ers, of Multnomah; John Fulton, of Sheriff’s sales, where such lands Attorney-General Blackburn stated PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Sherman, and George A. Hartman, have formerly been bid in by such that be understood that the bond of Umatilla. Judge Bartholomew county? j will be paid without any litigation, C- A- SWEEK acted as chairman and Judge Ful These questions will be submitted ! but inquiry of the gentlemen most ATTO 11N E Y AT- L A W, ton was named secretary. Apologies to two or three well known law ' interested elicits the informotion : Ore«««. Bar«., for unavoidable absence were re firms for answer. that neither knows what action GEO. S. SIZEMORE, ceived from Judge Thomas F. Ryan The meeting was in favor of go- will be taken. In any event, the attorney , of Clackamas; E. Woodward, of ing ahead with the delinquent tax I state stands to lose nearly $2(1,000. B urn », ........... O regon . Benton; II. R. Kincaid, of Lane; j sales at the proper time, and of j In closing the report on the books , Ceitjuon«, Land butfineaa, and Real ■J. F. Stevens, of Malheur, and Geo. j tacking all the unpaid taxes of pre- during this term, the clerks present £<tata matter prunn 1 attended to. 3 C. Blakely, of Wasco. I vious years to the sum total. When this indictment against the state : j. W BIGGS, DALTON BIGGS Since 1889 county judges have : ! outside bidders do not reach these I officials: been bidding in lands at delinquent figures, the Judges will bid in the Biggs & Biggs “The State Treasurer or State; tax sales in behalf of their respec property , thus protecting the proper Land Board could have ascertained ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW, tive counties, but were not empow I I owner from the broker, who would i very easily whether or not these — — — — OREGON. B I UNS, ered to dispose of these unless the oftentimes obtain title and sp'-cu- statements were coriect. Practice in all the courts of Ore. owners decided to redeem them. The report does not set out in de ; late on I he property to the detri Collections promptly made. The legislature of 1901 undertook to ment of both county and delinquent tail the manner in which each item O.A.B*«t>Ol.D C. W.I-AKKlMt empower the judges to sell these , tax payer. of dtfalcation was effected, but V.»V tmht ITVlil fllCtJ Ite.-re. lands to the highest bidder for cash, Sherman county repo.». a _ .«»y uth lh PARRISH & REMBOLD, The report of the clerks for the but left the matter of back taxes in in the?’. small amount of county lands on Attorneys-at-Law, 'he tor such doubt that this meeting was hand. Multnomah . county has term of Napoleon Davis shows that Rnrns (»nd C.nvon City.) Oregon. OuA will pr.tttee In the court, of H»rne> SOO called to discuss the proper mode none to speak of, as very few pur- during that gentleman’s incumben- Ml.outvie. and in the »irate court ul the 4 ments;' Ore jttpf and •' mu lit U.S. lanu uifice. i chases have been made by the j cv as clerk of the board, he collet t- ■ » I of procedure. The Judge Cake said he saw nothing j county judges, and what were haye fd moneys aggregating $1,172,859- rt lizatiot Char». II. Leonard, in the new law that would prevent been redeemed. Delinquent taxes ; 45, and turned over to the State equally A ttorney - AT-i. aw , the sale of lands for the full amount and non paid mortgage taxes may Treasurer the same amount, Careful attention given to Collec if txk: of back taxes, and that the county be effected by the working of the | The clerks also say that they tions and Real Estate matters. Amtro judges could bid them in for their law, however, to the tune of $200,- were unable to find a cash book in Notary Public nton & respective counties, provided out 000. , which swamp and tide land re Navy- H arnf . v , - O regon side bids were not high enough to Umatilla county has $8000 worth J ceipts were entered, though the M. F itx G kbald cover the accumulation of charges. and Linn county $2500 worth in | book is frequently referred to in ID Taorwros W illiams Notary Public Attore«) st Law. Judge Palmer the ledger containing this account, Real Estate Ageut He suggested that this mode of the’98 tax roll. .NNl1 procedure be gone through with I was not advised as to amounts on Not being able to check up the s WILHAMS A- FITZGERALD > inyut aftei July 1, 1901, when the new 1 iw hand from purchases made by his ledger with the cash book, they >Of|iC4 in ol<l Maa«nk- Building. goes into force. He saw nothing to ■ predecessors. compared the receipts shown in the BL rn *, - O regon ia The convention adjourned at 5 ■ ledger with the original deeds. prevent county judges from buying It is also stated that the printed these lands year after year, so long P. M., to await the call of the chair- ,0 YE« APERIP 8. W. MILLER, as individuals did not oiler the de-' man, and the visiting judges pre- report of Napoleon Davis’ term pared to return to their homes doe* not correspond entirely with linquent sum in full. OTARY PUBLIC. Judge Gray, of Astoria, felt very Each expressed himself as feeling the records, and a number of erors Oregon much relieved on hearing Judge, benefited by the debate, and con- ire cited. It apjtears, however, that Cake’B opinion, as ne feared there siderably relieved of anxiety over these errors are probably typo- JOHN W■GKARY rnwot» , .. had l»een a put up job in the last the matter, as much depends here grophical, and were overlooked in MRRSPEU & GEARY. legislature, to enable brokers to after on the workings of the law in proofreading. I Physicians and Surgeons. On the subject of prompt pay obtain title very cheaply to lands regard to clearing up delinquent ment of money, tt.e report says: nlready (»ought up by Clatsop taxes. ! BURNS, OREGON. ,ur p. i!i 1 * ' j| county. The annual purchases of “It in evident from a careful ex I BTTkoitr .Vo, to rrtuieitee. amination of the work that the delinquent lands in his county First National Bank. money was not turned over prompt since 1889 now aggregate about H. KLEBS, M. D. ly, and at the close of the first year : $70,000, he said, and if his county v?h.S f PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Permission has been granted by of his term the clerk had some were compelled to relinquish title the controller of the currency for (10,000 which he bad not turned to these lands at a tithe of their Office in Vtegtly Building. the establishment and organization | oyer to the Treasurer, At the end value, the loss to the property own / is Sii of the first National Bank of Onta B urns . O regon . er» of Clatsop who do pay their of the second year he paid up to rio. The stockholders in this in well Telephone No 171. within alxiut (lO.fXSJ and then ran taxes would be very large. stitution are B. F. Olden, Frank R J. H Judge Hartman, of Pendleton, behind again, and so on until the Coffin, M. Alexander and Tbos. St. a Brownton L E Hibbard differed with Judge Cake, and close of his term. During all this Daria of Boise, Idaho, and William Hibl'uud At Brownton, time he had given but a (IxXJO thought the act of 1901 would be ke iti Jones, John D. Daly, Abner Rob- DENTIST!®. declared unconstitutional on ac bond.” bin«, N. U. Carpenter and E. H Office M trellSIns formerly occupied by Mr. >ur count of a technical error in the i C tetea l l. davi *' wiisbcaboi rs unknown . Test of Oregon. Bnrn«. Orvjon. wording of tbe title, which should The first meeting of the stock Attorney General Blackburn was have covered the whole matter in holders to perfect organization of other C. K. Standlee, M. D.. asked today what hi» next step in tbe Ixidy of tbe act. As to bidding said bank will be held in Ontario the land office matter will l»e He PfflrSIClAN and surgeon , on tbe same lard, bid in at a pre the 6th day of May, 1901. The said that the clerks wilt now ex (All calls answered pretn ptly ) vious »ale, be considered that im bank will likely be ready to open amine the books of the terms of W d t3 U DRKASEY, practicable. “We own the land OREGON up for business shortly after that A. Odell and M L. Chamberlain. now. and how can we buy it again?” l\ I"'".. date. So far as concerns criminal pro asked. •••••••••••••••••••••••••J be Judge The stockholders of the bank ceedings against ex-C!erk Davis, Bartholomew did not con- have secured temporary quarters gct J JO IIX McMULLEN aider Morrow county very much and will immediately proceed with Judge Blackburn say* he will YOU fl interested in the matter, as there the erection of a model, up-to-date leave the matter to the Prosecuting are no delinquent taxes to speak bank building in this city.—Onta attorney of this district. Mr. Davis left Salem a day or of, property owners coming forward rio Argus. Bwrn- — — Otego» k t’l two after the defalcation was dis punctually as a rule. He took oc Cl .udv day» preferred for W a NTXD — TRUSTWORTHY MXN AND covered eitly in February, and has casion to remark that his county is womkn to travi I ssd a-itertise for old ■wk.’ g Uttings Photo* fin not only unhampered bv delinquent e«labtt«he<i boose of solid Snaoeial not been here since. So far as can ked io carboa aad platinum he learned, no one knows where he tax lists but is also nearly out of staodiag. Salary 1790 a year and ex Beta is. peases. all paya>- le in eash. No < antas iel.t. it* outstanding warrants hav stag required Give references and en- In«txntaneo'-. process used ing beec nearly all called in. He elo«e self addressed .-aaped enve'. po •Met-.v,|y. First-c,sas work Call and «te sample* of our jot) could not see. boweyer, how county Address Manager, 335 C-xtoa Bidz a»d satisfaction guaranteed. printing judges could bij jn property at Chicago. NO. 23. Ths Times-Ji eralcL ...THE... 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