BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY. ORFGOY. JANUAR Y. i - i VOL XV «f which has InMil imzs-’ierald. RALROAD WILL EXTEND LINE and it has ore now bCBSCtUPfiON RATi’>: n« Year .......................................... Î2 00 ix Mutiths hree Months ... OFFICIAL DIRECTORY STATE—OHKCO.’I J. II Mitchell Joseph Eimou tThoa. Tongue. (M. A-Moody K-euw iu .......... ,D. R. N. Btuckburn .riiey ueueral ........ ............. T. T. Geer •rn«r ............. r I Dunbar ary ol State c S Moore □ r«r ....... J H Ackerman . CuBlle luetruct.on ............. U H Leeds Printer j R 8. Mean. / C. Wolverton remi Judges F. A. Moore XIXET1I JUDICIAL DISTRICT. l i win .’liner ■> " At«»««« irit-t Atiurncy ul-Kegrreeulatlve Bl seJi or COCXTT—HAKSEY 1 Jame« A sparrow oi.tyJudr« 11. KU h.ir lson rk ....................... K A Milter teurer J K Johnson »•yur .......... ..Geo Shelley ritf. ,i w Bu< hanan etidv>r .... .. .J <.' Bartlett oji rfupcri nteudeut .......... E J Noble ek itupectur A. Venator ... i .uiui&iiiouers K .1 Williams i office : HARNEY U. 8. LAND ...Geo. W Ha'es ..... Uitr.fc. Xu well soci ETTE». SVI.VA REBEKAH lHnire« No.l3 >.. ..; k .tri I» «"•! »U " i'' ■’I'""-' ■ .. f ’ Till» ' A.vmN- ”■ Kraukiv Hreiitun Ree Se<- y. A. O. U. W. Burna Lous«, No. 17 4« i.eveo Fd.1.1 ui¿ai. a Di]Je , u w 1. .1 lluyt. R«c. UAKNBY LODGE, N<>. 77, 1.0 0 F. .„o.,; K-. Odd EHlow. “*• w V Kius. »ei y. PROFESSIONAL CARLS. W. J. COLEMAN, Stenographer and Notary 1 ub.:e - B urns , O regon . ojies ci > i is.'uB lkir.k i.uil..iUo'. iiEO. S. SIZEMORE, attorney . O regon . ............... it HN», uitto '. »Öl’" • isâiH'i I.IKIIC. ami ■.•.iter proni» ». _ • ; ;.m t . — pro.j.ptiy iDiiilc. 1 .... ■ • ■ • fHriwiSy &. R cpl BOL ì .', |. u- >n er c. la: a fi in ed ÏJ* Alioriieys-al-Law, .mas r imi U auvo " t1 y..> 11’"gon* .vm *“ ,uv -a »•“*, . .uu.» 1 «n i i>‘ '!■< ».miei“»' ' A. V. «XM A UitiO 4“ C . • Alt li ■! »■ » 1 il »• • C’hlirl. H. l-.eon.ltU, A ttorney at - law , ‘ ](.,,ked for, as Senator Simon is not i saljdtiet| wjt|, tll0 appoint nAent fiæ term of Postmaster i’urter at I Baker City ii about to expire, and plant here providing the p> ople will Î ....111 bonus __ A to . I. help . I„ • the t. raise a small good work along. The amount n:mt»'l is so small that we predict that it could le raised in two days time. If the wool growers together with those mostly interested in buihiiiig lip this whole section of country would look to other towns where woolen factories are located and -ee what this one thing means, they would not hesitaie one moment. A pay roll of 100 men each mouth Senators express a wiilingne MS . . to defec to R pre mtativi* Moody F. NG IN rèi. US .NOW IN FIELD. Tie incorporator., of the new com­ pany are officers uf the present Columbia Southern Companv, Mr. Lytle being president, Mirs Enright secretary, and Mr. Devoe auditor of the old corporation. The new company is organized for building 1 lie ex'en-ion as a matter of eon venience tn financing the project, mid it d#es not mean that there wiil i ■ireful attention given to Collec­ be any break in the continuity of tions and Reul Estate matters. o, '-ration when t«ie new line sliali Notary Public be ready ready for business. The w hob- I tie O re ¡ on B i ’ kns . ¡property will be uracticallv one ilice in Limes-lieraid building line from Biggs to Bend. It will ' lie a standard-gauge, modern rail JlHeKSTe.s WILLIAMS M. I 1T1>oiKALI. T auvr-y-t.-. £», ; road in every respect, and well WILLIAMS & FITZGERALD ■onice is old Muonic Bullólas. B urns . O regon - MILLER, 1Î0TAB.Y PUBLIC. Burns, - - - Oregon. EXPIRE at which there were present, besides tbe Senator, Congressman Moody And a n presentative of Mr. Will-1 turned frein Montana and among other tidings that he brings is a statement that a gentleman uiTere ' 10 put in a tirst-clHss wool scouring OREGON. «ili tuu court»*? oi Urt?. 111 ('.* Ai - LAW, — _ TERMS WILL SOON awaiting a railroad. COLUMBIA SOUTHERN AIMS AT BEND of these mines alone would warrant DELAY IN APPOINTMENT OF OREGON the construction of a railroad, for FEDERAL OTF1CEÎ 15J MILES EXTENSION. . the tonnage they will yield will be large am’ constant, All these in­ Drzncbcs Will be Run to PrtaevHfc and terests hive been waiting some Ctlefation Caonat Get Tajcfier Cl time for the railroad to move for Aàhwaod--Engineers in the Held Stay L’ntli After June Election • -•To bu rus Next Season. Douegan Slated for Burns. ward, and great, activity in these fields of endeavor is sure to follow 1 A dispatch to the Oregw.;:. n from Farms' Says the Oregonion: The first the opening of the road definite move toward the long look­ and orclnuds will occupy the range Washington says: The terms of a ed for extension of the Columbia There is every reason to exjiect as number of Federal officer.» in Ore­ Southern Railroad southward into great a transportation in that coun­ gon are about to expire, and a few Eastern Oregon was made yester­ try as was worked by the railroad ; such have already run beyond their day when E E Lytle.Mav Enright when it was built through Sherman four-rear limit, but there is little and E I’.. Doyoe filed articles of county. Settlers immediately pour- promise of new iippointnients in the Columbia ed in, and the volunan of trafic tile near future. Tomorrow the incorporation of Southern Railway Extention Coin- that came out has never ceased to terms of United States Marshal I Zoelh Houser, United States Attor­ panv. The object announced is to lie a cause for wonder. ney John Hall and Appraiser of build an extentiou of the Columbia PORTLAND WILL BE BENEFITED. Merchandise 0. Summers, at Port­ Southern Railway from Shai iko to Portland trade field will be great land, will expire, as well as th" Bend, a distance of about 100 miles, ly extended by the construction of f Charles B. Moores, at Oregon City, with branches to Asbwood and A coiisid !( and - Register E. W. Bartlett or Lil Prineville. The amount of the cap- the proposed extension er-hie part of Lake and Klamath (¡ rlnfj,. ________ The delegation is not yet italstuck authorized is $1,000.000 counties which now have their ready, howeyer. to fill any of these The extension will consist of.lirst commercial relations with Sin I places. Shortly tin terms ofCo)- a line from the present terminus of Francisco will find it easier to reach • i luvmr j,.,.,,)r ui of Customs 1. L. uuaiiouei. u. Patterson, the Columbia Southern at Shaniko: Portland after the road to Bend at Portland, and John Fox Asloriig; in a general southerly direction, shall be completed. A wider ex- Postmaster A. 1>. (.’roasman, at crossing Trout theek, and Crooked Deseutcs ten's'°” of country will be drained Portland; Collector of internal Rey- River, to a point on the |this this way. and its rapid develop- ,.liue Jhivitl M Dunne, at Portland, river, at or near Bend postoflicc in Crook county; second, a branch tip ment will amount to opening a new al,a a],1)0St a|] ]aIui „ulcers will nl- Trout creek, via the Oregon king 1 empire nt our door. Furthur ex- so expire. Most of the present of- mine, to a point at oi near Ashwood j tensions of this railroad are con fjC(.r8 were appointed mi lecommeii- lemplating.one prong to go to Lake­ datiun of McBride, when lie w;i- postoilice; third, a branch up the view mid another to Burns, 1 the sole Senator, and are, therefore, valley of Crooked River to Prine­ may ci.me next year. Then inter- unsatisfactory to Senator Simon, ville. The usual authority to main­ tain and operate the railroad, and | for Oregon will be fairly supplied Uts however, will o it take lip th« iese with transportation lines that will cases until the president “gets the to construct, maintain and operate H telegraph lines, is niso taken 11 U , tend to bind Oregon together rather ,he lrtl, ori.gun senators togMher, than tear it in parts. that the company ! as he has repeatedly assured Mr also provided Simon he would do. The nomina­ mav establish and operate stage I tion of George Bebee a.- Receiver of lines whether in connection with tbe Oregon City Land Office, is its railroad or steamboat lines or' Argus: Stephen Carver, president |i|re[y tu come to the Senate any ..'Ji- rv.i.-e. :tnr some tini", u - Similar Simon is waiting on the president hi this case, Some time since Sen­ ator Mitchell stated to the p: -ident ’ll writing that he would join Mul l- t'n and platinuni effects Instantai eoe« ps-.M-e«« used eiient'velv First work and satisfaction fearer.Ued INDLXN CORN A GOOD CROP ¡aniso >. As the report goes a deal was framed whereby Williamson would not oppose Moody, in return for which he was to have the sup­ port of tiie congressman and Sena­ tor Simon in his candidacy for sec­ retary of state. Failing in this, he was to be made president of the senate at the next legislature, of which he will be a member unless ho concludes to resign. Williamson's friends deny abso­ lutely that such a conference was the prosperity of the fanners o. the wheat, country. In the trail of the corn crop wili FARMERS RAISE IT IN UPPER COLUM- come several indirect advantages. The local market will be supplied BIA VALLEY. with home-grown corn meal and it Inay become an article of export Col. Judson says There Is No Reason Why accompanying our (lour shipments Inland Empire Cannot Compete with to ail the lands of the Pacific. It Iowa aud Kansas, is the best food that can be provi­ Industrial Agent Judson, of the ded for fattening animals, hogs, O. 11 .t N , has taken n new track cuttle, poultry, etc , and cornraising wilt, his development plans, ami is will lead to more systematic treat­ now bent on jetting the corngrow- ment of the livestock industry, as well as to more economic use of ! ii g industry established in the Up­ per Columbia valley. He believes the soil. held, or that such an arrangment ’ this Will belli fit the farmers in f.vo as the one outlined could be fixed. 1 ways. It will nearly double the Farmers Wan! Snow. They say that Moody has never productive capacity of their hind, made any overtures towards a con-' ‘•Farmers want snow, if a hard and it will increase their prosperity ference or any adjustment of polit­ by divessifving their crops. Col­ freeze comes before a blanket of ical matters looking to the support onel Judson believes the inland snow falls to protect the young i f Williamson for secretary of state. ' empire in a few years will be an erain, it will do much damage. It or any other office. They declare ¡ active oompetitor of Iowa and Kan­ is, of course, impossible for a wir- that the tale is a fabrication What ter to pass without a freeze, so it sas in the wav of Indian corn. bear out, in a measure, the denial | In 19(H) a few farmers in the vic­ lias developed the si tin lion into ,a is tho fact, known tu certuin politi­ inity of Athena planted small race between cold and snow. The cians, that Williamson's friends did ¡’¡itches of the corn on reconienda- hopes of the farmer are with the endeavor to arrange a met ting with i 1 tion of Mr. Judson. That experi­ snow ” Congressman Moody some time be­ The above statement was made ment gave such satisfactory results' fore the Prineville statesman madei ¡ that a considerable larger area was Li this city yesterday by Janies hi- public announcement, and that : planted last season and a goodly Salings, a farmer of the Dixie cotm- Moody emphatically declined crop was harvested, Seven carloads try. Mr. Sailings says wheat of confer. were shipped to marke,—about [ the Winter variety is well above ol." 1 li:i liels—and a considerable «round in the heavy foothill land, Limned by Watten oa. quantity was kept nt homo for ! und that if weather conditions will Here we have a president in tbe feeding purposes and for seed, remain favorable next Hensons crop White House who, though a pro­ About 500 acres will be planted in wil* lle “ wonderfully productive fessional reformer, is n:>tuni!lv hon­ corn .11 the Athena vicinity the ''enture lor the farmers ot the . Walla Walla Valley. est ns timn go. it is natural that com in) rile virtue of the crop is not Í “There is still a dearth of water.” he should wish to stay where lie is iv.cri li that it is a new one of tliei H!l¡,¡. ¡ nless a great, deal of as long ns the law allows. From toy. Bath wiiien- Mure la taka» up bv the soil in morn t > noon, from in on to Dewei eve—to Schley and Miles midnight able the farmers who grow wheat tbu winter more rain is needed in nnd »«m'»er than usual- —there is one d> minant thought in bv rummer fallowing their land 1t,,e eve-y other season to raise a crop ^* ‘ 1* ¡ n *¡*' H section. 1 hat is an- his tninu—the sucei sslon. He goes to lied with it. lie gets up with it every year without in any wise 1 «tfo’r reason we want snow. Three ¡,:ir,¡ snows followed by chi- lie walks with it, talks withit, diminishing the power of their land 1>r insteiid of ,10( ’ ¡ til would give the water, but a sings to it, plavs on it. It is his to produco. That is, m i'.t, his diink and liis respecta­ summer fallowing they will crow •ri'1 z'” between snows would be dis- bility. Were it not better he were corn. The corn requires i but little !’»stroll? However, a farmer lias ngaimit th« ....... would he l" lul<" llis spared all of this? Were it not butter moro cultivation t than the Constitution said, “Six years necessary to keep down the weeds weatlu-r. lake everything else in sb.lit thou go, and no longer?” We 1 on the fallow hinds, mid it restores life forming is a good deal of a think so. Wtc'ii the end tins come to the soil the nitrogen taken out gamble, and one ha? to trust a great —after two Ion;- rears of selfish in­ by the wheat, thereby putting (lie deal to Iin k, iifn-r having done all trigue rivaling the days ol feudal land bul k in condition for another he can for himself.”—Walla WaFa court—the poophi will think so too rousing wheat yield. This alterna­ Union. We cannot 1 iv the weight of too heavy a hand up hi the man. Theo­ dore Roosevelt. IL- is much like other men—.1 little loud in his claims to virtue and valor jierhap* —a little louder in liis sp"ech to impresA iijhiii th" groundlings his blunt integrity and sturdy courage but a man of talent for a'l his pos­ ing. and sure to ninke trouble for I/.- party and tho country His first busim -.1 is to break up the McKinley machine. He is doing this right along. Concurrently he is replacing it with a RooseVch machine Already we hoar less of civil service restriction. Wi shall continue to h' ir I • s until 111 - pub- li • phi" a are filled with Rough Rid'-r--. Hum.'.11 nature; not very tion of crop, will keep the soil busy without destroying its productive-. Shoes! Shoes!! Our shoes nru n< ■ < And this I'oloiu-I Judsen priced right and repre«ent highest figured, will nod iinmi m tirabiy to standard.—N Brown A Sons. ' . Iin:. -. r:.i J. mii . i a r iM> .»< unii l a -.'in'll. 11 ( Li 11 AM. Vn i I'm SUH • I. The Citizens Bank 1 X< ’( )JiI’< >1 lA'FI '.l >.) BURNS, ORECOII. CAPITAL STOCK $25.000.00 A < IctH'i'al Itiinkirig Bucini -s T'runrstefei’. Directora: W. Y hint:, I. S Geer («eo Fry, .1 C Welcome. W. E Triadi, ->:'leiliish: n et-' t.0.1 climi; very sei- !i-li HU'I ;;:.>-p> . :i.: 1 bent on lin­ ing its . > j 1 ' u-i. - ! < ’ort',i h »nr ( .'iigress. It |iag the following t - iy r-garding ,h0 appoi:>ttneiii •»! » puc •f syor to \y. Hayt-s . i the B >rns laud Geo. , W. “Th? president's in the were- . lary ’a otKce,” whis’iered an ex> t d Pkysirian and Surgeon, GREAT KE8OCR< Ef» OF TERIiT RY. . messenger to theoilicers and ckrks OFFICE AT RESIDENCE For a year or more work has be met in the offices and corridors pi.S. Bruv ton been in progress towards opening i uf Hie navy department last lue-- Hibbard & Brownton. tlx? agricultural, timber and mine- day morning. No President since oilice: ral resources of the region to be General Grant bad visited any of DENTWl’K Senators Mitchell an I Simon office 1«: .lone eur of Th« ei-lMM Bark, penetrated by the proposed exten- the executive department«, and the »rein unable to ."-t together mi the barns. Oregon. sion of tbe Columbia Southern. Ir- messenger's report naturally can ed * rigation companies have been in some excitement among the eiu- Burns land offir Senator Mitch- .the field and have extensive recla­ ployea. All of them knew Presi 1 all's opposition to I. 8. Geer, who Hoving bought the R «tau- mation projects under way L'lin dent Roosevelt, through his service represented Ii >ri "/ county at the rant business of Simon Lewis. ' I reaped fully invite a continu- J bermen from Wisconsin, Minnesota, as assistant secretary, and most of ¡a,t session of tie legislature, to known, ar I Senator Simon • atiou of all old patrons, as well g Michigan arid Iowa have acquired them made it convenient to drop into the secretary ’ s anteroom with apparently will i.-t agrr-to any : as new Mas II E S mith :• large tracts of pine lumber along A’ a f-olt th-ri is a the Deschutes in Crook county, and a view of seeing the president. one else are ready to erect saw mills tbe Thev did not see him. however, In- deadlock is !«" . lhe two. but l< - minute there shall be transportation cause be was not there. i!ut they cal p ditiei i' 4 fani iiar with tip* fur the product. Three Eastern did see Repre-entative Moody, and situation that Donegan, of Harn y, JOHN M. Nit I.LEN companies own 44.OUU acres cover­ the messenger's mistake Was under will receive the pls e. • A « a V qw The report t.as b.-* n (rersistenth ed with yellow pine, all accessible stood at once. Every president has a * from the proposed extension, a double, and Mr. Moody is Presi­ circulated sii."- 'Mate Senator J. N D*r« — O: egos minuig development in the vicinity dent RsiseV'-il'a. To those who Willi3inson am .need thAt lu* was know tb«m too well there are many points ot difference in their a;,|x*sr- ance. but all other persons might easily mistake ope for the other. ore ba« already lieen shipped, un­ and it has often occurred o itside der the necessity of teaming 20 Washington —Washington Star. rough miles to ¡Shaniko. The Ash- HicVry Farm.” FVl»ruir” 7 i * . ; >• h r mine the ri> b-i - - of Ashwood, a new town on Trout creek, has reached a stage that de­ mands transportation facilities. From the Oregon Kingconsiderabl«* NO. S. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Ontario dis[ < : A c .mil and t, ,,ervo r which •• ill bring 40.000 aer. <4 Imi I un ! r water are now assured for tlii“ section. Engii r For.tr r. of Bakr r city, inis just tie­ gun tue survey for the big ditch, mid -.vili« mpl< ' » lii-i work »“'pii'-k as possible. Th: • n -w canal will reclaim the o-wiil liench laud, above th»’, wat red by the Owyhee ditch. It will start airout 40 miles from Ontario, and alrout It miles above the source of t he ditch just mention d V» ii*-o the water in low, the supply for the n> w canal wili be drown from a re lervoir, nt th» same time ¡ -r.pitting the pres­ ent canal to take out tb>* r.ormal flow of tue rivi r L -low. Tn- i>tu- j " t will involve nn expenditure of ^ • ¡ m i l s s >, and will lie financed I.-,- ine-il men, Mcisled by 1 ><:a| capita! The cariai lise ficen talked of for ..■ been surve years, and has surveyed three r»ti.* has ever questioned 11 me “*• I I. AN DREW l 1’ | r IU RNS. OREGON’. ;rictl5r Z^lrst-daiss ZBcst uÄ.ccozxim.c^.atLcn This hotel is centrally located and under the management of mi Th»- building has been thoroughly renovated '•xp< rii-nc<-d landlord, The dining room is in charge of polite, accoin- and is well furnished, The table» are furnished with the la st. niolatirig waiters. Social Accommodations f-r Traveling i' > r. L t. ■r é w- iiiiit<>f < 'or,M.rtiiions, i 'u nis iiik I Imlii i'oil<*lt< < I. - from g >ing n bead, Its worth to HTot.'KHOLDERi 1—John D. Daly. William Jones, Frank R. I tin- region can hardly is estimated, < .f’l'i. Able r Robbins I! F Olden. M A ' minder, N I < atperi- t> r, W.lliaffi Miller. E. II. Test, Th »« Turnbull since the • < orni Fei.cli land, whit h it ia told bv • n»lor Simon’s friends, will *>e brought under water. I« ir- t. E II. TENT, ( anhtor. a conference was held in Senator krinwl'-ged to Ire th'* best in this sec* i.at. *j»«v -g«v ♦ ua*. Jit ua*. u«*. * Simon's office os» ’• w Year's er-, a candidate f -r th- vongrt - ma] nominati rii that in so