VOL. XVII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY.OREGON, DECEMBER !9, 1903.
NTO. 4.
4
’47 <iOT
I
BUILDING
RAILROADS projects when h. gets ready and CONGRESS TO BE PETITIONED tract, of which Miller
Lux own THE WORK SOON TO BEGIN
the four corners, and occasionally a
that independent lines would have
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few forties down one side or the
to encounter his influence in the
A. 1 WEI.t OMK, A m . U mm .
money centers of the East, when LIVESTOCK INTERESTS PREPARE BILL other. They fenced in the whole ONE HUNDRED MILES OF TRACK TO
-PORTLAND CAPITAL IS ENGAGED IN
tract, however, and apart from their
they should seek friends and would
ASKING FOR CENSUS.
BE LAID TO BEND.
BUSINESS.
legitimate holdings they included
have to await his pleasure when
between 55,000 and 60,000 acres of
they sought to make collections |
Is Annouaeed Tbat tonstruuion Will Start
with the O. R. <fc N. and Southern Measure of Vital Interest to Stockmen will Uncle Sam’s land.
Accounts of Loi-| uraih
l it (s and Individuals Solicited.
’^2^.arrimas Systes Coatrola The State
sod
Haie the Weight of Indorsement
Soon After The Contrait for The
That fence which the government
Pacific.
tpon It Rests The Development
of National Convention.
Bond Issue Is Signed.
WE W ANT YOUR BUSINESS.
| will undoubtedly order taken down
The delegation from Burns did
of Interior Oregon.
1
is
estimated
to
be
about
thirty
not lay their pr posals before either
' r«'<-km 1 .i-Hi-
hull Ibuy, Frank It Coltiu, N U. Carpenter, R. J.
One of the most important issues
The statement of President E. H.
Williams J. W.A
(
mm
H M Hortoa.C.A. Haines. Win.
Burts “Portland citizen* are not in the the Chamber of Commerce or the to come before the convention of miles in length. In similar cases,
Jones, Thnmas Dai i?
ni- business of building railroads" Board of trade aud only interview the National Livestock Association heretofore, the United States mar Harriman that the Columbia
Or-Zff anti C.'Hnty Warrants AouyAt at tAa marjtttprtca.
shal has been ordi red to not only Southern Railroad is to be built in
'»tario, uch is the word from men of eapi- ed individuals in a private way.
and National Woolgrowers’ Associ
to Central Oregon means that 100
remove
the
fence
but
destroy
it.
Itiis
bank
■ In. uri .lac. will he reimbursed for any loss by burglary
y ,£. d in this city says, the Oregonian
ation, which convene in Portland in
miles of trackage is to lie built next
Should
that
be
th<
order
in
the
or hold up day or night.
DID NOT ASK FOR MONEY.
oute iThey do not menu, thereby, that
January, will be that of securing
year from Shaniko to Bend, Crook
ley will build no more indepen-
One would infer from reading the the passage by Congress of a bill present case Marshal Emrnitt will County.
Further extention will
>nt railroads, but tbat they have above article that the Oregonian or i providing for a census of agricul have on his bauds the job of his
depend
upon
later developments.
' '
the capital available for mak- Portland business men were under tural statistics, including a classifi life. Taking tip Ynirty miles of
It
was
the
original
intention of the I
it4! g successful and several “good” the impression tbat Harney county ed census of livestock in the United fence posts is no before-breakfast
I company to build its line through
undertaking;
still
when
up
they
llJnL ilroad enterprise's that are pro- expected them to build a railroad States. The gathering of this in
to Burns, Harney county, and if
LlA)|. >sed in the northwest.
into Burns. This is a misunder formation every ten years by the will burn, but to destroy from nine the present proposed extention
“Citizens of other towns,” said standing.
Government is looked upon a.« u ty to one hundred and twenty proves a paying investment the re
i , e of the most prominent bankers
The delegation of Burns citizens matter of vital interert to the liye- miles of barbed wire is a still more mainder of the line will be con
Portland yesterday, “oftentimes which recently visited Portland ac -toeb industrie:, of the country, and serious problem. It will require
structed. As a safe guard against
t the notion that millions of dol- complished every thing desired and it is expected that a unanimous quite a force of men some time to
! a losing proposition, it has been de-
- N 1 A RIO, OREGON.
accomplish
such
an
order.
. rg are lying idle in the .banks of expected.
Our representatives petition for the passage of such a
eided to build 100-uiile sections at i
is city. Thqy imagine that ■ never asked Portland to put up the I bill will be indorsed by the asso-
\<-count?,
oi
<
’
orpoi'
>
1
n-
I 'it tns ivnd Individuaste
| a time.
BOLO CATTLE STEALING.
Holieitoil.
——Oney bags bulging with gold are money to build a railroad into , ciations, in convention assembled-
President E. E. Lytle, of the Col
in the vaults, sufficient to Harney county. They desired to The bill providing for the ngrieul-.
>:ii.v. William Jones, Frank Ik
umbia
Southern, and President I
.
,■
M Alexander, N. U. Carpotv
-».’[tryout any of the railroad pro- enlist the good will and interest of tural and livestock census was in-! One of the boldest cuttle stealing Harriman had a consultation with ! Coffin. Miner .
ter. William Miller, 1 II I'ent, Tli. i, Turnbull.
03t r ts needed in this state. Such that city, believing it of mutual traduced at the last session of Con adventures and apparently success
regard to the building of the pro- j
f j|)e ¡as are far short of the truth, | benefit. They also wanted to show gress, but was not acted upon. The i ful one thiu has been reported from
I- II. TEST, Orwhter.
posed
line, and all that now re
p mal-ie 8o-called capitalists of I’ort- the business men of Portland that livestock men and woolgrowers pro that section for a long time took mains to be done is the signing of V Ml. JBC- CJCC-
. » Uli f
?»
JB» «UÛ
place
last
week
within
three
miles
penn. id, instead of being investor- and we had something to back up our pose to take this matter up at the
the contracts by Mr Harriman to
of
Long
Creek
ofthii >ney lenders, are, for the most demands for recognition in the way coining convention and make every
The cattle are about a dozen in take the bonds of the road. It is
'[ ! rt, nJbney borrowers. That is to of transportation. Heretofore the endeavor to have the bill passed
number
and were in C. C. Black by this menus that the Columbia
jM ' Kr, they keep all theii own re- possibilities of this section in that during tlie present session, that the
well
’
s
pasture,
three miles east of Southern will lie enabled to raise
sej]( irces busy and more besides.
respect had not been considered first census may be taken in 1905
the funds necessary to build from 1
HOWARD SEÜHEt P
B. if. WHITE, Vict.pHMioawT
>le 25. ‘The large commercial houses and, Portland seemed ignorant of A bulletin was issued yesterday town. They disappeared one night
Shaniko to Bend. It is estimated |
and
have
not
been
heard
of
since
W. R
I Mie«, C
j,stat -: *e do a big business, it is true our resources
from local headquarters of the con
The cattle were nil fat and in a that the section of road will cost
child ey employ immense amounts of
Now since they have been made vention committee, cnlling the at
not less than $1,500,000, Bonds
4FG. Sbital. But they are using tlieir to see our situation and prospects, tention of every stockman to the good condition for beef They be
ai to be issued, und Mr Harriman i
'ouniiKHtal to its utmost and in many all tblit is necessary is for Portland importance of this proposed act, long to S. F Branon. Dan Slaven,
has agreed to accept the bonds. It
J.
D,
Wilmoth,
W.
B.
Mynatt
and
es are borrowing.
to keep her weather eye in this and urging that he be in atten
is
expected that he will sign the ,
‘Few persons have a balance of direction for a while and she will dance upon the convention, pre Fraud McGirr. Steve Hares saw
CALDWELL, IDAHO
contract
before he leaves Portland. *
two men driving a small bunch of
‘••'"’^OOO in bank, in fact if the* see a railroad rutting into Burns.
pared to take action urging its
If this is done, work on the road
cattle toward Pass creek one even-
^WTall number of them were known,
passage.
will commence early in next year, j
supposed
ing
after
dark,
which
i«
state at large would be very
A Generili B .akiiuj !> sin » Ircintiacted
MAIL SACK LOST.
to have been these cattle No fur- it is announced.
°h surprised.”
FASTER MAIL SERVICE.
Contrary to expectations, tho
corre ; i * ond ;: nci invited
ther trace has vet been found.
‘uch is one reason assigned for
The Times-Herald regrets that
road will not touch Prineville.
jE£Ualld ’ b inability to supply mon- the condition of our mail service
The establishment of a mail Ber
Since the company was first organ
nie Lone Star State.
for this or that railroad venture, j between here and Ontario is so vice on the Klamath Lake railroad,
ized, it has been tho general im
xplaius why this city cannot see , bad. It lias recently com • to light the new line just completed between
Down in T< xaa al Yoakum, is a pression that Prineville would bo
TWIT' way clear to build a railroad ¡A-
I that serious mistakes have oc- Laird’s Station, Cal., and I’okegama big dry goods firm of which Mr. J.
the terminus. The present route
.Iarney County from the terrni- cured and considerable inconven Or., January 1, 1904, will bring M Haller is the head, Mr. Haller
will take the main line west of
waliy, of the Sumpter Valley Rail- ience aud loss has followed as a re Klamath and Lake counties into on one of his trips
East to buy Prineville, and if the town is to be
■' d, for example.
sult.
of pinuwr.Lpiiin
communication with the outside goods said to a friend who was given railroad facilities it will havo
I^^ everal weeks ago a delegation
The stage that left here the morn world 24 hours earlier than at pre with him in the palace car, “Here, to he done by a spur line at some
INCORPORATED IH47.
itizens from Burns came to liii- ing of Nov 25, according to relia sent. Mails for Klamath Falls are take one of these i t tie Early Rin-
I •'* h * h al I f ini
i
in . ¡ii tlm lowe.-t rates. Our policies
later date, it is said.
i
guarantee titer Unci' nayinentH are made
• to enlist the co-operation ot ble information, lost a sack of mail taken from Ashland by star route era upon retiring and you will be
With relation to the final exten
I. Vutomntic oxt«’h<|i n .ir.im« im the f ive of thn contract.
—-tland toward building the road in which there were eleven register to I’okegama nowadays, but after up early in the morning feeling
’F A paid up policy.
sion of the road from Bend to |
III. Loan <»r cash mirrondrr v due.
• Harney county. They wero ed packages and letters. Up to the first of the year the mails will good.”
For the ‘ dark brown" Burns, the ollicials havo little to
I ih xeelh-d a 1 dividiuid payor,
8C,!1 s several days, interviewing men this time neither the sack nor its be transferred to the new line at taste, headache and that logy feel-
say as yet. That matter is in the
/.vi / st / g U7 /;/
roll /. vh / /;/•:.
UPTcapital and influence, liny contents have beeu found. Among Laird's and taken by rail to I'oke- ing DeWitt’s Littli Early Risers
air fur tho time being. However,
Sherman
II.- rnmn
R. ||. Ben (diet,
wed by »n exhibit of statistics these were between Î4000 and $5000 gama.
are the beBt pills to use. Sold by it is announced that the ultimate
‘"•iiTil
Diatrict Manager.
Marquam I* I - ,
11. A. Dillard, Agent.
t Harney needed a railroad bad- exchango and diafts sont out by
From I’okegoma to Klamath Burns druggists.
intention is to push through to
I " ’1 “id, ■ »r,
Burna, Or.
ind could probably make a rai 1- the First National Bank of this Falls it is 38 miles, and eventually
Harney County’.
75; /•
...
e.-
SSJi-n 1 pay. They desired that Port- place and $88 in drafts ami school the Klamath Falls line will be ex
Superintendent Ackerman has is Of all the proposed railroad con
•
‘i'liiin* 1 should induce Mr. Harriman warrants scut out by County Trea tended to the latter plnce and on
sued information to the several struction schemes in Oregon, tho
owe body else to take up the surer Miller.
I into the interior of Southern Ore County Superintendents in the extention of the Columbia Southern
''..Lrect, or better tbat
The matter is being investigated gon. The road is in private hands state concerning the eight-grade has probably bo watched with mom
• liHiwtiand should do so th
and sh >uld be sifted down until the and is but 25 miles in length. final examination for the year 1904. interest than any other. A vast
ho visitors received as-uram • blame has been fixed. Such care Tapping one of the outposts of the The dates set for the examinations
...AND...
empire ;n the central and southern
law . ynipathy aud good will on every lessness should not be allowed.
rich lake region of Oregon, it is are: January 27, 2H and 29; April part of the state lies idle and spar
___ _ They were made to kn .-v.
We are handicapped in the way thought the road will prove a rich 1::, II and 15. M
1 19 and 20, sely settled simply because of the
this city was not blind to the of mail service enough at best and feeder of the Southern Pacific.
and June 15, If» and 17. The pro lack of railroad
facilities. That
All i I- the i
I
i
' Or- . hi nil Ilm opportunity of n
programme to be carried out will
eveloped resources of interior our people certainly are justified in
lirnt «It
1
.
i home institution norer ing
bo;
Wednesday!-, arithmetic, the resources of the country are
ivtatp^en in any part, much les- in making complaint.
every com ■ i,-
i hi, ,p.
a -i!;
II h ratiM are tho hmdi *
Circuit Judge Eakin haB fixed spelling, physiology: Thursdays, almost boundless is well known,
ney county. But as to I’ort
hh clint j
tin«* Hin I hii I h ndinittt<I
the date of the execution of Plea mental arithmetic, reading, writing, But the use and development of
i’s building the railroad iut.
atan, i of
l
i
'
h . ul
During the KUinmer
Remember These at Christmas
sant Armstrong for the killing of civil government; Fridays, langu these resources have been held
moßtha ihr
* .’I < oiidtli
,ney, that was out of tie- ¡u- -
age,
history,
and
g-
graphy.
Minnie Ensmiriger last Christmas
back because of the lack of trans- :
mica«’.
portation facilities.
We should avoid giving anyliody eve. He will lie executed in the
Good for Children.
.„a a .die visitors were visibly dis- ip
the mumps or the chickenpox if jail yard al Baker City January 22,
indD^l ted, tliough grateful for • . >r- we can help it.
One Hundred Dollars a Box
The pleasant to take and harm
reception they had received
Don't
you
think
one
of
those
fine
less One Minute Cough cure gives is the valuo II. A Tisdale, Sum
Do not give a friend the cold
oerv^ v were made to under-’
M a termali fountain pens or a hand immediate relief in all cases of merton, S. C„ places on DeWitt’s
shoulder
without
baked
beans
and
tne c land capitalist* are primarily
some ladies gold pen and holder Cough, Croup and LaGrippe lie Witch Hazel salve. He says: “I
“' esmen who employ their mon- hot coffee.
would make your friend or sweet-
had the piles for 20 years. 1 tried
1 their businew, and n .'. rail-
A man should nut give a lady a heart an appropriate Christmas cause it does not pilas immediately
many doctors and medicines, but
into
the
stomach,
but
takes
effect
builder«. They perceived kies unless he things she would en
present. (Horton keeps'em. )
all failed except DeWitt's Witch
right
in
the
eeat
of
the
trouble.
It
itro.’i :. much as Portia-d ' q ! t, joy it, except in the case of his wife
draws out the inflamation, heals Hazel with antiseptics and emol
lit"»"11 ** willing to vantur ’ ii.u
and his mother-in-law.
MIST TEAR DOWN FENCE.
and sooths and cures permanently lients, relieves arid permanently
ii(indent railroad venture- r. f-a.--
Do not give red suspenders to a
by enabling the lunge to contribute cures blind, bleeding, itching and
do so, since Oree u.
United States Marshal Eramitt
total stranger; he might prefer
pure life-giving aud life sustaining protruding piles, sores,cuts, bruises,
I MC'sd entirely by the H
those of a pale blue shade instead. has served notice upon the Nevada oxygen to the blood and tissues. eczema, salt rheum and all skin
without Who-- *anc’.; m
agent of Miller <k Lux that there
Do not present a bucking broncho
Dr Armstrong of Delia, Tex , pre diseases. Sold by Burna Druggists
aid do nothing and might loee
will
be
something
doing
in
the
to a tall, pale man if sedentary
scribes it daily n d says there is no
!i^ever it dared to in v
Prompt atti nt!
! kinds of Draying
United States court one of these
better cough ren.’-dy made Hold
Up-to-date job printing at reason
that Portland ha- • ir al habits, as he would not likely live days, says the Carson News.
and
Tran;
r
;
usinées.
able prices.
long enough to enjoy t.
by Burns druggists.
£'t;.;Jems already which
The big cattle firm has been us
For» rus! order
: m»in 324
When you give castor <
solve, conspicu -
to. :.
ing 50,000 acres of public land fur
the Tillamook pr _■
\- howling infant giv* it for its
.K
S' me years and did not go through
pd'-ijbiZi Im
sin worth, and not merely
that Portland ws?
. Ji-
The Finest of All •<
the
formality of purchasing it. It,
evidence
of
your
r-jard.
—
1
odent railroad et ■
- - -
I, »ever, kept others from getting
example of the Colue , N >r, .- cott’s Magazine
L<L VERYMAN.
■ any benefits from it, t.y fencing it
c_r’, o Goldendala, Wash '■ a-
io. A few months ago the govern
«a*^e citizens from Be
er than ever lie- ment took, up the matter with the
V>*.;
,
«*J>ey were made to
n. We bought result tbat it issued warning load
far Sale Oaly at
Mr. Harriman i-
right. The very who had fenced in public domain,
n<< telr.i ng the supr-
Un Cor to tear down or remove their fences
Jl“ m in Oregon and
I -
ins peet. Immediately.
citizens are alread
TRI« I
ropnet
Miller 4 Lux were served with
^^wlhehim to do ear*
>r*<
Chit: or
the official notice two or three
which wee-to
Ir
times, but paid no attention to it.
A-jents, Burns, Ore.
_^^zibi* Sowtheni
r
The land is in Humboldt county
Mr. Harriman will -’ar w
and lies in a large rectangular
4 Bf' « Distributer* Portland, (Wegop
r
CJ?
Fir? i' National Bank
O
; T T OREGON.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I1
I
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ri aident
armikm
s I first Pallonai Bank
PENN MUT1
flMCE OMPflNY.
I
CITIZENS Bl
IÏSS COLLEGE
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
CERB K'
DELIVERY
and Trucking
A. L. HUNTER,
Hotel Burns Bar
Bum:.