via»| n Me « .•atttei Illi, urn. cornu hip. i Bamrl . EX I ift tail Ider. I U8 lei! iar: hJ riangli sea nui J tie, qu k, untiti right; bum ond a right one of] it err, iJ IE PUBLIC LAND small stockmen, and the prospec­ GRADING THEIR CATTLE UP means of private enterprise came WILL BUY HORSES IN OREGON I THE SETTLEMENT HE WEST. • tur \ Kk Baron« to Gobble up trameni Lands and 1 Settlers out. stock growers’ con. i Portland most of tock men strongly inen Mtablisbment of some ' for yr tii^leasing of the public at Btj lauds. It was set forth > m e arefiRometliing over half acres 'of remaining public .»asse t|)B Mgtern grazjOg states *{,lr"htories; that only a minor >n of this can be irrigated lodntigoverament; that tbe re­ al oiiMW¡forever remain, arid >ute. cproved, and suitable only ti Mt:’n® purposes and that wseyJ !, to avoid conflict among n and overgrazing and Kent, j ig to death of the grasses, turns, should be classified and ¿man allowed to lease them ’ gUWnnn-nt, incidentally » Urge annual income, Mfr used for irrigation 11 ' ' interesting proposition »li­ mit . . . * • ii ti atlractlVH t0 1 le I,.. bjerver Stockmen would i n f, question gladly pay from ig i one b'a!T to, in some cases I1' 1'ile anjacre annually fora ll"’ 'U^^Urs lease. Very possi- nt ,n*ilht obtain \'|ll.h:en ¿Ilion dollars a year h Hr from I ibis land. It would ted I y be an excellent reven- PPLVidq^l NO. 18. BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY,OREGON, MARCH 26, 1904. XVII. tive settler and would unquestion­ able lead to much friction and trouble in the segregation of lands for government or private irrigation purposes. Best first stop the land leaks under the present laws by which the public lands are now be­ ing absorbed at the rate of 25 mil­ lion acres a year, and then bold each acre in absolute government title until it is ready to be settled upon by a man who will build a home upon it. This will not curb the true developmet of the west in the, least, if it does curtail that class which is now going on at a much too rapid rate for the good of the country’s future.—Ontario Demo­ crat. STRANGE Reports DISEASE say it is KILLS CATTLE. Dropsy, But Veter- narian says it is Not. Reports from the Hudson Bay district say that Harold Goodman has lost 16 head of yearling calves, with a disease which has been pro­ nounced to be dropsy by Walla Walla veterinarians, says the East Oregonian. The calves swell up under the breast and in the legs and die in a few days after first becoming afflict­ ed with the disease. From its rav­ ages among Mr Goodman’s cattle it is thought that the disease 111:1st be contagious, but Dr. J. Christie. <-.f this city, deputy state inspector, and a member of tbe state veteri­ nary board, says that dropsy is not contagious, ar.d that this disease is not dropsy, from the report he has heard of it. Dr. Christie expects to visit the herd immediately, and ascertain the true nature of the disease, and take steps to prevent its spread. While the other herds hi that vicir.ity have not suffered from the disease, it is evident that it is not highly contagious and Dr. Christie does not anticipate ions from it. Stock in Umatilla county are in excellent condition this spring, from the standpoint of health and llesh, and with the exception of a few slight cases of mange, there is no disease of any kind existing in in the county. I. I’HILvhat would be the effect up- :ouotry i nvolved of leasing the public lands? «> y, stockmen would « ’ best of tbe land, I when wanted, it gited, but that it in IbAmeantime yield the B neut a revenue through How would this affect jtU lemeq| and farming of the ’? stockmen are today verytBng in their power to ■ flotti l’i and,Biscourage settlement e will publitfdomain which inter- i. Porkis 'tiflr large grazing title • ••» jftfl their power to pre- would be increased, t the terms or re­ SWALLOWED A NEEDLE. ; KVKI lease. title in the hands of 7T The small child of G. M. Irvin k growers, or live of Dayville, was brouht to town, n employing num- Monday to have some foreign sub- n and cowboys, he etance removed from its breast. I be a hardy home- The parents of the child were of the oulil go within the opinionThat the something was a red domain arid say: needle, though al a loss to nccouut [government land; I for it’s being there. The next »tie here.” morning Dr. Fell made an examin­ Itockmen secured n ation and decided that a needle it » land, there would was. He made an incision, and re­ pt on that land, and moved a needle about an inch and | classify this land, a half in length from the child’s I is grazing land and breast. The needle had corroded y s a Rural land ? until it was as black as ebony, but ■hall say,” said^Sen- strange to relate no evil effects had (Montana, in.discus­ been observed front its presence. Iles, fl ihe stofl keg question, “that Its position was near the skin and in, dyhM it land is fit only for it was lying latteraly along the d bovfl ■ that is today arid i chest. The mother supposes that nctlotroi J will tomorrow be^ the child was playing on the car- give« . fcilable for the profi- i pet when the little fellow found and R some crop. Vast rwor swallowed the needle. — Grant Rontana which ten »tn County News nd 1 tgrazed over and be- roui Rthless for any other Our stock of iron l»ed« is now now the homes of il rei complete and at very resonable palei prosperous farmers. y gh i prices. Call and see our folding R to make this mis- >ent j beds, steel couches, etc.— Burn« [g out settlement in i Furniture Co ko leasing law, I care revisions, could have ¡It.” Do You Want Strength? ÇlMS.1 tent of the stockmen ight to lease the gov- If you want to increase yrtur I is looked upon as ( strength you must add to and not »ve in line with their take from tbe physical in other ■cure absolute title words, the food that you eat must so if the public domain Lbe digested, assimilated and appro- XPI irpose 1 Once such a pi a ted by the nerves, blood and tis- I the statute books, i -ues before being expelled from tbe in i a revenue tn intestines. Kodol Despepeia Cure Bl. they figure that I adds to the physical. It gives stren­ ■»revent its abroga- gth to and builds up strength io llv and for this reason the human system It i« bked upon as one of pleasant to the taste and palatabfe ■rous proposition ever and the only combination of digest­ I Congrer« The gov. ants that will digest the food and bt keep its self clear enable the system to appropriate all lli entanglement, which of its health and strength-giving ■r I operate against tbe qualities. Sold by all druggists. COL. WOOD SAYS WESTERN HERDS ARE IMPROVING. Wade Herd Oae of The Beat Collection« Ever Brought together la North- west--Effect Will be Felt. to an end. Since then two things JOHN D t)AI,Y, B ums N. U. CAB PENTER, C ashikb , FRANK It.COFFIN, V ice Puns A.C. WEI a X>ME, A sht . C ashtbh . have happened. The tide of settlement has caught JAPAN WANTS TO SECURE HORSES up with irrigation. There is now FOR THE ARMY but little virgin soil open co the OF BURNS, OREGON. homeseeker except in the valleys Furthermore, Other Northwestern Territory will be Drawo Accounts of Corporations, Firms and Individuals Solicited. of the arid region, Upon to Provide 1000 Animals per the people have become educated WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Month--Prke no Object. as to the merits of the irrigated S tuckiiot . dehs :—John D. Daly, Frank It. Coffin, N U. Carpenter, R. J. farm. They understand what it A Recent special to the Oregon­ Wllhama, J. W. Goarv, C. Cummins. H. M. Ilorlon, C. A. Haines. IFm. means to have their crops insured I ian from Vancover, B. C., says: Jones, Thomas Davis. by the ditch. They appreciate the Ten thousand horses for the Japan­ e ¿fate anti County ‘¡¿farrnnii bought at tAo marJtotprieo. advantages of self-sufficiency and ese army will be purchased within This bank is insured and will be reimbursed for any loss by burglary of near neighbors offered by the the next ten months in Eastern Ore­ or hold up day or night. small, diversified irrigated farm. gon and Washington. The contract I. So they are movii.g into all the for the supply of these remounts places prepared for them by the en­ has been awarded to Dr. Armstrong terprise of other years. of Nelson, B. C. through the Consu­ California is getting many of late in this city. The agreement them. But just how many will-not specifies that 1000 animals per ■-»«■>r»er> <■»•«■> <■>•<■>. be known until another census is month be delivered, and this will M. A i . kxanukk . P resident . E. II. T est , Cashier • W m . J ones . V ice -P resident . C. E. K enyon , Asst. Cashier □ taken. The railroads report that make ten months before its expira­ they brought 350,000 people to Cal­ tion. The price is not mentioned, ifornia during 1903, of «borne only but it is needless to state the quali­ 90,000 had return tickets. ty of the horses will be of the best; One hopeful report comes from in fact, tbe announcement has been OREGON ONTARIO the newly-reclaimed desert in the made here that none other wili be Interest Paid on Time Deposits. 5 eastern part of San Diego county. accepted. Some of the horses will On January 1, 1901, thore was not a be procured from the ranches near W» Solicit Yoer Bonking Business. J single white man in the neighbor­ Kamloops, B. C., and other points —M. Alexander, Wm. Jones, E. II. Test, ? hood. On January 1. 1902, there in the interior of the province, but ' C. E. STOCKHOLDERS: Kenyon, II. Alexander, Estate of Abner Robbins, William ! was only a camp of a dozen survey­ by far the greater majority will be Miller, Frank R. Collin, Thos. Turnbull. V ors. January 1, 1903, saw a popu­ purchased from the breeders in lation of about 2,000, while Janu­ Eastern Oregon and Washington, ary 1, 1904, finds about 6,000 on where the strain is better, and the ground. They are still coming where good horses have been bred very rapidly and another year is with great care for many yea’s past. likely to disclose an even larger HOWARD SEBREE, P B. F. WHITE, V ice -P resident gain. Packing Houses Coming. W. R. SEBREE, C The beautiful Yakima Valley in Eastern Washington is witnessing Monte B. Gwinn, secretary of the a simi’ar growth. Indeed, this Idaho Woolgrowers’ Association, holds true of many parts of the Pa-1 and a director of the Independant cific Northwest drained by ,he Col­ Packing Company, who visited his umbia river and its tributaries, in­ brother, J II. Gwinn in this city, cluding Eastern Oregon and South­ several days this week, says of the CALDWELL, IDAHO ern Idaho.' prospects of the Independent Pack­ A General Banking Business Transacted The Rocky mountain states are ing Company’ to the Oregon Daily finding a strong demand for their Journal: CORRESPONDENCE INVITED irrigated lands. Wyoming, Colora­ “Within 6U days we expect to be do, Utah and New Mexico are gain­ in a position to state just what, ing recruits very rapidly. And per­ where and when we will begin op­ haps, more encouraging than any­ erations," said Monte R. Gwinn or thing else is tbe activity of settle­ Boise, secretary of the Idaho Wool- ment in the long-neglected state of i growers' Association, and one of the Nevada. Railroad and mining de­ promoters of the independent pack­ velopment have much to do with it, ing concern. Mr. Gwinn, accom­ OF MUIMLPIM incorporated 1847. but Nevada is also the beneficiary panied by A. R Steunenberg of of the general movement of popula­ Caldwell, a prominent banker, ar­ Issues all forms of sound life insurance at the lowe“t rates. Our policiea guarantee after three payments are made tion to irrigated lands. I. Automatic extended insurance for the face of the contract. rived in Portland last night. He The lesson of all this is that the will be in Portland t wo or three II. A paid up policy. III. Loan or cash surrender value. inauguration of the new national ir­ days. Unexcelled as a dividend payer. <>> rigation policy is well ti med and INl'EsfKI.l TE HEEOKE I OIL IXHI'llE. J Continuing in «egard to the pack that the duty of saving the public Sherman A Harmon, , 1 H. IL Benedict, ing house, Mr. Gwini: said: lands for actual settlers presses ur­ “Every one is busily at work General Agents. District Manager. MarquamjBldg., IL A. Dillard, Agent. gently upon congress, It can no with his coat off and there is no Portland, Or, Burns, Or. longer be claimed that the people doubt but that we will m ike the do not crave homes in the West. proposition go. Just as s m as we They are clamoring at the doors of see where we are and show the peo­ this great empire and every acre ple we can do the business, the that the government shall reclaim money will roll in. Th« ndepen- will be promptly taken by those dent Packing Comp my cannot ...AND... who aro ready to cultivate the soil help but be a success.' in good faith. Kansas City is looked upon as the If we have needed the speculator base of operations, and it is pre­ in past as sort of an advance agent sumed that the Missouri town will Affords the people of East and Central Oregon all the opportunity ot a of prosperity we need him no longer. be the rite of the main packing lirst class modern Business College. It is n home institution covering The land laws under which he has plant. Mr. Gwinn, in speaking oí every course involved in Business College work Its rates are the same us charged elsewhere ami the methods are the same. Htudents admitted grown rich should be repealed and Portland’s chances of securing one nt any time. Instruction at the College or bv mail. During the summer a true homestead law put in place of the branch packing houses, said: months the College will conduct a of them, so that no one except the “Personally, 1 favor Portland, actual settler can get possession of and will give it all the support I ummer ormal chool this public property.—William E. can, but just what will he done de­ Smythe. For teachers arid others who desire a reviewing or preparatory course. penda largely upon circumstances.” First National Bank Col. F. M. Woods of Lincoln,Ne­ braska, who had charge of the sale of the Wade cattle left this morning for the east where he has a number of cattle sales to attend, says the East Oregoninan. Col. Wood is one of the best in­ formed men in the United States on the subject of blooded cattle and makes a business of selling fine cat­ tle. He has a circuit mapped out which it will take some time to travel around and in that time many herds of the best stock in the land will have changed hands. Mr. Woods in speakeng of the Wade cattle was enthusiastic in hie praise and spoke good words for each number of the band. He said that it was seldom that such a num­ ber of fine cattle were found togeth­ er in one place, and while the prices that were paid were fair they were not what the Colonel would liked to have seen paid for the herd. The stockmen of the western country, in the estimation of Mr. Woods, have uot as yet come to re­ alize tin valve and the usefulness of good cattle. It has been but a short time since thousands of cattle roamed over the western hills. Little effort was made tn grade up the cattie and all that was thought necessary was to put a little fat on them when it came time to ship them to the market The large numbers did away with the necessity of a higher grade. This time is now paot. Farms are taking the place of big ranges and the herds have no place to run. The cattle men are beginning to see as never before, the necessity of putting the best blood into their cattle and the sales of Saturday will have much to do with* the in- creased standard of the Eastern Oregon cattle and the herds of the northwest. Tbe time of the range cattle is passed and the blooded herds will soon be the rule rather than the exception. In ths east and the middle west the same gradation has been gone through. First the cattle were held for their numbers and not for their blood. Now it is tbe blood that counts. The small farm has raised the grade until now nearly every, man who owns one cow knows that she has seme illustrious ancestor. It is the quality that is sought after and not the quantity, While there are scrub cattle scattered among the farmers it is the tendency to get. the best. This condition will come, in fact it has come for there are some as fine cattle through the west as can be found in the United States. But the day is here when everyone who owns cattle will try to have the best of whatever breed. Under For specimens of pen work, and full information on Biwinesa College sub­ thos? conditions each owner can jects. address Happy, Healthy Children. realize a neat profit from a few Studebaker Wagons, ’Hacks. cattle whi’io in the past, it took Carriages, Buggies and BucAboards Anv child can take Little Early thousands of acres and a Bteer on are arriving now and selling as fast Burns, Oxog'on.. each one to inake^the margin good. as we can get them in. We have Risers with perfect safety, They sicken two car loads of these goods here are harmless, never gripe or and yet they are so certain in re- SEEKING IRRIGAI ED LANDS and in trains. The best stock of suits that robust constitutions re­ Wagons and Vehicles ever brought Irrigation in tbe West is mani­ to Burns. Call and look at goods quiring drastic means are never disappointed. They cannot fail to festly on the up-trend. even if you do not desire to buy at Tbe first boom in building large the present time. Gert & Cummins. perform their mission and every one who uses DeWitt’s Little Early irrigation works at the West «« at Risers prefer them to nil other pills. its height 15 years ago. The in­ I Found—A liear-skin glove, In- They cure billousii«--. Sold by all j Prompt attention to all kinds of Draying vestment was then very popular and Transfer Business. druggists and Eastern and foreign money quire at this office. For rush orders use ’phone (Cain 324 readily responded to the call of the promoters. With only a few except­ pa^ifiize bouses chat dspLiij th? Green Flat].” ions eyery Western state and terri­ The Finest of All •.* tory receive« 1 the benefit« of this ex­ penditure. deliveryman But thia development proved