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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1904)
PACKINO PLANT a shower of bail which was ushered Miller, who was president of tbe ORGANIZES A NEW COMPANY. nee That Site will Soon ted and Construction k Commenced s -Tor its. egea. ?St Of CM a (ul'DOSb- dated. Sold. in by a strong west wind, and in a minute more the bail, which was as large as walnuts, began to rattle on the roofs like a shower of coal, and the few remaining pedestrians in the open made baste to get un der cover. The shower lasted about 10 minutes, and did about a thousand dollars worth of damage to windows and gardens in the city limits. The hail cut off the foliage of trees as with a knife, and the air was full of green leaves. The stones struck the exposed windows on the west Bides of buildings and went through the glass like bullets. They also tore off the shingles from roofs and scattered them over the streets until the ground was a mass of hail green leaves and pieces of shingles. After doing all this damage the hail turned to a warm rain, as if to soften the blow.—Prineville Re view. Portland is to have a new pack ing plant, to establish which a con- aideraMe amount of Portland capi tal baa been subscribed, says tbe Oregonian. J. J. Cahill, of Denver, has been in the eity for the past month working on the plans and capitaliz ation of the new company and has at fadt M6cee<led in forming a com pany which is composed of some of the meat conservative and substan tial capitalists and business men of tbe city..| The promoters say that coastroation will commence inside of a month on tbe buildings of the County Seat Must Remain at Union. company. As a proof of the fact that the Ex-City Attorney’ J. M. Long, organizers of the company are in earnest, Mr Cahili has moved his who, with ex-State Senator Alex family to Portland from Denver Sweek, is defending ths claims of and will make this hie permanent the city of Union as against the home. Mr. Cahill was the organiz claims of La Grande for the pos er of the Western Packing Compa session of the county seat of Union ny of Denver, now one of the larg county, returned from Union yes est plants in the country. He plan terday, in company with the Hon ned and ptrt tbe plant in operation Robert Eakin, Circuit Judge for the in 1892, since which time it has Eighth Judicial District. Mr Long grown Ip twice its original size and says that the Circuit Court has is is a strong competitor with the sued an order enjoining the county plants tit Chicago aud Kansas City. officers from removing any of the For a long time Mr. Cahill was the records or transferring any county manager of the Denver company property from Union to La Grande and since retiring from that posi until the matter is finally settled tion had been one of the principal by the Supreme Court. The quarrel between the two stockholders in the plant. He will cities began more than a year ago. be the manager of the Portland Packing Company, and will have La Grande then tried to wrest the the administrative management of county seat from Union under a tbe plant when it is put in opera special law, passed at the session of 1903, and as Judge Eakin was a tion. John Thomas, of Kansas City, is resident of Union, he referred the also in the city and will have case to Circuit Judge Alfred F. the task of designing the buildings Sears, of this county. Judge Sears and superintending their construc held that the law was unconstitu tion. He is a man who has made tional, on the ground that it creat a study of packing-house construc ed a debt in excess of the limit of tion and has planned and built $5000. but he was overruled by the packing- houses over the country Supreme Court. A second election from one ocean to the other. He to decide the contest was then held, bM been brought here by Mr Cahill this time under a general law, pass and those interested with him in ed in 1903, and La Grande won tbe proj ect and is now working on out. A. E. Eaton and other resi dents began a suit to prevent the the plans fof the buildings. The location of tbe plant has removal of the county seat and the batt» dee ded upon and grounds are records to La Grande, and judging being negotiated for, and have been from the order made by the court, practically secured, which will be Mr. Long says that the case will large for the buildings and for tbe probably go to the Supreme Court wkift stockyards that will be built • second time.—Telegram. fjUroii"d them. Those who are Boundaries of Irrigation District. interested in the formation of tbe company will not disclose the ex- The Ontario Argus says: |te$location of the grounds to be We have been requested by many bought, but they admit that the pnrebase has been practically con- of our subscribers to publish exact olWed and that the final arrange- ly the territory embraced in the lMnts will be made and the deal Malheur county irrigation project. The description follows: dosed in a very few days. Commencing at a point on the As soon as the property has been north side of the Malheur river and transferred the plans for the build- -fates and stockyards will be drawn reservoir dam site selected by the 'JMgl the contracts let for their government of the United States, -«MMtruction. It is stated by the near and below what is known as men who hold stock in the new the Malheur canyon; thence follow OMOpany that the actual con ing the government canal right of struction of the buildings will be way along the foothills on the north Started by tbe first of October. It side of said Malheur river, across Will take about five months to have Bully creek. Willow creek and the plant ready for operation after along said foothills to a point about tbe Start is once made, but the five miles northwest of Ontario: work will be rushed and an effort thence following said foolhills along ■■■ be made to have tbe plant the west side of Snake river to a ■tedy for the spring shipments of point where the foothills intercept the west side of Snake river, about cattle. The organizers of tbe new com five miles below Weiser, Idaho; al pany are enthusiastic in regard to so commencing on the south side ths possibilities before the institu of Malheur river and at said dam tion and have great hopes of suc site; running thence in an easterly cess in tbe future Large ship direction along the foothills on the ments that are now made to Chica south side of the Malheur to a point go^ Kansas City and Denver from about four miles southwest of On all of the states of the west, it is ; tario; thence continuing along tbe expected will be diverted to Port foothills on the west side of Snake laud, and it is this condition that river to a poir.t where the Owyhee teds the capital interested to be so irrigating canal taps tbe Owyhee river. Tbe district sTiall include sure of success. •Iso all lands susceptible and capa ble of being irrigated from said ca THOliSAND-DOLLAR HAILSTORM. nals within said district as afore said which can be reached by Prineville was visited by • hail means of pumping, and all other rm such as falls to the lot of few jt' systems and appliances. The irri en to witness, on Sunday last 1. as very brief in duration 1-ut was gable area comprised in the dis- ctacular in the extreme and did tr,cl is approximately 100,000 fearful lot of damage in our little *' r*"s tv, and life was unesfe while the ! Sumpter is Out .mJ Loser. tones were falling. At noon a distant rumble of thunder and a cloud of yellow dust An investigation by the finance which enveloped the city announc-, committee of the amount in the ed tbe coming of a etorm. but no bank tv the credit of the city of attention was paid to these signs Sumpter has been ordered by the as the people suppoeed it was only City Council, and if tbe treasury is a dost storm, and the only precau- found empty the action* of the tion taken was the closing of doors Council indicate that efforts will be to keep out the du*t. In a mom- , made to collect $2000 from the ent, however, tbe dost was laid by i bondsmen of Ex-Treasurer R. H.‘ HUSTON ’S IS THE PLACE Bank of Sumpter and cashier of the First National Bank. This is the limit of Mr. Miller’s bond. The vacancy left by Mr. Miller is uow filled by the appointment of J. W. Cowden, whose bond is $5000 It is said the city should have near ly $4000, of which $300 is in the hands of City Recorder Start, leav ing about $3500 which should be in the bank to the city’s credit. Whether it is all there will not be made public until the finance committee has finished its investi gation. Groceries, NI i - h . L. Hucine. Propt. arir»t Cite*« 1» Every Particular. -A.11 'Wixlte Kelp. Tropical and Domestic Fruits when in Season. Rates on Application. American Plan. Guests Treated with Utmost Courtesy. Well Furnished, Comfortable Rooms. Bums, Provisions and Feed a Specialty. Oregon. .... He is Pr< pared to fill orders for Anything in his Line The bulls can be seen at the‘ P” Ranch, and persons desiring to purchase should inquire there of F. H. Howell, Assistant to the Gen eral Manager, who trill furnish informa tion as t prices and will sell the same FRENCH-GLENN LIVE STOCK CO. A Power for Good. PROCLAMATION'. g ... Represents the.... Home Insurance Co., of New York, Liverpool, London & Globe, Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia. OFFICE WITH BURIS & BIGGS. Buns, Oregon. Corner South of Lunaburg & Dalton's. merchants Fire-Proof, II « S' Modern, Wagon Work. ALLWORKCUAR ANTEED. Burns, Oregon Harney County Hospital Having n wly furnished several comfortable rooms for the occupance of private patients, I dtsin to an nounce that I am ready to receive surgical or medical caseson reasonable terms. Pleasant Quarters provided for Obstetrical Cases. EXPERIENCED NURSES IN ATTENDANCE LIVERY BARN IN CONNECTION 5RM BRILEY, proprietor- fine Wines, Liquors and Ciqars flqents for Marqland Club Wbiskq. CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION EVERYTHING FRST CLflSS Courteous and obli^io^ Mixologist?. ( lias. K. McPheeters, Propt. Burns, Orego. . MILLING CO I URNS HORTON &. SAYER, Propts. i Rough and Dressed Lumber, i Rustic, Flooring, Moulding, | $ *«♦«-♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•-» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ .«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦%» LEWIS & McGEE, Propts New and Elegant Livery Turnouts Complete. Fresh Teams Horses boarded by the day, week or month. Special care given all stock Special accommodations for Commercial Men Cor. First and B Sts., Bums. Oregon. Come in- take a look at a beautiful display of SUCCESSORS TO TUPKER à WILSON liorseshoeiug. Elegant. i TflE HOTEL BURNS BAR WILSON & ASHTON Blacksmithing and All Outside Rooms— Near Depot JEWELRY Main Street. FIRE INSURANCE THE CARTER HOUSE. On the counter you will also find catalog illus trating thousands of useful and practical Gems GIVE HIM A CALL M. L. LEWIS Slxsixxilzo, Oiegfon & All kinds of Fresh Vegetables in Season, Durkheimer Building. SHANIKO WAREHOUSE COMPANY^ General Storage, Forwarding Whereas, there was submitted to the electors of the state at the last general election as required by law, an initia tive petition for a Local Option l.iquor Law; commission And, whereas,011 the2 4thday of June, ¡904, the Secretary af State in my pres Fireproof building 100x600 feet, 150 feet two stories iu height. ence as Governor of the State of Oregon, did canvass the votes given for said law ; Special Attention to Wool Grading and Bal And, whereas, it was ascertained and ing for Eastern Shipments. determined upon such canvass that there were 43310 votes cast for said Local Dealers in Blacksmith Ceal, Flour, Cement, Lime, Plaster, Sulpher, Option Liquor Law, and 40198 votes Wool aud grain sacks and Twine, Grain and Feed. Highest price paid for Hides aud Pelts casts against the same, aud that the «aid law received an affirmative major Stoek Yards uuith all th« Liatest and Best ity of the total number of effective votes cast thereon and entitled to be counted Facilities for Handling Stock. under the provisions of law ; Mark Goods Care of “S. W. Co.” Now, Therefore, I, Geo. E. Chamber- lain, as Governor of the State of Oregon, T G. CONDON, manager. in obedience to Section 9 of an Act en titled “An Act making effective the initiative and referendum provisions of Section 1 of Article IV of tl e Constitu tion of the State of Oregon, and regulat ing elections thereunder and providing penalties for violations of the provisions of thisAct, "Approved Februaiy 24,1903, do hereby makeand issue this proclama AHERICAN PLAN tion to the people of the state of Orogon, and doanuonnee and declare that the ONTARIO, OREGON. whole number of votes cast in the State of Gregon for said Local Oplion Liquor Law was 43316 votes, and the whole number of votes east against said Local Rates $3.00 and $2 50 per day. Option Liqnor Law was 40198 votes, and that said Local Option Liquor Law- received an affirmative majority of the total number of votes cast on said This modern new hotel was only recently opened to the measure and entitled to be counted public. Harney County people will be always welcome under the provisions of law, ami that said Local Option l.iquor Law shall be and courteously cared for. A first-class bar in connection. and is in full force and effect as the law of the State of Oregon from the date of this Proclamation. Done at the Capitol at Salem this 24th day of June, A. D. 1904. (Signed) GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN, Governor of Oregon. ***!♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ By the Governor: (Signed: F. I. DUNBAR, (Seal) Secretary of State. And every article is guaran» teed. Flour :»y. We will sell you anything in the line of farming machinery at prices and terms that defy competition. Please call and gel prices and terms Yearlings and Two-year-olds in quantities to suit. Geer & Cummins. The pills that are potent in their action and pleasent in effect are DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. W. S. Philpot, of Albany, Ga. says: ’During a bilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me more good than calomel, blue mass or any other pill I ever took and at the same time the effect was pleasant. Little Early Riser’s are certainly an ideal pill.” Sold by Burns Drug Stores. Grain, Finishing Lumber. Nearest Sawmill to Burns. Good Road Lumber Yard in Burns. Just Arrived Two large new show cases and they = are loaded down with new goods. We have a new and fresh Supply of TOILET ARTICLES Boy none but tbe beat stock which is always the eseap«‘«t OREGON NURSERY CO Growers of Reliable Nursery Stock Call and Inspect them. THE WELCOME PHARMACY imnmnunnnr.::nn:-.:r.i SALEM, OREGON. If you want the verybeetvalues for your money BUY HERE THAT'S ALL H: M. HORTON We guarantee all nursery st<x:k true to lalxd and in good order when delivered, else we will rrfntxl money or re place free of cost. HOPKINS <fc GARRETT Nnrseries at Salem, Oregon. Ix»s Angles California, North Yakima. W shington. Stock for this »ection brought from North Yakima. SADDLES and HARNESS CEO. MICKEY, Agent. City Drug Store Correspondence solicited. Burns, Oregon. Manufacturers and dealers in Bridles, Spurs, Whips, Robes: Ropes, Etc. If your stock are ailing in any way come and get some Security St' ck Remedies; (»all cure, liniments, blisters etc. Also poultry food. Address, Burns, Oregon.