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grabbers will be jaw, M may be shown to be nec-| >’Ot succeeded in saving OPPOSES IRRIGATION IAW and the water busy trying to take water away ' esaary by the decision of the Su- little of the property in the fire been using' prerne court.on that law which area. The building being a shed from those that have SATURDAY.NOVEM BEK 26, 1904. (decisions/will be handed down like structure, bur ed very rapidly BAKER COUNTY MAN AGAINST THE it for many year«. and it was witii difficulty that BIEN MEASURE. Quarrels and lawsuits, and pos probably a month before the legis SUBSCRIPTION RATES: buildings nearby were saved sibly neighborhood war and blood lature meets. This will give Or Oue Year.................. 12.00 Owing to the fact that the fire oc Six Mouths .1.00 shed will follow. If the legisla egon a good practical, oper itive curred at til'- feeding hour, the sta Creates Costly Commissions and Will Re- Three Mouths ......................... 75 ture next January will make up irrigation law, under which all the ble and adjoining sheds were fi led ult in Endless Litigation--Destroys the question in an impartial and waters of the state that are avail Present Water Rights. JULIAN BY KI» — - — — Manager with horses, eight of which were in business way, it will let Mr. Bien's able, may be put lo the best use. cinerated. Six of the animal be IRRIGATOR. 1 ’ he follow mg communication new imposed law severely alone It is unfortunate for the people longed to \V II Smith, who operat i 1 opposing the Bien irrigation law and pass a few' needed amend- of Grant county, anil especially for ed a livery staale in this city for a short '¡me about two years ago ami proposed for Iht- state of Oregon, « meets to the Irrigation District I Alfalfa at Geer A Cummins those residing in the north part of is preparing to enagage in the same was printed in the Baker City the county, that the usually staid btisine.is nt Bend The other t wo ' i I lerald yesterday and is worthy Oregonian, is being imposed upon belonged lo George Ramsiy’s 11 of being reproduced for the bene- REVISED TABLE OF INFORMATION. by a lying nincompoop of a corres freighting team an 1 .ere valuable ' lit of irrigation everywhere. pondent who is sending it sensa horses. The later also lost two The following table has been compiled after careful and thorough investiga ' Baker City, Or., Nov. i6, 1904 tional matter under a Long Creek sets of harness while Mr. Smith tion of a.I recorda and statistic» obtainable and gives actual resource-. arm} ¡Editor Evening Herald: date line, concerning the condi states that he lost four sets. county, every item of which can be proven : Number, Cur , Wts. lbs. Will you please allow me a few All other damage was confined tions in northern Grant in regard 80 2,400,000 Wool clip annually, Harney county. 5,600,000 remarks on the proposed new ir 480 100,000 to the building, a few tons of hay Sheep al.ippe annually...................................... to horse rustling and the efforts 25,000,000 1000 .. . 25,000 rigation law? One of the featur Cattle shipped annually.................................... made to catch the supposed thiev and a load of supplies belonging to 4,000 160 3,360,000 es that will be opposed strongly Horse-sand mules »hipped annually............ Gus Shroder, a Silver L ike stock - 100 2,560,000 es. The articles contain but little by the people of the irrigation Mercbaudiae »dipped into merchant» too 2,500,000 if any truth and are a slander up man, who was returning Imine from Merchandise shipped direct to ranchers 200,000 10 Shaniko with l.is winter’s supplies section of the state is that is un Stock salt and sulphur .............................. on a most law-abiding community. 120,000 6 Stage freight at 3 cents per jioiind ................... Fire companies 1 and 2 respond lircly ignores the rights of ían d — Blue Mountain Eagle. LOCAL HAUL. ed promptly and did creditable owners and actual irrigators, giv- work. 'ing no recognition.t’o the fact that Lumber sold annually, feet......................................... The total lo38 was about $1700, they had their rights to certain Fuel wood sold annuall, cords...................................... The example of W. L. Douglas, Fence posts sold annually............... .............................. | amounts of water determined af- governor-elect of Massachusetts, with no insurance. PASSENGERS AND MAIL. | ter long and expensive work and Passengers by stage annually, 600 at $10.................... should also be an inspiration and ♦ 6,000 News Notes. . . 18,000 experiments in many places after Passengers by private conveyances, 1,800.............. . an encouragement to all advertis . . 10,000 Mail contract»................................................................. costly and prolonged lawsuits. ers. Nobody had to ask who Bears very numerous on LIVE STOCK. This is not to count in the new W. L. Douglas was, any more upper Deschutes. of sheep owned in Hartley county.................... arid Number than they would have felt the Number of sheep summered in Harney county..................... Athena ¡ r prospecting for a new gospel of salvation of the lands of the state, but a new com Number of cattle owned in Hartley county........................... need of an inquiry as to the iden ami larger water system. Tons oi hay grown annually in Harney, over ......... mandment is given. -‘They that T ons of hay grown annually, in a radius of 30 mile of Burns tity of Lydia E. Pinkham or They expect strawberries for Hubbard Ayer.—Ex. have shall lose and they that have AKKA OF LAND IN HAHNBY COUNTY. Christmas down on Coos bay. not shall take it freely” at the ex Area of land, acre».............................................................................................. Tillamook county people have pense of the farmer. Surveyed.............................................................................................................. 4,835,465 C. W. Parrish Talks of our Exhibit Unsurvayed................................................................................... 1,549,635 held a new rout house meeting. A more unjust and unfair < >f above amount 556,324 acres are in forest reserve and Carey selections. “Wheat needs rain’’, says the scheme to multiply officers and Appropriated....................................................................................................... 1 Hon. C. W. Parrish, one of the East Oregonian. Eetch it down to Tillable, assessed............................................... - ............................................. create thousands of lawsuits at the Nontillable, assessed.......................................................................................... leading: attorneys of Burns, and Webfoo,’’savs th" Portland Journal. improved, not patented............................................................... ......... ■ expense of honest toilers who Susceptible to irrigation under U. S. Geological survey of Silver Creek k formerly a resident of Canyon City, At Albany also—ripe and green made the wilderness blossom reservoir........................................................................................ ................ arrived in town last Sunday anil is 1 ’arey selections, approved ...,.................................................... ........... jvisitiug with his son, J I, I’arrisb. raspberries and blossoms on the could hardly be conceived, The Road Companies Land....................................................................................... proposal that one individual shall Appropriated....................................................................................................... . Mr Parrish will remain in this vici same vines. Susceptible to irrigation..................................................................................... he allowed to seize another’s pro- Tillable bench land above irrigation line, over......................... .............. nity until after court, being inter now covered by Malheur i.ake which would be drained and re pet ty on the allegation that it is Amount ested in several cases before the 35,000 claim by holding up water of Silvies River in reservoir .... Water Facilities—Silvies River, Silver creek, McCoy creek, Blilzen River, and circuit court. for the public’s use, when it is no ten smaller streams. Mr. Parrish stated to a News re Altitude—4,100 feet-same as Salt I.ake Valley. freewater Times. Effects of pro such thing, and every one knows Mean Temperature—42. porter that busii ess was a little hibition are not waiting in Free it is not, and is simply enthusiasm Annual precipitation—12 ini lies. quiet in his town and county this water. On the day after the elect on water rights gone wild, or it is Minerals—2,200 pounds of borax mined and hauled by team from Denio, Ore fall. This he states is due to the fact ion both mills shut down, one a clumsy atteir.pt to allow a gon, to Winnemucca, Nevada, daily, being all that is developed to speak of. Crops—Wheat, oats, rye, barley, alfalfa, sugar beets, hops, potatoes and all that the prices of cattle have been .hotel closed its doors anil real scheme to take the quiet, peacea kinds of hardy fruits and vegetables. low and but few sold in comparison estate dropped 25 per cent.—Told ble in in’s property on a false pre • \to other seasons. Sheep sales too you ho text. nave been smaller than in previous Five hundred and four catfish No notice is taken of the fact • "years. As Harney county, at the were caught, in a few hours’ time in that Oregon has an Irrigation Dis ’•pp'fi-nt time, depends almost en >■ lake a few miles south of Corval trict law that promises to work tirely upon her stock industry, lis last Friday by six men 'The well, and that several districts have these conditions show their effect lisli were of good edible quality and been formed under its provisions . maleriallly “Harney county’s ranged in length from eight to and more are now in process of Iain and fruit crops are far above eighteen inches and tho men Hay, \ average” says Mr. I’arrisb, “and formation that its most vital pro too, that it wasn’t an extra good day I 8 few years you wil not see ns visions are being tested in the su for fishing either. JOHN GUM BEHLING j ny wagons going over the inoun- preme court and the supreme I; js, loaded with fruit for Harney I court will pass on these provisions Jeweler. Optician > |*ty, ns we have demonstrated Kntzraver. in a short time, when the status of « Jurselves that we can raise ns the law will be lixed. Eine Watch Repairing A f fruit in Harney valley as can The exponents of this new gos cialty. be raised anywhere.” pel should know these things, and When asked in regard to what they should know that the ques ,• tney county has done or was go tion will be sell led when the su to do for the Lewis and Clark preme court renders its decision zjkjpition, Mr. Parrish said his in the test case, next month, and ■ ty would be represented in a ' -table manner and that steps the district law be put in practical I 'A already been taken in this operation. 111015AN 1)1. CORED. I matter. Mr. 1. 8. Geer, one of the They also know that if a new ' prominent business men of Burns, law is enacted and put to the test lias been collecting exhibits of fruit, De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve hoe its validity will have to be deter grain and grasses throughout the cured thousands of eases of Piles. mined by the various courts and 1 county and has been preserving the '1 bought De Wilt’s Witch Hazel Salveoi. the recommendation of our that years will be required to de I best specimens of fruit in glasH jars. druggist. ’ ’ so writes (' II LnCroix termine its standing and utility. Lie already has good exhibits of of Zavalla, Tex., “ ami used it for a In the meantime there will be a grapes, early apples, plums, pears stubborn case of Piles. It cured me chaos in the irrigation sections, and apricots Sold by Hurns “One of the features of our exhib permanently. it, if our plan is fully carried out" I fruggists She £nues-&na(d. o I stable . BRENTON &?BERDUCO, Propts. Main St., Burns,^Oregon. Horses receive the best of care from experienced hands. Elegant Neut 1 ¡very turnouts. Cuting Parties Accommodated. Horses Bought and Solek THE TIMES-HERALD Gives all the local news See Premium offer on Page Four. Job Printing n i ! CITY MEAT MARKET. R. E. YOUNG, Propt. Fresh and Salt Meat n f > H i. Aways on hand CORNED-BEEP, BOLCGNA SAUSAGE. Home Sugar-Cared HAMS Home Made Lard and Bacon. Beef sold by th; quarter and cut up to suit the customer. I says Mr. Parrish “will be the col lection of birds and animals from our county. Of the former, Harney county has at least 250 varieties, and we shall endeavor to produce a pair of each variety Thia will form an attractive exhibit and t cause the sightseer to stop nnd ad mire ” It is th" intention of Mr Parrish to have the Native Soil exhibit, of which he ha« personal charge, on display, as well as the collection of In< ia.ii curios winch Mr F S KRieder has been collecting for the pjst thirteen years. 1 Mr Parrish savs hie county will prob*! 'y appropriate 42000, for an exhibit and that another thousand can e-i 1 be raised lo private »til - ■c.r’pr 11. The county will >n»n apply f" exhibit -pu- -Grant County News FOR THE MAN AND THE WOMAN WHO KNOW There's no light riñe like the Marlin .22 repeater, for either target shooting or small game, because it has Marlin accuracy. If you shoot this means everything. 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