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VOL. XVIII. BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY,OREGON,JANUARY 14, 1904^ SUMPTER VALLEY GET RAILS ter of Diet. No. 1, and Newt Hoover FULTON AT WORK ON BILLS come before the Oregon Legishitiire. NO. 8. TEACHERS MEET AT LAMEN. i master of Diet. yjo. 2. about to convene, than that of en JOHN D DALY. I’m» R. v, CARPENTER, C asiikb , Jury list for the vear 1905 drawn.' acting an adequate state irrigation One of the happiest crowds that | IBANK R.COFFIN, Vice P ius A (’. WELCOME, ,U-r. t'AHimt. The Times-Herald having the; PUSHING AWAY 1HE OBSTACLES TO code. The .imperative need in this ever gathered at the Lawen school HARRIMAN MAY NOT BE ABLE TO 1 largest list of bona fide subscribers IRRIGATION. respect has been pointed out by house was the assembly of last Sat STOP EXTENSION. was declared the official newspaper oflieials of the reclamation service, urday, when over two hundred gat-1 of Harney County for the vear 1905 and in a measure anticipated by hered for the teachers and parents 1 OF BURNS, OREGON. Will Condtmn Wagon Road Laod» Under the I d the matter of tbe cost bill from ' For the 1 ommissions on irrigation laws institute May Secure Steel Rail» la tieraiaay Accounts of Corporations, Firms and Individuals Solicited. Malheur Irrigation Project and Bring Malheur County of the trial of Jas. Shipment by Water to Portland-- The program begun with a bas for both Oregon and Washington. The Company to Terms. Figure With Tramp Steamer». WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Colwell, the bill was found incomp The attention of the Federal Gov ket dinner, and to deserine in words lete and thev Clerk ordered to return this feature of the occasion would ernment is just now directed to im >!■<». khoi . pkiih John 1» Daly. prank Collin, N. LT. Carpenter, It. J. The Oregonian of last Sunday The Sumpter Miner says, ‘‘that it for correction and the matter williams, J. W. Geary. C. Cummins. H. M. Horton, C. A. llaines. W5n. portant irrigation projects in this require a more fluent pen than mine Harriman or no Harriman, freeze- continued for the term publishes the following from its state, with the result that at least The varied ohaiaoter of the goodies Jones. Thomas Davis. out or thaw-out, boycott or no boy W. D. Baker appointed Justice Washington correspondent: two of these, of great magnitude, and the good will and social spirit <Sfata anti County Warrant! kouykt at tko market price. cott, the Sumpter Valiev railroad’s of the peace of Drewsey precinct. If plans formulated at a confer give promise of comparatively early with which it was partaken will I 1 his hank is Insured and will be reimbursed for any loss by burglary extention from Tipton to John Day I. S. Geer paid $25 out of the ence today between Senator Fulton realization Aside from this there nevtr be forgotten by those present or hold up day or night. may yet be built according to Chief general fund to defay incidental ex and F. H. Newell, chief of the Re is excellent prospect that within a It. was Lawen and New Y’ork could Engineer West, who says that the penses incurred in collecting an ex clamation Service, and his assis decade irrigation interests in Ore have done no better. After dinner company is just now awaiting future hibit for the Lewis and Clark fair. tants. J. B. Lippencott and Henry gon, both. public and private, will the program was introduced with a •V> ,-»ic r> e-rwo r>»o .-» o developments, at the same time Final report of Peter Clemens N. Savage, shall be consummated have enriched the state beyond few happy remarks by Supt. Rigby ; M. A i . kxamikk , 1‘ hksidknt . E. II. T kht . Cashier getting figures from tramp steamers after which Mrs. Mary Marshal road master Dist. No. 1 accepted. W m . J oshs , Vn k -I' hksidhnt . C. E. Kes von , Asst. Cashier according to expectation, the Gov present anticipation, and will form in Herman waters, with the intent Final report of Newt Hoover ernment will be abln during the the basis of prosperity in vast areas handled reading in a very able 1 of buying steel rails abroad, ship ■» manner road master of Dist. No. 2 accepted. coming summer to begin construc of the commonwealth ping them by water to Portland, Ç The subject of the rural school 1 It appearing that there is so tion of two enormous irrigation All of these considerations de thence to the Blue Mountains over £ much confusion in the numbers projects in Oregon, one in the Kla mand that there should be uniform 'vag illen iake" llP l’X M* E the O R & N., which will be such ONTARIO, OREGON and boundries of the several school I math Basin, costing $5,000,000 or and intelligently conceived hgil H<- held the teachers and parents , a short haul by rail that Harri InterewCI’aidton TimeZl h'posiin. districts as shown by the records more, the other on Malheur River, measures to insure the stability of I equally responsible for the charac à • man’s high rates will cut but little and reports of the various school costing $2,000,000. Senator Ful rights to the users of water for bene I ter of the child. p We Solicit Yoer Banking Business. J figure. Following this came a very inter district clerks upon levy of school ton met tbe engineers to ta'k over ficial purposes; the greatest econo It will he remembered that a t STOCKHOLDERS:—M. Alexander, Win. Jones, E. II 'Test, 9 taxes, as filed with the county the situation and ascertain just my to the public in the matter of esting discussion of arithmetic by short lime ago Harriman notified ' E. Kenyon. II. Alexander, Estate of Abner Robbins, William 9 Prof. G O Hendricks. Ç clerk, which is liable to result in what is standing in tbe way of con storage and distribution, and ns Miller, Frank It. Coflin, Thus. Turnhull. the Sumpter Valiev company that History was then taken up by much freedom from litigation as it loss of the special tax for the year struction of these great works. 1 '«* -owo oao+HMooxM'oaoxjeo'iMo-«»'« hereafter a regular rate on steel rail 1904 unless immediately remedied 1 Already the Malheur project has is possible to bring about Draft l.ester Hamilton and the sugges shipments over liis lines would be it was ordered that the clerk furn been held up several months be of a state irrigation code, prepared tions made were not only of value charged. Prior to that time a sort •C«C* ish the school supt. with a copy of cause owners of about 30,000 acres by an official of the United States to the teacher, but to the parent of a "courtesy rate” had been in the order and that tbe same may of alternate sections of wagon-road reclamation service, will be sub and child. effect. Regular rates made ship HOWARD SEBREE. PRESIDENT W. R SEBREE, VICE-PRESIOENT The evening program consisted be sent to each of tbe district lands along Malheur River refuse mitted for the consideration of the R. A. COWOEN, CASHIER ments impossible and the John Day of music, recitations, and two very school clerks that each may peti to make a contract with the Gov Legislature. It has been prepared « extention, which was to have heen tion for a reboundary and renum ernment for the reclamation of their along the lines of similar codes that interesting lectures one by Supt. rushed to completion next spring, bering of their respective districts. Rigby, subject, The Relation of A lands. The reclamation service have operated smoothly in other was perforce abandoned. The S A Tax levy for county road, school, saw no way of going ahead with states, and has excited no criticbin Home and School, and one by Rev. V. company canceled all its orders state, building and county purposes A of moment. It should receive the Irwin on the duties of school trust this project unless the owners of for steel rails and gloom settled for the year 1904 was as follows: ees. All present declared the in A these lands should change their at most serious consideration of Legis over Eastern Oregon. A County 13j mills; road 2 mills; titude, for, if the Government built lators who are familiar with the stitute a grand success and regrett It was the popular belief that school 5 mills; state 7J mills; build ed thu fact that they could not be & requirements of the state hi irriga A General Banking Business Transacted this project ank irrigated wagon Harriman’s hit-up of rates on Sum ing, 4 mill; high school, 3j mills held oflener than once a year. A road lands free of cost, there would tion law The enactment of such pter Valley rails was the first move I CORRESPONDENCE INVITED The superintendent took his de a measure is purely a matter of A be a great outcry. in a definite plan to quench the parture for home Sunday morning IN MEMORIAM. Inasmuch as the company has business It wiil comply with the little road and later to buy it, carrying with him the friendship repeatedly rejected all reasonable desire of the Federal Government broaden its guage to standard, ex- and best wishes of the Lawen as a precedent to its further activity Burns Chapter No 40, Burns, offers, Senator Fulton has decided tend into the interior and make the Oregon, has again been called upon people. 11' in irrig ition projects in Oregon. It to cut the Gordian knot, and on system of value as a feeder to the t0 ,"ourn wit£ tl)08e who mourn, will avoid conditions that have ob Monday will introduce a bill which, main line of the O. R. & N. All of WANTED— Agents, Hustlers, Death has entered our mystic he thinks, can be passed, authoriz tained in other states where such a which is exactly what tbe people of circle and taken from us our es- code has been enacted — conditions Salesmen, Clerks and everybody ing the Secretary’ of the Interior to OF PIIIUMIPIII» Oregon greatly desire, but fear was teemed and worthy Sister Mabel INCORPORATED I847. condemn these wagon-road iande that have incited litigation at a who wants to enjoy a good hearty entertained that Harriman would Biggs. Therefore be it, Issues all b rum of sound life insurance at the lowest rilles. tiur policies and pay the owners for them out of cost nearly equal to that of exten laugh to send 50c for “Tips to guarantee utter three payments are made take his time in extending further Resolved, That we bow in hum I the fund allotted to construct the sive irrigation systems. Lot the Agents.” Worth $50 to any per I. Automatic extended insurance for the face of the contract. into the interior, it being the firmly ble submission to the dispensation II. A paid up policy. Malheur project. If this plan car 1 Legislature take hold of this matter son who sells goods for a living. III. Loan or cash surrender value. established policy of the O. R. A N. of him who rules the Celestial with thorough and practical intent. If not satisfactory your money ries, the Government will acquire Unexcelled us a dividend payer. to keep down the development of Chapter above. Trusting in the I It will find no more profitable em- back. Circular for stamp. The these 30,000 acres at nominal cost i . v \ estuia te iìeeore toh /. vsì /;/ eastern Oregon until the fertile wisdom of one who doeth all things and will in that way be able to | ployment during the entire season. Dr. White electric Comb Co., Deca Sherman A Harmon, R. H. Benedict, webfoot transportation field worked we|] tur, 111. General Agents. District .Manager. place them in the hands of indivi- —Telegram. Maripiauijllhla., It. A. Dillard, Agent. to a ripe red limit. . Reaolve-1, That we extend to the | dual settlers. Port lami, Or, Burns, Or. Tn an interview with a paper in husband and family our heartfelt Senator Fulton declares that, EXPENSES 01 HARNEY COUNTY I OR THE YEAR 1904. Ogden, Mr. Weal’s home town, the , sympathy in their bereavement while the rights of this company chief engineer of the Sumpter Vai- and pray that in this hour of trial should be duly respected, the de The following is a copy of the report of County Clerk Molhershead ley said that because there is no they may be comforted by one who velopment of a large section of which was sent to the Secretary of Suite and shows the exact amount of particular hurry about the proposi- ¡8 too wise to err. Eastern Oregon cannot be prevent-1 ...AND... tion, ltis company will not place an Resolved, That the charter be ed by speculators. If this bill expenses of this county for the past year This tnble is of interest to the readers of The Times-Herald in Harney conntv, as it shows how the order abroad for steel rails for some draped in mourning for thirty days, passes, the only obstacle io tbe way time and in the meantime will That a page be set apart in the re of the Malheur project will lie re money was expended, and to what use: await developments, which means cords of the Chapter for the mem moved and that work, for which ’ County Court and Commissioner—Salary of judge, commis Aironi» III.» people of East and Central Oregon all the opporliuiitt of a (list class mod.on Business Collegi». It is >< home institution uoiering sioners, bailiffs, livery, exporting books, etc $ 2,147 94 that the S. V. has not yet given up orial. , $2,000,000 is already set aside, can ■■very course involved in Business College work Ils rales are the sain»» Circuit court—Salary of bailiffs, reporter, jury and witness its attempts to prevail upon Ham That these resolutions be pub- begin at once. UH chsiged <»l ».where and the metli'xla are the same Stu lenta sdinilU-d 4,«37 19 fees, meals, special counsel, etc . ............................. at uny lim»». Instruction at the College or by mail. During ........... miner man to re-establish the old “court lished in Tbe Times-Herald and a months the ('»»liege will conduct a 117 «5 Justices ’ court — fees for justices, constables, jurors, witnesses. esy rate.” copy be spread on the meeting. LOCAL TEACHERS'INSTITUTE AT HARNEV. Sheriff’s ofliee—Salary and expenses of sheriff and deputies, 3,4'M) GO “There are now a number of Esther Schwatz. ummer ormal chool 3,400 (XI Clerk's ofliee—Salary of Clerk and deputies........................... Ella Sweek. tramp steamers in German waters, The following program f* r a local 715 &r> For teachers and others who 'lenire a reviewing or preparatory eniiran Ella Motherhead. waiting for cargoes,” said Mr. West, I teachers’ institute to be held al Treasurer’s ofliee—Salary of treasurer . . ......................... For specimens of pen work, ami full information on llnsln»-« College anti- 17 50 ‘ and we could buy our steel there, joctR, ItdilrUHH Harney on Saturday, Feb. 4, was Coroner’s ofliee—Fees of coroner, physicians, jurors, witnesses, 900 26 School supt. ofliee — Salary of superintendent, fees, etc. . . No More Stomach Troublai. meet the tariff charges save money handed in by Supt. Rigby: ZZ. IF’xirx., 315 33 Stock inspector—Salary, etc........ over the schedule now presented.” ; Music j B vlxxx S, Oxeg-Qxx. 1,526 70 Assessor's ofliee — Salary of assessor, deputies, extra help, etc All stomach trouble is removed School Organization and Manage Mr West further explained that Assessment and collection of taxes—Copying tax rolls, extra the steel could be »hipped around by the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure ment—Supt. M. E. Rigby «5 90 clerks, collecting, advertising, levying on property, etc the Horn or by tbe Suez canal to 0 th« stomach perfect rest , General Discussion 127 53 Tax rebate — Taxes refunded ................. Portland, thence to Baker City over hv digesting what you eat without History- (,'. C Jacksen , - . I . • 1 L_ --------------------- -«A a .*«». —. —. 1- Yn aid. i -I The ’ 1, * C.. food .. -1 1. builds • ~ " 11 stomach's but a short stretch of Harriman 8 1 the -—-------------- Primary Reading Lestha Smith Current expenses—Books, stationery, poring»*, expre»sage, tel- phonee, etc. (all offices)...................................................... I,»Ml 21 ' up the body, the rest restores the line*. 'Numbers—'How to Teach Begin- TRISUH .V DONEGAN, Propri. •tors. Courthouse expenses—Janitor, lights water, fuel, repairs, fur stomach ’ s to health. You don ’ t Tfie Sumpter Valley is having ners”—Nannie Boyer. 703 92 niture, rent, etc............................................................. .. tbe same trouble in Hood river, have to diet yourself when taking ' Noon—Basket dinner Jail—Board of prisoners, medical attendance and medicine, where the company is building a * Kopol Dyspepsia Cure. J. D. Ers Music. 937 70 repairs, supplies, fixtures, etc ............................. Tlxis Uca.d.q.'uiaxtexs. standard guage road to haul logs kine, of Allenville, Mich., says, ‘‘I School Hygiene M E. Rigby Poor care of — Salary of county physician, poor farm, provis • uftered Heartburn and stomach for the Hood river branch sawmill ¡Grammar Ar< hie Millard ions or transportation furnished, hospital charges, burials 4,300 27 of the Oregon lumber company. trouble for some time. My sister- 1 Dicussion. 10 50 Insane —Examination and expense .......... ............ in-law has had the same trouble Paper—“The Teacher’s Duty to the Harriman also demanded full rates Election expenses — Registration, ballots and supplies, pav of was not able to eat for six and for hauling rails for this piece of Child”—Leatha Smith judges and clerks, deputy sheriffs, etc . . road. He was circumvented by the weeks. She lived entirely on hot Physiology Is »1er Hamilton Road Hu pts Salary ................. .. ............... use of Northern roads to Portland, water. After taking two bottles of Spelling Julia Greely Road and bridge—Including labor, lumlier, etc thence by water haul to Hood river. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure she was en DiacitMion. tirely cured She now eats heartily Mr. West's plan to circumvent Civil Government J. Simmerville # 14,553 04 Total expens* for the year 1904 Harriman in the John Day exten and is in good health. I am glad Geography.......... to say Kodol gave me instant re tion looks good on paper, but is Evening 1 »gram reckoning with out bis boat. If lief.” Sold by Burns' Druggists Song ................ Male Quartette < The Finest of Ail .•* Harriman does not desire the ex lecture—Relation of Home and Do you want to boy your goofs right, tention of the John Day line be will School—-Suj»'. M E Rigby if no get the price» of the O. C. Co. who find other means to prevent it. He are the largest buyers, and the clo»e»t Solo and choro» ho'd« plenty other cards as well as seller», beat qoality. Song a Couple of cold decks. Recitation Heating stoves at Voegtly'e See Song. hr Sak Only at •M im Nanni- P»» ; COL NTT COURT PROCEEDINGS. Voegtly for heating stoves. Mia* I/»atha «mi Loyd Johnson of Lawso granted Prof. At h - Mil For sale—Two lots 100x100, Commit!*" <w> Er a liquor license. small house partly furnished. wood Schubener Broa. of Anderson shed and well. Good garden. A Lefiilatare 1*4 Irritativa granted a iiqwr license. bargin. Terms. s*e M. L. Lewis. fluents, Burns, Ore. J A Vest appointed stock inspec Io all probability no subject of tor for the year Tbe O. C. Co. know no rooipotitioo, greater importance to th «tate will f^~Roth i Hr - D.-tr • *r I’ rtland, Oregon D N Varíen appointed road Mae- tbe old reliable First National Bank li ? c V FIRST NATIONAL BANK a first Rational Bank CALDWELL, IDAHO PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE tOMPflKY. CITIZENS BUSINESS COLLEGE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL N S S THE CAPITAL SALOON, Bums. - - Oregon. Wines Liquors and Cigars. 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