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DARK FOR OREGON with the rest iu allowing the gov ernment to construct the works. Its land is essential and the com pany has stated positively that it IltESSMAN WILLIAMSON ON IRRIGATION will have nothing to do with the plan. Therefore the prospects fur the Malheur project look very bad. but ‘The abandoned Umatilla pro ject may become feasible in a way,” continued the speaker. “I have ( . asked nearly every associate engi -utative Williamson neer in tho service whether or not PjjBeville, reached Portland yester- there is anything in the irrigation day luoruiiig and is at the Imperial I laws to prevent the diversion of for a short visit in the city. Mr. water from the Upper Umatilla, WMi amson arrived at the Dalles on 1 and in every case the answer has To» av night, having come direct been that in the opinion of the en frJK Washington at the conclusion gineer there would be no obstacle to the action. If that is the case ofB- last term of Congress, says thousands of acses along the Upper thAOregonian. Umatilla could be irrigated until as Me.-'i-rday afternoon the Congress- late as June, which would insure 0M& followed out the same policy bountiful crops where nothing now wllcli has characterized him tn the is raised. I intended to take this MB in relation to the land fraud matter up later and see what can iaAcIments, and refused to say be done towards its accomplish soft'„ng one way or the other in ment. rqSrd to his case. lie does not j^Kider discussion of the question! to< material at this time or of any good and desires to await the time There is a good deal of misunder «Mi his case shall come before the standing on the part of many oout before be makes auy state ment or enters into any discussion Grant county residents as to the ef fects and operation of the new law of tn-- merits of the case. JM: member,” he said, at the taxing outside sheep coming into clfife of the interview, “of the land the country. In a negative way, it frauds I have said nothing. It may may be stated that Attorney-Gen be that in the future I will be will- eral Crawford is of the opinion that ■ to say something but now I there is not a single license, right, hat- no wish to discuss the ques- immunity or favor, extended the owners of this class of stock, which they do now enjoy. Could a law in harmony with the constitution be enacted keeping this outside stock off these ranges, it would have been The Burna Furniture Company the measure worked for instead of the Dobbius law. Such a law was have recently added some new and passed by the California legislature attractive designs to their stock of but as soon as it was attacked, it iron beds, and at prices that are sure to appeal to the home furnish went down before the courts. • 1 er. C all and inspect But the Dobbins law is not with- rn out its merits, although falling far WONDERFUL INVENTION e. short of the wishes of most of the settlers in this county. Ils op- ,l8 eration ought to do no barm, as the It is interesting to note that for 1(] stock will eat no more grass r.nd de- tunes are frequently made by the 18 stroy no moro range than it did tin- invention of articles of minor im der the old law. And on the other portance. Many of the more pop it hand, it will add between $4000and ular devices are those designed to $5000 annually to the treasury of benefit people and meet popular n the county, unless fewer sheep are conditions, and one of the most in 5t brought into the county, when the teresting of these thathas ever been (] gain will be still greater, invented is thd Dr. While Electric p Another effect of the law will be Comb, patented Jan. 1, '99 These ,o to delay the entrance oj the outside wonderful Combs positively cure .. sheep into county. Owners of these dandruff, hair foiling out. sick and bands usally winter the sheep in nervous headaches, and when used the warmer valleys of the Columbia with Dr. White’s Electric Hair 1 and shear two or three months a- Brusii are positively guaranteeci o head of th6 usual shearing time to make straight hair curly in 25 here. They then rush the stock, days time. Thousands of these e grass hungry and poor, across the electric combs have been sold in n line into Grant, more than a month the various cities of the Union, and i ] in advance of the open range sea the demand is constantly increas son for home sheep. But under the ing. Our agents are rapidly be 9 new law, these owners will have to coming rich selling these comics. wait until they have had their They positively sell on sight. Send . stock assessed, the lax paid, and a for sample. Men’s size 35c,. ladies’ , receipt given them. Without this 50c — (half price while we are in- , receipt, they cannot cross the bord- trocucing them.) The Dr. White The Dr. White Elec tric Comb Co., . er into another county. , But all is not smooth sailing, Decatur, III. eventhen. The owners of the sheep seeking entrance into the new coun ty must send word to the inspector of that county, and hold their sheep back until be arrives, and makes * an inspection. If the animals are * in a healthy condition, the owner then makes a statment of the num Alfalfa at (leer A Cummins ber of sheep in bis herd, and the length of time he expects to remain _ in the new county. He must then pay to the inspector the proportio nate share of the tax. Armed with these three instruments—the origi nal tax receipt, the inspectors cer- tificate of sound animals.and the iuspector’s receipt for the home county share of the tax, the owner is permitted to go on hie way. But should he remain in the county longer than he had said, he must go through something of the former process in order to gain the neces sary permission from the stock in- On returning to his borne county, the owner receives from the assess or the sums he had paid in taxes in the other county —Grant Coun ty News Of every description, see GEER & CUMMINS WE LEAD IN X ... Represents the.... i Home Insurance Co., of New York, X v* X X Jk Liverpool, London & Globe, Fir« Assurance Co., Philadelphia. OFFICE WITH BIUUS & 81008. X Bu< ns, Oregon. Corner South ot Lunabutg & Dalton's. WILSON & ASHTON SUCCESSORSITO TUPKER & W11 SON Napton Real|Estaie. Boyd- yy tt/1 Blacksmithing and Horseshoeiug. Mines and Mining. Wagon Work. Burns, Oregon THE CARTER HOUSE. AITERICAN PLAN ONTARIO, OREGON. Fire-Proof, Modern, Elegant. Rates $2.oo and $2 50 per day. All Outside Rooms— Near Depot This modern new hotel was only recently opened Io the public. 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