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f VOL. XV11I HARNEY COUNTY EXHIBIT IT MOST ATTRACTIVE BOOTH IN AORI- CULTURAL HALL. Dr. Marsden Writes we are Adequately and Creditably Represented--Su|tests Adding to Agriculture. NO. 31. BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY.OREGON,JUNE 24. 1905. Our friends in Harney county FAIR ASSOCIATION ELECTS need not be ashamed of our exhibit and can rest assured that we are adequately and creditably repre DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF sented at the Fair. ORGANIZATION. Malheur county has a fine exhib % it adjoining our own in charge of Mr. and Mrs. M, N. Fegily, former Will Buy Tract ol Laud, Put up Subiiaatial ly of Burns. Buildlogs and Comfortable Sulla— Committeea Appointed. There is quite a large delegation of Harney county people in attend At a meeting of the stockholders ance. Among others I noticed Will of the Harney County Fair Associa McKinney, Mrs. C. F. McKinney, Mrs. L. Woldenberg, James Lamp tion held at the city hall last Mon shire, ’Clarence Cary, Mrs. A W. day the organization was perfected Gowan, Miss Mabel Gowan, Jimmie and starts off with excellent pros pects. Taylor, ofDrewsey, Henry Welcome just from Tonopah on his way to 1 The stock was well represented and those interested went at it like Burns, Mrs. Sain Motbershead and they meant business. Another Miss Clare Swain, now visiting in meeting will be held in this city on the valley, Mrs Tom Allen, who left the evening of July 3. on the steamer Columbia on the J. W. Biggs called the meeting to 15th for San Francisco, Mrs. Geo order and was made temporary Waters. Capt. and Mrs. Waters, chairman and Julian Byrd tempor from Idaho, Sam Parrish, Wm. ary secretary. The matter ofelect- Hanley, John D Daly, Mrs. Dr. i ing directors was taken up imme Gear}’ and Mies Geary, and there diately following the reading of the are others which I have perhaps notice calling for the meeting and overlooked in the crowds. I Mr Biggs had explained the man- The accommodatiene are ample I nor to proceed. so far. The hotels are full most of The following stockholders were the time and there has been some elected directors: J. R. Jenkins, advance on rates; but good rooms R R. Sitz, A. K. Richardson, L C. can be secured at 50 cents per day Bradfield, P. G. Smith. J. P. Farre, conveniently near the center of W. M Stewart, Chas. Wilson, R. T. town and there is no reason for peo Hughet, F. S Milter, Geo. Hagey, ple coming from the interior to fear I J. W. Biggs, H. Dixon. that they will be robbed on rates, or The matter of suitable grounds be compelled to put up with inferior was then taken up and discussed accommodations. informally. Mr, Biggs spoke of Under date of June lti, Rev. A. J. Irwin, who has charge of Harney county's exhibit at the Lewis and Clark, writes the following to the local executive board: "Well, I feel better. The curtain came down from before our exhibit last night about 11 o’clock, when Mr. Parrish and I quit work and said it will do now to show to the people—and the people have cer tainly seen it today. "Incomplete as it is yet, it is the most a tractive booth in the whole building. Thousands of people have passed through the booth to day and the attendance at the fair was not large. Mr. Parrish and I have put in a good day talking, he curios and 1 Harney county. "1 found several interested in our county and placed a copy of The Times-Herald in the bands of such parlies I hope to arrange for the printing tomorrow.” The lmal association prepared matter for an advertising fo'der to be u-ed in connection with our exhioit. This "copy” was sent to Rev Irwin by Dr. W. L Marsden, who ssisted in preparing it. The three different tracts that had been A FARMER TELLS A SECRET. Doctor also gave Mr. Irwin valua considered any one of which would ble assistance in selecting the style A hard-headed farmer of Fillmore ’ be well adapted for the purposes and material for several thousand county has contribed a very sensi needed but each varying in price of these folders. ble article to the Geneva Signal in J and conditions. It is the intention Under date of June 17 Dr. Mars the nature of a reply to an editorial of the association to secure a tract den addressed a letter to the man in that paper on the subject of home sufficiently large for a track, grand ager of The Times-Herald giving patronage. stand, stables, exhibit buildings, a description of the fair and Harney This farmer emphasizes a vital etc., together with a plot to be used county’s display. He writes as fact in a very forcealde manner. as a park. This matter had been follows: Though be says he is not a patron discussed with the city authorities We have seen the Fair and expect of the mail order housas he sees and met with their hearty approv to have on the steamer "Roanoke” clearly why they flourish, while the al. for Los Angles tonight. On our re The Times-Herald learns that a moss-back merchant, only sits turn we shall visit the Exposition around and growls. nice plot will be seeded to grass, again for many of the exhibits are It would scarcely be expected ' shrubs and shade trees. The asso ciation intends to own the giounds, incomplete, and we feel it will bear to get the best argument for adver , another visit then. tising from a farmer, though that is and as the stockholders are among 1 want to say that we have been not so strange after all. The farm our most prominent and substantial very pleasantly impressed with the er is at the consumer's end of com citizens, its permartency is not Fair in every particular. Nothing merce and he ought to know what questioned. A considerable amount could be more beautiful than the appeals to him and why he buys at will be expended in beautifying the Exposition grounds. People from a certain place. This Fillmore grounds and placing the whole tract in most attractive condition. The abroad who have attended all of the county farmer’s view of it is worth improvements will be of a perma more notable expositions of late something to every business man. nent nature and put up with the years agree that Portland presents Here is a bit of wisdom from him comfort and accommodation of the 1 he most beautiful grounds and that will do anv merchant good: generul public a« the first consider Bcenic effects of any of the world’s "The other morning while on the ation. fairs. The exhibits, too, are espec train we overheard a traveling man The association purposes to put ially meritorious and complete and repeat the following bit of wisdom. in at least three pumping stations one b-ars nothing but words of com "The grasshopper eats the farmer’s with windmills or other power to mendation. grain, raise water for irrigation, tire pro Harney county's exhibit was The hobo steals his honev. tection and other purposes. opened yesterday, and is one of the The bed bug bites his juicy back, Before the meeting adjourned the nio»t striking and attractive county And Sears A Roebuck gets hi« chair appointed a committee con displays at the Fair. The exhibit money.” sisting of James Donegan, Sam is splendidly located near the en "Why do they get his money? trance of the Agricultural Building Simply.becauM they advertise in ar> Motbershead and Geo. W Young, ami "as filled with visitors at once. intelligent, up- to - date manner. to draft by-laws to be submitted for Mr Irwin and Mr Wallace have They go into detail. They deBribe approval on July 3. A majority of the directors being worked early and late ever since everything. They tell you what their arr’r d he’e to complete the the article is for, how to nee it and present it was decided to organize exh.bit, and both gentlemen are en show you how it would be profita and elect the officers al once in or titled to the highest praise for the ble for you to own it. And last, der that active work begin Mr exacting labor they have been com but not least, they name the price. Biggs again presided until I’ G. pelled to perform in the interest of How many merchants •do this? Smith was elected president of the Harnev county There was a pro There are mighty few. Most of association when he took tl e chair. digious amount of work necessary them are content, if they advertise J. W Biggs was elected vice-presi to complete the displav, and Mr. al all, to simply sav. John Jones. dent, Julian Byrd »«cretary end Irwin ami Mr. \\ allace have l>een Dry Goods. Boot«, Shoes, etc , and Ben Brown trt-s»nrer The president appointed John hard at it in shirt-sieves and over- then wind tip with a notice that Bigg«. Geo Hagey and It L Hugh alls up till yesterday their establishment is four doors Hon. C W. Parrish has also south of Funk’s livery »table. If et a com milt ee l<> investigate and worked hard and contributed hber- the merchant in our home tuwn report on the merits and conditions aUv f his time and means in mak doesn't know enough to advertise of purcha»e of suitable grounds ing the exhibit a success and ia and price his wares in such a man This committee will secure such in intelli ently and effectively adver ner that a white man can make out formation on three trade of land tising Harney county through his more than his location and that be that are available: I’he ground now per« t-nl attendance at the exhibit. sells boots and shoe«, we don't want in use as a track a I fair grounds, Tin n ire a number of taxiderm to hear him belly-ache because tie thi^t.' A Swe< k fie i and the tract ie disp'ays in different sections, but firmer« have eent off to Sears A lving lietweeu the \ > g11) field ar>d Mr. Wallace’s birds and animals are Roebuck. If the local merchant the cemetery The • .mmittee will more artistically done, more natur want« the farmer's trade let him report Io the director , at their next meet lug. July 3 ally p - 1. and more tastefully die- use the local papers, tell us what The Harney Uuiiii'y Fair Associ pbivd than anv I have seen. Our hie stuff is like, name the pre», and ation hart filed artici >f incorpora nr'g.v ' *1 t elk is the monarch of then see thill his g ode ire j ist aa tion with a capital « k • ( * I '• 0 th-- Fur- n d i« not surpassed by tie advtrtiaes them Practically $.;.'•«• hi« l>»en »ub. «r>y muer 11 le-autv or in strength ¿"The average farmer would • -on scribed with "«« der.ii'- nu>n- in of pose er buy his stuff at home and if the sight lti« rganii'-«! on a • usincsa Our agricultural exhibits are local merchant advertised as per basis and promise« t‘ b“ a success necessarily meager as compared sistently as the catalogue people ful org«n:z ition in cveiy particular, with oth- r counties, and if possible and mule the price a prominent and a g «1 investment for the «tr»ck should i-e a ided to We could |>n- feature, there would I»- 10 kick h ddere. cure a greAter display, if some one coming. ’ — Freemont (N»t>rs«ka, It ia the intentio«i to hold annual Tribune would intereat our farmers in th« meetings with an excellent and matter However, what we have is varied »peed program Thana an- Alfalfa at Geer A Commina well displayed. uual meetings will also include a COTTON BE FEDERAL JUDGE stock show with literal premium« „ .. . ■ — • and a considerable amount will be set aside for agricultural and horti SELECTION FOR BELLINGER'S PLACE cultural products, manufactories, IS ANNOUNCED. dairy products, mineral and other ind ustries.T Such an organization has long Choice Fell oa Him Because tie Has Not Mixed io Factional Politics, is Young been the desire of prominent stock- And is Learned in La*. men and farmers of Harney county and iiuw since it has been placed in Last Sunday’s Oregonian has the an agricultural district recognized following from its Washington news by the state and carrying a small bureau: After keeping silence for state appropriation each year, it the better part of three days At will certainly be of great benefit to torney-General Moody today an this section, and the means of bring nounced that W. W. Colton would ing the stock and farming industries be appointed Federal Judge for the up to a higher standard. District of Oregon to succeed the The secretary ia now in corres late Judge Bellinger Mr. Moody pondence with various fair districts has had daily conferences with the in regard to dates in order to ar President about this appointment, range a time for holding our first but refused tu give any information fair at a date that will not conflict about it and inquires at the Ex with those of adjoining districts. ecutive offices also failed Io bring » It is hoped to announce the date ot statement of the President's in- the meeting at an early date. | tention, although it was learned ; from other sources I that Mr. Cotton SHEFK SELL IT THREE DOLLARS. I had been selected He will not qualify untill September 1. The Lakeview Examiner says Senator Fulton urged Mr Cot about 145,000 head of mutton sheep ton's appointment, although it is were bought there since its last is sail! that this was not the control sue by the several buyers that are ling factor governing the Presi there. Among other sales mention dent’s notion. The reasons for hie ed it gives the following: selection were that he had not been E. C. West bought 2,000 head identified with any of the factions from Pete Enquist. in the Republican party in the state The latter sale was made Tues. that he has had many years’ exper day, and caused a storm in the ience in practice in the state, and is market. Mr. West raised the price especially well qualified in his of sheep from $2 to $2.50 for year knowledge of maritime law, and lings and from 12.50 to |3 for two- the important fact that he is com year-olds. The best paid for any paratively a voting man, only |5 bunch before was $2 and $2.50. years old, and therefore able to give Mr, West is buying for the Seattle some of the best years of his life to market, and it is said he can pay ' his work on the bench more than those buying for the1 Two reasons are given here for California market Last yeai Mr I Mr. Cotton’s delay in qualifying West went into the Sacramento | One is that he has some important Valley and bought 30,000 head of cases on hand which he wishes to sheep, a great many of which had I dispose of before lie goes on the been taken from here, and shipped I bench, and the other is that the them baek up to Seattle. President wants the land fraud trials to be concluded in the Fed A. L. McIntosh returned this eral Court before the new Judge week from Portland where he has takes hold. It is expected that been some time on business, Dun- Judge DeHaven will have conclud etui Maeleod accompanied him from ed the trial of all cases pending by here yesterday to the McIntosh the late named ranch at Paulina.—Prineville Jour nal. What Irrigation Means Io Portland. Horace Dillard and fatpily, of Burns, are in the city, the guest« Edmund T. Perkins, engineer in of relatives. Mr. Dillard, who has the United States reclamation ser been principal of the Burna public vice, and in charge of the govern school for several years, is on his ment’s irrigation exhibit at the way to the Willamette valley where Lewie and Clark exposition, -avs if he and his family will make their the waste land in what is consider future borne.—Prineville Journal. ed Portland trade territory were put (The Journal seems to be misin under irrigation it would add more formed. Prof Dillard has been than five times the present volume employed in our county high school nf business to Portland, for the past year and has been iucaease the size of the city elected to the same position for the cordingly. corning year. He ia enroute to He is much interested in the Portland to get relief from rheu coming of the congressional delegu matism and will return the fore tion representing the senate mid J house committees on irrigation, part of September. and hopes they may be detained in I Oregon long enough to secure an DO VOL' WANT LAND? adequate idea of the tale's possi We have hail many applications bilities along irrigation lines It is in the past for scrip applicable to significant that Oregon heads the UNSl RVEYED LAND, but the list of etale« to which Ilia national high prices of scrip having that irrigation fund is to le- parceled mil power were prohibitive. We can ' Of $30,ODD.IB Hl now ill the fund, now locate Unsurueyed public laud | more than $4,5OOJXX> is Oregon at a reasonable cost, compared with money, and this 1» ♦ l.OOO.fXX) more the prices of scrip generally, and 1 than be claimed by any other state with absolute assurance as to title. The money comes from snle of cer Good as Valentine Many over- tain sort* of government lend lo looked this opprotunity when Eor- cated in various states where irri Mt Reserve could have been gation is regarded ns practicable, This is another chance. and the states contributing to it are We also have Fore«t Reserve Oregon, California. Washington, »crip, for surveyed land, protected Montana. Idaho, Colorado Nev, da, it, the Repeal act of March 3, 1905. Arizona, Kansas. Nebraska, Utah It will never be cheaper than it is and Texas The congressional today. committee is to dav at Truckee, THE COLLINS LAND CO. Nevada; where it formerly officiat Helena, Montana ed at the opening of the Trockee canal, the first government irriga No Secret About It. tion system to lw- inaugurated in Nevada, and which place* under II in no secret, that for Cute. irrigation 50,000 act« ■ of land — Burn«, I l ’lcerw. icer«. Fever Sore«. Sore Journal Eye" Boil». etc , nothing la 30 ef WANTED— Agent», Hustlern fective • - Urnklen'a Arnica Salve. "It didnt lake long to cure abati Balenine», Clerk» and everybody sore 1 bad. and it ia «Il O K for wbo want« to enjoy a K'" »1 hearty tor* eve«, writ»« I) I. Gregory, of laugh to send 50c for ‘Tip« to Hope, Tea. 25c at the City Drug Agenta " Worth $50 to any per- s./n who -elle good« for a living, Store If not satisfactory your money Circular for ■tamp. The New spring hat« have been re back eaived, aleo late «Ample« fer tailor Dr White electric Comb < 0 , Deca made - lotting—Mr«(’A Byrd tur, III -,-------------------- .IOIIN I). DAI.Y. P hi » C. CUMMINS, Vi< K Puna N. U. CARPENTER, C auiiiuk , A. C. WELCOME, A ust . C abhisk . First National Bank OF BURNS, OREGON. A General Banking Business Transacted. a/ Mr MMrrAr//»r/c#. ?/Zorrraw/^ WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. I )IRE( TORS »Im D. Dal.v, . A. Haine«. N. U. Carpenter, H M. Horton, C. LMmniins. .1. W. Deary. Thomas Davis. ■w> v»ar>v»sr>0» r> one*♦ -oar» obo --» co i I FIRST NATIONAL BANK ■ .M. A i - bxandkh , P uksidknt . W m . J oshs , ViCK-l’RBsinxNT. E. II- T est , Cashier a C. F- K knvox , Asst. Cashier • X OREGON ONTARIO * lnteuest Paid on Time Deposits«. I £ We Solicit Your Banking Business. STOCKHOLDERS:—M. Alexander. Wm. Jones, E II Test, C E. Kenyon. H. Alexander, Estate of Abner Robbins, William Miller. Frank It Coffin, Thos. Turnbull. ------------------------------------------------------------------ HOWARD SEBRCK. FRCSIOCNT R. A V V W. R SEBREE. 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