BUILD RAILROAD AT ONCE
than once recommended its build-
I
COAL STRICK ON SUMPTER VALLEV
I
W. E. HUSTON
For some reason it is verv di Hi.
Like a clap of thunder out of a
M4RVEL0US WEALTH OF DISTRICT cult to get railroad managers
u„.
clear sky came the announcement
WARRANTS CONSTRUCTION.
der.t.ndth«
“ a?:
: demand the physical conditions
yesterday that the contractors gra*l-
! and characteristics of this state. j ing the extension of the Sumpter
In other states, under like emidi-
V allev Railway south from Tipton
íÍOnr ‘^Haeheeo „o hesitancy
had struck a blanket bed of coal
in building, and the committee about one mile from that point
tale Cenni Union.
hopes that the same policy respect-1 The location of the coal vein is in
The Portland Journal says: Ex- ing this state will be inaugurated.
the Forest Reserve. Once again
The distance from Shaniko to Sumpter \ alley railway comes tn
HE ALSO HAS A LINE OF
tension of the Columbiu Southern
Bend is about lOU miles, and from the front a» the promotor of the
railroad 100 miles, from Shaniko to
Biggs to Shaniko 70 miles. The largest interests of this community
Bend, will be commenced, it is said, tctal length of the Columbia South­
Every body knows that the ques­
within the next few months. Final ern, if extended, would be 170 tion of fuel is one of the living
decision awaits the completion of a miles The greater portion of the issues of Baker City and Baker
Ordinary cord wood
thorough investigation being made extension would be in Crook coun­ county today
ty.
Crook
county
has
immense
costs
14
to
♦5
00
a cord and coal
by Harriman line officials with re­
CHILDREN'S CLOTHINC
gard io conditions of the country natural resources, and needs only is worth delivered in Baker City
transportation
facilities
to
become
♦7.00 to $8.00 per ton. It cost
through which the route passes.
All kinds of Frssh Vegetables in Season,
It is reported that a positive con­ very thickly populated. Its area something to heat a house or build­
is 7,756 square miles, or about 4,- ing during a Baker City winter.
clusion will be reached within the
963,840 acres. It now produces I Anybody or any company, that
next two weeks. The interval will
from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 pounds can find someway to reduce the
be spent by General Manager J. P.
Main Street
of wool a year, has 2.400.000 acres fuel cost in Baker City will render Durkheimer Building.
(»'Brien, W. \V. Cotton, Chief Engi­
of timber land outside of the re­ a public service. It seems that
neer Boscbke and R. B. Miller,
serve on which is estimated to be the public work of the Sumpter
general freight agent of the Oregon
growing
10,577,000,000 feet of Valley Railway has solved the pro­
Railroad X Navigation company,
standing timber, and is now pro­ blem, if the find proves what the
in making a tiip over the surveyed
ducing farm products of $1,000,000 first samples indicate. And yet.
route of the Columbia Southern be­
in value, and livestock of about the railroads of Oregon are only
tween Shaniko, the present termi­
R. R. SITZ, I a wen, Oregon
21,750,000.
the object public graftets—Baker
nus of the road, and Bend, a thriv­
City Democrat.
ing interior town of 800 people on
DRV FARMING.
the Deschutes river, in Crook coun­
HERDER DROWNED
ty
Considerable attention ¡S being
Mr. O’Brien, when asked today
attracted throughout the west at
M. D. Gwinn and Win Isaac were
declined to confirm the report. It
present to what is known as “dry in the city Wednesday. They in­
is positively known, however, that
farming” or the tilling of the soil formed us that they lost a greater
these officials are making an ex­
Certified copy of pedigree
and the raising of crops on arid and part of a large band of sheep in a
haustive report on the territory de.
given with each purchase.
semi-arid regions without irrigation peculiar way last week. The ani­
scribed and that they will leave
Of the millions of acres heretofore mals were grazing on a bottom at
early next week to make a trip by
considered nearly worthless a small the foot of Calf’s gulch, near Jun­
wagon from Shaniko into central
portion has been placed under tura, when a cloudburst occurred
Oregon.
I
■‘ditches” and are being irrigated, and the water to a depth of six feet
While lhe officials will say nolh-j
producing-heavy returns on all came down the gulch in a torrent,
ingas to their trip or its object, the
cro|>8. But if the efforts of those washing the sheep into the Mal­
investigation will have but one re­
I >O\ C ARI.OS Bu\ l>
H o UST ii M N apton .
interested in “dry farming' prove heur river.
Later information
sult—the extension of the line—as
successful, there will be added to states that the herder was drowned
conditions warrant a railroad
the cultivated areas hundreds cf and KXM) sheep perished.—Ontario
through the great agricultural and
millions of acres now used only for Argus.
livestock section lying between
grazing purposes. The
system
Shaniko and Bend.
Huge Task.
used in dry farming is ridiculously
As is generally known, the trans­
simple. Late in the summer the
It was a huge task, to undertake
portation committee of the chamber
soil is plowed yery deep. It is then
the cure of such a bad case of kid­
of commerce, composed of L. A.
laid over in loose furrows, and when ney disease, as that of C. F. Collier,
Lewis, chairman; Henry Hahn, T,
the meager rainfall comes, the loose ofCherokee, la., but Electric Bitters
I) . Honeyman, 8. M, Mears, Ed­
soil retains the moisture where it did it. He writes; “My kidneys
ward Newbegin and Arthur H. Dev­
would not even remain damp in were so near gone, I could not sit on
ers, has bad under consideration
< Intarlo office :
hard ground. To prevent evapor­ a cushion; and suffered from dread-
for some time the problem of ob­
ation the soil is loosely scratched. . ful backache, headache and depress
taining for this state increased
The following spring the crop is put ion I reccomend this great ton­
transportation
facilities.
While
in and cultivated in the same man­
ic medicine to all with weak kid­
ibis committee has in direct charge
ner as in other states Already
neys, liver or stomach, Guaran­
the matters involved, the movement
several small farms in eastern
teed by City Drug Store: price •*><»<
is participated in by nearly ail the I
Wyoming have succeeded in secur­
business men and many of the pro-'
ing a yield of 35 bushels an acre of
perty-holders of this city. The
AflERICAN PLAN
first class wheat, where formerly no
committee has employed J. N.Teal
wheat whatever was grown except
r
ONTARIO, OREGON.
as its legal adviser.
under the irrigation ditch. Equally
In April of this year the matter as large crops of corn, alfalfa anil
I
of building new lines was taken up sugar beets are promised to those
with the general manager of the O. who follow the same course of cul­
Rates $3.oo and $3.50 per day.
•Si i VI.NS
R A N. company and Southern tivation. Those who have been
is llfiiùr-i;.
A
Pacific in Oregon, and since then ex|ierimenting with the system for
• .*
there have been a number of con- several years declare their lands
Our
'Ellis modern new hotel was only recently opened to the
from
-ultations and interviews.
increase in power to hold water
to
Í rum
public. Harney County people will be always welcome
The particular matters taken up
from year to year; and state with
and courteously cared for. A first-« lass bat in connection.
with the (). R. & N.company direct live years of dry farming they will
were the building of a road from produce crops equal, if not larger,
LIVERY BARN IN CONNECTION
some point in the Willamette val­ than are produced in the rain belt
ley through southeastern Oregon under the most favorable condi­
TOOL 30
and adjacent territory, a road from tions.—Ex.
Portland or vicinity to Tillamook,
CHICOP».
an extension ot the road from El- ■
Sport Program for 4th of July.
gin to the Wallowa country, and ■
the building of the Riparia cutotl
July 3—first race—j-mile dash.
to Lewiston. At the same time Harney county saddle horses that
5AM BAILEY, proprietor,
then- was taken up with Mr. Lytle, never run for public money, purse
president of the Columbia Southern
♦50.
Railway company, the advisability
Second race—j-mile beats, trot
of the immediate extension of that
or pace. 2 in 3, Harney county
CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
EVERYTHING 11 J Cl ASS |
line from Shaniko to Bend.
horses that never won a race, purse
EVERYTHING FI'ST Cl ASS
As the committee was unable to
♦ 75.
get any definite assurance from
Courteous and 0H141D4 M1X0I041 its
f
July 4— i mile dash free for all
Mr. Lytle, Mr. Tea) was directed to Harney county saddle horses, purse
take tip the matter direct with Mr.
♦75.
Harriman. Accordingly, on May
100-yard foot race, free for
26, a telegram and letter were sent
purse ♦7.50.
to Mr. Harriman respecting the sit­
1
2‘20-vard fool race, free for
uation. and under date of June 8 a
purse ♦7.50.
___________________________________ ______ #
letter was received from William
j-mile foot race, free for all, purse
J) . Cornish, vice-president of the O.
♦ 10.
MRS. CECELIA STOWE,
R. A N. Co., advising the commit­
Baseball game, purse ^25.
Orator, Entre Noua Club.
tee that an examination of the ter­
All the latest styles and improved photogiaphy In
July 5 — j-mile da»h free for
ritory would be made, ami that as
176 Warren Avenue,
use
to be had. Profile Panels, Artist’s Proof mil
purse ♦100.
C hicago , 111., < >vt. 22,1902.
soon as the examination was com­
For near v four
.irs I - itf- re-l
Second race—;-mile heats.
Poacelain pioceM. Photos finished in up to-date
from ovari.ui tr
TLe dut-
pleted and a conclusion reached, i or pace, 2 in 3, free fir all horses
style upon application. All sizes troni the «m ill. -i
tor insiateu on an p ration a« tie-
General Manager O’Brien would raped in Harney county, purse
I,
only way to get w
L bowener.
however,
locket picture up to an 8 x io finished in Ari.to
an operation.
strongly ol j«it'd
*
• mtnunieate further with the com­
♦ 100
My huiba I felt
h-artei • 1 a-
Platino or on any of the American papers
mittee.
with
well aj I, fur hoa
*u a
“ tick
b
An entrance fee of 10 per cent
Oreg««.
«te
place
at
woman
ia
a
di«
“
*4
•
(I ,tlrr> opponile First Nattosat Hank
•
I urn-
It is confidently believed that the will I* charged in all race«, 5 to en­
»¿ist
* «« «i
l»est. A friendly d.
inspection alsmt to l»e made will ter and 3 to start. Th* running
uf Wine «J
Lini tu «K a bo*
»
* -•
M
i. ¡
Cardai ft r n ,-»t
corroborate reports heretofore had I races will ail I** governed bv the
■»
fpw
«i.». • ;«fi«i
I began b
«ve
■n this countn
Figures and esti­ I Pacific Coast Jockey Club Rules
»p»«l. u ; th­
my recovery * a < « •
aw «ut < .< r
in eighteen «•*’
mate» . Ulected by the committee Purses divided 70 ami 30 r cent
lieiag.
show tint the i .Mit of building the Pursee in the trotting ra 1 will be
extension will not be excessive, and ¡divided 50, 25, 15 -m l IO jier cent
CL
/* aHL5\ _
they feel that in urging immediate
uslrnction of this line they are
TV
Mr.
The Carter How Barber Shop
vornan b«*-< a h»»m
rcallv doing a service to lhe rail-
at Ontario, bee Caldwell proprietor, |
female* «ratta* an« ►
r • id comimny
To Shaniko for
Wine vt < ardu*
ie one of the most elegant tonnori a I
t
new and brink” h»
the first 70 miles the rood ha-* been
parlors in all Eaalern Oregon. Hot
■»Mi
b- ii
very profitable.
Go to rwr «kov gi-t U*iai
and cohl betba with a spray bath
•écrire all •»!«/• » of W»»,r
The neveseity for this road was connected bee'» oM time friend-
<4 Cardai.
P i.led -ml many yeore ago by W .
are invited Io call on him while at
II Kennedy, lor year« chief engi­
Ontario
rt r of th* I nion Pacific and O. B
Job printing—Tne Time» Herald •
t N . whr »tated that he had more
Dealer in
Groceries, Provisions
Tropical find Domestic
Fruits when in Season
GENTS FURNISHINGS
Hats, Shirts, Clothing,
Underwear—Get Prices
LOOK
1 am prep.lied to furnish my customers with the usual
high class goods and invite the public to call when desiring
ANYTHING IN MY LINE.
/ Guarantee the (foods and Prices
Solid Gold Watches, Fancy Clocks, Jewelry of all kinds.
Silverware, Ebonyway, Cut Glass. Handpainted L hina at
Cost. Take a peep at my windows.
G-exxx'toexllxxg-.
;u«nu::mn‘
GIVE HIM A CALL
BILLS FOR SALE
U. L. LEWIS —?
FIRE INSURANCE.
Breeder of Pure Bates Short Horn Cattle.
Bulls readv for service, the j*et of
Waterloo Prince I 74,1 84
... Represents the....
Home Insurance Co., of New York,
Liverpool, London & Globe,
Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia.
Corner South <>t Lunaburg * Dutton's.
CHAS. WILSON,
SUCCESSOR TO;WILSON & ASHTON
Blacksmithing and
liorsshoeing
Mines and Mining.
Fire-Proof,
Modern,
Elegant
All Outside Rooms— Near Depot
Hu-ns, Oregon.
OFFICE WITH BIUOS & BIUOS.
Napton & Boyd
THE CARTER HOUSI
t
>1
Wagon Work.
y
ALL WORK CU AR
ANTEED.
Main St
Burns, Oregon
2
Harney County Hospital
Patients receive every attention w hen placed
tinder our care. Goad comfortable r< inns.
Surgical and medical cases.',Terms reasonable
Pleasant Quarters provided for
Obstetrical Cases.
BXPBRIHNCBD
NURSES
¡N
ATTENDANCE
(’lias. E. McPheeters, Propt.
Burns, Orego. .
i I BURNS MILLING CO
HORTON.'A. SAYER, Propts.
fine Wines, liquors and Ciqars
flints for Maryland Club Whisky
[Rough and Dressed Lumber,
Rustic, Flooring, Moulding,
Finishing Lumber.
Nearest Sawmill to Burns. Good Road.
Lumber Yard in Burns.
JOHN McHULLFN,
THE UP TO-DATE PHOTOGRAPHER. ‘
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