HURNS, HARNEY COUNTY.OREGON, SEPTEMBER. io,
iqo ?
HAVE BUILT A FAST TRACK no c :u>l .n in awarding the por
LIVE FIRE DEPARTMENT feasible pass through the inoun* COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAM
tion so appropriated.
JOHN 1> DALY. Puts
N. I CARPEN TER. U asiiikk ,
tains, the actual construction will
A. C. WELCOME. A sst . t’ASHIsn
< < I MMINS, \ KI P nm
There is no re ->u why lhe fair
be started. Portland railroad men
HARNEY COLINI Y FAIR OROLNDS IN next month should not lie a success
AN ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF sav that while there have been sev PARENTS SHOLLD ASSIST IN FN-
GOOD SHAPE.
in every particular tnd a credit to
eral different parlies in that section
FORCING IT.
CITY PROPERTY
the county who take an interest in
of the state at different times, seek
OF BURNS, ORECON.
promoting the g od of the country.
ing a route, no actual surveys were
All Will be in Readiness for Fair Week 1 he prizes offered are very liberal
Volunteers Should Hue Encouragement of made from the vicinity of Eugene, Last Session of Legklalure Made Radical
Which Begins October 16--Racing
Every Business Man and Properly
considering conditions and the peo
but rather the investigations as
Changes in School La» -Children
Cards are Very Good.
Owner In Burns.
Musi be in School.
VE^ar rants bought at tAo marketpnet.
ple should do their part to make i
sumed the form of reconnoiters
the
fair
a
success
Every
indivi
Consequently
the
details
of
a
pro
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS.
Work ou the new race course at
The Times-Herald is proud of
The last session of the legislature
dual in the county is interested in
per survey remain to be worked
the fair grounds has beeu practical
DIRkXTOHS
this fair. It is for the people. It the volunteer fire department of out. and this is now being prosecut- made some radical changes in the
ly completed and the horses will is for their benefit It ¡ b not a one Burns, notwithstanding the fact
compulsory education act of the
N. U. Carpenter,
C. Cummins.
.lofio
D
Daly,
•d.
public school code* and parents
H. M. Horton,
J. W. Geary,
begin training ou it at once. It is man concern gotten up for the that the equipment ¡9 not entirely
C V Haines.
Thomas Davis.
should familiarize themselv, ■ wi’h
one f the fine-t half-mile regula financial benefit of any individual. complete or all that could be d»-
UWE BOIliHT FRENCH-ULEN' RANCH.
the provisions of the new law in
tion tracts in the state and men The stockholders of the association sired.
order to co-operate with the school
F
W
Metcalf
and
daughters.
will
not
make
one
cent
directly
on
familiar with speed courses predict
I Chief Young and his assistants
Misses Alice and Edna, returned authorities in strictly enforcing it. • .-»o--^»oowoo« o♦ owoowo -owooeooo*
it will be the fastest track in Ore- their investment—uot even interest, deserve credit for their faithfulness
Ç. E. Kssyos, Cashier
Monday from a three weeks’ visit Following are some of the sections Ç M. A lkxasheh . I' uesidext
gon when it gets settled and the therefore all should make an effort in drilling legularly ai d keeping
(• W m . J ones . V ici -P hksipkxt .
V. W. P latt , Asst, t ashler
to Portland and coast points. Mr of the new law which it would
to
contribute
to
its
success.
Bring
big fills at the turns become pro
the apparatus in good condition
Metcalf speaks in the highest well to read.
in your good stock for exhibit and readv for an emergency
perly packed.
Sec 3—No child tinder the age
praise
of th« exposition and says
Realizing that the speed events save otne of lhe best agricultural
Last week an alarm was turned
it is advertising the wonders of of 14 years shall be employed in
and
horticultural
products
for
dis
is ieof the most interesting fea
in which proved the efficiency of
any work or labor of any form, fir
Oregon immensely.
OREGON
play
ONTARIO
tures of the fair the association has
lhe department although it had no
He informs us that the Co-opera wages or other compem-alion to
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
spared no expense to make the race
active work to perform the fire hav
The Argus is reliably informed ing been gotten out without the as- tive Christian Federation has pur whomsoever pavable, during the
course the best possible and it
of
hours
when
the
public
schools
chased the French-Glenn tract in
We Solicit Your Banking Business.
will lie kept in fine shape Much by letter that one of the enterpris ¡stance of the department A lot
1
Harney county and made the first the town, district or citv in which
ing
citizens
of
Burns
has
received
______ —M. Alexander. Win. Jones, E II Test,
STOCKHOLDERS:
of rubbish had been s< t on fir. in
credit is due the association for
I
payment of 150,000 therefor.— he or she resides, shall be in I ses- > C. E. Kenyon, 11. Alexander, Estate of Abner Robbins, William
an
automobile
at
that
place
and
the rear of the Geer & Cummins
,1
x ei lent piece of work, which
sion.
Argus.
Miller. Frank R. Coffin, Thos. Turnbull.
a
will certainly be appreciated by will at once inaugurate an automo hardware store and was almost be
Sec 4—Attendance at seeool
bile
passenger
service
between
the hor-> meo.
yond control wheh an alarm was
shall be compulsory up>m all chil
A BIÜ AUTOMOBILE COMINO.
The speed program has been Burns and Ontario. This will be turned in The boys were at their
dren between the ag< s of eight rind
printed in poster form this week good news to the traveling public, various occupations in different
Percy Mi gargel who recently par- 14 years, and all cities, towns and
and been mailed to various points especially to the many commercial parts of town but before people ticipated in the transcontinental villiage. in tile slate of Oregon,
HOWARD SEBREE. PRCSIOCNT
W. R SEBREE. VICE-PRESIDENT
where horsemen have made inquiry men who twice a year make tripe could run a distance of two block* automobile contest, driving "Old during the whole of the school
R. * COWDEN, CASHIER
from
Ontario
to
interior
pointe
—
the engines and hose cart were out Steady” is again speeding west, term in the city, town or villiage V
regarding the racing features. The
and almost a block awav toward lliis time in a larger car—a 1G in which the child resides, and up V
program is a good one and every Argus.
the fire.
.ul »ill be a fine exhibit of speed
on children in such citv, town or V
horsepower
Attacked Hy a Hob
There is an ordinance against
Q >e a number of horses are now
Megargel’s car. which is known villiage. between lhe ages of 14 V
burning rubbish adjoining building as the "Ren Mountaineer” is mak- and 16 years who are now “uiplov- V
!, i inn' many others in the county
and beaten, in a labor riot, until
which should be rigidly enforced mg this tour of the continent for a ed in some lawful labor
ing pul in shape for the meet
V
CALDWELL, IDAHO
covered with sores, a Chicago street
as it is a dangerous work. Although purpose, and that is nothing more
. i the indications point to main
See 11—Any person 1 ■ copora' V
ear conductor applied Bueklen's
such alarms are a benefit i.i that it nor less than a double transconti- tion who shall employ a minor con V
oui-ile horses coming in ia'er 10
A General Banking Business Transacted
Arnica Sale , ai I was soon sound
calls out the fire boys and keeps' neniiil tour of discovery, sent out trary to the provisions of this act,
pa 11 ieipate.
X
and yi 11. I us
tin my family,"
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
them in fine practice, it is not at o’ the American Motor League, in or who shall violate any of the K/
1 be stalls are now in readiness
lekonsha.
all essential and might p ve dis order to learn more of the roads provisions thereof, sh ,11 be guilty
for occupancy and as soon as this
■‘.mil fii.d i' | ■ ct "
Simply
astrous.
bt«ernes generally known several
connecting the Atlantic with the of a misdemeanor an d upon con-
gi it . >r in' f.ud burns. Only
Burns has been the most fortu Pacific, the height of the various viclion thereof shall I >e fined in u
horsemen will come in and take up
25c at l he City Drug Store
nate town in Oregon regarding fir, mountain ranges necessary to cross, sum not les. Ilian # 10 nor inorw
th"ir quarter there and take ufvati-
tage of the fine track to work their Speed Program Fair Beginning Oct. 16 Even within the history of this the extent of the vast sand areas than $25 for the first offense. nor
r-
place which is not an old town by that comprise the Bitter Creek less than $25 nor mo >re than $50
horses.
any means, almost if not all the in and Great American deserts, the for lhe second offense e, and be im-
Work on the pavillion and grand
FIRST DAY'.
AnERIGAN PLAN
stand will not begin for a few day-
Quarti mile ila-b, Harney County land towns of Eastern Oregon have fieilities for securing «asoline along i prisoned for not less iliaii 10 nor
ONTARIO, OREGON.
tile third
I
owing to the urgent demand for saddle I ire- that never yvon public S' .ffered from big fires, some of them the line, the depth of the various more than 30 days for
almost entirely destroyed by streams that have to be forded, and ami each succeeding 0 fleur«.
carpenters on other new buildings, money. Purse, $10
Quurter-niile dash, free for all. Purse flames, while Burns stands practi the hundred and one other little
Sec. 12—Any part nt
1 or gua rdian
now being erected in this pity
$100.
cally as she was built so far as any bits of information of similar im- who shall violate any y of the pro-
However, these buildings will be
Rates $2.00 and $2 50 per day.
Half mile dash, tree for all maidens, fire of consequence is concerned.
completed in ample time and be in purse, $100.
| port to the automoliilisl, who con visions of this net or who shall al
readiness for the fair next month. One mile trot or pace, best 2 out of 3 Il will not always be so. The time templates a cross-country tour. low any child under their care or
It is hoped to make some very beats, for horses bred and raised in will come when the big wooden Transcontinental tours have been j control contrary to the provisions
This modern new l-otel was only recently opened to the
structures will be wiped out by made before, but this is the first <>f this act shall be guilty of mis-
creditable exhibits during the week Harney county. Puree, $100.
public. Harney County people will be always welcome
fire—that is the history of all such excursion that is to make continu ; demeanor and upon conviction
SECOND DAY.
of the various products of Harney
and
courteously cared for. A tirst-clasa bai in connection.
Three-eigliths mile dash, for Harney towns We should therefore use ous journey by returning to the thereof shall be fined not less than
county.
every
precaution
to
keep
that
time
The premium list has just been county saddle horses. Purse, $'»0.
starting point, for Megargel will re $5 nor more than $23
LIVERY BARN IN CONNECTION.
i-sued which is the most complete Tnree-eighth mile dash, free for all as far distant as possible. The main in Portland about three or
Purse, $100.
ever gotten out in the county. The Three-mile novelty race; walk first city marshal should attend to his four days, after which he will start
Like Hilding Money.
total amount of premiums and mile, trot second mile, run third mile. duties in this respect most unceas on the return trip, going via the
ingly and demand that property southern route, down the coast to
purses is $2360, exclusive of the Purse. $50.
Finding health is like finding
owners
keep their premises free San Francisco, which is Baid to be money—so think those who lire
social premiums given by various
THIRD DAY.
from combustible rubbish and not the first time this 900-mile journey sick. When you have a cough,
men and business firms. Of this
Half-mile dash, for Harney County
allow it to accumulate.
II ovmtom N aiton .
amount $600 is devoted to livestock saddle horses. Purse, $50.
has been attempted in this manner. cold, sore throat, or chest irritation,
The
safety
of
Burns
depends
and poultry, and $250 to agricul Half mile dash, free for all. Purse,
This is also said to be an impossi better act promptly like W C Bar
largely upon the efficiency of its ble journey for an automobile, but ber, of Sandy Level, Va He »ays:
$100.
tural products, fruit, etc.
While some of the premiums are One mile trot or pace, beet 2 out of 3 volunteer fire department, how Megargel intends to find a route.
“I had a terrible chest trouble,
heats, 2:50 class, free for all. Purse ever, and we should see that every
According to his schedule he caused by smoke and coal dust on
not as large ns the association de
$150.
sired. it was found necessary to
Half-mile dash, for ponies under 14‘2 reasonable demand of the active will arrive in Burns tomorrow, out my lungs; but, after finding no re
cover a wide scope in the list in bands high, ridden by boys under 14 workers in the department be it is hardly likely he will make the lief in other remedies, 1 was cured,
granted. It deserves careful con run on schedule time. However, by Dr. King's New Discovery for 13
order that every industry should 1 years of age. Purse. 20.
sideration
and should receive it.
this machine is built higher than Consumption, Coughs and Colds.”
I represented and receive recogni
FOURTH DAY.
I Don’t wait until too late before
the ordinary one and otherwise Greatest sale of any cough or lung 13
tion.
Four and a half furlongs, free for all
taking precautions against fire but equipped for the rough country, medicine in the World At the
Lt should be remembered tha1 11’urse, $150.
P avktt «, I daho .
j O mtakio , Gasami.
City Drug Store; 50e and fl 00;
the Harney county Fair Associa One mile trot or pace, best 2 out of 3 be on the alert at all times. See and may come right along.
■Ju
Ontario
office
:
New
Wilson
Urick.
that flues are safe before putting in
guaranteed Trial bottle free.
tion has just been organized and heats, free for all. Purse $150.
Five-mile dash, for Harney County heating stoves that have been idle WONDERFUL HARNEY COL'NTY PROGRESS
that it has been at a big expense
£*•,
saddle horses. Purse $75.
all summer, clean up ba< k yard»,
to arrange for the first fair under its
FIFTH DAY.
Harney county is making such
■lead leaves, etc., then |>e<> pie can
management, spending over $4.000
rapid progress lit lhe development
-ieep
well
ail
I
f""l
Safe
to
i
much
Five-cighths-mile
dash,
free
for
all.
in improving the grounds, erecting
of its internal resources, tfiat its
greater degree.
$150.
buildings, etc. One very commen ' Purse,
One mile trot or pace, best 2 out of 3
, most ardent friends of three tears
d ilile feature of the undertaking is neats, slow race, change drivers.
would not now rec gnize It This
SAY THE NEW LINE WILL BE BLUT
TR1SCH <V DONEGAN, Proprietors
th" determinaiion of the association Purse J25
»lalement was made last 11 ght to
Ten-mile relay race, must use 5 saddle
to nnv al' its bills promptly arid
j ihe Democrat by R A Kuner lhe
B-- that the fair is conducted on a horses, change as please. 1’urs.-, $100. Harriman's Agents Declare Magnate
eel known traveler of Wadharu*
"On the Square" With Oregon.
bn-in"-- basis with every feature a
Tlxls ZZeacLq.-cia,xtcxs.
<Co,from Porllnnd, who ha» ju»<
Job
printing
—
The
Times
Herald
• <n 'tie without graft or fav r in
returned
from
a
trip
through
the
The Telegram say»: That II»*-
n
respect. The board of direc-
Kuner says that
riman's intention» with reference •<> interior. Mr
t - will see that the speed con-
r-asmirli' g *h" proposed line f, >,,■ three year, .go there was nothing
’
ir • on th • square »1 i : V ’i A MATTER OF HEALTH
bui s,g" oru.h plains, there la now
Na r n <>n th- Xnilhero Paeifi
<>
j • 4>-rv
The 1»"-' 11
one
nig wheat field between Harn.»
Ontario, 0,1 the Oregon Sh >r< lio*
«
n e. ery contest
exclusively announced in h City and Hurns The gram has
1 I - premium* on
mi raised li* dr* farming a, stem
■ gram la«’ Week. » e sincere I
<1
. etc , Will be p- •
fared Io I* true In local fficial- a it roue about 25 bushels to the
ev ry case and pro.qw
re The people all through ttie
of ' II" O R A N
I 'll-. •'< h '
The Finest of All .*
t • may rest as-urid
The
Tebgram
lodai
from
' hi < intry ar» prosperous and happv
the* premiums immediatel* ifrr
1 1 I one waa tint fully acquainted
Francis«** stare» that a o r tfi
th-- j 1 Ige* have awarded I rm A
has te-eri filed there <*, h the I min » li in- g ograpby lie would think
p rtion of this amount will oe tak
tv Clerk to th" effect that I he he was on lbs broad plains of the
en up I..- the county, however and
Soatbern Pacific propoee« io build Dakotas
hr Sale Only at’
«•• rlain premiums will not lx* paid
A new It luring mill is to be erec
be road and the representatives of
court
the
until the meeting of th*
he system al the Bay City are ted at once at Harney City and
J STEVilS AMG Dia T'JOL CO.
n> 'i>tl> following the fair. This has
e. o. »os <'e,i
quoted »• reiterating that the pro the Burns pe> p'e and those this
CHICOPEE PALLS, MAAS. U.S. A.
n arranged with the court and
•
ide
of
Brirna
are
figuring
on
attend
ject wili go through
tiie appropriation has been made
A large gang of surveyors is now ing the Baker county fair and race»
The court and director» of the as-o-
Agents, Burns, Ore.
»d to Portland where
jo
the field, -»»king a route through a-. 1 tb> ri p.
Absolutely Pure
■
I have a thorough understand
the I 'a-cad* - arid It 1» said that if they will visit the Lewis and Clark
ing »f the matt> r and the Its* ha* /MS HO SUBSTITUTE
Rothci i Hr. a., Distributers Portland, Or* g *»
they succeed in showing there !• a exposition — Biker Democrat.
bees so arranged that there will I*
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A General Banking Business Transacted.
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THE CARTER HOUSE.
Fire-Proof,
Modern,
Elegant.
All Outside Rooms—Near Depot
Napton & Boyd*
Real Estate.
Mines and
Iff
THE CAPITAL SALOON,
Buras,
Oregon.
Wines. Liquors and Cigars.
Billiard and Pool Tables.
Club Rooms in Connection
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