VOL. XVIII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 7, 1905. ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR Uadtr Management ef the HARNEY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION Büros, Oregon, October 16-20, 1905. The premium list offered by the Harney County Eair Association has been printed and several hundred have been mailed to various parts of the county and otherwise distributed. The entire available amount to be used for the p ivment of premiums was not exhaust­ ed. however, as the committee feared omissions and therefore reserved an amount for a supplementary list to cover such premiums as may have been overlooked.. Suggestions are asked from the people. Please address the secretary after looking over the list which is published in full below: DIVISION A—HORSES. CLASS 1. THOROUGHBREDS PREMIUMS. First Second 00 »5 00 Siallion, three years old and over.......................... »10 I 200 5 00 Mare, two years old and over.................................... CLASS 2. STANDARD-BRED TROTTERS 500 10 00 Stallion, three years old and over.... 500 Brood mare, four years and over, and colt.......... 10 00 Sweepstake, stallion four years and over, with family of live colts...................................................... CLASS 3. HORSES OF ALL WORK Diploma Stnllion, three years -»nd over.................................. 10 00 Mare, three years and over......................................... 7 00 10 00 Brood mure, four years and over, with colt 5 00 3 00 5 00 CLASS 4. DRAFT—CLYDE AND PERUIIERON Stallion, three years and over.................................... 10 00 Brood mare, four years and over, and colt........... 10 00 3 00 Colt (horte)..................... .................................................. Colt (mare) ....................................................................... 300 5 00 500 200 200 ROADSTERS CLASS 5 700 Gelding, four years and over...................................... Pair of mares or geldings of the same, or opposite sex, owned by one ptrson for driving fast and far........................................................................... 10 00 - ingle gelding or mare................................................. 5 00 CLASS 6 300 500 200 MULES Span of mules................................................................... 10 00 5 00 Yearling............................................................................... ■lack........................................................................................ 10 00 Suckling mule colt............................................................ 5 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 300 DIVISION B— CATTLE CLASS 1. SHORTHORNS Bull, two years and over....................................... Bull calf, under nine months.............................. Cow, in milk or in calf........................................... » 700 500 500 »3 00 300 300 7 00 5 00 5 00 300 300 300 BEEF BREEDS—HEREFORDS CLASS 2. Bull, two years and over .................................... ('ow, in milk or in calf........................................... Heifer calf, under one year.................................. DEVONS Bull Calf, one year and over................................ Bull calf, under one year....................................... ( 'ow, in milk or in calf........................................... CLASS •”>. 7 00 500 5 00 3 OO 300 3 00 7 OO 500 500 300 3 00 3 Oil 7 00 500 5 00 300 3 00 3 00 7 00 300 5 00 4 GO 200 2 00 JERSEYS—REGISTERED Bull, three yearB and over .. . .............................. 1 ow, in milk or in calf......................................... lleifar calf, under one year.................................. HOLSTEINfa Bull, one year and over................................................. Bull calf, under one year............................................... Cow, in milk or in calf................................................... CLASS 4. GRADES. Cow, two years and over............................................. Two animals, the produce of the same animal, either sex, under two years..................................... Calf, either sex, nnder nine months........................ DIVISION C.—SHEEP CLASS 1. MERINOS. Kam, one year and over................................................ »5 00 Kam lambs, pen of three............................................... 5 00 Ewes, one year and over, pen of three................... 7 00 Ewe 'ambe, pen of three ............................................. 500 CLASS 2. »3 3 5 3 00 00 00 00 MUTTON BREEDS, INCLUDING LONG- WOOLS AND GRADES. Katu, one year and over............................................... Ewe, one year and over................................................. Lambs, pen of five, both sexes.................................. CLASS 3. 7 00 5 00 700 500 3 00 500 8AMPI.E8 WOOL. Samples of fleece wool, washed and nnwasbed, named and placed upon cards ................ Greatest number of samples as above by one breeder, witli the names of the breeds of sheep Irom which the samples are taken ... . Exhibit of one fleece each of fine wool, combing wool and medium wool, age, weight and qual­ ity of fleece to be considered................................... 300 500 3 00 DIVISION D— SWINE Bear, two years and over............................................. Boar, lees than one year................................... Breeding sow, two years and over............................ w, le^-s than one year ............................................. Litter of pigs, oot less than 6, under 9 months 600 3 00 5 00 3 00 600 POULTRY. Trio of Brahmas.............................. ..... :•> of Cochins....................................... Trio of latngsbana................. ................ T no of Games ..................... ......... Trio of Wyandottea ............................ i rio of Hamburg! Trio of i^-ghorn«.................................... Trio of Black Spanish........................ Trio of Andalusian ..............;.............. rrioof Dorkings.................................. 1 rio of A merican Dominiques......... Do of Plymouth Rocks .................. I rio ■ < Biw^k-oreasled Red Malaya Tr.o of .lavas............................ .............. Trio of Bolish ......... ............................ ■ rio of Hondana .. ............................ Trio oi Crevecoenrs .......................... Trio of I ji Flecho .. ..................... Trio of Russians.................................. Trio of Multan! ................................ Trio of Silkies........................................ rrio of Knmplaaa fowl! ................... rrio of Rantham!................................ Fair of Turkey a ................................ T io of Dncki........................................ Trio of Geeae .............................. ......... Trio of Wild Geen.............................. Trio o( Guinea fowl! ........... ........... 200 200 200 200 2 00 2 00 200 2 00 200 9 GY 200 2 00 200 2 00 2 00 2 00 200 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 200 200 2 00 2 00 200 2 00 2 00 DIVISION E — FARM PRODUCTS. Display of 3 sheaves of wheat........ Display of 3 sheaves of oats...................................... One hundred lbs barley ................ One hundred lbs oats......................... Best an 1 largest variety of field and garden seeds raised by exhibitor, in glass jars ................... Display of alfalfa .................................................... Display of timothy................................................ . Display of natural grass.............................................. Display of bops, five pounds...................................... Sample of white beans................................................ Sample of peas................................................................. 5 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 5 Oo 3 00 2 00 200 2 00 1 00 1 00 HAS FEDERATION BOUGHT? , established there eight years ago . 2 50 200 — 200 2 VO PORTLAND JOURNAL SAYS ARRANGE­ MENTS BEING MADE. 2 50 1 2 00 I 1 00 i 100 1 00 Te Take Over Freath Uleaa Property •nd Entire Road Lead Grant--Hiatory Of The Big Laud (Irani. Filial arrangments are being made by the Cooperative Christian Display of apples...................................... 300 200 Display ot peaches.................................. 300 2 00 ; Federation for taking over the Display of pears.................................... 2 00 3 00 Display of plums...................................... 1 00 French-Glenn ranch and the Will­ 200 Display of apricots.............................. 2 OO 1 00 Lor best collection of crab apples.. . 2 00 1 00 amette Valley and Cascade Moun­ General display of fruit..................... . .. 300 2 00 tain Military Wagon Road land Dish of prunes, single variety............. 1 00 50 grant The two tracts aggregate 1,000,(MX) acres, says the Portland DIVISION G.— GARDEN PRODUCE Journal. Onions, any variety....................................................... 1 00 75 Rev. H. S. Wallace, who is in Turnips, six specimens................................................ 1 Oo 50 BeetB for table, three specimens............................. 1 00 50 New York to attend the details has Potatoes, any variety, six or mor# specimens . 1 00 50 [ agreed with the New York trust Tomatoes, six specimens............................................ 2 00 1 00 Cabbage, three or more specimens ............... 1 00 50 ¡companies to accept a plan suggest Pumpkins, two specimens.......................................... 2 00 1 00 ed by Wallis Nash, counsel for the Sugar Corn, six specimens........................................ 200 1 00 federation, for the formation of a Kahlrabi, Carrot, Kale, Cauliflower, Mangel- wertzel, etc................................................................... 200 1 OO purchasing syndicate, to complete Sugar beets, three specimens.................................... 2 00 1 00 Parsnips, six specimens.............................................. 1 00 50 the purchase of the lands, pending Muskmelons, two specimens. ........ 1 00 the issue of the bonds by which 2 00 Watermelons, two specimens................................... 2 00 1 00 Display of celery .................................................... 1 00 money is to be realized to pay for Squashes for table, two specimens......................... 2 00 1 00 tbe tracts. The plan has proved For the best geneial exhibit of vegetables.......... 3 00 200 entirely practicable, and the eastern financiers have adopted it DIVISION H.—DAIRY. The French-Glenn ranch is locat­ Two-pound roll packed butter, three monthsold 3 00 2 00 ed in Harney county, contains 150, Two-pound roll butter made bv families on farm 3 00 2 00 New cheese........................................................................ 3 00 200 (MIO acres, has 500 miles of fence, many ranch buildings and other improvements, together with thous­ DIVISION I —ART AND FANCY WORK. Landscape painting in oi) on canvass.................. 1 50 1 00 ands of head of Jive stock. Marine painting in oil.................................................. 1 .50 1 00 Tbe military road land grant has Best painting in water colors................................... 1 50 1 00 Best display kodak views by amateur................... 2 00 1 00 850,000 acres, and was given by 1 00 congress in 1865 to a syndicate of Largest and beet display of crayon drawing .. .. 2 00 Autumn leaves drawn in water colors................... 1 50 1 00 Oil painting on satin.................................................... 1 50 1 00 Oregon men in consideration of the Specimen of etching....................................................... 1 00 50 construction of a passable wagon Display of zepher work................................................ 1 00 50 Pencil sketch from nature......................................... 1 00 50 from Albany, in the Willamette Architectural drawing by tbe artist.............. .. 1 00 50 valley, to a point on the eastern boundary of the state. The road DIVISION J —POT PLANTS, is 450 miles long and was completed 1 00 1 in 1867. Largest display of pot plants................................. 1 50 50 Exhibit of pansies, not less than five varieties 1 OO It passes through Linn. Malheur, 50 I Fancy basket of flowers................................................ 1 00 50 i Crook Grant and Baker counties, Exhibit of roses, as many varieties as possible. 1 00 50 Exhibit of dahlies, do................................................ 1 0i 50 and ends at Snake river, on the Exhibit of carnations, do............................................ 1 00 50 eastern border of the state. Exhibit of astore, do..................................................... 1 4M» Its Exhibit of petunias....................................................... 50 50 i buijders began the work merely 50 Exhibit of gladolas......................................................... 50 with the intention of opening a highway from the Willamette val- DIVISION K — PASTRY, ETC. j ley into the interior to enable set- 50 Loaf of salt-rising bread ............................................ 100 50 I tiers to reach government lands Loaf of hop-rising bread.............................................. 100 50 [ and open up the country. Potatoe yeast bread....................................................... 100 50 Soda biscuits...................................................................... 100 50 I Afterwards the projectors sug- Assorted cakes ......................................................... . 100 1 00 Largest display of jams, assorted ....................... . 100 [ geslctl that they might construct 1 00 Larges display of jellies, do...................................... 100 1 OO > the road across the state and secure Piccalilli .................................................... 150 1 00 Assortment oi preserves.............................................. 200 1 00 ' from tbe government a land grant 2 00 Assortment of fruit butter......................................... 1 00 i that would some day become valu­ Assortment of pickles .................................................. 2 OO MISSES UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE able. They carried the proposi- 1 00 Loaf of hop-rising bread 1 tion to Washington and received n 1 00 Loaf potato« yeast bread i grant of land embracing every al­ 1 00 Assortment of cakes . , . ternate section in a strip 20 mi'es wide along the road, from the Wil* DIVISION L — NEEDLE WORK lamette valley to the eastern bound­ 50 1 00 Best display of crocbet work.................... 50 ary of tbe state 1 00 Beet display of patchwork........................ 50 1 OO Pair of pillow shams.................................... Protests were sent to congress 50 1 OO Beat worked toilet cushion....................... . and charges were made to Carl 1 00 1 50 Beet display of tatting.............................. 1 00 Schurz when he was secretary of 2 00 Specimen of hemstitching....................... 1 00 2 OO Pair of Braided pillow shams................ 1 00 the interior, that there was no road 2 00 Largest and best exhibit of point lace 50 and that a colossal fraud had been 1 00 Tidy, drawn work............................. ........ 1 Oo 2 00 Doily, lloniton work................................... 2 00 1 00 perpetrated. Schurz sent out a Dresser scarf. Battenberg lace............... 1 00 50 special agent who went over the Sofa cushion ................................................ route and filed a report at Wash­ MISSES UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. 50 ington stating that the road was 100 Assortment of crochet 50 100 Buttonholes, six.......... a mere wagon track and not a leg­ 50 100 Pillow slips...................... 5" itimate highway as conditioned by 100 Pocket handkerchief... 60 1 00 Stockings, darned....... the terms of the land grant. HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT. The owners of the road made a Most concise and practical essay, descriptive of good case and held the land against Harney County by high school students....... 5 00 2oo all assaults, and congress lias Penmanship for pupils not above eighth grade. . 3 oo never interfered with their grant. DIVISION F— HORTICULTURE Mr. Mahon was postmaster three or JOHN D DALY. P hes N. U. CARPENTER, C ashier , C. CUMMINS, V ice I’ ku A. C. WELCOME. A sst . C ashier . four years; his wife now holds tins official position vf the town Mr. Mahon has one of the largest j mule farms iu ll»<- stale, and that I OF BURNS, OREGON. explains the nauie of his town There is about 4000 acres in the ranch, on which lie raises about Warranto Aou^Ai ai iÀa marJtoiprie*. 150 mules annually, a record eq- ualed by few Oregonians, or , >" WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. fact, seldom excelled in any west- DIRECTORS ern state, lie finds a market for N. U. Carpenter, John D Daly, C. Cummins, his "jacks” in Stockton, San Fran- II. M. Horton, C. Haines, J. W. Geary, cisco or Los Angeles, He also is a Thomas Davis. 7353 sheepman and has a number of splendid thoroughbied horses on his ranch. o-oao*-oao- r»ar> -*»r>a Mr Mahon suggested Anderson M. A lexander , P resident . C. E. K envon , Cashier ( as the name of his postoffice, as \y M. J ones , V ice -P resident . C. W. F lati *, Asst. Cashier 1 his place is in Anderson Valley, tbe headwaters of the Malheur river, but the postoffice people wanted a shorter name. He otf- ered Mule, which was accepted, and OREGON ONTARIO » Mule, Ore., is on the postotlice de­ Interest Paid on Time Deposits. partment map. The office supplies a number of residents of that We Solieit Your Banking Business. sparsely settled country with mail, STOCKHOLDERS:—M. Alexander, Win. Jones, E. H. Test, though Mr. Mahon and his family' ! C. E. Kenyon, H. Alexander, Estate of Abner Robbins, William Miller, Frank R. Coffin, Thos. Turnbull. are the only inhabitants of the "town.” oueo o*o«*e Mr. Mahon has a neighbor who didn’t like the name selected for the postoffice lie is John Hosse, a prominent sheepman of that coun­ HOWARD SERREC, PREaiDINT W. R SEBREE, VICE f < aiDENT try. Mr. Hosse says he didn’t want R. A. COWDEN, CASHIKR Ä his girl adressing letters to "Mr. V Hosse, Mule,” and he good-natur­ V edly petitioned Mr. Mahon to get V the name changed. The petition V A « was filed.—Evening Telegram. First National Bank A General Banking Business Transacted FIRST NATIONAL BANK Tirsi national Bank « Full of Tiagic rieanlng are these lines front J. H. Simmons of Casey, la. I liiuk what might have resulted from his terrible cough if ho had not taken the med­ icine about which ho writes: “I had a fearful cough, that disturbed my night’s rest. I tried everything, but nothing wouid relieve it, until I took Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds which completely cured me.” In­ stantly relieves and permanently cures all throat and liti.g diseases; prevents grip and pneumonia. At H. M. Horton’s druggist; guaran­ teed; 50c and $1.0(1, Trial bottle free. Buying Everything in Sight. Tbe Christian Cooperative Fed­ eration is still purchasing railroads, land grants, ranches, etc,, bul as yet has not closed a deal. Out here in Malheur county we are get­ ting as anxious to see some of the work of the federation as we are to hear of another "feasible” reclama­ tion project from Chief Engineer Newell that will never materialize. —Ontario Argus. James Paul, one of Harney coun­ ty’s prominent sheepmen, arrived in Ontario on Wednesday from an extended eastern visit. It was ex­ pected Jim would return in double harness, but to the great satisfac­ tion of the girls Jim is still in sin­ gle bliss.—Ontario Argue. For Sale—Fall and Winter ap­ ples 75 cents a box, beet varieties. Horse pasture free. Fruit ready SPECIAL PREMIUMS BV BUSINESS FIRMS. about Sept. 20 at the Belshaw 1 50 New Cure For Cancer. The Malheur Mercantile Co., of Ontario giveB 120 ranch—Belshaw