h Yimt9tralft
The Ollloial Papvr if llnrney County,
lias tho largest circulation anil ia one of J
tin- Ik'M wlvprtising mediums in F.Mtcni J
Oregon.
She
mimt
fieMfc
trt, trrnt Mnrtirtj eXowiiIra J
CotWl nn srrs ol fl,4?,i00 arrs nf
J Isnil. ,Ttl.ntcr yi t vmnnt mt.j -t
to r 1 1 1 r v nii'lrr tin- entitle lutit l at
J 11,.. I i.it.. I tot
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IL, XIX.
BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY. OREUON.jl Nfi I, I
NfX a8
....T rf3 THE UATPDH'"' ooght to object to excertinK the
iVIUb I UWIN Irlti WAICK I m well aware thfct many of two poinU which I have dipcuiel.
)F STATE LAIN!) BOARD UUVfcKNINU WJniKAWia
I OR RECLAMATION UNDER CAREY ACT.
rntf
the Carey Act contract were pad
ded, expanded and stuffed to a de
gree which (twee an enormous pro
fit to the construction company,
merely from construction alone but
this oertainlv was not the intention
. . will U.L. flJ ... Dualr.ni.nd if nf tVw ('mrvv Act mill if voll will PI-
fall) tmprovemeni mmpim wm nac . ,-..- - . ,
tfules State Board will ask (or Approval of Ike Contract amine the Hnrnev alley Improre-
Otherwise Ihc Company Shoeld Surrender Contract. , ment Company's contract and take
the estimate of any parson laminar
with the country, you will find that
it it a businesslike contract, just as
if it were a bid for a construction of
Yours rery truly.
( K. 8 Wooo.
$35.00 REWARD $45.00.
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Halem. April 17, 1901
s Waal,
land. OreRon.
: Yours of the 1 Ith at
has had tho attontion of
In writing you M tho
It that a i-oiitriict had
liHtwpcn tin- Htate and
Yallcy Improvi't t
rlookeil. The new con-
k. course ot i.riipnriuioii
I will he the only one to
made will I'ontiun the
nutliiieil 1111 eiHMOHtMi
Mil so tar as snine are
Iy law mill as many 01
will lie required under
1 tracts us are authorized
mill I'ontract, I enclose
1111 conslilnraiion.
)i most important things
reafter lie required un-
the old or new contracts,
ownership of the water
lilit'iitex of reclamation
be made by the Htnte
.ml Koanl in unlet to oh-
will not he made here-
m a clear right to the re-
jut.t of water is shown to
jtiim of liie Hoard anil
1 1 . loi 11 the cnutraci-
ly shoulil have nn right
kr and it should In- so de-
secured, and its transfer of owner
ship to settlers specified.
No lands to he sold until after
the data of reclamation and the a part of a railroad or canal ay e-
nearnees of oanals to the land epeo- tarn. In fact, you have already ei
ifind for such proof of reclamation. "mined into the estimate before the
The manner of sale of land and 1 contract was appoved
form of contract for cash an tia I doubt whether capital can be
payment, being specified. enlisted in private reclamation
The transfer of title to land bynoheroes for merely the ordinary
the Bute upon release of Hen. I profit on contract work, and par-
Transfer of possession and man- i haps it would be better to leave the
agementofcanaltothe watar ua-1 whole matter to the government,
I though my own experience doe
The measurement of water and not lead ma to that conclusion, and
charge for delivery between lime of my own inclinations are toward de
sale to the settler and transfer of ! velopment by prlvata enterprise,
management. nut under suitable restrictions to
The limitation of area to be irri-: prevent the exercise of anything
SHOU.I) MAKE IT A HIMMI k"
TUP II I FBRATIO CAN BF MME A
HOWUNU MJCCttf
mi nn lio are
III til" - iria-
,1 1 iti in lie I
trvotrxitT-'O a -cawO- " " " -.-..
1
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M l . liliUM. I'Hl""
Wa. .l.'Nrn. V ii I'HU-iio 1
A IVIIMH I'M I lWKMION
Ua t. Tkt R.ilsmi. s ol Rant f. filit
As Isirrtst-- lank I'riic tar 1st
Hail tttsrturatttlit llssl.
Notice is hereby given fhat hunt
ing and shooting upon the enclosed
lands of the American Land v Live
Slock Co located In townships 3tt
r 40 8 Range K and township
39 8, R 36 E W M. Harney Co
Oregon (better known as the Trout
Crank and Colony Kanches.) la
strictly forbidden. Any person or
persons found hunting or trespass
ing with a gun in their posossion
on above described property will
ha tkSABaitiitml In lka full a.viinil nf
im liiipvuuajrmi aw was
the law. A reward of 12.1 is here-! ?" "
by offered for evidence lhat will the eniir. population Bf Harn.v
lead to their arrest and conviction. 'Count to hi present and we should
American Land A Live St.i. k Co, gteaiaatn sverytatai In .mr power.
By K. B Hut. Rani 11 at all I Tins can pa ieM it Mm bn
. I men will enter into the 1-pint of Iba
An Alarming situation I occasion and do llii-ir purl A Mi
parade has been planned with
frequently results from neglect "f ,Hnv , ,.,g featun- Ii will
clogged Itownl- and torpid Mf ,, ,.,,, , ,j , , ., ,rB n,. l(,
until consfipatinn become-, liro.,'. 1liirx , Br rl japgtlnilWaT. "f
This ironditio'i is unknown to those ,irpr ,1(. ,v ,, n
The Tiniif-Hi raid wwtlM nggest
that iboae in oharne "t tln altbra
lion l.fogrsiu for .lull I otl. r a llii-
Btanris cash priie t"r the beat and I
OBoel representative lloat gotten up
1 d balnaM houses and taking
part in the par.i !
Iiinn eliould make an e 1
vear
gated from the proposed canal, and like a monopolistic privilege. who use Dr K'ng'a New Life I ills ,, ..,nir,. ,d t. ,,!, ,
the method or enlargement, If addi-j Another one nf the conditions the beet and gentll regulatorn nl ,,,MIV g .,. , a m,, ,, ,
tional lands outside the segregation ' submitted to me, which I think j Stomach and Bowels, tiuarauteed ,,, (, , n,., , The en, mitt.
... . . !..! J .., I. .......,.. J 1.. ,1.. Ur 1... I'.,.. It.,... Ul Pri.... ''.,. ...... ii.
Will lie servefl i;uuiu iniv we (.i. ,... ,,7 .... ... ") vnj 'K ''. . " ll-ki'l (lie .-iimiiiy scuonis III (lliril-
Rf to note that for
i.' Ii' n.nth made In the
n of articles ,.( iniiior iin
nor! in, in ,1 the more pop
ular il d "ijneil to
liemtil 1 t '"lllar
ocndilions, and 1 1 1 tbt t in-
I hatha r lieen
ii, I lr. White Klei'tric
.Inn I 'W Thus
wondi ' '- pnaitlvely cure
1 t.illing out. sick and
. Tin! sins aawAl
with I'r White's Klei trie Hair
',i 11 I, lit sij guaranteed
to m 1 utU in H
days I liniinaiiile of these
li . Ill, 1 ,iinli I M" l"'o sold ill
In varion . : aa el law I'mmi, and
the demand is 1 mslanllf incieas-
nts are rapidly k
OlHBIIlg rich sidling these combs
Tliej posiiivi Iv sell on sight. Send
for sample M. - -1" I k , ladies'
.'hV (half price while we are in
R t in ) The lr White
II,.- )i W MM I Ml Htl I -mli Co.,
'III. Ill
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ONTARIO, OREGON.
intiMit rnui on Tim 1 , mii
Wi Solicit Your Banking Buaincaa.
STOCK HOI.HKBH M Ale inder, W m 1
1
1 I K-nv mi, II Ueiandar, Katate uf Mmei I:
Miller. Frank K follin, TM hstaWW
Ia"Oaa ca. .-t.v oeasL" .. .-
Teal, f
- William V
The deposit of a aultable sum ney Valley Improvement Com-'
with the Clerk of the Board prior pany, is that it must make proof ol
to contract to show good faith and
the payment from this fund for nee
essary supervision during construc
tion The forfeiture to the State for
non-compliance with plans and
specifications
The description of lands.
The detailed estimate of coat.
The peicentage of cost to ha al-
kfter the ditches had been 1 ,oww f()f r- of oonilructlon nd ! exists in this case
the reclamation would
(the opinion of the Hoard
lie to the water is just as
the construction of the
lore pioi.i ol reclamation
and if there is any
bout the right to It, it
sale of land.
'I'lie lime and manner of attach
ing a lieu for this amount wilb In
terest from the dale of reclamation
until the lien is atlafied.
The release of lieu and end of
I duties of the construction company
Hi
IBU
tie
lion
Latter !,. .Intern. d before the , ,,, ..,
pent lor consilium.... , . . . ., ,B0BiBrv lo
lUtr..m..nlH indicated onl...- . , ,. fl
limitations of all parties to the con
tract as above outlined in general,
and which are in accordance with
the Aula of Congress and- the rul
ings of Ihe Secretary.
ay Ms
tbar.
inclos'
v of II
Ua aat
ay Imi
are r.
j, tb 1
ding a
Sucrut.
root, l
1 memorandum, or as
cm us arc found lawful,
sfuctory M thu Hurney
rovement Company, and
illlug to comply with
loard with that under
k for the approval by
Portland. April 1M, lllOf,.
n if ii.. Inli-riiir of Lin
3 ll U.uau 1 .....I 1 1. ... r. I
r If unsatisluclory, if tin "
.will surrender their oopy halem. uregon.
ruct I'ltweeii them und ; Mr. (1. (!. Brown, Clark.
the Hoard will ask the1 i)ttl.r Hir Yours of the 17lh inst..
f the Interior to disup- m lUM mtLiU)T 0f the Harney Valley
reject it.
its ownership of the water it in
tends to use. What is to be con
sidered proof' Is the Stale Land
Boar going to act in a judicial capa
city and decide who has auperior
water rights, or la il going to refuse
all contracts where the water rights
are disputed? In the latter event,
every contract can be defeated by
just such an arbitrary dispute as
We have filed
upon unappropriated spring flood
water. The decisions are numer
ous, that any surplus or unappro
priated water, no matter lor how
short a time it may ruu, ia subject
lo appropriation We think we
have a good appropriation which
will be sustained lv the courts, but
we expect lo bave lo fight the Paci
fic Live Stock Company in ibis
matter, as we have met their antag
onism through this entire contract
Is the State Land Board going to
decide this issue, or is it going to
sock lo aunul its contract because
there ia going to be litigation over
the water-' It bad its own eugiueer
make bis owu examination before
the Slate approved the contract
The failure of ibe Secretary of the
Interior lo promptly approve this
contract ha played directly into
"" ci pale and will have a chariot for
For Sale Five choice lots 111 ,,,,,., , Mrtha Washing
Ontario, 40 lot in Lawen, 111 lots i'(.,. Sum ' and Columbia will
in Burne; IftO acres of good land a an lllVl. ,,!,. M, .i. line ol
part of il natural meadow 10 mile- ajMAwa
aaat of Burns, unimprwd 110 T,. paajpM should remiiuher
acre near Saddle Butte with pre that we will have a distinguished
aent crop of wild grass standing mlcinan as our guestai.iloi.it..
hasahouseandgis.il fence Par j ,. ,.,,, ,,f H,i .lame-
ticnlars can be obtained at tbi- Willm ..lube, who Mill be I.
mo- I several days The gentleman will
hold 11 farmi rs institut.
Tk. I II.., .1,1 .ill ,,... UO.U 1. I... me. s ii.s, ...... .-. K
tbi.. bargain mouth. 1. the wav ol " '
, - . lion, tin fori 1. mil of the foil
subscriptions and has arrange, I , , , 1
' u .. 1,1 day and !'" bl the evening of
10 a m nwuiriiBr.iv .- iwuir
., . 1 , ., . I the .Id faruiersBi.il stoekr..
Republic free tu all who pav i
. - from every p.nt oi tin county will
arrears and one ear 11. advance In ' .
I. a .ABMttl I.. I i. kr as aiivui.lani, .it Mil.
. inj pit pi 111 iu laarnH ihi.iwb' i
subscih- r
I Opportunity I" recelvi l.istruell.ilis
from this 1 ciiiii'iii eutii'inan.
.
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HOW
U I growers sr' invited to call
mi ,.r mi, ' W '. ., "'iln.au. Bums
and M' te. Bf with the
, mi Ii, MM ordered
'
The Tune- Herald. New
era who pay iu advance will
receive this great ualint.al semi
weekly 1.1 paper and family
magazine 11. the I'niled States
The Iwo papers one yrar for '.'
for this 11. in. il. only.
TM Lmc Star
RE8TAURANT
t ho , I i,-i lor.
1 I -1 reels.
Menus AT ALU HOURS
Bakery in aonnaation.
A Sftcialty of Storl Oraen.
Table fun labed with eieryihing
the in ran 1 "ur patron
age soln lied
ttssu smiidini w.a atanci. v.c 'aiacwr ik.
a a cowoin, csbmiim A
first national Bank
CALDWELL, IDAHO
A (Icneral lianklnK Bunineai Traimacted
COKRIUPONDRNCR INVITHO Jk
---
Look Out (tet the safety Incu
bator, now it runs without a lamp.
Km W. T. Smith about it. Bums
Oregon.
the hands of the Pacific Li ye Stock
Improvement Company just at Com , 1)og the Sute Land
Vary truly yours,
U. II BlII.WN,
Clerk State Land Bourd. , ,MWBr for the corporation, aa logood lU ttppropr,aUoii of waUr by
! whether all of the suggestions i'.v ,,jldl. ma and canals. Ufore it
baud 1 am merely the attorney , Uomfd expecl .ue Haraey Valley
.for Ihe company aud could not ; iu,prov-luaut Compauy to make
I ollawlag Th Flag.
When our suldidrs went lo Cuba
laud the Philippines, health was the
moat important 1 meiiieratiuii
Willi T. Morgan, retired ',.. mis
sary Sergeant I' S A ,
Route 1, Concord, H II
d 11
he
,d
Ml
the
Us
itrii
(I
risk
baa a complete contract and uutil
il begiu lo take the water out and
appropriate it, no one is objecting
I h. fair Association is working
in eoiijui.ctioii nill. the cit uulm lo
luaki 1 ( the III, th
enj,,ahie and aktlafactOf M
tl,,n . mi alt, i.ii!. i h nor . i
The af'.erinioii program nf horse
and nil, ni nude,
the 1 utile iiiiii.ageliit t ol the asso
ciation and the gates Will lie Open
all n le, 1 omo to Burns to
oelebrai' ll.. I in, -II' raid wants
it distin. lly in.d. r-i.i I that M
charges will Imi made on thai !..
ll lire nr..ii,.,l. 1 lie . .1.1 tlllf lie
grand si. .ml u.il lb pavilikM itll
its haiidsoo nil. ted
of Bural "" ' ao'iuals ami I
ay: "I ' " '"'' '" ""' vl"1'"""
i
THE CARTER HOUSE.
Aril'HICAN BfJkJI
ONTARIO, 0RBO0N.
Fire-Proof, Modern, I'l "it.
Ratca $j.oo and 3 a 0 ptr Un
All Outside Rooms Near Depot
This miMlrin new Intel was iml .1 to tin
public. I I.H ncy t'ou.iH people nil vi li ortM
anil i Diiileuiisly i.ueil Im A Irat-l'laai b.n M i onneitu.n
LIVERY BARN IN CONNECTION.
PaijsM Ki I a '
aaxMlJal ' Jr)E
sjj
nTT. I
5BB Mmm
ktracte hereafter to be on- vou would be satisfactory, or not
n the Stale Laud Board Of curse, you understand tbi is
Ithe lollowiiig general na- the eMiii vuIbi.1 of making a new
mliiig upon tin- aataka af contract, and 1 would suggest that A t,e record now stands, we bave
-(ieiiural that th. Buard, it would be better for Ibe stale lo luadeour appropriation ofwnter and
icessitry authority I examine the contract aireauy en- 0 one , objecting toil, therefor,
iral The contracting or ! tered into, and the law applicable prjui( ci m a figbt jt
.. in ...:.! ..... l.u..ii. ui..l .iMii.r i.i ii... arliMttiHr it is - it .
ion coiiipuny win uunu im- .....w, ........... - - i uui we iranaiy say we eapwoi a
own expense, taking all a contract of any value to the state, couleBl wj0U we igiu lo uae tbi
incident to such coiiBtruc- or whether the slate feel it ha waU,r l'orhap we may be diaap-
)n nroof of completion of made a mistake iu entering into y0ited in this. But we oauuol set
lieu on the laud reclaim-jibe contract, aud if so take iiaown wor,. UM( it uut)1 we v a
cost of construction plus course to remedy the matter. I do coulracl.
profit for the risk, sud not think the corporation will sur- My owu private opinion 1 that
lemon from the dale of render lie contract ami asx to nave tuo y ,u tuli matter has been
mi will be attached by the it cancelled. That is not its poai of far more serious iujury to tit
a II'aI Ya t tkat it baa -k .1 a a. oaV.
lean iiulucemeiii to sen tiou us poainuu is .ui .v " state ol uieguu lliau il uas U tne
L , ulttr, luainteiittiiee ! made a contract in good faith Harney Valley Improvement Lou.
le to the company for the j That before entering lulo the con- pajy, and my owu private opiulon
of water U bona fide set tract Mill, ihe Slate it carefully ex -u UlBl tB delay baa been largely
certain period will Im- niniued the Carey Act aud the due to a belief in the Interior de-
At s., Imi time and Slate laws applicable ami irieu lo parlmenl inm everyiuiug in uiegon
ieil in. .no. i, Hie ownership l.irmulale a contract airicin in ine is a gran anu tuai mere are no uou-
Id, un- cum.. - and water spu it ot those laws, l ou will Dua . est men in uregon Certainly lue
will be lr..nsfrreii to a tlie Harney 'a'ley I iiiprovement co;.l i act is there for investigation,
n composed of the settlers Company 's com tuci is not a epecu Ibe hind I. there for investigation,
system und thereafter lative contract. Perhaps not as j and the people making up ibe cor
lion and management will much so aa it ought to have been porutiou are here for Investigation
the water no. re. i It is a closely calculated contract, All Ibe Harney all. y I mprove-
lll The conliaci will bewitb a very small margin of sup- uienl Co.np ,ny asks is for u decis-
ilo only mnii p.oper ttp- i posed profit, so small that it could ion one way or ibe other, and it
MaMMaaMd by m-ceosary he eusily wiped out entirely In any i was believed that the State Laud
tusund engineering dalu miscalculate'. i ... in, -Imp. 'Board, upvu due examiuallou of
Was MM aaatfa in Cuba aud two It is also l.elug arrange. I to..
years iu the Pbilipoii.es. and being mni the Harney t oiinly m.a-
subject to colds, I look Dr. King's
Naw Discovery for Consumption,
which kept me iu perfect health
Aud now, iu New Hampshire, we
dud it Ibe hssi medicine iu the
world for coughs, colds, bronchial
trouble aud all lung diseases
Guaranteed at City Drug Store.
Price fa le and Mm Trial U.tile
free
WANTKD- Agents, Hustlers
Salesmen, Clerks and everylnxly
who waul lo enjoy a good hearty
laugh to send 60o for "Tips In
Agents." Worth 's') M any per
son who sells goods fur a living.
If not satisfactory your money
back. Circular lor stamp 1 In
Dr. White electric Com). Co . Decs
tur, III.
Aeaociaiinn during thai in...
though possibly mil on the day nl
M ,.,y o nor proin.n. i.t
stockmen will ' 'I receive
a h.iti-vel l.euelil p' nil I'l
S ilhycotnlie's InaiilUt and ithas
ON YOUR
HUNTING TRIP
i . a i
;3
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J. SrtVKKS BUS AND TOOL 00.
r.i,. sw.v a a.
E. N. NELSON
Ha tkaal HaV i ar ,(!
Watchmaker and Optician.
Second door north of post office.
23-u.rn.e, Oxcg-on.
froui which a cio-i
jute ol coal can he
and
pro-
Bcilicutloi.s rtrilt-n in the
ball specify u detail the
is aud ch.ti o.'lur of coo-
i ana tin- in ..p win ti.uae a
coulracl
My uiiderstund.iig in lhat the the connect, would see thai it was
contract was thus made ou the pail to the tuterest of the slate lo have
of the Humey Valley luiproviuent this matter settled
OoMpaa U-ciu-e it expects lo I don t like, on myoan r.spoi.
uiake a leg'tiuiule oiitn.iiuus pro sibillly, lo say that ih Harney
In Horn ihe sale of th- water and Valley luip.oviiiei.l Compauy
it wan ibis long tune element which would be bailer off to be out of the
il looked to lor ns toward Poesi-' whole affair, and 1 do not say so.
Bard lo refuse lo enter into , bly 1 am in brror about this aud j I do nut say anylblug which can
raol until the uecessury pusaibly the Carev Act itself re- ; be coustrued into a leiiueal that tbt)
kd ilala, upon which the quires that ibe recluiuiitloti system coulracl be annulled or aieappruv-
l be based, are furnished. be turned over lo the Wuter Users, ed, bui I repeat that we would like
paoiliuH ol the canals and j but unless it is required by the law, a decision, oue way or another
bt lor each ucre specified, j I believe this condition iu the ache- I Will say, speakiug for myaalf,
soessary proof of ownership dule you have aent me would be that th couditioua which will bere-
furnisued, by the com-.distasteful lo Ihe Harney Valley after be made by the Bute Laud
iir.-.f of reclamation. lmurovement Com uaiM . because it Board iu tueac coulracl aeem lo
iht of way over all but ae-; would wipe out that element of the me iu the pdblic interest aud some i
kd Uoveruuieut laud lo be ! contract froui which the real pro- thing uo rigutuiiuded corporatiou
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Bar
A ents, Barns, Ore
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attaypaptlci May be eaten
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with aallcato
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ahai auauaiak MoaaMMM aoL. aaai wMaaa
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DESIGNS.
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Real Estate.
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Burns, - - Oregon.
:iv.lce Xlxlo X3Coa.d.q.a.iaxteiai.
Wines Liquors and Cigars.
Billiard and Pool Tables.
Club Rooms In Connection
CHAS. WILSON,
succtaaoa to.w.isoa
f
Main 8t.v
BlacksmittiiiiR and
Horsshoeing.
Wagon Work.
ALL WORK GU AR
AN rCED.
Burns. Oreo
JOHN DEERESULKY PLOW
Benicia Hancock Disc Plows.
Kraut
LUAUHINO PUOUiS OP AiOVH II1HKB
Tooth and Disc Harrows
Thomas Disc Drills.
Oall and get orioes before purchasing.
C. H. VOEGTLY, Burns, Ore,