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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1909)
is.?. pme "ne ftim24tt,nl& The Official l'npor of Harney County has tlie lArgvt circulation and la ono 0( tho beet advertising medluualn Eaatcin Oregon. Hfl GvtV-nvtz Cemtlrjj Covon an urea ol 0,428,600 ncrci of land, 4,034,051 ncrcs yet vacant subject toontry under tlio pulillo land law of llio United Btntci. 5225V0L. XXII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1C09 NO. 17 She -Mtfalb. HARNEY CAN'T LOSE HIM The "Old Man" Will "Butt in" at Every Opportunity Offered BURNS SHOULD 'Let us Hope the Crime Against the Great Harney Country is About to be Put an End to" Thinks the People Awaking And Choice Territory to Longer Remain Bottled up Tight. Irrigon, Ore., March 4th, 1900 Editor Times-Herald: I suppose you think the "Old Man" has almost forgotten Har ney county, at least that ho has lost interest in your affairs, but rI assure you I am more deeply nterested in your welfare day by day, and since my return to the "outside" I have been pret ty busy telling people, both in private and in public, about both your country ana your people. And I am going to continue in the good work. I am not going to quit the campaign of publicity until I know practically all about the territory from Coos bay to Boise. f I spent several days last week tat Ontario and Boise, the occas ion at the latter place being the meeting of the Oregon-Idaho Development Congress. The meeting was a large and enthu siastic one, but I suppose you have had a full account of it from other sources, so I will not dwell upon that 1 The next meeting of the eon fgress will be at Ontario on the 26-27th of this month, and there bwill be a large attendance be yond a doubt Aside from the prime object of the congress, the building of a railway from Coos bay to Boise, the meeting will deal largely with tho Malheur ir rigation project, and with the gas and oil situation at and ad jacent to Ontario. These are live topics up there now, and the former looks as if it would be undertaken by the government at no distant date. As to the oil and gas proposi tion, that seems practically solv ed. At least they have struck gas in paying commercial quan tities, and there is little doubt about striking oil. You people want to "null for oil," for with a good oil field along the Snake the railway through your section would be an assured fact before r you'realized it. After leaving your town last , month I stopped a couple of days in Canyon City. Then I came on to Baker and went out to On- tario, Boise, Nampa. Caldwell, Payette and Weiser. Hence I have visited that section twice within a month. I also have visitedPortland, where I was I fortunate enough to meet Mr. and Mrs. Hanley, and we had a nice visit I tried to get "Bill" to'tell me how he and Col. Wood had managed to drop in at the tail end of the session and get the legislature to pass tho law allowing us to vote on the amend ment permitting state and dis trict aid to railways. But he was modest and gave the credit to Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood in turn handed it back to Mr. Hanley. So there you are! Anyhow it was the finest piece of legisla tive finesse witnessed in Oregon for many a day. When you con sider that the "Thunderer," the Oregonian newspaper, turned all of its batteries against the bill and its promoters, the passage of the measure seems a wonder ful victory, and it was won by clean methods. I am going to Coos bay on the 10th. I will remain down there until I can come out and make close connections with the meet ing at Ontario, where I will tell about my trip. Then I am go ing down into tho Jackson coun ty section, and gather data for the meeting at La Grande. So you see I am in the fight up to my neck, and will continue in it to the end. And let ub hope the end is not far off. Let us hope that the crime against tho great Harney country is about to be put to an end. I believe it is, for I think tho people of Oregon awaking to the fact that they not permit bo largo a slico "PULL FOR OIL" of their choicest territory to long er remain bottled up, with tho cork tightly driven. I am sure you havo noticed tho part the Journal has taken in tho struggle. Mr. Jackson assures mo he is in tho fight to go to tho end. Ho says ho will not expect any direct results in tho way of subscriptions or advertisements, but will rely on an increase of business to result in the future. As soon as I reach tho Coos country I will begin a daily let ter to tho Journal, a sort of con tinued story, with illustrated ar ticles for the Sunday issues, and this I hope to keep up if my health continues good, all sum mer, and then on until you can hear the toot of tho engine in Harney countyl I want in conclusion, to say a word of thanks to tho people of your section for tho treatment they gave me on my recent visit. I was never treated better in my life, never expect again to be treated so well. I can only say that I hope the good words I shall continue to say in public, in pri vate and through the press, will partially compensate you for the good things you all have said abovt me, and the royal way in which you treated me. But do not think you are done with me! I hopo to visit you more than once during the com ing twelvemonth. Sincerely yours, Addison Bennett UNUSUALLY COMPLIMENTARY. Travelers who havo "enjoyed" tho ride of 135 miles between Vale and Burns, in Harney Val ley, will be interested in tho news that automobiles are to re place the old-time stage, which was a buckboard drawn by a series of animals designated hor ses by courtesy. The trip con sumed two days, with a lay-over the first night at tho Agency. Under the new schedule the time will be eight hours and tho way farer will see only tho high spots which, all things considered, will bo enough. Oregonian. The Times-Herald doesn't know whether this is a compliment or not No doubt that the above editorial paragraph was written by a man who never had seen Harney county or gazed upon a stage wagon. Tho same issue of that paper states that hundreds of colonists were arriving daily and perhaps the editorial was for their particular benefit Per haps the Oregonian feared some of them might want government land and learning this land dis trict contained more vacant land than all the rest of tho stat would come out to see us. In that case, if they were an industrious, pro gressive people, they would see the advantages, take up land and at once begin to take an interest in the development of tho state. That would mean first transpor tation in order to give their pro ducts access to markets. If Mr. Harriman should continue his tar get practice in Texas too long and the people have a chance to vote on the state aid railroad proposi tion, they would bo in favor of it then everlasting damnation! Of course, wo havo no business to even hint that such is tho mo tive of tho Oregonian in view of its past interest in the develop ment of Interior Oregon. Its disposition in that respect is really quite touching, yet people always insist upon getting a wrong conception of its utter ances. SELL TIICIR HERDS. Ashford & Scls consumated a deal this week selling their cattlo, about 700 head, to Mr. Reynolds. Thoprico secured was not ob tained but it is n current rumor that tho average for tho Btook including tho calves was $10. About 860 head of the stock cattle struck tho trail for Pen dleton early this week. Tho beef cattle will bo ready for dollvory tho latter part of tho month. Bluo Mt Eagle. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. (Portland Correspondence). They are coming. Peoplo from every part of tho United States and Canada aro pouring into Ore gon at tho present time at a rate never boforo equalled, and there is ovidonco that tho travel dur ing the entire colonist poriod will bo enormous. Many communi ties aro busy sending out leaflets giving tho low rato from twenty or twenty-five points, others havo tho information printed at tho top of their stationery and on their envelopes. Every reader of this paper should scothat such a leafiot goes in every letter ho sends to peoplo at a distance. School boys and girls nil over Oregon aro doing their part Remember this rato is good un til the last of April. A most interesting acknowl edgment of tho apples sent by tho Portland Commercial Club to King Edward comes in a letter from Buckingham Palace, writ ten by General D. M. Brobyn, Keeper of the Privy Purse to His Majesty King Edward, to ono of Oregon's best known and most respected citizens, R. E. Brcre ton. A little extract from General Brobyn's letter is interesting: "Tho five boxes of apples which were sent to "His Majesty arrived quite safely and were thought very highly of by the King and others who tasted them. I write to convey His Maj esty's thanks for tho fruit "Should wo all live for another Christmas, and if you will kindly send directly to mo at Sandrlng ham a small supply of these ap ples writing me a few lines of warning of their dispatch, I pro mise to bring them to the notice of tho King and His Majesty's guests assembled at Sandring ham at that season of tho year, and will give you a full report of them." Ontario is determined that the great Malheur project shall bo realized. Tho peoplo of Vale aro co-operating with them in fact all the citizenship of Malheur County is a unit, and there was never better evidence of their progressive spirit than tho fact that they raised one evening last week tho sum of $2500.00 in twenty-fivo minutes or at the rate of $100.00 a minute with which to advertise their resourc es. When one considers that Ontario has only 1500 population, this is one of tho records. Comparatively few people of the "Beaver State" realize that Forest Grove is nationally known as tho source of America's most perfect archery bows. Pacific Yew, which grows to perfection in Oregon, is tho material used, and Captain F. S. Barnes fash ions it with skilled hand into bows sought by experts nil over this continent and oven abroad. Though almost seventy years of age, tho Captain is himself a splendid archer, and Buch an en thusiast in his chosen craft that ho makes special trips to tho mountains each year to select Yew of just tho proper grade and grainthe altitudo at which tho treo grows is an important factor. Occasionally a bow of rare accuracy and highest speed is created, and these aro dignifi ed with names. "Cyclone" and "Whirlwind" aro famous among archers. ygryhodg's "WHAT D0HEENY DONE" "The Need of Change " nnd "Octopodouw Pcrox " arc three of tho-Jdnd of stories to be found only in EVERYBODY'S. If they don't make a hit, you arc hard to suit. It's money In your pocVet to read "The Stock Yardi of New York," and it'i a warm' ipot In your heart to read "The Title Market." For sale by H. M. Horton, CALLS SPECIAL SESSION Governor-Benson Asks Legislature to Rectify its Many Mistakes PURPOSE OF THEllXTRA SESSION Under Governor's Cair Legislature- to Meet on Next Monday Gcnernl Legislation Not Expected Prom Expressions of (Members Day and a Half Long Enough Says McArthur. C. N. McArthur, Bpcnker of the houso of representatives of tho 25th legislature, which has been called by Governor F. W. Benson, to assemble in extra ordinary session on Monday, March 15, for tho purposo of correcting errors made inadver tently during tho regular Bcssion, said to day ho was certain tho special session would complete the work in ono and one-half days, says a Salem special to, tho Journal. McArthur is acting private secretary to Goyernor Benson and wiil bo appointed to that position as soon as tho spec ial session shall have adjourned. "Further assurances from members havo been received this morning by both myself nnd the governor," said Mr. McArthur, "that makes it certain that we can comploto tho work for which wo havo been called in ono day or ono day and a half. It seems to bo tho sentiment among the members to come to Salem and transact what business miiBt be transacted and go homo us quick ly as possible." In his proclamation calling the special session Governor Benson sets forth tho purpose of tho session to bo the enacting of sen ate bill 254, introduced at the regular session, upon which final action was not taken. It was a bill for nn act to appropriate tho sum of about $350,000 for im provements, equipment, better ments, supplies, repairs and oth er necessary items of cxpenso at thoOregon hospital for tho in sane, the Oregon state prison, tho school of correction, tho Ore gon institute lor the blind, the institution for training tho fceblo minded nnd the Oregon soldiers' home. Unless these institutions ob tain this very necessary appro priation, says Governor Benson, they would in many instances be placed in not only a sorry but a dangerous plight. For instance, the insano asylum according to tho governor, is constructed to hold but 1500 patients, while tho number now accommodated therein is 1571 and the number is increasing at tho rato of a hundred a year. Even now, bo foro a now wing can be con structed tho present structure will bo crowded to tho limit, says the governor. Governor Benson further says tho cost of a special session will bo saved in a year in fuel alone if money is appropriated for the establishment of a central heat ing plant at tho asylum. Now there aro some thing like 3G sep arate furnaces at tho asylum, says tho govornor, eating fuel liko locomotives and needing continual attention during incle ment weather; fire protection is likewise needed, for should that immemso structure with its 1500 helpless patients over catch fire tho result would bo horrible Thero aro a number of minor corrections in other 1909 enact ments to which tho govornor will ask the legislature to givo its at tention. It is tho opinion of both Speaker McArthur and Governor Benson that these mistakes can bo righted in la short time. No Roesevelt: MPoohl I could Concrress anv dav by sendimr in (Registor-Leader, 'podges havo bcenTnsked of indi- vidual members by tho governor. Tho assurances received havo been voluntary. Thoro will also bo little expense for clerk hire, nccording'to tho governor, if the session is a short one. WOOL QR0WERS MEBT. The wool growers association held a very successful meeting Monday at Vale. Among those present from outaido of tho coun ty were Dr. S. W. McCluro of Pendleton, chiof of Bureau of Animnl Industry, Dr. Lyttlo of Pendleton, and Mr. Balantine, Secretary of Idaho Wool Grow ers' Association, and Mr. Mcaloy John Vest and R. H. Brown of Harney county. Among those present at tho meeting were Tom Turnbull, II. B. Symc, Harry Sanderson, II. Walters, Geo. and Frank McKnight, W. H. Isaacs, John U. Hoffman, Azcuenoga Bros., Jim Hownrd, Frank Palm er, Mr. Burton, Goodwin Bros., J. L. Sells, J. D. Blackaby and several others. Tho main matter that caino before the meeting was the wool ware house at Chicago. This matter is of moro importance than any may Jsupposc. Mr. Balantine in explaining this mat ter stated the wool growers had ucrrood to put up $150,000 and tho Chicago people $200,000 for the purchase of ground and the building of a big five story ware house to be made of reinforced concrete. Tho sheepmen to have nine directors and the peoplo of Chicago five directors. The com pany advances you five cents on your wool when you ship it nnd advance you 75 per cent of its real value. You can keep it there for two years moro by pay ing your 1 centcharges per year. Tho wool will be sold to tho man ufacturer direct and will not be sold until you order it Bold. You looso no control over it It will bo graded by a wool expert, a part of it secured and the grade made up on all the wool, and your wool will bo sold according to its grade, and not by any job bing method. Chicago is plan ning to build an immense wool en mill to handle the wool if the wnro house is built thero, and New York and Boston manu facturers havo both signified their intention of building there if this wnro house goes through. There aro 200 woolen mills with in a little over 200 miles of Chi cago, all of which will buy direct from tho ware house if we build it Tho Chicago Chamber of Commerce is power back of this in Chicago, and the control is left entirely with tho sheep men themselves so there is no danger of loss. Tho sheepmen purchase stock and by purchasing are al lowed to Bhip their wool to this waro house where it will be sold direct to tho manufacturer by tho exports emnloyed by your representatives, Tho matter of rango allotments was next taken up, nnd tho mat ter of Mr. Walters, who was cut out of tho Western division through somo error was taken up, also tho matter of Mr. Mea. got a better roar than that out of a snecial message. "Do Moines ley who had much of hln rango taken away from him, and tho meeting appointed a committee to remedy these matters, nnd a few other matters which seemed unjust to tho sheepmen. The matter of rango being tak en away after nn agreement had been entered into between tho stockmen and sheepmen was dis cussed and tho committeo was informed to got this matter re adjusted. It seems that tho for est rangers and others cut down tho allotments after an agree ment had been made regarding them. Mr. Anderson stated ho was quite seriously effect ed in this matter and somo of tho sheepmen are afraid they will bo compelled to keep prac tically off tho rango entirely this. year and seek summer range elsowhero. Tho Btato conventions resolu tions wcro read and approved and a committee was appointed to wait on tho county court and have some strong measures en forced regarding state lines, etc. Tho meeting was a big success and was well attended. Secre tary Clark did some excellent work for tho sheepmen and is making a very efficient officor. A musical program was given and Dr. McCluro made an excel lent address, and the meeting closed with a big banquet Oriano, WONT HELP FIND WATER. A special to tho Telegram from Washington says: The Secretary of tho Interior has received from the Bums Commercial Club, of Oregon, a request that the Rec lamation Service immediately take steps to demonstrate tho existence of an artesian flow in Harney County by sinking wells at central points so individual homemakers may havo a reason ably sure knowledge of tho depth necessary to go for such water and of tho amount to be found when reached. It is staled that an artesian supply is the only possible source of water for re clamation purposes, upon which settlors in Harney County can base hope of permanent success. In reply to the petition of the Burns Commercial Club, former Secretary Garfield recalls the fact that on March 3, 1903, it was decided that tho reclamation fund could not be used for the purpose of drilling artesian wells for exploration. Such wells may bo paid for from reclamation funds only in cases where there is sufficient knowledge in advance to mnko it probable that water will bu obtained therefrom in such quantities as could be used for irrigation of lands, with the probability that tho cost of the work will bo returned to the reclamation funds. Judge M. D. Clifford of Baker City was hero from Friday to Monday acting in a legal capaci ty in tho Willow Creek water Buit being conducted here. On tario Optimist Good Cough Medicine for Children. The season for coughs and colds is now at hand and too much care cannot bo used to pro tect the children. A child is much moro likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when ho has a cold. Tho ciuicker you euro his cold tho less tho risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is tho solo reliance of mnny moth ers, and few of those who havo tried it aro willing to uso any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, of Ripley, W. Va says: "I have never used anything other thnn Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my children, and it has al ways given good satisfaction." This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may bo giv en as confidently to a child as to an adult For salo by all good dealers. Remember the Inland Empire Realty Co, furnish competent holp free. If you need help call and boo us. I Adam Georffe W. T. Lester : List your property with the Inland j 5 Empire Realty Co, if you desire a quick sale or.trade S I Employment Agency I it'Mt.'WM LADIES' NECKWEAR Embrolderied Linen Collara, Lace Collars and Bows, New Ascots. Call and see our new Waist ings & Wash Materials We are showing the strongest spring line of Ruchlng, Neckwear, Ladies Belts, Silk, Net ami Lawn waists ever brought' to Eastern Oregon. Something new in Sorosis Un derskirts in Silks and Satines We handle exclusive patterns in the above and nothing shows by us is, handled in the Interior. AH Waists, Neckwear, Belts and Underskirts are selected from New York stocks and are Spring Styles. rown's Satisfactory Store. u:u:ninuuu:mnu:mmmmnumt!tmtm:ttmmnmmu:uiunnmtmmm: The Harney Valley Brewing Co. Manufacturers of &uur& g3odL&, "Water Family Trade Solicited Free Delivery T. E. JENKINS,Manae:er rrTTT'T'. " T----r- THE CAPITAL SALOON, CHAS. BEDELL, Proprietor. Burns, - - Oregon. Mlsulsie TibJLs :E3Zea,a.q.'U.sirte:c. Wi nes. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Peel Tables. Club Rooms in Connection. MftTlSiSA8 jdCIIEAFEBTHAH Over ooo IBKl 8ond 'or Doautlful BBiPrl0 t,st Doslgna. WM Olrculora. 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