vff.foa&:Mr
mt fpttw,
fic eSrcnt' Unrncu Couiiiry
Covers an nrcit of 0,428, K00 uric' of
landt 4,0.Ti,Q01 ncron yet vacant nlrct
to entry under thu rmltlio land fan of
tho United StnlCK.
Tho Official Paper of Harney Ooun ty
hi tho In rgott circulation and is one 0(
the belt ndvertltlnii medlumi in Enitoin
Oregon.
VOL. XXII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 10, 1C09
NO. 31
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WJl.vJy wilW
ILL LA Y CORNER STONE
)dd Fellow Building Ceremony to be
Held on Morning July 4
HE GRAND MASTER TO PRESIDE
INDEPENDENT PACKINO PLANT.
Red Letter Day in History ot Harney Lodge, No. 77 and
Sylvia R. I). Lodge, No. 43 Invitations Sent to Neighbor
Organizations to Participatc"Program Not Yet Arranged.
III. E. Coolidge, Grand Master of pupils in each district This
I the I. 0. 0. F. of Oregon will bill provides that tho county sup
erintendent shall first give to
ulo at tho laying of tho cor-
r stone of the new Odd Fellow
Hiding in this city on July 4.
iih Harney Lodge and Sylvia
' D Lodge have sent invitations
ighbor lodges asking them
f j i in tne ceremony ana ic is
ole u large delegation of
id Fellows will bo present.
iTh- ceremony is of particular
it a st to fraternal organizations
means the beginning of a
for Harney Lodge that has
1 sen desired by tho mem
ip. It is a most worthy un
king and the building when
Med will to a credit to tho
r and to the little city of
ir i. it win Ufa wen consiruc-
f stone, the foundation be-
' o best ever constructed for
inkling hero and capable of
, g a four story building,
adding will be but two sto-
present and tho first floor
used for stores with plate
ronts.
El program for the corner
laying has not yet been
Uly outlined. Coming, as
. on our National birthday
take on a more or less pa
character than otherwise,
no arrangements will await
rd from the Grand Lodge offi-
: i3 i peu to nave every uau
av in Harney county present
sible and all are urged to
to Burns on that date as it
fformapart of tho celebra
f and arranged so as to not
Jict with any other entertain-
tt that may be scheduled for
day. The Grand Master
pay Harney Lodge an official
while here to which all Odd
jws in good standing are par
irly invited.
ore will be said of this mat-
lext week.
(1ARY OP l.TE SCHOOL LAWS
Biool Supt Hamilton i3 very
bus that school patrons should
le familiar with the changes
lew educational acts passed
ic last legislature ana ac nis
est we publish below a sum-
of those acts that all may
what they are. Too little
lown of these laws and since
listribution of school laws
limited in each district and
have an opportunity to see
the following will be of
lerable interest to those in-
tcd in educational werk:
fat, the Hawley act: Every
let in the state must main-
it least six months of school
ear. The county court of
Icounty must levy a tax for
purposes, that will pro-
kin amount which will aggre-
it least $7 for each child of
age (4 to 20 years). If a
Et's share of this sum does
amount to S300 then tho
court must levy upon tho
rty of such district a special
tr'ju enough to produce the
sneo between such district
lionmcnt of tho county
ind $300, provided that such
.1 levy does not exceed a
nill tax. If tho district's
of tho county school fund
iio amount raised by a five-
fix (special school tax) does
inunt to $300, then the
court must transfer from
eneral county fund to tho
fund of such district an
it that will equal tho dif-
(See Section 25.)
knd tho Philpott act: This
; a change in the manner qf
lioning tho county and stato
fund. As tho law has
io county suponntenaent
ioned tho money in October
giving tq each district
Id then distributing tho
i according to tho number
each district $100 and then dis
tribute the balanco according to
tho number of children in each
district Tho first apportionment
affected by this act will bo in
October, 1909. (See Section 2G.)
Third, the act by Lane county
delegation, providing for a coun
ty high school fund: This pro
vides that a county nt any gener
al election may voto upon tho
question of creating a county
high school fund. When such
fund has been created, it is placed
under the control of a county
high school board, consisting of
members of tho county court, tho
county treasurer, and the county
school superintendent Every
high school in such county that
maintains a school up to the
standard prescribed by the State
Board of education is entitled to
receive tuition from this fund for
all pupils attending such high
school. Tho basis of tho distri
bution is tho average daily atten
dance during tho school year. A
High school shall receive not less
than $-10 per pupil for tho first
20 pupils, $30 per pupil for the
second 20, and $12 per pupil for
all remaining pupils: provided,
that tho total paid any district
shall not exceed the amount paid
by the district to the high school
teachers. (Seo Chapter IV. of
Title II., page 10G.)
Fourth, the Dodds act: This
gives the county superintendent
authority to mako a partial ap
portionment of tho money to any
district upon the request of tho
board of directors of such dis
trict (Seo Section 27. The re
ference to this section is L. 1909.
p. 168, C. 108.
Fifth, tho Cole act: This de
clares unlawful any secret socie
ties, including fraternities and
sororities, which may now or
hereafter exist in any of the pub
lic schools of this State, including
high schools It makes it the duty
of each school board in tho State
to examino into tho conditions of
all schools under its charge and to
suppress all Bccret societies there
in. Tho act does not apply to
the Oregon Agricultural Collego
or to the Stato University. (Seo
Section 68.)
Sixth, tho Hart act: This act
gives tho board of directors of a
Bchool district of tho first or sec
ond class authority to refund its
bonds, at a rate of interest not
greater than that, borno by tho
original indebtedness, without a
vote of tho taxpayers. (Seo Sec
tion 103.)
Seventh tho McArthur act:
The Governor shall appoint a
board of five members, called tho
Board of Higher Curricula, whoso
duty it shall be to determine
what courses of study or depart
ments shall not be duplicated in
the higher educational institu
tions of Oregon. Tho secretary
of tho board shall keep a record
of such determination and shall
notifiy tho Governor and the sec
retaries of tho several boards of
tho higher educational institution
of Buch determination. It shall
bo the duty of each institution to
conform thereto. Any changes
that are made shall become elTec
tivo at tho begining of tho school
year following such determina
tion. (Seo Chapter 1, of title IV.,
page 115.)
Eight, the Farroll act: Thlq
affects schoolhouses by providing
that tho outside doors and other,
exits of nil school buildings shall
bo so swung and "hinged that;
they shall ppen outward. These
changes must bo mndo within
Bix months after tho timo that
this act takes effect (Seo Sec
tion 110.)
Preparations are being com
pleted by loading stockmen of
tho Pacific coast, to establish an
independent packing plant in
Portland and n sito will in all
probability bo selected adjoining
tho Swift plant on tho Peninsula.
According to those in charge
of tho projecta$2,000,000 corpor
ation will bo tho result of tho
work now going on and which
has boon carried on very quietly
for about two years.
J. A. Robinson, James and
Harry Mitchell, California capi
talists with immense cattlo in
terests, aro stated to bo in charge
of tho movement, nllhough many
local pcoplo are asking that a
certain amount of tho capital
stock bo assigned to them. The
Mitchells aro both well known
all over tho country and aro tho
largest cattlo shippers and feed
ers in tho entire country west of
tho Rocky mountains. It is un
derstood that they have plnnned
tho independent packing concern
in order to more thoroughly regu
late prices hero and seo that the
producer of livestock gets all tho
monies ho is entitled to.
Along witli tho announcement
of the independent packing pro
ject comes tho practically con
firmed report that Schwartzchild
& Sulzberger, who aro now op
pcrating tho old Zimmerman
plant in south Portland, havo
given up their optionon tho pro
perty thero and are at prcsnt
preparing plans for tho erection
of a huge and modern plnnt on
tho Pcninsuln. Thi3 too will be
located in the vicinity of the
Swift plant and work will likely
bo started shortly after tho visit
of Mr. Sulzberger, who is expec
ted in this city to personally in
spect tho propery within a very
short time. Portland Journal.
OIL INMAIMEUR COUNTY
Vale Paper Reports Striking Flow in
Well Near That Place
EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE HERE
Geological Conditions Would Indicate Alalljcur Oil Field is but
Continuation from This Higher ?Altitudc---Lqcal People liavc
Orcalci-v Confidence nndfll nncourkged From litis Report.
Local capital and promoters of been usctLcontinually by private
tho oil and gas field in Harney individuals for grazing purposes
Valley feci considerably encour- i during tho pnst ouarter of a eon-
II0W ABOUT THIS?
Job printing The Tltnee-JJerald
Tho Miner has been comple
mented upon its work in boost
ing tho county, not that wo havo
dono any hot air work but havo
stated a few facts now and then
regarding tho resources of Grant
county. In presenting tho op
portunities that we enjoy hero
wo prefer to bo conservative and
wonld rather understate tho re
sources than give a wrong im
pression. Tho residents of this county
aro being mado acquainted witli
tho wrons of booster literature by
interviews with dissapointcd
homescekers who aro returning
from Harney county. In a gj-cat
many instances the immigrant is
responsible for his own dtssa
pointment Ho has failed to ad
just himself to tho now life. Ho
has formed erroneous ideas of tho
country to which ho mis gone.
Ho is not carablo of seeing tho l
real advantages of Harney county
and refuses to chango his plans
of living. But in many instances
thero has been gross misrepresen
tation.
It makes no difference how
great aro tho resources of acoun
try it is impossiblo to guarantee
satisfaction to any one beennso
human naturo is bo fastidious.
Gpnerally speaking anything that
is new and strange is not liked
and Harney county is very strango
to one who is not accustomed to
desert land, rtm rock, and moun
tain range. Grant county is dif
ferent too from what many im
migrants aro accustomed to but
not to snch an extent as the coun
try Bouth of here.
If tho settler will insist on a
location where soil, water, climate
and timber can bo hnd ho should
bo satisfied with his now homo.
Ho must n6t expect to raise corn,
or do oxnetly as ho did in Iowa,
or thd Willumetto valley and ho
must not bo a pauper when ho
arrives. Ho Bhould givo himself
a year or two for trial boforo ho
condemns the country. Prairie
CityM'iner.
Stomache Trouble!.
Many recarkablo cures of stom
ach troubles havo been effected
by Chamberlain's stomncli and
liver Tablets. Ono man who had
spent over twq thousand dollara
for medicine and treatment was
cured by a few boxes of these
tablets. Prico 25 cents, Sam
ples freo at all good dealers,
aged by a report from Malheur
county that a small flow of oil
hns been struck in a well not far
from Vale. If such is tho case
wo may feel assured of oil here,
sinco geological conditions nro si
milar and in fact our section
would indicate oven better pros
pects for oil than tho Malheur
distrtct since it is generally con
ceoded by experienced men that
uio mainour prospects are crop-
pmgs from this higher field.
Tho fact that traces of oil have
been found on tho water of shal
low wells in this section for years
and also that gas has been en
countered in sovoral together
with tho formation in which they
aro found is evidonco of tho ex
istence of oil. Whether in com
mercial quantities only demon
stration will prove. At any rate
it is worth prospecting and the
local organization is confident
that oil will be found. They
have confidence in the field and
are going to mako n thororgh
test
In a recent letter to tho Port
land Journal Addison Bennett
says: .
"I had tho sandstone surround
ing three sides of the vnlloy poin
ted out to me. I had tho geo
logical conditions explained to mo
and nil of the conditions going to
show tho presence of oil and gns
made clear or as clear as an un
scientific mind can grasp such
things. Of course these things
all appealed to mo but tho gas
at tho Leake well I saw burn and
tho oil on tho surface water of
tho Haines well I saw with my
own eyes. Such evidence was
worth more to convince mo that
this valley is underlaid with oil
and gas than all of the geological
conditions that any scientist
could point out to mo in a month."
No ono can state positively as
to tho existence of any great
quantity of oil here, yet every
indication points to it Tho Har
ney Valley Oil & Gas Co. has de
termined to see what is hero and
Btock is now being sold on tho
market. Some of this stock is
selling at 5 cents a share and
ninny who believe there is some
thing in the field aro investing.
Of courso there is nn element of
chnnco, but no greater or as great
as in some sections where surface
prospects were not as favorablo
and where thero nro big paying
oil wells today.
Col. Holabir - remarked to tho
writer last week during his visit
hero that oil, like gold, was whero
you found it Whero thero were
prospects in either caso it was
worth investigating.
This field is certainly worthy
of investigation and it is to bo
hoped thorough tests may bo
made in tho immediate fururo hb
even a good strong flow of gas is
an asset little appreciated by tho
man wi.o needs cheap fuel and a
means 1o reclaim his land.
Tho Oregon Idaho Dovolopmont
Congress, the press nnd tho bus
iness men of this stato aro all
working fc railroad transporta
tion and tho development of
Southeastern Oregon. If oil is
found in commercial quantities it
will bring about this result so
earnestly desired. It will do
overything in tills respect
tury,
Sentence was reserved at the
instance of United States District
Attornoy John McCourt until Sep
tember. In tho meantime con
ferences will bo held between tho
prosecution nnd defense to decide
whether the government will be
willing to dismiss tho remaining
thrco indictments in view of yes
terday's pleading.
The Pacific Livestock company
is ono of tho largest land holders
in the west, having thousands of
ncrcs of rich grazing lands in Or
egon, California and Nevada.
The Oregon property was for
merly in tho nnmo of Miller and
Lux. Lux is now dead and the
ownership has been transferred
principally to Miller.
Yesterday's pleading mado it
apparent that the land in tho
first place was enclosed with full
knowledge that it was govern
ment property. This, however,
was uoiore uucrest oecamo sup
erintendent, 18 years ago. Dur
ing his tenure of office Gilcrest
has allowed tho enclosure to re
main as it was when he took
charge. Ho avers now that ho
did not know tho particular sec
tions detailed in the indictment
were government property, ba
sing his plea on tho fact thnt the
properties of his company aro so
extensive that no one is able to
give tlieir exact boundaries or
say just how many cattlo aro gra
zing thereon.
An average of 75,000 calves arc
branded each year and tons of
thousands of cattlo sold annunlly.
Starting from Harper ranch in
Malheur county beef cattle driv
en to Kearn county, California,
an nvcrago of 15 miles a day, aro
never off Pacific Livestock com
pany land the whole distance.
except two nights.
uucrest stated this morning
that he was perfectly willing to
observe all the government reg
ulation in regard to tho enclosing
of the public domain, and that
as a principle, ho is opposed to
such enclosures. At tho samo
time tho government was ready
to produco evidence to show that
ho was permitted tho mainten
ance of theso enclosures during a
period of 18 years, sufllcicnt.time,
it is nllcgcd, for him to havo fa
miliarized himself with the bound
aries of tho property. Journal.
PORTLAND OK SAN FRANCISCO?
Ediapn Phonographs and re
cords for sale at Lunaburg &
Dal ton's,
JOHN UILCRHST PLBAPS GUILTY,
John Gilcrest, superintendent
of tho Pacific Livestock company,
pleaded guilty to ono of four in-
dictmonts charging him with il
legal foneing of public lands, in
tho federal court yesterday after
noon. Tho indictment relates to
llin InnlAmirn Fit cnmnlft (Wlfiotvia
pf tlvq public domain which has
Our railroad "situation" a
matter of historic antiquity
seems to remain in about tho
samo chronic condition. Despite
tho fnct that Mr. Hill has anno
unced that Central Oregon can
not look to him for aid, tho sum
mer air is full of
sugar coating for
mil luuied mat ail economic con
ditions warranted tho beliof that
wo would havo transportation
within five years, and this an
nouncement wo wolcomo as com
ing from authority.
From tho other enmp wo learn
that Mr. Harriman is about to
mako an effort to painlessly ex
tinguish tho Oregon Trunk pro
ject, which, it appears, may not
bo in a position to opcrato in tho
stato because of legal complica
tions connected with its Novada,
mado Incorporations, If success
ful in this movo, Mr. Harriman
will remain a lonely victor, tho
solo occupant of tho field, Wo
who dwell in tho "railroad re
servo" aro curious. What next?
With no moro difficulties, no nn
tngqnism, will tho "Wizard" put
into oxecutlon his nntiquo prom,
iscs of "immediate construc
tion"? Surely ho must do this
tho pcoplo of Oregon entertain
for him.
Undoubtedly wo shall have
transportation, timber and wheat
conditions vido Mr. Hill alone
insure that. But how, when, and
whence will it come? North,
south or west? 'Tho generously
distributed surveys mako an un
equalled picture puzzle wo want
it solved. And, moro important
yet, nro those who should bo
chiefly Interested definitely aid-
ing in tho solving of tho "puzzle?"
It is to Portland that wo venture
to address this query.
Tho people of Central Oregon
may well ask if the commercial
organizations of Portland are do
ing their best to put pressure'
that of dollars and cents upon
thn "powers that be" in an ef
fort to mako them take action
toward tapping this huge unde
veloped area, nnd thus obtain for
their city the enormous business
that our resources will ultimately
afford. If Portland is too short
sighted to put her shoulder to
tho wheel in adequate fashion, it
seems that there is a city in Cali
fornia whoso business men aro
nlive to the possibilities of the
situation.
Witli ever-increasing frequency
tho representatives of the San
Francisco business houses are
canvassing this country, endeav
oring to turn its buying south
ward. It may be that present
returns do not justify tho outlay
in working over such vast dis
tances. But it is not for today
but for tomorrow that they plan.
If Portland cares little where the
business of Central Oregon goes,
San Francisco cares much.
Today, the San Francisco hou
ses ure selling their goods F. O.
B. Portland, and at prices identic
cal and in rare cases lower than
those of tho latter city, despite
tho additional freight they pay.
This looks somewhat as if they
were interested in Central Ore
gon. Portland always has had and
always should havo, tho business
of tho state. We Oregoniuns are
naturally desirous to increase the
trade of our leading city and to
do our share towards making it
tho most important on tho coast.
Nevertheless, Portland is for
from having Central Oregon safe
ly in its pocket, which unfortun
ate fact her merchants might re
alize to advantage.
If tho railroad from California
comes even as far as Odell nnd
nlrcady it is building this side of
Klamath Falls Central Oregon's
trading will inevitably go in that
direction. At present the freight
ing distances from Shanico vary
from 90 to 180 miles, while Odell
is but fifty miles from Bend, the
heart of the irrigation and tim
ber district. The conclusions
are obvious.
If Central Oregon imports via
Klamath Falls, will not Portland
bo tho loser and San Francisco
tho gainer? San Francisco al
ready sells in Portland at Port
land prices. Whon the disad
vantages of tho Frisco-Portland
freightago is removed, will she
not undersell Portland?
Does Portland want tho future
business of 64,000 squaro miles?
If so, a road southward from the
Columbia will givo it to her,
Perhaps she had better work for
that road. Bend Bulletin.
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LADIES' NCEKWEAR FOR SPRING 1909
EmbrolderJcd Linen Collars, Lace
Collars and Bows, New Ascots.
Call and see our new Waislings & Wash Materials
We are showing the strongest
spring line of Ruching, Neckwear,
Ladies Belts, Silk, Net and Lawn
waists ever brought to Eastern
Oregon.
Something' new in Sorosis Un
derskirts in Silks ,nd Satineg
We handle exclusive patterns In the
above and nothing shown by us is
handled in the Interior.
All' Waists, Neckwear, Belts and
Underskirts are selected from
New York stocks and are Spring:
Styles.
Brown's Satisfactory Store.
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Manufacturers of
strLd.
Family Trade Solicited FreeDellvery
T. E. JENKINS, Manager
THE CAPITAL SALOON,
CIIAS. BEDELL, Proprietor.
Bums, - - Oregon.
WHes. Liquors and Cigars.
Billiard and Peel Tables.
Club Rooms in Connection.
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MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY.
SUI2QEPQ11X.COHU.
Wanted
and bob-cat
Somo moro coyoto
hides. A. Schonk.
NOTICE.
All Dailies owinir Lowia & Gnr-
hopes. As a rQnt or smon Lewis aro hereby
his pill, Mr. notified that all theso accounts
nro in tho hands of our attorney
C. H. Leonard for collection and
settlement. Persons indebted to
us will pleaso sottlo the samo
with Mr. Leonnrd at once.
Simon Lewis
J. T. Gawiett.
Nl THKSPASSI.NfJ.
lIlliiliiiR Ik forliiililfii
plnou iiiljiiihliiu lluiiie.
ra will li pniotimilcd
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The OVERLAND HOIEL
Burns, Oregon
Afford the Best Accommodations
to be had in Harney County
' CLEAN ROOMS, CLEN UNNEN, PALHTABLE VICTUALS
The patronape of nil jjues,Ls under the old innnajrement
especially sylicited.
Rates $1 a day, $G a week, $24 a month
H -nderson Elliott, Propt.
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Cough Remedy
the Market
the Bent on
"I havo used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and find it to bo
tho best on tho market," says
E.W. Tardy, editor of tho Sentinel,
Gainsboro.Tenn. "Our baby had
soveral colds tho past winter and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
always gave it relief at once
nnd cured it in a short time. I
always recommend it when op
portunity presents itself. "For
salo by all trood druirirists.
Fon Sale A good second hand - - - -
Clarinet. Inquire at this ofllco. "Job printing-Tho Times-Herald.
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