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The Official Paper ol Name) County
hat thelirgt cliculMlon ndUonoo
the belt adveitliltiR medium In Eastern
Oregon,
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to entry under tlio public land tint- ol
I ho United Btotci.
VOL. XXII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 7, HCO
NO. 38
She
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lr &sw''ty'ty ly'vJai
XATER POWER IS GOAL
doratnnds tlio recommendation of
, the committee nppolntcd to re
commend n modo of procedure,
tlio first purposo is to test the
law in tlio courts in n friendly
r j. jl t ir s iwv in tlio courts in n friendly
mtest in Deschutes Possibly Only suit instituted for that purpose,
Beginning for Territory
f HER STRATEGIC POINTS LATER
luitcs First Because of Immense Water Power Possibilities
I May be Followed With Contests for the Alalhcur and Pit
iKiver I'asscs Which arc Just as Important to Situnt on.
o railroad war in Deschutes to build a railroad. It would not
on is of more or less interest i bo popular for the soulless cor-
e people of this county, yet'porntion to attempt to monopolize
s not toiiowjLtnnt tins pro-1 tno water power without afford-
.1 route will be of any direct ing the transportation facilities.
fit to us. If both Hill and . Rut the company operating the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
nro intlie game against
iman there is going to be
branching out when the
finally reach a place along
inc that makes such a thing
bio.
is now reported that Harri-
has agents in the field secur-
right of way up the Pit
canyon, another natural
railroad controls the water pow
er.
"How? Simply because the
transportation agency would
have prior rights to every foot of
that long box canyon that has
made Deschutes famous. No in
truding company could set up
any sort of apparatus without
the railroad having first been
consulted to learn whether its
;from the southern part of rights were being infringed upon.
tote into California.
is pass, nice tne mainour, is
f sreat importance to the
d situation in the interior.
Id the Harriman people sue-
in corraling these too passes
ill mean more fighting.
er railroad interests con
flating an invasion of the
should make note of this.
passes are very
key to the situation.
And, of course, when such a
question was proposed, Harriman
would immediately find through
his able attorneys a half dozen
different ways by which his
rights would bo infringed.
"As nmatter of fact I do not
beliovo in tho first placo that
Harriman ever intended to build
that railroad. But Porter Broth-
essential ersi coming into the field with
their hold of
the Oregon Trunk
unntr tlio olrimtinn f mm ' properties. their announced nor-
" ""O vva v.- - mr
it would seem the sugges- srressive policy, made the people
hat the fight at Deschutes 01 Ults aarnman camp meraiiy
ticularly for control of the , a "P and take notice,
water power is right I "Porter Brothers had $5000,.
dering the field tapped by w worth ot construction equip-
ute it looks reasonable that ment lett alter building the
hing'more than the mere, ortn uanK railroad. This they
cts of tho district is at can pui into mo neia witnout
The Harney country cer- great cost and string it nlong the
of greater value to a rigntor. way iromone cnu ot tno
standpoint canyon to tnootner. And u J lilt
being ,s DacK 0I tn0 project it means
that Harriman will have to hus
tle if he gets his railroad into
operation first, and that will
ultimately mean the construction
of two railroads.
"I frankly beliovo whether
, Porter Brothers arc working for
m is
ad from this
the territory now
t over. Of course tho wa
ade is a feature to be con-
d and tho route is necess-
o a more or less extent to an
bid vest line through this
n yet tho C. & E. or Natron
wnnlil iln
fwever this tight in ues-
s canyon may U rvninate t
s something to this section
ho roads competing for
of way there are not go-
stop if they really desire
t into Central Oregon,
ore we may expect some
ition to Mr. Harriman in
alheurPass at no distant
or the territory is not go-
be turned over to one man
utd.
following from a Portland
interesting.
Hill, for themselves, or simply
bluffing, that the people of Ore
gon will have in tho end to thank
them for the railroad when it is
finally put into operation.
"If Hill is not backing Porter
Brothers in their battle for a
railroad up Deschutes, there is
one circumstanco that I am un
ablo to understand. Why has
John P. Stevens been working so
actively in their interests over
tho southern and central parts of
Oregon? Everyone knows that
so that it may bo determined
whether such n law is constitu
tional and whether or not thoro
nro any fatal defects in this law.
The people of Ada county can
well n fiord to bear tho insignifi
cant cxponso of mich a test; and
it has been decided to organizo
the first district in this county,
mainly for that purpose. Later,
if the law is sustained, other
districts may bo formed in Boise,
Elmore, Custer, Canyon, or
Owyhco counties as circumstan
ces may dictate as advisable, and
when tho full plan shall be
complotod theso separate dis
tricts may bo organized into a
whole, or remain separate as may
bo required best to carry out tho
objects sought
In order to organizo a district
it will bo necessary for holders
of onc-cighth of the patented
land area of tho county to sign a
petition to the board of county
commissioners for the crealion of
a district Whon it shall have
been created, tho officers will be
elected and a caso made and ta
ken into court to test tho law.
Tho expense will be very slight
up to that point but tjjo Jbeneflts
both present and prospective will
be very great But however lit
tle the expense it will havo to bo
boroo by all tho peoplo and not
by tho owners of tho one-eighth
of tho land who sign the petition
to the county commissioners.
It ought to be tho easiest thing
in the world to get the requisite
signatures, but in order to make
it easier, every ptopcrty owner
should show his desire to do a
little inexpensive boosting by
hastening to sign a petition.
Boise Capital News.
HE TELLS OFIRRIGA TION
Secretary Bollinger Talks of its Im
portance to Entire West
ARE THIRTY-ONE PROJECTS NOW
Reclamation Service Most Important Branch of the Interior
DepartmentVisit to Determine Disposition of Reclamation
MoneyRevival of Malheur Project Possible but not Settled.
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MAKR EXPERIMENTS COUNT.
There is more or less careless
ness displayed in Ute experiment
al work being done in this sec
tion along tho line of agricul
ture and horticulture. Itdoesn,t
scorn to Do so much a lacK ot
confidence, but more over confi
dence. We take too much for
granted. Becnuso a certain cer
eal has done well on one place
and under certain conditions it
doesn't necessarily follow that it
is merely necessary to scratch
the ground, sow tho seed and lot
it go to do' well or otherwise
without some effort on the part
of tho farmer.
The same is truo of trees.
There is no doubt but poplars
will grow all over this valley,
yet but few nro seen growing.
Several have planted, but neg
lect to give them proper care in
order that they get a start.
Ono man may make a success of
certain fruit trees, but his neigh'
borwill not simply because he
gives some
Btions as to the
resent strenuous contest
iman obtains xor mmscii
magnificent water power
Bchutes river by building
th its canyon a railroad into
LI Oregon, says the Port-
ournal. From an authori-
- source it was learned this
pg that Harriman's play at
ng a railroad up Deschutes
the many years that peo-
ve been clamoring for such
is of transportation has
to hold the water power
the time when he will
fy his whole railroad sys-
vaa tne intention ot tne
Trunk Railroad compa
ct fflr the water power
chutes," said a prominent
ttornoy. Harriman has
: same ambition, This is
at ion;
riman building, a railroad
Intral Oregon from the
y Klamath secures for
incisco, his pwn town,
rload of freight whero
hauls in a number of dif-
lirections, absolutely with-
Ipetition,
ry car load of freight ho
ito Portland becomes up-
rrival hero at onco sub-
the competition of a half
sr more umeront lines,
water power of Des.
tho most perfect, tho
exhaustible, s not to be
at, It is a popular movo
when Stevens acts it is because m3TJ!P "?!!
UUJ1 lk , ub ,UIU, LU ulo tuuil
course oi ..wt..,,u..w
try to have such work done and
then condemn tho country in
general for our own carelessness.
Nothing worth whilo is accom
plished with careless methods.
Whatover wo plant should bo
with n determination to mako it
grow, or at least give it every
chance. If this method is fol
lowed it will not be timo wasted.
THE DISTRICT RAILWAY.
The steps are now being taken
toward the organization of tho
first railway district under the
law enacted at the recent session
of the legislature. The Capital
News wants it understood that
the movement has its sympathy
and will have its support in every
manner possible.
It doo3 not extend this sympa
thy and support because it is
convinced that there are not just
criticisms that may be mado of
tho law, of tho manner in which
it may bo carried out, or of those
who aro taking the active lead
In thn fnrmnHnn nf tVin rHntrlnr. I
... ...w -r....- .. ono fleng0n
On tho contrary this paper is, Unlawfu, t0 hunt between one
quite prepared to find many hour nftip mmQt , Mf
hings which might bo criticized hom. ,loforo BUnrIa0t No cor
in the law, in its application and m(,uKlllcvcr nay bo sold
perhaps in those who are active .. . ,wTTn1nu,fll, n nm
DEER SliASON NOW ON.
The deor season will open
August 1 and closo November 1.
A few salient points of the game
codo relating to deer nro neted:
Buck deer Season open from
August 1 to November 1. Un
lawful to kill more than fivo in
in tho moYomont, but those
causes for criticism, and tho
criticisms that will be made, will
not bo permitted to interfero
with the main object in viow,
to-wit, tho ultimate building of n , -
railway that will eventually save ' EsTKAYUD-Ono ojd brown
the commercial supremacy of this muro, four yearling cqjta and ono
section of Idaho and rcscuo it yearling mulo, Branded with a
from perpetual payment of tri-. heart on left or right atiflo, $25
at any timo,
I It is unlawful to use dogs pr to
i watch stands or trails.
i No young doer or spotted, fawn
may bo killed,
buto to somo qity outside tho
state which contributes nothing
in roturn to the burdon of gov
ernmont in this stato,
But thoro is no need to carry
the discussion that far at this
time, As the Capital News un-
rewarrt to any ono who will hold
them for mo and lot mo know.
Last seen on Emigrant creek
near J. H. Garrett's,
W. B. Parker, Burns, Ore,
Secretary of tho Interior R. A.
Ballinger returned last night
from his inspection of Govern
ment reclamation projects in
Eastern Oregon and Idaho, and
loft at midnight for Seattle,
where ho will remain until Mon
day, says a Portland paper. Ho
will roturn then to hold a confer
ence with the supervising engi
neers of tho Reclamation Service
relativo to tho disposition of its
funds. Whilo hero a week ago,
just before proceeding on his
tour of inscction of various pro
jects, Mr. Ballinger declared that
tne question or tne utmost im
portance on account of a lack of
sufficient money, and admitted
that only emergency work of the
Reclamation Service could be
handled until a larger apppopria
tion by Congress becomes avail
able. Upon that occasion he said
there were about SI reclamation
projects now under way, and
that their consideration hnd had
a tendency to reduce tho resour
ces of the department consider
ably. There is no doubt one of
the primo objects of his recent
trip was to becomo acquainted
with tho situation in those dis
tricts where tho Government is
devoting the most attention to
the reclamation of its arid lands,
with n viow of converting the
funds accordingly.
Secretary Ballinger has ar
ranged for n conference next
Monday with the supervising
engineers for the six districts,
representing the entiro reclama
tion field in the United States,
and including 1G states and terri
tories. In addition, A. P. Davis,
chief engineer of tho Reclamation
Service, who is accompanying
Secretary Ballinger on his tour
of inspection, will also be pres
ent, henco tho importance of this
meeting cannot be too lightly
considered when it is known that
its conclusions will doubtless de
termine tho amount tho next
Congress will appropriate for
future reclamation service in the
Western states.
It is indefinite as yet what re
commendation will be mado with
reference to tho revival of tho
Malheur project by tho Govern
ment in this stato, but "judging
from tho amount of interest Sec
retary Ballinger has displayed in
the matter it is presumed that he
will mako every ofTort to have
tho work continued. In fact,
when hero a week ago ho stated
that this subject was one of tho
principal reasons for his trip,
and whilo at Malheur tho other
day ho vas afforded ovory op
portunity by the citizens of that
place to mako tho utmost scruti
ny into conditions.
A Portland paper save: Upon
on arising from tho luncheon
this nfternoon, Secretary Ballin
ger and the government reclama
tion officials wero accorded n
public rccoption In tho reading
room of tho Commercial Club,
which was well attended by
members of tho organization.
Mr. Ballinger was introduced by
Dr, J, R. Wothprbee, president
of the Commercial Club, and
spoke in substanco as follows,
being applauded frequently in
tee course of his remarks,
"In tho position I hold, I feel
thntl Iiryq n interest in the
whole country, and no particular
aestlon. The reclamation service
is the most important branch of
tho Inorior Department, and la
bringing a continuous system of
vato capital was being invested,
but this condition was changed
materially, until I am surprised
at the amount of outside money
that is going into theso ventures,
both through private and Gov
erntnl agencies.
"You havo been practicallp n
seaboard city, and it should be to
your interest to look into tlio
market that must consume the
products of these reclaimed arid
lands, Sheep, wool, beef and
grain can be shipped here with
profit and it is worth your while
to do everything in your power
to securo them for shipmonr
from this city. Alfalfa and
other stock food will most likely
bo utilized on the ranges, and bo
converted for fattening purposes,
but the wealth that will result
from the reclamation of these
lands is practically incalculable.
The Government is in the field
trying to do what it can to stim
ulate the development of theso
arid regions, and it is proper
that it should take the advance
stcb, becauso it is highly proba-
bio that tho West would have re
mained in n dormant condition
indefinitely had it not been for
tho reclamation service.
"In my opinion tho public
main should be conserved
much as possible. I want
work in harmony with those
terests that will enhance
West, as I am a Western man;
but it should bo remembered that
in doing so wo should not over
look the interests of tho- East"
do
as to
in-
the
RETRIBUTION.
For years and yours Harriman
has neglected this territory,
openly sneered at its trade, milk
ed it regularly with becoming
dignity, soft-soaped it with re
peated insincere promises of a
railroad, and otherwise encour
aged immigration and settlement
with advertising and nssurances
tho latter of which he has not
intended nor docs not now intend
to keep. He has never built a
branch or spur line in tho stato
of Oregon, but nlwnys quietly
absorbed those which had been
built by other well meaning but
evidently "green" hands nt the
railroad game. Now his saw has
struck a nail. .
ing the Dcschctcu road. As n
local proposition it would lie a
failure whilo cutting off one-half
tho gross tonnage of the Colum
bia Southern, a road that barely
mannges to pay the 34 per cent
on its .$1,000,000 bonds annually.
But tho people do blame him for
repeatedly promising to build
and just as repeatedly forgetting '
the promise; they blnmo him for(
not extending either the Colum-,
bia Southern or Corvnllis East-!
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practically at our threshold now;
they blame him for his policy of
interference.
Now ho is against ho knows
noUwhat.and.htt-wCfia not only
not build tho now road himself,
but he has the bitter knowledge
that tho other power is going to
build right under his nose nnd
into his hitherto safely bottled
up, sacred territory. It is ret
ribution. Prinevillc Review.
ADVICE IU HOMESTEADERS.
xno patent to a homestead is
now issuce until ufter the home
stead has been examined as to
tho amount of work, etc. done
on it by n field man in tho cm
ploy of the general land office.
Somo excellent ndvico for
homesteaders was given tho
other day by n field man who is
connected with the general land
office. Ho said:
"The man on a homestead
should keep a daily diary so he
can tell what days he was away
from the homestead and what
he was doing whilo away. He
biiouiu Keep n memorandum so
when the time comes to prove
up his homestead and get a
patent for it from the govern
ment, ho can show whero ho
was during the five years neces
sary for him to live on the home
stead, to secure his patent how
long he was away nnd what he
was doing.
"It is difficult for most home
steaders to make a living on the
homestead during the per'od Jio
is required to live on the land,
and it becomes necessary for
most of them to earn money
clsowhcro in order to maintain
themselves and buy bread and
other food supplies, clothing,
horses, etc.
"When tho timo comes to
mako finnl jmjof beforo securing
his patent, a homesteader must
have two witnesses to vouch for
him. Theso witnesses aro re
quired to answer a long libt of
questions bearing on tho home
stead, the amount of work done
on it, etc.
"It is quite important that n
homesteader keep in touch with
his neighbors so they will know
what ho is doing. It is usunlly a
very difficult thing to find n wit-
ness who is able to give satis-
tactory. answers concerning
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n Carnival of Bargains p
This is the semi-annual clean
ing up time, when we dispose
of all short and surplus lines of
stock in order to make room
for our new fall merchandise
shortly to arrive.
Bargains in all summer dress
goods, white goods, embroideries
corsets, laces, novelties, etc.
Everything we have ior sale is
as bright and fresh as the day
we received them, and reduced
prices will prevail until all our
summer lines are sold.
I'nlrojiH will receive Trading Stamp, during this sale.
jin::nj'
The Harney Valley Brewing Co.
Manufacturers of
IEPulx" Soda "Water
Family Trade Solicited Free Delivery
T. E. JENKINS, Manager
asser
THE CAPITAL SALOON,
CIIAS. BEDELL, Proprietor.
Burns, - - Oregon.
Wines. Liquors and Cigars.
Billiard and Peel Tables.
Club Rooms in Connection.
lim:cd by
scientists as
rEACIICALLY
BETTER AHD
CHEAPER THAH
ANT
No ono up hero except those
unacquainted with tho well known j j jiem know f m
History nnu income oi tno uoium-1 what i,0 t dolntr
''Tho government is more par-
homestcad covering a period
five years.
It is at once apparent to every
homesteader to realize the im
portance of keeping a diary of
his doings and to keep in touch
with his neighbors and letting
timo to time
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MmMi JHH STONE
Ovor ooo iURbI Sond fr
Boautlful aBUM Prloo List &
Designs. JUmBI Circulars.
r I .JSSIHL I
bia Souteern has imagined for
a moment that Harriman intend
cd to build tho Deschutes rail
road, bo our sympathy Is neither
tendered or called for by tho un
expected stato of affairs which
has overtaken him. For Harri
man is against an unseen foo and
tho foo is apparently having a
Bhado tho best of It by keeping
In tho dark, Portor Bros, aro
contractors- at present moro
dummies,
Now, who has purchased tho
Oregon Trunk aurveys and is
expending bo much real monoy
to balk tho "Wizard" nt ovory
point? Not Hill, for nt tho pres
ent timo ho has no interest in
Central Oregon, Wo think wo
can seo tho flno hand of John F,
Stovens, working for tho Nevada,
California & Oregon, In all this,
for whilo tho Oregon Trunk Ib
'willing" that thero bo two lines
built in tho canyon it Is spending
good monoy to provent Harri
man's from being tho, second.
ticulnr now than formorly about
a homesteader making his home
on his homostend. It is very
necessary for him to mako his
homo thero and havo no other
residence.
As a general thing homestead
ers nro making nn honest effort
to acquiro homes. In ti fow in
stances, through ignorance or
otherwise, homutoadors fail to
come up to tho requirements
nnd thus loso tho chance of get
ting a homo out of tho public
domain.
CbnmturUIo'i Colic, Cliokry and Dlarihoca
Remedy Ntvor Koonn to rail.
"I have used Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy since It was first intio
duced to tho public in li72, nd
havo novor found ono instance
whoro a euro was not speedily
effected by Its use. 1 have boon
a commercial traveler for eigh
teen years, and novcr Htart out
uiwurACTUftvn iv
MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY,
JUUIK1EPOUI.COKU. '
I. L L WIS
Will be glad lo famish
PARTICULARS
and PRICES
To anyone desiring
INFORMATION.
See bis Handsome
DESIGNS.
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The OVERLAND HO I L
Burns, Oregon
Afford the Best Accommodcttlons 'f
to be had in Harney County
CLEAN ROOMS, f.bE-tN LINNEN, PALATABLE VICTUALS
The patronage of all guests under the old management I!
especially sylicited. jj
Rales $1 a day, $G a week, $24 a month j!
H riders on Elliott, Propt.
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Tno invader, wiioovor lie may ,0n a trip without this, my faith
bo, means business, and Hnrri-1 ful friend, "says II, S. Nichols
man doesn't. This much Is cer- of Oakland, Ind. Ter. For sale
tain, Tho latter has been out bv nil o-ood dealers.
v . j... ... . - .. .- -- .
(toveiopmont ox tno ma lands or goneraicd, out-fought, at ovory
thowcat. This Is leading to tho turn, Bhowincr that tho enemy's
a..-.. ...IT
investment of private capital to wits nro nimblo, whilo thoso orBuriiB
r largo extent. At the time, the, . Harriman, through disinterested-
Government inaugurated his'nese, aro torpid, apathotla,
system of reclamation of the arid The people up here do not con
Intense Collckv I'aln Rcllmtl.
"For some yenrs I suffered
from intense colicky pains which
would como on at times nnd from
which I could find no relief,"
says I. S. Mason, of Beaver Dam,
Ky. "Chamberlain's Colic, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy was
recommondi'd to mo by a friend.
After taking a few doses of tho
remedy I wa cntiivly reluived.
That wus four years ago and
there has been r, j roturn of tho
symptoms siuco that time."
Thin remedy is for sale by all
good dealers,
Si
Dluo prints of any township in
Land District, showing
name of ontryman, data and kind
of entry, topography, etc., $1,00
Mnll Ploff T Pnnrlall li.v...t,
Job printing-The Times-Herald, 'lands of the West, very little pH- sure Mr. Harriman for not build- Ore. '
II. J. Hanson of tho Burns
Meat Market is prepared to fur
nish bacon, hams nnd lard to
sheepmen and ranchers in any
quantity. Special prices for big
orders.
STEVE rt
DON'T? BUY A GUN
until you havo soon our New
Double Barrel Models littjtl
with Stevens Compressed Forced
Steel Barrels
DEMI-BLOC SYSTEM
Tlio modo o( constructing those
suncrl) Trap and Field fluiu U
fully tot forth In our Hew Shot
gun 1'aiupUlot, Send two-cont
.tUtnp far it.
Aik your Dttler
for StcTtai
Dani-Bloc Cum.
Jntisl uil our malt.
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AUiwS ft TOOL CO.
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