ftnw,
Vive luiC8-3trrati&
ThoOfllclnl l'nior ol llnnit) County
has tlio InrgKst cliculntlon mulls ono 0(
tlio Wat niUcrtlshiK mediums In Kniloin
Oregon.
Wl (Grunt 31nritcjj(Cotiuify
Cmn on nrtn of 0, IS8,ttOO ihih oJ
lam), '1,031,051 ncicK ) it tiunnl eilliMil
to entry iimlcr tlio pulillo Inml Inwn of
llio Dtilldl tilalvH,
VOL. XXII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMDER 25,
NO. 46
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1909 I
WKSLIKEA RAILROAD
fse & Western Railroad is Started
By Eastern Oregon Boosters
CORPORATORS ALL LOCAL MEN
engineer Faulkner tins Ordered Equipment For a Large
Force of Men, But lias Nothing to Say Regarding Nature
WorkMove Alny be Backed by Bic Railroad interests.
(iclesof incorporation of the (of tlio bunching and wero locat-
& Western railway woroicd on tlio "West Sido" near Drv
the oflke of the secretary ' creek. Tho land there is good
jte this morning. Tlio pur- and every owner may consider
bf th corporation is to con- himself verv fortunnto.
a railroad from Boise, Tho first day about 1,000 farms
to Marshfield, Or. The wero disposed of and they havo
borators aro C. W. Mai- been going at about tho same
IWilliam N. Hanloy and J. rate each day since. Evcrvono
cC ulloch. Power is conforr- seems to bo satisfied with his al
3ii the new corporation to lotment and no kick has as yet
ttnn nglits ot way. to ac- been heard a oner the ne. A
express their approval of. tho
method of the Oregon Valley
Ijind Co. While somo tracts aro
many mile3 distant from Lnke
viow. many are in Goose Lake,
Chowaucan, Warner and Catlow
.valleys and aro first class invest
ments.
has taken with him somo of this
compound to experiment on tho
whito ily which is bo destructive
to tho California orchards. If
this remedy proves as effectivo
in actual use as in the tests, its
producer has indeed hit upon a
valuable discovery.
Mr. Linvillo is one of tho pio
neers of this section, having
come hero 38 years ago. Ho
assisted in tho installing of tho
Rustler outfit, tho forerunner of
this paper.
Tho gentleman bromiscs us an
important discovery in tho mine
ral lino in tho near future.
Lakeview Horald.
RECLAMATION SERVICE
Lack of Funds Found to be a Great
Drawback to the Work
SOME COMPLAINTS CONSIDERED
HILL AIMING SOUTH.
(Property and to contract
construction of a railroad
iterate it after it has been
hieted. Tlio capital stock
i enterprise is S50.000. The
ring ofiices of the rnilroal
be in Portland.
above is a clipping from
Brtland Journal of Sept 13 ! Very little competitive bidding
as published under a Salem is resorted to, as every fair-
pie. It may throw somo j minded man is willing to take
n tho moves of local people what comes and bid $200; but we
the past few days. are sorry to note that somo not
tO. Faulkner, our county fair-minded resorted to excess
for, is reported to have bidding, only to bo rightfully
orders with local dealers hissed by men of chivalry and
large amount of equipment right.
i-hich to supply surveying lhree 1,000 ncro tracts have
He nas nothing to say oaen sow lor $ZW each, one
lus intentions or the nature tailing lo a Montana man, one to
work he has in hand, but a Kansas lady and one to a
be in connection with tho Ncbraskan. A G-10-acre tract
c tporation. Mr. Faulk- also fell to a resident of Kearney,
formeily with tho liar-1 Neb., while the Hcryford ranch
engineers and is a very house, barns, outbuildings and
stent man. i two windmills, valued at about
' mt the move is we aro i $5,000 and located in tho Che
a position to state. Itvaucan valley, fell to a Fuller
may bo an independent ton, Cal., man. Lakeview' Hcr-
pn connection with the sug- aid.
is of the Oregon-Idaho
ppment Congress or it may ) flUVIS, HKED WILL TELL Al L.
)ly be that tho Harnman '
railroad interests arc be-' Louis R. Glavis will not quit
t and that they prefer' t,0 scrvico of the Department of
g unuer tne neaci ot a lo- t,0 interior in silence. Ho has
I any as it lias advantages written President Taft that ho
ring rights of way and wjh ,,!, ou. all ho knows to tho
c nccssions. If it really i public on tho Cunningham coal
independent move there' na ui,, ,.
A recent press dispatch from
Missoula, Mont., Bays: Further
assuranco that tho Oregon Trunk,
backed by tho Hill intoreBts, will
build to San Francisco, comes in
tho announcement of Jack C.
Baxter, who today roslgned from
the Horvico of tho Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Railway
to accept a position with tho
Oregon trunk, with hcadquartors
at Tho Dalles, Or.
Mr. Baxter, who has for sev
eral years been chief locating
engineer for tho Milwaukee rail
road between Bonner and tho
Swan River country, arrived from
the Blackfoot country today and
telegraphed his resignation to
the Milwaukee headqiufrters in
Seattle. Mr. Baxter e'xplaincd
that ho will leave tomorrow for
The Dalles, where ho will bo en
gaged with the Oregon Trunk in
running locating surveys to San
Francisco.
Senate Irrigation Committee Makes linportunt Findings on its
Tour ot InspcclionPInn for n Big Bend Issue to Com
plctc All Projects Now Under Way Meets With Favor.
U
If it
move
.om interesting devel-!
its wlu n the Malheur can-
rht of ay is taken up.
iv rate the people of thiB
are pleased with the out-'
lid believe that active rail-
jrk will begin. Whoever I
id the scheme will receive
ivc and undivided support
icople of Burns who aio
to see transportation and
yelopment of this great.
Mr. Ilanley and his
tes have not given out1
kg as to their intentions,
re The Times-Herald has
:dcf.nite to state. It is
help tho enterprise ro
of who is behind it.
Hot want to anticipate or
,wise hamper the men
ire started this corpora-
refore will not enter in-
jrther speculation as to
nit. or the possibilities.
slo are ready to assist in
timate way possible to-
insportation.
lanley came in from
last week accompanied
IVood and they left the
after arriving here It
posed for the P Ranch,
understand instead re-
fter a tour south toward
id in tho Ford auto.
ncr was also a member
itrty in from the rail-
Pho President Sir: I have
1 laid before you all the essential
I facts in my possession regarding
the official conduct of certain
, cases by the Department of the
I Interior concerning coal lands in
Alaska. As chief of tho field
division directly concerned, and
because of the tremendous val
ues involved, I felt my personal
i responsibility most keenly.
j "Tho evidence indicated that a
great syndicate is trying to se
cure a monopoly of this coal, in
direct violation of tho law.
."Ultimately, I felt myself
obliged to appeal to you, over
the heads of my superior officers,
in order to bring about tho en
forcement of tho law, which in
a measure would conserve these
coal lands to the people at large.
"I deemed it my duty to sub
mit the facts to you, and I can
not regret my action.
"Since there may bo now even
greater danger that tho title to
these coal lands will be fraudu
lently secured by the syndicate,
it is no less my duty to my coun
try to make public tho facts in
my possession, concerning which
I firmly believe that you havo
been misled. This I shall do in
tho near future, with a full sense
of tho seriousness of my action
and with deep and abiding re
spect for your great office. "
riRST QLIMPSB ()l CROOKCD POLITICS
It was proved in court, for ex
ample, that bills for three dol
lars had been raised to $300,
that $200 had been paid for a
bundle of hay worth two dol
lars, and fifty dollaYs for a yard
of cheesecloth worth flvo cents;
barrels of ink had been bought
for each legislator, though n pint
would have sufficed; and an offi
cial of tho police department was
found guilty of conniving with a
gambler named "Jim" Marshall
to rob an express train. I
watched tho cases in court. I
applauded at the meetings of
leading citizens who denounced
the grafters and passed resolu
tions in support of the candidates
of the opposition party. I wait
ed to see the criminals punished.
And they wero not punished.
Their crimes were not denied.
TJiey were publicly denounced
by tho courts and by tho investi
gating committees, butsomchow,
for reasons not clear, they all
went scot free, on appeals.
Some mysterious power protec
ted them; and I, in the boyish
ardor of my ignorance, conclu
ded that they were protected py
tho Republican bloody" shirt
and I rushed into that (to me)
great confederation of righteous
ness and all decent government,
tho Democratic party.
It would bo laughable to mo
now, if it wero not so "sort of
Mid. "-From "Tho Beast and
the Jungle," in Everybody's
Magazine
A Journal special from Bend
says that during the past week
many rumors and reports wero
brought to Bend by those who
havo crossed tho Cascades, rela
tive to work now in progress on
the Corvallis & Eastern line. It
is maintained, nnd apparently
upon good nuthority, that sove-
ral mil'v) f tho old grado cast
from Detroit havo been cleared
of underbrush ready for rail lay
ing, nnd that a party of survey
ors aro at work near I lie summit
of tho mountains.
MICTION PKOORCSSINU
HAS NEW POST DESTROYER.
Mr. Baker of Drewsey was in
Vnlg this week attending tho
telephone meeting at Vale
Wednesday. Ho states ho is
getting tho phono service in good
L. G. Linvillo of this place shape between Burns and Vale.
tion sale of tho road demonstrated at the agricultural! Tho lino is already in operation
ds began bright and fail on Friday last his now do- from Burns to Drewsey and tho
y morning, after de-' slructivo for plant worms nnd , poles are all up as far as tho
whole of Thursday to iiiBocts. It is sure death for tlio Harper Ranch. Ho expects to
n and tho election of aphis, cabbage worm, lice, chick- come on into Vale with tho lino.
en mites, bedbugs, . etc. Tlioy Tho wiro is enrouto to Vnlo from
Argabrito of Blanca, succumb almost immediately, tho tho east and they expect to havo
elected chairman and , hnrdiest Burviving only ono min- the lino in operation this fall.
uto and 50 seconds at his test, Vale Oriano,
tonkin of Nebraska.
Lakeview and Wyatt This remedy, which Mr, Lin-
4-ftM.olsij-n irtlln linn irt.i1 "TTufiv " la n,M
P( kiunu'in. viiiv int! iiuiiftu iiuuaj ir vwiii-
salo was that of all pounded by him from two Indian
tracts, and about BOO plants with unspollablo names.
alders took advantage A. 11, Smith of Los Angelw
manner possible, has come to bo
liko many and in fact most busi
ness ventures, especially in their
earlier stages that is, in need
of a much larger amount of
activo capital for use in the im
mediate futuro than present
revenues will provide.
It has been suggested from
many sources apd by a great
many people that business prin
ciple should bo applied and this
work pushed along fast, as it
would bo if in charge of individ
uals or corporations, by borrow
ing money for immediate use,
connecting up tho business bo
tho Government might utilize tho
capital already invested and lib
erate and bring back many-fold,
through tho sale of land, the
fixed expenditures now in a
mcasuro lying idle. It has been
proposed that Congress should
provide that tho trustco of theso
lands (the Secretary of tho In
terior) might issue bonds, bear
ing interest not to exceed say 4
per cent, tho security being all
of theso irrigable and irrigated
lauds, and the payments to be
made from the monoy collected
from tho sale of the lands and
water. No ono has mentioned
in this connection a sum less than
$10,000,000, while many have
suggested $20,000,000, $30,000,-
000, $-10,000,000 and oven S50
000,000, which would bo enough
to finish nil of the projects now
under way, and to erect two or
three so much desired in two or
three of tho states not now suffi
ciently recognized. That is,
states which havo contributed
largely from the sale of lands to
the fund, but which have not
yet received lnrge expenditures
for projects within their lines.
Ent'mcrntor for the Nsxt Census,
Forty-five thousand enumera
tors out of tho estimated grand
total of 05,000 will be engaged
April 15 next in gathering the
required information concerning
agriculture for tho 13th decen
nial United States census. Di
rector Durand proposes making
every effort to socuro progres
sive farmers and crop reporters
for these places. His action is
based upon tho recommendations
of Chief Statistical! LcGrand
Powers nnd tho ndvisory board
of special agents composed of
professors of economies nnd farm
exports who havo been assisting
in tho formulation of tho sched
ule of inquiries concerning farm
operations nnd equipment. It is
believed that tho selection of this
class of men, already familiar
with statistical methods of secur
ing data and reporting it in com
prehendiblo form, will ndd great
ly to tho efficiency of tho census
and to tho scientific vnluo of the
information obtained. Director
Durand does not anticipate any
difficulty in procuring enumera
tors of this kind, as there aro in
every state of tho Union, hun-
under the present law is ton dieds of crop reporters acting
years for reimbursement to the 'for tho Department of Agricul-
Tlio Senate Committee on Irri
gation, which has been on a
tour of investigation for nearly
five weeks, will assemblo again
in Dcnvor October 31, when the
Committee expects to investigate
all of tho projects south of tho
Union Pacific Railroad, and also
the Klamath near the Pacific
Coast, partly in California and
partly in Oregon, says a press
dispatch. During tlio trip just
concluded tho Committee inves
tigated nil of tho projects north
of tho lino mentioned, excepting
tho small ono of 7000 or 8000
acres called the Ukanogan, in
Northern Washington. A sub
committee will investigate that
project before tho Committee
8 tarts on its second tour. It is
expected that it will take about
four weeks to complete the in
vestigation of tho southern group
of projects.
All of tho members of the
Committee who made the tour
expressed thomselves as intense
ly interested in tho work, more
and more so ns they proceeded
in tlio work of examining the
different projects. The Com
mittee members wero unanimous
in declaring that tho work of the
Reclamation Scrvico had been of
the most substantial character.
Tho imm use sluicturcs in place,
including dams for the storage
of water, dams for diversion,
canals for diverting from stream
to reservoir, distributing canals,
etc., wero m perfect condition.
Tho Committee found consid
erable dissatisfaction among set
tlers; a littlo of it over errors,
real and alleged, in tho location
of laterals and head-gates for
tho supply of laterals; and in ono
caso a charge was made of mis
appropriation of some govern
ment liny or grain supposed to
havo been used for the benefit of
local ongincers. But in tho main
tho dissatisfaction has grown
out of the inability of tho Ser
vice to go on and complete the
various systems and extend lat
erals to further irrigation units
not yot included.
It seems that the expenditures
havo been something like $50,
000,000, being tlio not proceeds
from public lands since tlio work
commenced; nnd tho service now
finds itself without funds oxcept
as they aro taken in from fur
ther sales of lands and tho small
amounts that aro now beginning
to bo realized from the sale of
water and lund to homesteaders
under tho projects. Tlio first
mentioned source of rovenuo is
liable to grov no greater, but
rather less as the area of public
lands diminishes. As to tho sec
ond sourso it will greatly increase
in time; but unfortunately tho
Government cannot commence,
in somo cases, nor proceed in
others, until a much larger ex
penditure is mado in tho comple
tion of tho works. Naturally,
tho Bottlers are persons of limi
ted means. The time allowed
Government of tho cost of tho
water, for which tho sottler gets
tltlo to both water and land.
It may bo suggested thcie
should have been fewer projects
commenced so that eaeii might
havo been fully completed boforo
others wero started, and thus n
shortage of funds might havo
been avoided. But tho pressure
from tho different states for
theso projects was very great;
tho work was ontorod into when
tho cost of construction was less
than at present; most
workB havo been found
ture, representatives of State
Boards of Agriculture, etc.
Tho Agricultural schedulo
which is to bo placed in tho
hnnds of theso enumerators is
Hearing completion by tho Cen
sus Bureau. Tho members of
tho advisory board who aro ac
quainted with practical agricul
ture, its varying conditions, nnd
who aro activo in thoir respec
tive states in nssisting tho farm
ers to improvo their farm
methods, havo been most earnest
of tho and no effort is being spared to
to need make tho schedulo ns simple as
the total number of acres of land
In tho farms of tho country, by
states and counties; also the im
proved area, number, nnd slzo of
farms. On account of the grow
ing importance of tenancy in
many parts of tho couutry, con
siderable information will be se
cured as to whother farms are
operated by owners, tenants or
hired managers. Information
about tho value of farm, build
ings, and other permanent im
provements, and of tho fnrm
equipment, both machinery, im
plements nnd livestock, will be
secured.
An important part of the
schedule will bo that enabling a
study of tho crops and crop pro
ducts of 1909. Tho enumerators
will ask about areuB, quantities
produced, and value of crops, in
tho case of all the principal crops
grown in all parts of the United
States. This inquiry covers
grain nnd seeds, liny and forage
creps: and all important special
crops Buch as fruits, nuts and
vegetables; cotton, tobacco, rice,
hemp, potatoes, broom-corn, etc.
By-products, liko flax straw for
tow and twino; and such manu
factured products as wines, cider
and vinegar, dried fruits, sugar,
syrup etc., will not be overlook
ed by the questions in the schedule.
The inquiries concerning live
stock nnd their stock products,
also include cattle, work animals,
sheep and goats, swine, poultry
and bees. The facts as to tho
number and value of livestock at
tho time of tho enumeration aro
to bo secured in some detail,
taking into consideration ngos,
sex and use of animals. Further
more data will be secured- relat
ing to tho number nnd value of
each species of animal raised,
purchased and sold; and the
quantity and value of animal
products, such as milk, cream,
butter and cheese, wool, eggs,
honey and wax.
Woverly Happening.
Mr. Westernburg a minor,
was a passenger on the stage
Tuesday.
Robert Grant is working for
Grant Thompson. Mr. Thomp
son has been digging a well.
Thoy obtained wator at 47 feot.
D. A. Brakcmnu and son are
through haying for Wm. Mar
shall. C. B. Smith, who has been
camping in Steens Mountain
arrived homo Sunday, Mr. Smith
enjoyed the trip very much.
Mr. Dixon, n drummer, was a
visitor at Wavcrly Monday.
Dr. Homer Denmnn, accom
panied by his wife and sister,
came through in his automobile
baturuay. air. uonman was
after Harrimnn's mail, had been
sent here through an error.
Earl Brakcmnu is working for
the Hanley Company.,
Prof. C. B. Smith will teach
tho Oren Thompson school which
commences Oct. 1.
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NEW-
GOODS
ARRFVtNfr-
N. BROWN & SONS
Burns, Oregon
raitovriT'o aji.Tzas-jLSTGXtic stats arrrcos ioe-i
1'ntrons will ri-cchc Trading Stamps, during tills nale.
:.i..iuiftm4nuunm;au:Ma::!:::n:::nauit:ia..-
,:.::u:;;:::n
The Harney Valley Brewing Go.
Miiuufactort'i-H of
Family Trade Solicited FrcelDelivcry
T. E. JENKINS, Manager
THE CAPITAL SALOON,
CHAS. BEDELL, Proprietor.
Burns, - - Oregon.
Wines. Liquors and Cigars.
Billiard and Peel Tables.
Club Rooms in Connection.
D BY
t jKNTISTSAS
PRACTICALLY
MestmtlMa
BETTER AND
CHEAPER THAH
wM)
SlEJii m
Hg STONE
Ovor 600 I Mi I Erf 5o,ul for
Doautlful w& lmPfco L,8t &
Ooolgns. Afifjli w& Circulars.
JSM Us
Now if Hill would only buy
tho P. I. N. road in Idalio, con
nect it with the N. P. and build
across Central Oregon, through
tho Harney basin, to connect
with tho Deschutes California
line, what a growth in popula
tion wo would have. -Irrigon
Irrigator.
Tho Burns
pronvofl
enlargement of first plana in or-' possible, and yot secure tho great.
to make them moro nvnilublo jest amount of important informa-
Rnd hence the tion concerning ngriculturo,
k done By menus of the census sched-
r nlo nn effort will bo made to sci
re n accurate statement of
Fon SALE Do you want a nice
homo? 1(!0 acre ranch 15 miles
from Harney on Rattlesnake
Creek. First water right, run
ning wator the year around,
small bearing orchaid, -10 acron
in cultivation, fine rango for cat
tle horses or sheep. For furthei
particulars call or address Kjilnnd
Hnnkins, Harney, Oie.
Job printing Tho Times-Herald,
"The least and tho Jungle,"
Judge Limlscy'k autobiogra
phy is one of the biggest
things ever published bv any
magautc,
It starts in tho October
EVERYBODY'S
No believer in clean govern
ment and right living can altbrd
to miss it.
And don't let O, Hcniy's
story get by you. It's one ot
seven crackcrjncks in the
OCTOBER EVERYBODY'S
UANUP"TVn
MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY,
jmuaU'oaiT.co:!n.
Al. L L"i-WIS
Will be glad to furnish
PARTICULARS
and PRICES
To anyone desiring
INFORMATION.
Sec his HaudsoniL
DESIGNS.
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The OVERLAND HO i L
Burns, Oregon
Afford the Best Accommodations
to be had in Harney County
cuenn rooms. ! ue n innen, pauhtabue victuaus
The patronage of all gmsts under the old management
especially sylicited.
Kites $1 a day, $6 a week, $24 a month
H nderson Elliott, Propt.
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Fi om a small beginning the sale
and use of Chumbeiluin'ii CourIi
Remedy has xtcndul to all parts
of tho United States and to many
foreign countries. Why? Be
cause it has proved especially val
uable for coughs and colds. For
salo by all good dealers.
NOTICE
Any nnd all persons owing the
firm of Hmgey. tfeuw id. & Jack
son, either on account or note.
aro horoby notified thnt -ill such
accounts and notes are now in
tho hands of C. H. Leonard for
collection. Such persons aro
horoby roquostod to mako immo-
dinto settlement of tho same.
Datod Aug. 0th. 1009.
IIacujy. Fknwick & Jackson.
EtfESuJ Hy
For salo by City Drug Store. ' Job priming Thy Times-Herald
STEV
ARMS
aro for sale by oil progressive
Hardware and Sporting
Goods Merchants
nnd
J)AX BEARD'S j '. i.f ort
"GUNS AND CUNNING"
will bo (united iostmM t- u
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