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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1910)
HHranzamna frWtfu la, ftqe 5rcnl 3-inmry (Comtli'u Th OffloUl Taper of Harney County hl lh Urgi'it circulation ndlioneo th lwt advertising medium. In'.Kaitorn Oregon. Lovers nn iircti of O.IHB.KOO ml,., ul Innd, f1(l,'ll,fll mire jxt Micmif euliiti't o uiitry under llio jitilillo Innd lnut, of llio United HtntM. BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 0,101' VOL. XXIII NO. 38 m aBBEMBB&SSB gnaKmaiwyi; J I rTJOP PROSPECT BETTER mrain Has Come out Wonderfully in The Last Few Weeks COURAGING REPORTS COMING Lditable Showing for County Fair and Great North ern Advertising Car in Spite of UntaYoraDie rea son Representative Out Now Gathering Products. he Brain crops throughout this , tionare now being harvested , from personal observation Id reports from reliable sources writer finds conditions much Itter than was hoped for a few eeks ago. With such an unfavorable sea- In it could not be expected that average crop could be raised, it the yield of grain is going to irprise most people. In some ses the yield will be light for heads did not fill well after e severe cold weather in early line. IThe Times-Herald has received few letters recently from var- js parts of the county regard- crop conditions and finds that th proper work a very credita- display of products may be cured for the joint purpose of le county fair and the Hill ad- ertising car. A man and team ave been sent out to assist in ithering the desired specimens d it is likely he will visit the itire country between now and be date of the fair, Oct. 4. Even Bough it has been a more or less Iscouragmg season we musi lake the best of it and remem- 2r that none of our neighbors the northwest have fared any etter. The opportunity to get ir resources before tho world, is proposed by Mr. Hill, should giyen very serious considera te and prompt action on the art of the producers to gather heir displays at the proper time id have them properly cared jr is important. The writer has already secured sme products in this neighbor- cod and will make frequent ips to various neighborhoods or tnis purpose. The county fair this fall should made educational particularly. , Producers should take special in-1 erest in it as such as will be dis-1 cayed will have had peculiar treat I lent, at least the method used is lot the usual and will be of vast Benefit to farmers. It should be emembered that the local fair is being conducted for this particu-' ar purpose and that the manage lent is doing the best it can with i h'mited means at its disposal. Harney county props are a sur prise to us all. No other country in boast of a more recuporative llimate once the weather condi- ans settle. It is wonderful how I rons have come OUt in the laStl 'ew weeks and when .they hayclgag town where Jives quite a well een gatnereu mere win iu sun lore surprises. ' INDUSTRIAL NOTES. (Portland Correspondence,) Greater progress has been ,1 hv tho business interests! if Oregon between March 23 and June 30 than in any two-thirds iod in tho history of the state Bince tne eHiaojisnmeni, m mo gtate bank examiner's office. rhis is disclosed in the report of the Bank Examiner, just made, covering that period. Deposits in the banks of the gtate at closo of business June B0 totaled $11(5,100,085, a gain Bince March 29 of $1,192,705. )f these deposits $11,925,734 irero savings deposits, which Increased during the name period 12,085. Total resources of Jregon nanKH. siiz.'Ufl, i w. Eight new bnnka were establish. in the state during the period povered by the report. That the Oregon Trunk road ill be ready for service to Mad ras by January 1, 1911, is now i)romiaed unlegu unexpected lifflcultles arise. Grading from the Columbia river south will bo completed, it is believed, by Sop- ember 1. Laying of rails will than bo begun and ballasting will e done as fast as each mile of rack js laid. Thus it will be but ' I Qunrt. f5mn hLwn tho lnvinor of the laat rail and the opcnjnpr of the road for business. Grad ing south of Madras toward Bend is also being rushed and the building of the road for that dis tance will follow complotion of the line to Madras. Oregon's two infantry regi ment and ambulance company of the National Guard will go into camp at American Lake this month and participate in the usual joint field maneuvere with the regular army, August 8 is fixed as the date of departure, and the men will remain in camp ten days. Adjutant General Finzer has issued orders for the mobillization of his troops. Coos bay is going to improve its harbor and the channel from the ocean into the bay. Public docks and warehouses are to be built as well. For this purpose it is the intention to expend $300- 000. It is proposed to issue 20 year bonds bearing 5 per cent interest. Coos Bay people ap prove this project generally but the Commisson of the Port has decided to leave the matter to a vote at the Fall election. The plan contemplates a great im provement of the Coose Bay harbor. Secretary Wilson of the Depar tment of Agriculture has been in Oregon during the past week seeking information in regard to the settlement of )ands included in the forest reserves of the state. He plans to have the re serve re-mapped and the boun drica established in an accurate way. It is said much land is in cluded in the reserves that should not be, and when the new maps are completed 5,000,000 or 6, 000, 000 acres now in reserve in this state will be opened up for set- tlement Secretary Ballinger of the De partment of the Interior is busy on a trip of inspection of the re clamation project of the Bcate and is becoming familiar with the workings of the service in Oregon. Among other things, he will start preliminary surveys of Crater Lake National Park, looking toward its development along the lines of better known national parks of tho country. NOTHING IN THE PAPER. Tho ntrinr Aav in n Bmnll Knn. known editor who putyistjes a weekly paper, a number of men were yisiting, says the Kansas City jounia). Tle editor was jn the grqup. "How if? your paper pominK on f 8K one or them, "Getting along nicely," was the reply, and with that he hand cd over a eppy, which the group looked at and made favorable comments on, Talk turned to newspapers in general and one of tho num ber, of a rather cynical turn of mind, said: "I am very fond of reading newspapers and I take several regularly. But lots of times I pick up tho sheets and look over them and find nothing in them, Maybe I ought not to say lota of times, but it la true quite frequently," Discussion over tlilH plume con tiuued for w Httlo while, Tho editor of the town paper was sitting back quietly and saying nothing, He reached Into a drawer of his desk and pulled out a scranbook and n box of cigars, "I'm going to give each of you a smoke," he said, "Now torch them right away and get Bottled, I just want to read you some thing on the subject of 'Nothing in the Paper.' It was written by our old friend boi Miner, ana it is worth while thinking auout every timo you throw nsido a nowspaper with the disdainful remark that there is nothing in it." He opened his scrapbook and read tho following which every newspaper reader could well afford to paste into his hat: "Frcqontly you pick up a local paper and after glancing at it, wear-fly throw it aside, remark ing, 'Nothing in tho paper this week'. Did you ever Btop to think what that phrase means? It means that in the week just passed no misfortune has befall en any one in our community; that no firo has wiped out a neighbor's wordly goods; that the grim angel of death has crossed no threshold of a friend; that no man driven by liquor, hatred or fear has taken the life of a human being; than' no poor devil haunted by tho past or misdeeds of some other, has crossed the great divide by his own hands. So the next time you pick up n paper that dosen't announce a tragedy, give a littlo thanks in stead of grumbling because there is no news. Or, if you would rather, shall we dish up a choice morsel of scandal? Would your eyes grow round and would you smack your lips with a relish if we were to write up a sensation? Well, we can do it. Shall we begin on you? Do you think you've got that iittjo secret all locked up away from everybody? Well, if you could look over tho stories in Uie oditor's littlo book, you would be surprised in all probability to see your name written there, and further, a story in detail which you fondly thought was all your own. No thing in tho paper? Do you long to soe a procession of skeletons marching before your dqor? Do you court such a procession? Wo all have our failings and nono are immune." "I think," said one of the number after the reading was finished "that on next Thanks giving day I shall just insert n little line or two of gratification because there is occasionally 'Nothing in the paper.' " First National Increases Surplus. The piroctors of the First National Bank of this city held their regular quarterly rneotinjr in this city last Saturday, The affairs of this solid institution were given a careful examina tion and found in a most excell ent condition. Tho policy of the owners and management of this bank is to constantly increase its financial strength by the building up of a large Surplus, and in pursuance of this established policy the board of directors at this meeting voted to add $5,- 000.00 to their Surplus, increas ing same from $35,000.00 to 40,- 000.00, which Biirplus in conjunc tion with tho capital of the bank, $25,000.00, gives the bank a com bined capital and surplus, or working capital, of $65,000.00. The large surplus created by this bank for the projection of its depositors is especially worthy of mention from tho fact fchat the pank's surplus pow equals 1G0 per cent of tho bank's capital which is eight times tho maxi mum amount required by the National Banking laws, and also from the further fact that th,P surplus, qf thjs. bank is, prqbabjy tho largest of any National Bank of its capitalisation in tho United States, The First National Bank is recognized aa a strong finan cial institution, ita deposits and resources being larger than any other hank in Southeastern Ore gon at tho time of tho laat ofTW cialcall for statements by the United Statea government at tho close of business Juno 30th, last, Mr, Gowan, son of A. W, Gowan, of Burna, has been transferred from Fargo, North Dakato, to Vale as Clerk of tho Vale Land Office, Mr. Gowan is an experienced land man and will make the work much lighter for the new Register and Receiv er here, Ho is a married man and will rnoye his family here as soon as he can secure a dwelling, His wife is now on a visit at Burns with A. W, Gowan and and wife.-Qriano, J. H. Ncal, of Barren Valley, was in Monday and bought an automobile. Mr. Neal is one, of the prosperous sheepmen of his section. Ontario Argus, MAY BE FORCED TO QUIT Report That Crane Demanded Secre tary Ballinger' s Withdrawal SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN HOME Talks of Reclamation Projects and is Confident This State Will Receive its Proportion of Funds Says Taft Stands for Conservation of Our Resources. A recent dispatch from Bever ly, Mass. says: No statement wns forthcoming from official quarters here today regarding tho meeting between Senator Winthorp Murray Crane and Secretary of tho Interior Ballin ger in Minneapolis yesterday. When it was suggested to the White House officers thnt Crane had felt called upon, in order to bring about party harmonv, to request the Secretary of the In-1 terior to resign tho only answer i was that Senator Crane would have to be asked about that phase of the matter. When Senator Crane came to see President Taft Just Friday an attempt was made to keep his visit secret. Secretary Norton1 was plainly worried when ho found that Senator Crane's pre sence in Beverly hud been detect-1 ed. Tljo Senator himself had, made secrecy n condition of his coming. I It is known that Senator Crane was sent for to go o;i an impor tant mission for the president to Seattle. .The meeting with Secretary Balilnger at Minneapolis suggests a modification of tho original pre dictions and justifies tho an nouncement which followed the interview hero that Senator Crane "might not go all the way to the Coast" Secretary Norton admitted that there was more to Senator Crane's mission than had appear ed in the newspapers. It was said that Mr. Crane's visit to the Presidpnt was instigated more by certain party leaders, includ ing the Secretary to tho Presi dent, than by President Taft himself, Tlje President has received many letters suggested that Scp retary NaJlinger, because of at tacks mado on him, was proving an embarrassment In the making of plans for the coming Congres sional campaign, Mr. Taft hav ing stood by Secretary Ballinger through all his troubles and still believing in him, has refused to heed these complaints. They have had their effect on others connected with tho Administra tion and tho party, however, and it is reported here that certain of the leaders may havo taken i. upon tnemseives 10 nanuiu uio situation. But Secrptary Bajlmger re mains to be reckoned with. He has repeatedly deplarpd that ho would not resign and among lu's friends there is ft strong, belief; that he will not resjgn, until di rectly asked to do so by tho President, This, it la declared hero, the President will not do. Following Senator Crane's in terview with the President, tho report spread that It had to do mainly with Mr. Ballinger and that a trip through the West to Burvov general political condi tions would be an adjunct to" the principal mission, The idea that Senator Crane was to meet and deal with Secretary Ballinger was so strongly denied by Sccre tary Norton that tho report final ly came to bo regarded ns erron eous and was so treated hero un til yesterday's meeting in Minnc- apolis, which seemed to throw a different light on tho situation. SENATOR CIMMUOKLAIN HOMO. United States Senator George E, Chamberlian reached his homo in this city last night from Washington D. C, and expects to remain hero during tho great er wirt of tho timo until the commencement of tho next ses sion of congress, Bays the Journ al. The senator is halo and heartv and glad to got back to his homo state for a. rest from the climate and work of Wash ington. Incidentally he talks most interestingly of conditions and of things political and legis lative. "Much has been said about the repeal of section 9 of the re clamation act," said the senator, "but I do not consider that the repeal of that section of tho law is going to work a hardship upon reclamation work of Oregon or to retard tho development of re clamation projects here. Even if Oregon k entitled to $,'1,000,000 of the irrigation funds, it is not likely that that entire amount would be spent in the stale just because it was Oregon's share of the fund. There are two projects now under course of construction in the state, tho Klamath and the Umatilla project. Secretary of tho Interior Ballinger has consid ered both of the projects and has promised that he would give them assistance. In my opinion there is no doubt about their being extended and completed. Therefore I do not consided that the repeal of that section of the will work a hardship upon the reclamation work of tho state. "Z Tho senator also discussed the conservation question and con tends that tho Taft administra tion is back of the same brand of . conservation that Boosovelt and Pinchot advocated. "At the opening of tho pre sent controversy," the senator said, "Secretary Ballinger re leased nearly all of th(i with drawals that had been mado be fore he went intq the office. Then there was such n commo tion raised throughout the east, tho middlo west and even out to tho far west, that he was forced to reverso himself. Since that timo ho has advocated the pus- sage of a hill which givi-'.s to the president tho absolute power to withdraw lands at hla discretion and this blil has been enacted. President Toft, acting under the law, has withdrawn practically nil the land except that subject to homestead entry, and has even withdrawn tho Siletz lands. Pinchot never stood for tho withdrawal of lands that could bo used for settlement, but only for those lands that could bp used for illegal speculation io the detriment of the. great mass pf the peope. in, hc "The (act is," search of homes. continued the senator, "that untill there is some sane legislation enacted to govern tho public lands the gov ernment would npt dare to throw tho public lands, open to settle ment wholesale Tlo minuet that was doio the whole area would bo plastered with railroad scrip, anu not an aero would ue loft for tho settler. I am inform ed, and I think reliably,"that the Weyerhaeuser people havo pur chased tho entire right to tho whole of tho Northern Pacific company's Indemnity selections, and if it were possible that tim ber company would gobble up every available aero that could bo reached with this script, It would not bo safo to give tho op portunity to do this, if it ia de sired that tho people bo given opportunity to sottlo on tho pub lic lands of tho country." DKAI1UBI) TO DEATH l)Y A IIOKSI!. Leo Edvards, a younjr man 1'.) years old who recently arrived in this county, was killed last Saturday at tho Island Ranch. Ho had been employed in tho hay fields on tho ranch and at tho noon hour started with his team from tho field. Ho mount ed ono of tho animals with tho Itnminua nn in rliln find IIS 111) passed over u small briilRO iv loose board was (lit own up strik ing the how in tho belly caused lfllt iitiimftt f.t ltiw.tr 4 t..wii.ii... tho rider who caught in the harness and was dragged a dis tance of over a quarter of a mile. He was most horribly mangled many bones were brok en and his face and head was beaten into a pulp. The body wns brought to Burns and prepared for burial, interment being mado in the Bu....i cemeleiy on Monday fore noon. The young man's father and mother, two sisters and a bro ther reside near Lawen, the family having recently como here from Seattle to take up their residence on a homestead. Deceased was a fine boy nn had made many friends among, his associates in the hay field who greatly regret his terrible and untimely end. The family have the sincero sympathy of this community In their deep sorrow, rHi:innri,(i 'kom pkairio. Twenty-two head of horses hauling freight wagons passed through Canyon City enroute for Prairio City to load with freight for Ilarjiey county. With just the few weeks that the rail road has been built to Prairie City the freight business 1ms picked up considerable. Inas much as Prairie City is about fifty miles nearer to Burns than Vnle is, it is the logical distribu ting point and business men are this early in the aoason begin ning to rcalizo it and having freight shipped via Prairio City. The one objection to this route is the Canyon road up the creek. It is true that this is in places a narrow road and dflicult in many places to pass and yet it is n good road at this time of the year and, despite the objection, is more favorable than the road running to Vale. Practically all tho freight from Grant and Har ney counties will come thin way and as the time goes on and tho roads arc improved it will be of inestimable value to the shippers to our south and also a groat ad vantage to tho people in this connty. Blue Mt. Eagle. I)R OORAY C0.UIIN0. Dr. Corny of Portland- is a licensed pliysiganlind surgeon of Orogon, h' ljmi,ts his practice for th.u. past- ten years to the specialtyl'Qf the Eye, Ear, Nose and Thr6ut ukl the fitting of glasses. Dr. Roray graduated 10 years ago frdn Harvard Uk versity Medical SchooTv and in 1808 from the Massachusetts Charitable Ey and Ear Infir mary of Bostol, and settled in Portland .Innjary 1901. This i.snieai opportunity to receive tho service of U specialist on the Eye, Ear, Nos? and 'Throat, of one who is u gVidunte in medicine- You can b( examined and treated here jiilt as throughly and scientillcallyYiB in Portland. Eye: Poor siglV lieuduehes, , tumors of eo, inflammed eyes, crossedpyes. Ear: Deafness, ntses, catarrh.. Nese: Catarrh, oUruction, to breathing, adnolds,. poly, pus. V Threat: Diseased Vsils, in (lamination, catrrh. An Indian woman nacd ARgio Wilson was lilled at LiVly by a strol.o of ltehtninff. iSoveral head of cattlo in hur iiVncdiato vicinity mifl'orod a Ityttfntq. Lakeview Examiner. u Tho Edison i'lionograp ia sraininjr in popularity and sfnld ho in overy homo I.unalnij & Dalton ar resident ntti'iits, '4 lie Onlr Womun' Lull on tl ( itr Yniint. Wntiien il". .,.,. I.o.-utfJ imoiK llit bt.ulifu ImIU nrur UuManJ, lilituriiu, Htmxiwi ilu.t to San 1 ranciwo tnJ tn drtat llnivrrAltifi f thl Writ. lill colic ilu le coutM lciiliutf JnJrM. RiilrMM nnJiltJiiilion rcauiwnnnli gauivtlrnt In mn " .nmmu .. w......w of Clilrnu. Twining fit ttuJrnU lor ,tl.in r,uljr hue ol CjJunio woiV. and ollcrt pcil Jvanlurfci lor iiic, ail, library atuJy ana !,n.ne cuiionuc. Will H)ulpff4 Jaboraloim lor i slcnc. Sitil attention t" beollh of tuJenta. loJern ilyinna.ium tbornuijl.ly cauinpaJ. Out. uoar l,U anil amuaemcnla in ilia Ural (.alilorniatli. tate Alumnae in livery eity on ilia Pacific Com!, roH CATttlOOUK ADDrlia PnesiDiNTliitLtACLAYCanioN UL D, MIUlOU'Ul'O GAtiroHNIA I .1 , C. ..-,....( ...l 11n;.ra..l,U wBsmmai iSv 1 h T Hot Weather Specials We are offering goods for Summer wear at special reduced prices in order to make room for our large fall and winter stock. We jnyjte you to call and you will find all summer goods reduced to a price that will save you money. Um Brown's Satisfactory Store N. BROWN & SONS Burns, Oregon. Wi '&6XS ilWiiJf49S 'VWft! M. L. LEWIS- 1 AxjU II l4Usril viy S ... R presents the.... Home Insti mice Co., of New York, Uvcrpxil, London & Globe, Fire Assurance Co.t Philadelphia. Ol'PICIi WMH HUMS & 111(10 v nn ns, Oregon, o nor -nutli . I LunalHiiK Halton's. !SflWVrSWiWfc The MOTEL BUR N. A. DIBBLE, Propt. 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