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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1910)
win v maBuwiea Vl &lma-$ternU Th Offloltl I'pcr ol Harney flounty hs the Urgi'it clrcuUtlon and l ono ol (.ha bsit AdvertlsltiK mcdlutn In Eastern Orsgon. 'Ein? ri'cnl 3-lnmctj flCotiulrtj Couth mi itrrn of (I, IliS.rifJO iiuik ol Innili 4,'l,1l,!M (terra )ct mitiil iib(.t lo t'lilry nutlet- tlm public liuiil lnb ol tlio UiiIIhI Mntoo. itn'ii-ctijX mi roL. xxiii WUAL COUNTY FAIR We Take Sufficient Interest and Give it Proper Support? JEW REMARKS REGARDING IT iil.V Aflnir for The Benefit of Entire County That i .,tA TToirn TTncnlfiaTi Sttnnnrt nnd Active Lo- bcration of Whole Section to Make it n Success. khe people of Burns nnd i,,,,,,,., ,,,.,,.,., wncnc nn.n county take sufficient,"!" -uuim i nuuuo wn It in the county fair A. . en nave neon ncuve ior, ; five years in doinc what iuld toward holding an an- iip and they have recieved ;le unselfish support from iple but lots of criticism, the stockholders of the ition are indifferent it ras the annual uusmess cs of the Fair Association ttended by but few and lew are always willing to ill responsibility to the old of directors with seldom a Btion as to improvements (management or a change .nature of the program to RANDALL R. HOWARD WRITES OF US TO PORTLAND JOURNAL Burnt Loai lor Advsotsi.es ol Railroad Transportation to Aid la Develop meat ol Natural Keiourcci. The following interesting de scriptive letter was written by Randall R. Howard and published in last Sunday's Portland Journ al. Mr. Howard was here a few weeks ago for the purpose of se curing data for a descriptive ar ticle In thn Pacific Monthly and ;he fair more attractive, of aiso tne Journal. He is some what mixed on a iew minor mat ters, but as a whole it is a very good letter. Burns was not yet on the map 27 years ago when the manager of The Times-Herald came to this spot Mr. How ard writes: Some 30 years ago a Scotch man built a store on a slight elevation overlooking the great and beautiful Harney valley, the village that followed he call ed Burns, in honor of one of the great men of his native land. Today Burns is the commercial and educational center of a county as large as Massachusetts Mark off a square in the south east corner of Oregon, including nearly one-fourth of the -area of the state, and Burns will be the only town of importance in this great expanse into which nearly all the New England states could be placed. With the completion of the railroads that are building up tlio rtnoi-liiirou rivotv Rums will ,nd back by way of Crane j nave another distinction. It will This is an added expense, farther distant from the rail Association that is jointly jroa(i than any other important by tne Burns ommercmi , town jn central Oregon, IJUt Burns has still other and greater distinctions. It is headquarters for the largest stock ranches in the northwest, and possibly in tho entire west Still more lm benefit or more interest general public. : has been a very uniavor- Bason, but on account 01 Jed benefit of securing a of our products for the Northern advertising car Hir board desired to put Hniu nfVn.4- Ia Dnnitin n U.Uil UllUlk IU iiv.-v.uivi . Bnnlloprmn lira pr nrivnrso stances for this purpose. epresentative of the asso , is now out gathering ex pand is meeting with en ring results. He came in iinday with a load contain- ne 150 different samples, rof grain and grasses, from line Creek, Calamity and ey sections. He has again nt and will cover a larger try by way of Happy Valley, fcnd, over to the P Ranch he has been instructed to ftwhat products he has se- Land make a tour around Mountain to Andrews, Ivord and neighboring sec That part paid for by the ation must come from the eceipts as that is its only i of revenue. With a limit- endance the Association is ..... - tul. dune Wtlb. W" ,. .... irless handicapped for theip0rtant, considering thecommer- iary funds after legitimate Ises are looked after, to pro- attractions aside from the on and livestocK to secure endance. People want am- fent and expect it. This be provided. The nature i entertainment is a matter ishould have attention of Iwho take an interest in the cial future of Burns, this inland town is at the northwest edge of what is one of the largest and potentially richest valleys in the entire west If you were going to visit Burns and Harney county today you would chose one of four different routes. You could leave the railroad at Prairie City anu travel w inuea buuui, m Times-Herald has nothing J Vnlo mi iy. 13q miles west, ;gest along thw line-that, orshanikoand travel 210 miles southeast, or Winnemucca, Nev., miles northwest. We have always had and of course it is a part week to have speed con- Fbut is this enough attrac- The Association has pro- some exceptional programs i nast with indifferent sue- Big purses have failed in instances to attract a suf- ; number of horses to make Ipeed contests interesting. management cannot pre- nore or less jobbery among i men if they see fit to put bs and it is the general un ion that all races have not on the sauare. There is and travel 250 All of these different routes are at present followed by the stage coaches and freigh teams that ! connect Burns with the railroads and the outer world. Telephone lines also follow these general routes, and there is a regular automobile line that carries pas sengers to and from Prairie City the present nearest point from the railroad. So it is not strange that the neonle of Burns and Harney county say in one voice that their greatest need is railroads. More BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 13, 1010 NO. 39 for such an impression and , than 2q years ago tho citzens of he management naa usuu precaution at its command feyent such. Bemen complain that slnco fling is prevented by law i racing is not what it was hey cannot make expences khe purses alone. This is a not controled by the Iair tfation and the board will jdcourage lawlessness. fere are a numuer oi wen harness horses in this dis- that could be developed and nuch to tho speed features week if they were proper- andled. The owners say (Continued on page 2. ) this great isolated southwest cele brated the announced coming of the Corvallis & Eastern rail road from the Willamette valley. They have sinco that day cele brated the coming of a number of other roads, but Burns is still without a railroad. And what is Burns and Harney county to induce the coming of a railroad, you ask? Tho great gem of Harney county is Harney valley. And no ono can exactly realize what Harney valley is untill he has seen it; and ho will not seo it entire untill ho has traveled more than CO miles north and south and more than 40 miles east and west. Harney valley was formerly a great lake but tho water lias receded until it is all included in two chief bodies of water, Malheur nnd Harney lake. Ono can follow for miles with his eye tho uni form rimrock that was nt one time tho lake bank. From tho foot of this rimrock tho land stretches out in a great level ex panse, much futhur that ono can see. Between tho upper end of Harney valley and tho little vil lage of Narrows, 30 miles south, there is less than 30 feet dif ference in elevation. Long necks of river bottom land nnd rolling foothills lead to the level valley lloor. Tho valley itself is vari gated in color with alfalfa and grain fields and great meadows. Here are hay ranches galore. In taking an automobile rido through the upper end of Harney valley we stopped at an 8000 acre farm. Before surprise could be expressed wo were told that this farm was adjoinod by a ranch of 40.000 acres, and that there were still larger ranches further down the valley. Because of these great ranches Harney county is today headquarters for the greatest and the last of the cattle kings in the northwest Whatever else Harney valley may or may not be, it is at least a great hay country.. Great areas of the sod of tho former lake bed yield from a half ton to a ton and a half per aero every year and almost without touching tho land. And this is today one of the great drawbacks in the intensive development of the valley. Wild hay conies so easily that there is little inducement to try anything else. Intensified farming is still largely in the experimental stage. Only a comparatively few years ago the first fields of dry land alfalfa were planted. Today there are several such fields in the valley that nru yielding from three to five tons per aero in two or three cuttings. This has been an exceptionally bad year for grain in Harney valley, because of late frosts and exceedingly dry summer; yet there nro grain fields that will this year yield at least 40 bushels of wheat and barloy to the acre simply because they have received scientific cul tivation. The fruit growing pos sibilities of the foothill lands of Harney valley are not known. Some of the trees in the few orchards of the valley have re turned good yields of apples, pears, cherries, etc. Many trees were caught by frost this year; yet it is asserted that the use of the smudge pot for three nights would haye saved practically all of the fruit While Harney val ley has an elevation of 4)00 feet, it is still no highor than the Sat Lake valley of Utah and some of the noted fruit growing sections of Colorado. Like many other sections of tho west tho great promise of Har ney valley is its irrigation possi bilities. It has a rich soil of vol canic ash and lake deposited siltz. It should be stated that there are spots of alkali in the valley, but in general the soil is deep and rich. Best of all there is water to irrigate tho soil. One of the first reclamation sites withdrawn in Oregon by the reclamation ser viee.was on Silvies river, where a reservoir can be constructed that will reclaim at least 200,000 acres of land. Due to complica tion in water rights, under the old Oregon law, and later short ago of funds this project was abandoned by the government, But the site and the water and tho land are still hero and some day tho'project will be construct ed. Harney valley docs not need to depend upon reservoir irrigation, however. Government experts have pronounced the valley an artesian water district. Already in the southern part of the valley several artesian wells have 'been developed and aro now flowing, Even if flowing artesian water is not found water may Btill bo pumped for irrigation. Water can bo had at depths of from eight to 20 feet all ovor tho val ley, and at greater depth the supply seems inexhaustible. But hero is tho hitch. There is no cheap fuel in Harney valloy-and no railroad to bring it in. Like wise there would bo no market l (Continued on page 2.) FAMOUS EDITOR CALLED Harvey W. Scott, Active Head of the Oregonian is Summoned and on the west sido Coeur d'Alenc. In Montana the situation as bad as it can be, all of Lake Western is about available DEATH RESULT OF OPERATION Demise Occurs at Baltimore a Few Hours After The Operation Heart Failure Given as Direct Cause One of The Foremost Journalists of The West. A dispatch from Portland dated August 7 says: Harvey W. Scott, editor of tho Oregonian, died in Baltimore, Md., this afternoon, according to a private telegram received hero. Heart failure is given as the direct cause of death. Mr. Scott underwent an opera tion at Johns Hopkins hospital yesterday, ho left Portland July 28 to have the operation performed. Mr. Scott's last illness duted back several months, hut that the malady was likely to be fatal was not fully realized until about three months ago, or short ly after his return from tho meeting of the Associated Press in New York in April. At this time ho was seized with a fainting spell while talk ing in the lobby of a local hotel. Tho family physician advocated an operation, which would possi bly permit of his complete re covery. Mr. Scott was taken to Baltimore, where on Saturday the operation took placed. Harvey Winfield Scott, editor inchicf of the morning Oregoni an, member of the board of directors-of the Associated Press, was one of the foremost journal ists of tho west. He was born near Peoria ll., in 1838, and ))is father, a fanner by pursuit, migrated to Oregon territory in 1852, Mr, Scott's youth was spent as a laborer on bin father's farms, oxcejit two years tlmt ho served as u militiaman when during 1855-G0 a relentless campaign was waged against tho Indians who by frequent outbreaks had previously kept the settlors in a state of terror. After working his way through the Pacific college, Oregon. Mr. Scott secured a position on the Oregonian in 18G7. a place he held until 1873, when he was aj pointed collector of customs of this port Ho was removed from this office in 1877 because or a refusal to pay a largo assess ment levied by a local news paper, owned by an influential noliticaj figure. The same year Mr, Scott cntere into partner ship with Henry Pittock, owner of tho Oregonian, a business association which endured until Mr. Scott's death. INDUSTRIAL NOTHS. (Portland Correspondence.) Never before in the history of tho Pacific Coast has there been such close feeling of co-operation as there is at i.rcsent A recent trip to San Francisco nnd through the Northwest cities has convinc ed Manager Chapman of tho Commercial Club Promotion Committee that a copcertcd movement for the good of tho whole Coast is oportuno and wi) be supported. He has evol ved tho slegan: "All tho coast for ajl the Coast all the tjme," and will use it in tho work of tho now Convention Bureau that will strive justas hard to bring conventions to any coast point that wants them as to Portland. "This helpful spirit was man ifest whorover I went," said Manager Chapman. "Tacoma, Ban Francisco, Spokane, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminister all realize tlmt the strength of the Coast is in con certed effort, They aro organi zing along tho samo lines to cap ture conventions und for mutual work. This is a splendid pro spect and will he productive of great good in future, A united Coast will bo a mighty factor in devclopoment work. Coos Bay cities will have a weok of festivities bogining August 15. Mayors of Oregon cities have boon invited to at tend tho Coos Bay Carnival and it is expected a Mayor's associa tion will bo formed. There will bo all kinds of water sports, races, music, clam bakes, dances and many varied forms of enter tainment for all who attend. Many aro expected from Willam ette Valley points and Southern Oregon, while Portland will send down a large delegation to par ticipate. Commercial bodies of this statu are being invited by tho Twice-a-Week Spokesman-Review, Spo kane, to express an opinion on tho most promising agricultural development in their own sec tions and the means used to further tho advancement. An interchange of ideas along these lines will be helpful. This paper has taken an active interest in tho intensive development of tho Northwest and is doing much to further it Premiums for livestock exhi bited at the Harvest Festival in Portland September 5-10, have just been authorized aggregating $10,000. In addition there will be a purse hung up for the races totaling $30,000.. A large part of this figure, however, is paid by the entry fees, whereas the livestock premuims, aro ft straight outlay by th,e fair Association. This gives tho Harvest Festival a. premium list equa.) to, the State Fair, which has tho most liberal premiums of any fair op the Coast A pony an.il cart will bo given away by the pair manage ment on Children's Day, each child entering tho grounda haw ing an equal opportunity to- se cure it free, FOREST FIRES, That the forest fires of tho past month nrc but an earnest of worse to come unless people gi(o more active heed to warnings, Is the tenor of a review of Uie fire situation by the Western Fores try & Cqnservatioi) Assqciatioi! based niiqn atfvices jrpin privatj and official firo fighting agencit throughout tlje pacific pqrtjiwcsl. August has commenced with ucn ditions infinitely more dangerom, for besides increased dryness n the forests due to prolong! absence of rain, almost cont'ini ous fire fighting has only kojt in check innumerable fires whiai still smoulder to bo fanned bf yond control should strong win! prevail. ( Throughout most of Oregc and Washington, up to tho pn Bont time, more extensive orgai izations by timber owners an tho Forest Service than over e isted beforo has fairly wel counterbalanced tho unusuaU help being enlisted without any certainty of tho outcome if rain does not soon intervene. Tho Association emphasizes that the most dangerous portion of tho season is Btill to come. There are fires everywhere that are barely being held in leash. New ones will overtax all exist ing organization. Sinco condU tions threaten under which fire may travel long distances, timber owners are urged to extend pntrol beyond their own tracts to all danger points. Establish ment of citizens firo brigades is advised, organizing in advance for having help, leadership and equipment available without loss of time. Cites and towns aro asked to take similar steps to supply men when called upon, with arrangements for transpor tation. Every citizen is urged to spend neither friend nor foo in reporting violations of the (Ire laws, especially by campers, land-cleaners and spavk-cmitting locomotives. It is pointed out by the Association that if tho warnings widely circulated earl ier in tho season had resulted in such stops, loss of life and pro perty would have been largely avoided. They still apply with oven greater force. grent number, of fires. Mopt oj them have neon contro ie Excurnloa lo The Seashore. On Tuesday, August 23, the O. R. &. N. Co. will operate a special train to Portland in con nection with their steamers to the Seashore, (North Beach, Wash.) Special train consisting of chair cars, Tourists and Stand ard Sleeping cars will leave Bak er City at G:15 p.m. arriving in Portland at 7:15 a.m. following morning. The (are for tho round ttip ticket Baker City is $12.50. Tickets will permit of stop-over at Portland on the re turn trip good until! Sept, 7th. M dORAY CQMINU, l)r, Qoray of Portland is a licensed physician and surgeon of Oregon, but limits hia practice for tho past ten yours to tho specialty of tho Wye, Ear, Noso and Throat and tho fitting of glasses. Dr. Goray graduated 19 years ago from Harvard Uni versity Medical School, and in 1898 from tho Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infir mary of Boston, nnd settled x Portland January 1901. This is a real opportunity to receive, tho service pf a, specialist qji tho Eye, Ear, Noso and Throat, olj ono who is a graduate i,n, wwtf cine. You (j-afl, b. examined and treated hero just as throughly anu soieniiiicauy as in t'oruanu. Eye: Poor sight, headaches, i tumors of eye, inflammed eyes, crossed eyes. I Ear: Deafness, noises, catarrh, j Nese: Catarrh, obstruction to - ;. breathing, adenoids, poly Threat: -Diseased tonsils, in-1 llanunation, catur,r,li. ' An Indian woman unwed Aggiv' Wilson was killed, at Likely by a i fllr(cjk ofj Hgh.tnuig. Several leaUjO cnvvia in her nnmeiiinto vicinity BUllereii u like line. - Lakeview Examiner. I Hot Weather Specials We are of ferine: sfoods for Summer wear at special , reduced prices in order to make room for our large fall and wmter stock. We invite you to. call and you wili find all summer goods reduced to a price that will save you money. Brown's Satisfactory Store N. BROWN & SONS Burns, Oregon. m $v$ t$$$5W$$v$$ v$flrf? Tl L iLCZ v 1a) "8oaE523r FIREJNSURM ... Rtptesents the.... Home Insurance Co., of New York, Liverpool, London & Globe, Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia. OFFICII WITH HUKIS & 111(1(1 -. Uu us, Oregon, i o ner oulli t ( l.iiiiahiii r & Dnlton's. !&&Wr$teSX3 i The HOTEL BURNS N. A. DIBBLE, Propt. CENTRALLY LOCATED, GOOD, CLEAN MEALS, COMFORTABLE ROOMS Courteous treatment, rates reason ableGive me a ca'l A First Clays Bar in Connection THE CAPITAL SALOON, C. A. -HUDKLL Proprietors. Burns, - - Oregon. avails Tlxis 2a:ea.d.cLaa,rtexs Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Poo! Tables., Club Rooms in Connection. rgmmBmtm The Harriman Mercantile (to. w m m promptly. Nevertheless, the da Tho EtliHon Phonoirrnnh is greirato of small outbreaks ij gaining in popularity ai).), aliouM valuable timber represents heayybo in every liomo-I,uwibijrg 4 W loss. The Santlim, k)ftmatlVn,ii(rm nrn rosirfont. nirniits. I Wallowa and Hooc) River Ji8tricUr "" ? in uroKon, anff iio Mrays ar bor ani fjojyjljo fjistripts ip Wasjjinffloif ftvo sufFerecl sor iounly. Thrpe men, am' foup women Jmyo ijeon burrjed tq (eatb in tJieso two states ajreacjy antj tho season is rjqt half qvpr. Sinco a)) forces aro f)gl)tipg (lay ant) night, wHh m Uino tq piako runorts, jt ig impossible tq ostirnnto tj)o (jatjjago coie jt Idnho owl MRntynn, though, doubtless tberp Ijas bepj m,i?ch exaggeration, fn ta)o, especi ally, whpro timber owners firp associations, are highly efljcipnt, what scemeil nn almost hweles,s. situation has been gotten pretty woll in check. In tho Coeiij' d'Aleno district but three fires remain not reported undor con' trol, theso being on Pine nnd ,A Ub&e h$m ! tlverv woiwmj may iwlfp uxd (ne, btlt oyery ontvn ?hpl(l Jep witli, tary), Uo V& point? i niarofyipiycti, her. f-J woman ntkli liava, aaHov fhln, dull eye, bU-pliy poiiple::ioit, who pays nrer. attention to her health. Wire constipation, livcrdcrnnge-' mejii blood impurilictv und other irregUritics exist, got J complex ion, tiKht oyca u..d -prightly moyc ents cannot cj;ijt. Internal defng ient reveal llieuu Ive looner or UU,m kite turfnee. Ilrnilaclie, tlftlt ring .lnJ Ilia oyc, unllow U!n, a (iou Slant ihu i.oiingni7m iiiak wio i nnd dlgllvo organs aro miedlng help iv and cqrroclij' Chnmborlam s Stomach and Liver lioU, gWo' tlili rtccoiiarv help. Thr t otf natuf' oUrn Way They do put lnrly flu l.hf towU bul lona up tk Ifvvr ami lltm l)r v ian mwiiciiM. .uamuriain I TaLiUtt (S i tliJ upert to rallava bUJouinM, lonfach Iq'flll Ihalr niopar function. o tnllil and gplla. tliar 4 that ono Itardlr raatitas that t)y U. takan medicine. Chamberlain's fo & b b Graham Creek, near Wallace, r'whM" "- diislneo. Sold ne ids GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES Complete line of Groceries and Dry Goods Gents Furnishings FULL A.MD COMPLETE LINtl OF HAiVi.LTO! BROWEV SHOES HARDWARE FARM ItWLeRflEIAJTS, WINONA WACOWS, BARBED WIRE Wo guarantee quality mid prices Let us provo(o'vu that wo'lmvo the jjoods at right pricesCall and see us ift $X:e,i ... ,-KXWii t w W