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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1911)
nr on mMMHwif y jp -ih'' IhnMB&Mv flCfe Vim2teval& Tho Offlclitl pApcr of Harncj County hti tho lrgot circulation and Is ono of ho halt advertising inedluini In Ealern Oregon. K(K OJfcnl 3Hnrtietj (Kouulrtj . Coxi'ra nn urea of 0,428,800 ncres of Innil, 4,(1:11,1)51 ncrus yet vacant Btibjcct to onlry iiikIiii tho public Inrul law of tho Ujiltwl Hlnlr-ii. iIJA fci y- - .,-!.. VOL. XXIV BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 7, 1011 NO 8. EXPERTS COUNTY BOOKS Accounts of Officers Found in Good Shape by Auditor Sterling FINDS ONLY FEW Recommends Change in Methods of Book-Keeping in Some Instances in Order to Simplify Work The Financial Condition of County is Given in Detail. Wm. Sterling completed tho auditing of the county records and made his report to the coun ty court on Jan. 3. Mr. Sterling mado n very thorough examina tion of tho books of the sheriff,, clerk and treasurer and aside from minor errors of insignifi cance found the records in order. He made some recommendations that were good and no doubt they will have the consideration of the court. Among these he sug gests were: That the clerk's and treasurer's account bookp be balanced onco each month and the clerk submit to the court a quarterly state ment of the funds. A columnar reception record and fee book for the clerk, hav ing a separate column for each class of fees that are frequently received and sundry column for fees infrequently received. Balance the clerk's abstract of warrants and warrant register quarterly. Mr. Sterling also recommends a change in the method of keep ing the treasurer's books that it may be made more simple and make a monthly report to the clerk in order that a closer check may be kept upon warrants re deemed. He also recommends that warrants be made to "order" instead of "bearer". His report as to the financial condition of tho county in the main is given belew: SHEKIKF. I have thoroughly checked the tax rolls from the years 1908 and 1909 and have put these rolls in balance, traced all monies for which receipts were given to the tax ledger, tax roll and to the 27 .28 Treasurer and after having all 1 errors antl ommissions adjusted, .31 tho same is now in order. I have verified all additions, allowances, interest and penal ties and have found tho same correct Taxes for 1908 tho Sheriff over 141 paid the Treasurer $8.48. This42 difference arises between tax roll and tax register. Taxes for 1909 the Sheriff over paid the Treasurer $17.77. This arises by entering R. S. Hyde receipt in tax register, $32.00, in stead of $16.00 and $1.77 between tax roll and tax register. These amounts should bo repaid to tho Sheriff. TRANSIENT TAXES, 1909, 1910. The amount collected by the Stock Inspector for 1909, was $2980.24 and for 1910, $2273.00 and these Bums have been ac counted for to and receipts issued by the Treasurer. CLERK. I have carefully examined the reception record and fee books kept by the Clerk from July 6th, 1908, to December 30th, 1910, and after all ommissions and cor rections have been mado thereon, all fees and fines, etc. havo been accounted for to and receipts! It will include Western Montana .granted by the Treasurer. 'and Western Colorado, which, ROAD SUPERVISORS. I have examined all tho reports filed by the Road Supervisors and found them in order. Dist. No. 1 had balance of $595.46 on hand last report, Sept. 7; Dist. No. 2, $030.71, last report July 6; Dist. No. 3, $340.92, last report July 6. Dist. No. 4 mado no reports. WARRANTS. I havo checked up tho warrants paid during this examination and tho outstanding warrants as at December 31st, 1910, amount to $8008.40. I10UNTY RECORD. All sums duo by tho statu havo been duly received by tho clerk and turned over to tho treasurer. MINOR ERRORS The last amount received was on Dec. 15, 1910, and tho county record book shows as at Dec. 31, 1910. a balance of $095 due by tho state. TREASURER. I have carefully examined the books, accounts nnd vouchers of the treasurer and have found the samo in order. I have verified tho cash in tho banks amounting to $14,781.00 December 31, 1910, and find tho amounts thereof correspond with the balances reported by tho treasurer as at that date. I annex statement showing balance on hand December 31, 1910, of the various funds: County general fund . .$ 2278 74 Building 080 87 High school 1083 53 Road 0404 31 County school 15G0 53 State school apportion ment fund .... 9 47 Library 18 52 Migratory stock 15 40 County institute 70 Road Dist. 1 257 23 No. 2 w. .. G4878 No. 3 43G 10 No. 4 .'?,.. . 812 85 School Dist. L-W. ." 2 43 2 'JSSL-V "t387 4 5 . 8. 10 11 13 14 10 19 21 24 . .. '4iM-m 3 G7 V'W:. .:. 118 .. yt. ... 9 09 ...:.? M: . 12 57 2121 3057 ... 32 65 . 1G7 53 V 2 84 2 11 1218 3 91 3 08 ; 45 '. 835 114 09 1418-1 14184 30 32 34 35 30 40 $14781 03 I haye verified all receipts and find that all monies turned in for taxes, fees, fines, etc., are pro perly accounted for from July 0, 1908 to Dec. 31, 1910. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. (Portland Correspondence.) President Atwell of the State Horticultural Society has issued a call for a convention of fruit growers and fruit shipping asso ciations of tho Pacific Northwest to meet at Portland January 24. Tho convention will consider tho organization of a fruit growers' central selling agency and also decido what atitudo shall bo taken toward apple box legislation. It is proposed to model the asso ciation on tho citrus fruitgrowers' organizations of California and limit it to the boxed apple trade. I with tho Pacific Northwest, grow practically all tho boxed apples of the county. Better distribu tion of apples, providing against glut in Komo markets nnd scant supply in others, nro tho prime objects of the association. The convention, coming as it does tho week following the meeting of tho Washington Hor ticultural Association at Prosser on January 17, will probably at tract somo attention from that body. President Atwell and others will go to Prosser and speak beforo tho Washington or chardista on tho prososed asso ciation. Thousands of pounds of black walnuts and acorns nro being shipped by tho Government from Arknnsas to District Forester Chapman of Portland to bo dis tributcd for seed throughout tho burned-over forest areas of tho Pacific Northwest. Forest rang- ers will taka clmrgo of planting tho seed and within tho next quarter century it is expected Oregon wilUmvo great quantities of hard woods available for fur nituro making nnd other uses. A project to create a rcsorvo for mulo tail deer in tho lnva bed region of Klamath County 1ms been started and tho matter will bo brought to the attention of President Taft Opposition has developed, howovor, on tho part of shcopmen who wont to rotain tho lava bod country for winter range, they contend tho deer reserve should bo created in tho mountains nearby. Portland proposes to celebrate Dewey Day, May 1, 1911, in a manner long to bo remembered. Tho cruiser Boston, which is credited with having fired tho first gun in tho Spanish-Amcri-can war; will bo in the harbor, acting as n training ship for tho Naval Reserve, and the same gun that fired on the Spaniards in Manila Bay will boom out a salute to Admiral Dewey. That great sea fighter is to be invited to attend the Portland celebra tion. Wealth in Oregon streams, as well as in the fertile soil of the Beaver state, is shown by tho figures of tho animal take of sal mon in Oregon waters, chiefly the Columbia River. A total of 290,000 cases, 35,000,000 pounds, was packed during the past year, having a value of $3,500,000. Eugene boosters will build a home for their commercial club. Tho Club will incorporato and issue bonds, erecting a five or six story building for their quar ters and leasing such surplus space as there may be. Tho Eugene club is very much nlive, having lately added a largo num ber of members nnd a big pro motion fund Is now being raised. .A largo increase in tho general state fund is shown during the last two years, according to the report of tho Secretnry of State. Receipts amount to $3,752,939, against $2,895,405 for tho pre ceding biennial period. SUNSET NOTES. Fred Barron and diet Myers havo returned after spending tho holiday season in Burn3. The Harney County National Bank have received many compli ments from the Sunset people this week, because of the beauti ful calendars distributed among them. E. E. Larson filed on nn ad ditional homestead last week. It is understood that he will build an addition to his hpuse and otherwise improvo his fnrm. All of tho customers of C. A. Haines have ree'd their annunl Now Year's compliment which comes in tho shape of a beautiful calendar. Fred Barron is making prepara tion to remodel his house. After ho has carried out his plan, he will have ono of the coziest homes in Sunset. A Now Year's dance wns given Saturday night at the homo of Roy Orrcn. Wo understand a good crowd attended, and n fine time had by all present. When buying a cough medicino for children bear in mind that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds and that it'eontains no harmful drug. For sale by all good dealers. Estuayed From tho Settle meyer farm in Sunset last Biim mer a bay maro with white spot in forehead, weight ubout 1150 lbs branded 700, tho six being a continuation of tho stem of tho seven on loft stifle, black sucking unbranded colt following hor. Suitable reward for her return or information leading to her re covery. E. E. Larsen, Harney, Oregon. Tho Burns Flour Milling Co. will pay 21 cents per pound for wheat or barloy. Tho Home Hotel is tho enmfnr. ( table place to board. DRY FARMING INSTATE Excellent Paper on Subject by Prof. Scudder of the O.A.C. A BIG TERRITORY' TO DEVELOP Central Oregon Las 4,000,000 Acres of Rich Tillable Land Susceptible of Profitable Crop Production Under Dry Farming Methods Varieties of Crops. (By Prof. Henry D. Scudder, Oregon Agriculturo College, Cor- vallis, Oregon.) Oregon is, perhaps, best known tho country over as a dairying nnd fruit country. To many of you; perhaps, it is known aB a timber and livestock country. To tell you Oregon is a dry farm ing country might Hurpriso-ou. To speak briefly of the geogra phy of Oregon would mako clear at onco the immense moisture laden winds from the west over the Coast range and deluges west ern Oregon with a rainfall of from 40 to 70 inches, which brings generous crops of fruit and dairy and forage products; but as this moisture-laden wind passes over the Cascades and reaches eastern Oregon it has reached high altitudes and that moisture is practically out of sight. There aro but remnants of tho moisture from this wind from tho Japan current left after it has gotten over tho cr st of the Cascades. More than two thirds of tho statu lies east of tho Cascade range-sixty thou sand square miles of territory, 40,000,000 acres, practically a dry farming country. Thcro are several great irrigation projects in the midst of this territory, where alfalfa and fruits nre raised, but tho great bulk of Ih0 40,000,000 acres has n rainfall of only 10, or at tho most 15 inches, annually. The eastern Oregon dry farm ing ground mny be divided into two sections, the ono of which Mr. Hunter lias spoken, tho Col umbia basin wheat belt, the sec tion which is now partially de veloped by dry farms and which has a rainfall of from seven to nine and sometimes 1 toll inches nnd south of this Columbia basin the great country called central Oregon, often marked on the many maps in school geographies still as a desert. I have just como from a 1200-mile trip through central Oregon, and if those of you who are not familiar with the dry farming country in Oregon could have taken such a trip I nm sure it would mako clear tho immense territory yet to be developed, largely through dry farming methods. In eastern Oregon wo havo somo 4,000,000 acres of tillable land susceptible of profitable crop production under dry farming methods. Of this 4,000,000 acres thcro is only 1,000,000 ncres at present under cultivation, pro ducing nnnually somo 10,000,000 bushels of wheat. Tho great bulk of this country is a livestock country. Tho Columbia basin has an aycrago elevation of 2000 feet, while the central Oregon country has an average elovation of 4000 feet. Tho rainfall in the Columbia basin is about eight or nino inches; in central Oregon it is 10 to as high as 20 inches to ward tho southern boundary. Tho Columbia basin hns a silt loamy soil, a volcanic ash, often called an ideal soil for tho dry farmer; tho central Oregon coun try has a sandy loam soil, not porhnps ho good for moisture con serving, but it hns a higher rain fall and those- two regions, almost equal in thoir dry farming nrca, W. T. I.I2STUK, A. A. I'UWKV, Manager and Salesman. Secretnry nnd Notary Public. THE INLAND EMPIRE REALTY COHPANY UeiruiuntN Tlmt Which laTmtod utul Ktllublo, ami llomllu Biiuci'mfully nil Boris ol Ileal l'.Mtnto HiwIiiiwh. Wo mo AkoiiIh For tho Kollublo AETNA and PHOENIX FlRE INSURANCE COMPANIES AMERICAN LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY THIS OREGON NUSCHY COMPANY JWD TMBWAM STATB MISERY TRliliS AIIU Till! BUST Talk Your Itoa! Kutiito Mnltora Ovor Willi Us. Your llnaliioss Will Ha Btrlctly ConlWi'iilliU. Wo Know Our Hind. u obi, Attend To Our ilunliHwa and Want Your Ilualuueu. PIKST DOOIt SOUTH OP MARNBYf COUNTY NATIONAL, HANK S : HUMS ORIXION nre also almost equal in their comparative return for dry farm ing productions. As to tho particular practices we beliovo tho best for this entire section, fall plowing is the most important, although fall plowing is'but very Blightly practiced as yet in Eastern Oregon, duo large ly to the dryness of tho soil and the difficulty in handling it at this time of tho year. This dif ficulty may bo avoided by discing thoroughly tho stubble immedi ately after harvest, preventing the soil drying thoroughly and catching tho early fall rains, and making it possible to plow more easily at that time. Wherever fall plowing has been done wo havo found it has worked suc cessfully. Deep plowing of course, goes with us as it does everywhere. Where the farmer cannot plow in tho fall, or thinks he cannot, we find that thorough discing is of the greatest benefit Where he cannot, or docsnot, disc in the fall, wo find that very early spring discing beforo plowing is of tho greatest benefit, not only in preparing land for spring plowing and getting rid of the early weeds and stubble, but making the only perfect bed for dry weather coming later on. Of courso in tho spring we believe fill Wjljbrtirf.ieo packing and spring plowing. Wo also believe in tho more common practices, such as the harrowing of grain in the spring. We find that a little har rowing after plowing is neces sary. We find that press drilling where n packer is not used nftcr a drill is a great advantage, nnd, above everything else, is the im portance of tho tillage of the summer fallowed land. Many aro interested in tho question of summer fallowing. For Oregon, we can say that summer fallowing will also bo necessary over a considerable area, where the rainfnll runs from 15 to 18 inches. As summer fal lowing is now practiced, wo do not belieye that summer fallow ing is necessary every other year. Wo believe that fallow crops may bo substituted for that practice in eastern Oregon, and that sum mer fallowing is not as success ful as it might bo if thorough til lage was instituted. We advo cate tho summer tillage as will maintain a mulch, buta variation in tho implements used in pro ducing that mulch will lcavo tho land somewhat rough, in order to prevent blowing. Tho crops in eastern Oregon are similar to all dryfarm crops the fall grains, of courso, tho fall wheat of which tho Turkey Reds and Golden Queen aro tho most successful. Wo arc encouraging tho growth of winter barloy. Wo havo not tho best varieties yet, but wo arosuro wo aro going to find winter barley successful, Tho crops wo aro looking for ward to in enstern Oregon nro tho Canada field peas and alfalfa, grown largely for seed produc tion. Wo beliovo that these aro tho crops that may bo success fully and profitably introduced into a rotation with tho grain on tho dry farm to offset tho effect of continuous wheat farming and its associated bad results. Wo realize, however, that to grow field peas and alfalfa and such forngc crops an knlir corn and milo, farming must bo done more intensively and to do it intensive ly the size of the farm in this re gion must be reduced. Wo uro suffering, as many other places aro today, with the largo size of the farms all over this district. Wo find it is impossible to grow substitutes for Bummer fallow ing, or to grow such crops as re quire row ci'Mvition, whore a man has from 2000 to 4000 acres of land. Almost 50 per cent of tho farms of eastern Oregon aro ono section in size or largoi more than 640 acres. Many aro of .4000 and somo even of 5000 ncres. .Such a man of course, cannot understand or cannot adopt such a method of farming as will make his farm permanent. We nro looking forward to tho time when such bettor methods of tillage and cropping will bo used ns will mako it clear to the farmers of this region that a half section or perhaps a somewhat larger farm cannot successfully support a family and at the same time maintain fertility. Tho greatest need of eastern Oregon is a closer organization among the farmers, to bring nbout a wider dissemination of knowledge concerning the suc cessful methods and at the same time promote livestock interests on the small farm, particularly. We hope in the near futuro to form a state Dry Farming asso ciation in Oregon, which will look to this organization as a parent, and which will lend to a more permanent agriculture. Pendleton gels tho branch asylum and Dr. J. D. Plnmondon of Athena has been named as superintendent The state board made the selection last Tuesday. Baker and Union were also con sidered as sites for tho 'institu tion but Pendleton was consider ed the best place for it by tho board. Oregon's Christmas gift to other reclamation states is $(, 000,000 and she has an empty stocking as far as government irrigation work i8 concerned. No doubt tho direct responsibility for the generosity is tho Oregon delegation but tho entire state is to blame to somo extent by not looking out more for our intercuts. Medicines that aid nature are always most effectual. Cham berlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It allays the cough, relieves tho lungs, opens tho secretions and aids nature in re storing the system to a health ful condition. Thousands have testified to its superior excellence. Sold by all good Dealers. Reatos for sale, all sizes and lengths, price 20 cents per foot. Any ono desiring Reatos address V. A. Ford of J. O. Alberson, Alberson, Oregon. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Notice is hereby gi von that tho annual meeting of tho stock holders of tho Harney County Fair Association will bo held in Burns on Monday, Jan. 9, 1911 at 2 o'clock p. m. for the pur pose of electing a new board of directors and any other business that may come beforo the meet ing. Julian Bvrii, Secy. MOTE'S CANDY STORE Has just rccrtu-d n fresh lot of CANDIES, CIGARS, TOBACCO New and handsome Post Cards, Stationery, Ink, Pens, Pencils, Novelties). A SPECIALTY OF HOX CAWUY EX'iRA Fine assortment of everything l). II. Mull!, Hums, Oregon QEER& Burns, Oregon. 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