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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1911)
$3& I Dixon i ii't'viuiiimjLifgxL'j-j'i in ii id i H i in in Vfi Vlmcs2trnl& The OfllcUl l'or of IUrnoj County hti the Urgi'it clrcuUtlon and la ono o h beil ftilvortlftlng mediums In Kftttom Oregon. dtcffircnl Slnrucu Cotinirj Cuvtiri on iircn ol 0,).'8,H00 item ol Iniiit, 4,M3l,l;&l uftvn yet vacant nbect to entry timlcr tlia public land law of tlio Ullltdl f-lHtcn. VOL. XXIV BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 18, llilj NOW. She m AVE NEW hinset Likely to Lose Identity as the Office is Named "Loma" HENNEY TO BE POST MASTER Wouldn't Consent to Having it Named "Henney" and Sent Commission Back Good Service Reported of Great Northern Exhibition Car Now in the East. Nnt Ilcnney was up from Sun tet Tuesday arraiiRinir the nccea-lnnd nrv nnnfrrs nnrf bond to return Washington preparatory to peing installed postmaster in that neighborhood. This is tho second commission tendered Mr. Hennoy ns post master down there. Tho first jne proposed to name the post fiice "Hennoy," but Nat would! ot "stand for it" and returned he papers to the department. I The name selected for tho new lost oflice is "Loma. " Loma," lccordinjr to the dictionary, nenns, " a membranous lobe; a lap as on the too of a bird." Many who desired to the name Sunset' jin ted since the name was first jiven the settlement a few years iigo when the homesteaders first ak claims in that section. It liad been known for years as I' 'Dog Mountain" but this didn't suit the people who intended inking their home there and it kvas changed to "Sunset," a name well suiteu to tne locality anu one the old time people of this sec tion very promptly accepted in stead of "Dog Mountain." It seems in the petition for a post office Sunset" was sug gested, but other names were in cluded, among them "Loma." The department seems to have preferred the latter. At any rate this is the name selected. Mr. Henney has prepared and forwarded his bond and 't is ex pected that the commission and necessarp supplies for the now post office will be forwarded with little delay. rPViio Uvi.rinn .rtmmllnit V 11 fn. titled to a post office and Thel Times-Herald is pleased to know, it has been granted. It will bo 1 served by the Burns-Diamond stage route and will have mail three times each week. The of fice will serve quite a large num ber of people and will be a great convenience. Mr. Henney informs Thej Times-Herald that the new post' office is named the same as his former post oflice in Colorado,! that if the territory turns out as well as the former "Loma" in the . way of productiveness in tho sur rounding territory he will feel well satisfied with his seletioh of a nome. SPREADINQ THE dOSPEL. The following appears in the I Oregonian of recent date: So irreat was the interest of residents of Decatur, 111., in tho i exhibit of Oregon agriculture pro ducts presented to them on the Great Northern advertising car on Friday that police were re quired to regulate the movements of the crowd that sought en - trance. In a telegram received yester day morning by II. A. Jackson, assistant general freight and pas senger agent of the Great North-, em in this city, W. E. French, Totals on the general and de the car manager, Bays that many ficiency appropriation bills fram Decatur families will start for'cd by tho ways and means corn Oregon in the Spring. mittecs of tho two houses aro "This car is responsible for the' now available,- showing $876,920 movement," ho telegraphs. "Same interest exists at Torre Haute. Ind. Decatur is tho former homo of H. W. McIIoso of Tho Times Herald offico and since his coming to Burns ho has become an en thusiast and has written homo many letters to friends. "Mc" is a good Christian man, but ho has caused his wife some uneasi- ness since she has received ac counts of tho wonders of Harney Valley. Mrs. McIIoso fears ho has strayed since coming in con stant companionship of the man ager of this great religious week ly. In fact things have como to POST OFFICE such a pass that Mrs. McIIoso two children nro coming out in tho spring to SCO if "Mc" is telling tho truth. RHAPPOKTION REPRESENTATION. One bill to reapportion tho re presentation in the Oregon legis lature is causing some concern among politicians who aro watch- ing tho workings of tho legisla- ture at Salem. However, this bill seems to be a very good ono and distributes representatives in a better way than formerly. Harney and Malheur counties nro made a senatorial as well ns perpetuate, a represcntntivo district under are disap-ithenewapportionmcntand Grant is tacked on to Baker county. Apportionment of senatorial and representative districts, com plete, is as follews: SENATE. Senatorial District Senators 1 Marion 2 2-Linn 1 3-Lane 1 4 Lane and Benton 1 5 Douglas 1 G-Coos 1 7 Josephine and Curry. . . 1 8 Jackson 1 9 Polk and Lincoln 1 10 Tillamook and Yamhill. . 1 11 Washington 1 12 Clackamas 1 13 Clackamas and Multnomah 1 14 Multnomah 8 15 Clatsop and Columbia. . 1 16 Baker and Grant 1 17 Crook, Klamath and Lake 1 18 Morrow and Umatilla. . 1 19 Union and Wallowa . . . . 1 20 Malheur and Harney 1 - GilliamSherman, Wheeler 1 - "000 ,uver anu mwco l house of kei'iiesentatives. Representative Districts Representatives 1 Clatsop 1 2 Clatsop and Columbia. . . 1 3 Clatsop and Tillamook 1 4 Lane 3 5 Linn . 2 G-Crook 1 7 Douglas 2 8-Coos 1 9 Coos and Curry 1 10-Hood River 1 11 -Wasco 1 12-Baker 1 13-Union 1 14 Union and Wallowa 1 15 Harney and Malheur .. . 1 ! 10 Gilliam, Sherman, Wheeler 1 17 -Morrow and Umatilla. ... 2 18 Klamath and Lake 1 19 Baker and Grant 1 20 Washington 2 21 Clackamas . . . 3 22-Yamhill 2 23-Polk .. 1 24 Polk and Lincoln 1 25-Benton 1 2G-Jackson 2 27 Josephine 1 128 - Multnomah 19 '29 - Marion 4 INCPEASE IN COST OP SESSION- for salaries and general cxponses of stato departments and boards, while tho deficiency bill carries $152,015. The largest item in tho general bill is $120,000 for tho salaries of circuit judges, and $100,000 is nllowod for tho cost of public printing for tho next two years, ' a reduction of $20,000 from tho estimate fur- nished tho committeo. Tho cost of the legislative session is placed at $50,000. Tho ways and means committeo of tho houso cut tho cstimato for tho now eastern Orogon asylum from $400,000 to $310,000. Another of tho big appropriations called for undor tho Btato aid good roads bill was sliced half in two in committee of tho whole- in tho houso yesterday, 'from $G80, 000 to $340,000. With tho now asylum, stato aid for roads, now buildings for tho university and agricultural col lego and a now capitol addition, tho. total for tho session is cer tain to largely exceed tho Bums allowed two years ago. This was forecast in a speech by Chair man Albee on ways and means yesterday, when ho said that Oregon is a "growing boy" and must bo provided with clothes. Ho said tho pcoplo of tho stato must expect tho appropriations to incrcaso with each session if tho Btato is to grow. Ono of tho big cuts is in thoestimato for tho board of sheep commissioners, duo to tho changes mndo by tho expected passage of Btato live slock board bill. This cut it from $12,000 to $2,500. Tho tax com mission estimate is reduced from $30,000 to $22,000 and tho esti mates for tho supremo court were pruned to tho extent of $12,500. Tho goncral bill includes the usual salaries for state oflicors, $99,400 for district attorneys of the stale, $12,000 for tho board of horticulture, $8,000 for the desert land board, $30,000 for scalp bounties, $25,000 for tho portngo railway, $55,500 for rail road commission, $19,480 for cus todian of tho stato capitol, $28, 000, for tho capitol and grounds, $34, 000 for tho clerks to the secre tary of state, $18,000 for clerks of the state treasurer, $17,000 for ex penses of tho supremo court, $11,400 for salaries and expenses of tho master fish warden, $8,000 for the labor commissioner, $9100 for the game and forestry war den, $7000 for the Btato veteri narian, $13,500 for fuel, light and water for tho capitol, $12,G00 for supremo court reports, and num erous smaller sums. Increased Consumption of Meal. Marketing of fat cattle has been heavy and constant since tho now year began. Tho move ment has been freighted with beef and tho outlet channels have been more or less congested, owing to unseasonable weather; but every pound.of tho product has found a purchaser. Distri butors aro not storing beef. When a few tons accumulate they desert the cattle markot. Beef consumption never before reached present proportions in the United States, despite un seasonable weather and the hnndicnp of high retail cost With hog product it is the samo story. January, normally a month of accumulation in pack era' cellars, created no piles of meat A supply considerable in excess of that of last year prac tically all went into consumptive chnnncls with alacrity. On Feb ruary 1 tho principal packing points of the West did not reciovo enough hogs to increase stocks perccptiblo after ordinary con sumptive channels had been sup plied with daily requirements. Moro than a million fat Bhccp and lambs aro reaching tho prin cipal receiving points each month at present, and 95 per cent of this run is going into killers hands. It is a crop of fat slock olToring scant picking to feeders. This approximation docs not in clude mutton killed nt intorior points, which must bo of consid erable volume. In tho aggregate, vast quanti ties of beef, pork and mutton nro being eaten daily. So far as theso commodities aro concerned, cold storage is not a factor in controlling supply or determining prices. Tho nation is on n hand-to-mouth Bupply basis, nnd any material curtailment in supply yvill result in prompt apprecia tion in values. The articlo is go ing into consumption as fast as killers can put it in marketable shape Breeder's Gazette. A. Pieco of flannel dampened with Chnmbcrlaln'H Liniment and bound on to tho affected parts is superior to any plaster, when troubled with lamo back or pains in tho side or chest givo it a trial nnd you aro certain to bo moro than pleased with tho prompt relief which it affords, Sold by all good Dealers. Alfred Bros. Benjamin nt Schcnk MAIL ROUTE Completion of Railroad Will Make Changes in Shipping too MOST DIRECT ROUTE FROM WEST With Quick and Well Equipped Service Considerable Traffic Will he Thus Routed Tom Hutton Tells a Thrilling Cougar Story for Benefit of "Tenderfect." L. 9 M' A special from Bend to tho Oregonien: A plan of very great importance to Bend and tho de velopment of tho partially set tled country to tho southeast now seems about to bo renlizcd. This is a stage, auto and mail route from this point to Bums. To put through tho final arrange ments a committee from the Bend Commercial Club will soon go to Burns to confer with the Harney boosters. Tho plan originated with G. M. Cornctt, the head of the big stage lines which operate through all of Centrnl Oregon, making tho most extensive system of its kind existing in tho United States. Nr. Cornelt, who is an xious to get the new line in oper ation as soon ns practical, has ofTercd the local commercial club frco transportation to Burns for its committee in ono of his auto mobiles. Tho route will be ap proximately 150 miles long. No hills are encountered, nnd as the country i3 free from stone nnd adobe mud, tho .work of main taining a first-class road will be slight The road which tho now lino will follow passes through the heart of tho homestead country, whoso opportunities for 320-ncro homestending are attracting im migration both from tho cities of tho coast nnd tho overworked farming districts of the eastern states. It is this area that has received such attention in the ad vertising material recently issued by tho Hill roads. Tho coming of tho route, with advantages of mail servico and quick transpor tation will be of great assistance to tho many homesteaders who nlrcady aro on their lnnds. Tho Cornott Stage Company now controls the entire Central Oregon stage business and has all mail contracts in tho interior. With tho completion of the rail roads tho old mail routes from Shnniko will go out of existence. In March now contracts aro let It is the intention of the com pany at this time, wtien an en tiro reorganization of routing is in progress, to seek the establish ment of tho proposed Bend-Burns line. As Bend will bo tho end of tho mils, and as from this point all mail will bo taken south to tho Silver Lake and Fort Rock countries, it is expected that no difficulty will bo experienced in establishing this other line to the southeast It will mean a direct connection from tho railroads to tho southeastern portion of tho state, affording that territory outlet westerly ns well ns to tho cast, at Vale and other railroad points, at present from necessity exclusively patronized. It is understood that if the rail road reaches Bend by Juno 1, as announced, a largo portion of tho cattle of Harney and Malheur counties, which hitherto hnveibcen driven out to tho Oregon Short Lino, will bo brought westward to this point. Such a course would oliminnto tho long haul up the Snako river and around by tho Columbia, substituting for it tho cheaper nnd moro direct route down tho DcBchutes to tho stock yards of Portland. Indeed, it is oxpected that tho completion of tho road to Bend will create con W. T. I.P.STUK, Maunder and Salemnun. g g THE INLAND EMPIRE REALTY COHPANY IUirioiil That Which IiTihM mill Ittllnblo, anil Ilandlo Hncronlully all Horta of Hen! I'Mato IIiiiiIiiim-. Wo itro AkoiiIh For tlio ltollabla AETNA and PHONEIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. COLUMBIA LIFE AND TRUST CO . AMERICANJLIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. AGENCY HOLT AND IIAINES-IIOUSiIk COMBINED HARVESTER NUSERY STOCK Talk Your Una! Kutnte Matlora Oyor With U, YouririwhiM Will ll Strictly (loiiflduntlal, Wo Know Our HuhL uoaa, Attend To Our llualnuM and Want Your IIuhIiiom. PWST DOOR SOUTH Otf IIAKNIiY COUNTY NATIONAL HANK I t I HURNS ORIHION FROM BEND siderable changes in the livestock shipping methods hitherto prac ticed in interior Oregon, when everything on four legs hns been driven td Shnniko or tho far eastern railroad points for ship ment COWARDLY COUflARS. At the cabin at Alkali, in tho heart of tho great desert were gathered ono cold, stormy night a few dnys since n group of newly arrived pioneers from the cfelo east, principally Missouri ans, a coterie of early day cow boys, Bomo wooley guards, and n few government surveyors herding out in tho wilds nnd two or three danger seeking dudes. While waiting for tho boss to figure out a plan so all could spread their blankets within shelter, ptorics of adventure en livened the time. A kid tried to stampedo tho crowd with a bear story. A Missouri preacher had seen with his own eyes a rattle snake as thick as his leg leap ten feet through tho air. Tho testi mony, of course, was incontro vertible yet for awhile a discus sion hroso which threatened to becorno acrimonious. To change tho subject tho writer sprung on Tom Hutton tho question ns to whether he had ever known a cougar to attact a man. Now Tom is authority on cou gars. 'Tis true ho don't like them. They have cost him too much in calves, colts and sheep, but he could not remember of over knowing them to nttack a man or even to fight back when wounded. Said, Tom, "They might scare a nervous fellow to death with that unexpected un earthly yell of theirs nnd if nny- body has been eaten by them I believe that is tho way ho died. 1 They have a disagrccablo way of piping oir a man struggling his wny into camp after dark. It gives him the shivers" to go out on the trail tho next day nnd dis-' cover that ono of tho horrid brutes had boon snuffing at his heels for miles the night before. ' "They're mean all right They nro expensive to us stockmen' worse on colts than anything else. I saw n grown colt last week that will die. Ho had a ' great hole bit out of his neck bo- j hind tho cars and one cyo nnd ono sido of his face had been clawed ofT. How ho over got rid of the cat I can't understand. "Yes there aro lots of them on tho desert I crossed tho trail of Boven in no buncli a whilo ago. But to show you tho cowardico of tho brutes, I had a band of sheep over nenr Sand Springs a year ago, I awoke ono morning to find them scattering to tho four winds and still going. Eight dead sheep on tho bedding ground told tho story. A cougar had caught them, bit them in tho neck and sucked their blood. I was hot. Tho loss of tho sheep, tho gnthering of 'them ngain, all tho trouble, you bet I was boiling. Getting tho guns I called tho dogs but dogs won't follow a desort trail when tho sun gota too fierce Before noon I was forced to re turn to enmp where leaving tho guns I started across tho rldgo to commence collecting sheep. . g j I lUIHCbLCUU L,ULUU'II& Secretary and Notary Public Right on top the dogs jumped Mr. Cougar, and there I was, horseback, without my gun. "I rodo to tho sccno of com motion. Tho aiiimnl had gono over tho rim and had backed up into a shallow cave, battling the dogs. They had no business with him as with ono blow tho cougnr could knock thorn stilT. They were good dogs and came back but were wary of tho paw. I tried to rope him us there was a crack of cleft in tho top of tho envo through which I could sec him. I soon tired of thntBchcmd" ns ho was too quick for me. Bafllcd, my temper burned high er and 1 throw caution to the winds nnd leaving pony and open ing my jnek-knife I scrambled down the rocks to where I could interview tho old cat with more success. He was sitting on his hnunches with his toes sticking out and tho dogs were making passes at him. I did not care to get where ho could jump on mo the first leap but get him out I must to where I could rope him from horseback like a coyote, so I commenced on his toes with rocks. He let mo pound his toes till they bled. When tho dogs were worrying him I would criBh his toes, when ho turned his snarling hateful visage on mc the dogs would get him. Finnlly 1 smashed him one with a big rock right on tho nose. "Out became with n big spring passing within a foot of me. Down the steep rimrock a hun dred feet or more, ho scrambled and started for freedom across tho flat Again the dogs brought him to bay so that I easily got nenr enough to rope him from tho pony's bnck. "Say! You bet that pony knew what was on the string. That cougar only hit tho high places during tho rest of his enreer. I got $10 bounty money in Lake view, but for his hide not much twas soiled." Chewaucan Press. PASSING UNDER PAI.SE COLORS "J. J. Donegnn, receiver of the land office at Burns, is at the Imperial" Tho above paragraph appeared in Sunday's Oregonian. We did not think the "Irish Orator" of Burns would attempt to sail un der fnlso colors so nenr home but this would indicate ho has. It is out of the question to suppose that the reporter would make a mis tako (?) thov so seldom do. When a child is in danger n woman will risk her life to pro tect it No groat act of heroism or risk of life is necessary to pro tect n child from croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and all danger is avoided. Tho county has been divided, making tho now county of Har noy. Tho peoplo hero aro well satisfied with tho division. We know that Harney is a long way from us, and a division would bo necessary two yenrs hence. Besides, had the county of Har ney not been cut off, Gilliam would have, beyond a doubt got tho part of Grant her represen tatives so much desired. From files of Grant County News of 21 years ago. Portland is joining with other cities of the const in helping to relievo tho famine situation in China. Largo quantities of food stuffs will bo sent from this city to the sufferers, transportation companies having agreed to carry tho supplies without charge. How to cure a cold is a ques tion in which many nro interest ed just now. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great reputation nnd immense sale by its remarkable euro of colds. It can always bo depended upon. For salo by all good dealers. A. A. l'l-KRY, GEER & CUMMINS Burns, Oregon. Hardware and Crockery Glassware Guns and Ammunition FARMING MACHINERY of all kinds Get our prices before buying I C. M. KELLOG STAGE CO. 1 Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities . for transportation of mail, express, passengers IVnlrlc City to Burns. Vnlc to Burns Burns to Diamond Burns to Venator E. B. iju:tt::uujnm:i:m:::im:ni::::::::::':::r::::::m::::r.:::::u5::nn::n:: I ARCHIE M'GOWAN, Harney County Abstract Company (iNCOItrOKATED) Modern and Complete Set of Indexes jj An Abstract Copy of Every 1 . Harney j!:nnuann::m::i:iKi:mm::nn:nK:nna::n::nnnKn:j: & $$& $$$$2 . L. LEWIS FIRE INSURANCE. ijwxwNWNvNwN-, v ... Nenrrvsfnts thp ... Home Insurance Co., of New York, Live pool, London & Globe, Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia. OFFICII WITH HUKIS & 111(10-. Bums, Oregon. Corner Sou ih ,.( I.unnbuic & Dalton's. &-0WC The HOTEL BURNS N. A. DIBBLE, Propt. 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