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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1911)
She Vfic Clmcs-3Htrnl6 Tlio OIllclM l'npor ol Hurnoj County hia tlio lormut circulation and li 0110 o ho bolt ndvortlalng mediums In Kaslorn Oregon. , BCIt OGrcnl Unnicu Country Covfm n nroa of 1,428,800 'nrrci ol Inmlr 4,0.11,051 ncrco yet vacant fttibjvct to entry under tlio public land Inw ol tho Unllrd Klntcs. VOL. XXIV BURNS, IIA11NKY COUNTY, OUEGON, MARCH 4, 1011 N01C. XTOj0jui0f wiix OVERNOR WEST AND AX The Month Of February Properly Celebrated By His Honor. KJRNS-BEND ROAD CONDITION hc $25,000 Voted By the Slate Legislature and Threat ened With the Governor's Veto Saved From the "Junk" Pile By the Oregon Development League. Tito following appeared in last i can bo put into tho bcatjihnpo Sunday's Journal under n- Salem' with tlio expenditure ot lrom Jfo to $iu a mno. "A year ago date line: Oregon's twenty-sixth legisla ture has been put out at home and Governor Oswald West is at the bat. Tho governor appar ently is in pretty fit condition for HIS uaning average is uiuiugiiuaij.. . on record, inciuuing me urns that were vetoed by tho gover nor before the session adjourned tha governor has vetoed in the neighborhood of sixty to seventy bills. Of tho bills vetoed while the legislature was in session only one was successful in get ting the required two-thirds ma-' jonty in both houses to pass it" over the protest of the governor. This was the bill repealing tho whipping post penality for wife beaters, said to be a relic of bar barism. Governor Chamberlain in his most reckless momenta never contemplated such a wholesale slaughter of legislative enact ments as is credited to Governor West, who has been chief execu- i tivo of Oregon notyotsixty days. The governor assumes tho posi tion, and it is one that will carry 'with him a great majority of the people of the state, that a great proportion of the enactments of a legislature are useless and only serve to encumber tho statute books. It costs money to pre- ipare. and publish these useless I enactments. All of this is being saved to the taxpayers by a judi : cious use of the veto power. Furthermore other insignifi cant expenditures inflicted upon the people by tho numerous small ono could drivo all tho way to Burns and sco not a single house. Today, with tho exception of one ten mile stretch, ono is never out of sight of n settler's home. And oven with big settlement the country practically untouched. Indeed, wo found one valley near Buck Creek, absolutely level, ten miles square, and without a house or fence on it" Tho Bend men say that in tho whole 150 miles from hero to Burns there is not a single hill as bad as the Sismoro hill, a mile south of Bend.on the riyer. They found several good routes east ward from Millicans, selection of which probably will depend, in a great measure, upon the desires, and assistance offered by tho set tlers in tho affected territory. At present tho most used route cuts through the northeastern corner ot Lake Uounty. It is proposed to niter this and have the road keep in Crook until it goes into Harney, at nbout Crook's southeast corner. Be yond tho Harney lino tho road to Burns is in splendid shape. No work is required on it W. W. Brown, whose guests tho Bend men were, is most enthusiastic over the proposition. He gave them every aid, riding with them for a day. "Mr Brown says he will freight all his wool to Bend this spring if we hurry the road through," says Mr. Richardson. "Also he, as well as all the other ranchers, and people of Burns will haul all appropriations and countless other ( their freight from the railroad at items of expense that would be Bend." incurred as tho result of the crea- Brown keeps two Bix horse tion of a large number of petty, freight outfits on tho road all tho offices have been materially de creased under the governor's ax. Many offices appearing harmless but nevertheless ndding to the sum total of expenditures that sometime must be met by the taxpayers, and given a start they are usually rooted so deep that time hauling for himself exclu sively. Brown alone will ship 100,000 pounds of wool, as well as much live stock. A petition will be presented to the County Court asking county assistance for tho project How ever, as this could not be pre- Bhowing Oregon's advantages, will bo issued undor tho seal of tho now commissioner. Tlio first organized party of settlors to como to Central Ore gon by tho now railroad now in oporation into tho interior arriv ed during tho past week and took possession of tho Bnldwin ranch of GO, 000 acres at Hay Creole, which thoy liavo bought. Jtlicro woro 26 in tho party, which traveled in special car from tho East Tho nowcomcrs will begin tho development of their proper ty at onco and tho big ranch will bo cut up into small farms in or der to bring it up to tho maxi mum of production. Tom Richardson, father of tho .Oregon t Development League, who was"activo for years in pub licity work in this state, has ac cepted an invitation to visit Balti more from March Gth to 20th, at a largo salary, to advise tho Greater Baltimoro Committeo and assist in raising n promotion fund of $600,000. This money will bo used in bidding for trade in tho South. Mr. Richardson will return shortly to Oregon, but will make addresses in a num ber of Eastern cities this spring. A suggestion comes from Polk County that pcoplo of tho whole state might adopt with profit A family recently came there from tho East, bought a farm and intended to live there permanent ly. After a time they sold their land and returned to the East. The reason was that nobody visited them, their neighbors did not Beem to know of their exis tence and the nowcomcrs quit the state in disgust. Tho Dallas Itcmizer has tho right idea when it says: "If you want newcom ers, make them feel at home." EXPERIMENT STATION!! Some New and Interesting History As Told By Hon. I. S. Geer CATTLE, SHEEP AND WEATHER The Experiment Station for Harney Valley Financially Provided For an Recommended hy President Kerr Cattle and Sheep Suffering With ConHiderahle Loss DEVELOPMENT NOT RETARDED. they can at the following session scnted until the May 1st session, be successful in drawing out an appropriation for salray and 'traveling expenses," have been ! cut off by tho governor. In the veto of bills making i actual appropriations tho gover nor has cut from $500,000 to I $750,000 from the total of nearly $5,000,000 apprpriated by tho legislature. By a few strokes of the pen he has restored to the pockets of tho taxpayers of Ore gon almost $1,00,000 that was taken from them by a reckless and wasteful legislature. THE BURNS-BEND ROAD. no action can bo expected from this quarter until well along in the summer, as viewers will have to be sent out, reports made, etc. There will be a mass meeting at tho Commercial Club rooms Thursday evening at 7:30 to dis cuss the matter, with a view of subscribing funds to get work under way immediately, that tho big, waiting business may como here at once. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. Tho two men representing the Bend Commercial Club who were expected in Burns last week to discuss the fcasibity of a road between the two places did not come all the way. Thoy found (Portland Correspondence.) Officials of tho Oregon Devel opment League, who had worked for thopossagoof tho bill provid ing for a state immigration com missioner, non-plussed when Governor West announced last week ho would veto tho measure, They succeeded, however, in in that tho road from hero to tho county lino was in almost per- J ducing him to change his mind feet condition and returned home. , by waiving any claim to tho $25,- The Bulletin says of their re re eort: E. W. Richardson and W. W. Orcutt returned Monday from their trip to the southeast to view out feasible routes for tho Bend Burns road. In their seven day trip they went as fur as W. W. Brown's Gap ranch, fifteen miles across tho Harney line, some ono hundred miles from Bend. "Tho expenditure of $500 will put the road in such shape that a freight wagon can go from Bend to Burns," says Mr. Rich ardson. "Fifteen hundred dol lars und six weeks' labor will h make an almost perfect auto H-road, Why, thero -j8 no Buch stretch of road in ihn nrnt l.twiilnls r inn n.. i 11..1. ilium ut uu uiiiua 01 runu UlUt 000 appropriation tho bill carried, so that tho law will giyo tho state tho benefit of tho United States Immigration Bureau work in placing desirable immigrants on tho Oregon lands. 'Lacking tho necessary appro priation to carry on tho work, public spirited citizens of Port land will shoulder tho expense. The passage of tho law will at least provide for state indorse ment of promotion literature that shall be issued to attract immi gration and this will mako this matter authorativo bo it will carry mora weight and at tho timo guard against boomer mat ter. This will bo for tho benefit of tho wholo state and not any section alono. A stato book. Tho recent rate decisions of tho Interstate Commerce Com mission will not nfTect the plans of tho railroads to extend and de velop new territory is tho an nouncement made by Judge Lovott of tho Harriman system and other railroad men who have expressed themselves. While nothing particular comes from the Hill interests it is known that President Stovcns has his plans all made so far as tho work in Oregon is concerned and that the work will continuous planned. That both Hill and Harriman arc going to penetrate further into tho interior is a foregone conclu sion lrom present indications and tho interest both systcmo show in tho development of tho undeveloped territory. It is cer tain the lines will not stop long in tho Deschutes country with such a vast promising territory yet in its virgin state awaiting transportation to make it very productive of tonnage. To be sure the timber in tho Deschutes country above Bend is an attrac tion and will furnish much freight, yet tho "back to tho farm" cry of James J. Hill has created that desiro in so many land hungry people that tho do mand for an outlet to markets for this vast territory must bo met if this plan of Mr. Hill'B is to bear fruit Permission to allow tho colo nist rates to apply on tho Oregon Trunk means a largo per centngo of the colonist travel into the in terior during tho period and these people who como and mako set tlement upon land ndds to our chances for early construction work into tho interior. With two survoying crows in tho field, ono of tho Hill and Harriman systems it is under stood, from the Deschutes cast toward Prineville, wo may ex pect further railroad building toward tho Harney county from tho west. Encouraging nows was published in tho last issue of Tho Times-Herald representing tho prospects from tho cast Thcro is nothing but encourage ment for tho interior portion of Oregon in present prospects. No dofinito announcements havo been mado but it is not tho timo for such announcements. When tho Deschutes work is completed by both systems wo may expect at tention and will get it. -lton.-l.-a. Ciecr nrnvod homo Saturday accompanied by Mrs. Geer and tho children. Ho had a fine vacation trip nnd is quite jubilant over tho success of tho dry farm experiment Htation and other bills passed by the legisla ture that are of particular inter est to this section of tho country. Mr. Geer says the dry farm bill was amended by the senate before it was passed by striking out the restrictions placed on the suite appropriation wherein it was provided tho state money would bo available only when tho government provided a like sum. When tho bill was return ed to tho house for ratification during the closing rush and Representative Urooko informed the speaker tho bill was satisfac tory as amended, therefore tho house passed it without further investigation. It has become a law just as Dr. Kerr of tho O. A. C. origin ally intended and the appropria tion is available at onco regard less of any delay that may occur with the government Tho policy of tho Departmontof Agriculture is favorable to such expenditure, however, and it will finally be forthcoming. With all these de tails cleared it is thought tho officers in charge of such work at the state agricultural collcgo will at once tako advantage of tho generous oiler made by Wm. Hnnley through the Burns Com mercial Club to furnish a tract of land for immediate use and tho farmers of this section will havo tho advantage of demon stration this season, This is tho most important piece of legisla tion for this soction of Oregon that has been put through for many a day and the benchcial results will bo far reaching This station will not only be a benefit to Hnrnoy cotintv but a wido territory surrounding. Such experiments as will ho a success hero will apply to all of southeastern and central Oregon and its establishment here will prove the wisdom of the selection in a very short time. -Mitinato"and woro able to bring them out with comparatively small loss and get them on hay. This winter is but a rcpitition of past experienco and shows con clusively that it is no longer n business proposition to attempt wintering stock without making sonio provision for feeding them. PUT I AND ON MARKET. The recent opening of an offico of tho Oregon Western Coloniza tion Co. in Prineville and the sale of lands of that company we understand will soon be followed by a similar move here in the near future. This wiil bring a class of people to Harney county that will help materially in its development This company holds it) lands at a pretty high price but tho attractive part of it is tho liberal terms offered. Any ono that indicates- he can make good can secure this land on such terms that ho can tnnke tho laud pay for itself with proper appli cation and prospects for markets. No doubt there will be other big tracts opened up during tho season, at least such is being contemplated. Tlio house is to he used an a tem porary school house until a new 0110 can bo built as we aro unable to get the lumbor for the now ono from tho mountain until spring. MIbs Lottie McIIosc, of Chi cago, III., a sister to Harry W. McIIoso of tho Times-Herald will bo hero and open school about March 20. The ladies of Valley View and Lawen nrc giving an entertain ment and basket social at the Lawen school house on March 3rd. Como boys with your pock et books. Wo havo the prettiest girls and tho best grub of any place In Harnev county. Jack Kauiiit Jim. The most common cause of in somania is disorders of tlio stomach. Chamberlain's Stotn-' nch and Liver Tablets correct! these disorders nndcnnblc you to sleep, ror sale by all good Dealers. Out of The (linger Jar. NOTICE. STOCK ON DESERT SUITERINO Stockmen who havo recently returned from tho desert say that the recent storms out in that section havo caused some loss of sheep and other stock is suffer ing. Ono man who was" out thcro looking after his cattle reports that sovcral sheep men will be heavy losers. It seems they were on tho desert with their flocks when an unusual and unexpected snow storm camo that threatened tho loss of their ontiro bands. Somo of them had started the Bhecp to feeding places where hay could bo secured and that the trail over which thoy travelled was strewn with dead sheep. It Booms strange with past ex periences that Block men will tit tempt to got thoir flocks through tho winter without feed other than tho browsing on tho desert. It use to bo that sheep would winter well out thoro without other feed, but this has not been tho case of recent years and they havo lost hoavily. Stock mon who had their flocks nearer this Bido were more for- The first meeting of tho stock holders of tho Masonic Building Association of Burns, Oregon will be held at Masonic Hall, Burns, Oregon on Tuesday tho Mill day of March, 1011 at 2 o'clock in tho afternoon for the pur'iose of organization. Dated this 10th day of Feb ruary, 1911. J. L. Gault G. W. Clevenger Wm. Miller J. M. Dalton Sam Mothcrshead. Incorporators. A freckled person always wears specks. Did you notice that? Tho wind often travels eighty miles an hour, and that too with out a ticket Much of what we call love at first sight fails when it comes to the second, sober view. Many a man who is calling loudly for justice would be in the county jail if he got it. A word to the wise is sufficient, but a whole volume wouldn't convince tho otherwise. Some inen are like a laying hen, they set up a big crackling overy time they do anything. It may be true that figures do not lie, but you can not make a fashionable dressmaker believe it It is claimed that marriage is a lottery, but it can not be true, else tho law would lake hold of it. Time robs but wounds introducing double chin. GEER & CUMMINS Burns, Oregon. Hardware and Crockery Glassware Guns and Ammunition FARMING MAHCINERY of all kinds Get our prices before buying" 1 L C. At. KELLOG STAGE CO. Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities for transportation of mail, express, passengers Prairie City to Hums. Vale to Burns Hums to Dlniiiond Burns to Venator E. B. WATERS, Agent. i r-sf-ajsa -dfc- : 1 i3::::u::::::u:i mm:::::::::::::::::::. ::: tnmistKtsttnannttttamumuKggast : ARCHIE M'GOWAN, President and Manager i! us of many things, our vanity first by wrinkles and the John W. Sickclsmith, Greens-1 boro, Pa., has three children, and' like most children they frequent ly take cold. "Wo have tried several kinds of cough medicine, " i ho says, "but have liovcr found 1 any yet that did them as much good as Chamberlain's Cough1 Remedy." For sale by all good Dealers. Harney County Abstract Company (INCORI'OUATED) Modern and Complete Set of Indexes An Abstract Copy of Every Instrument on Record in of Every Instrument Harney County. ti::::n:::Ki:aaan:::aju:iaHan:u:Kn::nanjJs : $V $SS)&SS&GQ99QQQQ89QQl M. L. LEWIS NEWS FROM VALLEY VIEW. II. F. Huntly has gone to Vale for a load of freight. G. M. Cobb is trapping Crane Creek. Florence Hoffcditz who is at tending tho Lawen school spent Saturday nnd Sunday with her parents in Valley Viow. C. E. LoMay is sporting a fast driving horso and rubber tired buggy. Our geninl bachelor neighbor C. M. Welty left for Silver creek February 22 to bo on hand for his spring work. C. D. Howard, chairman of tho board of directors of school dis trict 41 attended tho school meet ing on February 20. Tho neighbors got together with seven teams of horses and moved n building from near C. E. LoMays to tho present school site on J. M. Holfeditz' place. Men whooweall they have and all they are to an industrious. economical wife, too often leaves her out when they boast of their success, as most successful men aro prono to do. Women may possibly, not know enough to vote, though wo don't admit it; but she certainly knows enough not to sell that vote to tlio first briber who may happen along. There is n wido difference be tween having a note in tho bank i and having a banknote in the pocket, nnd therein lies the differ ence between complacency and discontent When a man comes along whin ing thnt he is the victim of cir cumstances, tho chances aro that tho circumstances were contained within iron-bound staves nnd labeled "Old Rye." Not infrequently the exalted lodge member, tho whack of at whoso gavel brings all the mem bers up standing, takes off his shoes outsido tho door when he goes home, lest ho waken his wife. From March Farm Journal FIRE URANCE. ... R presents the.... Home Insurance Co., of New York, Live piiol, London & .Globe, 0 Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia. P OI'FICti WITH MIUUS & K1U. Bums, Oregon. V Comer Mouth t Luitabuij; & Dalton's. tfc' QQS G&9 &t5 i The HOTEL BURNS ft. A. DIBBLE, Propt. CENTRALLY LOCATED, GOOD, CLEAN MEALS, COMFORTABLE ROOMS Courteous treatment, rates reason ableGive me a caU A First Clas-'s Bar in Connection mm m & &mmm If you want an incubator this year now is tho time to seo W. T. Smith and patronize homo in dustry. Get tho best. Only $15 No oil, no expense and hatches as many eggs as any incubator on earth. No sleepless nights. A. Venator, tho big cattle man from Venator and Darren Valley, while in Vnlo Wednesday stated that tho stock was wintering in good condition. Tho season has been a perfect ono for tho cattlo and stockmen aro feeling good ovor tho prospects.--Vale Entc-priso, The Harriman Mercantile Co. GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PR5CES Bluo prints of any township in Burns Land District showing namo of cntryman, (Wound kind of entry, topography, etc,, $1.00 each. Piatt T. Randall, BurnB, vro. W. T. M'.STGK, Alnimccr and Salcmunii, A. A. 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