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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1911)
'"'"ii'u-ii-mjm'ii-iliuiijjmam mrim m i She pme-Pefdk Yf Viiues-Steralik Tlio Offlclnl Paper o( Harney .County hta tlia URnit circulation ml la 0110 o he bolt ndvortliliiR mcdluina in Kanlorn Oregon. 1Dle Oircnl 31 n men, unity Cimirn on men of 0,188,800 iifrii- of Innd, 4,()3l,t)Sl ncrim jot vilcnnl tibi'Ct to entry nnilcr tlio public Innd Inwa of tlio tJnlto.1 fjtttu-fl. VOL. XXIV BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 25, 1011 NO 19. TEND ROAD TO BURNS wtland Writer Talks of The Real Central Oregon Territory RE PLACE FOR 30,000 FARMERS ;scnt Goal of Railroads up the Deschutes Docs Not Reach The Land of Promise Looked for by Home seekers Harney Valley Best of Central Oregon. ho following communication clipped from a recent issue 10 Oregoninn. It is good, to point and evidently written a man who understands con- ons and is acquainted. with tral Oregon. J. G. bears out nier assertions of the Times- raid that the Deschutes lines not reach central Oregon and the section tapped could bo in Harney county as to area tillable land capable of fur- hing products and railroad ight. He says: nnouncement is made that railroad trains are running entral Oregon; that a publi- fund of $200,000 is to be de ed to getting Eastern people omo out to Oregon and open iv larms, and especially to tie in Central Oregon, By no ans are these worthy objects be discouraged. But, ,as it is atter of the mightiest impor- co to the state, and especially this city, let the matter bo sidered from all points. he first thing the homeseckcr ling to Oregon will inquire ut is the farm land. Where ;, and what will it cost? The at majority of those coming response to publicity appeals II be men of moderato means no means. Thousands unon busands would rush to Oregon assured they could get home- ad lands equal to those in the kotas. Eastern men will be Kvr to Like up sagebrush tracts, ere there is no water in sight. it, if convinced that sagebrush d is really rich soil in disguise, ey will not want to go into the gebrush many miles beyond o railroad. To get many men open farms in Central Oregon, 3 railroad people must keep ce with the settlers. The end of the rails is now at ladras, and may reach Bend by e middle of June. But Madras not Central Oregon. Portland on the base lino of the public rveys. Madras is on the cast 1c of township 13 east of Port Bid, and on the second standard rallel south. From Madras to f east boundary line of the te is 198 miles; and to the iuth boundary line of tho state, miles. Madras is 29 miles ist of the Cascade Mountain rest reserve; and counting from forest reserve to the east abundant water and successful cultivation is better in Harney Valley than any other section of Central Oregon. Railroad construction ought not to stop until tho passenger and freight trains reach Burns, in tho heart of Harney Valley, but from the intimations of tho railroad authorities, railroad con struction may for years halt at Bend. Such a result would check tho development of Portland, Every observing business mnn can seo that more farmers are needed. The city can't prosper without a large increase in fnrm population and farm products. Tcnncro farms are well enough within n few miles of Portland, but ten acre farms produce no wheat, hogs, alfalfa, beef or mutton. Everybody can't prosper raising apples and keeping shop. The sum of $200,000 for advertising purposes is large, but the city might raise even n larger sum than that without an increase in general taxation, and put it up as an inducement to continuo tho construction of a railroad with out a stop at Bend, and push the rails on to Burns within n year from June next It is an easy country through which to extend tho lines, and Portland should not allow construction to stop. Forty years ago, when the town was but little more than a village, under the lead of Captain J. C. Ainsworth, Portland raised $150, 000 for the old WcstSido Oregon Central Railroads, but since that day the city has not raised a dollar for railroad extension. . J. G. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. 19 e undary of the state, would give i average width of 232 miles ir central Oregon from east to est With the exception of a few lies in trio marsn at lviamatn Us, there is not a mile of rail- ad in all this Central Oregon gion covering 43,548 square ilea. There are 2788 more iquare miles than in tho State of hio with its 9500 miles of rail ways and nearly 6,000,000 people, 'hero arc45G8 square miles more ind in Contral Oregon than in he six states of Connecticut, lelaware, Rhode Island, Mary ind, Vermont and Now Hamp hirc with their millions of people. Building railroads to Madras nd to Bend will help Portland omo, and open a little desirable ind to settlement But tho best f that land will bo covered with rigation water liens, and will e high-priced land. To open a ountry where tho 30,000 farmers ow talked about can go and get omes at reasonable cost in money nd labor, the railroads must go n to tho heart of the great Har ey Valley. There are 200,000 ) 300,000 acres of good land bout Madras and Bend, and tho lost of it now in privato owner hip, But thcro is ten times hat amount of land in Harney 'alley, to bo had for homesteads r for very moderato cost Bc ides that, tho prospect for (Portland Correspondence.) Although the whole state has its full quota of new settlers who arc taking advantage of the low colonists fares, Central Oregon towns are especially busy wel coming the newcomers. Large additions to tho usual accommo dations aro being made to house the homescekers and extra ef forts are being mado to care for their wants until thoy shnll be come permanently settled. Homesteads are being taken in large numbers, irrigation lands are being bought and now towns aro building because of the rush of immigrants who are following tho railroads into the interior. Train loads of supplies, building materials and agricultural imple ments aro going in and the long delayed awakening of Contral Oregon has arrived, after that section has lain dormant for agos awaiting the whistle of tho lo comotive. Dates for the Oregon Develop ment League convention at As toria havo been fixed for Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 14, 15 and 10. This will bo whilo tho Astor Centennial is in progress and convention visi tors will give a part of their time to this historic celebration. Tho convention dates wore decided after a conference between the ABtoria Commercial Club and tho Centennial management. Salem will haven horso show April 7 and 8. It is expected tho event will bring out a fine dis play of draft, carriage and riding horses nnd a campaign will bo started right away to raise f undB for awards that 'will insure a largo list of entries. Redmond will havo a double barreled celebration on July 4, and Independence Day will not bo its only significance. Tho un locking of Contral Oregon by tho railroads nnd freedom from its long isolation will bo tho choif reasons for tho jollification. Red mond is on both tho 'Oregon Trunk nnd tho DoschutoB rail roads and it sees a great future now that outlets huvo been mado to tho outside world. Mining mon of thnstnto mot in Portland during the past week to make plans for tho ontortain mont hero of tho Northwest Mining Congress on May 10, 17 and 18. At that timo it is ex pected to havo each district of tho state represented and largo numbers of outsido mining men will bo entertained. Special fares havo been mado by tho railroads for travel to tho Portland Roso Festival, Juno 5 to 10, a rate of ono nnd one third tho usual tariffs for the round trip having been agreed upon by tho various lines. Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia will get tho benefit of theso reduced fares. Salem lays claim to a unique distinction among all the capital cities of tho United States. It has made n greater net gain in population then nny other state capital. Salem shows additions to her population amounting to 231.9 per cent during tho ton year period, as given in tho fig ures of tho census. No other state capital conies anywhere near this record. WEDUINd SCQUKL TO LIFL'SAVINQ. Tho following appeared in a nows dispatch in tho Oregonian under a Milwaukee, Wis., dato litter Mr. Dow spent last sum mer hero in tho olTice of tho Eastern Oregon Engineering Co. and in field work. He told his associates in tho office ho ex pected to go only to Bilker when ho left here; The romanticscquel to a heroic rescue of one child by another came today when Fred L. Dow, aged 29 years, of Burns, Or., secured a license to wed Etta Marie Hess, of South Milwaukee. Dow formerly lived at South Milwaukee, his family being far mers in the town of Oak Creek before a manufacturing city sprouted in what wns onco n rich farming country. South Milwaukee has n mill pond and a grist mill of tho old fashioned sort and on this pond tho young people of the village arc accustomed to skate in winter. Twelve years ago, when Miss Hess was a girl of 12, bIio went skating before tho ico was solid enough to bear her weight Dow was crossing tho dam on his way to school, when ho saw the girl break through the ice. Getting a rope from the grist mill ho tied one end about his waist and the other to a post, and swam out to the girl. As he feared, his strength gave out in the bitter cold water be fore ho could swim ashore, and he pulled his way through the water by his improvised lifeline, saving tho girl and himself Miss Hess is now a teacher in tho high school which Dow at tended at tho timo of the rescue. and her resignation takes effect with tho Eastor vacation, when the ceremony will be held. THIS THING BACKWARDS Horse Breeders of West Should Re verse the Order of Things SHIP DRAFTERS FROM CHICAGO Big Money, nt Prices Paid at Chicago and Added to Expense of Shipment to Portland President of Monmouth Normal Issues Bulletin Telling of Work. MOKE CASH FOR ROAD. Homesteaders in tho Millican country bring in word that tho "Bend-Burns" Hags already aro strung along tho route of tho now road from Bend well to tho east of Millican. Tho road is practically straight During the last week $135 moro lias been contributed to tho road building fund, bringing it to a total of-$7G5. Chas. N. Clark, who, with J, II. Stowart has a section of land in 20-18, 15 miles cast of Millican, says that ho plana to erect a road house- on his property. Tho pro posed stopping placo will bo di rectly on tho new Bend-Burns road, says Mr. Clark. It is understood tho road sur veying party under E. W. Rich ardson has practically completed their work to tho Harney county line, and is expected to be back in Bend this week. Bend Bulletin. Tho most common causo of in somania is disordors of tho stomach. Chamberlain's Stom ach nnd Liver Tablets correct these disorders and enablo you to sloop, For sale by all good Deulors. Tho following from a reccntis 8Uo of tho Brecders's Gazette, of Chicago, Bhows that local horse men aro making no mistake in breeding draft horses. In fact it would seem that we have not begun soon enough. When draft horses can bo bought in Chicago at an average price of $300.00, shipped to Portland and disposed of at a profit it will certainly pay to raise draft horses in Harney county. Tho Gazette says in part: Last week a carload of 1, 750 pound rugged bigboncd geldings was shipped from Chicago to Portland, Oregon. Francis Thom son who bought these horses to sell again on tho coast to team owners enmo to tho great horso market to make his selection not to save money on the immedinte cost but to save timo and expense bills incident to gathering such a lot together anywhere else. Tho horses wcro not a fancy lot as a whole, but wore large framed, sinowy and sound and looked fit to do a great deal of hard work. Percheron blood predominated and nges ranged from four to six years. The high priced horso cost $325 and the average was slightly above $300. Two days after Mr. Thomson arrived at tho market ho had his 18 head bought and loaded in a palace car for shipment by freight to tho coast Thisfreightfihipmcnt of horses of such size for so long a journey is something of an ex periment, as that trip has usually been mado by express. When such prices with the in cidental expense mid risk added can bo paid for horses to resell on tho coast thorc is a great op portunity open to range breeders. It has been frequently asserted that as big horses can bo grown in Wyoming, for instance, as any where on earth. The market lies at tho very door. There should be enough enterprising horsemen there to supply it Tho western coast cities aro undergoing n mar velous development as shown by their increasing importance in commerce. Tho census shows that thoy aro generally ahead of any other group of cities in tho country in rate of growth. They would uso many moro big horses it nicy could get them nearer homo. NORMAL SCHOOL COURSES VARHH), President Ackcrmnn reports that many inquiriries are being mado relative to the courses of study, standard of admission, cost of livinirnnd tho advantages of tho normal school atMonnuioth. For tho information of thoso who aro contemplating taking a nor mal course, he has n bulletin in press giving detailed information which may bo had upon applica tion. Tho bulletin gives tho fol lowing regarding entrance re quirements nnd courses of study: (a) Entrance Minimum ro quircmunts shall bo tho comple tion of tho ninth grade or its cquivalont (b) Graduation Tho comple tion of tho four years of tho sec ondary school and two years addi tional work, including a thoiough roviow of tho common branches, and training in tho practical school and is practically a five years' course. (c) Attendance Tho total nt tendnnco in a secondary school and in tho normal school shall bo 21G weeks above tho grade, at least 3G of which shall be in the Oregon normal school provided that the normal school may ac cept satisfactory credits covering 20 weeks above the eighth grade. (d) Certification-Tho Super intendent of Public Instruction hIuiII issue certificates to gradu ates from tho standard normal courso as follows." First-Ono year state certifi cates shall bo issued, without c.v animation, upon application, to graduates of standard normal school courses, authorizing them to teach in any grammar school, or in any one-year, two-year or three-year high school in Oregon becond -nno holder ol a one- year state certificate, issued in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1, shall after Six months' successful teaching ex perience in this state, and upon tho recommendation of the Coun ty Superintendent of tho county in which the applicant last taught received a five-year state certi ficate without examination, au thorizing him or her to tench in any grammar school or in nny one-year, two-year or throo-ycar high Kchool in Oregon. Third -Tho holder of a five year Btato certificate, issued in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2, shall, after 30 months' successful teaching ex perience in this state, and upon tho recommendation of tho Coun ty Superintendent of the county in which the applicant Inst taught, receive a life state certificate au thorizing him to teach in any grammar school or in nny one- year, two-year or three-year high school in Oregon, provided, that ho shall receive a lifo state certi ficate authorizing him to teach in any of the schools of this state uion tho completion of two years of work in a standard college or university; provided, thnt, if, at any time, the courso of study nt tho Oregon normal school meets tho requirements of standard colleges, then tho graduate of the standard collego courso of tho Oregon normal school shall receive a life state certificate on tilling him to teach in any school in tho state. FourthTho holder of a one year state certificate, or a five year Btato certificate, or a. lifo state certificate, secured in nc cordanco with tho provisions of this section is hereby authorized to net as a City Superintendent of Schools of any city in this stato. Credentials from other stales will bo accepted on tho same basis as those from Oregon. Persons who hnvo dono work boyond tho ninth grade, but who aro neither graduates of accredit ed high schools, nor the equiva lent, aro classified in any course with such advanced standing to which thoy may bo entitled, Examinations for advanced standing aro permitted in tho ciiHo of work claimed to havo been dono clsowhore, but for which satisfactory credentials are not submitted. Tho Normal School ondcavors to give j'tistcredid for all Bcholar- Bhip which the applicant may possess. Applicants for advanc ed standing for work dono in other schools must present an official statement of such work. This statement must cover the following peints: (1) Tho exact length of timo spent in tho school, with the dates of entering and leaving. (2) Tho number of subjects studied each term. (3) Tho exact subjects stud ied. (4) Tho number of weeks spent on each subject. (5) Tho length of tho recita tion period. (G) The record of tho grade of work dono in each subject Blanks prepared for this pur pose may bo obtained upon ap plication. High school graduates must present a completo certified record of their high school course. This is filed in tho oflicc and kept as a part of tho student's record. Tho school reserves tho right nt any timo to require a student who is notably deficient in sub- ject-mattcr to make up such de ficiency before pursuing furthcJ his normal courso. Every person before being ad mitted to the school will bo re quired to sign a statement that he or she intends to tench in tho public schools of Oregod. Q0OD ROADS IS STILL I.IVIi ISSUIi. As u guide for tho preparation of future good roads legislation, which it is intimated will be placed before the people by initia tive at the general election in 1912, tho executive committee of the stato grango, consisting of State Master O. E. Spenco of Canby, A. 1. Mason of Hood River and C. L. Shaw, have pro pounded tho following questions to the attorney general: "First Has any county in the Btato of Oregon the iower to call a spccinl election under section 10, article 11, as amended in 1909, for the purpose of creating a debt for the building of per manent roads, cither with money derived by voting bonds or is suing county warrants beyond $5000. "Second - Can tho county courts issue county warrants be yond $5000 indebtedness for the purpose of building permanent roads without obtaining a major ity vote of the people at a gene ral or special election?" Tho attorney general has held in n former opinion that the counties of the state can issue wurrants of indebtedness beyond $5000 for good roads without fur ther legislation, but there is a string to this opinion, in the Inst clause of tho amendment to tho constitution adopted last Novem ber, which reads as follews: "But debts for permanent roads shall bo incurred only on ap proval of a majority of thoso vot ing on tho question." This has raised, then, tho fur ther question in the minds of the executive committee of the state grango, whether tho counties can call special elections for tho pur poso of learning tho majority sentiment as to tho issuanco of warrants in excess of $5000 for good roads. It is believed by tho grange that Attorney General Crawford will hold that tho counties hnvo no authority to call special road elections or any other special election except that power is ex pressly given them by tho legis lature, and in that event tho good roads amendment adopted last November is useless without nn enabling net giving tho coun ties authority to call a road bond ing elections. OUT OF TOWN TAYPAYERS Tho Harney County National Bank will bo pleased to attend to tho paymentof your taxes upon recoipt of your instructions. j Estkays Ono iron gray mare, , weighing 1050 lbs. and branded with nn S wrench with a straight wrench across; ono bay how, white spot in tho head, branded T4 connected on loft stifle, car .e to my ranch in July and have been fed since Sept. Owncrcall, pay charges and takoVinimals. GEOItGR FAHIIENS, Drowscy, Oregon. Insurance that Insures rilin, ACCIDLNT AND LIVE STOCK rea1 &&tsut& W. L. BLOTT & CO., FAIR DEALING Post Office Building, Burns, Ore. V. T. 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