MiBSSSESSSBSn
9T(e Vimes"3ternl&
Tho Oniclnl Vapor ot llnrnoj County
hi the Urgoat circulation nil la otio o(
ho belt ndvoitlitlng meilluinti In KuBtorn
Oregon,
Wt Circni atfnnicy, (Eotitilru
Cover nn nrcn of (1,428,800 hi-iim ol
laiuli 4,0.11,051 ncrrii yet vacant enhiect
to entry under tho public land lnn ol
tho Ifnlttd States.
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VOL. XXIV
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 22, 1011
NO 23.
INVESTIGATE ROUTE
ritiess Men of This City Would
Ascertain its Feasibility
,ULD CHANGE LAW ON TROUT
intngcs of Railroad Route up tho River and West
iFrom Burns May be Fully Investigated and Sur
veyed Grange Day at The County Fair This Fall.
Times-Herald has heard
I suggestions from business
respecting the advisability
orporatmsr a railroad com-
reconnaissance and survey
ino outlined in our last is-
That the route is feasible
long been admitted by those
ar with the territory. It
nted out that such a line
ly has the advantage of a
timber area that would f ur-
'immediate tonnage as well
onvenience to the building
e line, but it also has the
v anu more important au-
ge ot almost lncaicuaoie
power sites at convenient
along the lino which
development would furnish
e power lor tne roau tor
rriles.
th such inducements and
ssibilities of electric power
at stretches of the propos-
d it only requires that this
plotted and demonstrated
e the route tho most popu-
ross the interior country.
usiness men of Burns are
le of doing this and with
r eltort this route couiu
placed before capitalists
the route would be taken
once with the result that
uld go.
IANQB DAY AT COUNTY FAIR.
ittc Organizer Gekelcr of tho
jc has been in this valley
ic past two weeks and has
ted up considerable interest
he organization among the
2rs but finds it is not an on
line time to start granges as
very busy season for the
iers ana they can haruiy
the time to go any great
ince to attend the meetings
Bsary to get the organization
granges under way.
has met with enccuragc
however, and at tho sug-
lon of the secretary of the
ey county Fair Association
pil! return here this fall at
time it is expected to have
rousing Grange at the fair
Istart a strong organization
Jrn3 with a large member-
Fof farmers in this vicinity.
, Gekeler will co-operate
the fair management to
Grange day an interesting
ire ot fair week wncn
pge lecturers will bo present
elp place tho merits of tho
n'zation before the people.
irticular program will bo ar-
red for that day at the fair
knds with the view of making
rmers' day.
seal grange workers will con-
ate to the success of this ven-
pand definite announcement
lbe made at some future time.
SEASON FOR TROUT WRONG.
fhy tho open season for trout
Id close in November and re-
cloBed during tho winter
ths no one knows nor can
one suggest an explanation
ler than the fact that no ono
to enjoy tho sport of cast-
, fly hook over ico and snow
KB. Assuming that tho closed
jn is for the purposo of pro-
ig trout and aiding tho pro-
tion, the season opens just
it the time it should close.
f fishing along any of tho
ims at .this time will find
spawning on the nflles.
is section this starts about
Irst of April, just about tho
the season should close.
Brionce shows that tho sea-
for open fishing should closo
it March 1 and remain closed
tho middle of May or the
of June, Tho idea of clos-
tho season during Novembor,
wnber, January and February
ll-advised. Trout should bo
ected during the spawing
period and that starts about tho
time tho fishing sonson open's,
on April 1. Blue Mt Eagle..
Tho Times-Herald man and
some friends found tho above to
be correct while fishing at his
fishing ranch last week. Tho
trout caught wcro spawning and
if they arc to be protected this
is the period that should be closed
to fishing.
OUR STATE TAX.
Treasurer Simon Lewis lias re
ceived the official call for the
slate tax due from Harney coun
ty and it is less than has been
paid for a number of years, tho
total being $11,921.19. Ono half
of this is due May 1 and the
other half the 1st of November.
Our neighboring counties have
to pay as follews: Grant county,
$11,528.87; Malheur, $14,981.48,
and Lake $11,352.84.
FRANK V. UENSON.
In tho death of Secretary of
State F. W. Benson, which oc
curred at Redinnds, California,
last Friday, Oregon has lost
a worthy and deserving citizen
as well as official. The writer
has known Mr. Benson for many
years and while not meeting him
often of lato years always found
him to be tho same obliging
Frank at the state capitol as Gov
ernor that he did at tho court
house in Roscburg when he was
the county clerk of Douglas
county Ho leaves a widow and
two sons to mourn him. His
place as Secretary of State has
been filled by the appointment of
B. W. Olcott, Governor West
making the appointment tho first
of this week.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
(Portland Correspondence.)
To carry tho messago of pro
gress and to encourage the com
mercial bodies of the state to
greater efforts along publicity
lines, Field Secretary Sayer, of
the Oregon Development League
has left the Portland headquar
ters for an extended trip through
Eastern Oregon. He will cover
2100 miles on his journey and
will call upon many commercial
bodies that havo never received
an official visit from the League.
Mr. Sayer will adviso with dor
mant commercial clubs and help
revive them and will establish
new ones where they nro needed.
The country to bo traversed,
Eastern and Central Oregon, is
developing fast, due to the new
railroads now being built, and it
is considered important that the
now cities get a start along tho
right lines in publicity work.
Intelligent methods will do much
to win settlers for this region of
great future possibilities.
Umatilla County cities will
work together for tho common
good to better advantage because
of tho cntliUBiastis rally held at
Pendleton during tho past week,
when C. C. Chapman, Secretary
of tho Oregon Development
League, made an address and
urged them to Btand together.
Tho same sentiment was brought
out by other speakers and an era
of better feeling among Umatilla
communities may bo said to havo
begun. It Is a great county,
raising 5,000,000 bushelsof wheat
or 1 per cent of tho crop of tho
United States, which is more than
any other county grows. Fruit,
too, is an important assot and
now that tho different towns are
co-operating, with Pendleton
building up tho good will of tho
whole district, irrespective of
distant from tho connty sent, It
will bo worth whilo to keep an
oyo on Umatilla, for you will bco
it grow.
Tho biggest month in coloniza
tion movomenta Oregon 1ms over
had has just closed, bringing
thousands of now citizens to tho
state. Fnvorablo rates attracted
peoplo from all partaof tho coun
try who nro valuablo additions
to tho population. Evory part of
tho stato has profited by tho
heavy gain in now peoplo. It is
up to tho oldor residents to mako
tho now comers feel at homo for
if thoy like this stato thoy will
induce their friends back homo
to como out also.
Madras wants a land office to
handlo tho business that now
goes to -tho Dalloa or Lnkoview
from tho vicinity of that town.
With tho settlement of Central
Oregon and tho many newcomers
filing on land, thero is business
enough around Madrass for such
an institution and Senator Cham
beslain has been naked to estab
lish one there.
Salem Elks came to tho aid of
the Portland lodgo during tlicJ
past week by giving a minrel
show and the proceeds will be
sent here to help entertain the
Grand Lodgo in 1912. Over $500
was secured for this purpose.
May 1 is going to bo cleanup
day for Newport Tho Mayor
has designated that date for re
moving rubbish, building side
walks, painting houses and add
ing to tho general attractiveness
in every way. Newport is get
ting ready to welcomo tho usual
largo number of Summer visitors.
Portland will have an annual
dog show April 2G-29, when
canines of high degree from the
whole Northwest will bo exhibit
ed. Tho coming show will bo
the largest ever held hero for
already more than 200 dogs havo
been entered and more arc expected.
hurrying Wad work
Bend People to Coinplete Auto Road
to Harney County Line
ASK FOR A DAILY MAIL ROUTE
When Ragebrush and All Rocks Are Removed Party
of Auloists Will Come to Burns and Formally In
form us of Opening Quicker Mail Service West.
N
WOOL SALE DATES.
The wool sales dates as fixed
by tho Oregon Woolgrowers'
Association arc: At Pendleton,
May 23 and June 9; Pilot Rock,
May 26 and June 10; Echo, May
24; Hcppner, June 1 and June
22; Vale, Juno 13; Ontario, June
14; Sfianiko, June G and Juno 27;
Baker City, June 1G; Enterprise
nnd Wallowa County. June 30
and July 11. Tho Woolbuycrs
have disbanded their organiza
tion, but will bid individually at
the varioug sales dates and bet
ter prices arc expected to result
to tho growers by the tendency
on the part of growers to hold
for sales dates.
Brooke Tells 'Em to (let Ittisy.
Hon. W. H. Brooke told his
home peoplo nt Ontario tho other
day after returning from this
city that they should get busy on
tho roads if they expect to hold
their own in tho trade and freight
of Harney county. The Argus)
says;
Mr. Brooke Btated that the
people of Burns had an idea that
tho Malheur county peoplo were
working against their interests
and did not care for their trade.
The Harney county officials take
good caro of their roads to tho
county line, and in Mnlhcur
county there has not been a movo
to get the roads in passable con
dition. In Harney the roads
havo been dragged and tho loose
rocks removed. In Malheur tho
roads nro about impassable.
Armed with grub hoes, picks,
powder and othor road-making
equipment, a crow of six men
started out from Bend Monday
morning to put tho new Bend
Burns road in tip-top Bhapo for
travel. All tho sagebrush and
rocks will bo removed clear thro
to tho Harney county line. This
work will bo completed, it is ex
pected, by April 23, when a party
of Bend men, in eight or ten
automobiles, will leave hero to
mnke a trip over the highway to
Burns.
riu. t l 1...1 1... r...
inu roau gang, neuuuu uy auv
perintendont E. W. Richardson,
which loft Bend on Mnrch 27 to
go over tho route with ti drag,
returned last Thursday. Tho
heavy machine was pulled over
tho route twice and removed
much of tho sagebrush. But,
according to tho homesteaders in
town this week who havo been
over the road, this drag did not
leave tho new highway in a con
dition fit for traveling, some of
them going so far as to say they
could barely find the way in some
places.
Tho party that started to work
Monday consists of Mr. Richard
son, a cook and 'four laborers;
two wagons to haul provisions,
feed, tools; etc., arc taken along,
with only ono team, howovor,
which will bo sufficient to movo
tho wngons along as tho work
men advance. An average of
six or seven miles a day will bo
made, it is believed, and the en
tire route gone over in two
weeks. Homesteaders who sub
scribed labor on the road will bo
asked to assist tho party as it
goes out
Bend business mm have been
very liberal in their contributions
and with tho money tho county
has given there will bo ample
funds for carrying out this im
portant road-building project.
Tho autoiBta will leave hero a
week from Sunday going through
to Burns and formally inform tho
people of that town of tho new
road being opened nnd invito
them to begin using it for
freighting nnd auto travel. By
May 1 a largo number of teams
will likely bo going over the new
route. Bend Bulletin.
Miss Agnes Lovo performed at
tho piano and Mrs. Dodge ren
dered two beautiful violin solos
that wcro much appreciated.
.MAIL ROUTE TO BEND
Already Btcps have been taken
looking to the establishment of a
daily mail route between this
city and Bend. This route will
be asked as soon as tho railroads
reach the latter point which will
be Borne months yet, however.
Tho completion of a good road
between here and Bend will
bring us in close touch with that
territory and tho establishment
of a mail route will put us in
closer touch with Portland and
other western points, giving
more direct and quicker communication.
SOME QRAN0E HISTORY.
PROP. THOMPSON PLEASES.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Editor I beg to an-
nounco that I havo recently re
signed from my position with tho
Oregon & Western Colonization
Company. And for tho further
information of business friends,
I will mention that I oxpect to
still bo activo in tho Bamo field
in tho interest of tho Bamo old
company by whom l havo ucen
employed, tho W. V. & C. M. W.
R. Co., during tho last eight
years. C. C. Lundy.
When a medicino must bo given
to young children it ahould bo
pleasant to tako. Chamborlain's
Cough Remedy is mado from loaf
sugar, and tho roots used in its
preparatipn givo it a flavor sim
ilar to maplo syrup, making it
pleasant tq tako. It has no supe
rior for colds, croup nnd whoop
ing cough. For salo by all good
dearlors.
Prof. Edward Abner Thomi
8on the high class elocutionist
and bass singer gave two enter
tainments hero during the week
whilo making his sister, Mrs. M.
V. Dodge, a visit
Tho first was on Monday even
ing at tho Photo-Play houso at
which he charmed his audience
with a remarkably interesting
program of a varioty that dis
played his talents to good advan
tage. Miss Loucl Smith assisted
with vocal selections that wero
well received and appreciated by
her many friends nnd admirers.
An urgent request was mako
that ho givo another oyening to
tho public nnd ho consented to
appear again under tho auspices
of tho ladies of tho Catholic
church at Locher'a hall on Wed
nesday evening. Ho was again
greeted with a fino nudienco
which fully showed its deprecia
tion by generous npplauso for
every number.
Wo have received the follow
ing interesting information from
State Grange Organizer Geke
ler regarding tho organization
ho is hero representing.
In 18G5 William A. Saunders.
the United States landscape
gardner, published the first out
lino of tho Grange. In 18G7 with
the assistance of O. II. Kelly
and several other government
officials thoy founded tho Nation
al Grange Patrons of Husbandry.
Tho first State Grange was or
ganized in Minnesota in 1869, and
the order has now spread to
thirty-fi vo states and Canada with
sister organizations in Ireland,
Switzerland and other European
countries.
Tho Oregon State Grange was
organized in 1873 nnd has held an
nnnunl session over since. Thirty
counties of Oregon havo Granges
ranging from Harney county,
with one grange, to Linn and
Clackamas with eighteen sub
ordinates each, backed by over
ten thousand members. The
Oregon system of government,
which is being talked of all over
the world, is the result of Grange
work in this state.
New York has the largest
membership nmong the Grnngo
states with over ono hundred
thousnnd members whilo Maine
boasts of the largest subordinate
with twelve hundred members;
this Grango owns and operates a
starch factory, blacksmith shop,
iron foundry, store, insurance
company nnd numerous other
enterprises, with excellent re
turns, for more than twenty
years.
Tho Phildelphia North Ameri
can said a few years age: "For
years the North American has
been declaring that tho Grange
is tho most progressive body of
citizens in Pennsylvania; wo be
lieve that contention proved by
ono fuct, that not n single pub
lic reform or economic better
ment has been effected which
did not first find its support and
advocates in this organization."
In 1905 tho Oregonian said;
"When tho farmer grows intel
ligently nlivo to their own wel
faro and go about in tho modorn
ways of looking after their in
terests thoy will becomo, as they
ought to bo, fro'm their numbors
nnd tho fundamental importance
of their occopation, tho dominant
class of tho country. The sooner
they come to n position to pro
tect themselves nnd assert their
rights the better for us all."
HOME RULE LAW PAULTV.
Tho following is from a Port
land oxchange: That the word
ing of tho Home Rulo amend
ment to the State Constitution,
adopted nt the general election
last November docs not, in all
probability, convoy tho meaning
which it was intended to impart
is ono of tho important features
of tho decision handed down last
wcok by Circuit Court Judgo
Knowlcs nt Wallowa in tho Joseph
local option case.
In the opinion rendered on this
case, Juugo Knowlcs declares
that the only reasonable construc
tion that can be placed upon tho
constitutional amendment is that
where tho local option is in force
in a county by a vote of tho
people of that county, towns and
incorporated cities do not have
tho power to license tho sale of
intoxicating liquors within their
corporate limits.
Ho says that if it was the in
tent of thoframcrsof the amend
ment to accomplish another end,
the fault lies in the wording of
tho amendment In citing a de
cision of the Supreme Court he
says;
"It is always competent of the
Legislature to speak clearly and
without equivocation, and it is
safer for tho Judicial Department
to follow the plain nnd obvious
meaning of the net, rather than
to speculate upon what might
havo been tho views of the Leg
islature."
In accordance with tho Su
preme Court rulings on similar
cases, Judge Knowles bases his
decision in tho Joseph case, by
declaring that the city of Joseph
did not have tho power to grant
a license for tho sale of intoxi
cating liquors, under tho consti
tutional amendment without first
submitting the question of pro
hibition to the people of that city.
Inasmuch, therefore, as the
county of Wallowa was "dry" at
tho time the amendment was
adopted, it was the will of tho
people to keep the cities and dis
tricts of the county dry, he says,
and tho question of prohibition
can apply only to the city of
Joseph by a vote of the electors
in the same manner that tho pro
hibition law is mado applicable
to tho county or subdivision of
the county.
C. C. LUNDY
THE WEATjIER
The backward cold blustry
weather that has prevailed more
or less the past two weeks has
not been local. Many other
more favored locations through
out the cntiro northwest havo
been having similar weather and
tho smudgo pot has been in con
stant uso in tho fruit sections
with indifferent success. Harney
county has not been materially
hurt by this cold weather as it
has hold back vegitation with tho
result that we may feel confident
of crops when growing weather
does come. Besides it has held
tho snow back in tho mountains
and will give us high water long
er and later in the season when
it is most needed.
Constipation brings many ail
ments in its train and is tho pri
mary cause of much sickness.
Keep your bowels regular mad
am, and you will escape many of
tho ailments to which women aro
subject Consipation is a vory
simplo thing, but like many
simplo things, it may lead to seri
ous consequences. Nnturo often
needs a little nssistanco and when
Chamberlain's Tablets aro given
at tho first indication-, much dis
tress and suffering may bo avoid
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Lamo Shoulder is nearlv al
ways duo to rheumatism of tho Real Estate and Insurance
muscles, and quickly yields to,
tho free application of Chambf r
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