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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1912)
W OTc CCIiiitfo-llernlfi TlioOlllilnl liiM!r nl I Inrnoy Comity Iibh tliu liirKimt clri'iilntlon mill laoim "I lin limit mlvurtlnliiK hiihIIiiiiis In, KnMorn Oruifoii. lEIie orcnt Tinruy Couulru Cotarn an nrcn ol 0,4'J8,B00 mil ol Imiil, VWtjM mre yet vacant inbict In nntry iimler tlio ubllo land lawa ol tliu Unltwl Still, x. WOL XXV BUIINS, HARNEY COUNTY, OIU.GON, MARCH 23. 1912 NO 19. r Bed a Day West From Vale m. MloailH of railroad tion nre tniiK daily in tliu local rnil SjynnlH and Hlecl in cxpucl- 51 follow for tlio layitiK of Hi .stretch of the track of f't'KOU EitHlorn railroad out s city which will bcRin (Mm another month upon tlio Section of the roadhed jjrad- t te joh early thm wee itwl grading Htarled V k and ed nea- wen oi easy manned wnicn is mtiucct the various Malheur fon camps with the head rters of the various construe Jonipanies in tltis city, rhe Utah Construction Co. in Je of the first Iftf) miles of idbed construction of the Ore nfEaatern from this city to jcfMountiiln in Harney county, Monday let twocontntcts, one "tlu' first five miles of grading rk out of this city to sub-con-tor (ioldsmith. of Caldwell. Zfj-ft- . liivili. llivill 11 limn If the remainder, reaching ,M,mi thousand rly to the mouth ot the can Ijsto.lirry Hurley, of Nyssa, tSj Ins been working on the wa-Homedalc extension of the qgon Short Line. Hie grading from Vale to thei,, iyon under those contracts ijfor the removal of UIO.OOO lire feet of dirt at a price of ?7foo. Groldsmith located his camps and a half miles south of p, and on Wednesday stnt ted Wu in each direction. Hurley tumped on the Boston place 4 also started grading on Wed day. Dirt is (lying fast and til contractors are doing a qtiar- vol a mile or grade each from reliable sources ijned that the Utah Construe n Company has leased section Kluuartcrs at ncd in tho local yards, went crowded condition, it is d, is the main cause for the iposed change, which will take flteel are laid on stern roadbed. the Oregon IllUUSriiU CHURCH MUliTINO. Clio first of a series of three ooster" meetings at the Pres terian church was held last ndiiy evening and proved quite JHt'iitativo of tho business men, re especially good. Hon. A. Gownn represented tho pro isioual men. riio big chorus choir was a ml pleasing feature and will bo egular thing in tho services of i Presbyterian church in tho turo. Tho music at (his church II bo a greater attraction in i futuro than it has in tho t. Special music was added last Sunday evening, Ludwig linson playing a tmxaphono O and a initio quartet by ssrs. Potter, Johnson, Higgs d Geer being especially pleaa r numbers. IlLROAD WORK ACTIVE mlraclors Making Half-Mile Road E SLAYING TRACK IN A MONTH ttdjWontlier Sij?nal for Renewed Activity Along the 'Lino and ConlrnclorH rrenrinjr to KtiHlt riim Few Miles Put in Shape to Connect CampH Weat. Tomorrow evening will ho the Kccond of tho Korics and no doubt there will he a large attendance. OKCflON'S AOVCKTISINd OPPORTUNITY (Portland Correspondent) Oregon w to have a Hlnto hook lot, for iiifYmmitinn mill iriiirliinre ommenced the past few day.s.()f in(Illil.orrt wIu) want lo know to right-of-way we.stof town, 'exncl fact1 n.KannK 0)I,orltIni. mw Vale hntcrnriKC. i, and retirees. Ciovernor fjw grading crew, were put'west has mnde this possible by releasing the $25,000 appropria r . , nun uiiuvu-ii uy iiiu hi.il ii'Kitui- morning at several places up t(llre Thc ,)0ok,)lL wi ,ecom. y(glley. Right-of-way Iron bio i ,)ilc,nJy C, c Chapman. State yjllg been pnict.eally KcLtlud ImmlKnition agent, with thi dlgood weather having nr-' .0.0,,ornti(m of 1(. state Hoard J, the work will proceed rap-1 0f ImmiKralton, tho Oregon Agri ffen the first thirteen iIoH cultural College, Oregon Develop- I Inil JBftifeljtl 1 hfl J liih Inrtl 1 j&.Ml.lldt ment League and the commer cial clubs of all the sections of the State of Oregon. ItesidcH general information regarding the state as a whole, Commissioner Chapman proposes to have detailed information con cerning each locality. This will be gathered through the Oregon Development League and the local commercial clubs. The state will issue 200,000 of these hook- lets and the railroads will supple ,ment them by publishing of vital importance loci ty that the commercial lions ontrntred nromtitlv in nr . . . :.. . i: ... i :.R paring iiiiiiriuaiioii in uv utseii this oooklol which will have sue an enormous circulation, utlu states all over thc union have haf state DooKlels lor years, and everywhere there has been a de mand for information signed by the Governor and stamped with the seal of the state, telling the exact fncts and conditions. The publication of this booklet is the greatest single event in Oregon's development program since the Lewis-Clark Fair and the organi zation of tho Oregon Depelop- ,)cr intent League. it is i Oregon enjoys the distinction of possessing the most beautiful silo possible to any state for its .two miles south of town, from building on the grounds of the Bon & Western Colonization I Pannma-I'acilic International Kx- where will be moved the. position at San Francisco. The present main- flag of the Oregon was raised by The Governor West at the site-choos- ing ceremonies held ihursday afternoon, March U. It was flung upon the !50 foot Oregon o as soon as the first two miles ' polo contributed by Portland. The site was selected by Julius L. Meier of Portland, L. M. Travis of Ktigeno and F. N. Hod inson of Raker, Oregon's Com missioners nnd tho deed lo the same was presented to Governor West. Tho day was a perfect one and the ceremonies witnessed by !K)0 Oregonians who had jour- , ineyed thero on tho 'Oregon : ,; rik bindgo i,,;;; ui ' - ii 8 to ascertain the views of all jr."1 "?- "! ."' fj " nearly as possible as to hoWj high pitch of patriotic enthusiasm ) church may bo a factor in the ' The population of the metropo building anil general develop-JHtan district of Portland, which nt of the country. Some very includes tho area within Ion od ten minute talks were made, 'miles of the city, is given by the jseoflhoHon. Frank Davey, officials of thc United States cen to spoke for the city govern-'bus as 259,7'IR. This shows a nt and Judge Miller, as a ro- 'gain of 114.11 in ton years. A manufacturers' exposition of "Made in Oregon" goods will bo held in Albany, the date to bo announced later, and a commit too of tho Albany Commercial Club has been nppointed to work out the details as overy communi ty in Oregon will be asked to send exhibits. Tho Blnte-wido "Made in Oregon" campaign was given additional enthusiasm by a rally at Oregon City on tho evening of March 15 at tho Commercial Club. Tho "Oregon First Consumers' League was organized. Tho ladies of tho State W. C. 1 T, U. nro sending a call to the women of Oregon lo prepare for tho visit of tho delegates to the National Convention lo he held in Portland, October 19-20. ThroURh the representatives of tho local lodge tho commercial clubs will bo asked lo advertise their localities at the headquar ters of the Convention by the distribution of literature. It iB expected that not fewer than 3,000 visitors will come to Oregon on this occasion VAI.LBV VIRW ITI5MS Valley View Grange No. 45!) met at the school house on Satur day March !). Adelbert Hayes rode the goat, five candidates received 4 degrees. The debate Resolved, That Hums should have a new court house at this time was won by the negative. The judges were Mrs. I'earl Shaver Mr. Geo. Rrvning and Mr. A. T. Raycraft. The subject for de hate at next meeting (2nd Satur day in April) is Resolved, Single Tax would benefit the U. S. Allirmativc: C. I). Howard, Geo. Cobb, Jack Hoireditz. Negative: A. T. Raycraft, A. S. Whitney. Geo. Hryning. An entertainment and supper was given by the Grange Tues day evening, March 12th. About 100 were present and everyone enjoyed a splendid time. A meeting of the board of "directors was held Saturday March 12th. Will Welty is hauling hay. from Ray craft's. Geo. Itaycraft paid a dying visit to Valley View last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gulp are living on their homestead in Valley View. Mrs. Geo. Cobb and daughter Hazel have gone to Hums where they expect to stay for the sum mer. iT'J . wrt.. .3j8K , ru uu where card playing and danemfe was indulged in until the wee small hours. C. E. LeMay is working at the Experiment Station. A number of young folks at tended the dance at Ijtwen March 10th. TklUTIMI A COW I OK HIDT. Dad Springer of this city, who came to the Eastern Oregon country about the time the sage brush was planted, and who has had years of experience with cat tle, hands in the following re medies for bloat, which he says may be of value to readers of the Democrat, as they are simple and nearly every one has the neces sary applications at hand: Fill a saucer two-thirds fill of turpentine and place under navel of cow. It will be absorbed im mediately, as into a sponge, and in a short time the bloat will all bo gone. Some people recommend tap-1 ping a cow with a knife for bloat! but it does not always work right, I tho wound does not always heal and will sometimes break out into a running sore months after it was supposed to ho sound and well. The best remedy I havo found is to wet tho cow's back thoroughly with cold water, then apply a handful of salt and enough water lo make it sloppy and rub well on the left sale be tween the point of the hip and the ribs. The salt over that par ticular spot will soon be absorhed, when more salt and water should bo applied. In lfi or 20 minutes tho wind will begin to escape through the gullet, and in half, an hour she will be reliovd. -Ontario Democrat. You will look a good while be fore you find a better medicine for coughs and colds than Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. It not only gives reliof-it cures. Try it when you haven cough or cold and you aro certain to bo pleased with the prompt cure which it will effect. For sale by all Dealers. 1 i jT3V74j l . t.r :f,? ' ifSSinr . several , V , $ " t &jV& . more, u is , . i,,MW3i s xf .. Tl !'- t " --i, - Tl"l ! " i ? ,1 achlocalif fe f JS " tf y , organizai , if i , ,, - ' . v r.rs . ' .1ff, n-. . - ' ' ' t" f ,; " -. .f'tv'.v. .. i iiir AFTER BURNS' SHIPPING Hill Railroad Officials and Commer cial Men From the West THE COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Visitors Shown Courtesy and Given Assurance of Good Will nnd Co-operation tion Wool Men Must W. C. Wilkes, assistant gen eral freight and passenger agent of the Hill lines, J. T. Hardy, traveling freight and passenger agent for the same system, II. Kersten. of the Central Oregon Ice and Cold Storage Co., M. Wittington, a representative of the Westinghouse Electric Co., A. Kirschner, traveling repre sentative of thc Weinhard Brew ery and J. K. Sawhill with Roy Hranlon as driver, arrived here Tuesday evening from Bend Hie railroad men came narticu- larly to confer with the wool men or this territory and try to in- duce the wool shipments from this hcction to that point. The visitors were invited to meet with the Commercial Club. i. .:....., m aDo:.w:., nmi Women's Civic Improvement Jeer. Dr. L E H.bbard, C. K Club Wednesday evening at thelMcKnney. G . W, C levenger. Dr. Masonic hall where a general dig. Babbidge. After the discussion Mission of conditions was in- following resolution was dulged in. The visitors wcreladenleV: , , , here to secure business for their Kcsolved. That the Burns Corn respective Interests and were ' mercial Club will place no ob given assurance of the co-opera- stacles in the way of putting the tion of the business interests of question of building a new court this city provided they had any house on the ballot at the gener induccments of a business nature al election, provided the requisite to offer. 1 'ek'a' stels can ')e taken toward It is the most direct route forltnat.end-" such traffic from the west and ilo doubt much of the freight busi ness will be routed over the Des chutes roads provided freight can brought in from that point be , promptly and reasonably. This is possible and will be arranged It is stated the auto trucks will begin operations at once and!1; V ,, lJt"u "ua ",au bring in the thirty-five tons or more freight now in the ware house at Bend for local dealers. Tho wool problem is one that re quires some study and it is up to the railroad people to make the wool growers see the advantages of routing by way of Bend. i Mr. Sawhill called attention to the passenger rate on the autos from Bend to Burns as being a drawback to the bringing in of prospective settlers but offered no solution. People from the east who take advantage of the colonist rates now in effect are more or less staggered at the fare from that point to Burns but it is not a matter that can be adjusted by local organizations. Competition will likely solve the problem when the roads get in shape for passenger travel, there are a number of concerns contemplating entering the field at once and it will be a matter of business. A daily mail between that point and Bums will be inaugurat ed as soon as it can secure per mission from the government and this will help materally in bring ing the passenger trafhc to a rea sonable basis. The Times-Herald has been in formed that J. E. Sawhill con - template? putting on freight1 trucks to compete with the pre sent company nnd thus give local shippeis greater facilities in handling freight Mr. Wilkes said during his talk at the meeting that the II ill lines hsd built 300 miles of road in Oregon in three years anil he hoped the next lino to bo under- KKFKHRNCKS: IMtablv Cithim ot Uatiitu County The Inland ' ri'trociit that wlildi In ronteil nmi rolllli. Wo liam.Uo nil Mixta ollteal KnUto iimttum Wilt n your luml IIIIiik puporn or iillmr li'tsnl Ittml atrarorrii'Uy unit iulrkly , W'V. WANT YOU It HUT. I.NHl'HANCll 1IUS1NKSS, wu niiwiuit two nt tlio utrongeat ioiiiuiileti In America-Till) AWN A A. 11 VUTTOKli CO'S, l.irit your property with ub, (or huIo ur Undo. INN Khl'IOATK OUlt HUHINK8S METHODS AND 1'A ST Bl'COlSHS Yoii trimt ub, wo trust yon, Auk our Clients, ("all anil no uh on" Any Business Proposi Havo Inducements to Change. taken Btirns. would be from Bend to NOT 'OBSTRUCTIONISTS. A special meeting of the Burns) Commercial Club was called last Monday evening at the request of Wm. Hanley who desired to discuss the recent action of the county court in levying a three mill tax to start a fund to build a new court house. The club did not feel it was "its business to make any recom- mendations as a club and many of the members expressed their individual views on the matter, Among those who spoke were w- Hanley. Judge Miller, Mr. Davey.J. J. Donegan.Wm. Farre, H. C. Smith, C. II. Leonard, I. S. There was a cood attendance at the meeting and among other matters dirctissed was a commu- nication from Lakeview urging united effort in establishing a mail route between here and' Iakeview. The matter of a daily mail he t --. .i Dimnn nnrl I-nrl irtC nlnt mstussLHi ami me sccrtuui.) was instructed to ascertain what had become of the petition circulated here last year asking for a mail route and which had been for warded to Bend. Udlcr i'arniiii Most Vital Problem. That an unquenchable ambition to ov, n and operate a farm should animate every agricultural stu dent, was the belief of Dr. James Withycombe, expressed in his address before the students of the O. A. C. Agricultural club, on "The Outlook of Agriculture." 'The field of agriculture should appeal strongly to the young man, I because of its broad scope fori applied science and its sure ftnan- cial reward," said Dr. Withy-' combe. "Every student of the college of agriculture should have an unquenchable ambition to own and operate a farm. Every stu dent of agriculture may not have the means to own and operate a farm just as be would like, but as soon as practicable he should lay the foundation for his life's work upon the farm. This may be hard at first, but with a close adherence to the true principles of modern farming, which means j better stock, better selection, and better methods of soil conserva tion. success will surely come "Better farming is a national problem. The need of the hour is for trained men upon the farms to lead the way for a greater, fier predictions that the spring national agricultural develop- season of 1912 will be a record ment. For years an abnormal breaker in the number of per condition between our rural and manent residents added to Ore urban population has been sleadi- gon's population. Homestead Locations Empire Realty Company W. T l.KSri:iS, MuiWRor ly developing until today wo are almost confronted with a nation- i al crisis as to what to do with i our excess of city and town popu- lation. It is estimated that with- in 40 years we shall have a popu- I lation of 200,000 people. That means that practically every acre j unuur cultivation touay musi pro duce double what it is prod ucing ed of at present, an imperative need making two blades of grass grow where but one grew before. Thus the demand ft r agricultural pro ducts is assured. "Agriculture needs men for leadership in agricultural thought anu activity ano u is expected that this college shall do its share in supplying this class of men for the farms of Oregon. The field for leadership is broad and open. We need men not only possessed with the art of making two blades of grass grow where but one grew before, but men with the ability to organize, to I prevent economic wastes. The matter of crop distribution presents one of the greatest agri cultural problems of today. Note the waste annually occuring in out state. It is estimated that the farms of Oregon produced last year commodities approxima tely valued at $12-1,000.0' 0. Fully half of this found its way to the ; channels of trade, and 50 ppr cent of this was consumed in the cost of distribution. In other words, it cost the farmers $31, 000,000 to market $02,000,000 worth of produce. This tremen dous marginal difference between what the producer receives and what the consumer pays must be reduced. Conservative, intelli- rrnnf n r ! 1 1 ( 11 o 1 ntnnni)'ififinc ' are the solution of thc problem. NEW ARRIVALS GOOD MAThRIAL. By far the greater proportion 6f people from the East and Middle West who are now ar riving under the favorable low colonist rates will become per manent citizens of Oregon and producing" factors in the com munities in which they cast their fortunes. This is the testimony of railroad traffic men who keep the closest possible tab on the class of immigration which is at tracted during these excursion rate seasons. The same evidence is obtained by the land proprie tors and agents of the commer cial organizations who are thrown constantly in touch with the new population as it arrives in the city, says the Telegram. This spring is declared by these various factors in exploiting the resources, opportunities and ad vantages of the Oregon country to be the first season when the results of organized publicity has had an appreciable effect in de terming the class of newcomers. The systematic campaigns with which the exploitation forces of the commercial organizations of the state affiliated with the Ore- I gon Development League, as well as the railroads, have swept the densly populated and less productive sections of the East in interesting people in the vast undeveloped Oregon Empire have gone a great way toward dis- cottraging the restless wanderer, the idler who simply wants to come out and see the country and then drift on without becoming an asset to the country or a per manent fixture thereof. Central Oregon is reaping a rich harvest in the colonization work this spring. The two rail roads have been completed to Bend and afl'oid tho settler a chance to secure cheap yet do sirable lands in the interior (lis tricts which before the coming of the railroads were not attrac tive to the strangers. Traffic men hold to their eat- J'l) ACUI; IIOMI Ml ADS KIH.INyUli.IIMI MS UU! Ul I) l.AM watch ruis si'aci: Milt IKAliK-ltiOxriwot Hue fur mul jaiie timii over 8,000 IKUlM't.creok "uj ICW-lroal Itiroiuli Uml u Hit) ment Noillmm Idaho tliuimr Ix-ll MH ti'l (or lt-0c let o( level )Unu lt r " ' " lilt 4 t::i:nt:t::::::::tt:::::::i:i:::i:::::::t:t:it:!!: ROY VANWINKLK, AlinlrncUr. Harney County Abstract Company ItURNS (iNOOrU'OKATED) OREGON A rtodcrn nnd Complete 5et of Indexes nnd an Abstract Cop ( I2vcr Instrument on ""' l Osk::::::::::::: Till! COMPANY THAT MILL :ts:::t::::tm:t:::::m:t:::n::ttttmuunumutuumumtuns:::.: AUTOriOBILES REO-THE-FIFTL A Powerful 30 N.-P. Car, Two' Four and Five-Passenger, Semi-Float Axles, Nickle Steel, Timken Bearings. Five Passenger, Fully I quipped, $1275. 00, F. O. B. Portland Self Starter, 25.00 Extra. FAMOUS APPERSON-JACK-RABBIT CAs STEARNS CARS-KNIGHT-TYPE-M5T0R ZEIHSnIEaJESL-THE QUALITY CAB J. C. ROBINSON Madras Ore. AGENT FOR CROOK AND HARNEY COUNTIES. THE FRENCH HOTEL under new management John R. Walkup, Proprie"-" FirstC!ass Well Sample Rooms Commercial lravelers ISerjinniiig March 7 and Ending April 7 W e lire golug lo gWe away re e $15.00 INLAID SILVER SET To tbe i aitjr casting tbe most PUno Votes IMoit'Cmake-nny-tlifference whether you are a contest ant for the PIANO you have a chance to win this set. THE SET IS OX D1SPLA Y AT OUR STORE. THE CITY DRUG STORE Reed Bros., Proprietors Lire while iou lice for iou will be a long time dead. Try our Hot Coffee and Lunches at the Bums Home Bakery Kiep smiling as the Auto Truck people are doing all in tin ir power to bring our COMPLETE BAKERY OUTFIT from the Bend. When the outfit arrives we will be in a posi tion to sen e the public with everything good to eat In the Bakery Line. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO. Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities for transportation of mail, express, passengeis Prairie City to Uurn.. Vale to Burns It urn to Diamond Btirn to Venator E. B. WATERS, Aent. (J J. C. DODSON mnt (or tlie DORR1S MOTORCAR Aunuiuu-i tint In- will take down and overhaul .ill IrnCars hold by him year fn e ol i barge Mr. Dodson will be in ! TSie HOTEL BURNS W. A. DIBBLE, Proot. CENTRALLY LOCATED, GOOD, CLEAN MEALS, COMFORTABLE ROOMS Courteous treatment, rates reaeo" ableGive me a call A First Class Bar in Connect i n m:::wttmmnu::mmt:::n:tumutr ARCHIE M'GOWAN, "The Land Man." Record In Harney County. LVCNTUAUY DO YOUR UU Annointed fior a & v o-rs3 complete; once each Burns about April I vj (IBti