WMHWWMBP WW Nkm dP flefa COUNTY OF HARNEY row Tho Biggeet County In Tho State Of Oregon, Best In The Wet Tho BigBct City In The Biggcit Counlv In The Strtto Of Oregon atEtt 2nS3gg33gH ijss1utiKsTurmtnimF'a ' BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 10, 1912 NO 39. VOL. XXV eaZ4 I CITY OF BURNS 1 m r ft&kll' im v v RAILROAD MEN VISIT WITH US Chief Engineer Stradley of the Short Line, In Charge Of Construction Work on Oregon & Eastern and O. W. R. & N. Co., Officers. Will Continue Work All This Winter Burns was visited Saturday Herald rcprosontnUvo that there evening by three railroad oluchils were 12 miles of rails completed ofthellarrimanline. They were west of Vale and that the me Carl Stradley, chief engineer of would bo completed to tho Hnr tho OroRon Short Line, who has per Ranch in September. Tho charjro of tho construction on the construction from that point west Oregon & Eastern; C. I. Tutlle. will bo rather slow owing to the general traffic agent 0. S. L.; II. tunnels and a large number of J O'Neil, general tmlic agent . big steel bridges to bo installed of theO.-W. R. &N. Co. and II. along Uio river m tie Cui.y... J. Roberts connected with the Contractors will continue on the engineering department of the work all winter, however, and 0 -W R. N. The party arrived push the construction west as late Saturday evening and left! rapidly ns i possible, again Sunday morning. They j No grading will be done in this had intended remaining over u Valley until nex season accord day but wore three days making mg to Mr. Stradley, as it is not the trip from Ontario and Chief advisable o throw up a grade .... 'i.m. tnvn in ni'iir 11 11' ""-u ... -. -- (JUUllUIO. 1 liujr V4l,i lit ." -. ." route of the new cast and west line up Malheur canyon and had n mther strenuous trip on account OUR STATE SCHOOLS CONSIDERED EFFICIENT One Hundred and Sixteen School Houses Have Been Built The Past Year. Wells Tested By State Board Of Health BE A BOOSTER AND GET BUSY swamps near tho lakes will have to be done in the late summer and fall but he doesn't want it ilmwi inn f:ir in udviuicu of the rvf tlin rnront siviri mill storillS ' lYiils. which had not only made the! This is a disappointment as it roads muddy but had washed ii was hoped local farmers won hi in i this way find a good market ioi out in many places. their bountiful crops. However. Mr. O'Neil has been a fioiiuent the actual work on the railroad visitor to our territory recently wjjj )rmK in many -people who and always makes new friends will begin farm work and othir each time. Mr, Roberts was here enterprises and we may look for- zft. .. r. r ,,t ;r,,l?vffir.v,,y """ agreeably surprised at the magni- stradIey asked particularly tude of our big Valley and the reSj)ecti K the progress of the ir fine crops he saw. rigation projects in this territory Mr. Stradley was on a tour of , r SS inspection over the line of work atill so far as actual development now under way and reports ouitc work gnrncdUng the satisfactory progress. I justing tho rights on Silvics Mr. Stradley stated to a Times- River. THE BURNS HOTEL DELL DIBBLE, Prop. Centrally Located, Good Clean Meals, Comfortable Rooms, Clean and Sanitary Beds Fjrst Class Bar In Connection. Oive Me A Call w TRUCKS r- BEND in BURNS ( OPEnATINU FOUU 1'ACKAHH TBUUim BEST SERVICE LOWEST RATES 4 Round Trips Each Week 4 Central Oregon Trucking Co. , . LOCUWOOD Mr. - - " ". i. num. Oh! You SPORTS Get Your Fishing Tackle, Hooks, Lines, Rods and Reels At Prices That Are Right Here. Base Ball Bats, Gloves, Mites and Masks at RightJPrices. J i Soda Water, and Refreshing ICC lreaiTl, Drinks, Fresh English.Walnuts jrjijy Our Now Best For Tho Money. Lino of .Iai'-o-nmta I0voi',yl)O(l,y Hues It. I'orTmncH. All tho go. In Fact, We Arc IIBADQUARTERS For The Best Lino of DruKH, Toilet ArticloH, Confoctionory, Hhoot MiihIi!, Mimical IiiHlriimont, Cifrimi and Tobacco, UiibbordoodHiiiKlStiitionory. City Drug" Store "TiTi'.; LiLWOi " "'"-' Tho following interesting nrti clo is from tho pen of L. R. Al derman, State Superintendent of Public Instructien: Through school board conven tions, teachers' institutes and patron teacher associations, which latter havo been encour aged bv the Mother's Congress, public intorest in tho Rchools is rapidly growing. Especially navo people been interested in making sanitary conditions better. Ono hundred and sixteen "now school houses havo been built during the past year. All of these are modern in lighting, heating and ventilation. Many old school houses have had tho lighting improved, tho windows on ono sido boarded up and more windows cut on tho other side, so that cross lights have been done away with. Stoves have been jacketed and window boards pro vided, and in many cases a com plete ventilating system put ir. Tho chango is being made from tho common dipper to the indi vidual drinking cup or the bub bling fountain. The water from hundreds of wells has been test ed by the State Hoard of Health. which board under the direction of Dr. Calvin S. White has co operated most effectively. We have in Oregon a rural supervisory law that is bringing all the schools of the Btate to a high standard. In nil counties where there are (JO or more dis tricts there is now an education al board appointed by the county superintendent, who serves one or more rural supervisors, wno may not receive more than $1,200 nor less than $1,000 for a year of ten months. These supervisors give their whole time to the sup ervision of the rural schools. As it now stands there is a super visor for every 3-1 rural districts, and for every 11-10 school child ren. On an average tho super visor can visit each school for a half day for overy six weeks. This is n chango from the old way. when the county superin tendent could visit only onco a year. Until now only city scnoom had adequate supervision. Ten years ago we had only 31 high schools in tho state. Now we hayo 111, four-year high schools, and next year we shall have about 140, and about 200 of one. two and three-year rank, that our people believe in.educa tion iB shown by the fact that we hnvo whole counties where four out of every five eights grade graduates enter the high schools. Our grammar schools are so graded that in most cases tho student takes it as a matter of course that he must not stop un til the uniform eighth grade ex amination is passed. Orccron has in some localities settled the question of the rural social center by establishing rural high schools within riding dis tance of practically all the homes in tho county, xneso nign schools aro organized under the county high school fund law. This law I consider ono of tho best in tho United States, as it makes it possible for rural dis tricts, with but little cost .and tho minimum amount of red tapo to secure high schools. A gen eral tax ia levied on the wholp county, and the money ib us,ed tp pay tlio tintion of tho pupil, no mnttcr wherein tho county ho attends high Bchool. This tuition is $-10 each for tho first 20; $30 for each of tho second 20 and $12.50 for each over tho first 40. The law is in operation in nine counties in Oregon. In these local high schools wo havo much that tends toward adult educa tion, and securcB a hotter social life. Tho debating societies, in which young and old tako part, also tho library worknnd tho lec tures that aro given here aro a great help in tho making of a bigger and bettor social commun ity. Tho high school courao of study is being mado to fit tho Btudent forlifo aa well as for college. Wo aim both in tho grammar and high school to enable tho student 'to ditUiWi-r Jo1 nifeu" .niAi-iu If Burns Is Going Te: Be The Leading City In Harney Valley, Timely and Concerted Action Is Necessary. A New Era of Development Is Fast Dawning And We Must Be Ready To Lay The Future Foundation fiet tho hnbit and bo a booster. Now, right now, ia tho opportune t m o to beKin our campaign ot progression for all time to come. What wo aro and plan today, we will be tomorrow, so to speak. If wo do not tako time by tho forelock and do it at once, it may bo that the opportunity of a life- timo will havo passed, in so far as the future of Hums is con cerned and subsequently the wel fare of our own being from a , financial standpoint. In no part of this great and glorious coun try is there more natural resour ces to bo taken advantago oi than right here in Burns and Harney County, and its up to tho good citizens and progressive business men of this community to get busy, while they are, (and if they hope to be) in tho lead. Let us not neglect to do hat which perchance will cause us to experience the keenest regret in after oars. The little city of Hums is now approaching the threshold of commercial success or failure, and the present coterie of busi ness men and citizens will be held responsible for either course. In these pioneer dayB when it seems that we must make a special ef fort to control every possible dollars worth of business, wo arc apt to lose sight of the most im; portant feature of our existence -a foundation for the future trade. Let us hesitate in our mad rush for the almighty dollar for a long enough period to con sult our best instincts. It customarily follows that when tho railroads mako their first atmcarance to a new public, a large influx of peoplo seeking openings for their respective business interests, will locate at tho yarioiiB towns springing up along these roads and at thoso nointa which ook best to them. These people will all como in with capital. They como pre pared to buy or build, and will come to slay, and if business warrants, they will stick, and tho tatter success thoy havo the more successful will bo the efforts of those who are already here. It is a fatal fallacy for any citi zen to give a stranger or an out sider a lukewarm reception when lm enters this city, no matter what may bo his vocation or an ticipation, and one which all will pay dearly for in time to come, Whoever tho strango may be, extend tho glad hand of good fellowship, look him in tho oyo and tell him of tho many good things wo havo here and what wo exnect to have, speak well of your town and its people, and give tho stranger a warm wel come and a word of recognition when you meet or pass him. Don't overlook these littlo things as thoy aro things that count, and can bo given without cost. It will ndvertiso your town and community in such n manner that no one can eradicate your good niimo. BurnB is bound to be a large city, and to put it conservatively, tho county seat will no doubt add at least a thousand nnd more peo- 1 pie to its population within the end of tho next year, and it 'ought to, for it has every possi bility before it, if properly taken 'advantnao of. and pushed along. Now tho question is, will wo ne ready for a spontaneous growth ot this kind. Will we havo laid the proper foundation to encour age new settlers and business enterprises of tho various kinds needed. First wo should at once endea vor to carry out tho much needed improvements under contempla tion nnd already started and pave tho way for others, Our Com mercial Club should be alert to the needs of tho community and meet frequently to discuss mat ters of imjiortance which call for immediate action. The greatest interests should be centered in that body of representative citi zens nnd upon which our people are so dependent for guidance in a business way. We believe it would be a good idea for every citizen of Burns when receiving nn inquiry as to business open ings, and land opportunities from whomsoever it may be, to at once refer it to the sccretnry of the Commercial Club, and ho should bo posted in every detail and be in a position to give accurate in formation, or refer them to some one, who give all the desired in formation in a manner that could bo depended upon, whereby ac tion could be taken without loss of time or delay. In that way tho club will be io a better posi tion to advise and do that which seems to bo the best and most consistent. To be what wo desire and an ticipate, means that we must havo organization and there must bo a concerted effort on tho part of every local citizen to put their shoulder to tho wheel of progress to push and keep on pushing until wo havo at least attained the rank of n municipality, when tho city will be in a better posi tion to handle the matters of such vital importance to all of us. So we say when tho public matters demand our attention, let us drop our personal affairs for an hour or so in order that we may give such matters tne consideration necessary and which will untimately be for our best interests. Now these are salient points which no business man of Burns can afford to over look, and which if adhered to, aro bound to bring a unit of har mony, which will result In ma terializing tho objects to which wo all attain -a bigger and boti ter Burns, COLONIST SEASON WILL LAST ONLY 15 DAYS Railroads Have Taken The First Step ' Towards The Elimmalion Of The Low Rate Colonist Tickets Further ctcps toward what probably will eventually result in tho abolishment of tho low-rate colonist season altogether have just been taken by tho Transcon tinental Passenger Association in , Chicago, says the Telegram. , This association, which fixes the , rates nnd dates for this class of business, haB decided that the excursion rates shall apply for only 15 days this fall-the shot t- est season ever fixed for such traffic. Tho dales, aa announced in private telegrams lo local Hill and Harriman passenger officials today will bo from September 25 to October 10, inclusive. In re cent years, both- for spring and fall business, tho seasons have extended all tho way from 30 to 45 and even CO days, while the one-way fare from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Superior and all Missouri River common points has been sometimes $25 and sometimes $30. This fall tho prospective colon ist gets the worst of it in both rates and dates, for not only is the season reduced to the lowest nossible limit, luit the minimum rate for tickets will be advanced to $30. The present announcement !A STAUNCH STATE ; IS OUR OREGON thoy have returned to Oregon eminently satisfied that no other region on tho footstool shows that the railroad lines which have been opposed to irrantinir colonist rates nre slowly gaining the upper hand of the more liberal lines which havo al ways favored a long season and the minimum rate of $25. The opposition to the plan of encour aging settlers to take advantage of the colonist season excursions is due to the fact that many of the railroads do not believe it is a desirable business to go after, tha' there is no profit in it, and that a difference of $5 or $10 in the rate would not keep the East ern or Middle Western faimer from coming out to the Coast if ho rnallv wanted to make his home out here, Tho short season is favored be cause it is held that the prospec tive home seeker can plan to come during n 15-day season just as well as in a 45-day season, such as existed last spring, and that the railroads have plenty of equipment to handle tho rush in any event. Many Who Left For Better Lands Re turn Again After Being Convinced Our Home State Is Now Second To None, And Find Here Failures Few And Opportunties Many We deem the fact worthy of fat wallets. No more eloquent comment that a careful perusal tribute can be paid our fair state of the state exchanges, Bhowjthan the return of those cer a general return of Oregonians tain sons who have wandered who have sojourned in othcr.after strange god. in ungodly , landa for a time with the intent ' lands and endured the painful, of bettering their prospects although necessary operation of financially and otherwise. After having their "eyes opened." n clever survey of that much i Our stately Oregon is neither vaunted advantage' of climate. 'jealous or fickle, the certain ones sou production and Business, whom sne nas oiesseu wun nor opportunities in these districts, i bounty may be, and her fertile acres are at the service of afore time deserters, who havo observ- nrl tlmf clio ia n flnnprwlsihlp i:ir1n offers so varied an assortment of .and growelh bank accounts from natural advantages and opportu-' the various and numerous uses nities. A year, two years, or to which her fertile soil is utiliz several years ago, they listened ed in a legitimate manner. This with open mouth to the siren ' year she promises to pav in a song of the'obiquitous land man, ' most bountiful manner and mcc disposed of their business homes sure, and all who have pinn- d here, sold fertile farms and also their faith in her will receive placed their multifarious pos- their just reward. It has ur sessions of stocks and imple- prised not only her native son , ments on sale or under the auc-1 but those of her sister states, j tioneers hammer, to trail north and the continual influx of land cMitlt fic tlin nnfiAn irnr Vinin unnlnrQ rmrl invnetnvs HR WPll !i toward the dazzling lures of pro-1 the steady absorbtion of our land, motors. They have chewed -the I an( at vrccs that were never en cud of experience, it is bitter andrtain ag ,ogic is ,mt a forcrun. learned the lesson that "all isner of the prophecy so long claim not gold that glitters" even ' fd for our fair state, and which though it may be contained in is now about to be luinneu oe the handsomely printed circular yond the imagination of the most of the companies whose chief in- skeptical. Young man or woman, terest is not philanthropy, but , if you have a homestead, hold it, tho separation of prosperous if not get one and hold onto it ranchers and farmers from theirt while you can. THE FRENCH HOTEL JOHN R. WALKUP, Prop. Strictly First Ctess. Splendid Service, Fine Accomodations, Commercial Headquarters Sample Room In Connection, Reasonable Rates New Post Office Rules Some postmasters have formu lated the following rules for the benefit of their patrons in order that thoy may know what to ex pect: No letters given out until they havo been received. If you don't get a letter or a paper on the day' you expect it, have the postmaster look thru all the boxes, cellar and garret also. It ought to be there somewhere nnd he likes to hunt for it just to please you. If your friends don't write, rave at tho postmas ter. He is to blame-maybe.' If ho tells you no, put on a much grived look and say their ought I to be some, He is probably hid inc vour mail for the pleasure of haying you call for it. Ask him to look again. If your aro buy ing stamps make him lick them -ho has nothinir else to do and it ought to bo a part of his business? C. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO. Four Well Equipped Lines. Excellent Facilities For Truiisponition of Mail, Express or Passengers Prairie City to Burns. 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HANSEN, Proprittor Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Sasuage, Bolonga, Headcheese and Weinerworst, Etc Wholesale and Retail Prompt and Satisfactory Service Your Patronge Solicited and Orders Given Quick Attention wgsygTr.rKj (Continued On I.mt Togt)