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The Biggest City In The Biggest
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BURNS, HAUNEY COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 21, il)12
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PPY CHRISTMAS
TIME APPROACHING
WITH GLAD TIDINGS
icial Affairs and Home Gatherings,
Christmas Exercises By The Sun
day Schools Etc., and General Re
joicing Makes The Hearts of The
Children Beat With Anticipation
The people of Burns are pre- night as a pleasant entertainment
iring for the Christmas cheer and opportunity to visit with tho
Mid there are many social affairs membership of no, two organiza-
in lorminc lor mat penou. uons. m
"here will be home Christmas No doubt the young people will
trees besides the usual exercises have many diversions and social
by the Sunday schools, the Pre- gatherings during tho time and
febyterian Sunday school giving a indicates a very joyous and pro-
yery attractive program at Tona-, fitable Christmas time.
fima on the evening of Decern-
1 24. California Woman Sfirioutly Alarmed
In addition to these there will A short time ago, I contract-
be private gatherings of relatives ed a severe cold which settled on
&nd friends, some entertaining my lungs and caused mo a great
luriner tho oveniners and ireneral deal of annoyance. I would have
WE SHOULD PROTECT
THE NATIVE DEER
Game Warden Mace Says The Time Is At
Hand For Concerted Action To PrtTett
The Extermination of The Much IlMtei
Deer, And Wants Citizens Co-Operaiiw
Being the Ganie Warden of the
coun ty, I h avo probably been Riv
ing more thot looking toward tho
protection and preservation of
our camo and fish than haa tho
average man.
In view of, tho fact ,that much
ofournntivo xamo is faatbe-;
coming extinct, it is timo that
all true citizens as well as the
sportsman, lend their aid in as
sisting mo to enforco tho law
which is aimed to preservo tho
various species, thereby contin
uing one of our great natural re
sources to be enjoyed by man
kind for generations to come.
That beautiful animal, tho
deer, which is probably tho moat
valuable of all our game, parti
cularly needs our protection
throughout this section, owing
to certain natural conditions,
and if we neglect our duty, the
deer will soon pass.
rood cheer.
Tonawama theatre will be the
f scene of several public entertain-
: merits during the week, the nail
': on (. hnstmns night will ue loi-
lowed by the production of "Tho
Girl of the Golden West", on
1 Thursday night. On Saturday
and Sunday nights there will be
special programs of uictures for
the many patrons.
The Masonic Lodge will hold
its annual installation of officers
at Masonic hall on the night of
tho 27th find miirn likelv tho
sev
Eastern Star will also install
As civilization goes out and
lint! rnmrhinfrsnollsnndmvhinirs1 crowds around the haunts of
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were so sore and inflamed I be
gan to be seriously alarmed. A
friend recommended Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, saying she
had used it for years. I bought
a bottle and it relieved my cough
the first night, and in a week I
was rid of the cold and soreness
of my lungs," writes Miss Marie
Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For sale
Horses wintered, for$5. Good
timothy hay -W. T. VanDerveer
on Pine Creek. Address Drew-
2-tf.
jointly with the Masons as has w cievenger can please
been their custom for many years. . "
This event always brings in a 'ou in wal1 PaPer- The vcry
number of people from the coun- latest designs are on hand and a
try who look forward to this variety never before equalled, tf
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Do You Know"11
The Baker City
Hide & Junk Co.
Has opened a Branch Office jn town.
See Ed Sacks, their Agt. Here
Before selling your HIDES, PELTS and FURS.
Office on Court House St., So. of Burns Hotel. P. O. Box 141.
THE
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Has Just Received the Exclusive
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with all the latest records
Headquarters For
Christmas Presents
Call and Inspect our Elegant Line of Christmas Goods,
I Consisting of Books, Toys, Stationery, Leather Goods,
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this game it is compelled tomova
back, until finally, it has only a
small area under which to exist
In this climate the deer cannot
exist in the territory where thoy
most generally summer. Tho
deep snows drive them to lower
elevations nnd by absolute ne
cessity they must come in close
contact with settlement, and un
less they have our protection
they are bound to be driven back
into the mountains to perish or
to become tho prey of tho pre
datory'animals. Any true citizen, whether a
sportsman or otherwise, should
be deeply interested in doing all
he can to preserve this grand
and stately deer, which by law
of nature is combatting against
terrible odds, and has but little
chance to exist and that only by
and thru us.
In Harney county there is an
open season at which time the
law permits the killing of a lim
ited number of male deer. This
I season closes at or near the
approach of winter. It is the
nature of the deer at this time of
the year to gather in droves and
retreat to certain localities where
it will be possible for them to
winter.
There is only a limited territory
in this portion of the country
where it is possible for the deer
to pull through the winter, and
surely no good man could, after
any thought on tho subject, be
so cruel at heart as to go upon
the deer and kill them when and
where they nro hemmed in by
civilization on one side and deep
snows nnd impossible exsistence
on the other. II . would surely
be worse than a "game hog" a
violator of the law both written
and unwritten, and deserving of
no mercy.
In some portions of the United
States the people have come to
understand and appreciate these
things, and are taking part, co
operating with the State and
government, by providing feed,
at no Bmall expense, in order to
save tho lives of tho deer and
elk during tho winter season.
The main object of this letter
is in tho hope that every reader
will bo inspired by tho thought
and will awaken to n high stand
ard of citizenship, and will do
his part in caring for tho game
which is indeed a heritage for
which we should be grateful.
It is my Bworn duty to enforco
the law and I hope to enlist you
all in tho cause and by co-operating,
one with tho other and all
with me, wo will save tho deer.
II. B. Macb,
Gamo Warden for Harney Co.
CAPITALISTS PREDICT
GREAT FUTURE FOR
THE HARNEY VALLEY
Iowa Men Investing jin Harney County
Real Estate and Will Begin Active
Work Developing And Improving
The Tracts. Many People From
Iowa Expected To Arrive In The
Spring To Take Up Land
Among our visitots during tho fore not mndo so large as would
week were B. L. Allen, a banker bo necessary for tho heavier
of Laurens, who is associated work; anothor thing, it is not
with P. S. Weittcnhiller in tho J built for rock work, therefore
purchase of some 3000 acres of not the machine for tho big
land in the ncighboorhood of canals that are necessary to con-
this city from the Oregon & vey the water from the Sllvies
Western Colonization Co., and
W. E. Crowder of the same
place, who has decided to buy
three-quarters of a section just best for this section is one that
cast of Burns, provided ho can will dig a ditch about two feet
reservoir to the valloy lands
where it is to be used. Tho size
machine Mr. Crowder considers
secure a price ho considers right deep, and sloping to six feet at
when ho gets with Mr. Davidson
in St, Paul.
Frank Johnson brought
party over from Prineville Mon
day nnd they looked over the
country considerably while here,
leaving on tho return trip Thurs
day afternoon. Mr. Weittenhil-
tlie top. Such n machine is taken
care of by 1G horses and capstans
the nro used. It will complete at
least 100 rods of ditch in a day.
To those who went into tho mat
ter with Mr. Crowder it seems ho
received considerable encourage
ment favorable to his placing a
ler was hero for Boveral weeks machine in this country. How-
during the early fall and nego
tiated the purchate of the land
ever, during his short visit he
had no opportunity to get out
and had returned here a few among tho farmers who desire
weeks ago Mr. Allen, his nsso- such work done. If any nre in
ciate, had not been' here before, terested they are invited to write
therefore camo on to look the Mr. Crowder at his home town.
Held over. Mr. Allen is a man
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oi wiue experience anu nos wok-.,,, ft Rreat jnter08t token
eu over nuw territory conmuur
able, but considers this the best
place for invest he has found, as
It la ourn Inimitt' rfinullv nnrl in. I . - ... ..
.........-, j ... numuor lrom tnnt section w
crease in vaiuc ai a moro rapiu
there
in this
country by tho people of Iowa.
Many nro talking Harney Valloy
nnd it is more than likely a largo
niitil lmv onilir rwivf unrlnrr tr
rate than any other section in mako ther homoa Mr Ann
which he has been interested. 'ftnd Mr. Weittcnhiller intend to
Mr. Crowder is at tho head of , t u ft number of , on
a big contracting concern thati,,,,, ln,,Q ,, i, ,.;..,j
llllS ,,.,:.,, i,nm In niMnll ttOTntn
i;uiuiiK tiitJiu up in oiiiuii iiui;u,
may engage in business in
section as It is a vcry good field
for its operation. He has a ditch-
then they will be developed ns
rapidly as possible.
injcmucimio uuu uuea ku w'mCn also visited the
ana at a most reasonnoic price.
It is used in tho Iowa section for
drainage ditches, but here it
would bo used in connection with
the irrigation systems in digging
laterals throughout this big level
Valley, where conditions nro
ideal for his machine. It has
Knnn fmA1 nn1 to rtnntirn1 firwi
economical. The machine is not "'luartera. but latter ho ox
built for big canal work as it is pects to return here to look after
propelled by horses and there- his interests.
Tho gentle
land shows
recently ahd there they found
interest keen in Harney Vnlley
and are satisfied there will bo a
large number of people in hero
in tho spring.
Mr. Weittcnhiller accompanied
the party out and will go from
Bend to Spokane where ho has
Many Rabbits Distroyed
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AlthouKh it snowed last Satur-1
disagreeable, Sunday morning a
largo number of people, men, wo
men and boys, wont out to par
ticipate in tho rabbit drive east
of town. There were almost as
manv rabbits killed as on the
previous Sunday and tho interest
and enthusiasm has not abated in
tho least, so we may look for
ward to tho good work continu
ing with regularity throughout
tho winter sonson. The extermi
nation at this season is partic
ularly desirable as tho pests mul
tiply rapidly in tho early spring
and by killing thorn now it means
moro than Boveral times that
number in tho spring.
A friend from Sunset told tho
writer tho other day that ho be
lieved tho rabbits wcro again be
coming diseased as thoy did sev
eral years ago, at which time tho
pests died in such numbers thoy
wero almost extinct He states
ho had noticed a few recently
didn't look at all robust. What
a blessing it would bo to tho
formerB of Eastern Oregon if it
shoul prove true.
Many old timo residents recall
when the rabbits practically all
died off in former years.
Beef Cattle From Old
Mexico And Texas
Charles Kenyon and Baker Ball
have gone to California and
Texas to look up tho cattle situa
tion. They will go to El Paso
and possibly down to Old Mexico.
Many thousand head of cattle
from that section have bcenj
brought to this state and "there
is room for thousands moro on
tho rnnges. These cattle arc
said to do well after tho first
year and mako good beef stuff
tho second year. Ontario Democrat.
Auction Sale of General
merchandise at Young's Store
Saturday Dec 21 at 2:30 o'clock
Terms Cash or Bankable note.
From this date until Christmas !
I will sell my millinery at cost, I
consisting of hats caps baby hoods
nil kinds of trimmings Mrs. C.
A. Harlan.
STOCK MEN ARE NOT
THE BIGGEST GAINERS
Although They Are The Producer and Le
gitimate Beneficiaries, Their Profit Is
Small Compared To That Reaped By
The Beef Baron's Trust of Chicago.
Who maKcs tho big money
out of the cnttlo business, the
stockraiBcr or tho I eef trust?"
nsks the East Oregonian. "Tho
question comes up as the result
of rather pecular news from
Chicago. A few days ago, the
price of beef on the hoof in
Chicago was $12 per hundred.
It is said to be tho highest price
ever reached in tho open market.
Along with tho quotations is the
announcement tiiat mere is a
decrease of 300,000 head in the
annual beef supply. This is to
nccount for the advance, of
course, and it is true that tho
herds arc being reduced.
"Tho strange part of the news
from Chicago is the announce
ment that the business of the
Chicago stock yards will exceed
that of last year by at least $30,
000,000. It seems from this that
the beef barons do not believe in
allowing the shortage of cattle
to reduce their own profits in
the slighesL Apparently they
are not content to allow tne
stockman to reap the benefit of
a shortened supply. The beef
trust also must share in the gain
despite the fact that it is not a
producer nnd has no just claim
on the producer's profits. Just
how much of tho profit the
trust takes and how much it al
lows the grower to keen one can
only judge in the light of what
highwaymen generally do when
they have an opportunity."
Build Up Your Soil
By Crop Rotation
"The question on the success
ful farm of today is a question
of building up the soil, increas
ing profits, interesting the farm
er in his work, and giving him
an opportunity to get ahead,"
said Prof. II. D. Scudder at the
Oregon Agricultural College in
addressing an audence of visiting
farmers.
"The best way is by rotation
of crops. The advantages of ro
tations are many. The different
crops require different plant
foods, and diffe, in their nbility
to take various plant foods from
the soil. The difference in the
period of growth of plants and
in the season of growth, enable
a rotation to secure and utilize
tho plnnt foods where continuous
cropping would not. Rotations
get rid of weed, insect nnd dis
ease pests which take one crop
and multiply in one cropping
season, but with a variety of
rrnng wmilil disntinpiii'. I
"There is great economy in tho
lnbor of tho farm where rotations
nro used, as it is possible then to
keep the hands and the land
busy. This naturally increases
tho income, as tho farm is a pro
ducer in all seasons. What
would you think of u merchant
who sold goods only from June
to October nnd then laid off?
This is a common practico with
i)9 per cent of tho farmers of
Oregon."
He then stated tho require
ments of a good rotntion as be-1
ing, briefly: 1 cash producing'
crop; 2, legumes; 3, a cultivated
crop; 4, livo stock. Ho urged
tho necessity of a dofinato sys
stcm, growing a uniform amount
oi encii product every year, giv
ing each field tho same attention
in rotation, getting a definite
market return, and employing a
uniform amount of lnbor each
season.
Remember W. A. Goodman is
prepared to roll your barley, bale
hay nnd saw wood. 37
SAGE OF HARNEY CO.
TALKS ON CABINET
MAKING PROSPECTS
President-Elect Wilson Should Tfd
Lesson From Taf t s Experience
Selecting Secretaries, Wm. Had-
ley Says. Also States Progress of
Railroads and Views of Education
William Hanley. tho sago of
Hnrnoy county, who is in Port
land for a few days, has been
puttipg himself in place of Wood
row Wilson, the president-elect
"If I were Wilson," observed
tho philosopher of interior Ore
gon in his quaint way to a Journ
al reporter, "I think I'd feel
that 1 was on trial before the
people of this country. I'd take
a lesson from poor old Taft. Ho
didn't have any nose. Ho
couldn't tell whether the foot
print's were goin' or comin.' He
always hnd to have someone tell
him.
"Now, Taft had a little circle
of politicians about him. They
told him for appointments to sec
retary of the interior this man
Ballinger of Seattle was all right.
Taft didn't know any better. Ho
appointed him. Look at the re
sults. Then he appointed Fisher
of Chicago, after Ballinger had
to quit because the people
wasn't going to stand for him
any more. Fisher was to placate
Roosevelt and Pinchot and he re
presented the east
"Wilson now is called upon to
make cabinet appointments.
He's goin' to appoint a secre
tary of the interior. He's got a
lot of names to choose from. But
what will he do? Everythingde
pends on what he will do. The
test of a great man isn't how
much ho can do alone, but how
much he can get out of others in
service. For secretary of tho
in'erior, will he appoint Joe Teal,
who represents the best interests
of the west. Let's see.
"Out in my district we some
times have a cattle drive. So I
do what they call 'shuffling the
men.' That is, I change 'em
around until I have men I think
will get along all harmonious to
gether for 15 days that call out
all there is in men. If tho men
don't get along the cattle suffer
and the reflection is on me.
j Those cowboys are my cabinet
The cattle are the affairs of this
country. I'm the president If
j I handle that herd right through
j my boys, the people, who are the
, owners, will think well of me.
But if I'd fail to get the right
kind of men around me well,
you can see now tne owners
the people might lose their
beef.
"Now, Joe Teal was born in
Oregon. He was bred in Oregon.
He is a product of the west His
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