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CITY OF BURNS
COUNTY OF HARNEY
The Biggest City In The Biggest
County In The State Of Oregon
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The Biggest County In The State
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BURNS, HAKNKY COUNTY, OKKCON. HEPTKMHKR 27, 19)8
)L. XXVI
NO. 46
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:NEY COUNTY PRO-
DUCTS BIG SURPRISE
of Grain, Grasses and Root Crops
istonish Visitors From Other Farm
Sections. Representative Uispiays
Vepared for The Agricultural Fair
lext Week. Experiment Farm
excellence of the grains,
land vegetables being ns-
for the fair next week
relation to people from
actions. No better can
in any country. The
sg was stanea too ntte io
f the best and the speci-
exhibit are merely the
We should have bad a
itiispiav oi auaita . nils
If the very best and most
He crops gro.vn in Harney
Injustice to the country to
this important gathering
Products, besides it should
B attention of more peo
are just as much inter
the fair as the few who
the lead. While we will
ine exhibit of our resour-
Ivision tor entertaining
was left until now but
be appraised of it out-
this immediate vicinity
refore some of the hone
yed from viewing the ex-
id comparing notes will
Those who do attend
well paid for their time
return to their farms
red. The exhibit from
jrimtnt Farm should be
inspected and given at
It will prove one of the
feneficial of any at the
Supt. Breithaupt has
much trouble to arrange
libit and he is to be com-
We should have more
lerprinnc citizens.
Breat Northern has sent
silver cup to be compet-
m lormer years, una
kg out some good exhibits
ral will try tor this cup
worth trying for. Indi-
xhibits should be more
is, however, as .there are
several fine farms, that are sel
dom represented in the fair dis
play. The fruit crop of this year has
been exceptionally good, but
very little has yet been received
for exhibition. This is an im
portant industry in this section,
not particularly from a commer
cial standpoint, but for the home.
People should know they can
raise all the fruit they require
for home use and of very best
quality. Harney county doesn't
boast of being a fruit growing
section, yet apples, pears, plums
The commission determined to
prohicit the killing of California
email. A larger number are
being distributed in various sec-1
tions of the State, and it is fear
ed that unless they are protected I
they all will be slaughtered, i
State GWM Warden Fin ley re- J
ported that during this summer
he has distributed 540 pairs of
Chinese pheasants. It was the
opinion of the Commission that
a trout hatchery should be es
tablished at Lake Odell, on the
headwaters of the Deschutes,
and in all probability this will be
put in operation next summer.
Hill Experimenting With
Dual Purpose Cattle Herd
FLOUR MILL PURCHASE
COMPLETED TUESDAY
New Stockholders are Substantial Men
Who Are Producers and Will Give
Best Possible Service. A Packing
Plant to be Added to Equipment
In Immediate Future is the Plan
play. Among the other items
shown by this youthful farmer
was a box f 142 pounds of
American Wnml r potatoes, the
product of one lone spud.
KEEP CANADA THISTLE
CUT DOWN TO DESTROY
James .1. Hill's seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary furnished
occasion for the New York Her
ald to speak of what he has ac
complished. The Herald says:
"Mr. Hill has done big things in
a big way because m him a big
brain is packed by
courage.
Mr. Hill has made money; a
great deal for himself, but vastly
more for thoM other courageous
ones who were wise enough to
prunes, as well as small fruits j take advantage of opportunities
grow well all over the country
and may be raised in quantities
if properly cared for. This in
dustry should be given more at
tention by the home builder as it
adds materially to the Irving on
the farm.
Bounty is Raised on
Carniverous Animals
The purchase of the flour mill
property by an organization of
farmers was accomplished daring
the fore part of this week and
the new stockholders will meet
this afternoon and electa board
of directors who will take Mtive
control and management of the
property the first of next month.
This is an encouraging move for
surpreme , tju, farmt,rH ,) meant consider
able toward their better satisfac
tion as to the market, of the big
crop of grain in this county. It
is now in the hands of producers
who may see just what can In-
LATEST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NOTES
At a meeting of the State Fish
land Game Commission recently
at Portland it was determined
that a bounty in addition to the
regular state bountv should be
paid for the scalpj of all car-
niverous ammais, wnicn re ur
structive to wild game. The
State bounty on bobcats is $2,
but an additional $1 will be given
by the commission for such scalps.
The bounty on cougars was raised
from $10 to $25: timber wolves
from $5 to $25. With these in
creased bounties it is believed
that many woodsmen this winter
will take up trapping and hunt
ing, as it will prove profitable to
them. They will be able to make
a good sum from the sale of fure
in addition to the scolp bounty.
THE BURNS HOTEL
DULL DIBBLb, Prop.
;nt rally Located, Good Clean
teals, Comfortable Kooms,
Clean and Sanitary Beds
rst Class Bar In Connection. Qlye Me A Call
lurns Meat Market
M. J. HANSEN, Proprietor
teef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Sasuage, Bolonga,
J Ul.i.atuinrat Fte
euacneese unu womwiw.s) .
Wholesale and Retail
romp and Satisfactory Service
v a kL, .!:,.: ,i,l ara1
our raironse uncucu nM
rders Give'i Quick Attention
To The
Rexall Drug Store
tor Ansco Camera's Films
and any thing wanted In the
KODAK LINE
Reed Bros. Props.
his railroad opened up. He bus
assisted, rather than hampered,
the people who made his railroad
properties valuable. Jle is still
assisting, knowing that full pros
perity for his railroad cannot
come except through greater
prosperity to its patrons.
Mr. Hill's brain is big enough
to know that cows and railroads
are interdependent. He has just
entered upon one of the most in- j
teresting demonstrations in beef;
and milk production ever con
ducted in America. Twenty-
nine dual purpose cattle, pur-,
chased in Great Britain, are now
on Mr. Hill's farm near St. Paul.
They are milking shorthorns and
the average price of tin- animals'
was more than .$5K) otoh.
He expects to prove that more
nrnnuu ln ituwlit m nn '
mviiij .! wv mnuv was i,
average farm with a breed of
cattle which will produce a large
amount of milk and beef, than
with a special beef breed which
produces little milk or a special
dairy breed which produces little
beef.
The plan of the experiment
is in controversy with the in
sistence of most dairymen and
most beef producers, Both have
long contended that the single
purpose cow is the more profit
able. This has been especially
true among dairymen, although
some ot them nave always ue-
fended the cow of dual purpose.
In any event. Mr. Hill takes
into consideration the growing
scarcity of beef, a ponderous
fact that tho average producer
has not yet taken into account.
Mr. Hill is convinced that the
new conditions will demand new
methods, and that the cow that
will yield both beef and milk will
yet be proven the more profitable.
Mr. Hill lays no claim to an
unselfish interest in the fanner's
welfare. He says his railroad
depends upon the territory which
gives it tonnage, the tonnage in
creases only when th
prospering. It
of railroading that many rail
road minds do not understand.
and
done with the flour mill
what prices are justified.
The prOpOtltlon to add a pack
ing plant will also be carried out
in the immediate future. This
will also udd much to the country
in providing a market for a home
product that was feared would
not be profitable. The large
number of hogs and immense1
amount of grain was an item
that could not be figured as an
asset right at present, hut with J
the establishment of a packing
plant the growers may toed
their : -in plus grain to the hogs
and turn them oir to a good ad
vantage. However, the pack-;
ing plant will not be established ,
at once, as it will require more
Capital than has been subscribed
and besides, suitable quarters
and an experience man to handle
it. I his will be arranged at as
early a date as possible.
The new stockholders of the
mill are all substantial tanner.-.
' who are practical business men.
lit has long been the desire oi
some oi tnese men io nave an
i interest in the mill and they will
do what they can to co-operate
l with the producers of this county
; in consuming as much of home
produced crops as possible. It
has been suggested that an eleva
tor be established in this section
I to care for all the grain and this
j will be done in the immediate
future. It may not be practical
just at present, but with the
railroad in the Valley it will be a
success and then there will likely
be more than one. However. M
most of the grain now grown is
in this section of the country the
lust one will be put up here.
As soon as it is ascertained
where the railroad people desire
it a right-of-way for the road to
Burns will be secured and it is
the intention to have railroad
transportation to and from I his
place as early as from any of In r
point la the Valley proper. The
railroad nconle have signified
e counirv is i .. . mi l...ii a - i..
" 1MI- U' ' I'SS Ml ri ...... our
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is a pnuosopny.,1 ,,.,: iflt,.P,.tsl,r ,,(
Catholic Church.
1. On Sundays and Holy days
of obligation Holy Mass with
sermon at 10:."10 a. m.
2. On week days Holy Mass
at 6:30 a. m.
All other services, besides
those nn nlioned above will be
announced In church.
All invited and welcome Io the
divine services.
Sick-calls promptly answered
at anytime. Religious informa
tion and instructions willingly
imparted at the I'Yuneiscan
Residence.
Rev. l'ius Niermann. O. V. M.
Pastor of The Church of the
Holy Family.
Caugbt Bad Coll.
"Last winter my sou caught a
very bad cold and the ay he
coughed was something dread
ful," writes Mrs. Sarah E. Dun
can, of Tipton, Iowa. "We
thought sure ho was going Into
consumption. We bought just
one bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and that one bot
tle Btoppcd his cough and cured j
his cold completely." For sale
by all dealers.
I From Our Portland Correspondent)
Hopgrowers in Oregon this
year are enjoying the unusual
combination of big crops and
high prices, the yield being one
of the finest the state has ever
had and the market is advancing
at the rate of one to two cents
par day. The demand at the
present time is largely from
Europe, English buyers, espe
cially being eager to stock up
while the price is within reason.
.So far. American buyers are
making little effort to buy, al
though it is known that many of
them have contracted hops to the
brewers at prices considerably
below the present market. Ore
gun's crop is probably the beat of
any hop growing section oi tne
world, and as it is conceded that
the total world crop for this year
will fall many millions of pounds
below the average annual con
sumption, tho only worry of the
Oregon farmer is that he may be
induced to sell too soon. It is
freely predicted that the prica
win go above au cents witnin tne
next few weeks.
The coming annual State Fair
al Salem, September 29 to Octo
ber 4. promises to be by far the
best ever held in the state. Hun
dreds of attractive cash priies
are offered for the best oroductB
in all lines and competition for
the various premiums will cer
tainly be extremely keen. Frank
K. Lynn, president of the Oregon
Jersey Cattle Club has offered a
silver tea set as prize for the
best Jersey heifer under one year
of age, and the club which he
represents offers a similar prize
for the best bull calf. The ani
mals must be bed and owned by
members of the club. The young
people are to have their innings
along with their elders, the man
agement of the textile depart
ment alone offers 54 cash prizes
for work exhibited by girls un
der 14 years of age.
"The biggest noise the world
haaavar heard," is expected to
be made along the Pacific Coast
from Hritish Columbia to Panama
at the lime the last rock barrier
in the Panama Canal is blown
out and the waters of the Atlan
tic and Pacific oceans are united.
Arrangements are being mane to
have the news flashed instantly
io every city of the Pacific Coast
.vlien the final blast is exploded
and it is the intention to have
very wheel in each town stopped
minutes while bells,
whistles and every other known
noise-making device compete in
the production of noise. As
soon as the loose rocks and de
bris can be removed from the
Protection on Price of
New School Books Prof. Scudder of Agricultural College
in our contracts with the vari- Makes Report on Eradication of
ous school-book publishers the yaw j v c rv
law requiries the State Board of Weed rest. OUCCegS Depends UDOn
education to uiko me prices as yr . . - , , . , .
reported to us by the state Text Keeping Light hxcluded From Plant
Book Commission. t . -pi " a o
in our contracts, however, we Until 1 he Koots Are Starved
added a clause to which all of
the publishers agreed and signed
without protest, to the efTect That Canada thistle may be another treatment. As the spray
that the publisher will not sell destroyed by preventing it from i very poisonous care must be
any book at a greater price than making growth above ground, isl4" not to inhale it or to per
is charged for such book in any the 8Ubstance of a report on its mit 8tock Wture where plants
other in the United States. eradication made by Professor have heen sprayed.
This department discovered a Scudder, agronomist of the Ore-! Where the thistles are scatter
short time ago that the Palmer , Kon Agricultural College. As generally over a large field but
Writing Lessons for primary ik,, rhiatln n,,. ;... have not become firmlv esrnhliarB
grades was selling in other states 'rool system it wil) continue to ed the ground should he plowed
the C lluract ' o-rnw frnm t7AQK ,,., ,.! as soon as the crnn in iwnnveH
i. .. ..,. 7. " """- - j" " i -r- T7 r. . 7.
'"its parts above ground are pre- ana worougniy cultivated with a
88 vented from making any growth, springtooth harrow, which will
Where the thistle arrows thicklv , brm8 the roots to the surface.
ior io cents, wnin
price in this state is 20 cents
The higher book, known
Palmer Method of Husiness
wruing, is selling in Chicago ior j 8ma patches it should be cut
16 cents while the contract price down to the surface of the ground
in this state is 25 cents. We ;,nd ..,.,i mitu kn,j;
took this matter up with the or similar material placed close
Palmer people and after threaten- to the ground with the edges
ing to bring sujt on their bond overlapping and weighted down
we got them to instruct tneir with rocks, earth or rails. Where
agent In this state to notify all I the ground is very nueven a
dealers that these books Would ! a heavv enntino- nf traur amlloH
r, .,..,.., WfWBV
be sold for 15 cents and 16 cents
respectively. If any of the
hay or such material, about two
feet in thickness sinrl well urpio-ht-
cnuoren in your community have ed down, will be found effective,
paid a higher price than this I The success of the method de
they should take the books back ,M.nds upon keeping the light ex
and ask for the difference. The i ciU(ied from the plants until the
J. K. Gill Company, .agents for j roots are starved. Thecoeing
the publishers, informs me that should be left on the infested
town and the surrounding country
will see that this is carried out
With the tu. dor to the north
and the immediate tonnage for a
road in this vicinity there is no ,.;lM;i iftaf the explosion, which
doubt of the scheme working out js expected to take place October
as contemplated. 10, the canal will be open to the
A spirit of co-operation should passage of vessels although the
be engendered be such organiza- official opening will not be an-
tions as that of the mill company nouneed for several months.
the publishers will make the
amount good to your local dealer.
That the patrons of the schools
may know they need not pay fi'ht
these high prices, I will appreci
ate your announcement of this
notice.
This department is endeavor
ing to do all that is possible in
securing for the boys and girls
of Oregon, books at as low a
price as thev can be secured any
where in the United States. We
will continue our investigations
on every book contracted for
use in our schools.
Very truly yours,
J. A. Churchill,
Supt. Public Instruction.
Market Report.
area until the following spring
when it mav be removed and the
ground plowed and cultivated.
area may be planted either
to a row crop, such as corn, or a
smother crop of buck-wheat or
raiie, very thickly sown. Where
i nly a few plants are found these
should be cut off jmt below the
.-.urface of the ground when they
are in bloom and a handful of
stock salt thrown on the roots.
Where it occurs in a number
of small patches it may be handl
ed either by smothering as pre- ers.
viouslv described or by a sodium
arsenite solution made by dis
solving one and a half pounds of
sodium arsenite in fffty-two
j gallons of water. When applied
in the form of a fine mist so that
have tne thistles are thoroughly cover-
s en jusi oeiore coming into otoom,
The following spring the ground
should be kept thoroughly culti
vated until July, when it may be
seeded to a smother crop thickly
sown. This crop should be fol
lowed with plowing and cultiva
tion as before until the next
spring and then put into row
crops such as corn, potatoes and
roots.
Mother of Eighteen Children.
"I am the mother of eighteen
children and have the praise of
doing more work than any young
woman in my town," writes Mrs.
C. J. Martin. Boone Mill. Va.
"I suffered for five years with
stomach trouble and could not
eat as much as a biscuit without
suffering. 1 have taken three
bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets
and am now a well woman and
weigh 168 pounds. 1 can eat
anything I want to, and as much
as I want and feel better than I
have at any time in ten years. I
refer to any one in Boone Mill or
vicinity and they will vouch for
what I say." Chamberlain's
Tablets are for sale by all Deal-
THE FRENCH HOTEL
DAVID NEWMAN, Prop.
Strictly First Class. Splendid
Service, Fine Accomodations,
Ccmmercial Headquarters
Sample Room In Connection, Reasonable Rates
anil with proper support morally
from the business men of Burns
and the general public it will be
of greai benefit to the satire
country. Our conditions demaad
such co operation for the good of
the entire community not only
along this but in general lines of
progression. There is a dis
position to stick to our individual
allairs and not enough public
spirit shown in things of general
good. Town that succeed are
those that stick together and
work in harmony for the whole
section. This spirit should be
encouraged and fostered in ihis
community. The paoking plant
proposition should have lint only
every producer, but also the con
sumer as a booster, dial H may
A movement has been started
by the Albany Commercial Club
to it i all the been started by the
Albany Commercial Club to get
all the clubs of Western Oregon
together at the State Fair for
the purpose of boosting the Wil
lamette Valley as a whole and
not leave this important work to
the separate communities. Ef
forts will also be made to unite
Hie counties of Lane, Linn, Mar
ion, I'olk, Kenton and Yamhill in
the preparation and installation
of one big exhibit at the exposi
tion in San Francisco. The date
for the joint club meeting has
been set for October 2.
At the second juvenile fair re
cently held at Wilsonville, Ore.,
be made a success and of general a nine-year-old boy carried off a
benefit. Loyalty to home pro- total of 31 prizes, winning first
ducts should be shown. on practically all lines of fruits
and vegetables, and also took
Always ready for job printing. ' rst money in the chicken dls- large quantities,
Receipts for the week
Kaon ( '-,1 1 I.. 'I', U fnlvna M
2337-Sheep 6462 itn's 80'ut'0n w'" k'" hack the
The late cattie market mani-! tow to the .Rrou.nd-. Should thev
fested little if any change as ' W twstles are given
receipts since the first of the
week have been very magnificent
and business very slow. Monday
had another beef deluge which
surpassed the record total seven
days previous. Fortunately the
run contained a liberal supply of
fat steers and cows and the trade
was forced to bid strong prices
to secure the good ones. Two
loads of steers at K. (Ml and 8.10 1
respectfully, one of cows at 7.2.r
another at seven were extreme
quotations. All other sales were j
16 to 20 cents lower and price
range is unsteady. The beef
deluge has dulled tho market
temporarily and only in rare
cases does a better steer price j
than 7.76 appear.
The swine market was un- j
satisfactory from several view
points. Total receipts were com- j
paratively small, quantity not of
the best and demand slow.
Prices generally 18 to 20 cents
lower. Best light hogs selling
8.50 to 8.76. Trade spasmodic
and a hand to hand proposition.
The one real bright spot in the
stock trade last week was the
sharp advance in tho ewe division
of the sheep house. Prices are
from '.' to 50 cents higher and
choice killing stock is sellidg 4.25 ;
to 4.40. Wetheis were not
offering and a few poor lambs
failed to create any senation,
bun these classes are doubtless
stronger. The exact price range
will be determined when soma
choice stubb is liquidated.
Patrons of the A. K. Richard
son general merchandise store
are in luck. The boys have ar
ranged to give away a handsome
7-piece breakfast set to patrons
showing by a coupon that they
have traded to the amount of
$25. Ask them about it. 44tf
Tonawama tonight.
BLUE MT. STAGE CO.
Daily Line, Burns and Prairie City
8CHEDULE:
ARK1VK
Canyon City . .
Prattle City
I.KAVE
Hums 6am
( anyon City 7am
1'ii.ii ir City 2:30 p m
Canyon City 7pm Burn
Fare, Burn-Prairie City,
Round Trip,
Express Rates 2 1-2 Cents, Prairie to Burns
PLEASANT, SCENIC ROUTE ALL THE WA I
L. WOLDENBERC. Prop
ti :.'!0 p in
1(1 u III
12 noon
$ 6.00
11.00
Austin Goodman is read. to
grind grain and has a building
in which it may be stored by
farmers at any time, lie will
grind one day each week and
iarmers may store then- grain
any day and get it when con
venient. He is prepared to take
grain as pay for grinding at the
market price. Special prices on
44tf.
IT IS IMPORTANT
That you vaccinate your calves for Black Leg
early, as the loss of one calf will more than
pay for vaccination of the whole herd. We
have fresh vaccine on hand. Phone orders to
THE
WELCOME PHARMACY