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COUNTY OF HARNEY
The Biggest County In The State
Of Oregon, Best In The West
CITY OF BURNS
The Biggest City In The Biggest
County In The State Of Oregon
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 8. 1914
NO. 39
VOL. XXVII
tIG GATHERING AT
THE PICNIC SUNDAY
ow Camp the Scene of Happy Gath
ering Last Sunday. People From
Almost Every Section of Country
Enjoy Day in Shade, Listen to Band
And General Pleasant Program
Everybody was there and tOSTS
sn't a thinar happened to mar
he Dleasure of the day at the
picnic last Sunday held at Crow
2amD. The day was ideal fcr
the occasion, quite warm, but the
shade and a little breeze made it
sible to be quite comfortable
under the trees.
There were between 400 and
i people assembled and it was
Dne continual round of pleasant
things from the time they arriv-
until late in the evening.
rhere were speeches, sinRinjr,
band music, Karnes, trap shoot.
In fact something doing all the
lime and the little ones had the
time of their lives wading in the
creek, eating ice cream, drinking
Bemonade, etc. Mr. Robins and
family were always ready to add
the pleasure and comfort of
their many guests and many ex
pressed their appreciation of the
enerous treatment accorded
ithem.
Hon. Frank Davey was made
naster of ceremonies during the
forenoon and a short program of
ipeeches and music was given
Bust before the lunch hour. Some
Of the band boys had trouble
vith their cars on the road over
nd did not arrive until rather
ate. Finally they got together
nd this was followed by singing
nd several speeches. Among
hose who made talks were:
tnk Davey, who welcomed the
oole on behalf of Mr. Robins
rod family; Ben Cloer, of Harri-
oan. Mrs. Pearl Kisk, L R.
Jreithaupt. Supt. Hamilton, Mrs.
Vivian Gray, Theo. Forcier and
P. J. Gallagher. During this
period the ladies were spreading
the lunches under the trees and
even before the program was
finished many were devouring
fried chicken and other good
things, at the same time listening
to the talks.
The band boys were the main
attraction and most appreciated
of the whole entertainment and
i it is settled that every year the
! band will go to Crow Camp and
FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER
Burns Meat Market
and
Packing Plant
BACON, HAMS and LARD
Fresh Meats, Poultry
Home Products for Home Consumers
SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED
TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG ORDERS
For
Use
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vEl
It It prepared to meet the demand of Dainty
Women for a preparation that will overcome all
odora of perspiration. It Is the last touch In a
finished toilette.
REXALL DRUG STORE
REED RROS. Props.
r
The Burns
MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop.
Best Surgical Room and Equipment
In the State Outside of Portland.
Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com
fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms
Graduated Nurse in Charge
give the people a treat.
It was too hot to get away from
the shade of the trees during the
early afternoon to start games.
so for a couple of hours there
' wn Inert viaitfnsr ntrmnir the
many neighbors, H there were
people there from almost every
community in the entire country.
Tom Allen and wife coming over
from the P Ranch, were perhaps
the representatives of the section
farthest removed from Crow
Camp. This proved one of the
particularly interesting hours of
the day; town people had an op
portunity to visit with friends in
the country that they had not
seen for several months.
Finally it was anni unced that
the base hall game would begin
out in the meadow, and even
though there were many "fans"
the shade was so tempting that
many did not go out. The game
was between Crow Camp and
Ruins and there were but syc
innings played but they proved
interesting and" enjoyable. The
field was rather uneven, being
an alfalfa stubble but the boys
played a very good game, the
score being 12 to six in favor of
Burns,
There were not many at the
traps and it proved rather slow
as only a hand trap was in use
and it was rather tedious work,
causing delay between shots.
The hills to the northeast made
the targets difficult for those not
accustomed to such a background
and the scores were low. A. K.
Richardson made the beet score,
22 out of 26, but Leland Fry, Roy
UouUen and Ludwig Johnson
were right close.
It was late before many of the
picnickers took their departure
and there were aiitos and rigs
lining the road for many miles in
all directions. Practically the
entire town of Burns was out and
autos and trucks were pressed
into service. Two trucks loaded
to capacity went out and every
auto had as many as could be
crowded in. Everyone who went
out expressed their pleasure ami
will go again next year.
Dainty Body
Purity
Rexall Nice
Hospital
Milling Company And
Packing Plant Meeting
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Burns Flour
Milling Co. held last Monday
afternoon the old board of direc
tors were re-elected for the en
suing year. Almost tne entire
stock was represented at the
meeting. There was disappoint
ment when it was found Secy.
Huston had not had time to make
a complete report of the busineas
of the corporation for the past
year, but this he will have out at
once and mailed to each stock
holder. The packing plant has not yet
been completed, the machinery
now being installed, but it will
soon be in readiness for business
and the big expense in establish
ing the plant and equipping in a
modern way meets with approv
al. The affairs of the concern was
found to be on a sound basis with
assets far in excess to liabilities.
President Phil Smith of the
company and Manager Hansen
of the packing plant went to
Juntura Wednesday whore the
market at that place was leased
for a period and a contract made
with the railroad contractors to
furnish them with meat for an
indefinite time. Mr. Hansen is
now getting stuff ready to go to
Juntura nnd the company will
maintain a retail shop at that
point for the present and-make it
headquarters for the supply for
the railroad contractors until
they have moved on up this way
when they will be supplied from
here.
P. L. S. Co. Injunction
Suit Continued to Aug. 31
Under date of August 3rd The
Times-Herald has thc following
for Pertland:
Case of Pacific Live Stock
Company vs. State Water Board.
et ul. came up in the United
States District Court thia morn
ing before Judge Bean. Tread
well and Rand were here for the
cempany: Atty. General Craw
ford for the Water Board. The
matter was argued to some length
and as it was a request for an in
junction against a state proceed
ing and one in which the consti
tutionality of the State Water
Code is involved the law provides
that it must be heard before
three judges, one of whom must
be a member of the U. S. Circuit
Court The case therefore had
to be continued until such time
as it can be presented to Judges
Bean and Wolverton of the Dis
trict Court and Judge Gilbert of
the Circuit Court and was set
down for the last Monday in the
month, August 31.
Water Superintendent Geo. T.
Cochran, of LaGrande was pre
sent. This proceeding will call
for a postponment in the hearing
for the upper Silvies River which
he had fixed for August 31st,
and it is probable that such hear
ings will now be continued until
some time in November.
The Pacific Live Stock Compa
ny has served a 53 page brief in
support of their demurrer to
complaint in case of State of
Oregon against the company in
the land fraud case, and the
plaintiff has been granted until
Sept. lfith to file answer brief.
Uriefs in both of these matters
an; now being prepared.
This is how the Blue Ml. Kagle
puts it; The deer season opens
on the 1st of August again this
year, and continues until the 31st
of October. During that period
it is lawful to kill deer with horns,
with a bag limit of three in one
season. There are u number of
other restrictions in regard to the
killing of deer. It is unlawful
for any person having a killed
deer in his possession to in sny
manner mutilate the carcass to
disguise the sex of the animal.
It is against the law for any one
to have more than 40 pounds of
dried venison. The law does not
say what you are to do with it if
you have it and it belongs to you
but don't have it.
Christian Science services Sun
days 11am., Wednesdays at 8
p m. Reading room open from 2
to 5 Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. First door east of
stairway, Hissner Bldg. Cordial
COUNTY FAIR DATES
SET FOR OCTOBER 6
Last Year's Board of Directors Continue
With Same Officers. Committee
To Assist and Active Work of Pre
paring and Gathering Exhibits of
Farm Products. $1200 Premiums
Save the pumpkins, squash
and big turnip for we're going to
have a fair this fall as usual,
that is if the people will get be
hind it and make it go, otherwise
it will not be a success.
A meeting of the stockholders
of the Fair Association was held
last Saturday afternoon and it
waa then decided to go ahead
with arrangements for a fair to
be held beginning Oct. (. The
same hoard of directors were
kept in the harness and this
is augmented by a committee
consisting of P. G. Smith, Win.
Farre, Julian Byrd, L R. Brett-1
haupt. Frank Johnson and P. S. '
Weittenh.ller. A finance com -
mittee cons.sting of (,eo. Jry
andChas. Johns.... wm appoint-
ed to interview the business men
of Hums and ascertain ti what
extent the town would help
finance the fair. Until this com
mittee has made a report no deft
nite program can be announced
as those in charge must know
how much they may have to
work on.
It has been decided to Kive at
least $1200 in premiums for pro
ducts and livestock; the premium
list will ba revised to some ex
tent and the premiums made to
cover as great a number of our
resources as possible but even in
the premiums there must be
money contributed as the amount
available is not sufficient. The
men in charge should be at work
now on the premium list and the
general program snouiu as puo
lished just as soon as possible.
While there were not a very
big number at the meeting last
Saturday, those present were
quite enthusiastic if it will only
last- and with proper support
from the business men of Burns
we can have one of the best fairs
ever held. However, it is up to
these business men to make it or
not. The only way to make an
interesting and entertaining pro
gram that will bring the people
together is to finance it. There
is but the one means of doing
this and that is by contributions.
Other places do this and the
business interests make the fairs
a success. We can do likewise
but not by sitting down and let
ting "George do it."
The farmers and stockmen are
going to be treated right in the
way of premiums and it is hoped
they will begin at once assemb
ling their products and getting
them in shape; there will be some
means provided to get the exhib
its in where the producer is not
able to bring them.
1 The exhibits are most impor
1 tant at this time as it is now late
for some of the products but the
grains are particularly needed as
the exhibit is to make up a part
of that sent to the Panama-Pacific
Exposition ut San Francisco,
Resides the usual displays will be
arranged and sent to the land
shows all over the country. This
is going to bring us a great
amount of good as people are
look in
ng for just such places as
tig Harney Country I.e. v
the I
crops
viitiii twit whnt th(v !
in the middle states and where
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a home may be made and inde
pendence finally for the family
now either renting land or work
ing for wages.
Tho Times-Herald hopes the
people will really take an inter
est in the coming fair and not al
low it to go as in the recent past.
We can have a creditable fair not
only in the matter of displays of
fine products and stock, but also
get the necessary amusements to
entertain the visitors and make
it a week of enjoyment as well
aa profit for them. We UBed to
do it and can do it igain if we
will all pull together. U"n' i wait
for the other fellow, just do your
rt and yuu will make It go.
producing, we want more people;
we need to encourage the farmer
by showing him what can be
done on the soil. The fair will
do much toward this and even if
one is not engaged personally in
farming or raising stock the
prosperity of the country depends
upon these and therefore every
individual is directly interested
in promoting its development.
Are you going to do your part
or are you going to sit back and
criticize and tell people how much
better it could be done?
Manual Training Work
for Women Teachers.
j A manual traininK cour84,( thc
Hr8t yoar of wnich j8 adapted to
L men 8tudenU
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is auvueuieu oy i luirgiwi ii
II. Shepherd, who has been re
cently added to the industrial
Aits faculty at the Oregon Agri
cultural College. This course
should be arranged with a view
to tit teachers for industrial work
in rural schools. Mr. Shepherd
claims that there is a heavy de
mand for women teachers of do
mestic science who can at the
same time conduct the work in
manual training, and that thc
nu,., u.ese requirements
course should ue arranjreti io
Many rural schools also desire
men teachers ' who can teach
manual training and at the same
tim' care for the work in agri-
demanj Mniuld likewise be re-
cu line, auueiics or an. mi
sponded to in an industrial arts
course. In this course the stud
ents natural adaptability should
be ascertained during the first
year, and all work succeeding
that adapted to his special incli
nation and talent. The entire
course should be so arranged
that a student may drop out at
the end of any semester after the
first year and be prepared to
teach.
The work of this course in
physics should prepare students
to understand the right use and
care of equipment in homes and
other institutions, with special
regards to sanitary effects. It
should teach the hows and whys
of common everyday material
and its uses, including the water
supply, plumbing, sewers, heat
ing, ventilation, refrigeration,
gas supply, stoves and lamps.
Market Report.
Ueceipts for last week at the
Portland Union Stock Yards have
been cattle, 1815; calves, 93;
hogs, 2805; sheep, 5H3.
Cattle liquidation heavier than
last week, but outlet so good
that beef prices gained a quarter.
Top steer sales the firit half of
the week 7.50. cows ti. 36, bulls
fi.00. 74 head of exceptionally
fine steers sold Friday at 8c. Im
proved demand and better trend
to market.
Swine receipt assumed fairly
large proportions Monday. Trade
. reaches 8 best light stock,
' Tuesday and Wednesday 11.00 and
cloHinwr ai
0.05 Friday. This
market can readily handle a few
thousand more hogs than the
present receipts.
Choice mutton and lamb stock
steady, at unchanged prices.
The bulk of stuff, arriving for
the week, of inferior quality.
Receipts in excess of 5000.
Prime wethers 4.60 to 4.76.
Prime ewes 3.86 to 4.00, medium
1 . ,ves 3.2.r to 3.75 Spring lambs
5.60 to 0.00.
How III Trouble SMsrts.
Constipation is the ca.u.ae of
many ailments, nnd disorders that
make lift miserable. Take Cham
berlain s lameta, Koep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all
We Are In The Grip
of The Beef Trust
We hnvp heard a good deal
about the importation of South
America beef into this country
with the prediction freely made
that it would ruin the American
market. Refering to the govern
ment year book for the year 1913
we find that the same interests
that control the situation in this
country, own, maintain and oper
ate the big packing plants of
South America. The two estab
lishments La Plata and Frigorifico
Montevido, the latter in Uruguay,
with two big branches in Pata
gonia are owned ry the Swift
Packing Company.
The La Plata packing plant is
valued at five million dollars.
The La Blanca plant is owned by
Morris & Company and Armour
& Company and the Frigorifico
Argentino is leased by the Sulz
berger Company. 1 n other words
they practically control the beef
of South America as they do in
this country, and as a reasonable
question we ask are they going
to ship to this country to ruin
their own "Snap"? They have
shipped some refrigerated beef
to this country in an attempt to
scare the producer and beat down
the price for their own profit.
Practically all refrigerated meats
come from Argentina and Uru
guay and is controlled by Ameri
can and English capital. The
meat imported into this country
is not sold as first grade beef but
is used in cheap restaurants, j
logging camps and with construe
tion crews. Irrespective of any j
terriff conditions the South I
A 1 1 . . 1' 1 . 1 n In . 1 1 ? . . . i-i im, 1 i . t 1 I 1 if '
aiii' 1 n . 1 1 1 1 " 1 1 a 1 iv v 'i 1 1 1 m invi
with the home stuff and all ad
vantages of tariff go to the
American packer who controls
both the South American and
North American market. They
do, however, and will use the
situation to scare the American
producer and beat him out of
what he is entitled to. If any
stockman interested in the
world's beef and meat situation
will secure a copy of the Year
Book of the Department of .Agri
cultural for 1913 they can inform
themselves so that they need not
be influenced by beef trust litera
ture. -Blue ML Eagle.
Horse Hire by Size.
Paying for horse hire accord
ing to the size of the horse is the
plan developed and practiced by
II. W. Currin, an O. A. C man
who is now manager of a 2100
acre grain and fruit farm near
Drain, and a director of the
Drain cannery. For a small
horse he pays a dollar a day, for
the medium to heavy he pays
$1.12J, and for the heavy horse,
$.125. Even at that he claims it
is more economical to hire three
heavy horses to draw a large
plow than to hire four small ones.
The four small horses cost him
$4 per day, while the three
larger ones that do the work fully
as well cost him but $3.75. Be
sides this the three are more
cheaply fed and stabled than the
four. On a farm where many
teams are employed for most of
the year the difference is tjuite
material. If the horses were
paid for at so much a horse re
gardless of site, the added cost
would be very much greater
unjustifiable, thinks Mr. Currin.
Finest alfalfa, timothy and red
top hay baled may be had at the
Goodman feed barn is south Burns
THE LIFE CAREER
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OREGON AGRICULTURALCOLLEGE
Forty-llh School Year Opeoi
SEPTEHBER 18th. 1914
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GOOD ROADS MOVE-
MENT STILL GAINING
Permanent Organization Formed at the
Tri-State Convention Held Last
Week at Medford. Central Oregon
Highway to be Marked by Metal
Signs. Other Notes of Interest
ll'ruiii Our Portland Correspondent)
Delegates from Oregon, Wash
ington and California held a Tri
State Good Roads convention at
Medford last week for the pur
pose of outlining plans for future
improvement on the highways of
their respective states. The
good roads campaign will be un
der the direct charge of the fol
lowing efficers: President J. H.
Baxter, of San Francisco; Treas
urer, Judge W. S. Worden, of
Klamath Falls; Directors, J. H.
Albert. Salem, Capt. Walter
Coggeshall. Eureka, Cal., and
Godfrey Winslow, of Tacoma,
Wash. These officials will hold
a meeting some time during the
present month for the purpose
of appointing permanent com
mittees and outlining work for
the coming year.
The first stretch of hard sur
faced road in Oregon constructed
under the county bonding act
was opened to rubber tired traffic
on the 27th. at which time the
delegates were taken oyer the
highway and shown what Jack
son County has done to make
Southern Oregon a good road
paradise.
Bids will be asked for within a
few days for the construction of
the Columbia Highway in Hood
River County for which a bond
issue of $75,000 was recently
voted.
A contract will soon be let for
the construction of the Columbia
County from Tide Creek to the
Multnomah County line with the
exception of a stretch from Col
umbia City through St. Helens to
Warren. It is probable that a
new route will be laid out for this
section between the railroad and
the river before construction is
commenced.
It is estimated that by the ex
penditure of $10,000 the Crook
County end of the McKenzie pass
can be put in good condition.
The Central Oregon highway
through Lake County is to be
marked by a set of heavy steel
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DAVID NEWMAN, Prop.
Strictly First
Service, Fine
Commercial
Sample Room In Connection, Reasonable Rates
The Burns Flour Milling Co.
Manufacturer of home products
HIGH GRADE FLOUR
CREMO" THE FAMOUS BREAKFAST FOOD
The Cream of the Wheat, Fresh and Palatable
Bran and Other Rolled Mill Feeds
You Patronize Home when you deal here
THE
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Firat. Promptneaa, accuracy and ieurldealing.
Secend: We carry a well aatorted atock of Drug, Chemi
cal and Druggist Sundries.
Third: We guarantee every article we aell to be juat a
represented or your money refunded.
If you are a customer of ours you know this. If not, be
come one and be convinced.
si. C. Welcome, Jr.
signs with the lettering cut into
the metal in such a manner as to
make it conspicuous under auto
headlights at night. Wooden
guide posts will also be provided
for the less important roads and
crossings throughout the country
It is announced by the State
Treasurer that interest on the
State school funds will be divid
ed among all the counties of the
state on the basis of their respec
tive school enrollments. The
total amount to be divided will
be 373,490.95, of which amount
Multnomah will receive the larg
est single slice, $91,883.95. The
school population of the state is
201,887, an increase of 4,777 over
last year. The apportionment of
the fund per pupil will be $1.85,
as against $1.83 last year.
Incorporation articles for the
Sutherlin, Coos Bay & Eastern
Railway have been filed with the
Corporation Commissioner at
Salem within the past few days.
According to the papers the
incorporators expect to construct
a line eastward to Boise, Idaho,
and westward to Coos Bay.
Twenty-seven miles of the line,
I toward Coos Bay. have been sur
1 veyed, the survey penetrating a
splendid body of timber. Suther
lin people anticipate the early
construction of two sawmills and
a box factory, these industries
to receive their supplies of ma
terial over the new road.
Good Reason for Hit Enthusiasm
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several days with colic, diarrhoea
or other form of bowel complaint
and is then cured sound and well
I by one or two doses of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrh
oea Remedy, as is often the case,
it is but natural that he should be
enthusiastic in his praise of the
remedy, and especially is this the
case of a severe attack when life
ris threatened. Try it when in
need of such a remedy. It never
fails. For sale by all dealers.
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