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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1915)
c "yon Clty, 0l ton r I COUNTY OF HARNEY CITY OF BURNS The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Best In The West The Biggest City In The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 23, 1915 NO. 11 VOL. XXVIII She $imtftfulb. MORE MAD COYOTES CAUSING TROUBLE Rabid Animal Attacks Cattle in Field Near Burns, Bites Calf and Starts For Man When Killed. Charles Roper Bitten While Attempting to Kill Dog. Will Take Treatment Another mad coyote was found in one of Henry Link's field yes terday that showed considerable fight if reports are true. The Times-Herald is informed the mad animal made his appearance among the cattle that are being fed and showed signs of attack ing a man who was in charge. The mad coyote bit a calf and was coming for the man when he was killed. The calf was later killed and it is possible other an imals have been bitten but we are not informed as to that. P. C. Peterson reports he is losing stock from hydrophobia and that conditions do not Mem to improve in his neighborhood. This is the first report of mad coyotes for several days and it was thought possible the animals had mostly died, that is those with rabies but no doubt the sud den change in the weather has caused a fresh outbreak of the malady and we shall hear of more. Chas. Roper was down from his home near Harney the other day to consult a physician as to the advisability of taking a Pas teur treatment. Mr. Roper's dog was acting rather queer and he decided to kill the animal and take no chances but instead of getting a gun or some other wea pon he took Fred Lunaburg's method and "hit him on the head mit a hammer" but he was not so easily put out as the owl; the an imal was not killed by the blow and in attempting to finish the job he struck Mr. Roper on the hand where a scab had raised from a previous hurt, drawing blood. The victim is not certain the dog bit him but it has l en decided best that he take treat ment and the necessary serum has been wired for and Mr. Roper will begin treatment as soon as it is received. With the liberal bounty pro posed in a bil' introduced in the legislature by Representative Davey and the disease having its effects upon the animals it should 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 We Wish Happy and Prosperous New Year The Rexall Drug Store REED BROS. Props. The Hums Hospital 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 not take very long to at least give a certain amount of relief from this danger. It may take some time to exterminate the coyote but once they get the disease it is only a matter of a short time until they die from the cause. People should use every means to kill the animals as rapidly as possible even without a bounty but with a price on their scalps there should be double effort to exterminate them. The proposition to make a lar ger bounty is not necessnry in in the opinion of the writer; we have bounties and taxes enough to pav and it would not seem right or just to place a larger bounty on these animals when it is to the interest of all to get rid of them just as much as it is the duty of a man to kill a poisonous snake. It is not expected that many will take up this extermin ation as a business, but even if they did the proposed bounty is ample together with the bounty on rabbits, bob cats, eougais and other predatory animals to make it a very profitable business to follow. Went After Cougar. Ui.st Sunday afternoon Came Warden Fawcett Frank Triskv and Forest Ranger Hob Bennett lefl for the mountains accompa nied by Mr. Kimball and his brace of blood hounds to locate some cougar that were reported doing damage to stock in the mountains north of this city. I', ople had Bean the tracks and d. predations of a monster animal upon a recent visit to the locality therefore these gentlemen d -tided to try and get the varmint. They made the trip on skees, the snow being quite deep, but were unable to get any trace of cougar. It had snowed more since the time the tracks had been seen and there was no fresh trail for the hounds. The party returned to this city reporting no success. You a Former Congressman Ellis Diet Suddenly. William R. Ellis, the firt rep resentative in Congress from the Second Congressional District of the state of Oregon, dropped dead in his new home at 1089 East Everett street at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Ellis, this morning in apparently good health, had gone down in the basement to fix the furnace, and a few moments later Mrs. Ellis, who was alone in the house at the time, hoard him groaning. She found Mr. Ellis lying on the floor unconsious. When Dr. C. J. Smith arrived at the houee a few minutes later Mr. Ellis was dead. Death was due to hemor rhage of the brain. Mr. Ellis re turned Snturday from a short trip to his farm near Cathlamet, Wash., In seemingly good health. Mr. Ellis was 65 years old. William R. Ellis was born in Montgomery County. Ind., April 23,1850. In 1874 he was grad uated from the University of Iowa. Later he took a prominent part in politics and business af fairs in the town of Hamburg. la where he settled. At one time he was Mavor of Hamburg. He came to Heppner, Or., in 1883, and engaged in the practice of law. In 1885 Governor Moody appointed him Prosecuting-Attor-ney of the Seventh Judicial Dis trict, and in 1886 he received the Republican nomination and was elected to the same office. He was r elected Prosecuting At torney in 1888, and in 1892 he was the successful canidate for Representative in Congress from the Second District. Mr. Ellis was re-elected in 1891 and 1896. Upon the expiration of his term In Congress, March 3,1899, Mr. Kllis was elected Circut Judge in the Heppner district. Later he was re-elected to Congress, re tiring after six years of service. With his family. Judge Ellis came to Portland a few years ago. His home at 1089 East Everett street, was only recently completed. Mr. Ellis is survived by his widow, one son, Edgar R, Ellis; a step son, Robert Scott, and a step daughter, Mamie Stott. Mr. Ellis was a 33d-degree Mason. Local Masonic lodges will have charge of his funeral. -Portland Telegram. Governor Withycombe Led. Out of 72 breeders of registered Cotswold sheep in Oregon, 53 breeders handling' about 80 per cent of the registered Cotswolds of the state, obtained their foun dation stock directly or indirectly from the original registered foun dation stock of Governor James Withycsmbe. For ten years Dr. Withycombe was the only breeder of registered Cotswolds in Ore gon. After this ten years of pioneer work he sold registered animals to four other leading stockmen, who in turn supplied within a short time about 30 other breeders. Among the. first four taking registered stock from Dr. Withycombe were J. B. Stump and C. E. ladd. From this early beginning the purebred Cotswold industry has grown until it has put Oregon in the very forefront of states, growing high clasB pure-bred Cotswolds. These facts were recently secured in a survey conducted by a student of Animal Husbandry at the Agri cultural College. Some Critical Stages In School Gardening. Here is a list of seven critical stages in school gardening when children need careful supervision to avoid serious mistakes, accor ding to M. O. Evans, Jr., who was recently supervisor of the Portland school gardens: Preparing ground-Mellow, free from clods and level. Laying out beds- Straight and uniform. Planting Rows straight, no wasted seeds. Weeding- All weeds removed without injury to plants. Thinning- Most children fear to thin sufficiently. Irrigation- General water too much. Cultivation -Stirring desire to surface after rain or watering. Instructors should also visit home gardens of pupil gardeners to see that these critical stages are safely passed. THE BAIT TO USE FOR TRAPPING COYOTES National Wool Growers' Association Urges Concentrated Action for the Destruction of Coyotes and Gives Directions for Making Fetid Mix ture. January the Month to Act Reports!from every part of the West indicate that coyotes and wolves are increasing rapidly. Unless something is done to de stroy these predatory animals, losses of sheep and lambs will be greater next spring than ever before. Early in December the National Wool Growers' Associa tion proposed that each state and county wool growers' association should secure the co-operation of all sheep men in keeping western ranges covered with poison dur ing the month of January. It is also urged that each sheepman put out a hunter or trapper dur ing that month. When" poison u put cut care should be used so that dogs should not be unneces sarily destroyed. As a wool grower we are asking you to take up this work and help de stroy the coyote. It has been found that the use of fetid scents is very valuable in attracting coyotes to poiaoni li bait or to traps. Itelow is given the directions for making this fetid bait as recommended by the United States Biological Survey: "Place a half pound of raw beef in a wide-mouth bottle and let it stand in a warm place, but not in the sun. for two to six weeks, or until it is thoroughly decayed and the odor has become as offensive as possible. When decomposition has readied the' proiHsr stage, add a quart of sjK-rm oil or any litiid animal oil. Lard oil may be used, but prairie dog oil is better. Then add one ounce of pulv riled Ma- fetida and one ounce of Siberian musk or Tonquin musk. If this cannot be secured use in its place one ounce of dry, pulverized CM toreum (beaver castor) or one ounce of common musk sold as perfumery.. Mix well and bottle securely until used. "After setting the traps, apply the scent with stick or straw or by pouring from the bottle to the grass, weeds or ground on the side of the trap opposite that from which the coyote woild naturally approach. Never put the scent on the trap, as it is the first impulse of the coyote after sniffing the scent is to roll or. it." Salt Lake druggists give us the following prices on these ingred ients: Sperm oil, 70 cents er quart; powdered asafctida, 20 cents per ounce; tincture of Si berian musk, If 1.75 per ounce. If wool growers cannot obtain these ingredients at their local store, we can have them sent from Salt .Lake City. Let us de vote January to coyote destruc tion. - National Wool Growers' Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. Harney County Boys At The O. A. C The following special items are sent The Times-Herald from the Agricultural College at Corvallis, under date of Jan. 10: Clifford Reed and wife have been visiting friends in Corvallis the past week. "Teddy" attend ed a basket ball game between Dallas and O. A. C. and after the game he said, "O. A. C's. team looks good to mo." D. 11. Smyth, (Rye) known at O. A. C. as "Hungry," who made such a Kood showing on the foot ball team last season, is trying out for center on O. A. C. basket ball team. Cecil Bennett, of Silvies Valley, is taking a one year course in Forestry in O. A. C. Cecil is trying his strength at wrestling and is giving a good account of I himself. Compton Anderson, of Drcw sey, has been working as an as sistant in the animal husbandry department during the short course. Mr. Anderson is a sen ior in 0 A. C. this year. J Mail Service Cut. Messrs. Colo and Selby. mail contractors on the line between Junturaand Hums, have received advice from the Department that on and after January 16th the mail service on their line will be reduced to three times a week instead of the daily service here tofore in vogue. The train service from Vale to Juntura is tri-weekly, and it is proposed to make the stage ser vice equally as bad. The present administration of the potts! department has become a perfect farce, as far as the service rendered the people of the interior is concerned. For a quurter of a century the eople of the Harney county have en joyed a daily mail service, and now that the country haB settled and becomes populous, and a Inrge business of great impor tance is being transacted there, the mail service is cut down to what might be expected at a cross-roads postofliice. The way the stage mails have been chopped to pieces during the past year is a disgrace to the American people. The postofnee at Watson has been discontinued and the people of that thriving section must travel a distance of thirty miles to get their mail from Roekville. The Barren Valley section has a mail service that is hardly worthy of the name. Readers of the Enter prise i omplain that their papers are thro weeks old very often when they arrive, and their let ter mail is equally as slow. If the business men and the public generally of the Harney country wish to file a strenuous objection to the treatment they are receiving at the hands of the U. S. Postal Department, they will find ready and able assist ance among trie people oi me populous interior section of Mal heur county, where the people are receiving equally as vile ser vice. Vale Eeterprise. LETTERS. Wlnlc lyiiiK. Imlf wukitiK. half dreamimc, Wry caily on New Ymir's morn, Tluic iiimc to inc purl of n ocin I tut il learned ia yearn flone. I .n mon I hit il I lie hull i forgotten, Tim' 1 1 1 it'll to recall ii well; Miii Koine worili come liuck like the echo (X n far distant, tinkling Iwll. II ellngl to my muni like u viiion, 1 cannot almke oil, or untold, Or BtimpM one has liail ol a picture. When only a part was unrollcil. So III Inn i- in make the rhyme over, As one dors it garment that' worn, llv turning the IickIi tiilc outwanl, Anil patching it where it is toiu. "Writs to ON cry often, Wi lie to me cry mum, l.ri u i n in mr arc ileurer, I haii In nllsSI flowers in June." The fiiiresl of lluwrrs muy witlics; Their liagrance, tho rare, may depart: Hut linen in which tiur rritndaliii' spok en, Air graven loic'cron the heart. The dust of the garret may cover Them after long years wear away; The nun in our iky may he clouded, Too darkly to fend them n ray. Itut e'eu aa words chiseled ill mnrhlc, Time's ravages liest may defy, So those I hat arc penned in affection, Will seldom, I trow, wholly die. At limes they'll come hack like a lileas lag. To i -in, !. ami illume our path. Ami hnlp us to lieai with fresh courage, The trials and cares that it truth. "Writs to me very often, l.clicis aic links that hind, faithful hearts to each other, I'cttciing mind to mind." "A word may seem huiali in uurcouversc, A trial may alter our tone; Siiinii heart in. iv lie wounded that loves us, Ives dimmed that hut lattdy havti shone." "Mul give us an hour for a letter, Willi naught Ik-t ween us and our li lends, Hut Ihn'ts thai lire true as the noonday, Ink, envelopes, paper and pens." "The pen aft gives tillcst cxjucssloii, To confidence, humor, or sense; And tho face to lace we'd "apeak vol nines," A letter's a volume, condensed. "Then draw up the little tahle. I 'lime to the fire and wiite; Writs to me soon ill the morning, Write to me lute at night. Write when you'ie thotful, or li nulilctl, Witln when you're hopelulaiid height; "Hut if you would strengthen a friend ship, Vou must never forget to writal" -Mill. M Arris J. B. Bunion. LATEST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NOTES II' l mi Our Portland Correspondent) That the Livestock industry in Oregon has been developed to a point which makes the state in dependent of outride sources is indicated by the annual rcpoit of the Portland Union Stockyards for 1914. This report shows that r!7,lH0head of livestock of all classes was received during the past year, divided up as follews: 281,300 Bhecp; 237.725 hogs; 74, 300 cattle; 2,500 calves; and 1, 239 horses and mules. Oregons contribution to this impressive totul was 48,789 cattle; 2,149 cal ves; 144,901 hogs and 19G.425 sheep, leaving only an unimpor tant to be credited to the sur rounding states. One notable feature of this re port is tho remarkable falling off in the number of calves received, only 2.600 having been received in 1914 as compared with 4,006 1913; 2,798 in 1912 6.818 in 1911 and 8,297 in 1910. This falling off in the shipment of calves seems to indicate that farmers are generally recognizing the importance of retaining all young meat animals either as future breeders or to be shiped as adult animals, a movement which can only result in increased financial returns to the farmers and a mote rapid increase in the meat supply of the state. In the interest pf lower taxes, the legislature has abolished the Oregon State Immigration Com-1 mission and the office of State! Immigration Agent, the latter held by ('. f. Chapman. As neither the members of the com mission or Mr. Chapman recelvt d any salaries or other COtnpefiaW tion, theyditlnotoppose the re peal of the law. The principal p.irt of the funds which have hitherto been used for statewide farm or ganization has been subscribed by Portland business men. and while the work will of necessity be somewhat curtailed when state supjort is withdrawn, it il certain that activities for the de velopment of the state at large will not be permitted to cease. Portland business men realize that the city is overgrown, in comparison with the agricutural develogment of the state, and instead of being discouraged by the withdrawal of state assistance they are determined to continue their efforts to bring more far mers to Oregon to people its vacant lands. Farmer Smith, of the O. W. R. & N. Co. has made a careful sur vey of farm prospects for 1918 and he states that all indications point toward a most unusual de mand this year for all clauses of cereals, probably in excess of the supply, and he suggests that farmers who have not already planted as large an acreage as possible to Winter wheat should be careful to retain sufficient set d to make liberal sowing in the Spring. He specially recom mends that farmers plant as much corn as possible as it will make more stock feed than any other crop and with property selected seed can be grown suc cessfully in all parts of the Northwest. e Suprising Weather. People of this city experienced real winter weather Thursday night and many could not believe it had been 20 below zero when it was reported from the govern ment station yesterday morning. That was what it registered, however, and even though it camo as a surprise people begun to realise it uolore tho morning had passed as it continued colt! throughout tho entire forenoon, At 8:30 o'clock it registered Li below. The extreme cold makes great I inroads on the hay stacks of the stockmen but there is plenty of this forage and since the snow is deep it will protect the winter grain that has been seeded. With much snow in the moun tains we may expect a good sea Bon for the farmer this year. Shooting is positively forbidden on my farm near Burns and 1 shall prosecute any one found trespassing. There will be no favors shown in this respect. II. B, Mace. We do job printing. COMPETING LINE TO James Weston Puts up Bend and Com plies With all Requirement for a Franchise Within City. Conection With Juntura Line by way La wen. Harriman and Riverside Sections After several special meetings of the city council, the drawing of ordinances covering the mat ter and the giving of a bond James Weston has at last com pleted arrangements and secured a franchise to put in another telephone exchange system in Burns. The matter came up some weeks ago but through the efforts of interested parties Mr. Weston was handicapped in many ways but by persistance has succeeded with the result that he is under bonds to have his line completed into this city and the exchange in readiness by the first of Aug ust. The prmoter says he in tends to have it installed before that date and ready for business. Mr. Weston has one of the best equipped lines in the state in operation at Juntura and has i direct connection with the outside! through the Western Union. He had already secured right of way and has his line well along to ward Riverside and Harriman and with this franchise just granted will construct the line on to this city and also make con-j nections with Narrows, Warm , Springs and some sections thatj have heretofore been without telephone communication with this city or the outside. This line is to be first class in i every particular with best equip ment obtainable. It will tap a virgin territory heretofore un touched and bring many parts of the county in close connection with Burns besides give a com peting line for outside business. By serving this new territory and the line following the railroad from Juntura in and also follow ing the proposed line on out to Warm Springs it gives the new enterprise some good business! and offers a fine business for the concern. Mr. Weston has already ar ranged for the delivery of poles Breakfast 5:30 to 9 City Restaurant W. R. McCuistion, Prop. BURNS, OREGON Supper 5 to 8 The Burns Flour Milling Co. Manufacturers 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 WELCOME PHARMACY Is The Place to Trade -WHY- First: Promptness, accuracy and fair-dealing.'. Secend: We carry a well assorted stock of Drugs, Chemi cals and Druggist Sundries. Third: We guarantee every article we sell to be just as represented or your money refunded. If you are a customer of ours you know this. If not, be come one and be convinced. J. C. Welcome. Jr. TELEPHONE ENTER BURNS to string the wires in Burns ft r the local exchange. These poh s have been cut for some time and are ready for delivery. They will be brought down from the mountains while the snow is on the ground and be here when weather conditions will permit work on the field. Mr. Weston has the line almost complete to Harriman and with the opening of spring will be in position to push it through without delay. He will connect at Lawen and come direct to Bums the line continuing from Lawen by way of Narrows to Warm Springs. The Times-Herald has also been informed that an independent line has been financed from Sil ver Creek to this place and con struction work has already begun, the poles having been gotten out and are to be placed along the right of way at once. This line will also be completed in the spring, thus placing a vast terri tory in direct communication with this city. Harney county has been behind times in the way of telephone de velopment and with a competing line there is every reason to be lieve that we will soon have con nections throughout the county that will not only be a conven ience to the people but will pay good dividends on the invest ment. Billiousncss and Constipation Cured. If you are ever troubled with biliousness or constipation ycu will be interested in the state ment of R. F. Erwin, Peru, Ind. "A year ago last winter I had in attack of indigestion followed by biliousness and constipation. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets so highly reccommended, I bought a bottle of them." For sale by all Dealers. Tonawama tomorrow night. Dinner 11:30 to 2 Short orders at all hours r j nui rr-J TMfjJH