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i COUNTY OF HARNEY The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Best In The West The Biggest City In The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon I VOL. XXVIU BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 7, 1915 NO. 39 fe mmt&Wiftiiii CITY OF BURNS THE TIMES-HERALD VIS ITS NEIGHBORS SUNDAY Party Inspects Orchard at Crow Camp And Enjoys Shade. Good Apple Crop With Excellent Grain, Gar dens, Alfalfa. Colonaztion House Receiving Additional Improvement An excursion covering some 75 mile9 in autos took the writer and familv, together with friends, over a considerable portion ofj the Valley last Sunday afternoon and disclosed excellent crops at several points. The first stop was made at W. H. Robins' Crow Camp home where the party en joyed the cool shade and made an inspection of the orchard. Mr. Robins has an excellent crop of grain which the frost has not in jured in the least; he also lias considerable fruit. A few, peaches ami cherries but the ap ple crop is very good. Mr. Rob-i ins has a fine place which is cer- j tainly inviting on a hot day. From this point the party went down the east side of the Valley i to Crane Creek Gap just to see if there was any evidence of a rail road in that territory, but we didn't get to see the cars, so pro-' ceeded to the Oregon & Western Colonization Co. house where we found President Davidson contin- j ed to his bed with a bad case ofj boils or to be specific, one boil. Mr. Davidson gave a history of, this troublesome bump that would make rather interesting reading were it not more or less personal in character. At any rate he knows there are doctors and doctors. This colony house is nicely equipped for its purposes and preparation arej under way to have the building properly plumbed and water piped to every room In the hoUM j as well as furnishing water to i irrigate the yard where a beauti-, ful lawn will be sown. The trenches tor the piping nad been completed and a workman was to install the plumbing this week Albntton was taken in on the trip where a shortstop wj;s made to get a drink of the water drawn from the deep well at the howl. This water is strongly permeated with sulphur and one has to ac quire the tasu to enjoy it, At Lawen the party surprised the Swain family and in return the Swains surprised the party by giving them one of the best and most enjoyable suppers cook ed on a camp stove in the yard. Many homestead residences were passed in the course of the journey and several line fields of grain and alfalfa, dood gardens were noted in several places and altogether the homes looked pros perous and even in the sage brush districts there was evi dence of profitable crops of grain, especially rye wliich will serve as forage for the stock during the winter. The building of the railroad will bring good times to these homebuilden and give them not only employment during a period of the year they would otherwise be idle, but also encourage them in giving more time to the devel opment of their places and bring ing more of them under cultiva tion. One can certainly appreciate the magnitude of this big Valley after making a tour of it and can more clearly realize what it will be when all the tillable land is under cultivation. The irriga tion problem also is taken into consideration and one may pic ture this big body of land under a system of Irrigation that is pos sible when conditions are brought about to cover practi cally every acre of it when the ater la properly handled and apportioned. The Timcs-Merajd has had dreams of this country for many years and has preached through these columns, been called a fool and accused of being visionary but he may yet jive to see thegu dreams realized and his children enjoy the benefits that have been denied the plunder of the Hig Harney Country. Oregon Farm Methods Made Matter of Record Farmers can contribute much to the development of improved agriculture by making records of their most successful farm opera tions. It is altogether likely that if all farm practices in Oregon were as good as the best that haa been developed by some farmer, the general level of agriculture would be materially raised. By making a detailed record of the various steps by which the result was secured the farmer would be able to repeat and also to help others. The facts of the record could be published in the home newspaper and if general inter est in agricultural papers and the Agricultural College Press Bulle tins. This thought was made vivid by examining a six-year record of experiments on the Umatilla Experiment Farm. "This re port," explained Professor C. I. Lewis, "was prepared by R. W. Allen, superintendent of the farm. It makes use of the loose leaf system so that records are progressive by inserting a new leaf descriptive of each addition to the experiment. When the experiments are completed there is an accurate und detailed re cord of each step with no other matter mixed in with it. A glance will show whether the re sults were good, and if they were it is easy to repeat them. If not, they may be thrown away." Of course this is more elabo rate record-making than is adapt ed to the farmer's use, but an account of the main steps, such as plowing, fertitilizing, prepar ing seed bed, culture, harvesting and marketing or storing and using, would not require much work and would in many cases afford a veritable mine of valua ble information. Farmers of Southern Iane County are invit ed to send in stories of success to the Cottage (irove Sentinel, which will give them wide publi city in that part of the state. BIG MINERAL BEARING TERRITORY DISCOVERED Thousands of Acres Found to be Rich in Saltpeter, Potash and Aluminum. First Discovery Made Within Four J i S Miles of Burns. Assays Run as High as 60 Per Cent, in Places also give space to stones or suc cess and how it was achieved, since the general welfare of an agricultural community depends largely upon the progress of agriculture. Some time ago considerable excitement was created in Hums by the announcement that potash, saltpeter and aluminum had been found in great quantities near this city and that it wos really rich. The Times-Herald made inquiry at the time but those on the inside were reticent and re fused to talk. Later other men became interested and some of the samples were sent away for assays and men familiar with ground containing such mineral and salts got busy and locations were made covering a wide ter ritory of country. The first discovery was made at the Warm Springs just four miles from Hums. At the time this was discovered and the pub lic had heard of it The Time Herald wanted to give publicity to it but those interested asked as u special favor that no men tion be made of it for the time being as it might not prove of any consequence ana therefore be detrimental, but the fact of the affair was that these men wanted to capture as much of the ground as they could before it became too well known. In all some 20,000 MM have been located. Some of the assays go very high. The aluminum has assay- ly. only on a smaller scale. When it was reported that Pearl Fisk had grown so "stout" that her additional weight had sunk a pleasure launch at a resort in California, several friends find ing watery graves as a conse quence, our grief was pittiful. but since we have secured a copy of the Lakeport Bee which giyes full details and there was no loss of lift other than the "Alice W" a somewhat ancient pleasure launch. The Beesavs: What narrowly escaped being a fatal accident occurcd on Friday afternoon on Clear Lake, when a party of nine young people found themselves far from shore in a leaky launch, and which re sulted in beaching the boat on .he rocks on Horseshoe Hay, while the party was forced to leremble through the under growth to Soda Hay where aid was secured. The party, consisting of the Mioses Fleanor, Klsie, and Bather Jacobs, and Miss Walker all of San Francisco; Mrs. Pearl Fisk, Hums. Oregon; Messrs. Rimer Allen Highland Springs; Hert I)e Leon, and Frank Ihinis, both of Berkeley; and John Saile of Al ameila who are staying at High- curing the boat as best they could the party attempted to i nch Soda Hay. The trip through the brush was anything but plea ant, and the clothes of the young ladies were torn as wel. as that of the men, and all are now suffering with poison-oak save Mrs. Fisk, while two of the young ladies of the young ladies are confined their beds with it. I hey reach- odl Hay before dark, and secur ing a horse and rig, went two miles to a phone, and got a rig from Lakeport to come and get them arriving at Highland Springs between two and three o'clock Saturday morning. The "Alice W" lies on the rocks of the bay a total wreck. The top has been removed, and the engine as well. The hull is In such condition, due to its age and the pounding on the rocks, that it will be abandoned. This I boat has figured in many such i narrow escapes from serious consequences ns a result of leak when out. Win Ivers Bitten by a Mad Wild Cat When Carl Fegtly was in town jgate and make a few compari- the first of the week he reported .sons between the yields of crops L. W. Ivers was bitten by a mad , grown on fallowed and un-fallow- WHAT CONSERVING THE MOSTURE MEANS TO US County Agriculturist Makes Suggestions Along This Line. Gives Several Reasons for Following Dry-Farm Methods of Summer Fallow. It Increases Yield at Less Expense While the memory of the last vest. This prevents a large two seasons precipitation is still amount of evaporation, puts the fresh in the minds of the farm- land in good shape to take up ers, perhaps a few suggestions any moisture that may fall, and along the line of moisture conser-j gets the stubble incorporated in vation would not be out of place. the surface soil so that bacterial This season has been an ex-j action may aid in its decomposi cellent demonstration of what tion and leaves the soil in an one can expect who tries to grow ! ideal condition for fall plowing, paying crops on dry-farming land j It is a good plan, where the without first summer following grain is to be left in the shock the same. That summer fallow- j for some time, to disk between ing is a most practical and pay- the shocks, as it is quite surpris ing proposition, needs no argu- ing the amount of moisture that uent, it is self evident to those will be lost thru the stand stub who take the trouble to investi-jble by evaporation. wiltl cat one day last week and was in Vale taking treatment for the bite. Up behind him and bit j ves two seasons moisture, which The report is that Mr. Ivers 'cording to dry-farming methods was walking along an irrigating i should ditch in his field when the cat First sneaked him in the arm. Ivers landed on 111 essential for the production of the animal with his boots knock- a paying crop. Secend: Itgives ing it down and finished Mr. Cat ' the farmer a, chance to clear his with rocks and started for Vale I farm of noxious weeds, and this for treatment Immediately, ,hin-, is no small item on many farms. Obil Shatuck, County Agriculturist. How to Cur a Sprain. A sprain may be cured in about one-third the time required by be summer f a 1 1 o w e d . I ine U8UBI DV applying It stores up and conser-1 -nameriaui s uniment ana od- servmg me airecuons wun eacn bottle. For sale by all dealers. ed land. There are several reasons why lands that are to be handled ac tum Times. Market Report. Doubtless other papers, would led Ki per cent, saltpeter has gom Mad Coyoft Story Indi cate New Brand Booze. 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 Geo .(ones of Fields. Harney county, was an arrival in Lake view the first of the week- From the report that he brings in it is quite evident trial mau coyotes from IK to (1(1 per cent but no de finite assay haa been gotten on the potash. The mineral pro ducing dirt and rock cover a wide territory, some of the locations being made as far as 15 miles j ever, after leaving Soda west of Silver Cro and as far t'rmg Island, the water land Soring! resort for a vacation came to Ukeport that afternoon The receipts for Monday are: and rented the "Alice W" belong !Cattl 7r,; h". 2? : sheep, ing to Mr. P. P. Wright. They iim- started out and found that the! Vor the last three Mondays the best was leaking slightly al-1 steers have reached the seven though as the lake WM smooth cont mark' The market Menu nothing was thot yf it. How-' t(J shw ted on good stuff. Hay for u wurse this class ul cattle is became I not coming in freely. Out of the south as the CM) Ranch. It is considered one uf thu best and immense bodies of this character ever discovered and has attracted POUghei nd the boat began to; ftW r.oad on tho market only two leak badlv. The small bilgt-, or trce loads could ahow in this pump on the boat wan pressed class. Most of the offerings into Mrv!oti. but proved mad.'- were mediocre tiiu usual num- wide attention from deilts 'quote to keep ahead of the rising 'her oi second rate cattle being in since it 1ms become known. I water. Other things were used, eviuence. ror ordinary cows Should this find prove as valu-'but after working frantically for and heifers the market seems at able as it appears II vi bring i several minutes, the water rose, an early date fairly steady. ' ' . . . .. 'mnnv n,i ... i hi- Hi.lr.fiu ,.i unti tee eninne ceased workinur. UDQ u lew nunureU over two have been bus r , that jjjtwji , w for 0X!ration The oars worn gotten out but; thousand hog were registered tmrng ue past winter ana es- furn;Hh cm,lloyment fr tnin. ,one of the oarlocks was lost over vver Sunday- outside of a few pecmiiy (Turing me past lW0dredH of mo ,t , understood board. The young men of the loads that were ablo to spring m ,. .. ... . tn atnrV lit will reciuire electric power to I party worked, over the engine, the close of last w,eeks price at tte?iateulwineo3iosiocK-i xtract thl. aluminum an vhould ! but were unable to Btnrt it. and 7.1ft all lines ruled steady tin men during June and July have Wl t;ilirf. nn 'after wurkinK witU it half hour bulk going at 7.00 to 7.10. Trade ,m " , Vy " V SL immense lot of machinery. the boat was allowed to drift was actiu-. Third: It lays the foundation for an excellent seed bed, brings the moisture close to the surface, where it should be to give uni form germination. Fourth. It increases the yield, in bushels per acre, practically cutting the num ber of acres to be farmed and harvested in half. Fifth; It re duces the cost of farming, in that, the cost of cultivating fal low land is not nearly so great as that which is cropped and the harvesting cost ia eliminated, for the same number of bushels are harvesting cost is eliminated, for the same number of bushels are harvested from half of the area. And sixth, It is the best crop in surance that is to be had, and it is in the reach of all. Another important method of conserving moisture is to disk the land immediately after bar- Ground feed at Hagey's. Sampler Valley Railway Co. Arrivil ioi Departure Of Trains Popart No. 2, Prairie Sumpter Arrive Baker 10:15 A.M. 2:35 P. M. 4:00 P. M. Depart No. 1, Baker 8:30 A. M. Sumpter 10:05 A. M. Arrives Prairie 2:10 P. M. No. 1 Makes good connection with O.-W. R. & N. Co. No. 4 (Fast Mail) leaving Portland 6:30 P. M.. arriving at Baker 7:55 A. M. and No. 17 from east arriv ing Baker 6:50 A. M. No 2 connects with No. 5 (Fast !m;1 smvlni, Rat-Ax T -K. I M. which picks up Pullman at Baker, arriving at Portland 7:00 A. M, Also with No. 18 at 1,0:45 P. M. for points East. .:.. i. v.,. .!,,.., tr. .; tk. IHWWW IIU11 1(110 UUlll uinutl mj fllMM Vl'v assistance of both the state and federal government to combut '. Not Caie of Too Much the disease. He states that all of the rural schools are closed as the parents were afraid to ,-.....) I I. . . i i- . . I . i I , I .-. . i . . a , L i , u . I . e , .' .. ligous weekly, as well qs lever- A few days previous to hisi . . , , . ,r : u ... , ! Ul Oil VI II II HI- , lili.l! Hi-:. .1 . ir il surting to IakevifW a MM SX It was fetf reported niiciiitun rtin imvui hiiu o.ui The largest for a single day in the last few months were in this morning, over 4000 head of sheep being totaled. Good lambs are selling at 6.25 with all lines I OF 7,500 We buy Drugs and Drug Store Supplies with 7,500 other REXALL DRUGGISTS Let us All your Prescriptions--We are In business for your health REED RROS. Props. The Rexall Drug Store The Burns Hospital MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop. Beat 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 to Reno to take the Pasteup treat ment. The Wen were sleeping in a tent when they heard a noise in the camp- One of them got up to investigate and wan bitten on the hand. The other went to h'.2 assistaace and was bitten on the calf of he leg, In addition, to. the loss to titock men in the vicinity of Fields and benio, Mr. Jones states that the condition are equally had in the Catlow Valley. A boy was bitten there a short time ago by his pet dog and taken to BurnB to take the treatment. Durlntr his trio out here Mr. Jones slept one night in the vi- cinity of a haystack. A number Of hogs were pastuerd close by and he noticed that four of them showed every evidence of being mad. While debating whether. to kill them or not the owner, came up. After watching thei animals a short time he concluded that they were mad and asked Mr. Jones to shoot them. According to an ordinance is- j sued by the county court of Har ney county it is compulsory to bury all animals which have been killed supposeo, to oe anucieu with rabies, at least two feet deep. Lake view Examiner "One has to go away from home to get the news" is certain ly the case in the above clipping. The Times-Herald has never heard of any boy being brought here from Catlow for Pasteur treatment and the order of the county court that all rabid ani mals must be buried at least tvyq feet deep is pure flctipn also as there has never been any such order entered of record. shoreward as it was rapidly fill ing and ore of the ladies va un- 1I. tl aUStlYl Tim t. .ii-le il. .. Flesh as Firt Reported j unubie to pick out location at ' which to land for had they tum- The manager of this great re- od the boat Into the. trough of steady at last weeks prices. the waves it would have been overturned in its waterlogged The Burns Steam Laundry Condition, A landing was made gives special attention to parcel on the rucks of Horseshoe Hay post. Send UN your laundry by about five o'clock und after se- mail- that u. former Hums lady, who left- here a few weeks ago for California, hud tukmi on so much flesh that she hud caused a cat astrophy similar to the sinking of the Eastland at Chicago recent - Breakfast 5:30 to 9 Dinner 11:30 to 2 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Mac's Restaurant & Bakery Located in the new Levens Building BURNS, OREGON W. R. McCuiation, Prop. Short order at all hours Supper 5 to 8 "The Se Wolf." at Tonawama, Monday night, Aug. BROKE When you break your eyeglasses bring them here. This store has a workshop right on the premises and you will be surprised to learn how soon you can have your glasses repaired. It saves you the inconvenience you must endure when your eyeglasses or spec tacles are sent to a dis tance for repairs. C, 1H. SALISBURY Jeweler and Optician 9 i mBmm ! 1 .alf: WmM&mfflm: i! HH H t ';, K H mSL ? ft huHk MsWapngbm iMnSi JACK LONDON llll The Burns Flour Milling Co. Manufacturers oi 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 ktyii 'tested Mains Fitted Tonawama will ollVr its patrons an extraordinary program on next Monday uvening in tho picture production of "The Sea Wolf." in seven reels, made from the story by Jack London. This lie big gripping production and pluyeiia rvrurn engagement at the Nation al in Portland week before last. In the titlo role Is Hobart Bo worth who givs one of the most realistic performance in his .screen career. He seems specially fitted in every way to play the giant Wolf Larson, master of the Sea Wolf, who is finally stricken with blindness but who rights on just the same. The filming of the picture is splendid and many of the scenes are those actually de scribed in the story. A cast of quality supports Mr. Hosworth. Two other pleasing features for Monday evening are: Little Laura Grifflng will play a violin solo during intermission, and Mrs. Sutton will preside ut the niano iluni"- tho mi'tmy .......i, . i ,..,. To be Given Away AT THE WELCOME PHARMACY Every Saturday at S P. M. ONE ALUMINUM SET 3ure and bring your coupons you may be the lucky one....... The one having the number nearest to the number under the seal will be the winner