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VOL. XXVIII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 18. 191b
NO. 45
CITY OF BURNS
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CONGRESSMAN SINNOTT
VISITS US OVER SUNDAY
Central Oregon Horses
Bringing Big Prices
Representative Touring This District in
Auto and Arrives Unannounced.
Talks About Remedial Land Laws
And Joins in Protest Against The
Proposed Change in Routing Mail
Hon. N. J. Sinnott, represen
tative in Congress from this dis
trict, came in unannounced last
Saturday evening and spent Sun-
In this way he may make the
place habitable before he is com
pelled to bring his family upon
it, this giving him an advantage
day and a part of Monday in this over .the present provision
city. The gentleman is making' of establishing his residence
a tour of his district and meeting without having time to prepare
with the people to acquire at first .conveniences that are necessary
hand certain information that he to the comfort and welfare of his
may better understand conditions family. This idea was advocat
and therefore give them better ed in the columns of The Times
service in Washington nt the H raid two years ago.
opening of congress. Mr. Sinnott asked the feeling
lie found it impossible to make of local people as to the leasing
a schedule or accept any speaking of grazing lands, also the pro
engagements on the trio as his posed 010 acre homestead and
district covers such a vast terri-' the classification of lands in farm
tory he could not with any cer-j units, etc. He found the stock-
tain ty make each point on for-1 men opposed to the leasing law,
tain day. He is traveling by I they deeming it impracticable,
auto and has covered many miles An impromptu meeting was
in his present tour, stopping not J called at the Levens Theatre on
but visiting ounday afternoon for those who
only in the towns
personally with homesteaders
and stock men on the way to get
their views upon legislation.
Mr. Sinnott is particularly in
terested in land laws that will be
practical and beneficial to the
people who are trying to develop
this vast interrior and has in
troduced some remedial bills hav
ing for their purpose the relief
of homesteaders. One of these
bills that is now a law wasper
mission to the entryman to take
his leave of absence in two per
iods; another is the additional
homestead entry whereby those
who have made proof on 1(50
acres and who were within the
designated enlarged homestead
districts are entitled to an addi
tional ICO adjoining the original
entry.
The gentleman prepared a bill
uiui 'will likely introduce it at the
corning session providing for a
longer period to establish resi
dence on a homestead. His idea.
i3 to give an entryman two years
in which to establish actual resi
dence upon his land but in the
meantime he must show good
faith by improving it, such as
fencing, putting up a house, cul
tivating a certain portion, etc.
desired to meet Mr. Sinnott and
discuss any matter that they de
sired. Several were present and
the most of the time was taken
up in placing the matter of the
change in the routing the mail
from the east, as proposed under
recent advertised bids by the
postal department, it was shown
that it was folly to make a
change in the routing at the pre
sent time as the railroad is
building on into the Valley and
that within a very few months
it would be necessary to call for
new bids and the congressman
was asked to use his influence
in having the present routing
remain as it is until the change
was practical.
Mr. Sinnott gave a short talk
to those present, stating at the
beginning that he was not out on
a sneaking tour but rather to lis
ten and find the views of his con
stituents. He reviewed the past
legislation that affected this par
ticular district, sueh V the land
gwa, and irrigatiou funds, etc.
He stated he was getting some
good first hand information that
would be of assistance to him in
the coming session and felt his
tour would result beneficially to
all concerned.
FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER
Burns Meat Market
and
Packing Plant
BACON, HAMS and LARD
Fresh Meats. Poultry
Home Products for Home Consumers
SPGIAL INDUCEMENT OfTEBED
TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG OBDEBS
1 OF 7,500
We buy Drugs and Drug Store
Supplies with 7,600 other
REXALL DRUGGISTS
lt us Ml your Prescriptions-.-Wf
are In business for your health
HEED BROS. Props.
The Rexall Drug Store
.The Burns Hospital
MRS. ETTA CVMMf NS, Prop,
Beat Surgical Boom "H"
In he SUte outsioe w --
Looms, Good Care and Com-
Patients-Reasonable lerms
Nurse In Charge
Central Oregon horses for mili
tary purposes are in big demand.
A (deal was consummated last
Thursday in which Evans & Wil
son, horse buyers of St Joseph,
Missouri, representing the
French republic, purchased ap
proximately 400 head of horses
from W. W. Brown, the well
known stockman of Fife. It is
understood that the purchase
price was in the neighborhood of
924,000.
The first of the lot bought,
totaling 158 head, were shipped
Sunday morning to St Joseph
and will later be dispatched to
France where they will be put
into service. The buyers are in
the vicinity of Paisley and Silver
Lake this week looking over the
field with the view of making
further purchases.
On their recent tour of Central
Oregon, buyers have not been bo
discriminating in their selections
of horses suitable for miliarty
purposes as they were some
months ago. This fact is attrib
uted to the growing scarcity of
horses in the stock sections .of
the country. For several months
this year buyers have been scour
ing Montana, Idaho, Washington,
and Oregon and it is said that av
ailable stock to be shipped to the
belligerent nations is rapidly de
creasing. A majority of the
horses purchased in the Fife' dis
trict last week were not broke
and the horses will undergo this
process before shipment abroad.
During their activity in Central
Oregon for the last several
month buyers have purchased
approximately 1,400 head of
horses, moat of which have been
shipped abroad and put into army
service. The estimated value of
the horses taken from this part
of the slate is $250,000.
The demands that are being
made on middle western packers
as well as horse men, it is believ
ed, will cause unprecedented ac
tivity in the stock market this
fall. Buyers representing both
eastern and coast firms are ex
pected to Central Oregon during
the middle of the month to make
purchases. There are plenty of
cattle for sale, but supply is be
lieved far insufficient to meet the
demand. Just what the activity
in the sheep market will be is
problematical at the present ow
ing to the high quotations on
mutton. -Bend Bulletin.
SOME GOOD CROPS ARE
NOW BEING HARVESTED
Several Farms and Gardens are Visited
During the Week Show Excellent
it was of good quality and was
taken directly from the marline
tothemill. One tract of 1(1 acres
in barley on this place averaged
65 bushels to the aere.
. DalLGibbs threshed 1700 bush
els on the G. A. Kc-mbold place
just across the river from this
city. This averaged a little bet
than 35 bushels to the acre for
the whole field. He also had a
BUILDING RAILROAD IN
HARNEY COUNTY NOW
Results Considering the Shortage of fine crop of aiiaifa
--. -'' Chaa. Wilson has
Moisture. Une field of 640 Acres
With First Crop Gives Promise
The Times-Herald has been in
vestigating the crop situation in
this section during this week and
finds the average yield quite en
couraging considering the late
frosts and extreme drouth con
ditions prevailing all over Bast
ern and Central Oregon through
out the growing season.
The light rains of the early
part of the week have delayed the
threshing operations and actual
yields on some farms where in
quiry wns made were not obtain
abl". In a few instances it was
found the yields were not up to
expectations, nut as a rule the
farmers are satisfied and by a
comparison with former crops on
the same farms the writer finds
this season, while short on rain
fall and consequent water supply
for artificial irrigation, has beta
rather remarkable in both quality
and quantity yield.
but it was learned the California
Feed variety was considered the
finished
threshing on the Miller place and
the yield was fully up to expec
tations as his oats and barley
averaged better than 40 bushels
to the acre. His alfalfa went a
little over 4 tons to the acre in
two cuttings and he is now con-
most productive under dry farm , "idering the proposition of a
methods. The Sixty-Day Oat third tim although he can use
has been established beyond a ! !t verV conveniently for pasture
question as the best to grow in ' fr "'" stock.
hiu .eimn nn drv'ltnd. The1 James Smith threshed 1100
average this season with the I buaheto on his Poison creek place.
backward spring and lack of the
One of the Biggest Construction Gangs
Along the Extension of the Oregon
& Eastern Working This Side of
Vischer Ranch. No Contracts Let
On This Side of Harriman as Yet
usual amount of rain fall was 25
bushels. The best spring rye for
the season was a seed developed
at the station and not yot named;
it averaged 13 bushels, while the
winter rye, the Minnesota, went
better than 14 bushels.
Sunt. : Breithauot expect fair
results from flax and the alfalfa
grown for seed has'made a satis
factory showing but neither of
these cropa have been threshed
and no estimate was placed upon
the yield.
A number of acres was also
devoted to field' peas this season
that
This is particularly true of the!but ,,u. uctuu, yieW WM not ob
Demands Educated People.
Young man, if you expect to
run your father's farm in years
to come, prepare yourself for the
business; attend the college
maintained, in your state for
farmer's sons. Young women,
if you expect to be a happy wife
some day in the future, obtain
the industrial training that will
best fit you for your life's work;
the agricultural college also holds
out a helping hand to you. AvaU
yourselves, of the opportunities in
life as they present themselves.
The future demands people with
special knowledge uf special
work. Western Farmer.
Warrant Call.
Notice is hereby given that
there is money on hand to pay all
rabbit bounty warranto register
ed prior to My , Mfc Inter
est oeases September O.lQlo.
R. A. Miu.uk,
County Treasurer.
non-irrignted area where tho dry
farming method was' practiced.
In several instances noted on this
character of land where no at
tempt was made to conserve the
moisture from a scientific stand
point, excellent yields of rye were
obtained. This seems a most
satisfactory first crop for new
land as it is profitable and in ad
dition prepares the soil for future
cropping of a different character.
At the present lime it is im
possible to get definite informa
tion as to the amount of milling
wheat raised. There is a line!
quality of good hard wheat com
ing in to the flour mill but as yet
the quantity is nominal. The
milling company has established
a price of 1 cents for good mill
ing wheat which is very satis
factory to the producers and if
the price of barley and oats is as
satisfactory in proportion the
farmers will have no complaint.
The records for the m son at
the Dry Farm Experiment sta
tion are not complete at this time
but some of the crops have been
harvested and threshed. A large
number of experiments are con
ducted upon this tract each year
with a view of securing the best
yielding varieties of various crops
for the benefit of the farmers.
Of the several plots devoted to
wheat this season it is found the
Turkey lted group has yielded
the best of the winter varieties,
the average being UTi bushels. It
should be remembered thnt this
is devoted to dry farming ex
clusively and has no irrigation
whatever, Of the spring varie
ties of wheat the best yielding
this season has been the Early
Bart which averaged 27 bushels.
The barley yield was not in shape
for the writer togetun estimate,
Sumpter Valley Railway Co.
AriY4 aaj Bepartwe 0 Tjjiaa
Depart!
No. 2. Prairie 10il5A.M.
Sumpter
Arrives Baker
2:38 P. M.
4:00 P. M.
Departs
No. 1,
Baker
WQAM,
Sumpter 10:08 A- M.'
Arrir., Prairie 2:10 P.M.
No. 1 Makes good eonneptipn
with Q.-W- . N, e No. 4
(Past M'l) leaving Portland n;30
p. M.. arriving at Baker 7)56 A.
M, and No, 17 from east arriv
ing Baker 6:60 A. M.
No 2 connect with No. 5 (Feet
Mail) arriving at Baker 7:56 P.
M. which picks up Pullman at
Baker, arriving at Portland 7 0.
A. M- AUo. witoNo. 'ft nt
Ju;46"P. M. pr points Bast.
ACCURACY
This store has its own
Lens Manufacturing
Plant in which can be
ground lenses of any de
scription. This enables
us to guarantee absolute
accuracy in filling your
prescription. Quick ser
vice on your repairs.
Duplicate immediately
any broken lens, whlher
originately made at this
tore or elsewhere, You
will find this great con
veniencetry it.
C. M. SALISBURY
Jeweler and Optician
tainable at this time. Some of
the plots devoted to peas are be
ing hogged and sheeped-ofT and
the superintendent anticipates a
most satisfactory result, although
this will not be known for some
time.
tiand Vetch for seed purposes
has yielded well and is expected
to make a most satisfactory crop i
fr the dry lands of this section.
The root crops have also made
good growths on the farm as
has also rape.
Alfalfa crops have made the
most satisfactory progress of any
of the field crops throughout the
country. On the Lena Harkey
place one mile from Burns they
just finished cutting the third
crop and it has yielded better
than five tons to the acre for the
season. This is on land that has
no irrigation other than that
which subs from the river. Some
of it is half mile from any water
source and is of land that slopes
toward the hills, back from the
river. On all the alfalfa land
two good crops have been cut
with a fine growth of pasture for
the fall months that many prefer
to a third cutting. s
N. Henney, -in the Sunset dis
trict, has devoted several acres
to experimenting under the di
rection of the county agricultu
rist, or a sub-station to the Ex
periment Farm. He has' some
excellent field peas this sea
son and his acreage devoted
to alfalfa for seed purposes has
proven most profitable. It is esti
mated conservatively thuthc will
get better than 20Q pounds to the
acre, tho plants being in rows
three feet apart and each plant 30
inches apart. This is on his
year old plants. Mr. Henney
will realize a nice profit on alfalfa
plants of this season alone it be
ing estimated, he will thresh at
least 50 pounds to the acre, and
considering that he well realize
on average of 50 cents a pound
for this crop it brings a revenue
worth while on dry land.
Among the remarkable Ili-ld
and garden crops of this section
the one on the I. SohwurU home
stead on foot hill land just west
of Burns is quite successful.
This is under the management
of Mr. Klinkcnbergand wife and
they have been bringing in some
of the finest potatoes, sweet wpu,
cabbage, beets, tyrnlua, carrots,1
etc. thai have been on the mar
ket. Cabbage has done remark
ably well on this place growing
as a field test without transplant
ing and without irrigation. Some
fine specimen of field corn have
also been brought in from this
farm and it will mature without
doubt
Over 5000 bushels were thresh
ed on the Ted Hayes- place a few
miles up the river, 'fhis is one
of the farms that never has a
failure and a well developed
place with an irrigation system.
The Times-Herald did not learn
the amount of wheat raised but
having 23 acres of wheat
averaged 36 bushels.
County Commissioner Robins
threshed over 2000 bushels on
his Crow Camp ranch but the
writer did not get the average
yield. Mr. Robins has an excel
lent crop of apples on his place
this season also. The weather
conditions were not favorable to
fruit early in the season but the
apple crop is as good or perhaps
better than last year. He also
has a good crop of pears, the
prunes, peaches and small berry
crops being short.
H. J. Hansen has not threshed
yet but those who have seen his
grain consider it one of the best
crops ever grown in this section.
He has some excellent grain and
The. Times-Herald will give the
yield when it is threshed.
Ira Mahon was down from his
Cow Creek home Wednesday and
reports his grain and hay crops
good. He averaged more than
four tons of alfalfa to the acre in
two cuttings and he feels confi
dent his third crop would go bet
ter than 14 tons to the acre but
considers it more valuable for
pasture. , He threshed 4500 bush
els of oats and barley that aver-
niged 42 bushels. He had but
little wheat which was left in the
sheaf for his chickens.
An indication of what may be
accomplished on rawsage brush
land in this Valley is shown on a
section belonging to P. S. Weit
tenhiller near the Experiment
Station. Mr. Weittenhiller seed
ed the entire section to barley
and oats but has not threshed.
His conservative estimate of the
640 acres is 20,000 bushels; 40
acres of Shadeland Climax oats
that will average between 60 and
60 bushels and 60 acres of barley
that will yield an average of 40
bushels. This is the first crop
on strictly dry land. Mr. Weit
tenhiller also has another field of
140 acres of barley that he esti
mates will go 30 bushels, and an
additional field of oats of 130
acres, that will average 30 bush
els. These cropa.were grown on
land under first breaking. Fig
ure these crops of approximately
26,000 or more bushels at 14 cents
per pound, the going price of
grain, and see whether it pays to
farm or not.
Henry Vulgamore threshed
493U bushels of wheat, barley
and outs fivm 113 acres on his
farm north of Burns, an average
of almost 44 bushels. He had
28 acres in spring wheat. Mr.
Vulgamore sowed one sack of
oats that weighed 112 pounds
and harvested exactly ia bush
els from it.
The limited time prevented us
from securing the actual yield of
several other farms where good
crops are reported, that of J. C.
Foley, Simon Lewis, Alex Han
ley, Arthur Turner, W. M. Stew
art and others. However, those
mentioned are indicative of the
general yield throughout the en
tire country.
The writer visited the orchard
of R. J, McKinnon a few miles
up the river recently and found
the apple trees loaded with fruit.
There is also a heavy yield of
crab apples and his pears, prune
and plums are fair. Several of
the small family orchards in this
city have large, yield oi apples;
the pear trees in Sam Mothers
head's yard are loaded. Pine
peaches were raised by Rev.
Father Klein at the Catholic
church residence.
The few gardens visited by the
writer revealed most satisfactory
(Continued on page two.)
The Times-Herald man
met with considerable excitement
the other evenintr by Frank
Johnson of the Oregon & West
ern Colonization Co. with the
startling news that one of the
biggest camps of the railroad ex
tension of the Oregon & Eastern
was established within the bor
ders of Harney county and that
home dirt was actually being
turned over for an "honest to
God" railroad. Frank insisted
on the newspaper man going
right down there and make a
personal inspection of the work,
take a photographer along and
give it a big boost That's just
what we would like to have done.
but this great religious weekly
has been making its appearance
regularly on issue day to its sub
scribers for many years under
the present management and
while we want first hand news,
we also realize there would be
many who could not sleep well
unless this sheet arrived right on
time, therefore had to defer our
visit to the railroad camp until
our work was arranged for the
absence of the pencil pusher.
The good news had preceded
Frank a little, however, and we
were asking for information from
other sources so as to be able to
have railroad news for thia-issue.
That they are really working in
Harney county and that the in
structions are to have the grad
ing done by the first of Decem
ber is really good news. We're
going to help all we can and are
willing to pay our fare out on the
first train that enters this big
Valley not to go too (ar, how
ever, just for a short ride out oi
Harnev Valley on a train after
waiting for it some 30 odd years.
The Times-Herald ia informed
that the contracts contemplated
west from the Gap have not been
let as yet and the engineers who
have bee working on that por
tion of the line have been called
in. Whether it means a change
in the line after coming through
the cut or not is not known.
Two local men who sought con
tracts for portions of the road
west of the Gap have been put
off from time to time until now
they do not know whether they
desire a contract or not, especial
ly with the condition that it be
completed by Dec. 1. It is get
ting rather late and would re
quire a larger crew than it is de
sirable to work to complete the
work by that date.
A USEFUL PAIN
Burns People Should Heed it
Warning.
Have you a sharp pain or a dull
ache across the small of your
back? Do you realize that it's
often a timely sign of kidney
weakness? Prompt treatment
is a safeguard against more seri
ous kidney troubles.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills. Pro
fit by this nearby resident's ex
perience. Charles Kurz, salesman, 1618
Centre St. Baker, Ore., says.
"For-twenty-five years I was in
misery with gravel. My blader
got inflamed and the doctor had
to use an instrument to relieve
me. I lost weight and appetite
and was in bad shape. I spent
hundreds of dollars doctoring and
trying medicines, but never got
much relief until I took Doan's
Kidney.Pilla.
"After using the second box, I
began to get relief and I continu
ed until I was in much better
health."
Price 60, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr. Kurz has
twice reeomended. Foster Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y.
Dry cleaning and pressing at
the Burns Steam Laundry. Uf.
Breakfast 8)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. McCuistion, Prop.
Supper S to 8 Short order at all hours
The Burns Flour Milling Co.
Manufacturers of home product
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