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VOL XXIX
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. NOVEMBER 13,1915
NO. 1
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HIGH SCHOOL TAX LEVY
I PRINCIPAL SHIRK'S
Report For This Year and Offers a
Budget of Estimated Expenses for
Next School Year. Tax Levy Re
duced. The Foot Ball Game a Tie.
John Day the Visiting Team.
ThkMkmhersof thb Harney
Cot nt y High School Beard:
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to make the
pfellouing report of the Harney
Com . . High School for the
f peril! ending October 30. 1916.
School owned the first Monday
jn September with an enrollment
of sixty-two pupils this has since
been increased by five making
the 1 1 mllment at present sixty
aeven. They are grouped by
cla- as follews:
Seniors .15
Juniors 3
Sophomores ltf
Freshmen .... 29
Unclassified 2
necessary and are. in fact, all
that are needed in my judgment:
TEACHERS SALARIES
Principal (If retained and
raised) $1600
Miss Iicher ($125, per
month) 1125
Mr. Petrie (If retained un
der salary schedule ad
opted last March ($135.
per month) . 1216
Miss Peter (If retained
$110, per month 990
Miss Holt (If retained $110
for teacher's salaries you made
out and adopted last March. The
estimated raise In the principal's
salary is optional with yourselv
es. Respectfully submitted,
H. K. Shirk, Prln.
Foot Ball, Harney
County vs. John Day
Tolal t!7
There have been a number of
irriT ;'::i ities in attendance this
year due in the main to sickness.
Thi- is annoying, but as it can
not be helped we have to make
the best of it. Taryiness is rare
and is not increasing.
The spirit of the school is very
good both tiward their work and
then- teachers. I have heard
no complaints or criticisms of
either.
The new teachers have entered
upon their work with zeal and en
thusiasm. They are always
cheerful and ready to help in
anything that is for the Reed of
the school. They have all shown
spirit of helpfulness and will
(ogii' sa to adopt suggestions.
Theh- several abilities in their ,
particular work is good.
The work in Domestic Science
has been run more economically
and with greater adaptation to
the needs of this locality than it
has been under any other teacher
we have had since I have been
bj charge of the work.
The school has played one frame
of foot ball with John Day. The
students with one exception acted
like gentlemen. The bovs, with
this exception, took a stand
against dissipating and expressed
their opinion in the matter. The
boys should be commended for
the Btand they are taking in this
mar '.
As it is about the time when
the tax levy has to be made up
for i he ensuing year I have taken
it upon myself to make a budget
for the expenses of the High
School, for the year beginning
Sept'-mber 1916, as nearly aa I
sail timate them. I have not
Ion red any alterations or re
pair to the building for as far as
lean see none are needed, ex
isept i wo boards in one of the
Stairways.
I The following items I consider
per month)
990
$5920
RUNN1NO EXPENSES
Janitor, 9 months at $60 ,
Wood, one half pine, one
half mahogany at pre
sent price
Sawing and putting in
woodshed .
Domestic Science, rooking
class, 11 pupils
Domestic Science Depart
ment equipment
Chemistry dep't supplies
English dep't, books . .. ,
. Biology dep't. supplies
rnnting
Cleaning toilets, based on
last year's price
Contingencies
$540
256
tin
75
25
25
25
25
50
40
100
$1221
Total Expenses $7141
I think that I have coven d
everything except perhaps insur
ance. It appears that the assessed
valuation of the County for the
coming year is $8,131,843. As
the school law says that all
school levies shall be in even
fractions of a mill and as it ap
pears that the nearest even frac
tion of a mill and as it appears
that the nearest even fraction of
a mill, that will bring in the re
quired amount in nine tenths
of a mill, I suggest that that
be made the levy for the high
school for the coming year. This
should bring into the County
High School fund $7,318.65
This is somewhat in excess of
our estimated expenditures; but
as there are always some delin-
quincies I do not think it to much.
This rate of nine tenths of a mill,
if you should approve of it, means
a saving of 40 per. cent over the
rate of last year.
If I am retained I am sure that
barring unforseen contingencies,
I can keep the expenses of the
schooLwithin the above estimate
and still improve the service.
I have computed the teacher's
salaries, with the 'exception of
the principal's on the schedule
FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER
Burns Meat Market
and
Packing Plant
BACON, HAMS and LARD
Fresh meats, Poultry
Home Products for Home Consumers
SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFEBED
TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG OBDEBS
The Harney County High
School played the John Day team,
the championa of Grant County,
to a tie last Saturday on the Fair
(J rounds at Burns.
Howaer. playing right end on
the Harney County team, was
easily the star of the High School
boya breaking up every play that
the John Day team tried to pull
off around his end. Hagey, Wil
son, Luckey and the whole right
side of the line were a stonewall
in defence. For the visitors Bel
shaw and Foster were consistent
ground gainers.
The home team received the
Lball on the kick off and carried
it within about twenty yards of
John Day goal only to lose the
ball on downs. John Day then
carried the ball by a series of
lineolunges to the ten yard line
of the home team where thev
were held and lost the ball. The
Harney County team then carri
ed the ball out of danger and
down the field where except for
a fumble a touchback might have
been scored. This ended the
first half. In the second half
each team threatened the others
goal; but no scores were made by
either.
The following is the lineup of
the teams
H.C.H.S. Position J.D.H.S.
Howser Right End Timme
Miller Right Tackle Belshaw
Hotchkiss Might Cuard Calahan
Cawmeld Center Mallory
Bennett Left Guard Byram
Taylor Left Tackle Blpley
Luckey Left End Foster
Hagey Full Back DeArmond
Young Bight Half Campbell
Brecount Left Half Belshaw
Wilson Quarter Back Dixon
The John Day team arrived in
Burns Friday evening accom
panied by the principal of the
schools Prof. E. B. Moore. They
were a fine bunch of fellows and
behoved themselves in a gentle
manly manner.
' The game was called at 3:10.
The officials were: Re free Mc
Dade, Umpire Felton.
BURNS AND HARNEY CO.
ACTIVITIES CONSIDERED
Considered as to the Coming Busy
Season of 1916. A Look Into the
Immediate Future. A Resume of
What Will Happen.
ting and prospecting for nitrate
and potash in Eastern Oregon.
It is claimed that the deposits in
eastern Malheur county uoon
1 which the most work has been
expended are showing values
,, -. . i ra ra which promise a commercial pro-
lhe Natural and Possible Resources duct.
I Numerous surface deposits of
nitrate are found in Harney
I county and in the Wagontire Mts.
in eastern Lake county. Pros
pecting work is to be continued
this winter and should the depos
its be found to any considerable
extent this would develope into
an industry involving much capi
tal and labor.
During the past few years sal-
THE THREE YEAR HOME
STEAD LAW OFFICIALLY
The Harney
projects starting now
with a clean sheet will not be en-
umbered with dead material.
A successful and prosperous, are awing revived.
future for Harney County has County
ever oeen a theme foremost in
tha fnrtllffhM imil ilidnnaainnd ..I
fcii biiviuyiibD iut umiuciBiuim ui ,
its ueonle for the nnst Ihii-iv
years. Always this has seemed I TnG wnole mtter of their dcvel"
a long ways off, intangible and , Pment and P " n the
indefinite. The firm belief that nann8 0I ine ownera 0I "a" "'
the country would sometime I Wl" De wnentea.
come into its own has kept ouri Agricultural Pessibilities:
people here, living and working) Heavy yields of cereala, alfalfa,
under great disadvantages and ! neld peas, root crops, etc. on our
inconveniences. In the mean-1 partially watered lands make cen
time those engaged in tho stock j tain the future aa a diveraified
business have prospered and j agricultural section. With a
kept up the financial prestige of "mall amount of water properly
the county, and about three sets i used a big crop is assured each
Ladies' Library Club Meets.
The Ladies' Library Club met
at the home of Mrs. Wm,. Farre,
Saturday afternoon, October 30.
The program as rendered was
a song, "Bowl of Roses" and as
an encore, "Daddy and Bobsey,"
by Mrs. Farre.
Mrs. McConnell read a paper
on "Modern Music," the follow-
of homeseekers. investors have
come, gone broke and departed.
Now it is apparent that the
long wait is about over; that we
are going to do things for the
benefit of ourselves, not leaving
all for future generations. There
fore 1910 and seasons immediate
ly following are to be active, busy
times
Railreads: Rail transporta
tion, upon which all develop
ment depends, will reach the
valley early next Spring. Extens
ion from that point are casv of
construction and most ee mom ical
and an! assured as the needs of
different sections demand and
promise profitable Operation,
IKRICATION ANP DHAINAUl::
We are getting close to the end
of the long drawn out and exas
perating litigation over water
rights. This will insure the con
trol of the flood waters and per
mit of the immediate organiza
tion of proper reclamation dis
tricts whereby the surplus water
can be put to the greatest ben.
tidal use over the largest area.
Competent engineers report that
the waters of the Silvies River
will eventually water from nine
ty to one hundred and twenty
thousand WMS, muring a heavy
production each year. The stor
age and use of the flood waters
will render practical the drainage
of the lower stretches of the
vallev and change the great
marshes in and around Malheur
Lake into the best of agricultur
al lands.
After a long period of depress
ion financial conditions in the East
are improving and capital for
ing quotations being taken from ! legitimate development projects
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Victrolas Grafonolas
iiO YOUR XMAS VICTROLA AND GRAFONOLA
SHOPPING EARLY
Make your Ion winter evenings
short by having one In the house
ORDER WHILE THE ROADS ARE GOOP
i'RICEf , f 1 0.90 TO 400.00
The Rexall Drug Store
REED BROS. Props.
it: "Music is an art, doubtless
of ancient origin, suggested per
haps by the singing qf the birds;
throughout all the history of the
Children of Israel music played
an important part; music is
practical as well as cultural it is
almost as essential as the three
R's; Goethe said that all educa
tion should radiate from music;
it has been said, 'music is the
only thing of Heaven we have on
earth, the only thing on earth we
take to Heaven.'"
Mrs. Sutton sang several Irish
melodies for a closing number.
The club adjourned to meet at
the home of Mrs. Jas. Lampshire
this afternoon.
Sumpter Valley Railway Co.
Arrival sad Departure 01 Train
Departs
No. 2, Prairie 10:15 A.M.
Sumpter 2:35 P. M.
Arrives Baker 4:00 P. M.
I)narti
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 7:56 A-
M. and No. 17 frc.n east, arriv
ing Itaker P;Sti A. II,
No i connects with No. 5 (Fast
Mail) arriving at Baker 7:65 P.
M. which nicks up Pullman at
Baker, arriving at Portland 7:00 ,
A. M. Also with No. 18 at
0:45P. M fir pIntiEi t.
will atand the test of close in
vestigation the investments will
undertaken along sane lines, tak
ing advantage of the mistakes
and errors of the past. Recla
mation is only in its infancy and
the time is not far distant when
this class of securities will be
sought for. Numerous projects
throughout tho Northwest; lying
dormant for the past few years,
ACCDRAm
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This store has its own
Lens Manufacturing
Plant in which can be
ground lensea of any de
scription. Thia enables
ua (o guarantee absolute
accuracy in filling your
prescription. Quick ser
vice on your repairs.
Duplicate immediately
any broken lens, whther
originately made at this
store or elsewhere. You
will find this great con
venience try It.
C. M. SALISBURY
Jeweler and Optician
year.
Successful experiments with
"Dry Farming" have proven that
paying crops can be produced
throughout the country when the
summer fallow method of cultiva
tion is followed. This has been
the driest season for many years.
- there being but a trifle over five
inches of precipitation from Oct.
1, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1915, -and lands
which had been properly tilled
produced a paying crop this year.
With the continued use of the
surrounding ranges and the val
ley lands mude to furnish the
winter feed and pasture the stock
industry will be greatly increas
ed. Dairying will become one of
the leading industries for the
conditions are most favorable and
the excellent markets of the
northwest will become available.
The best milling wheat is being
raised and can and will be manu
factured at home.
The conditions and location de
manded and brought forth the
establishment of a local packing
plant to take care of our increas
ing meat supply. With increas
ed production and transportation
this will enlarge and become a
great enterprise supplying the
whole interior territory not in
competition with any of the larg
er packing plants.
Climatic and soil conditions of
a large area of the Harney Vall
ey are ideal for the raising of
sugar beets. Where this indus
try has been established in Colo
rado, Utah and other western
states under conditions in some
instances not so favorable as
of this valley, it has proven profi
table to both producer and manu
facturer and is being increased
yearly. Why ahould not central
Harney Valley have a sugar in
dustry with the increased de
mand for settlement and labor
involved?
Lumber: -While the lumber
business throughout the north
west is in a very unsatisfactory
condition at present there is and
has been an active demand for
Eastern Oregon yellow pine and
most of the mills in this timber
are running to capacity. There
will undoubtedly be a revival of
the industry with return of bet
ter times in the East with the in
creased building activity. The
southern slopes of the Blue Mts.
in southern Grant and northern
Harney Counties have much of
standing timber. As the natural
route for shipping thia lumber to
the markets now taking it is down
the south slopes through the
Harney Valley over the Oregon
I and Eastern this will be added
j inducement for the extension of
the line northwest from Crane
Creek Cap, and will greatly in
crease the demand for labor and
supplies in the lumber camps.
Oil Well: --Boring and, pros
pecting (or petroleum oil is being
i continued, at the rig 17 miloB
south of Bums, The drill la now
down more than 8660 feet and
the indications are such that
those interested and competent
I to judge are satisfied that com
I mercial oil will be found in this.
section.
Nitkat; ilHPeaiTa: - During
the past year there has been con
siderably activity in inveatiga-
cs of farm lands throughout the
entire country have been inac
tive. However, the value of the
farm lands of the middle west
have kept up in fact are gradu
ally increasing: With the return
of normal business conditions
there will be another general emi
gration from that section of the
well-to-do farmers who desire to
increase thier acorage and secure
cheaper lands upon which to con
tinue the same lines of farming
and stock raising. These are not
speculators but land users. East
ern Oregon is known and looked
upon as the last undeveloped sec
tion and Harney Valley is especi
ally well advertised. Thia sec
tion made ready for the farmer by
the control and use of the availa
ble water supply and adequate
transportation will attract this
class of homeseekers and furnish
one of the best fields for coloniza
tion, thus permitting the cutting
of the larger holdings and disposal
of the unused lands.
Interpreted. Absolute Residence for
Full Seven Months Required.
Absence Allowed Only Such as
Incidental to Farm Life. No Con
structive Residence.
Monthly School Report.
Report of the Burns school dis
trict for the month ending Nov
ember 5th 1915:
Pupils remaining last month 250
Pupils registered now "R" 7
Registered secondary
Re-admitted "R" .. .
E".
4
21
282
29
BBS
8
269
86
88
Total
Pupils dropped
Pupils remaining at date
Pupils on register during the
school year marked "R"
Pupils on register during the
school year marked "E"
Total
Over 6 and under 9,
Over 9 and under 12
Over 12 and under 14 61
Over 14 and under 20 34
Total 269
Whole No. times late 9
Whole No. days absent 168
Pupils neither absent nor late 159
Per cent of attendance 97
No. visits by parents- 16
No. visits by members school
board
W. M. Sutton. Prin.
College Bred Beef Brings
Highest Market Prices
An important dedsion regard
ing residence under the 3-year
homestead law has recently been
handed down by the General
Und office in the Blanche West-
brook case in which it was held
That proof submitted under
the three-year homestead law
must show actual residence upon
the land entered for at least
seven months each year for three
years, and the land department
is without power to extend the
privilege of constructive resi
dence for absence during the
seven months periods.
The requirement that the
entryman shall actually reside
upon his claim for aeven months
each year does not, however,
preclude short absences for the
purpose of going to market or
other brief absences such as are
ordinarily necessary and inci
dent to the conduct of a farm.
"In case of unavoidable causal-
ues. rendering absences neces
sary during the aeven months
periods, leaves of absence may
be applied for and granted under
the general provisions of the Act
of March 2. 1899."
From thia decision it will be
seen that under the three year
law the entryman will be ex
pected to reside continually upon
the land during the seven months
period, and the laboring man who
under the old law was permitted
to spend the greater portion of
his time away from his claim,
must give up his work for seven
months out of the year unless his
work is auch that he can stay on
his claim nights, The school
teacher who stays over Saturday
and Sunday has no chance under
the new law, but must give up
the school for seven months each
year and stay on the land.
Aa long aa thia decision is in
effect, homesteaders under the
three year law must comply with
the exact letter of the law. for
constructive residence can not be
allowed. Those who filed prior
to June 6, 1912, can still prove
np under the old five year law if
they desire and thus take ad
vantage of constructive residence.
Tonics for Hogs.
Hogs are omniverous animals
and especially sensative to a lack
of variety in their feed. Under
domestication they make rapid
growth and it is hardly possible
toTsupply them with sufficient
quantitea of all the food nutrients
they require to make the most
economical gains. On this ac
count they often become restless
and have a craving for certain
constitutenta lacking in diet,
which can best be supplied in
tonics. The following mixture
has given satisfactory results:
Charcoal
Air-slacked salt .
Common salt
Hardwood ashes
Powd'r sulphur
l'owd'r blue stone
These should be
8 pounds
8 pounds
8 pounds
8 pounds
4 pounds
2 pounds
should tho
roughly mixed and kept in stock
so that a small supply may be
before the hogs at all time. A
low box makes a useful container.
Such a mixture is especially
cheap and return big profits in
the way of increased gains. It
should be mentioned that this
preperation is more of a tonic to
keep the hogs in good condition
rather than to safeguard them
against disease- At the present
time we have no hog food that
will save pigs from contracting
or dying from hog cholera. This
tonic, however, has a beneficial
effect in making the animals
more vigorous and maintaining
them in better condition to over
come the attack of diseases. -Orchard
and Farm.
DRESS UP BOYS-Williams-Zoglman
Clo. Co. have the goods.
Kansas City market repsort
mention the unusually fine quali
ty of three carloads of Shorthorn
steers, finished for market on the
Oregon Agricultural branch sta
tion farm at Union, marketed
this fall. ' The three carloads of
steers received in the local mar
kets averaged X&W pounds and
sold at a lump rate of 18.80. Con
sidering the length of time they
were on the road and the distance
traveled they were in remarka
bly fine condition. Robert Withy
combe was in charge of the ship
ment, which numbered sixty an
imals." For 115 days one carload was
fed on alfalfa hay straight
through, the second carload on
alfalfa and five pounds a day to
the head of rolled barley, and the
ihird alfalfa the first half of the
feeding period and an addition of
10 pounds of rolled barley a day
to the head the laat half, The
second lot showed, the heat gain
in weight, slightly more than
two poinds a day, while the
others gained just two pounds a
day.
Chamberlain'. Tablet..
This is the medacine intended
especially for stomache troubles,
biliousness and constipation. It
is meeting with muoh success
and, rapidly gaining in favor and
popularity. For sale by all dealers.
Stop at the Burns Hotel wbu
in town. Best service,
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. McCuUtion, Prop.
Supper 5 to S Short orders at all hours
BURNS BEST FLOUR
BAKES BEST BREAD
Made From New Wheat : : Every Sack Guaranteed
Quality Right Prices Right Special Rates to Buyers in
Quantity Lota, See Your Merchant, the Mill or Mr. Huston
The Burns Flour Milling Co.
You Patronise Home when you deal here
To be Given Away
AT THE
WELCOME PHARMACY
Every Saturday at 8 P. M .
ONE ALUMINUM SET
Be'sure and bring your coupons
you may bo the lucky oneu.....
The an having the number
flirt to the number under
the teal will he the winner