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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1915)
CITY OF BURNS City In Tho Biggest be State Of Oregon I r COUNTY OF HARNEY The Bteftt Qte Coestljr In The State Of Oregon to I Tl L The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Bert In The Wert M VOL. XXIX BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. DECEMBER 4, 19 IS NO. 5 Pie mmttMk . ARE CONFIDENT OIL IS STRUCK IN THIS VALLEY Drilling Discontinued in Well at 3700 Foot Depth and Arranging to Case Off Water. Strong Indication of Oil With Increased Pressure of Gas. Stockholders Encouraged "Harney Valley now has an oil well." railroad building we certainly would be prosperous and bring ly. We propose to do that as soon aa any feasible means is In aight. Until then we must ask you to be lenient in your condem nation of the service. The matter of acant service causes us much regret because we are mindful of the inconven ience to our customers and wc are confronted by our idle equip ment that ought to be at work. Your inconvenience and our loss is part of the price we pav for letting adjudication be postpon ed. Roy C. Dwyer. Oregon Counties Should be Interested ROBERT E. STRAHORN IS COMING TO BURNS Railroad Builder at Boise This Week Writes Railroad Committee That He Desires to Inspect the Proposed Connection With Crane Creek Gap. Will Send an Auto to Meet Him The above was the remark of to us a vast number of men of one of the largest stockholders in the oil well that has had such a hard struggle to get down to the present depth of 8700 feet means that would develop the resources of this big county in a remarkably short time. Just how rapidly the further He made this remark to The i prosecution of tho oil well nroDo- Timea-Herald the other evening sition will go forward we are un and followed it with an explana- able to say. We understand the tion of the future plans of those casing must be brought in from in charge. i the outside and the present con- The drilling has stopped for dition of the roads are such as to the present and it is intended to make this uncertain. After it is secure sufficient casing of smaller on the ground the matter of put dimension than now in the well ' ting it down will take some time, with which to case off the water. ! There is strong indication of oil; The Electric Light Situation. at tne aeptn reacnea ana 11 is , confidently expected that when ; The power problem for Burns the immense volume of water is js the topic of considerable dis eased off it will be found of con- cusaion and the management of siderable quantity. i the light plant wants to keep the It has been suggested in the people informed on the situation ' past that it was possible oil had and its methoesof improving the been struck before the well was 'power supply, down so deep and that if the; Considering the unusual diffi water was cased off it would give culties that we have had to over a better idea of what the pros- come we point with pride to the Recta were. Men familiar with fact that we have had only three qil strikes have stated that oil days shut-down in nearly three would not raise through any years of operation, depth of water and when it was Last winter we ustd fuel-oil considered there were over 3000 hauled from Bend lecause we feet of water in the well it would were unable to show the Federal seem impossible to know whether court the unfairness of the decree there was really oil of any quan- that the Pucific Live Stock Co. tity or not It is stated the gas held against the water in the flow is considerably increased at river. We have just been in the present time. If such is the formed that, although there is case and it proves of any volume plenty of water at their Island the stockholders may realize Ranch, they do not propose to handsomely from this weir grant any favors. They hold whether there is oil of paying that until the adjudication does quantities or nou uas is an as- uiKe r ace tnev win exact meir ?iet that will bring immense re- turn. hound of Mesh" Runnihg the plant on fuel oil The Times-Herald is pleased to is unprofitable, we can not get receive .-.ueh encouraging news of 'power from the Burns Flour this important development and Milling Company because tiny hopes the promoters really have are afraid that In room way the what they have been striving monster will attack them, lo. for. The striking of oil would if thvy sell us pewer: It is mani bring Wonderful development to festly impossible to bring power this valley and. attract more at- tft Burps from any of the plants iintion than any other project, that have plenty of it some 160 not excepting the railroad. With miles away. The only solu oil In paying quantities, the irri- tion of the power problem lies in gation projects financed and the getting fuel brought here cheap- Breakfast 50 to B Pin' 1 1 30 2 Mac's Restaurant & Bakery Located in the new Levens Building BURNS, OREGON V ft. McCuistion, Prop. MENU SUNDAY, NOV. 2, ItIB Cream of Chick Soup Spring chick.n, (riad to ordar Oyttara, any atyla J0- Crack ad Crab ' BOe- Friad CkiM Wr Salmon ': Erath Mod ftallM " ihyar.idc Smelt J5c- Roaat laf and brpw H.,.,i pork and Iffel W ,,,.! Pi M..hi pouio.. t.ki mA Ckickan salad Crawnad rrtJp Appl, Mine, and Pumpkin Pi Taa, CoMaa, Cocoa Supper 5 to 8 Short order at ajl hour. ""' In prosecuting agricultural ex tension work in the State of Ore gon for the 1915-16 period the Department of Agriculture has arranged for the expenditure of $104,555 through Oreiron Astri- cultural College. The.jmoneys come to the state by reason of the provisions of the Smith-Lever act. adopted by Congress In 1914. The instruction provided for includes practical demonstrations in agriculture and home econom ics, given to persons who do not attend colleges or reside in college towns. In order to secure the advantage of these funds for Ore gon it was necessary for the Agri cultural College to' agree to a memorandum requiring the-col lege to organize and maintain a disinct administrative manage ment for the extention work. In Oregon Agricultural College there is a director who is in charge of all this work, and who submits his .plans to the director at Washington for approval. For the iMist few years county agents have been provided in many counties, the coat being di vided between tho Government. state and county, who have been working with organised bodies of farmers. A glance at the appropriations for Oregon is indicative of the wide extent and variety of aid that is being rendered, any of which is open to any county which desires to co-operate, to se cure the benefits that accrue. Appropriation! Administration $ 7.035 Publications 6.325 County Agents 44.691 Room i ministrations 3,150 Movable schools 14,356 Boy's club work 6,990 Pig clubs '4,700 Dairying 5,400 Farm management 2.760 Rural organization 4,141 Miscellaneous 7,007 Robert K. Strahorn, the rail-1 Iloise or to western Idaho what road man that holds the atten- should be done by them in regard tion of this section at the present ! to the railroad development in time, is expected in Rums to- j the interior of Oregon, but his morrow or the next day. the loc-' sumrestion that it would he rn al Railroad Club having sent a the interests of this section in car to the railroad to meet him. i considered important. A letter written at Boise was I "The Oreiron. California A received the other day by Judge Eastern company was organized I.revena in Which Mr. Stluhorn1 for rh mtrnnM nt oatiino arnrr. stated ho would be in Boise for a led plans to build a railroad in the iew nays mis weeK ana would central interior of Oregon," said try and steal enough time to come j Mr. Strahorn. "These plans are to Burns. At the time this was ' nnw in ih rnmuiiuafi v.. not known what his business was can say that we are endeav in Boise and was considered pro- oring to connect the present lines bablethathe was going to try j now built to their present termi and interest thnt territory in the rials and towards the central por building of the line from Crane I tion of Oregon Creek Gap to Burns. This would "These connections would join be a feasible iilan since Boise ii,,. iir,.r,.., aunt i ; - - - would profit directly from such iol. from Va.li. thmiio-r, ih. an extension. However, it an-1 Hnrnev vnJW at RnH with th pears irom an interview in the Oregon Trunk and the Oregon Boise Capital News that he has j Washington Railway & Naviga other interests in that citv but j tion company; connect this line has tnlked railroad to them. One ! with the Southern Pacific at Kla. paragraph of his letter says "My principnl purpose in going to Burns now is to get a better idea of the Harney Valley, especi ally between Burns and Crane Creek Cap, and the new route we discussed between Burns Riley math Falls and connect that line with the Nevada-California-Oregon at Lakeview, a distance of 180 miles from Bend. ' 'The Oregon-California & East ern Railway comnanv waiornn. and ized for the purpose of carrying on mdependend railroad construe This paragraph is significant j tion- independent of any of the and would indicate a greater in- other railroads and if these plans teresl in the line which we hone j a, . carried out the transportation to have constructed during the facilities will be provided which coming year. It has been gener ally understood that this line was going to be considered first by the people of Burns regardless of Mr. Strahorn's plans and if he wishes to take the matter up in connection with other projects he will find plenty of discouragement will deveiope the interior as well as connect up the lines I have mentioned. "The construction would mean shortening of the distance from this territory to Portland by 150 miles and to Portland 700 miles over the nreaent trannnnrtatinn t facilities offered rn tkot rifi. mi ...I.- , -.'-J ine capital wews says in part: This naturally would be an ad IJO.se and western Idaho can well , vantage. It would also make a Total $104,665 Of the 35 counties in Oregon. only 10 at this time have availed . . a .... tnmseyes or the county agent plan These agents have been Dartl- cularly helpful in many states in solving social problems, as well as in giving aid to the farmer in wrestling with the every day dif ficulties that spell the difference between success and failure. In the organization (jf-nttf (riuhs of contests jh growing grain and vegetables among the boys, and in the work of .interesting the girls in canning clubs and other branches of domestic economics the agents have gone far toward making the farm life of the coun try more tolorame to the you unil in i, in. Hour the rialA'cr rtoi di'sire to iret ilwav to the citv It is a work that is niaKingt'he farm pay in crops and ip oys and in girls.- Chamber of Com mtret News, I yast empire in the central por- anord to bestir themselves re garding the proposed railroad de-1 iiUn of Urmnin trihutarv t P-t velopement in the interior 'Of Ore- land, San Francisco and Boise, as gon, which the Oregon, Call for- well nia & Lastern Railway company) "I d0 not beleive that the pro- caovcwiiu cuny,un, Becoming 10 posed route from here to Winne- Robert E. Strahorn of Portland and Spokane, president of that company and considered the most prominent engineer and railroad i constructionist in the west. Mr. Strahorn i in Boise to-day accompanied by Mrs. Strahorn. Matters in. relation to the sched ule of the Northwest Light & Water company which furni .lies the city of Wallace, among oth ers, with electricity and of which he is president, before tho pub lic utilities (.oii.mi.-.t.ioii, called him here. He will he here and at ('aid well two da vs. When interviewed Mr. Stru- mucca to perfect a connection there with the Western Pacific is feasible. 1 am familiar with the routo having been over it in form er years. The cost of construc tion would not only be great but the territory does not offer in ducements for a railroad. There is little to draw on from here to Winnemucca in-so-far as large tonnage is concerned, "The connection with the Ore gon Short Line railroad out of Vale to Bend offered by the Ore gon -California A Eastern would give a direct route to San Fran cisco, not shorter probably than me winnemucca connection nn To High School Teachers Examinations for high school teachers who are graduates of standard colleges and universi ties, but who.have not had fifteen semester hour's work in Educa tion, will be given in connection with the regular teachers' exami nations which will be held at the county seat of each county begin ning on December 16. 1915. and on June 28. 1916. For the pur pose of certification, teachers will be credited with three sem ester hours in education for each subject in which they pass the examination with a grade of at least 75 per cent. Twelve ques tions will be submitted in each of the five subjects shown below. The questions will be selected from the two books given after each subject. No fee will be charged for the examination. After 1915, no applicants will be permitted to take this examina tion unless they are especially recommended for certification by the schools from which they have been graduated. The Oregon State Library. Salem, has a lim ited number of conies of each book, which will be loaned to teachers, the only expense being the postage. The books may be purchased from the publishers. or they will be sent postpaid bv The J. K. Gill Company, Portland Oregon, at the prices indicated. 1. Science of Educatien: -Rue- diger: Principals of Education, c. 1910. Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, $1.25. Celvin: The Learning Process, c. 1911. The Macmillan Co., New York, $1.25. 2. History of Education. -Graves: A student's History of Edu cation, c. HH5. The Macmillian Co., Boston, $1.26. Monree: Textbook in the History of Edu cation, c. 1905. The Mcmillian Co., Boston, $1.90. 3. Childhood and Adolesence -King: The High School Age. c 1914. Bohhs-Merrill Co., Ind ianapolis, $1.00. Tyler: Growth and Education, c. 1907. Hough ton. Mifflin Co.. Boston. S1.K0 4. School Administration:--Monroe: (ed.): Principles of Secondary Education, c. 1914. The Macmillian Co., Boston, $1. 90. Out ton and Snedden; Ad ministration of Public Education in the United States, c. 1912. The McMillian Co., Boston, $2.00 5. Methods Judd: Physicol- ogy of High School Subjects, c. 1V15. tiinn & Co. . Boston. SI Rn Parker: Methods of Teaching !n High Schools, c. 1916. Ginn & Co. Boston, $1.60. Very truly yours, J. A. Churchill, Supt. of Public Instruction. OUR FOOT BALL TEAM VICTORS AT JOHN DAY A Well Contested Game Full of Thrills Regardless of One-Sided Scoring. Return Game Scheduled for Home Grounds Next Saturday. Dec. 1 1th, That Promises Decided Interest hits! jluitl'i wawt I ltd t hn it? i; u tiii In ll"l II UVIHMl HUH I IV TT S40 HWI III ' w.,i.VVVIVH a position at that time to say to, pro'H,aed but throtiJrh, vary rich ' country opco it is developed, XMAS IS NEAR The place to get your gifts If at The Rexall Drug Store Best price and the moot up to date line REED BROS. Props. Sumpter Valley Railway Co. Armil u4 Defeftoyre Of Tpisi Departs No, 2, Prame IQiliA.M, Bumpte Ii39 F, M. Arrives Baker 4i00 P. M. Departs No. 1, Baker 8:30 A. M. fcumpter ld$S A. M. Arrives Pratfe ?:1Q P- M. No, 1 Makes good connection with O.-W. R. A N. Co. No. 4 (Fast Mail) leaving Portland 6:80 P. M., arriving at Baker 7:65 A. M. and No. 17 from east arriv ing Baker 0:50 A. M. No 2 conneptswith. No. 6 (Itast Mail) arriving at Baker T166 P. m iviii.h nleks un Pullman at Baker, arriving at Portland 7:00 AM Alan with No. 18 at 0:45P. M forplnh En t. Oh-o-o-o-0 1 v m m m na 1 r" A finer line 0? presents than ever! You'll make no mistake in giving a nice piece of jewelry to your friend or relative There are no substitutes that will take the place of a broach, I a v a 1 1 i e r, ring, watch, or any oth er piece of jewelry that is an appropriate Xmet present. C. IH. SALISBURY Jeweler and Optician "Tho present terminal of the Oregon Trunk and the Oregon Washington Railway and Navi gation company is Bend. The terminal of the Southern Paciffc is Klamath and the Nevada-California & Oregon i tataview. The. proposed! cAppeoting line of the (Uwi-CaUfornia & Eaatern is to build from Bend south to Silver Ike. where tha mari Lranehes towards Klamath Falls to connect with the Southern Pa olfle and to Lakeview to connect with the Nevada-California & Or egon. The importance of these connection it manifest from an Inspection f the arap, To this section it is of some Import ance, take It," Owa. H.r Good Haalth to ChambarUin'. TablaL. "I owe my good health to Chamberlain's Tablets," writes MrB. H. Q. Neff, Crookston, Ohio. "Two years ago I was an invalid due to stomach trouble. I took i hive bottles of these tablets and have since been in the beat of health. ' ' For le hy all dealers. Fresh fish and oysters for sale at Mac's Restaurant. Why You Should Uh Ch.mb.rlan'. Cough Ramady. Because it has established reD- utation won by its good works. Because it is most eateeased bv those who have used it for many years, as occasion required, and are best acquainted with its orood qualities. Because it loosens and relieves a cold and aids nature in restor ing the system to a healthy condition. Because it does not contain opium or any other narcotic Because it is within the reach of all. It only costs a quarter. For sale by all dealers. Quality is Right, Prices are Rinht. Flour is Right New Flour. New Wheat. Every Sack guaranteed. Special prices in quantity. See your dealer, the Mill, or Mr. Huston, the Secre tary. The Burns Milling Co. (Contributed.) The Burns football team met the John Day team on the fast John Day field on November 26. The teams lined up about balan ced in weight in the line with the John Day team somewhat heavier in the backfield. From the time the onenine whistle sounded and Cooley received John Day's kickoff on Burns 15 yard line and, with splendid in terference. ran the ball back to the John Day 15-yard line, the game was full of the kind of thrills that delight the football fan. John Day held for downs and recovered the ball on her 6-vard line. Then besran a spri nt furious off-tackle plunges which carried the ball well toward the center of the field. John Day's punt was blocked and recovered by Burns and a series of for ward passes and ooen field run ning netted Burns the first touch down Of the mm. Wnllmn kicked goal. During the last three Quarters of the game the contest was keen at all times but the ooen nlavino- of the Burns boys kept the edge in tneir favor thruout The John Day team fought gamely and put up flashes of excellent offensive work but never threat ened Burns goal but once. One touchdown was netted bv th Burns team in each quarter and tne game ended with the score 27 to 0 in favor of the visitors. The John Day boys will olav a return game in Burns on Satur day December 11 and have al ready greatly strengthened their team by new players and im provements in their style of play both on offense and defense. The contest will doubtless be de cidedly interesting to those who enjoy the fast open style of football The Burns lineup was: Walkup c, Triske r. g.; Jetley I. g., Young r. t; Sayer L t; VanWin garden and Bardwell ends: Bre- count and Cooley halves, Gilbert and Young fulls, Miller and Hagey. Fleece Blankets Will be Present to Nation's Head When President Wilson is mar ried to Mrs. Gait some time soon if reports are true, they will find among their wedding presents a pair of beautifully made to order pure fleece blankets from the Pendleton Woolen Mills. The blankets will be the best that can be made in the world and thev will be given with the compli ments of C. S. Jackson, former Pendletonian, and owner of the Portland Journal, Mr. Jackson recently ordered the blankets through the Peoples Warehouse and gave instruction as to their shipment, etc. Among other things it will be stated the blankets are made of "free wool" and that no tariff will be needed to make the wool growers pros perous if the pure fabric law can be passed. But the Woodrow Wilson fami ly will not be the only people in high official life at Washington in possession of Pendleton blank ets. Mr. Jackson recently order ed a pair of the local blankets sent to Mr. and Mrs. McAdooand a pretty little woolen blanket to the baby daughter of the Secre tary of the treasury. During the days he was in Pen dleton. Mr. Jackson was one of the original workers in behalf of establishing the woolen mill here and he has always taken a axeat pride in the industry. East Ore gon ian. Pictures. tonight, Tonawama. FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER Burns Meat Market and Packing Plant BACON, HAMS and LARD Fresh Meats, Poultry Home Products for Home Consumers SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS orrrnvn TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG ORDERS O. A. C. NMHItHltMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIII PAKMCRS' AND HOME-MAKERS' WEEK ad RURAL LIFE CONFERENCES January j to 8, iyi Ll llil nuKliui, Piacttaal Hrla lor tai Uoau Hie f.iiu. Ihr touiinuulln Conwallaai "I oiraon Oiauat Murinni Cunlrmi,' un Oi futi HtH Vital muhUlut .KCl'l'MUll UKWUNal'tlATiUNli- tfH0W I'taMK KNTKMTAINMXNTa T'liw iW'ivwwl ivt-oiUr (iitaaMl laal year, a u a ti u),i, iu uiaar rrleuiU wlik Un latiifcn null live ihaugltU. guutl VU'lkrl, MUll Mood vrufk, WINTHU SHORT COUHSH k January to to February 4, 101,4 A fttulltMi AutlculluiHl Cumnc IU Mm aaali Apllr.l Kt'ltuct IU Avtuil Wu of ill. I'aiif'awwathuM Cumin Iu VKUlf HAIalNU, KAHM CKura, I'ttV arx-'K KAiajNO. uaihv Work, fULTay KMhlNO. QAKN1NG, COOK JNU, HVWINU. HOimKUOI.1) AkTk. IIOXIK fil'KHINli, HUINKM MKTHOUa. HOAU CII.IU.NO PAHU KNOINKKHINli HUHA.L OKi.ANl.ATIONa, MAHKKTINU, Cta-mnuuWaaa i'whi WIibuuI YvMloa Kniirit liutrui'lluu U Muifc. Kt.tturtl tUiua4 tuif foi piuiu iiu u Tim CglUgt l..h,u..Oi,e trl,uRuil (,'glloyt, (.Vtilll,. Ilw 15 I U f Ij BURNS REST 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 S P. M. ONE ALUMINUM SET Be'aure end bring your coupons JNMI may be the lucky one. The one having the number nearest to the number under the seal will be the winner l