Ill ' III First National Bank Burns, Oregon December, 18. 1S17. To our Friends and Patren: A ) ear of unusual conditions Is nrarlng Us end. Con forming to our osoal custom and a time honored precedent of the Holiday Season, we again desire to express our deep stnte of appreciation to our many friends and patrons for the gen erous support they have accorded onr Institution duilng another year. Kver mindful of our obligation to our nation and our own community, we have faithfully endeavored to fulfill our duty to each to the best of our ability and to the full extent of our resources. This year has bten the most successful In our history. The volume of business transacted through our Institution during the year 1917 vastly exceeds any former year, while our ledgers show a largely Increased number of depositors as compared with a year ago. Especially to thorn who havo con tributed to this result, olthor by business entrusted to oar rare r by the kindly word of coBamendatlon anokaa, do wo extend ear sincere thanks. As we approach the Christmas ssason. -that parted of the year whoa gaed will should prevail, we extend the eaa- aoa's greetings, and wish yea eae and all a Merry Chrlatxeas and a Happy New Year. Vary slaaerety years, J. L. Caalt, The Times-Gerald Hai The Largeit Circulation Of Aay Newspaper In Harney County. SATURDAY. JANUARY S. 118 Local News. For Hale Ford rar In first class condition. Cheap if taken hi once.---Fred CHngan. Walter Cross was down from his home on Trout Creek the fore part of this week. Wm. Sesona. one of the enterRetlc ' young men of the Andrews section, , was renewing acquaintances In this city during the week. Clyde Cowing and family havo gone to the Lawen neighborhood I where he will feed stock for the win ter. J. W. Ruchanan was In town Wed nesday. Jo' thinks we have boon having too nice weather as he sayM It will get the fruit. Kstrayetl Two goats, male and female, from Thus. Jenkins ranch on Sage Hi.n. $6.00 reward for their recovery. The people who went to Califor nia to enjoy a milder climate for the winter months had better return for we have Southern California "skinned". L. It Culp was In town Monday flee. Lloyd Is one of those Indepen nn business before the I'. S. Land Of dent fellows now with a good farm, Mnic stock, plenty of hay for the winter and therefore happy. Dr. and Mrs. J. Shelley Saurman, Dormim Leonard and his sister, Miss Annette, took their departure Tues day morning on their return to re- spectlve duties. Dr. Saurman has : been on recruiting duty for the navy ' linos leaving here last spring and Dorman Ik connected with tlio nicdl- al corps at Fort Canby where he Is to report ajrain. Minn Annette re turns to her studies at Heed's College. Furnished house with Vara to rest. Wm. Fsrre. Ira lfshon wm down from his Cow Creek ranch Wednesday on business. Score cards for "Firs Hnndred," also program pencils for sale at this office. Clarence f'ary and family were In town (his week from their home on Crane ('reck. W. II. Huffman ami liricl.-, uec Viola Itlcliardson, came up from the ranch on New Year's day to spend It with home folks. They stayed for a day or two. Mrs. Asal Walkup has gone to Pay ete, Idaho, where she will visit an aunt, Mrs. Short, for a few days. Thi; latter spent a few days in this city during the summer a guest of the Clevengers. I. M. Davles and nls son Percy were over from Drewscy early in the week attending to the filling out of (lie young man's questionnaire. Percy Is a graduate of the high school and met many old time friends and form er school mates while in town. Supt. L. It. Rreithaupt of the Kx perlment Station, took his departure Tuesday morning for Corvallls where he goes for a short time to confer with authorities and participate in the winter short course. He expects to be absent some two weeks. i. 8. Weittenhlller was up from Crane Wednesday on business. We understand It Is his Intension, to farm his big acreage near this place during the coming season. He was accompanied by Mr. Bethel, a recent arrival from Idaho. Sam Ilurgcss came In from the I Ranch Sunday with his question naire and after conculting with ad visers here went on to Rend Monday to have Mrs. Bttrgsst sign up the necessary affidavit .returning to Hums on Wednesday evening. Me completed the filing of the papers and has returned to the ranch. Mrs. Ilurgcss and the boy expect to return boms In the near future. To Our Patrons and Friends: We extend a hearty wish for a happy and prosperons New Year. The Rexall Drug Store REED BROS., Props. Mr. and Mr. Marry ewMM WfW In from the OO Ranch yesterday. Fay Comcgys and wife are over from Diamond on business. Rooms to rent. Mrs. Eunice Thompson. Mrs. Clarence Mace and Mrs. Ren Seaweard have gone to Portland and other outside points for a short visit. The lit tin son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Davis fell on New Year Day and broke lain arm. He la recovering nicely. Our new quarters In the Leven Rulldlng are quite convenient and we bOP. to see otl In at onco to In IplOl (hem -Wtlllams-Zoglmann. Chan. Newell, the pioneer educa tor mid randier, was up from his Dog Mountain homo durliiK the week greeting old I line friends and look ing after somo business matters. Mtb. L. R. Rrelthnupt is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Nlllotl, whose home Is In Pendleton. The lady spent the holidays with the Rrelthaupts at the Station. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Ueed and the children were up from their Sunset home yesterday. They report the roads rsther stick from the recent rains. All nerson wishing to enter plan classes will pises se sa seen ss possible. Special atraatien sires btisBrs ss wsll ss advanced pupils. - .lastee Fellow. A. It. Page was In from the P Ranch Ihe other day. Win. Rurgelt was In from the Wiigontlro section Thursday. C. M. Faulkner Is absent In Vale on some buslnesa. turn home today. He expects to re- f Kev. Breugh, paster sf the Nesa rens ehnreh. Informs Th Times Her aid that his people are msklng pre parstlona for another revival meet ing to begin n Jan. II. W. 11. strode, one ef the bey who are making things move in th live stock raising In the Stein's Meno talu section, wan In town thin wsek on bnslnese. The President said: "I hear crl Hcisiu and the clamor nf the noisy, thoughtless and troublesome " And he eould not have more fittingly de scribed them If he had searched the dictionary for adjectives. P. ('. Petersen his received sn other letter from Rert Oliver who Is still at Camp American t'nlversliy nt Washington D. ('. Rert snld he had expected his company would be on Us way ere this but still they were waiting orders. A. K. Brown and his m Harry were over from the ranch last Sun day. Harry aald they had recently had a letter from his brother Glenn, who la In France with an aviation squad In which he stated he had met Churle Myers or this place and had felt like he bad found a long lost brother. Workmen are busy putting the II J. Hansen market In readiness for occupancy by the Uurns Meat Market. The latter company recent ly purchased Mr. Hansen's business and as soon as the building is over hauled und rearranged the market will be moved across the street from the I O. O. F. building. Mrs. James l.ainpslilie, Mrs. Roy Mnullen with their daughter and son, respectively, and Mrs. A. It. Olsen took their departure yesterday via Rend for outside points. The two former ladles go to Kugene to visit their mother tor a time omlng back later to Portland to spend a time with relatives and friends. We did not learn the destination of Mrs. Olsen. Roy Moullcn took the party to Rend In a car. A telegram received here Wednes day from Ogden announced the death of Mrs. C. A. Gardner, a sister to A. K. Richardson on the previous day from heart trouble. Mr. Rich unison was absent tit Hend but ar rived home on Wednesday evening, ills business affairs were such us to p rOTI ul Ills going to attend the fun eral, Mrs. Itlcliardson went, however. Mrs. Gardner had visited in this city in for r years and wus known by several of our people. She would have I ii II years old the day fol- lowlne her death. Jan. 2. Friends extend sympathy to the liorcuwd family. J. II. Rethel, formerly or Spoknae hut recently from Southern Idaho, waH a visitor to our city Wednesduy in company with P. S. Welteiihlllcr Mr. Ruthel was here to look over the country. He wus most ugreeahly IttrprlMd with the fertile soli and the mildness of the winter weather in tills section. Wo do not know wheth er he Intended Investing here or not. He slated to a representative of this paper that he was interested In some land in Idaho that was being brought under the Carey Act segregation for irrigation and remarked or the big possibilities of this Valley when once put under a system of water. lie was assured Ibat this would be done it no far distant date. Mrs. Harry 35. Smith and little daughter havo returned to Bend af ter spending the holidays with rela tives and friends In this city. THR KIKHT NATIONAL HANK OK llt'KNH. CAPITAL AND rUJRPMTH BIOO.OOO. "TIIK HANK THAT MAKKH YOI'H $ $ HAKK." ACCOUNTS INVITFI). L L. Noonchester has gone to Portland OB business. K win ar .oinpanled bv Ml llttlC l" rfOWtfd who will cuter school there and M eared for. Mr and Mrs. John Kirk were In from their home near Kgll for a row davs this week visiting friends. This Is their first trip to town since their wedding which took place recently. , Good milch cow. fresh In March, two mares both foal in March, one sow, 30 hens, 6 room bouse finish ed Inside and out ami two lots for ale. Fred Goyt. Sam Rlckley Is home from S tws weeks' visit to Holse. Caldwell and other outside points. Sam aald he had seen some 'mighty good alfalfa and cern country on hla trip. a A son ot Mrs. Jo Lupton or Ha Hen came to town fhl morning te have Dr. Smith dress a wound In bis leg cssned by s pistol shot. Ths yonsg mss was cleaning a pistol when It was discharged '.accident ally, the hsll penetrating kin leg msklng s flesh wnnd. It In sot can- sldersd e-rlous I War savings stamps make It pos sible for every cltlacn or this coun try, every man, woman and child within our borders, to do SOME THING to aid their government In her great need. Wtll you do YOUR share? D gfTgaasassaaaaata TlaWaaBW !. . aP1'1"""1"1""""'"""' -j-f lWglg Hi LaSJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII X I I nimrnijmniin i iiuiiuniiiiiiiiiimniifrfrfn;J 1 Your Valuables Do yon know that n Safo Deposit Box in this institution OMtl only $2 50 a year? ConttdafiDpT tbif , don't you think il is the very height of folly to leave your valuable., papers, etc.. around the house even if you think they are well-Kuanled? There are on record many cases of la by theft and fire of valuable heir-looms and paper?. This is absolutely unnecessary. Here you will find every human and mechan ical safeguard for your valuables at a most moderate charge. Harnsy Eounitj National Bank j Burns, Oregon "YOUR HOME INSTITUTION'' bbss "rmmmiiiiMiffliiimfflHiMiiiiBii uaiMiiiiiinmniiiimjn BnwiniifffifiirTffiiriiiiiini Paul Strang earn over rrom Bod to spend th kftltdsyn vltk bin mother and his brother. Commissioner Kbtss In In frm Crow Camp this wek attending eeun. W. r. J lessen was up from heme nesr .addle Butt during ta week. Then. Bsln, saeempasied be out hers ef his family, waa dews fnj kfs hems sssr Harney Wedneadi Henry Fries, Ole Bodcrberg and I Henry and Chas. Otley and Mrs C. A Volmer were In rrom the ter George are yosng men in irdr Iron Mountain section en business the !swen section t look srter ti this week. I questionnaires. L. N. Merrltt has returned from a I trip to Vale where he had been on i business connected with the Inter Mountain Tel & Tel Co. Mr. Merrill j N assistant manager and has been working on this line In order to In-i creuse Its erflclency and now It will rare for twice the business It did formerly. The Times-Herald Is aulhori.cd to announce that the next meeting or Ihe Presbyterian Ladles Aid will be held at the home or Mrs. J. M Dal ton on Wednesday. Jan. 9. The el ection or orricers ror the coming year wtll come up at this meeting and it Is urged that all members be In at tendance. The mean temperature ror the the Kxperlment Station was 37 de month ot December as recorded at grees above zero. This Is a remark able record and one that has never been duplicated since the record has been kept or the weather In this ter ritory. Last month was warmer than either October or November. It huso l froen any to speak or and it Is feared the mildness will be detri mental to the trees and shrubs ns they are all budding. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Runyard were down from lliirney Wednesday and this ofrice acknowledges a pleasant visit with these old pioneer people. The Ruuyards were among the first people to come to this section and have since made their home on Cow t'reek where they owned a tine rarm. They disposed or the rarm recently to Ira Mabou and have moved to lliirney to spend the winter among old associates and rrlends. They deserve a rest and The Times-Herald wishes them many years or content incut In their reclining time of lire. The Time Herald bmb m invit ed hv Itev. W. L. Wilson to Inspect hla work at the Raptist church lust Wednesday. He was agreeably sur prised ttpon entering the edifice to rind I! newly pgpered and painted. it is Improved nicely. Rev. Wilson informed the writer that lie had tendered his resignation as pastor f the ohuri h to luko effect the lust of this month when he und the family would go to Portland. Hs baa not decided us to lil i future work, hut ill likely enter one of the vacancies llher in Portland or the Willumelle Valley. o RKR CltOKH MKKTINU JAM ARY 8. Iiurney County Chapter, American Red Cross, holds its regular meetings the first Tuesday In cadi mouth, but owing to the fait that this would Bring Hie meeting on January 1, N'cw Vein's day, it has been decided to postpone 'the January nj gating one week, therefore the regular monthly mooting for that month' will be held es Jasuary I. Old customers and new ones ere cordially Invited to call ssd see an In ur new location in the Lvns Building Williams Zoglemann Clo thing Co Henry Klchner was down from the rarm on Cow Creek the other day. Henry was a rormer subject of the kaiser and asked the writer how about the war and added that If we couldn't whip the kaiser any oilier way he would go over and help. The Hotel Hbks was opened to the public on January I. Mr. Hass has devoted several weeks to making Improvements In the building and completely renovating the premises, adding new furniture and other con veniences. The house is now in fine shape with every possible con lence tor guests at moderate prices. Mr. Huss is desirous or an Inspection or his place by the public and every one will rind a welcome. A new ad ror this hotel Is round In this Issue. Mrs nveiyn walker ei ins is school returned from Idaho not the first ef the week and ream her duties en Wednesday. THR FIRST NATIONAL RANK Rt KS. CAPITAL AND KIHPI sioo.ooo. 'thpj hank rrt MAKP.H VOIR a a SAII ; aooouirn invitkr. A. A. Tipton has beeu suHor ! rrom a dlsloeaKd elbow since J I z:i. He snd Mat Davles wire out the desert st the time or the a dent Mr. Tipton attempted to cri an auto when it "kicked" throw the elbow out or place. He did ' know It was ho badly hurt at ( ' and allowed the matter to go untl , pained him so he round it nece ' to come In for medical aid. Smith set It one day thin week now Mr. Tipton is sleeping nl and recovering nicely. This Is third time the same arm has ba broken. To All the People of Harney Co. : I thank you for your patron age, and the many favors extend ed to me during the past year, and wish you A' Happy New Year I think the prospect! of llnnicv I'ountv for 1018, are very bright, tnxl l'y,' to assure you, tlmt iinv movement tending to improve the welfare of this com m unity, will have my. hearty co-operation. Yours for the common good, I. SCHWARTZ