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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1918)
yi VHIUtS-3ftftflld JULIAN RYRO . Manager SATURDAY. MAY IS. ISIS subscription hates OsY 2.M Stm Maalka .1 .0 ... .... .70 " j ..; i" r :n TBI PUTS AM) PRS1S. In the Parly eighties, (he ll nl family resided on what Is now the J. W. DTkk" farm ahove town. Farm ing was an unknown quantity In those days. "Daddy" Hyrd was teach ing the only school In what is now Harney County but he had a "hunch" and being lately from "Missouri" him suouioer tit being necessary to rest It over something every tlmu he shut It off) minded that patch of grain from dayllgtit until dark only to find In the end that the birds had got the crop. Later we had a visit of crickets which took everything in their path but they were preceded by a horde of -.rabbits, another discouragement. Finally the rabbits died iiTT atid The farmer had a little breathing spall, only to have them, return again later and it has coat this 'county dearly in bounty for another selgo, but again they seem to -have been almost en tirely exterminated. The sage rat Is another pest that has been a source of annoyance for years and which has been responsible for a great loss. Now we have a post or grasshoppers. They have been taking crops in some portions of the country for the past few yeiirs mill last nciinou covered much greater men and Inst rail i!c posited their enK" over a big coun try. They are hatching out by the millions and cvi ry nvallable means is being brought to iiear to exterml nate them. A government man Is here to superintend a systematic poisoning campaign and the people of Mums are Joining with the farmers In this crusade with the results yet to be determined as the work has not advanced far enough to really tell Just how effective It is going to be. Although these peats are very took the time to get a small acreage g ma 1 1 they are beginning to show pari of everv ellleu to help In the work. jet It Is discouraging and calls for the entergetlc backing of us all. The crickets called forth many suggestions and efforts for their de struction; one very effective way and which caused the destruction of thousands of these peata might be worked to an advantage In the pre sent struggle, before the little "Hnv get wings and are so hard to. control The crickets were travel ing in rne direction and It was finally Osvlded,. to make a windrow af straw arid hay in front of them at a proper distance in order to bring It right for the Insects to reach about dark and In this they took refuge for the night. In the early morning this straw was set on fire by the workers and thus they were burned. Dhii Vsrlcn was In town the other day ami told ('. II. Vocally that lie hud lound two grasshopper egg de posits on bis Prathor Creak pteos ami Inn! watiheil them with Interest. The first ilepohll to hatch was taken cure or by a Hock (r blackbirds and he hail I n wondering about the sec ond deposit and upon making an In vestigation he discovered that it was on a slight elevation where the sage rats were thick and these were dig ging up the eggs and eating them with every indication of liking them. Thus we have It that one pest will feed upon another first the black birds were the destruction of the oat I eoirdiint wnr that nun must wogo ' to bring about his existence and do his part toward mankind In general, j We must meet those conditions with a determination to win over all oh stacles. If we find the poison bran ! Is not as effective as we had hoped, I let us try to cover the grasshoppers ' with a layer of straw and bum a part of 'em. At any rate don't give up the ship for we must do our part this year in spits of discouragements. POOD ADMINIHTKATtON WANTH THRUHHKK INFORMATION. A recent letter from Food Admini strator Ayer of this state to Mrs. Dodge states that an Investigation of the condition of the threshing ma chines are desired with a view to sav ing grain by more efficient operations and to that end asks the help or owners. The Information should be at once given cither to Mrs. Dodge or ('apt. H. A. 1'oage or this city, who Is assisting her In this work. According to the letter or Instruc tion the following results are expected: Hllir' I4MIK! I.IM'i'HM The msterlal for a ladles Spring suit will b raffled by the Rod Cross. It will be tailored into a made-to-measure salt for the lady wla- ntng it. Sao it displayed In Wllllams-Zoglemann's window. Chances now on sale at tha Rexail Drag Store. New Subscribers Since Dec. 1, 1917 crop but later the have destroyed of ground plowed and seeded to oats. their destructlveness ss they have at- 'another peat - the same with the sage They came along fine but at a critic- tacked the alfalfa field of Clyde rat Farmers were averse to plac al time the small field was Inrested J Weltenhlller snd have already eaten K bounty on the coyotes In the with a swarm of blackbirds that up a portion of it and are beginning 'Priy days as they claimed the coyote threatened to take away every ker-' on the Voegtly field adjoining town, kept the r bbtts down and were really The poison is killing some of the greater aid In that respect In the hoppers but they are so numerous generol economic result than the It Is appalling. People have confl- damage they caused on the flocks dence In this method, of destroying of sheep. iiel out of the heads. The writer was not very old and was small for his age. but he volunteered to stay out of school and with the aid of a iiiu.'lc loading shot gun which was too heavy for him to hold out from them and there Is a disposition on the However this mas be, there Is a' Extra SCHWARTZ'S Extra 1 Closing Out Sale mmmmmmlmmmimmmmmmmmKmammmmmmmmmmammmtamjmmmmmmammmBmmmmmmmi Has been a gigantic success. Never before in in the history of Burns have such bargains been offered. Remember every article reduced. Below Are Listed Some of The Many Grocery Bargains: Canned Vegetables Canned Fruit Corn, per can .... 13c Tomatoes, per can Hie Tomatoes, per can . 18c Maryland Beans, per can 12c Payette Peas. 2nds, per can i. 12c Stugjph, per can. 18jc SfJrTrach, per c in 25c Piimpkin, per can 18c Sy. No. 10 size nominal gallon Rheubarh, per can Pumpkin, per can Plums, per can Apples, per can. : (irapos, per can Perches, per can Pears, per can Apricots, per can 6(Jc 56c; 68c 68a J2 70c 70c 73e TUp Caramel, l-2j?allonrf $.85 Caramel, 2-grallon jacket 2.80 Caramel. 4-gailm jacket 5,25 Tea Garden. 1-2 gallon " .90 Tea Garden, 2-RaHun jacket 3.05 Tea Garden, 4-ga 1 n jaoket Uncle John, medium Uncle John. 1-2 gallon Uncle John, l-jrallon Miscellaneous 5.85 .48 .98 1.85 5c I .an ml ry Soap, per bar Good Toilet Soap, per bar 5c Matches, per box 5ic Crackers, Mur pound 16c Good Steel Cut Coffee, per pound . 25c Welch's Grape Juice, pint ... 30c Welch's Grape Juice, quart 55c Uneeda Biscuit 7Jc Macaroni, per package 10c Evaporated Milk, per can 15c Folger's Tea, per pound 45c Thelma Pork and Beans lie Chocolate, 1-pound can 35c Chocolate, 3-pound can 99c Gooseberriez, per can 80c Cherries, per can 90c Blackberries, per can 95o Loganberries, per can 9c Pineapples, per can 9c Raspberries, per can 1.05. No. 2 size Otter Brand Strawberries, per can 27c Otter Brand loganberries, per can 27c OttCT Brand Blttckrriei, per can 27c Otter Brand Prunes, per can 27c Otter Brand Pineapples per can 24e 2 1-2 size August Peaches, per can 25c August Pears, per can 25c August Apricots, per can 25c Otter Brand Peaches, per can 28c Otter Bra ne Pears, per can 28c Otter Bran Plums, per can 28c Otter Brand Pineapples, per can. 28c Otter Brand Cherries, per can 32c Otter Brand Raspberries, per can 32c Baking Powder Folger's 1-2 pound Kalger's, 1-pound Folger's, 2 1-2 pounds 1.02 Folger's. 5-pounds 2.02 $ .22 .42 Shoes. Furnishing Goods, Drv Goods, going fast. You'll have to hurry, make out a list of your needs and bring it in. Do it now! Goods delivered free of charge within the city limits of Burns the day after the order is received. I. SCHWARTZ, BURNS I H Bushels In every 100 by keep ing machines In first class repair, seeing that they have ample power and are properly adjusted. 1 bushel In every 100 by stopping leaks and provldlnic so that what does unavlodably leak is not scatter ed, but picked up. of a bushel In every 100 by i careful handling of bundles Into machines and by arranging bundtea so that scattered grain can be caught and saved. To accomplish results, cooperation of Comity Administrators with direc tors of the Agricultural Department , Is Immediately necessary to secure the following data: First: Names of all owners of threshing outfits, with addresses, to gether with manufacturers' name of engines and separators, their size, etc Second Full report as to coudl lions Of machines. Third: Whether power provMcl I for o ration Is adequate. o MOfUE woitk MUD i wit vit Mi:8t kkn i.vrKii. Hchool Supl. Clark Is In receipt or following latter from state lo.pt. Churchill and usks wide publicity of It. In addition to organizing War Savings Societies It would appear from this that we are to be in read iness ror greater eli'orts the coining menth: I am In receipt of the following leuer. You ilouhtless received a copy of It also, but 1 am not sure. ami wish to be certain that you have a copy of It. The letter is signed by Mr. C. H. Jackson. Slate Director. You will note that Mr. Jackson In tends to ask us for a repot t as to the number of War Saving Societies that we have organized in our schools I hope that we shall have a large number of these War Savings Socle ties from each county It Is going to take a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether In order that the full amount per capita for Oregon will be raised before, Dei ember 31. 191K. "With Mr. Wonu.olt, Associate Director and Mr. Heed Vice Chair man, Third Congressional District. 1 am attending an Important court r enee of the National War Savings Committee meeting at Omaha. In ad eil by Mr. F. A. Vanderlip. "I'robleniB of Matlonal scope and character are before us for solution as a war movement. The time has arrived ror the rendering , or full service by every citizen in all matters that will help the (iovei iiinent. Ore gon must continue to be 100 percent. Ureal sacririces and further service must be given if the (lovernment Is In lueel I lie tremendous crisis now bofora us. The situation is pro- ioinlil. "At an early date, we will he ask ed in do an extraordinary task. You will later receive Inrormatlon and lu st ruction, regarding which I cannot write. "Preparatory to this we must clear our dusks for action by completing the unfinished berore us, namely, the full organisation or War Savings Societies in all schools, churches. lodges, granges, women's groupea. business houses, etc. No later than May 21st can be extended for this purpose. Call your helpers togeth er at once and assure them the situa tion demands every effort possible on their part to complete this task. "Then Immediately strengthen your lull organization and keep It in order ror Important service In June. Very truly yours, J. A. CIIUUCHIU,. Supt. Public Instruction (turns Commercial Club ISn.iii-h, Itov. I.yman. Rcald ", llaker, Tirn.. Ranch Cobb, O. M., Residence (how I..' Restaurant Club Cafe, Rest an i mil Clemens, (jlen. Ranch i'Ii ri.il enseii. Henry, Ranch (nip, John, Ranch Donegal!. J. J., Office Kelton, H. K., Residence liriiff, Frank, Ranch llanley, Alex, Ranch Keeler, VV. H.. Residence McGuire, John, Residence McCuire, John, Garage McLaren, Will, Ranch McDuffey, Mrs. M. A., Residence (foyt, Fred Residence Universal Garage Sloeum, R. S., Residence McKinnon, Rob't Gser R'ch Novell, Dcvera, Niri' ty-Six Rhih Ii Pas iy, Ralph, Rlcha '(ion, Jas., Ralsto i, I-.. K., Raada'.l, Piatt, Nhirein n, II. ('., Sawyer, Frank I)., Stniih. Chip 0., Sutton. Wm., Smith, Chest, r B.. Stewart, Wm., Welcome, P. W., Wheel, n, Burt, Weaver, Ralph, Young, Clarence Baker, Tim Brittiriehan, Chas., Dodge, Mrs. M. V., Hackney, A. L., Uleeaon. W. C. Residence Ranch Ranch Residence Residence Residence Residence Ranch Residence Residence Residence. Ranch Residence Residence Crane, Ore. Residence Ranch Residence Residence Residence Hanch Red Cross Work Rooms, Crane INTER-MOUNTAIN T. & T. CO. J. E. WKsTON, Hoc. and (Jen. Mfff. W. T. LESTER A. A. TRAVGOTT Inland Empire Realty Co. Building and Farm Loans Made Direct Farms and Ranches Homesteads REAL ESTATE Blueprints Fire Insurance Life Insurance OOlce Phone H-1IO Resident Phonts G-96 and G-4S Agents for WR AY'S STAGE Members Burns Commercial Club ii LIBERTY THEATRE Sunday, May 16th UKOlittE WALSH in "The Island of Desire" TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, May 21st and 22nd Lionel Barry more and Grace Valentine in "Dorian's Divorce" Thursday, May 23rd ' "THE PRICE OF FOLLY" with Ruth Rolland Pathe News 2-Beel Lonesome Luke Comedy W. N. Monroe was nmoiiK our vUi tors from Catlow (luring the fore part of IIiIh week, lie went out with the grasshopper fighters Monday in company with tfca aaagar oi this real religious vaakljr, nsraly io see, hul i e wiih commandeered hy Cnin- misstoni r Kasi and pal in work. Friday and Saturday, May 24th and 25th Frankly Farmer IN "The Cloak" .I L i