The Times-Herald
JULIAN IIYRI)
Manager
SATURIMY. DtXFMBF.R 14, IBIS.
SUBSCRIPTION RA.TFS
One Yeir
N-a Month
Thr. Month
Ji'.nu
1.00
Entered at the Post Office at Burns,
Oregon, an Second Class Matter.
ably In tlie suppression of slave
truffle where no mercenary motive
VMM even fnliilly perceptible. Juat
t : i , 1 1 y who LUkl born Victimised by
it Is bnnl ti cay.
The BMOlltf of Hint mysterious
exprectlon, "The frMdOM of the
MMM has never been completely
clarified. It doesn't need to be. We
know by experience what free seas
are. The seas have been free to
everybody since Nonh wont nailing,
and It Is rather lato to atari nn argu
ment about It now.
If Uncle Sam contributes his
( (M NTV COURT III'IMIKT
TI1K CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Christmas Is the only one of our
holidays the observance of which
id based upon love and thought
lulness for other people than our
Individuals selves. Other holidays
are for the most part as Is fitting,
in recognition of a great national
event or in memory of those who
hive done and suffered great things
tot their country. Thanksgiving ex
prMMI v. rat Untie for our blessings,
and New Vein's, it' wo keep It with
ttiougiittuine.ss, is an occasion for a
To the Tax Payers or Harney Ceunty:
Notice Is hereby given that the County Court of Harney County, has
fixed Monday, December 30th, 1!)18, as the time, and the Court House ut
Hums, Oregon, m the place, where Hi illmato of money proposed to bo
raised by taxation for the ensuing year, 1019, may bo discussed with the
said County Court, also, when and where any taxpayer subject to audi tux
levy, when made, shall be heard for or against any proposed tax levy.
Itemised estimates of the amount of money proposed to be raised by
taxation for the ensuing year, 1919, by Harney County, Oregon, and fbe
purpose for which the said money Is proposed to bo expended, to-wlt:
Count) Ceurt:
Salary of County Judge, per diem of Commissioners etc I 1,74.50
Circuit Ceurt:
vast naval power to the policing of Salary of bailiffs, reporters, Jurors, witnesses, etc 6,030.00
the oceans no one will welcome him Justice Ceurts:
more heartily than John Bull. But Fees of Justlcos, constables. Jurors, witnesses, etc 630.00
Johnny Is not likely to Junk his Sheriffs Office:
dreadnnughts, and we should worry Salary of Sheriff and deputies, traveling and office expense, etc. 7,656.00
while Johnny pays i.r thorn. Clerk's Office:
o Salary of Clerk and deputies, and Office expense! 6,155.00
If there was over a time when the Assessor's Office:
D. 8. Senate ought to "shut up" It is Salary of Assessor and deputies and office expense 4,200.00
now. nut, on the contrary, It Is an Treasurer's effice:
open season for gab. To read the Salary of treasurer and office expense, 1,500.00
School Superintendent's Office:
Salary, traveling and office expenses 1,520.00
OOMMMMJ Office:
Congressional Record of the doings
of the II. 8. Senate one tn It Ut tie led
to believe tliut the 1 1 uns had taken
Ten thousand pounds of ether
were shipped to Prance by the lied
Cross, so our soldiers might, have re
lief from pain.
o
Tlflrly thousand let tors a week are
written by the lied Cross to the
families of soldlors, answering
questions.
-o
It la to be hoped that all the
khaki colored articles In the ahop
will be sold before Chrlstmaa, By
next Christmas there may he nothing
for them to match,
In Vienna, Just before tho armlatlce
was concluded, shoes sold at from
sixty dollars to ninety dollars a
pair. A Vienna father could quot,
"Blessings on thee, barefoot boy,"
with genuine fervor.
Mrs. William Hohonzollern, com
ing to Join her husband In Holland,
brought him a supply of wines. It Is
not ut n ti'il whether they were French
wines, but they were evidently In
tended to relieve his spirits.
Washington. If a private citizen gavo Fees of coroner, Jurors, witnesses, etc,
voice or utterance to the views ex- Slock Inspecter:
little self-examination
trash resolves.
But ChriatmM is rightly a day of
i nerosity and love.
We make the children happy with
leys and candles, we think of the
r.ift which will please mother, wife,
sister, husband, we plan pleasant
home entertainments. But Christmas
lacks something if our observance of
it is bounded by our family circle
mid our friends.
Tho festival will be an cspe tally
j.iyous one for America this year.
i he. shadow of a groat and cruel war
I M been lifted from us. We look
pi osperity.
Hut at the .same time there has
never been a your when generosity
M more needed. Prices of all com
modities are appallingly high, and
the little Income of many family
fa is bean tadly diminished by the
absence of one or more of Its wage
earners In the army, if ere consider
tl : and, r.:! forp, tttlsg our own
i tr ones, do what we can to bring
relief and pleasure to those In need,
we shall indeed feel the blessedness
of a real Christmas
and some pressed on tho floor of tho senate he Salary of Stock Inspector
would be sent to a Federal prison.
It Is a shame. It Is a disgrace. When
all the world is marking time and
waiting for tho day of the peace con
ference when the World's Declara
tion of Independence will he signed
to have a lot of looso-Jawed, wind
America's delegates. The situation
is delicate and critical and It Is no
tlmo for the Senate to give en-
courugoment to the Hun, the Uotsho-
Count) Health Officer:
Salary of Health Officer
District Scaler of Weights mid Measures:
Harney County's pro rata share of expense
Widows' Pensien:
Allowance on account of tho widows' pension law
County Charges :
Hospital charges, transportation, supplies, burials, etc.
Insane:
(examinations, etc ,
Court Heuse:
vie. tho I. W. W. and nil those who Salary of Janitor, lights, fuel, care of grounds, etc.
are constitutionally opposed to every
thing that Is constituted. At Its best
the V. S. Senate Is a useless, worth
less and superfluous appendage, and
if it has one virtue It ought to he at
least silence until the destinies of
mankind are given consideration at
the world conference. Hlue Mt.
Ragle.
QOOd to buy, good to hold, good to
give for Christmas: - War Saving
stamps.
The lied Cross has sent 2375
women workers and 2921 men work-'
As we have beon ers to France for specialized work.
prospered, so let us give.
' IK CHAIXBNCm Of THK PAST.
Most of us are good people. We
ii.nt it. If we weren't we wouldn't
admit it as often as we do. The
double is to get other people to be
lieve it.
When a man has had a first-class
opportunity of profiting by sinister
P jtctices and hasn't taken advantage
of it he doesn't need to toot his horn.
His record does that for him.
Vour Uncle Sam is in the position
of that getitlemau. He has had
many a chance of territorial expan
sion at the expense of weaker neigh
l ra, and has turned it down. Ho
Isn't perfect, but his record is pretty
K tod, and it will help him at the
peace conference. Not many of the
roiiferees will attend with a"s clear a
"inscience.
The world is fortunate In not
hiving to depend on guesswork In
siting up America's principle!). It
h ts the same advantage with regard
to the British navy.
If England were to assure us that
ii ival supremacy would be benevo
lently used we might be skeptical In
'I -fault of proof. But England's
maritime strength has been exercis
ed with singular benevolence not-
Most of them
highly skilled.
are volunteers, but
The citizens of Dos Moines, Iowa,
are obliged by the Board of Health
to wear "flu" masks at all times ex
cept when within their own homes.
Tho city must present the appear
ance af a grand masquerade.
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:TgC3ManggT '..-
County Jail:
Hoard of Prisoners, etc.
Library:
Library fund
Refund of taxes
.1 u-.t nlle Court
i. 'at ion and Election
Bounty On Wild Animals
Audii of County Records
Advertising delinquent tsxoa
Wati r master, per diem expen -
District Attorney, expense of office
Incidental, and Miscellaneous expense not enumerated
Proposed reduction of Ueueral Fund warrants outstanding
Total to bo raised by taxation on Ouneral Fund
To raise this amount It will be necessary to
make a levy of 0054
Estimated State tax
Levy to ralso tho amount 002
County School, apportionment of
Levy necessary to raise the amount .0014
County High School, teachers, Janitor, fuel, supplies
etc.
Levy necessary to raise the amount 0007
ltoads and bridges, salary of RoadmaNter, survoy,
Construction, repair, lumber and general ex
penses. Including $33,000 00 to cooperate
with State Highway Commission
Levy necessary to raise the amount
Statement of probable receipts of Harney County, for
the year from sources oilier than by direct
taxation
Inti rests on County deposits
Percetitum of Public land sales
I'erceniuiii of Forest rentals
Repayment, by the State of one half of Bounty on
wllil animals
Miscellaneous receipts,
Total probable receipts
Which sum durlved from probable receipts
will he used for the reduction of Indebtedness, and
for other uses to which they can properly be applied.
Total amount of property Lifted on tax roll ....
200.00
400.00
100. .10
105.00
2,500.00
6.000.00
100.00
2,000.00
900.00
150.00
10,000.00
100.00
1.750.00
12,000.00
(SO 00
350.00 '
1,600.00
100.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
STATE OF OREGON, )
v an.
County of Harney j
I, Mrs. M. J. Harkey being flu'
duly sworn on oath say I am the
same person that on or about the lo
day of November 1918, purchased
the dwelling bonne that I live In
from H. Thels, I bought said pro
perty for the purpose of having a
homo of my own and for no other
reason at the aame time and place I
purchased the dwelling house sltuat
od on the aame lot said dwelling
house now being occupied by Mrs
Kalston, and I further depose and
say I did not purchase said property
for the purpose of ousting Mrs.
Kalston, therefrom, tho sole purpose
of, buying sa.d property was to have
a home of my own and I so Informed
Mr. Thles, and Mr. Blzomore, at Ou
tline I bought the same.
Mrs. M. J. Harkey.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7 day of Decembor 1918.
Geo. 8. Slzemore,
Notary Public for Oregon. My Com
mission spiral May 2, 1919.
Paid Adv.
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Your Holiday Menu
Calls for Crescents Better Ex
tracts. They are full of flav
or, and the flavor does not
c-iok out it's the binder.
'Get then from yo it" grocer
All atari I ird flavors.
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9 76.059.50 l
$ 28,000.00
19.800.00 n
9 240.00
ra ""T p'7"
55,792.50 UJ
0039 HI
$188,892.00 H
$ 400.00
470.00
2.017.74 I
6,000.0(1 ill
250.00 D
9 9,137.74 U
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Thos. W. Stephens
Will pay better prices than
any one else for all your
Furs, Hides and Pelts
See him before disposing of them
BURNS, OREGON
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14,132,542.00
Total amount of tax levy 0134
Total to be raised by taxation
Statement of special school district levies on file with
the County clerk:
Dlst. No. Amount
1 1J,104.J7
4 6.600.09
402.16
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$188,892. 00
Amount
1,206.00
671.34
146.82
622.10
2,886.80
306.63
799.63
2,600.00
736.45
1.686.70
498.22
1,906.20
1,340.72
1,016.41
N. BROWN & SONS
Brown 's Satisfactory Store
QUALITY MERCHANDISE
Walk Over Shoes
Stetson Hats
Bon Ton Corsets
Hunts. : ; : ; Oregon
We carry good iiiImiUmiI oh the "II mm Products I'age"
You will please take notice that l lie hiiioiiiiI of warrants outstanding;
and unpaid uKalnst tho soreral funds on DM, I, l!ils, and the amount of
cash in the hands of tho County treasurer or Harney County uvallahle for
payment of smh warrants, was on December 1 I U I N :
Warrants
Oenerul fund II,TIS.7I
Itoud fund 4, 702.91
MiKh School fund 1,411.61
Itahhlt bounty fund.. 15.20
Building lend 40.14
Dated at Hums, Orsffon. this 4th day ot liiremlier, I !i 1 1
direction ami by tbs Authority ot the county court.
CHBtTBR DALTON,
County cierk.
Cash
186,181.10 '
1 1,555.77
O.lOo.iMl
7,734.:i2
67.90
under tho
Inland Empire Realty Co.
A. A. MUtlMMMTT, lroprtcor
REAL ESTATE
Bought sold and exchanged
Farm Ranch and Building Loans
BLUEPRINTS
0A NS MA DE ON APPLICA TION DIRE CT
INVESTMENT BROKER
Phone 30 srG12S
Barns, Oregon
Buy a War Saving Stamp.
Thirty-two thousand sehool child
ren In the schools of Paris were re
celviiiK regular lunches from the ItoU
Crosa during the past year.
The Red Crosa aent 16.000,60
cigarettes, 60,000 stacks of cards.
20,000,000 boxes of matches and
1,000,000 chocolate bars to BoglaoS
for American so hi torn, wattles to so
to Krence.
Seven hundred portable houses for
various MM were sent to France by
the Ited Cross.
Uncle Sam's best Christinas pre
sent will be his boys home again. It
may not be delivered, however, until
lato tn the winter.
The Bed Cross Is sending 1,6000,
000 pnokages of chewing gum a
month to Krancs tor American
ltr.
Patronize
WRAY'S AUTO STAGE
and get a daily service between
BURNS gd BEND
FARE, $10.00 SO Ib. tesSgnge free
HKA1XU ARTEBS AT REED BROS.
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