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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1919)
Tt.p rinuwllernld RdM.ro ilnrly "'mM 'I0,,IC" ,lnt, v than any other Tho Tlmc-l!cniM In nn oIA established friend of (lio peopl of Harney County where II )uih been a weekly visitor for thirty years. I (. Job department In equipped to servo your noods. i.ir. If n'n . . .1 ....I- ., for jour n VOL. XXX11 BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON AUGUST 23, 1919 NO. 43 ...it uric CUAT UANICV mMDANV D11VC u hii i cv u.i iiiiii k innuii uiiiiii niv mi i li n 1 1 I 1 1 1 II 1IU mmm v BY HIDDEN tNtWt rUWbKfULNbW 1KA11UK J Bad Men. . Day on r aim 1(4 BURNS COMMERCIAL CLUB I (iiy tho secretary) ilAilAtAitAitttitAiiijiAiiililI 'TfTTTTTTTTTTTTTl TTTTTTTTTTTTTtTT I. lit! April it number of progressive men, roallxlug tliu general unsatisfact ory conditions in llnniM ami Harney Count v. undertook to organize a Com merrlul Chili on u permanent IjiisIh mill ninety one public (minted men iind women plodded themselves to monthly payments for the mnlntcuuuco of hii me. Permanent organization wits oftnr'nl July 3rd on (lie basis Unit tho power Holt cnterplller traetor on the CMuli should bo financed exclusively by the people of Hums, but Km activities to oMeml to tin) romoteHt part of tho County. The move wan timely. About that time u loeat business man full out of u second Htory window of the Liberty theatre and It didn't hurt blm u bit, because ho was mo slow In railing. One of tho problems to ho hoIvoi! ay tho Club Is to Ret renewed vigor Into tho entire community. Owing to tho war and to unsuol cllmnte conditions, Harney County Iiuh experienced two or three adverse seasons, and while, some of uh may bo a little disappointed noun of un have any reason to bo discouraged. Uod lntH grnccd tho country with noil and sturdy people ami If we Mitccccd In maUliiK io mur DL'TBAV MIlRnPRFR ! The William llilnlev romiiiUiv Ol l m Ifll. II LILil 1(111 i . 'Installing a now model 7f. horse , . 'power Holt eaterplller traetor on tin . n ll'.l. Vlni.tr WliBII Khnt . ...im niiiimui: ,.uv. ...... . , . i-iiiiiwi. . v. .iiiiuihiiiii. rmir,H 1 1 U. . - -, . I --- - - - - - - . - - - onliitlvo of tho Portland agent for tho traetor, In In tho county to super vIho unloading tlio new inaehluo and loading tho old one for Hhlpmont. Ho will iiIhii attend to having tho now tractor In perfect running order and Instruct tho company men In tho fine polutH of ItH UHO. Electrically etiulpped and with strong elect rle searchlights. It Im pos- Two Mexican Suspects Held for Examination. "Dloil from gunshot at tho hands , ..u uiiVnown Such was the verdict oi uio coroner nr hourinc the ovldiinco In the K. HccallhiK ?nrly pioneer uuh witen ...ii. t...iintiu nml "lukil" white men . i . in., urn. tirlmiM. I lie Metllmz of IIUI IH' ' tint, lu .1 T-Il Til II 1 1 r lit till, ......... Mil.. a frmn linv neighbor. n a nmnll open Hpnce union,; tho .. .. I...-. .. miiiiii nml Iriiiirh ... t... i fur vviiiiirliiL Hloek. Mr. wax hot to death by a hidden i.,l.. ,..it.titltit uMiltir fur III A half nolo cant of the hay enmp n thn Hill MU'-li. tho wlllown have from ti Minall oleco ...... . ' i nun yiuuij in iijipiiriuini iu iiuneri' frrouml to pnniiu- a oriiiKiiiK piaeo(1lu olr0(.,H of irrigation on otherwlne fere with any matter pondliiK lu tho Court! for action or declNlnu, hut uh toon tin the Honorable County Court has acted on the inundate of tho m . .111.. 'V'.in llin f r 1 1 1 11 or i ii it n j ' w . - - - - im - w .ihih tint 4nitii uttitifA frrini nil m inn ii ' i n - - t . . ...I.m.. m kltllt IIia linv I ., .. ill la ri Imrluul U'trn . ...in....... ... .. t. . . . tu r, tiii - About 0 liul Friday uftomoou. .. .. . 1 4.. AI.I-. .....I.. r ii u.i'i i if ii uw n ii i .... - . .1.1., I r il.ttiiniiii(iftlt flin nrai iiriivn in .1 in iiiTiiiiiiinii ii iu msav .mtlltltllT ItlllfltWI 1 1 in "in. 'ii urvii uuii ii ir iwiiiiiirii I ...... . f ll. . iktt.kllllll kllUll fl r.n mi" i fin n i iiiii rii: in k " nun i. .. ...... ...! I.. . I... II ill'' I' I ''iiuii iiiinvtiiuu in tit" mi., l.. . ii.... f in.. ....tt. Tracki lu the duHort dunt Hhowod uuproductlvu soil. Ho Ih naturally an entliunluntlc IrrlKatlou booster. lie cited tho limtaueo of tho 1'hoonlx iro Jeot, whoro irrigation wan made pon Klblo through tho couxtrurilou or the Itoonevelt dam. NothliiK Ichh than a dtwert before wntor wum put on tho noil, It Iuik nlnce beoome a (jardeii wpot. The namo bl channo IB pre dicted for thin valley. A country ' tlut KfowH wcuiIn ami naf;briiMli In Him profUHlon hIiowii locally, will Krow anything with HUlllrlont water. With tho romlui; of irrlKiitton. our furniom and rnnchorn are koIhk to find the tractor ronl neciHwIty. Mr. JohUHton report novum! In- Hlblo to run tho tractor at uIkIii an " produce, the peoplo will pronpor and ho happy. well um day, and It Ih undorntood tho; OrKnulicd wo am a (tower, without It we are nothing hut a mob each company bo intendx to uho It. Trom individual pulling to itonh purpOHim. The Club can not umlertako to Inter- ir to so acres of broken laud and IU to ir acniH or unbroken laud In nald to bo tho machine h dally capacity. It w(il aluo bo uned lu road makliif:. Supremo Court In reformation of Irrigation dlntrlot No. I, at thu. regular a use to which Hoveral Oregon couu- September term of Court, tho Commercial Club will, tako declKlvo(actlon Hon havo put It, according to Mr. j ctttior on general or upecltlo IIiich for tho Irrigation or our rertllu aeros and Johimton. 0lr rjcj( H)) wlj ,1(J ,,aj,!( 0I, (0 prodnro wealth for the tlllorn and tner- Traveling over all partu of th , , . , , . ... , ..I.. , tenant, and fod ror a nlarvlng worl(. country an ho doc5, Mr. JohnNtou hat HlghwayH anil goon roaiiH aro oilier imrormni prouiemH. umng uio real ngeulH or civilization nml development or tho tourlHt tratlle, ho Ih combatting tho deHlgiiH on Malheur Lake; limber rennurcoH and railroad touuago; purkn and eampliig place for tourhttM; mall routH and poMtnl racllllleH; demand for adeiiuatu Hervlco by public fiirvloo corporatlonn; ontabllnhmunt of IiiiIuh trial onterprlKt'rt with attomlant payrolln, an well uh much needed elvln Im provementri, etc. etc. IIuhIuimoi and professional mtu mIiouU enter Into tho local and civic life or tho community; thoy ahnuli! meet with tho rarmurp, utockrnlnurtf, lioiniMiioad orM nml omployeH and hoo ir thoy ininnot uhmIhi them along tlm linen or co op ration. All IntorcclH aro liUnthuil'. and tho merchant or proftMwIonal man who only oxpucU to tirnU a profit out of IiIm nnitomem or cllentu whether iroi.1 'll y or country, without being willing to lake an Intortwt In their altalr i"'il holp to nolvo tholr probleniH l nothing but a iKinullo on tho Communltv. Ilubhlltig roolldh vanity of tho rurh stone orator who dellghtH In orltlxlH Inn nnd.rlilloullng what he Moldoin, U over, knowii anything about, lioforo an admiring audience Ih rexpouxlblo ror much inlnlnforinallon. Dig up a little UM'fil liUHlnenH for him to attend to and enter ,lnto the progressive hplrlt. The young mnn or today will ho tho leadur tomorrow, all Join tho club, tako p.iri in Itn ilftllherutlonH, liylt to HOlvgjind nccowpllMi thlngH ror tho benefit or lluriiH and all or Harney County. ..iriw in i ti tin, nrlcii nr tln miichlno hit tho munl. rcr ha.l come through " t w)ri w s lllU(rtf8lui,, epeelally lu tho Hinallcr hIzoh. Postnaster Taking Orders For Govermeit Stores List Remindi Hungry Scribe of Good Old Army Days Houncholdem of Harney county nr given on opportunity to navo tholr hard earned HhekolH by tho purchami of rood BturfH rrom Undo Sntn. Tho IluriiH pontofflco has received price lUtH and order blankn ror army Htorim that aro being put on tho market to help combat old h- c. or I, Kvervthlng from bacon to tomatooii. ' c miirdoror niHHt have nipiinbellcally Hpeaklng, Ih Inciuuou rcrn. nun i:iiii 1 11 iviiii inn n ii uivnra w i. uiii'ui tuiiit Diiiiiik uurvaa a n bzii nrv nr.iwH nun n nrv irriiraiinn irn rrn a inn 11 men nviri inn m (ttr mnv Inv hln unilnlnr In (In, Some illitagrcernent uxlntn among be exact snot In whioh thn nnsaAMlii uioci wnitn rnn vnini unnv v na riritii A cow path through tho wIN nn anii an cany meinoo oi renen- ---- wi I ' f aJV IJ I . - . . ... mice w ' 'nk( n of t li Ih tnrt. OtherK rjucMa fr. tn Mie ponlllon In which' ceboilv n eo'l (', " irdi. rrom tho ronco, !0 tj0 Uh(. U makon an old Holdlor 4aiif j n. .irdH rurther rrom ! itomoiilck to no hiicIi an array or Uil t'' l. Iiullel nnlereil llin ...... linur nml 00 IIieHH HOrgoaitt . . - . , ' ' I Hi I . II Hill,.. HIIIIIHIlllllf l. u .ill ,',V,1,I1I1 lllllll.I ,,l." " in p.,H. rouRh oij'I Irenklng tho loft nrm,'(0 reduco oiio'h Hhadow ho I ! rln- faki'B i inn. fjfth ami nlxth ' tanco, tho writer hami't had a goon 'b im: . .r .y lung. Hovorlngj ffld of boniiH army baked beaiiH Woa.i . .1, ,,t IW iioart. uud (0vory Wednesday and Saturday,) 'kliiK I,'- i,,,, portion or tlmt Knro Uncle Ham wto him tho boot rwn ,o ... of hi,, inniii. n mo-! u,.i,i "iii.re'H your hat what'H os"ro' .. ..ild ho found larger your hurry?" (InvltatloiiH accepted n a r' rti..ut. iiocordlng to ilV mall, nhono or In pornon.) Hut hU theory that n ; arm. food wan not all baked beanw. inshpowor ririe wasifor K00d Idea or the variety or oatn ; Unelo Bam fl HIh iloughboyH, golm f blue grniiH niid I n,j mrlneH can ho obtained by look- iu tmgu five) lug over tho Hut. . 1 Tho boyH at tho pohtoiuco win .... nin,i to exhibit tho list, fliiPl'ly nhf V QfvciVimm .nr.inr blankH. 'and r.irnlHh Information -w, . .,, Mtiuuuiu . . . .,..., Ih not ISO- it i -. -. IICHirUII. I 'i till if l n fi'i km mi i 'in.- mil) im i. iiiii mi.". - r 'compolo with local merehan.H, but; issue or Railroad & "fn,,H of !,,rlal" iU,"' ! or (1 Iks. r, (( A Hinnll hut onthulatlo attend. All organUutlonii mich h Stock anco at tho Commercial Club meeting growern Annoclitloti, water UHflrii, hint night took up tho following mut- noldlem and HAllom Invited to mako tent or Importance: tmo uno or tho club roonni ror tholr I.eimo ror club room proponed and meetliiKH. mn.lv in im niirtintl. Kntcrtalnmont Commlttoo to got In Commltteo appointed to aiccrtaln touch with Secretary Correll of State amount or wood needed by club ror Htockgrowem Aimoclatlon ho nn to tho winter and to necuro Hame. have full Inrormatlon about Stock- n..,.iiilnii in (In. (oiiimerclat club Krnwern meeting at DuriiH next room to new tcachern, with an appro- Spring. prlalo program wan referred to 'lie- c'inn up end flro workH nt next ceptlon Committee." meeiing BEANSTALK JACK'S 1919 RIVAL IM,r , til :ini. alo w. t Will M , nlra f.r, bo Sou'lcr. I h Ori'Ro., -II0H I r ''no Jit H ' HI. 'I . "'.lltK men u, , 'TDilc , "I '-orn A .. .. llllf r.ri.UHIIlAll . , 'UHiial condition, ami Himuiui.....n.j orn h,.H made for-; . Hlonl of anny "hiiIj In (ho Hum of 1,1 0, ' derived from tho railroad bulldl rirhejit territory 1 Alter Office Rooms '.niiud will coiuicct, Fred Cllngan l hiiHlly id work In; tie at Klamath and , tho olllco or tho Harney County Ab iinglou llallroad & Htrael company, making hoiiio repaliH "I the Oregon Short J and liberations. The partition he ' 'ho Oregon Short ! tween the two front roomn Iuih buen I'acllle at nuniH. ! removed, giving ji largo olllcfl much "ii tho unit plan, more Hiiitablo to tho conduct or th( - tho umali amount IiuhIiiohh. It makoH a mont pleiiHiint "I to rioat. place In which to work, and forum an i mllofl of road advantagoouH arrangomont for oxpod- omplotod Hytom, i Itlng.Horvlco. Three roomn in rear oi tho front olllco aro being proparoii ".I la nn-. I, .. .. i,,r UJIIIJIIl1.;i Petition Circulated for Extension ot Street Would Open Washington Street East East to River. One or the moat prdgroHHlvo movos llui'im cltlzeiiH havo uuderlakeii for hoiiio tlmo Ih now under way, A potl tlou Ih being circulated rc'iucntlng tho city c.ouhcll to open tho ntroct running eiiHt and went pant tho Kind National Hank from Hh proHent ter mlniiH on eiiHt to tho river. Tho fer tile land lu that portion or tho city inakeH a homo thoro particularly ilcn- Irahlo and cltluoiiH havo recently pur chased proporty thoro. Tho prcHunt meatiH or rcnchlng tho houRen to ho bcnorlted by the HUggent- ed oxtoiiHlon In ovor an uiiHiitlHfactory board walk through a field. Should tho proporty owner require thin walk to ho taken up, roHldentH or that sec tion would rind It necessary to go around Hovoral blockH to tho north. In tho wet weather or early spring, communication with tho huslnesH iIIh- trlct would ho greatly hampered by Hiich a itoooKHlty. lllght In lino with (bin progressive inovo, In tho nnKKOHtlon from u local buHlncsn man that tho unsightly weeds growing In such luxuriant pro liricaoy all ovor town ho cut down. The delogatoH tho commercial club Mont to Yellowstone park called our attention to tho general unslghtll iiohh or IluriiH uh compared to other Hinnll towns they hiiw en route. So far. only Individual affort has been the roMpoiiHo. Some few business places have taken steps to get rid or tho weeds, hut tho great majority aro Ht 111 growing lu tholr caroWs nboncl on. o Local Garage Is Given Dodge Car Agency in County A now assignment or tho Dodge car agency was mado In tho county Saturday, tho Universal (Jarago being chosen uh Harney county representa tives ror this woll known automobile. It. 11. Morse, who Ih Kastern Oregon and Idaho representative ror Dodge llrotherH, and B. H. Morlln, the Pacific CoaHt representative, were In town to conror with tho management or tho garage, and tho appointment to tho agency In tho result. Tho Initial shipment or cam Is ex pected about Boptomber rirBt, with more to rollow oh soon uh transport ation racllltlos will penult. Twenty rivo machines woro Included tu the order put In, which number will In Include buslneHH as well as pleasure models. A ready market for the busl uefs models, or light trucks. Is ex pected among local rancherH. Pro HpectH for Halo or the pleasuro models aro ulso good, art HiIh make Ih well and favorably known In this territory. In addition to handling tho Dodge Urothers cum, tho garage will carry a comploto lino of purtH, and he able to glvo expert Dodgo repairing ser vice. It waa also learned by a representa tive of thlsiaper tlmt tho Universal (Jarago will noon havo painters at work decorating the rront of tholr business house. A hketch him been submitted for a doiilgn to cover tho entire end of tho building, In which their apgclulltleH will bo prominently displayed. They aro ut present working on the enclosure lu tho rear of tho building, making u camp ground ror tho benefit or lourlHts. , When HuritH becomes known uh a place that can offer such jaccomodatloim to tourists, wo can ex pect to rind a groat many ;ioro of them visiting uh. GOVERNMENT TRACTOR F0RNEW HIGHWAY Hauled Fighting Tank in France. , SKILLED OPERATORS WORK ON ROAD' Contractor Again ih Cify Preparing for Active Operations When Crew Arrives. Pastor Will Meet Principal Itov. It. H. HuglicH and family, and Mrs. A, Uurchtorr, tholr guest,, havo gone out to Juntura to meet 1'fof. C. P, HttghoH thoro today. On their reurn, tho parjy will sop nt Drowsey over Sunday. Tho program for Sun day includoH a sermon by How Hughes in tho morning, a plenl at noon, and an address lu 'ho al'tor noon. Subject of tho orternoon ad drotiR will ho "The Hope of Our Coun try." Thoy expect to arrive In Burns Monday. Prof. Hughes, Is Uo now hluh bdiool principal. , Captain J. W. Morris, contractor with tho Pncirio Urldgo company on tho IluriiH-Cranu highway, Ih again In tho city making active .prepara tions to carry on tho work. Ho It accompanied by Mr. II. J. Strlechor, bin assistant and superintendent of construction. Captain Morrhi earned IiIk tltlo . and rank during tho recent uuplean nntncmi, being one or those fortun ate mortals who saw service lit ' France. His branch was the engineer ' corps. A recont telegram received by blm brought the news that a largo gov ernment tractor was shipped rrom n. New Jenny point about tho lUth or 20th. Thin mfichlnu, was especially built to haul tanks lu Franco and 1: understood to bo Very powerful. Tho machine built for commercial ami farm purpostMi has u maximum speed or two and rivp-olghts miles per hour. while It Is Captain Morris's opinion that tho cnterplller to be received hero will duvelop iib high uh twolvo miles K necessary. Tho state or Ore gon wns presented with this mauhluit by the ldral government and liai been leased ror construction of thai local highway. V6ry little common labor will lur us'd lu tho work, as mont or It I done by machinery calling, ror tiklllci! operators. The crow will arrlvo hOoi after a camp Ih established and other pn paiatlons aro made ror their com fcrt. Local men will he employed oi the highway If they can bo foiimC with suitable experience, otlnrwlHi men must be brought In rrom the out side. o County High and1 Grade Schools Start" September First- The county high school and city" public school will open for tho winter turm on Monday, September first. The high school teaching slalf I Prof. C. F. Hughes, principal, matlio unities; Mm, Hazel Trlska, domeitlir iclence and art; Miss Margaret Whealdon, commercial; jind Mls Helen Anderson, Bngllsh. Although strenuoiiH efforts were made to flint". ,i teacher ror manual training unit agriculture, It wiih ImposHlhle to do o. A telegram received yesterday urteruoon brought Hie resignation or Mlux .lennlo HuggliiH, who had boot, re-elected ror history and Latin. The grade school teaching stair hat many new members this your. ProJY W. M. Sutton will again bo tho princi pal, and theaeh tho eighth ' griulut. Other inoiuherH aro: Mrn. Nova doer. Mrs. Helene niggs.'MrH. Zella Hagoy. Mrs. Francos Huston, Miss llda Mayei Miss Lulu Hayes, and Miss HutU Miller. Assignment to grxado Un not as'yet lioeli derlilltely settled. The new text hook's ror the lonv havo been received by a looul boolc. seller. A groatcarclty or toachnrs In rurat, schoolH Is causing district boards coin slderable dismay. Harney county offers higher salaries than tho nvor ago rural' community, hut It Is all If found extremely difficult to secure suitable teachers. SalarloH paid njt year averaged $8n,por month. nnoV tho avorago has boon Incroasoi!. thla year to $100, Tho minimum now re quired by law Ih only $75. It wimtr he taken Into consideration tlmt tho teacher Works but eight or nluo mnntliK ouch year; and tho ainiun' salary therefore Is muMi smaller tuum commercial positions offer. Tn hi county or magnlflcant dlstancos suol as Harney, union1 schoolH prasont a. most dllllcult problom. Woro It vaml blo to comblno novoral dlstrlots Intft ono school, a salary for a staff of touchers could ho offered that would bo nioro Indueonunit Umu lrtven. - U"- Melvlu Doau, farmer and stock raiser front" Fluids, in lu tho elty. for uao uh storo rooniH. r