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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1920)
' " r,v. -TvT ' ,vr ' VpH'-''t '' r- " " -'" '' " ; '7-.''y, v',"t " Tlio Tliucs-Ilcrald goes rc 9t Litnrly to more homes in Har- The Times-Herald , is u,oM established friend of life pcopU of Ilarnoy Comity vhcro it ha been a. weekly visitor for thirty years, It's Job department k equipped to nerve your noed :V ' .A. key uoumy tiiRH any outer Lewspapcr. If you wis to flrtMtclt (he people hh these col lunus for your adveruemett,i VOL. XXXIII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON JANUARY 10, lf20 NO. RRIGATION ELECTIONS ARE CALLED Wet" and "Dry" Lands Are Seperatcd. IG COMPANIES GIVE AID cbruary 10 Date Set for Determining Formation of Big "Wet" Lands District. Wednesday, January 7th, 1920, la red letter day In tho history or the i cvelopmcnt, of Ilarnoy County, for" n Mint day inn county Jiuigo unci ounty ('om.nlbslonors, with the con- nut of Air. C. .11. McConnell, entered n order rutting the ho culled "wot .nds" from the "dry lumh" In tho ropoitcd Irrigation district rtar'ud by tir .McConnell aome tim ago. Iniirodlntoly follow;. this Judge . C loons signed tho tiiml order .omitting to tho pouplii nn option determine whether the "big dla let ' or "wet dlatrlct" ns It ba.i vur- niftly boon called, abould bo created uder the name ot Harney Vulloy rlgatlon Dlatrlct, and aot auch olec- on for February 10th, next. "Dry DNtrlrt" Order On Friday tho County Judge and omnilsslouors signed tho order ere- ting tho "Dry District" Harney naln Irrigation Dlatrlct, No. 1, and to election In thut dlatrlct will l old on u date to be aot later, but mo time during February, accord ig to Mr. McConnell. The thing that miikea thoae event f auch Importance to our county la lie complete harmony with' which tho rdora and other steps relating to io creation of theau two Irrigation latrlcta were ontered Ir4o. Mr Mc- onndilVeWesentlnir thufdhitrlct that lrt started to orKauliut ajad;tkut' ln- Ituded both wet and dry.ltwts, Under l.o petition known as the H. M. Hor- on petition, very gosieraasiy 'sonaen id that the wet Ian4a ahatifi be ex- lluded from that dktfrMj ami there- Iy paved the way. iasr harmaaloua nd Immediate aalsM lkiM' to- rard the developmHM of iwpt the urgcat irrigation, afetrkt la the Itate. CoBipaHieii FaH In Lhtr. An important faster Id bringing Ibout what la conlMently -believed to libjtstLtt-th old order of things Ind thu beglimlog of. a greater pros- Icrllty of thl.s eommuaity, wuh tho ttltudo of thu -P. L. 8." campany ami l.o wllllani Haaley tympany. These two big concerns hatj fallen In lino, ti fact took the leatl. la the big uu- lertaking. Kgually creditable hus .'uii nit' pure ui oimm in promoting lie harmonious and ueffuerted action liking to the development of H,s lie onnntrv. I - . I There now relating to h doae but,"1 ' vimiHur, w io tormal orgaulMttoa of these twoIIlul Croaa, from Jane C. Allen. It. N.. y meauB of the affirmative' vote foriHlHlu Auviaory urH. i wiwiu t" m rnhnootlvn llUrt.. at uln... iohh caueu ana iae HMiion or lourda of dlrctora. State Ktiglneer'ti Approval a This done the dlreetora In each dla- rict will then prepare or have nre- red tho necwary plana for reo- Iiniuuon and win aecuro oatlmutca a thu coat of constructing dun.a for lie rc-HcrvoIra aiwl digging tho nocea- iry uiatrihutlon Hystems. A In rue art of this work bus ajready been lone y me u. h. iteciamatlon 'Du lartmui.t and the state unKiueer'a Itllce so that there should bo little do- Iiy in that respect. wlion these Iuiih aro ubm.tfd to tho state eu Ineor for bta approval and ho has lltecked tlwm up and approved tho luns theNJthtdi4rits will vote tho k-ceBsary Hm to carry out the con duction, Iiy Juk, lt i coafiieatly predicted re will ae a smell army at work In brlnaJa to frukien the Diana inA dreauM of years and In truth the lountry from Haras to Lawon, an tri-.i of llt,89t uerM will "blossom h the rM." Will Sums . ke pace with thla Kouderful era? BuaJnesa men and lltlzons of Baras, a challenge hua Nen thrswn iu your face; Are we hum. to K7 Soon this development Mil bring hiiftdreda and thouaanda to pur gates iinxieus to link their for- tLSVki fuTuTi rV I i;!'111''"'1'' Wc- nd Mrs. Waldo Goer, uiich and. future with oura If wo canMn, Sh(,ov fiaurm.in . Mrs. Jack miireaslHMHwlh an equal aplrit of iu;ress aua eveopmuTu. Other Tmprovei'ncntM ConiliiK itny thjirgs, along tho line of tnoil--miiroveHionts in this city havo ndediipoin ,.thla action of tho te of thVA'Ooy. Wo must tueet uo. Ikittpr and more sanitary lie. mubtrbo ccnaldored In tho , I II. uuteruture. future. Aro wo oqual to1 ConUnuedt on page fourj I" "5V I EVANGELISTIC CAHPAtGN AnRACTSREST i 1. 1 .1 . . i . Conducted by HarJd Hum bert, Secretary State Sunday Schools Thu union ,ov(intj)liilo campaign In progress' ivt tlio Prusbytorlah 'Church has vattrActed unusual Interest.- Tim uvanglllut to Harold F. .Humbert of )?orltym( oxceutlyu hoc- rotary of thu intordahomlnntloual Sunday School Association for tho stnto 6f .Oregon, Mr. Humbert's home Is lt Portland. The average attendance at the services, acqordlng to tho actual count of'-HeV. II. H. Hughes, hua been 118. "Mr. Humbert la maklnic a most profound Impres sion upon air of hla Ivearern," says Kov. Hughes. "He la. preaching most powerful sermons and In hla dramatic way presents the word; of God moat clearly.' Hla gospel1' aonga. are real mnasagea of l6ve and pOwfiy v The special services r.tb closo on Sunday. "Go to Phnltliy School at one of the churches In Hunis," la the slogan for the Jon p'eJoek, hour. It la hoped that, a recent attendance will bq'reuched, The. subject or Hov. Humbert's eleven o'clet;k',erinon will be "The Voyage of Life," At three '.n ml 'ng Tlon from the QllIirtat i. ta ua followed hv an I," U a o'clock In the afterstten a song aer atldrcaa on "Tho tlreut Divide." At the conclusion of thu afternoon moat ing tho Harney county representative on the executive committee of the Oregon Sunday School AbhocIhIIou will be elected. The flcrvlceo at 7; 30 Hill WU VIVVIliUI I IIV VI IVU "W on Sunday evening Is to Include u song aervlce led by the great co.nbln- i cd choir, ut.d vl sermou on "Thu Christ of the Common People." Hvery citizen of Burns la invited to tho services. ' County Must Wait Turn for Public Health Nurse Qualified Persons Are Hard U Find Demand Exceeds . Supply. Kncouragcment has been given to the movement which has for some tlmo been under way to permanently establish In Harney county tho attlco of Public Health Nurse by thu enlist moot of the support of thu Il.Irun Commercial club and the Public 1.1 brary Club. Asldo from thu numer ous Individuals who are backing this movement originated locally by tho Haruoy County Chapter of the Hod Croas. every llvo organization hi HuriiB Is In line. Tho llrat stop lit thu work has been tnkuu, the noU It to secure a nurao trained und ttuall- tiled for this work us advised In a let iter jubi ruceivou ny won layior, wir . S ft S, I. ........ . POar tl.Ut Mamey COUUty IS Oy 110 meaus a pioneer lit .Wils neiu from the tnuo of Miss Allen's letter, a por tion of which is quoted Mow, uud starting na late as wo have It will be necessary to take our' place In lino and wait to secure a qualified nurao for oven tho demonstration period. Mr. Don M. Taylor, Soe'y. Harnoy County Chapter, "Dcnr Mr. Taylor: (Had to Cooperate "WhunJn Seattlo last week at Di vision Headquurtera, Mr. Kurl Kil Patrick alao took up thla matter with mo. I nm very glad indeed (o know (Continued on o page 4) ENTERTAIN FRIENDS AT 500 AND DANCING PARTY Mr. and Mra, Charles LowIb onte'r talned aeyerul of the frlenda of their aon Karl at card a and dancing Wed nesday. Earl was then expectlugtto bo called to Uaker In the servlco'of tho state engineer. Tables for tho game of 6Q0 were aet, Miaa Lulu Hayea und Don M, Taylor winning the flrat prlnos. Other guoata were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mc- Mrs. J. Shelloy Saurmau, Mrs. JacJ KlHlioy, Mlssea Ellen Goer, Uoleno Dalton, Helen Purlngton, Ilda Hayes, Idbhio Krlchosky, Moswra. Henry doer, ObaH, E. Djllman, Qr'h, Ilohb, and F. A. Feaaler, Iloforo and ufCTcard8 tho guoata enjoyed dancing., A delightful liuicji wna fiorvod at twelve, folbAvurt Y m(!lt '"ineing. . m?WW Vnv 'i'B w ' l' Vv', .3 IIIVMKH t utu ui ; in imii. 4n . J'.ili l in ,soou to Uuvo'IiJh friends. NEW ODD FELLOW OFFICERS INSTALLED THURSDAY NIGHT Social Time Enjoyed by Members. DR. J. W. GEARY PRESIDING OFrlCER Rcbcknhs Join Brother Ledge in Banquet at Annual Celebration. Hurncy l.odgo, No. 77, and Hylvla Itebokah Lodge. No. 43, 1. O. O. F.. had open houno Thursday evening nt tho Odd Fellowa hall when .they brought together tho wives and hua banda ot tho organlxatlona f.or one of tho moat enjoyable aoclal evonluga It baa been tho good fortune of tho nowapaper man to attend for some tlRiii. Tho occasion being tho Instal lation of the oltkurn of tho Odd Fel lowa Lodgo. Dr. J. V. Ooary, Dlatflct Doputy Orand Muster, presided at tho cere mony of luatallalion which was com pleted during the session of tho lodge proper. Tho olllcers for thu coming term are: N. 0 Henry Chrlstonaen; V. 0., C. W. LuwIh; treuaurer, Albert Swain; secretary, Oua Hard well; warden, Jumea Hhepard; conductor, Jan.ea Hlchardaon; lualdo guardian, Karl Hagey; otttaldu guardian, John llodd.'r; It. a. N. ., V. W. Gould; U B. N. 0.. Hart Sllor: It. 8. B., 8. S. niuu; u n. n, L'ii ciiiiui, i:iuiuitiiit ... . wm. McAlllstor. . t .f;, " " "ni. 1 Vi,e. . 1 attend, therefore tho Vice Grand and hla supporters aro to be Inatalled at a Inter aoaalou. Following tho regular lodge aoa alou at which several new candidates were proponed for Initiation Into tho order, the visitors were Invited In, The canvaa had been at retched over the carpet and with thu Hggluatol. Hobliiaon Jazz orchentra, augmented by the volunteer aorvlcua'of Homer ItceU will, his Saxaphouc, the young people- and sdme of tho older ones too danced for a while. Later a, aummouii waa announced iron, the banquet roqai where tip hi, ,IllcHly. waa in charxe that the chicken pie and other good things, lacluding many kinds of salads, sandwiches, cakea, olives, pickles, coffee, etc., etc., was ready for thu guests. There were so many tho dining room would not accommodate the entire company so some of tho younger people volun teered to wait, especially as the' or chestra waa still playing and the canvtiss bad Improved with some wax. Lot. Dunn Dr. Geary, Marlon Horton and aoniu, of tho others were given first honors at thu (able which was served by several of the more actlvo members.' Tho affair was one that Odd Fel lows will remember with pleasure for uiuuy days. It served as an In troduction to many of tho younger men who havo recently joined thu order and mo incident 01 mo uau- quat ' brings back old tiiuca to tlio older inembora. These feeds are to be more frequent In future. ANOTHER - B1U,i'1'1 I I . , ! I I. II I I ....II.. Ill I I ' ' F. C. IELLY HAS ' ENCdURAGlNG NEWS FOR CATLOW VALLEY Have Bttn Planning on Well 1 . Irrigation. . GOVERNMENT AID IS NOW EXPECTED Such Project Contemplated by Geological Survey; Ap propriation Made. F. 0. JCelly, poat maator, afore keeper, US. CommlKsluner and gen eral "facHitum" of Catlow, was In town thlaVweek. Mr. Kelly ia one of thoHe fellows that sticks when ho gets a notteu and that's what's do ing over (hat way. By Kelly stick ing that territory Is one good cltlseii full of energy and "pep" to tho good not that he Is the only one but he's certainly one of 'em. fit discussing the future hqpes and naplratlonfi ef his country with a rep resentative of this paper Thursday, Mr. Kelly Jet go the Information that they have received encouraging in formation from the U. ft. Geological Survey through Congressman Slnnott. It will be remembered that Mr. Kelly and soma of his neighbors have been hoping to secure government aid lit sinking an experimental nrteslnu well in that ralloy. Luck seems to bo with them, na according to a letter from the Geological Survey to Con- grcsaman Slnnott, that department has In mind Juat auch a Job and Cat low la the objective point. However, thla letter recited thu lack of suffic ient funds available at that time as hut little wna to be had. Since then It la noted an appropriation bill with auch an Item hna gone to congress, which would Indicate early action. Mr. Kelly reports improvements in that territory right along. Ho states thut one of his neighbors has a very complete well drilling equipment out in linker county that will bo avail able 'for work In the Cutlow country at once and that If thu government will signify Itb intention to aid' In an experimental well this equipment Uuyw.hjtUHMitftt ' ee and that It will ..rsUfcH!. a mc contract but Just assurance 'of a. reasonable sum to get It going. Tice scull hasHMmpiefM n gatlon -project that has taken hits ki some of his neighbors several years to construct and this will be available for tho coming season for quite an acreage. Mr. Kelly has moved his store and post office to hla own. honteptead. where be expects io do some Improv ing, He was accompanied in by Jtwwo and Robert Hrudcen and Aubery Ilebenor. o Hclntlvfw have received word from Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith, who left hero last week for Wlnlock, Waah. In reaponso to word that Mra, Smith's mother wns sorlously 111. Tho Smiths arrived at their destination without accident, und found tho Invalid atlll nllve but very low. ATTEMPT .iVy IS GROWING RAPIDLY Thirteen New Members Ad. mitted at Last Regular Meeting. Tho. local Pout of tho American Legion Is growing fast, bill not fast enough to Mlilt tho membership com mltloo, who aro out for 100 por cent of tho aorvlco nton In Harney County for members. Any person who ser ved iu the Army, Navy or Marino Corps or the United States or any of our allies (provided ho was an Amor lean citizen before entering tho Allied aervlce, and is again a citizen) be tween April 8, 1917, and November 11. 1918; la eligible to memberahlp. Thirteen now members were voted In to the Post at the January, meet ing, which is only unlucky because there were not more, according to the secretary. The new members aro P. J. Farrelly, a steam shovel man for the Pacific Hrldge company; It. L. Haines, formerly city marshal, but now ranching near Diamond; Darius Smyth, commonly known to his friends as "Hungry," alao of Dia mond; William U. Davis, a young rancher from the Hllvies country, who Is adjeunrlng nt tho Doll A for tho present; Harry S. Urown, tho prominent young rancher or Crane; Floyd Hakor, ono of tho looal hoys; Edward Goodman, sou of Harnoy county's doughty sheriff; C. L. Web ber, a truck drlvur on tho highway; Win, L. Mcneiy, another rancher from tho DiamccMl tenatry; Ralph E. and Clarence II. MeKlnnon. brothoru from tho, vicinity at Van; Horace Uurdott, who sorvert In tbfc Oregon Infantry in tho ear'- v- of hla onllatment and later put in time on tho machine guns, und now Uvea nt Crane; and Loo Miller, of Lawon und Hums, who la well known to all tho homo people ProBpectlvo mcmbora are advised that tho application fee and flrat yeara dues are each two dolluru, tho application too payable nt time of making application, and .dues after election, Chucks should Ho mudo buyable to F. A. Feaaler, secretary. The next regular meeting of the Poat will be held on Saturday. Feb- uary 7. Plana aro being mado for u big dance on St. Valentine day, to which the public will be Invited. It U, expected to he a cestume dance, o STATION KUI'KKINTKNDKNT GOK8 TO WASHINGTON, I). C. 7 Y Supt. Obll ShattucK of tho Experi ment station, loft yesterday evonlng for Wcshlngtotr, D. C. to remain for a month whore he Is called to consult with others' collected with agricultur al work and to make out his annual report. Ho was accompanied by his wlfo. They will bo absent from thu station' about six week- 0 ! Mr, and Mrs, II. A. Kiluu left Wed nesday evonlng for Crano, from whence they will proceed to Florida to spend thu winter months. The Klleua hud ben visiting at tho homo of their iiolco, Mra. C. Culver Pago, during tho Chrlatmua holidays, o Where to Find News PAGE ONE Irrigation election called Stockmen take Convention load Kelly bus good news for Catlow Odd Fellows Inatull American Legion Post growing Muat wait fqr nurao Evangelistic campaign attracts Shattucks go to Washington. D, C. Eiitortnin, u' r)0 'Ed dtnclng Library cjnb meets, PAGE TWO . Theatre nowa Foollah city Folka Profiteering In publicity Four billion dollura Mlacellaneoua i PAGE THREE P. L. S, to unjoin loaao Rockefeller and othora Hriothaupt agricultural agent Audubon would retain Flnley W. 8. S. sale $124,000,000 PAGE FOUR Editorial comment ' County Court in aosalon W, T. Lester meets accident Engineer goes to Salem Further progresa on monument PAGE FIVE 33,000 Oregon medals She greeon ribbon aaa hotel sold Loglon entertains Home wedding at Mt. Vernou Local Arm makes big fur salo Charles Brieeo married Two masquerades coming Dndger akliiH not valuable Workman on highway hurt Mothers club electa PAGE SIX Cqiihuh quea,4;nH "shod furmoru Want song I ( O. agon Another fan. y Ji r Notice of In jut ,n oloctlQU s Roost your I wn PAGE SEVEN JNo'kuIh and classified. More than motiontiMn, milking I.ocuMiapiionfiiL'H. 1 , ..'' - STOCKMEN TAKE LEAD IN CONVENTION Olscn Selected Chairman Ex ecutive Committee. POSTPONEMENT PROBABLE Buckaroo Meals Expected to Make Favorable Impres sion on Visitors; 9Mw Suggested. tUockmen of Harney county will s take the lead In loeklag after the de tails of the coning cenveatloH ,of tho Horse and Cattle Raisers Asaeelatlou of Oregon. Rurna has been seraeted as the place for the annua! conven tion this yenr and May 6 and 7 were designated us the dates on which It Is to be held, but a postponement m probable. A It. Olson, of tho P.L.S. company ns o meinour or. mo executive cohj- mltto ot tho state organization, ap peared hnforo the Commorclnl club nt ita regular weekly meeting last nlKht and opened n discussion of tho affair, asking for suggestlona und co operation. It waa conceded that the proper people to handlo tho de tail or tho .convention wero tho stockmn or the county and tho club pledged Ita support uud aid in over possible way. Mr. OIbqii was selected as chair man or nn executive comtnlttco to arrange tor tho event, and will select his Own committeemen, which ho naked lime to consider. Ho Intim ated, however, that lie would select them with a vlow or tho body being representative or tho county, city. commercial club uud all other Inter eats. Tho discussion botoro club Inst last nlaht developed the big under taking assumed by thu citizens or Harney county In heeemlng hosts to the Htockmeu. Tho convention Is of mora oriels national Importance and .Is attended by delegates from' all over the United States which lneludes'mR connected with tho U.S. Department ot Agrculture and Animal Husband dry. It means that Hurna mUBt tak euro ot peoplo rrom everywhere, and must be prepared to Jiouhu and enter tain them. It doesn't n)ean, ncces mrlly, that wo aro to give thorn treo rooms and provide rood for them rreu. In all llkllhond thera will bo at least one thousand additional peo ple to euro for within our little town during tho period or thu convention, therefore wo must make preparation In advance. No only Is this n rosronslblllty to tho town, but tho on tiro country must realize that thin Is a compliment to our big stock Industry. Thu Huluc tlon ot Hums an tho convention city bucauso or tho tituess or things In tho center or a atotk country. Tho dolcgutea will expert stock country l.oapltulity. Iluckttroo tneala will bo auro to make a favornhlo Impression, Preliminary stupa wero taken look ing to accurlng ca8ontlu! things tar tho accommodation und comfort of guoata, und it la hoped to soon havo things moving toward definite planh. A stack ahow hua boon suggested na n reaturn during tlto convention. Thla roaturu will bo Incidental and not for competitive purpnaoa, but to show tho class or stock. This ahould bo given Immediate attention by Htockmeu who havo show nninals. in ordur that I hoy may ho put In condi tion to creditably rccprcsuut Harnoy county atock. No definite (Into will bo llxed until tho local representatives or tho uk sncatlon have had an opportunity to consider It and aubu.lt tho tlmo to tho olllcera and directors of'tho orguulzu lion. Tho object of placing tho dato.. lator in May than tho tontutivo dates above is tor tho purpemo ot making auro of good roads. Practically ev-' ory dologato In Oregon and from aome of tho neighboring Btatos will make tho Jouruoy to tho convention by automobile, therefore It ia im portant that tho roada be in good ahupo. o LIBRARY ClftlJft MEETS WITH MRS. W. K. HUSTON Mra, Waltor E. Huston was t.oatesa to tho Library club at ita mooting on last Saturday afternoon. Following tho business meeting, tho maniben had a short social visit over tholr' sowing. Light vofroshmonta wero served. Tho next mooting of tho olub will bo hold at tho homo of Mra,. Win Oownn, with Mra. Charloa Holm us Joint hoatoHB, on Saturday. January 17; Dole Smith nnd family havo. nil boon suffering from tho opidamic. of colds now provalont. Nolllo Rood Is oonfluad to" his f.oniq with an attack of lumbago. 4 1 -i.u a J i.