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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1920)
DkM tMUft.H'ttR Ald Wilft, .HAHNWV oovn Buturday ,.TaMwry M, 1M6 pag ib nxm NAMES COMMITTEE i IIICaClllKUIB HIC1I LU M. JUli , t After Stockmens' Con vention in May. Chairman A .R. Olson, appolntod At n nuiBa mooting of tlio stockmen and cltlzonn of Uunm :o take ch irgi of making arrangements for tho an nual convention of the Cattle and Horse Kaisers Association to be held In Burns during the month of May, ban asked and obtained the consent a... . 4 4 1... men to serve on the executive com ollteoi p. 0. Bmlth, Wm. Hanley, W. E. Smith, H. Hotchklsa, Durna; R. J. Williams. Rlloy; W. A. Robertson, Drowsoy; W, H. Craven, Crane; J. M. McDado, Denlo; Dave Craddock, Sllvloa: Chan. R. Peterson, Crane freok: R. Ij. Hutton, WaKontlre; J, is Anilnrnnn Van PrnaHiw flrnvlti Diamond; J. E. Slzotnoro, Narrows; James Plrlo, Hnrnoy; Qrnut Thomp- lon, Lawon. The stockmen welcoming tho co operation of tho city and civic organ izations to assist In making the con vention a success, tho chairman has appointed the following; pity. Mayor Leonard; American Legion, Cnpt. R. M. Duncan; Commercial club, C. M. Faulknor; Harney oounty officials, Judge H. C, Levena; banks, Leon M, Brown nnu u. 11, uonser, Burns. Kt I, Wallace, Crane; Burt C. Jones, sec retary of the Commercial club, has fxjeu aiikttd to servo as secretary. The dates .of the convention aro eotnowhut Indefinite; at Arst tho daid ft us tho first week In May had been postponed until a tentative date of Mny 20 and 21, but tho lator dato Is one fixed for a special election by tho recent legislature, so other dates will hnve to be arranged. A meeting of the executive com- tulttw will bo called at an early dato and reporta will bu received from the iiutrkt committeemen. The Interest 1 splayed guarantees a successful f a i.tlon. o Leaping Without Looking. i.ook boforo.you leap." I'll good old ndvlco has boon i, down to um for generations, 1 ias provontod the financial down 'mII of many n iniiu who was Just li -mrlne around tho brink. But now It has lost Its churm bus 'liren forgotten kicked Into tho dls url at leant Insofar as our largo if nro concerned. Spending money today Is n wild (I all consuming mania. Uottlnir . way bo easy, but making It fly Is e,.slir It Is this Innano craving for throw- I. f ...... ,n ,1... I. .1.... ,, h iiiuiiu) III Ilia Jilt tin UlHl HL'l)in MID financial vultures and profit oern flrin h seated In the saddle of robberdom. Men and women growl to each oilier aver tlio mounting cost of llv lrg. and thun go right out and buy tl.e moAt useless and expensive art kle tliuy can find. If a woman paya $500 for a sftl kln rout her neighbor mtiht havo a l" tier one If it costn fliOOO. If a man pays II for a nocktlo l frloiulH ull think htm a tightwad, i ot prefer to puy f.i to ff If a merchant markn his goods II' Ull If, f, ri;mniiri III,, it !. !.. " VM..M,,M.f,W , lliV ,,u, Itiu ) -mfd by as too cheap for consider- t.'lon The purchaser looks for a higher rrn and naturally tho dealer gets uho and soaks lilin. What fool wouldn't? Prtiflts ran go nnywhero from 100 00 and 400 per cent. Hut that's 'lilng. Tho higher tho price tho 'hki-r they are sold, I'oplo buy liidlscrimlilately on r.'lu and trust to the Lord to show " "in the way to pay. I'M ' wild orgy of extravaganco nud reiki-s souuiidorlng of money Is ';und principally In the cities, but ,m lcg. ucrntliig Influouce Is extond- :k rapidly to tho rural districts. The fever Is a veritable nlaeuo. and I extending Its blighting shiulow throughout the laud. There appears to be but little saii Hv in oxlstenco practlcully no thought of tho morrow. I' la spond, spend, Hj:end, and tho More outlandish tho price tho more '"ano they ure to get It. And it Is this craving on tho part of tho people to blow In their money that fosters and sustains the profit eer, and boosts the prices to a height that Is purely assliiino In Its dizziness, If Harnum were alive toduy he wiild round up tho people of our lnrge t tlo, herd them together under a ftliow tent with the other nnlinnln. and clean up anothor fortune from the boobM, If others insist upon ruvhlug head to ihelr own destruction that Is tielr business, but we of this .com munity should look carefully before r leap, lest the time come when we find no pluce to land, o Telephone Company Hccts Officers A meeting of tho directors and fitockholders of tho Inter-Mountain ffl. anil Tel, Co, was hold at. tho conipuny otllco lust Monday at which time tho business of tho concern for the past year was investigated and Jrw olflcers elected. Chas. U. Pe(or n yas mndo proaldontj P. O, Smith, prJaldpnt; Piatt T. Randall sue ' ' ry. W. H. JoIiiihoii and Piatt "lull fluocoud 4. y, jjjgya ( g. t levoiigor hh directors, This Office Works Short Hnnded I 1 This office is working short hand ed at .present. Pens, took a notion to gov obi for a short trjp us ho found a friend, who askod htm to go to Port land, and having some btininena af fars'he desired to look after the shop decided It could spare htm. The fol lowlhgttnorutiig our Linotype opera tor, MIhs Vcella Parker, reported that her entire family, consisting of hor father, mother and ulster, woro vie tlra" ll-WMJl-tho ranch and no oWHaWs toWrrffor them. She as advlred by the boss to bear it for Jthc ranch and look niter her sluk rolatlvMLThUL leavm but two of thn teRpJiJmiA jnWUi.M the Job. but ytbtnT'mmf -i ho hotter thrtr fourths oTPthe family comes on the job and "ilMhfay(n the shop tho old nan haV wiWMiln share too or ak kiiqwa the reaapn why, ho you s'oeY'tvKfre but wjth the paper after all'Ckterf Avmmbr of th houshold waata'ka down with the flu yester day .aid wing which deprived us of the aid of our main standby, aa she at' Once took tho Job of nursing, but ntflFwo think we are going to get the paper out on time as Is our usual cus- tOHfc.- Ed Morgan Works A For Sam Tlio'ori of an eastern college pro feasor went to France, made a hero ofhlttaetf, ..was decorated all over, umij. heae, made a fool of himself, forfeedtwekeok, la now in Jail and de'iWakd 'in quite a different man-ner. Ed. Morgan wan In town tho foro part of the week and Informed ud he had boon commaiidoerod lnt,o service for Undo Bam. Kd, wrote for thn necessary blanks' on which 'to make application and pass an examination for an enumerator for tho census but ho In ho far from thn post oflku and does not get mall rogularly ho when these blnuks finally arrived It was too Into to do' anything with thew aa the time had passed for ex amination so ho returned tho blanks to the proper officer with an explana tion, but added that should they bu short of enumerators .he would try and help out. Knumorutors wero short and ho was asked to take a dis trict but Mr. Morgan responded to thU communication showing his sit uation, having his stock and farm to look after and his numerous duties, he felt he could not take a territory that would take' him away from his own vicinity and as another unamer ator waa on tho Job there he declined. Lator he was asked by telegram to take the Job and this he also refused. Later a telegram Informod him the necessary blanks and papers were forwarded by mail and he was to Im mediately begin work. Ho did. He Is in the Steins Mountain section. HP BUM NO Uip PAINT Kit House Painting Auto Pantng Sign and Pictorial Painting ..lNTKWOR 1)KC) HATING PAPKRIIANOI.NO, AND TINTING Staining, Graining and Marbling FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP Sports in the Snow We have the goods for all kinds of sports if it is to your liking to get the benefit nature provides for you in the great climate of winter by the vigorous exercise needed at that time. SPORTING GOODS Steel and wood runner sleds and skates are on sale here at the lowest possible njrices consistent with the quality you demand. Our goods are guaranteed and their service will please you. 1 C. H. VOEGTLY 'The Hardware Man" 1 IF3 T wwfiiirffr?f?itrrtiirti6ttctcffiiitswrftfiirfiiii Was It Murder or Suicide ? It was just an ordinary bed room in which the body of Capt. Gunner was found. Thefe was no sign of a struggle, no indication of self-destruction. The door was locked and the doctor who examined the body declared that death was not due to natural causes. Beside the body was found a small harmonica. Such is the opening set ting of the new serial we have secured for publication The- I Harmonica 2.J.S . Mystery By P. & WODEHOUSE It was a case that puzzled the police baffled them all until . the famous Snyder detective agency was called in to solve it. With ; , . ridiculous ease Investigator Oakes built up a very convincing and plaus ible, case of rnurder, but- That is all we are going to tell you about this unusually clever mystery. Read and Eryoy It far Yourself It's Short, but There, It a Surprise in Every Chapter iXFtS BAKER fUO TALENT m WAR WORK Hs 1 j 'i Emu They receive higher wages, It is true, but they forget until too late that their oxpensesi,are in like pro portion, Dally our farms aro becoming do Ptopluatod, and tf.Jhe stampede con t(MHMsftahnf0HirTO?fhflux of farm i labor from the- old world wo will soon bo faco to fnen with tho national calamity of a iioii-productlon of tho food necessary to sustain life, ! If theru be wisdom in tho soats of too in i g nt y it is tune it no urougiit Into play. The war proved the rmm er tatrodueiHf er davatmtai aaajr talents. U Wm trie la the mm of Mrs. .Newtea D Maker, wife t the Htruinr of , War. wk thrailffe aetlva werk la aluitaiK fr MtaruiiMMt T t4r at canii hat eauaM WasaJaftea t rMcogalst her art as eH m fear HMtial aeattloa, Gettht Gtmiin2PK Economy In Every Cak UKt'OPULATINfl TIIK FARMH. Aaln tbU nauer deems it a duty to Bound a warning to tho young men of our towns, villages and farming community. Stay away from the big cities remain on the farm. All over the country there la a tre mendous shortage In dwelling houses ittithtt rntar of nonulaton. In the oitian fitiulaua srlcea are charged for rents simply because the landlords know that they can collect any sum they choose, Dut wky (hit condition of affairs? Very simple, Tho higher wages In tho cities are drawing people in from thn farms by tlia hundreds of thou- sands, and they must be hwooed and JOHN UEMHEKLING. y jtjsjk istfHkiBi Jeweler. Optician and Entrravor. I'Iho Wnlch llejMOrlnR BpeetaMr. m WM HAVK A REPUTATION TO 8VHTAIN Do you kaow what It ea to live up to a reputation dot DPNDAILITY? W know know that It means eoBsUnt vigilance lest we permit the QUALITY of our warea to bt lowered. It alto means uavtrylag courtesy and atteatloa to eaek and very customer, When you trade with tkls great Family Store yon nre assure ef these tw.o advantage protection aervlee. KVKRYTHING FOR TUK FAMILY, AND ALL DWKNDABLW We solicit your cuatom wftk this Kuaraste. Brown 's Satisfactory Store Run,,. : . Oregon,, We carry eoi adverttoe ea the "Howe Product Fajce" m Wc print anything for anybody i 4. t'. v f f I " 1 " ' "l W HEN a Farmer writes a letter We print everything for everybody What do you expect? That it will be on a blank sheet of soiled paper that has. been rusting on a dusty shelf for months Not a bit of it. The farmer's stationery is as important as his automobile. He is a business man, and he does business ill a business like man ner. He may raise hay, but you never find it sticking out of his boots. We print letter heads, envelopes, bill heads, business cards, etc., for farmers. No chance for a correspondent to make a mis take in the name, or in the address, when it is plainly printed on the letter head and envelope. No chance for purchases to go astray in the mails. The next time you are in town stop into our offlee and use your eyes. Then you will want to use printed stationeiy. ' t THE TIMES-HERALD SPECIAL Armors Bacon a m 1VV Per Lb , W Uk LIBERTY BONDS AT PAR IN EXCHANGE FOR MERCHANDISE 1 Farmers Exchange Burns, Oregon A. OTTINGER, Proprietor NATE FRANKLIN, Manager .A' fir--..-