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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1920)
1 ' 1 1 'After tho .' ... . 'i.itj ..r.T-Jivts.?:.. H Tho Itf'd Cross wiis, h VHfa nhlo help 'diirltiK tliti-lnfliienw ejddcirilo ; A vontinuiilf y jiublfo health iiurVj will l)cv(tlHHM help In iirnveiiiliiK H'ljoffier-cpi? ilemlo-a safeguard oUf-.. . hcIvcn and children. , ; tiling ror Rood market roads The deep Mack mtul; -yrt enjoy (?) ui pmcnt Ih h detriment to 4 1 t)i huMrioxs of tliok'oHtlr6 -county, i . . ' -i"" vol. xxxm BURNS. HARVEY COUNTY, OREGON FEBRUARY 7, 1920 NO. 15 a . 4 II. She SirtMcitia. FLU HOSPITAL TO BE CLOSED EARLY IN WEEK Few Patients from Disease Remaining. - EXrliKl NUKMA A1U MANY n 1 NT llffll C. Ked Liossixuno win oiay tii am rv Li o r Portland, Only Six Arrived. As tho "flu" situation in now well In hnml and In fact practically at an nd the Hcd Crotui Kmorgency Hospit al No. ) will bo clotted early next are wihi ciuuiku iu tuiurn iu uiuir homes. Hod Crosa tlonpital No. 2, which waa oponed narly nut week, ... I . A L . . . . 1 1. I as closou autlu Sunday ni it waa found that tho spread of tho dlHcaao k.l kn.tn .A ltfj Ifiwl tllf min )irQltlttl1 wi ncconunoa in pain Kew cU8ea remain at thu ho.plta mil nf Iho laren numlinr rnrnd fur nml no new cukcb have developed during tho pant two days. Wo have been extremely fortunate here In Burns in that despite thu fact thnt over 200 cases of Influenza ilevolorod In 1cm than thrco weeka, no iicniiiH nnvo ronuuoa irom inai muse alone. Whllo It la truo that tho xuvcrlty of the plague baa this year tin. i.i Mllrfll lllflll.l llian Inut allll jlitr. UUUII ii.uv.. ..fu.. at.M.f ing Ita height thero wore some mighty sfirliinn eny.v wlilrli. Iini! It lint hnml for the expert and coiiHtant nuralng, would have resulted In death. Tho credit for this work and in fact for(ihe Darland Holelrfollowlng u weeks' the quick recovery of all pallentH lllneas from llvfr trpuble. f brought under tholr care duo to thu Mr. Bturtevant, who was a retired Kcd CroHM nurses brought horo from Portland nnd tholr assistants. Iu all eight nurses wero sent by the Portland Chapter of the Red fross nt the request of the local Chapter. Of these but six arrived in Hums, as one took sick at Ontario (coutlnuod ob )age eight) o aw- i uercHOfis oCKiy Promises Aid m SKiriif County PiNkHealft (torse Secretary Don M. Taylor Of the lo cal Red Cross chapter has recentWro reived a letter from Saldle Orr-Dun- har, executive secretary of the Ore-i son Auti'TuberculosIs association iu which she gives assurance of tho Interest and desire of that organlza- nun in mil uiirfM.v f'nuniv in HMnnrini? m a county public health nurse, and inruua it 1(1 UUU IUII COOIILTBHUIl III , 1 110 work. Thu leltur huvh fnrthnr! 'We are assisting Miss Allen In 1 Trvlnt (n Intiirjial tl.x. I.lvilv...c.lnfil regon program and trust to be able -cured a few na our share of the new rauuntiis rrom the course-in tae var-. ifllltt ttlKtulll lttt(lfaaSlllAU I A 'Do not bo discouraged by tho de- lav Hood Hlvpr cnuntv court lias Appropriated tho money, yet we havo 'iot a nurhu for them. It mukes ua ii n rririniiv iiiiii mi i would ffrtalnly prove futal to put In an Inexpprk'iiced or untrained nunor 'Please remomber that we nro as Interested as you are, for our goal 1 1 4 lounty nurrte In every county, and v, will lend you every aid In ming tho program over quickly," OPENS NATIONAL d 0 ARTER5 rlHronco H. Miller of Minnesota. ri tho now pocretary of tho Hepub- fan Natlonul Committee and haa ..lrcady opened niul taken charge f national liearqijfirter at Wash ington, D. C. ' Ho was a former congressman from hla statu. HEADQU JOHN W. SAYER IS PAINEDLLYHURT Sustains Broken JawjjJVVrilc Aiding friend $r rump. : v John V, Payer had lils.-lowor JnwN br.okon Monday. tWhllo assisting V. M, Button i holding ft putnp'Ht the lattor'a liomo. Mr. fluttoti had oc casion to rnino tils pump, out of tho well to Mo some repairing, and as Noll Bmlth thu plnmbor, In down with inlhtonxa, ho wbb going to do tho work hlmaolf. Whllo on hla, way homo with nomo, IooIh ho, needed, ho wan, met by Mr. Sayor, ivho offered to help, ha ho hail" nothing slue to do. Sutton accepted tho proffered nld. Thoy rained the.nump mid Mr. Sayer was near tho end of a scantling1 which thuy used aa a "pry while 'Mf, Sutton adjusted Jack to hold iM.wimii in .position while they did1 tta repair ork. At a critical .time the Jack Drone ana me scanning wan wirown up. striking John under the chin, and breaking his lower Jaw. . Ho wan ruHhed to tho hospital w-hero Dr. i Bmlth found It necessary tu wire tho I broken bohe tTfeottier. Yesterday Mr, Bayer wua doing flue and imid ho expected to i .... .i... .hoitnltal wlthl n :i lav or two l!ni,,Bvy PM lt0ed thereby. .lain T Uh)v J?y and I ro mTZiiAn ti rtunato that he comoa.T tNf.f" " "J " f.c "r "f.,11.? doen not complftl ' lA I.. 0V luckV. m Mr? ulon waaln" ? , concerned al find, believing, in fact. n.ui l.l ...( that hla friend had been killed. ' O Joseph Sturtevant, Form erly of Harney County, Dies at La Grande Joseph. Sturtevant. aged suvouty-: one, died ywtiirdy at 10 o'clock nt 'miller, was born In Lowborough. Can - hula. May 23. 1848. Ho leaves to iiaonm his loss, thrre brothers. T. H, of Feriaeia, Kansaa Harry J., and Grant, who Is a farmer In the Fruit 'dale section: three sIsters.Mra. H. C. Lawyer, of thla cty, Mr.- Nate Btaf- .ford, of Formosa. Kansas: Mrs, Jane Hawley, of Chcagoj.and Mrs. George iiawiexi oi n" lur. The funeral sorvlces will be held Wednesday at 2 o clock from tho Hob nonkamp chapel, and interment will bo iu. the Masonic cemetery. La Grande Observer, Feb. 2. Joe.' Bturtevant was a realdont of, thla city for yeara whero he formerly conducted tho flour mill. When he sold out hero be went to Portland for a time but later bought property in La Grande where ho had since read ed. Many of tho pioneer people of thla place regret hla demlso. Announcing a new department AMERICAN l.KOION N K W H on pace two of thla Issue, and which we hope-.to have aa a regular feature of THK TJLMMri-HMKALI) .V. Where to Find News PACK ONR nu Hospital to bo closed inim w Havr hurt '.information about Incomo tax (Ottlnger buya property IPoter Clemens answers call Countynurse aid promised Joq Sturtevant dies Ford men graduated Putican buys farm PAGH TWO American Legion news Statement of taxes Seed tests made at home, PAOB THHEH Swoml Ilam'a Itelnmrnatlon PAOB FOUR . Progress and -Wateerl llxtermlnutine pesta National bison range , Influenza claims victim District grown good stock Want Ueeud-HurnH tap, road Yes, but PAGE FIVE ' Illustrated news ,'. , Claims to have puoumouln euro Tho Green Million,, ' , PAGE, SIX Notice for Irrigation olootlon Could not walk up;t.talr i Woodless Alfalfa grown Church uunounceiuentH PAGE fjEYEN' Legal and natiHlfkid PA (IE EIGHT Local Hnpiitinlugs ' Information About Income Deputy Collector Will Be at 14th Inclusive. SHOULD SUBMIT STATEMENT OF ALL 1919 REVENUE ' I Liberty Bonds, Property or Bonuses Counted, As . Cash in Figuring Tax; Heavy Penalty for Evasion or Delin quency; Family Head Exemptions, Tho, collector of Internal rnrenne haa advlned that Deputy Collector H. O. l'ayno will ho nt the court hoiiKO In llurua from and Including Feb. 9th to and Including Feb, 14th for tho rurpoau of naalatlng taxpayera In making their 1P19 Income tax r- turiiH. The law providea that all returna muat ho made on or before March 15th, 1920 and any persons delln- I'jmuu in Ming will he subject to LimMh cnnS o our In N t tliroURIt lilt! COIH UCt Of Olir UllMI as uilowatilu deductions arming nena mill be ready to aubmlt the same to tho Deputy at tho tlmo and place designated. ..... . . uin-unir mmon a. n mt gives uui the following Information: A word of warning to (limine tax payers la contained In a stntomftnt given out by Internal Hovenuu Col lector Milton A. Miller wIio toIiUs out that returns must show all Items of taxable Income for 1U1I, Guesswork, estimator, and other hllor-mlss tactics are barred when a .person is making out hla Income tax 'returna, Accuracy and completeness must bo Insisted unon. And rumem- bor, thu return la a sworn statement; ns such. It must be thorough and nc- curate. Salaried persons and wane-earners must not confine their returna to figures showing a year's pay at so much a slay or so. much a week. The actual amount drawn should be as- .irtalMd and reported. Overtime, no h use;' shares the preSts of a business, value of quarters and 'board furnished by the employer, and a number of other Items of similar nature which are compensations for services, are taxable aa part of the year's earnings, and must be Includ- ed. Incomo Not Always Cash, It must be borne In mind that com pensation may he paid iu other forms than in cash. A bonus In Liberty Honda la taxablo at the market value of bonds, A note received In pay ment for services la taxable Income nt Ita face value, and thu Interest upon it la uUo taxable. Premiums paid by an employer for "T-r t Giveri Ticufe Court House February 9th to life or other Inauranco In favor , of omployeea Hi addltlohatcomponaatlon to the employ con, The Income Tax doca not apply to -amount received under accident and health insurance, or .under work- nien'a cempouantlou laws; and' dam ugOH recovered by null or nettloment for Injurfea or, slckneaa la nlao ex- emct. Tlpa received by waltora, portent and othera are taxable Incomo for ttch donattoua are in recognition or service and are not gifts, A pension paid by an employer or L ? n la taxable 'income, a wkiow who received pay wonts lit recognition of Ilia hitv coa jnoilia in recognillOII Of (110 HITVICUN of her late husband, may construo Jiuch payments as gifts. .aw T ifv .Tii h. .r earn oy services, mere nro many other siiurces of Income. Ho must ncui ,, annual reck onlng the gains he mndu in business nnd other ventures; also tho Income that hla money rind property earned,. FAMILY 1IKAI) KXKMIT10NH Unmarried men and women who nro bread-wlnnera for olhnrs are grunted special exemptions on thqlr nniiiiriKB hoiuiii uKurniK ic iuluiiii; Tax new being collected. Although a return;tiHUst bo filed by every un married lierson, and by every married person Mvlng apart from wife (or husKand) , wkoVad a .net- Income at SiooO'or more during lfWUreeognl Hon it uade In, the law of the neaiA burdens carried, and relief fro, ex ceWsive taxation as especially Pfe-t vlded. In addition to tke ordinary persen? al exemption' of fl'SOS, an ad4ltlBal exemption of $1600 Is granted to "heada ef families"; and there la also provided an exemption of 20; for each dependent ( Under 18 years of age or who Is mentally or physically (Infective. The $200 for eaeh de pendent may lui claimed by any tax payer who Is the chief support of such dependent-, This Is not confined to dependents who are members 'of tho family or relatives. It does apt Innlll.ln nlh.r. uflin urn u.rnlui, Ihklr Includo other who aro earning their living, and It, does not apply to thu wife or husband of the' married tax payer, oven though nuch 'person may '(Continued on ) aga 4)' THE BARRAGE RUNNER . : OTTINGER BUYS MORE PROPERTY IN BURNS EVentually Will Be Used to . Accommodate Growth of Jparmers Exchange.' 'j W(o i'tiinklln, mnnngor of tho FilriilflrH lCxcliiuiKo, nnnouncoH that A, X'ZXX ihtilldltlfc mid also tho Htono atructuro lit which tho Harney County Abstract Co. Is hotiHcd. Those buildings formerly belonged to (eo. Fry nnd nro well put up ritructures of atone nnd brick. They Join tho preaont homo of tho Farm ers Exchange and eventually the add itional space will bo uacd to accomm odate the enlarged bualneaa contom- plated. Mr. Ottlnger is a resident of Ban Francisco, He haa made several trips to this place and always ex pressed his faith in the future of tho fountry and said when thlnga appear ed to he right Jio would make fur th'r) Investmenta hero. Tho rocont action of the peoplo In taking hold of the irrigation project and tho evi dent assurances of tho development of thin territory prompted Mr. Ottln gor to mako thla additional invest--nent In order to havo thu necessary room to enlarge tho business. . Tho Farmers Kxchungo haa mado material gains In business during tho short time it has been established and ita management sees an oppor tunity for a more extouslvo busluosslHo camo to the Pacific coast in 186S . . i .... . . . . i .... . . 'w n,pn" t0 ,,nvo Mlc, trprlslng ,,, .b1a . i, .. i .- Mr. Ottlnger lu a man of affairs and inulncd for three yearn mining, rnout Is (Inanclally able to carry to a Huc-,lug with gratifying success. Subso cessful conclusion any undertaking he quontly ho went to Huoiiok AyrtM starts, With this additional floor. where he romalned for efghteett apace In tho very host part of tho bus- months, working In pnrtnorkfp Inesa district of Hums It gives tho with an uncle. He followed nifntcjc fltabllahm,ent a chanco to. grow, i until 1878 in the Hlack HIUm anal Mr". Franklin, the local manager, Nevada a:4 later came to WWet Iran not Htnted definitely what wlll.Ilori In-'the southern part or thia be done in the Immediate futuro but ounty where ho remained for a tlaui m6rcly stated that Mr. Ottlnger had working nt his trade of stone tiiaea desired more room for the business j for Dovlne & Todhuntcr. Ha u and that possibly another store will Interrupted on hla journey unrthwHnsl be .abided should It be found ueces-iby Indian troubles and fc itmW sary, , ; until 1880 that he finally arrived fk Tho purchase oi tho now buildings. Harney valley, locating after m ytr will give the property a frontage of or two on Poison creek whenr bo te about 76 feet on Main street. , since resided until retiring fro im : o farm to his city residence. Grteme 1000 Ff J Str rkrMca ii First Year Students from Every State in Union Enrolled in Present Training Course. . During tho first year of Ita exist-. I J" J fVlS b7 the Ford- gUUIICU jailUBTJ 1, 1UJ, Uy IIIH P OHl mice, the Ford Service Course, or- Motor Company, grauuulud nioroj than 1000 service men who camo to Detroit from Ford dealers In various purls of tho United States to learn I the proper and most efilcleut way to repair Ford cars. It Is thu Intention of the company to eventually have every .service man nnd mechanic em ployed by Authorized Ford dealers come to Detroit to take the course. Appointments are mado through the Ford branches, one of which ends chased the Joseph Hill ranch on tvt live delegates each day. The tlmo Inland Just abnvo tho Embruo brisks occupied la one month, and It Is dlvld-l This property consists of 400 arr ed between theory and prcatlce Tho of ilno meadow land thut faH aim students ure paid by tho Ford com- abundance of water. It ha fxMt pany for their tlmo a pnrt of which devoted to wild hay and pasture ciw la spent dblug actual work on cars lug tho many yeara Mr, Hill ha ewx 1 it the factory. In the, present cluas ed It as ho has boon engaged in tk uro 120 students, aud every stato la stock luminous. Capt. Duncun lwje represented. to seo thla property doveloiwd -with Tho oxpondltura of $150,000, tho now system of Irrigation -wkkfc which was the cost of beginning thia .will follow tho construction of h raff course, Is looked upon by company orvolr, thus making It much raers olUclala h a good Investment because .valuable. It will help to give standard sorvlce Tho consideration for this transfer to car owners. I was not given out, WR1GLEY SETS WORLD mnsiTzzzzzMu ' A real "big league" slock sale i whiek SS Poland-China sows at kuette 'averaged $15fr4.84 for a tetal et $57,096; and which buyers v Irons all ever the mid-western eorn Welt' attended In a special train -furnished them from Chicago, was stated Jan. 9 by William Wrlgley, Jr., at Oreen GableaFarm, near Lake Geneva, Wis. Mori pork to the pig, more pigs to Mie litter Is Wrlgley'H formula for lowering the cost of living. Hog breeders paid $G6,97& for tho thoroughbred bowb, establish ing world record, Sows bred to Tho Clansman. 28 In number, sold for. an average of . $lt3'.-t2. Tho top notch or $4000 wan paid Tor Long Lady by Kmest Mcslbersr of Norway, la., seven otlior unlniulu uold for $2f00 or Mr. Wrlgloy'n Poland-China JCUira,Bro Tlio Cloiani;i. fnv wlllcll lie, rfUtl 'SHw"00 luid ha:i : ifuticrt im.Qflqr or $0,oy0. and Tio ivit V,H,r, 41 ycnaig hone, for vihlch Xtf'JfiUi $Sooo. PETER CLEMENS ANSWERS GRIM REAPER'S CALL Succumbs After Illness Few. Weeks. , of LIFE FULL OF ADVENTURE Came Around Cape Horn in 1868; Settled in Harney Valley in 1880 Mined and Farmed. I'etor Clemens died at hla lioraa In thla city thla morning, February 7, after an .Illness lasting only , a few weeka. Tho funeral will be held from the family home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 the scrvico being: conducted by the Masonic Lodge oC which ho was a member. Mr. Clomena was born in Lorraine, France, on July C, 1854 and Ills par ents loft that country almost Immed iately following hla birth and locat ed In Montreal,! Canada, whom thor resided during Peter's early boyhood. few months In California but later w.,, i vii.i,i. n n ...i...... i. In 1883 ho was married to Jriai ThOraus and to this union was Irura three sons; Clay, Cat and Olwi, tM of whom have grown to manhood sii are well known to tho people . W community. He la also survived toy hla wife. Mr. Clemens was a member mZ Hums Lodge No. 97, A. F. A. M. He was esteomed by hla wldo uctsr4- tauce nnd will be mourned .by mmmt pioneer people. IK hud s;q valuable property In this vjrfmry hla big farm on Polaon rreoic (h of tho best developed in tho mitten " o n CAPT. R. M. DUNCAN BUYS J. HILL FARM A. A. Traugott of tho rnland Km plro Reality Co. this week annamo ed that Capt. H. M. Duncan had pwr- RECORD IN HOG SALE BBlW tT'W lBlBBBBBBBBBB BBBbW '.;. ' s ..BBBBBBBBBBBBBB H ' LllK Haw m Rfl3 illBaBBBT ' SBBSBBBBBBBsV I VBBBBSIBSBBBTsTi BBBBBBBr VSlHBy BSSSSSSSSSS1 :M(:V-