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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1920)
. '.45: . " trihaUun, cltyt Vntojtf .nlut. - i4 sever kVMimii nil ' cotnlB. .; . Koiiiiml uuo of "Friend fami rllvi tuul h Ford what w'riipr'cr i in.ui u-dtV" HrtrnoyjDouii- SL' ' ' ' V, vflilcli Ihrty wish Ifyofi do ''bri'ftsvo Tlio Wiiio-HvriiIl (ii tl1fi.M tflrf lllHK nil: f tu fk. b- ami Hums Imvu begun fo . causa you lire not willing; to'Aon yout business grow. VOL. XXXIII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON FEBRUARY 14, 1920 NO. 16 Irrijgattei Viejory Landslide W ater and Sewer SysMms Mass Meeting Called :fPf AN TO CONDITIONS " -IFAVOR CIVIC 4- TMPI?n V MPNT' 'r'1'1' whore they had boon to all i IlVlI iU JLilTILill 1 tend a Bitting of the Statu ItlKlnvny, BUn,Eil;Sm)NE HOSPITAL txuimihhionkkh hiotuhn i'uo.m iikihVav"mki:tij) ti r uouiuy i;oramwioner unnH unci Commercial Club Call.i for Discuieion of -Meant. PROMINENT CITIZENS ACT - i Cooper & Dodge Estimate of 1911 Recalled when Water Pumping System Wn Preferred. I A iran inootlnc I cullod 'or next KrlJnv r Kht fit tho Comun-r' Inl club lo dlnfUM tho proposition of Inatall Ing a wntor nnd Howur iiyntuin In Burn durliiK thu procont y?nr. TIiIn wan I't'ddt'd upon by Hovcrnl of our prom tunt iltuons and property own-' tn followliiR ft mct'tliiK with nioni ber rf tho rlty council lnnt Vodmn day ulKht A ilolecntlon went boforo the butlx ff r tho purpo.so of urging action I it n tho mayor was out ut town th nincll did not convcuu for y bu-liii'ss Thosn pTonent dlHCiti Md mat'era Informally. TrA inovo U proinptisd by tho fact that iiidkatlonH favor advnucumunt tbU j oar Tho voto on tho forma tion of an IrrlRfttlou district Tuoh day pIiowh thu trend of HiIiirh and It bchoovrs Hurnn to keep pace with the progress of tho country. It will. It Is fully nllvo to tho advancement of the country and will meet every requirement an the bunlnettn center of this rich territory and an a dealrablo place for homes. Estlinittefl on water and newer ityn terns wore nubmltted to the city in Decomht-r. 1911 by the oiiRlnuerlnK firm of Cooper & DodRe, who roado exhaUHtlve InventlRatlon. They re torted on Rravlty nn well ah a pump ing method of bocurlpR water with preftrtu o Riven the pumplur meth od oh thu Rravlty aupply within n reasoirnble dlBtnnce wan limited. Tho tHtlrratc on Rravlty nyntum waj JllOorio without auqulrliiR tho wabr rlRht or rlRht of way for plpi lino rnmnlnR ct!mat wa 179,000 wjlh iddit'nnnl im of 25.000 for m,,r Tho septic tank j-yntom of "t iio,;il of nev;aRe wan rccotc O ; . I HANK MOTHKItSHKAn LIM'p Frank Coad. Mothernhend pftHiicd awny early yeflterday morn Ibk at thu home of hl parents, Mr. and ,Mr Sam Motherhhead, after on lllir i coverlnR many weekH. He wai a dt'llcato child from Infancy and wlini iho (lijeaso which canned hit fea'h f '.stonrd Itsolf upon him lib frnij (oi titutlon could not thpw II olf Tr.nk waa n lovable hoy who was umirnlly liked by h'U compan- 8' lioolmateH. He viih ulna 1 on yopjlombor 10, laht. Tho i a'UI bo thltiaftornooii ut 2;. 10 H HuRhoa condjictlut,' 'tho tho UaptlHrohureh. ti vn HriKNciv i.ixrn'Hij ion i ;ar fui f )Uv rrrv (Uli Conimkfllon. Tho purpose of their, vlfljt at thW senaton was to hcu what ulUtmle, the comuiliwlon had toward Market roads. " An yet thu idntu.Qoi-mIsalon hat not committed ItselfinV.td what pro portion It wlllhpVdrlloii to tho marp !kul roads In.eAvh c6uuty; .but at cordiuR to tho Qplnldn' orVOdr.om- Mlstilonera wu are hure of at laam $1.1,000. Tho count court naked that tho road from IluriiH to WrlRhfa Point and from Cra.no to Well illll bo den lauated an market roads nnd these will have II rn cousldoratlon. This ij money In expended by the county Arourl but tho ptaim of such roads , nnuH bo thoco approved by tho state, i llnrnoy county'H ro.rosontntlvos mot with thu romplotu county court of Deschute county and when tho 1 latter county otflcera were asked lo 'exnross their preference for tho llrt itoney exiiuuded for hlRhways' thuy v.'ero iinnnliiiourt for tho linrus-Uuiid road" over any other within their county. In conuertloii with thin roulo tho application of Harney county for a survey of tho unit between llurns mil Suntex has been Rrauted but thu )ocal commissioners recommended that thin nurvoy bo made a little later In thu himhou when conditions woro more favorable to nuch work and morn could bn Hccouipllsliod for thu money expended, Harney County'H commlsslnneru had a private Interview with Simon Benson, chairman of the HlRhway Commission, and at that time they ii r Rod more vlRorous prosecution of tho Lnwvii'Cranu portion of thn IiIrIi way, hut the plans for that portion had not yet been placed In tho bunds of the commission. Tho federal de partment was alho visited nnd ask ed for quick action when thu plans tvere placed before It for Its O, K. Mr. Uass stated on his return that heretofore It hail leom easy to Ret a match from th- Highway Commis sion on a bai'H of threo dollar i to ono, hut there Is inn-l! a demand now for thu funds and iru counties have become ho clamorous for aid, that It Is u hard matter to ;ut a 50-KO match now. Harney county Is ono of tno fow In tho state that has not voted a 'hood Issue for highway purpose) therefore Is handicapped. Where a county can ko boforo thu state IiIrIi way commission with a blR sum of money and show its ability to Rut a Mr amount, of work done, It has the I'rat attention of the commission. Wo should have Rotten on the band waRon earlier in tho rhiiiu and had our appropriations made and plans' so workod out in connection with tho statu work that' tho commission would bo obllRatod for a (creator, amount. 'lloyvuvicr.pN.it , wb must . 1 1 t. ,.,.1 .... t BIG MAJORITY IN: FAV0R. 0F ORGANIZATION-AT ELECTION r'l . oi n - v vouni JI1UW3 JVT.UlCt 1 CD IV M Vm "No." r mm ELECTION FOR BONDS WILL BE HELD THIS FALL IIOMK roiiKH WOltKKI) 4 l)i:i(IN(3 FXU KPIDKMIO Olcsn, Hanley and Tompsor Chosen Directors; M. B. Hayes, Sam Mothershead, P. G. Smith, J. C. Wel come, Jr., C. T. Miller, Commissioners. ' Tho Irrigation district uleetlonW Into effect. Tho mistakes of Tuesday carried by a voto of 113 to , other IrrlRatlon illstrlctn In, this re 4, x. romplotu victory for proRres-' sppct will bo avoided by tho men ro nton and development In Harney val- laponslblo for this district, In that ley. I ono lysuu larRO enoURh to llnnnco A. H. Olscn. William Hanley, and, tho ontlru project -oonstructliiR reB JuiIru (Jrant Thoiilphon were elect-jurvolr and layliiR out ditches, etc. it ii4 illri.ctnrs of tho dlstrlot. with . will ho asked, rathor than seperat" no dhsontliiR votin. Cdmmlitslonoru nmller Issues for each division or (who nursed In hovoral of tho homes The recent Inlluonza epidemic In lb)s dty should not boconio a closed dliHpter without a Word of praise and 'c6mniudKtlou for the excellent and unselfish worlt,of' thu practical nursed iii uur iiwm iiuiiio, i n (inn vtruw did wpndeerful work am did also tho lied Cross nucsenlirouRht In from tho outside, but our homo people showed their worth In the manner in which they mot tho situation and took earn of pntloutfi In tho homos. Kvon thoiiKh wu wero short of skilled aid laud tho fow doctors were overworked the noble women of thin community responded to uvery dumand and worked every available hour In car Iiir for patients. Instances of self sacrifice are numerous 'and some within tho knowh'dRu of tho writer, in fact rlRht In thn homo of thu fam ily, wheru one nurso Htnyod by tho Hldo of a Utile patient for twenty four hours without IiuIiir relieved. Other Instnuces cQinltiR to tho atten tion of the writer are ono teacher choion on the unomelnl ballot wero M. U. Iluyos, 02 votoa; ITnm Mothers head. 72; I. (1. South. 72; J. C. Wel come,. Jr., OS; and C. T. Miller, f8. Claries I-. OliroiiMvln. C, S. W.; Mcmlxi' of th Hoard of iA'cttiroMilp or Tin. Mother Church, Tho First (hiiidi of Christ, Kclentist, in lloston, .Mus I If Clod is the all-enabllnR'PO.wer, and God la Mind, the operation of ihls ,mwer must primarily be by way of Ideas, thought. Who can straight en out his finger or bend it without thought dictating the action? Who caw Ik ml it when thouRht dictate Jo hold u HtralRh? Try. it. Will tho h'tiid not do kind thinca under the lmiulalori o loving thoughts:. will It not, do arul thlagi.UBde-tHe mpulshm of'contrsiry beliefs? Will1 h not dobravd, powerful, steady Wilful, eftlcieit'tbjrna ndei'.4Jw direction qf confident', lutelllgni euldnnce, and , trembling,, weak, -In-elllclont things under; the. impulsion f fear? All haye expsrleuced this.' t ot a common saying that ono 'is Paralyzed with fear?' Do'mot people JJ'e of fear? Doe aaVvj)art of the oody ot reached, by tkfught do any thhis or teoy'ujiriwmH It It does, how do, y.or-.jr,ki:n without' "'"URIK7 , ' 44f -V 'ST"; . Tbe ecboo - I V1 ng.to rec- lilltUAItV CIA'II .'M.KriNO i .TJia.'noxt mootjnk' of tho Mbrry club will bo hold at the homo or Mrs. Homer Maeo, with Mrs, C. M, Faulk ner a? Joint hostess, on Saturday, Fob. 21. Mrs. Win (Jownn and Mini Holeno Dalton wero liontowi&s at tho ineetliiR last Saturday, at the homo of the formor. Miss Llbblo Klrchos ky assisted tho hostossoH. A very Interesting and entertaining program on curront poetry, wim given. o Where "to Find News pA'cie one Modern homo for fit, Joseph SchooU reaumtT Mnday Dig majority foelrrlgation. County cowwiHBlaHtjrH return Conditions tifavor Improvement vBasin Dlstriet Election 'Frank MoihersHiad , Christian Hcw)pcjwiure Home workdurlRft 'flu epidemic f fPA0)OTO The Oreen HlbWov With the wouM Awu . . "PAGE THRKE Swaml rtam'H Reincarnation t ' PAGE FOUR 'American Legion Newa Real Republicans. . "yr Why teU a He? PAGE FIVE Legal and Classified American Legion sews Tho nbovu 15 linos of typo loll thu story of tho beginning t tho great est era Harney county has over ex perienced. Tho htory means that Harney valley people are working to gether. It moans that uvery laud owner In tho project Is on tho ovo of tho greatest property over known It means that 83,000 acres of (ho bust soil In Oregon Is finally about to bo (".oveloped unit cultivated to a higher extent than was ever before possible under methods that within threo years will bo considered prim itive. It means that instead of some yenrs dry nnd lean, and a few yera Iohr and fat, every year will hold a full measure of productiveness and plenty. Succeeding step In the develop ment of thn district will start Mon day, when JuiIro Dalton IIIrrs, who Is expected today, canvassea tho voto and announces tho olflclal renult of election. Within ten days following, tho board of directors aro required to meet nnd organize tho district, elect ing a secretory and IIxIur his salary. Tho directors are also charged with securliiR euglnuT8 to prepare and iiHfouiblo data for a complete plan of IrrlRatlon and estlmato the cost. Thu work of iho oyRluuors will be hnMoned or retarded according to their ability lo Rain access to Rovem meui records of contours on the res ervoir site, made when tho project was under Federal Investigation sev oral years ago. Surveys of tho val ley must also bo made, to determine thu courses of ditches, After tho plans of thu englneorH aro complet ed, they must be submitted to tho statu engineer for approval. This, It Is understood, Is a matter of form for tho protection of tho land owners, and should not delay materially. Following tho staty eiiKlhOor's" approval of tho district ouglnepra' plans, tho plan of reclamation will be submKled to tho laud owners with a, proposal Tor a bond lasuo to curry tho. work. An nuthorltlvo source Is responsi ble for tho Information that prelim inary work nuch as gathering data, suhmliislon of plans to tho state ou- ! ginecr. otc, will bo completed In tlmo j to hold the boudlUR election this fall. Wth tho hood Ishuu carried, It Is expected 'that constriicton of tho res ervoir and ditches can ho ntarted not later than tho spring of next year. o ' ANOTllKK IIOtMlAriO.V -IHHTHICT KI.KCriON NK.XT HATUHOAV Und owners in tho "Dry" district are Rolug lo vot,e on the proposition of Irrigation on next Saturday. Thu polling places havo been designated and the ballots aru printed, Hut one name appears on tho ballots for di rectors, that.of 0. L. 8prllng. Tho other two are to bo written in. Originally this district covered over 40,000 aCrn hut the boundaries of the "wet" took in part until now It contains about 3d, 000 acres. o NO HNOW TO HULl KILL ItAHHITHj OKS AITUIt HATS B. Horn, the Ulologlral man, who Inn been In this a,nd Malheur county for the past winter working on tho destruction Of the rabbits, arrived horo Tuesday, Mr. Horn found weather conditions ugalnst him ever since ho secured tho neces sary poison so feels like ho has been marking tlmo more or loss. How over, It has not been his1 fault that wo had no snow and that thu rab bits havo not been deprived of their usual feeding grounds. Had the snow fallen, to a sufficient depth and stayed on long enough rIo 'could have dono something In tho way of poisoning them. Mr. Horn will now turn lit attention to the sago rata as the seafiou Is advancing and these pests will begin to appear. He has two tons of oats coming In vlth which ho will mix halt for tho squirr els. sisters of st. joseph to get Modern home Plans Sketched by Father Francis. BROWN DONATES BLOCK Structure Will Have Tw Stories,. Full Basement a.ad Every Modern Convenience. and wns Riven a check In ouu In stance for her services which she Vfirv tirninnltv liipuml nvnr In tin. i l w! needed! It win 'i TuiuiiivuriTM uur nvrviucn ni uiu St. Joseph'o Hospital of thin citr Is to havo a nuw 150.000 honiti vcllU In thu year. It will bo a two. sdorr stone utructuru with full buKcmotit. nil elevator, steam hunted with, tire suro tank for water servlco and uturr modern convenience. Tho ImiIYoIhk Irt to be KxlOO feet, ho ciniHlrUctod that other units may bo uudQtl . occupy a tul ritf IIAnvlAD ...... .... in.i.l ili.imlul ..... t... ...... I .... . ., . t IMUVn mVVmVU Wl Ml ,, 4,.M was not oi.Ror needed wan endured , , , , Ul l1( lwnh , H cheek by t ho Hod Cross which she n rH()(J ,c of f,, T, M,MC 10tor brow of thu hill. Outside architects have submitted. refused to take. Such ovur bo rumembured by work wllli a Kraiorui peoplu and thuM, women will certain-1 , for ,tl Hlruclum ut Ulli plwt4 ,y i.r0M,,r1cd M."omi? ,,B"n0r' (adopted wore sketched by Rr, . i , "u ,,Tvrr i . Father Francis, pastor of thu CaUi to Innuenza patients, the 8 . Joseph 00 curt;ll of , cty hus luk. and King's. Bach received several L K UorcHl romollo itnunu niul Hun' ltn1 u mam J ensea and they had somu very ner lous one all of whom huvu recover ed. o of tho hospital and having im ej?a to economy and convenlome, ratbc than beauty has worked nut practical, nluiiu (lint moot thu renulruienb HCHOOIaS WILL UF2HU.MB MONDAY much butter than thoso submitUs! by thu outsldo architects. Ho, Umt uconomlzed on thu construction. lir. Tho school.! nf this .city will ro-N plliled thu installatloi of i Jumhlujr sumo on next Monday after holng jao that 'iho soweragu from eucli door closed becsuse of tho epidemic of In- will be tnkon caru of with thu ksu lluenzn. It had been hoped to open piping. The kitchen, baths, l.x.Mtor thorn last Monday but upon discuss-. Jet, being ovur each other on thu re tug thn matter with tho boards It spectlvo doors. was dech'ed to wait another week ' Tho buocmont Is to be anistructel until nil dai-ger of Jnl'iuin-i hud dls- above grounn whero tho tiut)ptaa .Ul appeared. No new eases havo (level- bo stored,. a kitchen. dh':K room, oned and nil thomj who suffered an rest rooins'for nur.oa and ovuntuullr attack ore recovering It U thought ciasa rooitiu for those who delm tak vafe to reopen the schools. 'lug up nursing as a profc-nalon, na IC Prlnclpul Sutton has at last sue-1 b thu lntenliuii of thu SIhIuth 14 eeeded In securing a teacher for the rhargo to arrange for thu Instructa vacnnry In tho ho von) h grade of bo,of girls who do.dro to follow that public school, Mrs. II. 8. HurIiok i lino of work. In thu baHumunt wilt lias uccoptcd thn place. i -ilso bo located thu laundry. Thu vacancy In tho prlnolpalshlp of ! Tho driveway will bo mada to the high school ban been filled by I approach tho building from thu Croitt securliiR D. M. McOado, now teach- nnd arranged that vehicles may ariv Iiir At Alberson. , right under tho approach to tlio. uuvlx o (floor, where patients may bu muway- STILL CHANCE I'OH G(M)1 Cltopl Pl to the elevator and taken tn hjIhH , , lover loor desired. A. B. Brown told a rcpresontatlvo' , T'io llrsl floor will contain tho or bf. thiaSM-rUin otliotvday.' that tho recop Ion rooms, tho Cbanl an4 MtrmmV&Jmi m another worm private, roon a anu warns r 1 ... .j... inul nn u A iiiipkIi la Id lin lllltlf ti? sesniL''MHiri.' wuii .WMiiiiiui nriiiK- .? fv- " .'. .v.?;.: . r UK . i (Im iviiar tlmt u'lll nlun lin iirr-.ni . WWiLHr HMrillg Hid WUHUIS Ol " v " , " (MKTOarsiiOMi reu, nui'toatjyApriM'" .v... ...... n.,... M ..mi ywvL.-i ' a . aa. ... i ri.ra inr i nnuit wnn ri.fiiiirii iniix uir. KHTBM,ms oi rani .awn. ia; growing i - . .7 .minT " . ." vopv k fiivn'ruidu.-' MrJ'T I.H imrcli will nlso ba dupllciited Tor Hrnwn wit, inmrli..! in Mnreh of tliutlUlO second year abTftyomemberH tlio Beason uultoll10"0 woll. w" A PICKING 'EM OUT lloor for tho am rr- Tho second lloor will contarii mor.) wardn and private rooms ami ou thlu lloor will also be tho uurgory which Ik to bu r,pacotis. oxteudltiK ucrma tho out.vo uortli bidu of iho UuiUUui; with the' north wall space IioIuk en tirely of glass, A matornlty ward la to bo a feature of this lloor uud will bo cut off from tho other corrldam by a Bound proof glass partition that will extend from tho floor to thu call ing. ProBont plans provide for tUa ac commodation of titty patients and K Is expected this will bp sufllclant ta taku caro of present needs, but otbar wliigs may bo added uh necessary. Construction will begin as soo a weather conditions will permit. tiw Father Francis, expects to submit (1m plans to the BlHhop.some time dwrimc the month and seouro his approval when he will bo ready to putiwk uien on .the ground. , While this hospital in to bo undr the qpritrol'of the Catholics it. It.Wi be non-sectarian and open to all tap people, These Institutions are favor ably known throughout tho land wd aro a boon to humanity, TWa sm- klqr,iklng .doeoryoa tho hearty tsp- pqrt of thu entire country anu 11 ia sure to receive consideration frw tho good citizens of tho cotaraapHy who 'realize what nmdoru kospUUl ywfewnH to tho.peoplo. . ' ' , . -r rj 1 1" O.v 1 :,' 1 '. '!" .rlA. 1 Proatlav Rmvtll WHS OVOr frott: IhH onio at Dlawqnd during tlils wslc. tv;ouunuM m;nw two) i ( - 1 ; V