li t lotion, rlt)'-W(i(M' mid mmvci tVMem 4111 coming. : ltcntltttlM ono of "Frlpudrt, fnm- Hy, mill u Konl--whatv iVq tan Hk?" Hrmv'(:tymH... ly and Hums have fcvRtitt' to progtv. , . it.... ...im.... i... i. .11:... ' 11 . . 'whMi.rilioy wIMi.V jIf you. don't - llcvcTbo 'Jhiics-IIerald 14 - 'f fie' phjce for your ml, It tn bo- chhi yoii arc. sot willing to iw your business grow. VOL. XXXIII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON MARCH 13, If 20 NO. 20 GREATER OIL PROSPECTING FAST WRESTLING BOUT LAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN INIlIt ATF.I) Good Exhibition. Witnd At Tonawama; Another DRAINAGE AND IRRIGA TION FOR WILD LANDS FORMER BANKER SEES BRIGHTER FUTURE HERE New Concqrn Reported En tering Field. W1NGHELD IS INTERESTED Pacific Live Stock Co. Is Not Prospecting For Oil, But For Stock Water In Red S Field. Tho wrestling mulchubetwoon Joo Prlmo uiul Tom WlltlHlnVi last Hntur- Water Properly Applied Will J. L. Gault Find Progressive Add to Production on Idle Swampy Land. Spirit in Burns; Gladtcvy ' oeo Awakening. "It looks good to iico hucIi (i spirit of progrowilon," Haiti J, L, tlualt, FINANCIAL STATEMENT RED CROSS EXPENSE Cost of Influenza Enirlmnir WSmC Pal,'ent8 D- nalc to Cause. (Hy tlio Socrotnry) Tho flu epidemic in Harney Cminlv huh about run Hh courno, or rather linn boon checked. Murine tho two llolow Is pulillshcd nn nrtlelo oout OttL llV llm Dnniirtimuit nf Imliiatrliil day night, at Tonawama roultcd in a Journalism of tho Oregon Agrteul-, former eashlor of tho Klrut National VlUtOry for llltf IOCHI lUml. nlthOUKll tlinil Cnllei'll. It lit llm..K uml if limit ,t ItnVita wlmn In. . ii iook iim h long tlntu to put hh much Interest to hind owners of thin lu town for n short tlmo during thin ' months of Hh nwny it wan lirovnlont 1 v i .". m '" ' .""i ro vauoy. u continue an nrgumoiif, iti wcou. Mr. uuult In now located at to norno extent throughout tho county V" 7 -J """uw" "0 Hocoim'invor oi propor moinoiiH or irriKntion apouuno ana ih mannRor or the Upok- out JJurna waa tho Hoat of ltn actlvl .u i.imuuH. imil fluoum no hcodod hy local mini alio Cattln Loan Co. Ho npont bov- tl nnd Ii t.fiVi. . ,K ",B P'l"' Mr. I who aro prono to Icavo tho wator and oral yenra an tho actlvo houd of tho WllllauiB Hakvd for a roturn match I Moll iim It u (mliiv. Ii Mimwu frmn virui Nut Intlul III Ihlu nllv onil lin.'u which wrh ftrranged far nexl h?riday, pomotial mid hclontino knowlcdgo olooo IntbroHt In tho advaiicomont 6t iunrin iv, wiii'n iocai niKirtanien cx- C 4a 1 .ItJiuMCJiMilai Kroat I)Ir nlorloM aboiu oil itcci to Mae another itooil ita Tim ono last Saturday nlitht In iironounc d tho beat exhibition over wltneiwod in Uurm and Htur U kHlHteret Hhowiln th .nMt.ipoiitit., Uocal pef() ffltretrtedin rucJi aport are RHsurcd of KaodVboUt IliR Ouo pri'i 1U1 ii d durliiK thu pn t week. in in Ih to I ho envoi that the Live Stock Co. wat niaklng to Hlnk oil woMj n tho a. Thin In doniod by Mr. )i - nupt. In ciiarKi' of tho c.'M "v bitsltiorts In thlH pnrt of thu cojiitry Mr. (men atatcd to a rop-rt'H-iit.itlvo of (his papi.T thla wool; tlul ihorc wiih poiltloly no fouuda tlo.i hr hiuIi a rumor. IHh coinpury li I P I'.iriiiR to Hlnk Homo wolla for m.k . tho Hood H flold and thlu will to i. i by local drlllcra If thoy can be ir.ritiM'd to do tho work. llomur thoro la a poraiBtont r n nu r uhil Ami r' it boa that tho Hwanip landn of thla country tho country an ho Iiuh always felt It had a Krnat futuro "Tho peoplo, Hoom to liavo awak-'i InltMl well will bo at tho John 1am k plat, where tho atrouc How of rbh a I'nuk Hovoral yearn bko. Ae conlirK to tho story Goo. WliiRflold, a toil i f tlio Into Sum WiiiKtlold who forn " remded lu this city, wui can bo mado to produce hotter and nioro profltablo cropK by propor drulmtKo mid tho application of .onod to tlitwinelvna and havo eotton wator in rlsht proportlona to nro-itOKothor on''tho importanco or irr duco n!HUlt. Head It: Uatlon. Thafg what you need and DraluaKO and IrriRatlon of lho,lt la roIuk to mako a vast dlfTenincn wild meadow and Idlo tulo landii of ( In the buflnona and development of eailteril OrUKOII WOUld add llonr nun 'Dm mirrnmiillnp Inrrllnrv. Mv luiat. tll ....-. . i . . " . . . . -. " -" . " mi. i nmv. wan iiHinaiMi nro 111 Jan- million ioiih or nay to tho ntato'n .noun taken mo Into many jmrtB of tho uaryby Ad Ountavo, tho champion of annual output. TIiIm rorm of rechiiu-'nortliwoBt and enpeclally tho Irrlgat Argontluo and Mr. Wllllamn naya,atlon Inn beon proved foailblo for'ed district of Southern Idaho. It that there are np hotter men play- much of thlH territory by lnvellKii-,iH alwaya found that theno commuill- inn uio game totiay Uiau these two. tions conducted by the atatc collego (lien are proaperoua. Keep tho good Mr. rrlmo han Rono to Ontario where experiment station and tho federal; work up and mako Ilamoy county ho meelB tlm "Matikod Marvel" In a , bureau of hoIIb. Tho nndlncN nml wli.it It Himuld tm." I match before tho Athletle Club of'r.eportH of tho Investigational work. Mr. Quail left yesterday morning wwnno. i him siiowh tno cliihH or tho, extending over a long period of lime, 'for Portland going out by way of contOBtanth. ihavo been published lu a station bul. llond. mroa preliminaries were pulled lotln by W. h. rowers, chlof of hoIIu on last Saturday night preceding the nt the college, and W. W. Johnson, main bout anil they wvro all qulto nsslMtant. satisfactory. Tho tlrst was between ! Of theso Innds .1fr.OO0 acred' aro two school boys, Arthur Thornburg wlld'mcadow. tho mont of which av thr'-foiirihs tons of per aure por year. Tho ....2.. 'A..V. . n..ll.. i.ll-. t.. . ... iiujiv won wu iii-ini.v mil', inn uo inn an mini nrniine. . i". ...... C,iur,u IMitTK Vm m IVII 1 CtwiM tU "HUI M lllllt lillllf an Item In the last Crimo McCulhch The boyn put up a ithrm abput good ucrap which was divided a draw, wild hay tun am If.', leaved land west and south t1"'1 ""-"'"I"''' fiatia .rfliOrt for ule l.indg. ICO. 000 ncrcM, are pra of Uwcu and will sink for oil. Tho :1"""" , n Red Cross Visitor Suggests Course In Home Hygiene I MIhh Hllzahcth Tandy, a represent- In Uuriis It nticnt Its forco. Dcsplto the fact that no deaths in IJuruay County can be directly chnrg ed'To. Ihh dlseaso 11b victiniH wero all pretty liard lilt, ospeclallly in tho pocket book. And a blow lu that re gion In these times of income taxos. Tho flu dealt the Harnoy County Chapter of tho Itcd CroHH a solar plexus. At tho outbreak of thin epidemic tho Kcd Cross prepared to fight It to tho Inst ditch and if necessary to rough up every nlcklo In its coffers to do nd. Tho flu ban been fought over the last section lino nnd ouj of the county and tho Itcd Cross rami darn near spending Its last slim dlmo dour It. Ilulow Ih given a summary of these oxpondtures, Hospital equipment sup plies, fuel, food, med icine $ 88C.87 Salaries of Doctor, Nurses, Orderlies. Currontor. etc. m42.G0 Transportation mid travel ing oxponncH of Doctor and Nurses 451. P.0 Transportation of PntlentH and Supplies C8.50 Telephone and Lights Hotel mid traveling expen HANLEY READY FOR ACTION IN IRRIGATION ,'JRcady To Sow Crop That Is Ripe." FULFILLING AN OBLIGATION Every Step From This Time Must be Forward; There Is No Turning Back In Progression. I A tn iiH rt.t t tl.LiI lu ! II. nllkt iviliow and Arthur I.uuller. Thlo ncrea Ii only noma 265,000 tons Ulh:rt va uiv 'L i -' , r l uil irlv t.i furnished lot of amusement to tho When thmv laiida are reclaimed by eoplo who witnessed It. Following 'drainage ami properly Irrigated they S ,? thl, Clyde Jeffrie and Harry Phil , mny be planted to alfalfa, alslke ami ! J ' f " c''fu "fLJ p! ,IP." h"J llrw' wont three fast rounds whi-jl. timothy, and brought to produce two TLi I i .L-,,f"f. . . . - munu iifiiviivi ail nun tuiintj iwt ..-......I . s t. i t 1 1 . ... 1 . . . . mnpw niuviiKi Ml nun vwiinu iwi t M i bat.ii. k '.e project ami, was propnr-! '""V" l" ",u" . lx' i . .. Tr nir" " ,WIHI or ()"u montha to glvo Inslnittlons In lionn e.1 ti a k the venture to tho amount! ,,,'! 0,", w,th - iU million lorn, hyg e no and car , ( f tl e Hh-k. Thin of HOO0O0 If iioconnary. Mr. Wing- ,n V0i Thojo boy un vofyj The duality of ho domostlcaled C(,,, iM inducted with classes In field Is able to do this If he desires as I c,vr t. wf" l"jt. , ' "'"''"i superior to that of the lhu' M,hQ() hol ,, ",!; be has mndo a big fortuuo in thol,, A A1,wn olw referee fotlnnt e granneH. Thoy aro more pal- t;rMllM Hjh0 cllKaus ot 0(Jur wo. inu. nf w.,.,i . I the boxing contests and hVank nliible, digestible nnd nutr t ons. iiH U...r. ' I .lllilli The Leak piuco was ono of the at tractive prospect for olV from the first discovery of 'trace of it In thin valley. Whether it is to be the scene ot activities In yet to We definitely shown but if any concern ia con templating prospecting (or oil In tkU valley that Is a goad place to ImhcIm. Mosirs, Swain and Smith atruak proepecta of oil while drilling a wU Id the Hod S field Hveral yeara ago and It Is natural that -when people noticed fuel and auppJIea going into tho field for the purpose of sinking wells for utock, that they surmise tho Intention was to prospect for oil. No doubt If tho P. L. S, Co. Hhould strike u flow of oil they would certainly develop It aa the laud would certainly le cf much greater value to them If it pro 'ued oil than to uso It for isUuk raising purposes. o St. Joseph Hospital The executive committee of the Hospital Association Joined by other .Iroadmindcd and influential clt liens, all stirred by high Ideals, love, of country and humanly, and placing the futuro of same above the welfare of personal consideration, held a WLMitlng last Wednesday evening dis cussing ways and means for tho con sunmtlon of tho project. Men rnemblo the godB in nothing tn mufh as in doing good to tholr fellow creatures, find this body, jq cognuirg that color and creed aro une tr.Mnl and aceldeatal, 'have plffji.rt tif orfofta' and "meana to' p of the undertaking 'and, H I i.y Mie influence of construe. five nr, rrenerons minds, nuch aa v' ' Hflnlev. Craven, Olson andt w It wn, together with liberal "f r' fr'iin the goneral public, can i l r.r.ntude fs tho fairest blossom wiuh sprlngfl from tho soul, It make' hnppy tho olovatod spirit and crowdH man's brief span with do Hg'itfui omotlonH and will bo tho re gard of every nerson who lends ef fort and glvofl substance in accord ance to his means toward this noble structure. Wo collect, but we cannot enjoy; o Inherit It Ib but for a day; we learn, but wo havo no time to ubo our learning; wo Jove it Ib but for an hour: wo pass our youth in hope, "ir mmihood in effort, and wo die before wo are old; we are strong, but ur htrength passes liko a dream, o are beautiful, but our beauty por Jsnes n a Bingj0 (jay, Let St. ToRoph Hospital We our footprinta on Jno ands of tlinol Jt will novor por- Deyeney officiated for tho wrestling ohown by feeding trials and cheinl tal anitl!'ieH. 3'ke turnn. craesare grown n hh nverHgo filter cot of about '100 pounds per ton of dry matter, whlhj tho water cost of tho wild grasses k 1000 pounds and upward. In reclamation qf tule lands draln-l agp precedes Irrigation. A channel 65 feet wide and 2C miles long has been run through thu IlllUen valley, and another of liko dlmensldns con structed through the Chewaucan marshe). In the Klamath basin dykes havo heeon erected to hold match. There will be a big crowd (a -wit ness the next exhibition for there promises to be homo fast bouts and the main event will be well worth while. o ' Along in Years But Still Full of "Pep." Mlaa-Tandy will dUctisa thu sub Ject with tho committee tomorrow afternoVh at3 U)kckat thuCunii. iHorml club rooms. Tho teaching nurse could also be used (o visit the schools during her stay. Miss Tandy discussed the subject before the Commercial club last even ing. o GOMMIKHIO.NKKM OOUHT rKOCEKMNGtt W. n. Jqlinson, otto of tho pioneer J Commssloners llass and McKinnon back the lako and river wntiir in held the regular March term of court Hood hphsoii. and urtlfirlnl i.huminu Hast week. Thoy passed upon much ranchers and stock men of tho Silver!" lo carry Incoming waters direct-'1"01"1 Wor wntl aoiK the order made Crook country, was a caller at Thu y Into open water. wofr,?: , ., , , . nn , TlmoH-IlnrMld nm.i Thnmdnv. Mr. Irrigation Is rIvch the best of thn' , authorUcd to order 30 12 Johnson linn resided on Silver Creek WH meadow lauds, lurgoly hy the Inch culverts 10 foot king. for manv veara huL formurlv llvml in wild Hooding BysttMil produced bv I'miriui. auorimy nuoweu a men I may bo nt Pnlm Beach. New York or Washington I). C. but mv mind nlwayii revortB to my homo and uio desire Is always there to cot back and do somothlng toward mnk Ing thin country bettor for tho peo ple who nro to tak tho uctlvo nart after wo havo finished." That'll tho way "11111" Hanloy ex pressed himself o a rorrosontatlvrt of this paper thu other day after hu had returned from a sojourn on tho eastern coast. Mr. Hanloy had been discussing with his attorney and oth ers the progress mado toward tlo Irrigation district during his after noon in town and dropped down o ths ofllco to say "hello" to tho fore. Ho was asked what lie had beon do- 77.H.1 , lug and thu above wus his answer. I "Wo'ru not going to refer to un- ses Donlo CO. 00 ! finished business any more, but keep 1 Now HuslneBs boforo us from tliH Total .2S8C.80 ttlmo forth. Tho man who wnnti to llflsldOri thin an luestlmabln go l"''k has no place with tho pt,. amount of supplies, norvlces and greH'o movement Jnnugerated a: traiisportatton wero donated. this time," said Mr. Hanloy. "Wu Tho use of thu IJaptlil riimouago i have beon dormant too long ns It I. , was donated by the ladles of the Hap-; 1 ' ready to go to a flnlf-h now and tint church mid tho uso of the Pru.i-Uee thlu country discover Itself byterlnn church by Kb board of I Mr. Hanley is taking a keen lntr trusteeB. Those who In every way . est in tho proceedings Incident to I ho ponuiblu aided the Red Cross dur-, establishing thu Irrigation district lug thu epidemic nro too iiumcruoiin nnd thu formation of tho organization and too modest to personally mon-.that Ib to put tho project through. "rHrrlhg" the tw"o weeks campaign against ne nu in the southern end of the county every available auto- He feels It a part of his duty beforo he Juys aside Jilfl activity in commun ity affairs to uld in the development or this big country that has been Jils California. Ho has advocated bet- "feeling dams across tho natural Kraphor for a period of three ami with shilling coiitenancol mobile was utilized for the nurses homo for ho many years. It has been visits to patlenta. The humble fllv-'a long cherished hope (hat ho might vers and tho haughty super-sixes all I have an actlvo part in bringing, lent their willing aid to tho causa I about a transformation of things and and there Is not a bill on file In the,' now thut the tlmo is at hand he It treasurer's office for gasoline, tires like a colt, ready to take tho bit In or transportation from Fields, Dcnlo his teeth and go. or Andrews. The stago drivers out It Is Inspiring to talk to "IJI11" tholr arrival through seas of liquid Hauley when ho Is In that mood mud from Wlnnomuccn (accent ou 'whoit ho has tho lighting spirit mid the muck) would he pleasantly ro-; shows hln earnest doslro to get lu tho ijueKtod to carry the Red Cross party hnrnesH. With utr organization such with cough mudlclnu and cat- us Ih forming tho things he has lion- oniel to Bomo sufferer thirty miles ed for Is soon to he a reality, or ho accross the nag brush. l)ld "It Im't a proposition of muklng they comply? Von lam tooting, .more money with me." ho rontlnuod. ter inothods of Irrigation for years .wator ways. This system In waatoful : nionthn at a salary of $150 por 9 I ....1.. . m a . ... I IH f Mill mid a couple of yearn ago ho and of WMtr a tends to drown out tho. montii, Mrs. Johnson hpunt suveral weekB lu bust grasses. J U. Gould retained as Janitor for California whert thoy had re- l niom prontaiuo irrigation or "u"nu BV , luring their younger days. MrJ'nme plants Is about 12 to 18 acre Mnrcli 15 to November 15, at a sul n Is n keen observer and dur-Inches per aero, whllo that producing Mry.,o;r0 ,,e,r on"' ... , . stay In that part of the coun- "lura ylelda Is 18 to 24. L.."tJlJln0i..l,...,L An-df??". H 1 lower sided d Johnson In ftala tilnV Irk It f nnwl trv n.rt mv .,,ur.in. tn Hif. The boIIb aro chiefly Ann silt loam others for a cqunty road received ami . ...., .,.!.. I .1... i.i.j ji.. OR thn mouilnwH nnr! nou In tho tnln!rsrl TteWN. ihpIh iirir.,i iim i-ad umi unud (ha marshes. Roth aro fertl o. butizthe iieaignatien or Jap MeKiHHen as H,Ur.rir i,f rrnn.. t. iinnn biu loim U usually better aerated, litis "OS."' ; Y.'8WW: "wejded.- v retaru ho wus tho moving spirit Id organizing an irrigation district in his neighborhood and has been one of Its directors since. Mr. Johnson expressed his approv al of tho steps taken In this valley a dark, deep soil slightly sloping h4V Jt cwmw rM prd".' viewed ncAuri nn mn.t nr 1 1... v. 1 1.. ,.rtand aiMiUir 'rMdXiMitltlejMd for by me eastern mid central OreirowrW "w'"n,u mKm niaantaln nruu leu opened. (Hit largest bodies of both tulo eraereu Myerikiea ;rer rn niwi wnadnu initiiu nr.i ohinriv i iconHtructloH at 'Diamond. in ui iiiu nieiin innuii 111 imn tbiio - ...... ... r ri...,u .... .1 i it All... .i .1 i ...... Klamath. I.uln un.l Unrtxnv i.aim.11 1 OllO It. UaUCh Hltd It. Ii. AllOlJ luwwru BiuruiK uiu wiuur iiuh tun- -.r- r ..w, " I ....i...i . . .l- i.ii. atrnoflne- mnrtnt-n niftflmrth nt Irrlffl. ' UUt RMiliy Slllill er traCtB M In SOVer . " unath tho Agency !wy ftM89 por rallo. f.0.0p0 acres of,, Ilfl,ort of W Y" K,,,g fl keop boosting. 'rhc political niinounceniont of J. Cook win bo found In tiila issuo " he Tlmes-IIorald. Mr. Conk la f 'i tduced by friends to become r- 'annulate for county Judgo. Uo la l 'uiarly rijiallfled'for this position ' 1 i,m r-lenn rpgojij of the past und '!JH well known buslnesBahllUy make' Ji btrong niaii for'The'pluco. i .li.. ......ii..... ...... .,.i niarmi cnniiiiiiH r.n linn ncmn mm WW. in iwie oAuuuaiii awui uii "7 'V 1 ' Iri.uHiirer nniirnved. Ho suld to Kut bo- i"f"tiw aim mamma uasiii ju.ouv, , , ,i 7. . . . . .u nim.ii iv ....,,.. I ........ . . J . .V rMirlulliiii Miiltutmr mail uidu ilnnLiI excessive dauagv'H asked. tiftHBihirt it hurt rnmn limn tn jownr uiammn maraiios 47, ouo urns' . in alio things move in this country nc r lp lnnda-yj.57,000 in all. Tho wri . T?J XT cording to thin old tlmo boostor mid urKsiA,l"R,H body of moadow laudn Wiiere tO FUlCl INeWS. ho wnntH to see transformation Iw-i'" i uarney county. foro his time to pnua from life's' " "xperiineiu hihiiou iioipeu hov- actlvltloa. "Put every offort hUhlnd "f1" "irmera estmillsli timothy and hind tho live real estate men and while the Agency contains 30,000 ' 11 jr'""" glvo thorn encouragement and all tho ncreH-of tulo lundn and upper and,l,,u,u"0 01 aid possible. It has como tlmo to Jowor Ivlmnath marahos 47,000 ucmk' PAOK ONK any movement toward development," "iHlkc i on Klamath reclnlmahlo IimuIb ' ".Kfi'l",,.. lant,a said Mr. Johnson. "We huvu beoiii'11 1912, since which time many fnrm !"'' for wild lands iinuioy reiuiy ror action Hunker sees future hero St. Josophs Hospital Ited croufl expenses Still full of pop aBloop In this country too long. I .r" '"live Pl n nggrogato of many know what wntor has done in Calif- j tloiinniul of acres Into tamo crops, ornla, for I saw thut country when It Tho Investigations have beon thor- wnfl nnt nnnrlv un nrnmlnlnir nn thin. ' Ollgll (Uld doniOIIStrato tllO feaS- I know It will bring resullB that will' of Increasing tho agricultural a kiiuw ii win uruiK runiuin umi win . V. iliiwl orna vlullnr Justify the expense. Don't get scar- livestock production of Oregon K",'8"0' ed and dispose of your real estate at " recianiuuwu m tuoso imui, a low figure for fear of the expoiiBO , H ,,H believed that It will bo to the of this needed development, for If "est IntoreHtB of tho ewamp land own you do Bonie other fellow Is going or? to havo tho water Btored and ap te reap the reward you are entitled ,pd Periods and gradually to re to for your long years of patlont tho nntlvo growth with domoM- waltlng und hardships endured in tlctea grasses nnd legumes. Tho getting reudy for this now era of excess' water can thou bo used to do thine:" ivelop .the liner textured aroaB. Following drainage tho rank iiuihh of tule can bo removed hy burning T.nt Hntnrdnv a nnliflihnr wrntn thlH ndlnn Hint 11 v!v! lint lind hnnnlOff. WjlOII dry 1111(1 Wllllo tllO Boll he lnt nn tlm rnnit rint frnm tlilu c.ltv OW Ih lltlll moist OllOUgll Hot llO bo and askod that noto ho made of it 'burnt out llurnlng off he tules pro lu the clawillled columiiB. -It wan 'v,' altUo KV,l,,lble plant food e,'id plncod Ihcro and Uio following morn-1 t0ll8 10 overcome any rnwnoiw or lug a lady called' over the - phano ,fl0,,rnoi18 r M 80"' l n 1,8 cnr- rrom ouf on a farni east of town I "'M, a"" 10 "void injury, mo iirot that ho hnd found tho hat. Pretty V?. ' Plowing should bo of; only oulck workiDom)U readtlieudaBB- iimdrnie (toptii. 'ro am nocny tno '.it 'Ml 'f .".-""TVaal . ' incaaus; 7u.ii. in hi lu'Miat-i" wu ' continued on pago 5) Commlsslonera court Lois McOeo Alzle was right PAOB TWO Irrlgatod crop rosultH -Thoatro PAOB TIIIIBB Do you know As others uce us PAOB FOUR Inter church movement School Notes PAGE FIVE Dank statement Former teacher marrlco American Legion Nowb PAOB SIX The Harmonica mystery t PAO10 SEVEN Legal mid Olaasjlqji Political' ahnriuncemontH, - .PAqs-niaiiT - Local IlnpiioiilngB , - ir . . i "but a desire to f til 1111 my obligation A number of donations hnve been to mnuTilud and do my part with my received from ex-patients. o Abie Was Right. To the Editor:- , Recently you published a weather Item in which you say that Mr, A.i E. Drown Is your authority for the, state ment that the winter of 18S1 was JusttMke this last winter, with beau UfiiljDweather during tho months of February and March, with lota of fain in April, and tho growing nea-i son very favorable. Adding that Mr. i iieigunorfl toward ueitering cnudt- tions In my own community. It U not a matter of money, but Boutlmont a deslro to sow n crop when it U rlpo." During his visit with tho writer Mr. Hanloy touched upon many things of Interest, ills observation during his association with tho peo ple in (ho big centers; national nf fars, including tho league of nations and other such aubjecta. Mr. Han ley feels 'that tho Unltod State should not shirk n responsibility It owes to humanity when It has shown Its ability to tako tho lead u tho af fairs of the world. Ho feels Preat- nrriwn wow married In March of that year hence his recollection of tho dent Wilson Is right In his contention wentbnr. The older I Krow. tho more, am I convinced that tho human immiory Ib unreliable, and oBpoclally Ib ItMo'bo for the league of nations and that It Ib tho duty of tho Unltod Status to take Its place among tho unions of thu earth lu bringing about reform.. viewed with caution In regard to tlio Ho snya It is impossible for this coup- weather of times long gono by. And try to withdraw from participation What could a March bridegroom bo , In thu reroiibtructlon procuxs that it expected to note or remember of the weather In February or March? It so happoiiB that I kept a dally weather record for tho U. S. weather bureau at that time at a point about Ave miles from whore Mr. Drown then lived, and as n matter of fact the February of 1891 was about tho vyoMeBt February noted In Harnoy cpunty in somo 35 yoars mid much of tho precipitation was in tho form of sivow. Nelthor was March nt nil dry. And April whb tho driest of the spring mouths, but thu season ai a whole was cortalnly a good quo, aa Mr, Brown says, The precipitation record for that season follows: February, 2,70 inchos, March. 2.35 Inches, April, 1.57 Inches, May, 3,14 inches, June, 2,55 inches, July, 2,13 Inches. And the July rainfall was all dur ing tho first week of tho month, and all feu within a period of 3G hours. 1 443' Inches, Not much as compar ed to mnny places in Western Oro gon, where an much Ib froquontly achieved In ono month, hut for Har ney county, a record breaker. With as good a rainfall each season, Har noy county cpuld feed llolglum from Its Burpluy produeta of thq arm mid run go? . y wt -'t't Very, truly yours, i. ' .. - J. H. NEAL really Is the duty of thu United States to take tho lead, no it has proven ltd ability to lend. Wo should enlight en those foreign pooplo In tho ways of n democratic government mid gtild them to a happier condition in llfo., o Lois McGee Died Little Lola McOoo died nt Boise last Tuesday afternoon. She. was the daughtor of Mrs, Marvin McGoe-Puvey and was ton years old last Mny. She was born in this city, n twin, and resided horo until last year when thoy moved to Boise to make their home. Tho remains were shipped here for buriul nnd the fun oral wus held yesterday afternoon from tho Presbyterian church a Bhort service being conducted hy Rev. B. S. Hughes. This little girl la woll remomhored by tho pooplo of this city whore alio nnd hor twin slater wore so loved tho frjoiula finding It hard to tell thorn apart. Tho 'com munity grlovo with tho boroavod re latives. Mr. mid Mrs, Claud l)royu werp up from Crano yostorday Jo' attend tho funeral ot llttjo LolBiMcOooV