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She k mt lief J It tme f VOL. XXXV 11 BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 1, 1924 NO. 18 TWO SUCCESSFUL GET TOGETHER MEETINGS Threatened Compile a t i o n Adjusted; Mats Meetings Result in Success. What threatened lnsl week to rompllcalu nnd retard tho develop ment Htnrted In this Roctlon hns been eliminated nnd tho cltlzons of Durns itro more closuly united In tho pro - i;ratn or progression than ever bo- ere This Is again tho result of iiilil.i nicotines nnd n frco discus- Hlon of tho Rltuntlou that confront c 1 in .13 n community. Last wook Mayor Huston received n letter from Fred Horrlck, bond of the Fred Horrlck Lumber Co., nn nouiiclng that complications had arisen that Indicated it would re- quire his building his sawmills in j Ho secured somo seed oats to In Hoar valley. Immediate stops wore i croaso under Irrlgntlon nt his ranch taken to ascertain what could bo done to clear up tho situation nnd Darns do wlint It could toward straightening out tho tangle. Tho solution was found through getting busy and finding tho cause of tho misunderstanding. Sovornl of tho business men of Hums, among tho most nctivo being Joo Thompson, John Caldwoll, Nolllo Reed and Waldo Gcor, mado a rnrivass of tho situation and docided that by con futing with E. W. Barnes tho mat ter could bo adJUBtod and it was through tho efforts of these mon and others that n public meeting of tho citizens of Burns was called at tho station for tho past four years, court houso on Wednesday evening Do not forgot to try out tho Cnna fo discuss tho situation. Tho moot- i dlan field pon. It Ib ono of tho very ng was attended by ns large n crowd as could got Into the circuit court room and overflowed on tho outside. Tho men In chnrgo or tho nffnlr stat ed that Mr I)nrnoshad a proposition to placo before the citizens or Duma that would clear up the misunder standing nnd would result in settl ing the dlfforonccs doflnltoly. Mr. llnrnes asked that n committee bo nppolntcd to confer with him nnd If his proposition was satisfactory the enterprises stnrtod In this commun ity by Mr Horrlck and tho railroad would Tjw carried out. Tho commit tee was hppolnted, Dr. L. E. Hlbbnrd Dr H F Smith and Den Drown be ing letted without opposition Those men met with Mr. names tho ! est niTMrrg and Immediately nr-1 nv( a .ii agreement nnd this wits !- ' l. u'K to (mother mnss meet- , m- nt rvv.ng nt tho court house ; ' v - IP , iiliri.iimlv riitlflml with. . f '! '. i 1- tho large number of piMn-rod. ' "r t fu undo no unreasonable i ' Hi- was' freely given tho rir' r r.( m tl and tho eompllcn 'if'' s rUan-d T. two meetings resulted in n ti.'.!( lKiif.r reeling on the part of fwr, r,. taklnu nart nnd ,hn ce- rdcn d Hums more closely as n I unil toward tho dovelopmenL wo nil 'loolrr It hns elenred any possible compilation thnl might nrlso ns to he ... atlon of tho mill. It hns brought v rybody Interested In clos tr harmony with tho best of feeling. t linn given Mr. Rnrncs every nssur anro at the moral support or tho fltlzcns of Hums In rurthorlng any rnterprlso looking to tho develop ment of this big country. It hns placed tho ontlro communllty square ly br'ilnd Mr. Horrlck In aiding him I' Ms bl(T entornrlHAH nnrt tnlrnn v. iv any doubt ns to tholr sincerity In working hnrmonlously with him. H means a groator Influonco in tho efforts of tho llurns and Harney County Commercial Club becnuso of cementing nctivo support of tho organization, it further emphasizes tho fact that tho community ns a whole may bo dopondod upon In tlmoa of stress to do tho right thing fnd tlir-l our differences mav bo re conciled when wo all understand ch other. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEET. The Burns and Harney Coun ty Commercial Club will hold a mcetinfr at the court house next Tuesday evening March 4, to Paas upon tho form letter pro JIio posed to send out to inuirera and also to further ratify the actions of the recent mass meet ings. . t L. E. HIBBARD, Pre.. K.KI'EIUMKNT STATION NOTKH (Uy Obll Bhiittuck Supt.) Farming operations havo boon In progress at tho Experiment Station Hlnco Friday, Fobruary 15. Land that won fall plowed and loft rough over winter, in now In ox collont Bhapo to doublo dine. Mm, A. C. Volmor, who Is operat ing tho Moss houso nt tho Kxporl tnont station, hnd hor tonsils romov od by Dr. Smith Fob. 20th. nnd la recovering nicely. Raymond Morton, Foromnn nt tho nxporlmont Hlntlon, hnd his tonsils removed by Dr. Smith February 25. 1 Mr. Hlbbnrd, who In operating tho J. S. Cook much, loaded 1 ,i Ions of Hnrd Federation spring wheat nt the station Feb. 2.'l to sow on Bum- mor fallowed laud during tho com ing season. Tho Federation whents hnvo proved to bo couslstnut yicldern nt tho stntlou during tho past four years. Mr. Vnndorveer, of tho Pine Creek tteetiou was n station visitor Feb. 20. during tliu coming season. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Donstcdt wero station visitors February 23. Mr. Dcnstedt Is one of tho Pioneer farm ers of llnrnoy Valloy. Sunday night Mr. and Mrs, Mc IMieotcrs nnd family, accompanied by Wayne Howes nnd Leslie Don stedt Mlstoncd in' on n rndlo pro gram at tho Experiment station. When buying alfalfa seed romeni bor drlmm alfalfa is tho hardiost, highest folding vnrlcty on tho raar kot. Fcdoratlon wheat has out yielded nil other varieties nt tho Kxpcrlmont best logumns to grow In tho short rotation on woll sub Irrigated, or Irrigated land. It Innociilates read ily, adding atmospheric nitrogen to the sollfreo. Is n good rusllngo and hay crop when grown in combina tion with wheat, nnts or barley, nnd Is mi excellent crop to mitturo as seed and 'hog off' thus eliminating tho cost of harvesting, nnd at the same tlmo producing tho highest grade of pork. Experimental results show that It Is poor prnetkn to try to sturt id falf with n nurse crop. If you wish to secure .a good stand, iuiiocu lata tho seed nnd sow It nlono hi a flno, FIIt.M, seed hnd. Curu should bo taken to avoid deep seeding, ono Inch Is tho Idenl depth. Do not forget to overhaul nil of your farm machinery and order your repairs early, u delay of ton days II1HV COSt VOII VOtir (TOD. Kxporinients hnvo proved that It pays to treat c-rtmU for smut. The new copper enrbonuto treatment Is cxcollent for whcnl, but formaldo hydo or bhinstoiio tuiiHt bo used ror hurley and nnts. It Is good practice to treat all cereals, oven MioukIi your seed may bo eleun, If your neighbor has thrashed smutty grain near yon nnd the wind was In your direction, It will bo snfo to figure that your soil will bo lufosted with tho smut spores,, Well cleaned seed means larger yield, do not neglect thl Important operntlon, A good seed bed Is tho sccrot of successful crop production. Tho seedbed should ho worked until It Is flno nnd firm. Do not wait until tho ground Is hard and cloddy, work It ns soon ns It Is ready. o HOLD KXAMINATION FOU POST MASTER AT BURNS Tho U. S. Civil Sorvlco Commis sion announces that a competitive examination for thn post mastership at Burns will bo hold on Mnrch IS. Tho places where suoh examination mny bo taken nro deslgnatod as Astoria, Baker and Prmdloton. Post Mastor Lochor's tlmo expires Mny 6, Ho furnishes tho informa tion that tho necossnry application blanks and information covering tho examination may bo had by apply ing nt tho post offlco. o . MItS. OAULT CHOSEN AS SOLOIST Mrs. Jnmos Lostor Onult of Cor vnllls will bo tho official soloist nt Northwost ltotnry convention, to bo hold In Spoknno April 13-1B. Governor Mllos Hlgloy has booked hor ror tho throo days' session. With nob Wobb loading In tho community flinging, Mrs. Gnult doing tho solo work nnd numorous other high O nrtlnt.s riling in during npnro mom ents, tho conforonco is bound to bo a chorry ono. Tho Hub, Bpokano, MOTHERS CLUB TAKES UP CHILD WELFARE Subject to be Considered in Series of Discussions; To Help All Mothers. (Contributed) The regular meeting of tho Moth- crs Club wnR hold nt tho homo of nnd pasnod to tho railroad, It has Mrs. 11. J. Hanson on Thursday nf- boon nceoptod nnd tho matter closed, tornoon with MrB. J. 13. Slzomoro as This hits cleared any uncertalntv us Joint hostess, j to tho locution of tho dopot and Tho Club has derided to glvo In- those Interested may now feel con tenslvo consideration to tho subject fldent or proceeding with nny on of child wolfnro In tho limnodlutu fu- torprlse that hinged In any tnnnnor turo nnd ho prepared to glvo infor- upon tho location of the terminal, million nnd to help mothers along , This transfer might huvo boon nc thls line. Tho nctlvltles of Mils completed In Ions tlmo hnd thoro work Is not to bo confined to mom-! not buen compllentlnnii. Mr. Voogtly hers of tho club but given frcoly to was ready but because of tho lnud any who mny apply for nld or In- j being an itatu without having boon formntlon or mntorlnl. ' partitioned iiiunng the heirs, It ro- The subject for discussion nnd ! quired certain formalities that look consideration nt tho noxt mooting of tho club Is to bo mlscolnnoous, ns the child wolfnro subject will not bo tnkon up In n concroto form until necossnry Information nnd material may bo obtnlnod to discuss particu lar pharos of It. This has boon ap plied for nnd will bo boforn tho club nt tho meeting following, Tho first of n series of thoso ques tions connected with child welfare Is planned nnd will follow In succes sion. Tho subjqet first considered will bo food nnd nutrition. During tho tlmo or this "lerlci of discussions the subject ror tho subso qunnt meeting will be nnnounred In ndvnnco In this paper. Following tho general mauling and discussion thn hostesses served lovely refreshments. Tho next meeting will bo hold nt the homo of Mrs. Harry Smith. o OLD TIMF.MH ON A TOUIt TC) HONOLULU Tho Times-Herald recently receiv ed a copy or n newspaper published In Honolulu In which tho passonger list or ono of tho big ocean steamers wns published. Tho names of Mr. and Mrs. J, II, Nonl wero urniing them. Tho Btonmor had nrrlved on Feb. G and nu Interesting nccount of tho voyage wns n feature of the Is sue. Mr. nnd Mrs. Nenl nro old tlmo residents of this county, Mr. Nonl be ing tho' rirst surveyor of Hnrnny county. He engaged In tho ilorlc business nnd eitnbllsbod tho proa- ent Follvfarm ranch nnd conducted It for n number of yearH Since ro llrlng from nctivo liiinlne.s Mr. Mid Mrs. Nonl hnvo spent much of their tlmo In Portland and thlo winter do elded' on n trip to Honolulu u n di version. They nro entitled to thn enjoyment of their declining yenrs after many hnrdshlpn endured dur ing tho pioneer days of thin country. STILL. GOING .STRONG- THE GREAT HAT TRICK. J3V U J- - ' i j' 'ii 'i'i'"3BjBK vIlR. NwvEKiflBlStfB3 b js4sBBBBBBLBBBBE IPBBBBBr . t "(v v s i -:- t Mis-t i rv r- "kv sriirrr t Jsj L fT ,-tV " f - "w THE TERMINAL GROUNDS TRANSFER COMPLETED Deed Passed to Railroad and Accepted; Now Definitely Located Satisfactorily. Tho deed to tho terminal grounds In Voogtly's field has been executed time. However, tho delay In no wlso Interfered with the enterprise un dertaken by tho railroad nnd Mr. Horrlck, This assurance bud boon given by representatives ot tho Un ion Pacific Co. llurns doos not want to retard this work In nny mnnnor. Its cltlzons de sire to uso every effort toward speed ing It up and giving such aid ns Is within Its power to further tho de volopmont. " " o TKHTIMONV 1IKINO TAKKN IN CIRCUIT COURT HIUTH Court Monographer Will Walker Is here from Ontario noting ns rof eroo nnd tnklng the testimony In two suits In tho circuit court. The first ono Is n suit brought by James Paul and wlfo against tho livestock Stnto Hank of Portland, W. II. Craven nnd C. II, Leonard to recover real estate and nn accounting Involved In tho foreclosure of n mortgage. Another suit Involving tho wnter rights or Kiddle creek which Is brought by tho Sylvester Smith es tate ngnlnst II. It. Clark, followed tho taking of testimony In thn first suit mentioned. This latter suit has brought many of thn old tlmo people to llurns ns witnesses, Including T. S, lllddlo for whom the rreek was named nnd tho man who first settled on tho ranch: also Doc. Klger, for whom tho Klger gorge in Stein's mountain Is named. These men hnvo como from tholr homes nt Coty Wy oming nnd Corvnllls, respectively, while among other old tlmo citizens hero Include Mr. nnd Mr D. 11. Smyth. Pnstly Smyth. Kmuuuel Chirk. Jnuqulu Ilerdugo, Telio. John Wltzoll. Wnllor Riddle. Mr. nnd Mrs. Jnck Evans nnd Jntnea Young woro In town yoBtor ilny nu business from their homo In tho Stoln's Mountain section whero thoy nro engaged In tho sheep Industry. HKRT ItOWKH Last week Tho Tlmoi-Hornld an nounced briefly that Bert Rower had died at Portland on Friday, Fob. 22, The remains were brought to this city on Monday evening nnd on Tuesday afternoon one of tho largest funoral processions ever leaving Rums was started to Harney where tho sorvlcos wero conducted nt tho church thero by Rov, 0. A. Wator houso of tho Uaptlnt church. Intel -ment was mndo In tho Harney com otory whoro his fnthcr nnd llttlo son wore burled, Hurt llowor wnB ono of tho oncr gotlu men of this countv. Ho hnd endured hnrdshlpn nnd 111 hoalth with tho grit that row display. Two years ago ho hnd to hnvo hlrt leg umputnted becnuso or enncor but this did not seem to nap hlit onorgy nor dismay him In facing tho fuluro nnd his responsibilities, ns ho con tinued his nctlvlty with hlit handicap without complaint. 13 von recently ho won going nbout his usual voca tions nnd It wnB only when ho wns impairod from Infirmities that ho could not go on Hint ho yielded and wont to Ilolso tor n consultation with spoclnllBts. Ho was thoro advised to go to Portland and it then dis covered his condition was gravo and tho doctors finally found ho had an nbacoBS on IiIb brain nnd that his re covery wns hardly possible Dert Dower was o man that tho big out doors mado as much as tho sterling stock rrom which he camo. Tho largest number or pooplo ever congregated on such an occasion wns present at his Mnoral to pay respect to a man whom they had admired. This wns n rittlng testimony to his character and the esteem In which ha was hold. Rev. Wnterhouso road tho follow ing obituary, which whllo brlof, cov ors so much: Herbert Beth llowor, son of Seth and Mnry Ilower, wnB born August nth, 1870, In Duller county Kansas. Ho crossed the plains with his par ents In 188. arriving In Union coun ty, Oregon, In October that year. The family camo to Harney county In 1884, settling nenr Hnruoy whoro they hud since made their home. Ho wns married to Magglo C. Loggun December 2Mb, 1807, to which un ion was born two children, Lynn W., nnd Lyal 13.. the latter with Mr. Dower's father, preceded him In death. Ho leaves tw mourn his death, his aged niotlier;-lilH wire, ono son, a sister, Mrs. t'hns. W. Loggan, nnd uumerniis friends. Died In Portland. Oregon, Fob. 2i 1D21. at the nge of 48 yours, six mouths nnd sixteen days. Mr- Arthur Tnrnr arrived homo from Portland lnt Wednesday and tili she h feeling better physically than for vears. She underwent an oppnraUon for gull stones while In Portland. Her tunny friends nro de lighted to know sue has recovered so rapidly nnd confidently expects her former good hoalth. tecv rjCW FOREST EXPERIMENT STATION BILL ENDORSED Senator McNary's Bill Given Endorsement; Establish In The Northwest. Unqualified approval of Sonator McNary's bill boforo Congress for a fully equipped forest oxporlmont station for tho Pacific Northwest is gllvon by Col. W. D. Greeley, chloC forcBtor, In a letter Just rocolvod ! District Forester Geo. II. Cecil. This bill was Introduced by Sona tor McNnry on Dec. C, 1923, and Is known as Sonato Dill No. 150. It: provides for tho establishment of a fully oqulppcd station for conducting forest rcHonrch In tho DougliH fir region. Col. Greeley In sending his endorsement says: "I regard the establishment of a woll equipped forest experiment sta tion In tho Douglas fir bolt of Ore gon mid Washington ns tho most essential development now needed In tho whole forest research program of tho Forest Service. Tho forest In dustries In Hint region now doflnlto ly recognlzo tho necessity or re forestation as oBsontlnl In their fu luro dovolopmont nnd stability. Tho great outstanding fact, from this standpoint, is tho realization on tho. part or every ono thnt tho sottwood' rorcsts or tho Paciric Coast form our last great virgin Hold; that whsn these virgin forosts nro cxhuuatod. there will bo no other placj to wnlch tho forest Industries can mlgrato an thoy hnvo previously migrated from ono forest region to another; and thnt thlo ract constitutes a tunda montul change In tho courao nnd de velopment of our timber UBlng In dustries In tho United Stutes." Tho Forester believes that tho time has como very definitely when thcfio great Industries must elthor provldo for tholr future production of raw mnterlal or else gradually pass out of. existence The forest Industries of the Northwest have n chnnco to work out this evolution ary prnccM while they still huvo large supplies of virgin timber to draw upon mid In time to provide, for n rcgrowtb of timber sulllclent to Insure nt least n substantial da greo of permanency. !! Col. Greeloy's opinion "tho northwestern Stntus nfford the great i'Xtormlunl Held In which this In dustrial evolution must nnd can bo worked out; and It is Immmhont up on the government to provide ade quately tho technical dntn roBiird Iiik tlinbor growing that Is. a iioom- snry factor In solving tho whole problem. Local ftdornl foroat ollleors stnto Unit whllo some forest rosfnroh lint been carried on ovor since tho Dis trict was established in 1D0S, tho -work hns been greatly haudlonppcd " through Insulllelout funds nnd per sonnel which have beon totally Jn commonsurnto With the Importation of the Douglns fir reglon.V ' Col. Greeley stresses tho very" great need for forest research In tho Pnclflc Northwest when he snyst "A forest experiment stntlou in western Oregon nnd Washington thus hns the opportunity to aid in accomplishing tho solution of what I regtird ns tho most Important econ omic problem of thnt region. In tho eastern forest regions wo hnvo hnd to go in nftor tho great bulk of tho timber resources Iiiib been ox- raw mntorlnl niter Industrial dovol haustod nnd rocronto tho sources off opmont had gono so fnr ns to bo largely incapable of change. Honco with tho beat that wo can do thero to bound to bo n sharp hiatus, with a Iobb In industry that can only bo very slowly and gradually rostorod. In tho northwost wo hnvo tho op-' portunity to attack tho situation In tlmo and with Intelligent under standing nnd support on tho part of tho forest Industries right nt tho time whon results can bo accomplish-, od to provont tho lossos -which tho eastern forest rogtons have suffor cd," o T, S. Riddle, n former resident of this county, rocontly nrrlved horo from his homo In Cody, Wyoming. Ho romnrkod on tho wenthor and compnrod It with that of east ot lha Rocklo mountnlns. Mr. Rlddlo says that ns soon ns ho crossed tho moun tnlns ho was nstonlBhod nt the mlld noBa of tho weather nnd the lnck of snow, On tho other sldo It hns boon n sovoro wintor, - w