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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. '
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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