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"L I! ; VOL. XXXVII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 8, 1924 NO. 1 mmtg (WJ-Ww $U I f DOC. KARTELLS INEX PERIENCE WITH INDIANS "Coon" Smith Prevented Hit Running Into Redskins; Companion "Shot." Whllo In town last week aa n wit ness In u water suit Involving thu Irrigation prlvlllKMn on thu Sylvcatur Smith rnneli In Happy valley, Duo. Klgor, ono of thu mirllolct nollor In tnl section, told of Incidents of tho Indian war In thu 70'k. llo re marked that "Conn" (Sylvofltor) Smith hail saved his llfo on ono oo- CilrflO'l Dei said thoy had received word tho Indians wero coming mid hud boon Ununified to tnovu tho fntnlllus I.. I'nri tliiriinv. Tlmv hnil linnillv i gathered a few things together and ! " ,0, '10 ,0,,H ,"' "at0J 'H lake., the women nnd children to tho I l ,u ,,L,l treatment for p.. a oca. bonk Fort and ho and n man by tho name I "' l";lou ' ll,lH fl0lut,0 fro,n of Sam Miller had returned to Map-1 " tl " 'l, " two hu htito py valloy to Rather up mora house- cutt,K' Thin solution In deadly poln ld bolonglnKS nnl nlso got loROlh- "! do not oovo I snlCIng around or their horses and drive thorn out ! whoro any kind of llfo can reach It. for safety. At that tlruo no nlgnn of lAl and his son Indians 1 ad been seen n tho vicinity ' WnusrM stoned In' on a radio pro- , ,..! .,,. nn iRrnm at tho Htnllou, Haturday. over to Diamond nfter soma things, leaving John Smyth, a brother to D. II. and rrostloy Smyth, In Happy valley. Upon Inquiry of Peter French thoy found that ho had gone , out on tho range and brought In his ! horses and It so happened ho ,, had Klccr's horses In tho field at Diamond. Klgor and Miller wuro preparing to go over to Happy valley when "Coon" Smith, who had Just arrived from Southern Oregon with his rattle, came In and said ho hud been over looking Into Happy val ley and had seun tho Indians coming In from thu cast. Klgor told him hu was surely mistaken n ho had Jut . .een the settlers gathering In tholr .lock with a view of moving them to safety, but "Coon" Md their evi- J , .., I neatly were a good many .otllurs then. As a precaution It wan sur- seated that "Conn" rldu on ahead of thu teams and watch. They had barely gotten out of the Diamond when "Coon" rodo back on hlu horse with thu Information that he had ills- covered Indiana on tho road a short distant-, ahead. Hvon then Klgor and his companions wuro not con vluced but finally found tl.roo In (i jii ponies Handing In the road i' 'ln-.i'l and also Uncovered n i k"U u a high rldgo. They In. i i nliltchwl i.lr horhov, r'.'B' r b iiik 'in u Mdilh hori" drlv iK ii ,, stock ml Mllllnr -in Mi v, i?'.ii They started to got back Hi j thr (id at Diamond but before lr , i 1'ild do ho tbe IndlaiiH opened i rr ' (V'jii" whs alioatl going down tho mountain. Miller had unhitched IiIh If nn h and gotten on ono of tho , "'" b, ,' , 'the duvolopmont of artesian wutor. harne,n( horses to mnko lis escape, i l"u ""'" in.,i . , ,. ... .it Mr. August Co nlii, who la locnted Tho Ind ans were try ng to get bu- .....,. . . t . -... iwfcn thr rir-elng men and tho Dia mond rain li hut were inmunxMtiful. ' Finally "f'oun" stopped to see how j his ronipuiuniiH woro faring nnd Klg cr f,.mi' up to him and both waited fni f Itl lift ninu omiilnn ilnufll I tho 4 uh o the mountain as rapidly ' a"rt or J f'odue " n; .oro ' as hi, hor,e could bo urged In his "' 'ft)rfkot f" B0V" ra' 'p ". haste to get Htnrted Mlllor had not , Orlmm alfalfa seed each year that properly secured tho tug, nnd ono , canot bo PP"j''. had fallen down. His mount stepped , r ' 'nwho hay"T"'u fT on one end of tho tug and causod It I Ma cot, Konorally find, out In to fly up, striking him on thu back ! tl10 ,on r,un thl ,; ' ", .,,! of thr .iad. Ah Jo noorod his com-; nni voHtmot. Orlmrn a If a -Psnlon, Miller exclaimed "shot by J has .loinon.lrate.1 bqrond quoj R0.1" and It was feared ho had boon ! ,0 "f. Ioub ',nt V,"1" lrt wounded by tho uhotn from the In- IIan Ah thoy woro comparatively afo Dor suggested that ho mako an examination of Mlllor but found no cut In tho wound, merely a big lump. Dp Klgor snys that hrtd It not litou for his frlond "Coon" Smith ho and hli rompanlon would hnvo boon lurrruwi ii by tho Indians and no 'loub' km,., Kigrr tot.k IiIh Htock out down tho iHll'zon an,i throiiKh tho narrown. f at tl.it tlmo tho two.lnkoH woro K'P'r , and got to Fort Harney and fato" o accused of hnvlntr Bwam Mill-' r r,,iko in his Huccessful olu- MOn f f tl n wllv Tmllnnn. J HmUh, who was ono of thoso In II -,py vnlloy at that tlmo, wan Mf' ' Mm Tnrllnno - .t.....w. P I'lcrr linil mnnvi Klnrlnn of ho-r (i '", tho ronditlonH as thoy ex-' :fpl r nnradUn for Mm slnnlf mnn I a tl n mlldnoRs of tho Happy val-! a iy (" i Irv nj comnarod to eondl- ,on' in thin part of tho country. no precodlng wlntor. nn nn Instanco h and his companllona had tholr Htock in llnrnoy valley whuru latu In thu sonaou n nnuw fnll of nomu two fcot mado It necCHHiiry to got their ntock out. Thu hiiow hnd eritBtod nnd It was dlllkult (o tnovo hut thoy pushed on to Happy valloy whoro thoy found thu wonthor mild with no snow nnd tho mutto Reed, Thin, no doubt, In responsible for tho limn ing of Happy valloy. Doc. Klgcr loft hero tho spring of 1889 nnd lnnt wodk wan hln flrnt trip hack. o KXPKIUMKNT HTATION NOTICH (lly 01)11 Hhuttuck, Supt.) Most of tho dryland Is In excellent iihape to plow or work down Into u good floud lied. Delay In cultivation tneann loss of moisture. Copper enrhouato Ih effective for wheat iiiiuit only, lo not make u mistake and uhu It for hurley or oiitM. Formaldehyde or htuuBtonu flhould bo used for barley and outn. Corronlvo nublliuato at thu rate of Tho sugcrntn are out In most n ac tions. Thin Ih tho most opportuno tlmo to get thorn. Polnonod oat,, aro f ,' formu,tt ,9 ,v' "" " tnblespoonful of laum ry "tarch In ono half cup o cod water ni Ur T "" T " 'T er to mnko a thin pnsto. Mix ono ounce of powdorcd strychnin) nlka lold with nun ounce of baking nodn, and Htlr tho starch Into a smootho creamy mnsu. Stir In two ounces of table salt. Apply to 15 fjuartn of cloan, plump out and mix until end. korrcl Is thoroughly covurvl. OTr ,",,, "" .. i-m.. comP.ntled hy Mrs. J a ,, -. Urn " ',u'" "" TuZ" t ' Mrs. Alroo Bomplo MPrro,. Jt tho Angeles Temple, Los Angeles UwMm , aumla). nlghti It- -...I tmm r I.- t AtHl.ltllrtf Itml Coxncl and bin rlgut hand 3i.iii. Mr. Cltmnii, worn statin, visit rs Monday. Pod was cl'inlng uti ii-ine Federal on whent toed dur Iiir tho coming season. Mr. A. A. Traugott brought Messrs ' ; w t of Tmninnokt whn n Uo Vcy nf,or ( f(W ,,, of stork, out to the Station March 3rd to secure some agricultural In formation. Hoth or these gentlemen stated that thoy wore coming hack. Mr. Herman Ituli who ban pue chased tho Oray farm near Crane, and developed a fine bunch of nr toslan wells thoroon, wns a Htatlon visitor Monday. Ho has decided to put In SO or RO acres of alfalfa and 30 noroa of Hard Foduratlon wheat. Mr. ituh has a splendid prospect and Is to bo commended for I.Ih faith In on tho Wm. Stownrt ranch was a Hta Hon vbltor Wednesday. Ho wbh In search of agricultural information. Ono of tho host paying dryland crops for Harney Valloy Ih Orlmm alfalfa seodod In rowa 3C Inchon lesi, uignesi yiumuiK vwnuiy iu i had for olthor hay or sood produc tlon on dry or Irrlgntod land. Tho best Is nono too good for Hnrnoy County FarmorH. Moral, Sow (Irlmm Alfalfa. Cliff Duhalmo and Paul Howes woro Htatlon vUltorB Inst Wednesday. Mr. Duhalmo was looking for a ntnrt of cloan sood oats. Tho precipitation for January wan .43 of an Inch, for Fobrunry, 1.29 inches, Tho monthly und annual precl tntlon at tho station for tho past ton yoarn will bo given In tho Kxporl mont Station NoIoh for noxt wook. Mr. Tlnndnl, who Ih farming tho Drown plnco, was n station visitor during tho wook. o Tho wind yoBtorday Indicated it hnd como over Snow mountain on its wnv to thlH nlnco nnd hnd cauirht breath of wlntor, ns it wan vory cold. Tho sweet ponn alrondy in tho ground ready to como up for early blossoms, will not thrlvo on that kind of -wind. OBSERVE WATER EF- COMMERCIAL CLUB RAT FECT ON GRADE FIRST IFY CITIZENS' ACTIONS Engineer Girard Will Finish Surfacing Road Bed and Rail Laying Follow. Engineer (1 Irani of tho Fred Hor rid; Lumber Co,, who In In chnrgo of railroad construction work, an nounced to a ruprcsoutnllvo of this paper thla week that ho waa watch ing water cnudltloi.H along tho route hetweou Ilurun and Crane heforo proceeding further with that part of thu route. Htnco tho grade Is con ntructed through tho Irrigated mic tion of thin valloy It Ih hln tlcntro to sen how tho present system of using j country to aid tho secretary In nun tho water Ih going to conform to tho I worlng Inquiries about Harney coun work ulroady done, beslden the sur- ty. Tho nubject In now In the (nclng that Is now uecessnry heforo hands of thu committee to finish and the rails are put on will require n will be at onco placed In the l.aud.t rhnracler of material that cannot bo of the printer to aHseinblo nnd put hnudlod to an advautngu with water ' Into right form for distribution. standing along tho excavated sldea of tho grndo. Mr. Girard did not state any def inite tlmo for tho laying of stool but It was Implied from hln conversa tion that this work would bo donn an noon an It is practical aftor tho ob servance ho In giving tho ground at this tlmo. Tho ofTlco force Is pre paring tho "records nnd necessary data It. connection with tho right of wny and general oxponso Inclldont to completing tho work up to thin tlmo to facilitate matters when finally turned ovor to tho U, P. o lllrUNH MrflOWAN 1IOOHTK IIIH HO.Mti rOHNTV Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vail (h. March 4 Thu advantages or Harney county were stressed by Ilurun McOownn, HuriiH high school student, at tho "Sell Oregon" extem poraneous spcnklng content held In connection with tho O. A. C. educa tional exposition. Tho dulegnten at thu exposition votod to mnko thu public speaking contest nn annual fonturp of tho ex position. Twentysoven communities woro represented In thl yenr'n con tost. "Tho timber of Harney county Ih thu best In the United States. N'lt.o billion board feet of tho finest virgin whlto timber Is Included In tho tim ber resources of Hnrnoy county. "Slock ruining In tho chief occu pation of tho rolling prnlrlo land of llnrnoy county, with thoumiudH of head of cattle scattered over a mil lion acres or thin grazing land. "llnrnoy county Is a paradise for the HporlHinon, with (h tlmbor to tho north of Hums, where the gnmo Is abundant, and tho Inkon to tho Houth, whoro tho fishing and duck hunting can't bo boat. You nro al ways welcomo In Harney county." THE "STOVE LEAGUE" UP-TO-DATE i - .... - . yn.nwii in 1 Tat V k M JtmJMK vow? ) $ f N Li atta boy j - KmW rUK kSlt watch 2 'mm JiSL 'VK ,iVr rfV j AMV LATE rujJTV Jwtf AX . J&ft iMiifHirriBsiiiiir-- 1 NewS about e yT) n Lr Swm r n-HftiB pram; crtANfe - - .i i j -- , i i .i i ,i . T . i ''S - - ' . m . m .. . i i , r i ' ' tmmutm w e i nil, i i .!. i - J - , - T , Data Covering Information Prepared for Mailing to Inquirers by Secretary. At u mooting of tho Ilurun nnd Harney County Commercial Club held at tho court housa Tuesday evening mattorn of InteroHl In tho development of thin county woro taken up and dbicussed, Thu club went on record nn ratifying thu nc tloun of tho citizens at the two mass ii.eellngH held last week nnd also took up tho proposition of iHnuing sumo pamphlulH descriptive of tho Thorn worn several good tnlkn mado nt tho meeting along tho IIuch of progress and tho iidvnutugon of working togothor. It wan a very nuccoHsful mooting nnd further bound tho pooplo together to work for the advancement of tho entlro country. o CONUKItT APPUKCIATKI) II Y AUD1KNUKH Thu benefit concert given at tho Llborty Theatre last Monday oven lug, sponsored by members of thu Presbyterian church choir, wan well attended and those present showed their appreciation by generous ap plause. There were fourteen num bers on thu program and every ono wnH good. It could not bo said that any ono number wan superior to an other, an thu nolo work of tho partic ipants woro of a high class and well rendered. Tho vocal uololsts selec tions Included Mrs. Leo Clark, Mrs. Nolllo Heed, Chas. I). Foley, Mrs. Poluman Hklens, Miss Annette Leo nurd, Mrs. Alfred Wolcomu, Mrs. Win. Farro, Mrs. 0. C. (Jrimth. Mrs. Furrc nnd Mrs, (Irlltlth rendered a duet that wan ono of thu particular features of tho program. Darrell Williams gave a nong nnd folk dance In continue and little Norma Smith sang u nweet selection, Mrs, Samuel Harris showed her wonderful skill as an artist In her piano selection nnd tho blackface quartet offered a diversion from tho other numbers on tho program by makeup, action nnd ohnracter of selections. Tho "coons" wero a very good filler for the In termission. On Wednesday evening the sumo program will, slight changes, wan given at Crane for the benefit of tho Ladles Aid of tho church there. A good audience greeted theslngers nnd tho generoiiH encores testified to tho appreciation of thu efforts of tho filngorn. Crane peoplo woro most kind In tholr hospitality to tho vln Itorn, ench hotel making no charges for tho occupying of rooms placing thorn At tho disposal of tho vlnltorn in ordor that thoy might proparo tholr costuraeB'and tollotn for tho porformanco. Such entertainments should ro colvo tho oncouragomont of our homo puoplo an thoy doacrvo It. Local tal ont In cnpablo of rendering norao fino progrnmfl and thoy aro worth hear ing. Tho Pronbytorlun choir will pro paro ti cantata for Kastor Sunday Hint will bo ono of tho high features of musical onterlnlumoutn of thin city. o COS I.IKItIO TO IIUIIjI) SKUV1CK STATION AND SHOP Cot. Llehlg lias purchased half of tho Henry Vulgamnru block Hltunted next to the Voegtly field on thu high way nnd Is making preparations to build a neat service Htatlon and work nhop on tho premises. Workli.gmon aro now moving tho residence which hu purchased with thu half block to another location on to Hiimn linjJc to mnko room for tho hutldiiftrno will erect. Thin Is a good corner for thu purpose Mr. Llehlg Intends, ns It Ih favorably situated close to tho depot. At present hu will conflno thu building to what ho requires but ban Hiilllclent ground upon which to orect a modern and spocloun gar age that will bo necessary later In conducting his business. Tho first unit of tho building will ho of Iron with glass front nnd gnn pump ar ranged undor roof on tho corner with nmple room for earn to como for service from each way. It will bo nicely furnished with gravel drlvowayn. Mr. Llehlg Is representing the Wlllys-Kulght-Overland cars In this territory and has Just ordered a car load for Immediate shipment con sisting of two Champions, two tour ing earn and ono roadster. o -I'OltMKH IIAKNKV COUNTY MAN lKAI Melvlu Fonwlek died at his homo in Springfield, Oregon, on tho even ing of February 27. Tho Kugeno Register gives thu cause of IiIh death iih typhoid fever, but letters from friends nt Hugouu unuouueu that Mr, Fonwlek suffered n stroke of pnrnly sin. Hu was G'J years old and Is nut vIvhcI hy IiIh wife. Me Fonwlek was a resident of this vicinity for years and had nn of the fine"! farms In this suction which wns passed to lloury Viilga moro wveriil years ngo when Mr. Fonwlek and his wife loft here nnd took nn tholr residence at Spring field. Aftor lu'ivlug Hums h vuh cleottHl to the lfglslatnro from Lane 'ounty for one term. Ho wna highly esteemed by hln muo.!,ii-ii and a i nood citizen. ' " ' O M Mrs. Nolllo Heed Is visiting with frionda In' Canyon City. RANGE LEASING BILL IS BEFORE CONGRESS Proposed Regulation Similar to National Forest; Fees Spent Where Created. William llnnloy Ih taking an ac tive IntorcHt In tho bill now boforu congress to place all tho grazing land under government supervision on tho same plan an governs grazing In thu national foroHtn, Tho bill hnn been Introduced and will suroly pami. JiibI In what manner it finally como before tho president to sign in nu Important feature, as tho method of distributing thu feeti over nnd nbovo administration hi ono that has effect upon thu public land hccIIouh such nn Harney county. Mr. Ilatiley Ih using hln efforts to have thu grazing feeti divert direct ly to tho community In which thoy 'aro raised. This country haw a big area of public domain whoro it will bo ono of tho chief nsHctH to tho de velopment of tho country. Thu nroa covered by Irrigation Ih small In comparison. Tho mm. who cornea to such a community must havo something In addition to bin Irrigat ed farm, according to Mr. Hnnloy; ho must hnvo access to tho big range nnd with such safeguards as to mako It nttractlvo to him. If ho In to bo taxed to maintain tho roads, nchoobi and goncrnl governmental depart ments and then In taxed an additional num for grnzlng purposes that must ho classed as "overhead" from which little or no returns nro used to off not his general tax, Iio'h going to ho hard hit, for at bent tho tax situa tion Iu almost prohibitive. With tho funds derived from grazing fees go ing Into tho community whoro It Is created and thtm aiding In thin "overhead" the situation Ih Improv ed and will not only aid tho man who Ih pioneering hut thu ontlro community. Tho deveolpmunt of nny country tukoH tuxes for Improvement. The rondi. schools. Irrigation con struction, all require an outlay and the Individual who will undertake this work should he given encour ngement nnd not taxed In addition ror funds that will go nut nnd bring In no general or tmmedlHte good to that community. Mr. Htinloy It finding n :-. advo- eaten of his plan to have tho revoiiuo derived from grnzlng few on tho public lands divert In the particular district whoro It Is ereated. It h a sound proposition that nhould hnvo weight In eougr08s. This in a mutter tliut should hn given Immediate attention In ordor thnt the suggoatlnns ho omhndlod Iu the bill before It Is passed. o . A.N OIIH TO CHIP (.'. SMITH Hero's to Hie mnn who onrvef. tho bull, From dawn till nftcr dark,. Who hopes to get his coffers full, Heforo ho rides tho Ark. Hut his hopes are vain, And his aches and pains, Increase at an alarming rate, Ah he wearily hews the HteakH and StOWH, From the hones of a '78. Why the public patronize this man, Is u question for a Sage, For tho youngest hoof that Is ovor' killed, Is well past tho logal age. It must be the man, and his Jolly way, Or tho wicked 'lino ho throws, Thnt holdn thu Public like a spoil, Till ho can extrart tholr 'dough'! Wu sincerely hope when he's reached tho ago, Of about 104, That tho good St. Potor will wolcomo him InBldo tho Golden Door. And mothlnlcs I hear St. Peter nay, As thoy'r noatod by tho hearth, Yon'vn certainly carnod your placo up horo, Tly tho way you worked on Earth. Ohll Shattuok All nights Itoserved In Tho Unltod States and Foreign Countries rnsscd by 'tho Nntlonnl nonrd of Itovlow. o (loorgo Shaw has wlrtton hla Avlfo that hln hand In Improving rapidly with tho Horonosa disappearing. Ilia doctor announced that ho will soon bo nhlo to leavo tho hospital and In that caso tho patlout will noon bo coming homo. ti