Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1924)
If ff "psjp- jlefal ft xte W 9 . NO. 37 BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JULY It 124 VOL. XXXV 11 VOTE ON NEW CHARTER FOR BURNS AUGUST 16 i Provide! Modern Improvements Keeping With Development; Water, Sewer Estimates. Tho city council' has fixed Satur day, August 16th, no election day to vote on tho now city charter for Burns. Thla hns huon undor consid eration Tor mouths and tho subject hns ncclved careful study boforo bo ng submitted to tho voters. It makes provision for Improvements that are essential to tho growth of the town and In keeping with tho prejcnt development. HocaiiBO of the npprorch of this election Tho Tlme-vllerftld Is this week publishing tho estimate recently Hubmlttod by tho engineers on the proposed water and siwer system. This report gives details in an Itemized form In tho original but tho tabulations are omitted from our report. However tho totals nro given. In giving thlB subject considera tion It should bo understood that tho plan outlined by tho engineers Is not definite thnt Is, tho city Is not bound to follow this particular plan If It Is found othor ways .nro fonsl bio or some or tho expense may bo eliminated, Tho subject should bo seriously considered. It Is absolute ly necessary that Burn construct water and sewer systemo In ordor to moot conditions now confronting tho town Tho estimate foljews: pni:iii:.:iXAUV ukpout of WATi'ltWOUKH OK llUUXH 'I ho necessity of an udequuto sup ply of pure water for tho present duy community needs no nrgumuut. Kvua whin uinilltlous uro such that In dividual supplies from wells may bo obtnlred without pollution, tho prob lem of fire protection Is ono for tho community In general. To success fully fight a flro requires concentra tion of a lurgo volume of water at ono point. Considered from an econ omic standpoint, tho cost of mainten ance for individual supplies of run ning water is no small Hera and tho reduction in Insuranco rates coming with udequato flro protection will to a largo extent offsot tho cost thereof. Water llrtiuircnicnlM and Bourco or Kuppl) : Tho actual per capita lonsuuiptlon varies so greatly In diff erent cities thnt It Is dllllcult to esti mate tho probnblo ropulromonts of one city by tho known uwo of othors. The consumption of water Is affected b the climate, soil conditions, con dlt mi of tho system and pressure, in (Uis'nul roqulromonts, tho extent of metering, nml tho general disposition and customs of tho users. Along with the per capita consumption also must be considered tho population to bo provided for. It would bo equally u mistake to prnvldo only enough wat er for tho present population of u growing community or to ovor-bulld a tent and Incur tho cost of a sup- . ply which will not bo complctoly utillzrd for years to come. Tho only available sourco of sup ply for tho City or Hums us wo ceo it will bo rrom driven wells. No largo alnglo Horn or Investment such as a dum or a long pipe line will be required When n cortaln develop ment Is outgrown. It will only bo necessary to put down additional wells sulllclcutly removed from the first ones to avoid Interference and Instill additional pumping equip ment It would esem to us then that only a reasonablo provision for fu ture growth should, be made in tho sourco of supply, although the mollis fchould bo ndaptnblO to extensions, Having carefully considered all 'he existing conditions, wo aro of the opinion. that a supply of 200 gal lons per capita for it population of. 2,000 or -100,000 gallons In 24 hours, will bo a logical presont development for the City of Durns. The pumping equipment should have a somowhat larger capacity to provide for break ago and shut-downs, For the pres ent population a surplus of water will oxbt which will permit llborat ueo for sprinkling mjd Irrigation. With tho growth of tho City, restric tions and economics in the uso of water, and tho Installation of motorB, will rcduco tho per capita consump tion bolow tho figure usod and post pone tho necessity of lucoraslng tho supply until groator than tho ostl matcd population has boon reached. On 'account of convenlonco of ar rangoraont, short pump mains, and reduction of friction, we prefer to lo- cato tho wolls near to tho distribu tion roaorvolr which would bring thorn on tho hill Bomowhoro In tho vicinity of the schoolhouso. From, Inquiry, we understand that the lava rock soen on tho surfaco of tho ground Is merely a capping and that drilling through thin rock will de velop practically tho eamo sourco of water as oxlsls on tho olwor areas adjacent to Durns, Thoro Is always nn olemont of uncertainty In connec tion with woll development and wo would suggest that nt least one woll on tho most fnvorablo Incntlon bo drilled and tested boforo the bnlauco of tho water works aystom In com plotoly planned or Installed. Our estimates provide for wollii lo cnto'd on tho hill adjacent to storago and distribution rcuorvolrs. Thcso will bo drilled wolls probably 12" In diameter and will bo pumped by deep woll turblno pumps, delivering wntor Into a Hiirfnco reservoir of HUdlclout capacity to carry practically n day's nupply. For distribution purposes, and to servo tho higher areas water will bo lifted from this reservoir Into nn elevated steel tank of 50,000 to 00,000 gallons capacity. Tho distri bution mains will hnvo a minimum slzo of 4" to glvo flro service. Larger feeding mains will bo laid out In ouch a way as to permit futuro ex tensions In tho portions or tho City most likely to have rapid growth. Our csllmntes provldo for n com plete system of flro hydrants nt nl tomato blocks and valves necessary to shut off any unit of tho system for repairs. For tho sake of econ omy, we hnvo plnnuod placing tho water pipes In thp same excavated trouch as sowers where rock exenva tlon will be Involved. While this is n doparturo rrom tho usual practlco, wo seo no danger or pollution that can rosult therefrom. Tho pressuro upon ii water pipe Is always outward, whllo tho leakago to a sower, If titer,) bo any, will always ho Inward. I'Mlnmtn.: Tho preliminary oh tlmnto or cost totals $120,232.00. This estlmato provides tor tho host class of construction throughout. While somo of thu details nro sub ject to revision when definite plans nro completed, we bollevo Hint tho total Is ndequato and conservative. Preliminary Hrport on St-wrr HMem for City of HurtiN, Origin Present day standards of living and sanitation mnko a sower system u necoaalty In any community or con sequence. A llhornl uso or domostlc water by tho Amerlcnu people ror washing and carrying or organic wastes makes nevonsnry some moth ml or disposal. Ccm-pools and Indi vidual voptlc tanks nro utisatlnfnc torv In operation and In tho long run expensive. Tho only mot hod which meets all requirements Is Hie adop tion of a sower system to collect nnd carry the wanton to n remote point ror disposal. Tho ultimate method or disposal Is u problom In itself but tho concentration of thu total How at one point makes It u community probelm worthy or skilled attention. Tho City or HuriiH bus reached u development whoro a sower system Is needed even If thoro is no rurlhor growth. However, tho coming cM u raiirona connection ami tuo util ization or tho Immenso Umber re sources back or Durns, in addition to thu certain agricultural resources scorn to gunruntoo a growth to u population rnr beyond what Is now supported. Tho City presents iiomo dllllcult probloms from thu sower construction standpoint zut those aro not Insurmountable, In portions of tho City tho oxlstunce of surfaco rock will mnko tho oxcavntlon of sowor trenches exponsive, whlli In othor portions of tho City the flat grades and low elevations rolativo lo tho outfall lines must bo ovorcomo, After Hpondlng sovorul duyu In go lug over tho local situation in detail and aftor studying nvallablo maps and topography, wo havo mado a pre liminary layout for a sower systom Hint will servo all purposes and Is entirely feasible Whllo somo molli fications will no doubt bo necessary aftor detailed survoys are mado, we believe that present estimates nro- liberal and may bo usod with safoty In considering the Improvement nnd In deciding upon u bond issuo to meet tho cost of tho same, Our plans provldo for sowers run ning from North to South on all of the stroots now utilized. Thoso sowers will hnvo a minimum slzo of 8", which oxporlonco shows to be inocossary for proper cleaning, and will be provided with manholos and flushtanks to allow ready raulntoi)- nnco. Thoy will lead to a trunk sewer at tho South end of tho platted (Continued on pngb four) DESPONDENT MAN TAKES HIS LIFE WITH SHOTGUN Rudolph Wenzcll Killed Himself Early Yesterday Morning in Kitchen at Farm Home. Hudolph Wonzell shot hlmsolf In tho bronst with n shot gun yestordny morning resulting In Instant death, Tho fatal shot wns fired In tho kitch en of his homo on tho Ilrowu ranch a mllu north of Hunts about five n'ulouk after bo hnd flrod ono shot rrom tho gun near thu door ot a bod room whoro his young Hon And daughter were slooplng. Mr, Wonzell had threatened such an act boforo, according to bio young son. Ho wub subject to despondency at lulorvnls and sumo times on such occasions ho would Indulge In drink ing. A bottle or liquor was found In his room. The dnughtor Hinted that her father had boon restless, nil night and wns up and down, alio had qecu pled n bed In the hum room with him but because of his rcsllcMincws she had gotton up and entered tho room where her brother was sleep lug. Ho announced he was going to tako his own llfo aftor ho flren tho gun the son got up and tried to take It rrom him but tho father throw him aside nud entered tho kitchen clos ing tho door. Ho hnd mado u loop of a strong cord which was attach od to tho trlggor and used his foot to discharge tho gun which wns plac ed against his right breast. .Mrs. 'Wonroll had gono to Klamath Falls to visit a son nnd tho othor children woru away from homo, two or the boys being In Callow where thu family formerly resided, Mr. Wonzell wuh between GO and (10 years old and tho rather or eight children Ho was an industrious man and ambitious In jits donlro for the education of his younger child run. Thoy enmo to thin plncu ror better educational facilities and bo hud recently leased tho Drown farm adjoining Hums. Ho had Just fin ished putting up tho first crop of alfalfa and the prospects to succeed flnnnrlully were bright. The tragic ending of his llfo was n shock to his family and this com munity where (boy nro all hold in high esteem. Harry .. Smith ban disposed of his poolhall to It. Y. llogard and B. Uithrop, formorly of Jtocky IJar, Idaho. Tho purchasers havo ro turued to Idaho to mako arrange ments to como back nnd tako chargo or the business tho first of next month, W. T. Lester mado tho doal for this trannfor. AN OLYMPIC ON OUR HOME i.L mmimeam siMiMseiseasMSBTT,''MrTBleJFMKeyTFWnr BBBlBBBBBBaBSfflBBBBHBBBBBaBBBBBBPr BLjaBlBlmBPBBr ABBBHBisMit'i BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBRWBBBBBBBBBB w SBSBBBSBBSS. eBBBlRBBBBK T BsaWeHPl AsaH oNvBin!' bbbh1 "VHbbf 9 su bbbv. bbbbCbkbbT ' BBLB 'nB''!55 HtkaBBflBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfll BBBBBBBBBBBBHP BJBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBtlBBBBBBBBBBBBBK BBBBBBBBJHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV K BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBflBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBT jeBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBJBM. IbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbIIbbbbbbbbbbbbVAvIbbbbbbbbbbbbh BBBBBBBBBBBLBliRiiilW igr-Aav t 1 "'"'ii''iiJ!K" lUSmim, Wlltw . i u J"tR I "' Kiii'jfir .BBi f BBmVvvV OBSERVATIONS ON TOUR OF PORTION OF COUNTY Excellent Crops Where Water is Available for Irrigation; See Warm Springs Reservoir. Three outstanding groen spots wore found In n tour of somo 340 tulles of Harney county mado mi Inst Sunday and Monday by Bupt. Shot tuck or tho oxporiment stntlon nnd n representative of Tho TimoH-Hornld. The P Itiinch, Dlltzen .vnlloy, Dia mond, tho Drewsey section on up the Malheur and Calamity crook pre sented n most attractive contrast to tho other localities visited. The trip took us by Narrows, Malt D.ivles Jack creek ranch and Oscar Downs' to as far south as Dlitzou In Callow valley' then bnek by tho P rnnch, grain ramp 'o Diamond whoro Sunday night wan spoilt. The follow ing day thu party drove Into Crane by wny or Princeton and rrom Crane lo lllvorslde then lo tho Wnrm Springs dam. Drewsey was reached rrom this point and- then up the Malheur to Chus. Llllnrd's "Valley or thu Moon" much and back to Durns over tho now market road and Pine creek grade. Tho object or this tour was to ad vertise tho annual Field Day nt tho experiment station tomorrow. For tunately Shattuck had IiIh Dodge Coupo equipped with now balloon tires which Con Lloblg hod put on Just recently nml thu writer Is fully "sold" to balloon tires. Without those tho trip would hnvo been quite j . ilirferent.ns thoy took out ti.o nu.np-i and ruts to such an extent thnt Is wns poMiuio to mtiKO goon nine over any of the roads, which nro' not ex actly boulevards. In fact thAy lnak a lot or being that. Tho t-xtrcnitf dry weather has made tho roads bud ror trawling, besides th'ero htm been u lack or work done on thorn durjng thu present season. While on the subject or roads It might be well to mako some com ment on observations during this swing. The main traveled roads aro badly cut up, especially Is Hid true or the Hauloy lauo, the road leading over thu hills by thu Illltzeu and tho Wolls Hill road south of Crane. SoW pormanout work should bu dono on each or these during every summer Hoasou Willi a view or really having roads lu the end. Thoro Is another fen turn of the rond system lu Hamoy county that cnusst much confiulou to ono not fnmlllnr with locnlltlei lu thnt tho cross roads nro not marked with rlgns. This would mnko u viift dlfferouca to travelers and rnvo many mllos. Catlow valley la very dry. Ownr Downs hns moMui" nt his olaro and with proper cultivation will muko a flno alfalfa farm. The range to tho north and. west of him Is dry nnd rapidly drying up but to llie east and south in still verygood. It wbb learn ed that some of tho wells In Catlow have gono dry nnd In places sevornl additional wolls havo boon sunk to a great dopth without securing a flow. The F Ranch seems a garden spot aftor tTavolIng over tho torrltory bo foro reaching It. Tho visitors found tho ranch will produce nn nvorngo hay crop and tho bnrvost Is now In full -swing. At tho Ornln Camp we found B, B. Larson was working n blc crow In the hay nnd whllo this crop Is not up. to normal It I good considering. His groin will yield very Well, somo of it good but a por tion of It will not ho up to average Diamond valley lu turning out a worMorful bay crop nnd tho ranchers or that section nro fortunate. Wo stopped at the Diamond hotel over night where wo had Btrlng bcatiB from tho gurdou, nlso somo iiIcj rnnpberrlcn wore found. Diamond sceinod an oasis to the travolors af tor n day of hot, dusty roads and ruts. Tho trip from Diamond to Crnno by way of Princeton showed somu crops where tho wntcr supply was sufficient for Irrigation but tho dry farming crops woro nlmost nn cntlro rail ii re. Neither Bupt. Shattuck nor tho uowspupor man had over visited tho Warm Springs dam and this wns a revelation. Whllo the trip entailed some bad roads and hard hill climbs it wns worth tho effort to bou tho big head of wntor stored for tho thirsty crops bolow. It Is an object lesson to any one to visit this big structure unu see wnai u means 10 larmors. ; T) ntQmX wul(Jr , , th(J ,()W. (,vor ,((Jon aC0 ho (am was completed, yet there Is sulllctent water for (ho season still stored nud Is being let out an needed. A big lake or water stored lu u canyon ror uso when most needed Is what Har ney valley needs. Wo "would bo lull ing u rnr different story thin season If we had the storage reservoirs In operation lu this section. One needs only to mako such a Journey as tho one described to bo convinced or tho iibHofuto necessity or Irrjfrntlon and ovon though thu water Is not ns plen tiful n under the Warm Springs pro ject, It ls iiuno the less needed lu raot moro necessary because or Its economic uso. With stored water on short years Harney valley would reap much greater" yields bocauso every gallon could bo economically distrib uted nud put to ueo Instead or tho early fIod being wasted. Jlulloon tires aro a blessing on n onr whou ono travels on tho road from tho Warm Springs dam to Drewsey. They ennblo ono to travel at n speed that otherwise would keep "(Continued on pago five) GROUNDS TOMORROW FIELD DAY AT EXPERIMENT STATION Earlier Date for Annual Affaisr Finds Field Crops Less Ad vanced: An Inspection! Tho unnual Field Dny at tho ox porlmont stntlon will bo held tomor row. Supt. Shattuck states that thcr tlmo is too early to show his field! experiments nt their best. Ho says "thoy-ro, ragged" becauso of Irregu lar growth caused by tho drynosn ot tho soil. In ordinary seasons It Is not necessary to Irrigate to bring tho socd up but this year considerable or tho sood did not sprout until tha first Irrigation, theroforo the crop arcs unuvuii. A representative of thin paper wont over tho station Holds with Mr.. Shattuck Thursday nfternuoii nnd her doesn't uhnro In Mr. Shnttuck's ap prehension that the station will not bo up tooxpoctntlon. Tho crops aro ovon hotter thnn hnd 'been expected' by tho writer uHor n tour or somo 3G0 mile ovor Harney county earlier In tho wook. Tho winter crops aro making a Hue showing nnd the sev eral oxprlmentfl aro most IntcrcBtlngr whon studied rrom tho viewpoint of? a producor. Borne of the striking features or the Htatlou this season that attracted! thu iiltontlon of the writer will ap peal to thoso who mnko an Inspection of tho plant. For Instance: A new variety or smut resistant als, titer nursu crop or wheat Immuno frou nmut; the effect of crops lu nlfalfa? sod urtor buccobsIvo growing of tho Icgumo ror four yenrs and nfter be ing plowed n second season and seed ed to wheat thu alfalfa still predom inates, showing how hardy thu plant" Is. Another experiment that him proven a succcxw this sonsou after four or flvo rullures Ih clover with . nurso crop. The fU Ul peat are making the best: showing or anything In thu lino thbv season nnd nro proving their success beyond liny doubt. The alfalfa hav been cut Just recently nnd thereforw the fields wll luot appear In their usual venture but the yields nro or record nud show the ut ml high1 yields. Another plot of nlfnlfa seed ed this year shows an excellent standi. Tho sllngo crops nro again tbrr show portions of tho BtnMun. The sunflower sshow the best stand over secured on tho station nud tiro thlcle nn dor a uniform height. These wills field peas and other sllngo crop should bo given more nttontlou by tho dairymen and Ktechfattenlng: men of this scctloh. A now feature at tho station thin: j car that will prove of great buneflU to thu farmer and city dwollor aw woll. Is thu new lot of trees mitt shrub sthtit have been added. So in or of thoso nro making good for thcr flrst year and it will not be long brr roro one may know 'just wbut trees? nnd shrubs nro ndaptod to this sec tion and It 'will mean much to thor homo beautiful. Norway spruce, honey locust, blade walnut, Uusslniu ollvo, tho latter a shrub, meuntain: and white ush, box elders, poplars,, all seem to bo doing woll, also sovor ul vnrletlcs of apples, pears, chorrfoHv etc. The Field Day gathering tomorrow will bo Junt ns interesting to the? farmer ns over before, ovon though? the crops aro not so advanced ns In former yonrs when tho event was h,old later In tho season, Governor Plorco, 11. F. Irvine, Joff. Myors,. Prof, Hyslop and othrs accompany ing tho board of regents will bu oil' hand to grcot tho visitors nnd confor with thoso who nro Intorostod in tlic work. Preparations for tho big picnic dinner at noon nro perfected nnd thtr day will bo observed In a hnppy man ner whoro old tlmo pooplo may gath er and dlBCUfls probloma or mutual interost, o C, A.. Korton is horo from Chicago this wook on his annual visit. Mr. Korton has a big farm Just oast Durns ami comos out each suurmor' on his westorn tour to seo how things are progressing, Mr, Korton Is fn tho wholesale business nnd nmo this section of tho nor'thwost In con nection with that business. life mnny friends woro glad to groot hlnu o Fred Halnoa la homo. Ho has? boon in souUiorn California and wo understand nlso vlsltod Toxaa olK I fields during his absence I