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NO. 39
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BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 2 1924
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RAILROAD CELEBRATION I
DATE IS SEPTEMBER 24
Event Held in Connection With
Annual Round-up; Excursion
Train for The Occasion.
It hna been definitely Bottled that
the railroad colobrntlon will bo hold
ui September M, tho day preceding
tbo annual Round-up.
A representative of tho pusBongor
dipnrtmont of tho Oregon Short Mno
lUllrond was In Burim Wednesday
zoning to coufor with tho execu
tive board of tbo Commercial Club
ul a mooting wub hold at tho Fred
11 rnck Lumber Co. olllcea whoro
.ivcral of cur citizens, Including olll
, r i f tho club ditcusscd tho nub
j t with Mr. Lnrkln, tho railroad
n a i Mr. liarUlu announced that
tin r tilroad would ilo Its part In tho
v. . t making up nn oxeurrilon train
in expressions of those pros-
upeern there will bo no ntM-
: Urge uumbvr of pooiilo tak-
.uitnge of the OOMUdtlll tb Yttit
ul take part In the celebre
. iie completion, of Hit mil
a i
r
l
t mi lUtig or the olitl was held at
inn boiiM on Thursday eyen
, . at!fy tho decision of the nieut
i wiin Mr. hurkln. There ware
mill thirty present nt this meet
, j. Micro wns dissenting vote
i i holding the eolftbrnrton on
. .mi- Huggattad and It ta tnkou ror
.i -.' lit uMssun of Hums are mi
i u
. meet lug tin executive coin- j
wax authorised appointed by '
I i -iJ.'iit. canalsttug of two mem-1
i i tht club, two members of
council and ono member of ;
. iy court. A ftnnnea commit-,
tnror It to ha appointed by tho .
I. nt to secure ftiutlH for the pur-
;., Ik- used Jointly In tuklug onro
up railroad celebration and the;
tiul up President Illbburd did .
.i'lnntiiii'o Ike personnel of olthur j
ii (..Hit at the masting as ha do-
f little time to make the solve-1
. .ninig to prt'riont arrangements
(i.rlon train will leave On-
! c o'chclc on the morning or
.Hi and tb run to Uurna will
u. in by nliout noon. Tha aoconr-
i .in will bn lit-ld anbject to the
nt clitk . mnklug tha Journey,
y b.ick afir remaining here S4
.r nun, if all nre willing.
'i. rvsisrt. Mr. LKrkJn aUlad tha
n on tha oAeuralou a-oiimi na .
I on the regular trains and
! Klrlug to roiimln ovor lougor
' tk In mure of tho Hound-up
. rlkii would have thnt prlvllogo.
Jiin: tho nuturu of the railroad
( li'brutloii program has not been de
i -rmlncd, iih It will be handled en
tirely by the exccutlvo committee to
lie appointed mid dopeud to tiomo ex
tent upon tho amount of flinuicca
at the (llHjK)3al of the committee.
However, It la euro that many pcoplo
will bo present and will Includo mem
bers of tho Oregon congressional del
etratlon, also, it b hoped, Col. Oroel
ey, chlof forester of tbo United
Blates, Mr. Larkiu announced that
the Hubjcct had boon dUcussod
among the busluoMi men of Holao as
well iih tho commercial club nnd ho
wna nure n Blooper would be charter
ed ut thnt point for tho excursion.
James Olrard, onglneor In chargo
r.f tho Fred Horrlck Lumbor Co.
activities in this section, nnnouncoit
that ho was quite sure thoro'would
io In the neighborhood of 100 or
more in tho delegation that will
romo from northoru Idaho and Spo
kane, nlBo Bovornl will come from
Hcattlo and Tacoma.
Recrotnry James Donegan has re
iclvod Information from Portland
Koplo who contomplato Junkotlng
tour of portlonfl of tho Htato about
that da to and thoro Is sure to bo
Hoirpral rara In tho train from Port
land With thoso ,propect, toguthor
v ith largo dolagatlonn from nolgh
borliig towns and communltloj, as
well as tho usual attendance of tho
Hoimd-up, If Jb going to bo about
Urn blggeHt gathering of people
Duma h;iH ovor booii and ono that
will tax hor In ontertnlnnlg.
It wn Hiiggontod at the mooting,
'Ihurwlay night that a personal rop
rfapijtatlvo of tho commercial club
b ont nn far no Salt Iako and in
tfrvon'ng points to oxtond a ponion
.ii Invitation to commercial orgojj?.-'
"'linn to oomr to Burna on thin nc
i i Tn. ddltloii to Ibis ndvi'i'-
lining mutter will bo nont uut all
ovor tho Pacific northwoat and In-
vltatlons extended to tuko part In
tho colobrntlon, Tho rallrond will
assist In ndvortlolng tho event mid
tho Round-up association will also
lueludo tho railroad day colobrntlon
In tho gonornl ndvertlHlng broadcast
od. Hundrodn of pcoplo from nil ovor
Harnov and ndJolnlnrc countlcH will
bo horo to glvo thd coming of tho
railroad a welcome and rejoice with I
liurns In the ovont. ,
At this time very little more oan ,
be Bald of tho affair. Ab noon an tho
exoeutlvo commlltoo has boon np-
pointed and begins to function morn ,
oi iiiu uohiiih may uu kivuii win.
James Dotiognu tenderod It Ih reutg
nation an senretury or the club nt tint
mooting Thursday night nnd Clmi.
I). Koloy woh elected to nucceed him.
n
Slill Have Camping
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PrWlegc fn Forest'
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PtIiioyIUo. Or July JU. 1021
To tha tiawsitapeni at Kurna:
I fim writing UiIb letter ns n
RMttsr of Information to the poo
plo of Ilurna and vicinity. I do not
know what tha situation U on the
MnlLvnr Poroat. bnt uraiuiRti tha
lira dungar is vsry gram, ns It Is
on iiiu uunouo
You liitTu probably bean udvlsaU
that thtfra Is r naw rtatArtmnul lmytor to pump wiUor ror arana owt
raguhiUon. making It poasllila to nj1e of tj pri--,it irrigation dla
eloso any portion or all or n nation- jrUt
ul foratft asjAluat oampcra, tourlatH,
ate., Jf tha rira danger appeara ur
Hclautly grant. Kuturally. a aupar
visor tloaa nut wish to rarommund
tha uloalug of any Hrim sgnlnst tho
ilso of tho publle uuleaa ha hin In
iitapntabla rotiaona ror doing ao.
Un thi other luutd, we do want to
kp the numuar of fires to Dm
minimum, nud also tho bnrnwl
seraaira to'tlia minimum. In order
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tn An I Ma tkn KariMt Kuftien tllUMt
oitlier close Hit forimts against tha n0,i aomtt tiim tho lattur part or
uss of tha pulrile or olsa lmva the thU month In which thu lodgou ot
vrfiole-lioartod cooperation of tho canyon City. Prairie City and Hurnn
public II tha foroMH are kept optui. m part. Dctnllit have not
Tha ratipoUHlblllty ror doing the )0oii compluted but It Is expoctod
right thing has been properly pluo- u,,, u ffn I r will bo ono or tho most
m1 on the hhoulders or thu miporvln- joyahlo rraterunl gnthorlugt ever
or. Thoy are tho mon on the gtKl In this Koetlnu. It will In
ground and ough rtn know whut Is piiulii a large mumhonihlp or tho
anslbla to do. nnlllstwl lodges of tho Mmonlc fra
So far na tha Oolioeo Ih ooneoniod ternlty nnd of it character that will
wo Iiava a renlly sarlouB nltuation h moat altrnotlvo.
ronfronttag us in toe .rorju oi iow
humidity and hlgo UmpertUure aa
u tiaual thliu. Which Is n bad ;uin
bliiallon We hura had some ex
tnmcly avrloui fire already, two
of whit lmva occurred on Dry lit.
r. thi Snow Ml. dlatrlot of thla
foreat. Tlioaw ft ran Uuvo both been
axpenalva trom tha HUtndpolut of
extinguishing thorn and from thu
HUndpuint of timber uotunlly do
utroyad, which 1j cjrtnlnly it (11b
1 1 not economic Ions oh wull iib a di
rect loni to the local community, as (
It will probably not bo many yoam
bororo the big porcontago of tho
yellow pluo tlmbtr In the vicinity
or Hums will bo placed on the mar
ket. It has been decided by this otllce
to not recommend tho closing of
tho Snow Mt. district oven with tho
above montlonod conditions con
fronting us, since wo havo u suffi
cient amount of confldonco in tho
pcoplo living In Ilurru and adja
cent torrltory to bollovo that thoy
nro going to cooporuto with u to
tho rullost poHslblo extont, and that
any Irren wo will now havo will
nccossurlly havo to bo lightning
fires.
Wo will approclato any coopera
tion you or your pooplo can glvo us
olthor in provontivo moaHuroB or in
ooniiootlon with putting out any
flroH that may occur.
Yours vory truly,
VEUNON V. IIAUl'HAM,
Foront Hupervlner.
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DIlllWBKV UKHIDKNT llliltU
FOR MIlDIOAIi ATTHNTION
flam Williams, ono or the pioneer
rosldontfl or tho Drewsey section, Ib
in town thin wook receiving modlcnl
attention nud visiting with Joo WU
llama, n relative. Chiui, Dunton,
who brought Bam down last Sun
ray, reports that his brother, U. 13.
Dunton, who is woll known In On
tario, Ih Just rooovorlng from a
Borloim attack by a hull which broko
several of his Tibs and loft him In a
very serious condition. Ontario
Argue
Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller were horo
from tholr homo nt fluploo tho first
of this wook.
CDCn HPRRIPK IIIMRKR
riUjll HLIXIVRLIY LUIUDLIY
CO. WANTS IRRIGATION
Position Neutral as to Rosorvoir
Site; Mr. Girard Suggest
Power Possibilities.
jM Ul(J Kon(Jru, lll(U!UHB,on lh(,
,rrRnl0 project tho rumor has
0 out lhat tho ,,,,,, orrt.k
hum,)0r C()i wll(J liurtu, to tho H.
u, r01I0rvolr, Mr, (,nu,,, ,,,.
,... n... i.v...i n,.....ii.
W III lillillll I'l IIIU lUtl IIVII IUII
iiumbor Co. notlvltlen In thin uoe
t'o'i, ban given out tho following
Htntcinont In "ouiioctlou with tho
ponltlon of IiIh ooiirern In rcHpcol to
irrigatien:
"Ilumord havu reached mo lhat
Ii... 1.imt If.i..ln1s f .11 iiilirii lfi frivirn
1IIU nil uuiiiun i.iiiiiiiui w ...vw.u
' f Im Ulli.l.iM i.ll.it. .In. ii III tipiifii.niiwi
m Mimun iiiiiu iiiiiii jiiv.u.uim.u
to the lower dam. Thin company
is us much lutoifntoil In Irrigation
mid the ngrleullurnl development or
Harney vnlloy us nuyou, but our
poaition with roforeuue to tho eon
atrueUon of rsHarvoIrs Is iHtrlntly
ntiulrsl
"It- saams to ma, however, that
ilia loglenl thing to do Is to oon-
ntniot a dmn thnt will glvo full
wxnXXi f ti,
flood wulont, itoru
II.. ...... ..n..l h ....flM .I...I
addition davulon a lot of chtap
FKBD IimtUICK LUMIIJCrt CO.
By .IAS. W. (II It A III)."
PLAN.vi.vo 1'iuicio (lATiiiiuiaru
Ol' .MAHOXIC OltlHEItS
Mm. I. R. daar, Worthy Matron or
Burna Chuptor, Ko. 10. O. H. 8.,
Bpont a few no's of this wuak In
Crnut county eouferiiiiK 'lth the
atim ami Miianiilit nrilnra nf IllnL
.m na ... ....wp..v .....w.., w ...
.ahi.ii. n n nUn fnr n lilt' ntmiln tn
DeUiils nnd deriuttn ditto will be
.ir.nounrcd In tha natr future.
' 'O-
Mm. Alox IlHulev hna gone to
Portland. Itst Snturday h tulogram
nnnouaeed that her elster, formerly
Ml as Aiimi Brown, bad lost one or
her little children the provlous
Mvoulug nnd another that morning,
the online tr death bolng pnnpunrod
us bronehlnl pneumonia. Another
ohlld. tho youngost, was also 111.
"AND THEY ARE NOT IRON CROSSES EITHER"
'"' BplBW WrS g&y HOW ABOUT THT
C , iv CM1 C M X22& ( BOBBED HAlB- )
" VJM7J yLj YK CHAMPIOrtSHIrW
LOCAL MEN PURCHASE
LEVENS HOTEL BUILDING
J. R. Gould and Sons Tako Over
Property at Once; To Make
Changes on Second Floor.
J. It. Could ami hlu two iioiik, M.
J. nnd VY. W. Gould, huvu purchased
thu Ijovuiiii Hotel from Mth. Anna
HaliHM, and have taken chargu or
the promlHOft . This projierty consists
or u two story stouo structure HOxlOO
fuut ami Ih occupied on the lower
floor by the Home Drug Co, ntoro,
tha Pnullmo pool halt and Club Cafo.
Thu iiecoud floor In lined for hotel
rooms. The rear lot 50x100 root
alno goee with this property and
faro the Htreet on the nouth iu
well iik thu east. It Ib one of the
best corners In Hurnn,
George Cawlflold has boon con
ducting the Lovuiib hotol but the
naw owners havo tnkuu uutlvo oharge
ot tha place and Mrs. Lean Varleu Is
plimad ns hoHloH.
It ib thu Inlanllou of the now
owners to maks soma oxtonslve Im
proramants in tho near futuro. The
unncr floor will be ranrnmr.sd moro
suitably and later no doubt the rtnr
sauamy ami later no noun iiiu ra ,r
rot will he used for an addition to
the praaent structure. TIiIh Is an
Ideal locllon for a large hotel or
modern atrtteture nnd tha present
bulldltiK nifty be made a part or It.
Burns iiitmIs a hotol to Hcoomuiodnto
a larger number or people nud with
II l irgrr iniuiinir m iwviim mm mm
tho preaent start tha Urons could
lie made to rill this need.
Mr. Gould nud his bokb have been
nmiilenti'of Hurnn ror many yours
and are well known. They are sub- j
stnutlal.i'ltlr.uuu and their frloiula nro
Moaaed to see them mako this In
vaatmoul and hope to witness addi
tions' that will be a credit to the town
and n profitable liivoritment to the
purchasers.
o
Dr. and Mrs. II. M. llortou were
Ikiv.. itiar Ilia urriull mill f mill llllllr
..i. u ...... .... ..-.. v - ---
hoiuti at Bend, visiting with rola-
tlrue and friends while- Dr. Horton
lcokcd after somo r his bus I nam
!ntnau In this city. Upon lliolr
. . .!.... ......... nM..n... ..(.,.-
return neum num w'i'-
led by Mrs. l.oo OaJdwoll Who will
ipend a few nays wun uiem.
VHM1I JiUXI)V TO
OPUS ABOUT AUGUST
I
Tdd W. Patterson hi getllug the
ateam laundry In shape to open ror
buaiuoM on Monday. AugtiHl 11th.
Tlie building and maohlnery Is bo
lug eomplotoly ovorhnulud nnd put
In rirst class condition. Tho roof
of the building has been newly cov
ered, tho floors clonncd, tho mach-
Inory thoroughly gono ovor and put
In thu boii t condition,
Tho flturtlng or thin enterprise In
a distinct advantngo o IJuniB and
iiurroundlng country. It has boon
needed ror nomo time nnd with pro
per mnnagomont will bo a huccobb.
It Ib Mr. PattorBon's Intention to
use electric power In so rar nn pon
Blblo and ho fltatcfl ho will make
prlco mx) reasonable that thoro will
bo no objection upon J ho part or tho
family to patronising tho luundry.
Ho will nluo prove to his patroiiH
that their clptbulg will bo handled
carefully and returned to them
clean.
Harold Nichols will bo muioclutcd
with Mr. Patterson In thin now on
lerprlHo for Burns and an both are
experloncod laundry men the now
venture will bo n big anaet to thli
community.
Shortage of Material
Retards Track Laying
Hovornl llmee lnifly It hui I . n
nerossary to imp "jtiKlnylng on the
railroad bolwoou Burni and Crapp
Iiocnkso or no luiilarlal being on
hand. While this delay Is prolong
ing the time or reaching MuniH. it is
not altogether Idlomms for the crow
of man are nut to work on ballnst-
, ) b k nt
. ".' ,b ' '
I l" c" ' ' . , . ....
I Tha track I- now close . tha
; ll-lw J... - ;
of Burna and with favorable con'
dltlone will be In Burns within u
very few uy. Tiioro nru umv
i ---- ..,,,, ., ii ...m i..i,.
i li8" " ullil wl.loh will toko
' l,u, tl,n0,
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IIAHHIlAlili AIK TO.MGItltOW
Last Runilay tho Troil Derrick
Immbor Co. bnsubull team wont
down to derent In a spectacular fin
tall or a game that had featured
many rune up to tho very lant. The
hiimherjitcks had but throe to their
opponents 8 In tho ninth, but thoy
Hmburod up and made soven scores
In that Inning, making tho game 10
, l() n- nuir iipiiwiiwn"! '"
I ,. , lllg 0Hl njj- 0( tho Inning.
to 8. Their opponenUi miiiio tnreo
, .,.,, .inr(IIitiiiK the lumber men. The
j (igfouted team say they are "out
t f()r tw" tonmrrnw nnd promlso
) ...
i i0 P9 mo town loam a run ior
thelr monuy.
HuBobnll saams to bo Just coming
l in vogue with this bunch of follows
und more games havo been booked
tor later dates. The next aggrega
tion to ororo baU with tho dumber
JaeVw will bo it team or railroad
trncklnyera, the gnme bolng sched
uled ror tho followliu; Sunday.
A. V. Williams, or Caldwell.
Idaho, Ib horo on a visit to hor
daughter. Mrs. Itobt. M. Duncan.
Hho will remain ror Bovornl wookn.
PROMINENT STOCKMAN
MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
John Evans Succumbs to Heart
Failure While in Bathing at
Warm Springs Sunday.
John WvniiB, ono of the promin
ent Bhcepmen of this county, wan a
victim or heart fnlluro while In
bnthlng nt the warm springs near
Cruno Uwt Sunday morning. Ho
and bin wire, with several friends,
went to tho spring early Sunday
morning for the purpose of inviting.
Mr. Kviuih had hold or his wl'c's
hand but n niomont bororo ho wbb
mlSBed as ho dlsappsarcd vcrv r.ud
donly und no ono or the party uaw
him go down.
Thin spring l vory hot In por
tions nud It Is concluded that Mr.
Bvnna was near ono or thu hot wut
or holes and tho heat woakonsd him
to such un extont that ho wn.i im
mediately ovorcome. Ills body was
Inkon out about hair nn hour after
he went down by using n drag an
tho wuter was too hot to permit his
companions diving ror It.
The dlstrlsslng circumstances sur
rounding the untimely death ot ono
or our well known and roHpon'.cd
rlllzmis cat a gloom over tho onllro
country where he was ho well ac
mialntod. Soomlug In good honllli
and out with a party or friends to
tako a plungo and for tho enjoy
ment of his wlfo. It was a shock to
his lmmodlato family and frlouds to
have the unexpected happen.
Mr. Hraiis was born In Wulon In
1SI1 and eamo directly from thnt
country to llnrney county in 190S.
Ho liiul nssoolntod himself with tho
Davios brothors In tho nhoop bunl
noes first upon arriving hero ami
later was a member or tho rirm wlt!t
J. W. Unties ami Jumos Young. I.nt--.r
ho had beon engaged In tbo
Mine Um Independently, lis own
ed souse valuable ranches and rnngo
land In addition to his Books.
He wnt married to Mary Douglas
a alater to Jamos Young, on Novem
ber x, 10S2. BcbIiIps his wlfo hu
1 1 Mirrlvod by his mother and a bro
ther, both In Wnloe.
Th funeral was hold on Tues
day afternoon nt Craiip. the or
wlco being conducted by llev. C. A.
Wuterhouce of the Baptist church
vt this city. The funeral wns lar
tny attended, holng ono of the lar
Ktwl cr ronductcd In Cruno. show
ing the high staudlng of Mr. Bvnns
among tho pooplo or that section.
Many cltlzons of Burns nluo attend
ed tho sorvlco as n mark of rospect
for a frlond that bud passed.
The oxproHstons or sorrow nnd
sympathy are general. Tho wlfo Is
bcruavod for a second tlmo. her first
husband having beon lost In tho
world war nnd sho came from Scot
land with hor threo son6 to bo with
hor brother, James Young, somo
four yenrs ago. Mrs. Evans Is a
vory charming lady nnd her num
erous rrlonda sympathize with her
dooply.
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ACCUSED OP AB8ULT
Ralph Turpln was arrested by
Sheriff Blnghapi of Grant county at
Canyon City tho othor day on a war
runt sworn out in this county by
Win. West, accusing Turpln of
nosult. A hoarlng wns bolng hold bo
roro Justlco Monroe yesterday attor
uoon but nt tho tlmo this Is written
tho caao had not boon complotcd.
Both mon say thoy nro rrom Kelso,
Washington, coming In tho imrao car.
Thoy woro at Andrews when tho
troublo was had. Mr. West claims
his companion refused to tnko him
any farther in tho citr and ordered
him out. West admlta ho was going
toward Turpln with a knlfo whan tho
lnttor picked up a rock and lilt him
on tho hoad.
Tho mon admit thoy had secured n
bottlo or moonshlno vh'nkoy nt An
drews and had boon drinking.
o
Dr. W- O. Brown nnd his ramlly
took their departure Tuosdny ar
turnoou for a motor trip to Wlllom
otto valley and coast points. Thoy
chooBO tho McKonzIo routo over tho
GflBcadoa no Dee had not mndo tho
trip aorosa that routo since ho was
a .boy nnd ho was looking forward
to It with much pleasure, ovon hav
ing solocUsd his camping plnco on
the summit. Thoy will visit with
rolatlvw and Trlonds In dlfforont
part or the atoto and also spend
some tlmo nt tho const, being ab
sent about all of this' month.
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