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if55 II Mtifal K mMt VOL. XXXV HI BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGO.N, NOVEMBER 29, 1924 NO. 5 RUMOR BURNS TO HAVE STONE RAILROAD DEPOT Roport That Plans Withdrawn With Temporary Building; Stone Structure Later. Considerable talk huii boon hoard uu tho utruutu tlurliiR tlm puBt wook tu Hid effect that tho plnnu for a lulbur dopot at Duma had boon withdrawn and wo tiru tu huvo u tinall temporary dupot for present and a finu Htouo bulldliiK to hu uruct ul uoxl uprlng. Tho Tlmuu-Huruld tan find nothing authutitlo on tho subject and gives tho rumor JuhI an it haa boon ropoatud. It In hopod It will provo truo. Oiio locol workman who has boon employed by Contractor Hllbnugh stated that ho had not boon Inform ed of any change In plniiH or that Mr, Hllhnugh wuh not rottirnlui; In tho Immediate futuro to begin work on IiIh contract, llo nald, howovor, that Hhoutd tho phniH bo changed tho present contractor would llkoly go on with tho erection of tho stock yard 8, roundhouHO, coal and tool Iiouhos a.H well as othur buildings uccussury. m:i CllOHH MKMHKIWIIIP DHIVK Win Curl Hunt, Munngur Pacific DIvIhIou American Hod Cross mild in San Francisco that the Flghth Annual Koll Call, which cumo to a dose Thunksglvlng day, promlned to record moro than 37G.000 momborn, -which waa tho figure reached in tho P.ulflc Division last year. National urollmonl In the Koventh Uoll Call was 3,300,000. "Thin nioiiiliorrtliln" said Manager Hunt "constitutes our 'vote of con (, deuce' In tho American National ltnl Cross Thfuo momberahlpH are expressions of Individual trust In Its work. Our Mombornhlp Cam paign which opens annually AriitlH- ,(o Day and closaa Thanksgiving ...- (tills upon Nil ndullH to renew r h d ( roM alllllalion begun dur- ' g tli" War, when a Iltul Croaa hiuiii- I rhip wan the only axprosslou I ' .iblu for iiillllons of man and i men whoso heart worn ncroaa tho ,t with our righting forces. "Today, m well. Hod Cronn mom- irhlpn furry this will to do for i IIIIoiih who want, not only to tils- l irgo through the ltud Cross, tho remaining obligation to the disabled xervlco man, hut nw olillKiitlonu ti mltlgnto and prevent suffering. "Innumerable communities In tho I nltod Htntoa and other countries 1 avo rnnl reason for coiiHldoratlon of tho American Hod Cross on thin Thanksgiving Day toy rovlow aid roculvod In time of disaster, optdemlc or othur dlHturbuucon, "A thankful nation will Include In toduy'H grntltudoH a rotrospoctlvo glimpse or tho work of tho American lU'rt CroHH, tho organization delogut cd to bo tho groat heart of a nation that llvoa ut pouco with tho world. "Hod CrosH momborshlps continue to Btnud uiil(uo In our noolul organ ization ns tunglblo expression of In dividual doslroH to iiorvo, not only h community but tho nation." o lilOIIT PLANT HAH HIJOIIT ' THOUnLK Tho IltiniH Tower Co. lli;ht plant i.aii closed down for u short tlmo yos frday evening oausod by a piston itfikjiitf. It wan found it wan not propci ly lubricating nnd at flrwt It v..h foarod thoro wrh moro or Iokh Mury to tho powor onglno but It Ih mi the Job again today ilnliiK duty. MIsh Itamah Jlor, a tuachur In tho Khool at Crnno, Ih tho Tvookond l roit of Ml8 Jo Dalton of thin i.ty J W. Ulgga was iv bUHlnoHH visitor to Grunt county durlny Hio wook hc-ro ho wan looking nftor soino bu Iiiobh liitorciiti). ... . '-O ' IIAPTIST OHUItOlf NOTKS Hunday School 10 A. M. -I'roachlng 11 A. M. and 7:30J M. Morning subject, "Snnotlflcotlon" Evonlng nubjoct, "A Mosa of Pot tage." Tho ftiinual oloctlou will bo hold Mondny ovonlng Don. lt. n wl11 bo proccdod by a uuppor at C.30 at tl o puruouago. , CO.MMKUUIAli CI.UIl mi:i:t NIS.VP .MONDAY NKJIIT Dr. Ii. 13. Illbbard, pruHldonl of tho lliinui and Uaruoy County Commer cial Club has authorized thin paper to aunounco thoro will bo a meeting of tho club at tho court houxo on uoxl Monday uvonlii, Duo. 1, to dlH cUHti mattarH of Interest In conuoc tlon with development, onpoclnlly tho proportion of ascertaining whou wo may oxpoct regular train Horvlco ovor tho lino orcontly completed from Crauo. Hucrotnry Cliaa. II. Foley of tho club wroto Mr. AiiiiBtrong sovoml dayH ago In regard to train service, ntatlni: that coiiuldorablo Interest wait being manifested In tho mattor and uumorouu ImiulrloH IioIiik roculvod an to whou tho uurvluo would ho Inuug uratod. Up to thin tlmo Mr. Foley linn not received any response to li Ik Inquiry. Members of tho club nro urged to attend tho mooting en Hod for noxt Montlny evening at tho court house where tho Kiibject will have further consideration. TOO MUCH IIKAT Ouo of tho most Important prod Is posliiK factorw to ucuto respiratory diseases Is breathing hot. vitiated and dusty air. Moro people surfer from common colds than any other single ailment. Tho Hunt total of tho Inconvenience, complications and economic loss resulting from com mon colds class theso Infections among tho serious diseases. Tho prevention of colds connlntn, first, In avoiding people who havo colds, and second, In guarding agnlnst the pre disposing cnuueii. Avoid too much heat. Accustom yoursolf to hualthrul temperatures. H you .vonld havo rod cheeks and clear oyea, sleep out or doors. Tho universal demand or tho present day In human beings Is elllclenoy. Any thing (hat will Increnae olllcleuey Is to ho welcomed. In Kunoral. cool moving air or n moderate, low humidity Ih more conducive to eltloleuoy than a hut, humid, hUII nlr. Kxporls on ven tilation havo discovered that sixty sight degree Fahrenheit glvim the -o.it results In worklnx olllcleiioy nnd !roiiHl comfort. A thrmometr Is absolutely imceasary for determin ing tho correct temperatures. Frosh air Is uMeutlal for building nail maintaining good health. Abund ance or nlr should ho aadiirotl by opn window ventilation. a well dualgnwl window board will prevent drnrtif. Children who spend the ontlre day In a poorly ventilated school room aro not given a fair chnnoo rot proper development. flood vontllntlnn Is a big factor In tho war on respiratory diseases. Tim good effect or open nlr life no longer demands proof. In dlHoaso ns well us In huulth tho effect Is a general one on the body and not merely u question of breathing nlr. In this sense tho open nlr In an nlr bath even whou tho body Is clothed. o AIUJIIIK CODV TUIAIi NIOXT WKKK Tho trial or Archlo Cody, who kill qd HhurlfT (loodiiinii,, comen up ut Vulo on noxt Tuesday. Many wit nesses will go from thin county i well as some of tho local attorneys who have volunteorod tholr sorvleoH to aid In tho prosecution. F. J. New man, or Metirord, iih attorney, w.ih In HuriiH thin week Interviewing wit n'oBtion and preparing ror tho dofouxo of Cody, ho having boon omployod for that purposo by Cody'H father. . o WHIili KNOWN JCAXailKIIH I-'ACI-J IXDIOT.MKNTS Tho fluid dlvlelou of thu gouornl land olllco hau boon making Home iiwuoplug InvoHtlgutloiiH of how land haH boon obtalnotl in thin suction un der tho numoroiiH rogulatloiiB of tho land dupnrtment and i:h a result Hov oral of tho well known ranchorn and Htockmon or thin noctlon havo been Indicted and tiervotl with warrautii to apponr In court. Among them aro Forront Joiioh o fJuntura, a son of IJI11 Jonas, tho lmnkor and ntcok- iiiiiii; A. K. Hrown, of ntmr Crauo, Hurt Dunton and 1 la wire nnd Ml Howard of Drewsey. ii-O Mrs. Kathorlno Graham announcea that, sho him takou hoiiHokoopIng npiirtmontB at tho Cnpt A. W. uowan rnHldoncoywhoro olio may ho found i .. wi.n iionlro hor worvlcoa. It u " " "" GATHERING DATA ON IR RIGATION BY PUMPING Secretary of Committee of Ten Securing Information on Laws And Pumping Equipment. Bocrotaiy Farro of tho Commllteoi of Ten hau been In correspondence with ntiito authorities or tho Hovoral Htixtun wheroln underground water lit used ror Irrigation purposes, se curing Information mi to tho lawn governing, also the character and cent or equipment ror pumping. Ho has secured conclderahle valuable Information along that lino which will be found of great eld In tho de velopment of tho plans outlined by tho Committee of Ton recently In connection with tho dovolopmont of the underground wntors of Harney valley to he pumped on the land by electric o." other cheap powor. Tho Committee hau In mind snmu legislation at tho coming sosshn t govern the utilization of lb" uulor ground wntern ror Irrlgul'm pur posoa and tho protection or those who havo tnkon ndvnntngo or this method to develop their lapd and put ll under profitable cultivation. AC1KI) LADY I'AHHKH AWAY Mrs. Chrlatlaiiua Kendall died nt tho homo of her dnughter, MrB. A. I). Jones. In this city last Hunday night following an ntUtck of Influenza. Hho had linen enjoying romnrknblo health up to n rw days bororo her donth despite her advanced ago. Hho was a very cheerful nnd nctlvo old lady with n clear mind nnd u word of cheer to nil her acquaintances. Mrs. Kendall was horn In I.lcken county, Ohie: February 11, 1842. Hho was married to Isaac Kendall April arilh, 10B8 Hho was an ac tive member of tho Fnstern Hlor ntid a pioneer In Nubraska when Hint was the frontier. Hho hud lived In lluniH for tho last ton years. Mrs. Kendall was tho mother or olght children, six or whom survive her: Jim Kendall, or MofTlt, North Da kota; William Kendall or Hcotshluu Nebraska; Hlduoy Kendall of Detroit Minn., I.uey Keonoy and James Ken dall or Ilond; (Sortrudo Jones or Hums. Hho had 2r grandchildren ami a number or groat grandchild - ron j The runoral was conducted Tues-, day morning friini tho llaptlsl ohureh i tho norvlco being conducted by Itov. i llowd. Interment wan mado In tho! IlurtiH cometory. ! Horn Hunday, Nov. 23, to Mr. and.MrH. (loo. Cooluy, a hoii. Zi TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT? Ws!W&$Bm oyv MV list .'v.u g Doht leave-OUT : sl3- J SOP. TO GfeT JJ AlVAys etvirs H& .--i-3a .W Vr.---.-h sX JF&-r 1fcs -m : . ,ftittW- 7--y jf ,ss8v. , s 'r-3k vw ..w Aimsmm -z - .e -"" 'SeK vK5- F- S Osssssssslf XSOL V"lTr - jffr: 'S-r.-.arZSjL. :'&& - rlUVwTf- sss--- .aiT: ' Ais.sar-. 'v lzSnr jjUPIP-" J l'iJ&JStsZhJs fi,i,'llmmirTmfWmT: " "' "5J2P (" tf"iTiZ. ST . iL 1 1 it 'KJtf Ifj .tl 1l mt r tTUrJSjstt IMS tar SC rTl 1 1 1 1 Ft " - - . rtn . 1 1 a- " th I III aWSBSShM T m SSiiJf ' Mm i T Iff'-ui 7, "y-- 1 1 lll'f VV :--r- &&9 iSKii!M.ral.;i; ERECTING WATER TANK AT TERMINAL GROUNDS Crew of Men nnd Material on a Special Freight Sunday; No Infofmation of Depot. A. 1. Hottel Is In charge of a crow of men who aro now at work at tho railroad terminal grounds erect ing the water tank and pump house, The material and men were brought up on a special train Hiunay morn ing containing novural freight cars loaded with material and also Ikx car quarters for the nion. Mr. Hottel stated that It would re quire until about tho first of tho year to complete tho work ho has under way. When asked about tho erection of a depot Mr. Hottel stated ho knew nothing about tho arrange ments for that pari or tho Improve ment ns It was done by contract ' wlllo tho work ho In In charge or Ih torsocllmi or tho railroad and stao .ullroud work entlroly. highway In tho Bouthonntorn part or Tho gentleman nhowud tho news-1 Hurnii. Thu matter Is to ho Investl paper reporter some fine California I gated by tho fire marshal tho fore Hodwood which the water tank will pnrl or next week. Ho rnr us this ho built or. Tho material Is all cut paper can learn tho disapproval of to dimensions with every piece fitted, thu astnhllshmeut or this alatlon on There nro no tongue and groovo ma tho site selocted In confined to only terlal an ll Is no cut nnd matched that a row people. Tho Htamlard Oil It will rit together without lonklng, Co. has purchased a fractional tract tho rioor being or two-Inch thick ma terial and assembled with wooden pugs Instund or bolts, Tho ntaves are or nlmllnr mntorlal. l'UUMO HCIIOOI ATTHNOANCK INCItKAHFD HINCi: FIHHT The regular monthly roport or tho public school or tl.ln city shown a gain or considerable la the number of puplln enrolled over thu fl,rnt week. At the opening of tho school year thoro wero less than 200 on rolled. "The last report shown a total or 237 pupils have been unroll ed up to this time with uu average dally attendance that hJinwn well ror tho school. New play ground apparatus is bu- li.g Installed nnd tho entlro nohool ,,,Bhwn. Two of those conchos, rop liro In healthy In spirit and outturn. , rwwllllB mn ,,votmont or J330.000, Insm. Tho muhIo'iuuI art department ,,nvn ,, or,iro.t dipped to Port Is making rapid progross as well an 1(l from tIl fnc(ory tho oast, the general work of tho olus rooms. . MC(,or,u,U l0 j. i,. Fflrgunon. Tho motion picture progrnmn given .. i.'orM,UOn Ih an olllclal of tho 1 cU Krl',My , "'"' ""' iiHuuri. uini ihiB u iii..u.. ... fllm "ru "'l'fl Uiroiiisli the ox- ,,"""on (,lvlnlon of U, lvor,Uy "f 0r"K011' Mm. II. F. Hmlth, wiro or Dr. I Hmlth, In recovering satisfactorily rrom nn operntlnn perrormod ut Val- I ley Vlaw hospital on last Tuesday, lOfiKK CIIAUITV ISAMi i)i:ci:.Miu:it j;t Tho members or tho II. P. O, 13, of Harney county aro preparing to glvo their itiiniitil charity ball In this city on Haturday, December 13. They aro now busy with tho details and ar rangemenlii wit ha view of making this one of tho most attractive ho iicclal affalrii or tho season. Tho Hov oral committees are at work and tho dancing public hi assured or a de lightful time. Thin its tho third charity bull sponsored by local Hilts an ill ho clllens, especially the chil dren, recall tho fine community ChrlHtmait tree given by tho Klkn last Chrlstmrs anil also many little ones nnd unfortunates who were kindly romemheretl ut Chrlstmnti tlmo. o OIUKCTIONH TO LOCATION OF OH; HTATION TO 1114 JIKAIll) According to Information thoro has been a protest gone Into tho slate fire marshal against tho location or Hi" Htiuidnrd Oil station at tho In- of land ndjolulng the liurus Power Co, plant situated between the Union Pacific nnd Malheur Hallroad tracks that innko a convoiuont location lor such n plant. K. D. Asplnwnll,, tho local ropro Hcutatlvo ol tho Htnndnrd Oil at Crane, wnn Interviewing buslnein men nnd citizens or Hums on tho subject yesterday nnd round practic ally no opposition to tho location of tho plant. Mr. Anpluwall announced that his company would not Insist on the location If It round thu gonnr nl Hontliunel or tho people opposed. o (II A. NT HUHSKK (JO ON A pussunger bus, costing $105,000 will noon bo no novelty on tho ribbon of tmvemont known mi tho Pacific Plckwluk Rtngo campany and those ,.oa(,iIWi, nro two or a flool wmch tJml Mlpr ,H Ill(innllIK ,n nso to , i.iplaoo Its present equlpmont. Ap- parently the new coaches will bo tho "last word" In suoh thlngH. Thuy huvo about everything Unit a Pull- man standard ban and thoro Isn't a stick or wood used In tho construo- tlon or tho vohlclo onywhoro. GOOD ROADS CLUB DEL EGATE TO CONFERENCE. Representative Goes to Portland To Confer With B. P. R. and Forest Service on Roads. At n mooting or tho Harney Coun ty Good Hoatln Club hold al tho olfl co or Win. Farro last evening It wob arranged to havo Mr. Farro go to Portland uoxl wejik to confer with tho U. H. Uu roan of Hoatln and tho Forent Horvlco In connection with tho proposed Forest road balwooa Hums and thu county lino In Hllvlos, which Is a pari of the road program started when tho tnxpayern of Hnr nuy county wore asked to npprov a bond Innuo at tho recent election. II has been thu ctiHtom in former jours for thu Huroau of Public Head and thu Forent to hold tho Joint con ference on road plans In January but ll hau been net ror December 8 nnd 0 next and this chnngo In plans caused thu locnl club to get buny. ll wuh ueceiisn ry to havo tho applica tion signed by tho county court ror cooperation In fundn ror tho roront road nnd that this application roach Portland ror tho conference. Judge Johnson took tho matter up with lh two commlnnloncrn nnd tho nocca tmry pnporo aro now in readiness to hand to tho forest sorvlco nnd bureau or public ronds. Thin will ho dono by Air. Furro. Judge Johnson took part In tho dellboratlonn or thu mooting Itsjit evening and will go to Portland ror tho meeting on Docombor 8 nnd 9 an It will hu necessary for n mombor of tho county board to ho proHont for final ratification. It In con fidently expected that thoro will ho I llborul contribution or funds ror tho road between Hurnii and Dear valley nnd that nil preliminaries will ho completed In order that actual construction may begin tho coming fjaflon. Judge Patterson or Grant county will bo prosont nl this con ference to glvo such nld ns ho cnu to the project and thoro will nlso ho a delegation from Pendleton. The small amount or bonds voted at (ho Inst election will bo tho start ing or a campaign ror bettor rondn In thin county that will mean much It) tho puoplo during tho coining years. COMiKfii: OPPOUTl'.NITV FOU l-'AHM HOYS Ovor 7 por cont of thu freshmen reporting In ouo Htato several years ago mado tholr choice of collcg) he causo or tho opportunity afforded ror noir-Hiipport during tho course. College authorities havo long sought uruyn and menus to assist deserving young nion and women to obtain an education. A plan proposed by tho Htato Normal College al Howling Green, Ohio, linn recently boon ro ported to thu Huroau or Education. Tentative arrangements subject to legislative approval provide purq tlmu employment ror a limited num ber or fnrm boyn enrolling In tho agriculture hcIoiico course for rural toaehorn. Thu stutloiitH altorunte by periods of throo weeks hotweon tho colleges and nsslgiiod fnrms. Thin procedure contiuuoa ror rour yearn, ton mouthK por year. Two students nro nsslgii od ror one your to tho cooperating farmor so that ouo student is nt tho collogo all tho tlmo nnd ono with tho farmor all tho tlmo. Tho farmer prjyn a roasnahlo wngo for this help. At tho cIoho of oach your tho utud onls aro nnslguod to farinurn In other localltlon to glvo thorn tho business methods and viewpoints or other fanners nnd communities. Tho clans work is correlated with tho farm nctlvltlon ror each three weokn period. Tho farm thus eorven aa a praclloal laboratory for tho courso nnd at tho anmo tlmo nlds tho student to moot his collogo ex pousoa. Flvo yonrs aro roqulrod to comploto tho courso with u H S dugroo. Tho firth yonr ia spent In rull-tlmo rosltlouoo nt the college doing prnotlco touching nnd college work. drover Hlako and Cy Donnolly infi lust Saturdnv In tho lattor'a car I ror Portland and other outsldo points for n short vncntlon. Mr. iJinito wm visit his mother up in tho stato of Washington boforo returning homo. m i M m i M 1 tiii Ml j i I;