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THM TilMMH-IinnALD nURWH, KARWHI 0 SIT f ft 11 K
Battmlay, Jam nary 10, IMS
1'AflH a
f
nrvi nrti tt IJ !cnmo from Men canned by loggorn, IwnmnuHii
1 he 1 imes-rierala 0r mo tutai r,o,o2i.oi mnmgoH un-ifid
dor tliu oIohoiI and puDdlng civil canon
Hm Tim Lnrc-Ht Circulation Of Any
Nowapapcr In llnrnoy County.
JULIAN ltYltl)
MniuiKcr
HUIIHOUIPTION UATIM
Ouo Your ,....".., ijM.OO
Hlx Months 1.00
Throo Mentha ,v 75
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Hrttuiilay, January 10, 111-5
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1,1 ITS JIK IWUt
Untlor tliu bonding "Tlio Market ,
llonil Law," In Hut January 1. 102R
I mi uo of tlio lliirnoy County Nows Ih
an nrtlclo, tho Inut .paragraph of
vrhloh Ih as follew:
"Again, tlio predominating fea
ture 'of tlio policy of tlio Htutu High
way CotnmlflHlon, both n rognrda
highways and nmrkot roodH, which
nmkos tlio average tuxiiuyor nou roil
ovary tlmo It la calldil to IiIh iitlon
tlon, could ho corrected If tlio mnn
ngomout wan in tlio lunula of tlio
Court, u ml tlint la tlio wnuto nntl ox
trnvngatico of tlio engineering forcea
employed upon thoae roiula. Kuglu
oorlng oxpouccri and ilupllcutlon of
work lina ilono moro to ninko mail
work uuilor tlio Htuto Highway Com
mlaalou ttiipopulnr tliuti any other
0110 tlllllg."
Tlio unfalrno.HH of tlio ntntotiiont
to tlio coiniiiln.'iloii and Itn oiigluoora
In plnlu to aoo. Mo mnkcti a awoep
IiiK chnrgo without giving any facts
or figures.
Ono of tlio many honoflta of oin
olont onRlnoorliiR la tha ollmlnatlon
of duplication of work.
Tho cost of Burvoya and flolil on
gluocrlug on work under tho direc
tion of tho commission alnoe Ha be
ginning olght yearn aro linn hoen
BV4 per cent of tho total cost. For
tlio lant two yeara up to Novouihor
30, 192-1, It haa boon II. 86 per rout of
tho amount oxpoudad durltiR tho two
year period. In all falruo to tho
highway commission and Itn olllclunt
ngluoorn thoae fact aliouhl lio mado
known.
Tho work of tho hlRhway anmuila
lon la unpopular only to thoiio who
aru inlaload by tho Ignorant poruou
who aiiya In effect, "Them roI denied
crvoyora I hot Ret about all tho mon
ey wo apend on roads, mid they don't
do notliln' neither that I ran aeo."
Tho only atato properly tax which
U luvled for tlio nuipurt of the atate
hlghwuy uyatom la Vi of ouo mill.
O. O. JKTLKV.
over HO per cunt to duo to togging
flrea, It Ih aiild.
"Much na wo dlnllko to .inflict
legal ponnltloH upon foroHl vlultorH,"
said the UUtrlot Korealor, In dlsouMii
Iiir tho report, "Iho faet ronmliifl thai
rolltH who violate tho fire lawn are
)aw bretikern, and nuiHt be piitilHhud
au huoIi. Tho fiituro ocouoiulo wel
fare of tho Pacific Northwettt do-'
mauds It. llowovor," hn nddod, "If
ovoryouo would head tho printed
wurnlnga and Hiiggoatlona, abundant
In tho National Foroalu, wo would
liuvo fewer foroat flrea and fewer law
ouforceuieiit ciihoh."
O '
A HTATKMKNT
FIHK l,AW
VIOLATOIIH CONVICTKU
At tho roguuat of John h. Cald
well, ox-ainieiiKor, I am making tho
followliiR iitntemoul aitont tax
muddle:
Mr. Caldwell accented mo on tho
atreot the flrnt part of ileptembor and
nuked mo to put a nntleo of mooting
of tho Hoard of Kiiunllzatlnn In the
paper. I uald very well. The matter
entirely Hllppcd my mind until It
wna called to my attention later by
Mr. Caldwell when 1 at onco admitt
ed that Midi a uotlco had .never boon
puhllHhed In The TlmoH-IIerald for
1 had forgotten It. Thin la not tliu
flrnt omlaalou cauacd from my not
mahliiR n note of It, nor will It likely
be the l:iat, aa I find ninny times af
ter closing' the forma of tho paper
that I have overlooked hduioIIiIiir
that I wanted In.
1 am assuming uo ronpoualhlllty
In thla matter mi It waa not my olll
clal duty to aeo that thin notice wnn
In the paper, nor do' I have tint au
thority to write It, althoiiRh I would
have looked up tho notice publlahed
In former yean In thla paper and
publlahed It If I had thoiiRht of It.
Had tho notice been written and
handed In by tho naaomior It would
hare boon pitbllahnd,
JULIAN nVHD.
WHY NOT K.VPMHT
mm ai)'A.ntai:h?
awiiginKBaiOMi
Hansen Addition
IDEAL HOME NOW OPEN FOH INSPECTION
CIobc in, Best location in City, Level, Alfalfa, First water right.
You select your lot and home plans. Wc will build for you.
Small Easy Payments. Cheaper Than Rent
Be independent. Se us to own your Home. Bent
and Cheapest in the City '
W. T. Lester Company
Leading Realty Dealers
Fire Inuurancc
Burns
Building Loans
Oregon
VMWWjmflZtiMMi
Campora, Minnkora, bruah buruera
and loRRora nil appear In tho IhII
of tho 197 court convlctlonu for crim
inal foront flro law vlolntlona on the
National Korea la of Oregon and
WnahliiRton durliiR the aoaaon of
1924. The report which has Juat
been laaued by the District Korostor'a
olllco, Portland, showu that 222 cnaea
wore brmiKht to trail. Of thoae, 197
worn convicted, 9 uero found lint
Klulty and 10 cuhch nre atlll peudltiR.
Kluea and coHta were auMeriMod In
tliu Amount of 13096.25 under the
urlmluul flro law conviction, In ad
dition .13 civil canon were aettled and
damitROi colluctod covering Oovern
meut timber deatroyod In the amount
f 117.C1C.C4 ; 22 civil caaea nre atlll
pondliiR. InvolvliiR ilamaRea amount
Iiir to $39,00( 27, according to tho
roport.
Cnmpera' flrea hoad tho llut of con
viction undo rtho nrlmlual lawa with
128 convlctloua, 5 not Riillty and 0
pending. Hruah bufliliiK without
permit ranks aecond, the imokor'a
flrea third.
Although the greatoitt' number of
eonvlctlona la for camperu' flrea, It la
pointed out that tho greAteit dnmaRO
While the proponltlou or a Hue of
railroad nonius the atate to connect
with California and weiilem Oregon
la under conalderatlon why ahouldu't
UuriiH point Itn advantage In tliu
way of advocating the through linn
be built through here and on to
Prliievllle throngh the vaat belt nf
flue timber where the tonnage la
available? It la tho fenalble route
and the one that would appeal to tho
railroad builder. Why aliould thoy
prefer going out over a deaert coun
try that can never develop any ton
nage when by routing over the north
ern Alternative given by the Kephart
report?
Poter ('. Crockatt, of the Unlver-
nlty ol Oriigou faculty, nrltea nn ex
tended article In the t'omiiinuuronlth
Itevlew of tho Unlveralty which wna
publlahed ami distributed In Decem
ber. Prof. Crook nit polnta out the
romotoiioHH of any development of
tounngo ncroaa the desert route while
the advantage of the routo through
the timber la aliown. HiicIi a routo
would In no wlao dutract from any
agricultural development na It would
touch uvery point where farming la
poitalblu or where irrigation develop
ment may ho expected.
with no uctual responsible head. It
Hhown what may happen and what
generally doea happen through in
olllcloncy, lack of authority of uny
ono to really nupervlno or dlctuto u
bualuusu policy.
Tho writer had road thla article
with aome Inloront and wna expect
ing to make aomo comment upon It
nt aomo time, but the morning fol
lowing tho roadlng of tha article a
letlor wna received from tho odltor of
tho Country (lentlomon calling PAr
tlculnr attention to tho alory And giv
ing permlaalon to copy It. llowovor,
thla will not bo done At thla tlmo,
oapeclally alnro It la to be followed
by other article on the aatua aub
Ject. At the opeulnc of tho campaign
four yenra ngo when we had n county
Judge to elect, thla pnpor advocated
an amendment to the law of thla
atnte giving the county Judge abso
lute authority In mnttora governing
tho bualneiia policy of the county and
to make hla anlnry aiilllclenl to Jua
tlfy tliu aelectlou of a man big
enough to fill tho bill. At that time
thla pnpitr Advocated a niilary of
$3000 for the Judge of Harney coun
ty with au Additional aiim of $1000
annually for traveling and other ox
'iuuaoa and tnnk': lilm nbaolute boak
under coudltlona wher lie couldn't
"paaa the buck." Mako him ra
apnnalble and glvo him authority to
.(import all aubordlnato ofllcera to do
their duty or realgn. Tho plan
brought oonaldorablo favorable com
ment from dlffrtront tnxpayera- aomo
of Ilium heavy luvoatora In tho coun
ty, and novel ul uiiccoMJful bualnona
men. Tho writer hn hnd no occnulon
to change hla mind on the aubjeel
and beloved It would bo to tho Inter
nal of the tnxpnyera of OroRon to
have audi it law and to really place
tho county nffnlra on a bualnoaa baala
with coupetent hcada who nro paid
a aulllclont anlary to dovoto tholr on
tiro tlmo lo that work. "
i:oni'iih:nci: in mk. iikiuuok
Without doubt tho people of Ilar
noy county, and oapeclally tho bual
noaa men of Ilurna, havo faith In
Krod llorrlck accompllAhlng more for
the dovelopmout of the county dur
ing th coming year than any other
Individual. Mr. llorrlck hna tho con
fidence or tho bualnoaa men of Duma
and they aro ready to glvo him any
naalatnnce within their power toward
furthering hla eiiturprlaca.
Tho developcont of tho limber ro
nourcua mid bringing In trnnaporta
tlnu llnea la un undertaking that ro
liilrea great outlay of fiuniicoa. Mr.
llorrlck lina been nt thla work for
aome time and doaervea tho concorl
tul backing of thla community. For
your thla country haa boon rotardod
through Uck of trAnaportatlon and
noccaaary funda to dovolop It. Tho
opportunity la now at hAnd and wo
art expecting big thlnga during tho
prcaont year along that lino but wo
ahotild keep in mind that wa aro to
help In the entorprlao and not hin
der. Tha undeveloped reaourcea can
KKA'irilll AT TIIK MIIKItTV T1IICATIIR, HATUUDAY, JANUAHT 17.
aOOll-H 7UM KMC I IAW MI
HERBERT BRENOM
ciionuniiun
IIHADM4HH (JOVKIt.tMK.NT
Under the abovo caption Herbert
Quick haa an artlclo In tho Country
Oontloman of January which dealu
with county govornmont along tho
Una of hotter bualnoaa, Thla arllclo
recoinmonda a county manager plan
Hlmllar to thoae adopted In aomo
eltlea. Huch plana have been put
Into operation In the Unltod fltatoa.
Tlio artlclo polnta out tho weakneaii
ea of county government In general
When you need medicine
TRY NYALS
Each remedy is from a tested and tried formula
Nyal has a Remedy
for every common ailment and are dependable
for the entire family.
Home Drug Co.
tftCTSHOW
S ofUFE"
WITH
ERNEST TORRENCE
ANNAQ.NILSSON
MRS. ALFRED C. WELCOME
SOPRANO
TEACHER OF SINGING
season 1924-25
STATE ACCREDITED TEACHER
High School Credits Given
Residence Studio Telephone 111 J
only become liquid iiMotH when they
are placed In a mnrkotablo form. Wo
have other aourcoa of revenue than
livestock ir wo will aid in getting
them In ahnpu, Lota help Fred llorrlck.
Wanted Hlnglo bod by cldorly
man with woodou bond nlid foot, box
aprlngn and felt mottrcaH. Weekly
Qazotte, Mich.
.NOTICI-: OF ANNUAL SIKKTINQ
Notlco la hereby given that tho nn-'
nual meeting or tho stockholders of
tho Ilurnn Flour Milling Co. will bo
hold nt Tonnwnma on Saturday, Jan
uary 17, at 3 o'clock In the urior
noon. The usual bualnesa will be
trnniiActed.
J. M. DESILETS,
Sty.-Traa.
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B I G SALE
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Every thing in Ladies n
department sold
At Cost
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S. M. JARVIS
Livestock Commission
Cattle, Sheep, Wool, Hay
Burns, Orgn
HARNEY CO. CREAMERY
aak far
ALPINE BUTTER
and
ICE CREAM
A Harney County Product
Keep the dollars at home and get the best
All Leading Grocers
Sell Alpine Butter
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