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About East Oregon herald. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 1887-1896 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1888)
, - - - ■ ■ w him« sv BURNS ADVERTISEMENTS. EASTERN ADVkHTISHMtNT. 30 acres altogether in this grain; no irrigation. . As no fair is held in this valley S imon L ewis , Silver creek, July GARDEN VEGETABLES for the public exhibition of the 30, wheat 40 inches, with full heads I produced in the Harney country growth and excellence of its pro -------- GO TO-------- of fine large grains. : are large, finely flavored, abundunt ductions, T he II krald proposes to Barlev 58 inches high. Some of it* Natural Advantages—"Wa Adorn your Humes, your Town Ix>ts, | and easily raised. We will on ap- open a column to all producers, 1ST. Brown, ter, Soil, Climate, and Produc Your Ranches, Your Farms, your M rs . S imon L ewis , July 30, 13 tion« Thousands of Places, with trees atiti anruiibery j plication give the addresses of sev- farmers and stockmen, in which to Suited to the climate of East Acres Open fop The Leading Merchant of Grant County. Oregon. And buy only I cral gardeners here, who will an- give a written description of all arge yellows beets, the largest one Settlement. from a known ----- DEALER IN----- being 9 inches in length and 14 | swer in detail all inquiries on that that is worthy of mention. Very inches in circumference; the flavor DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, CHEAP HOMES. subject; the white, or Irish potato is fine looking colts and calves of this Thoutrnnda of Families can Secure Val BOOTS, SHOES, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, ! excellent. • uable H< me* In this Great Val grown with little cultivation, and is year’s production have passed und ) ley at r Mere Nominal Coat. STOVES, TINWARE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, M rs . T. J. S hields , Silver creek, Real Estate will In- Responsible House. superior to that grown in Ohio, Ill repassi d through town, but none ; creauc Ten fold PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, THE CELEBRATED iu & Years. inois, Missouri, Tennessee, or Kan have reported for publication. Bring July 30, cucumbers of good size, SULTANA RAZORS AND “I X L” CUTLERY, WINES AND sas, we personally know as regards in your this year’s stock, give the crisp and tender. That A Railroad, County-Scat, and Eand- CIGARS; AND A THOUSAND OTHER ARTICLES M aupin B ros ., one mile north of will Bi*nd age, weight, height and breed, to size, “mealiness,” and flavor. Otiice. you wbat you TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. SMALL FRUITS, Burns, Aug. 2d, barley 44 inches, pay th* money for: put as facts in this column. Bring Latent Varieties true as strawberries, currants, in specimens of hay, clover, roots, I with fine head of grain; 18 acres in. Visit the Herald Office to Hee Sampl.es . such to the name; Healthy, CHEAPEST HOUSE in Eastern Oregon FOR CASH. ut Product*. Vigorous plants: and Judi- blackberries, gooseberries, grapes, vegetables, fruits, with names, time i S. J. M othershead .—Aug. 4 cioua packing,or all is lost — Labor ¡The two large editions of T he H krald con-I and Time and Monev. Therefore, do taining the Harnev Valiev adver Isement being etc., will, from what evidence we of planting, manner of cultivation, timothy 43 inches long, and appar Save by bearing in miud that the great exhausted. to meet the demand we republish In our regular edition, and hope . each render have been able to gather the past etc., and let us make this a lively ently not nearly grown. will mark the article and mail liin Copy to n “11 year, be a success, as the native column. Monstrosities we will friend in the Elat.] LAKEVIEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C has . Z iegler .—Poison creek, Harney Valley in Grant county, plants are hardy and good bearers. class as such. Truthful statements Aug. 8, White Sheaf Australian FRUIT TREES .Oregon, embraces an area of 2,400 THE TOWN OF LAKEVIEW and ornamental shrubs were plant will be given each time, and the wheat, 53 inches high, with heads BLOOMINGTON square miles, or 1,530,000 square 1 Lake Co., Oregon. ed freely by farmers in the spring; truth alone well told will advertise averaging 5 inches in length, full acres of land, bounded on every side AS IT IS VOICED BY ITS LOCAL NEWSPAPER & THE HERALD. the settings last fall survived the this valley to the better class of im of large grains; 6 acrees in; he is by mountain ranges, and lofty ele I severest winter (1888), that Har migrants, such as Harney wants i raising it for seed. BUSINESS MEN abroad see that LAKEVIEW, Lake co., Or., contains: 1 newspaper; 2 hotels; vations, and is an almost entirely , ney valley, in fact, that East Ore than all the most plausibly told ex-1 A. H ills , of Poison Creek, Aug. 1 grocer: 2 saloons; 1 brewery; 1 undertaker; 2 laundries; 2 furniture store; 1 shoe shop: 1 mea level plain, plentifully watered by aggerations ailoat. We start off 3 lawyers: 3 ph's^cians: 1 surveyor; 1 land agent; 1 dentist; 1 drugstore; 1 jeweler: gon has ever known. As an 11th, Chili Club wheat, 48 inches lathe Largest in the World, having market; the blacksmith«: 2 hardest shops; 1 livery s'ablo; 1 bakery; 8 seneral merchaudiae stores: 1 bath fairly, with the following names, AGRICULTURAL long, with large full heads; 14 acres in actual cultivation not less than house: 1 milliner shop: 1 real estate agent; 1 saw-mill. Also, 2 Masonic lodges; 1 Good Tam SILVIES AND BI.ITZEN RIVFIJS j region it will be readily seen that in the order brought in, aid all our 1 plar lodge; 8 Odd Fellows’ lodges; 1 United Working Men’s lodge. and their tributaries. The former the Valley offers inducements rare statements can be verified by the in; not irrigated. Red clover, 42 inches high; very lias its source in the spurs of the ly excelled. Ancras a samples filed nnd labeled for refer fine. Blue mountains, south of the John STOCK-RAISING ence, except in perishable articles, Day river, flows a general southerly country it cannot be surpassed, notes of whieh are filed. 800,000 ACRES. OREGON NEWS. .course, passing down the center of since its water, grass, and salubri M rs . I« ne W hiting .—Ne ar Burns Prineville News. Harney valley, ami empties into ous climate takes horses, cattle, SADDLE & HARNESS MAKER. Butter is Belling in this market Lakes Harney and Malheur. It is sheep and hogs throughout the year j I June 20: Barley, six acres, sown on a. rapidly flowing stream, about 80 (from January 1 to December 31), ground under cultivation the past now at 30c per lb. There has been less frost in this miles Jong, and contains every kind without grain or any other than 13 years; stalks (exclusive of roots) L akeview , O k . C. C. MALTBY IS THE OLDEST, of fish, including the salmon trout, i wild grass feeding, and when the 42 inches in length, heads well valley this summer than for a pe IS THE LARGEST, and other varieties of game fish. winter is milderthan common, stock tilled, grain fine and large; planted riod of several years. On this ac- MOST RELIABLE | count most of the tender vegetables N U R S E R Y The Dunder-and-Blitzen river, or looks better in early spring than in in April. — RIDING MATERIAL A S P E C I A L T Y.— ' such as tomatoes, beans, squashes, GROWING STOCK Barley planted late, in April, on ,‘Blitzen,” as it is shortened by com Eastern localities where they are Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Spurs, Latigos, Whips, Cinches, Chaperajos. None but ths FOR THE WEST. : etc., matured and ripened better mon usage, is about 50 miles in grain-fed during the winter; and the i new ground, 12 inches high. 1 Best of California Leather used. Satisfaction Guaranteed. •“MCI I than they usually do in this lo length, flows in a northerly direc texture and flavor of the meats ! M rs . A i . meda S tenger .—Burns, PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. 1-ly tion and nlso empties into the lakes. compare favorably with the best in June 22: Barley, sowed last year, cality. Ochoco Review. These rivers and their numerous the market. The on cultivated ground; 36 inches) R. T. Motley, formerly a resident INCREASE IN POPULATION tributaries have their water sheds high; stalk bulky, grain well filled. of Beaver, but now located on the within the county, and the lakes during the past two years has been Alfalfa, cut above the ground;' Malheur, was in town Thursday. having no outlet, serve to furnish rapid, and is of that most desirable fine, strong, in blossom, 27 inches Mr. Motley says Lux & Miller are BUY OF THIS HOUSE: subterranean irrigation to the whole ' class in an agricultural region, viz: high. buying up the greater portion of ; the small farmer whose industry valley. A. J. B rown .—Near Harney, June that country and converting it into produces tho best of grain, stock, 23: Alfalfa, in blossom, average LAKES HARNEY AND MALHEUR a vast cattle ranch. APRICOTS, pover an area of more than 150 and living. The houses and barns stand 38 inches high. I Sheepmen are bringing their The Finest to be Found in the Lower Market j are generally frame; corrals and aqua c miles, and arc connected by D r . T. V. B. E mbhee .—Near docks out of the mountains at least F. P. LANE - - LAKEVIEW, OREGON. a channel about 20 yards wide and other enclosures, are rail and wire Harney; June 23: Lettuce, Oak a month earlier this fall than com CHERRIES, 200 yards long. They receive the fencing; abundant water supplies Leaf variety; root 4 inches around; mon. They arc forced to come out waters of both Silvios and Blitzen from wells of living water, which is Two First-Class Billiard Tables leaves green and brown variegated; on account of the scarcity of water. rivers, but have no outlet and never reached at a uniform depth of six NECTARINES, I Dulles Tinies-Muuntaineer. stalks white, crisp and tender; overflow. Being situated on a level to fifteen feet. Large numbers of watermelons measured 20 inches straight across plain, nnd having low shores, these) MAIL AND RAILROAD FACILITIES. | have been shipped from this point the face of the head from tip to tip Harney valley lias a tri-weekly EVERGREENS, lakes have not such picturesque of outside leaves (exclusive . of during the past month. Last week THE HOPKINS HOUSE scenery as Crater Lake, to recom mail-service from the four points of i Scufert Bros. Bent to the Portland ground leaves.) mend them to tourists, but their the compass, there being a general market 14,000, and are shipping ARBOR VIT.E,. M. D. HOPKINS, P roprietor . Second head, same variety, 10 distributing oflice at Burns. Ship value to farmers is inestimable. i carloads daily. inches across. ping is done at present at Baker EVERYTHING NEW AND FIRST-CLASS. Right here, however, permit us to Residents of the Haystack coun Huntington, and Ontario. All Tims. IlASKrt.i..—One mile of try will petition the next legisla FIRS, BALSAM, mention a natural attraction pos- City, 1 Thi« Hotel 1 b new (House, Rooms, and Furniture) and offers courteous service to every Gueet. sessed by lands adjacent to these the 1 family supplies,necessaries, and Burns; June 26: Alfalfa, in blos ture to set them over into Morrow luxuries, common to Eastern towns som, 42 inches high. lakes that will draw hundreds of county, thus Grant will lose a val NUTS, FRUITS excursionists from 1he East in the are abundantly furnished by the M rs . T hos . H askell .—June 26; uable strip of territory—should general merchandise stores at rea near future: Standing i'n the door Gooseberries on a single branch; such a bill become a law. That ways of farm houses about sunrise, sonable rates. the large English variety; branch done, and Harney county taken PEARS, PLUMS, BURNS AND HARNEY distant objects, towns, farms, moun-1 are the two principal towns of Har 8 inches long; 5 bearing twigs to off, there will not be much of Grant ' left. tain peaks, and bands of cattle nnd ney valley, where, as will be seen tlio branch, containing 151 very PINES, CEDARS, horses grazing on the ranges, are Newport News. by our advertising columns, about largo 1 cries; weight of whole, one- Once more we set our watches by pictured on the atmosphere nnd half pound. all lines of business are near equal the shrill whistle of the engine at rise up from the ground like magic; to the present demand—teachers, Flowers: A boquet of cut flowers, the government jetty on South TREES, SHRUBS, ard these white representations nre lawyers, doctors, printers, druggists from Sweet Williams grown from Beach, which welcome sound was so truly drawn that n member of n merchants, carpenteis, surveyors, last year’s seedlings; 4 colors, ma i resumed a few days ago. A large APPLES, PLANTS, family living scvernl miles away blacksmiths, butchers, saddlers, roon, 2 shades, magenta, and pink force of men are at work; piling from home, can distinguish the per I 25 M iles S outh of L akeview . grocers, builders, jewelers, L‘tc. nnd white variegated. ! is being driven across the gap that lons of the family ns they walk Each of these two towns is the A box of growing plants; June 1 was made by the action of the tide BERRIES, QUINCES. about the yard: ns brother from fa center of the section of the val.ey L akeview , O regon . A. SNIDER 22: 2 sets of carnation, ready to • last spring. It is hoped that work ther, or mother from sister. contiguous, and each has its local bloom; 2 thrifty ice plants; 6 petu will s. on be inaugurated on this THE SOIL AND CLIMATE value, that will serve in the future PEACHES, FLOWERS, oiuv of <>i the mv bay, and . a double force of llarncy valley nre nn exact coun to render a healthy degree of com nias. 1 in bloom; a very handsomely side PAYS HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR GRAIN. made-up box, grown from the seed. of n]Cn be employed. terpart of that of Umatilla county, petition between them. On gon Scout. Pregon, tho best wheat growing Aug. 11, garden beans, 7 inches ORNAMENTAL CYPRESS i This Mill is in fine condition for turning out Superior Work. Ts i» charge of a First-class Miller The expectations of the ambi Wheat is selling at 56 cents per county in the state. Very little has tious advocates of the natural ad in length; crisp and tender. • bushel. been done towards wheat-raising AVE GUARANTEE OUR FLOUR. M rs . G race .—Cage bird; from a Baker City Democrat. vantages offered the jicople by Har BIRCH, SPRUCE, ELDER, here, as yet, but those have been ney valley will be realized in less mixed canary and linnet singer and Power river has at last run dry The nifhtBt Price. will b« p.1'1 lor Wheat. Ilichelt Ratei will be paid In eiehanf« tor successful that tried it. Wheat than twelve months by the estab pure canary hen; hatched April for the first time in the recollec finds a ready home market nt 5 OATS, WHEAT. AND BARLEY. ASH, LINDEN, CHESTNUT, lishment of II 22d; is a fine, thrifty, very ugly tion of the oldest inhabitant. cents a pound—$3 per bushel. Oats NEW LAND OFFICE marked with green, brown, yellow Viupqua Herald. and barley grow equally well, and in Harney valley, where there are and white, but as a singer, do not •C ail AKO S eb roa T ocmelvei befóme T kaoiso E lbevkebe . Miss Ida Prim, of Jacksonville, bring 3 to 4 i cents |s r pound. Al lands of the public domain ns fine believe it can be surpassed. who is the guest of Miss Ruth Jones TULIPS, WEEPING WILLOWS, falfa ami red clover grow luxuri ns those already taken up by the M rs . T. A. M c K innon .—Near of this city, while in Portland re antly; timothy and red-top thrive first-comers, sufficient to furnish cently, was made the recipient of RED-BUD, SHADE TREES AC . finely. Pasturage is excellent; nat thousands of families with homes. Burns, June 27: Boquet of Carna HARDWARE. CROCKERY tions, raised from last year’s seed some linndsonie Australian curios ural grass abundant, and is cut for Also, a county-seat for ities from a friend who had visited —AND— lings. Very large and very fine. hay that sells at $12 and $18 per 11AHNEY COUNTY that far-away land. These consist JUNIPERS, RHODODENDRONS. ton in the winter. All cereal crops whieh will bling the administra T. A. M c K innon .—Burns; June of two eggs of the Emeu and two thrive tion of affairs pertaining to this 29; Barley 52 inches high. tails of the lyre birds. The eggs WITHOUT IRRIGATION. I great valley within easy access of July 30, wheat 43 inches; and are the size of a very large pear, In winter the weather is cold but every citizen of this section; and the LAKEVIEW. OREGON. H. SCHMINCK timothy with heads measuring from and are of a very dark green color. pleasant, the usual effects of alti OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD The shell is very thick, and capa EACH THE BEST OF ITS KIND tude being checked by the gentle now in course of construction will 8 to 10 inches in length. —MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE — Chinook, or west wind. The snow p iss directly through Harney val Mas. L. II ar K ey : near Burns; Ju ble of being carved, and becomes whiter, through all the shades of fall is sufficient 1,0 preserve wheat ley, mid after that, what more is ly 14; Basketof Garden Vegetables Farmers need not incur the expense and delay of sending off for Agricultural Implements, as this House keeps a full stock at Fair and supply moisture that is not desirable’ Potatoes, large, smooth, fine; Let green, as the outside is cut away. Prices. Citizens will find here as complete a line of Hardware and Under these conditions it is not tuce, and Mustard, young and crisp. The two in Miss Prim’s possession furnished by rains. In summer Send for a Catalogue, and make there is a pleasant I reeze constant necessary to say that the first to Radishes, good size, tender; Beets, are exquisitely carved with Austra your selections in time for the fall j Crockery as in any other establishment in this section of country. ly blowing, whieh tends to keep procure homes will be the first to fair size, smooth, fine. Sample lian scenes. The tails of the lyre delivery, if you want to plant none ^•TINWAREOF ALI. DESCRIPTIONS MADE TO ORDER. CALL AXD SEE GOODS. sgreeshl* weather, no matter how reap the harvest of the forehanded, from a home garden, and as such birds are over two feet in length, but the Best, and that is always the w " hot the sun’s rars, nnd the nights for the fact is sulf-evjdent. The s|>eaks well for what farmers can of brilliant feathers, and exactly Cheapest. Last spring, alone, mors than a cool enough to make covering de invitation to come among us and do for the table in Harney valley. resembles the musical instrument for which it is named. sirable—in fact, one can sleep un settle is particularly extended to General Blacksmith & Wagon Maker Tims. S tephens : near Burns; Ju der cover comfortably the yenr • tho industrious of all classes of ly 16; Grass, red-top, 31 in. hight. ; Ea-U Oregonian. Wheat is now 65 cents, with a $1,000 worth was Shipped farmers and stock-raisers. round. ¡150 spears to 'ingle root, or from I jikevikw , O regon . H. R. SCHLAGE!. steady downward course. Buyers . TtMRKR.—BAW-MII.I.S. The attention of the citizens of one seed; 30 acres in. TO give it as their opinion thnt the There is no timber in the valley, the Harney country is railed to the o- F. W. R ittkrbvsch : near Saddle market has touched the topmost I except along the water courses, above article, and if any one thinks HUNTINGTON, OR. where there is a light growth of he lias cause to lielievo any of the 1 Buttes; July 20; Barley 41 inches point, and that a re-action is now birch and an unusually large, heavy statements therein exaggerations, high; a small piece put in to test taking place. growth of willows. But the adja or that we are in error on any point agricultural value of liottom of the Baker City came near having an Call at thia Office and order, or U G G I E 8, WAGONS, ET C.,-> cent mountains are heavily tim made, he will confer a favor on ed slough on swamped land. other fire on Tuesday night. address the following-named bered with fir, pine, juniper, moun itor and readers by correcting. Our J ohn A dams . Near Burns; Ju Sparks from an engine set fire to tain-mahogany, etc. Saw-mills an' columns are open to all alike, rich ly 24, Oats, 78 in. high, Wheat, 60 Heilner’s warehouse, but the flames i GEO. W. CRANE, located in the pineries, and the luni- and poor, old anti voting in., and Barley, 40 in. in hight. were soon extinguished • Trial, •• Seeing la Believing. A Hrat-^lars Smith wirke in roaneetion with the ÿfcep BOX 12K Bfoominyton, Ill. THE HERALD. her, which is of the best quality, I sells much cheaper than in the ■ , East. i HARNEY VALLEY FAIR FOK. BARGAUXTB WILLOW BRANCH FLOURING MILL, A gricultural implements .