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Harney Valley
VOL. 18
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BURNS. OREGON. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1901.
• 1.50 l*r r I <•»».
Mi* Mollili« 75 < «-lita.
NO. I
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any om- cun lease i» also limited.
Game HoGaloir.
Town allotments are also restrict»-»!
The following letter ami coinent
to three acres,
The enactment of this legislation
is from the Prineville Journal:
Ed. Journal—In the issue of your
Ilow New 'ZcalaiKl Umidi»-» It has resulted in the catting up of
many large estates iiitosmal! farina
lloldinu*- Limiteli Tlir»*«* Dit
paper dated Nov. 7, 1901, you score
and led to a large area of laml be­ Would Make Baker City the the parties who hunt»*«! ot. Harney
feretri Option».
Nearest Kuilrou»! I'oint.
ing brought into cultivation that
Luk»-, chronic!« d by the Westen
liefore was held for speculation ami
Leader. I l »g to state that you
used only for stock range. Il i» I
have
la-on misinformi-d as to the
During past years it has been the noticeable that although the gov­
Hardware of Every Detrription.
cause
of the "frit vanishing flocks."
Baker
City
Republican.
By
in-
policy of thia government to give ernment limits imlividnsl holdings I
In
springtime
when the »lucks and
OKEGON.
BL'KXM
away the public domain to private toGJO and 2<>00 acres, a vast ma- vesting I1,. t (J0, Baker City
geese are laying on the Harney and
I cor|M»rutiona f< r the pnrpore »>f en jori’y of the farms ar»- of lets area draw ♦!<<>,(XK) north <»f trails an­ Malheur lakes, the settlers gather
nually. Most business men would the eggs in sackfull ami l»anl t >
eouraging the building of railroad» than hit) acre»,
a..d wagon roads. Thousands of I It would be a ra»iical change in- consi»l»-r such large returns worth their respective home» ami fe«-i
* square miles in the w< st thus passe»! ileed for the United Sta'ee to enact going after.
them to hogs ami chickens. Score
into the bunds of private corpora such l»*g:»lation us this, Lut it would
All tha*. is n<*cossary to get this the»« vanda'a, but let th»* hunters
tions, some of whom are aliens, aiyl l»e well in»lee«l for tbjre int» reste»! extra trade according to A. J. Mur .,
­ shoot ail they plea-e. Wheie the
in cons'-quenoe a system of land­ in solving the land problem to ray, n prominent rancher of Unity, l.iinlora
L ».or» —
_ I well
1
4 they
I. ». «*
hunters Lil!
kill zxr..
or.«, t these
•••••••oaaauavaaaa» »«eoa lordism is threatened in thiscountry study N»*w Zealand’s system. A
«
is to build a g»x»»l county road to- are nameless—destroy a hundred.
II. I ; I.EVENK,
o similar to that in yogtn- in »oj»e of nation where every citizen own» his
Vie« !‘ri*.*»iiJ«nt.
Drewsev, 85 miles southwest of I write from pure friendship for
the European Gates. Th»* land home, no matter how humble, is here. He says it would swing int»» you.
.
I have seen the people haul
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problem is therefore becoming a the most substantial. Utopie who Baker City all the trade of Mai- the »‘ggs away in wagon loads, but
4>
serious one. and munv f» ur tliut if own the land they occupy are the heur, H arney and lower Grant Harney county is tco deeply inter-
something
is not dono to limit tin* most patriotic ami loyal; they have county, in addition to the inmii- pstr»I in irrigation problems to up-
o
acquisition
of reality, it willjimt be the gn at» st interest in the stability grarit tra»le from California. Th«* hol»l th» laws of the state,
(Inco orato<l.)
mat y years until land ownership of the govrrnmrnt. It is bi tter trad«' of those counties i.ow goto
Bl'ItNM,
—
Ofl EGON.
Sincerely. A F riend .
a
will
l»econfined
to
the
very
few.
that
ten
citizens
own
100
acres
Silver
Lake, Nov. 12, 1901,
H
Ontario and Huntington, the m ar- j
O
The (question of averting the »lun­ » a<*li than for one to own 1000 acres, ext railroad p«»int. Such a road
The writer of the above would
A Ccrietf.l Banking Business T ransacted. è ö ger of drifting into a system of and leas»* it to ten tenants. If.his1 would bring Baker City 25 miles have ad led a z-eat deal more force
o landlordism i« one that is agitating country is in the future to be one! nearer to the railroa»! than the i to hi? article if he had signed Ida
Directors; W Y. King. I K. Gier. Geo. Fry, W. E Trisch.
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very many minds in this country at in which every citizen own» hia‘
We are not in the habit of
J. C. Welcome.
2 present, but few have as yet afiernl home, Aome legii-lation limiting other points Furthermore, a bet name.
ter route is offered with less grades, publishing anonymous commuui-
a solution to the problem. Some land hoi lings will be necessary.— more gruss and water—very ¡iJ(. cations, but u? this has a )>eisonal
T
have suggesteii single tax us a rem- Times-Mountaineer.
I»>rtant factors for heavi freighting. Ix-aring we will also answer it. We
<*<lv
u-id utliers, more radical, havc
UFFICI vi, miti:« TOKV .
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
misinfurrut-d a» to the
One contractor has already offer-; were not
,1<'L misinformed
.«ugg»at«-l confiscation or govern-, Moody Out lines l’art of His Work «»I to build such a r?ad for 11,500. j c*use of the fast vanishing Hocks,
STA IE or OKEGUN.
meul appropriation of holdings, Baker Citv, Nov. 2".— Repre­ Mr Murrav says that he will furn-j Imt judging from the above letter
»Za.rpli Siwnu
U. H. Keu alors.
i U w Mr Hr Id.
above a certain amount. Neither! sentative Moody, who was here yes­ I ish pack horses and act asgnidein ;'e were only partially informed,
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Mi M<»o<l«
of these propositions will meet with terday in<|uiring into the post»>fhce taking citv or county officials over
» rhuMa. Tn* s”«
bile we believe no punishment
t». R. X lUarkUurn
AM«irn<n íkiueral,
favor
I»ecause
of
their
injustice;
photograi
her
.
situation,
found
time
to
discuss
the
route,
without
a
cent
expense,
too
great to inllicton the individuals
T. T Uwr
therefore some o'.h»*r solution isa-j several other topics which are of no He ears he is interested beoauxe, if who would ba guilty of the crime
>' I Dunbar
Hx*r«lai at U»<
C. • U’ioft
Rtal« Trra»«t«r.
Hurns, Ureo,, h .
waited, and good thought may well little interest to Eastern Oregon.
1. II Ack«rraan
a good road is built it can l»e tap- of collecting the eggs in above
Mo pl Pub I nsUuctlun,
be expended u « h » u the subject.
W. >1 U m »U g^**M;iin St—opponile Bank
UM« pTlntet.
Speaking of the proposition to I»ed by a branch road to Unity and manner and fee» ling to hugs an 1
<c. K WMvaru.o
Only
a
few
years
u»o
New
Zea
­
?K 4. Kean
eitaUUi-h a Government as»avollie»* give himself and others there a bet­ chickens. yet we do not retract
• upreai« JudgM.
»V. A. Hour«
land w as confronted with the same here in Baker Citv, he said the im­ ter rood into Baker City, their anything in out firmer article as
NINTH JUDICIAL M4THICT.
danger of to»» great land holdings portance of I lie Eastern Oregon gold natural tru»ling point.
to the hunters. Nor do we believe
CI hhi II Ju4g«.
M t* ClINnrd
tKSDT.N â GE AKV
.that threaten this country, ami the fields demanded that this slioul»l
rruascuUBg Atlnrwey,
Win Millar M
A gco»l county road to Drewsev that the citizens of Harney connlv
John W G«ary,
u.s LAKD ornea, mukns
w L. Marsden.
comlitioti still exists there to Fume be done, and that while the Treas­ wouhl prove a veritable gold mine, are so taken up with irrigation
a«c»a<«r,
Oro ot. liar*»
/^■y«»'-t«ii» <(• Suryeon».
ext -nt, but ths* government weius 1 ury Department was oppoted to the it would mean that the 1< jcu 1 mer­ problems as to relax the enforce­
lw«t»e.
Ckaa. N«w«ll
Burns, Oregon. to have discovered a solution of the
opening of more assay offices, lie chants could g«t $100.000 more ment of the Ians of the elate. We
HARNEY COI’NTY.
^Office kt reaideuew. ‘I’lione 20.
probh in, ami if its system is carried wa? of tin- opinion that this objec­ trade annually. Water and fi-ed respectfully call the attention of
J.
W.
Morrow
Joint Kenator....................
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I. S Geer [
out. in the course of time N«w Z» a tion could b<* overcome, and that I are big items also in the immigra­ the State Game Warden to the alle­
” Rnpres sntative ...
Jame»
Sparrow
land will t o a country of small j the bill creating an assay office tion trad»* that comes from I ali- gations in the above communica­
County Judge
( A. Venatori gi iuu unios.
homes, where » very individual will1 would pass.
Coainiiarioncrs
forma and the east across I’tah tion and earnestly ask an investi­
I Geo. Hag«.'
¡own
the
laml
hi-
occupies.
In
1S9G
gation of the same.
J
w
Blgga.
fteltoti
Kite«
Mr.
Moody
is
strongly
in
favor
and Idaho.
Clerk
................. ... H. Rictian'son I
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th»*
New
Zealand
parliament
em
­
Geo.
Shell«)
The plea of the writer for the
I
of
the
proposed
Eastern
Oregon
Sherd? ......................
Attorneyt-at-Eavc,
I
powered the government to take Federal judicial district, with a
K. A. Miller I
Treasurer ................. .........
game
hogs who would slaughter the
Hl KN». OIIRGON.
Gas at Ontario.
......... Joe Btu’lnoian i
A«M«»or
puss» ssi<»n of a ny large estate at the United States Court at Baker City,
birds is out of place and sounds bail
............. J.
Bartlett ©MF’iiffice in Batik building.
Hupt, ul Hchools
Ontario, Nov. 22.—A good qual- alor.g side of his righteous outburst
assessed price, even though the lie said that while hé was not a
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......... Geo. Whiting
Surveyor .................
owner refused to sell, and to divide lawyer, he would be in favorofsuch ity of gas was struck yesterday in in the remainder of the letter.
l>r W. !.. Marsden
Coroner .................
it up into small farm» to be let out a court, if it met the approval of the oil well being drillcii near here
... lain Kii'hardauti
(We would be pleased to hear
Stock Inspector
|_1 «YES 4 »IX rox*.
1
on
perpetual lease. The lands for toe legal fraternity of the state.
It was at once lighted and l»urne»l from our friends along the lake on
BURNS BREClNUr.
USO W. HAVES
JOHN O. SAXTON
settlement acts give the govern­
J natio« of the Peace
..IL Jameson
Mr. Moo»ly is especially interest­ continuously throughout th»- night. the above matter.— E»i )
ment
the
right
to
purchase
lurge
CwaeUbhi .............
.... <•*> Trsgaskia
Attorncye-Jt-hnr,
ed in the irrigation «luestioo, i.ml Drilling has Icon discontinued,
estate»
ami
break
th
-in
up
into
has dévot»d more attention to this and arrangements are being made
111 HNS. oi : ki : ox .
CITY OF BURNS.
The Queen City Furniture Co.,
small holdings. W hen the estate matter, so Mr. Newell stated when to “shoot ’ the well.
fíf- lU.»r»»y f»»r *•»•« Scbaol »*.■•» 4
(’. E. Kenyon
I of Baker City, is reaching inte
Mayor
Jno. Cantwell.
I is about to be divided, notices of he was here last Summer, than ani
Marsh »ill
The gaj comes tip through about Harney valley after trade, Their
I
S. Big;»
Rsvorihir
sale are advertised. Applications other Western Congressman. Mr. 1000 *\-<-t ol water. The strike is "nd” appear? in this issue, Read
W A. Gowan ywii.t.iAMS a rnzukKti.ii
T- jiunr
for lamia by settlers are reecivej Moody is confident that the coming just outside the great belt where what they have to sav.
it »’. Folev.
I V. E Tu», h.
CiJli.luillMHU
at the btiidollice of the district in ■ Congress will make an appropria­ oil is said to exist, and it is nit im­
111 mt m ton William«,
34. Fitkgerald.
j<leo Fry
Attorney at Law,
Notary Futile, which the lam] is located.
Appli­ tion for the reclamation oi the arid . probable that another few hundred
' < ieo. HiieUoy.
"Through the months of June
I.aie, Notarili and lira! Filate
cations are limited to GIO acres of lands of the West, nnd he w ill do feet on th»* bottom of Ontario's well
and
July our baby was teething
first-class land. The price is fixed all in bin power to have Eastern, will open the d< («»sit for which the:
Practice.
took
a running off of tho bow­
and
|turiiN, Oregon. by the land office, and applicants Oregon ii»elu«ie»i in the where the Vale jieople are Io» king. The shoot-,
els
and
sickness
of the stomack.’
ing of the well will take place in a j
B» Rv* lainak No. 7<), K of I’ ifW^Officein old Masonic building have the choice of three ilifferent experiments shall be made.
options :
day or two. The townspeoph- who says O 1*. M. Holliilay. of Deming,
M^ets every rinirml.iy night.
V».
F. M Jordan, C. C.
First, for cash, in which out
Dearness <'au»i«»l Be Citrcu. have subscril»ed to the oil well here Ind. "His bowels would move from
Motlii-rshead, K of It. S.
fourth the purchase price is paid by local applications, as they can­ are greatly exercised at the gas five to eight times u day. 1 had a
p M JORDAN.
down ami the balance in thirty not reach the disease»! portions of strike, an«l are willing t<» go deeper, bottle of UhatnlM-rlain’s t'oiic. Chol­
BURNS CH APTER. NO. 4». (>. E. M
Practical /.urn/ Æui'tsyer.
days, though the title does not is the ear. There is only one way to if the result is not more than satis­ era and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
Meets «e.oii I and foni th Monday of
house ami gave him four drops in
«si li ni Trilli in Masonic lull, Voegtly
Kuru«. OrrgoM. sue until certain improvements are cure deafness, ami that is by con­ factory at the 1130-f(X>t mirk.
a
teaspoonful of water and he got
Uuildm/
Mrs. Mtggie Leven», W. M
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
made on the land.
better
at once." Su'd bv If. M. H op
Mrs. E.inics Thompson, Sec.
Second, lease, with a purchasing caused by an inflamed condition of
Will Be No Populist.».
i
ton,
Burns;
I'red Haines. Harney
g w mii . i . ki :,
elautu*. at five per cent rental mi the mucous lining of the Eustach­
BURNS l.ODGF, NO »7, A. F, .< A. M. '
There
will
be
no
Populists
in
the
the vaiue of the laml. the lease be­ ian Tube. W hen this tube gets in­
Me>*ta Saturday on or beforo full moon.,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
ing for twenty-five years, with lile flamed you have a rumbling sounil United Stales Senate when it con­ Mmlcrn Surgery Surpassed.
»{».«lifi.-d lirotliers fraternally itnited,
Morl»!»ic»». |H»»<I». Etc., »•»rr.etly »»in.li*
z
<:. E Ktayon, W. M.
F. S. ttieder, |
or imperfect hearing, and when it venes in December. Thii. at least, ‘While suffering fioni a bad caseix
«Hile« »I Store.
Imran, Orrgan. privilege of purchasing at the HP-
pi'es I consulted a physician win
Bevy.
praised price at any lime after ten is entirely closed deafness is the re­ is the assurance given the Presi­ advised me to try a l»ox of DeWitt’s
sult. ami unless the inllanmtiou dent by Senator Dubois, of Idaho, Witch ll.-ix-i Salve,” savs 1!. F.
years.
BURNS LODGE, NO. 93, A. O. U. W.j
can
be taken out and this tube re­ who has been looked upon as the Carter, Atlanta. Ga. *‘I procured a
Third, lease in perpetuity, for a
Meets nt Brown bull every Friday eve­
60 YEARS*
store«!
to its i.ormrd condition, sole remnant of the Populist party box ami was entirely cur<»l. DeWitt*
term of 999 years, al a rental of
ning
Vii-itinir brothers fraternally In-
EXPERIENCE
hearing
will lie destroyed forever; in that bodv. The two Idaho Sen­ Witch Hazel Salve is a splendid cure
four per cent on the value of the
vitud. Tlios. Hager«, W. M. Chas. N
piles, giving relict instuntlv.anl
nine eases » nt of ten a c eausel by ators recently hud aeonfetencc with for
Cochrane, Recorder.
land.
1 hi-artilv recommend it to all suf­
The freeholder can sell hi? land catarrh, which is nothing but an President Roosevelt, during which fers. Surgery is unnecessary tocurv
IIARNEY MllXiP, NO. 77, 1 O. O F.
at will hut the area which any pur­ inilamed condition of the mucous Dubois said that in the futuie he piles. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
Meets every S.ilurd iv evening, It own’»
would act with witli Democrats.
will cure any case. Cuts, burns,
chaser can hold is limited: (hat is. surfaces.
T raoc M arks
hall. Visiting brother» fraternally in­
D esigns
W’e will give One Hundreil Doi-1 Dubois entered the senate aS a Bruises and all other wounds ar»
vited.
Frank O. Jackaoa, N. G.
no
one
can
acquire
title
to
more
CoevniGHTS Ac
also quickly cured by it. Beware of
C. G. Sini'li, Secretary.
Antone ««iidlnir n «ketch and <tr»criiHlon mar
than G-10 aeri’s of first-class ami lars forany case of Deafness(cati?ed republican. Senators Jones and counterfeits. City Drug Store, H M
qtib’klT MvHiHntn our opinion free whether mu
i invention m probably i»'He<itahh«. ConHW’inkw*
2<XM) acres of second-class lands by catarrh)that c*m not be cured Stewart of Nevada, are already back Horton, prop: Fred Hain> j, Harnev
Hon* rtrtetly rrinitrieiitinl. Ibtn<lb<»nk on i efetils
TUI E CIRCLE. NO. 1«’», WOMEN OF
rent free. <>l»1cet naenry for wecnrin» piteiM«.
whether l»y purchase from private by Hall’s Catarrh f’ure. Semi for in the republican ranks. Senator
f*M«nM
taken
ihr»»ui
’
h
Minin
Ac
<
o.
revt
l
/e
Wo »derail. Meet» 2nd and 4th Tues-
wit hoot < lierfc«*. Hi thu
Teller, of Colorado, formerly a re- ■
i individual or the government The circulars, fiee.
dux at Blown'» hall. Mr». Till! » Jordan,
btotiij
Mrs. Ione Whiting,
Guardian.
o
F.
J.
Cheney
A
Cc
,
props.Toledo,
(>.
publican, is now firmly stationed 1
leas*» holder can only sell his case
1!» Kind Yon Hnw A S P/ kj A’
Clerk.
A handaomelf ilhmtmtad weekly. I «nrec t Nr
Bear, tl.a
with the democrats, as is also 9en- Uifnatnrv
cwiietlnn nf any avlnnirfto journal. Term«. Ki a
Sold by Druggists, TSc.
ami good will together with im-
yenr ; four months. 91. Sold by all nrwmlc»ah-r».
MUNN & Co.56“«“’ New York provetn»'nts, and the >nuou:it which Hall’s Family Pills art* the best a’or Harris, the Kansas Populist. w
I THE LAND PROBLEM
Geer & Cummins
THE CITIZENS BANK
$25 000 00
Capital Stock
I
Sckntiiic American.
M,.u.s »»«•♦. Uk r vi. Wj-l UMfi. ■. J» c.
WANTS ROAD
TO DREWSEY