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About Harney valley items. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 188?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1903)
“The misfortunes which settlers “They have furnishe»! the means neighkir. It is bettor to keep your have suffered in dealing with spec by which settler» were deluded in vest pulled down, your temper ulative irrigation companies furn to investing their capital and their i under control and your subscrip- ish several important counts of the labor in dangerous and often disas , tion paid up.—Prineville Review. SATURDAY 1 EBKI AKY λ 1903. people's indictment of the Desert trous attempts at home-making. | Land Law. "They even yet stand in the way It Was KtldM«. “Large irrigation undertakings of progress by blocking the path of THE SAVING OK THE “I see aouie KknU-a are talking about PEOPLE’S ESTATE, have frequently been started by national irrigation and permitting n six-yvor prcslitontlul twin, an* sayin' it'ii a gtxxl tiling,'' Mti«l tlie far man. . ___ men whose meati» were entirely in- s|>eeulatora and adventurers to take •‘Well. »• wouldn't have so uuui.v The following is in part a very »dequale to the enterprise. Very up lands which will be ret^uired in cnin|Hiignn In that e»i*e." remrnetl the num. ‘That's wby 1 favor it." interesting article by William E. i oftvn they hare invited settlement the operation of the new national little “Du you tutor it?" naked »he tut uuui. policy. bmvthe, published In the January before they had themselves done ■cowling nt the liuto one. in use for over 80 year», lut» Imnm the slgiiiitiirm of “feria inly." “For all these reasons the Desert “Maxwell’s Talisman,” a paper de- | anything except to make prelimi- nntl liaa been nuulo under bls per- “Well. I ilon't know who you are, Ini» ■oniil »itpcrvl»ltni since Its liiOuiry« voted to irrigation: 1 n*ry surveys. They have offend Land Law and the commutation I’ll bet u tru-dollar bill to n copper cent Allow no ono to deceive you In this. “It would be wholly errenous for water rights for sale which had no clause of the Homestead Act should you've not iu the xaloon business. — All Counterfeit», Imitations mid •• JiiMt-mi-in»o<l” nro but any one to suppose that all the existence except in their imagina- be promptly repealed, as recom Chicago Evening Pont. Bxporimeuts timt tritt« with mid oiidmutcr tlio Imulth of Advauluge, of M.trliu.wy. stealing of the public lands has tion. Strangely enough, settler» mended by President Roosevelt in IntUnta mid Chlldrcu—Experience ugulii»t Experiment. Mr. Wallace It seems to me that it been accomplish^! under the desert have often made haste to purchase bis message to Congress. ever a bachelor realise» In» unhappy lol “From this day henceforth the’ it must U wlicu lies» in be«l •lek. land law. On the contrary, there such paper “rights" and thus to Mrs. Wiillue«- ¥••». There i» n gr» nt is not a land law on the statute furnish the promoters with capital Government should not oiler a difference between n nirvii nurse and ii Custorlu I m n harmli'»" subatltuto for Cn»tor Oil, Pare book which has not been abused to t*> be used in the exploitation of single acre for settlement until it is wife, if in goes to throwing the medi goric, Props mid Soothing Syrups. It Is Plen<u«nU Ik cine bottles inni thing» at the nurse Even the those who supplied it. If settkrs fit for settlement. Rept'aling the »'renter or less extent, «'oiitnliis neither Opium, Morphine nor other Niirrotlo when »lie iia|>|x*n» to liu‘- hi» rheuma ] gw __ of had thereby obtained water for laws bv which land is now acquired beneficent Homestead tism »he will leave. Cincinnati Eli- Miilwtmiee. II m ng«' I m Ila gmirmitc»'. It dcMlrojx Worm* glorious tradition—has frequently their lands, even upon these unfair I in large tracts, and without actual quirer. mid alluj» I’everlMlincMM. It cur«-» DUirrlumi nnd Wind À been made an instrument of in terms, the case would not have been residence and improvement, the Colle. It rellevtw Teething Troubles, riireit ('»iiiMtipnllou Usually the a fair «tenogruphrr. Ws hire _______ - . mi<i Flatulency, It n»»ltiillute<t th»' Food, regulate» the justice and a plaything of specula so bad. But usually they did not Governmentshouhl proceed to with And for a llrnv dictate to her Htoinmii mid H owc I m , giving liciilthy mid natural sloop. But very soon it mal ea »»a ‘•cum’’ tion by means of the notorious, get water for their lands. Th»» a- draw from entry all lands where To find that ah* dictates to ua The Children’» Panacea—Tho Mother'» Friend. “commutation clause.” The same I mount of money which could be there is any thought of applying —Tuwu Topics. is true of the mineral, timber and obtained trout settlers in advance the national policy. This done, it' GENUINE ALWAY8 stone laws. All of them have been of tbs construction of works was should go forward as rapidly as Hi* Life Saved by Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea misapplied by greedy and <ÌÌ8- seldom sufficient fur the purpose. possible with actual reclamation Bears tho Signaturo of lleinedy. I Thus neither the settler nor the It should bring under thorough and honest men who have looked upon . > .... » “B. L. Byer, a well known cooper the public property merely as a promotor had anything to show for reliable irrigation every acre which of this town, says he believes < 'ham- means of private speculation. But their investment and labor. In it purposes hereafter to open for berla'n ’» Colic, Cholera and Diar the Desert Land law is sin- this wav thousands of people dissi- settlement. rhoea Remedy saved his life last gular in this—that there never was paled their savings and lost valua- “What would this policy mean summer. lie had been sick for a even the shadow of an excuse for ble time. The estern States are to the people of the United Stales? month with what the doctors call i its existence from the standpoint strewn with irrigation wrecks of First of all. it would mean “a home bilious dysentery, and could get for every man who wants one.” It of the homeseeker. The only ap this sort. In Use For Over 30 Years. nothing to do him anv good until “There has been other notable would mean that we liad stopp'd proach to a justification which any he tried this remedy. It gave him body could possibly make in its instances where abundant capital looting the people's estate ami be behalt was the fact that private was available to build reservoirs gun saving the ¡teople's estate. It immediate relief,” says B.T. Little, capital would be tempted to under and canals, and yet where settle would mean that we had reached merchant, Hancock, Md. For sale take to reclaim our deserts if some ment failed almost entirely. This I the end of the wild orgic of specu by II- M. Horton, >•••-"■• Fred sort of a landed subsidy were offer was due to the fact that promoters lation in the natural resources uf Haines, HurucV. ed. An argument might be made and investors had neglected to take the West and entered upon a period The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean in favor of such a policy, especially certain contingencies into account. of sound and sober industrialism. is the only weekly newspaper pub nt an earlier stage of development, They did not realize that settlement It would mean that when a settler if put forward on honest grounds. would be slow and that for many got ready to claim his share of the lished in Chicago in connecti«>n Many people now think it was a years the operation of their works national heritage he would obtain with the great daily pajiers. It mistake to make vast land-grants would have to be carried on at a not onlv fertile soil, but the water contains a judiciously Helecte»! for the purpose of encouraging loss. They did not know that many necessary to make it a self sustain summary ut the news of the nation I railroad-building, hut no one pre- I problems concerning » *1. crops and ing home, and that that water right and world, the best stoiies, hume, tends that this was not done open- irrigation methods v.. J have to was guaranteed by the Government farm, woman's, and other special departments, and fair, patriotic, ¡ ly and above board. The Desert he solved by a long pcr.ud of pio- of the United States. able editorials, written from a Re “ This is, bevond all comparison, Land law, on the contraJv. was a neering during which the enterprise i hypocritical pretence of benefit to could not possibly return profits, the greatest thing ever attempted publican viewpoint. It is by far the homeseeking public, when it In consequence of these unforeseen by the American people. Let it be the best general newspaper ot th»1 could uot possibly be used for such events the stockholders, wlm gener- done, and let it be done right. The Western States. The regular price a purpose in the vast majority of ally lived far away in the East or first step in this great and inspir for the Weekly Inter Ocean is 11,00 instances* •” in Europe,‘got tired and laid down.’ ing drama uf the future is to stop anil for the Hurney Valley Items “Irrigation is aiwavs a paving 1 Thus settlers were left in the lurch the stealing of the public domain $1 50, but subscriptions will be re- investment from the standpoirt of since money was not lorthcoming by repealing the present vicious ceived at this oilice for the two papers iii eoinbiaatiotr for one year social and economic gains. With to carry on the enterprise in which and inexcusable land laws. fur only $ 1.50. private capital large and early they had embarked their own little L. WOLDENBERG, 8R., Proprietor. fortunes. dividends are the chief considers-. It is an evidence of a small mind A Reinarkald«* Record. ‘ In still another way settlers tion, but the primary object of the The services of a brewer of long years experience has been se to criticise the generous hospitality investment of public capital is to have suffered in their dealings with Chambei Iain’s Cough Remedy cured ami the product of this Brewery ia of the beat grade in the ’ It has of President and Mrs. Roosevelt has a remarkable record. It has increase the general prosperity. ' private water companies. Inland Empire. Place a triul order and you will not be disap This is accomplished when the op often happened that such com panies because it causes a slight increase I been in use for over thirty years, pointed. portunity for home-making is open- employed incompetent engineers in White House expenditures. during which time many million BURNS, OKEGON ed for thousands; when the amount who blundered badly in estimating The greater part of the burden battles haye been sold und used. It of taxable property is increased; the amount of available water sup- cornea from the President’s pocket. bus long been the standard und when business is created mer- j ply or * wMv the cudi character of wur works re ■ He is not rich, and his salary is main reliance in the treatment of ______ __ __ ________ _ for _ _ ______ i itvivi ui k “ rv. that of the petty potentates of croup in thousands of homes, yet manufacturers and rail- j quired for its storage and distribu- chants, The bar is supplied with none foreign countries, hut he is un during all this lime no case has With these benefits to be tion. Countless settlers have been roads. but the very bent brands of scored on the credit side of its victims of such circumstances. They stinted in hospitality and bounte ever been re|>orted to th»» manufact Wines, Li»|Uors und Carlstnatcd ledger, the Government may well b .ave paid for water rights, taken up ous in charity. urers in which it failed to effect a drinks, and the Choicest Cigars. and then proceeded to make 1' afford to wait a long time for di- j land cure. When given as soon ns the The ship subsidy bill was killed child becomes hoarse or even as rect returns from its irrigation in improvements. Later they have Your patronage solicited. vestments, but private capital is found that the water could not be probably forever, Monday, by the soon as the croupy cough appears, Courteous treatment to all. because of the engineer decision of the House committee it will prevent the attack. It is iu no such position. • i furnished Corner north of postoffice. ing blunders of men whose educa on merchant marine not to report pleasant to take, many children I tion, experience and ability were it to the House. like it. It contains no opium or May its bones LEE CALDWELL entirely inadequate to do what they rest in peace. other harmful substance and may " Where the camel's head goes his Proprietor. be given as confidently to a baby bodv follows,” says an Oriental proverb. had undertaken. Settlers have also It's the same wav with disease. A small suffered from bad water laws in A Flyspeck oil the Window. as to an adult. For sale by H. M. opening will give it an entrance and These laws Horton, Burns; Fred Haines, Har when disease once has a place in the many of our States. bodv a large numlier of ills may follow it. d* prive them of the supply on which An exchange gets even with ney. The opening for disease t ey had depende»! or involved some one as follows: is often found in a " weak” stomach. When the them in costly litigation. After you get on your ear and Oregonian and Items, I2.ÍX). stomach is " weak ” the “All the heart-breaking evils make up your mind to stop your l>oiv also becomes weak I ened by lack of i from which the settlers of our arid paper to make the editor feel Buy a postal card ami send to The New York nutrition, and Stop the Colliri! public domain have suffered are aue humiliated, just poke your finger disease attacks Tribune Farmer, New York City, for a free and Work oil'the Cohl. tlie heart, liver, to bad land laws, chiefly to the in water and pull it out and look 1 specimen copy. lungs, kidneys Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets Desert Land Law and to the com- at the hole. Then you will know and other organs. The Tribune Farmer in n National Illustra Dr. Fierce’s ! mutation clause of the Homestead how ssdly you are missed. The cure’a cold in one »lay. No Cure, ted Agricultural Weekly for farmers and Golden Medical Diseov- Na pay. Price 25 cents. i Act. These laws are totally un u.an who thinks that a paper can- ery make» the weak their families, and stands at the head of the stomach strong. It cures suited for the conditions to which not survive without Lis support agricultural press. The price is $100 per diseases of the stomach they have been applied. They are I had better go off and stay awhile? year, but if you like it you can secure it with and other organs of di Stock InspcctorM. gestion and nutrition, a disgrace to the Government and and when he comes back he will your own favorite local newspaper, The and so enables the body a disgrace to the American people. find that half of his friends didn’t to resist or throw off other diseases. Notice is hereby given that I Men and women who are sick are in “They have enabled wealthy in know he was gone. The other half have duly appointed the following vited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free, dividuals and corporations to curve didnt care a cent, and the world at deputy stock inspector fur Harney and so obtain without charge the opinion of a specialist oil their ailments. All cor lordly private estates from the large didn’t keep account of his County, Oregon : respondence strictly confidential. Ad public domain. movements whatever. You will A. B. Colenbaugh................. Burns dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Iluffalo, N. Y. " For the past two vear« I have been a very “They have permitted a few men probably find something in your John Jenkins..................... Smith sick woman ” write« Mr». Che»ley, of io H Wood land Ave.. Cleveland, Ohio. ” I tried medicine« to acquire and hold out of use. for home paper that you cannot in Dick Smith.......................... Andrews from doctor« tnd to no avail At 1aM I decided to try Dr. Pierce’« Golden Medical Discovery. selfish and speculative purposes, dorse. Even the bible is very N ewt H ooveu , When I started I was al! run-down and had a very unpleasant taste in my ru<>uth Wa« lands which are needed to make plain and hits some hard licks. choked up, and at times it was very hard for me Stock Inspector. to breathe. I i»ad severe headaches and cutting homes for the masses of our people. If you were to get mad and burn I pains in my knee joint. Was so weak I could 1 't attend to mv work nor walk up or down “They have encouraged private your bible, the hundreds of presses The Southern Oregon State Normal School opens Wednesday «lair« without tlie assistance of mv brother or Rome friend. I am now taking t!:e fourth bottle, enterprise to enter a field where, in September 10th. Full faculty; improved building; exhaustive would go on printing them, and if an»! am happy to aay I feel like myself again. 1 can jfo up and down stairs and perform my course of study ; each department filled by a specialist. Latin duties as well as any one. Everything seems to the nature of things it could not f»e you were to stop your paper an»l be brighter, and I'can assure you that life is successful, but could only involve and economics added for the benefit of those preparing to teach call the editor all sorts of ugly worth living." For Infants and Children. Accept no substitute for "Golden Med its own capital in a hazardous ad names, the paper would still be in High Schools, but uro optional. $200 in cash prizes for excel ical Discovery." -There is nothing just 1 Th« Kind You Han Always Boight venture and thereby do great in lence in oratory and athletics. Expenses light; social conditions published. And what is more, as goo»l for «fyspepsia or debility. I Bears the Biliousness is cured by the use of Dr. jury to the irrigation industry and you would sneak arountl every ideal. Send for catalogue. B. F. MULKEY, President, Pierce's Pleasaut Pellets. I Signature of I CLIFFORD THOMAS, Secretary’ to the West. week and borrow a copy of your What is CASTORIA CASTORIA The Kind You Haye Always Bought Harney Valley Brewery The Windsor THE CAMEL’S HEAD. Bar YOU ARE A FARMER -¿Vnd Have Cent CASTOR IA