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About Harney valley items. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 188?-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1903)
• s % * I • J. W. Shown, of Harney, was over on land business yesterday. ••Jilt/» W N'N" «THK bATWPACTOUV ÍTOBE' Scott llftyou ia Io from bia homo He purchased the isolated tract of land recently advertised in this n«ur Luwen, paper. Tn« land lies south of hl» Gio. Thompson cam« in Tu«»«lut ranob below Harney. from the Diamond country. C. F McKinney and Geo Duns John Ihidelman want out to hit more ware down from the sawmill rarn'h on Rye Grana lint Friday. Sumlay. Geo. ha»just returned from Charley Bedell, of Silver Creek, a visit to his home in Benton Meth Itesi royen. Turpe titln«, wu» in th« city Sunday and County, Michigan, where lie was tìlUUIul», Fly Paper, culled some month» ago on account Mondav. Npoug««, Camphor, of the serous illness of bis mother, J. It. Gould ia wearing the alar lieuilue. Alcohol, I whom we are glad to announce as Bedbug Kilermiaalore, during the abaence of City Mui- nearly recovered her usual health. ahal Jameson. Nal Soda. The annual »chool meeting Mon I.arge aaxurtuirut of Map. Geo. A Smith, Sr., of Diamond, day passed otf quietly, no opposi I «pent a few days In tlw city thia tion arising to stir the equilibrium week on business. of one of the largest crowd» ever A letter from James W. Craw assembled at a school meeting in * ford staU-u that he has changed hta this district. J. 0. Folev was « ------ AT------- I •ddroaa from Smith to Diamond. elected director and W. E. Huston clerk by a unanimous vote. A Mr and Mr« A. M Byrd are now tax of four mills for school purpos occupying the residence lately va es was voted without a dissenting cated by Thornton Williams and voice. family. The Georgia Harpe- Company » I. Kehwarti returned Thursday — will be here next Saturday for a from Portland, ilia family will a|iend tho Hummer months in week’s engagement, and will show I Store Were» —We «re buoy in our Dry Goods and Fancy Goods De- I every Saturday night thereafter partmeuts. Many new attraction«. 0 ir Bi B Warranted Clothing io proving a succeed. Alaska I until Sept 1. Mr. Meade, who ia The sale of Queen Quality Shots for Women is far beyond expectations. Water« and Hagey are building «ATUKDAY.JUNK to. IUUU. well known throughout this section He 111 Mail Orders Cheerfully. another «lory on their «lone ware is manager i-nd he has a good house at the rear of their store troupe behind him. Mr Meade's building. presence with the troupe is a good The program for the Fourth guarantee that the |>euple will promisee to be an intereating a good enlertainmeut. one. Come to Burna and enjoy the Requests still keep coming lime of your life. copies of the I tems containing Wall of Water Twenty Fret A. I). Gould, of Dab , was in the writeup of Harney County Illicit Nweriw Awitj Urvater cilv Tuesday to get some medicine Burns. A great many people of 1‘urtiou of Tow it .'MM fur hie wife who ia iu delicate this section are sending them to Ultra Inml. friends in the East. One of the health.—Ixmg Creek Light. Mr«. H. K. Thompson returned letters this week was from Gerald A special edition of the Heppner on Monday'« Canyon Citv «tag«* Grillin asking for five copies and Times of the Itilh says: from Portland, where »he went a« a though our file had become ex "Perhaps few people of Heppner, delegate to the Eaatern Star grand hausted we managed to hustle a News was received here Monday couple of copies for him. more likely none of them ever wit- lodge. afternoon that a Spaniard ¡working nes»r<| to appalling calamity; such Dr. W. L. Marsden, Thos. Allen, 8. 8. Williama, the O-B stage for A. Mirando in Wild Horse val merci I«-»« destruction of Ilfs; such R. A. Miller, C. E. Kenyon, Mrs C. man, ami ez-Couuty Commission ruthless wrerking of liumes as that II. Voegtly, and Mrs A. W. Gowan ley had been killed by some un er A IL Mark», of Drcwaey, were which befell thia city at 5:30 Sun returned Thursday from Portland known party. on receipt of the transacting business in the city a day afternoon, when the hravaiis where they had been as delegates news Justice of the Peace 8. W. few daya during the week. seemed to <i|rn up and let loose a to the Masonic and Eastern Star Miller and Dr. J. W Geary left im A team belonging to Tltoa Mc Our Spring line of goods will soon be on display. Call and torre.it of water, which swept the grand lodges. Mrs. M. M. Cushing mediately for the scene arriving there Tuesday evening. They Cormack tMH-ame frightened and see us and get our prices. Quality of goods the highest; prices town from one end to the other. woo was also a delegate, is visiting the lowest and seeing is believing. The heavie«! fall of water was on ran away Moudty making things relatives in Mayville, Gilham fuund that an inquest was already Balm Fork of Willow creek, about pretty lively on one of the back county and Mrs. Marsden another in progress being conducted by a mile above town, and before the streets in the east part of town. of the party slopped with relatives Justice Ed Callow of Pueblo pre cinct. After instituting a number inhabilsuUi of th« city were aware No damage was done. in Bear Valley. of inquiries and making some sug of the impending danger a rush of W. N. Jorgenaon took hi» depart Geo. \V. Thompson, for the past water fifteen or more feel high ure tlria morning on the Canyon five years a farmer in the Red gestions and an examination by swept everything in its path. In City atage for Chicago where he Butte settlement on the Owyhee, the Doctor they started home arriv some tnstani«« entire families weic goes to aeck medical and surgical was a pleasant caller yesterday. ing here late yesterday. From an in-1 suddenly dashed to their doom aid for an affliction of one of bia leg» Mr. Thompson has disposed of all terview with Mr. Miller we glean which a moniunt before were con j which haa been troubling him for his property in that section and is the following information: Salva-J ' dor Olivares, aged about 25 years j versing content««] and happily in some time past. temporarily residing at Harney, and a recent arrival in that section their home, wholly unaware of the GREAT MILLINERY SALE! where he owns some property. He bad been hired to herd horses for death dealing torrent of water that Big reduction in Ladies' and Chil is just getting over the effects of a A. Mirando. and was in charge of | was bearing down upon them. To dren’» street hat», and Children’» severe seige of the grip and has the horses on tire mountain about add to ths flood in Willow creek ! trimmed hat». Don't overlook one just returned from a trip to Pine 'J or 10 mile northwest of Audrews th« waler spout reached Hinton of the greatest bargains over offered Creek where he went to recuperate L. WOLDENBERG, SR., Proprietor. whet: shot in the back and killed creek, which flows into Willow in in Burn». Call at the home of his health. He says he hasn't feit by some un-known party. The the lower partoftown. This caused better in the past five years, and is killing is supjiosed to have occur- The services of a brewer of long years eeperienoe has been se , Mr». G. W. Cummin». the wat-r to spread on lower Main, contemplating a visit to his sone in ed Saturday evening, the body cured and the product of this Brewery is of the best grade ia tbs M. V. Smith, of Lawen, was in Gale and Morgan »trust« to five or being foumi Sunday morning by two 1 Inland Empire. cherrv Lane, North Carolina. lace a trial order aud you will not be disap the city Sumlay enroute heme from »peep herders. About seven dol aiz blocks in width. The rescue pointed. Thursday evening of last week, work was prompt. While the terri a trip to Portland ami San Fran- \V. R. Coleman court stenographer, lars was found in the pockets of | OR EC,03 ble tLxxi was al its worst the more cisco. He saw the president dur who has been in the city fur sev the dead man, and in some brush BURNS, about 150 yards away his saddle ing hi» visit to Portland, and en fortunate were doing everything in eral weeks, was busily employed in was found, having been taken from their power to rescue those who joyed a anil on the salt water from cleaning a 22-calibrc rille, using a the horse be was riding and hid , from view. The bullet entered th«* were caught in tho awful rush of Portland to the Bay City. metal ramrod that had a ring on i body in the back breaking the R. R. Bitt, of l.awon, and Mr. water. Many |Mjrs«>ns were res the end when the ring broke letting spinal column and passing through cued, hut the work was extremely Shilling, of Ontario, were in the the jagged end of the ramrod pierce the heart was foumi lodged in hazardous. Vigil was kept along i city a few days thia week, The his right hand causing a bad the lower part of the left breast, the the creek nil night but after night- | latter came out to deliver a bunch wound. The rod entered the palm supposition being that he was of thoroughbred Short Horn cattle leaning forward when the shot full it was to late to relieve. of the hand, ranging toward the which was from a 44-calibrc rifle, anti to visit hie ".Something of the force of the to Mr. Siu, wrist, and nearly breaking the was fired. Mr Miller left before raging waterscan he gleainxi from daughter Nr». N. IT. Carpenter of skin on the back of the hand. Dr. the inquest had been concluded, the following: lutrge two-story thia place. Ashford was at once summoned hut states that two theories were dwelling houses were picked up and Boots Smith was up from the and dressed the wound and Mr. living worked upon but that an ar rest for the crime was hardly proba hurled around like a spring top, Island Thursday. Boots ia now Coleman hopes that he will soon others were knocked into kindling . driving one of the big freight teams be able to write as fast as ever on ble, though further evidence might be adduced before the inquest ad wood with as much ease an a child for the Company. Ho informs us his typewriter—Canyon City journed to warrant a direct charge would destroy a toy house; the that he haa just returned from the Eagle. being made. ■ II ■ ■- heaviest of implements ami farm I railroad, whore he has been after It is reported that some rnther Th«» proposition of buying and, machinery were hurled along as if supplies. He wns accompanied on lively betting was the result of the selling devolves entirely upon the they were drift wood; the heaviest the trip by Dave Loggau and Otia recent report from Mr. Hanley at one who has the article to sell and track rails were snapped in two Sizemore. Portland, to the effect that he bad the one who has need for that same like corn stalks, and bent in all The local «and office is in receipt secured the promise of the delega article. The way to get the two conceivable shapes." of telegraghi i orders from Wash tion to recommend his favorite for together ia either an announcement on the part of the merchant with Ixjslie Mntlock was tho hero of ington for tno withdrawal of 66 Successors to R. A. MillerJk Go. tho receivership of the U. S. Land the goods or the announcement of the «lay. When the Hood first came sections of land itt Harney Valley Otliec here. The betting would the one who wants to buy them. ho jumped on a horse nnd rode al i from settlement. This is a second seetu to indicate that Donegan’s The business man might, if he breakneck speed down the canyon step looking towards government ' H|>orting friends at least regard his were alone in his business, find in front of the rushing water tn some who would ask for informa notify the people of Lexington, nine { reclamation in this county. Two ' chances as good. Considering Bill's tion of where to buy certain things withdrawals have also been made miles lielow. amt from there warn 1 average success in local political which he felt he needed. The mer ed the people of loue by telephone, in Malheur County. i matters it very naturally puzzles chant ought not, however, permit nnd no lives were lost at either place. Sheriff Tlios. Allen was visiting ; the public here to understand how the consumer to advertise for The dead and missing at Heppner things he wanted, for fear some will probably reach 300. About a sister in Arlington when the he is able to “talk” our congress- other merchant might get after Y 150 bodies have been recovered and news was brought to that place of men into "standing in” on hie jobs, him first and thus the sale would the terrible cloud burst and flood but it remains to be seen whether be lost. The man who wants sales buried. Two thousand people nre work at Henpnerand he saw and eon- Hanley’* message was straight . ought to advertise to get them. ing searching for the dead, but the l versed with the runner bringing goods or only another of his doses There are many ways to get busi work will not be completed for sev 1 the news. From what Mr. Allen of hot air. and whether his sporting ness. but the best way is to say it eral days yet owing to work neces-. , ... . ia wanted and to place the message sary to remove the huge piles of i B,lvi *,orror °* ”n’ »iluation is friends will profit or lose on the ' before the one who is most certain wreckage. ¡beyond word» to describe. strength of his ‘ report.’’ to need just the thing offered.— Ex. ; Local and General. Useful Things for House Cleaning The Standard of Excellence The average woman cannot discriminate justly between sewing machines, so far as mechanical construction is concerned, but she can wisely judge their wort Singer Work Is Always Good Work The Welcome Pharmacy I I This is why Singer Machines maintain their supremacy all over the world. SOLD ON INSTALLMENTS. We have the sole right of sale for Singer Machines in Harney County HARNE» VILLE» ITEMS I I CLOUDBURST AT HEPPNER Lunaberg & Dalton Harney Valley Brewery d_ £ I ! Miller & Thompson, 8 E