Tllllll I f r;Allimir7:,L"f " '" " ' "f--Bj-,?ggSli'
urn i -Hi niihiii miiiif i WiMfr
Wle WMa3Uvnlit
Tliu OMIclul 1'upur of llnrnny County
Ins tlio Ittrifoal rlrnilntloii nml Uonuot
liu bunt mlvortlatiiK incillumn In Konlorn
Orogou,
tle (ftrcnt Stnrttty Cotutli'u
Cmoro mi nrcn ol 6,428,800 acre ol
land, 4,(1.'II,!)0I ntrRi yot vacant iiLoct
to entry under tlm public land lawi ol
tliu UniU-d Stntia.
VOL. XXV
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 27. 1912
NO 11.
0J1
QUIT ROAD FOR HARNEY
umor That Louis
And Come to
KTO MANAGE BIG
Report That Pacific Live
and Other Hitf Handles
E ..II r'.ittiitiMuiuir 7fWl l(U
i uuiiiiiiiniii(, iwiUuu
(The following special dispatch
from Seattle was published in
the Stimlny Jeurmtl:
iA minor that Louis W. Hill is
mwn to resign the ureal North-
tjrn presidency has beun current
ill local railroad circles for several
weeks.
However, Seattle men in touch
with railroad policies, profess to
imvo no deUtils, although they
assert that Hill is likely to re
tire to look after his private busi
ness interests, particularly his
.Oregon land project. John A.
Miller, Seattle general agent in
life freight department, who is
osed to bo in tho Great
Northern's inner circles, stated
Mtwlay that lie is not interested in
JjHHI'k land scheme and had heard
nothing definite regarding the
rumor. He has not been advised
when Hill is coining west.
ill. A. Noble, general passenger
agent, is in Seattle today, but
his visit is said to have no special
significance.
Some Seattle railroad men say
Carl R. Gray, head of the north
Dank railroad, is one of the logi-
icl candidates for the presidency
ofjthe Groat Northern.
fit has been reported in Port-1
land frequently the past month '
tfifit Ixuiis Hill would resign the1
presidency of the Great Northci n
td;talt' over active management
ofgii great land project including
im; miner iv. mix, wiiiimu iiau-
ley and other big ranches in liar-.
ny county. A feature of the
rSport has been that President'
Carl Gray of the Spokane, I'ort-
land & Seattle would become
president of the western division
ro3 tho Great Northern. Some
weeks ago when the rumor first
bcamu current here, Mr. Gray
Swiied that there was any truth
tojit so far as he knew.
When shown tho above Asst.
Manager Holland of the P. L. S.
Co. stated that Mr. Hill came to
jjjfh while here on a visit and
Miked about tho possibility of
buying the land holdings of the
rwmiimv and was told he could
(purchase. Mr. Holland had no-1
thing more to say on the subject.
lit may be true that negotions
arti in progress for such a trans
it, but Tho Times-Herald has
tknibts about it. Such a transfer
wight mean a great deal toward
development of this section i
land would certainly bring the
Uljll railroad system into the ter-
fritpry at an early date.
MAVI1U IT WILL,
rTlie Vale Enterprise publishes
mtfarticlo tinder a Rums daloliuo
JF"rit i i .i i i i . i ii...
uoiine eueci nun most, oi inu
ilawl owners with valuable water
mxl ts along Si I ver Ri ve r, M al hen r
Lake and even small crooks who
l)f5fjew yeara "k"0 would have been
'VStkd to Imvn ti.'irlnd with their
laid for $20 to $)Q per acre, ex
jgl it to bo worth $50 to $100
par acre as soon ns the railroad
.fjraaches tho valley."
'.YT..il.! 111 -1..M ml...
nmuiiiK iiku uxpcuuiuoii.i. i nu
wnter has seen land in Harney
liocomoblle SoVen-PassergerCars
inu siicmiHsr WAV
IThe Burns-Bend Auto Line
OI'KUA'IKII
iTHE COLLINS EAUi u wwrMm
r uui.'i.m .w AMI) 1M11IX4
Jflvt inm.. at H .. in ami arrlv. at li.n.1 at
1ft ..... ......... f
in armu tt riitiiami ut in t in., mi iiuh i"i
17 Ml, Ilium lu llciiil by until, l.'liul. I uillfn
riibt-Clmi Service (lunrniittuil
II. UOIIIJ, Agent
Hill Will Resign
Harney Valley
LAND PROJECT
Stock Co., Hanlcy Interest
Have Keen Acquired, in
A..wiu Will Iw. f '.ln lod
numi ! - .w.w. .........
Valley raise from $2.fi0 per acre
to $50 and its worth it. Well,
irrigatad grain and hay land all
over the West is selling for bet
ter prices and with the advent of
transportation such land in this
valley is going to produce equal
to or exceed the great grain
growing sections of tho North
west that has heen furnishing
the food stub's for a big portion
of the United States and the
Orient.
People little realize what a re
sourceful country the trans-slate
railroads are going to tap when
they reach the Rig Harney coun
try. Its possibilities are manifold
and not confined to one product.
It isn't all scenery with a little
timber or one or two commodities.'
but its resources cover a wide
scope. President Gray of the
Hill lines was right in his asser
tion that Central Oregon is the
future bread basket of the North
west. NO SAHV.
Drewsey, Oregon, January 17, '12
Editor The Times-Herald.
Dear Sir: -Will you please inform
the citizens of Road District No.
.'I, through the columns of your
paper how the count court could
ignore a petition signed by 85 to
90 per cent of the citizens of said
district, requesting the appoint
ment of one of its citizens as
road overseer for the year 11)12.
FitANK J. Ul'TON.
The Times-Herald is not famil
iar with the situation and cannot
answer for the court in ignoring
the petition. No doubt the court
had reason to make its own selec
tion of a road master for the dis
trict. two succr.ssrui. driyt.s.
Tin: TiMi:s-Hi:uAU)-The un
dersigned attended a rabbit drive
near Waverly, Saturday, Jan. 20,
and witli Mr. Orin Thompson as
captain with about one hundred
drivers, succeeded in dealing the
death blow to about D50 jack
rabbits. On Jan. 21, the same
bunch of people under the cap
taincy of the Hon. Grant Thomp
son, held another drive near
Harriman, and killed about 1750
rabbits.
A big dinner was spread on tho
ground at both places and every
body enjoyed themselves im
mensly. They are planning for two
drives next Saturday and Sun
day -at Harriman Saturday and
Waverly Sunday.
H. C. AumiTTON,
Lawen, Ore.
Will Make Paper Prom l.odjc
pole Pine.
An experiment in the making
or paper from black pine pulp is
soon to De conmiciuu ""
Crown Columbia Paper Company
of Camas, Wash., three car loads
of tho piuo having been shipped
to tho mill by John B. Ryan, of
Rend, a representative of largo
timber interests in Central Ore-
Studebaker
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rlilo liy until
llciuliiunrtcm I'rcncli Hotel
IUJRNS, Oregon
gon, says tho Portland Journal.
Mr. Ryan, who with Mrs. Ryan,
is registered at tho Imperial, is
of tho opinion that tho experi
ment will prove a success. If so
it is understood that a number of
mills will bo established in tho
Inland Empire.
The United States Forest Ser
vice is much interested, for with
in its jurisdiction, aro millions of
land in Oregon covered by a
dense growth of "lodge polo"
pine, which heretofore has been
regarded as valuable only for foul
or fencing. Experiments on
Montana black pine, which is
similar to the Oregon pine, are
now being conducted at tho For
est Borvice station at Madison,
Wisconsin.
"Central Oregon has much land
especially along the Deschutes
river which will be valuable for
farming or dairying when the
lodge pole is removed," said Mr.
Ryan. "In some localities there
are thousands of acres in a body,
near which a paper mill may be
established. Contiguous to this
land is good water, which is
necessary for the making of the
pulp. It costs a great deal to
set up a paper mill and unlike a
sawmill it can not be moved pro
fitably. In Central Oregon a
mill may be put in the midst of a
big lodge pole district having an
abundant water supply.
"Whether the lodge nolo pulp
will be valuable for high class
paper is not known at present,
but experiments have been con
ducted far enough to pretty
thoroughly prove that it is suit
able for, white paper and the
rougher product "
IIUKII-I) HIKH WLDM-SPAY.
At the Baptist chinch Wednes
day afternoon was held the ftm
erral service for Mrs. Martha
Bakcrof Burns. Mrs. Baker was
a sister to Mrs. J. A . Williams,
who recently removed here from
Harney county, and it had been
her expectation to come hero soon
also, to make her home with the
Williams family. She died Sat
urday at Portland where she had
gone some weeks before for an
operation for cancer of the
throat.
Mrs. Baker had lived in Ore
gon since the early days, as she
came to Lane county with her
parents when a child of one year
of age, in 1853. In 1SS7 she
married Robert Baker of Harney
county, and went there to live.
Her husband died u 11)01 and
her son in 11)02. She leaves a
daughter Nina, who is with Mrs.
Williams now, and three step
children, Mrs. Baker has been I
a member of tho Baptist church
since uirlhood, and was a consis
tent church worker, having serv
ed as superintendent of the Sun
day school in Burns for the past
five years. She leaves many
friends in Oregon. - Ontario 0-
timist. i
VOIL'KS SHOULD PCdlSll'.K-
According to a
recent letter I
published from the
Secretary of
State it is necessary that only i
registered voters aro permitted, the grade in order to make it Co., if not actual financial inter
to sign petitions for those who more convenient for irrigation est in the concern, the line will
ask nomination for an office at projects Hill could not use his follow the land grant through
tho April primary election. This
is a matter that should have the
attention of voters who desire to
help their friends and take ac-
live part in their respective party!
organizations.
Another feature that should
appeal to voters this year is the '
privilege to express their prefer
ence for president and vice-president
of the United States. This
is a new law and in order to
have candidates' names on the
ballot petitions must be circulat
ed in a certain per ntngo of
tho counties of the st.ite and
should reach tho secretary of
state not later than March 1) if
tho candidates aro to have space
in tho campaign pamphlet, and
not later than March 29 should it i
not bo desired to havo spaco in ,
tho campaign pamphlet. Tho
latter date, is tho latest peti
tions may bo received for candi-
dates who havo their names on
tho ballot. !
Persons troubled with partial
paralysis aro often very much
benefited by massaging the
airected purls thoroughly when
applying Chamberlain's Liniment
This Liniment also relieves rlieu-
rtmttr ttmiiu
For sale by all
TROUT FOR STREAMS
Slate Game Warden Promises Fry
For Harney County Brooks
"IF-
ROD AND GUN CLUB PROPOSED
Local Nimrods Urged to
Further Sport in rThis
Mace Asks Investigation of Cause of Wormy Fish.
In reply to a letter from Game
Warden II. B. Mace the state
iraniG warden has written as fol-
Jewb: '
"Replying to your letter of the
17th instant relative to the re-
stoekinir of the streams in your
vicinitv. We are herewith en-
closing you necessary blanks for
making application for trout fry
and bass. We think it ouite nro-
bable that wo shall be able to
give you a good supply this com-
ing season. We have been hold-
ing several thousand trout fry at
the Bonnville hatchery until they
are large enough to take care of
themselves and in addition we
have received one million brook
trout eggs and are also getting
some brook trout from the Gov
ernment Hatchery at Colorado,
and with anything like reasona
ble luck, we expect to have
enough trout fry to supply most
of the points, at least the princi
pal ones, another year.
"Regarding the wormy trout
which you say are in the streams
of Emigrant and Spring Creeks,
if you can ship these trout with
in the next few days you may
do so, addressing them to Irwin
II. Wilson, Bonneville, and also
HILL IS SURELY COMING.
Will Have Joint Track Through Malheur Cangon
And Likely Follow Land Grant From Gap to Burns.
C. B. Smith is over from Vale
and states that the Hill surveyors
are over in that country. He
says there is no doubt of this
system's connection with P. &G.,
at least it is accepted asjassured
by tho people over there, and
that the P. I. N. road is to be
made a part of the system over
which they will operate to make
connections with
Oregon roads.
the Central
This arrangement again brings
to mind the disposition of the
Hill right of way throuch the
Malheur Canyon and strengthens
tho accepted theory that there is
an agreement between the Hill
and Harriman lines for joint
tracks through that pass. It
was the logical thing to do under
the circumstances. Hill had
secured valuablo rights but owing
Uo the Interior Department's dis-
position to insist upon raisintr
rights to nn advantage. The
Harriman righ' of way had been
granted without stripgs and it
was a convenient arrangement
and economic for both roads to
transfer the rights of ono to the
other and build one line.
Mr. Smith says that tho con
tractors on the Harriman road
are rushing machinery to the
canyon, being nnxious to get all
the heavy stufr on the ground
while the roads aro still frozen.
Realos for wile, all sizes and
engths, prico 20 cents per foot.
Any ono desiring Reatos address
W. A. Ford of J. O. Alberson,
AJborson, Oregon.
HKFKKh'UCKS:
HeUabh Citizens
et llmiitu County
The Inland
Wo rt'profii'iit that wlilcli In riwtt'tl nml rollulilo, We liaiullu nil
Miuli ul Kenl Kstntu nmtlum Wiilu your liuid filing paiwrn nr
otlior li'Bl land ip,r correctly mid (jnloLly . WIS WANT YOUK
11 It i: l.NSl'llANOlS DUBININS; wo renuwnt two.of tho utrongoat
roiuinloa In AmerlcaTUi: AKTNA .. UAUTrOKP CO'B
Mat your property with ub, (or aalo or trudo. INVK8TIOATK OUU
IIUKllC8tf MKTHODS AND PAST BUCCHSH Yon trust ua, wo
trust you, Aalc our ClUnts. Call and see ua
Form Organization to Help
Section Game Warden
write him at the same time tell
inghimof the shipment and the
reasons for it. He can most
likely give you the desired in
formation."
The last paragraph of this let-
ter refers to wormy trout that
have been found in some of the
streams of this section and Mr.
Mace has asked if anything can
be done to prevent worms. It is
hoped that a remedy may be sug
gested by the Fish and Game
Commission. Mr. Mace will try
to secure some of the fish at once
and forward as suggested for the
purpose of examination.
It has been suggested that a
(rod and gun club be organized
i among local nimrods for the pur
pose of advancing the sport and
better protecting the game and
fish of this county. The Times-
Herald feels this suggestion will
meet with hearty approval and
urges early action. The Times-
Herald office is open to local sports
any evening they may determine
to meet and take the matter up.
Such a club could attend to the
shipment of young trout proposed
for re-stocking our streams and
also pee that they are planted
without delay or mishap.
He doesn't think much if any
thing has been done on actual
railroad construction as the entire
force of men and teams are still
moving the equipment to the
scenes of operation. The engi
neer in charge has said when this
is completed as large a force as
can be worked will be put on the
job and dirt will be moved as
rapidly as possible.
With the activity of the Hill
interests on the eastern connec
tions one is lead to suppose that
this system expects to have that
portion completed as soon as the
Harriman line is ready for the
traffic through the canyon, there
fore we may expect that system
to come in as soon as the other.
It is confidently stated the Hills
will operate independently after
getting through the gap and with
its evident friendly feeling to the
Oretron - Western Colonization
this Valley
Burns,
Such an
reasonable
followed.
and come by way of
arrangement looks
and no doubt will be
If L. W. Hill has really nego
tiated the purchase of tho P. L,
S. Co. and other large holdings
in this Valley there would be no
question of the future of Harney
county. Its immediate develop
ment and settlement would sure
ly follow.
Have you thought about that
Now Spring and Summer Suit.
See us.-ScimNK & Williams.
Always ready for job printing.
Homestead Locations
Empire Realty
W. T. l.KSTKlt, Manager
PRIMRVILI.R SLI KS AUJKR I.K1IIT
The business men of Princville
held a "get together" meeting
Friday evening for the purpose
of discussing the railroad ques
tion in regard to Princville, says
the Crook County Journal.
President Adarnson of the Com
mercial Club presided. He ex
plained that it was the general
sentiment of the businessmen of
Princville that something should
be done to get m touch with the
management of both the Harri
man and Hill lines and find out
what these roads are going to do
in the matter of giving Princville
railroad connections with their,
trunk lines. At this time then
are several surveying parties in
the field running lines in this di
rection and that if neither of the
trunk roads were behind them I
the people wanted to know it
Prineville wants a railroad and is
ready to deal with the first re
sponsible company that will
build. This was the sentiment!
of the meeting.
It was moved and carried that
a committee of five be appointed
to take the matter -up with the
railroad authorities at Portland.
The chair appointed T. M. Bald
win, C. M. Elkins, J. N. William
son, C. F. Smith and John R.
Stinson. It was requested that
the committee wait a few days
before taking action to see
whether or not G. A. Kyle, vice
president of the L. E. Rice Rail
road Construction Co., could be
induced to come to Prineville and
talk things over.
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
Harriman, Oregon, Jan. 19 1912.
Editor The Times Herald: -I
trust you will grant me space
and print a few lines relative to
the proposed $50,000 court house.
1 read with interest a piece in
the Harney County News written
by Clyde Embree and agree with
him in every particular and from
my observation and inquiries I
believe he voiced the sentiment
of more than 90 per cent of the
taxpayers of Harney County
outside of Burns. I want to com
pliment the Burns Commercial
Club on their ability to pick men
for county officials who are so
pliable and who by a little praise
and patting on the back can be
moulded into anything from a
man to a monkey; but at the same
time the taxpayers who elect
these officials should exercise
their rights granted them by the
laws of this commonwealth and
try and get a county court who
will not betray the people and
who have back lone enough to
stand for the people of the county
and not cater to a favored few
under the guise of being progres
sive. I consider it an insult to
human intelliganceto think there
will be no opposition or objection
to laying out the money necessary
to build a court bouse at this
time when it is not needed.
However, if the honesty and
honor of the county court will
allow it to be voted on by the
tax-payers and they vote to build
a court-house tlien the county
court is free of blame but if they
railroad it through and do not let
it come to a vote they will pro
perly be classed as traitors to the
people who elected them for I
agree with Mr. Embree that the
people were led to believe no ac
tion would bo taken at this time
toward the building of a court
house. H. Uknman.
FOR SALE BY OWNER.
1 section, 010 acres, level un
improved sage brush land in
Harney Valley, canbesubirrigat
ed. 1G0 acre tract, fenced, good
house deep well and otherwise
improved. Prices made tostiit in
tending settlers. No speculators
need apply. Inquire at this office.
Vulcanizing at Gemberling's.
320 ACRIJ IIOMISII ADS
Kui.iNyuisn.nl m.s;
DUt.M I) LAND
Company
WATCH IIIISSI'ACl!
HOK TKADtt-IW aires ol nil lur ami iiit llmtor
oera,000,000hiitjoreli ami gooJ road through lam!
lu ILo stent N'ottboru ldho tlmUir krlt Will tiali'
(or ICOairei ufMel lltriU) Valley laud -ii tin
III!
ELT LINE
Chief Stradley of Short Line Repeats
Former Promise for Road
LETTER IN REPLY TO TELEGRAM
Assurance Given While Here
of Harney Valley Would
to Have Attention When
Chief Engineer Stradley, of the
Oregon Short Line, who has
charge of the construction of the
Oregon & Eastern, now building
into Harney Valley, has repeated
his promises of a belt line to ac
commodate the northern portion
of the valley. When in Burns
last November in company with
Mr. Wattis, of the Utah Con
struction Co.. Mr. Stradley told
The Times-Herald that was the
plan and in a letter to President
Miller, of the Commercial Club,
received this week, he has said
practically the same thing.
A telegram was sent Mr.
Stradley last week signed by a
number of business men assur
ing the railroad people of the
hearty co-operation of the people
of Burns in securing right-of-way
and such other concessions
as were necessary to build a road
to this city and the letter is in
response to this telegram:
"Your wire eighteenth: It has
always been and still is my idea
that the proper way to serve the
future development of Harney
Valley, after the main line con
struction has advanced through
that country, is by means of a
belt line of railroad, so laid as to
divide as nearly as possible the
length of haul for the outlying
iT.rr&xjnzszsZi
Burns Flour
-Makers of
'Famous Burns Flour
and
"CREMO" BREAKFAST FOOD
Always for the development
of Central Oregon and Har
ney County.
i-
; C. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO.
i Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities
. for transportation of mail, express, passengers
Prairie City to Burns. Vale to Burns
V Burns t Diamond Burns to Venator
E. B.
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AKCHIE M'GOWAN,
Harney County Abstract Company
J! (INCOM'OKATKD)
I Modern and Compete Set of Indexes
An Abstract Copy of Every Instrument on Record in
H Harney County.
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The HOTEL BURNS
N. A. DIBBLE. Propt.
CENTRALLY LOCATED,
GOOD, CLEAN MEALS.
COMFORTABLE ROOMS
Courteous treatment, rates reason-able--Cive
me a ca'l
A First Clas Bar in Connection
FOR VALLEY
Last November That North Part
be Served by Belt Line"Matter
Proper time Comes, lie Writes.
lands between tho main line and
branch belt line; in other words,
to best serve the whole country.
"We are now engaged on our
main line construction and have
no authority as yet for feeders
or branches. These will betaken
up at the proper time, when lo
cation of same has been deter
mined upon. We can then take
up right of way matters.
"I am pleased with the spirit
of co-operation manifested by
yourself and other signers of
your telegram and assure you
that it is appreciated, and when
it is decided by surveyors where
the belt line for that section will
be located I will be glad to ac
cept your proffered assistance in
getting right of way for same.
Yours truly,
Caul H Stradley,
Assistant General Manager.
Here is a remedy that will euro
your cold. Why waste time and
money experimenting when you
can get a preparation that has
won a world-wde reputation by
its cures of this disease and can
always be depended upon? It is
known everywhere as Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, and is a
medicine of real mer. For salo
by all dealers.
Milling Co.
the-
5$3?5yi yi$st6? -s -s$p .
4
WATERS, Agent.
r- o -b
President and Manager
.
(dealers.