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Harney Comity' timber h,nn asset for Immediate oxploitw lion Mill should bo turning It out to did In thetrocoHNtrHc tlon work of the Ration, In rcatlgato this virgin Held. Ilarnoy county's resources art attracting tlio attention of tli c n tiro West. Irrigation, stock Mixing, mines, till and iw pro spect ami ajpictilturo till awaiting development. VOL. XXXIII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON SEPTEMBER l's 1920 NO. 46 lenua BIRD RESERVE AND IR RIGATION GO TOGETHER U. S. Biological Man Sees no Occasion for any Friction; Birds Big Attraction. Chief Field Naturalist Vernon Kailcy, of tho U. 8. Biological Sur vey, with Mrs. Bailey, Iiiih boon spending several weeks on Mnthour Ukc b rd rofugo. Ho won In town Thursi.i- und wan n caller lit thin office Mr. Hulloy wns around the lake far u sufficient length or time to know coudltlonn and niako tioine common tonne obiiurvnttoiiH. llu in not prejudiced In his vlowa and therefore sees that there arc other thing to coitHldcr beuldes tho blrdn in deullug with the situation In thin tlcliilty. Wkllo he feoln that Mal heur lake U a wonderful breeding pound for water fowl, ho also roe ognlziui the necessity of ulng tho water of tho streams for irrigation purposes to bunt advantage. Mr. Bailey la confident there will bo no friction when tho condition tiro onco understood. Tho gentleman Htatcd to n member of thU paper that ho had observed that tho birds do not cooflno tholr nesting within tho boundaries of tho roM-rvo but they una much of tho meadow land nurrouudlni; tho lake and even fur back front tho niurgfn of tho lake. Ho nald ho had found thick ncsta out in ih kk brum l.Ywovor, ho observed that (no birds were protected during t'ut per'nd by everyone in thj country. "I am quite nu re tho Department dctdroj to work in harmony with tho people of thin district In tho handling of any differences that may arlso In connection with tho bird rofugo und It cffeclH upon tho development of tho country," said Mr. Iiulluy. "From my observations the. reserve doe not need the hay lands surrounding tho margin on tho south, weat and north, but the stockmen do, therefore they ihould bo given over to tho pooplo for that purpose. There should be restrictions aa to hunting within a certain distance of tho refuge, though, I think, because the migra tory blrdn should be given a place whoro they are undlnturbed and may rest from tbetr long flights oven during tho open season." "Tho suggestion of u dyko ucromi the western part of tho lako to con trol tho depth of tbo wuter und rrtHilHu It for tho benefit of tho ttockmun who have huy lands bord er f In oiio that nhould nppeal to tho Depart men t; especially if it ihould bo used na a road for thin la oiio of tho fuuturos now lacking, If tourlKtu know thoy could pans by inu Mainour uird itefuge on a good road and view that myriad bird life you would have an uttructlon that Gould not bo equaled in any part of tho entire United States." Mr. Balloy compares thin home of bird life In Malheur Lako with tbo Yellowntono I'nrk as a National at traction. Ho further Htatod that ho wan sure tho Dopartment would not tolerate uny Intorferonco with tho proponod Irrigation project. jiqvu DHUO HTOHH Coororutlou coverod other phaHOflj' rro IJVKNS ltl.'ILDINO of thb dovelopment of tho country . ar I (ho mutter of . tho. Tubblt poat i'rho liomo Drug Co. Iiuh loaiioil wai touched upon. Mr. Hulloy Htnt bo rnrnor In tho Lovonti building In td ho wuh preparing u retort thu i jiich to house tho buslncfls recently will go direct to tho Dopurtmen' urchnsnd from J. C Wolcomo. Tho dealing with tho rabbit ultuntlon and inco In bolng romodlod and will bo bu was going to moot with Iru N ' one of the neatest buslnosn places In Uubrlelson chief of tbo Rodout Cor.- Burns. ' Tbey expect new fixtures to trol work of tho Mqloglcul Survey rrlvo nt onco. Wo understand tho as soon an ho reached Portland. Ho j Mulldlng formerly occupied by tho hopes to put tha mattor up to tho ( Htoro will be niado a part of tho Department in nuch strong terms Lampshlro garago since Mr. Lamp (but it will bring Immediate help shlro owns tho othor part of tho from thut source Ho Indlcatod thutj building. lae situation was so prooslng that tho lliological Survey would likely find It necessary to givo a greater Id than nt first considered. At any! rate Mr. Dailey la going to use bis . '"R team defeated Htato champions lulluonco toward that end, I frorn Washington, Idaho, and Mon- The gentloman and Mrs. Dailoy' ''ina nt tho Interntate fair, Spokane, took tnolr departure yostorday morn-' "optombor 9. Tho toam is made up log by way of Bond for Portland1 of Mlllla Nelson, 15 Amy Oustafson, whoro ho goes to confer with Mr., 14, and Etta Anderson, 14, of Mult QabrlelHon und Stanley Jowott. nomah county.. Thoy won at tho o state fair lost fall, and havo slnco Honry Dalton und John Gombor- akon spoclal work nt tho O. A. C. Hug havo roturned from tholr hunt- iummor school,. Tho club linn canned 1L' trip to tho mountains. John said 548 quarts of fruit this year, ns n bo didn't havo very good luck us ho elub, and 27B each au Individual, wan mirroring from an attack o Thoy woro coached by MIb'b Helen whooping cough. I Cowglll, assistant stato loader, MILLION DOLLAJl WHEAT CROP OFF NKVV I'HOJKCT Tho writer made a hurVlod trip over to Silver Crook laut Saturday ovonlng in company with County Agent McDanlels. While over thoro tho party paid n VU.lt in Mr. and Mm. W. 11. Johnson for an hour. Ml. Johnnon and Carroll Cecil liad re cently returned from a trip to Lake view having gono over to Induco Homo ntock buyers to vIhU that part of tho country whoro there aro sov orat head of cattle ready for tho market, "Tho now Irrigation district re cently formed over thoro coitHlntn of 10,000 aeroH on Drown crook," said Mr. Johnnou. "I don't know what It cont, but they have a million dollar wheat crop off it thin ncaiion." That's what hai been attracting ho many people through thla part of tho country during tho past rienaon 16,000 acres aa compared to 120,000 possible under tho presont plan of irrigating Harney Valley. What's tho matter with theae people who aro holding back their support toward such an Improvement? Can't they seo what it weans to district whuro'the project la being promoted? Harney valley ta such a big coun try compared to the districts that aro attracting ho much attention that ouo can hardly realize what It means to develop tiuch a territory. Tho Lake county project In on laud no better It no good as (ho soli of this valley and tbo altitude Is higher, yet there In a million dollar grain crop tha season. What could bo done In Harney valley If It wan seeded to grain undvr an Irrigation project? Ask Shattuck at tho Experiment Sta tion what his yields aro this season under partial irrigation. "They have acros of nuiillowern over around Lakevlew," said Mr. Johnnon, "but for tlio llfo of mo I don't sen what they want to dnvoto so much good ground to Hiinttowem when thoy can rUo wheat and corn," but when it was exploited how valu able sunflowers, wero for tmsllne Mr. Johnson said It might bo ull right but ho preferred corn. Mr. JnhiiKon said tho nuntlowera wore Hlx and wight reel tall and thick which indlcaten that the Lake county farmers aro going after tho forage for silos. o "TONAWAMA" NOV SCOUT TIIOOI' FORMED Rev, John II. WichorBon of tho CreHbyterlan church, Mr. Hlbbous and L. VI. McDanlelS met wltlt a number of boys of this city at tho Commercial Club rooms Wednesday nnd formed u Hoy Scout Troop. N'o Scout master wan chosen at thin meeting as no suitable person for the poGlilon wuh nurgosted. Howovor, It wuh decided that Raymond Voogtly would bo Assistant Scout Mustor Julian llyrd, Dr. L. H. Hlbburd nnd It. K. McDantoIn wero cIiohoii as tho Hoard of Commissioners for tho troop and "Tonawama" waH chojon la tho numo by which tho troop will bo known. For the benefit of thoso not fam iliar with, tho name "Tonawama" wo will Hlato It is tho I'lute Inldan nnmo for Ifnrnny Lako. ' " ' o- ORKCON OANNKRH FIRST Tho Oregon state champion cunn SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN HERE TOMORROW; 1'UBLIO RECEPTION IN AFTERNOON. U. S. Sonator tleo. E, Oliamborlnln will arrive In Burns this ovon lng ami will spend tomorrow nnd possibly Monday In thin city renew ing ttcuualutitnces and observing conditions, S A telegram Thursday wan tha find iiunuuucomant rncolved hero of hlu Intention to vliilt tliln part or tho country. Tho nonutor wan In Valo j(Csterday whoro ho dollverud an address to tho; ploneern of that section upon tholr Invitation. Ho wnu called on tho telephone by u representative of thin paper to uncertain whether hi) wan accompan ied by othero. Ho Htutod ho wuh alonu and would uijrlvo on tho train at Crano this evening and would como on to llurijii. Tho Suuator will bu mot by a delegation of citizens from Huriiiiinnd escorted up. He In not scheduled for any speech during Ills stay In Burns but tho citizens will tender htm a reception ul tho Commercial Club rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock when all who denlro may meet him Informally. j Senator Chamberlain decided to como on ovor and seo hlu many frleudn In Harney county after tho invitation was given him to como to Valo and give an addrenn at tho pioneer meeting, He is Interested In irrigation und during tho time he in in Oregon llu wishes to meet as many of his constituents ao possible and visit different portions of tho statu for the purposo of getting in touch with the people along tho line of legislation. He has been a faithful representative in the U. S. Souatu from Oregon for several years and jwlll continue to represent (ho people In the name efficient manner. Senator Chamberlain In plain noy county to meet the people and give them what ver aid ho can In his official capacity. He wants to meet tho citizens Kveryone should take advantago of this opportunity to meet the Bei ator. Don't stand on ceromony, come to tbo Commercial Club rooms tomorrow after noon and meet him. ADDITIONAL COMM1TTKK MKMHKIU4 FOIt FA IK In addition to the county fair com mltteen published lust week which urn to look after the exhibits in tho several communities, tha fair board has selected tho committees for IJurnn nnd vicinity, also thu super intendent of live stock, tho pavilion and tho ladles division. Thoy tiro given below: Hums Mm. W. M. Sutton, sup erintendent womens division; decor ating committee, Mrs. R. C. Iluerkl, chairman. Mm. J. Shelley Saurmun, Mrs. Archie McOowun, aislitantn; Domestic nclnhco, Miss Trwrnef chair man; Miss Martin of Crano, Miss Lcoll Fisher, and Mm. Homer Reed, assistants; Domestic art, Mrs. Sam Mothershead, chairman, Mrs. Hen Ilrown, Mm. Chas. M. Faulkner, as sistants; school work, Mrs. Allen Illggn, chairman, Miss Llbhln Krlchenky. Minn Loin Sweok, assist ants; Doll show. Mm. Wm, Farro, chairman Mrs. Nate Franklin, Mm. Waldo (leer, assistants; Amutour photography and Flowers. Mrs. CliurlOM W. Hills chairman, Mm. Walter Huston, MIsh Helen Paring ton. nsslhtantu; I'ntry clerks, Mrs. L. 12 McDatilels, Mrs. Null Smith. Mlsn Sara Howoll, supervisor Hot ter Haby Contest; Mm. Leon M. Ilrown, Mrs. J. S. Cook, assistants. P. 0. Smith supervisor livestock to select his own usilMantn; C. A. Hyrd, superintendent of pavilion. Others to assist In tho gathering and general supervision of exhibits, aro Obil Stattuok, Dan Varlon, Wm. Farro, Hen Drown, Dr. L. R. iflb bard, Ted Hayes. ! O I . ,HKIUOUHLV HURT ON AUTO TRIP -t-i m" ' 'J. W. Noonchoiitcr, of tho Stolns' Mountain Raw Fur company, was painfully Injured last Sunday uftijr iionn when a oar In which ho wns Tiding struck an 'Irrigation dllchi while driving on the Wont Side. 'He was thrown violently against tho top und, In descending, wan struck by tho car on Its second rebound and hlH uplno Hovoroly wronchod, Shortly nrted tho accident ho received a tolo grum from Wost Virginia stating that hlu son hud boon killed thoro in an automobile accldant nnd ask ing him to como, Owing to bin con dition Is was ImpoHslblo for him to mako tho trip. Mr. Noonchoster bus J lived In Lnkoviow only a short tlnio, I having como hero from Hums, but j han madu many friends who oxtend their symputhy In his misfortune und great loss. Lakovlew Examiner . o CKANDALL supply CO. FURNISH LIGHTS AT FAIR Through Lold Crandull of tho Crnndall Supply Co. wo nro privileg ed to announco that thoro will bo oloctrlo lights at tho pavilion during tho fair furnlshod by IiIh oqulpmont Mr. Crandull 1h agent for FalrlmnkB Morso onglnos, lighting plants and other llko oqulpmont and ho Is going to dcmonntruta at tbo fair, e. Ho in In Har- FOHMKR HIGH SCHOOL HOY TO UK MARRIED SOON Ono of tho clevurest affairs of tho season took placo Saturday evening at tho homo of Mm. John Stoddard in tho form of an engagement party given for Mlna Oladys llluck, whoso marriage to Klmer McMunus will take placo somu time In November. Tho house was very attractively decorated with (lowers of rainbow hues. Tho shower gifts wero placed In u very largo box and oponed by MIsh HIack at the closu of tho even ing. A quaint reclpo book wan made by tho guests,' tho reclpo wan writ ten and pictured by tho guests und then presented In booklet form to tho brldo elect by Mrn. Stoddard. Also each guest showed her original talent for free verse when the host ess banded small hearts to each guest, with tholr full name printed thereon lu Japanese fashion. Each guent then wrote what sho would do with her husband, had sho one, each neutenco beginning with tho lettors in tho unmo of tho guest. All thoso thots wero later bound togother In booklet form, nnd given to tho guest of honor for future roferonco. Attractive rerroshments, consist ing of French pustry and. Icon wero so'rved. Thoro wero' ovor thirty guosts present. La Orundo Observ er. ItlJLKH FOR .MEASURING HAY For tho bonoflt of our readers tho government rule for measuring hay is given. Placo tho end of tho tapo on tbo ground near tho center. Measure from tho ground over tho top or tho stack to tho ground on 'tho, other sldo. v ' Measure tho width, (If ono end Is narrower than tho other muusuro both ends, add and dlvldo by 2.) McruHuro tho length along tho ground subtract tho width from tho over und divide tho remainder by 2 whloh will glvo tho height of tho stuck equurod off, Multiply tho width by tho holght by tho longth and dlvldo roHiilt by 512, which will glvo tho number of tons nftor tho huy has aottlod 30 days. Thin rulo llko all others will vary u llttlo according to tho condition of tho hay ut tho tlmo it was stock ed uh woll aa on tho climate, yet It In a universal rulo und a perfectly safe ono on which to either sell or buy. o RALPH PEABODY PUTTING UP SILO IRalph Poabody Is erecting the first silo lu this part of tho country and hopoH to havo HUfllclont material lo fill It yot. Ho ban a quantity of sun flowora on hla placo nnd has secured thoso grown on tho Mxporlmont Sta tion, In addition to thoso ho ox pootH to got a lot of AnHtrullna salt bush, somo lato awoot clover, alfalfa, etc, man of the peep HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESSING MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED II. a. H. S. News Hoard I).' M. McDADE MIIrON IIROWN HLANOHE GOODMAN MADISON ItlCIIARDSON JESSIE SIIEPARD Wo certainly do feel thut thoro Is something In an auspicious start With such, fair weuthor und an ou rollnieiit of over sixty and more com )ng and no sickness who wouldn't bo happy, Tho senior clnHH will havo Rex Clark next week. Rollln Gowan and Opal Downs accompanied Mrs. Clark Friday when sho mot tho "corn curing hero" at Huck Crock. And Howard Mlllpr allpt domuroly Into our midst Friday, adds ono more to tho Juniors for which thoy. aro duly grateful. Howard reports his sister Evaltn In school at Boise. The football squad la indulging In light drill work and runs every af ternoon. Most of the boys are train Ing now In preparation for a stren nous season. Scrimmage at the Fair Grounds commences sext week. fiec. Loggan baa been the busy man this week collecting dues for the S. B. A. Tbo Sophomore .nows budget is sre presented in toto, by Itself for various reasons. Sophomore Notes Hero wo nro again and Sophomlren at last. It does seem queer not to bo a groen little Freshman. Tho Sophomore boys have Initiated the Freshmen by Irrigating them. I'm Hum thoy'll grow nicely all tho rest of tbo year most of them need to grow bo torn taking the place of we dignified Sophs. Wo aro twolvo strong now. Wo do mlsn draco Ulalr and a few of our old students und wo hope thoy will como In later. There nro some now Sophomores tho' Emit Cuonl, Retta Hunktns, and Wesley Wolcomo and by the way tho latter Is captain of tho footbnll tcaAn. Elwood came In quite late this year hut nevertheless we are very glad to havo such a big person added to our numbor. Wo are planning but no that's a secret we mustn't tell that Just yet because we want It to bo a surprise. Wo hold a class mooting last weok and olectod new officers and also us class advisor, Mlsn Whealdon, Just a word or two about our sub jects: Uonernl Sclanro In tho study of nnrnaln such au tho boar, for, mon key etc., wo haven't mime to mou koyB yot but I know when wo do It will ho easy If Miss Krlchosky will j ask mirnu of tbo boys to get up in front of tho class und act natural ' It always Is much caster when we havo llvlug examples. Tho pupils of English 3 chun are fast becoming groat orators and Btory tellers ask MIbh Anderson, Poor Mr. McDadti bu has an awful time teaching us geomotry be cause our beads aro us solid as tho geometry. The girl's Physical Training class commences next weak and many nro the deep ' nnd soulful aighs, Ye nvelto dobutantCB ot y'q clinging vino vurloty must perforce abandon tholr sloping attitudes ut tho fimt com mniid of 'Tlon und oh tho groann and excuses. Wo nro marklngitlmn now. awult Ing post's from tho V. G. Smith snw mlll. Our wlro fencing Is bore, so wo nro hoping for quick action. Tho "Household Munagomont" glrla uro giving tbo Domoiitlo Sclonco an overhauling. Thoy plan on a Hitting room, dining-room and kit chen. Tho sumo to bo used by thoso girls who aro unfortunato onough as to huvo noon lunches, SPECIAL MEETINGS IN PRESBYTERIAN CHUIICH Beginning with tomorrow, Sopt. 19, there will be special mooting con ducted under the auspices of tho Prosbytorlan church of this city for two weeks. Tho louder will bo Rov. W. H. Amos, of Portland, Flold Supt, of tho Board of Homo Missions of tho Prosbytorlan church. Oponlng uddross will bo at tho Prosbytorlan church at 11 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, nnd tho ovonlng mooting will bo nt tho BaptlHt clinch at 7:30. Rvoryhcdy cordially Invltod. RRV, J, J. TIOKNBR REV, JOHN II. WICHBRSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT LEVIES ASSESSMENT Thirty-five Cents per Acre to. Defray Expense of Pre liminary Surveys. To tho Editor: : Tbo board of Directors on Augunt 28lh, us provided by law made un assessment upon tho Irrigable lands within Harnoy Valloy Irrigation Dis trict of thirty five cents (35c) per acre to defray tho expense of thu preliminary surveys and Investiga tions. You will noto that thin assess ment runs as to thu irrigable land within, thu district. It Is possible that in this, assess ment some lands that will prove to be non-lrrlgabl? will be assessed. It Ih as yet Impossible to fix tho exact irrigable acreage on each tract of land as the distribution system and topographical features of the dis trict hare not been fixed by tbo Engineers. In case errors aro mado and non-irrigablo land In nsscsscii such assessment will bo refunded to tho land owner or he will Ih given credit on a subsequent assessment. Thu Hoard of Directors will sit on an r;quailintion uonrd on octooor nth. 1020, and will then mako such cwrrocllonc as It In possiblo to make. In the meantime the Secretary w'll be pleased to giro exact Information us far aa Is at hand, as to uny tract of land. This ansensmont of 3Co per aero Is to bo collected by tbo Sheriff with other taxes noxt spring, at that time It will bu subject to all laws relating to taxes und ono half may bo paid In tho spring and thu remaining halt by October 1921. It Ih hoped that tho engineering work of tha district will bo complet ed within u month and within about nix weeks a complete report will hi made by the Engineers and submitt ed to tho land owners of thu district for their consideration. It Is not pot- slblo to predict tho dato a bond elec tion may bo had for tho plans must go to tho Stato Engineer for his con sideration nnd tbey may bo thor somo time. However tho report ot tho Rnglneom will bo avallablo with in tho near future and many quo lions can thou bo definitely decided. Tho englncom ore now working In Hie l.awon section laying out tho 'llHtr'butlon system and chocking up on tho topography. Tho drilling rig ih .xMnpttii', 'ho foundation at tho dam site ut tho mouth of Dmlgrant Creek und will raovo to tho lower bite four miles below within the noxt few days." Groat difficulty Iiuh been experienced In getting help to build a temporary roud to tho lower stto ovor which tho drill rig win be moved but wo bcllovo this problem Ih nbout to bu uolvcd. ROUT. M. DUNCAN JUDGE FOR LIVE STOCK AT FAIR j Honry C. Bock, a puro bred cattlo raider of 'Caldwoll,1 Idaho, will bo tho Judgo of llvo stock ut tho county fair hero. Tho Domostlc Sclonco und Art, In fact tho ontlro WowonH D'IvIhIoii, will bo Judgod by a lady from tho O. A, O. This lady will also glvo porno lectures during tho fair to tho ladluu in nttpndanco. ' Grunt Reynolds will be placed an night watchman nt thu pavilion dur ing tho fnlr to look after tho exhibits during tbo night. A communication from tho Amor lean Shorthorn Ilreedor's Association unnouncoa it will glvo $1.00 per head tor stock exhibited by tho Calf Club, as a baslB for a prUe for winnom and an additional 110,00 for champion ship prize. o SEED WHEAT CERTIFIED About n fourth of tho 10,000 acres ot wboat oxamtned for certification in Wasco county qualified, roporta E. R. Jackman, county agont, in the Wunco County Furm Buroau.NowB. Inspection was raado by G. H. Hyslop profossor of farm crops at O.. A, 0., and Mr. Juckroun, Tho certified floldH had from ono-flftloth ot ono por cont to two por cont mlxturoH. Mlxturoa cut down yield nnd. price. A Hat of growers of certified scod Ih published In tho August number ot tho Nowa, Tbo Dallas, Oregon,