The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1906-09-01
LOCAL AND Personal.


Harney a few days this week on a
visit to his parents
NJ L. Lewis is again at home
from a tour of inspection over his
phone line to the Buck creek sec
ton
Choice Surprise Valley dry land
alfalfa seed can now be obtained of
Simon Lewis at the Burns Livery
aud Feed Barn, or at ~ Brown &
Sons in this city.
L. A. Brown was over from Bar
ren valley few days this week
looking after business affairs. He
was accompanied by James Auder-
son, a resident Of that section
Mrs. Emma Wille,ts Of Olympia,
/ Wash. arrived tere on todays stage
on a visit to her son Frank Cole Of
the Overland Hotel The lady will
remain here for two months at least
Wanted: Reliable man to take
Agency for Oregon Fire Relief As.
sociation for Harney Co. Ore. Ad.
dress Ed. J. Perkins, General Ag-
eni Eastern Oregon Dept, The
Dalles Ore
COUNTRY AccouNTs.-We take
special pains with Country Ac.
counts. II IL not easy for custo-
mer living In the country to leave
his WORK for every little matter.
| Write OF Phone to me.
LEoN VI. BRowN,
Cashier Harney County Bank
The teachers institute TO be held
In this city Sept. -, 10 and II pro-
misses to be good and the friends OF
education should make II point
To attend and assist in auy manner
possible. State supt Ackerman /
aud other prominent educators
from the outside will be present 4
while the local program will also
be interesting. |
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Guy |
Shaver Thursday. Aug. 80, son.
DR.. Marsden was called to attend
and made the trip To "Daddy's'
ranch out IN the valley at what
has formerly been known n Well
comeville. DR.. Marsden has re-
chris,ened il and insists on It beiGg
called the Jaw Byrd settlement.
c W. Bramhall and Charles Cas-
tor, two gentlemen from Texas,
have been looking over the Harvey
country TO see II they can find suit
able land for themselves and few
friends These gentlemen have
been boring wells in the oil fields
and should they locate here will
bdng their machines here for the
purpose Of sinking artesian wells.
The matter will be looked int and
possibly the local push club will .
give them some encouragement.
h NJ Brereton aud NJ :. Dudley
lefl Wednesday for an extended
tour through the lower par, Of this
county and the new mining strike
ia Lake county. These gentlemen
represent large capital and Nere
prepared TO locate any amount Of
ground should they find good pros
poets. Ben Brown showed Mr.
Dudley some copper ore from tn
Pueblo district which that gentle
man pronounced as simply great
and he will give that section a most
,afeful examination. They were
accompanied by Newell Hall as
guide and cook aud will likely be
.osenl several weeks.
J c Bartlett and wife, Miss Het-
ie Bartlett and J. C. Myers were
'yer from Drewssy during the
week Mrs. Bartlett and Miss Het-
lie filed on some desert land while
here. Mr.. Myers lives in Colorado
lnd is the father of Albert Myers,
.he young man now held in jail
lere for the killing Of Harvey Rum
iey at Drewsey not long ago. Mr.
Myers was arranging for attorneys
o defend his son at the trial to
'ome eff in the circuit court next
month. Mr.. Bartlett goes to Sal I
IN in few days to take up the
tudy of medicine. He will likely
AXE a two or three years course .
here aud finish in some Eastern !.
Institution. .