The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-01-20


hearing of Jack Taylor.
Go to the White Restaurant
for Chicken Supper Wednesday
and Sunday evenings.
j. f. SToY, Prop.
Watch Burns Grow.
7 w. S. Iaythe came up from
his land holdings near Hartman
the first of this week and left
Thursday on a business visit to
Portland and other points.
EsTRAYED A brown gelding
weight between 1900 and 1900
/ lbs, branded diamond S, dia-
mond above. on left stihe.
Black gelding branded JB con-
nected on left shoulder, weight
about 100 lbs. Suitable reward
for information leading to their
recovery. STAR BUCKLAND,
Harvey, Oregon
Clay Clemens mill is the near
est one to Burns where all kinds
Of lumber both rough and dress
ed can be had. Near Canyon
road. Call him by phone for
quick orders.
/Lerov Breithaupt. superinten-
dent Of the Harvey County Ayr
icultural Experiment Station,
spoke before the Eastern Oregon
Club on conditions in eastern
Oregon, at the last meeting at
Corvallis. Prof. j. B. Horner,
Of the history department, who
was formerly resident of east
ern Oregon, gave an interesting
an amusing account of early life
in that part of the state. The
club made plans for a reception
to be given with the aid of the
college faculty to the students in
the short course soon.
STRAYs Two cows have been
at my ranch for several years
and the owners may have same
by proving property and paying
all charges against them includ-
ing this notice. Description:
Red cow about II years old
branded either a T or j on left
hip DID on left thigh; ear mark
crop and half under crop in each
ear. duelap cut out below. The
other a red COW about IA years
old; brands have been defaced so
that they cannot be made out;
she has n brand on each hip;
mark crop off each ear and right
ear slit; waffle on left neck and
right jaw. j. A. WILLIAMS,
Van, Oregon.
N. Henney and Fred Gehrung
were in from Sunset the other
day. Mr., Henney came in to see
The Times Herald man and to
express his admiration for the
new Office building which had
been completed since his last
visit to Burns. He also said the
new court house met with his
hearty approval. He believes in
progression and thinks it high
time we have our public records
and officers in better quarters.
Mr.. Henney has resigned as post
master at Iona and the Office
has been discontinued. The busi-
ness of the Office gained each
quarter but it was not enough to
Justify the responsibility and he
gave it up.
DIED Mrs. Martha Baker died
IN Portland last Saturday directly
following an operation on her
throat. She had been afflicted
for months with a growth and
had intended having local ply
secians operate upon her but
after they had made a careful
examination they advised her to
go to a specialist in Portland.
DR.. Smith wrote DR.. Marsden
that the operation was most diff
ticult and after three hours of
work it was found more exten-
siVe than anticipated, extending
down into the chest where its
removal was impossible. The
growth was cancerous and had
completely surrounded the wind
pipe which would have caused
death in a short time. The body
was shipped to Ontario for burial,
Mrs. Baker was one of the es-
teemed pioneer women of this
section and for many years lived |
on Silver creek. After the death |