The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-11
SOME PERTINENcE.

purport of this latest litigation
commenced by the Pacific Live
Stock Co. as announced in last
weeks issues of the Burns pa
pers. Mr.. Treadwell has not
made his second. appearance in
the press to again put his COM
pany right before the public. I"
Neither has he nor anyone else
undertaken to explain why the
State Water Board is not the
proper institution to speedily and
economically adjust the water
rights to the Silvies River, or by
what process the Board can take
away or destroy any legitimate
existing right.
The action is the carrying out
of the threats of the long drawn
out and expensive litigation; 1t Is
a continuance of the policy which
the company has always employ
ed to wear and financially break
anyone it opposes, II was thro-
ugh this policy of threatening to
drag the claimants and their wit
nesses down to Portland to de-
fend their rights that the stipu-
lations of 1901 were secured, -
the DEGREES based upon which the
company now pleads in the pre-
sent case as n complete adjudica-
ton giving it all the waters Of
the stream. 1t was the policy of
the company employed In dispos-
sessing the settlers from the
RED S" field in lS89-9l. In
the 16 cases brought by Henry
Miller against the settlers in the
circuit court Of Harvey County
the stage was set for the remoy-
al Of the causes 10 the Federal
Court at Portland by his agents
and representatives making af-
fidavits to the effect, That they
are not bona fide citizens, set
tiers, or claimants, but merely
seized these lands for the money
they believed is in it for being
bought up again from them by
plaintiff Henry Miller) and TAX
ing advantage of the reclama-
ton CD and improvement already
made by him and his predeces-
sors.
That until public opinion shall
awaken to the danger and sus-
tain prosecutions against such
persons for the crimes Of pur-
jury. intimidation of witnesses,
contempt Of court, and other
defeasence of justice there is
little use for plaintiff Affirmative
ly to complain. But the day is not |
far off when such prosecutions |
will be forthcoming to be sus-
tanned and even called for by a
community now fast
settling up this country, for
which plaintiff, Henry Miller)
is patiently awaiting > = 4"
That stuff would have read
well before a Federal Judge far
removed from the scene. Mount
Point from which Hen
Ovens swamp witness fished)
and viewed the situation. The
cabin homes that once dotted the
ield are missing; the grain fields
nave returned to swamp grass;
he Little Red School House has
disappeared: barbed wire fence
,ncloses a vast domain partially
ubmerged with stagnant water.
md the business of which fur
lishes employment for one Fore
nan, one Chinese cook and about
half dozen buckaroos. The
aw-ablding community for which
Miller was so patiently awaiting /
s years ago are still trying to
lang on and settle around the {
dges and ask for the use of only
hat which is going to waste.
What water is available for use
, an undetermined quantity. 9
Iickel admitted this when he in Z
isted upon my securing indivi-
ual contracts with water users +
nd stating that his company .
'ould sign for q like amount. as
ct forth in the letter recently
ublished by Mr.. Treadwell. The q
Iw-abiding community has ask P
! that the machinery provided
'r by our State Legislature be q
nployed to speedily adjust the
ghts; all have filed their claims o. !.
I'D paid the fees required. Then Al
California corporation that Sc
lred its alleged holdings by all d.
'rtsof questionable methods asks a
n an order TO restrain the Water
oard Of Oregon from taking
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