The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-04-24


II week.
i The only trouble with the rair
i is we fear there will not b.
II enough of it.
II Local people are having fine
luck in catching cat fish out OF
the river adjoining town,
i The Paramount Feature at the
Il Levens Theatre Tuesday night
i will feature Mary Pickford in
H Good Little Devil".
The Baptist Ladies Aid will
hold a window sale of cooked
foods at the Reed grocery store
on Saturday afternoon, May |.
The Burns Hotel is the head
quarters for all when in town.
Good table service, clean rooms
and accommodating attendants.
For Sale p. l.. S. Co. proper
ty in Burns. One half block with
fine large house. Garage. barn,
stone cellar and all improve
ments. Price $4500. 90. Address
p. l.. S. Co.. Burns, Oregon.
Ralph Moore. of Electro, Texas,
was looking over this territory
during the week with n view of
investing. The gentleman con-
siders the Harney county has a
great future and is favorably inn
pressed. He has returned to
Texas and may return here later.
Mrs. ii. T.. Thompson has had
a porch added to her residence
and the place painted. Her son
Joe in the same block, also has
the painters at work on his
residence, the front porch screen
ed in and other improvements
that make the home more attrac-
tive.
A telephone conversation with
Supt. Hamilton this morning re-
suited in the announcement that
on account of the eighth grade
examinations being held on the
9th and 7th Of May the spelling
contest date would be changed
from the Sth to the 18th Of the
month.
Tonight at the Levens Theatre:
The Hearst Selig News. Two
Step Children" drama. and
Question and Answer Man" Il
comedy. Sunday: Codes of
Honor" in two parts. "Meller
Dramer" and Day of the Dog"
a split comedy. Usual prices for
each show.
Married At the home Of Mrs.
Martha Sagers IN this city last
night, Miss Mae Marshall, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mar
shall of Harney, and Harold
Hewitt, Rev. Flowers performing
the ceremony. The young peo-
Pile went over to Harney today
but will go at once to Mr.. Hew-
tits homestead in Silvies where
they will reside.
A fine rain started this morn
ing with indications that it will
continue for an indefinite time.
1t was needed and there is little
danger Of getting too much. The
weather has been so mild that
vegetation was far advanced and
it needed moisture. The spring
flood is not up to the usual this
season therefore many places
that are benefited by the over
flow of the river in most years
are going to suffer unless we
have an abundance Of rain.
A. G. Egan, of Bend, travelling
freight and passenger agent for
the O.-W. K. & N. Co.. was in
the city this week calling upon
the business men. This is his
first visit to this big valley and
he was most agreeably surprised
at its magnitude and the possi-
bilities. He was informed that
as soon as his road was extended
into this big valley they might
expect some returns, but as long
as it stuck in the Malheur canyon
they could not get more than
they are getting today.
DR.. J. w. Geary is preparing
to build a new residence on the
site Of the old home. The big
barn on the rear portion of the
lots is being torn down and con-
siderable Of the big timbers and
best of the rough lumber will be
used in the construction of the
house. The building formerly