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Crook County Journal.. Pi'Buanin Evkhj Thckmuy r BAILEY AN'i) BLACK. 1'r.iprlot.iro. C. II LACK K'"Wi S. M. BAILEY Masaoki; County Official 1'ai'Eh. 1 hs Joi-BSAI. In entered t tlie iwttnflic the lrlmill, Jrei!., lot trannii"n throuKhtlit V. S. l-iiU w arc.mil olaw matter. subscription rates IX ADVANCF o.i y. Hl MONTHS Thru Months Jl.Ni . ..7-"' 50 THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1903. Prestdent Roosevelt has notified Snn .Toseans that on his visit to that city he would prefer a drive thrnno-h the orchards rawer umu a reception, and that is just where he makes a big blunder, says Tail tnr in driving through the orchards he cannot see prunes full . V of people, but at a reception ne -niiM have seen people Jul! of prunes and thus got the whole thing at one glance. In the death of H. W. Corbett Portland loses ne of her oldest and most respected citizens and Orecron a champion whj was at all times solicitous for our state's wel fare. Coming to Portland when a Mint man he witnessed the spec tacle of a wilderness blooming into In ml of beautiful homes. The Timidly changing business condi tions never grew too fast for him, for he was essentially a business man and his broad far seeing busi ness. sense did much to advance Portland's interests. The city of Portland is a great deal better off for havine had him as a citizen Jor over half a century, and in his death their loss is genuine. Portland's papers and progres sive business men in general are warming up on the subject of ten tral Oregon transportation facil ities. They are anxious that the Tinidlv increasing trade of our --r j great section should divert to them, and as a matter of fact they are entitled to it. Not only because Portland is the metropolis of the Btate in which we live, but because she is the natural outlet ot this section. A railroad is a crying need for our development, and it is a matter of a short time only until the cry will be answered in the shape of the "iron horse." Will Portland be the outlet or will it be San Francisco or a coast harbor? The Germans do not propose to keep still if Admiral Dewey is to be permitted to make disparaging comments upon their navy. They have already commenced to talk back. One of them publishes some peppery remarks in the Berlin Tageblatt, in the course of which he declares that the German navy could "smash Dewey's heterogene ous assemblage," which in his opinion, does not contain "a single modern armored cruiser." The maneuvers of the American navy are described as "generally child ish," though he holds out a little hope for us in the assurance that "the United States will some day have a fine fleet." And the worst of it all ia that Dewey will proba bly be forbidden to make any re ply, for fear of hurting the feelings of Kaiser Wilhelm. A material increase has been 1 made along the line of immigra tion and general business in this county during the past year. The number of children attending the common schools throughout the county has increased about 20 per cent, while the population has in creased not less than 1000 during the same period. More than 300 homestead entries have been made in the county, and the net increase in the acreage of grain this spring over that of last year will be not less than 30 jkt cent. Nearly 1000 timber-land entries have been made during the past 12 mouths, and the increase in general busi ness has been about 35 per cent. The increase in personal deposits in bank has been 120.000, and the other business transacted by the banks has increased very material ly and the ollieiiils look forward to verv prosperous year. While the past winter has been a long . i , i one, the loss . ot siock nag men light. The demand for hay has been has been Very great, and there is no surplus on hand, but stockmen are safe, as the grass ha started uo and stock is now on the range in nearly nil parts of the county. The wool crop will be heavy, and sheepmen anticipate a arge increase in their flocks this season. Last year s wueai crop has been exhausted for some time, ind was not less than 2,r,000 bush els short of the demand., Grain and potatoes are scarce. During the fore part of this month hay was selling at from $10 to $30 per ton. Oregonian. In all probability the much talked of protest against the port age railway bill could be easily traced to the O. R. & N. Railway Company, and a fight by them against a measure that is intended to benefit the common people is not unexpected. They think to throw the people off their guard by combining the portage railway bill with the corporation tax bill. The good of the latter has been seriously doubted by many, though the majority of the fair minded mining men, who are most affected by it, are perfectly willing to give it a fair trial before invok ing the irritative and referendum. It is rather a shrewd move on the-part of those working for the O. R. & N. company's interests but not deep enough but that the people can see the point, and should the protest develope into a vote, the result would easily be ten to one for the portage railway project, and further: It is the wish of the people that it Bhould be completed at the very earliest date. That the O. R. & N. Company should fight a measure that is in tended to benefit the producer by opening up the magnificent water way of the Columbia, thereby greatly reducing the freight rates, is natural because it is money out of the railway company's coffers. Rut that the people should sustain the 0. R. & N. company in their fight by voting against the measure is very unnatural, and any effort on the part of the former to kill the portage railway bill by invok ing the ini(ative and referendum can only result in disappointment, Canada rather than South Africa is absorbing the surplus popula tion of Great Britain, cables the London correspondent of the Trib une. The reports sent home from South Africa by the British army of 250,000 men during the war were unfavorable, and the immi gration movement from England to South Africa has not set in. The resources of Canada, meanwhile, have been advertised systemat ically, and full use has been made of the America invasion, both as an incentive and a warning. The second contingent of Mr. Barr's force of British emigrants leaving Liverpool today number 1800, and before the winter at least 10,000 will be transplanted from the Mid land and Northern counties to the Saskatchewan Valley. Canadian officials assert that 'the settlers are a body of emigrants, represent ing the arts and crafts as well as agriculture, and taking with them a large mass of capital. A Coiumuuicallati i'rant Boilmud. Editor Journal: I have read with much interest the weekly letters from this neigh borhood and take up my pen in behalf of "Willie." "Auou" of Lava seems to have a personal spite against him. I will answer their let'.ers particularly. In the first place, a school is very much needed in this community as there are three or four families within as many miles of each other ihat have children of school age, whom p. school would benefit very much. Next the entire population along this route are troubled with the delivery of the U. S. Mails. rjoir.e tunes tliey get their majl, usually after it has lain in the postollico several days, but as often somebody I'lse gets it, or the stage river takes it to Silver Lake on a pleasure trip and leaves it on his return, or perhaps he loses it, then noludy gets it. Well, about the butcher knive I am afraid there is sumo mistake, us there is no danger of any cattle dying of starvation, or for the mar ket either. As for the Paulina bridge it would not have hurt anv hody to have left it in, or have! taken it out as that rood has been closed, it was for the same purpose that the logs were thrown into the road, so I understand and not to obstruct the U. S. mails, as the road supervisor likes to havo diis mail as well as the rest of us. I think if there were a few more "Willies" between the two post- otlices we would soon have a re liable post-ollice and regular mail. Jack Pink. Additional Lccala. C. W. Elkins left Wednesday morning for Beaver creek. J. Cecil, son of Carroll Cecil, of Burns, was in our city Wednesday on iris was home from Corvallis. Miss Maud Vanderpool and Ethel Philiber returned from a stay of two weeks on Miss Maud's Deschutes homestead. Fred T. Higgins, a prominent resident of this county, is reported seriously ill at his former home in Minneapolis. Cliff Laiulingham, who has been working in Powell and Cyrus' bar ber shop for the past three months left Wednesday morning for Drew ay. Preaching at Willow Creek seliool house, Sunday the 12th, morning and evening; also each evening during the week, if the weather and roads are endurable. All desiring baptism can be accomodated at this time and place. . A. Child. Word was received here Wednes day by phono that Mac Cornett the stage man had suffered serious injuries by his horse falling on him while on his way from Shimi ko to Antelope, in railing the horn of the saddle hit him, and the injury inflicted will confine Mr. Cornett to his room for some time. The school board, district No. 12, is rent with a controversy, which seems to have originated with a difference of opinion as regards the practical run ning of the school. Messrs. Aubrey and Cottor represent one side while L. D. Wcist represents the other. As the first named two gentlemen constitute a quorum, it is not probable that any thing serious will result. The 3rd Quarterly Conference of Prinoville charge will be held at the M. E. church, Saturday April 11, at 2 p. in. Preaching and sacrament of the Lord's Supper at 11 o'clock Sunday. Rev. Hotch- kiss will preach in the evening, At the direction of Presiding Elder Booth the pastor will act in his place. Postmaster Summers has been ordered to increase the mail service between this place and Sisters to six times a week. This is a de served recognition of the rights of Sisters people, and the increased service will not only be convenient to-tliem but will be of great bene- fft to Princville also. Sam Hodges was brought in from the defert Sunday afternoon suffering with a serious attack of pneumonia and was taken to the home of Lewis Hodges, where he lies in a precarious condition. At the time he was taken sick he was on the desert with the Ben Glisan sheep outfit and suffered exposure that has made his case an aggrava ted one from the first. The temporary bridge built across Crooked River td take the place of the ono wa-hed away by the recent high water was com pleted Sunday afternoon after four New York state is proposing to day's hard work on the part of ; spend $101,000,030 upon capal im Judge Booth and the contractor 1 provements. With such an object Ed Harbin. When the time of lesson as th.it before us there construction is considered, it re-should l.e no opposition tothcex flects much credit on those who ! penditure of $105,000 for the port- had the matter in hand, and will take the place of a permanent bridge very nicely until some time during the summer, when one will be built. On last Tuesday afternoon lounge on Main street were greeted with a loathsome, pitiful si(lit, A torcijtncr ot apparently about 35 year of ile oiling Hulking into town (hiving two pimrlilllo cay ue hitched to a hack Unit had neon, ltititiy better days; with dislie ' wheels, broken bid and spring, it harbored the man's wile ami four children, two ill, while onu little fo' low was walking on llio onpoMtc rule fioin bin father and two were follow ing in the rear. Seven ini.-emble lit- tie specimens of humanity iniulo one wonder if there was really any excuse for such a display of poverty and itpialar, Tho Degree of Honor anniversary was appropriately observed Tuesday evening. A musical program had been prepared by tho committee, which win good ami was thoroughly appreciated, As the evont was in tended for children they were called up on to render the most of the program. After which refreshments were served by the Degree ladies, and then came tho 1 children's hour." They romped und played to their hciut'l content, and the older ones who had prepared the occasion for the little ones took a back seat and enjoyed seeing the children enjoy themselves. The games lasted until Into hour when time was called and the little guests were ushered to their homos to dream uf the hospitality uf their mothers, and their "awful good" ice cream and cuko, A fake RiuMllpos: acitre. Through the aid of busy tongues the report has lieeotne circulated that two cases of smallpox existed at the I'oindexter hotel in this city. Tho city council and a mini uer ol prominent business men met Tuesday afternoon in oider to thoroughly investigate the cannre and took tho testimony of the doc tors in tho matter. Tho latter are unanimously agreed that it is not smallpox, nor even a contagious disease, but that tho two cases in question are simply la grippe ac companied by a spring rash, being common nt this season of the year. To silence the report that un sanitary methods were being pur sued by keeping the two suspect cases at the hotel, the council rent ed the O'Neil building, hack of Elkins & King's store. It is le'ng comfortably furnished and would be used by the city in case smallpox did really spread from Shaniko. At that place there is said to be a few cases in a very mild form, and tho action of the council and business men in j securing a place lo use lor any probable case is to be commended. However, while every precaution should be used to prevent the in vasion of this loathsome desense into our city, and will he, still ut the present time there is no small pox in Prineville, nor any disease resembling it. Tho Journal be lieves that should a case appear here, honestly diagnosed smallpox, our business men though the heaviest losers, would bo tho first to urge action towards quarantine, and tor this reason nono should fear tho canard that has been cir culated, for when there is small pox here, it will ho given to the public, and no effort will be made by a single Prineville business man to keep it quiet. DIED. Near Howard, on Monday April G, Laverne, the 8-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins. Tho little girl had only been ill a few days with acute stomach trouble, and the bereaved parents have the sympathy of a host of friends in their loss. The funeral services were conducted from the home near Howard on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. Triplet!, pastor of the Baptist church in this city. Interrment was had in the Claypool cemetery. age railway at The Da The Oregon Weekly Journal, a Demo cratic newspaper, 16 paaws, full of news all of if! ?1 ft rear to any address. The Journal. P. O. Bi 121, Portland, Or. Lumber $lO Per M. After January 1, HKM, wo will sell IuuiIht nt our mill on the Oe.hoco for $10 per M. Hawkins Hiioh. Ror Sale A onudiiilf Intercut in store build ing and lo , one-third Internal In the Prineville Flouring Mill, also a one third interest In a small farm' Kor particulars impure of or address D. K. Stewart, Piincvillu, Oregon, Lost. Five pure blood Hereford heifers branded with a diamond on the right hip. They did have a metal tug in left car, which may or may not bo lost, Twenty dollars each will be paid for their delivery at the Bonneyview stock ranch on Upper Crooked river, or writing J. II. Gray, Princville, Oregon, Lumber. Hawkins Pros, of Upiier Uchoco, will start their saw mill In operation Monday March 23d. The first bill ol lumlier will be sawed for A. 1), Hhipp, a special lot of No, 1 choice lumber. Their patrons will at all times be able to secure giant lumber in largo or small amounts at reasonable pi ices at the mill. Hawkish Hiioh. $20 TO $25 WEEKLY Work at your own home. No canvassing. Work legitimate and honorable. Address Home Work 211 Spring St., Seattle. Wash. Irrigation Sewerage Drainage Water Works Hoads Parks Surreys mid I'Iiiiih Made Terms Moderate Address; Alfred I'. Sears, .Mem. Am. Society, (". K. (ill Wor. Ill k I'tld, Or IMPROVE YOUR EYE SIGHT Eyes examined free. Er rors of refraction correc ted. Glasses fitted anil diseases of the eye treated E. O. Hyde, M. I). m OLD COURT W. II. SMITH, Proprietor Livery, Feed fciecial attention paid to to and from Shaniko, and woods or'elsewhero. Prineville, The Bee Ladies JpflfL IpSlf before bn(ng fitted for a nmv spring dnss Come here a ml I will sell you ono of tho Nicest and best Wearing Corsets in the Market. I am continually ndiiing to this line as I am sole agent here and get my Corsets direct from tho Factory in Detroit Michigan. Prices the lowest. Groceries- Grocery's filled up. I can give you anything in canned goods, Coffee, Teas, Sugar, Beans, dried Fruits and Don.t for get that I carry home cured Hams, Bacon, Lord and Shoirldi r. I. Michel, Prop. ('I! lor dnHiinr Warrants. All outstanding Crouk County War rant,! will bi paid on presentation to thu County Treasurer, N, II. Hum,, County Treasurer. Pilneville, Maroh 25, I'.MKI. For Sale 1HIK) acres of land. Unliable (or farming, gnnting, Iruit raising mid nlfalla. (loud Improvements, Loeatud I the siiivey of the Columbia Houtli em extension Hall Koad, Will tell on e sy terms, for particulars write to K. Koiikkt, Prineville tin gnu, Main lllp WaHliid. An energetlo manager for ofllee to be opened In this oily for largo manufacturing concern. Salary One Hundred Dollars per mouth extra com missions and expenses. Five Hundred Dollars cash security rvipilr shI, Post of relsmiices, Address Manager P. O. Hex il'U Han Frane.li oo, Owl I. in ii V. S. .(ind Commiulomir Silver Lake, Oregon The most accessible commiss ioner to the I.akeview land of fice, g r"Tcleplione Connec tions. WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE. CO. OI: NliW YORK. OlAY . SIMPSON, . M'l'r Interior Dept. Has the largest percentiure of oasb ejwiota to each dollar of lia bility; earns the hlKheat avereure Interest, and loauos the moat up- to-date proirreHslve policies for In vestment or protection. 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