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:.-? Crook Journal tin VOL VIII. PMXEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 18, 1901. NO. 3(1 ty 1 Iruaii'lQ'.y The 8 The Place ' BTftO Midsummer Slock . taking ky?. :. "and we must have room for fall Nw .fJV.? uimhIh which will soon arrive. Retiring Jrom On July lnt I shall begin of MILLINERY, PRESS KUKNISIIISOS at 50 Cents on I am ciuniclbd to go nut sickness and thin anle will opportunity to necnie Ihe in Prineville. 7rs, d Bradford T!H; Hamilton Stables I. E. rllIJlrqHiM, PHOr. Stock hoarded by the day, week or month at Iteanonablc rntcn, Ueiiieniber u when in Prine ville. KATKS HICASOXAHI.E, We have Fine Livery Turnouts gWWwXi Con nee t ion with the IVnil StnMe. Henderson Bar Wines, and Liquors, Country Orders Solicited First Door South ot Polndexter Hotel. THE WINNEK CO., Incorporated li)03. DRUGS, STATIONERY ANDJJUP.TO- date house fuu;ni;s II INC, S. WINl ft kH -1 if- ! SPECIAL SALES IN ALL LINES AT Bee That Saves n r Come quickly or you will lose the nance of your lifetime Michel & Go. usiness telling my entire ntock (i(i(H)S and LADIES' the Dolhr of business nn account of afford my putrona n bent hnrgainn ever offered fmrrtitMtrl, & Pollard. Finest Clears In Stock. Line Of Furnishing Goods SHIRTS A Specialty At GORMLEY'S The Tailor " I .inn1 j I: Hive S ft You Money over Professional Cards. ?. Cliiott, Jf tformjr-at. J? mm s. w Origin, t Jf. 2.it. ji ttrmjf-mt- Cm St. 3i,, Or.jf.tt S SSrimt Jfittrmtjf mmm" C.mmttltr ml Xam Sn'mtmllt, Ortf.n. Cmt. 6. Clmmnlt f7i ti r I, , I good land surrounding. But little JJOlknCtp Cc Grtwrfrdifficuj,Vwill l,e encountered in Oti tw gWr Smmt f Wimmft Cmtli mittw.i-.it pr.mjttj tfttjf r mifltt at 9fmtm JVMV. Prilt.mllt, CROOKS Meat Market J. H.Crooks, Prop. FRESH MEATS and LARD VEGETA BLES, -FISH and GAME IN SEASON None but Ileiil'hy Animals Killed, Which Insures Hood Wholesome Meats. ONE DOOR NORTH TEMPLETONS OF fas. 3. Jft'ttey (Photographer t r POTRAITS, VIEWS, ENLARGING AND A SUPRKI0R GRADE OF WORK PrintktilU, - - - Ortnn 20,000. MORE ACSES TO BE WATERED Squaw Creek Company Ap propriates una in me Vicinity of Sisters. Crook county in to have another ; portion ol its thirsty uriil lands re claimed. Twenty thousand acres lying between Squaw creek and the Pcschuiea river have been ap propriated under the provision of the Carey Art thia week mill ait mkiii an tin) acleclion receives the aiiroval ol the otatc land hoard ail i vi' count ruction work will begin on the canal linen. The laud whichlias been filed on and which will he withdrawn from entry in a lew daya lien in town ships !'!, 14 and li south of ranges 10, 11 and 12 cant. The extreme can tern portion of the -selection niljoinn tlie northwestern portion! nf the Columbia Southern Irrigat-! ion company a segregation, to that, a continuous stretch ot land over .'Mi in ilea in length will be under .1 irrigation when the new Squaw ereV i,,.,'. ...rl in ,.o,..ul Surveyor W. II McFarland and 1"'w -,M"e Me Prine K,,. l!.in r,.iM,..,l ii,villo anil Hend were completed Sinter" country tlie firct of the een wnerc lliey nave ui-en en eaeetl tlie lianl (en duvn rooniiiir out the line embracinB the com-! l)ny'a aelection and makinu ur. veys of the canal lines through which the water will flow to the acres to I reclaimed. The water to' bound on the segregation will be taken from the main canal of 'he Squaw Creek Irrigation ccm pany, and will lie carried through two main lateral ditche aggregat ing 25 milca-in length. TKis main canal already carriea an abund ance of water taken from Squaw Creek and cover a portion nf the new conipany'a aelection. The lateral will reclaim the balance. The land to he reclaimed in a level, oien tract, similar to that of the Columbia Southern's segre gation, and in covered with sage brush and some juniper. There is some waste territory in tlie dis trict embraced, hut thin wan neces sarily included in order to get the getting water to every acre of the selection, and it is exiected that when work on the canals once be gins it will be hut a short time be fore the 2o miles of laterals completed. "rei There are qtiite a number of settler already in the district,, whose lands are surrounded by the ! appropriation, and. these people; win prom materially ny me re- claiming of tho arid district im I mediately surrounding them. The j unoccupied land when water is 1 once on it will not stand vacant for a very considerable length of head ol the cows and calves were '"ue- shipped from Heppner, the sniiie i Surveyors McFarlund and Hus- ,.lving ,,,. ,,rollght in Morr()W ton finished their work on the! , ,, , . , , , ... ' , . . , , .and (rant conntv bv John Kins- ; umw me nrst ot I lie week and sjiecial niessrneer was detailed to Scarry them to the state land board I t Salem. This latter net was made necessary by the fact that the provisions of tho Carey Act (expired today and it was not thought advisable to run any i chances of losing the proposition by a miscarriage through the mails. Those who are interested in the matter and who are backing the project are: Will Wnrzweiler, A Thomson, J. W. Howard, '. M. Brown and E. T. Slavton. SCALDED TO DEATH IN LYE Two Year Old Son of 0, H. Erick- son Dies from Effects of Bums lieceived Last Saturday. Oscar Krickaon, the two-year-old son ol O. II." Erickson of Bear Creek buttes, died last Saturday night from the effects of terrible burns received from falling into a bucket of hot lye water. The ac cident occurred in the morning.the child living about 12 hours before ilenth enrnc, Mrn. Ericknon waa scrubbing the noor niiiurilay morning ami was lining the lye water in her work I he bucket nut in the middle of the Hour and little ((near wan play ing nearby. Hack anil forth across the room he wan pulling a chair. When near the bucket fie pulled backward, hint bin Jiold on the chair, and fell into the scalding hot water. The acreamn of the child drew the mother' attention and everything possible was done to relieve the little boy's suffering. The deep burin on tin: back null neck however were too painful for medical assistance to conquer, the child dying about 10 o'clock Sat urday night. The funeral services Were con ducted by the Key. C. P. llailey at the home of the grandfather, C. H. Krickaon, in thin city Tuesday morning. TELEPHONE IS COMPUTED Final Connection Made Yesterday on the l!end Line and (iom Between Points Begins. The final connection on the jvillc anil Hend were yentenlay morning and everything I put in reMiIinenn for tlie service I The work 4ias been curried oi r:'l,i,llv h-v 'lm "cicbut.-nconip.my l''ch has put in the tystem and no time ban been lont in getting the wire strung no communication between the two points could be entiiblinlnd. Work ban also started on the line running to the l.one Pine Trading company's store at the i Forest ranch and it is expected ! that the final connections will be made on thia branch inside of the next two week. With the completion of the for mer line'Iiend is put into com munication with all the points that can be reached from Prine ville, which includes Portland and way points fnmi this city to Howard. FIUST HIG BUY OF CATTLE E. L. Clark Huys 2000 Cown and Calves in Morrow County Un der (iovernmcnt Contract. E. L. Clark, who is agent for B. F. Saunders of Salt Lake jjity, has just completed a contract for the purchase of 2000 cows, with calves bv their ide, for the government, Tho stlK.k .,, ,.,, thr,H. mrs oll, C0W!, wlli,h W,re ,ml , ,e iii,lcli(oot iniiiiln ship- reser - vation in Montana, for the use of the government, says the Heppner Times. Of this stock something over 300 man of Heppner, and II. A. Mur phey of Monument. This lot was to have been shipped August 5, but were held by. the state stock inspector. The other shipments were made as follows: Baker Ciiv, 400 head, August 7; Elgin and po;nts in Washington, 4"i0 head, August 8; Oakland and Eugene, 450 head, August 10; Shanikoaml Arlington 41 V head, August 12. At the price ol f it) this sale of cattle has distributed in Oregon, and nearly all in Eastern Oregon, $40,000. Earlier in the season Mr. Clark bought about 35,000 sheep in Morrow county for which he paid something like t0)000 making a total of 1100,000 he has invested in Eastern Oregon stock during the past four months. Mr. Clark is one of the largest buyers of stock that visits Morrow county, and when he cornea the stockmen always exect there will be some thing doing. NEW BANK OPENS ABOUT NOVEMBER 1 Arrangements Made for In corporating and Erecting a New Building. Inside of the next two weeks the incorporation pajicr of the Crook County Hank, a private banking company, will be filed. Arrange ment have been completed under which the institution will open its bushier, but a yet the personnel of the new hank's officers has not been definitely decided upon. Before Or. II. P. Belknap left last week a contract had been let to J. II. Shipp fcr the erection of a one atory brick building lietwecn tlie Winnek Drug company's store and the Moore building and the work of tearing down the old structure which stands there has already begun. It is expected that the new building will be com pleted by the first of November and soon afterwards tho banking1 company will open its doors. Some of those interested in the project are away from the city. but as soon as they return the officers will be named, together with the board of directors. Tlie company will tie incorporated for ."iO,(K. The new building will cost l.'iOOO. It is believed by the promoters of the new banking concern that it will enjoy a good business, owing to the rapid development of the surrounding country and the many new business enterprises springing up on all sides. It will be the second bank in the county, unless those at Bend open their doors first, and will lie backed by some of the most substantial business men in Prineville. CATTLE MUST BE. INSPECTED Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Order That No Railroad Accept Stock Before Inspection, Louis Gerlier arrived yesterday from Montague, from where he shipped 20 cars of sheep to Sacra mento. The V. S. inspector told Mr. Gerber to inform all cattle owners who might want to ship their stock to market that the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture have issued an order which is now in effect that no railroad must accept stock before it has been inspected by the United Statea veterinary. Clltllfl urn instMM!.,! fur mnnrw i . , 1 B ticks and other contegioua dis eases. If they should be found to be ninngv or ticky the cattle will have to be dipped in crude oil. The inspector Mr. Hutchison, said they did not want to work any un necessary hardship on the cattle growers, tiut warned them that as soon as they started, or before, to write Col. (ieo. Hickok, Salt Lake City, Utah, who is in charge of the work, and he will send a deputy to examine the stock. Express. TIMBER LANDS HELD UP Claims Located by Dorgan & De vine Will be Further Insiected by Interior Department. Word has been received in Al bany by Ed Dorgan, the timber locator, from the Interior Depart ment it Washington, P. C. that Albany claimants of timber land in the Klamath and Lake County districts will have to wait some time yet before receiving their patents. All the claimants have proved up on their claims and bold receipts from the local land officers, but Messers. Jones, Erick son and Brown, the special agents sent out by Secretary Hitchcock, have recommended that the land be held up for further investiga tion. This is a great disapKint- ment to the holders, who have wait,; I h,r a I. i.g time for their patents. And the large number . people in Albany who have limber claiine in the Eastern Ore gon district have a considerable amount of money tied up in the land. AI'TO LINE IS ASSURED Bend Capitalists Incorporated for ."O,0O0 and Work Will Be Started on Road at Once. "We exwct to have an automo bile line in operation to Bend by the first of November" said W. E. Cuerin, Jr., upon hia return from Portland Saturday night. "The full organuation of the company has been arranged for and all cap ital is provided. "The design is to have, the auto line start from Cross Keys The Columbia Southern railway, I am confident, will soon be extended to that Hint. There will be a private roadway for the autos. with ,. ight-foot track well crowned. The trip over thia line will be made in five hours and with comfort instead of taking 14 to 18 hours with pres ent facilities. The first machine on this route will lie of special design. It will lie of 30 horsepower, and will carry a dozen passengers, and will pull a trailor loaded with mail, baggage and express. From Forest a branch line will run to Prineville. "Engineer A. E. Hammond has hung to this project and worked .out all the problems presented by it and is entitled to great credit for getting the enterprise in shape for progress. He has taken the mat ter well in hand and will make a" great success of it." Bulletin. COMPLETE DITCH IN A YEAR Columbia Southern Irrigation Co. Will Have Tract of 30,000 acres Reclaimed by That Time. ' In side of another 12 months the Columbia Southern Irrigation com pany will have completed its work of reclaiming 27,000 acres of land in the Tumello basin.- About 40 miles of the main ditch'have now been finished and the crew of 60 men at work excavating will have completed the main canal and the necessary laterals inside of a few months. The entire work it is ex Iiected will be ready for the state's approval by this time next year. The main canal is 30 feet wide where the waters of the Tumello feed into it but this gradually nar rows down to a width of 12 feet where it empties into the" Des chutes. It is stated that 2.'i0 families have purchased land un- der the canal and that a greater part of the segregation will be set tled and under cultivation next year. About 10,000 acres of land still remain to be covered by the water which will flow down the extension of the main canal when completed. Active work in tbiB region wan commenced only two years ago and has been pushed with con siderable energy since that time. It is cxiected that another two years will tie required io lay out all the laterals needed to reach the outlying tracts. The Columbia Southern compan y in the meantime is active with its plans andthe the new townnite ol Laiulaw has been platted and pnt on the market. The new tnwnsile lies at Picket Island at the point which will he touched by the Cnr vallis A Eastern when thai line ia extended,