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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1904)
) THE CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL An Independent Newspaper D. F. STEFFA. PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. S. M. BAILEY, Published every Thursday il The Juurnal Bulliiiiin, l'rlllle, Oregon. OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY. The JonetAl U enlnl it the tflc of Tainevllle, (rK., fur lnnmW through (lie M a. mail u learnd cjhm matter. THURSDAY, 8EPTKMBKR H, 1!HM CONCERNING THOSE LETTERS, For the second time during the past month The Journal last week received through tlio mail a threat ening letter. The first one direct ed against certain stockmen, whose anmea were mentioned, waa not published aa requested. First, because it was unsigned and there was no responsibility for its con tents attached; second, because it was a direct threat against human life and property; third, because The Journal is not a purveyor of that kind of argument, and never hat and never will uphold a man or body of men who advocate a reign of lawlessness as a means of adjusting difficulties. The second letter is a threat not alone against stockmen, but also against The Journal because the writer imagines that this paper upholds "mob gang" rule, a very silly and groundless idea to pos sess. Neither one of the letters is worthy of notice only so far as they contain personal threats. No responsible stockmen, whether a sheep raiser or a cattle grower, would be guilty of such work. If he was he in all probability would be manly enough to sign his name and face the music. It is probably unnecessary to add that the author of the above mentioned letters has not only .violated the postal laws in sending personal threats through the mail but he has also made himself criminally liable before an court in the country. That much con cerning the letters is facts, and the coargea contained in them are matters with which The Journal has nothing to do. This paper has always handled the range difficulties with a delic acy befitting a local condition which everyone concedes is a mat ter which neither a day nor a year nor even some of the laws can remedy. It has taken sides with neither the sheepmen nor the cat tlemen and is neither for nor against either party to the contro versy. It has taken up the range troubles at different times, but only to present different phases of the situation and deplore the fact that trouble must and will come so long as both cattlemen and sheepmen are oblidged under present conditions to utilize practi cally the same ranging districts. Further than that The Journal has never attempted to solve the problem or offer any advise. It has troubles of its own without dipping into territory with which it is only in a general way famil iar. So it stands that the two letters were uncalled for, and the writer in threatening vengeance for a fancied wrong and for the imagin ary policy which he believed thiB paper was pursuing, convicted himself before the law. His ideas are wrong from the ground up, and although be may have suffered from the exigencies of present stock conditions, be has taken a poor way indeed to cure himself of the blues. WRONG AS I'StAL The Review as usual got off on the wrong foot again last week. Itf account of the proposed new road up the grade and the pur ported facts concerning the matter were so pitifully contorted that the whole article savored strongly of the pipe. In the first place it was news to residents in this vicinitv that the grade is "east of Prineville Heretofore the grade has generally been conceded as being on the hill west ot the city, but the earth's surface may have had other bunijs in it last week according to the Review's way of looking at it. Then again the article states that the old grade is three-quarters of a mile long and goes up the hill at an average of 25 per cent. Reducing the matter to figui the Review states in other terms that the grade is three-quarters of a mile in length and rises in height a distance of !0 feet. The editor states a little fnrtlier on that it takes from half an hour to an hour and a half to make the ascent, "according lo llie load." It is just barely possible that the Review editor baa on an extra ordinary heavy load whenever he makes the ascent, which would partially account for ihe pre posterous figures devcloiied last week. It was also news to the men backing the project of building the new r(jad that the Bend people had subscrilied $700 toward com pleting the proposed grade. It was the first they had heard of it and probably the first time that the Bend people knew they had subscribed that amount. It is more than likely that they began feeling in their pockets when they learned of the sum which had so suddenly left them. It is always a pretty good policy to gather together a few facts be fore starting in to write an article of this kind which interests nearly every resident of the county who has occasion to visit this city. A few minutes is sufficient time in which to get the details from a reliable source and get them straight. It takes a little energy, and isn't as easy as writing fairy stories while sitting in an easy, chair, but in the long run, this coutse is better. SAME OLD TACTICS. Evidently the word has gone out from Esopus and Democratic head quarters to ignore the money question entirely, the tariff question and other great issues of the campaign and devote the en tire energies of spellbinders and editorial writers to pounding Roosevelt. This is not the first time by any means that such tactics have been resorted to. It will be interesting and instructive to go back to the campaign of 1864 when the war and Lincoln were called failures, and quote a plank from the Democratic Platform of that year which reads as follows: "RESOLVED, That this con vention does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experi ment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military neces sity, or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution it self had been disregarded in every part and public liberty and private ri-ht alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, hu manity, liberty and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, 4c." Even McClellan, the Democratic nominee for President, could not Hand this and absolutely repudi ated the platform of his own party. The triumphal election of Lincoln of course followed. Coming down to 1872 we find again the same condition of affairs. Grant was called a tyrant, a czar, an emperor, a king and the plat form of that year contained the following plank: "The President of the United States has openly used the powers and opportunities of his high office tor the promotion of personal ends. He has kept notoriously corrupt and unworthy men in places of power and responsibility to the detriment of the public in terest. He has used the public service of the government as a machinery of corruption and per sonal influence, and has interfered with tyrannical arrogance in the political affairs of States and municipalities " But again such tactics failed and the Republican party reaped an overwhelming victory with the re election of Grant. It hapjiens that this same Con stitution which the Democratic party professes to love so well has provision lor the impenchment of a President who does not obey the laws and who exceeds his pre rogatives. That would seem to be the better course instead of simply denouncing in general terms a President who hai simply done his duty where his duty has been made plain to him, without fear of consequences nnd without fear of defeat at the polls. THE "SLAI" POLICY. It would be well if Judge Parker would take up some of the issues ot the day and make plain his views upon the money question, the tariff question, the Philippines and tiHn many of the lesser issues in which the voters ot the country are interested. It would he well if the literature of the Democratic National Committee gave some attention to these great questions of the day instead of cheap tirades and meaningless denouncements. The country awaited eagerly the letter of acceptance of the Demo cratic candidate for President to see if he will not before the cam paign ia over have a fuller realiz ation of what high statesmanship may mean and upon what basis the American voter intends to make his decision when voting for Chief Magistrate of his country. The Republican Committee and the Republican speakers and edit ors of the country have no attack whatever to make upon the candi dates of the Democratic party; they prefer to discuss the Issues of the day; to point to the record of Republican legislation; to call at tention to the promises and pledges fulfilled, and above all to emphasize the great prosperity of the people during the last seven years under Republican adminis tration and a protective tariff. These are the questions that should be discussed and upon the rftult of this discussion and upoi, the merits of the arguments used, the people should decide whether we shall elect in November Judge Parker or Theodore Roosevelt. canal between here and Cell!,, to figure out how long, at the rate construction work was conducted at Cascades, It .will take to build eight mi lee of canal. At the same rate of construction, can the pro ducers ot IJastern Oregon hop for upeedy relief from the canal? Hardly. Their only hop of sieedy relief lies in the building and oHratio of a portage road. Dalles Mountaineer. Additional Locals There are four things that the Inland Empire needs, very much. 1. The State Portage Railway. 2. The general introduction of irriga tion. 3. Help, co-oijerate and friendly feeling of the people of Portland, the Willamette valley and Southern Oregon. 4. Study of the map by business men and commercial bodies, who, as a class, cannot tell you whether Sherman county is east or west of the Blue Mountains, and imagine perhaps that we reach the Webfoot Metrop olis via Huntington, Baker City or Pendleton. The same is true with nearly every seetion of this state. People living outside of Portland are far better informed with re spect to the geography of Oregan than those living in Portland. The latest ORN map of this great wheat belt is a libel on Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla counties. Its physical features resemble Pikes peak far more than it does a country from which the company expects to haul nine mil lion Bl'SHF.LS OF WHEAT THIS FALL. Is stupidity like this excusable? how? It seems to be a fact that a range of mountains "divides a people." It has been so in the past. The west does not appreci ate what the cant has in store for it, and stands aloof in spite of the kindly offices of The Observer and similar inland journals, whose editors wish that Portlanders might take an interest and culti vate friendlier feelings between the two sections. Moro Observer. It took twenty-five years to build three quarters of a mile of canal at Cascades with all of East ern Oregon and Washington exerting themselves to hasten the work. We would like for those who are opposing the portage road and advocating as a preference the W. R. Cook, ot Haystack, l'gan teaching the fall term of school at Montgomery lust Monday. The James Pelton place nt the Dig Meadows was sold this week to Kd Shonqiiist, of Bend. Jas. T. Robinson waa in the city from Culver this week looking after business matters. Jerry Hnrlier, of Ilavstiuk, win lieliel the buy will I lie luill toiinia meat at Anteloie, came up wlttiu lontt of wheat yesterday. W. P. Vandevert and daughter, Miss Maude, were in the city ve jterdayfrom Lava. Miaa Valid vert was on her way to Salem where she enters Willamette University this fall. Rev. L. . Coiuinerford, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, has received a very cordiai invitation to supply the First Klickitat Presbyterian church at Uoldendale, Washington. J. W. Boone left in company with Kd Bradford Ihe first of the week for Portland. Mr. Bradford, who has been in poor health for several months, will lake treat ment at the Portland hospital. An American newspaier publish ed in Paris, recently contained the following advertisement: "A young man of agreeable presence and desirous of getting married, would like to make the acquaint ance of an aged and experienced gentleman who could persuade him from taking the fatal step. The shower baths for the gym nasium at the Athletic club were ordered this week and will lie installed as soon as the apparatus arrives from Portland. The baths will make a very acceptable ad dition to the club and the total expense of installing them will be l lo. A big dance is to lie given by the club about the first of next month and plans are also on foot to give a comedy, the proceeds from both it is expected will cover the Ccwt of putting in the new showers. J. L. Windom was in the city from Culver yesterday attending to business matters. Mr. Windom this wack purchased from Wallace McCamant, of Portland, 4 10 acres of land near the ranch which be recently sold to his brother, J. II. Windom, and will turn it into a wheat farm. Mr. Windom had decided to try his luck in the Alberta country but came to the conclusion that Crook county is about as good as any other place. Evangelist J. E. Snyder has been conducting meetings here for over a week with good results, and the prospects are that the coming week will be more suc cessful than the past. The first four nights the meetings were held in the Union church, but on Sun day the new Presbyterian edifice was used and the meetings will continue there until the close. There has been a good attendance from the beginning and this week the new church is well filled every night. Rev. Snyder is a clear and forceful speaker, presenting the Gospel in a way that apjieals to man, a fact evidenced by the large attendance of men at the men's meeting Sunday afternoon. To tin Patrons of tin Oregon Nurstry Co. I will canvas Crook county during the months of Octolier, Novemlier nnd December. Uwiiiiit HoiiKiiTH, Aireut. NEW YORK RACKET STORE J. H. KKI.LKY, I'KOFBIKTOH. Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Children's Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Notions, Etc., Etc. Genuine Bargains In All Line In" Stock ' BOUB OF OUR, LEADSItB 3 Spools Cotton Thread For Hand or Machine, 10 cents Ladies Host, 10 cents to 25 cents a Pair Ladies Kimonas, Very Pretty Boys Suits, Heavy All Wool (juslinere, $2.S WATCH THIS All KVF.KV WKKK Wurzwcilcr & TJhomson CO B 1 w i j Have Just Received yj SB 21 new and Complete Line ot puj a m .it.. .. IlSII ut-ms, uauies una vrniiarens Fine and Heavy Shoes 0 Also a Vine Line of Ladles Slippers. hf Our Grand Distribution of Dinner Sets is the Talk of KM the Town. t l.'MIJ'I'V TTTTa Dll'l'l.' tl'T lf llivit niivrri, i iiivl CI RV5 WARM Free to Our Cash Customers. CAM. AND Slili TUMI S U m I'M aVvIVfI lMMi "f"M V It I Mm B1 MMW ftS W r4? aTW Srincvilic's Srcatost Store J. W. BOONE If . IOR Sino Stock fiadctos CLOSING OUT SALE Mrs. John Cyras a nkw mm: ity Collars, I lolts nnd Silk Waists Latest Ih-Klk'liK III HIIvit ware ami Jewelry . Notions , of all kin. In, Wrltlnif Tab lets, Pencils, Novels. Hen Inn Machines, ninl Necillcs. SOMI. CIIOICi: IMKCAINS In HollJuy (hhkIs Which Will he In Stock About N o v c in h e r 1st. Mrs. John Gyrus j.ii iiH.iiii ii.i4.i,iiiii M"l (iciitlcincii Shoe f',.;,', (or l Ml I vi ,,r a :i r;. lor :mi r,,r I. mi LaJics Shoe lino Uir -I mi ,Yii lor !l.7."i ' " 4 im lor .'I la " " -.r.'i lor y.im Children Shoes I' MI fur t mi mi (or I l.'i I ;.P .,r I.:'.'. (iciilleiuciis Huts .Mm lor .'17.', :t Mi (or i.7."t I Mi ,,r .mi (eul'a I'litlernenr Suit :'MI f,,r 1 Ml lor 1.7;. I Mi lor I. in Indies riuicrwciir Suit '.7.'. tor :Mhi ;'ii fur I 17, 1.7.-, lor I. Si All Oil. or DKV (i()()lS AT COST S N. A. TYE G Bros. Merchants Meat, Vegetables, Produce A Complete and Choice Line nf Heel, Veal, Mutton, 1'ixJc , liacoii, I.ard ami Country 1'r.nttira K..t on hand at the City Meat Market FOSTER A HORRIGAN, Prop's. Prineville, At The Old Stand Oregon. Piiiicvi c'Si'iiii'o Stw line Dally Between Prineville and Shanlko HciiKiiri.K heaves Hhaniko, ft p. in. Arrives nt Prineville (I a. til. U-iivcs Prineville 1 p. m. ArrivcH at Hhnniko 1 a. tu. First Class Accommodations lite - Xi 'vsl''-. - ' 1 p. V ?41 I t K- III V V , l lis.-.. ... . all No. 400, Full Size, Weight () Pounds, No Knobs, Priee $.S0 No. MO, " " " " 75 " lirass Knobs ' $5.50 1 OR SALE BY A. II. LIPPMANN & Company Can "STou. Seat Tlie's 3?xices?