"No Trespassing" signs have become common fixtures in many front and back yards in Antelope
Donna Smith, the owner of this house, sold her property because she was worried about its value after
the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram
Antelope c°ntinuedfr°mpage 1_
that these plans won't be
thwarted.”
"As far as we re con
cerned,'' says Sunshine, a Raj
neeshi tour guide at the newly
Incorporated city, "we brought
a little life into the town As far as
Don Smith is concerned, he
doesn't want a little new life in
the town
'There's always the per
spective that, we were here
first.' Well, the pioneers moved
into an area where the Indians
were first Here we are on 120
square miles not bothering any
body. But our presence is
psychologically threatening to
the people in Central Oregon
"They intend to take all of
Antelope," Donna Smith says
Everyone that still owns
property feels very threatened
‘We’re loving
people...
as to its value People see these
abrupt changes and wonder
what will they do next I feel
really lucky to have sold
They're power-hungry maniacs
They will never have enough
power or money.''
"We've never wanted to
take over/' says Swami Krishna
Deva. the former David Knapp, a
Los Angeles psychotherapist
who is now Rajneeshpurams
mayor. "They're creating their
own destiny there Through
their own negativity, they re
creating a situation that is
becoming intolerable
“We re loving people,'
Deva says “We get along
wherever we go It's never been
a problem We ll get along with
people that are negative
"Things are always chang
mg What to do? That's the life in
life When change stops hap
pening, you’re dead We came
here with some new energy I
don't see our being there as
changing their lifestyle “
On Nov 2, Antelope re
sidents will cast ballots for a
new mayor and town council.
Mayor Margaret Hill s recent
census counted 90 residents,
50 more than the sign at the
town's entrance says
A group of Rajneeshis
which moved into town in time
to vote down Antelope's disin
corporation attempt last spring,
make up the difference. Don
Smith, running unopposed for
mayor, calls them ‘the invisible
citizens/'
“I think they’ll take the
mayor's position by write-in and
most of the seats on the coun
cil,” Smith says.
‘They intend
to take all
of Antelope.’
"I underestimated them all
the way.1' he says It you're not
involved, you gotta sit back and
admire what they did If you're
emotionally involved, you cuss
the sonsabitches."
"They've got as much right
to be here as anyone else,” says
John Stewart, who is writing
Antelope's history. Stewart lives
in the house his grandfather
built at the turn of the century.
"I've found they're very
nice, intelligent people,” he
says. "They bought the house
next door I’ve had no problems
with them as neighbors.
”1 hope they preserve the
character of the town — that it
doesn't turn into the Rajneesh
truckstop.”
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