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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1800.
THE ROCK l'OIST UOATi.
The mention in last week's He
View regarding the road recently
constructed around Rock Point on
Crooked river, has caused some
somment, and has brought forth a
Statement from Judge Sumner that
the work haB oecn finished accord
ing lo ttfe contract entered into
The
- Tillamook county is blessed with
m. A I
worn which has been done very gressional representation. Its
' nearly fills the conditions of the tharges are very direct, the names
contract, though the contract is I or" four census clerks being given.
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lituity, aa snown oy tne following
specifications 6et up in the contract;
"Co-iinicnclng with an approach
&t a neauonable distance from an scaling down the increasing totals comPensate nim for his lossf?)
irert stake at the west end of the
ock Point on I the county road
from the mouth 'of Eagle creek to
the mouth of Xewsome creek, in
Crook county, Oregon,' thence run
ning east to an iron stake at the
vast end of said Rock Point, a dis
tance of alout four hundred feet,
hiore r less. tuid approach to
have a grade of one and one-half
feet to ten feet running of the grade,
the said road to be nine feet wide
t the surface, and f.om seven to
len feet above low water mark of
Orooked river at the point of begin
ning the entire length of said road.
AH tills on said grade to be at an
average otwo inches wide at base
for each twelve inches of raise.
?Said grade t be on an average of
five inches higher on the outside
the entire length. Said grade to
be. fit for travel when finished by
aid parties of the first part."
tl was no doubt the intention of
the drafter of this contract that a
good road be built, though it would
foe difficult lo tell just what it
meant from the wording of the
pecifications, hence Judge Sum
mer and Commissioner Play ton,
who received the work, were at a
Hi i sad van tage i n determ i n i n g w he th
er the stipulations of the contract
had been complied with, and
should not be too sevcrly- criticised
for their action in the matter, fiut
that the work is of little praetical
Value to the county, we infer from,
conversation with gentlemen whom
we have interviewed during the
"week, ail of whom condemn it.
Mr. A. L. Allen, of Mowery, was
interviewed and said :
"The road is not constructed so
s to he safe for travel. The curves
lire very acute, grades are steep,
and it would be dangerous to try
lo go over it with a heavy loaded
wagon. I examined the work care
fully, and do not think it is nine
ii-ei wiue in some places.
Mr. E. (. Conant, of
Crooked river, said :
I rode over it on horse back
CEX8CS "HOCTORIS'fL"
Y. fTorW makes someia "brilliant" count? court indrr.
accusations against the census ng from the following item pub
bnrean, which if correct, is indeed jlisued in the Headlight'.
a bad showing, and may bring to; "C E. Donaldson received an
light some peculiar disclosures. It! r(l9r from the cbuntv court"" for
states that for a month the World , j ' fof,mateal ad work furn
liaa been inv-estiMHn t nA J156. ?n t!?e road--Mr. Donaldson
tr,.n i f C , V ; EOia Uls Drder t0 G- - olan for
true Source of the errors which ; seventy cents on the doliar, receiv-
have been proven to exist in all ! i"g 110.35. Mr. Nolan, actintr in
parts of the country, and has in its i the capacity of attorney for Mr.
I'uua.USOn. aDDlied to the mnntr
court for reimbursement for what
-Mr. Donaldson lost by discounting
his order. The court issued
another order for the sum of $4.45,
the amount of the discount, and'
an
bis fee for securing it Vw tha,
county will pay $19.25 and interest
ior worK mat should have been
done for $14.80. Should Mr. Nolan
sell his orders now at the same dis
count, seventy cents on the dollar.
possession evidence which impli-
TCateSOne Prtnorcssmnn frnrv. T..,..1,
letwecn the county court and the 'JD some polkical managers in
contractors. We do not pretend to ! 'bat 5ity, and a half dozen clerk
deny what Judge Sumner says in the census office, in an atternDt! the amount of the discount, ai
never havine sceti the road, and in i to defraud manv nf tho tacf i JIr- Donaldson allowed Mr. Nol
Tact it is quite probable that the! Union out of their taritimate n.l kfep ,his sec0?d oralso,
The article charges that a secret
v.uiB.a t-ru ueiaueu see no reason why he should not
u ancr ins irue census returns ty receive additional county orders to
to fit the potitical ideas of the man
agers of the scheme. The article
makes ten specific charges, among
them the following :
"That an order was irivnn on
offieial in the census office (with or
without the knowledge and ap
proval of high authorities in this
government) to reduce the true
census of New York state 300,000
SOU18.
"That the state of New TTnmn-
shire, which has lost population,
was scaled up so that its present
quota of congressional representa
tives wouiu not De changed.
"That Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Maine and Minnesota were to be
very liberally counted, and that
the blunders at Minne.innlis and
St. Paul arose from a very stupid
misinterpretation or instructions.
"That this infamous inh Vina
a large extent, been carried out,
ana tnat, when the researches of
the World friehtened
ators, they moved the secret oflice
irom io. zu u street, ashington,
to Cathedral street. Ral
the monument, where, for the past
six weeks, the dastardly work has
i .
ouen in progress.
If there is anything in these ac
cusations, is it not possible that
Eastern Oregon has suffered a scal
ing dVvn from this source? It is
well known that the eastern pait
of this state is democratic, and if it
were credited with its actual num
ber of inhabitants, would be en
titled to be made into a congres
sional district, which would result
in the election of a democrat to
congress.
investigation.
A little of this geometrical nrores-
b - L o -
sion in financiering would soon
bankrupt the county. Our county
court needs a guardian."
The experience of the Washing
ton state board of equalization
ought to induce Oregon's next leg
islature to create a like body for
this state. Washington's board
found an average variance of about
45 per cent, in the values placed
on similar property by various
county assessors, and have equal
ized the assessment so as to make
the values similar in all counties.
No doubt a like variance would be
found in the values of property in
the different counties in this state.
What we want to make taxation
uniform all over the state is a
board of equalization composed of
one member from each judicial district.
"The special senatorial com
mittee will attempt to amend the
tax laws in a session of ten days.
This is a big undertaking'for so
short a time ; but the work of the
committee will probably receive
more consideration at the hands of
the legislature if too much is not
attempted. That has been the
trouble with such committees in
the past. Tbey have attempted
too much." Salem Statesman.
This week we were shown the
proposed boundary lines of the new
COUntv. Thfv htp nlinnt. fTio er,-v,a
The matter is worthy of as published 'in the Review two
weeks ago, except that the south
The editor of the Ilerald-Dls- lme after PaeslnS aong the south
seminator has evidently been sleep-i llne of townshlP eleven to intef-
ing for the past two months. In I sectlon Wltn tne Ochoco mountains
his issue of the ICth he says : I01Ows the summit of said moun-
'The refusal of the department at'. . Ule urant connty tafe-
Washinctoir to order a rcmnnt nf
Upper itlie ,C!tate of Oregon, is likely to
cognizance of, and that is if tl.n
s ' I presentenumeration stands as basis.
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iiu iiui jnspeet ii careinnv ; it 1si;k t ,.., , '
too narrow, but can be ma.Wa fair ! U,e "M. . apportionment bill for the
. vw uwti V Vy Jl.UlteUlllU-
lion irom iinn county giving us but
oad."
Mr. M
one senator and two representatives
in the legislature, and increasing
Portland, it is estimated, so that
she will have about one-fourth of
the membership."
Over half the papers of the state
have been complaining of this ever
since the recount of Multnomah
county was made. But the Linn
county editor has waited until it is
too late to do any good and now
makes a kick.
L., Brown, of Mowery,
when asked if he hud examined
the road said :
"Yes ; but it is not a road, not
"even a good pack-trail."
Mr. J. II. Gray, ex-stock inspect
or, said :
I have examined the road. It
would be impossible to get a teanr
with two wagons over it, owing to
the sharp curves."
Mr. S. M. Courtney, of Paulina,
when asked if he had gone nvrr
this work, said : j The sentiment of the men from
"Yes; I rode onto it on horse- the astern part of the county who
hack and was compelled to ride I have been in attendance on circuit
into the river and ford it in order court this weA- is rWMnrii,,
twjt'kuu we graup. inn grade is
irooked '.hat I do not "think a
ibur-horse team can get over it with
!a heavy lond." "
Further comment upon this sub
ject is unnecessary, unless it is to
ar, that C F. Smith, the con-
fcrarfer w.Ua has the work in charge,
county division. They are satis
fied to remain in Crook county and
do not want to be taxed to erect
county buildings for a new count',
and wiii remonstrate against the
move which is now en foot to attach
ing in the greater portion of the
Mitchell countrv.
"The resolution of the Oregon
State Horticultural Society yester
day indorsing the movement for
the appropriation of $250,000 for
the proper display of Oregon's pro
ducts and resourcesDat the Colum
bian fair, is very significant. If
the farmers of the state are in favor
of this appropriation, it is very
likely to be made." Oregonian.
The people of tho United States
will feel relieved to learned that
the president has determined to not
call fiVi extra session of congress,
and there is nothing to fear from
that body until -it meets in regular
session next December.
We are in receipt of a funeral
notice stating that the Lexington
Budget died on the lGth. We
regret to learn of the Budget's death,
as it was a wide awake paper.
The World's Fair committee of
Washington have decided to ask
the legislature to appropriate $250.-
000 to pay for the exhibit of that
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) , . 1 , . . , .... , .. . , 1 . L " " v.vuvfl.nyi.
wuuuw iuijuiiuii;s, an li mere is to r.. a a- i. v . i
-w, , ' .1,., . , Oregon cannot afford to be behind
oe a new ennnfv PctnMiin.fl .
them to the Antelope country.
Jiae agreed to blast off some points i ihl9' ,ht'v sn-v'' is the -feeling of a
. . : m.nnr-jf nf
fOt rock g as o make sonic of the
w ua h. seems , ' 1 uregon cannot aflbrd to be b
itons that this work should have j e a established the hcr sister state in this inatter
ieeu oone wioro ti.e road was ac- i
(Oepted and jiaid for by the county j
ciurt.
Sheriffs all over the country have
j boundaries will have tof be changed
to conform with the wishes of those
: who are to comnose it.
The Mississippi .constitutionai ,
iceu.ven.lion have adopted a clause
in .the new constitution forbidding
i made futile attempts to find John
SADDLER SHOP.
Wm. JV1. SjHEbbcSjftfaEf fnor,
voc, m race, no
has been sought
lotteries of ; 0 A"ton'- and Doe, railroad con
tractors, is making a search for his
(the sale of lottery ticket in .ihat ! after morc than any otherone man,
tate.audrfenyinglic right of thejand now Mr. Antonellc, of the firm
Jegialature rto charter
aipv kind.
. : partner, ,Hr. Doe, wnour he claims
A recount of certain wards of! has taken advantage of his sickness
3ew York miade by 4he police show and has .got away with considerable
gw -of S per ,cen.i over J'orter' ! money belonging to the firm
-count, end Mavor !!rar.t has de-;0'"d. If Mr. Antonellc is no
.inauded a .reeount of tae .entire ! snceessfal .than lierifTs have
li
li
and j
more j
been,
city.
;.it will be a long time before hc!
finds his much sought for partner, i
iTLn ?.,.,I.-i,,.;...- i
,..,UxI rug-; s?jj Lig - ! M.ST-FCTrREr OF
Igee.ts .that Oregon borrow .a big .red-j A joint stock company has been! FirHfcW STOCK SADDLES and
wwid tree from California nd pre-i farmed at. The Dalles for the pur-1 HARNESS of owry-iption.
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ii u iiAiiis 3IW ivi:;pci .ior,.i-- ui puwismug a uauy and ! Evervthin0, D-rta'n'ni
m 1 . r.i if- .k31"". )''E" weckiy p.;per at that place. .Sue-! ths trade of this countrv
to
Jnst supposing, now. that it was tru3 that
weliad put in' the
Stock
Ever Seen in This City.
Jnst supposing, now, ' that we had put our
prices way down to the very
SO THAT NONE GOULD GO LOWER
gWOULD YOU BUY FROMJI
LESSER STOCK ANDjg
.ffPAY A LARGER' PRICE ?Jg
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? WOULD YOU ?
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WE j-lrVE DOflE IT
The
Largest
Stock
WE
POINT
TO
The
Lowest
Prices
Record Making Stoak
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WE ASK K0THING BETTER THAN AN
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That We Will
and wi!
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P
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Stand or Fall
BY
YOU
CAN
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AT OUR STORE.
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Place in Crook County.
Pon't listen to what other merchants say
our prices, (-all and wo will make prices tli
will surprise yon.
Ve arc condemned by "som" merchants.
WHY?
Because we unoer sen tnsm ana tney are
IEAL0US of 00B SUCCESS.
Wft.Will hkm? k fhm hi
am t j k mtii. i w mtri h m i k m 1 m i m J m
FULLER ft CO.
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