Ctook County Journa
VOL. V.
osteon fruits.
Armour & Co. Propose to
Mi in Apples.
To Uso Refrigerator Oars
To Handle lw Product of
Our Orriiirriri jh Kack
Freight.
Recognizing an oppirtunity of
branching mit in a n w business
field, Armour A Co., i.f ChiciRo, In
tend to inaugurate a new system
liy which it can place its imiiiLnse
rolling Hto' k in use in a way that
will prove of ad van tag M to Oregon
fruit growers an well u to its own
corporation, says the Evening Tele
gram. In a letter to George II. Lambcr
koii, secretary of the state
board of horticulture, tlio firm of
Armour & Co, states its intention,
and requests thnl, if porisibl'!, a lint
of nain .'S of tlio r.iosi, proaiinent
fruitgrower, Crpocially those who
raise apples, ho furnishe 1 the
company, so that it my enter into
negotiations with them with a view
of making arrangements for the
purchase of cropa. ,The large Con
cern has 10,000 refrigerator Care
traversing the yiar round, nd
believes apples cculd Vj handled
to advantage ai return freight
going Kant. The company has
about 200 branch houses in different
state?, and by rea-on of thin fact
has listri!ut;ng ficilitie.4 that arc
second to nono in tbo country.
Any one ao.Uaint)d with the
magnitude of Armour & Co. be
lieves the scheme a good one, and
one that will furnish an excellent
safeguard against poiblo dangers
of over production in yearn of un
usually heavy crops, as indications
points to at present, Mr. Lambor
fon, who has a list of almost all
fruitgrower of any consequence
throughout tlie state, will prepare
u list and forward it to the pack
ing company at an early date.
A Han Francisco is desirous of
learning the names ofprune growers
and packers, and this firm will
probably will open up another
market for the unexcelled Oregon
products.
"The scheme is a capital one, I
liclicve" said Mr. Lamberson, "and
I am sure it will prove profitable to
to the packing company as well as
to our fruit growers. In view of
the splendid facilities with which
this concern is equipped the fruit
can bo handled with the least pos
Kiblo expense, and by reason of its
many branches throughout the un
ion it will know at a moment's
notice exactly where to dispose of
its stock to the best advantage. It
is surprising to me that such a
Hchcme has not been launched be
fore. The quality of the Oregon
fruit has been already established,
and with the equipment of the firm
which proposes to enter tho field,
our advantages for disposing of any
amount of fruit is readily Been by
any one. The carrying out of this
venture would mean a great deal to
the fruit growers, and would cause
a complete revolution in tho pro
duction of apples, and as a conse
quence add largely to the general
buaiuess tnuisauled here
PKINJSVJLLB,
No Here Letters,
A Han Francisco dispatch says:
Toe postodico department has put
a stop to the use of the mails by
Loston Balliet, of many investment
concerns, and who has gained
notoriety by his advertisements, in
which he calls himself the "Young
Napoleon of Finance."
Postal Inspector Mayer, from
Chicago, recently investigated
Bulliet'g White frwnn mine, near
Baker City, Or., and pronounced
the property worthless. Balliet
has offices in this city, and his
mail is very heavy. It is now pil
ing up at the local postodice, un
der an order from Washington that
no more letters be delivered to him
as he is alleged
mails to defraud.
to bo using the
Balliet has been !
indicted at Des Moines for misuse'
of mails and his trial
place soon.
win lake!
Turkestan Alfalfa.
The Turkestan alfalfa seed, sent
'
in V,.r j I... ,
, r . . . losses have been reported.
Tongue, and experimented with for . . . , . , .. ,
., i ' . . , , , In forty-eight hours after it fell
tho first time in Lake county, La;i , ,
, , , , . . . I there was no trace of snow on the
turned out bo the best dry land , , ., , ,
, , , ... ... ! ground and the water had all
fodder ever tried in this section.,, , , . . ., . .
It lt(1U UIICtMOUfJ till nil...!, un...lt 1..
far, and promises to be tho popular
seed for fodder on the dry lands of
1
Lake county. On the Morris ranch
can be seen the remarkablo growth
of the Turkestan alfalfa, and the
farmers and stockmen who have
noticed it are well pleased with
tho experiment. Doubtless many
acres of this seed will be planted in
Lake county next year. Truly
tho West Side lands are productive
and are In-aring out tho Exami
ner's opinion that that unction is
one of tho best in Lake county.
Lakevicw Examiner.
Not A Candidate.
Tho following statement has
been given out at tho White House:
"I regret that the suggestion of
a third term lias been made. I
doubt whether I am called upon to
give it notice. But there aro now
questions of the gravest import
ance before the Administration
and tho country, and their iust
consideration should not be pre
judiced in the public mind by even
tho suspicion of the thought of a
third term. In view, therefore of
the reiteration of the suggestion of
it I will say now, once for all. ex
pressing a long-settled conviction,
that I not only will not bo a candi
date for a third term, but would
not accept a nomination for it if it
were tendered me.
"My only ambition is to serve
through my second term to tho ac
ceptance of my countrymen, whose
generous confidence I sj deeply
appreciate, and then, with them to
do my duty in tho ranks of pri
vate citizenship.
"William Mckinley"
"Executive Mansion, Washington,
June 10, 1901."
Great preparations are being
made for our Fourth of July
celebration and the detail of the
big event are beginning to assume
definite form. Hon. J. X. William -
son was invited by the eommittee
to deliver tho address, and he has!
kindly consented to do so. Mr.1
Williamson is of the best known
men in Ihe state, and he will bej
welcomed here by a largo crowd.
AnwlopuUaalcL
CItOOK COUNTY, OREGON.
QUEER HEATHER.
Crook County Visited by
a Snow Storm.
Unprecedented Weather
The Hills Were White But
Frost Did Sot Follow
the Ktorm,
Lat Wednesday this county was
treated to a slight covering of the
beautiful pnow and to say it
was a suprise would be to state the
case mildly. The oldest inhabit
ant cannot remember the time
when such a thing happened Wore.
the Circle ranch on Lytlo creek
flve il,(:l'09 el1 oml considerable
i damage was done to the trees.
On the summit of the range be
tween here and Willow creek the
snow was about twelve inches in
I., , , , . .
tnfi ncu'Iv ene.ire.if Hheeiv hut. nn
J
rwillriuhrruTit. in Inn - frraaa flnrl
growing crops. A great good will
result from the storm as it was
much better than a rain which
would largely have run off into the
streams and done ro good whereas
the snow all went rato the ground.
Grave fear were entertained
that the storm would be followed
by heavy frost, but warm weather
has prevailed since, and no frost
has fallen, in fact the weather has
been much warmer since the storm
than before.
Crops of all kinds are an assured
fact this year and will be better
than for several years past. To
the stranger it seems peculiar to
see the green fields of rye on the
ridges where it would seem too dry
for anything too live, but the fact
remains that these same ridges
produce fine crops of hay
Post Items.
From our regular correiinndent.
Doug. Smead has gone to Shaniko
with a load of wool for L. D. Gil-
ltmwater.
Ralph Harper, the little son of
Rev. B. F. Harper, is visiting
witn friends on Newsom creek.
Under the supervision of Judge
Wills sonio much needed repairs
have been made upon the Crooked
river bridge.
Winter prevailed here for awhile
Wednesday. The ground was
white with snow until 10 a. m.
when a gentle rain began to- fall
which continued most of the day.
The benefit to the hay crop in this
vicinity is very considerable.
J. W. Winici returned Friday
from the Bend where he has been
holding down a job for some timo.
Sam Gray, our enterprising road
supervisor, has a gang of - men on
the roadi near Sim Smcad'a ranch
this. week.
Tom Long and Billy Smead left
Tuesday' for California with a
! bllnch of llorse9
Mfas Myrtle Swearingen, of your
city, is visiting on Xewsotu creek,
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Roscoe
Knox.
John Pickett started for Shanik -
Friday with a loud of wool for D,
i Kottpraajsu Ttw Jqwx's. Bipudv
JUNK 20, 1901.
trip this season.
On account of measles the school
closed down a week before the end
of the term and the closing exer
cises had to be omitted. Harry
Gillenwater won the first prize,
being present every day except
three of the last week, and having
average of 94 in scholarship and
CO in deportment. David Pickett
won second honors. There was no
pupil in the school but deserved
special mention for good work and
good conduct during the term.
Our school board is composed of
progressive men who give special
attention to the interests of the pu
pils as is evident from the fact that
in one year the school house was
furnished with new patent desks ot
the most approved design, new
blackboards and a library of twen
ty four volumes. A tax was levied
for the purpose of building a new
school house. George Wiley do
nated a lot and work is to be begun
as soon as the material fof the
building can be placed on the lot
Can any other district in the coun
ty beat that? Sunny South.
Metis Writes From Buffalo.
F. R. Mells sends this from Buf
falo to the Baker City Democrat:
'luano came too late to secure
space on the inside and will make
a showing near one of the arched
entrances. Washington has a
booth next to mine, but none of its
shipments have arrived so far.
"California, represented by the
Southern Pacific and located on
the other side of us, makes a very
indifferent showing. Nevada forms
a very pretty background for Ore
gon, fills up about 75 feet of wall
cases that cost M0 a front foot ,
every piece of their ore is numbered
and this holds good for almost all
the specimens in the building, ex
cepting Oregon. So far no one has
attempted to imitate my opinion
Oregon will have the most, practi
cal and utilitarian exhibit in the
building. I have about 2500 speci
mens, big and small and every
thing is marked in plain letters.
The Oregon color effect is dark oak
for the fixturss and light green and
gold for background and pictures.
'Last Saturday I stayed in my
booth until 8 p. m. (we generally
quit at 6) and when I entered the
grounds I saw for the first time all
the buildings illuminated, and it is
impossible to describe the effect.
Clearly outlined against the sky
was every building in . the exposi
tion with electric tower as a center
piece. You can form some idea of
the splendor and brilliancy from
fact that Chicago used 20,000 lights.
Omaha 30,000 and Buffalo 300,000.
The electrical display alone on the
buildings and in the water is worth
more than the admission fee.
Nothing like it has ever been at
tempted on this globe.
W. P. Watsoi. discovered apricot
and orange scale on a hazel bush
close to his house, where orange
peel had been thrown by the
children. Ho brought a sample of
the scale in a jar to the Glacier
office. This shows that great care
should be taken to destroy orange
peel oe the peel and refuse of all
California fruit. A specimen of
the
scale was sent to th state
entomologist, Prof.
A. B. Cordley.
Corvallis. with inquiries regarding
J the liability ot this scale becoming
& dangerous addition to our frtijt
I'-ws0 IkWS Maoac,
GENERAL HEWS.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There.
Some Stolen, Others Not
Cullings Frofn Our Exchanges.
Sews Notes of the Week.
Timely Topics.
Mrs. C. B. Storp, of Oregon City,
drew the Examiner's capital prize
of $10,000.
W. H. Shutt, formerly of Walla
Walla, has been admitted to the
Oregon bar. He is a graduate of
the law class, 1901, of the Univer
sity of Oregon, and has worked
his way through the common
schools and Whitman college.
S. A. Hcilner, of Baker City, one
of the largest woolbuyers in East
ern Oregon, is of the opinion that
the price of wool will not advance
tliis season, but on the contrary,
he expects tho ruling price for
Eastern Oregon wool to decline t
about 7 cents per pound and re
main there for some time.
The Brownsville woolen mill is
having financial troubles. The
principal stockholder, Hugh Fields
is absent, and it is impossible to
tell whether or not matters will be.
adjusted upon his arrival in the
connty. The mill has been running
behind for a number of years, aoil
has had a hard time. Albany-
Herald.
A. H. Carson, commissioner for
the third district, comprising tho
counties of Dougless, Jackson,
Klamath, Josephene, Coos, Curry
and Laka, reports the condition of
the fruit crop to be as follows the
percentage being based on a full
crop: Apples, SJ per centr;
peaches, 65; pears 70 prunes, 10C:
apricots, 75; cherries Go; grapes, DO;
strawberries, 80.
Jim Wright, the well-known
sliecp buyer, is in the city a waiting;
the arrival ot 4500 head of mutton
sheep from Antelope, which he rec
ently bought in partnership witU
John Little. Saturday he purchas
ed 2000 head from Condon. All
were consigned to British Colum
bia, where Mr. Wright finds a
market for about 60,000 head of
Oregon sheep a year. The'piieea
were $2 to 92.25for yearlings ami
$2.75 for 2-year-o!ds. Dalle
Chronicle. "
The slaughtering of horses and!
the salting of their flesh for ex,porfe
will be resumed at tho Linutou
abattoir in a day or two, says th
Owgonian of the 12th, S. Kins
man, the proprietor, lias pvnvhaseit
25,000 horses on the ranges o
Eastern Oregon m has been
waiting for the river to fall sons,
to leave his corrals dry. Tl wat
er has now gone cllown sufhVieiuly
and the- the first instaUraeiit of
horses will arriw today or to
morrow and slaughtering will boi
commented at oncev The hor.-ea
are ia prime comdj.tica,and as they
Live never been werked they will
make uuusually Se "beef for ex
port, and! the consumes will torn
high, opi won, oi th quality of,
Qregou horsey a an, article oidjot.
Ho ttbuttoit wii be- run eoq
t!uowty til; the. hiIwIa 25$ja aj
twitting