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TIMBER FRAUDS.
'VmU on Timber Claims
Withheld Tor
Furthar Examination
Cjmmlsilonor Hormann Thinks
Tint Frrvid (Exists in
Many Casos.
On account. of the timber land
frauds discovered ill Montana and
Idaho, Comniissior.er Hermann,
of tlio general land odire, has miih
pendod all proofs made during the
present yiarunilt-r tho timber and
stone iitt, pending conclusion of
tlic full investigation and inijiiiry
begun some timo ago. The sus
pension applies to all states where
poveriiiuen!, timber laml in pur
chased, and involves thousands of
cane. Many large companies and
speculators, it in alleged, have hail
"dummies" an agents, making pur
chase of these lands from'tho gov
criinicnt, Commissioner Herumtin
f:;id:
"Oiving the net of congress
permitting selections of valuable
timher lauls, as indemnity for
land held hy individuals and cor
jmrntii'iiH within forest reserves, a
speculation in so-called forest re
serve scrip has developed. Thin
is a menus hy which tho owner of
su-dt lands within tho forest re
nerves inny relinquish them to the
government and in lien thereof take
valuable lands out of the unappro
1 rated puhlic domain, or rimy con
vey his holding to another person
seeking to exercise the right of se
lection. "This provision has produced
freat rivalry among Hpcculators
and extensive mining companies
in the acquirements of largo tracts
of timber lands. It has induced
many others, who are not owners
of such scrip or exchangablo lands
insido forest reserves, to avail
themselves of an earlier act of con
press, approved June 3, 1878, the
timber and stone act.
"This limits each purchaser to
J GO acres and expressly requires
tho applicant to swear that the
purchase is not speculative, but is
made in good faith for his own ex
clusive uo, and that he has made
no agreement whatsoever with any
person for transfer of his title.
. For many years, particularly the
past year, this law has been grossly
violated and abusod by persons
who perjure thomselves before the
local land office. Tho general
land office has directed its special
ngents to report on any further
cases that may le discovered and
nil land ollicers have been warned
to exercise the utmost strictnees in
the examination of ) artice and
witnesses. Many cf the fiaudu
' lent proofs made must have been
detected tit the time had the regis
trars and officers, at local land
pflices strictly applied the rules for
scrutiny of proofs of applicants.
After such proofs have passed' the
local offices, showing regularity
tind apparent good faith of entries,
it is impossible for tho authorities
here to detect an error of fraud."
A crazy man at Moscow, Idaho,
killed Dr. Watkinn and wounded a
tl iputy sheriff and one of the posso
tliat attempted to arrest Lira bc
f ore he killed luwscU.
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON.
Lady Representatives.
The ladies of Eastern Oregon
may smile at the discomfiture of
their brothers who resent the ap
parent want of consideration which
this section gets in the way of po
litical preferment. This year two
ladies of the eastern part of Ore
gon have received tho highest grand
lodge honors in the secret orders
the first being Mrs. CI tra Marsden,
of Burns, us Grand Worthy Mat
ron of tho Order of Eastern if tar,
unit tlm Hneriiwl tliA elwtiiin. lust.
week, of Mrs.Wilda Belknap, of
Prineville, as Grand Chief of Hon-
or of the Degree of Honor lodge,
Like Mrs. Marsden, Mrs. Belknap
is a lady who will at all times wear! '"" J '- gn
the honors of her high station with! l,,,r Jt wa8 thc Iot ' the writcrto
dignity and grace, and their fra-l farl ut on.,f flea5ant morninK
ternal sisters in this part of Oregon ,roTm I 7
will find that if their orders shall; I been' truthfully stated
follow the wom'tnly precepts to be! that,Criok count V1" Tle
found in the character and exam- Ule' hor?' anJ eW'P a,id ol
pies of their chiefs, much credit hMet ?ual,ty thnn y 0thcr
will bo due to the representatives i C0,,!,tV ,n ttl3 0re'Jn- This
of this section.-IIarneytCot.ntv!futtmL'ntca,1,0i,Iylw "ITiated
v " i y a personal examination of the
broad acres of pasturagj. The
Hiuchii.K ('HIIUI-I.-S. everlasting hills, immense Colds of
Tn ns-nre the liHtchinp nf runnrv
bird's eg more nearly at one time I alo" ho hihws notwitl)
the first egg are sometimes taken ! i.,'ndm? the are acrea88 held
away by the fanciers ami replaced
by artificial ones, all being put
back in the nest when the bird
ceases to lay. While she is sitting
the prospective father lives up to
his responsibilities, and devotes his
timo to seeing that his mate do"es
hnr duty, and when she leaves
nest, if she shows an inclination to
dally, sharp pecks drives her back,
August Ladies' Home Journal.
Who is It?
A rumor comes Ho.iting through
tho air to us that ''Sugar" McKay
will, some timo in September, take
unto himself another lump of sug
ar The fair one lives in Prineville
nut wo are requested to not men
tion ativ names. But wo will ex
tend congratulations before hand.
Antelope Republican.
Street Knlr I'.illuiv.
The proposed street fair at The
Dalles is off, because the business
men refused to contribute." The! an" red top clover and quite a fer
Chroniclc says: "It is bard to tile valley with more mosquitoes,
write this humiliating confession, ! you travel eastwards and upwsrds
but it has to be written. It means until you reach a great plain on
that we shall not alone havo no! Beaver creek; after crossing Grind
street fair, but thatwegmill have ! stone, you arrive at Red Rock Soda
no district tair, and no distribution J Springs a delightful oasis where
of 11500 appropriated by the state i tho thirst of man and beast can
for premiums. It means that
after working hard to get the dis
trict fair back hero again we are
too oll-firedly mean and niggardly
to put up the funds necessary for
its entertainment."
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Crook county will bo tho oil
field of this state. If some of thoso
oil promoters were to visit that
country and sea what we have
seen in tho neighborhood of Ash
wood, and between Antelope and
Hay Crock' derricks would soon be
springing up in that section. Pa
cil'fc Miner.
Fostmastcr Summers is in receipt
of o letter from Congressman Moody
informing him thst. Chief Forrester
Pincliott and Chief IlvJroirrnnlior
nncnott ami iuei uyuroL'ntp:ior
.
ltincu ui me unci iui urimifciiieiib will , , . . ii i i f
. , . , . . .Jcnts of that neighborhood for
uo nere louny imuisaiiyi ona wouu i
iiut,,u.t.li,t,v.i,,,,flhn.t
interested in the forest reserve and-all'
tx..mii hn t.ita n intur.uk ! ti
reclamation of the arid lands of this
country. '
OVER THE COjlilTV
A Stranger fells 'Ills
Experience, j
The Outlook is Good.
i A Trip From Prtnevilte to Miner's
Flat and Return Home
Again.
"ow many of the inhabitants of
P"ville haveeve gone east to
tbo boundry of the County, what do
lJc7 knovr of tha r"ibilities of
alfalfa that come into view as
one
i me roaa lanu company, running
directly through' the county from
east to west, comprising some of
the very best sections of land in
the county which causes a stranger
to ask; "Why is this land lying
vacant and unoccupied? For the
j 8(53,000 acres sccure'J by tho road
company they marked a trail
through the center instead of
building a first class turnpike that
would have in part shown some
evidence of recompense to the state
for tho grant and be a pleasure to
I the visitor to travel over rather
than as it is now, and right here I
desire to say thst if there is any
crime on thc stalute t .at cannot
be fully expiated by driving over
. j this road, 1 would be glad to know
it.
After leaving what is known as
Poverty Flat about 60 miles east
of Prineville where you will find
mosquitoes and alfalfa, mosquitoes
and timothy, and more nnsquitoe
be fully satisfied as the creek af
fords abundance of clear sparkling
water as well as the spring does
the cool and effervescent Boda.
A few miles drive brings you to
Miner's flat, a most wonderful
country, the rock in the hills being
I filled with pre-histoiio clams, and
other species of water inhabitants,
' Ii-iol:1 1 1 TinA umrtil oil ill! J ol imi nml
ivnittbvu nui vuviiOj vntiui ttUli
snails. The foot of a deer, or pre
historic cow, well preserved and
formed was picked up the day I
happened to bo there. A pleasant
drive brings ' you to .Suplee,
where warm springs of soda abound
furnishing abundance of hot water
jur hathine.
most delightful and
refreshj,1g Vfter a dusty drive, and
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- enty miles rouD(i- A report: herders being m close enough
reached us while there of tho find -
1 ing of the $30,000 cache made some
'years ago by a soldier who resided
there &ad that the finders had in-
AUGUST 8, 1901.
formation of another cache on
Stein mountain aod were starting
for the supposed location.
Moue Anos.
Oregon King Case.
4The argument on the motion for
a new trial in the case of T. J.
Brown et al, vs. the Oregon King
Mining Company was finished yet
terday, and thc matter was taken
under advisement by Judge Bellin
ger. Thc argument was begun
about two weeks ago, and was car
ried on for half a day. The mat
ter was taken up again last Friday
and proceeded for two days with
out reaching a conclusion, but the
lawyers finally succeeded in bring
their talk to a close. Thc suit was
brought by Brown to secure posses
sion of the Oregon King mine on
the ground of a iormer location,
and was decided in his favor De
fendants, who are in possession of
the mine, moved for a new trial.
The mine is suppoied to be very
valuable, but it will require fur
ther development to show what it
is really worth. Defendants allege
that so far they have expended
some $30,000 more ofr the mine
than they have taken out of it.
Oregonian.
Windmill at Harim.
We believe that the "per capita
circulation" of windmills is as
large at Burns as at any other
town of its size in Oregon. There
are threo newspapers here, each
provided with a six-horse power
bellows, reopie who have pneu
matic bicycle tires to care for sort
of banker for an injunction against
the editors; for sake of the public
good, we would advise anyone
seeking an opening for a wind pow
er institution to get closer to the
Japan current. Harney News.
Improvements at Fajr Grounds.
The State Board of Asricultura
is making some wonderful im
provementsat the state fairgrounds
and old-timers will hardly recog
nize the place when they attend
Oregon's greatest fair this fall.
Tho old pavilion is being enlarged
to doublo its Bize, and after the)
best exhibits ever seen in the state
are arranged thero will be ample
room left for an auditorium, a thing
that has been needed for a long
timo. A bran new, up-to-date
creamery building is being erected;
also where the best dairy display
ever made in the state will certain
ly be seen. The machinery hall is
being enlarged, new cattle stalls,
hog stys, and horse stables are be
ing built. A cozy farm cottage,
h;iy barn, and new sidewalks are
also on the list of improvements,
and nothing will be left undone to
accommodate the exhibitor and en
tertain the visitor al the state fair
this fall.
Lester Bryan, who has been
working for the B. S.&L. Co for
several months, has returned to
Antelope to nurse a foot which be
accidently chapped into with an
axe, He reports that the Hay
Creek com pany's sheep were re -
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UVIIllJ DlIWl iUlir 111 Ilt7 1 11 11 lUi -
i 1 c 'it'' a i
hood of Summit Frame, two
1 touch with tho
bullets
to receive
i several of them through their
I clothes, and about 20 head of fine
sheep being killed. Herald.
NO. 30
GENERAL KEWS.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There.
Somo Stolen, Others Not
Cullings From Our Exshanzss
News Notes of the Week.
Timely Topics.
A shipment of 250 head of un
broken horses from The Dalle
brought satisfactory prices at Kan
sus City.
The Eastern Oregon Land Com
pany has men prospecting its
Wasco county lands in search of -oil
indications.
W. W. Aldrich of Olalla was ar
rested and find $25 for dumping
saw dust into Olalla creek in Doug
las county.
It will take one hundred person
four weeks to pick the cron of
prunes in the big orchard near
Corvallis. 40,030 bushels is the
estimate.
The opening up of the Kiowa-Comanche
strip in Indian territory
and the giving away by lottery
13,000 quarter sections thereof
drew 167,000 homeseekers to the
territory. .
George Scott charged with fur
nishing liquor to an Indian, was
held to the United States Grand
Jury in $201) bonds at Toledo,
Thursday. Bonds wer efurnished.
Salem Statesman.
It is estimated that $2,000,01)
in bank notes is in circulation
which have been printed from the
plates of a defunct bank.' The
plates were supposed to have been
destroyed 50 years ago.
The citizens of Sherman county
are organizing a County Horso
Fair Ass'n which will hold a fair
at Wasco about the 2(ith of Octoler.
The principle object of the Associ
ation is to encourage the breeding
of good horsns of all kinds,.
Ernest Billings, a seventeen year
old boy, accidently shot a hole
through his foot with a 38 calibre
revolver' at the residence of J. A.
Thompson, near Sweet Home, on
Sunday the 21st. He had but re
cently purchased the revolver and
was showing how it worked.
Figures compiled show the s-beet
steel strike is daily costing the
three companies involve! $210,
000 and the workmen $15C,00C.
In addition, many industries are
badly crippled. These losses lMin
not be computed now, The Amal
gamated is said to have a fi nd, of
Sf200,000 for the strike.
License was .issued today for the
marriage of Warren Hamlin and
Miss Fay Banks, of lUkville.
Mies Basks is a daughter of tho
celebrated Louis A. Bank, one of
tbo brightest ministers in tim
United States, who once run fur
president on the prohibition ticket,
Allany, Democrat.
Notwithstanding work at th
, Oregon King mine has Inert sus-
' ui
( jtCI lUU liri PVJIHC tilllU Wl rfLVUUHh
of litigation, development work on
other mines in the 'trout creok dis
trict is being pushed ahead and
some good values are lie.ng d.s
eovered. Stick on one of th-j
mines in the district has advance!
1 5U I'M cvut in three tuouilu.' '