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PIUNEVILLE, CI100K COUNTY, 0REG&, OCTOHKB 3,1901.
VOL V.
no. 42
Crook Count
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SCHISTS
A Colony of Them Near
Tiicoma.
Is Called "Homo Group"
Tho G. A. II. Poat Will Take ft Hand
furtho Furpoao of Stumping
Out Anarchy.
' A thriving colony of anaichists,
which goes by the name of the
' "IIdiho (iroiip" haH been unearthed
at Miiitor, 20 miles from Tacotna.
There are 22 dwoDinH, with out
building, located on a tract of 211
acres of land. An investigation of
the parties of tho colony shows a
mirprising state of affairs. The
most of tho group champion and
practice tho doctrine of free love.
All of them vehemently denounco
tho right of one man to rule over
another. They advocate tho utter
extirpation of the present law bind
ing humanity together in govern
ment, and ulno abrogate the cus
toms and usages employed between
man and man. Like the com
munists of Paris they declaro the
present conditions of social order
erratic, with nothing whatever in
their favor, save the blind adher
ence the race nianifo.it for following
in the trodden paths. Instead of
the present framework of order and
government they advocato tho sub
Htitution of independent thought
and action with every man a
law to himself. Humanity, they
declare, despito hereditary custom
and tradition, is certainly tending
to this point.
A paper called Discontent is
printed by the colony tho column
of which, with inflammatory
and incendiary utterances. A
mong tho leaders are A. J. I'opo,
a notorious anarchist and former
associate of tho Isaak-t, of Chicago ;
James F. Morton, who at one time
was editor of the paper now pub
lished by the Isaaks, at Chicago,
and 0. A. Verity, who a few years
ago, lost a valuable farm through
the disintegrations of a communist
colony which bo organized a few
mill's from Taeoma. I'opo pro
fesses to be a pantarchian, and is
an extremist in the matter of non
resistance, declaring that if a man
would knock him down he would
get up and offer himself to be
knocked down again, and that if
all his wealth were stolen ho would
not try to recover it.
The Grand Army Post of Tacoma
have taken tho nutter up and or
ganized the Loyal League, the
avowed purpose of which is tho
stamping out of anarchy. I,egal
means will at first bo resorted to,
' and if these fail recourse will be
had to other and moro effective
methods, and it is openly announ
ced that a visitation of Whitecaps
or Ku-Klux clan will bo a feature
in the vicinity of tho colony in
not distant future. Street-corner
agitators will also be summarily
dealt with. Albany Herald.
Ilorax in Warner.
J. C. Brigham of the Pacific
Coast Borax Works arrived here
from San Francisco Monday and
left for the Warner Salt Marsh
yuttrday in company with D. E.
Jones. '1 ho borax Company have
assayed the Warner borax and
pronunco it good and Mr. Brig
ham bus come up to determine now
extensive tho borax fields are. If
tho borax deposits prove suflicicnt
to justify putting up works, the
Company will uso the borax.
This company bandies all of the
borax from J. M. Fulton's borax
mines oast of Warner, and Mr.
liringliarn tells The Examiner that
it is of good quality. Tho Pacific
Coast liorax Co., for many years
hauled their borax 150 miles by 20
mule teams Through Death Valley,
but now a railroan runs to the
works.
It all depends on tho quantity of
borax in Warner whether a train
of 20-mulu teams will bo put on
the road to Terrno or not. The Ex
aminer hopes to hear of an unlim
ited supply. Lakeviw Examiner.
lMlluth, MlnnwHilo.
Tho banner United States
Land OHice for homostcad entries
for tho current calender year seems
to bo the one conducted by Register
E. Culkin and Receiver Jay M.
.Smith at Duluth, Minn. This
office has an average of over 270
per month, besides nearly six hun
dred timber applications and about
50,000 acres applied for by differ
ent classes of scrip, making a
total of nearly a half a million
acres that has been applied for
since January 1, 1901.
In this Distrio there has been
reserved for the railroads, State
school, State swamp, reserved and
Indian Reservations approximately
2,800,000 acres, but in addition to
this there is 3,800,000 acres (sur
veyed and uiiBurveyed) susceptible
of appropriation under tho home
stead and other general land laws.
Ijvovo of ALiHunce Lxnv,
See. 3. That when ever it shall be
made to appear to the register and
receiver of any public land office,
under such regulations as the Sec
retary of tho Interior may pre
scribe, that any settler upon the
public domain under existing law
is unable, by reason of a total or
partial destruction or failure of
crops, sickness, or other unavoid
able casualty, to secure a support
for himself, herself, of thoso de
pendent upon him ot her upon tho
binds e'.tle.l upon then such leave of
absence from the claim upon which
ho or she has filed for a period not
exceeding one year at any one time
and such settlers so granted leave
of absence shall forfeit no right of
such absence. Provided, That the
time of such actual absence shall
not be deducted from tho actual
residence required bylaw."
Tho very latest phrase of the
gold brick swindle has been devel
oped in Alaska and the Klondike,
according to San Francisco Chron
icle, which says that bogus gold
duet and nuggets have been sent
north in large quantities and dis
posed of as a product of various
claims. Many persons are said to
have been victimized. Two secret
service agents are now 'at Dawson
investigating the matter.
Chas. Parrish, formerly of this
place, but now of price, Crook cou
nty, passed through hero this week
with a drove of horses. He is tak
ing them to the Siletz reservation,
where he expects to dispose of tliem.
We understand that Charley is
prospering in his new Lome.
Lebanon Express.
Trip from Crook County
to Siletz Reserve
Story Told by a Traveler
With a Band of Horses they Cross
the Cascades In Ban, WlaJ,
v
and Snow.
We left our homo near Price on
Tuesday, September, 17, bound for
tho Siletz reservation with 21 head
of horses for market. There are
four of us, Charley, John, Harry
and myself. Harry drives thecook
wagon and tho rest of us drive the
horses.
The first day out all went well
and we stopped at Chas. Houston's,
on Bear creek. Next morning all
were up betimes an 1 ready for the
start. John and Charley 'went to
get the horses and they had jump
out of the pasture and started for
the hills, but after a little raoe the
boys succeeded in bringing them
back and wo resumed our journey,
arriving in Princville next day at
noon and all took dinner at Mc
Dowell's hotel. I must say that
wo did justice to Mr. McDowell's
well filled tables.
Charley sold John a horse on
the way down, and as he was an
untried one, they lassoed him and
Charley rode him first, but he
walked off like an old timer.
The evening of the 19th found us
at tho Tetherow place on Crooked
river, where tho horses, had fine
pasture. Next morning wo start
ed on, reaching the Deschute that
evening, meanwhile having quite
an exciting experience for Charley,
lie was riding leisurely along in
tho lead of t no band on his new
horse who suddenly changed bis
mind as to his qualifications and
suddenly wheeling on his hind feet
he reared high in the air and lung
ed viciously forward. John got
tired of riding in the saddle and
took a seat, very suddenly, on the
houses neck. The horse, however,
did not fancy playiugox, so he un
ceremoniously seated John on tho
cold, cold ground and lit out on
his own account. Charley and I
had our hands full keeping the
horses from running entirely away.
We ran our horses almost down
before we got the band under con
trol. We corralled them and re
moved the saddlo from the new
horse and deposited it and John in
the wagon. That night found us
at Squaw creek.
The morning of the 21st we got
up' with heavy hearts for it was
raining hard and the wind was
blowing a hurricane. We journed
on, however and reached the toll
gate at Cache creek, where we laid
over for the remainder of the day.
Tho horses had good pasture and
we took to shelter, but the wind
blew so hard that it broke two of
the wagon bows.
Next morning we proceeded with
the rain and wind still in our
faces. We found a great deal of
timber which look a considerable
work and some cussing to remove.
That night we camped at Fish Lake
where wo agan laid over half a
day.
We found about three inches of
snow cn the Eumtuit of Sand moun
tain. Sep. 23 found us at the
toll gate from where we went to
Shea's and nooned and then on
to Sweet Home. Next morning
on counting the horses we were two
head short fo Charley and I star
ted back after them and found
them at Shea's. We had but little
trouble in getting thern beck to the
band and were soon on our way.
The rain still continued to fall.
That night found us in Lebanon
and of course John took in the
eights and came off next morning
with a glorious headache and a
little more experience.
Today the 27 finds us at Albany
and Charley and Harry are strutt
ing around selling horses. It is
still raining and looks like it might
for some time.
Traveler.
Continue'! next week.
Scalp bounty all Right.
. A Five Mile rancher, who was
today complaining that the coyotes
had got away with from 100 to 200
cf his chickens this year, was asked
by The Chronicle if the operation
of the scalp bounty law was having
no effect on the varmints. The
farmer's answer was: "There is
not one coyote now where there
was fifty before the bounty was
paid. The good result of the scalp
bounty law is very marked, and I
am quite certain if the law is con
tinued, as it ought to be, that in
the course of a very few years more
coyotes will be practically extermi
nated." Dalles Chronicle.
Will some of the little pustules
on the face of nature down in the
Williamette Valley please take note
of the ahnve,
That was a portentious parade
on the plain of Bethany, Saturday,
when one hundredjand forty thous
and French troops passed in review
before President Loubet and the
Czarl What feeling does such a
spectacle inspire in Germany, wed
ged in between those people? It
means war! The man who keeps
a gamecock or a bulldog has other
uso for it than mere display. Some
day it may not be far in the fu
ture, there will be a terrible con
flict in continental Europe. They
are all prepared for it. Eugene
Guard.
Sam Newsome, of Prineville, a pio
neer resident of Wasco connty
when it include 1 all tho country
from the Castvidj mountai ns to
the Yellowstone Park, and was
assessor of Wasco county when it
extended from the Columbia river
to tha northern bound :ry of Lake
county, was a passenger on this
morning's boat for the Valley, in
company with his two sons, one of
whom goes to the university at
Eugene and the other to the state
medical college. Dalles Chronicle.
Dr. Clinc, of Prineville, arrived
here yesterday afternoon with his
fameous runnor Barney Barnato,
and is camped on the lair ground
west of town. Another noted runn
er, Phillip Fair, owned by Jim
Silvertooth, of Antelope, is also
here and will also contest f r
honors with' Barney Barnato. The
knoiving ones say this will be one
of the prettiest races o this season .
r, . .
Roosevelt is the youngest manjtirely migratory in thei 'habits,
ever chosen president, not yet being j and who are utterly regardless of
44. The next youngest at bis in-
augration was Grant, who was 47,
and the next was Cleveland, who
was 4S.
GENERAL (JEW'S.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Otitcr3 Not
Cuttings From Our Exchanges
Mews Notes of the Week
Timely Topics
Homer Davenport has come to
Silverton from New York, to be at
the bedside of his father, who rec
ently met with a serious accident.
W. R. Kirk, one of the Linn
county, best known pioneers,
died early Tuesday morning in
Brownsville from paralysis.
Julius Friendly sued Sam How
ard, a Portland barber, for $250,
alleding that he contracted the
barber's itch in the defendant'
shop.
A Lebanon girl fell out of a bug- .
gy and was all mussed up. tVhen
she fluttered to her feet she gave
her fellow a stony stare and said;
You had better go to Albany and
learn how to take a girl out riding.
There the boys let the girls drive
and hold them in with both hands.
The fellow looked so ashamed that
the horse blushed.
Died, at the insane asylum at Sa
lem, Oregon, Sept. 25, 1901, Jas.
G. Clark, aged 93 years, 7 month
aua w-aajy. aeceasea- was an
Oregon pioneer of 1852, and a few
years later came to this county and
settled near Canyonville. He res
ided there for over forty years and
was highly esteemed' as a citizen
and neighbor.
The Commercial Pacific "Cable
Company, with a capital of f 100,
000 was incorporated by the folio,
ing men; John .W. Mackay, Clar
ence II. Mackay, Edward C. Piatt
Albert B. Chandler and AVilliam
W. Cook. Respecting the purpose
and proppcc'.s of a new conipn'uy,
Mr. Mackay aid today that the
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
had been organized for the purpose
of laying a submarine cable uciu
California to the Philippine Islands
by the way ci Honolulu. The
j portion to Honolulu Mr. Macbiy
expects will be in operation whhin
nine months and to Manila within
IttVJ J CdlO 11 lilt lUUlvvutl i.'Ij llltl.ll
factured within that time, it
would have a length of 8500 mile.
No subsidy or guaranty u
asked.. On its completion cable
rates from Manila and China will
be reduced from 30 to 60 per cen!.'
The Oregon Woolgrowers asso
ciation adjourned at Heppner la?t
Friday. Douglass Bofts of Uma
tilla county was elected president
and Pendleton was selected as the
place for tho next annual meetinir.
Among other buisness the follow
ing resolution was passed; "In
as muct as theer are certain men
Aii nln'f clmnrt i 4liia otta m.V..-.
. ,., . ,
habitually roam from place t.o place-
l with their flocks and who an-
permanent citizens, it is here'-y
resolved that he benefits of
assertion itaU be vitiiLUdLm
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