Crook County journal., December 26, 1901, Image 1

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VOL. VI.
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMKKB 26, 1901.
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Crook
County
-TRIP TOJiAYSTACK
The Editor Takes a Trip
, to that Country
Writes of Its Greatness
Haystack and Agency Plains are
Mow Attracting Much
Attention,
On last Thursday morning the
JounxAt timn mounted the hurri
cane deck of the Warm Hpring
stage and was off for the plain of
Haystack. The morningwiu one
of those Itlutik cold morning that
re rarely wen in this county and
the trip out wan a very disagreeable
one, but nevertheless it did not en
tirely obscure our viion. Evi
dence of iuipro-cmont were met
very frequently on the way out.
Arriving at the little village of Cul
ver we took dinner at Hotel Head
and spent an hour in the town
viewing the sight and getting ac
quainted with the business men of
the place. Here we louno a large
new hall that will accommodate
the public for some time to come
in the way of furnishing a place
for gathering of all kind. In
thi hall the citizen hold their so
cial hop and secret society work.
There is a healthy Artisan lodge
and a Degree of Honor lodge at
Culver. Two general merchandise
at ore furnish supplies to the neigh
borhood. A large school Iiouk i
tha located here ani atownsito
ha been platted and i open to the
general pul)lie.
Leaving the town wc wended our
way down the valley about two
miW to the Haystack postoflice
, where we found our old time friemUi
Mr. and Mr. I. M. Harnett, whom
we had not seen for a twriod of
nineteen years, looking almost a
young a when We first knew them
The improvements made in thin
Hcction of the county are simply
marvelous. In 18K2 tliero was only
1 three houses to be wen in that
country while now they are Mat
tered ove.1 the plain in almost ev
ery' direction. The country is
, nearly all under fence and along
the lane little cottages are bobbing
up their bend, with here and there
it more pretentious dwelling may
be wen." Many new home have
' been located thi summer and there
will he many more during the next
: year, as there i still a largo area
of good land beyond the Haystack
country, . )
Adjoining the Haystack country
in the Agency Plains that are now
attracting bo much attention and
which consist of the finest quality
of agricultuial land in the county.
This locality has the aame climatic
advantages that are prevalent in
the Haystack country and will
furnish homes for many families.
All of this portion of Crook.
county consists of a rolling table
land and is very productive with
out irrigation. Wheat, oats and
, rye do well here and are said to
yield from 20 to 40 bushels to the
acre. v Most all kinds of vegetables
do well where they, have been tried.
We saw several small fields of corn
that would compare favorable with
Webfoot corn, and we were inform
ed that last season watermelons
weighing 29 pounds bad been grown
on the hills where an ordinary in
dividual " would have said that
nothing but sage brush and Jack
rabbit could be produced at a
profit. Fruit does well here where
it has been tried, but everything
doe hotter on the upland than in
the bottom.
From the low hills ono has a
beautiful view of tho surrounding
country. To the south and wee t
lie the Cascade mountain, with
the Three inters, Mount Jefferson,
and Mount Hood towering far
above the line of perpetual snow
and seemingly near enough to
reach out and grasp a handful of
snow on U hot summer day. With
it waving fields of grass and grain
it would lie difficult t6 imagine a
more inviting scene than one of
this country on a balmy day in
early summer.
Taking in the country tributary
to the Lamonta, Culver and Hay
stack postomee the citizens seem
to be happy and prosperous and a
more agreeable lot of people would
be hard to find ariywhere.
There is considerable talk of a
railroad passing through this part
of the county in the near future
which will be a great advantage to
the farmer in getting their grain
to market. Among other indus
tries in thi section we may men
tion the pork packing establish
ment of Ferd McCullister, which
we were unable to insjicet on ac
count of the shortness of our visit.
Several hundred head of hrg are
annually converted into bacon at
this packing bouse and more could
be put up profitably.
Is Mob I'lfvalrnl.
Sheepmen of Wasco, Crook and
Sherman counties are becoming
alarmed over the spread of scab
among their flocks. Wool-growers
are registering kick as regard the
bringing into their territories of
diseased animals, and the authori
ties are receiving protects and sug
gestions daily. So fur at least 27,
(KK) sheep have lieen dipped on ac
count of their being inoculated or
exposed to animals coming from
the Crook county mountains. It
cost at least one cent per head to
treat the sheep, and it is claimed
thai the dipping injures tho sheep
and cheapens the wool. What the
growers want ia a strict enforce
ment of the laws to prevent dis
eased bands being allowod to come
into their territory. A movement
i on foot among the sheepmen to
go down into their own pockets and
hiro someone to handle the scab
proposition in away that will hold
it in check, and, if possible, totally
eradicate the plague. Woolgrow-
cr'a Journal.
Ht ate liniiil Hoard.
Gov. -TV T. Geer, Secretary of
State F. L Dunbar and State Treas
urer Chat. 8. Moore have beon
served with papers in nine cases,
filed against them in the state cir
cuit court for Malheur county, in
which T. A. Hudson," A'. P. Keady,
et al, are plaintiffs. The plaintiffs
in the several cases vary, but the
members of the state land board
are made defpndanta in each. The
plaintiffs allege that certain lands
in Malheur county located in the
new oil belt, known to be mineral,
have been purchased from the state
land board by various parties, and j
each of these suits is to set aside
the certificate of pale, for certain !
tracts, and to have , the land de-v
clared mineral; The plaintiffs are'
represented by Johu . L. Land, of
Jjgker City.
FROM LAMONTA
Interesting and Newsy
Letter from Our
Regular Correspondent
The Fruit Industry Becoivinsr At
tention In that Part of
the County. , -
The lute freeze has ,topped all
farm operations in the vicinity of
Lamonta.
Among the ' farmers who will
double their acreage, this year are
Lee Moore, George and Grant Hcn
drix and J. K. Bennett.
Just now transportation facilities
are a factor which i being taken
into consideration by many. There
ia, however, every likelihood that
the railroad will be extended to
the Prineville country in the near
future. It is rumored that a rail
roal oliicial was in our community
not long ago. It is claimed that
the object to be accomplished by
his visit was to secure or purchase
a complete right of way along a
survey made through this valley
about seven years ago. The writer
hti not learned with what success
he Diet.
The country around Lamonta is
rapidly becoming settled by indus
trious and proterous farmers, a
very desirable class of people. I
confidently predict that in five or
six years all our farmers will have
built model houses, crowned with
the clambering vine fjnd, the cool
ing shade of trees, surrounded with
verdant lawns, homes graced with
pictures, rcfii.ed by books, and
gladdened by song, homes of plenty
and homes of culture. All will be
people of progressive de-ire, and
up-to-date ideas. It will be then
that we will see mention made in
.be Joi'k.nal that a Fruit Cowers'
Association has been, formed, a
Farmers' Institute has been held
and was a grand success, and that
all the sessions of the Dairymans'
convention wcro very interesting as
well as instructive.
We prize the Journal very much
because it tells us about the pro
gress and development of the coun
try. In thi week's issue the mat
ter of the creation of a county high
school indicate that the editor has
progressive idea, and is interested
in advancement along the line of
education. ' The emancipated spirit
of this age cries out for compre
hensiveness of scope, and harmony
of methods with man's vast powers
and God-like gifts, not only is en
largement of mental capabilities
demanded, but a corresponding de
velopment of all the powers of a
triune-nature. To defraud a man
of his estate is a grievous sin, hut
to defraud a human of his Divine
possession of himself and of his
powers, of his joyous inheritance
in this world of blessing is an evil
with which human law may not
interfere, and of which too seldom
any of us take notice. Wo easily
comfort ourselves by giving too
much importance to heredity and I
too little to environment.
Many small orchards have been
planted on the up-land in this the
agricultural part nl Crook county.
Some of these orchards wore plant
ed twelve and sixteen years ago,
when apple, pear, peach, prune and
plum growing in thi part of the
county wa an cxpeiiment, and an
attempt to grow apples or fruit of
any kind on the hill lands was
considered folly. The froit grown
on these orchards is fairly large
and of excellent quality. The
yield on the orchard belonging to
K. Cyrus, Sam'l Rush, J. Taylor,
Osborne'' and Ruble were very
good this season. Now these small
orchards are valuable pieces of
proijerty, and illustrate the possi
bilities of fruit growing here. The
following are some of the farmer
who are convinced that fruit grow
ing can be made a profitable indus
try here, if managed intelligently:
J. C. Rush, Lee Moore, George Hen
drix, Evert Miller, J. Ackey, Wal
ter Helfrich and hi father, and all
have young orchards growing, and
J, R. Bennett has some small trees
set and purposes at an early date
to set many more. He has about
all kinds of small fruit started
now, and during the winter will
plant many varieties of nuts.
Farmers are devoting considerable
of their time and attention to di
versified farming. Every one owns
horses, and nearly all raise cattle,
and there ia a material increase in
the number of hogs, chickens and
turkeys than there were two years
ago, and a further increase will be
made each year.
There remain a couple of little
but . by no means unimportant
items of which I wish to speak.
One i a little boy who came to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wiegon
one day recently, and the other is
a little girl who claims a home
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris
since the 23d of last month.
Jennie B.
Lamonta, Or., Dec. 20, 1901.
Maclay Gcta Fired.
The following order has been
made public by the navy depart
ment at Washington:
"Navy Department, Washing
ton, D. C, Dec. 21. Reir-Admiral
A. S. Barker, Commandant, Navy-
Yard, New York Sir: I am di
rected by the President to ask Ed
gar S. Maclay, special laborer, gun
eral storekeeper's oflice, navy-yard,
New York, to send in his resigna
tion. Very respectfully,
"John D. Long, Secretary."
To Kcgisler Voter
The various county clerks of this
state are now engaged in getting or
looking after supplies for the regis
tration departments of their offices.
The registration of voters begin in
January and continues until May.
A registration book is require for
each election precinct, of which
there are from 16 to 20 in the
smaller counties to 70 in Multno
mah, and various blanks and affi
davit form are also necessary.
Voters must register for each gen
eral election, and consequently all
those who registered in 1900 must
come forward again. Young men
who have just liecoine of ai.e, and
new residents, all must register.
Precinct maps must be prepared in
order that the clerks may be able
to register each elector in the pre
cinct in which he resides. ,
Foster & Lehman killed one ol
tho largest hogs this week ever aeen j
in these parts. The boys will give
a turkey to the one guessing, near-!
est the weight of tho big porker.
Go to the butcher shop and register
your guess.
CEHEBAL HEWS.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
Cullines Prom Our Exchange
Sewa Notes of the Week
Timely topics
Hon. Geo. Barrett, joint repre
sentative of Granite, was in town
last week. He was accompanied
by C. Haggerty. It is rumored
that Mr. Barrett has gubernatorial
aspirations. Grant County News.
The Salem Sentinel is after the
stite land board for-making a loan
of 12400 on "43.28 acres of flat,
unimproved farm land in the vi
cinity of the state fair grounds,
northeast of Salem." The Sentinel
says the land was assessed for 1900
taxes at 1837.
D. P. Thornr on, well known cap
italist and ex.United State minis
ter to Turkey, died at Portland
Satuiday morning after an illness
of several weeks from pernicious
anemia. Thompson was born in
Ohio in 1834. He came to Oregon
in 1853, walking the entire distance
across the continent.
Ed Marshall, of Pendleton, was
at Shaniko last Friday evening,
where be closed a deal with J. N.
Burgess and Max Lueddemann for
the Buck Mine, Last Chance, Mar
lin. Dewey, Manila, Black Hill and
Blade mining claims. These claims
will be turned into the Kimberly
Mining Company, greatly strength
ening that property. Ashwood
Prospector.
Among other mining improve
ments in Eastern Oregon is the im
mense dredger being built on the
John Day by the Pomeroy people.
It will be one,of the biggest dredg
ers ever operated in the Northwest.
The machinery is being hauled
over, but the boilers, that weigh
several tons, are stuck in the mud
and may not be gotten to their des
tination until the roads are in bet
ter condition.
A Foster correspondent sends the
Lebanon Express-Advance the fol
lowing: Last Monday evcnjng four
boy went across Josh Nichols' pas
ture on the school trail to the toll
road, and when they got into the
road they were met by A. J. Nich-
ols and his .father, Josh Nichols,
with a gun, threatening to kill
them, A. J. Nichols struck CuarV
ley Billings on the side of the head
with a gun, knocking him down,
and he is in a very bad shape. O.
J. Meuly dressed the wound. He
is a very steady boy.
A Woman's Awful foriL
"There ii only one elmnce to Mvn
your life mill tlmt i tlinmgli mi nr
miim," were tint startling words heard
b.r Mr. I. B. Hunt of Lime Rid,
Win., from her doctor niter tin limi
vainly tried to cure her of frightful
ease of stomach trouble ami yellow
jaundice. tiall atonm hud formed and
the coin-titiuly grow worse. Then aim
begin) to iixn Klwtnc Hitter which
wholly eured hr. It' a iroiiuVful
Stomach, Livel mid Kidney remedy..
Care l),v-'(wi, Liwn of AK-tit.
Try it. Only 51) eu. Hiiamiitwt.
Fi.r it liy Adnmson & Winiiek &.'
drug tore.
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