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VOL VI.
PHINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 20, 1902.
NO. 14
County
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FOR HIGH SCHOOL
A Crook County Hoy Airs
His Views,
Why Wo Should Have It
dovorul IlnuNoi: Why Thla Muoh
Noodod Institution Should
Da ISutabllahed.
There'has been a question before
tlio people iu this county (or some
years past, which proves to be a
very diflicult one and in the dis
cussion o( which there it an in--ilucuca
upon, a partial chunge in
or a distinct alteration of more
thnu ciin human life Tbii prob
lem plainly Kpcaking in the mutter
f a college education.
It hu been met by our worthy
citizens, noble pionci rs they are,
ninny of them, who themselves
have had no ruch opportunities a
now present themselves in a va
riety of ways, all of which have
proved cither total failures or ex
pensive luxuries and have loft
tliuif mm or daughter with en un
finished education or a more 'per
fect oiio to b obtained elsewhere
than war home where the young
eighth grade grnduetu may decide
to stay and billow some pursuit,
thus robbing C'ruok county of on
lionext educated citizen, one of the
modern progressive kind.
Now we nil know that an eighth
grade graduate, for eighth grade
graduate will be about fifteen
year of agen'.entindy incapable
of taking up thu toils and bullies
of life, nor ia h sullieicntly ad
vanced to justify bis quitting his
school work, that' ia I mean prac
tieai book learning, and ((induct a
bnsinOM for himself or for others
as the circumstances may retjuire.
Nor will he be a perfect citizen,
ono cnpablo of doing the good for
the community that a person of
bettor education would naturally
do. Furthermore we who have
passed the age just mentioned
know that a person who has faith
fully studied until his liftecnth
year will commence to receivo in
Bi rations along fome educational
lines and can plainly see Home ob
ject which, ullowed a more perfect
education, he will reach in a more
or leas perfect manner, thus be
coming a man of note among his
fellows.
Educated men and women are
in great demand in ofliees, factor
ies, on railways and in nil the dif
ferent placed that require fkilled
labor, which fact plainly shows
that the scarcity is canned by edu
cated persons being more capable
of conducting'busincss for them
selves and can do so much more
profitubly than they can perform
the same labor for hire.-
The human mind may be justly
likened to plant life, to become
perfect it must have cultivation,
the more thorough the cultivation
the more rank and prosperous the
growth.
With all of these facts nnd many
others in view, it is plainly seen
that a college education is nn ab
solute necessity, if it can bo ob
tained at a reasonable expense of
both time and money. j
Now ladies and gentlemen, I ad-!
dress both as the latter are voters'
and the former mny be influences,
petition demanding that the
question of a county High school j
be placed before the legal voters at
the next election, has been granted
by the county court and unless the
unexpected happens we will seei
this upon our ballots. j
By carefully reading the school
law in regard to this High school
it is plainly seen that our state
government has provided a means
of establishing this much needed
institution. Now every voter in
this county will surely, willingly
and heartily vote in favor of this
great benefit which may be obtain
ed at such a nominal cost.
Perhaps you have no child en
of your own, or mayhap they are
already educated, but you will
have the opportunity to thus help
some deserving boy or girl to a
better education. Please consider
these facts thoroughly before de
ciding whether or not the school
shsuld be established and in rend
ing the school law consider the
following clnuse "if a majority of
all the voles cast" which means
all the ballots returned with this
amendment unmarked will have a
negative effect.'
ItrrUuiatloii of Arltl Tratl.
The House Committee on
Irrigation of Arid Lands March 10
ordered a favorable report on the
bill drafted by Senator and
Representatives of the Western
States, with an amendment giving
each StuU; and Territory thu major
portion of thu irrigation fund
derived from its public land sales.
The bill has been before the com
mittee for some weeks, the amend
ment added yesterday being the
first of real inipornnep.
As originally framed the bill
created a general fund from pro
ceeds f 'om the sale of public lands
in the arid land States, the Secre
tary of the Interior being given
authority to expend this amount
in the reclamation of the arid
tracts. Chairman Tongue, of the
committee, has maintained that
this gives the Secetary of the
Interior too wido a discretion, and
that each Stnto should retain the
bulk of iU own public bind sales.
It was bis amendment which pre
vailed, all tho members present
voting for it except Mr. New lands,
of Nevada, one of toe original
framers of the 'bill. The report
will lie drafted by Representative
Mondell,cf Wyoming, vnd will be
urged by its friends to early con
sideration in the House.
Journal lliirguln Hale.
Beginning with April 1 we will
have a bargain isle of campaign sub
scription to the Jockkal. The sale
will only hint live days and no sub
scriptions will be taken after the ex-!
piratiun of that time at llie Urania j
rule. The sale will begin at eight!
o'clock on the morning of April 1 nnd
close at ti o'clock on the evening of
April 6i The price of the Journal'
fur three months during the bargain L
sale will be 35 cents strictly iniid-
viinco. This is trade for the purpose
of getting new subscribers, but old!
subset titers who pay all arrearages!
limy hike advantage, of the sale.;
THESE HUIiSCRIPTIONtJ ARE ON- j
LY (i(H)D KttOM APltlL I; 1902 TO
JUNE 30, 1903. And this rntowill:
not apply toiauy other months iu the
year. . . i
Judge Novo, as u result of an
investigation by the Attorney
General of the United States, is to
bo summarily dismifsed. Possibly
this will be a lesson to his sucessor
and other men who are given
oliicos up in Alaska.
FROM WASHINGTON
Corvallis Man Gives Some
Interesting News.
Hill Bill and Arid Lands
Tongue Opposes the ' Newland a
Land Bill. Which Would In
jur Oregon.
It has been charged by those
advocating the Hill coinage bill,
that those in Congress who are op
posing that mtasure are actuated
by free silver sentiment. A ma
jority of the Democratic members
of the house are opiwsed to the
bill, but a large number of that
majority are not, and never have
been free silver men, although
they acted with their psrty when
free silver was an issue. The Re
publicans, who have thus far do
clared themselves opposed to the
measure, are gold standard men.
The objections to the Hill bill
have no relevancy to the free silver
issue. Recently Speaker Hender
son wrota to six leading members
of the house, asking them to state
their views on the Hill bill and
give the reasons for their views.
Among these members were Mr.
Tongue, of Oregon, and bis opin
ion, in a large measure, will repre
sent the opposition " to the bill.
The object of I ho bill B to retire
all silver dollar certificates with
out reissue, and all silver dollars
without rtfeoinagw. There are
other minor provisions, but the
main purpose is to eliminate the
dollar bill and the dollar coio
from our currency.' It is apparent
to anyone that the dollar bill is a
convenience, and that there will be
a demand for the issuance of the
dollar currency. Then the people
who were behind tho Hill bill will
come forward with another propo
sition. They will ask that the na
tional banks be allowed to issue
currency on their assets, as they
are now allowed to issue on their
capital stock. The objection Mr.
Tongue has to the Hill bill is more
seriously an objection to the pro
posed sequel which is sure to fol
low the success of that measure.
A national .bank issue, bused on
the Bunk's assets, would mean an
issue based partly on the money
of the depositors, a largo percent
age of which the bank loans or can
loan. To allow the hunks to issue
currency based in part on such de
posits would ullow them a double
uso of and a double profit on the
people's money. Mr. Tongue says
he can see no necessity for such
action by Congress, and is strenu
ously opposed to the Hill bill and
its proposed sequel. Tho lending
national banks, maintain a lobby
here to push along the Hill bill.
Tho arid land bill submitted by
the irrigating committee of the'
House is similar to the measure.
which has passed the senate, with
one very
important exception.'
There lias been a clash between
Mr. Tongue, chairman of the com- j
mittee, and Mr. Newluiids, meni-1
her of the committee from Nevada,
over the disposition of the money
to be appropriated for irrigation
works'. According to the scnatu
bill, and to the measure as propos-
ed by Mr. Ncwlands, all the money
arising from the sale of lands in
the arid und eerui-arid states was
to be placed at the disposal of the
Secretary of tho Interior for the
building of such reservoirs and ir
rigation canals as this department
deemed most needf'il and most
practicable The geological sur
vey,, anticipating favorable action
by Congress, already has plans for
extensive irrigation plans in Ne
vada, Montana and Arizona.
These plans call for the expendi
ture of millions upon millions of
dollars. The annual receipts from
the sale of school lands are about
13,000,000; Oregon furnishing
more than other state. Under
Newlunds' proposition, there would
be no improvements in Oregon for
many years, although that state
furnished more money than all
three states named combined Mr.
Tongue contested that each state
should receive the benefit of the
money from the sale of lands with
in that state, and that only 10 per
cent of such sales should go to the
general fund. Notwithstanding
tho fact that Mr. Newlands bas
been dining the irrigation commit
tee, and has shown them many
courtesies and kindnesses, and
that he wus backed by the support
of the transcontinental lines, Mr.
Tongue's amendment was support
ed by all the members of the com
mittee Mr. Ncwlands excepted.
Prospects for the success of the
general irrigation bill are brighter
than during any previous Con
gress, but yet, it is far from certain
that Congress will favor the meas
ure. -'
The personality of' Prince Hen
ry lias largely disarmed the criti
cisms of those who were opposed
to extending any hospitality to a
memlier of the European roval
family. In bis appearance, in hi1
words and in his actions, he has
proven himself to be such a pleas
ant, companionable good fellow,
that the rather perfunctory recep
tion to a representative of a foreign
nation has been displaced by a
hearty nnd popular expression o"
approval of the man himself. H.
L. Holgate in Albany Herald.
Paulina Pointers.
Vince Circle will soon move his
family to Dufur.
Fine weather for plowing,
ground in good fix.
Meyer it Brown sold their year
ling cattle recently for $19 a head
Grandpa Henry and family will
leave in a short time for Coos
county.
Percy Davis, of Sisters, is in this
neighborhood looking after busi
ness affairs.
II. J. Lister's balx?, which has
been sick for the past month, is
improving nicely,
Marion Morgan, of Price, was
seen in our neighborhood recently
looking after business matters.
C. W. Elkins, County Roadman
tel. is uu from Prineville lookini
afler ,is r,im.h 01 Grindstone.
The Lee stage is now runniiit
on time, Tm, Department gives
cahi aoliars a uil, t0 vi it c;ir
rieii. .
Nights cold and frosty, days
windv and snowv. but evervbodv
onjoyinggood health. This weath
er is so eold disease eanmu travel.
Great interest is heiiii! manifest-
ld in a hurM in Uli8 vnw tlmt
curri(!S j)lullks or its mat,u.r. Hi8
owner ghmiid nd him to the
Maury sawmill.
Rot&LKAF.
For Wagon Road to I'riuerille.
The Commerce Committee of tho
Alco Club has addressed a com
munication to the Salem Push
Club asking the cooperation of
the latter in securing a good
wagon road from Detroit to
Prineville. The county courts of
both counties are to be pre-ailed
upon to make a survey in the early
spring, and immediately upon the
completion, the work is to I j push
ed to a finish, as being of general
benefit to the country. The pro
ject bas received an enthusiastic
reception by the Salem Club, and
will doubtless be pushed to a suc
cessful issue. Albany Herald.
This road would be a boon to
the residents of this county as it
would be but little farther than
Shaniko and would give a lower
freight rate to Prineville than the
latter road as the railroad rates
would be considerably less. By
all means let the road be built and
give us an outlet to other lines of
transportation than what we now
have. Prineville would tiwn be
accessible to the Salem and Al
bany Woolen mills and our wool
growers would have a chance to
sell, at least a portion of their
fleece in the home market and
would not be subjected to a heavy
freight charge to the east. Br
utilizing a portion of the Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road it would
require but little new read to bo
built.
Our commissioners should work
with the two clubs in this matter
and it will not require a very laxjte
sum to put a good road through in
time to be available for the fall
travel. This matter should have
been agitated long ago and it is a
wonder that Albany and Salem
have not done so. Ignorance of
the extont of this vast empire bas
kept it in the background, but it
is now becoming known nnd it will
not be many years until Crook
county will be known far and wide
for the excellence of its products,
both livestock and agricultural.
No doubt our merchants could
get their goods in by way of the
proposed road ut a less expense
enough to pay them to help the
matter along.
What Prineville needs now as
much as any one thing is un up to
date commercial club to do a little
progressive advertising. Since the
Columbia Southern is leaving us
out in the cold, if it comes to the
county, we will have to look to
other sources for cheap transporta
tion. Dcutli ol'Currte Heill'ord.
Miss Carrie Redford died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. E. H. De
ment, 410 East Tenth street south,
Wednesday night. She had been
sick for about tbreo months. A
physician was called in on the 7th.
; At that time there was n i 8 Minus
.symptoms. The cause of her
deith was not ' apparent, but iv
j postmortem was held yesterday by
Dr. T. C Humphrey, w hich show
led she died from natural causes.
I Miss Redford was from Browns-.
I ville, and was lit years old. Her
mother HveJ at Prineville. Ort
goiiian. H. . dates, promoter o( t lie pro
posed, telenipb and telephone line
from A'hluiit) to I.xkoview, mid other
points, lisi tiled an application with
the Liiko euuntv court for a right oi
way alunK the public highways.
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