Crook County journal., September 11, 1902, Image 1

Crook County Journal
VOL. VI.
I'MNEVILLIS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.
NO. 39
A FERTILE DESERT
To Be Made to Blossom
1 As the Rose.
By Proposed Irrigation.
Ditoho. to Be Takou Out of ttojCwk, U.ll appropriated by t
... tier, and considerable of its waters
iioaoutne and the .. . , , ,
diverted to tho growth of grain,
vegetables, iilfula, clover und other
I u. ..)..... (,. 'un Induce.
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it inonlh, (he bank of the De-
chute raver an) plasterud with no-
'.. . tmi .l,. BlolOu tit IfcilfU 1 llin
, . . isussion of the lpjitKUture, wee pled
conipanio-, most of them III the, , . , ,, .
,, , ,. . ,,,,! !i grunt from the lulled btates of
prospective. If oiitt-tmlf of them, ' ; ... .1
1 1 . . , ,, 1 . , 1 '1.001,000 aercii of Irnd, upon the
are earned out a plunned, patched 1 ' 1
, , ., 1 condition tlmt It wxild bt reclaim-
ol Mild UK liugn no some vi ms ;
I.- ... .... 4.. mi 1.. .....I,.: ,1 l
will he reclaimed
r.iificrii rutin;
and in.idu productive; eays the
l'ortlund Telegram.
The pioiurr company, and one
of the lurir one, id tho Oregon
Irrig.Uion Company, eiigineerd hy
', (' llutchinnon and other J'orl
liind tut J Han Franeiwo people.
lu ('rook county alone, where it
. , ,
lo cover a mate an large a Untitle-
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in-ill. ihe euuiilrv ih !K) mile;
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from flint to went, and Hi) nuleii
, . r .1 I
M, 1.1 1. 1., till. Mori t ill
IliO m'.U of urvuya have heeii
, 1 I . ui I"' II Ul r .7, 11 in luumri iti'
run, partly prehiiiniiry mc and , ,..
' , , Tk. river itself Iiuh u power of !WO0
partly permanent lucttliomi. the, . ' ,,,,,,wm
, ,, . .. .;. . ;., 1 . cuhie. feet per nunuie, or 100,01)0
ean.'iU will tap the river 111 four . , , '
,. , 1 1 miner a nn: ui, Cregon liiunuie,
diffoielil plac., and when fiillHhed; ,h . , ..'
11 . 11.. .Hum vi ..1 and 1'AOtK) miner a iiichui Call-
will irngito fully i0O,0.)J acre.i oi . ,
,.,,. ,,..i, ii,, ,u- forma measure. It will ho Beei:
land, liu land coiilrj.lcil by tu, .
-i, . 1 . , ,. ,1,. that there ih plenty f water to
eompimy will not oe p.it upon the,, , ,, ', ., ,
...arLtb.for I'M a-cordin, t0 'rr.gate all of tl,., and land that
the pre-ent plain 0 the priim,;,.. i " J
On tk. Upper Debute IheOre- thfl r,v,r .l,re-jlts ,',,t" '"""r"",
& Development Cjinpuny, j
uoiilrollud
j '
I'orllanJ partiei, m punr..ng ex- ' ,
.h n... i p're of Use f, and will, in limi!, he
Ifimive iniproveiuenlH. Inn Owi ' ' . '
, ,. ,. iw ione of the big Irade arlenea of
goii I.-ngUion Company, tho t;ca- (
chute Irrigation Oompany, and a , orlll,l"'' .
ditch controlled hy loeato aettlorH.j iiiwumwii nuco.ored.
nil tap the upper river. Anide! The tamoiia lxt Cabin mine baa
fom the local company, the lattCrj're located on the aouth fork of
com.any in the only o.w that ha j Mufdnrer creek, 40 mule from
an aetual water canal dug. All 'Canyon city and a like distance
of the other compinies are atill in yville. The Lout Cabin,
the proHpectiVM. The JJeHchiitfH i
eompany has 12 mile., of ditch in
use for eeltlers. The neighhnrhood
ditch built by sctllcrd hua nix luiles
of water in use.
On the enHt aide of the main
atre im ono of the principal tribu
taries is Crooked iliver. Prine
villu with it electric light workn,
ita water eyitum and 1001) inhahi
tants, in located on this dream.
Water right cover the entire river,
nd considerable of it is applied 10 !
irrigation. According to men
potted, there are, however, facilitief
fur atorage reservoir! which would
irrigate land that could be reached
in no other way. It ia a rich
valley, capable of raining almost
anything, is that drained by the
waters of the Crooked Kivei, and
tb people there believe that Prine- not sleep at niKhu. I tiiod neveml
villewillaoon become a thriving ! htom and vnriona patent medicine,
inland town of aeveral thoUK.nd but could Ket noihi.iK to give me .u,.v
inhabitant.. The fact that the Co- " ""'" K'"le,
., ,, . , tlitii viilu.ihle niotlieiiie. which has
lumbia Southarn Railroad is head-1 lletel, rclieve(, nK,-. g.
d in that direction will hurry iti ,jK0CKMAi nagell, Wo. This reu.e
growth. ; dy if for sale by all d rugichitii. ,
On the west aide of the main.
, I KrHllet. Attention
itream a large company is operat-1 , t . .
, T j, ., . 1 We will have in the neighborhood
ill Oil HIO U'l'W AM. .'...
Work has proiiressoil so favorably
-
that it is exueeted a lari-e area of
mat n is expw ieu mifei. vl
laud will be irrigated for next
year's crops. Porter & Chapmatn,
Ml Strk street, are the promote,
Il in said that the Columbia South
ern Httilrottd is back of the enter
prise. Bo far as known, tlint is
the only company opurating on
the Deschutes that 18 selling land
to sutlers. It in said the company
has 20,000 acres on the market.
Sipiiiw Creek the next tributary
of the Deschutes north of Tumcllo
i i . .-...i.t. ..i it... i.: v,,,,,.
panies are taken under the desert
land act. This (itate, at the last
!, - J H-roiigl. irriK;ition. Appl.ea-
- d
' turns are liicu with tne rune i.anu
I Hoard, at Halem, and divert Jand
i given for the improvement made.
; No company, however, can tell
' morn than I'M) ticres to any one
j peron when it puts the land upon
j the market.
I Oulsidc ps-oplo can scarcely rcal-
1; t. ..!... ii...
lor, as the resu t of these enterprises
1 he ).: into- River and lU tnhu-
. ,
tiir.cn drain a lug ttrritorv, neh 111
-
io-iiil hlieii, and aliiioct all of the
1
desert land liua lieen lih'd upon hy
...:....... i.,.t:.. I- Ti...
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purer lur mruiii uie ii'i:m vi
'rl"" ,"c H'"i'1".' "hu,,k"
ita name, waa found in a dilapi
dated condition. The old abaft
Mink near the cabin, in which waa
found exceedingly rich placer gra
ve!, waa iiJko found. Tho l:-dg,
now' being developed, waa Hbout
eight inches wido on tlw mrfacc
and at a depth of ten fi-vt l.na wid
ened to two feet. From the eur
f,.e ihe ore waa highly mineral
ized, and 1ms tho aijH'arance of
J'n'l"lini5 '' I'iI'rty worthy
oflheninie. Now find the Blue
liucket niiiie and Oregon histery
will be vindicated.
A Coramunioathiu,
Mr. Kditok Allow me ttiypcaka
few wiinU in favor of Chaiutierlain'a
Cengli Itemed jr. 1 cuirered for three
! yours with the hroiichitia and omiltl
, . ...... , .
: inilll DIIMHKU lO illlB IIIPOO 111 Bllliri
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time and will entertaia bids on same,
It ( mmiy jrnit tm, th, )ow.
Mt le,poi.sibe bidder l ihe Juiil -
nan. Tut J..uwfi..
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
J terns of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Sme Stolen, Others Not
Gulling From Our ZxohanKos
Newt Udtes of the Week
Timely Topics.
Pearl David hut been appointed
poitmaatcr at Sweet Home, vice
Koia L. X. Mickulson, resigned.
Secretary of Elate ' Dunbar ban
diaallowcd the claim if M.'e. Wag
goner for the reward of tloOO
offered for the capture and return
of the convict Merrill.
Crawford peaches in carload lot
are being nhipped out of Ashland
every day by the Ashland Fruit tk
i'roduce Association, il ia expect
ed that the shipping will continue
at Icaat ten duya.
A lo?a of over 1100,000 waa caus
ed by th burning of thu concen
trator of the Montana Ore Pur
chasing Company, at Uutte. The
lire originated in the dynamo room
and waa cauted by the buinir.
out of fuse.
The wheat crop of La'ne County
ia reported to be so light that, it is
not probable that there will be
any more than enough to 'supply
ihe local demand, and prices are
higher in that vicinity now than
they have been for several years.
Owing to a rumor of disturban
ces tritish troop have been dis
patched to the e.ieU!r:t border of
Traimvaal to relieve troojw ordered
to India. It ia ah-o rumored that
clepa ure being taken to uimex or
establish a protectorate in Swazi
land. A good roads convention will be
held in Portland on and aftec Oc
tober 15th. All the county judges
and commissioners of the state will
be invited, and it ia to be hoped
all will lie present without a single
axecption. James W. Abbott, the
road man from the Kasl, will be
present.
Twenty minutes under water
and alive to tell the atory is the
record 0. Bessie Mills, aged 15
yenra, of Forest Grove. She-was
rendered insensible by etrikiiiK
some obstacle before falling into
the water and did not regain con
sciousness until rescued when res
piration waa started artificially.
A Night of Terror.
"Awful anxiety was felt for the wid
ow of the' brave Cieneml Hiimlum oi
MacliiaS, Me., when the doctors said
aha would die (rum Pneumonia lieiore
niorniiig"wiite Mr. 6. H. Lincoln,
who attended her that fearful night,
hut she begged for Dr. King's New
Difcovery, which had cured her of
Cooiiiiii(iiii. After taking, ulio slept
all night; Further ue entirely cored
liei". This ni.irvellotiit medicine is
guaranteed to cure r.ll Thrust, Chest
and Lung Disease'. Only and
11.00. Trial bottle tree at A damson
itWintiek (,'o's. drug store.
Win, Perclval Iead.
Wm. I'ercival, a resident and
stockman of Bear valley, died re
cently on Bear creek, the euuso of
i hn death being due to
a gunshot
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' wound received in a sheep tight
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which took place near the Parnsh
1 r,nch m ilear feek on the 18th '
1" in which Und of sheep
belonging to S. 15. Uarker of Con
don, lost a number of head. The
readers of lilue Mountain Eagle
will recall the trouble referred to,
in which it was reported at the
time that a man was shot and se
riously wounded. The injured
man proved to be Win, I'ercival.
lie was taken to the home of a
friend on Beaver 'erwk where
Prineville physician were sum
moned to treat a wound in the
right leg. The wound had become
infected and his leg was amputated
in an effort to save his life, and
later a second amputation was
found necessary, whsch however,
proved lo le fruitless, as the young
man died soon afterward.
Wm, I'ercival was known to
rriaiiy people of Grant county, hav
ng driven stage on the Canyon
City-Mitchell mail route several
years ago. Of late years be has
neeu engaged in the stock business
and was the owner of 75 to 100
head of cattle, .
It is gen erally reported that it
is well known who shot Mr. Perci
val, and it ia likely that a warrant
will fe issued for tJi urres, of ths
guilty party. Blue Mountain
Eagle.
I'uKt Iieina.
John Pickett is back from a
to Shaniko.
trip
Mrs. Ella WiJey has returned
from a visit lo Camp creek.
The farmers have about finished
their second crop of alfalfa.
Chaa. McKinnon of Price was
011 the creek a few days this week.
Mrs. Stella Ranncls, of Paulina
is viKitsng her mother. Mrs. Ander
son.
T. F. Long has gone to Hampton
Butte to look after bis interests
there.
Miss Maude Vandevert, very
popular poung lady of Lava, has
relumed home.
B.lly Smend has returned froaj
Heppner where he went to deliver
a band of horses.
. B. Knox and sister, Miss
Lillie, after spending several days
in Prineville, have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wimer and Mr.
and Mrs. T. Koopman have re
turned from a week outing on the
Deschutes.
John Knox, who has been mak
ing his headpuiuters at Reno, N'ev.
for some time is visiting his par
ent? here this week.
Josh Wtwthafer, of Ltngootee, I3.
a poor man, but he says ha would
is a poor man, but he says ha won Id
not be without Cliaiubeerlain's Pain
lJitlm i! it oott five dollars a bottle,
for it saved him from being a cripple.
Kn external application is equal to
tiiis liniment for atilf and swollen
joints, contracted mucles, stiff ueck,
sprains and rheamaiic and iiiuseutar
pains. It has also cured numerous
cases of practical paralysis. It is for
sale by ull druggists. '
" HKTTLE CP. .
All persons indebted to W. 11.
'Cvius must settle with the under
signed or M. Ii. KMiott before the Hrst
day of September or suit will be in
stituted to collect sunie.
JOHN CYEU3.
When secretary Wilson returned
j to Washington from the wet he
announced that the people of Iowa
desired some moderate: revision of
the tariff schedules but they Would
be most unwilling to intrust such
revision to the democrats.
I !; liming iIil, Kttlr.
The Prineville Jockey Club have
decided to give a series of races this
Fall dming the county fiiir. Tbev
will be under tho management of
the Jockey Club and separate and
apart from the county fair man
agement. SI'EKD I'RfKiiUM FIRST IlAV, OCT. 15.
1. Saddle horse race, f-milr
dash, horses to carry 150 pounds.
Purse,
2. Indian race, three miles, free
for all Indians. Purse, $25.
, SECO.ND DAY, OCT. 16.
8, Reluy race for saddle horses,
threo miles and three hsirses, change
every hall mile, to carry 15V
pounds. Purse. $75.
Till HO DAY, OCT. 17.
4. Trotting Race, half mile
heats, 3 in 5 Purse $100.
FOURTH PAY, OCT. Mi.
5. One mile dash. Purse f 100.
The above races are free for all
Crook county horses, except race
Xo. 2. Five to enter and three lo
start, but the club reserves thr
.light to hold a less number-than
five to fill, by reducing the purs?
iu proportion to the number of
horses entered. All entries clos-
at 8 o'clock sharp the evening
before tho raw. Pacific Coast
Jockey Club rules to govern all
racing. Money in races to be di
vided as follows: First money 70
per cent; second money, 30 per
tent. The club reserves the right
to change any of the above ruces
in the event of their not tilling,
also to postpone any and all race
for cause. .
For further information address,
-WihL.WlUIZWKiI.Eil,
L. N. LioiiETT, . President.
Secretary.
Working NiKht and Dar
The busiest and mightiest little
tiling that ever was made is Dr
Kings New life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, tit
lessuess into energy brain fag iuti
menial yower. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only 2"ic.
lrbox. Sold hy Adamsuii Winm-k
&Co-
Rev J. B. Litter, of Eugene, will
hold n sortes of meeting in ihe Union
church, beginning Septemlier 20, in
the interest of the Christian church.
A Shocking Calamity.
"Lately bcle'l a railroad laSorer,"
writes Dr.A. Kellet, of Willfmil Ark.
-His foot was badly crushed but
Buckleti's Arniea Salve quickly euivd
I ",m- lr " s""l"-v '"l'' ''"'.
nous, rues mm an skiii frtiitniu.
l is the woild'ccliain lion lieuier. One
ptmratiteeri. 2aC. Hold by Adflinun
WiuiK-K 4 Co.
TO Cf HE At'lJLD IN ONK lAV.
Tli L'lalive bn mu Qauiiiu. Titili-i.
All .lt'.i;H' rufiniil the ini'ittfv if II Ui'i.
to emu. K. W, (imvk's si!iii:uiie w mi
e.tcli bux. 25l
Tho la'St phsitt Chnwiberlam'a
tltoiiMch and Liver Tablets. Knsy l
t.ike. Pleasant in eftect. Fur sale by
all druggists.
Stops the Cough and Works, offtha
Oold.
laxative En nun Qminn Tubals ciir. a
O'l'l iu one day. No fine, No I'.i),
Price, 25 cents.
This sijnsttira 1 en eviry bet ef Hw ihtwIm
Uiative Brotnouiniae t.-k
tUmadi UuU m tHMh SM)sf