Crook County Journal
VOL VI.
FfilNETILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 9, 1902.
NO. 4:j
GREAT CENTRAL R. R.
The Route Across the
Cascades is Located.
Will be Completed Soon.
Locating Enulueem are at Work.
Frupoead Rout Near
Silver Laka.
The Orcgonian tells of tlie recent
return to Portland of Major I. D.
Kinney, chief engineer of the Great
Central Railroad, from a trip to
Coon Hay. Ha spent two weeks at
Cong Hay ami at Koseburg. He
announced that he had settled the
route of the railroad between Coos
Ray and (ho Southern Pacific
tlmt it would practicully le the
route of the Coi Bay, Kuseburg &
Eastern, forming the junction at
Kuseburg. Hi plan is to build up
i iIik !irci'nt lino of the Coos Bay.
Koseburg Eastern, at both end., California people, told bin $18 ft
then by the Spreckle road if Hto wi paid fcr that wood. Mr.
can I had on ioaonable term.; if Kin,,y ' offur,;d 2.w M nn
not, to parallel that road. 'J hi inducement have the wood man
doe. away with ail possibility tlmti u(rtClurecl inU ,uta"' on C"
the road will get out bv way ( Bay, wl.ich offer has been taken
Drain o Eugene. It is definitely un.lr consideration.
Settled that it will go to Ro-eburg. !' 0,,t Mi,l',r Klm,,,i'
Major Kinney also brought the pe'"ttwodaysin Uosebur. There
new that Hie Booth-Kelly Lumber lU1 10 I ,e lte (jreal
Company bad taken up iU. option ' Kailr.d would be built,
forlhel'.ml jirnnl of the Oregon wo111,1 1 "
Central Military Wagon Road l""nl,,( "wwlion with the
Company, a deil'involving $2,jno-!Su,hMn M: (t,
(Kit). The pooth-Ivdly Compunv! In answer to the question, Has
.ti,l ilii i mm iIki iiviiiruicu of
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Railroad lionld go ami that j, j
v..,iil.l nfi'iinl mli'iiiiiite IraitMiorlu
lion facilities for the timber on t!li;;
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An other implant announce-
ment was that Nelson Bennett, the
well-known contractor, who built
several hundred miles o the North- j
l,.i;l, will undertake to ,r,
tract the Great Central Railroad !
and the contract for that part bo
Ucen Empire City and Koseburg
will be formally awarded at the
tint meeting of the board of direct
ion in Im held in a dav or two. I
That .stretch of road is to be KadyUterpruef"
for operation within 15 months
from the date of the contract. The
work will be done through the in
strumentality of the Kmpire Con
struction Company of which Mr.
Bennett will ligure prominently.
Soveial subcontracts have already
been let. Henry Sten;;sUcken, of
Marsbfield, will get out the piling
for four miles of trestle. D. VV.
Small, of Wall a Walla is already
at work on a contract for grading
the temiiining three miles between
Kmpire City and Marsbfield- He
baa a dozen teams of his own at
work, and tho remainder of his
force he will hire from among
farmers of that locality. C. K.
Cook has taken a subcontract for
grading from Myrtle Point toward
Ro-eburg, where some heavy cuts
are to be made. He has 75 horses
in Eugene that were started for
the new work last week.
AH who- arc interested in the
Construction Company agree not
to go too heavily into tho risk of
construction in an Oregon winter.
The plan is to get the work well
organized along the line ,and pro
ceed carefully with certain points
during tho winter, and to have
everything ready for crowding con
aUuatbu la the H'riBj.
"I told you nome time ago that
wo would begin active construct
ion work on tho railroad by Sep
tember 1," said Major Kinney,
"Well, it was September 3 when
tho work wan actually begun.
That wu not a bad miss, wns it?"
Cheif Engineer Kinney says the
wharf at Empire City is completed,
and crews of workman are busy on
the new town site of Bangor, and
on the Belt Line Railway. He
reports a notable change in the
sentiment of Cooa Bay people to
wurd the Great Central enterprise,
who are now warmly supporting
where they were formerly distrust
ful. The chief engineer expresses
great regret that nil the myrtle of
Conn county has beeu secured by
Sun Francisco people, who will
taliu it to tho Hay City for manu
facture. At Myrtle Point be found
men grubbing out myrtle stumps
for shipment to San Francisco, and
a Mr. Hall, who represent the
M.:)rlliiH rouie uirougn me ascauc
range bum ilotenni
nined upon?
Major h.nooy sai,
''It has and while it i8 no part
of our pol,cy to sbo our baud at
thin time, 1 can stale po.-itively
t!"11 rllt 'h"u' t!lu
bH been decided upon.'
" kiK "oU"nS thv
!" -f Douglas county except
their good will and in return we
P"" tl'"ra
rail outlet from
tidewater nt Coos Bay to Sult Lake
City as soon as it is possible to
construct it."
"Do you care to state what rail
way interests ure associated in the
"Further than the fact promi
nent eastern ruilway men ure inter
ested, and that not one share of
stock is 'or sale, I cannot speak of
that matter."
"Do your plans contemplate the
use of the Sprecklcs road?
'"If the road can be purchased
reasonably, yes. If nut we can set
our stakes at Myrtle Point and
proceed independent of the old
line."
"I in for from your statement
that the locating engineers are on
hand ready for business?"
"They are. A locating force is
now at work on the west end and
i the corps now with me will com
mence from this point. This force
will be augmented by un additional
corps from Portland. Seventy-five
bead of horses have been purchas
ed nt Eugene and tho perlimimiry
work will bo commenced at once
upon their arrival at Koseburg."
The Examiner does not pretend
to be on the ''inside" with infor
mation regarding the Great Cen
tral, but it ia a safe proposition to
wager that it will strike Lake
county in the Silver Lake section.
Lakevicw Examines.
Subaorib loi the Jouuuu
CROOK COUNTY FARM
What May be Done in
This County.
Fino Fruit & Vegetables.
Tho Home of Orlando Purri&h on
Hay Greek -A Modal of
Modem Mi thoda.
On the banks of Hay creek about
twenty seven miles north of Prine
ville, one may see whnt can be
done by industry arid good man
agement in the way of making a
home in this county. Not many
fii'ira nnt Drift ml.i l.i pr'.ll Anil lilu i
' ,' ;
estiniatile lauilly lejt,
the Willam
ette valley with the intention of
trying their luck' rn the
lnoa,!vr j
portion of the slate lying cast of
the Cascades. Tbcv came to this
county and tetth d on the land
that is now their home. like the
majority of the pioneers who have
conquered the western wilderness,
they found many diiliculties and
obstacles to overcome before they
could enter into the iullness of
happy content, that is supposed to
be the lot of the prosperous farmer,
but by dint of hard work work, in;GIBSOX BALFOUR Attheres'
a fe years they woe enabled to
begin the harvest and now in the
autumn of their lives, they can
look back with fid 1 1. gs of pleasure
on the past, well content with what
they have accoinpl.slied. Mr Par
rish is a iirogressi'. e farmer and
has sonic ijond jijcas H rejwru to
getting the most good on i. of (be
products of bis f.irt. lie intend
in the near futuro to errct n large
barn for the. purpose of 'kittening
cattle, and believes that this coun-
ty is an ideal place for turning off
the finest beef in the west. Ileiadd our feeble mite to the con-
claims that the old ia-hioned v.ay
of feeding sheaf outs cut und mix
ed with chopped grain and an oc
casional feed of tubers, will pro-
ducethe best results obtainable, i
.Should Mr. Parrish's experiment
prove successful he will enlarge
his plant and increase the output
very considerably, as he has n large
area of farming land and can pro-
duce all the feed for a large num
ber of cattle and will thus be en
abled to turn off his products at a
fair profit. Being the pioneer in1
this line, his efforia will be watch
ed with consideiaide interest by
other cattlemen, and should the
results lie as good ns nntieipaUd,
there will be a large number of
feeders take up the si.me system
and Crook county will become one
of the most noted of cattle feeding
comities in the west. We hope
that Mr. Parrish w.ll meet with the
success he so eminently deserve ia
this line.
On his home place he has some
of the finest fruit we have had the
good fortune to look upoii for a
long time. There aro numerous
varieties of apples- that are break
ing down the Uecs with their
weight of ripening mellow globes.
Plums, prunes und other truit are
just as good and of the finest fla
vor. We were treated tO' some fine
cidei that was blended with rare
good taste. Beautiful shade trees
sujround the home and th biicn
yard is full of turkeys aud chick
ens, with a goodly sprinkling of
fine nigs. Surrounded as they are
kXiIl tint uuixy couilotta of. Lie UAdUu: notice of another gaae before.
not a few of its luxuries; with their
family of boys and girls well
grown to manhood and woman
hood, that any parents might well
be proud of, it would seem that the
lot of these estimable people had
indeed fallen in pleasant places.
MAItitlKIt.
PAYNE MLcENNAN At the
residence of the bride's brother,
J. M .Ilollingsworth, in, Detroit,
on Wednesday morning, October
1, 1902, Rev. Robert Pierce offi
ciatin,?, B. M. Payne of this city,
and Mrs. Martha F. McLennan,
of Detroit.
Mr. Payne- is the accomplished
county clerk of Linn county and
n rilrl lima ntnvmntA tJt th
Joints Af, editor, who hastens to
join with the happy couple's many
friends in wishing them all the
happiness possible under the
circumstance. While in Shaniko
Morris told us he was under ob
ligations to be back home, for
proving tip on bis timber claim,
bv the first of October, 'f h above-
clipping irora the Albany Herald
accounts or his onxioon look,
towards tfce other ertfte rit bis
party and his great desire to have
them "hurry".
idence of the bride's , parents
on l'nek creek October 1, Mr.
Randolph Gibson and Miss Zoc
Balfour were united in marriage
by County Judge Booth.'
Again has the ranks of the
sehoid ma'ams cf this county been
I invaded and one of tle fairest of
the f :ir ones taken. 'It tfris t'liiajf
'continue 'here is no telling w;ere
it will end and the little innocent
children will have to fall back onto
the tender mpreics of men teachers.
j Seriously however we are glad to
! ratnlations that are being
showered on the happy couple and
to wish them alt the happiness
possilbe. May sunshine round their
nathwav ever nlav and the bead
! of the house never forget to leave
plenty of stove wood cut when- he.
goes to town. The young couple
are among the most popular in.
their section of the county and
start out in life with bright? pros
pects. A large concourse of guests
were present and numerous pres'
cuts were recieved. J lie young
people have the thanks of tb
editor f ir tho nice cake they orgo
to send him. .
DIED.
Hon: At his homo on Upper
Ochoco, of congtstumof the nerve
centers. Friday October 3, at 2 a,.
' m. J. W. lLm. '
Joh Wesley Hon was bora in
Iowa, March 30r 1S4S, and crossed
the plain whea ten years l age,
with his mother,. his father having
died a short tiuie prior to the time
of stastint;. He located in Linn
county where he resided until 18SC.
when he fame to this county and
has since made his home on the
Oclwico where he died. He leo-vct
a wife and one son to mourn his
death. Mr. lien was oue ei the
pioneers of the state nsvd was al
ways indentilied with, the w-p'mihl-ing
i the courriry, and he will br
missed from, araonj; us. Slowly
and-sadly passing trom anh are
thewe stu)4y pionsere blazed
th wiy for the present generation
ami a sense ot loneliness steals
over those remaining, as they read
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
CalUnss From Our Exchanges-
Mews Notes of the Week
Timriy Topics.
Commander McLean, of tlie Cit-
cinnatti, whieb is now stationed at
Colon, has sent a dispatch to Sec
retary' Moody, saying that hehad
issued strict ordere to warring for
ces in Columbia, concerning inter
ference with the traffic of the Isth
mus.
The monthly statement of tho
public debt, issued frm the Treas
ury Department, sliows that at the1
close of business September 30,
1902, the debt less cas'n in the
treasury amounted to $957,415,887,
which is a decrease of $1075,434
asecBipared with September 1.
A young lady who is looking
forward to 1501 wants t koow
whether in proposing the girls-
should get on their knees? "It wa
referred to the courting editor, ami
he says the question in not svifli
cientiy clear. He wants to know
whose knees?
The site committee of the Lewis
and Clark Fair ha beei working:
steadily and lias accomplished
much. It has obtained concess
ions from the ownecv cf the fair
site and has requested i'fr North
ern Paei X lay rcJ:'3j';4
lorjg t the exposition grounds.
No difficulty has been experieuceii
in obtaining both requests.
A San Francisco rahbi gives at
new interpretation of the design of
the American-flag. Te a it audience
of immigrants, largely Ituceians,
the other day, he savd:
"Do you know why the Stars- and
Stripes nre in the flag? I will tell
you why. They show tRt Amer
ica has- stars fix thce who behave
themselves, and sttipes for tiiufv
who do not -w
Manny BownPrthe noted stock
rustier,, hsis ngnityheen sentenced to
the penitentiary by Judge- Eakim
in the circuit tMirt of Baker coui
tv. The sentence- this- time iis for
five years. He-was- sentenced, for
seven years- before, ami served, foe
a time in the pefiiteivtkry,. wiien
he was released, penditig an.appeall
t the-suprenre court.
The Ltsggesti individual wool
sale ever mad in- Baker county,, or
the-state of Oiegim-, was that con
summated by S. . Heilner of
' Baker CSy i wliicb, he disposed of
tWs yeiir'g clips to a Boston house.
The wool sold included slips fnuun
both Baker uif 1 tirnt euuntiet
and the lot weighed a!ot UUCKOOO
pounds. It w-as- soil to- KoblilumH
t Co , Bwtoflr fur IT.i'-sO'1.
SialJng of the- bop enojvy local
ngeits oi a Milwaukic eom-eru
clauu- that the Cniied. Sistw wiltt
.produce K).0CU balcs iliviedi an
'follwvs; New Yort Sta.ter 35j)00;
WushinglonrS.CHK1;. OiegiMi 90,
OCMiCblvfArniayS.VWB; and. ."0iK4
diviJul betweea- WiseoarUi iui!
Michel TFie- fcruwew w!n i-m
fighting fun Iw Jiwh-- e'aiiw Sh;ul
the oo!K4i:Mft.inn will not Iw mcn-e
than 170,000 bu let,, hcmai u. Lvigt