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. 1'JtINEVILLE, CJtOOK COUNTY, OREGON OCTOBER 23, 1902.
VOL. VI.
NO. 45
'Crook -County
JoHMifc-
CROOK COUNTY FAIR
IVrmanent Organization
'....'.Effected.-
Great Enthusiasm.
Mo.itttiit Hold at Union Ohuroh on
Vrldur EventnK and
$1900 Raland.
Pursuant to ii will !y President
Lifollctt, (it tlic temporary Fair
Association, a meeting was held lit
tin- Union Church Fruluy evening.
Tim meeting wus opened by Judge
Brink moving that T. II. Lafullctl
art ll H president ill the Meeting.
Mr. ,nfullt!tt then called tii atttm-
linn of thiiHi) assembled t the fact
that the present organization waif.T'j )i-miiy I Let Ohi.
only tenixirarvri( Uinteiye any I
listing henelit from such exhibit-;
inns as wo are now having, there'
would have to he a permanent lit
ganizatjoti effwted, Win.,. Holder!
wan then elected temporary w.rv
tarv. M. K. Brink addressed the
meeting on tlei law of stock cnm-nlreer. From that lime the Cas
panics in general. John rVfiUieWjle'Tei.prw will . Iw in olinrgc of
advocated n capital ' stock of not j tlm ftrW supervisors. 'The depart-
leng than "000, with the shares at
fow an possible, an the Linn county
laut f!?Ki.a.U9. &4i!iLiiyrpt',Ai
with the stock al one dollar a
share. Jr. Taggart also advocated
a low rate ol stock, an that method
had heen successful in N irth Da
kota. Will Wurr.wciler advocated
110 a Hharii, and liO'twa: .tWlilHI,,tUt Miutrintendniicyat once, hut
hy oihem. It 'wa!i-then - moveiti
that the annociation hu capitalized
at (1000, and that the shares lie
fixed at 110. Hrink moved that
u committee of five he named hy
the chair. Thejfollowing were ap
pointed: C-Sain Smith, Will Wurz-wi-iler,
0, Sjiringer and J. H. dray.
It wan then moved thjit T. H. La
fidlett ant an one of the committee.
T. M. Haldwin moved that a com-
mittee f thrii! he appointed to
draft artielen of incorporation and
stihmit namotothw firnt meeting
of the fUickhnldem. The chair
appointed T. M. Haldwin, M. K.
Itrink and H. I. IWlknup., ,A re
cenn of ,en niinutcH was then taken
to nolicit Huhncriptiuiia to the Htoclt
of the annociation. On motion of
Orton, the annociation was nanieil
the Central Oregon Liventock and
Agricultural AnniK'mtion.
During the ten minute reeenn
the committee secured ' suliHcript
ioim to the amount of 1H0 nhan'S,
amounting to f 180(1, and are tun
guine that hal' of the flock will lie
Huhncrihed tiklay if not more.
The Races.
The raceH under tho manage
ment of the Jockey Club were very
Itood and fairly well patronized.
On Wednesday there were two
eventn pulled off. The first wan a
three-eighth mile dash, free for all
fprwilr nmmtv anlillii linrdiia Thorn
, . , , .
wore four entries; Hahe, by Steve
,' ... ; . ,.
Yancey; Larry, hy W. W. Jonlm;
John Dean, by John Milliron and
Sad Sam, by C. M. Linler. Iarry
: , i ,, , i-"-n.,
won, with Balie second. The aec-
' iff
onu race wan an liiuiuu race, wincn
was exciting for a time.
The firnt race on the second day ,
wan a half mile dash, free for nil
Crook county homes. Three en
tries; John IL.'by W. R. Tollard;
Opal, by M. It. Biggs and Black ;
Bart, by Joelin. John II. 1st, Opal
2nd. The second was a relay race
hy two strings of three hum: and
two riibirs, changing every half
mile mid running three miles. One
Hiring wim entered hy Jim Cram,
with Cecil Yancey h rider and the
other Hiring hy Stcvii Vancey with
WnJt Helms an rider. Cram's
Hiring winning easy.
The first race on tho third day
wan, three-eighth mile dash with
three entries; Mien Hunter hy Fcrd
Hunt; Lurry, by Joslin and Opal
hy Higg. MiHH Jlunler 1st, Larry
2nd. The hccoiiiI wan a half mile
((IuhIi, with three entries.; Dewey
;hy llullingtnii; IJ In ck Bess, by Hunt
j and Tommy C, hy Justin. Thin
wan the prettiest race of the season.
, Black Bess and Dewey ran neck
land neck the whole way round
!....! .1. . ..(. .1 1 I I
I and lilt" result wan a iiinu neui.
i pursuant to t!.4 gftneral forestry
policy adopted hy Secretary Hitch
cock, the 'office of Superintendent
ol tht) Cancade Reserve will lie itbol
ishud , Docciidair .'11, whan.; S. IS.
Ormsby, of Salem, now superin
tendent, will terminate his official
mint find the ulliiMcof 'stipurin
U'lident superfluous and tending to
txvtiu:d..tlie .eHitHjulJ'",,l'
business. .
' Heretofore stifryisors have had
to act through the sujierinlcndeiit;
hereafter he will act indoicnd,ntly.
Ifc wnu Ami iiitimitiul i fi ll L.TW111I 1 Aim
- ag Ormshy ln mnkiny several i-
aminatioiiH, particularly with 're
gard to the proponed Blue.Moun
tain reserve, a continuance was
granted until the clone of the year.
In discontinuing Inn services,
tho department says there is no
thing whatever against Ormshy; an
hi record Iiiib heen fairly efficient.
l.iirne Caille Hliliiueiil. ;
8. 8. Husriis returned Friday from
a
trip, to Slmniko with beet cuttle.
lie
ml Maytielil 111 otliera drove 4!KI bead
ki tlin roilnmil mid liiiH)d the lai(er
iart t" lliu Union Meat Co., at Trout
iljle, while a lew were liiiied to The
Dalles and oilicri went to Hliertnan
CiHinty puinu to be feil for the winter
market. Thin in jn-rlina the luriwt
liipnii'iit of CHtiU ever made from
yiiHiiiku and they wero Crook county
cuttle. Tlirae cuttle came bom the
Ciier DeHciintis country and wore in
line condition. Thia nek well for
tlie country in general.
Dr." V. W Taggart, the eye Mieial
irt nt tle I'oiudexter Hotel, will at
tid to your cyen, tit 8iertelan, cure
your headache and uervoua truubler,
Churgeii nmuuni-ble. One cbaige for
oiMi l'enr. Ulanaea ground in Port
laud. Cure of childi'ea a npeciiility.
JflH. T. ItuJiinnon and Janiea Wood,
of Afihwood, are doliig jury work thin
week. They paid this otllce a plcjutant
call, and rcKirt everything pronH'ring
over at Crunk couuty'-i bwn mining
vamp.
The nicmbcre of the Christian
Church will meet at i o'clock p. m.
Saturday, for tlic iiuriKxe of securing
. ., . , .
a pastor fur the coining year, mid to
j uoh ()t,u,r bus;,Sl, w may
colnu Mon t,,e lllel.til,g.
... , , ,.
u-islam rauglit u down from Ion
, , ... ,
' borne on Bear creek attending court.
He reports stock looking well consid
ering the dry .; season. Everything is
ft excepting cowa and calves', which
would be better for a little grven feed.
.TUe. best physio Chamberlain's
til unl, ...it l.iwui. TdLliitfl Puav In
uU iWll, in elTect. For.sleby
a ul.uggitl(.
BIG STRIKE IS OVER
Both
A :ree to
Arbitration.
Barons Give In.
Coal
Labor is Rocognized 4The Presi
dent Announces a Oommisakra
of Blx Good and True Mon.
The great coal Htrike in off at
last, thank to the efforts of Presi
dent Kiiopcvelt. who ban, in npitc
of his illtiuns, brought to bear that
illdoiuiliabhi spirit that bull-dog
persistency which the people love
to seu in a public man buttling for
the right. Hy a series of moves and
counter moves the " Streriuonn
Teddy" ban forced the haughty
coal barons into a corner and com
pelled them to haul down their flag
in the name of humanity, and the
people, are now breathing easy.
Kor weeks there has been ft punt Up
excitement among the men that
thr strike leader jfotjfid Jiard to
tdlHck tbat' bWthl(s asperte
of men waitim for the chance to
battle fbrthei1ift:srt:. f '
. Announcement that the great
strike was off was made by Secre
tary' Hoot with exuberant ' good
humor at tho White House shortly
after 1 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Orsranimkl lalxif has a reiinentative
on the commiesion in the person of
B.K. ClaVk, grand Ihi uf.Slio O-
der of Railroad Conductors, named
as a BocilogisL The President ad
ded Bishop Spalding, of Illinois, to
the list of five members suggested
by the 6p-nttoni ' As hamtd,' tlie
commission is perfectly satisfactory
to both miners and operators.
Asnent of the miners was given
through President Mitchell and Mr.
Sargent. Commissioner! Immigra
tion, nnd of tho operators through
Messrs. Robert Bacon and lieorge
W. Perkins, of the banking firm of
J. P. Morgan it Co.
The final outcome followed a ser
ies of conference', beginning with
two during the day with President
Mitchell and two during the night
with Messrs. Bacon it Perkins.
Events nioved quickly at the last,
the President being determined on
a sjieedy settlement. Tlie commis
sion will assemble in a few days
and choose a chairman, probably
General Wilson. It then will ar
rauge for sessions and testimony..
The all-important confoience be
gan early last evening nnd termin
ated about 1 o'clock this morning
President Roosevelt consulted Car
roll 1). Wright, Commissioner of
Labor, and Mr. Sargent, Co.timis.
Blotter of Immiijiation. Later two
strangers to those about the tempor
ary White House called anil were
shown upstairs at once. These
gentlemen were Robert Bacon and
George W. Perkins, members of the
banking firm of J. P. Morgan it Co.
The conference with the four
gentlemen named lasted from
until 8 o'clock and then the Presi
nent walked to Secretary Hay's to
dinner, while his two visitors went
to the Arlington Hotel.
After 10 o'clock President Roose
velt reentered the White House ac
companied by Secretary Root, and
then immediately reenibarked on
consideration of the settlement of
the coal strike, ' Later a stranger
called, answering to the description
;of one of Mr. Morgan's partners,
and was shown at once into the i
Secretary Cortelyou. , At 11. Co
o'clock Messrs. Sargent and Wright
returned to the White House and
were shown into Secretary Cortel-
you's office, their visit being in ac
cordance with' an understanding
when they left, about 8 o'clock, that
they should return later in the eve
ning. At tho White House they
remained in Mr. Cortelyou's room
only a moment, going thence to the
quarters where the President and
Secretary Root were in conference.
The first nign of 't break-up ol
the conference was at 12.55, when
Secretary Cortelyou came from the
conference-room and announced to
the waiting newspaper men that an
official statement of the strike situ
ation would be made public in half j
hour. ' Shortly after 1 o'clock Sec
retary Root came out, laughing and
happy, 'ami spread the glad tidings
that a common ground of agree
ment between the ' operators and
miners had heen; reached, and that
the strik wao practically ended.
When the gathering broke up, all
present were in high good spirits,
and there' was a general exchange
of congratulations.- 1 .i!
''Cattle Men Organise. '
' Laut Fridny evening after the fair
amocintion meeting adjourned anum
ber'or the prominent cattle men ol
this county held an informal meeting
and adjourned to meet at the court
htnnwat 10 a. ra. Saturday, . At the
apointed time the meeting &s called
to order by Henry Cray who staled
the object of the mtwting and called
fur talks from those present. The
general sense of the meeting was that
the cattle men should do Something
to protect thei ranges from foreign
stock and to look after the matter of
securing permits iu the Blue mountain
reserve when it shall have been perma
nently established! On motion it
was agreed to form a permanent or
ganitation at once, which the meet
ing proceeded to do by electing perma-
nant officer as follows: Pres. J. H.
Gray, vice pres. E. T. Slayton, treas.
C. 8am Smith, sec. M. K. Biggs,
ansta'C. fee. W. T. Fogle. On motion
of Urant Mays a committee of three
on constitution and by-laws was ap
pointed, consisting of M. R. Biggs, W.
T. Kogle'and E. T. Slayton. On
motion of Joe Lister the association
was named the Crook County Cattle
A'wciaiion. On motion the president
appointed a committee of one in eajh
district of the comity to solicit - mem
bership in the organization. The
meeting then adjourned to meet on
the last Saturday in Xovomher.
Tho fnlluwiiiK ruses huvebei-n di-p-j 0,
during this tt-nn of court:
Priin ville h. .Si L. Cj. vs nil Bttigan
Jr., ilisinissvil on mutton of plf. '
Cim. Alt chul vs W. T tWy, oomt for
ti-rin.
l'ir-t Nat'l Hank vs , Mrttonigal, oomt.
Mmpson, Wilson ,t IV,., vs. Jus. Linton,
COUll.
('. I.. RaUiniou vs Win. Cm-le, si-ttled.
Wiinwi'iler it TlHimon vs George Mor
Itim, jiiiiginvia and and unk-r to sell
property.
in. Mnith vs Pi-rrv licail, judrint-nt.
Win. Smiili vs firry Kead and J. M.
lilakelv, iudi:im-nt.
1.. F. t'astltf vs . I., Palton, default and
dem-fl.
Ii. Al. An-li-rson vs K. H. .Marion, dis-nnssi-il
on .ll'inotio:i
J'irst Nal'i Hunk vs A. A. Mcl'ord, iuda.
uirnt. ' 8
ftaievsjohn ('unningbain, Verdict of not
guilty, and di.s-luirgiii.
sent- vs KJiiu jlHiiianl, not a true bill.
htaio vs C, L, Kol-erus, not a true bill, and
, i.i I'uurgou,
Notice to Creditors.
Soli Is hereby given that the under
signed has by the County Court of Crook
county. Mate of Oregon, duly appointed as
Administrator of the estate of W.H. Fuller,
dteea-ud, and all persuis liaving rlainis
lignum sain esiaie are nerehy recpiireil to
pri-ent tlie raine duly veritled to siiitl ad
ministrator at his ollice at J rineville, Ore
gon, within -k months from the date of the
first publication of this notice, -
Dated October i't, l'HB.
i). F. fiTXWABT, j
Ailmioistrator i,f tlm Ptnta nr
W. H. Fuller, deceaseill
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of Interest Gatli
, ercd Here and There
S?n?.e Stolen, Others Not
Cullinffs From Our Exchansrea
Hewi Notea of the Week -Timely
Topics-
The demand for eggs is so great
in Baker City that several carlo-ids.
of Eastern eggs have to be shipped
into the city every year.
The rush of timber lai.d locators
continues without abatement, and
the number seeking claimB in the
yellow and sugar pine timber belt
east of Ashland increases.
1 he work of taking eggs on the
Columbia River by the United
States Fish Commission has ceased
for the season. At the' four sta
tions over 20,000.000 eggs were
taken. " '
The First .National .'Bank' of
Baker City has been made a ' Chit-
ed States depository. The bank
has deposileb 1100,000 in gold
bonds as security wjth tlie govern
ment. ' .,
Colonel Frank J Parker, a well
known newspaper roan,; of . Walla
Walla, has struck it. rich iu the
Seven Devils country, Idaho, hav
ing discovered a 12-foot ledge of
gold-bearing quartz, assaying f 17
per ton. , . ,
Over in Linn county teB or
twelve schools are unable to- open
owing to scarcity of teachers. This
is largely due to' the fact that
teachers' wages have not advanced
in line with that of other occupa
tions. " u'': ' '
Wheat is commanding from 51
to 5G cents at Palouse country
points, and fully 80 per cent of the
cmp of 1902 has been sold. Never
since wheat growing became the
principal industry of Whitman
county, has the crop been so near' v
sold out at this time of year.
A dispatch from Consta jp
says that Consular a'jd effieial
news, while declaring tbe reporU .
of the Macedonia CHlnluiu .,, be
greatly exagg Mnfil.nv the-
statement QWpe.ate encounters
in the v;cl f Djumalala ailj
De,,fen, where nmuy Were killed,
fOMttded ot tuRell prisoners.
The mine owners and .operators
of the Baker City district have or
ganized for the purpose of securing
a change in the recent order of the
Secretary of the Interior creating
the Eastern Oregon forest reserve.
A meeting was held and it was
resolved to invite Senator Mitchell
to visit BaKer City and look into
the condition of affairs.
New Zeland has done the most
daring things ever attempted by
any modern government.. The
New Zealanders claim tlmt New
Zealand is a country without
strikes. Laborers and einiilm-pra
have their disputes there as else
where, but tho one cannot quit
work, or the other lock out work
men, pending a settlement of the
dispute in the courts. It is also
a country without paupers or poor
houses, for injured workmen are
cared for by their employers. The
aged workman is pensioned by the
government as a soldier of industry
Worn out of ranks