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ii ro VOL. VI. PRINEVIME, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER, 13, 1002 Count ' -jsts. V i A RABID All About LETTER. Irrigation Matters. It Scores Wiliiamson. Mujor 8oars Airs His Views The Situation in Orook County. of I ask the attention of my follow citizens to crjrtni ii facts concerning the treasonable attack of Congress-man-elect Williamson anil hi etockraising partner on the public interests o' the state of Oregon, I refer to hia Jesuitical machinations to defraud the slate by preventing the settlement of tho arid region, spccinlly in Crook county, where the sheep and cuttlo of these men roam on free pastures, for which they are not paying the slate or Nation one single dollar in return, and hi robbery of the eople through tho public treasury by taking therefrom a bounty for coy ote Kcal to save himself and pain llii' cost of properly protecting their Murk and herds. When a writer to tho Oregonian returned from his trip to l'rinuville, lunde in the train of tide man Will iamson, somo months ago, hi' told ti -1 "the people here are opporud to irrigation." Although I had lately passed four month in the region referred to, between l'rineville and he Upper Dcschvtcs ami knew the Statement to be incorrect, I hai thought to let it pahs, recognizing that the writer hud been kept under the influence- of and received bin information from Williamson and his coterie of Mock 'raisers ; men who-are iiereonally interested in preventing the irrigation of all that vast territory, fertile beyond csti male, and cloddy tributary to the waters of the I( i-chutcs river, and now occupied entirely an free cat tle and cheep range by -the men opposed to irrigation. Hut the continued assault of those men on the interest of the state, from the oicniiiK of Williamson's campaign to his shrewd organization of the "Irrigation Association," which he hope to handle in the interest of himself and i-tock raisin;.' partners, for stealing Hutur:igg from (he state, has led me io lay before the people a fair statement of all the facts as I know them to exist and V-ave them to determine whether it is safe to intrust the jrrigation work of a man who lias .personal profit to serve in robbing tho state of a grand element of wealth, so long as he can keep us blind to his ulterior object. . These poachers on the public domain are wealthy men, living at anil about l'rineville, on tho edge vast plains, where their sheep and catlW range in free pasture, tbe property of the Nation. They are naturally opposed to leasing tbe land to men who are willing to pay for the feed of their stock,' since it would force them to cease their practical system of quartering on the Nation's treasurehoiise for the increase of their fortunes. They would be therubv forced to return tojthe people some part of tbe price! w,ii(,h u,ht ohnents Which they are !' worLs llnd r whi,h h, is Wllltiig toUing- from hungry men, without 1 1() j j(1 v -v ;j coit to themselves. Williamson Is I Thoilolk.rate in!itlllm,llts (hi opposed to tho acquisition of this 1.,, om a ()f ye.w wi trvi h,n it' i'KMl'PM W 1 1 HIC Will I L' to pay the state un income, be cause, as the thing now stands, quoted in the last sentence of the reported speech, "While these vast arid regions had better remain so indefinitely, the undeveloped her itage of all tho people, than fall ' into the hands of large corpora tions." he can onlv cniov the use of these hundreds of thousands of acred for the free pasturag-j of his flocks and herd, , Hut, leaving for a moment the grotesque personality of this bloom ing patriot, let us look at irrigation under and by tho Carey law as a husiucM for the state, which has received at) offer from the National Government of 100,000 acres of lublic lands lying within our bor lers, on condition of providing it with irrigation. This is the one condition of Oregon's ownership under the Carey act. Tho state of Oregon is not in condition to under take so gigantic a work. It has, therefore, through Legislative en actment, provided a way by which it may contract with skilled men, who have th capital to build these works, and has agreed to protect them against loan by allowing them lien on the income from the lands coming to the state, to be collected in small unnnal install ments, with a fair margin for inter est on the investment and profit. Now, after the state has selected its 1 ,000,000 acres, there are, accord ing to Mr. Newell, the Chief of tho Hydrographic Bureau, 2,000100 acres left of arid, irrigable lands, on which tho National Government may expend its money, leaving to the state just that additional amount of lands given to the state, which, it is nupposcd. will profit by about $1.25 an acre, tobecbarg ed in addition to the amount paid cbe contractors for its irrigation, lint of all the lands irrigated by .National Government, not one acre, nor one cent of profit, comes into the coffers of the state. The state will profit solely by the set tlement of those land, for the col onization of which it must go into a grand system of advertising. This advertising, in the case of lands settled tinder the Carey act must bo done by tbe men who con tract with the state to do the ir rigation work. For only by the success of the state in selling tho land can the contractor secure his pay. He is the pa;ty subject to risk, while under that dreadful act the statu of Oregon can only gain having been placed in position to 1 safe from any danger of loss. The state has made contracts with men of reasonable character, who stand ready to execute their part of the bargain for the purpose and with th Jmotivcs that lead all men into business transactions, runiely, to make mohey. But they cannot own onu aero of that vast domain; the Carey act protectd the state and the people who settle on these lands. In the first place, not even the state can become the owner of the land until it has been irrigated and so approved by the National Government. After that it cannot sell more than 1(10 acres to any single purchaser, who must be a bona fide hoinebuilder. I' rider no circumstances do the contract or become owners of any part of the territory. The state concedes them a lien on the land for the eid lection of what the state has agreed to pay them for their work, with a niarcin for interest and profit on their outlay. The contractor thus becomes un interested agent of the state, by oui.rv nnssililc exertion to sottle the I DO assured oy wiecerinnuy oi crops , , .l...-...-:.. ...... ..i .... under the -influence of irrigation. This land will be redeemed from the piratical grasp of such men as Williamson and his pals, and be come a source of wealth to the en tire state, Census bulletin No. 19b' issued Continued on page five. THE COUNTY NEWS. Our Correspondents are Industrious. News From, all Quarters Rain Haa Been of Great Heneflt to the Farmers all Over The County. , AnllWIHXl ItClllH. lion. C. M. Cartwright was'in town a couple days this week. U. S. Commissioner Max Lued- deman, wag in town Thursday at tending to land business. We have, had a fine rain this week and it still rains. Every one says "let it rain."' Kcv. Hornibrooke will preach here ut the school house, Saturday night and Sunday. Hud Cram and Leslie Friday, prominent cattlemen from Cross Keys, were in town last night. They are gathering their cattle. Alex Ixdinian, book-keeper at the sawmill, Jim Mice and Lyn Nichols, of Hay creek, were visit; ors in town this week. Ed Egglcston' and Hilly Ktlsfty arrived from Shaniko yesterday loaded with freight for Irvine fc Co. and others. , W. S. Thomas, superintendent of the Oregon King mine, who has been sojourning in Utah this sum mer is expected back in a few days. His numerous friends will be glad to see him. Milo Wood and Frank Ander son are going to 'do the assessment work on tbe Dixie. This claim is an extension of the Dexter and is owned by J. W. Robinson -and Milo Wood. Frank Shambcuu, tho veteran logger and freighter, arrived in town last night from the sawmill with two four-horse teams loaded with mining timbers. He dis-; charged his cargoes at tbe lumber j yard of J. W. & M. A. Robinson.; J. W. Robinson and Wade Hus-1 ton returned from a prospecting tour on Thursday. During their trip' they- went as far as Shoofly. When asked what they found they ' looked wise and smiled. I Swanson and Finnell who had a i contract to sink 100 ft on the Dex- ter group finished their work on Tuesday. The ledge has improved ; steadily from the surface down! and everyone predicts mat it will make a great mine. Pick iV Duii.l. Nov. 8th 1902. Culver Oullings. Plenty of wind and rain. Mrs, Emily tline, of Prineville,' was trading in one of our storrs Monday. Sieer:i eimies from nenr ln-re have gone to Agency plains to do: some plowing for a newcomer. j Ed Cox and wife have gone to' tbe Mountains where Ed inttincs trapping this winter. ' Mr. Moore traded for and pur - chased a 'nice lot of burses and: started for his home one day last j week. . ' I The rain Thursday found several tnmlw.r liiinlnrs rm flic ' roflil witli 1 lumlitT which caused many to un load and come home eipptyt ;.t Mr. Collver commenced to enlarge his store Monday. He -will make it four feet wider and some lunger ana put a nail over His store tor lodge purposes. 1 The Thanksgiving ball in Halm's hall will be on "Wednesday night ! Nov. 2t, this will allow parties who so desire to attend the ball at l'rineville also. Good music and plenty of turkey. Come everybody i - - - - and have a good time. Mr. Killingbeck arrived from Shaniko with a load of fruit trees for this vicinity. Several parties are intending putting out extensive orchards. News came one day last wwk that Ward Lamson, who taught school here last winter, died of typhoid fever in the Willamette valley where he had been clerking in a store. Father and Mother Lamson, who are getting old, have the sympathy of this community. There is considerable sickness in thin part of the country several cases of typhoid fever, two deaths on Monday one man by the name of Gillmore, who came to this part or the country about two months ago, and a girl who came here with her parents about two weeks ago, and were camped in a tent near Mr. Osborn's house. We have not learned their name. Haystackkk. JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL. Mr. Cox has rented the Birdsong place and is busy getting ready for the winter. We have two now pupils in school, making 20 now in attend ance. : ' ( Mr. Henry Stroud has deen very sick during the week, but we under stand be is getting better. Mr. Watkins and son are camped out cutting wood. We do not envy them their fresh air these cold and frosty mornings. Mr. Henry Beard, who has been ' tending camp for Mr. Wakefield, is 'wing a lay off witli tbe intention of building a house. We didn't learn whether that was his only intention or not. Mr. Ray will occupy Henry Beard's house for the coming win- ter, formerly occupied by Mr. Jones, while Mr. Jones will occupy the vacant house on Mr. Mark Powell's place north of Prineville. Hurrah for Lanionta and the ncw school house! Others should follow the example. There are several districts in the county that m,C(j nt.w school houses and more need to get rid of the old home- made back-breaking instruments of torture called seats, putting iin- proved seats in their places, THE COMMITTEE, TnaiirtsgiviiiK Programme. To be given at Union church Nov. 27, 1902. ' Programme will begin at 6:30 p m National Hymn,. . . .''Nearer My God to Thee" Invocation,. . Song, America ...Rev. Childs. Reading of Proclamation,. Kctchuhi. . Lizzie ra""' .Saminie Newsom. . Roy Foster, Gertie Smith and Birdie ...... Leola Estes. ...'.Guy Lafollett. . ..Haxel Howard. Quartette Hodges, Ceoh I r.r;w ' Xliankjilvinjj. j jay, 1 Recitation ... . Chorus, "Carve That Possum." Recitation! .'.Celia Nelms. Primary Song.......:.' Recitation, "The Girls Thanksgiv- Birdie Morris. Violin- Duet .... .Georgia Hodges and Winnie Cliiie. Recitation,. . ..... . . Van Brink. Duet; Fay and Gertie Hodges. Recitation, "Thanksgiving" Ruth ' Kinj,, ,, t;ou Be With You Till We Meet Again." Everybody invited. IOOO NEW J DKIuLl WW, Items of Interest Gath ered Here and There Some Stolen, Others Not Culling From Our Exchansres News Notes of the Week Timely Topics. I)echtue Project Mum Walt. Washington, Nov. 7. A. M. Drake, president of the Pilot Butte Development company, which has made a contract with the state of Oregon to reclaim a large traet of land on the Upper Deschutes river, under the Carey act, had a confer ence with interioJ department offi- cials today, and urged them to take early action on the state's selection of the lands desired by 1 him. He was told that this selection, I Morrison who was elected governer. with others, is now under investi- J Twice he accepted tbe nomination gation to determine whether the , for Congress when there was iiot a land listed is arid and subject to i glimmering hope of election and reclamation under the Carey act.' canvassed his state for the "gold" No reiort has yet been received,: republicans. He was state chair and until this is at hand, the sec-! man for another campaign which , ! must fail but which succeeded in retary will not act. ( kng republicanism aim in the i state- He deserves the honors he Hiate UeiTigaio. .Named. has won and will make a very . 1 nlilc imvprnnr Pendleton Tribune. Governor Geer has appointed; - the following delegates to the Ore-j gon Irrigation Association meeting to be held at Portland, November 18 and 19: , . : William Hall, Grant; E. E. Young Multnomah; C. M. Idleman, Mult- the parlors of the Poindexter Ho nomah; Alired F. Sears, Sr., Mult- tel, Judge Booth performing the nomah; J, A. Burleigh, Wallowa; (ceremony. ; W. T. Wright, Union; George The wedding was a very quiet Chandler , Baker; Henry Ankenyjone, only the immediate relatives Jackson) W.J. Furnish, Umatilla; D. C. Ireland, Sherman; A. C. Palmer, Crook; J. Robins, Baker; W. R. King, Malheur; J. W. Virtue Josephine; J. F. Adams, Klamath; Virgil Bonn, Lake; H. C. Levins, Harney; Ed Test Malheur; Chas. Hilton, Wheeler; C.A. Minor, Mor row; George L. Dillman, State En gineer; C. A. Dinneraan, Gilliam; J. D. Lee, Polk; J. X. Burgess, Wasco. Irrigationl-sis Organize. Last Saturday evening according to advertisement the people of this county met in mass convention for the purpose of organizing an as sociation for the preservation of the arid lands of this county from wholesale grabbing and to aid the state organization to gain for this state the inauguration of govern ment irrigation works at an early date. Permanent organization was affected by tbe election of the following officers: M. E. Brink, pres. ; G. W. Barnes, vice pres. ; Wm. Holder, secy. T. M. Baldwin, treas. An executive board consist ins: of the following was elected: T. H. Lafollett; C. Sam Smith, C. M. Elkins, D. F. Stewart and J. H. Gray. The delegates to the state convention in Portland were in structed to support all measures tending to secure for Crook county the irrigation of her arid lands by tbe government. A letter from C. E. Lytic was read making an all round rate from Shaniko to Port land and return of 17.10 for Un delegates. A committee of three, consisting of W. A. Booth, W. A. Bell and John Combs, was ap pointed on transportation and the meeting adjourned.' The constitu; tion and bylaws of the association , 1 ... . 1 . every man in this-city ami vuii.. j Uistoricill anJ tty has signed them. ! of interest. . . Idaho'. Great Kin it. ; An Inspection of tho Armory One of the most agreeable results and Gun Drill by Battery A is to of the election was the victory for be one of the features of entertaip the republicans in the fair young 'merit of visitors. A cordi.il, invita state of Idaho. Ever since the tion is extended to all to visit Port silver craze started, it has been the laud in Irrigation Week, the elections of 1890 and 1893 the republicans were overwhelmingly defeated. They scarcely possesscu sufficient numbers for an organiza tion. In 1900 they gained impor tant grounds but failed to electa state officer. During the period of populism, silverism, Couer d'Alene riots, Duboisism, and democracy the republicans lost both senators and the one congressman. The state's finances were, corruptly managed, taxes became high, capi talists were afraid to invest money in mines or farms and the growth of the Gem of the Mountains was set back 10 or 15 years. The fight of the few faithful republican has been long and hard and many sacrifices have been made, but the state was finally brought back to th olil republican majority. No man ha3 been more faithful, more earnest nor has accomplished more in the struggle than John T. .: - H E LER IC H W RIG II T.- Wed nesday , afternoon, Xov..r 6,;. 1902, -Mr. Benjamin B. Helfrich and Miss Ruth Wright were married in of the two families and a few rela tives of the two families and a few intimate friends being invited. The bride is the pretty and pop ular daughter of J. W. Wright, of Howard, at which place she has grown to womanhood known and admired throughout Crook county for her pure, true character and charming disposition. The groom, the youngest son of John Helfrich, Sr., of Lamonta, is a Californian who has lived in this county but a few years but who has made many friends here who congratulate him on winning one of Crook county's fairest daughters. ' The young couple Were the re cipients of many elegant wedding gifts from friends , and relatives who wish to be remembered in the pretty home of the groom, "Lady smith," near Lamonta, to which he took his bride the last of the week. Those present at the ceremony were: Mr. Claude Wright, Miss Ruth Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Helfrich," Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mill er, Miss Katherine Helfrich, Miss Ada Taylor, Mr. Frank Taylor, Dorothy and Ralph Miller. Irrigation Week. The Oregon Irrigation-,. Associ ation and the Oregon Bar Associ ation meet in Portland, Tuesday and Wednesday, Novenilnr 18 ami 19. Reduced Rates on All Rail roads. ' y Special Entertainment (for All Visitors Free . theatre tickets,; a bailor concert; a steamboat ride on the Willamette anil Columbia . rivers; an observation car ride over the street railways; a visit , to the Portland Crematorium q the 000,000 Custoui H911.se, to tlie pub lic Library, to the 500,000 City Hall, the wheat ships in the bar- i '