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PRINEVILL12, CROOK COUNTY, OHEGQN, NOVEMBER, 20, 1902.
NO. 49
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RESERVE MATTERS
Itoodkw Will Not Be In
It Tliis Time.
Blue Mouutain Goes.
Secretary Hltohoook Talk of
Ills Intentions Id Tho
Matfor.
" iifti i ti It m , Nov. 17 Seerelasy
Ililehcock bus finally determined
Unit a fore I reserve shall be ere-'
utfil in the liltn- und Strawberry
mountains of Eastern Oregon, but
the lands Included by thu Presi
dential pioclaniation will be only
Government timber lands or worth
less mountain summits. Tho jroc
laiiiation will nut issue until the
Interior Department shall have
inHiw;ttxl every ticro to be included
in the reserve and to eliminate
such lands now included in the
withdruwul m have been denuded
of timing or ore owned or occupied
by large holders. All towns..or
settlements and nil bchool lands
mid all piiVPto ranges will also be
included. But, "abovo ali el.") "e
will exclude thiwe land which
Were entered for speculative pur
pose just prior to the department's
withdrawal by parties who are be
lieved to have received tips as: to
the intention of creating a Blue
Mountain forest reserve. Thin in
formation tho iSecretary today gave
to Colonel Einmott Cnllahan, of
Baker City, who has been urging
the establishment of a reserve from
which nil private holding shall
liavu Wn eliminated.
Secretary Hitchcock says it in
his purpose to create no lieu bane
in making the Blue mountain re
nerve or to permit chances for fraud
of any kind. The reserve lie favors
will ho irregular in shape a checker-board
in some sections, but will
lie ail Government laud. ,
He finds that much opposition
that has been manifested by Ore
gon people was bused on miscon
ception of the purpose of forest re
servations. He givet assurance thit the tim
ber reservation will not in any way
interfere with the locution of min
ing t luims; neither will it prevent
rutting of mature timber. It will,
however, prevent corporations and
(peculators from acquiring title to
large areas of valuable' land in
this region, to the detriment of the
intercuts of settlers. Protection of
water supply is of equal import
ance to timber preservation ho
holds, and to this end the forests
of the Blue Mountains will be per
petuated. It may be six months
or a year says the Secretary, before
the reserve shall be finally estab
lished, but when it is created its
lines will be permanent. There
will be no just ground for con
tinued haggling for the exclusion
of some acres or the addition of
others, as has been tho case with
almost every reserve heretofore
created.
T. II. Lafollett, president of the
Crook County Stock Association,
and H. D. Langille, Supcrinton
tendent of the Cascade Forest Re
serve, will hold a very important
meeting at the court house, in
Prineville, on Saturday, ,'ov: 20,
at which the presence of every
stockman in Crook county is earn
estly desired.
Kheep Drowiietl.
About the middle of lust summer
John Fratcs, a sheepman of
Mitchell, Wheeler county, started
his flock, numbering about 2800,
overland to 'the California market.
About a month ago in company
with his wife he left The' Dalles to
meet them when they reached their
destination. But Mr. Frates was
doomed to disappointment and
lost his entire band by drowning
in Pratt Bend, (,'oluca county, Cul
iforniu, The flock whs in the care
of herders who failed to notice the
water was rising rapidly until
evening, then they got the sheep
together, but the sheep refused to
drive on account of tho darkness
and water, The herders decided
to wait for daylight, but had to
desert the sheep and llee from the
rapidly rising water. When day
break came tho herders found the
whole flock had been drowned.
The sheep were valued at 110,000
and Mr. Frates' friends in Oregon
loam with regret of his great finan
cial loss. Dalles Chronicle,
Roultlenco in a Scttool District.
State Superintendent Ackerman
recently issued an' opinion to the
county superintendent relative to
the right of children to free admis
sion to tho public school where
they reside, no matter where they
may huvo been enumerated, and
now another question has been
brought before tho department,
which is indicated nhd answered
in the following ruling, which was
';nt out lv Mr. Aekerman
"The question has arisen as to
the length of timo required utter
a parent or guafdirn has moved
into a school distsict before kuch
parent or guardian bus gained a
legal residence in such school dis
trict. In answer to this question,
the department has ruled thul as
soon us tho parent or guardian has
moved into the district with the
intention of making said school
district hie bona fide resilience, he
becomes a resident of such district
at once; and hence a child of such
parent or guardian is en tilled to
free tuition from the time he moves
into the school district.
"In case of doubt, it would be
entirely proper for the district
hoard to require the parent or
guardian to file an ullidivit setting
forth his real intention us to resi
dence. Tho intention of the )ar
ent or guardian is Jjio controlling
factor in determining his resi
dence." C'liuiih I'll' Hiii IiiI.
Saturday evening according to
announcement the pie sociul of the
Christian church people for the
benefit of the new pastor came olt
at Belknap hull. The - literary
part of the program was carried
out ul the Uni jn diurch and the
congregation then adjourned to the
hall for the pie: The program as
rendered at the church was as fol
lows: Prayer... Rev. E. A. Childs
Instrumental music. . . Edna Estcs
The Minute Men. . .Ten little men
Recitation, (Pot's Raveu). . . .Mrs.
J. H. Wigle
Duet Roy and Muggio Foster
Dialogue (Pio Supper) Leona
Winnek, Wilda Salomon, Vivian
......... .Hinkle and Vernon Bell
Recitation Ceole Smith
Gifts to the Poor. .Five little girls
Solo Celia Nelms
Select Reading, (The Irish Soldier)
Mrs. E. Truo Shattuck
Violin Solo Miss Ethel King
Recitation, (The Whistling Regi
ment .Mrs. Wilda Belknap
Duet, (Annie Laurie). . .Mesdames
.C. Mi and Frank Elkins
The exercise at the church were
worth tho price of admission, but
when the people arrived at the hall
they were confronted with an ag
gregation of pie and turkey, etc.
that would have been a treat to
some of the bald headed aristoc
racy of the effete east. Ample jus
tice was done to tho eatables and
when we got through it looked as
if a Kansas cyclone had paid a
visit to the tables. About thirty-
five dollars was cleared from the
proceeds of the entertainment.
STOCKIHENS MEETING
Held In Antelope
. Wreek.
Last
Me8tHere November 29.
Oeneral Forestry Hupporlntondent
To Moot Local
I). L. Lungill, General
Forestry Inst;ctor, met a number
of the members of the Stockmen's
Union here, last Friday, and dis
cussed with them tho question of
pasturage in the forest reserve. Mr.
Lungill stated that the aim of the
government was the greatest good
to the greatest number, and that
tho greatest interest centered in
the preservation and utilization of
the timber supply. Ho pointed
out that by the Betting aside the
Cascade Reserve, it had been pro
tected from the lund-grabberx, and
the lands had been preserved for
the use of tho. joplc, subject only
to proier restrictions. The chief
inquiry mado by; the Departngmt
js: What ptmiber of sheep will
the Reserve carry, without injur:
ing the wrmancy of the grazing,
and how can" that number be ap
portioned yth iustice to
These matter tfere tlmrnugmy dis
cussed, and before .closlii i liis re
marks, Mr. Lungill stated that us
long ns the sheepmen will do their
utmost to cooperate- with the
Government in promoting the use
fulness of the Reserve, they may
rest assured the grazing privilege
will be extended to them.
Applications (should lie made by
March 1. Blanks will be sent to
sume centre, probably to the Secre
tary of the local stock union, und
the applications must be sent in
to the supervisor by a certain date.
No applications will be considered
before that date. Antelope Herald.
I'leasctl With Oregon.
Colonel R. W.. Richardson, of
the Department of agriculture, who
attended the recent good roads
convention in Portland, apparently
carried away pleasant impression
of this state. Writing from Omaha
to General Passenger Agent Craig
of the O, R. & N., Colonel Richard
son said: ,
I take tills opportunity to tell
you how much I enjoyed my recent
visit to Oregon and of my pleasant
impression of that splendid state.
After a long ride across the brown,
seared plains und plains of the
Central West, one cannot measure
the delight of the winding wavs
through the verdure-clad Cascades,
plunging into the wide magnif
icence of the Columbia anil finding
peace and plenty in tho beautiful
valley of the Willamette.
Oregon surpassed my expecta
tions, World's Fair Commissioners
Doscho and Wetherred and others
had told of its wonderful resources
and possibilities, but I made lilteral
discouut for their enthusiasm.
Oregon combines many favorable
conditions for its people and for the
settler who is seeking a home. I(s
timber, mineral, agricultural ond
horticultural resources, are unex
celled. Her valleys are rich in
soil; her sun kissed slopes and
mountain sides clothed with nutri
tious grass and mellow and (sweet
with fruits and Bowers; her ft reams
clear and deep, bountiful with fish
-a no nmall consideration in her
natural resources. -Her cities and
towns are substantially built, up
to date and busv with the"hum of
industry and commerce, comparing
most favorably with those of the
East and of tho'Middle West. Her
people are wide awake, broad, gen
erous and hospitable, giving a
warm welcome to the stranger and
homeseeker. Her harbors are open
to the commerce of the world. Her
railroads are equal to those of any
state in the Union in proportion to
mileage, equipment and manage
ment; they are loyal anil devoted
to her interests and the chief fac
tors in her development.
In fact, all her ways are to be
commended except her highways,
which now promise to be improved.
To Examine Land Frauds.
Seerctary of the Interior Hitch
cock will send special agents of the
interior 'department to Oregon to
investigate alleged frauds in timber
lands. The agents will examine
all entrymen who have made final
proof during the past year and
witnesses will also l subpoened.
An effort will be made by the
Albany claimants to have the spec
ial agents, take the testimony in
this city and thus save the expense
of a long trip to the Lakcview
land office. Over 103 Albany per
sons act in Lake and Klamath
counties, and it wU mean geyernl
thousand dollars to make the trip
to Lakcview. Senator Mitchell
congressman Tongue have
been asked to get the Department
to make the investigation in this
city. The Albany people arc not
afraid of a strict examination, but
many will hardly lie able to take
t the long trip to Lakcview to defend
their titles. Albany Herald.
Land and LivestoCls Company.
Articles of incorporation were
filed in the county clerk's oflice of
Laiv county last week, by tin?
Oregon Land & Livestock Com
pany. The principal office of the
company is Eugene, and the eiy
ital stock is $1,000,000, divided in
to shares of $100 each. The in
coqmrators are R. A. Booth, John
F. Kelly and George H. Kelly,
The incorporators are all officers
of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Com
pany, and the new incorporation is
practically a scion of that com
pany. Some time ago the Booth
Kelly Company secured the vast
land grant of the Oregon Central
Military Maon Road Company.
A portion of that property is west
of the summit of the Cascade moun
tains und is valuable for its timber,
und will be held to supply the mill
of the company.
- East of the summit of the Cas
cades, however, is a vast acreage
in the grant on which there is no
valuable timber. In order to uti
lize this property, the Land & Live
stock Company was formed and
the articles of incorporation cover
every branch of the livestock busi
ness. It is the intention of the
company to lease or purchase other
lands adjacent and stock the prop
erty with herds and flocks and put
it into a state of productiveness.
Forest Reserve Ruling;.
Forest Supervisor M. P. Isen
berg is in town today, attending
the stockmen's meeting. Mr. Isen
berg informs us that a change has
been mado in the matter of allott
ment of range in the reserve. By
a ruling of the Secretary of the In
terior, made February 8, 1902, the
allortment of range in reserve was
placed in the hands of wool-growers
aseociations, where such associa
tions included a majority of the
sheepmen in their membership.
On October 24th, last, this authoi
ity was taken from the stock as
sociations and placed entirely in
the hands of the forest supervisors.
The rules governing the allottment
are the same as heretofore. Ante
lope Herald.
Edward Graham was over frcm
Sisters the fore part of the week
looking after business matters.
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
Oull'nsra F.-om Our Exoha n?e,i
News Notes of the Week
Timely Topics.
The Stark Irrigation Company is
taking a canal out of the Malheur,
to cover 20,000 acres on Dead Ox
Flat, below Payette.
A smelter of 100 tons capacity
will be erected at Takilma, on the
Oregon and Pacific railway, in the
Waldo mining district.
Tlie North Pale Mining Com
pany has purchased the electric
road franchise from Bourne to
Sumpter and will build and operate
this road at an early date.
P. A. MarquaiQ, ytha built the
Marquam Mock; and. theater in
Portland, has begun arr action in
th? !hic "circuit court to recover
the property, which was bought in
by his creditors some time nm for
3G3,000. Mr. Marquam, in his
complaint, alleges that he is ready
to redeem the property, and . asks
the court to give him that right.
W. R. Mealey, of Foster, will
circulate petitions to the legislature
asldng for further prolectlori' fof
deer. Mr. Mealey is confident
th.Pt il something is not don? the
ueer will disappear entirely in a
few more yea"!!. A Mr. Mealey
has eneiit a gr?t deal 6i tiiiie in
the mountains and is a close ob
server, his opinion in the matter
is entitled to considerable weight.
There are five women in the
state penitentiary, Emma C. Han
nah, of Linn county, Kate Saun
ders, of Portland, (each being in
tiie asylum,) Mrs, Minnie Crocket,
of Umatilla county, for murder,
Mrs. Rose Carlisle, of Jackson
county for burning a barn, and
Etta Horton, placed there last
week from Harney county under a
year's sentence for adultery.
Albany Democrat.
To Ki'daim 30,000. Acres.
Salem, Nov. 12 The Three
Sisters Canal company today filed
in the office of the state land board
an application for contracts for
the reclamation of 30,000 acres of
arid land lying in the western part
of Crook county. The tract is
located between the mountains
known as Three Sisters and Des
chutes river. State Engineer George
L. Dill man will go and examine
the land this week. It is proposed
to irrigate the tract with water
from the tributaries of the Des
chutes. L. E. Allingham is in the city
from the mountains. Mr. Alling
ham has done a good business dur
ing the past season in the timber.
Henry L. Wilson, editor of Puck
one ot tne alleged "lunnicst'
papers in the world, is touring the
Pacific coast, and visited Portland
last Tuesday.
The labor unions of Oregon will
ask the next legislature to create a
commissioner of labor. President
G. Y. Harry is the choice of the
state Federation for the position,
if created.
Miss Carrie Ford returned last
week to her home in Eugene, where
she has a position in the State Uui
versity. Miss Ford is a fine teach
er and wc hope that when she re
turns here nevt year she may be
successful in organizing a good
claw in music.
IOOO
FRAUD SURELY EXISTS.
Department of tho Interior ia Find-
ing Out the Fact.
The department of the interior
has discovered it is possible that
there was an element of fraud in
the desire to set aside tho Blue
Mountain forest reserve on the
lines of the withdrawal order. A
tip, hint, suggestion or something
else has been received, indicating
that individuals who were buying
all of the worthies school land
embodied, were eager for the re
serve, and that they would profit
by buying 40,000 'acres for 11.25
an acre, receiving lieu scrip there
for when the reserve is created, and
immediately selling this scrip for
5 and $5.25 an acre.
We compliment the department
upon getting this fact clear. Of
course it is hopelesa to exect
Portland merchants ever to reason
in that light. They want a reserve
Created, because they know better
than we what we need and are
going to cross the Cascades to in
wet that we take it. ;
' In the nature ot things, Mr. Sec
retary of the Interior, could you
not have found basis for suspicion
in thejrery fact that all the people
interested oppose the reserve, while
the outsider, the stranger to local
conditions, urges such action?
Could you, Mr- Secretary, heed
solely thos,e few renegade soqIs.
herein who expounded wisely oif
uic 2??e9sity or a reserve, and who
through perverse narrowne k'ti
tnow
not their own interests?
A few fact!?. TJiere about
40,000 ncm oTscEtxiriiind'in the
proposed '??erve. It it not re-
garded worth more than an
acre, else the speculator would
hav acquired it long ago. The
agents of the industrious; clique
making headquarters at Salem and
having free entre in Capitol offices
having been purchasing this school
land in larger quantities. This
same western Oregon clique has
been particularly patriotic in ad
vocating the reserve. Scrip sells
in the market for from $5 to $5;25.
Buying price, 11.25; selling price,
$5.25; profit per acre $4; aggregate
profit on 40,000 acres, $160,000.
This dazzling result is predicated
upon purchase of all the school "
land embodies. Every part ac-. , ,'
quired in that manner would profit
on this ratio. Blue Mountain''"
American. -' ' """.
Pasture! Pasture!!
I have 640 acres of good pasture -,
and will take horses or, cattle to - -pastuie
by the month, at 'reason-' "
able rates. Ranch on Marklcteek::r
Jokum H. Petersox.. . 'A - '
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