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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1903)
A BallroHd t or Prlnrillc.-Cona-vatlve AnvweriMl. I notice a stricture in the Review on my court house suggestion, ny one styling himself "Conservative." Now since every man hos a right to his own oninions ami not to , court a controversy with any one ' over what should be common in terest to all, I will say that my r rH.lo ,w written ill answer to the question, how to keep the county seat and how to secure a permanency and prosperity to our city, providing the railroads give us the "go by," as they wem to ne iilannine to do. Ami nines "Con" (wo will call him that for short) began by say ing that he endorsed every word, svlklilfl and letter therein. We are at a loss to understand his ar ticle except upon the theory that he either did not understand his what the term "endorse" signifies, or that he did not care for his word. The latter might be "inferred, since he says that "our courthouse is as commodious and convenient in every way as Laue, Linn, Ben ton & etc." Now that is so ex cept that it isn't. Either of these counties mentioned have court houses that could take our build ing into their first story and then have room to stow away some of our other fine buildings in . the same departments without having to go up stairs at alL Perhaps our !Con," like his countryman namesake, wuz quoit yung whin he wuz borrn over in the emerald ebfoot country and things looked big then since the moss grew even on public build ings and it was a good many years ago, before the wise men came from the east; and when they did begin to come it was a long time before they could be persuaded to invest their capital where the moss grew on everything, even the con servative settler's back! Here we have a county several times as big as the ones cited by "Con," and with several times their resources and advantages to manu facturers and advancement that . outclass anything "Webfoot" ever dreamed of. The days are at hand and the progressive men that call for rapid advancement in order to keep abreast of the coming pop ulation that are now entering our doers. My three previous articles were written to answer anxious questions of busiuess men whose interests are here in Prineville. The majority of population will eventually be and that in the not far distant future, along the Des chutes. Conservative men are now saying that the county seat will be moved, and I do not say that it will not be for the interests of the county to move it eventually, but what I have written I have written in the interests of Prineville and the days are not far distant when it will be seen that the advice was not larger than the occasion de manded to maintain the status quo, as well as the adjustment for the future. Our Rip Vanwinkle "Cons" will wake up to see greater lights than Aladdin's lanterns and stronger cords of influence than "sjiider webs" when the C. S. , Jy. goes whistling up the Deschutes and the irrigation ditches come seeping through ten thousand farms down the desert's fertile soil. But if we all, like "Con", lull ourselves off to sleep with the assurance that some thing will turn up "beyond a ques tion of doubt," then we deserve to be left in the "wilderness" fyrty years longer. The man who .raises a family does just whit "Con" says he does not. Now if "Con" had a wife and children, vhich I suspect he has'nt, (for such generally claim to know how it is done better than those who have better than a dozen,) he would be at work this blessed day of grace acquiring all tne territory he could lay hold of f jr future oc cupation. Just the thing to do while it can be had in close proxi mity to his investment and home stead. So with Prineville, wc want to keep what we have and get what we can while it may be had with advantage for future progeny and i and coming population, both for, a pleasing effect upon the eye and substantial effect to the pocketbook of those who the shares if you please, as well as for those who are able to buy, but furnish and pro duce a commodity that makes life worth living and the buying worth while. Come now "Con," the Camel is young and large and strong and can stand tons of bay, not to kick at a few straws the like of which your well meaning writer is tick ling him with, K. A. C. The Oilier Side. Will "Jack" Matthews, if he should succeed in placing Mr. Ban croft, who has been "a large em ployer of men" in the place that Mi. A. B. Croasman occupies as postmaster of Portland, hand Har vey Scott a gilded cube? This is the problem .that is per plexing "large numbers of men," who have not been in Mr. Ban croft's employ nor in the employ of the corporation he represents. .State Senator McBride is not say ing a word, but he knows that he alone holds the key to the situation the United States marshal's office. Mr Scott thinks that lie knows what he is going to get from his new found friend "Jack" but he really isn't "on" a little bit. Itis openly predicted that the wolf's long howl on Unalaska's shore will not be a mouse squeak compared with the roar that will go forth from the tower when the Senatorial package that Jack has in his valise for the editor is de livered. Mr. Bancroft has been' too busy with the large numbers of men he has in his employ to bother with politics much. He is working hard on his freight bills and pay rolls and leaving his fate in the hands of Senator Mitchell and Congressman Tongue. In the in terim of political sallies the De partment of Justice is working on jack's case and trying to find out where that resignation is and who uvjt the back date on it. The ad ministration moves slow and Mat thews will not be told to keep his fingers out of the political pie until the department makes an investi gation on its own account. But the fight against Croasman on the ground that Mr. Bancroft has been an employer of large numbers of men is creating a smile all over town. The laugh has reached Washington and has had a bad effect on Bancroft's cam paign. The deal between John "Buttinsky" Matthews and Mr. Scott has not helped the cause of the employer of men and it has materially assisted Croasman. A short time was spent among the business men of Portland this morning by a Daily Journal repre sentative in which inquiry was made as to whether or not Mr. Croasman has made a satisfactory postmaster. No particular class of business men was selected, hut the question was put to all classes from the largest to the smallest, and the same old response came promptly, "perfectly satisfied." It was not a man here and there or persons selected with a know ledge of how they stood, or a know ledge of their political belief, but the question was put to every one met that was idle a sufficient length of time to give the question consideration and give an answer. Clerks and persons present when the inquiry was made could not resist joining in the indorsment of Mr. Croasman, and many times the statement was made: "It is only politics an attempt to dis place a good officer who has given universal satisfaction to the people just to satisfy a clique of politi cians." "It is a shame and an im position upon the )eopIe," said many others. The general sentiment of Hie lieople the universal sentiment, it may well be said, for the oppo sition is too small to l considered against the whole, is against turn ing out Mr. Croasman at this time. In fact the people do not believe in bartering so important an office that is supjKieed to be already in the hands of the republican party among a lot of the cheapest and most corrupt political ringsters the state ever had, Not only the re spectable element ol the Ropul liean party demanded that Oroas man bo retained, hut the rank and tile of the party demand it; and the Democrats knowing that the Republicans are entitled to the postollice and that Croasman also entitled to it, and that he is worthy and the best mail for the place, are unanimous in their Blip port for him. If Croasman is turned out one of the gravest political errors in the history of Oregon will be com mitted Portland Journal. Abraham Lincoln once declined the )osition of governor of Oregon Territory. This is not generally known, but it is none the less true. After the office bad been refused by John Marshall afterwards chief justice of the supreme court of the United States it was tendered to the great "rail splitter." His reply came characteristically: "No sir ee! ' Lincoln refused the pes. turn not from any lack of appreciation of the honor or unwillingness to bear the responsibility. The real cause was the unwillingness of his wife to undergo the hardships of a trip across the plains and priva tions of life in the far west. In other ways, Lincoln's life touched the history of Oregon. His birth occured in the same year 1809 in which John Jacob Astor con ceived the plan of fitting out the ship Tonquin for trade in the Ore gon country. Exactly fifty years from Lincoln's birthday, Oregon was admitted as a state. Again, when Lincoln was inagurated president of the United States, he was introduced to the eople by Oregon's first senator, Colonel E D. Baker. And during the cam paign one of the candidates for vice-president on an opposition ticket was Ex-Governor Lane, whom Lincoln had been asked to succeed in office. Pacific Monthly. Siw Death 3ear "It ofteu made my heart ache," writes L. C. Overstreet, ol Elgin, Tenn., "to hear my wife cough until it seemed her weak and sore lung would collapse. Good doctors said she was so fait gone with Consumption that no medicine or earthly help could save her, but a friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery and jwrsis tent use of this excellent medicine saved her life." It's absolutely guar nr. teed lor coughs and all throat and lung diseases. 50c and $1.00 at Adam son A Wiunek Co. Trial bottles free. Married In California. Joseph Richmond Whitney and Miss Zella Emile Wood were united in marriage at the residence of the bride's brother, Arthur W. Wood, at 527 South Flower Btreet, in 1.03 ngeles, California, on Monday evening. December 22, 1H02. Rev. Dr. Mclntyre, of Los Angeles, per formed the ceremony, which 'was witnessed by only a few relatives. The groom is one of the propri of the Herald and state printer elect. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wood, of this city, and a most worthy and ac complished young lady. They will spend their honymoon visiting in California and will return to Oregon about January 1. Their home will be in Salem, where the duties of Mr. Whitney'" office re quire his residence. They have the best wishes of all for a happy and prosperous wedded life. Al bany Herald. Purtneritlitp Dissolution Nut ice is hi1 ruby given Unit I lie firm and iurtn;rnhi of Willey and Dee, consign; of Cbiirb-nM. Willey and John W. Dee, doing u gunenil khw mill buHineHh on Wil low Creek, Crook county, Oregon, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent, Cbarlen M. Willey retiring from the firm. All ac counts due naid firm will be col lected and receipted by John AV. Dee, and all account owing by said firm will be paid by John W. Dee. John W. Dee. Charles M. Willey. Dated December 10th, 1902. A Thanksgiving Surprise Br (LISA AIMSTIONO ItMOUM. 00 T7TT ADyoua pktiMnlTlmnkntiivl.iti E this ytttr: qucrwtt tut mtlt Wo mttu in blue. 'M'no, wt dnltiV ttwt ii, tjitl not, though my luilmi liulm viMr timv he think of it, mi hen l leiial. miht hnvo (Mijivvcii it," rrpltrd the tall wmimu lit lirm n. "Oh, well mine men nru llutt way; tiuw will Iniitfiml anything, Hut what Iim''mioiI f Iul your cook go out of ontt door a the tur key earn in by another" "Nothe did not letw, but her grand mother' second couiin'i wife diedtt ii ttrfthfie what mortality there u in her fam- COULD COOK DINNER LATER. ily at holiday timet. She tatd the funeral would be over At noon on ThBiikiiivtntrlay, and if 1 wanted her to he could lie at home to cook dintier for me 1.1 itntiuiei luUr, At her gr uiotuoiher'i eeond euunti live ten mile uttiiy, however, 1 commie red that doubtful. "So you juit made a firtue of neceMily. Oh. well, you Gin at lentt remind her of it the next time that you haverompany." "Ve-e. if she hnpieiif to tw villi me that lung. Anyhow, it did not item to matter greatly, bceau- each Tiiutikf;Tvtiig day id nee our murriuge w have dined with my linkuii' nier. We originally or ranged t hnt we were to entertain eiti'h other on al ternate TmutkKiviii(i. and 1 nave aiwuye iiuuic it a (mint to f.y mch tiniei we lat down to dinner, 'Now, you muni all din with me next TtunUgiviRtf day. i will take no reltial.' Oh, 1 am alwayi eery careful to keep an nt(reemenl." "Oh, and did they " "Well, er no. You ee I am to forgetful that when Anna would lay in a tort ofrft t.itmjr tort of a way, ai Thnnk-givir g dy drew en r: 'Well, are you and .lhn Hiid t he children coming over an uual on TiiuimU)?' I would juat hasten to reamure the good eoul on that point. Hut I never failed to give them all a cordial invitRtion for the next year." "Oh. I tee." "Yen. Well, thi year 1 did not bapen to ee Anna, but I knew it would be all tiffin . eopci-iiilly ai 1 had ahown myielf o friei.dly each year. Kowhett John began to Uik of Tiiankigiviiig 1 tld him tl;al Anna would be hurt if we failed to' come. She does her own work, you know, and hai no cook to go off and urmet things. John had brought home a fine turkey, but' 'that would keep until Lii.iay. "So I thought. Well, we started early In order thai Anna nug'iL he uite aure of us when she sUrU'd to He pit re dinner," Oh, so you reaily went: "We did. John urnl I have heea married 14 yearn now: he know it i Triest tot'" what I ay the lirst time I my it. 1 day, you remember, was cold and wjnuy, and we were chilled through with our long drive and the cUidren were quite fretful when we arrived to " To find a glowing fire, a warm welcome and a good dinner. How nice; quit like i bit out of a Ktory (wok." To find the place deoerted: not a soul at home! I was never o enraged in my life I always did hate a lack of hoopitatity. I wanted to go on to hit uuut's, but Jobu wtid we would go home, and he said it in sucb a lone that we bad driven a mile before I caught my breath." 'Ofi, well, you could cool your temper by givir.g him a cold dinner." T nit w:ij what 1 resolved to do, but. if you will be!i(-ve it, w:ien we reached home we found An nil, witn her hi!lmnil nnd all im' r 'liMren only two Unc tntia wp have e'u;ti; waiting for us on the rorrh! S ie f.ii.i that my inviintion on lout Tne.isk- giviiR d;i ta.i b'-en mm-'i a pi cuing one thit che v njhl not lirnl it in her heart to dt,i point me! So I actually I r.d to go to .wdi k :tnd get up a dinner for her wtio.e fa nit y a well as my own. Did you ever hear of Mien an impaction on good nutuic in your life?" 'mutton for O K. dc H, Men. Portland, Dec. 20. The veteran in the service of the Oregon Rail road and Navigation company will receive the coninlitncntH of the Christmas weapon for the company in the shape of an official notice of the inauguration of a new pension Bystem beginning January 1st, 1903. The information wtis given out by Pr. sident A. II. Mohlcr to day. The circular says: "On January 1st, lUO'I, the Ore gon Kailroad and Navigation com pany will establish a pension sys tem and provide the nei-cssary fund for the nunn the benefit of which will accrue to tho-eemplovet-who have been twenty yean con tinuously in the companyV service, and who have reached an age nesecssiating retirement therefrom. The amount of (tension to he paid an employe will depend uton the length of his continuous service with the company, and bis average monthly salary during the last ten years thereof." SLIITH'S Wines, Liquors, Domestic and Imported Cigars. . Proprietors of the RSSSW. FltlMYILLK, ORE. CHAMP SMITH. ED N. WHITE, White & -DEALERS IN- WINES, LIQUORS, noil ks in: nail . niroitTMi.... t'OUNTItY OKOEKS FIRST DoOK SOUTH SOLICITED. ' I'OINDKXTKIt HOTEL PRINEVILLE, OREGON. SHANIKO WAREHOUSE SHANIKO, OREGON. Fireproof LuiMings, lUOxIKX) feet, 150 fwt, being stories in height. General Fowanling, Storage ami Commission Merchants. DEALERS IN IjlaekHinith'eoal, Flour, llarhcJ Wire, Kailn, Cemrnt, Liin Oml oil J Plaster, Sulphur, Woolfjind Grain sacks and Twine, Grain nmlFcctl. Highest price paid for Hides and reltn. Special attention given to Wool trade. First Class baling and grading facilities. Stock yards with all the latest and best facilities for hand ling stock. Agents for tho Wasco Warehouse Milling Co. "White River" and -Dalles Patent" flour. Best in the Market. 71ark Soods Care c W. Co, Prinevillc-Shaniko Stage Line. DAILY BETWEEN PKhNEVILLt AND SHANIKO. -SCHEDULE.- Leave Shaniko, 6 p. in. Leave Prineville 1 p. in. First class accommodations for the traveling public. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT Adamson & Winnek Co., Agents, G. M. Cornett, Manager. war madc by I Strauss "Amerlci's Ltidinj Chicago Good clothes contribute nem. You (rain the point In Strauss Xros.' made garments. Ther are made scientlflcallT to your exavct mo&aur 2 taillim In AloAtt o.iiit.i.tf r W Iromdrstto last given the minutest attention, tho rt-sniiocinif (farmenu distinctly and absolutely aatiafactory. ii nun u can oe aone at tne low prices i via uue ui ovv umpiei 01 cuoiceit Salomon, Johnson BEGEPTIOr J a The Celebrated m A. B. G. Beer t Always on Hand. I'rincriHc Soda Worts. ' ISOM CI.KKK. JOHN COMBS. Combs. CIGARS. Arrive PrineviHe, t! a. in. Arrive Shaniko, 1 a. in RATES REASONABLE- For that Millionaire' Feeling garminU - to - ordcr i i i Bros. Tailor," much to lianol- w bT hiirhlv hHIIM ohin. Vu... An above the ordiiary You trill wonder quoted. Call and see new woolens. & Co. EFFECT"