Crook County Journal. Publish!) Famy Thckmut by THE JOURNAL PUISLISHSNU CO. closes a mighty small hole for so big a fossil as the Review's editor to crawl through. V. C. BLACK Eihto 8. M. BAILEY Masaokr County Official Fapkr. The .loVRNAL is entered at the ivoitofliethe Print ville, vlrei,., fr transniiairion throiiilhtl11-' V. 8. oaiUw ieeximl olaaa matter. 81'B.sCIUl'TIOX RATES IX ADVASCF Osi Ysi. MS MoNVHS Thkkk Months, . SO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, l'.K)3. The Oregon legislature is being flooded with bills providing for "flat" salaries for the slate's of ficers. So far none have ban adopted and it looks as though no change would be made during this Hon. V. C. Wills wishes the Journal to announce that his name was used in W. T. Pogle's article, which appeared in the Journal of January 22, without his knowledge or consent. The article in question scored Hon. J. X. Williamson, and as Judge AVills is a personal friend of Mr. Villiamsom, he wishes the matter corrected. Brig-Gen. Funston has been or dered to relieve Brig-Gen. Randall, in command of the Department of the Columbia. The latter has been assigned to duty in the Philip pines. General Funston's prouio . tion is perhaps the first case where a man had been an . adventurer, and get the rank that he has.- He spent several months in Cuba as a major of Insurgent Artillery, and through some pull no one knows what, got the colonency of the 20th Kansas volunteers. Tiie latter regiment was held at San Francisco several months after the Philippine expedition had embark ed, and for a time it looked as though they would not see foreign service. During this time Gen Funston then a volunteer colonel went to Tampa, Florida and made a number of attempts to get a stff position, but was refused recog nition by such men as Major Gen. Joe Wheeler. He was ordered back to his regiment and with them on to the Philippines, where the associated press and the presi dent made him what he is. We believe our own General Summers was a much better soldier. I win nht I he Patent Hill. Salem, Ore., Feb. 4. Represent ative Huntly of Clackamas, will make a vigorous fight against the patent medicine bill in the House. He has received protests from ft largo number of leading druggists of Portland protesting against its passage. He said today: "If the bill should pass it would work a great hardship upon drug gist of the state, for a great portion of their business is the sale of pat ent medicines. Many of them will be driven out of business alto gether. One provision of the bill is manifestlv absurd, for it de clares an emergency exists and that the act shall go into effect July 1. This would mean that druggists would be left with un salable stock on hand at that time running anywhere from $"00 to $3,000. If a similar law existed in all other states it would not be such a hardship, hut to cutlet the law How in Oregon would mean that proprietors of patent medi cines would simply cease to do business in in this state." The bill will be considered to morrow evening in joint session of the Senate and house. It provide that all patent medicines sold in the state ' hall have its formula printed on the wrapper, with the directions. A Communication. The Review of last week con tains an article, which is meant for an answer to the question rais ed by '.he Journal of last week, whether or not Mr. Holder was playing the roll of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde as regards bis two papers and their opposite policies towards county division. In answer he says that he has come here to stay, that he loves the people and the county etc., and infers that in years to come his bleached bones will be found where he fell valiant ly fighting for grand old Crook etc. So much for that, but we still hold that as proprietor of the Shaniko Leader he is responsible for its policy, so long -as his name is rjn at the head of the editorial column as such. Let any one ask a competent authority, who would be liable fur damages on a libel suit under these circumstances, Mr. Holder or the lessee, Mr. Percival. We believe that he would be told- that so long as a name was run at the head of an edi torial column as proprietor, it would denote a more or has active management, and the proprietor would be responsible for its policv. The question was raised by men who had greater reasons for having Crook County's interests at heart than the Review's editor, because of longer residence and greater financial interests. Why then, should it be called "childish gibberish"? The Review's article does not answer the question raised and the light thrown on the subject dis- Prinevillo, Ore. Feb. 7th 1903. Mr. Editor: I see that the outside pajiers and those . interested in Stockman County project have used my let ters about the court house propo sition as a cudgel against the Prineville people and their policy. I here rise to say that my private opinions are no criterion to judge the people of Prineville bv. I will also say that my letters were in no wise meant to express the senti ment of any but myself and those who saw fit to accept them. I was misled by false figures and mis takes in publications which I read as to the number of population and also the taxable property in the county, and so made estimates that are out of proportion, how ever my last article which apiear ed in the Review was, as it will appear, written to show how taxes could be saved in the long run, since a High School building was and is the aim of the county, it would seem wise to transfer the court house property to that pur pose and put what money it may be necessary to raise toward a school building into a court house with what ever more the citizens can afford to spend during the next two years or more. This will save the taxpayers the loss of their present property when they want lo build a new court house and furnish them a convenient and contiguous building for their wol house now. The school can get on for a couple of years with the present building and theuse of a part of the court house, this will give time and occasion to ma ture plans for adequate buildings and to know what is actually best and wise. Just a word about the din that has been raised about what has been said. It shows in the first place that the cause of S'ockman County lacks argument and so in their straits they pick up a straw or any thing to add weight to their project before the Senate. It must not be supposed that a city that will add wealth and ad vancement to civilization can be built upon nothing. Prineville's wellfare. and opulence means the best good of all within the county. F.. A. Child. The Ward Church and tie Origin. from it is, Chircho, and its modi fied forms. The Scutch word from this was; Kirk, etc., and our mod ern word conic to bo church and means not only the building in which the Lord's people assemble or congregate hut it has come to mean the congregation the ecclesi astical body, the corporate body, the convocation of the ministry or a convention of either or both the ; ministry and laity; ns well as many things pertaining to denom inational inllueneo and authority locally, oral large ami is as un- scriptural as it is confusing and often the cause of schism and dis loyalty to the Master's purpose in establishing his Kingdon upon earth. The Greek work that is trans lated church 11(5 in the new Testa ment, and the same word in the Septuagent Greek of the Old Testa ment, found about the same num ber of times there, but translated Congregation and assembly with out an exception in the old Testa ment, is Kkklesin. Now this word has no semblance or definition to compare with the word that right ly signifies the Lord's house and the two should not be confused nor have wo any authority for their in terchangable use except the in vention of the clergy of the dark ages,who are to blame for much that is unscriptural and unwarranted and the cause of the denomination al disunion of the Lord's jieople of today. For instance when the Author ized version ur King Jame's version was translated, the King gave his wise men 14 rules to govern their work, the first of which was: "Old ecclesiastical words must be kept, such as the word church must not lie translated congregation, etc." Now this word like others was chosen by the Bishops, who a hun dred years before had perfected their plans and ideas of the in vented church and its ordinances, according to their own choices and not the teachings of scriptures in many things, and they hail pro duced a version of the scripturrs to suit these ideas about the year 15G1, and it was forced upon the people and the King gave his wise men another rule viz: "The ordi nary liilile, read in the church, commonly called the liishop's Bible, to be followed, and as little altered as the original (and the King's rules) would ermit." When the Master said to Peter "Uponjhis rock will I build my Kkklesin, he uses the word that has been translated so often in the New Testament, church, but which if consistently translated accord ing to its true definition it would be Congregation or Assembly or called-out-ones. And so should it he regarded in every place wher-! true worshipers of the Christian faith assemble to commemorate his death and resurrection and maintain theordinances instituted by Him. There should be no di visions and sects but all should call themselves simply christians, nothing more. ' K. A. Ciiii.ih. considered was mado. This map, on which the topographic features are clearly and accurately shown, will bo of great value in assisting engineers to locate the main canal lines, and is essential to a compre hensive knowledge of the river ns a whole. About one hundred men are en g a g ed in those in vestigntions for the United States Geological Survey, Mr. K. T. Perk ins being in charge of the engineer ing field work, , Mr. K, C. Barnard in elm age of the topographic map ping, and Mr. J, li, Lippiucolt, resident hydregrapher for Cali fornia, consulting engineer on in vestigations. The demands for irrigation in the Colorado Valley are urgent. The average rainfall at Ciinip Mo have is-oiily 5.HU inches per an num, and at Yuma it is 3.0IS inches per annum, while the temperatures are such as to pro vide twelve growing months in the year. The Colorado River derives its principal source of water sup ply from the- melting snow on the high mountains of Utah, Colorado, ttnd yommg. It reaches the stage of maximum flow approxi mately 50,000 cubic feet per second in the months of May and June, when the demand for irrigation is normally the highest; its mini mum How about 4,0(K) cubic feet per second occurs in the months of January and February, at the time of least demand. The oppor tunities for storage on this stream are very great. The silts of the river are difficult to handle in canals, but the fertilizing proper ties which they have are such that lands irrigated with these muddy waters will never require further fertilization. Mr. R. H. Forties, of the Agri cultural Experiment Station at Tucson, Ariz., who has made n study of the silt in the Colorado River, has pointed out that this stream resembles the Nile in many particular. Like the great river of Egypt, the Colorado is subject to an annual summer rise suf ficient to overflow the extensive areas of its borders and delta lands, These high " waters are rich in fertilizing sediments, are exceptionally free from alkaline salts, and come at an opportune time for irrigation. Mr. Forbes maintains that when the Colorado is understood and utilized as suc cessfully as the greater and better known Egyptian stream, it will be recognized as the American Nile the creator of a new country for the irrigator, the mother of an oc cidental Egypt. Horses Wanted. Arid Lana Reclamation lorn la.- The greatest opportunity for the reclamation of arid landB in Cali fornia, and perhaps in entire Southwest, has been found to lie in the utilization of the waters of the Colorado River on its adjacent lands in California and southern Arizona. As a result of an investi gation along this river, made in January, 1902, by the hydro graphic branch of the United States Geological Survey, the ex tent of the alluvial bottom hind between Camp Mohave and Yuma was found to be from 400,000 to 500,000 acres. Extended surveys were begun November 1, last, to determine the area and quality of these bottom lands, the possibility i nf ilivortino wnter to them, and the The word "church" and the ires-j probable expense of their rcclama- ent day organizations under that ! tion. To this end a hydrograpluc name have no scriptural authority, either in the Old or New Tcsti- ment. , The Greek word from which the word church sprung is Kuriakon, and means, the Lord's house, noth ing more. The old English word survey of the region was begun, in cluding the gaging of the river, the location of canal lines soil analysis, and the determination of ilitand evaporation; and a topo graphic map of the lands upon which distribution systems may be The old reliulili' tirui, Wit' Seattle Auction anil .Sale. Htulilen. I nciirHirat-il , which hold nA'cial Hulen every day mill n-ulur weekly uiictiunu every Friday, receive hunted, 1 tii ICO (in coiinnient And advance all i-hiipmi charKen and well on 1'imimiMninn, or will liuy your (lumen outright. If you have any nutnlier nf hninen yuu wiiih to diHKMe nf at the Seattle Miirket nire, nu matter how far yon are frmi the city write Tie full tie- ncriitintiN and we will let yun knnw what 'the iirijee are and how tliey are m-llinir. All correniondenc nmijtly annwerwl. X. T. Joi.tif: k, Mur. M. J. Walkkk, Auct. 1212 Wertern Ave.,-..Heattle, Wanhiiiirton. THE BEE kill race ft Save !p HIVE Have you Hot 5c VisitthnllKE IIIVIC nnd urn the hun dreds of use ful articles bring sold at fie and IOo each. Also Ladies' Knit Drawers 25e. ARE YOU IN SHAPE - ' to get your full share of the prosperity that is with us now? It may not stay always. If U'2 was unsatisfac tory for you, you are due to find WHY. Better be quick about it, for the person who couldn't lunko money in u good year like that must be headed the wrong way, COME TO THE BEE HIVE and you will have a prosierous year. My first word in this onrliest ad of siiould be mid is an expression of sincere thanks lo my customers for the very generous business given mo during the year just closed. Respectfully, I, Michel ADAMSON & WINNER CO. Incorporated lHtl'J, Drills, Stationery and House Furnishing Goods Ti OLD COURT HOUSE STABLE W. II. SMITH, Proprietor Livery, Feed and Sale Stable SK'i ial attention paid to transporting passengers to and from Shaniko, and taking jmrtics to the pine woods or elsewhere, fay'lcrins reasonable. Prineville, Oregon at . N. A. Tye and Rfflf llPfQ re Se"'n cir Dry UlUlHCl 56oods at a 25 pef cent, 'Vi' Discount They have a P.iu Consignment of New Goods coming and must make room for them. Call around and take ad vantage of this Sacrifice Sale. RED FRONT BAZAAR S A. TVE & BROS., Props, Reliable Merchant Real Estate for Sale KOIt SAI.K-A two utory dwelling with hum and outhiiunen in the city of Prineville. Thin irnierty in well Hitnated and Ik covered hy irrigation, it cuvem (ine-fimrth of a block and la one of the iient remdence ideations in the town. Trice reaitonalile JOUIt.N'AL HEAL KSTATK AGKNCY. Partiieralllu Waaolullou. Notice is hereby given that the firm and partnership of Willey and Dee, consisting of Charles M. Willey and John W. Dee, doing a general saw mill business on Wil low Creek, Crook county, Oregon, has been this day dissolved hy mutual consent, Charles M. Willey retiring from the firm. All ac counts due said firm will he col lected and receipted hy John'W. Dec, and all accounts owing bv said firm will be paid hy John W. Dee. John W. Dee. Charles M. Willey. Dat d December 10th, 1902. READ THE JOURNAL Prineville Meat Market P. H, POAK, I'HOP, New Shop and is TJp-to-dato and Clean Grinding vonr teeth on tough beefsteak is certainly annoying hut have you tried ours? Our Meats are Selected. by careful judges and we use every endeavor to fur nish none but what is fresh, tender and nutritious. NEXT DOOR TO HONNKY'S The Superior Washing Machine The attention of the public is called to the fact that the STPKR IOR WASHING MACII1NK is, like its na , superior In all all res ects to any other on the market. For praetii nl proof of which we will come to your house and sucrintcnd your washing FREE OF CHARGE flic washer can ho found alrendv in many homes in ( rook countv and is giving entire satisfaction. Wo have agents in the various set tlements in tins county who will show the merits of the washer o parties interested may send orders to me at liny Creek, Oregon. H. G. Kibbee, General Ag't for Crook Co