Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921, July 30, 1903, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textiait 'Ei j ." - Crook County Journal. PvHimHi Ktwt Tsi n BVII.KV AND BI.Ai'K. PMprlMnn. L '' " 8. M. BAII.KY .Maw Oi-sty Okfh ui. Pawn. Tin Jocmu h trtH i th ixt' V 'I F's'SiiVr HIBSCRIPTION' RATKS - . ia"fKc .i - ti-' Tif.it,,3?Ti.,":::::;.:.:::::.':.;..::::'-S through si..w imt agmtiigmeniaijf.vin,r i - - torture resting on his Mack sotil.j A distinguished party will go to THt'KHDAY. - Jl'I.V t, WW., And yet up to the time of the Crater Like on August 4i, among - - - murder he was counted a? only an j the minihcr heing Movernor ('ham- The death of no other man in , ordinary young fellow slmut town,! Iierlain, Senator Mitchell and recent times has drought forth so gather more intelligent than the j Fulton and Joaquin Miller, many tributes of admiration and re-Average, and with some reputation . ,, Hn amltiinU d speri as mi i mr- i.-h ,-v.t. ,m, iuni,iirr 111 jcrtioig uic 'i "i Rome. Theeatimste of l,eo's char- foolish girls. He could use pro teras made hy Catholic churchmen fanily and cigarettes with the are uniformly Isudiiory and sincere, worst, and yet could assume the So other prelate www to have npn-arance and actions of unite a attach! hi Wlowers more closely ;fUave, 'nk-a young workingman. to himself than the late pope, and H(. lackeil moral fiher, moral if the respect in which he was held principle, moral eourage; yet had j arrived in the city hist Wednesday approached a pious veneration it the physical and mental courage to j for a few weeks visit with his son. waa manifestly because of the tine eomm.t this awful deed, in tlieU-I- McCulloch. Mr. McCulloch and lovely nature of the !atp wihhIs. m! niiilnilit. and probably j is a prominent cituen of tirants pontiff. 'cares no more about the long! l'ass. having Wen county surveyor From outside the church the; agony mid death of the motlierjcf Josephine County for a nunilx-r tributes are quite a sincere, even than he apparently did for thejof years. if the loss lacks the peculiar sift- nificance that it has for members; (if the Catholic chinch. From rnvaltv, heads of state and eminent men everywhere have come expres- sions of admiration lor Leo's fine; oualitiesof head and heart. There: lias lieen hanllv a discordant note, even in quarters where controversy Boegli for the year ending June . ies existed with the papacy. There l ilh, for all the schools in Crook is ready acknowledgment that a 'county: notable career has cLwcd and that-; (JKNKRAL STATISTICS. the church hat lost a son who will . take high rank among those who have made it history illustrious.! I A lawsuit was tried at Salem a short time ago, involving the quo- tion of ownership of a durhauij S. persons between 4 call. Eleven witnesses swore pos- and -.tl not attending 15(1 107 lively that they knew the calf in j question and that it belonged toiN,.. days attendance .V,244 the plaintiff in the case, while six teen equally truthful persons more that it belonged to the de-l findant. Most likely it was a cae of where two calves resembled. The whole unrulier of immigrants I who arrived in the Cnited Slates during the last fiscal year is now officially announced. It was X57, 04i. The numlier coin uing from Italy. Sicily and Sardinia was 230, 823; from Austria-Huiigary: 2H6, 011; from Russia, 136.0SW; from Germany. 40.0SK; and from Scan dinavia. 70.4Xa. In Denmark there are companies which insure women who have a fear of becoming old maids. They pay stated sums every year, and should they marry More they are 40 what they have paid goes to the less fortunate. After they are 3 they receive pensions for life. A log nine feet in diameter at the email end, fourteen feet at the large end and forty feet long, is bothering a Puget Sound mill. It will hare to lie blasted order that it may lie sawed into lumber. Then there will he a isle of it large enough to build a big barn alsiut 21,1X10 feet. Mrs. James J. Corbet is said to have dreamed that her husband; kuocked out Jeffries iu the thirteen th round. What Mr. Corhett's dream is probably not lie known until Mr. Jeffries has put him to sleep. Several uromineiit Wall .trtet! brokers are planing for an elephant hunf in Abysina. They have probahly tired of chasing hulls and . r - ! Kaifium is aaid to have cured a saucer jn London, and there will! ,.,.. ,, wiarp oeniana mr even il the price is m,( 1",Un ' - - - The .country is all right, and a few failures on Wall street oulv , . , ' mean that peopl- there are sober-, ,n "I1' Kvidentlv the iroieit if fairly Hwd for some of the dark hnrwK among the cardinals. China seems to want to get on to "i a gold basis, "slice samee Mclican j man." lirtifiM afirnaath. i A sml consequence of one ol ttiei '.nost horrihlc and shocking iimr- ders ever committed in this part o! the countrv, or anvhere, occurred Monday in the death of Mrs. Olar Kitch, mother ol the victim of th.nt terrihle crime that horrified this community four wars axo. That awful tragedy the broken-hearted mother could never forget, and the constant .t her down in sorrow to the jirave. I The voting man who, with a wild least's feroeitv, strangled the girl; whom lie had ruined, has also the; weiuht of her mother's murder! fate of the dead girl. How are we j to acctmnt for such fair seeming monstrosities? Telegram. ! .! Ilrrrl. . ,. , , i ! following is the annual school i report compiled by Superintendent ; it.vis UAJ-K FKMAI.K No. persons Iwtwecn 4 and 2(1 TOO 897 No. teachers employed during year IB ." Average daily it- temiance 4ilS No. of organized dis tricts 44 No of legal voters lor school purpose 1 ,04rt N. (,f school houses :S!1 built Average numlier of months public school taught ij. FIN'WCIAI ST4TFMENT I lash ou hand last report ..J.-'0 n,eciveu iroui uisirici tax i hi. Received from county schoal tund a l ; Receive,! from state fund 195H.10; Keceive.1 trom tuition . . 2,2.!X)col, )K f0 at,Hni!ei tf lo 81lit , " " losses... S HOi taste of bnlhvmin ,.! nt.l " " all other sources 4; ;.4ti : Total 2iytW.H4 , DISBI'RSEMENTS I Paid for teachers wages U204K.M5 Paid for fuel and supplies 8X7.74 " ' repairs and im provements 432.K1 on uhpaid frp,ineip and in terests of Bonds 4-V.10 Paid for insurance 2N7.0." " " library books. " " other pursises ij n-j 524 21 1 I lotal 14,04.14: (j EN Kit AC. jwas killed. Some of the convicts Estimated value of school J prisoners escaied. A company of houses and grounds. . .$l;',7.).0O; militia was called to aid in the Estimated value of furni- I pursuit of the criminals. ture and apparatus... .!74H.Oo A trip of 50 miles U. the east Amount insurance school I ,.,,. p.;,,,!.. .,.,. , n,;,llarv - ' , ! a! I , ! ; of imW Wm.rtl Averilg, 8ailrv (f (emalp ' Average numlier mills tax levieil j'tll:jj re. Et. M. cl.i , o'Neil, Haliml.y, July 25, aged 78 j 'ere, 7 month, and it days. j Mr- El M- ;l"l,iM " " in I s"r,ll'l't"U Mass., December i, i Mf 'W'""u '" ""' , in leariy lite, she tlitre met and was nuar- u HI.VS. The, ,,ed U. Or. gon in IHH1. ; Of this union 4 children were born. ! mis of which did in infancy. Three! ! in mrvive her, Walt and George ol ; this city and Charles ol Antetoiie, tlie; liuiliand having died a Unit 6 years t ago. nne necaiue a cnrieuan at an earlv $v d died in the faith of the gospel in which she had lived. Additional Locals, 0. Sam Smith returned Monday Srom 1,11 "'"''"led visit to Alaska " P"- W, 0. Black and wile returned Tuesday trom an extended visit to the Beaver creek country. The yacht Reliance has heen selected hy the New York yacht I'luli as the defender of America's cup against Shamrock III. W . Stoffa was in from lVs chutes the first of the week. Mr. Steffa made this office a pleasant call and assisted us in feeding the V. S. Commissioner and is now lire- aretl to attend to all kinds of Und or Notarial business at Madras Post office in the Willow Creek Basin. It. 0. McCulloch, ol tirants l'ass, I C. B. Allen and wife and daughter i were in from their ranch at Uva j the first of the week. Mr. Allen says haying is commencing in his ! section and that thev will cut a Mter crop than last vear. hut that 1 it is not as good as they usually cut. A.J. Black and family, of Ash wood, were in the citv the first of the week visiting friends. He re ports Ashwood conditions on the mend, now that the Oregon King has resumed work. Ilerhams' saw mill will commence operations by next Monday, and already have a number ol orders ahead. J.I. Huston arrived in the city Inst week lor a short visit with his wrvnt, Mr. ami Mrs. Knoj Huston. He has been engugiil as foreman ol the niechaninical demrtment on the : Kl Orcgoniau at Pendleton lor the j in rue nioniiit. lie resigned iu ! P"mun their to accept a similar one llie goverment printing office at Manilla, i'lillii,ine Islaniln. He left ' on Wednesday' stage lor Portland j via of Shaniko. He expects to sail! for Manilla annul the Hth of next month. A movement is on foot to organ ize a Club in the citv and secure a building and have it fitted up with a reading room, smoking room billiaad tables, a gymnasium and ii,er modern conveniences. Such an undertaking should meet with the approval and support of the mi,lesS icn of the citv, as it l! would lie a good place for our young men to siienu tneir spare 'im. "d in fact is just the thing "e Thirteen diiqierate convicts as saulted and overcame the guard, captured the prison armory, and made their escaja-, carrying with tliem 11 officials and guards of The Folsoiu state prison Monday. One guard was killed and four persons wounded. The men were serving from 12 years to life terms are (1,,,l"'ra,e criminals. A l"sse is in hot tumult and a battle wal! ,0U,ht jn wlkh on(. ,llgilivf. roau takes one tt.rotigt, a country rich in resources, that are Isiund to M. deVeloHsl in the near future. Mountains of timber, and hills of bunch grass surrounding fertile valleys, the latter Heeling but water to make them productive. I lit' timber is as good as old wheat, but just when it can be marketed problem. The bunch grass hills, however, will probably never 1 1 used lor anything but grazing, i and lor this reason, if for no other, j wy fc,,oui,, not lt, overijt(K.l,eu. At the present time they are cover- , . . .. . ;l with stixk fat as butter, and a ; i"nd ,bcm u1 U'nt 0k1 " " r. llol.lisa: To the wife ol Win. Holder a H pound boy. n ue ana cm a are aoinif nice v ami .brother Holder thinks he will xsni recover. Mil m4w nl trrlvtHg, The first shipment of the concen trated plant of the Dixie Men, lows Hold Mining Company has reached Whitney. It consisted of the big boiler, weighing 18,000 pounds, and the engine. Thomas McKwin took the contract todrive the plant at the mine, and had many tennis alsiut Whitnev early in the week getting things'in shape for hauling ., . . the boiler to Its destination. The outfit got away from the terminus 0. K., but had not heen heard from after striking the mountains of the Burnt river divide. The plant will have to lie haul ed across via Austin and thence to the South Fork and up Dixie creek. Till the Dixie Crook fork is reached but little difficulty will lie experi enced, as the mad that far waa made strong hy the hauling of the smelter machinery to the Standard. A large force of men in now en gaged constructing the road from the Present. Need to Dixie Meadows, a distance ol lour to five miles. More than two miles ol the worst part ol the road has heen graded, and work will lie hastened on the remainder. Some hauling la pos sible to the meadows over Cougar Ridge, but the heavy machinery will undoubtedly be made to await completion ol the splendid mount ain road lieing const rueted. The Inundation lor the mill is alsmi excavated, and the sawmill is manufacturing a large amount of liniWr for the concentrating mill and other buildings. Trowbridge A Son and Mr. Meeker, of Spokane.' millwrights, have the contract for erection of the plant, and Charles Thomas, representing Fairbanks, Morse A Co., will superintend in stallation of the machinurv. The past week the annual meet ing of the stockholders of the company was held, resulting in the choice of (i. II. Knight, Dr. V. C. Belknap. U. C. Reese, K. A. Bel knap and Dr H. I'. Belknap as directors. They chose the follow ing ollicere of the eomiinny: (i. H. Knight, president; K. A. Belknap, The Bend Mercantile Company A. II. GRANT, Manager. HAS ON HAND A Complete Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE at Prineville PRICKS. BEND, - J. I Seneral archandso h , This well known establishment is cleariiifr nut a 4k$2X)0 stock of mens' and boys' furnishings in order to make room. You'll them. Talk is cheap but if goods and prices- You'll .solves. Pnnevi e-Slianiko Staie im Dally Between Prineville and Shanlko Leaven Hhanikn, 6 p. in. Arrivus at Prineville- 6 s. in. I.ivin Prineville 1 p. m. Arrivni at Shaniko I a. in. First Class Accommodations TJhe Vienna P. S3. Prop. First Class Heals at All Hours 35 .leo rvuxnlalie& I2oom.s vie president; S, I. Belknap, secre tary; V. C Belknap, treasurer; nnd It, C. Iteese, Siiriuteiiileiit. Blue Mountain American. Looking at the northern heavens these clear nightaone may see what at first appears to he a star with n N urcmi,n' m'r ,lw llri'1 "ll,r 1,1 1 1... '. I!. ,.. -I....... .. I, .,.,.11., the ''dipier" where the handle joins on, hut 11 its ioaition is noted and a second observation taken ii few hours afterwards It will la seen that it has "moved up a notch" or down as the caae may lie. This is reported as being a comet hy the Lick observatory and It is said to he Hearing the sun at the rate of fifteen degrees daily. It will reach a point within .in,(XX),0'X) miles of the sun. It is said to have a tail A,(XK),(HI(1 miles in length, which is nearly as long as sonic told by Joe Ilinkle. This tail is cast off daily and a new one lakes its place. No doubt this will lie visible for some time to come and should la plainer to the sight lie fore it gets so near the sun as to lieoomo invisible to the eve. We're trying our level lst to gain the good will ol everybody in the West and our little prices and easy terms ol payment are calcu lated to do it. Filers I'iano House, Washington St Cor. Park, Portland, Oregon. Why don't you write lor particu lars ol our special offer on Pacific Queen organs? ( r !. For Sole, or to U't on Shares! One hundred head Stock Clitic For ir!iculari call on, or addieia, J. H. McMeen, Ijmionu, Ore. Preprations were bring made re centlv to embalm a Rochester. N. V. man, when he arose on the slab and objected to lieing han dled so roughly. Most any thing may lie exiwctcd from 'Rochester men. - OREOON. Thorn's find many bargains among you'll call and instiect our w find them speaking for Ihein- W W HKDI'I.K Cafe, Cents Lllilll'ft' KlIt'ttlHllillH' tlOOllH--- New Millinery Goods At the Old Roliablo Millinery Stort or JuTT f V TON7 I1iii nl ii Ini'ufNt slut Sih-nI iilmliil lliii. u( lint ami IIiwm Slm.w pvt'i I oiuhIiI to l'ill,,'i Ill,-, wlili'li will im mill) Nl I" nl "I I' I'll.. ' ivlll rrhlni'lt ami l.lni nl,l KnU Itw. Wt hnvr Mwlnl Sl n Oiiys hVitv Wmlnswlny aait .SttttmUy ,it nliirli llini tv i llir Miri'UI Hilrualim. iiiiiii menu'. MII.I.IKKKV I tIKAl' T I a in. A. lye and Brothers ",',J We have fust received a Coiiiilel In rtens' l urnldiliiKS, liuliidlin; Hats, Shoes, .Milrta Neckwear and cvcrythhin u.-lul In al I the l.atxt ThliiKS. Call and cvniiilne them. RED FRONT BAZAAR N. A. TV I; & IIK05., Props. Uellabk Merchant j glacksmilhing That Pleases In The Kind You Let nl i j. ii. vk;i.I''s (HlMVi'Muf tl') (HHiiVKTT A KI.KI.VH'S A Slix-lt of Furni Miii hiniTV You Hill find HICYCLllSof all Bond makes I Ramblers, Imperials, Ideals, anil many nthcrn. A liiKid Ii"1' of llirji'lc Himdrirs AT Kllll'rS. WATTS MARBLE 1 GRANITE WORKS Watts & Baker, Props. Marble and (iranite Monuments All Kinds of Stone Work FIRST CLASS WORK Second Street, J The Bee Hive l Ilayn Just Received nil I'li'Kiint iixwirtnient of llowered crmkery, Our direct imiortution. The good urn the host that can be had for the money, ami urn KKASON A III.IC. " In (llusswaro, wo Imve a nice line of Hen y Sets, just suitalde for the occaHHion. In fuel, wood enoiih lo nil from, and u lot ol other tiling in Unit linn lor prei-eiil. Shoes lor Men, Shoes for Ladies, itlsn for Hoys mid (lirls and for the lluliy who koeis you awake at ninlit. Monti Wearers, Mood Quality ami Iteaminalile Prices. Call ami See Them. Mrocories come in with every freight team. AnytliiiiK you will need in the limine, or (or ninipinK mitlits. These good sre choice, and they mux! lie su from the iiianitily I sell. Yur'iis Kim Kkkiw, I 9 t (IrwQtHv Ml IM'KHKIM HIIOON KKIT IK NTtH'K 9 INSTOMi PATENT a i ii i k siioi: litttiwt Styliw In $3.50 Thcv arc (iuarautccd nlm s on lnin.l 1 AT LOWKXT TRICKS The Dalles, Oregon i ' vSSfe' The Place Ipife T Save illtlP Money I. MICHEL.