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County VOL. VII. PRINK VI LLK, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 13, 1903. NO. 35 Crook Clearance Sale AT - WURZWEILER 8 THOMSON'S THE 01 Tlmir Knlhv Linn cit birth Shirt- WiiiHl-H, CimmIi SUii'lM, ami ovcry j'ttrrt of Summer Divhm (IooiIm. TIii'.V iniint lie Sold with in I hi! imxt. !!() DAYS. Hamilton Feed Stable A XI) Redby Feed Barn . . . IIOO'I II ,v t'oUSKTT, I'iimi'V. Fine Saddle Horses Slin k boarded I'V tliiv, week or Good ncci'miiiodalions. Iti - mill ) nui uiiti-o that your nml deserved I'V n. C. J- STUBLINC The Dalles, Oregon X FEW FACTS Concerning G II K K X R I V H U Whiskey 1. GltKKX ItlVKIt in pure. 2. GIIKKN KIVKIi is perfectly matured. I!. TillKKN ItlVKIt liim ii n cxqiii.-ilc llnvor. I. GltKKX ItlVKIt if I'ii- wlit-ki-v vitlniit n headache 5. GIIKKN ItlVKIt is lli'1 I'-1. Nn vii I Hospital U'liir-ki- li. GltKKX ItlVKIt i sold hy (.'. K. McDowell, I'rinevilli C. J. 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Stockiiicii Olicy Order To Tear Tlicin Down. On Inspector's Order. ThoiiBarxU Of Acres Inflow! For Ornzlnir Purposes Will Be Thrown Open. JCustern Oregon elwknii-n wiMj iiimrcnlly, oU-y llio order !( Ihc Interior Department to tear down the fnicin (hat incliisf puhlic lands. Tlioso upon whom reports have been made liuvu oU-yed instruc tions, and lliousarnls of acres of public hind will be thrown on this full. A large pnrt of the ter ritory included in the itincrury of the sciul agents is understood to lie already oien, but o small por tion will be fenced in until this season's oro nro gathered. Kdward Dixon, the special agent of tho Interior Department, in charge of the work, lias not been aide to go over more than 20 per cent of the land. Ho was called away from his work by other duties, but is to return V Kastem Oregon within a few dnys. It is likely that the specialSigenl will be in the field until the cold weather drives him out. It may lie he will be able to complete his task by that time, but if he finds more work to lie done it will In- taken up next spring. The work of compelling the stockmen U takedown line fences on public lands is being prosecut ed by the United States Attorney's Ollice, in conjunction with the special agent of the Interior De partment. It is declared that prosecutions will follow in the event any of the stockmen refuse to obey the order orarodeliniiient. Since the work cannot be com pleted until late in the (all, it is not likely there will beany further extension of time. The officials in charge of the mutter had de termined to allow such settlers as had crops on tiovernment land nn opportunity to harvest them, insisting that fences should come down when harvesting was com pleted. The special agent will now go over much of tho territory after the crops are in, and he will be expected to see that fences come down while he is on the ground. This deteminrntion to compel those ursurping public lands to take down their fences immediately grows out of the fact that any other action would necessitate a second visit, and the fences can be removed within u comparatively short time. The special agent would save time and his mission be better fulfilled if he remained until his orders were obeyed. While Federal officials have no intimation that, the threats of trouble between sheep and cattle growers in Eastern Oregon may have had any connection with the Government'! crusade, it is felt that trouble may possibly occur after the public lands are restored. Instead of being ablo to protect great ranges, growers will lie cum-in-lied in the future to take chances with smaller operators. This might lead to clashes, but, even though it did, the Government c.m not take any other action save to compel the opening of its preserves. As it now stands, some of the larger stockmen not only inclose their own holdings, but fence in all the surrounding grazing lands that they can 'use, driving away smaller growers and keeping out settlers. In the past frequent stories have been told of the big stockmen's action in threatening new settlers and compelling them to move away from districts which cattlemen have regarded as their own graz ing territory. Whether the stock men will lie willing to abandon their contention that small oieru tors must keep out after the fences aro down is a serious question, but one that will not come up for some time. It is not believed that stockmen will lie inconvenienced much this season bv the action of the Govern ment in ordering down the unlaw ful fences. As a rule, it is the policy of tho growers to feed upon the Federal lands, reserving their own holdings for winter and (all pasturage. K this plan has been generally followed, the stockmen will not find themselves in need of greater rangen until next Hpring. At that time, according to Feder al officials, they will have to take their chances on obtaining grazing privileges on the public domain. Wall Khlp nation. While at Izee last week F. M. Lacey and J. F. Turner of this city purchased 13 10 head of two-year-old weathers of Kccrins brothers and Mrs. Lizzie Bailey. This band will be added to a band of 000 head purchased of a sheepman named Allison, of Malheur county and 1000 head of ewes and weathers owned by Mr. Lacey, and will be shipped to the Omaha market. The Izee sheep aro now on the trail and will be taken to linker City for shipment about the middle of the present month, and it is intended to place the sheep on the market about the last of the present month. The price paid for the Izee sheep and for the Malheur county sheep was $'2.12J )ier head. Blue Mount ain Eagle. Ilvtneateaa Caaea. Two more actions to' set aside alleged fraudulent homestead patents were brought in the United States Court yesterday by the United States District Attorney, as the result of the recent investi gations that led to the removal of the United Spates Commissioner at Eugene, Marie L. Ware. The fictitious boniefteaders in these eases are "Robert Simpson" and "Frank II. Heme." The com plaints show that, as in the other cases, the homesteads were deeded to M. F. Henderson, William A. Peters and 1'. F. Woodford, as soon as the patents had been illegally secured. It is alleged that the three had full knowledge, of the fraudulent method of procedure in securing the patents, and for that reason deserve to lose the land. There are 3'JO acres in the Rose- burg district involved in the two uits Uaius Ol Croakta1 Ulrer. F. Forest has been ailing for a few da vs. Aylette Tetherow is working for Mr. Dodson through baying. Several of the Haystack farmers were in this locality attending to business visits last month. Miss Grace Merrill has had re Inps of her former illness, We hope she will soon recover. F. McCallister was over from his fruit ranch looking after his hay ing, which is in full blast. Mr. Ben Pettyjohn and family have moved to Sunnyside, Wash ington, where they expect to make their future home. The Uev. H. Street was over from his ranch on the Matoles, and made a pleasant visit at the home of J. !. Merrill. Mr. Phillips, of Bend, was in this neighborhood the middle of last month buying horses and cattle for Mr. Hammond. F. Forest is baling hay at the Tetherow ranch. They report the baler doing good vork. He has contracted his bay for $10 per ton. Mr. Batson and family have moved from Grizzly into tho Car- micael bouse. They aro engaged in helping put up the hay of this valley. Mr. Montgomery went to the city Monday last, on business. While there he visited his daughter, Mrs. Fogle who is sick at her home with remittent fever. Mr. Bruner, of Portland, visited several families the tfrst ol last month. He was getting signers for a petition to get bis bou pardon ed from the state prison, where he has been for the past three years. Thixy. NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Items of Interest Gath ered Here and There Some Stolen, Sonic Not. Oulllngs Prom Our Exchanes- News Notea of the Week Timely Toptce. It is estimated that Oregon has 400,000 head o( cattle, 300,000 of which are in Eastern Oregon. The Naval Observatory has secur ed an excellent likeness of the Bor elli comet. It looks like a bit of stray cloud. Hie iMIipinos seem to imagine that the new trans-Pacific cable was laid especially to enable them to ask for reduction of the tariff. They are harvesting quite a crop of revolutionists down in Venezuela, but another crop will probably spring up without any reseeding Since bearing his remarks anent Ireland it would surprise no one to learn that Edward VII kissed the Blarney stone in the course of his travels. Secretary Root has stated the facts regarding the Littauer glove contract without fear or favor and has referred the entile matter to the Attorney General. The most captious critic cannot blame Egypt for objecting to the so-calied "Egyptian dances" at the St- Louis fair. They arc a slander, even on .Egypt. Major Baden-Powell announces that the War baloon is a thing of the past and must yield to the pai to the man-supportine-kite for which he predicts a widely useful future. Judging from the number and serious character of the charges aeainst Marie Ware, Ex-U. S. Com missioner at Eugene, we should sav in addressing her, Mane Beware." State Treasurer Moore has made his annual apportionment ot school money (or 1!)03, which is $230,019.- 20, compared with $214,039.35. This year's apportionment is based upon a school population of 143, 757. A German newspaper announces that the cause of seasickness is anaemia of the brain. Would not the natural remedy for this condi tion be standing on one's head or hanging by the knees from a trapeze? A discharged employee is trying to create trouble for Pension Com missioner Ware. The public has the satisfaction of knowing that if the employee has been really wrong he can secure justice through the Civil Service Commission. William Hamilton, who last week outraged Mabel Richards, a 13 year girl of Asotin, Washington, and aftei outraging her, murdered her by crushing her head with a stone, was hung by a mob after confessing to the horrible crime. It is typical of the President that he would not even cause the arrest of the curmudgeon who swore at the presidential party last Sunday. Had Mr. Roosevelt been alone and the circumstances propitious, the cad would doubtless have received summary justice from the president ial fists, however. Andrew Carnegie the Scotch American multi-millionaire is following the example set by the heathen Chinese, and is importing American gold to his native heath. His latest gift is $2,500,000 in 6 per cent bonds of the United State Steel Corporation, which he has given to his native town of Dunfermline Scotland. The Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific railway Companies have Kith announced that they will refuse to carry sheep over any of their linen unless the 8hipn-rs can furnish a clean hill of health from the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. This is to guard against the scabby flocks of certain parts of the West. Lieutenant General Nelson . A. Miles was retired last Saturday and was succeeded by Major Gener al ft. Ji. M. Young, who achieved distinction in the Philippines. The latter has only temporary command of the army. General Miles, though hampered in bis work by the last two administra tions has achieved signal success as commander-in-chief which posi tion he has held since 1895. As a tactician and organizer, he is per bai the ablest man the Ameri can army has had since Cival War times, and his retirement has been the cause of many expressions o( regret. THE KOVKKSnKNT'S HOMIV. The Promlacuona frentioH or Hcacrv-ea llllrla Our Nctlon. "If the government had wished to retard the development of East- -em Oregon for an indefinite length of time," said a Minneapolis tim berman who was in the city the other dav, "it could not have struck a more lasting blow than the creation of the recent reserves. Railroad prospects have been ma terially stunted, and private capit alists, owning timber in these dis tricts, who, under normal condi tions, would probably extend tem porary lines into the timbered Ml, are not likely to undertake the job pending the final action of the government." , The sentiments expressed hy this eastern lumberman are not at variance with the general feeling on all sides. Uncle Sam' latest move in preserving practically four million acres of territory im mediately east of the Cascade For est Reserve, is looked upon as the finishing blow to early develop ment of Crook, Klamath, and Lake counties. Of the former countv, half of its area remains free from the government's clutches. Klam ath county with its enormous ex panse of 4,500,000 acres has been left three tiers of townships on its extreme southern boundary open to settlement, cultivation, and de velopment, and the county of Lake retains 2,700,000 acres out of a total acreage of nearly 5,500,000; in fact one half of the total area of the state, or 45,000 square miles, lies now within the confines of the government s experimenting field. It is difficult at this time to un derstand why the Interior Depart ment has set aside this immense scope of territory. Practically all of it has been entered under the various land acts by individual laimants who w.ll retain their rights of possession unless the government sees fit to condemn the tract, and issue scrip or lieu base to the holders. But it is generally supposed that the gov ernment's object in creating reserv-, es is to preserve the water -sources and protect the new growth of tim- . Consequently it would not be consistent with this theory to set aside aril tracts, or a- strip ot ter ritory which supports neither a water shed nor an infmt (orest. But the Interior department has seen fit to lay aside consistency, and in putting the valley of the Deschutes, and Lake and Klamath counties into a region of "no tres pass" has reserved an area wholly discordant with the salient points in its theory ot (lerpetuai water supplies, protection to forests, etc. It would not be wandering far from the truth to as.-ert that eighty-five percent of this additional Cascade Reserve is arid. A comparatively few sections, not townships, support a growth of jack pine, and with the exception of its extreme south ern portion no appreciable supplies of water are found. Thesed istricts could easily have been set aside in lonformity with Hitchcock's pet theories, leaving the remain- K-r for progress and development to use to the material oenclit ot this portion of the state which will match with considerable interest the government's final action and disposition of the rights invested. f t VI