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Orook
ounty Journal
VOL.
I'MNKVIUK, CROOK COUNTY, OR KG ON, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903.
NO. 41
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The manufacturers
of the McCormick
guard the interests
of agriculturists by
building a machine
that works success
fully in the field, and
the farmer siiould
guard his interests
by pur
chasing the McCormick
a machine that
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BIG- STORE
luleiesl ailii'li' ( 1 1 1 liMilill;; people in iciilorcil ii
of business Uraiiw. i. the LAKCK STOCK OK
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very busy and are etijo irg on ever inereiis
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has a record of
seventy -two years
of continuous suc
cess in the harvest
fields of the world.
Write for a "Model
Machine," which
tells how to guard
your in
terests in
buying harvest-
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Dress Goods
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T1I1C BEST.
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! Ilomestead
Locations
Timber
Desert Lands
ROBT. SMITH,
I'i'ilicvillc,
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I'OCKET KNIVES
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(The Mrick Urug Store)
tiirrmynamrinmnr irir wwiwiy
W ASHINGTON LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
01- HV.W YORK.
CLAY A. SIMPSON,
M'g'r Interior Dept.
Haa tho lntgest percowtniro of
cash nas.ita to each dollar of lia
bility ; earns the hiirhCRt average
interest, and issuea tho most up-to-date
progressive policlea for in
vestment or protection.
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COUNTY COURT ULAMKLKKS
Kit nit Should not lie Found lie
gunling Road Petition Wlii'ii
lloily In Powerless to Act.
1 luring t he w w'k th Jocnx
Al. low ret'i'iveil Hi'Vcrnl I'oinmnnini-
lioio froin itnh'ri'iit pnrU of llit-
'ounty taking tin' county rourl to
tin-k for not EjriiiiliiiK iiirt:iin rotule
ivliirh Imvc lieen prnyi'il for in
iH'iiiioiiH, Tin.' count v court Inn-
iH'i n eeii'iireil rounilly for it 11
.illcgeil ni'L'Iip'iii'ii and koiih; of
thn coiuinunii'iitioiii thrift len a
'livii-nm of tlt county uiiIfhi thew
riijit ti-rf nru given iiiilneiliiite nlliii
I inii. One counnutiii'iitioii liringn
itn iri'H-nt;itiou of the cave to n
I'litimx liy niyind, "CiiIivh the
I'lUnty court mill olherrf in power
lire not more ueeoiiioilnting to the
i-he of the lliivMui k and Agen
cy I'luins icopli', Conk county will
he Vilit tii the hack,' and the rich
er! I'urt of Crook county will have
: mI of county ollieiale of it own."
To nil of which Tim Jul unai.
wiflicK la state that the district
ihetni'lvc ami not the county
court are to hl.une for the a.iarent
neglect which they have received.
Several tiuie during the pad year
petition!' have liccu received hv the
court ai-king that certain roads lie
run. These petilionx were set ti
side, not hecaiise of iiny unnilling
ness on the part of the court to
grant them, hut hecause of sonic er
ror in the petition which rendered
the point powerless to net. As a
matter of fact road petitions must
he worded noil drown up in strict
accordance with the law, and fail
ure to do so renders them null find
vied. It scums to have lieen the
general rule with the last few pe
titions which have come in from
the districts now complaining of
neglect, that the essential clauses
have Im'i'II left out or 111.. lep.i
... . ...
phrasing of the petition contorted
uch a manner th
it the court
authoritv to
(ha,
! net
Wen left without
j On the face of things, therefore,
j the fault passes over u. l..u
the county court and is directly
: Iraccahle to either the road suht
i visors or the persons drawing up
.the petition. The county court
has never yet refused to grant an
' extension, n change, or the build
ing of a road when the petitioners
OfOKOll. j 'deniands lay within the hounds of
.voj justice and reason.
Il is now so with the residents of
Haystack and the Agency Plains.
If new roads arc needed or changes
are de ired they must make their
prayers in n petition which is in
conformity with the state statutes.
Then if the court refuses to grant
their prayers censure will be the
order of the ilav. Hut the court
stands ready and willing to help
those who help themselves, and it
is not probable thai, a petition
would be refused if presented in
the proper form to he acted upon.
M KAN'S MANY NEW BRANDS
Uirent Killing Will Affect
County Cattlemen.
CriHik
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M,a niMMMog on,.e.Miip o. j,r p,,,,, 11Hrclul6eJ (,uring
branded cattle, in which he holds; hi ft:iy lH.re nll0ut .,50 ,leftd o
that cattle brands must be record-L,,,,, ' o( ,hem vearlill(!8i
cm ine name oi ,ne person or
persons claiming tlie brand is be
ing eonimented upon unfavorably
throughout the county. This nil
iug makes il dillicult in certain
eases to establish claims to
mo, ami na uasieueii oiircouniy
entile men In
recon n,g ineir
brands. The recent lush has dis.
eh s (I dillic.ilties in the way of
eoiillieting brands where one cattle
man b is owne. I ami used a brand
for 20 years, and another one but a
short tune, but if the latter suc
ceeds in registering the brand first,
it is his and will lie protected
against the intrusion of the man
who has used it for 20 years. In
no case will the same brand he re
corded twice. This works a hard
ship on a niunU'r of our county
cattle men, who will be forced to
rehrand in order to comply with
the law.
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TAX KOI.I, IH CilMI'LKTICI)
Taxable Property in Crook County
Shows Increase Thu Year of
Haifa Million IMI.v.
County Assessor B. F. Johnson,
has completed the final summing
up of Crook county's tax roll and
the result shows some interesting
figun-s. The total amount of as
sessable proierly in the county is
half a million dollars in excess of
last year's roll which is a gratifying
increase to say the least. On tin
whole the assessor's efforts in get
ting on the rolls pros'rty and live
stock which have hitherto escajied
taxation have met with approval
in all sides.
The total amount of tax able pro
K'rly in the county foots up this
year to 2,:1!)S,7!I'.I as against last
years assessment of l,K.y,2M.
This is an increase of $5lll,.r)li and
will make a difference lo the good,
f the tax rate of hist year il
mills is assessed this year, of
tI2,l).M. This year's roll in-
-'ludes 440 limber claims assessed
it VM) each which were govern
ment proierty last year and so did
no' add to the county's coffers. Ex
clusive of these the tax list shows
net increase over last year of
.'i0t!.518.
Five thousand more head of cat
tle were put on the present roll
and nearly one thousand more
head of horses. The notes and ac
counts reached the sum of (141,504
while those of last year were as
sessed at !i:i,7ti0. The taxable
merchandise was increased (8,000.
The number of acres of tillable
hind is given in at 34.0S3 acres,
an increase of i,(KHJ acres, while
the non-tillable land foots up to
675,4S2 acres, an increase of 104,
20W acres. This noticeable differ
ence is the result of the large num
ber of timlHT claims which have
lieen filed upon during the past
year, but while they greatly in
crease the non-tillahle acreage they
fall under the assessor's ha:iimer
at a valuation of j00 per quarter
section, which is materially greater
than the assessed valuation of
some of the grazing lands.
.Mr. Johnson's work during the
past year has been thorough in
every respect and shows that the
county is gaining both in new
residents and wealth. The equili
zation board so far has had but
few kicks registered which it was
necessary to dissolve, and most of
the rebates given have been in
stances in which various persons
were assessed for property they did
not own. The amount received
tliis year from taxes, if last year's
rate is assessed, will be approxi
mately 54,000.
CROOK'S CATTLK MIC RATE
I,em Cassell Buys Herd of 250
Head and Will Drive Them to
His California Ranch.
Lem Cassell, the Stwkton, Cal.
cattle buyer, who has been in this
section for more than a month
nasi, left for bis home Satonbie in
, 1 J
comllny wi,h J f Shatllick.
(ew w0 tIir6evear 1)Ub
Among those selling to linn vere
Boyd Adams, who sold 100 year
lings; Win Comlis, who sold 50,
and J. F. Ferguson of Crook and
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,, j.- . ,.,..,:.,,
. ; mn0rtion.
He will drive his band to Stock
ton where he owns a large hay
; farm and will feed
them for the
winter market.
Mr. Shattuck, who accompanied
him. is driving about 200 bead of
slock cattle to the same point
where be will either sell or feed.
His action was made necessary by
the high price of hay, as ho had
only enough to feed about 75 head
of cattle. These be left on his
ranch near Crook.
County And
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ROAD LAND WIIX BE SO 1. 1)
KeKirt Is Current That Company
Will Dispose of Some of Its
Crook County Properly.
From present indications it is
very probable that a large amount
of the land owned by the Willam
ette Valley and Cascade Mountain
Wagon Road company will I put
on the market in the near future.
For some time past the latter com
pany has been endeavoring to un
load a large part of the land in a
body In other companies, but so
far has been unsuccessful and it is
not unlikely that the sections own
ed will soon be disjiosed of to in
dividual pu-chasers.
This move, which will meet with
general satisfaction by those who
have had any dealings will, the
company in the past, will be
brought about principally through
the increased taxation which is
making the holdings rather expen
sive possessions. Ibis year the
company's property in ('rook coun
ty was asessed for I4;J3,0o9 making
the total taxes to lie paid nearly
110,000. In Prineville alone the
city lots, which the company has
lately put on the market, were as-
sest for I1S75. The income derived
from the various leased sections of
land in this county does not
amount to half that paid out in
taxes, and as a result the company
realizes it is on the losing side of
the proposition.
Heretofore the company has sold
no land and has simply leased it at
various amounts according to the
location. The effect of this meth
od has been an inconvenience to
those who were compelled to rent
lands adjoining their own when
more than anxious to buy. If the
company places its tracts on the
market at a reasonable figure a
large amount of it will probably-be
sold in a short time, and many of
the uncultivated sections, which at
present are unproductive and
worthless, will be tilled and made
valuable. The move, if made, is
one which will add materially to
the wealth and attractiveness of
Crook county.
ROOM FOR INTERIOR OREGON
Jefferson Myers Says Inland
Empire Will Be Well
Represented at the Fair.
Jefferson Myers, president of
the Lewis and Clarke Centennial
Fair commission, arrived in the
city Monday evening from Burns,
and left on Wednesday morning's
Shaniko stage for Portland. Mr.
Myers stated while liere that the
commission in charge of Fair ar
rangemenU intended paying speci
al attention to the resources of the
isolated portions of this state, and
that it will make every possible
effort to got this practically un
known region advertised to the
eves of the vast crowds exacted in
Portland in 1U05.
Mr. Myers urges the cattle, horse
and sheep growers to pay especial
attention to the finest breeds be
tween now and that time, that
they may be able to get up a credit
able exhibit. The lumber and ag
ricultural resources of this section
will also be stimulated in getting
up other exhibits.
From Mr. Meyers was learned
something of the good work done
bv the commission which was
created four months ago by ap
pointment of the governor. Dur
ing this time the commission has
spent but (1100 of the 500.000 ap
propriated for the Fair by the last
legislature. This has been used by
the commission in paying travel
ing expenses and otlioe hire. Mr.
.Meyers said the fair people are
confident of a congressional appro
priation of I.ooO.OiX). This sum
if secured will be exs'nded as fol
lows: 250,000 in erecting a perma
nent memorial building; 100,000
for statuary for ti e fair grounds,
and 1.000,000 for the fair.
The electrical disiil iv being ar
ranged for will surpass anything
ever seen on the I aeihc coast.
Seventy-live thousand inc.indes
cen' lights will be used which is
35.1X10 more than was displayed at
the fair held in San Francisco in
1804.
The hotel accomo.lations of Port
land will be greatly increased, as
Eastern capita! is now la'ing inter
ested, and it is probable that the
present facilities will be more than
doubled.
Prineville
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COUNCIL MUST WAKE UI
Civic Conditions in Prineville Are
a Disgrace to the Residents
of the City.
It would perhaps be useless to
state to the city council that there
are many conditions in Prineville
which need immediate attention.
Such an assertion is needless bo
cause it is an ever present and
plainly discernible fact that
improvements and imperative ones
should be made at once.
Examinations of the bridge a
cross Crooked river on the west
side of town, and the bridge across
the Ochocoon the north side, which
were made last week, disclosed the
fact that neither is absolutely safe
for travel. The Crooked river
bridge is so old that it is almost
past repair, and the other is in such
hazardous state a person wonders
at the heavy freight tenuis which
cross it safely. The unsoundness
of these two structures is not a con
dition which has lately been
brongh aliout. Months and years
have witnessed the slow' process of
decay and no attempt has been
made to remedy the trouble. Even
now when the tardiness of the city
council is to blame for the unsafe
condition into which these bridges
have fallen, not a single effort is
being made to rectify the wrong.
To say the least they are a disgrace
to the city and a daily menace to
travel poor monuments to a
county and town, the latter almost
out of debt and the former priding
herself on the fact that no accounts
stand against it.
But the bridges are not all. A
single hours walk around the city
is enongh to justify severe words
towards the body which allows
such unreasonable negligence of
the sidewalks. Up hill and down
oyer loose boards and holes rang
ing from a few inches to as many
feet in width, stubbing his toes on
raised nails and patchwork of all
descriptions, the pedestrian is com
pelled to pick his way, fearful of
life and limb, and scarcely daring
to look up when meeting a passer
by for fear of falling.
Then in the business portion an
other feature of Prineville's pecu
liar civic hospitality meets the eye.
Strangers and residents (the resid
ents have become accustomed to it
however) find that one business
firm is monopolizing a goodly por
tion of the street for stacking cord
wood, while in the next block farm
implements of every description
sometimes congest the entire width
of the thoroughfare. And the cows
run around, unhampered and un
molested in their daily promanades
up and down the sidewalks. Some
times they meet a person face to
face. If it happens to be a woman
she generally takes to the street
and leaves the mild eyed bovine
contentedly chewing her cud, the
proud possessor of the people's
rights.
Such conditions are the results
of gross negligence on the part of
the council. Evidently il is a
liody organized for the protection of
individual interests with the city a
loser. Broken down, ungainly
looking bridges, and sidewalks in
as bad a shape with half the streets
occupied by private interests are
not much with which to edvertise
the city's progreasiveness. Few
complaints have been made in the
past, but it's the future that's vital
now, nnd we shouldn't be like the
Missourian in shaking of his poli
tics, "What's good enough for Dad
is good enough for me." A few
dollars spent now may save a few
human lives or prevent the maim
ing of an indefinite mimlicr of per-;
sons who are coniH'lled to In'ar
patiently w ith conditions existing.
And even if it doesn't, pride alone
in the city's appearance should be
siillicient to cause a decided change
for the lietler. No town or individ
ual ever stiwnl stock still for any
length of time. It's either a ques
tion of go ahead or go backwards,
and the lethargy which has crept '
over the city council should Iw
shaken off before the latter comlis
tion becomes more fixed than it is
at present.
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