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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 22, 11)03.
NO. 45
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CATTI.KMKN HOLD MEETING
i:ict Ollhrw -nJ Transact n Jiirtli
of Business' lo Fiithur Inter
ests of Association.
If the theories preached hy the
cattlemen who held their annual
meeting ItiHt Saturduy afternoon
nre carried into practice, there is
not likely to bo much trouble over
the range question in the future.
Judge Biggs, whs is president of
the association, In his opening ad
diesssnid: "The cattlemen of this county
must band together for the pro
tection of their own mutual inter
ests and the advancement of their
business. In the past they have
maintained a fair anil impartial
position in the range controversy,
anil no complaints that. I know of
have so far been registered. This
judicious course of action which
has come through the aid and as
sistance of the cattlemen's associn
lion, must be maintained in the
future, and it will he only a ques
tion of time before the range pro
position has been worked out satis
factorily to all concerned."
Speaking furthur along the same
lines, the president Buid that the
only possible trouble which might
be oxiecled in the future would
be with foreign cattle and sheep.
He continued, "In the event of
outside cttlemen and sheepmen
-ending their herds onto Crook
county's range f'ir pasttire, all
clashes hftwcei-tf!e different par
ties must be aVoided, but they must
abide by the laws and' regulation?
which in a sense of justice and
protection to our.-elves will he re
prred of everyone." The speaker
il.-o i.rgid the cattlemen to
w itch the papers for a roKrt of
the permanent establishment of
ll e Blue Mountain reserve, and as
s:n as it oceutrcil, to lose no time
in sending in the locations which
hey pick out. In this way the
range will not lie overcrowded, and
dispute will he avoided.
A large part of the afternoon
was taken up with a general dis
cussion on the market price of
cattle, and various reasons offered
us lo the cause of the present low
quotations. It was generally con
ceded that the present high price
of hay was one of the most potent
factors in holding down the price
.if cattle, but the cattlemen real
ize that they are "up against it,"
so to speak, for those holding the
hay know that they can get high
prices for it hy holding. After a
thorough airing of this question
the members fell to discussing the
range situation for next year which
is beginning to assume rather
large proportions, and'a committee
was apiiinted to confer with the
sheepmen, composed of the follow
ing: Luther Claypool, " Beaver
Creek; W. J. Schmidt, Summit
Prairie; J. II. Kelly, Newsom
Creek'. J. M. Montgomery. De
schutes; P. Chitwood, Willow
Creek.
After the appointment of this
committee it was decided to ap
point another one having power to
call meetings in each district, to
solicit niemlHTs and to make nv
plication for range in the reserves.
This committee consists of; G. W.
Noble, Heaver Creek; Kd Merritt,
Summit Prairie; C. C. Hon, Ocbo
co; V. M. Stanton, Mill Creek;
I. II. Cray, Horse Heaven; Kd
Rannalls, Newsom Creek; Lee
Wigle, Crooked River; C. B.Allen,
l!ig Meadows; A. Thomson, Sis
id's; J. II. Prose, McKay; 'lslie
Pridny, Cross Keys; L. S. Logan,
Camp Creek; C. A. tiilchrist, Fife.
The old ollicers were re-elected
i ir the ensuing year as follows; M.
R. Biggs, president; V. 0. Congle
ton, vice-president; K. T. Slayton,
secretary; J. II. Uray, treasurer.
The association recommended
the establishment of a packing
house in Portland, and will use
every effort in its power to pro
mote this new industry which is
regarded as an essential io the sue-1
jmw o( the livestock interests in
the northwpst. Tt is nrnhiihlo tlwt.
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at the National L.vestock meeting
which in to lie held in Portland
January in, although no step
were taken last Saturday toward
appointing a delegate.
CROOK CATTLK HELLING
Several Round Ups Being Made
Preparatory to Disposition of
Stock This Fall.
Notwithstanding the prevailing
low prices being paid for stock
cattle, several cattlemen in the
county are getting together small
herds with the expectation of
making a sale of them before win
ter sets in.
J. M. Montgomery on the Des
chutes is gathering up about 100
head. Eighty steers will be round
ed up this week and the remaining
twenty will be put in with the
herd as soon as' they can be
brought down from their ranges.
Mr. Montgomery stated while in
town this week that he had made
arrangements with the Northwest
Meat cunipany of Portland
to sell the catlle to their represent
ative who expected to he here the
last of the week. No price had
been agreed upon so he was not
able to say definitely just what
sum would Ik1 paid for them. Ik
is in a position td hold over, how
ever, and feed this winter unless
a satisfactory price is named him.
Mr. Montgomery will feed asid
from those he sells about 150 head.
Part of those will lw wintered at
his ranch on Crooked river and the
balance on the Deschutes.
V. M. Quinn, the Willow Creek
cattleman, is olso gathering up'
aliout 50 head, most of them two
and three-year-olds. Mr. Quinn
takes much the same position as
Mr. Montgomery in the matter of
selling, and stated this week that
the pasture was good in his section
of the country and unless his
beeves commanded a reasonable
price he would boh! over during
the winter.
W. H. Cadle is another cattle
man who has gathered up quite a
large bunch of beeves, but not,
however, with the intention of sell
ing them.
Mr. Cadle has about 250 head
in his pastures on the Ochoco but
will make no effort to dispose of
them until spring unless a buyer
presents himself nnd offers sub
stantial prices.
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET
Work Will Begin Immediately to
Clear the Land on the Fair
Association's Grounds.
The contract for clearing 50 acres
of ground, to be used by the Cent
ral Oregon Fair and Livestock as'
sociation as a race track and fair
grounds, was let last week to Wat-
kins & Crain of Johnson creek.
The bid win for 14 per acre which
was the lowest submitted.
Work is to start immediately
and it is expected the entire tract
will be cleared by the first of Jan
uarv. Construction work will then
begin on the fences and race track
and the grounds gradually put
into shape during the summer so
thev will lie in readiness in the
fall for the races and county ex
hibit. The grounds contain 80 acres,
but only 50 of the amount are to
he cleaied this fall. The balance
will be cleared as the space is need
ed, but considerable of it will be
covered with the grand stand,
barns and other buildings which
it is the intention of the associa
tion to build as soon as possible.
County And
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COUNTY
FIRST DAIRY
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Is Building i'lanl on
the Ochoco for the Production
of Butter and Cheese.
For the first time in its history,
Crook county is to have a dairy
and cheese factory. This is a mat
ter of news which will interest
every resident of this county who
has experienced the inconvenience
of going without butter for weeks
at a time.
W. II. Cadle, who has been run
ning a separator at bis ranch on
the upper Ochoco for some time
past, is making preparations lor
extensive additions to his plant
and stated this week that his out
put next spring would be 250
pounds of butter a week besides a
large amount of cheese. The plant
at present is turning out aliout
IK) pounds a week, but no cheese
is being manufactured.
The Interior Oregon field for an
enterprise of this kind presents
such good features that Mr. Cadle
will begin oieration9 on a large
scale and increase his facilities for
handling a larger output as rapid
ly as possible. New buildings are
being erected on his place, and
boilers and vats and other necess
ary machinery have been ordered
so that the plant can be placed in
operation early in the spring. Mr.
Cadle stated that he believed he
could dispose of 500 pounds a week
without any trouble and would
probably produce that much in
side of a year.
At present he has about 250 bead
of stock cattle and onlv a few
milch cows, and is' dependent in
part upon outsiders for his supply
of cream. He intends, however, to
lispose of all t)f his 'stock cattle
and then purchase in the neigh
borhood of tOO milch cows in the
Willamette Valley. These he will
keep on his Ochoco ranch to furn
ish his supply of milk.
CONGRESSMAN WAS HERE
Representative J. N. Williamson
Pays Prineville a T Days
Visit This Week.
Congressman J. N. Williamson
was in the city Monday and Tues
day of this week shaking hands
with -friends and acquaintances.
Mr. Williamson's stay was brief
and he had but little time to talk
of political and national affairs.
He expressed himself as pleased
with the seeming prosperity which
was general in all lines of industry
throughout Central Oregon.
Mr. Williamson left Tuesday for
The Dalles and will go from there
to Washington. He expects to
spend the entire summer next year
in the vicinitv of Prineville.
GRAIN RECORD FOR 11)03
Crook County Grain Producers
Thresh 131,440 Bushels Dur
ing the Past Season.
According to reports coming in
from the different threshing out
fits which have just completed
their work throughout the county,
the yield of wheat in this county
is considerably smaller than it has
been for several years. The Journ
al is preparing an itemized list of
the amount of wheat, rye, oats and
barley which have been threshed
this season and will publish the re-
Krt in full about the first of No-
vemiH'r.
The figures at hand show only
the gross yield of all the cereals,
which amount to 131,440 bushels.
These figures have been taken
from the accounts of those thresh
ers whom The Journal asked to
furnish a report and it is thought
that practically all of the grain
threshed in the county has been
accounted for.
Miller, Rannalls & Henry
Prineville.
threshed 21,440 bushels in the
Beaver Creek and Upper Ochoco
districts. Their output was some
thing over 3000 bushels short of
that of last year. They stated,
however, that the crops were
good, the yields on an average, but
the acreage smaller owing to the
fact thai a large amount of grain
land had been put into hay.
The output of the Rodman dt
Hoffman thresher amounted to
50,000 bushels, their operations be
ing confined to the Haystack,
McKay and Lower Ochoco districts.
Rodman & Stroud threshed in the
Lower Ochoco and the Haystack
country, and their output amount
ed to 50,000 bushels. J. C. Rush
thresheJ about 10,000 bushels but
confined his work to his own crops
and those of a few of the neighbor
ing ranchers.
It is asserted by all of those who
have been threshing this year that
the yields are smaller, owing to the
fact that hay has displaced a great
deal of the grain. As a result the
output of all the grains is below
that of last year, although crops
have been good and the yield per
acre up to the average.
WEEK'S COURT PROCEEDINGS
Record of the Cases Disposed 0
During First Three Days of
the Present Term.
Circuit court convened Monday
forenoon with Judge Bradshaw
presiding. The following officers
were in attendance; J. J. Smith,
clerk; C. Sam Smith, sheriff;
FrankJMenefee, district attorney;
W. A. Bell, deputy district at
torney; Joe Hcnkle. and M. II.
Bell, bailiffs- Up to the time of
going to press the following cases
had been disposed of:
974 First National Bank oi
Prineville, Oregon vs Virgil Mc-
Gonigill; recovery of money. Con
tinued.
1039 Dan Evans andThos. S.
Evans vs J. F. Hubbard; titles to
mining claims. Referred to D. S.
Dufur to take testimony.
1061 W. H. Mtmcy vs S. M. W.
Hindman and F. . Hindman: re
covery of money. Default and de
cree. lOfio Josie Allison vs R. E. Al
lison; divorce. Default and de
cree.
1066 Spencer H. Lyons vs Dora
A. Lyons; divorce. Decree grant
ed. '
1069 Margaret Collins vs Win.
Collins; divorce. Default and de
cree. 1074 William M. Davis vs Iva
E. Davis; divorce. Dismissed on
motion of plaintiff.
1075 R. P. Long vs Emma I..
Long; divorce. Decree granted.
1077 Geo. W. Gibson vs Susan
B. Gibson; divorce. Default and
decree.
1079 C. C. Hutchinson va A.
M. Drake and Pilot Butte Develop
ment Co.; claim of water right.
Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer.
1090 Pearl Cook vs Alfred
Cook divorce. Decree granted.
10O1 E. G. Bolter vs L. J.
Douthit; claim to water right.
Passed for settlements
1993 W. T. Casey vs Crook
ounty; review from county court.
Passed.
State of Oregon vs Cleveland
M. Donkel. Information filed
against defendant by district at
torney. Plea of not guilty enter
ed. The Donkel murder case will
probably come to trial late this af
ternoon. Many witnesses have
come in from the Deschutes river
and much interest centers in the
case which will occupy several
days.