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Count
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VdL VII.
I'RLNKYIUE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER t 1903.
NO. 4(5
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PRINEVILLE, OREGON.
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Homestead
, Locations
Timber
Desert Ladns
The darkness surrounding the
reasons fur the withdrawal of so
many acres of lam! in Crook
county noil other portion of In
terior Oregon for forest reserve
purposes, has heon partially re
moved hy the recent statements ol
Secretary Hitchcock to the effect
that the withdrawn'. were made
.r i iic-ij.:i liy to wind off the ravage
ol the scrippcrs, speculators and
land grafters.
It is stated that only a portion
ol the land which has been tempor
arily in reserves will remain so,
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anil that most of it will again lie
thrown into the public domain.
This action, however, is not likely
to take place until alter congress
lias convened, and an effort made
to repeal the timlier and stone act,
the desert land law aid the forest
reserve lieu land law. Secretary
Hitchcock is said to he in favor of
the outright repeal ol the hitter
act and if his intrntiuns are carried
into practice, indi-itluals still
possessing their rights to file will
breathe easier.
Crook county residents will also
welcome the news that it is not
probable that all uf the lands in
the temporary reserves will he
withheld from future entry, and
the sooner that the lines are an
liuled the quicker wilt the county
develop.
guilty.
Freed On the first ballot cast two of
tlie iurors stood for a verdict of
murder in the first degree, two for
murder in the second degree, and
the balance for acquittal. Alter
art hour's argument a ballot Was
cast showing three in favor of a
verdict in the first degree, and two
for murder in the second degree.
After this second ballot was cast
the tide turned the other way and
four of those standing for convic
tion went over in favor of acquitt
al. Only one juror stood out for
conviction during the remaining
six hours that the jurymen strugg
led for a decision. Altogether eight
ballots were cast, the verdict being
returned at 8:40 Friday evening.
As soon as the verdict was an
nounced Judge Bradshaw dis
charged the prisoner from custody.
He left with his brother and sisters
the last of the week for the family
borne near Lava.
MORE HAY IS DESTROYED
FREIGHT FOR PRINEVILLE
All ol the Burns Traflic Will Come
Through This City Next
Year.
The business interests of this
city will feel the benefits of the
change in shipping routes which is
to he made by the Burin mer
chants next year. As soon as the
roads oiwn in the spring, the heavy
hipments which have formerly
gone to Huntington by rail thence
to Burns and vicinity by teams
will be sent to Shaniko and taken
from there to their destination by
the way of Prineville. This move
will include not only the freight
going into that district but all of j timlier companies who are willing
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Two Hundred Tons Belonging to
.lodge Biggs an ! Others Burn
ed Last Thursday.
Fire destroyed two hundred tons
uf hay on the rnneh belonging , to
County Judge Biggs, three miles
east of town last Thursday after
noon. One hundred and seventy
tons belonged to Judge Biggs, 20
tons to A. (i. Seoggins, five to Sam
Sylvester and the same amount to
Clay A. Simpson. Mr. Simpson
had hauled almost all of his and
was fortunate enough to have only
a few tons left in the stack that
was burned.
The fire started about '2 o'clock
in the afternoon and it is thought
from incendiary origin. The fire
was similar in many ways to those
started in haystacks near Mitchell
last year by the use. of phosporous.
and it is thought that the same
chemical was used by some mis'
creant to start this one.
Mr. Biggs was selling out the
bay in small quantites to those
having stock to feed, and the loss
will he felt by a great many others
besides the owners. It is unfortu
nate to the whole community that
this large amount of hay should
lie destroyed especially when feed
is scarce. The loss in round num
bers will amount. to $2000.
Pool Is Being Formed With the
Albany Claimants to Secure
Reasonable Prices.
Every owner of a timber claim
in the northern part of Lake or
Klamatfi counties, who is desirous
of getting a reasonable price for
his pine, should sign the agree
ment which is being circulated in
town for the purpose of pooling
the ciaims and holding for a price
satisfactory to each individual
claimant. The move which has
been instituted in this city, in
conjunction with the timler land
owners in Albany, is one of the
best on record and a successful
termination of it means much in a
financial way to those whose names
are on the list.
The agreement which every one
owning a claim in either of the
above named counties will lie ask
ed to sign, is simply a pledge on
the part of the owner to hold his
or her claim with others for one
year from January 1, 1904. Dur
ing that time the signers of the
agreement agree to sell for 13000,
and for a price no lower unless it
is so agreed by a two-thirds vote of
all the, members in the pool.
There are no bonuses, no grafts in
the scheme, and it has been in
augurated for the sole purjiose of
benefiting the individuals who own
timber in that belt and who are
desirous of obtaining a decent and
respectable price for their property.
In Albany, 104 persons have
joined the -pool. These members
held a meeting a short time ago
and unanimously elected Judge H
H. Hewitt, Dr. N. E. Winnard and
John Foshay as a committee to
secure the co-operation of other
timber holders residing in Prine
ville and its vicinity, and interest
CLEVE DON EEL ACQUITTED
Jury in Circuit Court Finds Accus
ed N t Ouilty of Murdering
His Father.
Has the largest percentage ot
oaah assets to each dollar nf lia
bility ; earns the highest average
interest, and issues the most up--o-date
progressive policies for in -vestment
or proteotion.
Cleveland M. Donkel was acquit
ted by a jury in the circuit court
of the murder of his father on Sep
tember 0. The case was given to
twelve men at 12:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon and after eight hours of go over them
the wool and other marketable pro
ducts to lie shipped out to the rail
road.
The change in routes is due
principally to the dissaLsfaction
with the warehouse at Huntington,
which persist, it is said in handling
freight to suit themselves and not
in accordance with the wishes of
those whom it is for. The second
reason lies in the fact that at this
season of the year shipments from
Portland are being sent cast into
a colder climate, and a district
whose climatic conditions cause
the roads to be blocked against
freighting too early in the fall. By
having their goods shipped to
Shaniko, then hauled from there
through Prineville, these difficulties
will lie greatly overcome, as the
Joads in this section are in much
better condition for hauling during
the entire winter than those on the
route which is now being used.
The Burns ' merchants . feel, too,
that in shipping their products to
market by the way of Prineville,
they aro sending them west to
ward the coast and cheaper trans
portation rate, and that the differ
ence in the latter will fully com-
liensate them for the increase in
the distance which their goods will
have to he hauled. Another feature
which has its weight is the fact
that Shaniko is one of the best
wool markets in the west.
At present the Burns business
houses are getting their merchan
dise from Huntington and Ontario
and hauling it a distance of 132
miles. The change in route 'which
will go into effect next spring will
increase this distance to 215 miles.
It is stated that a representative of
of the Columbia Southern railroad
will visit Burns next spring and
endeavor to get the roads between
that point and Prineville into as
good condition as possible for the
increased traffic which is soon to
to pay for what they are getting.
Dr. Winnard was in Prineville last
Saturday and Sunday dnd secured
31 signatures to the agreement.
There are 134 more who own tim
ber in Klamath and Lake counties
and practically all of these will be
seen this week or word sent them
by J. F. Spinning, who is looking
after the matter in Prineville.
. Dr. Winnard has spent consider
able time in working up the agree
ment among the timber owners
and there seems to be no doubt but
that 250 or more claimants in that
district inside of the next week
will be parties to the agreement to
hold their claims for the price
named. Timber companies have " tngt tllie
been notified that the pool was
forming and Judge Hewitt who is
known all over the Willamette
Valley has given out that the price
asked for will not be excessive
provided they can get together
enough claims.
Continued.
108ft Application of. Lyn
Nichols and Alfred Tipton to
register title to land. Default.
1017-Ed Harbin et al vs W, C.
Wills. Dismissed.'
1054 Northwest Thresher Co.
vs T. I). Tucker. Default and
judgment for plaintiff. '
1055 Charles Erickson rs T. H.
Watkins. Continued. ;
1058 J. B. McDowell w Ed
Harbin. ' Dismissed.
1059 A. ZeU vs .Ed Harbin.
Default. Judgment and ordered
to sell attached property.
IOoO Naomi Salomon vs Ed
Harbin. Dismissed.
1067 Elkins & King v W. H.
Smith. Dismissed.
1069 G. W. Whitsett v P. B.
Poindexter. Judgment for. plain
tiff for $142.50: :i
1070 Otto IJggla vs A. C.
Palmer. - Continued. :
1078 Millie Yocom vs Albert
Yocom.' Decree granted. "
1082 Hugh Sweeney vs Jack
Brogan. Dismissed. '
1090 W. H. Zell vs Laura ZeU. ;
Continued. ,
1091 Prineville Land A Live
stock Co. vs Jacob Kaser. Fine of
$10 on plea of guilty.
1092 Prineville L. & L. Co. vs
W. J. Schmidt. Continued. . - .
. 1011 Patrick Hastings vs
James Hastings. ' Confirmation
granted. i v
1020 Joseph Lister vs Geo. M.
Lewellen, Olive R. Lewellen and -Joseph
Lister. Confirmation
granted. '
1056 O'Xeil Bros, vs Charles
Don. T Dismissed"." ."
1068 R. L. Sabin vs C. Sam
Smith etal. Settled and dismissed.
1094 State of Oregon vs James
A. Boggs. Continued." ' ,
1081 Ben Pettyjohn vs J. W ,
McGonigill et al. Referred to' M. .-
R. Elliott. . ..
1096 Salomon, Johnson & Co;
vs L. H. Hamilton. Judgment of.
county court affirmed. , cr?- -'
1085 J. W. McGonigill .vs., J. ..
H. Taylor and G. D. Taylor-.
Dismissed. ' -'
1086 Clara Bennett vs L.'"Wi"l ":n
Bennett. Decree granted.. ":. !''
1048 Emma Lane ' vs W; J." "!S
Lane. Decree granted. t
1076 Mary Booksher ya W. .F; -
Booksher. Decree granted; v "' :'
I'-Se
1087 Nannie J. Perkins vs- '.fy
Phillip Perkins. Decree granted.
F. M. Poet was a business visitor
WEEK'S COURT PROCEEDINGS
CATTLE BUYERS IX TOWN.
Portland Meat Companies Send
Representatives Jiut Pr'ces
Offered Are Low.
Record of the Cases Disposed of
During the Last Days of
the Present Term.
Circuit court was in session just
six days. It convened Monday,
Oct. 19, and adjourned the follow
ing Saturday) the Donkel murder
case consuming two days out of
the week. Besides the ones pub
lished last week, the following
cases were disposed of:
949 Charles Altschul vs Will
iam Casey; damages. Judgment
on verdict.
1045 Chas. Erickson and T. H.
Watkins vs Ed Dorgan & Co.; re
covery of money. Dismissed.
1063 J. L. McCulloch vs S. A
D. Puter; recovery of money.
Continued.
1064 Mrs. E. E. Briggs vs D. A.
Findley; recovery of money.
Continued.
1071 Christina Ericson vs A.
C. Palmer; recovery of money.
J. H. Phirman, buyer for the.
Union Meat company of Portland,
was in the city the first of the
week to look over the cattje situa
tion and buy stock for his firm.
He left Monday for the Beaver
Creek country and will spend
several days in that vicinity where
he expects to buy several hundred
head of beef cattto. - He stated
while here that his company was
paying $3.25 for steers and $2.25
for cows delivered at Shaniko. ' It '
is probable that he will buy about
100 Head of J. F. Houston of Crook
while in that district. '
D. H. McCarty, of the Northwest
Meat company, is another cattle
buyer who has been in Prineville
during the past week, Mr. Mc
Carty left Monday for Desehutx ,
where he expects to purchase some
stock from J. H. Montgomery who
has already rounded up his cattle
for the sale. Mr. Montgomery
made arrangements with Mr. Mc
Carty some days ago to sell provid
ed the two could agree upon a
price. Mr. McCarty did not state
while in the city what prices he
would pay.