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Crook County
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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 5, 1903.
NO. 47
Central Oregon, Crook County And Prineville.'
WURZIVEILEB 8 THOMSON
THE BICr STORE
Inter'! among lli' trading mmI- in centered nn our pluco
ol huxliii'M Iwniuw n( Hip LARGE STOCK OF KALI, AND
WINTKK GOODS jn.l ncw-hed. irtlH-roIx mi article pur
rlm,iblc In Ci'iilrnl Oregon, we ran duplicate it. OL'K
PRICKS AM) QUALITY AUK ALSO RIGHT.-
We Have Ladies' Waists,
In The Latest Styles.
Skirts and Dress Goods
J tint mow we an very liiwy ami nrc enjoying ''' Iiktciir
iiit patronage. AUK yoU AMONG OCR CUSTOMERS?
IK NOT, WHY NOT?
WIRZWEILER O THOMSON
RECENT STOCK MOVEMENTS j TAXES ARK IN BAD SHAPE
Record (l Sale ol Slieep and
Cuttle in Central Oregon
. During the Punt Week.
Hamilton Feed Stable
am) ;
Redby Feed Barn ...
11001 H CO II NIC TT, I'line's.
Fins Saddle Horses and Livery Turn Outs
Stock liourded hy tiny, seek in inontli Rales reasonable.
(imKl rtci'i 'n iiiii.tii t ioiix. Iti'ineiiilier II when in Prineville,
nml we guarantee thill your (mlroituup will In aiir-'inlril
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mill ill ii-i i in iir".
THE OLD RELIABLE
Powell & Cyrus2
-Tonsorial Artists-
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Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
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L L.lwi Foster & Lehman
II. Mil illalM'l, .
Proprietors.
A Complete ami Choice Line of
Reef, Veal, 'Mutton, Pork, Bacon,
Lard, and Country Produce.
Main st. r9nie.Qng Thone 31.
Jfenderson & tPollard
...New..,'
BAKFRY and
LUNCH HOUSE
Mrs. Nellie Bripg, Prop.
A Specialty Made Of
Fine Ice Cream...
In The lliillding Formerly
Occupied ijy Mrs. JMcTagnart
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-DRAI.KK8 IN-
WINES, LIQUORS,
DoxENTnnnra pT APC
IMI'OIUEI. ... VJlVJAIVO.
COUNTRY ORDERS ' FIRST POOR SOUTH
SOLICITED. POINDEXTER HOTEL
PRINEVILLE, OREGON.
Wall Paper
AT
CUT RATE PRICES
10c Double Roll lor 5 c.
20c Donlile Roll tor 10 c.
35c Double Roll lor 17 to.
50c Double Rolls for 25o.
1.V Double Roll lor 'f.
30o. Double Hull lor 15c.
41V Doiihh Roll. tor 2llc.
INGRAIN 30c.
Prescriptions Cut. Also Patent Medicines.
REMEMBER THE LOW PRICE STORE
D. P. ADAMSOiVS STORE
Is The Plaoe
Hir Chnlrr
Homestead
Locations
Timber
Desert Ladns
ROBT.
Prinevillo,
SMITH,
Oregon. )
WASHINGTON LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK.
OlAY . SIMPSON, M'(V Interior Dap).
Haa the larvest percentage o.
oaah assets to each dollar of lia
bility ; earns the highest averacre
interest, and Issues the jnoet up-o-dats
pnwresslvs polloies tor In
vestment or protection.
The prevailing low prices being
pniil by the stork buyeni lor cattle
and sheep seen) lo hare served an
an effectual damper to any large
disposals. Hut few mile have
been recorded , ii'entral Oregon
during the past ten day, although
the "wood arc lull" ol representa
tive from different meat ind stock
companies. The following digest
hiiH been made of the various sale
throughout Central Oregon a
recorded in different papers.
At Fossil, I, : A. Johnson lat
week sold 1210 ewe to S. Starr ior
2.25 ier head. The sheep were
in fine condition and the sale
made at a close out price, Mr.
Johnson retiring from the sheep
business. Another sale ol stock
was also made In that vicinity to
J. H. Phirman, buyer for the
Union Meat company of Portland.
The Iiutto Creek Livestock com
pany sold him 100 head of heel
cuttle tor 13.35 iier hundred, de
livered at Shaniko.
Sheepmen (rom various parts ol
Grant county state that a large
numlicr ol sheep are changing
hands this full at prices ranging
from $1.75 to )2.25 per head. The
latest offers are $2 per head lor a
hand ol wethers to be delivered nt
Baker City, says the Blue Moun
tain Euglc. i
J. H. Phirman. who is mention
ed above, has been in Crook coun
ty during the pwt week, but so
far as can lie learned was unable
to buy cattle at the prices he was
offering. He made a trip into the
Beaver creek country for the pur
pose ol buying, but was unable to
make any purchases.. He was ot
tering $2.25 fur dry cows delivered
at Shaniko. It is said that the
cattlemen in that distr.ct refused
to drive for that price.
Hugh Lister, the Rabbit Valley
stockman, recently sold 1300 yearl
ing wethers to R. L. Hutton of
Wagontire. Tlie price- paid was
$2. 15.
A prominent Kansas City com
mission man in making a sum
mary of the stock conditions says:
"This summer has seen a demora-
lied market for severol reasons,
For two or three years the prices
have been fulling off on all grades
of stuff. Then when the market
was already bad came the flood in
the Middle West. It laid out all
the packing plants lormonths and
brought' the demand here to a
stand still. Cattle that had been
coming In Kansas City, the great
est feeding and Mocker market in
the world, began going to other
markets, Chicago and Omaha,
principally. These markets were
overloaded and the result was the
prices shot down. The small mar
kets, and those in tho. Pacific coast
district, are regulated by the larger
ones. The tight money market in
the east had its effect. Cattlemen
grew panicky and unloaded unless
they could afford to hold. The
demand now is great enough and
the supply is not up to the nor
mal."
The commission man quoted
above states that the stock market
has reached its low water mark,
that cattle cannot possibly go any
lower, and that better times are
ahead. He advises stockmen to
do their buying now so far as pos
sible and hold their stock until
spring when thero will be a great
advance in prices. Buyers tor
packing houses now, ho says, are
taking advantage ol depressed con
ditions and are using every suasion
tq buy their stock now Uetorn the
raise in values comes.
Supreme Court Decides There Can
Bo No Levy of Taxi lor Com
ing Year.
II the decision ol the Supreme
court, handed down last Saturday
is correct, there will be no levy ol
taxes this year and as a result
every town, county, school district.
and even the state itself will be
cut off from revenue with which to
carry on the government. It
said the state has never before
been put iiito quite so embarrass
ing position aa it Is at present
The decree ol the supreme court
is in confirmation of a decision
made by Judge Cleland of the cir
cuit court of Multnomah county in
a test case brought against the
county court to lest the validity of
the law which was passed by the
last legislature. The suit against
the county officials was instituted
on the grounds that the act of the
legislature provided no means by
wincn a levy of the 1903 taxes
could he made, and the judge
granted an injunction as prayed
I he county coirrt appealed and
the supreme court then rendered
the above decision which complete
ly annuls the act. It is probable
that Governor Chamiierlain will
call an extra session of the Jegis la
ture lo pass another law which
wilt remedy the present existing
evil.
It was only about six weeks ago
that the discovery was made that
in amending the tax law and pro-
viding lor the collection ol taxes in
the tall of ihe y&inteLpf tbe
spring, thnt no provision for the
levy and collection of the taxes as
sessed this year had been made.
The court decision was as follows:
-"Whatever act shall be or shall
have been regularly done under the
old low, up to the time o? the tak
ing effect of the amendatory act,
must stand as perfectly valid and
effectual; but no net can be per
formed thereafter under the sec
tions of old low falling within the
purview of the amendment, simp
ly because it will not then exist or
lie at all operative, having been
wholly obliterated and displaced
by such amendments. Such is the
necessary and inevitable effect of
the legislation, adopted, no doubt,!
in its present form through casual
oversight and although it may
operate untortunately in leaving
the state and its subordinate politi
cal sub-divisions without adequate
revenues for the current year, the
courts are powerless to remedy the
the evil."
PRINEVILLE TEAM LOSES
Haystackers Walk Away
Sunday's Game Which
aa Eaiy Marbles.
lb;
BUSINESS FIRM TO RETIRE
Simpson & Wilson Preparing to
Sell Their Dry Goods Busi
ness Next Year.
MlS.MC.Prcp.erlr Far Suit.
C. A. WhiUett has a lour room
house with outbuildings and two
lots, which he will seil at a liar
gain. See him ul Saloman, John
son 4 Co.'s store.
1'rineville is to lose one ol its
substantial business firms some
time during the next twelve
months. Simpson & Wilson who
have been engaged in the dry
goods bnsiness in this city lor the
past nve years are making prepara
tions to dispose ol their stork ol
goods and will retire Irom busi
ness circles here bctore the close of
another year.
Mr. Simpson stated this week
that they hud expected to sell to
other parties this fall, but that the
latter had backed down from clos
ing a deal with them after it had
been practically ugrjed Uon. The
company intends now to close up
its business gradually and sell its
stock which will probably sonsume
the greater part of a year. .
Mr. Simpson stated as a reason
for going out of business that ex
tensive coal properties in south
eastern Virginia were taking up
considerable ol his time and he
felt as if his presence there would
soon he needed. He is one ol the
largest stock holders in the mines
in that district which have recent
ly sold 1100,000 worth of property
near the claims they are working.
Two railroads have recently built
into the district and tho mine
themselves have been on a paying
basis for several years.
First Game.
Prineville ; Ravens 6.
Game called in 8th inning on
account ol darkness.
Second Game.
Prineville 1; Ravens 13.
Should have been called about.
the 4th inning to save the home
team (rom disgrace.
It was a duplicate of the Ante
lope catastrophe. Perhaps a little
worse. Prineville put up s stiff
game Saturday afternoon, and held
the opposing team down to an even
score, but Sunday it was so close
to a goose egg 'twas a shame to
break it.
The first game was a speedy one.
Prineville led off with three runs
in the first inning and kept in the
lead until the Ravens made the
tieing score in the first hall of the
eighth. After that it was h case
of tie a candle onto the hall to it
could be seen or call the game on
account ol darkness. Both teams
were willing to do this so the game
was played off Sunday forenoon
The line up was as follows:
Prineville Jordan c; Brattain
Foster 2b; Rowell 3b; Richard
son as; H. Smith If; Rosenberg cf :
Knorr rf; Brock p; Smith p.
Ravens Hinton ss; J. Barber c;
Doie2b; A.Cook lb; W. Barber
rf; Corwin II; R. Cook" 3b; Rod
man cf; Larson p.
The Ravens started, off with six
scores in the Brst liming and kept
me net np until they had piled
up thirteen. Prineville managed
to sneak in alone run in the eighth
when Rodman held a fly in the
center long enough for Richardson
to steal home from third. But
that was all. The coat ol white
wash with its one black streak was
administered gently but rubbed in
thoroughly and the Ravens dem
onstrated the fact that they can
handle a horse hide and know the
points ol the game. Larson pitch-
a magnificient game lor the
Haystackers, only two scratch hits
being made. He gave but one base
on balls and the lest of the time
kept the home team looking silly.
Smith pitched as good a game as
could be expected with the ragged
support given him and played
most of toe game himself. The
score by innings for the two
game was as follows:
Saturday's Game.
Prineville 3 010110 6
Ravens 2000201 16
Sunday's Game.
Prineville.... 0 0 000001 0 1
Ravens 6 2 000 1 10313
PI i. 1'HI'HIII Hi i linl t i
GRAIN YIELDFOR PAST YEAR
Withlltemlied ReDortofthe Production
of the Various Cereals in This
County lor 1903.
In response to requests sent out
by the Journal to the different
threshing outfits throughout the
county, the following grain reports
have been received showing
most the exact number ol bushels
of wheat, oats, rye and barley rais
ed during the post season. The re
ports are arranged so as to show
the number of bushels raised and
threshed in each district.
Beaver Creek Ako Upper Ochoco.
Wheat Oats Rye Barley
2287 10.5S7 6459 3108
Haystack, McKay, Lower Ochoco
15,782 16,941 1796 ' 14,427
Lower Ochoco And Haystack
15,800 16,6::5 1810 14.410
Lamo.ita
4967 3674 1438 2846
Total Proocctio.1
Wheat Oats Rye Barley
38,836 ' 47,437 10.503 S4.791
From the above figures the yield
of wheat for the past season is
shown to be somewhat smaller
than that ol last year. The pro
duction in the Beaver Creek dis
tricts was over 3000 bushels short
ol last seawn, but in the Haystack
country the yield was a trifle larger.
TBI BE R POOL IS GROWING
Many Owners of Claims Have Sig
nified Willingness to Hold
for Higher Prices.
WORK FOR LFGISLATURE
Much Business Besides That of
Fixing Tax Laws Will Come
Up at Extra Session.
It has now been assured that
Governor Chamberlain will call an
extra session of legislature during
the next month at which several
important measures besides that ol
fixing the tax .law will come up
lor iction.
A new joint state senator lor the
senatorial district composed ol
Lake, Klamath, Crook and Wasco
counties will have to be elected,
and the vacancies lett by senators
Fulton and Daly will also have to
be filled.
Many of the legislative members
have expressed themselves as be
ing in favor of action on the port
age road. Reports from the en
gineers on the road are desired and
it is thought best to take into con
sideration the difficulties that have
arisen in regard to construction.
The business to come before the
legislature will be great enough to
keep that body in session lor sever
al weeks.
The movement started last week
to pool the timber slaims in Lake
and Klamath counties seems to
have struck the right spot. A
large number ol Crook county
residents owning timber in that
belt have signed the agreement to
hold for 13000 per quarter section .
and many others have signified
their willingness to do likewise in
the near future.
When Dr. Winnard returned to
Albany he stopped at Moro and
Grass Valley where about twenty
Lake county timber clai mants live
It is sa id that every one ol these
without a single exception agreed
to go into the pool and six ol them
signed the agreement at the depot.
J. F. Spinning, who has the
Crook county end ol the matter in
charge, has sent out about 100
agreements to be Bigned and a
large number ol them have been
filled out and returned to him. It
is probable that inside ol another
month fully 100 claimants will
have joined the pool which is con
ceded to be for the best interests ol
everyone owning timber in that
belt. It is understood that the
Gilchrist people, who a month ago
were offering $800 per quarter sec
tion, have decided that the tracts
are now - worth $1000, and will
pay a little bit more il you say
noth'n; about it. From present
indications it looks as if the ther
mometer would rise a few degrees
yet before the winter is over.
CLUB BUYS MILLING FLANT
Athletic Association Will Issue
Bonds to Purchase J Planing
Mill Property. '
The Athletic Affociation decid
ed at its meeting Wednesday night
to issue bonds to the amount ol
$2500 and purchase the three lots
and building belonging' to the
Ochoco Milling company lor its
grounds and club house.
The association at present has
about $800 in its treasury and with
the additional $2500 to be received
from the sale of bonds will have
sufficient money to buy the pro
perty and furnish the building for
its requirement. The bonds are
to be issued for $10 each and will
bear 10 r cent interest. It is
exjiected that a large number of
them will be bought by the associa
tion members themselves.