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CROOK COUNTY WOUI.I) PKO
FIT BY AXOTIIKR TAX
LAW.
The time is fast approaching
when an effective law will be pass
ed by the stale legislature to stop
once and for all the very virulent
form of tax dodging which at pres
ent if in vogue in every portion of
Oregon. This law will probably
I nothing more or less than an
act to provide for the publication
of assessment rolls, giving publicity
to every man') sworn affidavit
when he lists property for taxa
tion. Once the light of day is
ched on this matter, in the fame
manner that the law provides for
publicity in compelling accounts
against the various counties to be
published by the newspapers', and
a curative measure for this im
mense evil of shrinking from an
assessor, will have been placed on
the statutes. Such a law is need
ed and needed badly.
It is safe to assert thai not one
county in the state of Oregon has
more than half its property as
sessed, and it is a notorious fact
that over? FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY IN CROOK
COUNTY ALONE HAVE ESCAP
ED THE ASSESSOR'S BOOKS
THIS YEAR. The truth of this
astounding statement . may 1
readily verified by a moment's
study of the tax roll now in the
hands of the sheriff. The assessor
is not entirely to be blamed in the
matter. He lias raised the assess
ment materially over that of last
year, but the tax payers have wil
fully perjured themselves to that
amount in a successful effort to
escape taxation. '
Publicity, you say, would not
remedy this evil? Iu answer, lit
any person who knows himself,
as others know him, to be pos
sessed of five times the amount he
has sworn himself to be worth
let that person's name and the
amount of his assessment fall un
der the scrutinizing and critical
eye of the public, and the year fol
lowing will see an appreciable in
crease in the value of his projierty.
And more than that, it means if
every piece of property in the
county, and all the property, is
assessed at its true valuation,
each individual tax payer bl pay
ing less in proportion than he is
paying now. There will be twice
the amount of property upon which
taxes will be paid and the rate as
a natural consequence will be
lower.
The legislature of 1W'1 passed a
law requiring publicity in the al
lowance of bills against counties.
All bills presented to or allowed
by a county, excepting when' the
charges are fixed by law, are pub
lished in a leading newspaer of
such countv. No one denies the
wisdom And policy embodied iu
this measure, and counties all
over the state, Crook countv
among them, point with no little
pride at the curtailed exnses
and freedom from indebtedness.
That law put a quietus on grafters.
It effectually dampercd the tiling
of exhorhitaut lulls iu all lines,
and has eradicated the listing of
lucstionahle accounts for )Hrsonal
motives. The small expense in
curred in publication is saved a
hundred times over every year.
A tax law, providing for the
same method of publicity in as
sessments, would work in the same
applicable manner as this county
measure, recognized in every sec
tion as an efficient addition to
clean and wholesome government.
A mere reference to Crook county's
tax roll for this year will convince
the most skeptical than an effectu
al and drastic course should be
taken ag.iiust this wide-spread in
difference to truthfulness and its
immediate Waring on the public
welfare. The most cursory ob
server of public records cannot fail
to lie stricken with consternation
and despair by a moment's personal
of this county's lax list ami the as
tounding poverty which it discloses.
'"Concience makes cowards of us
all." but wise William when he
spake those words must surely
have eliminated from- his thoughts
the tax payer who takes his oath
to an affidavit of assessment. At
least in Crook county's court house
there are no indications of coward
ice, principally owing to the fact
that evidence of there being any
conscience is entirely lacking.
and dejtciidant upon an additional
increase to its present numbers.
That this increase will come has
already lieeu assured by the rail
roads ami the activity manifested
by certain branches of commerce
whose life and breath swing pendulum-like
iu the forcible atmos
phere of progressive conditions,
interior Oregon as yet sees only
ill a kaleidoscopic way the ad
vances to he make in the next few
years, yet it will probably be the
lirst district in the state to levl the
powerful arm of energy as it
thursts its way into new and unde
veloped regions. Some of the
state's greatest enterprises arc
centered here; some of its wealth
est industries, both old and new.
are found east of the Cascades in a
region remote from transmutation
facilities.
Hut the time is coming when all
this will le changed. New h ople
and many of them will demand
progressive conditions, and the
Oregon of the future is a stute in
which all sections shall be possess
ed of ctpially encouraging and con
ductive ways and means. To that
end more than any other will Ore
gon feel the exhilarating intltience
of a rapidly growing population,
and promise for the new yeir arc
worthy, therefore, of more than
passing attention . In their fultill
ment Hi1 the destiny of one of the
greatest states in the Union,
A tiOOl) CITY ADMINISTRA
TION TO BE EXPECTED
WESTWARD, HO!
The movement to the west gives
evidence of lieing ten fold gtcater
next year than that of any pre
vious season. The congested pop
ulation in the east, from present
indications, will experience a not
able migration to the district west
of the Rockies, and more particu
larly, to that territory lying !
tween the Pacific coast and the
eastern Idaho line.
Op-gen, uf course, will receive
her share of this influx, and it is
to he expected that this state will
welcome to its congenial climate
and diversified industries thou
sands of new inhabitants. An
abundant amount of advertising
has had its weight, and added to
this may lie mentioned the dcrclo
ment of its hitherto dormant re.
sources which will demand and
encourage in the future an extra
share of lalior in their mainten
ance. '
The g'e;it and a!mo;t boundless
fields lying -as! of the C-. -d.s
are, praclicaily shaking, still ill
their infancy undeveloped.' un
protected and waiting for the
hand of thrift to awaken within
thrill a myriad of wealth produc
ing possibilities. The meager
stjirt which has lieen made along
some lines is only such as pressage
limitless development for the fu
ture whollv within the control of
is looked to as' a man who wil
bring about some desired changes
Time alone will verify or ivluti
I In' expectations.
Saturday's Portland 'Ylcijiam
'ontaiieS an editorial briefly relat
ing the career of General Leoiiaid
Wood. It states (hat Wood was
highly commended by I'ci.eral
Lawlon fur his strenuous campaign
against Oerouimo, the Apache
chief, Such a display of ignorance
by a paper as mighty as the Tele-i
gram would vomit a bnrd. '
I'eneral Wood was at the time
student iu a medical college and
never had n command, until the I
outbreak of tile Spanish American 1
war.
i:5Hl2;5i::;i!A. H. LUTMAN & CO.
worn on the new structure w ill no- ...I inninnciurvrs ui row ucnicr in
gin seen after the first of the veer.
The Reed Sleidl Lumber co
mpany is at work now turning out i
the lumber for the puilding.
Carnation chapter No. I I O. K.S.
held its e.iiuual meeting in Masonic
hall last wifk and elected the fol
lowing olficcrs for the ensuing year;
Mis.Ollie Elkins. Worthy Matron;
T. M. Baldwin, Worthy Patron;
Mr. Blanche Micl'iel, Associate
Matron; Mrs. May.), Wigle, Sec
retary; J. W; Boone, Treas
urer; Mrs, America Itoone, Couduc
teress; Mrs. Ella Cram, Associate
Conduct oresH.
FUtNlTURK, COFFINS niul CASKETS
1 CAKI'ISTS, ST0VI4S, AINT8 and OILS
Lumber and all Kinds of Building Material
For C A S II Only
A. Coon left for the 1'rineviUc
country to transact iiue business 1
matters. t.r.i.-s Valley Herald, j
One got here on yesterday's stage
but we don't know whcalhcr it is
the right one or not.
ft is believed that the new may
or and couneilinen, including the
one who has been honored with a
re-election, will meet the expecta
tions of the people in giving to
thiseity a clean and wholcsuine
government. If the aldermanic
Iwdy fails iu fulfilling the trust
place. I in them then the ciiy will
ill ho the loser. f v
Mr. Wumveiier !rar the name
of being a successful and far see
ing business man, and it is to I
expected that he w.ll carry his
conimericiat i:cunien into the olliec
which he will till, and in-til a
portion of it into the actions of
the body over which he will pre
side. Of the other ollii ers elected
practically the same thing can be
said. The old ni'-inU rs of the
council are good enough as they
are, and a strict business adiuiuis-
; tratuin may lie looked fnnvanl to.
The city itself is iu need of
many things, and the improve
ments to Is- maile, it is safe to saw
will lie engineered with an eve to
'economy. The moral condition of
the town is a matter which was
I entirely overlooked and escaped
I the attention of the retiring may
or and councilmen. It is ti he
Imped that the new. head of the
citv's affairs will see to it that some
radical dianges are made, with the
! solo purpose in view of betterini;
ttie influences brought to bear up
on the younger generation ipiick
to grasp and understand the con
taminating forces which at present
assail them. Changes such as these
are not for those whose characters
and walks in life have long since
lieen funned, but for those who as
yet are too young to appreciate the
consequences and direful results of
a growing and thrifty population ' wrongful living. The new mayor
ft?i 3
! THE BEE HIYE
THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY
We'll be there on time
We're not going to tlitsiippninl the throngs of friends and customers who have
learned to expect our Xmas displays to lie the biggest and liest. This year they
will be bigger and belter than ever. You have our word for that.
Here are a few faint showings of what we have
mmo rnnAc mrxr.cj
We have as large an assortment ap ever came to I'rinevillc to select from.'
ALBUMS
BOOKS
TOILET CASES
tlAMES
EXPRESS WAGON'S
DOLL BlUiCIES
IX ILLS
HOCKEY HORSES
The Best LirVs of Candies in Town J
All Kinds of Fresh Fruits and Nuts f
Hoping to receive your Xma orders, we are Z
Yours respectfully, V
MICHEL &r. CCD. I
The officers of the Athletic Club
make the following announcement;
Owing to the generosity of the
I Electric Light company ill putting
; lights iu the club's building when
. the eapaeily of the power house
j was already taxed to its limit, it is
" I respectfully requested of those at-
The discovery of ten million dob ' lending events at the club house
tars in filthy lucre belonging to that thev turn off the lights in
the late Pope Leo XJJ1. would in-1 their residences when leaving. If
dlcatcthal his Holiness surely had thi course is adopted the hall in
no fear of dying in the poor house. ! the Athletic building will he better
lighted.
One of the neatest Christmas
displays in the city is the miua-
lP l lure electric light plant on cxliibl-
visitors tinn in thewiudowofA.il. I.ipp
! man's liitniluie store. There the
C. A. l.uclling and wife, of P.M. w",ki"1' ,'"tir" "J'"1"" lln'
were reeislered l il. Pi,!c i,.r ! reproduced ill infant size. 'The
hotel Monday,
O'Ncil Bros.
OYSTER HOUSE
.1 H III I I Nil II, Manager ,
Good Meals and Rooms
Miller liuildinj?, Princvillc, Orejcon
KISII AND (iAMK IN SEASON
llltKAD AND PIES Kolt THE TIIADIC
SPECIAL RATES TO BOARDERS
Additional Locals
J. II. Zcvcrly and wife, of I
Ochoco, K,re Princvillc
Monday.
T. K, Ferguson was a business
visitor the first of the week from his
ranch on Pear creek.
Stroud & Roller, the enterprising
yoim paint, is, have linishcl
painting the Cram school hou-e.
Cel. lilocti, ot t'i'sclilltes. was Hi!
the citV TtlcdaV. He left cllir, -'
day for diltea-nt points iu the i t
Mrs. t . M. l-.lkin- is .-ciioinlv iih
at her home in this city II. i
many friends hope for a specie n -cov-ry.
i -
President Strante of the (,!,.
Club announces that tlic next nn-et-;
ing of tin; org ii,i,:.iii,,n will I,. !
held at the home of Mi.. Will Kinn
' II Tuesday evliilig. ). r. , l
"Vok. I
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Preparations .ire being made 'or
the erection of a throe slon bote! ,
in the town of l.vilc. I. T.
Utile steam engine is connected
with the dui lino ami wires'' from
the latter are strung along on
poles f -r lighting lirsi-cs. A
-ixbiai eauille power hint p is kept
homing with the electricity gener
a'cl from the dvnamo. '
,
N. A. Tye and Brothers
We carry A full line of
Gents' Furnishings
1 1 """" " 111 "
We Have A Full Line of Men's, Ladles',
Girls' and Babies' Shoes.
We Have just received
Two Tons of Candy and Nuts
A. TYE arrd BROS., Merchants
f Inside each pound package of
Lion Coffee
"will lie found a FREE jranie.
60 different (Tames. All new. ,
At Your (lrocr.
GRAND HALL f
UNDHR Tim AUSPICES
Prineville Amateur Athletic Glub
-AT TtlG-
P. A. A. C's. New Building.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
December 25th, W3
NEW YEARS NIGHT
January 1st. M
Finest Ball Room in Eastern Oregon
Just Arrived
A. E. NATHAN 8 Go's
Custom Made Clothing
J. F. MORRIS'S
Tht! Host "Wearing :itk! litf.iny TAne of
FciEiTf'S CIiOTIIlHGl
L
sS
piacksmithing That Pleases
i
Is I Ik- KId J Vmi Oct ui
J. II. WKiLl' S
coKXixr & ki.kixs s
A SIik'Ic n( Farm Maeliiuery all; mi hand
You will find
KICYCMisH of all Rood makes
Kainhlcrs, Imperials, Ideals, and many
iithein, A kihkI line nf llieyele ftiiiulrien AT HIIII'P'H.
WATTS MARBLE W GRANITE WORKS
Watts t Baker, Prop.
Marble and Granite Monuments
All Kinds of Stone Work
FIRST CLASS WORK AT LOWKST TRICES
Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon
i)n;
Daily Between Prineville and Shanlko
HCIIKDUl.K
leaven Hlinniko, (1 p. in. Arrive at I'rini'ville A a. ni.
Leaven l'rineville 1 p. in. Arrive at Hliaiiikii 1 a. ni.
First Class Accommodations
Kvor IJroiiKl.tto 1 'rir.ovill.i. HTRJCTIjY
UI -'-TO-J )ATI; j
ALL I'KICKS ANW HV.KH KW AM) MlllHY
1AIiIt arid WiTl;d.i
DRY GOODS MILLINERY GROCERIES
Dont forget tlie Sjicciiil Sale on Mens and Boys',
Clothing. Greatly Reduced J'nces.
IHJY YOUR MI TjTjINKTIY
JLAD1KH KUHNIHTIINC3S
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MRS
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. Ei). BRADFORD'S
Huecewinr to Mrs Susie Slaytnn
Up-to date Millinery at less than city prieen.
Hair Dnwing TarlnrH in cunneetiun
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