rook ; Count PRINEVILLK, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 28, 1904. NO. 7 VOL VIII. JouMaE y Cm I .BZWEILER fi THOMSON I Princvllc's Greatest Store ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE COMMENCING THURSDAY. JANUARY 14, 1904 This sale Is a Money Saver. V n r l o 1 n II t I) r V Goods in Itcdlircil . .. . ... ii! I iM.il.I , II...1 A 1 .... . II... If ...I 'l,;i,lr,... Il,l,,..,l liilir til nlini'S inr mm, in n hm'i imi.. . ' . . i. I It ill. I I 1 i . .1 ..h I? ka Uiiiliwinil Shirt Waist, l" r-Kin nun i -i rums, suit ill Clothing, I'llliiT for Mill or If'VK Ix-uuccii ii i .' i i it: r :l u Ir.wln,..., pair I'l Mens, nmi ' Ill I f 0 1 II I a II K C I s, " " 1 " '"'""I " Kvi-ry Jiu ki t, Udiea' Misses' ami I AuMwii 's, im'iiily licum-cii Every Niulit Gown fr M. Wl "r OVCN'OUt, lilllifi rii'-, Tl " r " lint or iTnii. lint or l l"r Mill or imys i.cnun-ii in addition In iiliovo we will my llml II"'"' JtlHIK-l-U thousand ( articlen loo numerous In mi'iitum Kiiliinil n... aim In lii tu i in liii t in dri-iili-st Mile luiliioi'ii llml Prineville lm i'vcr xnrifin--l lor ("ASH Reduced Every Kvitv Every Evcrv Kvi'ry Kvi'ry Kvi'ry I'.Ai'ry Kvi'ry Kvi'ry Kvi'ry Kvi'ry Kvi'ry TUX LIST IS OUT Hamilton Feed Stable AX I) Redby Feed Barn... I,. K. ALI.lSiUIAM, i'iioi'ini:roii Fine Saddle Horses and Livery Turn Outs Moult lionnliil liy iliiy, week "mulli reasonable, ('moil lufi'iiiinoiliitiotiii. Iti'ini'iiilu'r us when in Prineville, il we Biinrmili'O llml your j:itrin:i)"p will lr nppriTialcii !iinr; nnil deserved by us, .J Powell & -Tonsorial Artists- Foster & Lehman Proprietors. A Complete and Chain Line of lfc'pf, Veal, 'Mutton, I'ork, Karon, Lard, anil Country . JVoiIucp. Main st. priooiiic. orcgi. 'Phone 31. THEOLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Delinquents ' are In Tlrrears totheGoun ty tor $500. The sheriff's office has turned ivit to the Journal the delinquent nx list (or publication which will ie found on another page. The ;IhI in not A long one this year, inly 50 names appearing in it. and he total amount due 1 he tnunty n hack taxeii amount to hut .W. Tux payer, an a rule have heen prompt about making their pay ments, and several weeks ago it ivna tlioiight there wonld not lie more than a dozen name on the delinquent lint. These would have been inclusive of those iersoni who owned proierty at the time of an- wsment, but sold it before the time of making payment, and would also havo included the per sons owning property at assess- nieiit and moving from the county before collection of the taxes. This accounts in part for Hie in crease of names over that of last year at which lime only about a dozen appeared in the :advertised lint. tion and by-lawn will be adopted and steps taken to further the work undertaken. SETTLERS AUK COMING Prineville and Crook County Will Boon Begin to Exjierience Ar rival of Eastern Homeseekers. The present year promisee to be a banner season for Crook county, and it in probable, judging Iro.n present indications, that a large part of its area, which now lit va cant, will be in the hands of in- GHTIXGE IN SCHEDULE Postal Department Miters Time of the Mall Stages. The postal department haa or dered a change in the schedule of the mail stage leaving Bhaniko, and as a result Crook county resi dent will receive better service. The stage making connections with the Columbia Southern at Bhaniko has formerly been com- dividual! before another winter pulled to leave there at 8:15 p. m. has come. It is probable, too, that whether the train got there at that many ranche in this portion of time or not. Consequently the the state will pave into the posses sion of different owners Wore the year has closed. 1 lie alKire is deducted Irom me !in,l the Prineville mail stage can many letters which are being re- now wait until 11:45 before leav wived daily in this city by the ing for its destination, a ruling newsnaiwrs. real estate agents and thllt i"ure8 VromPl carrying of postmaster from inquirers in the Crook county mail sometimes laid over in Bhaniko 24 hours. The recent order extends the time for making connection, at Bhaniko, East who are anxious to come to Oregon and wish to know of its land, altitude and climate Wore coming here to establish a perma- WIU ASK (iOVEUSM EST AID The MILLER MEAT MARKET E M MILLER, Prop DculiT iu FRESH MEATS Of all kinds VEGETABLES & FISH In Si'npon --- . Tho Cheapest and Best Place in Crook County In the Uuilcling formerly occupied bv I' II Donk Irrigation Association in Hay stack District Wants I-csa Ex js'iisive Way of (letting Water. The difficulties under which the aetllers in the Agency Plains and Haystack districts have labored in securing water both for domes tic and agricultural uses, have re sulted in the organization of the Farmer's Cooperative Irrigation association. The organization has Ih'cii perfected with Jessie Murtin, president; E. C. Winner, secret ary; and I-ee Peck, treasurer. The objects of Hie association arc set forth in the preamble, which is as follows: We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Crook county, Ore- con, in order to secure unity of ac tion and the benefits which may the mail sacks coming this way. A change has also been made at the local office affecting the de livery of the Crook and Haystack mails. Mail for both these places is now held until 11:45 a. m. in- nent home. The Journal uas Bleao. oi leaving as u iormeny mu at 7:15. An opportunity is thus answered dozens of inquiries dur ing the past few weeks and nearly as manv more have been turned over to the real estate an answer. given to deliver mail to these com mumties the same day that it is received in Prineville from Bhani- agents for h,0 Postmaster Mummers also statee Many of these letters state that that the department has ord- States Treasury the - sum of !X, - i,,. ered tuat mtormation ot any Kind 135.24 as the state's share oi the Mr. Johnson says he would not advise any one to drive stock over land to California points without Unit making a thorough study of conditions. He reports Oroville and Central California sections undergoing a cold spell of moie than usual severity, ice and snow being more plentiful than in Crook county. Feed in that district is very scarce and stockmen are ex periencing some hardships as a re sult of the shortage. Practically all of the stock leav ing Central Oregon since last fall has gone out through the southern route to points in the vicinity ol Oroville. This accounts for the large supply and depressed mar ket which Mr. Johnson encountered when making his sales. Heavy shipments have been sent into that section by cattle men througnout Lake and Klamath counties and a portion of cattle sold in Crook county the past few months has made its exit in that direction. But very few head of stock have gone to the railroad through north ern routes, California markets ap parently Increasing their hold on Oregon's stock output. COUNTIES GET ROAD FUNDS Secretary of State Apportions Amount Received from the Gov ernment at Washington. Early last week the State Trea surer received from the United there are parties in the East are readv to make a come to Ureiron. and tint tne answer to their questions, if satis factory, will determine their course. One ot the real estate men in Prineville stated this week that a party of 15 or 20 persons would be here inside of the next month to look over farms and timber claims which he had for sale. This first I .ami n i nn ruMlul m-tltom nr lli TT..Ii.. Cinl..a litl onlaa tnnA f.p chnniiR anil 6 6 v uiicp .. vareo ,i cnange "u n.i....i .,,. the local office by telephone. CONTRACT IS NOT AWARDED Bidders for Construction of Coun ty High School Building Fig ure Too High. Bids for the construction of the new county High school building crowd of homeseekers and land in- were opened last week, kut the vesters is likely to lie followed by contract was not awarded owing to more during the year and many ... .., i i irom fiu,wii iu to.j,uw miu who will come will make Crook . , . , countv board considered them too county and vicinity, their perma- , h The contractors who sub- nent home. i Henderson & Pollard -IlKAI.KHSlN- WINES, LIQUORS, uiioiitei.... IVJiVJVD. COUNTRY ORDERS FIRST DOOR SOUTH SOLICITED. I'OIN DEXTER HOTEL PRINEVILLE, OREGON. s For Chntrtt Homestead Locations Timber Desert Lands whits ROBT. SMITH, ' Prineville, - Oregon, WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. OlY . SIMPSON, M'l'r Interior 0pl. Wal l Paper AT CUT RATE PRICES 10c Double Roll lor 5 c. 21V Double Rolls fur II) e. ;i,rio Double Rolls for 171c. 50c Double Rolls for' 25u. 15c Double Rolls for 7 Jc. HIV Double Hulls for 15c. We Double Rolls for 21V. INGRAIN .Stte. Prescriptions Cut. Also Patent Medicines. REMEMBER THE LOW PRICE STORE D. P. ADAMSON'S STORE H The Place r 1 set n, ti '. , a v .MY: il -J S ' Has the largest percentage ot cash assets to each dollar of lia bility ; earns the highest average I tntere it, and issues the moat up- to-date progressive policies (or in vestment or protection. lie derived from united efforts; to encourage the organization of sim ilar associations throughout Crook county, and to unite all in one central head; to promote any en terprise which is for the public good; to secure a Wter and lass laborious and expensive means of getting water for domestic pur ioses; to keep enlightened upon llie progress of the various irriga tion projects now lieing undertak en throughout the United States, and to become better acquainted with all such woi , both as to cosy of construction and maintenance, and the detailed work of conduct ing farms under an irrigation system; to assist and urge tne United States government to thor oughly investigate this field where in we reside at the earliest possible date with a view of ascertaining the feasibility of constructing some system of water works, either by boring for artesian water or con structing a system, of irrigation ditches or both as provided for under the provisions of the Max well act of l'.Kll, do hereby adopt the following constitution and by lsw." Tho association has fixed its in itiation fees for charter memliers at 25 cents and all those joining within G months from January 1 11104, are to lie considered as chart or memliers, after that the fees are to be raised to II. It is the intention of the associa tion to get the needs of the dis trict, from an irrigation stand point, into tangible shape and present the matter Wore the gov ernment irrigation commission. The members hoie that something will be done sometime in the future to eet water upon their lands in a manner set forth in the preamble. A meeting of the associaticn will be held in the Haystack district soon, at which time the constitu- SHIP COAL FROM JOHN DAY Output of Mines Sold to Neighbor ing Farmers and Fuel Hauled 80 Miles to a Market. A good body of coal is being op ened in the John Day valley and is proving of great benefit to tte people of that section. One of the great drawbacks there, as far as mininiz is concerned, has been the great difficulty of obtaining fuel, The high price of coal has been a matter of seriouB moment to the miners who wished to build a plant, as it was heretofore almost prohibitive with coal costing 111 to 112 per ton. The properly is owned by Anthony Mohr and and others of Sumpter, and has lieen under development for about a vear. and an excellent body of coal has been opened up. To the Daily Reporter of Sump tcr, Mr. Mohr said: "Our analyses of these gpecimeue have demonstrated that they have a fuel value which will rank the present output with the best in the West, whether in British Colum bia. Washington or California. mitted bids were: A. B. Steele & Son, Portland; C. A. Gray, Salem; H. Snook. Rosebure; Welch & Mourer, Salem. The difference in the amount of the bids was brought about through a misconstruction regarding the rock work on the building, the highest bidders figuring on doing considerable carving in the stone masonry. The county high school board will meet again next Saturday to make arrangements for re-advertising for bids. J. B. Shipp is en gaged now in drawing plans for a wooden building and it is probab le that bids will be called for again on a Irame structure. This course as yet has not been definite ly decided upon, and it is under stood that some of the members of the board ate opposed to put ting up a wooden structure and stand in favor of stone even at an increased price over that set. noon the Secretary of State ap portioned this fund among the dif ferent counties of the state accord ing to the acreage of each county. The total acreage of the state Of Oregon is 60,957,71)0, and the ap portionment per acre is practically one mill and a half. The fund this year exceeds that received last year from the government sale of land almost four fold, the amount received. last year being 123,365,90. Of the above amount apportion ed, Crook, county, which is the fourth largest in the state, gets 17,574.48. Harney county, the largest, gets 110,025.49. Malheur county, 19,282.14, and Lake coun ty, 17585.83. PLENTY OF GOOD TIMBER SELLS IN CALIFORNIA C. J. Johnson Returns After Dis posing of 738 Head of Cattle in Southern Points.' C. J. Johnson returned Saturday from Oroville, Cal., where he sold Our property will be proven inside 1 7;$ head of cattle during the past of the next 90 days. The nearest , montni xhe bunch was Colum railroad at present is the bia Southern, from Shaniko, which made up of yearlings and 2-year- olds and a few cows and the entire his in uhnut 40 miles distant.- There m. he others, however, to bid for number brought 121 per head ,!, business we will have to offer. Mr. Johnson started with 1.1,1,1250 tons of our ArliiiL'ton herd about the hrst ot last q.lem t..,,,t..r. who will haul il 80 miles, ber, driving them overland The fuel is in great demand among expected to find stock conditions the farmers and stockmen, as wood in their prime, but reached Lull is a very scarce commodity. In fact, right now we are having some fine roads built, swapping the coal to the farmers for their work. It's better than a gold property, be cause when it is proved it can lie easily estimated." - Oregon and Washington Have Enough to Last the World for Many Years. The timbered area of Oregon and Washington is equal to the whole of New England and two-thirds of New York, says the Pacific Month ly. Imagine the six states of New England and the greater part of New York covered with an un broken forest, and you will have' some idea of the immensity of the forests of the northwest: The trees of this section will cut of good merchantable timber 450, 000,000,000 feet. In Oregon alone, according to estimates of govern ment forest experts, we have 335, 000,000,000 feet. What does this mean? Stop a moment and think about it. Cut into boards one inch thick, this Oregon timber will cover a walk half a mile wide entirely around the earth at the equator; the same boards would make us a driveway te the moon 250 feet wide (not al lowing for the supporting timbers.) Or, we have sufficient timber for a board fifteen inches wide to bridge the gulf lietween 11s and the plan et Mars, 48,000,0'X) miles away'! And the money value of it all? Well, 112 per thousand feet for the finished lumlier is a conservative estimate. At this price the value fornia just in time to find the th(. Oregon timlier is 14,020,000,- arket flooded with cattle and sheep which had been brought in over the southern trails. A con tinued drought of 8 months was also a factor in reducing stock prices. 000. This is almost twice the to tal amount of money gold and silver coins and bank notes in the United States on January 1, 1803.