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I'BINKVILLK, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 17, 1904.
NO. 14
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Redby Feed Barn . . .
L. E. AM.INlillAM, l'nnt'Hiumu
Fine Saddle Horses and Livery Tnrn-Ouls
Stock boarded by day, week or month Rates reasonable.
0mi( accommodations. Remember us whe n in I'rincvillc,
and we gimrnntue that ynur patronage will be appreciated
and deserved by us.
Just Arrived
A. E. NATHAN 8 Go's
J. P. MORRIS'S
The Host "Wearing and letting Lino of
GENT'S
Kver Brought to 'rineville. ST JU CTL"
UP-TODATK
ALL THICKS AND SIZKS NEW AND NOISHY
FTVLili aQd WINTER
DRY GOODS MILLINERY GROCERIES!
, Leaves Prinevillc for Bums Mon-
Dont Forget the Special Sale on Men s aim Roj's .lays, Wednesdays ami Fridays.
Clothing. Greatly Reduced Prices. i l. a. b.sith, Agent.
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fancy Crochry, Sroccrios and JCardivaro
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Ollice First Door East of Winnek'e
Drug Store.
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C:ll utiriwcrv'I imnniitly 1ny iw niuht Of
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onitir Istmul Maiu street.
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Osteopathic Physician
I'rinoville, Oregon
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CULVER, : : OREGO
Am prepared to answer profes
sionnl culls prompt!
l'riiievillo-Silv.T
Lako Stngo Line
DICK VANDEItVERT, Prop.
Leaves rrinevilli' Moiulnvs, Wnl
nesilays and Fiiiinys. Freight and
passengers wnyhilled fur Silver Lake
and way points.
L. A. Jioorii, Agent.
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Prinevillo-lhirns
Bt.'igQ Lino
J. G. QONN
Disnppnnns
Silver Lake Merchant
Believed to Have
Killed Himself.
J. C. Conn, a prominent mcr
'bant of Silver Iiike who ban been
Dill.':' (I'd in IdlMitli HH therfi (or
uiHoy v .'in-, il!Fiip-Hred lat Fri
'lny ni nniiiK. Si'jriliiiig parliei
liii ii were ori;:iiiieil fulled to In
"ii I e tli" iniiiiiL' in iti mid it in now
U-lieve l that Mr. Conn committed
u cde on the bnnks ol Silver
eree' and tint bin body wiih Wiifh
od iln.'.n vtreiim iliirin Ljie hiiili
witter. If tli ik i the cinte the Ixxly
id not likely to bu recovered until
(ter the ereek nulwidec. "
Mr. Connate brenkfimt .on the
morning ol hn uiHiiantaiice in
onipany with nuveral otheri. and
went directly to bid place of husi-
uem. lie entered into coinerii
lion with his clerk, Frank I'ayn'e,
id immediately nfturwardu walk
ed up the roud. The lust seen of
him he was n bout a half mile west
of lowii.Tlif Ceulial Orej;onijn hov
"He wa seen a hort time after
ic left the pout office by Mr. It.
II. Moby nnd her two mniill boy
an lie win walking op tnu fnne-
ille road uhout one-half mile wet
f town. Mrs. Mushy sayp after
he pa.iH'd the Ihhl-c a nhort diut
aiKc he KlopK'd and looked hack
toward town them went on up the
road. A very nhort lime after lie
bad vnninhed from Mm. M.wby'p
night. It. E. Ward who residen
about thrue-quurter of a mile weft
ol town heard a pintol shot oine-
where near the Silver creek bridge,
thinking it was some of the hoys
lhat were bunting, he thought
nothing strange nnd gave it no
further attention until Saturday
noon, when Mr. "Payne began to
grow uneasy as to the where .ubouts
cf his employer as he had left
earlv rmlay morning without
leaving any word with him and
had gone without bis overcoat or
overshoes. After investigating it
was found that be had not occu
pied his room or had not been
seen uy any one since rriuav
morning about 7:.'!0. Mr. Payne
suspecting something was wrong
went to the drawer where Mr. Conn
kept two revolvers, ho discovered
that one was gone and the one
missing had not been in use for a
year or more. Payne immediate
ly informed the citizens of the full
details of the strange affair, nnd a
searching party was organized at
once composed of at least 50 men."
TALK OF COUNTY DIVISION
Antelope is Still Hankering to Be
the Business center of Stock
man County.
Although very little is being
said about it, a move is on foot to
divide Wasco county into three or
more counties, and tne coming
election will have considerable
hearing on the division question.
The people of Antelope and
vicnity still cherish the dream of
Stockman county, a bill for the
creation of which has been before
the past two sessions of the legisia
ture. They expected theircounty to
he created by the legislature, but
were disappointed. However, their
ardor has not been cooled by de
feat, and they will make another
effort in 1905, sava the Mountain-
beer.
The people of Hood River also
have aspirations to be the seat of
government to be carved out of the
western portion of Wasco county
and it will be no surprise if they
have a bill before the next legisla
ture to create a new county. In
the event of the Stockman county
bill becoming a law, and a county
being created out of that part of
Wasco lying west of Mosier, Was
co, which once comprised all of
Eastern Oregon, and a good por
tion of Washington and Idaho,
would represent a decidedly small
scope of territory.
Whether this bisecting of the
counly would be benclicial (o what
would he left of Wasco is a qt:?"-
tion. It would in some respects
decrease county expenses, but it
would at the same time materially
reduce the volume of taxable prop
erly.
trims immediate section is op
posed to county division, it is
time now to begin considering lis
question. In the next h-glslature
Wasco county will have one sena
tor anil two representatives. These
legislators will have much to do in
either creating the suggested new
counties or preventing their crea
tion. SupjHise the senator and one
representative should be chosen
from Hood River, and the other
representative Irom Antelope, it
wsuld be an easy matter for them
to pool issues, and divide the
county on lines acceptable lo their
res'ctive localities.
If this vicinity is opposed to
county division, it would be well
to consider the matter Wore can
didates for the legisldture are
nominated.
HAY FAMINE IN" KLAMATH
Reports Are Current That Short
age in Feed Is Causing
Death o! Much Stock.
Keiorts from Klamath cor.nty
are to the cried that the hay
(amine has reached the expected
crisis and that those without liav
who were unable to sell or get
their livestock out of the country
are now siring them die off.
A man who two weeks ago drove
a baud of horses from Langell val
ley to Bonanza a distance of 12
miles counted the carcasses of
100 horses that had starved to
leath. A private letter received
this week in Ashland detailed a
number of owners who were losing
horses rapidly. The weather since
the first of January has been quite
severe and is such as to hasten the
death rate.
Hay has reached $0 per . ton
but there is not enough to feed all
the slock and the continuous
stormy weather is adding to the
death rate. The Indians will also
prove heavy losers as their sour
grass hay not very nourishing at
best is extremely short.
Should the stormy weather con
tinue, the number of dead horses
alone may reach 1000 or loOO.
Bl'YS INTEREST IN" HOTEL
L. E. Allingliam Is Now a Partner
in the Pilot Rutte Inn at Des
chutes. L. E. Allingliam together with
A. L. Lucas has purchased the
Pilot Butte Inn at Deschutes for
a consideration ot L'miu. the
sale includes about two acres of
land surrounding the hotel and the
new proprietors will take posses'
sion on April 1 "The Bend Bulle
tin savs:
The hotel is to lie greatly enlarg
ed and improved as soon as the
lumber for it is available In front
of the present structure is to be a
full frame addition 28x2b feet, two
stories in height, which will be the
main part of the hotel. The first
floor will be divided into a com
modious dining room and ollice
with sample rooru, barlier Bho
nnd bath rooms. Above will be
gitest chambers. A hall will ex
tend through the center of the new
part, connecting with the rooms of
the present structure. The whole
will be well finished and painted
throughout and will give first-class
accommodations for a large ninn
U-r id guests.
The hauling of lumber for the
new hotel is already begun and
bids for building are called for in
another column of this paper. Re
pairs of the present building will
lie iu progress the coming week
and the new structure will be un
der wnv a week later.
PLENTY OF
QRNDIDR TES
LARGE QUANTITY
OF TIMBER TO
CHOOSE FROM.
From present indication there
will Ik-some pretty live acrambteg
for the nomination! for tbe coun
ty oflices in the ranks of both the
Democrats and Republicans.
Tim her there is a plenty, and good
timlier at that. Candidate are
floating around aa thick as loam
on sea wares. Some of them, of
course, will be culled off. Tbey
can't all have the nomination and
t lew must be left in the trough to
try again next time.
The whirlpool of aspirations will
without doubt be centered around
the nomination for sheriff. So far
eight Democratic and Republican
politicians have cast their lauding
net and some extra steam power
will he required to get the catch
safely on shore. Probably the
most prominent among the Repub-
ican ranks, or at least tbe one
who gives evidence of working the
hardest is Frank Elkins who bails
from the Hay Creek country, I
listrict noted for good politicians;
From the same section come J. H.
Windom, and three other running
mates are in for the honors, name-
Willis Brown, J. 8. McMeen
and W. T. E. Wilson. It's a pret
ty big camp and the chief engineer
of the crowd will not be likely to
appreciate his boquet until it it
passed out to him at the county
convention. In the Democratic
ranks there is peace and quiet. C.
Sam Smith heads the list of aspir
ants with Jake Stroud and J. E.
Roberts in line to keep the .former
from getting lonesome. But every
thing looks easy for the present
Democratic incumbent and it is
not likely, that any opposition will
be shown him when the time
comes for deciding on the nomi
nee. And there's the county clerk
ship. That's a plum which the
Democrats think Mr. Smith can
chew on for another two years if
he is so disposed and he is prob
ably disposed and will take the
nomination when it is offered him.
Charles E. Gilchrist and Wm.
Boegli will draw their swords for
the Republican nomination. Both
are strong men aud the straws are
about evenly divided.
John L. Luckey's name is. the
only Republican one mentioned
up to the present time to preside
over .county affairs as county
judge. On the other side M. R-
Biggs, Joe Henkle and T. H. La-
follett will all have an opportunity
to determine on whose ground the
sun shines the brightest.
And so far as these three offices
are concerned there is no lack of
material with which to fill them.
From the congressional standpoint
both Democrats and Republicans
alike will stand solid for Mr. Wil
liamson although it w not to be
expected that the former will in
dorse a Republican at their con
vention. If there is a faction of
the Republicans in the county
which favors Mr. Moody for the
place it will not be long before
they will be compelled to make
stand aud commit themselves and
uch a course is likely to have
more or less bearing on the con-
ention if made before that time.
DOES NOT REVEAL SECRET
Nez Perce Indian Dies Without
Disclosing Hiding Place of
His $12,000 Treasure.
A press dispatch from Culdesac,
Idaho, dated March 2, has the fol
lowing: Five miles from Culdesac, on the
Lapwai road, is a rude constructed
frame dwelling house which marks
the place where Reuben Wajwhell
a Net Perce Indian, lived and died
with the secret of a hidden for
tune. On this little plat of land
Wapshell lived with his squaw for
six years. He tilled a small patch
of ground and raised a great many
eayuses, which ran at large on the
neighboring range.
From the proceeds of the sale of
horsea and the rent which he re
ceived for land which he leased to
whites he had accumulated more
than $12,000. which he kept buried
in a swret spot on the ranch. He ,
bad four children two rj-and
twogiila. Amos, tbe eldest son,
waalheold Indian-father' confi
dant, aud often went with his
father in the dead of night to a
hidden place to bury tlie proceeds
of a Bate of some horses, or would
go alone to get an amount of
money for some immediate use.
When the savings had accumlat
ed to a considerable amount, the
old Indian would watch bis op
portunity and go alone to remove
the greater part of the money to a
different place. He never attempt
ed to keep from his squaw and
children the knowledge of the
amount of money be bad secreted
and often promised them that be
fore be died he would tell Amos
Wapshell tbe secret.
The Utter part of last November
Reuben Wapshell was taken sick
and was confined to bis tepee; he
grew worse, became seriously ill
and, believing he was going to die,
sent for his favorite son, who lived
twenty miles away. The son ar
rived only to find that bis father
had passed away but a few mo
ments before, taking with him the
secret of tbe hiding place of his
112,000 in gold. Wapshell's body
was buried in the church yard near
by. His squaw, two girls and two
bovs survive him. The piincipal
beneficiary would be bis family
should the money be found.
i he eldest boy is now about 60
years old and a very bright young
man, having attended tbe govern
ment school at Lapwai for a num
ber of years. He spaks the Eng
lish language fluently and writes a
very good had.
TO IRRIGATE WITH PUMP
Strip of Land in Morrow County
Along the Columbia River to
Be Reclaimed.
A company of capitalists of The
Dalles has recently been organized
for the purpose of reclaiming sever
al thousand acres of desert lands
in the vicinity of Castle Rock, in
northern Morrow county along the
Columbia river.
The company will put in a 60
horse power gasoline, which is
guaranteed to pump 1,8000,000
gallons of water every ten hours.
This we understand has already
been purchased and the pumping
plant will be installed at once.
Water will be taken from the
Columbia river and forced through
a 12 inch pipe a distance of three
miles and to an elevation of 200
feet, and at first will be distribut
ed over a number of desert claims
owned by various parties in that
immediate vicinity.
The object of the company is
first to assist parties holding claims
to gain title by furnishing water
sufficient to enable them to make
a home and improve their pro
perty. Afterwards a well defined
irrigation system will be put in
operation. In fact it is the begin
ning of a sytera that will reclaim
several thousand acres of arid laud
immediately south of the town of
Castle Rock, which will be extend
ed and enlarged as rapidly as con
ditions will permit.
BIG SALE OF SWAMP LANDS
State Land Board Issues Order to
Dispose of 3800 Acres in Kla
math County.
At a meeting of the State Land
Board yesterday afternoon, an or
der was made authorizing the sale
of about six sections of swamp
land in township 35 south, range
7J east, aggregating over 38(10
acres of land, to the highest bid
ders, the price accepted being at
$1 per acre, which will mean over
$3800. The bids for this sale of
swamp land were opened several
months ago and all of it was order
ed sold at $1 per acre except this
portion, and the bids were held up
on these sections for the purpose
of making an investigation as to
the nature of the land and to de
mine as to whether it had been
surveyed.