Crook County journal., May 05, 1904, Image 1

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fBISKVIUK, CROOK COUMT, OREGON, MAY 5, W04.
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The Place That Saves You Money
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nf I'Vi'i'.vllihiK lui'ili'i! fur llentlcnieii. I.111II1W nnil I'lillihi'ti.
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IIiii-line ill Men mill Hii Hulls ft tlic Latest Htylvn.. Also Pjjj
ii cuiupMe lliii' nl Menu mid ll"V Hull
Don't 1'ornct Our Shoe Depart incut y
Remember The BEE HIVE
Michel Gompany, Proprietors
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Heads.
Skirts.
Itraul,
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Spring and Summtr
Embroidery,
Fancy Neckwear, Etc:
?rs. Gd Bradford
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iProfossonat Cards.
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PRINEVILLE, OREGON
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The Hamilton Stables
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Stin k boarded by llm iluy, week or monlli ill
Reasonable rnli'H. Remember us whin In Prine
ville. It ATES REASONABLE. We haw
Fine Livery Turnouts
9l!un in Conneclinn with tin' Bend Stable.
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I HUNKVILLK, OHEHON
CROOK COUNTY RESOURCES
Summarized Stilement Showing Wealth of
One of the Richest Districts in
the. Inland Empire.
Tim following summary of the resources of Crook county has been
compiled from tho assessor's records nwJ euch available statistics as are
lit hand. The record in as near correct and authentic an a week of
research can make it. The item are not estimated) but are secured
from t lie facts and figures extant in the county.
Number Car Weight.
Wool clip annually, Cronkcounty,.'. 100 3,000,000
Khecp hid annually 200,000 !IIX) 11,200,000
Cattle shipped annually 40,000 1800 40,000,000
Horses anil mule shipped annually lXH) 40 840,000
Merchandise shipied to I'rineville 445 11,000,000
IJKAI. HAUL.
Lumber sold aiinuiilly(deniaHil rapidly increasing)in feet 8,000,000
So. of cords of wood 9,000
No. of passengers by stnue (100
Passengers by private conveynnce(estimateil) 1825
Mail contracts .
LIVK STIK K.
Nundier of shii p owned in Crook county 350,000
N'n,.nf ghcep summered in Crook county 700,000
Xo. of cattle owned in Crook county 80,000
AIIKA OK LAND INIIKHIK COUNTY.
rea of land, in acres, all surveyed 4,.'),000
Am,t in Reserves, in acres 1,450,000
OVKH HALF TIIF, I.AXI) IX THE KKSKRVF.S IS APPROPRIATE.
Tillable, assi-ssed .' 34.053
Xontilliihle, assessed .' 658,180
Road Company - '. 358,078
AREA COSTII.
Carey selection, approved 111,000
Carey selections, unapproved,.. 200,000
IIKSOIIICES.
vailahle standing timber, in feet, 15,000,000,000
heal, in bushels, 1.50,000
o. of Ilarrels of flour milled annually, 4l00
Minca-tiold and quicksilver at Howard and Ashwood. The former
having been develoiied about 30 years. In the latter camp about 5
'ears. - . . -
Altitude-Fiom 1000 to 4500 feet.
Water facilities-Deschutes river one of the most Mwerfiil streams
west of the Rockies. Has a flow of 4000 cubic feet per second.
Power is now lieing utilized for saw-mills and pumping. Smaller
streams in eastern part of county also used for various purposes.
Crop-Wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa, rye, beets, potatoes, apples, peaches
ml plums and all kirds of garden produce.
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SJCTTI.KRS COME TO CROOK
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Mi HUNEVILLE, OltEdON.
..Henderson & Pollard..
J&Zft Finest Cigars
L3C11 In Stock.
Wines, and
Liquors,
Qountry Orders Solicited
First Door South of Poindexter Hotel.
I'HAS. K. KI'WARIKI II. P. HK1.K1
$2ttknap f Cdwardi
pAyttcans mnd Surytmnt.
Oflice: First Door Knst of Winnek's
Drug Store.
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SPAjfs.m mud Suryetm
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Mo with Dr, V. (iwnvr. HeaU-nc
comer 1st and Muin strwta.
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Osteopathic tPhytt'cian
Pi'iuevillo, Oregon,
THE WINNER CO.,
Incorporated 10011.
DRUGS, STATIONERY AND; UP-TO-DATE
HOUSE rURNilSlIINGS."
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Prineville-Silver
Lake Stase Line
DICK VAXDERVERT.Prop.
Lonvps Primn'ille Momlnye, WhI
iiewlnyB ami FriduyH. Freight nml
pnsaertK? waybillwl (or Silver Lake
and way jKiints.
. L. A. liooTii, Agent.
B. Gormley
Tailor
LATEST
STYLES and PATTERNS
OP
pring and Summer Suitings
Prineville-Uurns
Stage Line
C. G. CORNET, Proprietor
Leaves Prineville for Burns Mon
days, Weilnesdays and Fridays.
L. A. Booth, Agent.
FRED H. VAN NORDEN
THE DALLES JEVELEK
tltiMtj Anln 4y mail
mh'II 4 promptly mittndtd
H mnd nlnrntd tw r
tjnniikh pmrtlts.
Past Week Has Witnessed Big In
flux of Home Seekers to This
Section of Oregon.
During the past ten days 42 per
sons have come to Prineville on
their way to different sections of j
Crook countv either to become
permanent settlers or to look over
the various districts with a view
of establishing their residence later
on in the summer.
These newcomers hail from nil
octions of the East where severe
winters and cold springs have
Jriven them to seek a better cli
mate and n district not so thickly
populated. The irrigarion comp
anies along the Deschutes as a re-
ult have proven attractive to
them and many of those who have
come in here this week have gone
ou. to Bend or the Tumello to look
over some of the segregated tracts
n that section of the county.
Nearly all of these colonists state
that others will come if their re
port of the country proves favor
able, and without exception they
have expressed thcniielves" as
pleased with the surroundings and
prospects.
throughout these counties he said:
"The cattle loss amounts to
about twenty )ier cent, the horse to
twenty-five while the sheep loss
Is comparatively ligfit. The sheep,
it seems, were able to hustle for
themselves and very few in the
counties I visited . nerished for
want of food. The ranges are now
in gocd condition, and while stock
is exceedingly weak, the new grass
is furnishing ample nourishment.
There will be no further loss.
"A large number of cattle and
sheep from this section oi the state
will be marketed this year. The
market, however, is just a little
wobbly at present, but I expect it
to regain strength and vigor before
the season advances much farther.
HE SHOT IX SELF DEFENSE
Coroner's Jury Last Week Ex
honeratea George Hurt for the
Killing of Persley Chrisman.
The Coroner's jury empanelled
last week near Madras at the in
quest held over the body of Persley
Chrisman returned a yerdict of
killing in self defense and released
George Hurt who had returned to
the place with Sheriff Smith.
Several witnesses were examined
whose evidence showed that Chris
man had given Hurt considerable
trouble for some time past. Hurt
was afraid of the man and was
constantly on bis guard. The
night of the shooting Hurt visited
the Jones ranch and asked Mr.
Jones after supper to accompany
him home as he supicioned that
Chrisman would meet him on the
road. Mr. Hurt, however, left the
place by himself and had gone but
a short distance when Chrisman
met him and thrusting the barrel
of a Winchester in Hurt's face
commanded him to hold up his
hands. Hurt complied and was
marched back again toward the
Jones ranch. When a short dis
tance from the house Chrisman
told Hurt he wanted to search him
for a revolver. Hurt caught the
man unawares and drew the gun
from his pocket at the same time
making an effort to secure the rifle.
In the struggle which ensued Hurt
shot Chrisman to save himself
from being killed.
The jury was out but a short
time when it returned with the
verdict mentioned. Chrisman has
always been considered a danger
ous character, especially since the
time a few months ago when he
became possessed with the idea
that he had been commissioned by
the Creator to kill some of the
residents in that vicinity.
WOOL TO COME THIS WAY.
Burns Will Establish a Ware
house and Ship Wool via
Prineville to Shaniko.
MORE SHEEP ARE KILLED
Cattlemen South-east of Silver
Lake Again Slaughter Herd of
2000 Sheep.
A dispatch to the Oregonian last
Saturday conveyed the. news that
2300 head of sheep belonging to
the firm of Gruhe & Parker had
been killed at a point about 40
miles south east of Silver Lake
The herders for Grulie it Parker
were oerpowered and bound hy
10 men, all masked and heavily
armed, who then proceeded to
slaughter the sheep, killing them
C. J. Millis, O. R.. & N. Stock Agent, 1 like rabbits penned after a drive.
STOCK LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
Says Feed Shortage Last
Winter Was the Cause.
Completing their work, the masked
men disappeared
Shortly afterward one of the
herders succeeded in releasing the
C. J. Millis, live stock agent foricords that bound him, and released
the O. R. A' X., who sient several his eonipanion, both hastening to
days in Prineville a short time the nearest settlement and telling
ago, was in Eastern Oregon last of what had been done.
week on his way to Portland. Mr. I This makes 4000 sheep that
Millis left this citr to make an ' have been killed in that section
inspection trip through Grant, land in the same manner within
Harney and Malheur counties j the present year. It is charged as
where he states there was a greater 1 the work of cattlemen, who are
loss on account of the feed short- j very bitter against sheeiowners
age last winter than he has ever i for the reason that the Hocks of
known before. In speaking of the! the latter destroy the ranges for
conditions as he found them I stock
STJMPTER ROAD TO EXTEXD
Eastern Oregon Railroad Will Be
Built Through to Canyon City
and Burns This Year.
There is some activity in rail
road circles with the opening of
spring and just as soon as the
snow it sufficiently off the ground
and the roads in some kind of
shape operations will begin by the
Sumpter Valley Railroad comp
any for the extension of its line
from Whitney east and south to
wards Burns, the objective point
n eastern central Oregon, says
the Journal.
The Sumpter Valley a now in
operation and has been for a num
ber of years between Baker City
and Sumpter, 32 miles, and for
two years past the extension from
Sumpter to Whitney, 14 miles, has
been in operation, and last sum
mer the further extension from
Whitney to Tipton, eight miles,
the top of the divide going down
into the John Day valley, was
partially finished before the snow
came.
The work will now proceed on
through Tipton, Austin and to
wards Prairie City, Canyon City
and Burns. Just how far the line
will be built this year President
Eckles is yet unable to state. The
steel is on hand for the Tipton ex
tension aijd the market is easy for
immediate delivery. Passenger
and freight cars and locomotives
were purchased last year in suf
ficient numbers to operate the en
tire line, i , . ..
Besides this the company is
building new refrigerator cars, ca
booses and rebuilding locomotives.
The distance from Tipton to Austin
is seven miles and from Austin to
Prairie City 17 miles. The entire
distance from Baker City by the
proposed route to Burns is about
160 miles. ,
DISPOSITION' OF COURT CASES
Circuit Court Has Light Docket
This Term. Only One or Two
Jury Trials" Held.
F.T. Hulburt, cashier of the
Eastern Oregon Banking Co. of
Shaniko, and T. G. Condon, man
ager of the Shaniko Warehouse Co.,
spent a few days in our city this
week interviewing our business
men, i,n regard to handling the
freight business of this section
through their city and talking to
wool men about their clips, says
the Burns Herald.
These gentleman urge many ad
antages to our people by making
hipments via Shaniko and es
pecially in this respect the wool
men. Shaniko is certainly the
best wool market point in Eastern
OregoYi to-day, as the records ol
the past three or four years show.
Last season the clip of something
like 7,000,000 pounds made an
average of 14 cents per pound-
some going as high as 1(1 j.
Our people are very favorably
impressed with the propositions
made by these gentlemen and an
effort will be made to get at least
a few of our sheepmen to send
their wool to that point for sale
this season. ' They desire to give it
a practical trial if it proves an ad
vantage it is the intention of the
Shaniko people or local men to
establish a warehouse in Burns to
handle next season's clip and the
wool can be hauled to this city
weighed, graded and received
giving the wool men an opportuni
ty to dispose of it right at home
The Shaniko Warehouse Co. would
place an expert here in charge of
the concern and lie "prepared to
make advances on clip.
In case this is accomplished the
shearing plant will be moved to
the vicinity of this city where the
wool would be handy to the ware
house.
Circuit Court this week has had
one of the lightest dockets in
several years. Up to Wednesday
only one jury trial had been held
and the cases were nearly all dis
posed of. The grand jury in its de
liberation has not returned a single
true bill. The following cases
have been bisposed of:
First Xat'l Bank vs Virgil Mc
Gonigill. Settled
Chas. Erickson vs Ed Dorean
etal. Settled.
Chas. Erickson vs T. H. Wat
ins. Settled.
A. M. Drake vs Frank Foster
et al. Decree on Default,
E. G. Bolter vs L. J. Douthit,
et al. Dismissed.
Addie Vanderpool vs Wm.
Holder. Settled. -
Ed Dorgan vs C. H. Erickson.
Settled. .
E. G. Bolter vs J. H. Garrett.
Mandate from Supreme Court.
Chas. Derham vs John Wishard
etal. Settled.
W. A. Bell vs Wm. Holder.
Settled.
Salomon vs Harbin. Continued.
Carey vs Carey. Judgement on
Default.
L. X. Liggett vs Win. Holder.
Demurrer overruled. Defendant
given 30 days to answer.
Otta I'ggla vs A. C. Palmer.
Judgement for plaintiff.
Christina Erickson ys A. C.
Palmer. Judgement for plaintiff.
Theo Hamm Brewing Co. vs
August Peterson. Settled.
Avery G. Scoggin vs Geo. O'Xeil
et al. Demurrer to complaint.
P. B. Poindexter vs Martin E.
lierow. Set'led.