Crook County journal., May 19, 1904, Image 1

ook County Jouma
VOL VI If.
PEINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OBEGON, MAY 19, 1004.
NO. 23
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The Bee Hive
I ra? Pace That Sa You Money
(lur New Kirliifj Hoods ant arrivlntc ilally mid conlt
ill everything willed lur (li-ntlemen, I.nilles and Children.
Ciiihi' In nml miiiiiIimMIii', goods and iwlliily yournelf tliitt tilt
In llu' plnif to do yniir ImyliiK.
We Dinlrc to Cull Your Particular Attention tn our btiwt
style In Shirt WkUU Hull Blilrt WbIhU. Bklrt, Under,
nkli'tn, llnlxcry Holla, Collar mid alwi a lull Hire of Muslin
nml Km II Underwear. We liiiveitlmi added U mir stuck
tine line ill Men and lloyi BulU lu III Ult fityl., Ainu
A complete llni' ol Men mid By HnU.
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Don't l-orct Our Shoe Department
Remember The BEE HIVE
Michel & Company, Proprietors
flEET TO FIX
RANGE LINES
Special Sale Jor JO flays
Heads. ik Xatut JKw.
Skirts. 5rV aJ Summtr
Hraid,
Embroidery,
Fancy Neckwear, Etc:
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Professional Cards,
St. Cuioti,
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
Stockmen ind Wiel Grow
ers are Holdisf Ses
sion This Week. '
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The committee - of thepmei,
appointed orne time ago by th
Antelope Wool Grower associa
tion, consisting of Murdo I. Fin-
laysori, John McLennan tnd Radi-
gan, passed through the city the
last of the week on ,tbeir way lo
the Blue Mountain country where
they went te establish, th took
linea for the coming mainer.
The range queation ' wliich bt
always been' a source' of trouble
between the cattle and sheepmen
s'nd thia year steps have been
taken to prevent so far M possible
any disturbance arising from a
isput over range territory.
The committee from Antelope it
is expected will complete the ar
rangement of the range line this
week, and If Uie territory wbicb
they map out (or the (toging of
of Uie sheep and cattle during tlie
summer months is observed there,
will be no trouble, A committee
of cattlemen from the, southern
part of Uie county will be present
to meet Uie sheepmen and it is ex-
peced tlist an amicable adjust
ment of the matter will be rffected
W. SStrmtt,
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PRINEVILLE, OREGON
PRINKVILLK, OIUWOBf.
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Stock boardi'd by tlio day, week or month at
Reasonable rnUn. RemiMiilier us when in Prine
villa. K ATK8 REASONABLE. We have
Fine Livery Turnouts
sxTltun in Connection with the Bend Stable.
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PUINKVILLB, ORBOON
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PRINEVILLE, OREflON.
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Other: Kiret Door Ksst of Win nek's
Drug store.
PRINEVaLE, OREGON
..Henderson & Pollard..
Xlft Finest Clears
JLJCiM In Stock.
Wines, and
Liquors,
Country Orders Solicited
First Door South of Polndexter Hotel.
OUMimnd promptly dtjr ot olht Of
tot with Dr, V. Qww, BMlden.
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PKINRVILLE. ORKQOS
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Prineville, Owgoa
THE WINNER CO.,
Incorporated 1903.
DRUGS, STATIONERY AND UlJ-TO
DATE HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
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B. Gormley
Tailor
LATEST
STYLES nnd PATTERNS
OF
Spring and Summer Suitings
iTISAKAJTERCFREAUX
AbMlatety Per
to It, which may cause several de
lays," said Mr. Oucrin, "It may
be- that the home-builders along
the Malheur rirer, who hsve pri
vate water rights, may not want to
give up their claim: free. And I
do not think the government will
buy these claims, or even agree to
give something equally good in re
turn. ,
"But every one who has the bent
interests of this slate at heart will
hope that the Malheur district ir
rigation project be carried through
successfully. It will bring thou
sands of settlers to the state, and
thus benefit every section of Ore
gon. The money to be spent for
irrigation purposes around Pasco,
Wash., will also bring a great deal
of new business to Portland."
L Mr. Guerin stated that a large
number of settlers were moving
onto the Deschutes land irrigated
by bis company. Many of these
settlers are from Yakima, Wash.
WINTER WHEAT IS DAMAGED
Frost at Pendleton Last Week
Kills Large Amount of the
. Early Grain in that Section.
FAMOUS 8PBING8 ARE SOLD
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Cbaa. E. Worden Pays 125,000 for
. Klamath Falls Property and
Will Ereet a Sanitarium.
Last Saturday Chas. E. Worden
purchased of Wm. A. Wright and
wife 340 acres embracing the bot
springs and hot' earth banks at
Klamath Falls for a consideration
of 25,000, says the Express.
Mr. Worden will plat the land
into lots and sell a considerable
portion of them. His plans are
not fully matured, but we under
stand a scheme is on foot (or a
great sanitarium and a plan for
heating the town ot Klamath Falls
by hot water from the springs.
If these plans are carried into
effect they will be of immense
benefit to our community.
These are the famous springs
that Adolph Sutro offered $40,000
for years ago, which offer was refused.
The springs flow in considerable
quantity on the property, the
water as it cornea up having a
temperature of 212 degress Faren
heit Eggs can be boiled hard in
the sprirure in five minutes.
Near the springs is the famous
hot earth or sollatara, spot an
acre or so in extents-situated on
a hill side, at least 150 feet above
the big hot spring. By boring
down seven feet into this hot earth
the temperature was 210 degrees
It is claimed that this hot earth
when applied to the parts affected
with lumbago, acts like magic,
To relieve pain in cases of rheu
matism, neuralgia, sciatica and
paralysis, this treatment is said to
be equally efficient.
A dispatch from Pendleton says,
there is considerable uneasiness,
beyond question well grounded,
lest the late severe cold spell in
jured the winter wheat. In fact,
it is known to be injured, but just
how much cannot lie told at this
time. Many fields, or rather parts
ol fields, which were a bright and
vigorous green just before the last
cold snap, are now of a more or
less dingy, sickly yellow. The
greater part ol the effects of the
freeze was felt on the lowest
ground in the various fields affect
ed. In many instances the yellow,
sickly effects follow the bottomB
and sides of the hollows. In some
cases (he entire field, provided it
lay quite low, was hurt in an al
most equal degree. In ninny
cases not only is the blade dam
aged, but the stalks so severely so
thst if wheat is grown there it
must come from a complete restor
ing, and the season is too late for
any dependence to be put in any
such chances.
INCREASE IN
STOCK PRICES
Buyers in Eastern Oregon
Are Paying Higher
Prices for Beef.
From different sections in East
ern Oregon, especially in the dis
trict lying east of Crook county,
come reports of advancing prices
in cattle. Many sales have been
reported at which prices show a
material advance over those paid
at this time last year. In Klam
ath and Lake counties and ai far
east as Malheur are the same con
ditions prevalent and cattlemen
generally are looking forward to
a year of good prices for their
herds.
During the past two weeks cattle
buyers have been numerous in
Grant county, where the price of
3-year-olds has risen in some inst
ances a? much as (7 in three
weeks time. Buyers are in the
county from the packing comp
anies in Portland besides many
from eastern points and a disin
clination to sell among the cattle
men has kept the prices steady.
Some of the papers reporting sales
state that the purchase prices will
run higher this year than they
have for several years past, and
the hopeful tone advanced appar
ently has Stimulated the market.
As an instance of the increase of
the market price, the Long Creek
Light says; ; i
"Frank Rice sold -70 head of 3-
year-old steers to Mossie k Sons,
of Ukiah, last week tor 131 per
head., Thia is the. highest price
paid this season for 3-year-olds.
Three weeks ago buyers were offer
ing only $24, and the raise of $7
in so short a time, looks as if cat
tle would bring a good price this
season."
finance tlie line, Meilford parties
including W. I. Vawter, president
of the Jackson county bank, and
Mr. Harris of the Oregon Develop
ment company, are heavily inter
ested in the timber, and it is un
derstood that they are backing the
proposition. . i
The line as surveyed runs from
Medford northeast to Eagle Point,
and from that place a 2 per cent
grade will bring it to the summit
of the divide between Rogue river
valley and the Klamath lakes. The
road will cross the summit at a
point just six miles due north of
Brownsboro, then run due east -six
miles along a level divide, cross
Big Butte creek near the junction
of the north and south forks there
of, and describe a big curve north
easterly to a point where it crosses
the 30-mile limit of the Southern
Pacific land grant. Then it runs
nearly due north into the big tim
ber, terminating in the neighbor
hood of Prospect. .
There is heavy timber from tlie
time the road reaches the summit.
A conservative estimate places the
average of the timber at 20,000
feet to the acre. There is a low
pass to the south of Mt. Pitt,
through wliich the load will event
ually be run into Klamath county,
tapping a very heavy timber belt
there. The people of Medford and
the country along the proposed
route are quick to see the large
benefit such a road will be to them
and they are ready to lend every
encouragement within their power.
LAND CASES ARE POSTPONED
McKinley-Ware-Puter Cases Go
Over Because of the Disappear-
ance of a Witness.
BEND WILL CELEBRATE
Arrangements Are 'Being Made for
a Program of Athletic Sports
There on the Fourth of July.
FIGHT FOR PORTAGE ROAD
Delegate from Counties Along the
Columbia Will Hold Meeting
' This Week.
MEANS MUCH TO MALHEUR
Irrigation Fund lor That County
Will Add 25,000 People to
the District.
FRED H. VAN NOEDEN
TOE DALLES JE1EEI
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It the Malheur district irrigation
appropriation is used to wr ter the
lauds in and around Vale, Or., it
will mean that at least 25,00
people will move into that section
ol the state and build homes. At
least, this it the opinion of local
land dealers, (ays the Journal.
R. F. Guerin, secretary of the
Deschutes Irrigation 4 Power
company, this morning said that
th opening ot the Malheur coun
try would mean great prosperity
wave would Boat over eastern Ore
gon, thus causing an increased
activity in Portland wholesale
and shipping circles.
"But that 12,000,000-appropriation
has quite a number of strings
The people of the Inland Em
pire are not content to let The
Dallee-Celilo portage road slum-1
ber or die a natural death from
want of attention. They realize
that the state board is hampered
by the lack of funds with which to
build and equip the road, since the
building of. the canal will inter
fere with the portage right of way,
which the state engineer has re
ported will occasion additional ex
pense, and that the road cannot be
built inside the appropriation of
$166,000. Hence the people of the
counties along the Columbia river
have determined to come to the
state's relief and offer to supply
whatever funds are needed above
the appropriation, says The Dalles
Mountaineer.
Th people interested in the
construction of the portage will
also insist that the board do not
delay the matter ot construction
longer, and to this end have deter
mined to call a meeting of dele
gate from the several counties
bordering on the Columbia to
which representatives from coin
menial bodies in Walla Walla,
Spokane, Lewiston and Portland
will - be invited. It is expected
that the state board consisting of
the goirernor, secretary of state
and the state treasures, also the
state engigeer will attend.
The county courts of the conn
ties along the Columbia have ap
pointed delegates who will meet in
convention at The Dalles this
week to consider ways and means
for getting work started on the
portage road at an early date.
A. L. Lucas, proprietor of the
Pilot Butte Inn, was 'in the city
Tuesday of this week. Mr. Lucas
stated that the residents of the
Bend are making arrangements to
hold the best celebration in the
county on the Fourth of July. A
program of athletic sports will be
arranged, a match game of ball
will be scheduled between, the
Bend team and some outside nine
and the day's sports will end with
barbecue. Mr. Lucas said that a
young calf had already been spott
ed and would be feed on milk and
honey until the evantful day
when the roasting process will take
place.
The program for the day will
consist of foot races and probably
horse races and the ball game will
be played in the afternoon. The
fore part of the evening will be
taken up with a dance in the new
addition to the Pilot Butte Inn,
which will be completed at that
time, and the eating of the fatted
calf at the barbecue will end the
day's pleasure.
The celebration is to be given a
good ad ertising and it is expected
that a large crowd will be piesent
As the result of the disappear
ance of an important witness for
the prosecution, the famous
McKinley-Ware-Puter land fraud
cases have been aontinued until
the Fall term of court. Attorney
Hall for the Government attempt
ed to have the cases indefinitely
continued at the afternoon session
of the Federal Court, but the de.
fense would not agree. The de
fense came forward and agreed to
let the cases go over Bittil, next
term. This was because of condi
tions imposed upon them if they
insisted upon the trial commenc
ing Wednesday. When court con-'
vened in the afternoon Mr. Hall
announced that W. H. Hobson,
one of the important witnesses for
the prosecution, could not be
found and he would have to ask
for an indefinite postponement in
order that the government might
secure the witness. In support of
his request, Mr. Hall produced a
telegram from United States At
torney-General Knox and the Sec
retary of the Interior, requesting
that a postponement be granted.
It appears that Hobson, who re
ceived deeds to claims alleged to
have been fraudulenly secured by
the McKinley-Ware Puter-Watson
quartet, disappeared from his resi
dence in Southern Oregon, and the
Marshal was unable to serve a
subpena npon him. Mr. Hall said
that he had made diligent search
for Hobson, but as yet bad not
been able to find him. He learned
that the witness had gone to
Idaho. A communication was
from all parts of the county. It is
probable that t he match game of j sent to the M.arshal at Lewiston
ball can be arranged between the but nothing has been heard of him
river team and the Prineville nine.Jor the witness. Mr. Hall said he
could nut go to trial without the
TO TAP. KLAMATH TIMBER
Logging Road to Be Built Across
Cascades from Medford Into
Klamath County.
A dispatch from Ashland to the
Portland Journal says; There are
eight townships of sugar pine and
yellow pine timber on the upper
Rogue rfcer that are in the near
future to be tupped by a railway
to be built from Medford or Cen
tral Point. A survey of the route
has been completed, and arrange
ments are now being made lo
witness unless the defense would
agree to have his evidence as given
before Commissisner, - read in
court in lieu of his verbal testi
mony. Mr. Hall suggested that
he would be glad to agree to post-
ionement of the matter until the
Fall term of court il the defense
was willing.' The defense was not
willing. To the contrary the at
torneys were decidedly unwilling
to agree to any postponement at
all. They also objected to having
Hobsou's testimony read, claim
ing the constitutional right of the
defendant to face an adverse wit
ness before the jury.