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VOL. VIII.
PMNEYJLLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 15J904."
NO. 40
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50 Cents on the Dollar
I urn coinprllrd l(t go ul ni business on arciiuiit of
Kii'kiii-Kx nml this mile will afford my :i I riit nn
opportunity I" secure 1 1 bet bargains ever offered
in l'rinc illc.
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Stock Imiiiilril by llir day, week or immlli ni
Ki'ii'imiilili' rates, Iti'inrmlxT u wli. n in I'riin
villi'. It ATKS liKASilXABI.K. We have
Fine Livery Turnouts
I aWKun in Cniinirliiin with the lii'iul Stable.
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Wines, and
Liquors,
Country Orders Solicited
First Door South of Poindexter Hotel.
THE WINNER CO.,
Iiu'orponiledl!)0;l.
DRIKIS, STATIONERY AND UP-TO-DATE
HOUSK V UUNISHINGS.
SPECIAL SALES
IN ALL LINES
AT
THE BEE HIVE
The Place That Saves You Money
.Midsummer Stock taking over
ami we must have room for fall
Komls which will soon arrive.
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the chance of your lifetime
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Meat Market
J. li. Crooks, Prop.
FRESH MEATS and
LARD VEGETA
BLES, FISH and
GAME IN SEASON
None but Healthy Animals
Killed, W hich Insures Hood
W holesome Meats.
ONE DOOR NORTH
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POTRAITS, VIEWS,
ENLARGING AND A
HTTPKHIOn
GRADE OF WORK
CLOSES DOWN
Impending Litigation Is
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ncing Ananaonea.
It in reported here tlml the Ore-
. ii"n Kiim miiif hi Ariliniuiil i lu.
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j '"K i iimeii uown, ami mat within a
I week the machinery will have been
I taken from the mine and work ol
BVITV lIl'tlTililillll stoma ll ll-..r,.
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Uus action on th part of the
management it doubtless the re-
milt ol the pending litigHliun, the
I mine having been harrasscd hv
j troublesome lawsuits almost since
the time it w,i ariiir;il hy itc
priKi'iil owner. The priwnt Ore
)(on King Mining Ciiiripaiiv liua
Hpenl many iIhiiihiiiiIii ol dollari.
t developing thin pr'rtv, and
many llioiiBanils mure in defending
it ugninat a former hiiit, and hy
; the people who have known the
King mine time iu discovery it
him alwuyi heen liHiked Ukhi an
I I'-in-iy ine I'nuiiiei oi I lie inrilt
land the enterprise of theee owners.
That they enn continunllv he ilis-
turlieil in the enjoyment of this
magnificent proierly is one of the
evils of nur present mining laws,
and it is incomprehensible to iople
who take into consideration the
justice ai well as the law. It is to
he hod that the litigation may
soon be disposed of, and work lie
resumed on this properly. Anle
Inpc Herald.
JrtHN COAL
The development of the John
Day enal-Helds, near Mount Ver
non, is disclosing a large ileiwil
of anthraritc coul. A I'nited
'Slates analvsis states that it has
no equal except in the Pennsyl
vania hard coal.
The work dono so far has been
made under the management of
Robert Ilines, of Canyon City, and
consists of three incline shads of a
depth of 74, 112 and 35 feet, of
which all struck the coal beds,
nml with it a Inrir.. ft,.u- it n.l..r
which stopped the work thereon
for lack of pumps. A li6-foot
crosscut tunnel has heen run
where they also had to stop work
I on account of wator, when they
encountered the coal deposit.
One tunnel, crosscutting the coal
bods to ascertain the w idth of the
coal deposit, is in (54 feet, and has
five veins of coal with a 16-inch
solid sandstone wall between each
vein, and there may lie many more
of such veins. This tunnel is only
It! fee-t Is-low the surface.
James Small has drifted 144 fret
down on the coal deposit, the
capacity of the machine all in
coal. It is now the purpose cf the
coal prospectors to get a drilling
outht of a lutHi-foot capacity to
prove the depth of the coal deposit
MISS
BIRDIE
ACCEPTS
Miss Birdie McCarthy, who
taught school near Lakeview about
a year ago, and who incidentally
fell in love with James Hervford,
a wealthy stockman, and then fell
out again, has accepted $(000 as a
balm for her wounded feelings.
She thought at first her heart had
been wounded $70,000 worth, hut
time heals all things and the sum
radually shrank to the sum
mentioned.
James I). Hervford, the erst
while ardent lover and cattle king
of Central Oregon, is on his ranch
near Lakeview and will probably
remain there.
He did not want to pay Mist
MeCarty i;iH)0, but decided to do
-o", upon the ndvice of his at
torneys, rather than hear the ex
pense of another trial in a higher
court. Judge Bellinger, when he
pt aside for the second time the
staled that in the event Hervford
refused to pay Miss McCarty IMXKI
he would allow the second verdicl
ol M,001 to stand, and that Miss
MeCarty must accept loVXX) or
tbird trial would be granted. This
is one o the most remarkable de
cisions handed down iu Hie United
States Court for the District of
Oregon in a civil case.
The case started more than a
year ago, when Miss MeCarty
brought suit for 70,000 on grounds
"f breach of promise. She secured
a verdict for 22,500. This was
immediately set aside by Judge
Bellinger. The bill of complaint
in the case was filed in 1!K)2 and
in I!KK! a short time before the
trial an amended bill was filed
charging seduction as well as
breach of promise, and along these
lines the case was fought to a
linish, ending nearly two years
from the time the original bill of
complaint was tiled.
RECORDS REMOVED
TO LA GRANDE
Twelve wgonloads of county
records, from Union arrived at La
(irande l ist week, in charge of the
La (irande county seat committee,
and were greeted with an ovation,
from citizens of the city, who lined
the sidewalks lo see Hie procession
come in, snys a dUpatch from
there.
A similar diiiiiiiistrat'on was
witnessed at Union iu 1H72, when
the s?i me reco:d were hauled into
Union, which it is claimed stole
the cniiniv seat from La Grande.
The records were brought over
in the vaults, and will Ik- placed
in temporary quarters until the
It was intimated that a demon
stration would be made by Union
against the removal of the records,
but scarcely a person was seen ou
the streets as the twelve wagons
riled through town and up to the
court bouse to load the records.
A celebration of the removal
will be held in this city, as soon as
the work is complete, lionfires
will be burned till late into the
night, speeches by prominent citi
zens will lie made and a banquet
will be served. Most of the coun
ty officials have already purchased
homes in this citv. i.
ROAD IP THE
GRADE POSTPONED
The building of a new road up
the grade west of the city has been
postponed until further arrange
ments can lie made. This action
was made necessary when it was
found the first of the week that the
cost of constructing a road way up
the south side of the grade was a
more expensive undertaking than
was anticipated.
The county court acted favor
ably on the petition presented it
by the business men and residents
in this locality at the session held
lust week. The petitioners raised
iWO and the county increased the
appropriation $1000 more, making
a total ol $11.00 with which to
begin work. After an inspection
of the route over which the road
would be built and a little figuring
the conclusion was reached that
the work would lake $:!000 before
completed.
Further than the fact that then
has developed a difference of $1400
between the amount raised and
the actual cost of construction
nothing definite has been decided.
although it is not probable that
the men who first broached the
matter and were instrumental in
getting it before the county court
will lie satisfied until the road is
built and an easier mule con
structed over which the freight
and traffic can pass out of the city.
The completion of such a road
means a decided improvement to
present conditions and it is not
likelv that the move during the
NEW COMPANY
local Business Men Take
I'p Irrigation Project
on the McKay.
A company composed of Will
n urzweiler, C. f?am Smith, T. M.
Baldwin and Farmer Powell last
week purchased the J. B. Vander
iool ditch, which takes its supply
from McKay creek, and have con
tracted for 2000 acres of land
tributary.
It is the intention of the com
pany to extend and enlarge the
ditch until it will have a maximum
carrying capacity of 2000 miner's
inches of water anil will reclaim
a scope of territory situated on
McKay flat. From its present
head near the Thomas Powell
ranch on McKay creek to its pro-)
jecled terminus the canal will be
six miles in length.
Contracts have already been let
for active work in the ditch im
provement, and in a few days a
considerable force of men will lie
engaged in bringing to a practical
working state this latest irrigation
project. While the enterprise ip
perhai the smallest in the county
to attract the attention of a com
pany, it will eventually open up to
agricultural purposes the finest
character of desert land to be found
in Eastern Oregon. The new com
pany has announced that no water
will lie sold as it is figured that
the maximum carrying capacity
of the ditch willsumilvno jjiore
c mo ii n 1 1 1 in) 1
claim the land already purchased
and contracted for from the per
sons interested.
SEEK RANGE IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Four stockmen from Canyon
City, Ore., have gone to British
Columbia to pick up some choice
grazing locutions. They are C. S.
Breadwell, George Kidd, Neil
Siven and A. Bcgg. They are
equipied with instruments for
studying weather conditions, and
state that upon their decision a
large number of Eastern Oregon
stockmen will base plans. The
party will ge to the country north
of Bella Coola, where it is stated
there are about 115,000 acres of
good pasture lands, slightly wood-
d and possessing plenty of fresh
water, and where a mild Winter
climate is to be found.
"If we find the region as repre
sented," said Mr. Breadwell, "we
will take up stock farms. There
will be a general exodus from our
part of Oregon, if our reports are
favorable. I know of at least 25
families who will come if we sav
o. We are looking for a country
not so largely taken up as Oregon.
We will only go in for beef cattle.
My idea would be to drive out
fatted animals to Ashcroft and
ship them from there East.
DEATH OF
N. W. WALLACE
N. W. Wallace, one of the oldest
and most resiiected residents of
Wasco county, died at his home in
Antelope last Sunday night after
a lingering illness which had con
fined him to his bed for several
months. He was buried at the
Antelope cemetery, under the
auspices of the Masonic lodge, of
which he was a member, hist Mon
day afternoon, the Rev. J. K.
Craig ierforming the ceremonies
Mr. Wallace, w ho had belonged
to the small army of Oregon pn
neers, now fast diminishing in
numbers, was born in Miami coun
'y, Iowa, in 1832. He crossed the
plains 20 years later, settling first
in the Willamette valley. Later
he moved to The Dalles and for
nearly 30 years has lieen a resident
the latter district had made him
well known throughout Eastern
Oregon. ',".
Besides a widow, six children
survive him. They are! Mm. C.
I. Winnek, of this city; Mrs. J. P.
Lucas, of Goldendale, Wash.; Mrs,
J. H. Oakes. of Mitchell! Mr.
George A. Herbert, of Cornucopia;
rreu is. Wallace and Charles
Wallace.
BILLS ALLOWED
BY THE COURT
A. O. Suoggin, hauling road
"Ppliet $ 1 00
F. M.Hmith roadworks... 17 00
C. U. Snider lilt ol land 3 50
UI'M a Prudhomma Co. dup
licate tax receipt books... 10 34
Ed Harbin work on trail
Crossing bridge. ......... 198 01)
(llaas t PrudlioinmeCo. sup
ervisors receipt books and
Typewriter ribbon .. 26 00
Mrs. C. A. I.ytle office rent
for clerk's office 9 00
K. E. inipaon mdie. ror
bridge 3 06
Frank Elkini labor on bridge
west of Prineville.. ..13 30
Sslomon 4 Moore mdse. for
bridge J 25
Portland Oregonian printing 4 50
Oregon Daily Journal print
ing II 25
B. A. Merchant hauling
bridge irons 7 50
David Weaver road work.... 74 50
8. H. Lyons bridge work 78 00
Glass & Prudb online Co. re
pairing Book typewriter. .. 106
Samuel Dingee sacks use at
Deschutes Lumber Co. lum
ber lor roads. 17 28
J. E. Calvan examiner on .
school board v 9 00
E. E. Ortoa examiner on
school board 9 00
Hiram Gibson road work 14 00
W. F. Elliott " " 73 00
Wm. Bradford cleaning court
hoese 3 50
I. Michel mde. for Carter
children 2 05
Priueville Review printing.. 2175
P. L. A W. Co. tapping main
etc 20 00
,W. F. Elliott road work. .... 16 0
'Mrs. J. C. Sumner care of
pauper and mdse..'.. ..... 52 60
Elkins t King road supplies 15 25
" "courthouse"...; 2 00
A. H. Lippmaa " mdse.. 57 90
Frank Elkins inspecting
High school work 54 00
Dee A Eastwood lumber fer
roads 33 39
I.. E. Allingham team hire 41 50
Crook County Journal print
ing 77 14
W. R. McFarland pauper. ... 32 00
W. M. Bland rock work . . . 20 00
J. H. " " " 10 00
J. H. Powell work on McKay
bridges ...390 00
H. Grinief road work 60 25
Geo. Summers . telephone
service 12 00
John B. Shipp lumber 44 0
single vertical
partition........ 182 00
R. E' Simpson stationery... 1 25
J. J. Smith postage 8 00
Cornett Stage Co. express. . '. 3 40
Wursweiler & Thomson
mdse.. 25 CO
Michel 4 Co. indue, High
School 3 10
Glass A Prudhomme Co.
trial calenders for circuit
and county court 40 00
J. H. Garrett road work 24 00
Claims for wrongful assessments for
the year 1903 were allowed, in tie
following amounts:
B. F. Allen $142 22
J. W. Archibald 1 93
R. W. Breese 1 82
Mrs.J. E. Calvan 5 42
H. W. Carlin 1 24
A. P. Cole 1 76
E.O. Land Co 16 41
J. Harcrow 1 82
E. W. Harris 12 6!l
Mrs. J. L. K itching 2 73
H. J.Listsr 4 20
Joe Quinu 28 66
Mary E. Vanderpoo! 1 82
E. R. C'ary 188
The following elainis for wrongful
issusnients for the year 1903 were
lisallowed:
H. A. Melvin $ I 60
Mary McDowell 4 55
Mrs. L. Rosenberg 1 50
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verdict of a jury which was sup
next few weeks will fail in secur
!if asco county either m or near
posed to be fair and impartial,
ing substantial encouragement
Antelope. His long residence in