Crook County- Journa VOL. VI I f. HtlNKVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 13, 1904. NO. 44 j V ' J f,..- ! v mi VTV SPECIAL SALES Oil 11 m Id mm 1 mm Id ml A' A Complete niul Cp (j.W and Winter 'J. Ami you will liml hi this 1 f --j - thing ynu have liii'ii wauling thin long while, II ml, tin' tiiui' In purchase ymir Full and Winter llnl is NOW. Our store in located ill tlio building fur mcrly occupied by Mrs. Wirgnml mill lien1 you will always llllil llin latest ilesilMis ill Millinery k?rs, Cd Bradford ZH'9" T!! Hamilton Stables It. E. jMolelflGJHrM, POP. Slock lionrilril ly t tin tin y , week or ninnlh nl Heimonablc rutin. Itciiicinber us wlirn in I'rinc-villi-. It ATKS I1HASONAI1I.K. Wo have Fine Livery Turnouts t "Kun in Cniinediun with tho Itrml StuMr. ..Henderson Wines, and Liquors, Gountry Orders Solicited First Door South of Poindexter Hotel. THE WINNER CO., Incorporutod 11)03. DRUGS, STATIONERY AND UP-TO-DATE HOUSE FURNISHINGS. I YXW- S IN ALL LINES AT THE BEE HIVE ThTliace That Saves You Money Midsummer Stonk taking over and we must have room for fall Roods which will soon arrive. Come quickly or you will lose the chance of your lifetime Michel & Qo. - To - Dnte Line of 7Ij Winery and JCats l.mi' of goods the very CP M & Pollard.. J)f9 Finest Cigars mLJQI In Stock. I Now Lino Of FURNISHING GOODS irts A Specialty ,11 fs GORMLEYITAILOR ( 9 1 s I tProfossional Cards ft. Cliiott, Primtuiili, Ortyon t W. ar0t jfttormty mi jCaw, 10, SPrntm', Ongon. Printout; Ortfon, & SBrimi Jflltrmif mmd Ctmmsthr ml Xam Ortgon, Chita. 6 Ctimanta Jf. P. 38iAmap X$$Qlknap & d wards ' "J -J'-" f.r IW mt W.mm. $ Srf Sfr0 t Jf. 3?tsrniery CHa mmtt4i-tt ftrmjttjf dag r mifkt OfttM hit. itvi Mmt X7rmpffn '4 At mm WmS tJWwM. iPrt'tttiHWg, Ortfon. CROOKS Heat Market ELLIOT & LISTER, Prop's. FRESH MEATS and LARD VEGETA BLES, FISH and GAME IN SEASON None Imt Hi'iiltliy Animab Killrtl, Which Insures llooil Wholi'sonie Mi'utm. ONE DOOR NORTH OF TEMPLETON'S C. E. McDowell, Prop. Tlioruuslily Itcnorated ami Ri furnii.hed Throtigliout. imcrlciiu I'lii it. Kates II, 11.50 unit If'i mt tiny. Aocommoiliitions are i'naurpoiificd in the city. Sample Kiin lor Commercial Travelers, Long Distance Telephone Station in the liouso. WlAAAWWViWVWWSyiVW llitcl Frincvillc. LOCAL OPTIONISTS FILE PETITION But the Question of Pro hibition Will not Be Voted Upon This Fall. The local oili(iiiHtn" fllcil their l tiliiiii jiiht in the nick of time lant week. Hutiinlay vttt) the I I l.iy during which the law allowed them to tiring More the county the matUT of voting lion prohi bition, ami it was 4:i'0 o'clock before the a tition f.itli it 1.12 Hignalurca wn placed in the hands f the county clerk. Even then the optioniKta had been too luiety in sn unng namcn, and a a nnult of the illegal signature the ques tion of local option is not likely to appear upon the oHiciul ballots to be voted on at the election next month. Thirty-fix of the signa ture on the petition it was found were not iiwin the registration hook as provided for by the law and they in consequence were stricken off the list. The balance. of 110 was not enough to fulfill the requirements of the law, that number falling Hi short of the total required by the statute as it applies to this county. The mat ter, however, has Iwen referred to listrict attorney Mcnefee and un- ess his decision is such that it onstrues the intent of the law lifferently from the views taken by County Clerk Smith and the local lawyers, the apace for the Yes" and "No" will be left vacant on the ballots and no vote on the luestiim will lie cast. In determining whether the petition wns a legal one and en titled to a "dry" place on the records. County Clerk Smith wae guided bv Sections 1 and 6 of the local option law itself. The form- T reads as follows: "In determining' whether nn.v audi H'tltlon contains the niiuislte ier- 'entiim1 ot letfiil voters, said iieivent- mkchIihII Ik' Imseil on the total i'ote n such enmity or siiliilivlslun of 'utility, or In such precinct, hb the 'use limy lie, fur the Justice uf the Supreme Court nt the Inst prccttllnir. ixenernl election " The total vote in Crook county at the last election, which was held in June, (or the Justice of the Supreme Court was 1IH7 End 10 per cent of this vote would lie 132, the numlier of signatures required on the local option petition to make it legal. At first glance, the petition with its 152 names attached, was under cover, but Section 6 made the hearts of the opjiosition glad. The section in question provides that "The county clerk shall, upon re- etpt ot such IH'tltion, linimilintely tile the same unit shall thereupon compare the signature ot the elict- orH alining the same with their signatures on the registration books of the election then is'iiillug " When comparison waB made it was found that 30 of the names appearing on the local option petition were not upon the regis tration books. There were thrown out and those remaining were not sufficient to give the petition the required legal coloring. The second provision of the last named section provides that if there is no election pending then the signatures on the petition shall be compared with both the registration books and the blanks on filo for the preceding general election. This second clause com bined with the first gave rise to a question of several minutes dura tion and legal talent was called in to figure the matter out. The local lawyers are of the opinion that the statute is clear and inas much as an election is pending the signatures on the H'tition must also appear on the registra tion books, and that the blanks on file in the clerk's ollice should not at this time be tnken into con. sideration. The matter, however has been referred to the district attorney and unless hie construct ion of the law varies radically from that given it by the local attorneys, the petition will lie in the condition that it is at present dead. CATTLE RUSTLERS STILL AT WORK i'olil cattle rustlers are making much trouble for cattlemen in the mouiittin ranges of Josephine County. Unlike the rustlers that operate on open prairie range, these thieves have a d.fferent method of procedure, as they kill the beeves in the woods and bring the meat by wagon to Southern Oregon market places, either dis posing of it to the butchers or sell it in small lots to private families, One leading Josephine County cattleman Dtated today that lie has lost all told, about 21! head of cat tle, most of them beef steers in prime condition. Some of his neighbors have suffered also, and to prevent further Iosse they have placed a number of men, well arm ed, on the range. These men will make "dry" catnw, build no fires and follow no beaten path. Thus their location wil! never be known. They will get their supplies as needed from the ranchere for whom they are working. They will stalk the woods and lie in wait day and night, in an untiring attempt to catch the thieves. They do not want to make trouble, and will try to avoid it, but if the rustlers try to escaic orshow fight, there will be gun play, as the cat tlemen ore determined to bring the lawbreakers to justice. For over two years this method of stealing cattle bar K-en in vogue in Suuthern Oregon. The old plan of going onto the range and driving the animals out is inixi sible now, as this cannot lie done without following the main travel ed roads, and as every "critter" is branded it is unsafe to attempt their Bale, even though they were driven into an adjoining state. The extensive range, deep woods and many mountain trails give excellent opportunity for the thieves to enter by pack animals, kill one or more lieeves, sack up the meat and silently withdraw, finally loading it on wagons when the valley roads are reached. THE CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET From present indications the docket for the October term of the Circuit court, which convenes next Monday morning, is one which will consume the attention of both judge and jury for more than the usual length of time. Beside a large docket of civil cases, the grand jury will be called Uion to decide upon several criminal cases. Two cases of assault will lie acted upon and Oscar Baldwfn and Melvin Hughes, the two men now confined in the county jail for larceny, will appear before the jury on a charge of horse stea.ing. l'.HHI Nuiinui Snliiutiin vs Kit Hnr bln. Recovery ot money. 1WEI-J. I.. (Wiilloch vh S. A. I). Pntcr. Recovery of money. lUttt-Mm. K. K. ISrlggs vh I). A. riinllny. Suit fur ilauingeH. 1070 Otto t'ggla vs A. ('. Palmer. Recovery of money. 1071 Christina Kricksou vk A. C. Palmer. Recnvery of money. lli'.kS Henry S. ('nun vs C. A. I'at- temon. Right to mining pmiierty. 1101 L. II. W'lest V8 It. W. Reed et nl. l.llK'l. 1110-AiigtiHta M. Jolly vs John Q. Jolly. Divorce. llll' S. II. nominee vs II. W. Reed etnl. MM. lUtl-Clnrn U. Caltlwell vs Wintrier (). Caldwell. Illvorce. Hit -Peter lieluiv vs It. tM.ire. Recovery. lllK-J. II. Smith vs Hick Vniide- vert et al. Recovery. 1117 houls Stnile vs I. M. Mills. Recovery on note. lll'l-ll. A. Kluillay and S. M. Kliullay vh I,. IC. Alllnghnm. Re covery. llii-C. K. Lytic vh A. M. llruke. Suit for COlllllliHHioll. 1121 Win. llnldwliiaiiil IsniuTroth vhJ. A. Klllott et nl. Recovery. 1124 J. R. Illxhy vsMaiulK. lllxby. Divorce. 1125 Hnrvey Cyrus vh Julia Cyrus. Illvorce. 1120 Mil well Cram vsJ. H. tlar rvtt. Right to water. Ills .Mary K. Mowrlng vs Itnlph 11. llowrlng. Divorce. FLOUR MILL TO BE BUILT AT MADRAS 11 r nr i ut nas co warenouse lining Company to Erect 109 Bbl. Plant This Fall Arrangements have been com pleted for the erection of a big flour mill in the Willow creek basin at Madras and it is expect ed by those interested in the project that the building will be finished and the machinery set in running order hy the middle of January. The plant is to be installed and operated by the Wasco Warehouse Milling company and groMils have been secured at Madras fur the new building. The mill will have a capacity of 100 barrels of flour per day and work on the structure and the setting of the machinery will lie rushed as rapid ly as possible 10 that the mill can lie put in running order at an early date. Residents throughout the entire Agency Plains country are great ly interested in the new project us it means a much shorter haul for the products of their wheat farms, and prices generally will be aliout the same as they are at present. The Madras mill will derive its entire supply from that section of the country which is abundantly able to furnish all the grain needed. The new mill will not, however, greatly effect the production of the local mill which will continue to draw its supply also from the Agency plains coun try and from other districts in the county which are just now being oieneil up. Each year seed a greater number of acres put into wheat and especially is this true of the district lying in the vicinity of Powell Buttes which are directly tributary to this place. With the completion of the irrigation canals a still larger area will be devoted to the production of the cereal and the result will be a supply of wheat capable of keeping two mills and perhaps two more well filled. It is not known as yet at what exiiense the Wasco company will erect the new mill, although it is stated that the plans will call for an extensive building and one or two large warehouses in which the grain will be stored. In the Madras district representatives of the Wasco Warehouse Milling company, or those who are in close touch with these people, have denied that the company intended to build a plant in the Willow creeK basin or were even contem plating such a move. It, is probable that they did not wish at this time that the matter be come public, but the news of their plans and arrangements which the oompany is making has come to The Journal direct from head quarters. It is probable that before another month has elapsed active work in laying the founda tion for the new mill will have commenced. IRA CONNETT HEADED . FOR CROOK COUNTY Ira Connett, the youthful horse thief, who was arrested recently by Sheriff Smith and taken ito Linn county after escaping from the olliccrs and being captured m the vicinity of Ashwood, has escaied for the third time. Ho sawed his way out of the Linn county jail last week and a sheriff's posse is now looking for him in the moun tains where it is believed he is lying in wait for tho opportunity to made his way into Crook coun ty again. The Albany Herald gives the following account of the sheriff's efforts to capture the fugitive: Sheriff R. L. White returned yesterday forenoon from the Sweet Home neighborhood where he spent the past two nights and one day in his search for Ira Connett. the escaped prisoner. The sheriff located the prisoner in the neigh horhood of Oreen Mountain, this side of the Connett family home, and distant from that place about eight or nine miles, lie left four men to hunt for the fugitive, while he returned to this city to look after the affairs in the office for a few hours, and this morning he will rejoin the party of deputies on the trail of the fugitive. At the Connett home he found that the jail bteak had been ex pected, for Mrs. Connett, mother of the fugitive, stated that on her last visit here, a week ago yester day, the prisoner had cut through two-thirds of the bar in the roof of his cell and that he expected to get out in a few days. She claim ed that she had urged the young man not to try to make his escape as that would make the case worse for him, but he refused to follow her advice. The sheriff is satisfied that the family is willing to aid the young man when he reaches home, which up to the t.me the officer left there early yesterday morning had not. The escaie was doubtless assist d from the outside. The saws found in the jail, the sheriff says, were not secured in this city. They are of the finest steel, and are of a make not kept for Bale here and he is satisfied that they brought from Portland by some friends of the prisoner. T. W. Hale, the young man serving a short term in jail from Lebanon, was yesterday afternoon released from jail, his fine having been paid by friends. Hale show ed Sheriff White where the saws had been hidden by the fugitive left the jail. He also informed the officer that Connett had plan ned to go home, then to strike out through the mountains for Eastern Oregon where he would lose him self. Sheriff White will today go to the mountains following the road far beyond the Connett home, and if he finds that the fugitive has not got beyond that point, he will place men along the road where the escape will have to pass, and securejiis capture. He has work ed hard in his efforts to recapture the prisoner and has made no mistake in the pursuit, for within a few hours after starting on the trail, he found that he had taken the right direction and was press ing the fugitive closely, but Con nett gained the woods before he could be overhauled, and there was nothing left for the sheriS to lo, except to dispose his men so as head the escape off from reaching his home. It is believed that Con nett is in possession of a rifle, sup plied him by the man or men who aided him to escape from the jail, and he may show fight when the pursuers some up with him. It is known that the prisoner was taken away in a buggy and made a good portion of the trip from here to Greene Mountain behind a fast pair of horses. If Connett is recaptured, the sheriff says he will place the piisoner in the steel cell and keep him there until the case is tried. The sheriff is determined to re capture the escape and will spare no pains or expense to accomplish this end. BASEBALL AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY The baseball fever seems to have struck a soft spot among the city funs, and as a result the clerks in the retail stores will line up against the Athletic club's team on the diamond next Sundav. The purse is to be f'l the winning team can eat, in other words a good, hot steaming dinner, at tl.e place and time and in the quanti ties to be designated later by the victors. The line tips have not as yet been decided upon, but part of the players who have appeared in the Athletic team this bu miner will assist the bean shovelers. Every body says it's going to be easy money, but they don't suy which way. Bets are already being made that neither side will score less than Ii4 runs, but anyway there will be plenty of sport for the most sporty and the raw material from the stores will be given an opportunity to stand on Hlieir heads, bite the dust, get their faces dirty, and provide amusement in general for the occupants of the bleachers.