Crook County journal., December 29, 1904, Image 1

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PHINKVILLK, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MiCKMBEIt 20, 104..
NO. 3
VOL. IX.
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Mechanical Toys, Automobiles and many others, too
numerous for mention. In fact anything you could
wish for tho little folks Christmas Present
Wo havff ju3t received 3000 pounds of Oandies and
Nuts for tho Holiday Trado and our prices are RIGHT
For tho older onc3 we havo a variety of beautiful and
useful articles cuitable for your friotid, sweetheart or
relatives a present.
To fully appreciate tho many different articles wo
havo in our 3tore for Christmas you should call and
seo for yourself and we will take pleasure in showing
thorn to you
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Print vilte, Oregon.
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Attorney at jCam,
Prineuiilo,
Oregon,
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THE WINNER CO.,
Incorporated 1903.
STATION liKY AINU Ul'-iu
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
CITY
Heal Market
ELLIOT & LISTER, Prop's.
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get prices
GOiMEYzITAILOR
FRESH MEATS and
LARD VEGETA
BLES, FISH and
GAME IN SEASON
None but Healthy Animals
Killed, Which Insures Good
Wholesome Meats.
Thirf work mill consume many
WH'kn lfore it completed, but it
will be thorough in every refpeet
and the determination now evinced
will give Crook county the publici
ty and advertii-ing which i need
ed to bring new rettleM, new in-duHtrii-M
and more capital within
i( boundaries. v
SHORTAGE OF BEEF
WILL RAISE PRICE
Reports Irotn the imutiiwt'itt in
dicate Hint one of the most re
markable idiortageB in supply of
cattle ever known in the hiatory of
the livestock induntry ia about to
culminate in marked advance in
the price of beef in the Pacific
north-west, nays the Portland
Journal. The price was low, but
in the last week there- has been a
slight advance. Packing houses
are bidding a little higher every
week, and a strong advance is
looked for within the next 30 days.
Cattlemen expect a very strong
market next spring. Portland
packing houses and meat dealers
will feel the effect and consumers
may expect to pay higher prices
for steaks, roasts and veal cuts.
"There will, of course, be a
sympathetic advance in the Pacific
northwest," said James M. 5eal,
manager of the Pacific Stales Pack
ing company'. "Buyers for the
eastern markets will come to
Idaho, Montana and eastern Ore
gon, the territory from which we
draw our supplies of beef, and the
unusual demand will send the
price up. I do not think any Ore
gon cattle or calves will be sent to
replenish the southwestern ranches
Texas is in the quarantine region,
and cattle from other states do not
thrive there.
"I want to say however, that
estimates of existing supply and
predictions of future conditions in
the market for all farm and field
products ore usually away off. It
is impossible for anyone to tell the
extent or the result of any sup
posed shortage in these products.
Supplies often come, when needed,
from the most unexpected quar
ters. Conditions in this country
M'tit ton your Honorable Hoard., to j adjust themselves to meet the cur
appropriate n sum not exceeding! rcnj demands. Time was when
$5000 for said purpose and recom- Jgtockraiscr kept their steers until
mend that you m ike such np- they were 4 years old, and hogs
point ments a may be necessary i until thev were 2 years old. Now
County Will lb Asked for
Funds for Exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark Fair.
If the plans now under way fur
an exhibit of ("rook tountyV pro
ducts and industries at the Lewis
and Clark Centennial meet the
success which. they deserve," this
county will have one of the best
lisplays to be seen at the fair
among the various other districts
of the state. The, meeting called
last Saturday bv County Judge
Hell was attended by both the
business men of this city and
others from outside destnets and
arrangements were made in a
short time to lay the fouiwhition
for the gathering of Crook coun
ty's display.
An executive committee ,com
Kisel of V. W. Wilson, T. H. La
follctt, T. M. Baldwin, J. II. Gray
and C. Sam Smith was appointed
to formulate plans and draw up a
petition to tho county court asking j
for an appropriation with which to
carry on the work. It is intended
that this appropriation, if the tax
payers among w hom it is now be
ing circulated approve of it, shall
not exceed $5000 and the sum will
lie used in partially defraying the
expenses of getting the exhibits to
the exposition. The petition now
being circulated is as follows:
To the Hoxokaiii.kCou.ntv Court
OK CltOOK count i :
Wiikkkas, at a meeting held at
Prineville, Crook County, Oregon,
on the 24th day of December called
by the Honorable county judge,
W. A. Hell, it wss unanimously
agreed and rwo)nmendl..tbsiJ--n
exhibit of all the recourses of
Crook county should be made at
the forthcoming Lewis and Clark
Centennial KxjMisition to be hejd
nt Portland, Oregon, in the year
l'.Hlo, Therefore, we the undersign-
1 citizens and tax payers of
Crook countv, most respectfully
CATTLEMEN FAVOR
A LEASE LAW
ONE DOOR NORTH
TEMPI-ETON'S
OF
A MATTER OF HEALTH
Absolutely Pure
HAS L'O SUBSTITUTE
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make ana maintain a ereuiim'iu
display of the resources and pro
ducts of this county at said expo
sition.
It is expected that a necessary
number of signatures to the above
will have been secured by the
fourth of next month when the
county court will convene and act
upon the petition. Further than
this nothing definite has been de
cided upon although' the scope of
this county's exhibit can readi
ly be determined as soon as the
court has made its appropriation
Not only those who attended the
meeting last Saturday but others
who have caught the swing of the
movement are - enthusiastic over
tho matter, and determined to
make this county's display one of
the foremost of the exposition.
With the opening up of so many
new industries and developments
n this interior portion an excep
tionally eood display from this
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county is looked upon aa the very
best means by which the agricul
tural, irrigation, stock, mining and
timber interests can secure the ad
vertising to which they are en
titled. Arid if the appropriation
is such that the executive commit
tee will not be hampered by a
lack of means the largest "and the
smallest and all the intermediate
resources, and interests of the
county will be placed in full view
of the public.
As soon as the county court has
Decided definitely upon the
amount which will he needed in
carrying out the work of getting
an exhibit at . the Fair, decision
will bo made on the floor space to
be utilized and the general ar
rannement of the exhibits. The
executive committee in all prob
ability will then appoint eithe
individuals or sub committees to
look after tho various lines to be
gathered together and the work
will be rushed as fast as possible,
they drive steers over the scales nt
2 years old, and these make the
finest sort of beef. Hogs are
sent to market at 8 months and
weighing 150 pounds, and are the
finest meat. Thesa changes are in
a large part due to the results of
demonstration at the government
agricultural experiment stations,
which are enlightening the people
on scientific farming and stock
raising.
LANDS TO BE
SOLD FOR TAXES
Brieve Its Adoption Will
End Range WarA. L.
Wigle Goes to Denver.
The Crook County Cattlemen's
association has put itself on record
as favoring a lease law, believing
that in the end a leasing system
will adjust the range difficulties
and eventually place a quietus on
the troubles originating from a
conflicting use by the stockmen
of the public range.
A special meeting of the associa
tion wag held at the court house
last Saturday and the following
resolutions bearing on that subject
adopted:
Whereas, under the present con
ditions where every one has free
access to the public lands for graz
ing purposes, the grass on said
ranges has become depleted and
destroyed to that extent' whereby
the numlier of stock has liecome
so diminished that by the passing
of control of the said ranges into
the hands of bona fide settlers it
would be improved to that extent
that one-third more stock could be
pastured on the same, and
Whereas, that inasmuch as there
is at the present time a feeling1
and difference between the owners
of the different kinds of stock,
such as cattle and sheep, we deem
it advisable for the government
to adopt a lease law, and that the
government have full control of
the public range and lease to
each and every actual settler cer
tain parts of the grazing lands.
Therefore, be it
Resolved: . That itjs jhe.. con
sensus opinion of this Association
that it would be to the beat in
terests of the stockmen of Crook
county, Oregon, to have a lease
law, and we herewith instruct our
neiegates to me National Ldvestoc'K
AsIocTaTion.to use their best efforts
to getrTTiat body to indorse a lease
law for the benefit of the bona fide
settlers and residents of the co;:nty
in which the land is situated that
they wish tb .lease under certain
rules ami regulations of the tJ. S.
Government.
The matter of favoring the "pas
sage of a lease law was given a
thorough discussion. Some of the
prominent sheepmen in this coun
ty were there and their opinions
were asked for and given a hear
ing and while the ideas regarding
the adoption of such -a measure
were not altogether harmonious
the association itself stood strong
ly in favor of urging a passage of
some act which would work out
to a satistactory conclusion tne
difficulty which it is endeavoring
to overcome. The association has
taken a firm and decided stand
on the range question and its
and resources and these can be
secured only through jeaceablo
methods and thee methods must
and will be enforced."
After the adoption of the lease
law resolutions nominations were
made for delegates to attend the
National Livestock Convention
which meets in Denver next
month. Secretary A. L. Wigle
was chosen to represent the aF
sociution and use his best efforts
in furthering the interests of Crook
county's stockmen.
The resignation of J. II. Cray
as treasurer of the association was
accepted and E. T. Slayton wa9
elected to fill the vacancy.
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WOOL CONTINUES
TO MAKE ADVANCES
A prominent fanner of Haine1,
two days ago was offerex 17 cents
a pound jor bis next year's clip.
He has 5000 sheep and expects to
get 18 cents. He refused the offer. '
It is known that a Boston buyer
who was here a few days ago closed
a number of contracts in Harney
county at 15-cents. Baker county
sheepmen are holding out for 19
cents.
This is not a speculation but is a
condition resulting from the short
age of sheep due to the continuous
drought in Australia which caused
all the English banks to shrink
from the sheep business. Eastern
Oregon sheepmen are already pro
fiting from the situation. From
all appearances they will continue
to profit for several years.
Figure it out. An average west
ern sheep gives an average of 10
pounds of wool. A band of 5000
sheep which is a small one in this
country will yield 50,000 pounds or
or $9,000 for the season's clip at 18
cents.
The sheepmen are now making
all preparations to keep their flocks
on the Increase? This will result
in mutton going up in Eastern mar
kets and will cause an increased
demand for cattle which have been
on the decline. This result of the
market has already been felt in
Baker City and cattle shipments
are moving to east and west.
As the sheepmen buy up all the
hay of the ranchers who do net
own cattle, the increase in ti e
number of sheep in 1905 will
necessarily cause a raise in the
price of hay.
ithin the last six weeks mKtr
Citv has been visited by sheep
buyers of the east who were unable
to buy at what they considered
fair prices. Now the same men
are looking for hay land on which
to feed sheep for themselves.
Democrat.
Tim Northern Pacific Railroad
Company is now a delinquent tax- adoption of the resolutions quoted
oaver in Linn countv. savs an aoove is, in me mam, an ae.i uom
aii... ,i;o.,ti, Ti,n fim ' in mitted for the sole purpose of
which taxes could be paid before quieting the disturbing clashes on
being declared delinquent expired the public ranges
Saturday evening, and the North- Mayor Wurzweiler addressed
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em racinc ianeu 10 pay ineiine meeting io bome leugui iiu
S(V2()(.(Y7 taxes due to this countv. his words met with hearty com-
The tax roll will now be extended, mendation. He said tw spoke for
the Northern Pacific lands be ad- no special interest, neither in favor
ertised for sale, and are then to of the sheepmen nor the cattle-
be sold for taxes, under the men, nor did he place one interest
ordinary process. above another. He spoke solely
It is very probable the matter for the good of the community and
will end in the courts, as the rail- Crook county and, be it said, he
road company is expected to con- spoke long and earnestly in sup-
test the claim for taxes, and the port of any measure in general
Linn countv officials are deter- which would stop the notorious
minedto continue in their present advertising Crook county has re
course. They will thus either se- ceived lately through the columns
cure the taxes, or will get an I of , the outside press and which, he
opinion on the question from the said, could be nothing but a detri-
highest authority. 'In the mean-J ment to the interests of this dis
time the Northern Pacific Com- trict. .
pany is calmly ignoring the coun- "The range troubles must stop,"
ty, but is supposed to be preparing he said, "and the advertising
to contest the claim for taxes on which this county receives in tbe
the ground that no patents to the future must be the kind that will
land have ever been received from draw settlers, more stockmen and
t.bn Government. The comoanv not drive these people and their
doubtless realizes that the result interests to other fk'.ds. Crook
of Linn county's claim will establish county needs more men engaged
a nrfihpilpnt, for otbpr Orecon conn- in raisins stock,, it needs more
ties. I capital to develop its industries
STATE WILL TAKE
, CENSUS NEXT YEAR
A census of Oregon is to be tak
en next year in conjunction with
the census department of the feder
al government, if recommenda
tions tp be made by Governor
Chamberlain, are carried into
effect by the state legislature.
The federal census of Oregon in
ltfOO showed a population of 313,
536. Of this number 180,551 were
females: An enormous gain will
be seen by the figures of next
year a census.
Oregon has a census every five
years, and the federal government
j mi i
everv 1U years, mere nas oeen
no count in this state since 1900,
at which time the work was done
by the machinery of the general
government. The elaborate com
pilation then made showed Oregon
to have 19,000 Chinere, Japanese
and Indians, and 1,100 negroes.
The tabulated statement in the
census report gives the number of
persons ot every age from one
month to a hundred years. There
were three males and four females
in the state who were more than
100 years old. All were natives of
Oregon. There were ibb male8
and 166 females whose ages were
unknown, or who refused to tell.
The work of the enumerators will'
long be remembered for the diffi
culties they encountered in secur
ing exact ages, although 166
women claimed that they were un
able to state the year of their
nativity.
The Oregon census law was pass
ed in 1864.