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VOL. IX.
Pill NEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 23, 1005.
NO. 11
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DIRECTOR8:
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STAGE SCHEDULES
WILL BE CHANGED
Two Days' Service from
Burns-Three Days' from
Lakeview-EffectiveMayl.
With Iho approach of opening
Jay at the Lewi and Clark fair
in Portland, the managers of the
various stage line centering in
this city are making arrangements
to inaugurate new schedules
which will prove of great advan
tage and convenience to residents
at ouUide points who, when mak
ing the trip to the railroad, will
desire to do no in the shortest
space of timo possible and over
the host route offered.
The first new schedule to he in
augurated, and one which will
attract the residents of Hums
vicinity, is a two dayb fervice
between the latter point and Prine
ville. The new schedule reduces
tho present one an even 24 hours
and will hecotna effective on May
1, continuing three times a week
until the roads take on their regu
lar autumn hue about the first of
November.
Manager Cornett of the llurns
Prineville line took Hie matter up
with jHDstal inspector Vallle at
Shaniko a few days ago and has
received the government's sanction.
The schedule will he changed to
the following order:
West Round ( '
Leave Prineville Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday 5 a. in.
Arrive at Grindstone 8 p. m.
Arrive in Burns 7 p. m. day
following.
East Bound
Ieaves Burns Monday, Wednes
day and Friday 5 a. m.
Arrive at Grindstone 8 p. m.
Arrive at Prineville "7 p. m. day
following.
The arrangement made in the
above schedule will give the Burns
residents an opportunity to get to
Portland in much less time than
by going out over the various
routes leading to the north and
east from that city. The roads
this way are in much better con
dition, the trip will be much easier
with the lay overs at the right
places. Arriving in this city from
the east at 7 o'clock in the evening
will give passengers an opportuni
ty to enjoy a whole night's rest
before continuing the stage trip,
occupying twelve hours, from here
to the railroad.
With the arrangements complet
ed for a change of schedule be
tween these two points, steps are
being taken by the stage com
panies to perfect a three day
schedule letween Lakeview and
Shaniko. It is believed that a
large percentage of the travel
which will leave the vicinity of
Lakeview can be diverted this way
owing to the fact that great in
terest is being taken in the irriga
tion projects along the Deschutes
near Bend and in the region lying
between Prineville and Bend
which is being covered by the
Deschutes Irrigation & Power
company; The stage roods from
Lakeview to Klamath Falls and
from there to the railroad are
over a mountainous district which
is diflicult o'f travel at all seasons
of the year, while from Lakeview
to Bend, tlience to Prineville and
Shaniko, the route covers a level,
easily traveled country, besides
giving passengers an opportunity
to see for themselves the irrigation
advancement made at the Bend
and north of this city. Crook
county has been more widely
advertised than any other county
in tho state and inteiest naturallv
is centered in this locality. In
consequence it is believed that
with a time saving schedule ar
ranged between Lakeview, Bend
and Prineville, with the additional
facts offered that the travel this
way is nisi as cheap and over
better roads and through a coun
try where development of all kinds
furnishes attraction for passengers,
there will be but little difficulty
encountered in diverting the traf
fic towards the north.
The time saved between points
is an additional factor and the
stops of several hours duration
will he made at Bend and Prine
ville and other points along the
route where the best of accomoda
tions and conveniences can be had.
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR
OREGON CATTLE
While in nearly all the stock
raising states of the West the loss
on account of a revere Winter has
leen greater than usual in Oregon,
the range cattle have waxed fat
on the abundant bunch grass,
relieving the stockmen of heavy
feeding and reducing the percent
age of Iocs to almost nothing.
This is the condition as C. J. Millis,
livestock agent for the O. R. & N.,
finds it, and leads him to remark:
"Oregon for climate and favorable
livestock conditions against the
whole world."
In Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico and even as far south
as Texas, the slaughter of range
cattle by the blizzard of last Sat
urday and Sunday was frightful.
Only meager reports have reached
Mr. Millis concerning this disas
ter. Secretary Bolton, of the
Oklahoma Sanitary Board, esti
mates the losses in Western Okla
homa, Western Kansas and the
Panhandle at 60,000 head. This
does not include the losses sus
tained during the first blizzard of
more than three weeks ago. Re
ports from Texas are very dis
couraging, the range cattle there
being unused to intense cold, such
as prevailed last Saturday and
Sunday, and as a result they died
by the hundreds. In Wyoming
and Montana the losses will be
heavy.
So far, Mr. Millis says, the losses
in Oregon have been almost
nothing. Range conditions have
been favorable. A few xlays of
cold weather without snow storms
did but little damage. The
Winter throughout the stock
sections ef Oregon has been open
and mild. Range cattle have been
fed but very little, less than for
several years past. In the feed
pens cattle are getting in good
condition for an early market,
which promises to open with very
brisk prices controlling.
"I have never seen the stock
condition when it was more favor
able to the raiser than at present,"
said Mr. Willis. "The losses will
very email, while the price is
gradually getting better. There
are more cattle being fattened
throughout Oregon this Winter
than during any other year, and
I believe the feeders will make big
profits."
Mr. Millis expects to leave in a
few days on his regular Spring
inspection trip, and will carefully
investigate the livestock conditions
throughout Oregon. Telegram.
RAND NAMED FOR
NEW DISTRICT JUDGE
Washington dtspatches indicate
that the bill creating two federal
judicial districts in Oregon is like
ly to he enacted. The first propo
sition, that the present district be
merely divided, giving the present
officers two terms in different
parts of the state, is not favored
by those seeking to create the dis
trict. Mitchells measure put
through the' senate provides for
two distinct districts, and this is
what is being championed in the
house by the proxies of the Ore
gon representatives.
Who will be the judge, if the
measure becomes a law? "Senator
John L. Rand of Baker county,"
is a common answer in eastern
Oregon. This candidacy recalls
an interesting episode of the late
legislative session. After the first
indictment had been returned
against Senator Mitchell, there
was a strong sentiment in. certain
circles of the legislature to vote
confidence, Senator Rand, was
active in this work. A caucus
was held, and Senator Rand was
chosen to express his views, which
were adopted by both houses.
Journah
BIG INCREASE IN
COUNTY'S GRAIN
Wheat Yield More Than
Doubles and Other Cer
eals Show Great Gains.
The grain production of Crook
county for the season of 1904
shows a remarkable increase over
that of the preceding year. In all
but one grain, barle)", the output
more than doubled that of1903. The
production of barley, according to
itemized statements sent to The
Journal by the various threshing
outfits throughout the county,
shows a falling off in this cereal
of 5000 bushels. The wheat pro
duction was twice as great with a
margin of 11,000 bushels to spare,
giving this grain a lead of 4000
bushels over the total production
of oats. This is probably the first
time since grain records have been
kept in the county that such a
condition existed. At the close
of the 1903 season the production
of oats exceeded the wheat output
by nearly 9000 bushels. The re
ports arranged below give the
total production of the different
grains tor the years 1903 and
1904, and show the comparisons
for the two years mentioned.
Total Phooi ction In Bushels.
Whf.at Oats Rye Bahley
1904 gS,516 g4,077 57,447 29,763
l!tt SS.Sifi 47,4:M! 10,503 34,791
Inc'r. 49,tSO 30,640 16,944 502
Dec'r.
From a comparison of the figures
above, showing such a high rate
of increase in the wheat output,
it is apparent that a greater
acreage is being devoted each year
to the production of this grain
While the reports from every sec
uon oi tne county show an in
creased production of the latter,
the greatest increase comes from
the Agency Plains and all that
lower country which has witnessed
a rapid settlement during the past
few j-ears. Here it is that the
difference is found between the
production of oats and wheat with
the latter for the first gaining the
prestige in the total number of
bushels, d ue to the fact that the bulk
of the new land broken is being
sown to wheat. If the figures of
this past year may be taken as a
basis it is evident that but a few
years will elapse before the pro
duction of wheat will equal and
exceed the combined production
of all the other grains. The
Agency country and its surround
ing districts will cultivate a great
er number of acres this year than
ever before and judging from indi
cations at hand it is evident that
the wheat production for the pres
ent season will reach considerably
over the 100,000 bushel mark.
This rate of increase will be main
tained for many years or until
the last tillable acre has been
turned.
LOOK TO FULTON
FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Senator Fulton has taken up
with the President- the reported
agreement of several Cabinet
members to make no more ap
pointments sn Oregon until after
the land fraud trials. The Presi
dent said ho had no knowledge
of such agreement, and would not
approve it. On the contrary, he
said, any such policy would be an
unjust reflection on Senator Ful
ton. The President told the
Senator to come direct to him
whenever he had any appoint
ments he wanted made.
As a matter of fact, aside . from
the few Presidential postoflices,
no appointments are likely to fall
due until after the trials, but
these appointments would be made
wherever Senator Fulton asks for
them. ,.
The President will not interfere
with the determination to deny
Mitchell, Herman and Williamson
the right to make appointments,
which possibly means that there
will be no more fourth-class pot-
oflice appointments in Oregon for
some months.
The appointment of a District
Attorney must necessarily wait
until Mr. Hall's correct status is
determined. If ho is disqualified,
some one else will be appointed
when the land-fraud cases are
closed. In any event, no appoint-
ments will be made until Senator
Fulton is consulted. He will make
the selections.
Besides attending to the ap
pointments in the vicinity of his
own home Senator Fulton will be
called upon to recommend saveral
incumbents of postoflices in East
ern Oregon where vacanciea will
occur soon through the expiration
of the terms of the present holders.
MANY NEW LAWS OF
SPECIAL INTEREST
Appropriations at the hands of
the Twenty.third Legislative As
sembly will foot up close to $2,-
175,000 mark, says the Telegram.
Actual appropriations, taken to
gether with the regular standing .
appropriation, reach a total of
over $2,167,000, besides a number
of smaller individual expenditures
authorized by the law makers just
adjourned. The general appropri
ation bill to cover the costs and
improvements of the state institu
tions, proper, including the State
Normal Schools, amounts to $1,-
042,929.90, while the appropria
tion for the state departments runs
up to $454,641. The total cost of
the Twenty-Third session is cover
ed by the appropriation of $50,000,
with which was coupled several
deficiency appropriations aggregat
ing on the whole $133,147.42.
The largest item in the deficiency
list was that of the scalp bounty,
killed by the Governor's veto of
the omnibus bill two years ago
and amounting to $35,881.11.
The present session is far more
expensive to the taxpayers of the
state than that of the two years
ago, when allowance is made for.
the appropriation of $500,000 for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition
and $165,000 for the Dalles-Celilo
portage road.
Bills to the total number of 377
were introduced in the House and
in the Senate the calendar shows
269 intended pieces of legislation.
Of the total number in the House
255 were passed, while the Senate
made favorable disposition of 151
measures introduced in that body.
Bills of the most general im
portance to the state at large
passed by both houses and to be- .
come laws are as follows:
Placing state officers on a flat
salary.
Compelling trunk railroad lines
to grant interchange of freight car
privileges to lateral lines, built
by independent capital.
General fish law establishing
uniform legulatibns in common
with Washington and extending
the open season in the Fall, he
sides increasing the license on
cannerymen.
Establishing a uniform degree of
eighth grade examinations in dis
trict schools-.
Imposing a license on hunters.
Amending the direct primary
law by requiring electors sworn in
to procure signatures of freehold
ers in presence of election board.
Appropriating $45,000 for Indian
War veterans.
Creating the Eighth and Tenth
Judicial Districts.
Providing that insane patients
shall be removed to the asylum
by employes of that institution.
Making five pounds the legal
tare on hops.
Requiring inspection of stock
before shipment from the state.
Regulating fraternal insurance
societies.
Exempting mining corporations
from payment of the annual cor
poration tax when the output is
less than $1000 a year.
Establishing a whipping post for
wifebeaters.
Requiring corporations and
firms to pay employes in cash or
checks on banks.