CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
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I). F. STEFFA. S. M. BAILEY.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY.
THURSDAY. APRIL 20, 1905.
WASTED ARGUMEMT.
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Under the caption, "Railroad
Building That Is at Once Called
For" the Portland Journal deal
to nome length with the pros and
cons of the proposed extension of
the Columbia Southern. The Jou
rnal is sincere in its efforts to get
railroad transportation for Central
Oregon, but, be it said, it will take
stronger arguments than those of
the Journal, which are admirable
to say the least to promote a single
mile more of the C. S. The condi
tion of that road would only seem to
throw cold water on any discussion
raised. 'Twer better to use the
editorial wedge on the Corrallia A
Eastern or some other more practi
cal route. The Journal's argu
ment of the matter is interesting,
" however and the following is ex
tracted: People have discovered that
things are not always what they
seem in these railroad enterprises
and that the actuating motives for
delay are sometimes widely at var
iance with the reasons which real
ly influence such actions. All of
this seems peculiarly true of the
Bend enterprise. The road to
Shaniko is now doing a big and
very profitable business, it is
about 98 miles to Bend and the
right of way for about 70 miles has
been already secured. The only
portion of the road the building of
which would be at all expensive i
a few miles getting down to Tront
creek, the cost of which would be
115,000 to 120,000 a mile, and for
the whole distance it is doubtful if
the cost would exceed $12,000 a
mile. The tributary country is in
some respects better than that
through which the road now runs
to Shaniko. Crook county, through
which it would run, has an area of
... . 7,756 square miles. Its standing
timber is estimated at 10,577,000-
000 feet. Owing to the lack of
transportation facilities its present
industries are largely confined to
stock raising. Last year it mark
eted 1,750,000 pounds of wool. Its
people are well-to-do and prosper
ous. It is coursed over by many
streams of water, among them the
Deschutes river, which has been
pronounced by experts to be the
best river in the world for irriga
tion purposes, carrying as it does
more water in summer time than
all the streams that flow eastward
from the Rocky mountains in the
state of Colorado. On the eastern
border lies the heavily timbered
Blue mountains and on the west
the Cascades with their great tim
ber belts. Through it north and
south flows the Deschutes, while
east and west the Crooked river
and other streams empty into it.
The proposed railroad extension
runs through the Agency plains,
formerly the great winter range for
for cattle. No cactus or other ob
noxious growth curse the section.
It has been estimated that the
land north of the Crooked river
susceptible of cultivation without
irrigation amounts to 500,000
acres. In the neighborhood of
Prineville 60,000 acres can be ir
rigated from the Crooked river; on
the west 6ide of the Deschutes be
tween the river and the timber 50,
000 acres; to the south on the up
per Deschutes there is another
large irrigable district. East of
Deschutes and south of Crooked
river one company has contracted
for about 220,000 acres under the
Carey law and has already spent
$50,000 in development work. In
all of thiB we have not said a word
about the vast acreage of grazing
lands. The county has a popula-'
tion of 6,000 and notwithstanding
the enormous handicap is growing
rapidly. Prineville, the county
seat, has a population of 1,200;
Bend, 30 miles southwest, had a
population of 70 a year ago, and
today has about 700. There are
other small villages and settlements
scattered through the county. Not
half the story is here told and the
whole county is directly tributary
to Portland.
Nevertheless the people are left to
work out their own salvation in J
the hardest possible way. They
have no railroad and they got little
outside help in aiding the develop
ment of their resources. The de
velopment of Oregon should occupy
the interested attention of a devel
opment league. That is the excuse
and juti flea tion of its being. The
building of this at once is a matter
of direct and downright interest
to the people of Crook county, the
people of Portland and the people
of Oregon. If what is here shown
does not justify railroad extension
than in the name of goodness what
would be required in Oregon te in
duce a railroad companv to under
take such a project?-.'
The announcement of the Groat
Southern railroad, at present
building from The Dalles to Dufur,
that it will extend it line south
ward into Crook county, will furn
ish food for some time to come for
the full fledged railroad optimist.9.
It is to be hoped that the food will
not he made up of 99 per cent air
as has been the case many times
in the past. There are plenty of
good things in Crook county to
reach for and consolation in the
fact, notwithstanding the buffeting
that the county has received from
railrood rumors for three or four
years, that eventually a railroad
will come. Let us raise a fervent
prayer that the Great Southern is
it.
"James," cried Mrs. Timmid,
"there are burglars downstairs."
"Oh no, there ain't, my dear,"
replied Mr. Timmid.
"I'm sure there are."
"I'm sure there ain't."
"I tell you there are."
"I tell you there ain't."
-"Your husband is xight mum,"
interrupted a low-browed individ
ual who thrust his head into the
room at this juncture. We're up
stairs." As he started down he was heard
to say to his pal: "I always be
lieve in helping a husband out
wherever I can. I'm married my
self." Pittsburg Post.
A few months ago the insurance
companies hooted the assertions
made by Thomas Lawson in his
story of Frenzied Finance. But
Lawson pegged away and now the
tangle of the Equitable Insurance
company discloses more colossal
rottenness than Lawson has ever
hinted at. The game of graft be
came too strong among the comp
any's own officer and the eager
ness of each to get more of the
spoils donated by the policy hold
ers has resulted in disclosures of
financial jugglery little dreamed of
by the premium payers.
A rain like the one that descend
ed yesterday is sufficient cause to
make every farmer get up on his
feet and shout.
'Ere's 'opin'
their voices
ball!
they don't break
next Sunday. Play
D. F. Stewart leaves thin week on
a busmene trip to Burnn and vicinity.
He will return by the way of Silver
Lake and will be away several
weeks.
Prof. Henry led the members of the
band to the Athletic building Tues
day evening where the gymnasium
was turned into a concert hall. The
board of directors of the club has ex
tended the band the privilege of us
ing the hall Tuesday and Friday
evenings of each week for practice
purposes.
of the law upon n complaint filed by
Gforsv Tomlk a Warm Spring
ivulileut, and Ueorxv va thorv, to
Kvthor with bin wife and Mop-father
It wan the evWlonee ottlxwe three
evidence which no one but the court
Hndorwtood. that will can Hoofer
to Inuird In the county Jail until
the grand Jury ha had an oppor
tunity to lnvottxHte the cane.
From 1.) years experience a
government ujront at the Warm
Spring reservation. JumMcv Lnekey
ha nequl red a wide familiarity with
the Chinook Jargon, hi. 'il npplKa
of the peculiar language iuakct the
brain cell of an ordinary rvdktn
whirl around in dlwy anticipation of
what I coming next. Motiday
mornlng he Meted a Interpreter and
asked the Indiana question for both
the pronoiutlng attorney and the
defence. The answer all came back
In the primitive tongue, except the
curse words. It seem that Hoofer
In selling hi gtn to the Indian had
used some very strong expletive,
the like of which, or their equiva
lents, are not found In Chinook, ami
when It caiue time for these to U
said they wen brought out In h very
forcible manner with the dtrongest
English at command. Attorney
Harm tor the defense remarked that
these words were the only one In
the evidence which he understood.
The other in the eoilrt room con
curred. With the evidence translated bv
Justtei I.nekoy, Mr. Spinning win
asked to render an opinion a to the
quality of the bottle' contents.
Thl he did finding the par value
somewhat linderslmsl a noted. The
cUwIug argument wore then said,
Attorney Uarnes assorting that In
view of the exort' testimony the
content of the entire hot tie were not
strong cnongh to Intoxicate an
Indian or any other Hroii. Never
theless.JJnstloo l.uckey held the de
fendant to the grand Jury In bonds
of $CM and his chances of Helling a
stronger mixture are thereby lessen
ed for Home time to come.
Piineville's Big Shoe Store
feM-
U New Shoes
To Open Urja Stock Ranch.
llcprortcntatlvc of a company In
New York have leen In Vale and
vicinity for everal week past mak
ing arrangement to engage In the
stockralsmg Industry In Malheur
county oa pil(e an extensive soale.
The company Is capltallxed at $100,
000. Ten hundred and seventy-live
head of cattle have already lioen re
ceived and counted for the concern,
A"iO head of which Isdoiiu to I- 11.
Klnehart, of North Yakima, and the
balance- to Staoey brothers. It Is
understood that negotiations look
lug to the purchase of the big stock
ranch of Staoey brothers, twelve
mile above Yale, are In progrc.
tloorge Thebo, of Fayet te, Idaho, I
reported to have Uvil selected a
cattle foreman for the company.
Canyon City Kagle.
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For all sizos and roinlition of Men Woiiumi
ami CliiMivn. j't x j X
0vj The Famous liuchimjham t llecht,
Jubilee, Gooil fellow ami Gilt FdJe
Boots In nil sizes, 5 to 10
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Evidence Worth Price of Admission.
Three Indians, who have yet to
master the English languuge, a
bottle of whiskey, which the expert,
J. F. Spinning, pronounced upon in
vestigation to be 5 per cent below
the standard gauge, aud an abund
ance of evidence, nearly every word
of which was given to the court in
Chinook jargon, furnished no little
amusement for those who attended
the hearing of Peter Hoofer, arrest
ed on a charge of selling liquor, last
Monday morning.
Hoofer was drawn into the coils
an aeT
To tax til foreign nhwp coming I mo tho State ot Oregon for lln piin"'
of puiur. or being itrivrn through the fiate.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
Skctiox 1. That nil sheep, wluo owner or owners
residing outside of the State of Oregon, shall bring or
cause to be brought Into the State of Oregon, any mull
sheep, for the purpose of pasturage, or for the purpose of
driving such sheep through the State of Oregon, such
sheep shall lie liable for, and the owner thereof shall pay,
the following tux upon each and every head of sho p: '.H
cents per head for the purpose of luistitrnge' by the year
or any fractional part of a year, ami when any such
sheep shall le driven from the State or any county of the
State, such sheep shall lie taxed, and the owner thereof
made to pay, 5 cents per head for each and every county
through which such sheep shall le driven: and taxis
herein sieclfled shall Ito a preferred lien ngalust any sheep
liable to such tax, and the stock lnsivtors of the several
counties of this State may takinto their possession any
of said oheep and keep and retain such possession until
such taxes are paid; provided, that If-such tax so due
Is not paid within thirty days after the same has boon
assessed, any inspector of stock having any stu b sheep
. shall sell the same, by giving ten days'' published not In
in the nearest ncwspaier to where said sheep Is held, -of
the time and place of such sale. And the sale, as herein
provided for, shnll convey au absolute title to any and
all sheep so sold: provided, that the owner of any she p
so Hold may, within ten day thereafter, redeem such
sheep by paying all charge incurred in the keeping and
sale thereof, together with the tns due thereon, and ten
percent Interest and damages thereon, on the whole
amount of taxes and charges.
Section 2. The stock inspector of the several count
ies of this State are hereby empowered to collect tie
taxes mentioned In section 1 of this net; and it shall U
the duty of such lnsectors tocolhrt all taxi- and lines
hereunder, and to keep careful watch that all foreign
sheep shall pay all the taxes and fines herein provided
for; and when any such sheep shall come or Is- driven
Into any county of this State it shall be the duty of the
stock Inspector of such county to Immediately take such
sheep into his possession and to keep and retain poss s
sion of the same until the taxes and fines due thereon
are paid, or until the sale thereof, as herein provided for.
has been made; and all taxes and fines collected under
this act shall le paid Into the general fund of the county
where collected. The stock inspector shall ! ullowed
:J.OO per day for each ami every day actually employed,
and said wages to Is; paid by the comity for which such
services are rendered; provided, that w hen the insi-et-or
of any county has to take any stork in ehnrgi mid
sell the same. In order to collect the taxes and tines due
thereon, then such iter diem charge of ..!.00 per day shall
be a charge against any sheep so hold arid sold for taxes
and fines, as herein provided for.
Skctiox 3. When any tax shall 1 paid by the owner
or owners of any sheep, the stock ius'iector to w hom
such tax is paid, shall issue a tax certificate to the party
so paying, which receipt or certificate shall state for
what purpose the same was issued whetherforpast urage
or driving, provided, that under no condition shall any
stock inspector Issue any certificate, permit, or receipt,
whether for pasturage or driving, for any diseased or
unhealthy sheep, but shall immediately cause all dis
eased or unhealthy sheep to lie taken beyond the limits
of the State at the point where the same sheep entered
the State. The owner or owners of any sheep who shall
fall or refuse to Immediately remove any diseased or
unheathly sheep (when brought Into this State) when
ordered to do so by any stock lnseetor, shall l fined
125 for each and every day that such stock Is kept w ith
in the State after having been notified to remove Hie
same by the stock Inspector of the county wherein such
stock Is located.
Section 4. The provision of this act shall not apply
to any of the hereinliefore mentioned stock that shall be
brought Into the State for the purpose of being fed
through the winter months of November, December,
January, and February, of each year, or to any stock
leiug shipped to market.
Approved February 21, 1!0.".
Filed in the olfice of the Secretary of State, February
21,190r.
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Prineville's Wholesale Liquor Houe
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars, also
BAR SUPPLIES
aoie Agents tor Mop Qioid Beer , and j$j
tno Famous in a pa soda
a,mll?r Trade Solicited.
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rendered well nih puuxrlcss by
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A great scientific discover)' a food t r
the skin, replacing, wasted tissues, filliii,
out wrinkles, causing the skin to throw
oil what is unhealthy and discoloring, and
to assume the beautiful transparency mid
velvety softness of youth and health. I'ot
lasting three months, 75c. ,nt all druggists.
If you bay any defects of (kin, scalp or general
health, writ me. Curreapundcncs aalkllat.
Mr. NFTTIf! HARRISON, Itormatoloctet
140 Ueary U, NU Fraotlatv
l:or Sale by
MRS. JOHN CYRUS
PRINEVILLE, OREGON,
Domestic and Imported
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Meat, Vegetables, Produce
A t'ompleb utul Choice Line of lleef, Veal, Mutton, Pork,
Uncoil, ljtnl nnil Country Pnxluee Kept on hand t lh
City rVleat Market
FOSTER & HORRIGAN, Prop's.
Prineville. At TIlC Old Stand Orcn.
The Opera Saloon I
R O A R K & IS 11 1) 11 1. 1. , Proprietor.
In The Glaze Halll
A First Class House
in Fvery Ites-p e c t
m CHOICEST BRANDS OP LIQOURS,
W WINES, and CIGARS
23 si ilia lEH isi i3
Headquarters for Tobaccos, Cigars, Fruits
and Confectionery
SMOKERS, ATTENTION
We claim to have the larpoHt Htock and finest Kelccteil varieties
of cigars to he found in Crrtok County. :: :: ;:
(l The following nro sumo of our leading lirands in 5 cent goodn:
Exports, Owls, Cremos,, (leo. W. Childs, Thomas Cats, Copt.
Crowdls, Portland 1905, Import, La Cultura, Americans, etc.
in Pure Havana goodn we have in both 10 and 1.1 cent tdzes:
Americans, La M.tun, Onneral ArtlmiK, Optimo
. ' SincoridadH, and others.
Come in when you want a Good Cigar
Special offers on box lots
Mail Orders Solicited
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(Successors to N. 71. Tye A Itron.)
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