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VOL. IX.
PEINE VILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 27, 1905.
NO. 20
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PLAN TO WATER
40,000 ARID ACRES
Business Leagne Takes the
First Step to Reclaim an
Immense Area North of
This City!
Forty .thousand acre of the
moat fertile and productive land
in Crook county, lying witbio a
stone's throw of Prineville and
capable of supporting bundredi of
settlers, will be Irrigated from the
water of neighboring streams
if the resolutions adopted by the
Business League last Monday
night, asking the Willamette Val
ley and Cascade Mountain Wagon
Road Company to sell It portion of
the land contained in the tract,
are acted upon favorably.
The scope of land which it is
proposed aball be reclaimed lies
in a compact body and extends a
distance of 18 mile from a point
a few miles eatt of rrineville to
the base of Grizzly Butt 12 miles
to the westward. All of this im
mense Uxly can be irrigated and
the plans as outlined include
several refervoirs above the city
into which the waters of theOchoco,
Mill creek and McKay creek can
be directed and then diverved over
a tract of land whose extraordi-
nary richness and productiveness
has been fully demonstrated. The
only hindrance in the past to this
irrigation scheme, which is the
most feasible in the county, is the
fact that the major portion of the
land included in the project is
owned by the Wagon Road comp
any, a corporation which hereto
fore has refused to sell oi dispose
of iUr holdings. But it hf believed
that under the pressure to be
brought to bear upon the company
in the present instance the land
will be thrown cn the market.
The meeting of the Business
League was attended Monday
evening by W. E. Guerin Jr., of
the Deschutes Irrigation & Power
company, who stated that in the
event of favorable action by the
Road company on the matter- em
braced in the resolutions, be was
in a poHition to interest eastern
capital and complete the project
After the matter was fully dis
cussed and the resolutions adopted,
acoramittee consisting of
Thos. Sharp, Jr., T. M. Baldwin
and C. Sam Smith was appointed
to co to Portland and confer with
C. E. S. Wood, the Road com
pany's representative in that city.
The committee will leave this
morning and expects to complete
its work by the last of the week
The resolutions adopted by the
Business League are as follows;
WHEREAS, there is now lying
and situate in Township 13, 14
and 15 South, in Ranges 15, 16
and 17 East of the Willamette
Meridian in Crook County, Oregon
and in the immediate vicinity of
the city of Prineville, about 40,000
acres of arid arable semi-desert
land, nearly one half of which is
owned and held by the Willamette
Valley and Cascade , Mountain
Wagon Road Company, which
said lands are now almost wholly
uncultivated and unsettled by
reason of want of proper irrigation
facilities and the policy of said
company in withholding their
lands Jroru sale, and Whereas, the
irrigation, reclamation and settle
ment of said company lands, as
well as the public and patented
lands lying contiguous thereto in
the even numbered sections, is en
tirely feasible and practical at a
comparatively moderate expense,
from the waters of Ochoco and Mc
Kay creeks, and Whereas, said
lands comprise a low almost level
plain, are naturally very fertile,
contain all the elements of the
most productive soil, and with ir
rigation can be made to produce
abundant and valuable crops of
hay and grain, fruit and all the
hardy vegetables products, and
can be made to sustain hundreds
of families of actual settlers if
reclaimed and opened to purchase
and settlement by settlers in tracts
of from 80 to 100 acres each, and
WHEREAS, there are vast and
ample quantities of unappropriated
water flowing annually down the
caid Ochoco and McKay creeks
during the flood seasons, which if
properly conserved can be con
ducted to and upon the entire area
of said lands in sufficient quanti
ties to properly irrigate the same,
and
WHEREAS, the unsettled and
uncultivated condition of this
large and rich valley for want of
irrigation facilities and the policy
of said company in withholding
said lands from sale to actual
settlers has greatly retarded the
growth and development of this
section of Central Oregon, and
WHEREAS, the Hon. W. E.
Guerin Jr. has personally appear
ed before this League and confi
dently expressed his belief in being
able to interest Eastern capital in
undertaking to irrigate and re-
aim these lands if reasonable
concessions and inducements can
be secured,
Therefor be it resolved,
By the citizens business league
of Prineville. Oregon, expressing
the undivided sentiment of the
residents and property owners of
this section of Central Oregon,
that the Willamette Valley and
Cascade Mountain Wagon Road
Company be, and it is hereby re
spectfully petitioned to confer with
the eastern capitalists represented
by Mr. Guerin, or such other per
son? or corporations as it may see
fit, looking toward the immediate
reclamation, irrigation, settlement
and sale ot the lands mentioned
herein, and to take such early
action consistent with the spirit of
these resolutions as may feem to
said company oportune and proper
to carry out the object of these
resolutions.
Resolved, that these resolutions
as adopted be presented to the
representatives of the Willamette
Valley and Cascade Mountain
Wagon Road Company at Port
land, Oregon, by a committee to
be appointed by this League, who
shall respectfully ask early con
siderations hereof.
Dated April 24th 1905.
PRINEVILLE LOSES
SECOND CAME TO BEND
Throughout nine innings of the
hardest fought game ever played
on a diamond in Crook county,
the Bend and Prineville teams
struggled for victory last Sunday
at Bend. The Scarlet Tanagers
hung fast to their laurels, however
and took the game by
of 6 to 4.
a score
For the first four innings there
was good prospects of a batting
contest, but after the fourth had
closed both Bilyeu and Bailey
steadied down and five innings of
Easter eggr followed - for both
teams.
Both teams had an unluckey
inning, the third looming up with
several black marks in the fina
counting. A base on balls and a
rain oi clean nits toiiowing gave
the locals their four runs and .the
coat of whitewash was rubbed in
throughout from then on. The
third inning also brought the try
ing score for the .bend team and
had the Fates so decreed the game
would have been a tie in the
ninth. But it was different and
the lead of two runs which Bend
gained in the fourth was never
counterbalanced.
Bilyeu and Bailey both pitched
the kind of ball that makes
game interesting, the strike-outs
for both pitchers running well nj
into the twenties.
The local team was treated with
all the hospitality capable of being
shown and friendly feeling has
sprung up between the two teams
notwithstanding the fact that they
are rivals on the diamond.
Weymuth's umpiring was
credit to him and only in one close
decision in the ninth inning did
the local team have cause for
complaint, lhe score Dy innings
was as follows:
Bend 1 0 3 2 0
P'vlle 0 0 4 0 0
Bend will play
May 6.
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0 0
here
0 06
0 04
Sundav
WOOL WILL BE
HIGH AT SIIAMKO
Indications Point to an In
crease of Several Cents
for Clips Which Have
not Been Contracted.
"Eastern Oregon wool, not al
ready contracted for, will bring 20
to 21 cents a pound for the lighter
mountain grades, before the selling
season is fairly opened. Thi will
be an advance of three to four
cents over the market of last year
for the same grades. The-' Pendle
ton and common territory will be
able to sell for 20. and at The
Dalles and Shaniko the price will
be slightly higher, owing to the
better freight rates allowed The
Dalles, region because of the water
competition."
The foregoing statement was
made today by a heavy dealer in
wool from eastern Oregon, who
went on to say:
"Last year the choicer grades of
wool brought 16 to 17 cents at
en die ton, aud correspondingly
more at Shamko. The crop was
ather closely taken up, and the
buyers apparently believed the
market this year would be strong.
At any rate, they came into the
market last winter and this spring
and wrote contracts for the clips at
ower than 20, and a portion of
the inland empire clip was taken
in this manner.
"It leaves comparatively little
that is not contracted for, and that
which has not been pledged will
bring a high price in response to
the sharp demand that is in
evitable.
The situation will iiperate to
the advantage of the eastern Ore
gon wool growers in two respects
the price will be high, and the
ocal supply will be large, for the
clip this year is bound to total
even above the average. A few
years ago sheepmen in the interior
were slack in their methods. They
seldom provided against severe
winters, and there was no protec
tion to sheep if lambing came at a
time when storms prevailed.
"Now they have learned better
ways, and everyone who pretends
to be up to date in the business
has sheds sufficient to protect the
sheep while lambing, and the
possession of an abundance of hay
is regarded as the pre-requisite to
every winter.
"Lets of money has been made
of late years in the sheep business
in eastern Oregon, and in spite of
short range the growers have pros
pered."
The world's supply as reflected
in the London sales is short of the
demand, and the value of the pro
duct wherever wool is produced is
reasonably certain to be liigh, ac
cording to authorities on the
situation. Journal.
PREPARING PHOTOS OF
COUNTY'S SCENERY
An interesting Crook county
exhibit, which is being prepared
for the Lewis and Clark fair, is a
collection of photographic scenes
of the county now in progress of
completion.
J. W. Bledsoe, the Bend photo
grapher, is at present working up
on views of the Deschutes, Tumalo
and Crooked rivers, Squaw creek
and other similar streams in the
county, the total flow of which ex
ceeds 10,000 cubic feet per second
The water from all these can be
used in irrigating many thousands
of acres" of arid land. The numer
ous lakes, snow peaks and other
mountain scenes will receive the
attention of the artist, as well as
the towns scattered throughout
the county which will be shown in
panorama. Farm scenes, resid
ences, blooded and range stock
canal lines, laterals and in fact
very view which will represent
Crock county and its numberlefs
resources will be in the exhibit-
Mr. Bledsoe intends to have the
collection completed and ready for
the exposition More the end of
the month and will leave Bend
soon for various sections to com
plete the large list of views which
he already has. The project is a
commendable one and will do
much towards advertising Crook
county and its resources and in
consequent should receive hearty
co-operation on every hand.
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENES MONDAY
Circuit Court will convene next
Monday for the regular May terra.
The docket is pretty well filled
with cases at present and more
will be added towards the close of
the week. Aside from the civil
canes ready for hearing the grand
jury will be cal.ed upon, to take
action on several criminal charges
which have been preferred. It is
probable that four indictments
will be returned before the grand
jury adjourns. Following is a
list of the civil cases pending
hich will be called for trial the
first of next week:
1001 George W. Barnes vs Al
len Henry, confirmation of fore
closure.
1002 E. G. Bolter vs J. H. Gar
rett. Mandate from Supreme
court.
1070 Otto Uggla vs A. C. Palm
er. Kecovery of money.
1071 Christina Ericson vs A.
C. Palmer. Recovery of money.
1110 Augusta M. Jolly vs
Joseph Q. Jolly. Divorce.
1113 Cbas. Durham vs John
O'Kelly et al. Civil action.
1122 C. E. Lytle vs A. M. Drake.
Suit for commission.
1123 Wm. Baldwin and Isaac
Troth vs J. A. Elliott et al. Civil
action.
1126 Bidwell Cram vs J. A.
Garrett. Suit for water right.
1129 Mary E. Browning
Ralph Q. Browning. Divorce.
1129 J. D. Merrill vs G.
Cornett. Action fordamages.
1130 Esther E. Farns worth
vs
M.
vs
Jas. B. Farnsworth. Divorce.
1132 Deschutes Irrigation &
Power Co. vs Ferdinand O. Ker
lund. Suit for right of way.
1134 Fred H. Ladd vs T. J.
Malloy & Co. Civil suit on ac
count. 1135 A. D. Kennedy vs Bessie
Kennedy. Divorce.
1136 Irvine & Hamilton et al
vs Mrs. M. J. Wood et al. Civil
suit.
1137 Albert N. Johnson vs
Crook county. Recovery of taxes.
1088 Hamm Brewing Co. vs
August Peterson. Action on ac
count.
1188 Chas Altschul vs W. T.
Casey. Mandate from Supreme
court.
J. F. Morris vs C. M. Willey.
Appeal.
J. F. Morris vs J. B. Tillotson.
Appeal from county court.
1139 W. T. Casey vs Henry
Turner. Appeal from justice
court.
DEATH OF
THOMAS J. POWELL
Thomas J. Powell, one of Crook
county's pioneer settlers, died at
his home on McKay creek last
Friday evening after a few day's
sickness, death resulting from
neuralgia of the heart.
Mr. Powell was born in Jackson
county, Missouri, April 23, 1845,
and was in his 59th year. He
crossed the plains in 1852 and set
tled in Linn county where he en
gaged in farming for several years.
In 1870 he was united in marriage
to Mrs.. Amanda J. Ritter and two
years later Mr. and Mrs. Powell
moved to Eastern Oregon and
settled on Beaver creek in this
county. In 1882 the family took
up its residence on McKay creek
where the home has been for the
past 23 years. Deceased leaves
one brother, M. D. Powell, two
sisters, and three children, R. M.
and E. A. Powell and Mrs. Lettie
Miller.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the family home last
Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. W.
P. Jinnett. Interment was in the
Union cemetery.
Mr. Powell was widely known
throughont the county and the
many friends and relatives
throughout the county and state
regret his untimely death which
has left a mark of sorrow on all
those who knew him.