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VOL. IX.
PKINKVILLK, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNK 21), 1005.
NO. 28
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PRISONER DIGS HIS.;
WAY OUT OF JAIL
Notorious Stock Rustler
Got Tired of Staying in
His Cell and Took to the
Woods Friday Night.
Charlr Slavin, a stork rustler
wlio Imrt Ix-en confined in the
county juil since last May await-
ng the action of the grand jury,
got tired of hi confinement Fri
day night and with the aid of a
fellow jirironer dug his way to
lilierly through the brick walla of
the building. Ahorse and com
rade were waiting for him in the
vicinity of the jail and when the
news of the jail break reached the
ears of the county officials, Flavin
had ut many miles hrhind him.
Notion to all the tdieriff and
peace officers in the surrounding
country and states were immedi
ately nent out, hut it is not
probable that Slavin will allow
himself to again If taken into
custody.
Slavin's ecajic from the jail oc
ciirred alMtit midnight Friday.
Tim Kdmondson, who w also con
tined in the jail with several in
dictments against hiiri for stock
stealing, aided him in his success
ful efforts to " get away. Some
time during the day EdmQndson,
who had been given the privilege
of working about town, secured
the possession of a sawand Fri
day night cut the lock of the in
ner cell in wlncli Mavin was con
fined. As soon as the latter
stcpjwd into the corridor of the
jail the work of tearing out the
bricks began. Corbett Holt, the
urderer of the Warm Springs
chief of police, who is also an oc
cupant of the building, was com
manded to Jielp in the un'dertak-
ng. I5ut Corhett thought better
of the job and crawled jip on top
of the cells where he rested con
tentedly while his fellow prisoners
ith beaver like tenacity tore a
hole in the wall large enough to
permit the passage of Slavin to
le fresh air outside.
Alout six o'clock Saturday
morning tulmonuson crawleu
hrongh the same opening and
ent to Sheriff Smith's house
here he told that official that one
of his choicest birds had flown.
Questioned regarding the matter
Kdmondson disclaimed all knowl
edge of the escape, saying that he
had been drugged and had remain-
uneotscious of his surroundings
uring the early hours of the
morning.
But a visit to the interior, where
the evidence of outside assistance
was tcio plain to be disduted, and
Edmondson made a radical change
in his assertions. He admitted
that he had sawed off the lock and
had helped to dig out the bricks
and later Corbett Holt substantiat
ed bis statements. Edmondson
claimed that he had been threat
ened with death if he refuted to
end his assistance.
Sheriff Smith holds to the
opinion mat Arcn iucj.ay, wno
broke jail at Fossil a few weeks
ago, was waiting outside the jail
for Slavin. A heavy rain during
the whole of Friday night com
pleted obliterated the tracks of the
horses and their destination can
only be surmised. It is -believed,
however, that both the men, and
there may have been more,, are
headed for the Blue mountain
region, a district in which they are
well acquainted and in which they
have.been engaged in stock rustl
ing for several years.
to Condon where the law again
hns him in its folds. The follow
ing is taken from the Canyon
City Eagle:
I'eter Hoffer was brought to the
county jail last Tuesday to await
the action of the next grand jury
on a charge against him of stealing
a dog. Iist week he entered the
employ of Barker fc 1'liter, tdieep
men ot Condon, to assitt in driv
ing their sheep r to t tie mountain
ramie and in passing the home of
Emil Stharff, near - Monument, it
is alledged that he took a sheep
dog belonging to Emil Scharff.
Two jersons were sent to secure
the dog from him, and failing to
get the canine, a warrant was
sworn out More Justice Ilea, of
Monument, and he was arrested
Monday in Fox valley by Geo.
Irvin. He had his preliminary
hearing before Justice Rea Mon
day and was held under $500
bonds to await the action of the
zrand jury at the next term of
circuit court.
It is understood that Hoffer
denies stealing the animal, but
that the animal followed his band
of sheep from the Fchafff ranch.
ARMED MEN GUARD
GRANT COUNTY'S RANGE
RAILROADMEN
SEE THE COUNTRY
Party cf 0. R. & N. and
Columbia Southern Offic
ials View the Resources
of Crook County.
If the rapidly settling country
through which they traversed and
the many notable developments
seen in that country while en-
route, are a criterion of the report
to be made by the men who visit
ed Prineville last Saturday and
Sunday relative to railroad ex
tension into Crook county, that
report will be favorable to the
highest degree. The membership
of the expedition exploring Crook
county's resources was made up
they will spend some time looking
over that region.
COWBOYS RAID THE
TOWN OF SUMPTER
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Armed guards are protecting the
Grant county streams from usurpa
tion by cattle and sheepmen. Men
who have been instructed to shoot,
if the herder do not stop, are
guarding the grazing lands belong
ing to small ranchers and prohibit
ing the stockmen from tearing
down fences or otherwise damag
ing property.
Great posters, printed on cotton
cloth, have been ported on trees
and signboards warning the sheep
ana cattlemen not to run or range
their herds within prescribed ter
ritory and a strong organization of
ranchers, business men and min
ing men is backing uj the warn
ing by arming a patrol and guard
ing the reserved lands. This
notice reads:
"Warning to sheepmen and
cattlemen: All owners, or those
in charge, of sheep or cattle are
hereby notified and warned that
they will not le allowed, under
any consideration, to run and
ranje their stock upon the terri
tory within ihe following described
lxmndaries:
This ultimatum is signed by F.
A. Phelps, president of the associa
tion of men interested in barring
out the stockmen, and II. E. Hen
dryx as secretary. The names of
nearly 100 men who are in the
organization aie appended.
There is bound to be trouble in
Grant county if the stockmen per
sist in using the district from
which they have been warned. If
the patrol is not sufficient to drive
out the stock, the organization
formed against them will go into
the field to make a fight.
of J. P. O'Brien, general manager
of the Harriman railroad lines in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho;
R. B. Miller, general freight agent
0. R. & N.; R. C. Judson, indus
trial agent O. R. & X.; G. W.
Boshke, chief engineer 0. R. & N.;
E. E. Lytle, president of the Co
lumbia Southern; W. W. Cotton,
corporation counsel O. R. & N.;
H. F. French, president of the
University of Idaho;- and F. R.
Stanley, secretary of the Deschutes
Irrigation & Power company.
The party arrived here late Sat
urday afternoon in the big auto
mobile of the "Central Oregon
Transportation company. They
came from Bend where two days
had been spent looking over the
country and inspecting the work
of the irrigation company above
that place. Previous to that they
had been over the greater part of
the Agency Plains country cover
ing the entire wheat belt in that
section, and then were driven in
the auto to Bend by the way of
Culver and - Forest. From Bend
they crossed the desert, coming
around Powell buttes where they
afforded ample opportunity to see
the deveftipment taking place in
that section.
Saturday and Sunday the party
spent its time gathering statistics
relative to the resources and pro
ducts tributary to this city. Sat
urday evening a public reception
was tendered them at Athletic hall
by the business men here, at which
time the country generally was
given a thorough discussion
Without exception the members
of the party expressed themselves
as ereatlv impressed with the
rapid strides being made by
district so far removed from
modern methods of transportation
Sunday morning the party took
private conveyances and left for
Shaniko by the way of Hay creek
and neiahborine districts where
Two cowboys, one George Dun
can, and the other a comparative
stranger, created a sensation at
Sumpter Tuesday night by shoot
ing up the town. Although on
the lorder line of the wild and
woolly West, Sumpter has nerer
beer, treated W a genuine old-time
"ehooting-np-the-town" programme
until the advent of th two frisky
young men mentioned. Duncan,
who had at one time been through
an experience here that did not
reflect credit upon him, no doubt
had a grudge against the city, and
took this occasion to "get even."
In a measure the two men carried
out this idea to the letter, aa for
two hours they rode up and down
some of the streets, giving the
police and residents the most in
teresting time they have had for
many a day.
Duncan and companion cams
here Tuesday, claiming to hail '
from Nevada, and having several 1
horses in their possession. To
wards evening they began to
imbibe freely, and about dark
started their performance by going
into the Bank saloon, owned by
F. McDonald, and drawing re
volvers commenced several gun
play movements that' were any
thing but appreciated by those
prese.nt. After this they mounted -horses
and rode up to North street,
and while passing the alley im
mediately back of the F i r s t
National Bank commenced to
shoot indiscriminantly.
Joseph Swartz, thinking it an
other fire alarm hastened from his
residence and reached the inter-
section of the street just in time to ;
have a shot fired at him by one of ,
the horsemen. - Swartz lost no (
time in getting to cover. From",
this point the two men rode along f
North street and fired as they ;
went. W. C. Calder came out-;
side and a shot directed at him
sent him back into the house.
By this time the whole town was
aroused, and the police and resi
dents took a hand in the shooting.
Shots began to fly thick and fast,
and several narrow escapes are
reported. Chief of Police Ed
Rand came very near receiving a
shot, the bullet striking a post
within a few inches of him. Aa
the two bandit3 rode swiftly
through the streets and out of
town several shots were fired at
them, but it was too dark for the
marksmen to bring them down.
Edward Houser was standing be
hind a tree, and fired point blank
at the fleeing men with a shotgun,
but he also failed to unhorse
either of them. As they turned a
corner one took a shot at Houser,
the bullett striking the tree be
hind which he was standing.
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PETER HOOFER GETS ,
IN TROUBLE AGAIN
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At Prineville, Oregon
The Journal
Printers To The Particular
V (ii'R Okiikr tor any thing from curd In a
pkIhIokiip. Oommon'lal printing a spi'i'lalty
MAIN STREET, Ksar The Ochoco Bridge
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
rand elebration
Teter Hoofer, who was convicted
at the last term of the circuit
court for selling liquor to Indians
near Ashwood, and who until a
short time ago was serving out his
sentence in the county jail here,
is again in trouble. It Beems that
when he left this city, without
stopping to bid good by, he went
All Elaborate Program consisting of Horse Races, Foot
Kaces, Fat Mens Race, Novelty Races, Hose Race, Base
Rail -Games, and numerous others will be given
Suitable purses will be hung for the different events
The Prineville Military Band will furnish music for the
occassion and a Grand Ball will be given in the evening
9 GELEBRATE AT PRINEVILLE-1