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Crook County Journal.
VOL IX.
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 14, 1!)03.
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General Merchandise
Announcement
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Boyd Adams having purchased an interest
with 0. 0. Dunham in the New York Racket
Storo, and they having purchased the stock of
Clothing and Furnishing Goods of B. Gormley
desire to annouce to the public that the new
firm has moved into tho building formerly occu
pied by Mr. Gormley and will do business in our
new quarters under the firm name of the
OWL GASH STORE
In our now quarters wo have more room and in
addition to the large stock which we now havo
we will add several new lines making: our store
the most comploto and up-to-date in the county.
We wish to call your special attention to our
Shoe Department as we intend to make this our
specialty and cater to the wants of tho particular.
Thanking you for your patronage in tho past
and with a cordial invitation for all to call and
see us in our new quarters wo are
Yours respectfully,
DUNHAM & ADAMS
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PRINEVILLE, OREGON
LEAGUE DENOUNCES
NEWSPAPER SfORY
Business Association Is
es Unfeeling Terms in
Nailing Oregcnian's Mis
representation of Tacts.
The indignation aroused by t)i
Orcgonian's grot-s minreprefen
tation of facts, relative to thoCrair
lire, which appeared in that papei
in its issue of September 4, reached
a climax last Saturday in I n
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nature of resolution's, adopted by
the citizens' Business Iaeue.
ttli'uh denounce in unfeeling term
the Oregon ian'i wilful miccon
Ktniction of the dctailn of the
Maze.
In an much a the alleged facts
given hy the Portland pajT, were
almoct wholly faW in every re
cpeot and detailed in a manner
which tdiowed Mainly the nni
moHty of the paper ngaiiiMt thif
section of tlie ?ttf and the veno
mouH ppirit displayed in dealing
with matt rs originating here, the
Business League considered that
the article in question, like many
another which the Oregonian has
hcen frnilty of puMishing recently,
wai nothing chort of a treacheroiif
dap at Crook county. In conse
ijuence tho huMneM association
U liwed that the licet and wirent
thing to do wan to adopt renolu
tions, denouncing the falsification
and eetting foi'tli the facts as they
apjiear, and n-nd tliem to the
Portland Journal for publication
in the hopes that they will in a
measure" correct the erroneous
impression "given t6 the public of
this county, an impression created
through the agency of a paper
which lias hut little use for the
country or the ji-opls in it
The League consider it as quite
clear that the motive tehind the
Oregonian'ei inexcuaaole false
hoods ia that paper's political
hatred foi Congressman William
son, one of the defendants in the
land ca.es
But tho association
diJ not consider for a moment
that even a difference in political
parties or views was suflicient
cause-tor the conception of an
article impregnated with false-
hoods and base insinuations,
And while its object in smirching
tho character of Mr. Williamson
and his co defendants has probably
been accomplished, the nature of
the article is such as to inflict
permanent injury to both the
business interests and progress of
Crook countv. With these facts in
view the League adopted the fol
lowing lesolutions.
Whereas, the Portland Oregon
ian, in its issue of the 4th inst,
contains an article, purported to
lie based on facts, in which it
states that a barn on the property
of Wilford J. Crain, six miles from
Prineville and belonging to the
said Wilford J. Crain, had been
destroyed by fire during the night,
together with his production of
this year's hay; that the loss was
total, and that immediately after
the fire the tracks of three men
were found leading from the scene
of the conflagration into the city
of Prineville, and
Whereas, it is asserted that the
fire was an act of incendiarism
instigated by Williamson, Gesner
and Biggs, residents of this coun
ty and at present defendants in
the land cases now being tried in
Portland.
Whereas, it is the sense of the
Citizen's Business League o f
Prineville, noting for the residents
of this " city and eastern Crook
county, that the aforesaid article
is wholly false and malicious in
its intent; that its malevolent
construction is wholly without
foundation, and that it was' pur-.
posely intended as a detriment to
Crook county, its business in
terests and associations, and was
directed against the society of the
county in general. And, further,
the facts show that the property
was not on the ranch of Wilford
J. Crain, one of the witnesses ii
lie laud case;, hut was on th
Porfily ranch only three miler
trom thin city; that the fire di;
not occur at night, but was 1Ih
covered at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; that a barn 1 longing to Wil
ford J. Crain wan not destroyed,
nor lia present pcaon'a product;
tiiat the amount lost lelonged
equally to Italph Porfdy and
Wilford J. Crain and wa parti v
Hnmired: that-ttere were no tracke
of three men found leading from
the fire into the city Prineville,
and that it In the opinion of Italph
Porfilv. one of the owners of the
destroyed projx-rty, that the fire
was accidentiy eel by a party of
campers, transient! passing through
the county, who had spent the
night in the vicinity of th! shed.
and who were not nor have been
in any wise connected with the
defendants in the land cases
Therefore, be it
llesolved, by the Citizens' Busi
ness League of Prineville, express-J
ing the undivided sentiment of
the residents of Prineville and the
eai-tern portion of Crook county,
denouncing in unqualified terms
the culpably false, wilfully mis
construed and widely exaggerated
statements contained in the article
hereinbefore mentioned, that a
copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the Oregon Daily Jour
nal, believing that paper to be the
only journalistic exponent of fair
play and justice in Portland, and
that they be published in refuta
tion of the alleged facts as they
i appeared in the Oregonian of the
4lb inst as noted above.
REO MOUNTAINEER
REACHES OMAHA
Omaha, Ifeb., Sept.
The
"Keo Mountaineer," enroute from
New York to the Lewis and Clark
Exposition at Portland and thence
back home by way Frisco arrived
here yesterday afternoon. The
trans-contineutalists will leave
for Cheyenne early tomorrow
morning. At Omaha a complete
Ramping outfit was added to the
equipment of the car. Blankets,
I lire xrins, and a co -king outfit, as
well as a complete line of canned
i provisions Imve lieen placed in
j tonneau of the car. It is expected
j these will he found a necessity in
! crossing the desert tracts of west-
I em Nebraska, Wyoming, and
Idaho. An extra gasoline tank
holding 20 gallons has been strap
ped on the side of the car.
Percy F. Megargel, of- the
American Motor League, who is in
charge of the "Iieo Mountaineer,"
has compiled a very accurate road
hook of the states already travers
ed, and is prepared to map out the
best automobile road all the way
across the continent. The A. M.
L. is sending out this expedition is
doing a work that will be of un
told benefit to tourists in the
future,
league
Atthe present time the.jsota, called at the Herald office
has fome ten thousand I and gave the above information
members scattered throughout the
United States, all of whom are
enthusiastic automobilists.
Tho automobile used for this
long and hazardous trip is a
regular stock Reo of 16 horse
power. It is expected that be
fore the trip has been completed
a total mileage of fome ten
thousand nules of will have been
covered by this car. One thou
sand seven hundred and forty
miles is the distance registered
between New York and Omaha.
The roads thus far have proved
very goou and 140 miles a day
has been the average day's run.
The hard rains the last twenty
four hours may delay the ex
pedition somewhat in traveling in.
Nebraska.
The towns that will bo visited
by the tourists this week are
Fremont," Schuyler, Columbus,
Central City, Grand Island,
Kearney, Lexington, Cozad, North
Platte. Ogalalla, Julesburg, Chap-
pel, Sidney, Potter, and Kimball
in Nebraska, and Laraniine,
Chevenne, and Rawlins, i n
Wyoming.
PEOPLE UNDER BAN
Federal Grand Jury Re
turns Indictments for
the Alleged Intimidation'
of Witnesses.
Dr. Van Gesrer and C. S
-Smith, sheriff of Crook county,
were indu-ted last week by th
federal grand jury on the charg
of conspiring to intimidate govern
ment wknesses and thereby pre
vent them testifying in the pend
ing trial of Williamson, Gesner
and Bit'2s.
The two witnesses whose testi-
mpny Hmith and Gesner are alleg
ed to have attempted to influeuce
are Lark Elliott and John S.
Watkins, both of whom testified
for the government on the former
trials of Congressman Williamson
and his codefendanU.
The indictment recites that
both Elliott and Watkins were
subpoenaed August 8, to appear in
Portland on August 21, when the
present grand jury was first con
vened. Threats and persuasion
are alleged to have been employed
by Gesner and Smith to induce
the two witnesses to refrain from
giving testimony that would be
prejudicial to the defendants in
the Williamson case.
Lark Elliott is awaiting trial in
Prineville on two indictments re
turned by the local grand jury
charging him with larceny of a
calf and a horse. This fact is
said to have been used to intimi
date him.
The indictment also pets forth
statements made to EJliott by -Van
i Gesner, who is alleged to have
said: "You do the right thing
and I'll see that you get out of
your trouble."
Threats were also made against
John S. Watkins, according to the
indictment, who was told that if
he testified against the land fraud
defendants Smith and Gesner
would destroy his reputation for
veracitv. injure him in luisinAac
jai)d 't even whh h- ,,
Tiie indictment sets forth con
versations alleged to have occurred
i at the Perkins hotel in the presence
of Douglas Lawson and Campbell
Duncan, in which Smith vehement-
iy denouncd the men who
testified against Williamson
declare J that he "could buy
of them for six bits."
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NEW SAWMILL FOR
NORTHERN CROOK
The long-talked-of saw mill in
the northern edge of Crook county
promises to become a certainty in
the near future. Last week John
! N. Haugen of Albert Lea, Minne-
Mr. Ilaugen, is manager of the
Great Western Lumber Company
of Albert Lea, Minn., whose repre
sentatives came into Eastern Ore
gon last Winter and secured two
thousand acres of fine timber land
in section 32, township 11, which
lies not far from the site of Chas.
Derham's old mill in Crook Co.
fcaid Mr. ilaugen: ' i on can
announce to the people of Wasco
and Crook counties that we are
here for business. We have con
trol of a large tract of fine timber,
and will keep in stock every kind
of rough and finished lumber that
enters into tho construction of any
kind of building. Our machinery
has been shipped to Shaniko and
will arrive soon. The capacity of
the mill will be .25,000 feet per
dav. We expect to get the plani
established and ready -to turn out
lumber early in October. Tin
compyny is capitalized at - f 35,
000.""
Asked as to the market for then
output, Mr. Ilaugen replied: "Wi
will supply the local market first,
and ship out by wagon and rail to
the general market. . We can fur-
nish the tast lumber Eastern Ore
gon produces ag cheap a any one.
We will establish lumber yards at
convenient places for quick deliv
ery. The headquarters of the com
pany will probably Ik at Ash
wood." This enterprise will be a great
boom to the people of this entire
action, as it has been almost im
possible to obtain lumber since the
Derham mill was moved to itu
present site on the Deschutes river,
and it is only recently that lumber
from this mill could he had. Now,
however, the Warm Springs saw
mill will be able to supply tbi
large territory contiguous to the
Deschutes river, including lower
Trout Creek, while the Great
Western Co. will supply the coun
try extending from Hay Creek on
the West to Cherry Creek on the
East, and North to Shaniko, from
which point it will be ghiped to
the outi-ide market. Antelopo
Herald.
FOREST FIRES EAT
IIP VALUABLE TIMBER
A forest fire, which is causing
thousands of dollars loss, and
which has covered Crook county
with heayy clouds of smoke during
the past week, is still raging in
the Cascades and unles soon
checked by rain will prove ono of
the most destructive fires in the
history of the Cascades. A dis
patch from Albany says:
Last night Albany people
watched on the eastern sky the
lurid reflection of a gigantic forest
fire burning many miles away up
the canyon of the North Santiam
River. Today the report- comes
that there is raging unchecked in
the Santiam dislrict a forest fire
which bids fair to become the
greatest that has ever devasted
that section, which is dotted with
big "bum" of years ago.
The fire sprang from the one
that was reported in the Mill City
district last week. With a mind
to the protection of homes and
railroad property, the lighters
devoted their attention to the
flames along the line of the river,
and when they were checked the
tire was reported under control
and active work ceased. But
little attention was paid to the
small fires smoldering in the
slashings and second growth tim
ber after danger to homes seemed
to be over, and it was not noticed
that the flames had crossed the
jantiam at Gates, and entered the
mall timber on the Linn county
side. The first intimation of
danger came yesterday, when.
without warning, flames leaped to
the tops of trees in the great belt
of timber to which the Curtis
Lumber Company had but recent
ly constructed a logging road, and
several miles from the fccene of
last week's fire-iighting. Loggers
at work in the camp were forced to
lee tor their lives, the hungry
flames eating up the logging
camp, engine, and a quantity of
logs which were ready for tho mill.
Ihe belt of timber through
which the flames are roaring is
one ot tne most select in Linn
county and of vast extent. A
strong wind, increased by the
flames themselves, is driving the
lire rapidly in a southeasterly
direction and timber worth thou
sands of dollars is doomed. This
timber tract is the property of the
Curtis Lumber Company, which
has its entire force of men at
work fighting the fire. It is stat
ed, however, that theie seems no
possibility of checking the .de
structive element without the
assistance of rain. While the
fire is several miles from any
habitation, and there is no danger
of loss of life, the monetary loss
will be the greatest of the Summer
for Linn county.
The hydraulic ram of the water
works was put out of commission
last week through the interference
if outsiders. Engineer Hesse
:ame up from Portland to inspect
he plant and locate the ditliculty
md he found the injury to be
luite extensive. It will take six
.veeks to repair it. In the mean
ime the sti.ani pump has been
ionnccted up and is now supplying
die system satisfactorily. It
pumps easily 100,000 gallons a,
day. Bend Bulletin,