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VOL IX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 9, 1905.
NO. 47
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O. M. ElKiN, Vic Pratldant
Frio W. WiuiaM, Cthler
OlREOTORS:
W. A. Booth, O. M. Eikins,
O. f. STtKAHT, Fnto W. Wilson.
Transacts a General
Banking Business
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and Sold
Collodion . will re
ceivo prompt attention
IRRIGATION
TRACT SOLD
Crook County Project
Bought by Railroad
0.R. &N. IN THE FIELD
Harriman lotcreitAcqulre Control
of the Columbia SoutLero Irri-
f atioa Compaay't Tracts
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, The transfer of the Columltin
Soutlwrn "-Jrrigftlioti CompanyV
intrpnU in the Item! country to
& ncrvly-fortned crporaliort organ
ized by : luen connected with the
Uarrittian tem in a sign point
ing toward the conntrnction of n
railroad from eome oint on Harri
mnn lines to the irrigation region
in Crook County.
The Columbia Southern Irriga-
Jtion Company wan largely hacked
by the same interests that built
'the Columbia Sontliern Railway.
! The sale of the roaJ lo Ihrriman
jwopJe has now leen followed by
j the transfer of the irrigation com-
panvV interests in tne Zi.UAi
acres of land being reclaimed just
west 'of the Deachutea river and
itorth of the Tumalo, in Crook
county. Tbia land is northwest
of Rend and practically adjoining
that being reclaimed by the Des
chutes Irrigation A Power Com
pany. The new company, known as
the Columbia Southern Irrigating
Company, filed articles in ihe
State Department Saturday with
James E. Wilson, II. F. Connor
and V. U. Liuenberg as incorpo
rators. The capital stock is $:i00,
000. It is stated in the articles
in this paper several weeks ago.
The wagon was found standing in
the road, and had been thoroughly
ransacked of everything of value.
One set of harness, evidently
looked upon by the looters as
tHissewing too little value to carry
away, was found near by, as was !
alio the carcass of the faithful
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tlx .wsjron, the old lady'a band
kerchief was found carefully tuck
ed nnder a sage brush, near where
some one, possibly herself had : Petty Suit Is
ramped. She was known to bave
had considerable sdvercoin in her1
possesKion when she left Yainax
and it is Mr. Kiddle's theory that
some person, aware of this fact,
follows! her to the lonely spot,
choked her to death and putting
her body on a pony carried it per
haps roiles from the road and de
posited it somewhere in the vast
field of lava that lines that part
of the desert on either pide. One
more has been added to the long
list of unfatbomoble mysteries
another whose feeble civ for help
was lost in the lxund!iss solitude
of the desert. Silver Ike Ore
gonian. The woman referred to in the
alwve article has leen located in
Canyon City where she was seen a
short time aco bv deputy sheriff
Crooks who went to the latter
place to. arrest a num. The
woman had two horses and a spring
wagon with her and was looking
for a place to spend the winter.
The presence of the old wagon on
the desert near the point where
she was supposed to have dis
appeared is due to the fact that
her team got away from her and
when found again she left the old
wagon and hitched the horses to
the newer one.
DRAKE WANTS
$1000 DAMAGES
Asks That Amount from
D. I. & P. Company
INJUNCTION WANTED
Filed Which Will
Retard the Work of the
Deschutes Company
charge will be paid on the; first of
August and the other half on the
first day of November.
Each settler is entitled to use of
water only on lands irrigated by
the company. If from natural
cause there is a shortage in the
water supply each person is en
titled to a proportionate quantity
of all that is sold. The company
is required to operate a telephone
line over its main canals and all
persons are forbidden to disturb
the company's property or points
its waters.
TO REVISE TAX LAW
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Southern Irrigation
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l.y linllninJ unit Tologrh Compsnleii. 'c
want Young Mn mul Ladlt, ot irnod hhit
FIND BURIED BODY
AUT6T0UR1STSHERE
Reach Prinevaie Friday-Still Have
7000 Miles to Travel
A. M. Drake, former president of
the Pilot Bntte Development com
pany, filed suit Saturday against
the Deschutes Irrigation k Power
company, in which it is alleged
that the company has trespassed
upon the Drake property to the
extent of flOCO damages, and the
plaintiff prays the court for a
permanent injunction restraining
the irrigation company from pro
ceeding with its work until such
time as the court has passed upon
the merits of the case.
The basis of the suit originates
in the fact that the company is
operating a few feet outside of the
line of right of way designated in
the deed given to the irrigation
company by A. M. Drake in March
1904, when the latter sold his
right, title and interests in the
Deschutes irrigation project to
the company mentioned. At that
time it was stipulated that the
company should have right of way,
100 feet wide, over the north east
quarter of section 13 in township
18 south of range 11 east, the tract
now involved, but the right of way
should le included in an area of
50 feet on either side of the central
survey line. the company tn
order lo hold its grade and make
better supports for its flume has
found it necessary to move a few
feet outside of the prescribed area,
hence the suit, which will be tried
at the next term of the circuit
court in Ma v.
State Commission at Work Secur
in Data to Be Used
The state tax commission ap
pointed by (Joaernor Chamberlain
to devise a system of thorough re
vision of the taxation laws of Ore
gon is collecting data from all
parts of the state, having sent let-
ters of inquiry to county officials
and others, and especially to pub
lic service corporarions, asking for
information and.surgestions.
F. W.MuIkey, president of the
commission, says the principal
aim of the commission will be to
depart as much as possible from
the general property tax now in
use in most of the states. By the
general property tax is meant the
tax on realty and personalty, as
distinguised from the income tax
on the one hand and the tax real
ty for local purposes and the tax
on personalty, public service cor
porations, franchises and inheri
tances on the other.
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Eggs and Country Produce
Your patronage, respect fully solicited hniT a ri
of our ItoiiHtn or Steaks will convince you Unit we Sell only the
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to fiirnUh lilm or her a ponUion paying
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Of our Schools write dtret to our f xccutlve
iffle at cini'lnatti, O. Catalogue free.
The Morse School " of Telegraphy
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Considerable excitement was
caused by the unearthing of a
skeleton by workmen employed in
excftVRtingon Fletcher Bros' lot
on Main street. The skeleton
rested in a shallow grave and was
j doubled up, as though forced into
its resting plaee. It had evidently
been there a long time, as the
bones were badly decomposed, and
there was no sign' of clothing or
flesh remained. Medical men pro
nounced the bones to be those of a
' male white man of middle age.
Coronet Luna "empanelled "a jury
Tuesday morning and held an in
quest on the remain's, examining a
number of witnesses in au effort to
connect the skeleton with the dis
appearance of a man named Davis,
who disappeared here some two
years ago.
That the remains were not those
of Davis is made sure by their age,
which is evidently much greater
than two vears. 'The section
where they were found was cov
ered by the floor ot a part of the
Summit saloon building that has
stood for, thirteen -vears; Part of
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this time it has been occupied as a
barber shop, and later by a chop
house. - It is probable that the
skeleton was there when the build
ing was erected. , ;
The coroner's jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the de
ceased met death as " a probable
result of foul play at the hands of
unknown , parties. Fossil Star.
TROUBLE IS SETTLED
I Split in National Livestock Or
ganization Adjusted
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Daily Between! Prinovillo and - Shaniko
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' Leaves Shaniko, 6 p. m. Arrives at Prinovillo G n. hv."" ""
Leaves Prinevillo 1 p. pi. ' Arrives at Shaniko 1 a. in.
First Class Accommodations
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It cleanses, aootlrea, heals, and protecta the
diseased membrane. It oures Catarrh and
drives away Cold lu the Head quiokly.
Eestores the Senses of Taste and Smell.
Easy to use. Contains no injurious drugs,
invito,! fntn the nostrils and absorbed.
Large Sie, 60 cenU at DntggUta or by
mail : Trial Sie, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warrea St., New Ysrh.
MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Woman Who Disappeared Near
Sand Springs Has Been Found
Jeff. C. Riddle, of .Yainax and
4 Indian trailers returned from
the desert, near North Sand
Springs, Sunday" night, where
they made a careful but futile
search for the old lady .whose mys
terious disappearance was noted
Percy F. Megargle and F. D.
Fassett, the two transcontinental
auto tourists, arrived in Prineville
at 1 :30 o'clock last Friday after
noon, about two months behind
the schedule which they announ
ced when leaving New York
City. The delay was caused
by the extremely heavy roads
encountered on both sides of
the Rocky mountains, and
it is not probable that any of the
lost time will be made up during
the balance of 7(00 miles remain
ing of the trip.
The machine with its 1100
pounds of baggage left Burns at
2 o'clock Wednesday, the distance
of 150 miles from that city to this
having been covered in 14 hours.
No attempt was made to run at
night owing to the danger attend
ing, and in fact the balance of the
trio into Portland and down to
San Francisco on the way back
to the starling point will be made
during the day to avoid accidents.
Mr. Megargle said they expected to
be on the road fully three months
longer, and might be compelled to
spend a part of the winterj in the
coast region before they could
cross back over the mountains.
The route of travel from Portland
lies down the Willamette valley to
San Francisco, thence to Lofc
Angeles, and from the latter city
through Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, OKlahoma, Indian Terri-
torv. thence in as straight a line
as possible to New York City.
The two autoistB left Prineville
Saturday morning on their way to
Madras and went from tnere over
the Bailow trail. They expected
to arrive in Portland Monday or
Tuesday of this week.
The trip across the continent
and back again is costing the Reo
eoaipany the snm of $7000, which
is charged to the advertising fund
Mr. Megargle said the Oldsmobile
nconle realized a vast amount of
money due to the advertising given
their machine by the transconti
nental, run made earlier in the
summer, and the Reo company
expects to receive as big a return
from this unique method of publicity.
AGREEMENT IS MADE
Irrigation Company and Settlers
Arrange Terms of Contract
At a called meeting of the state
land board held Friday afternoon,
the rules which are to govern the
distribution of water for lands re
claimed by the state of Oregon
! under contract with the Deschutes
Irrigation & Power company were
formerly adopted and signed and
re now law. C. C. Hutchinson,
land commissioner of the Des
chutes company, appeared before
the board and stated that the
rules were entirely satisfactory to
the company.
The list of lands which was pre
sented by the company to the
board several weeks ago, with the
request that the state ask for pat
ent from the government, and
which has caused all the recent
trouble, also came up yesterday.
The original application of 1 1 ,-
000 acres had been cut down by
the state engineer to 14,551 acres,
that being all that he was willing
to certify as having been 'reclaimed
according to law and the rules
recently adopted and given below.
The revised list was adopted by
the board and patent will be asked
for the same. I he state engineer
thus wins the contention.
The rules provide that the - com
pany shall be required to furnish a
supply of water for each tract in
the patents sufficient to irrigate
it. That the season shall be from
Apiil 1 to November 1 of each
year and that the company shall
deliver an amount of water suffi
cient to cover each acre to a depth
of one and eight-tenths feet. The
water will be delivered at the high
est practicable points to redeem
all the lands owned by the settler.
The settler must construct the
distributing ditches from this
point. The annual maintenance
charge Bhall be paid on the first
day of November for the first four
years, after which one-half of the
James II. Gwinn, secretary of
the National Livestock association,
has brought about peace between
the National Livestock association
and the American Stockgrowers'
association, and on January 30, a
joint convention of the two associ
ations will be held in Denver,
where a formal union of forces
will be accomplished.
The American Stockgrowers' as
sociation bolted from the national
association at the meeting in Den
ver last winter and since that time
has been busily engaged in build
ing up a great rival association
composed principally of cattlemen
of Texas and Colorado.
The actual cause of the division
was on the admission of railroad
and commission men as members
of the national association, and
since it has been demonstrated by
the National association that the
bona fide stockmen have control
and will dominate the association,
to the exclusion of railroad in
fluences, the American association
has agreed to reunite with the old
association.
While the terms of the amalga
mation have not been determined
as yet, it is thought that Frank J.
Hagenbarth, president, and James
II. G wine, secretary of the National
association, will both be choson
for the amalgamated association.
Fred A. Wolfe died at the res
idence of Mrs. Mary E. Vandei
pool in this city at five o'clock
this morning after a short illnsBS
from typhoid fever. For over a
year past Mr. Wolfe had been en
gaged as foreman of one of the
ditch crews of the Deschutes Irri
gation & Power company. He
was a graduate of Ann Arbor
university and came here a little
over a year ago from his home in
Joilet, Illinois, where the remains
will be shipped for burial.
The regular business and cove
nant meeting of the Baptist church
will be held next Saturday at 2 p.
m. All membtrs are requested to
be present. Rev. J. T. Moore will
preach next Sunday at 11 a.m.
and 7:'J0 p. m. at the Union church,
and at 12:30 at the lower McKay
school house. On Monday he goes
to Moro to assist in a series of
meetings.