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Crook County
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VOL IX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 30, 1905.
NO. 50
The RiWt
o o F y
Most Complete
Q A N D
g The Cheapest
Line of i-v
a- ,
In th County
Can B Seen and
Bought at the Store of
A. H. LIPPMAN & CO.
piacksmithing That Pleases
U The Kin J Vou Get wt
J. II. WIGLF.'S
(Surrtuwir to)
coknktt & i:lkls
A Hlok (f Fiiriu Machinery alwav on bind
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TOYS! CHRISTMAS TOYS!
I hv u ;tn from which In wliy-t njr n il mliii h in iir to delight
llm I'liiKlrvn. A i-tiild'n Xiu.n t linutii)H(r without a tew imuil ly
CANDIES, NUTS and FRUITS
nf the tj hlHhMt quality, piHally mlrrl for tti liullitay trade. M
Mk that yen nmk an Iii-mv Ion of our trk of M,"JH. Thay ara frvh
ut conn Hint are lieinn aolil at price KUaraun-rd to im-et your approTal
CIGARS, PIPES and TOBACCO
Thui.Mt I m In thM linM arr llio rfilillilirt merit only. Hoi.
I'ay j'arVaiM of i"lKr, u nlr pipe or lol.i:u jhiuiIi aro mm viry hii.
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A COMPLETE LINE OF NEW GROCERIES
NOTIONS, TOILET ARTICLES, ETC., ETC
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The 0 K Meat Market ill
STROUD BROS., Proprietor
Dealers in Choice Beef,
Eggs ami Country Produce
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Feed and Boarding
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Stock boarded by the dv, week
or month and good, attntioa
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atre solicited.
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PRINEVILLE, ORBOON
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OFFIOEHS:
W. A. BOOTM, ' Prldnt
O. M. Ilkim. Vie Pr,lctnt
Puis W. Wilom. 0hir
OmCOTORf:
W. A. Booth, O. M. luiMt.
O. r tiwhiit, Fnio W. WitaoN.
TranHactrt a General
Hanking Huinen.s
Kx change nought
and Sold
Collodion will re
eeivo prompt atten
tion Star Barbershop
Our haircutting is up-lo-
uate. Our shaving
IS
comfortable. Our shop is
new and clean.
Henderson Building
ritlXKYILLK, OKKOOX
I. W, SPEAR
jfteed Stable
5 and J re a Camp JVauat
WHEAT HAY
25 Cts. SPAN
Huy ami Grain 81.25 per ilay. Traimienf
truilo Holtoilwl. I'uinp wherr you anil your
tenni.s rau Imi mudc romlbrtaliln at the oM
McFarlaud Stand, Prlnevllle, Or
Son Lost Mother.
"Consumption run in our family,
and through it I lost my Mother."
wiitw K. 1!. lUiil, of Harmony, .Mo.
"Forthc pant live yearn, however,
on the slightest nign of a Couh or
Cold, I have taken rr. Kind's New
IlH0overy for Consumption, which
ban waved me from neriou lung
trouble." IIIh mother'H death wan a
nad Iosr for Mr. Reld, but he learned
that lung trouble nnwt not 1k neg
lKted, and how to. cure It. Quickest
relief and cure for coughs nnd colds
Prloe 50e and J1.00; guaranttvd at
.!. If. templeton's and D. 1 Adam,
son's drug store. Trial bottle free,
WILL ERECT
DISTILLERY
New Plant to Be Built!
on the Deschutes
U-S-COWLES' PLANS
Hay Creek Buiinest Mao Will Use
Water from the River for
Power and Other Purposes
V. K. Oowlea, of Madrac, will
mMn i-gin 1 he erection of a diHtii
lery at hia place on ihe iWchutei'
aliout f0 niilea north of here, purl
of the equipment i now on tlie
round ami work will noon begin
on the building. Mr. Cow leu liaa
contemplated this move for oome
time but owing to poor tr.inrpor
tation facilitieH he has beld back
until come aHiirance wan in evi
dence that a railroad would le
built. Now that the Great South
ern in steadily pushing couth and
will pa near hi place thU ob
stacle U removed and he will get
bi? plant in operation a coon a
pondble, ays . the L aidlaw
Chronicle.
The location chosen by Mr.
Cowlea ta all that could le den'ired
for a ljuninefH of this kind lying a
it does on the banks of the Des
chutes river from which the water
can le easily conducttl to the
building, the water leing noft, of
an even temperature and always
clear make it lirt clas for dis
tilling purposes. The location i
also only a ?hort distance from
any part of the Agency Plain
from which the grain supply will
lx drawn.
i Mr. Cowleti lias been in the
eheep business near Madras for a
number of years but the rapid
settlement of the country has
practically ruined the range for
that business and he now is forced
to turn his attention to other lines.
As late as five years ago Mr.
Cowles was scoffed at when he pro
phitiied that the Agency Plains
would soon le settled and manu
facturing plants established along
the river, hut the country now is
far in advance of what he then
anticipated.
BIG RANCH IS SOLD
Cunningham Property Bought by J.
N. Burgess and Others
Ono of the biggest ranch deals in
the history of Eastern Oregon was
just consummated at Pendleton
in which the ranches and sheep of
Charles Cunningham, the Uma
tilla county sheep king, were sold
to a company composed of J. N.
Burgess, J. M. Keeny, R. A. Kel
sny and Dan Malarkey. The
price paid was in the neighbor
hood of 200,000.
The deal has been pending since
Octolicr, when an option was given
the purchasers for $5000. About
20,000 acres, 20,000 nheep and
1000 tons of hay are included in
the deal. The land is mainly on
Butter Creek, Birch Creek and
Camas Prairie.
It ia understood $5 a head was
paid for the sheep, and the land
and hay making the total over
f200,000. The new company,
known as the Cunningham Land
& Livestock Company, will run a
high-grado stock ranch, the sheep
purchased being among the finest
in the West. Burgess is from
Autelope, and was a Representa
tive in the Legislature from Wasco
County last session. He is a
brother-in-law of Dan J. Malarkey,
of Portland.
F. S. Baer, who was in the city
from Oaksdals, Wash., yesterday,
stated that the number of new set
tiers who" would come to Crook
county next spring was pass calcu
lation. He says there are a large
number of peoplo in central and
eastern Washington who will set
tie here in the Bpring.
DRAKE'S VIEW OF IT
Sayi He Ii Not an Obstructionist in
Any Sense of the Word
"lam not an obstructionist in
any senne of the word, and I have
no intention of interfering in any
way with any legitimate irrigation
enterprise undertaken by the tate
or by private individuals," said A.
M. hrake, of Bend to a Telegram
reporter.
Mr. Dtake figures as complain
ant in a suit recently filed in the
Circuit Court for an injunction to
restrain the Deschutes Irrigation
& Power Company from proceed
ing with certain work in the fur
therance of its irrigation enter
prise in the Deschutes Valley. Mr.
Drake's allegation being that the
Deschutes eoplc, in enlarging the
headgate of their canal to furnish
water for ft large tract of land to
be reclaimed, have trespassed on
his property and infringed on
water rights belonging to him.
"I see no occasion for any ex
tended comment," said Mr. Drake.
"The matter is now in the hands
of the court, and I am willing to
abide by the decision. My pur
pose is merely to protect my own
interests and those of others for
which I am responsible, which is
clearly the right of any American
citizen. In the work of enlarging
the mouth of its main canal, the I
Deschutes people are not acting in
compliance with any contract with
the State Land Board, and they
are violating their contract with
me.
"There is also toother problem
the Deschutes people will have to
face soon or late. In diverting
almost the entire flow of the Des
chutes Uiver to the lands they pro
pose to reclaim they evidently
have net taken into consideration
the fact that they are usurping
certain riparian rights along the
stream. Heretofore there has
been sufficient water in the river
to float logs down the stream to
the mills at Bend. If there work
goes on as contemplated, their is
other trouble in store for them."
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Stockmen Fear Renewal of Range
War When Fences Are Cut
Range wars which have been
waged between the cattlemen and
sheepmen of Eastern Oregon, it is
feared will again break forth with
renewed vigor, since the inclosed
ranges of so many' cattlemen have
been opened up by the govern
ment land inspector, who was in
this portion of the state a few
weeks ago.
The inspector claims to have
found that people who took up
land from the government, have
in many cases failed to make their
residence upon it. This is said to
be true to a certain extent but for
the reason that the land settled
upon was of such a barren nature
that it was impossible for the set
tler to make a living off of it and
was forced to go elsewhere in
search of his daily bread.
In other cases the inspector
found that land had leen taken
up in squares which surrounded
government land and was reserved.
The land taken up was fenced,
thus fencing in a large portion of
the land belonging to the govern
ment. The fences found surrounding
government land of any kind and
upon places where the seltler had
not made his regular residence
upon the land were torn down. It
is feared that the action of the in
spector will have the effect of
causing many settlers to abandon
land. The cattlemen will be again
forced to run their hords and the
sheepmen , their flocks upon the
open range and as the movement
has effected the ranges of Grant,
Morrow and Wheeler counties as
well as Umatilla it is believed the
cattlemen and' sheepmen from
those countios will come across
the line and feed upon the better
pasturage here. This action will
result in a renewal of hostilities
and the old range wars may again
be brought into existence Pendle
ton Tribune.
NEW BUILDINGS
BREAK RECORD
Many New Structures
Built in Prineville
COST OVER $100,000
Bnilding Activity This Year Has
Reached Greater Proportions
Than Ever Before
With the completion of the
Prineville hotel, which it is le
Ueved will le ready for occupancy
inside a few months, the total
amount used in the conf truction of
new buildings in the city will
reach well over the $100,U00 mark
for this year. Fully 90 per cent
of this sum has leen used in the
construction of public buildings
and business blocks, the balance
having been expended in the erec
tion of warehouses, planing mill a
church and private residences.
The Crook county High sehool
building, recently completed at a
cost of $24,000, was the first stone
and brick building to be erected in
the county. This building ' was no
more than finished when work
j began on a half dozen business
I blocks, the new Presbyterian
church having been started at
about the same time the founda
tion was laid for the school
building.
The First National Bank build
ing, built of native stone of which
great quarries abound only a short
distance from the city, is practi
cally completed at a cost of $16,
C00. The new Prineville Hotel
will cost when completed $24,000,
and in addition to these more ex
liens ive buildings, brick structures
have been erected bv Smith &
Cleek, M. Christiani, Templeton &
Son and the Crook County Bank
at a total cost approximating $13,
000. The Prineville Amateur Ath
letic building, one of the best
equipped and largest buildings
used for amateur athletics in east
ern Oregon, was opened to the
public over a year ago.
Aside from the business blocks
and public buildings, J; B. Shipp
has recently completed a planing
mill covering two acres of ground,
and during the. past twelve
months the city has witnessed the
erection of an unprecedented num
ber of warehouses, small building
and residences, which bring the
j total expenditure for new buildings
welioverthe $100,000 mark., A
number of new business blocks and
dwellings are scheduled for next
year nnd it is not improbable that
other public structures will be
erected.
Several kinds of building stone
have been, used this year in the
construction of the various build
ings, all of which has been taken
from large quarries which lie
within a short distance of the city.
The formation is such that only
small expense is involved in get
ting the rock ready for the masons,
and the latter who have handled
the stone this year are warm in
praises of the quality which the
rock possesses. Tho rock in the
First National bank building and
that in the Prineville hotel are
differett both in color and texture,
but both make excellent building
material, besides furnishing an
attractive appearance in the variety
of tone obtained.
FACING A CRISIS
Products of the State Will Soon
Be Without a Market
Oregon is confronted with a ser
ious problem in the way of pro
viding a market for her varied
products, in the opinion of Dr.
James Withycombo, of the experi
mental station of the Oregon Agri
cultural College. Dr. Withy
combe has made aldose study 'of
the status of the Oregon producer
and the commercial interests of
the state, and says it is impossible
for Oregon to forge ahead to the
position she should enjoy unlm
her agricultural resources are de
veloped and a market provided.
He points out that there is no
profit in the stock line at below $ i
a hundred.
"The Chicago packer ran well
afford to pay $t a hundred on
foot, yet the Oregon stockraiser
cannot see a profit in shipping to
Chicago at $2.75 in competition
with other. What is needed is
the establishment of meatpacking
plants in the stato so we can send
our product out in the dressed
form," he said.
"Instead of boasting of the pre
ponderance of her banking wealth,
Portland's commercial factors
should bestir tivemselves to open
up new avenues of consumption
for the agricultural and horticul
tural products of the state.
"Another serious condition in
that with which wheat producers
of Wheeler, Grant, Gilliam, Mor
row and other eastern Oregon
counties are confronted the dan
ger of wearing out the soil in the
perpetual production of wheat. It
is only a question of time when
the life-giving properties of th
soil will have been exhausted and
the industry will suffer a serious
slump. What would then become
of Oregon's wheat trade with th
Orient is apparent. These farmers
should rotate their wheat crops
with such products as alfalfa, peas
or other forage crops in order to
preserve tho fertility of the soil.
"There is no present induce
ment, however, for the Eastern
Oregon farmer to produce these
classes of products, but, if he were
encouraged in the stock industry
tor the consumption of each crops,
the question would be solved and
two giant industries will hare
been preserved."
Notice to Subscribers.
The Journal will shortly
send out a collector for sub
scription moneys due the
paper and we earnestly re
quest all in arrears to assist
us in bringing our books up
to date. C. A. Riddle is our
authorized collector and so
licitor, who will collect and
receipt for all bills now duo
and handle new business. A
canvass of the county will he
made and all patrons of the
paper will oblige the pub
lishers by a hearty co-operation
in this matter.
Journal Pub. Co. I
Railroad Rumors Boom Ontario.
Reports from Ontario state that
the possibility of the O. R. & N.
Co. building a central Oregon rail
road with terminus at that place
has started one of the wildest real
estate booms in the history of
eastern Oregon. Saturday more
than 200 lots changed hands at
Ontario, which was the largest
record for one day's transactions.
Rumors that in the event of tha
construction of the Oregon Central
the carshops will be moved from
Huntington to Ontario has lent
additional impetus to the realty
boom. Many Baker City resi
dents have left for Ontario to pur
chase lots.
The latest railroad rumor to gain
a foothold in 'Crook county comes
in the shape of an announcement
from the Oregon Water Power &
Railway company to the effect
that it will begin the immediate
extension of its line towards Cen
tral Oregon, pushing through
Crook county on its way to a ter
minal in either Lake or Klamath
county. It is stated that the road
will be projocted through the
Watm Springs reservation then on
into the heart of the Inland Em
pire. The road will be built for
the use of locomotives although
provision will be made along the
route for the establishment of pow
er houses whose source of power
.will be derived from the numerons
swift mountain streams across
which the preliminary survey runs.