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VOLX '
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, TOREGON, JANUARY 4, 1906.
NO. 3
Crook
CLAYP00L BROS.
SUCCESSORS TO J. F. MORRIS
Dealers i n General Merchandise, Dry Good
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Furnishings and Groceries
ii m m nnranrrn-nni in i 11
WHILE THEY LAST
$H).(M) Meu'n Suit for $15.00
" " 12.00
I'J.OJ) " " 9.00
1 1 .( x 7.50
AH ladies' coats, suits, waists and
wrappers now selling at actual cost
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
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jftacksmithing That Pleases
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CO K MI-TIT A KLKIXS
A Stock of Kami Machinery alwav on hand
I.MICHEL
TOYS! CHRISTMAS TOYS!
I liuvf u llnf from trliirh l ilwl mv n nf wliii'li 1 un lu ilrHclil
Ihr rlillili-oii A rlilll'x Xnm i ini'iiiiliM' ttllhi.iil n Iru iixh toy
CANDIES, NUTS and FRUITS
id l lie very UUrl (itullty, i illjf ofUfil lur tlie Imlliluy Inulr, W'v
nk Hull you iniiko mi iiiHi tliiii il' our xtiH-k of M'TS Tln'.v nro fit'.li
uinl -wi'Pt itnil inn U-imk Milii ul irli i" KUtiriiniiM-l in uu'tl ymir iipnival
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CIGARS, PIPES and TOBACCO
TbeKoodi 1 ntll in thrsp line iir'n tliui nf uHiahli-hwl iihtII only. Ilol
iclny inrkiiKi' of i:iKi", n nii'i" plo or lnlim'cn Jmurli un' now vi'ry jioii.
iilnr kiUk tor K't li'itiu. 1 1 you Iihvm wmit lor iIkkc, I liuy" tlic khnIi
A COMPLETE LINE OF NEW GROCERIES
NOTIONS, TOILET ARTICLES, ETC, ETC
m nit vs iv iTicai lTiattvcL
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$ . 3 1 KUUU tSKUd., Proprietors
Dealers in Choicfe Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Butter
Eggs and Country Produce
Your putroiiHgu respeetfully Bolii;ltot ami a trial order of one
of our Roasts or 8teaks will convince you that we Sell only the
Best,: In the shop formerly oi'ciipiert by Crooks & Sailor '
Telephone .Orders Will Be
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Professional Cards.
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FfWl and Rnardincr!tler, nr arily dependent for
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Stable :-
Stock boardod by the day, week
or month and good attention
B 1 von the same. Your patron
age solicited.
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PRINEVILLE. OREGON
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OFFICERS:
W. A. Sooth, President
O. M. Scion. Vlc FrldM
Fnto W. Wilom, Cihlr
DIRECTORS:
W. A. Sooth, C. M. Elkihi,
O. F. STtWAftT, Fhco W. Wilion.
Transacts a General
Banking Husiuosn
E x c haug t; Bought
and Sold
Collections will re
ceive prompt atten
tion 1
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Star Barbershop
jj, Our haircutting is up-to-
daic. Our shaving is
comfortable. Our shop is
" new and clean.
jf Henderson Building
t lMtlSKVlU.K, . OKKUON
I. W. SPEAR
JFeed Stable
and' &r0 Cmmp JCouat
WHEAT II A V
25 Cts. HliAl)
Hay ttmi Grain $1.25 mn- iluy.
Trannient
trado soluMliil. l!umo wnere you ami your
tennis can be mailt" conit'ortnlile at w ulil
MoFarland Stand, Prineville, Or
Son Lstt Mother.
"t'oiiHUiuptiou runs in win- family,
anil thrauKh It I lont m.v Motlier,"
writes Ii. l. Held, of Harmony, Me.
"For the past live years, however,
on the slightest sign of a Cough or
Cold, I have taken Dr. KIiik'm New
Discovery for Consumption, which
Iirh saved me from serious lung
trouble." His mother's death was a
nail loss for Mr. Held, but he learned
that lung' trouble inunt not be neg
lected, and how to cure It. Quleki?st
relief ami cm for coughs and colds
Price iitkr and 1.00; guarnuteed nt
J. II. Teiiipleton's and D. P. Adam
son's drug store. Trial bottle free.
WILL BUILD
OWN DITCH
Powell Buttes Settlers
Anxious to Get Water
WILL AID COMPANY
Residents Will Agree to Construct
Lateral from Main Canal if the
Company Surveys It
Settlers residing in the Powell
Butte region will hold a mating
at the diatrict school next Satur-
j day evening to dincuss th ways
j ami mcuns of providing water for
j the community through the ex
I tension of a lateral from the Cen
jtral Oregon canal of the Deschutes
i Iriigation k Power company,
i Some time ago when the settlers
'there were confronted with the
! water problem and the payment
;of monthly rate, it was decided
j to take the matter up with the
. irrigation company and we what
; action the latter would take.
! Kngineer C. M. Hedfield assured
the people in the district that the
! canal and laterals would he ex
tended to their relief an quickly as
J KnBihle. Work for the winter on
x the Central Oregon canal, the one
, ftom which the Powell Buttes set-
their w
ater supply, has been closed
j down and the company ftatw that
; thc-y will l unahle to combat the
elements succeHnfully and resume
their work before spring. The
settlers, while in rfect harmony
with the irrigation company and
appreciating the reasons why thei
work has been closed until
unpin
"co
have decided that they cannot
wait that long before their own
condition is relieved. In conse
quence at the meeting called for
'Saturday night, a committee of
residents will Im appointed to
wait Uon the company officials
and advance the proposition that
if tlie company will make a survey
now of the lateral to be built, the
settlers themselves will furnifh all
material necessary and labor to
construct the ditch from its pre-
sent terminal to the region in
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i which wiey live.
i Kngineer Redtield has stated
that he will use his efforts in get
ting the company to take favor
able action in the matter as soon
as the settlers have met, appointed
their committee and drawn up
the proposition upon which they
are willing to agree with the
company.
TO ACT ON PROJECT
Delayed Irrigation Scheme Will Be
Called to Officials' Notice
Favorable action by the Interior
department relative to the Buck
mountain irrigation . project in the
south-easter part 5f the county
is looked for within a few weeks.
The work of reclaiming the tract
of 3000 acres has been delayed
for many months, but Supervisor
of the Cascade Reserve Bartrum
while here last week interested
himself in the matter and will use
his efforts in securing early and
favorable action bv the officials in
Washington.
Tne plats, estimates and appli
cations for segregations have been
in the hands of the irrigation
officials in Washington for over a
year. Last spring Special Agent
A. it . Greene was sent out to look
over the project and this he did,
afterwards statmg that he had re-
ported favorably on the scheme.
Since then, howWer, nothiug has
been done, the matter having ap
parently been lost uo view of the
government official, While Mr.
Bartrum was here durfog the past
week, the status of the Project was
laid before him and as
as
possible he will try to gain theipose of paying the balance due on
enr of those in Washington who
will take action on Nie Crook
county enterprise. 1
Ihe Buck mountain irrigation
project lies in the extreme south
eastern portion of the county and
the :jf0 acres of land which it it
proposed U irrigate are among the
finest in the county. The segrega
tion applied for is to be watered
through the use of storage reser
voirs, fed by never si streams which
have their source on the mountain
nil neighboring ridges. Sheriff
rimith.C. T. Lillard, Champ Smith,
Iwm Cleek and others are inter
ested in ehe project which i' con
sidered the best of the small ones
in this county.
Rumor of Oregoa King Sale.
Another rumor is current in
Antelope that the Oregon King
mine in the Ashwood camp, this
county, has been sold. The Her
ald publishes the following:
"It is rejwrted that the Oregon
King mine has finally and definite
ly changed hands. While the re
port, so far hh we are able at pre
sent to learn, has not been cob
6rrned by those directly inte
rested, it is known that negotia
tions have lieec pending for some
time, and the fact that contracts
re being made to supply the mine
with wood, and other signs of
activity, is evidence that there is
"somethine in the wind." The
(Jeiser-Hendryx Company are the
supposed purchasers, and rumor
also has it that the Standard Oil
Company is hack of them. How
ever thi may be it is probable
that if the mine has changed
hands, development work will be
gin at an early date. Should this
prove true, it will doubtless mean
renewed activity among the ether
good prospects in the Ashwood
neighborhood, and there are a
number of them. With the de
velopment of the Oregon property
we predict an era of prosperity fori
this section of country, not only
in the mining industry, but in all
other lines of business, as it will
encourage investments in many
enterprises, and immigration of a
class of people who make good,
substantial citizens. And after
them other things will follow
good roads, railroads, and a gen
eral development of Eastern Ore
gon. Speed the day."
Fund for Gty Park.
A petition is to be circulated
this week among the business men
asking fo'r individual subscrip
tions for the purpose of making
improvements to the city parkther that the fees would be nomi
which has recently leen laid offjnal; that they would be on u slid
and the ground plowed. The ing scale, so to speak, and govern
idea is to taise enough money by ed by the conditions of the market.
private subscription to fence the
land given the city by the Road
company, provide the park with
walks, settees and other conven
iences besides sowing the entire
plat to grass seed and planting
numerous trees.
The east side of the city sur
rounding the park site is being
built up rapidly and the propo
sition to make an attractive place
of the grounds is meeting with
decided favor, not only among the
residents in the vicinity of the
park but among the business men
themselves who are anxious to
make as many improvements to
the city as is possible. It is more
than likely that, the private sub
scriptions to be collected will be
ample to meet all the expenses at
tendant ujion the improvements as
outlined by those who have taken
the matter in hand. The result
will be a small recreation ground
next summer which will be at
tractive in every way, aside from
the improvement which it will
add to the portion of the city in
which it is located.
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Six and Half Mill Tax Levied.
At a special meeting of the
voters in School District No. I.
held at the court house last Satur-
d
day afternoon, a special school
tax of 6i mills was levied. The
levy for general school purposes
was set at 3 mills and the bal
ance of three mills for the pur-
tie addition which was built to
public school building during the
fall. No other business was
ought before the meeting.
STOCKMEN
WILL PAY FEE
Charge for Grazing Is
Looked at With Favor
OE BENEFIT TO ALL
Supervisor Bartrum Shows Good
Pouts of New Ruling Fees to
Be Fixed by Market Prices
Payment of a nominal fee to the
government for the privilege of
grazing stock in the forest re
serves is looked upon by the Agri
cultural department and by the
great majority of the stockmen to
whom the matter has been given
full explanation, as the most bene
ficial measure enacted both for the
preservation and perpetuation of
the range and as a means of giv
ing an added Lnpetus to the stock
industry throughout the western
states and at the same time plac
ing a quietus on the range diffi
culties. As a remedial measure
its application is looked upon as
the final solution of the so called
"range war," a matter which has
kept both stockmen and the gov
ernment in a turmoil of uncer
tainty ever since public grazing
began.
These are the views expressed by
S. C. Bartrum. Forest Supervisor
of the Southern Division of the
Cascade Forest Reserve, at the
annual meetings of the Crook
County Stock Growers' association
and a special meeting of the Crook
County Cattlemen s association,
both of which were held last Sat-
nrday in order to discuss the
range proposition and other stock
matters with the forest supervisor,
The ideas advanced by Mr. Bart
rum have met with hearty accord
by both of these latter organiza
tions, and the stock interests of the
couuty have formed a unit of en
deavor to aid Mr. Bartrum in the
commendable work which he has
been engaged in during the past
few years in building up so far as
in his power the stock interests of
Central Oregon.
In explaining the new ruling of
the Agricultural department rela
tive to the charge for grazing
privileges, Mr. Bartrum said fur-
For instance, if during one par
licular year, the prevailing prices
for wool and mutton, were low,
then the Agricultural department
would charge a correspondingly
low fee for grazing. The same
provisions would also hold true
with the cattle, the- department
going to the limit in an endeavor
to equalize the fees with the prices
being paid the stockmen for their
products. v
The various supervisors through
out the reserves in the western
states are now engaged in gather-
j ing authentic statistics relative to
the markets in the various sec
tions, and upon the completion
and filjng of their reports the gov
ernment will make known the first
of its charges. These will not in
all probability lie the same in
each state nor in all portions of
the same state, the market quota
tions being the deciding factor in
every instance.
Mr. Bartrum mentioned several
other good features relative to the
department's recent ruling. After
this year, he stated, the grazing
allotments would be let for a
longer period of time than here
tofore, the number of years during
which one person or firm would be
allowed to use the same range will
be extended from three to five
This arrangement will make each
stockmen using the range more
careful of his particular district
and with all chance of range diffi
culties removed by the government's
protection of those who will now
be paying for the privileges en
joyed, the range will be perpetu
ated to the lasting benefit of both
the government and tlie peoph.
Both organizations adopted ro-
lutions asking for the iratoedUtr
creation of the Bine Mountain re
serve. Mr. Bartrum exoreased bis
willingness to assist in the matter
and get the department to act a
quickly as possible. The resolu
tions are as follow:
Whereon, the Crook County iStotk
Grower' Annotation, cif Crook .
County. Oregon, au organisation
conslntlng of the cattle and aheep lu-
teretti of snld county, extatlng lor
the purpose of aHHlHttng lu protect
ing the ranges for anch Interests aud
Iwllevlng that "the forent renerve
policy of the government ha greatly
attMlHted In the raialng and handling
of such' stock by lta graalug privll
Igea In such reHerveR, and believing
It Is for the liest Interest of all con
cerned n well a the stork ralner.
farmer and all Industrie that aueh
forent reserve policies should be con
tinued thereby protecting the gran,
timber and water aheds In micli re
wrveH. it Im the senae of thin amtocla
tlon that the government ahould
without fnll create and make per-
manent the Blue Mountain Forest
KeHerve, a portion of which lies In
Maid Crook county, and that thU
iiHHociatlon should auk the service
of H. C. Bartrum, Forest Supervisor
of the Southern Dlvlnlon of the Can
cade Forest Iteserve, well, knowing
that from hln able management of
wild Cascade Forest Reserve and hi
work In developing and creating au
Interest for all In the perpetuation
of said reserve to the benefit of the
government and the ieople directly
Interested, that he la a lit and pro
per iiei-aon to lay the matter of
creating a Blue Mountain Forent
Kenerve lief ore the government.
Therefore lie It '
Itesolved by the said Association
that we are in hearty sympathy
and accord with the government re
serve policy aud especially with that
of the Southern Division of the Cas
cade Forest Reserve through It
able management by S. C. Bartrum;
that we ask the government through
S. C. Bartrum to have the Blue
Mountain Forest Reserve made per
manent, liellevlng such action to be
for the best Interests of all con
cerned; and that we extend to 8. C.
Bartrum a vote of thanks and ap
preciation for his efforta at all time
In the handling and management of
said Reserve, and that through hi
management the value of the re
serve and the grazing privileges have
been greatly Increased to the bene
fit of all concerned. That such cre
ation le made as soon as possible,
and that one copy of these resolu
tions be sent to Hon. Gifford Pln-
ehot, Washington, D. C, and an
other given to S. C. Bartrum by the
secretary.
Done at Priuevllje, Oregon, by the
Crook County Stock Growers' As-siK-iatlon,
at its annual session this
30th day of Decemler, l!)0f.'
T. H. Lakoi.i.ett, President.
G. G. Lakom.rtt. Secretary.
PERMITS FOR STOCK
Cattle and Sheep Interests Apply
for Grazing Privileges
Applicants for allotments of
grazing lands in the Cascade for
est reserve were made last Satur
day b? Crook County stockmen
before Supervisor S. C. Bartrum.
The meetings of both the Stock
Growers' association and the
Crook Countv Cattlemen's associa-,
tion were largely " attended. The
following applications have been
made and permits will be issued
before the grazing seasons opens;
SHKK1'
Knox Bros 2000
I W Ward 5000
U l'rotily 2400
C H Dealy 2000
Albert Canning 2500
Chas Miller 2000
C W Colby 2500
Taylor & McCoin 4000
Morrow & Iveennn OTiOO
S W Yancey 5(Khi
CATTLK
Fry rear Bros ; m
Walter Ruble .....IX)
Vandevert Bros la)
Wlese & Johnson 120
Sidney S Stearns 200
John E Ryan 250
M ichael May Held 200
J W & 1) Vandervert ...150
The Stock Growers' association
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: T. H. Lafollett,
president; Wm Wurzweiler, trea
surer; G. G. Lafollett, secretary.
The board of directors holds over
for another year and in addition
to the officers of the organization
consists of It. W. Breese. K. II.
Sparks and Roscoe Knox.