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Journal.
Coaety
Crook
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 17, 1907.
NO. 5
VOL. XI
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Proclamation
to the
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COUNTY
Crook County on the
Chopping Block.
THE AXE SUSPENDED
on
4th page
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A CONTINUANCE SALE
DIVISION
Nod from Drake and 'At all
off with Crook Connty
Everythuif Fixed.
Crook county in up against the
real article this year. Heretofore
one county division tight did not
create much interest but thia year
with two on our hand things
premise to become lively.
Mr. Drake want to annex every
thing west of Crooked river to
Bend and hag promised Madras
for their support any old thine
north of Prineville. lie hasn t left
knob of Crook big enough to
hane vour hat on. You can see
what all that tommy rot about
buildine the new court house at
rtneville was for. Drake would
cut the county to suit the court
house, not build a court bouse to
suit the county. Great is Drake,
Well, what are you are going to
do about it? The scheme bat
been cleverly manipulated and for
once Prineville was caught nap
ping. Had it not been for our Laid
law correnKndent we would have
known nothing about the matter
until it came up at Salem. But
the protest from Laid law shows
that Mr. Drake cannot bamboozle
all the people with his spacious
promises. The people of Cline
Falls and bisters know just as well
m ri . a
aH Mr. urate mat a new county
means heavy taxes for a long term
of years. You cannot escape it,
You roust maintain the expensive
machinery of county government
Bend. Hence the letter to The
Journal.
While in Laidlaw Mr. Drake cre
ated the impression that he bad
fixed the Portland delegation and
that the rest was only a matter of
detail. If a man was obstinate
and refused to fall in with his
scheme he was promised any old
office be wanted. Thia method
usually bad the desired effect.
The common people on the west
side, the rank and file that have to
foot the expense, were kept so
Misflful ignorance. They would
do as they were bidden Drake
would see about that. Only the
leaders and men of influence were
wanted at this time. Get the
county and then you cannot help
yourself was the policy. However,
the people of Laidlaw. Uiine fans,
Misters and other towns do not pro
pose to tax themselves to death for
the rake of Mr. Drake and bis
townsite of Bend. They are quite
content to wait until the country
settles up so that the burden of
taxation fill not fall upon the
0 boulders of a few. It is true the
timber interests on the west side
are largely owned by outside capi
tal and can be milked to the limn,
but you cannot get all your reve
nue for county expenses from the
timber. The farms count contrib
ute their share and the contribu
tion will be large for years to come.
History repeats itself. It is true
ol all new counties. It was true
of this countv. It has been only
itbin a few years that Crook
county has been in a position u
provide for the county s neeas
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ithout it becoming a serious our
den to the paxpayer. Cut this
county into two or three parts and
where will you hnd yourself f zoa
will be tax ridden in order that a
few scheming politicians may have
a fat job.
A Protest from Redmond.
WEST SIDE
PROTEST
They Do Not Want
County Division.
AFRAID OF TAXES
Drake, of Bead, Working
People in tie Interest
f His Townsite.
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Drake waa forced to prom i hp them
this help in return for tho.r help
in making Bend the county seat.
A part of the agreement is that at
the next aesxion of the Legixlature,
a new county will be organized
with such boundaries a Madras
shall desire. A Citizen.
Officers of the New Counties.
Redmond, Or., Jan. 17, 1907.
Editor Journal: You have no
doubt bv this time learned that
Crook countv is to be divided.
enclose a clipping from "Drakes
nave
Literarv Bureau" that may
and you must have adequate coun- j escaped your notice
ly ouiiuings to House your uuicibib
and take care of the county busi-
Of Merchandise
With Prices to Equal our
Competing Limited Sales
We Carry the Right Line of
Groceries, Dry Goods and
Furnishings, and Our Prices are Right
CLAYPOOL BROS.
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
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nesa. Then again you must pro
vide for highways and bridges and
a thousand and one other - things
never dreamed of at the time of
creatine a county. But Mr. Drake
did not enlarge upon these things
when he was soliciting aid in sup-
port of his townsite. Not be. He
is too shrewd a promoter for that.
He merely explained what a nice
juicy plum the timber interests
was and all that was needed was
a little squeeze and it would fall
into the lap of Bend instead of go
ing to Prineville. The people of
Bend would then have a rest about
the Prineville court house. Drake
would start his papers barking for
county buildings in his own town
site and you can bet he would set
no limit as to cost Bend would
then awake from its long sleep
and show some signs of life. But
(yes, there is a condition) the
clever scheme of Chief Carver Drake
may not work. He is mighty
clever as everybody knows, but
when he and Mr. Rvan paid Laid
law a visit last 'week the cat got
out. Only a few of . the best of
them were let into the secret and
the conscience of some of these re
volted at selling out everything to
A Grumbler Answered.
There has been a tendency from
a lew flissausnea persous w mm
Dlain that some portions of the
new counties have not been fairly
treated, and some interest over
looked. This complaint is without
cause, ana is uniusv to me uouur
hl committee appointed to look
after the matter. The wheel has
been fairly turned, and the prizes
honestly distrbuted.
Bend gets the county seat by
Hrht of discovery. Madras tates
the front seat with a foolscap
Redmond takes a back seat; Laid
law geta no seat; bisters, Wine
Falls. Culver and Lamonta each
sets its seat patched with red flan
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nel as a mark ol distinction: rnne
ville gets a raw seat; a few politic
ians get nice warm seats; me peo
ple get a tack-seat, (pronounced
tax-eat.) If Prineville is dissatib
fied with her prize she may ex
change it for one of Mr. Drake's
web feet to help paddle her up
Salt creek. A.Kicker.
Laidlaw, Or., January 10, 1907.
Editor Journal: There is a
move making in this vicinity that
may be of aome interest to your
readers, especially those in West
Crook County.
It haa just leaked out tnat a lew
men from Bend A. M. Drake, J.
II. Ryan, together with two or
three from this place, nave organ
ized a new county named Des
chutes with Bend as the county
seat. The law has already passed
the third house of the Legislature,
and is signed by the Mayor of
Bend. The north boundary of the
new county is Crooked river, the
east boundary is a line close to
the town of Prineville, and the
south line cuts off a cood slice
from the northern part of Lake
and Klamath counties, and is so
fixed as to make sure that no
future mishap may get the county
seat.
Thia is a brilliant move for Mr.
Drake, and is the cause of great
rejoicing at Bend, ine matter
has been very neatly bandied, so
that there has been do protest
from the people of this section, or
from any part of the county, as
they knew nothing of it. Since
the facta nave been known there
has been a tendency to object by
some of the settlers, but the of
ficers of the new county are doing
their best to hush them up- A
great many persons here, at Sisters,
Cline Falls and Redmond think it
is too soon to organize a new coun
ty, but as the thing seems to be an
accomplished fact there is no use
to roar; all we have to do is pay
our extra taxes and praise the
shrewdness and unselfish public
spirit of Mr. Drake.
We regret that our leading citi
zens have permitted themselves to
be outwitted by Mr. Drake, but we
humbly bow to the will of our self
constituted lords. A Citizen.
P. S. Our people have arranged
to go en masse to celebrate laying
the corner stone of tne new court
house at Bend as soon as Mr.
Drake returns from Salem. We
desire a copy of the Journal to be
planted in the corner stone. A. C.
J. H.
In order that the old-timer of
Crook county may know "where
they're at," we herewith give the
official boundary of the proponed
new counties of Deschutes and Jef
ferson with the official lmt of
would-be county officials:
Deschutes county begins at the
summit of the Cascade mountains
on line 13 and 14 south; thence
east to the northeast corner of
township 14, range 13 eat; thence
south six miles, east six milts,
fouth to the southeast corner of
township 26, range 14, thence west
to the summit, thenue north along
the sun. mi t to the place of begin
ning. The officials for Deschutes
county are as follows:
County Judge, A. M. Drake.
Sheriff, C. S. Benson.
Clerk, A L. Goodwillie.
Assessor, A. M. Drake.
School Superintendent,
Overturf.
Coroner, II. F. Jones.
County Surveyor, L. Wiest.
District Attorney, VV. P. Myers.
Countv CommiKsioners, A. M.
Drake, E. F. Balton, J. I. West.
Jefferson county begins at the
northwest corner of the summit of
the Cascade mountains, thence to
the southeast corner of township
13, range 11, thence north six miles,
Ihence east to Wheeler county,
thence north to Crook county line -
thence west to the summit and
along the summit to the place of
beginning. We have received a
quiet tip that the Antelope and
Bake Oven sections will rm aauea
hefore the question is settled. The
Jefferson county ticket is as fol
lows:
County Judge, Guyon Springer.
Sheriff, Max Lueddemann.
Clerk, John McTaggart.
Assessor, Don Rea.
School Superintendent, Andrew
Larson.
Coroner, H. J. Healey.
County Commissioners, Guyon
Springer, Max Lueddemann, John
McTaggart.
nrinw in thnse old ehllled plow
shares and have them crounrt lor a
cents each and save irom oo 10 io
Mntj In luivlnir new ones. Prineville
Machlue Shop. i-s-iou
Later.
Laidlaw, Or., January 14, 1907,
Editor Journal: Since writing
vou last week, 1 learn mat l was
in error in a lew matters, i ne
new county as organized extends
to the north line of Crook so as to
accommodate the people of Madras
The partial failure of cropB in that
region has made times hard, and
a few of the politicians will see
hard times unless they can get a
bite from the county crib. Mr.
FOR SALE Four pure-bltMxl Polen-
Chiua Hoars; three months oui.
Inquire or address J. H. Gray &
Son, Prineville, Or. 12-29p-lm
FOR SALE. 1520 acres of Rood land.
640 acres of jrd meadow, ,H) acres
of alfalfa, balance good pawture
land; all under a 3-wire fence and
will be sold for fS an acre. All
tools will be thrown in. IK) head of
horses broken, 700 head of cattle,
most of them stxk cattle, some
steers. Yearling aud 2-year-olds,
all for $26,000. Part cash, balance
on eauv terras. For further in
formation inquire of L. V. Bailey,
Paulina, Oregon. 12-27-6
Leased th Dillon Feed Yard.
Alex Baldwin has bought the lease
on the Dillon Feed Yard and is now
in charge of the same. He guaran
tees the traveling public careful at
tention and prompt service,
of your patronage solicited.
A share
Leather and Rubber Belting.
JiiMt received, a stock of belting
both leather aud rubber ltf Inches to
8 inches wide iu leather, 4, 5, 6 and
8 Inches wide In rubber. Prineville
Machine Shop. 12 0
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ohaniko uarohouse Co.
General Storage, Forwarding
AND
Commission Merchants
DealerB in Blacksmith Coal, Flour, Barbed Wire,
NailB, Cement, Lime, Coal Oil, Plaster, Sulphur,
Wool and Grain, Sacks and Twine, Grain and Feed.
Agents for WaBco Warehouse Milling Co's. "White
River" and "Dalles Patent" Flour. Highest price
paid for Hides and Pelts.
Special Attention is paid to
Baling for Eastern Shipments.
Wool Grading and
Stock Yards with all the latest and best
for Handling Stock.
facilities
are
of
7?fark 2our Soods in
"S. 71. Co'
Wood Bids Wanted.
Notice 1 hereby Riven that sealed bills
will lie received by Crook County up to
March 7, 1907, for SO conls of wood, eituor
dry or gre.'ii sound body jumper wood
four fuel long, or green pine wootl io or a
uchoa or four tool lone, mas io specuy
kind and quality and length of wood and
price per cord, and to be douverea on or
before October 15. 1!K)7, at the Court House
mid Hwh Miool buildinit in Prineville,
Or. All bids to be filed with the county
olurk.
Hy order of .tno court.
1-17 Wakrks Drown, County Cleric.
Gatewood Mining & Trading Company
OF HOWARD, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON
Subscription Price $1.00 per Share
Paying from the grass roots down.
Capitalization 500,000 Shares.
Treasury Stock 100,000, Par Value Non Assessable.
FOR SAL.13
DANDY BOB
Thoroughbred Poland China Boar,
farrowed April 19, 11)06. A fane
nie. Pedigree furnished.
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Black kangsnan uocKereis aiso
for sale. E. C. PARK,
Redmond, Oregon.
For Sale
Dr. McLaughlin
llav colt coinltiK 8-year-old next
June; sired by Schmeer's "Caution,
he by "Caution" aoft, tne jrreat
aneed' sire of the Northwest; he by
"Electioneer." first dam Nora by
Altairo; second, Netty 1'iiier Orlco
84(11: third. Hatcher mare, Vermont;
fourth, Thoroughbred. This colt
will make a 1150-iiound horse; a sure
trotter; his btvedliiK la Kllt-ede, aud
If vou want a first elans stock horse,
one that Is bred of the best trottins
blood In America, don t overlook
him. For further particulars Inquire
at Juniper liutte Stock Kanch.
1-3-lmp JOHN SCHMEER.
The property consists of 33 claims in the South
eastern part of Crook county, on the head waters of
the Ochoco river. There is an abundance of water
for power purposes and some of the best timber in the
county is located on these claims. The economic con
ditions for mining could not be better.
The mines are now on a paying basis, but with
additional machinery they can be made a big dividend
payer as the output can be doubled with very little
additional cost of labor. In order to install this ma
chinery the management has decided to issue 10,000
shares of Treasury Stock, This stock will in all
probabilities be the last offered for sale. It will be
sold at $1.00 per share. There is no deviating from
this price. That the stock will increase in value is a
certainty. You can find no better place to invest
your money. If you desire to get in on this you will
have to do so at once, as this stock was put on the
market in order to give the residents of the county a
chance to realize something from an investment in
one of their own properties.
This is not a speculation at all but a sound business
investment based upon ascertained facts. The mine
has been developed beyond the experimental stage.
About the best recommendation we can give these
mines is that the men employed by the company are
investing their savings in the purchase of this stock.
Also such men as Clark, Daly, Fair, Haggin, and a
host of others have made their money from mines and
the development of them. .
Send all Subscriptions and Correspondence to the
Gatewood Mining & Trading Company
Further Information of thia valuabla
HOWARD, Crook County, OREGON
property will bo nut on roquost