Crook Couiety TT omiitolh VOL XII PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 14, 1908. NO. 22 HORSE ROUND-UP IN PROGRESS Buiy Time for the Stockmen Who Are Riding the Ranges and Branding Young Stock 1500 HORSES WILL BE HANDLED RUkf WiU IWh kit Hnr VDr ni 14 Itm CllU ImmIU fumU T Cmmki'Jim C.J. Johnson Ml Wedneday for Paulina whore he will join the spring ride for hornes in that purt of the country. Thin is one of the most Import ant home round-up in Central Oregon, during which from 1000 to 1600 head of hornet will be handled and from ten to twenty men will he constantly at work gleaning all AT C. Wt hvt Corset! th&t give ww i Mr I w&s&f. Ml mi The pick of thi..eaaon'i beat ones-just the right materials-just enough elegance, all modestly priced. In this department also you will find many handsome shirtwaist suits, suitable for afternoon and evening wear, made up with exceptional style and bearing the stamp everywhere known as good dressmaking. Several lines of light weight woolen waists, in black, brown, thing for cool Spring weather Men's Work Shirts lip 1 T f Special for this and next week only. 10 heavy, extra length, cotton shirts, regular 65c for Pumps Pumps Pumps For deep or shallow wells, the Meyers, best valve and cylinder made, can not rust or wear out. Spray Pumps, Pitcher Pumps, reasonable prices. C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON luone. hornet from the hilht and val If Vi and aimenthling them in large corn In where the col U will he branded ami all marketable ituff that in wonted by their owner will he taken out and tit into pan lure mid broken for the market. Ca The ride is in progreaa now and lm been going on for eomo Jime in the vicinity of Paulina from which place they will proceed to Hardin where four daya will he rpent, and from there they will go to Harney valley and on toward Burns. Following this round-up will be one of cattle that will be much larger, both in extent of territory covered and numbers engaged. It will cover porta of tour coutitie. This will begin on June 8th, and will continue for some three week or until all the territory linn been aaliMiiictorily covered. Beginning at Crook the ride will proceed to Cam Creek, Cold Spring, Hardin, Buck Creek, head of Crooked river, Hampton Butte, Prmgle Flat, and the headwaters of Camp Creek where the ride will per ha pa cloee. I he moet important part of this W. ELKINS STORE this shape-the J.C.C. wear. dozen values 50c all kinds of pipe at round up of cattle will be the branding of calve and the round ing up of stray cattle and putting them onto their pro)cr range and onto i u miner territory. Thia i one of the moet important cattle districts in interior Oregon. . o . High School Commencement The annual commencement of the Crook County High School will take place in the P. A. A. C. ball on the evening of Mav 21. The following pupils will be granted diploma: Clara Homey, Celia Kelma, Beulah Crooks, Edna Estes, Elide On born, Reuben II. Boo ten, Luther B. Moore and Orrin C. Mills. Their claaa mot ft ia "Fin ishing yet Beginning;" their colore are red and white; their flowers red and white carnation. The program for the evening will bo rendered by the" class and will consist of the following num bers: Instrumental Solo "Saluta Pesth," Kowalshi Beulah Crooks. Recitation "Flogiel,ane's Mar riage," Celia Nelme. I A ROUND DIFFERENT Suitable for every, figure. The Jackson Corset is the one that gives proper shape and fit to the dress or shirtwaist. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SHIRTWAISTS blue and cream just the right Specials for Saturday 3-pound pkg. Colonial table salt 4 pounds Arm & Hammer soda 1 gallon Fountain syrup Instrumental Solo Cijus Anim- am"8labat Mater," Kuhe Edna Ewtes. Oration "Daniel Webster, The Statesman," Orrin C. Mills. Recitation "An Order for Picture," Clara Horney. Vocal Solo "Irish Folk Song," Foote Celia Nelms Valedictory Oration "A Plea for the Working Children of the United States," Elsie Oh born Presentation of Diplomas by Chairman of the Board, . Instrumental Duet "Alpine Storm," Kunkel. Hie class extends a cordial invi tation to all to be present that night. Lost, Strayed Stolen or From the May Creek ranch, about six weeks ago, a lemon-colored shepherd dog, witli white ring around neck. Answers to the name of "Highball." A reward of $10 will be given for his re turn to me at Hay Creek. 6-14-lm Jchm Foley. The best shoe values in town at J. E. Stewart A Co.'s. DOZEN OF STYLES Men's Clothing A little cheaper and belter for the money than to be had elsewhere. If you buy here you will be satisfied Fine lines of Neckwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Suspen ders, Underwear, etc., all late choice styles and Monday Only .10c .'. 25c ..60c SAM SMITH WAS FOUND GUILTY Receives Sentence of Fusr Years in tie Penitentiary Elliott Gets Like Sentence SMITH WILL APPEAL HIS CASE Rw 0 Oa $5000 Umit-CmUu bp Tl. - .. . i ue jury wun wnom tbe case against ex-Sheriff C. Sam Smith rested returned a verdict of "guilty as charged" at noon Sunday after fifteen hours deliberation. The judge received tbe verdict, ordered the clerk to read it and cause it to lie placed upon the records of the court. Tbe jury was then dis chaiged. They bad been in the court room almost constantly since the case began Thursday morning and some of them had been away from their homes since Sunday before court was called. About 11 o'clock Monday morn ing the judge requested Mr. Smith to stand up and asked if be had any reason why sentence should not be imposed upon him at that time. He shook his head in the negative, and tbe judge then said: "It is the judgment of this court that you be sentenced to serve a term of four 'years in the state neni- - - i tentiary." There was no noticable change in expression as Mr. Smith took his seat. Taking up the case again from the place we left it last week, we find the defense starting their case. Fred A. Rice was the first wit ness called at 4 o'clock Friday t ir t- . - nuofuuuu. iur. luce introduced a plat of the country in that part of Crook county showing an accurate diagram of the holdings of the de fendant and those of Williamson and the relation they bore to each other. This map was introduced as evidence. jut. Damn was inen called in his own defense and made an em phatic denial of the testimony of Elliott in moet particulars, admit ting only that there was a little cf the minor details that was true. He stated that hir?elf and El liott were working together on the morning the state claim that they were, before the burning was done at night, and said that at about noon iUhott left him and went away, as Smith supposed, to his home. He stated where he was and what he was doing on the days tbe other crimes were committed and stated that he had no knowledge of the crimes until Elliott told him of them a few days later, and that he had never learned who the criminal or criminals were, al though there was no effort made to find out. He denied the stories, or a part of them, of several other witnesses, especially Mrs. Elliott and E. S. Dobbs. No new features were developed from Mr. Smith's testimony, the greater part of which was the denial of his con nection with the crimes in any manner whatever. He was followed by Mrs. Smith, Stanley Smith and Miss Ceole Smith, his son and daugher, all of whom supported Mr. Smith's story. Although Mrs. Smith made a clear and positiye denial of the charges against her husband, Ceole was the star witness and spoke promptly and with vigor in reply to the questions. Other witnesses were called by Mr. Weatherford, among whom were H. S. Cram, E. S. Dobbs, D. Lawson, George Wiley, George Ray, Roy. Gray, H. D. Dunham, R. P. Miller, Thomas Huston, D. Quakenbush, Peter Seggling and others who added to the strength of the defendant's case. Many of the above named witnesses testi fied that Elliott's reputation was bad and several of them to the fact that after his return from Portland during the land fraud trials Elliott said before them that he had sworn to a lie to get Sam Smith indicted and would hand him another bunch yet. The case wai closed at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and the plea made by the state in opening the argument before noon. Mr. Mene- fee made a brief review of tbe case Mr. Weatherford followed Mr. Wyatt and took the case up at the very beginning and went over it in detail showing the defendant's side of the case in a forceful way, pick ing a flaw in the evidence here and noting and oversight there, until it looked as if there was but one side to the case and that was the de fendant's. Mr. Weatherford closed his argument about 5 o'clock. H. 8. Wilson followed. In pre senting tbe case of the state he showed marked ability. He gave a complete review of the case and introduced some lines of thought that bad not been dwelt upon dur ing the trial. His argument occu pied about four hours and closed at 9 o'clock, allowing the case to go to the lury soon after that time. In his instructions to the jury Judge Bradshaw said that the story of Larkin Elliott was not be die credited because it had been de nied by other witnesses, or because it was held by several witnesses that his general reputation was bad, but that the jurors were to be the sole indees in selecting and weighing for themselves how much, m v a if any, of his evidence was to be believed. He stated further that the case was to be considered by them'sole- ly upon the law which was stated to them and the evidence introduced, and that they were to consider such parts of the evidence as had not been impeached by other wit nesses. At the opening of court Monday morning a motion for a new trial was made by the attorneys for de fendant which was overruled and passed onto the . records without argument. They then asked that sentence be passed at once in order that a motion for a new trial might be taken up. An appeal was made and will be taken up in the state supreme court at Port land in October. In the appeal there are two points which the attorneys for Mr. Smith hope to find were adjudged wrongly in the lower court. They are whether the judge was correct in admitting evidence connecting Smith with the burning of the sheep camp on another date and the fence cutting and distributing of poison when there were charges on the docket of the court against him on these counts. The state held tha t these were all a part and parcel of the same scheme and they were admitted by the court as such. The other point was whether or not the judge should have had the testimony of Elliott stricken from the books entirely after it had been impeached by other witnesses. The other three counts against Smith were allowed to stand on the court books pending the action of the supreme court in the case just closed. The charge against Stanley Smith for cutting wire fence was dismissed by the court on motion of Prosecuting Attorney Menefee. Larkin Elliott, who was co- defendant with Smith in the crimes, but who turned state's evi dence and was the principal wit ness in the trial, was given a like sentence of four years by Judge Bradshaw. As he admitted his guilt in all of the crimes it is pre sumed the sentence covers all of them and will clear his record in the case. - C. Sam Smith's bonds were placed at $5000 which was prompt ly furnished. Horses Wanted. A pack horse and a saddle horse are wanted before June 1st; must be gentle. For further particulars ad dress A. S. Ireland, Forest Super visor, Prlnevllle, Or. 6-14-2w Two Timber Claims for Sale Two timber claims for sale at a bar gain in 1418 and 14-19. For further particulars address P. O. Box 205. 6-1 For oranges, lemons and banan as, call on Mrs. Cyrus. "BRANDY" WINS THE $2000 RACE BeaU "P.ty Brown" Forty Feet in the Quarter Mile Dah Match Race Tuesday TODArS RACES POSTPONED HtmfUm" tUuUi AfiM ' inmlj" fTWLgktk, Mik Out Im $1000 With the racing spirit at high pitch, fine weather and many fast horses in attendance, the May race meeting at the Crook County Fair grounds is now in progress and ia being attended daily by many en thusiastic peopte, who enjoy the racing of horses. The match race for a f 1000 a side between "Brandy" and "Patsy j . Brandy." The other events, while of less nets Willi mu w n importance in regard to tbe amount of the purse contested for, are none the less interesting and are furnish ing splendid sport for those who attend. V Music is being furnished for the occasion by the recently organized Pnneville Band of about fifteen pieces, and the band men are the recipients of many compliments on their playing. Many out of town people are in to attend the meeting, and the week his been a notable one so cially. Last night a gentle rain fell, set tling the dust and freshening the air, so that the remaining daya of the meet will be delightful so far as weather is concerned. A report of the events that have taken place follows: FIRST DAY'S RACES. The first race on the program was the star event of the meet. It was the match race between "Brandy," owned by Mike Brown of Paulina, and "Patsy Brown," T. F. Buchanan's horse. The distance was one-fourth mile and the purse was $2000, each owner backing his horse for 11000. "Brandy" won easily, beating'Tatsy" 40 feet, mak ing the quarter mile in 23 seconds flat on a heavy track. "Brandy" was ridden by Elmer Clark and "Patsy" by Billy Robinson. The judges .were: Will Wuraweiler, John Henderson and Hugh Lister; time-keeper, C. A. Bedell. At the startingpost "Patsy Brown" was very restless, and in his maneuvers fell twice with his rider, but no injury resulted. "Patsy" made the quarter in 24 seconds, which is said to be his time on the heavy track. It is the general opinion that each horse run his race, and that "Brandy" won in a fair and square contest. The second event was the seven- eights mile dash for a purse of 200. "Kamsack," "Schwitzer," John H." and "Masters" were entered. "Masters" won. time 32, with "Kamsack" second, Schwitzer" third. The horses got away from the post with a fairly even start, and all were so near the same color that it was impos sible to distinguish them as they galloped around the track. "Mas ters" runs a steady race all the way and it is bis perseverance that gives him his winning qualities in the distance races. He was ridden by his owner, Vol Officer. In the pool selling "Kamsack" sold first choice, "Schwitzer" and "John H." divided on second, while "Masters" was selling fourth choice. It made easy money lor those who bought pools on Masters. SECOND DAY'S RAC((jB. Wednesday's races were a three- ighth mile and repeat, and a three-quarter mile dash, each for a purse of $200. In the first race "Seventy," "Brandy," "Lamonta" and "Lim ber Jim" entered. After a long period of jockeying at the post the Continued on luetil page.