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Crook
Journal
VOL. XII
PRINEVILLE, CROOIC COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 6, 1908.
NO. 34
KLAMATH PROMOTER WANTS JOB
"Dynamite s Cheaper
7Jhan Property TJax'
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NEW SYSTEM OF CATTLE BUYING
Hereafter Sales Will All Be Made From Union
Stock Yards in Portland
Would Like to Guide the Destiny of the Central
Oregon Railroad Progress of the Project
CoM.ety
Hill, the famous rnilrond promo
tr of Klamitth VU, hit been at
Hen J thin week will) a viW to tak
ing over the management of the
building onl promotion of the pro
poned Central Oregon railroad, and
he i f xicti'(l to visit hotli Madras
and I'rinevillo ere hU departure
from Crouk county, even if ha fails
to gut the berth Indicated. At the
present time General Manager 11.
1 Inward, of t ho Di Kchutct Irrigation
& Tower Compiny, 1 at the head
of the railroad movement, ami 1u
of course nmt lu con milted as to
any radical change of plan, mm ht
iiggeittod by the appearance of Mr.
Hill. Mr. Howard it now down in
Porll md on hutinen.
Like Jaiii J. Hill, whose name
U synouymom the country over
with great railroad enterprien,
Hill of Klamath hat a reputation
all hi own In the world of tram
portation. Hill teem to he a name
to conjure with In the railroad
world, and Oregon appears to I
getting into the railroad world with
both fret. .
Several ofllclala of the Central
Orrgon railroad company toped
over in Prineville Tuesday while
en route by auto from Ueiid to
iimiii( ii j rniu mat mm mW'tt
ax Mr. Howard returned from the
city another meeting of importance
would doulitliM be convened here.
It wait aluo learned that the nur
vey is progrewing rapidly, all of
the right of way for the road bn
I ween O'.NVil and Madras having
been etuked off. A soon aa the
farmera iinUth having, the work of
grading will be ready for them, and
it is likely that while one construe
lion gang starts out from liend to
Redmond another will lx-gin to
work north from O'Neil to Madras
Siou, C. j(, JCouscl Sicccivos TJiroatcning jCcttor
Gvtciontly from a "uct" Sympathizer,
Rev. C, A. Housel, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
of I'rinevillo, (s in receipt of a
threatening anonymous letter
mailed to him by tome partisan of
the liquor interests which were de
feated In the local option fight thai
terminated at the polls June 1.
The missive bean no signature.
and was printed in lead pencil by
the sender.
Although most of the words are
mljfpelled, aome of the harder
ones, such as" business" and
"property" were spelled correctly
and the whole letter was punctu
ated fairly well, showing that the
anonymous wri'.er understood the
use of English but clumsily tried
to veil bis identity by "munching"
his words. ,
The letter refers lo another min
ister of 'the gospel, Rev. J. T.
Moore, who was prior to June 1
the pastor of the local Baptirt
church. Although bis name is not
mentioned, the intimation in the
opening sentence of the letter is
sufficiently pointed to reveal who
is meant. Mr. Housel is told that
"dynamite, is cheaper than a prop
erty tax," with the request, in
other words, that he follow Mr.
Moore and ''move on."
AT C. W. ELKINS' DEPARTMENT STORE
Woolen
Dress
Fabrics
Early buyers will be
able to see the advance
showings "o f woolen
dress goods at our store
on Saturday of this
week. New browns,
London Smoke, ' fancy
and plain blues in serges,
Panama and other lead
ing and sensible weaves.
Wash Goods
We are now showing new fall ginghams, percales, calicos and
other cotton fabrics, which were bought when prices were the
lowest. Nothing nicer will be shown this fall. New prints
and in the latest brown shades, besides blues, maroons,
etc, now on sale at I ', Jq
White
Ready to wear
Garments
Specials in fdl white
ready-to-wear garments,
shirtwaists, lingiere suits
corset waists, skirts and
gowns at one-third off.
AH ladies' dress skirts
One-third Off
TlieCotzianShoe Men's
Made in St. Paul since
1855.
"Fits like your foot
print."
Shoes
Have you tried
Gotzian shoes?
E a s e Comfort
-Style.
The New
Lace Front
In two models,
for all sorts of
people. Dresses
look best when
fitted over a
Jackson Corset.
Campers'
Supplies
Stoves,' tents, wagon covers and
wagons. All kinds of provis
ions specially put up for
camping parties.
Canvas Shoes Off
All canvas shoes in white and grey at one
third off. All white hose one-third off.
Wagons, Hacks.
Buggies
Agency for the celebrated
Mitchell Wagon. No wagon
has a better record. All sizes
kept in stock. Staver and other
makes of high grade buggies
and hacks.
C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON
J
It will be remembered that Mr.
Moore left here two or three weeks
ago to accept a call elsewhere, hav
ing been asked to consider pastor
ates at both Lake view acd Tilla
mook. Of course the liquor cam
paign bere had absolutely nothing
to do with bis departure, and bis
family is still near the city. He is
expected back in about ten days
and when be returns will doubtless
tell bis late Prineville parishioners
where be intends to preach the
gcipel in the future.
The matter of the anonymous
letter has been placed in the hands
of the sheriff's office. In the
meantime Mr. Housel ia not alter
ing bis course of life one iota as a
result of the letter; neither does he
intend to.
The Methodist pastor will leave
the last week in August to attend
the conference of bis church for
this district, and it is possible,
though hardly probable, that he
will then be assigned to another
parish. ' But whether be goes
away or remains in Prineville,
where be has officiated for- one
year, the opponent of local option
who resort to anarchistic talk will
have no bearing or inCuance upon
his movements. The letter, repro
duced verbatim, follows:
HOB 3 HOUSEL OLD TRAMP
PRLNEVILLE HAS GOT RED OF
ONE BUM, AND IF YOU DOXT
TEND TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS
IT WILL MOVE YOU. DYNIMITE
IS CHEAPER THAN PROPERTY
TAX, SO MIND YOUR OWN BUSI
NESS AND -LET IT ALONE.
YOU BEG FROM WOMEN AND
CHILDREN TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.
YOU ARE A CHURCH MEMBER
BUT NO CHRISTIAN. A E
IIIPPOCRIT.
MAKING WAR ON
NOXIOUS WEEDS
Earl McLaughlin, county road
master, calls attention this week to
the Oregon state law for the extir
pation of the Russian, Canada and
Chinese thistles and cockleburs,
white mustard and silver salt bush,
which flourish ;n more or less pro
fusion in certain parts of Crook
county. He asks that all farmers
cooperate with him and their, dis
trict road supervisors in killing off
these vegetable pests.
It is the duty of every road m-
pervisor, under this law, to keep
the public highways free of thistles
and the roadmaster announces his
intention of having this done in a
systematic manner from now om
He requests all rural citizens, in
any part of the county," to at once
notify their district supervisor of
the growth of all noxious weeds in
their own vicinity, and he relies on
these officials to eradicate the this
tles and cockleburs forthwith.
In cases where thistles are not
removed and destroyed within a
reasonable time after due notice of
their existence has been given, Mr.
McLaughlin further requests all
farmers to advise him of this fact,
as he is determined to "weed" them
out in Crook county.
This is the time of year when the
thistle seeds begin to be wafted a
broad, so the importance of the
roadmaster'a request can be readily
comprehended.
Section 8 of Chapter 163, which
coyers the extirpation cf thistles
and cockleburs, provides among
other things that "if any road su
pervisor of any road district in the
state carelessly or willfully neglect
any of the duties imposed by this
act he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than $150 for each
offense." As a matter of fact, all
of the county road supervisors are
vigilant men, keenly alive to their
duties, but the matter of the this
tle, the roadmaster feels, is occasi
onally though unintentionally
overlooked; at least, they flourish.
Stockmen of Crook county, and
in fact those whose cattle and
sheep interests center in any part
of this great Central Oregon coun
try, are. mightily interested in a
change which has just been an
nounced from Portland, namely,
that in future all buying of meat
animals will be done from the
Union Stock Yards of Portland
direct and not, as in the past, by
individual buyers representing the
different packing firms of Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle, acting for
themselves. In other words, com
mencing with last Saturday, all
stock is to be shipped direct to the
Union Stock Yards at Portland,
and there turned over to the regu
lar commission houses of livestock
dealers. All visit from the genial
traveling buyer is now a matter of
history, and stockmen now have
but one central mart wherein to
dispose of their hoofed product.
The pending change was herald
ed to the stockmen of this county
several weeks ago, but only in a
general way, so that this announce
ment will be the first real tidings
many cattlemen, sheepmen and
breeders of swine will receive of
the actual condition of things in
the stockraieing industry.
Stockmen interviewed by the
Journal reporter seem inclined to
favor the change so long as the
stock yards people do not attempt
to squeeze them with a combine
movement, and the reason given
for the change, that it will facili
tate the handling of stock and en
able the stock yards people to pay
the stockmen higher prices for
stock because of the elimination of
the expenses heretofore incident to
the ramifying travels of the buyers
in the field, who have now been
withdrawn. At any rate, local
stsckmen are inclined to give the
new plan a trial without protest, as
it seems certain to conserve their
interests if carried out as stated.
The Oregon Journal has the fol
lowing to say anent the future
plans of buyers and commission
men:
S. P. Gould, for two years assist
ant manager of the local stock
yards, has severed bis connection
with the institution and with
Thomas C, Benson, a cattle buyer
at present with the Union Meat
Company, will conduct a livestock
brokerage business with offices at
the stockyards. Mr. Gould was
formerly president of the Oregon
Sheepgrowers Association, and is
well known throughout the inland
empire.
J. P. Lonegan, a livestock buyer
for the Frye-Bruhn Co., will like
wise go into the livestock commis
sion business in the new yarda
where his office will be located. llo
will form a partnership with Mr.
Blake, a well known Idaho cattle
man.
Other firms will establish offices
at the yards and within a few days
the new system will be in vogue for
the first time.
By the new order of things Port
land's supremacy in the livestock
business will be elinched on both
sides. Shippers will receive much
better returns and buyers will be
able to secure their supplies at less
price because of the elimination of
the heavy charges for buyers with
their traveling expense.
"This new arrangement," says
0. M. Plummer, secretary of the
stockyards company, "is going; to
be a big thing for Portland as well
as the livestock buyers and sellers.
It will center the entire livestock
industry of the Pacific northwest at
Portland, thus making a big mar
ket. Now if shippers will only
send their stock direct it will en
able the new system to be put into
operation with practically no delay."
FOREST FIRES RAGE OVER WEST
Forest Rangers Unable to Cope With Flames
and All Available Men Are Employed.
Forest fires are devastating a
large portion of the wooded area
of Oregon, and every available man
in Crook county and elsewhere, al
most, has been requisitioned to
fight the flames. Torrid summer
heat, abetted by accumulation of
underbrush amid the standing tim
ber, has afforded such a ripe field J
of fuel for the merest chance spark!
that, once started by lightning, the
carelessly flung match, the spark
of a- locomotive or perchance by
Old Sol himself, no more is re
quired to set this fiery source of
forest denudation going.
Many wide areas, in some places
many square miles of wooded
wealth, have been stripped within
the past week of thousands aye,
millions-of feet of valuable tim
ber, and in each case where the
flames have had full play only
blackened etalks of once mighty
trees and ashen remnants of heavy
underbrush and saplings remain.
.These fires have been every
where, so many and bo frequent
that the regular force of foresters
in Uncle SamB employ has been
wholly unable, through lack of
numbers, to cope with them; hence
the call has gone forth to every
able-bodied man who can to enlist
in the volunteer fire fighting forces,
with adequate pay, in an effort to
stay the progress of the widespread
flames afield.
The forestry officials at Prine
ville have been chiefly concerned
with the fires in their own juris
diction; namely4, on the eastern
slope of the Cascades and to the
south. Over a section in the Des
chutes reserve has been burned,
and the fire is still raging. Twelve
men from the local office bave
been dispatched to that point.
They are Forest Ranger B. F.
Johnson, Deputy Forest Rangers
Arthur Bennett and F. P. Petit,
and nine "temporaries" from Bend
and Prineville.
The original fire was started by
lightning east of Detroit on the
western slope in the timber around
Elk lake, near the headwaters of
the Clackamas river, and this
blaze grew and grew until now it
has crossed the summit and is
burning on this side side of the
mountains. Not since 1896 has so
destructive a fire raged in this fine
belt of timber.
Hood River reports a bad blaze
in the woods about Lost Lake and
Green Point. There is a big forest
fire in northern Lake county, and
smaller ones in other portions of
Central Oregon. The citizens of
Marshfield have turned out en
masse in the Big Bend country of
Oregon to battle valiantly with
forest flames where, driven by ter
rific winds, 10,000 people are hem
med in on three sides by great
fires.
In California many fires are rag
ing, the worst being near Ukiah.
Just north of San Bernardino a
tract three by twelve miles square
has been burned over. In British
Columbia the greatest forest fire in
history is burning with its attend
ant loss of life. Not in years have
woods been bo dry.
$250 Reward
A reward of $250 will be paid for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of any person found guilty
of interfering with the flow of water or
dam of the Squaw Creek Irrigation Co.
E.T.SLAYTON, Secy.
Reward ' Offered.
5 reward for information or $10 for
the recovery of a dark brown mare
branded XV on left hip. When last
teen had hobble on right front foot and
was on the road between Riverbed and
Bend. ; Gko. Scmmehs, Prineville, Or.