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Crook County JoMroaS
VOL. XII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 20, 1908.
NO. 36
CITY MARSHAL IS AFTER WEEDS
Property Owners Must Destroy Them or City
Will Assess Cost Against the Property.
City Marshal Crook, .acting in
conjunction with the county road
uthnritie, U (Ifti'rnilnml that all
tuneful growth such a tliiitle,
t cocklnluirn, wild mustard, He,
nhull lx extirpated at once. ( the
noxioun weed, wherever found, ire
not immediately destroyed by the
property owners the cily and coun
ty will have them removed and the
exHnne charged up against the
property in the. form of a lien, with
attorney V fees of 925 in emh cane.
Notice of intention of the county
authorities to act wn made through
the Journal two weeks ngo, and
now the city authorities are like
wine nrouned. It will I cheaper
for wolo to remove thea growth
themselves, on to wuit will mean
added exnMive and trouble.
Ai an exohanjo aplly my, (lie
roads are full of thistles, the grain
field are full of mustard, ground
squirrels are mom numerous than
before. Few people re.illy realize
the road supervisor' position, and
it ia not doubted that they have
their hand full, hut some puj.r
virtor are not doing all that should
ho done toward eradicating thistles
and other noxious growths and
complaint of farmer are numer
oui.
The law i plain in thi matter.
An entire chapter of the Orecon
code it devoted to measures for the
extirpation of thistles and cockle.
Penalties ranging from 10 to f.r00
are providi'd fur property owner
and municipalities who neglect or
refute to cut down the weed after
the road supervisor has called at
tentian to them.
Jour Srowsomo jfcuman Skulls
Ooze Out of 7) r inking Spring
Only Caitlo 'Drink TJow of the efreshiny Water Which Jforotoforo
Slackened tho Uhirst of Cattlemen and SPanch Jfands
For two year paht the farm
hand and cattlemen of the Pauli
na district have bern drinking the
cool mountain water which flowed
from a spring across the river from
Ii-idor Meyers' place. Now they
don't. Four human skulls have
been taken from the spring within
a fortnight, and the other bone
ore still below.
The spring is a comparatively
new one, for until about two year
ago there was no trace of water at
that oint. When tho spring ap
peared it was looked u'jton as a
real boon of nature at a particu
larly arid spot, and its water was
so tarty and refreshing that all
who pawed that way drank deep
draughts.
Along about the first of August
mud was noticed oozing up in the
bottom of the spring and finally a
skull appeared, grinning silently
with closed teeth and hollow eyes
at the next person who went
thither to drink. The story of the
skull quickly spread, and the cat
tUmen, being averse to having
such a fine spring ruined, started
to clean it out. Three more skulls
were spaded up, and now the
ranchers are wondering how many
more, if indeed a whole graveyard,
lie beneath.
AT C. W. ELKINS' DEPARTMENT STORE
Woolen
Dress
Fabrics
Early buyers will be
able to sec the advance
showings o f woolen "
dress goods nt 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 arc 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 Jq
The skulls are believed to be
those of Indians of the long ago,
and aside from the present clammy
taste of the water, no mvstery cen
ters about the find. The spring
still flows, but only cattle partake
of its waters now.
ROAD MAKERS
DIG UP SKELETONS
White
Ready to wear
Garments
Specials in all. white
ready-to-wear garments,
shirtwaists, lingiere suits
corset waists, skirts and
gowns at one-third off.
All lad ics' dress skirts
One-third Off
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1853.
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Shpes
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The New
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In two models,
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people. Dresses
look best when
fitted over a
Jackson Corset.
XI
GROCERY SPECIALS ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 22
Table Fruits
. - .
2 J pound cans Fountain and Pheasant Brands.
Peaches, Pears, Apricots, Raspberries, Straw
berries and Blackberries, per can 20c
All Diamond W Table Fruits except Black'
Cherries, per can 30c
"Gold Ore" Coffee
"Gold Ore" Roast Coffee,' the famous high
grade blend, per pound . . . . 20c
Gallon Pie Fruits, Best Grade
CAN
'Apples 40c .
Apricots 70c. .
Blackberries 54c. .
Cherries .54c. .
Peaches, peeled 56c. .
Plums ...43c
Squash '. 38c
CASE
.$4.70
.$8.25
.$6.35
$6.35
.$6.65
.$5.00
.$4.40
C. .W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON
Road graders in the Watkiria
outfit, who have been at work on
al Tt m .m t
me uurns road this summer,
report the unearthing of two
human skeletons in the canyon a
mile west of the Stewart ranch
about two weeks ago. The skele
tons were almost complete except
, for one head, which was missing ,
only a piece of the jaw bone
; remaining. The bones were in a
fair state of preservation, but with
j nothing lying sepulchered nearby
, to reveal their identity.
j Opinion in the neighborhood
! attaches tho find of these two
skeletons with the disappearance
in the early days of Crook county
of two strangers who were pros
peeling in the Crooked river val
ley. Among the pioneers it was
I believed at the time, some forty or
fifty years "aeo, that both were
drowned in a freshet while trying
to ford the stream at a flood stage.
At any rate they disappeared, but
without a trace of foul play." Their
names , were never learned, but
they were white men lately arrived
from the eastern states, and while
their memories lingered the inci
dent was soon forgotten.
BIG FOREST FIRE
STILL BURNING
Word reaches Prineville from
the field this week that the big and
destructive forest fires which have
been raging in the southern part
of Crook and the northern parts of
Lake and Klamath counties are
still burning briskly, and with
heavy property loss in the forest
reserves to standing timber.
About 200 fire fighters are still in
the field, under A. S. Ireland, for
est supervisor for the government
in this district. The expense of
keeping them there borders on
$750 a day.
Rain which fell last week, and
intermittent thunder showers this
week, have acted as only tempora
ry stays to the progress of the con
suming flames, and the only en
couragement or result thus far
reported from the fire area is some
eight miles of "dead" fire front,
where the fire has burned itself out
largely through back firing on the
part of the forestry brigade.
No attempt is being made, it is
reported, to extinguish the existing
flames, the efforts of foresters are
centered on preventing their
spread. With everything like
tinder, it would be fruitless to try
to put out Fquare mile after square
mile of seethinsr conflagrations
fanned by the winds and abetted
Dy an August sun. It is believed,
however, that the flames will nnt
spread much farther and that the
worst of the fire fighting is past.
Work on Burns Road.
J. S. Watkins, road supervisor,
was in Prineville v Saturday from
his camp at Eagle Rock. He has
had charge of a large force of men
all summer and they have been
continuously at work on the Burns
road. The biggest job done was on
the new Stewart -grade ajong the
canyon walls 12 miles above Post,
wnere over a mile oi road was con
structed under difficulties. The
gang is now at work below Eagle
Rock, and next week will tackle
the heavy mountain grade above
Porfily's ranch.
CAN RAISE $100,000 FOR ROAD
But Only $50,000 for Shaniko Connection
Everybody Anxious to Push Construction
Ad enthusiastic ma?s meeting
was held in P. A. A. C. hall Satur
day evening to consider the part
the people of this section should
take in the building of the pro
posed Central . Oregon Railroad.
The meeting was better attended
than was anticipated on account
of so many being away on summer
vacation.
The plan of the railroad organ
izers was gone over and discussed
ia detail. It was the same, in sub
stance, as that outlined in last
week's Crook Ceunty JournaL
Speeches were called for from
many of those present The sense
of the meeting was uniformly in
favor of getting a railroad here.
There was not a dissenting voice
on that score, and everybody was
willing to contribute cash, labor or
material to help along the con
struction.
Shaniko was not wanted as an
outside connection, but it was gen
erally conceded that if no other
outlet offered Shaniko would be
better than no outlet at all. It
was stated that a line up the Des
chutes river or the building of the
Corvallis fc Eartern across the
Cascades would be much belter
than Shaniko. The feeling here
now is thet if Shaniko be selected
$50,000 only could be raised in
Prineville, but with any other out
let $100,000 could be raised.
The committee appointed to
handle the Prineville end of the
railroad is made up of C. M.
Elkins, chairman, T. M. Baldwin,
T. II. Lafollett, Oliver Powell, I.
L. Ketchum and Will Wurzweiler.
This committee is to formulate a
plan of action and will report at a
mass meeting called for next Sat
urday evening at P. A. A. C. hall.
Everybody should turn out. Now
is the time for action.
GOVERNOR VISITS PRINEVILLE
On His Way South to Confer With Harriman
Presumably About Central Oregon Railroad
An automobile arrived in Prine
ville Saturday afternoon with Gov.
George E. Chamberlain. J. P.
O'Brien, general manager of the
Ilarriman lines in this territory,
and F. S. Stanley, president of the
Deschutes Irrigation & Power Co.
They were on the way to have a
heart-to-heart talk with the great
railroad builder who is now taking
an outing at Pelican bay, near
Klamath Falls. These gentlemen
were expressly invited to visit Mr.
Harriman and the object of the
visit cannot be misunderstood.
When Governor Chamberlain
was asked by a Journal- represen
tative concerning the purpose of
the trip to Pelican bay, he said:
"Of course, I have no way of
knowing what Mr. Harriman
wants. We have been invited for
a conference, and considering the
fact that myself, Mr. Stanley and
Mr. O'Brien are all heartily in
favor of developing Central Oregon
some conclusions may be drawn
as to the purpose of our visit.
"I think I know the needs of
this section of Oregon as well as
any one," continued the Governor,
"and no matter what the purpose
of the conference is, I shall insist
on saying a few words, at least, to
Mr. Harriman concerning the de
velopment of this section and the
Deschutes country. I havn't made
a speech during the past six years
that I have not mentioned the
need of railway development in
interior Oregon. If my proposition
does not meet with favor with Mr.
Harriman I will know better how
to fight for the needs of the people
in the future. J
"At a meeting of Portland busi
ness men the other day at which I
was an invited guest, I was called
upon by those present for a speech.
Among other things I proposed
that if the great railway systems
that hold the people in their power
would not build a railroad into the
undeveloped sections of Oregon,
one should be built by the state
and operated by the state from
some pe:o ia theWllhVroette val
ley or on the Columbia to this
part of the state.
"Yes, I am decided about the
road that should come to this part,
I think an east and west road
should be built and it seems that
the Corvallis & Eastern is the
most feasible proposition. I was
greatly surprised to notice how
favorably the people in general
took up the idea of a state-owned
railroad. I have gotten several
letters about it."
Mr. Stanley and Mr. O'Brien
had but little to say concerning
the purpose of: the visit to Pelican
bay, and offered no excuse for the
selection of the Central Oregon
route in coming into the interior
of the state over the more direct
and easier route from Klamath
Falls.
The party will return home by
way of Medford and will be gone
about eight days.
When asked about the senatorial
situation the governor said that he
was not talking politics this trip
but, "I will expect a pledged legis
lature to do just as I would do un
der like conditions, vote as I
pledged myself to before I was
elected to oflice."
TWENTY-TWO PASS EXAMINATION
Ethel Smith and Marie Moehring Receive High
est Averages for County Papers
Teachers' examinations were
concluded during the current week
and county certificates issued to
the following: Eva Smith, Nellie
Reynolds, Elvah Dobbs, Verna
Howard and Elsie Osborn of
Prineville; Clara Homey, Kathryn
Lowther, Bertha Homey, Myrthe-
na Taylor, Marie Moehring and
Mrs. Nancy Noble, Madras; W. B.
Chapman, Fern Hall, J. Ward
Harader and Bertha Hegardt, Red
mond: Nona B. Richardson and
Hazel Caldwell, Bend; Mrs. Mamie
Howell and J. A. Tolbert, Sisters;
Ethel Smith, Lamonta; Grace
Robinson, Culver.
State certificates were issued to
J. Alton Thompson, Laidlaw; and
Lottie Montgomery, Prineville.
Ethel Smith of Lamonta received v
the highest average of those writ
ing for first grade certificates, and
Marie. Moehring of Madras ob
tained the highest average of
teachers writing for second and
third grade certificates.
R. A. Ford, county superintend
ent of schools, Mrs. Pearl Kayler
of Prineville and Miss Cora Fer
guson of Bend comprised the
examining board.
School Wanted.
Wanted A school In Crook county
that will pay $75 Der month: can
furnish best of references, and First
Grade certificate from North Caro
lina. It. L. GREENE, Ashwood, Or.
Reward Offered.
5 reward for information or f 10 for
the recovery of a dark brown mare
branded XV on left hip. When lust
teen had hobble on right front foot and
was on the road between Riverbed and
Bend. Gbo. Summers, Prineville, Or.