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Crook .County
VOL. XIII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 7, 1909.
NO. 4
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A
Heaviest Snow
in Two Years
Winter It On in Dead Earnest
Over Central Oregon
The heaviest mow in two yean
fell here Tuesday, lomi nine inches
of the beautiful covering the earth
between Monday midnight and
Tuesday afternoon. Another inch
waa added Tueidsy night, while
additional flurriei have increased
the depth to about one foot, with
fulling weather atill prevailing.
The anow waa driven by a gale
of wind in ita flret stages, making
the weather exceedingly disagree
able. The aun ahone forth bright.
ly Wednesday morning, causing
the whole countryside to retemble
a fairy acene but very much like
winter.
From a temperature of 40 above
xero at 10 o'clock Monday night
the mercury fell to 1 degree below
the cipher early Wednesday morn
ing. The week before Christmas
the bulb regiatered around tero for
three daye in succession without
any anow, the maximum being 3
degreea below.
Ed Parker Hurt
in Runaway
. Caught in the wheel of a run
away wagon and dragged bodily,
awinging and cruvhed, over a
rough road, Ed Parker, a Bear
creek rancher waa eerioualy hurt
about a week ago half a mile tbia
tide of the Mike Mayfield place.
Although badly bruiied, with one
leg probably fractured, he will
recover.
Parker bad lot a horse on a
recent trip to Madraa and on hit
return to Prineville obtained an
other horae to drive home. The
Utter waa fractioua and near the
May Held place ran away, throwing
Parker out and entangling him in
the wheel.
After being flung free of the
wheel, Parker dragged himself
the half mile to Mayfield'e. lie
reached there exhausted and bad
it been a rod farther could not
have made the goal where aid
awaited bira. ,
Rough Joke on
Don Steffa
Crook Arretted and Booked
in Newapaper Man'e Name
Frienda of Don Steffa in this city
are condoling with him over a re
port publinhed in the Portland
Telegram that he had been ar
retted for thefts committed in the
Portland poHtoffice. "The news
paper story also painted him as a
dope fiend. The Telegram itory is
as follow:
A yoiuiir nwin who cave the name
of I. Stoffn waa arrentl In the
corridor of the poxtofilce this after
noon on miMplrlon of Ih-Iiik connected
with the recent dltmpjiefirHnee of
vnrlotiH artlclin around the building
and wim booked at the police station
on a charge of vagrancy. Elmer
Lilian, engln-HT of the building, has
for Motne time siiHpected Steffn, who
hiiN Ikn-ii mru hanging around the
corridor during the punt few montlm,
and when Llllard attvinix'd to qucf.
tlon liliu Sti ff ji made n break for the
front door, but won caught by
Andy McIioIIm, a Government ideuth,
who turned hlni over to I'atrolman
Ilurke. A aenndi of HU-ffn's jhthdii
revealed a complete hypodermic out.
fit, and further examination proved
III in to ! a continued dope fiend.
It was all a mistake, due to a
practical joke. The man arrested
refused to give his name, and as
Steffa had been police reporter for
the Portland Journal and waa on
familiar terms with the deek ser
geant at police headquarters, an
other roan present suggested, aa a
joke, booking the prisoner aa "D
Steffa." This was done.
Mr. Steffa waa formerly an
owner of the Crook County Journal.
For a long time after going to
Portland he acted as police reporter
(or the Journal but is now telegraph
editor of the Telegram.
Mr. Steffa has a right to feel
"soro" He has the sympathy of
the Journal and the state press,
but being a newspaper man him
self ho "knows how it is.
Get This Separator.'
Kharple Cream Separator No. 2; will
sell or trade for stock, rows preferred.
Separator nearly new. For particulars
see J. H. Smith, Prineville, Or. 12-31-2tp
HOMESEEKER'S
INFORMATION
Facts and Figures Con
cering Crook County
REPLY TO LETTERS OF INQUIRY
Resources of This District
Opportunities Offered
Intending Settlers
aud
to
For Sale.
One second-hand 3,'i-inrh wspnn, (10
12 -31-2t J . II. Dki-ohc, Prineville, Or,
SALE BEGINS
SATURDAY
JANUARY 2d
Odds &
SALE
lids
10 PER CENT
FREE GOODS
GIVEN AWAY
Every year we have succeeded in putting on a stirring, sensational and important sale, to get us ready for spring
goods. Owing to our rapidly growing business our fall purchases covered a larger variety of goods and lines
than ever before and heavy sales have practically broken our stock into little "bits". From our whole store we
have gathered these odds and ends and we propose to sell them for CASH during this sale at the lowest and
severest cut prices that this town has ever known. Not only this, but every purchaser will receive absolutely
free 10 PER CENT FREE GOODS to be selected from the remnants of our Holiday Stock, including Dolls
Doll Buggies, Toys, Etc,, as long as they last. Sale includes odds and ends of Dress Goods, Furnishing Goods
Clothing, Hats and Shoes. Space does not permit details. Sale' begins Saturday, January 2nd we cannot
get ready Sooner.
'0$k A110dds&
ME!J Ends
KUa LadieS' '
wKmW Waisls
One-Half
Price
Odds and Ends Children's Underwear, One-half Price
Children's All Wool Sweaters, in white and colors
regular $1.50 reduced to . . .97c
Children's Cotton Ribbed Hose, reg. 20c, at pair 12 Jc
Children's Gloves, reg. 25 and 35c, now pair 17jc
Children's Caps, odds, value 35, 50 and 75c 25c
Misses and Children's Coats, odd lines . . . .One-third off
One-Third Off on All
Ladies and Misses Suits
and Coats
Dont overlook this department
many new suits and coats re
cently received, & being bought
at a bargain we can snow you
the greatest values of the season
Infants Fancy Jackets
Beautiful finish, (15c, now 40c
Knit Jai'kutH, extra wirui, (1.25 now 6io
AllWool Sweater Jackets, 76c to f 1.25
Stork Diapers, 1.00 to f 1.25 per set
Embroidery, Laces, Veiling, Ribbons
Remnants of Embroidery, Laces, Veilings and Ribbons
at less than half price.
Yarns, regular 40c at 30c
Shetland Floss 3 for 25c
LADIES FURNISHINGS
Ladies Fine All Wool Vents, Hlnck, reg. $1.(15 '. 89c
Odds and Knda in other lines at one-tlunl oh!
Ladles Heavy Wool (i loves, 50 and 75c odd pain at 33o
Oild pairs of Ladies Winter Hose in both Fleeced and Wool, Shawls
FaHcinutorB, Flannelette Wrappers, Klmonas, at less than first coat
Men's Clothing
Odd Suits, values $12.50 to $20.00
at leas than half price.
Odd Pants, values $2.50 to $6.00
at one-half price.
4 doz. Odd Dress Shirts, values $1.50
.to $2.50 98c
5 doz. Odd Hats at 85c
Overcoats closing out odd lots at
One-third off.
Boys Short Pant Suits
MOTHERS We are putting out about 2 doz
Boys Short Pant Suits, ages 3 to 10 years, at
one-half regular price all good weight, but
odds. Don't overlook these.
Our Shoe Department Fairly Shines With Odds
and Ends Which Have to Go in a Hurry
Odd pairs Ladies Felt Slippers 75o to 05c
Odd pairs Oh lids and Mioses Red Felt Slippers 03c to 7i)c
Odd pairs Misses I) ess Kid Shoes, reg price 2.00 to $2.75 at.. .$1.62
Odd pairs Mens Slippors 45o to fl.00
73 Odd pairs Ladies l)ress Shoes, less than half price
d.j. XT
Pillows, genuine feather, reg.
wJi'ihbku!:: Willi:
Knitting cotton for tieing com- ' W f f lltf ffl
iui ve lur zoo "
Cotton UlanketB, Genuine Army Blankets, Sheetings, Comfort
Outings and Calicoes, all with the profit taken off.
The Odds and Ends are worth the. money
Odds and Ends of Crockery, Glassware, Tinware and
Kitchen Specialties at about half price
IF YOU CAN'T COME, SEND YOUR NEIGHBOR
C. W. ELKINS- Big Department Store Prineville, Or
Bo great is the demand for in
formation concerning Crook county
and its resources that the Journal
this week publishes some facts for
the benefit of those who are reek
ing homes in a new country. Let
ters of inquiry come from nearly
every state in the Union and each
ono contains a list of questions pe
culiar to the section from which it
is sent. As it is impossible to
answer all questions the following
facts are given with the view of
covering the ground in a general
way, leaving those who may desire
specific information to write for
it.
Crook county, Oregon, contains
a large part of the few remaining
bodies of cheap lands and free
lands cow open to the person of
mederate means who is seeking an
opportunity to become an owner
of part of the soil. The county is
very extensive, being 108 miles
across from east to west and 84
miles from north to south. In
round numbers it contains about
8,000 square miles. From this it
will be seen that Crook county is
six times as large as the state of
Rhode Island, four times as large
as Delaware and about as large as
Massachusetts. It lies in the heart
of Oregon and is a veritable un
exploited empire in itself.
This vast area in 1900, the date
of the last government census, had
a population of 3 896; today it has
possibly 7,000. Were Crook county
as densely settled as Rhode Island
it would sustain a population of
3,500,000, surpassad only by the
states of New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Ohio.
The county abounds in beautiful
valleys and sagebrush flats, suitable
for the production of almost any
crop which will grow under dry
farming methods. Much of the
area is already under irrigation,
their being nine reclamation pro-
jic'.s either in operation or pro
j Kited, not to mention probable
United States reclamation project,
data for which is bow being
obtained by geological survey
engineers.
Water Supply and Irritation.
The Deschutes river and its
tributaries today furnish the
water for existing irrigation areas
the controlling company being the
Deschutes Irrigation Power & Co.,
Bend, Oregon, and in this reclama
tion belt lie Redmond, and Powell
Buttes. Laidlaw, and Sisters, west
of the Deschutes river, have
reclamation companies of their
own. Madras, in the northern end
of the county, is in the center of
one of the richest dry farming
communities in America.
In the great eastern half of Crook'
county lies the cattle belt, where
hay raising und stock raising
constitute the principal industry,
making of this county one of the
largest breeding places in the
Northwest. Crook county cattle
always top the Portland market.
The Deschutes river is
inexhaustible, being fed by perpet
ual snows on the summits of
the Cascade mountains. 'Many
other streams run throughout the
year, Crooked river, the Matoles
and Ochoco creek being the more
important. Water exists in
quantities below the surface, being
obtained in the valleys at only a
few feet depth and elsewhere at
from 30 to 60 feet.
Soil and What It Produce.
All soil is exceedingly fertile,
the natural growths being sage
brush, bunchgrass and ryegrass.
Juniper trees thrive in large
quantities on the cultivable land,
with heavy pine growth in the
foothills and higher altitudes of
the Blue and Cascade mountains.
There are nine pecics of native
woods. The valley land is easily
cleared for cultivation, the earth
being a rich alluvial and de
composed volcanic asb, which
produces abundantly. Where
water is intelligently used the re
sults richly reward the husband
man. Wheat, oats, barley, rye, alfalfa,
potatoes, corrots, beets, onions and
all kinds of cereal and vegetable
crops are produced with excellent
yield, in most cafes without ir
rigation, and some dry land
farmers have this year raised corn
which bids fair to rival that of
Kansas or Illinois.
Fruit raising is still in its infancy,
though in some places all fruits of
the temperate zone; apples, peaches,
apricots, pears, plums and all the
berry family, notably at the Cove
orchard; are raised to perfection.
Raiafall ad Altitade.
The rainfall, as shown by govern
ment instrument?, averages be
tween 10 and 20 inches annually
Summer is temperate and pleasant;
winter is mild, rarely below zero
though often below freezing, with
a reasonable snowfall in the
mountain?, insuring water for the
season.
Altidudes vary greatly, but the
bulk of the county is between 2,000
and 4,000 feet rising toward the
south and west. The Great Salt
Lake valley in Utah and the
Arkansas valley in Colorado are
both higher, yet there are no
better developed garden spots on
earth.
Imaigratioa aid Trauportatioa.
Immigration into this part of
the state has been heavy during
the past year or two and will be
come still greater with the coming
of a railroad. Being situate in the
largest single area in the United
States still without a railroad, and
with several railroads surveyed and
projected, it behooves the home-
seeker to come at once, for by
getting in here ahead of the rail
road he may still obtain choice
lands.
Government lands may now be
obtained through a small fee to a
locator or by the more tedious and
uncertain method of personal
investigation.
The homestead law allows every
unmarried person of lawful age
and every head of the family to en
ter 160 acres of agricultural land
and by making a home thereon
for five years, making also certain
improvements', obtain title at the
end of that time. Or, after a con
tinuous residence of fourteen
months the settler has the option
of commuting to a cash entry and
upon payment of $1.25 an acre can
obtain title.
The Desert Land Act gives the
right to any man or woman of
lawful age to enter 320 acres of
land or less, no residence on said
land being required. A payment
of 25 cents an acre is made at the
time of entry and an expenditure
of $1 an acre must be made each
year for three years in improve
ments and placing water on the
land for irrigation. At the end of
that time there must be one-eight
of the land in successful cultivation
through irrigation and there must
be sufficient water provided to ir
rigate all the land that is irrigable.
Water may be provided by any
feasible means the entryman sees
fit to employ. At the end of the
three years, the foregoing con
ditions having been complied
with, the entryman paya $1 a acre
and obtains title from the govern
ment. Fencing, well digging,
canals, barns, cultivation, etc., are
counted in the expenditures, but a
residence building is not.
No person can secure more than
320 acres of public land. A person
having a homestead or timber claim
can take only 160 acres under the
Desert Act, and a person who takes
320 acres under the last named
law cannot take a homestead or
timber claim.
The nearest railroad point to
Prineville at present is Shaniko,
Oregon, 62 miles distant. Rapidly
increasing population and un
limited resources means a railroad
soon.
Attested Valutiaa at Property.
Property in Crook county for
the year 1908 was assessed on a
valuation of $7,070,254, an increase
over 1907 of nearly $850,000.
The county was shown to con
tain 10,088 horses, valued at $210.
974; 17 mules, valued at $310;
30,882 head of cattle, valued at
$310,830; 102,880 sheep and goats,
valued at $3176,645; 1540 swine at
$4,402, and several thousands of
chickens.
The number of acres under culti
vation is 59,135, valued at $367,559.
and the number of acres of unculti
vated land is 1,203,665, mostly
timber and homestead tracts.
Telephone systems, both Bell and
farmers' independent lines, grid
iron the county, and daily mail
routes penetrate much of its area.
In more isolated communities only
a tri-weekly service is maintained.
Crcok county is settled by
Americans. There is a sprinkling
o! Scotch, Irish, German,
Scandinavian and Italian, in the
ratio of about one in ten to the
native born. It is a good country
to come to; to grow up with; to aid
in developing. Perusal of the
of the Crook County Journal for one
year gives all facts relating to the
county that an intending settler
would wish to know.
The county has two flouring
mills, one at Prineville and one at
Madras; several brick yardB and
many lumber mills. There is
ample room for many additional
manufactories.
Mining is carried on in the
northern part of the county, gold,
coal, silver and cinnabar being the
principal output. Gypsum and
other minerals are known to exist.
Opportaaity Kaecb For AIL
For the investor there is a field
of vast extent in which to his own
choosing he may find the resources
which will readily return to him a
revenue in exchange for the capital
invested. From the common field
of agricultural pursuits, through
the pine forests, on into the mineral
belts whose latent resources are
just now being prospected and
developed, through the stock rais
ing districts and dairying sections
to the magnificent Deschutes river,
whose enormous water power today
remains unharnessed, there is
room and there are opportunities
for the man with capital, just as
there are opportunities for the man
with smaller means. In short, the
present complexity of industrial
phases in te country, future
possibilities of development under
capital already invested and
diversity of soil, productiveness
and climate, coupled with the fact
that this immense area still retains
its birthmark of newness, affords
a field of endeavor second to none
in the Pacific coast states. Come.
Annex Holds
Reception
The Ladies' Annex New Year's
reception, given the afternoon of
Jan. 1, was a pronounced success.
The club hall was beautifully
decorated, largely with fresh car
nations expressed in from Portland
especially for the occasion.
As the visitors of the day arrived
at the door each one was greeted
personally by a member of the
committee and ushered into the
newly fitted up library, where
dainty wafers and tea were served
by the ladies in charge.
After this refreshment had been
partaken of, the guest was asked to
write a New Year's resolution, in
exchange for which he was pre
sented with a little souvenir of the
occasion.
Music, both vocal and instru
mental, was rendered all afternoon.
To lend a charming effect to the
occasion the three halls used were
darkened and lighted by candel
abra. A number of club members re
turned after supper and spent a
most delightful evening together.