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Crook
Coairrty
Journal.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLEp CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1909.
VOL XIII-N0.23
RAILROAD STILL
IN GASEOUS STATE
Time Growing Short for
Oregon Trunk
MUST QUALIFY OR GET OUT
Ilarriman Will Soon Face Same
Condition Another Year
of Delay Probable
Tli Deachutei Canyon railroad ti III) In
tha nueuui atata. Hut the uiattar U now
coming down to a point whera both tit
O.egun Trunk and Ilarriman woila niimt
do something dultnlta or abandon tlie
rout.
Tli OrrK(.n Trunk Hill liu 00 days to
qualify on Ita IxiikU and bog In conntruo
tlon, SO ot Ida 80 days having rUpiwd alnot
lb mapi fur their entire aurvvy from tha
mouth of Ilia river to Ilend hive been
approved, Senator Chamberlain, who bai
been alftitif, to the bottom of tlia situation
at Washington, bfllevea that the llarrt
man rl((lit of way matter will bar paaeai
throiiKh tht department In a abort time,
ml tht llarrtnian olt will than have
9U daya to qualify on their bond and begin
conntrurtloii.
but aa will b noted from the articles
below, holdup proceeding may b Inter
poatd by tht Oregon Trunk and dam lit
people, so that tb "Wlaard" will bar
am pit environment to work a miracle of
delay.
Haturday'i Portland Journal ha tb
following!
Hvnator Chamberlain baa not I And tht
tht Chamber of Com mere that a raault
of bit efforts to got to tli bottom of tht
Uewbute railroad altuatlon, w kb, It la
claimed, la tied Up by tb laok of action on
the part of tb United States laud office in
Washington, b baa learned that If no
motion lor review of III recent dec talon
on part of tb atcretary of tb interior 1
died befor May 21, not only tb drat 40
milea, but tht balance of Hi right of way
through government land will be cou
rt rmed and deeda granted for It.
That th Oregon Trunk and tb Deo
chulue 1'ower 4 Development eoiupany
will relluquUb their laat cliano to makt
tight egaJnatth Deachutoa railroad dot
nut mm probable, It la bald. But U tbey
do, It la admitted by practically every on
concerned, there can be no railroad ttarted
Into Central Oregon Uiia aeaaon, and In all
probability tb oorutruction of a Ho Into
Central Oregon will be poet po tied for
another year.
The rehearing and review of tb eaa at
tb rat at which tuch proceeding are
oonaldered In Washington, will take eoine
week at lb very leaat. Following
deelaloo favorable to the Ilarriman road,
and If oonntructlon work la begun It la
practically certain that Injunction pro
ceeding wilt be commenced to prohibit
th DeacbntM liu Irom crowing th right
of way of th Oregon Trunk or tb power
company. If tbeae two oompaule abould
give up after their three year' light there
would be nothing to hinder the work on
tb road. It It contended however, for
Continued on pag t.
COUNTY ACCEPTS
NEW COURT HOUSE
Contractors Come In
for Compliments
DONATE EXTRAS TO COUNTY
Work Haa Been -Done
Most Satisfactory Manner
Throughout
in
The adjourned terra of the county
court met Monday with Judge Ellin
and. Commissioners Bayley and
J ami Itlce present.
Crook county' new court bouse
waa accepted by the court and In ac
cepting the building the board ex
tend well-merited pratse on the
manner In which the contractor
have done their work, and for the
extra material and labor donated by
them free of coat to the county. The
record In the docket 1 aa follow:
Upon a careful Imipectlon, the court
And that the new courthouse Ih
finished and completed In full accord
ance with the plana, specifications
and contract therefor and la hereby
accepted by Crook county. The clerk
la therefore directed to draw live
warrant on the general fund for
$1000 end), and lx warrant for $W0
each In favor of contractor John B.
Khlpp, the ame lielng Ann I payment
In full under hi original contract.
The court desires, at thla time, to
express It thank and appreciation
to contractor John B. Hhlpp, not
only for hi strict and cheerful com
pliance with the letter and Intent of
the plana and specifications for aald
courthouse, but also for upward of
$.'170 worth of extra work and ma
terial bestowed upon said building
by permission, although not re
quested by tht court nor called for
by the contract or specifications, all
without extra cost or expense to the
county.
We also desire to thank Mr. A. J.
Uernardl of the plumbing firm of
ilernardl Sc. Dunsford, for upwards of
fiXO worth of extra labor and ma
terial not called for by the specifica
tion and which was also done by
permission of, bnt not at the request
of this court, without any extra cost
to the county.
The county clerk was requested to
cause to be published In the official
county paper a notice of all war
rant Issued more than seven years
prior to July 1, 1909, and requiring
that the same be presented for pay
ment within 60 days from said July 1,
1900, otherwise the same to be can
celled, all In accordance with the
code of Oregon.
The resignation of Fred N. Wallace
Continued on page 2.
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KILLS BRIDE OF
DAY.THENSUICIDES
Terrible Tragedy Occurs
at Redmond
TRIESTOCREMATE WIFE'S BODY
Louis H. Worley, Physically De
fective, Find Marriage a
Failure, Ends Two Lives
. Louis II. Worley of Redmond, killed
his bride of one day, last Thursday
night, and Saturday night burned bil
borne in the effort to destroy her body
Failing In this be went into bis stable
Sunday morning and ended his own life
by shooting himself through the head
with a revolver.
Worley waa a German 36 years old,
who took up ditch land on the Kirk
W hi ted road about three miles north
west of Redmond over two years ago,
He lived neighbor to J. E. Lamb, and
Mr. Lamb last fall suggested that Wor
ley get married. To this end Mr. Lamb
put him in correspondence with Hiss
Ruth LeRoy, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and
Worley sent money East to the girl, an
orphan 22 years old, and on May 6, Mist
LeRoy arrived at Redmond and went to
the Lamb home, being an acquaintance
of the Lambs.
Arrangements for the wedding went
forward and Wednesday evening, May
12, Rev. C. L. Lowther united the
couple in marriage at the Lamb home.
Alter the ceremony Worley wanted
his bride to accompany him home and
this she agreed to do aa soon as Bhe
helped Mrs. Lamb wash the dishes bnt
Worley did not wait for her and went
home and spent the night alone. Next
day he returned and with bis bride
went to Redmond where they bought
some supplies and at eight o'clock last
Thursday evening passed by the Larnb
home on their way to Worley'S cabin."
This was the last time they were seen
alive by anyone known. "
What happened that night at
Worley's will perhaps forever remain
more or less a mystery. But what
probably did happen Is explained by the
fact that an examination of Worley's
remains show that he was not physically
developed to enable him to fulfill the
marriage relation. At any rate, he
murdered her, which be states in the
letters written previous to killing him
self. From evidence produced at the
coroner's inquest the Worley shack was
closed all day Friday and Saturday, and
indications would point that the man
slept Friday night in the Btable, where
he had made a straw bed. It is be
lieved that Worley conceived the idea of
obliterating a'l trace of his wife and in
tended to leave the country and on
Saturday eve at about 9 o'clock the fire
was observed by Warren Lamb, a neigh
bor, although it was not known to be
the cabin at the time. Fires are so
common in that neighborhood where so
much clearing is being done that they
occasion no remark. Worley undoubt
edly meant to burn up his wife's body
and worked all night in the attempt.
From a-stack of bundle hay near the
house he had carried about ton of the
bundles and heaped them over the
woman's body in the effort to entirely
cremate it. It is believed that, failing
in thic, he then concluded to kill him
self and wrote the letters which he left
on Tete Brown's gatepost, on the ad
joining claim, in an attempt to lay the
blame cn his wife.
Worley went into his stable, wrapped
a blanket around himself and then fired
a bullet through his head from a .32
hammer less revolver.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. J . E. Lamb
and Mrs. Charles Muma went to the
Worley home and found the cabin bun
ed. They thought the Worley's might
be in the barn and went there. On the
stable door they found a penciled note,
"Find me in stable." They went inside
and saw the man's body and not being
able to get any answer investigated and
found that he was dead. On returning
to the ruins of the house they iouud the
unrecognizable remains of the girl. '
The following is a copy of. the letter
addressed to J. E. Lamb, which with
another addressed to Alex Brown, was
left at Tete Brown's place. These let
ters were not discovered until Monday
morning :
Mr. Lamb this h all a mistake. Ruth
said this morning she did not want to
live with me, she did not like it here.
This morning my pocket book with all
my money waa missing. I did not say
she took it, until I found she did. I
was certain nobody else took it. She
asked me laBt night how far it was to
Shaniko and this morning she said she
was going to Shaniko and try and earn
some money and go back East again
i treated her as good as I could and then
robbing me of all the money I had and
I going to leave me I could not stand it
any longer, to I think wa are both bet
ter dead. L. II. Woslst.
Pleas let my lister know it.
Address CLss. Tessmer.
Beaufort B. F. D. S,
Franklin Co.,'Mo.
Also please let Mr. Bnrkhart know.
Dear Mr. Lamb you are not to blame
in any way for this, yon were Jnst mis
taken Id the girl. Before God Mr.
Lamb I just found my purse in Ruth's
stocking with all my money and she de
nied it. I feel like this is more than I
can stand, go good bye to alL
Com and you will find us.
L. II. Woblst.
The letter to Mr. Brown was along
the same general lines, containing the
additional statement that Worley's wife
"bad stayed in bed all day Friday, and
I bad to cook all my own meals."
The news waa brought to Prineville
Sunday evening and Deputy District
Attorney W. A. Bell and Dr. C. 8. Ed-
wards went to Redmond to investigate
the affair. On Monday Howard F,
Jones, acting as coroner called an in
quest and the verdict of the Jury was
that the girl had been killed by Worley
at time and in a manner unknown
and that be bad committed suicide.
Worley's sister, Mrs. Nora Tessmer,
who lives at Beaufort, Mo., was wired,
but no response had been received Tues
day. The remains of the man and
woman were buried Tuesday afternoon
at Redmond, under the auspices of the
Methodist society.
The amount of money which the
young wife is accused in the letter of
taking was found to be 114.03. The of
ficers investigating the ease and the
peopio of Redmond are of the opinion
that these letters are only a poor ex
cuse on the part of Worley to cast blame
on the girl, and thus endeavor to cover
np the real cause of the tragedy, which
was his own defects.
Worley left property worth about
11200, the property being his ranch,
which was well improved, and team
of horses and other farm equipment.
He is ssid to have been a quiet man, in
dustrious, and attentive to bis own af
fairs.
Mr. Burkhart, referred to in the letter
to J. t. Lamb left by the dead man, is
bachelor settler who was Worlev's
beet friend and chum. Burkhart left a
few days ago and bis location is sot
known at present.
LIST OF EIGHTH
GRADEGRADUATES
Forty-four Pass State
Examinations
HOW ELIGIBLE TOpiGH SCHOOL
Those Who Failed in Not More
Than Two Subjects May
Try It Again this Fall
Program for High
School Commencment
The graduating exercises of the class
of 1909 of the Crook County High
School will be held in Commercial Club
Hall on Friday evening, May 28, be
ginning at 8 o'clock. The public is
invited, no admission will be charged.
The members of the class are :
Frank R. LaFollette
David C. Pickett
Randolph D. Ketch um
Edgar Roy Barnes
Horace P. Belknap, Jr.
Irene M. Barnes
Nora F. Stearns
Christina Gibson.
The following is the program ar
ranged for commencement night:
'Prosit" (March) Otto Fesser, Mor
gan's orchestra.
Invocation Rev. C. P. Bailey.
"Out in the Fields," Paul Bliss C.
C. H. S. Nightingales.
Ulass Aaaress josepn Scnaier, pro
fessor of history University of Oregon
"The Mission of a Rose," vocal solo-
Miss Catharine V. Conway.
Presentation of diplomas By Member
of High School Board.
"If You Love But Me," (From the
Red Mill) Victor Herbert-Morgan's
orchestra.
Benediction.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be
preached next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock by Rev. J. D. Lewellen at the
M. E. church.
The Class motto is: "Non nalma
sine labor " No victory without labor.
The class flower is the lilac.
The class colors, lilac and pink.
Frank R. LaFollette is president of
the class and David V. rickett the secre
tary-treasurer.
Ericksons Will Appeal.
Aa a result of the State Eighth
Urade examinations held Inst Thurs
day and Friday 44 pupils of Crook
county's schools made passing
grades, with Ashwood and Sumniitt
Prairie schools yet to be heard from.
Those who passed are now eligible
to take np the high school work.
There were several who did not make
the passing grades who made failures
In only one subject. Those who fail
ed in one and not more than two
todies may take examination on
September 2 and 3, and if they pass
satisfactorily will be eligible to high
school work this fall. If the exami
nations are not taken by them on
these dates tbey will have to take
the entire examination again. This
to the list of those who passed:
Prineville School Warren Yancey,
Ray Moore, Arthur O'Neil, Edith
King, Maude Potter, Mabel Doak,
Leola Eetes, Lawrence Lister.
Bend School Alonzo Moore, Carl
Hunter, Ray Deyaymond, Harry
Johnson Iran McGillvaay.-
Laldlaw School Dorothy Dayton,
Louisa Tullar, Leland Casey, Frank
Dayton, John Couch.
Madras School Jessie Harper,
Anna Falkenhagen, Roy L. Robin
son, Bnrch Livingston, I.aura Phil
lips. Frog Springs Roscoe Links,
George Dillon.
Powell Buttes Arlena May, Mel-
Yin Foster. . ,
Sleters-WIIrdBerry, Flossie
Berry, Myrtle Berry. .',.-
Lone Pine Pearl Wiegand, George
Mlngers, Mabel Smith.
Lower McKay Mamie Davenport,
Fay LaFollette.
Redmond School Donald M. Bur
leigh, Annie Davies.
Culver School Vera Merchant.
Mountain View Leslie Dane Ram
sey, Bernlce H. Ramsey, Bernard II.
Ramsey.
Paulina School Clarende Bixby.
Crooked River John L. McDowell.
C. H. Erlckson and his wife, Bettle
Erickson, who were sentenced by
Judge Bradshaw to serve a year la
the penitentiary, this week prepared
a bond in the sum of $4000 which
was sent to Judge Bradshaw for ap
proval, with the intention of ap
pealing tor a new trial. The bond
was not In proper form and will
have to be executed again. In the
meantime Erickson and wife are still
In the custody of the sheriff. Mrs,
Erickson has been quite ill the past
week. They still occupy the wo
man's cell at the county JalL
Deputy Sheriff John Combs, Millard
Triplett and Henry Cadle started tor
Salem last Saturday having In
custody C. J. Moran, Leslie Allen
and Ed. Garotte, sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary for larceny
from a dwelling, and U. S. Cowles
and Dick Dehaven sentenced to two
years each for adultery.
. The couuty jail now contains four
inmates: Zevely, SIglln and Hayes,
who plead guilty to gambling In
dlctments, and A. B. Estebenet who
was sentenced to Berve 20 days and
pay a tine of $100. It la understood
that "Frenchie" will pay the fine,
Public School
Commencement
The Commencement exercises ot
the Eighth Grade graduating class
of the Prineville Fubllc Schools will
be held In the Commercial Club Hall,
on the evening of Thursday, May 27,
at 8 o'clock.
Hugh Lawrence Lister la the vale
dictorian, and WTilliam Warren
Yancey, salutatorian, these two
students having passed with the
highest andsecond highest grades.
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class will be delivered on
Sunday evening, May 23, in the
Methodist church by Elder Thomas
H. Scruggs, of Durango, Colorado.
The program for the commence
ment exercises next Thursday even
ing Is as follows:
"TheGrean Divide" (March,) Louis
Maurice Morgan's orchestra.
'The Trip of the American Fleet,"
(Salutatory) William Warrn Yan
cey.
'The Colonel's Experiment"
Edith King.
'Memories Dream" Waltzes, ar
ranged by F. J. St. Clair Morgan's
Orchestra.
"Kindness to Animals" Mabel
Clair Doak.'
Our Present Crisis" Ray How
ard Moore.
"Le Carillon" (piano duet), Rignet
Edith King and Leola Catharine
Estes.
"Mrs. McDuffy on Baseball Leola
Catharine Estes.
"The Panama Canal" ( valedictorj )
Hugh Lawrence Lister.
Class Address Elder Thomas H.
Scruggs, of Durango, Colorado.
Undergraduate honors and pre
senting of diplomas.
"Snow Queen" (Novelette), Gns
Salser Morgan's Orchestra.
Married.
Last Sunday morning at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Cadle, Mr. Clyde Miilhollen of Corvallis,
Oregon, and Miss Ruby M. Cadi 3 of
Crook county, were united in marriage,
Elder C. P. Bailey officiating. Tl e
groom is a young business man of Cor
vallis, and the bride is one of Crook
county's accomplished young ladies.