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Crook
Coiaety
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1909.
VOL XIII-N0.33
Jourail.
TITANIC STRUGGLE FOR
POSSESSION OF DESCHUTES
Jim Hill liitrndu to jflve Iliirrlinnn
tint ritllruml rnce of lit I Iff In tin'
building of a railroad up the IK,
chutcw canyon hit i Central Orr-iron,
nml i(Nwllily on through to n t-r-mliitm
nt Oakland, Citllforiiln.
Thin at lnt twin to l n lotrlcal
annul In the Uuv of the railroad
itcvrlopmciiU nt tlii) iimt week.
I ll t t Into In n. rnllroitd wiirnn In
the lim-huU trorirti nml tlmt It will
liMniitu liuulc proportion In the
near future awiim mirv. Couilng
rlht on the IhvIn of thu uiiiiMtinl ac
tivity of tint llarrliiian Com In iM
tlng count met Ion work on the lino
I tlm canyon u ruler wny, Tortor
Ilri., contractor), who have done
tlitt hlKJtiKt part of Jim Hill's con
nlrmilon work on lihi Important
rnllroml exU-iiHlniia, hut Friday tin.
IoiuIimI from tlm ntrnmor llalloy
(lnt4Tt nt The Halloa forty wagon
lomU of utippllc nml count ruction
outfit nml hiw now hurrying them
Into the I Hue h ii tin rnnyon im fiust it
thi-y cum, milking the tnti-nii'iit Unit
tluy nrv going to liulht a rnllroml on
theOrvgon Trunk nurvt-y in turn
Miitlriw nml iiiiiylKMin through the
ntate.
To enp thin, Innt Monilny, Porter
Unw, inmhnmil the In ml nt the henil
of She wagon grade whlt-li thu Harrl-
riiun (orcin had built from the top of
the lunik of tlm lVachuUn, went of
Ornn Vnlley, t a cont of f 10,000,
nml have locked the gntcw ncromi tlm
rond nml put mi untied guard nt tlm
Bute to keep trcupimwr off . Twohy
llrcm. had fulled to aocure title to
right of wny for thin wagon roud
nml Porter Ilro., went In mid puld
:W,000 for the land they wanted
mid have thiiN Hhut off llnrrlimin'a
big coiihI ruction en tup from their
Imae of Miipplle nt (I run Vnlley,
Thin roud lend down the Muff nt
n ntrngHli point on tlm route, where
there I only room for one rnllroml,
nml w her) n long tunnel will le
drilled through what I known n
llorwe Hhoe lietid. llnrrluinii'M
workmen liulltlhe roiul down the
bluff nml now Porter Prow, propone
to tnko their teain down the grade
mid ewtulillxh camp mid put their
fori1' to work on the illxptited right
of wny, while thu lliirrliiiiiu crowd
In hunting for mime iimnn to get
their equipment onto the ground.
When the North hunk road wn
U-Ing built thl ort of utrntegy wn
much In evidence with the flnnl remilt
that Porter Pro., Jim 1 1 111 henil
cont rat-tor were always aucccMiful.
And furtherruori, the court held
that the com puny flrat to build their
grade on the dlfpuled territory had
the better claim. Ko It would eem
that If Porter Pro, get buxy mid
get Home work done before the
Hnrrlinuu crowd can flud n new
route Into the cunyoii. It will give
the Hill rond the advantage at leant
In thl one trngetlc point.
Porter Pro, deny thnt they are In
the employ of J liu Hill, Put there
are tunny Mlgulllcunt point which
make It hard to Ullcve thnt the
great rnllroml builder I not behind
them.
The Oregon Trunk line wn
originally promoted by Seattle men,
headed lie VV, F, NVImoii. ltloiiie
what of A coincidence that It. A.
Pulllnger once held stock In the
company, though thl wiu In-fore he
became CoiiimlMMlouer of the General
I .arid Office, or Hwrvtary of the In-
terlor. .
Lwt yenr Porter Pro, and V. D.
WllllntiiHon, of Hpoknne, pure hawed
the Oregon Trunk. Porter Pro., a
I well known, built Hill' North
llauk roal. vVllllaiimon luut tlm
nrord of having built one of Hill'
rond Into Prltlnh ('oliimhlu.
, Hill Eafiaetf tmpltjU.
One of the flmt net of the new
holder wan to employ, n engineer,
N. V. IU thi-1, who wu right-of-way
man nml engineer on the North
Bank. Pethel' connection with the
North Punk extend back to the
day when a rnllroml down thnt Hide
of the Columbia Hlver wo hoped for
more than It wn anticipated by the
public. ,
HI now recalled how Mr. Pethel
cNtnhllHhcd an ofllce In The Palh-
and pent two year ijletly securing
rlght-of-way lor II III, between Pan
co and Vancouver.
In addition there hn recently be
come attached to the Oregon Trunk
engineering corj.a, T. II. Hanford,
who wax coiiMtrnctlon englni-er on
the North PanL. In addition to
Unite truw pointing the direction
of the wind, it I ttated here that all
of the Oregon Trunk' legal bunlne
I trammeled byJameaU. Kerr, of
Portland, attorney for the North
Hank. Ko many former Hill men
engaged In thl ueweuterprbw cnue
a firm conviction that the order
which reached Porter Pro, on
ThurHilay morning In Portland came
from the Hill headquarter.
After tlm return of John F.
Kteveim, J fill' confidential repre
wntatlve, from ' hi Incognito trip
through thftOntrnl Oregon country
early In July, two of the Porter
Pro, were clouded with him In Port
land for ncvenil hour. Now come
the report that terminal land And
wurfuge, I liclng bought by Hill
representative nt Oakland, t'nll
fomla, nnd thnt right of wny In dif
ferent part of Northern California I
nlo U'lng acquired by men uppoed
to be In the employ of Hill.
Poth of the rival coimtructlon
force are getting together all the
men and equlpnieut thnt they can In
a manner that how great hunte,
and there I now little doubt thnt
Continued on 4th pnge.
July Clearance Sale Extraordinary
We are determined to sell every piece of Summer Goods left in our house and to clear our decks for Fall Goods now
coming. We have therefore placed on sale, beginning Friday, July 24,
At Actual Wholesale Cost
Every Shirt Waist and Shirt Waist Suit, all white skirts, parasols, kimonas, white hose and millinery. In broken lines
we have reduced the price to a mere fraction of the actual cost to make sure everything will go. Do not let this pass
as we will not have another sale of such magnitude this season.
All Summer Dress Goods such as printed wash goods,
lalislrs, organdies, and fancy lawns at actual cost.
White Hose and White Canvas Shoes (or misses and
ladies. We have some sizes which you can have at less than cost
as we want to close out every pair.
Laces and Embroideries at a big saving. Odds and ends
at less than cost to dose.
Toilet Paper 6 rolls lor 25c heller grade 3 rolls lor 25c
We have many odds and ends ol Summer Skirts, Ladies' Dusters
etc, that are included in this sale.
Goods will he marked in plain ligurcs and we do not ask you to
huy unless you see a bargain.
Men's Department, Men.s straw hats in dressy shapes, and a
lew suits in latest styles, at cost. ,
Boys' Summer Suits, in Knickerbocker pants, : Boys' Shirt
Waists, Boys' Straw Hats, all at cost
The "College Girl" Corset
Only one ol (he many styles
we handle. We lit any size '
and style ligure.
Bit
Shoe Bargains
Odd pairs ol Men's and Women's Tan Shoes,
regular $4.00 to $5.00 values, at - - $2.25
Children's Moccasins, regular 1.2o at - - 85c
1.45 - 1.00
Ladies' While Canvas Oxlords, - - - 90 cents and up
Children's sizes, white Oxlords 75 cents
Summer Dress Goods
Batistes, regular 15 cent grade reduced to 9 cents per yard
Batistes " 16J cent M " 12 cents per yard
rercales, regular at 12! cents reduced Ito - - - 9 cents '
, Percales. " 15 " " - . . . 10 cents
Fancy Ginghams, regular 25 cent orade reduced to 171 cents ner vard
7 neavy Xnn,e1 Uucks ,n spes reduced to 12J cents per yard W
J Mercerized Summer Silks regular at 57J cents, now 37J cents fffl
HANDSOME SHOPPING BAGS GIVEN AWAY
During this sale we will present with each purchase amounting to $5.00 or more in departments advertised in this sheet a
rge, nna.onie runnec onopptng liag-a useful article to every lady. This applies to any purchase made between
ana auuuji iu,
C. W. ELKINS, Prineville, Oregon
now
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
IN FULL FOR JULY TERM
Petition lor county ro(l bjr AngaiU
Kullertou Ft l. I'etitioo, rtiJayit of
poatinii notir and bond for 100 with
Charltf J. Ilindman and W. N. Cobb m
tu retie, filed and approved. Viewers
ordered to meet at beginning of pro.
peel roftl on August 2(1, V.W, view,
review and aurvey ume and report at
tbe next term of thia court.
I'jiou iworn rtateinenl of Mr. R.
Parriuli and examination of the recordi,
the clerk ia directed to draw a w arrant
on the general fund in favor of Mrs. R.
Furrinii lor .t kH, the mi..c being taxe;
heretofore paid on land not owned by
taid Jim. h. Parrieh.
The petition for count." road by A. 8.
Phillip et al. wan withdrawn by re
quent.
Upon itstement of W. If. Cummingt,
du!y corroborated by the records, ihow
ing that he had paid (15.04 taxea on
property for l'J08, and that the Uxei
thereon had already been paid by one
Ilogen, clerk ia directed to draw a war
rant on the general fund for 115.04 in
favor of taid W. II. Camming.
The resignation of Ed Merritt aa road
supervisor for Summit precinct, District
No. 10, accepted and Bert Wright ap
pointed as his successor.
The petition of C. T. McCall et al. for
county road continued to the Septem
ber term because of failure to sbow
legal posting of notice.
Petition for county road by Jack W.
Jones et al. Petition, affidavit cf cost
ing notice and bond for 200 with J. D.
Mayes and A. Zell as (u re ties, filed and
approved. Remonstrance not proper at
this time. Viewers ordered to meet at
beginning of road on August 24, 1909,
view out, survey and review said road
Dd report thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition of L. A. Young to be released
from bond of William Blair, justice of
the peace, was granted and he ia hereby
released from said bond ; and the clerk
is hereby directed to notify said Blair
and to request him to furnish new sure
ty on bond.
Surveyor's and viewers' report on the
Robert B. McLane road received and
approved, and said road declared a pub
lic Highway. Clerk is directed to
notify supervisor to open said road and
to request petitioners to work one day
each on said road.
Tbe surveyor's and viewers' report on
the J. C. Tullar road was continued to
the September term. ,
Surveyor's and viewers' report on the
Max Lueddeman road was continued to
the September term to give time to file
amended petition, bond and to poet
notice of amended petition.
The surveyor's and viewers' report on
the Kirk Whlted road for private change
was adopted and road declared a public
highway. Clerk directed to notify sup
ervisor to open said road and to request
petitioners to work one day each on
said road. This being a private change,
clerk to notify bondsmen to pay costs.
Petition for county road by E. A. Gil-
lett et al. Petition, affidavit of poet inn
notice and bond for f 100 with . A.
Gillett, J. B. Brown, J. W. Elliott and
W. R. McFarlane, filed and approved.
Viewers ordered to meet at beginning of
proposed road on August 19, 1909, view,
review and survey out said proposed
road and report thereon at the next
term of thia court.
In order to properly prosecute the
work of bridging the Deschutes river at
Bend and other places it is hereby
ordered that the county court draw war
rant on general road fund for $1000 in
favor of R. II. Bayley.
me resignation ot uaipu Sharp as
Justice of the Peace for Prineville pre
cinct was accepted. Mark Powell
was appointed to fill the vacancy, to
serve until the next general election.
Clerk directed to notify appointee.
The resignation of A. F. Ramsay as
Justice of the Peace for Laidlaw pre
cinct was accepted and J. C. Thorp ap
pointed as his successor until the next
general election.
In re the Livingston addition to the
Town of Palmehn ; continued for failure
to conform to Btatute as per surveyor's
report thereon.
Vick Butler was appointed road sup
ervisor for Montgomery precinct No. 4,
for the ensuing part of the year 1909.
Albert Seals was appointed road sup
ervisor for Lamouta precinct No. 29 for
for the ensuing part of this year 1909. -
J. E. New bill was appointed road
supervisor for Willow Creek precinct
No. 9, for the ensuing part of this year
1909.
James Kaas was appointed road sup
ervisor for Kutcher precinct No. 23, for
ensuing part of year 1909.
The plat of Charles Altschuls first
addition to the town of Paulina was
examined and upon due certification
thereof by the county Burveyor and
county assessor, the same is hereby ap
proved by the court and ordered spread
of record.
Delegates from Crook County to the
National Irrigation Congress are hereby
appointed as follows: Will Wurxweiler
Squaw Creek ; J. N. B. Gerking, Colum
bia Southern; C. M. Redfield, Des
chutes; D. F. Stewart, Crooked river;
T. M. Baldwin, Ochoco.
The surveyor's and viewers' report on
the C. E. Roush gateway wu approved
and tbe payer of petitioners for a gate
way waa granted conditioned apoo pay
ment of viewers fees and cost of loca
ting to the county clerk and filing with
said clerk the receipt for $3.00 due
mentioned in said viewer' report.
Petition for county road by David
Travis. Petition, affidavit of posting
and bond for $250 with Walter Darrow,
David Travis and Wn. II. Stonehocker
as sureties, filed and approved. View
ers ordered to meet at beginning of
said road on August 20, 1909, view, re
view and survey said proposed road and
report thereon at the next term hereof.
In the matter of damages on account
of the William Brownbill county road.
I pon a full bearing and by agreement
it is ordered that the county clerk draw
a warrant on the road fund for $100 in
favor of Willis W. Brown, the same to
be in full payment for all damages and
claims caused by reason of the laying
out and opening of said road across the
premises of said Brown, or Veaxie &
Brown.
The resignation of Dick Vandevert aa
road viewer was accepted and J. W.
Elliott appointed to succeed him.
Owing to the additional duties in the
office of the county treasurer since Octo
ber, 1908, and the report of tbe investi
gation of the May grand jury and their
recommendation, it is ordered that said
treasurer be allowed $25 per month, be
ginning Nov. 1, 1908, for extra work,
and that said allowance continue until
registration of warrants ceases, or until
tbe further order of this court.
The term of office of tbe county health
officer having expired on July 1, 1909,
Dr. J. II . Rosenberg of Prineville, Or.,
is hereby appointed health officer for
Croak county, to serve nntil July 1,1911.
It is hereby ordered that the following
rates shall be the maximum charger,
unless under special order of this court
in surgical and like cases : Office visits,
other than surgical eases, $1 ; calls in
Prineville, $2.50 for first call and $2 for
each subsequent call on same case ; calls
in country $1 per mile one way up to 20
miles, and 75c per mile one way for each
additional mile. Smallpox cases double
the above rates. It ia further ordered
that in the filling of prescriptions and
furnishing of drags and materials to or
for county charges, no particular drug
store, firm or corporation shall be
favored.
' Henry Clow is hereby appointed jani
tor of the court house at a salary of $50
a month until the further order of this
court. Heia required to sleep in said
building bat no cooking by kerosene,
gasoline or otherwise ia allowed. All
rooms and offices are to be swept,
cleaned and dutted after the same are
vacated for the day by the respective
officers ; taid janitor is to keep the cir
cuit courtroom and adjoining rooms
locked, and also the attic door, but he
shall, when so requested, show stran
gers inrougn said building, warning
them against smoking or otherwise en
dangering said building from fire, espe
cially while in the attic or tower. He is
requested to be ever vigilant against the
careless or unnecessary use or waste of
electricity or water in and about said
building. He is not to absent himself
from his duties at any time without tbe
permission of this court. He is to tee
that no county property ia loaned or re
moved from said building or premises
without the order or written permission
of this court. This appointment to take
effect at 7 a. m. July 22, 1909, and the
further services of Sam Rubergorhis
assistant is to be dispensed with at said
time.
The county clerk is requested to ad'
vertise for bids on the large safe now in
the county clerk's office. Bids to be re
ceived by the county clerk np to 6 p. m
Saturday, July 24, 1909.
In the matter of the rebate of tax
penalty to Scanlon-Gibson Lumber Co.
Upon sworn statement, certificate o!
tax collection and examination of the
records, tbe county clerk is directed to
draw a warrant on the general fund for
$34.12 in favor ot Baid company, being
the amount of penalty incurred since
March 15. 1909.
Pursuant to statute the county court
did this day burn and reduce to ashes
the scalps of 241 coyotes and the front
feet of 36 other bounty animals.
The following bills were allowed
Ed Merritt, juror's lees
F F Smith " LJZ
James Dyer '
R E Jones '
WmBrownhill " " !!Z
0 C Hon " "
JAKlum - ."..""Z
Perry Read " ' ,
A M Logan "
R W Breese " -
W H Kinder
Frank Zumwalt "
Com Swanson " "
A D Anderson ' "
S P Loving " "
Tillman Reutcr " "
8K West " "
A V Warren "
Geo Dee
Elwood Roberts '
CW Palmehn ' "
J O Powell - " ,
0 W Allen "
T J Stewart "
I W Spear '
W 0 LIthgow " "
George Rodman, grand juror ...
P Vlbbert
T R Lafollatt " "
J H Hunter "
W rullertoa
R Jordaa
Wa Boecll "
frad Hunoell, witness feM
MllUrd Trlpleit, do Z.
Wat Slavens do
Owlsi Llndscr do
Chaa rindley do
Pearl Ptndler do
JC Houston do .
C H Harold do . "
L M Hodges do
Jofaa Milliora do
Henry Hedges do
John R Pryrear do
Edward Dean do
Kdwia Henry do
Tneo O Becker do
Joha Slsemore do
L A Young do
Id Hyde do
OB Mayes do
Joa liarrell do
AnstlaKlser do
W H Kilmer do
KobertOsborn do
Chaa Ethrldge do ,
Owen Morris do
B P Loelllng do
J H Jackson do
Hollle DeHaven do
Nellie Cowlea do
Elsie Cow Irs do .
Blisa cowlea do .
LolaliEricksoa do
J L Keever do
TB Rogers do
K W Harris do
Geo Knox do
E E Sherwood do
TH Sands do
David Hamer do
LR Harrey do
L A Young do
John Milliora do
J E Roberta do
Mary Walters do
Uui Walters do
Leonard Walters do
Was BoegU do
Joha McTsggart do ,
IT Robinson do , ,
J W Livingston do .
Orlando Diekenon do
CW Eh ret do .
eorge Rodman
Fred Davis do
H L Friday do
H K Paxtoa do
J H Friday do
Mrs Wm Blair do
B J Newaom do
JT Disney de
A L Templeton do
Albert Hay do
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Ed McCaffrey do
W 8 Andrews do
Robert Osborn do
Harry Hamilton do
Boney Lytle do
Stanley Morris do
Joha Zeek do
George B Taylor do
C W Ehret do
Perry Read 'do
Robert Osborn do
M C Shelton do
Jim Davidson do
R W Zevely do
Al Hill do
Floyd Caldwell
Joe Smelxer do
DQuakenbosh do
Sam Gnlliford do
C A Lnelling do
V U White do
Ralph 8harp do
Mrs Jennie Smith
H F Jones do .
Don P Rea do
R DeHaven do
Annie DeHaven d
Carrie DeHaven i
C S Edwards do .
I W Ward do
Wm Howell do
Jeff, Bilyeu do
Frank Wood do
Rob Tassell do
L J Jonas do
W F King
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Mary Hinton do
Bud Fields do
George Lackey do '
J C Robinson, depy sheriff, expense
Millard Trlplett, bringing In witnesses..
J E Lores 11, special depy sheriff.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, spl agt for 8tate.
Mrs C K McDowell, board and lodging..
O C Dixon, treatment insane
Olean Land Company, tax rebate
Z M Brown, bringing Insane to Prinevl
A H Lippman 4 Co, chair cir court room
H F Jones, bringing in prisoner
J H Jackson, serving subpoenas
Review, printing .
Sam Ruberg, janitor
Wm Johnson, recording
Robert Moore, blacksmithing....
Joe Kelso, labor .
R A Ford, traveling expenses.
John F Dell, janitor work.
C W Merrill, justice fees
G R Andrews, stand
Burroughs Adding Machine, 1st paymt...
Jesse Stearns, cost bill
M F Hawthorn, serving subpoenas ..
Mann & Beach, license .records
Glass A Prudehomme, records
C 3 Edwards, health officer salary
Belknap A Edwards, care poor A insane
Frank Elkina, sheriff salary
" " deputy salary
Warren Brown, clerk salary
" " deputy salary .
H C Ellis, judge's salary. .
R A Ford, supt salary 166 66
J D Latollette, assessor salary , 164 6S
W F King, treasurer salary , MO CO
W F King, county account , 82 85
Wm Johnson, work in sheriff's office 94 50
Fred A Rice, survtyor tees 283 85
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C D Rice, copying ubstracts
O G Collver, cbalnman
R 8 Murray, flagman.. ...
Fred Fulgham, marker...,....,
F A Taylor, flagman
C W E Foot, marker
W D McNemar, chainman
James Kaas, flagman.
G 8 Mays, chainman
LF Kelly, ' .
J I Jones, axman....
J W May, chainman
Ira May, "
C H Ellis, axman
J W Patton, '
F N Wallace, chainman .
J C Thorp, flagman..
J C Tullar, chainman
F E Dayton, marker....
E F Dean, axman
J A Brown, chainman
Dick Vandevert, marker...,
I N Dunkle, chainman.. ......
W N Dunkle, flagman ..
Peter Delore, . " .
C R McLallin, marker
Eerie Benton, flagman..
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