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Crook Cotamty
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12. 1909.
VOL.XIII-NO.35
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TEACHERS' PRO
FESSIONAL COURSE
At the Crook Gounty
High School
CROOK COUNTY FIRST IN LINE
Instructor fropi the Southern
Oregon State Normal
at Ashland.
The Crmik County Iliijli Mum) has
taken tl Initiative In tha high cIiooIm
of this stale liy Introducing a two yan'
profciuloiiat ruiirao (or trai-licr'.
Tlii coune will lw given by Mrs.
Kmtiia ll. Wlekemltnui, who im been
an Innru. tor In U10 training ilcpurt
nient tit tliu Southern Oregon Klate
Normal St'liuot fur the imt live yeais.
Two yearn prinrlpnl and tlirw jri-arn
upurvior of (ha primary depart
ment. Mra. Wli -kerihani raine to Anlilmnl
from the Onwogo hlitle Nortnnl of New
York, whero alie graduated (,.r
rel.lenr study of throe ywim.
The flint year's work will !(! itli
tha primary department. Special meth
Attend Our Remnant Sale Begins
1 We are house cleaning throwing all
. job lots that are
REMNANTS
If you are looking for goods at a sacrifice, look
over our remnant pile. You may recognize the
goods but the price will be cheaper than "stealing
Lace and Embroidery Remnants
Come and look them over. All plainly priced.
Remnant Counter
Little
Will VfviWMI-iltl J
Odds and Ends of Summer Shoe
Lines. Uring $1.75, $2, $2.25 and coe
what it will buy. Canvass Shoe?, Scuff
Shoe?, Moccasins -all included in this
sale, 1 -
; Men's Dress Shirt Remnants. Come
and see what you can buy for $1,90
cents and 75 cents. 1 '
C. W.
ods work will ho given In every tuhjrt
to. I the studenls In this coure will
have tha opportunity of observing the
practical working out of time method,
by the instructor. The subjects of the
intermediate and advance! grade will
be given the second year.
W believe that tha sludentsof thin
county feci tli neod of mora profoealon
l training and w urge all w ho wish to
teach or to become U-ttor teachers to
vail llietiiMilve of thl excellent op
portunity. Tlila course la open to ill w ho have
finished tin eighth grade or Ita equiva
lent. For further inforinutlon aildreta fcupt.
Ford or Prof. Ilorkentwrry.
Summer School.
llecante of the Uachora' examinations
thl, week the aiinimer school of primary
method will not liegin until next Mon
day, Augimt Itith, and continuing three
weeks. F.very primary toucher who can
poaniufy aparo the time, iliotild attend
thia acaaion.
Cut Your Weeds.
Notice 1 hereby given that all wood
mi your property and in tri-et and
alleye adjoining, inuat l rimtroved at
once. Full urn to comply with tliia or
der will be followeit ly the City of I'rlno
villo doing tlie work at yonr expenxe.
Dated tni fall day of Augtiat, HKKI.
YVaiik Hi'ston, City marshal.
-Dissolution of Partnership.
The co-pttitiierliip InTttofi.re eiMnig
l-rlocen While it tiullifurti In tha lw
I 'rop Inn HimIu Work,, liuo liern diiMoltml
ly mutual contrut, A. W. White, retiring.
Win 11 A tit'LLlrokW.
marked down at a
P"CM each
Money Savers. Odds and
Not too late to buy a Parasol. Fancy
Silk, all color,, at $2.55. Regular
value $5.
Muslin Underwear Remnants. This
includes Gowns, Pants, Skirts and Cor
set Covers. Remnant prices.
Boys' Wash Suits going at less than
actual cost. Sizes, 3 to 00 years.
Madam . -
Has your husband any excuse for not buying you a good
range? Is there any renBon why you should not have better
cooking utensila? Let us show you the best line of Ranges
in the town for the money.
. Also Crockery, Aluminum Ware, Glassware, etc. In
fact we have everything for the handy kitchen and the happy
housewife. " . ,
Screen Doors will help keep out the flies. We have them
in all regular sizes. Screen wire, mosquito bar." PriceB right
ELKINS,
PRINEVILLE THE
BOSS AUTO TOWN
Has More than Any
.Other Town
OF ITS SIZE IN THE STATE
The Cars are all of Standard
Makes Fairly Good
County Roads.
It dollar to doughnuts that
Prlnevllle hmt more automobiles
than any town of Ita alio In the
statt. Three year ago the town
could lionet of but one a one-lunger
that Ix-hniKi-d to Adrian Crooks
now we have fifteen. I, nut week two
new one were added to the Hat T.
M. Baldwin's uml Ir. Kdwarda,
both Cadillac. I). V. Stewart has
ordered a Htoddiird-Dnyton.
The car are nil of the standard
grade and range from one to tour
cylinder. Cudllloca, lteoe and
Itulcka wem to lie the favorite. Dr.
llowiiberK hn au Overland, Ed
HoiImou Iiiin a Ileo runabout and a
Mitchell, Perry Polndexter ha a
the Odds-and-Ends
price that will soon clean up ojjr stock!
Hosiery Remnants
Tan, blacks and other colors. The prices will make
you buy. Extra heavy Misses Black Hose, size 9J
and 10, 20 cents.
Ladies' Millinery
Anything at just one-third the original price to
send this stock a "glimmering." Come and see
what a $1 will do.
3 11. tj. mm.'Mifft 1,,:, i,
Prineville, Oregon
ljeo, (iuy Lnfollette tin a Ileo, C. F.
Smith own a Cadillac, T. if. Bald
win ha a Cadillac Dr. Kdward hn
a Cadillac, Mr. Gulliford'aU a Ileo,
Wurrvo Crook ha a, Cadillac, Dr.
Belknap hn a Itulck, C. M. Elkln
bo a liulck, (i. M. Cornet t hn a
larKe and small Whlto ateamer, and
D. F. Htcwart ha ordered a Htod-dard-Dayton.
Ultctn car for a town of thl lxe
make a pretty Rood allowing.
Next year the number will le
doubled If we can form an eatlnmte
from the. number of people that are
talking car.
The road In thl vicinity are fairly
(food. Bund 1 met with on the run
to lScnd and lU-drnond but In all
other direction the ronds are tfood
average country highway.
Motorcycling too niul lt- devotee,
a well a the auto. There are three
machine In town, but owing to It
"loneMoinene" It I not a popular
form of recreation.
Post Wanted.
Sealed bid will be received by E.
W. Nekon, general manager if the
I'llot Butte Telephone Co., for 20
tamarack powts 35 fett long and not
lee than 9 Inchew at top: 10 tam
arack poHts 35 feet long and not lea
than 7 Inches at top; inuat lie
straight and sound; contractor to
get the iermlt. I'otit miiHt lie peeled
and delivered In I'rlnevllle by Sep
tember Int. Bid 0iened Augut 15.
The right I reserved to reject any or
nil bid. Addrtiw E. W. Nkijuin,
(jeneral Manager, Pot, Or.- -5-2w
Tomorrow
of the season into
Ends
Corset Remnants. Closing out sev
eral styles. Your size is here at a saving
Shirt Waists. We have a few dozen
Shirt Waists that we have thrown on
the Remnant Counter. Prices from 80
cents up.
Children's Straw Hats 10c and up.
Save money. Buy now t
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Evangelist
WORK UP THE
DESCHUTES
Keeps
Going
Ahead.
Right
MEN AND SUPPLIES RUSHED IN
Litigation Will Not Stop the
Work-May Delay It
In Places.
Late Saturday night the tempor
ary Injunction Issued against the
Porter Bros, was dissolved. This
means that the Gurtx ranch must
not be used by Twohy Bros, for sup
ply teams. Twoliy Bros, iminedt
ately filed condemnation proceedings
against the Porter Bros, to force an
entrance through the property.
The evedence showed that the
plaintiffs secured certain rights to
go over these lands with their wag
ons and outfits, and on the strength
of these rights, expended fSOOO in
constructing a grade down the can
yon of the Deschutes to the railroad
right of way. But no deeds were
taken bythe plaintiffs from the land
owners, nor any agreements In writ
ing. Porter Bros, saw the oppor
tunity and purchased from the land
owners the lands over which this
road ran, and Immediately upon se
curing possession under these con
tracts stopped the Deschutes Rail
way Company from sending In sup
plies over the road.
AVhlle the temporary Injunction
was In force, the Deschutes Hailway
Company had been sending in about
10 to 13 wagonloads of provisions to
the river each day, and now has a
sufficient supply to last for at least
two months, there now being 250
men employed at this point on the
river.
Judge Cnrey, in discussing the
work of the Porter Bros., in the
Telegram, says that it has now
reached the stage when the dally ex
penditures of money, the transport
ing of laborers to the scene of oper
ations and the substantial character
of the operations undertaken Indi
cate that two railroads instead of
one will ultimately assist iu the de
velopment of the Oregon Empire.
"Of my own personal knowledge,"
he said, "I know the identity of the
Interests that are supplying the
funds for the construction of this
railroad. The capital at the dis
posal of the company is ample in
fact, is practically unlimited.
"In my Judgment the construction
of the Oregon Trunk Line will not
stop at its present designated termi
ni. The plans of the men Interested
financially In its construction are for
a railroad development of great pro
portions. "The dally expenditures
of money by the Oregon Trunk Line
should convince the people of Ore
gon that there is no element of bluff
iu the enterprise. Within the com
ing week Porter Bros, will establish
ten camps between mile post 10 and
milepost 20. This is in uncontested
territory. Complete outfits for four
of these camps leave The Dalles to
night. With these camps establish,
ed, the Oregon Trunk Line will have
38 miles of the railroad survey cover
ed and liefore the end of the follow
ing week will have 60 miles under
construction.
"Teu carloads of equipment are
Samuel Gregg
now on the way and by the end of
next week Porter Bros, will have
2000 laborers at work.
"Both the Great Southern Rail
road and the Columbia Southern,
paralleling the Deschutes River on
the west and east will be utilized for
shipping in equipment. Porter Bros,
mve leased a warehouse" at Slianlko
and have acquired ground for the'
rettlon of another. Shaniko will be
made the supply depot for a large
number of camps on the upper sec
tion of the work.
"A warehouse site has also been
acquired at Free Bridge for another
itupply depot and stIU another will
be located In Tygh Valley for the
work abovs Sherar's Bridge.
"Twelve or 15 miles of wagon road
are to be constucted for use in trans
porting supplies from Dufur, the ter
minus of the Great Southern, to the
camps in the upper can yon. Graders
will go to work next week on the
road around Mutton Mountain,
which will give access to the river
by a wagon haul of 20 miles from
Dufur.
"A ferry Is to be puf, in service in
the quiet stretch of water opposite
the H ill ranch now reached by a
haul of 23 miles from The Dalles.
A train of 50 pack mules Is being as
sembled and experienced packets
have been employed. These mules
will carry supplies to the camps In
the canyon that are accessable only
by trails.
Porter . Brothers now have
quantities of construction camp
equipment at Vancouver. Much of
this Is being sent Tip the North Bank
Railroad to Grand Dalles and there
ferried across the river to The Dalles.
What is one of the largest railroad
construction outfits in the West,
owned by Porter Brothers, will soon
be available for use in this work.
The firm Is now completing the final
work on the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle main line uear Spokane and
the outfit and men there will lie re
leased within two or three weeks
and brought to the Deschutes."
"When the railroads have conflict
ing surveys and both begin con
struction work there are bound to
be Injunctions and couuter-lnjunc
tlons. I do not look upon the result
of the Injunction proceedings now
pending, no matter what It is, as of
vital importance to the construction
of either railroad. There Is room In
the canyon for both of them.
"The acquirement of the Dean
ranch west of Shaniko by the Harri
mnn people has not hampered our
work. The Oregon Trunk Line has
a right of way bought and paid for
across the ranch along the river
frontage. When I was there a few
days ago all but about 60 feet of this
frontage had been graded. The
Ilarriman road had put a wire gate
across the road leading to the camps
and had padlocked It. I was told
ov our people that the remainder of
the fill on the ranch could lie com
pleted In one day and that the block
ade was of no consequence."
"I believe that within a few years
Central Oregon .will be served by
several transcontinental railroads,"
said Judge Carey. "I have been over
that country and know Its possi
bilities. It will be two years before
either of the railroads now building
up the Deschutes will be operating
Into Central Oregon, yet settlers are
already flocking there. In 10 years
Central and Eastern Oregon will be
more thickly populated in propor
tion to area than the Willamette
Valley, w ith' all its 45 years of de
velopment. ; .
"The irrigated farms and the
wheat ranches of Oregon will pro
vide a tonnage that Is the making of
prosperous railroads. The irrigated
Continued on 2d page.
LOOKOUT FOR
POISONOUS WEEDS
Several Cases Heard
From.
SUPERVISOR IRELAND WANTS
To Investigate AU Cases De
partment Wishes to .
Stamp It OuL
Forest Supervisor Ireland ha had
several complaints lately from cattle
and sheepmen who have lost stvck from
poisonous weeds tnJ plants upon ranges
that have been heretofore free from
such noxious pests. Ed Langhlin of
Beaver creek, lost three head, Bob
Williams and others report losses.
John McLennan lost some sheep that
fed upon the injurious plants. Mr. Ire
land want everybody who has lost
stock of any kind from the effects of
poison to notify htm so that his depart
ment can take the matter np at once.
He says that for several years the
forest service, in co-operalion with the
Bureau of Plant Industry, has been
making poisonous plant investigations
on the national forests, which have
been of distinct value to stockmen.
While the number of such investigations
is of necessity limited, every effort is
made to give prompt attention to lo
calities where great or unusual losses of
stock have occ n Ted.
The annual loss from poisonous plants
in many localities is quite heavy and
some ranges are becoming practically
useless on account of these plants, or if
used, the losses by death are so heavy
as to materially cut into the profits of
the business.
While no general plan of ridding the
range of these plants has yet been de
vised, it haa been possible by close
study of a poison range to determine
the particular species of plant re
sponsible for the trouble. Many times
an exhaustive study of the. plant - has
proved that it occurs only on small
areas which could easily be avoided.
Other poisonous plants like the lupines
or wild pea have been found to be al
most harmless at certain times of the
year, and at such timej may be eaten
by all kinds of stock with little danger.
An instance of the benefit of these in
vestigations is found on the Manti na
tional forest in Utah. Considerable
lots by death was sustained each year
among sheep being taken over an old
established trail to cummer ranges.
Upon investigation by an expert it was
learned that the immediate cause of
death was a species of chokeberry upon
which the hungry sheep browsed as
they passed over the trail. Having de
termined the species of plant responsible
for the losses, the remedy was simple
but effectual. Certain portions of the
old trail were abandoned, and along
other portions the chokeberry buehes
were cut out. The method of handling
the sheep was also changed. Instead
of large bands which could be moved
but f lowly, smaller bands were trailed
and so far as possible they were allow
ed to fill up on healthy forage before
entering the dangerous area. The trail
was also improved wherever practicable,
and by this means it was possible ts get
the sheep through in much better shape
and with little or no loss.
Areas where poisonous plants are
particularly plentiful are "flagged" by
the forest rangers so that the herders
may have warning of their condition,
and where the area involved is not too
great in extent, fences are built around
tbem so that stock like horses and cat
tle could not reach them. . It is believed t
that some of these poisonous plants can
be choked out by planting certain ag
gressive graseea which in time will take
full possession of the ranges. ' Other
plants like the wild parsnip which is so
fatal to cattle, grow to such a height as
to be easily seen and are not so numer
ous but that they can be completely
eradicated from a range by pulling them
up by the roots.
Co-operation between the ranger force
and the interested stockmen promises
to work wonders along this line, and
every effort will be male to assist the
stockowners . in protecting their stock
from death by these plants.
, Deering Binder for Sale.
A 6-foot Deering Binder for sale cheap
at the Geo. Rodman ranch, near Culver.
Agents Wanted.
Agents wanted in every town for tho
Steel Adjustable Hameless Horse Col
lars. No pads, hames or straps; can
use with any kind of tug attachment".
win not gall borse or wear out. Will
not corrode or rust. Price 6 each. A?k
your dealer. Write for literature. Ad
dress, Nelson Wilbeb Company, exclu
sive distributors Pacific Coast States,
Albany, Oregon. 8-12 Ira
Hogs for Sale.
Pure-blood Poland-China Hogs, both
sexes, for sale. Prices reasonable. Can
be seen at home of J. 11. Gbay, Prine
ville, Oregon. , 7-2y