Journal.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.
VOL XIII-K0.36
Crook
Cotumty
JAMES J. HILL
BEHIND PORTERS
No More Guess Work
About It.
STEVENS MAKES FACT KNOWN
One Thing Certain Road will
be Pushed at Fast m Men
and Money can do it
Alt guess work ne to the power tx
lit itl the fount met lou of t ho I'ortcr
llron.' railroad up the Itm-hutes was
cletl eiltely removed this wivk by tli
nnuouiK't'iut'iit In Portland by John
F, Stevens that ho owned ii controll
ing Interest In tho prujeet, nud that
tlu money for tlm count ruction of
tho rnllroml win to lie furnlxlnd by
James; J. Mill, jm r mnlly, ninl not
as head of ilieitifut railroad system
known an the Hill Uiicm.
"Oil Im'Iiih HKel wvernl days ago
If I hud any Interest In the Oregon
Trunk, or If I reirtmiitcl nny rail
road tlmt wen? Interested, I mild
no, and the latter statement mill
hold good," mild Mr. Htevenm.
Attend Our Remnant Sale Now in full blast
We are house cleaning-throwing all the Odds-and-Ends of the season into
job lots that are marked down at a price that will soon clean up our stock.
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 p,icM "
z?..scue
Little
11 a x--i v -"to. t i 1 1 ii !
Odd and Ends of Summer Shoe
Lines. Bring $1.75, If 2, $2.25 and see
what it will buy. Canvass Shoes, ScuS
Shoes, Moccasins -all included in this
sale.
Men's Dres Shirt Remnants.' Come
and see what you can buy for $1, 00
cent and 75 cents.
G. W.
"Hlnce then, however, 1 have Ac
quired a controlling Interest lu tho
project, have all necessary financial
arrangements co'iiileted, ami the
roiul will lie built aa taut as It can be
reasonably done with men and
money. The mutter In a personal
one, ami I have no objection to say.
lug that J. J. Hill, a an Individual,
I financially Interested to any ex
tent necessary to carry the road
throtili to successful completion.
"Plana In detail ore not- fully de
veloped, but will become apparent
from time to time, as condition may
neein to require. It may tie said
however, that the Oregon Trunk
propones to provide as quickly aa
practicable a northern outlet for
Central Oregon, regardless of the de
signs of any other tramiportatlon
company,"
Having made thla announcement,
Mr. Stevena refused to budge an inch,
explaining that he waa not lu a po
nil Ion to dine I one further Infortna
tlon na to the plana of hlmaelf and
hi associates. F.ffurta to make him
talk further were unavailing.
The Oregon Trunk, through It
pureliiiewliy Stevena, backed by Hill,
admittedly line gained a more eiib.
Ntnutlal Identity than the rond haa
enjoyed aluce It waa Incorporated, In
the Spring of 1WM1, The transaction
la lielleved to Indicate a firm tie.
termination on the part of Hill to
build a railroad Into California
through Central Oregon.
Deering Binder for Sale.
A 6 foot Deering Binder for fate cheap
at the Uao. Hodman ranch, near Culver.
Money Savers. Odds and
Not too late to buy a Parasol. Fancy
Silk, all colors, 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 90 years.
Madam
Has your husband any excuse for not buying yon a good
range?. Is there any reason why you should not have better
cooking utensils? 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. Prices right
ELKINS,
FINE CROPS AT
POWELL BUTTES
Grain Fields Astonish
Journal Man.
HARVESTING NOW UNDER .WAY
Plea ant Home Dot the Land
cape Once Given Up to
" Sagebrush and Juniper.
The grain crops on the Irrigated landa
In the Powell Butte section are wonder
fully One thla year, and in almost every
inatanre where the rancher ha pat In
earnest effort in the seeding, planting
and watering of hit field the return
have been abundant. Dne traveling
the Bend road i amaxed at the trans
formation that ha taken place M that
section within the put four years, when
the landa that are now waving with
heavy fields of grain, were a primeval
waste of sag brush and juniper'.
Many home now dot the pleasant
slopes, fences and barns testify tl the
industry of the population, and the
water which has nude all the develop
ment possible flow through the canal
Hosiery Remnants
Tan, blacks and other colors. The prices will make
you buy. Extra heavy Misses Black Hose, size 9
and 10; 20 cent.
Ladies' Millinery
Anything at Just one-third the original price to
send this stock a "glimmering." Come and see
what a $1 will do.
h..lH.i fit l IMPftRllD DOUMI ,. i sil
SHI AS Vlll S .11 , U.1 ,.. l
Prineville, Oregon
and lateral furnishing th life fluid for
II the vegetation and ttock of the
ranches.
One of the most noteworthy (accesses
la the gralngrowing line i that of Pearl
Fulkeraon, whose lands are located just
west of the Nitwonger station, or more
properly .speaking, the Dew townsite of
Butte. Mr. Fulkeraon has field of as
fine oats and ball barley as ever grew on
any man' land, and It is a first-year
crop, too.
Grain harvesting I now under way,
the binder re busy In the field and
team are hauling the bundlea to the
(tack, making ready for the thresher.
The Powell Butte section Is making
good beyond any question in the pro
duction of crop. A few more year will
see it one of the finest farming districts
in the state. "
Church Services.
Presbyterian Church: Sunday
School at 10 a. m. Preaching service
11 a. ra.; theme, "Law va. Grace."
Union evening eervlce will 1 held at
theMCthodtetchurchat8p. m. Rev.
C. C. Babbldge pastor of the Presby
terian church will deliver the dis
course. Subject, "Pentlcoatal
Power." Union young people' meet
ing In the same church at 7 p. m.
You are cordially Invited. These
services deserve your patronage be
cause they solve the problem of
church unity allowing all to hold
tbelr Individuality and coming to
gether on the common ground of
christian fellowship.
Ends
Corset Remnants. Closing out sev
eral Btyles. Your ize is here at a saving
Shirt Waists. We have a few dozen
Shirt Waists that we have thrown on
the Remnant Counter. Prices from 90
cents up.
Children's Straw Hats 10c and up.
Save money. Buy now
OUTING ON THE
UPPER DESCHUTES
Lots of Fish and Scenery
but Few Deer
PRINEVILLE MEN TAKE TRIP
Mystery of Monster in Crescent
Lake Deer Hunting Near
Diamond Peak.
Omer Clay pool, Prof. E. L. Asiiujr,
Earl Wurzwetler and C. A. Riddle
returned home Tuesday from a
10-day trip In the country about the
headwaters of the Deschutes, where
they went for a vacation. While the
party failed to hag any big game
they enjoyed some floe trout fishing
In both lake and stream and saw
moat all of the points of interest la
that dlMtrlct. The plan for the trip
miscarried to some extent. Ar
rangements were made to camp at
Crescent Lake for the fishing and
then move to th6 west side of Dia
mond Peak for the deer hunting, but
the guide who was to pilot the party
Into the happy bunting grounds did
not put la an appearance, so the
hunting part of the program went
glimmering. To those who do not
know the country Diamond Prak
and vicinity seems to be a vast area
of brush and mosquitoes, with but
very little game,,but to the initiated
It Is said to be a fine hunting region.
Crescent Lake proved to be a very
pleasant recreation point. The lake
is a beautiful body of clear, pure
water, about 7 miles long and 2 wide
and lies Just east of Diamond Peak.
Tho majestic snow-capped mountain
rlsiug above the timber opposite the
camp and sometimes reflected on the
surface of the lake made a grand and
restful picture. The fishing here was
fine. A boat or raft Is necessary to
success and the best bait at this
season is a whole crayfish Impaled
upon a snell hook, and sunk to the
bottom in water 30 to 40 feet deep.
Many of the trout captured here
were over 18 Inches in length.
Crescent lake has become famous
as the reputed home of a sea serpent
or monster of some sort, many peo
ple who have been there, attesting
to its presence. Some say it is 100
feet long, others that It is 20 feet
long, some say that it has hair on It
and others that It has three murder
ous looking heads on necks 30 feet
long, which from time to time it
stretches up above the water in on
effort to spy out something which it
may devour. Other people strange
to the locality have gone out on the
lake In boats and seen what they
thought to be an island, and with
the Intention of anchoring their
boats have approached it, only to
have it disappear. These are the
stories that haunt the place. Ashby
and Riddle constructed a raft and
went out on the high seas looking
tor the monster bat were nnabfe to
see him. None of the Prineville
party caught sight of the monster.
At the ranger station at Davis
lake Forest Ranger Currln told about
the sea serpent:
"Tes, there is something in t'ue
lake," said he. "I have seen it at
least eight times, once or twice only
40 yards distant. Sometimes it looks
to be 100 feet long and sometimes
not more than 20 feet. Its motions
resemble those of a serpent very
much, and it does look like it had
hair on. It la a great school of
small fish swimming near the sur
face and crowding each other out of
the water, ana tnose who nave seen
It at a distance are excusable for
thinking It a monster of some kind
From Crescent lake the party went
to Odell lake. This Is the finest
body of water seen on the trip, and
tne attractions onereu here lor a
mixed party of men, women and
children far surpass those of other
points visited. There are plenty of
boats on the lake for hire at reason
able rates. These are owned by
Thomas McCord who Is there in
charge of them. lie lias several sail
boats, aud when the waves are run
ning from 4 to 6 feet high with a
stiff breese, the lake furnishes fine
sport for those who like It. A sail
on the lake was an exhilarating
pleasure for the land lubbers from
Crook county. The fishing is good
at Odell aud there are also some
deer in the neighborhood. Another
feature lu connection with camping
at Odell Is that horses can lw taken
to pasture a few miles distant and
left there until ready to move camp,
thus relieving a party of their care
and considerably lessening tho ex
pense on the item of horsefeed. The
matter of grass or hay for horses is
a determlng factor in camping out
in that section..
The party came home by way of
Davis Lake and Crane Tralrie. Davis
lake is gradually getting to be a lake
of the past. There is not much left
but a mud hole. The water baa
receded from the old chore line three
fourths of a mile In some places. All
outlets to this lake are nndergronnd
passages tbJough lava, and they are
supposed to have become changed In
some manner so that the water Is
gradually draining oat faster than
It runs Into the lake.
Crane Prairie Is the same old hap
py fishing grounds, altboagh It Is too
late In the season for fly fishing
there. Grasshoppers look good to
the big fellows, and It's a poor fish
erman who can't go out there and
fill a good-siied basket In a few!
hours with trout ranging from 13 to
20 Inches )n length.
Hundreds of bead of eattle are
now pastured In the prairie under
government range permits.
Messrs. Ashby and Riddle made a
side trip from Crane Prairie to Tay
lor's Burn, with the ambtloa to
bring venison to camp. Bat the
mosquitoes drove them oat and they
had tbelr 36-mlle hike for nothing.
A summer trip Into the upper
reaches of the Deschutesmakee an
Interesting one, and splendid sport
may be had fishing and boating, and
with trained dogs a bear-banter
would have ample opportunity to
capture some bears, bat for a deer
hunting trip the Cascades are a dead
hard game and offer no attractions
to one who has ever banted where
deer are plentiful. Unless one knows
exactly where to go, be will find do
deer, but Instead brush and blood
thirsty mosquitoes until life Is a
misery. The killing of a single deer
by camping parties Is the exception
rather than the role. It to a matter
of great moment. Among a score of
camping parties met on the trip
only two of them reported the killing
of one deer each. It there to good
deer hunting In the Cascades, It la a
long, hard trip from Crook county
to reach It. Where there to good
deer range It Is s beeped out, the deer
are hid in the brush where man can
scarcely travel, or If these two diffi
culties are not met, the mosquitoes
are so numerous that bo one would
care to stay. This Is the general
experience. There are men who can
go luto these mountains with pack
horses and load them down in a day
or two. But they know Just when
and Just -Where to go.
No Failures in
Teachers' Exam.
There was not a failure in the teach
ers' examinations which were held in
Prineville from August 11 to 14. Fif
teen passed the Prineville board snd
two more will probably pass i e., Lewis
Arensmeier and Mina Magness. Dir.
Arensmeier .took the examination in,
Marion county and Mina Mseneas in
Lane but their papers have been sent
here to be passed upon. County Super
intendent Ford was busy looking them
over when the reporter called, He did
not think there would be any doubt
about either of them passing, judging by
the papers be had corrected. He
thought they could safely be placed in
the list of those who were successful.
although he had not examined all of
their papers. The beet ermdes were
made by Thursday Kent of Culver, snd
Laurel SchulU of Roeland. Miss Kent
got an average of 98 3-11 and Miss Schuts
96 3-13. "That's good work," said the
county superintendent, "and it always
gives me pleasure to examine each good
papirs."
Five wrote for first grade papers; tea
for second grade, and two tor third.
The names of those who passed are :
Myrtle Scorein, Tumalo.
Mrs. Delia Nichols, Laid law.
Laurel SchulU, Roeland.
Bertha Homey, Madras.
Z. T. Gideon, Powell Battes.
Kathryn Lowther, Madras.
Christina Gibson, Post.
Hazel Caldwell, Bend.
Nellie W. Reynolds, Powell Butte.
Florence Young, Bend.
Thursday Kent, Culver.
Edna Morse, Prineville.
Kdna R. Pyatt, Bend.
Verna Howard, Prineville.
Mamie B. Howell, Sisters.
Lewis Arensmeier, Madras.
Mina Magness.
Dairying Looking Up.
The first of the week was pay day at
the Pioneer Cream Company. Between
$900 and $1000 waa distributed among
sixty-five customers. This pay check
every month looms up big as a factor in
meeting running expenses on the farm.
Some of our ranchers realize this more
than others.
John Kemmling is a firm believer in
me cow on ine larm and this spring
bought twenty head of good Jersey
stock in the Willamette vallev. He is
milking nine or ten head at present and
his check for July was 68. We men
tion this fact merely to show what can
be done. Mr. Kemmling was thought
to be "plunging" by some of bis neigh'
bora because he bought so much milk
stock, but bis judgment is working out
all right. June 22 waa his first milking
and his check for July shows what can
be done for a starter. The Pioneer
Cream Company can use double the but
ter fat it now receives and then some,
Get your dairy herd in shape. No
danger of over supplying the market,
ALL LITIGATION IN
FEDERAL COURT
Issues lifted from State
Tribunals.
DEFILE LAW IN CONTROVERSY
Both Companies May Have to
Use Same Track at Dis
puted Points.
The Deschutes railway controversy
went bag and baggage Into the Fed
eral courts, with the filing by Carey
A Kerr of a complaint In Judge
Wolverton's tribunal, asking for
adjudication of issues along the en
tire right-of-way from Madras to
the month of the Deschutes river
says the Telegram.
Last week a restraining order was
Issued by the same court. In behalf
of the Oregon Trunk, tor the south
half of the right-of-way, hearing cn
which will be had here Tuesday
morning, The new suit Instituted
covers the north half of the line, and
apparently lifts all phases of the con
troversy from the state tribunals,
where Injunctions have been and are
yet pending.
It baa been the avowed purpose cf
the Oregon Trunk attorneys and In
terests to get the whole case before
the Federal Judges. This centraliz
ing policy may have been Inspired by
the readiness of the state courts to
grant Injunctions at very critical
momenta to the Harriman forces, or
it may have been solely due to the
great distance of Sherman and Was
eo eonntles, where attorneys must
often travel 100 miles for a hearing,
and the court Is put to almost as
great inconvenience when compelled
to adjudicate quickly Injunction con
testa. With all Issues before one
Jndge and In one court, and that
tribunal so situated tbat a hearing
may be had whenever an emergency
arises, the United States court in
Portland to proving the most ac
ceptable medium of justice In the
circumstances.
The theory of the complaint filed
Is based on the defile or canyon
law, enacted by Congress In 1875.
This law provides that when two
surveys pass through a defile having
room tor only one, the court shall
adjudicate the case, determine what
is the beet grade, to what extent the
two Interests can belnade to work
in harmony and then give the rival
claimants opportunity to get to
gether on some common plan of
action. In the event no mutual
agreement Is reached, the court will
arbitrate the question more fully,
and decree who shall build the road,
how It shall be built, and what
traffic arrangements must be con
ceded by the builder to the other
line.
The Secretary of the Interior, In
approving the maps of both the Ore
gon Trunk and the Deschutes Rail
way Companies, declared the Horse
shoe Bend district a defile within tho
purview of the law, the effect ot this
approval being to give both com
panies a right-of-way through the
canyon. Despite the Interior De
partment's franchise, the Harriman
forces persuaded the state court to
throw the Porter construction crew
out of the canyon. As the law con
templates that two or more roads
occupying such a pass have equal
rights there, which the court will
determine if not delineated by private
agreement, the extraordinary In
junction of the state circuit court
against the Oregon Trunk left no
other course open but an appeal to
the Federal tribunal, which Is the
proper one for determining ail mat
ters pertaining to the defile law.
The complaint filed asks the court
to arbitrate the matters in dispute
over the Horseshoe Bend canyon.
The Oregon Trunk wants the court
to determine the methods of building
where but one line can be built,
establish the grades and curvatures,
and also say how the expense shall
be shared between the two com
panies insisting npon occupying the
same ground. . The complaint also
asks that where It is not necessary
for both lines to occupy the same
track in the defile, but yet are so
close that there is more or less inter
ference with work as a result of the
two lines of survey running -very
close together, that the court will
adjust the relations between the two
tracks bo tbat both may be success
fully built and operated.
Instead ot enjoining with the pur
pose ot checking construction work,
the prayer of the Oregon Trunk is
that difficulties be cleared away, so
that both companies can build.
Harriman workmen are to be re
strained only insofar as It Is neces
sary to get a proper and full use of
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