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Crook Couiety Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1909.
VOL. XIII-N0.37
GET BEST PRICE
FOR BEEF CATTLE
J. H. Gray & Son Receive
Record Price for Cows
BLOOD IN STOCK WILL TELL
Second Successive Year that the
Cray Cattle Have Brought
Top-Notch Price.
Crook County tnnd nt t lie head
ol the lint a a producer o( fliiernttle.
J. II. Gray of the llounyvh-w Farm
returned Friday from hi trip to the
Portland nutrket whore he received
the hlgheet price ever paid at thl
time of the year for beet cuttle. He
received l 2f a huudred for cow,
wbk-u wiia 03 cent a hundred above
the top-notch price pnld to other
grower In the Portland market.
What more do grower need to
convince them that It pay to keep
only the beet on the range, and
when ready for the market, we that
the beef U In prime condition.
You ran not do thle with arrub
stork. Mr. Uray I n firm believer
In the blooded animal. Lnut year
he paid ftoO for a Hen-ford bull calf
under a year old that took the flret
premium in hi chua at nil the big
Northwestern state fair. The nul
in nl M purchaaxd of Paul Clug
etone, of (lagetoue, Idaho, who la a
breeder of national reputation.
For two year In auecewtlon Mr.
Uray baa received the highest price
paid In the Portland market for hi
lock. Thl la a dUtliictlon of which
he I very proud. He aaya that he
hardly expected to walk away with
the honor again thle year a hi
tock waa VI hour on the road
from fthnnlko to Portland. He tay
he wa held 13 hour at Bigg, for
what reawon ho run not tell. Add
to thl 32 hour that the cattle were
on the tralu the seven-day drive
from hi range to Hhaulko, and you
can picture what hi Hereford mimt
have looked like when they were
taken right oft the gnuta. They
were perfect, Mr. Uray ay.
"If we ever get a railroad In here,"
ald Mr. Cray, "no that we can save
the ahrlukago In the drive to the
railroad about 80 tulle I can mar
ket na perfect etork a ever atood on
four lig. Other can do ttat aa well
It they will ue the eauie care."
In nX'iklng of J. 11. U ray ' eh I p-
jnent tlie Portland Telegram anye:
That In llveatock na In other
thing It pnya to produce the beet la
llluitt rated In the cane of J. II. Gray
& flon, of Prineville, one of the beat
known stockmen of the etate, who
nt a ahlpinent of 20 fancy cowa to
font limed on page 4.
NEW TEACHERS
TRAINING COURSE
Part of High School
Work This Year
CAPABLE INSTRUCTOR IS HERE
Course Will Result in Railing
Standard of Teacher Effi
ciency Throughot County
Crook county tieara the dUllnctlon
of Itclng the Unit to add a teacher'
training courae to Ita regular high
cbool work. The need for thl atep
hn been felt for a long time but an
experienced teacher capable of giving
the work wa not to be had until
the atate normal school were put
out of commlMMlou. Thl waa Crook
county'a opportunity and no time
waa loat In aecurtng the eervlcea of
Mr. Kmtna It. Wk-kerahnm, who for
Oveyenr waa connected with the
Kouthern Oregon Slate Normal.
Her training and experience In the
work haa placed her at the head if
her profcMMluu, .
The teacher of Crook county have
been drawn largely from the nigh
achonlM and the country schools
theuiM-lve o that practically the
only opportunity tli'-ne teachers
have bad for any epeclal preparation
ha been afforded by tenchera' In
stitute which ore usually of abort
duration and totally Inadequate for
the proper preparation of tenchere.
Tim problem of eecurlng better pre.
pared tenchera for the rural achool
haa now been met by the eatabllMh.
raent of a two-yeara teacher' train
ing course In the Crook County High
Kcbool. In thl new courae an ern
phntd will lie placed upon securing
a reaaonnble roaatery of the sub
jects taught. Mrs. Wlckersham, the
teacher In charge of thl courae, will
aim to carry on the work of In
struction In such a manner a to
keep the profeaalonal Idea ronatantly
before the atudent. In other word,
the teacher recognletliat she la not
only to teach the academic eutij-ct
of tbe courae of study, but muat
teach the atudent how to teach
these uhji'cta in the school In which
they will be employed later. The
advantage of this couroe w 111 be of
Inestimable value to every teacher
and prospective teacher In the
county.
The Indirect liencBt to the county
school will also be very great and
Ita effect upon the children will soon
become marked. Every atep that I
Intended to rnlse the atandard of our
schools should be encouraged by the
parent of the county.
The first year' work will deal
with all subject In grades one, two
Continued on page 4.
Attend Our Remnant Sale Now in full blast
We are house cleaningthrowing 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
over our remnant pile.
at a
sacrifice, look
recognize the
goods
You may
goods but the price will be cheaper than "stealing."
Lace and Embroidery Remnants
Come and look them over. All plainly priced.
Remnant Counter r,k" t
om vuc each
and up.
Hosiery Remnants
Tan, blacks and other colors,
you buy. Extra heavy Misses
and 10, 20 cents.
The prices will make
Black Hose, size 92
Ladies' Millinery
Anything- at just one-third the original price to
send this stock a "glimmering." Come and see
what a $1 will do.
Little Money Savers. Odds and Ends
Odds and Ends of Summer Shoe
Lines. Bring $1.75, $2, $2.25 and Bee
what it will buy. Canvass Shoes, Scuff
Shoes, Moccasins all included in this
sale.
Men's Dress Shirt Remnants. Come
and see what you can buy for $1, 90
cents and 75 cents.
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 Syces, 3 to 90 years.
Corset Remnants. Closing out sev
eral styles. Your tsize 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 lOo and up. -Save
money. Buy now
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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 Bhow 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 tho happy
housewife. i J
Screen Doors will help keep out the flies. We have them
in all regular sizes. Screen wire, mosquito bar. Prices right
C W. ELKINS, Prineville, Oregon
CENTRAL OREGON'S
GREAT FUTURE
Suggestive Ideas
John F. Stevens
of
THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK"
Curtain is Raising on Vait Em
pire Region Will See
' Amazing Development
Revival Meetings.
Revival meeting were begun at
the Union Church Iat Sunday under
the direction of Evangelist Samuel
Gregg, of the Chriatlan Church. Tbe
audience tbu far hare be-n large,
ben tbe general condition are
taken Into account. Mr. Gregg ha
held meeting at Lultllaw and Post
"Central Oregon I a great coun
try," ald John F. Steven to a Tele
gram reporter. "That region I rich
la timber, livestock and agriculture.
The latter will mainly advance by
tbe dry farming method of cultiva
tion. You know what that will do.
But why repeat that which ba been
stated so often? There I an empire
big enough to support a city tbe size
of Portland."
lo sweeping terms, rich in tbelr
unexpressed details and heavy with
promle, tbe great engineer referred
to Oregon's latent empire. Mr.
Steven sees only big thing, tor he
ba been doing big work for big
people. Central Oregon In hi eyes 1
a big country. He sees in It the po
tential, not the present. In the lone
ly ranches of upland there I rising
another Spokane or Boise, railroads
hasten to tap another Yakima val
ley, and the Oregon wheat yield is
lifted from 14,000,000 bushel to 40,
000,000 or more a year.
A man selected above all other en
glneers of a. great engineering na
tion for the construction of the cost
liest enterprise yet undertaken in
navigation Improvement see only
what Oregon has seen for years, and
be think It Idle to repeat
"If Oregon has seen these things so
long that the people are no longer
Impressed, and If your people have
any doubt a to developments In the
central region and the south, let
them wait a little while and they
will behold something to arouse
theni," said Mr. Stevens. "What 1b
1116080 of discussing details now?
A good railway will be built at once
Into the region. You will need no
other argument. The railway will
do the rest." ; 1
There Is something grimly senten
tious In Mr. Stevens style of treat
ing Central Oregon. It is in keeping
with the hour. The curtain Is rising
upon an empire. Tleadlngs and pe
titions have poured forth for years
with no results. Without warning
and from a quarter wholly unex
pected comes relief, and the actual,
real work of opening tbe greatest
undeveloped region of the Cjilted
States la at hand. What is the use
of talking now? Weightier indus
trial elements than words are In
play. Construction of transporta
tion lines Is assured greater dispatch
than the message announcing the
good news, and the state is suddenly
called upon to the duty of develop
ing a realm to warrant the railway
outlay. It Is truly not a time for
words, aa Mr. Stevens suggests, but
the day of action.
Central Oregon is in fact unknown.
With the multitude, it is believed to be
arid as rule. Tbe scientific farmer
and exuenmenter havi found more.
Soil is decomposed basalt, such as gives
eternal life to the rich vineyards of. por
tionsof Italy. Altitude of arable land
ranges from a few feet to 5000. Begin'
ning with the rims of tbe Columbia
canyon, the slope is upward to the south
until Lake county is reached, where a
noble plateau of marvelous fertility
spreads for dozens of miles, and upon it
grow all cereals, vegetables and
hardiest temperate-sone fruit.
is
with excellent result, add It Is bis
purpose to locate a pastor with tbe
Prineville congregation, who will
also have charge of thee other
points. The meetings here will con
tinue Indefinitely.
CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS ATMADRAS
Harriman Forces Have
Commenced Grading
SUING FOR RIGHT OF WAY
Crews Expect to Be Located
There for More Than Year
Working Southward.
the
Climate
uniformly excellent. Ocean airs
equalize summer and winter, taking
the breath of cold or heat, while the
Cascade range is the big sponge that ex'
tracts Pacinc northwest moistures as
ocean winds pass over to Central Ore-
eon. Rainfall varies from a trace to 20
and 30 inches. But there is compara
tively little of this vast area that can be
classed arid in the present day of scien
title farming. The Blue mountains
penetrate the eastern reaches of the
country. Kivina oft strong streams to
both the eaet and the west.
On the weet is the Cascade range, giv
ing numerous splendid streams, prince
of which is the Deschutes. To the
southwest are found the streams and
systems of lakes marking Lake and
Klamath counties, and entering to some
extent into Harney. Abundant flowing
water is found throughout this region
for irrigatbn, and the rainfall is suffl'
ciently heavy to open vast opportunities
for storage basins, such as the govern
in en t reclamation work usually con'
structs. Oregon has ' paid into the gen'
eral land fund since enactment of the
reclamation law more than $8;000,000.
Some day numerous big projects will be
found throughout Crook, Malheur, liar
ney, Lake, Klamath, Wasco and Sher
man counties.
Artesian possibilities in sections of
Central Oregon are undoubted by tbe
ablest geologists studying the formation.
At the bead of Sammer lake a tremen
dous spring, forming Anna river, breaks
from tbe hillside, snggeiting an im
mense artesian stratum nnder the semi-
arid coaiitry to the north. With the
Cascades and Blue mountains on either
side, the formation dipping right, melt
ing snows, numerous deep mountain
lakes and high peaks giving the high
pressure reservoirs, no reason can be
advanced to gainsay artesian develop
ment.
rower abounds throughout vast re
gions that are soon to be opened. Along
tha Deschutes river the possibilities sur
pass all Eastern and Central Oregon re
quirements for a generation to come.
State Engineer Lewis lays that this
marvelous stream can be made to de-
elop 1,000,000 horsepower. The flow of
the river is uniform throughout the
year, the descent is rapid and regular,
and for 130 miles it is a canyon where
the cost of harnessing energy would be
as low aa for any hydro-electric plants
yet built. This stream, when industry
warrants, will become a tremendous
producer of wealth, giving to the teem
ing communities of Central Oregon
power for irrigation, manufacturing,
lighting and all other electrical require
ments. Water power is conceded to be
the great future industrial factor. The
Deschutes will be more than 500 great
coal mines.
Yellow pine timber for 200 miles, and
a heavy stand of sugar pine in Crook,
Klamath and Lake, offer an immediate
railway tonnage and insure the lowest
cost for building materials for the
hordes of farmers sura to enter that re
gion when assured a market for their
products. All of the eastern slope of
the Cascade mountains is mantled with
pine. At Bend the forest reaches the
Deschutes, and to the south it cresses
the stream and extends eastward in the
Paulina mountain range for miles.
From the Columbia to Modoc county
there is a solid belt of yellow pine of
varying width, which will insure bil
lions of feet of lumber. The average
stand per acre will run about 10,000 feet
and the demand for pice grows with
every year. ' ' '-
Livestock . has been the leading in-
dustry and will continue one of the great
tonnage producers of the future.'. la the
past the Central Oregon man had but
one commercial means of getting any
product to market. Grass and farm
products were fed to livestock and then
tbe fattened animal was made to bear
ita own weight to the railway before
slaughter. There will be millions of
acres of range land in Central and
Southern Oregon, forest reserves are
numerous and grazing will constitute a
permanent source of feed for .the stock
1 . . TWia at rt i -i n atafn la .lira
industry. This part of the state is sure
to become one oi me mosi important
beef centers of the West. Klch feeding
centers will spring up along the new
line, to which will be drawn the range
stock before final shipment, and many
of the farms will continue to put their
proiucts into livestock pronts.
Drv farmine offers the greatest pos
sibilities of all avenues of development.
It is this that Mr. btevens emphasizes.
Soil is rich, there is some rainfall, and
intelligent application of proved meth
ods will bring forth marvelous cereal
crops from Central Oregon lands. There
rn measureless acres, like those in
Wasco and Sherman counties along the
line of the Columbia Southern and
Great Southern, where wheat grows
without any care anl no dry farming
applications. These lands will be made
to increase from 15 bushels per acre for
Hnrine. and 30 bushels per acre for fall-
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sown, until tney reacu me uign aver
ages of portions of Eastern Washington.
Oregon will be amazed at her own
neglected districts. Railways are at last
assured, unless the exigencies of the
great players force a compromise, so
that Oregon may now turn full energy
upon development of the country
opened, getting the farmer, advertising
to the world the new land of agricultural
wonders, and giving to tbe railway
builder a profitable tonnage for his
Actual construction work on Harri
man's railroad bas been begun in Crook
county. During the pait week con
struction force arrived at Madras and
two camp have been established there,
one on the south and one on the north
tide of the Willow Creek gorge, with the
announcement that grading will be
prosecuted in both directions, with
Madras as a base. These camp are on '
the brink of the canyon on the rim rocks
west of the town cf Madras. Lumber
ha been purchased, supplies are ar
riving and Prineville people who were
at Madras the first of the week were in
formed by members of the crew that in
all probability operation would hold
the camps at their present location for
the next sixteen months. A long and
high bridge will span the canyon at this
point.
Two more suit for the condemnation
of right of way through lands south of
Madras have been filed in the circuit
court by the Hariman attorneys, W. W.
Cotton and A. C. Spencer. One of these
is against Wm. Ellis, whose lands are
located on the Little Plain, about two
mile southwest of Madras, and the
other against Anton Birkenfield whose
land is about five mile southwest of
Madras. Tbe condemnation , suit filed
last week by the railroad attorneys
against Margaret C. McClure for right
of way has been dismissed upon motion
of the railroad people and it is presumed
settlement bas been effected. -
The number of men to be employed
in these new camps is no known, but it
is" supposed ' that each will comprise
several hundred.
Last weeks' Madras Pioneer has the
following about the commencement of
work there :
Construction work on the Harriman
Central Oregon railroad haa begun at
this point, and by the end of the week
it is announced that dirt will be flying
on the right of way adjacent to Madras,
on both sides of Willow Creek canyon.
Tbe crews of surveyors have arrived and
have begun setting the cross-section
stakes for the graders. These engineer- ,
ing parties are in charge of B. 6. Rud
dock and W. S. Caruthers, who will be
the resident engineers in charge of the
work in this vicinity, Mr. Ruddock hav
ing charge of the work south of Willow
creek, and Mr. Caruthers having super
vision of the work north of Madras.
That these gentlemen expect to be in
Madras some time is evidenced by tbe
fact that immediately upon their ar
rival here they began seeking comfort
able quarters for themselves and for
their families who will join them here .
soon.
Sub-contracts for work In this vicinity
have been let to Powell Bros, for tbe
work between mile post 102)6 to 107, ,
(mile post 102)6 being at tbe bead of
Willow creek canyon) to Contractor
Calaban for a stretch of line from
Trout creek north, and to Twohy & :
Dwyer for that portion of the line be
tween the Powell and Calaban con- ;
tracts. Powell Bros, accompanied by '
their families, arrived in Madras last
Monday, and are making their bead- 3
quarters at this place pending the ar- ;
rival of their construction equipment, 1
which is expected to arrive in tho next
day or so and will be started to work ,
at once.
The commencement of actual con
struction work by the Harriman inter- :
ests in this locality, where there is no
conflict between their survey and that
of the Oregon Trunk Line, has had the
effect of dispelling any doubt that might
have lingered in the minas ot tne peo
ple of this section, regarding the in
tention to push the Harriman
through to completion.
road
lines.
Death of Mrs. George Hobbs.
' Mrs. Mabel Baldwin Hobbs, wife
of George Hobbs died very suddenly
at their home at Powell Buttes last
Friday evening, death supposed : to
have been the result of heart failure.
Mrs. Hobba was apparently in per
fect health and at about four o'clock
Friday afternoon had been out
horseback riding In the grain field
where her husband was cutting
grain. She left the field and rode
home to prepare supper and had ap
parently begun the work of cooking
supper, when she sunk to the floor
and died. Mr. Hobbs found her
dead on the kitchen floor when ho
came In from his work.
The funeral occurred last Sunday
and was very largely attended. Tho
services were conducted by Rev. W. f
C PaaLa on1 Int.mniinf nraa mn.1.
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- in the Powell Butte Cemetery.