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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1911.
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VOL. XV NO. 8
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Crook County-The Land of Free Homes
Hon. J. N. Williamson, president of the
Prineville Commercial Club, Iim prepared the
following facta concerning Crook count,
which will he printed In booklet form for
general circulation. The statements con
tained herein may be relied Unn for accu
racy in every leepect. He haa virtually speiit
lifetime In thU country and knnwa from
olwrvation anil rxperlrnee the conditions
that obtain here. Mr. Williamson writes as
follows;
The iriMiKrapliie center of Oregon la located In
Crook County. Ht'iirn, any di'rrlitlin of Central
Ori'iton muni tmcoMarlly contain torn tlilnjf abuut
tlii- immense country contained within the bounda
ries of thl County.
Crook County la approximately erven'.y-flve miles
square and contains throe million irrri of land, one
tlilnl of which, according to to eminent an author
ity aa Mr. Thomaa Shaw, la tillable land. Only
mall portion of th tillable land la now cultivated
and much of It la yet government land aubject to be
taken under the homestead ami other public land
lawa. Of roume, the beat ia now taken but much
remains well worth looking over with a view of en
try by people desiring homea.
Typography.
Crook County haa all altitudes from six hundred
feet above aea level on up to the eternal snows of
the Caacade Mountain. The average altitude of
the tillable country might be approximated at three
thouaand feet above aea level. Generally apeaking,
the county ia Into re rued with rolling valleya and
rugged mountaina and In a few year hence will
aupport a large and proaperoua population.
Population.
According to the recent ceneue thia immenae area
CROOK COUNTY, THE
f; . ':
Homes for Thousands
of country ia vet ahort of ten thouaand souls, hav
ing doubied.ite population, however, in the laat five
yeare.
PriacipeJTowa,
The principal towna of Crook County are Trine-
ville, the county Beat and main buaineea center.
Redmond, Madraa, Iiend, JSistrrt, l.amonta and
number of other promiaing busiiwas point.
Retoorcae. '
Crook County haa diveraity f resources, many
of which have lain practically dtrmant in the paat
owing to ita lack of either rail or water transporta
tion. Among theae reaourcea mi-ht be mentioned
ita timber, for all of the higher altitudea are cover
ed with yellow pine and fir timber, agriculture,
stock raising, mining and dairying.
Timber
There la, approximately, 41 billion feet of
landing timber in Crook County, moetly yellow
pine. Moat of thia timber, aay two-third of it, ia
on the eax tern alope of the Caacade Mountain, the
remaining third ia found on the apur of the Blue
Mountains in the Eastern and Northeastern portion
of the county. .There having been no transporta
tion in the past, except team and wagon, no timber
haa yet been cut In Crook County except for local
use, which amount haa been comparatively small.
The price of lumber for local purpose ranges from
nine to twenty dollars per thousand at the mill.
There ia neither oak, spruce, maple, ash or other
hard wood in the county. The principal timber
thua far used for wood being juniper, which makes
excellent wood for both heating and cooking and it
la to be found in abundance along the Crooked
River valley and the hills and plateaua bordering
thereon.
Agriculture.
The agricultural resources of the county have, in
Continued on laat page.
This Space Reserved for
Collins W. Elkins
Successor to C. W. Elkins Co.
We will have an "ad" of more than ordinary interest in next
week's issue, making mention of many savings for the house
hold. Look for it
John Morris'
Cottage Burned.
Tbe cottage of J. F. Morris, just
across tbe street from tbe Journal
office, was gutted by fire Friday
afternoon. The building was oc
cupied by Mrs. Mary Hinton.
Although the response of the
fire department waa prompt and
pressure from the mains good, the
house and contents were badly
damaged by fire and water.
The alarm was tamed In at just
2:30, and before 3:00 o'clock the
fire wag over. Four streams of
water played on the building a
few minutes after the alarm was
given. ISut for the good work of
tbe fire department and tbe proopt
response of the Prineville 1 ight &
Water company with good pres
sure tbe building would have
burned to the ground.
There is a difference of opinion
aa to how the fire started, but the
meet likely theory, from the ap
pearance of the burned building,
ia that someone stepped on and ig
mted match. There was no
insurance on the building or con
tents.
Metolius a Division Point
Eighth Grade
Examinations Poor.
County Superintendent Ford re
ports that the eighth grade ex
animations held last week were
very poor. Only five, out of six
teen passed, and their grades were
low.. Seven were conditioned.
They failed to make the grade in
two studies. If the work can be
made up the students will be promoted.
Twenty-three students from the
sixth snd seventh grades passed
in physiology and hygiene. Tbey
did this so that when they came
to take the eighth grade finals they
would not have to take the same
subject over again.
In discussing the reason for tbe
poor showing, the county superin
tendent said that nearly every one
fell down in spelling; some of the
grades going as low as 3G. One
tudent got 90 and another 86.
Arithmetic, too, seemed a stumbling
block to many of them. Nearly as
many failed in this study as in
pelling. Three failed in gram
mar.
Tbe successful five that will be
given eighth grade diplomas are:
Grace Terrell and Ben Malkson of
O'Neil; Myrtle Joslin and Delia
Newbill of Grizzly.
Miss Parrott and Mrs. Collins
Elkins assisted the County Super
intendent in holding the exami
nations. ,
Receiver Submits
Final Report.
Charles M. Red field was dis
charged in the Federal Court last
week from the receivership of the
Deschutes Irrigation & Tower
Company. His report, submitted
to the court, shows the receipts and
disbursments to have been $95.-
138.69. The total amount received
from the Deschutes Irrigation &
Power Company was . t44.027.88,
of which $30,684.15 was the
amount of money turned over to
him by the Merchants' Savings &
Trust Company. On settlers'
notes held by the latter company
he received $22,040.16 on col
lateral bonds, and $6,251.65 on
first mortgage bonds.
Of the disbursments $35.98151
was spent to redeem settlers' notes,
$30,684.15 for interest coupons on
first mortgage bonds, and $12,532.-
07 in salaries
Red field was appointed uron
the petition of Frank R. Shinn and
Louis G. Addison, the defendants
being the Deschutes Irrigation &
rower Company, A. F. Biles.
Howard Contract Company and
Aeronauts' savings & trust Com
pany.
A Buv That ia a Buv.
4H0 Aeroa nf fartila Uml oil fonxo.l .
300 aeres under irrigation, 80 acres
plowed, house and barn, six miles from
the Oregon Trunk railroad. This land
Can not ha liinli.atail tnm iK. ; i
- - mm .i mi .ud j 1 1 n o iu
Crook Conntv. Print 17IW1 oool, W-ii
or apply in person to T. V. Tavlok,
uiuiuan, uregon.
Surveys have been completed for
the construction of a "Y" at
Metolius, six miles south of Mad
ras, at which point the Oregon
Trunk company's shops and yards
will be built. This will be used in
turning the engines until the turn
table is built. Two crews of men
have been working for tbe past
few weeks in the yards at Metolius
to prepare it for the laying of
tracks. The grading north and
south of there has been completed.
From Metolius to Bend tbe dis
tance is 39 miles, which, it is esti
mated, can be completed before
June 1. The construction work on
the Crooked river bridge will re
quire about two months.
Pending the completion of the
line to Redmond no trains will be
operated south of Metolius, which
also will serve as a division point
as soon as the entire road is built.
Local freight from points south
will be handled at Metolius.
The six-mile stretch between
Madras and Metolius can be sup
plied with tracks in less than a
week, after which the work sooth
of that point will be taken op with
the view of reaching the Crooked
river, 15 miles away, as early as
possible.
The steel for the work south of
Metolius has started to arrive and
will be hauled to the end of the
line as fast as it is needed. Thie
consists of 8000 tons of 90-pound
rails to be used in main-line con
struction and 7000 tons of 70-
pound material for side and dim.
ing tracks.
The work on the Oregon Trnnk
has been done under the contract
system, the grading and con
struction north of Metolius being
clone by Porter Bros., of Portland,
and that south of Metolius by II.
C. Henry, also of Portland. The
bridges have been built by various
Eastern concerns.
Mrs. Errickson May
Return to County
The sheriffs office Is In recelut of
the following letter from Governor
West, tearing on the Krlckson case:
Mr. T. N. .Balfour, Sheriff of Crook
County, Prineville. Oreeon.
Dear Sir: I am In receipt of a letter
rrom Sir. C. H. Erlckson, enclosing
the conditional on r don of Mrs. net
tle Erlckson, together with letters
rrom yourself to Mrs. Erlckson.
"I note that one of the conditions
In tbe pardon Is that Mrs.' Erlckson
Ib to remain outside of Crook county
forever. Inasmuch as I have given
Mr. hrickson permission to remain
In that county until such time as he
may be able to adjust his business
affaire so as to move. I deem it an
Injustice to require Mrs. Erlckson to
remain outside the county. There
fore, I would request that so lone as
Mrs. ErlckBon and Mr. Erlckson re
main law-abiding and peaceful citi
zens that they be permitted to at
tend to their own affairs without
molestation and I would request
further that the condition of resi
dence In Mrs. Erlckson 's pardon I
not considered so lone as Mrs. Erlck
son conducts herself In a law-abid
ing manner. Yours respectfully,
OswAi.n Wkst."
Culver Junction.
V. C. Wilkes, assistant general
passenger agent for the Hill lines
in the northwest, and R. II.
Crosier, advertising agent, both of
Portland, spent a part of Sundav
and Monday at this place, inspect
ing the depot and warehouse sites,
and giving attention to the matter
of leasing warehouse lots to the
various applicants. They are also
giving their attention to the ques
tion of passenger traffic and ton
nage. Mr. vrozier is greatly inter
ested in the nature of the country
through which the Oregon Trunk
line passes and is making a close
investigation of the crops pro
duced in the country tributary
to their stations. Both gentlemen
were greatly pleased with the
nature of the country about Culver
Junction, and expect to see this a
shipping point for a large territory.
The ranchers west of the Des
chutes have petitioned for the
opening of a road to the river oppo
site tbe Cove orchard, to be joined
with a road on the east side of
Crooked river and leading to this
place.
A large supply of lumber is now
carried by the lumber yard recently
established. Many of those people
who contemplated building, are
now taking advantage of this sup
ply.
Mr. P. A. Chandler, recently
appointed justice of the peace, wil
soon be empowered to sit in the
trial of cases, and tie tl e knot for
those' matrimonially inclined.
Miss tlill entertained a iollv
crowd of young people at the White
House Hotel, Saturday evening,
at which function a delicious lunch
was Berved..
Bracelet Lost.
New Carmen Bracelet lost Tues
day, Jan. 10. Liberal reward will be
paid for Us return to Mrs. Walter
O'Neil. 1-19-21 o.
Look Out For
Bogus Money.
Keep your eye peeled for spuri
ous coin. Counterfeit five-dollar
gold pieces are in circulation in
Prineville and so well executed is
the begus money that it takes an
expert almost to detect it. The
banks state that they never saw a
counterfit so well done. The face
and milling of the coin are almost
perfect. It is light weight and has
no ring toil when tested on a me
talic surface. Look out for it.
Real Estate Transfers.
FmuM by tW Cn Caaty Aktbid Ca.
E. A. Sather, trustee, to Deschutes
Investment Co., lot 7 blk 11, Bend, $1.
Nzthaniel Haverstock et al, trustees,
to Nettie L. Eaton, ne)i sec31-12-17, $1.
Nettie L. Eaton to Nathaniel and
Nathan Haverstock, ne sec 31-12-17, tl.
C. F. Heineck to C. B. Hyson Br., t
sej sec 13 and e) ne sec 24-10-13,
$3,500.
Ella H. Sexton et ax to Edwin A.
Miller, nejf sec 11-20-10, $10.
J. F. Sexton et nx to Edwin A. Miller
dc4 sec 14-20-19, 110.
Carrie B. Hard and husband to Edwin
A. Miller, sejf cec 15-22-10, 10.
Cora A. Chapman and husband to
Edwin A. Miller, swjj sec 14-20-10, $10.
Maud Wadsworth Folsom to Edwin A.
Miller, nK sec 14-20 10, (10.
Edwin A. Miller et ux to Oregon
Timber Realty Co., sjtf swJi and t letf
sec 11-20-10, ne and sec 14 and
aei sec 15-20-10.
Inland Empire Co., to Mrs. D. J.
Oetrowski, lot 15 blk 22, Metolius, (500.
8. J. Newsom, et ux to Alwilda
Wilson, commencing 60 feet south of
96 corner of "block 1, Newsom's 3rd add,
thence west 1(30 ft, south 100 ft, east 160
ft, $400.
Ilea Bros to Marie Gellespie, lot 7
blk 15, Madras, $150.
Crook Comity Inv. Co., to' Enior
Olson, lots 15, 16, 17 and IS, blk 74,
Ilillman, $350.
Emily C. Miller and husband to
Linda A. Miller, se ne sec 4-18-14,
consideration $1.
Alonzo E. Adair et ux to Linda A.
Miller, sw nwV4' and nwj swj sec 5-18-
14 $1.
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