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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 191 1.
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VOL. XV NO. 35
MUST NOT IRRIGATE
WITH HOT AIR
Something More Sub
stantial Must Be Used
LAND BOARD CALLS A HALT
Irrigation Companies Mint Make
Good on Their
Promises
Tito timo has coino when the
fStato of Oregon will warn to Irrl-
Kate It desert lands with liot air
instead of water.
Imso methods of tho past.wlth ' panics will lose all they have in
money squandered In lawsuits . vested, and tho dams and canals
and other wasteful ways, sro to ; will bo abandoned and tho set-
cease and tho companies direct-;
ing tho various reclamation proj- j
ects must deliver tho goods or ;
quit. Husiness methods must'
bo Injected Into these projects.
and to seo thut tho settlers are
properly protected, tho Desert
Land Hoard has taken tho Initia-
live and has canceled tho Pais
ley project of the Portland Irri
gation Company. This forfeit are
was declared one day last week
after an all-day meeting of tho This money is to bo returned to
Hoard at Salem. ;the companies on the completion
Tho situation in tho several tht,jr work, but if tho ccmpiin
projects is that the companies (m fuj( then the Hoard will take
havo sold more acreage than they !tho money deposited and cavy
have water for, Thorofore. they
irrigated tho oversold land with
conversation. .
For eight years tho Irrigation
schemes have drifted lazily In .cou),)any( however, has deposit
slipshod inannor. without thepd wth lhe BtlU0 20,000 in cash
Desert Land Hoard paying pur- L,)(j fyo.OOO of settlers' notes.but
ticular attention to what was go
Ing on.' Hazy ideas regaming
tho Carey act, absence of proper
water legislation and Inexper
ience of engineers and project
ors have grown a crop of troub
les and litigation, dissatisfaction
and disappointment until now,
with a new Desert Land Dourd
at Salem, a policy has been map
ped out which aims to solve the
problems and meot conditions
existing and make things better
for the future. This activity of
the Hoard has only just started
and before the Hoard is through,
complete reorganization of those
Irrigation projects is hoped for.
Summed in a nutshell, irriga
tion companies must make good
on their water promises, or the
Hourd will know the reason why.
At presont there is little com
plaint over conditions, but sot
tiers are fearful of the future un
loss steps bo taken to bring about
a change, and this change the
Hoard is striving to create. The
one horrible example of irriga
tion in the state is tho Columbia
Southern. This feeling is due
largely to the failure' of former
Boards to take reasonable pro
cautions for the protection of
sottlors. The Columbia South
ern is said to have disposed of
about 20,000 acres at if U an acre,
but tho water supply 19 only ade
quate for approximately 4000
acres. If this project is cancel
ed, which is probable, there will
be 16,000 acres of land which
have been ovorsold. This acre
age is owned by non residents
who aro scattored from ono enJ
of the Taciflc coast to the other.
A new company is now trying to
take over the Columbia Southern
and has until fall to complete ne
gotiations In tho event of for
feiture, those settlers on the
grounds who have been using
the water and putting it to bene
ficial use will be taken care of in
some manner,
Tho Desert Land Hoard la be
twenrt (wo fires and in confront
od by a delicate problem, which
dumanda skillful treatment ao a
not to Jeopardize Interests and
Inflict needless and Irrepurable
loss on capital and tho settlers.
On ono hand the Hoard, if it
would enforce its rules to safe
guard the settlors, would cause
the forfuituro of much land, and
the protection to the settlors
would bo doubtful. On the other
hand, irrigation projects have
not boon successful Investments
for capitalists, as theso projects
inquire more money to tliiunce
thun at first appears. Compan
ies, although not living up to
agreement, are struggling along,
trying to in rouse, tho water sup
ply, while being handicapped for
0f capital.
If tho Desert
Land Hoard calls a halt, tho com
tlL.r9 wl bo no better off than at
present. This is tho nut which
the members of tho Hoard are
trying to ernck.
One solution of the difliculty Is !
for tho Desert Land Hoard to act
tts a sort of anchor to windward
for these projects. Tho plan is
to have the companies managing
tho projects deposit with the
state a certain percentage of the
reculpts from the sulo of lands.
tho enterprise to completion.
Tho proposition seems reason
able to tho Hoard members, but
not to all of tho companies. One
this $110,000 is insufficient to
complete that particular project.
It has been demonstrated con
clusively by tho settlers on these
arid lands that wherever water
has boen obtained the crops have
been eminently satisfactory.
Ono project which was in bad
shape a year ago, managed to ud
vanco its work sufficiently to put
under water a large tract last
spring, with the result that, the
settlers are ruising good crops
this summer.
Tho Paisloy project lay dor
mant for years and nothing has
been done. The Portland Irri
gation Company, which was hold;
Ing the segregation, was a shoe
string affair and d ovoid of finan
cial backing, according to the
Board's investigations. The pro
moters hold onto tho claims spec
ulatively, hoping to find oome
company or syndicate , which
would buy it. In the prcjoct
was 12,000 acres, not ono foot of
which was ever sold. At the all
day meeting the Board declared
all claims forfeited and after the
usual advertising the company
making the highest bid can get
this tract. If no company ap
pears, the land will be thrown
open to homesteaders and tho Ir
rigation scheme abandoned. This
action on the part of the Board
will probably be followed in oth
er cases within a short time.
The contract with tho state pro
vided for the construction of an
80-foot dam which would flood
2880 acres in what is known as
tho upper Chcwaucan Valley, and
store 42,800 aero feet of the sur
plus water. Tho cost to the set
tiers was to be $35 an acre and
whon 80 per cent of the land was
sold, the management was to be
transferred to the settlers, the
company retaining a 20 per cent
interest.
The Deschutes Land Company
Continued on last page
PRINEVILLE WINS
TWO OUT OF THREE
0.-W. R. & N Grays
Very Fast Team
CLASSY BALL ALL THE TIME
Prineville Lost One Game The
First Defeat Chalked Up
For Them This Season
The baseball fans of Prineville
and vicinity were treated to a league
article of ball here Saturday and
Sunday when the locals lined up 'men Yancey, Lippman, Ward,
with the faiit O.-W. II. & X. Grays j Noble and Winnek.
of Portland in a three-game series. The meetings of the previous
Prineville won two of the three , regular and special meetings were
games, and met their first defeat ; approved.
of the season in the last game of Mr. Walker, a nurseryman, ap
the series. ' peared before the council and
The Portland players were a j made an offer to furnish Carolina
gentlemanly hunch of fellows and ; poplar trees for the city park at so
fully lived up to their reputation '
as being one of the fastest teams
in Portland and of the state by
their classy all-around playing.
They were more than pleased
with Prineville and their treat
ment while here and expressed
their desire to return again for
another series in the near future.
The first game Saturday was a
very exciting content and was not
derided until the last man was re
tired in the ninth inning. The
first man up for Prineville re
ceived a free pass to first, ad
vanced to third on a sacrifice and I
scored on a pass ball. The Grays
got busy early in the game and
shoved a couple across on two hits
and an error. Prineville evened
it up again and the Grays added
another, which the locals dupli
cated, and in the eighth inning
Prineville put across the winning
run. Score 4 to 3.
Tetherow pitched the opening
game for Prineville and although
the Grays outhit the locals yet
"Jesse" was steadier in the pinches
and pulled out of several tight
places in fine shape.
The second game Sunday fore
noon was also an exciting en
counter and ended with the same
score 4-3, with Prineville again
on the winning end. Zeek pitched
a good steady game for the locals,
as did Scott for Portland, the lat
ter retiring in order the first six
teen men that faced him,
Portland led 2 to 0 during the
greater part of the game, but the
locals got busy in the 7th and
pushed two scores across on hits
and cinched the game in the ninth
with two more counters.
The Sunday afternoon game was
hardly up to the Btandard of the
two previous games, but was an
interesting exhibition. Langdell,
Prineville's new ehortstop, who
played classy hall the first two
games, sustained a sprained ankle
which prevented his playing with
his usual speed m this game, and
was a material factor in the loss
of the game.
Thomson was in the mound for
the Grays and the big fellow
pitched a good game. Tetherow
worked again for the locale and
with an even break of luck would
have had two games to his credit
in as many days. The hits were
evenly divided in this game but
tho locals outfieldod the visitors.
Priueville's showing against the
fast team entitles them to rank as
one of the fastest amateur teams
in the state, and the local fans will
back their team against allcomers.
It is possible another fast Port
land team will be brought out to
cross bats with the locals during
the Bummer, and baseball enthu
siasts of all degrees will be treated
onoe more to good games of the
national pastime.
REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
City Treasurer Makes
Report
ACT ON ORDINANCES TUESDAY
Poplar Trees For City Park Are
Offered At So Much
Per Dozen
There was a regular meeting of
the city council Tuesday evening.
Present Mayor Kdwards, Council-
much per dozen. The matter was
referred to the proper committee.
City Treasurer Smith made hie
report for the month of April,
May and June. The city cash in
the various funds is as follows:
General fund $ 673 94
Fire fund P265 G2
Park fund 404 36
Road fund 381 21
Total 12725 13
From the general fund should
be deducted 1300 interest which
was checked out the day after the
city treasurer made his report.
Councilman Ward, chairman of
the Health and Police committee,
made several good recommenda
tions that will be acted upon
later.
The following bills for June
were ordered paid:
V. L. & W. Co 91 65
Mrs. Muling, 3 mo. rent 25 00
E. 8. Hlllurd, 22 days work 57 50
V. F. King Co., indue lit 80
Attorney Duffy, fees 12 50
It. W. llreette, fees, etc 24 45
Tom Cooo, labor 28 75
i
The following bills for July were
ordered paid:
V. L. & W.Co 74 60
V. F. King Co 5 00
C. S. Hlllurd, night-watch 75 00
Geo. Noble 28 20
A. J. Weston, salnry 100 00
A. W. Yancey, special officer.. 13 25
C. E. Smith 15 00
C. E. Smith, 2 mo. salary 60 00
B. P. Jones, spl. officer 13 00
I. V. Ward, care water..' 00 00
It. W. Ilreese, fees 11 60
Permission was asked to move
the old school building from its
present' site to a location on
Fourth street. Referred to Streets
and Public Improvement com
mittee.
City Engineer Brewster called
the attention of the council to the
fact that no plats were filed with
the county clerk regarding certain
10-foot strips on First street that
had been vacated. The city at
torney was instructed to look into
the matter.
Mr. Hoover was granted permis
sion to use tne streets to move a
small house on the north side.
Several ordinances were before
the council but they were deferred
for final action until next Tuesday
evening.
Strayed
dazed-face sorrel mare strayed from
rortKocK; Dranttea cross with rings
on the four points; has lump on left
jaw. Address J. F. Walsh, Fort Rock
Oregon. 8-3-lmp
Poland-China Hogs
1 have a choice lot of pure-blood pigs
of both eezes for sale now at reasonable
pi ices, some old enough for service now.
7-27 C. M. Eliinb, Prineville, Ore.
Baby Lost Near
Alkali Butte
The people in the Alkali P.utte
country got quite a scare the first
of the week. Mrs. lien Hinder
man left home Monday with a
team .and two-year-old child to
haul water from a spring for house
hold use. While at the spring the
horses took fright and ran away.
Mrs. Ilinderman started after the
horses calling to the little one to
follow. Instead of doing ao the
tot started in the opposite d rec
tion and could not be found until
the next day at noon. The whole
neighborhood took part in the
search and kept it up all night.
The youngster had traveled three
miles in the opposite direction.
It had fallen over a ten-foot rim
rock but received only a few scars
from the experience. Clarence
Ferguson ran across the little girl
Tuesday noon not much the worse
for the outing. It was not half so
badly scared as its parents.
Teachers Receive
Certificates
County Superintendent Ford
has received from the State Super
intendent of Education the certifi
cates granted at the June exami
nation. The following were given
certificates:
One year Ellen Brobst, Prine
ville; Minnie B. Taylor, Hay
cieek; Edna Pyatt, Bend; Vivian
Allen, Suplee; Martha Burgess,
Culver; Irene Barnes, Prineville;
Dora Knox, Hood River; Clinton
Colgrove, Mrs, Colgrove, Cline
Falls; Myrtle Kinnear, Redmond;
Angeline, Young, Florence Young,
Bend.
Five-year certificates were
granted to Helen Murray, Ash
wood, and Lottie Montgomery,
Prineville.
Miss Irene Barnes passed with
the highest standing in the claBS.
Hunts Exhibits For
Big Land Shows
Tillman Reuter was in Prine
ville the last of the week. Till
man is the exhibit collector for
the Great Northern Railway and
will look after exhibits from Cen
tral Oregon at the big land shows,
lie made several side trips from
Prineville in D. P. Adamson's car,
looking over the different valleys
tributary to this place. From
here he went to Powell Butte, Red
mond, La Pine, Sisters. Laidlaw,
Hillman, Opal City, Culver, etc.
1 be object of the trip was to ac
quaint himself with the condition
of crops so that he could report to
the railroad officials about what
to expect from this section in the
way of samples. He is corre
sponding with the commercial
clubs at Burns and Lakeview with
the view of getting a line on crop
conditions in Harney and Lake
counties.
Mr. Reuter spent last Friday at
the Prineville Commercial Club
working over the samples collected
by Jack Summers for the club.
Mr. Renter requests our farmers
and ranchers to save samples for
exhibit purposes. The railroads
are doing all in their power to
build up this country hut progress
will be slow unless the people who
live here do their part.
, Lost
White English Setter dog, about 11
months old, goiter on left side of nock.
Strayed or stolen from Bend about July
6th. Reward for return or information
causing return. Communicate with
Bend Bulletin, Bend, Ore. 7-27-2t
COUNTY FAIR
OCTOBER 11 TO 14
Two Thousand Dollars
In Purses
$2500.00 CASH IN PREMIUMS
Fair Directors Getting Ready
For a Big Display of
County Products
I Two-colored posters announce that
j the Central Oregon Fair will be
held October 11 to 14. Unfortu
nately the place where the fair is
to be held has been omitted.
Prineville is, no doubt, the place
but a stranger would have a hard
time finding it out.
Two thousand dollars will be
hung up in purees for the lovers
of good horseflesh.
The premium list has been x
tended and over 12300 will be of
fered in prizes. This is $500
higher than ever before.
Baseball will occupy a promi
nent part as one of the chief at
tractions of the fair.
The racing program, which has
been proposed under the direction
of George Russell, is as follows:
Wednesday Tbree-eigth mile
dash, free for all, $100. Trot oc
pace for Crook county horses, five
to enter and three to start, best
two heats in three, $150. Quarter
mile saddle horse race for horses
that have not started for public
money, ?5. Ladies' roadsters
race, three to enter, two to start,
entrance free, 150.
Thursday Indian race, $25.
Trot or pace for Crook ccunty
three-year-olds, best two in three,
$100. Half-mile dash free for all,
$100. Novelty race of one mile,
one-fourth walk, one-fourth trot,
and one-half run, $25.
Friday Bucking contest, $50;
2:40-elass trot or pace, free for all,
best three in five, $250. Running
mile dash, free for all, $250.
Ladies' race, half-mile dash, en
trance free, $25.
Saturday Squaw race, one-mile
dash, entrance free, $25. Free for
all trot, heats three in five, $500.
Half-mile dash, handicap, free for
all, $200. Gentlemen's roadsters
race, three to enter and two to
start, owners to drive, $50.
James J. Hill offers premiums
for dry farm products in addition
to a silver cup for the best indi
vidual exhibit.
A representative of the fair as
sociation is to be appointed for
each precinct whose duty it will be
to collect the precinct exhibit for
his district. Save your samples.
They will be needed more than
ever thisyear.
Advertised Letters
List of letters remaining uucalled
for In this office tor the month end
ing July 81.
Mrs Anna Muller (2)
J Smith TollH.lny
Lonnie Oarouttt)
H K Butterrlelii
J B Keunetly
Commatloru Morris
Krt-1 H Strreter
F Cross
Ueoie Purnes
J O ooodkunij
Frank Kolley
W U Lillflr
Joe Sauisu
W S Murxisot
'Will LKDPonn, P. k.
For Rent
Very large, nicely furnished room,
with use of bath.' Inquire of Mrs.
McMillan. g-3-ti
Suit Case Lost
Friday, July 28, between Sisters and
O'Noll. one suit case full of clothing,
etc. Finder please send word to Nori.
Kewbill, Grizzly, Ore. 8-3-2tp
Notice
Mrs. McFarland has closed her board
ing house until October 1st, when she
will be prepared to accomodate the
public again. 8-3-2t