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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1912.
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VOL. XVI-NO. 5
PASSENGERS HAD
A CLOSE CALL
PRINEVILLE HAS A
RAILROAD TALK
Business Men Discuss
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Experience a Couple of
Thrillers.
HIGH WATER WEAKENS BRIDGE
Th Coolnew of the Conductor
and Engineer Probably
Saved Live.
Prineville pssnsngers on Katur
ilny night's tnio out of Fallbrldge
experienced some thrillers that
they will never lorget.
It wss while crossing the rail-
rosd bridge nesr North Junction j
on the horusward journey that the j Jowf prn,vll!e; Louis Hois.
nra bsir rsi-er occurred. Tl.ebridK!tiil,)ert ,)avi( nttvcreek; II.
.UUt point is temporary " 1 0'D1I, Prioeviile.
provided lor use only until thai A vo(9 of thank to lhe inin
steel lor the new one could 9n9 Wii voj ht ,be p.ngers
placed In position. The steel wjanJ fofWirj,d to General Manager
cn the ground ready to be u,u(jraVi
but the recent heavy storms soj '
weakened the wooden structure '
that a terrible disaster was narrow
ly averted.
It was about 10 o'clotk at night
when the train reached the bridge.
When the encine sot fairly onto
it the track isgued to such au ex j
tent that the engineer thought that
the train would drop Into the rag
ing Deschutes twenty or thirty
leet below. The emergency brake
were applied and the train brought
to a standstill. Il was at this
time thatthe coolness and nerve
tie 'rvnOuetorv..-? . .. j piir. and '
saved the lives ol the passengers. Whereas. Suld Crook county is
Kvery movement ' in the cars divided by natural barriers, di
caused thera to sway dangerously Loral ty of resources and occupa
back and forth, but the conductor' tiyn8 0f lhe people, roads and
got his passengers to tile quietly
toward the rear of the train where
the last car hud jumped the track
but had orny , started to buuip i
atons on tho ties. It furnished i
ale landing place end all reached j
the ground in safety.
The next problem was what to.
do with the renr passenger car.
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iet anu in uoing so """ conducted, therefore bo it
side. II the ear would ride the Resolved. By the Culver De
ties acrons It could be drawn over , ..iimmnt TiimiB In regular
in safely, but if. on the other hand,
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il nriiHH lii runt: ii . suit ii it imikii ii-
danger the whole train.
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was nothing holding it but the 90
pound steel rails securely luBteneii
to the ties. The train was pulled
ahead very slowly and It was seen
that the ties would hold so the
car reached the other side in safety.
The second thriller for the pas
sengers was crosBing the swaying
bridge to reach the train. They
did not know juxt how much the
swaying structure would etund.
Twenty feet below the surging
river swollen to torrential propor
tion and all that kept them out of
it was a swaying bridge with the
supports washed out. Everybody
got acroBS all right and the l'rine
ville passengers Bay their home
town never looked so good.
Tho Crook county people on the
train were: U. F. Johnson, Trine
ville; . C. Herrick, Redmond;
C. L. La Hi n, U. S. Indian Agency,
Warm Springs; Frank Smith and
wife, Redmond; S. Grazer, La Tine;
T. J. Murphy, Bend; 11. M. Saw
bridge, Bond; T. B. Allinon, Terre
bonne; O. W. Slay ton, Prinevillc;
Mrn. L, C. Marion, Redmond; It
J. Kggleston, Bend; Eriient Lam
bert, Motoliusj F, V. Chapman,
Terrebonne; 0. J. Johnson, Trine
villej John Brottze, Metolius; C.
L. Miod, Redmond; Oeo. N. Van
tine, A. v., Turner, Madras; J. I.
Gooby, Bend; Frank Luckey, Hay
creek; J, E, Mills, Tumulo; F
The new Oregon
Englehatdt, (iriwly; P. L. Pitner.'at Prlneville, Oregon, at an early
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UlVCr YY&In$
County Division
Resolution of Culver Dovelop-
,on, To.,,,,,.
Whereaa. The county of Crcok
embracea a total area of over
7500 so,nare miles, and
Whereas, The assessed valua
tion c! said county Is t9.201.4C!)
and sufficient to support three
counties with but little if any in-
icrcedtax levy for admioistra-
nlCftn9 0f transportation. Into
three divisions, and
Whereas, We believe the peo
u 0f Crook COuntv desire a di
vision of said county in order
lnal ;t ,liny bo rnoro convenient
to reach a county Boat for the
transaction . of county business
; and in 0,d0r that ccuntv cavern
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I men may "fl more econuunww.y
L0(lanll v,ni,, ... f.iv(,r fWron.
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i iiiia 1'iih unit r r iuniinrr 'ti"
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tho Culver Development
League recommends the calling
of a delegate convention of the
VOtor9 of Crook county for the 5, 1)12, a meeting will tw held in Frine-
nnrnrtsn nf iliseiissinff the ad vis-1 ville Oreiron, for the purpose of di
purpose 01 discussing me .am it. cnMing the ,Jue(,tion of bomi i(,,,e i,y
ability Of county division and to Crook county to aiil in the construction
nttomnt tn mrreo nnnn lines for'of ?Kl1 ro118- siJ n,eetinK will be
attempt, to Rgroo upon lines ior Mj a( (he Ht 10 0.,.1(.k B
the imrtition of said Crook coun- m. It 1 earnestly rcnuested that each
ty into three counties, and tliat
said delegate convention bo held
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News Snapshots
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Sen in man Amarisan siysj acknowledfied Jhe new republic, of galna pg
Trunk Steel bridge opened for
date.
We further recommend that
the various voting precincts be
entitled to delegates In propor
tion to their total vote cast at the
last regular election and that
each precinct choose Ks dele
gates In such manner as Its vo
ters may determine.
We further recommend that
the question of county seat be
eliminated from this convention
and nothing be determined in re
lation thereto but that the ques
tion of county neat and name of
county be determined by the vo
ters of each new division after
the lines have been determined
upon and in a separate caucus.
It is ordered that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to each
newspaper in Crook county with
riu's' tor publication ana tnai
a cop be' aent'to each commer
cial club or development league
In the county tor their discussion
and consideration. (
Passed by unanimous vote at
the regular session of this league
the 12th day of January, 1!12.
Wm. Boegu,
D. B TnoiTT. Secretary.
President.
Who Can Beat It?
Mrs. Bert Wright boasts of hav
ing raised the first tomatoes in
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Mimroin rame, naviog picaeu uie
: firgt ri one bt,tweett Christmas
ripe
and New Year. The vines are
now flourishing with ripe tomatoes,
green tomatoes and hloecome, not
withstanding the cold climate of
I that place. Hurrah for Central
Notice to Taxpapers.
Hv request of the county court, you
art. Iittrtfhv nrttltl..,! thnt. on Ftthi-tiai-v
B0,i,in of the county be represented at
, "wS"""1"" Warukn IWs-, clerk.
Mine Curio, the famous Kseneli scientist nun
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,.,, intiMiliuwl n bill In the house uralutf nntloii
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traffic acrots the Columbia
Water Agreement
Practically Reached
Final agreement .was practi
cally reached last night between
the Desert Land Board and the
Central Oregon Irrigation Com
pany, after months of dickering,
and as a result, work on the 240,
000 acre project will continue.
One of the main features settled
was a compromise on an increase
of lien, decision being reached
to allow classification of lauds,
some to be sold for t -0 an acre
and some for 45, or for lower
to settle the increase on practi
cally a 15 basis, the company
originally asking for a 110 in
cerase. The company was also allowed
to make expenditures prior to
knaking installment - payments
into the bands of the trustee
provded for certified receipts as
to actual work done or money
expended for material to be
taken ia lieu of such cash pay
ments. About 11,000 acres,
known as list No. 29, also was
practically allowed to remain un
der the old 1007 contract of the
company
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Tbe company made a proposi-
tion to secure $150,000 in 30 days
to complete the North Canal to
intersect with the Pilot Butte
canal, the company to furnish a
sworn statement of work com
pleted each month. The com
pany will give a $25,000 bond to
insure the construction of the
main Pilot Butta canal, the
Desert Land Board to turn over
the cash in the guarantee fund,
together with ell notes of the
company in its possession, to the
trustee, as further provided in
the proposed agreement.
The Desert Land Board under
1 the proposition was also to open
IS.OtlO acres of land under the
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...... . .1 v..... ... .t,mitpv. tna strloken. with annenttleitls.
reciiuem . ....
niwdilotitlnl nomliintlim "to tlio
wide woman sutliane.
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Ueur 'Admiral
-b-iuiitiua Hob." died suddenly ot ludlgestlon.
aalujlag thf jamBttMsW
river January 7.
North Canal and permit the
company to sell the same. The
company askeJ that the lien be
raised f 10 per irrigable acre,
aud asked that the. state grant
two years' extension of time in
which to furnish topographic
sheets of the B ;r.ham Falls pro
ject. It was also asked that the
state place list No. 29 under con
tract of June 17, 1907, or other
wise that land be not reclaimed
The state was also asked to
accept settler's proof under the
present rules witnout regara to;tionand that if neith,r tte
quality of cultivation or con- Uviii road, ,ere behind them ,he
tinued residence after he has j nem.l wanteri to Vnn .hont it-
served his term.
The Desert Land
Board in-
sisted that theBenham Falls pro-!
ject and list No. 29, a list of!Tbig wai the ntiment of the
scattered lands under the North Ljeeting.
Canal, be eliminated Irom consid- j
erationatthe present time, and
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lum, vuo neu uu muus uc '"- Uketbe matter op with the rail
creased only ?5 an acre, instead road authorities at Portland. The. '
offlOanacre. j chair appointed T. M.Baldwin, a
Provision for an additional jr. Elkine, J. N. Williamson, C. F.
bond in case first payments on j Smith and John R. Stinson. It
North Canal lands exceed $25,000 wag requested that the committee
and a provision that vouchers wait a few days before taking
for the payment of trust fuuds8Cti0n to tea whether or not.
be countersigned by a repre-jo, A. Kyle, vice-president ot h.
setitative of the board, whose jL M Ri Raii,0ad Constructiao..
salary and expenses would bei, ,, .... ..
L.:j niih mraiot fnrnUhort . vo., couiu noi D inuucea to tomo-
paid with money lurmsoed ''. ... ...
also insisted upon.
In explanation of this attitude
. 1 1 . X' Ol 1 1 1 J
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plained thet this segregation has
not been approved by the Secre
tary of the Interior, and probably
will not be until the State
Engineer's office has furnished
that department with a satisfac-
tory report as to water supply.
The Benham Falls project, the
board contenaea, wbs not invoi-1 luruieny v.ce-presiuem ana gtt
ved in the negotiations for the ; eral manager of the Oregon Trnnt,
completion of the present project
and, as a result, tne board aid
not care to consider it, but would
prefer to take the matter up
later.
With the agreement practicaliy
reached, it probably will be
signed within a few days.
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death. CmiKressman iJiflertj- of Ore-
Kohtey l. livuus, tne nero or umuy
i.,
Judge Swayze of Isew Jersey was
Railway Question.
MUST HAVE RAIL CONNECTION
With Outside Points and that
Right Away Committee
Appointed.
The business men of Prinevill
held a "te: together" meeting Fri
day evening for the purpose of d-
1 cussing the railroad question ix
regard to Prineville.
j President Adannon of the Coto
mercial Club presided. He ex
plained that it was the general
sentiment ol the business men csT
Prineville that something should
be done to get in touch with tb
maugement of both the Harriman
and Hill lines and find out what
these roads were going to do in Ue
matter of giviog Prineville rai!
road connection with their trook.
lints. At this time there are
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field ronning line8 iQ thii direc.
. , t
Prineville wants a railroad and
ready to deal with the hrst re-
g pons ible company that will build.
it wa8 nj0ved and carried that
: committee of five be appointed to
He is expected at Metolius somsr
time soon, but ju9t when will T--
pendupon keeping the roads cpeo,
f , L, . . t : v
'or traffic- He 18 now m ' BnUsb'
j Columbia but may possibly, get.
here next week.
t Mr. Kyle stands high fn railroad
circle8 He was consulting eogi-
-
neer 00 the North Bank and
Messrs. Heckman and Osbom
who have charge of a crew ol rail
road surveyors belonging to ther
Rice Co. that are now located in
j Prineville. They are working on. '
j the line between hern and Mntnr
lius. This line will be eomewhare
between 2S and 29 miles long and.
will cost $600,000 to construct, ac
cording to present estimates. Just,
what company is behind these,
surveyors nobody knows. Per
haps; Mr. Kyle will "fesa up."
During all this railroad talk Mrs,
Kerwood does not want to be losfc
sight of by the people of Prinevillev
She is the one that stirred thiegs.
up and she is not through yet.
She was due in St. Taul last week
but storms and washouts pre
vented her departure. She bass
transportation not only to 8t
Taul, but dear through to , New
York. It is said that she carries
contract, signed by both the HUH
and Harriman roads, that iae-
will not parallel a road if be
should be instrumental in having;
one built.
Children Wanted.
Two or three children wanted attract
between the ages of 8 ami 1'J; k iooii
home in good tamily; a good scWtf,.
clothes aud board, no work. Addrwe.
J. A. Hoi-Miis, Bend, Ore., care np-ri vsor
mail, MS--It