Measures to go Before the People With the statement of Gover nor West that there will bo at least seven or eight road meas iS- article I. Oregon constitution and taxation on property taxed for state purposes, and for ap portioning state taxes among the several counties as county obli gations by reasonable and equi table rules. For an amendment of section ores to go on the ballot, with it be ing noised around that a plan is on foot among the members of the Q. A. R. to initiate a bill to make February lS.Llncolu's birthday a public holiday, with 11 measures already on file in the office of the BKretary of f tate, and with the other measures now being circul ated through petitions, or in the course of preparation, there are at least 54 measures winch are actually in sight to be voted on by the electors at the next gen eral election, with a possibility of the number going to 40 or over. In 1910 the voters were called tor the purpose of permitting taxes to be levitd upon different classes of property at different rates but providing that taxation must be uniform upon each sep arate class within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax. and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only and the power of taxation must never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away. tor constitutional amendmont of section 3, article XI, of the constitution, making stockholders in banking corporations liable to pay for the benefit of depositors upon to pass on the merits or j an amouut equal to the par value demerits of 82 bills. That num- therefor. ber was far in excess of any! An act appropriation f 173,000 Toted on before through the in j or building and equipping an ad itiative and referendum, but this ! ministration building and extend year there seems to be a possi (iQg heating plant to the same, for bility of perhaps 10 or possibly 13 more in sight with the election about nine months away. Governor West's capital punish ment bill will be in circulation before long. He said recently that it is in the course of prep aration and he hopes to bare it university of Oregon, and also appropriating the further sum of 1153,255.92 for the purchase of additional land, equipment and apparatus; making repairs, ad dittons and improvements to buildings and grounds; paying salaries of instructors and em completed soon. The biUaimiDg'PIoyes:payogstreetassessment9 to place the state printer on a i and fr additional maintenance of flat salary has been circulated for tn8 correspondence study de several weeks and about half the partment of University of Oregon, requisite number of signers have j An acl appropriating i72,OO0 now been secured. for the construction, equipment The Prohibitionists have an- and furnishing a modern fire tounced that they will have a'prooflibaryand museum building measure to vote Oregon dry in and the extension of the heating 1912, if possible, and this will bePlant t0 tne same, for the use of circulated soon, it is understood, j tne University of Oregon. W. S. U'Ken says there will! An act Vesting the Railroad be two bills from his hands. One Commission with powerand juris will be the bill providing for 'd'etion to supervise and regulate proportional representation and evelT public service corporation it will include his plan of a cab - utility in the State of Oregon, as net' form of state government, i t0 tce adequacy of the service and numerous other provisions I rendered and facilities provided, practically changing fhe entire the fairness of rates, tolls and legislative system. His other jcharges to be collected from the measure will be the single tax public therefor, and also as to plan. This will be practically the interchange of business between same as a statewide measure, 'such public service corporations he says owing to the fact that it i and utilities, the purpose of the will be put on the ballot in every bill being to give the commission county. There probably will be supervisory control over all such seven measures from the com- corporations and utilities as far mission on taxation and at least i as tDe'r business has to do with two from the commission to re j tDU general public. Vise the judicial system. Per-i An act appropriating IjO.OOO haps there will be more from the 'or building, furnishing and eq latter commission. I uipping a dormitory at the Ore- Just what these two commis- fon Normal School at Monmou'h. sioners will do is not exactly de- j finite, but there will be a number! of measures coming from their' Notic of th SU ! Kwtl Eatat fcy Administrator. Notice ia hereby lwn that pur. suant to an order of sal of the CmmtT Court ot County of Crook, Stat of Oregon. made on llie 3rd dav ol Janu ary, 1'M:J. in th mat tar ol the ett of J. W, Mctionafill, ilereatr.l, tlio under, iirnetl administrator M i-aid astat will -ll at private aula auhjwl to tlx con firmation ol the said court from ami after the Wilt dav o( February, 11J, all ineriUT, ime, interval ami estate, ol aul J. XV. Mctionactll at Ilia time ol hit dralh, ami all ol the rilii, title and interest the said relate may have ac quired other than or in addition lo that ol the aaid 1. XV. Mcluna!ill at the tune ol his death or sureiiient thereto, in all that part or portion ol land atln-1 ated in the county ol Crook, Oregon, j and more particularly described as MIows towit : The went hall (V ol ! the went hall (', I of Ho tion twenty lour I C-MI in township lifteen itSi south of' rarue twelve 1 12l rat of the Willamette j Meridian, in Crook County. Oreirou. ami ' all in one pan-el. ' lerma and conditions nf aaid aale. ' cash in gold coin ul the Infled State. ! A ir cent ol l'nrchae price to be naid ! on uar hi saie ami tne halance iiion the continuation of ale by aaid court. Dated thia lllh dav of January l'H2 and published for the tlrat lime on the 11th day ol January. 1M12. and date ol Ian publication February tilth, h'll. t. N . Kamhity, Adininitrtoi ol the estate of J V McGunattill, deceased. fix-pound albwool sanitary tflanketa, aa long aa dock lasts, 5,iK) tier pair, A. H. I.irrau a Co. i-j.Ji la V. V . I' sllitl HMet rrv day an h i. 8tmnr walaxm. K. V, 'natile, N. t.i WUlit Kama. V. (1,1 II. U Uubtw, Nay,; and C. H. tHuwId.lle. Treaa, Horse for Sale. On the old C. Sam Smith ranch. near Prineville: Bold la nnv number hands, at least, and the estimate ! mVSld. it ',r given is not considered a radical frineviile, Oregon. i2-i-tf one- Best prices paid for household goods,. Of the 11 bills now oil file there ; Al!0 se" an'l exchange. Prineville Fur ire three at least, the University j Diture Enne. t'haa. F. Condart of Oregon referendum petitions, 1214 and the Monmouth Normal refer- Notice to the Public. endum, which may possiblv never ' ,Not.ic? ' hereby 8ven that Prineville ,, ,1. . , , i 801,001 d'Mnct No. 1 will not be resiion- gO ID the voters. The ballot ib!e foi debta contracted l,v anv inHl. vmuai unless earn person lian an order signed by some member of the Bchool Doant. i-is Mrs. K. K. Gbay, Chairman. Notice to Light. Water and Power Consumer. I'leaae read carefully and take due notice. nen tne collector ca: on you ynu :, - , . . . , . ' win piease oe prepareil to set tie Your account. All light, power and water accounts are due and must lie paid be fore me lentil ol the month. All m service must t paid in advance, if the collector fails to And you by the sixth ol i ne inontn, you win please call at the otlice and pay your bill, if your account is not semeu ny me tenth ol the month the service will be discontinued without notice. If you are pavimr in advance auu nave pam iot a lull montn and you "wiiii move ui a nouse mat naa no lighta or water, that portion of the unused month will be refunded to you. providing you make claim within wenty-lour hours, for the amount due you. Also il your bill rhould be lanrer than usual. More you make a com plaint, it would be well for you to check up your lights or water, and be positive that you are r o: nsing more light or water than you are paving lor. Now please think twice, is it riirht f.ir you to wain into a store and purchase 1 worth of sugar, and ss soon as the mervnanta oacK la turned, lor vou in take f2 worth? II you are not positive as to the mount of current that yon are if yon will take the trouble to call us up and make your wants known, we will come and arrange the matter for yon. And furthermore if you must pun-hase your lamps elsewhere ami we positively know that this practice is being indulged in) be sure you purchase a lamp of the XVatiage. X'oltage and make that we are now furnishing. We positively will no lurnisb current to lamps, Hat irons, Hnd motors that are net suited to on: current. in conclusion I will sa that I have oeen with you f"r the best nart of eleven years, and diirmic that time I have done my best to be honest and S'l'iare wilh the people ol Prineville, and in tne ruture, n you cannot play S-inar "ilti My imitar Harrol We llo Not nam lour Patronage. iou mar xn na it stranire tiiat m-a should issue this notice, but condition compel us to do so. Our instruments v nic iuirr nouse leu us mat we are lurnishing nfty amphers of current ol which we have no ie';ord. Please remember, the com piny re serves the rn-lit to discontinue the current at any time to prevent fraud or or a)use or for nonpayment of duel. Yours Trulv, Prineville Unlit and Water Co. PerC. L. Slinttuck, Supt. The Brosius Bar Finest Brand of Wines, Liquor and Guar. LAGER BEER ON DRAUGHT F. E. BROSIUS, Proprietor Natty Neckwear ahiiwa the g.ind tnale of n u,,fr. ninii. M. n i. ilUrliiiliiiUlnii buy their Nwk Ilea nml other llul.cr. Iiitaliery here, iMrouxe they tet the lien.! atvli-a In the l-t null Ilea. We nrv now aluiwlng (he new M-naoii ahndc In fnncy Neckwrnr. I'lcitalng liovellli-a In di-altt Iia uild Culiirlnga, Collie III nml liaik liver our stuck you will lw Kind you ncccpted i llivltntliiu. FOSTER & HYDE t w g.atf a&SVjtM laiiliVrtl 1 To O b I HARNESS and SADDLERY SHOP 7 r- f J' ci H.D. STILL w rnnevuie. uregon 'A 1912 our ur Friends and Patrons:- In starting the year 1912. we wish to thank patrons for their patronage. We hope that in the pnst year we have given satisfaction and thnt in the coming year our business relation will be as satisfactory as it has in the past. It will be our aim to satisfy our custo mers; giving the best thnt ia to be had at right pricca. We wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Y ear. A AAAAaVaV A Am r J " RECEPTION v 4 S Smith & Allingham, Props, 3 ChaiiiD Smith's old stand. titles for some of those bills now on file are as follows: Equal suffrage amendment, ex tending the rights of suffrage to women. For constitutional amendment of section 8. article V. for tho Restoration to Entry of Lands in National Forest. .-souce 1h hereby xlven thnt the lands described tjelow.embraoliiK -'00 acres, within the Deschutes and iw purpose of creating the office of Lieutenant Governor, who shall ' '"ler the provisions of the hoiu".- ii nd l!!4Stat., SMi. act as OriVArnnr in oaco f i i 8eau l"-s ,,I the I nlted .States ability of the Governor to per form his duties and also act as President of the Senate, and prt viding for the President pro tern, of the Senate to act as Governor in case of the inability of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and in case of the in ability of tha Governor m xne i mteu states and nlllii at Lnkeview, Oregon, on April 11)12. Any settler who was actually and In t;onl faith clHimini; any of said lands for agri cultural purposes prior to January 1, 16, and has not abandoned same, has a preference riiitit to make a homestead entry for the lauds actu ally occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the persons iiii-iiuoiicu ueiuw, iv id have n 1-iieuien- i" c "Km sunject r.o the firlor - iK"i " sucn seiner, provided P'O Kijch settler or nmillciinr U ,,,i,,ii,,,.,i tem. of the Senate, the Sneaker to '"al"? liomcstcad entry and the i.i. iciu. , m e.Hrcireii prior to npi" r-'i. on wnicn dale tin; andn ant Governor and Pre.Sident of the House to act as Governor. For an amendment of section 1, article IX, of the Oregon "coiT stitution, providing for a uniform rule of taxation, except on prnp erty specifically tsxed, providing for the levy and collection of taxes for state purposes and for county and other municipal pur posss upon different classes of property, and for the asceratin ment, determination and applica tior o an average rate of levy win ne subject ti) settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows: The nwi of ni'H. S -e. V.), T. 22 S., It. Ill :., . . 4il acres, application of Stanley J F'leree, of Iiend, Oreiron; l.lst fi'.:,:!2 The se of sw l, S-'c. W, T. 22 S., It. 10 E., 40 acres, a))licat!on of John I', Bo;ue, of Lapine, (Jreiron; JJst U"i;6 The e'j of se'. the se of m See. 22, T, 21 S., It. 10 E., 120 acres, appll cation of Christ, A. Anderson, of Laplne, Oregon; Lls0-5(i!i. H, V. Proudfit, Assistant Com missioner of the General Land Oillce. Approved December 19, lull, Carmi A. Thompson, Acting Secretary of the Interior. 1-25 4t 1 Sheriff. Sale. On Kifcution in Foreclusnre. In the Circuit Court of the stats of Oregon, for the County of Crook. Kalph Porfily. plaintiff, vs. Ollle I Kb lefsonand Nellie U. Ellefson. defend. ants. To the sheriff .of Crook countv, Oreelini? : Whereas, on the llith dav of 1911, in the above named court, a itidir. ment was rendered in favor of the above named plaintiff and against the above named defendants for Mix Hun dred and Fifty Dollars, with interest thereon from twelfth day of Feb., l!K)!t, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum ami Seventy-five Dollars attorney's fee, and the further sum of Fifteen Dollars costs which judgment was enrolled and dock eted in the clerk's office of said court in said county on the 19th day of Oct., 1911. And whereas, it was further ordered and decreed by tiie court that the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section sixteen in township fifteen south of tan(?e sixteen eant of Willamette Meridian in Crook county, Oregon, be sold by the sheriff of said county as under execution, and the pro ceeds of such sale, alter paving the costs, disbursements, attorney's fees and expends herein stated, shall be applied upon the judgment, and if the proceeds of such sale be insuliicient, on- piainiiu smut have lodgment and execution against the defendants, Ollie i,. r.iieison aii'i isellio li. hi efi-on to recover anch balance unpaid, notice is nereuy given that 1 have levied upon the prop;rty above described and I will on tne lOtl dy of February, 1912, the same being Saturday of the week, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day! at. the front doorof t tie courthouse i'n Prineville, Crook .rouniy, Oregon, sell to the highest bidder for cash, all of the right, title ami Interest of the said Ollie I., hllefson and Nellie I!. Klleffon, de fendants herein, in and to said real property and premises to satisfy said judgment, costs and disbursements, ac cruing costs, expenses of side and at torney's fees, and said sale will be made subject to redemption in the man Her provided by law. Dated this Hith day of January, 1912. " f. N. Balfock, 1-1' Sheriff of Crook county. List Your House With Me. I will rent vour house and collect the nut for 1. Cms, F. Condaiit. I ll Imported and Domestic Cigars Famous Whiskiei 1 K. MARKET Stroud & Stroud, Proprietors 3 'A 8 2 9 51 3 jft t5V Bg'" Treatment Now Rheumatism Can Be Cured A request will hrb g yon our rear booklet drarrlblng HOT LAKE SANITARIUM. Natu ral Hot Mineral Hatha, Natur.'a Cure (or Rhaumatxm. imr npilpment is i omnlvin. fn Mineral Water Curea IMiiniUn, , surpassed Medical Htaff, Mot Uke Htouiach, Kidney, Bloo.1 and Skin Disorder. HOT LAKEwSANATOmUM. Ho, U.e, 0.. Old Crow; Hermitage; Red l Top Rye; Yellow Stone: t Canadian Club; Cream Rye; James L Pepper; i Moore's Malt f orter, Ale and Olympia h r . r. r ' urarc Deer on lap. Imported Wines Liquors. tnd Rtttsrttioa ta Entry af Laadt ia Nalioail Fsrtit. Notice Is hereby (riven that the lands described Im'Iow, einbracliig jim.'wt ncrep, witiiin tne Ueschtites and Cascade Natlonnl Forests, Ore Kon, will be subject to settlement atid entry under the provision of homestead Jaws of the I nlted States and the act of June 11, lliisl, (.14 Stst. 2:1,1 1, at the Lniteil h tales land office at I he Dalles, Oreuon, on April It, 1912. Any settler who waa ac tually and hi cood faith chiimltig any ol sain lands lor agricultural purpose prior to January 1, 1IHH1, and has not abandoned turns, has a preference riirht to make a homestead entry for the land actually occupied. Sahl lands were listed upon the ap plications ot the persons mentioned below, who have a preference riirht subject to the prior rlght'of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant I ijuallllei to make home stead entry and the preference riirht Is exercised prior to April !!. 11)12, on which date the lands will be subject to settlement and entry by any iiialltied person. The lauds lire as follows: The w,!; of swj, the sej of aw, the w,'j of sw of nej of w, llie sej OI SW'4 OI or sw1,, HCC- tlon 15, tp. is south, range in east, W. M., 127.fl0 acres, application of David (Jut'rmuth, of Itoberts, Oreiron; Mst H o10. The nwl of nw section 2"), the nej of ne'4 , section 20, tp. 20 south, range 10 east, SO acres, application of John W. I'sher, of lleud, Oregon; 1, 1st 501, The sw of nw, the nwi of wj, section 25, the se of nej, section 2li, tp. 20 south, raiiifij 10 eust, except, a strip . '10 feet wide described as being; olf the north and west sides of the tract: and also the tie of se, sec tion 20, tp. 20 soufh, range 10 east, except a strip !I0 feet wide off the west side thereof, the net area, of both tracts belnir I'iO.IIS acres, appli cation of William 11. II. Williams. of i01 Andover street, Seattle, WuhIi. Inifton; List rt-002. S. V. Proudfit, Assistant Cominls. shuier of the Genera! Land Oflice. Approved December III, 1911. wirmi a. j iiompson, Acting Secre tary of the Interior. l-ls-4t ' TRAINS RUN THROUGH BETWEEN CENTRAL OREGON POINTS And PORTLAND (SOuiiThRy. CENTRAL OREGON LINE Celllu Metollit 8:.'10 n. tn Trulu use the wonderful new lirlduro acros the Columbia Itlver at Falls. Dally trnln leave ItemI 0:.'10a. in.. Reilmotid 7:21 n. m.. Vf.. c ii . . ' .uuurii8o:ioa. in, arriving: rort and 6:.H) d. ni. Direct connection at Fiillbrldire with throuuli train for Nnnkntm at Paul and fhlcuiro, arriving Spokane 9:4Ti same evenlnir. Direct connection at Vancouver, Washlnirton, allow arrival anine evening at Tacoina and Seattle, , I-eavln Portland :&. a. m., dally train arrive all Cent ral On iron iwdiitia early same evening1. Ticket Hold through to point In the Kat, Northwest mid California. Detail will Imj furnished on request. W. E. COMAN, Gen'I Freight & Pa. Agent, Portland, Or. 111 H. BAUKOL, Agent, Redmond, Oregon. - I amaaaMaBiMssMMaa. v THE HAMILTON STABLES J. H. WIGLE, Proprietor I'KIXEVILLi:, OREGON Stock boarded by tho day, week or month at IteaHonable rates. Remember us when in Prineville. Ratks Rkasonabuc. We have Fine Livery Rigs For Rent Watch the Journal Piano Contest