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Crook County Journal
COUNT If OFFICIAL PA?ER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912.
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VOL. XVI NO. 15
City Council Met
Tuesday Evening
.
The city council mot in reauluri
enion Tutvday evenlii,;. Present j
Mayor Kdwar 1-; Councilman
Stiipp, Noble, Ward, Gray and
Cooper; lUcordiir' Powman, Mar-j
h ul Cuun uinl Niuhtwalch Kuwt'll. I
The rending of uiuiWi of prev
ious meeting wan toad and cor
rected. J
A petition km presented re- j
quoting a continuation of Uie
sidewalk on onlh fide ul Tliird I
(rout K mreet ram ward to I, thence
southward on both sides of I street
to First. I'elitioii granted,
I'll question of better lire pro
tection came up for tli curMioii.
More hydrants were meled in out
1 ing districts. It was decided to
order fight hut only six il be
Ud at present.
The Fire and Water Committee
were Instructed to look into t b o .. . ,
UiattM of additional liohcaiti. Two1 wa,urc4n gtof,.,i ,,, ,p,,y
more were needed. It was figured !ci,y of l8U or (tel.n thousand
llml they rould l purctmseii, io-.
gellier wllti ow loel ol
about -00 apiece. It
decided lo make more
the Ore apparatus now on nam!. ;
The approach lo Hose Cart No. 2
wilt he graded-and graveled l
that there will he no Hanger t
getting cluck in the
reaching Main alrcct.
mud t-(ori
Tho Hook
n"d Ludder Co will ho moved
to;
Mun etrei-l II tho preaent plana;
can be carried out. The alley j
next to tho Hottl I'rinevill l-!
longs to the city. It in an old j
ditch no longer used 'by the city
urface water eyalem. It Is jui-l
a'mut (be right wix to wmmo
dale the llouk Ladder apparalur.
A more central place could not be
found. There ia no doubt but
that the council will order the
change to bo made.
The Street and 1'ublio Improve
ments Committee wan instructed lo
examine the approach to the now
F atreet bridge and either fill or
. . . . , . ;
board mm aa t'.e:r jujg.uent may ,
deem herl. I
Cl'.v Marshal Coon reoort.d fix !
new croPHwafke; two arren'.p, two
dogs disposed of and 16 in fees col-'
lected. j
Xightwatch Howell reported
three arrests. He tested the fire
nlarm By stem and found it in good
working order, having recently
been gone over by Supt. Sbattuck
of l L. & W. Co.
Hecorder llowman reported $10
in fines for January and 12.50 for
February,
A petition was read asking that
the Urofius license to run ft piol
room be transferred to W. M.
Cavaney and II. Keruten who will
coniuct business in the Haner
building. Petition granted.
City Kngineer llreweter mado
report on the Prineville municipal
reservoir. Ue presented complete
eurveys and plans tor the work
that would be necessary to make
application to state to store water
and divert it from tho channel of
Marx creek,
The proposed location is at a
point on Marx creek 17 miles above
I'rinoville, where the steep sides of
the valley approach to form a
ravine. This ravine is 140 feet
wide at an elevation of 40 feet
above the creek bed and 49 feet
wide at the level of the creek bed.
It is proposed to close tho ravine
with a rock-filled dam which will
impound the waters of the stream
and raise the water to a height of
37 J feot above the mean height of
the creek. It will store 290 acre
foet of water in a natural reservoir,
covering 39.01 acres, all lying with
in the south half of the southwest
quarter of section 15, township 11,
rangs 18 east. The eito is owned
by Raymond Cakvan. .Enough
T c t.. Tbeodnre
UCW3 JIlaJJHUl d,.,(a race. The great ateel liirentlsfltlon, under tlie leadership of Augustus O. Stanley of Kentucky, came to a close, so far
mth Wfk ",e )"e",lonlnit of prominent men la concerned. I'realdent Taft named' Mahlon I'ltney aa axaoelate Justice of the Cnlted
KIX CCIk ti(l.g itipremo court to aueeecd the lato Justice tlnrlan. Kcnator Lea led the renewal of the Inrmtlgation of Senator Stephen
on of Wlwonaln, dwlarlnu that ho had obtained tiin cnt In the aeuate by the Improper use of money. Secretary of State Knox decided not to visit Co
lombia while on hla trip through Central and South. America following the action of General Oxplna, the Colombian mlnlnter to the Cnited States, who In
formed the atnte department that the vutlt would be Inopportune In view of the fact that hla country'a claims In reeard to Panama hail not been settled.
P(.0,0(
huso, for Tl,e proposed dam i to be
was ', eet hiKh. 75 feel wido at the hot
KCCMaiblo lom M1 j ,0 (,.el 0 ,op jt Wt ,e
hq f,,t.t 0,K ,t it cr(.el and 1!)
fwl t ti,e base. The con of the
,i, t irt,liro land, in ea-
tj mated t f S3 tO. The water
U)). i
Jy i t(j hft cltrrjed to Prineville
through wood Ktuve prcs-ttre
pipe.
Th f!lo!t.ff hilU were ordered
pnjj:
Shlpp & Terry, lumber f'N 75
Wmle Htmtuii,luliir 112"'
I'rlnevllle Machine Shop, repnlra 1 "0
City enulni-er, service VVt 50
Kd llnrl.ln, tlcliiMo lrl(le U7 M
Atty. Duffy, services 7 50
C. S. KJwtird, ncct Win J.ihn-
son 4 00
T. L. Coon, IiauIIiik gmvel anil
Milnry rebruiiry 7( SO
It. U Jordim Hi 30
a'. U. Bnwnmu. fm. Jon.. Kcb. 11 sojent contract to carry out the work
l-Movd Howell, milnry 75 (hi 1
Ktmntzu llr, aenil-iinuuiil lnt:mo -'10
City trwiaurvr milnry. Jon, Feb &0 00
Cliftontt Comet t, nnl-e 4 02
It. S. l'rlce, ImulliiK 0
J riUu & miW 5 w
a. II, Kennedy, printing: 5 75
F. & Co
MeFarlnnd Brim., repaint 5 00
W. K. Kllut Co., IiiiIm- 5 (HI
T. L. Conn, Hiilnry January 75 00 j
Wool Growers to
Keep Together
Baker, Or. An effort is being
made by Socretary John J. Hoke,
secretary of the Oregon Wool
growers' Association, to keep the
wQolgrowers together that they
may secure fair price for their
wool this year. In a message
given out today he said:
"The prospects for good prices
on tho wool clip here were never
better. We hope particularly
that the growers will hold their
wool until the sales dates."
lloke is more closely In touch
with the wool situation than prob
ably any other man in this part
of the state. He intimated also
that the early buyers who have
alroady been through Idaho and
Utah and made a survey of the
local field, are starting well, some
of them offering 15 to 18 cents a
pound.
The head of Lincoln will prob
ably appear on the new silver
dollar, a bust of Cleveland on
the new ten dollar gold certificate
and that of Grant on the fifty dol
lar one. We hope we will get a
sight of Lincoln now and then, and
may occasionally scrape an ac
quaintance with Cleveland, but
good bye. Grant, and God bless
you. Moro Observer.
Dressmaking;.
Tailor suits and all kinds of plain and
.fancy sewing. One door west Stewart's
ILill. Jlr.s. Ci UT Mii.i.tR, 2 :"J
ltoowTcIt lvInrol that hi hat van In
State in Ccntrol cf
Columbia Southern
SaVm, Or. With the state
now in control of tho defunct
Columbia Southern project, there
is a possibility that this project
tnny be the one the nexfLfgts-
laiure win aecuto to iry out uu
dor the stam Irrlpttion project
plan which Governor West hns
advocator!.
The board agreed to let Alma
D. Ka.t. of Port lurid, take charge
of the project for the remainder
of the year during the next ir
rigation season. In consider
ation for Katz' bearing the ex1
ponses to kwp the water on the
project, the hoard will at any time
before the next Legislature meets
ullow Kata to enter into pcrman
providing he shows that he Das
ample financial backing, but if be j
fails to do so before the next ses j
sion, then it. is highly probable
that Governor West will go for
ward and submit to tbe legislators
his plan for developing a state
project.
The lust chapter in tho history
of the ill-starred Columbia South
ern project was written for the
present at least when the Desert
Land Board today decided to can
cel the contract in accordance
with the agreement of December
30, 1909, it being shown that the
Oregon-Washington & Idaho Fi
nance Company has been unable
to complete arrangements for
financing the scheme.
On December 15, the finance
company executed an agreement
giving to the state of Oregon all'
of the rights of the Columbia
Southern project, the deed f 0 ex
ecuted being placed in escrow to
be delivered to the board upon
receipt of ,a letter from the board
ordering such delivery. The fi
nance company was given until
today to make a report showing
that it would be able to finance
the project, but this it appears it
was unable to do.
- As a result the board will call
upon the company holding the
deed in escrow to make immeai
ate delivery to tne Governor.
The project involves 31,700
acres located in Crook Connty on
the west side of the Deschutes
River, near Laidlaw.
Money to Loan on Real Estate.
Iu sums of H00 to tlOOO on three or
live years time. C. F. Smith, Vrine.
ville, Ore. Ollico with Crook County
Abstract Co. L' -.'li-ti
Irrigated Land for Sale.
8(1 acres, 11 milos from Prineville, on
old Bond stage road. All under culti
vation ; 60 avres in alfalfa and clover;
7 miles from railroad. Address X Y
Z care Journal. Ko agents. liSD-ti
fi rlns when pronsed for a direct answer
Southern Pacific
Active Near Klamath
iriamsth Falln.Or. Ordnrs for
the corps of Southern Paciflc en
gineers to remove from ibis city
have been received, which lends,
emphasis to the belief that the'
company does not propose to
cross the Williamson River and
uo northward from here with the
Na'ron Klamath Falls cutoff this
year.
In view of tbe fact that it will
lake at least two years to build
the upper half of the unconstruct
ed gap, which is through rough,
rocky country, which will make
a scot e or more tunnels necessary
the company is believed to deem
it inadvisable to complete tbe
easy work for the 40 miles of
open country in the Klamath
marsh district and have it wait
idle a year or two for the south-
bound construction to meet it.
O. K. Mehimann, assistaat en
gineer for the construction work
north of here, was trasferred a
few days 8go and now orders
have come to M. K. Temple, who
has bad charge of the office force
of the engineering department
under Chief Engineer H P Hoey
and Assistant J. D. Church, to
roport to the San Francisco office.
He and his assistants, Junior
Daggart and George B. Adams,
accompanied by toe wives 01
Messrs. Temple and Daggett,
have departed, but as yet Mr
Church has received no orders to
go elsewhere. The company has
work out of San Francifco on
which the force will labor at
present, although they expect
later to bo put on the upper end
of the Natron cutoff.
Terrehonne Items
From the Oregonian.
C. J. Johnson of Prineville ship
ped two car loads of fine cattle to
the Portland market Wednesday
Messrs. Hugh Lister, Arthur
Wurzweiler and Dean Huston of
the Beaver creek country, shipped
seven car loads of the finest cattle
yet sent out from this point Mon
day. The cattle topped the Port
land market, bringing $0.50 per
cwt.
House for Rent
Seven-room bouse; electric light and
city watorj
one oiock west 01 puouc
school.
CC. McNkkly. 2-15-lmp
Room for Rent.
First house back of Elkins' store.
2-20 2t Mn. Ki.i.kn tici.i.u-OKn.
For eousiis and colds, Ret Itllss
Unlsum. For sprains, neuralgia, or
liny puiu, use BIIhh Oil. Tin: best
nieillcltio money enn buy.
2-15-tf Forsule by Knyniond Cnluvan.
Crook County Journal, .county
ollicial p.tj.'tr. $1 50 a year.
In reiard to his aland In the irl
OREGON MAN LIKES TAFT
Bill Hanley Tells of Dinner With The
President.
Bill Hanley, who everybody In Ore
gon knows, either personally or by
reputation. Is a big man, but he be
lieves he met a bigger one on his re-
.cent trip through the east, on board
the Governor's special train.
Like all good citizens who go to
Washington, he vUited the White
House, and sat down to dine with
President Taft Press' dispatches say
that Mr. Hanley's quaint philosophy,
so generally enjoyed here In Oregon,
delighted the president, and the two
Bills had a very pleasant visit
President Taft ia a mighty fine
fellow," Baid Mr. Hanley c'terward.
e was especially good at making
the boys feel at home that evening
when he entertained our party at the
White House. Both he and Mrs. Taft
t: ' 'x
ftMfrs, in irmn in' ft - " - - - -4
BILL HANLEY
1
were there to shake hands with us
when we arrived. We went In and
sat around and talked for awhile be
fore dinner, and after dinner we just
1
made ourselves at home and smoked.
The president visited with everybody.
He surely is a great mixer and It was
not long beforo all of us w?re feeling
just as comfortable as if we were sit
ting around our own fireside. Pres
ident Taft Is a delightfully pleasant
natured, high class gentleman. Peo
ple of the country can hardly realize
what a great, good character at heart
President Taft really is."
Nation Owes Debt of Gratitude.
Money indebtedness Is not the only
! obligation we incurred and assumed
in the great Civil War. There was a
still greater debt, an everlasting obli
gation that could never be paid In
full. But in years that have followed,
the Republican party has inaugurated
and developed pension laws under
which over three and a half billion
dollars have been paid to disabled
veterans, or to the survivors of those
who gave their lives for their country
and their flag. This pension system,
a product of the policy of the Repub
lican party, has no precedent la his
tory and no equal in justice and gen
erosity among the nations of the
earth. Hon. James S. Sherman.
Shoe Repairing.
All kinds of boot and shoe repairing.
Prices reasonable. Work guaranteed.
Isaac iiosr, Fifth street, first door
wet of John Morris" store. , 2-2S)
Will Develop
Central Oregon
Development of Cregon on such
a basis that it.may be populated
with desirable farmers who wil
make the state an exporter of
agricultural products rather than
an importer is the aim and pur
pose of the Oregon and Western
Colonization Company, of which
Louis W. Hill, president of the
(ireat Nortnern Railway, obtained
financial control last weed," says
Ihe Oregonian of March 2.
"V. P. Davidson, president cf
the company and partner of Mr.
Hill in this, his latest enterprise, is
in Portland for the purpose of plan
ning the future course of the con
cern. He expects Mr. Hill to
come here within few weeks to
investigate the situation and to
prepare for an active part in the
management of tbe 800,000 acre
project which the company will
place on tbe market.
"Although Mr. Hill will have an
active hand in managing the com
pany's affairs," said Mr. Davidson,
"I don't exict him to leave the
presidency of the Great Xorthtra
right ftway. I believe that he
would willingly resign his present
position and pass all his time in
colonization work, but I don't
think his father, James J. Hill
would consent.
."However, the people of Oregon
can depend upon it that Mr. Hill
will make his influence felt in the
future conduct of our affairs. He
has the interest of the state at
heart. He wants to see it prosper.
By placing some of this land on
the market at reasonable prices he
believes he can accomplish that
end. It may sound strange for me
to declare that ft min so situated
financially as he is known to be
has none other than altruistic
motives when he seeks to convert
such an immense acreage into
farms for poor settlers, but that is
the prime object of his present
undertaking. He does not expect
to lose money on it, but he doesn't
have to lose money to place this
property into the hands of the
common farmtr at prices that will
bring people to this state from the
East and from foreign countries.
"Mr. Hill is the greatest colon
izer and tbe greatest organizer in
tbe world, I believe. He is doing
more good for Oregon every -day
than half the people of Oregoa
themselves. It was a great thing
for this state when he became in
terested in this company, which
controls probably more open land
than any other concern in the
country."
Of the 800,000 acres included in
the Oregon & Western tract 150
000 acres are timbered, containing
5,000,000,000 feet. This will be
placed on the market now. It is
understood that this will be held
as an investment. Of tbe remain
ing property about 15,000 acres
are suitable for range land. This
will be sold at $4 and $5 an acre.
Fully 300,000 acres are ready for
dry and irrigated farming and will
be cut up into small tracts to be
offered to settlers at $15 and 120
an acre. Irrigated land, Mr-
Davidson announced, will be sold
at the lowest possible figure the
price of the water to he added to
the actual cost of the land.
The Ontario it Nyssa Irrigation
Company, a subsidiary of the Ore
gon & Western, now is placing on
the market 10,000 acres of land
near Ontario at $150 an acre for
which a $100,000 irrigation plant
has just been completed. Mr.
Davidson says settlers are coming
there from all parts of the East.
For Battleship Linoliiun go to A. H.
Lippman & Co. $2 per square yrd.
.None better. 2-20