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Crook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50, YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18. 1912.
VOL.XVI-NO.21
On-con, Morjnd-vJiMHi mailer
FARMERS AND
GOOD ROADS
CROOK COUNTY
REGISTRATION
Oregon's Greatest Need
Says Hill.
LAND WILL BE SOLD CHEAP
From $5 to $25 an Acre All
Ready to Move Onto
Thousands of Acres.
"Farmers nnd good road are
Oregon' Rroatoat needs," onld
Louis W Hill. President of the
Great Northern Hallway, on his
visit to Portlund. says the Ore
gnnian, and ho Itnmi'Uiutnly cou
pled thin expression with a dnc
juration of his intuntiont to sup
ply' a portion of oolh an far as he
Is ablo.
It Is bin aim to make the state
attractive to farmers by olToriiiir j
Bomo of the land huld by the Ore j
gon & Western Colonization Com- j
pany, of which he recently secur- j
ed control, at prices that will In- j
diico them to come here and set-1
tie on it. !
"We havo at least 10,000 acres j
that can bo sold at 15 on acre," j
ho said, "and as much more that 1
ought to bring (! an acre. We,
havo It In 10.000 acre to 0,000 j
acre lots, ranging in price all the j
way from f to f-5 an acre. H
U ready right now for farmers to j
go onto it. Our next effort will
be to get them to come.
"One great mistake that has
been mads in this country in the
past Is that too much effort has
been directed toward bringing
city people from the East to Ore
gon and trying to make farmors
out of them. Now anyone ought
to know that we can't do that.
Let the city man stay In the city,
but let's keep what farmors we
have on the farms.
"What we want on this Central
Oregon property Is farmers men
who have been successful In farm
ing in such states as Iowa and
Kansas, and Illinois, Indiana.
Ohie anil the other Eastern States.
It is there we are going to do
most of our work. It will hardly
be necessary to maintain an oflice
here. We'll keep it for accom
modation and to take care of the
few stragglers that may drop in
for information.
"We don't consider that we can
get the people of Portland to go
into Central Oregon. Thoy know
less about it than the people back
East. Our main efforts will be
conducted through our Eastern
oflices. Wo will continue our pub
licity work through the exhibit
cars and our Eastern land shows.
That's how we expect to populate
Oregon."
The principal work of the Ore
gon & Western Colonization Com
pany will be done by W. P. David
son, who has been the president
and general manager for several
years. A campaign to got peo
ple to take up the cheap lands of
the Interior will bo made first.
Tho irrigated sections likewise
will be offered, but tho .timbered
areas will be held for future de
velopment. "It is cheaper" said Mr. Hill,
"for a man to buy land and pay
for it at 5 an acre than to take
up a homestead. He can't alTord
to put in his lime on a homostead
it ho can got land at that price.
The 5 land in Central Oregon is
iust as good as some in states
farther east that is bringing $25
T(. will ho necessary to break it
and cure it, but all of it is capable
iNAiowtJ - - -;-r A t p. TT vn I-"! If
News Snapshots
Of (he Week
ierK Murine, a atudent In Klnnfnrd uiilvemlly, broke the world'a record foe tlie running high Jump with a leap of 6
former amlmiuuidor to Italy, waa erntei on In rhlladvlphla. He la ex peeled to recoter. Mrs. I'hlllp Cnrjienter of
um.lcl.Mi.-r f I he Nntlnmil Pederntlon of Women's Clul. Tnlbraltb P. Itoduers. the ocean to ocean flier, was killed by
of developing into first-class pro
ductive propctty."
Mr. Hilt explained, In denying
the oft repeated rumor that ho Is
to resign tho presidency of the
Great Northern to eugago more
actively ih colonization work in
Oregon, that ho will devote just
an much time to Oregon and that
he probably will bo able to do the
state JuKt as much good if ho re
mains where he is.
As tijon as he gets back to St.
Paul ho will start negotiations
with the managers of the Glldden
automobile tour in order to have!
. !
nn ear v t; diien run conducted ,
throngh the Northwest and term
inating, possibly, in Portland. To
do this, however, it is necessary
to have good roads, ha polntod
out, and he expresod his fear that
Oregon Is somewhat lacking in
this requirement.
Work at Redmond
on Sheep Corrals
Red mond , Or. Work has been
started on the large sheep cor
rals to be built adjoining the city
limits, in order to take care of
the sheep to be sheared here this
Spring. Instructions have been'
given the contractor to rush the
work in order to get the corrals
completed at the earliest possible
moment.
An experienced man has been
engaged to take charge of the
corrals, and enough sheepmen
have agreed to shear their
sheep here this Spring to bring
the total that will pass through
the corrals up to at least 70,000
head.
The location of the corrals here
will draw sheepmen from a ter
ritory of 75 miles. There Is
plenty of open grazing ground
and an abundance of feed in the
vicinity ol the corrals, and it is
expocted that the 70,000 sheep
pledged for this season will be
largely augmented when it be
comes generally known that Red
mond has needed facilities for
handling sheep. Local business
men are interested in building
tho corrals and are furthering
the movement of making the city
a shecpshearing and woolship
ping point.
Save trelttliters' charges by making
your owu haul from IUckmono
WllOUCHALIS h MI1HI1 & J'llolll'CK
Co.Ml'ANY. 4-1N-3IB
Houses For Rent.
6- room house, $15.
7- room semi-modern, $15.
7- room witter and lights., -?1".
4- room, water, fS).
8- room, $.
5- i-oom, $7.
2-:'9 CllAH. F. CONIMUT.
Eggs for Sale.
"White and Brown Ix'ghorn egg,
$1,50 for 15, Leave orders at Klklns'
store, or phoue Independent.
4-4-tf J. W. Stewart.
Nwtrly 10.000 (xtnple were nude homeliKe by floods throunliotit the middle wext. DainaRe to property readied millions, but
the Itma of llf wan compurstlve-ly small. One tinudred and seventy-five thousand anthracite miner went on a trike. com
pletely tying up the hrtrd coal Industry. The ! department took step to comply with the Ijxiee resolution providing for
an InvctitlKiUlcm nf an alleged attempt by Jnimnexe Intermits to gain a foothold in Mexico in violation of the Morroe doctrine.
Mrs. L B. Kerwood
Talks of Crook County
- f
That almost unlimited opport
unities for homesockors and es
pecially new comers of small
means, abound in Central Oregor.
Is being demonstrated more an ,
more, according to Mrs. L. B.
Kerwood, of Prineville, who car
ries on a ranch there and ha
prepared a statement of what ca.i
be done in the district for Louis
W- nil1' President of the
V...! T7,.il n n A it
Great
which
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she points out that farms there,
properly tilled, will pay for them
selves in three years.
"The rich ground found in the'
Crooked River Valley," said Mrs.
Kerwood, "is composed of vol
canic ash from 2 to 15 inches
deep. To remove the sagebrush
from this and plow and seed it.
will cost cbout $7 an acre. -An
acre of such land will produce
two tons of rye hay the first year,
which at 10 a ton, will net the
purchaser f 13.
"If the acre of land is improv
ed and planted to potatoes, the
cost will be (25, including the
cost of marketing the crop.
There should be not less than 150
bushels of marketable potatoes,
which, at GO cents a bushel, will
give a return of 90, thus pro
ducing a return of 1 05 the first
year. In three years this will
amount to 1195 and thus pay for
the acre of land, even when a
reduction of 50 per cent is made.
Careful cultivation will produce
a crop of 200 bushels for the first
year, so that there is a large
margin in this undertaking.
"If dry farming methods are
used and wheat planted, there
should be a return of from 30 to
40 bushels. Thirty bushels at 80
cents a bushel will bring $24 and
not a roturn of $10 an acce. The
land planted o onions will give a
net proflt of from 00 to $100 an
acre. The land should produce
from 00 to 100 bushels of oats.
Any cereal crop will- easly pay for
the land within three years, if
proper farming methods are fol
lowed. An alfalfa crop will yield
from live to eight tons to tho
acre, worth $12.50 a ton. On
alfalfa stubble hog9 can be winter
ed. The possibilities of poultry
raising are large. Land in the
Crooked River Valley is particul
arly adapted to th's industry and
results are excellent. There are
also large possilibities in raising
all kinds of fruits and small ber
ries. Almost any crop may be
raised there and returns are so
large that there is little difficulty
in producing enough to pay for
the farm within tnree-y ear period.
as has been reported. Oregonian
Prineville Loses Fast
Basketball Game
One of the swiftept, most excit
ing basketball games ever played
by the girls of the Crook County
High School took place in l'.end
Frhlay evening, April 12, when
they played the llend girls' basket
ball team.
A large delegation of Prineville
people, including many students
of the Crook County High School,
went over to see the game, and
when the referee's whistle sounded
at 8:30 the hall was filled with the
supporters of each team. From
the time the ball was tossed np in
the center until the end of the first
half, when the score stood 4 to 3
in favor of Rend, every moment
was one of suspense. The high
school girls were unfortunate as
regards fouls, for every point made
by their opponents in the first half
waa made on fouls, Miss Black
rarely missing a throw.
In the beginning of the second
half the score stood 5 to 5, but ill
luck seemed to have camped with
the high school girls. One of their
guards, Miss Noble, was hurt and
had to oe taken out of the game,
and though the girls fought right
loyally, the score, mounted up and
at the end of the game stood 7 to
13 in favor of Bend.
Each team played a clean, con
sistent game and excellent work
was done on both sides. Mite
Black threw fouls for Bend, Miss
Campbell for C. C. 11. S. Miss
Young was the star basket thrower
for Bend and Mine Bailey for C. C.
II. S. The guards Miss Holmes
and Miss G. Markel for Bend and
Misses. Noble, Livingston and
Geyer for C. C. II. R, did excellent
work. The Bend centers, Misses
Wilson and A. Markel, played a
fast, sure game, but Misses Cleek
and DolAs kept pace with them at
every turn.
Every courtesy and considera
tion was ehown the girls during
their stay in Bend and nothing
that could add to their pleasure
was left undone. There is not a
member of the team but has the
kindliest feeling for the hostesses
who entertained them so royally
Water! Water! Water!
I will sell or trade 102 shares Swalley
water stock I). Ii. & I. Co. Will take
pay in clearing land. For full particu
lars and terms write Jonks land to.
Kedmond, Oregon. 3-14-4t
White
Wyandotte
Eggs for
Hatching.
Fishel and Kelly strains.
K. Kvans, Prineville, Or.
! per 15 E.
2-ltf
Eggs That Hatch.
From 15 eirzs sold MrB. Cottrell 15
chicks hatched; from my (ten of 21
White Leghorns during March I sot
4116 egi!H ; from 144 now setting 136 test
eggs,"
Boot). Who can beat it. lours for
J. W. Stewabt.
feet O. inchea. Lloyd C. Grlacom,
New York was nominated for the
a fall at Loae Beach. Cul.
Another Plan for
Count; Division
BedmonJ, Or., April 15, 1912.
Editor Journal:
The writer recently made a trip
from Redmond to a point forty-
eight miles southeast of Prineville,
and was still twenty miles from
Paulina, all in Crook county.
There was the common com
plaint high taxes, and other i
parts of the county get all the road
work. The county is entirely too1
rge for economical management,
and I believe that the interests of
the people I do not count poli
ticians and town-lot .speculators
we of the whole county, would now
be beet served by a fair division.
I waa opposed to two former
schemes of division for reasons
that I believe were good, but con
ditions are now changed. The
railroad has. determined where the
centers of population are likely to
be, and has provided a means of
communication between the com
munities of the desired new county.
I suggest the following plan for
organizing Peschutes county, com
prising that part of Crook county
lying south of M e t o 1 i u s and
Crooked river, and west of a line
to be located by a joint committee
to be appointed by the commercial
clubs of Prineville, Bend and Red
mond.
Let Bend and Redmond draw
straws or play seven-up for tem
porary county seat for two years,
the town getting it to furnish free
oflices for that term. At the end
of two years have an eliction for
permanent county seat, with an
agreement a gentleman's agree
ment that the winning town
shall furnish free offices for the
ensuing two years.
' I have consulted no one with re
gard to this matter, but throw it
out for what it is worth, and send
copies to both Prineville papers
and all the papers in the proposed
county. Kirk NVhited.
Wool Sales Day.
Ths executive committee of the
Oregon Wool Growers' associat
ion announced the official Oregon
wool Sales dates for the season
of 1912, as follows:
Echo, May 19 and June 13.
Pendleton, May 30 and June 14.
Pilot Rock, May 31.
Heppner, June 3 and 4.
Shaniko, June 6 and 21.
Baker, June 8 and July 8.
Ontario, June 10.
Vale, Jnne 11.
Madras, June 21 and July 15.
Metolius, June 22 and July 10.
Enterprise, and Wallowa coun
ties, June 28 and 29.
This Spring the Largest
on Record.
242S ELECTORS ON THE ROLLS
Republican Make Big Gains
All Parties Increase Their
Numerical Strength.
Crook county has the largest
registration in iti history this year.
The county clerk has 2425 regis
tered electors on the rolls. This
is 625 more than for 1910.
The total republican registration
this year is 1546 against 1117 two
years ago. There are 688 demo
crats this year to 509 registered at
the last primaries. There are 112
socialists registered to 85 two
years ago. Forty-four registered
as independents ' and 6 refused to
give their political faith. The reg
istration this year is as follows:
ifiimn
Prinerille 2n: 17l l(v- 1 7j ft 2 0
AhwcwHl Ti- f7' lM 2 0: iy ii O
lfc-art'rerk 3s ac Kt 4 0 Ol
Heaver Credit-, Wi 26! 0 4; O Oi O
Bend an' H7i sal t t I n
Black Butte. luTi 6.V M j jj a
Breese Uj 4 o V D O
c.uip crwk as si a o ii' to a
i ros Keys 1"! 11 S 8 l! ft o
lw.-hult lir.'i 71 Jl 1 7 lj i
File 20; Ul 0 0 Ii O 19
Hy Creek lllf "4i 17 8 41 S- 6.
lLyjl.-k 32 271 4 0 0. t 1
H.t "Rock 44' W 19 5- Oi 1!
Hlllman Til S! In h U Ol 1!
Howard 9: ) 0 0 tl i Oj a
Ireland 42! 28! 13 0 o- o o, 1
JohiuonCreek 42; 29) n Oi 2i o! oj o
Ktncher 169 KD 42 3 13; Oj ? 0
. -AM . 2 1 71 O
LamoDU . f 2 0 l! (1 J O
Lava 17 j "601 O! 2i
Llt liap 82 43 s 1 li g, 2
Madra. St 46 22 1 2i 91 lei O
Maurv 11! 21 8 0 1: 0 O t
Mill Creek .141 11 22 1; Of O
Montgomery.. 33! 1 11 0 2! Oi 2i
MeKav 8 43 l 0 0 ' 0 ft
Newsom . 42 20i 22 0 0! Oj O!
Howell Buite IS 2 t 0 j ol 01
Redmond 130 116 33 1 l! 8! 8f O
Summit , 8 5 2 0 liOl
Tetherow 65 SI 11 2 II It DO
Wannsprings 45 SO 12 1 l! l Oj 1
Willow Creek. 48 21 13 0 ai 0 ol O
White Butte 9 6 3 0 O' tneiO
Cline Falli 47 29 13 1 2j Oj O
Total 2425HW6I ess 29 112! Ol 44' S
Last Klec..iieuo!U17; 509 9 83 0 39 41
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Butte Valley District
Never Was Divided
The lady writing from the Butte
Valley school district last week,,
complaining that the boundary
board unlawfully cut off the tim
ber land from the Butte Valley
district, was greatly misinformed
as to the facts in the case. The
boundaries of the Butte Valley dis
trict have never been changed
eince the district was established.
We have been informed by County
Superintendent Ford that no
change was even thought of.
Hence the lack of funds to com
plete a 9-months term of school
cannot be placed at the door of the
boundary board. The timber
claims that were originally within
the district are still there. If the
district ia heavily bonded and is in
arrears with the teacher's salary
the people living in the district
know the remedy. Increase you
school tax.
Took the Gold Medal.
Bliss Native Herb tablets took tho
gold medal at the Paris Exposition tliia
spring. For sale by Raymond Galavam,
Prineville, Oregon. 4-lS-tt
Settle Up.
As the following firms are out of bust
ness thev wish to close accounts at once.
O'Nt'il Bros,
O'Neil Bros. Co.
Lone Pine Trading Co.
O'Neil, Larson & Co.
Settlement most bo made by either
cash or note with Walter O'Neil, Prine
ville, Ore., at the law office of George
Bernier. 4-iS
Money to Loan.
In sums of $100 to f 1000 on three or
five years time. C. F. Smith, Prine
ville, Ore. Office with Crook County
Abstract Co. 2-29-U