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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
C0UNH OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1913.
VOL. XVII NO. t
I
January Term of
the County Court
A regular term of the county
ourt of Crook county, Oregon, wa
begun and held at the courthouse
In Prineville, In wild county and
utate, on January 2, 1913.
Present II. C. KIHm, Judge, pre
siding; It, II. Hayloy, commissioner;
T, N. Balfour, sheriff, and Warren
lirown, clerk.
Wher?uKin tho following pro
ceeding were had, to-wit:
The report of the Hoard of Road
Viewer was read for the Unit time
In oxn court, In the following road
J S McVcy et al; V Sehreder et al;
C D Preston et al; Hugh Lister et
I; C W Hunter ct al; Klla D Peter
m ct l; llunry liivina et al; Albert
Moore ct al.
In the matter of the petition of
R. J. Early et al for a county road;
the matter was continued because of
defective petition.
In the matter of the ietition of
S D Mustard ct al, for a county
road; the matter was continued up
on the request of the Hoard of Road
Viewer to whom the same had been
referred for further consideration.
In the matter of the petition of
Dan Catlow et al for a county road,
because of defective notice the same
it continued.
In tho matter of the petition of
J A Vosburg et al for a county
roal, continued for failure to die
allldavlt of posting notices.
In the matter of the petition of G
W Wells et al for a county road.
Board of Road Viewer to view out
aid road on Feb 20, 1913.'
In the matter of the petition of
J II Davis et al for a county road,
Hoard of Road Viewer to view out
said road on Feb 18, 1913.
In the matter of the petition of
Frank F Finch ct al for a county
road, Board of Road Viewers to
view out said road on Feb 19, 1913.
In tho matter of the petition of J
W Peterson et al for a county road,
Hoard of Road Viewers to view out
aid noad on Feb 22, 1U13.
In the matter of the petition of
C Pedersen etal for a county road,
board of road viewers to view out
said road on Feb 25, 1913.
In the matter of the wrongful
assessment of J. R. Knox et al, it is
ordered that the clerk credit the
sheriff for the yesr 1911 with the
amounts as follows:
J R Knox . ...f30 00
John Burnett 2 02
Bates & Young 3 20
In the mutter of the double as
sessment of the D E Hunter Realty
Co. on lot 1, block 6, Bend, rebate
of 15.27 (the amount of overpay
ment) allowed.
Warrant No. 533 for 121.05 in
favor of the Northwest School Fix
ture Co. was ordered canceled, the
account for which the same had
been drawn, having been paid.
In the matter of the expenses of
the county institute, it ordered that
the report of R. A. Ford be approv
ed. The request of H. A. Foster, as
sessor, for $25 for stamps, station
ery, etc., for his office, was granted.
The request of Frank Elkins,
sheriff, for 1 100 for stamps, station
ery, etc., for hia office vas granted.
The petition of C. M. Redfield et
al for a voting precinct at Des
c'.iutes was continued until the May
term.
It appearing that Redmond pre
cinct was without a justice of the
peace, the one elected at the last
election having failed to qualify, W.
C. Walker is appointed justice of the
peace for Redmond precinct to
serve until the next general elec
tion.
In tho matter of the petition for
an election under the local option
law at Metolius, Oregon, ordered
that an election as prayed for in
said petition be held February 18,
1913.
In tho matter of the bill of R M
Elder for building bridges over the
Central Oregon Irrigation Co' ean
al, ordered that the county clerk
notify said Irrigation company of
said amounts and request the pay
ment of the same.
Bond of II A Foster for assessor
for 15,000 with the United State
Fidelity and Guarantee Co. approv
ed and ordered filed.
Bond of Fred A Rice a urveyor
for 15,000, with T M Baldwin and
F B Foster as surety, approved and
ordered filed.
Bond of P B Polndexter as coro
ner in the sum of $3,000, with W F
King and W A Booth as sureties, ap
proved and ordered filed.
Viewers report road second time
in open court and the following
roads were declared public highways:
Hugh Lister etal; C D Preston et
al; V Sehreder et al; Henry Bivcns
et al; Albert Moore et al; J. S Mc
Vey etal; C W Hunter et al.
Bond of Warren Brown as county
clerk in the sum, of 110,000, with
W A Booth and G W Noble as sure
ties, approved and ordered filed.
In the following roads the papers
were ordered sent to the district at
torney for hi opinion a to their
validity : D G Byram et al; S E
West et al; W M Ogg et al; R A
Merchant et al.
Report of county clerk presented
showing payment of bounty on 529
coyote scalps and 86 bob-cat front
feet, amounting in all to I9G5.50.
In the matter of E A Knott et al
petition for county road, board of
road viewers to view out said pro
prosed road on February 20, 1913.
In the matter os the claim of Ben
ton county against Crook county,
continued, to allow for investiga
tion of same.
In the matter of the amount of
the bond of the county treasurer
was ordered that a bond of $20,000
would lm ample security until the
further order of the court.
In the matter of the petition of
Ella D Peterson et al for a county
road, viewers report read second
time and approved and said road
viewers recommending part of said
road only it was necessary that the
prayers of the petitioners be dis
allowed. In the matter of the accounting
of the emergency road, report of
II C Ellis from Jan. 1, 1912 to Jan.
1, 1913, approved and ordered
filed.
Report of M G Hawthorn, road
supervisor, for the months of Octo
ber and November, in regard to the
II B Ford road, accompanied by re
port of H L Meuret, expert account
ant, verifying the reports and ex
penditures of said Hawthorn, ap
proved. Report of M J Danielson in re
gard to cement and structure line
work done in the county bridge
in district No. 12, accompanied by
the report of H L Meuret, expert
accountant, 'verifying the reports
and expenditures of the said Daniel
son, presented, and report showing
a balance of$15.8G; ordered that up
on the payment to the county clerk
of Crook county road fund of said
$15.86 by said Danielson, that said
reports be approved.
In the matter of the report of L
Metke in regard to sundry road
work di ri ig 1912, said matter was
continued becausle said report was
not sufficiently explicit.
Report from April 1st, 1912, to
dule of Ralph L Jordun, treasurer
of the special road fund, presented,
and approved as apparently cor
rect. Plat for the extension of East E
street, Prineville, presented and ap
proved. In the matter of the official coun
ty newspaper for 1913, it appearing
that the Crook Cnunty Journal has
the largest bona fide circulation
within Crook county, ordered that
said Crook County Journal be and
the same is hereby designated as the
official county paper of Crook
county, Oregon, for the year 1913.
Further ordered said paper be paid
the um of $240 per annum, pay
able in installment of $40 at each
regular term of thi court for the
publication of all proceedings of
the county court, claims, advertise
ments, notices, report of officers
and agent of Crook county and
any other county printing, except
the delinquent tax list ; and for the
publication of the delinquent tax
list to receive thirty cents per square
of ten line if brevier type, (news
paper measure), provided that in
no case shall the entire cost of the
publication of such delinquent tax
list exceed $500. All proceeding,
including the claims presented to be
published in one regular issue, and
the entire delinquent tax list also
to be published in one issue. Fur
ther ordered that in case the Bend
Bulletin and the Madras Pioneer, or
either of them, consent and agree
to publish the identical proceedings
that are required to be published
in and by said Crook County Journ
al, except the delinquent tax list.,
that this court pay to each or either
of said papers last mentioned,
making such publication, a sum
equal to one half of that hereby al
lowed the county official paper, pay
able in installments of $20 at each
term of thi court; also ordered
that all printing above mentioned
by the official county paper or in
the Bend Bulletin and the Madras
Pioneer, or either of them, shall be
from copy furnished said papers by
Crook county, and that the cost
thereof shall be ' paid at the July,
1913, and the January, 1914, terms
of this court, by the paper or pa
pers receiving said service.
In the matter of the petition for
the vacation of certain portions of
the Pauline Creek and Powell Butte
road ; Sisemore road ; Ovid W. B.
Riley et al road ; the same was con
tinued to" allow time for the filing
of the following evidence :
1st. Evidence filed with this
court of the legal extension and
dedication of Wall street in Bend,
to connect with the so-called Bend
Laidlaw road, and a dedicated street
in the townsite of Lytle.
2d. The legal dedication to the
public and approval by the proper
officials of the municipality of Bend
of a street or highway leading west
erly frotn said entension of W7all
street toward the present county
bridge, not less than 60 feet wide
at its easterly end, to the center of
the Deschutes river, and 100 feet
wide for a distance approximately
200 feet- immediately east of the
center of said river, a map of which
said strip of land showing the de
tails of said proposed road, com
monly known as Ellis Ave., has
been submitted to this court, in
formally) heretofore.
The widening of this street at the
westerly end thereof to 100 feet,
being 50 feet on either side of the
center line of said bridge and road
approaching the same, is for the
purpose of providing means of con
venient access for all time by the
public in general to and into the
waters of the Deschutes river.
3d. A deed of an easement or
right away to the public of a strip
of land not less than 60 feet wide
extending westerly from the center
of the Deschutes river where the
name is crossed by the present coun
ty bridge to connect with a street
or avenue in the townsite of Ken
wood ; said right of way or ease
ment to be in full force and effect
until the filinsf ;nd approval by this
court of a plai containing a street
or avenue connoting with the point
of beginning f the easement above
mentioned, to-wit: the center of the
center of the Deschutes river, where
the same is crossed by the present
county bridge, and joining by a
reasonable direct system or lystems,
of streets with the present dedica
ted streets of the townsite of Ken
wood. Further ordered in said
matter that copies of the action of
thi court be mailed to the follow
ing partie : The D E Hunter Realty
Co,. Bend, Ore.; The Bend Co.,Bend,
Ore.; City of Bend, care of G P
Putnam, mayor; V A Forbes, attor
ney for petitioners, Bend, Ore.
Court adjourned until Monday,
January 6, 1913.
Pursuant to adjournment court
reconvened at 10 o'clock a. m. on
Monday, January 6, 1913, when
were present:
G. Springer, judge, presiding; R.
H. Bailey, commissioner, Willi W.
Brown, commissioner, Frank Elkins,
sheriff, and Warren Brown, county
clerk.
Whereupon the following pro
ceedings were had, to-wit:
Road supervisors for 1913. Re
ceived list of road supervisors ap
pointed by Judge Ellis and the list
is ordered filed.
Report of C. R. Henry as road
supervisor in Dist No. 20, approved
and bill for $150 allowed.
In the matter of the appointment
of a truant officer for 1913 Upon
the recommendation of Supt Myers
Victor Shaw was appointed truant
officer for three months at a salary
of $20 a month.
Bond of Ralph Jordan as treas
urer for $30,000, offered temporary
until books may be experted, ac
cepted. Bond of Frank Elkins as sheriff
for $10,000 and as tax collector for
$20,000, approved.
In the matter of petition for
county road by M C Awbrey et al,
all proceedings bing found regular,
ordered that the surveyor and view
ers meet on Feb 24, 1913, and pro
ceed to lay out and establish said
road.
In the matter of obstruction of
county road. Lockard Stage Co.
reports that the Cove Power Co.
are hindering traffic and transpor
tation by setting poles in a traveled
road, the clerk is instructed to no
tify said company to provide a good
and suitable road past such obstruc
tions. In regard to the authority of
surety companies to do business in
this state, ordered that the clerk
write the state insurance commis
sioner for a certified list showing
that the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co. is authorized to do
business in this state. "
In the matter of wood for 1913.
The clerk is ordered to call for bids
for 100 cords of pine for the court
house and 80 cords, juniper pre
ferred, for the high school. Bids
to be opened on the first Wednes
day in March next
In the matter of the board of road
viewers, for 1913. Ordered that
Henry Grimes and Geo Wells be
and they are hereby reappointed.
In the matUr of timber eruising.
i he county clerk is instructed to
correspond with all individuals and
companies owning timber in the
county with the view of obtaining
a correct estimate of the timber for
assessment purposes.
In the matter of tax levy for
1913; It appearing to the satisfac
tion of this court after investiga
tion of the county's financial con
dition, that the indebtedness and
liability will exceed $125,000 and
I after much deliberation it is agreed O O Collver ' tw
! the levy for all purposes shall be 24 i C w- Hant' " " 6 0(
I mjg i J" T Roblneon clerk " 8 0C
I j Carl Wlutlom " " 6 0C
Plat of Laidlaw Odd Fellows o c Young ' " 6 00
cemetery presented and approved. P Chitwood Judge 8 00
In the matter of the saiary of the Wai Joilio " " 8 00
water commissioner, the same waiJ E Newbi" " " 300
continued. i L H Hamilton clerk 3W
, Geo Dee " 3 00
The following bill were ordered j a Morrow " 3 00
Pa'l: . A G Kibbie jndge 3 00
Gay Lafollete Judire of election 3 00 J A Schooling " " 3 CO
J A Moffitt " " 3 00 Roy Newell " 3 00
Geo W Weill " " 8 00 j L W Long clerk 3 00
L L Scott, clerk of election 3 CO 1 L A Newell " " 3 00
Glen Henderson, clerk of election 3 00 QW Oarlock 3 00
John P Hopper " " 3 00 P T Monroe judge ' 3 00
Wm W Brown, judge of election 8 00 A J Woodward " " 3 00
Herman Schniid " 3 00 J H Priday " - 8 00
John McEachern " " 3 00 N C Hulin clerk 3 00
0 D Milet, clerk of election 3 00 H L Priday ' " 3 00
Chai A Sherman, ol'k of election 3 00 J Bolter " " 3 00
Creaton E Sammona, cl'k of " 3 00 James Wood judge " 6 00
E C Park, judge of election 6 00 S 8 Black " " 6 00
W J Stuidivan, " " 6 00 H C Grater " " 6 00
JO Hansen " " 6 00 Roy E Darby clerk " 6 00:
Ray Archer, cl'k of election 6 00 J G Clark " " 6 00
J J Baatian ' " 6 00 J A Gonaor ' 6 00
GLEhlert ' 6 0o'jEReed judge " 6 00
b W Barnett, Judge of " 00 1 M A Bate " " 6 00 !
Perry Head ' " 6 00 j Thot Tweet " " 6 00
WAEIlii " ' eOOiWWOrcatt clerk " 6 00
WF Hammer cl'k 6 00 j D V Mackintosh " " 6 00
Harry G Key " 6 00 J A Eaates ' " 6 00
Dewia H Irving " " 6 00 ; S G Donthit judge " 3 00
John Atkinton Judge " 3 00,j K D Huston " 3 00
CB Allen " 3 00 ! Frank Miler " " 3 00
ITTbohrtrup " " 3 00 1 H II Brown cleik " 3 00
Fred A Shonqueatcl'k " 3 00 1 Calvin Morr it " " 3 00
M 8 Miller " 3 00 j H J Faulkner 3 00
MF Miller 3 00 A J Johneon judge " 3 00
Wm Blair judge " 6 00 ' Jamei E Fuller " " 3 00
1 E Daly " " 6 00 Norris Morgan " " 3 00
CAMcKinney " 6 00 j Graver Price clerk " 3 00
J A Hill clerk 6 00 1 D J Evana " 3 00
Roeco Hard " ' 6 00 J J W Stanton ' " 3 00
CFKlann " " 6 00 E T Slayton judge " 3 00
J F Weigand judge ' 6 OOjJO Powell " " 3 00
L M Thomas " ' 6 00 j Herman Poch " 3 00 '
ChatParton " 6 00 TBZell clerk " 3 00
Henry N Wait clerk ' 6 00 Roy Powell " " 3 00
JLTbomaa " " 6 00 L B LafoUetta " .. 3 00
Jaa A Brown " 6 00 C L Roberta . jndge " 3 00
FE Dayton judge ' 6 09 Joe Lister " " 3 00
C P Becker " . " - 6 0J W A Careen - 3 00
F B Wilson " " 6 00 E W Nelson ' clerk ' V 3 0g'
Fred N Wallace clerk " 6 00 I B Myer " " 3 00
W D Barnee " " 6 00 O B Gray " " 8 00
FW Scott " 6 00AjHaney judge " 6 00
JBSteinbrink judge " 3 00 R L Schee ' " 6 00
Lyman H Tiffany " 8 00 C II Fry ' " 6 00
Warren McCorkle " M 3 00 J C William clerk " 6 00
J Hilliquilla clerk " 3 00 G W Wells " " - 6 00
Lloyd C Ballard " ' 3 00 Harry Kennard " " 6 00
Geo W Robbins ' V 3 00 C E Ream Judge 6 00
FBBayn judge " 3 00EJClark " " 3 U0
C II Foster " " 3 00 ' J A Smith . .. 3 no
E A Buasert " " 3 00 j Oriin C Mills clerk ' 3 00
Allen Willcoxen clerk " 3 00 : S J Clemmens " " 3 00
Parl Fulkerson " " 3 00 ' Chas. Bolsby ' " 3 00
C M Charlton " 3 00 j ArthurE Bates judge ' 6 00
Wallace Poet judge " 3 00 Paul Held " " 6 00
E B Knox " " 3 00 Hurley Baunders " " g 00
Robt Demaris " " 3 00 j Chas E Parrish clerk " 6 0
ENGillinwater clerk " 3 00 Harry Barnes " " 6 00
W II Post ' 3 00 LW Bennett " " 6 00
Homer Norton " " 3(0 W J Schmidt judge " 3 00
T A Taylor judge 6 00 R E Jordan " 3 0)
EW Mason " " 6 00 Ed Merritt " " 3 tO
H Gard " 6 00 Archie Elmer clerk " 3 00
J Y Crews clerk " 6 00 j L Connell " 3 00
R E Galloway " " 6 00 J F Connell " " 3 00
N P Poulson " " 6 00 G W Slayton judge " 6 00
W H Hollinshead judge " 3 00 JH Demaris " ' 6 CO J
D C Peterson " " 3 00 SL Reynolds ' " 6 00
J L Benson " " 3 00 Lj Powell clerk 6 00 !
CVCCarmichael clerk " 3 00 Price Coehow ' " 6 00 i
Alphonso W Aya ," 3 00 R H McCord " 6 00
W C Hollinshead ' " 3 00 A J Chanpion judge " 3 01) 1
I V Ward judge " 6 00 Leon Joues " 3 00 j
J F Cadle " 6 00J Henry Koch ' 3 00 .
R W Zevely " " 6 00 ! Patrick Golder clerk " 3 00 :
L M Bechtell clerk ' 6 CO R E Junes " ' " 3 0J 5
G P Reams " " 6 0J ! Harry Lanius " " 3 00
Willard H WirU " " 6 00:JE Roberts judge ' 6 00 r
Hugh Gee judge " ' 3 00 G H Nye " (i 00 i
Wm Marks " " 3 00 U S Bushnell " " 6 00 !
Lee B Franklin " " 8 00 Geo E Chinn clerk ' 6 00
J R Ureeae clerk 3 00 Jas Cram " 6 00 ;
W A Hand " 3 00 C C Dunham " ' ' 6 00 ;
JJCoffelt " 3 00 T F McCallister judge " 3 00 :
J W Wright, judge " 6 00 W M Meseinger " " 3 00 I
TomAVedder " 6 00 J WLivingstone ' 3 00 '
J S Tetherow " " 6 00 Van M Morse clerk " 3 00 ?
HW Martin clerk ' 6 03 J F Taylor " " 3 00 '
B F Chase ' " 6 00 Chas Montgomery " " 3 CO
Lloyd Harader ' " 6 00 Lewis II Irving car'ing poll books 7(0'
N II. Elliott judge . " ' 6 00 F B Bayn " " " 3 00
Ralph McCauley " ' 6 00 L. J Powell ' " 80 ;
John M Perry " 6 00 Hugh Gee " " 2 0 s
Geo K Grant clerk " 6 00 J F Weigand " " " 3 60
Nineau Neilsen " " 6 00 Harry Lanius " ' " j 8U ,
JSMcVey " ' 6 00 W J Sturdivan " " " 4 00 1
8 C Caldwell judge " 6 00 TF McCallister, " " " 2 00 '
M J Kelly " ' 6 00 J W Stanton " ' " z 60 ;
Clyde McKay " " 6 00 L L Scott " ' " 1 60 i
W L Wing clerk " 6 00 P Chitwood " " " o 63 '
Fred L Huey " 6 00 John Bolter ' 1 50 '
HJEggleeton ' " 6 00 Wm Blair " " " lo 00 i
J W Wilt juJge " 6 00 J S McVey " " 8 60 ;
W F Edmunson " 6 00 Tom A Vedder V " ,. M j
JW Berry ". " 6 00 Homer Norton " " " 0 i
R J Skelton clerk " 6 00 U 8 BuBhnell " " " 00 '
C L Gist " ' 6 00 W J Schmidt ' 03 j
Frank L Walker " 6 00
J OYoungstrom judge " 6 00 Continued ou page 2