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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1913.
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VOL XVII NO. 32
City Dads Met Tuesday
Treas. Smith Resigns
Tho city council met last evening
in regular session. Present, Coun
oilmen Shipp, Cray, Ward. Ijifol
Ictte, CiMiH'r uml Zevoly, Recorder
liiiwimin, Treasurer Smith, City At
torney DuflVy, Marshal Coon, Night
watch HnuKtiifi. Mayor Clifton
dipped u cog, he my. He for
got nil nbnut tho meeting until
about mtiliiitfht. J. H. Shipp occu
pied the chair in tho absence of tho
mayor.
Tim minute of the liwl regular
anil K'ciul meetings were reail anil
approved.
There was a good ileul of discus
sion regarding the repair of side- j
walks. There were dangerous holes ,
in mnne plare.i that were a nienaee to;
the tuifety of pedestrians that should
lie atteniieil to right away. The
cross-walks, too, weal of Main iitreet
needed attention. The marshal was
instructed to take the matter up
with property owners. j
Another matter that came in for
condemnation was the careless hatiit
of leaving learns on the street un
tied. There in a city ordinance
against the practice that seems to
lie hard to enforce. A man will :
drive up to a store for a few min
utes and never think of tying hia
team. It is jfenerally after the'
smash-up that he wishes he had
done so. The attention of the mar-,
sliul was also directed to this matter, i
Horses .must be tied or fustened
with n weight.
The recorder's monthly report (
was read ami ordered Hied. So also
was the report of the night-watch i
and marshal.
t'ity Recorder Smith's quarterly
report was read and approved. It
showed a total balance of cash on
hand in the various funds of
ItnllUO.
A petition was received from Dr.
Belknap requesting permission to
repair his otlice building, which is
located within the lire limits. Per
mission was granted with the pro
viso that corrugated iron be used
on the roof.
Otto Sontag was given permis
sion to build a sheet iron shed 12x40
feet lonir on the southeast corner of
IS street. It wilt be used as a
wagon shed.
A contract was entered into be
tween the city and the Deschutes
Madras Wool Sales.
Mudras Pioneer: Nearly six hun
dred thousand pounds of wool was
sold at Madras last Monday. This,
with about li0, 000 pounds stored at
tho Hunt's Ferry warehouse and
sold on Sunday evening, brings the
total sales for the Madras concen
tration district well up toward the
three-quarter million mark.
The best price paid for coarse
wool was 16 cents, while tho aver
age price for all grades was around
14 cents a pound.
As stated before, prices at the
Madras sale were better than at
cither the Shanikoor Heppner Sales.
At Shnniko the top price was 14 3-8c
as against Jfic at Madras, the aver
ago price at Shaniko being 13c,
while at Madras it was better than
15c. At Heppner the top was
14 l-8c, while some clips sold as low
as 9 l-2c. Last year the Baldwin
Sheep & Land Company held out
for 17c, and Manager James Bice
succeeded in selling his entire clip of
204,000 pounds at that figure the
day after the sale. This year the
li. S. & L. Co., sold its crip of 131),-
0000 pounds at 11 5-Sc. Morrow &
Koenun sold their clip of 50,000
Power Co, for seven arc lights and
23 incandescent fur a term of three j
years at a monthly rental of 17.50 !
for the arcs and 12.50 for the in-,
candescent.
Tho resignation of City Treasurer!
Smith was read and after some dis
cussion accepted. Tho council asked
Mr. Smith his reason for quitting
and when informed that he was'
going to move away, forgave
him and said it was all right. Joe
('irardo was appointed to fill the
unexpired term. !
Treasurer Smith requested that 1
Ihh books lie cxiertod and his ac
counts checked up. lie said that
if there were any mistakes he did
not know it, and if there were ho
was here to rectify them. In jus
tice to himself, his successor and
the city, he wanted a clean slate.
The finance committee was instruct
ed to look after the matter. j
Wade Huston's report on tho re-'
surveying of the First addition to
Prineville was accepted and placed
on file. He was ordered to place
iron pins at the corner of each
block. j
The following bills were ordered '.
paid:
T. I.. Conn, lry fur June $ 75 00 1
W. K. Kin Co., tiulm 2 05
C. K. Smith, lry June Z't 00
A. K llowmnn, fw 30 45
iKiiclititi-a I'uwer Co., lights 1W 40
Vilo lltmtun, surveying ami
limppiliU f2
Wmlti lls.tim, talitry 75 00
Clinton Huston, labor 1 00
J. 11. Crook, labor... 2H M
Mrs. Mating, hall rent '.'5 00
J. W. Short, labor 5 00
IWt lUrnm, labor 0 25
K. N. White, witness foot 1 50
l'.ll. riiiiulpxter, " " 1 50
J. O. Powell, " " 1 50
Aaron White, " " 1 50
C II. Dinwiddle, " " 1 .50
C. S. K.I ar.ln, " " 1 50
Mre.Wm.SUnley." " 1 50
Win. Stanley, " " 1 50
J. U. (iray,' ' " 1 50
Clinton Huston, " " 150
C Bryan, " " 1 50
Clias. Silven, ' " 1 50
(i. Tom pinion, " " 1 50
Hulah ilyiln, " " 1 50
Kay lborn, " " 1 50
Mrs R.M.Teniploton, " 150
Crook County Journal 7 00
Tompleton A Hon., milse 1 50
Hoview, printing 10 00
A. I. Womlerly, labor .. 7 25
R. I.. Jonlun 6 15
John Curtia 2 25
W. C. Harne .. 3 75
pounds at 14 3-8c as against lGc
lust year.
An Old Claim Satisfied
J. B. Eryrear received a check
for 1100.00 about a week ago be
ing in paymont for a horse lost
during the Indian War of the
early days. Mr Fry rear took a
prominent part in the suprossion
of the Indians along the Columbia
River and it was during one of
the buttles that the horse was
killed. Mr. Fryrear says that
the animal was a valuable one
and was appraised at 12-5.00, but
is well satisfied with gutting the
f 100.00 as he says it is like find
ing the money after all these
yoars of waiting and never ex
pecting to get anything.
Fourth of July Rates
On July 2d, 3d ami 4th, tho Ore
gon Trunk Railway will sell round
trip tickets from Culver to any point
oil tho Oregon Trunk or 8. 1'. & S.
railways, where the one-way faro Is
$((.00 or less, at one mul one-thlril
fared subject to 50c minimum. Tickets
are good to return until July (Itli. It
Several thousand dollars to limn
on Improved farms at current rates.
Address Win. U. Phoenix, ltedmond,
Oregou. 7 3
Run Up Old Glory !
A FOCKTH OK JCLY
Run up Old Glory ! Let it blaze
In red and white against the sky
And tell the story of the days
When hearts were stout and hopes were high.
Forget the daily fights of greed;
Forget the struggles, the dismay
Of facing cruelty and need
Run up Old Glory for the day.
Run up Old Glory ! Think of all
The old flag means to you and me.
Of how the blast of freedom's call
Shook out iti folds from sea to sea;
Red with the blood that it has cost,
White with the souls or them that died
To-day by laughing breezes tossed
It whispers of a nation's pride.
Run up Old Glory! Fling it forth
And feel anew the country call
That thrills East, West and South and North,
And has its word for one and all.
Run up Old Glory fling it far
Across the blue of heaven's dome,
And feel that every stripe and star
Is warder of your hearth and home.
Crook County Rancher
Building Fine Home
Hugh Lister is putting up a fine
new home twelve miles above
Paulina. Its a frame structuie
30x52, two stories and basement.
It will be modern in every respect.
Hot water heat, two bath rooms, etc.
The first floor has one bedroom,
the dining room, living room with
built-in book cases, kitchen, linen
closets, hat closets, cooling closets,
bath and toilet room, screened
porches, built-in buffet, cupboards
and other labor-saving conveniences.
On the second floor are located
five bedrooms, bath and toilet room,
big roomy closets and ample
porches.
The hot water heating plant,
laundry, wood lift and laundry
chute are located in the basement.
T. J. Minger will leave next week
tostart the plumbing. J. B. Shipp
drew up the plans. The work is
being done under the supervision
of Mr. Lister himself.
White Hulless Barley
Does Well Here
C. J. Sundquist 's place, a few
miles north of Prineville, never
fails to attract the attention of
strangers who are looking over this
part of Central Oregon. His field
of White Hulless barley is especially
fine. He planted the grain as an
experiment and it has done excep
tionally well.
Mr. Sundquist has a potato patch
of 37 acres that is set out with
mathematical precision. No matter
irom wnat angle viewed the rows
are in perfect alignment. Take a
look at it when passing.
Mr. Sundquist says he has new
potatoes ready for the market right
now but will not dig them just yet
on account of the loss. His field is
planted to four different kinds
100-fold, Netted Gem, Burbanks
and Eat ly Ohio. He was very care
ful in selecting his seed, he says,
and his care has been more than re
paid in an extra fine crop.
Mr. Sundquist will have other
things than barley and potatoes.
He will have lots of fruit this year.
His prunes, plums and apples
I promise a good yield.
POKM UY W. I. NKSBIT
Shipping Arizona Cat
tle Into Crook County
T. J. Ferguson, of Roberts, passed
through Prineville Tuesday on his
way home from his Texas ranch. On
his way back Mr. Ferguson bought
3"0 head of young Arizona stock
that he will feed this winter. He
had contracted for 800 head, but
some of the contractors failed to
make good, so he had to be satisfied
with less than half that amount. He
will pasture his stock this summer
at the Klamath marsh. He loaded !
out of Tucson, Arizona. j
Mr. Ferguson says that Dixon
Bros., of Barnes, bought 800 head1
of young stuff in Arizona and
shipped north with him. He says!
the Dixon boys got even better
stock than he did. They shipped
from Flagstaff, Arizona. The Dixon
cattle will be pastured at the Klam
ath marsh, not far from the Fer
guson stock.
Arizona cattle are being bought
up in great numbers and shipped to
Montana, Wyoming and other points.
While the price paid was less than
that ruling here, yet when all ex
penses are paid and losses made up
there would not be such a great
difference in value, Mr. Ferguson
says. s
Sure to Bring on
a Big Rain
J. N. Williamson and Ed. Slayton
have come to the conclusion that
the people of Central Oregon should
get together and hire them to com
mence sheep shearing and cutting
hay if they want rain. These oper
ations never fail to bring the moist
ure, Mr. Williamson says. He had
got a good start with his shearing a
week ago, but the rains kept inter
fering so that he had to suspend
operations for several days. He will
shear 10,000 sheep this year.
Ed. Slayton got one hundred
acres of alfalfa down when the
rains stopped him. He can not re
member when he got through hay
ing without a good rain. Mr. Slay
ton aays the hay has suffered no
damage beyond a slight discolora
tion. He has 400 acres in alfalfa
this year. Three hundred of this is
The $450,000.00 Appro
priation Constitutional
The appropriation made by the
last legislature of 1450,000 for
the completion of the Columbia
Southern, now called the Tumalo
project, is valid, according to the
unanimous opinion of the su -
preme court handed down Tues
day. Within few minutes after
the opinion was given out the
desert land board met and again
started the wheels of industry,
which had been held in abey
ance, in connection with the
piojeci-. as every uay s loss oi and to make all arrangements
time has been seriously felt. j necessary for the proper con
The opinion is given in case obstruction and completion of the
the injunction suit brought by L. J irrigation works and reclaim the
II. McMahan, of Salem, against j lands. The state, through the
Ben W. Olcott, as secretary of desert land board, fixes the price
state, and T. B. Kay as state ! to be paid for water rights and
treasurer, to restrain them from j from the date of reclamation of
paying out the amount appropri-any tract a valid lien is created
ated. In the circuit court Judge in favor of the state."
Galloway upheld the validity of I Regarding McMahon's conten-
the act, and his decision is af
firmed. J ustice Charles McNary wrote
the opinion, and Justice Burnett
i wrote a separate opinion, "con
curring specially." This second
: opinion, which if anything more
vigorously affirms the right of;
the legislature to make such an neea contends the act affords un
appropriation for the develop- due advantages to a favored few
ment of the state than the major- in Crook county at the expense of
ity opinion is concurred in by all other taxpayers in the state.
Justice Ramsey. j "The fcts stipulated by counsel
."Unless a positive prohibition show that about 23,000 acres have
exists in the fundamental law, the
legislature has an almost unlim
ited field for operation, even
though the law be special or local
in its character," says Justice
McNary's opinion.
On the samepoint. JusticeBur
nett says: "At the argument,
the plaintiff contended that the
law in question was a local and
special law in the interest of res
idents of the community in which
the land mentioned is situated.
The legislative assembly, in its
discretion, may enact lawo of
that nature, unless forbidden by
the state constitution "
The next objection made by
McMahan was that the act was
antagonistic to section 7 of article
11 of the constitution, which says
the assembly shall not loan the
credit of the state in excess of
50,000.
"We are unable to see that
on the bench under the new ditch.
This year's crop is the first he has
harvested off the new land, and he
thinks he has some prize-winning
stuff. It will be shown at the fair
this fall.
The County Won
In Federal Court
Sheriff Elkins received word yes
terday that the demurrer filed by
Crook county against the suit
brought by the Oregon & Western
Colonization Co. in the Federal
court at Portland enjoining the
payment of the bridge warrants
was sustained.
Jim Toney Doing
Nicely at Hospital
Jim Toney is getting along nicely
at The Dalles Hospital. The
doctors have been able to save his
leg which he will be able to use
some. It is thought he will be able
to return to Prineville about the
middle of July.
For fine Onk Refrigerators see A.
U, Llppmau & Co. 6-12
this act in any manner loans the
'credit of the state," says Justice
I McNary. "It is true that a large
appropriation of public funds has
been made for the completion of
; a project to irrigate and thereby
reclaim certain land, but it U
purely a state enterprise.
"No credit is extended to pri
vate sources to promote private
schemes and the act directs the
state to protect its title to the
'property included in the project,
tion ''The act is without the pur
view of legislative authority to lay
a tax upon all jhe people and to
expend the money for the benefit
of the few," Justice McNary says:
"We think this point introduces
the most serious aspects of the
case. Plaintiff with much earnest
been deeded to private parties.
Yet the statute provides that the
desert land board shall make
necessary contracts for the sale
and delivery of water to lands cf
said private parties. While the
persons holding prior contractual
rights have a call upon the state
for the allowance of credits upon
all moneys paid to defaulting com
panies under the original contract,
yet they must enter into a con
tract with the state and otherwise
conform to the rules prescribed by
the desert land board. Thus it
will be seen all persons who have
a prior contract are treated alike
and that as a class no special
privileges are granted to one and
withhelj from another, but that
all coming within the prescribed
class enjoy the same privileges
and immunities."
The opinion goes further and
holds that the appropriation is tor
public purposes.
Waite-Bennett
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Bennett, nine miles southeast of
Madras, when their daughter, Ellen
Marguetite, became the bride of
John Waite, a prosperous young
farmer of Lamonta. Elder G. R.
Eads performed the ceremony, after
which a splendid dinner was served
to about twenty friends and rela
tives. The bride was dressed in a
beautiful embroidered white voile.
The happy couple will make their
home near Lamonta.
The Cottage Boarding Home
Dear Friends: As I am going
into Prineville for two months,
would all interested in the above
scheme kindly make a point of call-
i ing upon me to learn more about it?
And will any parents desirous of
availing themselves of the advan
tages thus offered their children,
come and make this fact known to
me personally? I will publish my
Prineville address next week.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. L. A. Holloway, M. A.,
Hon. Sec.