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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, .OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1913.
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VOL.XVU NO. 50
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Status of Irrigation
Projects
Although the progress of the work
lias been disappointing, the mum
bors of the Desert land Hoard le
liuve tht Irrigation projects in Cen
tral Oregon under the Carey act
have passed the experimental stage,
and that most of them will be com
pleted within a few yearn. The
alate la in active charge of one of
the projects Tumalo, or old Col
umbia Southern, and the promoters
of the others are sanguine as to the
outcome. Several of them, how
ever, face difficulties, but they are
pushing ahead.
At the last session ofthe legisla
ture f 50,000 was appropriated for
co-operation with the United States
in making comprehensive plans for
the development of all feasible irri
gation projects, and particularly
those in the Deschutes Itasin. An
qual amount has been contributed
by the Department of the Interior
and joint work is actively under
way. Much information has been
obtained, which will be compiled
for submission to the next legisla
ture. The last legislature also pro
vided for submitting to a vote of
the people in 1914 a constitutional
amendment through which bonds
may be issued for the construction
of Irrigation projects, and for the
development of cut-over timber
land.
CwpUttd Prtd Om
Governor West, who is a member
of the Desert Land Board, made the
following statement of conditions:
"So far Oregon has but little to
whow in the way of results through
the Carey act. The only completed
project is a small one of about 1000
acres near Redmond, controlled by
a few old settlers.
"The Columbia Southern project
whs a dismal fuilure, and has been
taken over by the state. The Mor
son project on the Upper Deschutes,
while having been under way for a
number of yeurs, has as yet no
watered land.
"The Central Oregon Irrigation
Company has the largest project in
the state. The company has spent
perhaps 11,250,000, and has done
much good work, but it will need to
spend perhaps 1750,000 more to
complete the desired units of its
project. The project has pass e I
the critical stage, and its comple
tion, in my opinion, is an assured
fact, if not by the company, then
by the state.
"Other projects aro in initial
stages. Some of them undoubtedly
will be carried through, but others
will blow up. In my opinion the
state should take over and complete
all these projjets in the same man
Crook
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Old
in Crook Co
ner it has taken over the old Col
umbia Southern, or Tumalo project.
If no bad luck comes the latter
project will be completed and the
lands will be thrown open for settle
ment not later than next fall."
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The Carey act provides for the
reclamation of land owned by the
Federal Government. Promoters
of the state segregate the land, the
work of Irrigation Is started, and,
In some instances, the settlers pay
the promoters on the Installment
plan. In other instances settlers
are excluded until the Work Is
finished. The work completed, the
Federal Government deeds the land
to the state, which In turn deeds it
to the settlers at a price ofll an
acre. The promoter holds a lien on
the property until the settlers pay
for the water rights, which approxi
mate about f 10 an acre. In the
case of the Tumalo project 1450,000
was appropriated by the state with
which to do the work, the state ex
pecting to get its money back with
Interest when the land and water
rights are deeded to the settlers
The Tumalo project comprises 27,
000 acres in Crook county.
Secretary Lane, of the Interior
Department, has Intimated that
after the state has selected the
lands to be Irrigated with the $450,
000 appropriated for this work the
Federal Government will give a like
amount for the extension of the
project. 'About 1800 acres in this
tract were sold by the old company
of 275 settlers, 35 of whom moved
on the land when it was found that
the water supply was sufficient for
only about one-fourth of the land
sold.
TIm Silirfl Cwpur llilialtt.
The work was started in 1002 by
the Thle Sisters Ditch Company,
which was soon succeeded by the
Three Sisters Irrigation Company.
That company in turn assigned to
the Columbia Southern Irrigation
Company, and later the Columbia
Southern Irrigation Company took
over the project. That concern bo
ing unable to fulfill its contract, an
unsuccessful suit was brought by
the state to cancel the contract.
Then an alignment was made to
the Oregon-Washington & Idaho
Finance Company, which being un
successful in financing the proposi
tion, deeded all the rights back to
the state. The bill appropriating
450,000 for completing the enter
prise was passed at the last session
of the legislature. A reservoir site
has been purchased by the state and
preliminary work carried out on the
dam site. A feed. canal to conduct
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water to the reservoir has been al
moHt completed and the first unit of
the distributing system planned.
It Is expected that construction
work will be started within 30 days,
or as soon as the people pledge their
land as security for the money ex
pended. A project embracing 31,000 acres
is that of the Deschutes Land Com
pany. This work was started May
15, 1902, by the Oregon Develop
ment Company and at that time
embraced 67,000 acres. According
to last report 9.6 miles of canal had
been completed, 1.3 miles of canal
had been partly completed and the
right-of-way for 17.2 miles had
been cleared. One lateral, known
as the Pratt lateral, has been im
proved sufficiently to supply water.
The Desert Land Board has never
authorized the sale of land in this
project, but options redeemable in
land have been sold. The company
has a reservoir at Crescent Lake
and the machinery is there ready to
begin work next spring. It also
has a right to use water from the
the East Fork of the Deschutes
river. The land is in Crook and
Klamath counties. J. E. Morson is
at the head of the company and he
is confident that he will complete
the work.
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The largest reclamation under
taking in the state is that of the
Central Oregon Irrigation Company
which is making substantial progress
with the irrigating of 139,000 acres
in Crook county. The tract is com
posed of several withdrawals,
among them being one by the Pilot-
Butte Development Company and
another by the Deschutes Irriga
tion & Power Company. Water is
obtained from the Deschutes river
and flovs through the following
canals:
Oregon Canal, diverting water
south of Bend, thence flowing east
towards Prineville, skirting Powell
Buttes Hills.
Pilot Butte Canal, same intake as
other, flowing east of Bend, near
towns of Deschutes, Redmond and
Terrebonne.
North Canal, diverted by dam
across Deschutes river below Bend ,
built only to intersection of Pilot-
Butte Canal.
About 60,000 acres of this pro
ject have been sold and about 25,
000 acres deeded to settlers. About
38,000 acres have been patented to
the state and during 1912 about
16,000 acres were cultivated. The
Central Oregon canal has been
found to be of insufficient capacity
to water all the land and the com
pany is enlarging it. It has com
pleted one-half mile of the work
since October. With the enlarge
ment of the canal, it is expected
that all lands sold will be certified
for patent to the state.
The Paisley project, in charge of
the Portland Irrigation Company,
Continued on last pape.
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City Council Meeting
Wednesday Evening
The city council met in called
session Wednesday evening. Pres.
ent Mayor Clifton, Councilmen
Ward. Shipp, Gi..j(er, Lafoilette
and Zevcly; Recorder Bowman
and Marshal Coon.
The minutes of the two previous
meetings were read and approved.
W. H. Wirtz addressed the coun
cil in behalf of the Prineville Band.
He asked for an appropriation of
125 a month for an instructor.
After some discussion the council
agreed to allow $25 from month to
month to terminate at its discretion.
This places the matter squarely be
fore the band boys. The council
will help them if they show any
willingness to help themselves. The
boys have a first-class leader and if
they show the interest they should
they will be encouraged in every
way.
Treasurer Gerardo extended an
invitation to the mayor and council
to attend a good roads meeting at
the Club Hall this evening. Prine
ville is pledged to make good cer
tain promises to Samuel Hill and
the meeting tonight is called to take
some definite action in the matter.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up an erdinance increasing
the amount of the bond of the city
treasurer from 12000 to 18000.
The sawdust house back of the
Brosius saloon was declared a
nuisance and ordered torn down
and removed.
It was moved and seconded that
Councilman Ward confer with the
city engineer and others to take any
action necessary to change cross
walks so as to provide for drainage.
Councilman Shipp, chairman of
the Finance Committee, reported
that he had examined the quarterly
report of the city treasurer and
found it correct.
The reports of the marshal, night
watch and recorder were accepted
and placed on file.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
C W Elkina. mdse ' i i en
.T w
W H Wirti, services R on
John Curtis, meals so
A II Kennedy, printing 5 75
Journal printing and adv 28 75
R S Price, work g 50
Wade Huston, salary Oct 75 00
Clinton Huston, work 8 25
Harry Hudson, work 6 25
Wade Huston, setting pipes at
block corners g 75
P. G. Glace, special police 5 00
Widd Barnes " " 5 00
Detchuten Power Co, light' water
and lamps A 154 25
A R Bowman, witness fees 3 00
" " recorder's fees 17 30
Ed Harbin repairing sprinkler 5 00
W F King Co, nails 25
T I. Coon, taking up and keeping
8S doss 88 00
T L Coon, salary Oct 75 00
P G Glaze, helping city engineer 56 25
11 A Kelley, services city " 1S7 50
Shipp & Perry, lumber 60 57
A H Bowman, special woik 25 50
Very Light Vote Polled
at Tuesday's Election
The election Tuesday was a very
quiet one in Crook county. Not 50
per cent of the regular vote was
cast. Returns received from the
county precincts show that all the
referendum measures carried with
the possible exception of the sterili
zation act. The vote on it is close.
The county good roads bonds went
down to defeat. Metolius went
wet by a vote of 18 to 12.
The election in Prineville did not
awaken much interest Only 233
votes were cast Out of this num
ber 75 were cast by women. Last
year at the city election 376 votes
were cast The indifference of the
registered vote this year is further
shown by the fact that about half
of the 233 ballots cast Tuesday 115
were sworn in.
The Prineville vote was as follows:
University repairs, etc., yes, 149;
no, 73.
Wheeler County Boys
Outclassed at Football
The superior speed and team
work of the Crook County High
School on Tuesday afternoon was
too much for the high school boys
of Wheeler county who went down
to defeat with a score of 56 to 0.
The game started with a rush
when the home team made a touch
down in the first minute of play.
After the first score there never
was any doubt about the outcome.
Quarterback Estes and the Crook
County back field started a driving
attack that tore the Fossil defense
to shreds. Snappy forward passes
and good open football completely
puzzled the visitors and proved that
the new game had been successfully
adopted in Central Oregon.
Wlegand, Farnsworth, Lister,
Roberts and Estes played brilliant
offensive football and planted the
oval behind the Fossil goal line
seven times. Estes' kicking came
fully up to what was expected of
him. He kicked a pretty goal from
the 35-yard line and otherwise ac
quitted himself creditably. Cap
tain Claypool and Cantrill were
towers of strength to the Crook
County High line, holding the vis
itors to no gains and frequently
Deschutes Power Co, installing
water meter, making tap for
park, etc 109 50
The recorder was instructed to
have duplicate receipt books made
for water rentals for 1913.
The city engineer was instructed
to establish a uniform grade on
Third street from Main east.
Council adjourned.
umv
University building, yes, 152; no.
73.
Sterilization Act yes, 98; no. 126.
County attorney act, yes, 184; no
40.
Workmen's compensation act, yea
170; no, 51.
Crook county bonding proposition,
yes, 69; no, 154.
Salem was voted dry. The Dalles
went wet by a small majority.
The Columbia river bridge bonds
carried by a 4 to 1 vote.
Outside of the state we noticed
that John Purroy Mitchell, the
fusion candidate for mayor of New
York, was elected by 115,628
majority.
William Sulzer, the deposed
governor of the state of New York,
was elected assemblyman by an
overwhelming majority.
The Tammany organization in
New York was knocked to smith
ereens. throwing the man with the ball for
a loss. Hodges played a great de
fensive game for the victors.
Five hundred people witnessed
the game from the grandstand and
the side lines of the Commercial '
Club grounds.
In the evening both teams en
joyed a reception at the high school.
The assembly hall was beautifully
decorated and a clever program
made the evening as successful as
the gridiron battle
Lamonta Man Married
Charles Ridgeway of Lamonta
was recently married to Miss Loree
Santo of Pomeroy, Wash. In speak
ing of the wedding the Pomeroy
Herald says:
"The bride, was elegantly gowned
in embroidered net over silk, and
the couole stood under an arch of
green foliage and pink chrysanthem
ums. The rooms were tastefully
decorated with myrtle and roses.
Mrs. E. R. Santo played the
wedding march. A delicious wed
ding dinner was served by the
Misses Lenore and Birdie Kuyken
dall. Only relatives and the im
mediate friends of the bride were
present Following the dinner the
couple left for their home, a farm
on Meadow Gulch, which the groom
recently purchased of the bride's
brother, Emil Santo. The groom
comes frofn Culver, Ore., and is a
young man of excellent traits of
character. The happy couple are
receiving merited congratulations
and good wishes from many friends'1
Gas Engine For Sale
Slx-hoiw power Special Electric,
Good 11 ucw. Inquire of the Pioneer
Cream Co., Prineville, Oregon. 11-6
Month