Crook Cowiety Joiaraail
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL. XVIH-$1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1914.
BnUrad at th poatofflo at PrlnTlll
Oracon, aecond-ciaH matter
NO. 17
200,000 Acres
Prineville to
WaUon P. Dovldnon telegraphed
from St. Paul to J. L. I). MorriMon
that tho trade of central Oregon
land fur tho Transportation build
ing in Chicago has been clotted nays
the Portland Journal. The building
la valued at about 3,M)0,000 and
the lands figuring in the deal are to
cover 11,000,000 of tho price.
Mr. Davidson is president of the
Oregon & Western Colonization
company, and Mr. Morrison Is the
company's sales manager. L. W.
Hill, president of tho Great North
ern railway, is ono of the principal
stockholders in the company.
Of greatest Interest in connection
with the transaction to the people
or roruumi and Oregon, ami par
ticularly the central part of the
state, is the announcement from
Mr. Davidson that the land in
volved, approximately 200,000 acres,
will at once be colonized by thirty
Germans.
ClwutL U Cmm ww.
The trade has been under way
for several months and In the mean
time the syndicate taking over the
land has been studying the problem
of placing settlers without delay.
Consummation of the deal is
taken to indicate that this problem
has been solved and that this very
spring the colonists will begin to
IMiur onto tho lands which are lo-
lated In Crook county, east of Prine
ville, and within reasonable distance
- of the Hill and Harriman fines run
ning into central Oregon by way of
the Deschutes river canyon.
"I have meager details concern
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East of
be Colonized
ing the deal," said Mr, Morrison,
"but Mr. Davidson has telegraphed
me that it has been closed, however,
I understand that the land is to be
settled by Germans and that colon
ization will begin without delay.
There are about 200,000 acres in
the tract and they are in a district
that has considerable precipitation
and where diversified farming is
carried on successfully without irri
gallon. A big influx of people into
that stction will mean much to the
state."
Tiawr Ludi UU Fkrt.
The company originally purchased
800,000 acres of land a few years
ago from the French owners, who
had Invested in the old military road
land grant, the strip running across
the state, east and west, from Mai
heur county to Linn.
About a year ago the company
disposed of about 200, 000 acres, or
all of tho timbered land on the westj
sloXi of the Cascade mountains, to
Porter Rros., railroad contractors
and lumber manufacturers, and as
sociates, and during the past two
years many small tracts have been
disposed of to individual settlers.
ThiB leaves something less than
400,000 acres of tho original tract
still in the hands of the company,
but it is expected that many tracts
will be sold this spring and the com
ing summer to settlers that have
been interested by the company the
past two years.
Mr. Morrison stated that he be
lieves as a result of the campaign
of the past two years, the number
Are a merchandise discount, by which you are enabled to obtain hundreds of various articles
of practical value without costing you one penny.
We are the only store giving the Green Trading Stamps. See that you get these stamps.
They make your money go farther. One stamp for each 10c purchase. A catalog showing
hundreds of presents obtained with the stamps for the asking.
Spring Millinery
Now Arriving
Railroad Work Will
Begin Early in April
T. M. Baldwin received word today
from H. B. Scheel "that everything con
cerning the right-of-way and terminals
was satisfactory and that he would begin
work early in April so as to be able to
handle the fall crops."
In the same letter that brought this
good news was a
check to be placed
National that will be
work. Now, whoop
of settlers coming from the east1
this yeir onto company lands will
be much greater than last year, or
the year before.
Uqairw Pwi la.
Inquiries have been pouring in
this winter, and many homeseekers
have arranged to start for Oregon
in a few weeks when the weather
becomes more settled. The com
pany is selling its lands on inviting
terms and assisting settlers in every
way, says Mr. Morrison, the object
being to place the lands under culti
vation in order to build up traffic
for tho central Oregon railroads.
The Transportation building,
which now becomes a Hill proerty,
was completed in 1911. It is 22
Green Trading Stamps
COLLINS
good and substantial
on deposit in the First
used on construction
er up in earnest !
stories high and is located at the
southwest corner of Dearborn and
Harrison streets.
Prineville Secured
Stockmen's Convention
J. F. Blanchard returned last
evening from Pendleton where he
went as a delegate to the State
Cattle. and Horse Breeders' Associ
ation convention. About 75 of the
leading stockmen of the state were
in attendance. Through the efforts
of Mr. Blanchard the next conven
tion will be held at Prineville in the
second week of February, 1915.
Mr. Blanchard says that the con
vention wa3 royally entertained by
the Pendleton Commercial Club.
W. ELKINS
County Court Pro
ceedings -
A regular term of the county court
of Crook county, Oregon, convened
at 10:30 a. m., Wednesday, March
4tb, 1914, when were present O.
Springer, Judge presiding; B. H.
Bayley, Willis W. Brown, commis
sioners; Fred A. Rice, county sur
veyor; Frank EIIcIds, sheriff, and
Warren Brown, county clerk.
Whereupon tbe following proceed
ings were bad, to wit:
In tbe matter of a petition for
franchise by H. P. Scbeel. Petition
presented by M. E. Brink, attorney
for H. P. Scheel, asking for a fran
chise across certain county 'roads
and over certain streets and alleys
outside tbe corporate limits of City
of Metollus, for tbe Metollus, Prine
ville & Eastern Ity; said petition
showing the said company owned
all lands adjacent to the streets over
wblcb tbe franchise Is asked, and be
ing approved by County Attorney
Wlrtz, ordered granted.
In tbe matter of the E. C. Atkln
son road. Petition presented by C.
U. Hysom read and as bond was
found to be Insufficient, ordered by
court that said Hysom deposit a
cash bond In tbe sum of 1100 with
tbe clerk. Remonstrance to said pe
tition being presented by S. R.
Binder; court asked that an affi
davit as to the qualification of sign'
ers of remonstrance be made. Peti
tion by H. M. Hysom for an ease
ment of a road for tmmedltate relief
presented but later withdrawn.
In the matter of reward. Petition
presented by S. E. Smith et al, (hav
ing ninety five signatures) voters
and freeholders requesting that
reward of $500 be offered for the ar
rest and conviction of the person
who set fire to the Redmond L'nlon
Warehouse Co.'s building at Red
moml, which resulted In tbe de
struction of snld building on tbe
morning of February 6th, 1914.
Granted.
Spring Millinery
Now Arriving
March Term
In the matter of Warrant No.
1352, Class 24. Whereas, It was
shown to tbe court tbat M. S. May
field baQ been tbe rightful possessor
of warrant No. 1362, Class 24, for the
sum of 15.20, issued Nov. 9, 1912,
and has lost tbe same; ordered tbat
the said warrant be canceled and
the clerk Is Instructed to draw tn tbe
like sum and class, a new warrant
to said M. 8. Mayfield.
In tbe matter of a wrongful as
sessment. Petition presented by J L
Gibson for a change In regard to a
certain wrongful assessment, but
same not being within the Jurisdic
tion of this court petition could not
be granted.
In tbe matter of county roads.
Tbe following road petitions were
presented : S. W. Merrill et al, J. A.
Mortis et al, (remonstrance filed;)
E. T. Luthy et al, (remonstrance
filed;) D. H. Yeoman et al, E. J.
Hoech et al.
In the matter of the Frank Huff
man road. Ordered tbat a warrant
be drawn In tbe sum of $180 in favor
of Frank Huffman to reimburse him
tor moneys paid into the county
treasury on account of the Huffman
road.
In tbe matter of tbe wrongful as
sessment of nwj awl 8 18-12, for
1913. Petition presented by the
Bend Company asking for a rebate
on tbe taxes on said land because
the same was assessed as timber
land when tbe same had been logged
off In 1912; endorsed by Ralph Jor.
dan, county treasurer, as to assess
ment facts; ordered that on the
payment tn full of all taxes on tbe
said nwJi bw 8-18-12, the clerk draw
a warrant In favor said The Bend
Company In the sum of 60.04 as a
rebate for erroneous assessment.
In tbe matter of A. McE. Ball, ex
porting the county records. M. E.
Continued on page 7.