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J. W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
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AND TOWN PROPERTY
Timber Claims and Homesteads located, surveyed and
estimated. Abstracting done. Call on or address
Crook County Real Estate Co., Prineville, Or.
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J. W, Fronoh, Pros. H, A. Mooro, Vlco-Prqa. F. T. Hurlburt, Cashier
EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DRAFTS OH ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, $20,000
Deposits, $280,000
CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1907.
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SHANIKO, OREGON
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Contract Let for Portion of Mow
Crook County Courthou.se
PRICE NAMED IN CONTRACT IS $16,526
Road And Brldflo Funds To Bo
Encroached Upon In Order To
Croajo Fund fpr Coyrtrjouao
It is reported that a contract
lints huen let to McNeillv &
Wiight for a foundation for the
new Erineville court house, the
contract price being $10,(320
Inasmuch as a new court house
could not legally be built, it
was concluded by the county
court that a foundation would
answer the purpose for the
present, 'especially as the need
is not very pressing. As to
wlwii the superstructure will be
built deponent saith nothing,
but that matter is being taken
care of with an eve to the
countyseat's interests, that is
strictly consistent with the past
acts of our county court.
The new tax levy, while re
ducing the amounts levied for
countj' roads, has increased the
amount levied for count' pur
poses by more than twenty
thousand dollars, making
a
iota! of 47,138, and out of this
fund will in time be erected the
beautiful new stone building
which is to adorn and glorify
tho town on the Ochoco. To be
plain, although this language
does not appear upon the
county court records, roads and
bridges throughout the count1
which are neces?ary to the com
fort and convenience of the
settlers, are to oe sacrmceu in
order that the countyseat may
be beautified and the present
county court have a fitting
memorial to its industry and
zeal in the city's behalf.
Heavy taxpayers all over the
county have opposed the
u tiding of a new court house
at this time, preferring to wait
until tho county was better able
to stand the expense, and mean
time lessening the heavy burden
of taxation, but these consider
ations have been totally ignored
by the county court. While
the tax levy has been lowered a
few mills, values have been
increased in some localities to
more than offset it, and taxes
for some are really- higher this
year than tliey Have been
before.
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TAX LEVY 15 MILLS
$1400 Loss Than Last Year
For
Road Purposos
News came from Prineville
yesterday that the 1900 tax
levy had been made by the
county court, and that the new
rate of taxation will be 15 mills
as against 21 mills for 1905.
Tho last assessment of property
in this county shows a total
valuation of $5,892,317, as
against $2,920,250 in 1905, or
more than double that of the
last assessment. This increase
in tho tax-roll is largely due to
the increased valuation placed
upon property in jdroolc county
at thela8t assessment, a mater
ial reduction of the the taxrate
being promised. The principal
reduction, iu tho tux-levy is in
tho levy for county roads,
county sohools and high school,
the levy for county purposos
beinir reduced only 1 mill. For
-nurnoses of comparison, the
levy for the past two years is
given:
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Hli?h School
Library
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It will be noticed that while
the levy for county purposes
was only lowered 1 mill, the
levy for county roads was low
ered 2 mills, and a study o
these figures? when it is known
that a contract has already
been awarded for a portion of
the new court house building.
leads to the inevitable conclus
ion that county roads are to be
sacrificed for the creation of a
large fund for county purposes
in order that the new cour
house may be built. The 1905
levy for county roads created a
fund of $10,241 for that purpose
while with double the taxable
property and greatly increased
demands for road improve
ments, the amount realized
under the present assessment
will be only'$S83S, or more than
$1400 less than last year's fund
For county purposes, the 1905
levy of 9 mills created a fund o
$20,330, while the present levy
creates a fund of $47,138, or
nearly twenty-one thousand
dollars more than last year.
NO COMMUNITY WELL
It is rumored that the recen
combination effected by Agen
cy Plains ranchers for the
purpose of sinking a commun
ity well on the plains has been
dissolved owing to some mis
understanding among the
members forming the company,
and that the proiect will be
abandoned. If this informa
tion is correct it is most
unfortunate, both for the
settlers directly interested in
the enterprise, and also for the
settlers generally of that local
ity.': The water problem of that
section is by far the most
troublesome one that confronts
them, and it is too big a prob-
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ioiu ior any one oi mem to
solve alone. But, bv unitinc
their effprts"lhey could have
made the experiment of deep
drilling without serious results
to any of them should they fail
to secure water, and with great
profit and; considerable honor
to themselves if success should
crown their efforts. It is to be
hoped that a satisfactory agree
ment may be reached by them,
that their very laudable enter
prise may be. resumed.
NEW STACE LINE RUNNING
The first trip of the new stage
ine with One of their bitr
coaches was made through here
yesterday morning, with six
passengers from Shaniko to
liend. Ihe new coaches are
covered, heated and lighted,
and will be something new in
the way of ovoiland travel
through this country. Daily
trips will bo made by the nw
line, and a schedule will bn
published as soon as it is dli.
nitoly established.
H. L. Prlfluy was in town vtHtenlnv
from Cross Keys, driving ft buiuih of
232 outtlo to tho Henry Wimlom
piuoe, whoro Uiey will ho wintered,
H. L. l'rdlAy & Company, of whloli
tlrm ho is a member, have one or the
finest ulfiilfa rnnoh PH Oil Tmtil .,,, I.
anil produce annually more thtm 1000
ions or airaira nay. This eeason they
aro feedtutr beef, uud now have roady
to turn p(V, about 290 head. The cattle
they hud Ijoro wore nriuolnallv mi.
cattle, whloh they can winter In thia
section much cheaper thau they can
ou HtiHim uay at iuo horns ranch.
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Recent Rains Wet Soil Deeper,
Than for Two Years Past
DAN6ER OF DROUTH GREATLY LESSENED
LlghJ Snow and Colder Weather
Follow The Rains And Madras
Gots Tall End of Blizzard
The heaviest rainfall in thia
section during the past threq,
years, occurred last Thursday.
Beginning early Wednesday
evening, it rained steadily all
night, all day Thursday, and
until quite late Thursday night,
and it is estimated that the
precipitation was fully 2 inches.
Farmers of this locality say
that the soil is wet deeper than
it has been at any time before
in the past two years, apd the
outlook for a bumper crop next
year is as good as it has ever beety
at this season of the year. "While,
it is too early to make prophe
sies regarding the next crop, it
may be safely predicted that if
there is a shortage in the crop
next season it will, not be due
to lack of moisture in the
ground.
Following the heavy rains it
turned cooler, and several
inches of snow have fallen dur?
ing the week, the ground being
covered to a depth of about twq
inches on Tuesday. During
the heavy rain the wind was.
from the south, but on Friday
it veered around to phe northt
since which this section has
been catching "the tail end of
tho blizzard" which swept over
the Northwest last week. -
HOOD RIVER'S MILLIONAIRES
Many here awoke Monday
morning to find that Hood
River had had a gold; excite
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meat in the hours of the stilly
night aud that several acres of
the big sand bar opposite the ' .
city were staked off in claims,
What led to this wild.scramblo " ' ' .
for a piece of the countless iw.b : U -
sands of Hood River's minia -'"
ture Sahara desert is proba&T '
a tale that will never be told?"
says the Glacier. ' ,J i,u '
The fact is evident, however. , .
that several wanted it and
wanted it badly, for armed
with lanterns and stakes and
with stealthy tread 20 or Hpud
River's valiant townsmen hied,
themselves to the beach rbn-
day in tho dead hours of tile
night, when God-fearing citi-
zens were in bed, and staked
out mining claims. It ia'said
tiai not a word was spoken as'
t if little band in single file
w.Muleci its way through tha
shilling sands, and that tho
m v sound that broke the
u.iiihss of the midnight air was
u wimcic oi the axe falling on'
unsuspecting aud badlr
n-wn stake.
But oh what a difference in
e morning. The only thing
Hi them was the sand and
that was in their shoos. For on
oming down town the million
aires of the previous evening
discovered that their claims
were on deeded land, that there
was no gold in the sand, that
they didn't know who started
the story that there was and to
make a long story dhorfc they
nro getting credit for theif
ohewingand smoking tobaeoti
t tiie game did pUo9,
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