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iSH, 1004. at the Postoffico nt Mndrns, Ore.,
under tho Act of Congress of March 8,1879.
THURSDAY
February 21, 1907
WILLIAMSON'S HUMOR
At the Powell Butte meeting
for the discussion of county
division, Ex-Congressnmn Wil
liamson injected a little humor
into the discussion (although he
who certainly deserve fair con
sideration at the hands of tho
state legislature, and while the
now county may not be formed
this year it is sure to come be
fore long. As for Prineville
her days of "bull-dozing" it
over the surrounding country
are about to come to a close
nnd Mm nnonle outside of
j x
PrinHvillo territory are not
r
sorry.
Sherman county expenses
la8tyearamounted to $13,05-1.89
Moro Observer.
There was a time when Crook
county could get along com
fortably on from seventeen to
twenty thousand dollars for
county expenses, each year,
sale,
in
was
that
probably thought he would Mbu tll.lt was befcro devolop
'taken quite seriously) by the meMt began itl Western Crook,
statement that Western Crook when ft arge paU of tho bur.
county owed Prineville only den of taX!ltion fen upon citi.
good will, as it was to that gen- zeng of pHneville, and economy
erous little village that the in connty affuirs was a person
Western portion of the county aj niatter with them. In recent
owed the beginning of its de yeara large ftrens of tiinber in
.velopraent. He explained that Western Crook ilave como jnt0
several years ago, when irriga- rf te ownershil, .,d now are
uonwasnrsc lamea 01 in me on lhe tax rollj antl thiSi wirh
section of the county to the other deveioplnent in that
south of us, forty valiant citi section, has shifted the burden
zensof Prineville hied them- 0f taxation on to tho other sec
Belves to the iirigation congress tion of (he county with the
in session at Portland, and there resi,it that last year moro than
drew attention to the irrigation S60)00o was levied for taxes,
possibilities of Western Crook. and this vear llenrly $90)000
To those who remember that more win be cofiectea, nearly
meeting m Portland, and the all of which wiU be 8pent hl
part the Prineville delegation embellishing the town of Prine
played in it, it is easy to recall vUleinan attempt to perman
that they vigorously opposed emly hod the countyseat at
the reclamation of the upper that place . While tax valua
Deschutes country by private tions' ,mve been increased SO
irrigation enterprises, pretend- and even 10Q per cent in
ing that they desired to see the Western Crook during the past
government take hold. It was yeaFj favored friend8 oi the
contended by them that the countyseat ring are permitted
land now being reclaimed by t08wearin their property at
various large irrigation enter- ridiculously low ii-nres. As
prises in Western Crook was an examnle of the wav it ;
not desert land subject to entry (ione over there, one merchant
under the Carey Act, and it wLo advertises that he has a
was at that time that Mr. Wil- e70j000 stock tor
namson maae nis xamous state- permitted to swear
ment that it is not desert land stock at $f5000 Many similar
uerauaB 11 ljatj JiPr cases have been unearthed by
growing upon u. ne jacc 01 an examination 0f the tax-roll
the matter was that what is now forl90G. The feeling which has
luc Piuuiiftiugiiiigauou uiatrL been ar0U8ed in Western Crook
of the county was then the against the conntyaeat ring is
sheep range of Williamson and not without cause but ;8 lhe
- il !11 -1 1 -1 '
omer rrmevuie stocKmen, ana direct resulfc of the unscrupu.
the great activity displayed by Jou8 methods by which Wes
the Prineville. delegation at tern Crook is made t0 beal. the
the irrigation congress was di- burden without an equal partic-
rected solely at the defeat of ipation in the benefils 0f county
the private enterprises which taxation,
were ready and willing to un- '
aertaKe tne reclamation ot that Farmers in all sections of
territory. Then, as now, Prine- Eastern and Central Oregon
ville's citizens were actuated by are jubilant over the prospects
purely selfish motives, and for a bumper crop next harvest,
recalling that time but empha- the heavy snows and extraor
sizesthe fact that never since dinary precipitation of the past
settlement and development six weeks having soaked the
began in Western Crook has ground to a great depth. For
any citizen of Prineville be- the first time in three years
stirred himself, except in an there is sufficient moisture
effort to hinder and delay or stored away to insure the ma
defeat every project lor the turing of a crop, and conditions
development of this section, have never been so favorable
Mr. Williamson's memory is for a big yield. For the pre-
bad, and he should leiresh it ceding two years there has been
before pleading unselfish gener- a shortage of rainfall and snow
osity lor Prmeville's citizens, amounting almost to a continu
lest he acquire the reputation of 0us drouth, and in consequence
a Humorist. when the hot, dry weather of
early summer came, there was
not sufficient moisture stored in
fellver Lake Oregonian. tJje goil lQ inature the cr
ml ; T t. l i. i ii. 1
xuere is no uouui mat uie During the past season the
property owners in Western faiiuro 0f crops was attributable
l,rooK nave Deen over-taxed primarily to the hot winds
and that they have not received vvilich 8VVept over this section,
theirjustduesatthe hands of burning up everything in its
uie county oinciais, wno nave pathj bub with sumcient moist
been, for the most part, Prine- ure in the ground to have ma
villemenor men having inter- tured the crops the damage at
ests in Prineville. The papers t,lat time w?uld lluvo heen
of that place may continue to fll,K!,t' Dehcet rainfall is the
, . 1 , . cause of the failures of the past
explain and print official (0 tw0 yearflj but this yeai. tjlero
figures till dooms day but they promises to be an abundance,
will find it hard to convince the . ;
people that Prineville is not the Rev. Homer Street is entitled
headquarters for a grafting to a good soft job among the
ring who stiok to ench other elect at Prineville. Why not
like sweet-hearts and are al appoint him "spiritual adviser"
ways out with the "big mitt." to Judge Bell, with liberal per-
There are many reliable quisites in the way of mileage
citizens in the proposed county and per diem?
Deficient rainfall is tin-
greatest obstacle to successful
farming in this section, mu in
other sections of tho arid West
whore they have no greater
amount of rainfall than we have
here, and no more seasonable,
this great obstacle is being
overcome by i in proved methods
of cultivation, and by tho ap
plication of tho principles of
tho Caninboll system of dry
land lanning. Frequent culti- correfnomlenoe.
vation, keeping the surface
loose and in a finely pulverized
condition, prevents tho rapid
evaporation of tho moisture,
which is thereby saved for tho
maturing of the crop in tho hot
dry days of early summer.
Fanners of this section, who
now have such bright prospects
for a big yield at the coming
harvest, should not bo prodigal
of the moisture that is in the
ground, but they bhould uso all
means to conserve it for future
uso. Frequent cultivation, will
not onl' save the moisture for
this year's crop, but it will
HERMANN ON TRIAL
Tho trial of Ulngur llormiutn, ox
Conirrenmimn from tho First Cohki-oh
sloim! niHlrlet of OU'tfoi), NVUBtiOKlin
In WuHlihiKtoii City liHt Thurmluy, on
tho nlitiriru tli'MroylUB lottom hik
oonyhooKH ulIoKi'il to ho tho proporty
nf tho uovornmont, Tho lotturhookn
In nucHtlon wcro destroyed by Ilor
niiuin wlillo ho u nu CommlHslonor of
tho General Lniul OHloe, unit at nbout
tho bPKlunUiK of tho InvcsUKntlon of
tho land frmitlH In thin Htnto. It Ih
cluhncd by him Hint tho loltorflniul
copybooki contatnoil only hi prlvato
prevent the ground from dry
ing out as it did in tho past
two years, and help out in the
years of deficient rainfall that
may follow.
Tho ronrfn throughout Knntorn Oro
con aro in tho worm condition thoy
linvo boon In for ninny yoarn, owing to
tho rapid thawing of tho heavy biiows
which fell the llral (lays of tho month
and tho llooiln which followed. Hoiula
and uraduH uro badly wnnhed, brldjjeH
havo been carried out, and nt pinoes
the roadtt uro almo.it InnmBHable. Mud
Ih every whore, and bottomlcHS. Por-
aoiis rotiirnliiK from Portland to Ct-n
tral Oregon hint week were compelled
toRtiwolt from Tho PalleH, owing to
tho wuHlioutH no tho Columbia South
ern Kuiltoad, and it required thrco
day h of bard HtnghiK to maku tho trl
from Tho Dalle to Hhanlko. J'rom
tburo to Dolter'H, 20 mllefl, required
another day. Tho crentuot damago to
grades resulted from tho waHblug out
of nldo-lill! grade, where the Ntiddon
Ihiuv turned Iooho torreutn of waler
which poured down tho grudcH,
covering tho rondn with earth and
bouldern, or wnslilug great gulllea
Ibrough them.
llej)resenta t i v 0 13 e 1 k n a p
learned his lesson well before
he left Prineville. At Salem he
wholly disregarded the peti
tions of a large majority of hisl
constituents in Crook county,!
opposing Jefferson and Dos-j
chutes counties over the peti-1
tions asking for the creation of
those counties, and assisting
Nesmith county against the
remonstrances of a large nntn- MADRAS,
ber of tho residents who are !
itu'liirlfjfl in th.'it tirri f nrv. Thou
he introduced a bill increasing;
the salary of Judge Bell to
1200, and other county officers
proportionately. As a repre
sentative from Prineville, he
was a "howling success".
ELK DRUG STORE
Carries a full line of clean
fresh drugs, perfumes and
toilet atticlcs
FRED J. DAMON
0REC0N
THE DALLES HOSPITAL
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The Crook County Journal
is advocating a sewerage sys
tem for the town of Piineville,
and suggests increasing tin
bonded indebtedness of the
town as a means of providing
funds for the purpose. " hy ;
not take the matter up with the Tlie ZDalles, Oregon.
County Court, which will have! A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
at its disposal something like fortho lreatmont of B meillol nd
Hiirglcal (Hhuuhoh, except nunh uh aro
contagloiiH.
PATIENT8 MAY EMPLOY THEIR
OWN PHYSICIANS
Tralnlne School for numex In conneo
tion. Kor Information concerning the
tamo audreu Hupt. of NureH.
$90,000 for Prineville's adorn
ment?
A.M. WILLIAMS & CO
DEALGKB IN
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods
HOOTS AND 8IIOK8
HATS AND CAl'S
THE DALLES
OREGON
HOSPlTflLt HRTBS
From $10 lo $21 per week, according
to room, luoludlng nonpltal caro ana
board.
Kor further Information addreflH
DRS, FERGUSON & REUTER,
The Dalles. Oregon.
Watch this space for the
Announcement
of the
Bend-Maclras-Shaniko
Stage Line
Z. F. MOODY
GENERAL COMMISSION &
FORWARDING MERCHANT
1-arKO and Cominodloui Warehouse. ConHKnmeiiU Rolliillml,
1 rompt intention 0 thofio who Jnvor un
with their imtroiiBKO.
J SHANIKO, OROOON :
NO MAIL
Keports tcccIvC( frotn
tiny afternoon Ind!.,.!.?0 P
B0 ". over ,lc CT ' te
mllroRil for ih !umb, Sod
weeks. lti3,lrpn or
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mail reeulnrlv from ti,. .,. eivt(
before .he .ailroad wa,bu,t" 5J
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be temporarily reinsi.itr,! ...... ..
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lerviceis resumed, ,f a propet '
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times unavoidable nnd the patrons
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