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AVK11TI8IN0 IIATK3 ON APPLICATION'
Kntorcd ns second class matter August
p, 1901, nt the Postorfico nt Mndrns. Ore.,
Junior tho Act of Confess of March 8,1879.
THURSDAY
May 14, 1 90S
REPUBLICAN TICKET
CROOK COUNTY
por County Judgo
If. C. ELLIS, qf Beml
For Sheriff
FRANK ELIylKS, of Madras
For Trcnsurer
AV. p. KJKQ of PrineyiUc
For Superintendent of'School
It. M FQRD of Sinters
por Assessor '
F, E. DAYTON of Lidlav
por Surveyor
FRED. A'. RIQE of rrincvUlc
por Commissioner
JAMAIS IUCE. of IlaycvccJ:
CAREFUL FARMING PAYS
It requires a dry Spring like
the present one, once in awhile,
to emphasize the need there is
for more careful cultivation of
" the soil in this seotion. In years
of unusual rainfall and favora
ble seasons almost any kind of
eo'called farming will get a crop
of some kind, so productive is
the soil, but it should be re
membered that those are unus
ual j-ears, and provision mu&i
be made to guard against the
years in which the precipita
tion is slight and the seasons
jiot so favorable or the farmer's
work is lost.
In years of long-continued
.drouth like the present it is
easy to distinguish between the
land which has' been cultivated
.carefully and in a systematic
,manner, and the field which has
been farmed in(a slipshod man
ner. The difference will be
more apparent at harvest time,
-in the returns of the respective
.ownerB for their year's work.
At present the outlook is
none too encouragiug in this
section for au average, crop, but
,-on summer-fallow lands this
..condition is not due to lack of
moisture, but rather to the ex
tremeh' cold Spring, and wauu
weather will soon bring those
crops out. Grain "stubbled
in." however, is suffering from
the drouth as well as from cold
weather, and the outlook is not
as bright as it' might be.
The worst of it is that when
crops fail as a result of poor
farming, the Teport goes out
that there has been a failure of
crops in this section, and the
whole district gets a set back.
The farmers of this section are
finding out, through costly ex
perience, that the cultivation of
their land to conserve the moist
ure is the most important factor
in securing a good crop. And
not until that method of farm
ing becomes general through
out the district will this section
come into its own.
1
which were made as of last
March. If the single-tax amend
ment is adopted in June it will
exempt from, taxation large
fraoup.11 (if the 'property which
has been assessed. Unless tho
Boards of Equalization increase
tho rates on the property not
exempt there will be a heavy
decliit, If the' do inorease the
rate, all the present injustice of
which the single tnxers so lond
I3' complain will be, intensified.
This state of things will cause
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGE?
Expect Artesian, Wator
Work on the deep well at the
Moses liswonger pluce4at Pow
ell Buttes had been suspended
for a few days awaiting the ar
rival of more casing. Tho well
is now down to a dept of fiOO
feet and tho drill is penetrating
a rather hard rock in which they
have drilled about 1U feet,
A fjow of water has not been
found, as was reported last
week, but a small amount of
great hardship to many people, . water glliheis in the well from
If it were temporary, perhaps seepage each night, two barrels
every body would buomit un
complaining in the hope of beU
ter things when the new system
is adjusted. The trouble is that
the hardship and confusion will
not be temponrj It will be
having been bailed out on are
cent morning, The "driller, Mr.
Moore, thinks that he is only a
short distance from water, and
that an abundant supply will
be Btruck soon after drilling is
permanent. Were agricultural 1 resumed. Some are of the opin
stock and improvements alone , ion that the is a strong pressure
exempt, the problem of assess- j0f Water beneath the strata of
ment would be clear and sim- hard rock and that when the
pie, but the proposed amend- 'rook is pierced water will be
ment exempts so many things found , possibly an artesian flow.
of such varied classification that Ever since water was struck in
the task of distinguishing be- tue deep well at Redmond, it
tween what must and what need j ms fcyen confidently believed
not pay taxes will be almost j thnt water could be found at a
insuperable. The courts will reasonable depth, by drilling,
be swamped with litigation, throughout this entire section.
The finding of water in the Wis
wonger well will strengthen
this belief. Bend Bulletin.
Nobody will feel certain wheth
er his property is exempt or
not. Taxes will become delin
quent on every side. Property '
which ought to be assessed will Clud C- C0 superinten
escape for a time and then beidt;ul of the armsprings In
Wiprl ,mnn Tms will hH ;. dian reservation, was attending
the district court here the first
of the week. He was a witness
in an Indian divorci? case Kal
ama vs. Kahuna. In granting a
divorce to these people Judge
Braclshaw said that although
tiiurtli nf Ilia uvnui imu Mil t
bled by mere questions of busi-1 bem)h lms been in Urook C0UI.
ness; but do the voters of tbe , ty this was the first divore he
secure and general financial j
confusion will reign.
Of course our doctrinaire
friends will calmly waive all
these considerations aside. Like I
Mr. Skimpole, they are untrou-
state, the property-owners, feel
the same seiene indifference to
practical results?
THE CHRONICLE'S NEW MAP
had ever granted to an Indian
couple. Prineville Journal.
0. Springer and wife passed
through Bend Monday on their
way to Lake and Klamath coun-
,. T .,. ril ... I ties, where Mr. Springer goes in
The Laidlaw Chronicle, in the illtere8l ofhi8 candidacy for
news item regarding the erec-!the 8tate semite. He secured
tion of a sawmill near Wapini-! the democratic nomination for
tia, speaks of it as "in the. Laid- j that office, and is now making a
law tributary district." Fur campaign ior election as a i
, . "out and out" Statement No. 1
ther on in the same item we are The connuo1 ion
mtpnned that material ior a geemg to l)e that Mr. Springer
second mill is already on the will carry Crook county and
ground, "having; been hauled , will poll a good vote in Lake
thence fiom Dtifur over the and Klamath. Bulletin,
light of way of the projected James Rice of Haycreek, left
Ml Hood railroad." Readers . Saturday for a visit of a few
of the Laidlaw paper will have; months at his old home in Ohio.
an opportunity to learn some-'; By " KetH bs,.ck t,:H
, . ,. county will need his services as
thing new about the geography ; com J8Biouer. prieville Re-
of the country, at any rate. view.
j Ed Kutcher was up from Hay
Farmers creek the latter part of the
week. Mr. Kutcher reports ev
erything lovely down in his
precinct. Review.
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nnna tho patriot. It brings shame, not
honor; misery, not safety; despair, not
hope; sorrow, not happiness, and with
the malevolence of n ilentl it calmly sur
veys its frightful desolation and unsali
nted havoc. It poiFons felicity, kills
peace, ruins morals, blights confidence,
slays reputation, and wipes out national
honor, then curses the world and laughs
nt its ruin.' It does all that and more.
It murders the soul. It is the sum of
all villanies, thu father of all crimes, the
mother of nil abominations, the devil's
best friend, ami God's worst enemy.
Rain is still falling
of this vicinity already feel
their bank account growing.
Prohibition Column
This sjlace haB been resorved by the local prohibition organization, and
will be occupied by matter furnished by them each week,
A MERE MATTER OF BUSINESS
The single tax evangelists are
' not much troubled by practical
considerations. It has never
occurred to what they call their
minds that the introduction of
their beautiful illusion would
throw the administration of the
finances of the state into confus
ion. If it had occurred to them
they would have thrust the
thought aside as of no conse
quence. But to ordinary men
who have to pay taxes and who
have something nt stake in soci
ery, it is rather unpleasant to
think that a constitutional
amendment is pending which
will make chaos of our finances
ifit carries.
TSwH Iall t"Q various county
BoSVfla of Equalization will
meet to'ftd'nst tho assessments
THE IMP IN THE BOTTLE
A Famous Speech On The Evils of In
temperance, By Robert G.
Ingersoll.
I am aware that there is a prejudice
against any man who manufactuies al
cohol. J believe that from the time it
issues from the ciled and poisonous
worm in the distillery until it empties
into the jaws of death, dishonor and
crime it demoralizes everybody that
touches it from its source to where it
ends. I do not believe anybody can
contemplate the object without being
prejudiced against the liquor crimo. All
we have to do, gentlemen, is to think of
the wrecks on either bank of the stream
of death ; of tho suicides, of the insanity,
of the ignorance, of tho destitution, of
the little children tugging at the faded
and withering breast of weeping nnd
despairing mothers, of wives asking for
bread, of tho men of genius it has
wrecked, the men struggling with imag
inary serpents, produced by the devilish
thing; and when you think of tho jails,
of tho almshouses, of the asylums, of
the prisons, of the scaffolds upon either
bank, I do not wonder thnt every
thoughtful man lb prejudiced against
tins damned etulr called "alcohol."
Intern poiftuci) cuts' down youth In its
vigor, nionhu'jd u, it." strength, old ago
in it weakness, it brcttae the- lather's
J;v.irt, 1 ).-:tvi3 thf loiijig mother, cx-
I tinguishes natural affection, erases con
jugal love, blots out filial attachment,
blights parental hopes, brings down
mourning age in sorrow to the grave.
It produces weakness, not strength;
sickness, not health; death, not life. It
makes wives widows, children orphans,
fathers fiends; and all of them paupers
nnd beggars. It feeds rheumatism, in
vites cholera, imports pestilence and
embraces consumption. It covers tho
land with idleness, misery arid crime,
It fills your jails, supplies your alms'
houses, and demands your asylums. It
engenders controversies, fosters quar
rels and cherishes riots. It crowds your
penitentiaries and furnishes victims for
your scaffolds. Tt is the lifeblood of the
gambler, tho element of the burglar, tho
prop of the highwayman anil support of
the midnight incendiary. It counte
nances the liar, respects the thief, es
teems the blasphemer. It violates obli
gation, reverences fraud and honors in
famy. It, defames benevolence, hntes
love, scorns virtuo and slanders inno
cence. It incites the father to butcher his
helpless offspring, helps tho husband to
massacre his wife and the child to grind
the paracidal axe. It burns up men,
consumes women, detests life, cuibos
God, dctpiees heaven. It taiborns wit
nowoj, nurses perjury, daflloe tho jury
box and stains the judicial ermine.. It
doKradirti thi, litj.cn, doLiKUH tho lglfl'
litur, dishonors the statef-man and dbj-
HOMESTBA1). Notice lor Publica
tion. Department of tho Inte
rior, Laud Olllea at The Dalles, Ore
gon, April 30, 11)03. Notice is hereby
given that
SYDNEY I). PKUt'IVAL,
of Youngs, Oregon, has filed notice of
Ills intention to make fluul five-year
proof in support of his claim, viz:
Homestead Entry No. ln"53 made May
1, 1902, for tht nwnwi of see 29, swj
hw and eiswl of seo i!0, tp 9 s, r I t e,
w in,
And ttiat said prof will be made
before Frank Osborn, (J. S. UoiiiihIh
sloncr, at his ofllci in Madras, Oregon,
on June 9, 1903.
He names ihe following witnesses to
(pruve his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, the lurid, viz:
H A Urown, John trotter, V W
Brown, and "William Jirowuhill, all of
Youugs, Oiegon.
C. W. MOOUK,
m7-J4 Register
MADRA
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MADRAS,
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HOMESTEAD. Notice lor Ptitdl
cation. Department of the In
terior, Land Otllce at The Dalles, Ore
gon, April Sfl), 19U8. Notice is hereby
given that
Emma 0. Sumner, formerly Emma ('.
Carey, of Madras, Oregon,
has tiled notice of her Intention to
make final flve-year proof In support
of her claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 11020 made October 21, 1002, for
the etiwj and hots 1 and 2 of sec 7, lp
12 s, r M e, w m,
And that said proof will be made
before Frank Osborn, U. K. Comtnls
Moner, at his ofllee In Madras, Oregon,
on June 12, J008.
Bhe names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, the laud, viz:
John D Brown of Culver, Oregon;
1 van Hale, Robert Harnett, Emory
Bantu, all of Madras, Oregon.
C. W. MOOKK,
m7-J4 Heglster
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HOMESTEAD. Notice for Public,
tion. Department of the Interior,
Lurid Olllct) at The Dalles, Oregon,
April 20, 1908. Notice is hereby given
that
ISAAC D. UROWN,
of Mudras, Oregon, has filed notice of
his Intention to make iluul commu
tation proof In support of his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 14897
made January 11, 1000. for the swiuwl
wjswj of sec 14 and ww of seo 16, tp
11 h, r 13 e, w m,
And thut suld proof will be made
before Frank Osborn, U. S. Commls-
sloner, at his ofllee hi Madras, Oregon,
on June 12, 1908.
llu names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, ami cultivation of, thplauil, viz:
Kooicy t; lloljismi, 15. 1 P Hudson.
Fred Davln, William J Cowherd, all of
Madras, Oregon.
C M'jiiUH,
ui7-jl Krister
BEND - SHANIKO LIVERY,
STAGE & STABLE COMP'M
J. H. Wenandy, proprietor
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Daily Stages to Shaniko and Bend.
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