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A.DVKUT1SINO HA.TES OK APPLICATION
t lSntorcd ns second clnss matter August
u, 1901, nt the rostoifico.At Mndras. Ore.,
under the Act of Congress of SI Arch 8, 187SL
THURSDAY
JULY 2, 1908
bROOK COUNTY'S OPPORTUNITY
There is much enthusiasm
throughout Crook county over
llie proposal to extend the Co
iumbia Southern from Shaniko
bn into Central Oregon, and this
Enthusiasm augurs succesB for
ihe undertaking: The construc
tion of the road presents no dif
ficult engineering problems; and
with the co-operation of Uie va
rious interests to be benefited
ly the road, the financial end
of the Undertaking should pre
Bent no insurmountable obsta
cles. Crook county wants a
railroad, to give the produceis
of the county an outlet to the
markets, and to open up and
develop its great resources, as
.yet practically untouched be
cause of the lack of transporta
tion facilities.. And, Crook
county can afford to pay its
'share towards the construction
of that road, because the
amount would be returned
many-fold in the saving in
transportation charges and in
the increased production of the
county.
As a business venture the ex
tension of the Columbia South
ern railroad into Crook county
is the best investment that the
business men and residents of
the county could make. Bring
ing it home as an individual
matter to each of the residents
of this section of the county
who will be asked to subscribe
for stock, no better or more
profitable investment could be
made. Not only will it provide
an immediate market for all our
crop, but will do so at a saving
of not less than 15 cents per
bushel on grain and on all other
products in proportion. Not
"only will the amount of the
subscription be returned to us
in the saving on transportation
charges, but the stock itself is a
good investment. It is simply
a case of "eating our cake and
having it, too."
The people of this section and
of the entire county, for all of
Crook county will be greatly
benefited, should let their en
thusiasm run in practical chan
nels; Tlie promoters of the pro
ject should have the heartiest
co operation of all who are in
terested in getting a railroad
into the count jr, and when the
list is circulated for subscrip
tions to stock, every man
should do his full share toward
providing the funds with which
the road will be built. The
promoters of the project have
no selfish end to serve, other
'than the development of the
county, in which tliey are deep
ly interested. They have no
stock -jobbing scheme 01 deal in
high finance to put through, but
will get their returns in the
common benefits which will
come to all. The people of
Crook county have ah opportu
nity to get the long-wished-for
.railroad, and they should rally
to if.
Roscoe Howard, the general
manager of the Deschutes Irri
gation & Power Co., who is pro
moting the Central Oregon rail
toad, has the reputation of cur
rying to success anything he
undertakes. He has taken hold
of the railroad project with a
will and determination wljich
"compels the belief that it, too,
will be successfully carried
through. The scheme of rais
ing money iu Crook county to
build it railroad is not a now
otle, but Heretofore there has
been lacking aomb one with the
initiative to take the plan up
organi&tj the business interests
df the bounty, and put it
ihrdugll. Mr. Howard came to
Crook bounty, saw the opportu
nity aud immediately went to
work to. put it- into execution.
If the plan is successfully car
ried out, Crook county will oVro
much to him. In his efforts to
make it a success, he is entitled
to the assistance and bo-operation
of every man in the county.
The project litis reached a point
where with that help its suc
cess is practically assured.
A. Hi GRANT RECEIVES SENTENCE
Federal Judge Wolvejton this
morning performed a second
duty within three days which
any jurist with red blood in his
veins and a touch of sympathy
in bio soul might reasonably
have shrunk from. The first
harbh task vas that of sending
a young woman with a babe in
arms for self-confessed robbery
of the mails. The latest ditm
greeable burden laid upon
Judge tVolverton's shoulders
was the meting Out of the law
to Alfred H. Grant, the'venera
ble postmaster of Bend, Oregon.
Grant was this this morning
sentenced to serve three years
and six months on McNeill's
Island and to pay a fine of
$3261.76.
Grant had pleaded guilty to
the embezzlement of Govern
ment funds through the conver
sion of money orders to his own
piivate uses.
At 10 o'clock he was called
up before Judge "Wolverton for
sentence. As his name was
pronounced a pathetic figure,
irouchincr ns umch as it could
in the shadow of a huge deputy
marshal, aiose and shuffled hes
itatingly forward toward the
ceiiter of the trial chamber.
His face was bronzed, and his
whitening beard emphasized
the darker lines of his seamy
face, and none of these marks
of time was bad. The man had
always borne a good reputation
and there was no trace in any
of, his features that would arouse
any suspicions to the contrary.
It was because of his clean re
cord that the district attorney
took some time to explain the
mitigating circumstances to the
court, and the sentence was
measured out accordingly.
Grant bowed his head when
facing the bench, that he might
hide his eyes that were visibly
red from weeping, and he sway
ed slightly back and forth as if
to brace himself against the
shock of punishment.
"It is the judgment of this
court," continued Judge Wo)
verton in low and measured
tones, "that you pay a fine of
S311S.54 and be confined in the
penitentiary on McNeill's Island
for a period of two years and
six months on the first con nl;
that you pay a fine of 8143.22
and be confined for a period of
one year on the second count."
The sentence was a compara
tively lenient one, the limit on
each count being 10 years, but
the fact that Grant voluntarily
gave himself up, that he con'
fessed fully, and had borne
such an exemplary reputation,
all contributed in his favor.
For over 20 years he has been
a highly respected citizen of
Crook county, had been for
many j'eurs postmuster at Hay
creek, but was given the more
important ollico at Bend five
years ago. Telegram.
Not Coal Land
npiNlDEK LAND, Notice for I'tibll-
ontlou, Department of tho Inte
rior, U. 8. Land tjfllce, Tlio Dalles
Oregon) Juno 25) 11)08. Notice Is heie
by given I hut
. IlENltV O. CdbLlNS, .
of Tho Dalles, Oregon, who ou Juno
24, 1008, made timber uud stone applj
entlon No. 4077) for tie lotH 1, 2, 8, 1,
and swlnwj aeo 0, tp 11 bi r lie) w m,
hns flleil uorlco of Intention to miilto
lluul timber mm stouo proof, to estab
lish olitlm to tho above described land)
that
TttOMAS II. MELLON.
hifTonlllo, iVnalilngton, who on Juno
zi, tuua, maue timtier nnti atone appli
cation No: 4U78, for the H'H si'lswj,
Lot i seo 30, tp 11 h, r 11 v w m, has
filed notice of intention to make final
timber and stone proof to establish
claim to the In nil above described I
That snid'ihial proofx will be olio red
before (he Register and Receiver of
the D. 6. Land Ofllco at The D.illes,
Oregon, on the 22ud day of September
1008.
Claimants nniiio as witnesses'.
Michael O'Connor, Wllllum Q Ma
son, Aline Webb, Henry O CoUIiih, all
of The Dalles, Oregon, Thomas II Mel
lon, of Touino, "Washing, on.
J9-817 0. W. MooitK, Register
No I Coal Land
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Publi
cation. Department of the Inter
ior, TJ S Land OffiVoat The Dalles, Ore
gon, June 20, 1008. Notice is hereby
given that
EDlTII S. BRAN8TETTEK,
of Madras, Oregon, who, on December
7, 1901, made Homestead Entry No.
10120, for swi sec 15, tp 10 e, r 13 e, v m,
has filed notice of intention to make
final five-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
fc"rauk Osboru, U. S. Commissioner, at
Madras, Oregon, on tho 17ih day of
August, 190S.
Claimant names as witnesses:
"William Ratnsey, Claude Ramsey,
C C Fox, Grace L Smith, all of Mad
ras, Oregon.
C. W. MooiiE,
j2 aI3 Register
tNot Coal Laud
HOMESTEAD. Notice for 1'ubllca
tlon.' Department othe Interior;
U. S. Land bhlce ut Tho Dalles, Ore
gon, Juno 26, 1008. Notice Is hereby
given that
HENRY J.'BRAN STETTEU,
of Madras, Oregou, who, ou December
7, 1901, made Homestead Entry No.
10)25, for sel sec lfi, tp 10 s, r 13 e, w m,
has filed notice of Intention to make
final five-year proof, to establish
claim to the land uliovn described, be
fore Frank Osborn, U. 8. Commis
sioner, ut Madras, Oregon, ou the 17th
clay of August, 1908.
Claimant names us witnesses:
Claude Ramsey, William Ramsey,
C C Fox, Thomas A Loug, all Of Mad
ras. Oregon.
C. W. MooitE,
j9 al3 Register
Not Coal Land
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Publico
tlon. Department of the Interior.
U. S. Laud Office al The Dalles, Ore
gon, June 20, 1908. Notice Is heieby
given that
VOLNEY Z-.BRANSTETTER
of Madras, Oregon, who on December
7. 1901, made Homestead Eutry No.
10123, for imJi see 15, tp 10 s, r 13 e,
w m, has filed notice of intention to
make final five-year proof, to establish
claim to the laud above described, be
fore Frank Osborn, U. S. Commission
er, at Madras, Oregon, ou the 17th day
of August, 1908.
Claimant names us witnesses:
Claude Ramsey, William Ramsey,
C C Fox, Miles Fox, all of Madrue,
Oregon.
J2-al3 C W. MOORE, Register.
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