VOL. !.
X IM B liK
LAN K
DESCHUTES. CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, JANUARY 24, 1003.
Echoes Along the Deschutes.
N O T H 'K .
It r. v DVKKTj * KM K.vT.
I * U i : ?, * 1 S u m - Latul utfiic, Lakwiviv. orygo?;*
* »• i. 17,
S*»>ll« i*i,s h e re b y g iw u , 1 1 1 m r
(*oiii]>littUt*< w ith llu j.ruvifciuph o t tliv * y i
in
of
Juiuf 3. 1*7*. c ii titU«l, **Ai; act air iiw.wtlv of
timber laijfli* in tli« «itiUv’s of California, nrt*-
jfuii, Nvvu'la and WasbiuKton TeKijitory,” as
fXtended to all tin* ymMir land states by act of
August 4. 1892, ilu- fol?pwing named |»ersons
have
tiled it; tins.
office th e ir ov o rn
atateineuia, to-wit :
A¿nwd Harris
ot Priueville, county of Crook, state of Oregon,
aworn staiemeut No. 92*; for tin* purclia«t* of
thw lie* t sec i*. tp *29 s, i it* e. w. in.
\Y. Louthan Harris
of l’rineville. c o u nty of Crook, state of Ore
gon, sworn st atement No. 92'», for the purchase
of the 11*2 of k L,. sec t>, tp ‘2*4 s. r It» e. w. in.
th a t they wiii offer proof to show th a t the
land sought is more valuable for its tim ber or
stone than for agrieultural purposes and to
establish th e ir claim to said land before A. C
Palmer* 1’ . >' Commissioner at l'rineville.
Oregon* on
Tuesday, the 21th day of
February. 1903.
They nam e as witnes sss: \Y. Loutlmn Har
ris. Aulies Harris. Jo h n Combs of Priiu ville.
Oregon ; Francis .1, Devine of Albany. Oregon;
Donald F. Stcffa. of Hend, Oregon.
Anv and all persons claim in g adversely the
above described lands are requested to tile
1 heir ( '.aims in this office on or before said
*21th day of Feb., 1903.
K. M. D rattain , Register.
TIMUKK LAND N()TICE.
Cnited States I.aml office, Lakevtew, oregoi.
Oct., 17. 1‘. m > 2. Notice is hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions of the
act
of
Ju n e
it,
1878,
e n ti tl
ed, “ An act for t he sale of timber lands in t ¡»«
states of California. Oregon. Nevada and W ash
ington T e r r i t o n . a> extended to all the public
land states by act of August 4, 189*2, the follow
ing persons have this d ay tiled in this office
th e ir sworn statements, to-wit:
Jo h n MrTaggart is here from
The Dalle.- tittending to business
matters.
Charlie W illey returned W ed
nesday from a business trip to S is
ters anil l’ rineville.
Ambrose O’ K elly, a prominent
railroad contractor of Spokane, is
here on a business trip.
The same residents of Deschutes
| who a few months ago were e n
deavoring to get the name of the
plaee changed, tire now the in sti
gators (under cover, however) of
j a remonstance against the change
| which has been made. It may he
spite, or it may he contrariness.but
over it all there is a strong indica
tion that gray m atter is entirely
lacking.
Ju dg e
Travers
and
George
Schlcct, who have been here from
i Portland for several weeks looking
over the country, left Thursday for
the W illam ette Valley.
Edwin Brock
returned
from l’ rineville Monday.
home
IRRIGATION NOW
UNDER WAY
W. A. LAIDLAW HERETO SUPER*
INTEND WORK OF COLUMBIA
SOUTHERN COM PANA'.
NO. 35.
Some More Doin's of the Celebrities.
W. T. Stevens Inis finished sort-
sorting the knot-holes in the I’. B.
D. Uo's lu n d x r yard, lie is now
engaged in straightening out some
of the scantlings which have been
warped by the sun. One of these,
which is quite badly deformed,
Mr. Stevens will use ¡is a co rk
screw to pull the crater out of
Lava Butte.
Barney Lewis, the seven foot
giant who came here recently from
the W illam ette Valley, is one of
the strongest men in Crook county.
Mr. Lewis gave a demonstration
of his abilities in the muscular line
Wednesday evening amt elicited
much applause w hen, without any
apparent effort, he lifted his voice
The first move toward the reclamation of a large laxly of arid land to the roof of his mouth.
in the Deschutes \ alley has h«vn made, and a tract of 10.000 acres
•Iudge, a barred Plymouth rock
will he thrown open to settlement l»v the first of Ju ly .
lien belonging to W. 11. S ta a t-.
\\ . A. Lnidlaw, secretary and general manager of tin* Columbia which laid 3l>4 eggs |a>t year made
Southern irrigation company, arrived in Deschutes t i c fore part of a New Y e a r ’s resolution and ha-
the week and will personally superintend the construction of the com gone to sitting. At present the
pany'- canals, work on which wili begin as -non a- the frost i> out of owner lias her sitting on a legal
Clearing of Right of Way Has Be
gun, and Construction to Start
Early in the Spring.
the ground.
case and expects to hatch a law
A party of sixteen from different
suit early in the spring.
Resume of the Columbia Southern irrigation Company.
point- in North Dakota and M in n
The Columbia Southern Irrigation company, tin* first of two large
All of the celebrities would like
esota arrived here Wednesday to
companies with headquarters in the Deschutes Valiev to begin work, to ask the Dry W ater and Time
locate on tim ber claim s.
Irwin I>. Pike
was fortnei ly the Three’ Sisters Irrigation company.
The latter was Irrigation company the following
of Moro. county of Sher man, state of oregon,
incorporated
about
four
years
ago
with
a
capital
s
t
o
c
k
of $10.1)00. ( ’. question: If it takes three lawyer-
sworn statement No. 985. for the purchase of
COXTKST NOTH T..
t!ie bits .’>. i>, 11, 12. sec 5, tp 2t> s. r 11 e. w. m.
Sam Sm ith, tin present sheriff of Crook countv. .1. 1!. Cartwright and to m ake a libel suit fit ¡in editor
Mice M. Holder
F n i t cd State* Land Office. The Dalles, O re
principal st »* v-l d let’s.
W ork w a s begun how m a m attorneys will it take to
of Moro, county of Sher man, state of Oregon, gon. Let ember 12th 1902: —A sufficient contest several oth *r- were th
sworn statement No. 9V,. for the pucliase of affidavit having been tiled in this office by
in the basin of the Tuiuello and about two and one half miles of the make a suit of clothes lit a duck.
the sw’ 4 s e c 5. tp 2 ‘ s. r 11 c. \v. m.
William P. Y a n d e v irt. co n te sta n t, against
Desert l.un l e n t r s No. 199, made October 11li. main canal were co m p 1 ted when the company changed h a n d s and
Nelly / . Pike
T. 17 S.
1 ■ .dor.., * «.uii’ y
Sbt r.vi;iri st ate **f Oregoti. »901. for .• 12 S\\ 1 , Si„ of N W , See.
passed i111- t! • ei litr hid" the present owners.
Portland’s Eyes Are Opening.
sworn st atement No 990, for the purehnse of K. 12 F by Janies, (\ S. i’al or ( ’outestee, in
n
which
it
is
alleged
that
said
en
trym
un
has
The name v « then changed to the Columbia Southern Irrigation
the lots 1.2 . 3. I. *oc 5. tp 2<; s. r 11 e. w. in.
That they will offer proof to show that the wholly failed to expend the am ount of $1
c o m ipanv with E. E. Lytli president; \\ . II. Moore, treasurer, and
W.
land sought ;- more valuable for its timber per a cre on said tra ct from October 1th, 1901
in the report of the C ham ber of
The capital -ti ck of the
or stone that: t'oragru ultural purposes and t»» dale of said e n tr y , and October tth. 1902 or at, A. Laidlaw.secretary and gem m l manager.
establish their claim to said land before A. C. any time thereat ter. ^aid party is hereby
Commerce of Cortland on the var-
new
organization
was
placed
at
$1001100.
The
com
pany
assumed
Palmer. C. 8. Commissioner, at P riiu ville , noiibed l*» appear, and offer evidence tou ch in g
preliminary s'irvey« about the ioiis railroads throughout the s t a ll,
oregon. on Th ursd ay the 29th «lay of February. said allegation at h* o’clock a. m. on Febr uary control ;n J u n e an l • g m w »r, oa
»>th 1903, before II. W. Reed. F. s. (dm mission-
190.1.
first of August o f l a s t year. About tour m o n t h s from that date th> it is recommended that in the event
They name a* witnesses: Jo h n Combs of i cr, al Rend. Oregon at hi* office and that final
surveys
wi re com plctul and the contract for the irrigation of the tract . of the llnrriniau people refusing to
:
bearing
will
be
held
at
10
o
’clock
a.
m.
on
J'riiicviUe, Oregon; Joseph Mtuvciu, of Ros-
l in 1, Oregon; Irwin I>. Pike. Alice M. Holder, February 2i*t 1903, before the Register and under the canals received its approval from the state land board on advance money to extend the
Co
Receiver at the F n ite d S ta tts Land office in
Nelly Z. Pike, of Moro, Oregon.
lumbia Southern the moneyed men
December 4.
Any an i all persons cla im in g adversely ‘ lit 1 The Dal»«.s. ( fregon.
J ay P, L i t a s . Register.
of
tin* city raise the amount h i m -
above-described la m ’ s are requested to file
Clearing of the Right of Way Has Begun.
their claims in this office on o r before said
essa *y for that purpose.
29th day of Feb . 190.3.
This tract of land under the company's canal embraces approximately
TIMBER LAND NOTICE.
K. M. H r attain , Register.
It is gratifying to learn that ¡it
.30.000 acres of «age-brush territory which is the richest of soil- when
least
one institution in Cortland is
U K in vr.K T tsK M K X T .
brought under irrigation. A force of men i- now at work clearing tin-
alive
to the possibilities of ¡nerea.--
TIM32R LAND NOTICE.
United States I.aml (»Ilice, Llkcview
right of way for tiie main canal which will lx* thirty feet wide at the
ing trade from the Di -chut' s V al
Oregon. (>«-t. 1H. 15K>2 :—Notice is here
KKAI>VKKTl«KMR\"r.
by given th.it il, eomplianee w ith the pro bottom. Mr. Laidlaw stat* d tin other day tlint tin- present force ley, and the fait that irrigation
I * 11 i t«“« i States l.ionl Orfi,-«.. I.akcview .
visions uf the act of June 3, 1S7S. en would he increased immediati ly. and as ........ as the weather permits in has actually started on a sound
II'.' l ' i H i , Oct. 17. 1401’ :—Notice is i:«*r« -
titled ‘‘An net for the sale of timber ! i e spring men and P ams w ill he advertised for and construction work
basis and the district ¡is a wholi i-
v given tic.it in compliance with the
la mis in 111» ■ - .1 tes of ( 'ali lorn in. Oregon, pushed to the limit.
ii-ovii-i i - of t i c act of June 3. 1S7H, h i -
devclnping
w itliout the aid of t
Xevadn. mai Washington Territory.”
iiletl. "A n act for the sate of timlier - exreinfed to nil tile public land slntes
What Mr. Laidlaw Fo>s About the project.
railroad is likely to open still w i
iimN in the states of • a'iloriiia, «>r<--
Ily act of .\ng:>t 4. lsi'2. the following
‘*We expect to get water on the land l>\ the first of J u l y , ” said Mr. der the eyes of the metropolis. L.
on, Neva«la ami Washington Terri-
pc-,ms liuve tins «lay tiled in tlii- ottici* Laidlaw,"“ and apply for patent on these lands a- -oon a- live or eight the meantime in tin* D«j.-ehute.-
orv." :is extern!. ! to all the public
•heir sworn statements, to-wit :
i;d states by act of August 4. IStlg, the
thousand acres are irrigated. Tracts em bracing about the sum«* acre Yalley a long dormant undcr-eur-
America I. I.oom*
«Hewing persons have this <lav tilej in
of l’rineville, county of Crook, statt* of age will lx* | att nted as soon as brought under cultivation, and this rent of activity i- bursting forth,
his oflice their sworn statements, to-
industry wiil
Oregon, sworn statement No. 412. for li)eth<><| will lx* put sued until the enlir« body of 30.1 MM acn - lias been and growth and
lit :
tin* pnr, b a s e of the su ;4 sec 33, t]> 24 s. irritated ai d settled. N\ «• feel confident that 10.1100 a iv- of tin* tract struggle ¡ilong a« l>«--t thej can.
Eva P eak
r !• e \\ in.
will he in the hands of settler- by the lir-t of Ju ly . Nine thousand bolstered Up with a Wealth of re-,
f l’rineville..... ...
Crook, state of
Lizzie K. Il vde
»regoii. sworn statement No. 47t>. for
acre.« have ultvadv he« u solil by th** com pany an<l two years from now sources, and -«-parafe and apart
of l’rineville. coanty of ('took, state of
lie purchase of the lots 3, 20. 21, 22,
< iregon. sworn statement No. 451. for will probable see the entire tract dispo-ed of ami umh-r irrigation; at from either a railroad or the < it\
. tp 25 s. r 11 «• w ni.
least the work <>n the canals will lx' pushed through as raphily as tin which naturally should lx- the
Mu* |Hirrluist of t!.‘* SM '14 lie'4 . II ‘.J
Marie r-pini«invr
« W 1. s e ' a s«- 13. tp 25 s. r Kl e w in.
demand just.fi« «. and it i- more than hlo ly that with the advertising first to reach out for both it- tr •:«•
f l*ri:iev:!l *. o.mnt* of Crook, star
Walters. Ilyde
«vsteuis in vogt'.« the demand for land will l««- greater than our s u p p le . and inline in <■.
■gm), »won stat«‘rm*nt No. i»74. for
<
>
f
I’riüeville.
«*ouiity
of
Cr«
•
•
«
!..
state
<
>
f
«• pur ::ise «*| tue tnv:4 see Is . to 2*> s.
" ( >ur gnaitest gain in the way <«f a«le*« r:i-ii._r will coin«* tnr«»ugli t.i<
(»regon. sw«>rn -tu •ment No. 4 >•>. for
13 e v. in.
l i a r tun a n sv-tein ee n i'll has been m -t'i 11 »•« I in the ••list. i lie office.« of
It is r. .tin e ilithe lilt to di'lline th«*
tiie ptireha- <»f iht* nel4 »«■«■ 1«. tp 25 s.
J . Frank Spinning
the
company
there
w.L
<
<ni«t::ntiy
he
'«-mling
out
pamphlets
and
c
ir
cha
ra d e r of it Inali who get - up at
l’rim*ville. county of Cnxk, -tate of r III e w ui.
culars,
and
illustrat«
<
1
ster«
opta-.iii
lectures
will
also
eon«*
into
play.
Jacob
»V.
Boom*
3
o’clock
ill the morning an J tr*v -
eg >n. •■i"’ ii -tat«- neat No. 1573. for
of
l’rineville
county'ot
Cmok.
state
of
The De-chut« « Vali« v with it- po-sihiiitii s will be -iioven up in trm el« 11ii rt a .' lililí •s t o rciiliq 11J 11 tl
e purrii -e ol the s.vi 4 s«-e l*. tp 20 s.
( Iregoii, »wi'i'n S t a t e m e n t N<>. 4 57 fortiie
and results in the i:..m _ratioii line ;n. «nre to come. It i« our claim in onier to ¡I void a <Oil tl** t ,
13 e (v I n .
Tiiat they will offer pr^-.f t > show pilseh.i- of the liW! , -e. i*. tp 2-5 s. r intention to-get all th* laud hi
ii under irrigation a* early in tin
But .sollievi ln r«' in tiial d< iiiiaioii
at the land sought is more valuable 10 e w m.
TI at thev will offer l»r«s>f to sliow -«* a -oil a- po--ib|e -o a- t > e*t«li the east« I'll honn seeker.- who will take tiiei« V a t am 1 an M ,i n< 1 a U and
r it« t!t)ils*r or st.me than for agri-
tl
at the lim«! -oiiglit i- nmre vahiahl« advantage of the excursion rate« in the sprint:.
an A and an C and a D.— D. - n :
dtnr.il pur]sises ami to establish their
l'or
its
tiniLr
m
«t*ne
tiinii
for
agrii
nl-
**
We
think
otir
terms
for
tin*
Ian.«
eat.not
!«•
iinproveil.
and
we
will
cietera.
dm to said land lief««re A I Palmer.
t'tral
|
;irj.....-.and
t«<
e-tai>h-h
toeir
. >. ('o iiiei—io;n*r 't l’-im*ville. On*-
Use on r 1 w-1 **u i**a v »r- to -i*eur*' a .I 11 - t • I > > « l.i - - iii tin* I u me I In I n».«i u .
«II .««i. Satani.ly. the 21«« day of Fet>., ctniin t<> «ani laad lx*!««r«* A. C. l’almer. MV s,r** eager to get t h o s e who can main- tln-.r tir-t payni *nts and who
J . J . \’llll(l«-V( rt fell oil the ¡«i*
C s. Conimissioiier. «t l’rineville. i ir«-
k>3.
will I n * able* to g<> upon the land ¡it once and build home- and make near his home in Lava tin first « f
Tie*v name a« Mltne--e«: Th«i*uas /■•n. «in Kriday. the 27tii «lay <>i
improvement«.
We arc at««» using our inHuein i- to |x*rsiiade pro-|K*e- tin- in i k ¡«lid - i i i< usly in jt’. n «I I -
F«'hrui»ry.
1003.
. Watkins. Fr.in-i- J . Devine, of Al-
T.'.e» inuic* n - \ i t m - - e - :
.L ie o h W . ti\« -etth r« to t.;k(* ii<*t ov, r HO .icres. ¡is j«i«t events in irr.gated eouu-
hip. Mr. V : mil vert is eon fit « I to
uiv, ( >r«*.' ■:): i tonald ¥ . Steffa. William
. Itnek, »: Bend, (»regoli: Parker Iks.lie. ie iu in t)^ ily d e . Aii.eriea I* ' trie.- haV«- ptm * i. tn;.t th - ¡ ¡ m o u n t w in n well irrigated is more pro 111.« I n «1 ¡it pr- «« ti! hilt—trili—F-— r
oak. Man«* spinning. J. Frank «pin iv"• !«*. I.i/zie K. Ilvde. W alter s . Ilyde. ductive ¡mo w iil y i e l d ix-tt« r ti-u«ts to the settlor than u quarter m * round again in a i»*w duy«.
all >{ Prineville. Oregon.
ing. >f l’rineville. Or •¿••n.
tion. The latteratnotiii* i« likelv t«* I«- more 11««»n one man can handle
A ny and all |>er-<»iis claiming adve
Anv a i 1 all ]»■*■ «n« Ialini’)’.' adver-e-
n* v n 'l.i trv. and it is oi r
C.
It.
Coii.il« xt«-r
r* tiin •
c the al-•(«■-ie-eril»'«! lau« - nre r«- 1 v t m* a is>\ «•-•‘¡■■- ri ; sol lami- are re |(l«*«t- in ¡1 satisfactory m anner. es|a*eiati\ in
e
i
to
ni«*
tlieir
ciaims
in
this
office
on
or
un
.«T
tin*
compuiiv’s
call.its
,
»-rV
«
nc
w
Ito
sei
uri
-
laud
Tl»urs«iay
from
.i
t
wo
wi
e
k
* h u n t
n-te I to ;i!e their claims io this «*ft! e
wish to haV
i or before said 21«t «lay of l-»*h.. lvKi.I. before «ani 27th «lay «»! Fehrnary, P»U3. make tl e lx-«t -bow ing |xx*sd«lt*. i i
ing trip <>n tie* lip|x r I»«’schilt« «.
K. M‘ B b a tt a ix , R egister.
K. M. B ea tta ix , li«Tiister.