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DESCHUTES, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY <!, 1I>04.
VOL. II.
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C o u n ty C o u r t
House
P a r t i a ll y
D e s tr o y e d
at
E ig h t
O ’ C lo c k T h u r s d a y M o r n in g .
STAATS
Pilot B u tte Development Company’s Mill Destroyed Last Saturday
Afternoon-W ill Not Be Rebuilt.
Fire, originating on the roof and j planed for the flume boxing and
caused by sparks coming in cen- j the planer had been running on
J. E, H U X L E Y , 8 2 4 th St.. P ortlan d , Or. I tact with dry shingles, partially I that work on Saturday afternoon.
; destroyed the court bouse at Prine-1 The supply of oil had run out and
Iville Thursday morning. Before the mill crow had been put at
the fire could be brought under flume work but firo remained in
control the entire second floor had the firebox under the boiler.
In the absence of the crew the
become a mass of ruins end it was
F0I1 SALE
cnly due to the diligent work of fire suddenly broke out in the mill
ths fire companies that further arsd spread with surprising rapid
-*AT—
crew quickly
damage
was
averted. County ity. The flume
Clerk J. J. Smith had started a fire gathered and by good work suc
in his office stove at about 7 -45 ceeded in keeping the flame from
and at about the^saaoe time J. H. the part of the mill platform where
Haaer kindled one in the county the planer stood and thus saved
court room stove. The blaze on that part of the machinery. The
• M IE L .
proper was, however,
the roof was first discovered by Ed sawmill
Harbin who gave the alarm. totally ruined and the engine was
Messrs. Smith and Haner upon subjected to a gnat heat and many
First-Class Shingles heating
the beil Btnrted out to find parts were ruined, especially the
where the fire was and the latter brass works and governor. The
at
Prineville
left the building and came down cylinder packing was burned out
town without ever having noticed by the intense he.fi anci the amount
Prices.
that the building which he came of damage to tho engine cannot be
estimated until it has gone to the
D ESCH UTES, OR. from was afire.
j Within ten minutes from the machine shop. The boiler was in
j time the alarm
was giver, both fire cased in rock and probably suffer
! companies appeared on the scene ed little damage.
Shavings from the planer had
and with earnest and well directed
tffbrt the flames were gotten under been used as fuel for the boiler
control
inside of half an hour. and in being wheeled to the fire
( The work of the fire laddies is es box had been littered about the
pecially to be commended in view mill. In these shavings fire must
of the fact that a gale rith a ve have caught from the firebox and
locity of about twenty five miles there being no one in the immedi
an hour was blowing at the time. ate vicinity had its own way until
It was impossible to prevent the the inflammable material about the
fire from creeping down the second mill was on fire. The inflammabil
(floor and the loss of fixtures in ity of small sawmills is proverbial
that part of the building is about and it is usual in such mills to
all that resulted outside of the have the engine as far from the
damage to the structure. This mill as possible so that in case of
rircrtrira ar~ m v ’ e ri;'l.t, look right, and for their
j a rtkularr i:rx.s«*st :.tr j rsltivrly unsurpassed. There
will probably reach $3000. All fire the engine may be saved and
is absolute! r i'i <
• : . a! < tit the •* . S t e v e » * . **
( L ! M . i S . f r ' m ft.o o t>>| 150.00.
records had been carefully stowed the danger of the firebox communi
Our line-? T I‘ . 'I t >L.s. fr, r* J3.50 tof5o.oo.
( M i l i'i (.1 V > , fn-in if 7.50 tc )
Near’ all r e a lm handle ti.e •• K t e v e n t . * ’ D on’t
away in the vaults on the lower cating fire to the mill is greatly
f.:’ l t" M-P..1 f> - illustrated *ta!o ; —a l»ook o f ready
rc.'ercn «■— n.ai oi\ f r t e u}»'«u request.
floor by the officials and about all lessened. This mode of construc
A n . ..u -i o .atP u zzles? W e have issue»l one tnat
li v e r , interesting end frill make you think hard.
the
damage done to this part of the tion was not observed in the P. 15.
Send tw* a-ceni sum p s and we will forward * by
ret n r
A '1 ress, *• Purrle Dei>nrtin^n '
building was that caused by the D. Co.’s mill as the engine and
STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO.,
flood of waters from above. The boiler were placed up close to the
P. U . DoS W 2 .
f M ro tec F a lk , Mass.
court house was erected in 1887 at east side of the mill structure.
a first cost of about $5000. This The damage to the eDgine and
was several years after the legis probably to the mill is doubtless
lature had set off Crook coaniy, due largely to the propinquity of
the offices during (he intervening tho engine to the mill structure.
period having been maintained in Everything that could be done by
the buildiDg now known as the the mill crew to save the mill was
Smith stable. The subsequent ad -1 well done and their work in saving
M a d co fo n k golden finish; top 30
lynches long. 15 inches w id e; height
dition of vaults, etc., brought the the planer was highly to their cred
9 j W 2 ipohi**; d r i f t e r
a^ l^'a i*ch c*
j
I cost up to about $7000. The it.
inside. Shipping weight H0 lb«*. Irou
standard* are attractive, strong and
The
loss
is
hard
to
estimate
but
amount of insurance carried on ,
very securely braced.
Metal parts
building and fixtures was $4000,; will run between 8IX) and 1200
•finished in Mack enamel. Shipi«ed
K. ;I>. Take« low rate o f freight.
'some of the policies having on ly1 dollars.
V ery easily ret up. This is a «trong
recently been renewed. Repairing
AiMl^PTviceabl# stand
econom
ical
We guarantee them.
fi B u s in e s s P ro p o s itio n .
of the building will probably/be be-
jgun as soon as the loss can be ad
If you are going east a careful
P ric e $ 3 . 5 0 .
justed.
selection of your route is essential
i
W i l l g i v e y o u b a r g a in s
on groceries at hia store.
A l l b u s in e s s d o n s on a
c a sh b a s is .
A co m p le te sto ck on
h an d , an d m o re on the
w a y fr o m S h a n ik o .
W . H . S T A A T S , Prop.,
SAWMILL BURNS HERE
!
Deschutes, • - Oregon.
SHINGLES
8 he Econom y
T y p e w rite rS ta n d
J.
EL
P U J X L E Y
8 2 P o o r tji S t , P ortla n d , Ore.
A m e rica 's
§> l0u ru m U
FAM OUS
HOP
G O LD
LearHntr
WMJ.-ÌKSV
BEER,
P o m e -t ic and Im p orted W in e s and Cigarp
O ’ N EIL B B 0 9 ,
P J U S E V Iu L E . 0 3 .
to the enjoyment of your trip. If
Late Saturday afternoon
fire it is a business trip time is the
caught in the sawmill of the Pilot main consideration ; if a pleasure
Butte Development Company’s trip, scenery and the conveniences
mill two miles up the river and and comforts of a modern railroad.
partially destroyed it. The m ill' Why not combine all by using
had finished cutting lumber for the the Illinois Central, the Up-To-
flame but the lumber had not been Date
road, running two trains
| M IN N E S O T A B U F F E T
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SIIAW
¿i
BROSTERII0U8, Props.
$ The only first-class establishment of its kind in V/csiern
S
Creok Caunty.
S
% T h e fin e s t b ra n d s o f w in e s , liq u o rs , beers and
I
A
♦
cigars c o n s ta n tly on hand.
Eastern ueople are
especiallv invited
to call at
the
♦
Buffet when in tire
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citv.
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M rs. C. E. M cD o w e ll, Prop.
On your way to Deschutes and Silver Lake you will want
to stop at a "ood hotel while in Prineville.
The PRINEYILLF has the reputation of heiny tho host; ask
your friends if it isn’t.
F in e R o o m s a n d Beds-.
C u is in e U n e x c e ll e d .
C o lu m b ia S o u th e rn H o le !.
J. M. KEENEY PROP.
T h e re is n o th in g th a t d e lig h ts th e w e a rie d tr a v e le r m ore th an to And a re a j
g o o d h o te l w h e r e v e r h o s to p s to rest.
You will pronounce tho Columbia Southern the best by far of
any hotel you have ever run across in a city of Shaniko’s size.
Such it hotel would be a credit to many large cities.
R a t e s a r e r e a s o n a b le , too.
P l a n , f r o m $ 1 . 5 0 up.
daily from St. Paul and Minneap
olis. and from Omaha to Chicago.
Free Reclining Chair
cars, the
famous
Buffet-Librsry-Hmoking
care, all trains vestibuled. In
short tho-oughly modern through
out. All tickets reading via the
Illinois Central will be honored on
these train- and no extra fare
charged.
Our rates aro the same as those
of inferior roads— why not get your
money’s worth?
Write for full particulars.
B. H. T kcmhi ' ll , Com. Agt.
J. C. IJndsey, T. F. »t P. A.,
Portland, Ore.
Paul B. Thomson, F. «t P. A.,
Beattie, Wash.
" ~ '
The Feronian Literary Society
at the college, in Corvallis, gave a
R u n on t h e A m e r i c a n
S H A N IK O , O R.
leap year party Tuesday evening,
in honor of the Zetagatheans, a
rival society. Everything was car
ried out in true leap year style.
The young ladies waited upon the
gentlemen and requested the pleas
ure of their cernpany, carried the
umbrellas, escorted them to and
from the party and then found
their way homo alone and in tho
darkness. A heavy fine was as
sessed upon those who did not fol
low out this programme.— Scio
News.
R e ck le ss E xtravag an ce.
Tho Journal has the best of us.
In paying a fraternal visit to that
office the other day we discovered
a clean, spotless towel!. The shock
to our nerves was terrible.— Review
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