LOCAL NOTES. shortly aud lumber will he more Ed Ferguoa left far Priasville plentiful. A great deal of atten­ tion has been given by the com­ Monday morning. G. F. Moorahnusa has bean un­ pany to railing the head of water and securing an escape for the well for some days. water from the wheel. The mother ®f N. P. Waider is N. P. Weider is out of the ane of onr new residents. list of snthusiastic ball players for A. C. Lucas made a business some weeks to come. He was en­ trip to Prineville on Tuesday. gaged in instructing A. L. Dudley W. W. Orcutt and Frank Oroutt in the proper method of catching a ball when the ephere caught the were in Prinerille Wednesday. end of hie fimger and badly wreck Charles Swalley is transacting ed the digit. Mr. Weider had the business in Prineville this week. finger attended to at Prineville Baseball is a popular sport at Monday. this place and a good team is in Dr. Edgington, of Wasco, Sher­ prospect. man county, came over Friday The trout flies are out oa the and will spend several daye in river and fishing is the popalar looking oyer the country. Dr- amusemepti Edgington is looking for land and a J. A. Ryan was a business visi­ has visited various parts of Crook tor at Prineville on Tuesday and county and ia favorable impressed Wedneedsy. with the section. He will look over this eeetion and may settle W. H. Brock and J. H. Brock among us. spent several days this week at the county seat. The Deschutes river has been very high this season and skews few signs of receding. W. A. Bull and wife left for Prineville Tuesday after having Spent several days here. At any rate, we wish the new set­ tlement all prosperity. C . J. S tu b lin g , W h o le s a le r. P o rta g e R a ilw a y C o n v e n tio n . G reen R iver Our Senior editor returned from the Portage Railway meeting in the Dalles Wednesday evening, where he attended four leng and interesting sessions of tbe conven­ tion, participating as a delegate from Sherman county. Every county bordering on the Columbia river in three states Washington, Oregon and Idaho, whs represent­ ed, and a powerful organization was perfected, with over 150 mem- The Coun­ be rs, united to push that projeet to try’s Best. For doctor’s fees won't l»o necessary w' n von ere attacked with colds at this season 1 completion. Nobody it opposing. of the year Just get n hottl* of ’ O F E K N R I V E R ” or “ H A R P E R , ” and take it in 1 the form of a hot “ toddv Your cold will leave von and von won t suffer from the I Mr. Taffe. as The Observer haH be­ ™ in. “ I pave Prineville 1 p. in. A. L. Goodwilli# returned on to drink. The assault was eom- to enjoy th* tourist, trade during Arrive Bend 0:30 p. in. * * A irive ShaHiko 1 a. m. Friday from Portland where he miited Tuesday night of last week th# Lewis and Clark fair. Hu ts a | First Class Accommodations fo r tiia Traveling uulic had been for several days. and the aged mother with her no«e member of two orchestras. i PASSENGER vNl) F!M iGHT h i l l s It KARON ABLE. broken and otherwise severely in­ L. A. Booth, of Prineville, spent The state of New York has fall­ jured was left without care until Sunday on the river with designs A c c o m o d a t i o r o F i r s t - c i s s s in o v o r y r e s p e c t a t en in line and has appropriated the succeeding Thursday, when on the tiany tribe. He left lor the sum of $3’),000 for tbe Lewis neighbors came to her aid. Much home on the Monday stage. indignation was felt towards the and Clark exposition. This is tbe appropriation tbits far James Overton went to Prineville son, who was charged with crime, larg«st Thursday to receive medical treat­ and there was talk of dealing with mado by any state outside of ment. Mr. Overton has been suf­ him summarily. Calmer counsel Oregon. fering for some time for stomach prevailed, however, nud he will BO Y E A R S ' trouble and is receiving treatment now await a trial in dist-ict court. E X P E R IE N C E from Dr. C. S. Edwards. On account of her age, Mrs. Prine uiay yet succumb to her injuriis. W. E. Guotin, Jr. will participate The motive of the assault is not in the coming campaign by tuak- yet fully explained but it is thought ing severrl speeches in different that it was an attempt to obtMiri T rade M a r k s parts of the county. Mr. Guerin D e s ig n s $180 which the aged lady had in was prominent in republican poli­ . . . . C o pyr ig h ts A c . J the house. A n y o n e ten d in g a sketch and description may tics in bis home state, Ohio. qnlukly ascertain o u r opinion fr e e w heth er an Rev. Z. W. Commerford return­ ed to Prineville Monday after con­ ducting services Sunday. S h a n ik o -P rin e v iU e S ta g e L in e HOTELSTAATS ' Some miscreant shot a cow be­ longing to W. 11. Staats, breaking her leg. The act must have been purposely done as there is no hunt­ ing being done at this season. The perpetrator deserve* a term in jail. The registration for Crook coun­ ty i« not yet fully determined ns some v*;r from Prine- .* tig and will e\- ▼ilio ' ridi, .. amine ti-.* hcr c * ni niiants and those who Itavi (.mc-stead proofs «tid have tiot y et hi tn interviewed èy a s peci:\\ «ncr-Qt. P ro b a b le . who have i in ven tion is probably p a te n ta b le h jo im im n ic a ­ tions s tric tly confidential. HANDBOOK OU l>ut<>uts sent free. O ldest agen cy fo r securing put out n . 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