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VOL. IV
HKNI). ORKGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1907.
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ccauso we aro soiling tho samo and hotter
quality at a closer margin is a VoryrgQod
reason why you will find our storo tho
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Groceries, Drygoods, Furnish
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C. S. BENSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Bend, - Oregon.
V. P. MYERS
LAND ATTORNEY
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OPHICK OVMR HANK
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J. II. IIANUI
ABSTRACTER of TITLES
NOTARY PUBLIC
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MtlNM II I.K. OSKOON
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First National Bank
of Princville.
Established 18H8.
Cupilnl Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $100,000.00
H. V. Allen
Will Wuriueller.
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TMOROUUI HIRED
MacK L'liigslian Cockerels
FOR SALB.
Your Choice Now for $1.00
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My fowls took mwoii fifaU and three
second (it the fair
Oregon. I
FOR A NEW COUNTY
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Action Is Taken to Create
One in Western Crook.
A1'
GOOD REASONS POR DIVISION
Hlgh-Handcd Tactic of County Court
Have Brought on Desire fir Separ
ation from I'rlnevllle.
The rupture has conic The
high-handed proceedings carried on
by the county court have produced
the inevitable result. The people
of thin section of the county arc
tired and disgusted with the idea
of forever feeding the insatiuble
maw nt Princville putting their
hard-earned money into n fund that
goes to the beautifying of the coun
ty seat while nppeals for roads,
bridges and kindred improvements
go unheeded and not a cent is spent
thereon; tirctl of being dictated to
by a ring of political luikstcrs and
grafters whose highest ambition
Stems to be to bleed this section to
glorify their favorite city; tired of
corruption and graft. Consequently
a hill will be introduced at the
present session of the legislature
praying for the creation of a large
jortion of Western Crook am) n
part of Klamnth and Lake counties
into a new county to be known as
Deschutes county. The plans are
laid, petitions arc being signed and
there is a wonderful unanimity ot
opinion favoring the division. Re
ports from Salem are very encour
aging. .Many Oood Reasons.
That the time is ripe for such n
division is not disputed. The coun
ty court's recent bull-dozing tactics
in foisting nn extravagant court
house upon the tax payers for the
beautifying of Prinevillc regard
less of the signed protests of more
than 800 citizens has created a
determination to forever be rid of
Midi treatment and in the future
conduct their own business and
sjiend their taxes lor improvements
nuked for and needed. Other out
rages hav only strengthened this
determination. Furthermore, the
legislature seem favorable to such
a move, which is another indication
of a ripe time. That brand of poll
tics in which Princville takes pride
is at present strongly discredited at
Salem. Legislators are now aim
ing to more fully serve the people
and a bill strongly endorsed and
bearing merit on its face is sure of
favorable consideration. We have
the unanimous endorsement of this
whole section and a bill with merit.
Furthermore, this move is only
for a division and not a taking
away. It is not asked that a coun
ty' seat lie moved only that a new
One be created. We do not -ask for
that which bclougs to and is )o
sctsed by another, but rather a di
vision of a county which develop
ment has made too large for proper
transaction of business.
Progress vs. Stagnation.
One of the chief reasons why
there should lie a division of the
county is the difference in the class
of people living in and around
Prinevillc and those settling the
western portidu. For years past
the leading occupation ot ranchers
in the vicinity of Prinevillc has
been stock raising. Tlut is the
occupation of thuir choice. They
desire the open range and the ab
sence of railroads, content to let the
world wag along in the good old
way. This class of citizens have
but little in common with the oner
gelic and progressive class of farm
ers who are settling the Deschutes
valley and whose chief occupation
is agriculture. There will always
be friction between these two
classes. Why not then do nwtly
With this friction by the division of
n county already too large?
A (lrcnt Development.
That Western Croflk shouHV no
longer be fqreed to go to PrihtMlle
to conduct lis county business- can
also be easily sliowh. The major
ity of the population of the county
lives in the section to be set aside
Into a new county. This can be
readily shown by a comparison of
figures. It is safe to say that
Weptcrn Crook has close to 4,000
population. It is unjust to ask
these people to go so far to pay
taxes and conduct court matters.
Often now when a man has a good
case at law, he is deterred from pro
curing justice in the courts by the
fact that the expense of taking wit
nesses to Princville atld paying
their board is prohibitive.
An additional evidence of the
development in Western Crook
which shows the necessity for u new
county is found in the statement
that in 1906 the assessed valuation
in the county figure! $5,892, 307 as
against $83,388 in 1901. This in
crease has developed largely in
Western Crpok. Again: In 1901
the total county expenses wcrc$t 7,
178 45; a year ago, moneys raised
for roads and bridges alone was
$17,978 12, more than the total ex
pense in 1901. These figures show
development.
Advantages cf Division.
The advantages of division are
numerous. The D. I. & P. Co
has agreed to donate its building
in Bend for a court house for five
years without rent. As the loca
tion of the county scat at Bend is
only temporary for the above men
tioned period after which time
it will be permanently located by
the people there will be no money
spent for county buildings All
moneys expended will go to legiti
mate uses in the building of roads,
bridges, etc., so badly needed now
and more so in the future At the
end of five years property valuation
in the new county will undoubtedly
be doubted and the county could
then well afford to erect buildings.
That expanse, however, will be
saved for five years.
The expenses of the new county
can be met with a rate of taxation
less than half what will have to be
paid for the roll of 1906 under tic
present policy of beautifying Prine
villc nt the expense of this ection.
lor instance: An assessment of
$3,000,000 for the new county is
vety conservative. Dasing the ex
penses for the fust year an what
Crook county's were in 1801, $16.
000 is another Very liberal estimate.
A rale of six mills would give a
revenue of $18,000. The rate for
1906 for Crook county has been
placed at 15 mills. Thus there
would be a saving to the tax payers
in the new county of $27,000.
Purtliermore, their money would
be sjieni in improving the country.
It was stated above that a year ago
$17,978.12 was raised for roads and
bridges. Hardly a cent ot this
was spent in Western Crook. The
county court turned down every"
road petition that came before it
Roads iu this section were to far
from Pritreville to merit attention.
Such treatment would be a thing of
the past under a new county, ami
roads and bridges would be built.
Ta Robbery.
The leaders of the Bulletin are
familiar with the methods employ
ed by the county court to railroad
through contracts for a new coutt
house iu a secrvt and underhand
inanuer; are also familiar with that
court's high-handed and haughty
refusal to consider the protests of
800 taxpayers, stating thut the ex
pressed wishes of the county's tax-
jinyers was uot a matter worthy of
cousideratiou. Iliey are also
familiar with the fact that propertv
values have been increased so that
the assessment for 1906 is $5,892,
307 as against $2,391,392 for 1905.
The attempt to blind the people
was made by cutting the rate froni
21 mills to 15 mills. Iu 1905 with
a ride of 2 1 mills $50,219 23 . was
raised; for 1006 with a rate of 15
mills $88,38.460 will result; orS38,
165.37 in excess of the 1905 levy.
This is the way taxes are reduced
and n new court house eroded.
The increase in valuation comes
largely in mi arbitrary increase in
property hereabouts. For example':
One of Prineville's leading stores
is assessed nt -about tiie. same as.
stock of goods at Sisters. A Bend
residence is classed at $1,250. The
residence and .stock of merchandise
(Continued 011 pc 5,)
DITCH LAND 60 UP
Price Jpr 40 Irrigable Acres
Raised "to $700.
TUMAL0 PAYORS A DIVISION
Correspondent Reports ThatUn Spite
of Deep Snow Cottle Are Doing
Well-Powell Buttes Notes.
RnoMO.vo, Jan. 14 It it understood
tllnt the I). I. & I. company hai been
given power by the tate land board to
raise the price of their land, the augment
ed price being f 10a lor n forty plus 15
for each and every irrigable acre. This
makes the price of a full forty, or one
all of which ii irrigable, ( 700, an in
crease of jtio over the, old price. Some
uho with to convert their holdings into
cash arc very much pleased over this,
but some of us who are here to sUy feel
tlint our land is worth just what it will
produce and that this move adds noth
ing whatever to our wealth. It may have
a tendency to hasten the settlement of
the segregation and if it does we feel
that it Is h good thing both for us and
for thoe who arc cominp.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor returned last
week from their Portland trip. Vic
found his fireplace at the office frozen.
He called it a potato but it looked more
like a fireplace.
And still the severe weather continues
and because of that a general dearth of
news.
We notice I'. C. Rowlce of Bend again
In our midst and presume that well
drilling will soon begin (tgain. Mr,
Muraa was expected to bring in more
casing on this trip. He has been gone
two weeks now
At the Settlers' Association Saturday
night wc had talks by O. Springer of
Culver, Max I.ueddetnann of Madras,
Kirk Whited of Laidlaw and others.
Their talks were enjoyed by all and a
cordial invitation is extended for them
to come again. t e hope tlut others
who see these notes will take occasion to
drop iu on as occasionally and give us a
ward of greutdig, advice, cheer or criti
citni as the cast may be.
C. R. McLaUiii's4itch outfit has brok
u cauin and return! to Redmond. It
look ill quite natural t see the old cook
shack bitting out back o the commissary
once more. Some of the men, we un
derstand, will strike for the government
irrigation project at tTmailU. Work
liere will necessarily be closed down un
til open weather comes again.
' All who are interested in tine hog
are invited to stop any time whch pass
ing and see one we received a few days
ago from one of the best and best known
breeders of Iolaud Chinas of eastern
Nebraska. He is certain!) a fine animal
and aitltougli it wa 13 ilaya from the
time Ik vas shipped until he was put
into the pen he came through looking
fine. We will say this for the different
express companies they have taken good
care of him. G. Springer of the Hay
stack cowHtry stopped this morning to
hate a look at him and our Black Lang
shans, being interested in Hue stock him
self. W. J. Buckley and family spent a day
or two iu Bend and vicinity.
Johu Trister has bought the Ward
forty and is making arrangements to
crop 15 acres or more of it this year.
We hear that the ew stages on the
It. M. S. stage line are modftls of com
fort, elegance and luxury. We are glad
to see the line established ami wish its
(Mfomotani much suueess.
And now comes more talk of county
division.' We smelted a rumor in the
air tat could net gs't lwkl of anything
tangible. With such a large county am
such rojdd development it is Wiml to
come sooner or later. It may be that
the time is ripe now.
We hope it will quit storming or The
liulletiit may have to get out a supple
ment. It. C. l'AKK.
TUjUALO FAVORS IT.
Is Much Pleased at tho Prospect of
' ' County Division.
Tumaio, Jan. 15. There ii n report
that there is n petition out for the divi
sion of Crook county We hope it is
trim. Let the L'obd work l'O on anil let
every good, industrious citizen of West
ern Crook sign it nnd Help jo tear Up ,Mf
cozy nest and quit M4H feeding heeour,
house tine at prinevillc we axe now
obliged to trust our cqtwfy afairs wh.
Why not make a county of pur own, anl
ryiijiv ourselves amk el I!rjtifVlllo rur
theirs' AVc are only fattening the purses
and profiting them while Mre must sub
mit to their say and be "Tint I.trri.K
JloV." Itusputa stop tp it. How'
fly simply putting our shoulders togeth
er and pulling together and vote them
clear out of our class. If we can not
have justice as it .is let ns have it some
other way. Hrmri's A votk to Divinr
TUB COUNTY.
We have been having some cold weath
er during the past week. This morning
thermometers in this part varied very
much. At Hightower & Smith Co.'s
mill it was 30 below zero, at I. 12, Wint
er's 18 below, at Tumalo postoiHce 22 be
low, and at J. H. Edwards' 20 below.
Nevertheless, everyone is in good spirit.
and cattle arc doing exceedingly well ai
the snow is light and dry and they have
good feed and bedding grounds. The
snow covers the fall sown grain and c
have plenty of fuel so there is nothing
to kick about.
John Edwards passed through hen
going to Bend today.
P. P. and Claude Smith returned Fn
dayfromn business trip to Portland.
They report heavy storms on the Colum
bia river while they were down there.
Several teams have been hauling saw
dust to Laidlaw the past few days to be
used by the Laidlaw Ice Co.
Geo. W. Wimcr & Sons arc storing
ice for the coming summer, And in fart
everyone is who has a pond to freeze ice
on.
We arc glad to state that Mrs. .1. IL
Edwards is so much improved as to le
able to be up again.
Powell Duttes Items.
Tuesday's climate rather cool for sum
mer clothing.
C. H. Ellis is expecting some friend
who want land with some improvements.
E. R. Halderman will sell them his land.
He says he only wants 50 per acre with
sagebrush off, not plowed.
Perry Jams is talking of importing a
fine horse of over 2,000 lbs. Mr. Jams U
the brother of the noted Prank Jams,
the l'rench horse importer. Lost August
it took a full special train to bring his
horses to hi Kansas home.
E. R. Halderman and John Jones are
cutting fence posts. Look out for fences
now.
Jim Turner is very Industrious these
days, filing saws out of doors in zero
weather and with a lame tooth at that.
When you are looking over so-called
puie-hred Barred Plymouth Roal? liens,
take a side glance at a small flock of one
dozen owned by C. H. Ellis, Powell
Itnttes.
Moes Niswongur Is about to lose a
valuable Short Horn heifer, which ate a
sack of grain. We are informed Mr.
Niswonger had been offered two Jersey
cows or her.
K. A. gutcett i on the sick liat, he
having had seme teeth pulled and taking
eefct.
P. X. Turner Is fattening. We think
lie is about resdy for market, but uot
wishing to be sold cheap matrimonial
market.
More Railroad Activity.
It is reported here that all the
available engineers iu the employ
of the Harriraan lines in Idaho
have been transferred to the cen
tral Oregon line of survey and now
several crews are working between
here and Vale, says the Burns
Times-Herald.
Several of the head men have
been iu Burns the past week cou
ferring with Chief Engineer Wag
goner, but they are giving out
nothing for publication. However
everything indicates the immediate
construction of the line across the
state us soon as spring opens.
The inot favorable indication 14
the fact the survey is being pushed
as inpidly ns possible aud that cer
tamly means business.
Notice.
Strayed From my ranch one
roun cow four years old, and one
roan stag five years, old, marked
with underhalf crop in right ear,
and crop off left, branded with shoe
on left hip. Any one knowing
their whereabouts please notify
Chas. II. Spiugb, Laidlaw, Ore.