3TI I Rpi JLc ' - I. o . VOL. IV IJKND, ORF.CON, FRIDAY, FKBRUARY 15, 1907. NO. 4? H Ml U 1 iM I Mr Am Because wo nro selling tho same and bcttpr quality at a closer margin is a Very good reason why you will find our ritoro tho best placo to buy anything in tho lino of Groceries, Drygoods, Furnish ings, Shoes, Hardware, Sash and Doors, Paints and Oils The PINE TREE STORE I!. A. SAIIII.K, PUOPRIIUOR A Complete DRY At liend, Oregon. UitiIi, Surfaced All Widths, Lengths LUM INCH COMMON WMKXSION f SH1PI.AI' RUSTIC T. & O. FLOORING Reasonable KAIKI CKILING unlbcr WINDOW JAM IIS IMIvr-nvl nl Prices w:niow casino d ?ntt f n,wl HKAD BLOCKS , L(m, U,M (,00d O. O. BASKUOARI) An,,CrC on tirndes STAIR TRUADS The Lands of i)rv WATI-R TAHI.K IllC II. I. & 3 o. o. HATTINS Co., or Stock MOULDINGS '"e C S ' Co l. B. D. PATKXT ROOKING PKXCK PICKUTS 81 UNGUIS KTC, KTC. CUSTOM HEED .MILL IN CONNECTION. The Pilot Butte Development Company IJI2ND, PROFESSIONAL CARDS C. S. BENSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW I3end,f - Oregon. W. I. AIYEKS LAND ATTORNEYi Twlv -i-Ul i-wtlw b8t Ikr V. . Mad 0(er utttl lrMiliurHt ut Ihr I Hi trior. Alwi irltrtnl lnclk. Office, - Laidi.aw, Oku. U. C. COE, M. D. Ol'I'IClt OVHK HANK Physician and Surgeon YlU.ltlMIONIt NO. 21 MINI) 0R11H0N DR. I. L. SCOFIELD DENTIST IIIINI), ORHC.ON Offlce in residence 011 Hawthorne Ave. R. D. WICKI1AM Attorney - at - Law Ol'l'ILM', IN HANK IIUII.IIINU. 1IRNI), . ORHC.ON Several new subscribers put on this week. Your turn next. Stock of and Moulded At Ucnd, Oregon. and Thicknesses OREGON M. V. TURLEY, M. D. Physician ami Surgeon HI-HICK IN JOHNSON MUM-. ON WALL ST. JU'.Nl). ORKGON J. II. IIANER, ABSTRACTER of TITLES NOTARY Pl'llMC I'lrr liuutmicf. l.ilr Iii-umiic. Hunt)' Hwula, KchI l.-dn'c, CuiivrynuclHK l-KINMVII I.IC. - OKHOON THE First National Bank of Princvillc. listnhllshrd l.HHS, Capltiil, Surplus anil Undivided Profits, $100,000.00 II I'. Allen , Will Wnrsnrllcr T. M. Ilatilwlu II. Illlli! Vrrtlilrnt Vice rrtaWlcut .Cmlilct AMlktaut Cntlilcr THOROUGHBRED Poland China Boar FOR SERVICE Black Langslians Stock und Eggs for Sale E. C. PARK RHD.MON1), . - ORKGON RULING IS MODIFIED New Order Covering Issu ance of Patents. EFFORT TO ELIMINATE FRAUD President Roosevelt llxcmptn Seven Kinds of Mutrlcs from Hxnmlna- tlon by Oovcrnniciit Officer. President Roosevelt lias recently issued an order declaring that no final certificate, patent or other evidence of title shall he issued by the government, "until an actual nxamiin.tion has leeu made oil the ground by an authori7cl officer of the government." However, the order provide for seven exceptions, noted below. This order will in tercut timtiy people, iimsmuch . there are many at Mend and vicinity who have made final proof on homestead, titular claims and desert claims and who are anxious ly waiting the issuance of their patents. The order ban just been received by the local laud office and has been given to the press. It follows in full: The White I louse. Washington, lanu uary is, 1907. The Secretary of the Interior Mr To prevent the fraud now prac ticed in the acipmilioM of public lands of the t'nitcd Stale, I have to direct that heieafter no Anal certificate, patent, or oilier evidence of title shall he isawed under the public Und law until an acttuJ examination Has iweti made on the ground by an authorited officer of the Kve rumen t; but the follow tag shall be excepted from the force of thin order: ( 1 ) All claim which have heretofore Ik-cii eautinel oh the ground by an authoritrd officer of the Kverntnent mIk-m- letnrt is found tatufactory. tJl All claims where heretofore an uffifer of the Koverniuent other than t.ni.-er autliorieil to take fiual proof khall have lxen present at the taking of linst proof to cross examine claimant an. I witnessea, if such proof is found satisfac tory. (.)) All claims where claimant's com pliance ith law ha lieen established by contest or otltcr regular adverse ptocee.1 iugs. (I) Kntries which may have leen connrmel by virtue of any act of con Kresa. t.s) Selectious and entries in which 110 residence or improvement is required by law, when the land embraced there in arc strickly speaking in agricultural districts, or when their character has Itecu fixed by investigation and classifi cation made in accordance with law. (h) Cases of rcisMiance of atents be cause of sonM clerical error occurring 111 the Mte!it heretofore issued. (7) All Indian allotment which have Ueu regularly approved in accordance with instructions of the Secretary of the Interior. You will issue all necessary instruc tions to carry this order into effect. Tltifc order is in lieu of my order of December 13, 1906. TllKOIHJKK ROOMKVKI.T. ATKINSON ANSWIiRI-D. At. P. Ilod.son Alnkcs Reply to Antl-Dlvl-tlonlst. Ilitsi), Keb. 12, Kditor Bulle tin: I deem it hardly necessary to reply to the insulting remarks pointed at me in nn article printed in last week's edition of The Jour nal, written by Mr. Atkinson. But for the benefit of those who may not be acquainted with the gentleman front the "Jack Pines," I will say that those remarks were directed from person malice, and not from what I told him regarding' the things that have led up to the county division question, as the gentleman knows very well that he has no just grounds to fight the division on. Mr. Atkinson says his eyes sel dom deceive hint in figures, but I am stire Ms ears do, for I made no such assertions as he said I did. I would be very foolish to quote fig ures on assessments that I could nqt prove. The figures I quoted to Mr. Atkinson I obtained from re liable persons who had examined the county records to obtain the sumc. I told him that Smith & Wilt were assessed 'f7,240, nearly as much as C. W. Klkinsof Prineville, who was advertising a $70,000 stock for sale. I did not tell him the highest assessment ou auy store in Princvillc was only $9,000. Neither did I tell him that timber claims hi the Btuc mountains were nsscsicd at only $500. He says that there is no sale for timber in that region; that only the best claims can be sold for Si, 000. The same old gag that Judge Bell gave the people, and when a Bend man asked him for nn option on 50 claims at $1,000 each lie had to take water and said lie only had one. V.. A. Sather of Bend has not as large a stock as Smith & Wilt, of Sisters. He says I was giving the people in his section great gags. I was not aware that I was out playing the role of a clown. When Mr. Atkinson learned that I was in his vicinity with a petition for county division, he made his boast that, "He was go ing to fix some of the people so they would not sign." It seems like the gentleman from the Jack Pines is a past master in the art nf juggling the truth, and no doubt has his diploma issued by the Crook County Journal. He says another gag I gave the people was that it is cliea-K-r to build one court house than it was to build two. Now, I will leave it to auy sane man if that is not true. It is only a matter of time until Western Crook will be set aside to create a new county. Then why not pull off from the "ring" and let them build a court house to beautify Prineville and with our share of what it would cost, and a little more, we can build one where it is most needed. I am sorry that those "chronic kickers" will be compelled to live in the new county, as it would be more agreeable to all if they could be left in the old one. He says there is not a toot of the segregation under the Carey Act that is jMiyiug taxes. That may be true. If it is what will be the total valuation of property in West ern Crook when these lauds and all the homesteads are patented? I say it will be nearly double what it is today. He will see then what a low rate of tax we will pay. I do not leel like taking up auy more sjtace in your valuable paper to defeud myself of the malicious jabs that were made at me. If Mr. Atkinson would take some reliable paper like the Bulle tin he could keep informed as to county movements. M. V. IIODSON. COYOTl: MAKI3S A RAID. Shows Much Strength by Carrying 75-Lb. Porker Up Steep Mill. A bold bad coyote made a raid on Mrs. Lena Lamb's pig pen last Priday night and came near mak ing away with about 75 pounds of very fresh pork. About 10 o'clock that night the household was aroused at the new home ou the western limits of the towiiiite by the squealing of a pig, and Mr. Adams hastened to the rescue, but the coyote had got his meat and was making for the rimrock above. The squealing of the porker was nil that Mr. Adams had to guide him as he followed after in hot pursuit. Not until Mr. Adams was almost upon him did the coy ote give up his efforts to kill the pig, and even as it was he succeed ed, for the pig died after being taken back to the barn. It was u good-sized shotc weighing at least 75 pounds, and it seems quite a feat of strength for so light an animal n9 a coyote to perform, get ting the heavy, struggling porker out of the pen, and then making off with him ou the run up the lull through the sage-brush and rocks covered with snow, for a quarter of a mile, but that is what this coyote did. Madras Pioneer. Dr. Burrls Opens Office, Dr. A. A. Burrls, the osteopath physician, who has a homestead east of town, has reuted tie George Loucks building, formerly used as a barbershop, and opened up his office therein. Dr. Burris former ly resided at Ilillsboro. Madras Fioueer. After readiug The Bulletin you have that satisfied feeling. Sub scribe for it. MUCH TALK ftF WAR Mikado of Japan Presents Ultimatum. THAT ISQIST OP LATE REPORT Story to the Uffect that Japan Wants Wnr Test of Strength Will Come Sooner or Later. A communication delivered to Secretary of State Root by Am bassador Aokt of Japan is in the nature of an ultimatum, according to the Portland Journal of Pcb. 1. The message treats of the San Francisco school question, and in sists that subjects of the Mikado shall be treated the same as those nf the most favored nations. Ac knowledgement of this principle is made the condition precedent to further negotiations. The Mikado insists that his subjects in San Francisco must be accorded the same privileges as subjects of Great Britain, Germany or any other first-class power. A California!! who was called to the White House to confer with the president on this Japanese question afterwards made the fol lowing statement: "War with Japan is inevitable. It will not come tomorrow, or to day, but sooner or later the test of strength will come on the question of which nation shall control the Pacific This fact is realized by leading members of the president's administration. Consequently, the policy is to shape matters to meet the crisis when it shall arrive." As to the ultimate end of a war with Japan, Major C. G. Ayers of the United States army, who was with the Japanese for five months in Manchuria, writes from Manila and says: "I hope we will get at it soon. Japan will undoubtedly make a good showiug at the start, but the end will be a great disaster for her.;; THE REDMOND LETTER. A Newsy Bunch of Notes from 0. C. Park. Rkdmonu, I'eb. 11. The undersigned hardly knows whether to send in the usual grist of new till weok or not. We are very much afraid that The Bulletin's reaily prints will not come, iu which cart we do- not look for the paper. However, as we misted last week owiug to scarcity of news, bad roads, loss of mail sack ami various other causes', we again take our pen in hand and essay another letter. Who would liave thought it of what once was the desert? We mean the rain, snow, slush, mud, sleet, sloppy roads, aud general present discomfort due to so much precipitation. Some folks are al ready saying, "Only one wetting for spuds this year," and we are inclined to be of the same opinion. Certain it is tltat it is a great blessiiii to those who are struggling with the vicissitude of Oregon dry farming aud wilt greatly tienefit the rest of us. We do not suppose we dan add any thing to what The Hulleti will already lme iu print regarding the failure of the Columbia Southern railroad to M-ud our mail out to 11. We might say, however, tli.it wo IH-Heve that if our mail service were iu the lwndsof a private corpora tion we would have had mail before this. The thing that first started us to think ing thin way was the fact that at the time of the Galveston disaster the ex presui companies had their ollicea run ning in 34 hours, and Uncle Sam had his postoflke bublues-i ruiiuiug iu about 30 days. Tho euchro club met Thursday after noon with Mrs. Morgan. Prieud Shattuck 1ms moved out to his land near Powell lluttes. He took a horse, tent mid axe and now we have in new settler. Messrs, Hates and Gates front North Dakota are here aud have bought land north of town. Mr, Gates also bought Mr. Muma's gray team and trail wagon and is ready for work. Later, Mr, Gates while riding on the running gears of the wagon had the misfortune to catch his foot iu a sagebrush aud sprain his 1 "1 ' i'r j ' ankle quite badly. Saturday he wi lhn'plng nrouud with the afd of a crutch Mr. Iluckley A-as id for a few days witb two rig and several teams watting fo Imil road to subside. Several freighter have thawed otit by this time and ha gone on their way rejoicing. We should 'have reported some tun since that Ctrl Hlirct had gone to l'ort laud to buy goods. We can still re; or the fact for he has not yet returned When the railroad resumes opcratior again we are looking tor quite an ttiflu l obi citizen. Mrs. Trichltr is reported as Ik in, considerably tetter titan some time agr. Mr Meredith and family of Cltr Palls spent a day lately in Redmond Iternice Simons had an attack of ncir Hess a few days ago. Messrs. Mudd and Rutherford of Lai ' law spent a day on Imsiness in our httl burg last week. Mr. and Mrs. Land, Mr. Tinslc and V. W. Wood were in Pntieuli last week on timber claim buMH- f Mr. Lamlcs. Mr. Covert and family bare m-jw oat to the farm agUn and also J ' RUinger. Mr. Hen-teger i out a-jprft after ur an illness. Mr. Kmvlee is Howe again after !!. quarantined by high water at H-vk Wasco and Dalles City. Mr. Wbited begins work this morr ing on his place with three helper TV. undersigned lias also' been doing viiiv more fencing. Mr. 1'rickett 1ms sold his big team ar ' will work at his trade litis summer We did not lwve the pleasure of lu-ar ing the Cowboy Preacher, Mr. I'lruior yesterday who preaclted iu Mr, Ta nor's place. H. C. Park Tutnalo Items. Tumalo, Peb. 13 Uriglit sunny dav and real spring like weather. Docsn it seem nice? People in ihU vieiutty are getting ou of patience on account of the dclav ,. outside mail. Mrs. V. V. Smith and children and 1 h Misses Vera Mackey and Pearl Hig'1 tower spent last week, at lt-oine at tH Hiehtower St Smith mill. Roy Rannells of Cliae Kails wa Tumalo Friday ami Saturday on Ihim nets. Mr. Hasselbery was a business call- r yesterday. John B. Winter, made a trip to Chn Pall Saturday, returning Sunday. Chas. Spaugh ami I. It. Winter passed through the burg this inorniug. Wm. Raker is putting in some winter graiu on his hoetactead this week, M. X. Neill ami Mr. Clark of I.atdtaw were out to Mr. Nelll's homestead i' mile north of Tumalo Monday. Mr. Puett of bend passed tlirou-'t here yesterday. John Couch was a business caller todav John Kd ward atul Milt RoWrti '! Sisters passed through here yestenb en route from Bend. The Hightower fc Smith Co.'s mdl whistle blew yesterday after a delay of several wesiks caused by the recent storms. People ou the fanners' telephone hue liave began to set polos and will hac the line in working order as soon as tlu wire and jdvontts aau be gotten in. Plowing will soon aommence as Ihr ground is nearly all thawed out in tin vicinity. We hope to soon hoar of the bill pas-i ing the legislature for the creation . Deschutes county. Rosland ami Big Meadows Notes. IIOW TO MAKB A DUCK MUIMOAN, OH wuo r.or ic.ui.in. 1st. You make sure it is hunting sea. son. 2nd, You secure a hunter's license. 3rd. You buy a gun. 4th. You kill vour duck, then cook it any old way you want to. Xow one day not long ago three of Head's most noted sportsmen did lay in a goodly supply of red eye and a small grub stake, aud did hie themselves away to the Uig Meadows in search of the gay aud festive mallard, the coy butter-ball and the big handsome canvas bark. Heedless of the fact that the season w a closed, heedless also of the fact that Row land and the Big Meadows is supplied with a watchful game warden and a non stable with his weather eye peeled for (Continued on ja-ge i-h