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OtKce, I.aidluw. Oregon.
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game and fish, then came the nrst
crop« of grain, and then the fruits,
and today it is one of the garden
spots of lhe ne'.v worle. Without
irrigation the people could not
have existed- That old patriarch
simply followed out the teachings
of the ancients in locating their
city in or on the edge of an irri­
gated district.— Ex.
Why is it that when any petition
from the ‘‘ Deschutes Country” is
presented to the County Court it
is invariably returned for correc­
tion or continued
At the last
?e--ion of the Court a petition was
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W.
P f a I.KK I N ‘ llOM I
g
M ills :
Harness airi
T ry
ocr v i r i
W hite R iver T ree S i
T he
ukst
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A Complete
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the market
Prine ville
Line
Oregon
R. H. FLANDERS
OT
¡made it neccs-'ary that n ine ar­
General House Painting
rangement- be made for school. '1 he
Townsitu
Company
very
generous­
It is not the intention o f »lie
and Decorating.
Chronicle to print each week a lot ly denoted the funds and Miss
Grace C< aok was engaged to teach a I presented asking that a voting pre-
of unauthenlicated ‘ hot air” about
All kinds of Sign WorK
three months term beginning with einet be created at Laidlaw. i'll ¡1
the prospective railroads building
The famous Buckingham & Hecht and Asbestos Tan Shoes,
an inrollm ent of about fifteen ' petition was drawn up by one of Agent for
into this country. One tiling is cer­
the
best
attorneys
in
Prineville
M organ W a i i . P acer C ompany .
Builders Hardware, Diamond W Groceries, Conklin Gloves,
tain however, that several different pupils, tins number was soon in
,
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crea.-ed and at the end of the three antl 'vus certainly correct in that
roads are looking this way and two
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Oregon
Doors, W indow s, Paints and Oil.
respect. It was also signed here Laidlaw
are km vn to have surveyors in months Mbs Cook had given such
by about 75 legul voters. It was ,
the field. The following taken , en‘ « « satisfaction that a subscrip-
presented to the Court in due time j G I R G U L A T I N G
from the Oregonian of November Don *us taken up and the school
and all requirements carefully fol- i
' L IB R A R Y
.
ilarrimans side of the case W11S continued until in April.
lowed, yet as is the usual case it
There
being
urgent
need
of
a
Over
1
0 0 Books
■ admirably we publish it:
A ll of which are sold at the
met the same fate as other petitions
> ws tnat the Harriman system school house a public meeting was
of a similar nature and was “ con- : Subscriptions 25 cents per month
lield
on
February
28
at
this
meet­
inis set ash lo $-1.160,000 for con­
Free magazine use to patrons
tinued.”
struction of new lines in the North­ ing it was decided to post notices
We realize, of course, that the Books aiid Periodicals
calling
for
a
special
election
to
lie
west need not surprise any one,
rapid development now going on in |
For Sale
even though extension of it roads field on March 20 to vote on bond­ this locality makes it imperative
F R A N K E. D AYTO N
L A ID L A W OR.
has not been the policy of the ing the district for 11500 to build
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m
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P. THORP
that the Court act in new matters
iJarriman people
in the past. a public school house, this election
with deliberation for the granting
Other transcontinental lines are was regularly held .tud resulted in
of every |ietition presented would
a
vote
as
follows;
Rond,
"n
o
”
10,
5 0 c ts
reaching out for the traffic that
soon create serious complications G h am bcrlain *s G ough R e m e d y
Jias been built up in Central Ore­ Bond “ yes” ¡5(>. Steps were ini-
50
but, on the other hand when a A lle n s W h ite P in e B a lsa m
gon, and it is for self-protection mediate!v taken to have the bund
mutter like this which has been
issue
put
through
but
owing
to
the
G o o d s L ittle L iv e r P ills
25
that Mr. Harriman proposes to
fact that an assessment of the d is -; thoroughly gone over by tho-
extend his lines into that region.
Q
uinine
2
g
r
2
5
’ terested and everything has been
Recent developments in the rail­ trict was necessary and that a
| regular there certainly can be no G a lo m el a n d S o d iu m T a b le t
25
road world, -bowing that not only certified copy from the County As-
sessor accompany the application K°°d excuse why it should be held A n tip h lo g esiin e
la
r
g
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i
.
2
5
sm
a
ll
5
0
the Northern Pacific, but other
to
bond,
the
matter
has
been
de-
"P-
transcontinental lines, will s‘oon lie,
M e n th o l G a ta r r h a l B a lm
25
layed as the assessor liasnot as yet
Laidlaw will have at the spring
ready to put feeders into interior
R
o
s
a
fo
a
m
f
o
r
th
e
te
e
th
2
5
been able to complete the r o ll ,' elections a voting population of
Oregon, made it imperative th at1
about
125
and
while
the
most
of
P eru n a
LOO
Harriman must act, and conse­ however, a point has been reached
them have not been horn and rais­
quently his announcement of the whereby it is now an assured fact
U * A r * D a s f o r th e c o m p l e x i o n
50
ed in Crook county yet they are
T h e B e s t P la c e in T o w n
appropriation of over four million that the district has far more pro­
25
entitled to
some consideration B r o m o H e a d a c h e G u r e
dollars for the building of new perty enrolled than is required for
this assesuient and the school board from the Court.
W m G. S T IL E S & GO.
roads in the Northwe.-t.
are
now
asking.for
bids
both
on
Heretofore the Harriman lines
Crook county today offers oppor­
have had freight, business of east­ material mid construction for a two
T o G e t a F ir s t G la ss M e a l
tunities
that cannot he excelled if
ern Oregon without going after it. story four room school house, con­
equaled in the west not alone is
Stockmen
of that region have struction of which will he begun at
there chances for investment of
driven their cattle and “lieep ; an early date,
money with an assurance of ample
hundreds of miles to the railroad | t he present board which consists of
returns, hut any one who has tli
and then paid all the traffic would : . 1 . c , Tullar, F. K. D.ivton ami C
inclination even without capital, if
bear for transportation to market. Mudd have worked
earnestly in this they have the energy and push
Wheat and wool have been luiulcd
mutter and Jcservo the lasting grati- necessary can make and uin
’’
out to the railroad in wagons, and
ero
tude ot everyone interested here.
j tied success, yet condition
. ineo
t\F re was only one
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abnorbnfrnrt'rt ura«» (** no boonit
within reach, that lino got tin
_
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but a healthy growth is steadily 1
business as promptly and complet-
-A Little History.
going on all over the countv and |
ly as though roads had extended |
.
.
hr*
èra
In some parts of this great coun- tiil'ecl!l l-v in " hat in years gone j
i
to interior points. Naturally, Mr.
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by was known as the desert, and
Harriman could see no reason why try of ours the word I rrigation is
83
yet this development is only in _ its!
lie should build new roads. Kn “ dry” and meaningless. The thri­
infancy for the next three years :
ergetie, persevering farmers were fty housewife and the careful home
S3
will see ihe population doubled!
builder
water
their
flower
beds
and
A full line of choicest Ci.ars, Ccnfectbnery and soft Drinks.
developing tiie country without
with real estate values far above
his assistance, while lie collected lawns, with never a thought that
what it now commands.
M . rV. N E I L P r o p
the freight. Now all this is cliang they are ‘ irrigating” . They know-
full
well
that
the
flower
beds
and
ed. Other enterprising railroad
Now that the sale of Peruna and
men have entered the field. The lawns would dry up and perish
kindred
preparations is to lie taxed
policy of building a road into a without the lite giving water.
by Uncle Sam thero will he no
A
great
many
persons
pass
the
now territory only after it has
further argument as to their re-
TU M ALO
OREGON
been developed by the hard labor subject of irrigation without a
thought
little
realizing,
or
forget-
!
sPective
curative powers, and after
of iudustrious settlers must give
December lst these medicines will
way to the practice of developing ting, if they ever knew, thatciviliz-
he taken as a “ smile” and not with
new territory by building roads in- j Ation had its beginning in irrigated
a frown.
C L A R K & F R Y R E A R Props.
t0 ¡t.
countries.
Into Central Oregon.
R IG H T
P R IC E
HOTEL ROYAL
IV. I V . LONG P rop.
LIM B ER SHINGLES MOULDING
EXCELLENT
If in reed of anjthing in Ihe above see us
ACCOMMODATIONS
_ A
before buying.
Mill five alnl one half miles
p
west of Laidlaw
S3
RESTAURANT
AND
BAKERY
i
Meals at all hours.
HIGilfOWER SMITH COMPANY
THE
The story of Joseph in Egypt;!
But, whatever the motives of
The “ stronousity” of running a
railroad-builders, and whatever in fact, the whole Bilde is rich in
country weekly without scissors or
historical
facts
of
the
wonders
of
the means by which new roads are
secured, the result will he none the irrigation, without which there exchanges is something that in time
loss gratifying and beneficial. The would have been no Greece, no would ruin a mans health.
irrigated lauds of the Deschutes; Borne, no China, Egypt or India;
country, the new wheat fields of
Agency Plains, the sheep pastilles j
ol all Central Oregon, the pine
timber of the eastern slope of the!
-All the Kings from Alexander
W. J. BUCKLEY Mgr.
Cascades, will all be afforded trans- down ruled over irrigated cotin-
Through Passenger, Express ami
portation facilities that will mean trios*. I hey and their geniuses
increased development. The W ill- \ were only rivaled by the bountiful Fast Freight service from Sh niko l»y
n mot to Valley will be given a m o rcjcroP* produced
by
irrigation, wily of Lamonta, Forest, Kedmoml,
lireet route to the East; Klamath i Prom Homer to Socrates, from siiul Cline Fulls to Luulluw.
Leave* Laidlaw Monday noon nr- j
unity will be given railroad con ; A
1” Dante, from King David
rive in Slianiko \Vedne*d:»y noo n.!
i ection with Portland and all to Mohammed, from Adam in the
Leaves Shaniko Thursday morning,
parts of the state will be brought Garden of Eden to our Christ by arrive at Laidlaw Saturday.
ito closer commercial relations the wayside, All! All! belong to
Headquarters yt
the
Chronicle
or years the people of Oregon the lands of the Niles and Euph- Office.
ivc known of the richnes of east- ates. I he same is true of India,
. n Oregon and ofthetralfic that Arabia, for all ages, teeming with
waited any road tliat should b e ! vast populations, supported entire- Do You W ant An
Irrigated Farm
instructed
into that
region. ly by the products of irrigation j
Harriman knew of it also, and is In brief, hut for irrigation there ,
We have for sale some of the
liow proceeding to protect himself. would he but little civilization or
history. Washinton
Irving has most choice irrigated land in Ore-
-aid in history there were never so gon.
School District O J .
many people, fo many great cities, 3000 acres of land in the im­
a.-' existed in the Far East when mediate vicinity of I.aidlaw that
Well knowing that one of the the Mohammed uprising began can I'® caught in tracts of from 20
most important thing- necessary and destroyed
one-half of the to 640 acres at reasonable prices
to a new community are good the world’s
civilization. These j ant^,,n cni,J‘ terms,
school facilities the l.uidlaw Town- g r e a t cities with their millions of | Deeded land in the
famous
site Company took steps carlv to population would not have existed s,luaw ‘■'rfek «»untry, improved
have a district created here. There were it not for the olive and kind- alld unimproved, with perpetual
being very few settlers in tin tern- red produets o f irrigated lands, water light for »16 peracreand up-
tory asked for at that time, some
In the more modern times in wards. Annual maintenance fee
obstacles were met with, and it this great world of ours it was th e jon*y ‘¿ 5 cents per acre,
was not until November of last sua > - of the old Spanish M is-, Also free government land.
year ».hat 53 was finally put upon .-ions that
inspired
Brigham | For futhrr information call, or
the county map. As this was •. j Young to lead his little hand of write to
T he L aidlaw L and C o .
late in llie year to derive any bene- followers over many weary miles
ti fro,u th c unty school fund,
Oregon
journey, unii si »tie in th a t! Laidlaw
a
G o ut ».ill t ---------
Transportation Co.
LAIDLAW M A R K E T !
RED BARN
«FRESH SALT AND SMOKED MEATSS
AND
i
FEED STO R E
Hay, Grain and Feed always on hand at
the market price.
W e will pay the m arket price for Fat
Cattle, Hogs and Sheep and all kinds of
Farm Produce.
W e Guarantee To Satisfy.
J. C. T U L L A R
Laidlaw
Oregon
Laidlaw
Oregon
A b o u t The
SOUTHERN
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IRRIGATION
COMPANY’ S
ACRES OF UNSOLD LANDS
Can be obtained by writing to
COLUMBIA
SOUTHERN IRRIGATION COMPANY, 539 Worcester Block
Portland, Oregon, or toJ . W . RUTHERFORD, Ag't Laidlaw, Oregon.
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