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# OurDuty: To Publish All the News That's Fit to Print--Your Duly: To Support the Home Paper at $i.50 a Year. LAIDLAW VOL. 111 .-NO. 25. CHRONICLE LAIPLAW, ( ROOK COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. MAY I. 1908. WHOLE NO. 120 D ew ey Sank the Spanish Fleet 10 Years A go Today TWO RAILWAYS TO BlILD HERE > t r p pi vel l i . Watch our «moke! Hot ax coke! Aa we liven up tke people of Crook county. Watch un grow ! Don’t you know Our fair town and paper need only your bounty? PAPERS EXTEND CORDIAL SQUINT Mt. Hood Road Magnates D E S E R T YIELD S UP Rejuvenated Chronicle Is S TO R A G E OF WATER Visit Laidlaw; Trolley Warmly Welcomed Men at Prineville. By the K ---------- ------------ ------ - — . H O W E L L BUTTES stage station, 18 miles east-northeast o f Laid- J law, is exultant over finding an ample supply of excellent ar tesian water at a depth o f .'iCO teet The strike was'made about a HESS comment on th** at »rear- u»rnti.l John A. ><*abury. with J l«r**t*c ;* hu I bury*«« «wielai# Mfor. If U p * inil!;il week ago- 1 ance and n atty TliAKPUp of ninirrlh« iu;W Unn ludkatur wh Elmer Niswonger lives on the place and maintains the station; the r e j u v e n a t e d C H R O N IC L E stisn«isss » « * * ■ • . for u> » prettya« . , * .perilled pup. Keep It up. I.roth* r st-ubnr>. hence the new water supply will he o f mere 'direct benefit to him «h ic h first issued forth two week? 1.r0, 1. in. „ , _ rtt(. thr„ and to the traveiing public than io the stay-at-homes and people ago today war general throughout hbduiitfA bi. d lu « nrw I to living adjacent to but a few miles awatf from the spot- Th? chief the state with the exception of coluVN. lu r . i 'h t i , matte» i* crUp ana iicw>> tuul people o ver ther«* In the Ijtidlaw cause for exultation lies in the fact that water abound* in the des 1 Crook county, in which all the country w ill be hard to ple»*-c in< 1 c«‘ ,'l if this «••ti* factory. 'Ill-* geiuffad coafttriuaif ert at a reachable depth beneath the surface. C hronicle’s « x r hnnp-'— -vith the o i* f not opinion aeenm to be that any printer can It has been known for many moon? that'good water exists only noteworthy excep t:«:; of ihe M A D e 1 ii u w eekly paper. Tivi* opinion in erronrou» a few feet down in the thousands o f dry lake beds and river bot R A S I'lO X K E K — refrained from and ur#« never proven more clearly than by the ufM'i-date p*|>< r aboye referred to. toms o f central Oregon, but it haa always been a dubious theory as ¡broth erly words either through Ma Iran l*ion eef—The Laidlaw Chronicle to whether or not usable water could be Upped elsewhere in this jf 'i l l o i l h V o r t o o m u *b h e a v y l a b o r made it» • n * ’» r«uc«* l« » t week in a new and attractive dress. ap|»earitig as a aix col seemingly barren region, withal 30 very fe r tile under the magic . m e n t . t \ h e p r i . m . t r y e l . e c t . i o n r♦ . u r u n . very nm n quarto with a tw o page insert, * ix page» touch of v/ater. This theory, heretofore debatable, now seems set I t W a s v e r v a m u c i n p . i l l this con- Of whi* b were home p .in t. Th- name plate i, and »««in« of tS * »»h ertiactnenu were printed - tled in the affirmative, for all time and to the lasting glory and * i w i i o n . lo note t, #e eud.ten *pruc- U| Ilv|||| tt lolu.h nf tn lhe nc* ^ benefit o f the Oregon inland empire l i n j i U il of n e a i h y C O M * mpor»irie£f tunic. The roluuit!.« were filled with liv e byenl u n u o n V I P I t.* rro aA.Hn aud bright p ertin en t« omiuent, and fto»? Already there is much decisive talk by other desert homesteaders ,a L i o T lh e C H R O N IC L E . m*n..gc- p. per^ . w, conJ ^ l:oil. Work „ rTery o f drilling for water, an ! then reaping tha potential dollars now nielli beg« to thank its more dlh- psrtiucnt. Mr. St**lmr., the w . *llli>r «u-1 lying dormant in the soil. tnnt exchange« for their words of « • « «». a ^ w i th. «rwa V E N TS o f th • pant ten day« A indicate l-uitiluw, Bend, Sin ters and Redmond may gvt a railroad much sooner than is now expected by the patient but al- • f i t desi nirmir residents o f these town« o f the irrigation b elt Whether it will be steam or electric, or both, is a mooted question: but a question, nevur- th»'le«s, imbioixsl by desire, for either kind will do at the latter |«>int a: d supplying the coal for rt*duci"g Ashwood ores. The concern will be known as the Portland construction comp any, which filed articles o f incor poration with the county clerk at Portland, stating that ’ he cap ital o f the new firm was #500,(HO- l)r Keeney is president of the new concern, and Mr. Maaon, now vice-president of the Con i’hc visit to La id law Monday of struction & Engineering comp this week o f two astute and pr •&- any of I’ortland, is on« o f the perous looking gentlemen who other officials veiled the r busine « under the **">are not in a position to di shadowy observation that they vulge our plans,” said Dr. K*en- were merely "looking over the cy, “ but we will be able to give country." but who in reality are the public information as to what Aw<aub isc provt-ineut he ha« made in the appearance .laudation* and herewith repro of the Chronicle, which re lie d » credU upon believed with little ground (or w e propose to do w ithin a short t * i , ^ him. and upon the (.'immunity iu whiehUi* duces what borne of th**m said. * pubxiaheU. r contradiction to be agents or time Further than that I do not j Sherman County obrervt t ~- Cat« law now ha»- officers o f the projected Mt care to say anything ’ ’ an op u> date i.eway ii«-w .p t T t old IP o J railroad fron P o rt’and to C bruit ir k U in Of* Land» o f* pracUc^ii print- The company has made filings Salt Ia«ke. forms the baii" for the for water power at a point just I Ms Ih rtir Gaxrite—I h s L a i d '« « rhrnnlele jirgument* o f thejsteam road ml- below government reclamation hsa K liaus.ii hands, w P. M>rrs ha- relm- PnrlbK the pa.I week numbers nf the ta b i- vocat»*«; the visit to the county service filings in the Deschutes Try Thorp's Werh Notiri«hiuetit free | C. W Allen can e in from hi*ranch ,,alshed c a itro l aud hcnevh.rtb lhe papt-r n il) law social rio b hate bestirred them selves on I bo IU ebarse ot John A. Ne.ihury aud Miss seat a few days ago o f other river: The proposed dam will be at City Barber Shop for next 30 day* | Monday afternoon. the Jsrdia -In Witt.- uniti n . .» the m erry hum Florence K St-ehury, iete o l C a lifo rn ia . of the tennis ball, aud the kisaia« tmac k of th-. Portland capitalists who openly 100 feet higher than the dam Bert Miller line been fixing npG.W. O rstt Valley Journal—snhu A. .-anbury, the cr.siiiet bails, is an actuality Ted Sucker IVdeiU.-iiiti» Rnnuail. *md Mcrc<l:tli interviewed business men a'>cnt | new editor lu c-harue o f the Daldlai» Chronicle leveled otf the pared - ground with a 4 -hnr.o designated by the government’s wniked up fwm d in e Fulls Bund-.iy Horner'« «tore this weult. liss made a b i« Im proveiacut la the lo o k , of drag. J.C . Ttiliar ehaneed the course o f the the proposition o f an electric engineers when irrigation from ■Mr. and Mr., tierking and Miss Fnv III it paper by en la rg in ; and furaishi 11« an e x smalt lateral and Ed W itte an.l Itarry Smith night. line, comprises the shilleleh of this stream was under considera tra lar.-e amount 01 lutnesliu-« read in « mat- | boachi d their eouncie, on tne huraaux-ks. (Jerking Went to Bend Monday. Hsttoii W:i»b j lfu«tl^r A.Z. ( ns*- the "w ire pullers " Both are tion- The country over which James R. Bi-nliam goes to Brine- has traded hi« irrigateti lami nt l.r.id- tangibL* projects- • , T c of i.Htdl»w . Oregon. * »• uuder ' " T rhr,‘ '■ • ’ Start ^ your subscription this week. m tit*- " mniiiigp* r the electric road will run is simi law, Ore., fora bouse and verni lots I v**le 08 io alami a week. t ' ‘ ‘ “ The mysterious gentlemen who lar to the region between Shani I ill Kablotus. Miss MäTgaret Obisholin is talking visited Iuiidlaw and inspected ko and I’rineville, and while some K B. Mlltcig of Bend yesterday «».id of returning to Tacoina or Seattle soi-n this campus as the probably site o f the grades to be encountered •40 acres of bis ltJO-acre r.tneb north of Mr. and Mr». J. C. Tullar and son for a division jioint, yards mid are objectionable for a steam Laidlaw oil tim Descliute« for a gw vjly Kranklm drove out tu their ranch this roundhouse, liecause o f its cen road, it is said an electric line consideration. i thorn in( tral location, level ground and « ill have no trouble overcoming Tbe West brothers, owner« of t bo ; Miss Ruby Koehenderfer was in for abundant water; traveled by the difficulties. The road w ill studhorse Renown, were laitb it|< from the Cn'i-tiau Knde.ivor «oci.il last automobile from Silver Lake avoid the heaviest grades by fol Lower Budge this week, one Muiniuv . , . , , , ' Saturdiiy. north- They were seen a week lowing a course descrioing an , and the o ’ her ttalay. Dr. M .V. Turley of Ben.l was a VV“ l,,r Koclwn.lerfrr left Monday previous at Shaniko by W P- c!ongated letter “ S ” Enormous Myers and F. V. Swisher as they !>ower can be developed from professional caller in this metropolis ^” r " atsbutg, Mash., from whence on •s l” ,k »i''. entered “ the forbidden land” of the John Day and Deschutes riv yestwrday, anti nniimg other things Dr C XV. Bair mid hi« eight com- Harrimun, H ill et al- by the same ers. The elevation around Con ! took tiic editor's pulse. Silver Lake Central Oregi-nian: putriotnlmve retiirm-d to Astoria from gasolinouR means o f locomotion don, ’ he northern teim iral, is So, rah! for the iron horse and about 2,000 feet above sea level, | Freighter S. Strauhe arrived in Silv«r their Lake county expedition the steam whistle which means and in the Laid'aw country the Lake yesterday with a 0-horse load of F. V.owi«her brought in two loads freight for S. A. la tter. of wood tile end of the week, one for civilization and commerce. altitudes are but 900 feet higher. Forest Supervisor Guy M. Ingram the teoeiver’* office and one for the Ur. H. J- Keeney, George C and guard, James Brady, wore in Si I school dw trrt. Mason and Mark W. Giil, Port ver Lake the last of the week en route land business men and promoters Howanl \V. King had his tisithache flout Lakeview to Bend on husine.a. repaired at Bend Saturday, besides o f the proposed electric railway R H . Bayley, w ife and daughter transi cling ot her business in Liidlaw’s from Condon to Prineville and were in town today, pribr lo the eom- ! husky sulmrh in company with W. D. The little son of Mr. ami Mrs. Pond, are the electric road capi C. C. Bennett, while crossing the I missioner’s departure for Prineville to j Barnes. talists who visited Prineville 1 attend the session of tins count v coin f i In explaining their project to Deschutes on the footbridge t'» Mid litXt week ’ Rev. (». A. M. Lilly of nine Falls , ,, 1 led the oiMMling of ill« IVmlletmi prtss- business men these gentlemen dle Picket island Tuesday morn Mrs. Ella Jl. Ives was a caller at the . . , , ,, , . , . . bylcry hi Mom last week. A iiuniber said that if their present plans ing, fell into the liver and was ¡Chronicle otlioe this week, and I-ought , , , . , . , , , washed downward by the rapid , ... . of Indian delegates attended the con- are marked out they will con 36 extra copies to send oast, That 1 — is 1 ventimi. the wagon struct their electric line by Hay current to tieyond real boosting for a real town and a bridge. Fortunately J. C. Tullar Cre°k to Prineville and then to Tom llyan, a wealthy enti 'email real paper. laidlaw , with branches from witnessed the mishap, and ran to Silver Lake Central Oregonian; Mrs fiend, sccninpanieU' by hie. family, this place to Bend, the Howard the youngsleiV assistance the min Emilia I). Wilson of Bend was in Sil came to Laidluw Saturday to n.cbi mines and Ashwood Regarding ute he toppled into the water. The ver Lake this week to serve as u wit Mi«» Fay Baldwin tin liar return from this enterprise the Portland rescue wa* made in the nick of ness in a timber proof made by Mr«. the nortli. The entire party stayed time, and a Carnegie medal is due. M. C. Keene, of Narrows, Harney over for the ice cream social. Journal says; county Jim Harter and Waller Kochcnder- An electric railway company Official primary election returns icr started with a big rig for tSnan ko organized by Portland and Seat Iron» T il* Dalles in the contest for Wednesday, to furni.-li transportation tle men w ill build a line from ! prosecuting attorney nf tliu Sev. nth from the railroad terminal to Luidlaw Condon to Laid law, crossing the Small laterals and water wells & JL an John Day river and securing about here wer- troien over half an 1 judicial district imvc W. P. Myers of b r Jess H«rier, wife and baby, wno fat id law R * , and F. W. Wilson of The aa-ireturumg from tq-okuie. Wash. power from that stream, also inch thick last Saturday morning. Dalles 1.J57 votes in \\ asco county. [ Timl-sr claims, disci t eutrirs and erecting a dam ‘200 feet high in J. K. Gibson is putting in fully 30O| 1 1 -«meatcads, to be legal, should be the Deschutes river and develop acre« of wb«at,.2tJ0'ohit alreudp sown Ayeovcd up by puolication in the n-wa- ing power. They propose to tap Ed. Whit* has-240/acr*s> Bw the M in e! paper nearest the location ol the land, a coal field near Madras and serve Paine Humor ( o l lu some uioru o f bar Abe staple, and John C'. 8Mlkr Bar a nstwed I Laidlaw is the nearest tow u to muny the Oregon K in g gold mine con work this w n k wncu t report gslned crudencs crop of 125acrm it> whsaf,oai*i«tac«r, of these olaims, and tho Laidlaw trolled by Jack Edwards near ih a t the S q ii.w crock ditch «m t hnsdgate hud timothy and alfalfa. X. C. Thorp has j Cbroutcle is the paper to print your been dynamited. So It hss. but the d cv U try Ashwood, constructing a txntltcr (rs e s rire d l wo years- s$c. la acres seeded tc wheat. j notice cf publication in. + M AVERIGK S EEP A G E H O T FROM TH E QUILL Actually Play Tennis. The ‘Corner Store’ m Scatched From River. A GENERAL STOCK FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC E. B. JAMES, I Proprietor, a KEEP K-COHiNO; In the Lap of Spring. Just Hear of Deviltry. *9 * *