Laidiaw
íHhronicie E dstoriai
tluiioiighly iriigate I In»
r«> ria:
i n tehests
tVliilr
or » hook
coi n io in
«¡ kneu
vi
:
I.A1DLAW ANI* TH K IKKI» ATI'I* DISTKUT IN l'Alt t'U'l’ I Ali.
s u s s e HI P T I O X H A T E S
Onr Y e a r .........................
...
ADYEHTISIXG
I n r s r l s b l y In
Ad u n ir
..> i-ts
$l.aO; S ix M o n t i l a ..............
HA TE S
Display, |»«'r in^li j«-r iin.nl ìi , jO*\
Locai ami Classified Liner*, io.
oí Mani
1 '
■Ml ’, p . % jm « ,. *.|*JV '»■«.■Ar*##*r.r*rMM*#'.#* Hi«l
X
segngii tiou.
Published Every Friday at Laidlaw, Oregon, l>y the l'iiiunicl«' Pub. t\*.
J ohn A. S kaul rv . Managing Editor.
F lorence S kai U KY. Associato Editor.
DK vo t ed
w li.»le
O n e P r ic e to A lh
Otn Insertimi, l.*c
O.i First Page, UVì.
1*<»I. Pmit.le K.t**
Cmiiloience»,
o-
Kutered aa aeoond eia** mail matter Novellila r li», l'JO.*. at
ti e
|*o# t office
at Lai-Ila*. Oregon, under the Act o( Congress of Marcii :t, ISTI»
H I G H W A T E R H A HIT.
1 .5 0 0 .
C O L U M B IA
SOUTHERN
IN N U EN D O
Da tch C o m p a n y
T r ie s H a rd t o
F la b b e r g a s t
llure w.i* cleaily no
fraud
!l
riti
coin lull ted, Hiele war a mliir.il nil»-
I
a* far a* the natuial Ilo» of the *i id take ol fact made, a* to the nliiuunt
creek la concerned, it i* aduniteli In »( water in T i n n i i " ereek. It i* now j
the aame »tatenn.nt and it i* a furl known that l l o r - w u * not then, and |
that there i* at present ample «atei I* not now, mil eie.it water in the nal
to tlior
irrigate all ol mal Ilo» ol Con alo er-ek
the laud now actually occupied, *omc ungili) litigale all of the land in the j
two thousand lire liuiid-ed VS,.*00| regtegntioii and it i* now known to I»
M’ till* Mil lilt* II» H
■ ere*
Therefor, no one la a* vet i - i ll*»t'«,»MI f \ t»»
therein to thoroughly
i# r»'Mi*i You that war* a* liuti timo roti*
mil material at tin# time ami any it t ** 1111 * I • tini ami m I iowii hi r*ai«l |»lm»» ,
tioli bared Oil Hlieli gioilml I* prema anti Mja'c c.itioint i<* |iiirinic a iiM tliiiori
ture amt without loll miai ion. hand turn ami 111 * t •* 11 11 chan*;»* »it tho pitti *
any way injured *iul
Hot upon fact* but
(be ipie«li m
upon anticipated ol flu
injury in order to r i-istiiulo t came
of action there 11111*1 ti • \ I h ' co oi In
an actual injury or then niu-i 1« mi
1
j
(1 c 0
o a
»•■•a
1 AlAW .*1
e
im itila* I .wlk*.
M i t i » cvtiv
ItnMui^
Ml
V.
M ilani.tv
vltllllig
Ivi. I « » « * I
inf il l
#!o*»mr
\\ mi ti Sul«*»,
\V I» Hat nr«
A.
I- .
W
N. K mv
at
I follín *
Kum«*»v,
ll*r
t»rr
t l.u U
iu|t|i tl|y
N < «
V fa.
Sr o' y .
I ir,»«.
«•« 'in p.u i \ , iii w 11 it o 11 oi ami o in
al- ami «• hor iiii|>ri»Yi'.mut« ami n x
ino»« nitr io\ w i* *»«• riHpurt vl ii.M n
I I * i - • • •
lllilient dangei theleof
Niitlu i lu re to am-t lior an i j *»vomì malo al «iti
exinta.
Molmver, anice dl-l'uirl lug neri ii- iiiittako, tmt* u Inoli w.«*» m iti
raid condition of the water the .........
i n t im a ' a <«l ill'll l I h *I a t mu |lit* pit *1*
any liar planned to, and « i l 1, u n r • *«*i--T »»Í till* ( Mlip.Ul> all l tilt* •*! i*t»
S e t t le r s .
at InM tintigli' inco«i*.«r>
T 'N D E R LUTE OK MAY 19 Come the rame by lai ge »(otage n -ei
ami <» iio will' ll lias omiimoi I tin* o <» mi
a '
the* Columbia Southern Irri, voir*, one ol which i- to voniani mei I'.IIIV III»
l r Ill'll' Mll»l '• I Il f
C Do you r«m*mber, •« a boy, how
<| it i# no charity to a*k C iikosiols a-.ibacr ht * to keep pud up at i l Ò0 a company; T. W. Clark, vice pres
eleven bundled aeri* lo fact, a# u I'MiiNi* o í iii'lfty in U h w o r k o n t l x
ile!i|(htrd you wrre with your first
year in advance.
The |H**tal regulation* also require it.
When you ace a ident attvl manager, sends* out U niutgiu of aafelv, II* the plan* *n<l
“ i»
BTKVKNS f Truly sn svsot st that
very Ions letter to non-resident • peciliculion* nuhnuttid by the predi-
I i m r . G i v e Y O U R DO Y m
ero sa
B lu e
In lit** Mjiiil i t ntrurt with tlx* «hif*
HTKVKNS n«»w. Will sJ t to bis
holders o f land in the local «eg re-1 « " i,r -how, a >t. r»ge nM-r*--ir » a* t'X* 1 I«* 11 oí t'x* t’* » 1111 > ill \ Upon i! I* ¡.III«
h i j 'j 'm m siuTc ttuc at loll.
in tlii* apace it aignifiea that your subscription i* due. Should a double X \ gation-
Tho letter is a tissue o f CouKinpluted imi |>ro*ub-<l (or u# purl ê jI«l l»v ( h -ili!** v\ m l u t ti ut t»*u *1 *»1
The dir
ero?* he marked it i* warning tha* paper will I* diroontiimed if »ubacription lios and will l*o answered next of the water »upply #y*tem
MARK A MAN OK YOUR VIO Y I
hir- flO , pt*r ¡i *r
I I I it n.m m t ii M h
la? not soon paid.-------L aidlaw C n k o mi ' i ■ , 1 - aiih u t . t ’ u io s C-« c s t y , O kkoov
week by an eminently capable Cover) of the fact* .* lo the niiiunil I\ H u l l ftli’ i III Sill'll rt M11 III l<*
If f»a rtu»< »»Sait
Ilo** uf Cumulo creek will, llicicfnie,
r r t v is s a ir u s
tot B < »«U
»• ry , — in order (hit I ho 1*11 r* n « r k
local citizen—The letter reads:
•K
orunss -
la lUap« W
reipiire that tin raid plan# mid -p.
SATURDAY. JUNE 20. UH)".
n
o
w
n
«
|
i
i
i
n
v
l
i
o
i
h
(•
n
t
h
'
)
i
n
i
q
u
i
rtaroiA
Portland Oregon, May is, 1'dOS.
>»r M“» n «
Iie»t loll? la- chuugid only a* to tlo
f»w«i r»*» r»aU>,
*U1 n O fom
Ration, t .if -urli I *■
«• *kir Sr«t,
Dear *ir; It lia* come to the not sire uud iiuiii I ht of #tor»ge r«*er*«n* m 11 • Í lln*
ou f hr ti n»ohI I « ml ti|*
»•• rN* rt*«
FACE TO FACE WITH HARD AND COLD FACTS.
ice of the Columbia Southern irri ■ ml the caimlr »ml ditelli r m eon miht I k * I
•(>•• •••««pi •(
C*laU|
on tlnaM««k¡r>*^ itiou, • t«*nt l«*u-t i « n i -
C
a
iU
>4 f»tH
TNLESS better support is accorded the Chronicle, the Seabury n:ltinf! company that about April liretioii thervwilh mol that (hr »»me '.y Í ím * «lollin ( f 1 Ô ) j » • r n r i* 11«
>
management feels impelled to say that one o f the two editors. -~lh- hu-t, a letter w i* .**‘ ot you, be then conati noted
lirk!** e t rx.nr pr«)|»«»n. «I will il .or r » *
J. 8 T K V R N S ARMS A TOOL CO.
probably John A., will be forced as a matter of livelihood to sever '"'•«'»sibly l*v one A. P. Donahue of
tltUimxl «I li.irM (fh 1
111 the bill of coiiipliiint on file m i *»v#i • i'hiy J
r O boi 40M.
the local connection and seek employment in a more renirncrative Laid’ tivv, Cr- gon, I ut mailed at #11 id »nit »grill-t the Company, »* tlo 0 0 0 Ul) ).
Chko|»*f Falla, Mass.
clime. We like Laidlaw, we know it to b** an ideal location, and so Portland, informing you of a suit one tiiHAerml enure of ■etmu it irr.-t
I n m i l l til« >ii t o tin* i c t i o l ' y , ’ 1 1 • r •
far as we know to the contrary our readers like us: but one cannot novv pending against the company forth llmt the compmiy obt#iiu*l it« l l i i v e bot*n «»H u t o I m I i i o I«*« i i i thw vs u
goon forever without adequate rations or capital—and capita' l,v t'" ‘
“ * Oregon, making contract with the etnie for the recla o í tin* c o m pi « f »on of ( lu*« w " r k I n u u of ih«* company comlition» wlucli
k«d, ami wnrk, yrint h.t r«!*h i p*
means dollars and cents as much as good will and brains.
; certain other atatenn-nta and rep- mation of *did lumi by fraud. Such l i o n ia m r o m ) ¿irA v I y l x w urifi.r«*
up
n
thè company uml he wiihout
fraud
is
alleged
to
Colirlat
ill
till-
fol
. a n d l u n c h o í ih«* w o r k t* n v . * « o r » 1 y
A stanch minority of our readers have loyally supported the new rc-i-iilations relative t-- .he condi-
Iw iirlit t«• thè »« ttlrr«' r .iliyofSf* el«e
lowing ulleg-'d facta Chat tlu-ie irto t «i \ iHTi m e n ( m I 111«* j o i i n t i o i i I t w
u.t
management. but the vast majority have proven indifferent to our t'° " a,u*
(,i -«»‘l company
I
, ■
I - ■ . i »te i - i*l
success, (and the success o f the town), while Prineville and Rend and at-kmg that you »eml one dol and never » » » alifticirlit « iter, «t all , t»»r ri^hiM c m i n t h r u p p l i r« ! t .» I lx-
foll.iwin^
thè »ani
»enroll», in Tumulo creek to properly 1 n e w c o m i it i o n . ’■
‘ n o l i »» i x * ai *\ « t i n i «» «•r th*
have “ cut us cold” either through jealousy o f our prowess or for i ,r as a nieml-t-rslnp fee in Un
irrigate the whole of raid rrgiegat ion ; I hw n i u - t r n o i t m l l y !•«• «Irv «•!« «p««l 1 h r In Mnl. * ilio-ut m»y nnih«»iity n m l "
reasons unknown to us. Certain it is that the amount of outside .“ Recovery A?sovi:vtion'' and to de
that the aame «»a known to the »*• ; >tut«* I m i x I U ' i i r i l , con»* j « i i
• »Í H r nuli in«i*li*«| lip« I» ilo tilxptnm ni a
county advertising wrs far better under the old management (with ,ra>’ exj.. n*c« of other Miita or pro- «iguor of tin* company, the l hree 4 »» i m o r . a ’ ntt*
Tt»M y .
l i r . t - i i r r r •rt ni rn!e* in a; ita* «»1 ihr pr«.|. «» nini
a smaller circula»ion) than it is under the new management (with ^ding.* »¿nni»t the company, Suterr irrigation company, when it j .ititi r i i j j i n c r r huv«-. ««I! h u t tlx* l-»*t inuch c«»nti«»v»*r*y wiih il»«* c«» «ip»n),
a larger circulation).
We cannot but attribute this condition to "to recover money heretofore paid made application to the aiate for it* huvr liftii without k now Inti;«* on I hr l*ovrri»ltig l i.e e ' opéiov rr«pi-rmvt »'
the improvement in the paper. Queer; isn't it?
*’.v -vou” to »Id* company; that lat- c^n truci; that it Í.« I-«. ly reprearnt« «1 to anhjrct «»Í i i n ^ Mt i n mnl unfiiini'uir to Cover *H «*i Ih. Unii in ih* •« j f<
The Chronicle will not be discontinued (as some people fear) ¡' r -VuU were sent a hl.mk applica- the »tate thMt there was autlicient wa w i t h tlx* c o n d i t i " ! ' * » I n i r t h e *• p r r 11* i l w i l I» w i i t r r t<» I I I * » «!« p i h «.1 t a r l i *
even should it become necessary for both of the Seaburys to quit. tion ior '«eniU-r*hip in the or;ani- ter in ah id creek for »an! purpose; that g it l"tl lit* 4 .11x1 it hi*» ||"t -»I w » \ - hrn, l \ t*»«» i o d i « n d t i n x y i l o - •«»«*• '. « I ¡ 1
1« »•!
for in that case W. P. Myers would reassume possession and con- zallon mentioned ami a blank relying on such representation« the wi«»«* m d* n 11 n ij with tlx- ««inpatty «*r r i e « t i » . » » , ii r r r p u r e m * n i i m p «
rtate
entered
into
the
present
con*
t
i
e
art
tier*.
It
lina
cl»
n
nixie«!
« O lllotiail >11 l'«| ' j, c lumi» »
trol. Should one only o f the Seaburys quit, conditions might be l ow‘ r ‘ ,f attorney,
ameliorated to the extent that a living would be afforded the one
before signing -u h papers or tvact . Unit*» aneli allegai ion* of fraud
who remained.
; taking part in stu-l, Preed in g* or Ic“ “
b>[1 .............. . •u l
Owing to lack of adequate support—not lack of appreciation— j joining said or any such orgam- ^ eatabliahed; theyaie not U w UUi
the paper will be reduced from eight to four pages, all home print, nation, you are reqn.-Hicd, l*y the l)y tllP fj(CU
¡belongs to Hiüflitowi-r-Smith Co.,
who nuiki*
as o f yore. When conditions improve, o r th o railroad cornes, the vonijunv, to investigate fully c*r-‘
Wtiile it i# lui*1 tliat tlu--e i* not
paper will not only be republished with a red headline but it may ta' n facts briefly sit forth in thi.«
rhiMply a>
auiTicient water in 11.** n»tur»l t! -» ni lumber, sliiiuxles ami mouldings as
assume to even greater proportions than during the past 2 months, i !etUr ai" 1 to consider the *'onse-
| quence of placing further obafruc. Tunul° tre, k ""“ 'out con.ervtu,,- possibb* and sell tlxm at a reax'iiable profit.
PINE TREE ISLAND AS AN IDEAL PICNIC PLACE.
! tions to the completion of the work i:,er-,,f’ to ‘ ,,oro,'*,,ly
,“ 1
T-v-T-. » . n n r . . ,
, ,
,
,
. . .
.
.1
•
•
.
the »«id i-vgr»g»tion III larger or more
FCR m m i K D P A R T IC I CARS
INE TREE island has been designated by the chairman o f the uK’n the segregation in the way of »torag*- r»-»*-r\.>ir* tli»n w^re ut ti• st
W h e n Y o u r S u b s c r ip t io n E x p ir e s !
"WTOC alionld make it a jviint to ret.eu at once.
Uditore h iv*' to live, ani
X
•
if
I
THIS SPACE
P
cuntcniplutiHl unii j-lnnnud. tin- (»et enquire
Fourth of July committee a-: the site o f the Independence day tlli? company,
«:«» not at the time of *»i<l contrae- :
basket picnic, free fish barbecue and patriotic exercises.
Hon. B. > As u preliminary t<> vour ilives- l nown to tlie »»id company. Helving
F. Nichols has been chosen speaker of the day, and all other ar- tigations it should be firmly estalw on the report of it# own enginter# it
rangements concluded. Yet a minority of the committee, as well lished in your mind und retnt-m- believed tlmt there w-i* rutfii-ient « .ti
as a not inconsequential part of the populace, apparently dislike, bored during all such investiga-.
the selection as made and would prefer to hold the picnic on Ford tions by you, that up lo the present * r - ll,e Mate
1,1 ° r^ " " <* <1 not rsl>
island, reached by the barrel bridge opposite Tullar’s restaurant, time th - company ha.» not failed fi*0"' m,r Wl" *t "ii»ieud t»y »nv »•.»'*•
the contniry,
of Oregon,
The
island
advocates
entitled
their
opinion,
thy complying
in a single with
material
particular
in | ,,,entH
ol ,l10 the »lute
company
l>ut. for
man Ford
in the
offing
it would are seem
that to the
selection
of but
Pine to Tree
the term*
of its
at mill. 12 miles N.-W.
of laidlaw. On*
B E N D ’ S H A IV IK O
L IV E R Y and S TP C F
itself, at-nt
three
P
i
,
.
New covcreJ stages bihuen Ferì! ard Sharif «.
For furdijr infonnaiion write
»ep.irate jiarli»- o
island was a wise choice.
contract with the *t
irrigation exju-rt* and engineer», t<-
The only possible favorable claim which can be advanced for that while there has been some de-! ,'h'eV.Vd^Kregat^ion in CroT.k county.
Ford is.a-id is its convenient location; otherwise, there is much to b y during the pn*t y a r an 1 a half, j Oregon, to inxeatigate .u.d re,«»rr np
be said against it. It is not one-third large enough, the shade is | in the work of the comjiioy a? on the pioj.-ct and upon the | l.maj
\ery inample, and to sit up>on the boglike ground is almost equiv planned, the .»aid delay has been ■ »nbmitted l>y a»i<l «umj.Hn* «lo- h|
alent to being seated in eight inches o f running water and less duo to causes over which the ! they did tlo In nddition to which an 1
preferable. Pine Tree island, on the other hand, abounds in shade, compvny had no control but which investigation w»» ■!»<> made i-y »In
is high and dry, not over five minutes walk frem town and is o f >re temporary only; that therefore, j United statm land olHceund » report
sufficient acreage to accomodate the multitude. Decide aright.
at the prerent time, no cauve o f! made tl*«re<>n. All «*» aai.l re|.orta are
action whatsoever i xi*t* iigaim-t now on lile »ml multerà of public i«.-
cord und in iili ol tie-in it wa«*tut«d,
LACK OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF PARENTS.
the company, for no injury has
I und it WH# believed l-y »11 jmit'e# coil-
ARENTS of children who go to school pay too little attention to been done to any one nor is there
their children's training in the school room. Never was this any injury imminent.
Icerned' that lher" ’,MH " " ’C* w,a,;r m
the natural tlow of Tumulo creek to
fact more patent than last Friday, when the five grades under
The company in prepared to
Miss James held their commencement exercises. With one or twfa curry out the project of irrq ation
exceptions every one of the little fellows, girls and boys alike, was | and the said contract and while
too much perturbed to declaim or recite audibly to the audience, considerable change has l*e*-n made
which consisted o f some 25 or 30 parents.
from the original plans, the
Inquiry of the teacher, whose efficiency is unqvesti« ned, a iduced fame being necessitated l.y unfure-
the fact that during the entire nin° months of school only seven
conditions, in the live years
visits had been made by parents! This is deplorable.
or thereabouts remaining to the
No wonder the little chaps were frightened and abashed to face «’«•mpany in which to oomph t. its ,
four times as many people at one time as had appeared individually faid contract, the whole oi the
during 200 school days.
| company’s segregation will he
Parents, when school starts again in the fall make it your bus!- thoroughly irrigated and prepared 1
ness to attend the classes once in awhile yourself. B y sod oin g you to »“ >*« ordinary agricultural j
will encourage scholar and teacher alike.
crops. During all of tho past five
j years work has I h ^ ii steadily nro-
TRANSPORTATION SORELY NEEDED BY SETTLERS.
grossing ou the segM-gnton, over‘
O E T W E E N November 1, 1907 and June 1. 1908, G. W. Horner one- hundred and twenty-five ( 125)
■*p
shipped into Laidlaw from Shaniko, Portland and outside miles of ditches havo h.-en built
points 55,178 pounds o f freight, exclusive of flour and feed or prod- and over one hundred and eight
o f local origin. On this vast amount o f freight the merchant paid thousand dollars, ($108,000) ha»1
out in charges $1.099.30, all of which money has left Laidlaw never been expended in aiich work.
to return, and with no reciprocal equivalent.
During the same The ground upon which all oppo-
period Mr. Horner has shipped out of here only $14 worth o f home siti-.n to and attack upon the !
produce, leaving a balance in favor o f the nation at large of fully company is being made i* that “ it j
$1,085.30. And this is only one instance.
has developed that there is insuffi-
Another thing: The instance cited tells but 20 percent, o f the ci.-nt water in Tumalo creek to ir I1
story, for Mr. Horner expended approximately $4,000 additional in ! rigate more than twelve thousand !i
payments for the goods to the wholesalers.
Surely a railroad is acres” . While it has been found I
needed needed badly, ttnd needed now.
jtimt this statement i* probably truei!
.
C o.
C j TII. WfcWtHCY PROP.)
BENI) - - OREGON
or
M rs. J . C . T t L L A R , A g e n t,
L a id la w ,
O re g o n .
G. W. HORNER,
D EALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
\Fancy and Staple Groceries, M ens’ working clothes
New line o l
GOT XIAN SH
in
And M ORE Coming
M ill F e e d and R o lle d B a rle y
CWMTI mVEh'f 0H~H«ND WILL~BEOiTfHE~«iIxf"FB£¡GHT)
LAIDLAW,
OREGON.