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Deschutes
Settlers Will Give Aid
LAIDLAW, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNK 27, 1 !)<)«.
WHOLE NO. 137
Railroad from Shaniko to Upper
Country Assured If
ROSCOE HOWARD,
business manager of the
Deachutea irrigation &
power coin puny at Rend,
is authority for the
announcement that the
long: «ought railroad
into the ricli Deschutes
valley will Ire built in a
year The proposed line
will cost $1,000.000, and will run from Shaniko through Madia«
und Kedmond to bend, with u «pur to I’rinevilL*
The road in to lx» financed by the !>. I. & P. Co. through Roacoe
Howard, who will personally float 1000,000 in bond« amonji his
friends and associates at Portland. Madras will obtain $200,000 on
next year’ « wheat crop, and Prineville capitalist« are to provide
the other quarter million
And now, ye settlers, prepare for the hiu Uxnn!
Here Li the
projwsition in Manager Howard’s own words;
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Laidlaw Juno 25 1008
To the Members of the Laidlaw League:
It having come to the notice of the chair
man of this organization that the Deschu tea
irrigation and power company is about to
undertake the floating of $1,000,000 in
bonds to build a railroad into central Ore
gon, I deem the matter of enough import
to the citizens jof Laidlaw, Tumalo, Gist
and all settlers on the west side of the
river to make its discussion a special order
of business for the regular meeting F rid a y
night, June 28.
I therefore earnestly urge all citizens to
attend this session, to the end that the
railroad, if constructed, will not pass Laid
law by at too distant a point to afford this
community a local station.
J. N. B. GBEKING, Chairman.
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p v county, taking in pivrn nt m m ty, U'ror, >n lU r.al or uutrdies. I i th <
pß n'ami,'r
m anner “
a heavy
heavy Hiih»criptiin
Hub.cripti >n from t tiiecointy
is pouu.ble
p »nudile and
and
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i i e c o i n t y is
gw of a* much value iti building the road a® m oney.
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Money ,* not too plentiful, but there is an abundance of timber for •
cm ) tics, culvert and br.dge.*, there are m an y teams and men who can build
a a grade- and tiiere are many uupplie* of food for men and teams.
It is not proposed to ask donations, except for rights of way. For all
will le
s/o subscription* from this county preferred stock bearing 7 jx-r cent inter-
? £ est will I»'- given.
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At Prinevillu, last Thursday afternoon, T. M. Baldwin, W. A. Booth,
rjp (.’. W. Klkins, W F. King, F Forest, 0 . M. Cornett and D- F. Stewart
ril* met Koucoe Howard and (J. M. Redfieid, general manager and chief ea-
'!?) gineer re*[>ectively of'liie Deechitte* irrigation and power company,
o o . ud J ohn Steidl of t fie Central Oregon development company from
rdp Lend; b. brdurui. secretary of the Baldwin ubeep and land romjiany
o p frTirn H ay Creek; A. C. Sanford of Madras, George O’Neil of O’Neil,
gjo and C. H. Khret of Kedmond. Messrs. Howard and Redfieid present-
to ed much financial an I engineering data. At ti»e evening seeuion tho*e
p f-i tit adopted the following: ‘ \S’ e hereby endorse trie Central Dregon
' / i r a i ln a d - p i o je c t a.* presented by Messrs. Howard, Redfieid and Steidl,
go and j-romise to aid it in every way within our jiower. we hereby’ rec-
ommeud it lo the citizens of central Otegou and urge tiieir full suj>-
port.”
The Central Oregon railroad committee wa® then formed, with T. M.
Baldwin temporary chairman and C. \V. Elkin® temporary secretary.
8F A meeting of the committee will he held at Prineville Thursday,
V -ociflOTsprBcrop po^coacroarccceflracirar «roar««»« o.totraera «ne£^ccyvw/co.
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June 25, when other representatives from the county will lie invited to
i» given, Portland merchant* will^aubecribe to the bonds and the road
become members of the committee and plans for taking subscriptions
will b*- an asuurid Buccen*.
to the preferred Monk decided iijiod .
T h « tuiiiiricaa ¡nt-rcata o f Crook co u n ty and Portland fe«l that uuf
The opportunity is herewith present* d to get the long wished for
ftciunt time has elapsed waiting the building of such a railroad b y t) e
railroad into central Oregon. Your earnest co-opperation is re.{U«fted-
Thu Central Oregon railroad cotnp m y In* been organized to build a
ruilroad from Shaniko, the present termiuu« o( the Columbia Southern,
to Prinevillu *nd Bend by th« way of Madra*.
The railroad i* proponed lo be built by capital from (.’ rook county
and Portland.
The merchant* of that city are and have been fully alive to the great
jMmiibil'tieH and the value of trade to lle-in after development of the
(iO.ODO rqtiaru mi leu of territory in centra! Oregon, an empire lying idle
awaiting development, if it could be given railroad tr ini' pollution-
Tln v are also fully alive to the pou«ihilttiu* of the pre-ent railroad a c
tivity in the southern part of ilu- Mute, which, if Continued, will menu
•fie trade of tin* icction gains to San K r i n c i n u They know that will»
and uouth line connecting th« important center nf thiu present existing line* without results, and going on the principle that
1 lie railruid initter will, if possible, he taken up ay the graiig!
i i running into Porihm d they will louo u grout volume i f " ( b id help* those who help themselves” , ate taking rteps to build it
rf-itU'diy afternoon, si a full attendance is desired.
f the uupjNirt that Crook cou n ty can give to tin* proposition thetmelvt a.
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FOURTH OF JULY
Tennis Sem i-Finals.
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4. J. A. Seabury
4. J. C. Tullar
6. W. P. Thorp
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5. Alanson James
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
COMPUTES WATERS
II. D. McGlishan. of the U. S. ¡and Friday will find him at TV
Keolojiical survey, is in Crook He will not visit Matole.-, t-
county measuring the flow of : money appropriation being v o
rivers and large creeks. Wednes limited. He estimates the I* -
day, he estimated the flow of chutes at several points, an-,
GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN OF OREGON.
Thor» un* fow moro populitr men In the west tlinn (Jovernor door«» R. Tumalo creek at Ileadgate find of others West’s and Allen’s ran has
Chniiilx risili of Ore Ron. who Iris heoii o I iohami l>y the people of Ills state to Wimer’s creek.
Tumalo showed There is 9 inches more depth t >
mieeissl tlnlfoit States Senator l'tin lies \V. Fulton The I »ennsTiitle governor’*
a flow of 90 inches, or more than the main river now than in
majority of 1,000 over Henry M Cuke, hls Itepulillenn opponent, shown a
in April. Thursday, he went to April, due to late snows above.
remarkable reversal alile» 111» elei tIon of Preslilenl Itoosevelt In Unit
Mr
Honsevolt's pliirnllly mi that iM-easlou nils -r.’.TU. Mr t'hainlM'i lain has tuie« Sisters to measure Squaw creek.
McGlashan is from IV.tl md.
buon elevimi governor ot the state.
Free tea in Lnidlntv July 4.
I Miss l ’eafl Hightower of Hcnd lias
, been spending Ibis week with Mi»*
Kirk
Whited
was
a
caller
in
I.»id-
Free colTee in l.mdlaw July 4
law Sunday Hu reports his crops in I Dorothy Huhoolcia't at C. W. Allen’s
J. M. Button lias lutd his bonne
line shape
ranch.,
|ni |**red.
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Stephen Gru-uibalgh of seven tnilo* *Mri-Bn,
of ‘ Kedmond will *uon
John O. Stilus family were in baul
down the east *idu of the river, sjiciit have an *v Mon built to his house in
law Sunday.
Sunday i i 1.»idlaw
town, consisting of hatli room and
Surveyor May came down from
l.ist your land or property with |*orch.
Bend Sunday.
the Deschutes Valley band it In
Mr. ltiggs of Powell Huttes lias
Ted Henry took a traveling man
vestment Company.
water in Ins ditch, but if the recent
to O’ Neil Tuesday.
William 1’ . Thorp lias issued print showers keep up won’t need to irrigate
Georg» Couch will |iinhahly remain
ed slips giving the farmers' telephone much.
in l.aidlaw (or the year.
calls on lilies 1 and it.
Postmaster Gist and wife of Gist
J. C. Thorp m papering and paint
J. b Couch and wifo of baidlaw have returned from Matoles, where
ing the Immc of Jaek McCormick.
left Monday for tliu valley to visit they visited their daughter, Mrs. Wal
Fur first class jewelry repair their eldest daughter.
ter ’tfraliAin.
work see (J. W. Horner, lai id law.
Yu uditor and family aru indebted
L. H. Root, w ill overseer for this
Wanted, to borrow, $IMX) on timber- to J. C. Thorp for two flue messes of
district, aided by J. W. Brown, Kd.
land security. Addr. iios 15, baidlaw. lish dicing tliu week.
IJuan, C. P. Becker, Ted Henry and
M S. Hilliard and family vlrovc
Free fish, barbacued; tea And coffee, une or two others, is working out the,
out into the east hank Country Sun for the multitude; bsidlaw, July 4. road tat on the grade northeast of
Soft drinks also dispensed.
Laidlaw.
day.
Kre» listi in hsidluw .1 illy 4.
B. F. YOAKUM, RAILWAY WIZARD.
Yoakum, who Is recognized i t s O llt* of tilt.* l li O S t active Influences In
the railroad world. Is a native of 1'exn* and was born In IN'ii. He begun work
ns n rod-man nod ohaluman on railway surveys mid literally learned hls
business froui Ihe ground up W h ’ le hls rise In mllrondtng has been remark
able, to his Intimate friends and associate* It Is nut reg.inlert as pheno’iiet'al,
tor be M possessed of the one gv and furer of a I'oosoielt and iindnubtc.i/
would bave made 111* mark in u:,.v calli .g In mlglil have chosen..
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Madras flour is giving good s.i 11 -
M. N. N i b 1. J. B. Palir.i r^ ami sun
faction. It has been reduced :u price eipivled here daily, lie has been tail i >
ii f d S» H. Davis drove in
ing th ■ Chronicle up north.
and is sold At the "Corner Stoic’’
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fr 'll the Sisters neighbor
hood M-u.dny, retu.ning t-he same day.
If you have a crippled waten oi
John B. Bell was d ovn (hi* week
clock b t i r g it to baidlaw ami have from Rostand where he is working,
R A. Ford of Sisters, who will be
llis family remain at the ranch.
G. \V. Horner repair it for j o u .
come county superintendent of schools
Wanted— Pine timber direct from
Timber claims, desert entries and
owners.
We want from live to m . x homestead*, to lie legal, should be
million feet.
Address: J. W. Kyle. proved up by puulication in the news
Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
US paper nearest tlie location of the land,
William P. Thorp ha* an Ideal bicy l.aidlaw is the nearest town to many
cle at the City barber shop for sale at of these claims, and the baidlaw
$5 to the first comer. Como quick! Chronicle is the pa per to print your
notice of publication in.
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A rare chance.
W alterS. Seabury, of Maplewood,
The Chronicle acknowledges receipt
N. J., brother of ye editor, becomes a l of an invitation from the Uiaid of ic
benedict today in the cast, bis bride 1 gents, the president ami faculty of the
being a New Jersey girl.
University of Oregon to attend the
Fresh fruit«, candies, soda water j thirty-second annual coiiimeucemcnt
and current periodicals and papers on June 21 to June 24. Sorry we can’t
sale at Bend confectionery store and go, gentlemen, but business demands
newsstand. A. H, Giant, proprietor. our presence in Laidlaw.
August 1, passed through l.aidlaw to
Bend Tuesday, reluming home Wed-
I nesday.
L. C. Sisemore and two sons, the
third generation of Si so mores in Ore
gon, were in baidlaw Thursday witli
John Sisemore of Bend. L. C., who
lives at Fort Klamath, hud not lieuu
ion this towr.site for lo years, and this
; fact brought forth reminiscences -.f
I pioneer days.
M. C. Aubrey was the
| first white man in here, and it is told
that he came in ahead of the jark
rabbits.
After Pioueer Aubrey had
planted a few junipers, in came John
Sisemore.