East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-17
PROOFS MADE ON 234
CLAIMS DURING YEAR
NEW LAW ABOUT INDIAN LANDS
CAUSES MUCH ACTIVITY.
Assessor Receives Abstracts of Certif-
icatcs--Ncw Land VIII Add $780,
OO0 to Taxable Valuation Of Coun-

ADStTdctS OF Ilndl CeTtilIcdtco ~
two hundred and thirty four claims
have been returned to Assessor
Strain from Washington, d. c. This
means tha this number of claims have
been proved up on during the year
just past and that patents will be is
sued as soon as the government Of
flee can get to them. The amount Of
land included by these claims would
make at least a township and al
though the land il not at present
| high class II viii add at least 100000
| TO the taxable valuation. Although
this does not mean So very much 10
the county at large It means great
deal to some OF the school districts
| within its bounds. Mr.. Strain states
that this is the largest volume OF the
public domain that has been taken up
in any one year yet and gives the rea-
son for 1t to be the bill passed by
the last congress permitting one IL
prove upon Indian lands without re
siding on them. a year as has been
the previous rule, II it can be proven
that they are fit only for grazing
lands Since Mr.. Strains taking the
office of assessor the increase Ia as
sessable valuation ha been somewhat
in excess OF fifty per cent, or trifl'
over half more than 1t was. II.
estimates that there is left now II
Umatilla county about seven hundre'
thousand acres OF the public lands.
Auction Sale OF Horses = An aue
y ton sale of horses. mules and stal
lions is to be held at the oregon Fee
Yard Saturday. March 21 Twenty
five head of well broken work horse
will be sold; eight head of mules
: four stations and some harness an
n other equipment. f. b. Schomp Is TN
owner and C. E. Rude will be auc' OF
eer with Fred Eiffert assist; TT =
u L. Smith rs clerk of the sale. Late
y or Rude is to assist Eiffert at Il sal
IN Waila Walla.
Will Try Corn Raising-w. C. M'
Cook sent out sack of Kaffir cor
IL to his farm near Holdman yesterda
le where he intends to plant it for see
r this year. The sack will cover abo'
,s ten acres Mr.. McCook has a sectio
in his place half of which is in whea
barley and rye. the balance beir
summerfallowed.
h Trying Out Caterpillar - f.
& Smith was out Monday morning
g. the farm of kirkpatrick Bros. ne;
the reservation 10 see the Holt Cate
pillar in action. The huge ensh
'g was started at o'clock in the NOR
ne ing and never made a stop for AT.
thing until IL. They are turning t
i. feet each time around.
!! Sold Load Of Hogs-Gomley Bro
ID who are farming about a thousa'
Of acres Of wheat land for E. L. Smi
In. in the Juniper country, were in "
Ierday disposing Of a wagon load
hogs. There were eleven hogs in I
n loae averaging little over two hu
ch dred each. They brought the t
he price Of seven and ahalf cents.
nd
IL LOOKED .AI03 f6fIu WOrk-E.
~ Snyder returned yesterday from
re wheat farm six miles out north
e. Pendieton. He had been out the
int since Saturday looking after the prt
no aration Of some of the land for su
a., merfallow.
$50 Rented Carrier rlace-The Carr
be place Of two sections on Juniper "
,e- rented yesterday to w. r. Struth
,ss end Hutchinson Bros, who Will mt
their outfit over from Nye the II
-" of next week. The place has aires
re- been put into crop by E. L. Smith
ter Carload Of BaEEies-A carload
~. thirty viehle buggies arrived n
yesterday for McCook & Bent
s'- from the factory at Moline, Illiro
md
rits WIN Pump WasW-Ilee Thorn q
q. out to his ranch near Wallula vest
~, day a four horsepower gas engine
use for pumping water.
Buys Ooen Oaf1vatcr - Hern
,ot- suhl was in from his ranch n
en- miles north yesterday and on his
, q turn took out q new corn cultiva
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