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Oro Uiotorionl SoaUty City Knii Grook PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 16, 1907. NO. 22 VOL. XI CROOK COUNTY TAP CROOK COUNTY THE "SHORTY" PRINEVILLE vs ANTELOPE HIGH SCHOOL WON BY ELECTRIC LINE DAVIS MYSTERY a i The Dalles Debatinf Team Goes Syndicate Owning Plants in Valley Organize' Eugene & Eastern Ry His Estate Goes to His Brothers The First Big Game of the Tear Will be Played Sunday. r.i Down to Defeat Valued at $8000. i L J 1 I J r i k j M LJ I 1 m L J r.-i k"j r i u r i u n t j r.i n t-j ri t J r.i t. j ri t."j r i u ri L'J r i L J n li r.i r.i ri i'j r.i i j n r.i L J r i k j M u n Li n i. j r i LJ r i L J ri LJ ri LJ r i LJ ri LJ r.i L -I ri LJ ri L'J ri l J ri L'J ri L'J ri LJ r.i L J ri L'J ri L'J r i L j r.i LJ CI r.i L j r i LJ r i LJ r.i L J r.i LJ r i LJ r.i L J r,.i L'J r i ri L'J r.i LJ ra L'J ri L A n L'J ri L'J ri LJ ri L'J ri LJ ra LJ ra LJ r.a L'J ra L'J ri L'J r.a L'J r 1 L'J ra ij r.a L'J ra LJ ra LJ na LJ ra L'J r.a L'J ra L'U ra L'J ra L'J ra ra L'J ra L'J ra L"J r.a L'J ra L'J ra L'J ra L'J ra L5J oo Good Shoes The SHOE you want u the Shoe that tuiU Your Work Your Recreation Your Purse, You will find in our Shoe Store just what suit: SHAPE,- QUALITY and PRICE. And of all thete Price u the least Bring your footyour idea of shoe comfort and our hoe man will how you our splendid values. Boys Spring Suits 4 to 8 ycar, Gray Plaids or Strii . $335 to $5.75 8 to 14 years $3.65 to $5.75 Hring your boys and let them as sist in making the selection. Grocery Specials 201ba for Choice Dried Pure Fruit Jellies Tumblers Prunes $1.00 in large 16 2.3c Our Millinery Store Is fitted with the prettiest ever seen in the city. Hats Expert Designer and Trimmer in charge. LJ LJ r.i LJ l'j L'J r.i L'J r..i L J r.i L'J ESS ri M L J ri M L J ri L J C3 LJ ra L'J ri LJ r..i L J r,.i LJ El r.i L J r.i L'J ri LJ ri L J r.i LJ Ej r.a LJ ra L J r.i L J r.i LJ r.i L'J ra L'J ra L J r.a L J ra Large Pillows LJ Pure Feathers, per pair $1.75 CW. ELKINS MAIN STREET, PRINEVILLE, .OREGON LJLJLULULJLULJLlJLaL.ULULULiaLULULULIJLijLULUL.JLULLiLULaLyLyLaLJLyLaLJL i ri LJ r.i L J E3 r.a L J ra LJ r.a LJ r,a L J ra LJ na L J ra L J ra LJ r.a L'J ra L J r.a LJ rnriar.fiHar.a LiULiULUUULiU Did we win? Well, I gllfMI, Crook County Hitch School, Yea! Ywtl Yes! The Dalles High School debat- ing tam went down to defeat Fri day, May 10, before the debater of the Crook County High School. The interscholastic debate at the P.A.A.C hall drew a crowded house. Judge W. A. Bell presided. After music by the orchestra and an instrumental duet by Misses Edna Estes and Gertrude Hodges, the question "Resolved, that boards of arbitration with compulsory powers be established to settle dis putes between employers and wage earners," was then read by toe chairman as the subject for debate. The Dalles had the affirmative side and was represented by Wal ter Huntington, leader, Harry Nitscbke and Allyn Roberta. Prine ville had the negative which was upheld by Luther Moore, leader, Ruben Booten and David Pickett. Each speaker was allowed fifteen minutes for debate. Ten minutes for rebuttal. Walter Huntington, of The Dal les, was the first speaker, and out lined his side of the question very clearly under five heads. He proved himself a quick and ready speaker and held the attention of the audience from start to close. Luther Moore, the leader on the negative side followed, and was no less effective than his opponent in handling his subject. He enlarg- To build an electric line from Eugene to Springfield, and thence along the McKenzie River to Prine ville; also branches from Spring field to Wendling and Corvallis, is the outline of an enterprise made public through the filing of articles incorporating the Eugene & East ern Railway Company, with a capi talization of $1,000,000 says The Telegram. The incorporators are Al Welch and E. W. Hall, of the Williamette Valley Company; F. V. Waters, former Mayor of Salem; and right-of-way agent for the Williamette Valley Electric Company, and James R. Thompson and Charles A. Hardy. Mr. Welch is absent from the city, and Mr. Hall refused to give details of the plan, other than that the corporation is fully financed and the persons interested include thoite concerned in the Williamette Valley Company and other eastern capitalists. The Williamette Val ley recently formed a merger of electric properties throughout the Northwest, the plants at Eugene and Albany being included with those at Baker City, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Spokane and other points. , ' The company is building a local line in Eugene, and construction if about to start on the project to Springfield, while surveyors have been along the McKenzie River for some time. The plan to connect Prineville. in the heart of Crook ed the scope of the question as laid County with the Williamette Val aown oy ine amrmawve.amiciaim. ky wil, prove ,nother t0 j9 As-t rt a r "aiiia riAn wirn fiAm nn i. i r vj,-. n oted Central Oreaon. The line ririfiinri L'JWJw JL. JL. J Rim.rariir'inanaFariarapinarianarjanirariaHariarar CjCuEjCjlJljLX . " L J Who dbesydur Subscription Business? I am prepared to give you better prices than you have ever received before and I guarantee your Papers or money refunded. Portland Semi-Weekly Joumal......$l 50 Crook County Journal 1 50 TotAl TOO My Price for the two $225. Weekly Orcgonianor emi-Weekly Journal, one year $1 CO Crook County Journal, one year 1 50 Weekly Examiner, San Francisco... 1 50 Cosmopolitan Magazine 1 00 Total 5 50 My Price for all four $4.50. Breeders Gazette, one year $2 00 Semi-Weekly Journal, one year I 50 Crook County Journal, one year...... 1 50 Total 5 00 My Price for all three $3.75. ... Weekly Oregonian Crook County Journal., ..$1 50 150 Total . 3 00 My Price for the two $2.50. Portland Daily and Sunday Jour nal. 17 60 Crook County Journal 1 60 Total 900 My Price for the two $7.50. ed that "arbitration with sory powers" meant just what it said. There were no restrictions to it, and from these premises not only vigorously assailed the argu ments of his opponent but put up a strong defense. Both leaders were roundly applauded. Harry Nitscbke, of The Dalles, followed but did not make a very favorable impression. He was ex. tremely nervous and seemed to have a hard time in pulling him self together totnake any kind of a Oregon snowing. Ruben Booten came after Mr Nitechke and when Ruben finished it was plain what the outcome would be. He stampeded the house. Allyn Roberts, of The Dalles, closed for the affirmative. He was thoroughly familiat w th the sub ra ject as laid down by his leader and ria brought out his points clearly and forcibly, but the defense be en- B L'J ra LJ r.a L J pa LJ r.a L J ra 3a 33 LJ ca countered was impregnable. I'll. . . ca David Pickett closed for the ne- ca gative and he put up a very strong ill cross the Cascades in the vicin ity of the Three Sisters, and from streams en route electric energy for operation is to be eenerated. The line to Wendling from Springfield will be in opposition to the South ern Pacific, which already is oper ating over that route, while connec tion with Corvallis will give the southern portion of the Williamette Valley transportation facilities that will ultimately be joined with the Electric at Albany, to which point the Salem-Portland system is to be extended. When the Salem-Portland un dertaking was first announced, it was proposed to construct from Eu gene, and possibly from Roseburg but with the transfer of the Oregon Electric from the Williamette Val ley to the present stockholders, no intention was expressed of building south of Albany. Mr. Welch en tered the Eugene field, and the creation of the Eugene & Eastern Railway Company is the result. At a late meeting of the stock Daily & Sunday Oregonian, one year . Pacific Alonthly, Illustrated Magazine, oneyear: . Crook County Journal, one year.. Total $8 00 100 150 10 60 My Price for all three 1 year, $9.10 Cut out and enclose money with bargain you want GUY LAPOLLETTE, NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES POSTOFFICIS BUILDING. PRINEVILLE. ORE. uyU'juyyuuyuuLiuuuLuuuuuuuuyuyuuwuuu THE HAMILTON STABLES T. F. BUCHANAN, Proprietor PRINEVILLE, OREGON Stock boarded by the day, week or month at Reasonable rates. Remember us when in Prineville. Rates Reasonable. We have Fine Livery Rigs For Rent ca line of argument for which his op- holderg the ionowing officers were tin outlined the effects of illimitable L I I ... e.t I powers placed in the hands ol a la board or any set of men to be used la for the settlement of labor disputes. tsa I Its ultimate results would be in ca I dustrial slavery and a lowering of ial the standard of American living. en I HiB opponents were not prepared y LJ . .v: i: J t r.3 I tO UlOUt M1IB 11 DO Ul BlgUWCUk, en ' ' The leaders had ten minutes for mH UhiiUl and hoth did exceedinelv Valves. Detroit Lubricators, Beet I twill 1 T.iitVtA AarLOtial lu Scotch Uausre Glasses. We have also Fill I WWXJi.it JLJU bAJVl tuvvtw wVWlUi T I h-A I i J1J vxninfa wall a g3 u.Uu, .B . We havethe asency for the ca seemeu enuauy w u iu mmuuS Gftaoline Enirlne on the market. See the arguments of his opponents. one run at our shop. Don't torsrt L J I ; mi ., ! .1 .,: iU t i il. - 1 .1 . T ....... 1J .,1 - .i ,-f Cai y.'r.wu Ea l . . xiiere is o uoiiyinit fcuo iaw vuuiz i tuitt a vciiij C'J ,i . n i ... i uii Ishuftlno- Rnxpa. Collars, and that I am prepared to make your planer bolt and auy other kind of odd Doits their opponents. 1 his is no dis and screws you may neeo. wmnt nf t.h Dall tPiLin hnt. 2-14tt PKINKVILLK MACH1NB SHOP. is pimply giving credit where ditis due. . Notice of Wood Delivery. The silver cup which was so n. D. Calbreath wishes to announce the will an- aannrnnslv donated bv M. B. Hock- to his Datrons that he will delive C. J. Douris, a fGreek, had no trouble in convincing a jury at this term of the district court that he was a brother of "Khorty" Daris who disappeared so mysteriously from his ranch in Crook county in August, 1900, and was entitled to his share of his brother's estate that had escheated to the state of Oregon. It will be recalled by those ac quainted with the circumstances that a dark swarthy man calling himself Davis came to Crook coun ty in 1881. He found employment as a sbeepherder and by industry and frugality saved enough from his wages to go into business for himself. He prospered and in the course of time bought the large tract of land from which he disap peared without leaving the slightest trace. But the strangest part of the story is yet to come. It is a tale of shipwreck and rescue that was brought out at the triaL Ar thur Hodges knew "Shorty" Davis better, perhaps, than anyone else in this country. He attended to his business and private corres pondence, and in the course of this confidential relationship the Greek made known much of his past his tory. Enough at least to account for his change of name. "Shorty" Davis, as we shall con tinue to call him, in his youth was sailor. While on ft voyage in the Black Sea the vessel on which he was aboard encountered a ter rific storm and was cast upon the rocks. Only himself and one other were saved, and he owes the pre servation of his life to a .woman. He was unconscious when taken from the sea but bv dint of hard work the woman revived him. Shorty's" family in Greece "knew of the ship week that occurred years ago and the younger brother de tailed the circumstances on the witness stand the other day almost word for word as told Mr. Hodges That Mr. Hodges was astonished does not half express it, because this younger brother was not born when "Shorty" left home. He got the btorv from an older brother. After the thipwreck "Shorty" wan dered to San Francisco and there got mixed up in a feud with some of, his countrymen. For reasons beet known to himself he changed his name to Davis. In 1886 he became a naturalised citizen of the nited States, renouncing his al legiance to Montanegro. He was alwavs bitterly opposed to the Greeks. He took out his papers about five years after he came to Crook county from San .Francisco. The link that connected "Shor- The baseball diamond at the fair grounds is being leveled and put in first class shape. Water will be ran onto it and a good soaking will effectually lay the dust The game will be called at 2.30 with the fol lowing Prineville players on the bench : PitchersBailey and O'Neil. Catcher Zeek. Short stop Dr. 8paulding. First base Ford. Second base Dr. Davis. Third base Stimson. Left field Barnea. Center field Foster. Right field Smith. Subs Hinkel and Summers. The line-up of the Antelope team has not been sent in, but it is said that they have a strong team. A good game is anticipated and the Prineville fans are sure to be on hand to root for the home team. Everybody turn out elected: A. Welch, president; Frank W. Walters, vice president; E. W, Hall, secretary-treasurer; James B. Thompson, constructing engineer; Charles A. Hardy, legal counsel. Steam Fitting Just Received. We have Just received a line of Steam fittings such as the Celebrat ed Jenkins Bros. Globe and Check ty" Davis with the Greek Douris It will be bigger, better and busier was supplied by a Greek business than ever. The board of directors man named Saphos, of San , Fran- met last Tuesday and organized by Cisco, who acted as the interpreter electing B. A. Kendall, president; of C. J. Douris in the case just en- fj. N. Ehret, treasurer. The dee ded. Saphos was well acquainted ting of a secretary is still unsettled. with the Douris family away back However, either of the above of- in Nicaria, Greece. And it was I fleers or the undersigned will be through his efforts that the young- glad to answer inquiries and give er brother was induced to come information reeardine the fair. the Crook county boys were better better drilled than This is no dis r.a nil coached and LJ Notice to Creditors. Notice 1 hereby given, by the under signed, administratrix with nexedofthe Kstateof Leander Dillon, de-l , . . . n i.!,....! hin rlv in t.h wk and ceased, to all person, having claims en oerry, principal oi . ue vrooh """" ; " f tobear this iu mind against said estate to present tWwith County High School, will remain h,Jrderinir So tlttwv Elliot hu nrntwr vminhnrs. to the unilHrHiiriiiHl . -J i.-.. , I when oruenilg BO liuili tuej m uui it tle office of M. K. Elliott in Prineville. M rnnevme ior a least anotner Couvencencled by the delay. Oregon, within six months from the date year. The trophy must be Won of the nrstpui.licauonoi this notice. twi(je out 0f tbr(!e tmie8 before it liBNORA illLLON, Adminintratrix with the will annexed of 1 nine school, the estate of Leander Dillon, deceased. I becomes the property of the win- Notice to Debtors. ft 4 Thoroughbred Poland China Boar For Service. At the close of the debate Mr. Roberts, of The Dalles, mountod the platform and in behalf of him self and The Dalles team thanked the people ot Prineville for their splendid treatment and promised Notice is hereby given that all per sons Indebted to the estate oi Jbeau. der Dlllion. deceased, must settle at once, otherwise they will have to pay OHHt. MHS. L.ENORA JLHLI.ION 9-1 mi) Administratrix of said estate Redmond Items. Geo. McQueen has rented . his farm to Mr. Gibson, late of Idaho, a practical irrigator and experien ced potato man, also ft hog man of some reputation whom we are glad to have with as. Farmers still continue to be very busy and there will be no let up, we think, for several weeks yet. Mr. Lamb has bought the Bee be 80 west of town. Frank Peasley ia building ft house. 'A girl was born to Mrs. O. H. Long some time ago and we are sorry we failed to make note of it. L. L. Welch and wife left here yesterday for Portland where they will make their home for the next few months, after which they ex pect to return and improve their new land. The euchre club next Thursday with Mrs. Immolee. Work has again begun on the deep well at Redmond. Friday we heard the whistle for the first time but have not learned any particu lars as to depth. The Ladies Aid Society will give an ice cream social on Wednesday night, May 29, the proceeds to go into an organ fund. They now have over $16.00 on hand and will probably order an organ immedi ately. The project ia worthy of liberal patronage. The Second Annual Fair of the Deschutes Valley Fair Association, formerly known as the Redmond Fair, will be held Sept. 19, 20, 21. For Sale. Black Langshans, block and Uses Ion the part of the Ualles to reci- for sale. E.C.PARK, procate in kind when the Crook Redmond, Oregon. county boys visited that city. Bi'Kt, residence location iu town; trees, shrubbery and lawn. Bar gain! Address Box 81. City. 3-14tt here and establish the claim of the Douris family to the estate left by "Shorty." He had no trouble in making known his identity, lhe records of evidence which he brought with him from Greece were authenticated by the American consulate at Smyrna, Asia Minor Thev were covincmg and it took the iurv but a few minutes to de cide the case in his favor. The mysterious disappearance of "Davis" will probably never be cleared up. Whether he was mar dered or accidently fell into one ot the deep canyons that abound in his neighborhood will never be known. The motive of his taking off. however, was not robbery, as his money and gold watch, which he kept in a trunk in his cabin, were not molested. Crook county offered a reward of $5000 at the time for the recovery of the body but nothing came of it. The coun try was scoured in every direction bv Warm Springs Indians and white men but not a trace could be found. The awarding of the estate valued at $8000 to the legal heirs of "Shorty" Davis will close the last chapter of a mystery that has puzzled the people of Crook county for a good many years, E. C. Park. Redmond, May 13, 07. $10 Seward for Estray Horses. There strayed from my premises, . one bay mare, one bay horse, both have white star in loreneaa, mare branded 21 on left stifle, horse brand ed 5 on left stifle, also one yearling buckskin colt branded u Dar. Horse should have bell on, Mare was raised on Grizzly Butte. Address ULA. parson, 5-15-lmp Lower Bridge, Or. Hack for Sato Cheap. Two-seated covered Hack, in good repair; for sale at a bargain, dress Box 841, Prineville, Or. Ad- Whha a bilious attack Is decidedly unpleasant It Is quickly over when Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are used. For sale by D. 1. A damson. ; Piano for Sal at a Bargain. A first-class Whitney Piano, con cert size, oak finish, first-class con dition. Will be sold cheap If taken In the next SO days. 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