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U ol 0 Eugene Or Crook Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY VOL. XlX-$ 1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1914. EnUred at Ihr pnatorflne at Prlnmrlll Orviton, Mcond-eiaiii matter NO. 2 i , County City Council Meeting 8-Mill City Tax Levy The city council met In regular whhIoh Tuesday evening. Present, ' Mayor Clifton, Councllinuri Ward, t KlkltiH- Zovely, Noble, Lafollctte and Foster. The minutes of the hint regular and special meetings wore roud and approved after Dome minor cor rections W. F. King addressed tho council on the importance of having Trine ville represented at the Irrigation Congress to be had at Portland Jan uary 7, 8 and 9. lie stated that Secretary Lane, of the Interior De partment, had promised when In Oregon last year that the govern ment would duplicate the amount appropriated by Oregon for Irriga tion work, but that now, when Ore gon had spent 1450,000 on the Tumalo project, the secretary was attaching conditions to hii promise that would more than likely result , J In the withdrawal of the govern ' mcnU $450,000 unless tome hard work was done to convince the sec i rctary of his error. The Irrigation Congress, acting through Oregon's representation at Washington, will undertake the job. Crook county haa several projects that should be urged upon the at tention of the congress. One on the west side, the north canal unit, and the Ochoco and Crooked river projects. Mr. King, who will at tend the congress as a delegate from tho Lower Tax League, said ho wus ready to work for any one of these proposed schemes, but ho thought the north ennui would come nearer fulfilling the government's requirements than any of the others. Work could begin on this unit in ten days if tho government's money was available. A strong delega tion from this county to the Irriga tion Congress was vital. A mem bership in tho congress cost 15, but it carried with it five votes. The I'rineville Commercial club will send delegates and other towns and or ganisations In the county will do likewise. It was through the repre sentations and influence of the Irri gation Congress that Crook county secured the favorable consideration of the Tumalo project. United effort on the part of the county may secure further development work here. The suggestion was favorably acted upon by the coun cil. The mayor was authorized to name the delegates, whish he will do later on. John Newsom filed a petition for the vacation of some lota and blocks on the bench north of town on the grounds that they were not sale able. Messrs. Miller and Myers, of the Independent Telephone had a griev ance against the Pioneer Tel. & Tel. Co. about the use of poles. After much discussion the companies were given until Friday evening to patch up their differences or the council would settle it for them. Mr. Shattuck, superintendent of the Deschutes Power Co., presented the rules and regulations of that Continued on Kiv Got His Head Crushed By a Stump Puller Coroner Poindexter and County Physician Rosenberg were called to Gist Saturday to inquire into the death of H. J. L. Olsen, who was found with the back of his head crushed in on one of C. M. Elkins' ranches. Olsen had a contract to pull stumps on the ranch and used a stump puller with three horses. The coroner found that a broken clevis had caused the ratchet that holds the lever to slip off. This swung around and caught Olsen on the back of the head, crushing it, and landed on one of the horses, ap parently killing it instantly. The machine was attached to an unusu ally large juniper. From the appearance of things the accident must have happened the day before, but at what time it was impossible to tell. Olsen did not live on the Elkins place but at his own cabin, so that the man was not missed by anyone. A neighbor while passing near the scene of the accident saw the horse lying on the ground and thinking it might be sick made an investigation. He found that both man and horse must have lain there all night. Olsen, who was about 27 years of age, has no known relatives in this country. He was buried at Gist. No inquest was held. Candidate for City Marshal 1 hereby announca myself at a, candli date for the otllce of city msrahal, sub ject to the action of the roteri ol I'rine ville. 12 T. J. 51. Rioos. The Deschutes River a Remarkable Stream Deschutes river, Oregon, a tribu tary of the Columbia, Is one of the unique streams of the United States, says the U. S. O-ological Survey Bulletin., Its rubral flow is re markably constant, rising in times of so-called floods only a few inches, owing to the' fact that the river flows for a considerable portion of its course through a region of lava and loose volcanic material which acts as a huge sponge. The headwaters of the river afford reservoir sites so large and so well distributed that the total flow of the river may be utilized both for irri gation and for power. The irri gable lands in the valley, aggregat ing 300,d00 to 500,000 acres, are so situated on a plateau in the upper part of the basin that the total flow of the upper river and its principal tributaries may be utilized for irrigation. Ielow the irrigable area the river flows in a deep canyon having a fair slope and affording excellent oppor tunities for power development. A reliable water supply is assured by the return waters from the irrigated areas above, a large proportion of the water seeping back into the channel, and by the lower tribu taries of the river. The future use of this exceptional combination of abundant water supply, large area of irrigable land, and great water powers will transform the Des chutes valley into a region whose agricultural importance will be en hanced by the many hydro-electric plants that will furnish power for local use or for transmission to dis tant power markets. The Deschutes river and its tribu taries have been under investiga tion for several years by the engin eers of the United States Geological Survey in co-operation with the state engineei of Oregon, and the Federal survey has just issued a comprehensive report discussing the irrigation and power possibilities of iU drainage basin. The investiga tions of power resources indicate that after allowance is made for requirements of irrigation, a total of 600.000 horsepower may be de veloped. The report discusses these resources in considerable detail, the discussion being based largely upon records of stream measurements made from 1905 to 1912. To obtain this data gaging stations have been maintained in the Deschutes river basin by the United States Geolog ical Survey and co-operating parties at 35 points on the river itself and its various tributaries, canals, etc. A copy of the report, which is pub lished as Water Supply Paper 344, may be obtained free of charge on application to the Director, United States Geological Survey. Washing ton, D, C. For Marshal John G. Malech Candidate for city marshal, veteran of the Spanish-American War of '98, deputy sheriff of Woodbury, N. J., one year, resigned 1900. Five years on San Jose Police Department and constable's office. I stand for en forcement of the laws. Partiality to none. 12 3-3t Light Criminal Docket for District Court Circuit court will convene next Monday, December 7th, with a very light criminal docket in view, al though it is understood the Decem ber grand jury will have some mat ters under investigation that may produce some startling results. At this date only one person is bound over to the grand jury. That is F. S. McCabe, of Bend, who was placed under a 1 1,000 bond by Jus tice of the Peace J. A. Eastes, of the Bend district, on a charge of robbery from the person. It is charged that McCabe while sleeDinir on the same pool table in a Bend saloon with a man named Fred Buck, extracted a 1100-bill and some other coin from Buck's pock et. Buck was under the influence of liquor. There may be some important civil cases on the docket, though it can seldom be determined until court sets what cases on the docket will be ready for trial. Notice of Stockholders Meeting The annual meeting-of the Cen tral Oregon Livestock fc Agricul tural Association will be held on the first Mon Jar in Jannarv. tri 4th, 1915, for the purpose of elect ing omcers ana transacting such other business as mi? nrnnarii come before it. The meeting will do neiu at commercial Ulub at 2 o'clock p. m. J. F. Cadle, 12-3-31 Secretary. Why not take the Journal ? Buy Yoof Heating Stove Now Large Stock Low Price STEWAR CO.