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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1915)
CROOK COUNTY JOUNAL rage CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL UvY Lafoi.i.kttk, Editor-Proprietor Satpred at the poetofRce at Prinevillo, Oregon, as eecoiui-elass matter. The Journal stauds for the best inter t ol Piineville and Crook County. Is independent in politics. Published every Thursday afternoon. Trice fl.nO per year, parable in advance. Jn case of change ot address please notify at once, giving both old and now address. THE BULLETIN THROWS A FIT The newspapers situated in the towns which are not fortunate enough to be on the Central Ore gon highway, have taken occasion to throw a series of fits about the laet that Sam Hill is advising peo ple the old axiom that "a straight line is the shortest distance between two points" for the apparent reason that said towns do not happen to Se on said highway. The Bend Bulletin, in reply to an article in this paper to the effect that the new highway is some fifty w more miles shorter than any other toad, adds that the line is also drier and dustier than any other road. We wish to call the attention of the Bulle tin to the fact that their prize road jp the Deschutes to La Pine became sractically impassable because of the Just during last August, and that aiuch of the traffic south from Bend st present is going east on the Bend Burns road to the intersectionof ifie Central OregonHighway thence smth. We do not wish to advertise J.he Misfortune of our neighbors, but the " bad condition of this road was ad vertised in many of the automobile trade journals last fall, and no doubt will be again this year, because the . character of the soil in that part of the coutry is such that it cannot withstand heavy automobile traffic, ami the same road will again bevery tough this fall. The Central Oregon Highway was pught out by Sam Hill over what he found to be the best all year ground route, with a view to a short, passable road, and the fact that many af these towns were not in the way f this highway, and that he did not go miles to include them on the route, enly adds to the bigness of the man, ind his undertaking. Work has been in progress upon i : pumping plant alongJCrooked river for some weeks at a point about midway between Opal Springs and -fce Crooked river bridge, says the Culver Tribune. At this point a umber of springs flow from the side of the canyon"'atout ipp foot above the bed of "the river and the plan istoLwnnwtthceVithVlarge pump for power and deliver a good quantity of water to the land above for irrigation purposes 'and for do mestic use. On the south sideoftlte river there is quite a large bench of land which will bo valuable when the water is ap plied for irrigation, and it is plann ed to reclaim this land, water will also be pumped to the. north side of the river to be used for domestic purposes and for a limited amount of irrigation. A large pump has been purchased which is expected to deliver 300 gallons of water per minute, and it is announced that the plant will be in operation by the first of September. DON'T BE SATISFIED. The man who must depend on physi cal strength for a living finds many looking for the same place. He earns as much at 20 years of age as he will at fifty. Young man, profit by these experiences of others. Get a business training and be prepared for the job that pays the salary. Do not let the few dollars you can earn per week, and a little pleasure, keep you from securing the training that will put vou in line for the pciton. Do not put it off. Make the start to-day. Remember, "Business Education" is the name of the shortest road that leads to the "City of Fortune". Write The Dalles Business College for full information about your start. The following is the coarsestaught and the rates. COMMERCIAL Bookkeeping Business Correspondence Rs pid Calculation Business Law Penmanship Business Methods Salesmanship Business Arithmetic Should be completed in six months SHORTHAND Gregg Shorthand Spelling Business English Legal Work Touch Typewriting Penmanship Office Practice Filing Requires four to six months to complete. WHAT IT COSTS Tuition payable in advance DAY SCHOOL One month $15.00 Three months , 40.00 Six months 75.00 Twelve months "" ' 125.00 NIGHT SCHOOL One month $10.00 Three months 25.00 Six months 35.00 The DallesJJusiness College The Dalles, Oregon BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON When you buy a watch, you don't merely say, I want a Watch. You want to be safeguarded by a name that stands for reliability standard quality. The same method will protect you against inferior quality in Tents. WILLAMETTE TENTS represent the best materials, most skilled workmanship and highest all-around quality. For 31 years we have upheld the standard of tent-making. Go to your dealer and tell him yon want a genuine "Willimette" Tent tie eure tne Willamette traae mar ii on u. n mcun uj mui guarantee of Tent Quality, a 18-karat meam on a gold watch. V T'T ? i- . i , a n it n:;7 1." riv,.! 'XXr A MAKERS t'Mr' Po"""' Willamette Tent Awning Co. f V-l ' Hi.M . Na . I IHI Hot weather has affected runy ap plet In the Hood lllver valley with sun burn. Farmers are making a concertod campaign to destroy Canadian thistles tn l.lnu county before they bloom. A. M. Reynolds, new superintendent tor the Warm Springs Indian school, has arrived to take charge of his work. Transcontinental freight rates on dried fruits are to be slashed by the railroads to encourage the movement of Oregon's prunes Into the east and middle west. Work on the new postotttce building- at Condon will be started In about a week and the building and fixtures will be complete and ready for occu pancy by October 1. Portland's third annual buyers' week will be held tn the week ot August 9 to 14 and retail merchants from all parts ot the northwest will be guests ot the Portland wholesalers. The state examining board for ad mission to the bar announced that 83 out of 99 persons who took the recent examination passed. The class Is one of the largest tn the history ot the state. The Marlon county court has prom ised the fruit growers to take prompt steps to eradicate "fire blight." which has made Its appearance, and would damage the fruit Industry It steps are not taken to head It off. It la probable the government will Institute suit against the Oregon A California railroad company to secure an accounting for all the lands sold by that company In tracts ot more than 1(4 acres and at a price In excess of $2.60 an acre. In accordance with an agreement ot two years ago, the state printing board has raised the scale of printers em ployed in the state plant 15 eents each per day. A proposition to raise some of the printers as high as 7t cents a day was turned down by the board. C. H. Oreen ot Spokane, has been awarded the contract for the construc tion of the gravity water system and reservoir for Warrenton. The water will be piped from the Lewis and Clark river via Clatsop, a distance of 20 miles, and the work will cost $120,000. In compliance with recommendation made by the parole board. Governor Wlthycombe has issued paroles to It convicts, whose minimum sentences have expired. Under the rules recent ly adopted they will not be released until they are assured of employment Five hundred teachers who has been teaching In the elementary grades ot Oregon public schools during the past year, and who plan to do the same next year, are now In attendance at the six weeks' summer school In prog ress at the Oregon normal school at Monmouth. Arrangements have been completed for the annual convention and camp meeting of the Evangelical Associa tion of Oregon at Rlvervlew camp ground, Jennings Lodge, south of Mil waukle, July 27 to August t. The gathering will be under the supervis ion of Rev. H. Schuknecht, presiding elder. Fire wardens to patrol the various sections of timber in the state not in cluded In the national forest reserve have been chosen by State Forester Elliott in co-operation with the various timber associations. These men are under the supervision of the state tor ester but receive their compensation from the associations. Arthur Geary, formerly of the Uni versity of Oregon and more recently a close student of fruit marketing tn the east, has been sent to the Pacific Northwest by fruit auction companies to lecture to growers, explaining the auction system and to ask growers that they give this means of sending fruit to market a fair trial. The state desert land board has re fused to grant the Central Oregon Ir rigation company permission to sell more lands, pending an Investigation. State Engineer Lewis objected to is suing such permit, asserting that the company had already oversold its acre age for which Irrigation was provided and pointing to the recent warning of the Interior department regarding this matter. After making a number of teBts, the government has decided to use sand stone from the Tenlno, Wash., quar ries In the contraction of the post office at The Dalles. On account of the tests the work of constructing the building has been delayed. George Isaeksonn has the contract for the structure, which will be two stories in height and will cost approximately $80,000. One of the 147 accldonts reported to the state industrial accident commis sion during the week was fatal, and of the total reported, 91 were subject to the workmen's oompeiiHatlon act, 27 were from public utility corpora tions, 21 were from firms and corpora tions that have rejected the provisions of the act, and eight from other firms and corporations which do not employ labor In hazardous occupations. Baw mllls led In the number of accidents, 31 being reported, while construction wark was second with 28, railroad op erations third with 13, and logging 5l L, Harley-Davidson You Find These Big "Gray Fellows" Everywhere You see them skimming over every thoroughfare and cross road in the country. You will find many Harley-Davldsons on the Lincoln Highway on the Santa Fe 1 rail and on the Bor derland Trail. Thousands of Harley-Davld-aon owners are crossing to San Francisco to the Panama Pacific Exposition by means of their Harley-Davidsons and sidecars. They are doing this at little cost Making their way leisurely over the plains, wind- bg up and over the Rockies crossing the Sierras. The harder the going the more eager is the big Harley-Davidson motor for the task before it. Maybe you've thought some Of getting a Harley-Davidson but ret ft NOW. Enjoy it this spring thU $tmtmrthl raff We would like to show you what the HrUy-DvUoo will do. We would like to go over the proportion In detail with you to show you bow very little It takes M operate a Harley-Devldaon and sidecar. Telephone, or call, today 4 jC. JCamstra Aimouncement We have taken over the Repair Depart ment of the Ford Garage and are prepared to handle all classes of Repair Work in a satisfactory manner Electric Starting and Lighting Systems Storage Dattenes and ignition Work a Specialty. All Work Guaranteed KEENE & RANDALL S fourth with 12. ,