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1 of 0 Crook bounty Journal CLASSIFIED ADS ON PAGE 3 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XX PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1916. NO. 3S I IS, JOHN H. CLARKE I1U HIT ABRAM I. ELKUS FOR COUNTY FAIR DOING GOOD WORK 27 8 PAGES Committee Finally Agree on 'Lines. DEVELOPMENTS COME RAPIDLY Changei Give Terrebone to Deschutes County, Powell Butte to Crook. At a general meeting of repre sentative committees held in IUnd Monday night, which meeting last ed more than five hour, final lines were agreed upon for the division of Crook county at the November election. To make the issue plain to any one who hut) not hud the opportuni ... . . ty to follow tho development, we give here an complete a record of the actual happening as we are able to do, ami without the private opinions of' any individual and without comment.' Commencing with tho meeting which was held in Bend on Monday of last week. We reurint the fol lowing which appeared in the Journal of July 27: The Bend committee stated that they would submit the issue to the people of Bend as well as Tumalo, Sisters and other communities who had pledged almost solid support to the removal, and would exert the Influence of the committee of 25 for the division measure and against the removal. They also agreed to circulate pe titions and secure a large number of signers to thut effect, in return for which the Prineville men agreed to circulate a like petition, which in effect pledges the support of the eastern part of the county to the division move on the lines agreed upon'. The meeting mentioned ' above was called in Bond on Thursday evening of last week, and people being present from Powell Butte and Tumalo stated that they were positive that there would bo consid erable dissatisfaction in their re spective communities should their neighborhoods be divided by a countyJine. After a lengthy , discussion it was voted by that meeting to ask the people of the neighborhoods to hold meetings locally and decide where they would prefer to have lines drawn. These meetings were held, both on Saturday night,' with the result that from all the information pre sented to the ' committees at Bend on Monday, the statements made at the Thursday meeting were cor rect in that they wished their com munities held intact. Tho Terrebonne committee pre sented a petition to the" meeting at Bend on Monday, supported by more than 90 signers, which stated that they wished their township to be left in the new county. The Prineville committee took the position that the line was abso lutely established so far as they were concerned, and that they would oppose any alteration of whatever nature. This stand they maintained from eight in the evening until about 11:30 when the othef committees present, all of which had previously in open meetings, stated that they would support a removal measure, ' when an offer of compromise was made by tho cornmittce from the eastern part of the county which was after another discussion that John H. Clark, Cleveland man namtd by Prealdent Wilton to succeed Charles E. Hughaa aa 8upram Court Juatlee. lasted until after midnight, adopted by unanimous consent of the Bend and west side committees. The facts developed at the meet ing that more than 600 signers had alrcadybeen secured to support the division measure on the eastern side of the county, and the Bond pe tition which pledged support to the division and against the removal had 280 signers, and others were being secured in Bend. The line as agreed upon gives the Terrebonne township to the new county, making the line where it was in the 1914 election at that point, and in return more than three townships were given to old Crook county which equalized the valuation, nnd gives the old county all of the Powell Butte country, more of the Alfalfa country than they were to receive according to any former line, and two townships' in the Bear Creek butte country which are owned largely by Prine ville people and where the stock industry is predominate. A meeting held later at Bend further ratified the action - taken Monday night and petitions are be ing circulated to get the measure on the ballot as outlined above. The committees gave every dele gation present an opportunity to be neard beiore the decision was reached, and their actions were governed by a spirit of treating every community fair in so far as possible. In a satetment issued by an east side committeeman after the re port had been read, tho fact was made evident that his committee was reluctant to agret to the lino for the reason that it came so near Redmond. In explanation he said that a process of division made it necessary to put the lino some' where, and if the rural districts were all cared for some town would have to be crowded. He said hi cemmittee disliked that part of tli line but there seemed no way to avoid it, and in their decision what appeared to be the fairest thing to the greatest number was decided upon. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that . on August 15 an examination will be held at Prineville, Oregon, as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contem plated vacancy in the position of fourth class postmaster at Drylake, Oregon, and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, 'unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill the vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation of the postmaster at that office was $245 for the last fiscal year. Does Death Dive and Other Thrilling Stunts. W1LLAPPEAR SEPTEMBER 27-30 Other Attractions Will Be Big- ger and Better Than Ever. , Herbert A. Munter, aviator, who A variety of important matters holds the record of tho Northwest was disposed of at the regular for altitude flying, will be at the meeting of the city council last Crook County Fair this September Tuesday night. 27 to 30. The park commission reported Manager Schce booked Munter their work to date, and were grant just ahead of the State fair, where ed a regular allowance by the he flew so successfully last year, council for the continuation of the and where he was sought for a re- work which has been so ably turn this year, tho dates for the two fairs conflicting. ; In a letter to Mr.bhce, Mr. Munter describes some of the stunts he does in his flirt with death far above the earth among which is I for a park, has been very small in "Spiral" of which he says," I at- deed. Plans have been worked out tain an altitude of several thousand feet, then head the machine earth- ward and come coiling down In short circles, always on a steep bank venture will rest in the continuance "I pull off some very pretty and 0f the commission for a consider accuratc flying in my 'Figure able period. Eight' by describing that number- These matterg are realized after on a horizontal plane in .the air." !ycar8 of work and with a much .Besides these he does other 8um of m than fa stunU which he calls 'Texw Tommy,' 'Death Turn'Cokrscrew usnaI,V supposed. The very best Turn,' 'Ocean Roll,' and a number action that could be taken would of others. In addition to the attractirn mentioned above there wPl be more and some larger attractions on the streets and the grounds will concessions. We have stated before that the 1916 fair will be the talk Jnipp reported, and ne was autnor of the northwest, and it is a fact, ized by the council to represent the I Days' YoulPNever Forget I GOSH. I HOPETVf !tfr' ,7 see-' iT. I WONDER IP )U ; 'HE'j 6et wifc ipinieo ) VTo GAT MY HAT r -ft? 'z - ... .tMtiriwW&$jffyn t n aa -i3 VMEW Nov fl RAT "Shine.. Concession Granted By Council to County Fair. NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM ORDERED Concrete Walks are Being Com. pleted on West Second Street Streets Graveled. started under the present arrange- ment, The cost of the work which ha transformed the park from a dis- oraceful sieht to a beautiful start by the commission for beautifying the grounds in such a manner that they will be without a peer m any city .Jand the success of this- be to continue the present commis sion without a change for an in definite period, the longer the better. The city and county well is now down about 500 feet Councilman o I f - w ' ' I, ?) v,j V". ', .7 Abram I. Elkus, New York lawyer who hae been appointed American Ambaaaador to Turkey. city in getting it extended another 100 feet. There 300 feet of -water was more than in th well Mr. Shipp said. . The graveling of East F street is completed, and the costs figured to the property owners. The ex pense for this class of work, which is a very good job indeed and badly needed on other streets in the city, is about 15 cents per front foot which is assessed to the property owners. toncrete walks on Second 6treet are completed with the exception of three small sections all of which will be bailt at once,1 and a part of the cross walks w hich are now un der construction. This will give Prineville more concrete sidewalks than all the other towns in Central Oregon combined, which is one of the best indications of a real town, being built on a solid foundation. The quality of the walks is of the best all over the city. Manager Schee of the Crock County Fair, (September 27, 28, 29, and 30. don't forget the date) , appeared and asked for permission to use the streets this year for con cessions in about the same way as they were used last year by the fair board. This request was granted, with the understanding that the fair board pay two special police, and clean up the streets after the fair closes. j A contract was signed with the Deschutes Power Company for 8 change in the lighting system for the streets which will give the city 64 street lamps of 100 candle power each, and eliminates the arc lamps entirely which is considered advan tageous by the council. The new system will perhaps be working by September 1, but will be completed before the opening of the fair without question. HAMS COMING 10 CLIMB CASCADE PEAK ?'V'V.;' The Mazamas, a mountain climb ing society of Portland, are plan ning a trip into the Cascades dur ing this month. They will leave Portland the first week in August, and will camp on the western slope of the mountains neat the base of the Three Sisters. Many trips are planned from the base camp, several of which are on the peaks of the adjoining moun tains. More, than 100 people have signed to go already, mostly from Portland but many t will make the trip from other points in the United States. ' . ' ' Will Be Biggest Affair of Its Kind Ever Held Here. OF FALL fill Watch for Announcement of Plans in Coming Issues of Journal. A grand community picnic is being planned by the citizens of Prineville, at which every farmer within 20 miles is urged to be pres ent. The event will be held during August and the location will prob ably be on McKay. Plans for the details are now being worked cut and will be announced at the Fri day luncheon tomorrow, which will be held at the Baptist church. The picnic was proposed by R. L. Schee, who knows that functions of this nature are the very best things for a fair, and who is vitally inter ested in making the 1916 fair the biggest and best ever. A holiday will probably be pro claimed by the Mayor rf the picnic is held on a week day, and if it is decided to have it on a Sunday it has been suggested to request the ministers of the city to unite in a brief service at the noon hour on the picnic grounds. Watch the Journal for informa tion on this matter, and plan now to give the hired man a day off, likewise the family and yourself, and bring a quantity of fried chicken and attend the picnic. The business men will all be there with their families of course. ! and it will be a grand, good time. Since the above was written, Mr. Schee informs us that the date for this event has been fixed for Sun day, August 27. Everyone will be there. - POWELL BUTTE MEN INJURED BY WEEDS J. S. True, E. W. Ward and Cleve Aycock were in the city yes terday looking for the county court, so that they could register a vigorous kick about the weed nuisance in their part of the country. The court evidently had heard of their coming and hid out, at least these gentlemen say they did not see the governing board. There is a real grievance and a serious condition in many parts t of the county about the weed known as "Jim Hill" mustard. A number of ' deserted homesteads in the Powell Butte country are covered thickly with it, and the residents say that if it is not controlled they will be compelled to move. They are anxious to know why the weed law is not inforced in such matters, and we pass the question on to the court. Why not? At the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning in connection with the Sunday -school there will be a special sermon to the children. The theme of the service of morn ing worship at eleven o'clock will be an introduction to St. Paul's Eulogy of "Love", whi-h critics have called the "most wonderful piece of literature- ever written." All are . invited to study it this week, whether they go to church or not. You will find it in the thir teenth chapter of the First Corin thian letter.