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7 B of 0 rr ouiraal 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 17, 1916. NO. 40 3 Crook Coiiety T DESTROYED BY FIRE Curtis' Restaurant and Lak in'i Confectionery Burn. NIGHT LRK HAKES DISCOVERY Fire Was In Advanced Stage When Hoie Company Ar rived; Spread Prevented. After it duration of over a year fire has again visited Main Street; this time tuking as toll the wooden building arrow from tho Oregon Hotel occupied liy Lakln's Confec tionery and tho Curtis Restaurant. John Henderson, night cleric at tho hotel, first discovered the blaze at 12:40 Sunday night and though not exactly built for running made good time to the fire bell and turned in the arlam. The flames were then shooting high above the roof of the restaurant. The direct cause of the fire is un known, other than it started in the rear of the restaurant, where the tinder-like building gave the flumes great headway. It must have caught immediately after the place was cloned for the night, as the cook left shortly after midnight and the blaze was report ed a half hour luter. ' Hose Cart No. I arrived first on the scene and soon after the others arrived. After hurriedly' making necessary hose connexions the noz zles could not be round and some time was lost in bringing them from the hose house. The water pressure, weak at first, was speedily increased aid in 25 minutes the fire was well in check. Considering the advanced stage of the blaze the volunteer fire fighters did wonderful work in pre venting the conflagration from spreading. Wi'h the height of the flames and tho terrific heat a little wind in any direction would have been disastrous. The store of Stewart & Co. was saved by. hard fighting, but not until it was torched by the heat. The restaurant was completely demolished and the confectionery escaped with only a few articles intact. Several show cases and content! were saved from Lakin's beforo tho fiie entered tfie front part of the building. . The sleeping quarters on the second floor of the Champ Smith property adjoining the restaurant were occupied by Frank Luce and Jack Curtis. Curtis escaped through a window to the next roof while Luce slid down a ladder placed at a window in front. The regular exit would have led direct ly into the fire. Frank Luce is becoming an attraition fur fire,, having had a room in the last three buildings burned. ; C. M. Elkins is the owner of the structure destroyed and has the loss fully covered with insurance. Hugh Lakin has an insurance of $1850 with a loss valuation of $2250, while Jack Curtis has $700' worth of insurance on his restaurant ' equipment. Joel Johnson, Carl Wacker and Burnham Coo, the three minors ar rested at Bend August 4 for burg larizing the Long Prairie Ranger Station near Crescent, were taken by officers to the St. Anthony, Idaho, Industrial School Tuesday, The first two mentioned boys were out on parole while Coe had escaped from the reiorm school about a month ago. Ball Boys Banquet To Celebrate Victory A joyous and rollicking party of loyal fans and bascbull.fcllows met at a local hotel Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, where a banquet waited to help celebrate tho victory of the day, A four-course dinner was served to the merry-making crowd of 35 in number, Jay Upton handled the ofllce of toastmaster in an able manner and allowed no dull moments to creep in. Jokes, nuns and happy incident of the season were related with great gusto and good spirit. Music was furnished by the baseball club's lively trio. A swarm of Innocent young bees having arrived at the proper age for leaving the paternal hive, took their royul queen arid departed to make themselves a new home, but the unintentional result was that two respected citizens in the vicini ty of Princvillc came to blows and then sought relief in the Justice Court here Monday. The parties in the case were O. R. Nicely and Tom Houston, who live between here and Redmond. To return to the bees, they after swarming were traced to a hollow tree some distance, rom the own er's land and were left there tem porarily while nnother swarm was recured. Mr. Nicely seeing tho operations affixed his name to the bee tree, thereby hoping to secure the honeymakers. . . When tho owner returned to get the bees, tho claimant stood his ground and said the bees were his by law. Words flew thick and fast until quite suddenly there was a cene that would put a Dc Yak comic to shame. These two citizens, about fifty years of age, attacked each otner furiously and simultaneously. Their sons standing nearby followed the example of parental fortitude1 and began pummelling each other. The combatants, were considerably scratched up when the fracas end ed. Nicely then had Houston brought before court on a eharge of assault and battery, which resulted in dis missal by the jury. The question is, who was stung? Probably the county for the cost of the trial. Will Make Preliminary Survey 850 Sq. Miles Thos. G. Gerdi'no, head of the Northwest division of the U. P. Geological Survey, was in Prine ville yesterday as overseer for preliminary surveys of a quadrang ular map including 850 square miles from Culver to Bend. These maps are of great value to the sections inclosed, as thev show all important features needed by surveyors, engineers, railroads and forest service. It is unfortunate that this section (;I country will not be Included in the survey, as only enough money has been apportioned for the Cline Falls map. Much of the work has already been completed through ir rigation projects, such as at Turn alo. Mr. Hartman, who for the past month has been doing the triangu lation and baseline surveying, also was in town yesterday after com plcting observation from Lookout Mt. , . N. F. McCoin was here yesterday on business. BY A CLOUDBURST Hay In Shock Badly Scat tered and Grain Lodged. STORM STRUCK 5 P.M. SUNDAY Deluge Rain Settled Into a Heavy Which Lasted Over Half Hour. A cloudburst struck John Ward's ranch at the east end of Powell Butte Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock and nearly made a clean sweep of everything movable. The water dropped in great sheets during the first few minutes of the deluge and then settled Into a steady downpour which lasted a half hour. In a very short time two feet of water was in the houe and torrents were raging across the fields. ' , Hay in the shock was badly scat tered and standing grain lodged. Mr. Ward had a fine garden Which was completely ruined, a field of potat(es was washed out and a large number of his chickens were drowned. , The rain touched Prineville only slightly, but two miles out on Grimes Flat the precipitation was great. Saturday afternoon there were showers and heavy wind. ' There will be railroad rates on Central Oregon roads during the Crook County; Fair. The rates ' are to be one arid one third fare from Portland to Bend wifch sales dates September 26 to SO 'and a return limit of October ' 2. Even the railroads recognize a good thing when they hear of it. Write now and tell your friends to come. Days You'll Tv day you CAneieti WATeL Souths Sicn et-e-PMAWT.MtlP 0Y tug TlMe ITS THIRST ?oncnsd -me emeu 6 ; HEY JlrAfW TheT COMMERCIAL CLUB'S EFFORTS BEAR FRUIT New Mail Route Will Begin . Operation October 2 FARMERS AND CLUBMEN WORK Establishment of Route Proposed Six Months Ago; Pursued to Successful End Becoming effective October 2, Pnntville will have a long sought for mral free delivery covering the farming district just north of the city. This was the stated fact sent to Oregon Congressmen Monday from Washington, D. C The legislators from this state handled the peti-, tlonsfor the route with dispatch and especially influenced its pass age. The local Commercial Club looks with pride upon its achievement of an R. F. D. Route No. 1. This is a fitting proof that the farmer's problems have the Club's undivided attention and is a direct argument against the thought that the Com mercial Club has only its own inter ests at heart. The route will extend east from Prineville to the Ochoco school house, thence to Johnson Creek and back around Barnes Butte tb the Lower McKay. Grimes Flat is well traversed with the delivery as far as the Circle Ranch where it re turns to the Crooked River road at Rye Grass and then back to town on the north side of the river. John Sundquist and the faimers of Grimes Flat have tried for three r. years to secure s rural route, but met with obstacles and discourage ment at every turn, tmd finally Never Forget Over 150 Attend Lawn Party at Howard Home Over one hundred and fifty in vited guests from Prineville, Bend, Tumalo and Redmond enjoyed one of the most highly pleasing lawn parties at the Roscoe Howard home in Deschutes Saturday evening that has ever been given. Mr. Howard is manager of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company, and has a beautiful home and exceptionally fine lawn upon which the party was held. Games were played to or chestra music and the visitors made merry until a late hour when re freshments were served. gave the matter up. At this time the Club became interested and set to work with a will to obtain the appointment. Petitions were " circulated by clubmen and an additional petition was signed by business men of the city which was sent to the post- office department. Representatives N. J. Sinnott and Pat McArthur were asked for aid and Inspector Lihcbaugh of Portland was called upon to look over the proposed route. Finally after a laps- of six months a rural route of standard regulations is the reward for earnest effort and co-operation. The Civil Service examinations for rural mail carriers held in the Forestry offices Friday, were taken by three applicants. TO EAST LAKE AT A communication' was read at the weekly luncheon from Forest Rang?r Smith, of the East. Lake Reserve, in regard to the proposed mad to that place from Millican..' In the letter were specifications for a new nine-mile road from the end of the Millican road into East Lake, at a point close to the hot springs. I he needed equipment, men, supplies, tools, etc., wee carefully enumerated by Mr. Smith, so that the cost could be estimated at about $500. Since an opening to this new mountain playground would be of interest to tourists and to the people of the county at large and not to one community alone, it is probable that the county court will see fit to bear a large share of the expense. The Forest Service has expressed an opinion that the new road would be worth at least a fifth of the cost to them, and with hearty co-operation usually apparent in Prineville this road should become a perma nent fixture by fall. The LaPine people are building a way to Paulina Lake from their side and with one to East Lake from the east, a connection of the two would be &u added attraction to tourists on the highway to Crater Lake, and at the same time eliminate the badly cut up road by Cinder Butte. .' , " A Aimmittee met; "with H. J. Overturf Monday and the possi bilities of aid from the county dis cussed. The matter will be taken up in the September term of court and aid is expected. The Millican people have raised some money toward the work. ' A Mr. Shintafer' owns the hot springs at East Lake which are mineral in formation and of good medicinal qualities. Baths haVe been installed , and a swimming tank will be built later. Ernest Linmark, of Bend, is confined at the court house because of insanity. He will be taken to the asylum this week. COUNTY FAIR TH IS VEAR WILL BREAK RECORD Many Will See Areoplane for First Time. RACES BY ALL-HOME HORSES Exhibit of Farm Products Will Eclipse Anything Seen Here Before. The Fair is rapidly drawing near and this year the Fair will be far better in every respect than last year. The exhibits will be better and more of them because crops are better this year and there are more products to be shown. The crowds will be larger this year because all who were here last year were well pleased and are coming" again and those who were not here and heard about it say they will surely be; here this fall without ' fail. The races will be better this year because there will be more horses than were here last year and the best part of the race program will be the fact that all the harness and running races will be run with Crook County horses thus insuring clean and henest racts. The livestock show will be as large or even larger than last year and a number from a distance have already notified the manager of their coming. . The street amusements will be larger and better this-year because the concessions all made money last I year and they say tiey are coming this year and bring others with them. The areoplane alone will be worth several times the pjice of ad mission and all should see him per form his thrilling Death Dive and other stunts. This same attraction ' was at the Oregon State Fair last year and was the main attraction and they wc uld have had the same man ihis season had the Crook County Fair not beat the- to him. There will be numerous frontier exhibitions b local 'buccaroos and arrangements are now being made to have Buffalo Vernon the famous buccaroo at the Pendleton Round Up here to give an exhibition daily, bulldogging a steer from an auto mobile, rope a steer from an auto mobile and tie him down and do trick and fancy roping. The band this year will be a Portland band of fourteen pieces and about six men from Bend and Prineville will swell the organiza tion making one of the best bands ever h jard in this section. The winners of the Inter City League are coming for three' games of baseball with the Prineville team and these games will be staged at the downtown ball ground, one each morning at 10:30 on the last three days of the Fair and this will give the farmers a chance to see some baseball that will be of a higher cflss than ever witnessed"on Ithe local diamond. It looks very much like the Baby Beavers of Portland will be the winnprs ana ir so tney are coming wth sixteen of the best ball play ers in the city of Portland and with the aid i f 500 rooters Prineville will be able to capture two of these three games thus giving Prineville the State Championship for a semi pro team. ,. If you have not received your premium list yet, don't wait but send a card to the manager at once and receive one byleturn mail. Don't forget the dates, Septem ber 27, 28, 29, 30.