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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL PAGE 4 The City M. R. Biggs wu in Portland on Saturday. Don Peoples was in Portland on Saturday. C. L. Roberta was In Prinevtlle Saturday. M. 8. Mayfleld was a business vis itor on Saturday. J. L. McDanlel and family were In Prlneville Monday. E. L. Crabtree of Redmond was In Prlneville Saturday. Homer Norton was in Prlneville from Post Saturday afternoon. Andrew Morrow, of Grizzly, was s business visitor on Saturday. James Weaver was in the city Saturday from Bear Creek Butte. J. E. Adamson Is at Corvallis, taking a short course in butter making. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shepherd of Roberts on Thursday. Mrs. Albee returned today from Portland where she has been visit ing friends. Herbert Hamilton of Redmond Is In charge of the Ochoco creamery bere this week. Thomas Long and Mrs. Long were In Prlneville Monday from Powell Butte. Geo. Dixon and E. T. Slayton returned from a business trip to Portland Friday. James Keenan, of Jefferson Coun ty, was In Prlneville the last of the week on business. MIbs Amelia Steeves, of The Dal les, was in our city Monday relative to the organization of a class in dancing. Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoelscher re turned from Chicago the first of the -week where they have been visiting relatives and friends. The Christian Church is being renovated and placed In readiness for the new paster who will be here about February 15. A new Burrouchs electric post ing machine has been Installed at the First National Bank to care for the Increasing business of' (hat In stitution, j S.'N, Morris and Iva Bowlsby, both of Supine, were mari&ed In The Dalles last Thursday aild pass ed through this city on Saturday on their way home. Wm. Draper Is on the streets again after having been confined to his home for some time by an at tack of rheumatism. Mrs. Draper has been quite sick with lagrippe also. WW WWWe' When you spend a dollar in this town IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU When you send a dollar out of town it RE MOVES IT FROM CIRCULATION HERE. Patronize the Home Merchant It li plainly TO YOUR INTEREST. 1 TRADE AT HOME Miss Steeves Instructor of Ball Room and Aesthetic Dancing For information phon BUelt 581 J. E. Campbell of Roberts was in the city Tuesday. J. D. Taylor of Bear Creek was in Prlneville yesterday. Wm. Holllway of Post was in the city yesterday. Mrs. Dorrell of Post was In Prinevllle the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kizer were In Prinevllle from Roberts Tuesday. C. H. Farrell, J. E. Jackson and Clifford McKenzle of Paulina were in Prinevllle Tuesday on business. Walter Knox was attending court from Post Monday. John Hays of Silver Lake was a business visitor the first of the week. J. W. Ross of Brownsville was in the city on Monday. R. A. Bowman was In Bend yes terday on business. C. G. Hudson and C. E. Somers of Bend were In Prineville Tuesday. E. C. McDonald, of Roberts, was in Prinevllle Monday. C. R. Wcely, of Paulina, was a business visitor the first of the week. Robert Demaris was In the city from Post early In the week. D. Koopman was a business vis itor from Post today. Will Wurzweller was In Prine ville Tuesday from Portland. J. P. Pickett of Barnes is In the city today on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hedlund are In Prinevllle this afternoon. Mrs. Miller of Portland is visiting at the home of G. W. Russell. Will Post went to The Dalles the first of the week to file on a home stead. E. W. Kimball, of Portland, was In the city today on his way to Meadow. Homer Ross and family returned from eastern points today where they spent the holidays. A meeting of the stockholders of the fair board will be held at the Club Hall next Monday at 2 p. m. Mrs. S. J. Newsom left yesterday for Athena, Oregon, where she will visit her son Dr. Gall S. New som. MrB. G. W. Russell returned from Portland yesterday where she has been In the hospital since Sep tember. She is much inmproved in health. Misses Amelia Steeves, Dolly Hodges and Mrs. Wlrtz spent the week-end at Bend where they at tended the dance at the Emblem Club given In honor of Sofie Ham mer, the Norwegian singer. A special service has been ar ranged at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening, January 14, for the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges, with a sermon by Rev. W. L. VanNuys. The public is cor dially invited. The ladles of the altar society of the Catholic church will give a sil ver tea at the home of Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy on Wednesday, January 17, from 2 until 5. Everyone 1b wel come. There will be a program throughout the afternoon. At the Methodist Church next Sunday, 10 a. m. to 11, a very in teresting Sunday Bchool. 11 a. m., preaching; subject, "Jesus Christ and the Human Body." Evening 6:30, Epworth League service, leader, Iva Harris. 7:30, preach ing, "The Christ Within." Every body invited. E. T. Held, pastor, At the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be adminis tered at the close of morning wor ship. All Christians are welcomed to the communion, and all persons whether members of a church or not, are cordially invited to Join in the services that accompany the Communion W. L. VanNuys, pas tor. Henry B. Barnes Jr., a little lad of six years, played Santa Claus to the children of MUlican Valley by sending them a bundle of toys tor Christmas, from his home in New York. Mr. Barnes Sr., is a friend of Ada B. Milllcan who visited at the Barnes home recently. He is also a brother of Thos. S. Barnes of this city. On Monday evening last, Asa W. Battles celebrated his twenty-ninth birthday, with a number of his friends at the home of Mrs. Lida Bechtell. The guests were served to a bountiful turkey dinner. The ta ble was beautifully decorated with pink and white carnations. At the i close of the regular dinner hour, i the lights were turned out, a huge Icake bearing 29 lighted candles placed before the host. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lake Bechtell Mr. and Mrs. Warren Crooks. Miss Kstes, Norris Bixby and Miss Wilde. Gomp Within the last sixty days the price of practically all merchandise has ad vanced enormously and yet when you get down to a basis of comparison you will find our price now as low as the prices named 60 days ago by our mail order house competitors, freight added of course. If you doubt this state ment compare prices on these staple lines Lard in 5 pound pails $1.05 Lard in 10-pound pails.. 2.10 Sugar, 100-lb eks , pure cane. 7.80 Sugar, half sacks, pure cane 4.00 Crescent Baking Powder, 1 lb 25 Crefcent Bak. Pow., 51b can 1 00 Price not guaranteed Fancy Hood River and Mosier Special pack Spitzenburg per box... Special pack Newtowm per box.. .... Choice Wagneri per box J. E. STEWART & CO. John E. Ryan was a business vis itor today from Bend. Wm. McMeekln of Grizzly was in the city Tuesday afterriOon. P. Chitwood and son of Willow Creek were business visitors Tues day. ' Will Ledford was in Prlneville Tuesday evening. L. S. Logan was in the city from Portland the first of the week. S. W. Compton of Grizzly was In Prineville yesterday on business. Mrs. R. Booten of Post was In Prineville yesterday afternoon. Alonzo Negus of Lamonta was a business visitor in Prineville yester day. Walter Vandervert was In Prine ville on business Monday from the Thomas W. Lawson ranch. Mrs. I. L. Ketchum left Monday for Bend where she will visit rela tives. C. V. Guss of the Central Oregon Bank of Bend was in the city yes terday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard re turned from a trip to Portland the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Van Dusen of Mountain Home, Idaho, were in Prinevllle yesterday. R. W. Sawyer, editor of one of Bond's (weakly) newspapers, was in Prinevillo Monday. Mrs. A. C. Smith, of Portland, formerly Miss Hilda Sundquist, is visiting her parents here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walker left Monday for California where they will stay until spring. Superintendent J. E. Myers has returned from Salem where he has been assisting in the grading of examination papers. Fred G. smith, traveling freight agent for the Great Northern, and J. T. Hardy of the Oregon Trunk were in Prineville Tuesday on business. LEADSJNJNTEREST Lansing, Lawson and Tumulty Appear Before House Rules Committee. Washington Congreaaioaal interest centers chiefly this week in th hear ing by the house rules committee ea the Wood resolution for an investlga Uon into the alleged "leak" to tke stock market of advance information on President Wtlsoa's peace aeta. Secretary Lansing, whose depart ment has been draws indirectly lato the Investigation by suggestions It might hav been the source's? a "leak" regarding dispatch of the note, and Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the president, whose name was mentioned by Representative Wood, instigator of the inquiry, notified the rales commit tee they wished to appear aad make statement! on the subject. On the broad shoulders of Thomas W. Lawson will fall the full wrath of the committee. He made the state ment that gave Wood's resolution Its privileged status in the house that "the capital had been wallowing in Wall street leak graft for 40 yean." Tumulty Categorically Denies. Racked with an indorsement by President Wilson. Secretary Tumulty made the following statement to the house rules committee: "I appear before this committee to 25 lb box dried peaches... $2.70 25-lb box Italian prunes 2.60 25-lb box black figs 2.85 25 lb box 3-crown raisins 2.65 Fancy soft shell walnuts, 5 lbs.. 1.15 for any stated period. We will not, however, advance our prices until compelled Apples Wadco Flavoring Ext'cts. 2 ounce vanilla or lemon ... .20 4 ounce vanilla or lemon 35 8 ounce vanilla or lemon 65 16 ounce vanilla or lemon . . 1,25 $1.90 1.90 1.50 resent the unjust intimation that I gave Information to Mr. B. M. Baruch, in regard to the so-called peace note seat to the European belligerents last mouth by the secretary of state. This Intimation was contained in a state ment made to this committee by Rep resentatlve Wood, of Indiana, "I wish to deny generally and spe cifically that I gave advance informa tion to Mr. Baruch or to anybody else in regard tc the peace note. I did not Knew of the existence of this note or that this government contemplated the dispatch of such a note until after printed copies of the note had been given to representatives of the press by the state department. I was not consulted in the preparation of the note by the president or by anybody else. The conferences and communi cations relating to the drafting of the note and its dispatch were confiden tial between the president and the sec retary of state. I knew nothing of them whatever nor did any other per soli employed In the executive office." ,0stic Railway Bill to Be Pushed. "'Activity In the tangled controversy between the railroads and their em ployes was resumed Monday in two different parts of the capitol, where, six months ago, the Adamson bill, de signed to blaze the way to peace, was enacted Into law. While attorneys In the supreme court were making their opening ar guments on the constitutionality of the Adamson act. Representative Adamson, father of the law, began a fight in the house for prompt passage of his new blanket railway bill, in tended to cover every phase of the situation. The new Adamson bill introduced would provide an eight-hour day, make strikes illegal and permit the taking over of railway lines by the military on the orders of the president when public service demands such action. Senate Backs Up Peace Menage. Shorn of any Idea of indorsing either war or a break with Germany or approving entangling alliance or interference in European affairs, the Hitchcock resolution, approving Presi dent Wilson's note to belligerents, passed the senate, 48 to 17. The vote came at the close of an afternoon of dramatic speeches In which Senator Lewis, majority whip, had declared the war could not go on without involving America; that America would accept no mors apolo gies for mistakes and injuries (im posed Inferential by Germany). Efforts to substitute a minority res olution for Senator Hltchoock's failed. But at last, with the Hitchcock resolu tion toned down, tke senate rushed through its work and many republi cans joined the democrats In attest ing the measure,' as amended by Sen ator Jones (Washington), republican. The Jeaes amendment reads: "Resolved, that the senate approves and strongly Indorses the request Vy the president la the diplomatic not; of Deo her It, ts the nations sow sn gaged in war, that the nations state the tssaas ssra which peace might le discussed." Mrs. Axtell sn Federal Commission. Washington. President Wilson has nominated the following members of the Working Men's Compensation Commission to administer the federal employes' liability law, at salaries of 14000 a year: Too Late to Classify ESTRAYED A sorrel mare and colt. Mare weighs about 1400, branded Von the neck. Estrayed from Powell Butte. Notify Van M. Morse at Redmond or Clark Morse at Powell Butte. 9tfc aire races 9- lb sacks corn meal 91b sacks oats .. 101b sacks Germ Grits 10- tb sacks Graham i... 101b sacks Pancake,' Flour, .45 .55 .60 .50 .65 1 pound 3 pound 5 pound PRINEVILLE, OREGON NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Dr. Straub, dean of the Universi ty of Oregon, spoke before the joint assemblage of the public and high school on Wednesday of last week, on the subject of "The Great Amer ican Question" what does it cost? He was an unusually interesting speaker, keeping his audience in fits of laughter, sandwiching the truth get a college education give your talents a chance to grow and make this life worth the living. The senior class of the high school is negotiating plans with the management of the Lyric Theater relative to putting on a one-act com edy soon for the purpose of lifting their responsibility in the matter of suits for the famous eleven. Last week Mr. Evans received a letter from Mr. Murphy, who had charge of Palmer writing at the state teachers association ifn Port land, asking if he might keep the specimens of penmanship furnished him by Mr. Evans for exhibition and use, saying "they are excellent indeed." On Friday night, January 26, the Crook County High School plans to meet Culver at Prlneville, and Madras at Madras in debat, the af firmative team in each case remain ing at home. Adrian Yancey and Luther Barney will speak here, Rader Prewett and Robert Hillyer at Madras. ' The assembly period Monday feorning was one of peculiar inter est owing to the splendid and unique address given by Clarence Dishman on Homer Davenport, the cartoonist. This lad (Davenport) was a country lad but due to his natural ability as a cartoonist be came one of the men in American life most feared by political ma chines and bosses. Boys wining their letter "C" In athletics this year are, Harold Prose, Claud Brennan, Derrill Mills, Eugene Miller, Raymond Goodmill- j er, Roy ! Sylvain Clark, Luther Barney and Michel. Those winning bars are, Vernon Lister, Luther Claypool, Luckey Bonney and Ad rian Yancey. There was a unanimity of opinion tavoramy expressed Monday morn ing on the subject of inviting the seventh and eighth grades of the public school to attend the assem bly exercises at the high school as often as may be considered advis able. The Cadet Band of the high school, composed of 17 members played before the board of direc tors last Friday afternoon and won which means that they met the g ou UREAD WINTER? If every man, woman and child in this vicinity would only take one spoonful of Vs scto mm after meals for one month, it would put vigor in their blood to withstand the rigors of winter weather and help prevent colds, gnppe and winter sickness. SCOTT'S is a fortifying medicinal-food of particu lar benefit in changing seasons, and every drop yields direct returns in richer blood, stronger lungs, and greater resistive power. No alcohol in SCOTT'S. Scatt Bn. BliBifiilS. N. X 25 pounds pink beans $2.60 J25 pounds Bavo beans. .... 2.60 125 ponndp Bed Mexican beans.... 2. GO 125 pounds small white 3.10 25 pounds Lima beans .....2.60 to do o by rising cost Hills Blue Can Coffee cans.. . cans ... cans ... . $ .40 1.10 . 1.75 board's approval. The board's approval also extend ed to other phases of the school work. They spent some time visit ing us and we invite them back again. The last boy In school has order ed his cadet suit, this means that every boy in school belongs to the famous company of Crook County High. (CHARTER NO. 3851; Report of the Condition Of Tot Pint Nitioail Bank tt Prinevule, ia tke State ef Oregon, it tke Close ef BmiaeM. December 27, 1916. RESURCES. Loans and discounts $315,236.86 Overdrafts unsecured 2,382.31 U. S. Bonds deposited to se cure circulation, par value.. 12,500.00 Securieties other than U. 8. bonds, not including stocks, owned unp edged 23.608.46 Stock of federal reserve bank 3,000.00 Value of banking bouse, un encumbered 8,122.23 Furniture and fixtures . 3,347.00 Real estate owned other than banking house 1,700.00 Net amount due from ap proved reserve agents 150,191.31 Net amount due from banks and bankers 21,099 89- Other checks on banks in Bame city as reporting bank 75.00 Outside checks and other cash items . 4.940.00 Fractional currency, nickels and cents 82. 4S Notes of other national banks 2,345.00 Lawful reserve in vault and with federal reserve bank 55,801 12 Redemption fund with U. 6. treasurer and due from U. S. treasurer 625 00 Total .. 1605,051.61 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in f 50,000 00 Surplus lund 50,0U0.00 Undivided profits, less cur- rent expenses, interest and taxes paid 79,755.05 Circulating notes outstanding 4,500.00 Individual deposits subject to check 384.141.9fr Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 36,333.00 Certified checks 321.57 Total $605,051.61 State of Oregon, county of Crook, ss. I, H. Baldwin, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. H. BALDWIN, Cashiar. Correct attest: Carey W.Foster, Will Wurzweiler, T. H. Lafollette, Directors. Subscribed and Bworn to before me this 9th day of Jan., 1917. M. E. BRINK, Notary public for Oregon. My commission expires Mav 15. 1920. CALL FOR WARRANTS All registered general fund war rants up to and including register uuuiuer o to win De paia upon pre- senting to this office. Interest on t. same stops on this date. " - n. u. juruitu, i;ouniy ; Treasurer; i-iuieviuo, vregun, . 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