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FEBRUARY 15, 1917 PAGE 8 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL JACK RABBITS SAVE COUNTY SCAIP FOND JSI.I1' 1KWX BVKROWS WHF.Y SHOT XEAK SITI.KK HOWARD ITEMS (Special Dispatch to The Journal) CHICKENS NET OWNER $1 EACH JUhiil lKjt Appear Xear TuhihIih Melea al Suplee Hnrr lur cliasod for (ireat llrllain SUPLEE ITEMS (Special Dispatch to The Journal) J. L. Smith returned on Tuesday Jrom Portland where Mrs. Smith lias been under the doctor's care for the last two months. Art Martin was in Suplee buying torses for the British government last week. K. D. Huston was a visitor in Suplee, Feb. 6th. He was looking lor yearling steers. There is one case of measles In this neighborhood, Mrs. Ruth Sene cal. She is getting along fine. Plenty of snow yet and hay. The stock is doing well. The Smith brothers from Grizzly were in these parts a few days ago looking for horsea. Last Saturday night the young folks gave Melvin Weburg a sur prise party. The jack rabbits in this locality are getting wise. They hunt the badger holes and when shot, slip in to them, thus beating the hunter cut of the nickel. Homer Bradshaw brought about twelve young horses over from the north side of the mountain last week and took them on to Prlno ville where he expected to sell them. Sam Ritter, of Redmond, passed by last Sunday on hla way to Sum mit Prairie. Ho went as far as Ochooo ranger station. In a car and went on horseback from there. Muddy roads may be expected soon unless the weather turns cold er, for the snow Is going fast on the upper Ochoeo. Miss Nettie Scott returned to Prineville Sunday. Faruuar McKay left Sunday for Priueville. LOWER RYE GRASS (By Our Regular Correspondent) TUMALO NEWS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Mrs. James Elkins is reported very ill and will be taken to the hospital in a few days. John Calverly went to Eugene nd other valley points on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Melton went to Portland Feb. 5th, for a visit. Henry Powers is in charge of the farm. The Knickerbocker family is in Send this week. Griffons, of Tumalo, and County Judge Barnes, were entertained at .the Gillet home Sunday. A rabid dog was killed at the Martin farm last week, the source of which is unknown. Mr. Trent lost another cow from the same dis ease so it looks as if this commun ity will also be a victim of the plague, for the coyotes are in abundance and if rabies get a start it will certainly be a menace to the community. H. A. Gillet and family motored to Redmond Monday, Mrs. L. K. Sitton is regaining the use of her right arm. Due to a slight stroke of paralysis, that arm has been useless for three weeks. Mr. Myers and' Miss Cowgill, of O. A. C, were here last week to help organize an Industrial Club. The youngsters are very enthusias tic, and their parents are entering into the spirit. Little Violet Elliott celebrated her thirteenth birthday last Thurs day. She entertained the family and a few friends. On Lincoln's birthday, the girls of the school entertained the boys and a few small children of the neighborhood at a twelve o'clock dinner In the school room; Lincoln stories, songs and poems made the time fly. Room and table decora tions were American flags and Lin coln pictures. The Elliott young people and a few friends enjoyed a small, in formal dance at the J. M. Elliott home last Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. Williams has just shipped sixty dressed chickens to Portland. They netted her ove $1.00 each. Miss Ruth Slayton spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Ed Slay ton, of Ochoco. BARNES ITEMS (By Our Regular Correspondent) FIFE ITEMS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Edward Street, who has been ill witb rheumatism, is slowly im proving. Mrs. T. H. Foster and Mrs. Mc Eachern were callers at Buck Creek one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Street of Silver Creek are visiting at the home of Joe Street. Stanley Balfour has been riding Jor horses. He reports that the jange horses are not doing very veil in this neighborhood. Martin Ness has returned to Bend, after a few weeks' stay on the. homestead. Bert Demeris and family are home from Prineville where he has been for some time visiting his father who is sick at that place. Fisher C. Logan has moved his cattle to Hampton Buttes to feed. Mrs. B. F . Shepherd and J. Han dy were passengers on the stage Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cox, Arthur Bennett, Harry Barnes, and A. E. Bates went to Mr. Sherman's last week to attend to some land busi ness. The stage has been running a sleigh almost all winter but now has a wagon. Mrs. Ira Cox, who is trapping jack rabbits, caught a large coyote in a rabbit trap last week. R. I. Engstrom brought 90 head of cattle to Ira Cox's to feed the rest of the winter. Engstrom and Hackelman have 20 tons of hay at that place. HAT ROCK NEWS (By Our Regular Correspondent) POST ITEMS (Special Dispatch to The Journal) A pleasant fan-well party was given In honor of Jim Klannery '. the home of A. Carson on Feb. 2nd. Cards and dancing were the amuse ments. We are glad to report that our school Is picking up. New pupils enrolled are Weudall, Violet and Charlotte llawley. E. W. Nelson and Kd Tweedt are bark on the well drill at dingle ton's ill Paulina Valley. The electricians are at work on George Kelley's house this week. ' Beth Thomas Is visiting at the home of Mrs. Walter Morris. Miss Eva Vumlcrhurg Is visiting at the home of Mrs. 11. II. llawley. Miss Vanderburg la from Forest Grove. She will take a homestead and live here the required length of time. Little Bonnie Hagebuck has been quite sick the past week and unable to attend school. Roy Price and Roy Morris have been riding for horses the past week. Walt Morris la feeding a bunch of cattle for Orvllle Everet. Marie Ontko, Ed Meyer and Nel lie Nelson were school visitors last week. ALFALFA ITEMS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Another step in the march of progress In this community was taken Feb. 5 when .the Commercial Club of Redmond sent a committee to eoufer with the farmers here re garding their cooperation and as sistance In the construction of a telephone line from Alfalfa to Red mond. As a result of this confer ence, the farmers met at Albert ShulU's home and organized a tele phone company known as the Alfalfa-Redmond Telephone Associa tion with the following officers: H. C. Hardy, president; Mr. Burright, vice president; Mrs. Leslie Clarke, secretary-treasurer; Herb Clarke, Albert Shultz and Lcsll Clarke, di rectors. Another telephone line has been under way for some time to con nect with Bend. Howard Smead, of Bend, Is call ing on old friends In Alfalfa. R. A. Fisher was called to his mother's bedside at Salem the first of the week. H. C. Hardy and family made several trips to Bend tn their car. Mrs. Hardy Is bavins dental work done. M. S. Mayfleld bought fifty tons of bay from Curt MuITer at $8.00 per ton. Another 1000 head of sheep ar rived at the Holloway ranch, be longing to J. N. Williamson. Paul Mertscbing and his three sons of near Prineville, autoed to Bend Monday. J. M. Roberts spent several days in Redmond. Mrs. Mary Benn sold 10 tons of hay recently. Several teams are engaged In hauling baled hay from the John ston Ranch to Bend. HELD ITEMS (By Our Regular Correspondent) The little Classified Ada work while jod sleep. Try one. Mr. Larsen was In Prineville Friday. Leone Kyle has returned to her home in Prineville. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mofflt were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Sunday. Mrs. Becker was a visitor at the school last Tuesday. Mr. Grant was a business visitor in Prineville Thursday. A number of the people of this community attended a dance at Bill Johnson's and report a fine time. Jacob Becker was in Prineville Wednesday. Growers Offer Seed of Varieties Recommended by the Harney Branch Exprnt Station for Central Oregon Early Bart Spring Wheat-F. Denstedt, Burns; Chas. Davis, Harney; Experiment Station, Burns. Pacific Bluettem, also called PaIoue or Select Bluestem August Haar- strich, Harriraan; Experiment Station, Burns. Sixty Day Oati R. J. Williams, Riley; Experiment Station, Burns. White Smyrna Barley Experiment Station, Burns. Field Peas-Experiment Station, Burns, For prices, quality etc., write the grower. t? - - "!H!S H!HSi It has been thawing here for the past week, which has diminished the snow to a great extent. Floyd Houston has been hauling posts, for the past two weeks, to fence his ranch at Pringle Flat.. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sct telmeyer, a baby boy. The Misses Faith Ramsay and Clista Houston spent last Saturday night with the former's mother. Albert Birusong went to Prine ville one day last week. Jack rabbits are being' trapped very successfully now In this vicinity. PRINEVILLE'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE LOWER BRIDGE NEWS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Phone 1702 Livery, Feed and Sale Stable EAST SIDE BARN Phone 1702 Special attention paid to all kinds of draying Hay and Grain Sold to all Stockmen DRAYAGE IN CONNECTION C. H. Baggott Proprietor Redmond, Ore. Step in and look over a clean and up-to-date stock of merchandise where prices have not been advanced out of 1 all reason. Our motto To Sell More Goods at Less Profit than to Sell Less Goods at Larger Profits New Spring Goods Here Prettier than ever and colors as fadeless as ever before and in large, varied assortments NEW WHITE GOODS Poplins Flaxon Pique Batiste Crepe Ripplette Voile Lace Stripe NEW SPRING GINGHAMS Colors bright as ever; Yery pretty assortment, per yd. 12k to 15c 779V ' ? Brassier Waist 65c each Standard for February and March Call or send for Fashion Plate free. ) Patterns Grocery' Bulletin Before sending away for groceries figure with us. Others do and find out that they get better goods at better prices. Just try it. All that's required is a little figuring Cut the high cost of living and eat rice. No. 1 Japan 4 pounds 25c, or $6.00 per Hundred Dried Fruits of all Kinds. Our prices are right. Get our pnees. Canned goods of all kinds and quantity ! HMBMHMaWHHniliHH PRINEVILLE. OREGON Saturday evening at the Grange, the third and fourth degrees were given to Mrs. Dave Fryrear, Der wood Hunt, Marion Hosking and Eddie Mitchell, which makes 'them full members. Some time ago the Chapman boys dehorned all of their stock cattle. On Saturday evening. Feb. 17th, the Grange will hold an open meet ing. Mr. Blanchard, the agricultur ist, and two others aro to be pres ent. Everybody is cordially Invited. A Parent-Teachers' meeting was held Thursday' afternoon at the school house. The P. T. ladles met Friday after noon with Mrs. A. J. Fuller. Those Interested in the Raral Credit organization were called to order Friday evening by President Sydney West. Plans were discussed for perfecting the organization. Sec retary L. A. Hunt reported on the apprisals and amount of loans that the different members could ex pect on their places. The meeting adjourned to reconvene at the call of the president. Friday, while hitSchlns up a par tially broken horse, R. S. Towne bad the misfortune to have the team get away. One trace was fastened when the borse made a lunge, then th other borse started, they got away and ran about two miles when they were caught by Russel Chapman. A broken tine, a shattered felly and a breathless Mr. Towne was the extent of tie dam age done. Miss Marlon Hosklns aatoed to, Redmond Friday. Fern and Darwin Walters returned with her. Gus Stadig Is doing some clear ing and getting out wood. Mrs. Carl House drove to Red mond Saturday to get some chick ens which had been shipped to her by her mother from near Portland. HOWARD NEWS (By Our Regular Correspondent) Jake Koch and family spent Sun dav at the home of Herman Dill Arthur Champion, superintendent of the Mayflower mining claims, made a business trip to Prineville Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blevlns made a trip to McKax Thursday to see Mr. Demarls who Is. Ln very poor health. Nettie Scott came op from the city Friday." R. E. and' Xe Jones were In Prineville Saturday. Mr. Swank Frank Bailey and Roy Swank M the Howard mines, passed by o their way tu Prine ville Thursday. ' They report snow 18 inches deep at the mines. Peter Majors took a load of wheat to Prineville Saturday. Roy Ritter went to Meadows on Monday. " Perry Long, Mr. and Mrs. Adlr son spent Sunday at the home of James Scott. Jas. Wright left Sunday for Sum mit Prairie to start the Muddy Com pany beef cattle to the Portland market. Raymond Calavan was down to the Roberts ranch one day last week looking after his beet cattle which he Is feeding there this win ter, i This vicinity was visited again by a rabid coyote Tuesday night, at the Freund home. It fought the dogil three times, but the coyote escaped, so is still somewhere in the community. ROBERTS ITEMS (Special Dispatch to The Journal) The Fwioral Farm Loan Associa tion met Saturday afternoon and the following officers wvte elocted: J. E. Roberts, president; John Mill torni,. Tie president; Earnest T. Luthy, secretary-treasurer; C. S, Ferguson, B. M. Bailey, Austin. Klzer, loan committee; J. E. Rob erts, John Mllllorn, Austin Klzer Clarence Ferguson and 8. M. Bailey, directors. R. A. Blunchard, county agriculturist, was chairman of the meeting. Miss Beatrice Porterus gave a, Valontine dinner party Saturday evening at the home of Hans Jacob- son. Everyone reports a good time, Harry Hoffman, from Heppner, has been looking over land the last few days. He liked the country fine and says he Is coming baok to stay next time. wW Mtb. Chas. Palmer roturned the first of the week from Prineville where she has been spending a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George Mllllorn and family of SweeU Home, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Roberts.