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Crook County Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL XXII PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 NO. 16 RED CROSS PIG SELLS FOR TOTAL OF $640 T. BRING IN CREAM; GET CHECK FOR EVERY CAN WAR SAVINGS STAMP WEEK IS MARCH 19-23 JOHN LINO MISS H0ERLE BY STATE SOLD TEN TIMES AT M. (till Kl FOLKS II ANCK Kill I) A V NIGHT SOLD IN SANDWICHES SATURDAY PrenM-d I'nrk ItrliiK New Krirl Price of 92:1 IVp Pound In Prlnevllle Drcmied pnrk, In (he form of a ftS-pound plK. lirmiKlit a little more thn $23 per pound In Prlnevllle, lint week. f I In majesty made hi firnt appear ance lit the Ited Cross dance Friday til(tht, which wn pronounced to bo th most iuiocHf ul event of the rsium, About three bundri'd were present Including many of the old timer who hud not been to dunce for year. Quadrille and two-nh-pi and other old lime dunce were th or der of the evening. Mm. Nelson and daughter furnished the music, Thn most Important event of the evening wa the auctioning of the Red Cross pig which wn donated by C. Bam Smith. This pin win sold tftt time to the following people: I.ynn Nichols f 80. Frank Fouler 120, G. II. Russell 120, It. L. Jordan $34, A. J. Noble $20, Joe Lister $20, Mrs. X.. Nichols $60. Mr. Kate Warner $16 and the Owl Lodge $70. W. I. Plshman paid $5 for the tall and J. W. 8tanton paid $6 for the right ear. Three doughnut were (old for $.f0. - 1 . ' , The total proceed of the dance were $400. Many out of town guest were present. On Saturday afternoon the same pig wii made Into sandwlche and aold at auction, bringing from $1 to $11 each, ii n (I averaging about $5 each, which added to the totul to the extent of about $.120, making a total Income from the pig of about $M0 and for the drive for funds for the local chapter of the Ked CroHS of about $720. O. II. KiiHHcll waa auctioneer for the anln of aundwlchei, and the funda were turned Into the First National Hank where they were placed to the credit of the Ked Croas. ( HOOK RAISED yi'OTA Trained Men For Shipbuilding Vol unteered Promptly From County When 3204 men were needed for volunteer In the ship building plant at Portland, ten voluntoer were aaked for from Crook county. These men were readily aecured and have passed the military examina tion and are now at work In Port land and. Vancouver mills and plant. Other who wish to volun teer should soe Lake M. Bochtoll. RED CHOKN DANCE M.IIK II 2 McCoril Hull on McKay Will be the Place of Next ltlg Guttierlng Another Red Cross benefit dance will he given at the McCord Hall on McKay on March 2. This dance Is being given by W. B. Smith and Frank Hlndorman and they are being assisted In the enter prise by T. L. McCoy. WIRES'' FOR PRINEVILLE HERDS Seven of the best Shorthorn bulls sold at the North Portland Bale this week went to Prlnevllle buyers. George Dickson bought five of the number and M. S. Mayfleld fcouiht two One Individuals for his herds. The prices paid by Mr. Dickson were: $450, $225, $226, $215 and $225. Mr. Mayfleld paid $375 for one and $230 for the other. John Llnd, former governor of Mln neiota, chairman of th advliory coun cil that will administer the war labor program. MEN 1ST GO TO JAIL, The plan of securing a ride from Portland or Seattle to Prlnevllle at the exponae of Twohy Brother Co., and failing or refusing to work after arrival at the camp, received a se vere set-back Saturday when several of these men were told they could go to work, refund the fare or go to Jail. The matter wa taken up with the sheriff and district , nttorney when some of the men decided that the most they wanted to do was to come to Prlnevllle at the expense of the big contractor, and possibly eat a meal or two with them. The official decided It wa clearly a case of obtaining money under falae representations, and Informed the offenders to that effect, where upon they decided to go to work. Five men rame as far as Red mond, got off the train and wulked up the truck auylng they did not care to come any nearer their pros pective Job. Others of the party came to Prlnevllle, and took meals at the works near the big dam, and started to leave the place, one of them say ing he came for his health and was not able to work. An occasional occurrence of this kind puBsod without comment, but when It became an almost dally oc currence, the contractors decided something would be done about It. AN MA I, MASONIC HANQIET I .urge Crowd Attends Saturday Even ing Event VlNltors Hosts A banquet given by the visiting Masons who regularly attend, lodge in this city to the members of the Prlnevllle lodge Saturday evening was attended by a large number of Masons. Four ministers were In the con gregation, and each of those men was given a pliice on the program for the evening. Rev. Van Nuys acted as toast maBter, Dr. Marvin and Rev. Fortig each responded to toasts as did Dr. Van Waters and Geo. Cochran, who Is a high official In the Masonic or ganization of the state. LITTLE VANITY SHOP MOVES Mrs. O. C. Claypool will move her Beauty Shop tomorrow, Into the E. H. Smith building, one door north of the Crook County Journal office. This Is an excellent location and the rooms are much larger than where she was formerly located. W. F. KING IS GRANDFATHER A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Raeman T. Fleming, of Port land, February 20. Mrs. Fleming was formerly Miss Edith King of this city and is the daughter of W. F. King. The Fighting Trail. C. O. I. CO. PIUMKtT IS TAKEN OVKK IIY HETTLERH RECENTLY ORGANIZED BY VOTE Management of Syntem and Allot ment of Water Will lie In the llaiida of Farmer The Central Oregon Irrigation District wa approved on Tuesday afternoon by the state desert land board at Its meeting In Snlem, and an agreement was reached by the hoard and representatives of the newly created Irrigation district whereby the district will take over the control of the Irrigation system. This will place the management and ownership' of the district with the land owners, and all water dis tribution problems will be arranged by the land owner themselves. This will pave the way for the formation of other districts adjacent to that already formed. The Powell Butte district will perhaps be the next, the organization of which is already under way. The unsold lands and water right for them were reserved by the com pany, and these water rights will be transferred to the land owners un der the Powell Butte district, which ha already been agreed upon. Thl will make water for the lands embraced in the Powell Butte district immediately available, and will materially increase the area of highly productive land immediately adjacent to Prlnevllle. BIG ENGINEERS ARE PLEASED WITH DAM Engineers J. M. Howells, of San Francisco and A. J. Wiley, of Boise, the former employed by the Ochoco District and the latter by Clark, Kendall & Company, have been on the Ochoco Project for the past three dayB on one of their regular trips of Inspection. They are greatly pleased with the progress that is being made, and es pecially with the appearance of the situation at the dam. The cut-off trench for the main dam Is about one-half completed, and this appear to be opening up in first class shape they say. The small dam has reached the point where it can be completed In thirty days, and the giants are being moved today and tomorrow, to a pit that is being opened up directly south of the small dam, where a large supply of fine material for forming the core and crest of the small dam is available. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN E What is said to be the first total eclipse of the sun to be observed from this part of the earth for many centuries will occur about noon on June 8. Total eclipses of the Bun occur only about one time In twenty-five years astronomers tell us, and fre quently then they are to be observed only from points in the southern hemisphere, but this occasion is Btaged apparently for a strip of land through the central and northern part of the United States, and while Seattle will have but a 98 per cent eclipse, Portland about a 99 per cent eclipse and Los Angeles about 74 per cent, it is estimated that Prlnevllle will see about a 100 per cent eclipse, and that the sun will be entirely hid behind the moon for about two minutes slightly before noon on that day. Get your smoked glass ready and take a look. (K IKXIO AND REDMOND CREAM ERIES UNDER NEW SYSTEM TURNER & PEASEC0.0PTIM1STIC See tij( Future In InduHtry In Thin Part of Stale Supply Goes to Seattle E. Brown, representative of Tur ner & Pease Company, of Seattle, Is spending his time between the Ochoco Creamery and the Redmond Creamery, Inaugurating the policies of his concern. He has already started the policy of paying for every can of cream as soon as the test can be made from the samples which is the following day in most instances, and the checks are mailed or returned with the can to the owner, at his option. Just now these creameries are paying 62 cents per pound for butter fat, and the surplus, above the needs for Central Oregon, is being shipped to Seattle for the market there. Mr. Brown says he has investigat ed the creamery situation in this part of the state and thinks the in dustry has a great future here. CAPTAIN HENRY SMITH HERE Captain Henry Smith wa home on a furlough last week-end visiting his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. C. Sam Smith. Captain Smith is tationed at Camp Lewi, American Lake, Washington. PREPARENOWTOSWAT Already an occasional sage rat is to be seeu by the road side, and his number will Increase a thousand fold during the next thirty dayB. The rat is always very ravenous when he first appears in the spring, and is more easily poisoned than at any other time of the year. The Increase for the year does not appear until after the rats have been out of their winter's nest for some time, and that is another reason why they should be given attention early. This year, the demand is much greater than ever before for all kinds of crops, and the damage the rat will do is therefore greater than In former years. The beat formula for mixing a cheap and effective poison tor the rat is printed herewith. We suggest that because of the high price of saccharine, sugar be used in its stead, or some grade of syrup would perhaps do as well or better. This is the formula circulated by R. A. Ward last year, and which was so highly spoken of by everyone. Put It In your scrap book. It is as follows: Mix one tablespoonful of gloss starch in one-half teacup of cold wa ter and stir Into one-half pint of boiling water to make a thin, clear paste. Mix one ounce of powdered strychnine (alkaloid) with one ounce of baking soda (bicarbonate) and stir with the starch to a smooth, creamy mass, free of lumps. Stir in one-fourth pint of heavy corn syurp I end one tablespoonful of glycerine, and finally one scant teaspoonful of saccharine. Four tablespoonfuls of table salt added to the boiling water before making the starch increases the effectiveness of the poison dur ing crop growing season. Apply to 20 quarts of oats and mix thorough' ly to coat each kernel. Each quart of poisoned grain is sufficient tor 40 to 60 baits. This quantity, scattered (one teaspoonful to a place) along squirrel trails, or on clean, hard surfaces near the holes, will not endanger stock. The Daughter of Uncle Sam. . ' mi -ik T J : t . i iii mam t M ( L m m f tTi iiiifiir 1 nlnn ; .ST..,,,. ...i,...A..A,.ic. .. Mis Helen C. Hoerle, who enlisted In the Naval Reserve a a cook, I the first woman enrolled in that branch of the service. iriLiiitti TO BE RAISED SOON J. N. Williamson is chairman of the committee which will raise a fund of $2000 In Crook County for the Armenian sufferers. Mr. Williamson presented the matter at the luncheon on Friday, and It was decided to take the task of raising the fund to the churches. It is Mr. Williamson's plan to use the church machinery, asking all of them to work together In the matter but to avoid putting the burden of raising the fund onto the church. The committee ' selected by Mr. Williamson for the drive is com posed of the following men: D. F. Stewart, W. J. Pancake, C. W. Fos ter, C. F. Smith, Joe Smelzer and C. W. Elkins. The drive will start Monday, March 4 and continue for the week. This is only about fifty cents per capita for the county, and no one should be required to pay more than $25 to the fund to raise the quota for the county. A meeting of the pastors and others who will collect the fund has already been held, and when you are called upon to subscribe to this fund, do It willingly and without de laying the workers by needless questions. It is necessary, it has been en dorsed, and it is your duty. Do your bit. FOR LIBERTY LOAN At the meeting of the county Lib erty Loan committee Tuesday even. ing, it was decided to appoint a committee of five men to take active charge of the Bale of bonds for the third loan in Prineville. Chairman Wallace named the fol lowing members for the Prineville committee: Geo. Walker, O. C Hyde, J. B. Shipp, G. N. Clifton and T. H. Lafollette. These men will attend the meet ing of the county workers in the cir cuit court room on the evening of March 11, at which time final details will be arranged. PROF. TETERS HERE Irrigation Enthusiust Says Ochoco Project One of Best in West Professor Teters, of Oregon Agri cultural College, was in Prineville Friday and spent considerable time looking over the Ochoco Project. He is an authority on irrigation matters, and Bays that the local project is one of the best he has ever seen. P-T MEETING TOMORROW There will be a Parent-Teachers' meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Public School build ing. An interesting program has been prepared. PLAXS MADE TO RAISE $00,000 IX YEAR IX t'OVXTY EVERYONE CAN BUYW.S.STAKPS Patriotic Citizens Asairting In Cam paign to Educate People In Thrift War Savings Stamp week for Ore gon is March 19 to 23. It is not the plan to sell all the quota during that week, or even a majority of the amount for the sale will continue throughout -the year, but the cam paign of education will be at its highest during that week, and the effect is expected to continue for the year. E. N. Strong met with the county committee Thursday evening at Chairman Myers' office, and plana were discussed for managing the campaign. Mr. Strong offered a prize of a $5 stamp to the student who has the largest number of stamps at the end of the school year, bought from the earnings of that individual student. The number of stamp already sold in the county amounts to more than $3000 and the quota for the county this year amounts to $90,000. Workers cards are being Issued to people In every part of the county, and a systematic campaign Is being planneg tomake the drive a decided success. A house to house campaign Is to be made, and every person will be instructed in the necessity of this campaign. Patriotic citizens and business houses are assisting in the matter by keeping some of the most perti nent facta before the people by means of display advertising. FEEDING 850 HEAD OF CATTLE P. L. & L. Co. Foreman Says Snow is 10 Inches Deep on Prairie Earl Hereford, foreman for the Prineville Land & Livestock Com pany at Meadow, was in Prineville the last of the week. Mr. Hereford says that his com pany is feeding 850 head ol cattle at Meadow, and 150 head of horses and mules. 1 Snow on the prairie is now about 16 inches deep he says. SPECIAL FEATURE AT LYRIC "The Life of Our Saviour" Is Title of Seven Reel Picture A. special feature to be presented at the Lyric Theatre one week trom tonight, March 7, is "The Life of Our Saviour" a seven reel picture made by the Pathe Film Company. This is put on for the benefit of the Presbyterian manse fund, and all receipts outside of actual ex penses will go toward this fund. It is a wonderful production in. colors and all the scenes are laid in the Holy Land. The characters in the play are taken from the famous oil paintings of men who lived dur ing the time of Christ. IS BY PREMATURE BLAST Albert Matison, who is employed at Camp Rea on the Ochoco Project, was seriously injured Monday after noon about 2:30, while springing a hole with a short fuse. There was a premature explosion of the powder. Mr. Matison's face was badly shot with sand and pow der and his eyes were seriously In jured. He is being treated at the Home Hospital and the chances for his recovery are very good.