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"0 Crook County Journ COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. .Wll riCINEVILLE, HOOK COUNTY, OREGON', MAY 2.J, HUH NO. 2S THE PRINEVILLE TRAIN IS MG CENTRAL ORE. TRACK BV SHALL MAJORITY UNDER ITS OWN MOTIVE POWER MEET GREAT SUCCESS1 . f v-v :(r : ; ,j . ... J,; A v 1 ' f. liOVKKN'Olt JAMKH WITH YCOM UK ARE EASY WINNERS KKVvroH-H lead may reach ;iii,ooo votes OICOTT IEADS SIMPSON TOO Ohm liny Mini Third Muritln of Witloroinlx Miij lie lio.ono Vote Governor Jami'i Wlthycomba wat Reinitiated to miceccd himself lit tho primaries on Friday by a lend that may retch 20,000 volet, over his nearest opponent, Hon W. Olcott. J. L. Slmpnon, the Coot Buy lumber man, wax third In tho contest, being IlKhtly below tho tocretury of ttato In tho rnunt. Senator McNary wai bIno tucccss ful over tho Eastern Oregon candi date, R. N. Stanflehl, which wti ono of thi' blK surprises of the campulgn. Hit plurutlty will pcrhnpt reach 30. 0 when thn ofllrlul count It niado f thn ret limn. F. J. Miller win chosen public tervlco commissioner, C. II. Grnm for lubor commissioner, Hulph Wll llamt for national committeeman, George M, llrown for attorney gnu oral, and J. A. Churchill for ttato tupcrliitcndcnt of public Instruction. K. J. Slnnott was nominated for rcp resontatlvn. Thn dcniocratt nominated Oswald Weal for senator, Waller M. Pierce for governor. (and W. If. Hornlbrook tor national committeeman. Thn republican nomination for ttate treasurer and supreme judge It In doubt. w. . i. MALE Vl'AllTKTTK AT HAPTIST CHI IU II Tho Knights of Pythlut male quartette ,of Redmond, will ting at the DaptlBt church Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Laslntte will speak on "The Tbllosnphy of Life's Choice." Morning torvlcea at 11M Theme: "In tho Beginning God" or "God the Greatest Study in the World." Bible school at 10. Young People's rally at 7, tubjoct: "Doing God's Will." Loader, Mn. McCtum. Mon day evening Bible atudy, Interna tional Sunday school lesBon. Wed ansduy evening, aong and medita tion. You are cordially Invited. w. t. a. - 1S.000 GALLONS OK GASOLINK Ttexl In I'rlnevlllo Kvery Month by Motorlats mid Truck Drivers The gasoline business In the Prlnovllle district has developed to the point where more than 15,000 gallons are used every month by auto drivers and others. This Is in addition to the amount that Is pur ehased at railroad points by drivers who live In Prlnevllle, ' m w. t. B. MAIL ItOUTE TO STAND Line To Klfo Will Conllmio From Prlncvillo As Vstiul Tho mail lino from Prlnevllle to Fife Is to bo continued as ot present Instead of bolng discontinued at Roborts as was discussed some time ago. Some Interests were attempting to got the country beyond that point suppliod from Bund, but word was rocolvod from Washington on Tues day to the effect that no change will be mado. AMI" CHEEK Ml) HKE VOT1 KOLIDLV AOAIYST IMMS CARRIED BY FIHY EIGHT VOTES East I'rliirvllln it to I mill Went I'llncUlle 2 to I In 1 uvor Of tin; H.hhIh Tint Houit Bond Imhiiu whlrh wui voted on at tbo r nt prliniiry elec tion curried by a majority of 08 ; vulcH. Two precincts, Camp Creek ! and l'lf o voted aolldly against It. Following la tint vote by precincts: j ! K.iMt rrlnevllle, yea 94, no 2S; Worn I'lilievllle, yea til, no 42; MoiilKolU- 'try, , yet 2, no II; McKay, yea 10, ! no 20; ItobertH, yea 10, no ; Klli h I lug, yet F), no 6; Johnaon Creek, yea 1 in 'I?' Mill ,L i,. I 1. ! Howard, yea 2, no 11; Summit, yea j 1, no 3; Hear Creek, yea 6, no 10; Cutnp Creek, yea 0, no 21; White. ! Ilutte, yea 7, no 13; Heaver, yea 27, Ho 11; Maury, yea 14, no 7; New ' amn, yea ZH. no 11; Uruuan, yea 2, lio 11; i'owcl! Ilutte, yea 25, no 2f; : Fife, yet 0, no IK; Hat Koek, yea 6, no 1. RECEIVE NOMINATION In the Doachutet County primar ies, J. H. Mailer received the nomin ation for County Clerk and 8. E. Huberts for Sheriff. Doth men are present Incumbents and were ap pointed when Deschutes county was created. There seems to be tome question at to who hat been nominated for comnilsaionor because of the way In which the four names were placed j on the ballot. Although only two commissioner! were to be nominated the ballot arrangement made It ap pear that the voter should vote for three names. Although H. J. Over turf and E. E. Varco received the greatest number of votes, the ques tion hat not been tettled and a re count may be demanded. Twonty-nlne students, the class of '18 of Crook County High, held Im pressive commencement exerciset at the Commercial Club Hall, Friday evening. The ttage was beautifully deco rated with Black Eyed Susans, the class flower, and wild flowers. A very Interesting program was given by the students at the close of which Prof. H. C. Baughman pre sented the diplomas. A large crowd wag present, many not being able to gut inside the doors. Most of the students will continue their education at universities next year. -w. s. s.- COl'RT WANTS 81GGEST10NS IiC.sk Than Half the Voters Expressed Views on Itond Ihhuo Suggestions will be considered by the county court on the road bond matter that will be discussed at the meeting ot that body on June 5. Because of the fact that less than one-halt ot the people In the county voted on the matter, and of those about 40 per cent were against the measure, the court will welcome any suggestions it they are made at the dute of the mooting above men tioned. w. s. 8. DR. M. C. SI LT CALLED Dr. M. C. Suit has been notified by the draft board in Portland that he is the seventh substitute In the next Multnomah County draft, May 29 to June 2. Dr. Suit will remain in Prlnevllle until he Is notified that he will be needed. THE TRAIN Will CONSIST OF TWEIVE OUTFIT CARS, ENGINE, DINED AND SLEEPER The drat train to leave Portland for Prlnevlllo will start In a few dayt, and will conaiat of twelve out fit cart, an engine, diner, sleeper and a tank car. It will be under the lupervlalon of the foreman who la to have chargo of the Construction opera tions of tho Prlnevilli) railroad, P. !. Cogerty, and will run over the O.-W. H. & N. track under arrange ment that has JiiHt been made for that service. Tho actual laying of steel will be delayed about a week because of the PRINEVILLE GETS FREE MAIL DELIVERY Two Wanted at One Apply at the PiiHtiilllce ;irtH Are Sut 1 tarred On June 16, Prlnevllle will wit ness the inauguration of its free mall delivery service. Thlt advice wat received by Post master J, W. Boone on Tuesday, and as a result, applications will be received for the carrier positions at the local postofllce between now and the above date. The positions will pay $55 per month each, and either male or fe male carriers will be used. The qualifications are not strict, and no civil service regulation! are to be met at this time, the loral postmaster being held responsible for the conduct of the carriers while on duty. Within a few montht ( however, the service will perhaps be ad vanced fro mthe village delivery to the regular city delivery class, with Increase In pay for carriers, and other like benefits. Mall receptacles must be erected and other regulations Including street signs, before the delivery starts. These matters are under consid eration by the city council, and ac tion will be taken promptly on them. MEMORIAL DAV WILL BE FITTINGLY OBSERVED IN PRINEVILLE THIS YEAR AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ARRANGED AND EVERY CITIZEN IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT Memorial Day will be fittingly ob terved In Prlnevllle. All stores will close and every citizen In the city Is expected to take part In the exer cises. This day will mean more to the people of the United States than ever before because of the condi tions existing In Europe and because of the great number of our beloved soldiers and tailors who have al ready given their lives for their country. Show your true patriotism by being present at the exercises next Thursday and assist in making the day as impressive aa It should be. Our thoughts, our hopes, our prayers are all With our brave and stalwart boys who are defending our glorious country against the most fiendish enemy the world has ever Under auspices of United Spanish War Veterans, Knights of Pyth- las and other organizations of Prlnevllle, Oregon. Procession to form and depart from the Court House at 1:30 p. m. sharp. March to Cemetery.haltlng at Ochoco Bridge where flowers will be strewn on the water In honor of departed naval heroes. Short Address Dr. J. H. Gervin Procession will reform and proceed to the Cemetery. Song, "America" Audience led by Ladies Quartette and Band Opening Address J. H. Upton Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Orville Yancey Patriotic "Address ; Dr. J. H. Gervin "Star Spangled Banner" Led by Male Quartette and Band, all participating Salute to the doad, Firing Squad H. S. Cadets, Capt. H. Reams TAPS car shortage which delayed ship ment! of steel, and through no fault of the city officials. Should there be no other delays, track laying will start about a week from today, May 29 being the dute now tot by Mr. Gogerty. Four cart of bridge timbers have arrived and the timbers are being hauled to the points where they will be uacd. . Mayor Stewart It In Portland ar ranging the details for shipment of all tools and other supplies, and will return In a day or two. LEGALLY FORMED A dispatch from Salem dated May 21 gays: "The supreme court has again up held tha validity of the election and procedure for the creation of Des chutes county from a portion of Crook County. "The opinion was handed down today In the case of state of Oregon, ex rel, Gus E. Stadig, appellant, against Deschutes county and county commissioners. The opinion, which wat Written by Justice Burnett, af firms the decision of Judge Duffy. "Proceedings were brought to have an election held In Crook coun ty November 7, 1816, to vote on the question of creating Deschutes coun ty, declared void because of alleged Irregularities and to oust from office persons appointed by the governor as county Judge and commission ers." w. i. t. DKAKT EVADER ARRESTED Lewis Long, who was arrested In Bend, Monday, as a draft evader, claims that he was rejected for the array and was on his way to Prlne vllle where he says his parents live. He Is wanted at Modesto, Calif., and Is being held in Jail awaiting instructions from the authorities there. He made the Journey from the California town on foot. known. We cannot strew flowers on the already numerous graves ot our boys "over there", who have sacrificed their lives in the great cause of democracy, but we can show on this memorial day that we sincerely and fervently appreciate their great sac rifice. Please leave all floral offerings at Lakin's Harware, from where they will be taken to the cemetery to decorate soldiers and sailors graves. Bring the flowers as early as possi ble so that the committee may have time to take them out and decorate the graves before time for the ex ercises. Following is the program for the day: TheTrl-County School Day which fwas held in Prlnevllle, Saturday, May 18, wat a success in every par ticular. The weather was ideal, the track was in very good condition, and a record crowd wat out to wlt nest the track eventt. The grand i stand was well filled and aeveral j hundred cart were parked along the i track. Very good time was made in the races and other eventt. John Cyrus, of the Prlnevllle grade school, made tome excellent pole vaults. His highest was 10 feet, but It was quite evident that ; he could have gone higher. John is ! but fifteen years of age and gives j promise of a very bright future in athletics. Ho won five medals in ; this meet. j Crook County High won 77 points j and Jefferson County 47 points in track events. Prineville grades won 38 points, Madras 12, Culver 12 and Terrebonne 13. Maurice Snook, of Madraa, won every race he entered. Snook is a ast sprinter and mide tome record time. Roy Clark, of Crook County High, I who won the mile race, showed re markable endurance. He was easily good for another round. Following are the results of the track and field events 50 yards, H. S., Snook, Madras; Brennan and Prose, Prineville, 6:2. 50 yards, Grades, Cyrus, Prine ville; Culp and Miller, 6:3. 50 yards, midgets, Horlgan, Prine ville; McBayne and Reigel, 6:4. 100 yards, H. S., Snook, Madras; Brennan, Hayes, Prineville, 10:3. 100 yards, grades, Culp, Cyrus and Miller, 12:1. 100 yards, midgets, Horlgan, Mc Bayne and Reigel, 13. Javelin, Brennan, Prose, Prine ville; and Cooke, 141 ft. 4 in. Mile run, Clark, Wright, both of Prineville, time 5:9. High Jump, H. S., Young, Hayes and McCaffery, 5 ft. 5 in. High Jump, grades, Cyrus and Pellet, 4 ft. 7 in. 75 yard low hurdles, grades, Cy rus, Pellet and Culp, 12:1. 75 yard low hurdles, midgets, Mc Bayne and Reigel. 440 yard run, Clark, McKinnon, and Young, 61 seconds. 220 yard low hurdles, H. S. Young, Gates and Wright, 29:1. 120 yard high hurdles, H. S., Young, Hayes and Wright, 19:4. Shot put. Prose, Lister, and Young, 37 ft. 3 Mi in. 220 yard dash, Snook, Brennan, and Young, 24 seconds. Running broad Jump, H. S., Bren nan, Young and Snook, 19 ft. 3 in. Running broad Jump, grades, Cy rus, 15 ft. 5 Mi inches. Discus, Brennan, Young and Lis ter, 104 feet 3 inches. Pole vault, grades, Cyrus, Paul son, and McBayne, 10 feet. Pole vault, H. S., Brennan, Gates and Cooke, 10 feet. Relay, midgets. Crook County 1st, Jefferson County second, 2:2 Mi. Relay, 880 yards, midgets. Crook County first, Jefferson County sec ond, time 2:2 Mi. Relay, 880 yards, H. S. Jefferson County first, Crook County 2d, 1:. Relay, 880 yards, grades, Crook County first, Jefferson County sec ond, Deschutes County third, 2:2 Mi- w. s. s. RED CROSS CALLS Headquarters Asks For Dish Cloths and Dish Towels The local Red Cross chapter has received word from headquarters to send in as soon as possible, 180 dish towels and 60 dish cloths. The dish towels are to be made from sugar sacks, 100 pound size, and flour sacks 60 pound size or larger They should be ripped open and washed clean and hemmed. The dish cloths are to be made of sacks of smaller size, ripped open, washed and not hemmed. This is an urgent call and you are requested to leave your dona tions at Michel's store before June 8. w. s. s. DEATH OF INFANT The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Neal died at the family home near Prineville, Sunday morning. Funeral services were hold Mon day and were conducted by Dr. J. H. Gervin. Interment was in the Prine ville cemetery. "XV SENATOR CHAS. L. McNARY MCNARY GETS HIGH VOTE IN THIS COUNTY SIMPSON HAH 1; AVfTHYCOMRB 07; OLCOTT ." HOSCAHIGIE FOR SHERIFF Contests for Sheriff Clone -Stanfleld Nosed Out by 7 Williams Leads Dennis Senator McNary recelven sevea more votes in Crook County than did R. N. Stanfield at Friday's elec tion, which Was one of the surprises of the primaries. Simpson was first in the county for governor, Withycombe second, and Olcott third. Anderson and Harley demonstrated that they were both running on issues that were de cided in past campaigns, and did not get enough votes to be considered in the race. Gus Moser was not any better off in the race. The county contest was close for sheriff on both tickets, Norris Mor gan defeating Silas Hodges 25 votes on the Republican side of the corn test, and J. H. Wigle nosing out Just 12 votes ahead ot F. A. Rowell ' ot the Democratic nomination. There were no other contests for county offices. The official count for the county shows the following results: on the republican ticket: for national committeeman, Bruce Dennis 145, Ralph E. Williams 148; for the short term senator, A. H. Burtoa 115, Fred W. Mulkey 141, Chas. J. Schnabel 22; for senator long term, Chas. L. McNary 184, Robert N. Stanfield 177; for representative, N. J. Sinnott 276; for governor, Bern W. Olcott 85, L. J. Simpson 149, James Withycombe 97, J. E. Ander son 13, F. C. Harley 11, Gus Moser 1 3 ; state treasurer, O. M. Plummer 18, ThoB. F. Ryan 78, Ben F. West 33, Wm. Adams 23, E. D. Cusick 104, and O. P. Hoft 66; Justice su preme Court, John S. Coke 111, Chas. A. Johns 67, Percy R. Kelly 116; attorney general, George M. Brown 271; state superintendent, J. A. Churchill 266; labor commission er, John C. Nickum 45, Wm. A. Dal zel 74, C. H. Gram 81, John H. Hol ston 55; public service commission er, Frank J. Miller 194, Fred A. Williams 101; water commissioner, Geo. T. Cochran 246; representative twenty-first district, Denton G. Bur dick 207, J. O. Hamaker 92, Geo. H. Merryman 124. For county offices: sheriff, Norris Morgan 178, Silas E. Hodges 153; for judge Col. F. Smith 226; treas urer, Arthur R. Bowman 282; com missioner, H. J. Lister 291; sur veyor, H. A. Kelly 239. The democratic results are: Na tional committeeman, Will H. Horn lbrook 136, J. W. Morrow 92; U. S. senator, Will R. King 119, Oswald West 134; representative, James Harvey Graham 175; governor, Wal ter M. Pierce 174, Harvey G. Stark weather 57; sheriff, Floyd A. Rowell 146, John H. Wigle 158; clerk. Warren Brown 275; judge, N. G. Wallace 250. w. s. s.- GRADES TENNIS CONTEST Delmar Lewis of the Prineville grade school won first, place in the tennis contest held Saturday morn ing, and Archie Gates, of Terre bonne was second. There were no doubles in this division.