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Crook County Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOU XXII PRINKVIM.K, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JI NK 13, JHIM NO. 81 RAILROAD WORK DAY I BE CITIZEN OK PltlNKVIU.E AM) VICINITY URGED TO II Klil TEAMS AND TRUCKS PROMISED tiring Your Lunch anil lie At End Of Main HI root At It O'clock Tomorrow Morning The people of Prlneville and vl rlnlty are called upon by th cnm mlttn to be on hand at tha find of Main Street tomorrow morning to assist In scattering tins and doing olhnr work to celebrate the coniliiK of the Prlneville railroad and to In ure It arrival by July 4. Teams, wagons and trucks have been promised but more are needed and everyone who possibly can hould come and help, You are requested to bring your lunch and be at the end of Muln at rent early In the morning. Mr. Gogerty, superintendent of count ruc tion, says that great amount of work can be done In ona (lay and he I very anxious that aa many aa po alblo lie present. PROCEEDING'S OF THE SI Proceedings of County Court for. June, 11 H: Present: N. 0. Wallace, JudKn; i K, T. l.uthy and Hugh Deter, Coiu intHnloucm. On account of the Hood Howl la-' sue having carried, J. N. William- j lent, K. T. Kluylon, W. K. KIiik. J Homer (tons, unit E. J. Wilson were ' appointed aa an advlaory hoard to ml Willi the County Court In the ex-i jieiidilnre of the proceeds of llio J ltoad llond. . i Krunk lliicklcmaii. Paul Held and!, M. A. Ki'Iley wcrt) appointed aa road t viewers for the pnrpoau of viewing j and surveying the ('. A. HImona road. J, ). Powell, K. T. Hlnyton und It. I A. Kelley were appointed aa viewers j for the purpose of viewing and lo-1 rating the road to ho known ua the! Juniper Cove llond. j The rniivnaalng hoard for Crook ! County having found that 3 tig votes were caul for the Horn! Issue and .110 votes were cOHt against sulci Hond Ihhiib, showing that a majority, of the voters voting at the said! election had voted In favor of Issuing llonds to provide for permanent j road roiiHtructlon In Crook County, i the said proposition Is hereby tie j dared to have duly curried und all , steps and proceedings had wit h reference to the suld mutter are; herehv declared to huvo been ah-1 solutely regular and to have been performed and done In pursuance to the Statutes of the State of Oregon. County Clerk ordered to draw warrant on general fund In favor of Agricultural College for $3(10.00, this being the balance now due for the appropriation mude for the yeur 1918. It now appearing that the expense of Improvement of the Ochoco Cun von Head will be about $50,000.00 instead of $30,000.00, aa at first es timated, It Is hereby ordered that the County of Crook Bhull enter In to a supplemental agreement with the Department of Agriculture and State Highway Commission, and the Clerk of this court Is hereby direct ed and ordered to druw warrant upon the general fund of Crook County, Oregon In the aggregate sum of $2500.00 for the additional expense In, the Improvement of the Ochoco Canyon Creek Road. Ordered that the County Clerk draw warrant In favor of Pat Dona hue for the sum of $500.00 to be delivered to the said Donahue upon his signing In the presence of wit nesses a form of release from fur ther claim upon Crook County by reason of Injury caused while work ing on a county road. llay Putnam was Instructed to have rock crusher overhauled and put In good ropalr, He was also in structed to confer with proper par ties with regard to putting dump wagons In good ropalr. Dr. V. Ccsnor was appointed as County Physician for Crook County at a salary of $50.00 per month, this being $25.00 less than any other bid received by the County Court. The District Attorney was instructed to draw contract In ac . cordance with proposal on file. It appearing to the Court that the County of Crook still holds a number of parcels of land that have boen bid In by the County for do- linquont taxos It Is hereby ordered Continued on page 7 w. s. 8. .RED CROSS DANCE AT ROBERTS . Large Crowd Present to Assist In Making the Affulr a Success The Red Cross dance and basket social given at Roberts, Saturday night, netted $129 for that worthy cause. One cake sold for $35 and the baskets brought $65. Mrs. Nelson and daughter gave ' the dunce and furnished the music. FIVK MEN DRAFTED To Il'Mirt At Vancouver Burrocks l or Hfiruce Dlvtalon A call hna been sent out for nine thousand men to work In the aprucn dlvlalon of the army. Out of this number Oregon la to furnish three hundred fifty-nix and Crook County live. Those men are to report at Van couver barrack between June 16 30. They are to help In getting out mntnrlula for aeroplane production. Out of Oregon's quota fifty-six men have already volunteered, but none of these are from Crook Coun ty. Deachutea County la to furnish 13 men and Jefferson none. The men from Crook County are Arthur Kyder, Joe Bpeechley, M. A. Demand, It. II. Kolght and Chester A. Bmlth. w. a. . CLUII WOltK ORGANIZED II, C, Seymour, Mate leader of Boys and Girls' Cluha VImIU City II. C. Seymour, state leader of the boys and girls club work, was In Prlneville luat Friday. Mr. Beymour waa making arrange ments for a man to vlalt all the club gardena In the county during the aiimmer and to stimulate Interest In the work. w. s. . YOUTH KILLED UY LIGHTNING Bend Hoy Meets Inxtnitt Death While Delivering laMra Y'nterduy Walter itlcharda, aged 12, was Instantly killed by lightning yester day morning about 8:30 on the streets of Bond, while delivering the Oregon Journal. He was struck by a bolt of light ning on the right side of his head anil his body was lmdy burned und mutilated, practically every bono In his body being broken by the shock. From the spot where he stood two furrows had been plowed for a dis tnce of twenty feet In either direc tion to a depth of six inches. lie was a member of the I!oy Scouts and was a favorite with IiIb companions. w. s. s. I1.0SKH TERM OK HfllOO, Program Rendered on Closing; At Cunaiil itiiMu School Day Last Friday marked tho close ofj the term of school at Camint Basin, i District No. 10, which has been untlT the able direction of Mihs: Pearl Watson, No plans had been made for a closing day program, but j some of the pnlrons decided to have i a little surprise on the teacher, and i laden with well tilled baskets, they appeared at the school house in time for a picnic dinner. In the after noon a program of recitations, songs and readings was given, after which panes were played. About thirty were present to enjoy the afternoon. Miss Watson left this week for her home at Snohomish, Wash., and It Is quite probable that she will re turn In the fall to resume the duties of teacher In this district. W. 8. S. MEN TO BE ENTERTAINED The boys who ore leaving In the next draft quota from Crook County will be entertained by the citizens of Prlneville before their departure. The date has not been set as it is rather uncertuln when they will go. The entertainment will probably be a picnic lunch on the court house lawn, however that has not been fully decided. Complete plans will be announced next week. w. s. g. RETURNS FROM MINNESOTA A. C. Gleason, who has boon pub lishing a paper at Lamberton, Minn., for a couple of months, returned hore last week. Ho didn't have good health there and couldn't stand the climate there after living in Oregon for a number of years. Lebanon Express. w. s. s. COMMITTEE TO MEET JUNE 15 The ladles committee for the War Savings Stamp drive is requested to meet at the circuit court rooms Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, June 15. The committee is composed of: Mrs. Belknap, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. I.nslettH, Mrs. Reams and Miss Hodges. w. 8. s. TEA AT MRS. BELKNAP'S The Ochoco War Savings Stamp Society gave a tea at the home of Mrs. H. P. Belknap, Saturday after noon. This society will assist with the stamp drive which is to Blurt on June 28. w. s. s. COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER A very successful meeting was had at the Commercial Club dinner Friday night at the Prineville Hotel. An excellent chicken dinner . was served. J. E. Myers presided in the place of the regular chairman, Collins W. Elkins, who was absent. Mr. Myers gave In Interesting talk on War Sav ings Stamps. The Chautauqua was ( discussed and plans formed for the carrying on of the work. Everyone pledged themselves to help make this educa tional affair a success. OUTLINED YESTERDAY COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR CAMPAIGN EXCELLENT PROGRAM ASSDRED Detail For Every Part Of the Work Cared For High Grade Music Prlnevllle's Chautauqua commit tee organized yesterday, and is start ing the work of arrangements for the coming program with more vim than on either of the previous oc casions, if possible. There Is a better understanding about Just what is to be done, and the work Is being distributed more thoroughly than in former years. C. W. Foster is chairman of the committee this year, and E. H. Con ser Is secretary-treasurer. Heads of the sub committees were appointed as follows: Koss R. Robinson, tic ket sales; Ouy Lafollette, publicity; K. O. Smith, general arrangements of grounds; and R. A. Bowman, head gate man. , Mrs. Ada B. Millican Is chairman of the committee on reception for ' the Chuutauqua talent, and she will select as her helpers, two ladies and . three men. j All of the committee heads will select assistants and the work is gaining momentum each day. L. L. Caldwell, representing the. Ellison-White people, was In attend ance at the meeting, and was well pleused with the maimer In which the Prlneville committee is taking ; hold of the arrangements. ! Metropolitan Artists Noted Musical Company Headed by Mary Welch, American Contralto 1 'A i., ,1 f jiil i V V Mary Welch, the American contralto, heads the Metropolitan Artists to be heard on the third day of Chautauqua In two programs. Her rare contralto voice with its rich, colorful tones, has won distinction for her throughout the Middle West. The Chicago Record-Herald speuks of her as "having a contralto voice of great richness, runge and power, and she charms will be conducted by Dr. C. S. Ed her audience by the earnestness and simplicity of her manner." The cellist i waJdf 88 the phyf ia? . tnh charSe with the Metropolitans Iso Polak of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He , SSRGerCr u. " has appeared as solo cellist In practically all of our great musical centers meeting will be held the since his coming to this country in 1)8. Miss Agnes Bodholt, the third mem-1 afternoon 0f Tuesday, July 2nd, at ber of the company. Is a true artist at the piano. Her offerings glow from 2 o'clock in the Red Cross rooms, the sureness, shading and musical thought with which she plays. j This does not qualify you for ; foreign service or subject you to a mjv-Lj-u-j-u-u-urun- : cajj rom the government. The ', course will take fifteen hours and COURT APPROPRIATES MONEY Rut Poison Meetings Hold at Barnes and the Granville Nye Ranch The County Court has appropriat ed $150 toward the poisoning of rats in Crook County, and the work will be carried on by County Agri cultural Agent, R. A. Ward. Mr. Ward held a meeting at Barnes, Tuesday and at the Gran ville Nye ranch Wednesday, for the purpose of demonstrating and mix ing the rat poison. w. 8. s. PROCLAMATION Make this war a personal matter. Do not depend on others to do the fighting or to finance the govern ment. Do your share. It is as much your war as your neighbor's. Buy no unnecessary article. Prac tice economy and self-denial. Un necessary buying means a waste Of material and labor; means that you are competing with the government for labor and material. Invest your savings In War Sav ings Stamps. The President of the United States has called on the people of the na tion to indicate their self-denial by pledging themselves on June 28th to purchase War Savings Stamps for the remainder of the year. In order that the citizens of this city may not full behind other corn- V, O. DEIT. SENDS REQUEST Use of Envelopes of l iiuxuul HI or Irregular MliaM9 Object lonulile The Third Assistant Postmaster General has Issued a request that envelopes of Irregular shape or size be not used. They are very difficult to handle and In some Instances they have to be canceled by hand instead of In the canceling machine. Furthermore many envelopes are made of such dark colored station ery or bear on the address side so much printed matter in addition to the adress, that the address Is hard ly legible. It is preferable that all envelopes be made of wbite paper. The foregoing applies with equal force to the use of advertising cards, folders and similar matter of un usual size or shape. maildSmij.be The free mall delivery for the city of Prlneville will start next , Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock. Tbere will be two deliveries each day, one starting at 8:15 and the other at 12:15. The business dis trict will be supplied first and then the residence district. The two carriers who have been appointed are Ruth Fitzgerald and jiuoy liars, i ney win oe required to carry all the first class mail, pa pers and small parcels. You will be notified of large parcels that cannot be conveniently carried. w. s. s. EDWAKD STREET ACQUITTED Edward Street, of Fife, who was arrested on a charge of horsstealing and brought to Prineville for trial, was acquitted Tuesday afternoon. munities in responding to the call, I hereby proclaim Friday, June 2Sth, as War Savings Day for the City of Prineville, upon which day all per sons shall give their pledges for the War Savings Stamps st such . time and ulaces and in such manner as may be appointed by C. S, Juckson, the War Savings Director for Ore gon, acting under authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, and pur suant to the Proclamation of the President of the United States. D. F. STEWART, Mayor. w. s. 8. NELSON ACQUITTED THURSDAY Roberts Man Charged With Bootleg ging Is Exonerated By Jury -H. C. Nelson, of Roberts, who was arrested on a charge of bootlegging, was acquitted by a jury Thursday afternoon. Mr. Nelson was arrested as an accomplice of Marion Mayfleld, on evidence furnished by Mr. May field. ' The jury found they did not have sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Nelson on the bootlegging charge. w. s. 8. SUBSTITUTE FLOUR USED Mr. Spollinger, proprietor of the Prineville Bakery, reports that al most one-half of the flour used dur lng the month of May was sub stitutes. - Mf j FINISHED THIS WEEK TWOHY BROS. FINISHING MAIN CANAL AND MOVING CAMPS ROAD WORK IS PROGRESSING The Sluicing Crew Is Just About Through To the Big Pit On The North Hide The large tunnel on the Ochoco Project is Just about finished, the crew having only about three hund red feet more to go. This will no doubt be finished this week. Twohy Brothers Company, repre sented by W. M. Greer, are finishing up the work on the main canal this week. The work has been finished at several points and the camps have been moved. The road work is progressing nicely and ic expected to be finished In a short time. The road is being fenced on both sides allowing a two hundred foot lane for stock to be driven around the reservoir. This work Is being done mostly by the Indians and they have proven them selves very gooi workmen. The sluicing crew is Just about through the big pit. They have re cently been penetrating a very diffi- cult bed of rock. When they reach this pit on the north side of the river, a large amount of good ma ' terial will be available for the big dam. a.r.riigerspIsed IE There Is one man who can and will do more for the development of Prineville than any other and that man was a visitor In this city Sun day and Monday. He is A- R. Rog ers, principal owner of the Rogers- Youman Liirnher Company holdings in the Elub f.iountains. Mr. Rogers has spoken favorably of the plan of building a mammoth mill in Prlneville in times gone by, but lack of transportation and other influences have been against the Venture. Now that steel Is being laid into the city, this obstacle is removed. The lumber market is better than it has been for years, but the money market, the financing of a mill that will cost more than a million dollars to build, is out of the question, and Mr. Rogers says that it would be a disloyal act to attempt such a. thing while the war is on. He is vitally interested in the de velopments over seas and is confi dent of results there, when all big interests work together, as they are doing. He was greatly pleased and sur prised at the Ochoco Project de velopment, and says that there can be no doubt about the future for Prineville. ( w. s. s. FIRST AID CLASS ORGANIZED Clas of Twenty Has Been Enoilled And Will Start July 2 A First Aid class has been organ ized with an enrollment of twenty. Anyone wishing to take this course must enroll before July 1. The class will cost $2.30. You will be re quired to take eighty per cent of the work before you can take the ex amination. Several courses will follow this one and you can take those if you desire to do so but you must have the preparatory course 'first Anyone wishing to enroll should ! notify Mrs. Nicolai before July 1. A most insistent call is being sent out for physicians, surgeons and nurses for Army and Red Cross service. In consequence of this the ranks of these professions will be greatly reduced and people will be required to learn to take care of themselves and families instead of calling for a doctor or nurse. To this end special classes are being or ganized to teach people to help themselves and it is hoped that the women will enter into this with the same enthusiasm and strength of purpose as they have in making bandages and knitting socks. The course will consist of elemen tary hygiene and home care of the sick. ! W. 8. 8. CAPTAIN ROSENBERG LEAVES Captain J. H. Rosenberg left Tuesday evening for San Francisco, California, where he will visit his mother a few days before going on - ito New Orleans, - 1 - Captain Rosenberg visited in - Prineville ten days with his wife and son. MASONS CONFER DEGREES" Two Prlneville Men Receive Rod Crowe Degree at Bend The Masons held an extended meeting at their lodge rooms in Bend last Wednesday, June 6, at which time two Prlneville men were conferred with the Red Cross de gree. The meeting commenced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and con tinued until 3 o'clock the next morning. A class of seven was put through for the Knights Templar degree in cluding E. J. Wilson and J. W. Carl son, of Prlneville. These men also received the Red Cross degree. T. M. Baldwin, past grand master, was also in attendance from Prine ville. w. s. s. PRINEVILLE HE 15 There will be a mass meeting held in Prineville, Saturday, June 15, at 2 o'clock, at which time arrange ments will be made for the War Savings Stamp drive in Crook County. The meeting will be held In the circuit court room at the courthouse and every loyal citizen is expected to be present to assist with this Im portant work. A man from Portland will be present to give instructions to the different chairmen over the county and help them outline the work. Every voter in the county will re ceive information in reference to the War Savings Stamp drive, and every person in the county will be assigned a quota. There will also be a meeting June 28, at the circuit court rom In Prineville to start off the big drive. Meetings will be held on this date at every school district in the coun ty and every loyal citizen is expected to be present whether they can buy War Savings Stamps or not. By being present at these meetings you show your interest and loyalty and there will no doubt be some kind of work for you to do. Don't fail to be present June 28 at the meeting place in your dis trict, and do your bit. JOVOffiORCiESTRA TO BE ORGANIZED HERE YOUNGSTERS 9 TO 16 WILL BE INSTRUCTED GROUP WiLL INCLUDE 23 PIECES First MM-titifr Will Be Held Saturday Evening At Club Hall D. C. Davis, teacher of Commer cial Dept. C. C. H.- S. and of band and orchestra music Is here making plans for organizing a juvenile or chestra. Mr. Davis plans are to teach pupils this summer so that they may apear in public this winter. Next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at the Club Hall all who are inter ested in this work are requested to meet Mr. Davis and at this time he wishes to organize. At the time the orchestra is organized Mr. Davis wishes to have about thirty-two pieces and the maximum number will be fifty more. The ages are to range from nine to sixteen, and both boys and girls may be members. Mr. Davis explains that it is neces sary to start early if real musicians are to result, and for this reason he wishes to get the youngsters inter ested before they reach high school, age. The charge for the instruction will be nominal, and may be fixed at only $1 per month each.fl STEWftfiTffl BUY OUT CLAYPOOL O. C. Claypool & Company sold their mercantile establishment Sat urday to H. R. Lakin and J. E. Stewart & Company. Stewart & Company get the gro cery stock and business of the Clay pol concern, and the Lakin Hard ware is taking over the hardware and implement business and stock.. The Claypool store closed Satur day evening for the last time, and the stock is being invoiced and will be moved to the present locations of the purchasers as soon as possi ble. The Lakin store is being remod eled on the interior to care for the increased stock and business. O. G. Adams will be with the Lakin Hardware in the future, and Max Wilson has accepted a position with Stewart & Company where he will be found by the former Claypool customers. The deal is one of the most im portant of its kind to be made in re cent years, and was forced by war conditions. 1 , The consideration of the deal is not made public but is on an inven tory basis.