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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1921)
Tiu nsn.w. i Kr.iuwnv.tT, crook ovnty jornxAt r jjTTTDo vou wish to sell all or part OCHOCO REALTY COMPANV OFFICE W1T1J Crook County Journal 7 II H LI in JJ t of your Ochoco Project Land? If so come in and see us and we will no doubt be able to move it for you. It is very import ant that you act now in this matter in order to catch the early buyers. omen mm a M2 M. S. Mayfield was in town from the Mayfield ranch on Sunday. Jim Cram was down from Summit Prairie, where he has cattle winter ing. E. D. Starr of The Dalles was In Prineville last week on a business trip. Mrs. George Whitis of Terrebonne Tisited friends in Prineville last Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merritt Tisit ed in Prineville from Meadows on Friday. Tom Vedder made a business trip to Prineville from Lower Bridge last Friday. Joe Berrly of Bend visited his grandson, Joe Slavens, the first cf the week. Frank Foster spent Sunday even ing in Prineville from his ranch at Powell Butte. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mat son on Thursday the 10th of Febru ary, a baby girt j Oscar Shoemaker of Mitchell spent m couple of days in Prineville the last of the week. Leland Casey came in from Powell Butte to attend the Artisans' dance last Friday night F. A. Powell arrived in town from Paulina on Monday, in spite of the bad condition of the roads. F. E. Studebaker, the popular rail road man, was in town Saturday on business for the company. L. J. Ogden was a business visitor in Prineville from the ranch down Crooked River on Friday. Dr. B. E. Nevel has torn up the lawn around his house preparatory to putting in a new stand of grass. V. V. Harpham, Supervisor of the Ochoco Forest, is in Portland attend ing a meeting of forest supervisors. J. W. Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Campbell of Bend visited 'n town several days the last of the week. 4 Mrs. Shippee's class of girls en Joyed themselves at a valentine par ty given at the church Monday ev ening. Jean Mays left Friday evening for his home up the Ochoco. He has been working at the Carey Foster . ranch. Carey Foster returned to Prineville Monday evening after an absence of more than a week in Portland and other points. A number of Prineville people ex pect to attend the mask dance at Mc Cord's Hall on Dry Creek next Sat urday night. Eleanor Euston entertained sev eral of her girl friends at a dinner party last Friday evening, the oc casion being her birthday. SrlNe ft Now that" the roads are better, more of the ranchers from the coun try are alile to get to town. Otto Gray was in Prineville Toesilay from Posu The high school boys' clnss of the Methodist church entertained a s guests at a party on Tuesday night, the older girls' class of the Presby terian church. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. Vander pool next Thursday the 24th, for a study of Korea. Mrs. Lafler has charge of the program. H. M. Rovney of Wasco arrived Friday to Join his brother and mo ther in Prineville. The Rovenys ex pect to locate on a ranch under the Ochoco project in the near future. W. W. Nidely on Tuesday collect ed the bounty on 17 coyotes and 9 bobcats. Mr. Nicely is upholding his reputation aa being the busiest trapper in Crook county this winter Plans and specifications for the Ochoco road from Prineville to the Jones' Mill were sent in to highway headquarters yesterday and bids will be advertised tor in the next few weeks. C. C. Kelley. of the State High way Department, is in town today, and L. P. Campbell, of the bridge department, is expected here tomor row to go over the Crooked River Highway. i The evening bridge club met at the home of Mrs. J. G. Bolter on Tuesday. Mrs. Bolter is a new mem ber of the club. Mrs. Chas. Elkins won the prize for high score and Miss Louise Jordan won the special booby prize. Ogden Mills is around again after being laid up for a couple of weeks on account of accidentally inuring his bead during the Redmond-Prine-ville game at Redmond. Mr. Mills will be unable to play basketball any more this season. Floyd Houston spent the weekend in Prineville with his family from Bear Creek. Mrs. Houston is living in town during the winter months, and the children are attending tha school here. Charles Houston also spent the weekend in town. Monday afternoon, St. V a I e n tine's Day, was a gala occasion for the pupils of the public school. Each room had its gaily decorated Valen tine box, and every child's heart was made happy by numerous remem brances of the day received from classmates and teachers. m Lincoln's birthday was celebrated in the public schools on Friday with appropriate exercises, and on Satur day nearly every business house in Prineville decorated in some manner w ith flags in honor of the best loved of American presidents. The Prine ville Drug Co. and Robinson & Clif ton had window displays with Lin coln's picture aa the center of attrac tion. t Uasolwc of Quality pood siw f or Motorists You know it. It is the "Red Crown" sign on garages and service stations. It is the sign of quality in gasoline the sign of an all-refinery gasoline with . a continuous chain of boiling points insuring ready start ing, rapid acceleration and maximum power. m Before you fill -look for the , Red Crown" sign. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) G. P. Reams was an outgoing pas siiger on the Sunday tuoruing train Joe Howard returned from a trip to his Lower Eridge ranch on Tuesday. Ed Slayton returned yesterday morning from a business trip to Portland. J A baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs. L. W. Bennett of Post in Prineville last Friday. Ed Abbott left Sunday morning for Hood River, where he expects to work in a printing office. Mrs. Goldle Stolton of Post has been making a visit with her mother Mrs. Henry Gray in Prineville. Henry Koch left Saturday to take charge of his ranch up Ochoco. He has been living In town with his family. Dr. Leland Belknap has been fly ing around in a new Studebaker Six, according to the latest reports from Portland. Mrs. A. J. Crooks left for her home in the Valley last -Tuesday, f ter making a long visit with children in Prineville. K. D. Huston left Tuesday for Paulina to see how things are get ting along on his ranch in that part of the country. B. F. Johnson returned Monday morning from a trip to the Ontario country. He reports six Inches of snow and cold weather. James H. Scott, superintendent of . the Prineville Land & Investment Company, is in town this week fpm i Antelope in the interests of the com- i pany. " . Stock shipments Saturday were two cars of sheep by Leo Lafollette, Ed Slayton, 1 car of cattle, and 1 car of cattle by J. L. Sigfriet of MitchelL ? John Boyd, prominent rancher of the West Branch country came over the mountain to Prineville for a visit this week. He is a brother of Alex Boyd of this city. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hampton arrived this morning by truck in Prineville. The men and their trucks will be em ployed in graveling the Redmond grade. Frank Johnson arrived home last Thursday night from Astoria, but he has not been able to get around any since his arrival, as he has been ser iously ill with la grippe ever since his return. Miss Orpha Clark and Miss Bessie McCullum visited at the home of the latter's mother in Prineville from Madras the first of the week, I and attended the dance at the Club Hall Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Grater arrived in Prineville from Madras last Sat urday. The Graters were Just re cently married in Madras, where Mr. Grater has been employed in making the survey of the North Unit. '- The Christian church ladles aid meets this afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. P. Belknap to sew. The so cial meeting of the aid will be held on the 3rd of next month at the home of Mrs. Claudia Wagoner. E. C. Ensmbger, W. F. Hammer and J. P. Deegan of the Internal Revenue department have been in town the last two days for the pur pose of assisting local people to make, out their income tax returns. Under their direction the making of the return became a simple mat ter. Tom Houston was in Prineville from Hampton Butte this week. He states that the roads in that part of the country are in unusually bad shape, even taking into considera tion the weather, and that be is anx ious to secure county assistance in improving them until they are at least fairly passable. The boy scouts met at the home of Rev. M. R. Gallaher Tuesday night to make plans for a more completb organization in Prineville. ai yrv ent one patrol has bpen perfected, with Avex Miller as patrol leader. and Rev. Gullnher as scout mnster. One more patrol is being organised, and it is expected to have an older boys patrol later on. Elmer Martin returned today from Walla Wnlln. Wush., where he bai been located for several months. J. T. Houston has returned from Hampton lluttes. He reports lots of snipe in that section and refers to OI Olson to verify his statements. Crook county hua had another touch of chilly weather the lust two days, though the weather has beeu clear and sutiBhiny. The thermom eter registered 12 above last night. Dr. Van Oesuer, who has been v.s iting In Prineville, left yesterday for parts unknown on the Mitchell stage. However, being garbed in habiliments resembling those of a sheep herder, it is presumed by tlione who saw. him h ave that he was bound for a visit with hi old-time friend. Newt Williamson, the well- known sheepman, tip Ochoco. Mrs. Ada Millican last week was a guest at a luncheon given by prom inent women of Salem In honor of Dr. O'Dare, Portland's famous wo man physician, who has mothered the numerous sterilization bills that have come before the legislature for many sessions past. Mrs. Millican is this week taking a rest cure In The Dalles Hospital. She has been in ill health for some time past. Mrs. D. W. Medley entertained Saturday evening after the lyceura program with a five-hundred party, The Valentine Idea was carried out. both In decorations and refresh- ments. Those present were Missis Marion Allen Mavle Oleaon, Anna Beard. Martha Glllett, Oma' Em- mons. Gall Reeves, Mrs. Beard, Miv and Mrs. D. W. Medley. Merlin Al- len, Oren Jones, Bruce Ensley and Daniel Bagshaw, The large gravel truck which was stuck last week in the mud by th: Lipman building on West Third Street, was extricated after several false starts with the aid of anothor truck. The latter threatened to llko wise become mired before It could get the other truck out. The truck had been attracting a lot of atten tion as it was in mud practically to the hubs, and the largest crowd gathered on the street to watch its extraction on Thursday, that has been seen snce the last Are, LAST DAY OF HUNTING SEASON" Under the Federal law, which pre scribes seasons on migratory same birds, January 31 was the last day on which wild ducks and geese, coots gallinules, and WIlBon snipe or Jack snipe could be hunted anywhere In the United States. The Federal law provides, however, that the carcas ses of birds, killed during the open season may be possessed for an ad ditional period of 10 days following the end of the season, provided the State or local laws do not prohibit it. The possession of carcasses of wild ducks, geese, and other migra tory game birds In cold-storage plants after February 10 renders the owners subject to prosecution In the Federal courts. The law is admin istered under the United States De partment of Agruculture by the Bio logical Survey. Life Insurance is a good invest ment for your heirs. But Health Insurance Is a better Investment fur yourself. 'You can get it at Dr. Long's Healthatorium. Chiropractic and Rational Therpy. Rooms 4-5-6., Benton Block, over Journal office. 22-lt. LAHOR AND AMERICANISM Hon. Albert J. Beverldge of In diana defines the relation thus: "Americanism means that every man may work for his living; thut every man should work for his liv ing; that every man Is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of the fruits of his toil and that all the strength of our popular, representative gov ernment will shield every man In the exercises of those elemental rights." Thomas A. Edison says: TRUE a .At this vrr.a ot roneraiiy T try hi) mi; i-orultiims, it cirphi sicil to the thoughtful purchaser that the true value fl ;i corset does not lie in the nuwl-er of dollars vou pay for it, but in the nun. her (if days it will wear htyiid the lilc of the avenue cornet ntni continue to ive you the jny of pus.f.',:oii it gave the firM day you ptit it on. Vou nay biv every G O S S A U D F r o . I Liin$ CO K with our assurance of your "oinpletu satisfaction. J. E. STEWART & CO. "There ought to be some laboi litatlur alronK anouith and wise enough to mloM , top for lilting their members for better Jobs and greater responsibilities." OKOWKIIS TO GET $1.05 lll'SHKL THE DALLES Interior flouring mills and grain buyers were advised I'm Portlund today that the best possible price that can be paid to growers for export grades of wheat wl11 not be over ll.OS a bushel. The new price Is $1.25 a bushel tor the soft wheats, and the 20 cents difference absorbed in shlpmeut and other charges. The rates now being paid for Ar gentine grain by European buyers are said to be responsible for the new price mentioned In the Interior. Word of the low price offered for interior grain proved a surprise in Portland, as the lowest bid today was $1.45, the highest being $1.00. Portland Journal. DAIRY MKKI) TO UK SOLD The dairy herd and farm Imple ments of M. E. Landns are to be auctioned off next Thursday after noon at the ranch, two and one-half miles west and halt a mile south of Redmond. This may be a good chance for some of the project farm ers to secure some high class dairy cows. HOAKD ALLOWANCE IN FAKM WAGES VAKY WITH LOCALITY At what figure does the farmer estimate the cost of board us a part of the compensation of hired labor' Or, does he have any definite know ledge with regard to this? South ern farmers who supply "rations" to their laborers know precisely what the food cost), but the food is pre pared for eating and ia eaten in the home of the laborer. Elsewhere there seems to be no precision. Wage rates ascertained by the Bureau of Crop Estimutes, United States Department of Agriculture, CIGARETTE No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because Lucky Strike is the toasted cigarette. - - - I 'I -4 li VA L U K Vfri Mr f nnsntKf.u-- U7 S E .Ti with board and without boards af ford ninterluls for computing what the farmer must, by Implication, re gard the board of a laborer as being worth, or ii costing, wb!asever the fact may be, as an element ot ware. In hlrlngs by the month, the differ ence between the rates ot waget with board and without board, la the averages of the various groups of states, is least In the South Atlan tic stati-s, where a difference et $14--81 la found for 1920, and, nearly the same is the difference of $15.41 la the south central states, or about 50 ceuts a day. Considerably above these allow ances are those of the two grospe of the north central states, east d west of the Mississippi river, $18 (9 and $20.16, respectively. The dJ fureiicu ill the North Atlantic stale is yet higher and reaches $23.(1, while, highest of all, Is the allow ance In the far western state, $$$. 22, which Is 77 percent above the lowest allowance found among the several state groups, $14.81 In the south Atlantic states, and Is equiv alent to 87 rents a day. Allow ances to the laborer In addition to money wages, as firewood and milk, may modify these somewhat. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE Thorobred Rat Terrier pups. See or phone Fred Noble. Phone Rural 94. 22-1 Sc. STRAYED A Duroc hog, I or I years old. Came to my place about a month ago. Owner raa have same by paying for thla add and feed bill. J. T. MoflUt, Pow ell Butte. 23 BILL'S BIG BARGAINS If you can't sell it, let us take a whirl at it. If wo succeed, pay aa. If not, you are out nothing. Tow bly we ran trade It if it won't sett. If you are game, shoot. HILL. l'X)R HALE One of the very latest Brunswick Phonographs, Owner wants what he has paid on it, balance to com pany monthly. To make it an ob ject, owner will throw In 29 double disc records some of them 12-lnc.a. All the latest Jazziest stuff. Corae quick, It is a snap, It ti a $211 brand new, gold mounted lustra ment. Inquire Ochoco Reulty . Co., Journal office. LISTEN, GENTLE! HEADER! A dandy range, a real baby cart, an iron bed and springs, one electrle stove oven and one perfectly gooel couch. Any one of these article is yourB at a price that will surprise you. Come quick before your chlH gets too o,ld. OCHOCO REALTT CO., with Crook County Journal. Now, folks, don't wait, 'cause we are tired holding thorn. KOH HALE One, two-burner blue-flame otl stove. Has never been mistreated. It is a full-grown stove at a Juvenile price. But you'll have to hurry. Inquire at Journal office. CIS