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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1901)
-MOftS&fra9 Mrs. J. W. Howard nnd the 6 t ren rrivd lur from Corvallis last v jEoCttl ffOnttOttt' 1 Week having crossed the mountains in Ill.yi " ft Iteht rlc.' They will toon join Mr. VfcWVVV'S'f'-"- J. 1'. Van Houton was interview ing'mir citizens the Utter part of tot. week. 0, V. Helm", of Twickenham, was a business visitor in this city the first t.f the week. Jerome Bridges and William Wat Yw, of Clarno, were visiting in this city tot Simony. EdKrntcher, a pioneer farmer of the Willow creek country, wus in the city oil business lust week. J. II . Propat, a well known cituen .f Paulina, was transacting business ut the oounty seat Mouday. D. D. Warner was in from Mot Butte the latter part oflast week at tending to bussines matters. John Cyrus and wife will leave here Friday for a two month's sojourn at Lower Soda in the Cascades. Mrs. Jennie Claypoot returned last week from an extended visit to John !iy much inn-roved in health. Born at the residence of I. L. Ketchum, Saturday July 6,1901,' to the wile of C. J. Johnson, a daughter. Al Coleman returned last week from ft trip to the eastern counties nd Idaho and looks natural as ever. Marsh Anberry, the sage of the Deschutes, was shaking hands with friends in towu the first of the week. A. L. Mcintosh, of Paulina, passed l,vmuh hern Saturday euroute to Portland where lie goes ou a business visit. Miss Carrie Fee, who has been teaching at Sisters during the past aeason, has gone to Portland for a va cation. Henry Whitsett, of Shaniko, who lias been on a visit to his brother at this place, returned home the first of ' the week. Floyd Roweil is confined to his bed with a severe attack of sciatic rheu matism, at the farm of Henry Uicy ou Ciooked river. ' Jlra. J. Henry Smith, wife of the chief engineer of the, Oregon Irriga tion Co., left yesterday lor her home in Portland. Bupeiintendent B egli's term of chool at Combs Flat was completed July 3, nnd lie in now resting up for the fall campaign of visiting schools. Mr. and Mrs. George Rowell and sun Clyde of Sweet Home, arrived here yesterday for a visit with their children, Mrs. J.F. Murris aud Floyd Howell. Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Whitsett, par ents of C. A. Whitsett, book-keeper for G. L. Salomon, returned yester day t their home at Sagiuaw, Lae county, Oiegou. " A very enjoyable time is reported by ,ill who attended the celebration at the grove on the summit of the McKay mountains. Judge Wills de livered the oration and they say it was excellent, but we don't want to cause the judge to blush so we will not repeat the compliments passed on Lim as an orator. Anions the many business enter prim in this city is the Princville Brewery, owned and npwited by John lieiger, which is becoming more pop ular than ever. Notwitii-etauding Howard at his stock ranch at Silver Lake. Mr. nnd Mrs. Lee Wiale were in from their home at Price the Fourth visiting with relatives and friends. Mr. Wigle report stock looking well in that district, but crops short on ac count of the cold weather. Our efficient marshal! William Priue, is taking a well deserved rest this week aud is over ou the banks of the classic Deschutes enjoying life with gun nnd rod. During his ab sence the duties of the office are be ing attended to by Joe H inkle. Please send in a few votes for your favorite school teacher as we are get ting anxious to know who the favorite is. Several ballots arc out and only a few have been sent in so far and we do not want to publish the names un til there are more votes cast. Frank Elkins' buggy horse ran away with the buggy Sunday, but did so in a very dignified manner. After chasing around the streets awhile he was' overtaken and brought home without doing any damage except to, distribute ft freezer full of ice cream on the route. ' Crook county is practically out of debt as will be witnessed by the treas urers call foi warrants, which calls in nit warrants issued at the last term of county court, or very nearly so, and by covering all the money in the i treasury the county could have been entirely out of debt (or a few days. John Schmeer relumed today from a trip to McMinnvillo, where his daughter Mrs. Ciussio Palmer h;is been residing. Mr. Palmer has sold his store there and will go to Crook county to reside, Mr. Schmeer is en thusiastic over Criwk county's pros perity and prospects. Albany Demo crat. W. A. Foley arrived from Crook county on Monday. He recently sold his ranch and sheep in Crook county, and after visiting relatives in Hood Eiver for a while will go to the east ern pirt of the state to look out for a new location in the sheep business where settlers are fewer and further lietween than they have become in the country lie left. Hood River Glacier. . W. T. Casey, of Powell Buttcs, was in town Saturday and reports the crops as lieing very good in , that vi cinity. Mr. Casey has purchased a Ireader for this harvest as he thinks that will be the cheapest means of harvesting grain in his locality. Heretofore the methods employed have cost the farmers there about three dollars per acre to get their grain to the thresher, while the head er will put it in the stack for less than one dollar per acre. At six minutes past twelve o'clock on Friday of last week, Compfn's sawmill on the McKay was burned to the ground with about 50.000 feet of the best lumber on the yard including all the clear and finishing lumber. There was no insurance and the loss falls very heavy on Mr. Coinpton. A portion of the machinery was not in jured so badly but that it can be used and having gotten the engine from the Shipp planer, together with such machinery as is necessary Mi;. Coinp ton will have the mill in working or- llio cool weather during tho month of j (er ram, but this season will be a to- June the brewery disposed ol 133 keg tal lots uf lieer and for the first live uava in July the sales amounted to forty kegs, w nearly ono-thiid of the total sale tor J lino. Prof. Clmrtc L. Johnson, of the Ore gon Anricu!tu-al College, anived here tot Wednesday, from Cwvullis, com ing across the Cascades over tne M JCenaie route, on bicycle. Prof. C. 8am Smith returned Friday from the Tuumlow ditch and reports work progressing .nicely and about two miles completed. The water is kept along in the ditch just behind the construction force and as fust as a section is completed it is turned in so that by the ti mo it is finished the wafer will he over all tho farms that I j. i y r f 2 ' SPECIAL. Linen Suits. Line of Men's Cool . S3. 50. Keep Men's Negligee andDress Shirts. TheLatest Styles andColors, 50c Summer Togs Ready now. The right thlnfja for the right sums. Our out ing suits for stylish folks are the swcllest ever shown in town. Prices as low as you'd expect to pay for the ordinary kind of clothing, but this is un usually good. SPECIAL. A big line of men' a summer work ing shirts, all colors, 40c. A fine line of men's nnd boys' summer hats The latest fancies- ggscKsaaaga wu-rzweilers: Thomson i t.fc laHnir in imi- rii - J Every ProsperousFamer has a '1'A tt-asnrtlUnaiOa : j w Be Sure and See the McCormick Big 4 Mower before you place your order- The McCormick Big 4 Mower has higher wheels and woighs 100 'pounds more than any other mower. It will cut anything. We also have the McCormick mower in the regular size. V'e ' : are closing out our Champion mowers at a very low figure nnd f have only a few left, ' ' ' ELKINS & KING., Jiihuson is one of Benton couuty'a I i,.,re been taken up under the ditch. eons, ami is a youngiiiaii of bright pro- llfl jjt(., ja mnpliwl with an sthun iniso. lie wns gradual oil from tlio dance of water aud the beauty of the Oregon Agriouitnnl College in 181)2, nutter is thai when other water is nnd afterward took (i eourse av lfai-j gutting low the water in all the vird. He in a nephew ol tho lato' streams arising in the Three Sisters is John V. Johnson who was for H'ven- i just getting at its best, fcrthe enow Icon years pre-ident of the University Jnes not begin lo melt rapidly on !thie luajestio, pwk UUtil Ute in Obituary. Dr. S. 1J. Mcl'heeiers passed quietly away at his home in Bums June 22. at 10:30 p. m., aged 73 years, 1 month and 7 days. Haimiel Bowman McPhaeters was liorn May IS, 1828, in northern Mis souri, lie begun the practice of med icine in 1800, and the same year whs married to Miss Jennie Carpenter, who died at Modoc, Missouri, in 1881. He was a practicing physician during the war and saw many hardships during those trying Uhum. He hud been a member of the Baptist church for thirty live years and lived a very de voted Christian life. The immediate Cense of his death was heart failure. In 18S5 the doctor moved to Ore gon, first stopping at La Grande and moved thence to Bums in 1887 where he has resided continuously ever since except a short time spent in western Oregnii and one year in Crook county. Four children survive him; Mrs. Fannie Smith, ot Hiiniiinsville, Mo., This Space is Reserved for Eil Harbin's -AND- Bicycle Repairing Shop. ' South Eni!. All persons owing me on subscription fur the Crunk County .Jim'kfai, are here by requested to call at my nfijee ami set tle up. ' I need the money tli. mo and expoct to get it snon. A. C. Paumkk. ttf Oregon. H" left Kiturday for a A till) tik'iwU at &1.VCC Lu.k. I Jul. KOT1CK FOR PUBLICATION. Lnl office at The Dnllwi, Oregon JulyH, VJ01. Nntlce In htmhy given that th fullowitiK iiamed settlers have filed notice of intuntiun Charles McPheeters and Mrs. Culp, of tme ,,nK,f n tlwlr rcH!Ctlve claim. Burnf, and Mrs. li. f. Johnson, of Prineville. Funeral services were conducted by Burns Lodge, No. 97, A. F. & A.-M., of which he was an honored member. With his death. his chi'drcn have lost a kind und loving father nnd the couutcr; uuc. oi Us Ltet cituetuk hefore J. J. .Smith. Oounty Clerk, at l'rina ille, Oregon on Friday, Autf. fl, l'JOl, h: JaiTitu E. Johnson of Pn'noville, Oreijop, H. K. Nil 5747 forthe 8F, NW, 3W X V.yt, V.'i SV 8c, (j, Ti. 15 8, It l.t E. V. M. Witnenes: Cliarlea Cram, Williani Smith, .1, II.. iimn, H. I. Kvan, of Prinerille Ore iiX f . Ua.i, lU-iit. A numlier of parcels of land wcr -sold lit final abend's sale Monday. These parcels were land that had here-to-fore been sold for taxes nnd bid in by the county, but which will be deed ed to tho persons buying at this sale County TrenBurer'8 Notiotj. Notice is hereby given that alt Crook county warrants regiterc. after Oct. 10, 1B00, to and including warrant registered No. M!), April 27 1001, will be paid on presentation to. the trpncurer of said County. Inter est will cense from date of this notice. J. N. Poinoextkr, County TreasuNt. By Will Wurzwcilcr, Deputy, rtke.viUc.July l.MQL