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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1902)
.-;M(:f!f!fif!tiC'C-i:ie W. H. Ouinn was a visitor in the city the first of the week. Albert Canning was in from his eheep farm, near IWell Buttes, for tho holidays. 0. G. Collver and wife came fmni Culver 8unday and apent the day with relatives. W. Q. Rogers was in from Culver the lira t of the week and made this office friendly call. Arthur Jamea and Geo. O'Neal were business visitois from Paulina thiring the holiday. H. E. Newman Jr., of Ontario, was an arrival Saturday and is visiting with friends during the holidays. The Misses Pearl and Addie Vander toool returned Saturday from a visit with relatives and friends at Dufur, Lew McCallister and J. Allingham were over from Sisters last Saturday taking in the sights of the metropolis Wru Wigle and wife were in from their ranch on Upper Crooked river Saturday and took in the club dance in the evening. E. Z. Wakefield was a pleasant vis itor to our sanctum last week. He renorts stock in good condition on Upper Crooked river. Dr. H. Clark returned Saturday from an extended trip to Silver Lake and vicinity and reports a very satis factory business done. . C H. Dealy came in from Bear creek buttes the first of the week and registered as one of the Journal fam ily tor the coming year. Smith & Kayler received Saturday large lot of harness from Portland, besides a line of other goods. The new firm it starting out in good shape, . .- ; - i R. A. Stewart, the Paulina sheep titan, was a visitor in town several times last week nd the first of this. , "3ill" must have found some attrac tion down this way. We have received our winter stock of paper consisting of 700 pounds of print pAper and also a lot of job stock and can now turn out anything from a visiting card to a poster. Dr. Belknap has his hall about finished and it will be one of the most commodious in the city, besides be ing the largest. It is centrally lo cated and will be very handy for all lodges to meet there. Guy Allingham was in from Sifters last week and informed us that the grass is the finest in that section ot tbe country for seve'al years. The stockmen have not fed any so far this winter and stock are in fine condition. The ice crop is very poor this year on account of the continued warm weather. A number of icehouses however will be filled up with what there is for fear it gets no better. It is about five inches in thickness and of very good quality. The wind we bad at this place last week now develops, was the tail end of a severe storm that swept- the coast of Oregon and Washington and did considerable damage to shipping and Luildings. We can feel thmklul that we live in so favored a clime as this and not kick if it does rain once in awhile. Charley Weaver, son of David Weaver, while hauling wood from the denert south of his home about four teen miles below town, was seriously hurt Tuesday by being thrown .from the wagon. The team ran away and tve suppose he was thrown un.ler the wheels 1 it some was as both legs are reported broken below the knee. Dr. Rosenberg was called to attend him. In regard to ax article recently go ing the rounds of the neighboring press to the effect that scab was pre valent on the mountains of this coun ty, we are informed by stock intpector Joe llinkle that there has been do scab in the county for the past two years with the exception of some -brought in from outside points last fall, For this reason the sheep men have dipped their sheep as' a preventa tive. This is only one of many ex penses incurred by reason of allowing )utside sheep herded ou our ranges. Jake Boone, the saddler, baa a new ad in this week's issue. , Perry Read was up from Culver the latter part of last week looking alter business interests. J. 8. McMeen was in from his farm near La man t a Saturday and took out a load of furniture. Pen Blovins was down from his farm ou tipper Ochoco last Week look ing after business matters. 8. J. Clemens, the Paulina stock man, was a business culler at the oounty seat one day last week. Ray Smith was in from Lone Pine Saturday aud informed us thnt he had located in that section ot the county. Wm Draper left on Saturday's stage for Marysville, California, to attend his mother, who is very ill at that place. ' Sam Lytle, proprietor of the Can yon City-Izee mail route, was in town on business this week. Canyon City Eagle. A number of our mercantile- firms are already taking stock and the re mainder will be at it before another week goes by, t t W. 3. Hale came in from Culver Monday and paid this office a pleas ant oil'. He says that the ball at that place on Christmas was a decid ed success. Charley King has accepted a enntraot to teach another term of school in the McDowell district' on Lower Crooked river. This makes his fourth term in that district. ;. W. C. Gibson, Clarence Wiley, Tom Long and Bruce Gray were down from Post last week enjoying the Christ mas festivities and attending o various business matters. W. L Jacobs and C. T. Lillard were in fiom Twelve Mile this week. Tbey reported that range stock has been doing well there and that the Winter has, so far, been a splendid one. Brims News. The big hog that was killed lat week by Foster A Lehman, weighed 689 pounds and the exact weight was guessed by H. A. Belknap, in conse quence wbereof he will eat turkey New Years at the expense of the butchers. Park Doak has had the old hay scales in front of the livery stable re paired and now has the best facilities for weighing all kinds of heavy things, in fact he will be able to weigh some people's conscientious scruples after the first of the year. Monday morning an alarm of fire was turned in and the boys were on the scene in a hurry. The fire was discovered in the roof of J. F. Morris' kitchen and would soon have been be yond the control of the fireman, but their prompt arrival saved the build ing. Only a nouiiuul loss was sub tained. Last Saturday Harry Beatd had a very unpleasant experience. While riding a wild horse the latter piling ed into a barbed wire fence and jump ing over it was thrown to the ground bieakingics neck and badly cutting the toes on one of the young man's feet, also bruising him up pretty bad ly. Doctor Hyde attended the young man and says that he was. rusting well when he left him. The masquerade at Culver Christ mas was well attended, a numlier go ing from town. There were it must ers in line in the promenade. The prizes were won by Miss Nell Lamp son, as Butterfly and Ralph Arm strong, as Uncle -Sam. The best of order prevailed aud every one seemed well satisfied with tne evenings en tertainment. Among those attend ing from this place were, Warren Brown, Prince Glaze and Wid Barnes. Wo have received s complaint from Post to the effect that tbe Jouknai. does not reach there until the first of tiie week following publication. On interviewing postmrster Summers in regard to the matter be said that it was not the fault of his office as the mail is made up on Wednesday evening The package for Post aud other points east is put in the office every Wednes day evening so that it can be made up for Thursday's stage so that we are not to blame for it. We shall insti tute inquiries so that we limy be able to place the blame where it belongs, j r n IVURZWEILER G THOMSON. i ) 1 ssiiS BAsMftMt, ; I3ST"VElTTOE"Y" S-AXiE. Tho time for taking inventory is soon at hand, and wo must roduoe our stock. In order to do so we will ofl'er a discount of twenty-five por cent on tho tollowing lines: , " AH of our Wool Dress Goods, twenty-five per cent off. All of our Ladies Jackets, twenty-flve per cent off. All of our Ladies Dress Skirts, twenty-five per cent off. All of our Mens' Clothing, twenty-flve per cent off. AH of our Mens' Overcoats, twenty-flve per cent off. All of our Silks and Satins, twenty-flve per cent off. It don't matter how low the goods were, they are twenty five per cent lower during this sale. J3StmVmtt2SrTO'B, SALE, WURZWEILER 8 THOMSON i r -mill m ut o farmers Uuttitters We Carry in Stock We Would Like To talk with you about Plows and Harrows . . . You May be Surprised If you have never looked through our immense stock, to know that we buy Plows and Harrows in car load lots. Wc will be glad to quote yon prices on anything in tho implement line. We carry the Genuine Oliver Flow, both the "Chilled" and "Steel" in' both Walking, Sulkies, and Gangs. We have all the Repairs for the ' " ' Oliver Plows, and quite a stock of Repairs for other makes '' OUR PRICES Are an low as iB coimistant with -' legitimate bum new Oliver Chilled Walking plows Oliver Steol Walking plows The James Olivei Sulky plow Either Cast or Steel Bottom The New Department Gang Plow with either No. 20 or No. 40, Cast Bottom, and in 12 and 14 inch Steel Bottom with third Bottom Attached We have in Harrows The Tho Tho Lan Lean Deere Steol Peg Wood Lever Tooth Framed Harrow Harrow Harrow In the Disc Harrows We have tho Doe-re and Osborne Wheels all ready, With Tires on, that will make your old Hack as good as new for a low Price. C. A. Gilchrist win here this week from his home at the head of Crook ed River. Mr. Gilchrist i buying Hock cattle for his ranch and hile here made a trade for a part of J. W Buoy's stock. Ho also bought three thoroughbred Shorthorn bulls. The stock is now enroute to Crook Coun tj. The last named cattle were sold by P. (i. Smith. Burns Xews. DIED. LAW80N At her home on Mill creek Sunday December 2i), 1901, America Lawson, wife of James lawson, aged 68 years 6 months and 9 days. Mrs. Lawson with her husband set tled on Mill creek in the early seven ties and has since made her home there. She leaves a husband, two sis ters, two brothers and five grand-chil dren to mourn her loss. She was united with the Baptist church in September 1804 and was a faithful worker fur the cause until the end. Her last words were "Goodbye, goodbye I am going home to see my children." The sympathy of the entire com munity is extended to the bereaved family. Jictamson d Winnck Co. Nothing succeeds like Success Is an old snying, and is abundantly proven by our constantly increasing business. We aim to hare in our Dvug Stock everything ues.led for the sick room. Our prescriptions are carefully com pounded from the best, freiheat drugs and chemicals, jn the most sanitary manner, and at as low a Price as is cuniiitant with good business principlas. There are several Ways To do business, but only one right wry. We do not sun to make our profits from one customer, but by selling; to our customers often. When you are near our store, step in and ex amine our new stock of Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Curtains, Wall Paper, Bouka, Stationery, Musical Instruments, Brushes, Cumbs, Books and Citma Supplies, all at Reasonable Prices Jidamson & Winnck Co
