Crook County Journal
VOL. X
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 17, 1906.
NO. 22
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At C. W. ELKINS
Elegant Display of
Dress Skirls and Shirt Waist
Suits - - $5 to $15
Sateen Underskirts
$1.50 to $3.50
Silk Petticoats
$7 to $10
50 Styles of Shirt
Waists
Special Values in
F. P. Corsets, Style 629
Ladies Oxfords $2 to $3.75
Tans, Patent Colt and Kid
FOR HOME USE TRY A PAIR OF OUR
Old Ladies Comfort Shoes
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Have your own Blacksmith
Tools
It pays to get the Best. See
our Outfits. Cost no more
than Inferior Ones
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i Shciniko Warehouse Co.
SAanAro, Oregon
General Storage, Forwarding
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Commission Merchants
Disalers in Hlackriinitli Coal, Flour, ?arli-cl Wire,
Xailn, Cement, (jinie, Coal Oil, Planter, Sulphur,
Wool and Grain, Sucke and Twine, drain and Keed.
Agents for Waco Warehouue Milling I'o's. "White
Hiver" and "Dalle Patent" Flour. Highest price
liid for Hides and Pelts.
Special Attention is paid to Wool (!radini and
Baling for KaHtern Shipnunits.
Stock Yards with all the latest ami hest. faeilitie?
for Ilandlintr Stock.
9arA- 2oir Soocis in Care of
"S.W.Co."
crook mi
OFFICERS:
W. A. Booth, Presldont
C. M. Elkins, Vlca President
Fheo W. Wilson, Chler
DIRECTORS:
W. A. Booth, c. M. Elkins,
D. F. 8tewart, Fred W. Wilson.
Transacts a General
Banking HuHinena
Kxohaiie Bought
and Sold
Colleoti(jns will re
ceive prompt attention
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VERDICT OF
NOT GUILTY
George Miller Acquitted
of Murder Charge
MAY TERM ENDED
Judge Bradshaw Listens to a Mast
of Evidence in Several Civil
Suits and Injunctions
After being out "2H hours before
trenching a decision, the jury
which heard the testimony apiiust
George Miller, charged witli the
murder of Warren Curtis, returned
a verdict to Judge Itradshaw in
the Circuit court at four o'clock
last Friday afternoon of not guilty.
The case was given to the jury
soon after 12 o'clock Thursday
I afternoon and marked the close of
the fourth trial of the defendant
I since the killing was committed in
j March IW2. The case was tried
j twice in Harney county and once
! in Malheur and in each instance
the Supreme court remanded it for
u new trial.
Verdicts of not guilty were also
returned in two other criminal
cases which took up two days of
the session the last of the week.
Win. Ilogg, charged with stock
stealing, was found not guilty and
dismissed and the jury returned a
like verdict in favor of Henry
Parry charged with stealing '20
head of sheep.
The session of the court lasted
the entire week. Judge Itradshuw
hearing a dirth of testimony in
several civil suits. Imposition
was made of the following cases:
J. P. Mclncry vs Alfred lluges,
Geo. 11. Marsh and John Marsh.
! Cont'd.
T. II. J.add vs T. J. Malloy
Co. Dismissed without prejudice.
Kdith Furgerson vs Sam'l Fcr
gursou. Report tiled.
R. L. Booth vs Chas Lamson
and Claud Lamson. Dismissed.
A. M. Drake ys Deschutes Irri
gation it Power Co. Report to he
tiled and passed on in vacation.
Charles Eriekson vs Chas. Royd.
Dismissed.
II. F. Dietzel vs S, P. Conroy
and Madras Milling Co. Cont'd.
Frank Irvine vs Richard De
ls1 1 Haven and Carrie Delfaven. De
fault and decree,
R. L. Sahin vs A. J. Hlack, Lo-
HAVE GONE TO THE jLOCAL OPTION BROKEN NECK '
TOP, SAYS KITCHINGl ic IC,CII CAUSES DEATH
Local Sheepman Believes Sheep
Prices Have Touched Zenith
IS THE ISSUE
Crook County to Fight
For and Against It
Alliert Kitching, a Crook county
sheepman, who was in the eitv a
short time ago, is' now at Shanikoj
J. W Rlake in that locality last BUSINESS CLUB ACTS
March. Mi Ritchinu lots tieeii !
buying and selling sheep in thia
Commercial League Believes City
Is Capable of Handling Its
Own Civic Problems
Nine precincts in the county
will vote either for or aainm the
section of Oregon for the past ten
years and is always well posted on
prevailing market conditions. He
says that owing to the fact that
the middle west still owns thous
ands of heads of feeders, which
were purchased last fall, together
with the grass sheep coming in
from the southern states, it is his
opinion that the sheep boom of u these nine district:
few months ago is at a standstill. ! ami on the bulbil
The supply being eipial to the de- t lie respective precinct
mauds believes that the top notch I p(,ar the following line:
has been reached for this season, j or against prohibition of the sale
Mr. Kitching will spend the bal-1 ' intoxicating liquoin for bever
aiice of the present month at 1 n M purposes for precinct only
Shaniko receiving the Blake sheep, j of Crook county."
Wm. Pugh Dies of Injuries-Dell Is
Bound Over to the Grand Jury
Wm. Hugh dltHl at 5 o'clock Tue
dtty atteruoon ufter tieliiK confined
to tils tied Hlnee Friday, and John F.
Dell, who threw lilin In a drunken
condition out of a hhIooii, w hs held
to the Krand Jur.v to answer for Ida
death hv Justice l,uckey ttefore
w hom Dell was given a hearing
.yesterday. Death reNiilted t r o ui
a dtMloeatton of the neck. Dell wan
held without IioihIh.
Kvtdeuce given before the coroner's
Jury by a half dozen witneHseH din
closed the facts that I'iirIi won In
toxicated and had become trouble
some In t he Opera saloon wher the
bartender had refiiMed to Hell hlui
sale of intoxicating beverages at more liquor, t'ligh then diinauded
I the J line election.
Petition" from
id Ve been tiled
lo be used in
will ap
Vote for
uiost of which are ranged in south
ern Wasco county.
Ready to Cross Bats.
Redmond and Prineville base
Ivill teams will cross bats on the
local diamond next Sunday for
the first time this season, The
grounds dining the past week weie
leveled and the heavy rains a few
days ago have placed them in trim
condition for the contest. The
Tin-
nine precincts in
elKarsaud bceomliiK liiHlnteiit In his
demands 1M1, It was Mated, grabbed
t he drunken mail by the coat collar
aud shoved litm out the front door
where tie fell to the sidewalk. Fur
ther evidence wiim Introduced hIiow
iii that after I'unli had fallen Dell
raised ttie former by his feet and
whoved him farther towards the
street where lie laid Neveral minutes
I before help came and he was curried
which a I to a room. I'tigli ivuiained conscious
lipUor election will he held lire:
Prineille, Redluond. Klltcher,
I.aidlaw, Montgomery, McKay,
Johnson Creek, Mill Creek aud
Powell l'.Uttes..
Those who have x been instru
mental in tiling petitions for the
election in the various precincts
are conlident that the result will
be in their favor, while the unti
prohil.itiuiists are equally sangu
ine regarding the outcome. The
mime wil
be
called at 2-M o'clock H,m,Kth prohibition move-
(pretta Mack and Baldwin Sheep Vr
jr'iljaml Co. Default and decree.
A Mountain of Gold
, could not bring as much happiness to Cont'd.
JjCj: Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline, Wis., as
: did one 25c box of Ku -kleaV Arnica
1 ; aive, lien it completely cured a run-
k' Christine Thornthwaite vs Chas.
W. Thomwaite. Decree granted.
Lily Carcter vs Frank Can ter.
Decree granted.
Dorrance Pros, vs II. A. Melvin.
Answer tiled; motion to strikeout
part of answer.
D. McMillan vs K. T. Batten, A.
M. Drake and A. I., (loodwille.
J. D. Honeyman et al ys Centra
Oregon Banking V Trust Co. Dis.
niii)! sore on her leg, which had tnr-
lured her 22 long years. Greatest ante
Wounds am
ianisnii and
mplcton iv Son lrug
f septic healer of 1'iles, Woi
: Sores. 25c at I. 1. A. Ian
iTempletDii it Son Drug store.
A. Sumner.
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In Spring Goods At
Claypool Bros.
Too busy Marking Prices to go into details
CALL IN AND LOOK AT THE GOODS
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missed.
J. P. Sumner vs A
Decree granted.
A. J. Fcrguexnn vs '1
son. Default.
('has. Boyd vs Betid Livestock A
Produce Co. et al. F. (). Minor
appointed receiver. Defendant to
have HO days to answer.
Mary J. Huston vs Henry Hus
ton. Decree granted.
V. A. Booth vs Ivl. Steurnagle.
Default and judgment and order
to sell attached property.
Chas. Durham vs John O'Keliey
et lix. Passed.
May Schooling vs Jerry A.
Decree granted.
Sarah P. Olenr vs Albeit Noble
et al. 1 lee ree gr i nled.
I'osa Northup vs Maurice North
up. Decree granted.
State vs Henry Parry. Not
I gtllity. Defendant discharged.
j Jacob Qnibcrg y- Marv luiberg.
I Decree granted.
M. E. Kan. lie vs I!. E. Bandle.
Decree.
Alitone Traban vs Ida Tralian
Decree.
sion of 2o cents will
inent in Crook county will
no
doubt be raised to the limit at the
and an admis
be chamed. Saturdav eveliiio- a
dance will be given for the Bed-1 in election, aud the effort on
mond visitors in Athletic hall.
and was out of bed several tlmea
during the four days preceding his
death. Dell was arrested immedi
ately after I'ligh. had died aud con
liued lu i he city jail.
Dr. Kit wards took the slaud yes
terday nioruiuK after he and Dm.
Helkllap aud ItoHcntiei-g had held all
autopsy on the remains. The upper
portion of fugli's Kplue luul beeu re
moved and this was examined by
the jury showing the dlHlocntlon
which had occurred between the
sKth and Hevetith cervical vertebrae.
ICvldence was taken from other wit
nesses who had seen Dell eject Pugh
from the saloon.
The coroner's Jury returned a ver
dict Netting' forth tlie fact' that Pugh
New Stock Inspector Appointed.
Mayor Will Wurzweiler was ap
pointed Slock Inspcetor for Crook
county at the May term of the
county court which began its!
ses-ioii last week. Mr. Wurzweiler
has appointed the following named
persons deputy stock inspectors;
J. P. Carlwright,
James Rice,
James Woods.
K. 11. Sparks,
Andrew Morrow,
Hugh Lister,
Roscoe Knox,
J. S. Bogue,
Alex Mcintosh,
Thomas Sharp Jr.,
Hay Creek.
Hay Creek.
Asli wood.
Sisters.
Haystack
Paulina,
Post.
Koslaml,
Hardin.
the retail Honor business will be
fought with as much vim as is pos
sible to command.
Monday evening the liusiness
League stepped down from com
inel'eiul circles and Indirectly entered
I In- arena of politics. It was the
general opinion expressed aiming
the members present at Athletic hall
that tlie local commercial organism
lion did not exceed the purposes for
which it was originated in taking
a slaud on the local option tight,
inasmuch as the latter effi-cts both
the taxes and the business Interests
of t lie community. In view of this
expression, the League has adopted
I the following teller which will be
I forwarded to the voters throughout
the districts affected;
j "Tlie proposed anienilineiit to t lie
local opt Ion law has been attacked
by the Anil Saloon League on the
Montgomery grounds, that it Is not fair to the
prohibitionists.
Mrs. Devoe Will Speak Here. "We contend that It Is an unfair
- law as It now stands, and we ask
Mrs. Kuima Smith Devoe of ! you to read (he law carefully and sec
Chicago, lecturer and organizer : f'"' yourself that there (s not a single
National American Woman Suf-
frage association, will address the j
public upon the Equal Suffragi
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the partol the former to dose up , o( th(1 mH.k , h , oUohnF.
Dell.
amendment at tlie court housi
next Saturday May lit, at 2 and S community
p. in. and at the M. E. church Sun
day May '2(1 at H p. m. The ad
mission is free.
Mrs, Devoe, who lias been speak
ing at various cities and towns
provision of any kind In the propos
ed amendment that does not apply
with e(iial force to both sides.
"We ask you! Is It fair that ( he
business lull-rests of one precinct
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should lie crippled or
ruined by the votes from other
preeincts-.' This can be done under
the present law and Is threatened
us now.
"Again! Is it fair that the lax
payers may be saddled with I he
throughout the state comes very I expense of a prohibition election
highly recommended. Key. Anna j "I"'" the representation of only ten
Shaw' liresiilenl of I be :.,-,oem t ion ! I'r cent ol the voters of tile preelurt?
in writing to the president of the
local club says: '' I am greatly
distressed because conditions have
will prevent Mrs.
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"Vole ( X ves I on I lie referead niu
lor the a no-mi men I , aud von arc
voting for what is Inn fair and just.
"Vote ( X-Mg.iiusi prohibition i
arisen which will prevent 'ts. ' ; 1 1 1 . 1 prevent an increase of taxation
Colby from visiting your town as ,iud a prosl m I Ion of business,
we had iutcndid, but this willi "AsUiug on to give i Ids yoiu-cn re
make no difference in n ga id to I'll sidei-ation we beg to remain;"
the lecture because Mr-. Devot
whom we will send in her place i-
tlie very best work
and is one of the very best cu in-! amendment , t he lai ter providing for j
paigncrs we have in t he Held. " I an Increase lo liii percent of tliej
..i. 1. lie reeeotion will be ten- v ol el's ill any given loealll.V S1IUllg
Pugli had been a resldeut of the
comity about 20 years and was W
years of age. lie recently aold a
ranch lie owned on Beaver Creek to
(iscarCraln. lie had no relatives lu
this part of the state so far us
known.
Public School Commencement.
ArraugeinenlM have been complet
ed by I'rincipal It. A. Ford and the
teni hers of the public school for the
'omuieiieeinent exercises and enter
tainment, tiolli of which will be
given in Athletic hall next week.
The Commencement exercises will be
held Wednesday evening, May 23.
t he entertainment to lie given Frtdav
evening, May 25. An Invitation Is
extended lo tlie public to attend the
Commencement exercises to which
no charge will be mnde. The pro
grams for the two evenings:
CO MM HCKMKXT.
Oiiartet selection
Messrs C. M. Klklim, J. N. Wil
liamson, C. W. Llkins, llmican
Macleod.
Oration "(liir New Country"
lirace Kdwards.
I eelaniatlou "DiamoHil Cut Dia
mond" Mamie Clark.
Vocal solo "Little Doris"
Lorene Wlnnek.
Declamation "Klying Jim's Last
Leap" Ktliel Moore.
Vocal Duet "Beautiful Moonlight"
Mamie Clark, Doulse Summers,
illation "Chinese Exclusion"
Agnes Klllolt.
Declauiallon "A Trying Situation''
Wilford Belknap.
Vocal solo "Mary of Argyll-"
Duncan Macleod.
trillion "Pat i iotism"
j Hose (ilbson.
j Class Address and Presentation of
j Diploinas , K. Brink.
, cbiKH Song 1 1 urrah for the Prlne
! v i lit- Public S.'li,,,,lu" i'I..j
KNTKBTA IN.ME.NT.
! dcred Mrs. Devoe at the residence
j of Mrs. II. P. Belknap Saturday
I afternoon from 'L.'IO to (1 o'clock.
Will Pay Their Loss in Full
r The Itoy III I llslll'.l lice Co., of LI ver
; pool. Knglnnd. hud a Ions of about
.ij,iNMi,(KHl iii tin- Sun pranciseo dis
I aster which will lie paid ill full.
! They have assets of 7u.ihmi.ihm and
1 an annual income of n box I .",,iiihi.ihiii
' and could slaud several sucii dtsas-
ters. Why insure in a weak coiupan.v
vv lien H is jiisl as cheap lo have your
iiisuiance w ln-ie you know your
losses could In- paid .1. K. Stewart
& l o. are their I'rineville Agents.
! "Citizen Blisluens l-agiie." i ,lsic
i The Idler sell l with a view , ,f j K' "c.v Drill 1st and iad (iradew.
! se.-111-inu a sutticieul nun, t.ei-ol Vol es K A K' K: ' ," " ' s"1 ''Sl.Klt Don
er III the State I ... Hi.. r..f... II,..; IIITII'S.
( AS I' OK ( II V KAI'TKKK.
Prudence Mamie Clark
Snobleioii Arthur Barnes
p. lilions before a IocmI option vole i ! oin-s Vlhcrt Boiler
an be fo re d on tie- distii. i. The Vocal solo Lorene W lnnek
aiiiciidmeiit also prohibit tlie group
lug of dislrlciH. making a local!
option election iiecesstti v in each I
precinct or sub division where it is j
Assisted by :trd grade pupils
Sailor lirill ih and ,"tli grades
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1 vs r OK ( HA It VI TKIIS.
desireabl
ipiesl Ion.
to vote upon I he
IhpiorjU. W. Barton.... ICarn.-st Harrington
: Tiiiu .1 ackson Pcivv Smll h
i.Miss Samnnlha Brown Alia Dillon.
I Miss Sopliiona Brown
TiiTiJT-TJjTijTU liertle Pennington
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p. i iicteiii liii h i.iiieruie louug
Ij Improved Edison Phonograph d j Adele DeComv.v Louise summers
t J r U M IJ J B i Ml Lou Brighton Loiviu-Wlitn. k
1 and bold molded Records J riara Cole Wilia combs
The WINM-K & CO.
P. l'ri....c'ol.. A......!
Miss .leniilngH I.otta Smith
Miss Johnson Rose Helms
Janitor VVllf, n-d Belkmio
'Detective Albert Noble