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Crook County Journal.
VOL.X
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 18, 1906.
NO. 44
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Economical in Fuel
Perfect Bakers
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Lisk's Heavy Granite ware
Anti Rust Tin ware, Besides
Cheaper Grades f Tin and
Graniteware
Cutlery, Dishes, Glassware . Jr
Bed Room Furnishings
New Pillows, Made Pillow Cases and Sheets, Towels
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EVERYBODY
WELL PLEASED
The Second Annual Crook County
Fair a Thing of
the Past.
Sha?i(ko Warciouse Co. j;f
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tSAerni'Ao, Oregon
General Storage, Forwarding
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Commission Merchants
to
Dfnlera in IUiickHiiiith Coal, Flour, HarWtl Wire,
Nivilrt, Ct'incnt, Jiinic, ('(ml Oil, IMtistrr, Sulphur,
Wool iviul (Irnin, Sm k ntul Twinr, (Jrniu and Feed.
Agnt (or Whhco Wnrcluuistv Milling t'oV. "White
Kivcr" mill "DiilU-d rti-n t" Flour. Highest price
Jiii(l tor lliilnH mill IVltw.
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SpiHiial Attention in paid to
Haling for Eastern Shipment).
Wool (! railing and
Stoi-k Ynnld with all the latent
for Handling Stock,
und l)ent facilities
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OFFICERS:
W. A. Booth, Prldnt
O. M. Elkini, Vic Prtaldant
Frio W. Wilson, 0thlr
DIRECTORS:
w. A. Booth, 0. M. Elkinc,
D. F. Bkwart, Fred W. Wilson.
Transacts a General
Ranking Rusineas
x e h a n n e Bought
and Sold
Collection will
ceivo prompt
tion
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atten-
A Badly Burned Girl
or Ihiv, man or wiimiin, is quickly out of
pain 'if IHiokleii'H Arnica Salve in ap
plied promptly. (. J. Wolch, of Tekon
ti, Mich., cays: "1 us it. in my fam
ily for cutu, coieH ami till skin injuries,
m'ul lln.l it pcifoi't." Quicko.it Pile
cure kiiomi. licst healing salve made.
2,h: at 1. IV Adiimson &. Co., and Tem
plcton it Sim's drugstore.
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800 Pieces Granite and Tinware, Many
Pieces worth 35cents. Special at
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See our New and Up-to-date Line of Ladies' Footwear
Many Sizes, Forms and Styles to Select From
Boys and Youths two and three piece suits. Some
Extra Values at Low Prices
CLAYPOOL BROS.
PR1NEVILLE
OREGON
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The Fccotnl annual Crook coun
ty fair ha punned into hintory as
an unoiialiticd ucce?s. The din-
play of gniHWH, grain1, vegetable.
fruit and li vtt(K-k will forever net
nt reel the contention that Central
Oregon it nothing hut a ntock
countrv. I he HUcceio achieved
wan far leyoiil tii riop of the
promoter of the fair when the
(Uexlion was taken up a couple of
months aiio to hold a fair thip
fall There were two factor that
would i-cciii to militate againrt
Miccc one wat the linla vorahle
season and the other was the bur
den of indebtedness under which
the fair association was tlruL'glinit.
1 he exlnhits on display would
silence the oinectora to a lair on
the grounds of an unfavorable
year, uml the answer to the second
will he the wipcing out of the total
fair association's indebtedness. If
the debts are not entirely paid up
then) will not le much of a bal
ance left to he carried over. It is
a little early at this writing to
give exact figures, but the ollicials
are in a mot optimistic frame of
mind and are determined to make
the Crook county fair of sullicient
importance to Fecure favorable
dating with the district fairs of
Eastern Oregon.
Overtures were made to the Red
mond people who took such a con
spicuous part in helping us out
with exhibits and otherwise, to
coniiunc wun us ami make one
good, big fair that would compel
both attention and attendance. It
is the belief of the fair olliciuls
it would be letter for" all concern
ed and hope that the Redmond
people will take up the question
Itefore they put too much money
in building and grounds over
there. The Prineville people will
meet them in a spirit of fairness
and will grant any reasonable con
cession they may ask.
As it is impossible to publish the
premium lit-t this week owing to
the fact that many exhibitors have
not yet handed in their exhibit
cards, we will mention briefly
some of the main exhibits and give
in detail the list of awards next
week.
First and foremost cornea the
display made by the "desert" peo
ple of Redmond. They brought
over field corn ten feet high, fully
matured, with three and four ears
to the stalk; one pumpkin weigh
ing 5)5 pounds and another weigh
ing 7(5 pounds; '22 potatoes that
weighed 30 lbs; cucumbers that
measured 17 inches in length; also
a display of oats, rve, wheat, al
falfa, vetch, table and sugar beets,
okra, radishes, tobacco, tomatoes,
nniskmelons, watermelons, ground
cherries ana huckletierries. we
also noticed sheaf and hog millet
and orchard grass five feet in
length. The exhibit was an eye-
opener to those, not familiar with
conditions in western ("rook covin
ty. The Redmond exhibit which
was in. charge of Col. Belcher was
awarded a special prize of $20 for
the fine showing made.
There was a fine display of po
latoes. some rfj! cxhiottors were
represented.
Mr. Roegli had a fine display of
fruits and vegetables. There were
twenty-two varieties, of apples,
several varieties of peaches, pears,
three varieties of grapes, common
ground cherries, improved cherries,
English walnuts, hard shell al
monds, tomatoes, etc.
Charles Lister had 12 varieties
of apples, pears, etc.
William Smith took ti:st premi
um for forage grasses. He had 14
varieties.
(Jeorge Summers took second
prize with 12 varities.
The display of blooded stock at
tracted much attention. J. H.
Cray had a fine lot of IJerefords,
as did also M. R. Biggs.
John Schmeer of Juniper Butte,
hud a string of fine thoroughbreds,
among them the stallion "Caution,"
fire of "Oregon Babe," the three
year-old that hat a record of 2:10
Out of five entriett he got four first
nd one second.
The horse races proved an at
tractive feature of the fair. There
were not as many outside horses
as was expected which was owing
to the limited time in which the
racing program watt got up. The
quarter-mile dah for Cnxk coun
ty saddle horses Wednesday, was
won by Art WurzweilerV "Rat
tler;" "Hen," aecond. In the three-
eighth mile rce Pollard's "John
II" took first money; "Larry"
second. In the three-eighth-mile
dash on Thursday, "Larry" took
first money and "Toots" second.
In the half-mile "John II." took
first ami "Fred Walker" second.
In the quarter-mile pony race Fri
day "Daisy" took first and "Bess"
second. "Rattler" also took firt
money Saturday in a quarter-mile
dash. There were some squaw
races i liters e reed during the meet
which provoked much merriment.
The judges were Will Wurzweiler,
John Henderson and Cha?. A. Be
dell. The County school exhibit wu
most complete and reflects great
credit upon the county.
The ladies' exhibit was fine,
covering all departments of wom
an's work.
Mrs. George Millican had a very
interesting display. She has one
of the finest Indian curio collec
tions in the state and was given a
corner of the pavilion in which to
make an exhibit. It always at
tracted a large crowd of rpectators.
The exhibit of the Gatewood
Mining Company shows that Crook
county has mineral wealth that
will prove a valuable asset when
projM'rly developed. The mines
from which the ore was taken was
dedicated but a few weeks ago
Crook
County Dry
Success.
Farming
Joe Marnach had the banner
crop of grain in this locality, this
season, and he secured it as a re
sult of the apnlication of one of
the important principles of the
"dry farming" methods, that of
the sub surface packing, which
packs the ground underneath and
leaves it loose on top. Off of 40
acres of his ranch four miles south
west of this place, he secured this
year ituu cusheis ot barley, an
average of 40 bushels to the acre.
The soil on his ranch is no better
than that on dozens of other
places in that locality, and the big
yield must be attributed to the
method of farming which he fol
lowed, says the Madras Pioneer.
Last year a new farming imple
ment was left in Mr. Marnach s
hands by an implement house, for
trial. It was one of the various
kinds of sub surface packers which
have come into use with the Camp
bell, or dry farming methods of
cultivation. It is a machine
which packs the soil underneath
to a depth of six or seven inches,
and leaves the surface loose. The
purpose of the machine is to
thoroughly pack the soil under
neath, forming a good storage
reservoir for the moisture and at
the same time increasing the capil
lary attraction so that the mois
ture may later , be supplied to the
roots of the growing plants from
below, as needed. "When the
ground is plowed the furrow slice
turning over on to the stubble and
weeds forms air cavities under
neath, aiding evaporation and pre
venting the plant from getting the
full benefit of the moisture that
has been stored in the ground.
To prevent this is the main pur
pose of the sub surface packer.
The top of the ground ;s left loose,
soon dries and forms a dust mulch
on top, which aids in conserving
the moisture in the ground, by
preventing evaporation.
On forty acres of his land Mr.
Marnach followed the plow with
the sub-surface packer, while on
eighty acres adjoining he did not
do so. On the forty acres packed
he secured a crop of 40 bushels to
the acre, while on the adjoining
land, farmed under the old meth
ods, he secured less than half as
much. The success of Mr. Mar
nach's experiment is an indication
of what every farmer in this local
ity may expect if he can but be in
duced to foJlo-7 those methods ol
"dry farming- which are proving
the salvation of the great arid
regions of the West.
THE PRINEVILLE
FLOURING MILL
Home Institution Hat Leaves
Lots of Cash with the
Farmers.
The Prineville Flouring Mill is
the scene of much activity the.e
days. Farmers are busily engaged
in unloading grain and the rumble
of machinery is heard nil day long
and far into the night. The mill
started up a few weeks ago when
this year's supply of grain com
menced to arrive. As the season
advanced the supply increased un
til now the conver-ion of wheat in
to flour is kept op sixteen hours
i day. If the necessity re
luires the mill will be kept run
ning night and day, thus turning
out from fifty-five to sixty barrels
of flour a day, besides twenty tons
of feet.
The grain this year is some
what shriveled," said Mr. Stewart,
but it is on an average better than
was expected.' the quality ol
the flour turned out will in no
wise be effected and its present
high standard will lie kept up.
The machinery employed in con
verting the wheat into flour and
feed is of the latest pattern. Every
labor saving device has leen call
ed into requisition and one man
can now do the work of a dozen a
decade ago. The grain is received
at the main entrance to the build
ing and is dumped into a hopper
which cleans, weighs and separates
it. I he screenings are taken out
and returned to the farmer and
the actual weight of marketable
grain is shown on the scales,
From here it is conveyed by ma
chinery to immense storage bins
where it is kept until needed.
These bins have a combined ca
pacity of 20,000 bushels of wheat
and 10,000 bushels of oats and
barley.
A trip through the mill is inter
esting. The explanation of the
uses and purposes of the different
machines and the effect on the
grain is highly instructive. There
are cleaners, purifiers, scalpers,
bolters and grinders with a multi
plicity of schutes and pipes run
ning in all directions and for all
kinds of purposes. Automatic
packers fill and weigh the finished
product into sacks ready for ship
ment to the consumer.
.An electric lighting plant is in
operation in the building and
furnishes the light used in the mill.
In all there are three separate tur
bin wheels that furnish the motive
power for different sections of the
mill machinery. It is thus pos
sible to make repairs when neces
sary without shutting down the
whole establishment. A big sav
ing is also made in the cost of
maintenance where this plan is
pursued. The main shafting of
the building is all ball-bearing
and wear, tear and friction is re
duced to a minimum.
The old stone method of grind
ing flour in vogue before steel roll
ers put it out of date is still in use.
Its operations, however, are con
fined to making corn meal and
graham flour.
The Prineville Flouring Mill is
putting lots of cash into the hands
of our farmers for wheat, oats and
barley, and this cash in turn finds
its way into the coffers of our mer
chants and others and all reap a
direct or an indirect benefit.
May Block the Trunk Line.
Notice.
All persons knowing themselves to
be indebted tome will please make
some iirrnngeinent to Pjr the same
either In whole or part. The tire
has lett me without a home and I
must have the money to rebuild and
furnish the same.
Yours Respectfully,
tO-ll-'-'t Ph. K.O. II vuk,
bucks for Sale.
At the T. S. Hamilton ranch, near
Ashwood, Crook Co., Oregon. Three
hundred head of yearling Delaines and
Spanish Merinos. None better in the
country. It costs nothing to see them.
All customers treated alike. 9 -20-1 m
The best, lightest running and
cheapest sewing niuchine is found at
A. H. Lippmau & Co.'s
As it is impossible to follow the
Deschutes river with a line located
over 100 feet above the surface of
the stream, there will be no rail
road into the rich Central Oregon
country by the Deschutes Canyon
route says the Oregonian.
Instead the Harriman system
will, in all probability, build in
from the Natron-Ontario cut-off
between the Southern Pacific and
Oregon Short Line. Besides the
branch projected from the main
line of the O. R. & N. down the
Deschutes by that company there
was a second corporation in the
field the Oregon Trunk Railroad
Company, which was formed for
the purpose of entering the same
territory.
The reason the two lines have
been suspended is because the
United States Reclamation Service
proposes to construct a dam across
the stream which will tower to a
height of 90 feet above the surface
and it is planned to install exten
sive pumping facilities to secure
water power for the generation of
electricity, which will in turn be
carried a distance of 100 miles to
be used in pumping water in con
nection with the Umatilla irriga
tion project.
Construction had actually been
begun by the Oregon Trunk when
notice was received from Washing
ton, through the Land Office at
The Dalles, to the effect the Recla
mation Service had made a filing
for water power on the Deschutes.
Maps of location were returned to
the railroad officials and it was
stated that if the right of way were
still desired it must be raised to a
distance of 100 feet above the first
location. The survey, as shown
on the map and in field notes filed
with the department, showed the
line was on an average from 8 to
10 feet above the surface of the
stream, so to take advantage of the
proposition afforded of construct
ing 100 feet above the river would
mean the road would be practical
ly 20 feet higher than the top of
the dam.
The walls of the canyon offer
countless obstacles under ordinary
circumstances for railroad engi
neers, and in places are perpen
dicular. This would necessitate
the roadbed being "benched" or
virtually chiseled in the rocks and
would prove so expensive, the pro
moters declare, it is prohibitive.
Another feature taken into con
sideration is the difference in
grade. The survey made was on
a grade of less than 1 per cent,
while with the line perched high
on the walls of the canyon, a con
siderable climb would have to be
overcome. The idea was to con
struct into Central Oregon as far
is Madras, the gateway of that em- -
pi re. in view ot the possibility
that the Reclamation Service may
discard the power scheme, the rail
roads returned their maps to be
filed, and, if in the future the way
is open, one at least will be com
pleted.
In the meantime the proposition
of entering the region from the
South is being seriously consider
ed. A survey has been made from
the east-and-west line of the Harri
man system and this will undoubt
edly be realized. Some time ago,
when it was determined the talked
of extension of the Columbia
Southern would not be carried out,
a party of surveyors was sent in
from Shaniko and a complete lo
cation was made for a branch line.
In time this could probably bo
connected with one of the feeders
leading south from the 0. R. & N.
main line, or if conditions were
favorable, brought through Des
chutes Canyon.
The prospects of a road from the
Columbia river, with the possibili
ties of extensfons later on the part
of the Oregon Trunk, and tlx
knowledge that the Harriman
feeder would provide an outlet to
Portland and East, were enthusi
astically received in Central Ore
gon, but since the decision of tho
Government was announced it has
been pointed out that if the Recla
mation Service engineers desire
sites for water power plants, they
are to be had in numbers on the
Deschutes above Madras and be
low Matoles and Crooked rivers.