Crook County journal., June 13, 1907, Image 1

Cotaety Joimraat
VOL. XI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 13, 1907.
NO. 26
J
REPLY TO THE
MADRAS PIONEER
The County Superintendent Ei
plaint Hit Petition.
Kditor Crook County Journal
UnuYr mi ftlituriul article cniilltul
"Unwarranlnl OpHition,H the
Madras l'ioin-tir imkea ailniiaaiona
mid titriiii'iiU ili U call for cor
reel ion
In .hi drnl ac wish to
Mste that (hit new high school Uw
lint lu-rn Kciu rully miMUiularslootI
tiy tliikfe wlm ImVf not had the op
portunity to rrad th Uw carefully
for thentn'Ive and owing to the
(dart-it)' of school law hooka there
ha Imh-h little 0orlunity for the
correction of rrronioua idsa by a
xthoohI ixfuul of the law on the
tuhjiH l, lu'iico some mean of got
tiiiK ih ne !a Ixfor th people
til tin rox r titiif v. a necenaary.
In Kome inntitmva we have U-oo
nlilo to explain jMTKonally and
plitnatioiiM were satisfactory, and
did not call forth unjuit aocuaa
tiona. Aguiu, in many sections of
the countv there are thoae who
have not redded long in the county
and who do not know that there ia
a high achool that belongs to the
noIu of (he county and where
tuition in free, not only to l lie ih
lu of the locality where it ia ailua-U-d,
but to the Mopte of the moot
i emote district aa well.
Furthermore, it U umiuastion
nbly our duty to give the ople at
all limra audi information aa will
enable ihctn to act intelligently on
any educational question that may
come up. For the information of
the Madras I'ioneer we will any
that Madras and vicinity ia not
the only locality in the county
thht have contemplated establish
ing a union high school; alao that
I'rinevillo ha no high ncliool.
The high school that ia located
at I'rinovillo bclonga to tlte people
of Crook county and ia not in any
way under the jarimlU'lion of the
achool , Imard , of the Prineville
achool, but under the jurisdiction
of a' high achool board of five
nimnW elected by the people.
Again in the article referred to
by the Pioneer, th re ia no mention
of the Madras locality or any other
locality. Then why chargu me
with making a direct effort to de
feat the high achool rooition at
MadraaT v
In an editorial of May 23d the
Madras Pioneer, after naming the
school districts that should unite,
including all districts within a
rsdius of 20 miles of Madras, says:
"By combining, these coulJ main
tain a very geod high school at a
mere nominal tai, certainly not
to eiceed the amount of tax levied
by the county for high achool pur
poses, and which county tax would
not have to be paid if a school of
that character was maintained
bore."
Headers, .what inference do you
draw from the above quotation?
D.xw it not assure you that the
tax would be small? Certainly
not more than l mi liethe pres
ent tounty high school tai which
will decrease. Does it not also
give you, the Impression , that the
county high school tax would not
have to be paid; thua leaving the
tax for high school purposes no
more and in all probabilities less
thnn at present?
After, a careful consideration of
ilia provisions of the law and an
examination into the eflicienoy of
the preeent county high school,
is your understanding of the law
as conveyed by the said quotation
correct? If it isn't correct then
can an effort on our part to place
the law and facta before you so as
to give you a correct understand
ing and enable you to intelligently
consider the question, should it
arise, lie honestly and justly railed
"rows" or opposition to the growth
and extension of school facilities
or nartinanKhlp?
In the editorial of June fitli, the
Pioneer says: "We reslixe that
there will be an additional tax to
support the local high school,"
thus admitting that the rate of
taxation would he increased,
although conveying the impression
in the first editorial referred lo
that the tax would be the same, if
not less.
In regsrd to exceptions taken to
interpretation of the law, will say
that the article referred to in the
Journal read, "suitable building,"
and the law says, "which in all
resects shall le equivalent in ef
ficiency." Hurely apparatus, Isbra
lories, etc., increase the efficiency
of any school.
Again, the editor admits that
the standard of the Crook county
high school is such that it would
take timo for a local high school to
reach it, even under his own in
terpretation, when he says: "A
high school at Madras would not
expect to start off with that high
standard nor attain it for several
years," thus admitting the princi
pal facts of which we wished the
people to get a correct understand
ing First -A high school would re
quire an additional expense.
Second The locality would not
be exempt from the support of a
county high school, at the very
least not for several years.
For the further information of
the Pioneer and its readers we will
say that there are other district
high schools in Crook county and
that this office has always worked
to increase their efficiency instead
of trying to tear it down.
That the misunderstanding con
cerning the provisions of the new
high school lawhas been general
throughout the county, that we
have been called on several times
to explain it, that any honest ef
fort for the good of the schools of
the vounty always has bad and
always will have our full support.
That this office has been fully
aware that the Mairas district ex-
iected to consider the question of
a district high school for some
time and no one can honestly say
that we have said one word against
It.
With these facts in mind there
was nothing in the article in the
Journal that could be construed as
"sectional row," "opposition to
growth," or "partisanship." It is
simply an explanation of the new
high achool law and a statement
of facts governing its provisions.
It could not be rightfully . constru
ed aa opposition unless tbe pro
moters of tbe movement, were in
tending to use the prevailing mis
understanding to induce the people
to adopt something they did not
want and were not ready to prop
erly support. Furthermore con
trary to trie seeming ueueioi some,
this subject is not, to far as we
know, being discussed by the
Prineville people or the Crook
County Journal or county officials,
nor has anyone expressed sn an
tagonistic opinion. The article rev
ferred to in tbe Journal was placed
there for the purpose of giving the
iieople of the county a clear, def
inite understanding of tbe pro
visions of the law and tbe facts
governing the same.
Now, with the facta fully before
the people and with a clear un
derstanding of the situationhould
the Madras community or any
other community, decide to main
tain a high school, it will ever find
us ready to put our shoulder to the
wheel and push. And, should a
high school be established without
that thorough understanding, the
growth could not be healthy or
rapid from the beginning. If there
has been that thorough understand
ing and no effort on the part of
anyone to deceive the people, then
there is nothing in the statement
to which any impartial, just-mind
ed person can take exception.
C. B. Diswipdie,
County School Superintendent
Aa Open Letter.
In answer to "A
was published in
Card" which
the Madras
Pioneer over the signatures of
Messrs. Sanford, Pinkerton and
Robinson, will aay that we agree
with them that this is no court
house or county division fight. In
fact is no fight at all so far as tbe
people o' Prineville or this office
is concerned. Remember, broth
ers, you are not at Salem, and
should not contound the educa
tional interests of the whole county
with the financial interests or pros
perity of any one community.
We would alao like to inform yon
that the duties of this office are
executive and advisory as well a
judicial and it is not necessary
for us to withhold information or
an opinion until asked lor same.
Again, this office has repeatedly
been requested to give the exact
information expressed in the ar
ticle that so aroused your feelings.
If the learning of the provisions of
the new high school law and the
conditions governing them in Crook
county by yourselves or by tbe
people of the Madraa community
ia a disappointment to you, we are
sorry but can't change tbe law.
There la nothing that will teach
a team to balk as quickly as over
loading it and in order to properly
prepare for a good strong healthy
high achool there must be a thor
ough understanding on the part of
the people aa to what is expected
of them and the facte and condi
tions under which they must work.
There was no mention of locality
or place in the article referred to
and effort was made to place the
provisions of the law and existing
conditions governing them before
the whole people of course Mad
raa community included.
The position you take can be
explained only on tbe supposition
that there was ignorance of tue
above mentioned provisions and
facta, or an intention' to keep tbe
people in general in ignorance to
further personal plans or you have
looked at tbe article with partial
eyes and jumped at a conclusion
with biased minds. With a clear
understanding of facte and condi
tions should the people of the Mad
ras community decide to establish
a high school, they will find ua
using our best endeavors to help
raise tbe efficiency of said school,
Yours truly, C. B. Ddiwiddie,
County School Superintendent
SOUTHEASTERN
CROOK COUNTY
Taaaaudj of Acres Gin Be Re
claimed' Under Dry Farming.
M. J. Lemons, of Buck Creek,
waa in town on Saturday. In
speaking of tbe great plains of
southeastern Crook Mr. Lemons
thinks that the beet and most profit
able lands for farming are still
open to the homesteader. He says
that there are a hundred thousand
acres of government land in bis
section of Crook county that can
be made to yield good crops.
It was thirteen years ago when
Mr. Lemons took up the desert
claim that is now his ranch. He Shaniko Warehouse Wool Sales.
started a little alfalfa patch. Then I
old methods. They will assuredly
be disappointed, Mr. Lemons says.
He tried it for years and he should
know. On the other hand he sayt
that if they will cultivate scientifi
cally the desert wastes of south
eastern Crook county can be made
to grow all the hardier grains and
grasses. The elevation is 420U
feet so that frosts are common at
most any time of the year. Yet
they are not at any time severe
enough to prevent good yields of
wheat, rye, oats, barley, alfalfa and
vegetables. It will not be many
years, he thinks, until every acre
in his section of Crook county will
be put in cultivation. All of it
can be reclaimed under dry farm
ing methods.
followed wheat, rye, oata and bar
ley. He met with many draw
backs and discouragements but
persisted. Lack of water was the
great obstacle. He could store a
little of tbe flood waters in the
spring but not enough to put him
through the summer.
By observation and close atten
tion to cultivation be discovered
that soil with a loose top covering
would turn up moist after the plow
while land with a hard crust was
aa dry as a bone. This started him
to thinking, and also to breaking
up the crust. The more he broke
the crust the better crops he had.
Now the harrow and disk are kept
busy and he does not know of such
a thing' as crop failure. This year
Mr. Lemons has fifty acres sown
to alfalfa and he says the stand
looks fine. He had been working
along lines laid down by tbe
Campbell system of dry farming
but did not know it at the time.
Some new settlers have moved
into that part of Crook county and
they are trying to farm under the
Wool sales were held at the Shoolko
Warehouse, Tuesday, - June 11. The
names of the grower, the amount ol
the clip and the price obtained are as
follows:
W. E. Hunt, 22762 pound, W4e.
L. L. Jones, 25i:5 pounds, 19c. '
B. Roiienbauui, 15278 pounds, VJe.
E. E. Alien, ls36 pound, Vie.
Joe. Gannon, 23344 pounds, l'J&c.
Cartwiight it Kltching, 54155
pound, Vic.
G. Kempher, 8077 pounds, 19c
K. McLennan, 44346 pounds, 21 y.-.
(. A. Buckley, 36727 pounds, ltfc.
Blake & Armstrong 17366 pounds,
19-Xe.
M. Maxwell, 20426 pounds, 20JJc.
V. P. Kagsdale, 6017 pounds, 18!c
Yancey Bros., 50900 pounds, lSc.
Malone Estare, 24927 pound, Vc.
Shruui Bros., 11757 pound, 16c.
Trouper & Tate, 13411 pounds, lSc
A. P. Jones, 7555 pounds, 17J,c.
8. Kempher, 7424 pounds, 17c.
Miller & Harri, 12930 pounds, lfie.
ProQtt Bros., 13676 pound, 17c.
In some Instance the growers
were rather disappointed at the
price they realized but there was
very little disposition to hold back
onVrings. The general result com
pare favorably with prices realised
at other point in Oregon this year.
BEGINNING
JUNE 12th
THE C. W. ELKINS STORE
ENDING
JUNE 29
JUNE WHITE
ALE
Beginning Wednesday, June 12th and ending Saturday June 29th
N pursuance lo our up-to-date policy you now Have the opportunity to select from the season's best ollcrings at a great saving. Do nol fail to make out your list and take advantage ol this unparalled sale ol White Goods and Summer Novelties This is not
a "clean-up oi old goods kui you will find on inspection that ours is the "up-to-lhe-momenf store, and that every piece ol floods, every garment shown is not only fresh from the ladory but that the price is a wonderful revelation ol saving to you. We
have space lor hut a lew ol our prices here. - A visit to our store alone will reveal the extent to which prices are reduced lor this sale.
I
A
Closing out Prices
of Ladies Ready-made
House Dresses, Kimonas
and Worsted Skirts
200 yds Choice
White Goods
In Ptriw8 and Check. Regular price
I5cttmii6,c Sale Price 10c
230 yds Nainsook
Dimities, etc.
Kspeciully for children' whit dresses. Reg
ular 15c to 2()c good Now 12 l-2c
392 yds Fancy
White Goods
Very choice, regular 20c to 22c
On Sale at 15c
225yds WhiteWaisting
In beautiful designs, splendid values at 25c
to dose at 17 l-2c
-
390 yds Lawns
Suitable for evening wear, in pink, blue,
and red, 20c values Sale price 15c
LET NOTHING KEEP YOU AWAY
The Waterproof Test
Tba Gotsiaa Hunter's Shoe
caa be left In a backet of
water fo 48 boars without
becoming damp inside. That
Is as near waterproof as oar
balf eentnry of experience
la the making of bbjh grade,
perfect fitting and long wear
ing shoes can produce. We
defy the world to equal It at
any price.
Footwear
Ladles white
ciMiviis B 1 u c h o r
Oxford, regular
$1 (SO urndo.on sale
$1.20 pr pair
Indies white sea
IhIkihI cot lUucher
Oxford, Cuban
heul, kid lining
xplemlid $2.50 val.
Now $2.15
Childs flue white
Caiivhs oxfords,
sir.es 5 to 8, reg.
' 1.25 value
now 90c.
" Mlnses sines In above, 12 to 2, reg 1.45 grade
- Sale Price $1.15
Men's white canvas blucher, regular foot
comfort for hot days regular $2.50 value
Now $1.90
Ladies Summer Vests
reg 12K grade nOW 3 for 25c
Ladies White Hose
. 20c values
S5o values
Sale Price 12lc
Sale Trice 2fto
Ladies Silk Gloves
N 16 buttoii length , 2 .00 grade
Reduced to $1.55
Millinery Department
, Is brimful of wonderful values and prices
are all reduced during this sale. Do not
neglect buying your hat during this sale.
DonH forget to see our
Bargain Counter
White
Dress
Skirts
All
Sizes.
l 75, Grade reduced to 1 85
. 2 00 " " 1 55
3 50 " " 2 85
10 doz Sheets
72x90, 85c value Sale price 75c
10 doz Pillow Slips
42x36 regular 25c values Nowl7 l-2c
Our regular $1. 50 Marseille Bed Spreads,
long and wide Sale price $1.15
Special inducement oa
White Crockery and Glass
ware during thia sale.
Clothing
Department
400 Summer Hats
For Boys and Men.
Summer Samples.
10c each
Every Suit Reduced in Price.
m
Our line of Footwear ia the
beat made and in everything de-
aired from the waterproof shoe to
party alippers Our pricea are the
very lowest
See our pricea for June Sale on,
Shirt Waiata, Muslin Underwear
Children and Women'a Ready-to,
wear Dresses, Hoisery, Ribbon a
etc.
No' greater bargains ever offered
in Men's Clothing than we now
exhibit, Call and select a auit
Meu's Fine Worsted SultH, siU uewed
in ilnid8 and solid colors. Uetfulnr
$12 suits. Sale price $8.45.
Men's Genuine Scotch Tweed and
lotber all-wool (roods. Latest style.
Regular price 113.50. Sale price $9.45
Men's All-Wool Dress Suits, in dark
iand light shades, single and double
breasted. Up-to-the-inoiuent styles.
Price 15. During the sale $11.20
!8aU of medium-weight Pants, $4.50
and $5 values Reduced to $2.95
K-idoce all-wool Summer Suits, regu
lar $ a value. During the sale Sb.Bb
Big line of Boys' an J Young Men's
up-to-date clothing. -Right Id line
witn the aoove price.