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PiUNEVILLE, CROD COUNT, OIIEGON, JUNE 18, 1908.
NO. 27
VOL XII
CROOK COUNTY
CROPS ALL RIGHT
Present Indication! Point to a
Good Aterage Yield of
Grain and Hay.
CRASS COOD ON THE RESERVES
The Yield from Irrigated Land
. Thi Sea.on WU1 Be
Above Average.
Crook county will harvest
good crop ot hey and grain this
year if present indication hold
out. Two weeks u diacouraging
reports wrre hoard (rum ail part
ot the county because of the ex
tremely cold spring and tho great
number of windy days. Then it
AT C.
NOW THAT ELABORATE PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE TO
Celebrate the Fourth of . July
IN A FITTING AND AN AMERICANLIKE MANNER, YOU WILL FIND IN
STORE EVERY SEASONABLE ITEM FOR YOUR WEAR
5'
Men's Hats
In standard J. B. Stet3on
New Telescope and
College shapes at fair
prices
e
Neckties
Twenty dozen new
neckties for men in
Roman stripes and fancy
silks special during this
month 50c instead of
65c as usual
Moccasins
Heavy soft leather moc
casins, the ideal shoejfor
hot weathera boon to
the man or woman with
tender,, swollen feet. All
sizes, from children's to
meh's
C.W. ELKINS, PRINEVILL
w.i thought tin-re would not he
hny enough to fnl tlm tram. Tim
j)roKfctn for grain were thought to
ho even worne. Now thin U all
changed. Considerable ruin has
fallen and everything an u met a
new aepect. Hutirhinc wax all that
wuii iiffdiJ and with it came
niyht sufficiently warm to prevent
froht.
All tho irrigated farms in the
county, without' exception, will
produco an average crop, and tho
majority will do much better.
Tho Crooked river and Ochoco
vnlleya with their tributaries are
waving green fields of alfalfa and
grain. Tho dry farina do r.ot look
no well hut nearly all will produce
remunerative crops.
Fruit has Buffered in some lo
calities tut a fuir crop is reported.
Some of the orchards have not
been touched by the frot.
Tho general condition of the
ranjre i pood. Force t official ro
port good graM for Mock in the
rioervcH. Tlio weather hag been
ideal for growing purpofes.
W. ELKINS
r1 fptr& "B 1
auuu yaras
calico given away
Beginning Saturday June 20 and ending Wednesday night,
June 24 we will give with each dollar's cash purchase Two
yards of the best standard calico. Everyone will recognize
that this ts a very generous and besides an extremely advan
tageous proposition and an opportunity that will not occur
amain. 1 Thia applies only to purchases of Miilinery, Dry
Goods, Ladies'Furnishings, Footwear of all kinds, Men's Hats,
Furnishings and Clothing.
$5.00 purchases entitle you to 10
$10,00 purchases entitle you to
This will positively not be continued longer than next Wednes
day but even during this time you will have ample time to
come from the remotest parts of
of the remarkable sale.
. Mil
Do Not Buy
Skirts, Shirt Waists, Millinery or anything in ready-to-wear
goods until you have looked over our beautiful and complete
stock.
Just Arrived, a large quantity of high-art lawn and net silk
waists, pure linen clusters, new veils and veilings, long kid
gloves and several hundred yards of new Summer dress fabrics
We know our fine lines of muslin underwear, including skirts,
corset coverst chemise and night gowns will open your eyes.
Prices are right.
New This Week
Men's fine dress shirts, 20
values, $1.25.
Men's work shirts, 50 cent3.
Ladies' $2.00 and $2.50 waists,
Sadies' superior Mercerized hose, regular 35 cents for 25 cents
NOT SO FUNNY
AFTER ALL
A Paulina Man Indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury at o
Portland.
MADE IMPROPER USE OF MAIL
A Bench Warrant Haa Been
laiued for the Arreat of
the Offender.
Ignorance of tho postal laws
leads many people into trouble.
The luteal transgressor of Uncle
Ham regulations is a man from
Paulina. Tho Portland Journal of
June 12 says:
The expected has happened a
man has Wvn indicted by a Feder
al srand jury for Rending a comic
valentine through the mails.
oesi
yards best calico.
20 yards best calico.
the county and take advantage
pifferent patterns, regular $1.50
special at $1.50 to $1.75.
February 14 lat Ft. Valen
tine's day Calvin Mortis of I'au
lina, Crook county, ent a funny
valentine to Mirs Ida Mou.-r, also
of Paulina. Tim wording on the
valentine was not funny enough.
Morris inscribed a few original
thoughts cf his own. It was the
original words which got the man
in trouble.
Mies Metier received tho. valen
tine. At fir; I tho was tickled. It
was really funny. Then she be
gan to read. Bho was shocked.
The valentine had b-en brought to
her through the channels of Uncle
Sam's pohtoflice department. Then
Miss Mosicr had an idea to get
even.
So she rcpoiteJ the caee to the
postal inspectors. In turn the
infectors presented the evidence,
tho valentine, etc., to the Federal
grand jury now in session.
June 12 the grind jurors re
turned an indictment agafnst
Morris', charging him with im
proper me of tho mails. A bench
warrant has bcn issued for his
arrest.
STO
OUR
DEPARTMENT
Windmill
The Star leads the pro-.
cession by a mile. Not
only durable and strong
but throws itself out of
gear automatically in a
gale, has automatic gov
ernor and ball bearing
thrust. Ask to see the
new No. 7, we have one
on exhibit
Groceries
We are introducing our
new "Delmonico" Syrup
This is a highly flavored
combination of rich
sugars perfectly blended
so as to be appreciated
by the fines!: trade.
One-half gal., 1 gal., 2
and 3 gal. containers
RE
E, OREGON :
WHO SERVES THE
EXTRA 6 MONTHS
New Constitutional Amendment
Leaves Four-Year Officer!
Up in tie Air
OLD OFFICERS MAY HOLD JOBS
Until Next January Queation
Will Probably Be Taken to
Court for Decision
Who serves the six months?
Tho new law changing the date of
the general biennial flection from
June to November has left the
four year term officers in a quan
dary. In this county District At
torney Menefce, County Judge W.
A. Bell, School Superintendent C.
B. Dinwiddie and County Com
miss'oner 8. S. Stearns are the
four-year men affected. Do they
step down and out in July or do
they serve until next January?
Tho new law covers the point
for the two-year officers, i. e., the
clerk, sheriff, treasurer, surveyor,
etc., serve two vears and six
month; hut says nothing about the
four-year officers. So the question
it?: Shall the present four-year
officers serve the extra six months,
or will the newly elected officers
serve four years and six months?
The friends ot District Attorney
Manning cf Multnomah County
contend that the old officers should
serve the six months. The Ore
gonian says:
Under tlio amendment to the
Oregon Constitution adopted June
, changing the time of tbe general
biennial election -from June to
November, an interesting constitu
tional question haa been raised.
The point involved is whether
public officials whose terms of
office expire in July relinquish
their positions next month or do
they continue in office until next
January." Th;s technical point in
the amendment and its interpreta
tion ha3 been suggested by friends
of District Attorney Manning, who
contend that under the provisions
of the constitution,- 83 amended
Mr. Manning can retain the office
from Monday, July 6, 1908, unti
Monday, January 4, 1909. The
contention as to Mr. Manning ap
plies also to all Btate, district ana
county officers, with the exception
of Governor, whose terms of office
expire next month.
As amended, Section 14 of Artl
clo 11 of the State Constitution
reads as follows:
"The regular general biennial
election in Ureeon lor the year
1910 and thereafter shall be hel
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. All officers
except theGovernor, elected for a
six-year term in 1904 or for
four year term in 1906, or for
two-year term in 1905, snau con'
tinue to hold their respectiv
offices until tho first Monday in
January, 1911; and all officers
except the Governor, elected at
any regular biennial general elec
tion after the adoption of his
amendment shall assume the duties
of their respective offices on the
first Monday in January following
such election."
Friends of District Attorney
Manning point out that the section
as amended specifically provides
that all officers elected to serve
until the first Monday in July,
W10, shall hold their respective
offices until the first Monday in
January, 1911. They then direct
attention to the following clause of
the amendment: "And all officers
except the Governor, elected at
any regular biennial election after
the adoption of this amendment
shall assume the duties of their
respective offices on the first Mon
day in January following such
election."
It is contended by the friends of
the District Attorney that Cam
eron cannot take office before
Monday, July 6, that is to say, the
District Attorney-elect can not
qualify for the office until that
date or subsequent to the adoption
of the amendment. They allege
that tbe qualification of an officer
is just as vital as his election and
that the election of an official U
not completed until he has
qualified.
This interesting construction of
the amendment has been called to
the attention of District Attorney
Manning, who may decide to avail
himself of the situation and have
the court determine his right tp
bold the office for another six
months. Should Mr. Manning
conclude not to surrender the
office Monday, July 6, it will be up
to Mr. Cameron to take the initia
tive and by a writ of mandamus
take the controversy into the
courts. In that event it will be
necessary for the District Attorney-
elect to establish the fact that be
was elected prior to the adoption
the amendment. It will be
impossible for him to sustain such
a contention, inasmuch as he was
elected and the amendment was
adopted at tbe same election.
Under the rales of practice in the
courts, a plaintiff in a writ of man
damus proceeding is not permitted
to make a negative pleading, hence
Mr. Cameron institutes legal
proceedings, he must show that his
election preceded tho adoption of
the amendment, in order to force
the incumbent of the office to
retire.
Should the contention of District
ltorney Manning's friends be
supported in the courts, the tenure
of office of all state, district and
county officials, wheih would
expire on the first Monday in July
would be affected.
State Senators elected four years
ago would not profit by the condi
tion, since it will be possible for
their successors to qualify January
4, or fully a week before the Legis
lature will convene.
Will Provide a Memorial
At a meeting of the school board
Monday the question of suitably
acknowledging the substantial gift
of the late E. C. Maling to the
Prineville school district was
brought up. The gift of $2100 be
came operative last fall and tbe
board took this occasion to make
a formal acknowledgment of the
gift on behalf of themselves and
the school district they repre
sented. A committee was ap
pointed consisting of Mrs. S. J
Newsom, C. I. Winnek and the
three members of the school board
to provide a memorial eommem
orative of the name of the donor.
I. 0. 0. 'F. Memorial Exercises.
The memorial day exercises of
the I. O. O. F. lodge held Sunday
were well attended. Members of
the order gathered at the Odd Fel
lows' building and from there
marched to the cemetery.
The old Union Cemetery was
visited first and the graves of de
li arted members were decorated
with flowers and evergreens. At
8 p. m. the Odd Fellsws met at the
M. E. Church, together with a rep
resentative number of Rebekahs,
and listened to an able memorial
day Eermon by Rev. C. A. Housel,
the pastor of tho church.
Wood Sawing.
Having purchased the wood saw
ing outfit of C. I). Calbreath I am
prepared to cut wood both tor the
people'living iu Prineville and those
in the neighboring district.
6-11 11. L. llomis, Prineville.
$50.00 Reward
A reward of to9 will be paid for in
formation leading to the arrest and con
viction ot any person or persons that
willfully or maliciously turn in a false
alarm ot tiro.
Will Wdbzweiler,
Mayor.
Dated this 19th day of May, 1908,
Attention Homeseekers.
People coming to Crook county with
the intention of locatiug on government
land should first write or call on
Cady & Jones, Prineville, Or.
Lap Robes, Horse Blankets, Etc,
1 have just received a new line ot
Lap Ilobt's, Horse Blankets .and
Buggle Whips. Call and get my
prices.
2-6 J. W. Boone, rriueville
LET THE EAGLE
SCREAM JULY 4
Tit
Prineville Celebration Will
Be a Hummer Outline
of Program.
ARTIAL LIST OF THE SPORTS
Committees Enthusiastic Over
the Good Reports
Coming In.
Preparations for the big Fourth
of July celebration go merrily on.
At a meeting of the chairmen of
the different committees last even
ing every member was entbusiastio
over the good reports of work 'ac
complished. J. II. Haner, chairman of the
committee on sports, made an out
line of the work of his committee
up to date. It ia as follows:
Thursday afternoon, July 2.
Baseball game between the Prine
ville first and second teams.
Friday afternoon, July 3. Ball
game between Redmend and Prine
ville first team.
Friday afternoon, July S. Ball
game between the Bend juvenile
team and the Prineville Cube.
Saturday afternoon, July 4.
Final contest between tbe winning
ball teams.
After the ball game the following
races will be pulled off:
Greased pig race.
Sack race.
Three-legged race.
Potato race.
Race for girls over 12 years.
Race for girls under 12 years.
100-yard dash for boys over 16
years.
100-yard dash lor boys under 16
years.
Obstacle race. '
Fat man's race.
Tug-of-war.
Bronco busting contest.
W. F. King, chairman of the
float committee, made the follow
ing report of the progress made in
his department. Mr. King ex
plained that he had been absent
from the city attending the Mason
ic grand lodge, yet he had every
encouragement to expect a big
turn out of floats. To date he has
secured the promise of floats from
the following business houses:
Clifton & Cornett.
Foster & Hyde.
J. E. Stewart & Co.
Wurzweiler & Co.
The Winnek Co.
W. F. King.
C. V. Elkins.
Ladies' Annex.
The regular fire department.
The juvenile fire department.
The Goddess of Liberty and
Uncle Sam.
Redmond, Madras, Bend, Sisters,
Laidlaw and the D. I. & P. Co.
will be invited to send representa
tive floats.
The plug-uglies will be in evi
dence in the line.
So will the horsemen of the
county. 1 he lady riders, too, are
expected to be out in force.
Mr. Horigan, of the barbecue
committee made report. He 13
prepared to feed the hungry with
the best of meat. Mr. Horigan
asks for the co-operation of the
adies in furnishing bread. He
thinks that every housewife in
town will be glad to do her part in
maintaining the credit of the city.
He will appoint a committee to
look after this part of the program.
J. N. Williamson will be the
orator of the day.
Miss Elsie Osborn has been
selected to read the Declaration of
Independence.
The Prineville Band is making
special preparations for the glori
ous day. With a large repertory
of patriotic and popular music,
togged out in new uniforms and
equipped with the addition of sev
eral new instruments the band
men will try to make an appearance
on the Fourth which will make the
townspeople proud of them.
The parade is to assemble at the
skating rink on the north side
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