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VOL XII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 9, 1908.
NO. 30
A GREAT DAY
IN PRINEVILLE
2500 People Celebrated Nation'
132 J Anniversary in Grand
and Glorious Manner
PARADE WAS THE BEST EVER
Between Twelve and Fifteen Jlun
dred People Partook of the
Delicious Barbecue
The 132J birthday of our. inde
pendence was great iliiy in I'rinc
villa. It fur uraMctl the mont
sanguine t iMTUlion in rvcry
way, IVojlo i n me from fur nnd
n-r to join in it. Fully 25(K)
victor w-re prvxent to help make
the day a memorable one.
AT C.
July
Now that the warm clays are here you will want to take advantage of our sale
Friday and Saturday and continuing until July 18. Everything is planned
to give you the benefit of extremely low prices on the finest assortment of goods
that has ever been brought to this city. Look! Look!
One-third off on Millinery
I Iundreds of beautiful hats of the best and latest styles
for Spring and Summer will go at 1-3 off. This will
proe a great attraction for 1 cers of good millinery
and you will find it best to come early and select.
50 High-grade Dress Skirts
We have 50 high-grade dress skirts in best materials,
Voile, Panama, Brilliantine and other weaves that are
included in this sale at 1 -4 less than formerly. Do not
put off buying. It will mean dollars to the early pur
chasers. Specials
Fancy Dress Lawns, Ginghams, Swiss Foulards and
other Spring Fabrics at large reduction.
Summer Parasols, regular $2.00 to $2.50 at $1.25 each
White Belts, regular 65c and 75c values at 50c each
Ladies' Blue, Pearl and Grey Hose, reg. 40c, now 25c
Ladies', Misses' and Children's White, Grey and
Canvas Shoes one-third off. All White Hose reduced
C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON
The colcliration commenced July
2 with a lull game betwwn IUmI
iiiiiiiI and 1'riiX'villn. On tho
afternoon of July 3 tlx-re wnn
another In II gnino which wiw fol
lowed by hired fporl.
'J'Iih principal tlnya of the cele
bration was of courito July 4th
and from daylight until well
toward noon vehicle of all kind
with their loud of human freight
could hn Keen coming to Prineville.
Tho town wai full of eodo on
July 3 hut hy noon next day it
was nlinoft impotable to get up or
down street. Thin initio firnt time
in iU hintory that muh a thing
ever happened.
The parade formed promptly
and hy 10 o'clock had started on
it journey. Tho float in line
were aimply immense and our
Portland visitor had no heita
tion in saying that they were as
good a anything feci) nt the Hone
Festival. Much originality was din
played in getting them up. The
Lilx-rty car wan very neat with it
loml of little girl. Mine lU'iilnh
Hyde wait gndJcH, nnd Horace Hel-
W. ELKINS
Clearance
knap represented "Uncle Sam."
The Clifton A Cornell (loat rep
resented an automobile nnd con
tained eleven young Indie that
placard announced wore Anu-ri-can
Ladies' Khoc.
Tho Indies of the annex-had o
pretty float, trimmed in blue and
white, tho color of tho P. A. A. C.
Four young Indies in "jrynVcos
tumo with Indian club and basket
ball represented the I'rineyille
Amateur Athletic Club.
C. W. Klkins had a comic float
that created lot of fun on the line
of march.
Foster & Hyde had a great big
hoo that represented one of their
favorite brand.
The Modern Woodmen had an
appropriate float with a real live
"hilly" on It.
The Royal Neighlior, too, were
in line with a car that represented
their order.
W. F. King conceived a neat
idea to represent hi establishment.
He rode in a chariot surrounded
by herald and trumjieter carry
ing shield and banners announc
Beautiful Shirt Waists L
During this sale your choice of any of our beautiful
shirt waists at one-third less than regular price. This
means that you will get regular
$1.25 Waists for A 85c
$1.50 WaisU for $1.00
New Silk Juniper Suits
Every lady will want to see the new Silk Jumper suits
that have just arrived. Colors blue, black, brown, in
good grade tafTeta. Waist and skirt separate. Waists
are elaborately trimmed with fancy braids; skirts plain
and very full, making a ery handsome and ser ice
able dress for ladies of any age.
New Hair Goods
Good dressers will find in our notion departments sev
eral styles of new hair goods which are all important to
the correct and latest styles of making up the coiffure.
25c to 50c
New Veils, Silk Gloves, Linen Dusters
Lace Curtains
3 yds, good Nottingham, reg. price $1.75, on sale $1.20
Fine Lace 3 yds. reg. price $4,00, during sale, $3.10
Beautiful Silkoline, Madras Cloth, Repps, Roman
Stripes for decoratie uses, 1 2Jc and up.
Grocery Specials for Saturday
and All Next Week
Fountain Raspberries, Strawberries and Cherries
per can 22 Jc
Fountain Peaches, Apricots and Pears 20c
No. 1 Small Navy Beans, pound 6Jc
Bayo and Pink Beans, pound 5c
10c Bar "Tyee" Scouring Soap Free with each 50c
cash Purchase.
POLAR STAR Ice Cream Freezers, quarts $1.00
Half Gallon Size, $1.50
Call and see the demonstration of these
freezers Saturday afternoon.
ing certain line of good carried
by the house.
The Winnek Company float was
a good one. It represented a big
phonograph. A mammoth cylin
der waa attached to one of the
wagon wheel so that it would re
volve displaying different an
nouncement card. ,
After the parade the literary
exercises followed in the court
house grove. J. N. Williamson de
livered the oration in hi usual
forceful manner. Tlie selection by
the double quartette was greatly
enjoyed. Mine Klsie Onborn read
the Declaration of Independence
in a good clear voice. The old
document seemed to tako on new
life in the hands of this talented
young lady.
At the close of the literary exer
cises the barbecue was announced
as in readiness. No second invi
tation was necessary. The vast
throng filed passed the carving
tables where about 1200 pound of
the choicest of meats was served to
everybody. It was cooked to a
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STORE
Sale
WHEN TO
CUT ALFALFA
Crook County Growers Differ
in Opinion as to toe
Best Time.
OPINION OF U. S. EXPERTS
Alfalfa Should Be Cut Jost as
it is Beginning to Bloom
Most " Nutritious
When to cut alfalfa is a mooted
question to tbe growers in Crook
countr. A trip up the Ochoco, up
tbe McKay ami on Crooked river
shows alfalfa fields in full bloom,
some two-thirds and others just
beginning to bloom. If you put
a few questions to tbe owners of
the different Gelds as to tbe proper
time to begin cutting it will be
found that no two agree. Some
think tbe bloom should fall, others
that tbe best results are obtained
when cut in full bloom, but cot
one of them agreed with Uncle
Sam's experts who say that it
should be cot just as it begins to
bloom. In looking up the ques
tion we turned to the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for enlighten
merit and found the subject fully
treated in Farmers' Bulletin
No. 215. In part it says:
Alfalfa has been cultivated as a
forage plant for more than twenty
centuries. It is a native of west
em Asia, was cultivated by the
ancient Greeks and Romans, and
its cultivation has been maintained
in the Mediterranean region down
to the present time. From Spain
it was introduced into Mexico at
the lime of the Spanish invasion
and thence to the west coast of
South America, and in 1S54 to
California. It rapidly spread over
the irrigated districts of tbe west
ern nail ol tbe United Mate.
where it is now cultivated almost
to the exclusion of other forage
plants; but success was obtained
in the eastern half of the United
States in a few localities Only.
NAME OF PLANT.
The Arabic name "alfalfa" is the
one by which the plant has been
known in Spain, and this name
accompanied the plant when it was
carried to Mexico and the western
United States. The plant is now
generally known in this country
under the name alfalfa, although
it is called ' lucern in central
Europe and in certain portions of
the United States, where it was lo
cally introduced from central
Europe. It is also called lucern in
Utah and adjacent parts of Idaho
and Wyoming.
TURKESTAN ALFALFA.
A few years ago the Department
of Agriculture imported from
northern Turkestan a variety of
alfalfa, which was distributed for
trial to several experiment stations
and a number of individual grow
ers in various parts of the United
States. This alfalfa, now general
ly known as Turkestan alfalfa, was
found growing in semi-arid regions
and showed great resistance to
drought. The results of the ex
periments in this country show
that it is somewhat more resistant
to drought than the kinds already
grown, and is probably better
adapted than the ordinary kind to
dry regions wltere alfalfa must be
grown without irrigation.
CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY ALFALFA.
In mountain regions alfalfa
growing is limited at high alti
tudes by the low winter tempera
ture and also by the low mean
summer temperature, the limit
varying from 3000 feet in the
north to about 8000 feet in the
south. Although a well-set alfal
fa field will withstand considerable
drought, yet the growing of alfalfa
is limited by insufficient rainfall
unless water can be supplied by ir
rigation. In general, alfalfa re
20 Inches annual
COIL.
Alfalfa grows best in a well
drained, loamy soil with a subsoil
sufficiently open to allow tbe roots
to penetrate to a considerable
depth, yet an examination of the
soil in the various alfalfa districts
shows that there is a much wider
variation in the soil conditions
than has been generally supposed.
In the irrigated regions the soil is
usually adapted to the growth of
alfalfa and little difficulty is ex
perienced in obtaining successful
stands. However, like other plants
alfalfa suffers if, from improper
methods of irrigation, the soil be
comes too strongly impregnated
with alkali. Old alfalfa fields may
apparently withstand considerable
quantities of alkali, because the
deep seated roots may be drawing
their supply of water from lower
strata, where there is less alkali.
CUTTISO ALFALFA FOR IIAY.
Alfalfa should be cut just as it
is beginning to bloom. After, the
beginning of tbe flowering period
the hay deteriorates rapidly in
nutritive value. If the field is
fairly uniform, the proper stage for
cutting is when one-tenth of the
plants have reached the flowering
period. The number of cuttings
varies from two or three in the
North, or at high altitudes in the
mountains, to aa many as ten in
the irrigated districts along the
southern border from California to
Texas.
The Masonic Temple.
Plans Show That It Will Be An
Imposing Building.
As will be noted by reference to
our advertising columns, bids are
wanted for the construction of the
new Masonic Temple. The plans,
which were drawn by Architect K.
M. Hockenberry of Portland, call
for a handsome structure. It is to
be located at the corner of A and
Second on a quarter block pur
chased three years ago by the
Mason as a site for their future
temple. At that time the need
was felt for more commodious
quarters in order to keep pace with
the growth of the lodge.
The new home will be 70x100
feet, two stories and basement.
It will be built of brick and stone.
On the ground floor will be two
rooms each 35x100 with frontage
on A street. A brick partition with
an archway in each end will sep
arate the rooms. This archway
will be left open or filled with
brick at the option of the tenant.
The second floor will be devoted
exclusively to lodge purposes.
There will be a stair entrance at
the west end of the building from
the side street. A second stairway
will be located at the east end of
the building which will be used as
a fire escape in times of necessity.
The main lodge room will be elab
orately finished. The ceiling will
be of panelwork with sides of ap
propriate finish. The temple when
complete will cost somewhere be'
tween $16,000 and $25,000. The
stock has all been subscribed and
the secretary, II. Baldwin, who has
charge of the plans, says that work
will commence just as soon as the
lowest bidder can qualify. Bids
will be opened July 18.
Business Locals.
Shaving 15 cents at Percy's Bar
ber Shop.
Buy your Confectionery and
Fruits of J. E. Stewart & Co.
Willow Creek Lumber the best
in the county for sale by A. II.
Lippman & Co.
Oranges, Lemons, Bananas,
and Strawberries at lowest prices
at J. E. Stewart & Co.'s.
Half-soling ladies' shoes, 60c to
75c; men's shoes from 75c to $1 at
Wilson's Shoe Shop, near Ochoco
Bridge.
Horses for Sale.
One mare and yearling colt will be
sold at public sale, on Saturday, the
18th day of July, 1908, at 10 a. m., at
the ranch of W. (). Elliott, on the
Uchoco, to satisfy feed bill. 6-18-4w
quires about
rainfall.
JULY TERM OF ,
COUNTY COURT
Old Board Hold It Last Session
and Tuns County Government
Over to New Officers
NEW ROADS ORDERED OPENED
Big Grist of Bills Audited and
Ordered Paid Winds Up
Four Years' Basinets
JULY TERM.
Board met July 1. Present
Judge W. A. Bell, Commissioners
R. II. Bailey and 8. S. Stearns,
Sheriff Frank Elkins and County
Clerk Warren Brown.
S. J. Newsom filed a plat of his
second addition to the town
of Prineville. It was approved by
the court.
In the matter of tbe wrongful
assessment of W. O. Killingbeck
for the year 1907, affidavit contin
ued for correction to show amount
of special taxes included in tbe
amount claimed.
The petition for a county road
by John Peters and ethers was
approved. Board of viewers and
surveyor ordered to meet at begin
ning of road on August 6, 1908,
view out, survey and report.
In the matter of paying $13 for
surveying private change in the
D. W. Barnett road. No proof of
opening said road waa furnished.
The matter was continued for such
proof.
The application of Goneer &
Geer for repayment of " liquor
license was allowed. Clerk ordered
to draw warrant on general fund
in favor of Uonser & Geer for
$133.33 rebate on unexpired liquor
license for Ashwood precinct.
In the matter of a private
change in the Kirk Whited road.
Matter continued until next term
for bond to be filed. Clerk ordered
to notify petitioners.
The field notes and viewers' re
port of the Frank Glass road were"
approved and said road declared a
public highway. Clerk ordered to
notify road supervisor y to open
same as required by law.
The field notes and viewers' re
port of the E. A. Lockyear road
were approved and road declared a
public highway. Clerk ordered to
notify road supervisor to open
same as required by law. ,
In the matter of the E. A.Gillett
road. The field notes and viewers'
report were referred to viewers for
amendment after which they were
adopted and approved, except the
claims for damages, all of which
were disallowed, but county will
build stockways for A. W. Boyce
and Mrs. S. S. Brown. Road de
clared a public highway and clerk
ordered to notify road supervisor
to open same and build stockways
at county's expense.
The official bond of R. A. Ford,
county school superintendent, was
approved. Thomas Arnold and
Robert Smith are the sureties. '
The official bond of Fred A.
Rice, as county surveyor, was
approved. Will Wurzweiler and
T. M. Baldwin are the sureties.
The official bond of John D.
Lafollette as county assessor was
approved. T. H. Lafollette and II.
Baldwin are the sureties.
The official bond of J. A. McCall
as coroner was approved. The
sureties are J. II. Homey and V.
R. McFarland.
In the matter of a petition by
Oscar Cox for private change in
county road. Bond approved and
viewers and surveyor ordered to
meet at beginning of road on
r August 3, 1908, view out, survey
and report.
The official bond of Warren
Brown as county clerk was ap
proved. The sureties are M. R.
Elliott, D. P. Adamson, A. W.
Boyce and A. Zell.
The report of Earl McLaughlin
as county roadmaster was ap-
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