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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908.
NO. 40
VOL XII
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KITCHING AND McVEY MUST
APPEAR BEFORE GRAND JURY
Charged With Shooting Out the Windows of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jack Kitoliing and George Mo
Vey two arraigned Friday and
Halurdny before Juntice Kalph
Hliarp charged with shooting bolrs
through the stained glM window
of the Firnt Methodist Church laul
Thurdny night. Duth pleadod
not guilty, hut each waa bound
over to appear 'before the grand
jury in October in the sum of 1500,
bail for the 11,000 required being
furnUhml by their employer.
Williiini Hlroud who, it is anid,
waa with Hitching and McVey
earlier in the mine evening when
the offence was committeed, waa
arrested by the city marshal 'on a
charge of diiorderly conduct and
fined 150, though hit cane waa en
lirely aeparate ao far aa legal pro
cedure wa concerned with that of
the other two defendants.
Both Kitching and McVey, who
have previouly liorne good char
actera, disclaimed any knowledge
of the fuidllade, and awerted in
court that they went to bed long
before midnight last Thuraday.one
version being that they retired
about 0 a. m. and another that
they were aaleep by 11 o'clock
The prosecution, however, was able
to produce a witness to rebut this
attempted alibi, who awore both
had been in his place of business
at 12 45 o'clock Friday morning,
or only half an hour before the
deed was committed.
Mrs. Winnek, chief prosecuting
witness, testified that aha plainly
aaw and recognized both of the
defendants a few seconds after the
shots were fired. Judge Bell, who
also saw the men at th time of
the trouble, conducted the case and
therefore did not bring that point
out in the evidence. Attorney
Barnes defended.
The grade west of town up which
the Bend road winds immediately
after crossing the Crooked river
bridge, has the easiest grade of any
hill road in Crook county. Though
there is an ascent of some 600 feet
the grade is so gradual and the
road so well kept by the supervisor
of this district that one can ride a
bicycle up it without dismounting,
and there is absolutely no difficul
ty for teams. All of the stone for
the new court bouse baa been
hauled over this grsde.
Hay for Sale.
200 tons of nlfalfi and meadow
liny (or enlo. A bargain If taken
within the next 30 days. Add mw
tt-3-lm V. L. IIoiikbtb, l'ot,.Or.
HIGHSCH00L0PENS
NEXT MONDAY
New Equipment in Chemical Lab
oratoryCount WiD Conform
to State Reqwremesfj
WORKING LIBRARY DOUBLED
Prinerille Public Schools Will
Also Open Next Monday
Building Inadequate
All is in readiness for the open
ing of the Crook County High
School next Monday morning, and
Principal M. B. Hockenberry, to
gether with his efficient corps of
teachers, takes pardonable pride in
the complete equipment of this
up-to date twentieth century school
where graduate from the public
AT C. W. ELKINS' DEPARTMENT STORE
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Sale
SCHOOL BEGINS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OUR SCHOOL WEEK SALE, ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
We have prepared for
this sale with many lines
of neat, trim suits for both
boys and young men
dozens of pairs of good
shoes, and from now
until Saturday night, Sept.
26th, we will make a dis
count of 20 per cent, or
one-fifth, on each suit,
pair shoes, or waist. This
discount .also applies to
boys', and girls' caps and
children's and misses'
shoes. Goods : are all
marked in ' plain figures
and you get them for one
fifth less than the regular
cash price.
Boys' 2-Piece Suits
All good colors and heavy
weights, in elegant new ma
terials, either plain or Knick
erbocker pants, in Sailor,
Russian or Reglar Double
Breasted styles. Olid Up
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Boy's Waists
In all weights and colors
65c and Up
Long Pants Suits
Boys' and Young Men's
long1 pants suits in latest
styles and fabrics, ages 1 2 to
20 are included in this sale.
$8 to $12.50
Prices
schools art prepared to enter col
lege, the learned professions or the
commercial world. The only
thing lacking is an agricultural
borne department, and this will
come in time. As it is, the Crook
County High School is pre
eminently as good aa any other
school of its kind in Oregon.
Few high schools in the state
have as complete an equipment for
instruction in all brsnches as bas
the Crook County JJigh School.
This is noticeably true of the de
partments of physics and chemis
try, where everything required is
conveniently bandy, both as to ap
paratus and chemicals. New
laboratory supplies hare been laid
in this summer to conform to the
peculiar but thorough text book
course of Oregon education, and
naught is lackicg to teach the
pupil right. Each student has bis
own locker, water and apparatus
at the general study table, and
even lift windows are provided to
pass off noxious gases from dele
terious and poisonous chemicals,
acids, etc
During the summer the building
has been completely renovated, and
two coats of paint applied to the
heavy tin roof. During the next
year the grounds will be filled wiih
arable earth and set out in grass
lawns, with a tennis court and pos
sibly an athletic track.
The high school piano, bought
by the students, was finally paid
tor last year and is now the prop
erty of the school. This year the
student money will go in for pic
lures and other wall decorations.
The working library has been
doubled, and Prof. Hockenberry is
authorized by the board to expend
another 1100 for new books.
dictionary is in every classroom
also,
One very noteworthy improve
ment is the changing of the entry
doors to swing outward instead of
inward, as formerly. This is a fire
precaution long needed
Prof. Hockenberry desires to in
vite any working man or woman
employed for a livelihood, who can
spare the time, to join one or more
classes in the high school course
The only requirements sre that
such students must be bona fide
residents of Crook county and they
must conform to the rules of the
high school as to regular attend
ance and study,
The Prineville public school is
likewise ready for the reception of
pupils from the first to the eighth
grades next Monday, though owing
to the growth of tin city two extra
rooms had to be engaged entirely
apart from the main building on
Third street. These separate rooms
are located in the old bank build
ing on Second street and at Odd
Fellows' hall, the same as last
winter. Children should report
early, and those who have not
heretofore attended might well be
accompanied by their parents
Soon As Route 1$ Selected Dirt Will Begin to
Fly on Central Oregon Line
School Shoes
School shoes for boys, misses
and children all styles all
leathers-
All I Discount
I nnpVi Ray Flppf riile they last we will give a Leather Strapped
Li UnCIl I"a. I I cC Lunch Box free with each suit or pair of shoes
BUSTER
BROWN
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BLUE RIBBON
SHOES
If you have never traded with us
you will find our store full N of
interesting bargains. If you have
patronized us you will know that
our "SALES" mean the best at
low prices.
BUSTER
BROWN
3LUE RIBBON
SHOES
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C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON
SOME GOOD RACES
ARE PROMISED
Henry Trowbridge has matched
his horse "Stemwinder" against
"Topsey," a horse belonging to
Whitworth Bros., of Izee, to run
for a Bide bet of $500, says the
Blue Mountain Eagle. A forfeit of
$250 has .been posted to run the
race either at Prineville at the fall
meeting, October 13-17, or
Boise, Idaho. "Wade Hampton1
and "Seventy," two other horses
well known locally, will also prob
ably be entered for the Crook
county meet. They are owned by
the Officer boys. "Masters," the
fleet tooted gelding, also owned by
the Officers at Izee, has made his
last appearance on a race track,
As the result of coming into con
tact with barbed wire he is a hope
less cripple. Many other fast
horses might be mentioned for.the
Prineville meet, but it is a litt'
early to make final announce
ments.
BUCKS FOR SALE.
300 Delaine and Merino Bucks for
sale, two-year-olds. Will be at the
Alo nnvpnnnrt nlapfl about SeDtem-
ber 8th. These are the Tom Hamil
ton bucks.
l-3tf Sam Hamilton
flARRIMAN OFFICIALS ON
FINAL INSPECTION TOUR
Upon the results of an investi
gating tour to be made by leading
Uarriman officials into Central
and Eastern Oregon within the
next 10 days will depend the route
of the proposed invasion of that
vast territory by the "Wall Street
Wizard," says the Telegram. In
the party of officials which are to
make the trip sre General Man
ager J. P. O'Brien, Chief Engineer
George W. Boscbke and General
Soperin ten lent M. J. Buckley of
the Harriman lines, who veiling
the real purpose of their present
trip by a run over the Elgin-
Joseph extension, which has just
been completed.
General Manager O'Brien and
Chief Engineer Boscbke left for La
Grande in Mr. O'Brien's private
car and picked up General Super
intendent Buckley, who has been
in eastern Oregon for some time.
After the trip over the Elgin line
to Wallowa, continues the Tele
gram, the party will return to
Biggs and will start on one of the
ongest automobile trips ever made
into the "wilds" of Eastern and
Central Oregon from Shaniko. It
will be several hundred miles in
length and will cover a goodly
portion of the great Oregon empire
now untapped by railroads.
lw WhIu' Tri.
Mr. O'Brien expects to take a
hurried look at the country around
Madras, which would be the ob
jective pant in case the new Har
riman line is projected eastward
from the Corvallia & Eastern ter
minus at Detroit, and will con
tinue his way down to Prineville,
and from that point the move
ments of the party are largely a
matter of convenience to them'
selves, though, during the trip,
which will require about two
weeks, Klamath, . Lake, Harney
and Malheur counties will be visit
ed, and the most feasible routes
considered from all standpoints as
to productivity of adjacent terri
tory, cost of construction and other
details.
This trip on the part of Manager
O'Brien is to take the place of the
one into the interior which E. H
Harriman hoped to make before he
ended his recent visit to this state.
but was unable to because of the
urgent demands upon his time in
other places. It is also stated that
one of the reasons why Harriman
declined to say which of the three
routes into the neglected territory
would be followed was that he
wanted to have a complete report
on the situation in each case, based
upon the surveys which are now
being made by engineering corps.
Mr. O'Brien, therefore, is acting as
Mr. Harriman's personal represen
tative in passing on the feasibility
of the various routes, and at tbe
same time Mr. O'Brien will be able
to look over every foot of the area
himself, which is also important
from the fact that the building of
the new road will be under bis im
mediate direction, with Chief En
gineer Boscbke and General Super
intendent Buckley, now with him,
as bis active lieutenants afield.
Tk TWm Smmju
Surveying parties are now work
ing eastward out of Detroit pre
paring data on what would be the
most practicable route, from an
engineering standpoint, in case the
new road is to be an east and west
line. Another party is running its
lines up the Deschutes canyon, for
one of . the proposed north and
south extensions, and this is the
route which is looked upon most
favorably by the Harriman officials
at the present time. The third
party is making surveys south of
Shaniko for a feasible route in case
it is decided to extend the Colum
bia Southern railway.
These three sets of surveys, it is
expected, will be completed by the
time Mr. O'Brien has finished his
inspection tour, so it is highly
probable that announcement of the
definite route will be made within
the next two weeks.
The O'Brien parly will make
stops, probably, at Lakeview, which
has generally been looked upon as
one of the points toward which the
California & Northeastern will be
eventually extended; and at Burns,
in Harney county. From there it
is understood the party will con
tinue its way over to Ontario,
which is to be the eastern terminus
of the Harriman system across the
state, surveys for which were made
years ago.
Immediately following the se
lection of the route for the new
road, right of way agents will go
into the field and secure the neces
sary property, but this is not ex
pected to be a very difficult mat
ter, as the people along any of the
suggested routes are only waiting
for a chance to see the road come
through and will probably throw
few if any obstacles in the way of
prompt negotiation for all the land
needed.
Taking all things into considera
tion, actual construction work on
the new road should be started in
the next 30 days and a good start
made on it before winter weather
sets in.
MR. FRANK N. 0'CONNER
WEDS MISS I0RA WARD
Largely Attended Ceremony Performed at First
Presbyterian Church Wednesday Morning
Attired in a natty gray traveling
suit, Miss Iora Ward at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, September 16,
became the wife of F. N. O'Connor,
of Walla Walla, Wash., the pretty
ceremony being held at the First
Presbyterian church in this city.
Dr. Dunsmore, the genial pastor,
officiated, using the Episcopal ring
service. v
The happy couple left shortly
after 1 o'clock on the stage for
Shaniko, from whence they take
train to Portland. After the honey
moon they go to Walla Walla to
reside.
The scene at the church Wednes
day morning was one of rare
beauty. The ' interior of the
edifice was : redundant with
beautiful vari-colored sweet peas
and asters. The church was crowd
ed to the doorB, some of the people
standing. Horace Belknap and
Harold Hobbs acted as ushers.
I. W. Ward, father of the bride,
gave her away. Oliver Adams was
best man and Miss Birdie Morris
was bridesmaid. Miss Edna Estes
played Mendelssohn's fine wedding
march as the bridal party entered
and closed the joyous occasion with
the recessional from Lohengrin.
About noon, an informal recep.
tion and luncheon was given at the
home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. May
Zell. From her house to the stage,
at leaving time, was one continuous
ovation, and it is said the price of
rice has gone up. In front of the
postoffice, amid a bevy of gaily
dressed maidens and yet other
acclaiming men, Mrs. O'Connor
kissed everyone (of the ladies) a
fond good-bye, while Mr. O'Connor
shook hands all around. Then more
rice, and the stage was off.
The bride is the only daughter
of I. W.Ward of this city. Mr.
O'Connor is a civil engineer in the
employ of the Northwestern Gas &
. Electric company at Walla Walla.