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Crook Comely JoMiraal
VOL XII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 22, 1908.
NO. 45
CIRCUIT COURT
Grand Jury Has Not
Violators of Liquor
Circuit court convened in this
city Monday morning, and will
remain in ecixion from ten day to
two week, or until all cane on the
calendar and all indictments re
turned by the grand jury are
din potted of. J mine V. L. Itrad
haw of The Dalles occupies the
bench, with F. W. Wilson as proo
cutor. II. . Wil-on of The Dalles
is also here.
The seven grand Jurymen, drawn
Monday morning, are J. II. Kelly,
stocktnnn, Newnom Creek, foreman;
I,. II. Hoot, farmer, Laidlnw; I. W.
Ward, capitalist, Prineville; J. E.
Robert, stockman, Hear Creek; J.
W. f-hnttuclc , stockman, Bear
Creek; K. A. father, merchant,
Bend; and V. J. Wright, farmer,
Prineville.
Lawyers in attendance at court
Include each member of the Trine
villo bar, M. K. Klliott, George W.
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DriMT'Q Dont forget that we have the "Buster
J1J J for children, boys and girls.
Don't forget that we have new goods
day and that you will find the low prices and good values
Don't forget that our store is the first place to come when
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C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OR.
IS IN SESSION
Finished Indictments
Law Held for Trial
Barnes, W. A. Bell, C. C. Brii, M.
K. Brink, George Dernier and M.
II. Bigg; members of the Bend
Ur, C. 8. Benson and F. II. Green
man; W. P. Myers, of Laidlaw;
and several lawyers from Portland
and The Dalles, including District
Attorney Wilson.
Indictments under the new
grand jury law, which was voted
into the slate law again at the
June election, began to be
returned Tuesday morning, when
J. B. Palmer and wife of Sisters
were charged jointly with ointing
a gun at Jake Quiberg, a neighbor.
Five indictments were returned
Wednesday morning, one apiece
against Ban Puett of Prineville
and Z. T. McClay of Redmond, for
jointly giving away intoiicating
liquor at the state election of June
1 in Redmond; and three against
A. B. Estebenet of Bend, charging
a Kjaj
MOTHERS!
BRING THE BOY
Our Clothing man will show
you an extensive line of ex
cellent values in new and
becoming clothes.
Arrived Boy's Overcoats
Boy's Sweater Costs
Boy's Underwear
Beautiful Coats
Everybody is talking
about our Ladies Coats
Have you seen them?
They are going, do not
delay. Orders by mail
will be filled satisfactorily.
him with three specific violations
of the local option law, Elmer Nis
wonger and A. A. Albridge being
two of the three persona named as
having secured whisky at bis hands.
The grand jury considered an
indictment against Estebenet, also,
for the alleged arson of his saloon
property at Bend last July, but
failure to find a true bill resulted
and the defendant waa discharged
on this count.
Other indictments w'.ll doubtless
be returned after the Journal has
gone to press, and any such will be
reported in next week's issue of
this paper.
The first trial was that of J. B.
Palmer and wife, on Wednesday,
but after the case had developed
no incriminating evidence, it was
nollied on F. W, Wilson's motion.
W. P. Myers appeared aa counsel
for defendants and entered a
plea of not guilty. The verdict of
this case will appear next week.
The complete calendar and jury
list were published in the Journal
a week ago.
Well Drilling.
It you are conteinpliitlnn drilling
it well, any depth, writ JOHN
MOOKi:. lU'dmond, Orvgo. 0-lOtf
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WONDERFUL ARRAY
SILK & NET WAISTS
AT WHOLESALE COST
Entire line of samples from large factory
bought at a big saving and we have marked
each a little less than the regular wholesale
price. Every lady should have one of these
waists can be worn' with suit or skirt of.
any shade
UNION SUITS
For Ladies-sizes com
plete in both woolen
and fleeced cottons.
Misses and Children.
SPECIALS-Friday & Saturday
Half pound choice Gun Powder Tea, reg 25c. .
All canned fruits at cost, while they last.
Pure Hood River Oder Vinegar in quarts.
10 per cent off on all Heaters for cash only.
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Presidential Electors.
The official ballots for the No
vember election contain the names
of tbe presidential electors of five
political parties, as follows:
Republican R. R. Butler, Gil
liam county; J. D. Lee, Multno
mah county; A. C. Marsters, Doug
las county; Frank J. Miller, Linn
county, are the presidential elec
tors for Taft and Sherman.
Democratic O. P. Coshow,
Douglas county; August Hucken
stein, Marion county; E. 8. J. Mc
Allister, Multnomah county; Sam
uel White, Baker county, are the
presidential electors for Bryan and
Kern.
Prohibitionist W. P. Elmore,
Linn county; Hiram Gould, Wash
ington county; A. J. Ilonsaker,
Yamhill county; F. McKercher,
Multnomah county, are tbe presi
dential electors for Chafin and
Walkins.
Socialist Peter S. Beck, Uma
tilla county; W. T. Grider, Union
county; James E. Quck.Cooe coun
ty, are the presidential electors for
Debs and Hanford.
Independence -John W. Ben
nett, Clackamas county; William
R. Lake, Michael J. Malley, Tbos.
A. Sweeney, Multnomah county,
are the presidential electors for
Hi-gen and Graves.
KiS fch
Brown" Shoes
arriving every
HERE.
you get to town
to
..20c
CROOK COUNTY FAIR IS OVER
Many Meritorious Features in the Exhibits, Livestock, Agricultural
Products, Fruits, Woods, Minerals and Manufactures Emphasize
Great Diversity of the County's Resources.
Great interest centered in tbe
Crook county fair meet last week,
attention being about equally
divided between the races and tbe
diversified exhibits in tbe pavilion.
Unfavorable weather, wet and
windy, marred the pleasure of the
five days of the fair, preventing
the holding of any races Wednes
day afternoon. The races for that
day were ran Monday, with a con
solation dash for all previous
losers, but the fair proper ended
Saturday.
Attendance was good this fall,
despite changed conditions, and
tbe fair management will break
about even on expenses after dona
tions are classified among the
assets. Pool telling at the races, a
big drawing card in former years,
was not resorted to on tbe opening
days of tbe fair, but during tbe
last three days betting was
spirited.
In the first race Monday of this
week, Airline defeated Wade
Hampton by s nose in five fur
longs, and much money changed
bands as a result, both publicly
and privately. Brandy was to
have atarted in this race, but after
three flukes at the start, failed to
set off with the rest. Whatever
the trouble, his jockey dismounted
quickly and engaged ia a very
lively fist fight with the starter,
while the other three horsed cov
ered the course, Brandy dishing
unrestrained for the stables.
Chief in interest to the outsider,
when comparing the Crook county
fair with like expositions else
where in Oregon, was the Mill
Creek precinct exhibit of forage
plants, in which 23 distinct varie
ties of grasses and grains were
shown. At the state fair in Salem
this year only II varieties of for
age plants were exhibited, thus
placing Crook county in the van of
stock food producers. Among the
varieties shown were red top, alfil-
leria, sweet clover, timothy, alfalfa,
flat meadow grass, round meadow
grass, rye grass, becmania, foxtail,
Kentucky blue grass, native red
clover, brome grass, wild cheat,
tame cheat, large bunch grass,
small bunch grass, wild pea vine,
wild pea vine (upland), red clover,
quack grass and two unnamed
species. All of these grasses were
raised on the farm of Mr. Cadle
up the Ochoco.
In the Mill Creek exhibit, also,
were little Chili Club wheat by
William Stanton and Charles
Crain; buckwheat, by J. K John
son; seven kinds of wheat, two of
rye, three of barley, one of wild
oats and four of tame oats by Jack
Cadle; Adams early yellow corn,
white sweet corn, Bixteen varieties
of canned fruits, three of jellies and
three of preserver, all kinds of veg
etables, honey, butter and eggs by
various exhibitors. Mill creek,
by virtue of this fine showing, and
also because it was the only pre
cinct exhibit shown, won the
special $20 prize. It was also
awarded the prize for the best irri
gated farm products.
Another fine irrigated farm ex
hibit, though not so varied, was
made by J. II. Gray of Bonnyview
farm, four miles west of Post. He
exhibited ten kinds of forage plants
wild cheat, red top, becmania,
flat meadow grass, orchard grass,
tame cheat, alfalfa, red clover
crimson clover, rye grass, large and
small bunch grass; four of these
being varieties not shown by Mill
creek. Mr. Gray also exhibited
four varieties of wheat, and one
each of oats, rye and barley.
Tillman Keuter oi Madras won
first prize for the best exhibit
raised on non-irrigated land, his
four varieties of corn being as good
or better than any grown "back
'east'" in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa
or Illinois. Mr. Reuter captured
eight first prizes and five seconds,
the former being for farm products,
Early Adams corn, bluestem wheat
in stalk, best winter wheat in bulk,
Prizetaker onion, mammoth Silver
King onion, balf-long Scarlet car
rot, oats in stalk and Blue Victor
potatoes; tbe latter being on 40
fold wheat in stalk, beardless bar
ley, long keeper onion, Whits
Victor and Early Rose potatoes.
. S. Dobbs of the Ochoco dis
played some little Chili club wheat
that harvested 621 bushels to the
acre. Dean Huston showed one
stalk of unmatured Minnesota yel
low corn thirteen feet high. Mrs.
John Brown of Culver exhibited
first premium potatoes, onions and
broom corn.
Native woods indigenous to
Crook county were displayed by
Jack Cadle, the ten varieties being
yellow pine, red fir, white cedar,
white (or gray) willow, tamarack,
white fir, juniper, white poplar,
white thorn and mountain mahog
any, the latter almost as hard and
heavy as Brazilian mahogany.
These woods were turned into
twenty specimens of machine work
by Shipp & Perry.
All of the exhibits above men
tioned will be preserved by the
Prineville Commercial Club and
kept at tbe county seat for the edi
fication of visitors from a distance.
Credit is due E. H. Smith, the
Prineville harness and saddle
manufacturer, and George Stork
man n, the cigar manufacturer of
this city, for exhibits of their stock
in trade. Both were fine. D. F.
Stewart of the Prineville Flouring
Mills had a good milling exhibit
showing prod acts equal to the best.
Herman Pocb's exhibit of furs,
tanned, mounted and manufac
tured, was a revelation to all who
viewed it. It revealed an indus
try which heretofore has received
little or no local attention.
A usual, fruit honors were easily
carried off by William Boegli, of
the Cove orchard, who showed
twenty varieties of apples alone,
not . to mention peaches, prunes,
plums and pears.
Horses, especially the finer
breeds of draught horses, were the
chief livestock exhibit shown at
the Crook county fair. The Bald
win Sheep & Land Co., of Hay-
creek topped the list for prizes
though others were also swarded
blue and red ribbons. The stal
lions "Blaisdon Glory," "Blaisdon
Standard" and "Baldwin's First"
easily carried off the honors for
Shire horses, with "Airsville
Patch" as best mare.
Will Wurxweiler's Percheron
mare "Kitty" won second place in
her class, G. Springer's mare being
awarded first place. Thomas
Sharp, jr., Charles Montgomery, J.
F. Taylor, W. S. Cochran, T. J,
Ferguson and Stanley Morris also
Bhowed some prize winning Per
cheron s.
In Clydesdale horses S. A. Prose,
J. M. Montgomery and J. H. Gray
landed the prizes, while In Bel
gians, a limited class here, J. L.
Windom. G. Springer and the
Haystack L. B. Association won
the honors.
John Schmeer had a fine string
of thoroughbreds. His trotting
stock cannot be beaten in any
country.
The beef cattle exhibit was not
as large as it should have been.
M. R. Biggs' Shorthorns were
graded almost 100 per cent by Dr.
Withycombe, the expert from the
Oreeon Experiment Station. The
showing of Jersey stock received
words of commendation from the
judge of livestock. Swine, sheep
and poultry were equally good.
The baby show caused much in-
j terest, four prizes being swarded as
firsts and second i to infants under
six months old and those between
six months and one year of age.
The Zevely twins, children of
Robert Zevely, captured both tro
phies in the former class, while
the babies of Collins W. Elkins of
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RAILROAD PLANS
STILL PROGRESS
No Let Up On the Central Oregon
Project Survey Completed
From Bend to Madras.
HARRIMAN WILL SOON DECIDE
Maps of AU Surveys Will Be
Submitted to O'Brien Then
Dirt WU1 Fly, Maybe
Central Oregon railroad survey
ors, right of way men and officials
are quietly pushing forward their
own proposition, irrespective of all
the talk and activity being mani
fested on the part of outside trans
portation enterprises, such as
Harriman's Corvallis & . Eastern
and Deschutes river roads, Hill's
veiled intentions and the proposed
building of the Oregon Trunk Line
by the Porter Bros, and Mr. Nelson
of Spokane and Seattle. U. A.
Wynn, right of way man for tie
Central Oregon, otherwise known
as the D. L & P. road to Bend, was
in Prineville this week on business
connected with his enterprise.
Mr. Wynn said his company
had by no means abandoned the
building of the Central Oregon
railroad; in fact, no other road has
its surveys completed or its right
of wsy so nearly secured. Mr.
Wynn is now winding up the big
task by securing the final rights of
wsy between Madras and Crooked
river.
The Central Oregon railroad will
cross Crooked river gorge from two
to two and one-half miles west of
Trail Crossing on a steel bridge
291 feet above the mean water level
of the river, and 310 feet above the
bottom of the stream. The bridge,
from rim to rim, will be 338 ft. 8
inches in length. The point where
the line crosses the river is about
20J miles west of Prineville, and if
a spur is built it will likely come
up Crooked river from Trail
Crossing junction.
Optimistic reports still come
from Portland relative to the
speedy construction of the proposed
railroad into Crook county, and all
facts considered it would appear
that the route up the Deschutes
river, thence south into Klamath
or Lake county, is the route de
cided upon by the powers that be.
General Manager J. P. O'Brien,
of the Harriman lines in the
Northwest, expects to have in his
poseesion witnin tbe next two
weeks full details of the various
surveys that are now being pushed
into Central and Eastern Oregon
for the proposed Harriman exten
sion into that vaBt untapped terri
tory. With these surveys and
engineers' estimates based upon
them at hand, it will be euly a
little time before tbe definite route
for the new road can be announced.
That will probably be shortly
after November 1, and with the
announcement as to the most feas
ible route it is expected that a
certain amount of preliminary
work can be done before bad
weather comes.
It is not believed that the Harri
man people will encounter much
difficulty in securing property for
rights of way, for no matter
whether the line is projected in a
northerly and southerly direction
or in an easterly or westerly, as
surance has been had that the in
terest controlling large sections of
land as well as the small holders
are for the most part so eager to
secure transportation facilities and
railroad communication with the
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