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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1908)
Dr. Withycombe Pleased With Fair Makes Prediction Of Great Future in Livestock and Agriculture "What do I think of your county and your livestock exhibit at the Crook county fair?" reiteratively inquired Pr. James Withycombe, director of the Oregon experiment station at Corvalli, in rt-ply to a like question put to him by a reporter. "Why, they're both all right, and I want to say right here that your fair management has laid the foundation of what some day will be the very best, or one of the best, fairs in Oregon east of the mountains. The fair reflects great credit alike upon its managers your city and county." Dr. Withycombe came here to judge the livestock, and spent the most of three days at the fair This was his third visit to Crook county. "What you have," continued the doctor, "is very good; especially are you strong in horses; of course, draught horses, showing that your farmers are taking firm hold of the matter of developing a large and profitable horse industry. "There were only a email nutn ber of cattle shown, due largely I think to the abnormal season and consequent inability to fatten the beeves properlv. But the herd shown by Mr. Biggs was cer tainly excellent, some ot the ani mals being of great individual merit. These were Shorthorns and there were a few good Jerseys "There were some good hogs; Poland Chinas, exhibited by Messrs. Breese, Windom and Springer. The sheep shown by the Baldwin Sheep & Land Com pany, though a small noes, were very fine. "One point about the lair, or fair grounds, is that they are very conveniently located in relation to Tiineville, more so than is usually the case elsewhere. "Now, a few predictions. This i3 my third trip into Crook coun ty, and each time I have noted perceptible progress in develop ment of the ntock industry and agricultural industry of this sec tion. I also find the systems of farming changing from the range to more of a real farm condition; that while Crook county has been noted for its great ranges and the number of its livestock, it will become more noted for the great number of its small prosperous farms. The immense area of agricultural land in this county is pre-eminently suited for the live stock industry. There is no rea son why the finest draught horses and the very best beef cattle, as well as sheep and hogs, should net be produced here in great num bers. "The county's greatest need is transportation. The small farmer must be furnished transportation to enable him to market his diver sified products. "In the fair pavilion, the fruit display rather surprised me, the apples especially. Potatoes, also, were excellent and seemingly of very fine quality. Another sur prise was your com display, which shows conclusively the hospitality of the climate of Crook county. The exhibits at the pavilion have convinced me that Crook county has a much wider range of produc tion than has generally been con ceded to it. "I am more than pleased to see the substantial improvement made in Prineville since I was last here. The stone bank, stone hotel and stone court house are three struc tures of which any town, even a city of 50,000 might well be proud. Not only are they substantial buildings, but it should be ex tremely gratifying to know that you have a native stone so well adapted to building operations. Another feature of your city is your fine high school building, an educational item all too frequently neglected in many places. "Prineville is a coming city, and Crook county ia one of the very best counties in Oregon." DeMoss Lyric Bards Coming Next Monday Xylophone, mandolin and piano playing, as well as music on other instruments, with fine vocal ing ng, is promised the Prineville public at the Methodist church next Monday evening, October 26. when the DeMoss lyric bards are to present themselves in this city. The admission will be 50 cents, reserved seats 60 cents, children 25 cents. , This quintet started their con cert career in 1S72 and have since visited every important city in the United Slates, Canada and Europe. They were engaged to give popular dailv concerts, in 1S93, at the World's Columbian exposition in Chicago, and have likewise played at the St. Louis exposition, the Omaha exposition and the Lewis A Clark fair held at Portland. Harry DeMoss, the general man ager, is the author ana composer of "Sweet Oregon." George G. De Moss holds a certificate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, England, on the 'cello, cornet and for voice. Lizzie DeMoss is a noted violinist. Aurelia DeMoss is an accomplished player on the double bass. Waldo Davis is an expert on musical glasses, the xylophoue. mandolin and piano. COUNTY FAIR IS OVER. Continued from page 1. Prineville and Harry Douthit of Havcreek divided the infantile honors in the latter division. Many classes in both livestock and agriculture had no competi tion and intending exhibitors next year should make note of these in future. At tW Ktct Track tvesdat's races. Hrst race Uunrter-mlle; purse, 100. Wade Hampton first, Urnndy second. Time .23. Second race Five furlongs; purse, 130. Seventy first, Silver Bow sec. ond. Time 1.05. WEDNESDAY, Rain. Races postponed until Mon day, October 19. THURSDAY. First race Three furlongs, purse, 150. Wade Hampton first. Brandy second. Time MK. Second race Six lurlongs, purse, $:00. Counselor first, John 11. sec ond: Time, 1.18 FRIDAY. First race Half-mile dash; purse, 175. Wade Hampton first, Brandy second. Time .50. Second race Mile trotting race for Crook county horses; purse, 100 John S., first; distanced all others In first heat. Time, 3.00. Third race Mile dash; purse, $250. Airline first, Counselor second. Time 1.47. SATCItDAY. First race o furlongs, handicap. purse, f200. Lady B. first, Seventy second. Time not stated. second race 1-mlle dash; purse, 400. Airline first, John H. second Time 2.02. Special race Beckley's automobile against five horses In quarter-mile relays over five-mile course; purse, $uw. coining to it. Auto won easily. MONDAY'S DACES. First race Five furlongs, liandi cap; purse, 200. Airline first, Wade Hampton second. Time .55. Second race (consolation) Quar ter mile; purse, 100. Psyche first, Dutch Belle second. Time .23 4-5, Potatoes for Sale. Here is a chance to get your winter's supply of potatoes cheaper than you can pet them anywhere else. Yon can have them for 25 cents a bushel if you dig them yourself, or you can dig them on shares for half. For further informa tion write to PETElt POPKSCU, Prine ville, Or., or come to the potatoe patch on McKay creek, six miles north of town, 10-15-2w -IrtAw Qnf tcfo Inn Acciiro A ; U W llimderhose For Girls, For Boys, For Men Four pairs in Box for $1.00 For Women Three Pairs in a Box for $1.00 Ones ia t whila, na It by accident, you'll find a pair of ordinary made, ordinary hie to wear fairly well. You'll agree, however, that most ot them don't. AH th tima Wuuderhono plve absolute and unvarying satisfaction, hecauw they're made ot good stuff they're made right they're dyed right, Wa Warrant them to be right and to wear right, and we agree to replace any that do not, with new stockings, free ot ciwt to you Foster & Hyde Redmond News. REDMOND, Oct. 20. The peo ple of Redmond are rejoicing this' week for the double reason that Mr. E. C. Park is gona and Mrs. E. Park is coming. Mr. Park left on the early morning lumber wag on, Thursday, bound for Shaniko with a smile on his face that we hope the freeze didn't catch, to meet the Mrs., who has been gone and greatly missed for leveral months. Work on the Central Oregon survey has been discontinued and the surveyors have scattered after making a permanent location on a line through the townsite. Mrs. M. E. Landes has been called to Russel, Iowa, to the bed side of her father who ia suffering a severe paralytic stroke. He is 2 years of age and at last account was not expected to recover. W. McEwing who was reported sick with typhoid fever is much better and is now able to lounge around the house. Mr. and Mrs. Louderback have moved to Sisters where Mr. Lou derback is employed by Wilson Brothers. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. O'Connor arrived in Redmond Friday even ing after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the mountains, the pass being covered with snow. A slight earthquake was felt in Redmond about 4:39 Monday afternoon, when Mr. Roecoe How ard escorted Senator Fulton through town. Mwt of the vicinity have and are well yield. Mrs. Ezra Eby has been sick the past week. Senator Fulton's large red auto mobile ran over Colonel Belcher's small black dog, striking it in such a way as to break the dog's neck and the Colonel's heart. The sen ator and all of us feel sorry for the colonel, but the dog was a demo crat and might as well get it in the neck now as November 3d. Wm. H. Lindsay and E. Oliver, two young men who came in a week or so ago to spend three months on their laud just south of town, have completed their job and have gone back to the city of Portland to rest up for the winter. F. W. McCaffrey has moved his real estate office from the Hotel Re'dmond to the Frank Glass building. Q. W. Davie?, the village black smith, made a trip to Prineville on business this week. Chad Irwin is building a house on his eighty. It will 1 a home for his mother, whom he expects about November 15th. Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Smith are looking after affairs at the Orchard Poultry Totem Pole Ranch during the absence of Mr. E. C. Park. Mr. G. W. Hall contemp'atcs the erection of a 7-rooru house on his homestead a few miles south of town. J. E. Lamb is building lare house and barn on his forty southeast of town. A Voi.fNTEER. rarc'ifTJ in this finished threshing pleased with the very Spray of the Falls. CLINE FALLS, Or., Oct. 20. Jesse McKinney and family of Kahlotus, Wash., are at the Falls. Ho says he intends to locate either at Cline Falls or Redmond. Jackson Taylor and family of northern Idaho have located on the old Moore place adjoining the townsite of Cline Falls. Mr. Sroufe, manager of the Prineville-Sisters stage line, has remodeled his stage and treated it to a I res Ji coat oi paint. X guess Mr. Sroufe expects to haul in a good many people in the future All right, Mr. Stage Man, that's what we want. Rev. Lowther preached at Cline Falls last Friday evening. The Methodists expect to hold regular services here. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Harader spent Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Cochran. The entertainment given by the Literary Society Friday evening was a success in every respect. The music by the Cline Falls orchestra was good. The phonograph fur nished some good selections. The recitations by the echool children were fine, and the songs were all right. The debate, "Resolved, That it is more profitable to farm in a rainy country than in an irrigated country," was lively. The affirmative won. To the Buying Public Having purchased the business of Wurzweiter & Co. we will continue the business along the same generous lines, giving the best value possible for the least money, and we earnestly aik a share of your patron age and assure you that your money will be cheerfully refunded if your purchase is not in every way satisfactory. We are not strangers to the shopping public, but have served a large portion of the trade of this section for the past five years and we believe that with our knowledge of the wants and needs of the trade we are well qualified to serve you. Our fall stock is coming in daily and within a short time we will have as complete and up-to-date stock as can be seen in Crook County and our prices are as low as the lowest, quality considered. All our stock will be marked in plain figures and before placing your order for fall and winter supplies call and get our prices and we will endeavor to demonstrate to you that we are here to serve the public at "Live and let live" prices. Watch this space from now on for fur ther information, and keep your eye on our prices, they will always interest the most careful buyers Lively-Jordan-Lanius Co. $250 a Day From Prineville. It was developed in a speech by the third assistant postmaster gen eral at the recent postmasters' convention in Portland, soys a man now here who attended, that Sears, Roebuck & Co. receive daily through the Chicago postotlice 500,000 pieces of mail, principally letters. Twenty clerks alone are employed in the Chicago postoflice writing statements in the money order department, something like 1200,000 daily being received by this one mail order firm. Just for comparison, and to size up the mail order business in towns like Prineville and there are thou sands of them in the United States itmavbesaid that about (250 in money orders ia sent daily from Prineville to all sources, requiring the time of one clerk two hours, while fully one-half of all mail sent from Prineville to Chicago goes to the three mail order houses of Sears, Roebuck & Co., John M. Smvthe and Montgomery Ward & Co. Few people realize the extent to which the local merchant every where loses trade to the Chicago houses that retail by mail; but then, Uncle Sam is willing, even if the people who pay the taxe3 are buncoed out of their right. Circuit Court Cases. Disposition of circuit court cases not reported on the first page, but which materialized before going to press Thursday afternoon, was made as follows: Divorce suits of Johnson vs. Johnson, Powell vs. Powell, Faulk ner vs. Faulkner and Barlow vs. Barlow; default, referred to George Dufur in each case. Divorce suit of Bertha White vs. Jame3 White; decree granted. Slate of Oregon vs. S. J. Kitching anl George McVey, for shooting at the Methodist church; defend ants plead not guilty, on trial to day. State of Oregon vs. Ban Puett and Z. T. McClay, for giving away liquor at a state election; defend ants plead guilty, McClay fined $25. State of Oregon vs. A. B. Este benet, on three indictments of voilation of the local option law; defendant pleads guilty, fined $200 on one count, other two nolle pros. Failure to find true bills in the charges against Ada Pierce and John Eagan, on separate allega tions of larceny. FURNITURE JEWELRY DRUGS STATIONERY PHONOGRAPHS Diamond and Pearl Set Brooches We are in receipt of thirty-six Solid Gold Diamond and Pearl Set Brooches, just the thing to make a nice present for a lady. These Brooches range in price from $10 to $40 each. We have others from $2.50 to $5.00 in filled goods, both Chatelaine and Plain Brooches. We have in Chains for ladies the Plain Neck Chains ranging in value from $2.50 to $12.50 each. In Guard Chains our line comprises the latest patterns and settings at. a range of values from $5 to $40 each. J We have Ladies Watches both 0 and 6 size, open face, hunting and chatelaine in twenty-year twenty-five year and solid gold, fitted with Elgin or Waltham movements of any grade, including seven to twenty-one jewel. J Have you a phonograph? Watch for our announcement of the NEW EDISON Phonograph next week sold on easy payments THE WINNEK COMPANY FURNITURE JEWELRY DRUGS STATIONERY PHONOGRAPHS Hogs for Sate. !lotrfor sale, nil nlt: Imitilre ot J. K. WilMun, tlie -hiH-uwiker, or K. I. W liiton, rrlnevllle. Or. Ir'.'t Half-sollng ladies' and children's shoes 50o a pair; men's 75o toll at Wilson's Shoe Shop, next door to Journal office. The atate land board I him taken under ad vlrtcmciit tin Application of the Ifcttclniten Irrigation &. Tower Co. for a contract for the reclamation of 74,000 m-rei of land miutb and runt of the present Hcuremitlon, Thin new traet la known at the llctihaiit Fall project. The company iv lien ot Sunn aero for reclaiming the land, but there are Indication that the state board consldcra thin mi in too high. The board will send State Knirlneer LowIh to liiHMi-t the land and report before punning oil the application. loo (if (xl Ice (or A Co. For Sale. sale br l. H. Ailmwon 8 10 Pure Blood Hop for Sale. I'tltv-hlood 1'iiluild-Cliltltl 1Iok.mU inoiillm old, both M'XtK. AddrvKH J. II. Wiuv& Son, rrlnevllle, Or .7-lm Administratrix's SU o( Real Proptrty. Nolle L hi-rrhr $rn Hint In jmnmniw of n orltr of ttt County Court for crook t-oiintv, HUI ol or (on, mxlr nl niml on lu Mil Ur ol (KloU-r. Iiom, In iliv mutter h r.lnio l Hi. in it M. lrl, -rwml. Iho unorlgliil, lhi linlnt.trtri, thrrwif. will wll llio l.i n iu.lt.ir itrw t Hunt r. l rLt IkjIi.hu ii. hi '' ilm-ranl, on mill Klitir tli Cik 4my f November lo, i luo'rlovk m .iti inil.lii' nuiiinn or f.rivnio .iilai, to titKl"t l.lil.Wr for i'h In ikiiiI, or trt null, mill h.Lncs .l.li' In fvmr. Mill wile lwlti milijm l lo r..i.nniillini hy ulil Court. Hi rml roHrt)r Ik'Ihk il. ?rllHil an follow; to wll; TheiH'.hWv. NW. nil HW'i UK', Hi-. W, Tii. II H . K. I' K . W. M. llm NW", NK'i. NK' NK'.. Uiln unit t. Krf. 1: U.I. I iil 1. Si-.-. , T.. II H . K II K., W.M. 1UmI (lilt till ilr ol Oi li.l-r, - Mti.iiwt Murrr, Ailmlnl.lralrlx of lh nun ul llonirr M. Hlrcct, ilcreuml. 10 "La Vogue" Ladies' Coats and Tailor Suits In the.latest shades of Greens, Blues, Grays and Browns coats in sizes for Misses also. These garments are 1erfectly made of beautiful materials, and are the very atest styles Coat prices from $7.50 to $25.00 Suit prices from $18.50 to $25.00 NEW BEAR SKIN COATS for Misses and Children in White, Grays, Browns and Reds. We also have them in Plush and Melton. Swell coats that make one feel and look comfortable Prices range from $2.50 Upwards JUST A WORD about our new line of Men's Tailored Clothing made by the Brandegee Kincaid & Wood Co. Our new line is in, and their equal in value, style fit and finish has never before been offered in Prineville at so modest a price. We can save you money on your new suit Clifton & Cornett THE BRICK STORE Prineville, Oregon.