ok County
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VOL. XUI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTV, OREGON, JANUARY 28, 1909.
NO. 7
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TIME FOR PAYING TAXES
IS AGAIN AT HAND
Sheriffs Office Busy Making Out Statements
to Taxpayers Total About $119,500
"Nothing U auro but death and
lax.."
The tax collecting rvtivon will
oon he here, in fact ii already,
and the nherifl' ollice him (or rev
rral wetka been receiving inuinc
from taxpayer wanting to know
t ho amount of Ihrir taxis. Ono of
the tax-roll hooka bus Ixrn ex
tended hy Win. Johm-on, who i
now buy on the other book, ami
it in expected that thin work will
be finifhtd in another week.
In the meantime Chief Deputy
John Comb in aei.ding out Mule
inenU to taxpayer from the book
now in hit hand, so (hut tlie
receipt of tax money can bey in
promptly February 1. The Mate
nienta being sent out from the
ofllre contain the following reminder:
"If inoney in in this office on or
before March 15, a rebate of 3 per
cent will be allowed. If one-half
in paid in thin ollice by the firet
Monday of April, the time for pay
ing the balance will be extended
to the firtt Monday of October,
without coet.
"Taxea become delinquent bn
the firHt Monday of April, when a
penalty of 10 per cent will be
added ami intercut will be charged
thereafter at the rate of 1 per cent
a month."
The nuiiiWr of perBotii who pay
taxes on Crook county properly ia
about 'MM). The aptem-d Valua
tion on the l'JUS roll on which the
preaent collections are to be made
ia f 7,070,25 1, and the total levy
waa 15J milln, making the total
amount of tux en to be collected
about $119,.r.hH. Thet-e are the
I'm u rex secured by making the 15)
mill levy on the entire atHcmed
valuation. Factor , which will
tend to reduce this approximate
amount will be the 3 per cent re
bate allowed cn taxea paid before
March 15; the exemption of prop
erty in the City of Prineville from
the 2 mill county road tax; and
tho exemption of the Bend school
district from tho 11 mill tax for
support of the Crook County high
school. On the other band there
are the 10 per cent penalty and
added interest chargea on delin
quent payment?, which will tend
to make an increase in the amount.
Tim above amount ia neccstarily
only an approximation.
The moat acceptable way to
make remittances through the
mail for taxes ia by Port Ollice
Money Order, or currency by reg
istered letter. Check on local
hanks are abo "good money" at
the Hheriff'a oflice, but they would
rather not receive checks on out
side banks.
Mayfield-Smith.
I.iiMt Sunday morning nt about 11
oVIuck Mr. Marlon Mu.vflcM and
MIhh I'M ii Kniltli were milted In
iiuirriMKi' nt the home ol the bride,
on Crooked ltlver, by lr. II. CIwim.
IliiliHiuore of I'rlnevllle. About 20
Ma live mid friend were prewnt.
The bride nud groom lire popular
.voiiriK Crook County people and will
nmke their home nour upper Crooked
Hlver tirldne.
MONEY FOR COW
CANYON ROAD
Wasco County Appropriate $500
For Its Improvement
WANTS CROOK TO HELP
Our Most Important Highway
Located Beyond Reach of
Our County Money
At the last session of the Wasco
county court an appropriation of
about f500 was made for the im
provement of the Cow Canyon
road, between Schultz's place on
Trout Creek and Shaniko and it ia
said that an effort will be made to
gel cooperation from Crook county
through the county official?.
This piece of road ia used almost
exclusively in the traffic of Crook
county, but lies in Wasco, and
while this county cannot lawfully
expend county money on its im-
o-
The Pick of Good Clean. Merchandise
For the Next Two Weeks
For the next two weeks we are offering the following extraordinary
bargains the pick of good clean merchandise bargains that cannot be
duplicated outside of the largest cities.
6 J&ft.
Waists
Boys Suits
Lndics heavy Fannclcte Waists,
modest patterns, regular $1.50 val.
on sale at $1.20
Ladies heavy Mohair Waists
suitable for home or street wear,
colors blue, black, cream and
brown, regular $2.50 value, going
at : $1.95
Boy9 heavy Percale, Saline and
Baby Flannel Waists, special at 65c
Special value in Cotton Fleeced
Hosiery for 15c to 35c
One-Fourth off on our stock of
Ladies Long Kimonas and Outing
Flannel Night Gowns
Mothers During the next two
weeks we are selling our Boys Knee
Pants Suits at a sacrifice One-third
off. Save one-third by buying dur
ing the sale.
Large lot of Dress Goods special
at one-third off regular price
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ri fi
I KNOW
THAT
Busier Brown
Si
Shoes LMVJ
Bhie
Ribbon
are the proper foot
npparel for nicely
dressed boys and girls.
There is quality in 24..
them that is not rouna
in the ordinary kind
quality that is appreciated more by
critical comparison.
Shoes
Mens Suits, $9.00
Men, for an every day suit we
have a number of lines at $9.00
which we are sacrificing to make
room for summer clothing now on
the road. $9.00 for a suit worth
$17.50. Come and see for yourself
Buster Brown Shoes for children
the long wear line, all leathers. Buy
the Buster Brown and your shoe
troubles will cease.
Our Mannish Shoe for women in
heavy kid and gun metal, special
during this sale $3.50
Our Howard Shoe for men, wears
as good as any $6.00 shoe. Gentle
men try a pair of the Howard as
the Howard watch is the king of
Watches you will find the Howard
s"hoe the best value to be found in
any shoe.
Our Health & Walk Easy Shoe
for men, leather lined. If you are
troubled with cold feet try the
Health and Walk Easy.
C. W. ELKINS---Big Department StorePrineville, Or
provement, Waso county bao not
heretofore seen fit to make an ex
penditure for the benefit of the
residents of another county.
The efforts of the traction engine
company to put the road in condi-
ion for the operation of tbeir read
train in tho fall of 1007 greatly
improved the road, and now that
(500 more is to be expended on it
this highway would atanda show
of being put in first-class thape if
Crook could at this tiifie contribute
some money too.
The Wasco connty appropriation
is the direct result of an effort
made by the business interests of
Shaniko, and now that Wasco is
coming forward in trie matter
Crook county, if possible, should
help improve this road, which is
by far of the most importance to
her people of any in the country.
The Madras Pioneer says editor
ially:
"If there is a legal way in which
it can be done, Crock county should
co operate with the Wasco county
authorities in the improvement on
the Cow Canyon road. This road
lies in W asco county and there
may be some question of the
authority of the county court to
appropnate money for improving
road in another county. The
road ia to all intents and purposes
l Crook county road, however,
nnsmuch as it is traveled by
citizens of this county chiefly. In
fact it is our roost important road,
being the road to the market for
our products and to our nearest
railroad point.
W asco countv has onlv one or
two citizens residing in the small
strip of that county lying south of
the Cow Canyon road. The line
between Wasco and Crook runs
through the Sanford Shultz place,
just south of the llaight stage
station. Wasco is going to make
an appropriation for the improve
ment of the road, however, for the
benefit derived by the business
interests of Shaniko. All of Crook
will be benefited with the excep'
Hon of the northeastern portion,
and it should contribute a just
portion of the expense. If it can
not be done by the county author
lties it should be done by private
subscription. Ihe amount ap
propriated by Wasco county will
not be sufficient to put the road in
first class condition, and there
should be sufficient co operation
from Crook county to make some
permanent improvements.
VALUATIONS OF PROPERTY
. IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
These Figures Will Be the Basis of All Levies
Made During Year Paste It In Your Hat
May
Get Aid for
Crook County Fair
County School Suptrintendent
Ford wants district officers to
paste the following school district
valuations in their hat for future
reference. This valuation will be
used as the basis upon which they
will make their levy. The general
reader will be interested in the
county school superintendent's re
port as it gives the assessable valu
ation of property in each district
w hich can be taxed for echool pur
poses and affords a basis of com
parison between the districts:
No. I Prineville $4!2.757 00
2 Lower Rye Grass- 31.01 00
3 JohnHon Creek 17,007 CO
4 Mill Creek 81,174 00
5 Howard 119,408 00
6 lpper McKay 137,153 00
7 Lower McKay 47,345 00
8 PoweIl lluttea 100,653 CO
0 Sixter "Ua.COO 00
10- Culver 34,022 00
11 Grizzly 93,23$ 00
12 Bend 551,337 00
13 Mountain Vlew. 20,150 00
14- KlIlingbeck 32,318 00
Pi Mud Springs 17.S42 00
17 Fairview 25,240 00
IS-Crooked River 108,526 00
10 Ash wood 107,003 00
20 Reams 64,049 00
21 Breese 84,859 00
22 Madras 82,319 00
1 23 Summit Prairie 202,741 00
1 24 Maury 87,414 00
' 25 Post 94,082 00
26 IUd Rock
27 Beaver
28 Blizzard Ridge.
32 Gray Buttes
33 Buck Creek
34 Allen
35 Xye...
36 Crow Keys
37 Haycreek.
38 Bear Creek
39 tpper Rye Grans ...
40 Warrnaprlng.
41 Alkali Hat
42 Trail Crossing
43 Rowland
44 Lamonta.
45 Cloverdale
48 Octaoco
49 Dizney
50 Cllne Falls
61 Axe Handle
52 Methodist Hill...
53 Laldlaw
54 Shepherd
55 Paulina Valley.
56 Huston
57 Paulina
58 Opal Prairie
59-Redmond
60 Vibbert
61 Plain view
62 LaraHon.
63 Lone Pine
64 Bayley
65 Forked Horn..
66 Sears
67 Round Butte
68 Youngs
69 Willow Creek
70 Tetherow Butte.
71 Guerin
72 Reynolds.
20,345 00
1H9.452 00
74,265 00
30,135 00
190,4.-9 00
690,206 00
21,687 00
53,943 00
100,862 00
100,057 00
22,083 00
53,739 CO
38,740 00
8,515 00
402,800 00
48,089 00
54,813 00
61,728 00
. 4,899 00
. 32,536 00
. 11,890 00
. 12,739 CO
, 231,104 00
. 25,943 00
. 81,959 00
. 75,706 00
. 66,330 00
. 3,071 00
. 93,591 00
. 9,395 00
. 88,876 00
. 4,968 00
. 17,135 00
. 92,550 00
. 46,474 00
. 12,80 00
. 1,142 00
. 3,954 00
240 00
- 1,483 00
23,055 00
51,695 00
To Rehabilitate and
Rename P. A. A. C.
Dr. II. P. Belknap, our repre
sentative in the legislature at
Salem writes the following letter
to T. II. Lafollotte, in regard to
the matter of securing state aid
for the Crook Uounty fair, or
more strickly speaking, the Central
Oregon Livestock and Agricultural
Association, of which Mr. Lafollette
was president last year. Under
date of January 18, Dr. Belknap
says:
"I succeeded in getting our
Central Oregon Fair bill passed
over the Governor's veto this
afternoon. The Senate will take
it up Thursday. I am meeting
with good success so far in the way
of getting promises from members
interviewed on the subject so far.
Think chances are good that it
will pass" that body. The vote in
the house was 47 to 7. The rest
were absent."
Schedule of Mail -
Stages from Prineville
Some active work was done this!
week toward the rehabilitation of
the Prineville Amateur Athletic
Club, announcement of the plan
having been made several weeks
ago. A committee canvassed the
business men of the town in the
interest of taking up the old bond
issue of $2500, which was held by
a comparatively few persons and
making a new issue which will be
distributed among as many mem
bers as possible. These are $10
each and the committee has met
with success in disposing of them.
After this committee Las com
pleted its work a meeting for re
organization will be called and it
is stated to be the purpose to make
the club a commercial affair with
the athletic feature a minor de
partment. The main object will
be to boost the town and promote
its interests. The name of the
organization will also be changed.
Dr. Emily Preston
Dies in California
- Mrs. Dr. Emily Preston of
Preston, California, died there
January 22, of heart trouble. Dr.
Preston was well known by many
Crook county ' people who have
gone to the California town to
receive treatment from this re
markable woman, and who will
sincerely mourn her death. Dr.
Preston was a woman of large
wealth, owning most of the town
of Preston, which was founded by
herself and her late husband, be
sides much other property ia
California. Many remarkable
cures are credited to her treat
ments, and she was a woman held
in the highest regard by all who
knew her. Mrs. Preston was over
80 years of age at the time of her
death.
Tho following schedule of the
arrival and departure of the mail
stages from Prineville furnished
by Postmaster Guy Lafollette will
be of interest to many readers:
Prineville-Shaniko, arrives 13
hour and 45 minutes after train
reaches Shaniko, daily. Leaves
Prineville 1. p. m.
Prineville-Silver Lake Departs
1 hour after arrival of Shaniko
stage, arrives at 12 o'clock noon,
"daily.
Prineville-Sisters Departs 12:45
daily, arrives 11 a. m. daily.
Prineville-IIoward Departs 1
p. m. Arrives 11 a. m., tri-weekly;
on Mondays, Wednesdai's and
Fridays.
Prineville-Paulina Departs 6 a
m. daily except bunday; arrives
about 7 p. m. daily except Tues
days.
Prineville-Burns Three times
per week on above schedule from
Paulina to Burns.
J. M. MinklerWas
Killed by Train
T. M.Baldwin this week received
a letter from Mr. B. Marks at
Gait, California, giving the details
of the death of John Marian
Minkler, mention of which was
published in last week's Journal.
This letter slates that Mr. Minkler
met death on the railroad track
about three miles from Gait and
was instantly killed on a crossing
after dark on the evening of Satur
day, January 16, 1909. We quote
the letter.
"Mr. Minkler was highly re
garded here and was a member of
my family as a guest for several
weeks. We found him to be an
unusually honorable and very
pleasant neighbor and his untimely
and most unfortunate death has
cast a gloom of Badness over our
colony as though he had lived here
many years instead of only a few
months.
"His remains will be buried here
this afternoon (January 18) by
the Order of Free and Accepted
Masons and by members of the G.
A. R.one of whom, the Rev. Wm.
C. Gibbons, will conduct the
funeral services at the Masonic
hall and at the gravo."
Culver Cullings.
Culver, Ore., Jan. 26, 1909.
Mrs. Thomas Alderdyce has re
turned from an extended visit
with her mother in Seattle and
friends in Portland.
While many of the Culver
young people attended the dance
given at Culver hall Friday night
some of them went to Madras the
same night.
Now that the weather is good
the Culver young ladies are out
horse back riding again.
A good time is anticipated at
the dance to be given at Ralph
Peck's home Friday night.
Mrs. May Schooling has gone to
Prineville to stay for 6ome time.
Miss Lottie Fendall is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Osborn.
Rooms for Rent.
For single or double rooms or
rooms for housekeeping inquire at
this ollice. 1-14
"G. W. Y." Musical
Club Organized
Seven of Prineville's musically in
clined young ladies organized a club
Wednesday evening at the home of
Miss Helen Arnold, and it ia to be
known as the "G. W. Y." Club. The
objects are to promote the study of
vocal and instrumental music, besidee
the pleasure of weekly soci il meetings.
The charter members are: Misses
Helen Arnold, Lorene Winnek, Beulah
Crooks, Katie Dunsmore, Fay and
Bertha Baldwin and Nellie Summers.
What the mystic "G. W. Y. letters
stand for cannot possibly be found out.
The guesses rane all the way from
"Girls Will Yell", to "Go It Whilo
Your're Young." You are entitled to
one guess and if the first don't suit you
guess again. Miss Bertha Baldwin
was elected president. The next meet
ing will be held at the Ba'dwin home.
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