rook County Jomif m
VOL XIII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 18, 1909.
NO. 10
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TEACHERS PASS WITH HIGH
GRADES IN EXAMINATION
Best Average Grades Ever Made in This County
Not One Failure in
Not one ot the seventeen ap
plicant fur teachers' certificate
at lln txamiiiation held hint
wwk m :i ilo a failure, in fact the
grade iiihiIo were tho btrt tlmt
have biH-n known a a wholo by
any clu-nof teachers ever examined
in I'rook County fupcrintetulent
Ford U no nil teacrJ with the
showing nmild tlmt ho give uh
the averages of eucli npt) icant fur
publication.
Those- who wrote for firt gride
per hud two studie which were
not taken by ihote writing for
pecontl and third grade. They
were Physical Geography and
Literature. Many of thoi-e writinR
for the loner grade pann-d with
average that would entitle them
to first grade certificate, hut could
lint receive tlwo certificate on
account of iiiMifliciciit teaching ex-I-rience.
FAMOUS
We have accepted the agency for Oliver Plow and have now on hand a full line of repairs for all
tylet of the plows in use in this country. We are able to quote special prices on all styles of Harrows
and Discs the Brillion Roller for dry land, the Hoosier and Kentucky Drills, Myers Pumps, Star Windmills
Pipe and Fittings, the Hero Grain Cleaner, Stover Gasoline Engines
1 .jtc. - T'.''
The No. 11 Sulky
is too well known here
to need any description
Oliver Walking Plows
in both steel and chilled
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Telephones and Phone Supplies Carload Pittsburg Perfect Fencing
We are special agents for the Western Electric Co., handling
the best line of Phones and Phone Supplies, Wire, Insulators in Field, Poultry and Lawn Styles. Will be sold at lower
Ltc, made. Parties interested send for prices and illustrated i . a i
catalogue. prices than last year. Ask us for quotations.
S.E EDS , -N 11r 7 1 1 MITCHELL
Onion Sets, Planet Jr. Seed SO V V O JLtl JH 1 Ol S Wagons and Hacks, Low
Drills and Cultivators now ; Wheel Farm Wagons
ready PRINENILLE'S BIG DEPARTMENT STORE staver buggies
Class of Seventeen
The name "of tin applicant,
ponoiiice ami generui average 01
Hie teacher taking the examina
tion follow:
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Andrew Lurm-n, Mulrim H5IM.'!
Joint 'l in k. !t."lniiiint
Myrtlienii K. Ta.vlor, Mailim...ll.i (I j.'t
HI.IOMI lillAllK.
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Itnliert I., lirtfll, AkIiWimmI S!I2 U
I rncMt I,. AMiy. I'rluevllle Ull'-ll
I .utile MonltfriiiiiTV, I'rliievllle Ml 5-11
Mud. line Cn. Id, I'rluevlllo INI .'1 11
Ivlvili A. Kl.li-.Mit. l'rliK-vllle...mi.'1-ll
Vivian Allen. (IrUxly 02 Ml
.l.ilin i;. M vera. 1'owell Untie.. .117 (1-11
1 :ivnti Dolilm. I'rliievllle 01 Ml
TUMID OIIAHK.
IjiH Nolile, MmlrnN K" Ml
Nellie M. I' lirrell. Yoimu; 7S
Kilnil I.. KmIi'h, I'rliievllle Wil li
John K. Myer of Powell Hullin,
iiiibki'iI with I he lilu'lii-ot nveruiro 07.
(111. In view of the hurt tlmt the
iieiitiiiiM went roiiHlili-reil tu lie n
i i-rv I him mirli fiul. I lie r.-xnlt of 1 1...
examination la verycrntifyliiK to the
eoiiciiiioiiai inienniM in me county.
iiml xhowM that the otainlard of
tenrhrrit iiualllicutlona Ix belli Im
proved.
OLIV
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Propose White Finub in Courtroom.
Home of the room in the new
court house have received the
finishing coat of plaittrring and
from them it may he judged that
the interior of the building will he
a handsome in appearance as the
exterior. The color ia a blue gray
and the walla can be, struck with a
hammer without any impression
being made upon them. The plas
ter used ia a composition of pul
verized gypsum' rock and sand.
The head plaitcrer haa suggested
that the courtroom be given a
finishing coat of pure white instead
of the dull gray, and the matter
will bo considered by the county
court. Mr. Sh.pp states that the
extra cost of the work would be
about 1 100. It would not only
add to tho looka of the room but
would also make a better light.
Married.
On Hiiniluy, February II. nt the
home of the bride near I.tiinontn.
MIhm I.uey A. Dobbins and Mr. John
". Ilnekett, were united In marring',
J list lee L. M. Thomas. nllU-lutliiK.
The groom Is a prominent farmer of
tho l.nmoutn neighborhood, where
he nml lib bride will make their
home.
New No. 15 Oliver Gang
We invite you to look over the New No. 15 Oliver Gang
made with Steel Bottom uses either Chilled or Steel
Shares. Both 12-inch and 14-inch on hand. Either size
base fits same frame. This plow permits of attaching
third bottom. It is especially recommended for general use
as it can be arranged to suit any size team.
VeV fir4l JW? " il
John Deere Plows
We have John Deere Plows in both Sulky and late styles
of Gangs with repairs for same.
The New Deere Disc Plow
The only disc plow that does not requiie an expert or
additional horses. Uses 24-in., 26-in. or 28-in. discs
We will refer you to parties now using these discs for
further information as to the SATISFACTION THEY
GINC Prices a little lower than other disc plows
WHEAT 80 CENTS
IN LOCAL MARKET
Prices on All Kinds of
Grain Are Up
HARNEY LIKES CROOK FLOUR
Not Much Danger of Over
production Little Bunch of .
Wheat Brines $1100
What is now 80 cents a buchcl
in Prineville. That is the price
paid by the Prineville Flouring
Mills, delivered at the mill, liar
ley brings 70 cent and oats 58
cents a bushel.
Prices on all grains and feeds
are higher than common at this
time of the year. D. F. Stewart
says there ia considerable wheat
yet in the hands of the Crook
county growers. '
home of tlie prices on nulled
products are: Bran, $20 a ton;
middlings, 127 a ton; rolled barley,
fo" a ton.
The I'rinevillo Flouring Mills
PLOW
have been running day and night
for months, grinding out about 55
barrels daily, and at present has
only on hand about 500 barrels.
Many inquiries and orders are
coming from Burns and other Har
ney county points for flour and
teed, and Mr. Stewart has one con
tract from a firm in Burns for 3000
sacks of flour, which is to be de
livered -vhen the roads get better.
"There ia at present no great
danger of over-production of wheat
in this county," says Mr. Stewart,
"when demand and prices are like
they are now. Just the other day
Joe Wiegand of Lamonta hauled in
some wheat for me, and it didn't
seem like much, either, but I paid
him over $1100 for it."
HOLD JOB FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Money for Cow Canyon
Will Come Easy
County Commissioner James
Rice while in Prineville last week
held conferences with local busi
nessmen regarding the subscription
of funds for the improvement of
the Cow Canyon road, bat as there
is practically no organization in
Prineville which can take up the
matter, it was decided to wait
until the commercial club has
perfected its organization, the
meeting for which purpose will be
held next Tuesday.
It is proposed that the Com
mercial Club take the matter in
charge and handle Prineville's
part of the subscription. From
what can be learned at present
Madras ia understood to have
guaranteed to raise $200 of the $600
asked from Crook County. Mr.
Rice states that the B. S. & L. Co.
would contribute 100, and that
Prineville and ihe Bend and Red
mond districts would be expected
to raise the balance, $300
Local people seem to view the
matter with approval and there
does not promise to be any diffi
culty at all in raising the money.
E. G. Hodson, who operates an
auto between Prineville and
Shaniko during the summer
months says he will give $50 to
the fund. The Cornett Stage
Company has agreed to donate
liberally, whilo the businessmen
of the town who have lots of freight
will doubtless see the advantage of
having the road put in good shape
and will subscribe their portion.
The idea seems to be to hold the
job for the new Commercial Club.
The improvement work is not all
to be restricted to Cow Canyon but
will extend over the Shaniko Flat
and other bad portions of this
highway between Shultz's ranch
on Trout creek and Shaniko.
Sherman County
Wins Debate
Sherman County won in the
interscholastic debate held at
Moro last Friday evening between
the Crook County High School
and the All-Sherman team, the
vote of the judges being two to
three.
At the assembly meeting in the
high school last Monday afternoon
Principal M. B. Hockenberry spoke
to the students of the local school
about the debate and the trip the
home team made to Sherman
county. He said they were
courteously treated and had no
complaint of any kind to make at
the outcome of the contest. The
Crook County boys did all they
were expected to do.
At the close of the debate Messrs.
Lafollette, Pickett and Belknap
were warmly congratulated by
many people in the audience on
their efforts and Principal Hocken
berry was complimented on the
splendid showing made by the
representatives of his school.
Among other kind things said
by some of the principals of the
Sherman county schools was that
in their opinion the team which
is to debate other winners should
be composed of two Crook County
boys and one member from the
Sherman county team. 1 his, how
ever, can not be according to the
rules of the league.
INSIDE HISTORY OF DELAY
IN BUILDING DESCHUTES ROAD
Portland Chamber of Commerce Taking a Hand
in the United Effort to Prod Harriman Up
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce has at last been stirred to
activity in an effort to relieve the
crying need of a railroad into Cen
tral Oregon, and the proposal to
amend the.Constitution of Oregon
so as to enable the State to build
railroads is now before the legis
lature. A strong committee from
the Portland organization went to
Salem during the past week and
urged the adoption by the legisla
lure of two measures with this end
in view.
The first is a proposed amend
rnent to the constitution that the
people of the state or the Legisla
ture may create railroad districts
empowered to construct railroads
or other highways to serve the dis
trict. The second is a bill creating a
Highway Commission, consisting
of nine members, to be appointed
by the.Governor. This commission
is to gather data and discuss plans
for carrying out the provisions of
the proposed constitutional amend
ment, provided the amendment is
acted on favorably by the people
in 1911.
This proposition is looked at in
two ways: '
First As a practical method of
developing the Btate.
Second As a bluff to force
Harriman to build in Central
Oregon.
Whether the idea is a good one
or not will have to be thrashed out
by the people of the state, but
during the discussion of these
matters before the Chamber of
Commerce at a special meeting
held previous to the visit of the
committee to Salem a lot of inside
information regarding the hold-up
of the building of the Harriman
road up the Deschutes was brought
to light which to some extent
shows where the trouble lies. W.
W. Cotton, counsel for the Harri
man interests in Oregon says the
reason the company's work had
not been commenced is that they
cannot get their maps of location
approved by the Government. On
the other hand W. F. Nelson of the
Oregon Trunk line, says that this
is not true. Other speakers at the
meeting openly say that Mr. Cotton
did not state facts and that his
words are only a continuation of
the Harriman policy of delay and
the effort to keep any other road
from building into Central Oregon.
C. E. S. Wood in a speech be
fore the Commercial club said:
"We who have seen both Eastern
Oregon and Eastern Washington,
alike sagebrush deserts, can appre
ciate the need of some action.
Eastern Washington is now settled,
with its thriving cities, while
eastern Oregon, which is a better
country for wheat and sugar beets,
is still unsettled - and is largely
vacant lands. While I have freely
criticised the policy of the Union
Pacific, I have never flung stones
at Harriman, I do not believe he
is doing his duty by Eastern Ore-j
gon. The'policy of the railroad is
not my conception of the moral
duty of those who are allowed to
build railroads. To take millions
earned in one territory to head off
other railroads that would be built
here is, in my opinion, not doing
the right thing.
"I believe Eastern Oregon needs
a railroad more than the Puget
Sound territory needs a parallel
line to the Northern Pacific from
Portland and tunnels at Tacoma
and terminals there and at this
place. Are you going to wait
forever? If not who will
put up the money to build
these railroads? Either this state
must do it or wait until some out
sider comes here and builds them.
Harriman is never interested in
building until someone else starts
in. He was not interested in the
DeBchutes line until he started
chasing Porter Bros, up that river.
We have seen that if another road
seeks to come into Oregon, Mr.
Harriman regards it as a private
affront and this state his private
domain. How long are you going
to stand it and what is your relief?
"Under the proposed legislation,
state aid will mean state control of
the road until payments of the
money advanced are assured.
Shall this constitutional amend
ment which removes the block of
self-help in railroad matters pass?
The state goes into every branch
of highways and transportation
matters, why not into railroad
building? Is anything worse than
to live here forever waiting for
some foreign citizen to act? This
time may indeed be inopportune,
but this Btatehould not be forever
a constitutional baby with hands
forever tied against self-help."
J. N. Teal followed with a talk
along the same line, giving statistics
calculated to show that the country
east of the Cascades is rich enough
to pay any railroad that develops
it. "There are two policies of rail
road building," said Mr. Teal.
"That. followed by Mr. Harri
man in this Etatehas been not
to trouble to build railroads just
so long as nobody else starts in
Repeated promises have been made
to build, but they have resulted in
continued -disappointment. Last
summer Governor Chamberlain
visited Mr. Harriman at his
summer - lodge on Pelican Bay,
annus Union Pacific magnate an
nounced he would build at once
into Central Oregon. We have
been told that agitation and stir
ring up thequestion would create
antagonism and would be worse
than ever. Nothing the people of
the state have ever done has justi
fied the action of the Harriman
interests in so long neglecting the
development of the state's resources.
"It is just as easy to go to
Eastern Oregon today as it was 50
years ago when I was born in this
state," said Mr. Teal. The only
things that can be raised there
must be able to get out on their
own legs or they cannot get out at
all."
Henry Hahn, who was until
recently chairman of the trans
portation committee of the
Champerof Commerce, spoke briefly
of the richness of the country and
the need of better communication
with that section. He said of the
60,000 square miles east of the
Cascades, 40,000 barely have a
foot of railway.
"That is the country that needs
relief," said he. We have had
promises in plenty; what we want
is something more than promises."
Mr. Cotton, who sat calmly by
and endured all this roasting,
secured the floor and delved into
recent railroad history, showing
how the Central Oregon line has
been delayed by circumstances
wholly beyond the control of the
people he represented and, in fact,
in spite of every effort they had
made. He said:
"I do not care anything about
the amendment proposed, but there
have been other matters discussed
that should be of some interest to
the Chamber of Commerce and
one of them is the attempt of the
Harriman lines to build into Cen
tral Oregon. Much that has been
said today has been taken from
the newspaper articles hastily
gotten together and in which no
effort was made to get the facts
from the Harriman interests.
"On February J, 1906, the De
schutes Railway was incorporated.
Surveys were made in tbe Spring
of 1906, and maps for the first 40
miles were filed with the Secretary
of the interior. About February
10 the announcement of the forma
tion of the company was made and
immediately thereafter W. F. Nel-
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