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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909.
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FOUR DAYS OF RACES IN MAY
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT TOO
Dates Set for 26th to 29lh Inclusive Promise
of Many Fast Horses Coming
Tho spring race meet nt Pritie
villa in a go. 1 1 will be held (uur
day May 20 to 21), inclusive. It
wnii no trouble to mine the money.
Ono would nuturully think that it
would l next to impossible at thin
limo of the year to gt rnounh
rnnli to make attractive purse, hut
Mich w.i not the ciihp in Prinrville.
Everybody canto through cheer
fully and the meet in hound to he
a pood oni'. More thun thi. a
purse of 1100 for Imm hnll in offered
to Crook county claim.
Tho inccH this year are expected
to tcliwe those held lust spring.
There will be mote horses. Al
ready Hob l'.alicr of (ironts Pas
has announced liin intention to be
here willt a sring of five hnrces.
John Pity, Tho Dalles nnd other
points aro jet to be heard from.
The following ia tho speed ro-gram:
EASTER
APRIL 2 and 3
Showing elegant creations from Eastern millinery houses. You are invited to
our showing of these Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3 in ample time
for Easter.
LADIES' TAILORED SUITS, new suits this week. The elegance of style,
the immense variety of shades, and above all the surprisingly low prices we
quote these are some of the reasons why we sell large numbers of ladies
strictly tailored suits. If you have not seen them, come this week.
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t? plaids and plain shades, just the
thing to wear with summer
dresses. " Gingham wash petti
coats in plain stripes, special 75c
Ladies Hosiery to match your new suit
samples on display.
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INFANTS AND CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR
In the new tans, in Oxfords and High Tops,
lace and button.
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during the purne hi proportion to
the titiiiilu r ( horHi-M entered. Kit
tries to clone the evening before the
rnee nt X ii'eloek tdiurp.
The 1'iielllc I'loodlmrite rule to
govern nil race. Kntrmu e fee 10 ht
cent of pur'. Money to lie divided
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Ladies' Heather Bloom Under
skirts Black, feather-weight,
light as feather, rustle like silk,
cut full, only $2.50 to $3.00
Ladies' Underskirts, fancy glazed
Bengaline, etc., in stripes, checks,
Sweck-Smith
Last Sunday in John Day at the
homo of Mr. and Mr. E. E. Luce
tho marriage of John M. Hwcek
and Mii-M Alice Smith wan eolernn
ized, Itcv. II. T. Peterson of Can
yon City officiating. After the
ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. 8 week left
for llurtiH, where they will make
their home. Tho bride in a niece
of Chas. 12. McPherson and for sev
eral years taught Fchool in Harney
county w here she has many friends
who will welcome, ber residence
again among them. For the last
year she has been employed in the
office of .Supervisor Bingham at
Jolm Day and has made herself
popular with the large circle of
friends which sho made while
there. Mr. Sweek is a young man
well known in Grant county, al
though he has made Harney county
his homo nearly all of his life. He
is tho eldest non of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Sweejiof Hums, one of the
firHt families in the county. From
a host of friends congratulations
are extended and wishes that their
lives may be blem-d with prosper
ity and happiness. Blue Mountain
Ka'e.
A complete line of the liest fishing
tuekleJiiMt arrived lit 1'etett'n.
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Neat clothes for
the little men at
$2.50 and upwards.
Mothers don't fail to
look through this
department.
Boys' waists
special values at 65c
If you are building, painting, or papering see
our prices on building materials, paints, house
jinings, etc.
RULES FOR NEW
CLUB ADOPTED
Board of Trustees Is
Governing Power
SIX STANDING COMMITTEES
Will Handle Different Phases
of Club Work-Ladies'
Annex Is Annexed.
Tho Princville Commercial Club
met Tuesday evening and adopted
by-laws for the government of the
organization. T. M. Baldwin pre
sided and Dr. Rosenberg acted as
secretary.
The by-laws provide that all
of the butineps matters of the club
are to bo handled by the Hoard tf
Truf tres, five in numlter, who are
to be elected annually, on the
second Tuesday in April. The
officers of the club are to be a
pret-ident, a vice-president and a
secretary. Tho president and
vice president are to be members
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of the board of trustees and these
officers are to be elected by that
board from among themselves.
The secretary is to be appointed
by the board of trawkes and bold
office at their pleasure.
Blanding committees are to be
appointed by the president for the
puritose of taking charge of the
different departments of work com
ing under the scopo of the club.
They are as follows:
Educational, three members.
Social Entertainment, five.
Transportation, five.
Publicity and Statistics, three.
Local Affairs, three.
Committee on House and
Grounds.
The duties of these committees
shall be along the lines indicated
by their names.
All members of the P. A. A. C.
who were in good standing on
March 1, 1909, are considered
members of the new club, as well
a3 thofe of the incorporators who
were not members of the former
organization.
Membership fee is five dollars,
with monthly dues for resident
members of If 1 payable monthly
in advance, and annual dues of
?3 for non resident members, pay
able semi-annually in advance.
Any American citizen over 18
years of age and of good moral
character is eligible for member
ship. Applications must be made
in writing signed by the applicant
and recommended by two members
of the club in good standing, and
accompanied by the membership
fee of $5. The application card is
to be posted on the bulletin board
at the club for twenty days. Any
member may file an objection
with the secretary and if not more
than one objection i9 made the
applicant's name to be referred to
the Board of Trustees for final
acceptance. If not more than one
trustee objects the applicant shall
become a member. The objections
filed with the secretary are to be
kept secret on penalty of that
officer losing bis job, and two objec
tions blackball any candidate.
The Ladies Annex is recognized
by the Commercial Club and all
the rights and privileges to the
building and grcunds heretofore
enjoyed is guaranteed to them
under tho name of the Woman's
Auxiliary.
Attorney Brix Has
Booze For Sale
Attorney C. C. Brix is in receipt
of an order from the federal court
at Portland, authorizing him
as agent for the trustee in the
matter of the A. B. Estebenet
bankruptcy case, to sell the stock of
liquors belonging to the estate at
any time, place or manner by pri
vate sale at any price he may see
fit. This 13 the stock of liquors
that had Sheriff Elkins in hot
water for a time several months
ago, and it will probably be a re
lief to several people to have this
booze disposed of. Mr. Brix states
that he thinks he will remove the
stock from this county and sell it
at a private sale, thus avoiding all
contention about the legality of
making a eale in ' dry ' territory.
Redmond News.
Kedmond, Or., March 21.
This Is the day tor the equinoctial
storm, but we've not seen much of It
yet. It fact it is pretty nice weather.
It. C. Imnielj bus gone to Tii.ie-
ville.
II. F. Jones turned his horses out
last evening as ho lias done numer
ous times before, but this time thev
took the opportunity nnd ski ped
for parts unknown. They have
probably gone back to Washington,
Jlr. Jones nays.
A man clalmina: to be right-of-way
man for some railroad or other was
in onr midst the past week vlsl 1 ig
with some of tlie fanners. We say
visiting, because we understand that
he frankly stated that ho was not in
a position to do business with them.
Dr. Dixon seems to have become a
permnneut fixture already. He
bought a lot and has put up a barn
Kirk Whited's painted roof shows
up in great shape.
Monday night it was our turn to
be surprised. Quite a crowd gath
ered and spent the time in the usual
way. Various members also left
some very pretty remembrances for
Mrs. Park, as the gathering was in
honor of her birthday anniversary.
Fred Sherwood was down today
to church from Pleasant Ridge and
incidentally booming their social to
be held next Saturday night.
There Is further talk of a rural tele
phone line or lines for Kedmond. We
PRICES HIGH FOR PRINCIPAL
PRODUCTS OF THIS COUNTY
Wheat, Cattle and Wool
No Room to Complain at Conditions
There is no good reason why
Crook county ranchers and stock,
men should not be looking on the
bright side of things, for the main
staples of the country, livestock,
wool and wheat, are op and coming.
This is especially true of cattle
and wheat, while wool is
start ng off at an advance over
last year's prices. Wheat ia selling
in the local market at 11 per
bushel, and most of those who
have been holding for a good price
are now willing to sell, and will
begin hauling as soon as the rush
of spring work is over.
D. F. Stewart, of the Prineville
Flouring Mills estimates that there
is yet possibly 10,000 bushels of
wheat in the hands of the growers
in this county, and thinks the
price will hold at $1 until thresh
ing commences. 1'rospects for a
good crop of grain this year are
excellent, and Mr. Stewart expects
that the new crop will bring the
price down to about 60 or 65 cents.
There is a good joke on George
Rodman, of Culver. He was hold
ing his wheat for a good price, and
when it reached 90 cents he wanted
to sell, but couldn't make delivery
on account of the bad roads.
When the road3 got so he could
haul the price was up to $1, which,
of course was very annoying to
Mr. Rodman, but he will bring
his wheat in just the same.
Wool is starting off at 19 cents,
and the growers are so firm in the
belief that the price will go up
that negotiations between them
and the buyers are practically at
a stand still.
The dates of the Wool Sales at
Shaniko have been set for June 1,
June 15 and June 29, but these
may be changed later, when the
buyers have conferred with the
growers' association.
There doe3 not appear to be any
weakening in the price of cattle at
Portland, on the contrary advance
is probable. Contracts for next
season's delivery are now being
written at prices ranging close to
the present figures for good stuff.
The following from the Portland
Journal of March 20 will interest
the cattlemen:
Portland is today dictating what
shall practically be the price of
cattle next winter and spring for
contracts covering delivery during
those periods are now being made,
and several have already been con
cluded. The price obtainable in
several instances for steers delivery
a year hence will run close to the
present market price.
That the last of 1909 and the
beginning of 1910 will see good
livestock prices, 13 the opinion of
the best men in the trade, and the
killers are backing their judgment
by making contracts covering those
periods at prices that ruled toward
the end of the present season.
While high prices ruled late this
season, they were not very profit
able to feeders, but the contracts
now being made are said to be the
most liberal ever written in the
Pacific northwest. At first glance
this may seem as if the packers are
anticipating a lack of feeding, but
Absolutely Ture
Renders the
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food more wholesome and
perior in lightness
The only baking
made from
Royal Grape Cream
Up and Market Firm
this is scarcely the case. With the
new packing plant in operation on
the peninsula which it will be
during the coming season there
will be an increase in operations,
and especially in the better class
of stuff. Every year there ia a call
far a better class of cattle, and the
strides made this year in this
direction were the greatest in the
history of the livestock industry.
Plans for the future of the Port
land livestock market were never
brighter than today. Shipment of
hogs from Nebraska for the open
market here arrived during this
week, and was sold at high prices.
The starting of the movement in
this direction means that Portland
has been recognized as the best
priced hog market in the country,
and in competition with Chicago,
Omaha, Kansas City and St.
Joseph secures supplies from
Nebraska points and returns better
values to the producer than would
be obtainable elsewhere.
The Portland market is now the
fairest, and will be the fairest
livestock market in the country so
far as the producer ia concerned,
for the rigid regulations of the
Portland Livestock exchange the
shipper must obtain exactly what
the stock brings, less of course the
legal commissions and other
charges. The rules of this organi
zation are so rigid that none can
say he is not getting a square deal,
for suspension from business in the
yards awaits that person who is
proven guilty of such an offense.
Sales of cattle were made during
the last day of the week at $5.50
for top steers. While it took some
select quality to bring this figure,
the market would stand further
sales at the same height, providing
the quality was there. There is
a demand for quality and killers
say they are willing to pay for it.
The activity of prices for cattle is
not confined to any one line but
all are affected by the greater
demand. Best cows would bring
from present indications, from
$4.25 to $4 50, but to secure the
latter figure requires something of
better quality than has been ob
tainable of late.
The situation in the local cattle
market was further strenghthened
during the past week by the email
showing of arrivals, the total run
reaching but 476 head and was the
smallest for many weeks. This
poor showing of supplies is due to
the lack of demand from killers a
week ago, during which period
shippers were frequently advised
in this report as well as by com
mission sellers, to hold back their
shipments for a more favorable
opportunity.
Baseball Club Organized.
The rrineville Baseball Club has
lieen organized for the season. Tete
Iliukle was elected captain and Bob
Zevely, manager. The rrineville
team will compete for the $ 100 purse
offered by the management of t the
May Race Meeting, and the effort
will be made to have practice games
In the meantime with teams from
Bend, Kedmond, Lamonta and Mad
ras, letters asking for games with
these teams having been sent out by
Manager Zevely.
and flavor,
powder
of TartaiC
SU- ..tdl
.nope to see it materialize.
E. C. Pakk.