'0. JU Wire Nails and Fencing 9! We have just bought at great aving two carloadi of wire nail and fencing and we pro pose to give our patrons the benefit. If you are in the mar. kct for nail or wire fencing get our price before buying. 'y It ' Clipped Horses LOOK BETTER FEEL BETTER WORK BETTER BETTER TRY IT THIS SPRING We handle the Celebrated STEWART CLIPPER, most durable, simple and economical All working parts enclosed. Call and see them. Headquarters for All Kinds of Seeds PRINEV1LLE W. F. KING OREGON Garden Seeds Package & Bulk Our seed are the best that money can buy. Besides a complete stock of garden seeds we also handle Alfalfa, Clover and Grass Seeds. Our line of Garden Tools in cludes everything needed in preparing the ground, planting and cultivating. 8 LOCAL MENTION Mike Morrison of lliit m um In I ho clly severul du.vs this wivk. AiiHitu KIiTn( Crook kii t it por tion of tin' wi'ck In rrlix'vllli. Orvn Wall whn In town from I.ii inouta Wedue.dit.v, looking nficr 1)111 lll'. Till' I'rU lllii Worker luivo ioh. (i.nifd thi lr (ulr until tin wivk of the rou nly fair In Octolx-r. J no tilriirdo la Hi inline several du.v nt lit hoiiiestend In tin' lu-iir rnvk country thU week. Mr. itml Mr. John E. It vim nrrl cl from rortliiinl 1'rlda.v nnd ItftSut. iinliiy for tlu-lr home nt Tlie Tulcc nliovc lU'inl. M.K, Siliittlirk.il l.rollicrof ('. I.. Sluittmk of tlu I'rliicvllle Unlit A Water Co., arrived from IlllUlmro thU week mill will spend ii few iln.M' lierv. H. (irlnmud came down from I'nii. linn, Ttu'Kiliiy, to Meet hln thnv chil dren who nrw ivturiiliijr. Ihuuk from The I'iiIIi-m, whore they tin w Ui-n at ti'iulliiK school. Kin-riff I'.lkln returned from his " trip to The Pitlloi Moti, lay, where he lind Koim tu take Mm. Klkinn to the Miuiltnrliim. Il came home ly w ny of Mndrti nnl Ui'iIiiioihI. A limited uily of live itinera llirlit wed hit v- Ixt'll wilt to t IiIm ottltM' for itlxtrltuitlon. lrop u pos tal to the Journal nml thry will lie wilt mi hmjr mi they IiimI. A hik'IiiI ilaiirv will lie k I veil lit I.n nioiitu on I'rhltiy evening, April :id. J. II. Manner Iiiih t'lwirut' of nrriiiik'"' meat mill iroinlKi'H ti irooil time to everybody. Supper will he nerved nt tho hotel. Col. W. A. Ili'li-hiT wan In from lti'ilmoiul hint Monilay on IjiiMiicxh. MIhk Mny Hello lti-ed, deputy county rli-rk, Ih Mpriidlni; tho week with rrlallvcH nt Iti-uil. John IViiipli'ton rt'turni'il from a IjiikIiicbh trip to I'ortlumt Tuewdny PVelllllg. It. L. IlaliiH, the Prineville tdiitje ilrlvrr, hit litt'ii IiiivIiik ii wretle with this " nrli.' IturiiM Tlium ilerald. Mln Macule (ihtxc, who linn Imvii ut Alierdeen, Wimh., for wvi-ral inuiitliH, ret unii'il to rrlni'vlllc Tiicm iluy t'vcnlii). Mm. It. I'. MtlliT, wlui him Ihi-ii re mIiIIhk In town ilurlui; the winter, lenven thU wii'k for the riuiiii nt 1'oMt. Tlic (iilhlrvti will ri iiialn In town until thi'iioHWof whool. Tin' ImHki't hall tenia i f the Alpha H'ltiety of the liluh fihool waxed It tu the Oehot'onliuiH aj;aln In a lively inie In the ciuli gymiiaHlum hint Fihlay evenliic, with n eore of 7 to 2. There wan a large i-rowd of Hptxiatorti In atli'iulance. Vrvi A. Young of l'.urnt Itranch wan In I'riiievlIlK m-veral ilnyn the limtoftlm wttk with IiIm llg NVhlU Htenmer nutomolille, the miperlor poliitx of w hich he w ax ilcuioiiKt rat ing. Tlii' Mteamer looked good to the people, of 1'rlnevHle. InthUear the run wan made from Demi to riiiievllle lu l::t. 1'rof. K. 1.. Anhhy Iiiih Imvii n engaged for unother year an prlaeU pnl of the rdm-vllle piihlle whool-i. The hoard mid pntroim of the m-hool mv well pteiweil with Mr. AxhhyV work during the jmt year mid be lieved they could do no tetter than keep Mm. Tin new contract pro vhlcM for mi I lie ron e In nalary. LOCALMENTION (Jeorge Knox wan In town Satur day. Ir. (iuerln ol I '.end wan In the city Friday. V. M. MexHluger wan tip from Madrim Friday. J. II. Homey of Mud nut viHited rrlnevllle the lant of the we-k. John Wlgle went to Shanlko Mon day In prlvntv conveyiince to miH-t Mrn. Wlgle nnd MImh (Vila Nelui, her daughter, who In returning home from Portland where ho him Imi-ii llttelldlllg St. HeleuV Hall. MIhh N'tiinii him Imvii Hitffering with la llauiuiatory rheumiitlMm, and Iiiih given up her Btudleti for the pretM-nt. II. It. IIiH'ller nnd hoii, A. ('hrlten Hen, If. II. HarlK'l t, A. J. ragg, A. It. fyriiH, Chan. A. Heck mid William J. CyniH, nil of Astoria, pawn-d through rrlnevllle the flrnt of the wii'k on their way to ChrlxtmnM I.nke where they go to timke Im proveuu'iitrt mid annual proof on desert claim which they hold there. TIioho claim are Irrigated by meaim of pumpH operated lu welln by gnu rnglnen, plenty of water being found for the purpoxe nt depth ranging from 8 to 20 feet. Still they come. Secretary Iirlnk of the Commercial Club luu added nine new mcmbcrx to the club Hut Mince laft Thurxday. lie Im meeting with great hucccks and prvdict that the humlre'l mark will noon be reached. The new meinberH are: W. A. liooth. Is. A. IJooth, Henry f. Crnm, It. S. Price, I. W. Ward, V. S. Hoffman, W. II. Pont, E. X. Strong, (5. M. Cornet t. I't the pood w ork go on. I'on't wait to be iixU.kI to Join. Jiixt give the mvretary the high Hlgn and he'll do the rext. 17 ji nere is Only One 9H n j-,T 'J Life Insurance Company- That Is 0 1T g THE PJUCYirO-DERS COMPANY OrfPftnTiff uaranors nro Oregon UILPulIlJi!r men of financial standinjj, nolivo in tlic business world, whore they nre remarkable examples of success. No other life insurance organization is so helpful to Oregon. OrfpnnTirVi,s a iHvhoUcrs' com- ViifiHiilJi: pany, manaRcd for the benefit of policyholders exclusively. All profits of the business from every source go to them. No other Pacific Coast com pany is so organized. Home ofice, Corbctt building, comer Fifth and Morrison Streets, Portland, Oregon! A.. L. Mill3, President. L. Samuel, General M uigor. Clarence S. Samuel, Assistant Manager. .1. W. Hoone returned home Mon day from a buMlmn trip to I'ortlaud. A. M. Itrn, one of Bend' rom! nent merciinntH, ffM In town hint Friday. W. II. Langford wan In town the firnt of the week from his ranch at Hnyntack. Vol OHlcer arrived today bringing "Wade Hampton" nnd "hady lsun ntn for the ractn next month. (rand Monter Wnnon Kiddle of Lnfirande In exjiected In I'rlneville next Saturday to make an official vlxlt to the local Mimonic lodge. A call to memlHTi liumed by the nmnter of the local lodge apjiear elsewhere lu thin Ihhuc Chairman J. II. Ilownlierg of the uncial entertainment committee of the Commercial Club, nnnounce that the club will give a grand bull on the Friday evening of the week In which the May nieeu occur, w hich, according to present arrangements will fall on the 2Sth of May. The First Baptint Church of Trine vllle had a roll cull aud big banket dinner ot the church last Friday. In the neighborhood of "." member and Invited guentH were prtnent. Itev. C. 1'. Ilailey preuchei at 11 nnd a cov enant meeting wna held. Between 12 and 1 o'clock a luncheon was uprrnd. The meeting wan a Bource of much enjovment to thone attend- lug. The new cornet ordered by the rrlnevllle Concert Band ban arrived and L. C. Morgan for whotie use It wan purchased. In now the happy custodian of the Instrument. The cornet In n beauty, a "Monarch" model nilver-pbited York, and Is in every rctqieet a high grade Instru ment. The new bans ordered for Joe tJIrarilo In on the way and U expected to arrive thin week. It is a Conn. The new well at the power plant In rdnevilk' has been completed and Is gaid to be a line one. ThU well was first drilled nnd a cavity exca vated at the bottom by means of a centrifugal pump. The cavity was then filled with gravel and a double dining with a cement tilling between endings put In. This plan effectually seals the well from the entrnnce of any surface water. This well was put In as an experiment, with the Idea of eventually making all the wells at the plant like it in case it was gatlsfactory. J. E. Iloberts was in from his "dry farm" at Alkali Flat, last Monday. Mr. Itobcrls Is the only farmer who threshes grain between rrlnevllle and Silver Creek, and he finds a ready home market for his crops among the rancheis who do not harvest w heat, rye, barley or oats. "People said 1 was crazy when I started to farm out there," says Mr. Roberts, "but I manage to take some premiums at the county fair aud can raise most anything on that worthless laud." Mr. Roberts has water for household purposes and for stock, nnd irrigates a small tract but no one has been able to strike water by sinking a well lu that neighborhood, and several settlers have sold their claims to Mr. Roberts because they had no water supply. LOCAL MENTION Itev. C. P. Bailey returned toPrlne vllle last Friday from The Dalles where he was called by the serious Illness of his wife. Mrs. Bailey is rupldly convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Boyce and daughter, Mamie, came In from Hay stack the first of the week. Miss Mamie will remain In town to attend the public school, the term at Bed Rock district having closed. Sunday services at the Union church: 10 a, in., Sunday school; 11, preaching, topic "Vessels of Wrath;" 7 p. in. Christian Endeavor Society; S, preaching, topic, "Vessels of Mer cy." Let him that readeth come, and all shall receive a cordial wel come. Special music by the choir. C. P. Bailey, pastor. Dr. J. It. Robinson, of Riddle, Ore gon, was lu Prlnevllle several days during the past week, looking over Crook county In search of a location for u physician. He made a trip to Bend and saw what he could of the country. Although there seems to be no opening at present, he likes this section so well that he Intends to return when the railroad builds. Special Meeting A. F. & A. M. A special meeting of Prineville Lodge, A. F. & A. M., is called fur Saturday evening, April 17, for the purpose of re ceiving an official visit from the grand master. All Masons are requested ti be present. Caret W. Fohteb, W. M. Ralph Jordan, Secretary. his J. X. Masten Is In town from R (is land. Lee Peck was In town from borne near Culver this week. J. C. (Jreear of Hillsboro arrived In town this week nnd Is looking around for employment. C. B. Allen of Rosland has sold his ranch of 600 acres to an eastern man at an average of t'M an acre. L. C. Morgan and John R. Luckey have ordered Yale motorcycles to use for pleasure this summer. Today Is pay day with the Pioneer Cream Co. Some twenty patrons got their checks for March cream. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mays and Misses P. Patterson and B. Eddon arrived lost evening In a big auto, I from The Dalles. Ed Hodson Is expected home today with a new Mitchell car which he will use on the passenger service be tween Prineville and Shanlko. Mrs E. N. Strong, wife of the rep resentative of the Oregon Life Insur ance Company, arrived vesterday to Join her husband In Prineville. Harry Lanius, who has been in different parts of the county for the past few weeks In the Interest of the Llvely-Jordan-Lanius Co., returned Tuesday. Gulliford & White have opened up soda works In the old Bucket stand opposite the postottice and will man ufacture soda pop and conduct a confectionery store In connection. There will be the regular services at the First Methodist Church next Sunday. Special music by the choir. Sunday School at 10 a. in. and Ep worth League at 7 p. in. J. D. Lew cllan, pastor. The ladies of the Methodist Church extend a vote of thanks to all who so kindly helped In making their Easter sale a success. They are especially nnder obligations to the ladies of the Presbyterian Church for their kindness. The Independent Ochoco Telephone Company has been organized with J. H. Zevely, president, C. W. Starr, secretary, and Charles Lister, treas urer. These officers are also the directors. The purpose of this com pany Is to construct nnd operate lines on the Ochoco, Johnson Creek and Mill Creek. White Victor Potatoes. Finet pure-stock White Victor Dry Land Potatoes for gale at John Morris' Feed Store, or at A. T. Morris' place on Combs' Flat. It tA AA A A WA.AA.A 4 Drop in and See f Champ Smith DEALER IS' Soft Drinks of all kinds Imported and Domestic Cigars At the old Smith & Cleek i stand, Main street, two j doors south First 4 " National Bank M ft - v. r. Adamson & to Caeri Supplies Uwwj'i Caadiei , druggists sr Spring is here and so is that new and complete line of Mixed Paints, Varnishes, Stains and Brushes on sale by D. P. Adamson & Co. Use Masurys Paints. They are best. WE SELL THEM D. P. Adamson & Co. DRUGGISTS AGENTS "HOLEPROOF" HOSE J. E. Stewart & Company DISTRIBUTORS MAYER SHOES Mayer Shoes SPLENDID VALUES IN OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT The MAYER trademark on n shoe stands for quality style and comfort. We give an absoiute guarantee with every pair sold. Let the next Pair of tdioes you buy be a Mayer you will be more than satisfied. "Leading Lady" Shoe for women $ 3 50 "Treadwell" for men 4 00 "Honorbilt" for men 4 50 "Special Merit" for children One Day Only Saturday, April 17 LACES An assortment of Torchon and Valen cienes, about 2000 yards in the lot, values from 6 1 -4c to 1 Oc yard, to go for the yard ....... 5 Cents Grocery Headquarters Try us on groceries. We have the largest and choicest stock of groceries in Prineville. Our 25c Coffee equals most coffee sold for 35c. We are agents for the U. S. Cream Separator With the use of the separator you can increase your output of cream fully 25 per cent, besides the saving in labor. Sold on the installment plan easy payments. Bulk and package garden seeds. Onion Sets.