Crook County
Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1909.
VOL.X1H-N0.19
COMMERCIAL CLUB .
HOLDS SMOKER
It Was a Piping Good
Stag Social.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP NOW 97
Boosting Spirit Civet Promise
of Healthy Growth in
Crook County.
"1i'ilyt (lr wtHitlivr,
Kbiu guud li'lluoi get itigi-ilinr."
Aiul It w certainly fair weather
at the flrt smoker given l.y the
rriiievllle Commenlnl (lull Tuesday
evening, when nliont fifty nii'tnlier
gntliervd nt tlio club room nml H'nt
mm of the inont enjoyable- aoclnl
evening ever held In tin-city. The
room were decorated with piilms
nml green streamer and presented a
im wl Inviting npiH'nrancr. The com.
puny Indulged In curd game nml
Knoil totmcro vln corncob Ihh tin.
til tilt' I'liinnii'iH't'iiit'iit of tint pro
gram, which wim nit follow:
Neleetloit liy tho orchcNtra.
Itcuirirk by President'!'. M. IWild
win. Mr. Baldwin struck a keynote
ffGdtzianf
wln'ii ln mild tlint 1'rlnevllle wti n
roiiiiniiiilty dependent on Itself for
lii'lt, for business, nocIiiI enjoyment
nml for progreH. and that till w im
the flllidiiuicntiil object of the t'otll
lllcrcllll Clllll.
Dr. II. U. Uavl recited "Casey at
tli lint." .
John It. Luekcy mum a nolo, "lle'n
a CoiihIii of Mine."
h'wUC. Morgan rendered a cornet
Dolll.
I'.. N. Strong of Portland ming thi
"Kteln Kong" from the"lleldfllierg."
The iiiiiH' quartette, cotnpimed of
Mrnt.ru. Aalihy, Ltickev, Morgan itml
I, null. n, snug "Jiiiinlta."
This wim followed by thp inoNt en
livening number on tliti iirogrimi
which wan a relay clog dunce by
MiMHm. 1 1 null Lnkln, Harry LhiiIiih
ami Prof. I' !. AnIiIiv.
1'rof. AhIiIi.v sung a nolo mid Dr.
DiivIm gave another rending.
In the wny of refreshment tint
commit tee on entertainment served
the rompmiy with punch, sand
wiches, pickle, coffiv, cuke ami
olive.
Tho inoitihemlilp of the rluU Iiiih
If row ii during the ial week nml
now number H7: only three mow
nml tlm UK) tnark will Im reached.
Tlu boimter spirit I getting a good
hold In Prineville.
Clean-Up Day.'
By virtue of the authority vested
In me liy the town council of the city
of rriiievllle, 1 hereliy dcidghiite the
21th day of April a a general clean
up day of the streets and alley of
the city of rriiievllle, and iik all cltl
en to join In carrying out this
work.
P. F. Stiubt, Mayor."
Now is
These are the right kind
FITS LIKE YOUR
FOOT PRIHT
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FOR MEN WOMEN
ASK YOUR
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This is the
C.W.
Prineville,
HARRIMAN MUST
BUILD OR QUIT
Can Get Route If He
Means Business.
MUST CIVE DISTINCT PROMISE
Construction of Road to Com
mence at Once, or Privilege '
Will Not Be Granted.
According to the latest news from
Washington the Interior Department
Intunda to put a crimp la Harriman't
bottling-up policy so far si any rights
granted in the Itacchutcs canyon are
con serned. If the right-of-way is granted
it will m under the stipulation that the
rond must be Imilt at once. A i)inpatcb
to the Oregon Journal dutcd April 19
ays :
"After a visit by Joseph N. Teal of
Portland and Senator Chamberlain to
the department, the fiecretury of the In
terior has promised to decide as to the
Iteschute project today or tomorrow.
It is the belief at the department that
Secretary Rallinger will rule that liar-
the time
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AND CHILDREN
DEALER
VisVJii,
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place to buy
Oregon
riinan may build through the canyon.
In the event that Hsrriman is permitted
to proceed, It is understood to be with
the diatinct agreement that the railroad
ahall lie at once constructed, there being
no question as to the distinctness of the
promise mad) by Harriman.
Getting in Trim
for the May Races
Although It lo over a month yet
before the May race meeting at rriiie
vllle, there are a dozen horw-s now In
training at the track ami more are
expected dully. I'. W. Officer arrived
this week from Iasee with "EbclthaU
cher" ami "Belle Griffin" and an
other flyer, and Tommy Cain Is also
herewith "Sunrise" and two other
borne from John Dny.
Vol Ofllcer in here with "Wade
Hampton" and " Lady Banatn,"
while Bill Pollard lia "John H.,"
"Brandy" and two other horse at
the track. "Brandy" arrived Satur
day from Paulina ami looks a fit as
a llildle.
"Shorty" Powell I coming from
Portland with " Mhtty" and two
others, while Urnffy Baber is suld to
lie on hi wny from Grant Tim with
eight head of rncer. Lett Galbralth
is now on the way from Independence
or wilt noon start with "Kaiiiaack,"
"Misty Pride" and auotber one. It
looks like the May nice meet would
seethe best horse ever brought to
gether In ("rook couuty.
Notice th red hot sH-clul J. E.
Stewart & Company are offering for
Saturday.
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DRY FARMER
MAKES GOOD
George Rodman Lifts
Last Paper Off Land.
HE NOW OWNS 920 ACRES
Sold $3356 Worth of Grain
This Year Had Nothing
When He Started In.
George Rodman vat In town from
bl home at Culver lust Friday and
was In a particularly happy frame
of mind. And well he might lie, for
he had one check from V. F. Stewart
of the Prineville Flouring Mill for
I200S, another check for 1250 and a
roll of bills n big a your bead. He
proceeded to a licnl bank and lifted
the last scrap of paper off of his 920
acre of land.
Tliene wad of money were all from
the sale of praln raised on Mr. Rod
man's ranch last year, which gave
hlni a total of fa!.VJ In money, lie-
side all he has fed out and used for
seed, and still he has enough on hand
to carry him over to another season.
And, by-the-way, that 200$ check
Is the largest check D. F. Stewart
ever drew to one person In payment
for grain.
"In the spring of 18S2 I was In
Prineville and had Just 50 cents to
my name," said Mr. Rodman. "I
went across the creek here and paid
It to a woman to wash a couple of
shirts for me, and dld'nt have a red
left. Then I went down In the Cul
ver country and took up a piece of
land; and I want you to know right
now that I feel mighty grateful to
the business men of Prineville who
have helped me all these years. I
have never been turned down for
money In this town and I have bor
rowed all the way from f 100 to f25C0
at a time.
"The only way I have been able to
make any niouey has lieen to borrow
money and buy land, and I have
kept at it until I now have 920 acres
I can call my own, or will be able to
If the bank don't clone in fifteen mln
utcs before I can get there and lift
the last scrap of paper off of it. The
business men of this town have cer
tainly been good to me and I want
them to know how I feel about it.
"That's not so bad for seventeen
years on a dry farm, without any
thing to start with."'
Besides the land Mr. Rodman has
acquired, he has splendid farming
equipment. His lands are well Im
proved and he has one of the finest
barns in Crook county.
Racing Autos May
Come Through Crook
While Prineville is not on some of the
late maps, there is the prospect that it
will be on the route of an endurance
automobile race, in which between 25
and 50 autos will start from. Kew York
cross the continent and finish at Seattle
during the Alaska-Yukon-Paciiic expo
sition this summer.
The county court of Crook county has
received communications from the
county courts of Malheur and Harney
counties, asking co-operation in im
proving that portion of the road on the
proposed auto route, lying in Crook,
with a view to inducing the autoists to
traverse it in their endurance test. The
route would enter Oregon at Ontario,
pass through Vale, Burns, Prineville
and cross the Cascade Mountains over
the Santiam road to Lebanon and Al
bany, thence north to Seattle.
Tho pathfinder mapping out the route
of the proposed race is now on the way
west and it is believed if the assur
ance can be given that this route will be
put in good shape for autos, that the
pathfinder will include.it in the race
course.
County Judge Ellis states that the
question of Crook county improving her
portion of the route is now under con
sideration. Harney county proposes to
put hor end of the road in shaoe for the
autos, and wants this-county to take the
bumps out of the Prineville Burns road
from the couniv line on the summit, o
Buck 'Mountain to Prineville. The
judge says that $50 would ut the road
in good condition from Prineville to
Alex Mackintosh's place, and that from
there to the summit of Buck Mountain
it would require an expenditure of about
$200 more.
. All of tho route fnm Ontario to
Prineville on which the improvement
is nroDosed. in travpl.nl liv n.oli :io.
So far as Crook county is concerned it
ifl simolv a nnastinii nf nTnAnm.. n
-J - vaVUUlll(J C.
small sum on the improvement of one
of our important highways, and in casj
me oig racing cars snouut come through
Crook count.v them wnnlil ha .,.,.;.!.,.
able benefit result to the country in the
way of publicity and advertising, and
furthermore;would call the attention of
ouier aesirauie tourists to tne route.
Matthew H. Bell
Dies Suddenly
Prineville was allocked Monday even-!
ing by the sudden death of M. II. Bell,
one of the best known reriJents of the
county. Mr. Bell had been feeble (or
tome time, but he was about the street
as uaual up to within a half hour of his
death, which occurred at about 5:30 p
m., and it was aimoct impossible for the
many friends who had talked with him
but a few minutes before to believe that
the tad newt were true.
Mr. Bell had just eaten sapper at
home and risen from the table, when he
was apparently seized with an attack of
choking and sank down and expired.
The funeral occurred Wednesday
afternoon from the residence, under the
auspices of the Matonn, with interment
in the Masonic Cemetery.
Deceased was aged 78 years, 1 month
and 11 days. During bis residence in
this county for the past 27 years he has
served as county treasurer, city recorder
and justice of the peace, many years of
service in the Utter capacity having
gained hira the familiar title of
"Squire." At the time of his death he
was city recorder of Prineville, elected
fy the council at its but meeting to fill
the unexpired term of C. L. Shattuck,
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M. II. BELL.
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who resigned. In 1839 he was post
master at Corvallis, and also served
term as deputy sheriff in Benton county.
Mr. Bell has been a member of the
Masonic order for the past 40 years,
holding his membership at Corvallis,
Oregon.
The widow and four children survive
him. The latter are: C. H. Bell, of
John Dav; W. B. Bell of Bryant, Wash
iegton ; Mrs. W. Y. Marsters, of Port
land ; and W. A. Bell of Prineville. .
Matthew Henry Bell was born at
Johnsonboro, Washington - county.
Tenn., March 8,1831. His father was
the Kev. J. L. lieu, an old school
Presbyterian. From Tennessee he
moved with his parents to Indiana
while an infant, and from there moved
to Burlington, Iowa, in 1837. Deceased
crossed the plains in 1852 and settled at
Corvallis, Benton county, Oregon. He
was there married to Elizabeth Cole
Wells in 1855, who crossed the plains in
18Ti2. - He resided in Corvallis until
1882, when with his family he removed
to Prineville, where he resided until his
death, April 19, 1909.
Seventh Grade
Wins Debate
. There was a redhot debate last
Friday afternoon In the rrineville
public school between, teams from
the Seventh and Eighth Grades on
the question, "Resolved, That cap
ital punishment should be abol
ished."
A decision was rendered In favor of
the Seventh Grade, which had the
negative of the subject. The win
ning team was composed of repre
sentatives from the "Progressive'
society, Robert Lister, Leland Bel
knap and Van Brink, the "Jefler-
sonlan team from the Eighth Grade
being Ray Wilson, Warren Yancey
and Lawrence Lister. The judges
were M. R. Elliott, Supt. R. A. Ford
and Mrs. Earl "McLaughlin. Besides
the debate, there were on the pro
gram a vocal solo by Miss Anna
u .eil ana an instrumental duet by
Misses ueorgia uieeK ana Vivian
Henkle. Many visitors attended the
exercises.
Tents, wagon covers and wagon
bows at J. E. Stewart & Co. 'a.
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Apsomteiyjnine
It U economy to use Royal Baking Powder.
It saves labor, health and money.
Where the best food is required no other
baking powder or leavening agent can take the
place or do the work of Royal Baking Powder.
SHEEP CONDITIONS
ARE IDEAL
Best Clip in Twenty-
five Years.
FINE WEATHER FOR LAMBING
Wool Price"!! 'Are Advancing
Rapidly Sheep Need No
Dipping This Year.
Among the woolgrowers of Crook
county the present season 1 now far
enough along for them to cast about
and anticipate with a degree of cer
tainty their profit for the year.
Owing to the fact that the past
winter waa Ideal, In that while tho
winter was on It waa winter In fact.
giving owner of flock Just the kind
of weather they desired for feeding.
and to the further fact that when
winter waa over spring came at
once and the flocks were taken di
rectly from the feed lota to the
range, the condition of the sheep all
through the winter and spring
month was uniform. This fact ex
plain the unusually strong growth
of wool for the present spring clip
ping. In fact It 1 given as an opin
ion by those in a position to know,
that Crook county will go to market
this year with the beet grown clip of
wool it ha produced forthepatt
twenty-five year.
The lambing season I now well
along. The weather and grass have
been ideal all through. Some of the
night were a little crisp, but not
enough to do damage, and while few
marking counts have yet been made,
enough la known to Indicate that the
lamb crop will be heavy In a num
ber of Instances this Increase will be
a high a a 100 per cent. All these
conditions, together with the unusu
ally high price of wool, seem surely
to Indicate that those who own
sheep In thla year of our Lord 1909
are to be considered fortunate.
Wool prices are very encouraging
too. Present value are 6 to 7 cent
above those of last year, the market
1 very strong and price are tending
steadily upward. A. leading Prine
ville grower say It looks like 25 cents
for good wool this season.
Representatives of commission
houses are now In the West and the
competition is forcing prices to levels
far In advance of those paid last
year. Idaho wool has ieen con
tracted at 22c.
At a meeting of the State Board of
Sheep Commissioners held In Port
land last Monday, A. L. Mackintosh
of Paulina, was re-elected president;
Dan P. Smith, secretary; and Dr. W.
H. Lytle will succeed himself as State
Sheep Inspector.
The condition of Oregon sheep was
shown to be healthier than for years.
There Is so little scab among v the
flocks that the commission Issued a
proclamation declaring the annual
dipping for 1909 not necessary. .
Progressive Supper May 1.
A progressive supper will be served
by the Ladles Aid of the Presbyte
rian church on Saturday. Mav 1.
from 4 to 7:30, the plan being to
serve a part of the courses at the
home of Mrs. C, I. Winnek, the next
course or courses at Mrs. Hugh Lis
ter's and the finishing touches to be
served at Mrs. Ralph Jordan's. An
automobile has been engaged to
carry the people attending from one
house to the other, this service being
free. Three stations will be located
later on Main street, where the auto
will pick up the patrons and take
them to Mrs. Winnek's, where the
supper begins. The occasion prom
ises to be a novel and entertaining
one.
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active and principal ingredient
Baldnff Powder