Why Pay More? We ave you money on every pair. Investigate. We sell Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses' and Children's Spring Oxfords and Shoes . SPECIAL UntU further notice we place on sale our entire tock of new Spring Oxfords and Shoe $2.00 AT PAIR $3.50 Your Money Back if You Want It X. MICHEL The Leader. The Place to Save Money Death Claims Mrs. Frank Elkins Oratorical Contest ; at Pendleton Mr. Lulu Campbell Elkins. wife of Sheriff Frank Elkln, died at Prine vIUj Inet Friday afternoon. Mrs. Elkins" death was due to Bright' disease, and she has been suffering for the at set-oral months, her death being anticipated at any time for the week previous to the day It occurred. The funeral services were held at the residence last Sunday nfternoou and were conducted by Rev. ('. P. Bailey. The remains were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery. The funeral was attended by a large number of friends, who with the relatives, deeply mourn the loss of a most estimable woman. Mrs. Elkins was born In rrlneville, CO years ago, and has speut the most of her life here. She was a member of the Degree of Honor at this place. Besides the husband and two children, she is survived by her mother. Mrs. Ellen Logan, two ulsters, Mrs. Ben Jones of rrlneville, Mrs. May Rowan of Seattle, and one brother, J. E. Campbell of Madras. The Heart of Oregon. Continued from page 1. The Ericksons Out on Bail C. H. Erickson and wife were ad mitted to bail Monday, pending an appeal of their case to the supreme court. Their bonds were placed at $1000, $2000 each, with the following sureties: Tillie Bates, John V. White, Albert C. Lucas. George Hobbs, Carter B. Alleh, John Atkin son and John I. West. The Ericksons were convicted on May 13 of the crime of assault with a dangerous weapon and sentenced to a term of one year In the peni tentiary. In making the order for an appeal Judge Bradshaw said: It is ordered that said application be and the same Is hereby granted and that said defendants be ad mitted to bail in the sum of $2000 each, and C. H. Ellis, county judge In and for Crook county, is hereby designated to take said bail. Randolph Ketchum arrived home from his trip to the Valley and from Pendleton, where on last Monday night at the latter place he repreiei;ted the Crook County High School in the East ern Oresron oratorical contest. The Dregonian's account of the contest is as follows : Pendleton, Or., May 24. C.eorge Jett, of Daker City, with his oration, "The Worship of Gold," tori lit won the ora torical championship of Eastern Oregor. Roy Rowland of Pendleton, wag second, while Agnes Milne, of Elgin, was third. Tho other schools with their repre sentatives and their rank in accordance with tonight's contest, are as follows: The Dalles, Marion Driver; Prineville, Randolph D. Ketchum; Cove, Glenn Roberts; Union. Madeline Hill; On tario, Walmath Curry; Wasco, Mae Smith. The judges on composition placed Miss Hill, of Union, first, but otherwise the ranking on composition was the same as the general result. The winners of the first three places were all well matches, the result being in doubt until the announcement. Mr. Ketchum's understanding of the awarding of places is different from this account, in that he was given to under stand that he, with Roy Rowland, of Pendleton, and Mae Smith of Wasco, were tied for second place with a grad ing of 87 points each, while the winner's standing wag only two points more, 89. Land for Sale. C40 acres of land for sale; 60 aere In cultivation; 25 miles east of Prine ville; good stock location; plenty of water; good range. For further in formation inquire at this office. 3-18m Walter Knox has a Narrow Escape Walter Knox, while shearing sheep at the Yancey plant, Monday fore noon, came near meeting with a fatal accident. The sheep he was working on kicked the shears in his hand and drove the sharp blade Into his throat near the jugular vein A dangerous gash was cut in the throat and one small artery severed, and there was danger for a time of his bleeding to death. The wound ranged back Into the base of the tongue. He was hurried In to Prine ville and Dr. Rosenburg drenm.'d the wound and tied up the artery. The patient is getting along as well as could be expected. For Sale. Silver-Ppangled Ilamberg Eggs; set tings of 15 for 12.00. Apply to Prine ville. Cigar Factory. 3-lltf and stockralslng are well advanced and extensively engaged lu. Here Is located the largest blooded sheep ranch In the world. The Central portion of Crook countv embraces the beautiful val leys of Crooked river, Ochoco and McKav creek. These valley are the great hay producing centers of Crook county. The lands along these val leys are level and very fertile and are devoted to the production of alfalfa and meadow hay, grain, fruit and vegetable. The alfalfa lands produce from five to seven tons of hay to the acre, which always finds a market at 0.50 to $10 per ton. These lands are valued at from $fi0 to s0 per acre, and produce anything that grows In a temperate climate. FriaevifU, tke Hik of Oretoa. Look at IIm Ma. Priueville. the countv seat. Is lo cated at the continence of Crooked river and the Ochoco, In the very center of the most productive part of the county, and is the geographical center of the county as well n of the State. Population, 1900, GT.G; population 1909,- 1400. It has the finest court house In tl.e State of Oregon. It has a magultl ceut brick and stone high school; public school futilities of the highest standard; hotels and public build ings that would be a credit to any city; banks that remained open for business every day during the recent panic; has complete water and elec- trll lighting systems; Is growing at the rate of 20 per ceut per annum. Seven stage and automobile lines center here. Residence lots $25 to 100. Business proierty $50 to tl50 per frout foot. Climate, Etc The climate of Crook county Is the most healthful to le found In the world. Free from miliaria, fevers, mosquitoes, locusts and (leas. Aver age rainfall, 10 Inches. I he pure mountain water and high, exhilar ating atmosphere all conduce to health and longevity. Sckooli. Crook county has fi6 organized lis tricts, and 215.'! school children Average pay of male teachers, S0. Average for female teachers f5, Schools all follow the course pre- NcrilKMl by the State Board of Edu cation and nre In every way up to the highest standard. PrUcti. 000 bushels of wheat, barley, rye nnd oats. Tile-northwestern portion of j the county produces good Held corn. j nnd Kwwl corn Is raised herevr j planted. I.nst year this county pro I dueod .V,000 ton of liny, which was 1 fed to :W,SS2 cattle, lOi.SSO sheep and jovcr 10.000 horse. 1510 head of swine were raised nnd butchered to partially supply the I.h-uI market. I Crook county has 1100 tulle of pub- lie Irrigating ditches and 201 miles of telephone Hues. It hnuluccs 1.500.000 pounds of wool every year, markets "5.CC0 mutton nnd 10.000 rattle. An unlimited quantity of the flmst building stone. The IVschutes river lias sutllclent un-npplled power to operate ex cry mill and factory I u the Northwest. In 1900 Crook county bad a popi latlon of 30C4; In 1909 estimated S500. It Is capable of sustaining a popu lation of 250.000. Traaafertatiaa, rrlneville. Is the center i f seven regular stage and automobile lines. Bully to Shanlko and the O. 15. & '. railroad. Bally to ! I ver Lake, Lakevlew and California points. Bally to Sisters, and, during the summer months twice a week to Al bany and tl e South rn Tactile rail road. Three times a week to Burns, Ontario nnd the Oregon Short line railroad. Twice a week to Mitchell, John Bay, Cinyon City ami Grant county poluis. Bally to Madras and Warm Springs Agency, live railroads are pro.'e tedto tap the heart of Oregon. The Oregon East em Uallrojiu irom Mia rrnuciwco, via Klamath Falls, Is the most teas Ible of all the railroad projects to Central Oregon, and Is actually bulldttig toward . I'rlnevllle at the rate of ten mirier month. This road will own up a market foroi r product nud a competitive base for our supplies nnd merchandise, The heart of Oregon will surely have railroad communication with in two venrs. nnd as soon as this Is accomplished lands of all classes will double In value. A regular Hue of; automobiles und stages operates d.illv between Priueville- nnd Shanl ko, the railroad terminus, Hew te Cct Hen. Take the O. K. & N. train and p t off at Biggs; come to Shanlko on the Columbia Southern, and thence s mth to Priueville by stage or nut-- mobile, and you will lie In the heart of the great partially developed In land Empire, where automobile or hack service may be a cured to any part of central Oregon. Look at your map. Professional Cards. C. $3rik jCawytr 7f tlrft, ZPrintvtllt, Oregon. Qt C. $rix jfttormmjf-mt-jCamt Heal stat Office with Gco.W. Homes !Printtllt, - - Ortytn PrintvilU. wt-jCam Ortjon SP. Cliiott, jt(omty-at-jCmm tPriniwili; Ortycn, Physician a me Jury torn Calls Amnmro Pnonmt Par or NtoHT Omit Oni IXx South op ADasxis'a pBi'e Htohi. H"lh ofllre an rua)-dt-nce telephones. tPrintvillt, Ortgon In 1908, this county produced 1,250,- MEN'S SHOES The Celebrated WIZARD, fully guaranteed We have j ut added a complete line of Men's Shoes to our stock. We have contracted with the manu facturers of the celebrated WIZARD Shoe for Men. These shoes are a high-grade shoe that have stood the test of time. Every shoe we sell we positively guar antee. We stand back of every pair we sell and should any defect be found we will cheerfully refund the purchase price. That's fair, isn't it? You wear shoes every day, and shoes wear out, now when you waut a good pair come in and let us fit you. In a Working Shoe we have several shapes fitted with Imperishable Soles. These soles ate guaranteed to outwear at least three ordinary soles. Our prices range from $2.75 per pair to. $3.50 and $4. The $3.50 shoe is the same grade that is now being sold in Prineville for $4. Our $4 shoe is the same grade that is being sold for as much as $5. It is worth your while to look this line over when in need of shoes. Yours very truly $34.50 for Pictures We will pay $ 34.50 for pictures. We have taken the agency for the East man Kodak goods, and through our arrange ments we are enabled to make the following liberal offer for pictures taken in Crook county. We will pay $34.50 as follows: For the best picture of wild deer b 00 Second best 2 50 For the best picture of wild bear 5 00 Second best 2 50 For the best picture of wild coyote 2 00 Second best 1 00 For best picture of wild antelope 2 50 For best picture of beaver 2 50 For the best picture of porcupine 1 00 Second best 50 For the best picture of birds.'. 2 50 Second best. 1 50 Third best 1 00 Fourth best 60 For the best picture of horses 1 00 For the best picture of cattle 1 00 For the best picture of sheep 1 00 Anyone may compete; may use any kind of a camera; either plate or film. Only one prize of a class will be awarded to one person unless taken on different dates. The only requirements are: The person desiring to enter must register with us; place date on picture entered, where taken, and buy the supplies of, Cha S. Cdmardi JIT. P. S3,lknaB ( County iPnytuImn) Zftclknap Cdivards ZPAytician and Suryons. 0 fr.r Pr .,, tfW t Zrm0 Jfmrw iPrintvilU, Ortyon. lively-Jordan-Lanius Co Bargains in Clothing !..'( V'V V' I V ,ns If greatest sole ever oiTeretl off investigating f Men's and Boys' Clo th in Crook county. Don't these values vvhile the sizes are nearly complete. The values in " i."l v. A4 h vv if i:fi a. V 1 r 1 sneak tor themselves. L.very suit has the ... i i positive guarantee ct the makers. Kxnre and pick them out. While they last W!:J - Your $ 1 0.00 Sincerity Clothe Copyright choice the of any house suit in SHOES and HATS-Now is Your Chance We have just received a lurge asortintnt of new aid up tvlnt Shoes ami Hut All the latest vhtiJes and htvlin go on ale at greatly reduced prior. Shot ihitt nre ordinnrily mid at from t l to f5, we offr now at $3.00 NOVELTY HATS All the new nhnjeg and shade. 1'oually.soia for 13 50, now $2.50 J. IRosmbirj iPtyutiam mnd Srym Cm, mm,m.r, pr,mty t9 'f Crfom. li;t p. m" jCawyr Practice In all Htute ami Federal Court .VA&AAAaiAA afia aBt j ft Drop in and See Champ Smith DEALER IN Soft Drinks of all kinds Imported and Domestic J Cigars J At the old Smith & Clcck j stand, Main street, two 3 doors south First j National Bank CO. LAMB FEED Ki:i).M()M), OULGO.N IMcni in Chop Feedt of all Kinda, Baled Hay, Sed Grain, Timothy, Alfalfa, Clover, Grass and Garden Seeds of all Kinds. Toll Chopping Done. Satisfaction Guaranteed r 3 3 J J 3 3 3 3 J Z M 3 S1 63 3 1 S-3 J ffJ 2 Mr SPECIAL BARGAINS IN FINE MILLINERY Advance style In sprint iiml miininor millinery. Henullfiil pnl tern hat, nobby street hut, for Imlle. iiiIhki- nml chllilivn will le on UlHplny at 2 2 2 $ it u V m 5 MRS. ESTES MILLINERY PARLORS Corner Second and Main Streeta, Prineville, Oregon g t C C CO c c c c c c t r t t tS C t C t M C t K 3 2 Men's Spring Suits ENGLISH SHIRE STALLION Blaisdon Standard 8623 Owned by the Haycreek Company Will be at the Biggs' place two weeks ill Wl The Bay Stallion T H E B R I c K s T 0 R E We are offering some of the most attractive bargains in men's spring and summer suits ever shown in this city. All the late College Cuts, new cloth patterns and up-to-date shades are repre sented. Prices range from $10 to $25. It pays to make good and we can on our mens suits Ladies' Tailored Suits Our line of spring suits for ladies is now on display. Prices range from $17.50 to $25.00. be at M. Prineville, R. Biggs place, v Clifton & Cornett THE WINNEK COMPANY near r l on tne vjenoco, ror two weeKS. J