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Crook Cotiety
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1910.
Enl! at the pmlnfftrr at Priwvllle,
VOL XIV-NO. 12
CROOKED RIVER
ON RAMPAGE
Highest Water Seen in
Eight Years
STREAM IS FALLING, HOWEVER
No Particular Damage Hat
Been Reported Ochoco
.. AUo at Flood.
Tli warm weather that net in
the first of the week is melting the
now In the mountains very fast.
Ruth Crooked river and the Ochoco
are showing the effect. Crooked
river en:ially !h carrying a Urge
vol urn of water. Tuesday all
kinds of flotsam and jet tain were
floating down stream. There, were
some large Juniper trees .that
bowed went undermining that
apparently toppled over into the
swift running stream. Squared
timWr that was evidently the
foundation of a new building came
floating down, at well ni large
dumps of willows that hud beer)
carried out by the high water. If
the warm weather keep up a few
d ys longer there i no telling
Mhat to exect. J). F. Stewart,
however, says Hint he anticipates
After-Invoice Rummage Sale
A FTEF LJNypiCINC WE FIND NUMBERLESS i REMNANTSODDS AND ENDS-SMALL LOTS WHICH WE
INCLUDE IN ONE SWEEP TO CLEAR pURJHOJDjCqUNSFpR THE FINE LOT OF MTOHAN
PISE WE EXPECT FOR SPRING TRADE. EVERY ARTICLE IS FIRST-CLASS, CLEAN, AND WORTHY OF YOUR
jNSPECTjONANDTO SALE WILL HAVE GREAT ATTRAC-
TION. READ, THEN COME AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS.
Ready for Your Inspection
Large Assortment of Fine Dress Ginghams in Newest
Patterns. First Shipment of Sahlin Press Forma and
CoraeU. Most Practical Line of Corsets now made.
Women both large or thin find comfort in a Sahlin. Make
Your Selections Early. .
Remnants children's underwear. ....... T. 10c to 25c
Roys' and girls' heavy fleeced , underwear. ........ COo
Child's sweaters ' .Gfie, 11.20 and 1.85
Ladies' sweaters 2.G0 and 12.25
Men's sweaters $1.25 to f 2.20
Ladies' fleeced hose. . . s . . . 12 Jo, 20c, 25c
Children's fleeced hose I5c, 20c
Men's light wool sox , ,15c, 20o
Ladies' woolen gloves 25c, 35o
Children's woolen gloves 15c
Twilled dress linings . 12je
5.S-iirch red table damask . . .... . , , . ..27 jo
27-inch heavy black, red or blue shirting .12 Jo
Fine pearl dress buttons, per dojs ,05c!
1 Ieavy corded velvet, best colors, per yard ........... . . . 03o
Silk chiffon ruehing, per yord , .25o
All dies novelty braids. . . , .... . . ; reduced one-third
All embroideries and laces. , reduced one fourth
Ladies' .Tapponette handkerchiefs ..................... .05c
Ball knitting cotton. ; 05e
Shetland Floss per skein. . ,05o
First-Class Rummage from Our Hardware and Grocery Departments
' Silver Leaf E R. tea Jib package ....20c
! English Chutney Sauce, full quart . . . ,
' Asstd Cukes and Cookies, pks. each j" 11c
Bostine Cleaner, per can ..10o
Tyee scouring soap, per cake 04o
... Imported French mushrooms, per can .85o
i; Soused mackerel, lib tins ,". 15o
I lib tin ripo olives , . . .",1-. 22 Jo
' Campbell's assorted soups, very fine, ............ , ,3 cans 25a
. 2 Jib asparagus, per can ; . . .". , 20
These prices during this month only and will not be sold
than the regular prices
c. w.
no danger, at there u very little
now on tbo lowland. It is the
mountain that furnbdi the water
now running to waste.
The Ochoco In behaving itself
with circumduction. I la banks
are not nearly full down this way
and from appearance the high
water stage haa been reached. It
ia reported that there are two feel
of snow at Howard hut unless a
heavy rain set in there ia no ap
prehension felt on account of high
water.
A Plea for More
Uniform Time
KnrriPii Jiii iisAi. Why ia it nee
cessary for the people of ibid and
other communities in Central Ore
gon to Ik annoyed by tha nuisance
of sixteen or twenty different kind
of time? Kvery time-piece seems
to be a law unto its owner. In
l'rineville the court bouse, post
oflice, watchmakers, hotels and
schools vary in time from five min
ute to half an hour. At Red
mond and other places it la the
same, only worse.
Standard Pacific time ia com
puted from the 120lh meridian,
which ia lee than one degree east
of l'rineville, so that standard
time line ia only three minutes
faster than sun time. We suggest
that the court bouse clock be set
and regulated to keep standard
Pucifio time, and that all public
lime pieces li kept accordingly.
Respectfully. Cokhkt Tjmk.
ELKMS
TEACHERS MEET
AT LAIDLAW
Successful Institue Was
Held There
PRINEVILLE TEACHERS ATTEND
Superintendent Ford Urge
Early 'Preparation for the
Educational Exhibit
Pursuant to letters sent out by
Superintendent U. A. Ford, the
teachers of l'rineville, Band, Red
mond, Laid law and vicinity as
sembled at Luidlaw on Saturday,
February 2G, for institute work.
The meeting wh a most interest
ing and beneficial one to all, both
teacher and patrons, who were
fortunate enough to be in attend
ance. The talk by Miss Vandevert of
Bend on Civics in the eighth grade
was practical and helpful to the
teachers. The importance of this
topic was emphasized by Mr.
Ford, who thoroughly approved
the plan authorized by Miss Vande
vert. This was followed by lusic
in the primary grades by Miss
Weist, also of Bend, who esjecially
dwelt on the value of tone and
Men 's blue Jersey shirts. , C2Jc
Men's dress shirts 65c
Children's caps. 15c, 20c
Roys' suspenders, pair, 05c
Men's soft cotton handkerchiefs : 05c
Toilet soaps 4c, fio
Perfumes " i-. .10c, 15c
Hair rolls 35c
Fancy beltings .35c
Pearl belt buckles 15c
Ladies' back combs, reg. C5c at. 85c
Lace collars, reg. 65c at , .35c
Dutch collars, regular 50c at, . 25o
Child's handbags, regular 50c, at 25c
Pins, per paper lc
Hair brushes, genuine bristles .35c, 45c
-Children's pearlette neck chains .25c
Men's pnnts, regular $2.50 and $3.00 grade $1.95
Roys' knee pants.
Children's romper suits
Boys' corduroy knee pants
BoyB long corduroy pants
Pouble-deck corn poppers .15c
Beautiful sweet pea vases 15c
Heavy combination egg poacher. .95o
Tin fruit kettle, 2 quart . .15c
Tin, straight sauce pot, 2 quart 10c
Universal bread mixer $1.65
75 feet wire clothesline , ; 20c
Wire son'p holder ". . . . . . ,10o
Wire bread toasters. ...... .i . .15c
Fruit presses ' 35o
COMPANY
harmony in the teaching of songs
to the little ones.
The afternoon program ojned
with a vocal solo by Miss Conway
of the Crook County High School
which was greatly enjoyed by all
as was the one by Mr, Hay of Laid
law which followed. After these
musical numbers Mrs. Wickershara
of the training department of the
Crook County High School, took
up "Primary Heading," which she
discussed thoroughly, emphasizing
the advantages to be gained from
using the Sloan method la the
lower grades, and showed what
hod been done with this system in
the l'rineville Public Schools. All
who have heard Mrs. Wickersham
in her work know with 'what in
terest she presents it and with
what enthusiasm she invests it.
Mr. Russell then took up "Writ
ing" and discussed the various
merits of the different systems, but
especially emphasized the value of
the slant.
"Busy work" in the lower grades
was both interesting and helpful
from Miss Richardson of Rend.
The apparatus necessary to do
good work, as well aa the work to
be done, was dwelt upon, and she
especially emphasized the fact that
the ingenuity and originality of
the teacher meant more bere than
in any other work.
The girls from the primary
grades of the Laidiaw schools then
favored the' teachers and visitors
with a song which' was deservedly
Coulinnetl on page 2.
;5c, 50c
40c, 60c
, . . . .
thereafter at less
STOCK LOSSES
EXAGGERATED
Paulina Man Says Loss
Only Normal So Far
A FEW RANGE HORSES STARVE
Outcome Depends on Weather
During March Big7 Snow
Would Be Disastrous.
J. O. (iarner came came down
from Paulina Saturday. He says
that there is no need of alarm
about ttock in bis section of the
country. He bad read some
rather gloomy accouuts in the
newspapers about cattle conditions
throughout Central Oregon, but
they were not true so far as his sec
lion of the country was concerned.
He says there is no loss to speak of
among cattle, and only a slight
loss in horses. Every winter the
weak cows go down on the range
and this season has been no excep
tion. The loss among horse has
been no greater o far this winter
than usual. It is always expected
to lose some no matter how favor
able the conditions. The Iofs
among horsest his year would not
exceed 5 per cent.
Mr. (iarner thought the reports
from Harney and Lake counties
were much exsgerated He waa
over there six weeks ago and stock
men seemed well prepared to
withstand a hard winter. Ou the
desert be noticed lots of sheep that
were suffering from lack of feed and
water. A man named Alder, who
lives near Lakeview, had a band of
25,000 that were not looking well.
He wa? losing some at the time of
Mr. timer's visit and it was
thought that the loss might be
heavy. Feed on the desert is short
except on the west end which is
reorted as in fairly good shape.
Mr. Garner also passed another
band of 8500 cheep owned by a
man named Kelso. Mr. Kelso was
feeding some grain and his flock
were holding up fairly well.
' What makes it particularly bad
this winter," said Mr. Garner, "is
the fact that early last fall the
rain and mushy snow froze hard
and on top of this there was a fall
of eight inches of enow which
made the short grass hard to get
Besides a short crop of grass there
was a lack of water caused by
small springs and streams freez
ing up solid. The lack of water
caused as much loss as the lack of
feed."
It is too early yet to predict
what percentage of loss the stock
men will suffer as the result of the
long winter. The hay supply is
now practically exhausted and
many stockmen have turned their
cattle out on the pasture and open
range. There is no new grass and
the cattle must eat the - old dry
grass and brush or go without.
Should a snow fall and stay on for
a week or ten bays, as is often the
case, there would be serious losses
among the herds. March is the
month that kills the cattle. It all
depends on the weather from now
on.
Why Is a Boom at Bend?
John Steidl of Bend was in
town several davs this week on
business. Speaking of the real
estate boom at Bend Mr. Steidl,
who has been interested there
since the first developments, says
that be is at a loss to account for
the high ' prices that are being
offered for real property there.
"The people of Bend are not try
ing to boom the town," he says.
"It's the people coming in from
the outside that have made the
boom, be.utle parties have come
in and gathered up about half of
the property already. Several
deals have been made in which the
old owners who have held the
property for four or five years have
sold out. The purchasers have
turned around and sold the prop
erty within a few days and made
more than the man who held the
propei ty the five years. When we
trace up the records of the men
who have come to Bend and made
the heaviest boys we find almost
invariably that they are people
whd have been very close friends
to the Great Northern, and the
only way I can explain why they
want Bend property so badly is
that they have got some inside in
formation from somewhere." 3
In regard to the the suit for a
receiver for the D. I. & P. Co., Mr.
Steidl says that the Portland people
hare allibe best of the fight and
that they will shortly effect the
financing of the company and re
derm all the bonds held by the
Ohioans, who are seeking to put
out the present management.
Finish Location of
New Redmond Road
Perry Smith and Kirk Whited
came over from Redmond on Tues
day, having walked from the old
River Bed at the Stewart home
stead, and finished locating th
proposed read frcm
Redmond to
Prineviile.
Mr. Whited reports that on the
west side of the river bed there
will be a short grade of about four
per cent, which is the steepest be
tween Redmond and the Bend road.
Besides clearing the sage brush
and trees and picking out some
rock, the only work needed will be
the building of two culvert bridges
about twenty feet long and turn
piking about a mile of scab rock
and gumbo. This road will shorten
the distance between Prineviile
and Redmond to about nineteen
miles with easy grades. Where
there is much freighting to be done
the short haul with the easiest
grades will be the -determining
factors in getting the business from
this place.
Three Editors In
Race For Congress
Three newspaper men are being men
tioned for Congress in the Second Dis
trict to try conclusions with Represent
ative Ellis. Thesj are Editor Dellinger,
of the Aetorian ; B. K. Kennedy, of the
Baker City HersW, and Frank Pavey,
of the Harney CoiiLty Kews. Other
papers are yet to he heard from. This
ia the first time that so many quill
drivers hive been tliscus.se J in relation
with a Congressional nomination in
many years, and the reports may give
Representative Hawley some uneasiness
as there are many newspapers in the
First District who may advance candi
dates against him.
Mr. Pellinger, who has been a resi
dent of Astoria for years, and hag been
identified with politics in Clatsop
county, would be more pleasing to the
people of that county than some one
from Eastern Oregon, for Astoria
wants appropriations. Mr. Kennedy
has been talked of much ot late. Ken
nedy has been active in state politics,
although never holding a public office,
and has been a progressive Republican.
Frank Davey, ex-speaker of the House,
and eevtral times member of the Ore
gon legislature, 13 now a resilient 01
Eastern Oregon, locaU d at Burns.
Davey ts, perhaps, the best known of
the three newspaper men in Portland
through his work in the legiflature,
when he represented Marion county,
and for his campaigning for the Repub
lican ticket on various occasions.
Since Ellis shaved oft his flowing, pa
triarchial whiskers, , which for merly
served ns a chest protector, the news
paper men consider that they have an
even chanco with Ellis on the farmer
vote. Of course, George Shepherd w ill
be a candidate for the Congressional
nomination again he has announced
that he will always be a candidate until
he is elected. Shepherd is not an edi
tor, however, so he Is not in the same
class with Dellinger, Kennedy and
Davey. Telegram. .
Honorary" List.
Lizzie Jackson, teacher of ihe second
grade, is proud of the record her pupils
made during the month of February.
The honorary list -those neither absent
nor tardy Is as follows: Bercia O'Neil,
Sylvia Miller, Esther Adamson, Hazel
Yancey, Flora Rowell, Henrietta Ire
land, Frank Haner, Taul Smith,
Willie Moore, Calvin Scammons, liar
old Davis, Willie Baumler, Edna
Breeding, Hilda Breeding, Raymond
Smith, Justin Temple, Doyle Temple,
Glenn Wilson.
I send my collars and cuffs to the Zell
Laundry. Where do you send yours?
Just north of the Ochoco. 2-24-tf
DECLAMATION
TRY-OUT HELD
Eight Selected to Enter
Contest before Public
DATE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 11
Four Alphas and Four Ochocon
ians Will Strive for Personal
and Fraternity Victory.
The declamation try-out was
held in the assembly room of the
high school, Thursday, February
24. The judges, Mesdames Milli
can and Wickersham and Profes
sor Evans and the other members
of the faculty were the only ones
present. Each of the eighteen
contestant showed ability com
bined with careful preparation and
training. Each class was repre
sented, but the freshmen led with
eleven representatives, the sot ho'
mores came next with four, while
tbe juniors and seniors each bad
one.
The Alpha society had many
more to select from than did the
Ochoconians, as there were thir
teen from the former society and
only five from the latter. The
judges chose four from each list to
represent their society in the pub
lic contest for declamation honors
to be held at the Commercial Club
Ha!l on Friday, March 11.
Those selected to represent the
Ochoconians are: Leola Estes, 13.
Wilford Belknap, 10, Lawrence
Lister, 13, and Arthur O'Neil, 13.
The Alpha representatives aic:
Maude Potter, 13, Blanche Wilfon,
llj Warren Yancey, 13, and Clar
ence liixby, Id.
The contest, which will be held
on Friday March 11 promises
to be one of the best that the pub
lic has ever heard from the high
school, as the number that the
judges had to select from shows
that those who . were fortunate
enough to be chosen had to show
unusual ability.
' The etudents of the C. C. II. S.
enjoyed their vacation on Friday
while the faculty attended the in
stitute at Laidiaw.
Alpii.
The program of the Alpha So
ciety for March 4, is as follows:
Instrumental Duct, Vivian
Hinkle and Gladys Doak.
Reading, Roy Lowther.
Impromptu, Roy McCallister.
Paper, Elmer Martin, Editor;
Verna Smith and Clarence Bixby.
Essay, Vernon Bell.
Reading, Ethel Klann.
Impromptu, Robert Kester.
OckoceauB.
The Ochoconians will give the
following program cn Friday,
March 4:
Song, School.
Oration, Ethel Moore.
Reading, Georgia Cleek.
Current Events, Adolphus Myers.
; Reading, Arthur O'Neil.
Frciknea and Seniori.
Miss Amy uavenport, '16, waa
absent from classes, Monday.
While hunting on the hills :
south of town last Friday, Warren :
Yancey was accidentally shot by
one ot bis companions, i lie
wound is not rerious but will keep
Warren out of school for several
days which we regret very much.
There are six freshmen in the
contest. They feel proad that '13
has so many representatives.
There was but one senior in the
declamation try-out and he won a
place for himself an t upheld the
dignity of his class.
Sophomore! and Juniori. .
The sophomores won no places
in the declamation try-out,
although several received honor
able mention.
But one junior entered the try
out, and she was given a place.
The juniors feel that their reputa
tion for ability haa thus been veri
fied. Seasoned Lumber.
For dry natural seasoned flooring, malic,
finishing lumber or all kinds, call on A. II.
Lippman it Cj., l'rineville, Oregon. 2-17lf