GOOD FRUIT CROP IN PROSPECT Frost Did Not Much Damage. D( REPORTS FROM THE REDMOND District Predict Double Average Yield This Season. the Crook County will hsve a good average fruit crop this year. II. Gibson, who has an orchard nine miles north of Prineville, eaya that his crop will be exceptionally good so far as he can tll now, and that the frosts have bothered him but little this year. In the Powell Butte country, D. O. Vandervert's orchard and T. II. Lafollette's will both produce ex cellent crop?, and many of the newer orchards in that part of the county will bear good crops. Ochoco, Mill creek and Crooked river all report an average crop, while many of the orchards in and about Prinevilie will bear more fruit than usual. m. Boegli of the Cove orchard reports a good crop of almost every variety of fruit which the Cove produces. The Redmond country will have double the amount of good fruit that it has ever raided before and will demonstrate to the world that other places than Hood River are on the fruit growing map. All berry producers report an abundance of all kinds of berries, garden stuff, etc. Prineville and Vicinity Continued from first page. Board and to their instructor?, closing with an admonition to the class to remember and apply the lessons learned in the halls of their alma mater that they might ever be an honor and a credit to the For Policyholders Is the ONLY Consideration in L 4 i The Policyholders' Company That's why discriminating buyers of life insurance give OrCgOnTtfC preference. That's why no other life insur ance company did so large a business in Oregon in 1909 as Orcgonfifc That's why in 1910 QrCgOnTifC is surpassing month by month its magnificent record of last year, OlCgOnIlfc,the only life insurance company exclusively Oregon. BESTFO ( . Home Office, Corbett BIdg., Fifth and Morrison, Portland tel. Mills L. Samuel Clarence S. Samuel PRESIDENT GEN. MANAGER E. N. Strong, Central Oregon Agent school that had prepared them to face the problems of life. Friday evening came the real commencement exerciees which were opened by the invocation by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Miss Celia Nelms then favored the. audience with a vocal solo artistically rendered. This was followed by the commencement address by Professor Sweetfer of the biological department of the University I Oregon, who gave an excellent address, basing his remarks on Ilolmea' "Chambered Nautilus," which is an inspiration in itself, and "Hubbard's Message to (Iracia," which is one of the strong est productions of the twentieth century and one with which every voung man and woman would do well to familarize himself. Frol- essor Sweeteer brought out both the beautiful and the practical jn these productions and impressed all who heard him with his own vitality enthusiasm. The high school feels especially fortunate in having been able to secure Professor Sweetser and will always be glad to welcome him to ' the county. Hon. N. Williamson, in the absence of Judge Ellis, then present ed the diplomas to the class, con sisting of Miss Emerien Young, Miss Ethel Moore, Miss Agnes Elliott, Miss Louise Summers, Clark Morse and Wilford Balknap, and in a few well chosen words suggested what these documents stood for and what the town, county, state and United States expected of those receiving them. The program closed with a vocal solo by Mifes Conway, whose appear ance in public is always hailed with delight by lovers of music and who in this selection mare than satisfied her most ardent ad mirers. After the program, the class, the faculty, the alumni and a few invited guests, repaired to the High School Annex, where the alumni banquet was served. The room was beautifully decorated in evergreens and the class colors, while the same color scheme was carried out in the candle shades and in the menu cards, the whole making an nnusally artistic and beautiful effect. After the wants of all had been satisfied, Mr. Hockenberry acted as toastmaster and the following responded: R OREGONIANS ASSISTANT MANAGER Horace relknay,"The Class of '10" to which Miss Louise Summers responded; Mis Emerien Young, "The Uirle of 'lO;" Clark Monf, "The Hoys of 'lO; Wilford Belknap What Our Claw Has Done, Mies to Prineville. ' It aloo would be feasible, it is believed, to extend such a road on up Crooked river to Fife, where 'the divide between Crook and Harney valley is found, and thence on down eastward to the Malheur river. Both the Ore gon Trunk and Deschutes Railroad surveys, however, have been chosen to the southward, the former ex tending from Odell through Silver Lake Valley and the Christmas Lake Country to the. Malheur river, the latter from Bend through the dry bed of a river across the high plains into Malheur Gap. Prineville, apparently, will get its transportation via a branch line. Unlike Madras, Redmond and Bend, Prinevillo in transfers of town property is not yet showing indications of a railroad boom. In some of the other towns, business property, although the places are yet too small for the permanent business centers to be absolutely established, have doubled and in some instances trebled in the value at which they were held or sold last fall. In one year some of this property has gone up nearly 100 per cent, nhin u few weeks two lots on the main street of Redmond that were purchased one year SfcO for 1150 each were sold for $1000 each. The growth of the town is dup licated in the country districts. Throughout the irrigation projects in particular new houses are going up in large numbers. This year the time limit for the settlement of many acres in the project will ex pi re for those who purchased on the original estimate of $14.75 an acre. , It is said that more than 300 claims must be entered on this Summer. Lumber for building purposes is hard to obtain and conditions in this respect were made worse a few weeks ago by the burning of the Drake mill at Bend. Even when lumber is obtainable difficul ties are encountered in eettine teams for hauling. This general activity and growth extends over an area of approxi mately 50 miles square with Mad ras on the north, Bend on the south and taking both sides of the Deschutes river on the east and west. Througout this district a large variety of contitions are en countered. Madras is the center of what will be the wheat country of the Deschutes valley and, for the present at least, will be the largest grain shipping point. It will draw from the Agency Plains on the north and west and from the Lamonta, Haycreek, Hay Stack and Opal Prairie districts on the east and south. Its territory will extend from Troutcreek on the north to Crooked river on the south. The Big Agency Plains, lying north of Madras, comprises a ter ritory abont 15 miles long and 8 miles wide. Little Agency Plains to the southwest are 12 miles long and three miles wide. It is esti mated that the district embraced in the two plains will produce 2, 000,000 bushels of wheat annually, which will be shipped from Madras. Between Haycreek and Trout creek and located east of Madras, is what is known as the Blizzard Ridge country, as yet almost uncultivated. This tract of 75,000 acres will prob ably show greater yields per acre of wheat than the Agency Plains, as it has a greater rainfall. The Lamonta, Culver, Hay Stack and -Opal Prairie district stretching away to the east and south are well settled and are producing grain, hardy vegetables and alfalfa. After crossing Crooked river the railroad soon enters the irrigated district, where alfalfa, root crops and dairying will prevail with good prospects for the crowing of the hardier varieties of fruit. This country extends southward 25 miles to the pine timber belt, on the northern edge of which Bend is located and eastward to where the plains break away into the Crooked river valley at Prineville. On the southeastern edge of the segregation is the Powell Butte country of 13,000. acres, where potatoes weighing four pouncU ten ounces were produced and exhibited at the Billings Dry Farm Congress. Throughout the irrigated section potatoes attain such, size that a starch factory is proposed which will utilize the largest ones, reserv ing those of medium and uniform size for the markets with the idea of gaining a name for Deschutes valley potatoes. Potatoes with no care whatever after the plowing in the Spring, have produced buvhcls to the acre to the Fowell Butte country. In one exceptional instance one acre yielded 390 bushels on irrigated land. Oata js the primary crop on new land and the first year yield is up to 35 bushels to the acre in the irr gated district. Thereafter when the oats are continued as the crop the yield runs up to double the production of the first year. Alfalfa is usually sown following the first oat crop and on the newer land two and three crop are cut each season with pro?iects of better yields as the conditions of the country are mastered. So tar the more or lot-s boom in property prices has been continued to the towns. Farm values around Madras and Redmond have not changed materially from those given in the New Year's Oregonian. Resales in the irrigated district rnn from $40 to $75 nn acre. Lands on the Agency Plains are held at from $15 to $30 an acre. Crook County High - Continued from first page. Agnet Elliott, Our Closs Might Have Done W hat?"; MUs Ethel Moore, "Our Future;" Miss Parrott, "The Alumni;" J. N. Williamson, "The Crook County High School;" Reuben II. Booten, "If I Hadn't Attended High School?"; Charles O. Christiani, "Value of an High School Education;" Professor Sweetser, "University of Oregon." The banquet was concluded by the High School Song, "Good-night Ladies," and all departed feeling that this reunion of old friends and picking up of the severed threads had been pleasant indeed and that the Crook County High would henceforth have a more enthusiastic body of workers among her alumni than could any school in the state boast of. . PREVENTION THE BEST SAFEGUARD If for any cause the hone or other domestic animal exhibits a lack of energy, proper relish for food, or an appearance of general debility, timely action should be taken for the restoration of its health. In the natural food of our domestic animals Nature provides certain peculiar medicinal herbs, leaves, barks and roots which seem necessary for their health. Pacific Stock Food in greatly condensed form is intended to supply the essential virtues of .those health-giving natural remedies and is prepared expressly for those animals deprived by man of their natural food. It is an alterative tonic which stimulates the various organs of the body, promotes the secretions, tones up the general system and restores the disordered conditions to a normal slate. It stimulate the appetite, improves the digestion and assimilation of food, purities the blood and insures a good, healthy condition. Booklet free. Hovt Chemical Co. Portland, Oregon Notice for Publication. Department of The Interior. United State Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, March iMh. 1(10, Notice la hereby given that Numa F. M. ( oln, whose post-ofnpe aildrem la frinevllle, Orecon, dld.on the 17lh day of Deccemhvr, lis. Hie in thin ottic Hworn Hlatement and Atilir-llou, No. WHS, topurcbase the SWj NwVi, Section 21, township 13 aouth, range 15 earn, Vi I Danielle Meridian, ami .the timber thereon, under the provisions of the act of June a, 1K78, and acta amendatory, known aa the "Timber and Stone Ijiw," at such value aa might be Sxed. by ap praisement, and that, pursuant to such appli cation, the land and timber thereon hare been appraised, the timlier-esiimater! mo.otio board leet at .:) per M, and the land $10.00; that aaid applicant will offer final proof in support of hl application and sworn statement on the !Hb day of June, 11)10, before Warren lirown, county clerk at his office, at frinevtlle, Ore gon. Any person is at liberty to protest this pnr chaae before entry, or Initiate a contest at any time before patent Issues, by filing a corrobor ated aftmavit In this office, alleging (acts which would defeat the entry. 4-7 C.W.MOORE, Register. Contest Metice. Department of the Interior, U. S. Und Oitice, The Oalles, Oregon, May 1H, 1!H0. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in thisoflice by Wade H. Hus ton, contestant, against homestead entry. No. 121S7, made February 25, 1903, for NKSWK, N'H BK4,tiKi YM Section 9, Township llj H, Kangc 16 E, Willamette Meridian, by William Hostwick. con tests, in which it is alleged ttiat said William Bostwick has wholly abandoned said tract for more than six months last past; that said tj-act is not settled upon and cultivated by said party as required bylaw; that there are no improvements whatever thereon; that said allege. I ab sence was not due to his employment in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States in time ol war, said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on July 1, lino, before Warren lirown, County Cleric, at his office in Prineville, Oregon, (and that final hear inj? will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on July 8, 1910, before) the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in The Dalies, Oregon. The said contestant having, in a proper affidavit, filed May 16, 1910, set forth facts which show that after due diligence per soaal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given due and proper J publication. -2p C. W. MOOBE, Register. Woman Wanted. Qood. canahle womnn wnntnrf Haah. Ing and other house work at least two half w eacn ween. , noma (five music lessons In part pay ment. Mrs. J. S. Fox, one bouse east or Commercial Club. Wood Wanted. I am hereby directed by the County Court of t rook county, Oregon, to advertise for W cords of good solid Juniper or body pine cord wood, to be delivered and piled for measure ment as follows: loo cords at the rear of the court house building and 60 cords on the high school lot; entire amount to be delivered on or prior to Heptembcr 1. 1910. Court re serves right to reject any or all bids. Bids muni be filed Willi county clerk on or before 6 p. m. April 80, ltfll). WAKKKN JtROWN county clerk. ROBTa Prices that You Will Find Right After Conaidering Quality GENERAL MERCHANDISE SISTERS OREGON I'le Km It prrrnn 20c Uo.vnl Cluli lUniklH'rrlfw 30e " ' IVuin or lVitchf 30 " Royal Anu rherrltn 35c " " Noi-dinl KnlHhi2 ikK 2Sc " " Currant- 3 ikg lor 25 Kotuitntu ('milled (iooila 25c 3 lb can Pork mid licit im 35c 3 lb can Ctrwlaml Hk Powder $1.00 3 Hi Soda 25t Quttkor Corn Fluke 4 Ag (or... 25c UtriiM RhIhIiih Hr lb...... ........... 11c Senile RaUliw per lb 11 V (iooil Dried Pettche per lb 12e Ulcellllba (or $1.00 (lootl Corn or Toin&toea nr enu 15c l'1, III CHtl Sweet I'oUtoen 20c 5 bam Laundry soup 25c Small White Henna jn-r lb 8 Blaisdon Gloiy8622 REGISTERED SHIRE STALLION 1 'FT" I, t n (71 f -5, t Will make the Season of 1910 at Hay Creek, Oregon. Arrangement for Breeding can be made by applying to the Baldwin Sheep & Land Co. HAY CREEK, OREGON P 1387 I'm' . it, & "I. W. HARPER" Kentucky Whiskey Celebrated for its purity Sought after for its perfect flavor Trusted for its uuchanging fiqe quality Bernheim Distilling Company Incorporated Louisville, Ky Sold by Silvertooth & Browder Shaniko, Oregon Statement of Resources and Liabilities of The First National Bank . Of Prineville, Oregon At the close of business Mar. 29, 1910 . KEHOUHCKH I.IAHI1.ITIKS Ixans and Discount f229,745 8S , capital Block I 40,000 00 United Btatos Bunds.'. 1J JSOO 00 Hurplus & Undivided! profit 71,(160 80 Bank f rcmlscs.eto 132 02 Circulation 8,200 00 Itedemptlon fuud.. ........ 025 00 Cash A Due from banks 2W.W19 82 Individual Deposit 42S.AS1 47 ' 566,408 . SM,402 27 B. F. Allan, President T. M. Baldwin, Cashier t Will Wursw.lt.r, Vice-President H. Baldwin, Ass't Cashier SMITH'S Hlnnketa (mm $1.50 to $4.7$ Meii'a Fancy lUtllirlugnn l inler. wear 75c Men's due IVrby Rlblietf Under- ware SOe Culleultyarttn $1.04 Hed Star (Uughnm 9 to 12V Linen TowlUi.,... 20V Men's IliiU (roin $1.50 up Stetson , 8.00 Royal Ctilnook Shoes troin $4.30 to $6.78 Men' Solid work Shoe $3.00 Ltulle) Shoe' shoe frum $1.80 to $4.00 Sum I tie Silk 60c A tine line of Men' Work and irwSlilrt tK)e to $2.80 Men' Ladle' ami Children's llonlery irom ..7c to 00c a:. i 1 V . I I Quality la what the careful buyer in vestigates when purchasing jew elry or watches. We Blind be hind the quality of everything we sell we guarantee it to be of the quality we represent it to be WATCH REPAIRING W. FRANK PETETT Jeweler & Optician Prinerilla, Oregon , Shingles, Mouldings, Windows, . Doors, Glasses, Etc. Etc., Etc. SHIPP & PERRY PRINEVILLE, OREGON Pay Up. Ail rwnons knowing; thsmsnlve InileliU eU to the II i m ( l.lvly-Jonla.l-l anlus I ompanv will please call on Harry l-anlus ami aaiue. O-O-U For Sal. ReKlsteml Tolsnrl China llesr.fl nionths old, (r sale. Adilreaa O. M. fits ma, I'rinevllle, Ore. ft-Vlf To Patron, of tkt Woodiaw. After May 1st and. during the summer awln will be $1 ber conl. II. L. Hosm. Percheron Stallion for Sale. CotllUtf 4 Vaap nlil ra.l,..l walul.t IfSSl. "ot Button, rimhI Ikiiip. 4-6 A. V. W.kiikn. Hsv Creek. Oro. v Well Drilling. Immlreoror address K. YVauunki, Um. monil, Orvgun, fM lino PrinevUU Steam Laundry. Have your nlnthm washed at (he Prineville Mbssm tundrv. Nnwlal ettoiillou ivn to trevelor. Iumtry la lulml In t lie) Mot'allla. tr building, ttrwr th hli. Mif JAMKH KKlNtJ, I'roB'r. Wanted. Men r-apahle of earning W per week sell. Ili I rem forth lrKi and heat known nursery In th West. Choir territory. Uuaranleed slock. Kur particulars, ad drees, OasooN Nt ixsai CoMrAiv, WMina Orenro, Orws;on, A Good Business for SJe. A good wcIIhmihIiuh-iI wood saw ami outfit. 8lx h. p. gAsollne rn. Blue; sawim! 30U0ctnl ol wooil laat jenr. III aril IxH'ttuae ol nrvldiMit WUU & rtti(ltim me utintilo to continue the work, t'ttllou II. L. Hohhm, I'rlnevllle, Orv. Diwwlutlon of Partnership. K'..l L I. k.Hk. I - .... . t . .. .n ... . ' ...n. III. . .If l 1 1 1 ,1 nereiufttr esUUiic Iwiwiwa our LaAiilxiie and J. M, Koi, of rHnevtlle, Ornenu, uiul.-r ine nrm nam or i ne linveliinuient I 1. 1. . ... H 1 1 . I . ..u I . . dlaaolved. J. H. !" ivllrltic from I lie lu. nwmm, mm smiunia awe win nrm are uavwiii u our tMuiie and all llaiilliiica will tie paid I.V him. liatpd this list day oT April 110. (.tivl.aroij.eTTa, J. a Fox. A Whole Section JA A ISO nerve: In b4U ACreS cultivation: Iw put In jtmln: two blif eprlnir mil. Iltvut to IrrtfiHt ito Hctvm; all under IV.ic; Inlr itulldliiira; mt.ll Irulta; lour ntllca (roiu I'rlnovlllu. Leu Than $12.00 Per Acre M. E. IIICINK. l'rlaovlllo. OnKon DlMulution ot Partnemlilp. The PaiinerahlD ftirrrwrlv eunduclid nnl in nm name of llamruel a ttnlrra. mutual eonarnt dlamlvml. M. K Id u t.y aiiinixl ouiircunc anu paymc all oenia. K. Mfls tasted this lb day of April. Isio. Rotlc to Creditors, Natlf Is hereliy slven bv the undiralenMl. the admlnUtraUir ot llieeatala ut Hariri B Mahru, dtwraiml. la all emlllnrs ofand all perwMi having rlsliiis aeulnsl aald decvaard lapnMentthe Mine Willi th umiwr vnunh. ni, to the ondenlsned, at the ufrlrwor M, K. r.moi. in rrinevinn. uriKon, wiuiln sli months from th Brat publlottlua of this notta. Dated thU 111 day of April, lsio. Jon Maaair, Admlnlatratiir of the estate W llarlet II. Matjea, deovaenl. Dr. A. W. Grater. Dr. P. Coackley Sufjeilire TberapeutisU or Vital Treatment Dr. Grater and Dr. Coackley tuliciu eaan of paralysis, bronchial, stomach, brain and ipinal troubles. Female weakneeoa ipecialty. Ctiargei reason able. Office noit door to Trice Ilrsw, tore, Prinevilla, Or. Ofllca hours: 7 to 12 a. m. 1 to 0 p. m. 7 to 9 p. m. Consultation Free. 1 HARNESS and 1 i OiUULCIV I SHOP .i rv otw Si) P A Ae aJ J A AAJ-i 7i ?1Csi II iSl Skv XSSI ' Prineville, Oregon Excursion Rates To The East During 1910 From All Points on Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. TO I HATES Chicago f72.50 Council Bluffs 1 Omaha Kansas C.ltv I fl.1.00 St. Joseph.... 81. Paul St. Paul via Council Bluffo..... 03.00 Minneapolis' direct 00.00 Minneapolis via Council Bluffs (13.00 Duluth direct.... 60.00 Duluth via Council Bluffs..,.. 07.50 St. Louie .,., 07.C0 Tickets will be on sale May 2nd and 9th j June 2nd, 17th and 24th; July 5th and 22nd : Ausust 3rd : and September 8th. Ten dayi provided for the going trip. Stop-over within limits In either direction. Final return ' It la it .a . . limit uiree monttis irom date ot sale, but not later than October 81st. One way through Califor- nia $15.00 additional. v WM. McMURRAY Ceneral Passeat er Aran! ' Portland, Onsen