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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1910.
KntrrrA at th pnatofflrw m Pr1nvlila,
VOL XIV-NO.50
PRINEVILLE BANKS
SHOW BIG GAINS
Resources of a Million
Dollars.
STRONG, HEALTHY CROWTH
Doth lni'itutiont Have the Un
bounded Confidence of
the Community.
No better evidence of the pro
peroue condition of a community
ran lie found than in the presence
of flourishing financial Institution.
They are the axi around which
revolve all the lnmluoci of thir
respective -dir-triol. Thia i true
of rrincvilie no leu than of other
anil lnrgnr money isnteia.
The 1'rinevillo hank Hatemenl
pi bibbed thia aeik aliow a
strong, healthy, vigorou growth.
Tin' First National liank h i
grown, tinder the guiding hunt of
T. M. Baldwin, (rom a tmall affuir
to he one of the great moneyed in
stitution of theitate. It finan
cial r-titlcment published eWwhero
show a lotul of $700,1 10.32.
The Crook County liank, while
a much younger Institution, ha
The
doubled lU volume of buHiner
nice U. M. I'.lkliiH tucceeded to
(lie ranliittretiip.
Until harika are managed on con
lervalive lines, yet all enterprise
tending to develop the couutry are
liberally encouraged.
The Public Schools
Won the Piano
The piano content at the C. W.
Klkina ators ia ended and the pub
lic school of Prineville are in
poaeeRnion of a fine new piano.
The conteat was spirited from the
atart, lome nix or seven montba ago,
until the clone. It finally tettled
down to three or four leader and
then decided to combine for the
benefit of the public achoola. The
final vote Mood: Puhlio achool 805,
600; Methodi.t Kunday Hcbool,
854,285.
Flora Edward' Birthday.
I.lttle Kloril Kdwnnln ci'lelirutetl
flttli lilrtliduy Mmirliiy iiltoriioon by
Klvltitf a party at tlie KriwanUhmiie.
Tliowpriwiit were: Flora KdwnriU
I'leiiiior lMwnnlH, lli-nti r Ctiimtiihle,
Wildoll Hyde, Velvet Hyde, lintel
Vmieey, Helen IJvely, Kdyth (irny,
r'lorenee l.nfolli'tle, Itoderlck l.a
lullette, Dortliy Klklni, Collltia Dlklna
iiml llliinclie Kuierxoii,
I.lttle MIm Kdwariin proved her-m-lf
n royal lioaUwii, hiiiI all who were
pnwiit report u good time.
Seed Rye for Sale.
At my ranch, B mile northeast ol
Mmlru. tiood clean vnl.
ll-i Wit. 1'iiiup IIaktie.
Thanksgiving Greeting,
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We wish to thank our many friends for their generous patronage and good will during
the Piano Contest just closed.
During the coming month you will find our store alive with offerings of special interest to
you and worthy of your careful consideration.
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LA5TIKDPS
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OUR RUBBER GOODS.
"Glore Goodyear" brand, are as near perfection as can
be made.
All Men's Footwear with Extra Heavy Rolled Soles.
Thais why wc sell "piles" of Rubber Goods.
C. W. Elkins Company.
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LIQUOR TRAFFIC
The Matter is Up to
City Council.
STRICT ENFORCEMENT WANTED
City Election to be Held
Third Monday in De
cember. the
What will the Prineville city
council do with the liquor business T
There ia' a great difference of
opinion aa to what can and will be
done, hut all are agreed that what
ever regulation! are placed on the
traffic they muat be put there by
the city council. The change re
cently made in our atate constitu
tion invest rnuncipaliliea witb
inch power.
Now that the city council has
burnt into the 1 melight all are
wondering what tbey will do.
The member that will have to
do with next year' work or the
"holdovers" are Councilman A.
II. I.lppiuann, J. II. Rosenberg and
S. W. Yancey. Three new mem
bera are to be elected December 19
W hile the question of licence
' and regulation of aoloona could per
Special Sale on Heaters
One shipment' ol Air Tight
Healers, not made as ordered. We
are selling at Manufacturers Cost
and freight added, (lie loss is the
makers, not ours. Twelve ol
these heaters remain, call and get
prices.
The Nemo Corset
The Greatest Corset Made.
Large or stout women everywhere
wear the Nemo. "Why?" Ask
them, or belter yet, try one. New
shipment just arrived. Prices
$2.25 to $5.00.
ha be conaidered by the present
council, Itia not probable that any
thing will be done and from present
indication the new council which
1 elected next month, will have to
cope with the new condition. No
matter whether thia i done or not,
the question remain, "What will
the council do witb the question?"
The Town of Metolius.
V. D. Lottman, who i associ
ated with the Inland Empire
Realty Company, wko own the
Metoliu townsite near Madraa,
write ui concerning the develop
ment of tbeiJ town a follow:
"We have made application for
a postoflice here at Metoliu, and
aa soon a the railroad ia com
pleted to Central Oregon we intend
to take our poeition aa the me
tropolis north of the Crooked river,
aa we are the center of the agri
cultural belt, in addition to which
we will be the freight and passen
ger terminal for the Oregon Trunk
railroad which, to one who under-
atanda all of the advantages ac
cruing to a place by reason of oc
cupying that position, can readily
see the prestige it give us; but
over and above all of that, having
those resource and advantages we
intend to make a city of it and to
that end are putting: in a first
class water system, laying cement
eidewalk in the business portion
of the town, grading the streets,
and will erect a hotel to cost from
50,000 to 175,000.
PRINEVILLE GOOD
HOME TOWN
Wide - Awake Church
Organizations.
NEARLY ALL DENOMINATIONS
Represented - Sunday Schools
and Young People's
Societies, Etc
That the churches in any com
munity exercise a most poteDt in
fluence for good is conceded by
every individual who recognizes
the refining and elevating influence
there organizations have upon
society. There is not a man in
Prineville, however indifferent to
the claims of Christianity, who
wants to rear bis family here if
there were no churches or church
influence, for he at once realizes
that they are the guardians of the
morals of the community. In
every church in this town, one can
find consecrated men and women
who are devoting time and money
to the beet interests of the church.
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lethodiat Church .bore. Lower picture Presbyterian Church
The citizens realize that the high
moral standing of this community
ia due to the fact that it has been
permeated by Christian influence
and education such as have radi
ated . from the various church
organizations wentioned below:
The first church building erected
in Prineville and hence in interior
Oregon, was the Union Church.
This building wag built and main
tained by people of every religious
belief in the community, and by
people of no profc sgd belief. The
deed for the premises is drawn in
such a way that every person in
the community owns an equal in
terest in the building. No matter
whether you are a liquor dealer or
a member of one of the organized
churches, you own as much of the
church as anyone else. The only
requirement is that you be a resi
dent of the community. It is a
relic of the old mutual-assistance
plan for which this country as .a
frontier was justly known, and it
is dear to the hearts of all old
pioneers. This building has been
the home of the Baptist church in
Prineville for years; for the Baptist
church is one of the oldest in the
community. This organization
has now under construction a home
of its own, one of the best buildings
in the county, the basement of
which is now complete. It is of
the gray stone, which is quarried
a. mile west of Prineville, and of
which the First National and the
courthouse are built. B'ds will b
opened for the completion of the
superstructure on Deo. 1. When
completed this building will be as
good as can be found anywhere.
The pastor of this church is Rev.
C. E. Bailey, who is well known
throughout Central Oregon.
The FirBt Methodist Church is
housed in the building completed
by this denomination three years
ago, a photo of which ia herewith
ahown. The building has received
several aubetantial improvement
during the part month. Among
them is the rearrangement of the
lights in the main room which pro
duces a much better effect than
under the old system. Th new
plan has 25 tungsten lamps arrang
ed around the edge of the ceiling
in such a way as to distribute the
light evenly to all parts of the
boure. The large cluster of lights
in the center of the building ha
been changed, reducing the number
and raiting the cluster much nearer
the ceiling. The lights for the
choir have been rearranged also
and the plan of the choir loft is
changed, to give a better effect.
The furnace has been moved
from a location nnder the rear of
the building to a poeition directly
under the center of the main room.
This gives ample heat in the cold
est weather, while with the former
arrangement, it was impossible to
properly heat the entire building
in extreme cold weather. The t un
day school room has been re
arranged also, and a large stove
supplies the beatfor it. The pastor
of this church is Rev. Jno. M.
Hoggins, who came to Prineville
from our neighboring state of Wash
ington. One of the features of
this church is the music, which is
furnished by Mrs. J. S. Fox, as
organist. The organization of the
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choir is good and is lead by Prof.
Coe. J. S. Fox is manager.
The Presbyterian church has a
modern building, with a sub
stantial stone basement and is well
equipped for all purposes. This
church has been " without a pastor
for a few weeks but will soon be
supplied by Rev. Dr. Ketcbum, who
has been pastor oi the First Presby
terian Churoh of Salem.
The Christian church is without
a pastor at present, but lends its
support to the working of the other
denominations ia a manner that is
appreciated by the church that is
fortunate enough to receive their
aid.
All of the churches have active
Sunday schools and young people's
organizations, and the Ladies Aid
societies of each of them is also an
important factor.
Three NewPostoffices
in Crook County
There are three new postoffices
in Crook county. All have been
established during the past week.
Hat Rock is a new postoflice
eleven miles from Prineville. It
is located south and east of Powell
Buttes, near the Prineville Bear
Creek Butte road. Mrs. Louise E
Becker will be the postmistress.
The mail will be supplied by the
neighbors for three months, after
which time the department will
consider bids for regular mail ser
vice. The first pouch of mail went
to Hat Rock Saturday.
Rolyat is an office situated in
Ireland Valley, which lies almost
south of Prineville about fifty miles.
The postmaster is Mr. Schrader.
His mail supply will come from
Prineville and will be delivered
once a week by the Prineville-Fife
stage line, for which G. N. Clifton
is contractor.
La Pine is the postoflice for the
CROOK COUNTY'S
ASSESSABLE WEALTH
Over Nine Million on
This Year's Roll.
$1,500,000 OVER LAST YEAR
Cattle, Sheep, Horses and Swine
Show a Decrease in '
Numbers.
The asses me nt summary of Crook
county as finally equalized by the
County Board of Equalization, as
given out by Assessor J. D. La
FolletW yesterday, shows an in.
crease of $1,500,000 in the value of
awessable property in the county.
Of this amount the largest in
crease is in the value of unimproved
lands, which include timber hold
ing, which show an increase of
$500,000 and town property which
increased more than 200 per cent
or to a total valuation of $108,000.
Livestock shows a decline all
along the line, witb a correspond-'
ing increase in values, which makes
a total valuation of about tbe same
as last year.
The greatest decrease is in the
number of sheep, which amounts to
88,164, as compared to 113,950 last
year. Cattle, which were num
bered at 31,117 last year, dropped
to 27,584 this year. The number
of horses and mules is 1000 less
than last year. Swine has fallen
off in number about 400.
There is a gratifying increase in
the number of dogs assessed, which
reaches 133 this year, witb a valua
tion of $1817. There are 215 bee
hives on tbe roll, valued at $677.
Telegraph and telephone lines
are not asseesed this year. They
come under a direct assessment by
the state. ' '
The D. I. & P. canals, notes and
accounts are left off this year also,
which amounts to about $500,000.
The entire summary for the 1910
assessment is herewith reproduced:
Value.
8) ,520.110
5,415,859.00
341.T72.0O
408,679.00
239,741.00
109,850.00
4,000.00
88,504.00
193,M2.00
1:14,973.00
390,82tUW
110,7.55.00
69,814.00
314,765.00
3O4.85C.00
195,173.00
3,761.00
677.00
1,817.00
Acre. cultivted land 96,015
Acre, uncultivated 1,136,101
Imp. on deeded land
Town and cilj lota
Imp. on town and city lots
Imp. on land not deeded.
Irrigition canals, D.I. P. Co.
not included -
Stationary engine, manu
lactnring machinery, etc...
Merchandise and stock in .
trade
Farm implements, wagons,
carriages, etc . . -
Money, notes and accounts.
Shares of stock ..
Household furniture, etc
Horses and mules.
Cattle
Sheep and goats .
Swine
Bee hives ,
Dogs
9,260
27,584
88,164
l,2.il
215
Total..
19,199,008.00
new town which takes the place of
Rosland. It is near the location
of the former Rosland office, but
on the line of the Oregon Trunk
railroad. The mail supply to this
office will be daily- and will come
over the frinevule Nlver Lake
Line, G. M. Cornett contractor.
Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Stockholders Meeting of the Central
Oregon Livestock and Agricultural As
sociation will be held on Monday, Jan
uary 2nd, 1911, at the hour of 2 p. m.,
in the Commercial Club Hooms at Prine
ville' Oregon. J. S. Fox, Secy. ll-24-7t
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