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Crook CoMMty Jouraal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1. SO YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, ORECON, THURSDAY, MAY 25,1911.
Entr4 At th poatafflm At Pr1nv1II
VOL. XV NO. 24
Prineville, the Peerless
When you spoak of Central
Oregon, you must moan Crook
County, for the center of this
county la very noar the center
of the atate and Prinovillo la
very noar tbe con tor of Crook.
To be more exact, the very cen
ter of Oregon la about 0 miles
aoutheaat of tbla city; hence
Prineville la tbe central city.
Tbla fact Id Itaulf means noth
ing aave tbla: when you bear of
tbe groat country of Central Or
egon mentioned you must al way a
remember that tbla very aectlon
la meant. And In tbe future it
will mean a good deal more; It
will mean that tho central por
tlon of tbe atate partakea of the
beat of all portion.
When I came here a weok ago
I knew very little about the
town or county. I had rood
much about rrlnovllle, had vis
itod Crook and read a great deal
about tbe country aa a whole.
Knowing that Prineville waa the
capital of Crook, I looked for a
pretty good town here, but I did
lot know that I waa visiting the
real motropolia of the interior,
Dut I aurely am. From the
standpoint of population, of bus
iness, of financial and Industrial
enterprises, Prineville la looked
to aa tbe New York of the Inte
rior. In one of my first trips about
town I had pointed out to me,
In a casual way, what was said
to be the first fine residence in
town (and it is a pretty good
house yet), aa tbe early home of
"tho Blchela," and I soon learn
MILLINERY,
DRESS GOODS,
LAWNS,
FLOWERS,
TRIMMINGS, ETC.
ALL MILLINERY, including trimmest! hats,
flowers, braids and trimmings are now re
duced. Splendid line of Misses and Child
ren's hats, all sold at about 1-4 less than
regular price.
Special sale of Summer Dress Goods, in
12 I -2c and 15c goods at 8 1-3 to 10c 25c
goods at 20c White goods and waistings.
15c to 35c
Corsets up to $2.50, special at 55c Closing
out the entire section of Jackson Corsets,
whose factory was recently destroyed by fire.
roe
war
fill
ed that tho fonndatlon of the
fortunea of tbe Sichela, partic
ularly Mosos and Emanuel, were
laid In Prineville. Later I saw
their old atore building, where
they conducted a gereral mer
chandise business. It la Just
across the street from the big
modurn hotel, Tbe Prinovillo,
and I learned that several for
tunes have been made In tbe
same building, and tho present
owners, Jordan & Co., are doing
a large buslnoss.
And then I waa shown whore
Don Selling first atarted In bus
lnoss. and luld the foundation of
the Belling fortune. And the
little atore where Leo Frlede
made his first business vonture
still stands, aa do the buildings
where Ilonry llahn and A. II.
Breyinan made their early ven
tures, to send them on the road
to wealth and prosperity.
So Prineville la not a new
town, not a mushroom town, not
a town of today merely. It is a
place with a past history as
bright as that of any town in the
state, a place where fortunes
have been mode, others still be
ing made, and many more will
bo made In tho future. In look
ing over tbe namea of tbe offi
cers and directors of the First
National Back I found the list
headed by the name of B. F.
Allen, one of tbe capitalists of
Portland, lie made bis money
here, In the farming and stock
buslnoss principally. And his
assoclatos In the bank are Prine
ville made men, and the same
RANGES
Collins W. Ellens
Prineville, Oregon.
Is true of the officers of tbe
Crook County Bank. In fact,
Prinovillo not only does business
on its own capital, but auppliea
large auma to Portland, aa well
as the amaller places in tbe in
terior. A town to make such a finan
cial showing must have re
sources to produce tbe results.
The climate Is not alone respon
sible, nor the great business sa
gacity of tbe fortunate ones;
there must be other causes,
other conditions to found and
maintain a prosperous city and
a prosperous community.
When I first Introduced my
self to the preridont of tbe Com
mercial Club, D. P. Adamson,
I told him I wanted to find out
aa much about the Prineville
country as I could in a brief
visit, and before an hour had
passed be bad me in his auto
showing me the town and imme
diate suburbs. Then Mr. Wil
liamson took me in band, aud in
hla machine the following day
I waa taken down through the
Powell Butte and Crooked River
sections. Later W. F. King
took mo up the Ochoco and Mill
Crook, and over the flats and
around the buttes northeast of
the city, and then Mr, Adamson
again took me through the Mc
Kay and Dry Creek country and
through portions of Crooked
River Valley. In fact, I have
had a machine at my call every
moment of the time since I made
myself and my mission known
to the officers of the Prineville
NECKWARE SPECIAL-Just receivedlby
express, Immense sample line of Ladies'
Neckwear; includes Collars plain and em
broidered; Lord Byron collars; Princess collars
in a dozen different styles; Jabots; Bows; in
neat and dainty styles. Only one of each
kind.
Ladies Summer Underwear, displayed on our
underwear counter, special 1 0c and 1 5c 3 for
50c, 3 for $1.00. These values are to close
out our first spring shipment and make room
for large stock enroute.
SHOE STORE NEWS-Speclal lot of
Ladies' Oxfords In 2.50 to 14.00 grades
at (1.60 to $2.00.
Newest Pumps, Sandals and Oxfords
for Ladies' and Children.
65 pairs Ladies' $2.50 to $4.00 shoes at
f 1.50 for a few days only.
Children's Pearl Union Suits.
Children's Wilson Hose Supporters.
Children's Armor Plate Hosiery.
MOTHERS We can sell you a neat suit
for yonr boy at very low figures. Call
and see us.
OUR LINE OF STEEL . RANGES Can
be depended upon to give satisfaction.
Do you need a new Range? If so we
want to see you.
Commercial Club and ever
ready to lend me aid and asslstj
ance has been the man in charge
of the club property, tbe man
who looks after tho interests of
visitors and inquirers, aa well as
all of the members who visit tbe
clubrooms.
And "I rise to remark" that I
consider this club the beat con
ducted of any I have ever aeen,
aa It la one of the most success
ful. Tbe club house belongs to
the club, and it ia a property to
be proud of. The building la 60
xl20 foet, two stories with a
gymnasium occupying all of the
upper story, save a fine stage,
which ia well equipped with
scenery and necessary dressing
rooms. Movable aeata are pro
vided and this is the theater of
the town, the gymnastio appara
tus being so arranged a to be
easily removed when the place
is needed as an auditorium.
The gymnasium ia well equip
ped with all modern necessaries,
tine shower baths are at hand,
and everything else for the con
venience of the membera. The
main office la on tbe first floor,
and just back of it the reading
and card rooms and adjoining it
la the billiard room. Then come
the parlor and the ladies rooms,
with necessary dressing rooms
and lavatories, kitchen, fully
equipped with ranges and culin
ary adjuncts, dishes and tables
and table linen, a library for the
young people, and just at tbe
door a tennis and basketball
court, and in the rear a four
acre athletic field is being fitted
up and all of this belongs to
the Prineville Commercial Club
Now that is a clubhouse equip
ment worth while, but I want to
impress upon my readers that
Vote for Improvements
An erroneous impression pre
vails that the city council is ask
ing the people of Prineville to
vote for the change in tbe city
charter so that it may issue and
sell bonds to tbe amount of $40,
000. Nothing is further from the
truth.
What the council do want is to
have tbe charter so changed that
in tbe future when the necessity
exists tbe city of Prineville may
issue bonds to the extent the em
ergency may require.
Tbe city of Prineville today has
no place in which to keep safely
the important papers and records
of tbe town. Tbey are now kept
it is only typical of the way they
do things here. Whatever is un
dertaken is undertaken with a
vim and push and enthusiasm
not witnessed in one place in a
thousand.
And I must give the names of
tbe officers of this splendid in
stitution: President, D. P. Ad
amson; vice-president, J. B. Ha
ner; secretary, T. J. Quinn; and
manager of the clubhouse and
grounds, general factotum and
Johnny-on-thespot, "Jack "Sum
mers. And I want to thank
these men for the many courte
sies they have shown me, as
well as those members, like Mr.
Williamson and Mr. King,
who have made my stay pleasant
at all times.
The sum total of of my trips
around the adjacent country
covers about 200 miles and in
that distance I confined my jour
neys to the undisputed country
tributary to Prineville, the ter
ritory that can never be taken
away by rival towns or antagon
is tic corporation a Prineville's
territory because nature has so
constructed the hills and valleys
and water courses as to make
every foot of the land I shall
mention either on a level with
the town, or a little above, so
that water poured over the
fields would flow towards this
city.
Leaving town up the Ochoco,
the valley at first is partially
that of Crooked River and par
tially of the Ochoco, the former
flowing in from the east and the
latter from the north. Just a
bove town the joint valley is per
haps three miles wide, perhaps
with the irrigated bench lands a
mile or so wider. And these
lands are all in hay or alfalfa,
and all irrigated, the water sup
ply coming from the Ochoco.
There are many fine farms, as
well kept as you will find any
where. As you ascend, the valley in
places pitches down pretty nar
row, then opens out again as
wide or wider than below and
always alfalfa and hay land, and
good barns and residences, and
fences well kept up. For about
20 miles we ascended this stream
and then we came to the yellow
pines, a belt of the finest timber
lands in Oregon, and mostly
deeded, an asset that belongs as
strictly to Prineville as the hat
on your head, for it can find no
other outlet save down the Ocho
co. And steps are now on foot
to construct a railway up that
creek and establish a large mill
near the city. Perhaps that is
putting it a little too strong.
But Mr. Rogers, one of the larg
est owners of this timber, has
said that if the Prineville people
will provide a site of 160 acres
for a mill he will take the matter
up and carry it through. Any
how it is only a question of a
short time until such a venture
will be a reality.
Just at the head of the Ochoco
Valley there Is now a small mill,
cutting about 1,500,000 feet a
year. The timber is very fine,
the country well adapted to log
ging, and great wealth will come
from this source to the Prine
ville people.
From here we turned back
in a cheap pine cupboard In a
wooden building that might be de
stroyed by fire in a few minutes.
These papers cost large auma of
money and could not be replaced
without great cost and trouble.
Now, what the council baa in
mind is a new city hall suitable to
cars for tbe records and also large
enough to house the different fire
apparatus, provide suitable rooms
for the recorder's court and fire
companies, and contain a city jaiL
These things are badly needed.
Such a building as contemplated
should not cost more than 17000.
To this must be added a email
sum for land on which to place
and came down about eight or
m miles and turned north np
Mill Creek, and found a valley
full as large as the Ochoco, and
some ten miles long. And I for
got to say that Veasy Creek and
several other small streams
flow into tbe Ochoco, as well as
Mill Creek, and up each of these
smaller streams is a ranch or
two.
About two miles up Mill Creek
we stopped at the "house" of
the oldest settler in Crook Coun
ty, "Uncle Billy" Smith. In
that little cabin "Uncle Billy"
has lived alone 44 years for
more than 40 years he has taken
the Oregonian, and says he has
never missed bnt three issues!
"Uncle Billy" was born in
Lincolnshire 62 years ago, and
settled on Mill Creek and con
structed this little cabin in 1867.
His story is a most interesting
one, but X cannot detail it in an
article like this, for my notes of
it alone would make a half a col
umn. But I will mention that
"Uncle Billy" is well fixed finan
cially. He owns about 400 acres
of splendid land, has water for
much of it, has a little bunch of
cattle, and money enough lent
out and in bank to make an ordi
nary citizen comfortable for life.
He is hale and hearty and bids
fair lo live for many years yet.
We went several miles farther
up the creek to another sawmill,
about like the one up Ochoco.
Mill Creek Valley is about the
same as Ojhoco, only tbe stream
is somewhat smaller. The lands
up both creeks are mostly irri
gated, but there is a shortage of
late water. Much flood water (
now goes to waste, but it is only j
a question of a few years until
reservoirs will be provided np
these streams for the storage of
Winter water. When this is
done there will be much surplus
water for use on the flats and
foothills west of Prineville.
Several miles up Ochoco a new
ditch was taken out last year
for the benefit of lands north
west of town. This ditch covers
1505 acres and cost 14000.
Pretty cheap that. Think of wa
tering land for less than $10 an
acre. This ditch is so con
structed as to be easily enlarged
and with a reservoir above it
would cover about 6000 acres.
It is 14 miles long, and remark
ably well constructed. These
facts go to show the ease and
cheapness of irrigation ventures
in this section. Addison Ben
nett in The Oregonian.
Shumias Entertain.
The Shumia Club closed its
year's work last Friday evening
with an illustrated lecture on the
"Merchant of Venice" by Rev,
Mitchell. The young ladies' E. A.
club and a few invited guests en
joyed the hospitality ot the Shu
mias. Rooms in the Crook Coun
ty High School Annex were ar
tistically decorated by Misses Con
way, Parrott and Mrs. Walker for
the occasion.
Rev. Mitchell was assisted by
Mrs. Belknap, who took tbe part
of Portia, and Miss Parrott who
arranged the lantern slides. It
has been a long time since the
people of Prineville have had an
opportunity of hearing this noted
Shakeeperian scholar. Refresh
ments were served at the close of
the lecture.
the structure, aa the land owned
by tbe city on Second street ia not
large enough for tbe purpose. It
is thought that a trade might be
made for a lot on Third street,
nsing the town property on Second
street aa part payment for the
Third street lot.
Under the present charter the
city can sell bonds for lights,
water and sewerage, but it must
be changed it we are to have . other
municipal improvements. Go to
tbe polls next Monday and vote
YES. You cannot afford to do
anything else if Prineville ia to
keep np with the procession.
Water Rights Confirmed
A dispatch from Salem to the
Portland Journal aays that the
state board of control has re
ceived word from Judge W. L.
Bradsbawof Tbe Dalles that b
has beard all objections made to
its water right determinations for
Squaw Creek and Tumalo Creek in
Crook county, and that with few
exceptions, such findings will be
confirmed as goon as tbe proper
order and decrees can be entered.
In the matter of rights from
Tumalo Creek there were no ob
jections, bnt in Squaw Creek there
were some errors and omissions in
the findings corrected. None of
them in any way changes the de
terminations. A total of 238 rights to water
was involved in the Squaw Creek
determination and the decree to
be entered will confirm rights to
irrigate 16,013 acres of land, 6651
acres of which are under irriga
tion. In the Tumalo decree, 150
rights to water are involved, af
fecting about 30,000 acres, only
3058 acres of which are under ir
rigation. :
The final hearing by the court
was had in these two cases within
20 months from the date of be
ginning of the surveys by the
state engineer. The new water
code has been in effect little over
two vears. During this time the
state engineer has completed the
surveys as a basis for water right
determinations on 20 different
streams. The division superin
tendents have taken the original
testimony of claimants to water on
17 of these streams and the board
of control has entered orders de.
termining the relative rights to
water on nine of these.
Notice of School District Bond Sale
Notice ia herebv siven. by the under
signed, the County Treasurer of the
County of Crook, State of Oregon, that,
Eursuant to an order of the ttoara ol
lirectors of School District No. 1, of
Crook County, Oregon, he will sell for
the beet price obtainable $26,000.00 five
per cent bonds of said district on or
after the 5th day ot June, 1911, at the
office of the County Treasurer in Prine
ville, Uregon.
For further information, apply to the
board of directors of said district.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1811.
Ralph L. Jordan,
County Treasurer of Crook
2w County, Oregon.
For Sale at a Snap
A nAailo hnilt ftittAire D&Dered and
painted, with 4 rooms and pantry and 2
lots auxlu: win rent lor iu muiuu.
A pleasant home tor $800 cash. Call or
write to the owner, Peter Mastenbrook,
Prineville, Oregon. 6-25-lmp
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