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LOCAL MENTION.
I. M. Mill, of Paulina, left for
Portland today.
Mr. A. If. Kennedy i" visiting
Mr. Stacks at Lanmnta.
Rev. Liningcr left Tuesday for
Portland on a month's vacation.
1). ('. Ingrain, of the fort serv
lea, left for a vacation to Southern
California today.
Mini Ktyntt and Hon Hell of The
I'alhn are visiting friend and
relative in I'rineville.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Nicholas J. I'oiry and
Ida Water, both ol I'rineville.
Mrs. Charles S. Edwards and
children, and her mother, Mrs.
King, returned the litst of the
week from their trip to California.
t Irani! Master T. M. Ilaldwin left
the first of the week for different
part of the Mate where he will in
stitute Masonic lodges, He will
bo back the fi rut of next week.
The State Land Hoard composed
of tioveraor West. Attorney Oener
al Crawford, State Treasurer Kay
and State Engineer Lewis are in
specting the different irrigation
projects in Crook county this week
Services at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning and even
ing. The pastor will have the
morning service and Hev. Mr.
llazeltine of Portland, will sjeak
in the evening on the work of the
Pacific Rescue Mission.
Mrs. F. N. O'Connor and Miss
Edna Botes, assisted by Miss Leo la
Kstes, entertained with a lawn
party, Saturday evening for Miss
llirdie Morris, who has been vittit
Ing ber parents for the pact week.
Those present were: The Misses
Kstes, Morris, Crooks, Hyde,
Barnes, Lippman, Hodges, and
Messrs. Wirti, Ileclitol, Minger,
Neville, Smith, Wylde and Battles.
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Two Hole, low, $13.50
Three Hole, low, $15.00
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It. (iormltty has returned from
bis trip to Portland.
Horn July 5, to the wife of
Arthur Zeek, a girl.
Horn July 12, to the wifo of
Win. Mason, a girl.
Horn July 10, to the wife of
Fioyd Howell, a girl.
Tim hand boys will give a dance
next Saturday, July 15. Public
invited.
Warren Duncan and wife of
Silver Lake, are visiting the lat
ter ' mother, Mrs. Mary Vander
pool. Mrs. D. Snmmcr of Klgin, Ore
gon, and Miss Leonie Block ol New
York, sister and niece of Mr. 1.
Michel, are here for a visit of a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. II. P. Belknap is expected
home this evening from the Inter
national Sunday School conven'
tion at San Francisco. She also
attended the Christian church con
vention at Portland last week.
Dry creek ranchers and desert
land owners held an enthusiastic
meeting Inst Sunday morning at
Mr. Bulger's place on Dry creek,
for the purpose of building a dam
and ditches to irrigate the lower
country for which they already
have the franchise Work will be
started in the next few months.
Wade Houston will act as survey
or for the company.
Miss Alma Citchel is the name
of the new teacher that bos been
engaged to fill the vacancy in the
Crook County High School staff,
caused by the resignation of Miss
Parrott. Miss (iitchel comes high
ly recommended. She is a gradu
ate of the Emerson College of Ora
tory, Boston, Mass. Had work in
the Chicago University. Special
ized in publio speaking, English,
i debating, gymnasium work, be
'sides having several years' exper
ience teaching in different states.
The
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LOCAL MENTION
The block east of the Crook
County High School has been pur
chased by the board for athletic
purposes.
Bids are wanted for putting in
septic tanks, toilets, bath, and
drinking fountains at the Crook
County High School.
(Irani P. Freer of Seattle, Wash.,
a nephew of Fred A. Hice, is here
on 'a visit. Mr. Freer is a student
at the University of Washington.
A. It. Bowman left the last of
the week for a business trip to
Wyoming. He will probably visit
his home in Kansas More return
ing. Mi Maude Dohbs is seriously
ill at Astoria, where she has been
teaching. Her mother and sister,
Mrs. John Combs, left today for
Astoria.
Y. E. Fremont, a Portland arch
itect and builder, is in I'rineville
with view to locating perma
nently. He likes the country and
believes it has a great future.
Remember the big horse sale
July 17 at Redmond. These sAlee
are to be made a regular monthly
affair if enough interest can be
stimulated to bring the people out.
T. J. Ferguson returned Monday
from North Yakima, where he had
been with a carload of horses. He
found the market pretty well sup
plied but managed to dispose of
two-thirds of them. The rest were
left in pasture until the market
improved.
Sheriff Balfour has been ap
pointed a fire warden by the State
Forester. While he receives no
compensation from the state he is
responsible to the State Forester
for enforcing the fire laws, is auth
orized to issue burning permits
and, if necessary, arrest those
guilty of setting out fires.
"Insiiraiice
The Safe Gasoline Stove
Safe, Durable and
Ovens $3.50
The W. F. King Co,
Hugh Lakin is on the sick list.
Two new school districts have
been organized by the district
boundary board. One at Metolius
and one eaist of Madras.
The manual training teacher for
the Crook County High School has
not yot been secured. The board
has several in view but no selec
tion has been made.
The proposition to consolidate
school districts Nos. 70 and 70 was
defeated. N'o. 70 voted almost
unanimously for it and No. 70 just
about as solid against the proposi
tion. They won't consolidate.
The Outgoing
Mail Service
The change in the mail ser
vice, which was effective July 1
is considerable of an improve
ment over the old schedule. Ev
ery night, possibly about twelve,
the mail now arrives from Cul
ver, so that it is always ready
the first thing in the morning.
The outgoing mail leaves here
for Culver at one p. m., the same
as usual, taking practically the
same amount of time to reach
Portland as of old.
Moore Bound Over.
James Moore, charged with
larceny of 18 watches from the
store of J. C. Williams at Red
mond, was arrested Tuesday and
brought over to I'rineville. Yes
terday evening he was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Ken
nedy, and pleading not guilty,
waived' examination and was held
to the grand jury in the sum of
1500. The bonds were not turn
ished and he is now a boarder in
the Hotel Balfour. Moore entered
a plea of guilty to the charge of re
ceiving stolen property, but abeo-
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Two
Three
lutely refused to give the name of
the party who did the stealing.
Williams, wbo lost the watches,
was banded most of his property
by the sheriff yesterday, some of it
being retained as evidence.
Auto Trip to
Southern California
Colonel Smith and family re
turned the last of the week from
their trip to California. They
made the entire journey by auto.
They went down this side of the
range and came back the other
side. On the return the roads
were found to be very rough.
The outing was greatly enjoyed.
On some of the smooth California
roads 200 miles a day was made
without realizing it. While South
ern California was found to be
very fine, San Francisco was cold,
foggy and disagreeable. Crook
county looked better than ever
after the long journey. The
Smiths were absent about six
weeks.
Six Killed.
A special from The Dalles to the
Oregonian, dated July 11, says:
That Engineer Thomas Myles,
of the Oregon Trunk south-bound
train Xo. 102, wrecked near The
Dalles yesterday, will be hem re
sponsible by a Coroner's jury for
the wreck that has claimed the
lives of six persons, was given out
here tonight. A. S. McCurdy,
roadmaster of the Oregon Trunk
line, testified before the jury at the
scene of the wrack this afternoon
that he believed the train was
running at least 50 miles an hour
when the accident occurred and
that the engineer had received or
ders to run not more than 10 miles
an hour around the "Shoo Fly"
curve where the train left the
track.
Economical.
Hole, Range Back, $16.00
Hole Range Back, $18.50
There is more real economy in buy
ing a SluJebak.tr farm wagon than ia
paying a lower price for tone cheaper
nuke. A Sludcbaler will give you
Real Service
It U built to last, and does lat, as
thousands spun thousands of farmer
will testify.
WAGONS
are always dependable honest ia
material honest in make.
That is why the farmer of the
world have made the Studehaker
factory the largest vehicle factory ia
the world. It will pay you to visit
our store and look over our line of
Studcbakef vehicles.
The six-monthb-old daughter of
J. W. Rasmus, the sixth victim of
the wreck, died tonight. Mrs. L.
J. Rising, of Warm Springs, Or.;
Mrs. J. W. Rasmus, Ellsworth,
Wis.; Mrs. C. H. Baker, Sheridan,
Or.; anJ S. L. Arthur, Seattle,
died today, and Louis J. Rising, of
the Warm Springs Indian School,
died a few minutes after the craA
last night.
At the hearing today Engineer
Myles testified that he was running
the train about 15 miles an bout, '
but his statements are contra
dicted by the roadmaster and pass
engers on the train.
Orders issued to Engineer Jf yle
and Conductor Cass at the dis
patcher's otllce yesterday aftemoom
are as follows:
"Approach third cio-sing uadec
control. Run slow over bridges at
second and third crossings and .
Wapinitia Creeks. Reduce to 18
miles around 'Sboo Fly,' two milea
north of Dike.'1
' "I was standing at the rear door
of the rear car and when the car
started to turn I got out," said A.
S. McCurdy today. "I examined
the track after the accident and
found it in good condition. I was
unable to find any fault with the
track. There was a slow order o
that part of the track which was
issued by the dispatcher to all
trains."
Will Relinquish Cheap.
A good 160 acre claim under ditek
survey 4 miles from Prineville. For
Information write L. A. Gibson,
Prineville, Oregon. 7-6-4tp .
Wanted
By a woman of long experience, a
position in store. Address U. M. Ctx
vnxs, Metolius, Ore. 7--lp
Notice to Credittra.
Notice U hereby (riven by the undersigned,
the executor of the last will and testament of
Abigail Harmon, deceased, to all creditors of
said deceased and all others having claims
against said estate to present the same with
the proper vouchers, to the undersigned at to.
otnee of M. R. Klllott in Prineville, Oregtn.
within six months from the first pubfccaliua
of this notice.
Dated this 15th day of June, 1911.
JOHN HARMOH.
" Executor of the Will of
Abigail Harmon, deoeaae.