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Crook
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE,
DRY-FARMING
CONGRESS MEET
Colorado Springs, Oct.
16, 17, 18, and 19.
CROOK CO. TO BE REPRESENTED
J. II. Cray and Tillman Reuter
Appointed to Attend
by County Court
At the September Reunion of the
county oeurt, J. II. Gry of Trine
villa in J Tillman Router of Mdra
were appointed to represent
Crook county at the Sixth Inter
national Dry Farming Congre
to be held in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, October 16th, 17th,
18th, and 19th. ,Thia congress
invitee all nations, all atatea where
dry-farming ia practiced, all agri
cultural college, the Federal De
partment of Agriculture and all
farmer of every nation, oeraling
under dry farming condition! to
participate In this exposition.
The Notional Association of Irri
gation official! have prepared
elaborate plana for organising a
"back to the firm" movement.
Thi association ia for the purpoie
of aiding all worthy pentonti to
secure a home and profitable em
ployment. Hack to the farm club
are to be organized in all cities
where good teacher can be lectin d.
Ia thi way city people and for
eigner will not only le encouraged
to go to the country but will he
prepared to cultivate the noil in an
intelligent manner.
Sixty-three per cent of the re
maining arable acreage of the
world muni, if tilled at all, be
placed under dry-farming methods,
and thia fact gives the dry-farming
problem much human interest from
both the financial and Bocial stand
points. Years of tutting by
various method and system have
shown that drouth ia practically
overcome where farmers select seed
and carefully utilise proper meth
ods of tillage.
The progress of our nation rest
upon the question of better agri
culture and it is this great question
that is claiming the attention of
leading thinkers and scientist all
over the world.
Among other helpful suggestions
the program will be devoted to
discussing plans for rapid enlarge
ment of the necenary agricultural
educational advantages; co-operative
work between nation, Btate
and farmer in developing a higher
type of method! and production;
exchanging reports between
nations, states and (armors, as to
methods of overcoming problems
in the conservation of moisture,
soil fertility and of breeding more
drouth resistant plants and fruits;
studying the rebuilding of soil and
overcoming of diseases of plant
life, tree and soils; enlargement of
experimental methods; national
and state legislation affecting the
farmer from the standpoint of de
velopment and methods; and the
subjects of immigration and the
interests of the home.
A new feature of this dry-farming
exposition is the International
C'ongToss of Farm Women. This
organization emphasizes the move
ment for bettor homes, bettor sani
tation, more practical education,
more refinement and a greater ad
vancement morally, spiritually
and mentally in the homes of the
rural districts of all countries.
Since Crook county belongs
wholly to the dry-farming section
it ii hoped that mariour farm-
i i , r i . j ant-' t iii
at Cnanthnfa Damaging- testimony wa given by Taul Belittle on taking the stand ai the state' cblef wltDesa In the trial of rienrr C
lieWI OnapSIIUlS um,, jr., ,t Couln. aecuwl of killing III wife near Richmond. Va. Viscount Ucblda, Japanese ambasiuidor to the United
Of the Week Htatw. ha been appointed minister of foreign affair. Ctinrleitun. 8. C. and vicinity were the icene of a terrific burrlcaue,
whkh cnuwd the death of seventeen penHinaud a property Ion of more than $ 1 .000,0 JO. Tbe photograph shows part of a tin
roof which wa blown two mile by the gale, t'pton Sinclair, the author, bin brought ult for divorce, naming Harry Kemp, tbe Kansas poet, a core
eponrtent. It la reported that Captain C. A. Gove of the battleship Delaware will have to explain why fjOO men on tbe repair ship Panther were endangered
by the flying shells of the Delaware when the battleship was at practice.
er will find it possible to attend
tbil congress. Scientist! and
other expert wbo have spent
yean studying thi problem will
attend thi exposition and give
farmer the benefit of their ex
periments. Agriculturist! who
have attended tliene conventions
state that the valuable informa
tion gained therefrom ha leen
worth thousands of dollar to
them individually.
All who are interested in this
dry-farming congress can get any
information desired by addressing
John T. Burns, secretary, Box
10'JS Colorado Springs, Colorado.
County Court,
September Term.
County Co-jrt met Wednesday,
September 6, at the courthouse in
Prineville; present, II. C. Kllis,
judge, presiding; K. II. Jtayley and
James Kice, commissioners; War
ren Brown, clerk, and T. X. Hal
four, sheriff.
The following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
Petition and affidavit to correct
error. Now is presented to the
court the petition of the Madras
Townsite Company for correction
of description in a certain plat more
particularly described in said pe
tition, the prayer of which is here
by granted. The county clerk is
hereby directed to make a margi
nal notation and reference upon
said original map to the petition
and affidavit filed herein.
J. W. Lewis, et all. Now ap
pears J. W. Webber, bondsman
herein, and offers in open court to
take the board of road viewers to
said proposed road without ex
pense to the county and if their re
port is favorable, to cause said
road to be opened for travel with
out expense to the county; it Sb
therefore ordered that the board of
county road viewers view out said
road forthwith and report thereon
and that upon the filing
herein of a statement by the
local road supervisor that said new
road ia opened to the publio and in
as good condition for travel as the
old road; that this court thereupon
declare said proposed road a public
highway and vacate parts of an
other certain county road, all ot
which more particularly appears in
the petition on file herein. In the
absence of road viewer Grimes, J.
II. ti ray is hereby appointed viewor
to serve in viewing thia particular
road.
Scalp bounty. The report of the
county clerk showing the payment
of bounty on 159 coyote scalps and
17 bob-cat front feet, amounting in
all to $272.50; said scalps and front
feet were then reduced to ashes in
accordance with the code.
Viewer report on Oscar Cox, et
al, road ia presented to the court
County Journal
CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 14,
'it'Ti&iivi r-! cShs
and aaid report is read in open
court for the first time.
Viewers report on (!. R. Jiutts, et
al road is presented to the court
and said report ii read in open
court for tbe first time.
Viewers report on W. II. Ram
sey et al road is presented to the
court and said report is read in
open court for the first time.
Petition tor county road by Jacob
Hoffman, et al. Petition presented
and upon due consideration it is
ordered that the county clerk for
ward all papers relative to said
road to Fred Wilson, District At
torney, for his opinion as to their
validity.
Petition for county road by J. A.
Chase et al. Petition is presented
and a remonstrance against laid
road is also presented, signed by
R. M. Bishop et al, and it appear
ing to the court that there ia a
greater number of remonstrator
than petitioners, said petition is
hereby dismissed.
Petition for county road by (ieo.
Larkee et al. Petition is presented
and it appearing to the court that
the notice of posting in reference to
said road is defective, said matter
is hereby continued, county clerk
to notify said Larkee of such defect.
Temporary appointment of road
viewer. Owing to the temporary
absence from Crook county of road
viewer Grimes, G. W. Wells is
hereby appointed road viewer, to
serve as viewer during the absence
of said Grimes.
Petition for county road by
Henry Jensen et al. Petition pre'
eented and upon due consideration
it is ordered that the county clerk
forward all papers relative to said
road to Fred W. Wilson, District
Attorney, tor his opinion as to
their validity.
Petition for county road by Roy
L. Kidder et al. Petition pre
sented to the court and upon due
consideration it is ordered that the
county clerk forward all papers
relative to said road to Fred W.
Wilson, District Attorney, for his
opinion as to their validity.
Viewers report on Mecca road,
Report presented to the court for
the first time.
Petition for county road by L.
E. Raker et al. Petition presented
and upon agreement of the counsel,
said matter is hereby continued
to the November term of this court.
. Petition for county road by
Walter D. Arney et al. Petition
presented and upon agreement of
the counsel, said matter is hereby
continued to the November term of
this court.
Petition for county road by
Pearl M. Pruett et al. Petition
presented accompanied by a bond
of 1200.00 with Wm. W. Brown
and E. V. Amnions as sureties,
and it appearing by the opinion of
the Distriot Attorney herein that
all papers are regular and in ac
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cordance with the statute, it is
ordered that the board of road
viewer meet at the beginning of
of said proposed road, view, review
and survey said proposed road and
report thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition for county road by E. 0.
Logan, et al. Petition accompanied
by a bond of 1100, with Chas. E.
Farrish and Clarence Fergueeon as
sureties and it appearing by the
opinion of the District Attorney
herein that all papers are regular
and in accordance with tbe statute,
it is ordered that the board ot road
viewers meet at the beginning of
said proposed road, view, review
and Burvey said proposed road and
report thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition for county road by H.
P. Wilson, et al. Petition , pre
sented, accompanied by a bond of
1100.00 with G. M. Slocum and II.
F. Jones as sureties and it appear
ing by the opinion of the District
Attorney herein that all papers are
regular and in accordance with
the statute, it is ordered that the
board of viewers meet at the be
ginning ot said proposed road,
view, review and survey said pro
posed road and report thereon at
the next term of this court.
Petition for county road by T.
II. Sherwood, et al. Petition pre.
sented occompanied by a bond of
$100.00 with Fred H. Sherwood
and 11. E. Sherwood as sureties,
and it appearing by the opinion of
the District Attorney herein that
all papers are regular and in ac
cordance with the statute, it is
ordered that the board of road
viewers meet at the beginning of
said proposed road, view, review,
and survey said proposed road and
report thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition for county road by J.
G. Edwards, et al. Petition pre
sented, accompanied by a bond of
$200,00 with J. G. Clark and E. D.
Goneer as sureties, and it appear
ing by the opinion of the District
Attorney herein that all papers are
regular and in accordance with the
statute, it is ordered that the board
of road viewers, view, review, and
survey said proposed road and re
port thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition for county road by J. A.
Peck et al. Petition presented,
accompanied by a bond of $200.00
with E. Fulgham and I. V. Lina
baugh as sureties. It is ordered
that the bonrd of road viewers
meet at the beginning of said pro
posed road, view, review and
survey said proposed road and re
port thereon at the next term of
this court.
Petition for county road by R.
M. Bishop et al. Petition pre
sented and it appearing to the
court that the sureties on the bond
in said matter failed to qualify, it
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Kn1r4 t th potffl at Pr!nTlll
Or-con, wciiod-clBH mutter
is ordered that laid matter be con
tinued. County clerk to notify
said R. M. Bishop that the bonds
men failed to qualify.
Petition for voting Hat. Rock
precinct. Petition of J. II. Moffit
et al presented, asking that a vot
ing precinct be created, tbe same is
continued until the July, 1912
term of this court.
Public road for Warm Spring
Indian Agency. Communication
from Claude C. Covey, Indian
agent, relative to a public read
across part of said reservation,
presented. It bordered that the
county clerk forward a copy of said
communication to Ora VanTaesel
at Vanora, Crook county, Oregon.
(Continued next week.)
Prineville Will Send
Delegation to Bums.
The Central Oregon Develop
ment League will hold its next
convention at Burns, October 2
and 3. This will be a most im
portant meeting because the de
velopment program for the next
five years is to be announced and
the forces to carry it out enlisted.
It will also be the occasion of an
important gathering of railroad
men who will discuss matters of
development and transportation.
The Prineville Commercial Club
is especially interested in this con
vention and the officers and mem
bers are putting forth every effort
to send a large delegation to Burns.
The interests of Harney and.Crook
counties are much the same and
every individual who can possibly
go, will contribute to the interests
of Central Oregon, beside gaining
much from a personal standpoint.
The officers of the Commercial
Club report thirty-five who are go
ing. Let us swell that number to
fifty, if possible, and prove to
Burns that Prineville is up and
doing when the interests of Central
Oregon are concerned.
Appointments for Annapolis.
Senator Bourne announces he
has the appointment of one prin
cipal and three alternates to the
United States naval academy at
Annapolis. Dr. W. T. Foster.
president of the Keed Institute,
Portland, will direct the qualify
ing examination. Examinations
will be held Saturday, October
14, at 9 a. m. Candidates must
be between the ages ot 1G and 20
and will be given a strict phys
ical examination in addition to
the mental test, and the one hav
ing the highest averages will re
ceive the appointment.
Hay Baler For Sale.
Bran new Steel Beauty Hay
Baler; capacity 10 or 12 tone- dally,
tor sale at a bargain. Inquire at J,
E. Stewart & Co. 'a.
8-31-lujp Hehbert RlDEOl'T.
VOL. XV NO. 42
CROOK COUNTY
HIGH PROSPEROUS
Largest Enrollment in
History of School.
NEW TEACHERS EMPLOYED
Manual Training and Public
Speaking Added. Great
Interest in Athletic.
(By E. L. Coe )
The Crook county high school
started Tuesday of last week
with a rush. The enrollment is
much larger than ever before in
the history of tbe school and it
is almost certain that many more
will enroll shortly. Nearly all
of last year's students, except
ing tbe graduating class are
back and several other upper
classmen have joined us. The
freshmen class while not as
large as was expected makes up
in quality what it lacks In quan
tity. A great many of the stu
dents who expected to enroll in
this class from various parts of
the county have not been able to
do so because of a shortage of
crops.
The new departments are re
ceiving their share of attention.
The class in public speaking is
more than double the number
expected. It was necessary to
divide tbe class in order to do
the best work. Manual training
and mechanical, drawinr are
claiming the interest . of a large
number of the students.
It is with deepest regret that
we learn that Mrs. Walker, who
did such excellent work last year
In the normal department, will
not be with us this year because
of sickness in her family. Her
work was first-class in every
respect and she was a friend of
every student. But while we
regret very much that we must
lose her we are glad to announce
that Mrs. Wood has been se
cured to take charge of the de
partment. She is, we are cer
tain, a worthy successor and the
department will be made even
stronger this coming year.
Miss Alma Gitchell, the new
head of the departmeut of Eng
lish and public speaking is doing
most excellent work. She has
already won the hearts of her
students. She has had wide ex
perience, having held similar
positions in colleges in various
parts of the country. We are
fortunate indeed to secure her.
Public speaking has hereto
fore been much neglected but it
now bids fair to become one of
the most popular departments of,
the school.
Mr. J. W. Smith, who will
have charge of manual training
and mathematics comes to us
with an abundance of successful
experience which speaks well for
this department.
We want the interest and co
operation of every patron and
invite them to call and investi'
gate the work of the school.
Taking everything into consider
ation the opening of the school is
pleasing in every detail. We are
in better position for effective
work than ever before.
Our students were given a
rare treat last Monday morning
in the form of an address by
Mrs. Unruh. She spoke in a
forceful manner of the import
ance of an education and of the
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