1 I Royal Arch Chapter Elects Officers Central Ori'gin Itiyal Arch Ctiitr, No. ;J3, lull tn election and installation of ollkprs Wsilm-a day evenliiu, tevmlr 'JU. Fol l owing the Installation ccrrmonlra ri'trcKhiiifiitii wnra nervid to the meiiilwri of the Chapter, tlmir In in 1 1 m j and othitr vUilor. 1 tie (cllgwing olllcfm were sleeted fur the mailing year: High I'rieal CIim. H. KJwurJu. King-M. K. Hrli.k. Xcri C 1 Winn.lc. Treurtr 1) I Admiuon. Secretary J W CsrUon. Captain of the Host U V Nit.le. Principal Sojourner C K Hmith. Itoysl Arch Captain w J i'an-oik. Msiler Third Veil w J Julineon. Manter Second Veil H It I.akin Matter rirat Vuil Dale Jones. Sentinel K O Hyde. Hard Legal Tangle Before Judge Kennedy That there are two marosldon tlcul In (8. description, weight, brood, and In fact, ovorything except the brand, In Crook coun ty, wit tho somewhat poculiur fuel brought out In tho case of Oscar Cox vs. Nathan Ileuch. which was tried before a Jury In the Justice court hure Guturday only one of the animals is miss ing. There were sixteen wit nesses, eight of whom swore positively that Cox had ruined and branded the mare at bis ranch near Lamouta, while the other eight Just as positively tes tified that Keely Messlngor. hud raised aud branded her at his ranch down Crooked river. The case lusted all Saturday after noon and evening and was well conducted on both sides through fmt, Attorneys Duffy and Wins appoarlng for the plaintiff while M. K. Biggs defended. After listening to the evldonce and In specting the brand, which had been shaved for the occasion, the Jury found for tho defendant af tir more than two hours' de lb eration. Notico of appeal has been served. Sheepherders Don't Set Forest Fires. Salem. Or. Sheepherders are among the most Innocent class in Oregon so far as setting out forest fires is concerned, ac cording to the annual report of State Forester Elliott. Two tires in the past year are attributed to slioepherdors. Other tiros are classified as follows: Unknown cause, 130; burning slashings &!); campers, 40; lightning, 24; incend iary, 22; hunters, 20; old slush ings not extingulslred, 18; rail road engines, 15; smokers, 14; logging engines, 13; saw mills, 4; shepherds, 2. Total 807. Of all the means employed to prevent fires Korost Klliott do clures the local patrol association most effective and cheapest. On mi area of 954,000 acres within tho associations, tho cost'per acre was but 113 cent per acre, while the lire loss was but GSo, 000 leet stumpiige. Out of N7-1,-000 owned by 112 Individual t'un br men not in the associations, tho cost was four cents per aero and tho loss 8,110,000 feet board measure. Under tho Weeks law Oregon has use of $5000 of national funds for lire patrol along the water sheds. A total of 003 wardens was named by the slate forester during the year. A widespread understanding of tho laws is being noticed more and more each year, uccording to the report, and better guard aguinst fires is resulting from the work of the department. Rooms for Rent. Furnished rooms, single or in suite, for rent. Apply at tlio Clark J lair Droning Parlors, one block wont of Commercial Club Hull. 10 -SO Contract for Oregon & Eastern Ry. Let Vale, Of. President E. O. Wutlis of the Utah Construction company arrived lu Valo from Ogdon, accompanied by a num ber of subcontractors, who will bid on sections of the 170 miles of the Oregon A Eastern railroad. The Job has been let to tho Utah Construction company. Tho party left town In the afternoon for the Malheur canyon, where they will look over the right of way. It Is probable that the men will go as fur as the Harney lake country, as the first contract takes In that much of the line. Assistant Engineer O. S. Osborn, recently engineer for the Mexi can government, arrive! yester day and wont out to confer with the surveying engineers work ing In the canyon. Engineer Osborn will havs charge of the construction of the trans Oregon line. Another assistaut engin eer in town Is G. II. Cumberland of Salt Lake City, who has charge of final details along con struction lines. Several changes are proposed. It Is understood that a cutoff Is contemplated from the Oregon Short Lino noer Nyssa to reach the mouth of the Malheur con- yon through this city. Two carloads of food supplies for the Utah Construction com pany arrived here this morning and several trains of construc tion outfits are expectod within a day or two, part having already boon ordered sent hore from headquarters at Ogdon, and oth ers are being gotton together at liichflold and Sboshono, Idaho, and other points where the con tractors have boon working. A sub contractor has given out the information that 4000 men will be scattered along the lino within a few weeks. The Oregon Eastern extension from Vale will connect with Deschutes line at Odell, say engineers in charge of the construction work. dm pare the results obtained with similar varieties under dry fanning conditions. "The grain sorghums are prov ing Inceaslngly important as slock food for dry land areas. Tho dwarf and early varieties, such as Dwarf milo, Dwarf Muck- hull Kuril r, Sudan durra and th knowliangs which have been bred and distributed by this de partment are giving surer yields under conditions of greater drouth than were formerly pos Bible. They also permit the ex tension of these grains into more northern states, as South Dako ta, Idaho and Oregon." Eighth Grade Examinations, Cerials for Dry Climatic Conditions Notice ! heietijr given that thei liihtb graile elimination! for January will he lii-lil by Hiiwrliitenilciit Fori) on Thurt day ami Friday, January 18 tint 19. Te .-migrant and source of questions will be an followi : Tlmrnlay l'hyilulogy, Writing, Ills torjr and Civil Government. Friday 4irainroar, Arithmetic, Ge ography and Kpelling. Hotircs of lJutioue : Arithmetic Practical Arithmotic Sniilli. Civil Government United Htatcs Constitution, (ieograiiliy State (,'ourie of Ntudy: Itedway and 1 1 In man 'i Natural School (Jaograpliy. History Ll.t of toplca from Iliitory Outline Id Court of Study and Current r.icuti. , Grammar Uueliler'i Modern Kngliib Grammar, no diagramming. Pliyiiologr Graded lemons lo Phyil- ohgf and Hygiene Krohn. Heading The teacl.er will aend to the county superintendent the applicant'! clan Handing In reading, which will be taken by lucb luperinteodent aa the applicant1! lUnding on the aubject. Selling Heed's Word Lea ton a. Vt riling Specimens of penmanihlp aa indicated in copied matter aud man uscript id language. Card of Thanks. Mr. Autfimt Wolke and children doalre to thank their friend who were a kind during the lllneea of bmhnnil and father. Their aid and comfort was greatly appreciated. Many a Man Owes His Success to an Investment on the InHtallinent plan, be enuHe It linn eerved aaan anchor mid kept him In a etrnlKht line nnil away from the many "(iet Ulch Quick" nclicmin which are ao pleutlfiil today and which no ofteu mean rlchea only for the Hinooth tousued promoter thereof. Rv Inveetlou IN YOUR HOME TOWN you are deallnir, with valued and people with whom you are acquainted people who are Interested In your wclfHi-e liecatiM your anc cetw meane the Hiiceemt of othera about you, and the inure euc ceMaful citizen, a town can lioaHt of the better place It will tie. Lota I n NOBLES ADDITION con tie had by making a very ainttll payment down aud Un balance on terms to milt the purr hiiHcr, monthly, bimonthly quarterly, hnll-yeiirly orannutil iiuymentM. Theee Iota are the lieHt In vent meat In city property today. The only dletrict with tiullilitiK restriction, and with street Improvement mid stde WHlka already In. Make your selection now. A few dollars will hold the Iota for you until you can make further pay menta. You are entitled to the beat. Why not net It? Come In ami let me show tou NOBLES ADDITION, the center of build ing activity lu l'riueville. A. R. BOWMAN The breeding of hardier and more drouth-resistant cereals has been one of the Important works carried on by tho United States Department of Agricult ure, Discussing this topic, the Secretary says: "The superiority of many of the drouth-resistant cereals was markedly shown In localities whore drouth was severe. The Turkey and Kbarkof varieties of Winter wheats did especially woll, while Swedish Select oats and Ghirka Spring wheat show ed much superiority over less resistunt varieties. The total production of the Kharkof wheat In tho United States must be at least 10,000,000 bushels. Durum wheat continued to be the load ing grain crop in the dry wheat- producing sections of the . West and Northwest, whe?b winter va rieties are not yet dependable. Tho uso of durum wheat Hour is StOllillltf 1 nr runs n ir and Ihn nrn. i ""' county court room in rruu-vlllv. Oregon. Muiiiuy iiili uahing, ana me pro- j , th), umr ,, ,(,r ,.,. , ,. duct can now bo purchased in a number of eastern cities. The season's work has furnished sumo good results with proso millets, particularly uuder irri gation, but also under dry-land conditions. Emmer, because of its butter adaptation, still gives evidence of being a valuable crop in localities a little too dry for other stock food, such as oats and barley. , "For the work in dry land grain investigations two new ex periment farms have boen added. one at Burns, Orjand ouo at Ab erdeen, Idaho. These farms will be managed in co-operation with the experiment stations of theso states. During the year for the first time, experiments with grains under irrigation have been undertaken. These experiments arii conducted at points where it is possible to Notice of Final Settlement. Nolleo l liercliy Riven tiy the iinilcrfliriieil. the Hiliniliistrator ol the t-MHlo of tioorn M. rum, iim'iwpi, iniu nu tins uiHtie una llh-il Willi tlu clerk of llu- eoniiiy t-ourl In,, liual HmmnlliiK of hlx R.hiiiliiNlrnlion of sniit estittt1, iil llui llominihli) I'onnly court of Crook county. Ori-Koli. Iihh koI MoihIhv, Iho full litiv ol : Fell . I'.'U. hi lu oYliH-fc In iho fmviuion hi Hiilil lliinl mvoiiutuiK. At whli'h tlino nnil )iliii'i imy (mtkoii liu,'ri'et in sul.l estiiu- nuiy pM'r n n.t oliji-i'l tohitlil final hi'i-uuuiIhk, Iwtcil tlilau'lut.itay of Hi'i'.. ll'll. M. K. KI.I.IOIT, Aitininl-ilriilor oi ilu- vmmu- ul lo'orui' M. 1'iiul, iliH'tuist'it. Notice of Final icttlemunt. Nutll 1m hwroliy Klvell by llu? liuilerslkTlliil, the ttilnilulstrator of the eslrtlo of Aliiimll llHriuoii, ilei-eiist-il. thill he hail liuiile ami liU-il w llh Ihe i-h-rk of the eoumv i;ourl his tlnnlne t'ouiilltiK of Ills HilnifnlHtriition of ttnlit esiaie. 'I'lmt the llouomlile II. o. KlllH, Jihle of the ciiunty conn of tlrnok t'oiuuy, Ori-jrou, himsel Monthly, Ihii.Mll iltiy of Keh., 1M. Ht lOo'eloi'k In Ihe forenoon hi the eoiinly court room in l'riueville, oroKon. HMthe lime Hint place fur lu-HriliK Hud HeltliUK- Mllil Until Heeoutilinv. At which time nnil (iIhi'c, tiny pers-u iiilerrsteit 111 Mtiiil esiHle may ohjeet lo naiii lliml accouul-liiK- DHleit this 'JlnttUy o( Dec,, mil. JOHN HARMON, Adiniuiiitrfttor of the esiHle of Abigail Harmon, dcceaxetl. Notice for Piiblicntion, Di-iuirtmeut of the Interior, U. 8. Laud oilloe at The HhIIuh, OreRou. Nuveiulier -2-n h, 1!U1. Notice U hereby niven IhHl 1, llaviit Weaver, riiariliiin of the pi-tsnii anil eslaio o l,arklu Weaver, (insane) of l'riueville, OreKon, who on Kebrimn Jml, HKitl. itiaile homealeail No. iCMlii, for o1 ae'4, inv'se1 see. 3 ami uo4 nel4 sec. Ul, township 18 soulli, raiiKo 1(1 oast, Willam ette Meridian, has tllci! notice of Intention to make final comniuiatiini proof, to establish claim to the land alaive described, liefore T. K. J. Duffy, U. H. Commissluuer, at his olliee at PrinevTUu, Oregon, on Abe 2-Jiut day of January, W1J. fMatmant naincH as wltnessos: tleoruo W. Junes, iildemi Weaver Charley Weaver, Ed ward s. Jones, all of rrlnevillc, Oregon. 1-21 C- W. MOORK, Kegister. nDenjamin Franklin's time Everybody used t"h for mrA'texnr nnnA - V i i - Ai- . i tou iasmonea nome-maac rcrnediesof roots.hcrbs, M'and birksPcople were hale antj hearty then just as thotc 'i arc,now.wnoue NTlVjE HERBS the old Vir..: 3 al remedy A USE IT FOR The blood Kidney trouble' Liver dtorder Rheumatism Constipation Indigestion. Catarrh Malaria 200 uncoatcd tablets 1.00 Money back if not satisfied- -4 5KTJ1E BLISS AGENT. Raymond Calavan, Prineville, Or Brood Sows for Sale. (nod stock; hIkh 15 (i.wtt-kn' nltti. ll-'lt) J. C. Bitiv, Powell lint Uk. Sacrifice Sale OF MILLINERY Hats at Your Own Price Must Have Room for Spring Goods. Nothing Reserved. Mrs. Estes Millinery Parlors. Prineville, Or. Greetings A Merry Christmas, and A Happy and Prosperous New Year, my wish to all. To those who have been my patrons the pant year I desire to extend my heartfelt thank. In my store during the next year, (as in the past) will be found a good clean stock of Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Furnishings, Notions, Candies and Cigars, and I will strive to extend all possible courtesies, as has been the custom with me always. Very Respectfully, Mrs. I. Michel Prop. THE LEADER rU hulBICII KINCAID C CLOTHES A Bird Worth Bush. in the hand is Two in the You can't keep waiting if you are going to secure an overcoat of really clever style. You must re member this: An overcoat on your back right now, is worth two that you might expect to own later. It is the early purchaser who invariably secures the smartest style and most fascinating fabric When you purchase early you have a score of shades, colors and patterns to select from you have many different models to choose from you have everything necessary to the securing of garments which will prove an excellent purchase. Come while the season's young. Our excellent assemblage of BRANDEGEE, KINCAID & CO. MODELS will delight you. Visit our overcoat department while possibilities for a wide choice are greatest. Clifton & Cornett V AT THE OLD BRICK STORE. Lots for Sale. A bargain, lour lota, (or sale, one or nil, In most ilesinible building section. Inquire before purchasing elsewhere, at this olticc. 10-19. Four houses to rent, from 2-room to 7 room. List your house now. Prine ville Furniture Exchange, Chns. F. Comlurt, propr. l-'-H $50,000 tor Farm Loans, ton Jones, Metolius, Oregon. See Hren-11-28-W The Home Bakery Bread Is now on sale at A white aud Urahani, G. F.llefson'e, both 10 L'titf PIONEER SADDLER Muttufucturer of and dealer In Harness, Saddles, Chaps, Bridles, Silver-Mounted Bits and Spurs. Reatas, Quirts, Ladies' Stride Saddles. E. H. Smith, Prop. Prineville, Or.