Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921, January 04, 1912, Image 4

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    Annual Winter
Clearance
Sale ! !
Will Begin Friday, December 29th, 1911
Every article of winter goods thrown out at big reduction in price. This is an
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uppuiiuiiuy iu oclui c uic uest or gooas at tne lowest prices, mis saie is maae
with the intention of removing from our shelves as quickly as possible every
vestige of winter stock. The year is about to pass away forever and we
take this last opportunity to offer from our stock, several hundreds of rare
bargains while as yet we are untouched by winter.
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All Suits, Coats, Winter Underwear, Lined Gloves,
Blankets, Etc.; Heaters, Ranges, Game Traps, Etc. on Sale
Begin your purchases with the beginning of this sale, Friday, Dec. 29th. Remember with every ; f (ijf
$11.00 purchase vou can set a Highest Grade Trinl Plate Silver Tpacnnnn AKnl.,fni.r F ',;,
lr you do not already know, ask us about the Silverware we give away.
SALE TERMS:-Cash or 30 days on approved credit.
Collies W. Elkins, Prineville,
regoe
New City Council
In Harness
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were contemplated and permanent
street lines must be established be
fore the work could be begun.
The city ordinances have been re
vised and typewritten Into a new
ordinance book at a cost of $74.50.
I So many of the ordinances In the old
building of bridge over the Ochoco nook had been repealed or amended
was referred to the street and public t,,at 11 w extremely difficult to
Improvement committee. select the live from the dead ordl-
The mayar's annual address on I nances.
matters pertaining to the city's wel-1 A reet sprinkler was piirchuxed
fare is packed full of facts. The ' ,,)r f'0.30, and used during the sum-
work accomplished In 11)11 and prob-1 ""'r months on our principal streets , Water reut, Maliug water sys. 1 .'4 X
l-ms that must e met in the near j much to the comfort of our mer-IDog tux in 1. 1 to
titure are set forth. It is well ' elmnts and their customers. j The cash on lumd January 1st.,
worth careful study. Mayor Ed-j The material for and the work hns , 1012, Is $4Hltus, which amount, to
wards said: ' begun on the erection of a wagon ' gethcr with the probable, tax income
To the Common Council of the City bridge across the Ochoco on East K , 'r the year of $2047.00. amounting In
of Prlneville, Oregon, Gentlemen: street. This bridge is one of the ! all to $7013 IS, will probably be the
With the meeting of tonight the urgent needs of the citizens living in I limit of the expenditures for the coin
work of the Common Council of the tlle northeast part of town. It will Ing year.
Citv of Prlneville for the year 1911 ue particularly appreciated by the The problem of most vital Interest
City attorney's fees 153.50
Stationery "4.45
Feeding prisoners 48 80
Judges and clerks of election, Dec Is 00
Miscellaneous 614.10
Aside from tuxes the city has re
ceived for the year the following
amounts:
Liquor licenses $4000.00
" " transfers 150.00
Cigarette license 100.00
Show licenses pt5.()0
! Fines 70O.M)
comes to a close. Although during sciiool children as the bridge will j
the year a few incidents have arisen 8ave tuem nearly a mile walk every
to ruffle the tranquility of our meet- uay la Koln8 to and from school.
Jags, yet with these exceptions our The city's department of Justice
association together has been char- hag 1,een managed with great cf
acterized by a strong spirit oj harm- Helency ly Recorder Ureese and It Is
ony and an Intense purpose to believed that peace and good order
reader the best service possible for, 1,118 een enforced as well, if not
the good of Prlneville. j better than, during any similar
In looking over the work that you Period in the history of our city,
lave accompllnlied this year the re-' The principal expenditures on the
suit is really surprising, when we pnrt of the city for the year just
consider the limited means at your closed are as follows:
disposal and the fact that most of Uradingsquaresou I'irststreet $50.00
you were apprentices in the work. Grading squares on Fourth.
It will not be amiss here to present! t"l,t nI1(1 ,! streets 3s. 00
a brief synopsis of that which has Grading squares on East F st ... 10.50
been done. I Grading and graveling squares
Of the permanent improvements' on Third street 337.92
the following aretlie most important: Filling slough In north end of
Street Improvements ' K a'"l C streets 350.00
Third street graded and gravel- Grading west end of Second st. 177.75
ed at a cost of $1210 70 Purchase of street sprinkler 310.30
ino.oo
51.75
40.40
l;0 CO
GO. 00
East Flrststreet, graded, cost
Ing approximately
Fourth street, graded at a
cost of
Fifth street, graded at acosjof
West B street graded at cost of
East F street, between First
and Third streets, graded at
a cost of .
Recofcd street, west of Crooked
Itiver bridge, graveled at a
cost of
The streets In Noble's addi
tion were graded at cost of
Sloughs in north end of 1! and
C streets filled at a cost of.
Permanent block corners have been
established in ull that part of Piiie
vllle known as the First Addition ut
ttcost of $104 00. This work was
necessary, because of the irregular!! v
of the present lot lines and also ow
177
50 CO
330 03
ater meter and hydrants for
sprinkler and Installingsaiue.. til. 10
Water used for street sprinkler 176.85
Ordinance book, revising ordi
nances, etc 71.50
Initiative election In May 52.00
Lumber purchased for street
work 1413.92
Ochoco bridge materials 221.10
Interest paid on water bonds... .000.00
Workconstructlug37 cross wlks 133.20
Work constructing 20 drain
boxes 03.00
Police department "Hi 1.75
Treasurer's salary ;jn (;n
Recorder's fees ; tk
Maintenance of Maiing water
system '. 205 04
('rook County Journal printing ,220 W
i Prlneville Review printing r.25
i City engineer 1 307.50
Prlneville Light & Water Co.,
ing to the fact that the grading of lights and hydrant rental 407.18
East First and Bust Third streets' Hull rent loo.O!)
to be solved by the council In the
year 1912, will be the disposal of the
Mallng water system. The ditches
and Humes of this system have
reached a stage when they will have
to be rebuilt or the city's water right
surrendered. The receipts from tills
system for the year 1911 were only
$124. while the expeuse of muliitcii
a nee was $205.61, which leaves the
balance on the wrong side of Up
ledger. It is my belief that for irri
gation purposes only this system
will never be a pnylng Investment
on the part of the city. Whether
this water will be of suflielent value
to the city for sewer Hushing pur
poses in the future to warrant the
expenditure of the large sum of
money required to rebuild It is dilll
cult to decide and Is a subject which
the council and the citizens of Prlne
ville should give deep study In t lie
Immediate future.
Finally, I wish to thank you for
your kind co-operation throughout
the past year and for the friendship
which you have shown me.
Ciiah. S. Emv.uiiiH, Mayor.
New Council.
The new council convened In
special session Immediately after the
a Ijournmcnt of the old.
Present Mayor Edwards, Conn
oilmen Ward, Winnek, Cooper, Gray,
Shlpp. Marshal Coon and Recorder
Bowman.
The following committees were
appointed:
Health and Police Wurd, Shlpp
und Gray.
Streets and Public Improvements
Noble, Ward Und Gray. '
Fl nance Winnek, Shlpp and
Cooper.
Judiciary Cooper, Noble and Win
nek.
Fire und Water Gray, Noble and
Cooper.
License Shlpp, Ward and Winnek.
The bond of Marshall Coon was
r,-nd ami approved.
T. K. J. Duffy was appointed city
attorney.
Floyd Rowell was appointed ulght
watchman.
On motion council adjourned.
Regular Session.
Council met lu regular session
Tuesday evening.
Present Mayor Edwards, Council
men Slilpp, Cooper, Gray, Ward anil
Winnek.
Mr. Fagan addressed the council
in reference to buying a new safe.
Hu represented the Hall Safe Co.
The mayor appointed Omnellnieii
Ward and Winnek a committee to
confer with Mr. , Fagan In regard to
a safe suitable for the city's needs.
The bond of C. E. Smith, as city
treusurer, was read and approved.
The bond of A. R. irowman, as
cny recorder, was rend anil up.
proved.
'1 he report of G. K. Smith, show";
Ing that he had collected $132.05
water rents was read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
G. E. Smith, net'g marshal $01.30
Approved with deduction of
$.H 05 for ain't of water.
R. W. Itreese, fees 0.50
Jordan & Co., mdse 4 75
The menace to public -health by
cesspools tilling up and overflowing
came In for a long discussion. The
matter will be looked after by the
city marshal. And there are other
matters that will take up the spare
time of the marshal. He must In
spect Hues and see that they conform
to the city ordinance. He must get
after the dogs and collect the tax.
He must see that all alleys are kept
clear of obstructions. Ile-anust In
spect sidewalks and see that they
are kept In repair. If the city's cus
todian of the peace should Hud time
hanging heavily on his hands he Is
to get after the stray chickens found
running on the streets. The hens
must be kept up hereafter unless the
owners thereof wants the marslial to
live on a chicken diet.
The question of enforcing the elde
walk ordlnunce cnu-'ed nearly as
long a discussion us the manifold
duties of the marshal. It was the
sentiment of the council that when
new walks were ordered put In they
must be put In. The marshal was
Instructed to enforce the ordinance
but not to cause any unnecessary
hardships In building until the frost;
came out of the ground.
The recorder was Instructed to get
it loose leaf billing system for keep.
Ing the city's accounts. Hills here,
after will lH miule out on the same
stis'k and Is- of uniform sUe, They
will lie Indexed fr fut urf reference.
The marshal ngrccd to sweep the
; crosswalks on Main street If property
I owners would sweep .the sidewalks,
j It would be a great convenience to
pedestrians If this wen- d during
the winter months.
Council adjourned.
Crook County Needs
More Homeseekers
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thickly fettled sections of the Kant
t'te portion of country from which
Crook county is drawing the greater
part of its new settlers.
TIIK POOR MAN'S COINTIIV.
These are a few of the mot t sal
ient reasons why Crook county
offers an ideal field for both the
nmn with end the nun without
capital. Either, possessed of ilia
ordinary amount nt push, will win.
itie Hume is not a losing one for
either .participant. Nearly every
wealthy trmn in the Country today,
und the number is riot small, mnde
his 'stake" in Crook county, he
ginning at a time when his sur
roundingg were of the crudest kind,
conditions of life fraught with
hardship and' privation and the
country itself more isolated nnd
priniative a thousand times tl.nn ii
is today, yet Crook. county is still
sjioken of as on undeveloped
portion of the state and tho oppor
tunities for Bccumulatinc a condlv
portion of the world's happiness,
prosperity anil wealth exist. ind..
in this district us they did when
the first white
v, jwiiiiuru
their homes. The only difference
is that they are more easily grasped.
Wealth there hag been a plenty
taken from the soil and the vari
ous business projects, but only
during tho past few years have its
remarkable opportunities been
more fully realized and advantage
taken of the ideal conditions for
investment and homo building.
I'oor men, years g, came ami
stayed, and madi th best ! ad
verse circumntHiices. Today a vast
majority of these are past the de
pendent stsge and are heluln
others who came as they did, im-
I'ovfrished of iivcrythinc hutensreir
and will power, the two cardinal
characteristic which have built m.
this great inland I Ml It! tm t, it m
present standing.
The tollonliig I. ,r,,f mimmry f
VAl assessment roll for Crook
count v:
Aires of cultivated land, llS.ru."..
Valued nt $1,(01, ."IiVi.
Acres of uiicultlvatixl bind (timber
and grazing) l,r,l;!,i2!l. ,al I at
$5 122,554.
Improvements 011 deeded land.
$3!1,2S2,
Improvements on land not dwli d.
$7it,n.':M.
Horses and mules, 11,211, valued
at $35S,li:!2.
Cattle, 22,7V), valued at $.122,20
Sheep, 05,320, valued at $150,570.
Swine, l.ool, vni 1 at $n,;ol,
Heeded timber hind, 513,000 acres.
Timber land In forest p..-,.
500,000 acres. ' '
Prineville-Metolius
Railroad Sure Thing
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bo built nnd to this end urges
tho pooplo who will be bonctitcd
to put Ihoir shouldors to tho
whoel and push tho project along
to a successful conclusion. Mr.
Kyle will arrive in Mutoiius noxfc
week to pei'sotmlly investigate
conditions.
At the regular moollnir of th
commercial club tonight HoeU-
tniin nnd Osborn will bo presont
and discuss with the business
men the plun of tho Kice com
pany for tho construction of the
Metolius-Prinoville line,' and sug
gest a way in which tho club may
assist in tho undertaking. Ceii
trul Orogonian.
Home-Made Candies.
Don Hornet we will dip chocohitea in
our window Saturday, from 7:30 p. in
to 1) p. in. Wu will also have a candv
sale on Molasses Chew. niHdii out, o'f
good old New Orleans Molasse., special
Jl IUIS ...1 4-. -1 r . ' .
J.ONU 8 CANDY KlTCII UN .