tof 0 The Journal's Piano Contest Closes Feb. 29th at 12 O'Clock. Be Sure and Have Your Votes in This Office Crook County Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. I, 1912. ,n?.VX7V KE?" VOL. XVI-NO. 10 NATIONAL, STATE COUNTY OFFICES HAS GREAT FAITH IN PRINEVILLE Costly Improvements for Hotel Prineville. To be Voted on Next April. THAT IS, EXPRESS PREFERENCE The Offices and the Name of the Present Incum bent Given. The count clerk hat furniah'd u a list of offices that the voter will be called upon to express a preference April 19. It 1 a long one anil contain the name from the president ol the United State to constable: The following i the list to be voted on in Crook county together with the name of those whose terms expire: NiUul a1 Slit. President William H. Taft. Vice-president James .S. Sher man. Five electors of President and Vice-President of the United States. Ten delegates to the national party convention for the nomi nation of candidate for President and Vice-President. Every qualified elector of a po litical arty, subject to the pro- vikiunt of the primary law, r-hallj have opportunity to vote lis; preference on his party nominal' ing ballot for his choice of one person to he the csndidsie of his I political party , for president and j one person to be the candidate of! his political party for vice-presi-j dent of the United States. United .States Senator Jonathan llourno. Congressman A. W. Lafferty. Justice of the supreme court Robert F.akin. Secretary of stale lion W. 01 cott. Railroad commissioner ('. II Aitcbison. Dairy and food commimionor J. W. Bailey. UfUlitlvt. Two joint representatives for the 21st district, comprising Crook, I (irant Klamath and Lake. Trea-j ent incumbents H. P. llelknsp! and W, L. Thompson. Joint state senator for the 17th . district, composed ol Crook, Klam ath and Lake. Present incumbent (i. II. Merryruan. Judicial. District attorney for 7th district, composed of Crook, Hood Uivsr and Wasco. PieSL-nt incumbent Fred W. Wilson. Caaatjr. Oounty judge II. C. Ellis. County clerk Warren lirown. Sheriff T. N. Balfour. Assessor John 1), Lafollette. County treasurer It. L, Jordan. County commissioner James Rice. County surveyor-JFred A. Rice. Coroner Dr. Hyde. County school superintendent R. A. Ford. Justice of the peace A. II. Ken nedy. Laying Pullets for Sale. I must sull my mixed hetiB to make room for full-blood and offer the follow iiiU at bargain prices ; I dozen Leghorns; mostly pullets ; all now laying. ldocen Plymoth Rocks; all pullets; laying splendidly. 1 tliixttn heavy fowl ; some pallets, some laying. At butcher's prices. dozen black pullets; Leghorn typo; all laying. A beautiful pen. Can also supply a fine black cockerel to mate these. 1 dor.au mixed hen and pullets at a bargain. Also offer a good 50-egg incubator cheap. Oeif-Eggs for hatching. White VVyan dottes, Anconas and 8. 8. Hamburga. J. 8. Fox, "Braeaide," Prineville, Or. Veb. l-t( Oregon ' olllctal state txxith at. tnicteilnitieh attention at the North wentern I.hikI Product Hhow recently held In St. Paul. Of all the big ahona In 11)11 this wna the immt Important as Norhwestern product alone were shown, without fear or favor. The official stnte booth of Oregon Governor Issues Good Roads Proclamation In a proclamation Issued Jan. 20, Governor Oswald West makes an earnest plea for the advance ment of the good road movement, pointing out the necessity of the people of the entire state giving this subjoct careful consideration and enacting laws favorable to highway improvemeut. The Governor has set aside February 4 10 as ''Good Roads week," and calls on the voters to study this important question und learn the Imperative necessity of passing the laws that will be placed be fore them at the November elec tion. The proclamation follows; "Oregon Is on the eve of a great awakening. The morrow will bring the Panama Canal, and with it will come unbounded opportunities, with their attend ant intlux of population aud con sequent commercial and indust rial growth, advancement and prosperity. "Our Creator in thei beginning molded our state with kindly hands. When we think of her delightful climate, hor hundreds of miles of golden beach, her lofty mountains and rushing streams, crystal lakes und beautiful har bors, her magnificent forosts and rolling prairies, fertile valleys and roaming herds, of her waving grain and luscious fruits a land dotted with prosperous cities and productive farms we must ad mit that nature has fully per formed her part. The Federal Government, too. has treated us rjrS.s,.... .... ?.v . m lbs VV n mam l55- M 7 H - 5 I t ? GOMEZ i Jr I i it I 'I CHARLES W. f nVJNDlNi-, IN Nf W YORK K. , VRtMlER Wai FRANK H. Uli.jLa MORSE. aA,.,,.i,:.r"--- PQINOAWcPk II "ImTCHOOCK NfiWS Sn&PShot& Cnrlllnal Parley, New York's new prince of the Roman Catholic church, was given a rousing reception on his return from JT Rome. Thousands of persons lined the streets and attempted to crowd Into St. Patrick's cathedral. President Taft freed Of thC Week Charles W. Morse, the convicted New York banker, who was said to be dying In a military hospital near Atlanta. Ray. mond Tolncnre was made premier of France and succeeded In forming a cabinet. Lara Anderson was mentioned as a possi ble successor to Robert Bncon. until recently ambassador to France, rostinnster General Hitchcock and President Taft clashed over the question of fed eral ownership of telegraph lines. Following a demonstration by the Cuban veterans under General Nunes, the state department at Washington sent a note to President Gomes stating that unless he could maintain law and order In the republic he must expect a third luterveutlon by the United States. occupied an equal amount of space wliti the other state exhibits, which wa subscribed for by the biiNlnetw men of the Twin City end Dulnih. .Similar apace was mImo furnished tree to ull the other state In the North west Development Ieairue. The olllelnl state booth of Oregon wus designed and put up by the fairly in the way of appropria tions for the development af our waterways, and even the rail roads have awakened to the real ization of our needs and their op portunities and are checker boarding the state with bands of cteel. :In view of these things we are promped to ask ourselves what should we do in the way of cooperation with these several agencies for the development of the state. It is true thai we have given good laws, good gov erntneut anJ good schools and many other desirable things to those who have coae within our borders, but much of this rood has been nullified by some of the things we have failed to do, and chit f among these is our neglect in the matter of the construction of good roads. "Without good roads there can be no great development and no great progress. What we need most is more people more peo pie In the rural districts And in order to attract people to the rural - districts we must make rural life pleasant and attractive. You cannot maroon a new settler and his family on a farm in an ocean of mud, no matter how beautiful the spot, and expect to find him happy and content. He demands good roads leading to the church and the schools and good roads leading to the market and he is going to loacate in that section, where these advantages are to be found. It is not only our duty but it is in keeping with good business to build good roads. Money spent 0 'cat Northern Railway for the State of Oregon. It wa handsomely decorated and the apple and other fruits from Hood Itiver and Rogue Itlver Valleys made a splendid bowing. In addition to fruit grow ing, the chance for diversified farm ing, dairying hog and cattle raining, which are of much Interest to the for good roads is money well spent. When we speak of spend ing several millions of dollars j during the next few years in road construction, many are staggered by the proposal and by the figures. They apparently are not aware that the several counties in this state spent over 110,000.000 during the past six years for road work, much of ! which was lost through lack of 'system and knowlege as to scien tific roadbuilding. "The question of good roads has been fairly well discussed of late, and we have learned more about roadbuilding during the past few years than we ever knew befere, and we still have much to learn and still have mnch to do before we undertake on a targe scale the construction of a system of highways in this slate. "We need first: the passage of model good road laws. Sec ond: competent man at the head of the highway department. Tbird: funds sufficient to carry on the work. "These things will come only through united effort, and united effort will come only through a clear understanding of the whole question by the whole people of this slate. This understanding will come only through the study by and education of the whole people. "Numerous bills are about to be initiated or presented to the Legislature by the friends of good roads in different parts of the state; and, Whereas, it is most important that the people of Oregon should mid Wee tern and Eastern farmer were emphasized. The Interest manifested In Oregon wan such that the Great Northern officials are well sntlNfled that the state will benefit much from this comprehensive exhibit. give deep and thoughtful atten tion to the consideration, strudy and discussion of tnese measures; !Now. therefore, I, Oswald West, Governor of the State of Oregon, by virture of the power and authority in me vested, do hereby proclaim tho week begin ning the 4th day of February, and ending the 10th day of Feb ruary as Good Roads week, and I do hereby earnestly recom mend to the people of tbis Btate that during this period the ques tion of good roads legislation be given careful thought and study through public and private dis-1 cussions and through the col- j umns of the press, in order that knowledge pertaining thereto may be increased, public senti ment crystallized and effective legislation secured." The Journal Contest. Something doing all the time in the contest. Miss Elliott occupies the first position this week. Miss Glaze second and Mrs. Cyrus third. Three more issues before the final announcement. All votes must be in this office by noon on February 29. Earlier if possible. The votes are as follows: Miss Mary Elliott 151.4.U5 Mies Maggie tilase 14B,2T5 Mra, Vlra Cyrus, 135.375 Mies Kmerien Young 4475 Baptist Church, Prineville 1000 Miss Myrtle Juslin of Haystack.1000 Spring Samples Just Received. Spring; and Summer goods for ladies' ware; latest out. Made to order. 6 per cent discount for all orders sent in before February 24. 2-1-lni Mrs. J. N. Wright. Whit. Wyandotte Effi Far Hatduaf. 2 per 15 E. E. Evans. Prine ville, 2-1-tf WORK COMMENCED MONDAY Lobby Will Be of Tile and Marble Mrs. McDowell Not Afraid. The Hotel Prineville is going to have a.lcbby and bar made of tile and marble that will be the finest east of the Cascades. Mr. Ake, who bas done such good work on tbe two Prineville banks, commenced work Monday. Tbe floor will be made of If inch white vitreous hexigon tile, with a 10 inch Grecian border composed of four colore black, white, green and red, There will be a six-inch dark blue vein Alaska marble bate around each room with marble plynth blocks. Tje hotel lobby rill be fitted np with a marble counter of tbe latest e'e ign. Tbe toilet room also will hare a white vitreous tile floor with sanitary base and cap. There will be a 6x3 white enameled wall tile, making the room per fectly white and absolutely sani tary. The decoration scheme of the hotel lobby will be of the very latest mode. Tbe woodwork will he. finished in - Circassian walnut. The side walls in old ivory with frescoed ceiling in light cream. The saloon and cardroom wood work will be finished in oak with decorated walls and ceilings. New and elaborate chandeliers of latest pattern and design will be placed in the lobby and bar. Mrs. McDowell has implicit faith in the future of Prineville and is backing up that faith with ex pensive and elaborate improve ments that will place her hostelry on a par with the best in the state. Culver Tribune. Born: On Monday, January 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jenkins, a son. Everyone was pleased to see the freight trains pull in to Culver last Friday. A large amount of freight for local people was received. R. E. Osborn has taken np a piece ot land in the country west of the Deschutes. No better recomendation to people who are coming for land than the fact that many local people are taking the benefit of the new road and the country which it opens np. On last Sunday the residence of W. H. Peck caught fire from a chimney. ' When discovered the fire was eating it's way into the roof. Several of the boys were at home and they hastily got together and formed a bucket brigade. There was a good supply of water or otherwise the house would have been destroyed.- The fire was ex tinguished after a heroic fight. One end of tbe house was damaged to quite an extent. The county court while here last week promised the residents that arrangements would be made to have the work proceed on the new grade. It was promised that an engineer would be put on the job to definitely establish the grade and that the force would be put to work at once. Mr. Bayley left for the camp Tuesday evening in company with C. F. Underwood. As stated, the commissioners in formed the people that the crew would be put to work on con struction at once.