High School Students Give Leap Year Party Krvtral of the High tohool boyi wtrt pleasantly surprised lal Thursday tvrning when their girl frirndt ol tht tcnlor and junior olat-a called upon tliain about 7;!!U and In true cavalitr Hyle corttl. I hi' in to an outdoor leap ytnf party. On tht bank o( the rivtr in N obit's Addition tht lair escort had built several bonfires and tut up wigwam In ont ol which rival o( Hit) Cutiinran iliyl foretold tht (uturt joy Mini wot-t ol I lie merry company. Thin In real Indian fashion tht guests and their hosltssea nut around tht fires and told weird ttorii w hi la they toatttd niarshmallows and, inci dtntlythtir faces. After an awning molt pleasantl spent tht tribes broke up camp and atarU'd for tht bnme country. Those who enjoyed tht evening's pleasure were: Misses IoU Kile. Thi-rsna Bundy, Kra Bold nun, Mamie Bailty, Corrinnt Collin, Gladys Doak, Nora Livingston, Iila Gayer, Hfih Thomas, Nil dreth Geytr and Klma Noble; Mrs. Boltnd McCallister, I.ee Row til, Robert Lister, Hoy Mo' Callistt-r, Warren Yancey, Fair Mct'allister, Lawrence Lister, La land Belknap, Arthur O'Xeil, Adolphus My-rs and Clark Mors. Tht parly wan rhaparonod by Mm. Estes, Mra. Wood and Mim Con way. Deputy Assessors Appointed Assessor Lafollutta hai assigned liia dt-putirt at follows: Allen Willcoxnii will have . the west central district, which includes Kedmund, Bend, Powell Butte, etc. 11. Karl ('rota will have the south eastern part of the county. W. K. Cooke the northwestern portion. This will include Madras. I!. S. (off will have Kutcber and contig uotia territory. Ton Lafolltttt will have tht McKay; II. E. Reynolds the Paulina cnuniry, and W. I). Moflitt the northeastern pari of tht county. A Chance for Prineville Sports T. M. Wilon, who lives near Madras wat In Prim-villa Monday, Mr. Wilson it trying to interest Printville sportsmen In the rabbit crusada now going on in hit fee tiun ol the county. The bunnies art becoming so thick that they are a menace to crop). Last year they did immense damage to the wheat fields, ao tht furmera de cided to hold rabbit drivea daring tht winter rnonthi to et II tht numbert of p't could not be re duced. While thousands have iifcn killed Mr. Wilson aaya that the rabbita seem to be at thick at aver. Prineville gunmen art invited to tnkapartin these drivea and are promised a good "feed" any time they choose to take an outing Mr. Wilnon would bt glad to get iu touch with anyont who deairea to join in the ahoot. Ilia addrt't, it Mad rat. Local Mention. Mra. Scoville will deliver an ad dress on temperance Friday even ing, March 8, at the Methodist church. Iho flreiiHMi'a "fcrnl" lnt Friday night wna well attemh-il. After up-M-rntthi nrumi'ii'a hull PrvtloViit Adiiiiiann of the Coimnervlitl t'lob li -vltetl ull present t adjourn to the club room, where the prlvllegm' i f the club were extended to ull. 3'lia rent il the eveiilnn win devoted to the bull nlli-ya, phiylnK billiards, ' pool mill ciirdn. Four new name were added to, oir Annoiinctiiient Column this week. John 1'. Busk ol La Grande, J who annouces himself aa a pro-1 gressive republican candidate forj congress for this district. Krnest C. Smith of Hood Hiver, who seeks the republican nomination tor die trict attorney of thia district. John McTaggart of Madras, who ban entered the lint fur the republican nomination of ahcriff for Crook county, and Frank Elkina who is out for the republican nomination for sheriff. Out for the Office of District Attorney Krnest C. Smith ol H miJ Kiver, wat a Prin-vil't visitor the first of tht weik. "Mr. Smith it an at torney from Hood Kiver who is seeking the nomination for district attorney at the hand of the re publican votera at the April pri maries. Mr. Smith is a graduate of tbt law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He has oven practicing law at Hood Kiver for a little lees than four years and is well known through out Hood Kiver county. Until recently ha was president of tht Hood Kiver Commercial Club. lie has never before sought any politi cal ollice and says ht knows noth ing about the political game. All he expects to do is to. ray to the people that, if nominated and elected, he will give thim honest aud eflicient service and will vigor ously enforce the law. The demo crats of Prineville art talking very strongly of indorsing Mr. Smith on April 19 aa their candidate. Students Debate at M. E. Church Tonight The eighth grade class of the Prineville Public Schools will meet the Freshman class of the County High School tonight in the Bret of a series of three annual debates. This series work will provo mobt interesting because the classes are promoted annually and those who this year oppose the high school will next year have to fight for the honor against the next eighth grade class, while the final debate of this group will take place in 1913 14 between the classes that are now in seventh and sixth grades in the public schools. Itoth of the present teams have spent much lime and study in preparation of the subject and there willl bt a close content for the honor of the first victory. Crook County Journal, county official paper, f 1 .r0 a ytar. LOCAL MENTION Walter and.I!aker Knox of Post are in tht city. Mra. K. H. Smith left Tuesday for Redmond to visit friend--. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Booth of Hit. ; tera were county teat visitors Mon- day. i Mr. and Mrs. Larson of Trre-' bonne wre week-end visitors in Prineville. M. K. Jirink haa been urged by ' friends to make the raoe for county i judge but he dedin-i the honor.; Mr. lirink will not be a candidate. Andrew Morrow ofGrizrly, was in Prineville Ha'orday. This is the first tinn he has b -en out since bis attack of typhoid last Sepiam- ber. The mail Irom Culver to Prine ville waa not discontinued March' 1 as expected. Tht service will i continue from that point to the countv seat. ! The O'Xeil postofEce is a thing! of the past. Mr. Larson, tht post-', mater turntd over the reenrdi and o'.her belontlrv's to Post. : master Ledford the last of the week. I The silver cup won by Central Oregon for the best Alfalfa ex-i hibit at the Northwest Land Show ' at St. Paul is on exhibition at J Adamson's drug store. It was of-! fered by the Northern Pacific Kail-' way Co. I J. C. Houston of Roberta came' in fur supplies the last of the: week. It has been a good winter for aheep, he says. The wool will ' be of a much better grade than , usual. There will be no breaks.! A pood slexlv crnirth m Bunt i I market selling price. Dr. Cal vin S. bite of the Sta'e Hoard of Health waa in Prineville the Grt of the week. His visit to Crook county is to investigate the complaint made by canal water users. They allege that the water in the Pilot Butte canal it becom- j ing contaminated. The water is used by a large number of people for domestic purposes aa well as for j irrigation. White Leghorn Hena. Two down thwuuglihied tingle comb. Hi bent Slid Cork, not related, I7.AO; 1-' hens and cock 12.50. Write or 'phone r,ny I.t folic tie, Prineville, Or. 2. KM Horaea for Sale. On the old C. Ham Hmlth rnncb, near I'rlnevltl-! nolil In jinr nnnilws at n-aaonable iirlien. For further Information nddreea II. H. flinwrai., Prineville, Oregon. 12-10-tf White Leghorns I (Pure Bred) The kind that lay, and lay big eggs. Eat Ieaa and lay more than other kinda. Eggs for hatching, guaranteed pure, $1.50 per setting. locks $i.uu each- GUY LAFOLLETT, Prinevile, Or. LOCAL MENTION. II. 1. Still lett today on a busi nets trip to Portland. The ladiea of the M. E. church will hold their annual Easter Fair March 2!). Robert Zevely left Friday last for Portland to tee bis mother who it dangerously tick. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Booth got back Tuesday from their visit to Willamette valley points. K. T. Tieraon, editor of the Metoliua Oregonian waa a county seat visitor the first of the week. Robtrt M. Wood and Gertrude Ida Kellogg of ('line Falls were granted permission to marry yes terday. On Tuesday County Clerk Brown ' issued a marriage licente to Charles James and Susan Snyder of Ashland. Hev. Perry of The Dallea, dis trict superintendent of the M. K. church, held quarterly conference In Prineville last Saturday. Hend was visited by another fire Monday night. A number of stores were burned. We could' not learn Ihe 'amount of damage. Robert Cram of Trout creek came in today for his wife, who has been visiting ber parents, Mr. and MrB. Horigan, for several weeks. The firemen will hold their an nual ball this year on March 15. The boys are going to spring some thing new on the Prineville public. We have it on the quiet that they are practicing the bunny hug, Texas Tommy and turkey trot for the an nual event. Don't miss it. One of the treats of the season was enjoyed by a goodly number at the M. 15. church Friday even ing, March 1, when Miss (.iitahol, assisted by local talent, delight fully entertained those who were brave enough to venture out into tht unexpected scowdtorm. , LOCAL MENTION A. J. Weston of Sisters waa a business visitor the last of the week. John W. Jenkins and Iottie E. Fn-eman of Lamonta were mar ried by Justice Kennedy last Sat urday. " Cornelius M. K ruches: and Myrtle K. Proser of Sisters wire granted a license towed last Satur day. Councilman Ward returned Sat urday from bit trip to Portland. Hit daughter, Mrs. O'Connor, came back with him for a visit. The Journal has received an or der for the paper from Lum Jack who seven years ago worked for Mra. C. K. McDowell of Hotel Prineville. Jack says he haa been in Portland, Astoria, Chioago, New York but is now running a chop suey cafe in Jackson, Mich. Will N. Fulton, who left Crook county last spring, writes to the Journal that he haa bought a home near the ocean in Humboldt county, Calif. Great Bport there, he says, hunting, fishing, digging olams, gathering musselB and abaloniet. Federated services at the Metho dist church Sunday morning and evening. Rev. John E. Williams will preach. Subject of morning sermon, "Luminous Hours." Even ing subject, "Is There Any Harm in Card Playing, Theater Going, Dancing." Free seats and all are welcome. Sunday services at the Presby terian church are as follows Morning theme, "The King's Busi ness." Music, by the choir. Offer try solo, "Face to Face," Johnson, by Mrs. Edgar. Evening subject, "Regeneration, Twice Born, or Born Again." The evening ser vice will be strictly evangelistic. If you enjoy good Binging and straight preaching, come. . E. II: Edgar, pastor. LOCAL MENTION County court is in session this week. Jesse Windom of Culver was in town this week. Dr. Belknap is convalescing. He is able to sit up a little. Mrs. S. R. Cooper hag returned from her visit to Pendleton. ' Mr. Barnes ol Laidlaw wat a county teat visitor the last of the week. Mrs. Eites advertises some new ideas in millinery at her opening March 14. Dr. Fox has a very sore hand. A case ol bloodpoisoning. Dra. Edwards and Hyde operated on it the last ol the week. Miss Winnek it gradually re covering her eyeBight. It ia now only a question of careful nursing until her sight it fully restored. Married March 5, at Hotel Ore gon, Fred K. Barber and Mary E. Volland, Rev. E. II. Edgar of tbt Presbyterian church officiating. One hundred tickets were sold to homeseekers at St. Paul March 1st, by the Hill lines. Crook county is bound to get some of them if the people do their share of the work of getting them onto tht land. Thomas Dempsay, who lives over near Madras, wat adjudged insane by Dr. Edwards Saturday. Sheriff Balfour telegraphed the asylum authorities Sunday for an attendant to come and get him. David C. Pickett, a former grad uate of the Crook County High School, but now a junior at the University of Oregon, will repre sent the university at the inter collegiate oratorical contest to be held at Forest Grove tomorrow evening. There will be eight com petitors for supremacy in oratory. David's oration ia entitled, ' The Modern Paradox,", an appeal for universal peace. I Automobiles! REO THE FIFTH A powerful 30 h. p. car 2, 4, and 5 passenger, semi float axles nickle steel, Timpken Bearings, five pas senger, fully equipped, $1,275.00 f. o. b. Portland, self starrer $25.00 extra. THE FAMOUS APPERSON JACKRABIT CARS. STEARNS CARS Knight-Type Motor. PREMIER The Quality Car J. C. ROBINSON Agent for Crook and Hamey Counties. Madras, - - - Oregon Use the Olliver Plow We have every style from the well known No 20 and 40 Chilled walking plows to the late No. 28 Sulkey. Also, the gang with interchangeable bottoms. 0 Full line ofShares and Repairs. New line of Discs, Peg and Spring Tooth Harrows, Rollers, Fresno and Slip Scrapers, Hardware and PAGE FIELD FENCING. FARMERS: You are invited to call and look these over. See new stock. Collins W. Elkins SkW