School Meeting
Prineville District
Our Announcement
At the school meeting Monday
afternoon Mrs. R. E. Gray was re
elected to succeed herself as di
rector and J. B. Shipp was elected
clerk to succeed M. R. Elliott' who
has served the district for twenty
years.
Mr. Elliott wanted to quit last
year but inasmuch as the district
was going to build he thought he
could save the people of Prineville
all the legal fees incident to such a
step, so concluded to serve another
term. He has placed the district
under obligations for long and faith-
ful services. His financial report
for last year is as follows:
reckh-ts.
Tash on hand $ 617 50
District tax 7,s:9 15
County School Fund 1,757 63 j
State School Fund S 22 j
Sale of bonds and warrants 2t,06 00 j
From other sources 5,101 20 j
Total $12,020 72 j
D1SHI RSLMKNTS. j
Teachers salaries t 6,300 00
Kent ot school rooms 5.1 00 1
Fuel and supplies..., 647 81 j
New school bouse 29,233 20 j
Iuterest on bonds 800 00 j
Insurance 2S5 m) !
Some time ago we purchased the business;
corner opposite the Prineville Hotel and it is
now our expectation to move into that place
EARLY NEXT YEAR with a fine new
up-to-date stock. i
It is our intention that this stock shall be!
every bit new stock and it is the purpose of
this notice to make mention not of this fact!
alone but of our determination to close out I
every item every article of summer goods-
now on hand. We will therefore begin on
next Saturday, June 22d, a genuine and
sincere
Clerk's salary
For all other purposes..
M CO i
24 30 1
Total 37,4.)S 61:
Cash on hand June 1 $ 4,571
emovaii sane
All Millinery, Ribbons, Laces. Embroider
ies, Silks, Summer Lawns, White Waistings,
av j?- Curtain Scrims, and Silkolines.
eryiyPartj.A1! Lacfes' WaTiss Lawn Dresses,
vjnigiiaiii jicbses, Ljinen uresses, niiuren s
Dresses, Boys' Waists and Shirts.
Ladies' and Children's Oxfords and Tan
Shoes. All Men's Oxfords and Tan Shoes
thought reduced during our Removal Sale. .
LOOK FOR ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK.
Be among the first to take advantage .of
this opportunity.
Sales prices, cash.
"Come to me, Oh ye children,
For I hear you at your play.
And the questions that perplexed me
Have vanished quite away.
"Ye are better than all the ballads
That 'ere were sung or said
For ye are living poems
And all the rest are dead."
So sang the poet and so
the parents and friends who saw
the happy throng of children who
gathered at the home of little Elenor
Edwards to pay homage to her fifth
birthday. The party was held on
the lawn where the little ones spent
a happy afternoon playing games
and having a general good time. At
the close of the exercises the child
ren were served with ice cream and
cake. '
The little hostess received many
pretty and useful presents.
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July 4th at Bend
Three Days of Fun
4th, 5th, and 6th.
Free open air acts include balloon
ascensions and parachute jumps,
high wire bicycle acts and dives,
water sports. Magnificent fireworks
display,
ALL FREE
Also Seven First Class Shows by the biggest amuse
ment company that ever played in Central Oregon.
Prices 1 5 to 25 cents nothing higher.
Big dance night of Fourth. Play and dunce, night of
third. Baseball games on Fourth and 6th.
Come Celebrate With Us
Strawberries!
Hot Weather is making the Strawberry Season a short one this
year. Leave your orders for berries for canning at the
CASH GROCERY Geo. Whiteis, Prop
LOCAL MENTION
Dr. and Mrs. . Belknap leave to
morrow for Shipherd Springs.
Horace Belknap is home from
school. This is his first year in
medicine. '
Miss Agnes Elliott is home from
the University of Oregon. She
came last Friday.
Miss Engdahl left for Portland
Sunday, where she will visit a sister
during the summer.
W. H. Short and wife of La
monta were week-end business
visitors to Prineville. j
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Chester J. Catlow of
Salem and Maude Vandervert of
Bend.
Mjss Goldie Cleek, who has been
uv.iiuiii, Mini j a m.iuidiJJ' aL
The Dalles, came home on her va-
cation the last of the week. She
was accompanied by her sister; Miss
Georgia, who was in Portland on a
visit.
The Kenwood Promotion Co. of
Bend filed articles of incorporation
yesterday wtih County Clerk Brown.
The incorporators are J. Edward
Larson, J. Ryan, E. R. Post, J. F.
Arnold and E. V. Kuykendall. Cap
ital stock, 15,000.
The Department of Agriculture
at Washington has just issued its
1911 Agricultural Year Book a
bound volume of several hundred
pages containing much interesting
and instructive information regard
ing agriculture, horticulture, stock ,
raising, etc. Each senator and
representative has copies of this
Year Rook for distribution and any
farmer can secure a copy by send
ng to one of the members of the
Oiegon delegation.
COLLINS W. ELKINS
LOCAL MENTION
George Whiteis buried his infant
daughter Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Fox was taken to Port
land Tuesday for medical treatment.
Dan Winkle and Lucy Van Tassel
of Sisters were granted permission
towed Tuesday.
Sheriff Balfour left yesterday for
Fossil to get J. O. Cox, who is
wanted here on a charge of petty
larceny. He stole a pair of "chans"
belonging to the Crane boys.
W. H. Birdsong and family left
for the west side Monday for a
stay of a week on his 160 over
there. His land is under ditch and a
week's sojourn will entitle him to a
patent under the Carey act. '
Farmers are getting ready for
harvest. Mowers and reapers are
undergoing repairs. Haying will
be in full blast right after the
Fourth. Some alfalfa will be cut
before that time. William Adams
reports big crops in the Coombs
Flat country.
The Teachers' Bible Training
School closed its year's work Tues
day evening. The written exami
nation was entered into with eager
ness and enthusiasm. The class is
looking forward to September, when
Mrs. Wood will begin the second
year's work in Bible study.
Next 8abbath at the Presbyterian
church, the minister will give the
history, exposition and application
of the book of "Jonah." You are
invited to these services. If your
pastor is out of town do not break
the habit of church going. The
other pastors and their people are
delighted to have you and your
friends worship with them. M. A.
Prater, pastor.
LOCAL MENTION.
Prof. Coe left Sunday morning
for Portland.
Born June 18, to the wife of
Ira Ray, a girl.
J. B. Shipp is moving into his
new bungalow.
T. M. Baldwin and Miss Fay got
home from Portland Sunday.
Mrs. Stearns and family have
moved to the LaPine ranch for the
summer.
Lt.-Elwood Draper arrived from
San Francisco Tuesday on a visit to
his father, Col. Draper.
Rev. Gregg will preach in the M.
E. Church next Sunday at the usual
hours. His subject for the evening
sermon will be: "My Choice for
President." Don't fail to hear him.
Rice & Neville, civil engineers,
have dissolved partnership. Mr.
Nevelle is now in Southern Oregon.
He has a position with the High-
Grade mine.
County Supt. Ford says that he
has secured first, second and third
prizes from the Harriman people
'or the Crook county industrial ex
hibit at the county fair this fall.
The county court also added $150
to be distributed in prizes; This
is worth while. Go in boys and
girls and win.
Mrs. L. M. Miller of Paulina was
in Prineville the last of the week.
While here she received her ap
pointment from Judge Wolverton of
the United States district court as a
United States land commissioner.
She will take care of land matters
in the eastern part of the county.
Mrs. Miller is a committing magis
trate in government cases. She ie
the first woman to get the appoint
ment in the state.
LOCAL MENTION
The M. W. A. band will give
their usual street concert Saturday
evening.
The Misses Williams left the first
of the week for a trip through
eastern Crook county.
Married At the Presbyterian
manse. June 18th, Mr. Frances F.
Gardner and Miss Katie V. McKen-
zie, both of Paulina. They will
make their home at Paulina.
Joe Taylor, who underwent an
operation at the GoodJ Samaritan
Hospital at Portland last week, is
reported as improving every day,
Jerry Mackey crossedlthe Cas
cades from the valley the last of the
week on horseback. He reports
snow for about ten miles.
A pair of spectacles were picked
up on the street Saturday and left
at this office for identification.
Owner can have same by paying for
this notice.
Bend is going to have a big cele
bration July 4th, 5th' and 6th.
There will be all kinds of stunts.
Baloon ascensions, parachute jumps,
high wire bicycle acts, dances and
water sports. A cordial welcome is
extended, to celebrate with them.
At the Shaniko wool sales Tues
day 800,000 pounds were sold at
prices ranging from 14c to 17jc a
pound. J. A. Kaser was the man
who topped the market. He had
53,000 pounds.
C. L. Smith, the expert agri
culturist of the O.-W. R. & N. Co.
will write a number of articles for
this paper on agricultural topics.
His first article is on "Potatoes," a
subject that has the center of the
stage in Crook county,
Every Housekeeper,
Ik
no matter what her weekly expenditure may 1m, values the oppor
tunity to iiiv'e. Muny u penny nmy he mive.l tiy the iternon clever
enough to buy their Ki.rlnjf Lumb, Flue Poultry nud all other Menu
at our market.
City Meat Market
There's a Bare Chance
that you might pick up n good a
grade of Hportlng Uonda n we are
handling In dolus other Mtore, but we
doubt very much If you would be
able to meet our prices. We are
large buyers of all chiHHeu ot Sport
ing and Hunting IOiiilpmentH, and
we buy In the beHt murkets for pot
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. jj v'' VfU mini, iriijr wD nm ennmeu
to set competition at defiance.
L. KAMSTRA, Proprietor
Crook County Jewelry and Sporting Goods Home.
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THE HAMILTON STABLES
J. H. WIGLE, Proprietor
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
Stock boarded by the day, week or month at
Reasonable rates. , Remember us when in
Prineville. Rates Reasonable. We have
Fine Livery Rigs For Rent
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