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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR , PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1912. "",
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VOL.XVI-NO.37
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Crook County High School
The Fair Grounds Busy Place
The October Racing Program
Adds Two New Departments
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For the punt few year the study
of agriculture has been Included In
the curriculum of the Crook Co.
High School. It has proved tube not
only a iopular subject with the
students, but also, a a mean of
culture ami mental discipline, of
equal valuo with any of the more
abstract studies which formerly
conipiHM'd II igh School courses. In
addition to thin it fulfills the de
mand of the diiy In that it is an em
iniMitly practical subjects It gives
the student the preparation for go
ing out and making the greatest
ucceM In one of tho most hnnor
hie and independent walks of lifu.
According to the conclusion
reached In the investigations made
by one of the lea ling educator of
the country, the old system of ed
ucation educated IM n.r cent, of the
pupils away from tho productive
walks of life, causing them to he
consumers rather than producers.
The tendency of the newer move
ment, In which agriculture and
other practical subject, such as
manual training and domestic sci
ence hns been introduced, is to ed
ucate tho pupils to be producer.
This is remarkably shown in the
change of sentiment among the
boys and girls of one county in the
stale of Washington. In 1!K)7, out
of 104 boys and 174 girls who ex
pressed their choice of a life occu
pation, 157 boys and 16:1 girls ex
pected to leave the farm. Hut in
1910, after these subjects had been
introduced, and Uie idea of the dig
nity of labor emphasized through
the work of the schools, out of 174
boys and 178 girls, 102 boys and
101 girls expressed their determin
ation to remain on the farm. In
neither case was any effort made to
influence the pupils In the expres
sion of their choice of a calling in
life.
The coming year in the Crook Co.
High School there will be another
August 17 is Farmers' Day
At Redmond Demonstration Farm
Crops on the Oregon Agricul
tural Collcgedemonslratlon farms
ut Redmond and Metollus are ap
proaching maturity and in order
that tho farmers and citizens of
Crook county may avail thorn
solves of the opportunity of so
nig the demonstrations before
harvest, arrangements havo boon
mudo with the College authorities
for holding a "Farmer's lay" ot
tho Irrigated Demonstration farm
near Redmond, on Saturday,
August 17th.
Dr. James Withcombe. director
Washington Tho Commission
er of tho General Land Ollico
Rays that at the present time 250,
000 land patents are held in the
General Land Olllee awaiting tho
application of tho owners to ro
coivs them. The possession of a
patent is not absolutely necess
ary to pass title to tho entryman
consequently thousands of entry
men entitlod to. patents do not
make application for them and
they , Lave accumulated until
they have aggregated the num
ber given. Recently some en
terprising law firms havo boon
writing to entrymon offering to
secure their lund patents for
them for a nominal sum, and ap
parently are doing literally a
"land office business." The ser
vices of attorneys are not noces
sary in order to obtain these put
onts, and tiiose entitled to them
can get them by making applica
tion to the officials of the local
land oflloe in which their enter-,
prisos are situated without costs.
step In advance along this line. A
two-year course will be started, in
which the work In each subject
treated will be greatly amplified.
Considerably more time will be de
voted to laboratory and field work,
and various farm problems will be
worked out in such a way at to
make a lasting impression upon the
students.
Without doubt the course will
eventually develop into a four-year
agricultural course, which plan is
already being adopted in a few of
the High Schools of this state.
First year. First Semester : Soils.
Second Semester: Plant Propa
gation and Horticulture.
Second year. First Semester :
Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Second Semester: Farm Crops and
Farm Management.
At the recent adjourned meeting
of the Hoard of Education of the
Crook Co. High School, it was de
cided that, because of lack of inter
est manifested in normal work, that
department should be discontinued
for the ensuing year. Work in it
will be resumed at any future date
when interest is such as to warrant
thd forming of a class.
At the request of Principal Coe
it was decided to give added atten
tion to mirienlture. A,r.lmiv
Prof. Smith, who has had charge of I
that work for the oast year. WM!
asked to prepare a complete two
year course. In order to get the
best course possible, he thought it
wise to consult the leaden of that
work in the state the instructors
of the Oregon Agriculture College
at Corvallis. In order to best fit
himself to handle the various sub
jects he sHnt some time in study
there. He has just returned and is
bubbling oyer with enthusiasm for
the new department. AH students
who can will do well to elect one
year, or if possible, both years in
this most valuable subject.
of Ktato Experiment Stations,
Prof. H. D. Scudder, probably
President Kerr and one or t wo
other members of the experiment
station will bo with the business
men's excursion from Portland,
on the wuy to Oregon Develop
ment League convention, to bo
hold at Lakeview, and will stop
over to visit the irrigated dem
onstration farm and deliver
lectures at the farmers Institute
in Redmond the evening of Aug
ust I7th.
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Nowa fiAnhnl i0018 ln tlie conl "strlct of Pennsylvania and West Virginia cost sixty or more lives, great damage being done at Uniontown,
nCWS onap5IIOlS f.a jnaics W. Wadsworth, Jr., announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New York. Emperor
flf thp WppW ' Mutsnhtto of Japan was said to be dying and Crown Prince Yosbihlto was also ill. Justice Keogh, at White Plains, N. I.,
VI II1C "5ea decided that Harry Thaw is Insane and must remain ln the Matteawan asylum. Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty of
New York declared that be believed police were concerned In th murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. He also asked police everywhere to look tor
and arrest five men for the murder, Including (1) Loulj Maikj, W Harry Horowlts and (3) Frank Muller. r . t..-,t . . )
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Crook County Hifh
County Court
Adjourned Term
Court met Monday, August 5, at
10 a. m. Present. Judge H. C. El
lis, Commissioners R. H. Bailey and
James Rice, County Clerk Brown
and Sheriff Balfour.
Replacing Bolter's bridge: The
local road sujtervisors and others
have reP"rtetl that the piesent wood
en bridge across Trout creek, near
Bolter's, is In a dangerous condition,
the same having been personally in
spected by the members of this
court and found that the posts
thereunder are decayed, and that it
Is necessary to rebuild said struct
ure forthwith. After getting esti
mates to replace the structure with
lumber it was considered cheaper to
put in a steel bridge. It is there
fore ordered that a contract be en
tered into by the county court and
Coast Bridge Co. for a steel trestle
220 feet long with a 16-foot clear
roaoway, me bridge company
to furnish the steel forms necessary
for the setting of the concrete ped- j
estals. for the ereetmn nf i, ti !
in its place upon the nedestals furn-,
Mied by the eounty.the laying of all
plank, joist and railing and the
painting of same, for the sum of !
2.100, f. o. b. Gateway. Oreiron
Petition for county road by Pe -
ter Erickson et al which was
companied by a bond of t200, with
JohnToth andJ J. R. Harvey as
sureties, and it appearing by affida- j
vit that at least 12 signers of said :
petition was freeholders residing :
in the road district, and it further
appearing from the opinion of the
district attorney that all papers
were regular, it is ordered that theibr'(,ife at this time is an emergency
board of road viewers meet at the matter, it is therefore ordered that
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School, Printville, Oregon
beginning of said proposed road
on the 15th day of August, 1912,
view, review and survey said pro
posed road and report thereon at
the next term of this court.
The petition for the G. G. Groves'
et al road was granted, the law
having been complied with. The
board of road viewers are or
dered to meet at the beginning of
said proposed road on the day
of August, 1912, view, review and
survey said proposed road and re
port thereon at the next term of
this court.
Deschutes river county bridge.
Pursuance to a continuance from
the last meeting of this court a full
investigation has beei made and the
court 'finds, among other things,
that the bridge asked for is much
needed by the public in general,
especially by people on the wester
ly side of the Deschutes river and,
from the vicinity of Sisters and
Tumalo : that it is feasible and can
be constructed for a reasonable
price across the Deschutes river in
road district No. 12, near the north-
erly limits of the cit of 1560(1 : that
Ulere 13 no publlc brl(,Ke across
river nearer than Laidlaw on the
north' 8 Stance of upwards of six
niile8 and on the 80111,1 at tne be -
"" ul 'K meuuows, a uis
tance 01 u mlles i that there are two
' private bridges across the Deschutes
: river whicn .tne Public is- an1 nas
ac-ibeen for many years, obliged to
travel regardless of their unsafe
ana awwerous condition, and this
court after considering the first
cost of 8 combination steel base
bent bridte with wooden stringers
aml (ieckiK compared with a
lumber bridge, and in view of the
fact that the construction of said
The fair ground is a busy place
these days. Carpenters are at
work on the additions to the pavil
lion. When they get through the
building will be in the shape of
Maltese cross, with ample capacity
for the display of agricultural prod
ucts. The big grandstand will take
some time to build. It will be 160
feet long, 28 feet deep and about
30 feet in height, and will hold a
thousand people. A portion has
been set aside for reserved seats.
The band stand is located on a
swinging platform in the dormer,
which occupies the center of the
building. . It will be built up high i
enough so as not to obstruct the
view from the seats.
The judges' stand opposite will be
octagonal in shape and contain ac
commodations for these officials.
The poultry house has long been
needed. It will be circular in shape,
30 feet in diameter, with an inside
court. All buildings will be finish-
FIRST
Introductory Rice j mile dash $100.00
Crook County Trot or Pace, mile heats, 2 in 3 15000
Saddle Race, -mile dash, stock saddles andihorses. . . . . . . . . . . 75 00
Crook County Commercial Club Stake, running J-mile ........ 300.00
SECOND DAY
Running mile dash r , 200.00
Crook County Colts, 3-yr.-olds. trot or pace, mile 2 in 3''"'' 100.00
Crook County Merchants' and Manufacturers' Purse, 2:30 class
trot or paca, heats 3 in 5 300.00
Quarter mile dash 10000
THIRD DAY
Farmers' and Breeders' Stake, running mile dash 300.00
Running -mile, 2 year-olds 150. 00
Gentlemen's Double Team Roadsters' Race, mile, 2 in 3, owners
to drive ... ; w, 10o.OO
Running f-mile dash. ....-.":;....-;. . -. ; rrr.'f ;.t 100.0ft
FOURTH DAY
Indian Women's, one mile - 25.00
Society's Purse, 2:25 class, trot, mile heats, 3 in 5 !.. "!.'.'. 50o!o0
One-hale mile handicap 200.00
Running one-half mile Consolation race 100.00
Entries to all named races will close Oct. 1, 1912
Over-night entries 8 o'clock p. m. night before race
American Trotting Association rule to govern all harness races.
the society being a member of the same ; and American Racing Rules
to govern running races ...
Entrance fee to all stakes and purses, 10 per cent of same
Money divided 70, 20 and 10 per cent
a contract be forthwith entered in
towith the Coast Bridge Co. for
sucn bridge which shall call for all
material fabricated ready for the
erection of one steel trestle 300 feet
long, with 18 feet clear roadway ;
said company to furnish the steel
I forms necessary for the setting of
, the concrete pedestals, and for said
company to place the steel in place
upon the pedestals furnished by the
county, to lay all plank, joist and
railing,' and paint same, for the sum
of $2,760 f. o. b. Bend.
Thereupon court adjourned until
August 19.
ed in rustic and neatly painted.
There will be one thousand feet
of free stables for earners with hay
and grain at actual cost. The fair
officials are doing their utmost to
make the 1912 fair the best ever
held outside of the state fair at Sa
lem. The amusement features this
year will be something that has not
been attempted before so far in the
interior of the state.
The Los Angeles band is the best
that could be provided. The flying
machine will draw people from all
over the interior, and there will be
other entertaining features to at
tract the crowd.
The racing will be better than
ever this year. It will be more
than a local affair. The purses hung
up are large enough to attract state
wide attention, and they are doing
it. Inquiries are being received
from many distant points. The fol
lowing is the race program for the
four days :
DAY
Death of Charles W. Haight.
Charles W. Haight, who owned
a large ranch in Cow Canyon,
and is known to every old timer
in Crook County, died at The
Dalles last Friday.
The deceased went to The
Dalles about a month" ago for
medical treatment, but his nearly
four score years of life had con
siderably reduced his strength
and his vitality continued to ebb
until the time of his death. Char
les W. Haight was born in Otsego
county, New York, December 20,
1833. When he was 5 years of
age he moved with bis parents
o Tipton, la. He attended
school there until 1853 then left
with a party bound for California.
Mr. Haight located at what was
known as "Kelsey's Diggings"
where he worked at mining for
three years. In 1857 he came to
Oregon, locating at Wilher. He
attended school for a few years
going to the Flprence mines in
Idaho in 1862. For three years
Mr. Haight engaged in freight
ing between Boise and Bannock
City, Ida. In 1865 he returned
to Wilber and was united in
marriage to Miss Eliza Virginia
Otey. Together with his wife he
moved to Wasco county in 1872
and resided there until his death.
Estray.
Black two-year-old filly, banded YD
connected on left shoulder ; owner can
have eame by ptoving brand, paying for
this notice and pasture charges.
7-18-5t Chas. O'Nkil, Howard, Or.
v Cottage to Rent.
Five-room cottago to rent. Inquire of
Mrs. D. F. Stewart 7-25
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