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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1912)
LOCAL MENTION B. F. Allen is hore from Portland. J. F. Blanchard is down with typhoid fever. Born OctolxT 23, to the wife of Otto Gray, boy. Frank Cram of Hood River was in Prineville last week. R. V, Jenkins and family of Mad ras spent fair week in Prineville. G. V. Estes was home from Stevenson, Wash., on a Visit last week. Mrs. McClum, mother of James McClum, died Monday night on the homestead north of town Chas. F. Stahl and Eva F. Brown of Redmond were married last Sat urday evening at the Presbyterian manse by Rev. Prater. Prineville and Bend will contend for football honors on the high school grounds next Saturday after noon at 2:30 sharp. Dr. Harry Lane, democratic can didate for United States senator, spoke to a crowded house at Club Hall Wednesday evening. Dr. Lane is an able speaker and held the at tention of his audience from start to finish. W. C. Wilkes of rorUand, as sistant general freight and passen ger agent of the Hill lines, was at tending the county fair last week. The exhibits, both cattle and vege tables, were a great revelation to him, he says. The time of the circuit court was taken up this week with the Sax ton vs. Barber case, wherein plaintiff seeks to recover 130,000 for aliena tion of his wife's affections. The jury reported this morning and gave Plaintiff Saxton $1000. Herbert Rideout came in from Portland Monday evening. Since selling the Fairview Stock Farm Herbert has bought ten acres near Portland where he will go into the poultry business. He is just get ting things fixed up to breed fancy stock. Several of the ladies have donated their services for a dinner to be given on the evening of Election Day receipts to be applied to the M. W. A. band instrument fund. Fur ther announcement next week. The boys will give their usual street con cert Saturday evening, 7:30 sharp. The Prineville Land $c Livestock Co. are shipping six head of big bulls to the Hawaiian Islands this .1 LOCAL MENTION Born October 17, to the wife of Oliver Adams, a girl. Regular services Sunday at the Presbyterian church. W. A. Bell of The Dalles is at tending court this week. Hiram Gibson of The Dalles is spending the week in town. Court week ball at the Club hall Friday evening, October 25. Editor Palmer and wife of Red mond took in the fair last week. Geo. Millican returned Saturday from a visit to Southern Oregon. Mr. Carey, a brother of Mrs. W A, Booth, is here on a visit from Salem. The ladies of the Annex will give a ball Halloe'en night, October 31 Lunch will be served in the hall. Dr. T. A. Long and the family of W. R. Cook motored down from Madras and spent a couple of days at the fair. Kev. Luke bheehan will be m r - :n a C i n i v rnneviue nexi e-unaaj, uci. -i, and will hold services at Stewart Hall at 10 o'clock. Howard W. Turner, editor of the Madras Pioneer, and republican can didate for county clerk, spent Fri day and Saturday in Prineville. Dr. Ida Behrendt, the eyesight specialist, who was obliged to re main in Prineville during fair week, will be here until Monday, Oct. 28 Those wishing her services will have until that date to see her. O. P. Hoff, state commissioner of labor and factory inspector, is in Prineville this week. He is prose cuting the county court for violat ing the 8-hour law in permitting road supervisors to work men nine hours a day. Geo. Rodman, an old timer in the Culver neighborhood, was among the visitors at the fair with money to spend, the result of harvesting something like 11,000 bushels of wheat and barley from a 370-acre tract. The spud crop in the Culver coun try was such a bumper that two new warehouses have been erected at Culver to accommodate the tub ers while awaiting marketing. Frank Mann of White Salmon, who is an extensive potato grower in Crook county, has built a t000 structure to house his own crop of some 10,000 bushels, and the other week to cattle growers. Last year building still larger, is being put up the Bonnyview Stock Farm shipped some registered stuff over there. Crook county's " reputation as a breeder of fancy cattle is being noised around. by the Culver Potato Warehouse Co. Wheat is taxing the capacity of the two grain storage plants and Culver will soon present the appearance of a genuine "warehouse town." Elmer Clark Shoots Himself Elmer Clark shot himself about noon Saturday with suicidal intent. He fired ihree shots, as near as the doctors could make out, from a 25 20 rifle. Two shots took effect un der the chin and the other was fired into the mouth, which blew off the top of his head. Despondency i3 given as the cause. Drs. Edwards and Hyde summoned a jury which brought in a verdict of suicide. Clark was cooking for Dell Eads, who has a government contract for building a drift fence on the re serve. He was buried from the Presbyterian church Monday. P. B. Howard Drops Dead P. B. Howard dropped dead Sat urday afternoon at the fair grounds. He had been troubled for a long time with heart disease. The end came without warning while ap parently enjoying good health. He was born near Oakland, Calif., 52 years ago. Besides a widow, he leaves two daughters Mrs. Harry Lanius of Howard, and Mrs. Carl Windom of Culver. He was buried Monday. Death of Stowell Cram. Stowell Cram, who was struck by the aeroplane last Wednesday, died Friday night. Drs. Edwards and Hyde held an autopsy to discover the immediate cause of death. They found no fracture of the skull ! caused by the striking of the aero plane tip, but did find a ruptured ' blood vessel that produced hemor rhage of the brain. There was very little hemorrhage on the side struck by the machine. The doctors thought the ruptured blood vessel was caused by the fall to the ground. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict that the death of Stowell Cram was due to a fall after being Btruck by an aeroplane piloted by Silas Christofferson, but exonerated him from all blame. Mr. Cram was buried Sunday morning from the Baptist church. ' Grand W Court I Week RAI 1 At Club Hall Fri day Oct. 25. Mu sic by Luck'y Or chestra. Tickets $1. Frank Elkins Republican Nominee for SHER1 FF No Fireworks or Sensations. Just a Plain Business Administration For County Surveyor raiNKYILI., Ok., Oct. 1013. MR. VOTER: As the regular Republican nomime ( r lti ulll.-e ol County Surveyor of your county, I am aUn your support in the coming content. My only opponent it .Mr. Rice, present incumtient end independent candidate, who went Into the Republican primaries with me last spring, staling .that he wa a candidate "subject to the approval ot the Republican voter ot Crook county," and beat en in a (air conteet, but now makes hlinwlf again a candidate !n disregard ol the spirit of direct primary law and ol the wUhes of nil prty. I am a Civil Engineer with six year experience, Including ex perience aa a deputy county tuireyor In Crook and alto other coun ties in Oregon. I (eel that I am competent to fill the poaitlon in which I nek, and am prepared to give it my (idlest attention, keep ing at all time a man at the office to a J viae with road petitioner and others baring buiineaa with the County Surveyor. Mr. Kice sakt yon to vote (or him because he has presented the county a present ownerahip book, and also field notes (or the en tire county. Mr. Rice has not presented the county anytliiog. The county paid more than $3,000 (or the present-ownership maps, ol which Mr. Rice obtained a portion. They were made by persons working by the day at a cost ol twice the lowest bid presented to the comity court, which makes it plain why Mr. Rice dt-sire a third term. Mr. Kice also received pay lor all field notm (urnished, and he has (urnithed only about h ill u them. A more detailed atatement will be (urnished on request and the county record! are open at all times (or inspection in support ol these statements. Repect(ully yours. R. L. Brewster. For Sheriff Earl McLaughlin Independent Candidate for Sheriff Policy : A Fearless and Impar tial Enforcement of all Laws Pit. nctv. For County Judge G. A. McFarlane, Republican Nominee Crook County. Stands for Progress, Honesty, Economy, Fair Dealing and Legal Administration of all Business of the County Court Springer for Judge Aa the county all) be eoniidrahly in debt It would eeni a ah move on the purt ol the people lo awlm-t a Judge ttli ft'in! exper ience in rountv matters. Springer knoas from eerieiit'e bow to handle the volume ol utiAnlahed hutltipaa, wblrh will Inevitably be handed to the Incoming administration. Spiingnr knoas from experience how to prevent unneceaaiy delay, litigation and waste In the diapoeilinn ol eatatea In probate, lie also kuoaa how to deal squarely with every part i( mtr great county. Will give Diet attention to the mail which are selected by the people ol each community leading to the railroad. Springer Committee. For Sheriff Notwithstanding the persecution going on at present in the coun ty sod state, I am still a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Crook County T.N.Balfour Democratic Nomine and present Incumbent U. C Coe, of Bend for County Judge, Independent Non Political Candidate. .... .4 ' IS""- 17 A competent business man pledging a competent DiiHlnoas almlnitrnllon. Dr. Cue stands (or a siitiare deal (or all j sections, economy ami elllcleney In ! county expenditures, wise roail con- j Mruotion ami lull publicity In all mat j lers that concern laxpayura. Krum a county-wide experience ol ! eight years, Dr. Coe is thoroughly Jamil- j iar with the noeds of Crook county. ; He Is also a heavy taxpayer and under- ; Manila the importance ol economy. A vote (or Dr. ( 'oe is a vote (or oltlclent, I honest administration. I I'm Cami-aiux Committkk I ram auvriiiiem?!i ! Kegularly Nominated Republican Candidate -For- County Clerk Crook County Howard W.Turner Madras, Ore. Systematic Methods Personal attention to the duties of the office. Courteous treatment to everyone. Candidate's Announcement. I hereby announce myself as aiv independent ciuididate for District Attorney of the Seventh Judicial District. If elected I will conduct the duties of the ollice to the best of my ability, l.dadv. 0-19 J. W. Am.kn.. Paid advertisement Announcement t.taaawfc. Having received a petction signed by some 300 voters BHkinjr me to become a cundidatc for County surueyor I hereby announce my cundlducy for County Surveyor On the "Non-Partisan Good Roads" Ticket If elected I will give the same careful attention to the affairs of the county as in the past. I ask for the suffrage of all voters, regardless of political beliefs. FRED A. RICE Can we have your name on the Journal list ?
