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Free Agricultural Short Course at Prineville, February 23d to 28th, inclusive. COME!
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1914. "ttSXXXSSZSZiESZ?1 VOL.XVIII-NO.il
Working Hard for
the County Schools
A largo bundle of mulling tube
In the office of County Superin
tendent Myers was tho moans by
which wo learned one day hint week
of some of the ways by which tho
schools are being helped to do
better wrk. Upon closer investi
gation it was found thut each tube
contained a first-class up-to-date
phonic chart which is based on the
Sloan Reader and which will help
every primary teacher do better
work In primary reading. Good
working outlines in history and
geography have also been prepared
and copies will soon be in tho hands
of every teacher in Crook county
Mr. Myers expects to prepare
outlines In other subjects and will
next arrange the work in civics, as
this subject seems to bother the
jupils a great deal.
The Palmer Writing System is
working out well and with the close
attention of teachers and super
visors it Is expected the pupils will
steadily Improve in this Important
subject.
Tho red-ink spelling contest
introduced last year by Supt,
Myers Is proving a success. The
weekly review of fifty words slim
ulates a greater interest in spelling
and tho 6 per cent gained at the
close of the term if the pupil keeps
his average from falling below 80
has already proved of great value
to many of the eighth grade grad
uates by raising their standings
when otherwise they would have
failed.
Mr. Myers, assisted by Super
visor Shawe, Is keeping in close
touch with tho schools of this coun
ty and they have already assisted
s
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their teachers in raising the stand
ards of their schools and expect be
fore tho year closes to place the
educational work of Crook county
on a much higher basis than it ever
has been. Mr. Myers says ho ex
pects soon to have the schools of
this county In such a condition that
teachers will feel it a privilege to
teach in Crook county.
Will Organize a
Farmers' Union
The farmers of Crook county are
requested to meet at the court
house at Prineville, February 14, at
2 o'clock p. m-, for the purpose of
organizing a farmers' union.
The farmers of different parts of
the state have got together and or
ganlzed for their mutual benefit
am! profit and we see no good rea
son why something along that line
cannot be done here. Co-opera
tive buying and selling in quantity
is bound to effect a big saving and
we might better have the money
in our pockeU than our names on
the debit side of the other fellow's
books. Think this over farmers,
and come out to the meeting.
Committee.
Parent Teachers Meeting.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
will meet on Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary 13, at 3 o'clock in the assem
bly room of the public school for
their next regular meeting. Fol
lowing is the program:
Music First grade children.
Playgrounds Helps for improv
ingMrs. Gray.
Suggestive games Miss Evans.
Value of games Mrs. Shipp.
Social training of children Mrs.
Guy Lafollette.
Discussion led bv Mrs. Yancey.
Talk Selected Prof. Lewark.
DAIRYM
We have arranged our work so that hereafter the use of our testing
apparatus will be reserved for the use of our patrons on Saturday of
each week. Prof. Pratt has kindly consented to give instruction in test
ing, and we hope that our patrons will take advantge of this opportunity.
Come in and learn how to do your own testing. Don't forget the
Agricultural Short Course at Prineville February 23d to 28th inclusive.
Pioneer Cream Company
PRINEVILLE
Information on
1914 Elections
For the convenience of such per
sons as may become candidates for
nomination or election for any state,
district or county office at the en
suing primary and general elections
during the current year, for the in
formation of those officials, both
state and county, who have to do
with the administration of'the laws
pertaining to nominations and elec
tions, and for the guidance of such
persons or organizations as may
sponsor any measure proposed by
the initiative, the secretary of state
has had compiled a digest of the ex
isting laws of the state relating to
elections in Oregon. j
Prior to the primary election in
1912, a similar publication was is
sued which afforded much informa
tion to the various state and county
officials, newspapers and candidates
for nomination and election during
that year. Having in mind the use
fulness of and demand for the pre
vious issue, a digest of the existing
election laws for 1914 has been
compiled in similar form, a copy of
which may be had upon request to
Ben W. Olcott, secretary of state,
Salem.
An abstract of the laws is as
follows:
Pkimar? j
January 5 Opening of registra
tion. May 1 Last day to register for
primary election.
April 15 Last day to file peti
tions for nominations for county
and district offices.
May 15 Primary election (polls
open from 8 a.m. to 8 p. m.)
May 30 Last day for candidates
to file statement of expenses. All
candidates must file their declara
tion before circulating their peti
EN
tions, and all candidates elected
must file their acceptance with cer
tificate of nomination.
' General Election
May 20 Opening of registration
books.
September 25 Last day to file
certificate of nomination by political
party or assembly for county and
district.
October 5 Last day to file peti
tion for local option election. ,
October 9 Last day to file cer
tificate of nomination by individual
electors for county, district and
precinct.
October 18 Last day to register.
November 3 General election
(Polls open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.)
November 18 Last day for can
didates to file statement of expen
ditures. AH candidates must file accept
ance with certificate of nomination.
Filing Provisions Given
All nominating petitions and
notices pertaining to candidates for
the office of delegate to a party
National convention, elector of
president or vice-president of the
United States, United States sena
tor in congress, representative in
congress, governor, secretary of
state, state treasurer, justice of the
Supreme Court, attorney -general,
superintendent of public instruc
tion, state printer, state engineer,
dairy and food commissioner, com
missioner of the bureau of labor
statistics and inspector of factories
and workshops, commissioner of the
railroad commission of Oregon, su
perlntendent of a water division,
judge of the circuit court, district
or prosecuting attorney, state sen
tor or representative in Legislative
assembly, or other office-, to be
voted for in the state at large, or
in a district composed of one or
more counties, shall be filed with
the secretary of state not less than
35 days before the primary election
DAIRYMEN !
Turner Art Exhibit
Is Called Off
The management of the Turner
Art Exhibit has again disappointed
the ladies of the Annex. This is
the second time and the last, the
ladies say. The art exhibit people
give the following reasons for can
celling their contract:
"We desire to state that when we
wrote tfl you some time ago it was
in the belief that the, towns of
Bend and Redmond also were inter
ested in holding our Art Exhibit.
We would not find it advisable to
send the collection to your section
of the state unless three or more
towns would be interested in dis
playing the collection, for the rea
son that express rates are very ex
cessive. "Since writing you and also-the
above named towns, we find you
are the only one to send in a signed
contract. Therefore, it now looks
as if it will not be advantageous to
send the Exhibit to you for the
period planned."
Look Out for Blackleg
Forest Supervisor Ross states
that a great many cases of blackleg
have been reported by cattlemen
during the last six months. He
warns them to vaccinate and to
take every precaution to stop the
spread of the disease. If this is
not done, the enforcement of
quarantine regulations may be
necessary.
Application blanks for securing
vaccine from the. state veterinarian
at Pendleton,' Oregon, can be- had
by applying at the Forest Super
visor's office at Prineville, Oregon
Why not take the Journal ?
OREGON
Entertainment at
M. E. Church
Mrs. E. L. Waldron, elocutionist,
will give an entertainment under
the auspices of the senior class of
thetC. C. H. S. at the Methodist
church, Saturday, February 7.
The senior class will furnish the
music, which consists of a vocal
solo by Miss Conway, selections by
the C. C H. S. girls' double quar
tette and solo by Miss Blanche
Williams.
Some of the selection Mrs. Wal
dron will give are Creeds of
the Bells," "The Man Who Apolo
gized," "How Ruby Played,"
"Pyrmis and Thisby," "Taking an
Elevator" and "Little Blossom."
We hope to be favored with a
solo by Mrs- Florence Lunbeck
Powelson of Bend.
Basket Social a
Pleasant Affair
The basket social held at the
Club Hall last Friday evening
proved a very pleasant affair. The
following program was enjoyed by
all:
Vocal solos Misses Conway and
Williams and Joe Sonelzer.
Instrumental numbers by the
Misses Stearns, Mrs. Edwards and
Jack Smith.
Readings by Miss Williams, Mrs.
Wigle and Roscoe Claypool.
The sale of baskets by M. R,
Biggs proved an interesting feature
of the evening.
, The Domestic Science girls, had
the" honor of receiving ' the highest
price for their beautiful basket. It
brought 15.50.
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