AH Serene at
ibe Court House
Continued from first yg.
had consulted attorneys and that
they favor it as their opinion that
the law in the statutes means what
it says; that the surveyor should
have 15 a day for every day neces
sary in the performance of his duty
and ten cents per mile from the
county seat to and from the place
of survey. He also stated that he
had communicated with other
county surveyors in the state and
that their custom was to collect for
both per diem and mileage.
Regarding the county school
'superintendent Mr. Ball cites the
law which provides "that this of
ficial shall not exceed 1200 for
traveling expences. He has, how
ever, expended the sum of f 220 in
schedule 7, and $45.65 in schedule
11. The claim states "for expense"
and as all other expense is specified
we presume these items are for
traveling expense."
RegardingJJthe employment of a
truant officer and supervisor Expert
Ball says: "V. L. Shawe is acting
as truant officer on a salary of f 40
per month and also as supervisor on
a salary of $90 per month. He al
so acts as clerk for the school super
intendent, thus tilling three po
sitions in the county."
Superintendent Myers was asked
to make a statement in regard to
the findings of the expert. It
reads as follows:
'The supervisory law cannot be
well applied to a pioneer county,
where we have so many rural
schools which cannot possibly run
over six months on account of the
lack of funds. With our 93 school
districts, the supervisory law em
powers the Board of Education to
appoint three or four supervisors.
These supervisors are to be em
ployed for 10 months at a salary of
not less than flOO nor more than
$120 per month in addition all travel
ing expenses are to be paid by the
county. Let us say that the lowest
number, namely 2 supervisors for
Crook county should be employed
at the minimum salary of f 100 per
monh, which with the traveling
expenses for 10 months, would cost
at least f 3000 per year for super
vision, aside Irom the other ex-
p jnses of the office.
As it now stands Mr. Shawe re
ceives 140 per month as truant of
ficer and his commission runs for 9
months.
He was employed as deputy for
six months at a salary of $ 90 per
month.
These salaries were fixed by the
county court with the idea that as
Mr. Shaw was going over the county
to perform his truancy duties it
would be much cheaper in travelling
expenses if he should visit schools
going to and coming from such
cases. In other words, this plan
was adopted as an economy
measure. Under any construction
it is saving many dollars to Crook
county as now followed. As for
myself I have received only $200
Poor Blood
is Responsible
for much sickness and suffer
ing because its quality deter
mines our resistive power.
With poor blood we are lan
guid, susceptible to colds, lack
natural energy and ambition,
and the gradual decline of
strength makes prompt and
careful treatment necessary.
Drugs or alcohol cannot make
blood and must be avoided.
Scott's Emulsion is nature's
grandest blood-maker because
of its wholesome medical nourishment,
so carefully predigested that it assimi
lates without taxing digestion and
quickly increases the red corpuscles
of the blood, strengthens the organs
and tissues and upbuilds the whole
system. r
Absolutely nothing compares with
Scon's Emulsion to purify and en
rich the blood to overcome or avoid
anaemia. It is totally free from al
cohol or opiates and your health de
mands the purity of Scott's.
Scott & Bowae. Blwuifield, N. J. ljj
for traveling expenses as allowed by
aw.
I will further state that if it is
the wish of the people of the county
to incur further expenses by pro
viding for more supervisors, I am
willing at all times to hasten that
"regime of folly." We have tried
to follow the dictates of good com
mon sense in the present plan and
feel that we have rendered compe
tent service.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. Myers.
Expert Ball takes a slap at the
High School Agriculturist. He
says: "We do not believe your
county has reached a stage of ad
vancement when this department
should be maintained, and would
suggest that you make an investi-
gation in order to ascertain the licious, libelous statement and with
number of pupils who are taking out foundation,
this course, and whether the num-j "That his general statements con
ber warrants your Honorable Rody ; cerning the conduct of the sheriff's
in continuing this department. We j office is untrue and apparently for
believe the cost per capita is too a malicious purpose."
high to warrant its continuance." The watermaster was touched up
Ye Gods! What is the mn for extravagance by Expert Ball,
thinking about. He has passed
judgment on something he ac
knowledges he knows nothing about
He asks the county court to "ascer-1 Part's report is unjust and false in
tain the number of pupils who are ' every particular as regards state
taking this course and believes the; menu of fact, figures and citations
cost per capita too high." Too
high, forsooth. Had this high
brow expert been called here when
there were only six high school
students enrolled in the lean-to of
the old First National Bank building
we wonder what he would have ad
vised?
He didn t know that there
were 38 students enrolled in the
agricultural department that he '
wanted abolished. From our lean-j
. , , . . i
acnoo. Ul. xew years ago we (
Lni, L. .' I. 1 1 iL.i !
nave uuw u iiign scnooi mm is
second to none in the state. The
enrollment of students grows from
year to year. This year 125 boys
... .. , v
u xma arc ... uwuuwuw. lei
this man does not believe our
county has reached a stage of ad-,
vancement" when a high school
agricultural department 'should be
maintained.
The sheriff's office was the next
to come in for criticism and we1
must confess that there was nothing
very bad about it considering all
the noise that has been made. But
judge for yourself: I
Expert Ball says in part: "We
have investigated this office and
expense of conducting it,
1JurinK
the year 1913 a day book purport, the sheriff caused to surrenier
ing to show the proceedings of the the tax rol8 to the special au(lit(,r
office was kept by Deputy D.H.'8tonce an(1 that the court t;)ke
Peoples who, we were informed, ' further actions as is necessary
had that as
his especial duty and
for which service he received dur
ing the year as compensation $939.-
50. His claims all read for services
as deputy sheriff. No one could
ever tell from the record what
service was performed, what pro
cess served or what fee was col
lected. There were approximately ,
269 cases recorded, out of which 82
were marked "no fee," etc.
'm u t. . . i. tr
We wish to state to your Hon-
w- ta.. .u 4 u
uiawic uuuj mat Hie l ecu. u Ul me
disposition of the fees or mileage in
this book
was largely completed
. D . ... . i
bii wc came iv nii.eviue on ue
cember 18. The fees or mileage
earned were approximately $544.15,
onrl An rw ohniir limit yr Q 1Q1 A '
r r rr .
the sheriff paid to the county treas-
urer 194 15. The balance of $450 '
he claims to have paid to deputies
for performing the services for
which he is paid $2,500 per annum j
to perform m an o.Ticial capacity
and for which your Honorable Bodyj
ijurcnaseu an auiomoDile lor ,4UU ;
and which was operated for the vear !
vviiivii noa wye. aucu j.u. uiu year ,
ot..n.11.. t itinnor.
at a cost to the county of $1,028.54. j
"In addition to the $540 before '
r . A, ., .
iciceu u, me oince nas paid out:
for serving subpoenas $135.70. and
for deputies $1,730.75. Of this
amount the first deputy received j
$1,200, making the coat of addi-1
wU.,, khm in uic sue. in oiiice
1,116.45. Then followed sugges
tions to the County Court for greater
efficiency and economy in the con
duct of the office. The matter of
delinquent taxes was called to the
attention of the court and sugges-;
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tions made regarding their col!ec-
t'on.
Sheriff Elkins upon oath says that
the explanatory remarks in the
above mentioned report on the sher-
iff's office are .almost entirely with-
out foundation and are generally
incorrect, misstated and slanderous
as to the automobile account; will
state upon oath that the statement
by him is absolutely incorrect as to
being chargeable to the sheriff's
office. First, it was not bought for
the exclusive use of the sheriff,
being used one-third of the entire
mileage made in 1913 either for the
county court, some other officer, or
for a charitable purpose. That the
maintenance of the car should have
been correctly stated as charged to
a general county maintenance fund
or else apportioned among the dif
ferent cases or officers who were
benefited by its 'use.
"Referring to Deputy Peoples,
have to say that his statement
throughout that theme is a ma-
t0 wnlch eo- H. Brewster hotly
' . iL a.. .i
icjirea ujjuii uitui. Among oiner
things Brewster swears that the ex-
of law; that his recommendations
are worthless and impracticable and
above all illegal."
To the Public.
As the lieud of the tux collecting
department of the sheriff office, will
state that I hav bundled nil tin-
collections; made nil the deport U In
the banks and Untied all the checks
aBalnst tDe deposits where tax ac-
count ' carried, and as a guarantee
that all entries and Htatetnent are
corrwt , Rm bomle(, )o t))e Vn
states Fidelity & Guarantee Co. of
Baltimore, Md., for the mmi of 15000,
i Tlie application for such bond was
endon,eJ by four bll"1",r9 '
'personally known me for from live
to fwenty , a,HO w,-h t()
gtate that all records are open for
luHpectlon at all times anil to anyone,
W. K. Van Ai.i.kn,
Chief Deputy Sheriff.
Culver Resolutions.
Wre, the citizens and taxpayers of
Culver and vicinity, in mass meet
ing assembled, hereby resolve that
the county court be asked to stand
as a unit and insist on a thorough
investigation of the delinquent tax
rolls of Crook county, pregon, and
it is the sentiment of the citizens
and taxoavers of this vicinitv that
t0 cause a thoroUKh investigation.
O. C. Young,
R. V. Jenkins,
Gko. H. Ohhokn,
Committee.
Resolutions of Opal City Grange
The following resolutions were
adoPted at a reu,ar meetin of
the 0pal City Grane No- 493:
Be U resoIved that we, the mem-
be" the Opal City Grange No.
. ' , , ,
495. endorse the actions of Judge
, Springer in an endeavor to bring
q Vim it an invoatlfyatinn nf tVxa r,fnt
. , . . . ... .
oi snerin, ana De it iurther re-
j solved, that we ask the co operation
of the county commissioners with
. " .
bringing about a thorough invest!
gation of the matter,
(.Signed) J. A. Tolisert,
Johnie Hendekman, '
' ' Bukgess,
Committee.
Bids Wanted for County Health
Officer.
Ntu-e Is hereby t'iven Hint sealed
wl11 1,e received at the Mifrch
' "" ....
term of t he con u ty con rt for the up
pointment of a County Health Ollleei
to Herve '"r two years from the llrsl
rst
day of July, 1914. The court r
serves the rkrht to reject nnv and all
Wahhkn Bkow.n,
County Clerk.
Board and Lodging
G,,"(1 mrd, with or without
quire of Mrs
ii. A. Roberts, one
iiiock west oi commercial t lull hulld
Ing. 1 ln-lm
Notice
The law firm of Myen & Wallace
heretofore existing having been dis-
'P1??' V'" p, "V "y T"
that 1 will be in Prineville personally,
to take care of all my old busing and
any new business that may come to me
for the March term of court. Anyone
desiri"K to reiicn me Pri"r t that time
vXZ
275H, Portland. 2 5-lp W. P. Mmts,
Members Commercial
Club Visit C. C. H. S.
A largo delegation of the mem
bers of the Prineville Commercial
Club visited the Crook County High
School Wednesday afternoon to in
spect the work of that institution.
Every visijtor was pleased with the
high grade of work being done and
all were surprised at the excellent
progress being made in the new and
up-to-date courses that have been
recently introduced into our high
school. The delegation found 125
young men and women of the coun
ty earnestly striving to fit them
selves to become . useful men and
women. The present high school
course Is flexible enough to permit
the young people of Crook county
to choose the work for which they
are best fitted.
Films at Lyric Saturday
"The Grecivn Vase." A poor
sculptor enraptured by the beauty
of a woman qn a Grecian vase,
dreams that she leads him to a land
of beauty where nymphs and
satyrs dance to the intoxicating
pipers of Fan. His dream o'er, he
learns that his masterpiece has un
dreamed of value. A film of art
and beauty.
"A Day With a Hindoo Family."'
(Manners and Customs.)
"The Road to Morez, France."
(Scenic. )
"The Valley of Ihe Bourne."
(Scenic.)
"Black and White." (Farce Com
edy.) "Objections Overruled." (Farce
Comedy.)
Operated on
for Appendicitis
Monday afternoon, (March 9.)
James Rice, manager of the Bald
win Sheep Company, was brought
into Madras by Dr. lluile, suffering
from a severe attack of appendicitis,
and was taken on the night train to
The Dalles hospital where an oier
ation was performed on him by
Doctors Reuler and Haile and from
the last reports Mr. Rice is getting
along as well as could be e.x'cted
after the trip and operation, .
Mr. Rice had been complaining
for several days and did not think
that the pain in his side amounted
to much, but Saturday evening the
pnins that are due with this trouble
caine on and his condition was
quite serious.
T. V. Standifer accompanied Mr.
Rice to the hospital and will spend
a few days in Portland before re
turning to Haveroek. Pioneer.
H. A. Kelley Out "
for County Surveyor
H. A Kelley, city engineer, is
the first local candidate to announce
himself for office this year. Mr.
Kelley asks for the nomination of
county surveyor at the hands of the
republican party at the primary
election to be held May 13.
Mr. Kelley has the best of cre
dentials He is a graduate of the
Massachusetts' Institute of Technol
ogy and also of the State University
of Iowa Jie hns had 15 years' ex
perience in his line of business.
For County Surveyor.
1 hereby declare my Intention to
bo a candidate for the iiotiiluiUloii
to the oflli-e of County Surveyor by
the Republican Party at the Pri
mary Klectlon to be held .May Kith,
1911 pd. olv. II. A Kki.i.i-.v.
White Leghorns
These fellows $1.25 each. FineHt
Petaluma Htock. Crook County
Blue Ribbftners. Tented and proved
a splendid laying' btruin. irpeciftl
settings of pbks.
A. D.PRATT, Prineville, Ore.
LOCAL MENTION
Fred Powell of Pimllnu Is In
Prineylllo this week.
Regular services at the Metho
dist church Sunday,
Sam U Ellis and bride returned
Saturday evening from their bridal
trip Fast.
There will be services at the
Lower McKay schoolhouse next
Sunday afternoon at 3,
W. II. Eldrldge of Roberts passed
through Prineville the last of the
week on his way home from Seattle.
Carey W, Foster took a load of
fine porkers over to Redmond Mon
day to be shipped to the Portlund
market.
John Morris, who underwent an
operation In Portlund last full, is
home again. He is Improving
slowly.
Mrs. S. P. Glenn, formerly of
Prineville, wus married to John
Rona of Ouk Grove, Oregon, a few
weeks ago.
R. L. Ireland and Miss Alice
Porter were married at the home of
the bride's parents Mondtty. Rev.
McAllister officiated.
Mrs. R. W. Breese will entertain
the Presbyterian Aid Society at the
home of Mrs. Henry Gray, Thurs
day, February 20th, at 2:30 p. m.
S. Price, of Price Bros., Puulina,
passed through Prineville Friday on
his way home from Portlund where
he purchased his spring stock of
goods.
All the regular services at the
Union church next Sunduy. The
orchestra will be there at 7:30 p. m.
Al.o a special musical numler by
Mrs. Cidbreath. Subject for the
evening sermon, "Everybody's Do
ing It." All ore welcome. Geo.
H. Ramsey.
Word was received Tuesday that
Mrs. W. A. Boo'.h of Prineville hud
died at Oakland, Culif., where she
was taking treatment for cancer. It
was reported thut she would be
buried today or tomorrow nt
Eugene. No further details of her
death have been received up to this
time.
Sunday is Patriotic Day at the
Presbyterian church. Bible school
10 a. m , worship 1 1 a. m.. C. H
0:30 p. m.. worship 7:30 p. m. Sub
ject of morning sermon, "An Over
flow of Divine (3 race." You are
invited to attend. M. A. prater,
minister.
There wiih a large attendance at
the Parent-Teachers' Meeting last
Friday and all enjoyed t lit: interest
ing program that had been pre
pared. The songs by the first and
third grades were especially good.
Much interest was manifested in
Prof. Lewaik's talk on plans for a
physical contest meet to be held in
May. A committee consisting of
Mesdames Charlton, Rice and Bell
were appointed to confer with the
teachers and help arrange for this
meet.
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Sl)P POSt YOU GOT
V
it be gratifying to have money 4
in the Bank, your money is
your best friend- take care of
it. some day it will take care of
, you. our Bank is a safe place '
Whv do shios carrv life boats? To he nn t.ha saftf
SIDE should anything happen.
unlooked for things. Think of
That's when you need a bank
money you snouia dq putting mere now, where it is safe for
OLD AGE or ADVERSITY.
Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
We pay four per cent interest on Time Deposits.
CROOK COUNTY BANK, Prineville
LOCAL MENTION
Horn Feb. 1(1, to the wife of
Thos. F. Jones, u girl.
County Judge Springer left today
for Wasco on business. lie will bo
nwuy eight or ton days.
The Indies of the Annex who
were Interested In the fancy work
department and the civic improve
ment work held an Interesting meet
ing In their parlors last Tuesday
afternoon. Several phases of the
civic Improvement work were dis
cussed and plans were forinuluted
fur helping to clean up and beauti
fy the town. This department will
hold regulur meetings on the 3rd
Tuesdtiy afternoon of each month.
The fancy work department elected
the following officers: Mrs. 1 Inner,
president; Mrs. Oscar Hyde, vice
president; Miss Baldwin, secretary
treasurer. This department will
meet on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month.
Basket Ball
Saturday Evening
The Redmond High School basket
ball team will play the Crook County
High boys at Prineville Commercial
Club Hull, Saturday evening. The
game will bo called at 8 o'clock. Be
on hand to we the fun.
What it Cost to
Build Oregon Trunk
It cunt approximately tlG.000.0OO
to build the Oregon Trunk Railway
from the middle of the Columbia
river to Bend.
The Celilo bridge from the middle
of the river to connection with the
North Bunk Road on the Washing
ton side, cost more than tl.ooo.ooo
more.
These facts, which always were
matters of common knowledge,
were made items of record by
Clyde 15. Atichison, a member of
the Slute Railroad Commission, act
ing for the Commission, in an effort
to secure a correct valuation of the
property.
Th." Commission is securing a
valuation of all railroads in Oregon.
Oregoiiinn.
Married
At the home of J. II. Gray,
Wednesday evening, February 18.
C. V.. McCue ami Mrs. Martha A.
Parrishof Uaycreek. Only a few
friends were present- Geo. II.
Ramsey was the officiating minister.
For Sale
Duff Orpington, the kind that lay
In winter. Took Hint prize nt the
Stale Kalr two yearn and llrnt nt
I'llnevllle. I'.IIJ, Dug for Belt h lf ol
15. 2. AIbo h few rooHtem. Mum.
Jim Mon i'iiomkkv, Crooked Ulver.
2 19 Imp
Scenic I'liiitnd l'lucs. H. C. White
Leghorn pullet" sad yeitrlintfn, f 1 esch.
llNt lilimd winter luyurn. lUtohiny
okk-h. 5 per 100. Aililruni K. I). Tirrill,
Prineville, Ore. M5-4u
SICKfwOULD'Nf
Things de h
it: death, sickness or calamity!
to go to and draw some of the
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