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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1914)
U of o scne or '.. Crook Couiiety Joanna! COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY VOL. XVIH-$1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1914. EnUtrwd at th pootnffio at Pr1nTlll Oron, avooud-clMS nutter NO. 20 April 25 All Ore gon Good Roads Day Portland, Ore., April 2, 1914. To the Honorable County Court of Crook county, Prineville, Oregon. Dear Sim: Attention Judge G. Springer. Saturday, April 25th, la to be All Oregon Good Roads Day, by the governor's proclamation. All Ore iron, a citizens and all organiza tion are requeued to co-operate in this movement. If every county docs its shar, it will be of Inestlm Able benefit to the roada and atate, to Ray nothing of the excellent ad verting the state will receive from the publicity that will result. The promoters of this scheme ex pect that at least ten thousand men will each give a day's labor to the roads, and that in addition thereto that the day will be observed In all the public schools of the state. I have been requested to address you In the hope that you will take the management and direction of this movement in your county, and that you will do whatever you can to get the men to co-o-HTato and make tho day a success. In every county a banner will be given by the Portland Ad Club to tho organization doing the most work. If you will call upon your road supervisors and appoint volun tary assistant supervisors for every section of road In your county and see that the preliminary organiza tions are perfected, tho publicity which will be given this matter throughout the press of the state will undoubtedly do the rest. Yours very truly, (Signed) Run'8 C. I (oilman, President County JuJir-nd Com- litisslonera, Htate of Oregon. To tho citizens of Crook county: The above letter Is explunitory of a movement which I believe should and will become general through out the state and nation. I there fore recommend that all citizens of the county suspend business In all other lines and go onto the roads they are most Interested In and per form one good faithful day' labor, removing rocks, stumps, filling ruts or doing whatever labor ap peals to them as being most practical, Where practical let your road supervisor take charge and let every community report to me through their supervisors or person in charge the number of days and number of men who work Your obedient servant, G. Sl'KlNUKK. W. C. T. U. Meeting The W. C. T. U. held an interest ing session at the home of Mrs. Floyd Houston last week. repressions of deep regret were heard from all, when the news of tho death of the state president. Mrs. Edith Hill Hooker, was re ported by Mrs. Charlton, and it was voted that a message of sympathy be sent to state headquarters. Mrs. I'.elknup gave an instructive talk on some of the civic improve ment conditions now under con sideration by our city council. Mrs. Millican followed with a talk on political organization for women. Refreshments were served by the hostess. After adjournment the members went to extend congratu lations to Grandma Sumner, It be ing her birthday. A committee was appointed to take up the question of registration among the women of Prineville. Sub committees will be appointed and the city thoroughly canvassed to find out who have registered and who have not. Friday, May 1, Will Be School Day in Prineville W. ed8e Inkktforu o tekjffo CoUnty Division Talk Over Here Friday, May 1, Is School Day in Prineville. The day will be given over to the school children. The forenoon will be devoted to patrons and visitors in showing them through the grades. In the after noon field exercises will be held on the play grounds. Each grade will have on exhibit its manual work, drawing, painting and written work In the different subjects- Everyone Interested in boys and girls is invited to come and inspect the work of the school. Young people are always delighted to see older persons manifest an in terest In their work, so let us all show our appreciation of the chil dren by our presence at their first school exhibit- The business men and others of Prineville have been very generous in contributing money and other prizes for awards in the different field events. A schedule of the different games together with the prize for each will be published as soon as the list is made up. The primary grades will give some drills and games, while the girls of different grades. will give a May-Pole dance. Make your plans so that you can give the entire day to the school. Keep May 1st in your mind as Public School Day. It is expected the business houses wilt close during the afternoon so that all may attend the exercises. The day will wind up with a big spelling contest. The pupils of the public school have challenged the business men 01 rnnevilie to an old fashioned spelling match in the evening- Don't miss the fun. rrmcipal Lewark wishes to an nounce that anyone "who desires to see the manual training work in progress at the public school is wel come to visit any class during that period on Friday from 3 to 4 p. m., except on the second Friday of each month, which hour is given to the Parent-Teachers' Association. them up and was either crowded into the swift current of Crooked river or lost his balance and fell in. The camp tender spread the alarm but nothing could be done Saturday night. Sheriff Elkins was notified and was on hand early Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Coroner Poindexter and Ed, Harbin. The sheriff made grappling irons and securing a boat dragged the river bottom where the man fell in. After hours of work the body was found and brought to Prineville for burial. , Rota was a Frenchman, apparently about 50 years of age. He had in his possession certificates of deposit to the amount of 1300. The watch that he had in his pocket had Sheepherder Drowned in Crooked River Ferdinand Rota, a sheepherder, met an untimely end by drowning Saturday evening at the Crooked river bridge atO'Neil. Rots, who was herding for Wm. Vaughn, bad his sheep camp about 200 yards from the bridge. About 8 o'clock he heard a commotion among his sheep and went to the bridge to investigate. He found that so tie of the sheep had crowded onto a narrow shelf along the river in search for grass. The approach to the shelf must hsve been eight or ten feet wide and at the end nar rowed down to about half the dis tance. Right at the narrowest point of the pocket wa3 unusually long gras. And this grass was what caused the Tragedy. When the herder got there the sheep must have been packed in. Rota got down onto some boulders at the According to the Madras Pioneer of last week, there is a strong sen! timent in the northern part of Crook county in favor of county division. It says: "The proposition of dividing the present area of Crook county at the coming fall election seems to be an assured fact as far as the north ern part of the county is concerned. The movement has been launched by its supporters in the different locali ties of the territory lying north of Crooked river and the dividing line of Gray Butte, Grizzly and the di vide through to the Wheeler county stoped at 7:50, and it is thought! line- After the tine strikes Crooked that this was about the time he met his death. No inquest was consid ered necessary. Parent - Teachers Meeting Tomorrow The Parent-Teachers' Association ivilt meet next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the assembly room of the public school. Following is the program: Music Fifth and sixth grades. "Children and Literature" Mrs. Edwards. Discussion Misses Cassidy and Hewes. "The Children's Story Hour." Mrs. Carey W. Foster. "Value of Music to Children." Mrs. C. M. Elkins. "How Help Children to be Use ful." Mrs. Reinke. Every member is requested to bring 10 cents to pay for member ship in the State Federation. Oil Meal at Claypool's. river just south of Gray Butte, it is proposed to run along the section line west for a few townships and then north one township and then west again to the summit of the mountains. "A delegation from Madras visit ed Metolius, Culver and Opal City Tuesday of this week and the propo sition was talked over and many in teresting and surprising facts were brought to light as to valuation, amount of taxes paid, residents of the territory proposed to be cut off, and area. After discussing the mat ter with these people it is expected that they will also discuss it with their friends and neighbors as to the general opinion and sentiment, and that in the very near future the work of preparing the petitions for circulation will be commenced. "In this connection it might be well to state that it takes 50 per cent of the legal voters, registered. at the last general election, to sign these petitions before the measure Continued on page 8. Our Shoe Store is Complete ;v- ,.H I .. -A . jf t ,..'' f 'I'- Vf g f .v,VVf wmm. " B. & II. lioots are the kind you will got catiBfuO' tion in. AH styles. IG.50 to $8.00 ipeoa lPri ices aii rarm iviacninery This Month! It Will Pay You to See Us Before Buying J), it II. Heavy soft leather shoe for men's heavy wear. Special at $4.00 Mens Hi Cut Farm Shoe with dust proof gussett, now dn sale at $3.00 Our Special Shoe for Old Ladies made of soft kid, low heel, plhiblo sole, extra good all through oud only $3.00 C' ,,ot.ivii . 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