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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL.XVHI$1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914.
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May 8 Crook County
High School Day
May 8th, 1914, will bo the biggest
day tver in the history of Crook
County High School, From the sun
rise gun at 6 o'clock, when Old
Glory will be unfurled from the
High School Hug staff, till the cur
tain goes down on the last act of
the junior play, there won't be a
dull moment. The only trouble will
be that there are not hours enough
In one day for the proper dlaplay of
loyalty and enthusiasm that are a
component part of the hosts of the
day.
Who are the hosts? What is It
all about? Listen! Crook County
High School and the city of Trine
ville will be at home May 8th to all
the school and citizen of Crook
county. The program for the day
is in charge of the faculty of Crook
County High School, and that fact la
a guarantee of Its excellence.
In the morning the people will
gather In the assembly room at the
High School and enjoy a fine pro
gram of speeches and music, At 1
o'clock there will be a parade that
will make the Rose Carnival pro
moters sit up and take notice. The
parade will be led by the band, then
in order, will come the Commercial
Club, the Annex, the Crook County
High School Alumni, the Faculty,
the Seniors, the Juniors, the Sopho
mores, the Freshmen and the schools
of Crook county, each decorated in
their colors and giving their clans
yells. Following the schools will
eome parade features by the busi
ness houses and individual citizens.
The city of I'rineville will be in
gala attire, flags, bunting and pen
nants making a bright display of
color. There will be a contest In
originality and beauty of decorative
designs, and the High school means
to win. Streamers containing the
word "Welcome" will be hung at
the entrance to the High School
campus and hung across Main street
at conspicuous points.
The athletic part of the program
will be especially Interesting and
some fine work will be done. The
whole day will be full of stirring
events and will be splendidly closed
by the Junior play given In the
evening at the Club Hall. Music
by the band and orchestra will be
one of the especially enjoyable fea
lures of the occasion.
Everybody come everybody take
part in making Crook county's first
annual "at home" day a big success.
Don't forget that the Crook county
slogan is "The Crook County Way."
Make Oregon look this way.
Don't stay at home. There will
be rates on the auto lines and rail
road rates from all Crook county
points to Redmond will be asked for
by the day committee. Come in
your own cars, in your own wagons,
on your own feet. Come any way
you wish, but COME!
The program follows:
6:00 a. m. Anvil salute.
Flag raising.
9:00a.m. Program at High
school, speakers of the morning:
Robert Lister, assistant state su
perintendent; Frank K. Wells and a
representative of the I'rineville Com
mercial Club.
1:00 p. m. -Parade.
2:30 p. m. Athletic events.
8:00 p. m. Junior play.
Business Men vs.
- The Public Schools
Four Americans
Killed at Vera Cruz
Captain Hyde is marshalling his
spelling forces and getting them
fit for the contest April 30th. The
captain Is aware that he is up
against a hard proposition but this
fact only spurs him on to greater
effort. He Is depending on the
following to be in the fighting line
Thursday evening April 30, at Com
mercial Club Hall:
Dan H. Blood, H. A, Keliey, H.
E. Pratt, L. M. Bechtell, John S.
Wheeler, R. D. Ketchum, C. D.
Rice, Arthur Michel, C. W. Bixby,
R. W. Osborn, J, B. Bell. Peg
Belknap, R. L. Jordan, S. G.
Hink'le, Frank Foster, Rev. Wil
liams, R. L. Brewster, Rev. Prater,
Dr. Edwards, H. D. Still, H. C
Banghman, S. R. Cooper, Wm. Pan
cake, Fred Hoelscher, C. M. Elkins,
T. M. Baldwin, M. R. Elliott, C. I.
Winnek, Edgar Stewart. W. F.
King, C. O. Pollard, L. C. Morgan,
K. E. Gray, N. G. Wallace, A. R.
Bowman, T. E. J. Duffy, Ross Rob
inson, Dr. Hyde, Warren Brown,
A. C. Battles, Mayor Clifton.
Vera Cruz is now in the hands of
the United States. Four Americans
were kilted and 21 wounded In the
clash with the Mexicans. About 200
Mexicans were killed. All com
munication with the Mexican capital
has been cut off.
It was reported today that Charge
O'Shaughnessy, of the American le
gation at the Mexican capital, had
been murdered. No details have
been received.
Farmers' Exchange
Proves a Success
Will Develop Crook
County Land
C. C. Heisen, of Chicago, who sold
a block in the Windy City for f 3.-
500.000 to the Oregon & Western
Colonization Co., has now identified
himself with the Deople of Crook
county. The deal involved 200.000
acres east of Prineville which in
round numbers was valued at f 1,-
000,000. Mr. Heisen has organized
the C entral Oregon Land Co. with
offices in the First National Bank
building.
Good Roads Day April
25 Get in Line
The Farmers' Exchange or Cen
tral Claring Agency, as it is called,
started some time ago by Prof.
Pratt, agriculturist of the Crook
County High bchool, has proven
itself to be a success. Within two
weeks after it was started it se
cured the sale of over 200 bushels
of seed potatoes, and also a lot of
seed oats.
The plan is very simple, so simple
indeed, that it is surprising that it
has not been started somewhere else
before this. If you have anything
which you wish to buy or sell, write
Prof. Pratt at Prineville and he
will, without any cost to you, en
deavor to put you in touch with
someone with whom you can do
business.
Among the things now listed for
sale are seed oats, wheat, barley
and potatoes, eggs for hatching
from the following breeds Rhode!
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ftaiauu vcuo, vviulc M;fluuumo bum
Orpington, as well as a few cock
erels. Why not take the Journal ?
The work for Good Roads Day
Saturday, April 25th has been
thoroughly organized in this part of
Crook county. Frank Foster and
Tom Sharp, Jr., with, the able assist
ance of Walter Hyde, will work on
the lower Crooked River road.
Homer Ross and George Russell will
look after the Ochoco road and Fred
Hoelscher the Shaniko road.
The business houses of Prineville
will be closed on this day, not only
because the owners themselves, as
well as their employees, have ex
pressed a desire to give vent to their
feelings on the business end of a
shovel, but for the further reason
that there will be no farmers in
town on this day as every single one
of them will be on the road with
his men and teams.
Every mud hole and rocky place
in the roads that have been dealing
misery to the travelers during the
past will receive such a course of
treatment as they never did before.
The men who have been placed in
charge have been busily engaged
during the past week in organizing
the work and getting tools together
for the vast army of enthusiastic
men who will be ready to literally
eat alive the "thank-you-mams" and
and mud holes on our public high
ways.
The Huff-Noble garage and the
Jourdon truck will haul men to
and from work on the lower Crook
ed river road, while the Prineville
garage will furnish one car for use
on the Ochoco road and one on the
Dry Creek road.
The interest that has been shown
by the public in Good Roads Day
surpasses by far any movement of
this kind that was ever undertaken,
and the men in charge of the work
are flooded with applications by
men who are bubbling over with
eagerness to fight the chuck holes
instead of the Mexicans.
If you have not already made ar
rangements, decide at once on which
road you will spend the day and
notify tlie foreman in charge in
order that he may figure on you.
By all means get in line for Good
Roads Day Saturday, April 25th.
Council Grants New s
Water Franchise
May 1 Prineville
Public School Day
Monthly Spelling Con
test Prineville School
On Friday, May 1st, the Prine
ville public school will hold open
house for all parents and others Thursday
Willi IIIWIITOIUII 111 tilts TVtJtn VHUb
has been done the past year.
This day, which has been desig
nated Public School Exhibit Day
will give Prineville an opportunity
to examine not only the regular
school work but also the hand work,
the manual training and the athletic
work.
Each classroom will have on dis
play representative work from
every pupil and the teacher of that
room will be pleased to welcome all
visitors.
The school building will be open
to the public all day, but only
during the forenoon can teachers
be in their rooms to show the work.
Visitors wishing to examine the
work carefully are requested to
como during the forenoon.
The afternoon will be given over
to field sports, including drills,
gymnastics, the May dance and
other athletic exercises.
On the evening of April 30 the
pupils of the Beventh and eighth
grades will undertake to spell down
the business men of Prineville.
Teachers and pupils are working
hard to give a good account of
themselves and the people of Prine
ville are urged to turn out and en
courage the school by their presence.
The business houses are asked to
close long enough on Friday, May
1, to see what has been accom
plished by the Prineville schools
during the school year drawing to a
close. You owe this to your town,
the schools, the teachers and to
yourselves. Enjoy a few hours
with the children.
The monthly spelling contest
of the Prineville school which closed
shows a big improve
ment over the month previous. The
different classes seem to be getting
their stride and promise to make
things lively for the business men
on Thursday evening, April 30, at
Club Hall.
The eighth grade, Mr. Lewark,
teacher, had an average of 09 1-17
for the month.
The fifth grade, Miss Hubbard,
teacher, averaged 95 17-29.
Two grades the third and seven
th tied for third place, with an
average of 95. The teachers are
Mrs. Lewark and Miss Hughes.
Tho fourth grade, Miss Jeffries,
teacher, made an average of
93 21-38 for tho month.
Tho sixth grade, Miss Cassidy,
teacher, averaged 90' 16-27,
The second grade, Miss Evans,
teacher, made an average of
This grade is at a disadvantage in
this contest for the reason that the
words are put on the board by the
teacher for the month which in a
way limits review work. But look
out for the upper grades. They
are after the scalps of the business
men and feel confident that they
will have their locks at their belt
on the evening of April 30.
SAT. MAY 2, 1914
LYRIC THEATRE
1 PRESENTS
Two Mighty Features, Greater by far than Anything
Ever Before Exhibited in Prineville
"The Wreck"
(IN THREE PARTS)
Staging the most wonderful acting and scenes ever attempt
ed. A railroad drama showing AN ACTUAL HEAD-ON
COLLISION between a runaway locomotive and a pass
enger train filled with human beings. Words fail to de
scribe the actual realism and horror at this scene, staged
at tremendous expense for the making of the picture. A
gripping story of emotion, jealousy and vengeance and its
expiation in horrible catastrophe.
Ground Bone, Oyster Shell and
Baby Chick Food at Claypool's.
Seed Potatoes for Sale.
Uncle 8am, Early Rose, Hurbank,
Early Ohio, Hundred Fold and other
varieties as good as (irown. Leave
ordurs with J. K, Stewart A Co.
S. 1), Muhtahd,
8-10-1 tup Powell Butte, Ore.
Spring Millinery.
My line of stylish spring milliiv
ery is now on display. Fresh week
ly shipments received to keep the
linn complete,
3-19 Gertrude Palmer,
AND A TWO-PART COMEDY
WILD BEASTS at LARGE
-OR-
When the Menagerie Broke Loose"
Another wreck, that of a circus train, preludes this pic
ture. AH the animals escape and run riot through the
town. Nobody gets hurt, but there's something doing
every minute and a laugh every second. A REGULAR
CIRCUS OF FUN.
YOU WHO CAN SHOULD ATTEND
THE MATINEE
beginning at 2:30 p. m., for we'll be jammed to the doors
t h evening shows. Show lasts one and a half hours.
First show begins at 7:00 p. m. Second show begins at
8:30 p. m.
Children 15c Adults 25c
Because it's Worth it and More
On Monday, the 20th inst, the
council of this city met in special
session to consider granting to H. S.
Cram a franchise to instatall and
operate in this- city a waterworks
plant for supplying pure water for
all public and private uses together
with fire protection.
On the previous day the mayor
and members of the council visited
the springs on Mr. Cram's place
from which it is intended to pipe
the water to the city.
The report of the engineers em
ployed by Mr. Cram shows these
springs to be twenty in number and
their aggregate flow as 2,300,000
gallons in twenty-four hours, which
amount will be sufficient for a city
of 23,000. The quality of water is
of the best as it comes out from the
stratified rock beneath the basalt,
signifying great depth. This water
has sufficient lime in solution to ren
der it wholesome without making it
hard, and it also contains iron with
out alkali.
The purpose of the new jompany
is to construct a 300,000 gallon res
ervoir on the Cram place within
easy piping distance of all the
springs and having an altitude of
207 feet above the street corner of
A and Third streets. This reservoir
to be connected at the center of dis
tribution by a 12-inch high pressure
pipe. Such a pipe under the given
head will deliver 927 gallons per
minute with a pressure of 83 pounds
per square inch. This supply will
make it possible to maintain four
1-inch fire streams" simultaneously
which will deliver a total of 816
gallons of water per minute and
project it horizontally a distance of
155 feet or vertically 131 feet
through 100 feet of 2 j inch hose
for each stream. If a 500 foot hose
line is laid to a fire in the residence
section and a inch nozzle used,
192 gallons will be delivered per
minute in a stream 46 feet high.
All water for fire purposes, includ
ing that to be used at fire drills,
also the use of 250,000 gallons for
irrigation at the city park during
each summer season, is to be given
to the city free of charge. The
same charges for water service, will
prevail as heretofore.
After a very careful and thorough
discussion of the bill the same was
enacted by a unanimous vote of the
council.
Mr. Cram's associates assured the
council that immediate steps would;
be taken to effect the necessary
organization and prepare for the
work of installing the plant. While .
one and a half years are allowed for
itsmompletiotyt is not contemplated
that such tXne will be -require4foii ,
construction.
Gaylord McDaniel
Gets New Trial
Local attorneys were notified by
wire Tuesday that the supreme
court had reversed the case of the
State vs. Gaylord McDaniel, and re
manded it for new trial for next
September.
It will be remembered that
young McDaniel was convicted of
murder in the second degree for
the killing of Herman Poch, his
stepfather, the last day of Decem
ber, 1912, and sentenced to life im
prisonment at Salem. He has been
in the state prison since about the
20th of May, 1913.
The case was presented to the
supreme court on behalf of Mc-.
Daniel by Attorney N. G. Wallace
and the state was represented by
District Attorney Willard H. Wirtz.
McDaniel will be returned to Crook
county within a few weeks and will
be lodged in the local jail to await,
trial at the September term.
Chimes Announce Birth
of Granddaughter
Boston, Mass., April 16. Scitu
ate was aroused at 2:20 o'clock
Tuesday morning by the pealing of
the chimes in the watch tower at
Dreamwold, the country home of
Thomas W. Lawson. The bells
were announcing the birth of a
granddaughter to the author
financier.
, The child is the daughter of Mrs.
Henry McCall (Dorothy Lawson),
who with her husband, a son of
Samuel Walker McCall, arrived
two weeks ago from their ranch
near Prineville. The young people
were married at Dreamwold, in
December, 1910. This makes three
children for the McCalls two boys
and a girl.
What do you feed the Squir.
rels? Try Wood Lark's Poison,
3 19 O. C. CJaypool & Co,
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