Celebrate the Fourth in Prineville- The Time of Your Life
Crook Cotaety Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL. XVIII $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914.
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NO. 26
The Official Vote
for Crook County
The prlrnur icu paused olT quietly
last Friday. Only a small vote wu
polled throughout the county. Tho
republican registration fur the
county wan 20:i0. The highest In
dividual vote polled at the primaries
ww 1024 for It. A. Booth, U. S.
Senator. Chief interest was cen
tered In the fight between R. H.
Ilayley and J. F. Ulanchard for
county commissioner, and R. L
Brewster and H. A. Kelley for
county surveyor. Mr. Blanchard
won by 4J votes and Mr. Kelley by
61. The friends of Ralph Jordan
put him on all three tickets re
publican, democratic and progres
siveand he was nominated on all
of them. The official count is as
follows:
Republican Ticket
Member Rep National Committee
C W. Ackerson 601
R, E. Williams 635
For United States Senator
R. A. Booth ' 1024
Rcpresenative in Congress
N. J. Sinnott 1021
For Governor
G. C. Brownell 164
W. A. Carter 84
A. M. Crawford 183
G. B. Dimick 98
T. T. Geer 154
C. A. Johns 44
Gus C. Mow.- 143
James Withycombe 327
Fur State Treasurer
Thos. B. Kay 900
Justice Supreme Court Vote for 4
II. J. Bean 677
II. L. Benson 401
T. J. Cleeton 329
P. II. D'Arcy 190
L. T. Harris 355
T. A. McBrido . . . . , 4S0
C. L. McNary 359
S. T. Richardson 351
For Attorney General Vote for 1
G. M. Brown 503
Geo. N. Farrin 142
F. S. Grant 198
J. J. Johnston 112
Wm. P. Lord 159
nipt. I'ublic Instruction
J. A. Churchill 1000
For State Engineer
J. II. Lewis 428
L. R Stockman 673
For Commissioner of Labor
F. S. Bynon 226
O. P. HofT 384
J. A. Madsen 107
M. E. Miller. .. 308
Tennis Tournament
Broke About Even
Bend and Prineville players en
gaged in an informal tennis tourna
ment on the new club courts Sun
day in which the honors were about
evenly divided.
The Bend players were Editor
Putnam of the Bend Bulletin, C. S.
Hudson and A. M. Lara, Conkers
and J. P. Keyes of The Bend Com
pany. Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Put
nam accompanied their husbands.
Mrs. Hudson's mother, Mrs. Bell,
as well as the Hudson children also
made the trip.
In tho forenoon play Dr. Rosen
berg and A. R. Bowman took two
sets from Hudson and Keyes, whilo
Putnam and Lara defeated Brews
ter and Bechtell.
In singles Putnam defeated Dr.
Rosenberg 6-3, 1-6 and C-0, and
Bowman took two sets from M.
Lara.
A return match will be played at
Bend by the local players in about
two weeks.
For Railroad Commissioner
F.J. Miller 682
H. D.Patton 359
For Supt Water Division No. 2 j
Geo. T. Cochran , ..958
Rep. 21st. Dist. Vote for 2
V. A. Forbes 864
W. 0. Smith 631
County Offices
For Sheriff
Frank Elkins 940
For Clerk
J. E. Adanwon 413
Claudia Wonderly 632
For Treasurer
R. L. Jordan... 865
J. W. Morgan 610
For Commissioner
R. II. Bayley 600
J. F. Blanchard 645
For Surveyor
R. L. Brewster 665
II. A. Kelley 604
Democratic Ticket
Member National Committee
W. II. Canon 185
II. M. Esterly ...5G0
For U. S. Senator
Geo. E. Chamberlain..- 753
'For Governor
A. S. Bennett 277
G. A. Cpbb 39
John Manning. . . . , 63
R. A. Miller i 13
C.J. Smith 472
Justice Supreme Court Vote for 4
Wm. Galloway ...417
Wm. Ramsey 399
For Attorney General
J. A. Jeffrey 575
Rep. 21 t. District Vote for 2
P. II. Dencer 5G4
Local Offices
For Sheriff
E. B. Knox 496
E. L. Milner 277
For Clerk
Warren Brown 728
For Commissioner
E. W. Richardson 534
For Surveyor
Wade Huston 573
For Coroner
P. B. Poindexter.. 622
Progressive Ticket
National Committee
Henry Waldo Coe 28
U. S. Senator
William Hanley 27
For Governor
F. M. Gill 22
L. H. McMahan 8
The new club courts are among
the best in the county and the new
veranda on the east end of the
Club Hall makes It especially com
fortable and attractive to those who
wish to witness the games.
Wm. D. Bell Released
from County Jail
Wm. D. Bell, who has been con
fined to the county jail for some
time on a rape charge, was taken to
Laidlaw Monday by Sheriff Elkins
where he married the girl. The
people of Laidlaw thought it wiser
to let the fellow work and support
his victim rather than serve a num
ber of years in the pen and the
community take care of the girl.
She is expected to become a mother
shortly.
Estrayed
One Im.v mare, aged 8 years,
roaelied inane; wearing liulter, 11
with curve under, brand on left hind
leg. Lett .Powell lluttea May 9. 10
reward. C. C, Kimmioix, Prlnevlllo,
Oregon. 5-H-3lp
For your Fishing Tackle go to
J. E. Stewart & Co.
Crook County High
Gets Most Events
School Day at Redmond was a
great success. The Crook County
High School romped away with
most of the events. Five schools
were represented Crook County
High, Bend, Redmond, Madras and
Terrebonne. C. C. IL S. scored
111 points, Bend 43, Madras 41,
Redmond 22, and Terrebonne 1.
FIELD EVENTS
Tennis Leland and Hobart Bel
knap, C. C. H. S , won the doubles.
Redmond, 2d. Boys singles won
by Leland Belknap. Redmond 2d.
Girls singles Gladys Bayn, C. C.
H. H., first; Redmond, 2d.
Short-put Rob't. Lister, C. C.
H. S., first; Bend, 2d; Madras, 3d.
High jump Fare McCallister, C.
C. II. S., first; Bend, 2d; Madras
3d.
Pole vault Fare McCallister, C.
C. H. S., first; Madras, second.
Discus throw Harry Stearns, C.
C. IL S., first; Bend, 2nd; Madras,
3rd.
Standing broad jump, Fare Mc
Callister, C. C. H. S., first; Bend,
2d; Madras, 3d.
Running broad jump Bend, first;
Rob't. Lister, O. C. H, S., 2d; Mad
ras, 3d.
Javelin throw Norris Bixby, C.
C. II. S., first; Madras, 2nd; Bend,
3d.
TRACK EVENTS '
One mile bicycle race Otto
Hodges, C. C. II. 8 , first; Redmond
2d.
Boys' 50-yard dash Carey
Stearns, C. C. H. S., first; Bend.
2d; Madras, 3d.
Girls' 50-yard dash Madras,
first; Bend, 2d.
880-yard dash Fare McCallister,
C. C. II. S., first; Bend, 2d; Red
mond, 3d.
120-yard hurdle Madras, first.
Girls' 100-yard dash Madras,
first; Bend, 2d; Redmond, 3d.
Boys' 100-yard dash Carey
Stearns. C. C. H. S., first; Bend,
2d; Madras, 3d.
One-mile relay Crook County
High, first; Madras, 2d; Redmond,
3d.
440-yard dash, Fare McCallister,
C. C. H. S., first; Bend, 2d; Red
mond, 3d.
One mile run Forest Erickson,
C. C. H. S., first; Madras, 2d;
Terrebonne, 3d. "
Grammar school half-mile relay
Redmond, first; Prineville, 2d.
220-yard dash Carey Stearns, C.
C. H. S., first; Madras, 2d; Bend 3d.
220-yard hurdle Ermil Cantrill,
C. C. H. S., first; Bend, 2d, Mad
ras, 3d.
One mile relay C. C. H. S.,
first; Bend, 2d.
Declamation contest Florence
Waldron, C. C. H. S., first; Madras.
2d; Redmond, 3d.
Judge Benson Has
Lead Over McNary
With complete returns in from
nearly every county in the state,
and incomplete from a few, includ
ing Baker, Jackson, Harney and
Coos, the vote for fourth place for
Justice of the Supreme Court shows
Judge Henry L. Benson leading
Justice Charles L. McNary by 45
votes.
Judge Benson has a total vote,
reported, of 84,234, while Justice
McNary has 34,189. In Baker
county, where the partial vote re
ported shows Judge Benson in the
lead, the complete vote, according
to late reports from there, is ex
pected to show a slight lead for
McNary.
For State election returns see
next page.
Eighth Grade Pupils
Who Passed Exams
The following named pupils of
the Crooks county public schools
successfully paj-ed the state eighth
grade finaf examinations held May
7 and 8. '1914:
Prineville Martin Hoover, Frank
Rice, Willie Putnam, Mildred Dish-
man, Goldie Goff, Dewey Lafollette.
Sisters Muriel Edmondson.
Grizzly Martha Bland.
Bend Verna Young, Calvin
Smith, Cora Dick, Ida Dahle, Normal
Lewis, Phoebe Gorton, Flora
Beaton, Gail Forbes, Musa Murphy,
Mary Linster, Melvin Bedient.
New Culver Florence Osborne,
John Fulghram.
Ashwood Maude Wood.
Madras Georgie Waite.
Pist. 80 Elmer Cast.
" Grey Butte Harold Roby.
Lava Susie Miller, Merle Miller,
Harold Miller.
Sheep Rock Everett Nye.
Trail Crossing Mabel Tolbert,
Edith Nichols.
La Pine Luther Orr, Carl Clow.
Lamonta Neva Weigand.
Cloverdale Floyd Grubbe.
District 52 Sophia Henske.
Laidlaw Harvey Dayton.
Redmond Frieda Buckley,
bur Dittemore.
Plainview Phina Crawford.
Wil-
Pinehurst Mary Dieterich, Nellie
Snyder.
Pleasant Ridge William Duval
North Lone Pine Inez Iversop
Tetherow Butte Lottie Mead,
Joe McElfresh, William Van Allen.
Lower Bridge Darwin Walter.
Darwh Walter of Lower Bridge
received the highest grades, making
an average of 93.3 per cent. Calv in
Smith of Bend came next with an
average of 92.8 per cent. Musa
Murphy of Bend made an average
of 92 per cent. Goldie GofT of
Prineville 92 per cent, Flora Beaton
of Bend 91.8 per cent, Phoebe Gor
ton of Bend 91.5 per cent, Mildred
Dishman of Prineville 91.5 per cent,
Frank Rice of Prineville 91 per
cent, and Neva Weigand of La
monta 90.9 per cent.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. Myers,
Crook County School Supt.
1914 Follies at the
Lyric Friday Evening
Big Spectacular Production by
Ladies Glee Club.
Catchy glee chiruses, spectacular
song specialties and up-to-date vau
deville, forming one of the greatest
musical attractions of the season,
will be staged at the Lyric tomor
row evening. The following is a
part of the numbers offered:
PART I.
Chorus by Glee Club, "Welcome
Pretty Primrose," "The Night has a
Thousand Eyes," "In the Time of
Roses," "Down in. the Dewy Dell,"
' The Rosary."
PART II.
"Life is a See Saw," Spectacular
balancing act, featured by Miss
Williams, Mr. John Wheeler and
chorus.
Dancing specialty, "Girls, Girls,
Girls," Lorene Lakin and beauty
chorus.
"I'm Looking for'a Little Girl in
Blue," vaudeville act by Wilford
Belknap, popular matinee idol, and
chorus.
"Feast of Flowers," Miss Francis
Willianwand chorus.
PART ill.
Camp Fire Songs by Glee Club.
Reserved seats now on sale at the
Lyric, price 35c. One show only,
beginning at 8:15 p. m., with reg
ular picture program.
Subscribe for the Journal, $1.50 yr.
Tumalo Project Big
Asset for Crook County
O. Laurgaard, the engineer in
charge of the Tumalo project, while
in Portland recently, discussed the
big Crook county irrigation project
as follows with an Oregonian re
porter: "Practically all the supplies have
been bought from Portland houses,"
he said. "From 300 to 400 men
will have been employed on the pro
ject for a year and a half when it is
completed. It will support about
2,000 persons living on ranches
when the job is done, and will be a
perpetual asset to Portland. Settlers
will have to pay from $38 to $40 an
acre for the land, one-tenth cash
and the balance in ten years, and if
they cultivate one-third of their
land each year for the first three
years, the payments for those years
may be deferred to allow them to
put their money into stock and im
plements when they need them
most. ,
"An appropriation of $450,000 was
made by the last legislature to irri
gate land in Central Oregon about
seven and a half miles from Bend.
It was to straighten up the old
Columbia Southern project.
"Since last July there has been
new hope and prosperity in that
country," said Mr. Laurgaard. The
water rights have been straightened
up and the people feel vastly en
couraged. By the way, it is the
only project of its kind in the United
States that is being built with state
money.
"To date we have spent about
$200,000 of the appropriation and
we have completed seven and a half
miles of the feed canal from Tumalo
creek to the reservoir. The feed
canal is of permanent construction,
Be Careful About Cut
ting Wood on Public
Land
Portland Ore., 310 Custom House
Editor Prineville Journal. I j
have received numerous complaints
of a great deal of petty timber
trespass by various parties in Crook
county, who have been taking wood
from Carey Act lands for their own
use, and also from other govern
ment lands for sale. It appears
that most of these parties are
ignorant of the law, and that it is a
custom that has gradually grown
up from the days when there were
but few settlers and they took what
wood they wanted from where they
could get it. Now, however, con
ditions have changed and the cus
tom has grown to such proportions
that it must be stopped, because it
is in violation of law and also not
for the best interest of the com
munity. I do not wish to see any
one prosecuted simply on account
of his ignorance, I wish to give a
warning to all before any further
steps are taken.
Several times recently I have re
ceived complaints that different
parties have been cutting wood
from vacant lands and Carey Act
segregated lands for sale in the
Deschutes valley and near there.
The ownership of such lands rests
in the government until patent is
issued, and the General Land Office
has supervision of them until that
time, and is charged with the duty
of protecting the timber on these
lands and of prosecuting any per
sons taking timber unlawfully.
The only person who is allowed
to sell wood or timber from un-
patented lands is a homestead entry-
concrete lined, and with concrete
structures, that is, drops, turnouts,
weirs and diversion gates, besides
6,500 lineal feet of metal flume
manufactured by a Portland con
cern. The cement used is fur
nished by a Portland concern which
was awarded the contract after
four companies which had made
the same price had submitted their
cement for a test.
"We are working on the two
dams which will form the Tumalo
reservoir, in connection with which
we have installed a large air com
pressor plant, a steam shovel outfit
with two dozen two-yard dump
wagons, a complete concreting plant
and several large pumping plants.
It is contemplated to build the Tum
alo dam by an earth fill, placed by
steam shovel and dump wagons and
distributed by hydraulic method.
with strongly reinforced concrete
covering. The outward work will
consist of a tunnel through solid
rock, and this also will be lined with
concrete.
"Several hundred miles of small
ditches and laterals will be built in
the next few months. The state re
clamation act did not go into effect
until July, 1913, and in 15 months
from the time of starting the pro
ject will have been completed. It
will irrigate this year from 6,000 to
7,000 acres. The land probably will
be opened for sale this summer or
fall. - -
"The Desert Land Board has been
absolutely a' unit when it came to a
question of the organization for the
project. All the engineers and su
perintendents are men of experience
in reclamation work.
man, and he is allowed to cut and
sell only for the purpose of clearing
the timber from the lands for culti
vation. He can not cut and sell
from lands which he does not ex
pect to cultivate, and if he does not
follow the cutting by actual culti
vation within a reasonable time he
is liable for trespass, and may be
compelled to pay the government
the full market value of the wood
sold. In addition to paying for the
wood, or timber, he is liable to
criminal prosecution for cutting for
sale, and if convicted is subject to
fine and imprisonment- As stated
above the timber belongs to the ,
government and when unlawfully
cut may be seized wherever found,
in the woodhouse of the purchaser,
or on a railroad car, or if sawed in
to lumber the last purchaser may
be called on to pay for it even after
built into a house. The govern
ment is not barred from recovering
its property by lapse of time nor by
sale, even to an innocent purchaser.
Any person who has no wood of
his own may cut for his own use
only irom vacant public land, pro
vided he takes not over $50 worth
in any one year, and that he first
notify the Chief of Field Division of
the General Land Office, giving a
description of the lands where he
wishes to get his wood, and shows
that he has no wood of his own and
needs it for his own use, and not
for sale or export. Several per
sons may join together in having
one agent to get their wood for
them and jointly may get over the
$50 worth, by first getting a permit
from the Chief of Field Division.
All lands segregated under the
Carey Act are not public lands in
that they have been withdrawn
from entry for the use of the state,
which has agreed to reclaim them
Continued on page 8.