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Crook Couety Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL. XVIII $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1914.
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Prineville's Celebration
I'rlnovlllo ha completed ar
rangcmenta for the biC celebration
July 2d, 3d, and 4th. The plum
are comprehensive enough to take
care of the Urgent crowd the has
ever had the pleasure of entertain
ing.
The Fourth of July executive
committee and the members of the
Ladies' Annex are providing for
every comfort of the out-of-town
guest. The Commercial Club
rooms and grounds will bo placed
at the disposal of visitors. The
Annex parlors are reserved ex
clusively for the uw of mothers
and children fur a rest and retiring
room during the celebration. Per
mission has been granted for the
free use of the courthouse grounds
during July 2, 3 and 4.
N. G. Wallace, one of I'rmeville's
popular young attorneys, has been
chosen as the orator of the day.
Wilford Belknap, was selected to
read the Declaration of Independ
ence. The barbecue, under the direc
tion of the veteran barbecuer, will
Ih.- one of the best ever. We use
the word "barbecuer" advisedly,
whether it is authorized or not, for
the simple reason that he has pulled
o!T more stunts of this kind than
any other man in the country.
to be a Hummer
There will be plenty of eats for
everybody but out-of-town guests
will be served first.
The Ladies' Annex will have
cnarge or tne Moats. This was
done in order to insure complete
success. The ladies never do any
thing by halves and Indications this
year point to some of the most
spectacular sights ever witnessed in
this part of Oregon.
Miss Suzah Cowherd was selected
for Goddess of Liberty. Floats
will represent the states and terri
tories, army and navy, business
houses, etc.
Every auto in town is wanted In
the parade. Three years ago there
were sixty-five in line but the ladies
will not be satisfied this year with
less than 150. So bear this in
mind. It is requested that auto
owners call at Foster & Hyde's and
get a number so that there will be
no confusion in forming the line.
Out-of-town autos are invited to
line up and take part in the fes
tivities. All are eligible for prizes.
Thirty dollars is offered for the
best decorated car and f20 for the
second best.
The Ladies' Annex has invited
the ladies club of Redmond to par
ticipate in the parade and expect a
large delegation from the Hub City.
One of the strongest amateur
Big Fourth of July Celebrat
Three Days'
July 2, 3, 4
Automobile Races, Motorcycle Races, All Kinds of Field Sports
OPEN AIR DANCING PAVILLION
Free Barbecue !
MUSIC ALL
ball clubs of Portland will be here
to furnish excitement for the fans.
Remember that Prineville is
ready and willing to show you a
good time. Entertainment for big,
little, old and young. Come.
McMickle of Redmond
Charged with Arson
B- H. McMickle of the Redmond
Warehouse and Produce Company,
was yesterday arrested at Redmond
by Deputy Sheriff McClay and
Sheldon Makes Complete
Confession to the Sheriff
Rex Sheldon, who is in the county
jail charged with the murder of his
newly born babe, has made a com
plete confession of his crime to
Sheriff Elkins. The man says that
when the neighbor women left his
wife fell asleep; during her sleep the
child became restless and he gave it
a dose of laudanum and placed it
behind the mother. When she awoke
she thought it was dead and Shel
don took the baby, wrapped it up,
and placed ft behind the kitchen
stove. He then went to the bedside
of his wife and when he again went
to the stove the clothing of the baby
was on fire. He then put it in the
stove. For some reason all of the
remains did not burn up. What was
left Sheldon took outside and buried
At PRINEVILLE
Fun
Detective R. F. Beatty of Portland,
on a charge of arson. McMickle is
accused of burning the warehouse
of the Redmond Union Warehouse
Comeany early on the morning of
February 6,
McMickle was brought before
Justice of the Peace Bowman,
waived preliminary examination and
was placed under a 15,000 bond.
McMickle and the Farmers'
Union Warehouse at Redmond were
competitors for the warehouse and
storage business at Redmond. De
tective Beatty has been employed
on the case for almost a month. It
will be tried at the September
term of court.
Up to this point Sheldon never
dreamed of an investigation. It was
after the second visit of the two
women that he became frightened.
Then he concluded to dig up the
remains and burn them in the furn
ace of the sawmill.
The story of finding some of the
charred remains in the kitchen
stove and the fragments found by
Coroner Poindexter where the baby
was buried was given in last week's
Journal and need not be repeated
here.
The Sheldons, both man and wife,
were cooks at the sawmill. She is
now at the Home Hospital for
treatment. Sheldon will have a
preliminary hearing this afternoon
before Justice Bowman.
Eats for Everybody
THE TIME!
Fatal Accident Yester
day Up the Ochoco
J. F, Pernot, forest examiner,
had one side of his head crushed to
a pulp while on his way to Prine
ville yesterday from the Ochoco
ranger station.
The accident happened near
Starr's place, 18 miles east of here.
Mr. Pernot had charge of the in
sect control camp that has been
conducting operations in the Bad
ger creek c tun try. He had a num
ber of men under him and they
broke camp and made the Ochoco
ranger station Tuesday night.
Wednesday morning the men left
the station for Prineville about 6:30
but Mr. Pernot, who was to follow
horseback, did not leave until some
time afterwards. This is the last
positively known of his movements.
His mutilated remains were found
by the roadside a few hours later.
The generally accepted theory of
his death is that the horse he was
riding got the bit in his teeth and
ran away. In order to avoid the
branches of the trees be put his
head to one side and was either
thrown or struck a tree with such
force as to knock his brains out.
Supervisor Ross was notified and
he left for the scene of the acci
dent at once. He examined the
tree that the unfortunate man
struck but beyond this nothing
could be learned as to how the ac
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cident happened. The riderles
horse was the first notification that
something was wrong. Investiga
tion discovered the remains at the
roadside.
Mr. Pernot was a young man be
tween 25 and 30 years of age. He
qualified for his position at the
Oregon Agricultural College and
has been with the department
about three years. He has a
brother in Portland Dr. Pernot,
the bacteriologist of the city of
Portland, who was notified of his
death. The brother is the nearest
living relative of the deceased. The
remains were brought to Prineville
and prepared for shipment to Port
land. Supervisor Ross will ac
company them.
Stricken with Apoplexy
T. S. Hamilton of Ashwood,
president of the Eastern Oregon
Banking Company of Shaniko, and
one of the most prominent sheep
raisers in eastern Oregon, suffered
a stroke of apoplexy in a hotel at
The Dalles Saturday. Hamilton
was standing in the lobby talking
to his wife and daughter when
stricken. He was taken to The
Dalles Hospital in a serious condition.