Or Crook . CoMety JoanMl COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY VOL.XVIII-$1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914. Entered at the potfT!oe t Pr1nvlll Oracon, m MioondlMt matter NO. 31 Crook County Fleeces Bring Good Price At tho Madras wool talcs lust Thursday 18c was tho highest price paid and that for a small amount only, according to the Madras Pio neer. The clip of the Baldwin Sheep Company, which comprised about 150,000 pounds was sold at cents. The other clips ranged from sixteen to seventeen cents per pound- A part of those who sold their wool are as follows: T. C. Farquhcr, 11,000 pounds at 1 7 cents; C. M. Elklns, 8,000 pounds at 17i cents; Dickson & McDowell, 15,000 pounds at 171 cents; Chas. Bernard, 13,000 pounds at 17; E. B. Graham, 10,000 pounds at 15! cents; Miller & Mocho, 33,000 pounds at lG cents; J. V. Kuhn, 13,000 pounds at 15 cents. G. K. Barney, a representative of the Klsenman Bros, of Boston, has been In this section for ' several weeks contracting wool, much of which he has bought at 15 cents per pound. Among those that he already had purchased were the clips of Morrow & Kecnan, about 70,000 pounds; N. F. McCoin, about 14.000 pounds; J. N. Williamson, about 70,000 pounds; Alex Mackin tosh, about 21,000 pounds; Earl McLaughlin, about 9,000. Most of this that has been contracted is now In the warehouses here at Madras ready for shipment. The growers who were present seemed to be more than pleased with the prices this year, and more particularly so owing to the un easiness that has been felt along this line during the past year. Shaniko Wool Sales. The laHt public wool sale of the season In Oregon was held Friday at Shaniko. There are about GOO, 000 pounds of wool left scattered throughout the state, mostly In small lots, and next week will see these remnants of the 1914 Oregon clip picked ud and the season' brought to an end. The market has lost none of its firmness, as was shown by the prices paid at Shaniko. The qual ity of these wools was not equal to those offered at the big sale two weeks ago, which explains the dif ference In price. Particulars of Friday's sale are given In the fol lowing dispatch: The wool sales at Shaniko Friday cleaned up all the wool In this dis trict for this season. There were only four buyers in the field and the prices paid were 2 cents lower than at the first sale. The wools ContluueJ on page 8. Big Fourth of July Celebirat Three Days' Fun July 2, 3, 4 Automobile Races, Motorcycle Races, All Kinds of Field Sports OPEN AIR DANCING PAVILUON Free Barbecue ! Eats for Everybody MUSIC ALL THE TIME! Fast Ball for Fourth of July Celebration The Knights of Columbus which play three games here July 3rd, 4th, and Cth is considered one of the strongest amateur teams around Portland- Ball fans will be treated to some real fast baseball for the first time in two years. The Knights have recently defeated the Albany, Camas, Wash., and The Dalles teams. They are strong batters but Prineville fans feel con fident that Tetherow will be able to hold them In two of three games. (It is reported on good authority that Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland Beavers, will be out to this series to look over the local baseball material.) The locals are getting their batting eves on and the visiting pitchers will receive a warm recep tion from the Prineville gunners. The home team will be strengthened, both in the field and in batting, by Henry McCall, who has returned from the East and is in fine shape to play. Wants to Thank Prineville Merchants Bertha E. Ransom, secretary of the Pringle Flats Improvement Society, writes the Journal that she wishes to thank the merchants of Prineville, on behalf of her society, for their liberality in donating prizes for the races anJ contests to be held at their Fourth of July celebration at Houston Spring. At PRINEVILLE Baseball and Balloon Ascension Sunday Baseball and a balloon ascension are the attractions on the cards for next Sunday at Davidson Field. The Courthouse Grafters have long cherished an old grudge against the Short-Weight Merchants and will take it out of the horsehide next Sunday. ' Both sides have lined up their men in a reckless sort of fashion. One or two extra players on a side doesn't seem to make any differ ence. It may, however, when hair pulling begins. The line-up is as follows: THE GRAFTERS Jordan, catcher. Fuller, pitcher. Rowell, first base. Bell, second base. Battles, short-stop. Rice, third base. Myers, left field. Brown, left center field. Becker, right center field. Elkins, right field. Van Allen, relay fielder. H. A. Foster, mascot SHORT WEIGHTS Arthur Michel, short stop. Oliver Adams, first base. Frank Foster, second base. Hugh Lakin, third base. O- C. Claypool, pitcher. Phil Caples. catcher. J. K. Stewart, left field. Ross Robinson, center field. John Stevenson, center field. G. N. Clifton, rijrht field. Substitutes O. C. Hyde, Joe Gerardo, W. F. King. Admission free. Balloon ascen sion at 2 o'clock. Ball game 2:15. Prineville-Mitchel Road Ready for Travel Aug. 1 Supervisor Ross states that the United States Forest Service has just allotted 11400 more to be ex pended or the Prineville-Mitchell wagon road. Up to this date all available money for work on this much- needed road had been expended and there still remained about two miles to be completed before the road could be used. Supervisor Ross had made fruitless efforts to obtain the money from other sources in order that the road might be finished while the crew was on the ground and be available State Engineer Praises Tumalo Project That the Bull Creek dam of the Tumalo project is completed, and that two-thirds of the main dam of the project is finished, was the an nouncement made last Saturday by State Engineer John H. Lewis upon his return from an inspection tour of this project, and also that of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company. "The Bull Creek dam is complete and the main dam which is of earth composition with concrete core walls is about two-thirds complete," said Engineer Lewis. Water is BASE BALL t Tournament for use during the summer and fal! A final appeal to the Forest Service, however, solved the problem and the road will now be opened up for travel by August 1. Supervisor Ross has, by his per sistency in pressing the claims of the Prineville-Mitchell road, placed this community as well as the Mitchell country under lasting obli gations. He alone is entitled to the full credit of opening a large part of Wheeler county to the markets of Prineville for the pro ducts of that fertile region. now being diverted through the feed canal to all lands under culti vation about 3000 acres in all. The work is progressing in a splendid manner. "At the Central Oregon Irriga tion Company's project I made an examination of. lands for which patents are sought by the company. In all there is about 6643 acres. Until I can check up the area and the water supply I cannot say whether there is sufficient water on hand to warrant me in recommend ing that the lands be patented." Position Wanted As cook or to do general house work In or near Prineville. Addreon Elizabeth Jacobsen, Prlnevllle.6-25-26