LOCAL MENTION
mm
M
?
O
GREEN
Tradiog Stamps
With Cash Purchases at Our Store
Call and see the wonderful variety of Premiums on
display in our Gift Room
Start your saving account today. Hundreds of articles of
beauty and utility for home use, given away as a
premium on your cash purchases
Special this Week:
Boy's Knee Pants Suits, $100 and up
Men's Suits, small sizes, $5.00 to $10.00
Prices at about one-half their actual Value
COLLINS W. ELKINS
Facts and Figures
Against Division
The taxpayers of Crook county
are facing the serious question of
dividing their county, and before
deciding how to vote should study
well the arguments advanced in
a conservative esitimate will be 60
per cent of the present cost, to meet
the registered warrants, which are
estimated will total around f 125,-
000.00, to maintain our roads, and
' with but very little if any new road
wort possible, to meet the state
jtax, and last, but not least by any
means, we will find it necessarv to
levy 64 mills, if not 7 mills, with
favor of division as well as the prob- , , . . .
, , . school at its present efficiency, or
able conditions that would exist' .,, . , . , ' ,
., jwe will be compelled to lower the
should division prevail. , , . . . , . . , ,
standard of our county nigh school
It is well to look first at the cause t0 that o the union high gchools.
of the movement fer division at Tbe above items are bound to re-
this time. There is no question but refuH in a heavy increase in our
that those interested in the future taxe8i and what will we have
of the city of Madras thought that! ? vothin but the one fac
they saw a good chance in starting
Jefferson county, with Madras for
the county seat, at the coming elec
tion by taking advantage of some
dissatisfaction that existed in the
farming district surrounding that
town with our present county court's
actions. The movement for Jeffer
son county was not long known to be
a fact until those persons who are
interested in the city of Bend con
cluded that if Deschutes county was
ever to be established it would have
to be accomplished at the same time
as Jefferson in order to be sure of
obtaining the required 35 per cent
vote from the old county in favor
of division, so that it was now or
never if Bend was to be the county
seat.
We who live in what will be olJ
Crook county should division carry
should look well to how division will
effect our taxes as the proposed
lines, the settling of which we had
no voice in, will leave us only a little
over one-fourth of the tax values of
the present county, or $3,100,000.00. 1
On this amount we will have the
problem of raising sufficient revenue
to pay our county officials, which on
Too many women struggle
under pains and aches.
They are not sick but weak,
nervous, irritable.
Such women need that blood
strength that comes by taking
SCOTT'S EMULSION. It also
strengthens the nerves, aids the ap
petite and checks the decline.
If wife or mother tire easily
or look run down, SCOTT'S
EMULSION will build her up.
SHUN SUBSTITUTES.
tor of having one or two dissatis
fied communities off our bands,
and even this would not benefit us
very much, as it is a fact that there
always are and always will be dif
ferent, factions in every state,
county, precinct or city, and we
would still have tbe dissatisfied
factions with tbe only difference
being that they were closer to us
than the ones we formerly had.
Taxes were high last year, but
why? An increase in the state tax
of $48,582.46 was one reason; over
4 mills increase for this alone. An
other reason was our need of new
roads and bridges. $150,000.00 has
been used for these two items, but
it is only justice to the county
court to state that all of the present
registered road warrants were in
tended as anticipated 1915 road
expenditures deemed advisable in
1914, as under tbe conditions then
existing more miles of road could
be obtained for the same money
than if expended in 1915. Another
heavy item is our public schools.
We taxed ourselves with special
levies amounting to $87,945.00.
County school tax was $40,577.00.
Our county officials estimated their
expenses at $40,195.00, and to their
credit be it stated that they are op
erating well within their estimates
so far this year.
Would it not be wiser for the
taxpayers of what would be old
Crook county to fight against di
vision which will increase our taxes
and fight for lower taxes as a
united Crook county as it now ex
ists? For there is nothing to pre
vent our operating next year for
around 20 mills if we demand it
from our county court.
Now as to Jefferson county and
the reasons advanced by those who
are working for its creation. It is
is apparent that the figures and ar
guments were hurriedly arranged
and by inexperienced men as far as
county operating expenses and
state laws are concerned, and that
a large per cent of the support for
Jeffeison county has been obtained
through the favorable showing that
a partial operating expense made
when compared to the real cost of
running a county, and to the state
menu made as to benefits to be de
rived by division when such bene'
fits would be contrary to law.
The estimated budget for Jeffer
son county shows a total millageof
21, and this is compared to Crook
county's 26 mills, and tbe fiat
statement is made that 5 mills will
be saved annually on their tax val
uation of $3,500,000.00, or $17,-
590.00 each year, and the people
are told that in three years the
saving will be sufficient to, build
Jefferson county a new court
house. This proposed saving will
not he made for several reasons.
First, they have assumed that
Crook county will be operated at
26 mills each year and they do not
know this be a fact. In reality
it will not be that bigh again.
Then they assume that they will
be able to run their new county
for 2l mills as shown by their
budget, when said budget omits 15
different items that will either be
an expense or are unfair when
omitted in estimates. Yet their es
timates urged as facts and tbe dif
ferences claimed as sav:ng3 which
tbev are not.
Now. how do these people who
make these statements know what
the new officers of Jefferson will
do? It certainly looks that they
themselves would have to be the
county officers before they could
state positively what the officials
intend. So far tbey have stated
that no man in the city of Madras
would be a county official and
that all farmers would be the new
officers. Do you believe it?
The two principal underesti
mates are widows' pensions for
which tbey only allow $51)0 per
year when Crook county has ac
tually paid to widows who now
live in Jefferson county $1865 in
eight months; at this rate we will
pay $2488 in 12 months, or an
underestimate by Jefferson budget
of $1988.
Next is the fitting up of a new
and complete outfit for each new
county offices with all the books,
furniture, vaults, typewriters,
adding machines' and specially
Continued on fags Eigbt
Editor Putnam of the Bulletin
was a Prineville visitor yesterday,
Wm, Boegli, the apple man of
Culver was a business visitor yester
day. A.- L. Mackintosh came in last
night from his sheep camp above
Bend.
Chas, E. Lowther and Ellen
Crowley of Ashwood were married
last evening.
J. II. Gray & Son have sold
Bonnyview Farm to D. P. Donnovan
of Hood River.
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to T. F. Buchanan and
Belle R. Allen.
Cliff Reynolds of Barnes and
Miss Tiney McDaniel were married
last Saturday.
At Lower Mill Creek there will
be preaching at 3 p. m. by George
II. Ramsey next Sunday.
Ray McGhee of Shaniko and Miss
Goldie Hinton, daughter of A. S.
Hinton, were married last Saturday.
L- G. McReynolds and Grace P.
RatlitTe of Bend took out marriage
papers Tuesday. They will be
married next week.
The Music and Art Department
of the Ladies' Annex met last week
The next meeting will be held the
second Tuesday in November.
Get your claims in early. The
county court has instructed the
clerk to place no bills on the claim
docket that have not been filed on
or before the Tuesday preceding
the regular session.
Next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock there will be a special mis'
sionary program given by the Sun'
day School of the Baptist church
Everybody is welcome and all par
ents are especially Invited to attend,
The popular contralto, Lulu Dahl
Miller, of Portland, will appear
here in a concert given under the
auspices of the Ladies' Glee Club
sometime during the first week in
November. The date will be an
nounced later.
II. Z. Griffith, the well driller of
Culver, was in Prinevilie Monday
settling up his affairs and getting
ready to move to Exeter, California,
the last of this week Mr. Griffith
expects to engage in the same line
of business in California.
The appointment of Prof. Baugh
man as director of the Central Ore
gon Debating League will give an
impetus to this line of work
throughout this section. This
league consists of The Dalles,
Wasco, Fosil, Hood River, Bend
and the Crook County High School.
The Commercial Club and mem
bers of the Ladies' Annex will be
highly entertained Halloween eve
by something unique and out of the
ordinary. Committees are hard at
work. Witches are busy in the
upper rooms already. Club mem
bers are urged to be present.
While getting into the hayrack
last Thursday at Lloyd Powell's
place on Lower McKay, Mrs. Sarah
Zell fell several feet to the ground,
striking on her hip. Fortunately
no bones were broken but she has
been confined to her bed several
days. She is better, yet not able
to get around.
Millinery
Special Sale
Being obliged to raise money
I will sell my splendid as
sortment of trimmed hats at
actual cost. Sale to begin
Thursday and continue until
the hats are all sold.
Mrs. Estes
The Milliner
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
Residence Property for Sale.
Good house and barn, lot 120x140 ft.
Inquire at tUia oillce. 8-13-tf
Bank With Us
By Mail !
Just because you happen to live
out of town you do not have to
deprive yourself of banking
facilities.
We want your business. Drop
us a line for information on
how to open an account by
mail.
Crook County Bank
Prineville, Oregon
LOCAL MENTION
Baker Knox is down from Post.
T. J. Ferguson of Roberts was in
town yesterday.
Chas. W. Hughes of Redmond
and Lena M. Yost of Powell Butte
ware married yesterday. ,
Miss Jane Allen, accompanied by
Miss Ilawley, spent the week-end
with Miss Allen's people nehr
Powell Butte.
Chas. Parrish and fumily of Held
passed through Prineville the hiHt
of the week on their way home
from a visit to The Dalles.
The Social Hygiene meeting ad
vertised to be held this (Thursday)
evening at Club Hall, has been
postponed until Tuesday evening,
October 27.
T. F. Buchanan has sold his
Ochoco ranch, stock, implements,
etc., to Jess Yancey. Mr. Yancey
will take possession at once.
Buchanan has gone to British
Columbia.
The Portsmouth Land Company
had to move from their tent corner
Second and Main to the Morris
building, opposite the Journal office
on account of cold weather. The
company is planning to leave for
Burns tomorrow.
LOCAL MENTION
Arthur Wurzweiler was over
from Sisters Saturday.
O. F, Wallenburg was a business
visitor to Prineville the first of the
week.
Mr. Sawyer of the Bend Bulletin
was a Prineville visitor the last of
the week.
The Embroidery Department of
the Ladies' Annex will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at the Annex
parlors.
Rev. Luke Sheehan of Bond will
be in Prineville next Sunday and"
will hold services at Stewart Hall at
U o'clock.
At the Union church October 2l
there will be preaching services at
11 a. m. and 7:110 p. m. by George
H. Ramsey, the pastor.
Alex Smith's store at Vanora
caught fire recently and both build
ing and contents were destroyed.
Value of building and stock $:1000;
insurance $1200.
Sunday morning, October 11, the
Sparks Hotel at Metolius was de
stroyed by fire. The building and
contents were valued at f 8000. In
surance $4000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Link's Business College
New, Modern Equipment. Elegant Cheerful Rooms.
Thorough, Practical, Up-to-Date Courses.
Splendid Light Good Ventilation.
, Special, Experienced Teachers.
Bookkeeping. Shorthand. Typewriting. Penmanship.
We train and furnish
Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Cashiers.
Start Right for Business Success.
Take Our Combined Course.
Decide Today. Enroll Now. It will Pay You.
New Students Admitted at Any Time.
Write, call or telephone for College Journal and com
plete information. 10 15 Ct
A. T. LINK, Principal
Telephone Main 5083. Tilford Bldg. Portland, Oregon
Dr. Sam T. Rogers
MAGNETIC HEALER
of I'ortlani, Ore., will be at Rooms 8 and 9 in the Cornett
Building for about two months. Treats all acute
and chronic diseases.
Cures Without the Knife!
Appendicitis, gall stone, floating kidney, hemorrhoids, dis
placement of uterus, tumorH, goitre,, a lenolds and many other
dreaded diseases. Can refer to Borne of l'rinevillo's leading
people who have taken treatment of him. 9-10
, Examination Free!