COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
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Crook Couurity JourM
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XIX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915.
NO. 21
RICE WANTS
5000 HORSES
Hat
Taken Contract
That Many
For
All Classes to be Taken
From 950 to 1350 Wi!l Be the
Weight. Expected Hero
In Short Time
J, 11. Wilson of Sun Francisco
and Jamea Rice of Madras, Ore,
have cloned a contract at Portland
with representatives of a foreign
government for the delivery In
three months of 6000 head of
horses that will be hipwl to the
war zone as soon as they are as
sembled In Sun Francisco. The
ontraet culls for thrco classes of
horses, cavalry, light artillery and
heavy artillery horses, all of which
will have to como up to the
standard.
The Insiwction will start Monday
of next week at CorvalUa and will
follow along up and down the Wil
lamette river points and then stnp
at all Columbia river points and
other places tributary to the
shipping to the assembling points.
It is estimated that there is over
2000 head of horses in Central
Oregon alone that will bo inspected
and the work of getting them from
tho ranges will start at once.
Mr, Rice has been associated with
the horse and sheep business In
Central Oregon for tho past IH
years and is acquainted with nil the
various ranges in Eastern Oregon
and estimates that they will have
nine ironwo m securing the num-
ber of horses called for under the
contract within the time specified j
in their contract. The three classes'
of horses under this contract will j
include a greater portion of the i
horses In this section, as well as
other portions of Oregon,' and the
contractors expect to be able to
show horses esjeeially from Eastern
Oregon and Washington that will
largely be accepted by the in
spectors. The three classes of horses that
will be bought by these gentlemen,
are classified as follows, the 15
hands high, weight about 950 to
1000 pounds; the 15j hands high,
weight about 1000 to 1200 pounds,
and tho 16 hands high range from
1200 to 1350 pounds.
Mr. Rice left last week for the
southeastern part of the state to
arrange for the large horse owners
of Harney and Malheur counties to
gc their horses in some convenient
places that the inspectors may have
a chance to look at them.
City Advantages
Brought to Prineville
Mrs. J. W. Marshall, who is to
start a series of cooking lessons to
day for the Des ChuteB Power Co.,
arrived in Prineville Sunday even
ing, coming directly from Spokane.
Mrs. Marshall, is a southern
woman of delightful personality.
She has a great sense of humor and
makes her lectures amusing and
interesting as well as instructive.
It is indeed a wonderful oppor
tunity5 for Prineville women to have
a chance to hear Mrs. Marshall's
talks and to watch her methods,
many of them original, in modern
.(tfiiikinir
After a two weeks' demonstra
tion here, Mrs. Marshall will go to
Redmond and Madras where she
will conduct similar courses.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The fourth annual session of the
DcsehuU Iiaptist Association will
convene with the First Iiaptist
Church of I'rineville, April 22-24.
A number of the prominent de
nominational workers will be In at
tendance. Rev. O. C. Wright.
secretary of tho state mission
board; Itev. C A. Woody, superln
tendent of missions for the Pacific
Coast, and Rev. J. D. SpringBton,
Bible school director, will be heard
in address on important and inter
esting themes.
Dr. Ferris, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church at The Dalles, will
preach Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
His subject will be, "After That,
What?"
A cordial invitation is heartily
extended to all to be with us in
these meetings.
Parent-Teachers'
Regular Meeting
The Parent-Teachers' Association
held its regular meeting at the
public school on April 9. A
musical program was given first,
which consisted of two songs by the
C. C. H. S. Glee Club, a duet bv
Mrs, Lukin and Mrs. DufTy, a solo
by Miss Conway and a very clever
burlesque on the California Jubilee
Singers by some of the senior boys
of the high school. This last num
ber was a surprise and every one
considered It quite a treat, because
of the boys' make-up and the way in
which etery detail was carried out
After the business meeting, Mrs.
Wigle read an article on "The
Child In Civic Improvement," and
Miss Sykes read a paper on
"Swedish Gymnastics." This last
pajKT was especially enjoyed be-
cause of the interest
everyone is
now taking in this work and its
relation to the public school.
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Reception and Luncheon
One of the most pleasant affairs
it has been our pleasure to chronicle
was the W. C. T. U, reception and
luncheon given at the residence of
Mrs. Serepta Hamilton yesterday.
The local W. C. T. .U. has been
having a membership contest. At
its close tho losing side, headed by
Mrs. J. O. Powell tendered the lun
cheon to the members of the win
ning team whose captain was Mrs C.
M. Charlton. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated in white ribbons
and cut (lowers. A number of toasts
were given and many bright
sK"eches were made, which lack of
space prevents enumerating. Every
one felt glad that the contest had
been held for many new members
were gained and the reception is
one the memebers will long remem
ber.
Real Estate Transferal
Sheriff to A. R. Bowman td w hf
se qr, e hf se qr, e hf ne qr, 33-15-24;
sw qr bw qr, 27; se qr Be qr.
28-15-24. 162.30.
Sheriff to A. R. Bowman td si qr
ne qr, 13-16-12; se 31-15-12; lots 3,
4, swqr nwqr, 1; lots 1,2, 215
12; ne qr, e hf nw qr, sw qr nw qr,
36-21-10. ' $163.83.'
Sheriff to A. R. Bowman td sw
qr, 8-15-11. $125.50.
V. B. Foster et al to F. Fred
Hoelscher wd n n, nw ne, n hf sw,
swsw, 24-14-15. $1.
E. Wagoner to C. E. Sandy, qcd
tract in se sw 32-14-16. $1.
S. J. Newsom to A. W. Grater
wd tract in sw se 32-14-16. $1.
Oregon & Western Colonization
Co. to John W. Horigan d s hf 35-14-15.
-17000.
Sheriff to II. P. Belknap d lot 6,
blk 1, Noble's addition Prineville.
$200
Muzzle All Dogs In
Crook county, along with ten
other counties of the state, was
placed under a strict quarantine by
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
Monday of this week.
Tho order which the state of
ficials will enforce rljtidly, regu
lates the dog nuisance in the coun
try and towns alike, and makes it
against the law to allow any dog
that is not used for herding sheep
or actually in use in some other
way with livestock to go without
wearing a muzzle or being chained
or tied. Concerning the order, the
Telegram says:
An order quarantining Multno
mah, Clackamas, Jackson, Lake,
Harney, Crook, Baker, Umatilla,
Wheeler, Malheur and Union coun
ties against rabies has been issued
by the state livestock sanitary
board, and it purposes to rigidly
enforce it. j
Under the order all dogs in the j
Prineville Firm Low
est In Whole State
Filing the lowest bid of any firm
or manufacturer in the state of
Oregon, A- H. Lippman & Co., of
this city, lost the contract to furn
ish the interior of the Jefferson
county courthouse, a firm at
Spokane, Wash,, underbidding them
only $8.25. Twenty-one different
firms and individuals in
filed bids for the contract,
Oregon
and al-.
though the Prinevilie firm was un
successful, they feel highly elated
over the fact that they were the
lowest bidders in the state and thai
they were over 1200 under the bid
made by Glass & Prudhomme, the
Portland firm, which seems to have
had "fat picking" in this section of
the country for a long time.
Mack Truck for Paulina Route
U. M. Cornett received a new
Mack truck for his Paulina mail line
M. Cornett received
this week. The mail from Paulina
left that point this morning at 8
and arrived here about one this
afternoon. Light trucks are being
used for the mail and passenger service.
THE MOST DANGEROUS AIR RAID.
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Central Oregon
counties named, save those used for
patrolling livestock, must be kept
muzzled, under leash, or otherwise
restrained. According to the state
veterinarian the rabies situation is
especially grave in Lake county.
Should it happen that the order
should not prove effective, it is
probable, it is said, that the board
may issue one making the owner of
any mad dog liable for damages to
stock.
Dr. Calvin S. White, state health
officer, said he knew nothing of the
provisions of the order of the state
veterinarian except that it gave
peace officers the power to destroy
any dogs which were not actually
being used to herd, or for similar
duties.
"Unless the dogs are kept in
leash or muzzled, the officers may
shoot them without the owners hav-i
ing any recourse under the law.j
By the terms of the order Portland !
will be included."
Tennis Bug Has
Come to Life
The Prineville Tennis Association
of the Commercial Club is plannine
for an active season of tennis this finances of the Club, as the report
year, with the usual tournaments ' snowed that in addition to the pay
with Bend, Redmond, Metolius and ! ment ' a11 the running expenses of
other towns, and possibly with some! e Club, interest on all outstanding
outside cities. The courts are .be-jol)liKat'on8 an the renewal-of the
ing worked into first-class condition 1 Club fire insurance for three years,
j at the present time with the aid of
a large log roller, and two of the
courts are now ready for use.
Prineville is entitled to the an
nual Crook county tournament this
year, as Bend and Redmond have
each had it in the two years of its
existence and the local club is due
to be its host for 1915 Those de
siring membership in the associa
tion should, see Lake M. Bechtell
who has the membership list.
A number of the ladies of the
Annex are also interested in tennis,
and plans are under wsv for th
construction of a court on the south
side of the Club building for the
exclusive use of the ladies. One of
the best courts at the Club
formerly located on this spot.
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Detroit Newt.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Portland.
Wheat Club, $1.26; bluentem $1.29;
red Russian, $1.21; forty-fold, $1.27;
red fife, $1.22.
Hay Ka tern Oregon timothy, $15;
grain hay, $12; alfalfa, $13.50; valley
timothy, $13.50.
Butter Creamery, 28c.
E(?gs Candled, 19c; ranch, 18c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 25c.
Mohair 30 31c.
Ssattle.
Wheat Bluestem, $1.29; club $1.26;
red Russian, $1.21; forty-fold, $1.27;
fife, $1.24.
Barley $25 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; alfalfa,
$14 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 38c.
Eggs 19c.
Commercial Club
Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the Com
mercial Club for the election of a
new board of directors and for a
resume of the past year's work and
the formulation of plans for the
new Club year was held at the Club
Hall Tuesday night. Directors
Kelley, Duffy and Hoelscher were
re-elected and E. J. Wilson and J.
B. Bell were elected to fill the re
maining vacancies in the board.
The report of President Kelley
showed that the Club made en
couraging progress last year in
various lines of endeavor and
! Particularly
in regard to the
which aggregate! f 190, the float
ing indebtedness of the Cub was
reduced f200, which is highly en
couraging in view of the fact that
the Club has in past years finished
with a balance on the debit side of
the ledger.
An important resolution that was
passed and which will put the
finances of the Club on a solid basis
was one authorizing the board of
directors to issue bonds on the Club
plant for approximately $1500, for
the purpose of paving off floating
indebtedness and current outstand
ing obligations of the Club, and
thus pay those who have carried the
Club for several years and are en
titled to their money and at the
same time secure a lower rate of
interest. These bonds will be taken
up by the Club members.
A number of plans for aiding
nearby irrigation projects, road
ouildmg and similar subjects of
vital public interest were discussed
and everything possible done to
boost such matters. The matter of
weekly luncheons for the purpose of
getting together frequently, as is
done by the Bend and Redmond
Clubs, and which have been found
to be of great benefit to those
towns, was recommended and may
be acted upon later.
Address by Mrs. Felts.
The people of Prineville were
afforded a rare treat Sunday after
noon at the Methodist church when
Mrs. Austini N. Felts, president of
the Mothers' Congress and Parent
Teachers' 'Association of Oregon,
delivered an address. The need,
purpose and accomplishment of
this Parent-Teachers' movement
were explained, and she showed the
need of their organization where
ever we have schools to thus link
them closer to the home. Prine
ville was urged to send at least two
representatives to the National
Mothers' Congress which meets in
Portland May 12.
S. S. Black of Ashwood
was a
Prineville visitor this week.
BONES OF AN
ARM FOUND
Bleaching On the Hills Near
Russell Ranch
From Man's Left Arm
Bob Wiley Make. Find-Party
Will Make a Thorough
Search Sunday
While riding for horses in the
Russell pasture some eighteen miles
east of Pineville last Sunday, Bob
Wiley discovered the bones of a
human, evidently a grown manf
The bones found were those of the
left arm below the elbow. The iarge
bone of the lower arm and the bones
of the hand were held together by
sinewes. There is no reasonable
theory for these bones being on the
hills at this location. An effort will
be made to find the remainder of
the skeleton Sunday. Those found
are now at the office of Belknap &
Edwards in this city.
Confession of Thief
Frees Innocent Man
At a preliminary examination
held Monday before Justice of the
Peace A. R. Bowman, Clyde and
George Ward were discharged from
custody,, and Garret Stark wand
Charles O'Kelly were held to the
grand jury under a bond of $500
each to answer a charge of burg
lary in connection with the break
ing and entry of the John Dobrey
homestead cabin, three miles west
of Prineville on the river road.
Mr. Dobrey, who is with C. I.
Winnek at Fort Klamath, left his
cabin and its contents under the
supervision of Oren Jones. Frank
Cox and wife saw some ofte going
to the Dobrey cabin on March 31.
but at the time thought that it was
Mr. Dobrey whom they are expect
ing to return. When Mr. Dobrey did
not show up on Saturday, Jones
went to the cabin and found where
it had been entered through a win
dow and a number of articles miss
ed, including bedding, groceries
and cooking utensils.
The description of the outfit seen
by Mr. and Mrs. Cox corresponded
to that of one belonging to Garret
Stark, Charles O'Kelly and the
Ward boys who left the same day
for Antelope. The sheriff was in
formed of the crime and started
after the lad3 overtaking them with
the loot in their possession near
Antelope.
They were returned to Prineville
and a preliminary held by the dis
trict attorney Monday, resulting as
above set forth.
Stark made a statement at the
preliminary saying that he and
O'Kelly only went to the Dobrey
homestead and he exonerated the
Ward boys from any connection
with the crime. It was for that
reason that the justice discharged
them.
Revival at Baptist Cchurch.
A revival is now in progress at
the Baptist church. Come and en
joy the services with us. At the
Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday at 2:30
p. m , Rev. Hall will give a lecture
on "Things I Have Seen and People
I Have Met." The older people
are invited to be the guests of the
Juniors at this hour.
Mrs. S. S. Stearns left last week
for Eugene and other Willamette
Valley points.