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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XIX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915.
NO. 24
THE CITY DADS
WIELD THE AXE
Economy it the Slogan and
Nightwatch U Dismissed
Ordinances Defeated
Councilmcn Are Giving the City
Business Administration.
Bills Are Allowed
Tuesday night was h stormy night
fur new ordinance In-fore the city
council. Three ordinances that had
been under consideration by the
council since the first of tlie year
or iKHin after, were nut out of busi
ness in one, two, three order and as
there were no further proponed
ordinance, the of flee of nightwatch
was declared vacant.
Present at the meeting were:
Mayor Chu. S. Edwards, Council
men, Klkins, Reams, Foster, Still and
Nob!o. Also Treasurer Bochtell,
Marshal Pollard, Nightwatch
Malech, Heeorder Hyde and city at
torney Duffy.
Wtn. Triehel was hired at $25 per
month to care for the city park.
Marshal Pollard reported but
one arrest for the month, and the
nightwatch made no arrests.
Recorder Hyde had collected $10
from L. C. Morgan during the month '
the. same being the semi-annual 1
licn.se for Hit Lyric, theater.
The ordinances
which were de-!
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feuted were the motion picture;
license ordinance, the plumbing!
ordinance ami the electric wiring
ordinance. All had reached the
tage of the third rending and were
defeated by unanimous vote.
The Recorder was ordered to con
fer with the city attorney in the
matter of collecting from property
owners who have failed to pay for
cement sidewalks built by the city.
The office of night watch was de
clared vacant to take effect on the
evening of May 11.
The following
bills were ordered
paid:
T. E. J. Duffy.
W. R. Pollard,
Jack Curtis,
John G. Malech,
Deschutes Power Co
L. M. Hechtell
The Journal,
Will Horssell,
E. 0. Hyde,
$7.ro
$78.00
$5.25
$75.00
$170.80
$25.00
$1.35
$5.50
$12.40
Sell a Carload of
Buicks in Six Days
The Huff-Nople Auto company
who are the local agents for the
Buick cars, have been doing a land
office business in selling new cars
dring the past cople of weeks.
. A car load of Buicks was broght
in recently and the six cars were
sold and delivered to the purchasers
in five days.
Five of them were 25-hp, and the
other was a 37-hp. A new 1500
pound truck was brought in the first
of the week for the Thomas W.
LawBon ranch, and another load of
passenger cars will arrive during
the next few days.
Purchasers of the first car load
are:
Chas. Millett and A. 0. Ralson of
Fossil Ben Taylor and Ed McGreer
of Antelope, Zim Baldwin of Lake-
view and L. L. Jones of Mitchell.
John Hunaakcr arrived from Tho
Dalles the last of the week with a
new truck for his Redmond stage
line. It is a Menominee and is of
2000 pounds capacity.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The Sophomores entertained the
Seniors last Saturday evening at
the High School. A plesaant time
was reported by all.
The Junior play was a great suc
cess, which may oe aurmuieu u
the coaching of MissSykes. They
had a large crowd and cleared ubout
$50. It is the richest class play ever
given by the school.
The boys are working hard for
the track meet which will be held
at Redmond May 15.
The joint meeting of the Alphas
and Oehoconians will be held on
May 19. We hope tha't all the pat
rons of the school will be present
to enjoy the last program with us.
Tho High School Jubilee Quartett
made its first apicarance outside of
the school at Redmond, April 30.
This quartett is composed of Rei
Powell, Norris liixby, Otto Hodges,
and Harry Stearns.
The cast has been selected and
work begun on the Senior play,
"The Little Politician." MissSykes
will coach the play.
The Girls Glee Club and the High
School Orchestra are practicipg for
Commencement,
Held to Grand Jury
For Shooting a Horse
Joe Gibson, Frank Sinead and Roy
Kelly of Post were held to 'the
Grand Jury on a bond of $100 each
at a preliminary given them Monday
for the killing of a stallion belong-
Ing to George Ry in Ray's pasture ,
I on Friday afternoon of hist week.
The trouble was reported to j
Sheriff Knox that evening and the j
Sheriff Knox that evening and the
arrests followed early Saturday
morning.
Henry Barnurd who is employed
on the Ray place, testified that he
saw the accused men alout four
o'clock Friday afternoon in the pas
ture, running the horses, heard
three shots fired, saw the stallion
! fall and later found him dead. He
said that he followed the men from
the nut-lure to the Dunham tilucc a
few miles away and which SmeaJ
has leased, and talked to them there.
No defensive testimony was offered.
The horse was a well bred animal
which was owned by Mr. Ray and
valued bv him at some $500.
Crook County Horses
Are In Big Demand
J. B. Miner of Bend is in Prine
ville today in the intrests of Corbett
& Harris of Seattle who have a con
tract for a large number of horses
for the French and English govern
ments. They are buying horses
from 900 pounds up. When aked
how many horses these people want
Mr. Miner said that he did not like
to say, as a statement of that kind
would perhaps influence the market.
$139,918.60 Deed Filed.
Deeds conveying several thousand
acres of land near Prineville on the
north, west and south, from the
Oregon & Western Colonization Com
pany to Augustus Walker, were
filed with County Clerk Brown Fri
day. Tho consideration is given at
$139,918.60. This is a transaction
that was completed a year or more
ago and the papers were not record
ed until last week.
Investors Look This Way
A. M. Svarverud of Eugene was
in Prineville yesterday. He is
looking over this country with a
view of investing here. He is an
old friend of C; F. Smith who
showed him about the contry while
here.
Correspondents
Are Active Again
Since the installation of the typesetting machine in The Journal office
we are in a pos:tion to use a large quantity of news from the various
parts of the county, and we ask all those who have acted aa correspond
ents for The Journal, and new ones as well, to send in items from their
respective neighborhoods.
We cannot use more that one correspondent from a neighborhood, but
want news from every locality. The writer's name must be signed to
each letter, not for publication, but to insure good faith and tj enable
the publisher to know whom to call upon should he want a special incident
reported- Items must be confined strictly to matters of legitimate news,
activities of the people, transfers of property, school news, improvements
and all other matters of news. Gossip, jokes, personalities etc. must be
omitted. It is not necessary to send copy in newspaper style, but give
the facts. All letters must be in this office by Monday evening for use
in the current issue. The Publisher.
PAULINA NOTES
Services were held at the school
house last Sunday by Rev. Blackman
A basket dinner was served o a
large number of people after the
services.
The funeral of the 8-months old
infant of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Oberg
was held tit the Heaver Creek
cemetery on Tuesday, April 27 at
2 P. M.
Wednesday was very warm at
Paulina. Thursday morning rain and
snow was falling which continued
for three days donig a great amount
of good in this community.
A rabbit drive was held at Rye
Grass flat Sunday and a large crowd
assisted in killing COO rabbits.
Coyotes are being found dead all
over the hills in this part of the
county. '
SISTERS NOTES
i gj.sters ha3 had several good rains
, lately.
j E. M. McCabe, the freighter, has
I moved from his homestead near
Cline Falls to land near Sisters.
The stock, fixtures and soda
I fountain of the Sisters drug store
' will be sold under the hammer at
this place May 14.
Dr. Connarn, the dentist of Bend,
was in Sisters last week. On Thurs-
, 1,0 ave a fine ta,k to the schwI
?Hillron.
I Walter May of Gist was in Sisters
j Saturday,
Mr. Knight, the Advent preacher,
'and wife of Redmond were here
Saturday and Sunday,
Some ten pupils of the Sisters
school are taking the eighth grade
examination this week.
The picnic at Sisters last Saturday
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was quite a success in spite of the
fact that the weather was bad. A
fine spread was given at dinner after
which speeches were made by Com
missioners Blanchard and Overturf,
Mr. Daggot of Redmond and Agri
culturist Lovett. The Bend band
furnished the music. Solos were
rendered by Mrs. Arthur Templeton,
Muriel Edmunson and Dorothy
Taylor.
A ball game and horse racing,'
both running and trotting and a1
polo exhibition ended the program.
The Sisters' Fair directors wish
to make this fall's fair a great suc
cess. If enthusiasm is a siern. it
will be. j
Sunday the Bend boys played
Cloverdale a game of ball, result 16
to 2 in favor of Bend.
Carl Woods broke his ' arm last
week while cranking his auto.
Claude Knapp lost a valuable
hor?e this week.
BARNES ITEMS
Jack Frost visited our gardens
the first of the week.
Marion Morgan of Beaver Creek
was a business visitor on Camp
creek the last of the week.
Harry Barnes went to Prineville
last week on busines.
Mrs. M. E. Bennett gave a birth
day party last Sunday which was
well attended by young and old.
Lunch was served at noon and after
dinner a ball game was played which
resulted in a close finish, the score
being 4 to 3.
Dorwin Jones went ot Buck creek
the first of the week on business.
Mrs. A. E. Bates left the first of
the week for Portland to visit
relatives and friends.
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-Chapiri in St. Loun Republic.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Portland.
Wheat Club, $1.2; bluemem $1.32;
rei KuMilan, $1.17; forty-fold, $1.27;
red fife, $1.2.1.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $18;
grain hay, $12; alfalfa, $13.50; valley
timothy, $12.50.
Butter Creamery, 25c.
Ekbs Ranch, 18c. .
Wool Eastern Oregon, 2c; Valley,
28c. '
Mohair 3233c. '
Seattle.
Wheat niuestem, $1.32; club $1.26;
red Russian, $1.20; forty-fold, $1.2$;
fife, $1.20.
Barley $25 per ton.
Hay Timothy, -$16 per ton; alfalfa,
$14 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 25c.
Eggs 18c.
Prineville-Redmond
Road Improvements
The roads between Prineville and
Redmond have already commenced
to show the effect of the heavy
traffic and within a few months it
will again be next to impossible to
make that trip with car or wagon.
This road is perhaps subjected to
more traffic and harder traffic than
any other road in the county.
Almost everyone will remember
the deplorable codition that the road
known as the middle road, was in
last August, and the river line was
worn to the rocks by the automobiles
and wagons.
! Sections of the river road have
been graveled during the past few
years, and these places remain good
all summer. The entire road from
this point, to Redmnod could be
graveled and the haul would be
short as the road paralells the river
for the greater part of the distance
It seems that some such action
will be necessary and the sooner
that Prineville
recognizes the fact
the better for the town and com
munity. There can be no possible!
argument against good roads, ar.d;
this is a place where the need is!
great. The recent action of Mult-J
nomah county in the-good roads
matter is sufficient argument in
favor of some action to improv our ,
main trunk roads especially the one
under discussion.
Wants The Journal
To Find Her a Man
There are many opportunities
offered, to the residents of Crook
County, and the Journal comes for
ward with another proposition that
should interest some of our readers
immensely. The matter presents
itself best in the original form,
which is a letter received the first
of the week from Portland. It
follows without alterations:
Portland Ogn April th25 ,1915
Dear sir As i am a lone Woman
and out of work i thought i woult
rite out to Prineville and ask you
to put a picee in the paper for me
i am a lady 40 years old and of a
good reputation and would like to
get a quanted with some nice man
Hoo Has got a little means or get
to keep house for some man that
neads a good Housekeeper and a
good cook i am a great home woman
and a lover of stock now if you can
help me do so i am sure i will
appreciate it you can give this letter
to someone perhaps you no with
great respect, my address is J.
Wilson 27 front street, Portland
Oregon.
Booming Privileges Granted
Attorney Forbes of Bend secured
booming privileges on the Deschutes
yesterday from the County Court
for the companies who are to put in
the big mills at Bend this summer.
CONVENTIONS
THIS WEEK
Two Organizations Will Be
Here Saturday and Sunday
Welcome To Our City
Ep worth League and Christian
Missionary Will Send Many
Delegates Here
Next Saturday and Sunday there
will be held in this city, the sixth
annual convention of the Central
Oregon sub-ditsrict Epworth League
of The Dalles district.
There has been an excellent pro
gram arranged for the . occasion
which is as follows:
Satrday morning, 10 to 12, Reg
istration and assignment of delegates
Saturday afternoon, 1:30, Rally;
song; 1:35, Invocation, Rev. W. N.
Byers, Redmond; 1:40 Address of
welcome, Rev. E. C. Newham; 1 :A
Responses, Bend, Redmond, Madras;
2, Appontment of committees, 2:05,
Special music, Madras; 2:20, Paper,
"Independence," Mrs. C. Paul Bend
2:40 Business session; 3, Address,
"Missionary vision," Albert Farris,
Redmond ; 3 :20, Institute period.
Saturday evening, 7:30 Reception,
8:45, Good night service.
Sunday morning, 6 :30, Morning
watch, E. W. Thomas, Prineville, 10
Sunday school; 11 Public worship.
Sermon on "Efficiency", Rev. H. O.
Perry; special music.
Sunday afternoon, 2:30 Rally
song, 2:35 Rollcall, Miss Beatrice
j Johnson 2:45 Report of committees;
j 2:55 Special music, Bend; 3 "What
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; can we do for the Evening Service"
Madras; 3:10 Discussion; 3:55, Dis
trict news, Miss Bella M. Mark,
; North Yakima, Wash.; 3:40, Hymn;
3:45 Benediction,
Sunday evening. 7, Devotional
service, Bend; 7:30, Solo, Rev. W.
N. Byers, Redmond; 7:35 Question
box, Miss Bella B. Mark, 8 Conse-
i cration sermon, Rev. E. C. Newham;
Special music.
The Central Oregon Christian
Missionary convention will be held
in this city Saturday and Sunday of
this week at the First Christian
Church.
Delegates from various places are
expected to attend, and the local
church is planning to entertain forty
or more delegates.
Meetings are to be held in the
morning, afternoon and evening of
each day, and the public is invited
to attend all of them.
An interesting " and instructive
program has been arranged, in
which local people as well as the
visitors will participate.
Valuable Property
Changes Hands Often
The Bonnieview ranch whidh was
sold by O. C. Gray to D. P. Donovan
last fall was sold by Donovan to W.
W. Raymond of Walla Walla Mon
day. Two pieces of property near
Portland were taken by Mr. Dono
van as part payment for the stock
ranch..
The registered cattle of which
there are about 500 head were sold
with the place. Consideration in
the deal was given out as being
$150,000. Robert Raymond, son of
the purchaser, will take charge of
the place at once. '
Mr. Kimble, of Summit Prairie,
was a guest of friends in the city
Tuesday night.