COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY Crook omrlsi CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XIX PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915. NO. 28 County MASONS HOLD BIG MEETING Grand Officers Were Mere Monday Night Officers on Annual Trip Large Number of Matont from Central Oregon Towns Join In Festivities Thu Prineville Masonic Lodge played host to the lodges from Red mond Hiiti Bend Monday night when Grand Master W. C. Bristol mul Gntnd Secretary Jam- F. Robinson visited the local cinler, M'ire than 100 Masons were pres ent, including 35 from Bend, 20 from Redmond, and a great many from various parts of the country. The Ilend delegation made the trip to Prineville in eight autos, while the Redmond visitors made the pilgrimage in five earn. After an entertaining talk by Mr. Bristol, who by the way is the Portland at torney who is said to have an income of $150,000 annually, refreshments were served. All who attended rexrt an excellent time. The grand officers are on their annual trip of inseeti.)n, and met all the Central Oregon lodges at this point. ' Lake M. Bechtell Now U. S. Commissioner Like M. Bechtell is the new United States Commissioner, for Prineville and the adjoining country. There has been considerable speculation as to who the new com missioner would be, and a number of local people were aspirant to the position. The appointment was made and the commission issued on May 31, and Mr. Bechtell filed his bond yesterday. Today he is prepared to do any kind of land business. He will occupy the ollice formaly used by himself in his law business, which is located hi room 2, over the Crook County Bank. Lake M. Bechtell is a graduate of the University of iowa Law School , receiving his degree in 1909. lie is 29 years of age, having resided in Prineville for the past five years. He was deputy and county clerk for a year and since that time has been in the abstract and law business. He js serving his sec ond term as city treasuer having been twice elected to that ofTce. He is a man of ample ability, and will qualify as a good commissioner. A. L. Macintosh was in the city yesterday from Bend. MARKET QUOTATIONS Portland. Wheat Club. 11.08; bluestem $1.12; red Russian, $1.04; forty-fold, $1.11; red firo, $1.05. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $16; grain hay, $12; alfalfa, $13.60; valley timothy, $12.60. flatter Creamery, 28o. KgRS Ranch, 19o. Wool Kastern Orogon, 25o; valley, tSo. Mohair 31o. Seattle. Wheat niuestom, $1.11; club $1.08; rod Russian, $1.03; forty-fold, $1.09; flfo, $1.06. rtarloy $22 per ton. Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; alfalra, $14 per ton. nuttor Creamery, 28o. tt'gs 19c DUDLEY F. M ALONE M.. - -V V I ?' . N-AS""' rtinto by American I'rm AuocUtlon. Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, who eaya the Lueltanla wee not armed. School Budget for the Year 1916-17 Prineville, Oregon, June 1st 1915. To the County School Superin tendent of Crook County, Oregon, and to the people of School District No. 1 Crook County, Oregon. The following is an estimate of the exenditures which will be necosi-ary for the fiscal school year 1910-1917 for School District No. 1, Crook County, Oregon, as pre pared, adopted and submitted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of said District held this day. Teachers' salaries Furniture, Apparatus, such as maps, chalk, erasers, etc. Library books, Repairs, Playground apparatus, Janitor, Janitor's Supplies, Fuel, Water, Power and lights Clerk's salary. Postage and Stationery, Bond interest, Warrant indebtedness $r80".oo 300.00 IiOO.00 20.00 300.00 loo.oo 670.00 100.00 3.10.00 203.00 I 100.00 j 20.00 I 1560.00' and interest, 112.00 Total, $10,000.00 Respectfully submitted, J. B. Bell, Clerk of School District No. 1. Mrs. Effie Combs Dies in Portland Mrs. Eflie Combs died yestoxduy at eleven o'clock at the homo of Mrs. H. Kundret in Portland. Mrs. Combs has been in poor health for. some time, and was taken to Port land about the middle of March for treatment. She gradually be came weaker until yesterday when death came. The party will arrive in Prineville tonight, and the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from the residence of her parents in this city. With her ftt the time of her death were her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs, arid Mrs. Frank Elkins. EfTa May Dobbs was born in this county on July 25, 1886. Besides her husband and little daughter, Clara Jane, she leaves a father and mother, brother, Hugh Dobbs and four sisters, Miss Nora Dobbs, Mrs. Wirtz, Mrs. Elkins and Mrs. Walkup. Obituary - Orren G. Beeliier was born Auguts 3, 1867 at West Seio, Ore gon, where he spent his boyhood days. His life was spent in Oregon and Washington, huvihg been en gaged in various business enter prises in the latter named state, lie died of peritenitis on May 29, after a brief illness. lie is survived by a wife and daughter who are residents of Prineville. High A verages in Public Schools The task of grading the papers of the pupils who took the eighth grade examinations has just been complet ed by Superintendent Myers. A higher percentage of applicant passed than usual, and some very high averages were obtained by some of the pupils. George Russell' Jr., of the Mill Creek district re ceived the highest average grade ever received by a pupil taking the examinations in Crook County. His average was 99 and one fifth. Nettie Scott of-the same district received an average of 98 and four fifths, and Glenn Stanton received 98 and one tenth. This brough the average for the disrict up to 98 and seven tenths which was the highest at tained in the county. Mr, Bessie McFarland, teacher. Hilda Brick of Bear Creek has a grade of above 98, andHuldaLind (uist of Upper Rye Grass; Ida Nis wonger of Bend; Opal Taylor of Sisters, and Frances Brown of Dry Lake all received exceptionally high averages. The list of those who passed the examinations and their postoflice addresses are given below : Oran Noble, Ruth Dishman, -Wallace Cadle, Blanch Shipp, Eva Street Manly Wilson, Lynn Cram, Her man Short, Cleoria Kinder, Helen Ayres, Luther Claypool, Jessie Hiney, Hulda Lindquist, Ray Matt- Changes Being Made At School Buildings The cooking division of the do mestic science department at the i high school is being moved from the I present looation to the rooms form erly occupied by the agricultural j department, which will place the cooking and sewing departments on the same floor. it will also make room for the installation 0f blacksmithing and iron working departments in the same building with the wood work ing of the manual training. In this division there are to be installed six forges and twelve anvils. Carl Mayfield was in Prineville Tuesday on lanof business. NOT A MINE, ..ew 1 Yx i. Y sh isrw yi c v r p son, Alice M. Blanchard, Gladys Pauls, Ruth Slayton, Glenn Stanton, George Russell, Jr. Nettie Scott, and Thclma Miller, all of Prineville. Golda Carmon,v Ardell Otteson Ida Niswonger, Claudia Triplett Fern RofT, Gladys Fleming, Cora Bates, Francis RerT, Arthur Harris, Martin Vinyard, Charles Bozell and Viola Brown, ail of Bend. Myrtle Jarrett, Clarence Steinkopf , Henriette Rodeside, Dewey Moore, Ruth Kaesmeycr, Arthur Tuck, Helen Dittemore, Beulah Tinner, Clyde Fry, and Mildred Smith, all of Redmond. Harold Allen, Opal Taylor, Clyde Duckett, Maude Grube, Beulah Hosford, Ethel Vincent, Hugh Smith, and Hazel Templetonof Sis ters. Mildred Junker, Nina Elliott, and Howard Peckman, of Terre bonne; Frances Gibson of Gist; Frances and Vernice Brown of Dry Lake; Carolina Dayton, Harold Marsh, Roland and Freda Clark of Tumalo; Ernest Gibson of Post; Van Foster and Vernon Lister of Pau lina; Signe Noren of Lower Bridge; Pearl Miller of Harper; Hilah Brick Henry Carlin, Laurence Burmester and Sumner Houston of Roberts; Beatrice Stephenson and Judith Donohue of La Pine; and Grace Blair and Beulah Landfare of Powell Butte; and Ada Ferry of Alfalfa. Win in Baseball; Tie in Argument Prineville and Madras came together Sunday for the first bout of the season on the diamond. The game left the honors with the county scat team to the tune of 16 to 4, but in the pugilistic arguments which followed the two teams broke even. The game was played at Madras, the boys making the trip to that point on a moter truck. A return game will be played here soon, also games with other Central Oregon teams. Next Sunday at the Presbyterian church: Sunday School at 10; preach ing at 11; Christian Endeavor at 7, and preaching again at 8. BUT A BUOY. t mm .rrt-r W if 1 t . . -fl Jjrr f v- A i !8jje-4o4. " rVr fttt) -Kirby in New York World. AMBASSADOR BERNSTCRFF f '" ' " t V i -r T . 4 khC rhotr bjr American Pree AuoclaUon. Count Von Berfietortf, German Am baieador to the United Statee, who hae a difficult poaition, owing to war complications Effort Being Made to Organize Soldiers All soldiers ahd sailors who served under Old Glory art any time be tween 1898 and July 4th 1902, will welcome the news that an effort is being made to form a camp of the United Spanish War Veterans in Crook County. There are nearly one hundred thousand men who served the Colors in the United States, Cuba and Porto Rico in the Spanish War, in the Philippine' Insurrection and the Boxer Rebell-1 ion in China who now belong to this ! great fraternal and patriotic organization in the United States. ' It numbers on its rolls many United States Senators, Congress men, Judges and many of the Nation's most famous men. Camps in Oregon are located at Portland, Hamond, Hillsboro, Mc Minnville, Woodburn, Salem, Eu gene, Albany, Klamath Falls, Pen dleton, Marshfield and La Grande. Veterans of the Indian War and Civil War are admitted as honorary members. The order encourages the teaching of patriotism and the mutual aid and assistance of its members and the care and assistance of the widows and children of those who fell on the battle field or who have since died from wounds or dis ease contracted in the service of our country. Theirs was and still is a great and noble service and every man who is entitled to wear the bronze cross of the order should at once communicate with Mr. John B. Bell at Prineville, Oregon so that their addresses and whereabouts can be ascertained by those who are trying to get them together. Fire Damages Stock of Foster & Hyde Store The fire company was called out Tuesday morning at 5 :30 to attend a fire which was discovered in Fos ter & Hyde's furnishing store. Although there was but little fire to be found, the building was filled with dense smoke, which delayed the work of the fire fighters. After the doors had been opened at both ends of the building for a few min utes, the work progressed more rapidly. The fire was found to be in a clothing counter, from where it had spread to adjoining counters and suit racks, until a large quantity of clothing was burning. The absence of an air current only prevented the building and contents from being Continued on Page 8. COUNCIL HOLDS JUNE MEETING Baseball Boys Are Given the Financial Aid Asked Gravel for Mam Street Matters of Waste Water on the North Side Discussed and Bill. Allowed The regular monthly meeting of the city council was held in the city hall Tuesday night. Present were Mayor Edwards, Councilmen Foster, Reams, Still, and Noble, Marshall Pollard, and Recorder Hyde. Councilman . Foster suggested that the city could perhaps save money by installing a motor and pumping its own water for the park. Nightwatch Malech reported three arrests before the 'expiration of his term as nightwatch on May 11th. John Dobry appeared before the council in the interest of the Prineville ball team. After some discussion it was voted to allow the ball team $26.75 which was the sum asked for to assist them in buying new uniforms. Councilman Noble was author ized to have gravel hauled on Main Street, especially on the North End and have this street leveled and repaired. Considerable discussoin was had regarding the water drainage on the north side of the city. The mat ter was finally left in the hands of the comittee on health and police who were given authority to act in the matter. The following bills were paid: Wm. Trichel $31.65 ,194.95 25.00 82.00 10.00 27.50 25.00 2.75 2.25 7.80 Deschutes Power Co. L. M. Bechtell, W. R. Pollard, Prineville Livery, A. Wilson, J. G. Malech W. F. King Jack Curtis E. O. Hyde NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING. Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of School District No. 1 of Crook County, State of Oregon, that the ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING of said District will be held at the School House, to begin at the hour of 3 o'clock P. M. on the third Monday of June, being the 21st day of June, A. D. 1915. This meeting is called for the purpose of electing directors and Clerk and to vote on the feasibility of admitting District No. 48 for School purposes and the transaction of business usual at such meeting. Dated this 24th day of May, 1915. T. H. Lafollett Chairman Board of Directors. Attest: J. B. Bell, District Clerk. LAKE M. BECHTELL ; jriijieM A I; t Who was on Monday appointed I nited. States Commissioner