COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
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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.
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Dudley Field Malone, collector of
the port of New York, who eaya the
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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States Commissioner