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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1915)
tP.ge 6 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL I Prineville Commission House Dealers in all kinds of FARM PRODUCE Hay, Grain, Flour and Feed. Forwarding Storage and Commission Buyers of Hides, Pelts and Furs JACK SUMMERS, Manager BRIEF NEWS CF OREGON The Mainspring is the Motive Power of a Watch The best mainsprings Imvb malnti.lued their right ti break ever since modern watches were Invented, nod they w ill do so until some secret ot nature for which scientists are still searching Is re vealed. PERCY R. SMITH, Watchmaker and Jeweler LI Hello ! Say, do you know the Pilot Butte Telephone Company has more miles of line and a larger num ber of subscribers than any other telephone company in Crook county and at cheaper rates? Telegraph connection is made at Red mond with all outside points. Main office Prine ville, Oregon. t A Y -r a The State penitentiary tint the larg est population In Its history, the num ber of convict being 498. Governor Wlthycombe reappointed I, Lea Brown, of MarshtleM, a mem ber of the state board of pharmacy. The aeventh annual Commonwealth Conference was held In the hulls of the University of Oregon at Eugene. At a recent election at Powers, an $18,000 bond Issue for the construction ot a achool building was passed by a big majority. Merchants of Springfield have or ganised the Sprlnsflold Merchant' as sociation for the purpose of promoting the trade ot the town, Governor Wlthycombe appointed Leslie M. Butler, of Hood River, dele gate to the pence and preparation con gress at New York, June 14, 15. The Dallas City band, which dis banded last fall, lias reorganised with nearly 40 members, making It one of the largest organisations of Us kind In the state. State Tax Commissioner Galloway holds that stock held by a national bank in a federal reserve bank la simi lar to United States bonds, and ex empt from luxation. Antone Stawney, aged 61, of Bux ton, was kilted when a stick of dyna mite exploded, throwing Stawney fur Into the air and severing part of his head from the body. Gearhart Is the place officially se lected for the maneuvers of the Third regiment. O. N. G.. at Its annual en campment The camp will be made close to where It was held last year. More duty on foreign Imports was collected at Portlaud duriug May than during auy other like period since July, 1914. The receipts of that sort for the month will amount to a trifle less than 50.000. Ernest G. Hopson. supervising en gineer of the government reclamation service, has just been notified official ly that the office ot the reclamation service at Portland Is to be closed and the western headquarters transferred to Denver. Having received numerous "com plaints of berry boxe partially filled being sold for full measure, Deputy State Scaler of Weights and Measures Buchtel has notified the district depu ties to prosecute all person found violating the law In this manner. ' The state land board appointed V. L. Patterson land agent of Baker coun ty, succeeding C. II. McCulloch; Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., land agont of Washington comity, succeeding Jonu M. Wall, and Arthur I.niiKguth, land agent of Multmudah county, succeed ing Warren K, Thomas. Heballnstlng ot the O.-W. It. & N. company' main Hue between Hood River and The Dulles, a distance of 19 14 miles, has been authorised by President J. D. Karrell. The work will begin Immediately and will be done by the company' force. The esti mated cost is 172,000. Governor Wlthycombe appointed Kdward C. Judd, Astoria; C. Q W'll hoii, Unntoit, and Captain J. Spelur, Portland, members of the itnte pilot commission. They succeed James Monks, Portland; John Kopp, Seaside, and S. M. Gallagher, Astoria, and are named tor a term ot two years. In an effort to save Thorns K. Sheridan, former Roseburg bunker, from the penitentiary, to which he was senteuced on conviction of misus ing funds ot the First National bank when he was Its president petitions for hts pardon by President Wilson are being circulated In Kosuburg and Murshfleld. Plans and specifications for relet ting the contract for the construction of the Pacific highway In Columbia county have been forwarded by State Highway Kngineer Lewi to the coun ty court of that county with Instruc tions that It advertise for bids. The proposed actlnu probably will bo re sisted by the Consolidated Contract rompuny, which had a contract to do the work, and Is now trying to collect from the county court. There were 95 accidents, three of them fatal, reported to the state Indus trial accident commission during the week, and four of these accidents were to employes of public utilities and em ployers not subject to the workmen's compensation act. This fs the first week In which the law requiring that all accidents be reported to the slatg accident commission. Instead of to the state labor commissioner, has been ef fective. Twenty slx of those Injured were employed in sawmills and 18 Were employed by logging firms. Teu were engaged In construction work. r; sllev Torpedo Struck Nabraskan. Washington. Ambassador Page, at London, Informed the state depart ment that Lieutenant Towers, naval attache of the embassy, had made a technical examination of the steam ship Ncbrankau and filed report In dicating that the dnmage to the Ne braskan was caused by the torpedo from a submarine. Now turn to the Classified ads, page 8 IN OUR TriWeekly Shipments of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables you can get anything in the market D. MADDUX & CO. Telephone Red 603 Goods Delivered 3V00D-LAM" I TRADK MASK JPOIS ON QUICK, CERTAIN. DEADLY UIOT FOR INSTANT tM. XBVKIt FAIL. tr squirrel, gophers, pr LS. Apply rly In Serin w it awake (rem.wlaUr's ale Merer falls. "Wo84-I-rk' pralrl docs, r wn.n ins hungry ep. Mon.y baofc ror it ftmru O 0. CI, AY POOL, W. V. K I Mi CO. steed .v.rr U.L li'a eroo ln.ur.nn. aawlnat rod.nl pmU. U jreur iWaisr basa l iw write ne Clarke, Woodward Drue Co, , roan-LAxi vtUMUir. Kttlt SAI.K lY CLJrlON A CONN-KIT'- V. W. KI.K1NS J. H. STI'.WART A CO. Shipp & Perry I Pj Dealer in Lumber, BhinjjlM, MouUlings, Doors, Windows, k Glass, Fahttg and Oiln, Uulieroid Untiling, Oriiatnrnlal Fending. TELEPHONE Your Needs to This Store. We are Stocked to Meet the Requirements of all of the People of this Locality! PRICE PAULINA -:- OREGON Prompt Attention Given to Parcels Post Orders NEW LINES We are Continually Adding New Lines to Our Stock and it Will rBe Worth While to Call and See Us S A C omplete Lime of Dry . Goods INCLUDING CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, BOLT GOODS AND NOTIONS! DRY GOODS LINES! Our Dry Goods lines include bolt goods in calicos, ginghams, flannelettes, hosiery, white goods, white waists and. a large variety of ladies' apparel, SUMMER UNDERWEAR! You'll need Summer Underwear soon, and we have a good stock of light weights in good quality for you to select from. Underwear for all the family Men, Women and Children BROWN SHOES! The kind that give you full value for your dollar, both for hard work and dress wear. You can't beat these shoes at any price MEN'S WORK SHIRTS! You will find them here in a large variety. Spring work presents its needs for shirts, gloves and overalls, and we have stocked these articles in variety to give you a good Selection, and good values. WE ARE ADDING A COMPLETE STOCK OF GROCERIES. THEY ARE ALL STANDARD GOODS AND WILL BE SOLD AT LIVING PRICES. WE HAVE A TELEPHONE IN THE STORE! CALL US UP FOR PARCEL POST DELIVERIES S. PRICE Paulina, Oregon