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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XIX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915.
NO. 37
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HAIL AND RAIN
DAMAGE CROPS
Several Thousand Dollars
Lost in Wheat Belt
Lamonta Country Struck
Some Benefit Predicted, How
ever, For Spring Sown
Wheat
TIhti' was a cloud bind, In fact
two f them in the Lamonta and 011
Cuhcr country Munduy, which was
much heavier than anything that has
fallen in that vicinity for some time.
Tin1 rain was accrompauied by hail
in the cntinrty north of lamonta,
damage1 being done to a number of
wheat crops in that vicinity, notably
on the KuKst'll place and C. F, Smith!
farm. On the latter the loss from j
hail is estimated at about $1000.
Hnil fell in a strip of country a
bout three quarters of a mile wide
and five or six miles long, and
damaged the crops of Glen Kidgeway,
H. F. Mitchell, and ICO acres of the
Weigand crop besides those mention
ed above. The damage was from a
nominal amount of approximately
one bushel per acre of a total loss
of the field hit by he hail.
Considerable good is predicted how
ever for some of the spring wheat,
which will no doubt off set the loss
to the community. (
Potatoes will perhaps be damaged
as much as benefited, and the garden
and fruit crops will no doubt be
benefited wherever the hail did not
reach.
C. L. Shattuck who was in the
vicinity at the time, says that the
roads were washed full of all kinds
of things, and that the water in
every ravine looked like a small river,
reaching a depth of five feet or more
in some of them, where they became
too deep even for a Ford.
In the summer fallowed fields the
water stood in every depression.
Trains Delayed
By Heavy Rains
Cloud bursts in the Deschutes can
yon on Monday afternoon, delayed
the O-W train from Portland to Bend
until late into the night. Tracks
and bridges were washed out in a
number of places, and on the joint
road between North Junction and
South Junction, tracks were washed
out so that both roads were put out
of commission for several hours.
Service was established again during
the night and has been regular since
that time.
Portland and Seattle
Market Quotations
Portland.
Wheat Club, 90o; blueBtem,
red RuBBtan, 87c; forty-told,
95c;
4c;
Ted fife, 90c.
Hay EaRtcrn Oregon timothy, $17;
alfalfa, $13.50.
llutter Creamery, 27c.
, Kt!RS Ranch, 24c.
Wool Kastorn Oregon, 28c; valley,
80c.
Mohair 31c.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestom, 9flc; club, 9.'ic;
red Russian, 90c; forty-fold, 95c; fife,
D2c.
Barley $24 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $17 per ton; alfalfa,
$14 per ton.
Butter Croaraory, 27o.
, Eggs 24c.
Now turn
page 3
to ttio classified ads on
Prineville Merc. Co.
Buys Foster & Hyde
The Prineville Mercantile Co.,
bought the mercantile stock and fix
tures of Foster & Hyde the lust of
the week, and have already taken
over the control of the latter busi
ness. The businesses will both be con
tinued under the new managment
for a time, and luter the general dry
goods and ladies furnishing line of
the old firm will be closed out and
the business housed in the Christian!
building where it will be conducted
as a men's furnishing store exclusive
ly. The building is being remodeled
and overhauled to suit the require
ments of the new firm.
Tax Roll Completed
By Assessor Foster
Assessor H. A. Foster completed
the county tax rolls Saturday and
has them balanced for the board of
equalization meeting which we are
advertising- in another colum.
While the balances have been
madoi the grand totals have not been
arrived at by the assessor for the
reason that they will change mater
ially by additions to the roll and in
other ways before the final results
are obtained.
The valuations are almost exactly
the same as last year, and the amount
of taxable property is the same, or
some greater than before, less the
amount of the assessable property in
Jefferson county which amounted to
a little more than 3ft per cent of the
total.
Mrs. Hamilton Hostess
To Many Friends
One of the most enjoyable events
of the season was an at home given
by Mrs. Sareptia Hamilton last Thurs
day af tcrnoon in honor of her friend
Mrs. Lillian McBroom, of Vancouver
who is visiting at the Hamilton home.
About fifty guests were present
during the afternoon, and the time
was spent very pleasantly.
At the close of the afternoon de
icious refreshments wore served by
the hostess assisted by her sisters,
Mrs. Mary Howard and Mrs. C, M.
El kins.
Boy Scouts Out
On a 22-Mile Hike
Last week the Boy Scouts took a
hike to the forks of Mill Creek, mak
ing the ditsance, 22 miles in one day.
Here a camp was pitched and the
sports of out-door life and camp-craft
were enjoyed for a few days. Fish
ing and swimming, cooking " and
marksmanship, camp fires and ghost
stories, of which the Scouts are capa
ble of invention if the stock is not
weird enough for the occasion, were
thoroughly and hearitly entered in
to. Only one thing marred the com
pletencss of the trip; and that was,
we naa Deen warned concerning a
certain bovine that has treed some
of our townsmen and boy-like we
wanted to see him. After several
scouting expeditions the man tree
ing animal was put to rout and
chased up the right for k some little
distance. So much for boy-hood
bravery. , The only trophy
brought back was a budget- skin about
three feet long which is to be tanned
and reposed on the table in Scout
headquarters. The boys on this hike
were John O'Kelly, EdbertZell, Wal
ter Flin, Martin Hoover, Raymond
Smith, and he acting scout master,
Geo. H.HRamsey. Be ready for the
next trip for more are to come. All
on this one wants more. '
Crook Co.
Without a Peer
During the next thirty days the
plans and arrangements for the com
ing school year will be made by the
large majority of the young people
of theconntry, and what school shall
I attend, or whether shall I go to
school or not, is a vital question with
many just at present.
To those who have not completed
the grammar grades the matter is
easily" settled, and in fact there is
left but little if any question. The
schools are all good and accessablc
to practically everyone, and of course
this class of young people will be
found at their district school on open
ing day.
After the eighth grade diploma has
been received and framed at an ex
pense of $1.75 and a place found
on the parlor wall however, the ques-
tion fs somewhat different. There is j
no suitable source of learning in the
district school, and to get greater ad-
vancement some other soucc of learn- J
ing must be sought. I
It was to meet this condition that j
the county high school bill was fram- The constantly increasing number
ed and passed and the Crook County 'of students in this school is indeed
High School was founded and hes' gratifying, and it is your opportun
been developed at considerable ex-jity
pence to the taxpayers with the sin
gle object in view of affording a good
working education to the boys and
girls of the country at no additional
expense to the individual.
No matter what branch or work
of life a child wishes to lead, there
is no longer any question that the
education should be as complete and
as broad as possible.
Should the boy have ambitions
to become president, nter the pro-
fessions take up any of the various '
activities of the business world, or
become a competent farmer or stock-'
man, or simply be a good citizen
which in itself is a noble aspiration,
a high school education is absolutely
necessary,
In the case of the girl the subject
is but little different. In this day, the must be remembered that to accom
women of America and of the world plish anything there must be some
for that matter are recognized as ' expense and self denial,
never before, In Oregon they have 1 The Journal will be pleased to hear
the right to vote, and in many ways from anyone that wants assistance
considered an equal with the men of in the way of work after school and
the state. In some respects they are
superior, and surely in the shaping
of the future of the nation and the
world for that matter, they are by
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High
far the greatest factors.
The girls of Crook County are en
titled to the best there is in the land,
and for them are many modern de
vices at the county high school to
assist in their development. It is es
timated that to date the taxpayers
of the county have paid not less than
$1,000 each year for the graduates
of the county high school, and I
think the figures are about correct.
This money has been a great invest
ment, in fact no better investment
could be made.
The buidlngs have been built and
paid for, the different courses have
been outlined and selected by com
petent men, and this is supported by
the ablest faculty that money can
hire, until today this institution is
at the top of the list in the state for
efficiency. -The Portland schools are
not acknowledged by authorities as
superior to us, which means that
there are no better institutions of
learning on earth, of the kind, than
the Crook County high.
and your duty to secure a good,
working education, or the substan
tial foundation for a higher and
broader education by attending this
school, if you have reached the stage
in life where you are eligible.
There have been district and union
high schools established in several
paits of the county, bat at beSt these
are poor makeshifts, and are a very
inferior substitute for the real high
school. It is impossible to get the
different lines of study without in
structors who are specialists, and
to get the benefits of such specialists,
you cannot improve in the county in-
stutition.
! Of course the question of finance
is always involved when we men-
j tion school matters, especially away
from home. In this connection it
on Saturdays, and will publish the
names of those who wish this kind
of assistance and do whatever else is
possible to assist them to find posi-
WIRE.
Harding in Brooklyn Eagl.
A New Stunt at the
Crook County Fair
There will be a fat steer given
away on the last day of the fair to
the person guessing the nearest his
weight. The steer will be placed on
exhibit each day of the fair in a small
tent where all may get a good view.
The contest will be open to all peo
ple over 15 years of age.
A small fee of ten cents for each
guess will be charged and a limit
of five guesses for any one person
will be made.
The steer will be weighed at 6 P.
M. on the last day of the fair and
the contest will close promptly at
5.30 o'clock on the same day.
tions, absolutely without eharge. j
Information as to the school will 1
j be furnished of course by the faculty
j or high school board. Write Super-
intendent J. E. Myers. Prineville.
Oregon, if you have not already de- j
cided, investigate, and arrange to be j
present when the school opens for '
the fall term on Monday, September
13, and you will never regret the
step.
Deer Season Opens
August 15 This Year
The Journal has the following let
ter from the state game warden, Carl
D. Shoemaker, concerning the change
that has been made in the game laws
of the state:
The State Game Warden is very anx
ious to give all the publicity possible
to the fact that the deer hunting
season this year doer not coen until
August 15th, which is 15 days later
than has been customary for many
years, and will greatly appreciate
the co-operation of the State Press
in getting the fact before the peo
ple that it is unfawful to hunt deer
in Oregon until the 15th day of Au
gust. The season for hunting deer
will open on August 15th and will
close on October 31st, next.
Ths change in the law should be
as widely advertised as possible,
otherwise some hunter may be found
unintentionally violating the law and
subjecting himself to a heavy fine.
The State Game Warden's office
would rather prevent violations than
make an arrest, and to this we have
the hearty co-operation of the State
Press. The game laws, however,
must be rigidly enforced.
Opening Was Voted
A Decided Success
Lafler's Confectionery & Art Shop
held their opening last Saturday
night and the event proved to be all
that it was advertised to be, a big
busy evening. Everything came off
as advertised; music, both instru
mental and vocal, and the crowd was
all that could be handled in the place,
in fact many were compeled to
leave that could not get into the
building.
Commencing at 8 o'clock and last
ing until well toward midnight, a
program in which Miss Alma Noble
was chief pianist, and a number of
vocalists participated, was rendered.
Mrs. Rosenberg and Mrs. Adams
sang a number of beautiful selections
and Miss Garfield brought down the
house arrayed in a Japanese costume,
by her rendition of "Towsie Monga
lay" and other selections.
Dr, Gove and Joe Smelzer were
heartily encored when they sang
various selections.
Mrs. G. M. Cornett and family
and Mrs James Toney went to the
Mitchell country the first of the week
where they will spend the next three
weeks visiting friends.
The Journal office does modern
printing on short notice.
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEET
Pay Too Much For Water
Even For a Wet Town
Cut Your Weeds Now
City Park WU1 Be Watered By
Gravity System. Bridges
Were Discussed
The city council, at its regular
meeting Tuesday night, decided to
apply some of the teachings of old
man Eck Onomical and the Deschutes
PftWfir CMmnmv w i,.-
j plexus that it will remember for the
remainder of the summer.
j The company's bill, which totaled
j $257.80 for the month of July, some
j thing over $80 of which was water
for the street sprinkling, and $16
for water on the city park for the
month, was held up, and ordered in
to the hands of the fire and water
committee for investigation.
The company's water wili be order
ed out of the city park and unless a
material reduction is made in some
manner in the expense of the water
for street sprinkling, that will be
discontinued also, the councilmen
decided. They thought that the
amount of water that is being used,
or the price that was being charged
ffrtf committee was ordered to loc&te
the trouble, and given power to act
for the council.
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inemaixer oi oumg me streets
was discussed, and will be investigat
ed at once.
Engineer Kelly was requested to
get figures for the construction of
new bridges accross Ochoco on Main
street and at the west end of Second
street at the crossing of the old mill
race.
Both the bridges in question are
becoming unsafe, and the council
will consider figures for more sub
stantial structures than have been
built in these places in the past.
The weed nuisance came up for
liberal dicussion, and it was decided
that the property owners be given a
little more time before starting legal
proceedings to enforce the weed or
dinance. It was thought that they
should be given until about the mid
dle of the current month.
Recorder Hyde was requested to
write to the City Recorder at Baker,
also the City of Enterprise, asking
them about the fire alarm systems
that are in use there.
Present at the meeting were:
Mayor hdwards, councilmen
Reams, Still, Elkins, Foster and
Noble. Also Recorder Hyde, Marshall
Pollard and Engineer Kelly.
The following bills were ordered
paid :
Wn. Trichel . $25.00
W. R. Pollard 77.00
L. M. Bechtell 25.00
T. J. Minger 4.00
E. O. Hyde 7.8ft
Residence Property
To Be Sold by State
The residence on First street that
belonged to the Smith estate, and
has been occupied by F. A. Rice for
some time past, is to be sold to the
highest bidder by the State Land
Board.
The property went to the state at
the death of Wm. Smith, there being
no heirs, and notice was received
the first of the week from G. G.
Brown to the effect that the place
will be sold. See the advertisement
m another column.