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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XIX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915.
NO. 45
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DR. HIS, COLLINS
IS. HOWELL GUILTY
Sentenced Yesterday to from
One to Twenty Years
BONDS HXED AT $5000 BY DUFFY
Dr. NorrU Furnished Bond and
Hat Been Released Pending
Appeal Others Held
"We, the jury empaneled in the
above entitled cane, find tho defen
dants, E. IUa Norris, John Collins
and Ethel Howell, guilty as charged
in tho Indictment."
At nine o'clock on Tuesday even
ing, the above verdict was read in
the circuit court, after four days had
been spent by that court in trying
what has proven to be peihsps the
moat revolting case that has ever
been aired in this county.
The indictment, although of a
different wording war substantially
that of contributing to the delnquen
ey of a minor. The evidence showed
. that the above named trio on about
the tenth day of July went in a car
driven by John Collins to the home
of, John Hell at Tumalo and saying
that they were going for a short
ride Induced the parents to let their
daughter accompany them. The
daughter being a girl of but fifteen
years.
Dr. Norris wan intoxicated at the
time and before the party had gone
very fur the girl was under the in
fluence of liquor, and one of the
most disgraceful debauches, and a
typical joy ride, which extrnded over
a period' of two days and nights,
reaching from Laidlaw to The Dalle
and back to Fiend, was the result.
Lots of booze and little to eut was
the testimony of all but the three
defendants they testifying that they
had little booze and about three
real meals in the entire trip. That
the three, defendants were all of
muture years, all married, and the
failure of any reasonable excuse
for the trip, of a decent act practi
cally during the entire trip, nil added
to the already too strong testimony
of Elda Bell, and caused the jury to
bring their virdict in less' than thirty
minutes.
Tho prosecuting witness, Elda Bell
although she was on the witness
stand in all about ten hours, and
subjected to a most grueling cross
examination, even at her immature
years, did not get confused in the
important details of the story, while
the three defendants, although being
subjected to a much easier test,
showed that they were not. able to
malntainthe same line of testimony
all through their cross examination,
and the Jury seemed to ' pay little
attention to ther stories.
The penalty for this crime is a
penitentiary sentence of from one
to twenty years., Fhey have been
ptenced and the case is resting on
Appeal . The bond was fixed at $5000
each in default of which they will
board with the sheriff.
Miss Elda Bell, who was the prose
cuting witness in the case, has been
token in charge by the juvenile
eourt on a complaint filed by County
Superintendent J. E. Myers, and
paroled to the care of Milly Nicholas
until she can be placed in some
school by the county.
Bills are out announcing a dance
at tho Glaze hall tomorrow evening
to which the public is invited. All
of the latest dances will be permitt
ed providing the dancers keep with
in due bounds and dance them properly.
Lovett Recommends
Fall Plowing
I have several times mentioned
the necessity of early plowing in
Central Oregon, most especially in
Crook County. Like many of the
other methods advised by good far
mers and by College men, very few
farmers put these things to practice.
In talking with farmers in every
section of the county, I find that
they do not disagree or disapprove
of these better methods, but for
no reason fail to put them into
practice. I wish it were possible
for every farmer in this county to
go with me to farms and fields which
prove conclusively the value of fall
plowing, or at least three months
before the crop is to be planted.
Outside the misuse of irrigtion
water, late plowing has caused more
failures In Crook County this season
than any other farm practice. This
statements not meant to apply to
destruction of crops by pests of vari
ous kinds. Three of the most neces
sary requirements for the prepara
tion of a good seed bed in Crook
county soils are tho discing of the
land as soon as the crop is harvest
ed, plowing of the land in the fall
if possible, and following the plow
with a good packer. If the land can
not be plowed in the fall, as is some
times found under dry land condi
tions, it should be plowed as early
in the Spring as possible and again
the plow followed by the packer.
In many cases, but not by any means
in every case, simply discing the
land in the fall or early in the Spring
would be much better than plowing
of the land within a few duys or
weeks before planting the crop.
Even summer fallow land will prove
of greater benfit if it can be disced
and plowed in the fall. There are
but few soils where discing before
plowing will not pay, and practically
no soils where packing is not neces
sary immediately following the plow.
I would urge every farmer to
prove to his own satisfaction this
year the value of the suggestion here
made upon his own land by trying
them out on a strip through the field
upon which crops are to be planted
next Spring, or upon summer fallow
of next season.
OBITUARY
Mary Jane Carey Powell was born
in Jackson County, Missouri on June
4, 1845. She came to Oregon when
a young girl and was married to
Daniel Powell in Linn County in
1862. They moved to Prineville in
the early seventies, and resided here
since that time, becoming well and
favorably known throughout the
country. '
Four children survive her, the
husband having died a few years
ago. They are: Mrs. Frank Prine of
Lewiston, Idaho, Mrs. Elva Allen of
Portland, Arche ef Bend, and H. F.
of this city.
Mrs. Powell was a devout mem
ber of the Baptist ' church, having
been baptised in March, 1887. She
died in Prineville on September 15,
from heart failure.
Annie White was born in Ohio in
1833 and crossed the plains to Ore
gon in 1847 settling with her folks
near Salem. She was married to
Edward N. White on August 30,
J860 and with him moved to Prine
ville in 1872. She is survived by six
children: Mrs McCullough of Port
land, Dora Zcyrs of Seattle, Mrs.
Mackey and E. C. of this city and
Aaron White of Glendale, Oregon.
She died Saturday at the family
home on Ochoco, and burial was had
on Monady.
, Edward Spoo and Hazel Templc-
ton of Sisters were married at the
Methodist parsonage in this city on
Monday.
FAIR BOOSTERS TO
VISIT MANY POINTS
Prineville business men" and far
mers from the country lying adjacent
to Prineville held a banquet at the
Hotel Prineville Thursday evening
of last week at which sseventy two
men were present.
This was the most interesting and
profitable meeting of the series that
were planned by the business men
some weeks ago and steps were taken
at this time that will no doubt bring
direct results in the matter of Irri
gation and other developments for
the country in which we are all in
terested. Attorney N. G. Wallace was toast
master for the occasion and handled
the long list of speakers with ability
that showed both natural and adap
tion and previous experience.
The first speaker for the evening
was D. F. Stuart who went over the
plans for road development in the
vicinity in a complete though hurried
manner.
He was followed by Carl Sund
quistofthe Pleatant Valley neigh
borhood w ho told of his experience
and reverses in the matter of obtain
ing rural mail service for his neigh
borhood. The service is jet to come.
iUb wvmiii noo i hum vv tvi v no nv
would receive help from the citizens
of Prineville in his effort.
Represenative V. A. Forbes of
Bend delivered the most complete
and enlightening discourse on the
matter of irrigation and the legisla
tion needed supporting feasable pft
jects that has been the" pleasure of
local people to hear. His thorough
knowledge of the workings of this
projects was apparent thoughout and
his ideas were greatly appreciated
by those present.
Forbes said that the days of the
Carey Act were over, that the only
possible aid in mind for these i r
jects was state aid and that would
have to come not as an appropria
tion but that would make the bonds
legal tender practically speaking to
have the stamp of the state placed
on them and let the state hold
the lands for their security, and of
course let the state investigate the
projects before the stamp was placed
on the bonds. '
Fred N. Wallace, manager of the
Tumalo project, said that the land
SETTING
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on the flats north of Prineville were
worth some $15 per acre at present
and with irriagtion they will be
worth $100, Wallace is secretary of
the Oregon Irrigation Congress, and
is a valuable man. He will attend
future meetings, and help in every
possible way to get the project
proposed here under way.
W. D. Barnes of Laidlaw gays
that irrigation and all these other
things that are so badly needed will
come with the proper kind of co
operation, and without united effort
the people can expect nothing.
A convention was announced that
will be held during the fall months,
at which meeting a progam for the
work of the irrigation congress will
be mapped out.
A letter was read from John T.
Whistler of the reclamation service
which stated that the reports will be
ready on the proposed irrigation
project soon, and that the local club
will soon be furnished with type
written extracts from it to be used
until the printed report arrives.
Price Coshow stated that he knew
that irrigation was the best and only
thing for the land under considera
tion. He has a small field of alfal
fa that is irrigated and does well on
wet years, and dry seasons there is
not return worth mentioning.
Uncle Henry Grimes delivered an
address that was appreciated by those
present. He said that he had been
in thi3 country for 38 years and had
long been convinced that it must
have irrigation to amount to any
thing. He irrigates a garden and
a small patch of alfalfa from a pump
and does it well, which proves to
him the value of the soil.
F. K. Hoelscher thought the co
operation was the only way to get
the results, and favors a closer or
ganization of the farmers in that
country.
Dave Grimes thought that more
meetings of the kind were needed.
G. W. Slayton would like to see
the matter gone into and- feels the
need for the irrigation of the bench
lands.
J. H.' Barkley delivered an elo
quent address, and proved himself a
desciple of the irrigation idea.
W. F. King read an interesting
IT BACK.
Taylor in Lot Angel! Timet.
Irrigation Essential
Says Big Banker
From the report of a San Francisco
bank to its correspondent here, which
is the Crook County Bank we have
been handed the following, which is
as true in Oregon and all other states
as it is in California,
"During the past decade the!
greatest agricultural development!
in the state has been in the line of
irrigation. From Fresno south irriga
tion has long been the basis of agri
culture. It is, however, essential
to the most profitable agriculture in
all contries of rainless summers no
matter how reliable the winter rains,
a fact that until recent years wi 8
not realized in Northern and Central
California where there is the most
water available. It is now, however,
well understood and there is hardly
olace in Northern Clifornia, except
to the other coast, where water for
irrigation is available whose people
are not installing works or planning
or hoping to do so. That there is
room for great development is shown
by the official estimate based on
the irrgation cencus of 1910 that of
the irrigable land for which water
was available there was at that time
irrigated not more than 38 per cent
in Southern California, 45 per cent
in Central Caliifornia and 14 pre
cent in Northern California where
water is most abundant.
article from the pen of O. Laurgard
on the subject of irrigation districts.
The article stated that the Suttles
lake project would be well' under
way soon. r
L. B. Lafollette submitted a pro
position from a man who wants fig
ures on the probable business that
would develop for a railway from
Prineville to the main line.
A. E. Lovett introduced Dr. Mac
pherson of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture who delivered
an exeelent address on the subject
of marketing and organization
among the farmers and producers
of all classes. Macpherson was a
member of the American Commis
sion that visited Europe four years
ago. This commission visited 14
countries and reported many inter
esting facts from those lands.
Mr. Macpherson said that standard
ization of the products, and general
improvement in the quality of the
articles sold is in his mind the great
est need from the country. He thinks
that Oregon is the best country in
the world for the dairy business.
The commitee who will arrange
for the meeting which will be held
tonigh! consists of J. B. Bell, R L.
Jordan, and G. W. Russell
Music and other amusements were
provided by Joe Smelzer and Harold
Maker, assisted by J. A. Moffit.
Coming Events
In Crook County
Following are the dates of the
different fairs to be held in Crook
County the coming month:
Tumalo, October 1.
Crook County Fair at Prineville,
October 6, 7 ,8 and 9.
Sisters, October 14, 15, and 16.
Redmond Potato Show and Fair,
October 21, 22, 23.
Admission fee is charged at the
Sisters and Prineville fairs the
other fairs and shows have free ad
mission. Four crates, holding a total of 96
China pbesants were received yester
day by Jay H. Upton and liberated
on the ranches of Tom Sharp, Geo.
Dixon, H. McCall and H. Baldwin.
Another four crate shipment of the
birds will be received soon, one of
which will be sent to the Frank Fos
ter ranch on Crooked River and the
remainder to other parts of the
Ochoco and Crooked River valleys.
MEETING THIS SEASON
Seventy or More in Attend
ance at Last Banquet
IRRIGATION AlFTHORiTlES THERE
Rapid Progress Made and Plana
Are Shaping Up. Railroad
Action Next Week
Friday October 1st, at 7.00 A. M.
the booster party headed by the
band will start out on the trip that
was outlined in the Journal about
two months ago. They will leave
Prineville promptly at 7.00 o'clock
with flying colors and lively mujic
by the band and by the time they
return in the evening if there is a
person within seventy miles of Prine
ville that does not know thatOct
ober 6 to 9 is Crook County Fair
week well that person is either
deaf, dumb, blind and completely
paralized in the region of his intel
lect. There will be not less than fifty
or sixty people in the party and as
many more as can possibly do so.
Don't wait until someone comes and
asks you to go, but get your car
ready and arrange your own party
and be downtown Friday and join
the booster party.
There will be a pathfinder car to
pilot the party and there will also
be a repair car to bring up the rear
and aid in any way possible. The
band is now being organized and "
will be in good shape for the trip
and will make things lively for a
few minutes in all the towns on the
trip. The first stop will be Lamonta
then on to Madras, Metolius, Culver,
Opal City, Terrebonne, Redmond,
Cline Falls, Sisters, Tumalo, Bend,
Powell Butte and back to Prineville
in the evening.
Lunch will be taken at either
Sisters or Tumalo and we allknow
what it means to stop at either of
those places when we want a good
feed. Crook County Fair pennants
will be furnished free to all who
make the trip and there will also be
plenty of advertising to distribute
in the various towns. If you do not
own a car, talk to your neighbor in
taking you in his car for this will be
a splendid trip and all the people
in the above towns are looking for
us and will be out to meet the party.
The longest stop will be made at
Tumalo where the Tumalo Fair will
be held on tiis day and numerous
selections by the band will be fur
nished as well as short talks by some
of the boosters.
Join the Fair Booster Trip and
help let all the people in Crook ana
Jefferson Counties know that this
year's Fair will be the "Largest aad
Best" Fair ever held.
The following is a partial list ef
owners of cars that will compose th
party: Dr. Rosenberg, Dr. Edwards,
Dr. Gove, Guy Lafollette, Geo. Rus
sell, G. N. Clifton, J. B. Shipp, L. M.
Bechtell, Homer Ross, W. P. King,
M. E. Brink, John Combs, Ford
Garage, (Repair Car)
J. H. Kelly of Thomas, Oregon
has been in Prineville for the past
ten days. Mr. Kelly says that sinee
moving away from Crook County he
has learned to appreciate the people
of this county more than ever before.
L. B. Lafollette, proprietor of
the Ochoco Creamery of this place
leased the creamery at Redmond the
last of the week and will run it in
connection with the local plant. He
will take posession of the Redmond
plant on October 1,