r '""' f CLASSIFIED ADS ON PAGE 3 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XX PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915. NO. 7 Crook Goooty J 8 PAGES GEORGE H. RAMSEY N T h MAM Mad Coyote Runs In Jefferson County Last Sunday morning a mad ciy- H Dry Season Start at Stroke of the Clock Dec. 31 V.'1RTZ ISSUES FINAL WARMING District Attorney Will Enforce the Law Rigi'Jly Commenc ing January 1 At midnight tomorrow tin great' Slut o of Oregon wilt hi dry. Some nviy have the incorrect ideu that tlic eotiimoiiwi'iilth will only be con stitutionally, theoretically or teehni rally dry, hut sentiment as reflected by tin nun on tin- Direct, who will compose the juries and upon whom ullimnti'ly routs tho enforcement of prohibition under our present legal procedure, as well a the attitude of the district attorney throughout the state, portend that the state w ill not only be technically dry, but actu ally parched. ? The indications are that retribu tion will fall swiftly and silently up on the bootlegger. There will be no repetition of tho palmy days when the soft drinkcstablishmenUproHper -d and waxed rich in the alienee of city and county license. Why will this bo? Because public opinion and Mcntimcnt rules and public opinion and sentiment has gradually crys talyzed until the majority of those who voted against prohibition arenow desirous that the law be enforced to the letter. "I feel," says District Attorney Wirtse, "that the average jury is go ing to deal unmercifully with the bootlegger. Knowing that no law is stronger than public opinion, I have closely gauged sentiment since the enactment of constitutional prohibi tion over a year ago, and I nnd men whom I am satisfied voted "wet"say ing thatVinee the people voted "dry" they now expected to help the authorities moke it dry. It is typi cally American for the minority o submit gracefully to the edict of the majority and sentiment in favor of a strict enforcement of prohibi tion Is without doubt unusually strong. "The law is strict. The enactors decreed that it should be strict and the law will bo impartially and strictly enforced in this jurisdiction Continued on page 6 Isl HOMER F. I i f, : I Prinevillc Pastors ' Perfect Alliance The resident pastors of the various churches in I'rineville organized i' Ministerial Alliance on Thursday, last. The purpose of the organiza tion is to further the religious co operation of the tow i and to de velop different methods of church enterprise. Officers are, President, Rev, K, C, Newham, of the Metho dic church, Secretary kGco. H. Ram sey of the Christian church, Trea surer, Rev. J, T. Dowell pastor of the Baptist church. The Alliance thought best to re commend to the churches that spe cial meeting be held (luring the first week of I ho new year. Kadi church to hold such meeting as it deemed most suitable, LOCAL FIRM KEEPS AUTOSIN STOCK Do you want en automobile? If so all you need is the price, and it doesn't require all the purchase price in cash either, at the time the purchase is made. There was a time when it was necessary to nee the agent of the car you wished to buy, make a deposit and arrange to have a car run in from The Dalles or some other point through the mud if it happened to be in winter, and when it arrived it was almost a second hand car. Now things are different how ever. The Inland Auto Company is prepared to supply a Buick, Dodge or Ford without notice, and they are new when you get them too. This company is agent for the throe lines mentioned, . and has shipped in car lots which mean eight of them if Fords and a less number in case of the larger cars. The cars are shipped to Redmond, unloaded and driven to I'rineville and held in stock in the company's garage here until the purchaser drives them out, "Delivered in a paper bag" as Mr. Ross puts if. These people opened their garage for bi sinessa few short months ago, and had at that time the agency for the Buick only. Since that time the Dodge and Ford have been offered them, and they have added both of these popu lar lines. They carry a complete stock of extras for all these lines, and fea ture the matter of keeping cars in stock for immediate delivery. C. J. Johnson has anew Buick six. KELLEMS "0 - iv; ) L Pastor of the Christian Church in this city. It is in this c-hurch the Revival Meetings henin next Sunday AT Road Matters of Great Im portance Are Up TUESDAY EVENING AT 7:30 A Strong Representation Will Mean Much to PrineyUIe ' and Surrounding There will be a mass meeting at the Commercial Club Hall next Tues day evening at 7:30 for the purpose of discussing road improvement in the territory adjacent to Prineville. The meeting will be called prompt ly at 7:30, and everyone who is in terested in any way in the develop ment of the community should be present. Matters of much importance in the nature of the road down Crooked River irom this city will be dis cussed and the report of the com mittee that has had that matter in charge will be made to the citizens at this time. Your presence is very important. Be there and bring all the other people that you can. Take it up, boost and make the road building a big success. T The matter of forming the Ochoco Irrigation District north of Prine ville was passed upon favorably by the court on Monday and an elec tion was ordered for February 5. The election will be held at the Lower McKay school house, and win open at eignt in tne morning and close at seven in the evening. For further particulars see the notice of election on page seven. DIED. Miss Opal Taylor of Sisters died Monday morning, Decebmcr 27, of appendicitis. Opal was attending the Sisters high school being in the ninth grade. Last May she finished tho eighth grade standing among the highest in the ctfuntry. Opal was a studious scholar and we will miss her from our midst. Sevearl years ago she united with the church. the luneral services were held Tuesday afternoon. She was buried in the Sisters cemetery. Tho deceas ed was 15 years of age. Henry W. Hayden. J REVIVAL IS PLANNED FOR 1916 Local Church to Commence Services January 2 i Special Talent, Speaker, Choir- Leader and Organist Unite in the Work Mr. Jesse Kellems is an Oregon boy, a graduate from our State University, and also of the Eugene Bible University, from the latter institution holding two degrees. He has alwavs held high honors in his school course in debates and other literary lines. He is now recognized as one of the strongest evangelists in the Pacific Northwest, if not the strongest. He held a meeting in East Eugene, his home town, with 82 additions. Last year at Selma, California, there were 115 added and at San Jose, 97. The last report from Corvallis. where he is now in a meeting was 91 and that was a week or more ago. It will be time Continued on page 8. fRY Mil JANUARY TERM Follwoing is the jury list as drawn for the January term of cir cuit court: Clarence R. Harvey, Ralph Breese, Lewis Hodges, Chas. O. Christiani O. G. Adams, Alex Hinton. Wm. Mason. M. S. Mayfield, Fred S. Hoelscher, of Prineville: S. C.Cald well, C. B. Allen, Earl B. Houston, E. P. Brosterhouse, of Bend; E. W. Nelson and H. D. Dunham of Post; John Mattson of Prineville; Albert H. Schults and Ernest Luthy of Al falfa; Ernest Garret of Bend, C. L. Frost and J. P. Hopper of Powell Butte; F. G. Atkinson and Chris W. Ehret of Redmond ; Gilbert H. Malk son and W. B. Davidson of Terre bonne; T. G. Becker of Tumalo; L. A. Brandenberg of Deschutes; B. F. Chase of Cline Falls; Clarence Fer guson of Roberts; J. P. Ducket of Sisters; and Harry Lannius of How ard.' Notices have been mailed by Sheriff Knox to the above named I jurors to 'be present for the open ing of court in Prineville on Mon 'day, January 10, 1916. ote appeared near the home of W. Barber and attempted to come nto he stable. Shep, the faithful old dog which "homesteaded" with Bill mixed with the coyote and was bitten by it. Mr. Barber procured a gun and shot at the animal but missed. The cyote ran to the north west and a number of men pursued. Jack DcBuhr crippled the animal but failed to bring him down. Two other coyotes were killed during the cha.se. Old Shep was killed Sun day evening. Culver Tribune. '(Ml III liMOIH U! JOURNALCANDIDATES We, the judges in the Journal's popular voting contest have com pleted the canvass of the votes found in the ballot boxes for the various candidates to be as follows: Birdie S. Norton, - 865,280 S92.410 337.770 123,840 89,640 28,430 27,470 24,630 12.S70 Abbie Wilson, Jessie Jonqs, Pearl Obsorn, Ada Sears, Iva Harris, Vera Dunham, Tessie Houston, Blanche Rowell. Lila Burch, Eva Carlin; R. L. Jordan. L. M, E. J.Wilson. bil4u 4,240 Bechtell, and 1ST w, n .. , . . . The Community Christmas exercis - , , 1 , , . . , . es which were held Friday evening pima I emin IIUHLOIHIWHUJUI C0H1NITYCHR WAS A BIG SUCCESS j i , . . ..vvofc, uut. iiictj ucai a f laic made what was pronounced by many ! A . . , , t u Tv.- , t A movement is now on foot where of, those present, Prineville's best . . . c. . , . .. by the State or Federal Government Christmas. , . " , may guarantee bonds of irrigation The program proceeded exactly!,- ... , ... ., . . DB BHiraltlcail -? n .... J was present on the court house lawn when Santa arrived. The address by Geo. H. Ramsey of the Christian church was of . , .. , , . special merit, and the hymns by , , j ,, , . well rendered. Distribution of the refreshments was made without delay and every- ' 3 one enjoyed the event. . . . The exercises were over by 8:30 , iL , ,. , 3 and the crowd dispursed to their respective homes voting the tion an unqualified success. func- Be sure to write it 1916. V.: JESSEE R. 1- Will Benefit Prineville and Adjacent Territory J. f . BLANCKARD CIVES FACTS Law that Will Guarantee Bond For Land Holders and Purchaser Probable I The Klin hna riion a rtmr don ia dawning for the Prineville country, individually and colllectively, through the development of the 15,000 aress which will be irrigat ed by the flood waters of McKay and Ochoco Creeks if the formation of the Ochoco Irrigation District is carried to a successful determina tion. These 15,000 acres today are the homes of tome forty or fifty fami lies who aresucceeding in wresting from the soil a scanty living and this often times augmented by wages earned in the harvest field of a neighbor who irrigates his ranch. Government engineers have esti mated the cost of buildinsr dams j and ditches and putting the water on the janjg at aDout $50.00 per acre many believe it can be done for much less, but assuming these : figures to be correct, three quarters of a million dollars will be jbe required "to do he work. This 'money will . be raised , by voting eleven year or twenty-one jyear bonds, which ever the people preier, anu me law proviaes mcy ; . ,, . . . ;oiiau uv: ucar more man o per ceni 1 . . . , . , I " terest payments shal be made dur ing the first three to five years, or until the. land is actually irrigated. This movement is being backed by 4-L 1 I "ion mi uic urai winners anu ,f f t. . , .. . statesmen in the country and it is i believed, will prevail, Of the $750,000 to be raised by isguing bonds . fee -4 . x spent for reservoir sites, but the t , -. ... , ... most of it will be paid for labor in u t j . .- . the construction of dams and ditches I j 4 .... . should be done by the people now living on the land to be irrigated, Continued on page 8. ... KELLEMS lis V I