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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916.
NO. 19
10
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JO BE FEEDING CENTER
Hay and Climate Make Beit
Pouible Combination.
STOCKMEN SEEKING LOCATION
'People who Own the Lands
Don't Know Their Value,"
Said E T. Slayton.
"Two ton of nlfulfa hay grown
under the condition which exist in
the P-incville country will put as
murh onto a beef steer a three
tons of the nume kind of hay gfrown
in any other part of the Northwest,"
wi'l K. T. Slayton one evening re
eentiy. And it should he remem
bered that E. T. SI a ton knows just
what he is talking about -in regard
to alfalfa and rattle fattening. He
owns one of the largest alfalfa
ranchei in thin part of the state,
handle more hay than any other
nc man, and feeds a many cattlo
rvory year as anyone in the country
"I have gone into the yards and
topped the market many times, as
have all other alfalfa feeders In this
locality," he continued, "and I find
that our alfalfa fed stuff often
brings a better figure than beet pulp
or grain fed stuff."
"Then there is a combination of
food value and climate that is of
great value to the feeders here. !
ri m't know just what it is, but the
well drained roolingfeed lots which
are ea.sy kept dry, and the value
of the feed combino some way to
produce an ideal feeding condition
here.
"I think the Prineville country is
destined to be one of the greatest,
yes the greatest feeding center in
the west for you sec that we will
draw cattle from all the adjoining
counties to the south and east, and
will do that as soon as wc can pro
duce the hay that will feed them.
"Three tons of hay will easily
put a thin steer in shape for the
market, and a conservative estimate
with plenty of water is a crop of
41 to 5 tons of alfalfa to the acre
on the land which is included under
the Ochoco Irrigation district."
"Men with money -who are cattlo
men, and who know from the ex
perience that they have had with
cattle fattened in the Prineville
country have written to me about
this project, and I expect to have
cattle msn here in a few days to
take options on any lands that arc
for sale under this project."
'These options will be taken and
held awniting the developments of
the irrigation district, and will be
cbsed as soon as water is assurod.
In this connection it should be
considered that Warren & Dixon
interests came to the Prineville
country after careful investigation
of the very points mentioned here
by Mr. Slayton, also the Mace &
Cofoid people were conversant
with the conditions here through the
work of H. H. Cofoid and the judg
ment of men who buy and sell stock
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Forgers to Be
Returned for Trial
J. F. nianchard and Theodore
Aune left Monday for Luttrell,
Tennessee, where they will get th t
two men who passed worthless checks
in Mend some weeks ago.
These men, John Steiner and
Frank Taylor were arrested in their
home state last week on a warrant
issued here. The relatives of the
young fellows under arrest offered
to pay all checks and expenses if
the county would drop the case, but
Sheriff Knox thinks that there has
been too much of this kind of busi
ness and proposes to make an ex
ample of these offenders.
as a ousiness, cannoi ue questioned,
Mr. Slayton said when asked
about the matter of shipping to
market from this point, that the
distance was not too great, and that
with the accommodations now possi
ble fat stock is being put into the
yards without objectionable delay
and shrinkage.
AWAY BmPLOSION
An employee, who was assisting
in the construction of a large irri
gation canal at the 11. L. Priday
place on Trout Creek, had both hands
blown off, his skull fractured and
suffered other injuries when a quan
ity of powder which was being used
in the construction work exploded
prematurely Tuesday afternoon.
The canal, which is a large one,
is being constructed by Priday &
Bolter, diverting water from Trout
Creek to their lands.
The unfortunate man, whose name
we have been unable to learn, was
accomiMtnied to The Dalles today by
Dr. Rosenberg of this place. He is
so badly mutilated that his recovery
is considered doubtful.
Crook County High
Is in Debating Society
The opening events of the State
Debating league in Central Oregon
will be held January 21, 1916, when
at that time the C. C. H. S. nega
tive team will meet the, Madras
affirmative at Madras. The latter
negative debaters will clash with
Bend's affirmative at Bend while the
Mill City negative arguers will in
vade our territory and endeavor to
wrest laurels from our affirmative
wordsmen.
The question for discussion is
Resolved, "That the United States
should adoptthe essentia! features
of'the Swiss system of military
training and service." Orval Yan
cey and Uador Prewitt will represent
the affirmative fide of the question
in the contest with Bend next Fri
day evening at the Baptist H-hurch
and Fredrick Rice and Bernard Ram
8'y will attack the question in Mad
ras. This league is composed of the
prin:i pal schools of the State and
we fondly believe that our C. C. H.
S. boys will gain honors during the
process of elimination. Give them
your support. The admission is free.
Mr. Dreemzit The Janitor Has No Friends, Anyway
NEW ELECTION LAWS
ARE NOW EFFECTIVE
Nominations May Be
Without Petitions.
Had
PETITIONS ILESS EXPENSIVE
If You Wish to Sign Petition for
Candidates You Mutt First
Register.
All candidates
desiring nomina
must file their
t on hv not t inn
-a i
declarations with the county elerk
before circulating their petitions,
and all candidates desiring nomina
tion withjut circulating petitions
may do so by filing their declaration
for party nomination by paying the
required filing fee. wheh is as fol
lows: For all offices to be voted
for in the state at large, excepting
national committeeman, delegates
to national party conventions and
presidental electors, $100; for
representatives in congress, $100;
for all other district offices embrac
ing more than one county, except
ing senators and representatives in
the legtslaturej$50; for allcandidates
for county offices, including district
attorney and excepting district
offices within the county, $20; for
all candidates for senators and
representative in the legislature,
$10; for national committeemen,
delegates to national party conven
tion and presidential electors, $15;
for all district offices within the
county, $5; for precinct commitee
man, no fee. All candidates elected
must file their acceptance with cer
tificate of nomination. There is no
United States senator to elect this
year, but the fee for entering this
race is $150, if the candidate does
not want to circulate a petition.
All candidates for county offices
who do not care to pay the above
, fee may have thJr names placed on
j the ballot by the method formerly
'employed which is by petition.
I Get at least two percent of the
j party vote in the county from at
least eight precincts. Have them
sign the petitions after they have
registered and file the petitions in
the usual manner.
Portland and Seattle
Market Quotations
. Portland.
WheatClub, $1.03; bluestem $1.07;
red Russian, 98c; forty-fold, $1.04; red
fife, 98c.
Hay KnBtern Oregou timothy,
$17.50; airaira. $19.
Butter Crenmery, 29c.
KkSS Ranch, 3Hc.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 25c; valley,
1 25c.
I Mops 1915 crop, 9llc per lb.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluostem, $1.07; club $1.01;
red Russian, 9Sc; forty-fold, $1.03;
fife, 99c.
Barley $27.50 per ton.
Hay Tlmjtthy, $18 per ton; alfalfa,
$19 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 29c.
Eggs 33o.
PRINEVILLE VALUATION
Millage Much Lower Than
Any Other Town.
ASSESSHEhTOYEWHILLION
Total Assessed Value of County
Property More Than Eight
Million Dollars.
Prineville has a greater assessed
valuation than any other town in
Crook County. Prineville citizens
will pay but a little more than one
half the millage for city taxes than
Redmond property holders will be
obliged to produce for the same
purpose and much less than one half
of the amount required for the same
purpose in Bend.
The valuation of the assessable
property in the county seat is fixed
at $500,330 while Bend totals $461,
584 and Redmond $243,198.
Prineville millage is 8, Bend 20,
and Redmond 15.
The total assessed valuation of
the property in the county is $8,
045,763, upon which a general levy
of 26 mills has been placed by the
court, which will'raise 205,757. 49.
The school districts have fixed
levies in most instances bringing
from 1 mill to 19 mills.
Districts that are included in the
JRedmond Union High School district
are assessed at 2 mills for the main-
tainance of that school and this will
provide a fund of $ 2,130.94.
No special levy for road purposes
was made.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
ARENOW OPEN
The registration books are open
for permanent registration of voters
at the Clerk's office in this city.
The registration record is being
made on a card index system, and
will be filed in the office metal
record cabinet which is kept locked,
j This record will be retained and
no alterations will be made unless
the voter changes precinct. Then
he must notify the Clerk so that no
delay will be caused at the next
election.
Miss Goldie Wagner has the
honor of being the first to register
in Crook County under the new
system.
In order tofaciliate the handling
of the records, all who can do so
should register early.
CONTINUE LIVELY
The great Revival Meetings at
the Christian Church still continues.
There have been 53 repsonscs to the
Gospel invitation. Seventeen the last
two evenings, all men and boys but
two. Never before has the word
Continued on page 7
Fire Department Called
Out Saturday Morning
The Prineville fire department
was called out at shortly before
three o'clock Saturday morning
when the residence located on the
corner of second and west B streets
which was constructed by Mrs C. E.
McDowell and sold to E. A. Daven
port later, was discovered to be a
mass of flames.
The fire fighting equipment
v
was
on the ground in a very few minutes
but because of the fact that the hose
was frozen which caused some delay
getting th water, ihe building was
almost ready to collapse before
water was available for combating
the flames.
The efforts of the firemen were
directed against the spread of the
flames to the buildings close by. A
temperature of 10 degrees below
zero made the work" more difficult.
Heat was so intense that electric
light poles which were outside the
premises were aflame from top to
bottom and it seemed that nearby
buildings would burn despite the
efforts of the firemen. Cinders of
considerable size were found several
blocks away from the scene.
The only building which was bad
ly damaged besides the residence
mentioned, was a small dwelling
which stood close by on the north,
which was badly scorched.
The building destroyed was built
some three years ago, contained
eight rooms on the two floors be
sides those in the basement which
were full size, and was modern in
equipment.
Parties who had been living in the
place, vacated the day before the8tormis the shortage of hay that
fire and no one was living in the
building at the time the blaze start
ed. It had been used as a rooming
house, and some of the roomers
lost their personal belongings.
There was a $2000 insurance policy .
on the building at the time of the
fire. While the original cost of the
building is not known, it is said to
be about $3000. The firemen are
deserving of Tmuch credit for the
work they did consdering the ex
treme temperature and depth of
snow.
WASHINGTON HILL
Dale Jones, formerly of this city
who has operated the Colville Flour
mills the last year and a half under
lease, has purchased the property
from J. U. Bean, lhe property is
vaued at $20,000. The building is
four and one-half stories high, and
has undergone some interior im
provements the last year. The new
proprietor has also added $1,000
worth of new machinery.
The name of the mill has been
changed to the Top Notch Flour
mills, getting the name trom a
brand of flour manufactured at the
mills. The mill does a large busi
ness of feed grinding. The capacity
of the mill is 125 barrels per day,
and has been wcking steady since
September 1. The volume of busi
ness done at the nvll the last year
was double that of the previous
year.
ALL CENTRAL OREGON
Snow Ranges to two and a
Half Feet
MERCURY HITS 26 DEGREES
Hay and Wood Melt Away
Stockmen are Anxious
Young People Coast
Records for snowfall and low
temperature for the past dozen
years at least, have been shattered
during the present storm. The mer
cury reached a minimum of 26 de
grees Tuesday night which is a record
that the residents of the community
will be satisfied with for some time
to come.
Last night the record was eighteen
degrees below and indications today
seem to point to the fact that the
maximum low record for this storm
was reached on Tuesday. Snow is
reported in varying depths from
about a foot deep to as much as
thirty inches in some parts of the
county. The frozen ground beneath
the snow has made sleighing possi
ble all over the county. The mails
are beingj carried on most of the
lines in this manner. The trucks
and passenger cars are m. king the
regular trips uetween this point and
Redmond however.
The most serious aspect of the
may result should the cold and snow
remain with us any great length of
time.
HELP FEED THE
During the past summer and fall.
96 pairs of Chinese Pheasants were
liberated in the vicinity of Prine
ville. The extremely cold weather
now prevailing and the deep snow
will make it hard for these pheasants
to survive unless they are fed.
W. L. Finley, State Biologist, has
written to Jay H. Upton of this city,
through whose efforts and acquaint
ance with Mr. Finley these pheas
ants were obtained, asking him to
urge every one who received these
pheasants and also any one on whose
farms the birds may have taken
shelter, to put out as much food for
them as possible while the ground
is covered with snnw. Otherwise the
birds may starve to death.
Chinese Pheasants are the finest
game bird known and their beauti
ful plumage makes them a desirable
addition to the bird life of a com
munity. When once acclimated,
they increase very rapidly and if
these birds can be preserved this
winter, in a few years there will be
thousands of them. They are a
great friend of the farmer as they
destroy various pests, bugs and
grasshoppers, and when the law
will permit of their being killed,
they will be a great delicacy to those
who eat only sage hens and ducks
as they are far superior in every
way to either of thosejjame birds.
By Gross