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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1916.
NO. 15
County
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PRINEVILLE HAY
A
Plant Submitted at Meeting
Last Night
SURVEY ALREADY COMPLETED
la 18 1-2 Miles in Length and
Follows River Route Bond
Election Required
Prineville may become the moving
spirit in the construction of a rail-
road between this point and the
main line after the plans that have
been followed by Medford, Grants
Fans and other Oregon towns. At
least sueh plan is under considera
tion by a committee of citizens and
the city council, and at a meeting
of the council held last evening it
was the opinion of every member i
.f the council that such step should I
be taken.
The plans for a bond election will
be considered at a meeting in tho
near future.
Under tho proposed plan, the
city will be assisted in the matter
by other interets, but should bonds
le voted the municpality will own
just as much of the enterprise as
.1 tL 11 t L - .
iney nannncr. .m ... not
uern wurnen out nuwrvi'i, uui
the people may rest assured that
their best interests in the matter
will be properly cared for by the
ro'jncil.
The survey has been completed,
and extends from this city, on the
w.uth side of Crooked River, to a
point, some three miles north of
Redmond on the 0. T. railway. It
is 181 miles in length and a very
oasv grade.
The matter will be submitted to
the voters before many weeks, the
council decided, and upon the re
sult of the bond election will rest
the future of the proposed project.
NOWISlEliTO
USE THE ROAD DRAGS
fcy A. E. Lovett.
The work done on roads in Crook
county after the rainy season is
umally a waste of time?. Roads
graded and dragged in the fall or
early spring will be improved
materially and will otand the traffic
of the dry summer season in good
shape. Experience in tho work of
roads within the county proves
these facts. Roads graded and
worked after April 15, remain soft
and become almost impassable be
fore the summer is over. Roads
which were graded and worked lust
fall or curly in the winter are at
present the best road we have and
if kept in repair until after the rains
cease, will continue to be the best
roads throughout the year. It is not
too lute now to giado and put roads
in shape if they receive the attention
they should throughout the spring
months. Ungraded roads will be
better if rocks are removed and
holes filled in the tracks before May
Get the
H 5AK. WILLIE, WILL la) J I
I See if mi?. meVeP rv
Many Attend Smoker
of Commercial Club
More than 100 m?n attended the
most successful smoker ever given
by the 1'rincvllle Commercial Club,
in the club building Thursday
evening of last week.
No business of any nature was
taken up at this meeting, the affair
being a social one only.
An abundance of good music
was provided by the club orchestra,
songs by Joe Smelzer, games of
various kinds and other sports pro
vided the amusements for the
evening. ,
Free tobacco in wooden buckets,
corncob pipes in dozen lots, and
apples by the box, assisted in mak
ing the evening pleasant for those
present. It is the plan of the club
to make these smokes a regular
event each month.
1, but these generally will become
rough, full of ruts because of lack
of drainage and continued travel in
one track.
courty and
they will make the best roads we
have if given attention. As soon
as the frost is out' of the ground,
these roads should all be dragged
with a road drag. Many could be
draggd at present and greatly im
proved for the entire season's traffic.
If the dragging Is done while the
road bed Is wet, the drag tends to
flf amJ
make a harder surface which not
only stands the wear of tha traffic
better at present, tout will also af
ford perfect drainage of the broad
bed and thus prevent the forming
of spots which will eventually be
come deep ruts and a rough road.
There are many who condemn the
road drag because they are un
acquainted with its proper use. If
used properly and after each
snow or rainfall'. irood roads will
result.
Crook county has several steel
road drags which are good machines
and where one of these is not
available, a drag may be easily and
cheaply made by using split logs or
4 by 10 timbers with an iron strip
along the front face of the drag at
the lower edge to catch and carry
the loose dirt of tho road bed.
The drag should not be pulled at
right angles but the hitch should
be so made that the drag will travel
at an angle of about 45 degrees
pushing the loose dirt and higher
bumps toward the center of the
road bed. The machine should be
started at the outer edge of the
road, shoving loose dirt, cct., to
ward the center. The next lap
shold roach about two thirds the
length of the drug nearer tho ccn
ler and the work continued until a
ridge or higher portion remains at
the center of tho road. Usually
the first work on the road in the
curly spring will rciiuire that the
entire roud.be gope over twice wit li
the drag. Further operations will
necessitate going over the oad only
once; that is, coyering the entire
road bed one time. The drag used
in this manner wjjl not only harden
the surface of the road bed, but
will keep a croyfri at the center
which is necessary for the proper
drainage.
0 Mr. Dreemzit He Meets
-HE CAffr 8e 0oTHePED vilT SMALL
Timers uxtr voo, v'eiG-s-nFpy
BOUNTY MEASURE IS
UP TO THE VOTERS
Slim of Money for Rabbit
and Rats Asked For
NEED OF ACTION IS REALIZED
Stockmen and Farmers Want
PesU Exterminated Loss
Exceeds Bounty
A measure which provides for a
bounty of five cents on each jack
rabbit and two or two and a half
cents on sage rata, will be submitt
ed to the voters at the November
election this fall.
There has been so manv responses
to the article printed in the Journal
last week concerning this matter,,
that it seems to be a measure that
lis demanded by all parts of the
county and by all interests, farmers
and stockmen alike.
A movement has already been
started by the members of the rab
bit club at Post to have this measure
submitted to the voters at the com
ing election, and petitions bearing
the measure will be printed and dis
tributed by this club and from the
Journal office direct during the next
few weeks.
Requests have been received from
representatives of the Redmond,
Powell Butte, Terrebonne, Tumalo
and numerous other clubs for copies
of the petitions and promises of
support both moral and financial,
are being received from all parts
of the county.
It should be understood at this
time that no money will be asked
for or accepted from anyone until
the expenses in connection with
Che measure are accurately estl mat-
ed. They will no doubt be handled
then by one of the organizations
mentioned above.
THE RIVER ROAD
Work was started the first of the
week on the Crooked River road,
and today has advanced to the point
where it can be plainly seen that
Commissioner Blancha-d me. ns
business. i
The men and teams are being
sent onto the work as fast as they
can be provided for, and a full
crew will be busy by the last of
the week.
Donations of work are still coming
in, and it seems that there will be
enough subscribed, which combined
with the county funds, will make
an excellent road to the Forest
ranch.
From this point, Redmond in
terests will be prepared to take
the matter up and make an excellent
road to their city, while the same
is true of Terrebonne.
If Mr. Blachard makes as good a
road here as the one which is just
completed on the south, it will be
excellent. .
LIKE" AGX'
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AT SALEM MARCH 9
Program is to Secure State
Support for Bonds
PRINEVILLE ABLY REPRESENTED
Rural Credits Will Also Be Con.
idered Measures Con
sidered for 1917
On March 9, at Salem, Oregon,
there will be held the most im
portant and vital conference re
specting the agricultural interests
of Oregon that has ever been called
together. Representatives from
the forming interests, the banks,
railroads, labor organizations, tim
ber interests and newspapers of the
state will endeavor to formulate an
amendment to the state constitution,
that will permit the State of Ore
gon to aid in the irrigation and
drainage development that is need
ed jn the state and will also enable
the State to furnish money at a low
rate of interest to the farmers. This
conference will also attempt to
draft taws necessary to carry out
the enabling provisions of the con
stitutional amendment.
Nothing more important has ever
been attempted for if this "con
ference succeeds in its purpose and
is able to put aside political and
selfish motives, the dav of real
development will have dawned for
they will then be able to submit' a
real constructive proposition to the
people of the state, which will be
approved.
Prineville is entitled to consider
able credit for the work that has
already been accomplished. Jay H.
Upton, introduced the original
resolution at the Oregon Irrigation
Congress, committing the irrigation
congress to the change in the laws
and O. C. Leiter, city editor of the
Portland Journal and well known
in Central Oregon, as the campaign
ma.mo-pr fnr William Hanlpv whpn
he ran for United States senator.
:
as a member of the sub-committie
! which made the final draft of the
resolution calling the above con
ference. Mr. Leiter sat in the Ore
gon Irrigation Congress, as a dele
gate from the Ochoco Irrigation
District and displayed a Prineville
badge throughout the entire con
gress. Roth Mr. Leiter and Mr.
Upton will represent the Central
Oregon Development League at the
conference to be held in Salem
March 9.
VALUABLE MURALS
il CROOK COUNTY
Crook Cjunty minerals are useful
for many purposes, among which
are the following: To make plaster
J of Paris, sealing, ornaments, water
J glass, papier mache and fire-worlfs.
j Information as to the location, value
' and appearance of these minerals
j is given in the bulletin just issued
by the State University. The corn-
One of Those
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Club Luncheon Was
Attended by Forty
The Friday luncheon was attended
by 40 members of the Commercial
Club. A committee was appointed
to act in conjunction with the county
court in the opening of the east
end of Third street.
The plan was suggested by a
committee which was appointed at a
former meeting, to have an artesian
well drilled in the street- between
the county courthouse grounds and
those of the city park, and . have
the street vacated there for park
purposes.
Plans were submitted and ap
proved by the committee on mail
service for a rural route to supply
the country north of Prineville.
Petitions will be circulated 'soon
for this route, and all who are in
any way interested, should assist
in getting'the required number of
signers on these petitions. ' !
The luncheon next week wilL be,lne otnce 01 we secretary.
held at the domestic science rooms
of the high school where luncheon
will be served to 30 men, at the
usual price of 35 cents.
Interest seems to grow in these
functions and much good will no
doubt result as time goes on.' Con
siderable credit is due to manager
Schee and Dr. Rosenberg, who acta
as toastmaster.
piler is Graham John Mitchell, as
sistant professor of geology.
Crook County is credited by the
bulletin with eight minerals which
range in price from $1.90 per ton
to approximately $700 per ton. It
is the Trout Creek mines that pro
duce ' the $700 kind, stibnite.
Stibnite is the source of antimony,
which is used in manufacturing
such things as safety matches, fire
works and percussion caps.
The black sand region ' about
Howard contains gold, silver, cin
nabar, hematite, ilmenite and mag
netite, binnabar is the chief ore
of mercury. Hematite is hard and
reddish. It is used in making cheap
paint, as a polishing powder, and
as an ore of iron, limemte may
occur in ompact masses, in thin
plates. Or in Sand. It IS Used for
"nZ lurnaces. Magnetite, wnicn
is also an ore of iron, is named from
its magnetic property. .
Diatomaceous ear.th is found at
Lowerbridge. It is white or cream
color and lies in beds. It is used in
the following ways: For imaking
polishing powder, fireproof cement,
fertilizer, water glass, tile glazing,
sealing wax, gutta percha, Swedish
matches and papier mache. The
! presence of gypsum beds near Bond
on Crooked Kiver supports in a
way, the theory that the region
between the
mountains wa:
Cascade and Blue
once the floor of an
inland sea. For gypsum is supposed
to result from the evaporation of
the waters, of inland'seas.
It occurs in m isses but ''is 'so, ft
enough to ba scratched with the
j fingernail. It is used for making
plaster of Paris and fertilizer. The
value is about $1.90 per tori.
The bulletin is headed "Minerals
of Oregon," "andttreats all' of the
mineral deposits of the state.': It
my be secured free of charge ,by
addressing the registrar, University
of Oregon. ,
Exasperating Kids By Gross
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Me ReAuY
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Regular Meeting Will Be
Held on First Tuesday
E. O. HYDE CHOSEN SECRETARY
T. H. LaFolIette is President of
Board Waters of McKay
Will Be FUed Upon'
The project engineer who will
have charge of the investigation
work on the Ochoco Irrigation Dis
trict project, will be selected from
tDe applicants Deiore the board at
the regular meeting in March, which
wiH be held on March at i:30' m
T. H. Lafollette was selected as
chairman of the board at their
meeting Thursday noon, and E. O.
Hyde was chosen to act as secretary V
for the board.
A number of very important
matters were taken up at this meet
ing, one of the most important of
which was the order to have the
flood waters of McKay creek
measured with a plan to divert them
for the use of the project. This
action was taken immediately, and
the measurement was started on the
following day.
OVER THE DALLES
The Crook County High's stock
of loyalty and enthusisiam advanced
several points Tuesday evening
when the debaters used The Dalles
as stepping stones toward the levels
of State supremacy. Ramsey and
Rice again secured an unanimous
decision in their favor, while at
The Dalles, our affirmative team
was defeated two to one, but this
one vote was sufficient to provide
a winning majority. On to Astoria
is now the word.
Carl Wigle and Roscoe Roberts
compossed the invading team and
their speeches were well fourded
on fact and ably delivered. The
work of Ramsey and Rice was so
much on a par that what may be
said of one applies to the other.
J. ALTON Tl
FOR COUNTY SUPT
J. Alton Thompson of Tumalo
phoned the Journal this morning
that he is a candidate for
superintendent oi scnoois on tne
' republican ticket. Mr. Thompson
j has bt;en a resident of the county
! for & number of years, has been
principal oi tne Keamond sna
Tumalo schools, and is one of the
prominent educators of the county.
He has been mentioned in con
nectien with the effice a number of
times, and has consented the use of
his name in the present race upon
the solicitation of friends.
Mr. Thompson has laid holdings
in he Tumalo country.
Should he be elected to this office,
he will no doubt care for the duties
of the office in a business like man
rer. Goco 0cr.'r Do LOOfc' u&
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