' f ; -"ffcnc Or Crook 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, MARCH 23, 1916. NO. 19 11 County Journal 8 PAGES Almost 100,000 Acrea In cluded in District. IS A $5,000,000 PROJECT Propose to Bring Water From Deschutes Across Crooked River East of Terrebonne. The largrst irrigation district in the United States was created in Jefferson county on Monday of this week, when tho people vctcd to form the North Unit Imitation district by a vote of 247 to 1211. The formation of this district ha been advocated for many months by people living in the community affectis!, but tho matter was not submitted to a vote of the people until this week. The project is an immense one. The lands that arc under the survey eover most of those cultivated in the county, and extend from La monta to Jhe Big Plains country. The water supply will come from the Upper Deschutes basin and will bo taken across the Crooked River to a point a few mile east of Tcrre bonne. It is estimated that the amount required to complete the iproject will be not less than $5,000,000. Directors for the district elected at the Monday election are: A. D. Anderson, Fred Fisher, II. YV.Gard, John Henderson and P. N. Vibbert. TOPSY TURVEV"lS W0RTHY0UR WHILE Tomorrow night Princville peo ple will have an opportunity to witness "Topsy Turvy," a musical comedy of the highest order. More than twenty people who have been carefully celected and trained by the able director, Mrs. It. A. Clark, will present an evening of comedy and music which will be well worth thc time and money of everyone. Numerous specialities consisting of singing, dancing, character songs and other features will make every minute a busy one. This I lay has been staged before by Mrs. Clark, who besides having a natural talent for such work has had several yeurs experience in the practical side of the business. Mrs. Clark, who has been drilling the cast for weeks, says that every part is ready, and that the talent as of very high order. Local people who are in the pro duction are: Itei Powell. Bub Estes, Jeorge Stearns Clarence Dishman, Luckey Bonney, Harry Stearns, aul Clark, J. O. Wall, Otto Hodges, Misses Wilde, Bilyeu, Mildred and Kuth Dishmun, Paulino Truesdale, Estelle Conway, Shipp, Campbell and Clark, Mesdames Wirtz and New sum. Doors open at 7:30, curtain at H. Tickets on sale at Lnkin's. Get the B1 Gosh, its AtfouT I (?dT A PAi6e APPEN9 Community Hall At Powell Butte A community hall is being built )ii Powell Butt this week on the Moore corner, just a half mile west of the Wilwin sehoolliouse, Tho building is 31 x 72 and is be ing built on land donated by Mr. Moore for the purpose. The con struction work is being done by the residents of tho district, and that they will soon have the building completed is manifest by the fact that 29 men were present on Tues day when the work was started, 18 worked yesterday despite the bad weather, and the work is being rushed today. The roof is being completed to day. The work is in charge of N. P. Alley, which assures' standard con struction. The lambing season has started here, and N. P. Alley, Earl Saun ders and Wm. Wilson are busy car ing for their flocks. K. L. Moore sold a large steer and a hog to Redmond parties Saturday, the porker bringing 8 cents. John Tuck s-ild two loads of hogs to Harvey Harris the first of the week, at $8.60 Dunn Mustard has shipped sever al orders of seed potatoes to Wash ington state recently. Wm. Wells has been busy for the past ten days hauling potatoes to the Redmond Warehouse where they will be sold soon. Tom Houston bought 200 head of calves this week from Warren, Dixon McDowell and is feeding them on the Lloyd Powell place on McKay. The price was not given out. High waters in the Crooked river and Ochoco have caused considerable damageduring the past few days. The rivers have been higher dur ing that time than at any period for the past several years, and irriga tion dams, roads and bridges have suffered materially. The intake at the Deschutes Power Company plant near Culver was threatened Tuesday, but a large force of men prevented it be ing destroyed. Had this works washed out as was threatened, the electric current for practically all of Crook and Jefferson counties ex cepting Bend would have been cut off, excepting such portions as could bo served from the Cline Falls station. Mail communication with Pau lina was delayodior a time on Mon duy and Tuesday, and the pumping stations of the Dixon, McCall, Barnes and Lawson ranches have all suffered considerable damage. The lower river fell about three feet yesterday afternoon, due to the change in temperature, and it is thought that the most dangerous point is past. ; ' Enough water has passed, through the channels of these rivers during the past 50 days to irrigate all the dry lands in this part of the state, if proper means could be developed to store and utilize it. S-Mrv Dreemzit Facing time) ONLY 1411 VOTERS REGISTERED TO DATE With Only 22 Day. in Which to Register. G. 0. P. PIURAUTY IS HEAVY This Is a Final RegistrationNo Matter How Many Times You Have Registered. The registration of 1411 voters was completed according to the re turns from outside precincts and those registered at the court house in this city, up to the hour of clos ing on last Saturday night. Some of the outlying precincts have sent in no names as yet, while some of the precincts have reported a heavy registration Princville with 434 has a small lead in the total registration, with Bend a close second with 429, Red mond having 145, Sisters 79 and Tumalo 64. More than 75 per cent of the registration to date is mas culine, the exact number being 1086, the fair voters being but 325 in number, of which amount 126 are registered in Prineville alone. The division of the voters be tween the parties is almost a two to one republican faith, 812 of the G. O. P. voters being registered, and only 473 democrats. There seems to be less socialists and scattering voters this year than formerly. Less than a score have registered at any rate. The Bull Moose party comes to the front with six members in the county to date, practically all of whom live in Bend. Less than a half dozen Prohibi tionist voters have registered. George P, Putnam is the only voter yet registered who gives his address as outside of the county, he receiving his mail at Salem. The registration of women voters in Bend is noticably light, less than fifty of them having registered up to last Saturday. As compared to the registration before the primaries two years ago it seems that almost one half of those who will probably register before that time have already done so. Only 39.'!8 voters were registered at that date in 1914, and while there h. s been considerable increase in the voting strength, especially at Bend, it is not likely that this will more than off set the loss of the Jefferson county vote. More than 5000 people, 5614 to be exact, were registered before the general" election in 1914. The registration books will close on April 18, and remain closed until after the primaries. "Our talents and how we use them," and "Futile war," will be the subjects discussed next Sunday at the Christian church. Bible school at 10 and Christain Endeavor at 6:30., All the regular midweek services every week. You will be made welcome at our services. Geo. H. Ramsey. 1 iW GW A ?A6E ILL '00 LL "guP Ash cm Auey Ygrr TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Vote in Courthouse Base- mentHour as Usual. EM ONE. SHOULD VOVE Railroad Will Be Built and Owned by City-Will Benefit Every Citizen. Prineville voters will authorize the issuance of a bond issue in the sum of $100,000 at the special elec tion called for Tuesday, March 28.'j Of the result of the election is no doubt in the minds of the people of this city. The need is felt by everyone, for a railroad that will be the connecting link between this city and the railways that are operating in this part of the state. , It is only a business proposition. Everyone knows that such a rail road will soon pay its cost of con struction, and the stock growers, who are interested as much or more than any one else, will save in mar keting advantages, shrinkage and the advantage of getting from the feed lots to the market in the shortest time possible, enough to pay for the road many times. All of these facts have been con sidered and worked out, both by Prineville citizens and the stock growers in the country tributary, anSihe result is that these people are going about the matter in a matter of fact way, and will care for it in a business like manner, in just the same way that they buy automobiles and do other things. Since other interests have not seen fit to build them a railroad they have decided to build it them selves, and there is but one possible result, and that is, the read will be built. There is absolutely no question about the procedure. Everyone will help, and no man is afraid that he svill do more than his share. It will cost more than $200,000 to build the road and put it into operation. Of this amount, the city will vote $100,000. Other in terests will do their part and pri vate individuals will make up all the funds required to complete the project. The funds of the city will be ab solutely protected, for the city will own and provide for the operation of the road. That it will be a good investment for the city and its people is above question. There is but one thought that the Journal wishes to urge here. That is, why not make it unanimous? The bond issue vote will prevail by an overwhelming majority, but it would be worth thousands of dol lars to the city if the results show ed every vote in favor of the issue. Think it over, and everyone try to do this thing, rauke it unanimous. A committee composed oif Doug sis Lawson. Lake M. Bechtell and Jay H. Upton has been appointed and will take steps to organize a troop of cavalry soon. the Boss In His Lair guCM Mr . IAR VMM" -H6 FeELS. uOe IDlrt? MP ME? Proclamation For Good Roads Day Whereas, the citizens of Prine ville, Oregon, and the business in terests generally have expressed a desire to close their respective places of business and cease their, usual vocation for one day for the pur pose of aiding in the commendable work of improving the roads and streets in the vicinity of this city, and Whereas the said interests have asked that a day be set apart for the purpose of permitting the busi ness interests and all citizens to participate in the improvement of the roads and highways in the vicin ity of Prineville, and have asked that a public holiday be proclaimed for that purpose. Therefor, I, D. F. Stewart, Mayor of the City of Prineville in compliance with such expressed desire, and to enable the citizens of this city to lay aside their usual vocations and engage in the laudable enterprise of improv ing the public highways, do pro claim Friday, the 24th day of March, 1916, to be a public h oli day. Dated this 21st day of March, 1916. . D. F. Stewart, Mayor. INTER SOCIETY CONTEST WAS HELD FRIDAY The annua! Inter-Society contest by students of the Crook County High . was held at the Metho dist church, in this city Friday -of last week. There were twelve contestants, six from the Ochoconian and six from the Alpha society. Winners were: Sylvian Michel, first over all contestants ana first in humorous division, Victoria Huston, first in the oratorical division, and Ernest Estes first in the Dramatic J division. ' Luckey Bonney, Seconds were oratorical division; Hazel Yancey, at the Club luncheon last Friday, dramatic division, and Surepta ( "After all is said and done, the Johnson in the humorous division, every interest is dependent to a The numbers were all of a very "greater or less degree upon the high order. The work of the con- livestock and this industry is en testants shows that the student titled to the protection of the peo body is of the highest possible pie of the country." standard, and the work of the in- . Mr. Williamson was followed by structors is ahove reproach. R. A. Ward, who delivered an ad- The number given by Mr. Michel dress covering the rabbit and sage, was of special merit. It was a de- extermination matter that is promi scription by a man of affairs of a ent in the minds of everyone recital given by a famous pianist, these days. Mr. Ward stated that in which every adjective in more than 40,000 rabbits had been the language was brought into filled ;n the county during the play, and all the emotions of which ' winter by the use cf poisons alone the normal man is capable of ex- at a cost of about $800. He gave periencing were described. The any other interesting facts along piece was a heavy part, and the his !ine f work which is the ex ..... ... . , . . , ,. .. termination of anima pests for the ability of the student to deliver it. United States government, the depth of feeling and range of, The meai was an excellent one. expression demonstrated more than the tables having been decorated in the ordinary talent. , green commemorating the day, and The Ochoconian society received tne service was extra good, the greatest number of points in' Every seat in the dining room H. ,WiSmn thU .r ,h,vh was taken. liberal sprinkling of iUn U k.. U iL J i.: i u.cu. i..c .... iUr uie imru ums.i naving Deen victorious n both 1912 and 1913. The Alphas won in 1914 and 1915. The total number of points re - ceived in the five annual contests were 2125 by the Alphas and . 2176 by the Ochoconian society. , 1 f'fi LA rvJ iNEVILLE Entire Male Population of City Taken Into Custody. LADIES PROVIDE MUNITIONS Improvement of Roads Is Ob-ject-Wilhoit Grade Will Receive Attention. Tomorrow it, annual good roads day for Prineviile. A legal holiday inats Dten proclaimed by Mayor Stewart, and every man found in his place of business during the day will be waited upon by a committee, who will escort him together with all the other male population of the city, to a point where the road needs working badly on the Crooked River Road, about eight mile west of this city. These good roads days have been celebrated in former years, but the plan has been to scatter the forces, with the result that improvements have been less pronounced than will he possible this year "when all the ' men who are good members of the Prineville Commercial Club, and who attend the Friday luncheons, will congregate on the grounds men tioned above, and perform an honest day's work. , In fact the usual weekly luncheon will be held at the above mentioned location,' and - there is where the Continued on page 8. L E The livestock industry ia the real basis for the wealth of this 'rnmmnniMr " aalrl T H lVilli. men Being to tne gratification of the business men. Tomorrow's luncheon will ba j held on the Wilhoit grade a few miles 1 west of this city a"J wi" be preparea oy tne lames ot tne city. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Pollard s Dehcatessean, week from tomorrow. one. By Gross NMT ME To-C-OeAN THE INDWELLS NOW, ( Mf?. WALLACE) A i s 5