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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.
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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
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FeELS. uOe
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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. ,
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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
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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
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