Jomrtofi 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, APRIL 6, 1916. NO. 21 pdCrook Goiarty PLANS RUSHED FOR PRINEVILLE RAILROAD Council and Committee Are Ready for Business . 1 HANYAPPLY FOR CITY'S BONDS Contracts and AH Details Will Be Arranged As Soon As Possible The construction of Prineville's railroad was d'acuiwcd after the eouncil meeting on Tuesday night, by member! of the council uml rail rciHl committee. It was decided to hold a meeting tomorrow to work mt plans for the construction of this road. From present indications it would seem that actual construction work during the early spring is likely. A score of lette rs has been re ceived by the mayor and members of the council asking alwut the bend issue and it seems that there will be no delay in selling the bonds. The eommitte appears to be ready to organize a construction and operating company to care for this work. We hope to be able to give a.-tunl details of plans of develop ment next week. IN TAXES YESTERDAY Yt sterdity was a busy day at the tax collection department of the yherilT's ofllce. More than $50,000 w.i paid in tuxes during the day, which was the last day for paying the first half of the taxes, without tliu penalty. More than $12.", 000 has been paid .l..-:.... l ..11 L... ufiiia me ppiiita iiiiinwis, uu uie turgor taxpayers making half pay ments, and many of the smaller ones full payments. The Oregon Trunk railway paid about $7,000 yesterday, and the Oregon & Western Colonization company about $10,000. SOLD 13,000 ACRES . Of LAND IN A WEEK A telegram received today from Frank Johnson at Burns, announces the sale of more than 13.000 acres of land by his company since this dale last week. The lands are almost all gracing lands, located in the cattle country southeast of this city. Purchasers announced in this tel egram are; Ralph Porfily eight sec tions H. . Lister five sections, John Mono three sections, Fletcher Wood two sections, and W. W. Brown and Logan Brothers one section each. The purchases are located adjacent to holdings of these men, and most of them will be fenced and used as immense pastures for various kinds of livestock. Get the Brewster Loses Case in the Supreme Court A decision was handed down by the Supreme Court .Tuesday In the case brought by George H. Brewster against t'rook Count for sulary as water master, in which the county has prevailed in the litiKa'ion, The case bus been a famous one, Mr Hrewster winning In the circuit court and the county taking the ap peal and finally prevailing against Mr. lirewdter. The case was re versed in the supreme court and dismissed without prejudice accord ing to a wire received by District Attorney Wjrtz Tuesday, which, in his opinion means that the supreme court has decided that mandamus cannot be employed to comjiel the county court to audit and allow the water master's salary but that an action at law against the county Is the proper procedure to be adopted. L ELECTS TEACHERS A meeting of the High School Board, was held April 4, and the following teachers elected for the year 1916-17. H. C. Baughman. superintendent: E. E. Evans, com mercial; Ada Wilde, assistant com mercial; J. W, Smith, science; Catherine Conway, English; R:bt. H. Davis, manual training; Nell Sykes, domestic science and art and Mrs. N. G. , Tirrill was appointed for the normal department. All excepting Mrs. Tirill have Uccnwith the school ior some time, K,i. I,,..,;..,. !.., .,.1. . nil .u.. muz liaii!( turn rK.icwLt.il liJ nil kill vacancy caused by th,e resignation of Mrs. E. L. Walker, who. has ac cented a position at the head of the normal department in Mtdford. Mrs. Walker is well known throughout the stale and this com munity's best wishes will attend her efforts in this well earned promo tion. Mrs. Tirrill has been doing some ! very effective work in Crook county graduate of Gale College, Universi ty of Wisconsin and the Winona Normal School. The high school ! board is looking forward to the most successful year in the history of the institution.' IS ON; TOTAL 2166 There are now 2166 registered voters according to the returns compiled in the clerk's office on Saturday April 1. The gain for the week was 553 and as the time for closing the books approaches a greater increase may be expected. ' Of the 553 registered, Prineville showed a total of 170, 153 from Bend, 29 from Paulina, 27 from Roberts and the others from various sections. Republicans numbered 339, 178 were democrats and 26 miscellan eous. Of these 846 were male voters and 207 were women. Regis tration books close April 18. Avoid the rush, register now. The Journal is only 11.50 per year. Q The Vainer Sex; Why So THE 0CH0C0 SURVEY WILL START MONDAY Nork Will Be Rushed Until Completed SEVERAL RESERVOIRS POSSIBLE Five Crews of Men Will Be Put at Work Next Weee-Local Men Given Preference Monday morning ntxt, the work of investigation of the Ochoco ir rigation district will be under way in no uncertain manner. At least five crews of men will be at work on the investigation before the end of the week, and everything will be rushed as rapidly as possible with a vk-w of getting water at in early date. ' . Engineer Richard W. Rea;arrived the first of this week from Portland and met the board at their regular meeting on Tuesday, at which time contracts were signed and all of the details arranged for the work. A trip was made by the board and the engineer yesterday, over the project. All of the proposed reser voir sites were visited, and several different ones will be investigated before a definite plan of construc tion is decided upon. Jay H. Upton was chosen attorney for the project. LllOuffi' ANNUAL CLEAN-UP DAY Annual "Clean Up" day fur Prineville will be set for Saturday, April 15, was the decision reached by the Council at the meeting Tues day night and Mayor Stewart will issue a proclamation to that effect soon. The city bridge on East C street was ordered repaired and work is to be done at once by Counc ilman Shipp. A contract by the city and the county providing for the well which is to be drillled in east D. street, was signed. this con tract provides that the city and county are each to re ceive a half of the flow of water from the well. Drilling will com mence in a few days. In the matter of opening of West Third street the committee report ed progress and expects to have the street open soon. Marshal Gray reported two ar rests for March, the first of the year, A number of other matters of minor importance were consider ed. There was a full attendance of the Council with the exception of Councilman Pancake. The Fifth Annual Convention of the Crook County W. C. T. U. will meet in this city on April 14 and 15. Mrs. Kemp, state president, will be present, and a very suc cessful convention is promised. The full program will be printed next week. . ATTENDED BY 150 Pronounced a Great Success By Everyone PRINEVILLE SENDS DEIECSTES Redmond Ladies Supply Excel lent Repast to All-Will Come Here Next A banquet and smoker, at which the Commercial Club of the Hub City was host was held in Redmond Monday night- Kvery town and many of the rural communities were represented , by delegates of whom there were about one hund red fifty. The object of the meeting was to promote the many industrial in terests and in fact the many things in which the various communities have a common interest. C. II. Irvine was chairman of the meeting and Mayor Hosch of Red mond, toastmaster. Denton G. Burdick was the first speaker of the evening. He sounded the key note of the meeting when he said that co-operation was the watch word. Also that progress in one community means prosperity to all, and that Redmond promises to help any and all communities in Continued on page 8. BOOST SONG HEAT Iso beCn working on the dirt road, All the live long day; Ise been working on the dirt road, Just to pass the time away, Don't you feel the blisters coming? My back's been aching all the morn, Don't you smell the luncheon coming? Blow that dinner horn! Prineville worked hard for a railroad, All the live long day. Prineville prayed hard for a railroad. Just to pass the night away. Don't you hear the whistle tooting? It don't sound like a Ford! Don't you hear conductor shouting. For Prineville, All a-board! As around the festive board, We gather merril-ee: Let us sing with one accord, We want harmonee; H armonee H armonee ! Maid of fickle heart. Let us ne'er lose love for thee, And let us never part. As the band saws up at Bend, With veloci tee; Purr and buzz I see them send Us prosperit-ee ; Prosperit-ee, prosperit-ee. Come from )ut your lair! We would have some more of thee, With money, free as air. When the ballot box was closed. With ballots cast with glee ; All affirming, none opposed, This is what I see. Oh! I see, Oh! I see, A railroad coming soon; It can't come too fast for me, We want it here in June. Josiah Williams returned the last of the week from San Diego where he spent the winter improved in health ne is mum and greatly pleased to get back to Prineville. Many Mirrors Are Cracked Local Merchants Perfect Organization The leading merchants of Prine ville decided at a meeting held, in the club rooms Tuesday evening, to organize a system of freight con veyance which would give a more profitable and uniform service than at the present. The plan arrived at was to call for bids and place the handling of freight in the hands of a responsi ble man or firm, exclusive of ail others. In this way money will be saved for the merchants, which ultimately reverts to the consumer, making the plan cooperative in its benefits. More definite steps will be taken at a meeting tonight. . IS LIKELYTOBE BONDED A bill which provides ' for the bonding of the unsold timber in the National forest seems likely to pass Congress soon, which will provide ten million dollars for the survey and construction of roads and trails within the National forest. Should this bill become a law a large sum of money will be avail able for roads in parts of the country which are now sparsely set tled and whose resources are largely included in the forest. These bonds will be paid when the timber is eventually sold and not by direct taxation. This bill was explained at the Friday luncheon held at Mrs. Pol lards Delicatessen last week.- -, C. O. Pollard explained a bill which is also pending, and should it become a law will provide for an immense sum of monev to be ex pended on military roads. It seemsj quite likely that should such a law ! become enacted that this road will be built through Prineville, north and south, for the reason that the National Highway has already been located through here. W. F matter King explained that the of a straight road from Lone Pine Gap should be taken up at once. In accordance with these s-uggestionj a committee was ap- pointed consisting of Messrs King, held at the Club rooms on Friday Uptcn and Bechtell who' will take J of last week at which time the pre the matter up and act at once. j mium list for 1916 was ordered prin- Commissioner Blanchard thanked , ted. In this list will be found cat their Club for the help on roads last'alogued premiums that will aggre week and also on previous occasions. ; gate thousands of dollars which will The condition of the roads from be given to the farmers and stock Prineville south to Paulina was re-' men. It is the plan of the directors ported very bad in places. Mr. I to issue these early in order that Blanchard informed the meeting everyone may get a copy and corn that repairs were being made and mence the preparation of their ex would continue to be made for some' hibits, during the spring and sum time, i j mer months thus assuring larger and Prineville's new mail service was better exhibits than ever before, also discussed and the committee The list is being compiled rapidly was requested to take action and and will contain many new features have the time reduced which is now and will have all of the obsolete required to deliver the mail into points removed. In other words, the this city from Redmond. ' - j board is preparing a great big fair Tomorrow's luncheon will be held an(l to say that it will be a tremen at the Domestic Science rooms of dus success is putting it mildly. the high school. An exchange from Baker, Ore., states that an eastern buyer for the Heilner company has contracted for - i.. - 1 1 . , - i . i ! , r . . Baker county at an average price of 21 cents AT YOU(2 HOMELf rH6 IA PRINEVILLE IS ON THE L Mammoth National Road ways Intersect Here HAVE MILITARY IMPORTANCE These Roads, it is Believed, May Be Greatly Improved by Federal Government The National Highway map of the United States which has just been issued and a copy of which was received yesterday bv Post master J. W. Boone, shows that Prineville has been placed at the intersection of National Highways. These roads, no doubt, will be come two of the most important ones in the U. S. One of these roads is the Pacific Highway, extending from the Co lumbia River south, to Lakeview and Klamath Falls, the other from Boise, Idaho, west across the Cas cades to Eugene. Both of them connecting at each end with roads that have already assumed national importance. There exists a plan by the Federal government, making these roads great military highways which will be-alike useful in times of peace and should the occasion arise, in time of war. . . PLANS HADE FOR A BIG FAIR THIS YEAR The County Fair which will be htld in Frir.eville during the month of October this year, will be of a magnitude making the 1915 event look small by comparison. The success of last year's fair . demonstrated the fact that Central Oregon can support a really big fair and plans are now being made b the board of directors . for a show that will surpass all previous efforts. The meeting of the board was Write the secretary today for your premium list. Your applica- tion will be filed and the list mailed as soon as issued. One is beirg printed fur you. I Guy Sears and family were in Prineville the last of the week from I Poweb Butte. By Gross These confounpb? Peacock T I APE ENOUGH TOPgNE Diflpy I