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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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. Baker county at an average price
of 21 cents
AT YOU(2 HOMELf rH6
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PRINEVILLE IS ON THE
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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
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