j"' Eugene Or Crook Coamty JouroaiS CLASSIFIED ADS ON PACE 3 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE I i ii VOL. XX PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916. NO. 25 THE POWELL BUTTE fflD H BUYERS 8 PAGES Seventy Car Were Parked at Community Mall MANY THERE FROM PRINEVILLE Ladies Furnish Bountiful Re freshments and Receipts Net About $350 Tho Powell Butte Co-operative .Association was host last Friday evening, to the largeKt aggregation of people ever assembled in this county at a social gathering. The number in attendance will reach the 600 mark, representing dele gations from far and near. About $.150 whs made by the manage ment. The explanation, perhaps, of this unanimous assemblage, is that Powell Butte enjovs the distinction of being on n'utral "ground. A place where othtr sections may meet without the petty prejudices which so often mar tho strength of country towns. Cars began unloading at the center of attraction in the early ovening ami in a few hours over "70 were parked by the hall. Of these one half were from Prine- villo. The county candidates for office attended enmasse. J. F. Rice, . President Of, the As sociation, gave a short address of welcome aitr which followed the jrrand rnatvh, with munie by the i rinevnie l.ann. a ne.Kn..or.y 1 1 ... ll -.-I spmi was miumcMou oy a., snu ( not ireable fact of such a large crowd was iU good humor and strict cour- t.y to their ho.sts. . The hall, which was limit by the farm'-rs themselves, is a model of construction that other commu :v ties would do well to pattern aft Kir was used throughout the build mg which has a stage, cloak room, kitchen ami a balcony that over looks the main floor. The ladies are entitled to much credit for decorations and the ad mirable way in which they fur nished food for so many pooole. Their a wistance has done much to erect the hall which has resulted already in a more harmonious neighborhood. The obvious moral derived from this event is for every community to organise. The local Commercial Club is ready to help and the Journal promises every aid avail able. Schools Celebrate May Day The schools of the Johnson Creek and lower Ochoco districts united in -a May Day celebration and picnic last Sunday on the Biggs ranch, Visitors from tho city attended and with the parents and children about seventy people enjoyed the day. Little Misses Opal Gulhford and Lcla Roberts were May Queens. Games and dialogues were played in the open air and both dinner t way on all of these structures dur and Huppcr was suppliel by basket ing the next thirty days and they lunches brought by everyone. Get the I tit HtCtf.fwE CM WAY t CM GET l,PgUMhl AMpSHfclt MA?7 ME Selection of Engineer Authorized to Superintend Construction and Work Will Be in Progress Within a Short Time MAYOR AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD Oregon Trunk and and Their Prineville's railroad will be un- der construction, barring accidents, during the month of June. The sale of the $100,000 bond iiwue was authorized at the meeting of the council on Tuesday evening and a number of important steps taken. The bids for the bonds will be opened in the council chambers on the evening of June 6, and present indications are that they will be sold at par 01 above at that time. Tentative offers have been 'made in fact that make the council feel that the sale is going to be com pleted without dela, . During the next ten days engi neers from both the Oregon Trunk land the O.-W. main roads will de- Icide in conjunction with an engineer furnished by the city, just where the j 6haI, be )ocaU(, wjth fm,n(.c t the north ami 80Ulh gj.Jes 0j r00kPt i ver. w, ... .......... ,... ,, ,, !,)0th Mn of t'he Ptrtam the eoun. cil g umkvi,lt.d whi,,, is th 1m.n . j THREE HEW BRIDGES ORDERED BY COUNTY Two Are to Be Concrete and the Third Will Be Steel TWO WILL BE NEAR PRINEVILLE Third Street Extension and Har din Road Will Share in the Improvements Contracts were awarded yester day for the construction of two re- inforced concrete bridges on the east extension of Third street and the S. V. Hardin road, and for a j steel bridge with concrete floor and railing to be erected at the crossing of the South Fork of Crooked river i on the Paulina road According construction to the contract the work is to be under I are to be entirely completed In less Only LIZZIE (1 r" iC - to, mshie ,-Hcw To 7 O - W. Railways Will Confer With the Mayor and Council Engineer in an Endeavor to Establish a Permanent Location for Prineville's New Railroad , j-ter route for the road, and a con- tract which exists between the city and the main line roads, will give the city the advantage of the best engineering talent on the coast. The council also empowered Mayor Stewart acting in conjunc tion with the recorder, to enter in to a contract with these main line roads, for the steel and rolling stock to equip the line. This may not be done for thirty days, yet negotiations are under way, and a contract of some kind may be entered into during the current month, that will care for this fea ture of the construction and equip ment. jne matter or selecting an engi neer to make the permanent survey and care for the interests of the city during the construction of the road was left with a committee of councilmen, of which J. B. Shipp is chi'irmnn. This committee will de cide upon who the council shoujd select for this task, and draw a con- tra t that will be submitted to the than five months from date- , The concrete structures are to be 40-foot spans and will cost 124-1-1 each, while the steel bridge will be a 60-foot span and will cost 13020 The contracts were awarded to the Coast Bridge Co. by the county court which is in regular session here this week. MRS. WALKER GIVEN A FAREWELL DINNER , Mrs. E. L. Walker wss given a farewell , dinner by her sister Shumias at the domestic science rooms Tuesday evening. Seventeen memhers of this well known club were present, and the elaborate dinner was followed by a number of toasts which were ap propriate for the occasion. The table was beautifully decorat ed with apple blossoms. Mrs. Walker who will not be on the faculty of the local schools next year was presented with a beautifal silver candlabra to commemorate the occasion. ' John P. Rusk, candidate for the office of public service commission er was in the city on Monday in the interest of his candidacy. the Real Thing AiteY ' " council at a meeting that will be held during the month which will perhaps be signed. This contract will be binding only upon the con dition of the susccessful sale of the bonds. Under this plan, the moment the bonds are sold, the engineer will be I in a position to start the permanent survey, and from this moment, the matter of Prineville's railroad will be determined only by the length of time required to construct the road. The council, while making no open statement at this meeting, will ask for bids it is said, for the grading and construction of the road immediately upon the sale of the bonds. - - t -Vm,.. In this event, the lowest and best bidder will be awarded the con tract. In event of the failure of satisfactory bids, the city will per haps build the road themselves. Mayor Stewart was authorized to select fro the council and citizens 'a grouo of men who will meet with ANNUAL STOCKMEN'S MEETING AT BIER Association Decides on La Grande for Next Meeting CEO. RUSSELL VICE PRESIDENT Delegates From Crook County Were in Attendance and Say Meeting Was a Success The Cattle and Horse Raisers' Association of Oregon Monday afternoon elected Willam Pollman, Baker, president, W. H. Duughtrey, Portland, first vice president; George Russell, Prineville, second vice president; William Duby, Baker, treasurer and S. O. . Correll, Baker, , secretary. All were re elections except Mr. Russell. The association held its annual session at Baker, and was attended by a large delegation " of people from all parts of the west? . Goes With Her Dad ( EP EfZ- Redmond business men soon, to confer with these people about ter minals and other important mat ters. Carpenter Bros & Chamberlain of Bend were present and submitted an offer to supply ties for the new road. This matter was upon. not acted The right-of-way for the road is to be secured for the city by a com mittee of business men, Councilmen Wallace stated. The work in connection with the railroad matter was handled by councilman Wallace, who demon- Istrated his ability and interest in i the matter in the numerous reso- lutions and other matters that were handled ably and rapidly. . Mr. Wallace and Mayor Stewart have the matter well in hand, and they have the united support of every member of the 'council in all of , the matters in relation to the road. The citizens are indeed fortunate in having a council of the ability of i these men. Among those present from this county were: George Russell, Geo. Millican, Will Post, Raymond Cala van, L. N. Nicholas, W. J. Mc Cormick, I. M. Mills, R. S. Dixon, O. B. Gray and Mis. 0. B. Gray. This meeting was perhaps the most successful event of its, kind ever held in the northwest. The meeting next- year will be held at La Grande. COTTON BALL FOR BASE BALL BENEFIT "Strike out" and come to the Cotton Ball, given by the Ladies Annex for the benefit of the base ball team and tKfe band, Wednesday evening, May 10, 1916. The music by the band will make a "hit" . and the committee in charge will see that nobody fans out. This is for a good cause and should be support ed by everyone. Boost for the band and baseball team. The committer is: Mrs. R. L. Jordan, Mrs. E. R. Morris. Mrs. Jay H. Upton, Mrs. J. W. Carlson, Miss Agnes Elliott and Miss Dolly Hodges. S. R. Brown of Tumalo is in the city this afternoon. , GGooD EVE.SING-, MlSt0 t PINT 1 1 7MT Lands Near Echo to Be Irri gated by District Plan J. FRANK SPINNING A DIRECTOR District is Very Much Like Local Project and is Bonded For $1,100,000 The bid of the Kaiser Contrac tion Company of Vancouver. B. C; and Portland for the $1,100,000 issue of bonds of the Teel irriga tion district wa3 accepted by the directors of the district at a meet ing held at Echo last Tuesday. The bonds bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum and will be paid out in ten annual payments to commence on the tenth year after the date of the bonds. The acceptance of this offer and the sale of the bonds means that i construction will start as soon as the prelimin. ry arrangements are made and that as soon as the work can be completed, 30,000 acres of fertile land directly adjacent to the town of Echo will be made avail able for raising crops. The land is some of the best in the country, and lies less than 700 feet above sea level. It adjoins the estab lished irrigation belt including the properties of the Western Land & Irrigation Company, the Furnish Pitch Company and other private and government projects. The water supply will be taken from Camas creek, through a tun nel into Butter creek and thence, through the natural channel to the : Point of diversion to the land. The project was originated in 1908 by O. D. Teal. J. f. Hinkle becarhe interested and on the formation of the company, 27 other land owners of the district were made stock holders. On the passage of the irrigation district law in 1911, an irrigation district was formed out of the project and it was decided to issue bonds for the full amount of the cost cf constructing the diver sion plant and ditches. A careful investigation was made at that time, the plans were sub mitted to the state engineer and received his approval. Then a suit was brought in the circuit court to test out thoroughly all features of the plan, which was approved by Judge Phelps in February, 1914. All of the present officials of the company are those who started the plan. O. D. Teal is president of the board of directors, J. T. Hinkle is the legal adviser. W. E. HinMe has charge of the engineering work. J. Frank Spinning, formerly of this city, and Asa B. Thompson, mem bers of the original stock company are members of the present board of directors. This project resembles the Ochoco district so much that it is both in teresting and encoui aging to see it progress. C. C. Buckingham returned from a trip to Paulina Tuesday. By Gross W MO(?E OF TH05E S