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VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916.
NO. 25
THE POWELL BUTTE
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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? .
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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
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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
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