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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
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VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1916.
NO. 34
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BENDTRYINGTO STEAL
THE COUNTY SEAT
Would Put Skid Under Stone
Courthouse in November.
SACRIFICE WOULD BE $400,000
County
Seems
Seat at Any
to Bo Policy
Fight Sure.
Price
Hut
Petitions bearing several hundred
mimes were filed with the Kccrctar
of State yesterday vhieh provides
Unit the proposition of moving the
county seat from Prineville to Bend
tie placed on the bullot 8t the elec
tion to he held on November 7.
The matter has been discussed
for some time, arid because of the
fact that the Bend people consid
ered this to be more to their inter-i-Hts
than submitting a measure of
dividing the county, this removal
was decided upon at a meeting held
in fiend on Tuesday morning.
The same afternoon the petitions
were circulated and they were filed
in Salem on the following day.
This, regardless of the merits
which a proposition to divide the
county actually jiossesscs, places the
taxpayers of the county squarely
in a position to defend a proposition
that on the face of it, would in the
event that it should carry, mean a
sacrifice of a large sum of money.
There is no doubt about thu fact
that Bend is entitled to a seat of i
government. Intercuts there and
thereabout are such that should a
reasonable measure have been sub
mitted at this same election, it
would have received an overwhelm
ing favorable vote, not only from
Prineville, but from enough of the
remainder of the county to have
granted them a county, of which
Bend would have, of course, been
the county sent.
In the matter that is being sub
mitted however, the facts are re
versed. If it is right that tne west side
should have a county seat, the same
is true of the east side. Doubly so
for the reason that the buildings
are already located here.
There can be but one answer,
and that is a fight to a finish, with
Bend on the one side and the tax
payers on the other, for a much
larger percentage of the . voters in
Bend are non-taxpayers than in,
any other part of the county.
RABBIT BOUNTY BILL
FILEDATSTAIECAPITOL
The petitions asking that the
lahbit bounty measure he placed
on the ballot in November, were
filed with the Secretary of State
the lirst of the week, bearing about
000 names. '
The measure provides that a
bounty of five cents each be paid
on rabbit scalps, and two and a
half cents on sage rats killed within
the county.
Should the measure receive n
majority of the votes cast at the
election this fall, it will go into
effect on December 1, this year.
Bounty will be paid on not less
than 50 scalps at one time under
the act, and the person presenting
the scalps will be required to swear
that he killed the rodents within
the boundary of the county, and the
person , presenting them will be
: identified by a taxpayer.
A. Zell Badly Injured
in Accident Friday
A. Zell was painfully injured in
an accident about 4:110 Friday
afternoon when the large buggy
borne he was driving became
frightened at an approaching auto
mobile oi , the bridge on West
Second street.
Mr, Zell was coming into the city
alone in the buggy, and met the car
which came quite close to him on
tht! bridge. The horse became
frightened and turned squarely,
toppling the buggy over and rani
down the street. j
The buggy turned over twice, j
throwing Mr, Zell into the top amlj
briming him severely, lie was
rendered unconscious by the shock,
but soon recovered and was taken
to his home cast of the city.
THE COUNTY SEAT
REMOVAL BILL AS FILED
The county seat removal measure
follows:
Initiative Petition for a Bill.
To propose a local law for the
County of Crook to remove the
eountv seat from the City of Prine
ville and to establish the same at,
the City of Bend in said Crook
County.
Initiated by J. A. Eastes, R. M.
Smith, F. II. May. J. F. Arnold
and L. D. Wiest, all of Bend, Ore-
eon. Be it encated by the people
of the Statc of Oregon with and for
Crook County:
Section 1. That on and after
the first day of January, A. D.
1917, the City of Bend shall be the
county seat of Crook County.
Secton 2. On and after the first
day of January, 1917, all the
county otllees and the circuit courts
sliall be at Bend, and all county
business required to be done at the
county seat shall be at Bend. On
or bef ore said first day of January! The line of parade was long and
the, county court of Crook County, made up of many interesting and
shall remove all the county records, JamuHing floats with each depart-
books, oflice equipment and other
county property from Prineville to
Bend, and shall provide all neces
sary office rooms, furniture and
equipment at the City of Bend for
doing and carrying on all the busi-
ness of the county that is required
to be done at the county seat.
Section 3.- All laws in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
RAILROAD BOND ELEC
TION IN SEPTEMBER
The election on Prineville's rail
road bond issue will be held early
in September.
The firm which prepared the,
papers for this bond issue, is of !
the opinion tljut it is necessary
to set the date sixty days ahead i
in jorder to call ' this election ac
cording to the charter,
The papers are all prepared and I
are now in the hands of the city !
and there will be no delays in get-;
tins' the construction starteu as
soon as the election has been held.
1 Arrangements have been made
for the funds, which will enable j
the work to start without another i
delay in selling the bonds.
This will enable many loeal
people to assist in tho construction
of the grade, and as the harvest
ing of crops will be over for the
season, the months of September
and October should see the road
graded and steel laid into Prine
ville.
There is a baseball game sched
uled this afternoon, between, the
married and single men. It should
prove amusing. .
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Witepskie's Royal Hungarian Orchestra at Chautauqua this
EVER-LARGE CROWDS
Auto and Motor Race Thrill
Spectators.
DECORATED CARS BEAUTIFUL
Weather Ideal for Event Holi
day Spirit Prevailed Sane
Fourth.
With weather made to order and
a record crowd participating, Prin;-
jville started her Fourth of July(races. Millard Elkins won the
celebration Tuesday morning with .former and Randall and Quinn the
a mammoth parade.
merit well represented.
In tVw. nnl nf tmrn .tivwinn for
decorated cars, Tom Sharp was first
; with Andrew Noble second.
Mrs. Dishman won the first prize
for the best decorated car of the
city. Her car being a mass of.Tr u,, .
, , . . . I A baseball game was staged
yellow blossoms tastefully ar- Tuesday evening betw(?en prineville
ranged. Mrs. Edgar Stewart won an(j a team of Paulina players
second place. hurriedly assembltd. The locals
The Ladies Annex had the largest won 9-2 in a game holding little in
number of floats from one organ-
ization, winning a prize of ten
dollars.
Harry Hudson piloted the win-
Kekuku's Hawaiians will
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ning baby buggy decorated by Mrs.
Cyrus, and a special prize was
given the boy scouts for their entry.
Robert Osborn won in the motor
cycle entry.
The most unique feature of the
parade was a locomotive, represent
ing the Prineville & Eastern R.
R., constructed by F. F. Hoelscher
on his motor truck. It was com
plete too, from cylinders to a
smoke-stack. Engineer Tom Quinn
showed masterful control, but
could be pinched for not having a
union card.
In the industrial section the
Lyric Theatre was first with a float
showing the scope of the movie
business and the promise of excel
lent pictures during the week.
After the parade the street sports
were taken up, chief among these
being the motorcycle and auto
i V 7? ""-nwrnng enrms
Burdon surprjsed the majority
Dy winning a 100 yard dash from
Howard. Pete Barnes won the fat
mans race ana Marry Kennara tne
, "ovuujr niuiurcycie race.
I Tf ie vnru A tea rrw-i nf rcr tViut Via
port)and baseba team cou,d not
i come for it left an unfortunate
blank in the celebration program.
Some good games will be scheduled
terest lor tne tans. L&Ke uecnteii
was hit in the face by a batted ball
jn pPactice which caused a painfu,
and rather deforming injury for
the present.
close Chautauqua Saturday night, featuring "Aloha Oe."
Afternoon and Evening.
FOR SIX MONTHS
One Arrest in Prineville for
Drunkeness. .
PORTLAND IS BENEFITTED
Business Goes Along Better
and Crime Is Reduced
Everywhere.
Oregon has been dry for six
months. The records for various
parts of the country are interesting
indeed, and it is the custom of the
various papers to review the new
order of things at this time.
Prineville has had one arrest for
drunkenness during this time and
the sight of a staggering man on
the streets is very unusual, instead
of the common thing as it were be
for January 1.
It is gratifying to see some of
the big daily papers which advo
cated the liquor traffic, come out
in no uncertain terms indorsing the
present condition of affairs.
Two of the big Poitland dailies,
the Oregonian and the Telegram
printed such articles, as well as big
dailies in the Washington cities.
Continued on page 8,
SURPASS RECORDS
Other Towns Far Outclassed
by Prineville.
TICKETS ALL SOLD SATURDAY
Ideal Weather Assists Crowd
Waited Until 10:30 Monday
for Talent.
Prineville's first Chautauqua is
on and its a winner.
Tuesday, we are told, was the
biggest second day that the Ellison
White people have seen this season.
Mr. White who is managing the
event here, says that they are
greatly pleased with the spirit in
which they have been received and
that the attendance and the en
thusiasm is much better than they
expected.
The programs have everyone of
them been worth the price of a
season ticket and while some of the
largest events have been held
already, the remaining numbers
will be of the highest order also.
Indeed, the musical events, both
this afternoon and evening are of
an order that can be unequaled
anywhere.
The talent has been selected with
a view of leaving everyone more
than satisfied and this will be the
result when the week comes to a
close here Saturday evening.
The performances start promptly
a advertised, and the attendance
is increasing from one performance
to the next.
The late arrival of the train on
Monday caused an unpleasant de
lay, but the hundreds of people
who waited at the tent, entertained
ably by the Leal band until 10
o'clock were well rewarded by the
humorist S. PlattJones.
If anyone wants to know what is
the matter with Jones they will be
compelled to ask Jones himself, for
no one else could tell..
The musical numbers on Monday
were up to everything that had
been claimed for them and as to
Victor Murdock, well he is a
moose," that's all.
THURSDAY
Morning Junior Chautauqua, King
Arthur's Court.
Afternoon Concert, Witepskies
Royal Hungarian Orchestra
Inspirational Lecture, "Success
Where You Are," Mrs. Har
riette Gunn Roberson
Evening Grand Concert Witep
skie's Royal Hungarian Orches
tra Popular Selections, Mme. Kay
Morvilius, Accompanied by
Royal Hungarians
FRIDAY
Morning Junior Chautauqua, King
Arthur's Court
Afternoon Prelude, Elizabeth
deBarrie C-ill
Popular Lecture, "One Blood,"
Dr. Frederick Vining Fisher
Evening Harp Concert, Elizabeth
deBarrie Gill
Stereopticon Lecture, "America
Before the World," Dr. Fred
erick Vining Fisher
SATURDAY
Morning Junior Chautauqua. King
Arthur's Court
Afternoon Prelude, Kekuku's
Hawaiian Quintet
King Arthur's Pagent, Supervisor
and Children
EveningAn Evening in Hawaii
(a) Opening Concert, Kekuku's
' Hawaiians
(b) Illustrated Lecture, "Isles
of Peace," Frederick J. Halton
(c) Closing Concert, featuring
' "Aloha Oe". (Good-bye). Ke
kuku's Hawaiian Quintet