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COUNTY OFFICIAL' PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916.
NO. 40
3 Crook
Coiiety
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DESTROYED BY FIRE
Curtis' Restaurant and Lak
in'i Confectionery Burn.
NIGHT LRK HAKES DISCOVERY
Fire Was In Advanced Stage
When Hoie Company Ar
rived; Spread Prevented.
After it duration of over a year
fire has again visited Main Street;
this time tuking as toll the wooden
building arrow from tho Oregon
Hotel occupied liy Lakln's Confec
tionery and tho Curtis Restaurant.
John Henderson, night cleric at
tho hotel, first discovered the blaze
at 12:40 Sunday night and though
not exactly built for running made
good time to the fire bell and
turned in the arlam. The flames
were then shooting high above the
roof of the restaurant.
The direct cause of the fire is un
known, other than it started in the
rear of the restaurant, where the
tinder-like building gave the flumes
great headway.
It must have caught immediately
after the place was cloned for the
night, as the cook left shortly after
midnight and the blaze was report
ed a half hour luter. '
Hose Cart No. I arrived first on
the scene and soon after the others
arrived. After hurriedly' making
necessary hose connexions the noz
zles could not be round and some
time was lost in bringing them
from the hose house. The water
pressure, weak at first, was speedily
increased aid in 25 minutes the
fire was well in check.
Considering the advanced stage
of the blaze the volunteer fire
fighters did wonderful work in pre
venting the conflagration from
spreading. Wi'h the height of the
flames and tho terrific heat a little
wind in any direction would have
been disastrous. The store of
Stewart & Co. was saved by. hard
fighting, but not until it was
torched by the heat.
The restaurant was completely
demolished and the confectionery
escaped with only a few articles
intact. Several show cases and
content! were saved from Lakin's
beforo tho fiie entered tfie front
part of the building. .
The sleeping quarters on the
second floor of the Champ Smith
property adjoining the restaurant
were occupied by Frank Luce and
Jack Curtis. Curtis escaped
through a window to the next roof
while Luce slid down a ladder
placed at a window in front. The
regular exit would have led direct
ly into the fire. Frank Luce is
becoming an attraition fur fire,,
having had a room in the last three
buildings burned. ;
C. M. Elkins is the owner of the
structure destroyed and has the loss
fully covered with insurance. Hugh
Lakin has an insurance of $1850
with a loss valuation of $2250,
while Jack Curtis has $700' worth
of insurance on his restaurant
' equipment.
Joel Johnson, Carl Wacker and
Burnham Coo, the three minors ar
rested at Bend August 4 for burg
larizing the Long Prairie Ranger
Station near Crescent, were taken
by officers to the St. Anthony,
Idaho, Industrial School Tuesday,
The first two mentioned boys were
out on parole while Coe had escaped
from the reiorm school about a
month ago.
Ball Boys Banquet
To Celebrate Victory
A joyous and rollicking party of
loyal fans and bascbull.fcllows met
at a local hotel Sunday evening at
7 o'clock, where a banquet waited
to help celebrate tho victory of the
day,
A four-course dinner was served
to the merry-making crowd of 35
in number, Jay Upton handled
the ofllce of toastmaster in an able
manner and allowed no dull
moments to creep in.
Jokes, nuns and happy incident
of the season were related with
great gusto and good spirit. Music
was furnished by the baseball club's
lively trio.
A swarm of Innocent young bees
having arrived at the proper age
for leaving the paternal hive, took
their royul queen arid departed to
make themselves a new home, but
the unintentional result was that
two respected citizens in the vicini
ty of Princvillc came to blows and
then sought relief in the Justice
Court here Monday. The parties
in the case were O. R. Nicely and
Tom Houston, who live between
here and Redmond.
To return to the bees, they after
swarming were traced to a hollow
tree some distance, rom the own
er's land and were left there tem
porarily while nnother swarm was
recured. Mr. Nicely seeing tho
operations affixed his name to the
bee tree, thereby hoping to secure
the honeymakers. . .
When tho owner returned to get
the bees, tho claimant stood his
ground and said the bees were his
by law. Words flew thick and fast
until quite suddenly there was a
cene that would put a Dc Yak
comic to shame.
These two citizens, about fifty
years of age, attacked each otner
furiously and simultaneously.
Their sons standing nearby followed
the example of parental fortitude1
and began pummelling each other.
The combatants, were considerably
scratched up when the fracas end
ed. Nicely then had Houston brought
before court on a eharge of assault
and battery, which resulted in dis
missal by the jury.
The question is, who was stung?
Probably the county for the cost of
the trial.
Will Make Preliminary
Survey 850 Sq. Miles
Thos. G. Gerdi'no, head of the
Northwest division of the U. P.
Geological Survey, was in Prine
ville yesterday as overseer for
preliminary surveys of a quadrang
ular map including 850 square
miles from Culver to Bend.
These maps are of great value to
the sections inclosed, as thev show
all important features needed by
surveyors, engineers, railroads and
forest service.
It is unfortunate that this section
(;I country will not be Included in
the survey, as only enough money
has been apportioned for the Cline
Falls map. Much of the work has
already been completed through ir
rigation projects, such as at Turn
alo.
Mr. Hartman, who for the past
month has been doing the triangu
lation and baseline surveying, also
was in town yesterday after com
plcting observation from Lookout
Mt. , .
N. F. McCoin was here yesterday
on business.
BY A CLOUDBURST
Hay In Shock Badly Scat
tered and Grain Lodged.
STORM STRUCK 5 P.M. SUNDAY
Deluge
Rain
Settled Into a Heavy
Which Lasted Over
Half Hour.
A cloudburst struck John Ward's
ranch at the east end of Powell
Butte Sunday afternoon at 6
o'clock and nearly made a clean
sweep of everything movable.
The water dropped in great
sheets during the first few minutes
of the deluge and then settled Into
a steady downpour which lasted a
half hour. In a very short time
two feet of water was in the houe
and torrents were raging across the
fields. ' ,
Hay in the shock was badly scat
tered and standing grain lodged.
Mr. Ward had a fine garden Which
was completely ruined, a field of
potat(es was washed out and a
large number of his chickens were
drowned.
, The rain touched Prineville only
slightly, but two miles out on
Grimes Flat the precipitation was
great. Saturday afternoon there
were showers and heavy wind.
' There will be railroad rates on
Central Oregon roads during the
Crook County; Fair. The rates ' are
to be one arid one third fare from
Portland to Bend wifch sales dates
September 26 to SO 'and a return
limit of October ' 2. Even the
railroads recognize a good thing
when they hear of it. Write now
and tell your friends to come.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB'S
EFFORTS BEAR FRUIT
New Mail Route Will Begin
. Operation October 2
FARMERS AND CLUBMEN WORK
Establishment of Route Proposed
Six Months Ago; Pursued to
Successful End
Becoming effective October 2,
Pnntville will have a long sought
for mral free delivery covering
the farming district just north of
the city.
This was the stated fact sent to
Oregon Congressmen Monday from
Washington, D. C The legislators
from this state handled the peti-,
tlonsfor the route with dispatch
and especially influenced its pass
age. The local Commercial Club looks
with pride upon its achievement of
an R. F. D. Route No. 1. This is a
fitting proof that the farmer's
problems have the Club's undivided
attention and is a direct argument
against the thought that the Com
mercial Club has only its own inter
ests at heart.
The route will extend east from
Prineville to the Ochoco school
house, thence to Johnson Creek
and back around Barnes Butte tb
the Lower McKay. Grimes Flat is
well traversed with the delivery as
far as the Circle Ranch where it re
turns to the Crooked River road at
Rye Grass and then back to town
on the north side of the river.
John Sundquist and the faimers
of Grimes Flat have tried for three
r.
years to secure s rural route, but
met with obstacles and discourage
ment at every turn, tmd finally
Never Forget
Over 150 Attend Lawn
Party at Howard Home
Over one hundred and fifty in
vited guests from Prineville, Bend,
Tumalo and Redmond enjoyed one
of the most highly pleasing lawn
parties at the Roscoe Howard home
in Deschutes Saturday evening that
has ever been given. Mr. Howard
is manager of the Central Oregon
Irrigation Company, and has a
beautiful home and exceptionally
fine lawn upon which the party was
held. Games were played to or
chestra music and the visitors made
merry until a late hour when re
freshments were served.
gave the matter up. At this time
the Club became interested and
set to work with a will to obtain
the appointment.
Petitions were " circulated by
clubmen and an additional petition
was signed by business men of the
city which was sent to the post-
office department. Representatives
N. J. Sinnott and Pat McArthur
were asked for aid and Inspector
Lihcbaugh of Portland was called
upon to look over the proposed
route.
Finally after a laps- of six
months a rural route of standard
regulations is the reward for earnest
effort and co-operation.
The Civil Service examinations
for rural mail carriers held in the
Forestry offices Friday, were taken
by three applicants.
TO EAST LAKE
AT
A communication' was read at
the weekly luncheon from Forest
Rang?r Smith, of the East. Lake
Reserve, in regard to the proposed
mad to that place from Millican..'
In the letter were specifications
for a new nine-mile road from the
end of the Millican road into East
Lake, at a point close to the hot
springs. I he needed equipment,
men, supplies, tools, etc., wee
carefully enumerated by Mr. Smith,
so that the cost could be estimated
at about $500.
Since an opening to this new
mountain playground would be of
interest to tourists and to the
people of the county at large and
not to one community alone, it is
probable that the county court will
see fit to bear a large share of the
expense.
The Forest Service has expressed
an opinion that the new road would
be worth at least a fifth of the cost
to them, and with hearty co-operation
usually apparent in Prineville
this road should become a perma
nent fixture by fall.
The LaPine people are building
a way to Paulina Lake from their
side and with one to East Lake
from the east, a connection of the
two would be &u added attraction
to tourists on the highway to
Crater Lake, and at the same time
eliminate the badly cut up road by
Cinder Butte. .' , "
A Aimmittee met; "with H. J.
Overturf Monday and the possi
bilities of aid from the county dis
cussed. The matter will be taken
up in the September term of court
and aid is expected. The Millican
people have raised some money
toward the work. '
A Mr. Shintafer' owns the hot
springs at East Lake which are
mineral in formation and of good
medicinal qualities. Baths haVe
been installed , and a swimming
tank will be built later.
Ernest Linmark, of Bend, is
confined at the court house because
of insanity. He will be taken to
the asylum this week.
COUNTY FAIR TH IS VEAR
WILL BREAK RECORD
Many Will See Areoplane for
First Time.
RACES BY ALL-HOME HORSES
Exhibit of Farm Products Will
Eclipse Anything Seen Here
Before.
The Fair is rapidly drawing near
and this year the Fair will be far
better in every respect than last
year.
The exhibits will be better and
more of them because crops are
better this year and there are more
products to be shown.
The crowds will be larger this
year because all who were here last
year were well pleased and are
coming" again and those who were
not here and heard about it say
they will surely be; here this fall
without ' fail. The races will be
better this year because there will
be more horses than were here last
year and the best part of the race
program will be the fact that all
the harness and running races will
be run with Crook County horses
thus insuring clean and henest
racts. The livestock show will be
as large or even larger than last
year and a number from a distance
have already notified the manager
of their coming. .
The street amusements will be
larger and better this-year because
the concessions all made money last
I year and they say tiey are coming
this year and bring others with
them.
The areoplane alone will be
worth several times the pjice of ad
mission and all should see him per
form his thrilling Death Dive and
other stunts. This same attraction '
was at the Oregon State Fair last
year and was the main attraction
and they wc uld have had the same
man ihis season had the Crook
County Fair not beat the- to him.
There will be numerous frontier
exhibitions b local 'buccaroos and
arrangements are now being made
to have Buffalo Vernon the famous
buccaroo at the Pendleton Round
Up here to give an exhibition daily,
bulldogging a steer from an auto
mobile, rope a steer from an auto
mobile and tie him down and do
trick and fancy roping.
The band this year will be a
Portland band of fourteen pieces
and about six men from Bend and
Prineville will swell the organiza
tion making one of the best bands
ever h jard in this section.
The winners of the Inter City
League are coming for three' games
of baseball with the Prineville team
and these games will be staged at
the downtown ball ground, one each
morning at 10:30 on the last three
days of the Fair and this will give
the farmers a chance to see some
baseball that will be of a higher
cflss than ever witnessed"on Ithe
local diamond.
It looks very much like the Baby
Beavers of Portland will be the
winnprs ana ir so tney are coming
wth sixteen of the best ball play
ers in the city of Portland and with
the aid i f 500 rooters Prineville
will be able to capture two of these
three games thus giving Prineville
the State Championship for a semi
pro team. ,.
If you have not received your
premium list yet, don't wait but
send a card to the manager at once
and receive one byleturn mail.
Don't forget the dates, Septem
ber 27, 28, 29, 30.