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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 24, 19i6.
NO. 41
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NEW BUSINESS BLOCK
C. M. Elkim to , Build -on Site
of Burned Store.
CONCRETE AND PRESSED BRICK
Building Will Have Two Storei
on Main St.; One for Lakin
Both Modern.
Prineville lit to huvc a modern
business block to replace the build
inns destroyed by (Ire when the
Lukin and Curtis place burned re
mitly.
C M, Elkins who owned these
buildings will erect a concrete busi
ness block which will contain two
stores accord inn to present plans.
The buildings will have a pressed
brick front, tile entrances, and
will be modern ln-very respect.
While the present plans ure for
a one story building, the walls will
be of sufficient strength to carry
another story at any time the
owner sees fit to make the ad
dition. '
The building will have a 47 foot
front and will bo probably eighty
feet deep on the alley.
One of the places will be con
structed especially for Mr. Lakin
who is planning to occupy it as
soon as completed.
The construction work will prob
ably be done by contractor W. J.
1'uncoke, and will be started swn.
WAS WELL ATTENDED
The Friday luncheon was held
'last week at Hotel Oregon.
The attendance was very good
considering the fact that many
people are on their vacations.
A committee was appointed to
assist in every way with the Labor
Day picnic. This committee con
sists of It. L. Schee, Dr. Burdon,
John T. Wheeler and Sylvian
Michel.
A 6hort talk was made by John
B. Bell, a former resident of this
city who now lives in Eugene. . He
said that he was pleased to be able
to attend a Prineville function
again. ,
Jay H. Upton acted as toast
master for the day..
Luther Melton was born in In
diana in 1S49 and moved to Ne
braska in 1803, and in 1870 wa
united in marriage to Sarah
Martha Wright. To this union was'
born seven children, six of whom
are living and were at .his bedside
when death came. One daughter
dying in Denver, Colo., in 1890, at
the age of 22 ..years. United with
the Latter Day Saints church in
1877 in Ashland, Nebraska, and
remained in that faith continually
ever since. Mr. Melton died, Wed
nesday afternoon, . August 16th, at
3 o'clock at the family home at
.Lamonta, Oregon, aged 67 years,
13 days, He leaves a wife and
six children, five sons and one
daughter to mourn his death. The
children are John L., of Las Ani
mas, Colo., Newton E. of Lamonta,
Ore., Mrs, L. H. Gerbing, of Bend,
Ore., Oliver' W., of North ,Yakima,
Wash., Jesse of Tumalo, Ore.,
Weaver, of Lamonta.
Well Known Pioneer
Called to Great Beyond
Fulgenzlo Vannina died at his
home near this city on August 21.
Funeral services were held yeHter
dxy at 10:.')0 in the Methodist
church.
Deah was caused by heart fail
ure, and came without warning.
Frank Vannina, as he was com
monly called, was 72 years of age
on July 15, and had been a resi
dent of Oregon since 1882 at which
time he lived near The Dalles.
lie was born In Biasca, Switzer
land and spent his curly years in
that country, .afterward" living In
Australia, New Zelund and later in
different states on the Pacific coast.
Mr. Vannina was one of the most
successful and respected citizens
in the community, having large
holdings "in the country south of
Prineville at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife and
a daughter, Mrs. Lowery.
DEMOCRATS HOLD A
T
A rally which was participated in
by democrats from Prineville ,and
the surrounding country, was held
at the Commercial Club hall on
Saturday evening.
The principal speaker for the
evening was Hon. Milton A. Miller
of Portland.
Mr. Miller said that his party
had been out about ten days and
had traveled a great many miles
by automobile, having come to
Prineville, from Silver Lake .on
Saturday. - '
' Among other thing! Mr. Miller
said that the government as it ex
ists in Oregon today is a govern
ment by the people and that the
laws and the government will be
under this system just as good as
the people make them.
He said also that it "is the duty
of everyone to study the laws that
are proposed, and in that mannc
be able to cast an intelligent vote
on the different measures that are
submitted at the time the elections
are held.
As a comparative statement, the
speaker stated 'that there are
96,000 square miles in Oregon and
but 204,000 square miles in Ger
many; that Oregon is peopled with
less than a million as opposed to
the many millions who live in
Germany.
He said that the state was not in
any way developed to its maxi
mum, and that its future and its
laws 'rest entirely with the people
who reside within its borders.
Getting to the political end of
his talk, Mr. Miller said that presi
dent Wilson has met' more critical
questions of an internal and foreign
nature than any other president.
He spoke at length upon the
president's foreign policy and stat
ed that civilization is founded upon
peace and not war, and that Wilson
was opposed to a war policy.
Mr. Miller was . followed by
Judge Crawford of Union who
quoted facts and figures to the
effect that Mi1. Wilson's policy has
not been materially different from
that of some of the other great
presidents.
M. R. Biggs was chairman of
the meeting. Music was furnished
by the local band.
Prof. Schroeder Returns.
Prof. Albert Schroeder and fam
ily returned to the city Tuesday
evening ' after having spent their
vacation at Rolyat. Mr. Schroeder
is looking tine and says that he is
ready to take up the work of the
public schools for the winter.
1916 GRAI I CROP IS ,
GREATEST ON RECORD
Everyone Busy Harvesting
and Caring for Wheat.
SPRING GRAIN IS EXCELLENT ,
Threshing Now Under Way in
Jefferson County Will Start
Soon in Crook. '
Central and Eastern Oregon . is
busy harvesting: the greatest wheat
crop on record.
Sherman county yields are as weights of not less than 80 pounds!
good as ever before, and the ton-j Any sheepman that would pre
nago of whent the e will be almost diet such prices up to the present
too great to estimate. (time would be considtred unbal-
JefTerson county fields are yield- anced, yet a sale of just this kind
ing five to ten bushels of wheat per j was closed last week by J. N.
acre more than the estimates, and J Williamson when he sold 5000 head
everyone is busy harvesting or ; of his spring lambs to the Union
getting ready for the care of the' Meat Company of Portland.
immense crops.
Much of the acreage was
spring
grain, and this will be ripening for
the next two weeks.
Crook county wheat crops will be
heavier than ever before in many
instances at least, and the quality
of the grain should be good.
In the wheat growing sections
of the Powell Butte country, the
people are all busy with their
harvest.
One of the best crops in that dis
trict is the D. A. Yates blue stem
and marquis. Mr. Yates has had
more success with blue stem than
anyone, and1 those who have ex
amined his crop say that his yield
will be above 30 bushels per acre.
He has about 120 seres in these
two varieties of wheat.
The Brix plaee owned and oper
ated by C. C. Brix of this city and
his brother Jacob Brix, will yield
from 4000 to 6000 bushels of
white Australian and marquis, both
standard spring grains. "
H. J. Edwards has a splendid
crop on a large acreage and the
recent rains insure him sufficient
moisture for filling the later spring
wheat, without any doubt.
G. M. Cornett has a large
amount of good wheat, Victor
Shawe will harvest about 200 acres
of an excellent quality and John
P. Hooper and G. A. Brown both
have large yields.
Foster' Brothers have purchased
a new threshing machine seperator,
and are planning to thresh all of
the grain in this district if possi
ble. ' .
Grain crops in which ' oats and
barley largely predominate are
verv good in the irrigated districts
on the Ochoco and Crooked river
Some of these were badly
damaged by the hail and heavy
rains two weeks ago, but such as
were not damaged will be of their for many years,
usual high standard. "About 200 years ago sheep in
The lands where alfalfa has been England went to a price that cor
plowed up and grain sown, a yield ' responds to that which they have
of 100 bushels of oats and even 'reached in this country, and they
more is not uncommon and 90 have maintained that figure with
bushels of barley are frequently the usual variations until the pres
harvested. . ent time.' '
Under New Management.
Mr, and Mrs. F. K. Barber ar
rived Sunday from Seattle to take
charge of the Oregon Hotel. Mr.
Barber,, who has had wide expe
rience in the hotel business, says it
will pay to stop at the Oregon for
the best hotel service to be had in
Prineville. Colonel- White, the
owner, has several hotels in the
Northwest and is ready to hdlp
build Prineville a railroad. He is
at present developing a summer re
sort at Flathead Lake, Montana.
SHEEP SET HEW HIGH
PRICE RECORDS HERE
J. N. Williamson Contracts
5000 April Lambs.
WOOL MAKES RECORD, TOO
Lambs at $7.75, Wool Selling
as High as Forty Cents and
all Livestock Fat.
April Iambs, contracted for
October delivery at railway points
at $7.75 per 100. with average
And this is
not an exceptional
year either. The
sale for this
'sheep king of the world, Mr. Stan-
field, who makes his home in the
eastern counties if this state and
operates all over the United States,
has purchased more than $2,000,000
worth of sheep at the above prices
for Iambs, as high as $8 and above
per head for ewes and is preparing
to ship them to eastern and middle
western states, notably Michigan,
where they will be sold and where
the price at present for ewes of the
best grades and a reasonable age
are from $12 to as high as $20 per
head.
The above mentioned purchases
have been made in Oregon and
other Northwestern states, and per
haps aggregate the greatest amount
ever paid for range sheep in the
same length of time.
The wool market seems to in a
manner at least, justify the high
prices of sheep.
The market at this time ranges
from 23 cents to 26 cents per
pound for fine grades and from 30
cents to 36 cents for the coarse
grades, while some sales have been !
made in Willamette Valley counties
ht 40 cents per pound.
' Much of the local clip has been
sold; but a few lots are being held
for the fall market.
The largest clip that is being
thus held is the Williamson wool,
which is stored in Portland await
ing the November market.
In commenting on the market
conditions of both wool and sheep,
Mr. Williamson said, "Of course to
those of us who have been in the
business for many yews and have
sold sheep for $1.00 per head and
wool for 5 cents per pound it is
difficult to get our ideals and valu
ations adjusted to the conditions
that have existed in other countries
"I am told by men who know,
that they are being closed out in
Idaho and Montana, and that the
supply of sheep is much less than
ever before in the United Stat.es.
"While it seems almost unreason
able to state, I cannot see any
reason why sheep or wool should
ever get back to the low levels that
they have formerly reached in this
country, and they should stay some
where near the present ' market
quotations for a time at least."
The condition of all sheep as well
as cattle and other kinds of stock
Prineville Man Is
Stationed in Arizona
The following is self explanatory,
and interesting: Yuma, Arizona,
August 17, l5)16.-f Plese find en
closed one dollar and fifty cents,
for the Journal. This is one grand
country down here for heat. At
12:00 noon, 114 degrees in the
snaue is not uncommon. We are
in camp on the outskirts of the
town and havs our tents complete
ly covered with arrow weed shelter
to protect us from the sun. Sup
pose it is not so cool at Prineville
this month, but don't think it will
compare with this place.. As you
probably know, Yuma is on the
Silvery Colorado so muddy that
one cannot stir it with a stick in
the state of Arizona, noted ;for
more rivers and less water ; more
cows and less milk; more sun and
less shade and one can see farther
and sec less than any other state in
the Union. Henry C. Smith. 1st
Sergeant, Co. "C." 21st Infantry.
is better than ever before.
Never in Oregon has there been
such ranges, and such growth of
stock. Every hoof of stock is in
prime condition, fall ranges are
good and an abundance of water is
to be had for stock which is as
necessary as the grass they get.
Hay and grain is more abundant
than .ever in f rmer years, and the
prices on these commodities of
which many will have a surplus,
is above any quotations ever made
before.
Surely the stockmen and farmers
have little to worry about . this
year. . . .
RURAL ROUTE BOXES
MUST BE INSTALLED
If you live on rural route number
one out of Prineville yon must
either erect your box or certify
that you will have same in position
before the date of the first delivery
which is October 2.
This information must be in the
hands of Postmaster J. W. Boone
before Septembre 10 if you wish
service to start nromptly, Mr.
Boone informs this office.
The service will be three times
a week, and will be on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
The schedule provides that the
carrier leave the Prineville office
at 8:30 A. M. and return by 4:30
P. M. on the above mentioned days,
and service for not less than 100
families is required.
While more than one family may
receive mail at a single box the
limit for one box is five families.
' No boxes will be recognized by
the department unless they con
form to the specifications furnished
hv t.Kp Hpnarfmpn
These specifications may be had
from the Prineville postoffiee, and
the boxes will be supplied through
the local hardware dealers, but to
be safe, do not buy a box until you
see the postmaster. . ,
The regulations in regard to the
size of the boxes were ' changed on
July 1 this year, and a box' that
would have been acceptabla before
that time will not now be recog
nized by the department.
There are two sizes, one No. 1
being 18i by GJ by 71 inches, the
No. 2, 231 by 11 by 14 inches.
The small size will cost about
one dollar, the large one J2.50
or $2.75 and you may have your
choice as to the size to erect.
Don't forget the date, September
10, for if this matter is overlooked
the route might again' fail, and
this is the last regulation the gov
ernment will ask befoie service is
started.
PREPARE TO HELP
Special Election on Septem
ber 1 1 -Bonds $ 1 00,000.
WORK WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
Local Teams and Men Will Be
Given Preference Com
pleted in 1916.
That Prineville will have a rail
road before the first of the coming
year is now almost certain.
All arrangements have been
nade fcr the special railroad elec
tion which will be held on Ssptem-
ber 11, and the following day the
council plans to meet and sign a
contract with an engineer who will
have charge of final surveys, as
well as cross sectioning and also
the supervision of the construction
work.
It was at first considered by the
council that, a survey might be
made before the election, but this
will not be done. No time will
be lost in getting men into the
field after the favorable vote on
the $100,000 bond issue, and all
other arrangements have been
made that will facilitate the han
dling of the construction.
While it has not been positively
announced by the council, a plan
of doing practically all of the grad
ing with local men and teams seems
now to "be the one that will be
followed. ' " '
A prominent councilman said
yesterday: "Every man who has
a team that can" pull a scraper
should plan his farm work so tnat
he can get onto the railroad during .
September, for we are going to
build that road, and we will favor
the employment of local help."
The fact that a contract has been
signed with a bonding house that
binds the buyeps to take these bonds
at their par value, unless the coun
cil gets a better offer from some
other source, eliminates the delay
that might otherwise be caused
by the selling of the bonds.
All the funds that will be re
quired for the work until the bond
sale is completed have been assured
to the council, so . that they know
just where they stand in that
matter.
Because of the easy grades and
short distance that the line will be
built, it is thought that anj diffi
culty will be eliminated in getting
the road bed ready for the steel
before the first of the year.
E
OH RECORD, TOO
Central Oregon farmers are busy
trying to decide just how high
wheat can go in the local markets.
The maximum market in Port
land up to yeste day was $1.35 for
the best grades, tidewater track
delivery, while the Chicago market
is much higher and with an upward
treni that has caused some experts
to estimate that the price may reach
$2.00 per bushel.
Those who are inclined to take a
less optimistic view of things say
that there is a three year's crop of
wheat in eastern Russia, and should
the war come to a sudden close,
wheat will slump to 50 cents per
bushel.
Twine and sacks for handling the
crop are very high, twine selling
in the local'market at 151 cents per
pound. .