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v or o Crook ' Com jity Journal CLASSIFIED ADS ON PAG 3 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XX PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916. NO. 43 8 PAGES TO BE HELD It Should Be Unanimous This Time Everybody Vote. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS PLANNED Council Will Meet Wednesday Evening and Prepare to Start Wheeli Going Prineville will hold iu $100,000 railroad bond election on Monday, nd be fore the next Issue of 'he Journal, unless present plans fail, contracts wilt no doubt be sinned by the council for the engineering work both In locating the line and Iolng the construction. ! There is absolutely no oppositi n to thu bond i-wuc so far as we are itble to find. In its ihHiie of March 23 which was the last one before the former election on this matter the Journal said editorially, "The bond issue will carry by an overwhelming vote next Tuesday and that Prineville bus taken an important step in the march of progress will be pro claimed throughout the land im mediately. How much more it would be worth to the community were the vote unanimous." As everyone knows there was but one vote against the issue in that election. It would be worth tlwus amis of dollars to Prineville as an advertising feature, could the same result be had, with the one oppos ing vote eliminated. Think it over, and vote and work fur this unanimous result and if you can't or won't, please oblige the best town in Oregon with or without a railroad by leaving be fore the polls 0en and slaying away until they close on Monday next. Ihe town needs the road and will tret it and if you cannot support it tuke Mayor Stewart's advice, pack your belongings and be ready to leave on the first train, for the road Is coming. HAIL AND WIND DO IE TO A disastrous hail Btorm swept through the country a few miles north of Prineville last Saturday .about noon,' destroying several acres of grain and some standing bay. The storm broke on the Tom Barnes ranch on Lower Crooked Hiver and Bwept across the valley in a northeasterly direction, strik ing the hills again in the vicinity of the Kuthfleld piece almost directly north of Prineville. While the damage was consider able, it seems to have been less than wus suffered at the storm on Ochoco curlier in the season. T. S. Barnes had about 30 acres of oats and barley destroyed. Ho estimates the loss to bu not less than 2500 bushels of grain, fne part that remained standing has been cut for hay since tho storm. On the other end of the flat, John Matson hud a 12-acre field that was badly .damaged. P. M. Kuthfleld and both John and Dave Grimes suffered considerable losses and other farmers between their ranches and the Barnes place suffered more or less. At the Dave Grimes ranch north of his home place, the header team which was working in the field, stampeded and ran over Albin Grimes, trampling him on the 'ground, but no bones wore broken. ' Some loss of chickens which were killed by hail, ''and windows de stroyed is reported. McGregor Finds Some Very Dangerous Road J. K. McGregor accompanied by Mrs. II. 0. Davis, returned Monday from a 2fi00-mile automobile trip through southern Oregon, Cali fornia and Nevada. Mr. McGregor reports the roads very good in most places in Cali fornia with the exception of one twenty mile section lying between Redding and Dunsmore. This road, he says, is the most dangerous roadway that he has ever seen. "It is absolutely crim inal," Mr. McGregor said, "for the state of California to allow this road to bo used without some signs indicating that dangerous condi tion, or at least widening the road to make it possible to drive over the road without a serious accident. In some places there is not a foot between the outside track and eternity, a drop of perhaps' 800 feet and a roaring torrent at the bot tom." Mr. McGregor said that the road from the Oregon state lino to; Prineville was good and that an', average lime of 20 miles per hour J was made without effort between ! Klamath Falls and Prineville. The recent rains have benefitted this road materially, he say. ALL OVER THE COUNTY Most of the schools of Crook county will be runting by next) Monday. Some of them sturled Monday of this week and a few will not start until September 13. Those that started the first of the current week are: District No. 6. Miss Mate E. Forney, teacher; 9, Mrs. M. B. Grant; 9, Tillie Davidson; 19, Mrs. E. L. Holloway; 26. Mrs. Eule Owen; 28, John W. Whittaker; G7. Mabel Smith; 41, Beatrice Por teans; 52, Pearlo Leibo; 65, W'annio Kalston. Those that will open next Mon day arc: District No. 1, Albert Schroder, principal; 2, tstclle McClune; 3, Emereno Ellis; 4, Lottie G. Mont gomery; 5, Jessie E. Payne; 7, Bessie McFarland; 8, Bertha Brown; 11, Mrs. Mabel Crum; 12, Franklin Thordarson, superin tendent; 16, C. Nelson Miller; 17, Gladys Breen; 25, Ethel E. Miller; 27, Edna L. Morse; 29. Lethea Evert; 30, Miss Carrie B. Lives ley; 3, Anna RiehofT; 40, Grace Van Winkle; 42,, Vera Colt; 43, Wesley G. Anderson, principal; 43, Sarah E. Ncaleigh; 47, Bertha Graham; 48, Nell Mastin; 49, Lina Moore; 53, Etta James, princi pal; 54, Jessie V. Hartley; 57, J. II. Dickinson; 59, P. M. Nash, superintendent; 60, G. G. Graves, principal; 61, J. Victoria Huston; 63, Waudo Malkson; 68, Dorris Foster; and 69, Nana Winstrom. Starting on September 18 there will be district No. 20, Mrs. Mary DeMarias; 24, Beth Thomas; 31, Ethelyn Stetson; 33, Edith, Mc Eachorn; 35, Wilda Fischer; 38, Bertha Ransom; 50, Mr?. Bishop Schwab; 62, Edith Smith; 64, Ray Canterbury; 66, Edna Merritt. Editors Are Coming The first annual meeting of the Central Oregon Editorial Associa tion will bo held in Prineville on September 29 and 30. All mem bers of the association and all others who would like to become members should be present at (that time. Programs are "being issued for the meeting, but should you fail. to receive one of these by any oversight, come anyhow. iCITY DADS CLEAR THE ' Various Matters Given At - tention at Last Session lEAfflC WILL BE REGULATED New Concrete Bridge for Main Street Considered at Meet ing Held Last Night The regular meeting of the city council was held Tuesday evening and much business was transacted in an effort to clear the decs as much as possible for the railroad work which will be on during the next week. The construction of a concrete bridge across the Ochoco on Main street was taken up and if the necessary arrangements can be made, the bridge will be construct ed during the next sixty days. iuS the councilmen consider the present structure unsafe for heavy traffic. A new traffic ordinance was ordered drawn, which will regulate the movement of automobiles anu other vehicles on the business streets. Five traffic "Keep to the right" signs have been ordered mado for the intersections of the principal streets. An effort will be made to organ ize a fire company soon. This matter was left to chairman Still of the' fire and water committee. The committee on streets public improvements reported graveling of the streets Is grossing. East First street is receiving the attention of committee, and it will be graveled and rolled before and that this well the opening of the fair. East Second street is also being graveled for a part of its length. There was a full attendance of the council and a number of yisir tors were present. The meeting adjourned to meet Wednesday evening of next week at which time important matters con cerning the selection of an engineer for tho railroad construction and other railroad matters will be taken up. E. McKinnon and Mrs. McKinnon are in Prineville today. Defenders of Champions of Eastern Oregon who will meet the Baby Beavers in this city in a four-game series fair week for the championship of the State Too row, left to right: Morris, captain j Burdon, p; McCall, If ; Ellis, 2b; Dobry, cf. Middle row: Lister, c; i Bottom row: Estea, ss; Bechtell, 3b j Jordan, manager; Albee, c; Grebe, f; Jordan, Jr., mascot. Bowman and Tetherow, who art members of the team, are not shown in the picture. 1CIRCUIT COURT WILL E Much Important Business to Be Disposed of CITY DEFENDANT IN $7000 SUIT Other Matters of Wide Import ance to Be Considered Grand Jury Will Sit Circuit court will convene in regular session on Monday next. A number of matters of a crimi nal " nature will come before the grand jury. The case of Mike McGrath who is charged with il legal sale of liquor was brought up from the justice court for heariner. Geo. McVay is facing a statu tory charge, David R. Dunn wjll perhaps be tried on a charge of larceny and cnarges will no doubt be brought by the grand jury on various other matters it is said. On the civil docket there is a long list of cases. One of these having the greatest local interest is the damage suit brought against the city by Mrs. Culver for $7000 damages. She claims to have been damaged the above amount from an injury received from a fall on a defective board sidewalk, which in itself is a good argument in favor of concrete, walks and new bridges as well. t McKay Farmer lnjure'd Monday J. C. Pritchett, who owns the Powell place five miles north of Prineville, suffered a fracture of the right leg just above the ankle when his team became frightened at passing automobiles on Monday. Mr. Pritchett was mowing alfalfa near the lane on the road over which cars were hurrying to the picnic grounds, and when two or three cars were passing near the team, they became unmanageable and threw Mr. Pritchett off the mower, causing a fracture of both bonas of the right leg. He does not know whether the fall broke his leg or if he became entangled in the wheel. The injured man was brought to Prineville at once in one of the cars and everything possible done for his comfort. Prineville's Base Bible School Con vention Coming Here The Annual Convention of the Crook County Union Bible Schools will be held in the Methodist church in Prineville, September 9 and 10, Saturday and Sunday this week. The public is invited to at tend the sessions of this convention. Beside prominent speakers from our own city, Rev. Chas. Phipps, Northwest Field Secretary of Bible Schools, from Portland will be a frequent speaker during the pro gram ai,d Rev. H. A. Hartranft of Bend will be heard in an ab'e speech on the "Bible in the High School." An effort is being made to make this one of thi best if not the best convention of this kind ever held in Crook county and a large attendance of the local people and of delegates, who will be amp ly provided for by the local churches, will materially assist the officers in making it such a success. The Bible School work is one of the largest things in the world to day and you w'll agree with this statement when you hear the Rev. Phipps. It will be infinitely worth your while to be at every session of this meeting. Don't forget the time, Saturday and Sunday ; place, Methodist Episcopal church. NEW BRIDGES ARE ' COMPLETED BY COUNTY The two concrete bridges which have been under construction by the Coast , Bridge Company on the Ochoco road east of Prineville for the past several weeks are practic ally completed, and the roads lead ing to them are all graded and will be opened to traffic after a fill has been , completed near the east bridge. These structures are of concrete, are absolutely permanent and are less expensive than steel at the present prices. They are each 80 feet in length and have side rails of the same material as the body of the bridge. There is no wood used in the con struction, and as the concrete deck or floor is several inches lower than the bed of the road, the bridge will be covered with earth which will eliminate any damage to the bridge. G. A. Stevens, of the Coast Bridge Company, is in the city today on business connected with the bridges. The cost of the structures is $2444 each. The work is of a class that is a credit to the con structor and court as well. Ball Honor Clark, p L ATTENDED BY MANY Largest Picnic Ever Held in This Part of the State SOME GOOD SHORTTALKS MADE Sports Participated in by Every One Tug-of-War Was Evenly Matched The First Annual Harvest Festi val, celebrated on Monday at Gulli ford's grove, was absolutely the ' biggest thing of its kind ever held in this part of the state. Its success demonstrated one big thing that is very important and that is that when the farmers and the residents of the towns pull to- gether, everything is posible. The crowd was on the ground by 10 o'clock and a game of baseball with an indoor ball was the first in the way of sports. Everybody took a hand at bat and the umpire was changed as often as the fans thought necessary for the occasion. Immediately folowing the dinner hour, some excellent speeches were heard in the interests of the irri gation district, the railroad pro ject and the county fair. These speeches were limited to two minutes and prizes were given for the best short talks. . In, the interests of . the f air speeches were made by J. B. Shipp, Chas. O. Christiani, F. F. Hoel scher and J. O. Powell. First prize in this contest was awarded to Mr. Christiani, who said, among other things, that the fair was a neces sary and an excellent institution, that it deserved and should receive the support of the farmers and the Kity people as well. He said also that the farmer should be given a chance. More encourage ment, lesss competition from the merchant and that the farmer is the salt of the earth; when he pros pers everyone has a share in his prosperity and when he suffers it is felt everywhere. Tne other speeches were very good also. The irrigation district speeches were very good. First prize was awarded to J. O. Powell. The speeches made in favor of the railroad were equally good. In this division the first prize was awarded to Rev. Ramsey. The speech made by Mayor Stewart in the interests of the road was hearti ly applauded. The mayor stated that we needed the road to haul the supplies into the country, to haul the products out to market and to haul out the knockers who do not like the country, and whom the country could do very well without. Mr. Stewart was followed by Fai mer Smith of the O-W. railway who delivered an address on farm conditions. Immediately following, the sports were again taken up and other prizes awarded. Results were as' follows: Apple eating1 contest. boys, won by Lewis Dishman. Bun eating "ontest won by John Cyrus. Nail driving contest won by Mrs. Mary Howard. Boys' pie eating contest won by Verl Shattuck. Ladies' 40-yard dash won by Iva Harris. Fat men's race won by , Claude Barney. Boys' 40-yard dash won by Tom Lafo'.lette. Horse shoe pitching contest, . Norris Morgan. Tug of war acrosj creek, won by West Prineville team. D. R. Putnam won the prize for having driven the farthest distance with a team and Jack Stanley of Bend took ihe prize for bringing a family the greatest distance to the picnic.