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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR . CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR . CITY OF PRINEVILLE
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, 6REGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1916.
VOL. XXI
NO. 2
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SET FOR DECEMBER 28
MILLION VOTE MARK
41
SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
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PAGES
Final Paper Received After
Approval by Attorneys
PROSPECTS ARE VERY GOOD
Council Hat Been Assured of
Sale at Par or Above Have
Done Good Work
On Thursday, December 28, at
he hour of 8 o'clock p. m., Princ
villu's railroad bond iwuio of
$100,000 will bo wild at the council
rooms in this city to tho highest
bidder or bidders.
Such was the decision of the
council at their Saturday meeting,
at which tine the details for ad
vei tising for bid, and the final or
dinances were passed for the bond
wile.
After repeated delays, not one of
-which could be prevented by the
council, the issue will be sold with
nut doubt on the date mentioned
above, and from all indications, it
teems that par or above will be re
ceived for the bonds.
Through a misunderstanding,
-wherein prospective bond buyers
made an unsatisfactory offer for
the bonds, the delay hoi, occasioned
, that will prevent actual construc
tion work from starting: until the
early spring; and because of the bad
weather, the council it completing
all details, and giving sufficient
time for all prospective bond buy
ers to investigate the record, which
however, has been approved by the
ablest bond attorneys in the United
States, and the survey has been
.completed with the exception of a
short distance on the west end of
the line.
Local capitalists have made the
fact known that tho bonds can be
placed at par in the city and im
mediately surrounding country, but
the council and citizens as well will
favor the purchase of the bonds by
outside interests, it is said.
Assurances have been rceived by
the council that there will be a
number of bids offered, and that
the sale can be completed without
further delay.
Thus far, although there have
been numerous vexatious delays,
the council has made absolutely no
mistake in handling this Important
matter, and although every mem
ber is very busy with his own
affairs, numerous meetings have
been held which have occasioned
sacrifices on the part of the council-
men and mayor, and the affairs of
tho city cared for ahead of their
private business interests.
Meetings for a large part of the
year, have averaged almost one a
week, and they have been in most
instances attended by a full coun
cil. FAMOUS SINGER AT
LYRIC FRIDAY ONLY
Richard J. Joso, a man who is
famous for- his great contra-tenor
voice and who has charmed audi
ences all over the land during the
past will sing at the Lyric tomor
row night at which time ho will al
so be seen on the screen in the
photoplay "Silver Threads Among
the Gold" in which he played a
leading part. '
, This combination is one that has
never before been offered to Prine
ville people and the management is
to be complimented upon its enter
prise in securing the famous singer
to appear at the same time the
pictures are shown.
Mr. Jose, has appeared in the
largest theatres in the world ; has
been .heard in the humblest homes
in the land on Victor records and
will appear in person in Prineville
on this occasion, which will give
the people of the community a
treat that has never been equaled.
f The Baptist Lalies Aid was host
to all the other aids In the city this
af'ernoon.
Journal Goes Into Almost
Every Home in County
CONTEST CLOSES VERY SOON
Date of Finish Will Be An
nounced Next Week It
Likely to Be Close
The race for tho Journal's Ford
car, which is on display at the In
land garage in this city, has been
closer this week than at any time
during the contest.
The two leading candidates
passed the million mark with their
votes early in the week, and it was
impossible to tell who would lead
in the race today until the votes
were all counted yesterday evening.
The mild weather has made vote
rustling easier and almost every
home in the country will become a
member of the Journal family be
fore tho contest clow's.
The date for the close will be an
nounced in the Journal next week,
and will be toon. We announced
at the beginning that tho close
would be not later than December
20, and we repeat this statement
and will add that it may be a week
or even more, earlier than that
date.
If you have a preference in this
matter and wish to help your
favorite candidate win this car, do
not neglect to vote for your choice
at once as the time, is growing
short. "
Yoa may .hand the amout,,of
your subscription to the candidate,
pay tt this office or mail it to us,
with tho request that the vote be
given to the candidate you wish to
help. ,
The votes stood in the following
order last evening at" 5 o'clock:
Mrs. II. Nelson, 1,550,000
B. F. Nichols 1,515,000
COMMUNITY SERVICE
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
Three things it takes to make a
big sermon a big occasion, a big
crowd and a big preacher. All
three will be found at the Baptist
church Thursday evening at 7:30,
November 30th.
The program committee is taking
all pains to make the community
Thanksgiving service a success.
By your attendance and a liberal
offering for the Armenian sufferers
you will express your, gratitude to
God and your appreciation of the
effort made as well as hold up the
good name of our city.
The array of musical talent in the
program promises an entertainment
of an unusually high order,
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APPENDICITIS VICTIM
Violet Elno Palmer, daughter of
Charles and Laura E. Palmer, was
born at Tinglcy, Iowa, February
12th, 1899. and died at Prineville,
November 19, 1916, of peritonitis
caused by acute appendicitis. "'
Deceased went to Amity, Oregon,
in 1908 and in 1912 removed to
the vicinity of RobertB. She com
pleted the work of the Pi inoville
public school and the Freshman
year of the Crook County High
School. She attended the Dallas
High School one year returning
to Prineviliefor the present school
year and became a member of the
Junior Class.
She accepted and obeyed her
Savior December 3, 1913, since
which time she had had her church
home in the Prineville Christian
church.
The luncheon at the Baptist
church last Friday was up to the
usual high standard.
rurabay, Jfofccmbcr 30,
Organ Voluntary
Anthem: "I4VlII Praise Thee"
Invocation
"Patriotic Praycf'-Cholr
. ' Scripture Reading
Alxed Quartette
Announcements
Duet
Offering
"Vale Quartette
Thanksgiving Sermon
Anthem: "Lead Us 0 Father"
Doxology-Congregatlon
Benediction
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Chairman .
Precher
Invocation and Scripture.
Pianist
Chorister
Sopranos Bassos
' Mrs. E. T. Reid Hugh E. Burdon
Miss Rose B. Schlattman Harry Steams
Miss Nora Steams George Stearns
Mra. H. R. Lakin -, W. S. Ayers
Mrs. C. M. Elkins Joe Smelzer
Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy J. W. Smith
Altos Tenors
Mrs. J. B. Shipp J. B. Shipp
Mrs. J. W. Smith Rei Powell
Mrs. Glenn Hendrickson Dr. I. H. Gove
Mrs. F. Rowell C. W. Elkins
Mrs. J. H. Rosenberg E. J. Bundy
Miss Lora Stearns
Mrs. L. M. Bechtell
Mixed Quartette J. B. Shipp, Dr. I. H. Gove, Mrs. C. M. Elkins,
Mrs. J. H. Rosenberg ' '
Male Quartette E. J. Bundy, George Stearns, Rei Powell,
. Hugh E. Burdon
Duet-Mrs. H. R. Lakin, Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy
Ushers Alfred N. Christenson. Ben Hiney, David Still, F. Reinke
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WILL FIGHT COUNTY
A meeting which was attended
by perhaps fifty people from the
west side of Crook County and
Prineville, was held at the Com
mercial Club rooms Saturday even
ing for the purpose of deciding
whether or not to subscribe funds
for the opposition of the creation
of Deschutes county in the courts.
5 It was stated that the costs of a
court action would be about $1000
and after some discussion, com
mittees were appointed to raise a
fund for that purpose.
' It was decided to appoint a com
mittee, which was done, for the
purpose of carrying the matter
through the courts and in the
hands of this committee will rest
the employment of counsel and other
action of that nature.
A reply to the injunction which
had been served on County Clerk
Brown was filed in the circuit court
on Monday and the matter is pend
ing. '
1915, at 7:30 p. m.
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..Rev. E. T. Reid
W. L. Van Nuys
W. L. Mcllvaine
.Rev.
.Rev.
..Miss Maude Bilyeu
Jiugh E. Burdon
Perry Morgan was arrested at
Lamonta on Sunday by Sheriff
Knox on a warrant charging him
with larceny of a .38 Colts re
volver, the warrant being sworn to
by W. T. Ray.
Morgan is being held in the
county jail, and will be given an
opportunity to appear before Judge
Bowman soon where he says he will
enter a plea of guilty.
The gun was valued at about $20
and is the property of W. T, Ray.
The maximum sentence for a crime
of this nature we are informed is
thirty days imprisonment.
Barnes Items
Jack Frost visited these parts
last week. '
Mrs. Jessie Price who has been
visiting her mother for the past
two weeks, left the first of the
Yield is Marquis Wheat and
Is Worth $1.60
TOWNER HAS GOOD YIELD TOO
Irrigated Land Produces Record
Yield of all Crop Gross
Income $57.40
J. C. Tritchett threshed an
average of 41 bushels Der acre of
Marquis wheat from a field of 15
acres last week. Some of this
wheat has been contracted at $1.40
per bushel while the remainder will
be held perhaps for a $2 market.
This wheat was grown on irri
gated land, and will bring the
owner a gross income of $57.40
per acre for the part r Iready sold
and if the higher figure is realized
will of course be an income of
more than $80 per acre.
F. S. Towner threshed 3500
bushels of the same kind of wheat
and 1500 bushels of rye which we
are informed is warth now more
than $1 per bushel.
Alfalfa Items.
Denver Good went to Bend last
week to work.
Box supper and Literary Novem
ber 25 at Alfalfa school house.
The buildings on the Johnston
ranch will soon be resplendent in
a new coat of paint.
, A fine drinking fountain has ben
installed in the , Alflafa public
schools. t
Herb Clark has had the misfor
tune, to lose two cows and a horse
the last few weeks.
While loading baled hay at the
Guerin ranch Mr. Barber fell across
a wheel and sustained serious in
juries to his back.
A party of hunters on the west
side made the jack rabbits "go
some" last Sunday. .
Mr. Roberts celebrated his birth
day anniversary last Tuessv even
ing. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley, of Redmond, also Mr. and
Mrs. Halloway, Mrs. Schultz and
children of Alfalfa.
Albert Schultz went to Redmond
Tuesday after his new woodsaw
outfit. No more hand sawing for
the farmers in Alfalfa.
While Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wooley
were spending a few days in Bend,
their riends in Alfalfa planned a
surprise for them. They returned
Saturday evening and later in the
evening Mr. and Mrs. Smock called
at their home and invited them to
a ride in their car. All unsuspect
ing they went for the ride that took
them to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Clark where about fifty
friends were waiting in a dimly
lighted room for them. Dancing
was in order until midnight, when
the local order "The Jolly Neigh
bors" served a free oyster supper.
Mrs. Wooley was formerly presi
dent of this order; Mr. Wooley is
president of the literary society
and as they are soon to leave for
the east their friends gave them
this farewell party.
week for Paulina to visit her sister,
Mrs. May Huston.
Harry Barnes went to Bend after
winter supplies last week.
B. E. Bennett, Fisher Logan and
C. E. Parrish returned from Bend
with supplies last week.
Orville Everet returned from
Washington last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Barnes who
have been visiting their son, Harry
Barnes, of this place, left for
Albany last week.
Harry Hackelman is again on the
flat. Rambler
J. W. Boone is improving and
will be back at his post in a few
days.
Will Make Possible the Pay
ments in Installments
SIDEWALKS, STREETS, SEWERS
Is in Effect in Most Cities and
Towns in Country Found
Popular Favor
An ordinance, which provides
for the Bancroft bonding act, was
passed by the council at their meet
ing Friday evening.
This ordinance will be referred to
the people at the general city elec
tion which will be held on Decem
ber 18, and provides that the city
may make improvements of almost
any nature, ich as sidewalk, street
or sewer improvements and that
the property owner may pay for
the same in twenty equal semi-annual
payments.
This in a large measure relieves
the burden upon the property own
er where improvements of an ex
tensive nature are necessary, and
,nake no additional expense to the
tax payer who does not take ad
vantage of it for bis individual
property. '
Every progressive town or city
in the country has an ordinance
of this kind Ana no doubt this one
will, be voted upon favorably on
December 18.
, Another ordinance, the import
ance of which is readily realized by
every citizen, has also been passed
by the council and referred to the
voters for thjs general election.
It is an ordinance which limits
the liability of the city to $100 in
case of accident or damage, and
t laces other restrictions around the
matter of a suit against the city for
damages.
It is also copied after ordinances
of a like nature in many of the
cities of the state, and is a very
important piece of legislation.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY AT
CLUB ILL TONIGHT
The Senior play, "The Servant
in the House" will be presented
Thursday night at the Commercial
Club Hall. The curtain will rise
on the first act promptly at 8:00
o'clock and the doors will be closed
during each act. We have new
and attractive scenery and expect
to present the play artistically. It
is an exceedingly difficult play and
the students are to be compliment
ed on their choice of a high class
play as well as the effort that has
been made to interpret it well. It
is believed that the benefit derived
is larger in proportion, when the
same amount of effort is spent in
a good play and even though the
cast is composed only of High
School boys and girls, and the stage
director totally inexperienced that
the verdict of the audience will
be, "well done."
The debate fry-out, held for the
purpose of selecting two debating
teams to represent the high school
in the state debating league, was
held last Thursday and Friday.
Although the selection was some
what of a surprise to many of us,
we hope and believe that the pres
ent teams will prove no disappoint
ment. Dog Not Mad; Only Vexed
F. D. Scammon returned from
Portland Sunday. Examination
proved that the dog which bit him
and Harry Swigert last Tuesday,
was not rabid as was supposed from
his actions, of which fact Mrfc
Scammon is very grateful. He
says that the dog was perhaps
crazed by pain because of a coyote
trap on one of his legs, which
caused him to attack people and
animals in a promiscuous 'manner.
The businessmens' . luncheon will
be held at Hotel Oregon tomorrow-