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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916.
KO. 7
TELEPiiOliE MERGER
IS FINALLY ARRAfXED
Hhai WiH-)
PRINEVILLE AS USUAL
Comply
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SELLS FOR $I50,0C3
Gilchrist Property Goes to
Portland Timbermen
Complaint Filed But Machin
ery Continues to Work
200 ILLEGAL VOTERS ALLEGED
Abstract People Taking No,
Chance Companiet In.
corporate for Bend
Deschutes county is, and in nut. If
you arc a divisioniHt the new
county i as good uu any other
cunty in the state, and if you are
opposed to division, old Crook is
the same "old Crook" that it has
been since the creation of Jeffer
son county, and will remain intact
for year to come.
And your opinion in either ante ,
is about as good an that of anyone
else from all present appearance,
with the fact that there is ?ourt
appointed b the governor, id a
county scat ( Bend in the fa 'or of
the diviaf and a proceeding
against th,.' 'inablishment of the
county that is sufficient to make its
exlstance questioned to some extent,
on the side of the anti. j
A complaint in the nature of quo
warranto proceedings was , filed ;
Thursday by Willard H. Wirtz.l
District Attorney, on behalf of Gus
E. Stadig, a west side rancher. I
Special counsel has been employed
to assist In the caw and a Supreme .
Court test of the formation of the
new county is regarded as assured, j
The papers in the case were served ;
on the various members of the Des-j
chutes County Court at Bend and i
attorneys representing both sides!
have indicated a desire to have the
matter tried and settled at an early
date.
The complaint alleges that Des
chutes County is a pretended muni
cipal corporation attempted to be
formed under the act of the Legis
lature, but never In fact legally or
ganized and existing; that W. D.
Karnes, A. L. Mackintosh and L. E
Smith, as members of the County
Court of the pretended county, are
acting without authority of law and
usurping their respective offices;
that the relator is a resident and
taxpayer within the territory at
tempted to be formed into a new
country.
It is further alleged in the com
plaint that the proposition of form
ing a new county did not receive 65
per cent of the votes of all the
voters residing within the limits of
the proposed new county, nor 85
per cent of all the voters residing
within the remaining portion of
Crook County. It also charges that
200 illegal votes were cast for the
formation of the new county on the
Deschutes County side, and also
tacks the order of Judge Duffy in a
I A New Year's Day i
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Reflection
ALL years are not alike In
value to the race or the
Individual; neither are all
days. There are black days and
white days, weeks tout are bur
densome and weeks that are like
a merry chime of bells, months
that rumble with the tU under of
defeat aud months that resound
with the shouts of victory.
. There Is no monotony in time.
It varies as does the landscape.
In oue period it la as level as
a western prairie, with no spe
cial experiences to mark its pea
sage; in another changes come
and events occur which make
the weeks resemble the Alle
ghentes, mouutnln heights gath
ered together like a great com
pany of giants whose shining hel
mets are visible though yon have
traveled far away aud stand on
your horizon line; In still another
some day or week with its won
drous happenings rises from the
plain of memory like a veritable
Mont Blanc, and though seven
ty years be counted In your cal
endar you still see its' summit
and say, "Thut was the hour
when my now life began."
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, man nd
women!
Tiappy New Year, girls and boys!
Let me wish you all sincerely
Twelve months brimming full of
Joys.
May new hopes and aspirations -Btlr
within your hearts today.
Bearing last year's disappointments
From your memories away
Turn around and faoe the sunshine ,
With its constant warmth and
oheer,
Firm resolving you will seek it
Every day tnroughout the year.
Clouds wiuoh darken your h orison.
While you're gaslng toward the
light,
are oolleotlons of thin vapor
Whioh will soon drift out of sight
Let unselfish love for others
Prompt you oft to noble deeds;
Flowers blooming by the roadside
Are more beautiful than weeds.
Through life's maaea we all wander,
Many stumble as though blind.
Bo a helping hand be often
Stretching forth to lift mankind.
May this New Year be muoh better
Than the ol her years you've passed;
Let it be a strong foundation.
Built to hold your tuture fast.
(Jae enough good bricks and mortar
80 your edifice wont snake
Should the earth begin to tremble
With a war or giant quake.
Oraoe Sorenson tn Omaha World
Herald. recent action whereby it was at
attempted to correct an alleged
error in Fife prectn:t.
The County Court of Deschutes
County is working as usual; deeds
and like documents are being re
corded there by J. H. Haner, clerk,
and the other officials are exercising
their various functions.
The Bend Abstract Company has
been incorporated by the stock
holders of the Crook County Ab
stract Company, A. R. Bowman
owner of the Central Oregon Ti'le
& Loan Company is contemplating
the opening of an office there should
the division be held legal bv the
courts it is said, and two companies
have been formed by Bend men to
conduct abstract businesses there
we are informed, one of which will
bear the name of Deschutes County
Abstract Company. ,
JURY LIST DRAWN
The jury list for the January
term of circuit court has been drawn
and notices have been - mailed by
sheriff Knox to the jurors to ap
pear at the courthouse in Prineville
on the morning of January 8 for
duty.
The 81 jurors are:
Geo. Roberts. A. J. Noble, W. I
Dishman, John Grimes, S. A. Prose,
Charles A , Proetz, H. J. Edwards,
G. W. Wells, J. P. Haynes, W. J.
Johnson. John M. Elliott. E. T
Slayton, R. C. Kinder, S. M. Bailey,
John B. Shipp, Wm. Clausen, D. J
Evans, Richard Mullholland, Guy
Sears, K. S. Dixson, I. M. Blevins,
Jacob Becker, Geo. J. Shobert. G,
H. Nye, F. S. Towner, Geo. Knox,
F. T. Jones, Clair Quinn, D. A.
Sears, Thomas Miller and Robert
Demaris.
Mike Fitzgerald, a stockman . of
Mitchell, was among the recent ar
rivals in the city.
Community Tree Immense
Success; Large Crowd
COMMITTEE HAS BALANCE LETT
Every Child Given Present; Ser
vices at Churches Drew .'
Many People
The unqualified success of Prine
ville's second Community Christmas
leaves no doubt in the minds of the
people that the annual event in this
city will be celebrated in this man
ner in the future.
A snow fall of three or four
inches added all that was necessary
to make a suitable setting for the
tree, and the spirit in which the
people entered into the i" flair
brought out a crowd of ,ral
hundred persona. ,, '
Multi colored lights and a large
variety of decorations of different
kinds made the tree beautiful in
deed, and the location permitted
the parking of cars on four streets
surrounding the tree, besides the
large crowds on the sidewalks.
Rev. Reid was chairman for the oc
casion and Rev. Van Nuys delivered
a short address.
Kvery child in the audience was
presented with a generous sack of
candy, oranges and other things
that make the youngsters happy.
. The affair was a financial success,
a small balance being left after all
bills were paid.
Service s were held at the Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches
after the open air exercises
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One System Will Operate all
Lines Out of Prineville
WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY I
Rebuilding of Many Lines and
General Improvement of
Service Assured
A merger of the telephone lines
radiating from Prineville has been
realized and will be made about the
, first of the year.
This is news that will be wel
comed by the business people of j
Prineville. and the farmers as well,
for the reason that many lines
operating out of two centrals, be
tween which there is no exchange
of service is but a burden on the
community, and the service cannot
be as good as where the lines are all
under one management
One of the centrals in Prineville
will perhaps be eliminated soon,
and the lines will all be inn into
the central office of the Pacific Tel
ephone Company.
Many of the lines will be re
placed entirely with new ones we
arj informed, and the service gen
erally improved.
This is another step in the march
of progress in this community and
the owners of the numerous small
lines are to be congratulated on
their broad-minded policy which has
made this merger possible for the
benefit of the entire service.
Georire Tavior i 1 n"nln visitor
Hoday from Bear Creek.
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THAT UOm ahaU be a bettor year
Than any passed away
I dare not at ita opan door
To wtrb or hop or pray.
Hot that tha years alraady gono
W jrs waariaoma and lona.
That co with hop too long deferred
: My heart haa timid grown.
Nay, rather that they all hare been
Bo aweet to me and good
That If for better I should ask
Twould seem ingratitude.
And so with things far off and Strang
1 do not care to cope,
But look tn Memory's faoe and learn
What largess I may hope.
Another year of setting auns.
Of stars by night revealed.
Of springln ; grass, of tender bade
By winters snow oonoealed.
Another year ot summer's glow
Of autumn's gold and brown,
Of waiting fields and ruddy fruits
Tbe branchea weighing down.
Another year of happy work.
Which bettor is than play;
Oi simple oarea and love that grows
More sweet from day to day.
Another year of baby mirth
And childhood's blessed ways;
Of thinkar'a thought, and prophet's
dream,
And poet's tender lays.
Another year at beauty's feast.
At every moment spread;
Of silent hours when grow distinct,
Tbe voices ot the dead.
Another year to tollow hard .
Where belter souls have trod.
Another year of life's delight.
Anotner year of God.
. -John White Chadwick.
UNCLE FRANK NICHOLS
Tumalo, Oregon, Dec 19. The
Crook County Journal: Will you
kindly allow me space in the Jour
nal to thank the many kind friends
who contributed so liberally to my
list of subscribers. I feel very
grateful to them from the least to
the greatest, and thus publicly
thank them with all the emphasis
possible. I also wish to thank the
Journal force for their kind and
courteous treatment, from the as
tute editor down to the devil. (Now
I don't mean the evil one when I
say devil.) I mean the printer and
further I wish to thank the editor
and his genial foreman for their
many kind offices during the con
test down to the last minute, and
hereafter they have but to com
mand and I will obey, if it suits me
to do so. And last, but not least,
I wish to thank Mrs. Nelson, the
successful candidate, for conveying
me home in the car which she had
fought for so nobly to win.
B. F. NICHOLS.
Will Reduce Telephone Rates
Rates on the Pacific Telelephone
lines operating out of this city will
be reduced at an early date very
materially. In some instances the
new rates will be less than one-
half what they were.
13300 ACHES OF LAKD IKED
Cattle Are Sold With One of the
Best Known Ranches in
Central Oregon
The sale of the Gilchrist stock
1 ranch for a consideration of 1150,
1 000, the greater portion of . which
i was in other properties, to D. M.
Stuart & Son, timbermen t Port
land, is reported by Frank Readin,
a real estate dealer, who handled
the transaction.
" The ranch comprises 3300 acres
of natural aud virgin meadow land
at the head of Crooked river, about
75 miles southeast of Prineville.
The land includes riparian rights to
the Crooked river and springs.
The ranch was purchased from C.
A. Gilchrist & Co., the considera
tion amounting to 1150,000, includ
ed 163,500 in mortgages and secur
ities, 118,000 in stock in a lumber
holding compano and a 320-acre
farm known as the Willamette
Gardens, in Yamhill county, valued
at about $43,000. The balance of
about 125,000 was in cash. t
The ranch will be operated ' bj
Mr. Stuart's son, Donald B.. who is
expected to return soon from Cali
fornia where he was married a
week ago.
This is one of the best ranches in
this part of the state, and has been
operated by Charles Gilchrist and
his brothers for many years.
' The cattle holdings were all in
cluded in the deal we are informed,
j also all the machinery and horses
that have been used to operate the
ranch.
From Prineville to Bend the rate
will be 20 cents for the first minute
and 10 cents for each additional
minute or fraction thereof. To
Culver, Lamonta, Madras, Metoliua
and other Jefferson county points
and also to Redmond the rate will
be 15 cents for the first minute and
5 cents for each additional minute
or fraction thereof. '
The old rates from Prineville to
Bend were 50 cents for the first
three minutes, that being the mini
mum charge.
The Woman's New I
Year
THE recent years have brought
to women a sane knowledge
of health conditions and
of pure food requirements. They
have brought the great prize of
an awakened feminine con
acleuce and a sense of responsi
bility which haa resulted la bet
ter school conditions and tn
mothers' clubs and societies
which have to do with the wel
fare of the young.
And, as It la fitting that all
New Year'B meditation shall
have to do somewhat with reso
lutions, it would seem that the
modern woman's outlook should
include the determination to
seek new paths of effectiveness
and achievement And since
ber allegiance is to her husband,
her children, her home, her
friends, her work, to the world,
she should resolve that the new
year shall bring the- broader
viewpoint, the wider sympathy,
the receptive mind, which shall
make her respond to the needs
of those whom she loves and
shall make ber a gracious and
useful member of society.
For myself I am glad that
hope and health and friends
bave come to me In my New
Year's ships, but I go beyond
this to be grateful for the won
derful treasures of Idealism und
opportunity which the New
Year's ships are bringing to you
and to me and to nil tbe priv
ileged aud fortunate women of
this wonderful laud of ours.
Temple Bniley in Philadelphia
Press.
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