CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
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PRUVIliE MEN IN
PROMINENT PUCES
CENTS A Ij i ORKGO Ji ytKX HEAD
i IBKKiATIO.N (XXMMlTTfcKS
Will HEII VERY
i
Seven members of the Tnt Com-J
mhtr. ' Huve Heavy Interests
illl iThese Part I
The two committees which vir
tually control the workings of the
Oregon Irrigation Congress werei
announced by i president J. T. ;Hin
kle of Hermiston yesterday, and
out of a total of fifteen places,
seven were given to men who are
closely identified with the Central
Oregon country, and five of the
seven to What unay well be deter
mined Prineville men.
The executive committee is !head-,
ed by H. H. 'DeArmond of Bend
and G. W. Russell is also a member
of this committee.
The legislative committee which
is far more important to Prineville
at this time is !headed by Jay H.
Upton, with H. K. DeArmond, Will
Wurzweiler, C. B. McConnell of
.Burns, John B. iBell of Prineville
and Eugene, and R. W. Rea, proj
ect engineer of theiOchoco Project,
all among its members.
This laBt committee will meet1
soon at Salem to assist in securing
the legislation recommended to the
legislature.
iFARM LOAN AtfMtM'J.i'J'HIN
'Organized For All of Crook County
Charter Applied For
The iCrook County Federal Farm
Loan Association perfected its or
ganisation in this city Tuesday
evening, and officers were elected
ior the .coming year.
Applications for loans aggregat
ing $GO.000.00 were reeeSved and
an application made by the. associa
tion lor a .charter, and for the terri
tory covered by Crook County for
its Jurisdiction.
About twenty members were
present. Officers of the association
are: ; E. T. .Slayton, president; M.
R. Biggs, irice-president; J. P.
Doherty, secretary-treasurer.
Directors are; E. T. Slayton, M.
R. Biggs, Geo. J. Dixon, O. C. Gray,
Wm. S. Ayers and W. I. Dishman.
The secretary has all the litera
ture and other matter that has
been issued and will present same
to anyone wanting information.
The Northwest Grain convention in
session at Corvallis went on record
as favoring bulk handling of grain as
opposed to- the present sack handling.
Resolutions were adopted, declaring
that hereafter ail wheat quotations
hall be considered as being for bulk
nnless specifically stated otherwise.
That farmers of the dry-farming dis
tricts of eastern Oregon could greatly
Increase their yearly profits by plow
ing earlier in the spring and by util
ising the summer fallow by means of
crop rotation, is stated by D. E. Ste
phens, superintendent of the dry-farming
branch experiment station st
Moro.
MRS. I.
IS CARS OF -CATTLE .SHIPPED
Special Drain, Every Jr But One
From PrlnevUle JRerritory
A special train load at cattle ileft
Redmond Sunday morning (or the
markets, sixteen cars ol which were
cattle, one ot hogs and the other a
mil ad .car from the .Redmond terri
tory. Usee & Cofoid shipped 12 care of
cattle and one of hogs do Seattle
C. iL Johnson sold three care of
cattle to the 'Carstine Packing 'Com
pany of Tacoma which were deliver
ed at Redmond at 7 .cents, and
James Cram . sold one car to .the
same people at a flat price of $92
per Uiead.
PRlEVnitPOimiD
IDSEAMrHS
The wheat market opened in the
I interior on Tuesday and several aooBl uur
i sales are reported at $1.50 and The right-of-way committees have
some at $1 55. ieen DUBV as Dees and signatures to
I Eggs are coming into the markets ( deeds are being secured every day.
stronger during th ynst week, and! The work will be completed soon to
'Indication a.iv thr.lthe price will P'nt here work can commence,
drop sharply soon. we are informed "ese commit-
i Quotations from dealers, retail , tees today, and important phases of
.... ' , .
1.65
! wneat, marqnia,
Blue Stem, .
1.60
Rye - . 1.00
Barley, 40.00
Oats, 33.00
Flour, standard grade, .......... 8.40
Flour, patents, 8-70
Bran 25.00
Mldls , 33.00
Hay, loose. ' ,J..'... S.00 10.00
Hay, baled, J...,.!..?.',., 11.00 13.00
Wood, dry,
Wood, green,
Gasoline ..
Potatoes,
Butter, creamery,
5.00
4.50
7.00
6.00
.35
.01
.45
.35
36
Butter, country, .
Butter fat,
Portland.
Wheat Club $1.54; bluestem $1.62;
red Russian, $1.50; forty-fold, $1.67.
Barley No. 1 feed, $39 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $21 per ton; alfalfa,
$18.
Butter Creamery, 37c.
Eggs Ranch, 35c
Wool Eastern Oregon, 36c; valley,
35c.
. - Hops
-1916 crop, 68e.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem $1.63; club $1.68;
forty-fold, $1.58; red Russian, $1.68;
fife,
ii.dd: turaey rea, si.vt.
Barley $38.50 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 33c.
Eggs 0c.
LIVESTOCK MEN
MEET
WUI
Fence Reserve Line From Mc
Kay to Ochoco Ranches
The annual meeting of the Mill
Creek Livestock association, which
is an association composed of cattle
men, was held at the club hall In
this city Saturday. o
James Keenan was elected presi
dent and Orval Osborn secretary.
The directors are: J. W. Stanton,
Alex Hinton and J. F. Blanchard.
The stockmen voted to fence the
reserve between the ranches on Mc
Kay and Ochoco, with a view of
keeping the cattle on the reserve in
the summer and stray stock off.
A resolution was adopted protest
ing against the proposed raise in
rates for grazing, especially under
their particular conditions.
Nibble at
This!
Good store chotoe, tatty
ud healthful, is carried by
ns for your table.
Sample it, then order some.
A little thin like this may
make you a regular customer.
We guarantee satisfaction.
MICHEL
WOADhWriG
AT HOTEL OREGON
LUNCHEON ..TOMORROW ..WILL
BE RAILROAD AFFAIR
RIGHT OF WAY IS SECURED
Much of West End of Line SiRnrd
Vp, Others Signing Every Day
Some May Be Condemned
The luncheon tomorrow at Hotel
Oregon will be a railroad affair, and
'? are . urged to be there and
'this matter will be discussed at the
! meeting tomorrow.
I iniiinatinno nra that the weather
will permit construction even soon
er than the council at first hoped.
Everyone should get in line and
boost for this road, which will help
the council and their committees to
complete the right-of-way matter
and get the construction under way.
Oregon now ranks first in ths Uni
ted States In regularity of attendance
In the rural schools, according to the.
biennial report of Superintendent of
Public Instruction Churchill,
Miss Lily Lusojier, 18 years of age,
was instantly killed, and her sister,
Rosalind, 21, was terribly injured
when the automobile in which. they
were riding was struck by an electric
train near Portland.
President Wilson has approved the
recommendation of Secretary Lane
that an appropriation of $400,000 be
made by congress this session to build
the Warm Springs darn on the Mal
heur irrigation project.
Members of the Tumalo Develop-
J ment league have asked that govern-
ment hunters be sent to their com
munity to assist in' killing coyotes
which have come to be a source of
much loss to stockmen.
TJmpqua fishermen are reaping a
i harvest, receiving double and 'triple
the amount for steelheads and silver-
sides they hsve received in the past.
The average steelhead or silverside
brings the fisherman $1.
Four thousand nine hundred acres
of level, fertile irrigated land in the
reclaimed bed of Tule lake in south
eastern Klamath county, will be open
ed for homestead entry in the near
future, probably by a land drawing.
Four additions to the force of the.
state board of health for carrying for
ward more efficiently the work of that
body are urged in the seventh bien
nial report of the board to the gover
nor and the 29th legislative assembly.
Receipts of the industrial accident
commission from November 5, 1915, to
December 31, 1916, aggregated $1,789,
587.88 and the disbursements $1,604,
857.68. The commission has received
reports of 17,459 non-fatal accidents
and 938 fatal accidents.
Deputy State Sealer of Weights and
Measures Wortman has ordered his
field deputies to make a general check
in all parts of the state of the weights
of flour, as several complaints have
come into his office that short
weights have been given.
Congressman Hawley has been ad
vised by the forest service that the
fund for the improvement of Oregon
roads and trails will not be extended
until the state legislature provides for
a co-operative plan between the state
and federal government.
The municipal water plant owned
by the city of Hood River has bean a
success In every way. The records of
the water office show that $1000 per
month has been earned through this
source above expenses of operation
and maintenance during the past year.
That the ' institutions under stats
eontrol be placed under the supervis
ion ot the secretary of state so far as
the expenditure of money is concern'
ed, is the substance of a bill advocated
for passage at the coming session of
the legislature, by the state board of
health.
Dogs are worth more than cows In
a number of counties of the state, ac
cording to returns on file with the
state tax commission from the asses
sors of the state. For Instance, the
average value of a dog in Tillamook
county Is placed at $33.75, while the
average value of cattle is $27.72.
An appropriation of $25,000 will be
asked of the Oregon legislature, to
match a similar sum from the state
of Washington, and $12,500 from Brit
ish Columbia for the big joint adver
tising campaign of the Northwest
Tourist association. These sums are
to be annual for a two-year period.
We Meet Mafl
MMcIfciLoweir
You have the advantage of seeing the
goods before you pay if you
buy of us
Small orders, as well as large, receive the
same careful attention at this store
Our reputation stands behind
our goods
0. C. Claypool & Co.
PARENT-TEACHERS
MEET WELL ATTENDED
The Parent Teachers' meeting
held at the high school building last
Monday evening was one of an un
usual type being solely a get-to-
ge,yier meeting with a musical pro
gram. The assembly room waB
crowded and the audience was ex
ceedingly enthusiastic, each number
being well received. The following
was the program rendered:
Vocal Solo Wallace Cannon
Vocal Solo Miss Conway
Piano Solo Mrs. Tirrill
Vocal Duet, Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy and
Mrs. H. R. Lakln
Piano Solo Miss Eva Elliott
Vocal Solo Mrs. Chas. Elklns
Quartette, Seventh grade girls, Mar
. Jorie Wilson, Myrtle Lister,
Blanche and Madge Rowell
Ladies Quartette, Mrs. J. W. Smith,
Mrs. J. H. Rosenberg, Mrs. T. E.
J. Duffy, Mrs. H. R. Lakin.
Hawaiian Quartette, MrB. J. W.
Smith, MrB. J. H. Rosenberg,
Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy, Mrs. H. R.
Lakin.
BRIDE AND GROOM SERENADED
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Evans Given Sur
prise Saturday Evening
About 70 friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Evans surprised the young peo
ple last . Saturday evening at the
home of the groom near Grizzly
Butte, and serenaded them, which
developed into an old time charlv
art.
Following the surprise, the vis
itors were treated to refreshments,
and a general good time was had.
640 ACRE HOMESTEAD
LAW NOW IN EFFECT
Continued from page 1
entryman. The bill does not apply
to all public lands, but only to such
areas as are suited largely for stock
raising and grazing purposes. The
Interior Department will later des
ignate the areas that may be entered
under this act.
2. At the present time It is Im
possible to give specific information
Prices
and in many instances are
as to the location of the areas that
will subsequently be designated for
entry. In general it may be stated
that designations will be made in
the Rocky Mountain States and
westward. A personal Inspection
of the lands sought to be entered Is
the only satisfactory manner in
which a prospective entryman can
fully Inform himself as to the rela
tive worth of the land.
3. To acquire title to a homestead
under this act an entryman must re
side upon the land not less than
three years and make permanent
Improvements thereon tending to
increase its value for stock-raising
purposes, of the value of not less
than $1.25 per acre, one-half of
which must be placed on the land
within three years after the date of
entry. Cultivation of the land Is
not required. Commutation of en
try Is not allowed.
4. If a homestead entryman has
heretofore exhausted his homestead
right by securing title to 160 acres
of land In the humid regions, this
640-acre homestead tract does not
restore his rights nor permit him to
enter an additional homestead. The
theory of the law is that only one
homestead may be taken by an in
dividual entryman. Of course. If
the homestead was lost and title
never acquired, or If the land enter
ed heretofore was grazing land of
the character covered by this act,
then and in that event a second en
try could be made as per sections 4
and 6 of the act. Legislation,
known as "the Ferris bill" (H. R.
8492), is now pending looking to
the restoration of the homestead
rights of those who have heretofore
bought Indian land. This bill has
already passed the House and Is now
pending in the United States Sen
ate. It is hoped the measure will
become a law before the present
session ot Congress adjourns.
5. Previous to the time the Inter
ior Department designates the areas
that may be entered under this law
a prospective entryman may file
affidavit showing that the land he
desires to enter is grazing land and
make application to the local land
office for suspension of the entry
until the character of the land Is
designated. The entry may then
be suspended until the land Is des
ignated, at which time, If the land
has been designated as grazing
land, the application to actually
make the entry will be received. Of
course, If the department should
hold that the particular tract of
land sought to be entered under
this procedure is not grazing lands
Order
I
no rights would accrue to the pros
pective entryman.
6. As each applicant Is required'
to swear that he is well acquainted'
with the character of the land de
scribed In his application, and cs
all entries are made subject to that
rights of prior settlers, the appli
cant can not make affidavit that he
Is acquainted with the character of
the land or be sure that the land
Is not already appropriated by a
settler until after he has. actually
Inspected It. - '
7. All proceedings connected with;
the entering and filing on a home
stead are conducted by the officials
of the local land offices in the
States where the land Is located..
The General Land Office at Wash
ington does not Issue maps showing
the location of vacant public land
subject to entry. This Information
can be reliably obtained only from
the records of the various United
States district land offices at Burma,
Lakeview or The Dalles, Oregon,
8. Persons who desire to maker
homestead entry should first decide
where they wIbIi to locate, then glo
or write to the local lund office of
the district In which the lands are
situated and obtain from the rec
ords diagrams of vacant lands.
9. A personal Inspection of the
lands should be made to ascertain
it they are suitable, and, when sat
isfied on this point, entry can bar
made at the local land office in the
manner prescribed by the law, un
der the direction of the local land:
officers, who will give the applicant
full information. Should a persost
desire to obtain Information in re
gard to vacant lands in any dis
trict before going there for per
sonal inspection, he should address
the register and receiver ol the par
ticular local land office, who will .
give such Information as la ' avail
able.
10. Persons desiring to make
homestead entries should flret
fully inform themselves as to the
character and quality of the lands
they desire to enter and should 1st
no case apply to enter until tbey
have visited and fully examined
each legal subdivision for which
they make application, as satisfac
tory information as to the character
and occupancy of public lands caa
not be obtained In any other way.
11. All blank forms of affidavits
and other papers needed In making;
application to enter or in making
final proofs can be obtained by ap
plicants and entrymen from the
land office for the district In which
the land lies.