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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1917)
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL JANUARY 25, 1917 The City R. R. Price was In the city on bushiest the last of the week. Miss Agnes Elliott Is visiting rel atlves and friends In Eugene. Geo. Dixon returned from a busi ess trip to Portland Sunday. John Hunsaker returned from a business trip to Portland Saturday evening. C. F. Heywood of the Northern Rx press Company was lu this city Friday. Jack Cronln and R. J. Coiner of 'aid has been spending several weeks the Bend Bulletin were in Prine- J at his old home In Missouri, ill Tuesday. j j. g. Bogue, who Is well known The Christian Church has been In this part of the country, by the repapered and painted on the In-older Inhabitants, died at his home t , fat LaPine Sunday after an Illness or some weens, air. iuikub wb merchant at LaPine and has been a Fred Koopman of Post had his leg fractured on Saturday when his horse slipped on the Ice and fell on the frosen ground. A party of five consisting of Gardner Perry, Alfred Chrislensen, Miss Handy, Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Reld motored to Bend Tuesday to attend the revival services which are being conducted there by Dr. Lyon. Edward McDonald, of Nateby. Canada, arrived in the city Tuesday eveulng to join Mrs. McDonald, who Is visiting with her mother. Mrs. Malinda A. Robinson. Mr. McDon- V. T. Davenport left Thursday evening for Ogden, Ctah, on a busi ness trip. Attorney C. S. Benson of Bend was In Priueville before the county court on Saturday. Mrs. Fred Bishop, of Portland, is resident of this part of the state for the past thirty years. A fat turkey and a large walnut cake were served at a birthday din ner given Sunday at the home of B. F. Wilbott In honor of his jVJ a. firu iJiouvj, -- - . , , visiting with her parents, Mr. and J mother's S2nd birthday anniversary. Mrs. J. F. Morris. Mrs. W. T. Davenport left the last of the week for a visit with friends In Portland. Mrs. L. Dillon and Mrs. Loyd Cantril of this city, were guests at the dinner. A special meeting of the Parent Tnchers' Association will be held i-. ri.,.nn1 rsnild will meet at 'at the hleh school next Monday the home of Mrs. J. A. Gillis Feb. lj evening at 3:30 to listen to an ad- AH friends are invited. dress by Miss Helen Cowgill of the, T. J. Moffltt was in Prineville ! Oregon Agricultural Col.ege The' If Yoni Compare If you compare prices closely you will trade at home. You can select your goods in person and satisfy yourself as to quality. Many orders are sent to mail order nouses which could have been filled as cheaply or cheaper by the home merchant. Take your latest catalog, January number, add the freight and compare the following Rubber Roofing One ply Duckaline (weight 35 lbs.) per roll $1.65 One ply lronite (weight 35 lbs.) per rolls $1.70 Malthoid Jr., guaranteed for 10 years, per roll $2.50 Building paper, 1 7 lbs 80 Groceries Crescent Baking Powder, I -lb. cans 25c. 5-lb. cans.. Blue Can Coffee, I -lb. can 40c. 3-lb. can $1.10, 5-lbs. Del Monte canned sauer kraut "2J cans, per can Del Monte canned sauer kraut, 6 cans 85c, I doz cans J. E. STEWART & COMPANY $i.od $1.75 . .15 $1.65 Poultry Supplies Eastern Oyster Shell. 25 pound lots 50 Eastern Oyster Shell, 50 pound lots - .85 Eastern Oyster Shell, 100 pound sacks $1.50 Granite Grit 25 lbs. 45c, 50 lbs. 80c. lOOpound ks.$1.40 Alfalfa Meal, 25-pound lots 75 Vinctor Shoes for Men, $5.50 This shoe is cut from tan Paris veal stock, the highest grade of leather that goes into men's work shoes. This is one of the very best shoes that we handle and the price, consider ing the present market, is low. :-: PRINEVILLE, OREGON making final proof on his home stead Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Skelton, of Sisters, visited at the home of Mrs. A. J. Noble several days last week. Miss Hasel Sullivan was called to Boise, Idaho, last Thursday by the udden death of her brother at that point. Ross Bussett, J. A. Riggs and Mr. Johnson, postmaster at Powell Butte, were in Prineville yesterday on business. Cvrus Kimmell is here from Crook county for a visit with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Kimmell. Lebanon Express. All the regular services at the Methodist Church next Sunday. In terest in the contest of our Sunday school and those of Bend and Mad ras is growing. We are in the lead. Great Interest is manifest in the coming union revival. Everybody invited E. T. Reid, pastor. special topic for discussion will be ' the Boys" and Girls' Club Work, as: carried on throughout the Btate. Aj round table discussion will follow. I Everybody is invited. The admis-' sion is free. R. H. Powell, secre-; tary. . Last Friday evening the "Newly weds" of this city celebrated their wedding anniversary for the third t time, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' D. H. Peoples. A bountiful repast' consisting of a regular chicken din ner, and a cake bearing three can-. (dies, was served. The table was .decorated with carnations. All of the members of this unique club were present: Mr. and Mrs. Lake M. Bechtell, Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard H. Wlrtz, Mr. and Mrs. Ross R. Robin son, and Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Peoples. This anniversary was pro nounced one of the most successful, and the ladies say, "third time be ing the charm", so the men must cook the fourth dinner. They have promised to do so. Mrs. Sutton and son left yester day for Portiund where they will remain until spring. A fire alarm was turned In yes terday about 10:30, the first time for months. The blaze was a chim ney Ore at the home of Mr. Mathews of the Deschutes Power Company and was quickly extinguished. The Newlyweds held their fourth annual dinner celebrating their third or leather anniversary at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Peoples last Friday evening. All the active members were present Including, aside from Mr. and Mrs. Peoples, Mr. and Mrs. Ross R. Rob inson, Mr. and Mrs. Lake M. Bech tell and Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard H. Wirts. The honorary members of the club now consist of Wllma Holice Wirtz, aged 27 months, Ar leen Elizabeth Peoples, aged 24 months, Robert Clifton Bechtell, aged 18 months, and Willard H. Wirtz. Jr., aged 14 months I NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS I (By Our Regular Correspondent ) Last week at school was the en joyable one of semester exams. Those who escaped don't know how much tun they missed, especially In class. Friday evening at eight o'clock at the Baptist Church our boys hope to win ft unanimous decision in debate over Culver. This enter prise is worth patronizing. Last Friday evening the senior class gave their first skating party of the season. Skating, eating and I skating again caused midnight to tuke us home. Comment as to the igood time Ib unnecessary. Last Suturday night thu fresh man cluss gave a party in thu nor mal department of the high school, inviting the faculty and several other guests. Gumes. ukulele music, recitations, and song con stituted the evening's program. The sophomore boys (some of them) "swiped" the Ice-cream, forgetting that Mr. Evans would be on the Job early Monday morning to collect for the stolen treasure. CALL FOIl WARRANT Resolutions protesting against ths proposal to change the Pacific High way to run from t point near Canyon vllle to Trail, hare been adopted If the Grants Pass commercial club. Two prominent eastern university presidents have accepted places on the Oregon summer school faculty, ac cording to an announcement made by Dean Joseph Schafer. They are O. Stuuley Hall of Clark university and Henry Churchill King of Ohertln. Members of the eight farm loan as sociations of Juckson county met at Mcil ford and perfected a permanent organization which has for lis prime object the uniformity of valuations of farm lands In their districts under the classifications of alfalfa, fruit, grain and stock All registered general fund war rants up to and Including register number 4573 will bo paid upon pre senting to this office. Interest oa same stops on this date. It. L. Jordan, County Treasurer. Prineville, Oregon, January 11. 117. Oregon Daily Journal Daily 50c. Daily and Sunday 65c If you don't get your paper regularly, phone Red 431 and we will send one up by special messenger Prineville Drug Co. Local Agent 1 1 Amnmomnnie ememi Buick Cars advanced in price January 15. We have bought a carload of five at the old price. We will recognize all orders at the old price if Placed Before February 1, as Long as the Carload Lasts MODEL D-35 Model D-45-6 $1170 Remember there are 66 satisfied Buick owners in the immediate vicinity of Prineville THERE'S A REASON Inland Auto Company, Prineville, Oregon