Crook County journal., March 22, 1917, Page PAGE 2, Image 2

MARCH 22, 1917
PAGE 1
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
BY GUY LAI'XIM-KTTK
Entered at the p istofllee at Prine
tille, Oregon, as second-class mat
ter. fuHIsHKD EVF IVY THU RSOA Y
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BRANCHES IN AU THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
MHY SPR1XGK.R IS STILL Jl'IKiK
The editor of the Bend Press has
lest much sleep evidently, as has
his contemporary, the Bulletin, wor
rying over the political future of
poor old deserted Crook County,
since diplomatic relations have fi
lially been severed.
His latest brainstorm was carried
under the above caption in the issue
of last Friday. His attempt to
quote The Journal contains about
as much truth as the remainder of
the story. In fact no such state
ment is to be found in the files of
this paper, and we are at a loss to
know just where he found the
"caustic comments" he refers to.
His story, verbatim, follows:
"The retirement of Judge Spring
er from the County Court of Crook
Conuty, which has been heralded
through the press of Central Ore
gon as either an accomplished fact
or an event soon to be realized,
seems to have struck a snag in the
refusal of Governor Withycombe to
allow Springer to name a committee
to select and recommend 'for ap
pointment, his successor.
"The Crook County Journal com
ments caustically on the situation
as follows:
"It seems that Judge Springer
named the committee to be charged
with the duty of selecting his suc
cessor and with a "string to It"
conditioned that the governor should
assure htm (Springer) that this plan
would be faithfully adhered to.
Yesterday Judge Springer received
a letter in which the governor de
clined to pledge himself. Judge
Springer wired a withdrawal of his
resignation. 1
"I. V. Ward was tho man chosen
by the committee to succeed the
Judge and of course, local feudists
I immediately got busy to block the
game, because somebody else whs
doing the talking, and these same
people who have been most vocifer
ous against Judge Springer, im
mediately turned to him to further
personal grudges and are advising
him to hold the fort.
"Thus the matter rests just where
it started and well illustrates the
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spirit of harmony prevailing in lo
cal political and economic circles.
"We may build railroads and Ir
rigation ditches, but as long as the
knocker' is here and strife and
turmoil prevails, no real advance
may be expected. Among the few
good people who have civic pride is
arrayed a hand of malcontents,
standing ready to 'knock'. Were a
dozen of them to move into Bend,
even as wonderful a town as it is,
she would go on the 'hog' in less
than a year."
Now, for the relief of the mind
of Bro. Whisnant, we are going to
let him in on the secret.
Having something of a personal
acquaintance with Judge Springer
we heard him give the exact reason
why he is still judge, and we will
let our Bend friend iu on it right
here, although it is a deep, dark
and mysterious political secret
Springer is still judge for the reason
that he did not resign, and for none
other.
Why he did not resign, and
whether he will resign or whether
there will be a recall election in
poor old suffering Crook County is
matter of first importance to citi
zens of this county, cannot and does
not effect residents of Bend, in the
least.
At to the Insinuations contained
in tho Inst paragraph of his edito
rial we have to say that Prlnevllle
is building Its own railroad, that
the country Immediately surround
ing Is preparing to build Its Irriga
tion system, which will water a
large tract of land of a quality that
Is not found "near Bend", and that
the town is the trading point tor
the best livestock country iu the
west today, with no exceptions.
There can be no douit but Prlne
vllle is and always ha been the
m out substantial town In the inte
rior, and its future Is assured. It Is
not dependent upon a single In
dustry, or a few of them, but has
more diversified resources than any
town in the interior of the state.
If you doubt these statements,
ask the next traveling man you
meet, and he will tell you that
there are less business failures and
a higher percentage of good ac
counts in Prlnevllle than any other
town. This applies to paper supply
houses as well as grocers and
others.
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THE TAX DOIHiKR
The Journal has a letter from a
subscriber in the Paulina country
who comments at some length on
the tax situation In that part of the
county.
He says that "As far as assess I
ments In the past are concerned It
would be just as well to discontinue
the work and let the wealthier class
contribute what they may, and then
ask the poorer people to make up
the balance desired."
He adds that if the common peo
ple knew that a more Just valuation
of property be mado before the
road bond issue were voted upon, it
would receive a better rote, and the
people would know that all classes
would pay a proportionate amount
of the taxes to liquidate the bonds.
We do not vouch for these (State
ments, but give them to our readers
for what they are worth.
We do believe however,
many tax payers are paying a
fraction of what they should,
that a reform that will adjust
matters, as well as a general
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Flours from the whole grain. They are not
mixtures of mill feed and low grade flour, but
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A trial will make you a user
PRINEVILLE FLOUR MILLS
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Tax dodging is Just a form of dis-1 district by neglecting these people
honesty, and for the protection of in the matter ol roaus
the assessor and his deputies, the
"law contemplates that every man be
sworn to his assessment, and
should this be done, any man who
left off a part of his property would
be guilty of perjury.
vancement
cessity.
of the mllluge Is a ne-
auto. The writer knows of one
during driver of a Ford who went
in once. There are times when It
in dlllicult to net In and out with a
team and light rig. Many lako In
most of their supplies tin horse
back. These people are deserving of
every assistance In getting a road.
Crook County cannot afford to hold
back the development of this fertile.
cam, for aim
C. V. H. 8. GAINING KTBKXGTH
Bids will be received by the
County Court of Crook County up
to noon on Tuesday, April 3 fot
120 cords of wood for tho court
house and 80 cords of wood for the
high school, to b either pine or
juniper, good body wood. Bids to
be died with the county clark. 18t3p
The Crook County High School is
having its most successful school
year, inis inrormaiion comes irom
every reliable source, and those
who are In position to watch the i .
. a .i n k Rritaln to Build fihioa In Amerlmi I
wora Closest say iiiui incic -an . - r -
no doubt about the truth of the! New York Determined to fight the
statement. i German U-boat menace to a finish.
The full number of teachers will . maintain Its overseas commerce and
be retained for the coming school offset its loss by the products of Amer
years, and at least two additions to j lean shipyards Great Britain has
the courses already available will be; placed nearly $100,000,000 in contracts
made, the board members say. j with American shipbuilders.
In this connection we wish to re-
mark that a story carried in the! Lansing Absolves Japan and Menico.
Bend Bulletin of recent date, to the', Washington. Secretary Lanaing, in
effect that the efficiency of ttie : an official statement, made clear that
school was Impaired because of the j the United State did not believe Ja
division of Crook County is without j pan had knowledge of the scheme or
truth. Crook County High School , would take part In It. He also ex
is, has long been, and will continue pressed the confidence of the govern
to be without a superior in the; ment that Mexiao would take no part
state, and any time the champions j
of the Bend school, or anyone else
doubts these statements, all theyj i
will nave lo ao is 10 pruuuue mnii
own record for past performance or
present marks of efficiency.
FAMOUS CHICKEN PIK SITI'KR
Bowker's Portland Orchestra will
furnish music for the dance to be
given at Powell Butte Community
Hall. Monday evening, March 20.
Chicken pie supper will be served.!
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CAXAXT BASIN' FERTILE
Road Development is Badly Needed j
In That Locality
A very fertile district not very
generally known In Crook County is
the little valley known as "Canant
Basin" lying to the south of Crook
ed River between the Roberts and
Post postoffices.
Besides feeding our own stock the
neople of this community have sold
this winter over six hundred tons
of hay at from eight to ten dollars
per ton to be fed to outside stock.
It has been thoroughly demon
strated that the soil, a rich black
loam, will produce almost any crop
of fruit or grain, but development
has been retarded through lack of
an outlet. These people have been
trying for some time to get a road
to connect them with their postoffice
on the east and with Prineville by
way of the Prlneville-Paulina road
on the north, but so far with little
success.
It is considered next to impossi
ble to get Into their country by
This is a PREPARED
NESS age.
Real industrial prepar
edness may be had by
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