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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 29, 1917
NO. 20
County
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E. T. JOHNSON & GO.
GET R. R. CONTRACT
WOIIK OX I'ltl V K I I-1.K imi-
koai to ntakt at of.
Will EMPLOY Ull LOCAL HELP
ftliln Kcelviil I or Work Kuiik'I
From .VI.IMIO lo W8,MM 'm
traitor Hid Independently
At it meeting of Ihn clly council
held In the city Monday, March 28,
ids (or hullillng the railroad were
presented uM follows:
Twohy Brothers Co., wanted full
contract or none. Certified check
(or 13000 accompanied hid. Col.
Newport, thi'lr representative, was
present.
Nnttli'tiiii-llruco, Kschhuch t Co.,
certified check for $4000 accompan
ied bid.
Wolf (ilbhons, certlnlod chock
for $2500 accompanied bid.
K. T. Johnson 4V Co., certified
check for $:to00 accompanied bid.
John W, Swnoney, certified chock
for $ :t() n u accompanied bid.
Mr. Sweeney submitted two bids,
the latter being a force contract In
which If the work cools leas than
the PHllniati'd amount the city gets
Jtint aa much benefit aa the contract
or, or If thn work costs more. than
the estimated amount the contractor
would have to hear thn brunt aa
well. Thla waa explained by Mr.
Welkin who represented Mr. Sween
ey. 4 -
Indications were that the con
tractors had no chance of getting
together on thn blda.
E. T. Johnaon suggested that In
view of thn fact that Mr. Sweeney
bad submitted two forms of blda
that all bids be rejected and new
bids called for. This, however, waa
not done.
The hlda ranged from $53,000 to
$8,000.
After the bids were read the
meeting was adjourned for the pur
pose of deciding who had submitted
the most favorable one. E. T. John
son & Company, of Portland, were
warded the contract. Their bid
was approximately $53,000, which
Just Includes tho grading.
In an Interview with Mr. Johnson
Tuesday afternoon ho matin the fol
lowing statement to a representative
of Thn Journal:
"The equipment will he shipped
Immediately from Portlund and
work will begin at once. The first
grading to bo done will be over
small pieces of land thut are usually
being Irrigated at this time of the
yenr. Your engineer has selected a
very fnvnruhln route and the grad
ing will ho very alight the entire
distance. Wo expect to employ all
local labor and teams pnaalblo and
the time taken to complete tho work
will ho determined lurgely by the
amount of labor available. We hopo
to flnlBh tho work within five months
from date but owing to unsettled
conditions do not like to make any
definite promise"
The contract for the remaining
33,000 ties for the railroad will bo
let at tho next meeting of the coun
cil. At a regular meeting of the East
ern Star Thursday night, the mem
bers celebrated their 22nd anniver
sary. At the close of the business
meeting the past matrons put on the
floor work, the first time this has
beon done In Prinevilie. A banquet
was Bfirved at which Mrs. H. P. Bol
knap was toastmiBtress. Those re
sponding to toasts were M. E. Brink,
J. P. Blanchard, J. B. Shipp, Carey
Foster, Mrs. J. B. Shipp and Mrs.
C. W. Elklns. About one hundred
members were present.
ItllllkUl MMK.i: AT t I.VI II
Mr. K. True Hlmtliick Inr.1 II in-n
New I.imIhc wild III Melulirii
Entoliit Itebeksh Lodge No. 227
was Instituted Friday, March 23, at
Culver by Mrs. K, True Hliattuck.
speciul deputy, with a charter mem
bership of nineteen.
The ritualistic, work was very ably
exemplified by the Redmond degree
stuff.
A bountiful banquet was served at
the noon hour. This lodge expects
to meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday
evenlliRS of each month. Thn offi
cers are as follows: Kdlth lllllman,
Noble Grand; Mary It. King, Vice
Orand; Margaret Michel, secretary;
Anis Dohklns, treasurer.
The following were in attendance
from Prlnevllln, Mrs. Vlra Cyrus,
Mrs. Kslher Morgan, Mrs. Jennie
Arnold, and Mr. C. I,. Shattuck.
DR. I. H. GOVE SELLS
After a very successful business
career of over six years In UiIb city,
Dr. I. II. Cove has sold his dental
practice and office equipment to Or.
Drown, of Portland, a graduate of
North Pacific Dental College, who
will take charge In a month.
Dr. Gove is one of tho many good
cltlzens of this city whose departure i
everyone would regret, but for a
time at least we will not be called
upon to loan him. Feeling the need
of a rest from office duties he has
planned to engage in poultry raising
and already has two hundred or
more young chicks ranging In age
from one to three weeks. Dr. Gove
will be missed from the professional
circles of this city, but If he will!
agree to become a professional poul
try rakier and stay with us, we will
make the best of It.
THE GENUINE VS.
THE SPURIOUS
j
being
based i
"The Wanderer" a play
staged In New York City, Is
upon the Bible story of the Prodigal not made the territory in the North
Son. Thousands of people are pay-; west for several years and the dates
Ing admission to the theatre to see; this fall are as follows: Vancouver,
this play, who never go Inside a B. C, South West Washington Fair,
church where they can have the j North Yakima, Spokane, Walla Wal
true story of the Prodigal as it was; la, Salem and Prinevilie, then going
told by Christ himself; unvarnished j Into Utah from here,
and untarnlshd by Inefficient men. The Oregon Inter-State Fair will
Why will men seek to "doctor" the; be far superior to anything ever at
truths and teachings that come pure j tempted outside of the Oregon State
and poworful, direct from the Son Fair and the Manager will have
of God? Yes and make merchandise!
of them. Why will other men be
deceived into spending money for
that which Is not bread? Thel
Church seeks to bring you the "old,
old story" with all the force and
power of its orlginul beauty. The
Christian Church of Prinevilie in
vites your presence at the services
to hear God's Word only. Whore It
speaks, we speak, whom It is silent,
we are silent. Who could improve
the writings of Shakespeare, by ad
ding a single lino? Who could Im
prove the paintings of Angelo, or the
music of Wuguor, Haydn, Mozart or
Beethoven? Who then can improve
the truth as it comes from the lips
of tho Son of God?
CROOK COUNTY GIRLS
AT 0. A. CJ
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Mar. 26 (Special) At the
recent Y. W. C. A. elections Miss
Mildred Slayton was chosen as a
member of the Cabinet for the com
ing year. On Tuesday evening Miss
Slayton was present at an informal
dinner party given at Cnuthorn Hall
by the outgoing and incoming Cab
inets in iionor of Miss Eleanor Hop
kins, Y. W. C. A. secretary for the
Northwest District.
Miss Slayton is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Slayton of
Prinevilie and for the past two
years has been attending college at
Corvallis with her sister, Miss Mabel
Slayton.
Now turn to the Classified Ads on
Pag9 8.
HONS WANT
DATES AT l-S. FAIR!
C. A. WOKTHAM KIIOWH WOt'M)
CO.MK IIKKK TMIK FALL
CARRY 25 CARS, 300 PEOPLE
Inter-Htate Fair Will Be Held. Octo
her II, 4, ft, l and Many New
FtMlurr Will It Added
Things are rapidly rounding into
shape for the Oregon Inter-State
Fair that Is to be held In Prinevilie j
October 3-4-5-6, 1917, the latest be-
lug a wire from the C. A. Wortham
Shows stating that they will come j
to Prinevilie this fall for the fair.
While attending the meeting of
the North Central Oregon Fair Cir
cuit at The Dalles last January,
Manager Schee mot Mr. Rice, man
ager of the Wortham Shows who
was in the Northwest at that time
arranging dates for fairs and dis-
cussed the possibility of his coming
to Prinevilie and at that time did
not receive much encouragement.
Since that meeting the Crook
County Fair branched out and rein
corporated In the new name of Ore
gon Inter-State Fair and for an ad
ditional $4,000 and due to this fact
the C. A. Wortham Shows took no-
tlce and thought best to secure the
date at Prinevilie.
Manager Schee immediately wired
them to send a contract and if satis
factory would sign. This deal all
depends on the completion of the
railroad by fair week as the C. .A,
Wortham Shows are the biggest
amusement concern in the United
j States having a special train of 25
cars and carrying 300 people.
. Everything now points toward the
completion of the road and - it is
quite probable that this attraction
will be secured,
The C. A. Wortham Shows have
something new to offer to the public
most every week so watch the pa
pors for all the Fair news,
E,
AND SEATTLE MARKETS
Prices quoted in the local markets
today are as follows:
Wheat, marquis $ 1.60
Blue Stem 1.55
Rye 1.00
Barley 40.00
Oats, 33.00
Bran, 25.00
Midls 33.00
Hay, loose, 9.00 10.00
Hay, baled, 11.00 13.00
Wood, dry $5.00 $6.00
Wood, green 4 50 6.00
I Gasoline .35
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creamery .45
Butter, country 40
I Butter fat 37
I Potatoes .'. 03
: Eggs .25
Lard, 5s 1.10
jLard, 10s . 2.15
Wheat Club $1.68; bluestem $1.73;
red Russian, $1.64; forty-fold, $1.70.
Barley No. 1 Feed, $40 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $21 per ton; alfalfa,
$17.
Butter Creamery, 37c.
Eggs Ranch, 27c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 40c; valley,
40c.
Hops 1916 crop, 47c; 1917 con
tracts, nominal.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem $1.74; club $1.69;
j forty-fold $1.70; red Russian, $1.67;
j turkey red, $1.74.
i Bartey $39.60 per ton.
BIG MONEY IS SEEN
IN JACK RABBIT SKINS
HIIIPMF.XT M.IK HF.CKXTLY
HKOUJIIT 14 CKXTH KACH
.DOUBLE OPPORTUNITY AT HAND
Hide of Hated Jack Rabbit May
Help to Make Crook County
Famous Hlnce Marketable
A batch of Jack-rabbit skins ship
ped by the Prinevilie Commercial
Club
vllle,
for J. T. Houston, of Prlne
brought a price of 14 cents
each, returns thereon having been
received Tuesday.
A lare profit and a great Indus
try can be built up in Central Ore
gon in Jack-rabbit skins If the farm
erg' boys will skin the rabbits next
winter and ship when the market ta '
right. Millions of rabbit skins have
been - Imported from Germany,
France and Belgium In the past,
and now that a market -has been
found the farmers of Central Oregon
have a double opportunity to clear
the country of this pest and to make
money at the same time. Skins
need not be stretched but should be
killed in the winter when the fur Is
heavy and they should be laid out
and dried flat. No other prepara
tion need be made. An ordinary
laborer receives not over 35c an i
hour and he could skin a dozen rab-j
kits in that time. Some farmers
'say they can not afford to take the
time to skin Jack-rabbits, but they
can't prove it. There Is big money
n lt." It Is hot ' Colonel v Sellers'
scheme either. ,
RAISE FUG DURING
SCHOOL IS REQUEST
The following letter was received
by J. E. Myers, County School Su
perintendent and is self explanatory:
"Hon. J. E. Myers, County School
Superintendent, Prinevilie:
Dear Sir:-Realizing as I believe
most of us do at this time how
criminally lax and careless we have
all been with regard to the duty we
owe to the Nation and the flag, I,
as Patriotic Instructor, Department
of Oregon, United Spanish War Vet
erans, respectfully request that the
U. S. colors be properly displayed
continually while school is in session
at every school house in your Juris
diction and that the proper salute,
by hand, be given the flag upon
raising it in the morning and lower
ing it at night. This act of saluta
tion is not necessarily of a military
significance, but rather a declaration
of homage. I ask that it be im
pressed upon our school children
that our flag should signify as much
to them as to the soldier who fights
for it; that it is not simply a cloth
of beautiful colors, but it is some
thing to keep the soul stirred con
stantly to highest endeavor; that it
is the spirit of the people and the
country; that there is no difference
between the traitor in war and the
traitor in peace and that the citizen
who is corruptly false to the spirit
of the Nation, who holds the public
honor at a price, bears in his soul
the brand of Benedict Arnold and
should be an object of contempt to
all. I further request that the fol
lowing creed be repeated in unison
by pupils of each departmen daily:
"I believe in the God of all nations
Whoever ruleth all things for His
own great purpose. I believe in my
country, America, born in the love
of liberty and purified in the fires
of maintaining it. I believe in her
destiny as the great examplar of
freedom; in her honesty of purpose;
in her high ideals for the best
service of humanity; a service of
which I will be a part and of which
I will do my best to keep pure. I
owe allegiance and honor to her flag
and constitution before any other
earthly interest, and conceive it to
be my highest duty to so live day
TKACJIKIM ARK KI.F.CTF.D
All I'mitimiH Are Filled In public
HiIkm.Ih Hut That of Principal
At a meeting of the school board
held Monday, March 26, the follow
ing teachers were elected for the
coming year:
1st grade, Leola C. Estes
2nd grade, May J. Wigle
3rd grade, Florence Wass
4th grade, Oza Myers
5th grade, Sarah Nealeigh
6th grade, Maude Biiyeu
7th grade, Rel Powell
8th grade Principal has not been
definitely decided.
METHODISTS PAY OFF
DEBT AT CONFERENCE
The luncheon and efficency con
ference at the Methodist Church
Monday evening was a most enjoy
able and inspirational affair. Plates
were laid for one hundred people.
The tables groaned under the bur
den of one of the finest luncheons
ever sat down to In Prinevilie, and
that is saying much. The speakers j
of the evening were Rev. Louis
Thomas, ESufur, Ore., Rev. H. T.
Greene, Goldendale, Wash., Rev. W.
C. Stewart, Bend, Ore., and Rev.
Rob't Allen, Redmond, Ore. It is
safe to say there was not a dull
moment from six o'clock when the
luncheon began until nine o'clock
when the speaking - ceased. The
subjects were "The World Pro
gram", "The Church Press",
"Stewardship", and "Organization".
Each of these subjects was brlillat-
ily discussed. At the close of the
speaking Mrs. Serepta Hamilton
made the announcement that the
debt of more than $500 hanging
over the church had been raised by
the ladies. A rousing cheer with
the singing of the Doxology follow
ed the announcement after which
Mrs. Lidda Bechtell in behalf of the
Ladies Aid society "presented two
large boquets of cut flowers to Mrs.
Hamilton and Mrs. Joe Lister, pres
ident and vice-president, through
whose efforts the debt was raised.
The Methodist pulpit was filled on
Sunday morning and evening by
Messrs. Thomas and Greene who
gave us two inspiring sermons.
This conference is a part of a
movement that is going through the
whole of the Methodist Church.
by day a clean and upright life that
later I may' be worthy of American
citizenship."
DR. R. C. ELLSWORTH.
AND KEEP IT CLEAN
The following is a bit of advice
to the high school boys. Coming
from a man who has bad a great
deal of military training, it would
be well for the boys to pay atten
tion to what he says:
"The citizens of Crook County are
proud of their boys in the High
School. Your military training is a
grand thing. It gives you a manly
bearing and a pride in your country
iThe military uniform is your coun-
try's badge of honor. As you take
pride in your country and as you
honor the flag and the spirit which
it typifies, you should respect the
uniform you wear, and as you take
pride in it, the people whom you
meet on the street will take pride
in you. Your uniform is a badge
of honor. Wear it aa such. There
is only one way to wear it. First,
keep it buttoned up and then stand
and walk erect and with spirit.
Don't slouch along, with your blouse
unbuttoned, and your pants bagging.
Stand erect, throw out your chest,
keep on your toes, keep fresh and
your uniform clean and keep it
buttoned."
POUUTRY ASS'N HERE
There will be a meeting of the
Prinevilie Poultry Association at the
Club Hall in this city Wednesday
evening, April 4, C. C. Lmb, the
college poultry expert, will adress
the meeting and all interested are
invited to attend.
CONVENTION CALLED
FOR BETTER ROADS
ALL TAXPAYERS ARE ASKED TO
MF.F.T IX I'RIXEVILLE
TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 3, DATE
Judicious Expenditure of Funds and
Building of Permanent Road
I'p For IHscuHnlon
To the Citizens of Crook County:
The imperative need at this time is
the systematic improvement of tb
roads of the county and the secur
ing of state and government funds.
The affairs of the county, and par
ticularly the road work have bees.
neg,ected hf tne ters. There has
been no organized effort to secure
fair and economical expenditure of
the county money. The voice of
the people should be united and it
'should be expressed in no uncertain
terms. The ranchers and the town
people have an equal interest and
money should not be wasted, bat
should be expended in permanent
construction, along permanent sur
veys, and state and government aid
should be secured.
This can be done only through or
ganization. A road organization should be
formed to determine how to get
money tor good roads and more
than anything else to determine how
and where it shall be spent and who
shall have the spending of our tax
money.
i- To this end, a convention is call
ed of all taxpayers in Crook County
to meet in Prinevilie, Oregon, on
the evening of Tuesday, April 3rd,
for the purpose of forming a Better
Roads Association. It will naturally
be impossible for every taxpayer in
the county to be present, but eacn
locality is urged to select a number
of representatives and to see that
their representatives attend
Respectfully,
J. W. Stanton, S. S. Stearns, B.
F. Johnson, S. W. Yancey, Jay H.
Upton, Ross R. Robinson, A. R. Bow
man, Oscar C. Hyde, G. H. Russell.
Jess Yancey, L. D. Claypool, H. G.
Davis, Joe Lister, J. P. Doherty, O.
C. Claypool, E. O. Hyde, M. D., J.
W. Crooks, Newsom Creek Rabbit
Club, by Homer Norton, secretary.
L
LEAGUE IS ASSURED
Five cities were represented at s
meeting in Bend at the Emblem
Club on Tuesday night to talk over
the idea of organizing a baseball
league for Central Oregon. The
meeting was called together by Carl
A. Johnson of the Bend Athletic
Club and the following representa
tives of the different cities were
present: R. L. Schee of the Prine
vilie Commercial Club, C. A. John
son of the Shevlin-Hixon Mill, E. J.
KJngsley of Culver, C. A. Stover of
Bend, and J. L. Campbell of Madras.
R. L. Schee was appointed chairman
of the meeting protem and J. L.
Campbell was appointed secretary
protem.
The league was assured the back
ing of the different cities and little
else was accomplished due to the
fact that this meeting was called to
see whether or not Central Oregon
wanted a baseball league. It was
voted to appoint a director from
each club and these directors will
meet in Bend on Monday night at
which time a league will be organiz
ed and officers elected. The above
named committee will also be in at
tendance. , The town of Redmond
was not represented at the meeting
but a letter from them stated that
they wanted to be in the league.
It was also voted to send invitations
to Metolius and W.arm Springs and
this would give the league eight
clubs. Manager Ed Albee of the
Prinevilie baseball team will be
Prineville's representative. Play
ball!