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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 12, 1917
NO. 22
WILL BEGIN GRADING
RAILROAD APRIL 20
A HERD OF POLLED ANGUS CALVES
SUGAR BEET TESTS
TO BE MADE THIS YEAR
J )) KO SAVS TF.AMS WILL UK
AT UdltK II V A IM t K DATE
WORK WEST FROM PRINEVILIE
( rtmmi'iic Intf Hi Nurili F.nil f Miiln
Street Many Camp Ml lie
riiiri-il Along I Ik- Line
Wm. Jolinmiii, of E. T.
JoliiiHim
& Co., who luivo tin. contract for the!
ErHilliiK of the Prinevilie railway, 1
vm lu th.' city Monday, and he In-:
formml Tim Journal that grading!
wlll bo Marled all along the liii
during tho next ton day. Somoi
iibroiitrHi'tora are already al work.
Work will bn starlm' at the north;
end of MiiIii street during tho next
ten days" ald Mr. Johnaon, "and
we will entahlliih a number of camps
along the Hun, and rush tho KriidhiK
k rapidly an poHHlhlo
"The work will bo finished by the'
first of AiiKUHt If possible, and Sep
tember 1 will bn tho limit of time
m-eded, whlrh will rive 30 duya for
ihf laying of thn ralh bi-fore On-tohi-r
1."
Mr. Johnaon sulci that tho war
would not alToit tln-lr plana In the
lat. and that bn iitU:ipati no
troublu In K'-ttliiK laborers. Al
though Id In ninn are fow here, con
ditions are different in othur looal-Itl.-K
h aaid, and the work would
he ruahed Juat a It haa bnen plan
ned. Mr. Jolumon waa aixonipanled on
hla trip by J. W. Powell who la
member nf thn contracting firm.
HAVE ENLISTED TO DATE
It more populous communitloa
would furnlHh as many recrulta for
the army and navy as haa Prlnevlllo,
there would be no occasion for talk
of conaerlption.
Kleven mon have already been ac
cepted for service and as many more
will present tlinmaolves for exami
nation during the next ten days.
Those who have been accepted
are:
Otto Hodgca, Herman Wallace,
Rndor Pnic'tt, Garrett Stark, John
M alien, Albert Kerry, Clay Church,
Oren Noble, Auatin Wilson, Edward
McFarland and W. F. McMullen.
It is reported that Otto Hodges
paused tho phyaical examination
with tho hlglicHt number of points
of any recruit In the state.
RKSI LT OF TONd WAR
(o How llecitnie Insane anil
milled Suicide
Ciim-
The effect of tho tong war which
has been raging In Portland and
other coast cities is responsible for
the death of Go Bow wno committed
suicide in tho county Jail yesterday
during tho noon hour.
Go Bow received a letter a short
time ago, which he considered
threatened his life. He became in
sane and was committed to the
county Jail on Monday ot this week.
YeBterday he developed violent
symptoms, and was put into the cell.
When the sheriff returned from din
ner, he was dead, sitting upright on
the bed, with his head reclining
against the wall.
Just how the suicide was commit
ted the authorities are unable to tell.
Go Bow waB about 45 years of
ago and had been in Prinevilie about
a year, having come from Portland,
where he resldod for the laBt twenty
years. Other local Chinese give no
weight to the theory that he was in
any real dangor from death at the
hands of a "highbinder". .
A special sermon on
will be preached at the
church Sunday evening.
'SlackerB"
Methodist
Now
hMOkl.lt TONIGHT
Al Sominer and Jack .Mini (i
Meet Here 1
Al Hummers, who bo effectively
tamed Hilly George In Portland lugt
""""" a
t round bout tonlKht at the Com-
murclul Club here.
There will be two other exhlbl-
Hona alao.
AND SEATTLE MARKETS
Prices quoted In the local markets !
today are us follows;,
Wheat, marquis, , .. $ 1.60
Illue Stem, 1.65
Hye 1.00
Barloy 40.00
Oats 33.00
Dran 25.00
Midls 33.00
Hay, loose 9.00 Q 10.00
Hay, baled 11.00 Q 13.00
Wood, dry $5.00 $6.00
Wood, green 4. SO 5.00
Gasoline,
Butler, creamery
Duller, country
Butter fat
35;
.60
.45
.37
'.03
.25
1.16
2.25
Potatoes
Eggs
Lard, 5's
Lard, 10's
Klour 8.75
Sugar 9.40
Portland.
Wheat Club 11.81; blueslem $1.86;
red Russian, $1.78; forty-fold, $1.82.
Barley No. 1 Feed, $44.50 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $22 per ton; alfalfa,
$20.
Butter Creamery, 40o.
Eggs Ranch, 29c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 40o; valley,
40c.
Hops 1916 crop, 47o; 1917 con
tracts, nominal.
8eattl.
Wheat Bluestem $1.90; cluh $1.85;
forty-fold, $1.85; red Russian. $1.81;
flfn, $1.85; turkey red, $1.90.
Barley $44 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 42c.
Eggs 310.
HOGS SKI, I. AT $ 11.50
George Russell Sells a Car Without
Cut at Above Price
( with ti beautiful Vlctrola. The pre- hostesses. Those present from
George Russell had a car of hogs sentation speech was made by Mrs. Prinevilie were, Mrs. H. P. Belknap,
on the market at North Portland on I Ada, B. Millican with a very pretty Mrs. Ted Carlson, Mrs. Etta Bel
Monduy, and sold them at $14.50 ! little story concerning the many knap, Mrs. Guy Lafollette, Mrs. C.
without a cut i virtues of Mrs. Summers. : Johnson, Mrs. O. C. Gray, Mrs. R.
Some of them were not fat Mr.
Russell said, and he considers the
price good, everything considered.
He says that hogB will reach $16
at North Portland bofore they drop
in price.
CATTLE TRAIN FROM
A train of thirteen or more cars
of cattle will be shipped over the
Oregon Trunk from Redmond to
Portland Saturday.
E. T. Slayton will ship 4 cars, G.
W. Slayton 2 cars, Dixon & McDow
ell 5 cars and Morgan & Allen 2
cars. ,
Others may be added to the above
amount before the date of shipment
but the above number are sure to go.
Funeral service of Go Bow, the
Chinese cook who died yesterday,
will be held at the Christian church
at 2:30 p. m. today. Interment at
Prinevilie cemetery.
'-. l - -,.- .- . 'OA' fl 4' if f - T. s
being fattened on the Warren, Dixon & McDowell ranch near this
WAS lM.(lli;i AT KFJ).MOM
TIKHIfAV ItV fO.VritACTOIM
FOUR MORE TO ARRIVE TODAY
Hhlpmenu Are Ik-lug Hushed Over
Oregon Trunk Aw Fast Ax
Cam Can lie Had
The first car, one of about seven, J
loaded with machinery and supplies
that will be used for the construe-
tlon of the railroad, was unloaded
at Redmond on Tuesday by repre-
sentatives of Johnson & Company
who have the contract. - ' '
Four more cars were loaded in
were loaded in
i Portland yesterday, and will arrive
in Redmond some time -day over This association has become a game in Prinevilie. Bend will play
the Oregon Trunk for the same strong factor In the stock industry Shevlin-Hixon on the Bend grounds.
Pe0Ple- 'of the state, and is recognized as of j This was the decision of the direct
It is thought that about seven cars fij-gt importance in matters of inter-0rs of the league at a meeting held
will be required to move the total eBt to the stock growers, which is at Culver Friday afternoon,
equipment in for the work, and that the biggest industry in the state' :
tne remaining two will come in be- today.
fore the last of the week. j large number of prominent men
Trouble was experienced in get- wm gpeak and a two days' program
ting the cars, which delayed the crowded to the limit with profitable
shipments a few days. meetings and entertainments which
Favorable spring weather will B provided by the citizens of the
make the work possible along the City will give those who attend one
entire length of the road, and an- cf the best meetings they have yet
other ten days will see the work nai of the association,
well under way all along the line. j. f. Blanchard of this city is on
The Deschutes Power Company is the program for an address, and a
busy with a large crew of men, iarge number of delegates are an
movlng their pole lines at points ticipated from this part of the state,
where they conflict with the grading. !
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN
large Party of F'riends Surprise
Mrs, Mattie Summers
A number of friends of Mrs. Mat-
tie Summers planned a surprise for
her Monday afternoon, that being
her birthday. She was presented
1 She also received many other
gifts together with several boquets
of cut flowers.
Refreshments were served during
the afternoon and a great many
friends called to wish her many
niore happy birthdays. x
A 91,000.00 TWO-YEAR-OLI)
Two-year-old Polled Angus bull, first prize winner at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Show in Portland iast December, purchased by 0. C. Gray from
Geo. Dixon recently at $1,000.
If
CATTLE AND HORSE
INVITATION' KXTF.NIH.U TO A IX
IN PKI.NF.VIIXK COI NTRY
ENTERTAINMENT IS PROMISED
Many Prominent Men In the tnduHtry
Among Speakers J. K. Uluncli
ard to (iive Address '
The annual meeting of the Cattle
and Horse Raisers' Association of
Oregon will be held In La Grande
this year on April 24 and 25 and an
Invitation is extended hy that city
to all who are interested in the in-
w M
the festivities that are being Provld-1
ed by that city for those two days.
FRINEVILLE LADIES AT BEND
Were Guests at New Pilot Butte Inn
Saturday Afternoon
i Mrs. Philip R. Brooks and Mrs.
Wallace C. Birdsall entertained with
an "at home" at the Pilot Butte Inn
Saturday afternoon. These ladies
proved themselves very delightful
A. Clark, Mrs. A. Wise, Mrs. Ada B.
Millican, Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy and
Dolly Hodges.
Maude Brennen opened a summer
school last Monday at district num-
ber 39.
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COMMFKCIAI, (TjI'B KLKCTIOV
Will lie Held at the Club Hall Next
Monday Kvening
The annual election of officers
will be held at the Prinevilie Com
mercial Club next Monday evening.
All members should be present as a
number of Important matters will i
be up for discussion.
WILL VISIT IXM'AL CHAPTER
Worthy Grand Matron WUI Be In
Prinevilie, April 17
The Worthy Grand Matron of the
Order of sthe Eastern Star will be
entertained by the Carnation Chap
ter, No. 44, in this city on Tuesday,
April 17.
All members are urged to
present.
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LEAGUE BASE BALL
SEASON WILL OPEN
By A. Michel
The Central Oregon Baseball
t!m aeo. will crnen its sehednle on
Sun(J April 29th. with the Jeffer-
Ig0n County team playing its opening
PRINEVILLE METHODISTS WIN
Are
First In Triangular
School Contest
Sunday
A Sunday school contest, between
Madras, Bend and Prinevilie Meth
odist ' Sunday schools was won by
the Prinevilie school last Sunday,
Bend being second.
The local Sunday school has ex
perienced a gain in attendance dur
ing the past eight weeks, and has
paid off an old debt ot $90.
BOWKER'S AGAIX
Will Appear in Prinevilie on Wed
nesday, April 18
Bowker's Orchestra will make its
third appearance in Prinevilie on
Wednesday, April 18, at which
time they will play for a dance at
the Club Hall.
WILL BE HELD HAY 5
A local institute will he held at
the high school building in this city!0 Creek Bcho1 of eight "w
on May 6.
While attendance is not compul
sory, it is necessary for the teachers
to be present if they wish to receive
the best credits obtainable.
The program is:
Morning
10:00-10:3 0 Opening.
10:30-10:50 "Testing Our Work",
Mr. A. Schreder.
10:50-11:10 "School and
Social
Progress", Miss Ada Wilde
11:10 "Professional Reading for
Teachers", Dean Earl Kilpatrick.
Afternoon
1:30-1:45 Opening.
1:45-2:10 Selected, Mr. H. C.
Baughman.
Muse.
2:20 "Make the School Serve the
Whole Community", Dean Earl
Kilpatrick.
There will be services at the Cath
olic Church Sunday at 10 o'clock.
A PPM" FOR SKFI AT C ROOK
(OINTY A.K
GREAT INDUSTRY IS POSSIBLE
Kuiiiplcx Will le Shipped to Factory
and Ahuilute Tests of
Quality Made
Through the activities of E. J.
Wilson of the Crook County Bank, a
conclusive test is to be made this
year of the adaptability of the lands
near Prinevilie for the production
of sugar beets.
While a number ot individuals
have planted beets, and the returns
were large fn tonnage per acre, and
at least one test has been made
which proved the quality of the
beets to be very high, this is the
first move ot a general nature that
has been started to test out the ad
visability of having a sugar factory
erected at Prinevilie. o
The test will be conducted under
the direction of the people who pro
pose to establish the plant, and
should it prove successful, as there
is every reason to believe that it
will, a plant will be erected in
Brineville at an early date, possibly
next year for the manufacture of
beet sugar, the only provision being
that a specified number of acres be
signed up to be put into this rev
enue producing crop.
The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
are the people who are interested in
the move, and they propose to con-
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OF CROOK COUNTY
A general movement, which will
result in the planting of every avail
able acre of ground, and every va
cant lot in the city,, has been started
from various sources, as a general
preparedness measure.
This is especially timely as now
Is planting time, and the work for
the year must be planned now.
Everyone who cannot' offer their
services to their country by enlisting
in the army or the navy can till the
soil and assist in the supply of food
for the men at the front, and for
the people at home as well.
County Agriculturist R.' A.
Blanchard, and Supt. J. E. Myers,
visited District No. 1, the Roberts
school and the Dry Creek school in
the interests of Club work and to
encourage the school children to
plant a garden so as to help relieve
the food stress that is quite acute
now and will continue to be more
so as the war proceeds.
They formed a club of nine mem
bers at the Roberts school known as
the Never-Fail Industrial Club.
Frank Houston, president; Frank
Milliorn, vice president, and Laura
Nelson, secretary.
They also started a club at the
known as the Try-It-Out Industrial
Club, president, Geraldine Rimpler;
secretary, Gretchen Splinter. This
makes a list of eight schools that
are doing club work.
The following letter has been
mailed to the boys and girls ot
Crook County:
"We need your services this year
as we never needed ttiem before.
I Tnls great war has Placed many new
problems on our shoulders. The
question is, do we want- to help?
If we do, we can. The present food
shortage promises to increase from
month to month because so many of
our soldier boys will be called from
the farms and then our allies are
greatly in need of greater stores of
food. 1
Let us all resolve to put in a
garden though it may be small so
as to help increase the food produc
tion for this year. Tf we live in
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