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Crook Couumty Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 2, 1917
NO. 38
CONVENTION DATES .
ARE OCTOBER 15-18
CONSERVE STOCK CAT
TLE FOR FUTURE YEARS
E. N. HURLEY
EARTH INJURING FOUR
IS NOW EFFECTIVE
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VON LUDEN00RFF
PAVF.M'OHT, TIUI'MAN AMI
( I.AKK Ml KKKIt MOST
WORK OF REBUILDING BEGUN
All Injured I ill i-rttit lly, Many llrok-i-ii
llonr Itrmill Kori'Miail
Mllll IIUllll ;iim'
Tin huge nil", the biggest west
tit tho Mississippi, crashed to rth
about four o'clock Huturiliiy aflor-
ooti. carrying with It four work
men and nnrrowly nilitHlnK others
who wero worklnK Inside and
round It.
Hoy Davenport waa caught be
neath tho tona of wreckage, after a
full of morn than fifty feet, and hi
Ufa waa wived by tho fact that
much of tho weight of the heavy
staves waa held off of him by
largo hay chopper that atood near
by.
Davenport had several rlba brok
en, some 'of which punctured his
lungs, and suffered other Internal
Injuries, Ha Is badly bruised, but
baa excellent chances for recovery,
although it waa doubtful at first
whether he would live. He had
bardly recovered from a broken leg
received some months ago In mo
tor truck accident near this city.
Mlko Trapman sustained a broken
rib, waa badly brulaed snd suffered
much pain but Is doing nicely.
E. T. Clark jumped onto the top
f a large dairy barn, across which
the alio fell, and escaped with
broken bone In tha left arm, and
bruises about tho head and body.
The foreman, who waa superin
tending the work, Jumped onto the
barn also and received a few bruises
on the hack and spine, but his In
juries were less serious than the
other men.
George Dixon and a helper were
Inside the silo, passing lumber to
the mon on top. He waa first to
notice that all was not well, and
shouted to the other men, which
no doubt aaved their Uvea.
As he started to loave the silo. It
tell with a craah, just as an Im
mense barrel might overturn, and
caught Dixon as he was stepping
through a hole In the wall, on the
side away from which It fell. He
was pitched headlong, several foet
way.
Tbe silo was 14 feet In diameter
and was to have been 76 feet high.
The first section was completed,
another was almost In place, mak
ing the height 60 feet, when tbe
ecldent occurred.
The entire structure was rased,
and waa a mass of wreckage. It is
being built of long staves, perhaps
twenty or more feet in length and
one and a halt Inches thick by six
inches In width.
The ground (has been cleared and
work on rebuilding It was com
menced Monday morning.
A strong breeie was blowing at
the time the accident occurred
which perhaps started the structure
to moving.
SEATTLE MARKETS
Portland.
Wheat Club $2.14; bluestem $2.20;
icd Russian. $2.12; forty-fold, $2.15.
n.irlr.v No. 1 feed. S45 ner ton.
Hay
Tlmotny, $-6 per ion; atiaira,
118.
Ruttei
Crenmnry, 40c.
-Ranch, 34c.
-Eastern Oregon, 61c; valley,
Mohair 65c per lb
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem $2.17; turkoy red,
12.17; fortyfold, $2.14; club, $2.14;
fife, $2.14; red Russian, $212.
Barley $43.50 per ton.
Butter 43c.
Eggs Ranch, 42o.
General Von Ludendorff, Von Hln
denbsrj's right hand man, said to bs
ths real brslns of the German General
Staff.
LIEUT. ROSENBERG IS
HONORED BY CLUB
Lieutenant Rosenberg left Fri
day evening for Ft. Douglas, I'tah,
where he will take up his work In
the army.
lie was given a farewell address
at the club luncheon Friday noon,
when' Jay H. Upton, speaking tor
the men . present, thanked him for
tbe able manner In which he had
conducted the affairs of the lunch
eons during hi administration, and
assured him that every man who
attends the functions appreciates
the fact of his service, and the
sacrifices that he was making in
enlisting In the army at this time.
He appointed Lake M. Hechtell
to act as chairman of the luncheons
In tho future, which action was
heartily approved by the mon pres
ent, as positively no bettor man
could be chosen for this Important
work.
Homer Ross reported that work
will be done on the Ochoco road
soon, perhaps this year, and that
the Canyon Creek road would be
next In line for improvement.
An Interesting report was made
by Agricultural Agent Blanchard
covering work accomplished by htm
during the season,
Tbe luncheon tomorrow will be
held at Hotel Oregon.
STEWART PARTY ON TRIP
Missed Relatives on Road to Rose
burg and Ashland
J. E. Stewart and party left
Prineville Monday morning for
Roseburg and Ashland where they
expected to visit with relatives.
R. C. Hatley and party, of Sump
ter, brother-tn-law was In Rose
burg and the twq expected to re
turn to Prineville together. The
latter party decided to start on tbe
return a few dnys earlier than at
first planned however, and arrived
yesterday noon, having passed Mr.
Stewart while he was at Crater
Lake.
A telegram from Mr. Stewart yes
terday announced that he is on his
way back to Prineville, and will ar
rive here tonight.
SHEEP FAT SAYS WILLIAMSON
Summer Ranges Arc Good Dut the
Autumn Is a Question
J. N. Williamson returned the
last of the week from the Cascades
where he is summering 6000 head
of snoop.
He reports summer ranges good
and grass growing in the high
mountains. Ills sheep are fat and
doing well, although he is anxious
for rain as Is everyone else. . ,
The situation during the fall
months will be extremely serious he
says unless we get some good rains
by or during September.
He feels no Immediate cause for
alarm however, and says the sheep
business has a bright future. He
is a strong advocate of sheep on
every farm, according to Us capacity.
riUKJHAM MF.INU PLANNED FOB
ISIU MEETING
FEDERAT10N0F WOMEN'S CLUBS
Prineville In Kind Interior Town To
Secure Such Meetings
l'urjHHW-a Are Hrnuil
The Oregon Federation of Wom
en's flu hs will meet In this city for
four days, the date being October
16-16-17-18, 1917.
The program for the biggest
meeting that the federation has yet
held is being prepared, and will be
announced at an early date.
This will be the seventeenth an
nual meeting of the federation, It
having been organized on October
24. 1899, at Portland.
Previous meetings have been held
at Portland, Pendleton, Astoria,
Baker, Eugene, Salem, LaQrande,
Forest Grove, The Dalles, Roseburg,
Hood River and Seaside.
The federation has wide range
of work. It is composed of the
membership of tbe various women's
clubs of the state, 131 In number
which pay a fee of 10 cents each
per member, toward the mainte
nance of the federation.
The federation, as a unit, sup
ports clean and good legislation,
civic improvement, home economics,
literature and music Improvement,
and many other good things for the
betterment of conditions generally,
and has done much good with a
liberally supported fund for the re
lief of tuberculosis sufferers.
A scholastic loan fund is main
tained also, for the purpose of as
sisting worthy students in securing
an educatinon.
The club is a monument to the
fact that in union there is strength,
and they have evidently realized
but a small measure of their real
power, tor they should be able to
secure Just as many results in the
state as the local club alwaya can
secure In the city where It makes
The first
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VJVVTH TM? TALE1 F VO SUCCESS IM TWE OTV.
DIMMING OK LIGHTS ON ALL
AIW IS NOW KKOIIKED
LICENSE FEES ARE DOUBLED
No Person I'mlcr Fifteen Years May
Drive Tar Alone Keep Out
Of Car If Not Invited
Oregon's new motor law Is now
effective. It has many requirements
that affect every owner of a car.
For example, all lights must be
dimmed on the road. No light shall
be permitted with the "glare" that
is common to most' head lights.
While it Is not specified just bow
these lights shall be fixed, any ar
rangement that will prevent the
blinding light which is common In
meeting a car on the road is pre
sumed to be sufficient.
There are a number of good pat
ented lenses with which you may
equip your lights to comply with
the law, and which are of great
benefit for the safety of the owner
of the car and his passengers.
The new license fees, which are
double the former fees, are now
collectable, but will not apply this
year to those already owning cars,
who have secured licenses tor the
current year.
Next year however, all will pay
the Increased amount.
No person under fifteen years of
age Is allowed to operate a car un
less ccompanied by one -ot his
parents.
If you get Into any car without
permission you are liable to fine
under another provision of the new
law. Throwing glass or any article
on the roadway that may prove in
jurious to a car is punishable by a
fine also.
Other provisions of the new law
are:
Most important from a financial
standpoint is the doubling of the
licenses of all automobiles.
It is estimated that tor the first
year under this new law about
$250,000 will be available for use
by the State Highway Commission,
I J. O.
. , jf ill
Edward N. Hurley, formerly of ths
Federal Trade Commission, who has
been made head of ths Shipping
Board.
INTER-STATE FAIR
PREMIUM LIST READY
The premium list for the Oregon
Inter-State Fair was Issued yester
day, having been printed in tbe
Journal office. '
It is 96 page book, and con
tains a full list of premiums which
will be paid at the fair this fall,
Phone or address R. L. Schee and
he will be pleased to mall you a
copy. ..' - v
this being for the payment ot in
terest and redemption ot the $6,-
000,000 issue of bonds for. good
roads throughout the state. ,
For tbe first time In Oregon, mo
tor trucks are defined.
Slow-going vehicles must keep to
the right boundary line of road.
Signal must be made by drivers
before making a turn on any road
Complete lists of registrations
and transfers are to be furnished
law officers and are to be on file
with County Clerks tor public in
spection. Provision is made for penalties
for the throwing of glass or other
materials which might cause dam
age to a car; for tampering with
another's car or even climbing Into
the same. '
Heavy trucks are prohibited from
operating over roads except by
authorization of accredited county
agent.
HAS FINE CROP OF WHEAT
Powell Has 50 Acres
Will Pay Big; Returns
That
J. O. Powell has a field of SO
acres of wheat that will pay a re
turn of not less than $75 per acre
if present indications count for any
thing. The grain is Just a half mile east
ot this city, and has been well irri
gated. It is Marcus wheat, is clean
filling well.
Powell planted this field
late, and the wheat was
s a nurse crop with alfalfa
The alfalfa is about a foot high in
the wheat and a good stand, but
the wheat will of course be threshed
and will yield not less than 30 and
perhaps 40 bushels per acre Mr.
Powell estimates. The straw, con
taining alfalfa, will be ot consider
able value also, Mr. Powell figures.
This is being grown on land that
was offered for $125 per acre last
year. He has a field of oats ad
joining that is excellent also.
BOOTEN SHIPPED TWO CARS
Market Improved Over Last Week
Cattle 80 Cents Vp
Reuben Booten, of Post, shipped
two cars of catlle to Portland last
week and was on Monday's market.
He found the run much less than it
has been for the past few weeks,
and the market stronger with' a
price ranging from 25 to 50 cents
above recent quotations. Sales were
being made as high as $9.00.
The Journal Is only $1.60 a year
HA V 81PPLT WILL UK FOB
( 'OWN AND YOUNG STIFF
TO DISCOURAGE FEEDING BEET
Future of Industry Would R la
Peril Hay Should be Offered
To Iocal Stockmen First
A definite movement will perhaps
be made during the next few day
by the big stockmen of the com
munity, assisted by the local bank
and others who are interested, to
prevent the feeding of large quanti
ties of alfalfa and other hay to beef
this fail and winter, and save tha
supply for the herds of cows and
calves that will be necessary to the
Industry in years to come.
The supply of hay will not be suf
ficient for all of these, unless the
most business-like handling of the
matter is effected at once, and feed
ing of beef in any quantity this year
is out of the question.
There is no denying the fact that
the Industry is In a place where co
operative effort is necessary, and aa
the local stockmen can afford to
pay as much as anyone for the
Ochoco and Crooked river hay,
which is admittedly of high quality,
no ,' sales should be made at any
price to non residents.
The quality of the Prineville cat
tle Is high, and it has taken yean
to build the herds to the point they ,
have now reached. No doubt a
shortage of feed will never be- felt '
so keenly as. at the present time,
for more land is being irrigated
each year which will add to the hay
production, and any movement that
will decrease the number ot stock
cattle will be a loss to the com
munity as well as the individual
growers.
The matter is as important to the
people who make business of pro
ducing hay for the market as it is)
tor the cattlemen themselves, for
their Interests are the same in this
regard.
The actual supply of hay in the)
vicinity ot Prineville is not very far
below the normal. Some ranches)
will produce a noticeable increase
over last year in fact, but, other
parts of the county are less for
tunate, and the grain hay crop la
not more than twenty per cent of
the normal amount.
The need of irrigation was never
more clearly demonstrated, ana
farmers on the lands north ot Prine
ville are anxiously planning to se
cure water next year through the
Ochoco Irrigation District system.
HAILED 50,000 SHINGLES
H. G.
Ferris Brought Quarter C
Load on Monday
H. G. Ferris, who has the con
tract for hauling ties for the Prine
ville railroad, brought in the largest
load of shingles that ever came
to Prineville, on Monday.
He hauled 8500 pounds or 50,009
shingles, which was just a quarter
of a car load.
They were for the new barn
which Alex Hinton is building on
McKay to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire on his place there.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Plans are being completed for
the second annual harvest festival
which will be held at the McKay
grove on September 3.
There will be a band concert,
speakers from abroad, all kinds ot
sports including Indoor baseball,
and individual contests for prizes.
A basket dinner at noon will be
one feature that always pleases and
a number of original stunts are be
ing planned for the day. Plan now
to attend.