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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CRdOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 23, 1917
NO. 41
INJURED MAN LIES ALL
II. L. KIUWKLL HAH (Alt 1E
tttllOVKD IIV 1-lItK
ACCIDENT ON CRIZZLY TUESDAY
IIIh.Iuk Car Rolled Down Mountain
rilde Driver Rendered I'ncon
Miuun by Fall to Earth
II. I.. Kldwnll, well known dealer
In livestock In Crook County and
the. Portland markets, lay unron
ious on tho top of Orlxrly moun
tain from about 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening until 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning, whnn he recovered surfl
tlently to attempt to atari toward
Trtncvllln on foot, tie waa picked
up about 4:30, by J, 8. Newblll, In
a dazed condition, In tho road on
the north side of the mountain, and
was brouRht to Prlnevllle (or medic
al aid.
Mr. Kldwnll waa returning from
a trip In the Grizzly country where
be ha been buying horses and juat
after reaching the summit of the
mountain hli car buret Into flame.
He jumped front the machine lm
mediately and muat have fallen on
his head for he has a number of
had cuts and bruises, which render
ed him unconscious.
tie Is resting easier and no doubt
will recover,
The machine, left without a
driver, plunged flaming, down the
mountain side and was almost en
tirely consumed. It waa a Bulck
four.
Mr. Kldwnll Is unable to explain
the cause of the Are and of course
knows nothing of what happened
after he jumped from the machine.
It waa Insured.
HYDE-WII.HON Nl'PTIAIJS
Carl C. Hyde, mechanic with the
Coast Artillery at Fort Columbia,
and Blanche Wilson were married
August 9th, by Rev. T. M. Minard,
of the First Divine Science Church
in Portland. Carl la the son of Dr.
and Mrs. K. 0. Hyde of this city and
was In business here until enlisting
In the Coast Artillery about four
months ago.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Wilson, of Halsey,
and has been teaching in and near
Prlnevllle for several years.
DEATH OF MRS. EMILV EVANS
Mrs. Emily Evans died at- her
home on Mill Creek, August 13,
1917, after an Illness of several
weeks.
Mrs. Evans was born In Wales,
February 14, 1846, and crossed the
ocean In I860, settling in Wisconsin.
She was married to II. P. Evans In
1867 and they moved to Oregon In
1877.
She is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Mrs. Han
nah Sears, and Mrs. Kathertne Starr
and one son, David J. Evans.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church August 14.
LARGE TIMBER DEAL
The transfer of 10,000 acres of
tirabor luntla In the Blue Mountains
east of Prlnevllle to the Government
for a like amount adjacent to their
holdings will be completed soon by
the RogerB Lumber Company of
Minneapolis, !
The blocking of these lands,
which has been going on for Beveral
months is preparatory to the build
ing of a mill at Prlnevllle whore the
timber will be manufactured into
lumber and lumber products.
Paul C. Garrison, representative
f the Rogers company, will take up
his residence in Prlnevllle soon so
that he will be nearer his work.
Oregon Inter-State Fair, Oct. 3-6,
FANIIIO.V 8HOW AT LYRIC
Gowns To He Exhibited On Living
Model
A one act comedy,
'How a
will be
Woman Keeps a Becret,'
staged at the Lyric In connection
with the regular picture program
Wednesday, August 29.
The production - Is In charge of
Mrs. II. A. Clark and the cast In
cludes eleven ladles of Prlnevllle.
The purpose of this Is to exhibit
samples of work made at the
Fashion Shop by Mrs. Hobus and
Miss Phelps.
All of the gowns to be worn were
designed by this firm.
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR INTER STATE FAIR
The directors of the Oregon Inter
State Fair have several alterations
anil additions to the grounds that
they expect to have made before the
opening day of this year's fair. One
will be to remove the band stand
from the center of the ampltheatre
In order that people seated will have
a perfect view of the entire track.
As It Is now arranged the view Is
obstructed. It is very likely that
a section of bleachers will be erect
ed at the south end of the ampl
theatre In order to accommodate
the crowds." '' " P
A new dlry barn will be erected
to provide room for the large herds
of dairy cattle that are coming. This
barn will bold 40 bead of dairy
slock and will be greatly appreciat
ed by the dairymen.
Plana are rapidly being made for
the Fair and a definite program of
attractions will soon be annouced.
The premium lists have been
mailed out and If you have not re
ceived one, write the manager at
onc- , . ' r .,,"
Prlnevllle ' will be docorated for
the big event as it never has been
before as a special decorator has
been secured to decorate the
streets, business houses, and build
ings at the fair grounds. There will
bo more outside visitors at the fair
this fall than at any previous fair
and it will be up to the residents of
Prlnevllle to open their homes and
help provide rooms for our guests.
A canvass of the city will be
made soon and all the rooms will be
listed In order to send people di
rect to them, however anyone hav
ing rooms to rent will please notify
R. L. Schee at once giving number
of rooms and price of same.
FACTS CONCERNING
A few of the striking facta con
cerning the project are listed below:
Ochoco Reservoir
Area water surface at elevatlo of
creBt of dam, about 1180 acres.
Length of reservoir, 3.38 miles.
Average width of reservoir, one-
half mile.
Length of shore line, 10 miles.
Storage capacity, 47,000 acre feet.
Ochoco Dam
Maximum height above river bed,
125 feet.
Volume, about 606,000 cubic
yards.
Length along crest, 1000 feet.
Width of top, 20 feet.
Thickness at base, up and down
stream, 600 feet.
Spillway capacity, 10,000 cubic
feet per second, normal, 20,000
cubic feet per second, extreme
emergency.
Greatest recorded flood flow
Ochoco Creek, 1060 cubic feet per
second.
Main Canal
Capacity, from 200 to 25 second
feet.
Length, about 22 miles.
Length concrete lined canal, 2
miles.
' Length earth canal, 17 miles.
Length flume, one mile.
Length tunnel, 2000 feet.
Main Laterals
Capacity, from 2 to 20, second
feet.
Length, about 160 miles.
Drainage System '.'.''
Area, approximately 2000 acres,
Pumping Segregation
Area, about 1600 acres. '
, Maximum height pumped to, 100
feet above main canal.
OCHOCO DIST. LANDS
OE HIGHEST
CAREFUL INVEHTIGATIOJf MADK
ItOM HALE POSSIBLE
ENGINEER REA VERY EFFICIENT
Hucrcxn of Project Realized Because
of It Merit and Proper Hand
ling of Entire Proceeding
Since the sale of the Ochoco Irri
gation District bonds has been suc
cessfully made, and contracts se
cured at reasonable figures with the
largest construction Arm on the
coast, people who know most about
the condition of the money market
and prices for labor, material and
ail kinds of supplies are wondering
how this can be done at this time.
The answer is that the lands to be
Irrigated are of the highest quality,
that the supply of water Is to be
had without any question, and that
the thorough manner In which the
board, Project Engineer R. W. Rea,
and those who were associated In
the work carried out the Investiga
tion made all who were Interested
in securing the sale of the bonds
and the contracts for construction
know that the project Is right, and
absolutely worthy.
The complete survey of the proj
ect and its resources, together with
the difficulties that will have to be
coped with, and the fact that these
estimates are found to be correct la
every case when investigated by the
most able authorities that are to
be bad causes everyone to realize
that, even in these trying times,
the project is worth the most loyal
support.
The efficient and untiring effort
of Engineer Rea, who not only made
the necessary surveys but actually
carried the bond sale to successful
completion, is worthy of more than
passing notice, at this time also.
A review at the admitted facts
concerning the project is Interesting
just at this time.
The water supply of the Ochoco
Project Is to be taken from two
watersheds drained respectively by
Ochoco and McKay Creeks. The
former has an area, above the
Ochoco Dam, of 300 square miles,
of which aproximately 62 per cent
is located within the boundaries of
the Ochoco National Forest Reserve.
The McKay storage has an area of
40 square miles above the proposed
dam site, of which approximately
62.5 per cent lies in the forest re
serve. The records of stream flow on
Ochoco Creek,, kept by the U. S.
Geological Survey, show that, for
the six years for which records ex
ist, including part of 1917? the av
erage yield of the Ochoco water
shed at dam site is 64,600 acre feet,
not including water used on lands
In reservoir site. Over a period of
14 years, the Geological Survey es
timates that the average flow will
be 64,900 acre feet, the minimum
being 22,800 and the maximum
92,000 acre feet.
The flow of McKay Creek, as
Bhown by one full year's records,
amounted to 16,760 acre feet during
the Beason of 1916. This water will
be admitted to the main canal at
the crossing of McKay Creek, the
canal being designed with ample
capacity in order that as much of
the flow of this water shed may be
utilized during the flood period as
is practicable. Use of this water
conserves an equal quantity In
Ochoco Reservoir.
Records show that the combined
yield of the two water sheds is suf
ficient to assure an ample supply of
water at the land throughout the
growing season, in addition to all
seepage and other transmission
losses. A duty of 1.91 feet per acre
per season at the land is used in all
calculations for water supply.
Many years of successful crop
raising, both with and without irrir
gation wat, have served to give
the soils of the project "the acid
test" as to fertility and productive
ness. The alfalfa-fed steers of the
Ochoco Valley seem to fatten'
STORES TO CLOSE FOR
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CELEBRATION OK OCHOCO BOND
SALE SET FOR LABOR DAY
BAND MUSIC FOR OCCASION
Annual Event Will Be Hummer
Everyone From Town and Coun
try Urged to be Present
Prineville's business houses will
close for the Harvest Festival at
McKay grove, whicO will be held
September 3, and everyone who can
possibly attend will be there, for
the occasion will be a Dicnic and
celebration combined.
The plan was to have a ceneral
Jollification when the bonds for th
irrigation district were sold, and It
was decided to make this conform
with the Harvest Festival this year.
t A general program of sports has
been outlined, music will be oro-
vided by the band, and a full day is
promised for the large crowd that
is sure to attend.
The band will play on the streets
here about 9 o'clock, and cars will
start for the picnic grounds im
mediately after that hour. More
music will follow at the grounds.
and the program will commence im
mediately after.
quicker and on a proportionately
smaller ration of the local alfalfa,
than do steers fed on the alfalfa
hay grown In other localities. This
has been proven by actual test.
Much of the tbench land within
the district is now "dry" farmed
and, except in seasons of slight or
no rainfall, very satisfactory crops
of wheat, oats, barley and rye are
raised. .
Climatic conditions In the Prlne
vllle Valley are nearly Ideal for the
full maturing of hay, grasses, grains
and root crops. The average an
nual temperature as shown by U. S.
Weather Bureau records for 1906,
was 48.0. The average range
of temperature is from about 0
degrees in winter to 100 degrees
in summer. Frosts are no more se
vere nor erratic than In other agri
cultural districts in the Northwest
of equal altitude.
At this time all lands within the
District (under the canals) are held
In private ownerships. The acreage
in individual tracts ranges from 40
acres, upwards. It Is a fact, now
universally recognized, that the real
security behind the bonds of an Ir
rigation project Is the high class of
settlers who occupy the lands of the
project for no mater how much
water may be at hand, no matter
how good the soil is, no matter how
good every other feature of the
project may be, if the man on the
land isn't intelligent, hard working,
progressive and solid, the project is
doomed to failure. -
The Ochoco project is singularly
fortunate in that practically two
thirds of its area is settled and till
ed by a class of farmers who have
been succesful heretofore and who,
with the full benefit of the stored
water to aid them, will insure the
highest success for themselves and
the project.
LEE THOMAS COMMITTED
Judge Springer Took Young Man to
State Institution Friday
Lee Thomas, a young man whose
former home was in southern Ore
gon, was committed to the state
training school and Judge Springer
left with him for Salem, Friday of
last week.
McDonnell in custody
Brought In by Sheriff Knox From
Burns Thursday Evening
' Sheriff Knox brought in a young
man named McDonnell from Burns
Thursday evening and is holding
him on a' charge of larceny until
the opening of the September term
of circuit court.
YANCEY LIKKH AVIATION
Two Prlnevllle Men Are Now Train
ing In Ohio
In a splendid letter received this
week from Warren Yancey by Dis
trict Attorney Wlrtz, Mr. Yancey,
who is in the 13th Aero Squadron
now In training at Fairfield, Ohio,
says that he can truthfully say that
the aviation branch of the service is
a credit to Uncle Sam and that the
field at Fairfield is an Ideal training
spot for the corps. Earl Crain, of
Prlnevllle, is a member of the 20th
Squadron, also stationed at Fair
field. Mr. Yancey says It makes a
fellow feel good to know that their
efforts are appreciated at home.
$100,000 WORTH OF
LAND SOLD THIS WEEK
Transactions in real estate for the
past week will total about 1100,000.
Most of these sales have been of
lands under the Ochoco Irrigation
district and have been made to
Prlnevllle people who are In a posi
tion to know the value of these
lands with water on them.
The sales have been divided be
tween Individual owners and the
Oregon & Western Colonization Co.,
who have also sold a number of
tracts of grazing lands.
Two deals have been. closed for
property that will becoi te city lota
and acreage. These e both on
the north aide of the clt. ' ,
A. W. Grater sold 25 a.. to a
group of local men who will plat the
tract, and Farmer Powell purchased
the 120 acres from J. W. Boone and
J. O. Powell just outside J the city
limits.
Tbe consideration for the former
was 12500, the later about twice
that amount.
, J, N. Williamson bought the John
Watkins 320 for $26,000. M. E.
Brink sold 120 acres of his land to
Robinson and Upton. R. Spalinger
bought the Snyder 120 for $2500,
and a number of other private sales
have been made.
The Oregon & Western Coloniza
tion Company report the following
sales under the district: Frank Fos
ter and R. A. Bowman, 320; W. F.
King, 120; J. H. Gervin, SO; Helen
Claypool, 80; L. N. Nichols, 80 and
Guy Lafollette 480.
They also sold grazing lands as
follows: Walter Elliott, 2560; H.
D. Dunham, 1100 and J. N. William
son, 1280.
PRINKVILE ROD & GUN CLUB
Organized and Active Liberated 7
Crates Pheasants This Week
The Prlnevllle Rod & Gun Club
has been organized with H. D.
Peoples, president; L. M. Bechtell,
vice president and H. R. Lakin, sec
retary. Annual dues are $1. Drop
In and leave your dollar with Mr.
Lakln.
The club received seven crates.
each containing 12 Chinese pheas
ants, this week and liberated all of
them near Prlneville.
HOT SPRINGS RESORT
Lister Family Enjoyed Outing at
Suplee 100 Miles From Here
Joe Lister and family . returned
Tuesday from a three weeks' trip to
the Paulina country. While there
they visited the Suplee hot springs
in company with iL J. Lister and
family.
These springs are situated 24
miles east of Paulina, which makes
the total distance from Prlnevllle
about 100 miles.
They are of a mineral nature,
very hot, and afford an excellent re
sort. The roads are very good from
Paulina to the springs, but are not
good between this city and Paulina
bridges being especially bad.
RAILROAD BUSINESS ACTIVE
Prlnevllle Men in Portland Closing
Important Deal
T. M. Baldwin, D. F. Stewart, C
S. Edwards and L. M. Bechtell are
in Portland today on business con
nected with the Prineville railroad
They have two or three impor
tant matters to close regarding the
early completion of the road, and
will no doubt have interesting news
on their return.
6000ACRESNEXTYEA!t
HAH ORDERED SAGE GRUBBERS
AND TRACTORS FOR WORK
Will PREPARE EOl 1918 CKC?
Warm Water From Reservoir Will
Make Lands Very Valuable
Will Sow Spring Wheat
Watson P. Davidson, president of
the Oregon Western Colonization
Company, announced yesterday that
he Is preparing to farm the 609
acres of land that his company yet
owns under the .Ochoco Irrigation
Project. . . , ,
These lands have been in sac
brush always, and his company has)
rented them wherever they could
rented, but no effort has been mad
to farm them because of the fact
that there was no supply of water.
The fact that the district is as
sured makes the lands very valuable
Mr. Davidson says, and he has al
ready ordered four large Idaho sag
brush grubbers and Is making aa
effort to secure aa many small farm
tractors to pull them.,
The fact that water from th
Ochoco reservoir will be warm whea
It reaches these lands will make it
of the greatest value to growinc
crops Mr. Davidson thinks, and hi
company will crop all the land
that are not sold this fall.
.Spring wheat will be sown b
says, and with the ,1918 crop guar
anteed . by the government at not
less than $2.40 per bushel he says
that there can be no risk in th
venture.
These lands are scattered over
the project In alternate sections.
and will be operated in the same
large manner that Mr. Davidson haa
handled other like tracts in the
eastern part of the land grant where
the venture haa always proves
profitable for him. :
74,000 ACRES OPEN
FOR ENTRY SEPT. 24
The Interior Department an
nounced yesterday that 74,000 acres
of land which is the tract north of
Bear Creek butte and east of Powell
Butte, will be open for homestead
entry at The Dalles land office on
September 24, and that applications
will be received 20 days prior to
that time. This is known as list 20,
and has been held by the C. O. I.
Co. for irrigation.
IRRIGATION CO. RATES SET
Public Service Commission Sets the
Squaw Creek Rates at 60 Cents
The Public Service Commission
of Oregon Issued an order recently
which becomes effective on Sept. 1,
to the effect that the rates for water
for the Squaw Creek Irrigation Co.
are to be raised from 35 cents per
acre foot to 60 cents, and that a
specified percentage of this must be
set aside for depreciation.
The order Is the! result of a pe
tition of the company for permission
to Increase their rates to $1.00 per
acre foot. ;-"viv.
The hearing waa" held In May at
Sisters, Oregon. '. "
BOOSTER BIBLE CLUB
Young Men Will Open Library and
Employment Bureau
Young men 'Of the Baptist church
have organized the Booster Bible
club, and Will open a reading room
soon In the basement of the Baptist
church In this city.
They will also, ', find employment
for those who wish it, and assist in
the betterment of community condi
tions In other, ways.
Harry Stearns la president and
Hobart Reams secretary of the or