Crook
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL XXI
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
AT HARVEST FESTIVAL
f.TOItlX Wil l, tAIHK AND dig
HIOIJC I'llOMISKI)
COME EARLY AND STAY ALL DAY
Rand Mtialr ami KM-nMitK h) promi
nent Men Will Imi I'Vaturr
of lln Program
' A long llBt of prizes had boon
itnmtted by I'rliiKvilIti IjuhIiiokb
kouitea for I ho Harvest Festival unci
rnlehrallon that will be held nt
Gullironl Grove on September 3.
Thn ni'cnxlon In tho annual Iulior
Bay Pl.nlc with which thil year la
frged til" celebration of thn an In
ef thn Orhoco Dlatrlct bodim, and
atart on the ronntructlon of the
rojm-t that will mean ao much to
all who own lamia under the system
aad thn surrounding country aa
wMI.
Stores will be closed all day, and
business men and farmers will have
a general Rood time together.
"Come early and atay all day" la
tan slogan, and no doubt It will be
fallowed by a large crowd of people.
Thoao owning cara ahould not
leave Prlnovllle' without a full load
bft-auae there will be many people
te attend.
Tho Hat of prizes, which are on
display In C. W, Elklni' ahow win
dows la given below:
Inner tuba for Ford, by Inland
Auto. Co., for tho peraon coming
fartheat distance to the picnic In a
Ford car.
Pair leather glovea, by Roaa Rob
laaon. for winner of the fat men's
race.
Black snake whip, by W. J.
Haghes, for the winner of the horse
Continued on page 8
UNUSUAL OPERATION
Ijaral Man Witnessed Own Major
Operation Without Tain
Percy It. Smith, Prlnovllle Jewel
er, la rapidly recovering from an
anaual operation which was per
formed two .weeks ago.
There la nothing unusual about
tkat fact, but the truth of the mat
ter la, the operation was performed
without the uae of anaeathotlca
User than those applied locally,
while the operation was being per
form ed.
This left the patient in his usual
state of mind, so that he could wit
Bess the operation as it progressed.
The operation, which was a her
la, was performed in record time,
aad with less pain than extracting a
tooth evidently, regardless of the
fact that an incision more than five
laches In length was made in his
lower abdomen.
Dr. Horace Belknap Jr., perform
ed the operation, assisted by his
father, and the work was done in
Prlneville.
WRIT OK REVIEW WITHDRAWN
Threatened Hult Against Ochoco
District Melta Away
The writ of review which had
been filed in the Ochoco Irrigation
District matter by parties who
wished to withdraw their lands from
the district, was withdrawn the first
of this week.
This clears the record of any
threatening litigation.
HEM) ON LARCENY CHARGE
Elvert Hoech was taken into
custody at Bend the last of the
week on a warrant charging him
with larceny of an automobile.
The car was sold to Hoech on
some agreement, which ' was not
complied with by him, and he took
the car out of the county, hence the
tharge. '
Ho was arrested on a larceny
eharge some time ago.
Oregon Inter-State Fair, Oct. 3-6
PUIVEVII.I.K,
HAS W-Xl KHACTl'REI) AGAIN
J. ('. PrltrhHt Hufft-r lll An-itli-iit
at Ruthflcld lUnch
J. C. Prltchett was thrown from
a header box at the Ruthfteld ranch
north of this city Thursday morning
and sustained a fracture of the left
log Just below the hip Joint.
He was taken to his home In
Portland tha following ovnulng,. and
la resting as easily aa could be ex
pected. Mr. Prltchett waa driving a team
through a gate when the header box
In which he was riding hit one of
the posts and threw him to the
ground causing the accident.
This Is the same limb that was
fractured last year on Labor Day
when his team became frightened at
an automobile and threw him from
the mowing machine on which he
was riding.
PRINEVILLE PUBLIC
SCEOOLSOPENSEP.IO
Prlnovllle Public Schools will
open September 10 with the follow
ing teachers and their respective
grades:
Principal R. P. Burkhart.
7th Grade Miss Edna Morse.
6th Grade Miss Maude Bllyeu
resigned place not filled.
Eth Grade Miss Sarah Nealelgh.
4th Grade MIbs Oza Myers.
3rd Grade Miss Bess Hendricks.
2nd Grade Mrs. J. H. Wlgle.
1st Grade Mias Leola Estcs.
R. P. Burkhart, of Sumpter, la the
new principal and comes to Prine
ville well recommended and is a
man of wide experience
Several improvements have been
made on the school building during
the summer. Guards have been
placed on the Are escapes and the
floors and stairways have been
painted. Concrete walks have been
built on the-south, east and west
sides of the grounds. A new flag
pole and flag adorn the center of
the front walk. New adjustable
desks were purchased tor the sixth
grade.
KIMBALL RANCH SOLD
$75,000 Deal Completed Includes
800 Head of Cattle
The large Kimball ranch at
Meadow, Including 300 head of cat
tle, has been sold to the Jug Cattle
Company, an auxiliary of the Bald
win Sheep and Land Company, of
Hay Creek and Portland.
This is one of the largest and
best summer ranches in Crook
County. It was formerly owned
by Kimball & Black.
While the exact consideration is
not known it is said to have been
$75,000.
County Journal
PRINEVILLE, CROOK
AM) A PART OK THE LAM) IXCUDKI) IN THE (H H(KX) IRRIGATION DISTRICT
WORK TO START SOON
ON OCHOCO PROJECT
TWOHY P.ROK. CO. PLAN TO BE
I . ON GROl'M) IN 10 DAYK V
ASSEMBLING MEN AND SUPPLIES
Cunip to be KxtablNhed at Big Dum
IxK-atlon KirNt Dirt Will Fly
All Along the Line
Twohy Brothers Company will be
in' Prlneville with a crew, or a
number of crews of men, ready to
start their part of the construction
on the Ochoco Irrigation Project
within the next ten days.
Men and supplies are being as
sembled by these big fellows, who
build railroads and In fact all kinds
of big work, and there will be no
delays after the work starts. It will
be well under way very Bhortly all
along the line, is the announcement
of Project Engineer R. W. Rea who
arrived from Portland yesterday.
The district, besides the task of
setting stakes on the big dam, and
superintending the work all along
the project, will be very busy also
with the laterals and the west end
of the big canal.
Camps are to be established next
week at the big dam by Twohy's and
there will be some of the first work
that will be done.
Mr. Rea is busy getting together
a force of engineers and office men
who will be required to perform
that part of the work and will be
prepared to perform his part of the
huge task in record time.
DEATH OK B. F. SHEPHERD
Benjamin Franklin Shepherd
passed away in a Portland hospital
August 26, following an operation
for appendicitis about two weeks
ago.
Mr. Shepherd was 48 years old
and had been a prominent stockman
of Crook C6unty for a great many
years and was living on his ranch
near Barnes when he was taken
suddenly ill and rushed to Portland
for an operation. i
Funeral services were held Tues
day, August 28, at the residence
establishment of J. P. Finley & Son.
Intorment was at Mt. Scott Park
cemetery near Portland.
Ellis McKinnon and family are
visiting relatives at Burns this week.
COUNTY, OREGON AUGUST 30, 1917
BY RABID COYOTE
FATHER OF PRICK COSHOW VIC
TIM NEAR MILLICAN
WAS RUSHED TO PORTLAND
Caught Animal by Jaws and Held It
While Companion Came to
Aid With Hammer
' A. T. Coshow, father of Price
Coshow of this city, and range rider
for the Horseshoe Bar ranch in the
Hampton Butte country, was at
tacked by a mad coyote Monday
morning while asleep on the ground
at the buccaroo camp. His cheeks
Were both torn open by the crazed
animal before he could defend him
self. Awakened by the pain he seized
the frenzied animal by the jaws and
Lee Riggs, another rider, choked
the brute and killed him with a
hammer.
Mr. Coshow received some very
painful gashes on his cheeks and
one hand was slightly bitten. Ho
was rushed to Portland accompanied
by his son, Price Coshow of Prlne
ville. The head was taken from the
coyote and shipped to Portland
where it will be examined by the
state health officers.
STEWART & CO. HAVE A TRUCK
Light Delivery Will Be Used In
Growing Grocery Business
The up-to-date grocery firm of J.
E. Stewart & Company has pur
chased a new light delivery truck
to be used In connection with their
rapidly growing business.
This is the third firm to adopt the
private delivery, Michel's Grocery
Company being the pioneers in this
system, followed a short time ago
by O. C. Claypool & Company who
have a light delivery Chevrolet.
HAY AT $20 FER TON
Sales Reported at Railroad Points
at Above High Mark
Hay sales are reported at Red
mond and other nearby railway
pointB .at as high as $20 per ton.
Sales locally have not been re-4
ported above $17 although there is
but little hay left unsold.
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FATTENING HOGS ON WHEAT
Oops That Are Too Short To Har
vest Being Hogged Off
F. S. Towner has a large field of
wheat that never reached sufficient
height to be harvested, be also has
a field of alfalta that is much in the
same condition.
He has bought more than,. 100
head of hogs of all sizes, and is in
the market for' 75 more for the
same purpose. They are doing fine
on the fields, and Mr. Towner plans
to have them in shape for the mar
ket soon. Just as fast as a shipment
is ready they will be sold he says,
but should any of them require it,
feed will be bought and they will
be finished in pens.
Chas. Prltchett has a crop of
about the same nature and he will
buy abbut 40 head of hogs to har
vest his also.
LEVIED ON COUNTRY
A group of people stood about
the Prlneville postoffice one day
this week discussing the tact that
the arrival of the mail from Red
mond was delayed for some un
known reason.
Presently a motor truck arrived,
delivered the usual large lot of
letters, parcel post packages and
paper matter; and some twenty
large sacks in addition, these last
apparently very heavy,
Later many of the postoffice boxes
contained at least one large cata
logue of a well known mail order
house. These catalogues were
mailed from Portland, at a postage
cost of- 8 cents each, after having
been shipped in car load lots from
Chicago.
The books contain 1050 pages,
and cost a lot to make, all of
which will be paid by the people
who patronize this concern, a per
ceutage coming from this part of
Oregon.
This is a tax that builds you no
roads, schools or city improvements,
but adds to the great incomes of a
few capitalists who live in other
states. Are you contributing to
this tax? If so, why?
ROUND-UP PROSPECTS GOOD
Planning to Have Biggest Event Vet
at Pendleton, September 20-23
What Secretary Marsh promises
us will be the best show yet, is
planned for the Pendleton Round-up
which will be held this year on Sep
tember 20-22.
A large number of Prlneville peo
ple will be in attendance again this
year we are told.
Oregon Inter-State Fair, Oct. 3-6
NO. 42
FOR PRINEVILLE R. R.
PORTLAND INTERESTS TO PR.
VIDE ABOVE SUM
$25,000 TO BE RAISED HUE
Will be Investment Guaranteed Ity
City and Interext Will be Paid
at Rate of 6 Per Cent
T. M. Baldwin, Mayor D. F. Stew
art, Chas. S. Edwards, and L. It
Bechtell arranged with Portland 1
terests last week for $40,000 to fc
furnished as a part of the $65,00
which is required to complete tk
Prlneville railway, the remaining
$25,000 to be provided from local
sources. .
The funds are to be secured fcy
certificates which the city is issuing
which run for a period of 20 years,
and draw Interest at the rate of six
per cent.
The funds are paid to H. Baldwin,
aa trustee, who will pay them to th
railroad commission to be used tm
the completion and equipment of thm
road. . ' '
The details of the plan wer
agreed to by heads of the Oregom
Trunk and O-W. lines at a confer
ence held in Portland on Tuesday,
and the Portland subscriptions arc
to be made contingent upon . th
raising of the amount mentions
above, locally.
Members of the commission are
confident that the $25,000 ' will be
provided without delay, in fact ft
considerable sum is already la
The work of grading for depot
grounds was started the first of this
week at the north end of Mai
street, and will be completed soon.
Work is moving all along the
line, and an early completion of the
road is assured.
SISTERS FAIR SEPTEMBER 23-27
Premium List Issued Shows
Good
List of Prizes
Prize lists are out for the Sister
Fair, which will be held at that
place this year on September 25,
26 and 27. . ,
This is the fourth annual event.
and shows a good list of prises
covering the usual lines that are ex
hibited at the county fairs.
The racing program will be good.
and a strong feature, which . has
been given due consideration in past
years is the baby show.
Plan now to be at the Sisters
Fair.
PRINEVILLE CATTLE SELL HIGH
O. C. Gray, W. O. Elliott and R, H.
Booten In Monday Market
Six loads of cattle were on. the
Portland market Monday, . and
brought excellent prices considering;
the season. .
O. C. Gray sold the greater part
of his cows at $7.25, the others
bringing $6.50. His two-year-old
steers brought him $64 per head.
W. O. Elliott and R. H. Booten
were there with three cars, and re
ceived the same range of prices for
their stuff.
WOMEN TO ORGANIZE .
Local Councils to be Established in
Every Community .
The women of America are being
called to patriotic service, and the
women's committee of the Council
of National Defense is about to or
ganize local councils in every city,
town and community in the state.
Mrs. C. W. Elkins, who has been
named temporary chairman here,
requests that - all presidents or their
representatives of all women's or
ganizations including clubs, Parent
Teachers, W. C. T. U., fraternal,
churches and any other that may
exist, to meet with her at her home,
Friday, August 31, at 3 p. m. .
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