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TAGE8 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 1011 i t 1 i ( i i 1 I i n t ! ! It ! j 1 OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GEN ERALJNTER EST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor nation of Our Readers. The prune outlook along the San St to river is Rood. Every woolen mill In Oregon U now working on government order. Athletics are to be continued at "Willamette university at Salem (hit Ml. A game preserve of 2020 acre has teen established in Jordan valley, ast of Scio. William G. Furnish, pioneer of I' ma fllla county, retired farmer, died at fendleton, aged 7S. Twelve districts are without teach rs in Douglas county with no appli cations to fill them. Improvements to the north Umpqua latcliery, involving an expenditure ot approximately $10,000, have been be gun. The annual convention of the Ore nn Federation of Women's Clubs will be held at Prineville, October 15 r m Lksaa Vernon was arrested at Pen fletlm, charged with the murder of Kewcll Rippey In ilouut Airy, N. C, April 29, 1906. ? accommodate those who wish to lake September vacations, hotels at Crater lake have decided to stay open ntiT (October. The sugar beet crop in Klamath county, which is being supervised by ft.- T. tab Idaho- Sugar company, is my promising. Astoria has jumped into the lead ot all the cities in the United States in Bie amount of postal saving deposits froportionate to population. Chrome ore discovered on Baldy Kountaln in Grant county recently las proven rich and Indications are at the deposit is extensive. The Lower Powder Irrigation com pany has decided to rebuild at once it dim on lower Powder river, which vent out in the flood last spring. Recall, petitions prepared in an at tempt to oust the Coos county court lave been put In circulation and are Selng signed In various parts of the oonty. 7 rollers and purse-seiners who have atu fishing off the mouth of the tfvHic since the closed season at noon n August 25 are meeting with fairly good success. Fire at the Greenback mine 22 tiles north of Grants Pass, destroyed fke transformer station and seven Targe transformers and the mine tool fcsuse adjoining. C. J. Hurd, district agricultural gent, who has been conducting a silo campaign in northern Douglas county, Je ports 20 new ones built in that sec lion this season. Governor Withycombe has issued r- proclamation naming Saturday September 15, as the day for the legistration of women in this state 4bt" patriotic service. A. E. Hoss, of Ontario, purchased MOO head of sheep of William Nelson ana William McCormack of Bend. They sold at 13 per head, making a Mai investment of $33,800. A petition Is being circulated in Xtncoln county asking the county oourt to call a special election for the jqrpose of voting a bond Issue of C00.000 for highway improvement Leading Oregon men and women will talk to the citizens of Oregon on war Issues and war problems at the ttate fair at Salem, on request of the Boot administration of the govern meat Sompter, Or., which was nearly wiped out by fire recently, has sent aat an urgent appeal to the people of Jrsgon to help raise a fund for the jelief and rehabilitation of the strick aa town. The freshman class in attendance sat the University of Oregon when ebool opens October 1, will number "iatween 300 and 500 students, ac cording to a statement made by John Slraub, dean of men. Rev. W. E. Potwine, one of the best ttsown and most beloved Episcopal !inlsters of Oregon, whose early re ligious activities at Pendleton won Sim a high place in church and civic irfairs, died at Santa Rosa, Cal. Pneumatic valve-grinding machines, jfcrented and manufactured by Robert 31 Veltum, of Eugene, have been adopted by the quartermaster's de Tjtrtment of t'ae United States army, after tests made in Washington. Fishing in the streams of Oregon Mith seines, traps or fish wheels is solutely prohibited by the provi jtous of a proposed initiative bill walch has been submitted to the sec artary of state for approval as to 'wrm. to response to numerous Inquiries ''aching the office of the governor and of the state forester, Governor Withycombe explained that his recent proclamation closing the hunting sea sso indefinitely in Oregon applies only i a the timbered areas and not to the 'seen country. The season Is closed a precaution against further forest . tires. ' Hood River county officials. Inspect ing timber on which they were to levy assessments, were cut off by fires In the Green mountain district, but managed to escape by making a long detour through the woods. Discussion of measures to stop cat- i tie rustling, numerous complaints of which have come in from ranchera ot the upper Deachutea river, featured a meeting held at Bend by stockmen on the Invitation of county officials. The survey of irrigation and power projects in the Hood River valley which will be used aa a basis tor the ; adjudication of water rights by the '. state water board, la now completed, according to State Engineer Lewis. At the request of Representative White, ot the United States geological survey, has agreed to send a field ! representative to western Oregon to look over the prospects of striking oil and gas in that section ot the stale. Farmers must Increase the Oregon wheat yield 50 per cent and rye niUBt be jumped up 41 per cent in winter crops. That is the state's apportion nient as worked out by calculations formulated by the department ot agri culture. ; A bill passed by the last legislature forbidding the sale of milk or cream for human consumption from cows that have not passed the tuberculin test, unless such cream or milk haa been pasteurised, became effective Saturday. The Portland Railway, Light & Power company, which operates all ; the trolley cars in Portland, haa asked permission of the state public service commission to be allowed to charge 6 cents carfare Instead of 5 cents, aa at present' According to Miss Cornelia Marvin, i state librarian, Pendleton has contrib uted the most books for the war li brary, It having furnished 462 vol umes and 2000 magazines. Baker is second, Corvallis third. Eugene fourth ' and Salem fifth. To see how the fall-sown wheat compares in yield and quality with the spring sown, G. R. Hyslop, head of farm crops at the Oregon Agricultural college, haa made a study of crop con ditions in Douglas, Josephine and ; Jackson counties. 1 Approximately 35,450 books have j been ordered for the county school libraries for all the school districts . in the state, according to Miss Come- j lia Marvin, state librarian. The books j cost $17,500. They will be ready for ' delivery on or before October 27. i Governor Withycombe appointed E. j V. Littlefleld and George W. Staple ton, ot Portland, as circuit judges for j Multnomah county to succeed C. U. Gantenbein and George N. Davis, who , resigned as judges to accept com mis- j sions in the United States reserve 1 army. ! Land Commissioner Tallman has ; advised Senator Chamberlain that per- sons buying timber on Oregon & Call- ' fornia grant lands cannot homestead ! the land until the secretary of the j interior formally announces that the i merchantable timber has been re- moved. Because not one car can be bad j from the Southern Pacific to haul rock, the paving contract awarded to the Oregon Hassam company for five miles north and south of the Marion Clackamas county line on the Pacific highway, la to be canceled by the state highway commission. According to a report of the secre tary of the interior, furnished to Rep resentative Sinnott, the total amount to be paid to land-grant counties of Oregon by way of back taxes, penal ties, costs and accrued Interest Is II. 584.906, of which amount 1,346,193 represents accrued taxes to June 9, ' 11. Believing that a federal grain in spector should be stationed at Pen dleton, farmers of the district .have petitioned the Oregon public service commission to that end. They con tend that since such a large amount of grain is grown in the district it should be inspected before consign ment to the terminal markets. It is obligatory upon school super intendents, in counties which are under the high school tuition law, to pay the tuition of students from that county who reside in districts having no high school and who attend high school in another district or county, according to an opinion given by At torney General Brown to J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public Instruction. Wasco, Moro and Grass Valley, the three principal cities of Sherman county, have each granted franchises to a group of promoters said to bo working in the interests of the Pa cific Power & Light company, for a 24-hour electric light and power serv ice, to be supplied from the White river falls. Work is expected to be gin within 60 days on the installation of the new system. The number of industrial accidents continues to climb, according to the weekly report of the state industrial accident commission. During the past week 458 accidents were reported, this being the largest number for any week since the workmen's compen sation law went into effect Three of the accidents were fatal, as follows: Andrew Denholm, Portland, miller; Alex Aniska and SUfan Kulesbevich, Knappa, loggers. PHONE 351 STANDARD PATTERNS Give 100 per cent Satisfaction TODAY'S STORE NEWS Tells of New Arrivals in Fall Merchandise. Women's New Fall Coats, only one of a kind, Street and Dress Coats in at tractive new models with large fur and velvet collars Defining style is like signaling to Mars. Style in clothes cannot be conveyed through the ears only through the eyes. We Still Have Some Extra Good Bargains in short length Summer Goods. Some are plenty for dresses, others enough for waists. Our New Fall Line of Wool Dress Goods will be here soon. The best selected piece goods we have ever handled. ffarner'3 &-Pncf Corsets Tub them, if it's a Warner Corset $1.00 t0 $5.00 American Scout Others covered with blanket cloth, just the thing for autos, $1.00 and $1.25. Hunters Suits and Shoes Now On Sale. Get Yours Early and be in shape to bag your share of game in comfort Phone 351 Celebrate Sale of Bonds Continued from page 1 person coming farthest to the picnic on horseback. Kodac by H. R. Lakin for the race for girls under 16 years. Sack of Standard flour by Stewart & Carlson for the largest family in attendance. Family must present its elf on platform. John Matson. Large watermellon by City Market, for winner of boys' pie-eating contest. Aluminum coffeepot by W. F. King Co., for the oldest bachelor in the Ochoco Irrigation district. Wm. Marks, aged 2. Six cans Diamond W. peaches by Cornett & Co. for the winner of the ladies' race. Gallon can Red Wing apple cider by C. A. King for best talk on "Our New Railroad." Mrs. R. V. Randall. Year's subscription to Central Ore gon Enterprise for "Best Talk on Ochoco Irrigation District." Lloyd Powell. Year's subscription to the Crook Co. Journal for the best talk on the possibilities of the development of the timber interests near Prineville. Paul Garrison. THE HIGHEST IN QUALITY, THE DESIGNER Styles are produced by Standard Patterns Lend us your eyes and form NEW FALL HATS The New Shapes and Shades $3.50 We Always Keep on Hand AlljKinds Fresh Fruits and Vegetables WE CAN HANDLE ALL THE EGGS YOU HAVE AT THE MARKET PRICE Golden West Coffee in lib 3tb 5tb Canteens $1.00 Ammunition of All LEARN TO READ THIS SIGN, ITS OUR BOND Prineville, Oregon 5 lbs. Golden West coffee by Mrs. I. Michel for the winner of the ladies potato race. Glass of Humidore Prince Albert tobacco, by Mrs. I. Michel for the win ner of the free-for-all daBh. Wilford Belknap. Pocket knife for winner of boys' foot-race for boys under 12 years of age. Bottle of toilet water by Geo. Nico lai for lady with the most pleasant smile. Virginia Pancake. Jar cold cream, box complexion powder, box stationery, by Geo. Nico lai. Sack pressed ham by Prineville Market. Flash light by D. P. Adam son, Fancy Jardinere by C. W. Elkins, American flag by Jordan & Hyde, fountain pen, pocket knife and boy's watch by Harvey Cyrus. Fancy box candy by Frank Johnson. Gallon au to oil by R. V. Randall. Owing to those in possession of the official list of prizes and their recip ients, being temporarily out of town, we are unable in this issue to give the full list of names of those awarded prizes, but same may appear next week. Now turn to the Classified Ada on page a. THE LOWEST IN PRICE and our looking glass will make the sale. New Shoes Arriving in the Latest Fall Styles Fancy Boots in plain colors and two tone effect. Priced $8.50 down instead of $8.50 up. ' ia5 OVERALLS that are overall. Overalls are the Crovn overalls, highest grade overalls made. Caravan Coffee in 1 ft 2Y2 ft 5ft FRUIT JARS We still have Fruit Jars of all kinds and sizes, and our prices are correct. See display in North Window. Boys! Ask for new booklet "The Making of a Marksman". For Boy Scouts and others. 1000 Boxes Apples Including 14 of the best varieties. Also 200 boxes of prunes for sale at the Grant Miller Orchard, on the Terrebonne-O'Neil road. Some apples now ripe. Mail orders to GRANT MILLER Terrebone, Ore., or call at orchard Now turn to the Classified Ads PHONE 351 EVERY STANDARD Pattern is guaranteed to be Absolutely Correct t'OHNKTT A CO. Folger's Coffee in lft 3ft 5ft Kinds at This Store Phone 351 onpage 8.
