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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
SEPTEMBER 6, 1011
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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
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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. '
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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.