Crook CoMiity Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917
NO. 44
DAYS OF TOIL ARRIVE.
THE 0CH0C0 PROJECT
FOR GRADE PUPILS
ENGINEERING CltKWM UM'ATIN'O
' 1.1 N KH AM TINNKLH
KOVING OF DIRT TO START SOOK
Work Will le PrKrrllt at Ion
Different Points at Same Time
4(H) Home Power at Dam
There has been grout acllvlty In
various part of Ilia Ochoco Irrlga
tlon District during tha week, and
three engineering crowi have boon
butty making final locations of Hum
ml tunnclM for the construction
crews which will arrive next week
for tho actual moving of dirt.
Two tunnels are to be constructed
for the main canal and work will
tart on both of these very oon.
The work of building the weal
end of the main canal and the
lateral system will be started by the
board aoon, the foreman for tbla
work having already been hired and
taken over the ground to make final
plain for starting the work. Mr.
Itra Is in Portland today buying a
quantity of material to be used In
that work.
The survey of the wagon road
around tho big reaervoir will be
made during the next few day and
crew will be put to work on that
construction ai oon as possible.
, The main canal and eonatruction
of the reaervoir will be atarted at
once by Twohy Brothers Company,
wbo will do thii work themeolve.
Thoy are making a contract with
the Deschutes Power Company
through their secretary, Bert L.
Slvyer, of Spokane, for 400 hore
power to operate their big motors
at the dam. ,
This power will be used In driving
largo pumps. Tho water from these
pumps will provide the means of
sluicing the soil from the hills Into
the dem.
Mr. Slvyer was In rrtnevlllo yes
terday, but la now in Portland se
curing additional material for the
extension of a high power electric
line to the dum. lie will return to
1'rlnoville in a day or two.
Work will bo under way at
dozen different points on the project
within tho next ten dnys or two
treks, and it is the plan of the
board and tho contractors as well,
to have as much of the project com
pleted before bad weather comos as
possible.
OPEN DOORS MONDAY
Most of the schools In the outside
districts of the county opened Mon
day morning with a very good at
tendance. Following is a partial llHt of the
teachers and their schools:
Miss Lulu Prather, of Hood River
Johnson Crook.
Miss Kmille Thomson, of Trout
diilo Howard.
Miss Beryl Cox, of Portland Up
per McKay.
Joseph Yagolskl, ot Jefferson
Roberts.
Miss Flora M. Katsch, of Oregon
City Wilson.
' Miss Ethel Wheeler, of Redmond
r Maury.
Miss Mary Hanson, of Gresham
TOBt. ,
Miss Verna JohnBon, of Portland
f Bailey.
Miss Grace Van Winkle, of Min
neapolis Suplee.
MRS. WALLACE! TO ENTERTAIN
Mrs. N. G. Wallace extends an In
vitation to all the young ladles of
Prineville to call at her home on
Friday between the hours ot three
and five to meet Miss Mittye Wal
lace, of Chlckasha, Oklahoma, who
has come to make her home with
her father, N. G. Wallace.
S J If 4 ai rTPRINEVlLLE B
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INSPECT HEED POTATOES
September 17 I the Day Set For
Next Examination
The second inspection of tracts
where certified aeed potatoes are be
ing grown will be made next Mon
day by Prof. Larson, of O. A. C.
At the end of the growing season
this seed will be certified to as to
freedom from disease and purity of
seed by the college.
TIMHERMAN MOVES HERE
Rogers Ib-prewntatlve Will Reside
In Prineville
Paul C. Garrison, representative
ot the Rogers Lumber Company who
own large timber holdings in the
Blue Mountains, hus purchased the
Haner property and will make his
home in Prineville In the future.
Mr. Garrison says that his coming
to Prineville does not mean that the
Rogers mills are to be constructed
at once, and that ho anticipates
some delay yet In completing the
blocking ot these lands, as the ac
tion of the local officials and the
timber owners must now be passed
upon by the department. ,
The present plans of his company
are to mill their timber here as soon
as the way opens to do so.
"It Is our intention and desire to
build a mill and cut that lumber In
Prineville" Mr. Garrison said yester
day, "but we can say nothing more
at this time."
T. II. FERTIG NEW M. E. PASTOR
Rev. E. T. Held (Joes to Outlook,
Wn. -Pemberton Is Supt.
The assignments ot Methodist
ministers for the year were made at
the North Yakima conference Mon
day evening.
T. H. Fertlg will be pastor of the
Prineville church for the coming
year, E. T. Ueid, who has been here
for the past year going to Outlook,
Washington.
H. F, Pemberton was appointed
superintendent of The Dulles Dis
trict to succeed H. O. Perry, who
was given the pastorate at' Moscow,
Idaho.
Other men who are well known
here who received appointments at
the conference are: J, E. Williams
to Arlington, Oregon; C. L. Lowther
to Appleton; H. A. Noyes to Hepp
ner; E .C. Newham to Hood River,
Pine Grove church; J. D. Lewellen
to Almlra.
W. C. Stewart was returned to
Bend, B. C. Gallagher will preach at
Madras and Redmond is to.be sup
plied. S. Lytle, of Paulina, was a busi
ness visitor In the city Tuesday.
Miss Bernice Grant was in
city Tuesday, from Lamonta,
the
Map of Oregon Showing Location
WILL IRRIGATE UU!D
WEST OF PRINEVILLE
TRACT BETWEEN PRINEVILLE
AND POWELL BITTE
9000 ACRES UNDER THE CANAL
Water Will lk- Supplied By Central
Oregon Irrigation Co. tamls
Owned By Private Parties
The plan for Irrigation of 9000
acres of land between Prineville and
Powell Butte Is rapidly developing
and a meeting will be held in this
city tomorrow which will perhaps
determine whether the project will
be taken up this year or not.'
The officials of the Central Oregon
Irrigation Company, who will pro
vide the water from the canal sys
tem already owned by them, will be
present and meet with a committee j
of land holders, of which G. M. Cor-
nett of this city is chairman, to ar
range for the final plans.
As the lands are owned almost
entirely by private parties, and the
Central Oregon Irrigation Company
has already constructed a system ot
canals that will perhaps be sufficient
to Bupply water for them, the prob
lem will be easy to solve, and water
for these lands at an early date is
quite possible. All ot them are near
Prineville, the greatest distance be
ing about ten miles from this point.
T
The grand Jury which waB held
over from the January term of court
was called last week to consider all
matters of a criminal nature.
This grand jury submitted a final
report and was discharged on Fri
day, and another grand Jury was
called on Monday, and these men
will be held for future work.
The first mentioned grand Jury
found two true bills, both horse
cases, and four not true bills.
They were In session three days.
They were; G. H. Nye, foreman,
D. A. Sears, G. J. Shobert, W. J.
Johnson, J. F. Hayes, John K.
Grimes and Henry Edwards.
Scale of Milef
of the Ochoco Irrigation District
APPOIffT COMMITTEES
FOR CLUB !
MANY WILL BE PRESENT FROM
I ALL OVER STATE
DATE CHANGED TO OCT. 22-25
Mrs. A. C. Strange Has Place on the
Program AH Are Requested
To Assist Committees
The largest gathering of promi
nent women ever held in an interior
Oregon town will be the meeting ot
the Oregon State Federation of
Women's Clubs, in Prineville, Octo
ber 22 to 25.
Preparations have been going on
for several weeks and the different
committees, under the supervision of
Mrs. C. W. Elkins, president ot the
Ladies Annex, are working diligent
ly to make this meeting a banner
one. Everyone is requested to as
Bist the committees in their work,
and ask no questions.
Prominent speakers will be here
from all over the state and friends
ot Mrs. A. C. Strange will be glad
to know that she will be one of the
vocalists, as will Mrs. J. L. Gault,
ot Burns. The entire program will
probably be announced next week.
Members of the hospitality com
mittee are meeting with very good
success and report a very liberal re
sponse from residents of the city.
The meetings will all be held at
the Methodist church as It is more
centrally located and has a larger
seating capacity than other build
ings. It Is earnestly requested that
everyone, whether a club member or
not, make a special effort to enter
tain the visitors and give them a
hearty welcome.
Following is a list of the chairmen
ot the local committees:
Mrs. H. P. Belknap Reception.
Mrs. W. I. Dishman Hospitality.
Mrs,
ments.
Mrs,
J. W. Stanton Refresh-
J. H. Upton Transportation.
N. G'.Wallace Press.
A. R: Bowman Credentials.
George Euston Headquar-
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
ters.
Mrs.
Ada B. Milllcan Informa-
tion.
Miss Bertha Baldwin Ushers and
MANY LAND SALES MADE
Ochoco District Tracts Are Sought
Eagerly by Purchasers
The lands that have tor years
been held by the "Road Company"
which now means the Oregon &
Western Colonization Company have
been very active during the past
few weeks, especially thowi under
the Ochoco Irrigation District Proj
ect, and range lands that will be
held in conjunction with the lands
under this project.
The Bales of irrigated lands by
this company during the past three
weeks total 1415 acres. .
Purchasers and number of acres
in each tract are as follows: E. L.
Ashby, 115; J. C. Oster, 80; E. L.
Barnes, 160; J. R. Watkins, 40;
Percy R. Smith, 80; R. W. Rea,
160; D. P. Adamson, 160; George
Roberts, 40;'H. C. Baughman, 100;
F. B. Thompson, 80; H. F. Powell,
80, and Sam B. Ellis, 320.
Range lands sold by these people
are: E. L. Ashby, 3580; C. Eb
berts, 640; and T. H. Brennan,
5720.
The sale ot 320 acres recently re
ported by John 3. Watkins at $26,
000 was made to Chas. C. O'Neil
instead of J. N. Williamson.
Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy Music.
Mrs. Chas. S. Edwards Decora
tion. Pages. t
Mrs. Oscar Hyde Badges.
LEAVE FOR KANSAS
Mr. and , Mrs. R. A. Clark and
daughter, , Beatrice, and son, Paul
left Saturday for Garden City,
Kansas, where they will spend the
winter. They will make the entire
trip with car and will stop enroute
and visit relatives at Lakeview, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
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CONSTRUCTION WORK
The grounds for the Prineville
depot have been graded and the
channel changed for the canal at
the north end of Main Street.
This work was done for the city
by Carl John Sundquist, who is now
with several teams straightening
other places in the canal near the
depot grounds.
He will perhaps have charge ot
the teams that will be used In cut
ting the hill just north of the depot
grounds and grading Main street in
that vicinity.
The work is standard construc
tion, and is the first railroad work
to be done In the city limits.
The Journal f 1.50 per year.
LARGEST CLASS IS IN ROOM OP
PRINCIPAL Bt'RKHEAD
AnEUCECf 1916 EQUALED
All Are Eager to Start Year's Work
Thrilling Experience For
Little First Graders
Last Monday the rooms of tha
Prineville public school building
were again filled with chattering
groups ot children, all eager to be
gin the year's work with renewed
energy and their sunburned cheeks
and sparkling eyes were evidence
enough that their vacations bad
been well spent.
The enrollment on the ,. opening
day was slightly under that of last
year. This Is accounted for by the
fact that a great many children from '
the country have not moved In yet
on account of late harvests.
The faculty has been changed
somewhat from that of last year
and some very, effiicent instructors
have been secured.
Principal R. P. Burkhead, of Mon
mouth, who has had several years
experience before coming to Prine
ville, took charge ot the school' fat
a very efficient manner and will no
doubt help to improve the standard
of the school. The eighth grade sad
the largest enrollment opening day
with thirty-six.
Miss Edna , Morse, the seventh
grade instructor is well known in
Prineville, having lived here for
several years. She has been teach
ing in Crook County schools and
has been very successful. The en
rollment in this class was sixteen.
Miss Lota Horigan, who has the
sixth grade, graduated from Crook
County High with high honors a
year ago. Miss Horigan had charge
of the school at Gateway last year.
The enrollment in this ' class on
opening day was twenty.
Miss Sarah Nealeigh, ot Hood
River, began the 5th grade work
with an enrollment of twenty-five.
Miss Oza Myers has the fourth
grade. Miss Myers graduated from
Crook County High with the class ot
'17 and won the Baldwin oratorical
prize. She also attended Normal
school at Monmouth this summer.
There were twenty-eight enrolled In
this class the first day.
Miss Bess Hendrick, of Cascade
Locks, who has the third grade,
comes well recommended having
finished a very successful term at
Redmond last year. Miss Hendrick
was re-elected to the Redmond
school but- preferred to make a
change. This class had an enroll
ment of twenty-three opening day.
Mrs. J. H. Wigle was re-elected
to the second grade. Mrs. Wigle has
had a number ot years' experience
In second grade work and has
proven herself capable of training
the young minds. The enrollment
was twenty-five in this class.
Miss Leola Estes who had the
primary work last year was re-elected
to that place. Miss Estes desk
was surrounded Monday morning by
a group of wide-eyed and wondering
tiny tots, some accompanied by
mothers or sisters,' and others
marched bravely in ' alone. That
was probably the . most exciting
moment of their lives. However
they .were soon made to feel at
home. Twenty-five were enrolled.
STAGE FARES ADVANCED
War Prices on Tires and Supplies
Forces Increase
Auto stage lines operating be
tween this point and Redmond will
be advanced Saturday next, which is
September 15, from. $ 1.50 to $2.00
each way.
War prices on tires and other sup
plies makes this step necessary.
; The change applies to all lines op-
oratinc hAtwpnn tha twn nntnta
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