Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921, September 27, 1917, Image 1

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    Crook CouMty Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR. CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOKtCOUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917
NO. 45
STAGE IS ALL SET FOR
BIG INTER-STATE F AIR
oi;i;h in ;iuni stand and
o
WIDTH OF TRACK MADE
MORE THAN 20 CARS OF CATTLE
Prominent LlvrMixk Mi'ii From All
Part i.f the Went Will
l! Present
At tho ground of tho Oregon
Inter-State Fair In this city there li
much activity.
Workman who have been buoy
with improvements In ftimo of the
building are completing their
tusks thli week, and the new dairy
barn, which ha boon needed for
many ynnra by tho exhibitors of rollk
tork, la being finished and will bo
filled to rapacity with Jerseys and
Holslelns by next, Tuesday evening.
The grand stand hat been remod
eled, and will aat many more peo
ple than formerly. The track ba
been reduced In width In front of
the grandstand and will permit peo
ple to paaa between the front of the
grandstand and the track, and yet
be protected by a high fence from
the track.
Electric current la being aupplled
to the grounda again this year, and
baa already been cut In by the Des
chutes Power Company.
A now judging ring baa been
built, and will protect the people
from anlmala that are being Judged.
More than twenty can of fat cat
tle will be In the conteat for honors
In the beef classes, and the livestock
exhibit In all llnea will be of ex
ceptional merit.
The poultry nliow promises to be
the best that hai ever been hold
here and every pen mi doubt will be
filled In the poultry house.
Prominent livestock men will be
present from nil pnrta of the west
especially North Portland.
everything promises the biggest
and busiest week that Prineville hits
ever Been.
Street attractions and various
amusements will be numerous end
varied.
LARGE RKITHLIC TRUCK
Fatrvicw Stock Farm Purchases
Two Ton Machine
The Fttlrvlow Stock Farm this
week received a now Republic truck
from the Inlund Auto Company of
this city for tho purpose of doing
general hauling for their large L
stock farm west of this city.
Tho truck Is a two ton capacity,
and will easily haul 5000 pounds In
addition to tho load of a trailer.
Its first work will be the trans
porting of a car of barley from Red
mond to the ranch where It will be
fed to stock.
MAW GOOD POSITIONS
Can be had by any ambitious young
man or woman in the field of ail
way or commercial telegraphy. We
want a number of young men and
women to prepare for the telegraph
service to fill vacancies caused by
unttBual drafting of young men tor
signal corps. Prepare to help your
country. Write today for full par
ticulars. The Railway Telegraph In
stitute, Portland, Ore. 46t4p
MORE LAND SALES MADE
Many Tracts Purchased Under the
Ochoco DlNtrlet
A number of land sales have been
made under the Ochoco Project dur
ing the past ton days, and many
other sales are ponding.
Those who have receutly pur
chased from the Oregon & WeBtern
Colonization Company are: E. 0.
Strang, 80; E. U. Matthew, 80; Jay
H. Upton, 40; Mrs. Max Wilson,
100; L. E. Hyde, .80; Seneca Fouts,
80; R. L. Schee, 40; W. I. Dishman,
120; O. I. Davidson, 140, and C. L.
Shattuck 90 acres.
D. Koopman ' purchased 3670
acres of grass lands also from these
people and' W. H. McColn 320 acres.
IIOMHl ItOKM IlKHKi VH I'OM MOV
"'
Will Asnuiw Active .Miinnneinent of
Inland Aulo Company
Homer llosa hus resigned hia po
sition as supervisor of the Ochoco
National Forest and will devote all
Ills time to the management of the
Inlund Auto Company after Oct.l.
The change was made necessary
by the enlistment of Edgar A I bee
who haa been associated with Mr.
Hoes In the automobile business.
Mr. Alhee la now In charge of the
truck and tractor upkeep service In
the twentieth forestry regiment. In
the same service with him are Mr.
Brent and Mr. Dlngea, all of whom
enlisted from Prlnevllle.
Mr, Ross's successor haa not yet
been announced.
winner l ot M) roads good
Muile Itecord drive From Ft. kliim
nlh to Prlnevllle In Flivver
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Wlnnek arrived
in Prlnevllle, Monday evening, hav
ing driven in from Ft. Klamath to
Prlnevllle In 11 hours.
The distance ia 145 miles, and
was made In the Wlnnek Ford.
Tho road ia In excellent condition
with the exception of about five
milea near Bend, Mr. Winnek says.
THURMAN D. CLAYPOOL
KILLED BY A FALL
Thurman David Claypool, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Claypool was
fatally Injured at their former home
near Paulina last Thursday morning
about 11 o'clock when the horse on
which he was riding stumbled and
fell, throwing him to the hard
ground and crushing hia skull Just
back of the ear and exposing the
brain. His chest was also crushed
and he received several other minor
bruises. With his brother, Roscoe,
he was separating rattle when the
accident occurred.
Two doctors were rushed to the
scene immediately but bis Injuries
were too serious to respond to
human aid and he passed away at
7 o'clock the same evening.
Thurman was twenty-one years
old last January and had been a
student at Crook County High
School for several years. Besides
his mother and father he leaves four
brothers, Itos'coe, Luther, Win field
and Howard, who have also been
students at Crook County High.
The funeral wub held from the
Presbyteriun church Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. L. Van
Nnys conducting the services.
Interment wus In the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
FINAL PLANSHFOR
PRINEVILLE RAILROAD
A meeting of Prlnevllle business
men was held at the Commercial
Club hall Tuesday evening at which
plans for the completion of the
Prlnevllle railway were discussed.
According to an agreement re
cently entered Into, Portland Inter
ests agreed to provide $40,000 of
the $65,000 necessary to complete
the road, If Prlnevllle interests fur
nish the remaining $25,000.
This work has been started, and
$13,000 was pledged up to the time
of the meeting Tuesday evening.
A committee of twelve or more
men was appointed to secure the re
maining $12,000 of the fund, and
they have succeeded in raising sever
al thousand dollars we are told since
that time.
The money Is not a donation In
any respect. It is a sound Invest
ment, draws six per cent interest,
and is free from city taxation, and
will be paid upon maturity of the
certificates whether tho railroad la
a paying investment or not.
Every loyal citizen who 1b able to
do so should purchase one of the
certificates, and assist In the project
that means so much for the com
munity. CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to each and every one of our
many kind friends for their kindness
to ub during our sad bereavement,
also for the many beautiful floral
offerings.
L. D. CLAYPOOL AND FAMILY.
i
FOR NEXT YEAR" REA
MUST ('Alt OF KOl'IPMKNT . IX
REDMOND TODAY 1
TWOHY SUPERINTENDENT HERE
W. M. Grler Will Have Charge of
the Construction of the Rig
Duin and Canals
"You can say for me that we will
have water for next year without
any doubt" said project engineer R.
W. Ilea yesterday when talking of
the irrigation of the Ochoco Project
lands.
The organization of men and
equipment for the work has been
delayed in some Instances because of
the unusual conditions but every
obstacle haa been overcome, and
everything Is commencing to move
with a rush.
A car load of equipment, ma
chinery for ditch work and big camp
equipment arrived In Redmond thli
morning for the district and It is
being unloaded and hauled directly
to camp number one, which Is lo
cated on the Matson place north of
the city.
The next camp wilt be located at
Grimes Chapel during the next ten
days.
A third camp will be established
near the school house Just south of
the Jeff Evans place.
The camps are being arranged by
Twohy Brothers Company at the big
dam, and .final survey, stakes artf
being set for the dam, canals anfl
tunnel work. ,
No delays will be tolerated in the
work for winter weather except In
instances of the most extreme con
ditions, when the work will be de
layed only for a short time.
SPECIAL PIU.Km FOR POULTRY
AT INTER-STATE FAIR
1. Best pen Barred Rocks, 1 gal.
Lilly's Mite and Lice Liquid, by
Lilly and Co., Portland, Ore.
2. Best pen White Rocks, 10 lb
Ground Bone, O. C. Claypool & Co.
3. Best pen White Leghorns, 1
gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite Liquid by
Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
4. Best pen Brown Leghorns, 5
lb pkg. Dr. Hess's Panacea, George
Kicolal.
5. Best pen Buff Leghorns, 25 lb
Eastern Oyster Shell, J. E. Stewart
& Co.
6. Best pen Silver Lehgorns.
gal Dr. Hesse's Disinfectant, George
Nicolai.
7. Best pen Minorcas, 1 gal. Lil
ly's Lice and Mite Liquid, Lilly &
Co., Portland, Ore.
8. Beat pen Buff Orhplngtons,
1 gal. Lilly'B Lice and Mite Liquid,
Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
9. Best pen White Orphlugtons,
1 pkg. Lee's Egg Maker, W. F. King
Co.
10. Best pen White Wyandottea,
1 gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite Liquid,
Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
11. BeBt pen Silver Laced Wyan
dottea, 1 gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite
Liquid, Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
12. Best pen Ancotas, 1 gal. Lil
ly'B Lice and Mite Liquid, Lilly &
Co., Portland, Ore.
13. Best pen Rhode Island Reds,
1 gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite Liquid,
Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
14. Beat pen Sicilian Butter Cups
1 gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite Liquid,
Lilly & Co., Portland, Ore.
15. Best pair Bronze Turkeys, 1
gal. Lilly's Lice and Mite Liquid,
16. Best pen Geese, 1 gal. Lilly'B
Lice and Mite Liquid, Lilly & Co.,
Portland, Ore.
17. Beat pen Ducks, 1 gal. Lilly's
Lice and Mite Liquid, Lilly & Co.,
Portland, Ore.
18. Beat pen Games, 1 pkg. Dr.
Roberta' Poultry Tonic, Geo. Nicolai.
19. Best Ben Hamburgs, 1 pkg.
Dr. Roberts Poultry Tonic, George
Nicolai. '
20. Best pen In show, 1 yrs. sub,
to Crook County Journal, Guy La-
follette.
Oregon Inter-State Fair, Oct. 3-6
OFFICIALS OF CATTLE A HOKHE
RAISERS' ASSN. COMING
ENROUTETO L4KEVIEW MELTING
These Meeting Are of Great Im
portance to the Industry All
Should Attend
A number of meetings of the ex
ecutive committee of the Oregon
Cattle & Horse Raisers' Association
will be held throughout this part
of Oregon this week and next.
On Monday at 10 o'clock a meet
ing of this committee and all Inter
ested in the industry will be held
In this city. All who can possibly
do so should attend these meetings.
The announcement from secretary
S. O. Correll, of Baker, was received
by the Journal as follows:
Meetings of the Executive Com
mittee, of the Cattle Horse Rais
ers' Association of Oregon will be
held In Oregon In the year 1917, as
follows:
Canyon City, Sept. 23, 3 p. m.
Burns, Sept. 24, 3 p. m.
Lakeview, Sept. 28, 10 a. m.
Bly, Sept. 28, 10 a. m.
Fort Klamath, Sept. 29, 10 a. m.
Prlnevllle, Oct. 1, 10 a. m.
All persons Interested In the live
stock Industry and their friends are
earnestly requested to attend each
and all of these meetings. A large
delegation of cattle men will leave
Baker, Oregon, by automobiles on
the morning of September 23rd for
this trip, and they are anxious to
meet their fellow producers. Will
you meet with them at one or more
of the places above indicated?
This Association was organized
and is being conducted by practical
live stock growers for the protection
and betterment of the cattle and
horse industries. It needs your co
operation. Kindly . meet with us
and lend your assistance in the
solution of the problems that con
front us under the present abnormal
conditions.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FOR PRINEVILLE I i
Much has been said about the cost
of different parts of the work on the
city railroad.
While it is true that some parts
of the construction cost more money
than they would have before the
war, yet it is plainly seen that the
money has been judiciously handled,
from the following statement.
REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EX
PENDITURES OF PRINEVILLE
RAILROAD
Sept. 24, 1917.
Receipts
Proceeds of Bale of
Bonds ... $103600.00
Subscriptions 2000.00
Overdraft guaranteed by
Mr. Stewart and Bald
win 4000.00
Overdraft Crook County
Bank 845.12
Refund by W. F. King Co.
on hauling 15.84
Total $110460.96
Checks registered, not
cashed 332.33
Checks drawn, not called
for 1412.10
Total $112205.39
, Expenditures ;
Salaries, engineering and
accounting $ 4859.14
Legal fees and expenses,
Keeler Bros, and Bech-
tell 3445.50
Printing and advertising 697.33
Travel, livery and auto.... 1333.98
Supplies, engineering and
accounting 322.73
Premiums of bonds of
officials 43.00
Telegraph and telephone 26.89
HEIiKKAHS INITIATE
Partake of Lunch Around CampHre
After liodire Heswlon
The Rebekah degree was con
ferred upon Mrs. Earl Cross at the
regular meeting of Lookout Rebekab
Lodge last Thursday evening. After
the closing of the lodge session, the
members enjoyed a "weenie roast"
near the Crooked River bridge west
of town. Mrs. Vlra Cyrus, Mrs. C.
L. Shattuck and Miss Verna Smith
were the committe in charge and all
In attendance enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
CAR LOAD OF FARM TRACTORS
Will Be Used By Farmers In Pre
paring Land For Crops
H. L. Maker received a car load
of Cleveland tractors the first of the
week, and will have some of them
on display at the Oregon Inter-State
Fair next week.
These little machines have proven
their worth, and will help the
farmers to prepare their lands 1 for
crops next year.
AT REDMOND FAIR
At the Redmond Potato Show,
which will be held October 18, 19,
and 20, the best five bushel lot of
seed potatoes will be awarded a
cash prize of $100 and the second
best lot a second prize of $50.
Following the awarding of prizes,
the lots will be sold for seed at
auction to the highest bidder. These
sales will be made in five bushel
lots also.
In a recent culinary test, potatoes
from this part of the state proved
to be the best potatoes for cooking
purposes. ,
Everyone should attend the Red
monig, Potati how. Tt 4s a rtow m
its own class, and Is very instructive
to those interested in the production
of potatoes and all kinds of root
crops. .
Postage
Freight and express
Equipment and tools
Right of way
Clearing of right of way
Fencing
Bridges and culverts
Grading
Changing of ditches
Ties
4.00
1175.53
619.46
13098.35
2292.80
6448.53
8444.53
48475.21
130.00
20153.30
91.64
500.00
Industrial Accident In
surance
Gasoline car,
first pay-
ment .....
Total $112061.92
Interest on General Fund
warrant 91.24
Cash in First Nat'l Bank 62.23
Total $112205.39
Estimated cost to complete City
of Prineville Railroad: ;
Right of way $ 1000.00
Grading 20545.70
Waterways 10999.45
Ties 4500.00
Rails 58063.20
Track fastenings 10887.00
Ballast 1500.00
Track laying and surfacing 11000.00
Right of way fence 1000.00
Crossings and signs 1134.50
Depots 2500.00
Tool house 100.00
Water station 2000.00
Fuel station 500.00
Shop and engine house.... 2000.00
Moving power transmission
lines 450.00
Accident insurance 980.00
Shop machinery 800.00
Equipment 13050.00
Engineering 1740.86
' $144750.71
Leased material from rail
roads 73370.20
Cash necessary to com
plete $71380.50
NEW BARBER PRICES
Beginning Monday, Oct. 1, the
Prineville barbers will put into
effect a new schedule of prices as
follows: Shave, 25c; haircut, 35c;
massage, 50c; shampoo, 35c to
$1.00; singeing, 50c; tonics, 15c;
razor honing, 50c. Shops will close
promptly at 8 o'clock each evening
except Saturday. On Saturday night
they will remain open until 10 p. m.
R. W. Zevely, W. S. Hyde, H. E.
Darling.
JURY BROUGHT VERDICT AFTER
FOUR HOURS' DELI BERATIOX
APPEAL 1$ EEL'C CONSIDERED
Verdict of Jury Is Said to Have Bee
Reached on First Ballot
Was Unanimous
At 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning
after deliberating from 10:30 Fri
day evening, the jury In the damage
case brought by Judge Springer re
turned a verdict for the defendant.
The verdict is said to have been
arrived at on the first and only bal
lot, and rumor says that the entire
twelve men agreed in the balloting,
although nine or more could have
brought the verdict.
The case was based on the alleged
publication of an article last May,
in which the Judge, his official rec
ord and some of his private affairs
were attacked in more or less severe
terms by the authors of the article.
The above mentioned suit was
later filed by him asking damages in
the sum of $50,000 from G. H. Rus
sell, Jay H. Upton, B. F. Johnson,
J. W. Stanton and S. W. Yancey
who signed the article.
The case attracted wide attention,
and volumes of documentary evi
dence were introduced, largely by
the defense, covering the records ot
the . court, In addition to a large
number ot witnesses, cSfled by both
the defense anAprosecntVw- - - .."..
The matter . appealing the case
is being considered by Judge Spring
er, but no action to that effect haa
been taken up to this time.
DR. A. W. GRATER RETURNED
Says the Prineville Country Is Well
Advertised Abroad
Dr. A. W. Grater, who has had
an office in Portland for the summer
months, returned to Prineville, Mon
day. He says that everywhere about
Portland people are talking about
the Prineville country, and the real
merit of the Ochoco Project is ap
preciated by the people of that part
of the state.
Mrs. Grater is much improved in
health, and returned to Prineville
with the doctor.
Bert Grater has a good position
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company, is getting a good salary,
and attends school a part of each,
day.
RAIN WORTH MUCH MONEY
Ranges Already Improving For All
Stock In This Section
A rain of great value fell Satur
day night and Sunday throughout
this part of the state wetting the
ground to a depth of four or five
inches.
The ranges are already improving
because of the showers of two weeks
ago, and this second downpour will
insure fall grass that will be of
great value to the cattle and sheep
of this part of the state..
It also enables the farmers to
start their fall sowing and plowing
which was impossible a year ago.
DR LYON MAY COME,
Evangelist Who Was Here Last Year
Can Return in December
Dr., Elwood P. Lyon, evangelist,
who held very successful meetings
in Prineville laat winter, Is now
holding a succesful meeting in Red
mond. He will open a big six weeks
meeting in Bend next month, and
informs Prineville people that he
has an open date in December at
which time he could return to
Prineville if the people want him.
He will preach ; at the Baptist
church on Sunday morning, Oct. 7,
at 11 o'clock, to which service all
are invited. .