Crook County Joiireal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 22, 1917
NO. 2
DAY
$45,000
WEDNES
A.
A. White, W. F. King, Jack Cur
tiss, Geo. Wiley and Mrs. Estes
Are the Principal Losers .
Hotel Oregon and Wiley Building Completely
Destroyed; The King Co. Loss Largely
From Damage to Exterior and by
Water; Losses Only Partly Cov
ered by Insurance
Kirn which pitrliup originated In
the Kates confectionery early yesler
dy morning destroyed the Hotel
Oregon, Iho confectionery and ad
joining building both belonging to
Geo. W. Wiley, and the Curtis
r'ulaurant Just north of thn Hotel
Oregon, besides doing cnnaldnrahle
damage l other properties.
Only by the vry prompt work on
the part of volunteer fire fighters
were many other buildings saved.
The W. F. Kin hardware atore
south of the Wiley building had
the narrowest escape, the building
being damaged by fire on thn roof,
aide and front and by water on Iho
Interior as well aa damage to the
stork, which may biiiig thn Wma to
thla firm up to aa much aa $10,000.
The atfM'k waa moved Into the
streets by volunteers, and more or
)o damage and Ions was sustained
In the handling.
Kirn waa first discovered when
the roof of the Wlloy building waa
falling In, which would Indicate
that thn hinge, originated In the
north room which contained Mra.
Enti-a' reinfect Winery. This waa dla
covered about 2:30 a. m.
There was no Insurance on this
building, which la a losa of perhaps
.1 0 0 0 . Mra. KhIos sustained a loss
of perhaps $1500 with Insurance of
but $1000. The 'south room of this
building waa occupied by F. V. Mc
Caffery'a real estate office.
, Tho Hotel Oregon which was com
fortably filled with guests, was soon
In flames, and tho prompt work of
Mrs. narher and Mra. Thompson In
awakening everyone, allowed time
for escape with some of tho personal
belongings.
A few of tho fixtures were saved
from this building before the fire
became too hot to work Inside.
The loss of the building and fix
tures Is placed above $17,000 and
the only knowledge local people
WEEKiFROM TUESDAY
One woek from next Tuesday
evening the Lyon nieotlngB will opon
in the Baptist church In thia city.
The party la now holding a six
weeks' meeting In Bend, from where
reports are coming of a growing in
terest and much good being done.
Dr. Lyon la an able speaker,
knows his subject, the Bible, v and
confines his sermons very closely to
its teachings.
Many will remember the meetings
be bold here lust wlntor, and his
coming Is looked forward to with
great Interest by all. who heard him
then.
LUNCHEON AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Promises to bo Another Bountiful
Repast You Are Invited
The luncheon tomorrow will be at
the BaptiBt church and will be an
other of those meals that make the
Church ladles famous.
Business of importance will be
discussed, and all are urged to at
tend. The price of these church
meals in the future la fifty cents and
tbey are worth twice the amount.
two policies
totaling $3500.
The hotel waa owned by A. A.
White, of Bt. Paul, who has con-(
templated a now buUdlng for eome
time, Me was wired of the loss,
early yesterday by Mrs. Barber who
was managing the hotel In the ab
sence of her'hUHtiand who la in Cal
ifornia. Mother" Thompson, who
bad charge of the grill at the Ore
gon sustained a losa of all bor fix
ture! and stock with no Insurance.
The building north of the hotel,
which waa owned by Jack Curtis
and occupied by him with a restau
rant, waa burned down to the first
story but the damage to the lower
room waa largely from water.
The walla of, the first story of this
building are of brick, which, made
the control of the flumes at this
point possible.
, The losa sustained by Mr. Curtis,
which Includes the second story of
this building and damage to con
tents will reach $1600 or $2000.
The Insurance on this building
lapsed a few days ago and had not
been renewed, although the adjoin
ing building on the north which Mr.
Curtla alao owned was amply In
sured. '.It ' sustained but alight
damage, ,
Buildings on the weal aide of the
street were badly blistered by the
heat and glass fronts were broken
in a number of Instances aa far
north at Ross Robinson's store.
The spread of the flames to the
buildings In the rear was prevented'
by prompt and determined work,
and the fact that there was no wind
blowing perhaps saved farther loss.
The power lines of the Deschutes
Power Company wore rendered use
less, which caused the town to be
In dnrknesB tor the remainder of
yoatorduy morning mid an absence
of power for a great part of the day
yesterday.
HAS It LACK LKO VACCINE
County Agent Has Enough Serum to
Vaccinate 700 Head of Cattle
County Agent R. A Ward has Just
received a fresh supply of U. S.
vaccine sufficient for 700 head of
cattle and an effort will be made to
vaccinate, during the present week,
the herds of cattle that have not
been treated. Apply to R. A. Ward,
Redmond, tor particulars.
ERROR IN POLLING PLACE
Will Vote at Davidson's Instead of
Gates Home
Our attention has been called to
an error In a recent Issue In the
matter of polling place tor the dis
trict election District 1 in which we
said the polling place will be the
Gates home. W. R. Davidson's home
is the place Instead.
LEASED HOSPITAL
P. B.
Poindexter and Family
Winter in California
win
. P. B. Polndexter has leased
the
Home Hospital and will spend the
winter with his family In California.
Mrs. Warner la the new manager.
She will assume possession on De
cember 10.
Try a Journal Classified Ad.
have of Insurance la
$100,000 BOND ISSUE
TO BE SUBMITTED SOON
COUNCIL VOTKH UNANIMOUSLY
Kilt MEASURE
PORTLAND FAILS TO MAKE GOOD
Makes It Again Neewry To Use
Our Own lleKouren in Trans
portation .Mutter
At a
council
apeclal meeting of the city
Saturday evening tt was
unanimously voted to submit a
nH.a8Ure . tn. voters of Prineville
for an additional bond issue of
$100,000 to complete the financing
of the City of Prlnevllle Railway.
It waa brought out at the meet
ing that this action la necessary be
cause of the failure of Portland in
terests to make their promise of
supplying funds good, and that some
such action la imperative to com
plete the road which has been built
with the money made available at
the last bond election.
Fred Glenn, representing Keeler
Bros, of Denver, who bought the
first issue of bonds, waa present and
stated that the matter of a second
Usue la perfectly feasible, and that
he felt sure there would be no dif
ficulty in disposing of the bonds.
The road has been graded with
the exception of a tew short links
that will be completed during the
next two weeks, and la ready tor
the ties and rails.
The ties have already been
bought and are on the ground, and
much of the right of way has been
fenced and the remainder will be'
enclosed soon.
The deeds have all been secured
for the right of way, and were filed
thla week, which makes the matter
In good condition eo tar aa that
feature is concerned.
The date of the Bpecial election
will be set at the December meeting,
at which time papers for the elec
tion will be presented to the .council
for their consideration.
The need for the road was never
greater than now, and will continue
to grow.
It should be understood that while
the amount the council proposes to
vote on is $100,000, this amount of
bonds will not be issued unless ab
solutely necessary, and perhaps
$80,000 will be sufficient.
Twohy Brothers Company has
been experiencing great difficulty In
getting supplies from Redmond and
they have encouraged the council,
aa have Clark Kendall & Company
and the officials of the Ochococ Ir
rigation District.
These men will lend their sup
port to the move and hope to solve
their transportation problem in this
manner.
Regarding the support of the
main line roads, we are reproduc
ing herewith some extracts from a I
letter receiver! from hnth rnnrin and !
signed jointly by L. C. Gilman,
president of the Oregon Trunk and
J. D. Farrel, president of the O.-W.
Railway Company, which was ad
dressed to Mayor D. F. Stewart.
These roads have done all they
agreed to do, and Mr. Stewart is
now in Portland conferring with
them In the matter of completing
the line as soon as the matter of
financing the construction 1b pro
vided for.
These gentlemen say:
It will be agreeable to us to fur
nish the rail for thla railroad upon
the following conditions:
1. We to make you a lease of
this rail for annual rental of six
per cent depreciation on the value
of the rail furnished, at the price
of $30.00 per ton depreciation to
be waved tor the period of three
years.
, 2. You to have the option to
purrhaae this rail at the price of
$30.00 per ton, weight to be de
termined as of the date of delivery,
at any time within three years from
said date of delivery. In case said
option la not exercised, the annual
depreciation charge to attach at the
expiration of three years.
3. Delivery to you to be made f.
o. b., Redmond, or at such other
point on the joint section as may be
agreed upon between us.
4. The rail to be furnished to be
second-hand 56 or 60 pound rail.
6. In accordance with our pre
vious understanding, we must have
satiafactory assurance that you have
thn funds available to fully com
plete this railroad and provide nec
essary equipment so aa to put the
same In operation before we shall
be obligated to deliver the rail.
6. If you have not already done
ao, would require that you, provide
proper organization with which we
could contract.
We would not, under any clr-
cumstances, be willing to furnish
the rail unless satisfied that there
is a certainty that the money will
be forthcoming to fully complete
the road and provide equipment,
and we would expect that when
completed the road should be en
tirely free from debt except for the
metal we furnish.
STANFIELD OUT FOR
U. S. SENATOR
R. N. Stanfleld has announced bis
candidacy for the republican nomin
ation to the United States Senate.
Mr. Stanfleld Is one of the men
who la really big enough for the
place, and will be a credit to the
state should be be , nfiinated and
elected, which we believe he will be.
He Is an eastern Oregon man, a
big livestock man, and a big man,
with a capacity tor work that ts
possessed by but few of our public
spirited citizens.
He Is of the type that has the
habit of going out and getting the
things tor themselves that they
want, when they want tt.
Mr. Stanfleld has been immensely
successful for himself by virtue of
nis anility tor hard work and a
clear head, is approachable and
powerful, has more business than
anybody for himself, yet has lots of
time to assist the state and nation
in the huge tasks before' them.
We would have a much abler Sen
ate if we had more Stanfields and
less men of some other types.
He Is a candidate to succeed Sen
ator McNary whose term expires on
March 3. 1919.
A. L. MACKINTOSH MAY BE LOST
Prominent ..Central ..Oregon Sheep
man Sailed on Overdue Ship
, Kear is felt for the safety of A.
L. Mackintosh who sailed for Alaska
on the Joseph Pulitzer which is now
five weeks overdue.
Mr. Mackintosh was going to the
Aleutian Islands in connection with
the Increasing of sheep production
and some of these islands had been
selected as especially adapted to
grazing.
It is feared the Pulitzer was sunk
one of the terrific ocean storms
tnat were raging not long ago.
t
STATE PRESIDENT IS HERE
Mrs. Mary E. Lancaster Is Visiting
Rebekuh Lodge in City Toduy
Mrs. Mary E. Lancaster, of Astor
ia, state president of the Oregon
Assembly of the Rebekah lodge, is in
the city today to preside over the
district convention. The afternoon
meeting began at 1:30 o'clock and
at 6:30 a dinner will be served at
the K. P. Hall to which all members
are urged to come. Delegates are
present from all of the principal
towns in Central Oregon. Those
attending the meeting in Redmond
last night were: Mrs. Vira Cyrus,
Miss Stella Hodges and Mrs. Wm.
Arnold.
Try a Journal Classified Ad.
CROOK WILL EXCEED
ITSY1C.A.QU0TA
OVKR SUBSCRIPTION MAY
50 PER CENT
BE
DONATIONS OVER $25 REFUSED
People Reminded of Future Calls
Effort of Solicitors Waa to
Make Response General
That Crook County will reach
more than $3000 in the drive for Y.
M. C. A. funds by the time returns
are all in la the belief of county
manager W. F. King.
To date, with returns yet on the
way from some localities to com
plete the figures, a total of $2864.40
has been reported officially to Mr.
King, and volunteer subscriptions
are coming In every day.
These will not be received after
the outlying precincts are in, and
the drive is already over, with
these exceptions.
The amount originally asked was
$2000 which was Increased to $2400
when an urgent telegram was re
ceived by Mr. King from atate head
quarters asking that this 'be 'done.
This also was the cause for allow
ing workers to do some final solicit
ing this week.
The amounts reported from the
various precincts, and the names of
the men making the drives are as
follows in so far as'the returns have
been received :
North Prineville E. E. Ev
ans and James Cantrell....$176.75
Northwest Prineville W.
I. Dishman , 167.00
Northeast Prineville L. M.
Bechtell 107.25
Southeast Prineville Arthur
Michel 177.25
Southwest Prineville Rob
ert Davis 202.00
Grimes. Flat If. W. How
ard and John Grimes 108.50
McKay and Johnson Creek
James McClun 135.50
Lower Ochoco and McKay
Norris Morgan, J. W.
Stanton and D. C. Ingram 239.15
Upper Ochoco and Summit
Prairie Alex Donnelley.... 150.50
Post Homer Norton 155.00
Paulina Mrs. L. M. Miller
Wolf Creek A. M. Logan;
Beaver, Creek Ban Puett;
Grindstone Creek T. H.
Brennan 285.00
Suplee George Senecal 40.15
Fife C. A. Sherman 140.00
Barnes Frank Hackleman,
Harry Barnes, F. C. Logan
and T. T. Armstrong 190.00
Held Alex Amnions and
Chas. Houston 105.25
Roberts James Cram, Mrs.
H. C. Nelson and H. W.
Carlln 78.75
Powell Butte James Mc
Clun, A. W. Bayn, Wal
ter Foster and Wallace
Smith 178.10
Lower Crooked River
Henry McCall 159.75
Crooked River W. S. Ayres
and R. W. Douglas 36.50
Combs Flat Ralph' Breese 21.50
Dry Creek James McClun 10.50
NEW STORE AT POST
Homer Norton Completes Structure
Which is 24x52
Homer Norton has completed a
new store building at Post and is
busy this week hauling new goods
from Redmond ' to go onto the
shelves.
The new structure is 24x62 and
adjoins the former store, which will
be used also.
He makes a round trip each day
from Redmond hauling 2500 pounds
of freight on his Republic truck.
OCHOCO CANAL CUT
30 PER CEXT OF DIRT MOVED"
IS ESTIMATE TODAY
ill BE COMPLETE IN JANUARY
Main Canal Practically Completed
For Almotit Six Miles Work
Advancing Rapidly
Work is advancing rapidly on tho
cut that is being made for the main
canal on the Ochoco Project. This
work, although through difficult con
struction is thirty per cent complet
ed according to estimates, and will
be completed in January.
This will make water possible
from McKay 1 to the lands on the
west end of the project, a great part
of the main line having already
been blocked out, and many laterals
made already.
This cut and the lateral work Is
being done by the district and about
80 head of stock are busy at the
combined task, most of that number
being in the cut. This work is be
ing done under Mr. Fuller.
The canal on both sides of McKay
creek is progressing well, Mr. Shot
well having completed about two
and one-half miles of canal which la
nine feet wide on the bottom, six
feet deep with a carrying capacity of
four and a half feet, and has a
width of twenty-seven feet at the
water line.
The slope of these banks Is one
and a half to one, and the water ca
pacity is 140 to 150 second feet.
At the McKay crossing a concrete
structure is being prepared for. It
will be of concrete, will absolutely
control the flow of water, and will
make It possible to divert any part
or all of the creek into the canal
without the construction of any dam.
The west end of the canal is pro
gressing more rapidly than before,
Mr. Newport reports the steam
shovel doing exceptionally well.
The canal at this point is 16 feet
wide on the bottom, has the same
depth as the west end of the canal,
but is 34 feet wide at the water
line. This has a carrying capacity
of 200 second feet.
Work on the tunnel will be started
soon, delay having been experienced
because of a shortage of lumber.
The camp will be erected here dur
ing the week however, and work
started soon.
The huge pumps, one piece of
which weighs 14,000 pounds, were
brought in from Redmond yesterday
and last night, after some difficulty,
for work on the reservoir.
Mr. Grier reports progress on all
points at the reservoir, and twenty
four hour shifts will be put on very
soon.
Many people were at the reservoir
last Sunday, and cars are parked
along the roadway every day.
Mr. Rea has requested us to state
that water will be on the lands for
everyone next spring, and that H
who have sage brush lands to clear
should get them ready tor the water.
50,000 SACKS OF POTATOES
Central Oregon Growers Harvest a
Good Crop
At a recent meeting of the Des
chutes Valley Potato Growers' Asso
ciation, reports indicated that there
are now 50,000 sacks of marketable
potatoes stored at the ranches and
warehouses throughout Central Ore
gon, The association is at present
busy filling orders and will ship
about seventy-five carloads of po
tatoes during the season. About
one hundred and twenty-five of the
most prominent potato growers of
the valley are members of the
association.