Crook Couhty Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL XXII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 6, 1917
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WORK OR LEAVE TOWN ; OPENING OF MEETINGS NEAR MILLION MARK y&? ANSWER QUESTIONS
COUNCIL t'N'iVMMOI'H IV VOICE
TO ELIMINATE IOAFKKM
ORDINANCE WILL PASS SOON
Illegal Liquor Trulllc Will IU
l-wencd lly ThU Ai l Ion
Think Councllmcn
An ordinance Unit will have for
It purpose lh flliiilmtt Inn of every
unit from tho city who has nu vial
hie means of employment, with a
view of levelling tli (i Illegal sale of
liquor and other benefits that would
result, wus decided upon at a moet
lnj of tha council Tuesday.
Thn matter win introduced . by
Councilman Wallace, and wa heart
ily Indorsed by all other members,
with a result that the ordinance was
ordered prepared.
Thn demand for labor of all
clause eliminate all excuse for
Idleness tha councllmcn asserted,
and much of thn Illegal traffic In
liquor would be eliminated If thla
kind of an ordliianca wore In force.
Considerable time wai taken tor
the discussion, and tha councilman
It rood that tha condition haa been
-iceptloually food locally until re
cently at leant, and that thia ordi
nance will keep it ao,
GUILTY; FINED $75.00
CliKinp Smith . who wan taknn
Into custody about 9:30 Motidny
evening by Sheriff Knox and Deputy
Sheriff Howell on a charge of sell
ing whiskey, entered a plea of Kiillty
Tueaduy and wua fined $75.00 and
rests by Judge Bowman.
Tho rooms occupied by Smith in
the Morris building were entered by
the officers, who were armed with a
search warrant for the occasion, and
ten bottles of bonded whlakny, moat
of them without the seals having
been broken," were found.
Tho officers thought Smith was
In the room because of the fact that
one or more men had been seen to
go to the room and return, as the
officers thought, with a bottlo.
Thn lights were on in the room,
door open and the liquor found
without any difficulty.
The bottles were placed In a suit
case and taken to the court house,
and Smith was arrested before he
returned to the room.
He was released under $100 cash
ball until the following day when
the plea of guilty was entered.
Tho liquor will be destroyed by
the sheriff In a day or two.
CONTRACT LET FOR BIG
STAVE PIPE LINE; $2.98
i A contract wag let to the Portland
Wood Pipe Company on Saturday
for the construction of a pipe line
across the Ochoco valley a short dis
tance east of this city by the Ochoco
Irrigation District.
The big line Is to be built of fir,
will be 28 Inches In diameter on the
Inside, and will be of material 1
inches thick.
The length Is about 3680 feet and
the contract was let at $2.98 per
lineal foot.
Two other bids were received. The
National Wood Pipe Company bid
$3.30 per foot and the Pacific Coast
Wood Pipe Company bid $3.42 per
foot.
The contract calls for the comple
tion of the line by April 1 next, and
workmen are already on the ground
for the work.
The material will be furnished by
the contractor, and the base is being
made of concrete at this time ' by
the district.
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lr. K. I. Lyon
More than the number of petition
ers required by Portland Interests
for the railway bond election next
Monday were secured the first of
this week, and the papers were for
warded to I'ortlund.
From a telegram received this
morning from Ralph Sehnoeloch it
seems that there will be no delay In
getting the ateel, equipment, and
other supplies, also the caali udvuuce
of $25,000 which was promised on
the receipt of these papers.
Material for all the bridges has
beeu ordered and will be on the
ground by the time rails are laid to
where the first bridge Is to be built.
The election next Monday la the
final step and as 224 voter signed
tbe'petltlon calling the election, no
opposition is anticipated In the mat
ter. THRIFT HT.VMI'.H XI I'OHTOI l l( K
lluliy IIoimIh May lie Had For Twenty-five
Out Fncli
Thrift stamps are now on sale at
tho poHtofllce, If you take a quarter
in and depoHlt It with the postmas
ter he will give you a book with
your name and address on the front
and one green stump.
The hook has sixteen spaces each
to be filled with a stamp of the same
denomination which may be re
deemed on payment of 12 additional
cents for one war certificate stamp
costing you $4.12. On January 1,
1923, the government will pay the
owner of this stamp $5.00.
The twelve cents for the certifi
cate Increases one cent each month,
but tho twenty-five cent stamps
bring no interest until turned into
larger denominations.
For further information Inquire
at the postofllco.
WKimiMJ AT HAY CKKF.K
Dayton E. Grant and Clara E.
Thomas were married at the home
of the bride's parents at Hay Creek,
Thursday, Nov. 29, at 12 o'clock, m.
Rev. T. H. Fertlg, of Prineville, of
ficiating. Mrs. Grant is a sister of Elmer
Thomas and attended Crook County
High School for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant left immed
iately for points in Washington
whore they will visit relatives for a
month.
COMPLETE SETTLEM E NT
Engineer Ilea and Juy H. I'ptou to
Huleni Tonight
Engineer R. W. Rea and Jay H.
Upton will leave tonight for Salem
where they will meet the State Wa
ter Board tomorrow and complete
the settlement of the cooperative
survey and water rights under the
Ochoco Project.
H. D. STILL FIRE OFFICIAL.
Appointed Deputy Marshal With Au
thority of Police Duty at Fires
Councilman H. D. Still, chairman
of the committee on fire and water,
was appointed deputy marshal by
Mayor Stewart, Tuesday evening,
with full police authority at all fires
within the city.
He will have three or more assist
ants, and will assume control of the
situation at future fires which will
eliminate considerable confusion.
F.tcnlvr Knowledge of Speaker of
( Hcrlpturul and Historical
Matters
With every Beat taken, chairs In
the aisles to care for the overflow,
and late arrivals standing, the Lyon
meetings opened Tuesday evening
at the Methodist church, promptly
at 7:30.
The reception was due to the
many friends gained by the speaker
Dr. E. P. Lyon, during the aeries of
meetings which closed In Prlneville
early this year, and the speaker
seemed even more fit for the task of
delivering sermons filled with his
torical and current fact aa well as
containing a wonderfully clear pre
sentation of biblical matters.
The large number of young peo
ple present at the opening meetings
attest to the fact that hla ability to
Impart Information of a reat educa
tional value is quite unusual.
In thla connection it can be
truthfully aatd that a clear knowl
edge of the scriptures is of the high
est educational value, and a man of
the wide education and early train
ing that Dr. Lyon possesses is un
usually , able to give a. valmvle
amount of this information during
a series of sermons such as the
present meetings will afford.
SALEOF APPLES WILL
P. M. Ruthfield, who owns the old
Circle ranch about nine miles north
of Prineville, informs the Journal
that he has several hundred sacks
of apples which have blown from
the trees in his orchard, and which
he wishes to sell at $1.00 per sack.
Of the amount received from the
apples, twenty-five per cent he will
Kive to the Red Prn thrmnrh the
III aiMUUOl,
The apples are good varieties, and
although they will be classed as
wind falls, they are of considerable
value, and well worth the price he
is asking for them.
Bring your sacks, and visit the
orchard as soon as possible, for the
weather conditions are such that
they will not last many days.
DEATH OF JOHN McDOWEI.L
Prineville Hoy Victim of Pneumonia
in New York
John McDowell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. McDowell died at the
hospital in New York, November 29,
at 4 o'clock, aged 28 years. He left
home October 2, to enlist and was
in Supply Company No. 307, as a
truck driver.
John spent most of his life at his
home on Crooked River a few miles
below Prineville.
Funeral services will be held from
the Baptist church tomorrow at two
o'clock. Dr. E. P. Lyon will con
duct the services.
APPLES SPILLED ON GRADE
Hitch Breaks On Trailer and Dumps
15 lloxes of Apples
The hitch broke on the trailer of
the Hunsaker stage Tuesday evening
on the grade west of the city and
dumped fifteen boxes of apples be
longing to C. W. Elklns over the
bank.
The loss was assumed by the con
tractor John Hunsaker. However
most of the aples were gathered up
and saved. There were also two
trunks in the trailer but only one
was brokeu.
Ilri Remittance ,f l.llwrty Ix.an
FuimIh Cut Total
Hoinewlutt
Deposits in Prlneville's banks
total almost a million dollars ac
cording to statements issued by
them at the call on November 20.
,
...c amount on aeposit at,vided for by the charter amendment,
the close of business on the above j The county tax will total about
date was $994,486.00. The amount $90,000, which will be about half
remitted a few days previous for j the amount that would be required
total payment for the Liberty Bonds l to liquidate the debt that now is
purchased by Crook County people outstanding and to pay running ex-
uu....B iB mn arive wouia nave put
the total considerably above the
million mark.
Resources of the two institutions
combined equal more than one and
A n nu rtu- million 1 1 oao on . .
w .ijo.ti,,, lo oeigooa attendance or taxpayers re-
exact.
The statements Indicate that these
institutions are atronger than ever
before, and their healthy condition
which la a barometer of the com
munity, ahows that the business
conditions in all lines are at a high
level.
The diversified interests which
center at Prineville, Including farm
ing, livestock, lumber and other in
dustries make an unexcelled com
bination for a healthy and prosper
ous community.
Prosperous, sound and ably man
aged banks are one of the strongest
factors in the development of a
community, and it can be truthfully
said that the Prineville batiks are
keeping their place in the march of
progress that is putting the Prine
ville country in the very first place
in the rank of Oregon communities.
FARM LIGHTING POINT
H. A. Conger, of Portland, is at
the Inland Auto Company garage to
day, tomorrow and Saturday, demon
strating his farm lighting plant,
which is made by the Delco people
who make the storage batteries and
other electrical equipment that is in
use in Buick and other high class
cars.
The system is complete in a com
pact unit, has a Belf starter and con
trol that is automatic, and the light
is generated by a gas engine that
burns distillate.
One of these plants was recently
installed for R. N. Donnely at Rich
mond, and many are in use through
out the state.
CATTLE TO BE SOLD
Marshal Will Sell 18 Head on De
cember 17
Thirteen h pari nf rntt1n nlovan nf
DEMONSTRATINGDELCO
them bearing the brand of 111 with'terest
a bar over the figures, will hn sold
by City Marshal J. H. Gray on De
cember 17, unless claimed by their
owners before that date.
OCHOCO PROJECT SURGEON
Dr. V. Gesner Has Contract
District For Services
With
Dr. V. Gesner has been appointed
surgeon for the Ochoco Irrigation
District. This includes Twohy Bros.,
Newport Bros., and all sub-contractors.
REUEKAHS ATTENTION
There will be a special meeting
of Lookout Rebekah Lodge Friday
evening, Dec. 7, at 7:30 for the pur
pose of initiation, payment of bills,
and ordering supplies. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
ESTHER MORGAN,
Noble Grand.
When Shopping Take Your Change
In Red Crow KcaU
CITY TAX IS $5,144;
COUNTY$9O,000TOTAL
The amount of city taxes that will
be raised next year will be $5,144,
according to the figures arrived at
at the council meeting Tuesday
evening. ..This la in addition to the
$6,000 InteroHt fnnrf ,a i.
i ua, id yiv
pensea that have already been flved
by law and in other ways.
I The meet In tn .nn.ia. .i.
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ty budget waa called for yesterday
i at the county court room, and a
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suited
They worked with the court all
day, and until about 10 o'clock last
night before the figures were all de
cided upon, and a general shaving
process was continued throughout
the day, whereby the expenses of
the county will be kept down to bare
necessities for the next year at
least.
The best possible spirit of coop
eration prevailed at the meeting,
and everyone deemed 'satisfied with
the results arrived at
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
Holiday Campaign To Be Staged For
Millions of Members
A campaign that has for its object
the increasing of the Red Cross
membership to a handsome total of
three or more millions is being start
ed throughout the United States.
The plan will be to secure as
many members as possible, and col
lect from each the annual dues of
$1, or where possible $2 with which
amount the member will be supplied
with the Red Cross magazine for a
year.
Everyone in the nation should be
a member of the Red Cross, and
three or five millions of members
should be secured without any un
usual effort.
If you do not already belong, send
your money to H. Baldwin at the
First National Bank, and a receipt
will be issued to you.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Bible school at ten a. m. Every
member of the school on the win
ning side in the recent contest is
requested to be present. A photo
graph of the winners will be taken
and published in the -'Lookout".
Preaching at eleven. Subject:
"Story of the men who paid for the
drinks." Preaching again in the
evening at seven-thirty, subject:
"Where do we go from here?"
The study of prophecy as related
to the present war is of thrilling in-
If you wish to know what
this war portends and what the re
sults will be you should not miss
this class Saturday evening at seven
thirty. Everyone not a regular at
tendant elsewhere is invited to at
tend these services.
THINK OF THE RED CROSS
There is a chance to learn knit
ting now which will help out the
Red Cross, from 3:30 to 4:30 for
small folks and 4:30 to 5:30 for
big girls. Price 25 cents a week.
Mr. M. Trapman,
3t2c East Sixth Street.
Miss Alice Gunning, of The Dalles
and It. A. Ward were married in
The Dalles, Monday, December 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward have gone to
Seattle for a brief honeymoon after
which they will be at home in Red
mond. Mr. Ward is County Agricul
tural Agent for Crook and Deschutes
counties.
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KEEP LOCAL HOARD NOTIFIED
OF POHTOmCE ADDRESS
All Previous Exemption and Di.
charge Are Automatically Re
voked im December IS
Every man registered under the
draft law who has changed his resi
dence or postofflce address should
immediately, without fail, notify hi
local board of his present address
so that he will receive the Question
naire he is required to fill out under
the new draft regulations.
This applies to all registered men,
even those previously exempted or
discharged. All previous exemptions
and discharges from the draft are
automatically revoked on Decem
ber 15.
Failure to answer the Question
naire and return it to the board
within the seven-day limit will en
danger a man's right to claim ex
emption, regardless of whether he
did not receive the Questionnaire.
Hence it is argent that every reg
istered man whose address has been
changed should, for his own protec
tion, at once notify his local board
of his change in address.
"Registrants are bound by law to
keep themselves advised of an pro
ceedings in respect of them, and
4aiJure to do so may result in their
losing right to claim exemption or
discharge."
FORMER C.C.H.S.60YS
ONFT.COLUMBIATEAM
A basketball game is scheduled
for the near future between the Ft.
Columbia team and C. C. H. S.. An
interesting feature is that three
Prineville boys including Prosius,
Bixby and Charlton will be on the
Fort Columbia team. The exact
date has not been decided.
A debate tryout will be held at
C. C. H. S. tomorrow to select the
team for the state debating league.
Some good material is evidenced
and the usual result i expected.
Rev. Treadwell, of Bend, will
speak at the assembly tomorrow ,
morning at nine o'clock.
A basketball game between the C.
C. H. S. freshmen and the grade
school will be played tonight at the
Club Hall.
The second story of the Curtis
building, which was destroyed dur
ing the recent fire, is being replaced
by brick construction. v
Omar Wilson has the contract,
and he has a number of men at work
removing the charred parts of the
building, and rushing the brick con
struction, with a hope of having
the building well covered before
more stormy weather.
1500 SACKS CERTIFIED SEED
State Puts Stamp of Approval on
Powell Butte Potatoes
About 1500 sacks of seed pota
toes received the approval of the
state as certified seed when inspect
ed by Professor Larson, of Corvallls,
on November 28.
Many of them were grown In the
Powell Butte country, and they are
in storage now at Redmond.
VOLUNTEER ROAD WORKERS
The farmers living on the east
side of Powell Butte volunteered to
work on the roads two days last
week.