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NEXTDRAFT CALL WILL
COME ABOUT FEB. 15
OREGON ONE OF 10 HTATKH TO
OUOTA I.N HIWT DRAFT
HEN IN CLASS ONE TO CO FIRST
The Next Training Cain pa Will Open
January I .V There Are Hllll
Home Vacanclm
Kxrcpt to All vscancles In cslls
already made, no more nin will be
drafted from Orcimor other stales
before , February 15. As all ques
tionnaires will bit completed before
that data, thla will Rive mnn taken
hereafter, except such few ai may
be needed prior to February IS to
Oil vscsncles, the advantage of the
sew clnHlflratlon system.
Very few men would have been
taken from Oregon In any event
prior to the next draft, which It la
now announced will not be earlier
than February IS. Thli li one of
only 10 atatea that have already
filled their quota In the flrat draft,
barring few vacancies cauaed by
rejection! at the training cam pa.
Future draft quotas
are to be;
filled first from Claaa 1, comprising
men without dependents. They will
be drafted from deferred classifica
tions only when claaa 1 la exhausted,
thus making It neessary to go to
the next claaa for enough men to fill
op the quota. -
An exception to this will be made
In the caae of experts and men high
ly skilled In agriculture or Indus
tries. It la announced that ths
Government soon will csll tor a
large number of men of thla special
claaa. They will be taken aa needed
for such special work from whatever
classification they may be granted.
A limited number of officers not
now In active service, and retired
officers of the Oregon National Guard
who are physically fit and between
the ages of 23 and 47, are eligible
for enlistment ss privates first class
for attendance at the next Officers'
Training Camps, which begin Janu
ary 16. Official word to this effect
baa Just been received by John M.
Williams, Acting Adjutant Oeneral,
from the Chief of the Bureau of
Militia Affairs at Wsshlngton, with
the request that It be given pub
licity. ,
Applications for the camps by
such officers must be approved by
the Bureau. Those qualifying at
the camps, which will be held In
Southern California and the South
ern States, will receive commissions.
ARRESTED AT CANTOS CITY
Man Charged With Obtaining Money
Under False Pretenses
Deputy Sheriff F. A. Rowoll will
return this evening or tomorrow
from Canyon City with CliaB. H.
Mulkey, who is wanted on a charge
of obtaining money undor false pre
tenses. Mulkey purchased a horse from
Joe Street some time ago for $126,
and paid for the animal with a
check, which It Is alleged, was
worthless. '
COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY
Practically All Business Postponed
To Monday Next
The regular meeting of the , city
council was held Tuesday evening
but because of the fact that the date
was a holiday, no business was
transacted.
Monday evening of next week the
usual business will be disposed of.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
There will be services at the
Christian Church, Sunday as fol
lows: Bible School at 10 a. m
Preaching at 11 o'clock. Young
People's meeting at 6:80 p. m. and
preaching at 7 o'clock, subject:
"What Does the New Testament
Teach Relative to Baptism?" At
this service the ordinance ot bap
tism will be observed. i .
FOR CROOK COUNTY
SECRETARY McADOO
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aeretary of th Treaaury MeAdee,
who was named government director
of rallreada by President Wilson.
FOOD HTOCKM BE1 NO MHTED
Anyone Having More Than $2.10
Worth an Hand Muni lb-port
All dealers, manufacturers, ware
house men, hotels and other Institu
tions having on bsnd more then
250 worth of foodstuffs must re
port to the bureau of markets of
the Department of Agriculture, giv
ing a detailed statement of their
holdings, January flrat, with a com
psrtsoo of holdings on the same day
laat year.
A statement by Charles J. Brand
says every effort has been made to
end schedules to the firms and In
dividuals .who handle the food sup
ply of the country, but that failure
to receive a schedule does not ex
empt anyone from complying with
the regulations.
CROOK COUNTY THIRD
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Crook
list of
County stands third In the
Oregon counties In the
Christmas Red Cross drive.
The total returns from the drive
give us 135 pef cent of the number
of members asked tor.
The required number wss 1300
and the members gained during the
drive totsl 1760.
Morrow county Is first with 176
per cent, Umatilla aecond with 147
per cent and uescnutes stands
eighth with 114 per cent.
Jefferson county is last
on the
list with but 40 per cent.
Oregon perhaps stands
higher
thsn any other state In the Union,
but this Is not certain yet
HEM) FOR ADULTERY
Clias.
Pratt In County Jail In De
fault of Hull
Chas. Pratt was bound over to
the grand Jury yesterday In Judge
Bowman's court and In default of
his bond, which was placed at $250,
he Is confined in the county Jail.
Pratt, who is about nineteen
years of age, is held on a charge ot
adultery, and the evidence left no
doubt In the mind of the Judge that
his case should be investigated
further.
DEATH OF MRS. WELCH
The death of Mrs. Clara Elkins
Welch occurred at the residence ot
E. T. Slayton, near this city, Sun
day. Funeral services were held at
the residence Monday afternoon con
ducted by Rev. W. L. Van Nuys.
The remains were taken to Hood
River where they were laid to rest
beside her husband.
Mrs. Welch was 76 years ot age.
She was born in Ohio, and came to
Oregon when eleven years ot age,
She was for years a resident ot
Salem, where she married the late
Geo. B. Welch, She was a daughter
of the late Luther Elkins, and
sister ot James Elkins ot this city.
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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 3, 1918
PEOPLE FREEZING EAST
WARMEHT DKCEMIIKH EVER RE
CORDED IN PRINEVILLK
HALF OF DEC. WITHOUT FROST
Hljlet Maximum Temperature For
Month Is OO High"
Minimum 47
What is believed to be the warm
est December ever experienced In
Central Oregon is sharply contrasted
with the coldest weather on record
on the Atlantic sesboard.
Warm days and warm nights,
half of the nights not reaching the
freexlng point during the month, Is
the record ot the local weather
bureau, as reported by Mrs. W. J.
Pancake, with several of the nights
above 40 degrees minimum, and the
days reaching 66 degrees on the
29tb.
The closing days ot the year re
vealed no trace of treexing weather.
On December 31, the temperature
ranged from 38 to 60 degrees, on
the previous day 34 to 69 and on
Saturday 40 to 66 degrees was the
range recorded. ,
While the weather has been ot
the greateat value to farmers, allow
Ing them to complete fall work, and
In many Instances work that was
planned for next March and April,
the stockmen hsve perhaps received
the greatest benefit.
Green grass has grown more dur
ing the past two weeks than It
usually does In the entire month of
March, and not only sheep but also
cattle and horses are able to get
grass In abundance where they are
on the open ranges.
The hay shortage has become a
myth and there will as result no
doubt be an ample supply for every
one, regardless of the turn the
weather la sure to take soon toward
real winter.
While mild winters are not un
usual tor Oregon, we are this time
sharply contrasted with the coldest
weather ever recorded from Florida
to the Canadian border on the At
lantic seaboard..
Several people have froxen ito
death during the past week In this
district, and New York reports the
cold more severe because ot fuel
shortages.
Freexlng weather Is reported as
tar south as New Orleans, and
northern New York state reports an
extreme low temperature ot from 69
to 62 degrees below xero.
The weather bureau is predicting
a radical change In the weather for
this state, and people should pre
pare themselves tor It.
The precipitation for the month
reached .69 Inches, with but a trace
ot snow in Prlneville.
NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION
Many Attend Annual Event Given
By Ladies Annex
About two hundred attended
the
the
the
New Year's reception given by
Ladies Annex at their rooms in
Commercial Club Hall. The rooms
were beautifully decorated tor the
occasion with fir boughs and flags.
A musical program was given
after which everyone Joined In sing
ing patriotic songs. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
CATTLE IN GOOD CONDITION
Saddle Horses Fat and Grass Grow
ing Rapidly
H. C. Carlin was In Prlneville yes
terday from the Bear Creek country.
He says that cattle are in fine con
dition, some of them wintering on
the desert, and that they are doing
better than at any time last sum.
mer. He is feeding a few cows and
calves but that Is all.
Saddle horses that were getting
thin at the close ot the fall ride are
fat and the hay supply is as good
almost as at the opening ot winter.
SPEAKERS FROM FRONT
TO APPEAR HERE SOON
TWO OFFICER FROM CANADIAN
TROOPS WOUNDED IX ACTION
OATEWILLBE ANNOUNCED LATER
Flnrt Men Who Have Been Under
Fire To Speak In Interior
Will Appear Here
Under the auspices of the State
Council of Defense, two men who
have been wounded In action in the
front line trencnes In Europe will
sperk In Prlneville at an early date.
The speakers are Major F. B. Ed
wards and Captain T. J. Leduc both
having been wounded In action with
the Canadian troops after having
spent several months each in the
trenches.
The men will arrive In Portland
Sunday afternoon of this week and
will appear In several of the coun
ties ot the state. In an attempt to
give the people aa much first hand
Information ot the conditiona there
as Is possible.
The men will be accompanied here
by a representative of the State
Council ot Defense, and arrange
ments for the Prlneville meeting
will be made by G. Springer, of the
County Council ot Defense.
There will be no collections taken
and no talk of raising funds, but
the occasion will be for everyone,
without any charges whatever.
, The . date and particulars will be
announced in the Journal nAt week
If possible.
C. C. H. 8. RECEIVES GIFT
Jerry A. Schooling Presents Ency
clopedia Brltannlca to H. S.
Prof. H. C. Baughman recently
received a communication from
Jerry A. Schooling, ot Hay Creek,
saying that he wished to present a
set of books to the High School
valued at over one hundred dollars,
The gift Is surely appreciated and
will be a valuable acquisition to the
library.
The following new students en
tered the High School the first' ot
this year: Lloyd Hines, ot Wasco;
Charles Cochran, of lone. Van Fos
ter, ot Paulina; Hasel Thompson, of
Montrose, Colorado; and Llla
Wright, ot Oakland, California.
The High School students by pop
ular subscription have purchased a
beautiful new U. S. flag to be used
In the assembly room only.
The girls are very busy with the
Red Cross work. They meet three
times each week.
The High School Band Is making
satisfactory progress and several
new musicians have been added In
cluding some of the best lady musi
cians in the school.
The second of a series of Inter
Society debates will be held Jan. 9
The prize for the winning society Is
a silver cup.
The first Inter-Scholastic debate
will be held Friday, January 11,
Bend here and C. C. H. S. at Culver.
The annual declamation contest
will be held January 23.
John Lewtas, war correspondent,
who has been on the battlefields of
Europe, will lecture In the near
future under the auspices ot the
Crook County High School. A
small admission fee will be charged
and the High School's share will go
to the Red Cross.
A class ot twenty is expected to
enter the High School at the begin
ning of the next semester from the
mid-year eighth grade graduates.
A basketball game will be played
at the Club Hall tomorrow night
between a mixed team from the
freshmen of the Redmond H. S.
and public school and the freshmen
of C. C. H. S. and the public school.
The third number ot the lecture
course was given by Robert O. Bow
man, humorist and impersonator, at
the Club Hall last evening. A large
audience was present and enjoyed
the evening's program. ,
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PKINEVILLE
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS
David R. Francis, American Ambas
sador to Russia, who has a difficult
post owing to chaotic conditions.
CHURCH DEBT PAID
93000 Raised By First Baptists to
Pay Mortgage
The First Baptist church has
raised the $3000 necessary to wipe
out the debt that has been against
the new building since its comple
tion. The congregation is thankful to
those who assisted in these contri
butions.
A public burning ot the mortgage
and general Jollification will be an
nounced soon after the close of the
meetings that are now being held
at the church.
Every effort is made by the con
gregation and pastor to nuke this
community church, and every Sun
day at least one sermon la preached
at some country point
The building Is open to frequent
meetings of general Interest, and In
many ways the people are made to
understand that they own an in
terest In the church.
POTATO GRADES FIXED
FOR OREGON GROWERS
Potato grades for the state were
established in an order issued Dec.
31 by the public service commission.
They are as follows:
Oregon fancy Minimum diameter
ot round varieties shall be 214
Inches and long variety 2 inches.
Minimum length long variety shall
be 3 inches and maximum shall
not exceed 7 inches.'
Oregon V. 8. grade No. 1 Mini
mum d'ameter ot round varieties 1
shall be 1 inches and ot long va
rieties 1 inches.
Oregon U. S. No. 2 The mini
mum diameter shall be IV inches.
Oregon small seed Minimum
diameter ot round varieties shall be
1 inches, and of -long varieties
1 V4 inches. "Minimum length of
long varieties shall be 2 inches.
Provision Is made that grades
shall consist ot sound potatoes,
practically clean from dirt or for
eign matter, frost injuries, sunburn
and blight.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
If the reader of this notice be
spirit hungry, if he wants to realize
what real life Is, we Invite him to
come to church where he will hear
the "Good News of Life." Bible
School at 10; classes tor all ages.
Young People's Rally at 6:30. Sub
ject for the first Sunday of the new
year: "The Unseen Resources of
the Christian" or "A New Years
Promise For The New Years Path."
Have you heard Dr. Lyon? If not
you are missing very much. Come.
F. C. Laslette, minister.
Rev. H. C. Hartrantt Is In the city
today from Bend.
D. H. Peoples and family were
visitors from Bend last week-end.
R. A. Brasfield, of Alfalfa, was a
business visitor in the city Saturday.
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BIG DAM IS STARTED
OCHOCO WILL BE DAMMED IX
LEWS THAN WEEK
COMTE COM BUILD
Gravel From Pit Is Used In Making
Mammoth Outlet From
Reservoir
For the first time since the
Ochoco has drained the waters from
the slopes of Lookout and Round
Mountains, Its water will be delayed
on the Journey to the sea, for the
reclamation of sagebrush lands, be
fore another week.
Already the soil and rocks from
the mountain side on the south
bank of the stream are being
washed into the base that has so
carefully been prepared for the big
dam, and as soon as this puddle, as
the engineers term It, reaches a
depth of fifteen or more feet, the
flume which is now carrying the
water over the dam, will be removed
and the waters held up.
While this U being done, which
In itself is the construction of a
small dam, which when completed
will form the "toe" ot , the mala
dam, the big orange peel bucket Is
busy digging the gravel out of the
pit that will form the "key" for
the main dam, and dropping the
gravel from the bucket into a hop
per, from which it Is dumped into
car and hoisted to the top of the
north bankT where it will be mixed
with" cement "ta a large- mechanically
operated mixer.
From this mixer the concrete will
be returned to the mammoth con
duit, which will form the outlet for
the dam when completed.
This conduit is a cement pipe,
367 feet in length, eight feet nine
inches wide Inside at the bottom and
has an inside height of about seven
and a half feet.
The thickness of these walls will
vary from ten inches to almost two
teet, according to the pressure they
will be called upon to withstand,
and will be heavily reen forced with
steel rods which are already on the
grounds, and ready for placing.
The shape of the conduit la
changed three times during Its
length and it will be completed In
less than two weeks after being
started, barring accidents.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Junior department boys and
girls of the Sunday school are striv
ing tor places on the honor roll and
thus earn a bible.
The members of the parsonage
family were gladdened by the kind
remembrance of County Clerk
Brown which was manifested in the
form of a nice turkey for New
Year's dinner. All present ate and
were thankful.
As December had five Sundays,
we will not speak at Grimes Chapel
next Sunday but on the second Sab
bath of the month, January 13th.
As we begin the new year let
each one strive for such betterment
as we are convinced will make us
more efficient. ,
The subject for Sunday morning
will be: "Paul's Theme at Corinth
Jesus Christ and Him 'f Crucified.
We welcome citizens of long
standing, new comers, and the
traveler who may be with us for a
few days.
T. H. Fertlg, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, January 6. The service
of morning worship will be con
ducted by Rev. Mr. Treadwell of the
Lyon evangelistic party. Bible
School and Young People's meetings
at the usual hours. Mr. Van Nuys
will conduct services at Paulina."
If weather conditions permit there
will be services next week at several
points in the southern part of the
county. ,
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