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If Crook County Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XXII PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 14, 1S18 NO. 14 ON TORPEDOED BOAT HODY LAID TO RENT ON COAST OK SCOTLAND OTHER CROOK CO. HEN SAVED Ilurchtorf, Bran, Kciiiinel, llurplinin Arc I.IUm A lining Survivor of l)llT Klim-r A. ! lounton made tha su preme sacrifice whim the transport Tiimunlu wu torpedoed off tlx count of Ireland, mid with 168 oilier bravo AmiTlian luris, perlahnd In the ita. Tlifl tmily wii recovered and given burial with the ( tur on the west count of Scotland, whore they wore waalu'd up from the ca. Th la liiformntlon win received In a telegram tlmt came- to bla later, Laura Houston, liial nlKht. Thoae bodies wore laid to real near thn water' edgn, In grave con taining from twenty to forty bod lea each, and many of them without any atyle of caakot, but wrapped In can a. Largo throng of citizen came to tha cereinonlea, and the doepeat re aped waa ahown to the American heroes. Ilouaton enlisted lea than three month ago, and waa attached to a regiment of foreatry engineer. The Hat of thoae known to be loat haa not been laaued by the war de partment, and every effort la being made to check the name In order , Jhat no nilatakea will be made. George Montray, ' of Grandvlew, and Percy A. Stephen, of Bond, are not on the Hat of aurvlvori. The report that Otto Hodge waa on the transport at the time of the disaster la false, for although hia name waa Haled, It proved to be an other man. Among thoae who are well known here, and collated from here, who wore reacued from the vessel are: IIukI) V. Bean, Prlnevllle; Fred Burchtorf, Held;' Cyrua C. Kommol, PrlnovUlo, (home addreaa Lebanon); and Sergeant Edward E. Hurphnm, brother of foreat aupervlaor, V. V. Uarpham of ,1111s city. The luteal' report any that out of the 2300 men on board the total losaea will be 159 American soldiers. 170 STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL Attendance Taxes Every Building to Limit of Ita Capacity There are 170 atudont enrolled In the Crook County High School, which Is the largest number since the school was founded. The building are taxed to capac ity and Superintendent Baughman says that If the percentage of In crease continues, the present three buildings will be InBiilucUmt to care (or the atudenta a they Bhould be. DESTROYED BY FIRE A fire supposed to have started from the fireplace completely de stroyed the residence, cellar and blacksmith shop on the Ruthfield place north of Prlnevllle, Friday morning about ten o'clock. RaamiiBsen and Strater had just taken charge of the place having purchased it from P. M. Ruthfield a few daya previous. Mr. Rasmussen was out in the field at the time and Mr. Strater was at "the barn. Upon returning they found the entire In terior In flames. The house was being prepared for papering and rubbish was Demg burned In the fireplace at the time. The cellar was full of apples and potatoes and only two sacks of po tatoes were saved from this. All furniture was destroyed Including even beds. The Iobs Is estimated at about $2,000.00. THRIFT HT A M I CONTENT ENDS School Mute ( reilllulile Showing In Short Time The Thrift Stamp conteat between the High and I'ublic School cloaitd Saturday night. To that date $676 had been turned In, 1560 from the I'ublic School and 1 125 from the HlKh School. The following students will re ceive Achievement pins: Public School, Roland Btearna, Lulu Allen, Leone Matthew, Jme Sldford, Helen Morse and Myrtle Bltton. High School, Clarence Mertachlng, Edna Wolf, Catharine Drury and Elsie Grant. Tha atudenta will continue to take subscriptions. RED CROSS SENDS SHIPMENT A shipment conalatlng of 573 pieces was sent by the Red Croas from here the 11 rat of the month. The ladles are now making hospital bed shirt and pajamas, Two daya each week, Wednesday and Krlduy, are devoted to the work and more workore are needed. Everyone who possibly can should be present at these meeting. The knitting under the super vision of Mr, lluldwin Is pr ok reus ing nicely. The knitting etnas meets Tuesday and Tburaduy afternoon. 1 V. W. C. A. FIND SHORT NumiImt of Country Communities Not Heard From To Date The Y. W. C. A. Fund haa not yet reached Ita apportionment for Crook County. However number of the country communities have not yet aent In their reporta. It la urgently requested that this be aent In to the First National Bank aa aoon aa pos sible aa the time la up Saturday, February 23. Literature explaining thl work can be obtained at the Crook County Journal office or Cornett ft Co.' tore. THREE INJURED BY A BLAST OF DYNAMITE What might have been a very serious accident, happened Friday afternoon near where the steam aliovel is working on the Oehoco Projtwt. A party coiiaiBtlng of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Ferllg, and Mr. Fertlg's par ents, who have recently arrived to make their home here, were watch ing the steam shovel, when some dynamite which hnd previously failed to explode, was set off by a smaller blast which had been sot close by. The flying rocks and debris burled Mrs. Fertlg to the ground and ren dered her unconscious for several hours. Several large rocks hit her, Injuring the spine and she received gome deep acalp wound. However she I recovering rapidly from the shock, and I able to walk again. Mr. Fertlg la superintendent of construction on the Project. The other mr oers of the party received a few scratches but nothing so serious as Mrs. Fertig'a wounds. RED MEN ORGANIZING TRIBE Will Meet Tomorrow Evening For Final Initiation of Fnlofuccs The Improved Order of Red Men will complete their organization to morrow night at the K. of P. Hall In this city. More than thirty men have signed the charter and a big organization Is looked forward to. Organizer J. O. Huffman, of La Pine 1b doing the work. McFARLAND-RRENNAN At the home of the bride' par enta, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Brennan, near Paulina, Edward McFarland and Miss Beatrice E. Brennan were married, Tuesday, by Father Luke Sheean of Bend. The groom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McFarland of this city and the bride Is a graduate of Crook County High School. Mr. and Mrs. McFarland are at home on their ranch near Paulina. Miss Lou Ruggle who has been vlBltlng her brother E. S. Ruggles near Prlnevllle, returned to her home last week. DOROTHY CHRISTIAN! IS HIIHT IN HTATE CONTENT FOB CHILDREN I'NDER TEN AWARD IS HADE FOR ESSAY Competition Among School on "What Can We lo To Win The War?" Again Prlnevllle Is first in the first state of the nation. It remained for little Dorothy Chrlstlanl, who live with her parent on a farm, five mile west of Prlnevllle, to win the Shetland pony given for the best essay on the topic "What Can We Do To Win the War?" for school children under ten years of age. The contest was for all high and grammar schools In the state, and three classes were made, the young est cluas being the one In which Dorothy was first. The ponies were donated for the purpose by Russell Hawkins, of Tillamook, and the purpose of the contest was to cause the young peo ple to think and reallie what the war mean, and how we can best win It. Speaking of the essay written by Mi Chrlstlanl, one of the judges said: "Mention should alao be ac corded to Dorothy Chrlstlanl, of Prlnevllle, who comments on the fact that there are soldier at home who ahould do work aa well aa those In the trenches and I took the Infer ence to mean all of us." Dorothy was unaware of her good fortune In the contest until her mother was notified by the Journal yesterday that the awards had been made and she has a pony coming. A letter from State Superintend ent Churchill to County Superln dent Myors say that several pic tures of the winner are wanted at the office of the state superintendent for newspaper use, and that the pony will be forwarded at once. He also say that the people of Crook County are to be congratulat ed on the showing made, and that Ida May Powell, daughter of R. M. Powell Ib entitled to honorable men tion, and may win third or fourth place In the state. TIME IS EXTENDED The time for filing the 1917 In come Tax Returns, Including indi viduals and corporations, has been extended to April 1, 1918, thus giv ing an additional month to that pro vided by the War Tax Act of Octo ber 3. 1917. A well known character who Is charged with much that Is not good. IGAhvs-f, 1 DON"r KNO,v HELP TO BUILD ROADS I'MTE WITH POWELL BUTTE CITIZENS ON MONDAY TWOMLES OF ROAD COMPLETED Effort to Afwlat In Keeping Roada Pasaable Brings Out Good Cro vtda Sixty or more Prlnevllle men gathered Monday for the construc tion of a road along the east line of the Hogan Hansen place, connecting the Prineville-Redmond road with ' the Prlnevllle-Bend road at the Wm. Harold homestead. This road has been surveyed for some time, but had not been opened up for want of funds, and was badly j needed by people traveling from Powell Butte to Prlnevllle. 0 Assisted by a delegation of farm ers from the Powel Butte section the ' men succeeded In completing about two mile of road The Powell Butte tstaZ, well as others from the surrounding counuy are Invited and urged to attend th? Commercial Club luncheons every Friday as the Prlnevllle businessmen are anxious to cooperate with them in anything that will benefit the whole community. LIPPMANN A CO. BELLS George Myera Takes Over Entire Stock of Company ' f A deal . waa closed last week Whereby George Myers becomes the sole owner of the Lippman & Co. furniture establishment. The Lipp mans and Mr. Myers have been as sociated In business together for a great many years. Mr. Myers will run the business alone for the present, but is plan ning some changes during the sum mer. MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED Dr. M. H. Marvin Will Speak Each Night Next Week at M. E. Church Dr. M. H. Marvin addressed the regular audience at the Methodist church Sunday morning, and a union meeting at the same house in the evening. He has preached each evening this week, and will continue the meetings throughout this week and next, including Sunday. The attendance is very good and the topic are ably handled. Try Journal Classined Ad. Drawn by Keys Hyde CORNKTT CO. DINNER Employe Given Banquet at Oregon Grill-Diner Friday Evening The employee of Cornett & Co. were given a banquet at the Oregon Grill-Diner by the company Friday evening. Eight employee and member of the firm were present, and a meal of the highest class was served to them. Last year was one of the molt successful in the history of the com pany, and the part that the different employee played In the growing business I appreciated by the mem ber of the firm. FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON Residence of Mr. Anna Buchanan Slightly Damaged The residence of Mrs. Anna Bu chanan, on Third street, was slightly damaged by fire Sunday afternoon. The fire started from a defective flue. The alarm was turned in by Mrs. S. S. Stearns, and the prompt re sponse of the fire department pre vented greater damage. The loss 1 covered by insurance. VALENTINE PARTY AT CXt'B Ladies Annex Will. Entertain Friday With Carda and Muxic Tomorrow evening the Ladies An nex will entertain with a Valentine Party at their rooms in the Commer cial Club. A musical and literary program will ta given beginning promptly at eight o'clock, after which those wishing to play cards may do so. The affair is in charge of the fol lowing ' committee: Mrs. Elmer Thomas, Mr. M. C. Suit, Mr. W. H. Belknap, Mrs. Robert Davis, and Misses Oza Myers, Leola Estes and Dolly Hodges. LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE Chairman N. G. Wallace of the Liberty Loan committee has an nounced the members of his com mittee for the third drive. They are: H. Baldwin, cashier of the First National Bank; 'E. J. Wilson, cashier of the Crook County Bank; Rev. W. L. Van Nuys, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Jay H. Upton, attorney. A meeting of the committee will be held tonight, and plans perfected for the third and largest drli-e, which is now expected to start about April first. The entire county organization will be perfected, and every man ready to go over the top when the call comes. OCHOCONIANS WIN DEBATE Second Victory In Inter-Society Con testAlphas Have One The Ochoconians won their second victory yesterday afternoon in the Inter-Society debating contest for the silver cup. The following stu dents represented t'uo Ochoconians: Edward Van Nuys, Louis Burson and John Houston. Alphas: Edith Wonderly, Esther Adamson and Carl Crisp. Classes begin at S o'clock every day and school will be held on Sat urdays from now until the close, which will be about May 20. This Is on account of the extremely late opening of the first semester. There will be a basketball game here Friday evening between Crook County High and Redmond High. This will determine which team will have second place in the league. The following new students were received into the High School dur ing the past week from tlje Grammar School: Marjorle Wilson, Madge Rowell, Lester Horigan, Edwin Wal lace, Robert Hayes, Cecil Bowlin, Myrtle Lister, Essie Reams, Lillian Cochran, Mattie Grater, Wayne Ad amson, and Lois Stewart, Kate Thevenin and Harold Prose, former students of C. C. H. S., re entered school Monday. THANKS LADIES ANNEX We wish to thank the Ladies An nex for the beautiful silver set pre sented to the Oregon Grill-Diner. Mrs. M. Thompson, Josephine Thompson. TRI-COUNTY TRACK MEET IN PRINEVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL JOIJT THIS YEAR FIRST TIME E. E. EVANS ELECTED PRESIDENT J. E. Myera Chosen Secretary-Tress-art-r, and Mm. 1. D. Davidson Vice-President The Central Oregon Field Day, which has become an annual event, will be held on May 18 this year, and for the first time, the event will be staged in Prineville. For year Redmond hag been suc cessful in securing the meeting, and last year it was taken to Bend, but with transportation facilities, Prine ville secured the meeting for thi year. This was decided upon at a meet ing of the officials of what Is now the Tri-County High School Field Day Association, which was held la Redmond, Saturday. Officer were elected for the year at that time also. E. E. Evans was selected as president, Mrs. J. D. Davidson, pf Bend, as vice-president and J. E. Myera, secretary-treasurer. Jefferson county was well repre sented at the Redmond meeting, and will be strongly supported at the May meeting by both athletic and declamatory contestants. The event will be much the aame this year as before, and will include tennis and declamatory contests for the public schools in the forenoons, with track and field events in the afternoon, and high school declama tion in the evening. Some unusual entertainment feat ures will be prepared by Prineville people for visitors on this occasion, and the record crowd for these events is promised. DINGES IN FRANCE Letter to Prineville Friends Says He Is WeU and Likes His Work A letter from Frank Dinges, from somewhere in France, says that he is fine and well, and likes the Bervice fine. 1 ' He met and talked with E. H. Brent a few day before the letter was written. COMING TO THE LYRIC Mary Ptckford's picture is soon to adorn the walls of the Carnegie Institute. One ot the largest col lections of autographed theatrical pictures has just been presented to the directors' and the last picture added to the display by the donor was one of Mary Pickford as she ap pears as Marget Mac Tavish in her new Artcraft photoplay, "The Pride of the Clan", which will appear at the Lyric Theatre Friday and Sat urday. DEATH OF EDMUND TWOHY Brother of Judge John Twohy, Well Known Contractor Edmund Twohy, third of the five Twohy brothers, died last Saturday in Superior, Wis. He was retired and lived on his beautiful estate "Edgehill" in Virginia. , Mr. Twohy was associated with his brothers when they built the railroad up the Deschutes canyon. DEATH OF CHAS. IVY Prominent Stockman Succumbs In Burns Hospital Saturday Charles Ivy died In a Burns hos pital Saturday according to a tele gram received by his sister, Mrs. Sarah Snoderly who lives here. It is thought that his death was caused from ptomaine poisoning. He be came ill on his way to Burns and lived only a short time. Mr. Ivy had been staying at the W. W. Brown ranch near Fife dur ing the past year. tv
