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Crook County Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XXII PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 21, 1918 " 1 i ' w RANCH DEAL CLOSED RTKWAUT IIIUH4. HiIy Itl'HHELL HOLDINGS NEAR IIKHK SALE INCLUDES AU LIVESTOCK HorKra, Cat tin, Hliwp, Hogs and Mules Go To I'urcliawrn Traimfrr March 1 The largest deal In livestock and ranch property ever made In Crook County wui closed Monday when 0. It Russell sold hla ranch fourteen mile cunt of Prlnnvlllo, containing 9.700 acrca of hind and about $150, 000.00 worth of livestock, to Stow art Bros., of Walla Walla, WuhIi. Mr. Russell purchased thla ranch from C. Hum Htnlth about ton yuan ago. The consideration von $285,000. $S0, 000 win paid In cash and th remainder wag arranged on terms. Bttswart Bros, will taka charge of the ranch the firat of March. Thiy own largo wheat ranches near Walla Walla. In Hie Hat of livestock told with the ranch are Included hog and annrp, norms ana mums as won as rattle, which made up tha largest part of tha livestock) conaldoratlon. The land Includes a large tract that (a under Irrigation where al falfa and meadow hay Is ralaed, and grain of all kinds In abundance. The grass lands are all adjacent to the home place, and the tow roll' Ing hills without a great amount of vegetation excepting the heavy bunch grass sod, makes the prop erty one of the moat valuable for livestock In this part of Oregon. VISITING MASONM' NIGHT Will Entertain Home Members In Annual Event The annual entertainment of rrlnevllle Musons by those who at tend lodge here regularly yet belong at other points, will be hold at the hall Saturday evening. All vlaltlug Musons, as well as those residing hero, are urged to be present. C Y IIUH-G RA V EH WEDDING Wm. Harvey Cyrus and Florence E. Graves were married at the Pres byterian mame Monday evening, Rev. W. L. Van Nuys officiating. Mr. Cyrus has beon In the Jewelry business hore for several years. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Graves of Powoll Butte. Tbore were no guests at the wed ding. J. 8. WELLS TO RESIDE HERE Recent Arrival From California Likes Prlnevlllo Country J. 8. Wells, Mrs. Wells and son, arrived Tuesday and will make their home hore. They come from California, and have been attracted to this part of the state by visits to the home of Mr. Wells' brother, G. W. Wells. They will reside on land recently purchased In the Powell Butte Irri gated district. DIXON BROS. SELL The Cold Springs ranch, owned tor years by Dixon Brothers, was aold the first of the week to Herbert Angel, of Paulina. ' The sale Includes all the land holdings of the Dixon's in that part of the county, a total of about 2060 acres, and a large number of cattle. - The horses were retained by the former owners and will be sold by them. Mr. Angel has large cattle inter ests in Paulina valley, and will op erate both places. COLD SPRINGS RANCH IUv. LMt Nuya That llumorlxt la Mont Serious of Men That Harry Lauder Is one of the moat serious mm to be found today, rngardlos of his reputation as one of the moat noted humorists In the world. Is the statement of Kev. F. C. Laaltt who beard the famous Scotchman laat week In Portland. He realises that the people are slow ' to become aware of the fact that they are In the war, and Just what It means, and says that there Is great difference between the spirit of tha eaat and the west, those liv ing nearer the Atlantic coast seeing more of the war conditions, feel them deeper. He told of going Into a captured dugout on the western front, and catching the crape band from his sleeve, which he was wearing for his fallen son. Whan he asked why the spike was not driven Into the wall, the officer explained that on a like occasion, a mine was exploded which caused tho death of 72 men. Nothing Is too damnable for the Hun he aaya, and we must back our men with our dollars, until victory comes. n Ralph II. Schneeloch, of the Arm of Clark." Kendall and Company, was In Prinevllle yesterday on one of his regular trlpa of Inspection of the Ochoco Irrigation District. In an interview given out to the Journal, Mr, 8chneeloch said: "Flood waters will be available for tha farmers on the Ocboco proj ect without fall by April 1, or very near that dale. Regardless of the fact that labor conditions have been difficult, transportation an unusual problem, and winter weather for the workmen, wonderfully satisfactory progreas has been made throughout the district. "At the dam, the progress will be much more noticeable during the next few days because of the tact that bettor material Is now available and the broad base of the small dam la about filled. "More power and water will also facilitate this part of the work. "The progress In all 'parts of thej district has been remurkablo despite the winter weather, and you are I much nearer the realization of your j plans for irrigating the district than you perhaps realize." Mr. Schneeloch left yeBterday evening tor Portland, but will re turn next week, at which time A. J. Wiley, consulting engineer for Clark, Kendall & Company may accompany him on another of his regular In spection trips. Mr. Schneeloch will be on the dis trict one trip each week until the water is on the land, In order to as sist In any way that Is possible in facilitating the work. RECEPTION AT HIGH SCHOOL Combined Farewell Party and Re ception to New Students A reception was held at the High Schol last Thursday evening for the new students who. have Just en tered. The affair was In charge of the Freshmen. The party was also a farewell for Melissa and George Springer who will loave soon for Portland. There will be a special program at the High School tomorrow morning beginning at eight o'clock in the assembly hall, in memory of Wash ington and Lincoln. The basketball team will go to Bend tonight to pluy the Bend Higfh. This will be the last game of the season. RED CROSS WORK The ladles of the Red Cross are working all day Wednesday and Fri day afternoons. More workers are needed and everyone who possibly can should be present both days. Mrs. Baldwin's class in knitting will meet Just Tuesday afternoons In the future. The children of the cjty are mak ing garments for the Belgian refu gees. Mrs. Rea says the work sent In by the children is very satisfac tory. The Journal aoes modern printing MEN ARE DRAFTED FOR LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE KVKIIY COMMUNITY TO UK SYS TEMATICALLY ORGANIZED MARCH II DATE OF MEETING Every Person Able to Uuy Liberty Bond M ill lie Lltd by April 1 A list of representative men was drafted by the county Liberty Loan committee at their meeting Tuesday evening In Judge Wallace's office, for the purpose of perfecting an or ganization for the third Liberty Loan, One or more men were called from each community, who will be commanders for their communities,! and as the war baa reached a stage where the volunteer system is ob-, lnBn ar'UD,es we amount of solots, the names were conscripted, mater,al tnat can be washed by the and the men notified of their duties. "tream- March Jl Is the date for the meet-' The p,t from whlcn the clay Is Ing of these men In this city, which! beln taken haa reached a size that is the evening before the March mke the Pera"n much easier, term of Circuit Court and at that In8teal of the slow working de meetlng plans will be perfected for poslt of materlal. 'e formation the big drive. The drive will call tor the pur chase of bonds by everyone who Is at all able to buy them, and If any one who is able tries to avoid doing bis duty In the matter, be will be given publicity until he will be pleased to align himself with the truly loyal American citizens. A list wlH be made from the tax rolls, which will be supplemented by other Information, and each man will be notified of the number 0f bonds he Is expected to buy, and If he fails to buy them, the reason for his Inaction will be sought. The men who will assist the coun ty committee In this work are: Henry McCall, J. F. Rice, J. A. Rlggs, E. P. Luthy, J. E. Roberts, J. Floyd Houston, Frank Hackleman, Fisher C. Logan, J. J. Romberg, Herb Angel!, H. J. Lister, Homer Norton, J. L. Gibson, Ralph Breese, J. F. Connell. W. A. Donnelly. J. W BUnt0li w 'M GHer Perr; cD Fuller, E. T. Slayton, Alex Hiuton, F. Fred Hoelsoher. TIME IS EXTENDED Soldiers Insurance May Be Secured Up To April 12 Apply Now Time surance 12th. for obtaining soldiers' tu nas been extended to April Everyone who has a relative in the service should Bee to it that he takes advantage ot this latest of war time measures. Full particulars may be obtained by calling Rev. F. C. Laslett who is manager for the county ot the home service department of the Red Cross, ELITE MILLINERY OPENING Larger Stock Than Formerly, Pre sents New Styles and Shapes The opening of the Elite Millinery will be held on March 2. The stock is much larger this year than ever before and presents a wider variety of stylos and shapes to select from. The parlors are being overhauled and new ' fixtures are being added for the occasion. Because of an extremely early Easter, which comes this year on March 31, the sales in these lines will no doubt be earlier than for merly. , ; REDMOND GETS SECOND PLACE In a hotly contested game of bas ketball between Redmond and Crook County high schools Friday evening ln the Commercial Club Hall, Red- mond High won by a score of 23 to 19. This gives Redmond High second place in the Central Oregon League, Bend High having won first place. ' The season wtll close with the game between Crook County High and Bend High at Bend Friday night. LUNNI Kill .1 If IN AT DAM n n 4 m asw - i i -- - LAST WEEK BROKE ALL REC ORD8 DESPITE WEATHER SUPPLY OF MATERIAL IS BEST Double Supply of Water and Power More Than Doubles Results The volume of material washed Into the Ochoco Project dam last week broke all previous records by perhaps 100 per cent. The material supply Is becoming much better than was at first en countered, and rapid construction Is looked forward to by those In charge of the sluicing operations. The volume of water Is doubled ! by use of the ecoI1(l Pump, and this u ueveiopmg on tne east end of the pit, which makes the work several times as fast as Is possible in the harder formation. , Yesterday forenoon the pumps were closed down because of the cold, but they were operated in the afternoon, and a good run was made. Gravel and other materlal for the conduit is being assembled, and a ,Hr8e lorce 1B ru8nin "e work on 1 the main canaI from tne dam t0 te j dItch slready bul,t b' tne Bteam Unless severe weather conditions develop, the dam and canal will be completed to a point where water will be delivered to the land about April 1. MARRIED FOLKS DANCE W1U Celebrate Washington's Birth day Tomorrow Night The Married Folks Dance, which will be held at the Club Hall tomor row night, will be novel in many respects. Each second dance will be ladles choice, and all the old fashioned dances will be the order for the evening. The room will be warm all day and will be comfortable for the evening. Good music is promised. WILL RAISE EXPENSE FUND Chairman Wilson of Finance Com mittee Will CaU On You A fund for the payment of actual expenses of the coming liberty loan drive in Crook county, will be raised by chairman E. J. Wilson ot the finance committee during the next few days. The members of the committee are donating time, use of cars and other items, and the cost of hand ling the work will be assessedi to the people of the community. Have your money ready and ask no ques tions. It is your drive as well as that of the. committee. STATE ENGINEER HERB John H. Lewis Visits Ochoco Project and Talks to Irrigationists John H. Lewis, state engineer, spent the day yesterday in Prine vllle. He visited the Ochoco Project dam and other points on the district In company with project engineer R. W. Rea. During the afternoon he ' ad dressed the land owners in the north Powell Butte district who are at tempting to get water to their lands, and instructed them how to proceed. Mr. Lewis spoke at the irrigation Bchool at Redmond, Tuesday. , E. N. Strong, of the Oregon Life, arrived in the city this morning. W. E. Durand, of Redmond, was in Prinevllle last night for the K. P. celebration. r.lmer A. Houston Commemorated At Gathering Sunday Afternoon Services were held Sunday after- iiuuu ai me meioonisc cnurcn com memorating Elmer A. Houston, who was lost when the Tuscanla was tor pedoed off the Irish coast Feb. 5. ur. Marvin spoks briefly of the conflict In which this life was sacii ncea, and being of English birth, was able to give the audience a different insight In tha situation than Is usually obtained. He was followed by a few words from J. H. Upton. ine House was crowded for the occasion. CALLED TO WASCO Mr. and Mrs. Hines Left Monday- Death of Mr. Hines' Brother Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Hines were called to Wasco on Monday by the death of Mr. Klnes' brother which occurred at that place Sunday after noon. Mr. Hines had been, at Wasco for some-time, because of the Illness of his brother, and returned home the last tif the week. HORSES AND MULES The United States government is buying horses and mules direct, which is a new policy, and a good one for the stockman. Captain Von Stade and Lieutenant Middleton are in Prineville today, and expect to buy at least two car loads of cavalry horses and heavy mules. They are paying cash, $140 per head for cavalry horses that are ac ceptable, and as high as $215 for mules of the artillery type. The horses must all.be dark col ored, no white or light gray or buck skins, and must weigh from 1000 to 1200 pounds. Five years to ten years is the age desired and younger horses cannot be used at this time. Mules will be bought in lighter colors but no white ones will be ac cepted. They must weigh 1200 pounds or more, and bring $215 each. Later, larger horses and smaller mules will be bought, but not at this time. Announcements of other trips of the buyers will come directly to the Journal, and we will keep our read ers notified of these visits in ad vance. The buyers will be in Redmond tomorrow and Bend, Saturday, and hope to get five or six cars of horses averaging about 20 to the car, at the three points. Captain Von Stade says that many horses will be needed later, and they should be prepared for service by breaking and getting into shape. ARTHUR WALWYN EVANS Dr. Arthur Walwyn Evans, neph ew of David Lloyd-George as the next number on the lyceum course, March 1. The Welshman's subject will be: "What America Means to Me". The significance of such a subject from such a man is ap parent. After six years In the United States, he has become an American citizen, though prior to coming to this country, he enjoyed the prestige of the Lloyd-Georges, the greatest political family In England, if not all Europe. On terms of intimacy with Lords Kitchner and Roberts, General Booth, Joseph Chamberlain, John Ruskin, Gladstone, Edward VII, Queen Victoria and others, the demand for adequate expression of his talents was insistent. But Evans was restless, dissatisfied. He trav eled in fifteen countries and lived in six ot them, in each a close student of social, industrial and political life as he has been in England. Into "What America Meant To Me", the great Welsh orator has packed the sanest criticism and the most fervent tribute to America that has been heard in many years. WILLIAMS BUYS 40 ACRES Josiah Williams recently pur chased forty acres of land from G. W. Slayton. The land is situated about five miles west of Prineville under the Ochoco Irrigation Project. The consideration was $7260. POWELL BUTTE MEN TRACT WILL INCLUDE 12,000 ACRES NEAR PRINEVILLE SIXTY UKD OWKERS CXUTDED Temporary Organization Completed May Buy Water From CO. I. Co. ' The tract of land north and east of Powell Butte, extending from the western border of the Ochoco Irriga tion District to the land already ir rigated by the Central Oregon Irri gation Company on the north slope of Powell Butte, will be irrigated Just as soon as a district for that purpose can be organized and nut Into operation. A meeting was held in this city yesterday at which many of the sixty land owners in that community were present, for the purpose of complet ing a temporary organization. At this meeting it was the unani mous decision of those present that the district be organized at once. President Stanley of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company was present, and Engineer Redfield from the same concern who has planned to Irrigate this land for years. They Informed the land owner that there is water available for this land, and that the company la in a position to sell this water to the land owners, if they are organ ized Into district , This may be the solution of tha water supply, or It may be obtained from other sources, but the land owners agreed that they will get results only after they are organized and therefore plans will be hastened to that end. State Engineer Lewis was present and spoke to the land holders. The temporary organization is as follows: J. E. Myers, president; O. C. Hyde, secretary; L. L. Scott, treasurer; finance committee: A. R. Bowman, E. A. Bussett and Leland Casey. The name of the new district will" be the Powell Butte Irrigation Dis trict. Its most southern point will be the big stave pipe near Powell Butte, the most northern at the Wil hoit place on lower Crooked River, at which point It wiU border the Ochoco District. FIVE LOADS FINE CATTLE Prinevllle Land & Livestock Shipping to Portland Five loads of fat cattle, 130 head, were taken through Prineville to day by W J. Wright; foreman for the Prineville Land & Livestock Company at Meadow. The cattle were in prime condi tion, 25 head being dry cows and the remainder steers, and were fat tened on the company's ranches near Meadow. This concern is one of the largest in the state, and has about 15,000 acres of land as a base tor their livestock operations. ANNIVERSARY FEED The fifty-fourth anniversary of the KnightB of Pythias order was celebrated yesterday evening in this city. One hundred and thirty-five men attended, about 25 coming from Red mond and a like number from Bend, for the oocasion. After the Joint meeting, which was concluded about 11:30, a turkey supper was served by Mother Thomp son of the Oregon Grill-Diner. The festivities were continued un til five o'clock this morning after which the visiting members depart ed for Redmond and Bend. J. C. Brix was in the city yester day from Powell Butte. .