Crook
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL XXII
THREE TRUE BILLS
MIOHT AM) PRATT II KM) ON
STATUTORY CHARGE
BARNEYCONWAYHELDfORTRlAL
Worked I ill II ltr Hour lt Night
; Many WHiimum-
Are Called
Three true bills were returned by
the grand Jury at nine o'clock today
aftor a lain night union luat night.
Lettln Short and Chas. Pratt wore
Indicted on a charge of adultery,
and both arn being bnld In ttin coun
ty Jail for tli consideration of the
trial Jury.
Burney Conway was named In a
true bill brought, charging tilin with
the lummy of a beef belonging to
J. K. Warner.
Not a true bill was returned In
the rase of Ctuia. II. Mulkey, who
was charged with punning a bad
hwk on Joa, Street, of Klfn.
The grand Jury worknd until a
Isle bour laat night and la exam
ining large number of witnesses
today.
SERG. THOS. O'KELLY
DIED LATE TUESDAY
Sergeant Thos. O Kelly, who en
listed In the ship building service of
the government a few weeks ago,
died from a suddon attack of pneu
monia while stntlound at Vancouver,
Tuesday afternoon.
Sergeant O'Kelly had a largo clr
cle of frlnnils in this part of the
state where he hud always made his
home, and his death comes as a sud
don shock to them and his relatives,
who knew nothing of his Illness un
til a few hours before death cume
to him.
Tho body arrived today under
military escort, und a military funer
al is being conducted from the i
Christian Church at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, under supervision of the
Spanish War Veterans, the sermon
to be preached by Dr. Gervln.
Interment will be had at Mill
Creek cemetery.
70 POUND PARCELS
. ADMITTED TO 3D ZONE
Commencing March 15, parcel
poBt packages weighing up to seven
ty pounds will be admitted to the
mails for delivery in the first, second
or third zones.
All other cones will be Included
In the fifty pound limit after the
above date also, excepting only, par
cols for delivery to tho men ovor
sous, for which the limit romatnB at
seven pounds. This la being done
by tho department to facilitate the
transportation of food articles.
WORTHY GRAND MATRON HERE
Mrs. Lena C. Mendenhall, Worthy
Grand Matron of the Order of East
ern Star, will visit Carnation chapter
tomorrow evening. Special enter
tainment has been provided for this
distinguished visitor.
N. G. WALLACE FOR JUDGE
rrcsont Incumbent Makes Announce'
incut for Election to Oillce
Judge N. G. Wallace Is making
his announcement In this Issue, for
the office of county Judge, which
position he now holds.
Mr. Wallace is known to practical
ly everyone In the county, and the
record he is making as Judge Is his
recommendation.
When writing advertisers, ploase
mention The Journal.
FOR CROOK COUNTY
MISS MULHAUSER
Mlat Hilda Mulhauacr, atilttant
manager of the United States employ
ment service of the department of
labor.
PORTLANDER LEASES
PRINEVILLE HOTEL
K. 8. Robe, who baa been assist
ant manager of Hotel Portland for
the past eight yours, has secured a
five years' lease on the Prineville
Hotnl and will assume active man
agement of the local place March 15.
I Mr. Robe hns had wide experience
In the hotel business, and plans a
big future for the business here.
Mrs. McDowell and Chas. A. King,
who have operated the place for
years, will not be connected with
the operation of the hotnl for the
next five years, but have made no
announcement of plana for their
immediate future.
GETS HONORABLE DISCHARGE
Arthur Itundy Is First Soldier To
Ki4urtt From Service With Pupera
Arthur Bundy is the first Prlne
vlllo soldier to return from service
In the army with honorable dis
charge pupers so fur as we have
learned.
He arrived Saturday from Sun
Antonio, Texas, where he hus been
stationed for sonio time.
I Ha enlisted on April 22 lust, and
about a month later was throwu
I from a motor truck, and received a
j badly crushed right foot, from
which he was In the hospital In
Toronto, Canada, and Sun Antonio
for more than two monthB.
He was In charge of the engine
fitting department In the aero serv
ice. UOAD DAY TUESDAY
Powell Itulte Highway Cleared For
Three Miles
A party of Prlnevllle men assisted
Powell Butte citizens Tuesday In a
good roads day.
The roadway was cleared through
the Brobst homestead, all rock and
trees being removed preparatory to
grading the road.
The task of pulling trees was
completed yesterday, and a small
amount of work will place this en
tire three miles of road in good
condition.
SENIOR II. 8. PARTY
Students Entertain Saturday Night
At Commercial Club
About seventy-five guests attended
the Senior party at the Club Hall
Saturday evening.
The rooms on the first floor were
beautifully decorated with the class
solors and Juniper boughs. A Vlc
trola furnished the music for those
who wished to dance.
The party was chaperoned by the
High School faculty.
H. S. HAS THRIFT CLUB
A number of Crook County High
students have Joined the "Twenty
five Cent Club" and have pledged
themselves to buy at least one thrift
stamp each week.
The regular Inter-Society debate
will be held next Wednesday after
noon. These debates are very Inter
esting because of the keen rivalry
between the two societies. The bo
ciety winning the most points dur
ing the year will be presented with
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a silver cup.
County Journal
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH
WILLIMPROVESERVICE
NKW LINE TO ISK BUILT EAHT
FIU)M PRINEVILLE
SNOW LIGHT ON MOUNTAINS
Plan Bring Made For Grazing In
Korent Reiwrves Other For
est Service Notes
C. M. Allen, district telephone en
gineer for the forest service, has
been spending a few days at the lo
cal forestry headquarters assisting
In the preparation of the cooperative
agreement with the Lookout Moun
tain Telephone Company fur an ex
clusive forest line from Prlnevllle
to Ochoco Hanger Station. Mr. Al
len and Ranger W. A. Donnelly are
building a switchboard which will
be used at Ochoco Ranger Station,
at which point four lines will ter
minate. Mr. Allen expects to re
turn to Portland, Thursday of this
week In the Buick Six purchased by
him from the Inland Auto Company
while here.
M. L. Morrltt of the district office
spent Monday and part of Tuesday
In Prlnevllle relative to financial
matters In connection with local
forest service operations.
A -meeting of the Lookout Moun
tain Telephone Company was held
at the Commercial Club Hall on Sat
urday, March 2nd. It was decided
by the company to build a metallic
circuit line from Prlnevllle easterly
to near the mouth of Mill Creek,
thus making it possible to transfer
a number of subscribers to the new
line. The company also accepted a
proposal by the forest service to
permit the lines of the latter to be
placed upon the company's poles
easterly from the dam site In return
for certain concessions made by the
government. The present plan is to
add these Improvements Just as soon
as weather conditions will permit.
Whon this is done, telephone service
up the Ochoco should be very much
Improved.
Grazing Examiner Ingram, In
company with a representative of
the dlBtrict office of grazing, Is now
meeting with grazing permittees of
the Malheur Forest in an effort to
bring about closer cooperation with
users of forest range. These meet
ings will be extended to the Ochoco
Forest where meetings have been
arranged for the following dates
and places:
March 13, Badger Creek Assn.,
at the Barnhause Ranch.
March 14, West Branch Assn., at
Mitchell.
March
Howard.
March
Bend.
March
Paulina.
March
Post.
March
IS, Big Summit Assn., at
16 and 17, meetings at
19, Beaver Creek Assn.,
r.
20, Maury Mt. users
21, Trout Creek
Assn.,
Hay Creek.
Ranger G. C. Blake, in company
with Messrs. Clma. Zbinden, George
Trosper and E. R. Laughlln, were
In consultation Tuesday with the
local forestry officials regarding
grazing matters in the Mitchell
country. These gentlemen report
that there Is not to exceed 16 Inches
of snow on the summit of the moun
tain on the Prineville-Mitchell road.
TWO ARE ARRESTED
FOR ALLEGED THEFT
Tom Parker and R. A. Davis were
arrested at Redmond, Tuesday, by
deputy sheriff Ray Putnam, charged
with larceny at Camp Fuller, which
Is on the Ochoco Project.
The men are being held , In the
county bastlle, and will be given a
hearing In the Justice court today.
Now turn to the Classified Ads on
page 8.
10 HEN ARRESTED
FOR ALLEGED THEFT
HARNEY CONWAY AND HOOPER
DYER ACCUSED BY WARNER
ARRESTED BY DEPUTY ROM
Grover Caldwell and J. E. Warner
Both Charged With Crime
Provide Information
There are two sides to every
story, sometimes more than two.
Three or four sides have developed
In a cattle rustling story that will
be told in the courts of Crook and
Deschutes counties In the weeks to
come.
Barney Conway and Hooper Dyer
were taken Into cuBtody at the Mil
llcan ranch by deputy sheriff F. A.
Rowell, Monday evening, on a
charge of killing a cow brute be
longing to J. E. Warner of Bear
Creek.
Information causing these arrests
was provided by Grover Caldwell
who Is charged with the taking of a
steer belonging to U. S. Bushnell.
J. E. Warner Is himself charged
with the alleged theft of a cow and
a steer belonging to Tom Houston.
The evidence In all of the cases
appears to be quite Btrong, and
whether conviction Is possible In
any or all of the instances. It Is
hoped that there will be less loss of
stock on the ranges In the future
from other than natural causes.
The cases of Conway and Dyer
will be considered by the grand Jury
which Is now In session In this
county, while Caldwell and Warner
will be tried In Deschutes county,
their alleged crimes having their lo
cation in that county.
.0,0. F.
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The Odd Fellows lodge purchased
$600 worth of Thrift Stamps the
past week.
It is the purpose of this lodge to
assist in all matters of charity, etc.,
and as this was presented to the
members it was considered a safe in
vestment tor them as well as bene
fitting others.
Other investments of like nature
will no doubt be made in the future
by this organization.
Miss Clara Short, who has been
attending High School, left Monday
morning for Paulina where she will
finish the term of school In the place
of Miss Johnson who has resigned.
ARTHUR BUNDY
The First Prineville Man to Receive
Honorable Discharge From
U. S. Army
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CITY OFFICIAL FAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
7, 1918
W. H. Moran, who was recently ap
pointed head of ths secret servics of
the United States.
JUDGE DUFFY AGAIN
AFFIRMED ON APPEAL
The supreme court of this state
affirmed Judge Duffy in an opinion
handed down Tuesday evening in
the damage case brought by Alice
Day Pratt against Joe Gibson.
The charge was one in which Gib
son was accused of injuring a Jersey
bull calf belonging to Miss Pratt.
Damages were awarded In the
circuit court bere In the sum of
$37.60 and costs In both the district
and supreme court will be assessed
againBt the defendant.
E
ICS MAY VOLUNTEER
Are you an expert automobile or
motor truck driver? Then volunteer
immediately and avoid being dratted
for the army needs you.
Oregon must furnish 100 volun
teer chauffeurs or automobile truck
drivers for the army by Friday, j
March 8, or that number of men
qualified for such service will be im
mediately inducted Into service by
the various local boards, acting un
der rush orders from the War De
partment. General Pershing, In France, has
cabled for a large number of skilled
chauffeurs to drive motor trucks.
He must have them right away. The
need Is so urgent that the War De
partment has announced that unless
the required number volunteer by
March 8, they will be drafted from
the available men in Class One.
Oregon's quota, to be raised either
by volunteers or draft, has been set
at 100 men.
The men accepted as volunteers
will be Inducted Into the aviation
Bectlon of the Signal Corps, and sent
to Kelley Field, San Antonio, Texas,
preparatory to going to France.
Following are Instructions from
the War Department to local draft
boards relative to these men:
"Boards may accept applicants for
voluntary Induction who fully pos
sess the required physical and tech
nical qualifications. If , the calls
have not been filled by March 8 by
voluntary Induction, the boards will
immediately induct a sufficient num
ber of qualified men to fill the re
spective allotments by selecting
from Class One qualified men In se
quence of order number."
Volunteer now, and escape the
draft. There Is still tlmeJf you do
it TODAY.
BERT RANDALL INJURED
Has Leg Broken in Two Places Last
Thursday Afternoon
Bert Randall, proprietor of the
Auto Repair Shop, was seriously in
jured Thursday afternoon near
Eagle Rock.
Mr. IJidall was standing on the
runnin Bard of his auto with one
foot oHfthe back wheel to keep it
from spinning in the mud and his
foot became entangled In the chain,
and broke his leg in two places be
low the knee.
He was rushed to Prineville and
the leg was set by Dr. H. P. Bel
knap, who reports that he is im
proving rapidly.
W. H. MORAN
NO. 17
TODAYATCOURTHOUSE
REGULAR TERM OF CIRCUIT
tm'RT TO CONVENE MONDAY
MUCH BUSINESS HAY DEVELOP
Witnesses Called From All Parts of
County Personnel .
of Jury
The grand Jury was called by
Judge Duffy yesterday noon, after
bis return from Portland where he
has been on the bench for the past
ten days.
The men started to work on evi
dence brought before them by the
district attorney, and will have mat
ters well shaped up for the trial
Jury by next Monday, when the
regular March term of circuit court
will be called. ,
A large number of witnesses Is In
Prlnevllle from different parts of
the county, and will be called before
the grand Jury during the next few
days. One of the most prominent
men among these Is W. W. Brown,
the well known Fife stockman.
The grand Jury now working la
composed of the following men: H.
Earl Cross, foreman; Roy H. Mc
Cord, Jaa. L. Gibson, A. G. Brown,
C. F. Perrln, J. D. Lafollette and
Ellis McKlnnon. s
DR. J. H. CERVIX RESIGNS
At the regular monthly meeting
of the official board of the Christian
Church, a committee of three of the
members of the Church was appoint
ed to cooperate with committee
from the other local churches tor
the purpose of organizing one union
church instead of the numerous
separate bodies which now exist in
Prineville. This was done at the
request of one of the local pastors
for a church alliance In this city..
To facilitate this movement, Rev. J.
H. Gervln tendered his resignation
as pastor of the local Christian
Church.
PRINEVILLE DRUG CO.
SUFFERS FIRE LOSS
Fire was discovered about 4
o'clock this morning In a small
building at the rear of the Prineville
Drug Company store.
Before water could be secured
and the flames extinguished, the
rear rooms of the drug store were
in flames, and considerable loss to
the fixtures and stock resulted.
The ware room just outside the
Btore, which contained a quantity ol
stored stock, was badly damaged,
and many high priced chemicals
were destroyed in the store itself.
The Iobs is very difficult to esti
mate, but will be several thousand
dollars.
Insurance to the amount of $5000
was carried on the stock and $2500
on the fixtures.
The building is owned by J. H.
Templeton, and was not insured.
E
Committee workers for the Ar
menian Relief are busy this week
raising the $2000 fund that has
been apportioned to this county.
The plan is to comslete the work
during the week, and forward the
money to state headquarters.
In order to facilitate the work of
the committee, pay your allotment
without question, as a part of the
sacrifice that is made necessary by
the war.
Three million people, men, women
and children, are starving, and this
fund Is being used to save these
lives. .