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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
VOL XXII
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A.MHOTKM TO UK CHOSEN FOR
VARIOUS (IKHCKN
WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, HAY 17
roll- Will )h u at F.luM O'clock A.
M. ami Remain ()M'ii lunlll
Flulit O'clock P. M.
Primary nomlnutitiK election no
tices mi) briiiK posted this week.
Thn primaries will bo held on Muy
17, at tlm uiiiiiiI pulling places In nil
precincts In tlm county.
At thin tiino Republican and
I'f nunratlc purlins will choose their
candidate fur United States, statu,
county, district, precinct mid other
OftlCCS. ,
In tlm county the officers to be
elected are: Sheriff, lreuurcr, sur
veyor, clerk, commissioner and
coroner.
Warren tlrown, democrat, la tlia
only candidate for clurk. H. A.
Kelly, republican, la the only candi
date for aurveyor and H. J. Lister,
republican, la the only candidate (or
commissioner.
The contest will be for sheriff,
with Floyd A. Howell and J. H.
TV I In, deraocrata, , and Silas K.
Hodges and Norrli Morgan, republi
cans, socking nominations. .
N. U. Wallace, democrat and pres
Bt, Incumbent, Slid Col..'. Bmltlt,
republican, artt candidates for
county Judge.
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ROADS GOOD NKAK CITY
I.. J, Niinpwiii and Party Comment
On Cent ml Oregon llouiU
I,. J. Simpson, candidate for gov
ernor, and Knlpii J. Sltuilill bavej
Junt returned to Portland nfter!
a trip tlirotiKh Central Oregon with
a Ford car.
In conimeiiiliiK on the roadH Mr.
Simpson Hays: "Krom Minims to
Prlncvlllo and from Prineville to
Bend the roiulH were smooth as
pavement and not dusty But from
Bend began the, Journey which
caused the comment. The rouds
from Hend to I.alMno had Just been
cleared of snow and as they drove
over the divide and through the Des
chutes National Forest, the snow
still lay on the road and In the
ditches at many .points." In many
places it was almost Impossible to
crank a car on account of the mud.
Mr. Simpson's was the first car to
make the trip directly through from
The Dalles to I.akevlew and on to
Ontario.
W. I. 8.
TWO MORE CALLED
Two Men To Go From Prlnevlllo To
Fort McDowell, Cal.
Two men will be sent from here
to Fort McDowell, California, April
29. This is the second call In tho
Isst thirty days, the first having
been for six men.
Otis Wnyne Rnmsower and Hurry
Farnsworth are the next in lino with
Thomas B. Phillips and Joseph
Rotintroe as substitutes.
There will be a call between May
1 and May 15 for 60,000 from tho
nation. Oregon's quota will be 261
men. There will be several calls
each month In the future.
The six men who go from here
April 25, will be sent to American
Lake..
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JOURNAL HAS NEW FOREMAN
W. II. HunncH Takes Cliargo of Mo
cliiinlcnl riant
W. D. Russell, who for years has
been connected with the McMinnvillo
publishing house whore the Pacific
Baptist, Telephone Register and
College publications are printed, has
accepted tho foremanslilp 'Of tho
Journal mechanical department, and
arrived In Prlnnvlllo, Saturday, to
start his new work.
Mr. Russell hns dnvoted many
.years to the printing business, aud
is a past master at the art.
Crook
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Victory Is a
'"N . . n t. i
send-the Wheat
Meat-Fats Sutfar
:he Riel for FJdhters
MITlri 1IAf rnOD M).ilNHTKATION
SUGAR BEET SEED HERE
FOR MM TEST PLOTS
I.nke M. Heehtell has 100 pounds
of augur beet seed, which has been
shipped to him by thn David E'tIcb
Company of Ogdtm, I'tah, which he
will distribute to 65 or 70 furmers
In the vicinity of Prlneville, prefer
ably those who could supply beets
to a factory, should one be erected
In this city.
The seed will be given out in lots
of about 1H pounds each, and this
will be sufficient for a plot of ground
60x100 feet. ;
It Is the desire of the company
that an honest test be made of all
the territory within an eight mile
radius, which la about as far jtt a
profitable haul of beets can be
made. '
An exception will be made how
ever In the territory lying on the
north slope of Powell Butte, where
conditions are thought to be favor
able to" ths growing t sugar beet.
After the benls bavo attained suf
ficient size, they must be thinned
aud Irrigated as well as cultivated,
and In this manner placed In the
same condition ss they would be In
larger fields should the Industry de
velop here.
Mr. Rcclos will visit this territory
In May or June, in order to Inspect
the growing beets.
He advises that lnte planting of
samples received from this commun
ity last year showed that they were
not matured, and advises Immediate
action, In order that the beets may
have time to mature.
If you can care for one of these
plats, get tho seed at once from Mr.
Heehtell, and prepare to plunt and
care for It.
The seed Is provided and tests of
the beets made free, In order that a
check can be made on the possibili
ties for the Industry here.
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KKI) CltOSS SHIPMENT
The ladles of the Red Cross sent
their April shipment lust week. It
consisted of 190 pieces. The first
of next week a shipment of knitting
will be sent, containing 76 pairs of
socks and 14 sweaters. More ma
chines and more workers are need
ed. Make a special effort to be
present on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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AXNCAI, MKKTINd AT ONTARIO
Stockmen Will Attoml Meeting of
Cuttlo & Horse KuiNcrs Assn.
'All Btocknion wishing to attend
the annual meeting of the Cattle &
Horse Raisers' Association at On
tario on April 23-24 and then visit
breeding plants and feeding ex
perimental lots of cattle In Union
and Baker counties, are requested
to correspond with R. A. Ward at
Redmond.
. Professors Potter and Nelson of
O. A. C. are going to accompany the
stockmen on this tour. , Autos for
the trip through Unlon and Baker
counties will be furnished by the
County Agents of those counties.
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OOI.D IS D1SCOVKRED
Workmen on John Grimes Tluce Dis
cover Gold In Gravel
Workmen who are excavating for
a drop or headgate on the John
Grimes place yesterday, discovered
placer, gold in the gravel. A sample
has been taken and tests are being
made as to the extent of the pay
dirt.
This Is located about tour miles
from Prlneville. ' '
County Journal
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL
S. S. INSTITUTE SET
lAV WILL ItK HIHY ONK KOIl
YOUNG rKOPI,K
AIL THE PRINEVILLE SCHOOLS
Will Take Part In Program Aimed
to AnhImI in Kumluy
School Work
Prlneville will have a Sunday
School Institute on Sunday, May 6.
The day will bo a busy one for
the young people of the city and
the Sunday schools from the PreBby
terlun, Christian, Mothodlst and
Baptist churches will participate in
the programs.
While a definite program Is ni-t
yet announced. It has been decided
by those in charge of the arrange
ments that the afternoon and even
ing will be devoted to the work. "
If the day la nice, an outdoor pro
gram may be arranged for the after
noon, and a basket picnic dinner!
may be had.
A meeting of the workers will be
held at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon, to complete arrangements
after which complete details will be
announced.
CLEAN-UP WEEK WILL .
BE FIRST WEEK IN MAY
A state-wide movement is on to
make the first week in May, Clean-Up-Week.
The maiter was discussed
at the Friday luncheon and R. L.
Schee was appointed to look after
the matter. He will take it up with
the council at their next meeting.
The Mayor will no doubt issue a
proclamation to this effect.
w. s. s.
JIDGK COKK VISITS CITY
Caiiiliilute For Supreme Itcnch In
Prlneville Yenterduy
Judge John S. Coke, of Eugene,
was In the city yesterday. Judge
Coke is a candidate for Justice of
the State Supreme Court. He is now
and has been for the past ten years,
Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial
District.
Judge Coke Is a man of wide ex
perience and hlB record is one of
constructive and broad aims. He
should receive the vote of everyone
who is Interested in encouraging the
development of the state's resources.
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WILL LECTURE ON THE
5 ARMENIAN
. II, i. WIXGATK, OK TAKLAS,
'. TI RKKY, I. P1UXKVIMJC
AT METHODIST CHURCH AT7:30
Man Who has Hail Personal ex
perience With Turks
Will Speak
H. S. Wineate. of Tarlaa. Turkev.
Is in Prlneville today and will ad
dress a mass meeting at the Metho
dist church this evening at 7:30 on
the Armenian situation.
A meeting of the business men of
the city will be held at 2:30, at the
Methodist Church, which will be ad
dressed by Mr. Wingate also.
Mr. Wingate left Armenia about
thirty days ago and will lecture on
conditions there. He is accompanied
by J. J. Hundsaker, head of the Ar
menian Relief Work In Oregon.
Wa have read and heard much
about the Armenian -situation but
have not before had an opportunity
to hear an address from one who
has witnessed the conditions there,
and the vivid description of these
conditions will be of great interest
to every citizen, besides the human
appeal In the lecture.
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SPEAKS ON THE WAR
Senator S. B. Houston addressed
a large audience at the Commercial
Club smoker Tuesday evening. He
! spoke on the war and conditions In
, general. He is very much interested
having two sons In the service. He
rli.l nnl matili.ni Ilia f.w.f In hi nA i
' dres that he was a candidate for
United States Senator.
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UTON FILES TOO LATE
Would Have Been Candidate For
Joint Representative
Jay H. Upton filed his declaration
of his intention to become a candi
date for Joint representative, on his
return from a Liberty Loan speak
ing tour through Klamath County.
However the filings reached the of
fice of the Secretary of State too
late to allow him a place on the
ballot.
Bad roads were probably respon
sible for his losing the place.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
18, 191S
KEEP it COMING
Wc must not only
feed our Soldiers
L - front but
the millions of
; - 4 women fc- children
behind our lines1
CmJoAmJiAnJtlnf
VVASTE NOTHING
BOYS TO ENROLL FOR
WORK ON THE FARMS
Oregon's Job in the National drive
to recruit boys for farm labor which
opens on April 15th, is to enroll at
least 9500 boys for work on Ore
gon's farms, fruit ranches and
dairies. It Is a big Job and is being
handled In a big way. Considering
the activities that have been set in
motion to promote the work, it will
be surprising If the total number of
boys enrolled does not greatly ex
ceed the allotment fixed as Oregon's
quota.
The recruiting Is being conducted
by the State Office of the Boy's
Working Reserve, 809 Corbett
Building, Portland, in co-operation
with the State Council of Defense
and through the Public Schools,
Private Schools, Y. M. C. A's, Boy
Scouts, Play Grounds and every or
ganization that deals with boys, is
expected to reach every boy1 is the
State between the ages of 16 and 21.
W. S. 8. ,
H. McCAJLL SELLS JERSEYS
One of the top live stock sales of
the year was made last Friday when
Sam Woods, a prominent Jersey
breeder of Redmond, purchased six
head of top notch Jerseys from
Henry McCall of Prineville for
$3,000.00. These were animals of
exceptional quality, three of the
cows being in the register of merit
Spermfield Owl, Flying Fox and the
famous Golden Glow strains were
represented in the breeding of the
cows purchased. This deal gives
Mr. Woods 14 pure-bred Jerseys of
outstanding breeding on his Red
mond stock farm.
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ROSE BCYS STAGE LIXE
James Toney Sells Interest N To His
Partner, Enos Rose
A sale was made recently where
by Enos Rose becomes the sole own
er of the passenger stage line be
tween Prineville and Redmond.
Toney and Rose formerly operated
the line together. Mr. Toney will
be foreman for Herbert Angell on
the ranch recently purchased from
Dixon Bros.
w. s. s.
RECENT SALES OF O. & W. CO.
The following sales were recently
made by the Oregon and Western
Colonization Company: Cal Clem
mons 320, H. H. Hawley 1280, J. J.
Melton 320, N. E. Melton 320, C. S.
Congleton 80, A. T. Powell 640, D.
J. Evans 720, W. A. Carson 640, I.
M. Mills 640, C. S. Edwards 240, E.
W. Doni.clly 80, M. Miller 960, T.
F. Matney 240, L. J. Ogden 160,
Jake Hughes 640, L and J. J. Weis
enfels 640. Total sales 8880 acres.
FIRE IX CORXETT RESIDENCE
A fire which ' Started from a
lighted match being dropped in one
of the rooms on the second floor,
completely destroyed the entire con
tents of the room in the residence
belonging to John Cornett, on the
north side of the Ochoco, Sunday
night about 10:30 o'clock.
Prompt response of the Fire De
partment saved the residence from
being completely destroyed.
DAVID. Dl'NN FOUND GUILTY
David Dunn was found guilty of
attempting the life of Grover Cald
well in Bond last March. The trial
lasted t"'o days.
It is understood that Dunn's at
torneys will make a motion for a
new trial.
NO. 23
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA
PASSES 150 PERCENT
Hl'BSCRIPTIOXS STILL COMING
IX IS LAST REPORT
1150,000 SUBSCRIBED TO DJITE
Crouk County Qutatljr Goes "Ore
The Tope" In Her Usual
Manlier
The quota for the Third Liberty
Loan for Crook Cobnty was 191,090.
The subscriptions o date are $15.
000. .
The last report from the banks
was to the, effect that subscriptions
wer'e still coming in and It looked
very much like the quota was going
to be doubled before the drive i
finished.
The Crook County Liberty Loan
leaders were well and efficiently or
ganized before the drive started and
we went over the top in the usual
manner without any trouble. V
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BOWMAN TO BE CHAIRMAN
Luncheon At Hotel Prlneville To
morrow At Twelve O'clock
The Commercial Club luncheon
will be held at the Prineville Hotel at
noon tomorrow, with A. Si. Bwman
as chairman. Matters of considerable-
importance to the community
will be discussed at this time and a
large crowd is expected. '
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WAR HORSE INSPECTION
Captain Frank Von Stade, of the
War Department, will be in Prine
ville, April 25th to 27th for the pur
pose of inspecting horses. Unbroke
horses will be taken, also artillery
horses, between the ages of four
and nine years.
The price will be $135 for satis
factory animals.
Have your horses in the city and
ready for inspection at that dat,e.
w. 8. 8.
C. E. ELECTS OFFICERS
The Christian Endeavor of the
Christian Church held their semi
annual election recently. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mary Randall; vice president,
Vivian Hinkle; secretary, Myrtle
Lister; treasurer, Blanche' Rowell;
pianist, Zenda Hendrickson.
w. s. 8.
BOWMAN JA)R TREASURER
Judge A. R. Bowman filed his dec
laration yesterday to become a
candidate for the office of county
treasurer.
Judge Bowman is well and favor
ably known throughout the county
and will no doubt recelce a heavy
vote.
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DEPOT SAFE CRACKED
Thieves Escape With $200 Cash
From Redmond Depot Safe
Monday night thieves entered the
Redmond depot and escaped with
$200 cash from the safe. The cul
prits have not been located, but the
authorities are on their trail and it
is thought they will be apprehended.
w. s. s.
WILL INSPECT GUAGES
Fred F. Henshaw Arrived Today on
Periodical Trip
' Fred F. Henshaw, District Engi
neer for the U. S. C. S., la in Prine
vile today on one of his regular
trips, inspecting the stream gauges
in this vicinity for the government.
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COSGRAY-HAGEXBERGER j
Sergeant H. V. Cosgray, of the
403d Squadron Signal Corps, Van
couver, Wash., and Miss Jannle
Hagenberger were married at the
home of the bride's parents in Port
land, Wednesday, April 10. Mrs,
Cosgray formerly resided r-ear How
ard and has many friends' in. Prfne
ville. . ,