Crook County
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
fOIi. XXII
PRIVhVIII.E. MtOOK (OfNTV, OMXH)X, JULY 4, JIM
NO.
CROOK COUNTY OVER
THE TOP IN DIE
Mill
IH.LAVH REPORTS HIOM A
FEW IHHTKHTH
SEVEN ADDED TO LIMIT CLUB
Mnny Ovwiibwrlbi And Quoin In
ItriMliril Without Effort Ai In
All Other War Drive
DESCHUTES RIVER VERY lOW
Crook county Is safely over the
lop In th Wu Savings Hump drive
arordlng to a report Juat received
from County Chairman J. K. Myers.
A fow districts have not been heard
(rom. but thoan that hove sent In In
complete reports hava all oversub
scribed. The following districts hava gone
vr tha top according to Incnniplt.te
rturns: 1, 2. 2. 4. S. . 7. 8. 12. 11.
14. 17. 1ft. 1. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25, 12,
24. 88, 89, 44. Reports from tha
following districts have not reached
Prlnevtlln: 10, IS, 27. 28, 80, 21. 23,
25. 40. 42. 46. A full report will ba
given nut week, attvliiK tha quotas
and result or canvass.
Thoan who belong to tha Limit
Club: Mra. Kmros Prose, A. T. Rogue.
Jonh Ti. mill, .Ion Hinklnk Fund. t)lal
Number One, Tim First Niitlonal
nank. Rernlce CmiRli'ton, Mra. Era
ma Prose, for fnmlly. Bovoral others
havo signified their Intention of Join
Inn this club otm.
Cash purchases nt (ho Ochoco diun
tolulod 9S4 (10 and Bl the road rump
1340. 00. This wns nni'lo posHlhlu by
tli a aaalatanre of Mr. Plorsoii, Super
Intetidunt nt lb" dam, Mr. Phillips,
timekeeper, and Sieve Greene, 8uu
nrliitetidant al the road comp. Tint
courteous treatment received from
thmo tiu'ii was greatly appreciated,
w. s. s.
HAII.OH HOME on 2 i iti.i c;:i
Vf, (i. TrniM Returns From Over
am Si-r l Is VWMIiig: Relative
W. ('. Trappc, of th V. 8. Navy,
srlvpd In Prlnevllle Tiicmlay morn
ing h's wnv to pout to visit rela
tives. Mr. 1'ruppo la a former resi
dent of Post Intl bus boon In the
Navy nbont una your hiving soon
service in r.urojin lor inn enni t
months, H tins boon on a dnstroyrr !
for noiiio time and received a fiir-l
lough before being transferred
another ono.
w, a. a.
mm to iik opened jui.y 17
Kor the first tlmo In tha history of
Con! nil Oregon, till) Deschutes river
Is so low that tha power plants, and
posibly some of tha Irrigation pro
jects lira handicapped tbroiiKh luck
of water. Tha Bond Light ft Powar
Co. hits had tha entire flow of tha
river going through Its hydraulic
rlvnr going throuKh Its hydraulic
pipes during the past two weeks and
Manager T. H. Koloy has Just re
turned from tha headwaters of tha
rlvar where ha looked over tha pos
sibility of diverting some of tha sup
ply In tha lakes to the river In tha
event of tha stream going lower.
The Deschutes rlvnr hits never be
fore In Its history raised or lowered
beyond an 18-Inch limit. Hoduioud
Spokesman.
w. s. a.
LIGHTNING KIM MAX
Fossil, Ore,, June 26. While herd
ing sheep on the ranch of the Prluo
vlllo Bhoep A Land Co., between
Shanlko and Mitchell, It. F. Nichols
was killed by lightning. Two doits
which were with him were also kill
ed by the same shock. The body of
Mr. Nichols wss burled at Mitchell
and Is survived by a widow and five
grown sons. Two of the sons were In
Fossil preparing to enter tha army,
and were Intending to leave for Port
land with tha draft contingent this
morning when newa of the father's
death arrived. One ton was volun
teering. Tha local draft hoard sent
an alternate for the other who was
In the draft. Oregon Journal.
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WHERE WATKIt HAM BEEN PLEN
Til U, CROPS AKK KXC KU.K.Vr
PRICE SEEKS FIXED AT $20
HprinK Mown Grain In Dry tarn
Needs I tl n Very Itadly
Wages $.H
Good hay crops. In some districts
the best that have grown for years,
are being harvested In many parts
of the county now, and should there
be a July rain, such as we sometimes
have, the crops will be average or
above.
In the districts where water has
been plentiful, there la an abundant
crop, espcciully In the McKay, Pow
ell Ilutte and Ochoco communities.
The argument for water for Irri
gation, storage water that will be
available when rains fall to come,
was never more clearly Justified than
at preaent.
All the sales of hay that have been
made war at $20.00 p:r ton, meas
urement to be made thirty days af
ter stacking and on the basis of seven
ad a half feet to the ton.
Men who made sales on these or
similar terms are: jamea McDarile
1. A. Kiggs, Doc Bayn, Peter Pauls,
and others in the Powell Butte dis
trict.
Dry land crops are showing the
result of the lack of spring rains,
and many of the crops are beyond,
redemption, should there be rains at
this time, although many are yet
holding up, and will be fair should
rains come.
Spring sown trraln Is suffering
more than that which was planted in
the fall on summer fallow, 'but a
July rain would be welcomed by all
farmers, excepting some, of course,
wbo are harvesting.
Wages seem to have been estab
lished at 13.00 per day and the sup
ply of men seems to be hardly equal
16 the demand, although the "work
oB fight" government order, publish
ed in the Journal last week, afforded
relief to some farmers wbo were able
t(j get men who had previously been
in stores and other clerical positions.
'CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
MPTLY F
tickets are the same price as for
merly, with the war tax added.
This makes the price of any four ev
en in ks of the week greater than a
season ticket, to say nothing of the
oth. r two evenings, and trio six after
noons.
The morning programs will be for
the youngsters, and will be called
FINAL DETAII ARRANGED MB ts Mother Ooom ChwUiiqua tbll
THIRD PROGRAM
TICKETS PRACTICALLY AU SOLD
Hales More Kastly Made Than
Former Years- A Hlx
bays' Program
In
year. They will be conducted or
Maris Keith this year.
It you have not already secured
your tickets, call on Ross Robinson,
who will attempt to supply you.
The allotment of students tickets,
which are sold at 11.65, which In
cluded the war tax, has already been
sold, we are Informed.
w. s. t.
PRIVATE DOBII8 IX JAIL
Prlneville's Third Chautauqua will
open promptly Friday afternoon of
this week.
J. H. Hopper Is In Prinerllle as-!
w. 4. s. slating the local committee in the n-
DIHTRICT NO. 8 If 100 PER CENT nal arrangements, and is well pleas
t t ed with the progress that has been
made for this year s program
Alleged "Millionaire Private of Pe
dieton, Ore., Arrested
George Wells Brings The Report to
I'rlnevllle Kat unlay Afternoon !
Washington, June 30. Hugh
Dobbs, an enlisted man, stationed at
Fort Meyer, and who claims to be a
resident of Pendleton, Oregon, waa
placed under arrest here on com
plaint of the Powhatan, from which
institution be is alleged to have ob-
DictrlctN o. 8 on the south side of
Powell Butte, was the first to go
over the top in the W. 8. 8. drive.
Every person in this District sub
scribed their full quota or over.
Mr. Hopper is advance man for the
Cllfann-Uhfa lunnla s n .1 will re-
main in the city until after opening j ut"ed,1money 00 "bogus check
day.
Dobbs has most members of the
rrV iir ..io thi voar to oho,l Oregon congressional delegation wor-
of this date on either of the previous 1ed because of "loans'' he secured
years, and people are buying the j trm tne,m. or beaH8 tof check iran"
ii.t.1. -,i.h,.t ,...- t,o,.nni actions from which they are begha-
The quota was Z50.00 and the they want them, and know the value , ' w"
subscription was over $500.00 of these numbers. . writtfn np ,in ,ocal pap?r M ""J'-
George Wells was chairman of thia The prices of single admissions , """- !".--wres"mii, .iuiy A.
District.
have been raised, while the season
proW)Kiil!i For Building The Ochoco
( iinyoii It Hid Kent to I 'In.
trlct Engineer
Sealed prnposils addressed to the
Secretary of Aurlcullurn of the Unit
ed Slntes. and endorsed "Proposals
for Building the Ochoco-Ciinyon
(Crook County Section) National
Forest Road," In the Ochoco National
Forest. Crook County, Oregon, will
bo received by the District Engineer,
Office of Public Roads and Rural
Engineering, at his office, Room 202
land, Oregon, until 2 o'clock p. m.,
July 17, 1918, and at that time and
place publicly opened and read.
Award of contract will be contingent
on securing necessary right of way.
Principal Items of construction
clearing, grubbing, excavation,
bridges and culverts. Approximate
length of project, 9.5 miles. De
tailed plans of the work may he seen
for examination at the above Dis
trict Engineer's office.
w. a. s.
IRELAND HAS NEW TRUCK
Machine Has 1,500 Pound Capacity
And Will bo Used For City Deliery.
Jap Ireland returned from Port
land Friday with a now Republic
truck to be used for light delivery.
Tho truck has 1.500 pounds capacity.
Mr. Ireland has two Republic trucks
now, the other one being a large ma
chine which Is used for hcay deliv
eries. Ho drove the new truck In
from Portlnnd and reports the rokd
In very good condition nnd open o'l
tho wny except a short dlRtnnco on
tho Columbia Highway. This, how
ever, will bo open by the middle of
July.
W. S. B.
ALFRED ALLEN DIES AT SEASIDE
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TRAINQ Tfl PRINFVII I F 111181 Aip CLA8S organized
1 Itflll lO lU I AlllLllLLL Ladles Meet. At Red Cross Rooms
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' DALE JONES AND FAMILY HERB
Former Prlnevllle Residents Moter
From Colville, Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jones and chil
dren arrived in Prineville Tuesday,
having motored from their home in .
Colville. Washington. They report
the roads in very good condition bat
the crops all along the way will not
average fifty percent.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones are visiting
relatives here.
w. s. s.
THE SILENT MAN
Some grouchy individual once re
marked that all William S. Hart's
photoplays are the same, that if yoa
Bee one you see alj. , There Js just
about as thuch null; in this'statt
ment as if a person were t say that "
having seen the sun one morning he
did not want to see it another day.
Wrm. S. Hart photoplays of the
sort Thomas H. Ince is making for
Artcraft always can be depended up
on to provide an entertainment in
which the elements of romance and
adventure are foremost. In his new
est screen effort, "The Silent Man,"
shown at the Lyric on Friday f.nd
Saturday, admirers of this foremost
of western characters will find hint
in a setting affording rich opportua
ity for the display of his exceptional
talent.
EICHHCRNS LEAD
COMMUNITY SINGING
Chautauquas to Hear Pioneers ks
Great Movement That la Sweep
ing the Country.
till Rl .VERS AT REND
Several attend Huturibiy's Meeting
Former Prlnellle Man PnNses Away
After Illness of Forty-Eight Hours
Alfred Allen passed away at Sea
side, June 28, after a very short Ill
ness. Death was caused from paraly
sis and apoplexy. Mr. Allen was 57
years old at. the time of his death.
He was well known In Prineville,
having been a former resident of
this city, and has relatives here.
Mr. Allen Is survived by his wlfo,
sIbo two daughters, Mrs. Ross Rob
. Inson of Prlnevtllo and Mrs. Ormond
Bean of Portland.
Interment was at Rlvorvlew ceme
tory In, Portland, Monday afternoon.
w. s. s.
STATE LABOR COM. HERE
O.
P. Hoff, Candidate For State
Treasurer, Is Visitor Tuesday
O. P. Hoff, State I.nbor Commls
sioner, was In the city Tuesday, call
in. g on friends. Mr Hoff is now a
candidate for State Treasurer.
Last Saturday Shrtners from all
parts of Oregon met at Bend, one
hundred and twenty-five of whom
came from Al Kader Temple In Port
land and one hundred or more from
other parts of the state.
The Chanters, the band, and pa
trol of Al Kader Temple accompanied
those from Portland and took an
active part In the day's festivities.
A number attended from here,
among whom were E. J. Wilson, B.
E. Novel and wlfo, J. H. Fertig and
wife, I). P. Adamson and Miss Ruth
AduniHon, J. W. Carlson, T. M. Bald
win and G. W. Noble.
w. s. 8.
RUHSELL JOINS MARINES
CITY WILL PUT IN OWN
PUMPING PLANT
STEEL HAS BEEN PLACED WITH
IN 2 MILES OF CROOKED RIVER
W. M
Prlnevtllo Man Will Leave Soon For
Seat lie Training Station
Another Prlnevllle man has signed
an application for training In tha
Morchnnt Marine, at the store of
George Ntcolnl, who is enrolling
agent for the U. S. Shipping Board.
V. M. Russell is the latest recruit.
Mr. RubroU will remain In Prlne
vllle until called for training on a U.
S. Shipping Board Training vessel, as
a seaman.
w. s. 8.
SENT TO CAMP LEWIS
Andrew Long, tho draft evader
who Was picked up by Sheriff Rob
erts In this city after he had walked
from Oaklund, California, to this
place, and who was reportod as a
draft evader from the ModeBto, Ca.
Ifornla draft board, has been sent to
Camp Lewis. Long maintained that
he had bnen rejected from service
because of his inability to read or
write. Bond Bulletin, July 2.
The city of Prlnevllle will Inatall
a water system nt the city park dur
ing the next thirty days, that will
provide an abundance of water for
the park, supply the water for street
sprinkling purposes and other uses
for the city.
Tha nlnn will AanlAciA Imnn at tha
meeting Tuesday evening and left i Mm Are ,mployei uy huper-
OF STANDARD CONSTRUCTION
In the hands of Councilman .1. B.
Shipp, chairman of the committee on
Btreets and public Improvements.
The plant consists of an electric
motor of three horse power, amend
ed direct to a pump with capacity up
to 75 gallons a minute, and will bo
Installed In a cement pump house,
beneath the surface of the earth, to
prevent freezing. It will cost about
$400.00 and will save Its price to the
city during the summer this year, in
water rents.
W. 8. 8.
SAGEBRUSH ORCHESTRA HERE
inteudent (Jogerty Are Laying
Off Today
The community singing movement
that Is sweeping the land is bringing 1
reports from every part of the country
of Immense gatherings. The first Na
tional Community Sing Day was cele
brated In Washington last December
and thousands were turned away from
the great Auditorium. In Pittsburgh
over 10,000 people attended their flrsi
Children Show Exceptional Talent
Under Direction of Mrs. M. V. Dodge
Three children of the Burns Sage
brush Orchostra, Kathleen Jordan,
Carl Jordan, and Marian McConncIl,
played a concert at the Lyric Theater
Tuesday evening. The children
showed remarkable ability on the
different instruments. Miss Jordan
was especially good on the violin.
They are making a tour of Central
Oregon, chaperoend by their direct
or, Mrs. M. V. Dodge and Business
Manager C. B. Smith.
"Trains will be runing into Prine
vllle not later than July 15th," says
Superintendent Gogerty.
The steel has been laid within two
miles of the river and all of the ties
are on the ground, most of them hav
ing already been placed. The Crook
ed River bridge is practically ready
for the steel and will not delay the
work when It is reached by the con
struction crews.
All the steel that was supplied by
the O. W. R. & N. Company has been
used and the men have started using
the material supplied by the O.-T.
Railway.
There are eighty men on the job at
present, all of whom are taking the
day off today to celebrate.
The difficulties of. obtaining sup
piles during war time hafe worried
Mayor Stewart to some extent, but
they have all been overcome, and
while the time required to complete
the road is greater than would have
been necessary in normal times, the
end is in sight, and the road is of
standard construction, and suitable
for heavy traffic.
The First Aid Class met Tuesday
afternoon In the Red Cross Yooms
and organized with twenty members.
The class will be in charge of Dr. C.
S. Edwards, Instructing physician,
and Mrs. George Nicolal, Red Cross
nurse. The first course will consist
of fifteen lessons.
AU ladies interested in this will
please meet in the Red Cross room
tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10
o'clock.
w. s. s.
E. T. Luthy Is In the city this week
attending court.
w. s. s.
MR. AND MRS. MILLICAN RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. George Millican re
turned this morning from Portlnd.
Mrs. Milican attended the Bernhardt
concert yesterday afternoon In Port
land and Is very enthusiastic in her
praise of the wonderful prima donna.
The Millican's will go to' the Warm
Spring Agency tomorrow.
w. s. s.
TRI-STATE TERMINAL OPENING
Store Has Very Neat Appearance And
Carries an Up-to-date Line of Goods
If 1
H' XT -y
The Tri-State Terminal Company
opened their store for business on
Monday morning. The store is lo
cated in the Prineville Hotel Build
ing whore the Deschutes Power Com
pany offices formerly were.
The store has a vory neat appear
ance and carries a good line of gro
ceries and clothing.
w. s. s.
Hugh Lister and son Toby are in
the city from their ranch at Paulina.
Mr. and Mrs. Elchhorn.
community sing and this has been re
peated In practically every large city
of the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Elchhorn have been
pioneers In the "community sing Idea"
and are among the best-known lenders
of public singing In the country. Their
appearance at Chautauqua on the fifth
day will be one of the joyous events of
the week.