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Crook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOU XXII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OKWiO.V, JULY 25, IttlH
MMCKR 37
Km
The Whistle and Bustle of the Work Train
for Both Old and
ROUSING
VISITORS IN PRINEVILLE ON RAILROAD DAY WILL
THE ARTESIAN WELL DISTRICT,' AND
A HEARTY INVITATION IS
WINKE DATE OFlAiLROAD
DAY" CELEBRATION TO
BE DECIDED SOON
Tim count ruction train for the
Prliiovlllo Railroad reached tin" city
limit yi'HtiTilny, and ilio Ih bo
Iiik laid to the d pt ullo toilay. Tito
i r..w rximrt to flnlHli the tnu-k lay
ing not Inter than thren o'clock. 1
The McKny bridge near the city ,
hag iH'i'ii finished and U reudy (or
Immediate imo, I
It will take several luy to ballast
coaches arn reudy for delivery and
will tn ""lit out at once.
I'naai'iiKPr service will slnrt within
a very short time.
The onto of thn "Railroad Duy"
colohrntlon has not been definitely
decided, but will ho announced next
week.
Plans aro being arranged hy E. J.
WIIhoii, who la In Port hind, for a big
celebration ami Immediately upon his
return they will ho made known.
DANCE AT COMMUNITY HALL
In Honor Of HaroM ClHirlto,, Who
Huh IUh-h Home Two Month"
On turloiiKh It
ton. who has been home on a two ,
.... i, .....i. iii.mlii who has
been helping his father harvest, ' count" plan. Ab it is a I orest Ser
expecls to return soon to Fort Stov- vice road It will ho under control of
eim tho government.
tiood music will he provided for j The engineer In charge wants men,
tho daiicn and tho ladles of Powell teams, graders and scrapers to si art
Ilutto will sii vo a supper at midnight. 1 work at once. Notify Forest Super-
w, B. b. ivlHor V. V. llarplium it you are in-
iiti.r i. iil.R AttltKSTEU Uorested.
Oils llhhlle, Morrow County, Pouted
At Deserter, In .lull
Oils niddlo of Morrow county, was
nrrcsled hv Depuly Howell ill tins
city Tuesday. Ilfl was posted us a
deserter.
nlddln registered In Morrow conn
lll.Klie regimere.i n.
ty 'L!,:'"ot nl,1,""r WhC" U'r i
iwnmlnntlon
lie Is In J ii 11 hern awaiting inmr.-
Ions from tho Morrow county sheriff, j
w. s. 8. I
HERM AN WALLACE IMPROVING
'
.lmlire Wallaco
iteeelvcs Tcleirrnni
1 rom Itutler Prewett Tuesday
Judgn N. G. W ilhico received tho
following telegram from Rador
Prewctt Tuesdny morning:
Now York City, July 22
N. G. Wallnco,
Prinevlllo, Oregon:
Mv ship bus JiiBt returned
from Halifax. Wo brought Herman
with us and ho is going to a hospit
al hero. He will write, you later,
Bending address, lie Is improving
rapidly but still oullo foehlo.
W. H. S.
ALL THRESHERS MI ST RIOPOLT
Government Has Passed Ruling; Re
quiring Monthly Report of Operators
The U. S. Government hns passed
o mllmr r.iiiuiring all mi "Hi in to re
port the exact amount oi wheal uiul
cereals thvculvod hy thorn.
Each thresher will bo supplied with
a record hook which can bo obtained
from tho County Agent. All reports
on tho nmount of wheat threshed will
ho summarized hy him and sent to
Washington, . C. Threshermen are
requested to report to him at onco on
tho amount threshed during June.
I
EXTENDED TO EVERYONE TO BE PRESENT AND
PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT
ALL VISITORS FROM THE
ROAD STARTS TODAY:
T. M. IMS, GOVERNMENT GOOD
ROADS MAN I HERB
ROAD WM INCLUDE 9.7 MILES
Thu ;)tt( , A ,,(r( of The MrKeu-
lllKlmii). Krtliimle Coul At $."i2,5O0
Tho construction work on the Och-
oeo Canyon road started today under ,
me super" su n ot Forest Supervisor
, v ,i t m nnvls. Cov-
V. V. l.arphum and T. M. Davis. Cov-1
' eminent
representutlve from ue ;
Omul lloada office in Portland
This Includes 9.7 miles of road and
I Is a part of tho McKimizIo Push, Eu-
I Kl"n . first" est mat e I th.t U-e '
It was first estlmatea mat u.e ,
work would cmt t .lO.OOU out a iukt ,
est mute l)V me goveruuiein. i"u ,
10 ciml Bl IB2.E00 The road Is be-
,,ulll throKh the ourau
in Slatfl and 1-edenil Ooverniut nt
and also tho county.
Thn eountv navs .
were received so tho road Is being
ix.imlriwteil under Ilia loice uu-
w. s, t.
MISS JOHNSON ENTERTAINS
Johnson Homo Is Beautifully Beeo
mled Willi I'lnfjs f Allies
mis, Viola Johnson was hostess at ,
a seven course dinner parry nt i r
,,, WOIU,y eveno.K. - . ....... ,
ZZ h'a Tuesday niorng for cZi !
"f.,S T !
IjPWH,
ti, rooms wero decorated with
the flags of the Allies and streamers
of red, whlto and blue wore strung
fn,m each corner of the table. Tho
monu was alBO arrangoa m rcu, wuue
and blue.
After dinner games wero enjoved
until a late hour.
w. 8. s.
ERST CLASS FILMS ( OM1XC.
W. J. Pancake, Proprietor Of The
Lyric Theater, Returns From Bus
Iness Trip to Portland
W. J. rancalio, of the Lyric Thea
ter, returned Tuesday from a short
business trip to Portland, in the in
terest ot his business. Mr. Pancnke
is to lie congratulated on the excel
lent pictures he has been showing,
and especially the up-to-dnto service
ho gives to his patrons. A great
many of the pictures shown here 'are
the second run out of Portland.
Some of tho productions to he
shown in tho l'enr future at the I.yr-
ie life: MiU V tejikl.'.u ill x i.w A.nnv
Princess": .Tuck V
kford In "Tom
irhlWv'W , I lli'-rie i-.iv
Jim"; Resslo Love In "The Sawdust
Ring''; Marguerite in "The Seven
Swans"; Enid Bennett in "The Moth
er Instinct"; and Geraldine Ferrar in
"The Devil Stone." Guy Empey's
"Over tho Top" will be Bhown about
tho 11th ot October.
,.T. ........ IV C.,,1.1.,T1
were rjnhnr n
BE TAKEN TO OCHOCO DAM AND POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE OCHOCO PROJECT, INCLUDING
SOME OF THE LARGE STOCK RANCHES IN THIS PROSPEROUS, FAVORED COMMUNITY
COUNTRY WILL BE GIVEN
1918 REGISTRANTS OF
JUNE 5 ARE EXAMINED
s physical
VL IOARI HOLMS rilVHIC
KXAM VKARHLDS
SEVEN ARE PHYSICALLY FIT ! 1
Tula l Not The Complete Ltd Oth
era Will Re Announced ,
Next Week
The local examining board held a I
physical examination for the Class c
m 1 1 registrants who registered Jun
5. There were two In the class, t
for the Class of
ne
!
J. JIT'Z TM, v I
- !
The following were accepted and
will remain In Class 1: Charley lies-j
ginger. William Oscar Payne. Charles i
H. WelrU, Frank Hinderman, Arnold
..,.,. ti,, n,.i,nlB.
n , ' (7rllftrti T1 ' e mcn are ;
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bJ to ca at ai .me
At th P a "t h " " ,
m n in ' ' "J " '
"o muih..
6, 1 1U
animation.
-w. s. S.-
P1UXKVILI.K-MITC1IELL LINK
M. Cornitt Will Start Stase Line
Imiiiediately On Arrival of Train
G. M. Cornett. the pioneer stage ' 1)roject have heretofore formed an ir
man of Central Oregon, will start a ; ripatton district for taking over the
stage line between Prineville and ; col,troi and management of irriga
Mitchell as soon as the I rinevillo j ti0n canals. No provision, however,
Hallway begins operations. wa8 niade for taking over the incom-
This will open up a largo terrltor- , piete portion of tho company's sys-
ity and will mean an menwu ;
nmount of business for Prineville. r.o
oou.u nm. . oi "
e n, 8n.
,, inn tho line.
LZT"" i
liy sin!; the Howard Postof-
IMHVI.-VH i v riRL M IRRIFU I
Fill NK 1 I.I.I'.. tillWJ M.uuur.11
,
Howard R. Miller of Portland, and
Miss FJsle M. Osborn, a former Prlne-
vlllo girl, wero married in Portland
julv 13.
Mrs. Miller Is a daughter of Mrs. ,
James Prose, and a sister of Robert i
Osborn, who is stationed at Vancouv-
er, Washington.
w. s. s.
COWS MUST "WORK OR FIGHT"
County Agent Ward Snys Order Will
Be Enforced This Winter
Tn commenting on the dairy situa
tion In Central Oregon, County Agent
Ward says that the dairy cows must
ho producers this winter or they will
ho weeded out. This will be neces
sary on account of the scarcity ofja-
hor and feed
The scarcity of labor Is going to
force the dnirjmen to dispose ot part
of their herds and with no open nairy
market a large per cent, will he sent
to the block. It Is up to the dairy-
mon of this section to know their
cows and not send any of thoir hign
producing ones to market.
Arangementa are being mado to
bring dairy stock from the localities
where feed is short to the alfalfa
fields in this section.
and its Big Crew Create Great
Young Alike.
PARTICIPATE IN THIS CELEBRATION WHICH MEANS SO MUCH TO THE
IN ALL LINES OF WORK
A RIDE ON THE RAILROAD DURING THE DAY
BIG IRRIGATION DEAL
IN CENTRAL OREGON
north IRRIGATION iist may
take ovkr c. I. co. HOLDINGS
5,000 ACRES NEAR lffi:rE5LJEaZ:
AU of C. O. L Co.'. Right, to 7MHM
Acre Carc-v Protect Are Involved
At Value of $703,000
"'u, ul u..u v,.... .,.6v.u..
District nave pracucany reacneu an
agreement to Duy an oi me uenirai i
rwatrnn T rrl irn t inn PnmilBnv'a ritrhtR I
fn thi 70 000 Carey Act Project
for $703,000.
Whether the deal will be finally ,
consummated is contingent upon:
wnemer me norm uui uiu,i. uu-
tains certificates from thestate secur
ittes commission of the proposed
bond Issue.
etoto Pmrlnocr T.ewla p-vnrpswps
confidm,re in the plans of the district j
Ma th will result in much '
ji. i nn,,t,i nr-
e..-.. -
KOll.
North Unit comprises 100,000
acres near Madras, Metolius and
Culver. In addition to this there 18
approximately 40,000 acres on the about the course offered at the Lm
west side of the Deschutes river near j versity and was delighted with the
Tumalo, 35,000 acres in the north : treatment received while there,
project and 15,000 acres of private j At the top of Mr. Bechtel's certi
lands near Prineville which should , ficate of graduation from the camp
come under this reservoir.
Settlers on sold lands of the Cen
tral Oregon Irrigation Company's
tern, including unsold lanos now re
rioimed.
Directors of the north unit district
wh
o made tho deal with the Central
pgon company are: Harry W.
Oregon
Guard, president, ii. u. aihu rson,
i. VrZl
Jolin Henderson of Opal City, Mr.
Vibbert of Gateway, and Louis Irv-
lng ot Gateway-T The cmPany wa ,
rnnreaenteii hv Jesse Stearns andi
represented by Jesse Stearns and
! Denton Burdick.
w, a .
UUH XM hktURNS
i
FRO.M PORTLAND TUESDAY
V. V. Harpham, Ochooo Forest j
Supervisor, returned Tuesuuy iroin
Portland, where he has been on a
short business trip. Mr. Hnrplmm
made tho trip on the Columbia High
way in his tar and reports that the
rotul is now open the entire distance.
w. s.
"
LARGE I
HOWDS SWIM AT DAM
i t...i
Very Popular Place Evening And
Sunday Aftei-noons V isitors
From All Over County
Tho lake at the Ochoco dam is he-
onmintr b vnrv iiouular sumBior resort.
Ijlu.ge cr0wds gather there from ail
over tiie county on Sunday afternoons
and enjoy a delightful swim in tho
lake.
It ia about four miles east ot Prino
ville and tho road is lined with au
tos coming and going during the af
ternoons,
Plans are being made for a bath
house and dancing pavilion to De er-
ected near tho dam.
HUN ARMY POUNDED WHILE THEY RETREAT
Portland, Ore., Aug. 26 Paris: Heavy allied artillery
and airplane bombs directed ..at ..Fere-en-tardenios ..are
fiercely interfering with movements of enemy troops and
material. Fere-en-tardanois
way center within Soissons Rheims salient and is five miles
... j .1 1 ..1 e . a 1 t .
I sins village and wood near Treloupu The French quick-
ly retok bptk-j
r "
L H. BECHTELL
Ellthu(jiastc In Praise Of Treat-
ment j, At iniversity !
L. m. Bechtel returned Sunday
'. f,,n nfts. nnmnletin? a fnnr
weeks' course In military training at .
the University of Orefeon. The train-
i m . muler the supervision
: . . . j j,j
of Colonel John Leader and consisted
of all kinds-of military arm ann ..
trench warfare. . . !
Mr. Bechtel Is very entnusiabuc .
was written, "a good soldier and a
first rate bomber."
The next camp starts August 3.
w. s. s.
FOREST SERVICE DESERVES
CREDIT FOR QUICK WORK
A fire discovered last Thursday in
the timber on Green mountain was
quickly extinguished by Forest blip-
j rviaor Hnrnham and a crew of men
; gatllorea from tue sawi
. ; farnlg in ti,at vicinity.
mills ana tne
Workmen
from the prixlevine Railway also as-
sisted.
It. was a warm afternoon and a
strong wind was blowing and the fire
had a good start, but the prompt re -
j .-i, or, or'fi.-iont
snonse and the quick ana eiuciem.
work of the men soon had the firejnot told exactly what their voyages
under control. ! are, but you may be sure they are
The men deserve much credit forhpinmg their country where men are
wiving a lot of valuable timber and
feed.
W. 8. 8.
RATX IS WELCOMED HERE
Great Benefit To Crops and Range
Very Little Hay Damaged ,
Refreshing rain fell here Tuesday
. . ........ , ,.! !. i
. ana , .uay . , u. - -
' over Central Oregon.
nmm,nt f rain that fell in th's
! vicinity Tuesday was .jo of an Inch
! and yesterday was .11 of an inch.
This will greatly henetit tne crops
and the range grass There was not
much hoy on the ground at the time
of the heavy rain.
COMPTOX SAWMILL P.URXS
Tho Compton Sawmill, which is la
catod near Griraly mountain, was
completely destroyed Sunday aftt
All of the lumber, which was
- j about 200,000 feet, was also burned.
The origin or tne lire uua not ueuu
determined.
Interest
FOR
is the most important rail
f - - A,,
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RALPH POIXDEXTER'S BODY IS
FOCXD
The body of Ralph Poindexter, who
was drowned in Crescent Lake, July
7, was brought to the surface Friday
morning, July 19, by a crew of men
under the supervision of Tom Mur-
Phy. It was found In about ninety
feet of water, approximately 50 feet
i from tht place where Vernon Forbes
I body was found a few days previous,
and less than 100 feet from where
the boat had been brought to the sur
fn
Funeral services were held over
the remains of Mr. Poindexter and
Mr Fnrhea at .the Bend Athletic Club
building, Saturday morning, at 10
. . ,. t ia
o'clock under ttie ouspices oi tne tiiKs
loge. Rev- Stewart ot me Metnouist
church, ornciatmg
All stores and places of business
in Bend were closed Saturday morn
ing. W. 8. .
ANOTHER MERCHANT MARINE
Charles Henry Welch Enrolls And
Will Be Sent To Seattle
For Training
Charles Henry Welch has enrolled
for the Merchant Marine and will ba
sent to the Seattle Training Station.
There is considerable local inter
est in what becomes of the young
men 0f this vicinity who respond to
j thir country's call to enroll in the
: ATap,.haTit MnHnA nn.t beln man the
new Government owned cargo ships,
After about six months training,
thev eo into tho crews of the mer-
chant ships at regular sea pay, which
; is high, and get into the big 'show of
1 .u. 7 o,.,-,.o nr .o
he trans-Atlantic service, we ara
most wanted in getting American Sup-
plies to Europe.
w. s. s.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
WOMEN' WANTED
Government Slaves Vrrrent Call For
United States Student Nurse Reserve
! ,, . . . tn
i ne uovuriiment. , i .. "R
25,000 voung women to Join the Un-
ited States Student Nurse Reserve
and hold themselves in readiness to
train for service as nurses. The war
is creating an unprecedented demand
for trained nurses and only those
who have taken the full training
course are eligible for service over
seas. .
Every youmt women who joins the
Nurse Reserve is releasing a nurse
for servica at tho front. The call Is
for women between the ages of nine
teen and thii'ty-f'.ve. Intelligent, res
ponsive women of good education
and sound health are wanted.
If you are interested see the chair
man of the Women's Committee ot
the Council of National Defense.
The enrollment will begin July 29.