Of ook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. XXII
SET FOR SEPTEMBER
AMOUNT WILL INSURE EARLY
HEHVICItON I ) A I)
$85,000 ALREADY CONTRACTED
Remaining Amount Will Buy Hum
Equipment And Fit The Track
For Traffic
Prinevllle will vote on the propos
ed bond Uhu for the completion of
ita railroad on September 23, which
is Monday. The amount asked li
186,000, and estimate show that the
outstanding bllli can all be paid, the
crrtlflrat! that have been Issued re
placed with bnndt, and enough loft to
fit the track so thut service can be
established In addition to buying
toniH equipment.
The total outstanding obligation!
are about $36,0U0, which Includes the
rout of a pmOTiKiT' coach ot IlKlit
construction, and aome other mater
ial. Service can be established at an
early date with the abore named
bund Issue the council thinks and no
doubt can be started within SO day.,
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CHINA I'll KAMA NTH AT
IUTTK
'OWELL
iovernnient Send (hit Birds From
Corvalllii Liberated on Farm
The Government him nt out from
Corvullls several rrstes of China
Pheasants to be liberated on the
farms In thut section.
Wtu. Wilson baa 32 bird on hta
farm, I to suys thut they are very
tamo and can be fed mtar the house.
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MUNICIPAL LINE IB
, ALREADY IN USE
DESCRIBES PRINEVILLE ROAD
Klamath Falla Paper Get IntereaU
Ing Interview From Great Rail
road IlulMer In Regard To
,Prliievllle anil Vicinity
Robert E. Struhorn la again hore
after a thirty day absence at his Spo
kane home, and him been out moat of
the paat week on the line ot our new
railroad which ho la building as the
first unit of hla Oregon-California
and Eastern system.
lie came overland via Bend, being
. mot at I'rintivtllu by hla clilut engi
neer, N. II. Bogus, who brought him
to Klamath Falls.
lining greatly Interested In all
such developments, he stopped at
Prlnevlllo for several days to Inspect
the new Irrigation system being con
structed there on the district Irriga
tion plan.
He says it Is one of the finest
pieces of work In the state, the can
als to cover about 26,00 acres, are all
completed, coniderable portions of
them being cement lined and heavy
embankmonts ot massive hand placed
rock.
The great dam Is 16 feat high,
which Is to impound the waterr ot the?
Ochoco is so far along that Its com
pletion Is assured by next Match.
The lands under the system will be
practically all under cultivation next
season, a most remarkable accom
plishment, and he looks tor great
prosperity for Prlneville as a result.
The syBtam will cost one million dol
lars and the water rights $43 Per
acre, with very reasonable annual
maintenance charges.
He also looked over the new 18
mile railroad project being put In by
the city of Prlneville to connect It
wlthJhe Hll and Harrman lines near
Red Hon d.
The city started out to build the
line with an issue of $100,000 of
bonds besides considerable donations,
free right of way, etc. It has since
Toted a second like amount and is
about to vote still another $50,000,
all of which is spent without purchas
ing any rails or equipment, alt ho
there are no such construction diffi
culties as are encountered on , our
'Klamath Falls line. The rails are
leased from the connecting lines and
some other provision Is to be made
work yet remains to be done the pre
sent expectation Is to celebrate the
opening of the line within the next
0 days.
Mr. Strahorn says that even with
all the disapointments In the way of
increased cost, etc., the enterprise
will be amply justified by Its wonder
ful beneft to the city and tributary
country, and that the big irrigation
enterprise could not have been fin
anced without It. This alone is worth
the total cost of the railroad, but ev
en greater developments would fol
low Its extension 'about 20 miles to
ward the John Day country, which Is
contemplated. Evening Herald,
Klamath Falls. .
OF CROOK COUNTY
YELLOW MR COMING
EOR THE 4TH LOAN
AMERICAN HOY FROM FRANCE
RATTLKF1ELDH TO SPEAK
TO BE HERE SEPTEMBER 19
Meeting Will He Held At P. M.
In Interests of The Fourth
Liberty In Drive
The big yellow' automobile which
has been In Prlneville on previous oc
casions In the Interest of various pat
riotic causes will again appear on
September 19. with a party who are
touring th la part ot the state In the
Interests of the fourth Liberty Loan.
The car will contain a return Am
erican soldier from France, Judise
John II. Stevenson of Portland and
Mark Woodruff, s representing the
press, and will be piloted by a soldier
from Vancouver
The party will arrive In Prlneville
In time for a meeting to be held at 8
In the evening, and the exact detuls
for the meeting will be announced
later. I r '.1
HIIOHTKHT TERM OF
COURT ON RECORD
Circuit Court closed the shortest
term on record In Crook county yes
terday evening.
The grand Jury was In session only
one day, and found only one Indict
ment. Edward Street was charged
with the lurcony of a steer belonging
to ('hull, l.umbert.
Street's trial was set for October 2.
Two civil cases wore tried. Mrs.
Ulnkln brought suit ogalust Franklo
Bmemd. She was awarded $170 by
the Jury.
I). W. Grimes sued D. R. Welch for
the collection of a promlsory note In
the sum of $176. A verdict was
found for the plaintiff.
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ANDERSON FAMILY REUNION
Mother And Hlx Daughters Moot In
Prlneville Saturday at Uyrd Home
Mrs. Anderson and six daughters
met In Prlnevlllo Saturday for a fam
ily reunion. The daughters present
at the reunion were: Mrs. Lulu Ruth
erford of Ontario, Mrs. Frankle Clark
of Burns, .Mrs. Stella Rannells of
Paulina, Wrs. Bessie Hinton, Mrs.
Jaule Haber, and Mrs. Joste Byrd of
prlnevlllo. The meeting was at the
home of Mrs. Byrd. Mrs. Etta Stev
enson, of Ontario, another daughter,
was the only one not present.
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RED CROSS SHIPMENT
Large Consignment Is Sent To Head
iiiurter Tuemlay Material Is
Nearly Exhausted
The following shipment was made
by the Prlneville Red Cross Chapter,
Tuesday: 242 bed Jackets, 110 pairs
of Bocks, 20 sweaters, 63 wash cloths,
30 comfort kits, 20 property bags,
6,000 gun wipers for camp service.
This shipment applies on the fur
lough which was taken during the
summer. The material on hand has
been nearly all used. ,
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CROOK COUNTY HIGH OPENS
Enrollment Not As Iarge As Last
Year More Expected In This Week
Crook County High opened last
Monday with lots of enthusiasm and
prospects for another very success
ful year. The enrollment was slight
ly under what It was at the beginning
ot last year, but more are expected
in this week. Several have written
and said they could not come in un
til after harvest was over.
Professor Evans says that the fac
ulty Is made up of a fine corps of
teachers this year. Military training
starts next week, and the band will
also be reorganized. Tomorrow
morning Rev. Van Nuys will address
the assembly.
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Women of Prlneville To Assist In The
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
The following women have been
appointed by Miss Sullivan, who Is
chairman for Prlneville, to assist in
the. drive here: Mesdames G. P.
Reams, J. B. Shtpp, J. H. Upton, C.
W. Elkins, W. I. Dishman, O. C. Hyde
M. B. Brink, B. E. Nevel, Misses Lot
tie Grain, Pearl Russell, Dessel John
son, and Dolly Hodges.
A meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. H. P. Belknap Immediately
after the Mothers' parade, September
21.
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HOME MILLINERY OPENS
j Mrs. Anna Estes Will Make Hats and
Reconstruct and Ret rim Old Ones
Mrs. Anna Estos has just returned
from Portland where she has spunt
the summer working In the Wonder
Millinery, and has opened her milli
nery store. She will make hats to
order and also reconstruct and Tetrtm
your old hats so that tney will look
like new. ' Mrs. Estes has had years
of experience ln this work and Is up
to date on all the new styles.
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, 8EITEMKER 12, 11S.
CLARK EXPECTS CROOK
TO LEAD THE DRIVE;
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HTATE HPKAK KR ADDRESSED
AUDIENCE ON MONDAY
ORECON FIRST AGAIN HE SATS
Htate Has He An Example That Will
Not Re Hurpaesed In The
Entire Nation
A. 0. Clark, speaker or the Fourth
Liberty Loan Drive, was In the city
Monday afternoon, and addressed an
audience of committeemen from the
outlying precincts In the circuit court
room.
lie looks to this county he says for
very earty returns and believes that
there will be no trouble In securing
the Oregon First honor again in this
drive. -
The state has set an example that
has been noted throughout the nation '
he says, and will no doubt keep Its
stride in the coming drive to put tbl
Mnn where he helmiM wj
HTh. farttha manyeople who nev.
er were able to save any fund, now
posess Liberty Bonds and war stamps
was commented on by him a. one of
the results of the war.
me results oi ioe war.
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W. E. DURAND IS KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
W. E. Durand of Redmond was in-'
..! billon Th..rnv when hla
stsntly killed last Thursday when his
automobile went over Brewrey Grade
Just east of The Dalles. Mr. Durand
was returning from the Officers'
Training Camp at Eugene, and left
The Dalles about 8 o'clock in the .
morning. The accident is supposed j
to have been caused by a large boul
der which had rolled into the road
and was probably not seen by him un
til jlno late, or possibly in turning to
avoid the rock the car might have,
skidded. Some men near by heard
the car rolling down the hill and has
tened to his assistance, but he expired
In Just a short time. Mr. Durand was ;
thrown from the car and hit on a
sharp rock, causing the skull to be
crushed.
The remains were brought to Red
mond where services were held Sat
urday morning and returned to The
Dalles Sunday for interment ln the
Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Durand had lived in Redmond
about six years and was assistant
cashier of the Redmond Bank ot
Commerce.
He is survived by his wife, ho
was mi uittriy r railing wiiuhiub ul
Prlneville, and a son, Wm., Jr., two
years old, and baby daughter, Mary
Francis, five weeks old. The many
Prlneville friends of Mrs. Durand
sympathize deeply with her.
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PREMIUM LISTS OUT
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V
Intcr-Htate Fair Opens in Prlneville scratch. The Bosch picked the hard
October 1 For Five Days - est part of my anatomy. I had it
Premium lists for the Oregon Inter
State Fair to be held in Prlneville
commencing October 1 for a five
days' show, have been issued and
copies may be had by applying to Sec
retary Shlpp.
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' THE YELLOW DEMON
OVER 500 HEN WILL BE
REGISTERED IN COUNTY
' .' '
MOST OF PRINEVILLE BUST-
NESS MEX ARE , VCLlED
REGISTRATION STARTED EARLY
Everyone between 18 and 43 is In
cludedIgnorance la No Ex
cuse Frtr Failure
Promptly at seven this mornlrg,
registration of men between the ages
of 18 and 46 was started In Crook
County. Before the boards have fin
ished their task today, more than 600
men will be enrolled in the county,
for the cause of liberty.
The list will Include almost every
business man in Prlneville, except
ing, perhaps, not more than half a
dozen, and many owners of large
stock ranches and farms In the coun
ty. Everyone who has passed his 18th
birthday and has not reached his
46th will be expected to register and
Ignorance of the rules is no excuse.
The burden of keeping Informed
rests upon the Individual.
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Y. W. C. A. CONVENTION AT
REDMOND LAST SATURDAY
The Y. W. C. A. convention held at
ueumond last Saturday was address-!
cd by Mrs. W. F. Ogburn formerly i tummy where tney sht the medicine,
of Reed College but now of the Uni-! "An amunltlon dump, (an old Ger
versity of Washington ! man one) nas UBt blown up with an
Mrs. Ogburn explained the work wful roarV Te!1 Bca H,de we dont
that is being done by the Y W C A have trenche8 now' after 1 St one on
both in domestic and foreign service' i the bean yesterday we all got busy
This organization Is dong for the ' and bullt UB a hoIe to climb int0
women what the Y. M. C. A. Is do-1 "Am Boing to relieve one of the
Ing for the men. They look after i by8 now- 80 Bood-bye."
the housing, entertainment and mor-l "August 15. Guess the drive is
als and hygiene. This work was tak-' over for D0W' Dut 11 w111 8tart ln
en up at the request of the govern-1 about two weeks. We should get in
ment as the Y. W. C. A. was consld- ' two moTe before winter and have the
ered the only organization in- the ! Hun nearly home.
United Stae anff leioniw wn J "Yes. I viewed that stunt with
to take charge of this important j
wok- , .
Representatives were present from !
Harney. Deschutes. Jefferson, and ;
Crook counties. Mrs. Francis Clark
Harney county. Mr.. CharltonS i
Arn.0,dV "J Morse of Powell ,
'w Madras, three from :
,Bnd' none from Redmond, and the i
. '"""wing ladies from Prlneville:
( Megdame j H Wg,e Ada fi Mni j
j calli R w Douglas, Gus Reln'ke W 1
I 8. Avres, G. P. Reams B E Nevel' !
R- W. Rea. H. W. Howard. Nnrris i
i morgan, ana ueorge Nicolat.
It fa thnnirhr -hn I V. . I. Jl i a
k0 " 7'"!""
.nown wat an important message
jnrs. ugourn Had for them there
would have been a larger attendance.
RREWSTER HAS CLOSE
CALL IN FRANCE BATTLE
England Is In The WTar To End Ger
man Autocracy, France For Free
dom, America For Souvlners
Following are extracts from let
ters written by Casey Brewster to
Prlneville friends:
"August 1, 1918. There is a hot
time on here now. After the Ger
mans got tired of running they held,
and brought in reinforcements and
it Is now a grand battle. Every day
we watch our men go a little farther.
" 18 ,,KB ,U'B 8B,lUB' WB
hare' are thrown back, reform and
BUU 8"'" ""
ume-
I "This is war in reality, men going
through a perfect hailstorm of shells
I and machine gun fire. Of course men
drop, that is one of the necessities ot
war, yet they keep on going. ,
"I was very fortunate this time In
having a well placed post close up
and where I can watch the whole bat-
1 tie. Did I tell you I had seen Can-
trill? He had run across Dobrey and
several other Prlneville boys.
"Had a cIobb call yesterday, got one
1 dressed and got a dose of anti-lock-
Jaw shot into me and the same nearly
killed me. The shell was a lot easier
than the cure. Can get a wound
stripe from It If I care to as my med
ical ticket reads injured in battle.
But I need a wound stripe tor my
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
ALL MEN IN UNIFORM TO BE
ADMITTED FREE EVERYWHERE
WEDNESDAY IS SCHOOL DAY '
.Children To lie A limited Free That
Day Daylight Fireworks Prom
ise Many Surprises
A Portland band, under the lead
ership of Jack Smith, who is well
; known here, will furnish music for
; the Oregon Inter-State Fair, which
i opens Here on October 1 lor five days.
, The band has been In training and
! has made regular appearances in
i Portland for months, and Is the
Standifer band for the ship yards.
; All men in uniform will be admit
. ted to the fair free, and to all at
I tractions, their uniform being their
ticket. .
i Many Indians will be In attendance,
' and will appear every day In relay
and other races, and will, of course,
' add color to the sports.
Wednesday will be school day, and
all children will be admitted free.
One of the strong features of the
program this year will be the daylight
fireworks.
,a; l f h?. ?hZ?l
Z tbf frnn? line That waa
rom "J,
" S 11 tad nearly forgotten it
We beard from the front yesterday
"a " o"!. wJ t'om
d,and,a ?Z? . .t w
.JHwLT.iI t7 la
a J?Hradate, .f co '
B00) friend of mine,
"i am 0. K. now and feeling fine,
ashed for my furlough but waited too
,onS and cannot have it now. Guess
we wlu back to the front tomor-
row. I am satisfied, as a week nas
me all fed up on this back line stuff.
I don't like It and begin to want a
little music again.
"Have you heard from Dobrey late
ly? Was he wth the Marines at Bel-!
leau?. Guess there Is no harm In
naming It as the American papers
did It often enough.
"Do you remember the trouble we
had with Alabama ln the 'states?
That bunch are fighting fools over
here. They can lick a dozen Hun
regiments.
"I am getting to know this place
nearly as well as Prlneville. Spent
January and February here, then
was here a week In June and now
here another week.
"It is a series of huge schools, for
every branch ln the service. Wed
nesday was field day tor the students
and they had some great boxing
bouts. One certainly sees the pick of
the American boys here and they are
a wonderfully good looking bunch.
"There is no chance of my staying
over here nor any chance for a
French girl. My first thought will be
to get home.
"It Is extremely hot here and I
think I will take a swim in a canal
below here this p. m."
"August 7. Sometime .jlnce I
have written but I have had no time
at all, have been too busy chasing
t ritz. it nas raine all the time and
that has made It harder.
"I believe I told you I got cracked
on the head. Well, a counle of days
: Bftfir that T hart thA hi- .1.riI,n
(To be continued) . '
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REV. FERTIG GOES TO IDAHO
Prlneville Methodist Church To Be
Supplied Later
Rev. T. H. Fertlg, who has been
pastor of the First Methodist church
of this city, has been appointed to
take up the work at St. John, Idaho.
E. T. Reid will be transferred to
j Shewelah, Washington, while E. C.
Newham was returned to Pine Grove
near Hood River.
The Hood River charge will be fill
ed by J. D. Lewellon, .who was pastor
here at one time.
W. C. Stewart was returned to
Bend and T. J. Hazelton has the Red
mond work. Prinevllle will be 'sup
plied later.
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HEAVY RAIN IN CROOK COUNTY
Long Dry Spell Broken Sunday A
Little Hay Down in PoweU
Butte Section
Aheavy rainfall visited most parts
of Crook county Sunday and Mon
day. In Prinevllle the precipitation
was .25 of an inch but ln outlying
districts the rainfall was much heav
ier. There in coTiRlfterahlA how rinwn
in the Powell Butte section but It is
tiioupnt thnt the damage to it will
bo very small.
NO. 44.
CROOK CO. SCHOOLS
OUTSIDE DISTRICTS HAVE
EXCELLENT TEACHERS
DIST. NO. I STARTS WITH ISO
More Are Expected To Be Enrolled
During This Week New Teach
Are Normal Graduates
Most all the Crook County school
opened Monday morning with a large
enrollment. Districts No. 6, 12, 24,
29 and 35 are the only ones in the
county without teachers and they
will be secured at once. Excellent
teachers have been secured and a
very successful year is anticipated.
District No. 1 opened with an en
rolment of 180, which is smaller than
that of last year, but It Is expected
that more will be enrolled this week.
All of the new teachers In this Dist
rict ire Normal graduates.
Following Is a list of the teachera
and their Districts: No. 1, Principal,
S. W. Babcock, 1st Grade, Miss Leola
Estes; 2nd Grade, Miss Edfth M.
Bailey; 3rd Grade, Miss Gertrude Mc
Carthy; 4th Grade, Miss Gertrude
Heffley; 6th Grade, Miss Margaret
Nelson; 6th Grade, Miss Helen Hal
verson; 7th Grade, Miss Edna Morse.
w. 8. a.
WILLARD WTRTZ FIRST
PROSECUTOR TO REPORT
Salem, Ore., Sept. 6. Wlllard
Wirtz, of Crook County, Is the first
Oregon district attorney to submit
his annual report to the Secretary of
State Olcott for the year ending Sep
tember 3. The report on work han
dled by his office for the year shows -eight
criminal cases, one quasi-criminal
case and seven civil cases. Thia
does not include divorce's, prosecu
tions in Justice courts, appearances
in preliminary hearings before magis
trates of the county, details of grand
Jury investigations, investigations re
sulting in not true bills, work of the ',
Juvenile Court., work in the county
commissioner's court Or subject, ln
which the advice of the district at
torney was sought by county official.
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DR. REITER HERE TODAY
Party of Motorists Visit Friends Here
On Way Home From South
Dr. A. J. Reiter, prominent phys
icia not The Dalles, bis two daugh
ters, the Misses Reiter, Miss Botte
miller, head nurse at The Dalles hos
pital, and Burdette Leas, composed a
party of motorists who spent last
nieht in Prlneville np n attar ami-
party were returning from Southern
uregon ana stopped in Frlneviile to
visit friends. They left for The Dalle
this morning.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The church of the Open Mind The
Warm Heart The Aspiring Soul '
Sunday, Sept. 15. Morning subject,
"Christianity For Today," "Ye are
not your own," 1 Corinthians 6:19
20. Evening theme, "The Supreme
Choice of Life." "Yield yourselves
unto God," Romans 6:13. These
messages are for these stirring times,
you need them. Come and hear
them. Morning at 11 evening at
7: 30,. Church school at 10. Newcom
ers especially invited. All others
know they are welcome.
W. 8. 8. .
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rally Day exercises will be present
ed in the Bible school at 10 a. m. It
Is expected that every class will be
fully ready to begin the winter's
work and give a welcome to return
ing friends and strangers.- Theme of
the morning service ot worship fol
lowing at 11 "What Has the Church
to Offer?" The cooperation of the
Sabbath school missionary, Rev. B. F.
Harper ln our country work this
mohth enables us to hold an evening
service Sunday at 7:30. It will open
with a song service, using several ap
propriate national hymns and songs.
Sermon: "The Nation That Sings."
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THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
There will bo services at the Chris
tian church next Sunday morning and
evening. The Bible school under the
new military regulations will begin
promptly at ten o'clock and all those
who have been absent from Prinevllle
during the summer and have now re
turned are cordially invited to be in
their places next Sunday. We have
been waiting impatiently for your re
turn, so please don't neglect us.
Morning preaching at eleven. Even
ing services at seven-forty-five. The
purpose of the Church of Christ in
the world is to minister to the needs
of men, women and the children.
The Christian church at Prinevllle
purposes to fill Its place to the full
without stint or measure. You need
the church and the church wants you.
Come.
The Y. P. S. C. E. will meet in the
church building at six forty-five for
reorganization and election of offi
cers. All members requested to be
present on time.