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TO THE JOURNAL
' The Journal li In receipt of the fol
lowing letter from Hob Osborn. who
Is stationed at Vancouver barrack.
Uob l a former member of The Jour
nul ataff and has many lrvlmts In
Prineville who will be giad to wel
come him back home, again. '
"Present, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1018
"Whew! Ifa tough to ait here and
look upon that part of a rain-swept
parade ground which admlta Itself
through the width of a window u
scene not unattractive with ita llrrht
green turf, the doeper velvnt-llke
groen of the huge flra and the amall
er treea of a wooday background;
here and there one can e fresh
gleama of paint on a band-stand, or
on the houses of "officers' row": grey
clouds, low-hung and swiftly moving,
form a blanket over all. and a north
wiiiu, irciKmeu occasionally with a
gust of rain, aougha around the cor
ners and tosses the branches of the
flra. No, I haven't any fauit to find
with the view Itself. It la tht which
Is drawn across the picture sometimes
that Inwardly disturbs, i. e.. a group
of uniformed nion with suitcases in
hand going down to the ticket office,
preapratory to hitting the golden
road borne. Not only docs the home
ward line thrust Itself upou me thru
the window, but Just how, any time
the whole day long, I can reach out a
hand and touch an Individual unit of
that line. I can thrust out a foot and
have It atepped on by a collcklng
youth, who is so happy he Jlge bis
way along the line. The nolae of
voices Is continually In my ears, as
are the cllcklnga of fifty typewrltcra,
the babblings of hurried clerks and
the ordera of hard boiled non-coms.
Still the line goes on going back to
the scattered place from which It
came. It la as If the nation with a
self-filling fountain pen bad dipped
Into IU bottle of human resources,
preasod the button, used the pen to
write large on the pages of history,
and now having written, releases the
priceless fluid for normal uses of
Peace. You have guessed It I am
working with the mustering out force.
' This la like a certain, well known
factory, only instead of Forda run
ning away from the back door, we
send out soldiers a little happier than
when they entered. Each soldier col
lects papers In much the same way as
Lizzie grows from a heap of tin to a
rattling mobile unit. When you real
ize that to be discharged one must
fill out no less than 16 different
forms, you will see what a Job we are
uip against. One of the larae bar
racks In the old Post has been con
verted Into a demobilization office.
First the men proceed upstairs, where
they pass throueh a stiff mAdlcsl by.
BOB OSBORN WRH
aminatlon this to prevent a man ' Kether in securing government aid, as
leaving the army worse than when he tnere Is water for all the lands, and
entered and reducing to a minimum tne ,ar8e Project would be more at
the claims for pensions. Then down i tractive to the government. If there
Stairs thev come, knnt In nrrl
by especially constructed railings, and ,
as tney go along, separate groups of openieiu oi me country wm De re
clerks fill out the various forms. Al-! tarded to a great extent.
together, there are something like
160 doing this sort of work.
"My particular Job is to fill out a
form which gives soldier a refund
on a Liberty Bond unpaid for out of
monthly auotmeus from his army
(To be continued)
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8HUMUS HOLI ANNIVERSARY
MEETING
The anniversary meeting of the
Shumla Club waa held Saturday at
the home of Mrs. J. H. Wlgle, one of
the charter members ot the club.
The ladles met at 12:30 and were
served with a dainty luncheon, after
which each of the members took part
In a brief program.
The club was organized and has
been operated as a literary organiza
tion, and not more than two meetings
each year are devoted to social events,
which makes them more highly ap-
Gotiraty Joiiareal
PRINKVILLK, CROOK COUMTY,
OF READERS A
Cftrtsitma, 1918
Our supplications and our prayers.
For the cruel, bated war to cease,
And peace to reign within our gates
At last In God's own time, were answered.
Let Anthem ring again the aong:
"Of peace on earth, good will to men!" '
May thank and praise to Him ascend,
This happy, blissful Christmas tide.
Along llfe'a highway as you tread
May peace and plenty you attend.
May love and Joy fill all your days
Thru out the coming gladsome years.
ADA B. MILLICAN
STATE ENGINEER SAYS
GOVERNMENT AID DUE
State Engineer Percy A. Cupper,
believes that there la an early possi
bility of the federal government being
Interested in an irrigation project
that would embrace all the unwatered
lands In the varioua projecta that
have been under consideration in this
part of the state in recent years, and
thinks a storage reservoir on the Des
chutes that would care for the Ben
ham Falls project and the other lands
In the Powell Butte district, as well
as the Jefferson county districts, is
quite feasable.
A plan whereby the federal govern
ment could build the reservoir and
sell the water rights to the land own
ers, either outright or by the year,
would bo the moat satisfactory he.be
lleves, and some system whereby
holders of large blocks of arid lands
could turn a part of their holdings to
the district for paid up water rights,
thus giving the district or state some
lands which might be resold to actual
settlers on easy payments Is one that
he believes will be worked out soon
too, be says.
Engineer Cupper placed emphasis
on the Idea that all communities in
this part of the Btate should work to-
is a division of effort, less will be ac-
conipllshed, and the ultimate devel-
me engineer is a mena or ttiis part
of the state, fair and broad minded,
and will do all in his power to secure
such aid aa la posible from the gov
ernment. He was In Prlneville Tuesday, look
ing over the Ochoco Project, which he
considers one of the best irrigation
features in the west.
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NOTICE
All parties owning any lumber or
other articles at our saw mill are
hereby ordered to remove the same
within SO days from this date.
SMITH BROS.
December 19, 1918, Prineville, Ore.
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The parents desiring to see their
little ones on the stage are invited to
the Christian church Monday evening
at 7:30. A little Christmas program
will be given by the Junior Endeavor.
OREGON, l)K KMI1KR Iff,
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
1 1 1. CO. MAKES .
SALE OF HOLDINGS
The issuance of annual permits
iwill be continued where reductions
Final assurance of the sale by the are necessary to insure against over
C. O. I. Co., to the Central Oreon dis- stocking, or where this may be re-
irici oi an noiaings in tiescnutes and quired for any other reason. The plan
Crook counties was made Friday at 'is to bring about a more secure ten-,
the meeting of the district directors' ure of grazing privileges through the!
in Redmond, when the amended con-: issuance of five-year permits as fast;
tract for transfer of the property was 1 as this can be done in consideration
approved, and arrangements for the
financing of the deal completed. The
purchase price is named at $200,000,
and to meet this obligation members
ot the district will vote on a $240,000
bond Issue on January 15, 1919. it
was decided. The $40,000 excess, it
Is estimated, will take care ot dis
count and interest on the bonds for
the first year.
According to the terms of the con
tract, the comoany agrees to sell all
land and water rights, its irrigation
system, all unpaid maintenance and
all real and personal property, in
cluding the townsite ot Deschutes.
Forty-six hundred acres of unsold
land and 1.700 excess acreage are
also transferred. The actual value
ot these two items in the deal easily
offsets the amount named in the con
templated bond Issue, it is figured.
rior water rights are specified for
maximum capacity of the intakes for
the present ditch system.
The. bonds which will be voted on
In January are for 20 years, and as
the realty transferred amounts to
45,000 acres, the incumbrance on the
property will amount to less than $6
per acre.
The completion of negotiations for
the Bale is considered a long step in
advance for the -cause of irrigation
in Crook and Deschutes counties.
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LADIES' AID MEETING
Mrs. M. R. Biggs entertained the
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid at her home
Thursday afternoon. The afternoon
was spent in sewing. Mrs. Ada B.
Millican gave a very interesting talk
on relief work. She explained how
the aid societies should get together
and maintain a relief fund. The host
ess was assisted in serving by Miss
Hester Constable. '
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BIRTHDAY VARTY
Louis Dlshman entertained about
twenty of his friends at his home on
Friday evening. The occasion was the
celebration of his eleventh birthday.
The evening was spent in playing
games, after which refreshments were
served.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
GRAZING RATES TO
BE RAISED MAR. 1
Tbat an increase of 25 per cent,
over the rates in effect during the
past year will be made on grazing
fees charged users of the national
forest was the announcement given
out this morning at the offices of the
Deschutes national forest in this city,
says the Bend Bulletin. New rates
wjll be effective March 1, 119. It
was1 also learned that five-year per
mits are desired by the stockmen. The
tions warrant, and where such per
mits are desired by the tsockmen. The
change in charges, it is expected, will
make an increase of approximately
$600 in receipts for this forest,
i The new schedule is authorized by
an order from the department of agri
culture and fixes 80 cents to $1.60
for cattle as the charge for a year
period, the amount varying with the
advantages offered on the different
; range. The grazing season on the
Deschutes forest usually lasts for
, about three months for the majority
ot stockmen, and the rates will be
less than those named in the general
order.
The rate for horses will be 25 per
cent, higher than for cattle, and the
rate for sheep and goats one-fourth
of that charged for cattle. -
According to records of the local
forestry office, grazing preference
are now ot considerable value, as the
size of the range-was insufficient to
accommodate a number of new ap-j
nltfnnnna fnr nArm ta laar va.r
of the various public interests invol
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PROF. H. C. BAVGHMAN DIES
A telegram has just been received
in Prlneville reporting the death of
Prof. H. C. Baughman. The cause
ot his death was complications fol
lowing influenza. Details have not
yet been received other than that the
remains were interred in E-igoue.
Prof.' Baughman was principal of
Crook County High School for sev
eral years and had many friends in
Prineville who will regret to hear of
his death.
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WARNING TO AUTO OWNERS
Owners of ' automobiles who have
not provided themselves with 1919 1
licenses will find themselves unable
to use their cars on January 1. Ev-t
ery owner who does so use his car !
without the 1919 license tag will be
liable to arrest and fine in the jus
tice's courts. A great many auto
mobile users have not as yet applied
to the secretary of state for new li
censes. W. S. B.
TO AID IRRIGATION
A meeting was held at Hotel Prine
ville Friday at the noon hour, for the
purpose of discussing the irrigation
of land in the county and securing
government aid for the projects.
A committee consisting of T. M.
Baldwin and J. E. Myers, who had at
tended a meeting called for the same
purpose in Redmond the first ot the
week, reported that Bend, Redmond
and Prineville interests are working
together in a common cause, and the
committee was made a permanent one
for the furthering of irrigation inter
ests in this part ot the state. J. H.
Upton is also a member of the com
mittee. Another luncheon will be. held to
morrow noon at the same place to re
ceive reports from the committee, !
and to care tor any other matters that j
may be submitted for the interests ot
the community. . I
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