Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921, March 13, 1919, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextCROOK tM'NTV Jul MA mil la, inin. . . L..J Crook County Journal BY OUT LAFOLLKTTE Entered at ths poetomee at Prineville, Oregon, m second-class Matter. M'BUSHED EVERY THVRSDAY Price ft. 00 per year, payable strictly In advance. In case of chance ot addreae please notify us at once, (Wing both old and new address. IHIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES ' NEW YORK AND CHICAGO RANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXPAYERS . If single and net Income for 1918 vras $1,000 or more, you must make a return. If single and net Income was less than $1,000, do not make a return. If married and net Income for 1918 was $2,0C0 or more, yau must make a retnrn. It married and net income was less than $2,000 you do not need to make a return. If your net income was less than $5,000 take lilank 1040 A, from ta ble. If your net income was more than $5,000 take Blank 1040 from table. Be sure and read all instructions carefully before making any entries. Take the blank issued you and in dicate on the work sheet your income from different sources, and all de ductions allowable. - The following are exemptions: A married man living with wife, r single man if head ot a family, is allowed $2,000. A single man without dependents is allowed $1,000. For each dependent person under 18 years, or mentally or physically defective, $200 is allowed. Yon may deduct all busines ex penses, all taxes (personal and prop erty), all Interest on indebtedness. After all figures are entered, check ver carefully, present your blank at proper window, have It verified and acknowledged. mh1lwes Chas. Cottingham and John Sasser returned from Prineville last week and report the snow deep on the sum mit of the Ochoco mountains. One ef them had to walk ahead and break he' road for the team for quite a jstance. Mitchell Sentinel. W.. H. Green brought back nin-j lead of pedigreed Shorthorns from ee Spokane sale Mar. 1 and has some try choice animals. The cost of the unch'was about $8,000. The beat none too good for Union breeders. We hope to secure a more detailed description of these animals later. Townley & Daly sold a fine lot of yonng sires at the same sale, bring ing in about $3,600. Weekly Repub lican. W. H. Barney, a stock rancher of Prineville, on Tuesday bought from J. M. Culbertson the 10-acre Edward Sallenbach ranch on the West Side In the East Barrett district. The place was planted to commercial trees by Ceorge Mcintosh, a pioneer of the atnirict. It Ib equipped with a fine ti -dence and a commodious apple lr;-se. The Prineville stock rancher move there with his family to i;-! e his home on the newly purchas ed place. The Hood River Glacier. The snow is getting deep at Camp, good ten feet in the town, 13 feet t the mill and 17 feet at the Last Chance. So much fresh snow on tcp of the crusted early snow is causing a number of slides, though none of them of consequence yet. The road from the town out to the valley has been kept open but when two rigs aeet there is trouble. One man in tov.-n is said to have been snowed in tor f fiur days at one time. Neighbors knr'y that he wag all right by the smoke coming from his chimney each day. Pine Valley Herald. The announcement that the annual stock show at Union is to be held in June, the 11, 12, and 13, of the pres ent year is greeted with many words of encouragement from all over this part of the state, and Union may be relied upon to do its part. The stock men of eastern Oregon should warm up to the occasion and prepare to make an exhibit that has never been quailed here. Let everybody pre pare to take part in the big show. It Is the one event in the year at Union and community cooperation as well as .the help of every stockman will be aeeded. Weekly Republican. A total of $1,435 will be spent dur ing the coming season by the mem oers of the Deschutes Livestock as lociation on the Crane Prairie ranee as the decision reached Saturday af ternoon at a meeting of the associa tion with Forest Supervisor N. G. Jac obson. Seventeen hundred cattle will MONTHLY WAR STAMP QUOTAS FIXED FOR TWELFTH DISTRICT The Treasury Department has assigned to the Twelfth Federal Reserve District the following mouthly quotas to be raised in War Savings Stamps during 1919: January February March April May . June . July August September October November December Total $9fi.000,000 Thevtotal to be raised throughout the country is $1,600,000,000. graze at Crane Prairie, and for each nf these an assessment of 85 cents will be paid by the owners. Two hundred and sixty-five dollars is to be spent on range Improvement, $975 tor salting and riders and $150 mill he emended In cooDeratlon with the forest service on road work. Bend Bulletin. This week witnessed the Inaugu ration by the state highway commis sion of its policy of employing return ed soldiers and sailors on the road projects ot the state. A camp ot 25 discharged soldiers was established at Castle, in Morrow county, where work has commenced on a link In the Columbia river highway. Twenty five more soldiers will join the camp next week and 60 more will be sub sequently employed, according to M. O. Bennett, division engineer of Pen dleton, who is in The Dalles today. It is understood that this policy ot the state highway commission will be ex tended and that soldiers will be em ployed o i all of the state highway projects during the coming summer. The Dailes Chronicle. Hood River, f;-om a publicity stand point alone, w.ll derive more than $1,000 worth of benefit from her act ion in supplying that amount to the Pacific International Livestock Expo sition. The big page advertisements that have already appeared in North western Metropolitan dailies set Hood River county in the first place for her progresive thought and action. We never heard of any stock district do ing anything to help an apple show along, and it's no more than natural. For growing apples will never bring a stock rancher any direct benefits over and above the apples he happens to eat. On the other hand Hood Riv er has already benefitted and is going to benefit more from stock raising, purebred stockraising, as an essential part of diversified farming. Hood River Glacier. Instructions to send a competent man to make a thorough examination of the watersheds and storage reser voir site of the Deschutes irrigation project have been given by Secretary of the Interior Lane to the reclama tion bureau. Wnrri nf tha nrrin wad brought from Washingeon by A. D. Anaereon, representative of the North Unit irrigation project in Jefferson county, who has returned from the national capital. Professor Crosby of Boston has been authorized to make the survey as soon as weather condtions permit. Mr. Anderson also learned from Secretary Lane that as soon as funds are made available from the i.ana nr senate bills, work on the Deschutes protect would he amnne the tir-at tn receive consideration from the depart ment. He was summnnerl In Wash. ington by members of the Oregon con gressional delegation to give a com prehensive report on the land of the project available Immediately for re turning soldiers with application of water. Among other Information m An derson learned that the government uesirea tne lormation of irrigation districts, that the North Unit project was the first unit that hn m, contemplated where it was under pri vate ownersnip, mat bonds should be voted by the district, that they would be taken OVer hv the vnvarnmant l lieu of selling the land directly to set-' ners as m me otner government proj ects in the West, that the hl.,n,. ,.f the Deschutes project would be sold to Heiuerg aireci. When the proper time- comes the government will he in a nmitinn give the aid required for the proper irrigation oi tne whole Deschutes project. Redmond Spokesman. w. s. s. Powell Butte WS NEWS NOTES vS5 Monday of this week Ross Bussett sold his ranch to Walter Vandervort. This ranch is well imnroved and lies in a location that makrs it a pleas ant nome. Mr. Bussett's time be ing reauired bv the su re anrt noat office, he felt it impossible J;o try to iarm tne place ana Walter Vander vort with his eyes ever open for a bargain, was not alow t vrun it The consideration was $2,200 for the tu acres. The atention of Prineville business men is called to the fact that owing to their lack of interest in the con dition of the roads on the flat lead ing to the Powell Butte district, there is some talk of annexing the Powell Butte district to Deschutes county, or better still to move the county seat to Powell Butte. Ruth Shearer was a guest of Ber nice Barnard Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Smith have rented the Bradley place near Red mond ard will move there In about twp weeks. t 4.200,000 4.800.000 5,400.000 6,000,000 6,t00.000 7,200.000 7. 800,000 8.400.000 9,fi00,000 10.8M.000 12,000.000 13,200:000 Mrs. John Brown has gone to The Dalles for medical treatment. Her daughter. Grace, accompanied her. Many ot the men who own small bands ot sheep are about through lambing and report fine success, sav ing as much as 100 per cent ot lambs. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Itayne visited Mr. Baynes' father at Deschutes on Sunday. Lloyd and Fay Bustt and Crystal Sturdevant visited Geo. Bayne at Deschutes Sunday. Quite a large attendance at Sun day Bchool and church Inst Sunday. The Sunday school reports 78 pres ent. A meeting of Powell Butte Sorosls was held at the Hall Wednesday, March 6, for the purpose of electing officers and transacting business. The following were elected: Mrs. Jennie Arnold, pres.; Mrs. Belle Kissler. v. pres.; Mrs. Anna Stewart, Sec. The regular meeting days were changed to the second tnd fourth Wednesdays of each month. The next regular meeting will be at the home ot Mrs. D. A. Yates. Mrs. Reinke and son-. Frank, of Prineville were visitors at the E. A. Bussett home recently. Mrs. E. A. Bussett visited with Mrs. Ida Moore In Prineville Monday. Mrs. Moore Is leaving this week for an extended stay. A large attendance was hnd at Community Hall March 6, It being the regular night for business meet ing of the Association. The matter of extension of our R. F. 1). Hue was discussed and a petition circulated tor an extension as far as the John Luckey ranch and across to the Hen ry J. Edwards ranch, thus adding about six miles and serving many more families. Also an extension through the Alfalfa country was dis cussed. Mrs. Snyder and infant of Portland are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. B. Williams. Road Supervisor Truesdale has a force of men working the road run ning north from Community Hall. These people are donating half their wages to the county, for road work on this particular place. Geo. Kissler has purchased a small band of sheep from J. E. Warner. Mrs. Manford Nye has been quite ill of la grippe, a doctor was called on Friday. Harold Charlton, Fred McCaffrey, Lloyd Bussett, Fay Bussett, and Crys tal Sturdevant attended the dance at Terrebonne. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Carline and son, Donald, from Redmond visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rlgs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F Rice were din ner guests of Mr and Mrs. C. L. Wor rell Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Wurzweiler and little daughter are in Portland for a two weeks' visit. S. D. Mustard went to Yakima, Wash.', on Sunday, on business. E. A. Bussett .Nathan Beach, and Geo. Hobbs were Jurymen called from this community Monday last. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Worrell, Miss Katsch and Henry . Hansen went up to the Ochoco dam for a picnic Fri day. Fife PVVI NEWS "NOTES sj J . W. W. Brown made a business trip to Bend on Friday, returning home Sunday. Mrs. Gus McGlough of Hardin spent Tuesday at the W. W. Brown home. Jim Dixon returned to his ranch here Monday, after spending several days in Prineville. W. W. Brown purchased the Bar Eleven hitrses of Donald B. Stuart on Tuesday. Four saddle horses were not sold. Cyrus H. Shuter, who left for ar my training last June, and was with the Engineer Corp at Fort Harrison, Indianna, received his discharge on December 15, and Is again with us. Edward Street made a business trip to Bend last week. During the thaw the stage has been experiencing considerable difficulty in making the required trips, as the roads are very soft. On Monday it became necessary for him to leave his car about 10 miles from Fife and finish the trip with the mail sacks on a borowed saddle horse. Bill Parker, formerly of this place, visited with old friends here for sev eral days. He left on Friday for Sil ver Creek, where he will work for W. L. Best. Frank McColloug, Henry Smith and Burch De Lappe of Suplee were rid ing for horses here last week. They stayed at the G. I. ranch. Jim Dixon and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stuart went to Bend on Thursday, expecting to be gone a few days. F. D. Scammons left on Tuesday for Prineville, where he was to serve on the grand jury. SECribTARY GREW Joseph J. Grew, who Is chief secre tary of the American delegation at ths peace conference In Paris. CCiiVIGTION OF DEBS UPHELD BY COURT Wsshlngton. The supreme court sustained the conviction ot Kuaene V'J Debs, Socialist leader, found guilty of violating the espionage act through statAnents made In a speech at Can ton, O., last June, and sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment. In deciding the case, the court in effect upheld the constitutionality of the so-called enlistment section of ths espionage act of 1917. The opinion of the court was unani mous. As In the case of the espionage cases decided last week, the supreme court In Its opinion again made no specific ruling upon the convolution allty of the espionage act Tne court based Us opinion largely upon that part of the indictment charging ob struction of recrulttng service, which was unanimously affirmed. SHIPYARD STRIKE IS OVER Wages snd Conditions Bams as When Yards Olosed. Seattle, Wash. Ths strike of 46.000 shipyard workers In Seattle, Tacoma and Aberdeen, In effect since January 21, was officially declared off by offi cers of the metal trades council Sua day and the owners of steel ship plants at Seattle and Tacoma an nounced that their yards will reopen. The men sre to return to work st the wage scale and under the working con ditions prevailing when the strike was called. The action followed a conference be tween union strike leaders, yard own ers and Henry McBiide, labor adjust ment chief of the emergency fleet cor poration. - N British Police Club U. 8. Troops. London. Corporal C. R. Zimmer man and Private L. N. Wilson, Amer ican military policemen, were badly Injured during the fighting between London police and soldiers and sailors. The trouble began' when Zimmerman and Wilson demanded that the civil police turn over to them two Ameri can sailors who had been arrested In the vicinity of Eagle Hut on a charge of playing craps. The argument grew bitter and finally the policemen drew their batons and severely beat both soldiers. It Is expected that a Joint army and navy board will conduct an Investigation. Australia Bars Allen Goods. Melbourne. The minister of cus toms of the commonwealth of Austral la has issued a proclamation prohibit ing the Importation Into the common wealth of all goods other than those of British origin. ' THE MARKET8 , Portland Barley Standard feed, $45 per ton. Corn Whole, $64066; cracked, $66 Hay Timothy, $3032 per tqn; al falfa, $26.50. Butter Creamery, 62c per pound. Eggs Ranch, 41c per dozen. ' Poultry Hens, 3032c; roosters, l$o; stags, 21c; ducks, 40c; geess, 20c; turkeys, dressed, 4146c. Seattle Hay Eastern Washington timothy, $3$ per ton; alfalfa, $34 per ton. Potatoes 1 '4c per lb. Butter Creamery, 63o. Eggs Ranch, 44c. Poultry Hens, heavy dressed, 88 40c; light, 3638c; live, 36037c; springs, dressed, 40c; ducks, live, 29 40c; dressed, 4142c; geess, live, 3334c; dressed, 38c; turkeys, dress ed, 4548c WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC RANGES c They art full-.:.il fmnlly cooklnit raugra tor doiuiwtlo umi and have muliml their highest perfertlon In convenience anil wnno- my through man) years of ei-prrlmontlng and eior-rlcnce. In addition to Hie rteniillnma, safely, saving in food, and geuoral desirability of rooking with electricity, they further have the ad vantange of navlug a (treat (teal of rarA, trouble, id mimmimi, by the aid of the Wr-1 IiikIiouht rirlualve economical features of the full automatic rout ml by attached clock and llierinoHtats, Come In and talk over your stove and fuel troubles with u. Itrlng In your bread or roaula and cook tliem on one of our slovea. In this way you ran try the Move and It will give us a chance to prove lt worth. c Des Chutes 7i Slandar J fittrtntt fir HomtCattltntrt WESTERN A(4:N IS "D..-1 INCUBATORS. n uuincye BROOUfcR STOVt s Lee's Foods and Remedies I OUR SPLCIAL CATAIjOGS NURSFRY STOCK POULTRY SUPPLIES BF.C SUPPLIES FERTILIZERS Mailed on rcquett Your name should be on our uiuujiuiutnnq or rice a AND 1AUSHOOM1 iso-ie reoNTSi 1 lent, 'vt T- vu It 'r.sm w "' ' 'If VJ fCjafSHltfE AKOSICONOWS. av i m.iii mi . .... .y? 'i New Spring Millinery An informal showing of new spring Millinery. The faahlonable small turbans, the tailored hats, as well as the medium and larger styles are all hern and we have not forgotten the little folks. HATS TO BUT ALL Mrs. Latter H. Ii. MAKEIt Thoroughly Overhauled Secondhand Cars For MITCHELL. GOOD CONDITION DODGE OVERLAND FORD, FIVE PASSENGER 1 4-CVLINDER IHTIOK; 1 4-CYLINDF.R OLDS MOBILE 40- H. P. TRUCK MAKER & INLAND GARAGE Cor. Second and B Sts. 3 a Power Co. ;oiL'ij;niowin;L'irj;;.!'j!'j!Utui':TJii tQEoirmiaoic TVPr.GON CROWN Seds and J Hants Imptovtd varieties oi our own (ntroJucton hiivc tl 'the tct of time mut cimx-tltiii nmi urc rstublishrd stuitdirds In the ciwvt mirkcts. Tt fatkmtng big niuwi aft out mt$uml llWrti.u. IKWU E.rll..tal Atlmnirrtdt at Mutnom.A Pro. lldn Wt Sugar Corn, Oregon Yallow Dantart Onlont, Sit VmU antlna BrorroU.Shoo'mtanm' 54 0ft, Oragon Yalta Dan! tmrn, Srmr Oragan Slramaarrlat, RivtriHa Clont ffnuear. That Aofw immi Imgt ttturru lor growtr. Thty will win for you QUR 1919 Catalogue and Planters' Guide Is the Miindnrtl reference lor Growers of the NnrthwrNt, listing the beat of everythiriK Uv Farmrrs. Giirdeners. Moms Owner. Poult rymcn and lice Keepers gives reliable Information snd is, a safe guide to your purchiiscs. list. Ask for Catalog No.C 00 JOHN CORNETT Sale $450 $500 $325 $340 $200 FOK CORNETT PHONE HLACK 051 I'RI SEVILLE, ORE.