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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Of CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
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ITUNEVILLE CROOK COUJfTY, OREGON, JULY 10, 1019.
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TRAVELED QUARTER
- MILLION MILES
rniM:vii.i.i: ma made ho,
TKII'H ACROSS ATLANTIC
PERCY SMITH MAKES RECORD
llrHMl TUe IMI,(MM Men To 1'rauce
Ami Return A Llko Nil nil
Mfth I-nriccM 'mi'I
Tercy R. flmlth ha returned from
service of about two year In the U.
B. Navy. Buore anil scores of Crook
county men have likewise returned
from service In various part of our
L'ncle Bam' banner fighting machine,
but the record of Smith I quite re
markable, and bear mentioning In
a more elaborate way than a mer re
cording of the fact that be ha been
In the service.
Smith enllated In the navy because
he felt that he wa needed, shlppd
around the nation from Seattle to
New York through the canal, and did
service a an electrician and In other
capacltlea on the Agamemnon, a ves
sel built "In Germany" and at one
time the pride of the vanquished na
tion. H'wa aboard the vessel in fif
teen round trips aero the Atlantic,
a total of thirty crossing, averaging
about seven thouaand miles each for
long detour were made to avoid thejh(,m() 'n KuKM' whre the groom (.Ithey enjoy so thoroughly,
onnger im.-neci wsirrs. in sv nom-
ng of other jaunt. 8cros the con-1
tlnent by rail and traveling In other
Smith witnessed the topedolng of
lila companion ship, the Mt. Vernon,
which was able to return to France
with a hole forty feet iqtinre In her
i h,r!
In heri
"!:vl
aide, while the water from the
Jty of the firing of the tnrped
M .. . ,,j Bmiih .,,n.it v,T.
lleves that' sub did no more damage !
during the war. I
, Of a convoy of five ships of thei
first magnitude which started carry-;
g troops at about the same time,;"" V Vi J . l
the Agamemnon was the onlv oneeV8ntull, but w"u''' ,"ot.c1 8r.8 for
that wa. not torpedoed or destroyed , "n llV.ui t ,Vl t,mm,t
in some manner In the service, v T , h 't'I f , - rt r
The crew of thl. mammoth vessel f'T tS-0? fT - 11,1 l I . . Z
consisted of 1.200 officers and men ! lhn ,eo,t,1,on"1l whlch uo'
and with a full cargo of troops, atand- j A if,'ttK ihro? ,fLer iw?
ing room was at a premium. . one-half hour, of the hardest
After having spent two year In d ' work- In tddltlon to the
such compnnv. Smith say. he prefer. , 'lfflcultt,,, l , th? "umDml ; Dr
to sit all by himself at times, where i Manning; In hi. letter from Portland,
he has room to stretch hi. legs and:rte th8' tno roaKd ovr lne ,8Va
Just think jbed. are in very bad shape. Bend
Like all the boy. who have been j Hullotln.
In the great war, h Is difficult to In- w. a. a.
tervlew, In fact it can hnrtlly be done, j UNITED ARTISANS INSTALL
except when he does not know It, as
In the case of the Journal man.
MIT Y DOLLARS FOR LARCENY
I,nst Monday night Sheriff Combs
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and .Deputy Putnam went out to the uny KRmorf. "sp. -Florence Cy-
Trelchel ranch on Beaver Creek and,: Trea.. Harvey Cyrus; M. of C
erented four men accused of nettv 1
larcenv. Thoy werd Art Nelaon, j
ti'ininni Q,i.to rnriav filnnn mi .
stranger by the name of Hendrlckson. !
The charge wa for breaking into!
Hanna Brummer' house near Post
and stealing a rifle and some other
goods. In the hearing. It wa found
that Sloan alone was the only one of
the four who knew anything of the
larceny and he wa In possession ot
the stolen good.
The other were j
dismissed. Sloan plead guilty and
was fined $50 and In default of pay
ment will serve twenty-five day In
the county Jail.
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REGULAR BAND CONCERT
The Prlnevllle City Band will give
their regular weekly open air band
concert Frkjay evening at t.he corner
ot Third and Main, commencing at
t p. m.
Thl week program Is a follows:
March "The Convoy," Prell; Over
ture "Sincerity," Barnard; Waltzes
"A Southern Dream," Taylor; Seren
ade "Tender Thoughts," St. Clair;
March "Nation Highway," McLean;
"Star Spangled Banner.
JAMES AUSTIN, Leader
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INJURED IN METAL EXTL08ION
Roy Price received very painful In
juries Tuesday evening from an ex
plosion ot hot babbit metal. He was
bushing a worn casting with babbit
when the metal exploded and a great
quantity of it struck him in the eyes.
Luckily none struck the eyeballs and
It la thought that he will recover with
out any 111 effects. The cause ot the
explosion Is not known for certain,
but it is likely that the metal came in
contact with a few drops of water on
tbe casting that he was repairing.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
July 13. Rev. B. F. Harper will
occupy the pulpit in Prlnevllle at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. ,
Rev. W. h, Van Nuys will attend
an all day meeting in the Suplee
neighborhood in which several com
munities will Join. There will be a
sermon at 11 a. m. at 2:80 a me
morial service will be held In honor
of Clyde Smith, a Crook county boy
tfho was killed in the battle of the
Argonne,
JESS HITTON HAH MADE
REMARKABLE RECORD
JfM Bittern, wlm attended high
school here and enlisted in the army
from here on April 30. 1917, spent
tm month In the front line In France
mid escaped wltR no Injuries except
a 'slight gumtlng, Thl. wan quite re
ruurkublH a., at the time hn wan ga.
sed, hi horse wan killed under him.
Ho received hi discharge and came
home In March to Mound City. Ka.,
whom hi parent now reside, lis and
Mia Hnri'iiin Johnson, aliio formerly
of tlil city were marrli'd In Plensant
on, Kuiihiih, April 19, 1919, and have
hI n en that tlma been visiting the par
ent of the groom. ,
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IAUUIILIVI'ICKARD
Last Monday. June 30th, In Port
land, occured the wedding of Edna
May Laughlln of Mtth'ull and Elden
It. Plckard of Eugene, It being the
culmination of an army 'romance.
The ceremony wa performed by
Rov. M. r. Olven of the Flrt United
I'reahyterlan church, at the home of
Mr. and Mr. 3. Walter Johnon, 1111
Kat Stephen tret.
The bride I the daughter of Mr.
and Mr. R. R. Laughlln, prominent
people of Eastern Oregon, Mr. Laugh
lln being a wealthy cattleman of that
vicinity.
The groom, who I the on of Mr.
and Mr. A. J. Plckard of Eugene, I
a well known display and .dvertl.-ifn'
Ing man, having learned hi profes
Ion In the larger cities of the east.
He ha won several cup In the west
In window display contest. He f a
member of the Eugene lodge of Elk.'
Mr. Plckard served as sergeant In
the U. 8. Armv durliwr the war.
The young couple are making their
wlih Rl.aefer. Urn. a. ll.e mnnanr
tMr VPrB, nl Bnd d) ,ptay work.
Eu)l!Iie l)By Uu(ira
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McKEX.IK IAHH STILL CMWED
l'"''H tourists are especially ' recently discharged rrom the U. 8. UBton t" "
.. .llt,.,..,j ,h ,,11ii,iv, -m ' ,h. ..,,,. . o "ouston, jame carlln, Arthur Cox,
- o needed .n conquering the moatlMr. and Mrs. L. L. Fox of thl. city.,1"1' Pr'neV"'e-
ohatlnate snow drifts, they are
v"""1 ",Mt tr,y1" 11,9 McKenleH. C. Hartranft of the Presbyterian
V., ,', w"rul,, " "Jm wr.
- O. Manning, who with Mr. Man-
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At the special meeting otthe Unit
ed Artisans, held Monday evening,'
June 30, the following officer werei
Installed: I
M. A. Martha Nevol; Supt.
Iwrcnce McCoy; Sr. Cond. Del-
b';rt ,CrB; I"t Mr. Christian;
Warden George Myers.
Aftor th9 Installation the evening;
WR devoted to dancing and a good
llrao enjoyea ny an,
KIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. J. W. Cabeen will preach In
the evening at eight o'clock nn the
subject, "Some Method, of Character
Building." Sunday school at 10 a.
m., classes for all ages.
The Redmond church and Sunday
school have been Invited to unite with
u. in a mid-summer rally to be held
on the lawn at the W. S. Ayrea home.
This I to be held Sunday, July 20,
one week from next Sunday. There
will be two services to be followed by
a dinner on the lawn.
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WILL MOVE TO PRINEVTIXE
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Brlggs ot Seat
tle are visiting at the home ot R. G.
Smith this week. Mr. Brlggs la just
out ot the service, having been a rad
io operator on a big ship carrying
supplies to France, He likes the,
looks of Central Oregon very much
and has declared his Intention ot
making this their future home if Is
Is possible to arrange matters to that
end.
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MASONS WILL CONVENE IN BEND
Mason, from four counties will
gather in Bend on the evening of
July 17, when the Bend lodge, A. F.
& A. M. will entertain the blue lodge
members from Burns, Prlnevllle and
Madras.
An exemplification of the ritual
istic work of the order is planned,
after which a banquet will be given in
honor ot the visitors. Bend Bullotin.
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CLUB LUNCHEON ON MONDAY
A good crowd of our business men
attended the special luncheon at the
Prinevtlle hotel last Monday. A rare
treat waa given the assembly In a
twenty minute talk by J. C. Herbs-
man, Chautauqua lecturer, on busi'
ness conditions as affected by the
world war and the outlook for the
next ten years.
CHAUTAUQUA Hi HOST
ESSFUL SESSION
ATTENDANCE MICH BETTER
THAN IX I OHM k it YEARS
CONTRACT FOR 1920 SIGNED
Attrmlun- I'rom The Country More
Noted Than IjwI Yea The
Jjwture Number Are Ghk1
The trnwt successful Chsutanoua
that Prlnevllle ha had, with the pos- aben; BearCreek Butte; C. Wyman,
slble exception of the first one, closed silver Lake; Raymond Smith, Paul
Tuesday evening. .,na: Clarence Miller, Riverside, Cal.;
While the program may not have "' Dora Hwthorne, Delbert Craln,
contained aurh atrnnr nnmiuF. Prlnevllle; J. Eastman, Verna Jump.
I some of those In the past, It was also
devoid or such pathetic weak spot
as have been prominent In some for-1
mer program, and can perhaps be!
characterised a being uniformly'
good with some extra good numbers.
The attendance wa even, being
aood for ever nrnirrAm inrl iha
crowd seemed to appreciate the tal-
. marked difference bo-
Ing noted from last yar, when the war
clouds bung low.
Little difficulty was experienced
In securing a contract for a 1920
Chautauqua and among the signers,
WBro numoer 01 peopiej
ifrnra 'h nearby country, who seem
!aJt,0"' H t"e Institution
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WHITMAX-FOX
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Mis Eleanor B. Whltmore, for two
ye
clerk' office and Wilmer Van VIeet,
recently d srharreit rrnm the IT B
ad-.The ring service was used by Rev.
m n miss marie rox was onaes-
maid and her brother Leroy Fox, was
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attended the ceremony. Mr. and Mr. and famlyi Mltcneli; w. H. Brum
Van VIeet will make their home In mer M. F. Brummer, Post; Farquhar
Bend, where .Mr, VanTleetl employ- MpRae Mitchell; J. J. Romberg,
ed. in one of the mill.. Bend Bulle-, Barne(s. Mr and MrB Castellucci,
tln j Mrs. D. G. Morrison, Castellucci'
W- , band, Chautauqua.
TWO THOUSAND ACRES
TO BE WATERED
wtr for man n.nerf hv
Jesse Stearns, George and Mike May-
field Is now being put through the
ditches of the former Morson project.
aecordln to R. 1 Clark, of T.a Pine.
who Is in. the cltv today on business.
Practically all of the land under the
ditch Is in cultivation, sowed to tlm-
othy, clover and wild grass. The
crops In that particular locality, ac-
cording to Mr. Clark, are In fine
shape. The water turned Into the.
in mo in-
f . tQe , t t years. Bend Bulle-
lnr lwo years- Dena
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Paulina
Ijrgg NEWS NOTES Wg
No rain has fallen lately In this vi- mason,- W. H. Garrett, Portland; T.
ctnlty .which makes the spring grain, a. McCoin, Bend; Rubv Maxwell,
look rather trail. ,Mary Helms. Mitchell; G. E. Snively,
Fred A. Powell has purchased 400 Lee Curtis, Meadows; John Aldrich,
yearling sheep trom Roy Gray. iHay Creek; Fred Thompson, Baker;
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Congleton and chas. McKensie, Mr. and Mrs. Clif
famlly have returned home after a t0rd McKensle. Hood River: F. L
month spent In Kentucky, visiting Mr.
congleton s relatives. Mr. congie- w. a. a.
ton says that Kentucky has Oregon BETTER BEEF CATTLE
beaten tor climate and that business . , , e,,..r..q
conditions are booming there. REPLACE THE SCRUBS
Cecil McKensie Is welcomed home .. . . ...
after spending several months in! Better beef cattle are replacing
France and Italy , scrub In many parts of the South and
Kid Tolllday had started haying re Pa?n ,th ? ' .n Juture
on the Homer Davis ranch and he prosperity of the live-stock industry
reports a fair crop I In that section. An example of such
Homer York was In town Sunday Progress Is reported by the agricultur
from Rabbit Valley. He says meadow al a8ent of McCormick county, S. C.
crops are good but rye hay Is badly slnce December 1, 75 head of breed
frosted. !lnS animals have been placed on the
Eddie Birdsong was In Suplee cele- farms m this county, largely through
bratlng the Fourth. A good time the efforts of agents, and there is
was ipent In Paulina on the First every prospect that other farmers
while Snow Mountain celebrated on will start in the beef cattle business,
the Fourth. The happy folks ending Apparently, the ageni reports, the
both holidays by tripping the light; time is not far distant when McCor
fantiistte toe until the wee sma hours, j mick county will have good cattle
Roy M. Peterson of Everett, Wn; grazing on excellent pasture land al
ls visiting his brother, M. F. Peter-long the rivers. More pigs also are
son. Roy has been switchman on the being raised in the county, as the
O. N. R. at Everett but contemplates agent reports that he finds good brood
farming In this vlclnltv. sows and litters of tine pigs on
Mr. and Mrs. John Grlmes-snd fam-! many farms where three years ago
ily of Prinevtlle have been visiting
Mrs. Grimes parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Foster.
DIRECTORS MEETING '
Directors John Henderson' nnd P.
N. Vlbbert and Seerernrv Andernnn
met Tuesday morning at the Court Kilkenny and Charles O'Rourke of
House and transacted the business ' Heppner. The stock was billed to
for the North Unit Irrigation District Chicago with grazing stopover for
for July. President Harrv W. Card,; the summer. So far this year there
who has been seriouslv 111 In a Port-'bave been about 250 cars of heep
land hosnltal tor the past six weeks,: sent out from this station. Ot this
came up for the nnpose 0f attending! number there were nearly a hundred
the meeting but wnn nnnMn to do so.J cars of stock that came overland
Engineer Rae of Prineville, was in from Heppner because of superior
seslon with the board in the morning shipping facilities and better train
Madras Pioneer. service here.-rEcho News.
KTATK HIGHWAY WORK
1M MO VI. NO RAPIDLY
District Attorney W. II. Wirt In
form u that the ecurlng of right
of way for the State Highway up the
, Crooked river I progressing very sat-
lttfactorlly. There I little oppoltlon
I and many of thoe who at first oppos
ed are changing their mind and sign
ing tne deed. Grant May waa one
of the big land holder to sign lately.
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PRINEVILLE HOTEL ARRIVALS
The following out-of-town people
have registered at Hotel Prlnevllle
Tliurwtay, July 8, 1010
L. A. Newell, S. II. Bellah, Cha.
H.Doiid.L'naDavlcs.M.PalJer.Portland.
Nellie Stephenson, Oakland; Mrs. E.
P. Aarup, Springfield, III.; E. Shoe
maker, M. Hall, Mr. Mllo Hall, WI1-,
aa ,,a" R- E. Scott, Mitchell; P. H.
Hthleel Harrison, Gertrude Hober,
iouns, v-nauiauqua.
,
L Friday, July 4, 1010.
ch" Fitzgerald, R. E. Scott, A.
K'ng' H- M- Robbing, M. D Paul
L?on' Farquhar McRae. Mitchell;
Charley Miller, R. F. Barton. Bend;
Pi M- Dunham, Roberta; P. A. Gib-
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Prlnevllle; Ray DeGllberte, Eugene
L. McCune, Sergt. A. uibbons, Paul
Walters, Vawter MacGregor, Chau
taulu- , , .
Rat unlay, July 5, 1010.
R. E. Scott, Nellie Stephenson, E.
moemaker. M Hall Mrs. M Hall,
Wilila Hall, Mitchell: Una Davies
j Portland; Mrs. McElrpy, Roberts; E.
F. Averlll and family, Pendleton; M.
' F. Zedeler and wife, Salvador Salo,
I TInlpn pAriitno iTavnl tnan 1Vllr 1
Helen Portune,
Judge Geo- D Alden, Chautauqua;
ton p. A G,bs'on, Lawrence' Cox. F.
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RumLiy, July A, 1910.
j PatrIok Rellyi Anelove: w. K.
McCormack. Deschutes; H. Weiland.
c, D. McCoy. Portland; Daniel Con-
han, A. W. Leach. Chas Fitzgerald
Monday, July 7, 1019.
Homer Groat, Dwight Johnson,
George Poole. Portland; J. F. Mc-i
JJHIan, H. Hawley, P. A. Gibson, W,
H. Brummer, Post; Jim Johnson,
,lle Galt' Mrs- Galt- Shaniko; O.
Dowell, Jr., Mercer; I. V. Good,
Bend; Mrs. F. K. Johnson and fam-, new Ford attended the celebration atj Cool nights have evidently saved
,ly Hav Creek; Henry Fisher and; Bend, "hile there Uncle George the situation insofar as grain in the
family. Leone; G. L. Osborne, Forestjwent to a picture show for the first jWeston district is concerned, despite
Service; Dr. Robert Sutcliffe, J. C. time in his life. He thought it was the unusual lack of rain. Much ot
Herbsman, E. M. Parnell and wife, great and promises to become a mov-j the fall-sown wheat in this neigh-
tnauiauqua.
Tuesday, July 8, 1011).
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Fellows, S. M. Morgan. K. K.
jKlyer, Portland; I. N. Fordyce. Ante -
llope; L. A. Newell, L. B. Austin
Post; Henry Bernard, Suplee; A. L.
Dunavan and wife, Canyon City; H.
S. Soule, The Dalles; M. L. Mertens,
C. D. Knudson. A. A. Osborn, Don-,
wife, Chautauqua.
Wednesday, July 0, 191.
Chas. A. Walker, Minneapolis; E.
R. Thomoson. L. S. Logan. K. Gud-
Rice, Redmond; Elvm Kuhn, Suplee.
( the owners in the spring bought pigs
from which to make their meat in
the tall.
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MANY SHEEP SHIPPED
Thirty-five carloads of Bheep were
shipped from here this week by John
HAY HARVEST FINDS
VERY FAIR CROPS
QUALITY IH GOOD AND LIGHT
MAKE8 QUICK HA.MLI.G
HELP PLENTIFUL WAGES $3.00
Hecund Crop I'rtwpecta Gmh Where
ever The Water Is Available
On Areas of Alfalfa
Hay harvest Is general throughout
the, couatry this week, almost every
one who waited for the holidays to
pass have gotten into the fields dur
ing the week with crews of men.
Some very fair to good yields are
being found In the irrigated districts
and as all crops are light and men
plentiful, the people are succeeding In
getting In their crop and are now In
excellent condition.
The wage situation aeems to have
settled on the $3 per day throughout
the district, with some Instances of
short Jobs at 13.25 or even S 3.50 per
day.
Prospects for a second crop are
good wherever water has been pos
sible on alfalfa already harvested.
Hot, dry weather has, parched the
sianaing grain rapioiy, aunng me
week, and will result In a general
speeding up oi operation In the grain
Viav hnnraat vhilo ih roahl n tr trw-im m
J but a few weeks ahead in the dryer
I districts.
lne , f i 6
' those of George Russell, east of Prine-
' 'rm TJ.
Among the large local yields are
old stand and is getting 200 tons;
K. D. Houston, a ball mile southeast
of town, wb.0 is getting four tons of
rye hay per acre; Chas. Roberts, who
is cutting between 3 and 4 tons to the
acre ot rye hay. Both Mr. Houston
and Mr. Roberts are under the Ocho
co Project.
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Powell Butte
NEWS NOTES
Geo. Shobert and family in their
ie fan. . ,
Dan TTnnrliTBn ftnri Torn Trnntn
. rHilBi tn t.Vov1pw iBt w.Hn..
were canea 10 Liaseview last weanes- - -r--- -
, b th Buddpn deftth of Niokhave the appearance of being burned
1 JJ ,tnheU.? ?Znt Mr are found to be in fairly good shape
n-, -Di t n.ni'o
and a warm friend of Honrigan's. Mr.
Hourigan made the trtp from Bend to
Lakeview and return in 24 hours in
C. M. Charlton has sold his crop on
his homestead to Dan Hourigan tpr
slieep pasture. The long drouth mak
ing it unfit for harvest for grain, oth
er dry land farmers are offering their
crop the same way.
Mr. Fred Brown of Kent, Oregon,
is visiting his nieces and their fami
lies, Mrs. E. E. Bussett and Mrs. Geo.
Shobert. Uncle Fred was here about
seven years ago and la delighted at
the improvement that has taken place
since then..
Miss "Billie
Fennlmore of Port-
land is spending the summer with the
family ot her uncle. Will Arnold.
Miss Fennlmore often visits here in
the summer and 1s a welcome addit
ion to the bunch of tine young folks
in Powell Buette.
, Mrs. Levee ot Redmond is spending
the summer as cook at the Wurzweil
er ranch.
Many of the Powell Butte people
celebrated away from home: some go
ing to Bend, some to the Deschutes,
others to the Cove and Opal Springs,
and Mrs. ii. A. Bussett chaperoned a
large party of young people who spent
the 3rd and 4th at Camp Sherman.
Mrs. A. W. Bayne has returned
home from a pleasant visit with her
friends in Portland.
Mrs. Ross Bussett and little daugh
ter, Margaret, with Miss Fay Bussett
have returned trom a pleasant visit
with friends at Portland and Seattle
and other points.
Among those from Powell Butte
who attended the dance at Prineville
Monday ulght were Fred McCaffrey,
Miss Thatcher, Miss Fennimore, and
Miss Bussett. Some. other were there
but we were unable to secure their
names.
Haying is now on in this commun
ity. Th alfalfa is much better than
it was at first thought; the last few
warm days and nights having done
wonders for it.
. Miss Josephine Lewis of Portland
is visiting at the home of George
Beckman.
Miss Ellacita Thatcher of Portland,
who has been visiting at the John
Driscoll home for the pa3t two months
returned to her home Tuesday.
SEW BIHINKSH HOUHE JO
HE ERECTED' AT OXCB
It is reported that construction Is
to start at once on a new two-story
pressed brick building on the C. M.
Elklns property on Main street. It
is to be fitted up with a garage and
display room in front and a machine
and repair hop in the rear. L. A.
Newell, agent?' for the Chevrolet car
in Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes
counties, is to occupy the building.
WITH THE EXCI1GES
Strawberries have st a record for
high returns this year.l but ths cher
ry crop may best the beives for price.
With cherry harvest coming on, grow-
ers are making prediction of 16 cents
per pound for fruit of lua black var
ieties. Packed Royal Anns, it is satd.
will bring 12 cents per pour 1. Can
ners are offering nine- and 19 cents
for bulk stock. Local Cherry tonnaga
however, is comparatively limited.
The crop, it Is estimated will only be
about two-thirds of tht of last year,
wnen tne association snipped seven
cars of black varieties east and sold
120,000 pounds of white varltlea to
canners. Royal Anns brought six
cent last year. The association will
pack black fruit this year In 16 pound
boxea. f
But a single grower, E. J. Copper,
whose place is Just West of the city,
reports a crop as heavy as that of last
season. Mr. Copper,, who will pack
his fruit in 20 lb boxes, has sold hi
entire crop at nine cjents straight to'
Nebraska dealers. Hood River G lac-
For the first time In many years .
'tha pniintv fall hora 4m volant tnAmw
The last of the guests of the county
were turned out yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Up to noon today th
Jail was empty. The record is one
that has never been equalled In tha
history of Wasco county, according
to old-timers here. The nearest that
U X.
the Jail
W&
ever came to Its present rec-
was February 21, 1916, when it
vacant exactlv 45 minutes.
I According, to Sheriff Chrisman'a
j version the present Incident is a oaa
: sign and an .extra large number ot
boarders is expected at any time.
Tbe Dalle. Chronicle.
Roll Hall and Ellsworth Cresap
went fishing on the East Fork ot
Canyon ' last week and came homo
with some bear meat. Mr. Hall waa
intent on casting his fly when sud
denly he looked up on the mountain
and saw two bears headed straight
for him. His gun, which he had
strapped to his back was brought in
to action, and it took three shots to
get one bear, while the other one
got into the brush and escaped.
Blue Mountain Eagle.
borhood gives promise of a very good
Crop, while Spring-Sown will by no
i means be a total failure. Spots that
1 when closely inspected. Rain would
j be welcome, of course but in anj ey-
eill iue preseui. uuliuuk J9 mat irwv
on will not lose its reputation a. a
safe and sure wheat center. Weston
Leader.
The Apple Growers' Association di
rectorate has signed a five year con
tract, beginning next year, with C. W.
McCullagh, sales manager, at an an
nual salary of $8,000. Mr. McCul
lagh has been with the cooperative;
organization for the past two years.
An existing contract with a salary ot
$6,000 expires next year. The salary
ot A. W. Stone, the Association's
executive manager since its organi
zation In 1914, was increased from
$3,000 to $4,000 per. year. Hood
i River Glacier.
Keeping Just a few laps ahead ot
the market, cutting down overhead
and bringing the ewes out of ths
mountains In better condition are a
tew of the many problems confront
ing the sheepmen and which Ellis R.
Minor, lower Willow creek farmer,
and stockman, is solving to his own
satisfaction.
Mr. Minor has had it In mind that
if he could force the lambing season
by two or three weeks or even a
month, he could have the lambs con
ditioned and ready for a fancy mar
ket price instead of sending those
lambs to the mountain range and
turning them off in th fall.; The
spring market is always good. A. a
result ot lambing in February thia
vear he was able to market 71-lb.
iambs, which brought a price ranging
right around ten dollars in the Port
land June market.
By the method of early marketing;
and "its good price, Mr. Minor tigures
that he is cutting down overhead
expense, in that he will be able to do
without the services of one herder,
and again the ewes will come forth
from the summer range in the fall In
a much better condition.
"It is smashing precedent all to
pieces," said Mr. Minor, "but next
year I am going to start the lambing
season as early as January. A fel
low has got to keept stepping lively
thee days to keep up with tne game
and if you can keep Just a little ahead
ot It, there is more money to ne
made." Mr. Minor went up to the
mountains this week to look after the
sheep on summer range there.--The
'Heppner Gazette-Times.