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CROOK COCNTT JOURNAL jri.Y at, iom. re A Powell Butte gggjj NEWS NOTES Uncle Dave Elliott, the "bee man" nd hii dog, "You Know," hive been Visiting with Uncle Dave's nephew, Joe Elliott, At the Buttes. He is the best posted man about bees thl ran be found in Crook county, or Central Oregon, and he keeps many of them at his home on Crooked river. While his devoted dog companion ctn catih a coyote as quick r.s a 'cat can wink her eye." Vncle Dare is past SO years of age and is enjoying the "sun down" aide of lite as only one can who loves nature and her creatures. Ross and Lloyd Bussett and their mother, Mrs .E. A. Bussett, have gone to the mountains for a camping trip taken by the boys with the sole aim in vrt-w of "resting mother." The world needs many such sons. Mr. George Truesdalo will soon he enjoying a visit with her mother, as she has received word that she is on the way now. P. M. Clark of Portland Is spending short vacation In these parts, look ing after business Interests, j He is a guest while here at the Geo. Trues dale home. Powell Butte Sorosis met July 23 at the home of Mrs. Charles Morgan Charlton. About twenty ladies were present and enjoyed the afternoon in a social way. Special guests were Miss Fennimore of Portland, the Misses McLead of Vancouver, Miss Tucker of Paisley, Mre. Reaves Wll coxen of Redmond. The hostess serv ed Ice cream and cake with loganber ry punch. She was asisted by Mrs. K. A. Bunsett and Mrs. Frank Kissler, while Msgs Uillie Fennimore, Miss Fay Bussett and Misa Ina Roberta served punch. A pleasant Item was the reading of a letter from a former member. Mrs. Ida Ally, now In Idaho, who formerly resided In this vicinity hut who sold out and moved away about two years ago. Mrs Geo. Hobbs received last week from Petaiutna one hundred baby chicks, all doing tine. She has one hundred more coming soon. They are full blood white leghorns. Mrs. Hobbs believes "if you are going to be a farmer, be a good one." Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wuriweiler and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Roberts each with their little daughters, motored to liend Sunday and back down the Crooked river road home. They made the trip in Mr. Wuriweiler's new Dodge car. J. F. Rice made a hurry up trip to Seattle recently to see a sick brother. Harve Mustard was visiting in the county seat Sunday evening. Harvey Smith of Bend la helping with haying operations at the O'Cal lihan ranch. Carl Stevens, brother of Mrs. Frank Kissler. is here for a visit with his sister. He has but recently returned from overseas duty. Geo. Kissler will soon btgin the erection of a nice home on his 80 here Jay Warner and family returned Friday from a two week"' motor trip through Jhe Ontario country and In Southern Idaho. Ed. Barnard and family from Prtne- vllle were visiting old neighbors and frienda in Powell Butte last week. Mr. and Mr. C. L. Worrell Imve bought a fine new Overland car. Will Pauls will arrive from over seas this week. Welcome home, ill, Mrs. Minerva Couabee and Miss Maude McCaffrey'of sw York, lst r and nl wo of Mrs. Jmea Lcnnon, will arrive this week for an extended visit with relatives. Mrs. Coiuibee was here once before a few years ago and likes this country very much. Haying In Powell PutM section ! a big event, many men employed and much hay put up. This is a natural center for stock f' ding for Central Oregon. Hundreds of luud of stock are fed here every winter and the hay Is ted on the ranei where It Is produced. It ;s cut tainted that the ranch owned and operated by Myer ft Sons will produce 600 tons or mors w ith many Other big ranches- equall ing or perhaps exceeding that amount. The K. B. Williams ranch is another operated on a large scale 1 r Iih al oe. A few of the ranches tire own ed by companies which have large herds ol their own, such as the Wurn weilor, O'Cnllnhnn. Verges Angltwd. Cronin, and the Manford Nye ranch, who will feed their own hay. a. a. Paulina ! W NEWS NOTES ; R 8 ABIGSNAJP 1300 Acre Stock Ranch, and Cattle for Sale With Full Ranch Equipment 110 Acres In Cultivation. 140 Acres Irrigated mostly In Alfalfa. Half mile to Shipping Point. $45,000 Cash Down will handle. EAST TERMS OS BALANCE. Address Owner C. J. 'JOHNSON PRINEVILLE, ( Crook Co. ) OREGON Bert Tolliday, who saw over a year's service in Franco, has returned. Mr. Tolliday enlisted from Crook county shortly after war was declar ed. He served for a while In the 20th Engineers and then was made a dis patch rider. In one Instance he says a German gunner misjudged his lo cation by only 12 feet. Clareuce Clendejion, who hss been shearing sheep in Montana, la back again. He has been engaged to ride fence tor the Paulina Stock Associ ation. A fire broke out last Thursday on the F. M. Woods ranch In Paulina Valley. A shed, granary and black smith shop were totally destroyed; also a considerable amount of tools and a gasoline engine. The cause of the fire Is unknown. Henry Barnard and Goodie Seneca! FOR DODGE BROTHERS MOTORCARS ass R. 8. McCLCRK Address, Bos 17S PRINEVILLE, OUR. were down from Suplee one day last week. Frank Gardner Is haying for Fred Powell. A forest fire broke out on Sugar Creek on Monday noon. Ranger C. 3. Congleton Immediately organised a crew of fire fighter and appears to have the fire under control. J. F. Faulkner is helping Fd. Ren nets with the haying. Chaa. I.owrey and Henry Smith have returned after taking the David son horses to Manitoba, Canada. They report crops short In Montana and Al berta. Loose hay was selling at 132 per ton In Alberta. Ray Nicely passed through Paulina Thursday on his way to the Claypool ranch. Wm. Kli'lnxlg had his gasoline wood saw, wood cutting tools, gaso line and 40 rick of wood destroyed by the forest fire on Sugar creek. , There have been several forest fires on the mountain the last few days. One in the edge of Itlnck canyon burnt over about S00 acres. Stock on the ranges In In good con dition, especially in the forest res-! erve. On theopen country the range Is badly in need of rain. WILLIAM RUSSELL I.1E3 LIKE A TROOPER IN THIS MOST ENTER TAINING.. FIVE.. REEL, COMEDY - DRAMA Some Liar ALSO A BIO V COMEDY "FARM AND FUMBLES" LYRIC THEATER SUNDAY THE STORY OK "HOME MAR" ... .t ...... ... ... ..r miri.wrriTr tiT'TT'-' -w ra , 1 1 " - -ry.i-miw.iv7.m.a.ar e. ... - 11 "H MICHEL GROCERY COMPANY HEADQUARTERS FOR FANCY GROCERIES I'll k your lunch from till Hot FRESH TOMATOES HEAD I.KTTK E WATF.R.MKI.ONH It ASPIIKRRIKS CANTALOITES (VCTMREaS PEACHES APRICOTS CELERY Dolled Ham Sliced as You Waal U - Ki ti fm i,nn J MUMHKK HI L i 'SSSlwi I" ml : . . 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High Spade McQueen, proprietor or the gambling hall, also orders a coffin from Rob. lv Is intended for' , Kellard, who hod stopped payment on 1 a big check covering a gambling debt. j High bpade, meeting Celle, "gels fresh," and Hob promptly knocks him down. High Spade warns Bob to or der another coffin for himself. I ......l.in H.itl.. ..!. - It t. I LUMl.lllMft wilii vriio, iiui) urns HIT another whopper about killing seven; men the week before. That settles ; it! Celle points out Kellard us the! man Hob must kill for her. Bob Is scared stiff. Kellard, while Celie is momentarily away accuses him of, having sold a coffin to High Spade and promises Bob a funurul all his own Just us soon us he catches him, ulone. ' I Bob is in a cold sweat; hu deter-i mines to stick to Celie, They go fori a walk, with High Simile and Kellard' hovering in the offing. Bob pro-; poses a ride and buys two horses from half-witted "Loco Ike" getting; a receipt, lie and Olio gallop away,; pursued by the two cowboys to whom the horses really belong and by the sheriff's posse. Bob, lying again, tells Celle how, to get rid of Kellard, he killed him with bis bare bands. -She surprises him with bitter reproaehes, saying she wanted certain letters in Kellard's possession. Bob promises to get Uiem. The pursuers are now In sight. Celie thinks they are after Bob for the murder of Kellard; Bob thinks; heroes Kellard In the lead and fears, Celie will find out tils lie. In the! chase Celie's horse Is shot. Stunned j by the fall, she is carried to the near-1 by Sullivan ranch. Bob escapes lynch- i Ing by exhibiting his bill of sale, and the cowboys ride away to Bottle their score with Loco Ike. The sheriff tells Bob "his wife" Is at the house. Bob goes to her and I utters the one beautiful truth of his life tfiat he.loves her. She matches him with a confession of her own. Then, since Celie still believes him to be a murderer, he spins another yarn to account for his escape from the 1 posse. He leaves to get the letters i from Kellard's house. I High Spade, trailing Bob o Kel-I lard's cabin, overhears what the lot- i ters mean to Celie. lie determines! to make himself solid with her by get- j ting them himself. In a wild strug-; file Bob takes the package from Kel- i lard. High Spade takes it from Bob ; and then shoots Kellard. Bob tricks I High Spade by jamming his head through a window pane and snatching j the letters. High Spade Informs Kel-j lard's servant that Bob did the kill-, ing, and the Chinaman rushes to re-. port to the snerirr. uon manKS mgn Spade and rides off. High Spade resolves Bob Bhall not have the credit with Celie for a mur der which he himself committed. He scribbles a note on the back of Kel lard's N. G. check, leaves it on the body and pursues Bob. The sheriff and his posse are also on the tratl. Bob returns the letters to Celie at the Sullivan ranch. High Spade ar rives and there is a lively fight on the porch roof, from which both men roll to the ground. They are captured by the posse. Celie comes out and Bob stubbornly sticks to his tragic lie ev- EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD CALL BLACK 303 FOR MGHT OR IIRlVi TRUCK SBRVICK Morse Transportation Comp'y PRINEVILLE, OREGON One Week Only SPECIAL SALE ON Ladies' Coats and White Shoes THESE ARE BARGAINS OSCAR C. HYDE en when the posse- prepares to hang both claimants to the murder. The sheriff, however, produces the check proving High Spade to be the murder er and releases Bob. High Spade goes free because of a prejudice against lynching "home folks." Celle scornfully accuses Bob of be ing "some liar." He promises to hang himself If he ever lies again but a moment later Just manages to catch himself on the verge of another tl. ' He slips the noose over both his and Cello's heads and they rogistor com plete willingness to hang together for life. i .... . , '