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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
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VOU XXIII.
IMUNKVILLfi CROOK COUNTY,
; oregox,
august 7, ioio.
NO. 30.
IMPORTANT MVrTKKH ARK
)1S THKED ItY MEMBER
NEW BOND ISSUE DISCUSSED
Yltnl NihhI if oncrrled And Coop
erative Work Ity Tim MimiUmth
Of TliU OrgMiiliuillon Hwn
At Orlmrai rhapel Monday night
Wd lielil a meeting of the Ocboco far
mer. Thero wa a good slsod crowd
out, but not a many a ahould have
iTl lr.V :?.
howlng a compared to what thnie'
meeting will develop Into a the dla
trlct grow lu population and the
need of cooperative effort I felt by
each Individual. Theae mooting
re a great help In clearing up the
question that come up to vex and
a.,. line discourage the project
land owner and ahould be attended
by all who have the good of the proj
ect at heart.
Chairman lloetacher, who I also
member of the Board of Director
of the Irrigation Dlitrlct. prealded
nd gave a very clear and helpful
review of the work to date and,
far a ha waa able to do to, forecast
of the future. The other member of
the board were not present, fact
that I to b deplored. It make for
a better underatandlng to have
many of the men who are at the head
of thing out to theae meeting a I
poaalble. It la Impoaalbte for the
land owner to atend the board meet
ing In a body or even a amall rep
r'entatlon. It la therefore a treat
benefit to have the officer meet with
thresh out any Question that may
rlae. Dy theae meeting many a
criticism may be branded a falae and
nipped In the bud nd also It may
happen that the farmers can put sug
gestions to the board that will bear
fruit In more efficient administration.
A the chairman stated In the meet
lng, "aa long as man I man be will
tuake mistakes," and that the board
and engineer of the project were not
above that atage. The farmers will
agree that there Is scarce a man In
the whole district who did not make
tnlatakee this past year. But with
this fact In mind It should be consid
ered thut when this 1150,000 bond in
ane I voted and the bond sold, the
district will have a dam and spillway
completed and tnn pumping mauon
for the high line canal ready for op-
.rating
erty owners plenty of wuty- next
year. In this connection It should be
remembered by everyone on tho
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b mm w ,wvi,n n'. ...... Klnif
hA ! hhllni, hla nun noeWet hnok.!lxn,K
When the bond buyers come to con
elder a bond Ikhus the first thing they
do, provided of course that tho issue
conforms strictly to the law, is to
have a look tit the ballot returns. If
the municipality has voted unani
mously In favor of the Issue thoy
know that every property owner is
behind the project and thus will bo
more likely to push the venture to
a successful conclusion. It Is the
same hs a bank would feol about loan
ing money to a firm when they knew
some of the firm members were not
in favor of the propnsod improve
ments and consequently could not be
rxpocted to put forth their best ef
forts to that end. The farmer un
der tho project are all In buBines to
gether and should all pull together.
The district la now approaching the
end of the hard work and the trials
and tribulations will soon be a part of
the past. Do not tail to cast a vote
in favor of the bond Issue and make
tho result as nearly unanimous as
poBlhlo. Also do not over look the
fact that on the same day, (August
16) you will vote on the question of
the State paying all of the Interest
on the bonds to be Issued for five
years, and the Interest on the bonds
already IhhuimI for three year from
date. This is also important, it
manna that von ran ffet thin mmiAv
for not to exceed six per cent. It may I
be less. The State will be much more!
ready and willing to back a unanl-
mouB proposition than one merely
cnrrvlnir. Anything other thnn a vorv
strong vote in favor of both these
measures casts a wet blanket on the
whole district. If the land owners
are not heartily In favor of all moves
for the bettermont of the project how
can the outsider bo expected to en
thuse to the extent of putting up his
money?
Speaking of the kind of dam the
project has Mr. Hoelscher stated that
Mr. J. M, Howells of California, build
er of the first hydraulic, fill earth
dam, and a man who knows perhaps
more about this sort of construc
tion than any man in the world today,
hns seen this dam at its various stages
of construction and has given It as
hi opinion that it Ib one of the best
In the world of Its kind. He says that
never has he known a like construct
ion to have had the severe tests and
atrains put upon it during Its build
ing. The leakage has never exceeded
a normal amount and even in the
time or its neavy trial, wnen it was
holding its capacity in its unfinished!
state, the leakage came through the
lower will In the drainage plant
built fur that purpose clear a
crystal, to clear tn fact, that the peo
ple there used the walor for drinking
i In preference to wll water. The ab
sence of any Indication of mud at
any time mean but mn tiling thut
tli dam la holding and will hold, and
the lonkagn will never exceed what
la known a the healthy leakage, or
the amount that ahould am-p away to
keep the lower wall from liiscotr ug
aoft.
AlthoiiKh tli la paper hud published
many time tho figure for the dam
It will perhaps be not am I hi to again
give the (fx urea aa they aland today.
TIih dam whnn finished will contain
640,000 cubic yard of earth and
atone, On July 1, 1919, there were
In position In the dam approximately
half of thla amount, leaving 275,000
ruble yard to be put In before It wa
finlahed. During the month of April
and May Considerable trouble wa ex
perienced with Oil pnrrplng system,
the work having progressed to a point
where the pumpa uaed were not de
th-Ur Maximum efficiency.
Various plulia were tried and finally
the present system was Installed, I
which ha proven Itself highly effl-
clent and which will remain so to!
the end of the work. The pump are
now delivering 4,S0t,00 gallon at
a pressure of 27 to 45 pound at
the nosxle, which I ample. There
are tour location for the giant so
that In event of a break or any nn
forsoen accident, the work can be
witched without los of time.
The crew are working 24 hours
a day for two week at a stretch, with
a on day stop at the end of that time
tor repair to flume.
During the month of July 32,000
yard of dirt were put Into the dam.
At this timevthere I practically 55 pr
cent of the dirt already In the dam
and with the work progressing at it
present pace the dam will easily be
finished by January 1, 1920.
It should be remembered that the
issue of 1160.000 of bond will finish
the dam and spillway and put the
pumping plant ready for operation
and make the whole district workable
for the coming year. It should also
be remembered that this amount wllj
not complete the entire system, a
there will be expense of new struct
ures, new ditches Into subdivisions,
etc., that can only be cared for a
they arise in the future. Therefor
the whole thing rest on putting the
project In shape to operate as soon aa
; petslhlo aad this. Issue will do It
IiOCAL CITIZENS JOIN ELKS
rrlnovllle Elks who attended the
Initiation at Rend Friday night re
port a grand and glorious time. There
were twonty-flve neophytes, chiefly
from this vicinity, who became mem
bers of the Elks lodge at Bend at that
lime. The ceremonies were held at
tho Emblem Club, where a social os-
,T,.,!!.,han''URt ,0"owed 0,8 rlt-
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PWJ-i5n1?wl"obVi"0
Bnlilwln, H, W. Howard, Chnrlos
II. R. I.nkln, Joe Mater, E. J
Wilson, Homer Ross, H. O. Kennard,
Lyn Nichols, E. T. Slnyton, F. F.
Hoelacher, R. L. Schoe, James Dixon,
Max Strlxnor, Anton Carlson, I. M.
Mills. F. R Foster. Seth Dixon, Jon
Gurardo. of Prlnevllle and R. M.
Smith. H. M. Stevens and H. J. Over
turf of Buud.
HI XDF.RM A N-TEAI.L
Frank Dewey Illndermaa and Net
tie Alice Teall,, both of whom are
well known and well liked residents
of Roberts, were niBrried in this city
on Saturday, August 2, 1919.
KEMMLINfYYLVESTER
On Thursday,. July 81, 1919, at
the home of Mark Powell of this city,
John Kemmllng and Eatella Sylvester
were united in marriage by the Rev,
W. L. Van Nuys. The bride is the
youngest daughter of Mrs. Sarah A.
Sylvester and the groom is a success
ful dairyman of Upper McKay
ELAM FAUGHT SELLS RANCH
Mr. and Mrs. Elam Faught, well
known residents of this section, last
I Thursday sold their fine ranch near
Roberts to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryson.
Tne consideration ia not known but
la reported to be somewhere in the
neighborhood of 120,000. Mr. and
; r"- augni ieu r nuay lor uuiur,
where thoy expect to make their home
for the present,
FIR8T REEF OF SEASON SIIirrED
Five carloads of cattle were ship
ped over the City of Prlnevllle Ry, en
route for the Portland market last
Saturday night. C. W. Foster was the
shipper of three cars and Dick Koop
man of the other two. This is the
first of many early fall beef, ship
ments to be made from this section.
. M. 10. CHURCH SERVICES
II. F, Pi nberton, District Superin
tendent of tno M. E. church, wiH hold
services here next Sunday morning
and evening The morning turrvjee
will be at 11 a. m and the even ng
service at 8 m. Ho will arrive Sat
urday morning ant', conduct the Quar
terly conferen?) It, the cfcaic.li parlors
Sn.tnrdn.v eff-oiiiir nt. A n m. A'l Mm
Methodists In the cm unity dm
quested to o present a: all or iln.se
meetings
B!G STREET CARNIVAL
E ON AUG. 19-23
HARVEST FESTIVAL FOll
ALL OF ROOK COUNTY
POLLOW AMUSEMENT COMPANY
I'rlnrvllle City Rami To Htafc Rig
Affuir For Five Days. The
Company la Well Known
The Prlnevllle City Band ha en-
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of Seattle, for five days to give a big
street lair and carnival in Prlnevllle.
The amusement company Is well
and favorably known on the coast for
putting up good shows. They will be
here with a big merry-go-round and
all the usual conceslwaa going to
make up a show of this nature. The
City Band will be out every night
and there will be a week of continual
gayety.
Make your plan to put In most of i
the time of the week of August 19-23
in play In Prlnevllle
HOTEL MAX TO LEAVE
V
E. S. Robe, popular hotel manager,
ha retired from business here, hav
ing last week sold hi lease on the
Prlnevllle Hotel to the former own
er and manager, Mrs. C. E. McDow
ell. Mr. Robe wilt make hi home in
Portland, where he expect to engage
In business In the near future. Mrs.
McDowell will continue the manage
ment of the Prlnevllle Hotel.
Mr. McDowell'! pioneer In the
hotel business, having leased the old
wooden hotel building In 1901, pur
chased It In 1903 and In 1907 moved
It back on the lot and built the pres
ent beautiful atone structure which
she operated continuously until May,
1918, when she thought (be wished
to retire and leased it to Mr. Robe
of Portland. But she couldn't stay
out of the business and I now back
to stay.
As fast as workmen can be obtain
ed the interlof of the hotel I to be,
I hftrmilrhtv ronnvniorl ramnAalaA Knit
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rofiirni.herf nntMnr it nnnn .tHrtiv I ... . m!,.. ui. hi..
modern basis. Many features, copied
latter the plan of the most exclusive
i hotels In the larger cities will be in
cluded In the remodeling.
FINE DAIRY HERD TO RE SOLD
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stock in this part of the country wlll 'Xho changes are quite maiked. The!" of the country is concerned. dueled b, Rer.
go under the hammer next Monday, ; Motor connecting wit.i the trains for Ranger Si Donnelly just spent a terment was in tne rnnevme ceme
when 25 head of Jerseys, Guernseys, j l'Cints south of Prmcvilie Junction ! day or so in the Supervisor's office in ,te";- was horn in Pearaon
land Brown Swiss cattle will be Bold ! ami Bend leaves here at C:15 x. m. j connection with the recent serious j Tne fle
I at auction at the Sam M. Wood place, luud 6:00 p. m.. retiiimn at 7.40 a. ; fire near Burns. This fire which has ; e he li
i , . ... . .i T.on n. n heen nrevtnnoiv montinno.1 hupnuH .wnere ne uvea ana lauorea unui ia
near neamoiw. nan 01 uie siock
are from the famous Henry McCall
herd. In addition complete farm
equlqment will be offered, together,
wun arait ann sauaie. biook, poultry
and swine.
Mr. Wood has accepted an offer
from the Northwest Auto Co., in Spo -
kane, as salesmanager and is dispos -
lng of his farm holdings in order to
devote his time to this position.
DEATH OF SUSAN BOYNTOX
Mrs. Sudan Boynton, mother of
Mrs. Ira Cox, died at the home of
Mrs. Bennett at Barnes last Saturday
of cancer. Interment was on Monday
in the Maury cemetery.
Mrs. Boynton, a member of the old
pioneer family of Zumalt, was born
66 years ago in Lane county, Oregon.
She moved to Tlgh Valley, Wasco
county, when a child and lived there
until grown, when Bhe married Truam
Boynton. They then moved tt'amp
Creek, Crook county, where she has
resided continuously since that time
with the exception ot a short time
spent in Malheur county.
PRESBYTERIAX CHURCH
Rev. Wh. H. Bleakney, Ph. D,, will
conduct services Surfflay, August 10
in the Presbyterian church. Dr.
Bleakney is a member of the faculty
of Whitman College and a preacher
of unusual ability. Morning worship
at 1 1 ; evening vesper service at 7 30.
Mr. nn Nuys will conduct services
at Paulina, where an open-air meet -
lag !- planned. Sermons at 11 a. in.
and 3 p.. m. Basket dinner ai, 12.
A meeting will be hold on WoK creek
at the lower end ot upper Beaver Val
ley. '
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Our Bible school meets at 10 a. m.
every Sunday. Classes for all agus.
Evening service of Bong and praise
at 8-: 00. Come and help us sing the
new "songs. Subject ot sermon:
"God's Perfect Pattern." A cordial
welcome to all.
THRESHING HAS STARTED
Threshing has started on the dry
land farms in the Powell Butte see
tlon with the yield fair to light.
Among those in operation or finish
ing this week are John Jiopper, Le
land Casey, J. A. Moffitt, and Guy
Latollette.
BIO PREP A RATIONS FOR
ELKS' MKKTl.VG AT KLAMATH
Elk from every city and county In
Oregon are making plans to leave
within a few day for Klamath Kails,
where the second annual convention
of the Oregon State Elks' Associa
tion will be held Aug. 14, 15, 16.
The meeting of the antlered herd of
this state will differ from it former
meetings or similar affairs held in
the past for numerous reason.
In tU first place, the Elks are
first of all, a patriotic order, and
during the war took prominent part
In war-time activities. Thousands
of Elks answered the call to anna,
and the honor roll of those who made
the Slinreme ItArrfflcA Inelnriea fnnnw
jof t'.'e order' membership.
Therefore, the annual meeting will
be In the form of a victory celebra
tion, and plana for the assistance of
wounded ex-service men promise to
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on6 01 th8 foremost topic, of the
business sessions.
The entertainment of the large ' . .
herd of Elks and their families State of Oregon, KxecvtWe
many of whom will make the Journey "Department, Halem.
to Klamath Fall in the shape of al, W'thvthe Stat 01 Oregon con
vacation Jaunt, ia likely to outshine JrontJ1ed by condltion which threat
any entertainment ever planned for a 1 "n,1 ruction of forests, grasa and
body of men and women. The u-j?ra,ln,Iield, because of lack of rain, I
ual entertainment accorded to dele If,6' i"u"ed ,n rdeilng all Bute
gate who attended convention In Fire Warden to exercis? the greateet
large cltie
III be missing. It I true,
al beauty of thetountry
but the natural '
In Southeastern Oregon will be util
ized in a big out-door frolic. An Elk
barbecue will be staged on Thursday,
August 15, at Harrlman Lodge, on
the shores of White Pelican bay, and
following the big feed a vaudeville
will be staged in a natural ampi
theater discovered by the Klamath
Fall committee some months ago.
The acts for the entertainment will
be staged by each lodge of the state
ia. the form of surprise act, which
are te be both novel and entertaining.
Trips Into the wonder spot of the
Klamath country, street dances and
old-fashioned carnival will be staged
In Klamath Falls, and every moment
of the three-day session promise to
be filled with fun and frolic.
VNCLE FRANK NICHOLS
INJl'RED BY A FALli
"Uncle Frank" Nichols, a promi
nent resident of Tumalo and the old
est man living in Deschutes county,
Is confined to his bed by an injury
received when he tripped and fell
last week. Mr. Nicovis is 93 years
.. u n 1 1 1 kja Dltl. V. ( ... h
j (n this locality wish for him a speedy
recovery from hi acident.
C. of P. BY. CHANGES TIME
. The City of Prlnevllle Ry. has pub -
lished a new lime table whlchMook
...f,. i. a..A a.,,,- - ioio
ui. uu (.v v. . .. .. u...
connecting with Hie tram for points
-norm oi jrrincvmi, .luncurn i.avts
here at 6:50 p r, rnm
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tv n train iir I'nrrinnr ir inn mnrn-
! lug but one'ean catch it he going out
iii uuv
; wi the 1:15 motor and waiting at
' the Junction for a little over an hour,
Patrons should take notice of these
AKnnwna amlA AnnfnalM In Ol.
.Iilliigra 1U niuiu vuiuuoi ja m VJ
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llllHD Ul Ulll-a, Kill! v.;
trains they wish to take.
w. a. s.
OREGON ROAD I X FORM ATIOX
i ne io.iow.ng inrormauon ror tout-
lsis ana campers uas ueen couipueu
by the field men of the Forest Ser -
vice:
Santiam Wragon Road Open and
in fair condition between Foster, Ore -
gon and the summit of Cascades Sev -
eral machines have crossed the Cas-
cadeB into Eastern Oregon this season
via this route.
McKenzle Highway Open and in
good condition, Eugene to Blue Riv
er; fair condition, through McKenzle
Pass to Sisters.
Willamette Open for machines be-
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for wagons across summit. In fair;frv non, .. o o.
Bar ow-Open between Sandy and
Wapinita. In good condition, Sandy
i P"llta- . .
ausene- torence upen ana m per.
mnent summer conaiuon enure
i ro,. . . .. .
, f ZTZaZ " "ft Zth Atn
in fair condition entire length. Auto-
) I WTO V-I4.ll pit t ' i
Anna Creek Open and in fair con
dition.
Eastern Oregon The following I-ff order that some of the nigh cen
Eaatern Oregon roads are now open ters, rocks, stumps, etc., may lie olim
and in permanent" summer condition: jinated from roads within the Forest.
Snarta-East Eagle; Mitchell-Dayville; ja ton of TNT powder nas been secur
Enterprise - Chico; Enterprise-Imna- ed. This powder seems to possess
ha; Wallowa-Promise, Wallowa-Pow- all of the essential qualities necessary
watka; Baker-Cariiucopia; Baker-j for such work. It will be the ambi
Pralrie City; Prineville-Paulina; Pen- tion of the local Forest force to gral-dleton-LaGrdiide;
Paulina-Burns, via ually clean and put the present roads
Bear Valley; Lakeview-Bend ; Lake- into condition for at least the neces-view-Klamath
Falls; Lakeview-Altur- sary auto traffic. ;
as; Paulina-Burns via Fife Open en-1
4 i I ... I. nnA In Annillllnn with
ft.' exc of a rogh seco b.
tween Grindstone Creek and Buck
Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hyde went to
Portland Monday to attend Buyers
Week meetings in that city.
I FIRE
UNPRECEDENTED DRY SLAXOX
INCREASES THK DANGER
PINE BURNS IN BURNS FIRE
Loral Forestry Officials Urge Great
Caution In Every Person Hat
ing Any Fire At Thin Time
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xiu iuuuM ui me unpreccaemea i
'dry season the Governor ba Issued
jthe following nroclamation
nii,...,i., 1 .
I00"011 111 "u'n8 permits to burn,
"l further proclaim that no cam
camp
fires shall be started In or near forest
or brush covered lands within twenty
(ZO) teet of any standing or down
trees, brush piles, or other litter that
may cause the spread of fire, d un
der no condition is a fire to be built
until the ground ia cleared to mineral
oil for a distance of six (6) feet In
every direction and no such tire shall
be left even temporarily until it haslW. which arrived yesterday, will
been completely extinguished with
water.
"Inasmuch as the forest are one
of the State'a chief material resource
I strongly urge every person going in-
to the wood during the current dy'
season to refrain from .moklng.
any fire allowed to get beyond control
1 not only extremely dangerous to
all classes of property, but neceasi
tola, tho o l.l ..
th.7 i,r. .w rT,
endeavor.
"In testimony whereof, I have here
unto subscribed my name and caused
to be affixed the great seal of the
State of Oregon, this twenty-third
aay or July, 1919.
. "BEN W. OLCOTT, Governor
The fire situation on the Ochoco at
, ... . . . ,
' present Is not serious. Only one or
j J0 7 "re are tburnInS
I the present time. Except, however.
for the very prompt and effective
work of the field force and the hearty
cooperation given by stockmen and
others living in or near the Forest,
! w.e undoubtedly would haye had one
. " " Kr'eul-ts m "e ma-
I tory of the Service bo far as this sec -
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over i.bw acres .according to Ranger .
truis uie area wim
yellow P-nf
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Hveraue. iiu vi iun wno hhk nnr ? vftn
i the subject of Forestry a serious
. . ...... j . . . . . w i ...... j a jli muii
. tnougnt. ooes not realize that the loss
of a good stand of young trees from
ten to twenty years old is a serious
T.1 0 1 1 ,1 r T.iVlrinO at tTiA mqtlal, -nm .
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. f.t'.i.njnnini k!
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loss of young, immature timber is ot-
ten more serious than if timber which
is ready for the market were destroy
ed, since if it is to Be a good many
more years before there will be a mar
ket, timber which is at present im-
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! mature will be more valuable when
, " ''"" " .v. WpeviT o.,Rn-air concert Friday
imarke time comes. . , open -Frldar
i As the Governor states, fires not;Mainana Fourth streets
.only cause a loss in dollars to the March "National Honor," I4n-
1 community, but it makes it necessary I coin . overture "Little Duchess,"
jto divert labor which is so badly need-' RiccJuss. -waltz "I'm Forever Blow-
ed in other enterprises and every !, hm, nnnmnrir- March "I'll
dollar spent for fire suppression work;Wed the Gir i Left Behind," Taylor;
.8 certain.y a aeaa loss so far as the
..vwiuuuiijr ia vuuueriiuu.
Mr. Rector Arnwine, a sheepman
from the Burns section, in cooper
ation with the Forest Service, has
I ' ' H'lWJ!
!to nwTlot of rtw
iThe local. Forest ofice has "been buc-
ceggful Becurjn ja
. develonment work and
fl4t ia hoped that with the cooperation
lof interested stockmen a good many
oo . . o11otK.
unutilized may brought intj use.
I -a-ffi
t Trt Zr
,i, mQ-
the more widely advertised placed yet
there are a lot of nooks and corners
that can be made to supply a comfort
able and attractive resting place for
such individual If a small amount of
effort Is put forth to prepare camp
grounds.
With the hope of providing at least
j a few attractive camp sites the Forest
j Service will, a time and punds per
mit, prepare such places by parking
I the trees, clearing the ground of de
bris, etc., developing a sanitary wat-
ir supply, providing suitable fir)
placs or some such for the evening
jbenfire etc. Ranger Blake has al
ready begun this work at the Wild
Wood Camp grounds Just over the
summit toward Mitchell, where in
jtime a mighty neat camp ground or
even picnic ground will be available
for lovers of the out-of-doors.
TO DETERMINE WATER
HOLDING PROPERTIES OF SITE
After making a general survey of
the Deschutes valley from Culver to
VM UlTCI iv
f-wdha Pralrlo IT a PoM-mon
Ui,. kLLTw w
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W. O. Crosby of Boston are starting
to make boringa all over the Ben ham
Falls reservoir aite, with the object
of determining the water holding
properties of the ground on which the
reservoir would be built.
At various point above Benham
Falls, It ha been noted tbat welU
nave Deen sung oy rancner ranging
in depth from 14 to 20 feet and in all
instances baring a constant supply of
water, as much aa eight feet In depth.
From the tact that water ia present,
it i argued that the character of the
soil 1 not such aa to carry water away
by seepage, or through crevice.
The investigation of the expert,
however, are to establish this point
beyond a doubt, before any recom
mendations are made. 1 Large ship
be used In making the borings, which
will be 20 feet in depth In order to
ascertain if water i found over the
entire tract. This work may take In
the neighborhood of two month.'
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?h!
The reservoir, which will be con-
is turned In by the reclamation rep
resentatives, would impound the wat
er of the winter overflow of the Dee-
CI1UICT UBUII
chutes behind a huge dam, and would
Perhaps be even more extensive, a.
the entire water rights of the river
are now tied up by th State for the
U. S. Governmnt. : Irrigation of at
least 100,000 acres in Central Oregon
would be made possible.
OBITUARY
J. W. Houston died at the Home
hospital in thia city, Sunday, August
3, 1919 from ether-pneumonia follow
ing an operation for the removal of
a tumor. He has been a sufferer for
i years and a week before his death waa
-stricken with an attack that made an
operation imperative, with the hope
j of prolonging his life
i" " u,,u"'
1 lowing at the Baptist church con-
h , , t rvfc
":' ' - C'A ho,PD ' a
iVtW.' country. He was a
inrtnHtrioiis and robust man all
--w - - -
of his life. Even long after it was no
. . 1.
, ;"Vvp h He shocked hav un to
ZtTtL - hpf ohia death
l3"8'1,,6? L Lrbv his widow Mrs.
. tni. A
Houston, four sons, Floyd, Elbert,
n. Jo.V,tM
"UB- """6"vo':
!?Irs; Ha"ie Bu"h.t0.r" and Mra" Et
fie Saunders, all of this county.
CITY BAND CONCERT
" The Prineville City Band will give
; serenade "Eventide," King; March
"My Choc'late Soldier Sammy
Boy," Van Alstyn; "The Star
Spangled Banenr."
JAMES AUSTIN, Director.
TEMPERATURES FOR WEEK
Following is the weekly record ot
daily temperatures, furnished by D.
P. Adamson, Cooperative Observer:
High LOW
Thursday, July
31 ..
1
86
79
41
39
35
49
49
39
Friday, August
Saturday, August 2 76
, Sunday, August 3 75
Monday, August 4 74
Tuesday, August 5 83
The precipitation for the past week
was .05 inches, .01 falling on on the
first of August and .04 inches on the
fourth.
HERBERT HAHLTON RETURNS
Among the arrivals on the train
this morning waa Herbtrt Hamilton,
son of Mrs. R. Hamilton of this city.
He has been in the service almost two
years and in France Belgium ov
er a year and a half. He saw strenu
ous service during bis entire time
overseas until the signing of the ar
mistice, when he was transferred to
the Armyot Occupatio-i on the Rhine,
wtere he has been doing duty must
ot the time near Spa, Belgium, since
that time. ' Just a few days ago his
company was shipped across to New
York and thence to Camp Lewia,
where they were discharge! without
delay. ,