r .... - . ' , ... Crook Gotmty Joy mail COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE VOL. XXIII. PKI NEVILLE. ChOX OOPWTT, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 18, 1010 NO. 45 LONE PINE LANDS TO BE MHTHHT BEING K)ltMl;i) TO GET WATER FROM DKHt III TKM Will IRRIGATE 2,000 ACRES huily Will He I 'imveyrd Actum The Crooked River lly Mcnim Of A Bridge Ovnr The Canyon The Lone Pine IrrlKullon District Is 'noon to be organised, with en area i( about 2. QUO acres of Unit, which It to be Irrigated from ft supply fur nished from the extension of the Cen tral Oregon Canal, across Crooked rlvor canyon to the lands which lie on the north side of the river near the former O'Nell posioftoce, ell in Crook county. The petition, which in filed this week, ask for the consideration of the matter by the county court at a meeting to be held for that purpoae on October 18. The landa specified are all owned nd are for the moat part already un der cultivation by the owners. Petitioners, which constitute prac tically all the land owners, are: N. K. Melton, 8. W. Rlcketts. a. Dnxarth, Emily Wallenberg. Robert 8. Knorr, V. Butler, R. 8. Te.rill, E. 8. Terrlli and Ethel K. Edwards. Denton 0. Burdlck Is attorney for the petitioners. MRS. MARY A. RAM D1EH Death closed the eventful career of Mrs. Mary A. Cram, aged 84 years and the mother of nine living children, last Friday night. Mrs. Cram had lived a full life. Recently aha cele brated a family reunion here with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren present. Mrs. Cram was horn at Nashua, N. Hampshire, November 29, 18.16. tier girlhood was spent In New England, where she wss married to Perry Cram who preceded hor to the grave. Soon after their wedding they went to Aus tin, Texas, where their first two chil dren were born. From the south they migrated to California, coming .from that state to Oregon In 18H0. Tor a number of years Mra. Cram has mnde her home here near her son, P. A. Cram. She was proud of her big family and her many grandchildren nd grent-grandchlldren, and her hap piest moments were when they were here visiting. Happy family reunions were frequent occurane.es. Funeral services wore held at the home at 4:30 o'clock, Sunday after noon. Rev. W. O. Elliot, Jr., paator of the Church of Our Father,. Port londfl officiating. The body was tak en to Portland for cremation. In addition to the local son, the other eoght children are: Wardwell Cram of Harrlshurg; Bldwcll Cram of ORteway; V. S. Cram of Raymond, Washh.; Mrs. Chas Butler of Port Townsnnd .Wash.; Henry and James Cram of Prlnevllle; Mrs. T. B. Steele of Los Angeles. Calif : Mrs. Hurry L. Vorsa of Portlund. Hood River Gla cier for Bcpt. 6, 1919. NEW IRRIGATION COMPANY Articles of Incorporation were filed st Snlem on Monday of the Cas cade Irrigation Company, with O. B. Hardy, Jr.. W. I. Smith and N. A. Burdlck as Incorporators The capital stock Is $50,000. The new corporation will have Its headquarters at Redmond and Its flld of operntions will be Central Ore gon. Redmond Spokesman. EHTRAY NOTICE The following animals have hoen taken up and may be found at the Hamilton Stables in this city, where owner may have same by proving the proporty and paying coats: One bull, roan with white face, branded 65 on left hip, about five years old. ' One bay hor30, eight years old, branded two parallel lines on right shouldor, left eye gone. One hay horse, branded S enclos ed In Diamond on right shouldor. One gray mare, branded P on right shoulder. One colt branded with a top on the left hip. One gray colt branded CS on right hipf One gray colt branded UP connect ed on right shouldor. One bay colt branded. 94 on right shouldor. 4Gt2p STANITELD BUYS HOME R. N. Stanflold on Tuesday complet ed a deal for the purchase of the beau tiful home of M. W. Hunt at 271 Cor nell Road, Portland. The residence, which Is valued at $30,000, will be the future home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanflold and their daughter, Barbara No price consideration was given. Last year. Stanflold bought a quarter block on Grnr.d and Hawthorne ave nues and this summer has purchased the Henry building at Fourth and Oak. Stanfiold Standard. . It Is reported that Mr. and Mrs. D H. Peoples of Bend, formerly of this city, are the parents of a baby girl, born last Sunday. HIGHWAY NEEIDC Citizens Requested to Confer With Court In Plan For County Highway System WOULD OUTLINE 5-YEAR PROGRAM-BOND ISSUE NECESSARY 10 SECURE STATE AND FEDERAL AID T ELLIOTT Hi Hit; IN ARK THE U EST BIDDERS INVOLVES ABOUT TEN HUES Forestry Office 8aja Home Work Will ' Probably Bo Done This Winter On This Important Koad Good nowa has Just come from the Portland office In the form of a sttto ment thai bids for the Wbeelor county section of the Prlnoville. Mit chell road Involving 9 3-4 mile were opened on September 10 and that the lowest bidders were Eliot t & Scoglo of Portland The statement also Indi cates that recommendations by the Forest Burvlce have been made to award the contract to the above firm. It Is very propable that soma work will be done yet this fall and the cost will be approximately $200,000. Another bit of good news comes In the form of an allotment of $600 with which to build a secondary road to the Mill Creek-Trout Croek divide. Work will be commenced on this proj ect at once with the hope that at least a passable road for autos can be completed before next summer. If, this can be done It will be possible for auto parties to at least worn their way I to the summit of the m aintain and ' perhaps easterly as far as View Point; also northerly down Into the Trout Crook country. Runner Anderson ha been at the local Foretitry headquarters f;.r two or three days In connection with his official duties. Arrangementa have been made with the State Fish Hatchery on Tumalo Creek near Bend for securing &0.000 trout fry, The greatest number or which will he placed In the new Ocho co reservoir. Probably the majority of the fish will bo eaxtern brook trout. Ranger Freeman from Summit Prairie spent Tuesday In Prlnevllle consulting with local Forest offlcluls and purchasing a list of supplies for lis full needs. Ranger Freeman only comes to town when hunger driveB him in and statea that he very much appreciates the cooperation of the weather man In furnishing sufficient rnlnfall to help him extliiKiilnh one of the most stubborn fires of the season. The fire had been burning for sever al days and was located in one of the worst sections of his district so far as brush, logs and other features making ire iignung difficult is concerned. Reports from all soctlhns of the Forest Indicate that the recent Ken- oral rains have again saved the day for the stockman and that undoubt edly by the time feeding season comes all stock will bo In excellent condition Even though the past summer has been one of the driest known, stock have kept up well and even consider able beof has boen gathered from the cattle ranges, however, had rains falld to come when they did all clasaog of stock would undoubtedly have suf fered greatly. EPIDEMIC OP COLDS The Dalles is in the grip of an epi demic of colds and slight attacks of tonsllltis. The local hospital has had more cases of tonsllltis during the past month than ever Jiefor in its history. From Indications the cold, flu, or whatover It Is manifests Itself with a headache, which heralds sore throat, stomach ache and a general weakness, The Dalles Chronlclo. A MILLION DOLLAR RAIN A million dollar rnbiniore or less, has been hitting the eTrth in this sec tion today. Everybody Is wearing a smile and the hills are wearing fall coats of green again. Sheepmen and stockmen In general In Harney coun ty will be greatly benefitted by the visitation of aqua pura. Crane Am erican. HYDE PARK SELLING FAST The following sales In Hyde Park wore reported by R. L. Schee this week: Ralph Porfily, 2 acres; James Fuller, 1 acre; Mrs. R. W. Zevely, 1 acre; Chas. O'Kolley, 1-2 acre; and Mrs. Fuller 1-2 acre. This land Is joining the city on the east and is selling fast to parties that expect to improve soon. Contracts For Crooked River -Redmond Road to be Awarded October 7 Length 46 Miles. Ochoco High way Waits County Aid. . A meeting of all citizens In the county who are Interested In the matter' of cooperative highway system providing trunk highways that will be with in easy reach of every community In the county Is being called by Judge Wallace for Beptember 26, which Is Friday. The meeting will be held In the circuit court rooms In the court house, and Is for the purpose of hearing from every part of the county, and a gen eral discussion of the needs of all the communities, which It is planned can be cared for during the progress and unfolding of the program, over a per iod of from three to flvs years. At thla time the necessity of a bond Issue, which will provide $50,000 additional for the 46 miles of road down the Crooked river canyon to Prlne ville from the old Davis ranch, then to Redmond through the Powell Butte district, Including the reconstruction of the grade west of the city and an amount necessary to Insure early construction of a road up Ochoco from Prlnevllle to the Jones sawmill, will be given discussion and careful consid eration. Contracts for the first mentioned highway are to be let by the State on October 7, and the Ochoco road will follow soon after, provided the county bond Issue carries. The meeting Is very Important and a large attendance and general dis cussion is desired by the court. LARGE SHIPMENTS OF CATTLE MADE Last Saturday evening six carloads of cattle were shipped to the Port land market from Prlneville, The shippers were ' George Dickson of Prlnevllle, two cars; Isaac Blann of. Mitchell, one car;-Jim Cram of Rob erts, two ears; George Russell, of Prlnevllle, one car. On Sunday fourteen cars of cattle were shipped out of Prlnevllle. routed for Kansas City. The shippers were E. R. Laughlln, four cars; Dick Barn house, four cars; Baxter & Payne, two cars; R. R. Hawken, two cars; Schumaker Bros., two cars. AH of these men are from the Mountain Creek country near Mit chell. They all expressed themselves as well pleased with the trail this way, and also with the vard and loading facilities at this point. ROYALTY MAY BE THERE The Prince of Wales himself may he an attraction not on the program for the tenth annual Pendleton Round Up, which will be held Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday, Sept. 18.19, and 20 at Pendleton. His highness who is now in Canada on a tour west, has been Invited to be present at the greatest frontier show In all Ameri ca and it Is possible that he will consent-to attend. Whether or not royalty is present, there will be kings crowned at this year's round up. Never have any cowboys won a title two consecutive times and followers of the round up are wondering who will win the crown for huldogging a steer, riding a relay string and for roping. There are world's championship titles to be com peted for bv the cowgirls, too, and in all, 19 different events will be con tested for during the three big days. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, September 21. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11. Theme: "I will make you to become." Vesper service at 7: SO Young People's meeting at 6: SO. These will be the la,st services Mr. Van Nuys will hold with the -church before leaving for a Foreign Mission Conference in New York. The pul pit will be filled, at each service dur ing his absence.' HOME HOSPITAL HS NEW PROPRIETORS P. B. Potndexter this week leased the Home Hospital for a term of four venrs to Mr. and Mrs. Short of Opal City, who will operate U In the future. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Veasev, who have been operating It for the past year, mnde arrangements with Mr. Polndexter, whereby their five year lease prematurely expired and they are moving to the ranch. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bible School at 10 o'clock a. m. "The Holy Scriptures" will be the subject of Btudy. The Young People meet at 7 p. m. Miss Estes will be the leader. Evening service at tight o'clock, sermon topic, "Wben those things begin to come to pass, lift up your heads, your redemption draweth nigh." You are welcome td our services. SET FOR E AT Crook County High' School opened her doors Monday for the beginning of her eighteenth year's wark. Tne attendance to date Is 125 as compared Vo 115 last year, which Is tho largest attendance in her history. This um ber will be greatly increased within a few day as there are several Students to come In from the ranches yet who haven't finished haying. The interest in every way equals the good attendance and with a strong faculty this is sure to be a -anncr year for the old school. Taere are fuur tK'w instructors this year. Mr. Harrington, head of the commercial department, we mentioned last week; Miss Florence E. Cramer, head ot the English department and inatraUcr in Latin, comes highly recommended ! from Park C liege, MiBslour!. Theie she was a leader in everything thai she undertook. She was presi-Knt of the student body, president u2 the Y. . C. A., efii'or of the college paper. 1 chapel orgtir.ist and a fine linger. She will certainly add much to the strength of the school and to tt so cial II fo of .Ills community. Mrs. Claia Tratt, head of .n Nor mal department, is a graduate of the State Normal at Monmouth and took special work at the University of Ore gon. Up until three years ago she specialized in Primary work but since that time her specialty has been Normal work in the Washington State High School and Ranter High School, from which last place she comes to take charge of the Normal- depart ment here. Miss Phila Hall, head of the depart ment of domestic science and art, is a graduate of Johnson Normal and Willimantic.Normal of Connecticut, and took special work since coming to the west at the Oregon Agricultural College. Last year she taught in the Harrisburg High School. DEATH OF OLD PIONEER J. W. "Uncle Jim," Elliott died at his home In this city last night of heart disease. He is well and favor ably known in this section, having re sided here for over forty years. He was born in the State of Missouri on July 27. 1839. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3:00 p. m. from the home under the auspices of the Mas onlc order. UPTON COUNTY CHAIRMAN Jay H. Upton has been apointed county chairman ot the Roosevelt Memorial Association. The quota for Crook county has been suggested as $170.. Chairmen for the various commiK.ees will be appointed by Mr. Upton. The Association will raise a $5, 000,000 national fund during the week ot October 20 to 27, which will be devoted to erecting a national memorial at Washington, D. C, and to maintain a pnbllo park at Oyster Bay, New York, which may ultimately take In Sagamore Hill to be preserved In the same way as Washington's estate at Mt. Vernon and Lincoln's home at Sprfngfield. The fund Is being raised by a non- partisan com mittee, which feels thRt a memorial to the late Theodore Roosevelt will be an Inspiration to future genera tions. , SEPT. 26 J. E. STEWART & CO. HANDLE GENERAL LINES TREMENDOUS VOLUME OP BUSINESS STEADILY GROWING STUDY PRICES ARE FORESEEN Apex Is Perhaps Reached Now Low er Prices Not Possible In Most Lines For A Year While there has been a decided ten dency among Prlnevllle merchants to specialize during the past few years, the firm that has perhaps held more strictly to the general merchandise line than all others Is J. E. Stewart & Company. This fact may contribute somewhat to the success felt by the firm in a steady growth to a tremendous vol ume. J. E. is of the opinion that the steadily growing tendency to buy in Prlneville Instead of from mail order houses is more of a contributing fac tor, but the pleasant fact to the mem bers of the firm Is that the growth nas Deen healthy and steady. The year 1918 was more than thir-i ty-five per cent heavier for this con- here, was a principal: cern in volume of business than the I "With all the thrills of a motion previous year or any year prior to ' picture stunt. Walter Kendall, of that time, and the present rate tndi-jthe firm of Clark, Kendall & Co., was, cates that the current year will be one of the principals a few nights ago greater than last with the concern m a train hold-up act wherein a' real by at least fifty per cent , gun was drawn and a real bad man Mr. Stewart, who is a close student was insisting that things be done as especially In the grocery lines, says: Ire directed. Kendall and his travel that prices will probably be no less in ' ing companion, R. B. Spicer, of San food supplies for a year, that fruits ' Diego. Cal., believed all the while that of all kinds will be at a very high fig-(the gun play was the part of a movie ure during the winter, reaching as i drama In the making, high as sixty cents per can, for etan- Kendall and Spicer, acting for the dard goods, and the new crop only ' bond underwriters of the Ochoco Irri wlll fortell what prices will be forigation project, were returning from 1920. Central Oregon, where they inspected These conditions are brought about the Irrigation layout and boarded the , in the face of the heaviest fruit crop Spokane, Portland and Seattle train, in years, by high labor, sugar andiwhicb makes an all-night run. At other products, and the tremendous'8 I01"1 about 10 mile out of Redmond demand for food supplies from Eu-ia,onK toward nlne o'clock, a young rope. ' fellow stepped into the express car Mr. Stewart does not consider that ' ft"1? 'IvT!1 PVL" W"e Ti8iti"8 there will be ar.y considerable ln-:WIth Kenda11 8 triend tbf eTesa mes- ZrminvW1nenrVb,Ut 8as!8e Ail I want is to Til with you fel. Zizz $: mechehietirwaan4or h.as er wholesale price than the retai, stranser, meanwnne snowing nis nan price now current, due to rapid ad-i rli. j a j vances which have not been . closely L wha.t are we supposed to do n fnj u i V y this movie act?' pleaded Kendall, followed by the local dealers. jwithout any evidence of scenting lm! ,j vWa , the averae farmer! pending trouble. The express mes could be almost entirely filled from :senger believed they were up against iue Diewan c uo. siocK, excluding the real thing. only implements, and from this place j "Just as the trio was figuring a of business and other nearby Prine-I way out of the embarrassing situation vine stores, anyone who wishes to the train conductor walked into the buy anything will be able to supply j express car and quickly surveyed the their wants without question, will be scene. He drew his gun, the intrud courteously. treated, and their pat-;er was disarmed and at the next sta ronage appreciated. ! tion he was permitted to beat it for In the upbuilding of concerns like : the tall sagebrush." this one, there is taxable property and I other excellent features added to the community that are not possible where a large volume of business Is taken by non-resident concerns. BODY OF RANCHER IS SHIPPED NORTH " I who states in a letter that copies of The body of Mathias P. Smith, the Blue Book will be supplied rancher, who died here Sunday night, i promptly and without charge to any was sent last night to The Dalles, j citizen of Oregon on application to where funeral services are to be held the Secretary of State, tomorrow. Mr. Smith, who with his There is Included in this year's 1s brother, J. A. Smith, owned the Mil-juo a list of national and state officials lican ranch, was 63 years of age when j of the principal political parties in death came as the combined result i Oregon and of the diplomatic officers of paresis and arterio-sclerosis. Oth- er relatives reside in California.- Bend Bulletin. TEMPERATURES FOR WEEK Cooperative Weather Observer D. P. Adamson hands in the folowlng temperature record lor the past week Date Sept. 10 Sept. 11 High Low Preclp. 75 42 .00 in. 75 4S .17 in. - 69 '34 .00 in. ; 76 32 .00 in. 80 36 .00 In. 82 38 .00 in. 80 44 .00 in. Sept. Sept. Sept. THIRTEEN DIVORCES GRANTED Examination of the county records I sllOWB thnt fnr tllo fiaoiil.vaav anlncyl September 1,' 1919, there were thlr-l . One of the deepest wells ever sunk teen divorces and twenty-two marri-jin Central Oregon Is that Just coin age licenses granted in this county. ! pleted by County Commissioner Both Of the twenty-two couples married, the average ages of the men were thirty-three and of the women twenty six, s , PLAN TO IRRIGATE 25,000 STEPS BEING TAKES BY POWELL BUTTE DISTRICT VOTE TO EMPLOY ENGINEER Would Supply Water From Central Oregon Canal Syntem Land Lies Near To Prlnevllle A meeting of the board of director for the Powell Butte Irrigation Dis trict in this city yesterday resulted in a decision to employ engineers and complete plans for Irrigation of near ly 25,000 acres of land west of thla city. The district, which was organized a year and a half ago, Includes the land lying above the Central Oregon Canal on the west side of the butte and that part of the nnirrigated land north and east of Powell Butte, which is not now irrigated from the canal system. - Water is said to be available for the lands in the district, and all that would be necessary for the new dis trict would be to purchase water rights from the Central Oregon com pany, and the construction of a canal system, which would perhaps provide for one or more lift pomps for the higher lands, power for which it la planned to generate from a water fall some distance south from the district on the main canal. Engineers who have examined the project consider it quite feaaable, and easily and quickly constructed. WALTER KENDALL IN NEAR HOLD-UP OF TRAIX A recent issue of the Portland Tel egram contains the following account nf an fittomntoH hnlH-nn in whfett wsttar ifonHoii hn .,. man fwonH. OREGON BLUE BOOK IS OUT Copies Slay Be Had Free By Applying To Secretary of State The Journal is in receipt of a copy of the 1919-1920 Oregon Blue Book, sent by the Secretary of State, and i of the United States in the principal foreign countries A statement ot registered motor vehicles, chauffeurs and dealers from 1905 to 1919, a general summary of the taxable prop erty In Oregon from 1858 to 1918, and a list of officers of the principal towns and cities of the State is given. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn ing service at 11 a ,m., sermon, "The Inner Life." Junior Endeavor at S p. m., Mrs. A C Hartley, Supt. Christ ian Endeavor at 7 p. m. Evening worshfp at 8 p. m., sermon, "Jesus Wonderful." Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock. All are welcome to all services. Come and bring one. 1 BORES DEEP WELL Stookey on his Horse Ridge ranch. The drill had gone 905 feet when fin ally a water bearing strata was reach ed. Bend Bulletin.