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Crook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOIXMK XXIV.
PRI.VLVILLK. CROOK COUNTY, OKK4JON, NOVEMBER 20, 1010.
NO. 2.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST POTATO DEALER BUYS LAND
13,900 Acres Eight Miles Of Prineville To Be Planted To Tubers Next Season.
DEPORTATION OF ALIENS
CORPORATION CONTROLLED BY GEORGE SHIMA
Fame of Powell Butte Potatoes Attracts
Largest Interests. Tests Prove
Quality Is The Best
A corporation beaded by tbe Japan
ese potato king, George Mhtma, who
li reputed to huncllo mora potatoes
an a dealer than any other two men
In the business and who owni Im
mense potato acreage In California,
thta week dosed thn purchase of 13,
900 acres of land lying between
I'rlnevllln and Powell lluttn. practi
cally all In kkk brush and juniper,
and will lot contracts Immediately
for lh clearing of audi purla of the
land aa ran lie, watered fro mcxlstlng
ciiiibIh next yi'iir, with a plan of hav
ing not hiss than 2,000 acres of the
now IiiiiiIn In potatoes In 11)20.
The remaining parts of thn pur
chase will ho watered from the can
als to ho constructed hy the Powell
Hullo Irrigation District, nnd will he
cleared mid put Inlo potatoea aa rap
lillv aa conditions will warrant.
Not less than 11,000 acre of the
lunilH are considered fit for the tuber
rop,nriurlinK to Mr. rlhlmii. and
bla chief buyer, Mr. Hurt, who la nsso
elated wllh him In the ownership of
the largo trart.
These men mndn a personal In
peetlon of the lands during the
COUNTY SETS ASIDE
$5,000 FOR BUILDING
LOCAL POST AMERICAN LEGION'
TO TAKE IT DETAILS
MEMORIAL TO CROOKSOLDtERS
Building To He Designed As Cninmuii.
ity Hull And Devoted To All
lllc:is Of County
A special meeting of Crook Coun
ty Post No. 29, Amerlenn Legion, was
held Monday night, November 17, tor
the purpose of discussing thn propos
ed Crook County Soldier Memorial.
The county court has Included the
sum of $5,000 In tills year's budget
for this purpose and the ti.oninrlnl Is
to tnko the shape of u community
building. At tho meeting of the local
Post of the Legion It was considered
that n building of this sort, for the
use of every citizen, should be of
sufficient size to accommodate all
the features nocesHiiry to such use.
The building as planned will con
tain a mooting mom, rest rooms, writ
ing room, on the first floor. The
basemont will he fitted up with bil
liard room, healing plant and kit
chenette. The front will be f.inisnod
in a porch with large columns, and
with suitable tablets containing the
names of Crook County's tiddler dead.
The building to bo ot reinforced con
crete with nmrblo dust tliilHh, giving
. It the durability and appearance of
a mnrhlo structure.
At this time there hns been no site
definitely decided upon, but is Is
practically certain that the city will
contrlbue as Its share of the build
ing, a suitable site, presumably near
the city park.
This move is one that Is In keep
ing with the general idea of memor
ials to our heroes. All over the
country communities are erecting
such buildings, some of them run
ning Into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars and being built for theuse
of the community at largo. A very
fitting way to ciimmomorate the deeds
of those who gave their lives to pre
serve thejse same communities ns they
are to the future citizens. Such me
morial halls will at once keep alive
the memory of the departed members
of our community who were sacrificed
and serve the living as n common
meeting ground for nil public gath
erings. This will promote a true co
operative spirit among all citizenB
and lead to better uuderstnnging on
all public questions.
This movement is one that we be
Uve will have the hearty endorsement
of every citizen In the county.
Committees Will Draft Resolutions For Passage by AH Local Organizations
week, and consider It without equal
for the production of potatoes.
These lands are all within eight
miles of Prineville. some much near
er, and the short haul, all down grade
to the local railroad, was a feature
considered by the shrewd buyers.
The consideration, while not given
out. la considered to he about $50,000
for the land In addition to which will
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the preparation of tho land for plant-
j
The buyers said that they were at-1
tracted to this part of the country by I
he finality of Powell Butte pout es
sold In the San Francisco market anil
that Netml Gem potatoes would bo
planted to a larKe extent, the market
always being excellent for this va-'e'.y
for seed purposes.
Tho venture Is the largest yet i
teinplated for the production of p la
toes In this part of thn couuliy, a
smaller corporation, headed hy t. D.
.MiiHlard and the Portland Seed Co.,
having been recently form' tl to oper
ate: a section of land In the same way
recently, being the first.
NEW CHARTER
ASKED FOR CITY
Ac-ting under the belief that the
present charter Is obsolete, having)
been In use for many years during
which time there have been many,
changes rendering It ineffective, a
committee has been appointed by the:
men present at the Commercial Club !
luncheon Friday to ask for the draft-1
lug of a new nnd up-to date document
at the December meeting of the city
council. I
mun.y lllillKn "nil iit-y.i ...... i
sldered possible by those who drew
the document at present In force have
been accomplished, and other modern
problems aro up for consideration by
the people of the municipality.
The charter, should It be drawn
within the next few weeks, will be
suhmltted to the voters for ratifica
tion at a special election.
Wm'KIX BUTTE STAGE MAX
BUYS LAND A XI) SHEEP
A land deal of considerable Impor
tance wus consummated Inst week
when Mr. and Mrs. Scheurer, well
known nuto stage proprietors, pur
chased the Allan Wilcoxen ranch at
Powell Butte, consisting of 120 acres
of alfalfa. The buildings on this
place are nil up-to-date, Tho con
sideration was $16,000. Mr. Scheur
er also bought a forty-aoj e tract from
Frank McCaffrey, completing the
square of his place. He also pur
chased SO acres from Herman Meyer
at $100 per aero. This land lies
nbout two miles from Community
Hall, while the Wilcoxen land is near
Powell Rutte store. Mr. Scheurer
looked all over the Northwest ehfore
purchasing and he tolls us that they
found nothing that looked- ns good to
them ns the Powell Butte country.
They have purchased the shoep be
longing to Mr. Wilcoxen and a few
more from Mr, McCormack. making
in all about 835 head of fine ewes.
After making somo Improvements to
the home, they expect to move to
their new home early in the spring.
Mr. Wilcoxen is at present working in
the timber near. Bond.
RECENT LAND SALES OF
OREGON & WESTERN COL. CO.
The following Is a partial list of
recent sale made by the Oregon &
Western Colonization Company:
II . J. Lister, 19,200 a.; A. R. Rog
ers, 6.400 n.; J. R. & E. S. Terrell.
611 a.; S. RnBmussen, 1,000 a.; W.
C. Evans, 800 a.; N. F. McColn, 640
a.: McColn & Mellon, 640 a.; C.
Breen, 640 a.
(By Guy Lafollette)
There was never so large a gath
ering of blue blooda of tbe livestock
world on the west coaat as are hous
ed under the Immense roof at the
new International Livestock Exposi
tion at North Portland this week.
Thn attendance at the big. pavil
ion was large on Sunday, and many
thousands of people attended the ev
ening horse show. Because of the
many entrances and the system used
In checking. It Is difficult to estimate
the total atendance but It will average
many thousands daily.
Perhaps the largest dlsplny Is in
the rattle division. Among these,
Shorthorns and Hereford! vie for first j
t . hi. . - n. .1 i t.
nunera wiin ine ononnorns leaaing
nv gnht shade.
Shorthorn hulls, flat and broad on
the hacks with room for a house
and lot. some of the largest and best
bred stuff in the world are here, com
ing from all over the Northwest, from
Canada. California, IdHho, Montana,
Washington, Colorado, many Oregon
herds and sundry other states.
Hereford! In ss large numbers, and
almost, if not quite aa large and well
bred Individuals, show as good blood
and by nyiny will be considered as
ahead of thp Shorthorns.
Milking Shorthorns are found In
two long rows of pens, and a small
exhibit of Polled Angus from the
Washington State College. O. A. C.
and Congdon & Battles herd of Yak
ima. The dalrv cattle have a large wing
of the building, a couple of acres or
so, for themselves, and it is well
filled with Jerseys. Holstolns, Geurn-i
sles and some Drown Swiss and other
milkers of lesser Importance
Swine have a fine large wing, well
filled bIho, mere than half of the
total exhibits in this section being
Duroc Jerseys, many of which come
from Idnho.
Poland China, O. I. C, Chester
White and llerkshires and Hamp-
shires are also well represented rang-
In? In points of importance In the
ordor named. .
In the sheep dlvfsion are some won-
derful exhibits, the mutton greeds
being represented from Suffolk to
Shropshire, while some excellent stuff
, ,,. . , ,., J .ij
Ing tbe Baldwin Sheep Co., of Hay
Creek, who also have some fine indi-
TEMPERATURE RECORD
Date
High L'w
November 13 54
28
November 14 60
November 15 .7TT..5S
November 16 66
November 17 70
November 18 66
November 19 49
22
34
28
28
28
36
LYCEUM NUMBER MONDAY
The first number of tho Lyceum
course will be given at the Club Hall
next Monday evening, November 24.
Miss Hettle Jane Dunawny will give
an impersonation of "Daddy Long
Legs." Season tickets are now on
salo nnd enn ho procured from the
merchants of tho guarantors. Adult
tickets are $1.50 for the entire course
and children's tickets are $1.00. Fif
teen cents will be charged for reserv
ed seats. These reservations may be
made at the Prineville Drug Co. All
money from ticket sales should be
tjrned over to the Michel Grocery.
Single admission tickets will b6 on
sale at the door.
OCHOCO FARMER MAKES
GOOD RECORD WITH BEES
One Ochoco Project farmer this
season received 1200 pounds of fine
honey from 28 colonies of bees. He
will also receive as a by-product,
nearly 150 gallons of the best qual
ity vinegar, not to speak of the val
ue of the wax.
Several of the colonies made as
high as 150 pounds of honey In the
season, which was unusually short
this year, the honey flow not begin
ning until the middle of July and
being over by the latter part of Sep
tember. Boe culture is a valuable asset til
the man who understands the work
and gives returns out of proportion
to the amount of time devoted to
them. The man herein mentioned
spent approximately 40 hours at the
work this season.
AT
MAMMOTH STOCK EXPOSITION
vlduals in the Hereford cattle pens.
A glimpse of the borse section of
tbe building would lead one to in
quire who suggested that Dobbin Is
doomed. Drafters In all tbe breeds,
driving horses, saddle horses, coach
horses, Bhetlands, and just horses, are
hem and will be out on dreas parade,
stepping to martial music every night
this week until Saturday.
' In the sawdust covered arena on
Monday afternoon, 'dedication of the
new building was formally conducted
In the presence of about one-third as
many people as can dally be seated
in the grandstand at the Inter-State
Fair at Prineville. The crowd was
made up of about ninety per cent
stockmen and their good wives from
Oregon and other states, a scattering
few Portlanders, and others.
The crowd was addressed by a few
able speakers but by severel gentle
men who read addresses in a voice
that was scarcely audible In the im
mense building and on livestock top-1
Ics concerning whlcn they knew less
than the great majority of their hear
ers. Every available space beneath the
sealing.mid elsewhere, was filled with
stands of every description and many
demonstration booths for farm appli
ances, machinery, and various ar
ticles. The grounds are reached easily by
street car from up town and if Port
land, Its sleepy citizenry, should wish
to do so, the exposition can be made
a wonderful success in every respect
for the exhibits are here, the Portland
papers are doing their part In giving
the event due publicity.. It the city
of Portland would respond In the
same manner that the state at large
has. the building would be taxed to
capacity for tho rtmiainedr of the
week.
Attending the Exposition from
Prineville are: Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Slayton, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Dishman,
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Biggs. Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Woods, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lafollette,
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin C. Mills, Mr. and
Mrs. Herb Anpell, Mr. and Mrs. Ban
Puett, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Stearns,
Dolly and Stella Hodges, Jay Upton.
R. L. Schee. Harvey Dunham, Geo.
Russell, C. W. Foster, Sam Clemens,
John Hunsaker, Geo. Dickson, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Lafollette.
THIRD STREET TO
BE
One block of Third street east, is
to be improved at the expense of the
Commercial Club as a test for a new
plan of making it a better street.
Elckmeyer Bros, will scarify It,
regrade It and roll one block for $30,
which expense is to be borne by the
commercial organization.
If the test is Considered a success,
steps will be taken to have the entire
street reworked in this manner.
This street was graveled and put
in excellent condition a few years ago
but the very heavy traffic has render
ed it in bad condition and rearrange
ment of the material is necessary to
put it in good condition again.
THANKSGIVING NIGT
SMOK1.R AT CM-B HILL
Matchmaker Johnson informs us
that he has an excellent program
signed up for the big Braoker on
Thanksgiving niglit. There will be
some rattling good preliminaries with
the gloves and a real go between Roy
Anderson and James Thores o Port
land in a wrestling match, best two
falls in three, to a finish, for a purs'!
of $200. Thores is a big man, and
the fans of Prineville are fortunate
in being able to see a man of his
Caliber here. The bout promises
some thrills, as Anderson Is at his
best and the odds are about even.
The ringside admission is $1.50
with general admission of $1.00.
The management wishes to say that
these matches are perfectly orderly
and are clean sport, and the Indies
who enjoy such, are cordially lnvlt
ect to atend.
IS FAVORED
ASKING ROUGH TREATMENT FOR ALL DISLOYAL
All Agitators Should
Enemies of The
Should Be
A resolution urging rough treat- i citizenship should be Immediately de
ment of all disloyol persons in this I ported; that the citizenship ofall for
communlty or In the i state or nation . , b h members of the
was passed last Friday by the local I " ' .
Commercial Club. The resolution is w- w- or who locate lta doe
as follows: trines. should have their citizenship
"Be it resolved by the Citizens and ' cancelled and they be deported, and
loyal and patriotic oranlzations of that laws should immediately be ad
Prineville and Crook county, state of opted making it the crime of treason
Oregon, j against the Unite States of America
That we believe the time for tem- to advocate revolution or the over
porizing with disloyal aliens, slackers, throw' of the government."
I. W. W.'s and other anarchists has i A committee was appointed also to
passed, I draft resolutions which will be pre-
That the government of, the United I sented to other loyal organizations
States should take immediate action ! for adoption, and after which copies
j to deport all aliens with I. W. W. or t
other anarcnisuc lenaencies; inai an
alien slackers who renounced their
T
Roy Anderson defeated Paul Tan
gen of Bend on the mat at the club
rooms in this city Saturday night,
after a hard fought go, lasting about
40 minutes.
While the offensive was taken aid !
held by Anderson from the start, with j
the exception of a few spurts on the
part of Tangen, the men were of eq- j
unl weight and very evenly matched, ;
and both showed wonderful skill.
Tangen especially took tremendous
punishment with a Bmile until An
derson, by a toe hold, brough him to
the mat.
Before the decision was given to
Anderson, however. Tangen, who re
fused to give up. was injured until
it was not possible for him to go on
with the bout, and referee Dobry cor
rectly gave the decision to the Prine
ville man over the Bend Lumberjack.
Anderson was immediately chal
lenged by James Thores, of Portland,
which challenge was accepted.
Two preliminaries were staged, one
four round mill between Ad. Wolgost
and John Hoover, the decision going
to the former and another of the same
duration between Martin Hoover and
Tom Phillips, which was very close,
but given to Phillips on points, were
the opening cards.
A good crown of fans witnessed the
event and were well pleased with the
clean sport and result of the smoker.
STANDARD OIL
STATION READY
The local station of the Standard
Oil Company is now doing business,
deliveries of gas and distillaio and
Pearl oil being made and the bal
ance of the full stock is tspected in
this week.
The storage capacity of this sta
tion is 20,000 gallons of gas and the
same amount of distillate and Pearl
oil. The station will serve the Crook
ed river country as far as Izee, to
Mitchell on the east, to Ashwood, and
1halIway t0 Redmond on ?e 'est;
iliret men re tuupiujeu at iuu
present, under Special Agent S. M.
Campbell, formerly of the Redmond
district. There is only one tank
truck in operation at this time, but
another will be doubtlessly put on In
the spring.
It takes six carloads of material to
stock the station, two of which are
here and the other four expected in
the near future. The requirements
of this territory at the present time
will be approximately four carloads
per month, which will mean a con
siderable income to the City Railway.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The new bell will summon you to
our Bible school at 10 o'clock, also to
our two evening services. The Young
People's meeting at 6:30 to be led
by W. R. Cabeen. Preaching ser
vices at 7:30. Sermon topic: "ueen
Elizabeth's Dying Cry." A cordial
welcome to all.
Be Considered As
Country And
Deported
of them will be lent to our represen-
lauves in vvaBaingion ana bisio ueua-
quarters of the American Legion.
MM 6185 POUNDS
J. L. C.IBSOX SATS OTHER THAN!
SPUDS GROW AT POWELL BUTTE
PLANTED IN MAY RIPE IN AUG.
"If There Is a Limit To. Production,
We Haven't Found It Yet." All
Other Crops Good Too
A return of 6,185 pounds of mar
ketable onions of an excellent quality
from 14 ounces of seed is the record
of J. L. Gibson on his Powell Butte
ranch about eight miles west of thit
city.
Mr. Gibson paid a large price for
the seed, and was very careful to see
that It was all planted properly and
the crop well cared for, he says.
The onions were of the variety
known as Mountain Danvers and he
says they were planted in May and
in August were well majured with a
very small percentage of "thick
necks."
Mr. Gibson has been very success
ful In all kinds of farm and garden
crops, and says that if there-is a lim
it to the production of this soil, we
haven't found It yet.
The crop above mentioned wat
raised In 1918, while the planting for
the current year was just as success
ful, ht having less ground devoted to
truck garden than In 1918.
CALL FOR WARRANTS
The county has issued a call
for all warrants up to and lnclud-
Ing Registered Number 7070.
UPTON MAY BE CANDIDATE
Not Seeking Position As Representa
tive, However Prefers Senate
The announcement in the Oregon
ianlast week that Jay H. Upton will
be a candidate for representative
brought a quick denial but with It
the admission from Mr. Upton that
he might accept the senatorship It
the place were forced upon him, or
something to that effect.
Whether Denton Burdick seeks to
succeed himself as representative in
the primaries next spring is not know
but It is considered possible that he
also may wish the senate Job.
OCHOCO FARMERS TO MEET
There will be a meeting of the..
Ochoco Project farmers at 7:30
Tuesdav evening, November 5.
This meeting is an important
one to the farmers of the dis
trict as several subjects of inter
ests will be discussed, among
which will be the purchase of al
falfa seed. Be sure to come and
bring your neighbor.