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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
VOLUME XXIV.
OCHOCO LAKE THREE MIL
AftiT tlin limped lini of tlm line ov
r whic h the Prlncvillo-Kcrimond sec
(Inn (if tin' Eugene-Mitchell highway
U lo be liullt on Tuesday of lust week
Oakar llubcr, who has the contract
for thli part of Crook county's high
way program, let two mil) contract
for work on thu Prineville end of the
highway, and workmen started the
flrat of thla week on Rome of tlm
heavy construction on thn hill west
of fl l(y.
Within thirty dnya, Mr. lluber nya
work will bo under full headway on
till! unit, and hifore the hot daya of
summer, Im hope to have a large
part. If not Mil of tlm contract com
pleted, Thn entire length of the highway
la to ho graveled, and because of the
fnct Ihnt the firat six mllit from thla
city wont li lo bo urfared from thla
nd of the road, it likely that the
Mti end of the line will be built
flrat.
GOOD RETURNS HERE
Revival meeting, which opened In
thla city Sunday evening are atarting
well, and good crowd are In attend
ance each night, conalderlng local
ronritlnna.
Excellent message are being de
livered by the apeaker. Dr. McCallum,
and linger Scott 1 proving hi abllltty
In thai line.
Committee have been formed to
saslal In getting the people Interested
In thai work, and the peoplo of the
church organizations are working to
gether In fine almpn all through.
On Friday night the light School
Oleo Club will furnlah the mualc and
three hlg meeting will be held on
Sunday, all at the Methodist church.
While the war wn on Dr. McCal
lum waa director of religion work at
Mare Inland, where he had to do with
Mnrlnea. the army and the navy. In
thla work he saw 1.000 men convert
ed during three month' time.
lie hud a Ron with thn Murine In
France a aon-nl-lnw who wa a lieut
enant with Battery D, which aaw or
vlce In the thickest of the fight In
France, and knowa something of the
effect of the war.
Mooting will be held every even
ing but Monduy at the Methodist
church.
ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL MEET
Thn aoventh annual track meet of
the high and grade school of Cen
tral Oregon will be held In Redmond,
May 15.
This waa the decision of represen
tative of the school of Crook, Dos
i!hutoB and Jefferson counties, who
mot In Madras laat Friday.
The meeting Include track and
field event, a lennis tournament and
an Interscholiiatlc oratorical contest.
The voting of Iledmond a the place
for holding thla year's meet brings
the event to Hedmond for the firat
time since the first meet of the orga
nization of Central Oregon schools
was held here In the spring of 1913.
Paul Irvine, superintendent of the
Redmond union high school was el
ected secretary-treasurer of the track
meet association for the coming year
and will be largely entrusted with ar
ruiiRi'ments. Other officers elected were: J. A.
Thompson, county superintendent of
schools of Deschutes county, presi
dent J. E. Meyers, county superin
tendent of schools of Crook county,
vlce-presldont.
Delegate at Mudrus representing
the schools of the threo counties in
the association wore: J. A. Thompson
nnd Paul Irvine of Deschutes county;
J. E. Meyers of Crook county; Mrs.
Lilian Watts. Miss Irma Laird of
Culver and Supt. S. W. Moore of
Madras, representing Jefferson coun
ty. "HEAXEKY" TKAM CHALLENGES
The lilgh school boys at "Dodos'
Reanery" have challenged the rest of
the school to a basket ball game,
which was played off Tuesday after
noon at four o'clock, the "Benncry"
boys winning from the high school's
picked team by a score of 25 to 12.
O. Mills, J. Miller, R. Smith, Chester
Lewollyn and Roy Clnrk represented
the boarding house.
PAT DOHERTY GETS $5,000
POST AS FIELD MAX
J. P. (Pat) Dohnrty, well known In
this vicinity, has been appointed as
field man for the Aberdeen-Angus
Cattle Association of America, at a
.salary of $5,000 a year and expenses.
Crook
Krom the II. D. Still ranch to Red
mond the surfacing la to he of crush
ed rock, and thla will be provided
from a crualmr to be establish
ed at or near the old river bed and
the material taken both- ways from
that point.
Truck and tractor will bo tiaed in
moving the materlul and few, if
any horse will be on the work.
Mr. Unber finds that more machin
ery Iimr horam and a lea number of
men cn'n dfwn the coat of operating
und Increase the efficiency of hi or
ganization. The at reel from Main to the grade
weat of the city will be scarified to a
conaliteruble depth, graded and roll
ed, which Mr. Uuher think will
make It an Ideal roadway.
The crown of the street will be
widened, and an even grade eatabllah
ed before the roller I applied.
KNIGHTS HOLD ANNUAL DANTE
' The annual K. of P. Ball came oft
last Thursday night a per schedule
and while the crowd present wai not
quite a largo a usually attend thla
affair, on account of many being ab
sent on account of alckneas, , there
were enough present to make the ev
ent a Buccei and dancing itself a
pleaaure.
Ethel Horton and her Jazz crew of
Bend fumshed thn music for the oc
caaalon, which certainly made a name
for Itself on this occasion for furnish
ing bona fide dance music with lots
of life, and they will have no difficul
ty in getting a crowd of dancers If
tbey ever come this way again.
The arrival of Seth Dixon about 11
o'clock put renewed life Into the
dance, as he immediately made bl
preaence known by his usual tactics
and the dancing would have contin
ued far Into the morning If the mus
ic had not stopped.
The club hall stage was beautifully
decorated in the Knights of Pythias
colors and punch was served to the
dancers at all times during the even
ing. Tuck tllggshy Is espoclully to
be commended for the grace with
which he presded over the punch ta
ble during (lie time when this duty
was allotted to him.
HOY ANDERSON ISSUES
A PUBLIC STATEMENT
I here wish to say a few words re
garding some of the remarks made
by some of the would-be sports that
know not the meaning of wrestling.
Sonio of them hollered fake. It is
a Ignorant remark to make. It
would be a great teaching to some of
these fellows to take a few lessons In
wrestling and by so doing tbey would
soon find out that it don't only take
a common old bear hug to beat an
opponent. They will find out that It
Is far from what they think it is.
There are hundreds of little tricks to
beat one with. Some of these poor
would-be's think that all it takes is
a common old hold lo lay one down.
Now, I will make an opon challenge
to enyone that would like to find out
how the holds feel that I beat the
Finn with and I will guarantee that
they will say no wonder the Finn
said enough. Now I would like to
no tlmorechat Bt. TF (MotcU.w
meet tho Hindu aguin in a finish
match, no time limit, winner tak all
baaiB, providing Promoter Johnson
will send out und get some good man
for me to train with. These fellows
come in here in the best of condition
nnd I have to take my chances against
my natural every-dny condition. I
wtll wrestle tho Hindu on these terms
If Johnson cares to get a man for me
to train with. I realize the Hindu Is
a hard man to beat but with ten days
training with a good man, I am con
fident of beating him and then I
want a chance at the world's cham
pion, Ted Thye. If I can't get no one
to train with I will give up the
wrestling game for tho Reason and
go to work at my trade, lathing and
roofing, so if there is anyone that
wants first class lathing or shingling
done, I am at your service.
ROY ANDERSON.
SHRINE CLVH ORGANIZED
The Prineville Shrine Club was or
ganzed Mondny night Feb. 23 1920.
A committee composed of Mason
E. Brink, John W. Carlson, and Asa
W. Battles suhmltted a draft of the
CoiiHtitution nnd By-Laws, which
wore adopted by the Club.
Business meetings to be held on
tho 3rd Friday of each month at the
Masonic Temple, nnd social meetings
on call.
The permanent officers elected
were ChnrleB Edwards, President;
Mason E. Brink, Vice-President; and
Lake M. Bochtull, Sec.-Treaa.
Comity Journal
PKIXKVIMJS. CHOUK tXJUMY, OREGON,
. STATE ROAD FUND;
I MTf.t I. AMOUNT IS $0,KiH.M
TO UK MAT HED IIY COUNTY
$20,000 POSSIBLE TOTAL FUND
For l w On Itoada Outside The State
Highway Program If It I
Proved Necewmry
Judge Wallace ha statements from
the State of Oregon aaying that a
fund of 16.855.65 I available for
Crook County from the Slate Market
Itoad Fund, providing that an equal
amount is available from the fund lo
this county for that purpose.
It I tlao stated that this Is the first
distribution from this fund, and that
all allotments to the counties of the
tale, if not matched by the differ
ent counties, will be returned to a
common fund, from which redistribu
tion will be made to all counties able
to match thla second fund.
Fortunately for Crook county, the
county court and thoae In attendance
at the budget meeting, ere far-sighted
enough to be prepared for this sit
uation, and this county Is not only
able to match the $6,865.65 fund
that la now available, but will be pre
pared to receive Its share of the reap
portionment to a total sum of (10,000
which makes a possible market road
fund for this county for 1920 of
double that amount, or $20,000.
This money Is available for roads
outside of the highways designated
by the state highway program con
tracts, and this amount or more will
be available year after year from this
source.
It must be expended under a gen
eral plan approved by the state high
way commission, however, and the
county court and the commission will
work together to this end, Judge Wal
lace lays.
( HANDLERS AND BUCKS COME
The Inland Auto Company received
a car load of Chandler cars last Mon
day. Included in this carload was
one disptch car, two chummy road
sters, and one seven passenger tour
ing car. Chandler cars are proving
very successful in this part of the
country and this is the second car
this company has recelvel lately, and
these cars will sell fast.
The Inland Auto company also un
loaded a car load of Buck Six Tour
ing cars, delivered to them at The
Dalles. Ray Mackay Walt McFar-
land and the two Hons ton boys went ;
to The Dalles to drive the cars back.
They arrived in Prineville Tuesday
night. These cars were all sold be
fore they reached here which shows
how popular this make of car is ar
ound here. The cars go to D. F.
Stewart, Michel Brothers, and D. J.
Evans.
HEND TAKES ONE GAME
While Madras still holds the lead
in the race for the basketball cham
pionship of Central Oregon, the vic
tory over Trineville of 29 to 17, puts
Bend once more In the race for the
pennant. At the present time Mad
ras has a percentage of 760 and Bend
and Prineville tie for second place
with a percentage of 600 each. Red
mond hits lost all games played this
season.
In the game last Saturday night
Bend played its best game , of the
year and Prineville's playing seemed
to Ue far helow par aa viewed along
side its brilliant showing in the
games played before this season. At
the end of the first half the score
wns nine to three in favor of Prine
ville, but in the second half ' Bend
scored twelve baskets in quick suc
cession, and scored twice on fouls,
while the Prinevillo boys made four
baskets. The line-up and individual
scores were as follows:
Prineville Bend
f. Miller (9) f. Saunders (7)
Pf. Smith f. L. Coyner (8)
c. Mills (4) c. Brosterhonse (14)
g. Wright (2) g. Williams
g. Horigan g. Hauck
. Rosenberg, who substituted for
Smith for Prineville, scored two.
A. TI. Gillott was the faculty mem
ber of C. C. H. S. who accompanied
the Prineville team,
Kfct.lU AKV 2H, K
HIGHWAY
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IE A FAKE
UKEIW SHOULD INVESTIGATE
MERITS OF (TALUS
INOCULATION fill HELD BEST
One of IW-st Methods To Make Soil
Fit For Alfalfa It Claimed
Hy Those Who Know
The sale of "pure bred" bacerla
for the inoculating of soil in prepar
ation for the growing of an alfalfa
crop 1 all pure "humbug," aay Prof.
Copson, who 1 an authority on such
matters, and no man can guarantee
result from the use of any kind of
bacteria.
The conditions of the soil, the prox
imity to other lands already in a 1
talfa or some other legume, the un
certain element entering into the re
sult of the application are all to be
considered, authorities declare.
A more complete statement of the
situation ia made by Prof. Coposon
of Oregon Agricultural College, who
says:
"The 'pure culture' method is per
haps the best way, all thing consid
ered, to get the special kind of bac
teria "Into your soil. If you already
have a certain legume growing nn a
field on your farm, you can easily and
thoroughly inoculate another field
with some of this soil. This is the
surest method known and hag no dis
advantages when you know there are
no weed pests to be carried with the
soil.
"The pure cultures prepared at O.
A. C. are guaranteed to be fresh and
to contain the largest possible amount
of lining, virile bacteria, grown on i-trogeu-free
media, in order to make
then, take their nitrogen from the air.
Otbr than this the so-called ,'breed-lng-up'
of bacteria is all humbug.
"No man can 'guarantee' favorable
results from "pure culture' inocula
tion. It Is an experiment and if the
soil happens to be lacking in this par
ticular kind of bacteria it will prob
ably be a benefit if properly applied.
If the bacteria are already there, in
oculation is useless; it is like adding
a little water to the ocean.
"It is not known how long the bac
teria will live in the soil with no le
gume growing, but after five years
without it is recommended that in
oculation be practised. If the bacter
ia are in the soil as shown by presenc
of nodules on the roots, no amount of
Inoculation will do any more good.
"We are recommending the use of
larger amounts of inoculating mater
ial on the strength of later experi
mental evidence. The amount now
recommended for two acres is more
than we formerly recommended for
fifteen acres, and much larger than
the commercial cultures. These bot
tles sell for fifty cents each postpaid,
or the equivalent of twenty-five cents
per acre. We put the cultures up in
two-acre sizes only.
"Suming up: The O. A. C. cultures
are as good as any on the market and
larger for the amount recommended
than any of the commercial cultures
we have seen. There is no compari
son between 'breeding up' livestock
and inoculating bacteria they are al
ready 'bred up.' Many soils do not
need inoculation. If the soil is well
drained end not acid, but still will
not grow a leguminous crop, ther in
oculation may help. No one has any
right to claim more for inoculation.
"Since inoculation of legumes is
still experimental, the Department of
Bacteriology, O. A. C, is prepared to
furnish inoculating bacteria to the
farmers of Oregon at cost. The fac
ilities for handling -this work are
greatly improved so that orders can
be filled promptly. It is expected that
that the farmer will leave a small
plot uninoculated as a check and will
report results at the end of the seas
on." '
DAMAGE CASKS SET
FOR. MARCH ELEVEN
The damage cases, in which Twohy
Brothers are being sued by owners
under the Ochoco Project, will be
called In the circuit court in this city
March 11.
Judge J. tl. Campbell of Oregon
City will preside In these cases as In
the O'Neil case some months ago. be
cause of the fact that Circuit Judge
iDnffy holds land under the Ochoco
Project
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
Horse, barm, plank fence In quarter-mile
length and other articles
floating on the surface of Laky Gcho
co which i being formed above the
huge hydraulic filled earth dam, in
duces one to realize that the Ochoco
Project is an actuality.
Three mile above the dam, into
the Price ranch, the waters are now
backed, and should the dam be filled
to its capacity at this date an addi
tional 25 feet In depth would be ad
ded, making (he lake approximately
four miles long.
This huge body of water already In
storage insures a proper quantity of
this necessary fluid for this season's
crops on the project. The dam is be
ing rushed to completion and every
thing looks very promising for the
district.
CAUGHT KILLING DEER
W. H. Brummer, C. L. Reames and
Archie Reames were brought to this
city Saturday night by Deputy State
Game Warden H. D. McDonald and
Forest Ranger W. A. Donnelly and
arraigned before Justice of the I eace
Bowman on a charge of killing deer
out of season. Around twelve hides
and a quantity of meat were discover
ed at the Reames home. W. H.
Bremmer and C. L. Reame were fin
ed $25 each and Archie Reaes was
fined $50. The meat was sold to the
Prineville City Meat Market.
Warren J. Libbey was also fined
on the same charge of killing deer
out of season.
OBITUARY
Frank V. Kuhn, who died in this
city on February 18, 1920, had been
a citizen of this county for his entire
life, and was 27 years of age when
stricken.
He was ill leas than two weeks,
suffering froma light illness when in
Portland on business recently, and
was stricken seriously after return
ing to his Suplee home two weeks
ago.
I Funeral services were conducted by
j Rev. Van Nuys at the Paulina ceme-
i tery on rlflay for the departed.
j He is survived by father and moth
er and two brothers.
Mr. Kuhn was a member of the
firm of Kuhn & Colpitts, who have
large sheep ranch interests in the
Suplee and Grindstone country.
OBITUARY
Harlie Saunders was born July 3,
1884. In Macon County. N. C. He
van mflrriut Santomhor 11 1 OAK rt
Effie Houston of Highlands, N. C. In
April, 1907, they moved to Crook
county where they have since resided.
Mr. Saunders was spoken of dur
ing his life by all who knew him best
as a noble Christian man.
His devotion to his wife and chil
dren was evident in all the acts of his
everyday life and he could leave his
loved ones no better inheritance than
the precious memory of his sterling
character.
"A good man never dies."
He leaves a father and mother and
one brother in North Carolina, and
his wife and six children in PrinevilVe.
METHODIST DINNER SATURDAY
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church gave a dinner Saturday even
ing which was attended by a large
number of members and friends of
the church.
MuBie was furnished by the High
School Orchestra and was of a very
high quality.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach
ing both morning and evening at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Junior Endeav
or at 3 p. m. Senior Endeavor will
meet at 6:30. All the young people
are urged to attend this meeting as
Mrs. Hartley will give a report of the
State C. E. Convention which was
held at Albany last week.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30. All are welcome.
Mrs. A. C. Hartley returned from
the Albany convention, which was
held February 20-22 in Albany, and
will give a report of the Convention
at the Christian church February 29
at 6:30 p; m. Everybody is welcome.
MORE ALFALFA SEED ORDERED
An additional shipment of 4100 lbs.
of alfalfa seed was ordered for far
mers under the Ochoco Project this
week, making a total of 21,000 lbs.
of seed these people have ordered in
cooperative shipments this spring.
The work of collecting the orders
and getting the seed here has been in
the efficient hands of Ben Sordal, the
secretary of the district.
NO. 10.
NOW
The completed length of the lake
will be five miles. At the present rate
of filling, about two feet in depth be
ing added each week, while the crest
is rising more rapidly than that by
about fifty per cent.
Present rate of progress will see
the dam completed early in May of
this year, and snow already In the
mountains should fill it to about 75
per cent of its capacity, experts say.
In the future year, after the dam
is completed and the reservoir as
sumes Its regular function, the lake
will be a great storage for trout, the
several planting already made hav
ing done well, , and with planting of
more fry, the place will soon be the
mecca for fishermen from this sec
tion. L
OF THE LEW
The exercises held at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning at 11:00
under the auspices of Crook County
Post No. 29, of the American Legion,
were attended and appreciated by a
host of friends and ex-service men.
This ceremony marked the official
thanks of France for America's par
ticipation in the war and through the
French high commission and the lo
cal post of the American Legion will
be distrbuted engrved memorial
scrolls, signed by the president of the
French republic, to the nearest rela
tives of all soldiers sailor and mar
ines who gave their lives during the
war, either in this country or over
seas. - Owing to the number of these cer
tificates being distributed in Oregon,
as some 1868 Oregon boys gave their
lives, but three of the certificates had
arrived for dstributiou and they were
eagerly accepted and greatly prized
by the parents of the heroes.
After the singine of America hv
the audience, and the invocation by
Rev. McCallon, Post .Commander Ros
enberg explained the. purpose of the
meeting and while he read the names
of the eleven Crook county boys who
answered the last Roll Call, the aud
ience stood with bowed heads in rev
erence. Jay Upton, speaking as a represen
tative of the Spanish War Veterans,
who are devoted to the same Ameri
can and patriotic principals for which,
the American Legion is pledged, des
cribed the landing of the French ar
my to aid the Colonists n 1781 and
America's repayment to France after
nearly 140 years, with Pershing's fa
mous salute over the grave of the he
ro, "Lafayette, we are here!" ' He de
scribed the birth and meaning of the
American flag and assailed the 'Reds'
aa murderers who are attempting to
destroy the country that gives them
liberty. "May it never be said, that
in America's hour of greatest glory,
which is also America's hour of great
est peril, the great common heart of
Amerca was found wanting or lag
gard in its duty. Shoulder to shoul
der with the American Legion, in Am
erica's hour of peace as we were
shoulder to shoulder with them in the
hour of war. let us stamp out these
reptiles of anarchy and let liberty,
but liberty under law and order, rule
our country and the world," he said.
He described the French Memorial
Certificates as the visible apprecia
tion of the great republic of France
"to those who paid their full measure
of devotion for the liberty of the
world, -" with the love and ven
eration of the French people to the
wives and mothers of those who died
those who suffer most from wars -those
who sit by the cold ashes of a
desolate fireside and wait in vain for
the returning steps of them whom
they gave with bleeding hearts but
seraphic smiles."
TVohop Paddock then made a splen
did address which fully covered the
object of the day and in the conclus
ion of hs remarks, the assembly stood
while v - Jinnee reconsecrated
and rededicated their lives to "carry
on."
Mrs KirkpatricC's rendition of
"Thn v- 'Rnse." together with Mrs.
Lakin's reading of "France in Battle
Flame." materially added to the suc
cess of the ceremony and the local
Post of the Legion desires to express
appreciation to the trustees of the
Baptist church and to all who contrib
uted to the success of the program.
LADIES' ANNEX MEETING
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Annex will be held next Tuesday,
March 2. There will be a program
and a pleasant afternono Is assured