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Crook .Goiinty "Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOI.UMH XXIV.
PRIJiEVLLLK CROOK COl'STf, OHMJUN, MARCH -M, WM).
NO. 20.
CONTRACT IS LET ON CROOKED RIVER BRIDGE
s
TQCKMEN
A contract win li-t yostorduy by
I hi' Wall' Highway CoiiiIhmIiiii for thn
construction of a concrete bridge n
went Hooniid street, which li purl of
ihr McKoiixlo highway.
'I lio nititmi t wui lul to Oskiir Hu
l'i r, who hit thn contract fur tliH
1'rliiovllln lli'iliimml pimI of this h I k h -Wuv,
tin; consideration being f. 11)70,
'lit i will enable thn contractor to
'itiiili'tn Hie fill 1 io unit, wtilih will
III' dollC dllllng tli lO'Xt few lllillltllli.
Other bridges, six In number, nil to
In- loi iiii it across Crooked rlvrr smith
It 1'rlnevlllo mi Urn Crooked Hlvir
Highway, wit" mil iiiiliui ii'il for at
dun litnii fur tin- ri-Bnon that thorn
wu lut nun lilililrr fur them.
large niiiip Iiiih been i mI uhl i li
Juki below the kiuiIk whI uf IhU c'ty
li t.'alio llatoiill. v. ho Iiiih u villi con
tim i for ( 1 1 1 m end nf tho hlr.hwuy west
MASONIC TEMPLE
Thn ni'W Masonic building li fast
Hearing riiiiiili'H(in, and when com
pleted It will ho onn of tliB best cou
nt moled, tuoHt completely 'iUliit'il
with nioilrrn conveniences, and one
of tin' host looking lodge buildings In
tin' Statu, and a lodge hull that l'rlne.
vlll run point to with prido a repre
I'lituiivf of Mm progressive aiilrlt of
1 1t In ti mi in ii ii 1 1 y . and a fittluK home
for I'riiicvllle's Masonic orders.
The lower floor ha room for three
riinipli'tn stores. Thu atom room on
ahf a hi side of tin' building will be
ready for occupancy about the 15th of
next month, and tin room haa al
ready been loused to a music firm.'
Thn will iMiulp Prineville with mui-li-
bonne, selling musical instrument
mid sheet iiiiiKU'. tho Uf! il of whli'li
Iiiih Ihiir hi'i'ii fidt In town. Thn oth
or two riioiiii will liu li ft until tho
hint to finish.
Tho ciitiuiu o to tho lode" rooma la
on tho piihI Hldn of thu hulMitiK and
thi'iii will lio n Eniiltinl liii lliio covor-
1 1 with nililii'f fahi'li' to rllnib In
uli ail nf it riinvi'iillniiiil Hlalrway.
Thla finta In n lnn;i' hall tluit ix
ti'iuln tin' full li'iitilli of thu ImiiIiIiuh
ml omln In tho I'lmik room. Thn flrHt
room at I hi' hoad of tin- Htalia to tho
loft is tin" hamuli'! room, whlih will
out tio.irly u hundrod, and a pantry
mid klti'lu'ii upon fioin this room. Tho
klti hoii will ho oitiippod with an ol-
i t i If rantio iiml othor Ponvoiili'iii oa.
Tho ioxt room on tho loft la thn II
luiiry biul loiihKu room, whirh liaa u
l.irno flropliu'o on tho amith slilo. Tho
contor atono ovor tho firopluoo la Im
Iiiirtiil from tho qunrrloa from
w hoiuo tho imirlilo onmn to build
Kli'i: SiiIoiiumi'b toiniilii of lliblo fume,
Tho aouthwoHt corner of the Inilld
liiK will bo Klvon entirely to a ludloa'
real room and drosaltiK room. The
real of the west end of the building
vlll be given to ante rooms and a
preparation room wore the looker
and puriiphtmlala of the lodge will bn
kept. Tho rest of the north aide will
lie tho lodge room proper, a fine large
room. The rolling of thla room will
lie In doamed effort, and the floors
4)11 over the upntaira will bo of oak.
Every appointment which Lb Installed
dn these lodge room will be of the
best quality, and as up-to-date as pos
sible. Those who have not already look
ed this building over will find It well
worth their while to do so at the first
opportunity.
Plaatnrlng Is now going on up
lalrs. and the rooms are expected to
lie ready for lodge meetings within a
(month or six weeks.
OREGON A WKSTKRV
f'OLOMZATIOV CO. HALES
B. F. Johnson, General Agent for
the Oregon ft Weatom Colonisation
Co,, reports the following sales: R.
W. Brown, 520 acres; Jesse Bain, 80
meres; J. P. Dennis and wife. 80
acres; Otho Slaton, 66 acres; J. W.
Davlos, 640 acres, Bnd Bruce Gray,
820 acres.
Sl'nVKV TO BE MADE
OX OCHOt'O HIGHWAY
A survey of the aomatnlng link
of 19 miles connecting the fin
ished section or the McKenzle
Highway eaBt of Prlnevllle with
that part of the highway now un
der construction on the west,
will be started by tho State High
way Commission next wee It Is
stated on authority.
The completion of this link
and the present Crooked River
Highway provides main trunk
lines for the Highway system for
the county on the best possible
lines.
MU
from I'llnvllln. and thn right of wny
Is tM'inif cleared fur tho now grade,
wlilrh In to bo loss Itiun nno-hulf us
Hit'i'ii im the present grudo fur a purl
of tlm clmtanri!, a least, a five per
unit i' V" u icrii'lo lining tho slope uf the
new mail.
Two largo motor trucks with
iIuihii beds have arrived for use on
IIiIh highway, anil mutiy others will
follow soon. Tlm entire tank of mnv
InK tlm thouiiiinilH of yards of iniiti r
Inl will Im performed l.y nuitnr trurk
nnil tractor, llio only lonmi being us
n,l t . ii,,i.r coutrui-t will !
ili- . -l- i In- 'ii contractor.
! nit re length
' : i i' Highway la re
ported liy A. titithiliu & Co. A large
caterpillar steam bIiovi'I wlilrh arrlv
ml u f,w days hko in working on tho
ciiiialrurtlon twar thn Stearns ranch.
JAPS HAVE DECIDED
10 QUIT PRINEVILLE
Thn Commercial Club met at tho
rrinevlllo Hotel last Krlduy, in regu-
lur Ri'HHillll.
The main topic fur dlscusalon was
the Japanese situation. The commit
tee that mot with the Ochoco formers
gave In their report, and stated that
they, with a mini her of the farmer
met with Ogata and I la la and told
them the situation and that they had
resolved not to admit the Japanese
into this country.
After hearing the report Ogata and j
llala decided lo leave the city. Hata'
was not present at the luncheon be
caiiHt) he loft on the morning train, !
r'red Hoelsoher explained to Oga-
la and told him that tlicne were ap-
proximately 125 farmers In this airo-j
elation of which only about 100 live!
on in nil In the dmtrlct, and that out!
of the inn only three expressed that
thoy wore not opposud to tho Japan-
,.... ,.ltli,r l,..,u I
I,. N. Nichols offered to give tho
free service nf his car and almi to fur.
limit other earn ho that Ogata could
an to all farmers In the district and
gel tlieii- ponjnul opinions whether
or not they Were opposed to the Jup
unone. Ocata had now promised that after
ho Kiit the full opinion of tho people
In the dlatrlct ho would drop all con
tractu ponding and that he would see
llala and have him discontinue all
contracts that lie might have pending
nt the present time and that they
would not endeavor to locuto here.
Ogata was then Baked when ho ex
pected to leave and Immediately re
plied "tonight," meaning Friday.
Ilo then asked that If at any time
they should change tholr opinion, to
please lot them know and they would
Immediately proceed to como to this
country, for he said, "this country
has a very good future and we are
much pleaaod with It." The Club as
sured him that if ho would leave his
address with the secretary of the club
they would, by the quickest way pos
sible, notify him should such a change
occur.
The telephone question will be dis
cussed at thu next meeting of the
Commercial Club, which will be ou
Friday, March 26. Everyone come.
LOGAN BROTHERS WIN SVIT
Logan Brothers won from R. B.
Cross last week in the suit to prove
that the hay which the defendant told
to the plaintiff was Improperly meas
ured and the plaintiff did not get all
the hay tor which he paid.
The Jury brought in a verdict for
the plaintiff for 21.4 tons of hay, or
the value thereof, sotting the value
at $20 per ton, a total of 428.00,
which was the price which the plain
tiff paid for the bay at the time of
purchase.
Judge Duffy held, however, that
this vordlct was wrong, and that if
the plaintiff waB entitled to the hay
or the value thereof, he was entitled
to the present market value of the
hay, which is $26.00 a ton, and sent
the jury out to reconsider and they re.
ourned a second verdict for $536.00.
The jury brought in the verdict at
about three o'clock Saturday, and the
Judge then dismissed them for this
term of court, there being no othor
cases to be tried before them.
ITTON HAS ASSISTANT
Jay II. Upton has given out the In
formation that aftor the 2Gth of this
month he will have with him in his
office, Marvin Skipworth, a young
lawyer ofs Eugone, who will assist
him with his law practice.
Mr. Skipworth studied law as a
protege of A. C. Woodcock In Eugene,
who in his younger days was a cow
boy In this country.
ST HAVE ORG ANIZ
AIRE OF OUR SCHOOLS
IS THE VITAL ISSUE NOW
(By J. K Myers) i
No proponed measure comes ao
near, the fireside of every family In ;
On gun as tho proposed two-mill
m'hool hill before us ut this time. In.
cldentnlly Itj) aim la to retain the sor-j
vlcis of the standard teacher ut herj There Is only one way to stop this! were cheated by unscrupulous agents! yards and bring them into the coun
desk. Fundamentally, It is a cull to: gigantic avalanche. Render the ac-l "f a great portion of their govern-1 trv to buv. In order to An thai
Oregon to reach out Its strong rescu-1
liiK arm to the boys and girls In every
city, hmnlel, hilltop and sequestered
K'"h in its br.iud ilciiialn.
Kvery district Is more or less
Hin-aieiied; a great many of the
weaker ilialrlcts face annihilation.!
"i'liiH would he o tragedy. j
Tho bright, energetic teacher, j
though loitth to leave thn profession!
which she has spent years tnd treas-:
ure In preparing herself to follow
-mi noun io a aim prom io ;
the community which she serves, has;
clearly demonstrated her ability to
function acceptably In other better
paid lilies of endeavor.
We can see the drift of the times
more positively when we realie that
every privato educational Institution,
every state agricultural college, every
str.te university is floodd with stu
dents and swamped with more appli
cations than they can handle. While
no such educational euthusiasm. in
preparatory schools, has ever been
known In this country heretofore, In
EXPERT ISSUES ADVICE ON
IRRIGATION FOR THIS SEASON
Illy Percy A. Cupper, State Kng.)
The supply of water far irrigation
according to tho present indications
will be far below normal this season.
In fact, it will not be surprising if
1920 proves to be the dryesl season
of record for Irrigntionibls. The
mi
he.ivy kih.wh of early December see
not io have reached to any mark
oil
degree the higher altitudes and most
of the snow sei uis to have already dis
appeared. In some casea, it fell on
unfrozen ground and was almost en
tirely absorbed by the soil, while in
other sections the reverse was true the State to those entitled to their use
and unusual floods followed the melt-: as established by tho State Water
Ing of the snow. ' ! Hoard or the courts.
Reports from various sections of j Extreme shortage of water often
the Slate indicate a very light snow- j brings about unforeseen conditions
fall in tho higher mountains upon which render the equitable distribu
which we must rely to maintain our I tion of water a difficult matter. How.
irrigation streams and fill reservoirs. I ever, with the confidence and cooper
It seems, therefore, not too early to j ation of the water users, these prob
thecy up on our available supply and j lemg become simple, and It is the de
to tube such practical precautions as sire of the State Engineer to at all.
we may to avoid undue shortage for
the irrigated crops. The use of wat
er early in the season serves a double
purpose, it saturates the sou, ruucn
of which remains to supply the plants
and also serves as a reservoir, the wa.
ter gradually returning to the stream
as seepage and maintaining Its flow
for the benefit of those below, which
in turn enable the upper appropriator
to longer divert water without In
fringing upon prior rights. ,
The time when irrigation can be
commenced to advantage depends up
on the condition of the crops and the
soil, and is far better known to the
irrigationlst in each particular local
ity than by anyone else. The fact re
mains, however, that the irrigator
with his usual excess of spring work
does not always appreciate until it is
too late, that there may not be an
ample supply of water to raise a full
crop unless he starts In early. It is
particularly necessary that irrigators
with the later rights take warning
PIUXEVIIXE TO HAVE 48-HOUR
THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE
The city of Prineville now has a
48-hour freight service "from Port
land. Any freight ordered out of
Portland will be received in Prine
ville 48 hours after leaving Portland.
J. T. Hardy, agent for the S. P. &
S. Ry, , was In the city last week and
he worked up a system by which he
will put on a through car known as
the through Merchandise Cnr to
Prineville, so that anyone ordering
freight from Portland should specify
that it be shipped in the Through
Merchandise Car ,and they will re
ceive the freight in about 48 hours.
RAILWAY BEIXfl IMPROVED
The bridge on the City of Prine
ville railway across Crooked river is
practically completed.
A work train is busy ballasting the
line west of the river this week
oilier lines of scholarship, the attend
ance at normal schools has decreased
as much u& 4 0 per cent in some nor
mals, and more In others. We no
longer h"iir that our own normal
Monmouth Is overcrowded.
credited teacher adequate pay for ad-
equate service
Rome of the moat precious Interests
in me cuiiimuiniy ciuBicr arounu me i
toucher at her work. Shall we allow !
her to slip from us and replace her
with a Bub-standard teacher?
She is not particularly hurt, she is
only temporarily discommoded.
If our good people will stop long
enough In the mad rush of the times
to take a broad survey of the subject
tljey will see, with a clear vision, that
the little bov and the little srirl will
carry the whole burden of Ineffioien.
cy and misdirected alms their fut
ure is marred and scarred.
Thus is getting down to the heart
of the family and family Interests. It
is a cloud on the anticipations, hopes
and ambitions of the fond parent who
will not calmly submit to the mal-ad-mlnlBtratking
of the Inferior teacher.
They realize that the proper educa
tion of the youth of the land is the
foundation of the nation, and this ed
ucation mutt be properly directed.
and make the best possible use of the !
water when the same is available. I
Ditches should be cleaned out and
prepared for use as early as possible,
so that water may be applied as soon
as conditions in the respective locali
ties will permit of the beneficial use
as earlv ,.il;ii.. il,t war n.v
i. nimliP.) ns m ,..ntinn i..
ipplied as soon us conditions m
the respective localities will permit of
the beneficial use of the water.
Under the statute, the State Engi
neer has charge of the distribution of
the waters of the various streams of
times work in close cooperation with
the water users,
The water masters, who have Im
mediate charge of the distribution of
water under the direction of the State
Engineer, are required to distribute
the water Btrictly in accordance with
the decrees of the State Water Board
and the courts. In case ot a misun
derstanding or dispute with the water
master, it is urged that the matter be
not immediately taken into the courts
but be referred to the State Engineer.
Every effort will be made to adjust
the matter with due respect to the
rights of all concerned. Even though
the water supply should be as short
as present conditions indicate, much
can be done to relieve the situation
by foresight, precatuion and cooper
ation, ot which we trust we may
have a full measure the coming seas
on. In any event, let us not overlook
the fact that now is a good time to
begin.
MOTOR THROWN OFF TRACK
Last Sunday evening the motor car
while going to Prineville Junction,
was thrown off the track just this
side ot the McCall place when a steer
came leisurely walking upon the
track just in front of the car and be
fore the motorman could stbp, the car
hit tho steer, breaking its front legs
and killing it almost instantly. Tho
passengers escaped injury and the
car was not damaged in any way
The section crew was called out to
put the car back on the track.and by;
one o'clock Sunday morning the carlaaT'
was replaced on the track.
ALL MUST REGISTER
BEFORE APRIL 20
All persons in Crook county
who have during the past four
years changed their politics or
their precincts, must ' register
with the County Clerk before
April 20.
Sentiment of local stockgrowers is.
centering on a strong central organi
zation for the control of marketing
their product.
A communication from J. T. Hus
ton shows the feeling that exists in
this regard. It follows:
"Dear Editor and Readers:
"We, the producers, have before
us a serious problem. It reminds me
of the strenuous timea of the eighty's
and early nineties, when the Indians
went on the war path because they
ment allowances. They were thus
treated until they were starving and ;
finally went on the war path.
We, too, are getting somewhat the
same way. But different from the
Red Man. He was ready to fight the
government as well as the agents,
but as we are a little farther advanc
ed than he was at that tim we pur
pose to fight differently, that is, by
government investigations.
The producer has been operating
for the last three years at a material
loss while the packers' profits run in
the millions each year.
INTER CHURCH
WORLDMOVEMENT
Th Crook County Conference of
the "Inter-Church World Movement"
will be held at the Baptist church in I
this city April 11 and 12. The first i
session will be held Sunday evening, ' of tne Prlneville and Redmond East
April 11. A team of speakers will ex-! ern Star lodges. This anniversary
plain the purpose and aims of this will find Carnation Chapter of East
great movement, in which thirty- ...
four evangelical denominations are ! ern Star ' Prineville 24 ean 0,d.'
eooperatiag together to secure men j and t5e Redmond Chapter Is three
and money for the evangelization of years 0,(1 tnis -vear- A verT lar89
the world. As someone ha ih- crowd from Bend was also in attend-
ntcr-Church Movement is the
""mediate gathering together of the
cuit'i oi me waoie cnurcn to civo
he whtflo gospel to the wholp world
.i. io uul uui can ii ever oecome an
organic union. It is a cooperative
movement to meet thei world's great-
.8t nced Bnd t0 actually a
iceomplisb
l"8 task we nave been playing about
,ul siieiun-ons. it is to carry out
the Great Commission and to do it
bix cents per day, on the aver-1
uuiu ure imeen minion mem
bers of the 34 Protestant denomina-1
tions joining in this , Inter Church
Movement, will mean a total ot $32,
850.000 in one year and more than
one billion three hundred millions of
dollars in four years. This movement
is also to secure volunteer workers
for all our mission fields: Pastors,
Evangelists, missionaries, Doctors
Nurses, Mechanics, and agricultureai
experts. Come and hear all about it
at the Baptist church, Sunday and
Monday, April 11 and 12. We want
the people to come from outside
points, such as Post, Paulina Powell
Butte, and all others. Bring your
baskets of luncheon and use the ta
bles and stove and dishes in the base
ment of the church. If any can
come for Sunday evening and Mon
day, we would be glad to receive you
iuto our homes for Sunday night
lodging and breakfast. It is expect
ed that a great stereopticon lecture
will be given either Sunday or Mon
day evening. No one can afford to
miss this. There will be no charge of
any kind. Everything will be for ev
erybody to freely enjoy.
J. W. CABEEN. County Convener
ANDERSON AVIXS ON MAT
The wrestling match held at the
Club all Tuesday evening resulted in
favor of Roy Anderson of this city
He threw Harry Bush of Spokane the
first time in about 39 minutes and
the next fall in 6 minutes.
There was a fair-sized crowd out
to the match who report that Bush
wasn't a match for Anderson because
he has had but very little experience
and is only about 22 years of age.
TERREBONNE WOMAN IS
OUT FOR AX OFFICE
Announcement of her candidacy for
the nomination for county school sup
erintendent on the Republican ticket
waB ma(1e by Mrs. Gertrude Whiteis
01 lerrehonne, when in town Satur-
Mrs. Whiteis is at present nrinci-
pal of the Terrebonne high school,
where she has served for the past
two years. Before taking up her
work in Terrebonne she was for six
years a teacher In the Prineville
grade schools. She has also taught In
the Heppner high school and Berved
as assistant to the county superin
tendent of Moro county for four
years. Bend Bulletin for Mar. 18.
ATI
ON
It I bard to make the producer be
lieve that the packers are not getting
a certain per cent off the retailers'
profits. Otherwise he would give the
producer a little more or enough so
that he would still produce and pas
it'on to the retailer.
Most every man who Is not a pro
ducer sells his atuff for cost plus an
unreasonable profit.
Now is it not fair for the producer
to get the coat of production with a
small profit?
The only way I see Is to quit the
must organize everything west of the
Rocky Mountains. Another thing we
must do is to get our finance!
through some source not interested In
the packing business.
As for myself, I would have been
$30,000.00 to the good if I had been
selling hay instead of running cattle
the last three yep.rs. As it was, I got
nothing for my hay and I know many
producers that have met with the
same condition so it is up to us to bet
ter our condition or quit. What shall
we do? Organize!
J. T. HOUSTON"
EASTERN STAR
MEETS AT REDMOND
A large crowd of Prineville people
motored to Redmond a 1st night to at
tend the celebration of the institution
"' J?i c?IrTahar!
""l!d 5"""' SL ?.t?T
ltl nt uibuu, uui mia
ws postponed until next Saturday
night, so Madras was not able to be
represented in this year's celebration.
The first hour of the evening was
spent with getting acquainted by the
i means of introduction cards. The
program ot the evening consisted oi
! a stunt from each lodge. Bend came
first with an interpretation of a mov-
ie audience in a one-horse town some
where in Central Oregon. Redmond
followed with a mock wedding W'ith.
the groom dressed in ladies' clothes
and the bride dressed in the attire ot
a man. On account ot the dignity ot
being the oldest lodge present, Prine
ville was allowed to come last,. and
presented the short farce, "Lady Ma
sons." The whole program was en
joyed by all present from start to fin
ish. Dancing was enjoyed for a
short time, and delicious refresh
ments were served.
The following from Prineville wer
present: Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Euston;
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Babcock; A. H.
Gillett; Mrs. S. S. Stearns; Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Wilson; Mrs., P. C Garrison and Mrs.
Garrison, Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Towner, Mrs. S. Hamilton; Mrs. Jo
Lister; Martha Gillett; Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. Davis, Mrs. O. G. Adams; Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Ayres; Mr. and Mrs.-.
Lake Bechtell and Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Elkins.
STRANGE SELECTED AS
ASTORIA SCHOOL HEAD
A. C. Strange, former superintend
ent of schools at Baker, has been sel
ected by the city school board as sup
erintendent of the city schools for a
period of two years, beginning July 1.
He will succeed H. L. Hussong who
has served in that capacity for three
years. Straugs was selected from 45
applicants.
Mr. Strange was principal of the
Crook county high school for severtal
years.
CLANCY KIDS COMING
TO WORK ON JOURNAL
Starting next week unless they
have difficulty in making train
connections, the Clancy Kids will
appear regularly with the Crook
County Journal for an indefinite
period.
These comic youngsters have
been signed up for the exclusive
entertainment of the youngsters
ot the families where the Jour
nal makes regular weekly visits
and we hope that they will be
liked
They are but one of a number
of new features that are being
added to make the Journal a
bigger and better paper.
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