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Crook "County Jouraa
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOLUME XXIV.
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A survey lliut will connect Ihu'Och.
ocn highway aat from this city at
th m( end of what la now third
street, mid 11114k a straight highway
from tho end of ths street to a point
near Ochoco Item, with the exception
on on HllRht curva rounding the hill
t the Biggs ranch.
Thla survey waa ordered hjr the
Stat Highway Commission on Tues
day, and la to start In a ahort time,
with the promise that actual constru
ction of the road will start not lat
er than October 1. atartlng from the
already completed portion of the
hlKhway at Jones Mill and building
west to this city.
The highway from that point will
be graveled for a distance of IV H
miles toward Mitchell, which work la
already under progresa by the co
operation of the county, state and
federal govrnmenta.
For this work IS. 000 was advan
ced by the county at the solicitation
of Judge Wallace for the county's
share of the expense In -securing the
completion of the work.
The only possibility of the Ir.ter
ruption of the highway program for
this county snd the state at large Is
the defnat of the bond measure next
month.
Therefore sll who are Interested In
the development of the highway
scheme should get out and vote sure
on May 21, for the passage of this
nieuHiire. Vote 302 X Yes.
FOREST OFFICE GETS
NEW MOTOR TRUCK
The KoMt Service has been for
tunate In securing a one-ton GMC
truck from the War Department thru
the Bureau of Public Roads. Tho
truck arrived a couple of days ago
mid Is being fixed up for iiuniedluie
use. It will be quite a convenience
to the local administration of the
Orhoco Forest In bundling several
sninll roud projects, telephone main
tenance and const ruction work unci
as general utility rig.
Within the next couple of weeks
Hunger Warren will have, two or
three cum p silcs tin Mill Creek park
ed and made auimtlvo (or purl.es
going out for a Sunday picnic din
ner or the like. It Is expected Unit
one or two areas at leant will be fun
ceil ut a latter (Into u u protection
riKxiiiHt rango stock. In connection
with tho Mill Creek camp grounds
the nuul from Cabin Hanger Biution
near the Jones ranch on up tho creek
will be cleaned of rocks, tho holes
filled with gravel and generally put
In better shape.
Word has been received from the
Portland Forest Office advising that
Moaners J. L. Peterson and 1. K. In
gram will arrive In Prineville three
or four days Immediately poceeding
the Statu Cut tin tnd Morse Associa
tion meeting to be hold at Bums on
May 24 and 25, for the purpose of
making an examination of several
experimental areas on the Ochoco
Forest. These aroas are small en
closures which have been fenced with
woven wire fencing so as to absolute
ly protect the natural forage plants
for a ..term of years with the Idea
that by such protection and careful
I jfnrfdtlon at different seasons
11 will eventually bo possible to de
termine at Just what time certain
cattle and horse ranges should be
opened for gra.liig in order to get
the m-ost good from them. This op
ening date for tho grazing season on
National Forest ranges Is a debat
able question and as the outside
ranges are enclosed by fence the
Idea, of course, Is to make this ran
ge serve its highest possible use and
It Is for this reason thai consider
able study in 11 ut be given tho subject.
HOMK HOSPITAL, CLOSED
Tho Home Hospital which hup been
under the management of the Shoi I
family, located about a halt a mile
West of town on the Redmond road, I
is a thing of the past. At the present
time there are no patients, and the
county wards, for whom tho institu
tion was really conducted, have been
placed by the county in other institu
tions and In private homes, as upon
Investigation it was found that thoy
could be kept Just as comfortably
and happily, with a much Icbs cost to
the county.
The people of this part of the coun
try are usually very healthy, and
there was never less sickness than at
present, the doctors say. All pa
tients from now on will be cared for
In private homes.
L. M. Bechtell motored to Bend
last Monday, where he had a case to
be tried in court which was in ses
sion there. Mrs. Bechtell tnd little
son Bobby, and Mrs. G. N. Clifton ac
companied him en the trip. ,
WATER SUPPLY IN
PROJECT ESTIMATED
(By R. K. rrolsrtlK)
Water Users below McKay Creek
are urged to make every effort to use
all water now being supplied In the
district canals from McKay Creek.
Flood Water baa been In tbe canals
from McKay creek for about two
months, and with but a few excep
tions the farmers have been very
slow In taking advantage of this wa
ter. Water will he available from the
reservoir after May 1st and will be
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PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
Never since the settlement of th
Wrt of Oreerm h 101 ' f h , rr. !i,..m u.,
part of Oregon has there been a
much interest in the sheep business,
and the trend atmmg thu livestock
men and farmers of alf kinds is to
raise, at least a small flock of sheep
and bws cattle and other kinds
livestock.
While there Is perhaps a danger
of over doing the biiMjtnwR as some
times results .in other lines, it is no
doubt t'u1 best of business to produce
enough good Blieep on every ranch
to e:it the weeds and other rjrowlh on
the waste lands, and it is certain that
nothing will bring a greater return
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SHOULD
supplied In the canal ss far as Mc
Kay creek as soon aa demand calif
on sufficient to maintain a head In
the canal. Krom McKay creek to the
end of the canal, McKay Creek water
will be used as long as a sufficient
amount Is running in McKay to sup
ply the demand.
As soon as water Is turned In the
canst from tbe dam all flood waters
and return waters wilt be consider
ed a part of the district water sup
ply and will be charged accordingly
to the land.
In other words, as soon as the wa
ter Is turned In canal from the dam
all free use of water will stop, and
alt water users below McKay are ur
ged to get tbe ditches in condition
so the wster that cannot be atored
will not be wasted. All water will
be supplied upon demand, and by
SHEEP INDUSTRY, WOOL WORTH FIFTY CENTS
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ed the growth of the grass caused
jinno losses but not more tbaii eight
or ton per cent in old stock has been
v-portyil in loss that we have hoard,
of, and the rapid Improvement of
the, ra:me ia unking a decided tmpro- j
vement in the conditions of all live-j
stocf;. ' j
The accompanying photographs !
wore all taken near this city audi
fh-aw tho general condition of some
rotation only then.
After May 1st It will be necessary
to give two daysi notice to the dis
trict office before water is wanted,
and two days notice before water Is
shut off. After water is once turn
ed on for a user It will not be shut otf
until the allotted amount ia used up,
unless the district is given the two
days notice by the water user to shut
It off. Itanchers must therefore bear
In mind the necessity of keeping
the district office informed as to the
amount of water they wish to use at
one time.
It is estimated that there will be
one acre foot of water delivered to
the land for each acre In the district.
The water will be apportioned to
all lands equally and according to the
actual acreage under the project and
not the crop acreage.
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Mieh-1. on the J. N. Williamson
n, ami tne younpsters Demg
by I.. Ii. Lalollcita on the
T. ii. I.afolh 1 to ranch a tew days ago.
Fine w !n are becoming stronger
in demand, and thu growers are ex-
a. m vacs 5 nwBMMisiiiMiiis! a
pooling to receive not less than fif
ty certs for the poortst grades and
most Ilot-Ss rre reported to be carry
ing a Rod t'l-?ece.
't'lienriti!! is already under way at
Powell Unite.
i:vcr( ne siiculd nmk" ft a poi;i to
i ;est for liif.'li-.'r grnikt sheep.
EllID SOON
OREGON BEATS ALL
OTHERS FOR STOCK
Friday evening Joe Lister return
ed from a brief visit to Denver aod
way points. He says that snow was
several feet deep in Denver sueeis
while he was there and that the
ground waa white until be got well in
to Idaho on bis return west.
The loss of cattle and sheep was
great in tbe territory covered, one
community facing a loss of 15,000
head of cattle In a small valley near
Denver.
The only green fields and pastures
he saw were in Oregon and be says
that this country is the best of 0
for the livestock business.
GOVERNOR INDORSES ARMY
Governor Olcott has thoroughly
investigated the Salvation Army
Home Program for 1920 and sends in
to tbe state headquarters tbe follow
ing open letter of endoraemnt:
State of Oregon, Executive lept
Salem, April 21, 1920.
To The People Of Oregon:
It has been called to my attention
that the Salvation Army contemplat
ed setting aside the period from May
1 to 10, inclusive, for its Home Ser
vice Campaign, at which time it w ill
seek to secure funds from the people
of the state for the purpose of advan
cing the Home Service work.
The Salvation Army has outlined
i a very comprehensive home service
program for 1920. W tn all fan.il-
iar with the magniticant services of
me salvation Army during the lute
war. In a general way we are famil
iar with the work which that splen
I did organization is doing at home
I among the downfallen and the needy.
, The concrete results of this gnat
! work are not so well known to our
neonle as th Armv in th nnannrla nf
eases extends its helping band quietly
1
who
mm nuuiiui usieuiuuoii. i ne saiva-
Armv has entered s fiolrt whleh
other organization treu-hea wih
old results for good.
am certain the people of Orefrnn,
'v!, t8'e.a,wa'8 responded liberally
to worthy causes, will not be Irx in
lhis regpPct. i can conceive of no
more worthy cause than genuine
wn-aiebearted and well planned or-
assistance is actually needed.
Very Sincerelv Yours, i
BEN W. OLCOTT. j
Governor. ;
PLAN TO BEAUTIFY
THE CEMETERY
There is a movement on foot to get j
water for the cemetery north of j
town, and to plant trees all around ;
it, and in other ways beuutify the!
spot. . j
There is plenty of room tor improv
nient of this kind st the cemetery.
At present It is one of tho most des-1
olate looking spots, which vs connect- J
ed with the city of Prineville sur-!
roundede by sage brush, without trees :
and other green things. H is sug-1
Rested that' the Ochoco Irrigation '
District might provide water for the
cemetery, free of charge, if the res-j
ponsibility for'caring for ditches and t
the cemetery waa shouldered by the i
town. I
J Prineville's reputation fur progress
will grow rapidly with the many civic j
improvements which are being in-j
1 augerated from time to time. I
MOTHER'S DAY WITH SHUMIAS
Saturday afternoon the women of!
the. Shuniia Club will celebrate their;
annual Mother's day meeting which i
will be held in the Domestic Science I
rooms at the high school. Every'
Shumia will either bring her own i
mother as her guest, or will bring ';
someone else's mother to the meeting, j
A reeular Mother'a Hav nrmrcam ,ui
be observed, and Miss Phila Hall, the
domestic science teacher, will dis
cuss the work that the girls of her
lasses are doing, and will serve the
ncheon for the occasion.
County Chairman Asa W. Battles
niiounces that the Salvation Army
rive which is in progress is tloing
ne. The school district of which
V-W. Davis is the chairman. Is al
le.idy far. over. the top, and the quo
as of several others are about com
pleted. Almost everyone solicited is
willing and anxious to contribute to
tuis cause.
Next week's Journal will carry an
nnouncement ot the plan for the
drive in Prineville. It.is expected to
'ib completed Is a day.
IN T01
Now is an opportune time to start
a general movement to clean up the
town. The ladies have made a good
start in this direction with the move,
ments to beautify and otherwise
make the Cemetery more attractive,
and tbe plans for the public camp
ground are also a movement in this
direction.
The roads in every direction are
being repaired also, but the move
ment towards cleaning up the town
must not be allowed to come to ft
standstill at this time.
The first thing that should be at
tended to ia the gathering up of trash
from vacant lots, back yards and al
ley, which at the present time are
not only a disgrace to the city, but
reflect on the owners, who indiffer
ently allow tbe refuse to accumulate.
It la true that familiarity breeds
contempt, and the close association
every day with these conditions has
made the people of Prineville every
day more lenient in their censure and
they have finally grown careless them
selves in allowing the tin cans and
weeds to appear.
In many cases they have allowed
the buildings on their premises to
look disreputable for lack of repair.
Those interested should appear at
the regular meeting of the Council
on Friday, May 4, and request that
a resolution be passed to secure need
ed action.
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB FRIDAY
The Commercial Club endorsed the
camp ground movement at the lun
cheon on Friday. The committee
looking after the camp groung move
ment instructed the club Friday that
they have raised something over 1500
for the building of the automobile
camp ground. The contractor, is
ready at any time to commence con
struction on this ground as soon as
the proper amount of money is raised
and the committee is striving hard
to raise this amount in tie next few
days.
H. W. Howard was appointed by
the club as Honorary vice president
of the Oregon State Motor Associa
tion for this district.
All the persons who expect to at
tend the stockmeut annual conven
tion at Bunts May 24 and 25 should
give their name to R. L. Schee. The
Burns people are expecting a large
crowd from Crook County.
Mr. Olson, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements for the stock
men's convention at Burns addressed
the club on the proposed irrigation
district for Harney County. Wm.
Hanley of Burns als-o. gave a short
address of how things here interested
him.
Robert N. Duncan, secretary of the
Board of Directors of the Silvia riv
er irrigation district gave a Bhort ad
dress. OWEN V. JONES FOR CONGRESS
i
Elsewhere in this issue appears
the announcement of Owen F. Jones
of Baker, Oregon, who is a candi
date for representative in Congress
from this districf, opposing N. J. Sin
nott of The Dalles.
Mr. Jones bases his claim for the
Republican votes on the fact that
he has been over the Eastern Oregon
territory very frequently, for many
years past, and is thoroughly ac
quainted with its needs.
Mr. Jones is vitally interested in
irrigation, and owns and operates a
large alfalfa ranch near Baker, where
the necessity and importance of Ir
rigation are constantly demonstrated
to him. Also being the owner and
operator of a stock ranch, he is well
versed in the needs of the stockmen
of Central Oregon, and has their
welfare at heart.
In his campaign he promises to
make a fight for, Oregon's share of
Federal Funds in the Treasury of the
nation, which up to this time have
never been Justly apportioned. He
als-o promises equal rights to the pub
lic, labor and capital, and the devel
opment of irrigation, mine and tim
ber interests.
Mr. Jones is creating a favorable
impression wherever he goes, and we
predice that he will be among those
present when the votes are counted.
CONCERT WELL ATTENDED
The many friends oT Blanch Wil-liams-Segersten
turned out in full
force last Thursday night to attend
the concert at the Methodist Church,
which was beautifully decorated with
plants and flowers.
The wonderful range and tone ot
Mrs. Segersten's voice showed to
unusual advantage, and all who at
tended the concert are enfhuslastlo
in their comments on the selections
rendered.
Mrs. Segersten may come to Prine-,
vtlle in the late summer for a return
concert.
She was ably accompanied on the
piano by her sister, Mrs, Dnrand.