tf of o umunY
TWICE A WEEK
Crook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
VOLUMB XXIT
PRINKVILLK CROOK OOVHTY. OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 7, IB20
CITY OFFiriAI PAPFD rrto nrv rr- nn..,mn,..'
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CEN. JOHN J. PERSHING
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GETS DOPE MIXED
Last Thursday's Portland Journal
rportd (hat the Hints Highway
( ininldHlon had suapendnd the con
tract of A. Guthrie k Co.. and that
a!l work on the Crooked klvor 1 1 Itch
way would he (topped. This report
li not trueThe work la well under
way and "Cap" Fuller who hat active
charge of the work here aaiiurea ui
that their contract la perfectly good
and that every meant will be uaed to
complete the grading. The road
rona from rrlnevllle up the Crooked
river to the Shorty Davlg road.
WILL H. HAYS
To Will II. liny. a ehalrnmn ol
the Hepnhllean national committee,
falls Ihe duty of calling to order the
Republican national Convention.
WHY NOT ADVERTISE?
upon
Along the game line written
editorially in this issue-, it occura to
ua tliHt It la fitting that we once' again
call attention to the lack of real, gen
uine, "go-out-and-got-'era" tactic of
Prineville, in tholr decidedly modest
method of announcing that there la
to bo a three days fourth of July cel
ebration to be held here.
What'a the matter with ddlng
aome real, honest to goodness, shout
ing about it? If we are going to de
vote and raise a celobration fund,
lets at least try and got a run for our
money. Tho prices on colored Ink
have not raised to an alarming ex
tent as to render their use prohibitive
and though thore is danger of a scar
city of print paper, still we feel sure
that sufficient can be supplied to take
care of a genuine burst of patrotlsm.
All right, Let's Go!
MILES POINDEXTER
...'.'W-MVNs..
MUST HAVE LICENSE
10 DRIVE MACHINE
Another check will be placed upon
drivers of motor vehicles In Oregon
In tho Interest of "Safety first" be
ginning July 1 next, when the opera
tort license law enacted by the spe
cial legislative seaalon lint January
becomes effective
Automobile and truck owners will
be supplied with blanks in ample
time to make application and permit
of the Issuance of the licenses before
that dute, accord I n it to Hoeretary of
State Korer. who deeliires that no
one will be slighted In the dlslrlbu
tlon of the blanks. And not only
will there be blanks for owners of
motor enrs, but for the members of
his or her family and any friends who
may have occasion at any time to
manipulate the steering wheel and
the levers and clutches of a motor
vehlrle.
The license law Includes every por.
tary of state upon the request or rec
ommendation of any peace officer
upon a showing of Incompetency or of
mcxicHK driving or other abuses of
the rules of the road.
Failure to procure the license or
violation of any of the provisions of
the licensing act are made punishable
by a fine not to exceed $400 or by
a term In the county jail of Dot to
exceed one year or both fine and Jail
sentence.
With approximately 90,000 cars
now licenaed In Oregon and prospects
for more than 100.000 before the
end of the year It Is esVlmated that
not less than 800,000 drivers license
will be issued while some estimates
place the figure as Jhlgh as 600,000.
ATTEND GOODYEAR TIRE
MKETIXU AT IIEND
Henry Howard, Charles Ross, R.
W. Dougtus and Carol Mansfeldt
Journeyed to Bend Friday to attend
the meeting of Ooodyear Tire Deal
ers at the Pilot Butte Inn. Dealers
from Redmond, as well as Prineville
and Bend were in attendance. The
Ooodyear Company sent several
speukers from Portland for the meeting.
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STARTS JUNE I4TH
The contract for the carrying of
mall on the Prlneville-Mltchell route.
mier ueuig aeiayea lor a montn
has at last been let by the Depart
ment, W. T. Ray and Stanley Balfour
having presented the most acceptable
bid.
The service Is now definitely sched
uled to start the 14th of this month.
Motar cars will be used at all timo.
between all points, except when the
weamer necessitates using other
methods.
The route Is 65 miles Ion it h-
Ing 19 miles to Howard, the first tta-
uon, ten miles from there to Ochoeo,
and 26 miles from Ocboco to Mit
chell. The following Is the schedule
agreed upon:
Leave Prineville, Monday, Wedncs-
Chicago Coliseum, Where the Republicans Meet
THE C. P.
HAS NEW COACH
Dr. C. 8. Edwards the last of the
week vouchsafed the information that
on his recent trip to Seattle, Wena
chee. and other parts of Washington,
he purchased a paanenger coach for
the City of Prineville Railroad.
The coach was purchased from the
Watervllle Railroad Company, a
branch line from Watervllle, Wn., to
the main line. It is from ten to fif
teen feet longer than the coach in
use here at present, and has good ves
tibules at each end of the car. The
new coach is expected to arrive for
use about the first of July.
This purchase fills a long felt
want, as the passenger coach now
uaed is out of repair, and far from up
to date.
GA.HOIJXE SHORTAGE
Exterior of the CoIUcum. on Wabaxb avenue. Chicago, the uieetln place of the Republican national convention.
Interior of Chicago Coliseum During a Convention
Pi III sicTioH MtsMts?, SiHlfm
At a conference held yesterday af
ternoon In the City of Portland by
representatives from the Governor's
office and the civic and business in
terests of the City, (the managers of
the four gasoline companies being
present), it was made plain to ail
of the shortage of gasoline not only
in Oregon, but In the States north,
Boutn ana east ol us.
There was no Inclination on the
part of any Portland interest to dis
criminate against the balance of the
State and everyone agreed that Port
land, together with every town in the
state, should receive the regular pro
portim of easoline allotted to Oreg
on. This shortage mar continue for
eight or ten weeks and it is necessary
that every user of gasoline conserve
as much as possible during this per
iod of time. Prevention of waste and
unnecessary use will assist mater
ially in solving this problem. It is
the duty of every citizen to see that
engines of automobiles are not al
lowed to idle while standing at the
curb, as thousands of ealio's are
wasted every day from this cause.
It is a well known fact that dur
ing the Shrine. Rose Festival, TraT
elers" Protective Association and the
Kimanis Club National Conventions,
a large amount of gasoline will be
needed in entertainment of visitors.
This entertainment is not confined to
roruana only, but many parties will
wish to go to different parts of the
State and we recommend that every
section adopt such measures as we
are necessary to conserve gasoline
during this emergency for the next
few weeks.
HERBERT HOOVER
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IILIVKC RANCH
George Slayton, one of our many
enterprising ranchers, is having a
stock barn erected on his place, five
miles west of town. The structure
will be 32x50 feet and will set back
in the hill at one end to make it
possible to drive teams directly Into
the mow for the easy storage of hay
and feed. The cement work was
done by Joe Heckert, of Portland,
who built the Newell Garage. Thia
part of the work was finished last
Saturday. The competion of the struc
ture is under the supervision of Con
tractor Hoffman, who already has
the work well nnder way. The build,
ing is intended to bouse all the stock
on the anch as well as having com
modious quarters reserved for Poul
try. This is a move in the right di
rection, and it is expected that a num
ber s)f like structures will follow this
one before summer is over.
THE WEATHER
tlon'of"ini(iW f 0l ,lK! ""B''lor 0f t,,e cl,icS Coliseum was taken during the Republican national couven-
son who at any time may "operate"
an automobile or truck in this state
For identification purposes only ap
plicants for an "operators" license
will be required to give their full
name, residence, age heighth, weight
occupation, color of hair, color of
eyes and a statement of experiences
in the operation of a motor vehicle.
A fee of 25 cents to cover coats of
administering the act will be re
quired of all applicants, but tho li
cense, once issued, is perpetual, un
less revoked because of reckless driv
ing or other cause. No additional ex
pense attached thereto.
The license will be In the form ot a
convenient sized card, which must be
carried by the driver at all times to
be produced for inspection upon the
demand of any peace officer.
Applicant!) for a drivers license
must have had at least five days ex
perience in the operation of a motor
vehicle except that a learners permit
may be issued to an applicant who
wishes to qualify as an operator, this
permit to be valid only whan the
"learner" is accompanied by a lic
ensed operator or chauffeur No li
cense will be Issued to an applicant
under the age of 18 years.
Provisions are made for the revo
cation ot any license by the secre-
HRIDGE CLUB MEETS
fealurday afternoon the Bridge Club
met at the residonce of Mrs. W. I.
DtBhman, and proved a very enjoy
able affair. The regular time of
meeting for this club was on Friday,
but it was delayed to await the re
turn of Mesdames C. W. Elkins and
Geo. Euston, who were In attendance
at the State convention of Federal
Women's Clubs, which took place at
Enterprise; Their report of the big
meeting made the afternoon es
pecially interesting to the other mem
bers. ,
WILL SHEAR ANY OLD THING '
The scarcity of -help, the high cost
of living and the high wages are
bringing the old timers Into the com
petitive field Steve Yancev, Oscar
Crain, Walt Knox 'and Bill Wonderly
have thrown their hats Into the ring.
They form the shearing club at
Steve's ranch.
At the completion of this iob thev
expect to have their hands in and are
open for offers Don't everybody
speak at once.
day. Friday 8:30 P. M. arrive Mitch
ell 6:00 P. M.
Leave Mitchell Tuesday, Thursdav,
Saturday, 7:30 P. M. arrive Prine
ville 6:00 P. M.
THE SPILLWAY IS
, . NEARIXG COMPLETION
The spillway at the dam will be
completed this week and the balance
of the work will be finished early In
July, the spillway is the great safety
valve of the Ochoeo Dam, and would
very easily accomodate the Columbia
river. We need have no fear of the
city of Prineville being swept away
at any time in the, future.
Wednesday the mercury during the
day, reached a height of 81 degrees
and as low as 38 degrees. The day
was clear, but quite warm.
Thursday was somewhat cloudy
and the temperature was 7 degrees
over that of Wednesday but regist
ered 1 degree lower. The reading
for Thursday was, maximum, 88 de
grees and minimum, 37 degrees.
Friday the sky was a little cloudy
and there was a slight wind, altho it
was not as warm as previous days,
and the maximum temperature was
79 degrees and the minimum 55 de
grees. Saturday the maximum was 74 de
grees and the minimum 39 degree.
There were signs during the Hay of
ram, but none has fallen yet.
Sunday received a little rain and
also was a very cloudy day, the max
imum was 72 degrees and the .mini
mum 38 degrees.
PLANS DANCES FOR
IHAUTACQUA WEEK
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HIRAM W. JOHNSON
AX URGENT CALL FOR CARE
All persons who either carelessly
or negligently scatter and dump brok
en bottles, glass, tin cans, rubbish,
offensive sub-
The manager of the Peerless or
chestra announced at the dance last
Friday night that the organization ' garbage and other
would be in Prineville on several ; stances upon the state and county
nights for Chautauqua week, for the i i,ii,IO , . i . ,
amusement of those who dance, after i h,ghways in Crook county and ln th
the programs are over. He also an- j streams in this county are violating
nounced another dance at the Club tlle law and wili he punished it
Hall next Friday night.
A fair sized crowd was in atten
dance at the dance last week, and a
number of Bend people were over.
SURPRISE PARTY
A complete surprise was sprung on
Grandma Orreck Friday of Inst week
when her friends and relatives gath
ered from far and near and gave her
a surprise picnic at ber home on Mill
Creek. The occasion for such a
gathering, was, that Just seventy
seven years ago, June 4, 1843, Grand
ma Orrick first met her parents, and
she was so well pleuBed with the gen
eral surroundings that she has been a
citizen of the United States and Mill
Creek ever since. Among the descen.
dnnts who were present were two
children; eleven grandchildren; and
twenty-one great grand children.
At the noon hour 46 people gath
ered around tha table loaded with
all the good things that make up a
real picnic, and all present wished
that Grandma Orrick would have
many, many more birthdays. The
following were present: J. E. Fuller
and wife, Robt. Demaris and wife
J. V, Kuhn and son Elvln were in and daughter; Walter Demaris and
Prineville oh Friday attendlne to wife and children, Bert Demaris. wife
business in connection with the mark- and children; Jesse Demaris, Warren ,
eting of this year's crop of wool. Demaris, Crystal Demaris, Mrs. Wal-
Mr. Kuhn is building a new resl- ter McFarland, and two children;
dence on his Suplee ranch, and is Mrs. Roscoe Kincaid and daughter,
making his farm buildings more mod- Fred Elliott, wife and two children,
em by the installation of a Delco M" Hereford wife and two children,
Lighting plant. R. W. Zeveley, wife and two daugh-
He states that there Is plenty of ters, Mrs. Jane Demaris, Mrs. W. A.
water In that part of the country, and Lincoln, Elmer Allen, Jap Johnson,
crops are looking fine. Hazel Ramsey, and Lydia O'Kelley.
caught at it. Neighbors in most cases
do not feel - like accusing others
with these offenses and the officers
cannot be in all places at once. A
little care and respect for the law as
well as for those who have to travel
the roads will be highly appreciated
both by the auhtorities and the citi
zens in general. .
MAJ. GEN. LEONARD WOOD
IMPROVING SITLEE RANCH