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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRI NEVILLE
VOLVMB XXIV.
I'RINKVILUE, CROOK (XWNTT, OREGOX l'HVRMUAY, AlGtHT 0, laO.
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SOI HOMES
TAXPAYERS FAYO
BIGGER SALARIES
BILLS TO COriE
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VISITS FraiLLE
FIIm Central Oregon KWd llreo
' for Reported Impomlble
Those who have made the state
mailt through tha Portland Dallies
Central Oregon bad no Airplane
lending fields must have gotten out
of bod that morning with a grouch.
R. R. Traak, of Lyons, Oregon, who
ban been In tha airplane gums on
way and another for the last tlx
yers demonstrated that very thoro
lv laat week, when be flew over from
the valley and baa boon flying Cen
tral Oregon's wont fields this weak,
and bas made good. W. D. Can
non, Jr., pilot of tha plane, Is an old
army filer, and Is one of the boat
pilots on the pacific coast; bis land
ings and take-offs In the dusty fluids
of this country have been perfect,
without exception, and he has bad no
trouble to apeak of while In this
country.
Laat Monday evening, at 6 o'clock:
the two men left the landing field
t Lyons, and one bour and flfly-nlne
minutes later landed In Madras. Tne
trip over the Cascade mountains Just
south of ML Jefefrson was one of the
most beautiful eights tbey had ever
fen. They flew around the moun
tain and report that particular spot
as niuch mora picturesque than
any part of the 8lakyous that they
(.tossed.
Tbe machine remained In Madras
for aeveral days, not coming to
rrlnevllle until Friday evening. Tho
pilot was accompanied on this trip
by Howard W. Turner, of Madras.
Mr. Turner says that tha only way
that one could really appreciate tba
country was to take an airplane trip
over tba Grtxxly Dutte country. Tbe
machine made several flights while
In Frinevllle. They took only one
. local person up however, Zeke E.
Ilendrickson of tha Journal force,
ft anybody wants to know whether
flying Is real sport or not, ask Zeke.
Tboae men are coming through
this country In order to give local
Kople confidence In the flying game
and proving that It was more , safe
tnan bas been advertised by a Port
land concern. The Standard Plane, i
with a ninety horse power, eight cyl
inder O. H. Motor, which these men
used is not yet two months out of tha
factory, and it In first class condi
tion. Pilot Connon, formerly a flyer
In the U. 8. Air 8ervica, and one of
the boat on the Pacific Coast, said
that the machine was ona of tba beat
that be had ever flown, and was as
near safe as a Ford Car. Mr. Can
non, loft Buuday ,evenlng with the
machine for Redmond, taking C. J
Oaten, of Madras with him as a pas
senger. Mr. Trask left by train tbe
n xt afternoon tor Redmond.
On arriving at' Redmond they
found the field too short, and al
though they had chances to take up
aeveral passengers, they refused, on
account of the field, and brought the
machine back to Frinevllle Tuesday
morning. ' ? '
' Manager Schee of tha Inter-State
Fair Association arranged for these
men to return during the fair, and at
that tlma anyone wishing to rids will
hove an opportunity.
OUR CAMP GROUND
PLEASES TRAVELERS
- .Travelers coming into our city are
very much pleased with our camp
' (round. During the past two weeks
the grounds have bean In constant
use by the tourists.
O. A. Kelley and wife of Portland
' ho are touring tba country, stopped
at Prlnevllle Camp Grounds last
Thursday, staying over Friday and
Saturday, because of the excellent
place they bad found tor camping,
Mr. Kelley has Just returned tor the
Yellowstone National Park, report
ing good roads and ' no bad luck.
From here they will to Crater Lake,
Tosemlte Valley and Los Angelas,
-where they expect to make their
home for the coming winter. He
aays this Is the cleanest and most
convenient camp grounds he bas
found during his travels, and he is
judging the rest of the town by the
excellent camping facilities.
Crook Couuty, 8,424.
Precinct No. 1, East Frinevllle,
comprising part of . Prlnevllle city,
Hi. Precinct No. 2, West Prlnevllle,
comprising part of Prlnevllle city,
620; Precinct No. 8, Montgomery,
81; Precinct No. 4, McKay, II; Pre
cinct No. 6, Roberta, 282; Precinct
No. , Hitching, 48, Precinct No. 7,
Johnsons Creak, 600; Precinct No, 8,
Mill Creek, 88; Precinct No. , How
ard, 47; Precinct No. 10, Summit, 14
I'roclnct No. 11, Bear Creak, 78; Pre
cinct No, 11, Camp Creek, 99;Pre
clnet No. 18, While Butte, 84; Pre
cinct No. 14, Beaver, 162; Precinct
No, 16; Maury, 76; Precinct No. 16,
Newsom, 176; Precinct No. 17 Breele
89; Precinct No. 18, Powell Butte,
218; Precinct No. 18, Fife. 72; Pre
clnut No. 20, Hat Rock, 47; Prlne
vIIIh City, 1,144. No comparison
can be made; County redistrlcted
since 1(10.
REAL KHTATK TRAKHKKKH
V. 8. to Stephen P. Steele cert copy
of pat n,sw, 2 s,ne, n,se, senw, nesw,
J-20-22.
huth FlUgerald to W. J. Wright,
guardianship d, i,se, 8 sww, 8,
nene. 17 14-19. $400.
Ned J. Angland to F. W. McCaftery,
wd, swnw, nwsw, 84-16-14, flO.
Stephen Countryman to O. M. Cor
nell wd. It. I nonw, w.ne, 7-18-16,
$10.
F. B.. Knox, sheriff, to Henry W.
Cnrlln, sheriff's deed, nwse, nesw, s,
sw, 10-14-17. 81280.
U. S. to P. Magers, pat, w.nw, senw,
nwse, 28-14-18.
AMERICAN LEGION .
DELEGATES RETURN
. The delegates who were chosen at
the last meeting of the American Le
gion left Wednesday evening tor As
toria, where tha convention was
held. -
More than 300 delegates, repre
senting the state, were present, and
fiom an unharmonious, meeting de
veloped a very harmonious one. The
delegates from here were. Dr. Rosen
berg, F. A. Fessler and L. M. Beth
tell. A vast amount of legislation was
introduced tor the benefit of the or
der, but the main purpose of tha
meeting was to attend to tha voca
tional Interests of tha disabled sol
diers, tba insurance matters being
also looked Into. They were very
much pleased with the officers who
were elected. C. A.' Ersklne of Bend
waa elected delegate for tha National
district.
Most of the delegates spent Sunday
at Seaside where a display of the bat
tle of tbe Arrgonna was given. A
Clam baka was also given for tha
benefit of tbe vjeitora.
Dr. Rosenberg and Mr. Fessler re
turned Monday morning, but Mr.
Becbtell will not return until about
tbe 8th of this month. .
Astoria should be proud of its en
tertainment says Dr. Rosenberg, be
cause everything waa arranged in
wonderful order for the coming del
egate and visitors. The next meet
ing will be held In Eugene about this
time next year. Out of tha spirit of
turmoil and unsettled condition
ciime a remarkable spirit of unity
which will, they say, make tha Le
gion better and stronger than ever
before. . " '. ' '
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
" Mrs. Blanche- WUUami-Segersteln
arrived here from Portland Tuesday
morning to visit with her sister, Mrs.
Francis Durand.
Ruth Dlshman left Saturday even
ing for Portland where she will be
employed In a wholesale bouse, as
head mlllner. She will go to Baker
soon to accept another Ilka position
Lois Stewart and Martha Horrlgan
left Saturday morning for Trout
Creek where they visited with Mar
tha's slater, Mrs. Bob Cram. They
returned Sunday evening. -
Suitable areas for tbe construction
of summer homes, hotels, resorts and
oilier Improvements In the National
Forests needed for recreation pur
poses or publio convenience, may be
occupied under permit obtained by
applying to the nearest Forest of
ficer. Such permits ordinarily are
lasued for an indefinite period of
time, but where a considerable ex
penditure Is contemplated, may be
granted on request of the applicant
for a fixed term of years. In order
t i accomodate as many people as
practicable, tracts valuable for sum
mer borne purposes, except In unus
ual Instances, will be limited to one
acre or less, but undue crowding' be
tween permittees will , be avoided,
and for those to whom isolation and
privacy Is an especial consideration,
suitable provisions can usually be
mode.
Tbe tenure of tbe permits is in the
nature of either a lease or license
only, tor which a reasonable annual
rental la reserved; the law does not
authorize the conveyance of the title.
TheVates for summer home sites
ranges from $10 to $26 a year undar
term permits, and from $6 to $26
under Indefinite permits. Tbe mini
mum for other uses la $16, the exact
terma and area allowed being goveru
ed largely by the facts of the
case. Term permits for summer
home sites usually extend tor periods
of from 6 to 10 years (with privilege
of renewal), depending upon the val
U4 of tha Improvements to be con
structed. . -
Several cummer home tracts have
been surveyed and staked out on tbe
ground and are open to occupancy
under these provisions, subject to
the choice and preference ot tha ap
plicant. If possible, a personal ex
amination of the land should always
be made before applying. Selecting
from maps is never safe or satisfac
tory. Applications must be in writ
ing, and should specify the location
of the area desired, the use to be
made ot it, and the character and es
timated cost ot the improvements
pi opotfud to be constructed. Any
necessary surveys for platting areas
will be made by the Forest officer
without cost to the applicant.
For further Information, address
the Supervisor ot the National For
est concerned, or the District For
ester, Portland, Oregon.
"THE COPPERHEAD"
Tbe task confronting the produ
cers of the screen version ot Augus
tus Thomas' great play, "The Cop
perhead" Which will be shown at the
Lyric Theatre next Friday and Sat
urday, was a considerable one. It In
volved the construction and . twice
reconstruction ot an entire village,
the employing and outfitting of
many extras, and endless research
and study ot archieves on the periods
Mexican and Civil Wars. Llonell Bar
rymore, who starred In the stage
play, leads the cast. Charles Maigna
directed.
, The village was contsructed , on
Long Island and Is true In every de
tail of its reproduction ot the times.
Every structure Is enclosed on all
four sides, in Itself an innovation in
movie making. Over 8,700 extras
portrayed soldiers of tha different
wars tn this picture, and an accurate
reproduction ot President Lincoln's
proclamation of war were features ot
this play. 1
All in all, "The Copperhead" la
one of the greatest pictures put out
bv the Paramount Artcratt corpor
ation. '
D. F. Farrand and Wm. Miller re
turned Monday evening from Canada
where they have been for the past
three weeks. . They went for the pur
pose of securing land under the great
land projects In that country,
Ethel Potter of Spokane, Wash
ington, arrived here Thursday even
ing to visit her mother. Mrs. Potter
of this city. . Miss Potter is now visit
tng at the hbme of Mrs. Sam Rey
nolds, but will be home again soon,
and remain until September.' '
V. V. Harpham returned from
Lookout Mountain Thursday' even
ing, after spending several days there
The Times-Herald Is gratified to
have taxpayers comment favorably
upon the recent suggestion that Har
ney County should raise the salary
of Its county Judge to $3,000 or more
year and place the absolute man
agement ot tbe entire affairs of the
County In his hands. It Is pointed
cut that by doing this a capable man
could be Induced to devote his entire
time to this work and be In touch
with every part of the county busi
ness. By making a salary of $3,000
with an additional $1,000 tor travel
ing expenses Harney county will be
better oft by many thousand dollars
each year. Times Herald.
POST NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and son an1
wife ot Lebanon are -visiting friends
and relatives here. Mr. Kelly is an
old resident of Horse Heaven.
Mrs. Emma Smead and brother
Duge of Albany are here visiting
their sister, Mrs. Frank Wilbur and
other relatives.
Harvey Dunham Is very busy In
the hay field as be Is short banded
He expects his baying to last another
month.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Cordis are at
tbe Joe Post home. Mr. Cordis is
helping Mr. Post in Haying.
Jim Cram has gone to Big Summit
with a load of supplies to gather beet
for shipping.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D Elrod who have
-teen making their borne on tha O,
B. Cray place have vacated. Mr. El
rod has gone to Walla Walla to har
vest and Mrs. Elrod bas gone , to
Gj-esham. where she will spend the
summer with her mother.
. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stover have
moved on the O. B. Gray place.
Miss Edna Mays a nurse of the
Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane is
here spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mays of
the Bonnie View Stock Ranch.
The Misses Lilly and Visa Knox
called on Mrs. C. O. Stover, Mrs. j
Homer Norton and Mrs. J. A. Mays!
one day last week.
Mr. Truman McGlothin who has j
been working for J. A. Mays has'
gone to Portland to take Chiroprac
tic adjustments.
Mr. W. D. Knox ot Post and Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Tancey ot Prlneville
have motored to Canada where Mr.
Knox expects to find a suitable lo
cation. Tbe Misses Edna and Frances
Mays of the Bonnie Viey Farm spent
the week end at the home ot Addie
Miller.
Miss Ethel Miller spent Saturday
and Sunday at the E. B. Knox and
Misses Knox homes.
Grant Allen expects to help J. A.
Mays to finish his haying.
Mr. Frond Abels ot Dixie Meadow
has not been able to take his place
in the hay field as be has been sick
tot the past week.
On account ot the shortage of bay
hands, several ot the women have
taken a man's place in the bay fields.
NEW GARAGE
Ed McGllvray has moved into the
building formerly occupied by Col
lins W. Elkins for the purpose of es
tablishing a general automobile re
pair shop and garage. Mr. McGll
vray has been In the automobile busi
ness in Prlneville tor a number cf
years and has been very successful.
The interior ot the building Is be
ing remodeled to tit the needs of the
business. This shop will be known as
the Palace Garage.
erecting a lookout platform on Tam
arrack, near Divide Ranger Station.
Wayne Adamson will be stationed
there during tha summer months.
Mrs. Haraway Cochran and child
ren arrived here Sunday evening
from Seattle, where they have been
for several years. Mrs. Cochran lived
in Prlnevllle some time ago. They
will live in the Mackey house, but at
present they "are guests at the J. B.
Stewart home. ,. -v.- .: ....
The following proposed amend
ments to our constitution will be
voted upon at the November elec
tion. Section ( of Article VI ot the Con
stitution of the State of Oregon shall
be and hereby Is amended to read
as follows:
Section 6. County Officers There
shall be elected In each county by
the qualified electors thereof at thi
time of holding general elections, a
County Clerk, Treasurer, 8heriff.
Coroner and Surveyor, who shall sev
erally hold their offices for tbe term
of four years. The provisions ot this
section fixing tbe term ot office tor
fi.ur years, Is self-executing and shall
become effective the first Monday of
January, 1921, when said county of
ficers, elected at the regular Nov
ember, 1920 election, shall qualify.
That Article IX of the Constftntion
ct the State of Oregon shall be and
hereby is, amended by adding a sec
tion to said Article IX, said section
to be designated as Section 8 of Ar
ticle IX. Said section to read as fol
lows. Section 9. The legal rate of inter
est in this State shall be four per
cent per annum, and no more, on all
moneys after tbe same shall become
due, but on contract the rate ot five
per cent per annum, and no more,
tr.ay be charged by express agree
ment of the parties whicb rate shall
bs Inclusive of 'all brokerage and
commissions. .
No laws of this State relating to
Irterest or usury are repealed or
abrogated by this section except In
st far as tbe legal rata of Interest Is
modified hereby... , - -
DUST FAN PREVENTS
Farmers and threshermen in the
Pacific Northwest, where thresher
explosions and fires have been most
frequent, are manifesting a great
deal of interest in the dust fan
worked out by the United States De
parement of Agriculture. This tan
takes care of smut and other dusts
in such way as to minimize the dan
ger of sufficient dust in suspension
to cause an explosion. In connec
tion with the system worked out for
grounding threshers to get rid ot the
static electricity generated by the
machinery in operation, the fan has
proved itself an almost sure preven
tative. There is no record ot any
machines having exploded when pro
perly equipped with these devises.
From Walla Walla and Palouse dis
tricts of Washington, where not less
tnan 80 explosions occurred last year j fjood could still be seen. The Muddy
numerous appeals by telegraph and . Creek districk was next and is con
ctherwise are coming to the depart-1 sidered the wealthiest part ot the
nient for Information as to where j valley. Here I saw .hay fields so
fans can be bought. The depart-1 clustered with wlnrows that it look-
uicm ivi ouuib uiiio pnni nus wumea
closely with manufacturers ot thresh
ing machinery, arranging for hav
ing the tans manufactured In ade
quate numbers. The Washington
grain men are being put in touch
with the manufacturers who are in
position to supply their needs. The
department however, has been forced
by lack of funds to abandon its in
vestigational work, and the plans
for still further Improving the pre
vention system has been abandoned,
at least for the present.
Roy Carnes and Helen Wyman
were quietly married at the bride's
heme Saturday morning. Helen is a
Prlneville girl and was bookkeeper
for the Michel Grocery Company up
to the time ot her; marriage. Mr.
Carnes lives at Lamonta but has
been In Prlneville for some time. Mr.
and Mrs. Carnes left the same morn
ing for their home. MK and Mrs. A.
H. Laby of Oregon City, brother-in-law
and sister of Mr. Carnes were
visiting here at the time.
Paul Mathews of Portland arrived
lin town Tuesday evening for a short
visit with, friends and relatives.. .
i Baker, Ore., August 1.) The
murder of Sheriff Til Taylor and tha
sensationsl jailbresk at Pendleton
have furnished the main topics of
conversation for this district. Tha
determined man-hunt in the moun
tains, just west ot here, has been foL
lowed with intense interest and tha
news yesterday, with complete con
firmation this morning, ot the cap- '
ture ofall 8 of the fugitives brought -a
lot of satisfaction. LaGrande was
tbe center for the capture of Hart
and Owens, the men who will un
doubtedly pay the death penalty for
the murder of Taylor. Sheriff War
nick of Union county was largely
responsible for tbe capture. I met
him while I was in LaGrande and I
remember thinking at the time that
I would hate to have him on my trail.
Tbe two desperadoes were taken
without bloodshed, having been
found asleep in a sheep camp.
My arrival In Baker was not sus
picious from my point of view. I
stopped at the station to telephone
and in the meantime all of the buss
es departed.' I made the mistake of
thinking I was in Baker but by the
time I had carried heavy baggage tor
several blocks I discovered that the
city was well laid out laid out a
good ten blocks from the depot. It
was hot and I was hot, but I consol
ed myself by thinking what a fix I
8. Cobb'wonld be in under like cir
cumstances. I put up at the Grand .
Geezer Hotel and they condescended
to let me have a room after I had
pu id the first installment on the pur
chase price of the edifice. They call
it the Geiser, but I am sure it is the
Geezer for I was one to stop there.
I was fortunate last week to get a
fifty mile ride through the center ot
the wonderful Baker Valley with I.
L Dodson, county commissioner who
is the republican candidate tor coun
ty judge. We left Baker In the
early afternoon and sped along the
north of the city in the Cmmsoision-
j er's Hudson Super. The panorama
was one of the prettiest views of
farm lands I have seen anywhere. I
Bettled back on the cushions while
Mr. Dodson talked a steady stream
about crops (they are tip-top here)
ccunty roads, farms and farmers,
fishing, hunting mining, everything
under the sun.
We passed near a big wash-out In
the side of the mountain, and was
informed that it was all that remain
ed of the Pocahontas, one ot Ore
gon's most famous placer mines.
Presently we came to Rock Creek,
where tour years ago, a reservoir
broke and wiped a little hamlet com
pletely oft the map. Signs ot the
ed like an imposible job to buck it
all to the stacks. The citixena of
this district have built them a Un
ion High School which would be a -credit
to any town. As it Is, it is a
monument to community enterprise
Mr. Dodson as a ranch on the
North Powder and I played around
there an hour before the return to
Baker, this time through the Haines
district. Baker roads, are on a
whole, better than any I have seem
There is a splendid highway between
Haines and Baker.
The county political situation In
regard to the judgship is peculiar. I
met Judge W. H. Duby, who is a
prominent man in the city, being
president of the commercial club and
ot the Red Cross, but his activity In
the town bas unfortunately aroused
the "country vs. town" element and
as a result Judge Duby was defeated
in the primaries by J. B. Messick.
But here is the rub. Messick was re
called from the office of Judge a tew
years ago and Duby won in the re
call election. Now Messick comes
back and wins in the primaries and
he is a man who had the county
fifty thousand dollars in debt at the
time he was recalled. Judge Duby
stands for a business-like adminis
tration and has kept the county out
ot debt, at the same time puting
hrough progressive policies. i
(Continued on page four.)