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Crook
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOLUME XXIV.
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Oil STATE HIGHWAY
Tbe local highway In Crook and
Wheeler counties la progressing very
rapidly. O. D. Wolf bat tb con
tru t (or tbla work, The graveling
of tha tan miles In Crook County haa
len completed and tha shovel and
rock cruibar have been moved to
tha ten mil stretch In Whoelur
Cdunly. Only a part of thla section
has been graded. The work ot grav
eling and grading will be carried on
ai the aame time, Mr. Wolfe expects
to complete hla contract by the mid
dle of October.
Efforts will be made to ksep th
read open for travel In io far aa pos
a ble however It la hoped that un
tioceaaary travel will be impended.
By making a detour on the old Mit
chell road It will ba poaalble to get
ttirough, but the road li far from be
ing In tha beat condition. It will be
arranged to that the Steam shovel
can be patted between the hour of
It and 1 toon day and after i P. M.
Tbla road It a tnctlon of the Eu
gene, John Day Highway and la be
ing built through tha co-operation
of the State Bureau of Tublle Roada
tr d tha people of Crook Cunty.
Thla highway will give, tha people
of Wheeler County new outlet and
aliould add materially to the busi
ness welfare of. Prlnevllle at well.
KW TKLKPHONK LINK
BOOM TO BE READY
The service of the Lower Rye
Grata Phone Una, known aa the tF
Una located on Crimea Flat haa bean
unsatisfactory, owing to the Increas
d Dumber of aubacrlbert. It waa de
cided to divide tba line Jn an attempt
to reform the anrvire.
The now linea have been complet
ed to the city llmlta. The Telephone
Company baa received the equipment
to flnlah the tyttem, and tha line will
oon be In operation.
PRINEVILLE VS
JOHN DAY
Professor Evant recently received
a letter from Principal Moore ot the
John Day high tchool In Orant coun
ty requesting a game of foot ball
with the Crook County High School
on September 80 at the time of tha
Grant County fair.
The Invitation will be accepted.
Mr. Evana took tha' boys over there
last year and all bad a good time
Mr. Moore alao statea that they will
bring an all Orant county team to
play a return game with us at the
time of the Inter-State Fair at
Prlnevllle. Theae two games will
tart the. season.
The schedule for the fall garnet la
not yet completed and will be an
nounced later.
MIW. . Dl HAND ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Branch Wllllams-Segersten
'Was the guest of honor at an after
noon tea given by Mra. Frances Dur
and, at her home Saturday afternoon.
Many of her trlenda , were preaent,
and enjoyed several vocal selections
given by Mrs. Segersten. Among
those present were; Mrs. C. W. HI'
lint, Mrs. Williard Wlrtz, Mrs. Lewis
Morgan', Mrs. Henry Howard, Mrs.
Asa Battles, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Ross
Robinson, Mrs. Nell Newtom, Mrs.
. Dr. Rosenberg, Mrs. E. J. Wilson,
Mrs. Robert Davis, Mrs. Frances
Durand, Mrs. Segersten, Miss Nora
Dobbs, ot Portland and Miss Blanche
, 8cblpp. i
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
V. S. to Cv E, Adams pat. i.se, w.ne,
10-15-17. !
V. 8. to 0. E. Adams, e,ne, nje, 10
. 15-17.
Ooe Dickinson to Geo. W. Warren,
wd M. Templeftm place. $17500.
' KWT Co to Wm. Wallace, wd It 11 b
,,110. ft W.Add., $1. .
R. Wtlcozen to S. Wllcoxen wd Ba
ne, SS nwnw34 15-14. $10.
A. Powell to B. B. Allen wd. It 4 b
1M Prlnevllle, It, 5-6 b 1 2nd add.
V. 8. Hyde to W. J. Schmidt wd It 7
p 7 It 1 b 8 Srd add f 0.
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OF CROOK COUNTY
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EAST PILLE
The two bungalowa being erected
at the eatt end of Third Street by E.
J. Barrett, one for himself and one
for K. L. Sehae are going up rap
Idly. Tbey are now ready for the
ii.tlile flnltblng. A double fireproof
garage will be built between tha two
n-slduiites with a pergola leading to
wards Hie ttreet.
Both houttit are of tile construct
lou and will be stuccoed with Mudusa
White cement. Thi will be the first
mid only cott for the exterior, aa no
.alnilng will be required. Tbe tile
construction la alto a commendable
feature, rendering the houtea cool
In summer and warm In winter end
materially aaving In the fuel bill at
consequence.
The Interiors will be" attractively
finished. Massive bath tuba with
out legs, hardwood fluort in tbe llv
Iiik roonia, and the reception hall.
Eight bookcases will be built Into
euch with leaded flam doora and
each will have presed brick fire
places. In addition Mr. Barrett's
residence will contain a tbower room.
Eight foot I by 8 doon will connect
the living and dining rooma and the
front porch will be built with cobble
alone plera and walla.
Each bungalow will contain els
targe roomt bealdea assesorles tor
for tha general boutebold.
Several other residences are also
nearing completion In thlt tectlon ot
Prlnevllle and atill others will soon
bo atarted.
C. OF P. MOTOR CAR
IS
The motor car of the Prlnevllle
Hallway was put in shape Saturday.
An expert waa sent here by the
White Motor Car Co., to look over
the work and machinery ot the car.
lln reports that tbe car Is standing
up well and appears to be glviug
aullHtactlon. The motor was thoro-
ly overhauled and the wheels of tho
ti alter are being re-ground.
In making the O-W connection
Saturday It was necessary to trans
fur pustungera to the Junction in
automobllea, three local cars being
used for that purpose.
A distinct Improvement to be noted
at the depot la the completion of
two plank platforms extending in
each direction from the cement
platform, 48 and 60 feet respectfully.
These platforms greatly facilitate
the handling ot express and baggage.
The jiew passenger coach Is a much
appreciated addition to our rolling
stock.
We are still maintaining our usual
average ot stock shipment. Nine car
loads of cattle were shipped Satur
day and ais car loads ot sheep went
out Sunday morning.
MCW LUNCH ROOM NOW RKADk
O. A. Ribelln and C. R. Welliver
announce tha opening ot their new
lunch room adjoining the Newell
Garage. Tha room haa been remod
eled and redecorated with tha view
ot making It aa attractive and sani
tary as possible. Mr. Wellmtr, who
will ba In charge comes to Prineville
from California and has had ten
years experience at catering to the
public taste.
Breakfast will be served at 6 A.
M. Theatre parties will receive
special attention. Short orders,
sandwiches and aalads to order may
be secured until 11:00 P. M.
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT
Thla country la all right In every
way. It ia second to no other on
earth. It haa immeasurable re
sources,, developed and undeveloped,
and our present national debt, a
large part of it for money advanced
other aations, great as It Is, la small
er than that ot any of tha other great
power. It will be paid, as in the past
long before tailing due. Alarmists,
big or little, will not disturb the Am
erican people, who will as therefore
go forward in tha even tenor of their
way to our common destlnlty and
heritage. Byron Times.
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FOR ALL CENTRAL
PRINKVILLK, CROOK Ot STV, OREGON THIBH0AY, AIGIHT la, 1090,
KG CAUSES
During tbe laat ten days, lightning
hat, eg unci much trouble to the Des
Chutes Power Co., In snd abbut
Prlnevllle. Last Thursday after
noon, during tbe storm that was gen
eral sll over Central Oregon, one of
the Insulators on the top tower, crm
Ing out of the canyon at tbe Cove on
Crooked River, was bit, and a hole
punched through the metal casing,
which shorted the line. Owing to tre
locution of the Insulator on tbe end
of a ten foot rroas arm fifty feet
above the ground. It was with no lit
ll difficulty that tbe repairs were
made.
Sunday afternoon, the storm which
visited Prlnevllle and vicinity also
caused a little dlaturbance. Light
ning struck an Insulator on one of
the polos at tbe corner near the Carl
son place, about ten miles out of
Prlnevllle and completely wrecked
the line thereabouts.
In striking the Insulator the light
ning cooked a place In the porcelain
about an Inch In diameter, and went
ou down through the. cross arm and
brace to the pole, and then Into the.
guy wire. About halt way down the
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guy wira la an Insulator, and this
waa completely demolished. Tholtsln that the cattle
ngntning went on down to the
ground from there, and then back up
tho other guy wire to tbe other pole,
and burned a circle around It where
the guy wrapa around It. Thia break
was not discovered until about eight
o'clock, and waa not repaired until
about nine that evening. After tha
repairing waa done, it was necessary
for Mr. Wilson to make a trip back
to about a mile beyond Culver to the
Junction of the two lines. In order to
throw the switches on before tbe
lights sgaln went on". ;
Mr. Shatturk. Mansger of the Com
pany, says that considering the tact
that this Is the third time this sum
mer that the ayatem has been com
pletely out of order, that the Test
of the lightning storms can miss this
Immediate vicinity, insofar as he It
concerned.
BUNGALOW ERECTED
AT COVE PLANT
A $3,000 residence is being erected
at the Cove Power Plant tor the use
of L. O. Ijarnham, one of the oper-
ators there. The building Is to be
of bungalow , construction with ce
ment basement and up to date In
every respect.
A domestic water system will also
be Installed with a 2000 gallon stor
age tank. A spring .will furnish tbe
water supply.
. A truck load of lumber and mater
ial weighing 8,000 pounda waa re
cently hauled from Redmond, and It
Is thought that this Is the largest
truck load ever hauled over the Cove
Grade.
MRS ROSENBERG ENTERTAINS
THE 8HVMIA CLUB
' Mrs. Dr. Rosenberg gave a de
lightful entertainment Friday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Winnek, who
is here visiting her daughter, Mra.
H. R. Lakin. Light refreshments
were served which were enjoyed by
all. Those present were, Mrs. Rosen
berg, Mrs. Winnek, Mrs. H. R. Lakin,
Mrs. Jean Frosieth, her mother and
sister from Salt Lake, Mrs. H. P.
Belknap, Mrs. Dick Darling, Mra. C.
J. Johnson and daughter, Beatrice
Thomas, Mrs. Fred Hoelscher, Mrs.
Henry Howard, Mrs. Milllcan, Mrs.
Busey, Mrs. Dick Rea, Mrs. Clifton.
Mrs. Dishman, Mrs. C. W. Elkins,
Mrs. Brink, and Mra. Ouy Lafollette.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rev. F. H. Pemberton, District Su
perintendent of Tha Dalles District,
will hold the 4th Quarterly Confer
ence ot ' tha Methodist , Episcopal
Church, Saturday evening the 14 th
at 8:00 o'clock P. M. , He will alao
preach Sunday morning at tha aame
church. ! All members of the church
are requested to be' present at the
Quarterly Conference as business ot
vital Importance to the church will
be taken up. '
OREGON
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TOE OF CATTLE
r RAISING AT STAKE
The world must be fed and cattle
raising la one of the essential In
dustries, yet is It coming to be an
expensive Industry for those engaged
In It and more often a loaing one.
Many are leaving tba akiklng ship
while others .are sitting tight and
idurtng what the future will
brftig.
Previous to January of last year
the rate on a car of cattle to Port
land was In the neighborhood ot
$100. It then jumped to $125, and
another raise la announced which
will bring the rate to $150. The
laboring man Is pretty independent
these days. There are many Jobs to
pics irom ana he will cnooee almost j more important to guard against
anything rather than work on a fires In the privately owned timber
ranch. Tbe abort stake men are on I as this is usually available for use
the Increase. Many of the trained I before the timber located on the Re
ranch bands are seeking work else- j aerve proper.
where and are flocking to the cities. Much danger results from the In.
The banks generally throughout j discriminate burning ot slashings
the United States sre refusing to! and brush by. ranchers. Many are
loan money, as Uie loan sharks are
potting on the acrews. many cattle
men are obliged to market their
stock at a loss to satisfy the demands
of these extortioners. The days of
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the open range are gone.
It Is cer
men of the
country will not be content to play
a losing game tor long.
t'nlese the H. C." L. takes a tum
ble and aome radical readjustments
sre made we may be obliged to go
hack to the old daya ot locusts and
wild honey.
FREE TIMBER IN '
0CH0C0 RESERVE
.'Prlnevllle, Oregon, Aug. 10, 1920.
Crook County Journal,
Prineville, Oregon.
Gentlemen: .
You will recall that from time to
time we have furnished news items
relative to the logs which line the
new Highway between Prineville and
Mitchell.
Some time ago this timber was ad
vertised for sale. As yet, however,
cares to take hold of the proposi-
tion. Therefore, rather than to per-
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mil these first class logs, which, ly
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the way, have mostly been bucked
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up" Into saw log lengths, to lie and
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eoay. the Forest Service has decid-
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what we term "Administrative use.
The Administrative use regulation la
merely an alternative for a aale
when it appears that timber actual
ly becomes a menace1 from bug In-;
testations or possibly from the fact
that it may form a fire trap or some
such so as to Justify disposal in this
way. It should be understood that
urder administrative use there ia no
cost to the consumer or party taking
the material. The only proviso be
ing that the Job be done right, that
is; should the operator ot a portable
or small sawmill see fit to set up to
cut these logs into lumber or wood,
the operator would be required to
do a clean Job of it so far as he goes
re.ther than select the best and most
desirable logs here and there and
leave the others lying. '
It thre is any mill operator, wood
yard men or the like who might use
al' or a portion of these logs the
forest service will surely be glad to
figure on the proposition. Tha idea
is simply to clear up the roadway In
order to eliminate danger from bug
infestations and to utilise the timber
which it certainly seems a shame to
allow to go to waste. There ia pro
bably near one-half million feet of
timber involved, and any publicity
that you see fit to extend will sure
be appreciated.
Very sincerely yours,
V. V. HARPHAM
Forest supervisor.
PUMP HOUSE WELL PROTECTED
The pump house . at the Court
House which houses the recently in
stalled automatie pressure system
has been completed by E. J. Barrett.
Ir is of tile construction with double
windows. " It has been built with the
view ot Insuring against freezing
during the winter mouths.
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Jomiraal
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRI NEVILLE
CO-CPERAMI NEEDED
TO F3EVDIT FRES
The local forestry office has per
fected their organization this year
for fighting forest fires. Several
new lookout stations have been erect
ed with fire finders and efficient
phone connections with other sta-;
tions and with tbe main office at
Prlnevllle. Thirty fires have been
discovered so far this year. The ma-i
Jority were less than an acre in ex
tent when aighted and prompt action
has resulted in but little material
damage.
Stations have also been established
in the center ot timber tracts conti
guous to the Reserve as at the Wil
liamson Shearing Plant. It 1 even
i i,0t aware that there is a law mak-
lug it a felony to burn brnsh during
the danger period anywhere in the
state, irrespective of Forest Reserves
without written permission from a
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fire warden. We quote an extract
from the Oregon Forest Fire Laws:
Section 7. During the period be
tween June 1 and October 1, which
is hereby designated the closed sea
son, it shall be nnlawtul for an per-
: son or persons to set on fire, or
cause to be set on fire, any alashlng.
chopping, wood land or brush land,
either his or their own or the pro
perty ot another, witbont written or
printed permission from a fire war
den and compliance with tbe terms
i thereof which shall prescribe the
conditions upon which the permit is
given and which are necessary to be
observed in setting such fire and to
prevent it from spreading so that life
or property of another may be en
dangered thereby. This restriction
shall not apply to the burning ot log
MICB, BlULUpB UI UIUDU UCapB, 1U
, small quantitiea, under adequate
; precautions and personal control and
I in accordance with any regulations
; which may be adopted by the state (
board of forestry for the purpose of
Insuring public safety; but it any
nph - Hiimlnp wtthnut nArmifuifnn
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Mnnry to the property of another, this
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shall be held prima taci6 evidence
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lnt hnrntn a van vtalatlnn nr
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i these Provisions shall be punished
j by a fjne of )egs ,han fWe doUwl
($5.00), nor more than one hundred
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dollars ($100.00), or by imprison.
nient of not less than two (2) days
! nor more than fifty (50) days. Per
mits to burn, as provided by this at
tion, may be issued by any tire war-
; den, and shall contain such sate-
i guarding restrictions as to time of I
Kn sn In or a r A ritasa i t inn ft ka o Ir am
... . i those preaent by many ot her beam
as may be fixed by the state forester i ... . ... , , ' .
or left by him to the discretion of
$ire wardens. Any fire warden shall i
have the right to refuse, revoke, orj
postpone permits when necessary to
prevent danger to the life or proper-1
ty of another. Any permit obtained
through wilful misrepresentation
shall be invalid and give no exemp
tion from liability ot any kind. In
times and localities of unusual fire
danger, the governor, with the advice
of the state forester, may suspend
any or all permits or privileges auth
orized by this section and prohibit
absolutely the use of fire herein men
tioned. Whenever or wherever, dur
ing an opn season for the hunting ot
any kind ot game in this, state, it
shall appear to the governor upon
showing of the state forester that by
reason of extreme drought the us
of firearms or fire by hunters Is lia
ble to cause forest fires, he may, by
proclamation, suspend the open sea -son
and make it a closed season tor
the shooting of wild birds or ani
mals ot any kind for such time aa he
may designate, and during the time
so designated all provisions ot law
relating to closed seasons for game
shall be in force.
NEW OAS STATION
H. W. Howard has recently Instal
led a new service station with a ten
barrel Storage Tank and Wayne gas
oline pump. This is the largest gaso
line storage tank In town outside
the Standard .oil tank The station
vas Installed under the supervision
of Contractor Barrett. '
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50.
UT.GE OIUM
m HIGH SCHOOL
Tbe Crook County High School
will open Sept. 12th for the school
year of nine months. The enroll
ment promises to be tbe largest in
the history of the school. A full
quota ot teachers have been secured,
Mist Florence E. Cramer will teack
the English classes. Miss Phila Hall
will conduct the department of Do
mestic Science and Art,
and Mra.
Clara M. Pratt the Normal Depart
ment,. '
Profesor E. E. Evans will haro
classes in Commercial Law, History,
and home accounting. Vernon U.'
Shippee will have the department of
Science and Music, snd Misa Edna
Morse will assist in the , Commer
cial and Science Departments.
We will have two new teachers on
the staff this year, D. M. Medlar,
of the U. of O. who will b at tks)
bead of tbe Commercial Department
and E. C. Platts, of O. A. C. who will
conduct the maunal training work.
This. promises to be a big athlet
ic year for Prineville. .Both Mr.
Medley and Mr. Platts have excellent
records in athletics and are A No. I
coaches. Mr. Medley was an all
around athlete at tha Univertiitv nf
Oregon, having played on tho Unl-
varattv RniAhftll tn m tnw fnur mk
being the captain ot the team th
last year.
. The securing of two such excel
lent coaches, gives ut an unusual
chance to put Prlnevllle on the may
this year.
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Oil EVERY SIDE
Large yields ot hay are generally
reported from the Post and Paulina
countries. The cattlemen of thoss)
districts will be well supplied witk
teed for the coming year. Thia will
be the first year in several that they
have not had to buy teed for their
stock through the winter.
With the repeated advances la
; shipping rates and scarcity of labor.
a shortage of feed this winter would
have been disasterous to many. For
. is has been successfully proven that
cattle cannot be profitably marketed
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' Crook County unless the producer is
I able to raise the larger percentage ot
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his own feed.
MRS. W1RTZ ENTERTAINS
BEND nSITOB
Mrs. Ethel Horton waa the guest
of honor at a delightful .entertain
ment given at the home of Mra. Wil
lard Wirtx, Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Blanche Williams-Segersten favored
tiful aongs which were given in a
very- pleasing manner. Mrs. Horton
also added more music to the after
noon by numerous instrumental sel
ections to; which she is well known.
i Delicious refreshments were served
which were enjoyed by all. Those
present were Misses, Myldrede Dish
man, Blanche Schlpp, Tona Cornett.
Kathrlne Love, Jeanette Froisetn.
Mesdamea, Francis Durand, Blanch
Segersten, Froiseth, Ethel Horton
and Aver Wlrts. ' ,
STENOGRAPHERS NEEDED
IN WASHINGTON, D.
The United States Civil Service
commission has advised that 300
stenographers are needed immediate
ly in Washington, D. C, for perman
ent positions. The entrance salary
is $1240 per year plus a bonus of
.$20 per month It services are satis
factory.
Persons eligible to take this ex
amination are urged to apply to tha
nearest local aecretary for applica
tion form 304, which should ba pro
perly executed, excluding the med
ical certificate, and forwarded to tha
United States Civil Service Commis
sion, Washington, D. C. without de
lay. o. .
Examinations are held every Tues
day in the principal cities through
out the Northwest.
Local secretaries are requested to
make special efofrts to secure appll-
conis.
, C. W. PAINE,
1 1 5 District Secretary .