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.tuun IT Urr IUAL rArfcR OF CROOK COUNTY FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
lUMiMIIUT. I'RI NEVILLE, CROOK COCNTT, OREGOBf THUtWDAT, AUGUST 24, 1990.
NO. 60.
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WHEELER COUNTY
A petition has been filed at the
Wheeler county courthouse to have
placed on tin ballot at the coming
November election the question of
uniting the Ward voting precinct ol
Wheeler county to CJIIIIum county.
The petition It signed by ,4 voter
ho claim to be a majority, and the
jH'tltlon appears to be legal In all
Other reaped!. Tile petition la fllml
In accordance with Chapter X of the
(iineral Laws of Oregon for 19 IS,
and prays for the annexation of Sec
tioni 7 to 86 Inclusive In Township
(. Range 24, and Boctlona 1, 2, 11,
12. IS. 14, 23, 24 26, 26, and 35
and 26 In Townahlp 6, Range 23,
The signatures of the following
persons are attached to the petition:
J. B. Huddleaton, T. 8. Lyons, M'-rta
J Lyons, Viola Ward, 8. P, Cren
shaw, A. L. Rondeau, Teresla Ron
dau. Morgan Ward, Grace M. Nor
croia, Anna L. Drown Beaa Huddle
aton, T, K. Drown, and Cora Moore.
Morgan Ward li a former commis
sioner of the county.-FossIl Journal.
MONEY TKJHTKX1XO W1IA
CI-OHE AUTO INDUSTRY OVT
Indianapolis, Aug. 24. The tight
ening of money by the banks will
force auspenslon of the automobile
Industry within a short time. Is tho
opinion of Indianapolis manufactur
ers. Thousands of employes In
automobile factories here have been
laid off already, and forces are being
reduced still further. Manufactur
es are attributing thla to the refusal
of banks throughout the country to
extend credit to dealers and makers
cl automobiles.
If banks continue their refusal
tf grant loans', or extend those al
ready outstanding, every branch of
the motor car Industry will be forced
to shut down ."pretty soon," Is the
opinion of II. C. Doming, superinten
dent of production of the William
(mall company, and manufacturer
cf the Monroe automobile. Monroe
Makers have already reduced their
force to one-third the normal num
ber. The Nordyke-Marmon com
pany has released 2000 lien, and the
remaining 36000 are expected tn lio
reduced gradually. ' The National
plant has closed with the exception
of the service and shipping depart
ments. An ofTlciul of the Nordyke-Marmon
company explained that "people are
t.ot buying cars now," and admitted
that It Is growing more difficult for
dealers and manufacturers to obtain
loans. It Is said that this situation
is largely responsible for the general
lay-off. The Dalles Chronicle.
ft HOOfj BEGINS ON
7TH OF SEPTEMBER
Public School opens on the 7th of
September instead of the 6th on ac
count of Labor Day, Which Is the 6th
, of the month. The teachers tor all
' grades are secured and work will be
gin In earnest on the 7th. The de
partmental work which was started
In the 7th and 8th grades will be
continued and carried on Just as It
was In proceeding years.
The building has been overhauled
and the roof strengthened, Interior
finishings were taken care ot and the
tuldlng is now In better shape than
it has been for several years.
I'RINEVILLE HRST TO
HAVE MOTOR VEHICLE LAW
Jay Salzman, 8tate Inspector on
the Motor Vehicle Division of the
State ot Oregon was In our city Sat
urday looking over the traffic regula
tions and enforcements here. He
states Prlneville is the first city lie
has visited on his trip which has had
no volatione ot the Motor Vehicle
Law, and R. W. Breese is to be com
plimented on the good work he Is
doing In keeping down the violations
to this law.
FOSTER BRAD8HAW
Mr. Lester Foster and Miss Mae
tradshaw of Mills City were married
toy Judge Bowman last Thursday af
ternoon. Mr. Foster Is well known
here, having been a barber here some
time ago. Mr. and Mrs. Foster left
the same evening tor their home at
Wills City. -
STOCKIiEll TO BE
HERE NEXT U
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Oregon Cattle Home
Raisers' Association will be held in
Prlnaville, September 12, at 2 p.m.
This has been officially announced by
fi 0. Cornell, secretary of the or
giinlxation, and all parties Interested
ere being urged to attend. Other
meetings In various counties of the
sute have also been announced. ,
WAR EXHIBITION
The Veteran's Own War Exhibi
tion, one of the largest collections of
relics ever brought from the battle
fli Ids of France, will be shown In
this city during Fair Week.
This war collodion Is owned and
lectured on by wounded and crlpplod
Soldiers, Bailors and Marines. Do
r.ol tail to hear sn Interesting lec
ture by one of the veterans.
"Don", the famous French war
(log that lost a leg "Over There", af
ter saving 104 lives in the war aorta,
will be here together with tbouaands
of relics captured by "Uucla 8am'i"
beys. Be sure and see this exhibit
you surely will apreclate it.
RKAL KNTATE TRANHKKIW
Will Led ford to Jennie Ledford
WD Us 7-8 Blk 11 4th add to
I'rlneville $1.00. Olvln Thompson
to Menneth Thompson WD 8WSW
13-21-21 23000. Olvln Thompson
to K, H. Thompson WD 8WNW 7-
21- 21 11400. Roy E. Morris to Olat
0 Thurn WD 16000. Olaf Q. Thurn
to Walter T. Morris WD 110. U. 8.
to Lester H. Foster Pat NE 24-16-22.
R. L. Bchee to James 8. Oakes WD
Trsct in NWNE 6-16-16 12600.. J.
II. Upton and wife to T. E. J. Duffy
WD 27-14-16 $1726. 8late to Jesse
Yancey Cert of Water Right 16A of
NE8E 6A 8ESE 6A BENE 6-16-16.
Piute 'to J. A. Paunch Cert of WR
40A 8WNW 20A NWNW 6A NENW
ISA 8KNW 3-21-22. State to O. A.
Gi:rske Cert of WR. State to E. D.
Tlrreli Cert of WR 38A NENE 39A
NWNE 40A NENW 29.5A NWNW
22- 14-14. State to Martha E. Smith
Cert of WR 6A 8WSW 26-16-17.
CANADIAN NEWS NOTES
Late Items from the Canadian
country which shows what is going
op in that little-known section.
Winnipeg, Manitoba. According
to Capt. Acheson, General Agricul
tural Agent of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, the wheat yield per acre
In Alberta will In some parts run as
high as 40 bushels, while 26 bushels
per acre will be about the average In
the south. This will make Alber'
ta's contribution . to the Canadian
wheat market approximately 80,000
000 bushels.
Reglna, Saskatchewan. Eleven
hundred consignments of wool a
mounting to 670,000 pounds have
been handled through the Warehouse
here this season. This Is about 15,
000 pounds more than was handled
during the whole of 1919. It Is ex
pected that the total will reach 7 50,
000 pounds before the close ot the
season. The wool Is mostly made up
of consignments from small farms.
Calgary, Alberta. The first ship
ment ot this season's grain from Al
berta was probably the carload ot rye
loaded at Skiff, near Lethbrldge.
Threshing of rye Is now in full swing
In this district. The cuttng of wheat
has begun In several parts ot the
province, notably near Medicine Hat
and other southeastern points. Cut
ting Is expected to be general by
August 20th.
' St. Catharines, Ontario. Har
vesting of early peaches has com
menced In the Niagra district and a
heavy crop Is evident. Branches ot
trees in many orchards have to be
propped up. Plums, pears and all
Varieties of fruits are realising the
optlmlstio hopes of the growers.
Grapes will again show a maximum
yield.
Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rivers Inlet promises to be the fish
erman's bonanza this year. Already
nine canneries there have packed
more than 100,000 cases of sockeye.
At the prevailing price this repre
sents 22,000,000.
THE BIG TUt
ARRIVES HERE
Crook County received this week
one of the big Holt tractors from the
Slate Highway Commission for usj
on the Market Road to be construct
ed from Prlneville towsrd O'nell en
the lower Crooked River. This Is
one of the largest Holt tractors mado
being 126 horse power. Thejr were
hulll for the Wsr Department and
were designed for swift moving of
heavy artillery. After the war, they
were turned over to the various
81 a I id for road construction, and by
the state officials to the countia.
The County Court is equipping also
a large grader with a scarifier at
tachment and when this machinery
arrives the county will be able to
handle any grading Job without any
horse teams. The tractor Is furnish
ed at nominal rental tor the time
boing, but ultimately will cost the
county nothing. It will be remem
bered that the atate Is paying fifty
per cent of the cost of the Market
Road job, and also an equal per cen
time of the coat of upkeep on the
roads now under construction. It
ass only in view of these conditions
that the county was enabled to se
cure the tractor. The outfit will do
Its own plowing and ditching as die
grading Is done, and It the right
kind of men can be found, the county
will save quite a sum, on this one
job, not taking into account the
other work that can be done.
MRH. BRINK ENTERTAIN
THE TH1MKLE CLUB.
The Carnation Thimble Club met
at the home ot Mrs. M. E. Brink yes-:
terday afternoon, all of the regular
members being present.
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent In sewing, after which deli
cious refreshments were served.
The out of town guests were, Miss
Wlnnlfred Douglas of West Milton.
Ohio, and Miss Dunsmore, of Forest
Grove, Oregon.
MIW. DOUGLAS EXTERTAI.V8
A card party was given at tho
home ot Mrs. Robert Douglas last
Wednesday evening In honor of Miss
Winnlfred Douglas, of West Milton,
Ohio, who Is visiting here. Deli
cious refreshments were served
which closed a very enjoyable even
ing. The guests were ftisses Stella
and' Dolly Hodges. Edith McMurry.
Mildred Dishman, Elsie Lyall of Har
vey, North Dakota, Catherine Lovo,
Oza Meyera, Tona Cornett, Blanche
Shipp, Wlnnlfred Douglas, Mesdames
Zoe Malson, and Helen Hayes.
EIRE AT THE
The house belonging to E. J.
Hundy, caught fire last Saturday
morning and burned the greater part
of the root. The fire caught from
the flue and was not noticed until
the flames burst from the roof. The
fire department was immediately
notified and action was soon taken,
the fire being extinguished before a
great amount of damage was done.
The house, at the time, was occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Walstrom.
PRESBYTERIAN METHO- i
DIST CHURCH NOTES.
Sunday Schools next Sunday at
10:00 o'clock. Preaching and Di
vine Worship at U A.M. at the M
E. house ot worship and In the even
ing at 7:30 at the Presbyterian house
ot worship. Prayer meeting and so
cial hour every Wednesday night at
7:30 after the First of September.
A cordial invitation extended to all
not worshiping elsewhere. - ,
UNITED ARTISAN'S PICNIC
The Annual United Artisan picnic
will be held Sunday, September 6th,
at Steens ' Pillar. It Is, requested
that every one furnish own trans
portation and eats. Artisans please
provide for those whom they have
invited.
DIST. SUMMARY
The Ochoco Irrigation District has
nisde a summary of the allotments
and acreage under the project which
will probably be of some use in the
future.
The estimated average to receive
later is about 19,000 acres, while
the estimated available water at
hand is 17,000 acre feet, the allot
ment per acre being 9 acre feet.
Total amount ot water In
the reservoir 23,800 acre feet.
Total amount of water
delivered to land 1,600 acre feet
Total (oases in canals
due to seepage 7, COO acre feet!
Water was turned in the main can
als on May 1st, 1920, and shut off i
trim main canal August 17, 1920,
a' period ot 109 days, during this
time water was shut off In the canal j
for nine days. for. the purpose of re
pairing breaks, this being the long
est period for discontinuing of the!
water.
, The dellverage of the water to the
hind Is estimated as follows:
Total irrigation average under
main canal - 20.000 acres
Totsl acreage under main canal
receiving allotment 19,276 acres!
, Total acreage under main canal j
i not receiving, allotment 1,325 acres
' Total acreage under pump plant
not receiving water 1,400 acres
Acreage not using full allotment
of 9-acre feet water ' C40 acres
The following Is the acreage in
crops under the main canal:
Old alfalfa' 4000 acres
"Young alfalfa 1500 "
Osts 1300 "
Oat hay 200 M
Meadow hay 500
Wheat hay ' 5000 ' "
Ilarley 300 "
Rye v 2000 " ,t
Rye hay 1900 "
Pasture ' 1300 "
Acreage cleared, no crops 4
planted 700 "
Acreage not under cultivation
or cleared 1600 "
Pumping plant:
Acreage cleared under
' cultivation dry farms 900 "
Acreage not cleared, in
sage brush 500 "
Total acreage 22000 "
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Senator Chamberlain will be in;
Prlneville tonight and will likely re-j
main over tomorrow. A club lunch
eon will be one ot the features of his
visit together with a tour ot Inspec
tion ot our big irrigation project.
All citizens of the city and county
should make it a point to meet the
Senator at the luncheon.
I. O. O. P. NOTICE
All Odd Fellows be present at a
special meeting in Prlneville, Satur
day, August 28. Lunch served.
. 3. A. SMITH BUYS 10 BAB
J. A. Smith, who owns a Milllcan
ranch and who until recently had
been Interested in ranch holdings
near the town ot Blalock, has re
cently purchased the famous 10-Bar
ranch from J. H. Hayes. Mr. Smith
plans to make this ranch a purebred
itve stock farm, and has brought to
Lincoln sheep, Poland China hogj
and Hereford cattle. This ranch is
at Ideal location for the pure-bred
livestock business and should make
valuable addition to the pure-bred
ranches ot the country.
VAN MATRE JOINS
PUKE-BRED RANKS
Dean Van Matre of Bend has Join
ed the ranks of the pure-bred live
stock men by his recent purchase
ficm J. M. Janssen, of the Shorthorn
cow, Lady Welcome, and very
choice heifer calf, formerly from the
Biggs' herd. Mr. Van Matre also
purchased a number ot registered
Hampshire sheep from Mr. Janssen,
which were also bred by Mr. Biggs of
Prlneville. Mr. Van Matre Intends
to continue breeding Shorthorn and
Hampshire sheep and plans on hav
ing some stuff for exhibition next
ETTA BELKNAP
PASSES AIYAY
Mrs. Etta Belknap, wife ot Wilford
11. Belknap, died Saturday morning
about nine o'clock at the borne of
Di. H. P. Belknap in this city, after
a long illness.
Mrs. Belknap was born In Wilford.
Idaho, and came to Prlneville twelve
years ago to make ber home wltta
the family of Dr. Belknap. Her
marriage to Wilford H Belknap oc
curred five years ago, and at the time
tf her death she was 28 years old.
Besides her husband and little son,
Wilford Hall, Jr., she is survived by
her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
Alonza Daw of Terrebonne, and
three sisters. Mrs. Ella Berglund of
Portersville, California, Mrs. Flor
ence Bahein of Bend. Ore., and Mrs.
Clem Grenwald of Terrebonne Ore.
The funeral was held from the
home Monday afternoon at two, and
Interment was made In the Masonic
cemetery. The business houses (n
trwn were closed during the cere
mony and a very large crowd of
friends ot the deceased and family
were present, and beautiful tribute
was paid in many floral offerings.
Mrs. Belknap was much beloved by
her friends, and her-untimely death
will make a loss which will be keenly
fell In the community.
JOURNEYS IN EASTERN OREGON
Baker, Ore., Aug. 16. Last week
my Journeys included the topmo.U
part of Oregon the top of ML Hood.
I didn't expect to find any T. B. np
there but made the trip with a Port
land party of eight to satisfy a climb
ing ambition.
" W'e made the ascent from the
north side which is the" nfost scenic
and hazardous climb. We set out
early in the morning from Cloud Cap
Inn, which we had reached the night
before in our machines after an ex
tremely hard climb. To Cooper's
Spur is a hard rocky climb. Then
comes a long, steep snow field. We
bad equipped ourselves with alpine
stalks, hobbed shoes, grease paint to
keep the sun from blistering and
goggles to protect our eyes. The
snow work was slow but not tiring
It took two hours to make the last
1800 feet, which was almost straight
up over loose hanging rock. We j
pulled ourselves up hand over hand 1
on ropes and at times the party was i
shaky for a mis-step meant "good
night" in a glacier far below. There
ia a look-out station on the summit
and the man in charge ted us on hot
tea while we rested our muscles
every one having been used. Fire
finding apparatus, a wireless and a
telephone are part of the lookout's
equipment.
The descent was fun. After get
ting over the rocks to the snow we',
leaned on our stalks and in a tew
seconds had slid down the long slope,
shipping snow in places snow was
never meant to be. On the return
our guide took us over the glacier,
famous for its crevasses and mor
raines. '
By way of contrast, take the hot
test place on thia earth or any other,
surround it with high, bare hills,
which doubly reflect the heat; add
some duat, smoke and grime; run a
railroad through the place; add a
street or two, a lot of unpainted
houses with broken sidewalks; add
all this together and you will hav.i
some idea ot Huntington. If you
are wise you will subtract yourself
from this mess as soon as possible.
I did.
Huntington is a terminal point
and is my idea of a town without any
community spirit. It Is a parasite
on the railroad and its citizens take
no pride in appearances.
Towns and people are made vivid
bv contrasts. For this reason I felt
like a real discoverer when I visited
the Eagle and Pine Velleys of Baker.
The casual traveller misses these two
beauty spots which comprise a real
"inland empire" In the northern part
cf the county away from the railroad
and main-traveled roads. Richland
and Halfway are the two main trad
ing centers and the people in them
ere the best to be met anywhere. Ev
eryone yon meet has a pleasant
"Howdy" for the stranger.
My first glimpse of Eagle remind
ed me of Jack London's "Vajley ot
the Moon". We had traveled tor
LIDS FINALLY
TO BE PATENTED
After a battle lasting many years,
the lands included In the Central
Oregon Irrigation Company seggre
fcation will be placed on the tax rolls
of Crook county. This will add ser.
era! hundred thousand dollars to our
aaeessed valuation for next year, the
patents coming too late for 1920.
For many years the department "at
Washington has refused for one
reason or another to issue the patent
to the State of Oregon. Hon. N. J,
Sinnott has been an untiring worker
in this matter, never letting np, hot
poundng away day after day. Other
representatives in Congress have al
so been in the fight, but to Mr. Sin
nctt can be given the greatest credit
The following telegram received this
week by the editor tells the story.
"Have received wire from Com
missioner General Land Office quot
ing recommendation to clear list for
patent about sixteen thousand acre
of Central Oregon project." N. J.
Sinnott.
many miles across the desert country
Of the North Powder and Sparta
country and Just after sundown
reached the rim of the Eagle valley.
Th first glimpse was breath taking.
Far below,. Eagle is the lowest point
In the county, row upon row of or
chards, green fields, dotted by farm
homes, groves of trees, verdure ev
erywhere could be seen in the sunset
shadows.
' The crops are so big there this
year that the farmers are plumb
tired of harvesting them. Fruit is)
abundant, all except peachea. The
big freeze last December killed tree
as well as blossoms. ' Richland, very
aptly named,. Is a pleasantly located
little village with progressive ideas..
A modern water system is beinV
installed. ,
Halfway is a town of about 600
inhabitants who all know each oth
er and enjoy it. It is the center of
the pretty Pine Valley and is proba
hty the most isolated town of its size
in Oregon, hut isolation is no draw
back for it is the kind of community
that is not dependent on anything.
Halfway is a real self-sustaining
town. Manufactured goods are the
only imports.
After a long ride over mountain!
r.rd valleys the visitor njay think he
is out of civilization but Halfway
surprises. The sidewalks are paved,
hotel accommodations are excellent,
a movie is there and well kept lawat
and residences show that the people
take a pride in then town.
Guy Hughes, editor of the Pine
Valley Herald, has the cleanest shop
In Eastern Oregon and after seeing;
many that is no small accomplish
ment. The Herald, by the way, la
moving force in the community and
the people of the district are proud
of their home paper, which gives all
the news in a breezy, friendly man
ner. The Cornucopie mine 12 miles
north of Halfway is now closed for
development work. The last Chance
mine is working and has prospects
tor opening up on a huge scale.
Copperfield, famous in the days ot
Governor West and Fern Hobbs, la
now practically deserted. The
Homestead mine over on the Snake .
is the richest in this section.
. I was reluctant to leave the Val
ley ot Pines and I am a bit sorry
that more people do not know of lta
beauties, but then, its isolation is an
appealing factor.
John Day Valley, Aug. 22. Get
ting over the "hump" from Baker to
John Day is no soft proposition.
The Sumpter Valley R.R. Is still nar
row guageing it over the Dixie moun
tains with such curves that you can
shake hands with the engineer oc
casionally and sometimes the grade
are so steep that the Are drops right
out of the engine. Just after the
drop into Prairie the pesky train
has to zig-zag back and torth over a
steep portion of track. J It runs oa
time once a year, manages to get lta
passengers and freight across the di
vide and I - guess that is about all
that Is needed. , . : , .,-
Sumpter, once a thriving town ot
4000, now stands as a pitiful example
of a town caught unprepared to fight
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