tJ of 0 MBRART Crook GoMoty Journal COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRI NEVILLE VOLUME XXV. PRINEVILLE, CROOK (WJiTV, OREGON TIIIRMDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1090 KO. S. RJI ilia LYRIC THEATER BOUGHT BY SPARKS COMPANY A FIVE THOIAND HOLLAR PIPE ..OHHAN 1H TO UK INSTALLED, AH SOON AH ARRIVAL FROM THE FACTORY IN KANT A COMPLETE CHANGE OF I'rlncvllle To Ho on The 'Hprlui" C livult f Modern IIoiim In Cwilral Part of Oregon. Final arrangement have boon completed whereby the Spark Ani uxrmcnt Company, which at present It operating In Heppner and Condon, will manage the Lyrto Theater, start lng the first of October. The Lyric haa been succnaaruuy op erated by Clinton Houeton tor al most year. The Peremounl-Arl- craft line of plcturoa, which stand for all that la the best In the motion j picture world were Introduced by Mr. Houaton during his management and will continue to be shown In the local theater. j. u. Hiiaras. woo win coma vi Prinevllle as the manager of the lo- vtM nnwriti w mm iu vu u hhiihi w laat of the week, and represented the company In the business transac tions. He will arrive In Prinevllle about tha first ot Oetober and will make bis home here. One. of tha Imnrovement which will appeal to tha local trad will be the Installment ot aa American Pipe Organ, valued at about $6000 In tha theater. Pipe organ musio has be come universally popular In tha lar ger shows, and the Installation ot ona here will prove a big attraction. The organ has already bean ordered and Is on the way. Two new projecting machines, ot tha latest make, and fitted with ev ery modern contrivance, will take the place of those In tha operating . room. Tha entire coat of fitting up this room will be about $1200. METHODIST LADIES' LUNCHEON IS APPRECIATED BY CLUB MEMBERS The lucheon prepared by tha Me thodist Ladles Aid aoclety laat Frl dan for the men of the Commercial Club was done full Justice to by those who attended. Those who managed to attend made up tor the absentees In the size ot their appe tite. The Ladies' Aid diners have long been famous. An apple pie with flaky crust and juicy center, a counterpart to that with which the menu topped off, was sold to the highest bidder, and Ralph Jordan, who sayB himself that was always a lucky guy, got away with the speclman ot culinary art tor exactly one dollar and six bits. A general discussion ot clean-up day came first In order, emphaBing the necessity ot having a town clean ing before the Fair. It was pointed out by the chairman that the Mayor had sot the 25th as a holiday for this , special purpose, so that there will be , no excuse tor anyone to furt-to clean . hp. President Rosenburg appointed Asa Battles, Ralph Jordan and Ver non Harpham as a committee to meet with a similar one irom tne Ladle Annex to take steps toward cleaning up Prinevllle. Mr. John Shipp called attention to the permis sion given by the City Council to all desiring, to burn refuse In the yards, providing ot course, that such fires are properly watched and taken care of. Fires tor this purpose will be permitted for five days, beginning the 25th, PROGRAM EACH DAY Motion Picture i - The new machinery will provide steady power and light, and will make poaaible a clcur picture, even for those In the front seals, doing away with the flickering that usually' makes those seats undesirable. 1 By a rearrangement ot the seating system, and a little consolidation, It will be possible to enlarge the capao-, 0. th, roum nIty Thlg will tMM materially1 In Uklng care ot crowds, but will In bo way detract from the comfort ot tha room. Another Innovation which la en tirely new to tha picture tana here, and which will be tested out, Is tha change every day plan. New ple- turea will be run every night, which. will allow tha confirmed picture tan to aea almost twloa as many films a before. The price ot admiaslon will ho tha same tor adulta as under tha old management. Tha admiaslon for children tor the five week day from Monday to Friday will ba ten cents, but on Saturday and Sunday nights the price ot admiaslon will ba twenty cents. When tha contemplated Improve ments are made, The Lyric will ba one of tha very heat moving plctara houses In Central Oregon. ... The Spark Amusement Company plans to have five house ot thta kind on their circuit in all. The keyword of j the new management will ba "Tn Best", best pictures and best service. It. L. Schoe, Socretary of the In-tor-State Fair, Invited discussion ot plans to properly house visitors who will be In town for the celebration, lie pointed out that up to this time, slipping accommodations In Prine vllle during the Fair have been at a premium, and some system Is' ne cessary whereby as many room will be registered as possible,' and so thore will be no confusion In assign- ing rooms. Mr. Schee suggested that the Ladles Aid take charge otl the work, and make a house to house cunvasa in order to locate rooms, and establish an Information bureau in some central location during the fair from which persons desiring rooms could be directed to a place to spend the night. The speaker advanced the opinion that the city should pay for this work, as Prinevllle will reap many benefits from satisfactorily taking care of visitor. Dr. Rosenberg suggested that the ladles get a deposit ot 25c for each room which they list from the owner, when the canvass 1 made, for their labor in doing the work, and .that this be included in the price ot the room, and the visitors pay to the household direct where they get the room. . The proposition to undertake this work was turned over .to the ladles, to decide whether or not they could take charge of this work, and under what conditions, HiBWIlIB V ' The moxt bountiful hay and train crop ever harvested In Crook county In being gathered by the farmers, and while haying baa well past its treat, there la yet a Urge amount of swond crop alfalfa and aume grain hay being cut and considerable acreage lu the awath and windrow, and grain harvtwt In thia county la juat getting wll underway. The grain hay harvest waa exeep- , tlonully large In the cattle country no u ill and punt of Prinevllle, and a good supply of moisture In both pre cipitation and Irrigation provides anywhere from flfty to one hundred percent more alfalfa than the ubuuI aupply In the river valleys and tha Powell JButte dlatrict. i The latter locality harvested al- moat as much hay the first crop aa waa In the ricka there laat fall after the entire crop waa cured, and the second crop Is a large one, the en tire cutting being of a better quality than usual. -0n the Ochoco Project, where ' ' -r .,. , "What the stockmen of today need fa efficient organization. That's why we are forming tha Harney County Livestock Association In Harney cpunty. In tha past tha stock grow er worked alone In geting his stock marketed. It was every man for himself, and get ahead ot the other fellow It poaaible. It was the lack of cooperation that forced the farm ers and stockmen to bear tha brunt of every shift of tha market, and culminated In the present situation The trouble with the stockmen Is tnat they mn,t wke that "organisation" I. the keynote Q t th pro , c k progress enough." , The above quotation Is the opinion ot Pat Cecil, one ot the most up-to-date and Influential cattle men of Harney county, and a member ot the advisory board of the Silver Creek Cattle and Horse Raiser's associa tion. Mr. Cecil la a reliable author ity on the stock situation, having been In the cattle business In Harney county ever since the time when the trip from Burns to The Dalles was niade entirely by stage, and took Ave days to complete. Mr. Cecil further stated that he has great faith in the future of the livestock Industry, and while he does not expect a miracle to happen ns soon as the cattlemen are organized, nnd realize that there is a hard and up-hill road to climb before the sidl ; .tlnn ,. h.w wWa ,t .hnillrt ho th. end will be a permanent gain to the stock grower. According to Mr. Cecil, the situa tion In Harney county i counted not critically serious. Very few llqul- STOCIffl MOST if im VUIVJ BllCfklkay f GATHER YOUR EXHIBITS NOW FOR OREGON INTER-STATE FAIR The abundant crops throughout this part ot the country should be the mean of filling the pavilions at the fair grounds to over-flowing tor the opening day, October t. Community exhibits from Lower Bridge, Terrebonne, Tumalo, Powell Butte and the Ochoco Project are all " being prepared, says Manager Schee, and will make the best show ing that has ever been made here, he says. ' ". . - Instructions for the preparation there were a large number of rye stacks a year ago, the bay this year la largely sprinkled with alfalfa and perhaps halt of them are ot a decid edly green tint being almost it not en' i rely all alfalfa. Conditions which have forced many of the Block out of the country will decrease the demand for hay, and undoubtedly will establish a much lower price for hay than has ruled for the past several years, al though there have been no sales of any magnitude reported thus far this full. The grain yield has been good, and so far as the threshing has pro gressed, and average of nearly twen ty buahels per acre Is being reported for wheat, which at the prevailing high price of about 12 per bushel bring a good return per acre. The year, regardless of late spring and early fall conditions, has been a most successful one for the farmer and will go a long way toward mak ing a general prosperous condition throughout the adjacent territory. dattons have resulted from the drop in the market On cattle, and tew movement ot any kind in liveatock have been reported. Up to this time the Harney county growers have been competed every year to- ship their stock to Idaho and eleswhere to teed during the winter, on account ot the scarcity ot hay supplies, but this year it is estimated that there is a aupply of home grown teed abund antly large enough to feed all live stock In the county, with a small margin to spare, so it Is expected that all growers will plan to feed the stock on the home range. ' Mr. Cecil further stated that while Harney county has been without rain ot any consequence all summer, up to the last few weeks, and in spite of the fact that very little water has come down in the creeks, yet the crops of alfalfa are the best within a number of years, and the wild grass on the range is especially good. Mr. Cecil is one of the boosters of the Harney County Irrigation Dis trict, and expects the new project to do wonders in the way of Increasing crop yields and opening up the country. He waa In Prinevllle two years ago when work on the Ocho co project was Just beginning ( and stated that In the success of the Och oco project he can picture what the Harney county project will do for that country. Herefords are' the best cattle for the country represented in Central Oregon, according to Mr. Cecil, who is a grower of purebred Herefords. as they adapt themselves best of any breed ot cattle to shortened range conditions, in his opinion. He for merly specialized in Durham cattle. . .. ; . v' of exhibits were recently published in the Journal. :. " - Call on or address Mr. Schee for a premium list, which gives a wide variety of awards, which will pay. you well for the time required to prepare your exhibits. Exhibits of cookery, canned goods and hand-work articles should be made by the ladles who will find a wide, variety of premiums In these divisions. ' HOLT TRACTOR IS NOW TEARING UP MAIN STREET THE IMG JOB OF PUTTING THE STREETS IX OUR BUSINESS SEO TION IX SHAPE MAIN STREET TO BE MADE SMOOTH AND HARD This Improvement Haa Long Bwn.. IVopvr Equipment The 125 horse power Holt tractor is busy this week pulling a large scarifier and grader In tha task ot tearing up the uneven surface of Main and Third streets and leveling it in such a manner that It will be able to stand op under the heavy traffic to which It 1 subjected. Because of the extremely hard condition of the surface, but little progress waa made at Orst, and a thorough' soaking of the street, to which was added the rains ot the past few days, has made the' work more satisfactory, and much better results are being obtained. ' S The street will be rolled and put . JOKE ON SAM, OR STL VAX Sam Ellis pulled off a good Joke on Sylvan Michel, to be sure, when he sent him a nice long sight letter, collect, giving him advice of general helpfullnea to the newly married, but Sylvan did him one better. He sent Sam a fifty word day telegram, likewise collect, thanking him for the very good advice, and asking him to call again. Is the joke on Sylvan, or Sam? GILLIS AXD CrStAFSOX . SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS J. A. Oillts and Gus Gustafson left Sunday morning on a hunting trip up Paulina way. They returned Sunday evening with a sackful of THE FIRST OF A REGULAR SERIES OF NEWSY ITEMS FROM THE C.CIS. By Clarence Of? .: j: . One ot the improvements that at tracted the attention ot the students when school started was the cement walks that extend around the as sembly building. . . . , Mrs. Phatt was not able to start her classes until Thursday morning. She was detained on account ot bus iness for a longer time than was ex pected. The Seniors started the n e w school ' year with a snap Tuesday morning. If a cloud ot smoke is Been around the high school build ings, it will be caused by the Senior class In action. , The Freshmen apparently did not have very' many friends last. Thurs day. As evidence of the Worth of co-operation,, any member of the' high school can testify to the effi ciency, and incidentally, to the safe ty of such a "movement, especially when iniation is the objective. The HAS. STARTED. Needed, But Up To Xo,w A Lack Of Has Held It Off. in first class condition, and should be finished in fine shape for the later-State Fair early next month. The city plans to pave the streets, but this step cannot b tak en for a short time yet. Automobile are being kept off the streets while the work la In pro gres, and a move to prohibit parkins; except on the side streets haa been discussed. . All traffic was discontinued oa Main Street yesterday on account ot the operations of the grading craw. The street was so muddy that cars cut it up as fast as it was smoothed down. ducks, two wild geese, and one hob cat, which clinches their reputations as good hunters. " " Mr. Gustafson turned hi share ot the ducks over to the Domestic Science department at the high school, and a feed was prepared by the lady members of the faculty oa Monday night. MRS. ROBINSON ENTERTAINS Mrs. Ross Robinson entertained, about fifteen ot her friends Monday afternoon at her home, in honor ot her sister, Mrs. Bean ot Portland. The afternoon was spent at sewing and conversation. Delicious re freshments were served -which closed a very enjoyable afternoon. Mertsching . Sophomores met In a body and or ganized a plan ot attack while the Rooks had . no organization formed to offer resistance. Had they co operated, there would have been re presentation of the scene of last year's iniation. However, no re- niRtnncn WAR confronted and in tne haste to complete the job an unfor tunate Soph, was acctdently turned over the banister and initiated along with the Rooks. At a meeting ot the Senior class held Tuesday the 14th, officers ot the class were elected as follows: Class advisor, Miss Cramer; Presi dent, Clarence Mertsching, Vice President, Myrtle Lister, Sec.-Treas. Veva Bolter. At' the same time ac tion was taken to prepare tor the Senior reception. The Junior class is not as large as It was last year, but those that are left say that quality and not quanti ty, is the meritorious feature. A Junior meeting was held Mon day evening, when class officers were elected. Miss Cuningham was sel ected as class advisor, Chester Mc Kenzie as president, Vera Dunham vice president and Chester Luelling secretary-treasurer. ' A new feature of high school is be ing tried out in the domestic science department under Miss Hall. The food is prepared by the Btudents In this department and the lunches are served in a'style similar to the. cafe I : i (Continued on page 6 )