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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PR I NEVILLE
VOLUMI XXV.
rRINKVLLLK, CBOOK COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1990
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AUTOMOBILE UCES FOB
Juit tlx daya from today, on Wed
nesday, October 4, ths gates fur the
Oron Inter-State Fair will awing
pen, under the moat favorable cir
cumstances that a fair bai aver been
held In thla city.
The Oregon Inter-State Fair, aa
outgrowth of the county fair which
was hold her a number of years,
, invites axhlblta from every county
' and atata, and the itockman eapee
lally will welcome atock from every.
, ' bar, and If better stuff can ba brot
Out than tha local product, there will
' be no doubt about tba premiums be
ln( awarded where they belong, , -One
of tha largest herds of Aberdeen-Angus
cattle In the United
States la owned by Dlckaon aY Mu
lowell of thla city, who have pro
mised to brine out a large showing
of those cattle. '
One of the largest and beat herd
of Shorthorn In tha Waat la owned
by M. n. Blgga. the Wllllwdale herd,
and theae. headed by tha young bull
which Mr. Blgga purchased laat fall
at the Pacific International for i
800, will make a good showing In
that claaa.
Hereforda. good ones, from the
bards of H. D. Dunham, Ralph
Breese and others will be out,
Tbeae are but a few of the beat
breeds that will b a represented,
while the MrCall, Freond and Kcra
mllng dairy berds and othera wftl to
found In the dairy barn.
Several new herds, which have ne
vrr bean seen at this fair, have re
ceived large spacea In the livestock
barns.
In the pavilion there will be
Urge showing of farm products.
. some of the moat Interesting con
tests to be betweon communities who
will have out large exhibits compet
. Ing for comunlty prises.
The Powell Butte comunlty exbl
. bit will be one of the largest, and
the Tumalo, Ochoco and Terrebonne
, exhibits will all compete for the
prises which will ba $100 for Brat,
and 150 for second best.
, . In edition to the community prise,
ach Individual la entitled to the prl
" tea on his private articles Included
, In the community exhibit.
' In the Una of amusements, then
will be some new and thrilling tea
.lures. The largest string of track horses
that has ever been on the local turf
for years will be present, made posl-
' ,ble by the arangement of dates, and
' , king of sporta will be high class and
. plentiful. ;-' -
. ' Plan now to attend the fair, for
'. without question It will be bigger
and better than ever.
MRS. DUFFY ENTERTAINS CLUB
Ten members ot the Bhumla Club
autoed to Bend Tuesday to ba tha
guests of Mrs. T. E. J. Duffy, at a
one o'clock luncheon at her homo In
that city. i
During the afternoon, Mrs. Collins
W. Elktns received the book, "School
for Scandal', by Sheridan, in a very
Interesting manner.
The three oldest bibles In thy
world were the subject of a talk by
Mrs. J. H. Rosenberg, which waa In
teresting as well is educational; "
The members of the club were al
io given a practical illustration In
' the correct way to speedily change
auto tires by Mrs. Dlshman Her
car had a blow-out both coming and
going.
. : The members ot th elub who
were able to make the trtp were:
Mrs. Wlglo, Mrs. H. P. Bolknap, Mrs
M. E. Brink, Mrs. J. H, Rosenberg.
, Mrs. Guy Lafollette, Mrs. E. J. Wil
son, Mrs. Q. M. Clifton, Mrs. C. W
Elklns, Mrs. W. I. Dlshman, and
Mrs. H. W. Howard.
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" LAST SEASON'S FOOTBALL TEAM
From left to right, atartlnf at the top row, they are: E. Miller, R.
Coodmlllor. O. Hays, L. Coshow, L. Horigan, H. Lister, D. Mills, C.
Houston, M. O'Kelley, 0. Noble, O. Mills, K. Smith, K. Clark, H. Da
vis, W. Cannon. Coach V. C. Shlppee la atanding in the center.
Much enthusiasm Is shown this
year In the football practice on the
high school field, In the neighbor
hood of thirty men trying out In this
brsnch of school athletics.
' Five of last year's team remain to
strengthen the lineup thia year: R.
Ooodmlller, h. Horigan, M. O'Kelley,
O. Mills, and R. Smith. . The rest of
the team will be composed of new
WAR VETERANS TO
HAVE AN EXHIBIT
One of the most Interesting ex
hibits at the Inter-State Fair next
week will be that of tha War Veter
ans, collected on the battle line In
Flanders. ' "
The relics are owned and lectured
on by wounded and crippled soldiers,
sailors and marine.
The war dog, Don, who is credited
with aavlng 104 lives In the conflict,
after which he auffered tha Iocs ot
leg, will be with the exhibition. Do
not fall to aee it.
FH Y804 'RATES MEETING X
'.J.
The Physocratea met last Satur
day at the borne om Mrs. W. I. Dish
man. Miss Florence Cramer enter
tained the club with a planologne.
and Mrs. William McFarland review
Vanity Fair, by Thackery.
The club will meet next Saturday
at the home of Mrs! Charles Ross.
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1 - - SPECIAL NOTICE ''
The registration books will close
on Saturday evening, October 2nd
It le-important that all -eltlsena
should be properly registered so as
to be. able, to vpte without trouble
II you nave movea since ibbi eiec
tlon, look the matter up.
O. I. D. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
The board of equalisation for the
Ochoco Irrigation dlBtrlct will be In
session Tuesday and daily. thereafter
to consider tax matters under the
project. ;,(;. ; f . ,
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS
' ' ON TUESDAYS ONLY
Meeting dates tor the commercial
club, tor the weekly luncheons, have
been changed to Tueaday.
The flrst meeting under tba saw
plan was held Tuesday ot this week
and was well attended.
The club went on record aa en
dorsing the plan tor a series ot signs
along the highways throughout this
part ot tha state and appointed a
committee consisting of V, V. Harp-
ham, Arthur Michel and H. W. How
ard to erect a number of signs.
men, mostly without any football ex-
perlence. Though the new material I
Is a trfle light, It ia fuat whipping In-
to ahape for an excellent team, and
will unite In the beat manner in
team work and trick plays.
The team Is putting In all avail
able time practicing. In order to be
ready for the game next week with
Bend on the home field.
REXAL STRAW VOTE
The Rexal straw ballot, which the
thousands of Rexal stores are con
ducting throughout the country, to
feci out the sentiment regarding the
prosideutial , candidates, shows an
overwhelming majority In favor of
Harding. Jf i t.
The national vote at the last date
reported Is 51.103 tor Harding, and
25,003 tor Cox.' The Oregon vote
Is 2006 for Harding, and 5 for
Cox. .- '
The vote at the Prlneville Drug
Company, the Rexal store here, is
very light, and shows Harding In the
lead, 15S to 18.
( Ol'NTT TAXES BECOME DE
LINQUENT AFTER OCT. OTH.
County taxes are due April Sth ot
each yeacjind if the first halt ia paid
at that time you have until October
Sth to pay the balance. . After Oc
tober 5th all taxes became delin
quent." , . , ,. . ," .
Tax paying time Is' now approach
ing and this announcement Is to call
everyonea attention to that fact,
Be sure and bring your receipts
for the first half of taxes with you,
when you come to pay up the last
half jt taxea. 1 : ?"" V"
STOP THAT NOISE
Have you ever wondered what the
racket is in East Prlneville Sun
day mornings and sometimes in be
tween T It sounds like two old dish
pans being Blammed together didn't
it? Well, Its the old cracked bell
at the Presbyterian church ringing
Mr. Patterson says he intends to ring
that bell 'Until enough money Is rais
ed to buy a new one.
' It you want to help atop that noise
attend and liberally patronize the
cooked food sale the Ladies Aid is
giving at the Tri-State next Satur
day. The proceeds go towards a
new bell.
Attorneys Brink, Bernier, Skip.
worth and Bechtell made a business
trip to Madras .and Culver Monday
THE BIG
BIGGEST FAIR EVER
IS THE SLOGAN
Earlier than ever before, exten
sive preparations are being made for
the Inter-State Fair, which will open
here next Wednesday, in what pro
mises to be the largest event on re
cord In Its claaa.
The principal streets of the city
were scarified and regraded recently
and were never in better condition.
An experienced decorator will ar
rive In a few daya, to do the work of
atreet and other decorating, and alt
over the city everything ia being put
In readineaa for the crowds, tore run
ners of which are already arriving
A clean up campaign has been
conducted during the week, and all
through the city citizens have been
busy colelctlng and burning rubbish,
and puting their premises In a tidy
condition.
A merry go .round and a ferris
wheel are being erected today, and
a larger number of concesatona than
ever before will line the streets, ac
coding to early Indications.
The management have announced
that no oonceslona of questionable
nature will be allowed, which action
Is indorsed by the city council.
of P. GRAND CHAN
CELLOR HERE TONIGHT
Julian A. Hurley, Grand Chancel
lor ot the Knights of Pythias, will be
with the local lodge tonight Thla
is bis regular annual visit to the
Prlneville lodge, and a good atten
dance is especially desired. -
Besides the regular routine busi
ness there will be addressee by the
Grand Chancellor and local men. A
real "feed' will be served and every
body will have a good time. x
The City
The Methodist Ladies Aid gave a
reception Monday evening for the
new pastor ot the MethodiBt church.
The members ot all the churchea In
townwere invited. ? A program was
enjoyed, consisting of flute music,
by Vernon Shlppe. accompanied by I
Mrs. 43hippee; a reading by Mr. Her-1
shey; and a reading by Miss John
son. The married women then re
counted where and how they flrat
met their husbands, and the bache
lors described what kind of a woman
they hoped to marry. ; Everyone
present very much enjoyed the even
ing. ;? , ,sj '
' The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met
at the church last Thursday. 'China
waa the missionary study Jopie for
the afternoon. Long streamers
were attached to the missionary map
o't the" world," at China points where
the ladies of Alaska, Oregon and
Washington are suporting eight mis
sionaries. At the end of each was
ah article tellng of the work at each
mission, for the ladies to read. A
very Interesting afternoon discus
sing China was spent.
Mrs.' C. B. Garrison left last week
for Seattle, where she will make an
indefinite visit with her son in that
city. Her son, Paul Garrison, ac
companied her aa tar as Vancouver,
and went from' there on a business
trip to nrthern Idaho.
The Tennis and Volley Ball club
of the Presbyterian church went on
a hike up into the rim rocks Monday
night and had a weinie .roast an
baked bean feed. Their next ' so-
clal meeting will be the first Friday
evening after the Fair. ..
Claude Dunham spent Monday in
town from his ranch on Dry Creek
Tut - STATE FAIR
ARRIVING PLANE
mills'
The aeroplane which unexpected
ly arrived over the city about noon
yesterday, got mixed up In landing,
and came down lc Cram's field in
stead of Bigg's meadow. The Cram
land Is very boggy, and In making a
landing, the wheela of the plane
aunk Into the groand, forcing the
plane to a sudden stop. The propel,
tors were unable to clear the ground
and were entirely wrecked, and the
machine was throws Into sideways
tilt,
The plana waa piloted by J. D.
Caverhlll of Portland, and the ne
cessary repairs are expected to oe
finished In time to pnt the machine
In use in a few daya.
ADDITIONAL COPIES
nf thla AitltWin nf tha Jnnrnil 1
may be had at this office tor '
mailing to your friends at ten
centa each.
A limited number only. Call
early for yours.
OPEN SEASON TOR
BUCKS AT FAIR
The largest pilgrimage ot Indians
from Warm Springs to thia city yet
recorded has already started and tha
Indian vllage will be well populated
by opening day, according to Infor
mation furnished by the fair manag
ment. The Indians have played a large
part in the succeas of former fairs,
and we have many special prepara
tions for the event which will start
here next Wednesday.
PRYSBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Friendly Church
Services next Sunday. , Sunday
school at 10. Divine worship at 11
and 7!30. At the morning service a
very fine review of the lite of Moses
will be given1 by Mrs. Wigle. This
is a paper of exceptional merit and
every ona ahould hear It In tha
evening there will ba still pictaraa
on film, portraying the lite ot Moses
and his times. Moses the man who
laid foundations, la the subject of
the lecture. The church hour ev
ery Wednesday at 7:80 p. m. A
cordial invitation extended to all the
services. "' " '
Saturday afternoon at the Tri-
State the ladies of the church will
give another food sale. Orders are
coming in.- Have you placed yours?
Plan' to help on Saturday afternoon.
M. E. CHURCH RALLY
DAY NEXT SUNDAY
h H hMBi i I.. fc
The "Home"" church with a wel
come and warm hand shake Invites
you to participate in their autumn
ingathering and really feel at homo.
We offer you a comfortable chair, in j examination, and the salary Is $1100
a cozy room, a hearty welcome, aer annum.
worshipful atmosphere, and the Sun-j
day school will render a suitable OCHOCO ELECT OCTOBER 16.
Rally Day program, which will be
followed by communion and an ar
dress by the pastor. .
"The Marks of a Christian" 19
the theme for the evening.
M. R. Gallaher, Pastor,
One of the most exciting events
on the speed program at the Inter
Bute Fair next week will ba tba
tomoblle races.
A Hudson bug, and a speedy Stutl
racing car have already been entered
and other entries may be made. Tba)
distance Is five miles, or ten circuits
of the track.
A Ford race will occur on Satur
day in addition to the regular tpsst
events of that day. (
On the opening day, Wednesday,
a saddle horse race, in which every
horse must carry a regular atoek
saddle and a rider of not lean tham .
140 pounds In weight, will be run,
distance three eights.
This race la for Crook county hor
ses only, and a committee to paaa oa
the eligibility of the horses haa baas
appointed aa follows: H. J. Lister,
Wm. Stanton, B.rL. KidwelL F. W.
McCalTery and V. Butler.
On Friday, October I, ona ot tha)
events will be a novelty race, ona
and a half milea.
The first half to be walked, the se
cond trot or pace, and tha thlri na,
Aa entrance tee will be charged la
all these races, the amount to be ad
ded to the purse.
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O. F. ANDERMOX MAKING TRIP
J. O. F. Anderson left Sunday for
The. Dalles, and Monday left there
for Albany. He stopped at tha Ore
gon State Fair while enroute to that
place.
In" a recent communication from
him, he states that the roads are all
pretty good, except between Hay
Creek and Antelope, where they are
pretty rough. He also states that
there Is no gas shortage at any point
along the road, and cars by the hun
dreds are using the highways.
Mr. Anderson expects to leave Al
bany today for Portland, Olympia,
Port Angelea, Seattle, Belllnghaaa,
and British Columbia, and-he will
then return to Prlneville. s
GETS HEAVY YIELD OF WHEAT
One ot the heaviest yield at
wheat reported this year waa thresh
ed last week by Sam Reynolds, who
had a field of winter wheat which
averaged about 47 bushels per acre.
Mr. Reynold threshed a total ot
about 2200 bushels.. .
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"' A. P. Jones reports a heavy yield
also, likewise several farmers in tha
project.''
Many teams and trucks are busy
hauling the grain from three thresh
ing, machines working in the vicin
ity. J. W. SMITH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
J. Wesley Smith, who was on the
staff of the C. C. H. S. several years
ago, is now principal of the Wood
lawn, Washington, schools at a sal
ary of $2400 per annum.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
TO BE HELD HERE OCTOBER O
There will be a civil service exam
ination at the post office In thla eity,
October , tor the position ot city
mail carriers. .
p Anyone between the ages of IS
and 45 years is eligible to take tha
An election, called to secure ap
proval oMhe tax recently levied, has
been called by the board of directors
of the Ochoco Irrigation District for
October 16th.