Crook
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COUNTY, OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOSC COUNTY
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The Crooked Rirer Highway, from
Prineville to the Davis ranch, will be
complied In January, In so far ai
iT1lng la concerned. '
The bridges will not all be Instal
led until spring, and surfacing will
perhaps not be done until after the
roadway settles and la retouched,
perhaps a year from this time.
A. Guthrie A Company are doing
the grading, and hate mado good
progress considering the labor ai tui
tion and other handicaps.
P. McD. Fuller, In chargn of the
work fur the Outbrle people, tnya
that labor condltloua are greatly Im
proved In the pant thirty daya. ,
During the summer, wages were
IS. 60 per day, and every man who
came In waa brought over the rail
roads at the expense of the employ
er, while today they are rocelvlug
14.00 a day, and there la no difficul
ty In getting practically an unlimit
ed aupply of men of the beat grade
and they are willing to pay for their
own transportation, and do more
work than they formerly did at the
higher wage. , r
The Crooked j River Highway la
completed now for about twenty
miles and has not brmn delayed at
any time thle year been use of weath
er or any other conditions, Mr. Ful
ler says. . " . , "
i Vote Is :rm- glvr-h' Yhnf 1 the
Cpunty Superintendent o f ' Crook
County, Oregon, will hold the regu
lar examination, of applicants for
Siulo Certificates at Prineville, as
flloa:
Commencing Wednemlny, Decern
ber IS, 1920, at 9:00 o'clock, a.m.,
f)d continuing until Saturday. De-
cemimr 18, 1H20, at 4:00 o'clock,,;
p m,
i, Wixlmnday Forenoon
VS. 8. IliHtory -Writing (Penman-!
ship). Drawing, M'us'hj.
Wednesday Afternoon
u Physiology, Knading, Manual
Training, CompoRltion, Do m e s 1 1 c
Science, Methods In Reading, Course
of Study for Drawing, Methods In
Arithmetic. ,
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic History of Kducatlon,
Psychology. Methods in Geography,
Mochunlcal Drawing, Domestle Art,
Course of 8tudy for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon
t Grammar, Geography, Stenogra
phy, American Literature, Physios,
Typewriting, Methods In Language,
Thesis for Primary Certificate.
,' Friday Forenoon '
Theory and Practice, Orthography
(Spelling), Physical Geography,
English Literature, Chemistry.
Friday Afternoon
1 School Law, Geology, Algebra,
Civil Government. '
f ' Saturday Forenoon
5 Geometry, Botany.
, Saturday Afternoon .
General History, Bookkeeping.
J. E. MYERS, Supt.
SPECIAL MEETING OF BAPTISTS
' A special meeting of the members
Of the Baptist church will be held in
the prayer meeting room at the
church on Wednesday night, Dec. S,
t seven o'clock, for 'the purpose of
considering the matter of extending
call to a permanent pastor. , The
report of the committee on pledge!
Will be heard at that time. All mem
bers of the church are urgently re
quested to ba present
W. S. AYRES, Clerk.
Verl Shnttuck is rapidly -.recovering
from the operation for appendi
citis which ha underwent last Sun
day morning. He became sick on
Thanksgiving day, and rapidly grew
worse, and Dr. Leland Belknap was
called from Portland to undertake
the operation. ,
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WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
Charges that Uis Rev. F. C. Lus
lotto, former pastor of Glencoe Bap
tist church, Eust Forty-flrih and East
Main streets, has bean unduty Inti
mate with a number of Portland wo
men have resulted In his wife, Lent
Laslntte, instituting suit for divorce
In the circuit court and bis dismissal
from the pulpit by a committee of
the Portland Baptist Ministers' as
sociation. Mrs. Laalette charges Infidelity In
her complaint and this charge Is said
also to have been considered by the
Investigating committee before tak
ing final action. .
Although, Laslette agreed to meet
his wifo about ten days ago In the
office of hor attorney. M. B. Meacb
am, and discuss a proposed reconcil
iation; he did not appear, according
to the attorney. r. r . , ,
Mrs. Laalotle bad no knowledge o
her husband"! Infidelity it la claim
ed uuttl he eeut ber to the Moody in
stltute at Chicago to study theologi
cal wurk.-Wiiile there, according to
Meachsnr, Laslette wrote "the most
untaxing irlos of letters, a mixture
of piety and ImmoraflivT urging'
rarHTLBHietie to returif to 1ier"pir-
eate i Ireland, .ans leUuig of hit f4
Inllnns with a widow in this city.
Mem-ham said yesterday he receiv
ed a letter' from Laslette In which he
i lulmod to be enroute to Burns, Ore.
but Mimcham places little faith in
the statement.
Mr. and Mrs. Laslette were mar
ried in Chelsea, Mans., December 21,
18" 4." Local clergymen mre'ripw e i
tertuiuirtg gruve .doubts as. to wheth
er or not Laalette was ever ordained,
although this question was never
raised before.' , 1 ,
The committee appointed to Inves
tigate the charges, returned the fol
lowing report:
"We have examined all available
witnesses and have sought In every
way to secure the personal statement
of Mr. Laslette. We are convinced
that he has purposly avoided the
committee. The evidence and his
action convinces us that his conduct
Is unbecoming to a Christian minis
ter, and on his own confession (in
sofar as to surrender his ministerial
card) Is unworthy of our Christian
fellowship. I ,, V.-;'
We therefore recommend that the
Baptist ministers' ansociation with
draw thevhand of fellowship from
Mr. Laslette; drop' his name from
the roll, and publish this action In
our denominational paper.
The report was signed by E. , A.
Smith, paatnr of Lents church, chair
man; , R. E. Close, pastor Third
chu r c h; W. Lv Riley, Highland
church; W. Norton Ferris, Sellwood
church and Owen 1 f Day, , Arleta
church. Portland Telegram. .
All ministers are supposed to file
their authority for conducting mar
riages with the county clerk. Mr.
Laslette, for some reason failed to
attend to this . formality while pas
tor of the Baptist church here.
PRINEVILLE SHRINK
CLJB ENTERTAINMENT
'The second number of the Shrine
Club entertainment course, the Alice
Shrode Company, will be presented
at the Club Hall next Wednesday
'evening, December 8. .Mleis Shrode
as a child Impersonator of unusual
ability and is suported by a number
of talented artists. This company
has met with great success In their
travels this year and a program of
unexpected interest may be anticipated,
FOR ALL CENTRAL
raiNBTILIJU CROOK OOCKTT, THUHrlDAT. DHTKMBER. S, in.
STALEY BROS. BUY
EARRAND'S SHOP
Farrand's Repair Shop has been
taken over by M. R. and J. E. Staler,
who will do shoe and harness re
pairing. The rest of the business
will be closed out by Mr. Farrand,
who Is leaving shortly for the East
to locate. ' i
The Staluy brothers are progresw
slve men, 'who will apply the latest
methods In repair work to the bus
iness. They will remain In the lo
cation where the business is now lo
cated, but will move their machinery
to the front room In order to make
it handier for the trade.
The boys have come from Yacolt,
Washington, and have been In the
shoe repair business all their lives,
and will give prompt and efficient
service. Tbey plan to Install a
Witching machine ifor sewing soles
ip the near future, which will assist
materially lu doing "this work in the
best manner. f -
JAMKM KLKI.Vg DEAD
. The death of James Elklns, Ore
gon ploiiei'rrand old rwfdolfrot thl?
county, occured at the 'Roosevelt
,nrtnrarTr'iirTranai8,ra7it;
4 JidAy,) uioruiogjat,oa o'clock
Mr. Elklns has been living In
Berkley with his daughter for tlio
last three years. He accidentlv fell
and was Injured, when going dowirl
the front atops of the house after the
evening paper. He was taken to the
hospital, and his Illness was not con
siderod serious, but pneumonia set
In i and xrauswd .Ala itr-ata. Burial
services "were held , in California.
Mr. Elklns was born in Zanesville,
Ohio, October 11th, 1831, and was
89 years old at the. time of his death,.
He crossed the plains In 1852, and
located near Lebanon, and was mar
ried to Helen Millard at that place
on July 26th, 1860. In 1862 he was
elected aa Linn county's first county
clerk, and moved to Albany.
In 1870, Mr. Elklns moved to
Crook county, and located on Mill
Creek. He afterwards purchased
property that Is now known as the
Herb Angell ranch, where he lived
until the '90s, when he sold out and
returned to Albany, where he served
several terms ss county treasurer
for Linn county, He then returned
to Prineville and lived for ' about
nine years with Mr. and Mrs. Charles,
Elklns, and about three years ago
left for California where he remain
ed until hU death. His wife died
August 28. 1898, and was burled In
the Albany cemetery.
The deceased Is survived by five
sons: Frank Elklns, of Portland;
Collins and Charles Elklns, of Prine
ville; James Elklns, Jr of Gist;
and Luther Elklns of San Franclscoi
A daughter, Helen Elklns, is a teach
er in the University of California. 1
R.. W. Douglas and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Collins W. Elkins left on
ThanRsglving day for California, by
the Lakeview route. The Elkins car
turned back at Paisley, as it was de
cided unsafe to continue on account
of the condition of the roads. Mr.
Douglas decided to go on, and no
word has been received In Prineville
from him since, so It not known
whether he reached his destination
safely, or is stalled along the way,
Mr. and Mrs, Elkins left for Cailtfor
nia by train: aftfer returning here.
- The earthquake, which occured
Monday morning about 3,: 30 was felt
by Prineville residents, though thoy
did not realize what was happening
until the reports came out In the
newspapers.
OREGON
W IS H Mi
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FREELY ENDORSE
The Comerclal Club heartily en
dorsed the plea of Fred McRea, re
presenting the1 Ochoco Farmers' as
sociation, for the appointment and
malntainence by Crook county of a
county agriculturalist
, "In regard to the financial sit
uation of the county, not having
money enough for an agricultural
ist scares me," said Mr. Rea. The
farmers M Crook county want an ag
riculturalist, and they want one now,
this year. The irrigation project
is a new thing, and- the farmers are
practically children , In . regard t o
what they know about irrigation
Taxes and Improvements are high,
and the development of the district
requires and Is demanding money,
more money, to keep. things in shape
where disaster cannot overtake the
farmers, and tbey are lacking in this
respect. In order to stem the tide
every acre must pay to the utmost.
A county agriculturalist is impera
tive now, to superintend and advise,
In up-to-date method., and oth'er
we asaist the . farmers to- get the
most they jean out of their land in
the most practical way,: at the least
cost, according to Mr. Rea. -
Farmers Invited to Club Meetings
The, commercial club has gone on
record as welcoming the farmers to
membership In the club. 'and invit
lrig( 'f hem to each and every meeting
and activity in which "the c,lub takes
artt and. they,, should feel .free, to
take an active part In the work of
the 'club.'- -'':---'
Without the assistance of the farm
ers, the club realizes" that It would
be impossible to adequately care for
the problems confronting the coni
munity.'.as 'Prineville and the Inter
ests of the surrounding country are
so deeply interlocked that one can
not do without the support of the
other,
The- Ochoco Farmers' association
decided this was true several weeks
ago, and will have their meetings :r.
town hereafter, so that everybody In
terested In their problems will feel
free to attend.' The commercial club
will do all possible to assist them,
and will see that they have, rooms In
which to meet, 1n prineville free of
charge. ;
Schoe Chairman Xmas Tree Com.
R. L. Schee is chairman of the
community Christmas tree commit
tee, and the personell of the other
sub-committees will . be announced
soon. The Elks of Prineville will
take the matter under their wing, as
is done in nearly every other town,
and an appeal is made to everyone
to make the tree a real success. .
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Purebred LiveHtock Sale Talked of.
Breeders of purebred livestock of
this county have been experiencing
difficulty In adequately disposing of
their young stock. On this account
a move has been taken, and it is
practically decided to have a combin
ation stock sale In Prineville, proba
bly at the Fair Grounds, some time
In the future. This la a good move
for. the county, as a sale would bring
many buyers of note Into Prineville,
and. would call their attention to the
county as a livestock center, as well
'as the excellence of the purebred
stuff raised here. It was felt by the
club that the plan was a good one,
and the support of the organization
was pledged in the way of assisting
to advertise such a sale, and provid
ing entertainment for the crowd that
would necessarily come to Prineville
to attend.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
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BY PATRICK FiVEY
Patrick Flvey Is in the Crook
county Jail today; Henry Koech is
at his home in this city suffering
from two shots from a .38 Colt's re
volver; and at the sheriff's office Is
a gallon or more of clear-looking
"liker" with a smell like the kick of
a mule. ,
Also on or near the Koech ranch
on Upper Ochoco, there Is a crude
looking, wicked -aetlng, 'still, made
from an old looking milk can and a
piece of iron pipe which runs thru
a water trough where the steam is
cooled. i v , .
Just what happened at the time
that Koech received the two gunshot
wouuds is not clear, if the injured
man knows, which he no doubt does.
Just what occured to him, he does
not talk. , ,i
Fivey says he does not know Just
what happened, and from the ramb
ling account of things he is able to
give, he must have vbeen the official
sampler of the 'still., , . . .-.
, Evidence indicai-.o that Iht re '"'.J
keen a rough house t-F:v-. bi:i.
and, the, wounded uan syn that f .v;
ey, shot him. .while the arued nu;r
doos; not dejiy this .statement. r
A preliminary bearing iviii o pi
en Fivey soon. c ; , -
KEKWIX LAWSON SERIOUSLY
INJURED, IN AUTO WRECK
Kerwin Lawson, brother of Mrs.
S. W, Babcock of this city, was ser
iously inured last Monday, when the
cr-4 which -be- was riding was- hit
by the East Side Portland local at
McMinnville. Of this three compan
ions, Tom Kirby, the driver, was In
stantly killed, Robert Trent was pro
bably fatally injured, and Edwin
Kirby escaped with only minor In
juries. ' " - , -.-. .
- The boys were on their way to the
high school, and according to wit
nesses, they were trying to beat the
train to the crossing. It was on this
account that R. A. Bland, the engin
eer of the local, could not stop the
train quick enough, not perceiving
their intention. (
It would seen that a Jinx, Is fol
lowing Mr. Bland, as he was In the
wreck at Bertha station last spring
which resulted so disastrously.
Kerwin Lawson has the best
chance at recovery, acocrding to the
latest reports, as he has regained
consciousness. Mr. and Mrs. Bab
cock and daughter left Monday even
ing for McMinnville, after receiving
j news of the accident.
"PEANUTS" GETS DRAW
PrinevilleV coming boxing cham
pion, "Peanuts" Ryan, went to Bend
Thursday night, where he was
matched up with Kid Taylor of that
city. - Billy had the lead all the way
through, and carried every round,
with the exception of the fifth, which
was a draw, and he also knocked
Taylor out for a count of nine. The
referee called the' fight a draw, but
it was the opinion of those who saw
the match that Ryan without a
doubt was the winner. i t
Ryan is now training in Portland,
and will arrive In Prineville next
week to finish, and wil probably take
on Kid Taylor or Duffy Knoor of
Terrebonne sometime in the near fu
ture here.
Those from Prineville who saw
the match were: Albert Birdsong,
Charles Stoutenberg, Curly Stark,
E d McGilvray, Jay Upton, Frank
Foster, Harry Hudson, Otto Sontng
and Frank Johnson John Dobry
of this place refereed the bouts.
HO. IS.
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FACT
A well attended county budget
meeting was held at the county court
rooms yesterday, and a budget waa
agreed upon by the court and tax
payers present, which was unani
mously agreed upon by the people
present.
It developed during the discussion
that the court has actually issued
warrants during the past eleven 11
months totaling (157,944 of which
amount $79,255 was for road bonds,
which leaves less than 145,000 ex
pended from the general fund for
the period mentioned.
In the discussion of a county agent
it was unanimously voted to secure
as good a man as possible at once,
and la now considered possible that
within a few weeks at the most, a
good man will be secured and on the
ground prepared to assist In the so
lution of problems of the communi
ty. CAP. FULLER POSTS PRIZE
FOR COM'L CLUB SLOGAN.
To stimulate interest in the selec
tion of a slogan for the Prinevllla
Commercial Club, P.McD. Fuller has
authorized the Journal to announce
that he has posted with this paper a
tl'V ca-li Br:; frr i Wit lin'mn
I if f't t'di ?ib:-i'x:i. '':"r
J S"J 'ora U.iu wo ,! try y itJ
jl'k t tfce aw!'. vt . onvu.!.tty, a'
sir.t ul pr ogi cos and lair treatment
by the club, or any slogan that the
Judgesdecide has the best merit, will
receive the $10 in cash on Jan. 1.
There are no strings to the offer
All you need to do la to mall yont
communication to the Journal, en-J
closed in an ordinary envelope, seal-'
ed and marked "Comercial Club lo-:
gan," and it will be'submitted 'to the"'
three judges, and opened bx them.
The Judges will be selected by Mr.
Fuller and the editor of the Journal.
. The judges will' not be selected
until the day the slogans are to be
read, in the Journal office, and the
winner announced.
Any lady residing in Crook county
U eligible to'submit a slogan.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
M. R. Gallaher, Pastor.
Napoleon Bonapart said, "I tell
you, Jesus Christ. is not a man .
There is between Christianity and
other religions the distance of in
finity. , Alexander, Caesar, Charle
magne and myself founded empires;
but on what did we rest the creations
of bur genius? Upon sheer force
Jesus Christ alone founded his em
pire upon love, and at this hour mil
lions of men will die for. Him. In
every other existence but. that of
Christ hoir many imperfections."
"What Is your opinion of Christ?"
This will be discussed Sunday at 11
a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. The
new Epworth League at 6:30 p.m.;
7:30 preaching, subject "The things
we let Slip."
ROYAL ARCH MASONS l ' ' .
,'; ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
The annual election of officers of
the Royal Arch Masons was held last
night, and officers for the coming
year were elected and Installed by
Past High Priest M. E. Brink, and
Grand Marshall E. O. Hyde as fol
lows: ""' . .
High Priest. Dr. C. S. Edwards;
King, W. J. Johnson; Scribe, W. S.
Ayres; Treasurer. D. P. Adamson;
Captain of Post. Geo, F. Euston;
Secretary, Asa W. Battles; Royal
Arch Captain, J. H. : Rosenberg;
Principal Sojourner, Hugh R. Lakin;
Master of Third Veil, W. J. Carlson;
Master Second Veil, George Noble;
Master First Veil, L. M. Bechtell;
Sentinel, E. J. Wilson.