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Crook County Jouroal
COJNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
rOLl'ME XXV.
I'ltlXEVILI.E, CROOK C OUNTS ORKttO Till ItHIM V, KKIIIUAIIY 10, 1M2I.
NO. 21.
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The location of the State Farm is
shown directly north of Prineville,
on the McKay road, jusl two miles
from the city.
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Crook county Is to have (arm
unit built by the Oregon State Land
Boltlumnnt Commission.
Such la the Information in a mon
tage received from Portlund today,
where the commission I In session.
The commission today authorized
the purchase of the east 60 acrea of
the L. D. Clnypool 80. which la alt
natod just two and a quarter tulles
directly north o( Prlnovllle, on the
McKay road, and preparations for
rod Inn of model farm buildings are
already being mado..
Tbla farm la one ot five that Is be
ing built by the State, and Is one of
two to bu built in the Irrigated parts
of the state the other farm being
situated In Malheur county.
Those f iinns are bought and build
ings erected and complete equip
ment provided, all from funds ap
propriated at the laBt legislature,
and arq then sold on easy terms 10
actual settlers, who are assisted In
working out crop rotations and other
farm management plans by the State
Agrucultural College, the farm bu
reaus, and the county agent.
It Is the first attempt in the Unit
ed States to work out a plan of this
kind end from every indication, Hs
absolute success is already assured
Keen competition has been mani
fest to secure this farm and the lo
cation that has been selected was
thoroughly Inspected, together with
many others by Proffessor Scudder,
of O. A. C, some time ago.
Iu considering the various propo
sitions this week, the land settle
ment commission weighed every
' phase of the situation, and placed
i Its stamp of approval on the Ochoco
' farm as being favorable for settlers
and considered 60 acres as ample
land for any farmer under the pro
ject, and 80 acres too much for best
results.
The Oregon Land Settlement Com
mission is composed of some of the
state's biggest men. Whitney L.
Dolse being chairman, Chas. Hall,
president of the Oregon State Cham
ber ot Commerce, Emery Olmstead
president ot the Northwestern Na
tional Bank, R. N. Stanfield, U. b.
Senator-elect, and E. L. Baker, of
Bend, making up the membership,
with Geo. Quayle as secretary and
Professor Scudder, general superin
tendent. ,
The farm ia to have model build
ings, an ideal layout ot fields, and
scientific arrangement of all farm
management, providing for some
purebred livestock, dairy cows and
sheep, and a model poultry plant.
The completion of graveling and
grading the highway, past the Una
! will make it easily accessible from
Prineville in ten minutes by car, and
will be of great value to the farmers
of the entire Central Oregon country.
Plans are being made to start
work on the buildings and other Im
provements on the farm during the
next two or three weeks, and the
plant will be completed and la full
! operation this year.
CROOKED
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HIGHWAY
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GRADING
IS COMPLETED
Tho grading on the Crooked IUver
Highway has been completed from
rrinevllle to the Shorty Davis ranch,
the terminus of the road, and Guth
rie & Company, tho contractors on
Tuesday of this week turned over to
the Highway Department all opera
tions for the flnlBhlng touches.
When the four bridges are finish
ed, the highwaywlll have cost In the
neighborhood of f400.000.00, ac
cording to the department. Of this
amount, it is estimated that tin
bridges will cost $50,000.00 Fenc
ing for the complete highway cost
About $1900.00.
The bridge at the Crnm ranch has
been completed, Is in use, and the
highway Is open from that point to
the end of the road. A bridge over
Dry Creek, at the Steams ranch, is
n o w under construction, and a
bridge at Bear Creek, Is yet to bo
built, as one midway up the canyon.
The road la open from Prineville to
the Hoffman place.
MOEf'K-MORRIH
' Last Sunday, the sixth of Febru
ary, Miss Roxy Morris and Johannes
F. Moeck were united In marriage
at the home of the bride's parent
near Terrebonne, the ring ceremony
being used for the occasion.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Mary Grace Davidson, the bride
entering the room on the arm of the
bridegroom.' The ceremony took
place In front of a group of potted
plants, and under a wedding bell,
and the room was darkened, the on
ly light being a Bingle lamp which
tood on the bookcase.
The bride was . charmingly dres
1 e d ! n an exquisite gown o t
georgette, with corsage boquot, and
the dainty effect was heightened by
a string of pearls, gift of the groom
to the bride.
After congratulations, dinner was
served, the center of attraction be-j
ing a five-layer white bridal ca!te,
cut by the bride. j
After dinner music was enjoyed i
by the guests. Those present at 1
the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Moeck, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, i
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Morris, Grand
ma Davidson, Miss Emma Moeck,
Orville Mprris, Mary G. Davidson,
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Davidson, Velda
Morris and Miss Emma-Fern David
son. After spending a short honeymoon
In Bend, the young folks will be at
home to their friends on the Almot
er ranch near Terebonne. -
At the February meeting of Crook
County Post, American Legion, held
hist Monday night M. J. Skip worth
resigned us adjutant ot the local
post. Floyd Fesaler was elected to
fill t he vacancy caused by Mr. Skip
worth's resignation.
It was decided to have a "bard
times ball" at the Club Hall on the
night ot the 25th of this month, and
committees were appointed to ar
range all details, as1 it was planned
to give the affair as much publicity
as possible in order to get a big at
tendance. Twenty-five cents a month was do
ildod upon as the fee for junior
memberships in the Legion Club.
The junior members are to consist
of high school boys, and the club
will be open to them on all week
days from tour to eight o'clock In
the afternoon, Sundays and even
ings being reserved for the conven
ience of Benior members paying the
full membership tee of 50 cents a
month.
The very efficient way In which
Eric Gordon has. managed the affairs
of the club was enthusiastically dis
cussed by various members present
at the meeting. Mr. Gordon was es
poclnlly commended for the success
he has had in keeping minors from
smoking hi ..the club building, and
in otherwise keeping order.
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PRINEVILLE
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The local lodge, K. of Ps., has
been having a great deal of fun of
lute. The mode of proceedure is to
hold a social session after each meet
ing, which has proven a big success.
Last Thursday evening a very" inter
esting program was rendered the
whole affair being handled by care
fully picked talent from among the
membership. The following Is the
program as pulled off:
John Becaas, vocal solo in French;
Selection by' K. P. orchestra; Reci
tation by F. Fessler; Song by K.-P.
quartet; Monologue by Hi Roller;
Solo, (very low) by T. J. Minger;
Cake Walk, by the Fantastic Step
pers, . Messrs. Gillis, Gerardo, Gus
tafson and Davis; Recitation by W.
B. 'Russell; Duet, by the Caruso
Twins, Messrs. Gerardo and Dobry;
Something Awful by the quartet and
orchestra; Three round boxing
match between Tom Quinn and Walt
McFarland, a draw; Presentation of
Cups.
The decision of the critics was that,
the only way to beat the entire pro
gram would have been to give more
of it.
IS
NOW
DEC
EY G GRAVEL
Judge N. G. Wallace left last
Thursday on a business trip to Port
land. Mrs. Wallace left Saturday
evening to join him, and make a vis
it with friends in the city.
The grading on the highway be- j
tween Prineville and. Redmond is 80 !
percent finished. The contract ot j
graveling the road from Main Street
as far as what is known as Still's
Corner has been let to Oscar Huber,
and a large crusher has been instal
led on the west bank of Crooked
River, just at the foot of the Red
mond grade, and this plant will start
operation today, and three larg6
trucks will carry the gravel,.
The contract tor graveling the
highway from Still's Corner to Red
mond will be let in the very near
future, and the highway will be
completed this summer, according
to Engineer C. W. Woodruff, In
charge of highway operations in
Crook County. A new bridge on the
road between Powell Butte and Red
mond is now under construction.
Estimates for completing the
Oehoco Highway between Prineville
and Jones' Mill, a distance ot 20
miles, will be submitted within the
next week, and contracts will be let
very shortly. Work on this part of
the county's highway program will
start not to exceed six weeks from
now.
The muddy condition of the roada
is delaying road work to some ex
tent, but from now on much activity
will be shown iu highway matters
of the county.
PLAYGROVXn APPARATUS
BEING 1XSTALLK1) NOW
The money earned by the pupils
of the public school in an entertain
ment given at the club hall last tall,
amounting to shout 100, is beini?
used to construct first-class play
ground apparatus on the school pro
perty, the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
having charge of putting it up.
There are four BWlngs, three small
teaters, and one giant teater, ope
chinning bar and two giant strides.
They are well constructed and have
cement foundation, and will last A
long time with reasonable care.
The cement has "been drying for
the last three days, and the children
will be allowed to use the apparatus
for the first time today.
The boys and girls . now have a
playground that they can be proud
of, especially when it is taken intu
consideration that it was made pos
sible by their own efforts.
J. C. Prltchett has been visiting
relatives and friends in Prineville
from Portland during the last week.