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COJNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
FOR ALL CENTRAL OREGON
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PR I NEVILLE
TOLt'MI XXV.
I'RINKVILI.K, CROOK COCNTt OREGON THt'RMIM V, APRIL 14, 1021.
NO. SO.
Cr
OMinity
WATCH THE INDICATOR
Lake Ochoco hm a total storage i
eapuclty of 47,000 tor (eot of
wator.
The figures shown by tb , Indi
cator gives thu total amount of wa-j
lar In storuge at the time toe read
ing win taken at eight o'clock this
nomine by officers of tho dlatrict.
and tho report la ofllclal.
It will be corrected each week tor
tb benefit of those of our readers
who are Interested In watching thu
water supply raise for the crops this
year.
The storage of 1919 and 1920 are
also glvun at the loft.
47.000
46.500
4,000 !
4S.600 1
46,000
44 600 !
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43.600......I
43.000 '
42.500.
42,000....
41.600. ,
41.000. j
40.600
40,000 j
B.600....!
89.000. i
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38.000 1
S7.S00 i
37.000 !
i K.finO......
i 30,000 !
I 36,600 1
! 36 000
I 34. MO.
I 34,000 ,
, 33.600 1
33.000
32.600 i
i 32,000 !
I 31,600 j
31,000 ;
30,600 1
30.000 i
29.600....!
29.000
23,500 i
23,000 ;
27.500... '
27,000... I
20,600
2H.000 1
25 600 J
25,000 i
24,600. I
24.000 j
23.500 1
83.000 !
22,500 1
22,000 i
21,500 i
21,000 !
20,500
20,000. I
10,600 i
19,000 !
18,600...;..
18,000 1
17,600 !
17,000....!.!
10,600 I
18 000 i
15,500
15,000 1
14.600 1
14,000..'
13.600
13,000 1
12,600 j
12.000 1
11,600 !
11,000 1
10,500 1
10,000 !
9,500
9.000
8.500....,
8.000.....
7.500....J
7,000
6,600.
8.000
5 600.
6,000......
4,600.
4.000.
3,500
3,000..
2.600
2 000
1,600
1,000
600
JOHNSON CREEK JAsfa
BAND PROVES A HIT.
At the Initial appearance of the
Johnson Creek Jazz Band last Fri
day night at the Sbumia Junior's
dance, they scored a hit with local
dancers on account of their origin
ality ot playing, perfect time, and
the way In which they kept In tune
with the spirit of the crowd.
It at last appears that the orches
tra Is composed of Wlllard Wirtas,
Sylvain Michel, Blanche Shlpp and
Jimmy Newsom.. They have, already
had a number ot offers to play for
dances at a number of points over
the country, and may accept aome
of these engagements.
L 'I
BffllB F llif
TO START WORK ON THE OCHOCO HHMV
I 0
True to prediction, the Ochoco res
ervoir nlltul to capacity on Sunday,
water going over the spillway for Its
entire length about 7:30 In the ev
ening, aotne overflow occurlng all af
ternoon aa the waves came from the
east.
Thu first water to actually go over
(he waateway In this manner waa on
Saturday morning, - there being a
high wind from the east, although
the reservoir actually lacked almost
half a foot of being full at that time.
lly actual count there were more
than 160 automobiles at the reser
voir at one time during the after
noon, aome ot the partloa taking pic
nic dinners with them, others com
ing for the afternoon only.
A large aggregation ot photogra
phers waa evldont, and pictures from
every angle were taken during the
afternoon. B. A. 8ordal, secretary
of the district and John Rolllnger
went to "sou In a boat" and took
vfuws ot the Towd and Interesting
fcaluru from that angle.
The Llpmati building, now owned
hy Annie Muling Walker, la being
remodeled for a rooming houae. The
present plana Call for nine rooms,
nine by twelve feet In size, with an
apartment In the rear for the man
user. Win. Hollo way la overseeing
the remodeling of the building. It
whs UBed last year aa a meeting
place for tho Masons, but baa been
vacant since then.
IIOWAItr) SCHOOL ( l.l ll
GETS A CERTIFICATE
J. E. Myers is in receipt of a Cer
tificate of Achievement, --which
means that the Busy Bee Sewing
Club of the Howard school district
made J 100 percent record in their
club work luHt'yeor. This club oon-,
slated ot Elizabeth Scott, Mabel Cox, I
Elizabeth Lanlua, Alice Cox and
Lola Cox.
The certificate Is signed by Geo.
K. Farrell of the Department of Ag
riculture, Governor Ben Olcott,
Pres. W. J. Kerr of O. A. C, J. H.
Churchill, Superintendent ot In
struction for Oregpn, Paul V. Marls,
director of the extension service, H.
C. C. Moore, state club leader, and
J. E. Myers, county school superin
tendent for Crook county.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
AM) THE LOCAL INSTITUTE
TO COMBINE SESSION HERE
The mooting of the Crook County
Teachers' Association and local la-
stltute will be combined in a pro
gram to be given at the high school
asxemhly next Saturday afternoon,
at 1:0. The following program
will be given: ,
Clarinet Solo, Clarence Trapman.
Debate: Resolved that U, S. Coast
wise Shipping be given passage thru
the Panama Canal free of toll. Af
firmative: Mr. Platts, Miss Reeves.
Negative: Mr. Shippee, Miss Allen.
Flute Duett, Mr. Shippee and Farrell
Barnes.
The Decoration of School Houses
and School Grounds, Mra. Ada
Grimes.
Methods ot Securing Better Atten
dance, Mrs. Bertha L. Brown.
Better Water Supply General
Discussion led by Mr. Myers.
Recent Changes in School Laws,
Mr, Myers.
. Vocal 'Solo, Miss Morgan.
Instrumental (2 numbers) Mr.
Shippee.
Executive Committee: Mra.' Pratt,
president, Miss Cunningham, Mr.
Shippee, Mr. Myers.
WATER IN OCHOCO
IS VERY HIGH NOW
High water bas been noticed In
Oehoeo Creek this week for the first
time In a number of years. It Is
caused by the overflowing ot the
spillway at the Ochoco dam, and old
boards, boxes and other rubbish Is
being washed downstream In great
fashion. The water raised a toot pn
Monday night, It is claimed.
On account of the dam, the creek
bed In and near Prineville has not
received thorough scouring !Ut for
a long time. The high water will
be welcomed, as It will make the
course of the creek clean, as well aa
Improve sanitary conditions In con
nection with it.
GRADE SCHOOL TEACHERS
' All the teachers who taught In
the grade school in Prineville last
year have been reelected, with the
exception of Myrtle Moore and Mav
le Olson, who did not apply, desiring
to take up work elsewhere. This
leaves the third and first grade with
out a teacher, Miss Oraa Emmons of
Portland having been selected - to
teach the seventh grade Instead of
the first.
The other grades are filled as tot
lows: 8. W. Babcock, Principal, 8th
grade; Louise Young of Portland,
8th grade; Marion Allen ot Jeffer
son. 5th grade; Lola F. Morgan of
I Independence. 4th grade; and Oail
Reeves of McMinnvllle, 2nd grade.
Superintendent Myers states that
the teachers thia year, in both grade
and hiah schools, have been nn us
ually successful in their work, and J
that In his opinion a better staff ot
teacners could not lie round any
where to fill the different grades.
BE
A meeting ot the organizers ot the
Hank ot Prineville was held in this
city Sunday afternoon, at which
time a general discussion was had
concerning whether or not the build
ing formerly used by the Crook
County Bank should be purchased
tor the use of the institution.
While no positve arrangements
were made at that time, it is possi
ble that aome announcement will be
made within the next ten days and
the building may be bought and re
modeled for the new bank. Plans
have been drawn for remodeling
which would make it one of the best
equipped banks in the interior of
Oregon, but whether this will be
done or a new building erected, is
not yet certain.
John L. Karnopp, who will head
the new institution, was in Prine
ville Friday completing the sale ot
the stock which he had tor distribu
tion In this locality. He expects to
return within a week In company
with Mr. Hall, who will be the cash
ier, at which time the organization
will be completed and final arrange
ments made about the building.
CATTLE SHIPPED TO CHICAGO
BY FAIRVIEW STOCK FARM
The Fairview Stock Farm shipped
12 cars ot cattle to the Chicago mar
ket last Thursday evening. The re
sult which the shippers have thru
this market will be watched closely
by stockmen, on account of the bear
ing it may have on market condi
tions for local stock growers.
The Fairview also shipped; jtwe
cars ot cattle to Portland on the' Sat
urday night stock speolal,'
K.MITIl-Hl'GHKS FARM ME
CHANICS INSTALLED HERE
The board of directors of C. C. H.
S. bas decided to put on the Smith
Hughes course In agriculture and
farm mechanics, which will change
the plan of 'the manual training
work from doing strictly work of
that kind to practical work which la
especially adapted to farm life.
The man that will come to take
up this position will be on the job
12 months out of tbe year, and dur
ing the summer months he will visit
the farms and help the boya with
their farm projects. He will also
act as assistant to the boys and the
girls taking up club work on the
farm, whenever It Is possible.
The U. 8. will pay half the sal
ary of any teacher who is employed
under the Smith-Hughes act. Cours
es of various kinds under this act
have been installed In 26 of the high
schools of Oregon, and the plan has
met with a considerable degree of
success wherever It has been tried.
The primary object In installing
this particular course In C. C. H. S.
is more closely to ally the interests
of the students to a constructive ap
preciation of the possibilities of the
farm life. In other words. It la the
aim to bring the students closer to
tli)) farm rather than to educate
them away from It. ,' -
In the farm mechanics depart
ment, the making ot tables, chairs,
and other furniture will not be stres
sed as in the past, but the attention
will be turned more directly to mak
ing utensils actually used on the
farm.
IMCKAY MARKFT MAI)
WORK HAS STARTED
Construction started yetserday on
the McKay market road, the county
tractor and graders being at work j
on the first two miles extending
from Prineville to the State Farm,
and the work is progressing very
rapidly.
MRS. ANNIE GARDNER DEAD
Mrs. Annie Gardner died at her
home in Ashland last Monday morn
ing, and the funeral was held at
Salem yesterday. Word of death
did not arrive in Prineville until last
night.
Mrs. Gardner Is survived by her
husband, Harry Gardner, and her
seven year old son. She also leaves
her mother and three sisters In Sa-
1 lem.
Mrs. Gardner was formerly Annie
Solomon, who was born In Prineville
32 years ago, and lived a great share
of her early life here. She has
many relatives and friends in Crook
county.
APRIL 10 WAS ANNIVERSARY
The tenth of April was not only
the date when the first water ran
over the spillway of the Ochoco dam,
but was the date when the first train
was run over the City of Prineville
Railway.
John Dobry left for Cabin Station
on Monday last, where he will assist
Ranger Anderson and otherwise im
proving the Mill Creek Road be
tween the Evans ranch and the forks
of Mill Creek above the Barney saw
mill. Messrs. Anderson and Dobry
will also seed additional areas of
Cabin Ranger .Station with timothy
and bluegrass, put. water out on the
ground -and generally shape things
up In a way that will Insure a hay
crop at this station, for the coming
season. "".,'
TEACHERS ELECTED
FOR HIGH SCHOOL1
, Grenwood ft Dann, contractors oa
I the Ochoco Highway.
All the teachers of the high school ' The contractors have already tak
with the exception of Mr. C. E. ' en possession of the buildings, and
Platu, who has signified a desire to I expect to be at work In considerable
return to the valley, have been re-1 foree by Monday. A force of 6f
elected to the departmenta In which ' men will be on the payroll by that
they have taught this year. time, and othera will be added aa
The faculty at present consists of 1 fast as equipment Is assembled and
the following: E. E. Evans. Princl-jthe work is outlined,
pal; Florence Cramer, English; a number of station contract
Phlla Hall, Domestic Science; Clara . have been let during the week and
Pratt, Normal; Ler.ora Cunning- j within the next ten days work will
ham, Commercial; D. W. Medley, ' be outlined and In progress tor a
Bookkeeping; Vernon Shippee, Sci-! considerable distance along the new
ence. The board Is very sorry to highway.
lose Mr. Platts, who has had charge j This 17 mile astretch from Prine
of the agricultural and manual j ville to Jones Mill la the final con-
training department.
LAST LYCEUM
The Colonial Players will present
the last number of the Shrine Club
lyceum tonight at the Club Hall. The
first naif of the program will be tak-.i
en up with individual and group
songs and reading's, and the last half 1
will be composed of a play of the !
colonial period. . j
Glowing reports have come of the I
ability of these players, who by the '
way are all young folks, and the
number will without doubt be well
attended. ' '
BECAAS BITS MORE PROPERTY
John Becaas, proprietor of the
Prineville Steam Laundry, has pur
chased the lot next to him on the
north from Mrs. S. J. Newsom, and
he will at once take steps to extend
tne cement walk in front ot the
y niuu6 me new propeny.
Mr. Becaas states that he 1b look
ing forward to a prosperous Prine
ville not so very far in the future,
and he may later move his laundry
building to the inner lot and erect j
a modern apartment or office build
ing on the present site of the laun
dry building. '
BUYS PUREBRED HOLSTEIX
E: D. Tirrill has announced that
he has purchased a very fine pure
bred Holstein bull from the McCall
ranch, to head his dairy herd of 13
milk cows. His grandam is the
state champion butter fat cow tor
Oregon.
SUPT. MAKES
T
Frank S. Bramwell, state super
intendent of banks, was In town Fri
day checking up the affairs of the
Crook County Bank. Mr. Bramwell
declined to make a statement at that
time concerning the condition of the
Institution, or just when payment
will be made to the depositors, al
though he intimated that such pay
ment would be forthcoming soon.
- In speaking of the matter, he said
that it would be unwise to make a
positive statement concerning the in
stitution until all Its affairs are in
Bhape so that a definite announce
ment could be made. He is making
every effort to get matters In the
best possible shape, and his interests
here are being looked after by Geo.
F. Euston, who is his assistant In the
matter-of. the Crook Count; Bank.
NUMBER TONIGHTj
I Jim Donnelly, representing Twohy
Brothers, has been in Prineville for
; several days, and leased the equip
I ment and buildings belonging to the
the latter at the Ochoco reservoir to
necting link between the completion
of portions of the Eugene-Mitchell
highway, which extends from this
city practically to Eugene, and the
part completed last year from Jones
Mill to Mitchell and on up the John '
Day River.
Oskar Huber is making good pro
gress on the graveling of the Prine-ville-Powell
Butte link of the high
way, a fleet of big trucks being busy
' on this work.
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WATER AVAILABLE
OX OCHOCO PROJECT
Anyone desiring water for ir-
rigation on the Ochoco Project
should notify the district office
at once. A large amount of
water is wasting down Ochoco
and McKay Creeks, and the dis
trict is anxious to prevent as
much of this waste as possible.
L BALL AT
POWELL BUTTE
The Powell Butte Cooperative As
sociation will present its 6th Annual
Ball at Community Hall tomorrow
night, with music by Wilson George
orchestra. Prineville has always
been well represented each year oa
t li is ocasion, and an especially large
crowd is planning on going out this
year. It is stated that Bend and
Redmond will also be represented by
large delegations.
WATER RESOURCES
ARE LOOKED INTO
A number of Prineville people at
tended a meeting at Bend Monday
at which the water resources of the
beschutes basin were discussed by
representatives of the various pro
jects and other interests in the three
counties affected.
Speakers presented the merits ot
their respective localities and inter
ests.
L. M. Bechtell Spoke for the city
of Prineville, J. E. Myers for the
Powell Butte irrigation district Fred
Hoelscher for the Ochoco Project,
and Guy Lafollette for the Prinevilla
Commercial Club.
Judge Wallace represented tha
North Unit irrigation district.
The commission expects to re
commend to the reclamation service
just what part of the development
in this part of the state should be
attempted first. . They will make
their report by July 1.
Donald Graham left this morning
on the train to spend the day la
Bend on legal business.