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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1912)
TIIK lIBNll nVhhimS, I1F.NI), WEDNESDAY, JI'IjY fl, 1012. PAOK t 1 History of Bend's Development Has Many Interesting Features. lly .1. M. LAWItKNCH. (yrlttcn especially for Tho Hullotln) I General Fremont found npath ilirmiah Central Orouiiii on IIbkix- Li'flltloii noutheniitwnnl from sjTurt .incouvor to Novndn In 184,1-44. tii lin crossed the Sierra Novndns dm cort nnd assisted Comiuo- Klout nnd stocKton to wrest llforuln (rum Moxlcnn control In 10 iVlii-n Froinont camped near tliu snt alto of Tho lloml Company's Vuilll in tlio lattor part of 1843, igun did not belong (o tlio United Ich. though n nrovlilonal govern- nt had Juit Ik'oii organised At tmpoog "Tho Oregon question" Ion hnd vexed tho relation be- Inn Amrrlpn nnil llrltnln fnr n ijoralloii was not sottlod until In lut pyjplo kopt coming to Oregon 1 cvon turn Hend ws a drawing Hid, innugii mi commercial uiuu hnfl nut limn nriranliftit. Onn of Iho InfAilgratlon parlies of 1MB lndudo(l Ht(4)hen Htrtntc. progenitor of our well known fellow cltlien, William If iStaata. nnd of con mo ho hoadod ( 4l.u.l A. .... ..!.. ll.Hu ..! 'ion iiviiu. Hi run iiumu unv ivn IinMUi Stephen II. Meek, undo or in olljnr esteemed cltlxou, Marshall C. AWbroy, who piloted them by a new nAJui straight across tho country to I. end. Thuir expediences wore so imntlifnctnry. Ii'iwcver. that thoro wan tnlk of nummary action against Oulda Miok, who deomod It iiriidont todopart from tho llond cntup nlono In tho nlBhl for Tim uaiie. IMInl llnttn nnil Farnwell Hend sot tlioir name nt that tlmo. according to Mr. Awbroy. Thero U nnothor t.iry to tho effect that those name ero conferred somo ten yoata later 1 a party of Linn nud Lana county ,ulor on their way to succor nn Ini- Howaoovor It I, tho nuins woro oe i.awwiuvar It Im. tho name woro da- nlptlvo and significant nnd tho) ok I lento tlio nenu nr touay. Un InOn ILvIn W. Follolt. now of Olivet. Mlrh . ninii) hero hunting and, ipplng with two or threw cHimn- n. Tioir i.ettiiqnartor pari oi me mini wa In ii auhm near. the olil iMuata pine nnd they took away 700 louver nella. 500 der sklna anil a I I of other. In tho oarly 00's n . I. S. k. ....... r'iBii was nill.l arrosa tniwc nnnij fr.iin Tim Halloa In Fort llurnoy. ji -using a ihorl distance to tho oaat kpsjrd of Pilot llulto. Aliout thnt I III.... ... -la. I ta.tltMtjk Nttll JUt11. IIIIIW VHUHIII Ml HHUUII HUM VWItl" 1 any of Iroopa sno tho nnmo to Anp I'olk r-n Huimw crwk, whoro Hatnuel M V. Illndman took hla hnmealcnd In 1809. A aon, Charlea linidiuan wt 111 llvra tnero. Tlio Itnily HcttuiTK. (Irniliinliv ttoekmmi and acttlora iftotl throiiKh tho Cacndoa fron 'hu WJIIoinctto Vnlloy. All wero Intor tod In .t llTMtock Induatry The tftnaUea Htephert aenlor, Htephen Hinlnr nnd William II. were tWUly nnd hcllo. David C. liuhharil took the homealeud iipou whleli n largo l.1rt of tho orlRln.il (own or llond waa Kiiinteiueiitly plaited, tho remalniUr (liiK upon aerlpped land. Tnww. to- ttfiher with moat of tho orlRlnnl staaia elalma, tho J. It. Ilenhnm land id n tract patented to John H. .Mar tin, woro acquired by A. it. Drnko In lfioo John Rltcmoro waa nn old ttler Juat ahovo town nnd tho AN lena nnd tho I'eniirna occupied oxtou- alvo ranchea on tho upper rlvor. Then camo tno vanuovcria, iay nolda. lloRiiea and John Atklnaon on flin tmimr rlvnr anil Awliroy and tho Nlcholaea below tho preaont town or Ulrilaw. Uoorso Mllllcan wna out on tho "high desert' Thcao beloiiR to tlio pioneer orn. Tiioy occupion tho country nt tho bonlnnlnK or tho nlw movement ten year bro. At that tlmo Fare w oil llona waa ,horo tho county hrldRO croaaed tho rlvor nt tho od Hiaomoro piaco. IKnrovor, llond poBtouIro, which had li oatahllalieU In 1HU8, wna m mo II. Btaata place Karly In 1903 Ihfliianio or iho iwatonlco waa cfinHKod to Deaohutca. There waa anothor oatoinco nt Lava, one nt 81- Sa and ono at rrlnovlllo Tumaln, Idlaw, Olat, Ollno Kalla, Itedmon I iriCBCUUlumuow;, iuhbii iiunv, ....- .Tifan, Onelll, etc. had no poatofllco, wero not on tho map. mo new llnnri nnalnfflrn wna oatahllahod nt llnnrf In Anrll infli thnileh tho lirea vnt town palt waa not riled until Juno following. Dick Vandovort carrieu tno mall threo tlmoa a wook botwoon rrlnovlllo nnd Silver ljxko. Thoro un nn Inlnnhnnn nr toleiratlh BOUtll of Crooked river, nnd prccloua fow rnarlN. 4 Dosohutoa and Lytlo woro plattod hoforo llond waa. at lonat boforo tho Pfcaont olllclnl pint wna filed. Tho nral plat of Iiend na vacatou uoioro oforo any lot In It had been aold. Thnt Hint did not conform to tho pnyaicni chnrnctor nt tho uround autnolontly I o null tho owner, Mr. Drako. alio IlejrtnnlnRB of Trrlj;atlou. A tloxon yonta ago pooplo of thla wglon bogan to drnyn or Irrigation. C O llutchlnaon. who had haa aomo Irrigation experience In Calltornln, rttn.l. . rAiiniinnliinnun nt Hin doOrt lietweon llond and. TrlnovlUo, hut wna Without moana to tlt oxtoimvo worn. 4mIi Ufunii, wiiii nn ui( vir" .-tiur In aonrch of health, came th,B fay, waa attractod by tno locality nd entored Into an arrangement lk tr.i.tiM..M wjtinrAliv nArtaln preliminary work waa complotod at hi oxpmifto- Hut)HOfii(inlly Mr. Drnko mndo a thoroiiKh oxumliiallou of tho country on hla own hook, or irnnlxod nn oxtoimlvn development project and procoedod to curry hla ItlnllH Itiln nfTnnl. M'ttliC Wnll liflfiril tho Kioto of Oregon hud nccoptod tho itrani or tno unroy mwi iirtar aucii accontnncQ thn nlnn wna materially uhniicml nnd onoratloiia woro coil- ducted under that atntuto. Mr. Drake btaxod tho trail for Irritation iimlor tho Cniov law In Oroeun and a pioneer In that kpocloa of en- tlenvnr Here HI worK wna aiowcr enu morn dimcult.tlirui tho anmo would linvit Imnn artnr nroeflilniita wero not nnd thu practice In auch mattora ot tied. Tlniiwr IliulnrM llooum Thoro nm promlio of a rl'. ad to Mend, Uih by tho Colunn't Bon tit nrii and ' thu Uorvnllla -. I'lmtern, partlcutun tho forinur, l'ticHtlily thla unrtorSi iho movonnt'it for cx tenalvo lir.rotlon, co'tlnly It brought groat activity In tho biking ot timber land In tho Doiviotoi bolt rf yellow pine. In 1901, 1002 nnd 1103 thla bUBlnea boomn.l oxucvdlng ly ind tlmbor seekora by tho liur.dred ramo to enter land. In thn mini mrr of 1003 tho flrat big withdrawal nf Central Oregon forcat wiu mudo uy tl.e government. Thla a' followed by toYornl othorn nnd tho MnilKf Ink iX bualuoaa rapidly dvMndlt.l to amnll proportlona, Hubaoquontly aomo ot thcao landa wero leatord lo entry, reaultlug In ahurta apurta or activity. HtnHa Irrigation Jpirk. In tho lattor part or 1003 Drako utered upon conatruetlon ot tho hoad worka and flumo of tho l'llut llutto onnnl. About that tlmo Arthur l (loodwllllo ot Chicago becaino naio rliitwil with Mr. Drnko In hi onter prUna here, whloli woro conducted In tho nnmo ot thoTllot llutto Devolop muiit Company Tho llutiio waa eompleted nud aovoral mllca of canal dug when In tho early aprlng or 1004 all tho Irrigation righto nnd property at tho I'llot llutto oompnuy woro Bold to tho DeachutcB Irrigation & Power Company, which had been orgnnlxed by a ayndlcato or Columbua, Ohio, enpltallald. Thla concern nlao nif iiulrod nt tho aamo tlmo nit the llutchlnaon Irrigation Interest a. Tho Pilot llutto purchaao took n adroga tion ot 84,707 ncrca with contract n pmviMl by tho govornment nnd tho atnte; tho Hutchinson Intoroal ein brnccd n pending application for 6C- II nr. nnri'i: nnil thn now cnnKiratlon proceeded ta acgrcgato 74,198 acrea more, making a total or :n,n acr. Murli ArtUliy In IIHII. Thn Bummer or 1904 waa marked by great bualncaa activity in tho llond aectlon. An many na COO men wero employed on ditch conatrue tlon coutorlng hero. Tho towna or llond nnd I.ulillaw wero building nnd thero waa nn eager ilomand for lum ber. HtwIdiM tho two aawmllli lieio. itut llichtuwer-Bmltli mill wna built nt Tumnlo and nil woro kept huay. Hut tho promlacd nnd vxpecteu rail road did not oome nnd It waa a dlf- floult mattr to aettled up an tnpmed country 100 ml lea from n railroad. Karly tho next year conatruetlon forcea on tho Irrigation worka woro reducod nnd tho liooin which had i.M.n lima lliniilaloil linran to Ian- gulth. Ilualneaa waa comparatively quiet that roar. Tlio uoxi apring timber buvera bogan to oporato ncav- lly and thero waa a period or great nroaporlty that laatcd won into tno aocond year. Then came tho Bag and till another revival on tho approach of tho railroad up tho Doichutc canyon, which finally enterso Jona laat November. Tho boom reached tta hniirht In 1010. moro than a year no- roro tho arrival ot tralna; but tho railroad brought aottlor and meaua or developing tho country, nnd thero haa been no aag from tho high lovol or 1910 tho country haa grown up to It nnd mndo It auto, Ana u a yci growing. Incident In the Town' (Irowth. In tho aprlng ot 1903 tho flrat mat market waa oponod In llend by J. , Veat, In n amall frame truc turo. Thla building la now a nioro- houio nt tho rcaldonco until recently n...,.ii..i iiv n. R. Hudson.. Whlto Ul,LUMWM ff -" ft 1 1 111 opened a market nt Btaata. which they kept for moro than a .... Thn iimI vear "Dnd" NVeat i...ii iii. nw ahnn nn Wall itroot and moved thoro. Whlto ft Hill did llko- wlao. Whon Dr. C. W, Morrill camo to town ho had hta quartora in ono .i.i. .. minii't" rnnmv market. Creed Trlplctt wont to Portland nnd took a courao In "barbory" nnd whon ho returned ho could nnu no pmco iu . .... ..... i, i in thnt aamo .' ,n-v Tim combination - aurcn, moftt or aurgery, moat markot and barber -i i.. n,n rnnm auRiroatod grow- aomo poaalbllltlea that turnlahod tho town Jokora wun ioou iui ..... Tho Kclm Find nowapm'or. Tho Kcho waa tho flrat papor pub- Hotted on tho Deachutoa. For Iho tlrat year It waa gorgod with loud .':;..' ... ! i.akovtow onico. T?m mile. lnd onico w.the.d auch notlcoa on tho grouna nmv m "" waa not a proper medium ror auch regal ndvertlalng. Tho nail-tin waa iurtod in March, 1903, and bororo tho end of tho year It had a big llrt o laud notice, ohletly from Tho Dalle. Tho Kcho plant burned up ono night In tho fall of 1903 and tho papor wan thoreattpr or aovoral month printed a ft Job In rrlnovlllo and brought to tho Doachutc post ofMca ror mailing. When tho laud depnrtiiiout ruled that n paper thua PuIiIIhIioiI did not nunwor tho rcuulro iiientH ror laud notice, tho Kcho noon quit. Tlio HuIIi'IIii'm Pli-Nt Home, Tho old log Nttfblo between tho A. M, Lara rcaldonco and. tho rlvor waa tho flrat homo or Tho llullotln. Tho atructuro was previously llond' llrat Rolioolhouio, From thero tho paper moved Inithe rail or '04 to tho Lawroncu building on Wnll atreet, now owned y Ieou Fulka; from that threo yours Inter to tho O'Knno building on Oregon atroet, thenco to tho atructuro on llond atreel that wna orecled by'lllfldaoo for a photo atiidlo nnd la now occuplod by a a- loot,, Front thoro It moved to ltd present quarter about two yoara ngo. Knrly Hlopplng PlntiM. Slsemoro, up at tho county bridge, and Btaata, at tho postodlco, "kept travel" ror year. 11. F. Zoll, who wan murdered at hi Itlvor Hod ranch aomo threo year ngo, built tho flrat aoctlon ot what waa ntter warda acquired by Drako and named tho Pilot llutto Inn, and Mra. ISIslo 11. Hlloytnow deceased) and her aon Ovid ran that eatbllshmcnt Near tho bogliinlug or 1904 A. C. I.ucna becamo landlord thero nnd n llltlo later ho purchaaod tho property, which ho conducted until ho aold io tho Hunter a llttlo moro than two yara ago, with tho oxcoptlon or one season whon Dan It. Smith ran tho houao. In tho siimmor ot 1004 Hugh O Kano built tho first llond Hotel, which burned tho following winter. 0'Ktir,o nt onco put up tho present struct u iv, blggor thnn tho flrat ono. Ho ha conducted till eatbllahmont from tho beginning. Tho Auno boarding liouso waa built In tho sum mer of 1904, Tho Taggart Hotol un atnrted two yenr ago. Auto of Old. In iho summer ot 1904 tho flrat auto ramo to llend. It waa a Cndlllao with rear entrance J. O. Johnston, general manager of tho D. I. A. P. Co. oamo n with tho machlno. which had low oloaranco and experi enced a great deal of trouble. Tho Cenfal Oregon Transportation Com pany waa organised about that time, by tho irrigation people, and tho plan or establishing nn auto lino to tho railroad at Hhanlkn wna formed. Twcnly-flvo thousand dollora wero tut Into ithO antorprlso, In tho con atruetlon or n aort of turnpike most ot tho way from llond to TrOut Crook. Put Morrow ft Kcenan refused to let thi rood through tholr ranch and from that tlmo on dimcultle thick ened nnd not wheel waa ovor turned In tho enterprise When au toa did get to operating between llend nnd Shanlko In 1909, thoy kept largely to tho county road, though betwoen llend and Itodmond tho old auto grado wna tiaed. The ICarly Kquabblea. Friction between tho llend town- alto pooplo nnd tho Irrigation pooplo led tho lattor to atari tno town ot Hedtnsnd. named after tho flrat appli cant for "ditch" land In tho segrega tion. That waa In 1005 nnd tho "ditch" headquarter woro then moved to Itedmond. Homo two year later tho aamo Interest bar gained for tho llend tnwnslto and othor Drako holding nnd movod bnok to llond. Tho purchase event ually falling, Dralto resumed con trol or hla properties, which woro finally disposed ot moro than n year ngo to Tho llend Company. llond haa been notauio irom tno flrat tor Ita nubile utilities. Tho llend Water Light ft Power Com nnnv was orcaultod In 190G. acquir ed a franchise at onco an sot about Installing a wator plant. Water aorvlco waa atarted In Decombor, 1005. and It waa an Immeasurable rellof to houaoholdera who hnd up to that tlmo boon obliged to depend on wator hauled by toam from tho rlv or. Blx yoara tator eiectno ugni aervlco began. Tho Baptist church waa ercctod in tho aummor or 1904, nnd moat or tho tlmo It haa been uaod na a union church by tho evangelical Beets. In 1900 tho Catholic bought tho old achooltiouao which they havo atneo used for rellRloua aorvlco. Dr. Churlea 8, Kdwnrda wna tho flrat roaldent physician at llond, com ing In tho aprlng or 1903 and remain in tilt thn fall, when he formed a partnership with Dr. Ilelknap and wont to Prlnovlllo. Dr. Morrill ana Dr. U. C. Coo camo In 1904 and Dr. n. Forrell In 1910. Tho flrat resi dent dcntlat waa Dr. W. W. Faulk ner, who established himself horo In lulv. 1910. Tho aocond bank In Crook county waa orgar.lxed at Hond In August, 1904. with W. E. Quarln. Jr.. proa- dent; A, d. Qodwllllo, vlco proatdont, J. M. jawronco, aecretary, and F. O. Minor, caahler. This Institution wo morged with tho preaont Flrat Nnt lonnl Iftnk In March, 1900. Tho monoy to atart tho flrat bank wna convoyed from Shanlko by rour armed men, ono or whom kept aobor. Until tho winter ot 1904 ono toachor hnd boon sufficient for tho .llond school. At tho oponlng or school that year Miss Iluth Hold ot Now Urunswlck put It on a niguor ninnn nf excallonco that had boon previously known horo, and betoro tho holiday vacation it waa nocosanry to open anothor room, Mr. J. H. Ovorturf waa ougagod to teach nnd tho room ovor MuUlg's food atoro wab ftttod up for her, After a few month, at her request, Mis Draco Jcne succoodod her and tho school room wa shlftod to tho Johnson building whole tho Commercial Club now Is. (Jdon nflor tho opening of school In tho nil of 1905 a third room wn necoasary nnd this was ab tnlnod In tho Hodge building, now occuplod by Hopo'it furnlturo store, with Ml Marlon Wlcnt nn toachor. In that yonr tho preaont schoolhouso wna built. Tolephono connection botwoon llond and Prlnovlllo waa completed In tho rail or 1904. Tho first "opera tor" was Miss Annn Wlntcrslollor (now Mr. W. II. Wilson). And so on, this potpourri might bo continual Indefinitely. Ploneor day In Hond wero full of tho oxperlenco that UHunlly attorn tho planting of civilization In tho waata place of rtho earth and the humorous slda grow a thoy recodo from tho absorbing activities ot tho Always Present. Ceifral Oregon Climate is Ideal. The cllmato of Central Oregon is ono of its greatest aaaot. and or good health It equal is hard to find. In gonoral It la dry and subject to considerable extremes of tempera ture. Thoro la an abundanco of sun shlno every month In tho year and for this roaaon, as woll as on ac count of tho dryness of tho air, tho oxtremoa or temperature ore not so notlcoablo as they would be other wlio. Tho highest tomporature over recorded at llend la 102 degrees and tho lowest 91 bolow zoro, but those temperature woro not felt a much a 90 degrees or 10 above zoro is felt west of tho Cascades whoro tho air Is moist uro laden. Th ulght at Hond nro cool tho year round, making sleeping be tween blankota very comfortable. Tho tomporaturo sometime goo be low what la tho freezing point, 32 dogroca, In othor sections, during the summer, but Edward A. Heals of the United State Weather Ilurenu aay on thla point; "Hardy vegetation doca not auffur greatly unless tho tomporaturo reaches 2C dogrccs or goes below that mark." linn Huiishlne on :il!() Day. It la often said thnt Hond has 320 daya on whleh tho sun shines. Tho records of tho government show that thla la true. Thla does not moan that each or the 320 days Is entirely clear, but that at somo tlmo during tho day tho sun shines. Tho growing season begins In April and lasts until tho middle or September. Tho annual rainfall hero avoragoa 1G Inches. Tho precipita tion Is hoavloat in tho threo winter montha and llghcst In July and August. Thero la a secondary maxi mum In Mny nnd Juno, which Is welcomed as It comes at tho season ot tho year whon It Is most needed by tho dry farming crops. About 23 per cent ot tho precipi tation Is In tho form of snow, which may fall in small quantities as early as in November but is heaviest In January nud Fobruary. Light rails have occurred sa lata as In May. Tho snow does not cover tho ground continuously during tho wlntor, nnd thoroforo sleighing is not a winter sport hero to nny oxtont. not oveu as much so as it Is in soma ot tho Southorn states. Thunderstorm Arc Itnre. Thundor nnd lightning aro ot such raro occurence that thoy always aro tho subject of comment among tho rosldonts. Tho flrat thundorstorm may occur In April, and thero Is ono occasionally during tno aummor months. Thoy aro novor violent, howovcr. Tho prevailing wind direction I southwesterly, though much or tho snow and rnlu comes from the oppo- alto dlroctlon northeast. Tho latitude of Hond Is 44 degrees 4 minutes north, lougltudo 121 de grees 17 minutes west. Tho ele vation aa established by government surveyors Is 3029 feet abovo sea lovol. ICE CAVES ARE UNIQUE Ono ot tho moat unique natural freaks in tho state is tho famous Ico Cave, aomo 13 milca southeast ot Hend. There, In a cavern In tho lava rock, many mlloa from any vlsl bio water supply, hundreds ot tons ot Ico remain tho year round, grad ually Increasing In amount from soason to soason. The placo Is very popular as a picnic ground, and hun dreds ot visitors make It a point to "tako in" tho quoor "Ico box", which Is easily reached by oxcollent road. An amusing Incident of tho oarly days of Hend concerna tho Ico Cave. Tho story, which concerns tho mak ing of Uond's flrat corner, la taken from The Hulletln ot Soptombor 9, 1904, and la as followa: "Tho Minnesota HulTet ttria week attempted to corner tho Ico supply by buying all that was In tho Uond markot, lowing Ita competitor, tho Ofllcq Saloon, without facilities for cooling drinks, Hugh ' O'Kano, of Tho Office, scratched his head and anld, ', Then ho scratched hla head again. Then ho sent a team out to Ico Cave, a doson miles south east of Dond, and got a load or flno crystal Ico from nature's storehouse." SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE EXCEPTIONAL. No bolter example of tho wondbr ful growth of Hend exists or could bo devised than Is found In tho development of Its school. From ono teacher and rour pupils in 1903 to nino tencnors nnn an cnroinivm or 291 tho vast year, Is tho record of tho town's growth In an educa tional way. Tho school, which I now housed In tho present substan tial though already outgrown build ing, originally was conducted In the log cabin which still stands noar the rlyer In Park addition. It was In this primltlvo structure somo 2C years ago that tho first school In this part of Central Ore gon was started.. On January 1, 1903, this llttlo log cabin was aban doned and tho building on Wall street which Is now used by tho Cath olic church becamo the place of eru dition. In 1907 tho school moved to tho present building, erected at a cost of 17500. This was too small to accommodate all the pupils during tho term which ended in May, and tho school board haa already dis cussed tho erection ot another edi fice of brick or atone. In 1903 tho teaching forco re ceived JC5 a month. Tho monthly payroll In 1911-12 was 1772, this amount not Including- any running oxpenscs other than actual teacher' salaries. In 1903 tho valuation ot taxable property In tho Honb school district was 160,000. Inst year this amount had grown to $717,371. High ScIkxiI h Klmt Cln. lag and 'Illthmetlc" or a quarter ccu- Ing and 'Itltbmtlc of a quarter con tury ago haa grown a thoroughly modcrnly equipped graded and High School that ranks with any in Ore gon. For tho year 1912-13 eleven teachers will compose tho school fac oulty. Tho High School requires tho sorvlces ot threo teachers. Thero aro classes In all branches required by tho stato course ot study for such years, and tho graduates aro admit ted on certificate to tho Stato Uni Sportsmen Find Ample Fun in the Deschutes Country. Chief of them, perhaps, la duck shooting. Tho upper river la a noted Matrtct ror ducks, while tho iskes aro crowded with thousands ot tho feath ered gamo. To the southeast, and especially In Lako county, the lakes and marshes literally swarm with ducks and geeso, whllo swan aro of teu encountered. Many delightful outings with gun and dog can bo ar ranged, for ono of the most pleasant features la that all tho deslrablo places can bo reached conveniently. In the mountain and foothills aro numbers of brown boar, providing splendid sport. In tho open timber of this territory practically all bear hunting is dono on horseback, com bining, In a way, tho excitements ot a fox hunt with tho dangers of bag ging bruin. Doer aro often vory plentiful oven out on tho sagobruah country, and almos always bo had by huntsmen who go alter thorn in the timber. Sagohons aro numerous In tho open plains, rabbits abound; thoro aro a tew quail and grouse, and occasion ally cougars, bobcats and other "var- mlts." fishing also. It Is a freakish stream which rises out ot tho ground all at onco, some 300 second feet ot Ico cold water springing forth In aa many feet. All tho trout ot the district are ex tremely gamey. Tho "rodaldoa" run up to 25 Inches, averaging a good slxo throughout. Full creels are tho order ot tho day. Tho "Dolly Var- dena," big gamoy fellows whoso weight ranges up toward 20 pounds. are ono ot the big attractions for fishermen. An Important probablo develop ment of special Interest to disciples ot the renowned Isaak Walton Is that a flah hatchery will probably bo ea tabllshed on tho Deschutes before long. Investigation has shown that tho location la Ideal, while the over Increasing numbor ot visitors who mako special trips to flah horo are rapidly making It more advisable to Insure a permanent supply. Hunting, In tho fall and oarly winter the Deschutes country offers many at tractions to hunters. 8POUTS Tho sportsman is attracted to the Deschutes country perhaps more by its wonderful fishing than anything elso. Certainly the raro combina tion of magnificent trout. Ideal ell matlo conditions and tho most beau tiful surroundings In tho stato, is enough to aatlsfy tho hundreds ot versity without oxmlnatlon. Hlgli Hcbool fJrmluatr. Thirteen' girl and boys havo boon graduated from tho High School, as follows: Class of 1909, Poarl High tower, Dorothy Schoolcraft, Oeorgo Vandovort; class or 1910. Angsllno Young; class or 1911, Iiruco -Dey-armond, Max Illchardson, l.ylo Illch ardson and Stovo Steldl; clot' of 1912, Kmlly Schroder. Margaret Wlcit, John Bather, Laurence Smith, Fred Lucas. Next Year's Teaching HtafT. Tho following teachers have been elected for 1912-13: Superintendent J. D. Bhouso. High School Miss Ethel Horden, Grades Misses Martha Sldner, Ethol Holmes, Katborlne Trautner, Harriet Dolscn, Eva A. Huntington, Kathryn II. Ityan, and Mrs. It. M. Sanders and Mrs. John II. Hlttnor. ' Kchool All Around llend. . Tho Hend school district No.:12 Includes two other schools besides that In town. Southeast, on (?o road to Hums, six miles, Is tho Ar nold school. It provides Instruction lor children living In that territory. Mrs. Glenn II. Slsck has taught tho school very successfully for tho past two yoara, and has been chosen to havo charge again tho coming ses sion. Northeast of town, about flro or sis miles. Is tho Young school, con ducted by Miss Ida Young. No building has yet been provided thoro, but in ranted quarters tho boys and girls living in the vicinity aro welt cared for. With an Increase In tho population ot that neighborhood It Is quits likely that a building will bo ercctod by tho district. Another school Is located east'ot town, which Is not Included In tho district with Hend. This la known as tho Richardson school, taking cam of tho children woso parents resldo in the Irrigated district between tho I Arnold and Young schools. At Des j chutes, Laldlaw, La Pine and othor I nearby towns aro good schools, not- J withstanding the fact that Central Oregon has been settled but a com paratively short tlmo. ; rod-and-reel enthusiasts who como each summer to enjoy the pleasures of tho rlrcr. .?'J The Deschutes orTors a magnificent variety or fishing water; tumultuous falls and white-water rapids are suc ceeded by deep, quiet pools, whllo long stretches of slow water occur at Intervals. Along tho banks of the river Is tho great pine forest, always offering Ideal campsites. ' In addition to tho Deschutes thero aro other trout streams ot note, Tumalo Creek is one of them, flow ing Into tho Desotiutes near Laldlaw, A feature of this attractive stream Is Tumalo Falls, a miniature "Drldal Votl" that loaps down from a rocky cliff. Metollua river, reached from Dond and Slaters, . offers aplondld Athletics. In addition to the recreations pro vided by outing excursions, Dend haa Its full share or sports. ., Ot coarse thero is baseball, both by an excellent amateur town teaei and by nines In tho high school anil grado schools. Games are played regularly with othor towna. While football has never como to the front In Central Oregon very ex" tenslvely, yet there have been a numi ber of games played here. During the winter basket ball has occupied a lot ot attention, some excellent contests being witnessed In the splendid big hall ot which tho town boasts The largest and best floor In Central Oregon, In addition to men's teams, a championship girls team haa given aomo excellent exhi bitions during tho season, winning all games played, both locally and on strango floors. With the large ponds close to Dend ono almost In tho heart ot town canoolng and boating hold a popular place with those who tako to tho water for recreation. In ad dition to the ponds, some magnificent canoe trips can be made on the upper river. Though tho Deschutes wator Is too cold to tempt many swimmers, there are ample opportunities In this line to bo onjoyod in lakes and other places, chiefly best known to tho boys. Recently tennis Is becoming popu lar. A good grass court has been in use for several years, whllo the suc cessful construction of a clay court has demonstrated that Dend can have tho beat there is In the line of tennis. Other courts soon will be built llend has always been noted tor Ita many fine dances. Good muslo Is a notable feature, thanks to the baud and an orchestra. In addition to dances, plays are ot frequent occur rence, many organisations at various ttmos prosentlug dramatic produe tloas. MCsfwu. ril -. w . ' vr -."wk.