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WBpWwT"PIe""ai"". The bend bulletin. VOL. xiv. BEND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MY 17, JUKI. NO. 11. wiiliwnniwwfi-sicnjf.uliMff ' ONE IRE DAY 10 PRIMARIES ELECTION TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY Little Interest Token iocnliy In Other Tlmn County Candidate Clilef ContehU uro In Republican Party Roberta Has Lead WHERE TO VOTi:. - Ilond precinct No. 3, Council room, Johnson building, Wall street. - llend Precinct No. 4, old Wool- -- cy pinning mill, olt Ilond street In Held school neighborhood. Ilond Precinct No. 5, United - Wnrohouso Co. building, near - railroad stntlon. Kenwood Precinct, Sam Elder - resldenco, near Btore, Kenwood. -- DecchutCB Prcclrct, Ilrooks- Scanlon temporary planing mill, easterly from end of Hond Btreot - in mill yard. - .---...... Ono inoro day nnd tho primary campaign will bo ovor. Friday ,1s election day. On Saturday nt lot of troublo will have been ended for somo folks, nnd a lot moro added to tho burdens of others. So far as can bo observed locally llttlo Interest has boon taken In any of tho presidential candidates, nnd tho snmo Is truo of all state offices, except that of Secretary of State, rop rcncrUntlvo from this district, and public service commissioner. County offices, on- tho other hand havo conio In for consldorablo attention, partic ularly In tho caso of tho Republican nomination for chorlff, and to a less legreo that for county commissioner, school superintendent and assessor. S. B. Roborts, of llend, and J. II. "Stanloy, of Alfalfa, aro tho opposing candidates for-tho Republican nomi nation for shorlff. According td" tho best reports obtnlnablo Mr. Roberta has tho better of tho argument al though Mr. Stanley's frlonds say thoy tiro confident of success. Tho Dem ocratic nomination, lies botwoon Shor lff Knox and P. II. Polndoxtor, both of Prlnovllle, with odds favoring Mr. "Knox. For tho Republican nomination for county commissioner Theodoro Auno nnd II. J. Overture, both of llend, aro opposed. Mr. Auno has n strong lo cal following but ho has dnno little campaigning. Mr. Ovorturf on tho contrary, is gonorally known all over tho county through his occupancy of tho office for tho past two years and Is bolloved to havo a slight lead over his opponent. Tho asscssorshlp situation in tho Republican party Is somo what con fused, R. D. Kctchum of llend and rrlnovlllo, Charles Carroll, of llend, n"d J. T. Luckoy of Prlnevlllo be ing candidates. It Is bolloved that tho result will bo largolv dotormlnod by tho cast sldo vote on Kotchum nnd Luckoy. Tho polls will bo opon from 8 a. m to 8 p. m., tho voting places In this soctlon being stated above. It will bo possible for those who did not roglster to &wear in their votes nt tho polls. BUY BEJHHEATBE Catlovr nnd Doonar Muko Extenslvo Improvements upon Taking Charge Chestor J. Catlow, nnd Louis Doon or lost week purchasod tho Ilond Theatre from L. K. Dodgson nnd took charge Thursday evening. Tho new management began this week repair ing tho theatre. The entrance has 1 een remodeled and the ticket ofllco enlargod. The seating capacity will bo Increased by about 75. It is tho plan of Messrs. Catlow and rvonar to carry tho well known and popular Paramount pictures. They will begin this week with Gowldlno Farrar In "barmen." A complete dating of some of tho most widely ad vertised and popular picture plays lias been contracted for the future. rum nuitxs over iso acres. More than. ICO acres of timber In he Deschutes National Forest la the Mclnlty of Pistol Butte, near tho Ills river ranger station, were burned ever Monday and Tuesday. It Is be lieved that the fire started as a re sult of fires left by fishermen. Two other small fires which were put out by passersby, were also started. About five men men were used In putting out the Pia'tol Butte fire. TELEPHONE HEAD STATES CBMPANYWNERSL PLANS Pacific Will Make Study of Conditions and All Mattel s Affecting Service Will bo Considered. Replying to a request of Tho Bul letin for a statement of plans In con. nectlon with tho telephone properties which Tho Pacific Telephone & Tel egraph Company has recently acquir ed In this section, W. J. Phillips, Its dlvisfon commercial superintendent states that it is impossible to go nto any detail as no opportunity has yet boon had to make a survey of the proporty and conditions. The following general statomont. however, has been give to Tho Bul letln: "Our Mr. Do Varney, on his re turn from Bond, advised me that ho promised you a statomont for publi cation from tho Company as to Its plans In connection with tho tele phone properties which It has re cently acquired from tho Pioneer Telegraph" nnd Telcphono Company. "I am sure you will appreciate that It would bo Impossible for mo to go Into detail as to our future planB at this time, as wo havo not had an opportunity to make a sur voy of tho property, conditions, etc. All that can bo said would be neces sarily of a genoral nnturo. Howover, as Mr. Do Varney promised you a statement, I am pleased to make ono such as I feol wo can consistently do at this tlmo, of a general naturo as follows: "Tho Pacific Telophono nnd Tolo graph Company acquired tho proper ty of tho Ploneor Telegraph nnd Tel ophono company, Including tho tol- ophone exchanges nt Bond, Madrns and Prlnovllle, together with the toll lines radiating from theso respective points. Tho Pacific company took possession of tho property Wednes day, May 10th, and is now oporattng It as a part of Its system, covering gonorally tho states of California, Washington nnd Oregon. "Tho Company's engineers will mako a study of conditions In order that necessary provision may bo mado to keep paco with tho growth and development of this section of tho Stato, which It will undertake to do. All matters affecting tolophono scrvico in this section will bo given consideration and such ndjustmonts and changeB mado as aro necossary nnd wnrrnntod. "It will bo tho aim of tho Company to furnish reliable nnd promp ser vlco nnd deal courteously with every body." , , FORBES GETS SUPPORT Citizens of Lake, Grant and Klamntli Counties Interested In Campaign Vernon A. Forbes, candldnto for tho nomination of roprosontatlvo from Jefferson, Crook, Lake, Grant and Klamath countlos on the Re publican ticket, was enthusiastically rocelvod throughout Ms Itinerary through his 'district slnco Saturday nnd Indications are that he will car ry the counties to tho south of Crook by aJargo majority. On Ills tour of Lake, Grant nnd Klamath counties Mr Forbes was accompanied by Jny II. Upton, of Prlnovllle: K. I.. Clark and W. V. Arnold of La Pino; W. D. Barnes of Tiimalo; J. A. Eastos, W. P. Vnndo vert, Clyde McKay, J, C Rhodes, Goo. Young and C. 12. Sho.t of Ilond. Enthusiastic meetings wero wore hold at Fremont, Fort Rock, Silvor Lake, Illy, Lnkevlow nnd Klnmath Fnlls. At Klamath Falls, Mr-. Forbo mot with the members of the com mercial club nnd business mon In which proposed legislation wns ap proached. In Klnmath Fnlls Mr. Forbes has beon assured of a largo majority. ES T TO DOUBLE SIZE OF POND Old Wooden Stiiictiucs Being, lie. moved New Embankment Being Ilullt General Appearance Im- proved !!3 .Men Employed. Under tho direction of M. J. Dnn iolsotf oxtonslve lmp'rovomonts nnd additions aro being made nt tho plant of tho Bend Water J.lght & Power Co., calculated to Improve the np penranco of the grounds nnd arrange for tho production of nddltlonnl pow-i or to meet tho growing demands of tho town. - ' .' The work which Is mostly in ovl donco at the present tlmo consists in making an embankment from tho ond of tho spur toward tho power houso; earth for this purpose being found on tho compnny'n proporty toward tho now bridge. At tho snmo tlmo tho various wooden structures which havo stood beahlo the fiumo slnco tho new plant was built aro bolng re moved. When tho work Is dono tho Humes will bo torn nwny nnd tho old em bankment besuio tho present pond will bo romoved, greatly enlarging tho size of the pond and bringing tho water of tho pond directly up to tho water 'Wheels instead of conduct ing It to them by flumes ns nt pres ent. Although n largo portion of tho company's proporty will ho used" by tho enlarged pond, sufficient space will be left below tho now embank ment for additions as roqulrod In tho future. A roadway will be built along tho sldo of tlo pond passing near tho ond of tho spur by whlc.li It will be posslblo to reach tho cream- ory nnd Ico plnnt. Tho now water wheol Is now Instal led and ready for attachment to tho gbnorator which will r.rrivo somo tlmo this summon About 25 mon nro employed undor Mr. Danlelson In tho work. GEOBGE SMITH INJUREO Auto Ovei turns In Rounding Corner Other Occupants of Cur Escape George Smith, an employee of the Shevllu-IIIxou Company, wns bad ly Injured whon nn nutomobllo driv en by A. L, French wont off tho side of tho road to Tunvnlo nnd titrnod turtlo on Thursday. Mr. French nnd James M, Kyle, of Stnnfleld, candi date for the Republican nomination for Public Sorvloe Commissioner from Eastom Orogon, wero badly shaken up. Joo McKay escaped Injury. Tho party was bound for Tiimalo and was about to round tho cornor boforo passing Into the straight road toward the North Cnnnl whon some thing wont wrong with tho steering goar. iiororo tno iirnKeg couiu no sppllod the car wont ovor tho bank and turnod over. All but Mr. Smith rolled free. He was caught uudor tho car nnd when taken out was un conscious, lie was takon to tho hos pital and given attention but remain ed In this condition for a number of hours. Ho Is now recovering. HDE raw i HK.N'I) HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. kJpKssvL. .Cjt- T" Tl 'IH HEfl ' imA' ' ' SkfSLVKiMiLLflfi kt ,MatfSB9aw&s'''HiflVLLLHLlHRHifcfLflK LrMVHI BBBBBlBai 9K.V vcZkJL mm i,'9Mmmmmmt P?t rH VH , W Slfl BBBBiaBHiaBaVi Graduutlng etercUc of the Senior Claji will be held next week. O FARMS SEE BRIGHT FUTURE I TALK RAILROADS AND IRRIGATION Great IntcicM Expressed In Stillborn Road-Country South of Bend Will He Big Outer When Water and Rail Lines are Obtained. War and politics nre taking a ecj, ondnry plnco in tho minds of tho far mers and. business mon of that part of Central Orogon lying to tho south of Bend. Tho paramount Issue with theso Individuals Just nt tho present Is railroads and irrigation. If you strike up a conversation with any of tho pcoplo between La Pino nnd Paisley you will find that theso two topics are being threshod out In evory community center." Just nbout tho tlmo thnt your conversa tion is exhausted nnd it Is tlmo cith er to tnko about tho wnr or to launch yourself Into spine local or national topic of intorost concerning politics, or nn International Issue regarding tho war and Its probablo outcomo, you will not find yourself half so popular ns you will If you know something nbout tho "Inside dopo" on tho proposed Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad and Its definitely outlined routo through Central Ore gon) Or how they nro going to bo nblo to get wntor on sovornl thous and acres of valuable land lying south from Fromont to Paisley. To ono who wns, last week-end, Initiated into the wonders of tho country lying between Bond nnd Paisley it is obvious why railroads nnd irrigation should bo tho loading topics of concern to the residents of the, vast stretch of country with great lntfnt possibilities. For Hock Is Hopeful. On going south, Fort Rock la tho first plnco whero this feeling is most Intense With lands that Ho as level ns a tablo and stretch for moro than 35 tnllos to tho east without Inter ruption of tho landscape, and from G to 15 miles In width before it conies In- contact with tho tributary foothills, embracing thousands of acres of land yot in tho Infant stages of development, theso farmors nro dally awaiting something of n defi nite announcement from tho sphinx railroad builder to tell thorn whethoi the lino which ho proposes to build will Includo thoin. In tho propasod lino they see ono bopo for n future mnrkot nnd a causo for taking hold nnd making a supromo effort to till tholr soils. It Is said thnt for the last! year or bo tho liomeBtcnderH have ' been leaving tho country Just iih soon : ns they urn nblo to obtain patents to tholr lands. Many, howover, who havo yet to obtain patents to tholr lands nro taking u fresh grip, plan ning, ns fur ns tholr llnnncoR will permit, to rultlvnto smnll strips In hopes that tho near future will bring better things to thorn. Tho country south of Fort Rock, for tho most part, is bettor off In many respects nt the present, nnd the people there, too, coo n gront future, and you don't havo to tell them of It to assure them, provided the Stra horn railroad comes within n reason i. Wo dlstnnce from whoro thoy live. At Silver Lakn the railroad fuvur Im running high. Thoy will bank everything thoy posses In that town n tho future of tholr locality If the (Continued on pngo 0,) II0U-II005 WILL HOLD BIG CONCATENATION IN RENO Oicgon mid Washington Lumbri'iien Will Frolic Hero on June - nnd tt Many to Attend. The members of tho Concatenated Order of ltoo-Hoo, of Oregon nnd WnBhlngton will hold n monster con- catenation in Bend on June 2 and 3 nt which will be present somo of Ufa most promluont Hoo-iloos In tho two states. With tho appoint m un of F. D. Becker, of Bend, as Vicegerent Snark for Eastern Oru- gon this week plans wero begun at onco for a monster celobrntlun. The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is tho largest soclnl ordor of the him bormon in tho world nnd has bocIo ties in nlmost ovory country nmong lumbermen. Tho visiting lumbermen will come by special excursion on tho evening of June 2 nnd will hold their copca tenntlou Immediately ntter arrival Thero nro nbout 35 candidates (kit tens) who will bo taken Into lloo Hoo during tho festivities. Promi nent lumbermen from Washington nnd Oregon will bo present to enrry out tho program. Among them who havo already signified their Inten tion to bo present nro: R. I). Iiininn, of tho Inninn-Poulson Lumber Co., of Portlnnd, Vlcogoront Snark of Westom Orogon, nnd W. P. Iick- wood, Bupromo Senior Hoo-Hoo of Scnttlo nnd L. A. Flfor, of Sonttlo, Vicegerent Snnrk of Western Wnsh lngton. Tho plans for tho concatenation nro In chnrga of n local commltteo on arrangements Including Hnrpor Skii8c, chairman; Harry K, Brooks and Frnnk It. Prlnco. During their visit In Bond tho Hon lions will visit tho now mills mid the timber belt Bouth of Bond. ANOTHER MILL CUTTING McKlnlcy-llnuiption Company Buy McNntight & GerlMOii Want. Another pay roll wan added to tho growing niimbor In thtH section about tvo weeka ago whon tho McKlnloy Hnmpson Lumbar Co. bought thiv'Mc- Naught & Gcrtsou saw mill on tho Bond-Burua road nnd started opera tion. Tho compnny is employing nt pros ont In tho mill and the. .wrfids About 30 mon nnd cutting about '20,000 feet a day. Tho whole summer's cut has already been sold. Interested In tho compnny nro A. M. McKlnloy, formerly of Nnpr.vlno, WnBhtngtou, S. L. Hnmpiion, former ly of Tncomn, nnd P. F. Hnnipson, fnrmorly of Portland. REOMONB OEFEATS REND l.wal High School llucqiiclnw Iom Annual TonnU Tournament. The Redmond high school defta: ed tho Bend high school In tiic an nual tenuis tournnmout held this morning. -Bend .won only ono ovnnt from tho visitors. Tito scores wero as follows: Boys singles Calvin Smith, Bond, vs. Douglus Mnrnrky, ReduiomJ, CO, 0-2. Grodo Bchool JioyH singles Lester Sanders, Bund, vs. Oscar Nash, Rod ii.unil, 0-3, 2-0, 7-9. Girls slnglos Myrtlo Pugsloy, Bend, vs. Gladys Smith, Redmond, 0-C. 0-0. Girls douhluH Myrtlo Pugsloy Franco Thompson, Bund, vs. Gladys Smith nnd Mildred Smith, Redmond, 2-0. l.fl. Boys doubles Calvin Smith nnd John Stcjdl. vs. Hnle Audroway nnd Irving Smith, 2-0, 2-0. IS LINES.THOUGHT HEAD ED FOR BEND Surveyors Aro Active In Cascades, Apparently Honded for Mlnto Paws Two Parties In I'leld SupiMwed to Represent Hill Ai Iltirrlmau (Tho Orogonlnn.) , ALBANY, May 13. (Special.) -Aro tho Hill nnd Harrlmnn railroad Interests to linvo a race to Bond across tho Cascodo mountains from tho Wlllnniotto vnlley ns thoy did up tho Deschutes valloy to tho sanio point n fow yonrs ago? Thero nro cortnlu Indications which lend color to nn nlllrmntlvo nnswor. Actlvo work of survoylng parties, ef forts toward purchnslng rights of way and shipments of supplies for prospcctlvo work nro tho Indications. Several months ago thorn wns talk of building n railroad from Salom through Stnyton, thonco up the north Snntlnm valloy nud ncross tho Cascarto mountains to Bend. Thin lino was surveyed ns far ns Stnyton somo tlmo ngo. Recently n survey ing party has boon active In tho North Snntlnm valloy onst of then). It has survoyod n lino from Stnyton eastward to Mohnnia, thence south ward ncross tho North Snntlnm river Into 'Linn county, running through Lyons nnd up Fox valley nud then turning onstward nliout flvo miles Houth of tho Albany-Hoover branch of tho Southern Pacific. This crow Is still nt work. Ently Work Predicted. Members of tho crow nre reported to havo said that actlvo work will bo gin on tho grado next month. Cur rout rumor Is to tho effect thnt tho Hill interests' nro backing this pro posed road. Soon nftor this pnrty of survoyorn began- worjMpR' In tho lclnlty-nr, Stnyton, n nTy of surveyors wont to Hoover, tho Eastom lormlniiH of tho old Corvallls & Eastern railroad, now owned by tho Southern Pacific, and have been nt work east of Hoover about two wcoks. When this rnllrond wns built, tho grade wan extended nbout eight mlhm beyond whoro tho track wns laid, nnd GiIh gradn I yet In fair condition. Tho latter party of Hiirvtiynra Is working eastward from tho end of this grnde, apparently with tho pur pose of survoylng a lino norosH tho mountains, v That tho llnrrlmnii Interests nro contemplating the extension of tho lino from Allinuy to Hoover nnd on to Bond Is believed to bo roHpnuslhhi for thlit survey. Such an extension lias been rumored many tlmmt In past yours, but this Is tho first tlmo that surveying work Iuih boon done on tho present scale. , Heavy Operations Indicated. That construction work In tho near future Is contemplated Is shown bq the fact that two and ono half Ions of provisions were shipped re- etiiitly to Homer People familiar with that Hoctlon of tho country assort Hint both of these proposed railroads will likely head for Mlnto Pasn mid crows tlm CiiHoadu mountains by that routo. Tho CorvalllH & Eastern rullronil wan constructed, so thnt It would crosti tho mountains by that paw If ox tended, mid the work of the survey ors Indicates that the promoters of the Salem-llniid Hue are planning to follow tho knnio route. Tho present uotlvltloM of both mirvoylng nr'owtt Is what has led to tho belief thnt tho two great rival railroad Interests of the Northwuttt may be planning a raee for ndvantaafoim locutions nurotw thnt pan The prospective rsllroad work him nroiiHsd oonsliUrable Intarutit In tbh section of t Iih stain and ptMipIn who ooino down from Mill City, Detroit mid other Utwtw along the North Sfcuitytiii report iiaw dvUipmnnt nliniwt dally. They assart that t Iih work of surveying tiowa ludlmtw that aetual eoostrucil jh work mvmt Im ooBtuuiplated soon. STKHirrs iim(i oii.iid. Oiling of Hi slrHttu of Baud bo Hntt lant waak In tba inula iwrt of town iHttwesn OrMuwootl avenue ami Mlunoaota trei and on Bond and Wall lri The Hrat ear (if oil lias bean ussd In the main part of town. With the arrival of the sue oad cur, whleh Is expected within u ftw days, other soctlumt over whleh thurd Is considerable travel wilt be oiled. More than twlea ns inuoh oil will Im used this year tlmn wiHusud last year, tho total being about, 1C, 000 gallons. ' ' T Jft