*1 The Redmond Spokesman Published at the “ Huh City” of Central Oregon VOL 2. No. r> $1.50 P E R Y E A R REDMOND. CROOK C O U N TY. OREGON. TH U R SD A Y. AU G UST 10. 1911 THE REDMOND SECTION IS 0. K. Shows Up Like an Oasis in the Desert to Newcomers FINK CROI» FIELDS GHKKT TH E IR EYE Their Opinion Is Unanimous That Thin Country In All Kitfht invariably unanimona in their opinion« that right her«* i« the* garden «pot o f Central Oregon, A fte r coming through the stretch o f dry farming country necessary to reach thi« icetion, the apjM-nr- anco o f green field« on all »id «« in the Redmond Di»trict np|»*nl to them, nnd as mime o f them very uptly put it “ Redmond ap poan a« an ou»i* in the desert” . A fte r investigating the rc- Nourees o f the country around here it m a hard |H-rmm to «uit who due# not concede that we have the immt promising coun try in the central part o f the Htate. The ahundanre o f water to !>«• eeen in thi« Mction i« one o f the fuctor« that strike new comer*. and when they arc made conversant with the varied and diversified crape that are grown here they are more in love with the country. generally all the time and it will only be a mntter o f a short time liefore this part o f O n tra l Ore- yon will Is* pointed out as the banner dairying and stock rais ing section o f the slate. With the completion o f the North Canal by the Central Ore gon Irrigation Co. u vast tract o f irrigated land will la* thrown o|H*n for settlement. Tins land is as good as any in the county, and all the farms will tie tributa ry to Redmond as a trading cen E Capp’s Clothing ter. Redmond at Present Is (’enter of Much Build ing Activity No man, old or young, will miss it by locating on land in the Redmond District. It is a stir« winner arul a stepping stone to Easy Street. SU B S TA N TIA L EDI FICES ARE GOING UP Mail Service for Powell Duties 1 I have just received a large shipment o f these celebrated goods in Spring and Summer weights and styles. I want you to see this line o f G U A R A N TE E D CLOTHING, for I am certain you will be satisfied with the goods, fit and price. Better come in today. Public Building**, Stores and Rids for carrying the mail be Residences Now in tween this city and Powell Huttes As the farmers and ranchers Builder’s Hands have more experience they are nre being advertised for. It is loginning to realize that hoi; to be a 7-day service, mail to raising, stock raising. i«>ultry leave Powell Huttes at 7 a. m.. raising and dairying an- the car and leave here not later than 12 A walk around the city will Pr< ]'U* who have been coming dinal tinny* that art* the Unit m. The route is ten miles and ■oon convince the moat skeptical into th« Redmond Diatrict the paying in this section. They arc return. Rids f**r the service nre that there is more building going 1 «print; »nil thi« lummcr are going into this industry mure to be opened Sept. IHlh. on in Redmond and improve ments being made than in any other locality in Central Oregon. This is not mere newspaper talk, but is a fact, borne out by tangible evidence. Every carpenter, mechanic and laborer in the city who wants work can get it, and a good sized pay roll is disbursed weekly. Anyone who wants to see a city where things are doing Naturally in August you expect to find many bar should come to Redmond. gain o ffe r in g s when you visit this afore. Naturally, Principal o f the buildings now- under construction is the Presby this ia not the atore to diaappoint you. We have terian church on the corner of prepared long in advance to meet your expectationa 7th and C streets, to cost in the neighborhood o f $5,1100. This is and herew ith offer aome exceptional valuea in Hats to be »18x79. and will present a and Shoea that it ia for your profit to take advan handsome appearance when fin ished. The building will be mod tage of. Our atore ia the moat comfortable place to ern in every particular, and the ahop aa it ia cool all the time. contract calls for completion o f GOV. WEST SHIES the building by Nov. 1st, H A T INTO TH E RING The remodeling o f the Red mond school house will entail an expenditure o f between four and five thousand dollars, and u large Hands Out a Few Hot Ones Men’a and I^adiea’ Oxfords. force o f men are employed rush to Some o f the Irri ing the work along so as to com The aizca arc beginning to I k * bro plete the building by October gation People ken, atill we have enough left ao first. The large 2-stor.v store build as to lit you in moat any atylc. ing on the corner o f 6th and F The season for Oxforda ia not streets that Chas. Muma is erect The State Desert Land Board ing is nearly finished, and repre has been having some hot ses yet far gone and you can get a sents a goodly outlay. The up- sions at Salem lately, and Gov lot o f good wear out o f them yet. l>er |>art o f this building will be ernor West has given it out in used for lodge purposes and the raid, solid chunks that he is go We are going to offer them at ground floor for store purposes. ing to use all his efforts to see never before heard o f prices for The warehouse building o f the : that the settlers on irrigated Redmond Wholesale Lumber and land have a square deal— that the next two weeks to dose out. Produce Co. near the depot is nearing completion. This is a substantial building well adapted to the purposes it is designed for. Johnson Pros, store building on north 6th street has recently been completed and will soon bo E. L. R A P P “The Head to Foot Clothier.” R e d m o n d , O r . MIDSUMMER BARGAINS DOING THINGS Working Out Plans to Pro tect Settlers on Ir rigated Lands SHOES SUMMER HATS All of our Sum mer Hats in cloth, straw and Pana ma for men and .children we are going to close out at a big reduction 25c 35c 50c 00c $3.()0 Values all go for $2.05 $.150 Values all go for $2.35 $1.00 Values all go for $2.95 grades grades grades grades all all all all go go go go for for for for 15c 20c 35c 45c they will get the water that they paid for on their lands. Secre tary’ o f State Olcutt, another member o f the board, is with the governor in the stand he has taken in behalf o f the settlers. Attorney General Crawford and State Treasurer Kay. two other members o f the board, have not come out so flat footed as the governor and secretary o f state, but there is no question but whrt they realize that the time has come when the settlers must be protected and ju gglin g with settlers money and water rights will have to cease. It is now a matter o f delivering the goods or get off the segrega tion, and Governor West states he will see that this is carried out to the letter. Recently a representative o f the Deschutes Irrigation Co. tri ed to bulldoze the governor and board when asked to show what his company had been doing, but the governor called the bluff and the two men nearlv * came to blows, because the governor was working along lines to see that the settlers got value received and the Deschutes Irrigation Co. lived up to its agreem ent One important question that state has brought the balance o f Continued on last page Office Supplies occupied. TO OUR CUSTOMERS Reginning August 1st we have adopted the M«Caskey One W riting system for keeping [our accounts. While this system is new to us. it has lieen for u numt>er o f years among the leading merchants o f the mous in their endorsement o f it. in successful country, who operation nre unani With this system we nre enabled to give you item iz'd hill with each purchase, which, you will o f any difference lietwcen you and us, readily see, an prevents the possibility for we have no record o f which you have not EHRET BROS. BIG DEPARTMENT STORE an exact copy, because all charges will be made in duplicate. HIGHEST IN QUALITY, LOWEST IN PRICE Jos. Jackson is building a large warehouse in the rear o f his hardware store. Warren & Woodward are draw ing plans for a brick building the State Hank is contemplating building on the corner o f 6th and D streets in the early future. Many dwellings are going up in different parts o f the city, and a number more have been con- i tracted for. Your "store new s" has never been fully told, on every day i that your store is open, for any j length of time —has it? S H O U LD N ’T IT BE? There are some "tim e saving ads" in this issue, awaiting your personal attention—and wholly W O RTH Y o f it! We want to call your attention to the fact that we carry a good stock in the above line, such as T Y P E W R IT E R RIBBONS T Y P E W R IT E R PA P E R CARBON P A P E R B L A N K BOOKS A ll kinds of S TA TIO N E R Y and a number o f other articles that are handy in office work. W. H. ANDERSON The Postoffice Store