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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1912)
r t i ' .................................- Redmond Spokesman I uhlished at the “ Hub City” of Central Oregon v o l. 2. No. ill 1:1 I'M i 'M». » KOOK TDI'NTV, QRKHON, THIRSIiAY. FKHRl’ARY 8, 1912 $1.50 PER YEAR PROJECT CREAMERY IS OCCUPATION NOW BE DEVELOPED NEARLY READY TAX REASONS PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES III s i I I I I IM ' THIN t i i O I M M im » lid i M IM I im i i» MI M II O lllJ fa V t l O N * M tt i tk i i , % li I i e n itin i.-rio t i r a « II«*«! tin ta ) |»r U H M .«» Itillim iM I M »K ii n i s n i o i , — n t •pillili frulli Kalrtlt (talrtl Ihr i 4 )i A fte r I m l n « In »«Huihiti rl> «Il <U) toilor • »‘ «I until u r l i uihlnlgbt U « l Might. final « M i m TO I I M I . n m iM M re tie n t m i i hm IICIIK. % - e M i » <>• S| 11 i hi i t i i m i I« t h r l » r « r f ! Inaliti l!o « r « l atol frpr«**«'litall ) ra o f tile 3 I 0.0011 ( ‘nitral O regon Irr iga tion |»n* lu tliia a* i(l« M» T h e aii|»|i|p tal •«rppuipiil « I I I I h - o I « ii « m | li) All i itali I l o t i a and Other aitarla ri - ■ J «mi rum| n i »») r«*!*»*-»« «itati» * * m a i a l a « In thè banda of d i r trita [the morning, aignlttg h«*itig |**a» t**e a d r r d i r m in p letlon «»f (he rtm «il br« Aliar («»«la) la Huiuta) ( r a r i o f iu n e 17. h l T , aliali d i r t i I) au a«l<lv«| i tauop p i a m i on Mir be turni d iH r r l o thr rompa li) ** of dir Agm-'Uirtit at d i r au« W l l h Itila i la ii or aa rotialdrratloti ion “ f (low eril«»» W eal, thè rolli a rraaotialil«' r%trua)o|| o f tltiii* in I) )• n o « pra« tIratljr uiolrr m in g ra n ii d «*n d i r |l«nhatti F a l l » prò rotitrol o f the lM*ar«l and • Uhi thr toni pali) he reaptifialbli T ttd rr d i r atipplrtiieiilal a«»rr drlln<iurtn Ira. the board rutti«! mrnt tiieinbera of die tM»ar«l are r Up i h r r o in p lr t.on o f the |»r«> rutif Ideiti tliat thr » o r k ou lillà, I llarlf if a* tlm lrn l b) far lite largeat p ro jrr t of i t i IV gim I M a ) T a k e \ill««w klnd in Oregon, » i l i be prooeeyfed In r « r h t o f fa ilu r e o f the rom tu a aurteaaful riun ìualoti to k«*rp ( h r row m a n i a «»r per ( a l i a i In Itr ( «Oli plel e« | I h r utili ¿aliona h) It tu I m - l l r i r f l ) , thè ri»mpatt) la to rala«- I and prr fot turd under thla run ll&O.gOO before Mari li l thla >rar. ft. t h r l*oar<l m a) d e rln re It in to r o m p le te thè \orth Canal. all lull rratla the runrlualon of I h * aaarta o f thè r o m pa ti) are to ««rem im i T h e r o m p a n ) and piateti in thè banda of a truatee I fu a t r e a aliali thereup on he aa> and he la to b a i e citar««- of all dia lfi«M and un baa the «t»tli|»at)) burarnienta. die funda held I*) the II. atthln " d a ) a from the datr truater ahall be uaml to rompiate Poli notlrr. make fi«"»d all e«la( lite ronatrurtion of d ie Sorti) Canal I dallnquenrlea. (h e b«»ar«t la he re * and f « r m alntm an « e of thr Irrisa- ftuthurljrd and It la hereby tttadr d o n a ) a l m i . thè truatee la audior «tut) to take ower (tie perfurin |a of the l'ont rat fa to lx* per ( otti II«Uni oli lu-l page IN«. ttiillK m in i i;t ii t s h i . i n IM lM i ttll.l, I M « I t i . i > ; n — iti t i l t i srn iriiiH i: fartt»ei| b) (he rompati) alni proa«- rute thè a o rk aa faat aa thè atall- ahle M a l a III the banda of thr Iruatee or o d i e r à io*- » I I I p*i mlt .and , the tiu a le e In aiH'Ii r t r n i la liere- h) d lre rte d ti» pa) oul all fuiola on hatol or a lilr h ma) bi « o l l n i n l for ar ro tini of the rompati) i || mmi unn i era to I h appr«»%e*| t»> thè Inard 'u t ili 'lt* M r t a t i t i l l i l i o| | IM I % |(|l ni 1 « I 11 in *. « Iti. t ' I ri m i II t r i l l i . | — im i M in «H it • u » a ro ll il i I h * no|i| h e r e t o ruin'll- *'ra at «»n«e. a m i that th e r r e a m e r ) pr«»)«H| » a » r«*relvhiK th e aup|Hirl «•f the raiit'liern g e ln -r a ll) Mr Meyer » a u t » to get In toueh » I t h all the ran«*Itera lu the t«*rri- for> adjacent to Hedmotid and talk «lalrtliig to them, and «*xpluiii die h|g he lief I In to he derlted frulli keeping up a s « mh | dairy herd arul »<•11 lug tile milk to the c re a m e r) III lt«*diu«uid W hen In town «a ll at the c re a m e r) on 7th afreet near the pumping plant, and œ e Mr Meyer ami h«*ar « h a t he haa to aa) on the aub- jert «if datryliiK and bettertng your condition Mr Mey«*r átate» that It«* haa receive«! »« ir« l from the Deputy Dairy and Food Com mio* loti e r that do* holding of Farm«*ra‘ Inntitut«*» In thin » e c tlon lia» h«*«*n taken up ii) the Agric ultura l Colle ge ut ( ‘or- lallln. ami die dat«*» ami plan*» «if luildlng the m ee tin g» » I I I he an- iiouin'e«! later Mra J C Hatea and Ihre# son» and a daughte r arriv ed here fr«»tu Oregon City Sunday night always busy, but nut too busy to extend a glad hand to all the people of Redmond and vicinity. We are always glad to welcome you, and if we can l>e of any assis tance to you it is yours for the asking. We extend to you personally an invitation to visit the "Big Store. We would like to have your business, if in your judgment our prices and our methods justify it, hut we would like to meet you anyway. Come in. let’s get acquainted, it may do us both good. Come in and nee if we haven’t a better store and Ix'tter stock of goods than you expected to find. Come in and see if we don’t carry a Ix’tter quality of goods and a larger assortment than any other store in Crook county. Come in and see if we don’t take care of the needs of the ladies just as well as we do those of the men. We want you to sex* these things for yourself to he your own judge. We know that our store is "T h e Highest in Quality, Lowest in Price," and we want you to know it. So again we say, "Come In and Sex’.” E H R E T BROS. Ill<; DKI’ARTMKNT STORK W e always Pay M arket Price III m i M i K K- The Iteti niOIld C r e a m e r ) » I I I Ite In operation nett »«*«k The »o r k of hiiltdln« » I I I I h - fl li Ialini thla * « « k ami inoal of d i e inaehltier) III- alali«*!, und II F Meyer, Ole pro prietor, Hf.iien ht* » I I I be rea d) lo rei e i t e i n a n » Ilo* firat of n e ll "**k . for » h l r l i I'ortlaud prlrea » I I I In- i>uid on d ie aturl Mi Me)«*r la a man » h o b e ll e)e a In doing tilinga, and the rapid ron- atruidoii o f the trtu tu ery and g e t ting It in rondltbiti for hualii«'*» 1 » *• aainple o f b o » lie punii«*» th ing » • Ion« II«* atab’d to T h e Mpok«*a man that a number of g«»od dulr) mitit tT IIIN Iti M M I\ BUSY? YES, Bring im your hitter and K ggs - iirriM , I M T n « ii « rrt P IIO P K IIT l I have just received a new stock of all kinds of Photo graphic Supplies—Eastman films, printing paper, postal cards, developer, fixing p o w ders, and everything neces sary to print and develop pictures. W e have the Daylight Print ing outfit, which does aw ay with the old dark room method. W e develop and print for amatuers. t ti.r. llt T lll: I t n A K l » ||KMP«»N m |HI.K m u lt i w t i: in i : k - I I I ' T I I K TA.\ T h e m a jo r ity o f «he business m m Itedm om l a r e opposed to the "0< riiputlon T a x " and pay ll under proleal T h e Spokesman haa never te<n I , f a v o r o f the (ax, hut aa It » a a a neceaaary burden when the r l l y waa firm org nnUod, In o r d e r to ralae money fo r the conduct of the • Ity business. we, (Ike the real of tile business men. paid It. Thla tax la at III In forc e, and It la nnl th ro ugh the fault o f th e m ay or or uii) louuctlmun that It la. T h e fault Ilea with the I 'o iiu ty Hoard of Equalisation. Councilman l.ynch fully explained the altuallou lo T h e Spokeaman the othe r tlay. when uaked why th e Oc cupation Tax waa atlll kept In force Ilia explanation waa W hen the r l l y charte r waa f r a m ed a limit o f In mllla taxation waa made Thla waa conaldered am ply high. and m ore than eno ugh to meet all the neceaaary expenaea o f the city. If the city waa taxed on the valuation that ahould he placed upou ll. T h e Occupation T ax waa Intended to on ly remain !u force until Janu ary. 11*12. aa It waa figu re d by that tim e eno ugh money wo uld have been received from direct pro perty taxation to p ro vide sufficien t r ev e nue for the runnlnit expenses o f the city. And here Is wh ere the County Hoard o f E qualisat ion cornea in: At llie lr 11*1«» iiieeiin g ( h e latanl cut III ha lf the » w u n l v alu ation « of Madras, llrin l ami Prt nev tile, and, mu a l v h l n x to «h ow any |>ar- tla llly In the matter, cut lteduion<r* a l i e n ! ) low valuation In half, tuak- « ii K 1« mi -m ail that th e It* mill lux providevl f o r In tile < I tarter was iial sufficient to furnish funds for runnlnit Hie city. T h e nb o vr la th e reason ttlven for the Occupation T ax still being in force. T h e l a l limit o f 10 m ills cannot be changed until the next city e le c tion. and In th r mean tim e city o f fic ials aay It la neceaaary to keep the Occupation T a x in forc e In o r der l o raise money to keep th e w a ter and light systems in op e ration and pay o t h e r neceaaary runn ing ex- peiises. T h e Spoki'aman. and pro bab ly n la r ge m ajorit y o f the business men o f the city , did not know o f the r u t ting down o f th e c i t y ’s valuat ion, th ereby cuttin g o f f city revenue, and this story is published to let the people know why the Occup a tion T a x Is still kept in force. M a j o r Jones and (he eouncilmcn s tale th«*y do not want to see the tax in force a minute lon ge r than necessary T h e m ayo r to ld The Spokesman that he hop«'«l by June or July the c ity would be In a posi tion to abolish this tax whirl« has creat ed so much hud feeli n g III the III «Ml O P A L H P H IN G H W A T E R M Y S T K ' I IS AMHI K K I* T h e C u lv e r T i l b u n e Is authority fo r the statement that the C ulver- Opal Spring s w a ter system Is now an assured fac t: that $35.000 of the slock has been subscribe«!, and wo rk Is to begin at onee. The T ri bune says " T h i s system w ill be unique In lilts respect F a rm e rs w h o «•ontract f o r laterals to thetr land w ill be supplied with a water system «>qual to any In the best r e g ulated cities, and w ill h a ve the w a ter piped all thro ugh th eir buildings with a pressure suffic ien t f o r fire protection, and w ill ha ve eno ugh fo r th e s p rin klin g o f lawn s and small gardens T h is w ill mean a great deal to the com m u nity at large us well as to th e town. W h y Is It w ron g f«>r a boy s w lm m lu g on a hot Sunday In m er? Because his m oth er, doesn't want to go. says It la. Mendenhall’s COMMERCIAL W ill. tilV K T ll K ilt K IIIST : E ON SIXTH ST. 06165126 AN- C. H. IR V IN M A I. I1A 1,1. ON K K H R I A K V 22 OK i « x « o — K V K N T P R O M I S I » TO HK A H t’ I I . I H N U H KCO RI» t,l.A ss ItltK A K K it— « X » I MIT- TICK IS A P P O IN T K D A t th e special m ee tin g o f the C o m m e r c ia l Club last F r i d a y e v e ning It was d«s-ided to start the p roject o f h o ld ing an annual ball, and F e b r u a r y 22. W a s h in g to n 's B irth d ay, was set as the d a te f o r the first event. T h e f o l l o w i n g cotumitte on ar r ang em ents was ap poin te d: A. J l l a n e y , c h a ir m a n ; I P. H e w i tt, G. E. W o o d w a r d , M. A. L ynch. Mrs J. F llosch. Mrs. G. M. Slocum, and Mrs. II. F. Jones It is proposed to send invita tion s to all the o t h e r c om m e r c ia l clubs am i leagues in th e county, and to m ak e th e ev«»nt one to be rvinem- berrd and tulked alxiut until the next o n e ro lls around l it N CII O F G<M»I» B A K I , T O S S K H S It KICK Itedinond can boast o f h a vin g as good a colic«'!ion o f hull players l i v ing here now aa any town In the state. T h e r e is " B i g " Ed Erickson , f o r m e r rliack pitc her o f the pennant win ning V an co u v e r, It. C., te a m ; T a m p Osborne, an oth er mound a r tist well known all «>vt<r this state and W a s h in g to n ; E. E. F o o t e , the hlg back stop o f the local team , and a C n tv e rs li y p la y er o f rep u tation ; H am il to n , uu other I ’ n lv e r s lly player wh o la a lw a y s th e r e with the goods; W a l t e r Hodman, w h o is a w l ta r d in th e box. an oth er U m an; I. P H e w i tt, all around p layer and a C man o f many ath letic a tt a in ments; and M cCau ley and T e th e r - o w , tw o g«vod liv e ones w h o some day may break into the league. Be sides tl««' ab o v e th ere are a number o f m inor players here wh o g o a fast pare on the diamond. POSTAL BOOKLETS AD \AN C K SHEETS So m e ad vance sheets o f th e P os tal lloo k lets a d vertisin g Ketlmond and vic inity, h a ve b«s>n receive«! by the t'o m m e r c la l Club. T h e w h ole Issue o f 10.000 ia expecU'd to be re ceive«! here In a fe w days Thes«- to go booklets are f o r gen eral d is trib u sum tion. and th ose wis hin g same are who reque sted to n o tify A. J. H an ey, secreta ry o f the club. IIK tiIN K ONK K K B C T IO N HTOKY W IT H IT U , F R O N T — W IK I. STORK PUATK HK T H K K IH S T ST O N K ST O R K W h i l e some p«-ople here a r e put tin g on a lo n g fa ce and say ing t h e r e is " n o t h i n g d o i n g " , oth e rs e r e g o in g ahead and d oin g things. And that is what C. H. I rv in Is doiug he is d oin g things. Last F rid a y he bought the va cant lot on «>th street b etw een G M H u f f m a n 's real esta te office and th e building «M-rupied by W . It. Anderson. Satu rday he had a crew o f men at w o rk on the foundation o f his new building. T h e store w ill b«- 20xl>«>, 1-story, but built str«>ng enough to add a n ot h e r story when d*'sired. The sam e kind o f sto ne that Is being u w d in the depot build in g here w ill be us«'«l fo r the ston e side and rea r walls. T h e w h o le fr o n t of th e building will be o f plate glass ami will present au a tt r a c tiv e ap p e ar ance. * Mr. Irvin also intends to build j a c orru gated lr«>u w a r e house on th e r*la r o f the s tor e build in g lo «'Xteud eh-ar to the alley. T h is w ill be th e first st«»ne sto re build in g in K cdm om l. ami w ill g re a tly lessen Mr. Irv in 's Insurance risk. Con str uction w o rk w ill l»c hur- ried alo ng as fast as possible. t i l t « H NI* 11«Hi ( T H 1.1» SKK I l l s M H A I M » » laist F rid a y . Feb. 2. was "g r o u n d ho g d a y " . A e e o r d l n g to the old trad ition the ground hog com es out o f his hole that day. and I f the sun is shin ing and he can see h'.s shad ow . he goes back into bis hole f o r an oth er six we eks o f winter. The second was sunshiny and pU'asant here all right eno ugh, and Mr. H og could s«-e his shallow a plenty, and i f he ia a w e ath e r prophet and we are to ha ve six m o r e weeks o f w i n ter. that will bring spring around Just w h e r e It should be ab«»iit the latter part o f Marrh. But it ia not a lw a y s safe to depend upon the gro und hog prediction. Some times It Is all right and again It is all wrong. *