Redmond
Spokesman
Published at the “ Hub City” of Central Oregon
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No. 24
REDM OND, ( KOOK C O U N T Y . O R EG ON, T H U R S D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1H. 1913
N IS WOUNDED AI STATE MAY COMPLETE CORN EXHIBIT POIS
RECENT RABBIT DRIVE BUILDING NORIH CANAL END TO OLD FICTION
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Than«, with th « rlty tag
of .'I lull!», whirh th » r lty rounrll
haa art. mak e a total o f 66 X, m il l»
fur proparty o w n »r a to taka c a r » of
T ry ou r C la»atn»d
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Stability, Security
That Malar I « Excellent 4 rop
Hunnl Ma, A r , ep|
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Northweat
Maitraa Pioneer
A l Culver, on
A Haleru dlapatrh aaya
President
irvnibor 10. durin g l b » rabbit bum Fred Htaul»> o f Ihn t'antral Oregon
) a’ »a a
|iull»tl off In l b » country Irrig a tion t'o haa aubuilttvd to thu
L
I JItII1 1»«-r lluttea a aerl.nia a<
l>»a«rt l.and Hoard a proporli ion to
f
• I I p p t W d I " I ha llra M t l 4 , a turn o v » r to th » atat« for rotnplallon
. 1 i-atlrr » h o 11» ra about
lin n
tho » » c o m ! unit under » h a t la known
ilkra from C ulv er atallon
11« » a a aa th » North f a n a l t»f th » rompany'a
arriIlia rabblta along
b«h lmt
ilir Irrigation pro )«« l in thin county T h »
litra o( thn gun a amt received the company haa «apandad ovar 1300.-
h ill charge o f o n « cun In hla barb, 000 on thla unit and It la »atltuatad
(j iat br ■» t b » kidneys
It will require about tt&O.OOO
In
T b « eotin d la o f a aarloua datum completa It
■fnf lb « rraaon (bat t b « abut, » t i l l «
T h » Central Oregon Irrigation Co
Ihritia from a abut gun. <tI<1 riot a. al
baa t>4M.n laboring
under nnanrlal
[l«r . aa tba person » h o abot « a a
ao dlttli ultt»a for a long time, but
th »
, Iua, (bat t b « load did not h a « « time o fhc«ra bava kept
the » « i r k going
to a. altar, and on alr lk lng l b « | i « I « I b The entire project c o « « r a about 220,-
I h . ii « mad« a vary bad wound, on th « 000 acre*
It la divided Into t h r » «
outald« bring near ly aa l a r g « aa a t«a unita
The Aral unit la I h » nearaat
, uI T h « load carried with It I n t o 1 to rumplattnn
tb« (I«all p ortion « o f t h » o u t«i cloth
T h « atat«. by an appropriation of
I Ing and alao a bur h i » that » a a on bla •410.0 10 by the laat («agíala! ur», haa
I overall»,
«b le b
war«
»tnb«d d«t] alraaily taken up the work o f cotn-
I agalnat t b « bark baina
platlng th » old Columbia
Southern
It la not k n o n n « b o f lr«d tba abot project, n o »
known aa the Tornalo
I that bit Mr Maad, aa front t b » il«
project, anti Imilcationa are that It
arrlptlon o f tba arrldan t
by
tboa« la t«i be a aucreaa
prra«nt. It «« etn a that tba l i b » » w » r »
" I f the Tum ala project la a aur
making a turn to w ard
t h « rorrala e e » » , "
»aid
tlo v
Waal
recently,
ami a rabbit ran bark through
th » ' which It la evidently goin g to be.
lln«a
T h r » » abut gun m«n lm m »d l and the atat« gata Into th « clear, I
at«ly tu rn«d around and ltr«d at th « would I lk « to aae (ha alata and the
aam« tin»«, w h lrb » a a In th « direr
govern m rnt take
over t h « wurk of
tlon of » h « r « Mr Maad waa atandlng completing at least one o f the unita
or rooting up front b«hlnit. h « bring o f the Central Oregon project Thla
on« of t h » man whtt w a r « carrying would probably tie the North Canal
and gath ering up tba rabblta
Kvl T h » company could proceeil to c o m
d«n tly no n « o f tba t h r « « k n « «
that plete t b « Aral unit,
and the other
th« o t h «r had ahot,
and
did
not unit could be turned back to the
know h » » aa ao r l o a «
behind
th « »l a te and the government for a later
line or « l a « t b « y would h a « »
b «« n dlajHialtlon
on th « lookout, or poaalbly th «y for
" I aakatl the company to aubmlt a
gut lhaniaaltra In th « excitem ent and proposition to the board for conald-
•tId not look b e fo re llrlng
eratlon. ao aa to have something d e f
inite to aubmlt to the Interior
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partment and the negl leglalature "
H IM ,
Strength, Solidity,
UlthliON tllK N
IUIIron<l'a INapIny I I « « I tenu mat rate« I
Makes o f f e r W hich Deaeri l o a d
T o illapel the Idea that corn c an
not lie g r o w n In the atatea of Oregon
and Waah ln gton the O reg on-Wasb-
Ington R ailroad A N avig ation Com- ;
pany laat week place«] on exh ibition
In the F a llin g build ing In Portland,
all varletlea o f corn grow n lu the
two atatea. which p r o v e » beyond
a
doubt that It can be grown aucceaa-
fully, and that In aome countlea It
h e » t a the wheat rropa, g ro w n under
thn aatne con dition», by 2D per rent
" T h e fa r m e r la naturally akeptlral
when he la challenged to g ro w a
cro p that he baa nnver gro wn
be
f o r e ." aald C I. Smith, agrlcultural-
lat for the O - W It gt N railroad,
who had char ge o f the eghlblta " W e
are g r o w in g corn In the N ortb w e al
atatea be« auae It leada logically to a
greater llveatoek Industry ami alao a
g re ate r diveralty In farm in g
The
corn plant baa the charar terlatlc of
adapting Itaelf to aotl and climatic
rondltlona to a g re ate r d egree than
any other p lant."
T h e r e waa on dlaplay In the
ex
hibit r o o m » corn g ro w n
In
e very
rounty In O regon
and Waahlngton
r«<ache<l by the O -W It A N One o f
the prtxe eghlblta waa that g ro w n by
J K I»eoa o f llep pen er. Or Thla e x
hibit waa award ed Arat prize at the
agricult ura l allow recently held at
I'etidletoti
Fro m
the u m a
seed
which produced thla exhibit l«ee I r
vine o f lle rm lato n. O r . plowe d
up
tw o acrea o f a l f a l f a aod and planted
corn oeed. with a result that It yield- j
ed 8 4 buahela o f No 1 corn to the
acre
Irvine, who la but 16 years
old. waa award ed Aral prtxe f o r hla
exhibit In the boya' conteat.
T h e largeat and best exh ibits on
dlaplay
cam e fro m Wasco county.
Or
O th er countlea In Oregon which
produred excellent c r o p » are U m atil
\ctlon l*i>«i|Minral
la. linker. Hood ttlv e r and M ultn o
N o action » a a taken by the imaert mah.
1 .and Hurd laat del unlay afternoon
Secre t la \<-rl!mat<sl Sec«l
at their ni«Mitlng on the propoaltlon
" I ha ve alw a ys aald that c o r t t l a
front the Central Oregon Irrigation
Co to relinquish the North
Canal the moat ad ap table o f all planta to
»action of Ha project In thla county varyin g conditions o f noil and c l i
"The
to the alate for 1300,000, In or der m a t e . " declar«<«l Mr. Smith
Aa b o o n
that the company might » « c u r e nee- secret la ac climated seed
e » » » r y fum i» with which to com plete aa thla y e a r ' » cro p la garnered, the
the remainder o f Ita proJ«*ct and li fa r m e r w h o wants to raise m ore next
quidate Ita debt»
It la eatlmated It year should »e le c t out the beat ear»,
would coat
1 4 50.000 to com plete the ones o f sym m etrica! ahape. with
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The above four words is a brief biography of our bank.
The bank that has these qualities should have your account.
W e live by helping others live.
grow.
Patrons of our Time Deposit department not only
a constant and liberal interest on their deposits.
The depositor with a small account will receive just as
courteous and careful attention as the one with a large ac
count.
The first consideration of the officers of this bank is the
security of the funds intrusted
profit account, a practical and conservative management, and
a representative board of directors, this bank is prepared to
offer you the best service possible based on sound banking
principles.
If you are not doing business with us why not begin
today?
Redmond Bank of Commerce
REDMOND, OREGON
MORE TIME GIVEN ON REBEKAHS GIVE MISS CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
PILOT BUTTE LANDS ORDWAY A "SHOWER” BUYING MUCH HERE
IV'aert
IRRIGATION
GIVEN t'N T IL 11)1.1
11«t«r«l
Makes
A IR COOLED
in This County
FOR SALE
(iond 3-horse power A ir Cooled Gasoline Engine
Has been in use
in The .Spokesman office for about a year.
Rea
son for selling: have changed to electricity.
$.'i().0() TAKES ENGINE AND MAGNETO
The State Desert Land Board at a
meeting held last week extended the
contract of the Central Oregon Irri
gation Co. as to the Pilot Butte seg
regation until October 7. 1915. mak
ing Ita expiration date the »ante ns
the contract for the rest of the proj
ect. Contending that the company
should be able to show, before the ex
tension was granted, the ca|>acity of
Ita canals In the segregation, and the
amount of water they would carry.
State Engineer Lewis opposed it. The
company agreed to furnish In the
near future Agurea showing the seep
age as to canals constructed.
The
, company Intends soon to ask the
State Engineer to recommend that
patents be tsaued for a number of
acres, and It la necessary that the
«lata and Agurea be provided him be
fore he can make the recomnienda-
i tlon.
N A ME S
T H E S PO K E SM A N ,
hill
MAILI NG
R ED M O N D , O R E G O N
The Spokesman has the name of
«»very taxpayer In Crook county, with
their poatofllce address Persons de
siring names for mailing or other
purposes enn secure same at thla of
fice at a reasonable Agure.
There’a character and quality In
the calling cards we produce, and
the prices are right.
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PLEASANT
GATHERING ON THE HOLIDAY
AFTERNOON OF DEC. 11
TRADE COMES EROM
M ANY
MILES
Extension o f Young laul) I* the Rnlpient «if Nu- Stores Here Ke|Mirt Volume of Sales
Time On Irrigation IVojert
Gasoline Engine
to our care by depositors.
W ith a large paid up capital, a strong surplus and undivided
(U
3-H0RSE POWER
W e will help your cash
have unsurpassed protection for their funds, but are allowed
4 E N TIIA L OREGON
for sale at n reasonable price.
$1.50 PE R Y E A R
merous
Costly and Useful
l*rewents From Friends
Much la rg er Than in
*
Former Years
For the past week or ten days hol
Sixteen ladles of the local Rebek-
ah lodge called at the Ordway home iday shoppers have been coming in
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11th, and from the country to Redmond to buy
gave Miss Echo Ordway a miscella their goods here. Through the ad-
neous "shower." After the bride to | vertlsementa of some of the merch
be opened the gifts the hostess serv- ants they have recognized the fact
a delicious lunch constating of whip that Redmond la the best place In
ped cream timbales, hot biscuit and Crook county to make their purch
coffee. After wishing Miss Echo best ases. and the buying people have
wishes for her future happiness, the come to this city from s territory as
guests departed. The gifts present far away aa 76 miles to make their
purchases.
ed were as follows:
Lynch & Roberts, proprietors of
Set of silver bullion spoons by
Mesdames Martha Willcox. Emily the largest department store In Cen
CItne. Anna Thompson. Sarah Abel. tral Oregon, report an immense busi
Emma Walker. Sophia Rodemyer. ness. and state that the amount of
Jenson. Edith Coryell. Sarah Jarrett sales so far thla year have gone be-
I yond their expectations. This store
and Miss Clare Dunn.
Silver gravy ladle by Mesdames is busy front morn till night catering
Etta Stevens. Ella Fell, Lillian Gil to the wants of customers, and the
efforts of the regular, as well as the
lette and Klltla Frvrear.
extra clerks, have been taxed to the
Hand painted plate by Mesdames utmost to take care of the buyers In
Julia Buckley. Minnie Buckley. Ivy an expeditious manner.
Louderback and J. W. Brewer.
Alfred Muns. who carries a fine
Silver berry spoon by Miss Hazel line of cut glass, cutlery, etc. for the
Randolph.
holiday trade, also reports Increased
Embroidered dresser scarf by Miss sales over last year.
Hazel Templeton and Mrs. Maude
W. H. Hobbs, the cash grocer and
Woods.
baker, states hla holiday trade so far
Embroidered towel by Mrs. Althe- Is way beyond what It was laat year
na Weston.
at this time.
Embroidery scissors by Mrs. Eliz
Other merchants In the city also
abeth Froebe.
teport a good volume of holiday
Crumb tray by Mesdames Kllza- business, and state they have no rea
son for complaint.
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