Redmond Spokesman Published at the “ Hub City” o f Central Oregon |\uL I No. ‘JH REDM OND, ('KOOK C O U N T Y , O R EG ON. T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 15, 1914 WILL AIO I K OF WATER USERS THIS THE BILL HOMESTEADERS ' HERE SATURDAY. JANUARY 1 1 tent ..... «ir Hit» all nittBll rumalo l'n»)«« i awrtlana lo ho M l.rir naturila?. Jattuary 17, lo (io« \V*at and bear hltn «»ut Ho, Mi plana for Ih« alai«* and K»d lini go«rriimi*n( (w !ak* o*rr Um Z n , i mitai unii **f th* ( ‘«niral Or • Z it Irrlcalloti (*o'i **g r*gat l«»n ^ H min piata aaiua al aa earl? a «taf* tonai bla Hi D D L h TION i i di k m , u i m i N H i i » ! ixirtmettt **f ln lrrl«»r I» K »H Fve ryu u* la Invitad lo attend Itila ina*! In*. Will be bald III l\tirala hall al .1 o'clock, and alio* by thè ir attendane* that they ara In a< • <»rd ali ti iti* g overn or's vlawa In r** a r d lo r o m pi* ! Ing Iti* North l ’a nal. whn ti h i e u it a Ut* fu tu r* proa|»*r> 1* y of »itila pari of lb * county (iov Ural « III hold a in** 11 UK her* on III* above itala and Ihn* and In the avallili* *o*a lo llelid « h e r * h* «111 hold another meet In* almi* ttl* aaiua linea ■ DI M l > l i f t 111 | i » \ \ l l ( i m in io . I ti* I «»uri lo (t i * ICem*«l) Id ra In \p|»*al l o Ilia s t a t e l U i l - g«»n I r r ig a t i«» » « Hrlt atu r r«»n«l r « i m m l » a l o n < r:<»r Ima Inatruc!*«! Hu|>*rvlain* Kit ■ r M er I'epaon. according tu informa ■ inn receIved by Ijovartmr Waal, lo ■nah«' a report u | m » ii lha |»ra«tl«ahlt ■ I' « «if flir a« hem* aa a4i«in aa poaaihl* \ Tha i ’*ntral Oregon Irrigation Co haa moda a proposition to Ihr alai* to relln«|ulah rontm l of Ih* pro)**! If th«- atata will pay for lmpr(»vam*nta It haa made II la estimated that the jroat o ftha Iranafar will I h * ab«»ut $300.000 and the work could h* coiiiplatad for about flOU.OUO addi­ tional I MM If M I M , %T MKTOI.U H li la undaratiMHl lhaf a man named Seit»*ri from North Dakota, « a a ra rently in Metollus and haa inaile ar rnn*ematila to build a (lour mill and elevator thar* tha coming spring Th* Intention. Il la aisled, la Io er*« t a I atory flour mill « I t h a rapacity of 2<»0 barrala of flour a «lay sP M IA I. AKT M U H «ON NlflOW There « I I I be a B pacta I ahow at th* riparks Haturday aft ar noon from I 30 to 2 30 Thla will give th* t iattura plenty o f time to a** the ah«»« baf«»re the apaaklng takea place at K hrrt’a hall at 3 o ’clock, at *hlrh time (Iov West wrlll addraaa th* people ||\ i i i k l h lo la% «*allnalr i r a l ra l O r r - gjB (..M.-rtior Waat « aa iiotlflrd laat ■ orli by Ih* department of Ih « In ■ ri<>r that hla auiiM tlun that (ha H t.to and Federai li«»v«rntn*nt huy H i M «unipiata tha North t'aliai Pro) H i t of tha ('antral Or«*«»n lrrl*ailon Hv had bran forwarded lo tha r«s H a mat Ion aefv Irr I An invaall*atloii of (ha Project H i l l t»r made through that depart ■tirili and th* I »apart turnt of th* In Port land and every other city of the atat* of Oregon ar* absolutely shorn of all )»«»w«*r to aay what tha prop 1 •* thereof shall pay for street car fare, for gaa. electricity or for any public service which they uo* Hu* h mattera ar* all within the ohtluatv* powers of th* State Rail* r«»a*l Commlaalon under the public Utilities art Such Is th* «*fT«*«'t of th* decision handl'd down l»y Cnltad Htat«*a Cir­ cuit Judge l( H Mean at Portluud Monday morning In granting an In­ jun« turn agaluat th«* city of Portlau«! enforcing the alt for a-«juart*r car- far* ordinance paaa«*<| am ir weeka ago It la the first time the public utili­ ties a« t «»f th* atat* haa b«*en put to a teat, and the ruling of Judge Itean upheld lh«* contention of the Port­ land Hallway. Light A Power Com­ pany through and through K \11C \ s s > llu l.tis M K K T IN b The annual meeting of the Central Oregon Id v eat or k A Agricultural As aorlatton met Monday of last week to elec! off!« era and transact other busi­ ness. aa>a th«* PrlUevllle Journal J S Williamson. J H Shipp and J F II lane hard were alactad • I m N dt direr tort A vote of thatika was ten dered to th* people of Crook county and th* Oregon Washington Itallroad a Navigation Co . tin* Oregon Trunk, Great Northern. S P A S und N I* railroads for their splendid Special premiums an«! generous auport. The «11 re«*tors «*l**«’t«»«l J F lllanchard, president. J H Shipp, treasurer; J F Cadi*. s«»< retary Plana to make th* DM4 Crook County Fair a hum­ mer are already «Oder way. Try our Classified Ada 1c word CENTRAL OREGON LINE The Owl for Busy People ♦ Itali) (rain rari» « a y hrl«m-ii Central Orrg««M lM,ln*" “ n'* •*•»»■«l»t»«*. T u a r M -leeplng «ar (berth. • ! « * « ) . Mr»«-« l a « r«aMT»ra. ISave a Day Kach Way Crom I m ir a i Oregon lrf K. J. HliinoM Work- Ina In I n l r m l o f Oregon llontr«l,*a>eti or patent gives you a standing in the community; is a valuable aid in Issued therefor until the aspiration of IIva years from tha data of such any enterprise undertaken any where by any body, under entry; and If at tha aspiration of any conditions. such lima, or at any time wrlthln two years hereafter, the person maklnx One dollar will start a bank account with us. W hy not such entry, or If h« ha d«-ad. his wltl- ow, or In case of her death, his begin today and have at least one of your idle dollars draw ­ hairs or devisar, or In case of a widow makliiK such entry her hairs ing interest and at work while you sleep? or d«-*t*«*e. In rasa of her death, proves by himself and by two cred­ ible witnesses that he. sh«-. or they have a habitable house upon the land and have actually resided upon the same for th«» term of thr«-«- yeurs suc- ceedltiK the date of estahllahliiK real- dance and cultlvate«l the lands ap­ plied for In compliance with this art. and makes affidavit that no part of such land has t»-en alienated, es- rept as provided In H«»rtloit 2283 of th<- Revise.I Statutes of the Cnltad States, and that he. she. or they will hear true allegiance to the Govern­ ment of the Cnlted Stars, then. In such rase, he. she. or they. If at that time citizens of the Cnlted Slates, ahall ht- entitled to a patent, aa In other .aa«-a provided by law Provided. That upon filing In the loral land office notice of the be­ ginning of such absence the entry- man shall be entitled to a continuous leave of ahmuire from the land for H O T » T I I K H f R N S H «»M »: it iierlo.l not exceeding live mouths In each year after establishing real dance, snd o|x>n the termination of \t II mih lion»*» \«»ar SWter* Com- such ab»«-nce the entryman shall file plrteljr Destroyed a notice of such termination In the local land office, hut III the caa<> of The W. T. K. Wilson house, one commutation the fourteen months' aixl a half mil«*«« east of Sisters near actual residence as now reV. W E S T 'S A T T E N T IO N C A I.L- vlded. That when the person making ters Itersld The fire Is supposed to entry ill«»» before the offer of final have originated In the celling where OOMPMCTK M ISS ED TO M A T T E R proof those succeeding to the entry the pipe from the stove passed thru must show that the entryman had It. Mrs Wilson had just arrived complied with the law In all respects horns on the stage and a hot fire w as to the date of hla death, anil that built to warm her up. which is sup- they have since compiled with the poaad to have been the cause of Eire Iturneil So R api«ll) That Ther«» IVrtland «Tty Council Com i- Oat law In all r«»sp«»cts as would have starting the fire. It had gained such h«»en required of the entryman had headway b«»fore being discovered Was No Tim e to Save Aay High l ’enalty ami lu t­ he lived, excepting that they are re­ that It was Impossible to extinguish ili the Furniture erest Rates lieved from any requirement o f resi­ It or save but little out of the build­ dence upon the land: Provided fur­ ing Mr. Wilson was preparing to ther. That the entryman shall. In mol c to his farm for the rest of the order to comply with the rcpiirc winter and had laid in quite a stock men is o f cultivation herein provided of provisions which, with everything for. cultivate not less than one thirty- i except a little bedding, was burned. Sisters Herald: Fire which broke j That the public la unaware o f the second o f the area of hla entry be­ The loss will be quite heavy aa there out at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning provisions of the new tax law and as ginning with the second year of the was no Insurance on either house or completely destroyed the home of a result will be subjected to hard­ entry, and not less than two thlrty- furniture. Mr. and Mrs Dan Helslng, located ship is the statement made tn a set seeonds of the area beginning with of resolutions adopted by the mem­ (he third year, and not t«>«a than 1 Try our Classified Ada—-lc word. near the head of the Metolius river. The fire Is supposed to have started bers of the city council of Portland thr«»«' thlrty-aeconds of the area be- 1 from a defective flue as Harry Hels- ruOMtly and which were forwarde«l ginning with the fourth year, and to Gov. West. A part o f the resolu­ not less than four thirty-seconds of revert to the Government: Provided, tng had gotten up a little before 6 o ’clock and built the fires. lea vin g tion follows. the ar«»a beginning with the fifth That the three v«»ars of residence the kitchen for a few minutes he was " Y o u r attention Is directed to the y«»ar, and until final proof. ex«»ept herein fixed shall date front the time soon attracted by seeing smoke Issu­ provisions of this statute providing that In the case of entries under Sec­ of establishing actual permanent res- for penalty and Interest in the event ing from the room anil found that a tion 6 o f the enlarged homestead law . IdaUCU upon the land. Se«-llon 6— That In case o f the portion of the walls and celling of a taxpayer does not pay any taxes on double the area of cultivation herein the kitchen were on fire. So quickly April ----the day set for the payment provided ahall he required, hut the abandonment or the relinquishment of taxes— or if he has paid one half Secretary of the Interior may. upon o f said land or the cancellation of did the flames spread that it was im­ of the taxes April 1, should fall to a satisfactory showing, under rules said entry In a collusive contest with possible to save anything In the pay the remaining part on Septem­ and regulations prescribed by him, the entryman neither said entry nor building, and the family only had ber 1. 191«. These provisions, as reduce the required ar««a o f cultiva­ any part thereof shall be subject to time to escape with what they had we understand them. Impose s pen­ tion: Provided. That the above pro­ entry by any person who. either di­ on. "tlelsln gs" (3 a well known and alty o f 10 tier rent snd interest at vision ns to cultivation ahall not ap­ rectly or lndlr«vctly, was a party to ply to enlrt«»a under the Act of April said collusive contest or who, for s popular r«»sort, being visited every the rate of 12 per cent per annum 28, 190«, commonly known aa the valuable consideration, aecnre«! or summer by many pleasure seekers when the entire turn Is delinquent, and if one half of the taxes should Klnkalil Act. or entrl«»s under the causeil said abandonment or relln- from all parts of the northwest. The house has b«H»n built less than two be paid April 1. then penalty at the Act of June 17. 1902. commonly qulshment. Section « — That the provisions of years and was o f sufficient stxe to rate o f 1 per cent per month until known as the Reclamation Act September 1, and then 10 per cent Section « — That if at any linn» this acl may apply to all unperf«»cted accommodate quite a number of penalty thereafter, plus 12 per cent after the filing of the affidavit, as homestead entries at the option of guests The loss Is hard to estimate as Interest per annum, snd at the ex­ required In S«»ctlon 2290 of the R e­ the entryman within one year after piration of one month from the date vised Statutes of the United States, the passage of this act by the entry- their bedding and furniture used tn of delinquency, a certificate of de­ and before the expiration o f the five man giving notice by registered letter the summer tents together with win­ years above mentioned, tt Is prov«»d. to the register and receiver «»f the ter supplies and quite a number of linquency may Issue to the specula­ after due notice to the settler, to local land office of hla desire to exer­ furs s«»cured through trapping by tor in these securities, bearing the high rate of 15 per cent per annum. the satisfaction of the register of the cise said option. In which event the Mr. Iletaing during the winter, were l.and Office, that the person having date of the r««oelpt of said notice by stored In the house, which, together In addition to the penalties and int­ filed such affidavit has fatted to es­ the register and receiver shall he with all their clothing and many erest accrued at the time of the is­ suance of this delinquency certifi­ tablish resident's within three years considered for the purposes o f this priceless articles were destroyed. The building was Insured for )800 cate.” after the date of entry, or abandoned act as the tlato o f the homostead Provided, That nothing In the policy having been taken out leaa the land for more than six months entry: Going to get married* I .et us at any time or failed to cultivate the this art shall be construed as ex­ than two months ago. design your engagement cards and same as herein require«!, then and In tending the time for final proof wedding Invitations. Our Want Ada work wonders. that event the land so entered shall where the same has expired. Redmond REDMOND, Bank OREGON of Commerce TON CLAIMS NEW TAX LAW E