’ublished at the “ Hub City” of Central Oregon /O L . 4. N o . U» REDMOND, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. TH U RSD AY, A P R IL 9. 1914 $1.50 PER Y E A R IMOND BEAIS BEND BALE impost 10 ORME A BASE BAIL C U T TEAM BÏ SCORE OF H O 2 ItK D W O N D . H FN H . P K IN F V IL L K A M ) MA R R A M IN C I.U IIK II [MN(i GAME OF THE SEASON PULLED OFF SUNDAY HKFOKE A FAIR SIZED CROWD ItETWEEN THE LO CALA AND A TEAM FROM THE TOWN ON THE RIVER »•!*»■ ***** «rt*« — WEATHER Wfi W AS FINE AND PATRONS OF THE Make ti A M K ENJOYED THE SPORT—BURDICK PITCHED A Worked out u> a Kour Hub or ga«.i«.u..n A Conservatism SHUT-OUT GAME FOR SIX INNINGS The I »Hi«* ball aeaaon in Redmond wan formally opened Sun- rui h in with a game iielween tin- loM li ta d the Itend team 5 ' " f the mrm lxTt of either club hud played together thia m - h - [uiid were aomewhat ruaty, but the game that waa presented le fana wic* all that could I k * expected, and was fully appro* Id- |i CL liurdick waa on the mound for the locala for the flrat |inning'« and pitched a ahut-out game, not a single one o f the >ra getting aa far a a third baae during that time. Burdick’» nrt waa good, and but few error» were made by either team, [j (i. Redmond of I ji Pine, umpired and gave good aatiafac- to both tearna. It ia expected that a return game will aoon flayed at Rend. Following ia the game in detail by inninga: irat Inning— "F a tty ” of Itend, went to the bat flrat, hit to »lid and waa caught out at flrat; Caldwell hit to pitcher and Persons In lha city who ara Inter ested In baseball ara talking up a proposition to try and organise a circuit of rluba for tha coming tea- ion It haa bean pointed out that Kood cluba ran be organ lied at Kad- mond, I lend, Prlnevllle, Madraa and Hlatera, and a aeries of games played at these towns during the season, thereby stimulating a good natured rivalry for securing the pennant. Itedmond now haa a bunch of good material to make up a club that would give a creditable account of It self with any other team In the county, and lha promoters of the proposed league will endeavor to In terest the people here to aecure their assistance in getting the club In con dition and preparing suitable grounds for a ball park It la underatod that Uend la work ing along the same lines, and the other towns mentioned above are all favorable for the organisation of a league A little assistance on the part of all those Interested In the game will tend to raise the amount needed for (he local team and ground. A meeting of those Interested In getting up a good rlub here has been railed for Friday 1 tomorrow) even ing at Dr lloarh’a office, when It ta expected some decisive atepa will be taken looking toward organisation. T H A T ZE A LO U S LY GUARDS ITS F U N D S — TOGETHER W IT H A P R O G R E S S I V E S P IR IT AND UP-TO-DATE METHODS— M A K E TH E Redmond Bank of Commerce A GOOD P LA C E TO DO YOUR B A N K IN G C A P IT A L $25,000.00 !E, BUT INNOCENT HOAX IS H E E D OFF lite laicals U e r e Shut Out. caught at Am t; Kay hit to »h «rt anti was nailed at the initinl IMI At T I C A I. In Redmond’» half o f the flrnt A. K. Perry fanned, and Flem- r and Tetherow followed suit. Second Inning— Ferguson o f Bend, was first man up and ho Continued on Page S JOKKB F o o l. * N I M llt lt O F P K O P LK ____________ ___ lui T in e P eop le on Ap rlk F irst See ROPOSmON TO DIVIDE TOE MIRAS PIONEER SAYS PEOPLE IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY ARE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THE MATTER AND THAT PLANS ARE BEING FORMULATED TO BRING THE MATTER BEFORE THE VOTERS AT THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER— EXPLANATION OF THE PROPOSED DIVISION AND PER CENT OF VOTES THAT ARK REQUIRED TO CARRY THE MEASURE Mud ran Pioneer. April 2: The propositi«« o f dividing th. »resent area o f ( ’ r o o k county nt the coining election seems to be n assured fact, as far as the northern part o f the county is eon- .erned. The movement has been launched by its supporters in .h e different loc*liti«a at th* territory lying <*<>r«h <»f C r a o M river and the dividing line of Gray Butte. Grizzly Butte and the di- I ride through to the Wheeler county hue. After the line strikes I Crooked river, just south o f Gray Butte, it is proposed to run along 1 Die Motion line west for a few townships and then north one town- id,ip and then west again to the summit o f the mountains A delegation from Madras visited Metolius, < ulver and Opal City Tuesday o f this week and the proptmition was talked over and J L a n y in torw tin g and sorpriaing fnsti « m brought to light m to I (valuation, amount o f taxes paid, residents o f the territory pro- ■ l ...... to ..... Hit Off, and M M . After d teM M in f the matter with these people it is expected that «hey will also discuss it with their 1 ¡friends and neighbors, as to the general opinion and sentiment, ■ a n d that m the WWf n e a r f u t u r e the W O f* o f p r e p a r i n g the PetJ «ions for circulation will la* commenced, anti in this connection it might la* well to state that it takes 50 per cent o f the legal voters registered at the last general eleclon to sign these petitions before ....as,m- can la- placed »n «he ballot »« «he November election. Continued on P»*« T A a Supposed Itin e F r o llis i Hal- loon F xphxlc A la« Pine dispatch of April 2 Hit*»*: A big hoax x u perpetrated here yesterday that had for Ita vic tim* the entire population of I .a Pine and vicinity. A telegram, purport ing to be from the Roao Festival Committee, addressed to lat Pine’s leading mechanic, waa circulated among the automobile men. stating that the puthtlnder of the Rose Festi val balloon rare* waa to pahh over thla town at 9 o’clock p. til . en route from Portland to Klamath Falla. Not a aoul questioned the authen ticity of the message; by telephone and by word of mouth the news spread like wlldnre, and by 8 o'clock a big crowd of sightseers was gath ered on the streeta. Promptly at 9 o'clock the whir of a monoplane was heard, and In the distance could be seen the lights of the air craft. The machine sailed high over the town, and Just aa It passed the Stearns meadow It waa seen to explode and fall to the ground. On foot, by team, on horaeback and by automobile the populace hur ried to the scene of the disaster and found a paper balloon that had been left over from the last Independence Day celebration to which an ordinary lantern was attached. The whir of the monoplane's wings had been made by an auto hidden In the woods. y NOW CARRIED BY PARCEL POST PUR TO HOI.D FIRST A N N I'A L F A IR THIS FALL N E W RULES COVER M A T TE R WHICH W AS HERETOFORE BARR E D FROM THE M A ILS — F U L L LIS T OF THE N orth Fn«l o f the County Is l o i tinte A R T IC LE S UPON W HICH TH E BAN HAS in BEEN REM OVED SINCE TH E C on d ition T h e ir to K xh ibit l*rodu>-t* FIR ST OF Y E A R ___________ ^ \ Postmasters have received from the department at Washing ton further orders atfecting matter that may be handled through the parcel post with regard to distribution o f things that hither to have been barred because o f their destructibility or the fact that their presence might damage other mail or even endanger the clerks handling it. Briefly, these new provisions follow: Oils or other liquids mailed for local distribution only, must be enclosed in glass or metal containers, heavily wrapped. The same articles, regardless o f distance, may be mailed as follows: In bottles o f not more than four ounces, a package containing 24 ounces in which the bottles must be packed watertight, may be sent. Bottles containing more than four ounces, under the same conditions, but packages must not hold more than 16 ounces. Pastes, salves and the like may be mailed under the same condi tions. Sharp-pointed tools must be capped or cased to prevent packages cutting. Metal pieces, such as plowshares, must have all edges and corners thoroughly protected. Inks, powders, flour, snuff, neither poisonous nor explosive, FORKST NOTKM may go when packed like liquids. Hides and pelts in the mail must be packed to prevent grease soaking through. Canada ha* established a forest Cartridges and shells not mailable, but guns, unloaded, may products laboratory In connection be sent. Glassware, toys, millinery, musical instruments and other with McOIII University at Montreal, on the line* of the United States In -, fragile articles, must be marked “ fragile,” and they will be handled stltutlon of the same sort at the with greatest care. F’erishable goods must be so marked. University of Wisconsin. Butter, lard, flsh, meats, v e g e t a b le s, fo w ls , fruit, such as do- The Spokesman for good printing ELECTS US « F F « Continued on Page 4 At a meeting of the stockholders of the Madras Fair Association last week the following were selected as directors for the coming year: Q. V. Stantlon, O. A. Pearce. H. F. Dietxel, R. T. Olson and Howard W. Turner, says the Madras Pioneer of last week. The directors In turn also had a meeting a few days later, at which time, O. A. Pearce was selected as president of the association for the coming year, and Howard W. Turner was selected as secretary, H. F. Diet xel as treasurer. It is the purpose of the organisa tion to go ahead this year with the fair, as the matter of the land title seems to be In a fair way of being straightened out in the very near future, and aa some of the money has already been paid on the land, the balance of the payments are ready as soon as the deeds are made. RANKS FOR MAILING The Spokesman has the name of every taxpayer In Crook county, with their postofllce address. Persons de siring names for mailing or other purposes can secure same at this of fice at a reasonable figure. Try our Classified Ads— lc word.