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Redmond
Spokesman
Pu blish ed a t th e “ Hub C it y ” o f C en tral O re g o n
V O L f.
No. H
KKDMOND, ( itOOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914
TAX PAYERS
FO BE BIG EVENT LI
Tohe B A N K V *
PERSONAL SERVICE
118 Years Show Prom- KN,MI S,AS™ MKKr,N<i ,,KM* Al IHK <OMMK,(< ,A,< immigration Agent tira
c i. i n ROOMS AND ATTENDED MY PROMINENT MEN
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to Outdo Pre-
ham
Wants
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AND TAXPAYERS I ROM DIEEERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTY— GOOD WORKING ORGANIXATION PERFECT
fious Events
loads of Them
ED AND MANY MEM HERS JOIN— A ll. TAXPAYERS IN
THE C OUNTY ELIGIRLE TO MEMBERSHIP
OTBD SPEAKERS W ILL
POTATOES MUST WEIGH A
BE IN ATTENDANC E
It Ruilroud Official* of
D lffW M it Road* llu\r Sigmll
a •4 Tfctli
Intention of Iteing
• P r « M t to llrlp Along
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That Ike Fourth Annual Redmond
AmIO S h e» and Fair will nrllpar all
1» now a rertalnty
, w a Ua* ...Tit in in.....ana it « » •
growing m m
Hii>
1 nr wan a i lo bn a i>aii #nn nnd
* lard tba arowih of potatoes and
bar ffnsd"
that
III mak* up
btblU hi ha ahowt, but lha warm
—gather Ihni baa prevellrd lha la*'
0 month baa dlapallad Ihla faar,
—\4 nil bln da of rropa In Ihla arrilon
t*a poppa ' rlafc< aluna. and aa|>r.
Ity pout.
Word fta- been received from Ola
natac ► Ilona tributary
lo
Red-
•Od tbni thara will ba a larger and
4tor rnrl. y of produrla ahnwn al
a fair than In previous aaaaona
tough tb* potato acreage la aoma
tailor tfcla aaaaon than laal >«ar,
a proail* la lhal a baltar rlaaa of
op will ba ralaad. and visitors lo
e »how tra rarlaln lo aaa apuda
.al Wfl* tnnkr I ham upon (hair eye*
aatonlai ant
rianld»'
Rodman of lha Com.
•Trial Club, undar «h o t* direction
10 gbow la glran. ha* received a*
trances from lha Dragon Agiirul-
iral Coll-
lhal Profaaaora J K
anon an l H K Kaynolda. and poa
bly Prof H T Kranrh will ba hara
trlng lb< two daya of lha ahow and
ve (alba (o (ha farmara and olhara
Id porhapa aaalal In Judging lha
"Odurta on aihlblllon
1 ronin. » ' railroad officials who
tva stgu tied ihalr Intrnlion of ha.
ig her* »H I alao aaalal In making
M show a aurraaa. aa thay ara
rontly In'rraalrd In Ihla aarllon of
M ttatO. and whal landa lo ahow Ilia
of Ihla pari of Canlral Ore-
la lo ihrtn from a puraly
~4alnaaa atandpnlnt
K-
POUND EAC H OR MORE
Pursuant to rail a mimla*r o f pruminant man and taxpayer*
from different part« o f the county met at the ( ’ommrecial Club
room* here last night for the purpone o f di*ru**iriir the tax qut**-
tion and taking step* to form a taxpayers’ organization for the
whole county.
W\ S. Rodman o f thin city, was elected temjxtrary chairman,
and George E. Aitken o f Sinter*. temporary aecretary.
The chair appointed J. B. Rell o f Prineville, J. R. Robert* o f
Redmond and Robert Smith o f Sinter* a committee to draw up
article* o f organization, by-law* and rule*, and report later in the
evening.
The object o f the meeting wa* atated and the chair called
upon different men preaent for their view* on the *ubject o f tax
ation in the county and the remedie* proposed.
C. M. Elkin* o f Prineville told about the high taxe* that now
prevail in the county; thought the initiative meaaure* o f the
atate .should be taken up a* well a* county matter*, and that it
would be a good plan to put the matter o f increased taxation up
to all the voter* o f the county,
Ro.acoe Howard o f Deachute*, said the matter of taxation in
the county wa* getting to be a .serious point to consider. and he
wa* heartily in favor o f the organization o f a taxpayer*’ league.
He said we must have low taxe* if we would get the country here
settled up.
Mayor Hosch o f Redmond, stated he was in favor o f standing
by the old county o f ( ’ rook, as we have been used pretty fair in
the matter o f road*, and did not think by organizing two new
counties our taxe* would be reduced.
Col. Smith o f I*amontn, thought thin organization should
look into the manner o f how the county money has been expended.
He said that not many in the north part o f the county were in
favor of division, and he could not see how they could stand for
county division there. He further said if there was a good strong
taxpayers’ league formed it would be the means o f backing up
claims for excessive and increased taxation.
\V. F. King o f Prineville, wa* heartily in favor o f any organ
ization that would be the mean* o f *ecuring lower taxation. Said
he also wa* in favor o f keeping the county intact; that there
should b* a better method o f handling the county money.
One
reason taxation ha* increa*ed wa* due to the lack o f interest
taken by indifferent taxpayers. Our taxation would be doubled
he said if the county was divided.
J. W. Rrewer said this organization could be the mean* o f
The fame of the potatoes raised In
the Redmond District and the coun
try around here haa zone a Ions dis
tance since the organization of the
Potato Show and Pair four years
a s» The first potato ahow waa a big
surprise to those who attended It,
and the site of the potatoes shown
astonished even the people In this
section
The railroad officials who attended
the first ahow and the previous ones
have always been desirous of setting
some of the large mealy potatoes ex
hibited. for the purpose of placing
them on exhibition In their city offi
ces In Portland and Seattle, and also
for domestic consumption.
During
the past three years many large po
tatoes from this section have been
sent from this section to these rail
road officials, who have been enthu
siastic over tbelr good qualities
Now comes a request from F W.
Oraham. Western Industrial Agent
of the Great Northern Railway, ask
ing If hla road ran get two carloads
of potatoes from this section weigh
ing from a pound upward each The
letter was received by W. 8. Rod-
man. president of the Redmond
Commercial Club, and be stated he
would try to accommodate Mr. Ora
ham and see that his road got what
they desired In the potato line
Mr Rodman has also received let
ters from hotels In the Yellowstone
National Park Inquiring the prices
of large potatoes grown In this sec
tion
These large potatoes are de
sired for baking purposes, and If the
growers In this section have a num
ber of these kind of potatoes they
will be able to find a ready market
Continued on Pas* 7
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Yellow stone Park Hotel* Have
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II »U K
IS
MONDAY. W OMAN
A I’OCHT Alai
la lla tr
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D K M A N D K D A H F A K IN G
AT O N I ’K
T il T l k K
IM toJKCT
REDMOND BANK OF
COMMERCE
lie Used for Raking Purposes
IN TE R E ST PAID ON DEPOSITS
OK
HIS
ACTION
TO
K K I.IK YK * HKTTI.KKS
Mode to Mrs. A. (i. Hcmggln* In Jail al Prlne- Stale Devwrt U m l Hoard Favor* I«- Organisation
Here W ill A**lnt Him
vllle I'barged Willi ln*ligal-
«ulng Patent* to land Hut
In Carrying Out Hi* Irrtga-
In the County
Ing Killing of llu*l>and
Knglneer Refuse*
tlon Measure*
A m azem ents are now practically
til romi'leted for I hr Karmera’ In-
itltuta to lie held here next Monday
'ounty Agriculturist L o v e l l haa been
working hard to make the Institute
a neos* In every particular. The
svnat ka • been well advertised, both
through the newspapers and by Mr
Lovett himself, and all Indications
point to a snod attendance of farm
org frolli all parta of the Redmond,
Possali Hutte and Terrebonne dis
tricts.
Proto*M"rs J K Larson, R K Rey
nolds and A L Lovett of the Oregon
Agricultural College will be here
and give Interesting talka to farmers
on agro'iomy, livestock and Insects
All farmers are urged to attend,
no matt, r how huay they are. for It
In proni l ied they will receive much
bennflt from Ihe meeting
The following I h Ik* will lie given
J. E Laraon Prepararon of Seed
Bed and Urnwing of Crops
R. T K
Reynold*
Raising and
Psodln g Livestock for lleat Returns
A. n , Lovett Insect Peats and
Thoir Control.
Art... igement* may be made to
hart lantern led urea at night on
and livestock
Mrs A. U Scroggins, wife of the
Paulina mall contractor who waa
killed two weeks ago by Henry L.
McDowell, waa arrested and locked
up In the county Jail at Prineville
laat week Wednesday by Sheriff Klk-
Ina, who had Just returned from the
scene of the killing, where he had
been collecting evidence
Mrs Scroggins la charged Jointly
with McDowell with first degree
murder, the rharge being brought by
the sheriff, who la positive that he
haa evidence, which he will not dis
close. that will convict the pair. In
fact. It la Intimated by the offlrera
that the wife of the murdered man
waa the real Instigator of the deed,
and that she la addicted to the use of
drugs
It la said that Mra. Scrog-
gln* demanded a hearing at once,
but aa the Circuit l ourt does not
convene until early In September.
Ihla niB.v be denied her. Prominent
citisene of Prineville, who were busi
ness associates of Scroggins, are aa-
alatlng In the proaecutlon.
Governor Went at the Inst meet
ing of the State l>eaert Land Hoard
announced
that
he
probably
would convene the legislature In ex
traordinary session December 1 to
provide a plan for completing vari
ous Carey Act Irrigation project* He
aald that the 1450,000 appropriated
by the laat legislature could be used
aa a revolving fund for finishing the
other projects.
The governor’s plan la to use the
1450,000 appropriated by the state
for the Tumalo Project aa a revolv
ing fund for completing the con
tracts which have been violated, af
ter they have been forfeited to the
state
The contracts have been
dragging along for year*. It *eem*
Impossible for the promoter* to se
cure further fund% to complete their
work, and the governor say* he Is de
termined to do something for the
settler*, declaring that the atate haa
n moral obligation at stake.
At the Commercial Club luncheon
Monday noon the matter of Govern
or West * proposition to have the
■tale and federal government take
over the North Canal project for
completion waa taken up and dis
cussed. aa waa alao the governor'* at
titude In regard to calling a special
session of the legislature for De
cember to take noni'e action for re
lief of settler* on Irrigated lands.
The sense of the club members waa
that the governor's stand In the
above matters be commended, and
President W S Rodman appointed
Guy K Dobson and J. R Robert* a
committee to write Governor West
and Inform him that the club was
heartily In accord with him In his ef
fort* to secure the completion of the
Norih Canal, and to better conditions
of settlers living on Irrigated landa
In this county.
e Till* lite lle»t Kvcnl
*
This la the Kail to start a check
ing account to get In the habit of
paying In the way that brings back
a receipt every time.
It la good business to get receipts,
and checks are good receipts for they
satisfy the Courts. So we say, do
not overlook them
This Is the fall
to start your checking account— and
this Is a good strong bank to bank
with.
Price* on l-arge Potatoes to
\CTION IN C. O. I. CO. A IT K O Y K H
lltltlO A T IO N
1*0N'T OtTJtlJM lR I IIKI KM
Written W, S. Rodman for
II AM IRS’ INSTTUTE WIFE OF MURDERED GOVERNOR MAY CALL COMMERCIAL CLUB
.WEST
IS HERE NEXT WEEK MAN UNDER ARREST AN EXTRA SESSION
DATK
$1.50 PER YEAR
“ I see In the paper” Is the way
many conversations begin. It your
A rat haa nine Uvea! An advertise advertisement were there It would
ment Is more fortunate a* It has be seen, too.
Wide-awake people save money by several hundred, or several thousand.
The merchants who advertise have
reading the ada In this paper. Watch In fart. It haa so many that It never
the flneat stores.
really dies.
them for bargains.
FULL TEXT OF C. 0.1. CO. GIVE
ESTRAY LAW THEIR SIDE CASE
Measure That Farmers Write Desert Land Board
Regarding U. S. Re
and Stockmen Should
Be Familiar With
port on Project
TELLS ALL ABOl'T THE
RED TAPE NECESSARY
GOES INTO DETAILS
ON E X P E N D IT U R E S
The I-aw Provide* for Advertís- Says That Price Offered for the
ing Animal After 20 Days At-
Priject
Is Too
Low— Com-
ter Same Ha* Been Taken Up
pany Not Asking for More
Penalty Is Provided
Than Is Equitable They Say
As there seems to be some confus
ion and Ignorance In regard to the
Ka'ray law enacted by the last l e g
islature, The Spokesman publishes
the law In full so that all may be
come familiar with its provisions.
The law is as follows:
Section 1. It Is hereby provided
that any animal of an unknown own
er unlawfully running at large or
lawfully running at large and tres
passing within a legal enclosure is
an estrsy and may be taken up by
any householder: provided however,
that no estray, unless unlawfully
running at large, shall be taken up
In the months of April. May. June.
July. August. September. October
and November, except that vicious
or breachy animals may be taken up
In any month.
Sec. 2. All persons taking up an
eatray shall immediately state under
oath before the nearest justice of the
peace where and when said stray an
imal was taken up and If damages
are claimed said justice of the peace
shall proceed at once to ascertain the
damage by appointing two resident
freeholders who shall within 5 days
assess the damages and make due
returns to the Justice of the peace.
Sec 3. Any person taking up an
eatray shall at once use all agencies
of communication within his power,
exercising due dllltgence In an at
tempt to ascertain the owner of
the same, and If no owner is discov
ered within 10 days after taking up
such animal, he shall make full and
complete proof before such justice
of the peace, showing due dllltgence
In ascertaining the owner of such an
imal, and such evidence must be
made and kept complete upon the
records of the Justice of the peace,
showing each and every effort made
by the taker-up of said estray. and
when satisfactory proof of due dllll-
gence In attempting to find the real
owner Is proven to the satisfaction
of the Justice of the peace by affida
vit and made of record In the public
records of such magistrate, the jus
tice of the peace may order notice of
sale of such estray to be given by
publication and such notice shall be
the beginning of an action against
such unknown owner.
Sec. 4. If no owner Is found wtth-
Followlng is a copy of 'he letter
written by the Central Oregon Irri
gation Co. to the Desert Land Board
regarding the report made by the U.
S. Reclamation engineers in the mat
ter of the state and federal govern
ment taking over the North Canal
project:
Desert Land Board. Salem. Or.
Dear Sirs: We have the report of
the l T. 9 Reclamation engineers on
the North Canal lands.
We offered the state or the gov
ernment or both about 35.000 acres
of our project under the North Canal
for J300.000. We were to complete
certain concrete lining at a cost
which would make the amount to be
received by us about $250,000.
The offer was contingent on those
who completed the system deliver
ing through the North Canal 306
cubic feet of water to the Pilot Butte
Canal, a distance of about one and a
half miles from the intake. 114 cubic
feet to the Powell Butte Canal, a dis
tance of about 18 miles from the In
take. and also water for 3200 acres
of land lying under the North Canal
system, which had been entered.
Our offer was made in response to
a desire of the Land Board and of
the citizens of Central Oregon that
the lands be developed more rapid
ly than our means had permitted.
We made what we consider a low of
fer. one less than our cost by about
1175.000. and one In which we sac
rificed the chance of recouping past
losses, but one which would permit
us to pay the balance due on the
works turned over and which would
also enable us to complete other por
tions of the system.
We entered into the negotiations
after preliminary conversations with
the examining engineers: and while
no policy as to price Axing was
agreed upon both before and during
the examination the following Ideas
were developed:
That a fair price should be found
and that personal desire to get a
lower price would have no bearing In
the matter. That in viewing the pro
ject. as to our proposition of making
the deliveries mentioned. It should
be treated as a whole.
In other
words, there are about 95,000 Irriga
ble acree In the whole project, 35,-
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