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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1903)
The Bend Bulletin rskuwnn hvhrv ihiuw ay liHMiiut wmiuhu. MAX lA'KIlltIA.NV. Ihitfflthcr. SimSCKtinrtON RTIt rr yr ..X fi.w Mx month ... jo Thrrr tiHll...., ,. ..........,... ij IvHMy Im iMiMM.l Attmttot win n-teh In etoaa "rtT "J,'u htmM Im teg)- In Bt taltr Own TMfetey MM pHmtMnit Ur tm la hteh ctmnt It dttod. ought to Ix! inn ill tinned at a high standard of excellence. Tlte rush for stale school land us the price was about to be (Untitled whs natural enough, for the official price of state mid government laud establishes its market value. It has little to do with the intrinsic value of the land but it goes far to ' Company; FRIDAY MAY 22, 1903 rim school hoard i.nharaiony The opinion is growing: tlmt the Pond school board ought to be spanked and sent to bed without its supper In order tlmt its sourness might be slept oil' And it might arise with something of the sweet ness and charity and dignity of br innn nature. ' Its recent squabbles hnvc been beneath the suudhiess of toys. Its members have been for getful of their position in the com munity as lending citizens and as officers discharging an important public function. Petty jealousies have obtained too large a place in the transactions of this body. Pii vatc interests seem not always to have given way before the higher demand of the public good. It is not within the province of The Bulletin, nor its desire, to pro nounce judgment upon either of the factions engaged in this unseemly wranglc. Such contentions are us ually a matter of growth and it is seldom that all the right is on one side and all the wrong on thcothcr. We are not concerned with the pri vate aspects of the matter. Hut tlje public interests involved demand serious consideration and u6!ther honeyed phrases nor abusive epi thets will take the place of an or derly and conscientious discharge of official duty. Self-respecting, law-abiding business men and cit!; Sens do not conduct their own -aft fairs in that fashion; why should public business be made the excuse for such unprofitable bickering? Two factors should have recog nition in public school matters the children of the district, the quality of whose citizenship will depend in large measure on tbc character of tlic common school, and the taxpayers who provide tht funds for maintaining the school. Tlwse interests ought not to cjash. and they will not under proper ad ministration of school affairs. Hut the proper administration of school affairs demands the sinking of per sonal spites and holding steadily in view the highest good of the school community, Men may differ with entire honesty, it is true, but thet.c differences seldom lead to such ex hibitions as the J lend school board has given in recent montlis. So we say in good jwrt: Gentle men; brace up! Drop these petty contentions and "play ball;" do business yith the dignity of men and with the directness and open ness that will leave no ground for ijuusuoumg motives. ve art . aware that advice is frequent!) ciicap ami unwelcome and we are not disposed to preach or to scold. But important public interests are at stake here and free discussion in fairness and good spirit will, bring solution that might not lx; obtained otherwise without; bitter and ex pensive litigation. Drop personal ities and consider the public inter est and observe in good faith the rules laid down for the conduct of such business. Our schools should be our pride. They touch every home .and involve principles great enough to sink all personal differ ences common Americans, 6f all shades of political and religious belief, may meet and feel at home. It is one of the chief glories' of our civilization ..and it govern the jHice people will pay. When state or government land may be hud for St. 15 per acre, buy ers will hardly pay more for other tracts similarly located, so long as the supply liokU out. Wlteti the price is raised it has the effect of cutting off the supply of the cheaper laud and raises tlte price-level of the whole. The railroads Hud other holdersvof congressional laud grants liave long complained that the cheap government laud prevented them front realizing fair prices for their grants. This is one of the reasons the laud grant corjorntions have been lending their influence to all jxissible ways of disposing of the public domain or raising its price. The selling price of private Inuds is necessarily affected by the govern ment's price. It may be a long time before there will be active de mand at 2.50 per acre for all the state .school land recently bought at M.25 an acre, but it should be re membered that much of this was very poor and might not have been taken, at even 51.15 an acre, for many years to come if there had been 110 change in the state price. It is also to be noted that this rise 111 the price of state school laud tends to carry all the laud in the -state of similar character, whether held by private owuersor by the public. RAILWAY iHHN ARI3 COMlNO. Officials to observe Traffic PosMlill I ties of Ccutrnl Oregon, President A. 1,. Mobler ami Chief Kuginuer W. II, Kennedy, of the 0. U. &N, Co.; President' K. U, I.ytto, VlOPresidcnt Walter Moore mid Chief Hugiiu'vr Hammond, of the Columbia Southern Railway President Theodore I). Last week's Silver Lake pajwrs came to Bend by way of Ashland and Portland, traversing a distance of about 900 miles to reach a point is not and has not been n case of smallpox on .the stage route lx- tween Bend and Silver Lake. It is' Miss Sharp, and Messrs. Al Rich Wilcox, of the P01 timid Flouring Mlls Company, who represents the commercial bodies and business in ttreMs of Pnrtlttud in thu agitation for 11 railroad into Central Oregon, j and Hugineur Jnniieson, who made j an examination of this country ' wine time ago for the Uarrimnu in-; tcrests, will soon make a tour ofthe Deschutes vnllay to investigate its traffic-yielding poMiibilHicB. An effort is being mndo to induce Dr. James Wkliycomhu, director of the Oregon Agricultural Hxperi incut Station at Corvnllia, to tie- company the pmty and give the benefit of his expert judgment 011 the producing jovers of the Des chutes valley. ' The party will have a complete camping outfit and will mov through tint country atlupleftjuire, looking into ail phages of tho indus trial jx-oblmu. It is expected to leave Portland May 37 nud to ranch Bend about tan days later. Prom here it will go southward into the Klamath country ami will probably reach the railroad again at Ash land, though it may cross tlte state and come out at or near Ontario, on Snake river. The party Is equipped not only for judging of the indus trial and trafiltt-yiekliug possibilities of this interior land, but also for getting a good general knowledge of the engineering problems to be worked out in building railroad here. ' 2. JR. MOODY, General Commission I Forwarding Merchant SIIANIKO, OKKUON. LARGE AND COMMODIOUS WAREHOUSE. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Prompt attention uid to those who favor me with their patronage. . - -' . - j ' - Shaniko-Prineville Stage line O M. COANKTT. MA.VAOKK. Leave Shnuiko 6 p. m. " Priueville 1 p. in. sciinoui.m Arrivu Priueville 6 a. in. " . .Shnuiko 1 a. in. First-Class Accommodations for the Traveling Public PASSENGER AND niElflliriWTIS RCASONADLIL .. .1 1 CII.N Ml SMITH IBQM CMU4K SMITH & CLEEK'S i JH J 111 A jwrty of ten young people drove down the river nboul three mllW lnslSnturdny for.nipianiawIt was composed of Miss llrock, Mis West, Miss Vandevert, Miss Kcver, Wholesale and Retail Liquor Mouse PRINEVILLE, OREGON. finest llrnmlrt of LIiior nn J Cigara. Two Doors South of llnnk. about time for the affrighted Silver lake postmaster to come out from under the bed and tell us what a brave and sensible man and con scientious postal servant he is. For six thousand and odd years, according to orthodox reckoning, there was no physician at Hetid and apiMrently no need of one. I.Mt week one came among us ami he found himself in business before he jot his trunk unpacked. This must be a fresh exemplification of the law of supply and demand. It also shows that the doctor inspires confidence and, in this case, is worthy of confidence. The public school is the ground where patriotic Since Mr. Iidwnrd II. Hnrriman is so great a lover of peace in the transportation world, we suggest ttiat lie get in and acquire the ur ban and inter-urban trolley rights 4 Hcud before the dreadful Hun tington or Hill or Could interests get possession of the field. IJy op erating street cars here for awhile he might make up his mind as to whether it would be wise to build a standard railroad to Bend. There is no further reason for smallpox scare in this country. There never was a case within 30 miles of Bend and the infected com munities of Central Oregon are now all reported to be safe. A few more cases will probably occur, in per-, sons who have been exposed, but they will be cared for without dan ger to the public. While the postoffice department is on its hot hunt for "irregular ities" we crave to direct itsattentiou to the mighty official who presides over the destinies of the Silver I,ake postofficci ardfcon, George Kccd, I). P. SterTn, lid Brock and D. P. Ken. While the girls busied thomsalvcs in pie partition of a toothsome lunch the loys went fishing, and Mr. StefTa slipped from a slimy log into the deep and foaming current. He dis appeared under the log but came to the surface presently on the othwr side of -it and as he was carried down stream to what seemed cer tain death for one who could not swim, he caught oil a friendly rock and was saved. Mr. KichardKHi at the very fetart had jtimied J11 to save his helpless chum, but the strong current throw him back on' the rocks. The other lxys man aged to pass the marooned fisher man a long pole, by means of which he was towed ashore very wet nud shivering but alive. The girls were much worked up over the thrilling incident, but they were persuaded to abandon the cumpfire while- the rescued man and his would-be res cuer exchanged their apparel for horse blankets and, after a time, got lwck into thoir own dry gar ments. Though io ill effects fol lowed, Mr. Steffa is quite satisfied with one experience of that-kind. A. Q. Palmer, formerly United Status Commissioner, publishes the news that people who made filinjis or proofs ieiore Him alter, tlie ex piration oi his commission October 4, 1902, may have those proceed ings validated by the affiants mak ing new affidavits before some offi cer qualified to administer oaths, to the effect that the statements were true when sworn to nud thnt thu affiants supposed Palmer had- legal authority to administer oaths when the affidavits were made. Palmer says nothing about making these people good on their extra expense. With the grand jury indictment hanging over him he is dreadfully sorry, because it doesn't cost any thing to be sorry and it foofs people so nicely, ' PPBVILLE-SILVER LAKE STAGE LINE. DICK VANUKVIiKT, Prop. .Carry,ing4I..S.Jlail and Passengers. Imvw Priueville Monday, Wednesdays ami Fridays. Freight and Itwaeligwi! waybilled for Heud. Lava, Konlaud, and Silver Uka. Oood rigs, careful drivers. C. I. WIXXKK. Agent. cantor re s C'AHMIK A WO MNK 111 General Merchandise, Groceries, Clothing Furnishing Goods CAU, OK HIM. PRICKS RIGHT. .SHANIKO, OREGON. BOOTH & CORNLTT, Proprietor. amiltDn Stables '""' mm & Mhy Feed Barn SWck boarded by the day, week or month. Find Teanis and Rigs, and Reasonable Rales. I'irst'ola&fl Facilities for Handling Locators and Commercial Trawlers. Qhlck Service mid Satisfaction Guaranteed. Columbia Southern Motel. SIIANIKO, ORIWON. ItATIK FROM 91.50 UP PIvR DAY. Mot nfld told IVftlef Oil Idlli floors, JJnths fof the use of guests, Kvei-y modern coitvcfiitllcc' at hand 'i'ht' diiliifg fOrmf, !Wd6f (h flif&t supervision of .Mh Kcuncy, is n very hlddel df l3lfefulf spotles elegance,, nlid the service Is equal to any ifi the atntr Alltiigif-ffv'ittilifJ.fiTOtfi4GoUlilil)lalieffi, Ji' AU KBKNBY,. Proprietory II
