BULLETIN. VOL. IV BUND. OKKGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1906. NO. 31 THE BEND CRUSHED TO DEATH Bend Freighter Falls Be nea tli Ills Load. wuna passus over iihad Report Not I'tilly Vorlllcil Announce (lint (IcqrKO Knnrr Received I'ntnl ItllirrlcH nu Aliovo Stated. George Knmr. a froiIitcr wlio.se btirtincvt Iiiih been the hauling of freight from Sluuiil:o to Bend, met with nu accident Wednesday iiflcniooii, the result of which wns fatal to liim. The report was phoned to llcnd that when about a mile south of Antelope on his way to Mend, Kimrr was thrown from his loud and killed. At the time the accident occurred Knurr was ac comHiniel by hi father-in-law, J. II. Woods, Iwthinen driving four horse tenuis. A hitter uttumpt to obtain full imrticiilnrs over the phone wan uiiNiicceMfuI, ntnl it is not exactly known how the acci dent happened The flrnt report time wa hettrtt, however, said thnt the wagon hail lurched into a Ixid rut, hurling the driver from his sent. He fell under the load and n wheel passed over hi head, death Ikmiik caused alinoMt instantly. The report also stated that Mr. Woods placed the dead man 011 one of the horse mid took him hack to Antelope. The remains arc cxcctcl to ar rive in llcnd, this evening ikI the fcucrnl will probably be held either SimdHV or Mniidwy. The ileccnsed leaves a wife and two children to survive him, a daughter about 16 years old and i Ikjv of 10 or 12 yews. I)!!I)ICATIUN A SUCCIJSS. (lolJ Aline Hast of Prlnolllo Mas Pleasant Opening lUerclseti. The Oatcwood mine at Howard, .to mile.s cast of Prineville, gave nu "opciiiug'Mo. the public Inst week Monday, which wns very plenwut and interesting. At a o'clock tlw quests met on the second floor of the stamp mill, says the l'rincville Journal, where a brief address was made by T. M. Baldwin of The Fir.t National Dank of l'rincville, who spoke earnestly of the brilliant prospects of the new mine and what its de velopment would mean to the com mercial interests in Crook county. The last words of Mr. Baldwin's address dedicating the mine to "success and prosperity" had scarcely died away when Mr. Oatcwood turned on the owcr. Tiie 125 horse-power water wheel began to revolve, and as the Im mense 750-pound .stamps began to drop Mrs. If, I Belknap broke a battle of clear. Ochoco water across the face of the battery, and the first gold stamp mill ever erected in Central Oregon was in successful operation not to stop until the Northwest comes to know that Crook county contains n gold mine that is a commercial success. Mr. Gatcwood estimates that there is enough ore now in the bins and in sight to keep the mill run ning night and day for a year, Experts pronounce the mill as thoroughly equipped as any mill in the West. The ores are handled almost entirely by the gravity sys tem nnd the cost of milling is re duced to the minimum. The mill now contains a battery of five stamps, each dropping 95 times 11 minute. Three tons of concentrates arc produced every 24 hours, of the value of $350 per ton; the tailings arc carried to the cyanide tanks and will produce enough gold bullion to pay all run uitig expenses of the mine. Noted Athlete in bend. Thos. H. ShevJin. Jr., of Min lieapolis, who arrived iu Bend last week to look after exteusive Urn her holdings held by his father hereabouts, box acquired no small degree of fame iu the intercollegiate athletic world He has broken two or three world's records iu putting the shot, having iMirticipulud in in ternational contests at different times, once iu London. He has also Iktii quite n distin guished football player iu the Yale eleven, having held the ixwltioti of captain of that team iu 1905. Last Sunday's Oregouiaii, iu a write up of Northwestern athletics, re fern to Mr. Slicvliu as "Yale's groat end " On his way to Bend Mr. Shevliu stopped at Soknuc and assisted iu the coaching of a Sjiokiitic eleven The Oregouiaii says: "Tom Hlievlln, Ttptnlii of Yale's victor Iimim clcvrn of I'yoj, in In Spokfuto. nnd I in Wfn assisting Ccmi'li Cook with the niinlldule for 1 1 if HiKiknne Athletic Clnli (Ii-wmi. HIicvIiii it Known fur miiiI Mi nn Yale's iMtwt end. If lie coutiuuwk hi work with the Npokune player the they with Mioiilii I mm 10 ciK' Micct-Miiiiiy day tram in the Northwest. " IMPROVEMENTS AT RF.DMONI) Farmers Are Clearing Loud and Pull- lng Junipers. Khihiond, Oct. 16 Now thnt tltv ir Hunting i ilutie the stMinp jmller in iw Klmiing to net In it work again. Some of lltooe pulling tree out our way lately nr Mr. I.mU, Mr. MeQueon, Mr. Iw niii nnd yiHin truly. Vn manage to Ret from .u to to Item a day with one nimi al tin- machln hih! one tending eaWc. That Is n good ileal faster Umii h run Ket them worked Mp alter they are out of the ground. Tliose who Mdld nil their trten lint year are how thresHlng. .Messrs. Vos leg, Johnson, llettsley mid ltwMiu art the latest one to gel their grain out of the wnv. We have not learned whnt the yield wa except from Mr. Voslmrg, who hail two uctea of mU tliat drought him 75 tiluil. Not an enormous yield of eotuc, hut, then we do not oxticet that yet. Talk iitxMlt ndvaure iu, land values' The reMrt U prevalent that one man clrt'm he lnu tvtin ottered $5,001 for ho. .10 acre. We can vouch for the truth if the reHirt Hint U that the owner make s the t'lnim. l'Mrtlmr than thnt we do not XO. We are here to Ufcist Uedmutu! and our wjircxHtion, mil we doll' I wiiut to boost them m hlli that nu oho can wrc tlicin. What a lmy man wir Commlwtioiicr Kill . StHtHrday, iu ooniiwny with Mr. McUuuuii anil Mr. l'eaidcy, your truly wai tiafarc him teitifylng thnt Mr. McQueen lmt tlojic the proper thing by hi deMrt claim for the first year nnd wc found the nforeMtid eoiumiwioucr with n utendy iitrenui of people luiuing iu nnd out U-fore him. At half past one it looked a thougl it would le night lx furc he got hi uidday meal. Mcri4, llonilc, IIuiImiu and Long went up to the V,oulte rnuch hut Satur ilav, Mr. mid Mm. John Trlnlor ol Ottum-w-n, Iowa, nre expected out in nlout n week to K'iul the winter with their daughter, Mr. Your Truly, nnd tit en joy the delightful winter climate of Cen tral Oregon. While driving Saturday we noticed n new Iioiim: that hn been put up junt (MiitthttiMt of I'urkml Horn llatte, nnd we lenrn of several ulu of lnnd lately, Mr. WcIiIkt heiug one of the lmyou. Mr. Wchher hat U-oii with 11 n for hofne week iiml ha found n piece of lnnd thnt junt ulU him. All thi country need is for tliae who hnve nlready liought to nettle 011 their lnnd nuil improve it. The rent will take core of itself. The deep well drilling machinery 1 011 the way, um ttcfore long we will hear the chug, chug of the engine. Then we arc iu 1iohm to sec wnler that doe not Come to u In the dltchcx. The well will he mink iu the center of the Mock kct aside for u city park. (Icucrnl loclal time mid Ixtskct upper hy the I), I, V 1', Settlers' Association 011 (lctoher 27, After thnt let iu nee nil ineinlierti turn out a well to the regular meeting, Tliene notei) may he looketl for regular ly, They nre not written hy X. Y, '.,, A. 15, 1 1'. K, 6,, or iitiyhod) hut your truly. If you know new of general in terct nnd do not happen to sec the re porter to tell lllm, drop a Hue Iu the limit hag 011 rural route No. 1 and wc will dish It up to the general public to the best of our ability, Mrs, Syriioii hts returned from a dc- (Continued 011 page 4,) KILLED A URGE LYNX An Exciting Pight with a lily? Cat. KNOCKED ANIMAL PROM TREE Conner Head Mini nnd Mis Two Plucky Dog Win In n Pierce Uncountc'r on a Hear Creek koiich. Last I'riday evening about dusk, 0. II. Hricksou, son of Charles Urick.von, formerly of lk-nd, had a very exciting time with a large lynx 011 the Kricksou ranch on Hear creek. The outcome of the fray was the death of the lynx iu a very jwculiar manner. Mr Ktickon was walking over the ranch when his two shepherd dog started a large lynx and ran it up a junior tree. The young man was not sure at first whnt animal the dogs had treed, but upon a closer approach to the tree saw a large lynx, in its branches, thnt growled savagely at him. Hav ing no weapon with him, he tried to halloo to his father, distant about NEW T 000 SCHOOL Till alKivc Is a cut of l)cm handsome use for the firxt time last September. 11 1 1 -- 1 - - " ' 'H . ' roll 1 It l: 1 ufit -mH position, has a fine view to the wxst of the mountains mid river, nnd has plenty of roam for n piny ground for the children. Oil the first floor arc three study room besides cloak rooms and lobby. The second floor will not be finished until the needs of the district require it. When finished the second floor will also hnve three study rooms with clonk rooms adjoining. Miss Until Reid, the principal, prenidc over the grammnr grades, Miss Marion Wicst over the intermediate, and Mrs. P. P. Smith has charge of the little folks. a mile, to bring a gun but the elder Krickson could not Understand nnd paid but little attctitiou to his sou's calls. O. II. did not want to leave the tree to get a gun for fear that the dogs would follow him unci the lynx would get away, so he con cluded to bombard the animal with the liberal supply of stones lying around. This he did and after an hour of most streuuous work, he succeeded iu knocking the lynx to the ground, when the fun com menced. The big cat had no sooner struck terra flrma than the old dog, well known in Bend as "Old Teddy," grabbed it by one of its hind legs close to the body, flopped the animal onto its back and held on for dear life. "Old Teddy" is a famous old bear dog and knew he was up against the real thing. As the old dog took hold the young dog also sailed into the fracas, made one lunge and grabbed the lynx with a hold on the side of the jaw and throat. With almost human intelligence the two dogs then kept the at stretched out on its back, iu which position it could harm neither ot them. The struggle started on the top of a knoll and the young dog pulled the lynx and "Old Teddy" clear to the foot of the hill, neither dog letting go its hold. By the time they reached the base of the hill the life was choaked out of the lynx. Mr. Krickson said that Some of the most blood-curdling and awful yells ever heard were given forth by the big cat in its dying struggle. The anitnnl was a good sized one nnd stood about 30 inches tall. He has killed several colls for Mr. Krickson, who is consequently glad to be rid of it. The young man is rather lame from his violent exer cise in bombarding the animal, and says he has cleared off all the rock 011 that hillside. PROFESSOR NELSON'S WORK. Whnt He Is Doing In (lovcrnment Ex periment Work In Idaho. Prof. Hlias C. Nelson, the irri gation expert, who formally had charge of the I). I. & P. Co ' ex periment farm east of Dcud, and who, it is reported, will have the supervision of a similar farm at Hedmond during 1907, is busy in Idaho starting a new government experiment station at Caldwell. Prof. II. T. French, director of the Idaho Mate agricultural college, ac companied by Mr. Nelson recently were at Caldwell tor tlic purpose or darting work on the new station. A contour survey has becu made and the contract let for the clearing of 80 acres. Land will be immediately placed iu shape for demonstration iu both dryland and irrigation farming and it is the intention to get in some seed this full. A pumping plant will also be installed that will have n capacity for watering tthout30 acres of laud. H0U8C AT DEMD. OHEOON new school building, which was opened to The building occupies a commanding Professor French expresses satis faction with the site, as well as the soil, and has already served notice that the word "ranch" doesn't fit any more. Experiment Station Farm will be the term hereafter. The preliminary work of preparing the land for irrigation will be iu charge of Professor Nelson, aud it is also understood that he is to be a member of the station staff. Postofflcc Business Is Healthy. The Bend postoffice has again broken all daily records in money order business. On the 15th there were 88 orders issued, amounting to SS.644.631 with fees of fi8.38. This beats the previous highest rec ord by 573.48, fig orders having been issued on September 14 amounting to $5,073.15 with fees, of fifi.oo. The total money order business for September amounted to 256 orders, calling for $6,367,931 with fees of $37.03. Forty two orders were paid amounting to $619.95, Cancellations during the last quarter aggregated $363.83; stamps sold, $490.18. The postmaster's commission from the cancellations and box rent exceeded by $10.58 What the law allows to a fourth clasd postoffieo. The maximum couiiUissiou allowed is $250 per quarter, All the October magazines can now be had at the postoffice news-stauU. A PLUG IN THE RIVER Government Will Build a Dam in the Deschutes. SPOILS A RAILROAD ROUTE Structure to Hxtcnd 90 Feet above the River Put Check on Railroad Up the Deschutes Canyon. The project of building a rail road up the Deschutes river to Madras and on into Central Oregon has received a serious check at least temporarily. Information has recently been received from govern ment officials by the railroads build ing up the river that the reclamation service has a filing on the water of the Deschutes and it is its intention to build a dam between the mouth ol the river and Willow creek that will extend 90 feet above the surface of the river. This practi cally places a plug in the narrow river canyon over which a railroad cannot go. It would be possible to build a line of railroad high enough to pass above the dam but such a line would have to be chiseled out of the rock, which would make the cost prohibitive. The grades would also be very unsatisfactory. The governments intentions I were recently conveyed to the rail- roads through the land office at I the Dalles. Tr.e railroads bad filed their maps of location and the , department returned them with the 1 above-stated reasons. The rccla ' mation service plans tq build this ' dam and install a large power plant to generate electricity. This elec tric power will be used for pump ing purposes on the Deschutes and will also be carried to Umatilla and used to pump the water for irriga tion at that place. The Oregon Truuk Line has had crews of men grading up the river aud Harrimau had a line sur veyed on the opposite side of the Deschutes canyon. It was the in tention of these roads to follow the canyon to where Willow creek flows into the Deschutes, build up Willow creek gorge to Madras and then on iuto Central Oregon. This route would give them excellent grades, something better than one per cent. The railroads have re turned their maps of location to be filed, so that the project could be resumed should the government abandon the plan of building the dam. It has been pointed out that if the government desires power sites just as good oucs can be found a few miles farther up-stteam, above the point where Willow creek joins the Deschutes. A dam built any where above this point would still leave the river canyon available for a railroad route. In view of this at least temporary check to a railroad up the Des chutes, the survey of The Dalles Dufur line from Dufur to Madras takes on added significance. Num erous reports have appeared from time to time stating that The Dalles-Dufur liue would be extend ed into Central Oregon via Madras. This road is practically conceded to be a Hill line, and still furnishes him with a means of tapping Central Oregon, even though the Deschutes cauyon is plugged. Hill is also supposed to be behind the Oregon Trunk Line. Railroad Men Inspect Route. T. W, Waggoner, chief engineer of the Oregon Short Line, who un til recently has had an office during the sumnier in neud, visited Lake view the first of last week accom pauted by. E. E. Switzer on his way from Burns to Madeline on a tour of inspection of the proposed route of the exteusiou. Mr. Wag goner's visit to Lakeview, along with the visit of Mr. Fassett, of the Southern Pacific Co., who is also making a tour of inspection, , is of greatest iubortance. It stems bow that Lakeview is the center of at traction for railroad men. Mr. Fassct is greatly taken up with the outlook for Lake county, and while in conversation with V. Conn, of Paisley, expressed himself in no uncertain language about the future possibilities of that county. His reports to nis company will no doubt stir them up to the point of immediate action in laying plans to reach Lakeview with a railroad. The inspection of the route by Mr, Wafrgoncr from Burns to Mad eline via Lakeview is in line with the Short Line's plan to branch the Natron-Ontario extension near Burns, one line running northwest toward Bend, the other southwest iuto California. No Desert in Central Oregon. H. A. Hunter, of the Hunter Laud Co. of Minneapolis, Minne sota the company that recently purchased a large part of the Ore gon Central military road land grant, with the intention of coloniz ing it. was in Lakeview last week and held out great hopes for the development of Central Oregon. He says that right today there are 10,000 people in Minneapolis wait iug for trains to take them to Mon tana and the Dakotas, where the devil not only made the land but made the climate also. He says the worst piece of land in Lake county is a garden spot beside the land nqw being bought and fought for in other western states, and that we have no desert, as is pic tured on the maps. It is not a desert, he says, but a rolling prairie, susceptible to high cultivation. It will be remembered that Mr. Hun ter, when his company bought this land grant, said that the company had undertaken the colonization of this land at the request of Harr man officials. Anqthcr evidence of railroad constructiqu iu he not distant future. WILL GLEAR MAPfY ACRES. Another Large Ranch Cast of Bend, Will Dc Put under Cultivation. W. B. Wilson has resigned his, position as local manager of the Haswell-Guerin ranch and is now in charcc of H. D. Turnev's laree holdings 14 miles east qf Bend. iur. xurncy una oifj acrpg qr puqice land, a larirc part of which will b put intq crqpnet seaspn. The work; of clearing this land and getting; tr. reaay 10c cultivation ym pe started at once- A contract tq clear iaq acres has. been let to G. W. Reynolds, of Bend and later a contract will a$q be lc( to clear an additional toq acres.. Several buildings will be erected on the ranch, including a comforta ble little cottace. a bunk house. cook house and barn. Plans for the cottage have not yet been ac cepted. The bunk house will be 16x26 feet with 9 foot posts; the cook house 16x28 feet with o foot posts; the barn either 44x47 feet or 30x00 icet wun 22 ipor. posts. 1 ms ranch will be watered front the Central Oregon canal. Mr. Wilson's successor on the Haswell-Guerin ranch has not yet been chosen. Plaintiffs Win Cose. In the case of D. McMillan et al vs E. F. Batten et al, tried in the circuit court at Prineville this week, a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs. This was a case arising from the sale of stock held by D. McMillan and J. D. Honeyman in the Bend Mercantile Co. to A- M Drake aud A- ! GoixlwiljiQ. According to the terms of the transaction Messrs. Drake and Goodwillie paid half of the purchase price at tho time of the deal, the balance to be paid later. After taking au inven tory of the stock, the defendants in this case claimed that the stock had been misrepresented to them and refused to make the last payment. Suit wan then brought by Messrs. McMillan and Honeyman to re cover. Alter the. evidence had been heard, the judge ordered the jury to return a verdict of $1,200 in favor of plaintiffs. YOU should readTua BuUxwtf