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ft " V THE BEND wB H) y Tflimr voi,. IV BEND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECIJMBHR 2j, 1906. NO. 40 BULLETIN MANY ACRES CtEi Ranches Are Being Pre pared for Cultivation. NEW SBTTLGRS ARK COMINQ IIhIJwIii and Johnston Ranches, Lylne tiant uf HcuU, Show Iho Result of Much flood Work. A dtive cast of Demi n few miles on the Hear creek rotul will cnilin size very clearly the fact thnt the Bend country it gradually develop lug, nnd that the , sagebrush nnd jumper mint give way to fields of grain Mini fruitful oiclmrdii Many now settlers are moving onto land purilmted by them, limine, (turns and feucrs are being built, .and the land is being clvttrcl and dowed. Last Sunday the writer took n very pleaaaut drive 10 miles cant to the Baldwin ranch, a large tract comprising 1,900 acres, mid owned ly a company ol wliicli K. A Hnw. win, of the I). I. & I'. Co., iit one of the principal stockholders. As otic appioacheM this ranch, the one thing that attracts immtriiatc attcn turn is a fine, large, red barn with white trimmings. This burn meas ures about .10x60 feet, with a .spa cious liny loft, and Ik modem in ev ery reftpect. It is pleasing to the eye and ut a prophecy of the kind of building that will mime uay Ic found over thin region. Beside the barn, there is a com fortable house on the ranch and several other lnn buildings such as sheds, tool house, etc Iu a few wei's ttotk will lie commenced 011 a i-ouiitiodimift and comfortable cot tage, which will contain many mod- ern improvement in the way of iMths, hot and cold water, etc. The ranch is being cleared and put under cultivation as rapidly as possible. At present tuwe are about 150 actcs cleared and plowed, part of which was into, crap this I last season. Charles , Heed has a I force of six or eight men clearing .too acres on the .ranch, for which he has the contract. Another con tract for the clearing -of 2&0 acres has lccii let to George, HoUbs and 1-. C. ltowlee. who will nut their crew ol men and teams at the work 1 iu a few weeks. Thutc will prob- ! ably lie from 500 to 000 acres tinder cultivation on this ranch during ll he' season of 1907. C. L. Eaton is superintendent of I the ranch, and is pushing it de velopment with commendable zeal. At the Johnston Umicli. (loirgv Hold ia mat finishing the clearing of 1,080 acre on the Johnston ranch. I his work was Icommcuced a little more than a year ago. It demonstrates that the task of clearing laud iu the Item! country is not a very difficult tin- klcrtukuig when the work th tackled by an energetic man, who employs the proper equipment of men and tools. By fur the greater portion of this large tract will be put into crop next season. This ranch is also well eiiuipiwd (with buildings. There u a large house which is usud for ollice and dining room purposes. A barn f.ioxOo feet supplies stable room, for part of the stock, while .several head arc stabled iu a large tent with a jcapaclty to hold 24 horses. There lire also suitable bunk houses, sheds, etc. The Johnston ranch has been a busy place for the past year. While the work u( clearing the laud was ju progress, 11 visitor happening on the ranch when the men were re turning from their work, would jiuvc seen from 20 to to men com- jug iu from the fields, several of them driving four- and six-horse teams, While the crews were at work the junipers were being lulled up by the roots, piled up and utrncd, the laud was being plowed pud leveled, mid -laterals built. .Tlif main laterals for this large tract are now largely built or In process of construction. I he trausformatiop from sagebrush to growing gram will be illustrated on a large scale next season. J O. Johnston of Columbus, O , first vice-president and general manager of the I). I. & I'. Co., in owner of 'this fine ranch. If. C. Rowlce Is tlc: local superintendent, and Abe Wolf is ranch foreman. HOW STORIES QKOW. Iho Death of Old drizzly Told with n Few Additions to the Pacta. The following account of the chase and death of the old grizzly was found iu The Sportsmen's Re view. It is a fair illustration of how stories grow iu .the telling. It will be noticed that Itrock knocked the old grizzly down with a club a very brave deed. The Review's account follows. "Old Grir'ly, which for more than iH year deAeil tlie skill ot the crack. lwr hauler f tin- Inland Umpire, haaiiul dotted the earth in rnMcru Oregon. Die catena writthed I, i pounds, the fore leg measuring 21 inrhn i" cimimfcr rncr, the feet llng eight luetic wide and 14 lathe in length. The tar vm Imaged by Willimu IlrtH'k of Ik-lid, Or. w!h waaari-omrMiiled by II. J. Overturf, TIkihim Hlwrp and Harry Corbctt. The hunters had with them tno bear hound. "The quartet nnd the dug had teen out a week, killing u brown hear mid nwll hhirk our, when II rock discovered tin track of Old C.riIy. known all over the ktitte a a fighter. Tlie tracks were of uiiUMmt te, and at once it wnn ur inled they were made by the otd-timer, hellccd by some hunter to If bullet proof. Imp mid Tutk, bear hound, were Hit uwmi the scent and a lively chc followed. The men were mounted 011 well broken hunter, twt thr lxHind ouHlUtaiKed litem, as they were able to act through the limber nmre easily than tlie riler. "Hruiu wn fo)loTet nearly 1 7 tniltf, when It turntd on the houuda und a fierce tMttle ciiMicd. Old Grity kiKicked the dov; nround liken trained athlete putu'hlue a l.aj;. Ihi( the hrminU were Kiae '' '" worrieil the olil lel low until IlrtH'k arrived and felled the bear Mith a clut. Another lively tiilc followel, Iwt Hruck win crlteiit und iiuiMlird Miinv., lead into bruin's wlt, inally JayiliK the miluml low with n si lot between the eye. It wa Hroek a Ixar. Overture horse Iwd eivon out, mi he lid mK xct '" ' the rlrat shot. "Overturf. Corbett and Sharp mw an other biK fellow lumiiering out of tlie thicket nd beK'11 hi dinner on wct corn ttrewn iirofuH-lv over tlie k round. It wm Owrturra privilene, mi he raised liU A-o, took delilMrntq niia nnd ilrcil. It woandend Itcar, el;hll; J"IK)nnds, that wa packed to thcatnii. The four hunter each got n Ihjhi,, hut Itrock won the honor of the hunt by rcnoii of hav ing lKKed Old (WUxly, which during its life-time Hil more than one nmbltUtu bljj game hunter to rout." WILL APPI3AL TIUJ CASE. C. S. I. Co.'a Settlers Will Lay Trou Ides before Interior Department. The .settlers on the Columbin Southern Irrigation Co.'s segrega tion have decided to call off nil deals with the company for the purchnsc of its work and will enrry the trou ble exiating between the settlers and company before the interior de partment. The Chronicle says that the re port of the statu engineer on the surveys recently made lias been made public, which showed that there is a sufficient How of water iu the Tumello, if stored during the winter mouths, to irrigate about ao.ooo acres, this exclusive of the flow during the period of maximum irrigation. Madras Firm Makes Assignment. The firm of tfauford, Sill & Co. of Madras has made n voluntary assignment for the benefit of its creditors, R, I.. Sabin of the Mer chants' Protective Association be ing the assignee. The crop failures of the past two years have made collections so slow that the com pany deemed it Ixsst, under existing conditions, to make an assignment. A re-organiarution of the company may be effected. Advertised Letters. . The fwUowidH 1 js n list of Ietlerii3 remaining uiicallccl-ior m the lieiid postoltrca' December 18, 1906: " 1 Ilnidlvy, Walter (a) Miming, Mrs. He'll Pox, Ceo, II, Mend, N, A, ru . Muylww, Albert Tiuiiiions, C. V. Mrt'beV Dennis Woolfolk, Heverly -WeUy, C.l). "'" J'efiJb'us' calling for these letters vlli ijliise say they nrettcWclYifced. A. II. GKANiti rostmaster. CHRISTMAS IN BEND Churches Will Hold Ap propriate Exercises'. A iWsUNT POR HvERY Clikl) Tlio Cantata, "The Capture of Santa Claua," Will Ho (llvcn-Tree and llxerblsea by the Catholics. Christmas will be observed in Rend this year iii the.usual proper manner and everybody will unite iu helping to commemorate the birth of the lowly Nazarene. ChriMtnas trees nnd Christmas exercises are. being arranged to gladden the hearts of the little folks by both the Catholic and Protestant congre gations. These exercises will k held in the respective churches on Christmas cvc. The Sunday School of the union church is preparing to give 11 very pleasing cantata enti tled "The Capture of Santa Claus." This is an amusing little drama in which seven very good children, Corn, Norn, Dora, Flora, Tom, Dick nnd Harry, lay n plot to cap turc Santa Gnus ns he comes down the chimney on Christmas cvc. They nre successful, capture the old fellow nnd then have n jolly good time with him. Other char acters appearing iu the cantata arc Jack Hrost, Snow Man, Chimney Hives. Ifrost Fairies and Fruit Fniric. Scattered throughout the whole arc several very pretty nnd appropriate songs. A chorus of nbout 40 voices will take part in the musical numbers. The above is n brief synopsis of the literary nud musical features of the program. In addition, there will probably be n large, handsome Christmas tree, nud it is planned to have a gift of candy and nuts for every child present, whether he comes from Rend, Laidlnw, Red mond, Roslnud or the far corners of the earth. Krcry child in the house wjll be given a sack of candy. It is hoped to make this n tunc of good cheer and good will to, cvtry one iu.the vicinity of"llemlk far nnd pear, and everyone is invited to nt tend the exercises. On the following night, Christ mas evening, Rev. Tavenor will hold services and preach on "The Christmas Message." At the Catholic church, the Indies' Altar Society have prepared a tree for the children to be held iu the Catholic church ou Christmas eve. nt 7:30 p. in. A program will be rendered by the children, nfter which the contents of the tree will Ite distributed by Sautn. (lames and nil kinds of fun will follow, lings of candy nud nuts hnve been preMued so that every child present will receive one, nud all are cor dially invited. (10RS INSANE. Johnnie Jones, Son of Watt Jnnos ot Powell Itiittes, Loses Ills Rcat-.on. Yesterday afternoon a telephone message from Powell lhittes dis- closer! the fact that Johnnie Jones, son of Watt Jones, had been miss ing for several days, n.ud it Was tented that the young man had gope Ipsane. The message was an inquiry as td whether he: had been seen in lior.d, and was st ut by.'Jdc Killolt. No one had sce.tr him nt Mend, but Mr. Elliott nud the young tnnn's father started for town, looking for the missing nutti. Just ns Mr. lilliott , reach cd town, young Jones also showed up, hav ing ridden into Ueud about 'the same time. He had been out on th" d&ert fl'vc nights; nnd was certuirily iu sHue. He wasjsuftering' iroVu the lirUlueiivntirm thct Hen 7w. 11 lthe mttrdorsd Powell !13uttes nuicher, and the old titan Donklc tvei e'after 1titn witJlr irrtehl to' kill. H e 'aid 3ell would Uayc gotten hitn p'ue night.i but he got into a a,bin, fhstewcdi tb& tloprs and, wlnUoWs hiHHrebtffefil!Yor., ik sKftrttu' tfleni jjdt onto the real oud iau to tear off the shingles. His eyes were wild and staring land he was suffering from the awfttlifcar of be ing murdered. Kvery time anyone approached him, it would, startle him and he would show signs of fright. Yesterday evening the sick man's father and Mr Klliott took him to Priucvillc, and he will probably be taken to an asylum. When a child, Johnnie, as he is familiarly called, had a severe at tack of scarlet fever that affected his mind, nnd it is said that he has never been real bright since then. He is now about 26 or 28 years of age MRLVIN IS BOUND OVER. Must Appear ot Next Term of Court Hclcaft'cu on Ball. Harrison Melvin, the man who shot and killed Harve Dorrnticc, had his preliminary henring before Justice Luckey Inst Friday, the hearing lasting for about two and a half days, extending into Satur day night. The result was that Melvin was cited to nppcar nt the next term of the circuit court for trial, his bail being fixed nt $3000 This he -furnished and is now at libertv.v Mclvin's attorney, iu his defense, brought up the long drawn out quarrel between tlie two men and also made the statement that Dor rnncc fired the first shot. Dor ranee, before he died, stated that Melvin fired first. A CHANGE IN BOX RENT. The Postal Department Makes New Ruling. Postmaster Grant has received a new .ruling regarding rents for IostorTiqe boxes. The rent is now based on the si'-e of the box. Un der the new ruling, the rent on all boxes m the Hend office is reduced with the exception of one sire, the next to the larger box. Rent on lock boxes, per quarter will here after be ns follows: ' Lock lioxe, small 35c Lock boxen, medium.... 45c I.oek lxxe, larRe 60c Lock boxct, extra larxe. .......... ..75c On the small boxes there is a re duction of 15 cents; on the medium, a reduction of five cents; ou the large, an increase of 10 cents, and on the extra large a reduction 0 25 cents. Church Notice. The first ..'quarterly conference will convene at .Ilsud, on January 15 nt 7 p. m. Our presiding elder, the Rev. Walter Skipworth, will preach to its, after which he will administer tftfc . nacrnment of the Lord's Supper. Come out and hear the elder preach and give him a welcome iu our midst. On the same evening immediately follow ing the.se services there will be u business session, 11 very import tint meeting. Official members are especially requested to aiteud, that wc may transact business profit ably and to the best interest of the church. "The Mark of Christninity, or the Christian's Goal," subje-st for January 6. Saloon Llcenso Notice. Rend, Or., Dec. 20, 1906 To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Rend. Gentlemen: The undersigned, A, 1). Kstebenel, hereby respect fully nnnli'is for n license frbrn the City of Rend to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors nud fer mented cider iu the building situat ed on lot 1 1 of block.7 of the city of Rend, for u period of three mouths from the i6th day of January, 1907. Respectfully. A. 11. F.STK1WNKT. I'astofflco Business (trows. Tlie hattvicst cancellation .Jnnce Rend has had u postoffice was made on last Wednesday, Dee. 10, amounting totS.SS. This exceeds hy $35 the next best record, made on June 27 last, amounting to 515.34. Watch 'Bend grow. ' Desert ClalmAVontcd. If you have i t'ood desert" claim with s'sWisfoctcKy water Tig&fcfr, yUtd waytuspose'or. uv-'it yon 'ueoire to cell, by 'culling atthij offic?. WILL SURELY BUILD Ties and Rails Bought for Extension of C. & E. WILL BE liETJUN NEXT SPRING ' "t Bend Man Is Toid.Jnildc Facts by One In Closo Touch with Management of the Corvnllls & llastcrn. The statement is now made on good authority that the tics, rails nud all building materials arc now purchased, for the extension of the CorvalHs & Eastern across the state to connect with some transconti nental line 611 the eastern border of Oregon. The statement also an nounces that work will certainly be commenced next spring. The Bulletin gets the story from a reliable citizen of Bend, whose name we are not nt liberty to dis J close. Last summer four men con-, nected with this railroad passed through Rend running over the old survey of the Corvallis & East ern. One of these men was an old time friend of the Bulletin's in formant and while here told the Rend ticntlemau the above facts. and insisted that the extension wasi a certainty. The man telling the story has been connected with thci railroad's engineering department for many years. These four men were very careful to keep the public from learning the object of their visit. Indeed,! they were so silent and discreetj that apparently no one in Bend, except this one man, knew any thing regarding them. They estab lished cumt) at various places aloug the line of the old survey, bought provisions at Pritteville. told no one their business, nnd ou the whole wcre'ulum ns clams. Tlfty finished their work, returned to their offices, and the public was none the wiser. Now the story leaks out. The statement, coming from a man in close touch witfc the C. & E., that the ties, rails, etc., are purchased for the extension of that road will be good news to the peo ple of this region. Many pin their faith on the C. & E.. believing j that it will be the first railroad into uenu. 11 1 numtueu uy an mui such n line would be the best possi ble one for this section, .as it would give direct connection with a Pacific port nnd would open transportation ou a direct line with the Middle West and Eastern -etatcs Statements nre made without number of railroad extension.- and the mils nre not laid for years, un til suddenly the final announcement is made and the laug looked for iron horse comes int new lauds Is this the final nnnonuoeuictir? Senator Clark May Uulld into Oregon. Senator W. A. Clark of Montana is interested in Central Oregon nnd may extend a railroad into the state to tao its fast developing re sources. That the senator has his eye ou Oregon is shown by the fol? lowing uewa item appearing in n recent number of the Portland Journal. The article also shows that Clark is interested iu the Cor vnliis & Eastern. The article fol lows. "Washington, Dec. 15. Colo nel Hofer, representing the Wil lamette valley interests; Peter Log gie of Coos bay nnd Senator Fulton of Oregon have had an extended conference "with Senator W. A. Clark ofMontana, whom the Ore gon meji wish to have extend his railway system into Oregon. "A brnncH'of Clark's Utah and Nevada system of railroads is now completed to within a comparatively short distauccof GoMfieM, Nevada, and it was"'rcrhese ated to Clark that this braii'dh 'could bb extended into Oregon to reach Klamath Falls ntwl thpceritprnfthe.nrooosedKlam - ath irrigation distract1 by a prac ticable route of about too miles in length, dud au addi (iidrial too miles of construction wov. 3d take-XbM Voad t90bsAbay. . " " ' s-" "The Oregoa bleu showed Sen- : . '. . ator Clark maps antf furnished him with statements of the. products of the country which the desired ex tension would reach, and which the senator said were surprising and gratifying. He was particularly interested in statistics of the Umber resources of the region proposed to be tapped by the extension, the de mand for this product in Nevada mines being at the present time enormous. "Senator Clark promised that lit would have experts examine the country and the routed suggested, and received an urgent invitation to visit Oregon personally to look into the situation.. Clark was in tcrcsted in the routefrom Yaquina bay to the Mount Jefferson country through Santiam pass, operated by the Hammond railway line (the Corvallis & Eastern), and asked many questions concerning it." Tumalo Items. TUMAtpDec. t8. L. II. Root lost a valuable uoisc last Sunday. It fell deail while being lead from the barn: The bright, unny days of Sunday and Monday nccmcd pleasant for December weather. I. It. Winter returned from Tost one day last week, where he spent about two weeks looking after cattle. The C S. I. Co. turned water into their ditch Monday and witt run it a long as the weather permits, giving the iwltlcrs a chance to fill their reservoir. Leon Pclarski, who own a homestead on Tumello. ia at present employed at the Hightower & Smith sawmill. Mr. Lamb and ore w of timber estimat or pasted through Tumalo oncdajr Iat weak, eu xoute to.the heal! of Tumello to look over tome 'timber. , Weuamly Si LttcaoT'Bnd nave a four hore team hauling bay from the Jensen & Awry raueh ta llcnJ. M. N Neil of LaulUw c&pecU to t bu his homestead l utile north of Tum alo soon. The I It. 1). Co.'s six-horse team pel through here one day last week with 250 bushels of oats from thv Arnokl ranch on Squaw creak. William I'rtyoar of Squaw Creek stontwd in Tuttkilo Thursday night en route home from the upper Deschute country with some cattle which liad strayed (A during the summer. Ceo. Tof lor of SUtera pasted through lwrc Sunday jaH nbuUJtfqhoad of cattle, taking tlcut to Bear cie4k for the win ter. .!. ' ' Mr. lUalWeryiwpetts tg t&e ,i Any to Washington ftoou. . . , t Now that Christmas U so n?r at bnnt. and ye scribe can not sea all who arv fortunate enough to read The IJulletiti be will with you owe and all a Merr Chrotmas. May your lives be nllad witl many happy thoughts anil kind decdr, and may you enjoy yourselves during many returns ot the happy day. , .Redmond Items. KKDMMU, Dec. 17. Work oh the well ia temtrfsrarily aupMdl until more eaaittg can Im procured. Jarnw MeOe is ill with typltoi t fever 1m a light form. Mr. Tiualey hat carpenters at work o kk new cottage. It ia progreetfiiig n rapidly tliat they hi to occupy it by CkrMuM. We learned also today tha Robert Ituetee if building a large ban. ou UU much near Redmond. Other im proveweuU in the nature of tree pulling and ehiuriug arv rapidly cbaugiug th -nppeorauce of tkU tectiou. Mra. Leu Reed is vary ill attain. 4. the present writing, MUm Mvu Morgan of the hotel, is alw on the sick list. The Indie who are interested iu thu Christum tree are requested to comu out Saturday aftarnoou and help in tlu i)remretioii. The girls .have raised abjut ijo (or the tree and we hope to gladden the heart of every little child in the community, Prank Glass and Glen Cox will speiu' Christmas in Portland. The Modern Woodmen will have pub lic installation und a basket supper tbt lirst Saturday iu January. Uverybod is cordially invited to come and briuj, his basket le he Woodman or not. Mrs. K. C. Park. I ' Copper Oro Found Near Silver Lake, i A. B.' Schroder has discovered a . . a , . leaBC'ourccpper-oearitig rocK. anu has sent' a sample away to be as sayed. , Mr. Schroder says the rock looks ocdaud believes it contains copper ,th payiug quantities. Cen I tral iQregdnian.