THE BEND BULLETIN.
vol.. iv
-atw.
IIP.ND, ORJ-CON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1907.
NO 51
INFORMATION GIVEN
Interesting Letter About
the Betul Country.
A LAND WITll ItUIOMT PUTURI:
Winter Are Mild, Cllmnto In I Icnllli
(ill, Soil In fertile nnil Opportun
ities Await tlio llncrgctlc.
Hum Or., March 1, 1907 IWi
tor Ilullvtiu: Having removed licit
fiom neur the town or Potiokn in
northern Albcrtn after a residence
of five years there, nnil having re
ceived many inquiries regarding
thin country from friends there, 1
wrote 11 letter to the Herald of that
place giving brief description of
tin put of Oregon, mentioning
partMtilarly the delights of Oregon
winter compared with the intern
cold nihI deep snow of the Far
North. I bail no intention Mt the
tunc of trying to r untie iiumlgra
lion, but to thine people up there
wading through three to six feet of
snow, and Hhivrriug hi the artic
cold of (o Ui Ho below xero (I quote
from their own letter) my descrip
tion seemed to Iw very alluring,' and
judging front the number of letters
I have received anyone would take
me for a full fledged real estate
boomer. The now fatuous letter
wan published on January 22 and
since then I hnvu received about 30
letters eagerly inquiring for infor
mation about the country in goner
al and s.to the chance of getting
government laud here. Ami now,
Mr Hdttor, 1 am going to ask you
to help me out by printing a letter
in The llnlletin. in which I will try
to unawer all the questions naked as
full) and truthfully aa imurible. I
hope wv friend up there wlo have
trusted me to give them informa
tion will each accept a copy of this
aa a personal letter, in auawer to
theirs.
(Internment Land.
In anawer to the queatiou an to
government land 1 will My them
are some isolated forties near here
tome fairly good below our own
ditch und below the I). I. ft P.
Co ' higheal eanal. and tltere arc
alo chances of buying out claim
ant at from $300 to $.joo per quar
ter,:' but most of the government
land now obtainable is above any
present irrigation ptoject. How
ever, a most of it is covered with
good bunch gras. and by fall and
winter sowing grain does usually
very well without irrigation, there
is 110 doubt that even much of this
is well worth Inking, eiqwcislly
home of it has considerable timber
on it. Good timber claims arc net
ting mighty scarce, about the only
chance now being forortt reserves
which may be thrown open to
entry
U. S. Land Laws.
In answer to questions regarding
U. S. land laws will say that home.
Mend requirements arc quite .similar
to those in Alberta except that five
years' residence. Is required in place
of three, Any man, or single wont
an over at, who bus not a home
htead belore in the United States, is
allowed 460 acres as a homestead.
The iWcrU'i.aiul Act gives any
bcrsotif .iufchtding' married women
over'si; the right to take not to ex
ceed jao.itcrc.s by proving its natur
ally dry character and paying 25
cents per acre on filing and ?.oo
Icr'jtcjcou making final proof, with
the 'requirement that improvements
wc muucrcacu ycur uiuuuuimh
to
ft 00 k.t acte and at thu und of
four years have at least one-eighth
under cultivation and irrigated rind
have a tKirtRittiiil right to eiiotith
water to irrigate the whole tract It
must be understood, however, that
while this right alone gives the
claimant 320 acres, if he takes ad
vantage of all the rights he must
divide them up .so as not to exceed
310 acres in all.
The Timber and Stone Act gives
evciyone over 21, married or single,
the right to purchase at $2.50 pur
acre 160 acres of laud by merely
proving that it is more valuable for
timtcr or stone than agriculture.
X.i residence or improvement is re
quired and the time from making
entrv to receiving a transferable re
ceipt is from four to six mouths
As the coot, including nil expenses,
should not be over $600 jier quarter
and the wiling price will prolxibly
now average $2,500, it is certainly
quirk and easy money. Hut as I
said before, all available timber is
twettv well nicked tin.
lit the Pine Land (loud?
The queatiou is asked, "Is the
land that the pines grow on good
soil?" Of course, much of it is
rough and rocky but where ills not.
that is in this vicinity, the soil is all
right, being n volcanic ash like the
rest. The timlier companies seem
to attach very little value to the
land now, but I have no doubt that
where it can be watered it will in
time 1 valuable, and, as there is
no underbrush ami the stumps, be
ing pitchy, are easily burned out
entirely, the clearing will not be a
hard proposition.
As to the topography of the
country, n man from cast of the
Rockies will no doubt think Hast
en) Oregon in general rough
enough, but except for occasional
outcroppiugs of lava rock and here
and there a lone "buttc" the Des
chutes valley is generally level with
a gradual slope to the north, mak
ing it one of the easiest irrigation
propositions in North America. A
person can not live on "view"
alone, but I would not take a thou
sand for the view we have here of
the llltie mountains on the east, the
Paulina on the south, and the ever
white snow icks of the Cascades
to the west and north.
Retarding Wells.
Several have asked, "How far do
you have to go for wntur?" They
certainly "have me" there, for
while a few miles south of here 011
a much higher altitude water can
Iw got by digging, here near Uend
wells with water in them are about
M plentiful as hen's teeth. The
river and irrigating canals are at
nrosent the only source of supply,
though it is probable thnt with
good drilling machines n plentiful
supply of water could be found.
However, people are overcoming
this difficulty by providing cisterns
in which to More the bountiful sup
ply of moisture we receive through
the winter nud spring mouths.
Very Mild Winters.
We certainly had plenty of snow
and rain in January this year, and
though the mercury never ap
proached 80 below, as a correspond
ent rcnorted in Alberta, yet as I am
like George Washington mid can
not tell a lie, I must admit that lor
two or three nights it passed the
zero mark. However, the real bad
weather only lasted about two
weeks and by the last of the month
the ground was bare and ready for
plowing again, and "little Febru
ary" was certainly n peach, about
like May in Alberta without the
(Continued 6it page 4.)
IT FEELS THE PLOW
Arnold District Is Coming
under Cultivation.
AUNY KNKRanTIC SETTLERS
Much flood Development Work I (Ic
ing Done on Lands under Arnold
Irrlgntlon Co.'s Ditches.
A drive through the Arnold ditch
district will surprise oneat thcrapid
development that is taking place in
that section. Much land is being
cleared and plowed, fences are be
ing built and new roads opened.
This section is destined to Ik, in a
few years, one of the most produc
tive in the" Uend country.
One of the first places you pass
where improvements are being
made is the homestead of Kd. Hros
terhous. Mr. llrosterhous has just
put up a strong fence around his
laud and is now engaged in clear
ing. A. G. lily, on the adjoining
homestead, has also a new fence
built ami is clearing the sagebrush
from the laud. Philip Francis and
Iv Garrett have two of the finest
adjoining homesteads in this section.
They have a goodly acreage cleared
and plowed and will have it into
crop this year. Mr. Francis has n
large, commodious house and suit
able farm buildings. Andrew T
Moore also hasn nc.it looking place,
well fenced, with considerable land
cleared nud plowed.
The oldest and by far the best
looking place at the present is that
of Win. Arnold. Mr. Arnold has
been on this piece of laud for four
or five years and, especially during
the last year, hasclonrcd and plowed
a large acreage, nil of it lying in
one large field and almost on a level.
It makes a very pretty sight and is
a promise of what this entire coun
try will some day be when the sage
brush and junipers are cleared
away. .Mr. Arnold is at present
plowing and seeding still more of
this land.
A mile or two further down the
road nrc located the places of John
Ferguson, W. J. McGillvray and
G. T. Callihan. Mr. Ferguson has
a pretty nud comfortable residence
nud considerable html cleared and
is .steadily improving his place. Mr.
McGillvray has been in this coun
try only a little more than a year
but he has made some very sub
stantial improvements.' He has n
fine large house, good farm build
ings, fences and quite an acreage
cleared. Mr. Callihan is n still
later comer, but has n good house
built and is getting ready to fence
and clear his laud.
Those are only n few of the set
tlers living on one of the main
roads into the Arnold district.
There are many othets with places
lying under this ditch who nrc
steadily improving their places.
Among them arc l,avurue Reed,
F. A. Iluuuell, John Fry, James
Reed, R. A. Dunn nud several oth
ers. Present plans contemplate the
building of laterals so ns to furnish
water to n very large acreage this
year in this district. It is being
settled by a wide-awake, energetic
people. They have established n
school with Miss Jniucs of Iidlaw
as teacher, will soon have a rural
'phone system connecting their
ranches with Uend, and have settled
here wilh the determination to im
prove the country add utake this
their home. And they arc the class
of people that win.
BUYS NKW LINK.
Deschutes Telephone Co. Takes Over
I. I. ft P. Co.'s Private System.
The local telephone company of
Hond has recently purchased the
entire mileage of the D. I. & P.
Co.'s private line nnd this system
is now connected with the Hcnd ex
change. This adds over 60 miles
to the company's fast growing sys
tem, nnd gives direct communica
tion with Redmond and a large
number df ranches lying cast of
Uend. Under the provisions of .In
transfer, the Deschutes Telephone
Co. agrees to provide n wire for the
exclusive use of the D. I. & P. Co.
The poles of the former D. I. &
P. Co.'s line will be fitted with
cross-arms, wires will be stretched
and it will be made the beginning
of n complete system of rural
'phones throughout the territory it
covers.
A crew of men is now busy ex
tending a line to Sisters, others will
soon -be at work on a wire through
the Arnold ditch district, and later
in the year work will lie resumed
on the extension of a lino to Silver
Lake trom a point a short distance
south of Kosland.
The plans of the conimny con
template rebuilding, at a not dis
tant dale, the Priiicville-Hetid line.
Stronger poles will be put in and a
much heavier wire stretched from
Prineville clear through to Silver
Lake. This will make that line
one of the very best nnd will give
excellent local and long distance
service.
The Deschutes company with the
extensions now under way, will
have about 175 miles of wire in op
eration.
-Tl'LHURAM
DID THE WORK.
Message Sent by Dr. Coc nnd C. Rude
Unds Mall Tie-up.
Dr. U. C. Coc is in receipt of a
letter from the postoffice depart
ment id answer to the telegram
sent by him and Clark Rude com
plaining of the recent tie-up of mail.
After referring to the receipt of the
telegram, the letter says:
"The attention of the official of the
IMghth Division, in which yor section it
touted, has leen called to the matter
ml they have Wen requested to take
Mich corrective measure a iiuy be po
sible and to report to the Department it
ally aid is Hedel from thU quarter.
Very rceelfully,'
Ai.kx Ok A NT.
ActingGeneral Superintendent."
The message was sent from Rend
on the afternoon of February iS
and ciuld not have been received
at Washington before the 19th.
The letter in reply was on the 21st,
after action had been taken by the
officials as is'showu by the above
extract. It is thus seen that when
the attention of the proper officials
was called to the matter,' remedial
action was nt once taken. It is also
evident that there was no good
reasons for so long a delay in for
warding the accumulated mail. The
prompt action by the department is
fully appreciated by this section of
Central Oregon
Council Appoints Special Police.
The city council this week unpointed
J, 11. Weiinudy special police. This
was done largely on the request of sa
loon men, who have complained of
troublesome dlsturlMticcs around their
places of business. v ithin the Inst few
weeks there 1ms been n little gun play
on the streets of Head, which, with
other matters, decided the council to ap
point u policeman to stop such doings.
Ordinance have been parsed increas
ing the saloon license fee from f-oa to
f. 500 per annum and forcing the saloons
to remain closed from 11:30 a. in. to 5 a,
111.
The council is also considering passing
mi ordinance to close, on Sunday, saloons
and all business houses with the usual
exceptions.
Gggs for Matching,
From Pure-bred White Plymouth
Rocks, bred for heavy winter lay
ers; large, uniform eggs, fertility
guaranteed. E. F. Batten, ,
50-i 13eud, Or.
A NEW LAW FIRM
City Papers Speak Well of
Bend Attorney,
WILL OPEN A LOCAL OPPICE
Ohio Dar Adopts Resolutions Highly
Complimentary to Judge King, the
Partner of W. E. (luerln, Jr.
Among other papers the Port
land Daily Journal of Friday even
ing, Feb. 15, 1907, contained the
announcement of the formation of
a new firm of lawyers, which is of
considerable interest to the resi
dents of Crook county. The article
was as follows:
KOTABLB PARTNERSHIP PORMIJD.
J mine King, Recently of Sandusky,
Ohio, Head tlie New Pimi of King,
Oueriti & Kollock, with Office in
the McKay Building.
A new firm of lawyers has just
been formed and opened offices in
the McKay building, 102 Third
street, in this city, under the name
of King, Guerin & Kollock.
The senior member is Judtfe Ed
mund I). King, who has receutly
moved to Portland from Sandusky,
Ohio, where he practiced law con
tinuously during the past 30 years,
excepting five years of service,
from 1805 to 1809 inclusive, as one
of the judges of the circuit court of
that state, and which position he
resigned in the latter part of the
year 1899 and returned to the prac
tice of his profession. From 1899
to 1904 he was at Sandusky, the
senior member of the law firm ol
King & Guerin, in which year Mr
Guerin withdrew from the firm and
moved to Bend, Crook county,
this state, where he has since lived,
excepting for a little more than the
past year, and where he ba-i nud
has several important interests
Through Mr. Guerin's residence
and acquaintance in Oregon, Judge
King was 'induced to investigate
tlte advantages of this state and
from his investigation and reaso ns
that appeared sufficient, concluded
to come to the city of Portland,
and with his old partner open a
law office
Since arriving in Portland he
has received from his late home in
Ohio the following resolutions,
adopted by the bar on January 21,
and by the court ordered spread
upon its records:
"KttMlved, Tlmt the members of the
bar of Hrie county on tlie departure of
Judge It. II. KIiik from their midst de
sire to expreM their estimate of him as a
lawyer after a professional acquaintance
of nearly n third of a century.
"Jud!e lidmuud IK King became a
ineinWr of our bar in OctorJtr, 1S75, and
lias continuously from that time been a
prominent member of our profession.
Mis professional word has always been
love reproach or question, when he
has collected money for a client the
client 1ms always received the amount
due him. lie lias maintained a high
standard of personal credit and reputa
tlou for honesty. He is poiesed of
oratorical ability of a hih order which
w. have always both feared and appre
ciated, lie has the power of making an
argument in a clear nud coucim: manner
such as is rarely equalled among lawyer
and never excelled. In the trial of
cases he has always treated his brethren
of the bar and the court with fairucs
and courtesy.
'He became a member of the circuit
court of the sixth judicial cicuit of
Ohio in iSq.. While 011 the bench his
opinions commanded respect and showed
the thorough acquaintance with the
principles of the law for which he was
known at the bar. He resigned from
the bench on October, 1899, and returned
to the practice of law in our city,
becoming at once the unquestioned lead
er of our Iwr until his removal to Port
laud, Oregon, January 14, 1907,
"We commend him to the members
of the Portland bar as a lawyer in whose
abilities they may well feel the same
pride that we have felt, as an advocate
whose powers they may respect as we
have respected them, and whoe brilliant
intellectual gifts they may admire as we
have admired them. In dismissing him
we regret that the long acquaintance of
many years is broken, ami desire to ex
press this opinion in the hope that it
may benefit our brother in his new
home instead of waiting until his death,
as is the usual custom of our profession.
We heartily wish our associate success
in his new ami distant.) field of profes
sional labor. We , request that ' this
testimonial be placed bu the records of
the court nnd rroblfshed In the papers of
our city."
W. K. Gucritj, Jr., of this firm
oracticcd law in Ohio 1 1 years be
fore coming to Oregon in 1904. ns
nn active member in leading law
firms of Columbus and Sindtiskv.
.ind while so cngaecd was elected
and served one term as a member
of the legislature of Ohio, in whlcl
body he most efficiently aided P
preparing nnd in securing tin.
passage of the new municipal codr
for the organization and govern
ment of cities and villages of that
state.
Associated with these gcntlcmct.
is a third member of this firm is
Mr. John K. Kollock, who for tl
past 12 venrs has n a ritn
of and Successful nttnrnoir in tl,r
city of Portland, well known in
tins city and highly regarded by
ill With whom lie has ennif. in -on.
tact, as an able lawyer and publi'
spirited citizen.
Messrs. Guerin & King intend to
maintain a law office in Bend, n
temporary arrangement has been
made wherebv the new firm will
occupy, for the time being, an of-
nce who k u. Wickham in the
bank building. Judge King and
Mr. Guerin announce that thev
expect to spend as much time here
ts is required to attend fo the busi
ness of the firm and this will prob
ably mean that one or the other or
both of them will be here approxi
mately half of each year. Thev
intend to engage in the general
practice of law, but will give
especial attention to all nucstions
relating to water, land or gcueral
corporation law. Mr. Guerin in
lenos to maintain his residence in
Bend. He has recently shipped
here a large consignment of house
hold goods to completely furnish
his home.
Judce King has important in
terests in this countv and in ad-
dilion to a ranch is largely interest
ed in tne jueschutes Telephone Co.,
being the vice president and assist
ant secretary of it.
The maiutainintr of a ioint Uend
and Portland law office will great
ly lacuitate the transaction of busi
ness and be a great convenience to
.his county, whose business is and
always will be largely contracted
at or through Portland.
Redmond Items.
Rhdmond, March 4. As W. B. Lamb
and the undersigned were returning
from Crooked river Saturday with hay
e were hailed by Pin is Woods who in
formed us that he cauahjrfrTbob eat the
night before. Itwajiofcct and three
inches long. Xow, that was a very com
mcndnblc act on Mr. Woods' part, bu
we think two thiucs. First, that he cot
the feet and inches mixed, and second
mat he wanted to tell as large a story a
possible, fo that the cows could eatmon
hay, Iy the way, that bob cat and thm
coyote hides is alt that is left ot
the fine colt he had the misfortune t
lose some time ago.
Partners in this vicinity are busy clear
iiie and many are already seedine.
have seen oats, alfalfa and vetch beiu
put in. Many are plowing and some ok
preparing their fall plowing. Pennn
is also the order of the day.
It seems superfluous to say nnythliu
obout receiving mail as every one know s
that it bnally has come and that by th?
time this is printed we will probably be
having mail as regularly as ever. It was
a long tiresome wait and we read even
thing we had on hand so many time
that we got to know just where all the
interesting places are.
Ditch work opens up today with n
small force of men under Lou Reed up
in lateral A neighborhood.
We are sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs.
Simons and Ileruice who go to Madras,
also Mr. aud Mrs. McQueen who go to
Ileud for the D. I. & P.
It. A. Kendall has at last received
word from relative who have been held
up at Dalles City for a month and thev
are expected in this week if the cotidi
tiou of a young son who has been quite
ill will permit of the removal.
Mr. Morgan has rented the McQueen
place for the coining season, and Mr.
lletineger will farm the Peasley place.
The following item found its wav into
your reporter's mail sack: "The euchre
kuu uick wiiu mrs. covert jast rtiurs
day. There was a good attendance aud
(.Continued ou page 5.)