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VOL. V
JIHND, OREGON, J'KIDAY, MAY 3. -97
NO. 7
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BEND BANK IS SOLD
New Men Take Over Stock
of Local Institution.
PAIIMJP CAPITAL IS DOUBLED
facilities Provided for n (trowing llus
IncHK Will l.oin Money on Pat
ented Timber Lauds.
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Tlic Central Oregon Hanking &
Trim Company Is how under new
management. The stock In thin
corporation formerly liolil by A. M.
Drake, A. I,. Goodwillic, J. M.
Lawrence anil 1$. 1'. Dattcn has
tcn purchased by John Steidl and
J. i:. Sawhlll, who will iu the future
conduct this poptilur tanking in
stitution. The Mock acquired by
Mwars Steidl mid Snwhill consti
r Mii. lliu Mtill aliHIt jr I I 1 k wi s-eu-. -.
linen l lie i-iiiui- atuwK ui iiiu i-wijiui-
fttiou with the exception of a .small
amount held by one other parly.
The new management has organ
ixctt with Mr. Steidl, president, and
Mr. Hawhlll vice-president and
oul.kr.
Mcasrs. Steidl and Sawhill plan
to strengthen the local bank in all
particulars and to make it even
marc deserving of pAtraitace than
it has been in the past. Their
object is naturally to build up a
growing business and to aid in thin
they have increased the paid-up
capital stock to more than double
the amount under the former man
ngement. Arrangements have nlso
been made whereby the bank will
have fioo.ooo to loan on patented
timber lauds. This feature of the
new management will naturally be
of much value to many hereabout,
Another feature of tlip new man
ngement, if finally decided upon,
that witt prove of luestiinttble value
tu the neuters of this entire upper
Deschutes valley and consequent
ly to the development of the whole
section Is the plan to make loans
on ditch land before patent to
hecurcd. This feature is not fully
determined upon as yet but In being
considered and if arrangements can
be made as to provide satisfactory
Kccurity for the loans, the loans
will be made when desired, It can
be readily seen that such an ar
rangement would be of nroat help
to the bona fide settler who was in
tired of a little money to develop
Ins laud, It is hoped that the bank
will be able to perfect arrange
incuts that will allow these loans.
Mr. Steidl as president of the
new organization, needs 110 intro
duction to the people of Hetul and
vicinity. Several years ago he was
attracted to this section by the tint
bcr resources here ami has always
taken much intercut and a leading
part in anything that tended to the
cvelopmcnt of this region. About
n year and a half ago he got East
ern buyers Interested in the tim
ber proposition, whereupon they
began to buy extensively whiclrrc
milted In much money being turned
Into the pockets of Central Oregon
people. Mr. Sawhill came to Bend
but recently from Cleveland, Ohio,
and comes well recommended as an
energetic nitd hustling business
tuau.
Tito new mannscmcut took
hargc of the business on May 1st.
More Surveyors.
Louis Shuw, chief engineer of the
0. S. L. surveying crew now wofrk
lug near Port Rock, w9 in Silver
Lake Tuesday on business. lie
days another crew Is expected sooii
to commence work at the stage sta
tion nnd work westward, up to the
Cascade range. Mr. Shaw's parly
will work eastward until llicy meet
the imrty now at work near Wag-
ontlre mountain. Central Oregon
Ian.
TIIHIR FIRST ANNIVHKSAKY.
(tend friends Treat Mr. and Mrs. Clin.
Rowo to a I'lenHAiit Surprise.
I.ast Tuesday, April 30, was the
first wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles I). Howe and
that evening a large number of
their Ilcnd friend treated them to
a surprise that for its uniqueness
and expression of good-will, will
never be forgotten by the bride and
groom of a year ago.
About 8:30 o'clock Mr. and Mrs.
Howe were surprised to hear the
clatter of many bells and tin pans
lcforc their door and readily real
ized that they were being treated
to an old fashioned charivari. The
old fashioned part of it changed
suddenly, however, when they
stepped to the door and were im-
mcdlatt-ly showered with a down
pour of many towels of all descrip
lions, hose, yards of clot!, and n
handsome comforter. The crowd
surged into the house and notified
Mr. nnd Mrs Howe that "we have
come for you," finally repairing to
the Pilot Huttc Inn.
This popular hostelry hud been
thrown open for the occasion by
its hospitable host and hostess, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. I.tteas. The din
ing room was prettily decorated
with ropes of tnnuzanlta stretched
overhead and hung with many lit
tle Japanese lanterns. The chief
feature of the evening's entertain
tnent was n contest game in which
different persons represented some
popular book, the titles of which
the contestants were to guess. In
this Mrs. 1'. F. Smith won the
grand pri.e, n cony of Kobcrt
Ilrowuing's poems. It. A. Smith got
the consolation prise, n tin horn. A
large number of advertisements,
taken from various periodicals with
nil printing missing, were pinned
on the walls fqr the guests to show
their ability by namhig the firm to
whom each belonged. Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served later, after wfllch there were
a few short "speeches" by some of
the gentlemen guests. Mrs. Howe
was presented with a handsome
"bride's cake" and several other
remembrances from the friends
present. The gqthcrlug broke up
at a late hour wishing Mr. and
Mrs. Kowc many returns of the
day nnd stating that they would
again help this couple to celebrate,
hi llcnd, their fiftieth anniversary,
'flip cordiality of the friends pres
ent at this occasion and the spirit
that has been manifested by all of
Bend toward Mr. and Mrs Kowc
during their residence here, cer
tainly1 make them very desirous
that the fiftieth anniversary, those
intervening and those to come even
thereafter may be spent in this
pleasant little town on the Des
chutes,
About 1 jo guests were Invited
and a large number responded
thereto.
Mrs, Rowo Hntertatns,
Wednesday nlternoon Mrs, Rowc
invited In the married ladles who
had worked the hardest in prepar
ing for the "anniversary" recep
tlou, to help her cat the wedding
cake. It was a very informal af
fair, the afternoon bciug spent with
games and social conversation and
the serving of light refreshments of
cake ami cocoa. About So guests
were present.
Board of Directors Was
Elected Saturday.
ISiaaHR, BETTER AND BUSIER
Aloro $30 Land Sold nt Redmond In'
tercstlnjr Notes front Tumalo, (Jig
meadows and Powell Huttcs.
Kkdhonp, April 19, The second an
nuil Itcdmond fair may now lx wld to
be on. Saturday night in regular es
luu Hie MttlerV association elected the
following member a n board of fair
director for the answering year: II. A.
Kendall, C. N. Itlirct, It. C. Imniclcc,
C. M. Ilcdfield and I'. T. Redmond.
The more we think of till the more
we feel that it was the beat selection
that could poseibly lutve been made.
Next week wc hope to jj'vc the orgmi
saltan of thn ttoard. If we all net to-
fcetlier now and -null ami boost a little
we can make this 'he bl!Kft and beat
little fair ever held In Oregon. Our
own motto shall be, "Make it bigger,
better ami busier than ever."
The Mine evening tlwt ssjw the above
election the Ladle' Auxiliary met and
elected as n Hoard of Lady Manager,
Mctdame W hltticy, Kcntiard, taudea,
Kendall and Jones. If this Jlst of name
spells anything it Is hard, capable nnd
emeient work in the linen which the
ladle hail charge of last year.
Hundred dollar laud is not such a
remote possibility on thl segregation
after all. John Clay lus sold his forty
at $ jo tier aerc, and mind you, practical
ly without buildings, one single room
box shanty being the extent of the
building improvement.
The Ladle' Aid mksUI Saturday night
wa about the best attended affair ever
held In Redmond. It was alto n well
deserved nieces financially.
V. J. Iluckley is with us again after a
long absence
Welled the pleasure of making the
acquaintance of J. A. Wright, one of the
numerous tarn! seeker of the past week
ballitiK from Kalispell, Montana.
A contract kae been nude with a
man from Madras in take eltargo of
drilling n well at lUsIntond, work to be
gin Inside of two weeks.
L. I Welch nnd wife arc In from
their ditch forty and homestead out in
17-14.
The new blacksmith ami wagon shop
starts off with the recommendation of
being in charge of John ilcltlfoy.
Mr. John Tuck I quite ill and was
taken to llcud yostcnlay for an opera
tion, Wc understand the D. I. & I'. Co it
to erect wagon shed near the company
stable. Must be there is going to be
something doing.
State Itnglucer Lewi is expected in
this evening on n tour of inspection of
the various irrigation systems of this
section of the state.
A. O. Walker wts in from the lohuson
ranch neighborhood nnd purchased
Miife chickens.
It. C 1'AKK.
Tumalo Items.
Tuma',0, May i.We are aorry to say
that Join) I, Wimcr U still confined to
his room with sickness, Wc hope he
will soon lc able to Iks up again.
W. II. Stoats mid J. N. Hunter passed
through Tumalo yesterday. They had
been out to Sisters nnd while on the
trip they Iwnght fine driving hor.
Good horses are selling nt most any old
figure uov-a-dny mid the ones tnnt
have good horses for sale arc the fortun
ate ones.
I. K. Wimcr mid Chas. Spaugh were
at Titmato yesterday. They were on
their way up to the hend of the Wimcr
Ilnrcrow ditch. They will do aonic re
pair work on the ditch in order to get it
In shape for Irrigating.
T. A. Ienicu nnd O. W. Wimcr went
up to the head gate yesterday. They
nre Interested in the Wimer-Harcrow
ditch.
1. II. Kdwards, Jr., was at Tutimlo
yesterday ou business.
We hnva been informed that Hiuh
towcf & Smith have secured the con-
tract to furnish the lumber for the new
court house.
C. II. I'lt'llmn wa at Tumalo Monday.
Mr. l'ulllam ha beti tot boek consider
ably in farmitiK lately on account of hi
work Iforaes atrayime off. He think
they may have Holts' bftck to Sherman
comity wliere he brought litem from two
year ago.
Koslknd and Ills: Meadows Notes.
Kay Wilkinson and Itlmcr Merrill
passed tliroiij-h here this week an their
way to Odell to btiltd Mr. Seller' new
home 011 his homestead near there.
Dave XI 111 is busy getting out timber
for the construction of u large barn this
fall.
Harry Hill made a business trip to the
Meadow till wtek.
Itvery one twmi active around here
but still there is a scarcity of new.
THE EAGLE WILL SCREAM
Ucnd Is Making Preparations for
the lilggcst Celebration Over
Seen In Central Oregon.
IJend will celebrate the Fourth.
That is now assured. Donations
arc coming in liberally and the
biggest celebration ever witnessed
in Central Oregon i scheduled to
take place in Ilcnd ou July Fourth
next. Kagles will scream on every
corner, flags will fly from every
house-top, there will be sports and
games galore uud the streets will
flow with pink lemonade. Purses
that will draw contestants for many
miles will be hung up, and the time
of your life is assured.
There will be a mass meeting at
the D. M. hall Monday night to set
the ball a-rolling and complete ar
rangements. You must be there
and do your part.
Hurrah for the Fourth!
This is such a nice neigborhood that we
havc'ul time to talk about each other.
Kelt Smith will commence building
Mr. King's house next week.
The right man in the right place is
the goueral opinion, over the re-appointment
of Mr. Hawthorne for road super
visor for this district. He did tome
excellent nnd much needed repairing
last year, nnd we look for the same
square deal this coming summer.
Mf. RourU of Holland is doing well in
his, new store and is winning many
friend by his jolly, ueuial, manner.
Jim Illack passed through with a
couple of hundred head of steers head
ed for the green grass in the upper coun
try.
George Hates will build n Jquaint.log
house on Mr. Jones' homestead ad
joining Mr. King'.
There will be something doin' around
the Meadowa soon. Heats all how it is
settling up, and I 'low first thing we
know there'll be a real town, with real
house. Di'MiKit.
Powell Uuttes Items.
Rev. Mitchell passed here recently on
his way to his homestead ou the Des
chutes river. He will remain there this
summer.
lincouraf-ing to see work liegin on the
irrigation ditches in those parts, bat all
wilt be rejoicing when they sec the work
begin on the main canal.
Arthur Morrill has returned from Rend
with n load of goods, I,ooks like he In
tends to stay with us for a while,
A new school district i needed here.
Twelve or 15 scholar already listed.
Two men from Newlierj, Or., are look
ing nt laud here. They are friends of
C. H. Kilt and arc well pleased with the
country.
Perry lams made a trip to Prineville
this week. He is making a showing in
the old river bed.
M. C. Church Notes.
There will be no preaching at
Bend uqxt Sunday owing to the
fact that the Prcsbyterlati church
at Laidlaw is to be dedicated. Let
lknd be well represented at that
service and let us who love the
Lord show our appreciation of the
effective work of the pastor and
people at Lnidiaw in the service of
our Masfer.
CAStrBBLL TAVN0R, Pastor.
SHEEP BRING $12,000
Flock of 4,000 Sold for nt
Least That Much,
KICKED IN HEAD BY A HORSE
Tliree-ycnr-old Babe at I'rlnevillo Has
Skull Crushed Reservoir Dam
Ureoks Other Notes.
Messrs. Williamson and Yancy of
Prineville sold last week to a Call
foruia buyer something over 4,000
yearling sheep, to be delivered after
shearing, says the Review. When
asked as to the price paid, the gen
tlemen declined to state but they do
say it was better than $3.00. The
animals arc to be driven over the
desert road to California. This is
the first eale made in Prineville this
year, and the price allowed is re
garded as a very good indication
that sheep arc to beshct-p in 1907.
The good price paid is indicative
that either mutton is pretty well
sought in the coast markets or that
Central Oregon sheep are in better
condition than that of other local
ities. Whichever is the case, it is
certain that sheep weathered the
winter here in 3 cost successful
way.
Uabc Kicked In the Head.
The little 3-year-old son of Price
Coshow of Prineville followed his
father into the stable recently and
was kicked In the head by a horse.
The Journal says that no attention.
niu jiuiu iu iuc mwe cuap until lib
screams warned the parents that
something was wrong. Upon in
vestigation it was found that the
child had evidently used a rope
which it carried in its hands to
strike some of the young stock on
the heels. When the little chap
was picked up a deep cut was found
over the right eye and a long gosh
on the left temple. Dr. Ilelkuap was
summoned and assisted by Dr.
Rosenberg, pieces of the skull were
removed from the child's brain
where they were driven by the
kick. It became necessary to tre
pan the skull in three different-
daces. It is not thought possible
that the little fellow can recover but
of course there is no telling what
prompt surgical aid may not accomplish.-
Ifjbrain fever sets in there
is no hope for the boy.
Reservoir Dam Breaks.
The dam across Willow creek one
mile above Madras gave way last
Monday morning, and for two
hours or more Willow creek as
sumed flood proportions, rising
higher than it has before at any
time duriug the winter. The dam
was built on the ranch of A. S.
Phillips for the purpose of storing
water for irrigation purposes, and
the reservoir was full when the
break occurred. The damage to
Mr. Phillips was about $t,ooo.
There was but little other damage
done by the flood.
A large amount of water was
stored up, and Mr. Phillips was
just getting ready to seed quite a
large tract to alfalfa, which would
have been irrigated from the reser
voir later. The dam which backs
the water hp and forms the reser
voir is-about 700 feet long. Few
people frcalized the amount of water
that, had been stored, until the dam
gave way and the flooding of Wil
low creek was witnessed. The
creek's banks were full and it re
quired several hours for the water
to run off, the rushing water
made a roaring noise like n fui!
sized waterspout.
The break iu the dam is about
1 50 feet wklc. and Mr. Phillips ex
pects to repair it at once. The
greatest Jo which he will suffer is
from the loss of the water, but b
repairing the dam promptly he can
still catch quite a lot of water in
Willow creek for use this season.
Pioneer.
Land Entries Are O. K.
James Maybcrry, ,a special agent
of the department of the interior,
was in Prineville last week inspect
ing the many timber land entries
made here during the past eight
months. Mr. Maybcrry gave each
entry a careful scrutiny, examined
several applicants for timber land
who have not yet proved up as to
their resources and general charac
teristics, and finally arrived at the
conclusion that the entries were
bona fide and legitimate. The lands
involved arc to be passed to patent
as quickly as possible, so Mr. May
bcrry stated. Review.
Fished for Bend Bachelors.
The Review speaks of the good
time the Prineville teachers had at
Dend when here at the educational
meeting. It noted the inability of
the teachers to catch the Descbutc
trout and added:
"However, if t'uey couldn't catch
fish they proved their ability to ci'.
fish when they reached Bend,
where news of their coming had
preceded them and trout in plenty
were ready for the sacrifice. On the
morning of the 14th four of the eli
gible lady teachers wandered away
and came near being left, but a del
egation sent out for that purpose
finally succeeded in persuading
them to join the crowd. We pre
sume they were looking for some of
those bachelors they were given to
understand they were welcome to
catch."
Work on, Columbia Southern System
Superintendent Mudd has just re
ceived a letter from the new man
agement of the Columbia Southern
stating that they expect to begin
actual work in the near future for
the completion of the system. They
instructed Mr. Mudd to at once do
such work as may be ' necessary to
furnish water to the settlers who
desire it this year. Chronicle.
Notes of Qeneral Interest,
G. E. Craig, a farmer living nt
Sage Rrush Springs, near Madras,
has struck an abundant supply of
water at a depth of 33 feet, accord
ing to the Pioneer.
A faulty plug somewheres- about
the water plant at Prineville let nlj
the water out of the tower last
week Monday and the ladies of the
town were delayed several hours
with their weekly wasliing.
There will be a debate at Prine
ville during court week between
The Dalles and the Crqok county
high schools. The Journal says
Judge Bradshaw and Messrs. Wil
liamson and Elliott will act as
judges, and Judge W. A. Bell as
chairman of the meetiug.
The Madras section may soon
have its second rural free delivery
route. A petition with 107 signers
was sent to the postal authorities
and last week a government in
spector visited Madras to look qver
the route. The proposed route will
be 25 miles long and takes in the
Agency Plains country,
A shipment of sage rats was made
from Madras last Saturday morn
ing to the government expert at
Pullman, Wash., who will attempt
to inoculate them with n deadly
contagious dispose. If th experi
ment proves successful the disease
will be introduced, amoaz the sace
rats in the Madras country and the
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