The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, October 11, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 BEND miLLE 'w ? 1 Jti ' VOL, V BEND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER i, 1907. NO. 30 THE I n H . I IRRIGATED LANDS -WITH- PERPETUAL WATER RIGHT $15.00 TO $40.00 PER ACRE 185,000 acres ia the Den Chutes Valley. 60,000 acred now under 350 mites of completed canals. Most fertile soil, abundant and never falling water, glori "otis climate j 10 sunshiny days per year cheap lumber and fuel, Worlds of water power, (till, game, and Iwatttiful mountain seen cry, combine to make an Ideal country to UVI( in. As for MAKING A LIVING, man after man of our settlers is producing this year from these cheap lands from 50,00 to 100,00 an acre In clover, alfalfa, oat, wheat and barley crops. Vegetable and fruit crops have yielded from f, 100.00 an acre up. 146 varieties of grains, grasses, fruits ami vegetables raised and ripened on the land. Clover 8 tons per acre, alfalfa 7 tons, oats 80 bushels, potatoes 300 bushels, swectcorn 180 bushels roasting cars, strawberries 1 i.o villous, and other crops in similar pro fusion. WHY, MAN; IT IS LIKE.FINDING MONEY. Have you got your tract of land yet? If not, why not? Get a hustle on and get it now, while you can get yotr pick. Remember this is Carey Act land. YOU PAY ONLY FOR TUB COST OK IRRIGATION. You get the land absolutely free directly from the State of Oregon. For particulars write today for Booklet G, Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company Clias. P. Richardson, Manager Sales Department Room 203, No. 6 Wall St., Spdkanc, Wash. OR BEND, OREGON. m&mmmnmmmmtmemfmmmatmmmmmmm&mimmmammmBi GAS LIGHTS FOR BEND Plan Is Afoot for Lighting Business Streets. AN AUTOMATIC q.AS BURNER City Council Ifai Ordered One Lamp on Trial and If It Gives Satisfaction Others Will Do Procured. Ki At Bend, Oregon. A Complete Stock of DRY Rough, Surfaced and Moulded -LUMBER- All Widths, Lengths and Thicknesses At Rcrt, Oregon. Reasonable Prices (lood Grades Dry Stock INCH COMMON DIMENSION SHIPLAP RUSTIC T. & G. FLOORING BEADED CKILINO WINDOW JAMBS WINDOW CASINO IIItAD BLOCKS O. Q. BASEBOARD STAIR TREADS WATKR TABU O. 0. BATTINS MOULDINGS P, B. D. PATBNT ROOFING FKNOK PICKKTB SHINGLKS jtTC, ETC. Lumkr Delivered at Low1 Cost Any u hero m Tho Lands of iTIie D. I. & P. Co., or irk C.S.I. Co. It is very probublc that Bend will soon have its business streets light ed with a number of gas lights. The council has taken action look ing to that end, and one complete lamp has been ordered from Chic ago and Upon its arrival in Bend will be set upland given a trial. If it proves satisfactory and makes good, n number of them will be or dered and installod along the bus! ncss streets. The sample outfit has been shipped from Chicago and is expected to arrive here in two or three weeks, coming by freight. The new lamp is known as the "Royal Gem" and burns gasoline. In appearance it resembles closely the gas lights seen on the streets of any city. Connected with each burner is a small gasoline tank which supplies the gas. There is also an automatic clock contrivance which can be set at any desired hour and at that hour the lamp will go out. Thus the lights can be allowed to bum all night or can be set so as to go out at 12 or 1 o'clock or at any time of the night desired. The lamp is guaranteed to light up a circle with a radius of Coo feet surrounding each burner. Mayor Goodwill ic says this lamp comes with many flattering recom mendations and that it is used very extensively in small towns through, out the Mississippi valley. MANY ARE IN LINE. CUSTOM FEED MILL IN CONNECTION, APPLY TO Central Oregon Development Company BEND, OREQON A The Bulletin Sets the Pace. Persistent Pc'oplo Waiting for tlte Chsnco to pile on Timber Land Early on the morning of Scptem ber 38 people began to arrive nt the Lakcview laud office. They formed in line and began the weary 30-day wait in the hope that their persis tence would be awarded by secur ing to them a choice quarter-section of titubcrland. The first night was a cold, disagreeable otic and caused much discomfort to those in line. The Lakcview examiner tells about it as follows; AH day Saturday the line con tinued to increase in length, in spite of the fact that n blinding snow storm was ragiug and mak ing the temperature anything but comfortable. Huddled together in the cold, narrow passageway ex tending to their goal, stood those ambitious, patient and persevering individuals whose sole thoughts seemed to be of the harvest they should reap at the end of the thirty days. When nightfall, with its bitter cold, seized the opportunity to in dict its ravages upon the shivering aggregation, n rather uninviting predicament offered itself. About datk, a large number of cold ridden people who had driven continually for about 48 hours, nt breakneck speed, in order to obtain favornble position in the litie, took their places there, Some were destitute of overcoats, nnd were ex posed fully unprotected to the cold wind that swept up the hall-way. Many of the people obtained sub stitutes to relieve them for the night paying as much as s.s for each ntut evidently were delighted to get them at that figure. On Sunday morn ing there were 31 persons, meti and women, enlisted in the army of laud-seekers. A system was inaugurated on Sunday morning whereby each per son in the line-up agreed in writing to retain the number in the line-up that he had assumed, in order that each one's position would be secure. James McShanc was appointed special police to keep order and sec that no one attempted to confiscate another's number, and Mr.Coguurn was appointed clerk to keep and call the roll and excuse anyone from the line for five minutes on their securing permission from him. In this way the people did not have to constantly stand in their exact position iu line, but could keep within the presence thereof. This system was a great relief to the crowd, At nightfall on Sunday an agree ment was reached by all that they would leave the line for the night and put their interests in the care of Messrs. McSbatte and Cogburn, and report at 7 o'clock Monday morning, which they did and found things secure. Finally a plan was adopted which has been approved by Commission er Ballinger, and the local land officials agreed, unofficially, to assist in maintaining order. The plan is for all applicants to register as they appeared in line, and when night comes to rest, returning the next morning to answer to a roll call. All attempts at usurping places in line will be opposed by the land office officials, and h is believed that oil will be well in the end. Beit Improvements Will V(n. J. M.' Wright, whose daughter Lulu, was the lucky one to draw the short straw in the lottery agreed upon by the contestants on the claim she settled on, telephoned to the land office Tuesday, to ask what chance his daughter ha'd in case someone was in line at Lake view with the intention of Sling on the same laud. He was informed that his daughter's chances were good and that the persons having the best improvements would be the ones who would win out in most cases. Mr. Wright and his daughter have returned to the claim to continue permanent im provement work. Silver Lake Oregonian. QRADE IS TOO NARROW. RULES ARE CHANGED Residence on Pitch Land Not Required, BOARD RECONSIDERS ACTION SUtc Officials Rescind Ruts Requiring; Residence- within Six Months from Dite of Purchase. Wider Road Necessary through Cow Canyon fur Big Freighting Enclnc. After making a very satisfactory trip out as far as Cow canyon, the big traction outfit of the Central Oregon Transportation tk Forward ing Company had to turn back to await the widening of the t,rack down the canyon, the road being too narrow to permit the road-train to pass, says' the Madras Pioneer. At those places where work had been done by the company on new grades, the train had no difficulty, but on the old wagon road there were many places where the engine and cars could not get through. There was some difficulty along the side-hill grade, the road-bed giving way under the heavy engine and running it olT the grade. These difficulties having rendered further progress of the' train impossible, it turned back to Shaniko to replen ish its supply of fuel oil, and to await the widening of the road. When this is done it is believed there will be no further trouble. A score of men and a dozen or more teams were put to work at once on the road widening it and iu places where there is danger of cav ing, it is being dug further back in the hillside in order to give the en gine a solid road-bed, Will Improve. Bend's Streets. At the council meeting this week, arrangements were made for bulki ng a sidewnlk from the corner of the old Sheldon blacksmith shop to the Kstebenct corner on Hawthorn avenue. The .sum of 75 was auth orized to be spent in grubbing ont trees on Eleventh street betweeu Juniper and Irouwood avenues, on lromvopd avenue between Eleventh ami Tenthj on Tenth street between Irouwood nnd Huwthoru, and on Hawthorn avenue between Tenth aud Bond streets, From Information now on hand it appears that purchasers of ditch land will not be required to estab lish residence thereon within six months from date of purchase. The dispatches that appeared in the Pottland papers last week were ev idently a little premature as to that section requiring residence, and that feature of the new ruling that made that provision has either been rescinded or is held up pending an arrangement that will be more sat isfactory. It was evidently the intention of the State Land Board to incorpor ate such a provision in the rues governing the sale and purchase of Carey Act land. The first of the week The Bulletin received from State Engineer Lewis a copy of that section of the new rules which provided for residence within six months after purchase and cultiva tion of a certain stipulated acreage each year until . final proof is made. The rules covered this fea ture in detail and were very ex plicit. It now appears that these rules bad not been fully adopted, but had been temporarily held up by the board pending criticism and ruggestions. Last Tuesday Max Richardson of Bend received a 'phone message from E. A. Baldwin of Portland, of the D. I. & P. Co., stating that the section requiring residence within six mouths had been rescinded. That is the latest news obtainable by The Bulletin regarding this most important matter. It wilt be welcome news to all those who now hold this laud and are so situated that tuy do not de sire to move upon the land. The rule had aroused vigorous opposi tion among local people. They claimed it was unjust. Some men had bought laud in two or more tracts not adjoining. The question was how could these meu establish residence on both tracts at the same time. Many local purchasers hold tracts so situated. Tuir intention to cultivate and develop the same is good, and those opposed to the new rule as reported last week, argue that it would cause so much trouble and loss to these purchasers that it would be a most unfair rule indeed. The further objection has been made that it would limit and prac tically do away with all sales of land in the immediate future, thus defeating the desired object, that of securing the settlement of the laud. There are several other objec tions, but those noted above are the chief ones. It is admitted that in so far as the new rule would elimi nate the speculator, it would be a most desired provision. Puctt Homestead Contested, In the absence of Commissioner Kills a contest was heard before F. 0. Minor, a notary public, the first of the week. It was a contest brought against the homestead en try of Robert A. Puett by Mrs. Stella A. Myers of Daidlaw. The chief allegation brought forward by the contestant was failure by the contestee to reside upon the laud. To refute this the contestee in troduced evidence to show that he could not make a living on the place and was obliged to move from the homestead iu order to provide a living for his family; also that he health of his wife was sucji that she could not be left alone upon the place. For these reasons they left the place In September, 1906,' and moved onto tue' old Sisernorc ranch where" 'Mrs. Puett's father was then living. A short time ago, they moved back onto the home-' stead. Puctt alio showed that he had spent several hundred dollars In bujlding an irrigation ditch onto the homestead, that he had fenced and cultivated 35 acres, had fruit' trees and bushes set out and had made various substantial improve ments. He admits his absence from the place from September of last year to within a short time ago in so far as residence is concerned, but maintains that he has spent much of his time 'there making im provements' and cultivating the land. Attorney W. P. Myers ap peared for the contestant and At torney Benson for the contestee. WW Develop Fruit Ranch. Last Tuesday the Sherwood Bros, bought the Dr. Coons 40-acre tract lying a half mile east of Bend. The consideration was $2,700 and included several tons of hay and the farm implements. The Messrs.' Sherwood intend to make a fruit farm of the place and will set out a large number of apple trees and various other kinds of fruit as rap idly as possiBle. This tract is especially adapted for such a pur pose as it is very free from early and late frosts, seemingly protected by its location at the foot of Pilot Butte. It already has quite a num ber of young fruit trees on it, goose berry, raspberry and currant bushes, and a strawberry bed that yielded abundantly this season. Rev. Short will move onto the place and occupy it, but the Sher wood boys expect to farm it them selves next year. Airs. Rowtee Sentenced. Last week Mrs. Rowlee was sen tenced by Judge Frazer at Portland to 50 days in jail for her part in placing the Francis girl in a disor derly house. The judge, in pro nouncing sentence, said that he would make the sentence somewhat lighter than he otherwise would have done since the defendant had already been confined in jail 30 days awaiting trial. Mrs. Rowlee, upon the advice of her attorney, pleaded guilty, although she main tained to the last, amid tears and sobs, that she did not entice the Francis girl into the disorderly house but that the girl went there of her own free will. Money Order l)ntess. Following is the money order business transacted by the Bend postoffice during September: S91 domestic orders issued ,...f 6,48a 01 Fees on same 39 63 3 international order issued. .. 50 70 l'ceaoij same. ...,,.,, .,,,.... 60 Total ,, f6,56i 93 raid 33 domestic order ,709 93 " 3 international orders 19 48 Total f79 4t Irrigation Project at Summer Lake. It is reported that McKendree & Hnmmoud will commence work on their big irrigation project at the head of Anna River, at Summer Lake, this week, Water will be takeu from the river and made to flow south along the west, and up per, side of a large tract of the most fertile land in the valley, the water to be taken as far south as the old Lloyd Hunter place, now owned by W. M. Marsters. In all, about 1,600 acres will be watered. Silver Lake Oregonian, Are you a sulwcriberf If not, you should be.