THE BEND BULLETIN.
VOL. VI
ISKND, OKKGON, WKDNKSDAV, JANUARY ao, 1909.
NO. 45
ALL RAILROADS LEAD
TO THE CITY OF BEND
Is The Objective Point of Each of The
Three Central Oregon Lines.
Will Begin Work Soon.
J. I. O'llrlcii, general iiuuagir of t lie Ilarrlmau Illicit in (he North
west, 1ms returned from 11 month's visit to Mr. Hurrininn in New York,
nml announce that iiutlioiity will probably lie given to commrncc 00
the Centrul Oregon line within the next two mouths. Mr. O'Brien
further mild' "They rue figuring out which in the best route to reach
the Centrul Orrguu territory. We hnvc several surveys reaching the
same district. Just which is the most practical one to build is what has
not yet been decided. I favor the Deschutes route because I think we
will get the best grades, capable of the easiest ocrnt!ou, that will in the
cud prove the most economical line to build and maintain. It is tutur
oily a line of low grades, following very closely the Deschutes river for
a long distance," A write-up of the rnilioad situation appearing in the
Portland Journal, states that "Tint onjitCTivit point 01' itACii ui' Tint
TIIMKK I.INIIM NOW t'NllKK CONMDltKATION IIV MK. IIAKKIMAN IS
BltNU.
Road to (lend.
Tlir line which Mr O'llilrii lut rec
ommended follow the Detchutca tlcr
Irnni the mouth lo (lit northern Niund
ry ol Crook county, where It blanches
eatt ml south, patting through Madrat,
l.amouta, O'Nrtl. Redmond unit down to
llend, The first section f lltu line
that txtt running through the cii)on of
the Dochulca river Involve onip tre
incudnut engineering f'ata and lH he a
mutt difficult ami exnsivc piece nl
lo.nl In hulhl. It would bring the cott
11I llic line up to JL,u,(". In spite of
thlseaccstlve roil, however, till, route
hat the great advantage of having prac
tically a ilowu grade all the way to the
ColmuhU. The iltttl grade to lie
met with is a 1 j per cent, which it prac
tically nothing.
On the other tide of the Deschutes
route, extending from Detroit 00, the
Corvallls Ac Itatteni to the Metollut riv
er ami thence down into Mailrat ami
running southward to Html, l
what i. known as the eatt ami west line
It would eliminate the eapcnsive work
of J Dechutr can) on ami would cott
to liuild f i.u.un. Leaving the present
tcrminut .f the Corvalllt ft Itaslerti It
would strike notlli ami eatt, ctimh the
Caionle miHintalna near Mount JefTerwm
ami then descend Into the valley n( the
Deschutes. The objection to this routs
it that the gade would lien per crnt
or 116 fret to the tulle. It would tie
Redmond Items.
KittiMOND, Jan. 17. Once more thing
have returned their normal away lo quite
an extent and we tlop around at our
utual business. Mint of the mow it
gone and the roadt are ruuniug full of
it. If the ground will only open Up now
and let moat of it In It will tie a gicat
benefit to the next season's cropt.
V. K. Ogdeu It up and around again
after lielng confined for about two wtekt,
It will lie entirely proper toon to re
ler lo the l.amh Feed & Seed Co., at J.
, I.ambfc Sons will carry a line of
seeds when the season oieii. They will
handle nil kind of farm, gratt and clo
ver teed, garden tcedt alto wc pictumc
They have a shipment on the way now.
Installation of officers Saturday night
at M. W. of A. hall brought out the belt
attendance of members wc hate had for
six tuouthi, but there is still loom for
Improvement.
C. W. Minna got In l'rlday evening
after lielng out on the longest trip since
he has been freighting. He was gone
eighteen du)t and was held up moit of
the time in Madras,
Neighbor Sroujie came along this eve
ning and reportid nulls coming In from
the east pretty tegulatl), but not so from
the west on account of deep drifts.
Kirk Whlted It again at Iledmoud af
ter spending some time at I.aldlaw, He
will soon superintend building oier
limit 011 his lota in town nml make
some further Improvements on the farm.
Mr, Martin lint left for his home In
North Dakota after an extended visit
with hi daughters, Mrs. Kendall and
Mrs. Kenyan.
The weather and roads combined last
week to make It impossible for Mr, Lilly
lo keep his regular I.aidlaw appoint
incut, The meeting lielng conducted by Mr.
Lowtheraro still In progress with en-
couraglug result.
15. C. TAKK,
practically confined, however, to one
grade, it would go up ami come down
agalu tut once.
The Third Route.
The third route It an extension of the
Coluinlila Southern. Till la generally
eoutidcicd the nntt undesirable of the
three under consideration. It would Ik
the cheapest to construct the ettitnate
U f i,m),o. It would e neceasary to
build Miuth and cut from Shaniko, in a
kind of double acute angle, involving
the climbing of several grade with a
maximum rite of 140 feet or something
mure t It tt 1.6 per cent to the tulle.
It it alto ald to be a certainty that the
OrtKou Ktttern line will tie built Ix-Iorc
long, which will connect with the Cen
tral Oregon line and will tUc a down
Kr.de from practically all of the Mate of
Otegon into Portland. It will he pot!,
hie to start a loaded car from Ontario
and have It practically roll Into Portland.
It will alto lie ucil at the main line for
through tervice ol the O. K & N. and
will greatly thorlen the dittance Ire
twecn Portland ami the Hatl,
Klamath Line.
Running touth from llend the Central
Oregon Hue will he extended to meet
the Oregon Hastern at Odell, connect
lug In that way with the Klamath 1'alli
line and theme to the Southern I'acific
main line, touth of thcOregon-Catifotuia
ttate line,
Tirmalo Items.
TUMALO, Jan. 16, The clilnook wind
and tain of the at few days has cut
most of the snow off in this vicinity and
it wat sloppy to say the least.
Jno, Couch took advantage of the snow
and moved a house from the otd II. & S.
milt site to his place, a dittance of about
H miles, having put It 011 runners and
moved It with six horvt.
Two gentlemen fiom Matoles stopped
here today for dinner and reported the
snow three feet deep hi that vicinity.
O. V. Winter & Sous had the mltfof
tune to lute a valuable colt one night
last week from spasmodic lolic.
We ate uow looking for the new saw
mill as it is reported lo be in Shaniko
ami will be freighted In as soon as the
toads will permit.
There has not been much stir in these
parts during the snow storm so news
isn't very plentiful with us.
Inklings Prom (list.
C.lST, Jan, iH.-The chiuook Is taking
the snow tery fast,
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Graham came
over from the Graham ranch seven tulles
west of Sistcts Saturday. They report
y inches of snow in there.
The OIt. Ilros played for the dance at
I.aidlaw l'rlday night. Thev report
having a good time,
C, I,. Oltt and Ihirkhart's put their Ice
up last week, They got to inch Ice.
Stetley t'ryiear spent Sunday at Gttt.
Chat. Carson of Clovetdale was ap
oliited road supervisor of this district
by the county coutt last week.
Compare your store-ads. with the
other mail's. Are thev ns much
better than his as your store is bet
ter than his?
Have you read the nds, In tills
issue? If not, why not?
MORE BUILDINGS
ARE GOING UP
J. II. Wcnandy Will Build Large
Livery and Stage Stable.
DIMENSIONS OF 80x108 PEIST
One of the Largest lluildlnj: liter
lirccted In llend New Quarters
for 'osloffke Larger Ware
house for A. At. Lara.
HulldiuK operation)! still continue
in Bend at quite u lively rate, and
three mote new structures un
scheduled to co tip within l lie next
few weeks. The largest of these
and the largest structure ever built
in llend will be n new livery and
stage stable for J. II. Wuiaudy,
the second is a new building now
under construction to be occupied
by the postoflkc, and bciuc built
by Postmaster Merrill; and the
third is a large addition lo A. M
Lara's warehouse.
The Wcnandy stable will be built
on lots 3 and 3 in block 13. This
will be on the northwest corner of
the block in which stauds the
Whilsctt blacksmith shop, and will
give the stable an entrance open
ing on loth Nevada and Itond
streets. The building will be 8oxioS
feet with 24 foot pOMts. There
will be n i6-foor lean-to 011 each
side, which will give n hay loft
48xto3 feet.
On the ground floor there will ,hc
n driveway through the center of
the bulldiug, 34 feet wide and to8
feet long. On each side of the
driveway and in each of the lean
tos there will be stalls, with each
stall nine feet in the clear. The
stable will house 75 head of horst s.
Besides the above, the building
will also contain a stage and Mable
ofllcc, harness room, wash rack, and
room for the buggies. The entire
building will be supplied with nil
the modern improve 111 cuts suitable
to the business for which it ts in
tended. It will be enclosed with
shiplap and will be painted, uud
the roofing will be a lately improved
rubbcroid. The stable will loom
up in great style occupying the lo
cation that is planned for it.
The building will take approxi
mately 80,000 feet of lumber, which
is being furnished by the Muster
WHEAT GROWING ON IRRIGATED LAND NEAR BEND
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VfOTHING tells so well what a country is capable of producing as a picture of crops growing lit the field. Tlie
above is such a view n field of wheat growing within two miles of llend. The Bend country produces a rlrtt
class quality of wheat. The most of It up lo the present time, however, has been cut ami oM for hay on account of
the high price paid for that kind of feed, When so harvested it yields between two and three tous to the acre.
Many farmers in this section are now Retting fieldt set to alfalfa and clover, which wilt Rtadually supersede the
wheat hay and more of that crop will hereafter be threshed for the praln. The owner of a threhiug machine that
worked in this section estimates that the average yield of ull small graius will run 50 bushels to the acre.
CHAMBERLAIN IS ELECTED
A telephone message brougtit the
news to licud this morning that
Governor Chamberlain had been
elected United States senator from
Oregon on Tuesday. It in not
known which ballot resulted in his
election, ns further particulars were
lacking.
Thus Oregon has taken another
step forward in clean politics. An
other victory for the people and de
feat for machine politic. Another
victory for the "dam phool" laws
of U'Rcu, and a putting a stop to
the boodliug, bribing and corrup
tion that has so often disgruccd
Oregon during the former election
of senators.
ynrda at llend and the Ilightowcr
Smith mill at Gist. Jim McCoy
has the contract and has promised
Mr Wcnandy that he can move
into his new quarters 16 days after
the lumber is on the ground. The
work of hauling lus already com
menced and nctive building opcr
nlioni will soon be under way.
New Postofflcc Ilulldlnc
The new building being put up
by I'ostmister Merrill will be 30x30
feet, one story high, nml will occu
py the lot adjoining the Steele lot
on Wall street. The ostolTicc
boxes will extend across the build
me and will divide the room about
equally, one part for a public lobby,
the other for a distributing room.
It is planned to have the building
finished in time to have the post
office moved into it by February t
J. I West built the foundation
and lirostcrbous Bros, have the
contract for the structure.
A At. Lara's Warehouse.
A. M. Lara has decided to en
large the capacity of his warehouse
in order to accommodate his stead
ily growing stock of goods. An
addition approximately 32x58 feet
will be built on to the tear of the
present house. The south side of
the warehouse roof will be extended
over the present machine shed,
thus putting all under one roof.
Work on the addition will begin as
soon as the weather will ermit,
Wm. Orctttt having the contract.
Timber Claim for Sale.
Hlght miles from Bend and two
miles from n sawmill. For par
ticulars address II. Frttcchtcnicht,
332 Glisiin St , Portland, Or.
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THEV DO NOT LIKE
THE LATE DECISION
Riparian Owners Object to Re
cent Supreme Court Ruling.
PL:AR FOR THEIR RIOIITS
Want "Domestic Ue" Defined So a
to Include lipough Water for a
Small Power Plant Petition
forwarded to Salem.
The recent decision of the su
preme court of Oregon in regard to
water rights has caused consider
able anxiety among those who have
homesteads along the Deschutes
both above and below Bend. On
ncveral of these homesteads there
arc magnificent watcrpower sites
from which the homesteaders ex
pected sonic day to secure a tidy
sum of money by selling the site to
some power company. The recent
decision 1ms put an entirely differ
ent complexion on this matttr, as
it states in effect that the riparian
homesteader has no right to the
power possibilities unless be com
plies with the law laid down for the
"appropriation" of vvutcr, and his
appropriation is subject to the rule
of priority of time. Furthermore
he must put the power to beneficial
use if he wishes to retain right to it
The decision places the riparian
owner on the same footing as any-
other appropriatorns far as power
is concerned.
But that is not the only phase of
the question that is worrying many
of the riparian homesteaders. Some
of them had plans whereby they
expected, at some future time, to
install a small power plant on their
homesteads with which to pump
water, saw wood, run churns, grind
feed, etc , and operate a small elec
trie light plant for private use. In
short, they planned to have a farm
home with ull the modern conven
iences, and they want the power to
help them tu this praisworthy en
deavcr. The decision states that, as ri
parian laud owuers, they have a
right lo water for "domestic use."
The question is will "domestic use"
include the right to sufficient water
power for u small lighting plant
nnd other private purtioses. The
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homesteaders arc very anxious that
the legislature now sitting shall de
fine "domestic use" so as to jnvc
them sufficient water for these pur
poses, and accordingly, two or
three weeks ago, they fowarded n
petition to Representative Belknap
asking his assistance in the matter.
The petition was quite generally
signed and is as follows.
To Honorable Horace I'. Iielkntn.
Kepretentalive JIM di'lrlcl
whereat, the iMttaee of a new water
code rcgulatiiiK the use of water for
power, irrigation and other purposes la
likely to tic considered at the coining
tetsion of the legislature.
fow therefore, we, the undersigned,
having homesteads adjoining or upon
the Dcachules river and havinu taken
taiit homesteads principally because of
tneir said location, no most retpectluiiy
request that in said code provision be
made looking toward the pro'ection of
our interests as riparian owners which
tlioum save Harmless our vested rtgnts
in and to sufficient water for stock and
lomestic purposes. Including ligbis;
heat. lawn and garden irrigation and
the like.
Those inte'ested in this matter
have also written to State Kngineer
Lewis, and as the letter states their
desires concisely wc reprint it, as
follows:
"Mr John II. Lewis, Stale Ungineer,
Salem, Oregon. Dear Sir Knowing
that yourself and others are drafting a
new irrigation bill and appreciating the
tense of justice and falr-plar which ha
always been shown in your dealings with
the people of this section, I take the
liberty of asking you in behalf of I he
many riparian owners alone the Det
chutes to incorporate in the new bill a
measure which will inture the riparian
owner enough water for his own private
needs meaning bv that, enough water
to furnish power and light for the home
and for the irrigation of the kitchen,
garden and lawn, and water for stock
"Many of us took homesteads along
the tianks of this stream, with the sole
purpose and intention of using the water
for the generation of power and light for
domestic use, thereby creating homes
with all the advantages of the rity We
ail realize that the greater portion of
the water of this river must be useil for
irrigation acd it is right that it should
be so. but at the same time we think it
only just nd equitable that the riparian
owner should be insured the right to use
a small portion for his home use "
Pleasant Rldce Notes.
A week ago the thermometer played
around 30 degrees below xero, while to
day (Tuesday) it seems to be that far
above.
The farmers alt seem much encouraged
over the action of the inclement weather
and the amount of moisture going Into
the ground. It certainly means pros
perity the coming year. There is is no
other country where the moisture com
ing from the melting snow is going into
the ground as it is in Crook county.
A number of our people have been at
tending the revival meetings at Red
mond the past week.
Mr. Snider has been busy hauling wood
to Redmond the past week as the cold
weattur caught a number out of wood.
Owing to the cold weather the Tleis
aut Ridge school wat closed for a week
Daniel Greenhalgh is reported about
the same the past week.
Nobody rcorts catching any deer as
et.
Many littte lives have been saved by
Foley's Money and Tar, for coughs, colds
croup and whooping cough It is the
only safe remedy for infants and child
ren as It contains uo opiates or other
narcotic drugs, and children like Foley s
Money and Tar. Careful mothers keep
a bottle in the house. Refuse substi
tutes. C W. Merrill, druggist
Township plats for sale at this
office, two sizes, 34 and 6 inches
square.
SOLD
Portland, Or., Jan. 3,
1909. The Bend Bulletin,
Beud, Or. Dear Sirs' I have
received several inquiries re
garding the ditch laud I ad
vertised for sale iu your paper
and I think I will make a sale.
Therefore I wish you would
stop the ad for the present.
Yours truly,
H. Fruechtkwcht,
333 Gllsau St.
Mr. Real Estate Man, isn't
that a hint for you? Uct
busy. Advertise. It pays.