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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1909)
li'Wt" t'JW 'WW w K1 -gyP 1?5w- SHf MMHnMa.HHMIMMdMMMMMMs.- THE BEND BULLETIN CHARLKS D. ROWK nDITOR SUnSCRU'TlON RATKS: One j-f ",... Sla month Three month,,. (tamUbW In mlnnce.) .l.5o 4 WEDNKSDAY, NOV. 3. 9. THU FREB LANDS. The windy wallers from the East, who live where land is reck oned in' front feet and not in acres, are vigorously howling "no more free lands" a sort of diseased echo of the "conservation' craze that is sweeping over the trans-Mississippi states. What these folks need who would do away with the "free" land in ducement to settlers, is a good forty eight-hour stage ride through Cen tral Oregon, with its accompanying view of the millions of acres of un touched land, richly endowed in natural resources and only waiting the coming of the settler to blossom into fertility. Let the conservo taaniacs have their way, and these millions of acres will remain for many years with tht-ir ouly yield the prese'nt profitless crop of sage brush. Crook county aloue has a million and a half acres of un-tak en government land. Today the new 320-acre homestead law is the inducement that is bringing hun dreds of settlers in to develop the long latent possibilities of this vast territory; within two years hun dreds of ranches will be addiug their quota of wealth to the state and the nation, and the stock ranges of Central Oregon will have been transformed into a far-reaching wheat country. Without 1 "free" lands this certain develop ment would be as impossible as that long since attained, in exactly par rellel manners, by the very Eastern states w.hose citizens would now curtail the development of the new counties of the West for what tbey shortsightedly imagine is their own profit. The pioneers who carve out wealth-producing communities from the untamed lands, and those who follow on their heels, are entitled to every legitimate aid their govern ment can give them. It is for them, who win the land at the ex pense of their own toil and bard ship, to profit by its "free" acquisi tion, and in no wise for the men of other distant states to claim a superior, or even an equal share In any profit-making possibilities the last of th.s national lands might be made to bold for them at the ex pense of the actual settler. may smack of the suspicious. So, it seems, the thieateued press has not only escaped immediate "muzzling," but even has received an officially complimentary slap on the back. Indeed, it may well be that existing conditions of press freedom of speech will not only con tiuuc unhampered by Russian-like censorship, but will develop into even broader fields notwithstand ing the opinion of our eminent fel low citizen to the contrary. MORU MUULICITV. When that Orcgonian photog rapher comes to Beud it's up to Bend to look pleasant. Also it would help Ikud advertising not n little if we could get him out over that new automobile road for a peep at the "high desert" country. A few facts and a few photos in the big New Year's nurabr r of the Oregon inn will tend to awaken the public to an understanding of the enor mous future that lies before this vast tributary territory. Advice to Homesteaders. No patent to a homestead it now is sued until after the homeslevl bn been examined as to the amount of work, etc., done on it by a Geld nun in the employ of the general land office. The man on a homestead should keep a daily diary to he can tell what daya hr was away from the homestead and what he was doing while away. lie should keep a memorandum so when the time come to prove up his homestead and t;et a patent for it trum the government, lie can show what he was doing the five years necessary for him to live on the Homestead to was away his and wlut secure his patent. he how was long he doiue. It u difficult for most homesteaders to make living on the homestead during the period be Is required to live on trie land, and it becomes necessary lor ntott of them to earn money elsewhere in or der to nuiutatu themselves and buy bread and other food supplies, clothing, horses, etc. When the time cornea to make Gnal proof before securing his patent, a home steader must have two witnesses to vouch LOCAL NEWS NOTUS. "rest Es- A. M. Lara tells about his room" in his ad. this week. pccially interesting. Horn to Mr. and Mts. Ralph Spencer, of fiend, twin boys, on the afternoon of Nov. tst. Mr. and Mts. J. II. Wen n nil v left Saturday for n two weeks' visit in Phillipsburg, Mont., their old home. J. J. Hccker is having n side walk 140 feet long built along in front of his projerty east of the D. I. & P Co. office on Ohio street. Barney Lewis had the tnisfor tuuc to break nu armPridav. He fell off n load of wood which he was hauling down the hill to the pumping slatiou of the city water. wmks. For Sale: t6o acres good land under Swalley ditch, 100 irrigable acres, two shares maintainauce, just help keep up repairs cheap; it will pay to look this up. Call at this office. Wm. Arnold sold an assignment on his desert claim uuder the Arn old Irrigation Co. last Friday to E. A. Ktiotts of Beud, for fS.ooo. The tract is located about 4 miles from Bend and comprises 200 acres. Henry Muster raised a fine gar den at bis home in Bend this year. Last week the Linster boys brought to The Bulletin office some mon ster carrots and rutabagas and a cabbage head weighing 17 lbs. Millard Triplett also brought in a cabbage head which weighed 36 pounds. G. P Putnam has another full page article in the Sunday Oregon ian, this time descriptive of the Crook County Fair at Prineville. for him. These witnesses are required Besides describing tbc picturesque v kiiihci "'UK ... ui iuotiuui leaf ing on the homestead, the amount of work done on it, etc. PRESS CENSORSHIP. A cartoon in Sunday's Oregonian gives an appropriate picture of the Press as muzzled in accordance with Ex-Congressman Williamson's prediction made recently at a Prine ville banquet. The piesent status of the "free dom of the press," we" are told, is a national danger; its material curb ing, within a brief term of years, an assured certainty. And yet how diametrically opposed to this dark forecast is the outcome of the re cent Indianapolis-News-P a na m a purchase libel suit. 1 tie government, it wju be re membered, brought 'action for libel against the proprietors of the "News," the sensational charges brought by that paper in connec tion with alleged wholesale "graft" at the time of the Panama Canal purchase having proved unfounded, at least in so far as definite evidence was concerned. The case was dis missed by Judge Anderson, who, in rendering his decision, said, in effect, that in as much as the pa per's charges were, made in good faith, it was but executing its nor mal duty that of public watch dog, whose function is to direct public attention towards that which It is quite important that a home steader keep in touch with his neigh bors so they will know what he is doing. It is usually a very difficult thing to find a witness who is able to give satisfac tory answers concerning a homestead covering a period of five years. It is at once apparent to every home steader to realize the Importance of keeping a diary of hit doings and to keep in touch with his neighbors and let them know from time to time what he is doing. The government is more particular now than formerly about a homesteader making bis home on his homestead. It is very necessary for him to make his home there and to have no other resi dence. At general thing homesteaders are making an honest effort to acquire homes. In a few instances through Ig norance or otherwise, homesteaders fail to come up to the requirements and thus lose the chance of getting a home out of the publie domain. Ex. PRIZE WINNERS. Girts Wte Prizes In Lara's Ad. Writ ing Contest. 1st prize Miss Etna Scbultz, 97 votes. 5.00 and prize: Miss Margaret Wiest, 59 votes, $2 50 3rd prize Miss Bessie Main, 27 votes $1.00 In addition to the above prize winners, ads w-re written by Gladys Brandeuberg, Lizzie Wormstaff, Ethel Spinning and Howard Young. I want to personally thank each one ot you lor the interest you took in the contest. Every ad. published was a credit to the writer and worthy of a place in any paper. I don't know what is the matter with the boys of Bend as only one of them bad nerve enough to even try for the prizes. The girls cer tainly carried off the honors. The prizes are waiting for the winners at my store. A. M, Lax a. Clearing and Plowing' Done. Uy responsible party. For fur ther information call at The Bulle tin office. 3336 Notice. If you wish to have your ex press and light freight come In along with your letters and daily papers, have it come in on the mail line. This Coknktt Stack & Staulk Co. ' 25tf features of the fair, the article has much to say regarding the econom ic possibilities of the county more good advertising. Frank Basl brought to The Bul letin office this morning an extra fine specimen of the rutabaga fam ily. It measured 32)4 inches in circumference, was smooth and of excellent quality. Mr. Basl has a homestead north of town and gets water for irricatiou from the Swal- ley ditch. He claims to have the prize ranch in his neighborhood. A. A. Aldridge, Dr. I. L Scho field and Arrnand Shearer returned Sunday from their bear, hunt on the Upper Deschutes, bringing with them two brown bear, a heavy crop 01 whiskers and three of the dirtiest physiognomies that ever ambled into the corner confection ery on six legs and asked for three glasses of lemonade to wet three over-dry gozzles. I be boys re port a good time. Frank Powers of Christmas Lake, on the lower end of tbc High Des ert, passed through Beud the first of the week with an engine and a deep well boring machine which will be used in his locality to bore for artesian water. The machine is capable of boring to a depth of 2,500 feet and the Christmas Lake settlers who are interested in the scheme are fully confident they will strike an artesian flow before that depth is reached. A public reception was given in honor of Bishop Paddock last Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Drake, at which u goodly number were in attendance. The evening was very pleasantly spent in a social way by those pres ent, light refreshments were served and the time passed altogether too rapidly. It was one of those events that are altogether too rare in Bend. Mrs. Drake was assisted by Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Smith, and the Misses Kershaw, Coleman, Reid, Wiest, Vaudevert and Mar ket. Bishop Paddock, Episcopal bish op of the diocese of Eastern Oregon, even-The held services In Bend Friday ing, Sunday and Monday bishop is an intensely interesting speaker, has had n wide experience in his work, 11 ml his discourse!) devoted almost wholly to reaching men were full of virile manhood uiiil alive with the very strongest kind of argument that would con vince u man that he should lend a clean life It's well worth any man's time to attend the bishop's services. While the congregations that greet ed Bishop Paddock were of a fair size, yet they were not so large as they should have been. It is hocd that when he visits us again, the people will turn out en masse to hear him. s LaMlaw News Letter, I.amlaw, Nov. 1. The new Ml for the I'lcsbytcrian church arrived lait Wednesday and was put III place Satur day, The bell was given to the church by Mrs. Klla M. Ivrs, formerly of this place, but now residing In Seattle. The I'nrtners' telephone line of Laid law has made arrangements lo connect with the long distance Hues to Itcnd and tiiMers. The ladies of the aid societies of the Presbyterian and Christian churches met with Mrs. J, V. llniwn. and considerable work was accomplished. Miss llaiel Caldwell entertained a company of vuuin people at a Hallowe'en party iUturday evening. A very pleas ant time was reported by all. Supervisor L, II. Root lu a crew of men at work opening up a new road tie twecn Ulillaw and Cllne I'alls, which will he a great lotixenlencc to the travel ing public. V, K. Dayton It hauling hi lumber from the Tiinndn sawmill, into town. I CAN SELL YOUR LAND Parties In the Powell huttes sec tion, or anywhere in the Ilcnd country, who have tracts of land wholly free from rock, or nearly so, and who desire to sell the same should list them with me. I have a large number of people around North Yakima, Wash., who want land in this section and I will be able to sell your property. Large tracts a specialty. Dr. I'. M. Va SNYDHR Either at llcnd, Or., or North Yakima, Wash. WOOD FOR. SALE BLOCK WOOD $4.50 Per Cord, Delivered. LIMB WOOD $3.30 Per Cord, Delivered. Phone Me. F. M. CAK.TEF. I MISSION FURNITURE . Kitchen Cibinets ALL KINDS of HOMK MAPI I'UKNITUKK. Call at tny shop and Inspect ttiv Mission furniture. Chair, Tall ies, Cabinets, etc., etc. All work OUAKANTKKD IMUSTCLASB. A. A. ANTHONY. -HlsssssssKPWH wKBafB 9sslssssssnBMssH9nmBBBBSsssHllBBs9 Bsiasssssssssssssss1BssBssii99F 30HCV5S"aw 9 QUESTION V It has been asked us several limes, "How can you afford to give away beautiful 3oa Upton Parlor Grand Piano, as you advertise you will do?" OUR ANSWER We prefer to sell 100 articles at a profit of 10 cents each, rather than to articles ot a profit of one dollar each, It means just ninety more people putiontzlng our stoic. The only reason for our being in business Is to do business. This means that we must bring the jwople to our store. Low prices and good values will bting tu customers always. Our giving away of this piano is simply to bring mlditioiml business to our store aud it is doing It, every day. It pay you and us. MERRILL DRUG CO. 3SS w4HtfsPMtstfWH-HMnnMHMHB0Sas ' 320-ACRE HOMESTEADS WE HAVE THE BEST FREE AUTOMOBILE TRIP To and Prom the Lands to Every One Who Locates. Merrill (JB Wilkinson Company Jlll.NI, UK1UJU.N. The Pine Tree Store IS STILL IN nUSINKSS, CONTRARY TO REPORTS OTHERWISE. I have just received part of my PALL DRY GOODS and am going to give you ffrargains Every Day NO SPECIAL DAYS-EVERY DAY ALIKE. Come in and convince yourself. A handsome framed picture given away with every $5 cash purchase In dry goods. I also Jiavc a full line of Groceries, Iluildlng Material, Paints and Oils af all kinds, Farm Machinery and Binding Twine. NO HOT AIR PEDDLED HERE. E. A. Sather. St. James Hotel ""'"RsisW X SilrerUlc 6reg9 J. S. Wakefield, Proprietor When in Silver Lake, slop at this well known house. Guests can be assured that every attention will Imj paid to make them comfortable. Hpeclal attention to travelers. Oood home cookiui. Terms reasoiiablo Our tlobbyt Uest Meal In Town for 35c JOHN LEQAT DKAMtR IN Harness and Saddlery Trunks and Valises Repaired Bring your job printing to The Bulletin office, Our work pleases. KW WHEN IN BEND STOP AT THE PILOT BUTTE INN Table always supplied with the bait that the town affords. IlKNIi, O gnCffHf Neat Mnd Comfortable Rooms. VlfANTITIV l m rcQdy t0 bl,y for : 500 sackfl 1 . , ofSP,u,,,nM(' 3,ooo pounds of Onions- must be in good condition to keep lor winter. AM I aft A - 1 Hir.i. - , , -J-