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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1912)
. J! Hjtt't HQsJnff'f i. -"- - s- STAR SALE WILL CONTINUE ONE WEEK i T i l t The STAR SALE which we have been running for the pasTt ten days has been such an unqualified success that we have decided to continue ONE WEEK LONGER, and give those who have been unable to visit our store one more chance to get the benefit of our tremendous price reductions. Hence the Star Sale will not close until Wednesday night, Feb. 28. All prices advertised on our liirgc "Star Sale" posters will hold good during the week, and in addition we oiler the following three new specials at a price-saving to you that has made this "Star Sale" famous in Uend's history. R KB)? i m $1 Q0 Corsets at 48 cents Good bnt'ste, dip hip, "Kant-Uust" boning; lace top, tour solid web hose supporters. A regular Aflfs Sl.00 corset, only fcOL. 40c Enamel Kettle, 38c Large six-quart gray enamel kettle smooth enamel on heavy 'JO steel base, only Ot 55c bishPan, 36c 17-piart gray enamel dish pan with well riveted hnu lLfs dies, usual price fiflc, at JwC Star Sale Closes Wednesday, February 28 t0WC S tStOTC Nexl Door io Poslotftce Bend Oregon THE BEND BULLETIN GEORGE FAt.MEIt PUTNAM ' Publisher. U. K. HOFFMAN Managing Editor. An independent newspaper stand ing for tho square deal, clean busi ness, clean politics and tho best In terests of Ilcnd nnd Central Oregon. One year , Six months. .. . Thrco months. J1.50 . .80 , .SO All subscriptions aro duo and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Notlco of expiration will bo mailed subscri bers and It renewal Is not made with in reasonable time tho paper will bo discontinued. Please notify us promptly of any change of address, or of failure to re ceive tho paper regularly. Make all checks nnd orders pay ablo to Ilcnd Bulletin. r Every Issue of Tho Bulle tin records the progress of Central Oregon and tho Ilcnd country- If you aro a homo seeker looking for a now lo cation, or own property In this section, thero Is no bettor way to becomo acquainted with, or keep posted on, what is Uelng done In this part of the world than by reading this paper regularly. Send In your subscription at once, so as not to miss anything of what Is going on in this big, resourcoful country t h 1 great Inland empire that has now been opened for develop ment by two great railroad systems. - WEDNESDAY, FEU'ItY 21, 191: 'CITY OV KLECTIUC KN'HKGY." Much has bee a written about the Deschutes river, and the future will see a great deal more written, for this stream that flows quietly by Uend is destined to play a stellar role, to uo a theatrical 'figure, on the stage of Uend and Central Ore gon history. It Is an important stream, and therefore the more we all know 'about it the better we will be acquainted with this part of tho stato where we live. Having Its source In a number of lakes at tho summit of the Cascade mountains, it flows northward to the Columbia river, with which It joins about IS miles esst of The Dalles. Its chief tributaries are the West Fork of the Deschutes, Crooked, Me tollus, Warmsprlng and White rivers, and the drainage area of this system totals some 17.000 square miles. All cicept tho Crooked river drain the eastern slopo of the Cascades, which contributes the larger part of the stream flow, incidentally giving the river one of its remarkable features. This is tho uniformity of flow, which has been stated by government ex perts to be perhaps the most re markable uniform flow of any river in the world comparable with it In size, and on this account its economic value is very great. Under present market conditions for waterpower, the value of a stream is In direct proportion to the volume of water it carries at Its lowest stage. At tho mouth of tho Deschutes tho maximum flow Is six times, and at Bend only three times, tho minimum. Evidence of this uniformity is seen in tho low grass grown banks between which tho river flows In Its upper course. Although tho winter temperaturo gets low sometimes, Ice conditions do not affect tho stream flow to any oxtont. Tills Is due to the fact that tbo waters roach the river in the form of springs. Tho high stages usually occur in July, resulting from molting snow, but such a thing as a flood in tho rlvor has neror been known. . Investigations made by membora of tho Geological Survey of tho United States show that tho total avaltahlo power In tho Deschutes river and Its principal tributaries, at tho average low-water stage, Is 1. 115,000 horscpowor. This Is on the asssumptlon that 90 per cent of tho fall can be utlllied nnd 80 per cont of theoretical watcrpowor readied on water wheels. Tho two railroad lines which have been built In tho canyon of tho lower river reduce this power somowhat, but both roads havo elevated tholr tracks so as to permit tho construction of thrco dams one at tho mouth of tho river known ao Moody's dam. one at the government dam site 19 H miles above tho mouth and ono at Shorar's bridge, 40 miles abovo the mouth. Irrigation developments In tho upper courso of tho stream will also reduce the water that can be usod for power purposes, but It has boon estimated that, attor all these requirements are satisfied, tho total possibilities of power development In the main Des chutes river will reach the enormous total of C50.000 horsepower. After proposed storago rcsorrolrs aro com pleted, the avallablo supply for power development will be Increasod about 100,000 horscpowor, giving tho river a capability of developing 4 650,000 horsepower. "This," says J. C. Stevens, district engineer of the Geological Survoy, "Is nearly four times tho total amount of water power developed at the present time In the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, combined." Dend'a situation on the river Is strategic and such that this should, and surely will, become a manufact uring center. Built on the banks of tho stream, the river is right at hand to turn tho wheels of vast Industries. It is today tbo only town In Contra! Oregon of any site or Importance that is situated both on the railroad nnd on the Deschutes river. Electric current Is already being utlllied to drive machinery and as now indus tries are started will bo used more and more. "Uend, the Beautiful" Is a good and true slogan; but, with our cam paign for new enterprises to make use of this water power with which tho town Is blessed, lot's supplement It with "Uend, the City of Electric Energy." variety of fuel to pick from. Tho tlmo I had rcforenco to was back n number of years whot ,1 was 'yo editor' of n weekly newspaper at Callaway. "If I recollect rightly, our coal supply gave out about tho tlmo wo nccdod It tho most, and wo com menced casting about for somo means whereby to supply tho va cancy. Now, remember, this was only nn emergency case nnd our nubscqtient mode of procedure Is not recommended as a steady diet. "Nearby tho official sanctum was a corn field owned by N. M. Morgan and It was to this Mecca that we looked for succor. Wo connected Ml right and for some time after wo baakod In tho radlanco of a corn fod fir v. Hut It was too good to last, and wo were finally com pelled to relinquish tho warmth and iinugness to which wo had become accustomed, and taco tho bleakness of reality again. "Ono day, Mr. Morgan strode Into tho ofllco with the startling infor mation that somo dod blasted thief was robbing his cornfield and he wanted to insert a notice Into tho papor that tho thief was well known to Him and It ho missed any more corn tho culprit would bo made a horrible example of. To all this wo gave attcntlvo car and holpcd Mr. Morgan whip tho notlco Into rvadnblo shape. "Wo then charged him good hard money for tho Insertion and politely hoped tho depredations would coaso. And do you know," contlnuod Mr. Malr, "thoy did ccaso, and from that day on tho corn field was nevor robbed. Morgan alwnys thought It was the notlco that fixed matters, and I Invariably agreed with him, as I do now." It cortalnly pays to advertlso. mighty grateful when you haven't a Engineer Brewster. Tho watershod haw been sot nsldo by the government nnd no grazing wilt bo allowed on It. Thero Is 300 feet fall that will pro vldo good pressure for fire purposes. Tho mayor la looking Into the future, lie thinks tho time will como when Prlnuvltlo will ueod Additional wnter supply TK8T HltiriC CltAY. (Terrebonne Oregonlan.) A now industry for Torrobonno Is now In process of culmination muter tho guiding hands of llcgnrdt Bros, ft Elliott, who have made tests of tho materials In tho vicinity of Torro bonno hnvo discovered that a vory good quality of brick eau bo made, using as a bnso tho pumlco sand of which thoro art) Immeuso deposits close to town. They hnvo made samples which stand the required test and aro now looking Into tho machinery question with a view to putting In nn adequate plant equip ment with tho best machinery oMalnabfo. Crook cqunty contains 8004 square miles, and In 1910 had a pop ulation of only 9315, Plenty of room here for all the homeaeekera who are looking for a good place to livo. I Heard Here aid Tfcere j & IT PAID TO AOVKKTISK. (Broken Bowl Neb. Chief,) "This Is the time of the yearr" said Clerk of District Court George Malr, "when a ton of coal looks mighty good to tho average house holder, a veritable ton of precious stone. Ulack diamonds, to bo sure, but none tho less precious. Thero have been times in this county when somo of its citizens would have bartered about all they pos sessed In the way of chattols for enough coal to run thorn through tho winter. "No, I can't say that I over bar tered to that extent," and Mr. Malr looked thoughtful. "But I have seen the time wbou I had no rpal ut all and burned corn as a substitute. Did you ever burn corn? MILD I'OIIM OK HUICIDK. (Exchange.) "At tho present tlmo I havo no do- slro to leavo this vale of tears nnd hurl myself Into Abraham's bosom," old the editor of a newspape l!in tihei night while visiting wi n ,i party of friends, "but If I desired to do so I wouldn t loan up ngnlnst ft loaded gun and then pull tho trigger, as ninny do. "Neither would I eat a solid meal of rough on rats; blow out the gas, drink concentrated lyo, sit down In the lap of a buzx saw, smoke cigar ettes c-r call a Kentucklan a liar or a poor Judgo of whiskey. I would simply got out an edition of my paper In w'hlcb I would strive to tho best of( my ability to print tho plain, square truth nbout everything as I understand It and thon caluiy await tho end." ri.NIl WATIlll WITH "WITCH." (Prlnovlllo llovlow) John Wolfcr or Powell llutto was lu town tho last of tho week. Ho has located n good flow of water on his Powell llutto ranch. Ho located tho spring by tho uso of a water witch, ho says. Water was struck nt six feet. Ho and his brothers wero ablo to get down to nlno feet by tho uso of n pump, but at that Kjnt the flow of water was greater than thoy could take caro of with tho moans nt their disposal. A shaft will bo sunk and tho wator usod for Irrigation. OltKflO.VH 8K.VATOIW. (Portland Journal.) The Hat of men who have sorved as United States senators from Ore gon Is as follows: Dalazon Smith, Joseph !ano, Edward D. Baker, Ben jamin Stark, Donjamln V. Harding, James W. Ncsmlth. Georgo II. Wil liams, Henry W. Corbett, James K. Kelly, John II. Mltcholl, Lafayette Graver, James II. Slater, Josoph N. Dolph, George W. Mcllrlde, Joseph Simon, Charles W. Fulton, Freder ick W. Mulkoy, John M. Gearln, Jonathan Bourne and George E. Chamberlain. ----- CENTRAL OR EdON DOING'S I AS TOLD BY EXCHANGES VOTE HCIIOOh BO.NDH. (Terrebonno Oregonlan,) At the school olectton hold last Friday afternoon to voto uon tho proposition of bonding tho district In tho sum of f 3D54.00 for tho purposo of erecting a now school house, thero was not a dissenting voto cast. Tho coming summer will see tho orectlon of an adeqiiato school building In Terrebonno. 111(1 BABBIT imiVE. (Culver Tribune.) On last Saturday morning about 100 eltlzona of Madras and tho Wit low erook neighborhood, and tho country east of Culvor, gathorod In two parties, ono a few miles south of Madras on Willow crock, and tho othor nt the farm of A. W. Boyce, about five miles east of Culver. Tho two parties drovo toward a corral near tho Barney Cutnmlngs placo, which was reachod by noon. About 100 rabbits wero shot nnd ovor 300 wora klllod In tho corral In this drive. A free lunch was served at tho Cum- tilings plnco for all. In tho after noon tho hunters mado another drive In which ovor 400 rabbits wero shot and alwtit 30 wero corralled and klllod. It Is estimated that over DIRECTORY OF OFFICIAL". DN1TKD BTATKS rrnUttnl - William If. TaR. VlM-PrcaMrot . ,..fiwt Snrrman HttrrUrrefltUlt... . ....rhlLaiUr C. Knox SVcmarjr of Treaiary ... ..Pranklln MacVragh Hmcury uf Interior.. Wtli.r I. fl.lnr ftccr fUry war ....ll I., mini ion ftccrrlarjr of Commerce and I.nborjChala N.f.l Secretary of Nat .jOcurgt Von I.. Meyer Secretary of Aitlculture ... Janirs Wilton Fottmaaler 0ufl,.... .Frank II. Illlcbtocn Attorney Oener al 0org W, Wkkruhaut BTATK Oownor .....,.......-......-.-..... O. Wert Secretary of State Ben W OUvtt Trcaaurer.-. -.... -Tbonm n. Kay Attorney (leueral .... .A. VI. Crawford Bus. I'uUlc Instruction.- ..-... Alderman Stale Printer ............ .. .......... W. H. Dnnlway CommUioucrofLU,r sUlleUc.,.. ..O t llofl clime WrdB... ...... .W. L. flslcy sutc Hog lacer........ John If. Lewu t n . IGcore K. Chamberlain U. B. Senators.... -I ioa.rh.B ,,,. ,,. I W. C. Ilawtey I A. NATUIIAI, HKHKBVOIIl SITE. (Prlnovlllo llovlow.) Under tho direction of Mayor Ed wards a good natural reservoir slto woMifj nicw .., ! i a w Laffl! BKVKNTil JUDICIAL DISTRICT J udfe... ........ .. W. L, Mradihaw Attorney ................,... f red W, Wllaon CHOOK COUNTY J uJee.. .......,.... II. C Kills Ctetk..............-..... ....... Waircn Drown fihcrttf........MM.,M.M.,M...M.M,.T. ff, Dalfonr Ticasarcr..M,.w.w... -Kalpb Jordan Aueuor. .......... .................. ...J. JJ. I J follctle School Buptrloteiideut. ....... ..,......,.. A. ford Coroner..... ...Dr. It. O, Hyde Burreyor.... .......,.. ,...... fttd A. Klce Commtaeloner.... - j JUV. lc,,y Tlllt COUKTB. Ciscuit Coust I'lut Monday lu Mayi tblid Monday In October. ' i'xuiatk touT nr.i Monday in cacn momii. Commissions' Coust 1'fr.t Wcdiieaday In Jauuary, March, May, July, September sud November. bHHO SCHOOL DlSTSICT NO. II, IV. M.Ray Directors...... II. I. Overturf (C. M, McKay Clerk,,,,......,...,,... .. ..!! Maiiou Wire! CITY 01' UliNI) MSyOrsif teMtse(it(M ( K reorder..... f CMUfCfsss . tin u lii-aieM CffeMtrnrl fnr nit V tlAAflu fill rUnr nrnnle. Tiir utn Ik nliiiil nfif I Well It tion miles from town. It was sur-, ouacl"aeB makes a right good Ore and feelslveyod the first of tho week by City I tSH a .....UTc.Coe -II. C. Hill. -..II. J, Overturf . II. Wcnaudy . 1 8. Latlln 1 II, K. Allen b. J, Bpeucer I John titeldl (A. f,. f'rench 1000 rabbits wore klllod during tho day. lUIKWKIt NOT tUNIHHATi: (llndmond Huh.) Though urged repeatedly by his frlonds to bo a candidate for tho legislature, oven though he did not make nn active campaign, J W. Brewer Iiam decided fltmlly not to ncrept. Whlln It la believed by his f i lends Hint he would swing a big voto nutl bo easily elected ovon with out making n personal effort, tho situation present many situations that nro undesirable. Mr. Brewer takes tho stand that ho cannot afford to mnko tho raco for his own per sonal benefit and that tho benefit to tho community would not ho suffi cient to Justify him In entering the race. When the question whs put to htm this week ho said. "No, I will not enter tho raco under tho circum stances. Thero aro good men In tho Hold, men who oan servo tho com munity ns well as I, nnd I do not feel justlflod In opposing them." ArCTION HAI.K. On Saturday, March I, at 1 p. m. I will soil at public auction nt the Wenandy stable, four horses, two sets of hnrncM, two 3-ln wagons, chains, etc Beth Dickey, Bond, Ore. fiO'Slp HOW MOUNTAIN (IOT NA.MKH. (U. H. Geological Hurvoy llullotln ) Adlrondncks: Derived from the CaiIiohka (Mohawk) Iroquois lang uage, In which tho orlglnnl form Is ratlroulnks, moaning "bark enters." Allegheny; A corruption of the Delaware Indian namn for Allegheny nnd Ohio rivers, tho meaning of ih name being lost. Appalachian: Tho iinmn was given by the Hpaulards under De Soto, who derived It from the naino of n neighboring tribe, the ApnUchl. Ilrlttton holds Its rndlcnl to bo the Musrogeo npala, "groMt sea," or "grent ocean," and that npnlnche Is n coiiiKiund of this word with tho Muscogee personal participle "chl, nnd means "those by the son." Blue Hldga: Ho called from tho hue which froiiontly envelopes Us distant summits. Cntsklll: Tho mountains were onllod kntsbergs by tho Duteli, from tho number of wildcats found In thorn, nnd tho creek, which flows from tho mountains, was called Katersklll, "tomcats' creek.'' Otark: Tho mix nrra was said to refer to the bends In White river and was applied Io tho Oiark Mountains, through which the river pursues n wandering courso In othor words, to the mountains at tho bends of the rlvor. Hlnrrn Nevada: A Kpanlsh torm signifying "snow-clnd range" - UUKOPUAN PLAN KATUS KUAKONAIILI! Hotel Wright Airs. Nellie Wright, Prop, Hend'aOniy Stono Hotel. Strictly Modern. Electric IJriiU, Hot and Cold Wator, Hath and Telephone. Now Iiulldlnjr All MW'FurnUhlnjrs. Dlnlnjr Room In Connection. Only ono block from depot Cor. Bond nnd Greenwood Sis. STAR RESTAURANT and BAKERY Corner Bond and Greenwood streets. Wc servo to order from fi:!5 a. m. to 10:00 p, m. Family ntylo meals from 12 to 1:210 p. m. and G:4f to 7:30 p. m. Meals 35c Bakery Goods of All Kinds at tho Lowest Prices In Town, RESIDENCE PROPERTY la tho Most Beautiful Part of Town Deschutes Addition Lob in this addition are close to (he business center, and wc are selling at prices far below what is being asked for property much farther out. Also some of the best business corners in the city. Some of the best buys in furming prop, ertics urc listed with us. Timber land bought and sold, Hunter & Staats Ofllco Corner Wall and Minnesota Streets UUND, ORGOON.