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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1912)
Till. Mtn IIUI.f.KTMf, HKN, VrtfM'.HDAY AUfltWt II, 1012. PAOB 9. ITi 4 'I Jl I! I! ' i tl THe BEND MILLING & WAREHOUSE CO. Has Just, Received 30 TONS 4 4 4 Jri 4 r 4 t the'finest that ever i 1 1 L MMMMrmttrsnn .,t J Information for r z : 4 Kvnry liitio of Thn Hullo 4 tin record tho progress o( ! Control OroKon nnd tho Hond 4 country. If you nro n homo seeker looking for a now lo 4 cation, or own properly In till section, there li no boiler way to become acquainted J with, or keep posted on, what J U IioIiir itono In thU part of J thn world thnn by rending 4 thin pnper regularly. Bond , In your subscription nt ouco, 4 ', no oi not to miss anything "f ! whnt li going on In this big, 4 J resourceful country t h I great Inland empire thnt tins I now boon opened for develop I inont by two Brent railroad f ; systems. 4 IIK.NI Ik loontcd 160 nil I mi smith for tho Columbia lllvcr, on tho banks of tho Deschutes, at tho tormlnua of tho Hill nnd Hnrrlman rullroada. (loogrnphlcnlly, It la pructlcnlly In tho very conler of Orogon. Kcono tulcally, Ita location la unsurpnssod, for Hond atnnda bcildo tho greatest lowor produclnR atroarn In tho North west, whoro rullroada, wator-powor and timber first inuot, nnd surround od by tho greatest Irrigation negro . gallon In Oregon, with countless millions of ncrea of grain lauda tributary. The CUy Itself. Tho estimated population of Hond today la 1700. Ita altitude la 3000 root, with n cllmuto thut la practically Ideal, Winter nnd summer, tho ft eat her la magnificent, tho tempera turo rarely going below xoro nnd only twice, during tho Inat throo summers, bolng hlghor thnn 100 do grooj. Tho highest tompornturo over ro cordod Is 103 dogroca. At thla oltl tudo, In tho dry cltmato, actual harmful free. Inn does not occur at 32 dogreos but nt 26 degrees. Government rocorda allow nn nvorngo nnnual precipitation of 10 luchea with an nvoraga yearly of 320 sunny days. Thnt means enough rain for tho farmor, Iota or blue aky and bright sunshine, no oppressive heat, and cllmntlo onvlronmout thnt gives Nature ovory poastblo chnnco to got tho best roaults from man nnd noil, nJnd has rour churchoa, many beoAvolont Boclottoa, splendid grade acHools and a high school whose - - of FRESH CLEAN Steam Rolled BARLEY 7 S S- i bas been In Bend. Get your USE FLOUR. MADE IN BEND ctv tjx- ! the Homeseeker : ' grndualcs nro admitted (o tho State Unlterslty without examination, ex cellent banks, tho host equipped nnd stocks! stores of any town of twice tho ilxo in Orogon, brick yards, stone quarried, lour nnd lumbur inllts, n creamory, cola iftorngu plants, slcnin laundry, newspaper, well npMlnted hotels, and, Indeed, nblo representatives of ovory class of interprlso. In other words, Mend la well equipped, modern nnd progressive, with n lot of wldo-nwnko men who liao spent Rood money developing tho town, nnd who nro potting good returns on their Investments. Hond has tho best water In tho state, nnd nn excellent modem water system, which Includes up-to-date tiro protection. Hond'a atreela nnd homes nro well lighted by electricity, which Is fur nished from n now plant which cost C0, 000 to build nnd oulp, A locnl nnd long dlstnnco tele phone ns well na telcgrnph, nro other Items lu Ilcnd'a metropolitan equipment. Work is undor wny on n 180,000 sewer system. There nro more beautiful roat donees In Hond, proortlonntcly to the population, than lu auy other town In the West. Kvory whoro thoro nro welt made nnd well kept sidewalks, tho streets nro maintained In the host condition nnd nro lit with powerful arc lights, giving tho town the best street light ing of any in Oregon. With tho many bonuttful views of mountains, river nnd tlmbor, the magnificent treea scattered generously through out tho residential dlstilcta, nnd tho wonderful ellmnto, Hond loaves little to bo desired by those who Book Idonl places in which to live, Ittillrtmds. lu October, 1811, tho Hill and Hnrrlman railroad Dystonia com pleted to Hond their Orogon Trunk nnd Deschutes lines. Hond la tho tormlnua of both of those roads, Tho hnudsomo depot, oroctod with untlvo atono, nnd tho best equipped warehouse In tho atnto. tndtcnto In whnt Importnnco tho rullrond com panies hold Hond, An extensive- distributing business already Is bolng conductod .(rota Hond, to the country south' and southeast, and with thn regular oper ation or automobile truck linos, tho volume of thla business Is vastly In creasing. Practically all of western Harney county, and northern Lake nnd - - trs. ,y;. . orders in early. - Klamath, will got supplies In by way or Hond, and In return will oxport via Hond enormous clips or wool. In connection with this latter pro duct nnd Ita ahlpmont horo, the rati ronda have nnnouncod thnt ovory June thoro la to bo a regular wool sale nt Hond. Thla means thnt wool from nil over Interior Oregon will bo collected here, thnt buyers will pome here, that thousands of sheep will l sheared bore, and that. In tho very nenr future, woolen mills w bo established. In all iirvc) that hnvo been made for n branch Hill mad to tho southeast, to command connection with ntllllnlrd roads and nn outlet lu that direction, Hend bus been made tho terminus point. Irrigation. A Carey Act Irrigation segregation embracing approximately 200,000 acres, Ilea to tho onst nnd north of Hond. This laud Is wntorcd undor tho supervision or tho Stnto nt Oro gon, nnd becomes tho property of settlers who ncqulro it by residence nnd Improvement, paying from 115 lo 40 an aero for water service, with nn nnnual mnlntonnnco char go of 20 to 80 cents an acre, tho lowest maintenance rato In operation. Non-lrrlguble acreage Is purchased ut I2.SU nn ncre. Directly adjoining Hend nro two other irrigation enterprises, both conducted on a farmers' co-operative basis, and both exceedingly prosper ous. On tho Irrlgatod lands all tho pro ducts of tho tompornto zono prosper. The soil and ellmnto, however, nro particularly udnptod to tho success ful production or grasses nnd root crops. Alfalfa, clover, grain, pota toes nnd other root crops, Including sugar boots, do remarkably well. Tho vleld of buttor fat from tho grasses la exceptionally grout, and thla, combined with tho pure soft water, and tho lack or oxcesslvo heat and cold, destines thla territory to take tho front rank as n dnlry country, The establishment or a largo croamory nt Hend, and the aid given farmers In securing flue cows by tho local banks, means thut a man with forty acres who will raise grass and rood It to his cows will be as sured or a conifortablo living. . Work la now In progress upon a groat new Irrigation canal, known as the North Canal, which will Irrigate some 50,1)00 acrea pf (and. Tho canal gets Its water from tho Des chutes, Dry Farming. Tributary to Rend on the Bouth oast la a huge dry farming area, em bracing more than 250,000 acron of lovel nnd rolling sago brush land, with iloon soil, no trees nhd rocks, nnd with well water obtainable nt modernto ilopths, Much or this territory tins boon settled by homesteader during tho Inst yonr, and many fa ml lies nre dally taking advantage of this Inst hltc clinco to got freo Government land, Tho mnjorlty or tho acreage Is open to hoincstendlng undor tho 320 noro Inw, which allow tho free acquisition of thnt ninounl In return for risldcuco nnd proportional nnnunl cultivation nnd Improvement. Tho homestead laws nro bolng mado easier nnd more attractive, with the result thnt mora nnd more settlers como to Hond nnd mnko homes on this land tributary to tho town. (Jood ronds oxtond through this country, nnd dally auto nnd stage lines tnp It from Hond, to which Ita products will como on down grado hauls to bo milled with tho Inox haustlblu water power of tho Des chutes Itlvcr Immediately below Hond, whoro n dam la bolng con structed nt a cost of about 100,000. Tho work lu connection with thlH summer's development or tho now canal will require nn expenditure or f 17M0O. All or this money will bo spent closo to Hond. Tho ontlro s)tcm will require approximately 1700,000 to complete. Timber. Tributary to Hend, on down grado hauls, Is 20,000,000,000 foot of tho finest )ellow plno timber. Hcsldcs providing tho cheap power for tho milling nt this onormous timber bolt, Hend offers tho best ot mill pond facilities. Tho manufacture of thl tlmbor at Hend Is n certainty, tor tho largest ot tho companies interested nro heavy property owners In Hend lands nnd wntcrpowcr developments, and hnvo signified their Intention of lo cating their big mills here. At present there nro several smnllor mills, employing In tho neighborhood of 1C0 men. Whllo these manufacture lumber primarily tor local consumption, not only nro many carlonds exported to tho towns north of Hend, but also many aro shipped to tho mlddlo western mar kets, which later will bo supplied heavily with tho Hend lumber pro ducts. . Water Power " Thoro is at least 250.000 horse power easily obtainable from the Deschutes at and noar Hend. Already a 1700 horsepower plant Is in operation in tho town, which offers as cheap electric powor for domestic nnd manufacturing uses as Is obtainable In tho Northwest. Tho Inoxhaustlblo nnd cheap powor at her doora guarantees ilcnd's exten slvo manufacturing future. Itrcreatlon. Tho man who comes to Hend or tho adjacent sections of Central Ore gon will be agreeably surprised at tho pleasant surroundings bo will encounter, both In what naturo has supplied and In social matters. Kor Instance, a University Club recontly was organized In Hond with 36 charter membors. That Indicates tho character ot tho men who aro building up Central Oregon. The siKirtsmnn will find tho Hend country n veritable paradise. Fish ing In tho Deschutes la n famous attraction, that rhor's giant trout bringing sport lovota from nil parts ot llio Northwest. Deer, boar, rab bit sago hens, ducks, geeso, awnna nnd other jrnmo afford amplo recro ntlon tor tho out-door lover nlong tho river nnd In tho foothills. Canoeing nnd Imatlng t'lrcctlr at Hond and up the broad reaches or the Deschutea. coupled with excellent auto roads, horso back riding possi bilities without end, and near by snow clnJ mountain peaks, comblno near Hend Interest for ovory sort ot naturo lover and health scekor. How to Oct Here From Portland tnko either tho "North Hank llallrond" or the Oregon-Washington Ilallroad & Navi gation Co. system direct to Hend. Tho tare Is 17.45, Through tickets from nil Eastorn points aro good directly to Hend. Tho route up the Deschutes Canyon Is tho most strik ingly beautiful railroad trip in tho Northwest, and, say lovers ot fine scenery, ia In Itself well worth the Journey. There are town having Rood sum mer climates. There nro towns having good Intent. Theie nro lowns at tho right altitude. There nre towns havlnjr att ructions for the outdoor enthusiast. There lire towni having building ktone. There aro towns having bilck .vault. Thero nro towns having irrigated lands. There aro town, having timber. There are towns having mill nnd dairies. Theio nre towns having water lowor. There are towns having great tribu tury areas. There nro towns which are terminals of two railroads. Uut whore Inhere a Iowa haying all of those advantages? nKNDUsuoh a town. And that Is why It will pav you, no muttqr whether you aro uu Investor, n homweeker, buslnesa man or tourist, ,to.lnvetlgate what Hend, and the ad jaoer.i country bus to otlei ,ou. GOOSEBERRY IS WELL RECEIVED LAUGHABLE FARCE POPULAR IS loitHiicil liny, rreoriiteil by IxkiiI Talent, AtiitiM-H Auillenic Well Attended I lit nre ComplHr Hvi'iifiig'rt Hiilerliilnmeril. The riiree, "Old Ooosoborry," pre sented by loeal talent last Thursday evening, provod a decided nnefloM and seemed to ptoese tho falrtilzod audlonce that gathered to wit lies tho efforts of the Hend ThosplaiiK. The financial returns from the perform ance totaled about $03, but appar ently thero romalns small profits to bo divided between tho Library Club nnd tho Commercial Clud. Tho play originally was scheduled for tho night of July 3, being itostponcd on account or tho fire thnt broko up the first performance. Not tho loast pleasant feature ot tho ovenlng wn the splendid dance thnt followed "Gooseberry," tho or chestra playing delightfully. The Piny. Tho play concerns nn old gcntlo man chiefly notable for his Irascibil ity and his deafne9, whoso house Is graced with tho customary charm Ing daughter, plus n colored serving maid with a propensity for conversa tion. A sportsman, -who by mistake has been trespassing on Corker's (the old gentleman n) grounds, gets Into tho house, and to save difficul ties, pretends deafncaH. Corker, de lighted nt finding another "doafy," bostons tho hand of his daughter, Ijiura, on tho sportsman, Sam Snap shot. Then along comes nn car specialist who cures Corker's deaf- new, and Immediately tho Irate old gentlemen, no longer dear himself, will not hoar or bis daughter marry ing ono whom he thinks dear. Many amusing compiles, &as arlic, both men thinking tho other deaf, and Matty, the maid, messing affairs up further by saying things nbout her master, not knowing that Corker could hear what she said. Finally, of course, lolh discover the mistake, and the fair Laura's hand la given tr Sam. Morris Lara, as old Oooseberry, made a hit. admirably playing tho part of a crusty old gentleman and displaying an excellent dramatic abil ity throughout. Mrs. C. S. Hudson, as Laura, acted delightfully and won much applause by her vivacious Im personation of the lovesick daughter. Mrs. O. P. Putnam, as Matty, tho colored maid, gave a laughable pre sentation ot darky nature, white Donald Illandlng. as Sam Snapshot.:- stranded tlaherman aud lover, did Legal Blanks OF ALL KINDS Blank Notes Rent Books Receipt Books Agreements Sales Contracts Crook County Maps Central Oregon Maps Scratch Pads Township Plats Cruisers' Books. We take orders for Rubber Stamps. The Bend Bulletin excellently. Throiiahnut mlnv mflrtr Inugh wero drawn by hits upon locnl pooplo and affairs. During the dance tho Indies ot tho Library Club served lomonado. NO FUTILITIES IT FIRE (Jul In nt Work Done by Volunteer nt Afternoon llln Thursday. Thursday afternoon tho flro bell rang, tho hose earta wero rushed out, nnd a long Una of hose connected up sit tho hydrant noar the Pilot Iltitto Inn nnd strung out to tho "blaze," nt the foot or tho alloy near the steam laundry. Tho firefighters fought gallantly. Finally the "conflagra tion" was nubducd. Thero were no ratnlltles. No Insurance covered the property Ions. The "disastrous" flro occurred In n manure pile. It Is said to have boon smouldering thero for some time, until finally some enterprising citizen turned In an alarm. GIVES "DEJJIS DUES" Wife of Promoter Skene-. Hnyn He (f'ot no Money From Her. In tho article reprinted by The Hullctln last week from tho Portland Orcgonlan. It was stated that H. H. Skewes, promoter of tho Mctollus Prlnovllie railroad, who established qutto a reputation In Central Oregon as a bad check artist, got away with a considerable part of the bank roll or Mrs. Sparka or Mctollus, whom he married. The Mctollus Central Ore gonlnn says thnt Mrs. Skewes was Interviewed regnrdlng this report. She sas It "Is raise and that Skewes In no way attempted to swindle her financially. Sbo has nothing but contempt tor the man and his meth ods, but Is Inclined to give the devil his due. a.id relntes that at various times her railroad promottii-: l-us-band had an opportunity to relieve her nt her watch and Jewels, which aro of moro than sufficient value to dazzle the eyes of the ordinary thief, but did not appropriate them." -44 -4-4S Milk CREAM EGGS X Best Fresh Products." Pilot Butte Dairy Jones & Bates. 4 4 I 4 , 4 Telephone Your Orders. We Deliver TwicelDally. Selling Agents for Aubrey Heights L ' I I The most beautiful resi dence property in Bend. Only C to 8 blocks from business center on easy terms. Fire, Accident and Liability Insurance. Surety Bonds. All classes of Real Estate. J. A. EASTES Oregon. Street. -aCSE J. J. RYAN Sanitary Plumbing STUAM AND HOrATERHhATira. JOUBINCI Promptly Attended to. I'ustuiflce Unx No, 171 J Roofing of all kinds. Repairing promptly done. J. A. MacCLOSKEY TINNING AND Furnace Contractor Guttering, Spouting, Cornices and Skylights.