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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1912)
i: i: f i 4 ' f" ' " ' ' "" ' ' I W IPHIII UIII1IIWI P.ljll Ml !! 1 I..l... I.-...IIM III. I.IM. - 44 - 4 ---4-4 I , .. 1IWW .- I b)4V - ...-. - . . -,. .1 ... I. !! . ! ..Il f SEED RYE 1 1 Wheat 'il BEND MILLING AND WAREHOUSE All Our Seed is Information for - Uvery Issue of Tho iio nuiie- f tin records tho progress of Central Oregon ami tho Ilend country. If you aro a homo Hooker tnoklnit for a now lo cution, or own property In this ootlon, thuro Is no hotter way to hcotno acquainted with, or koep polled on, what li being dono In this part of tho world than by reading thla paper rogularly. Bond In your subscription at onco ao aa not to miss anythlnK of what la koIiik on In thla Mr. resourceful country t h I a groat Inland omplro that baa now iKion openod for devolop- : niont by two groat railroad t 1 lyatema. X i lllCNIt la located ICO iuIIoh south of tho Columbia Itlvor. on tho hanka ot tho Deschutes, at tho terinlnui of tho Hill and llarriinan rallroada. Geographically, It la practically Iti tins vory contor of Oregon. Kcono inlcally, Ita location la unsurpassed, for Hand atanda bcsldo tho greatoat powor producing stream In tho North weat, whoro railroad, water-power and tlmbar flrat moot, atid surround ed by tho groateat Irrigation oogto gatlon In Oregon, with countless mllllona ot ncroa ot grain landa tributary. Tho City Itself. Tho oitlmntod population of Ilend today la 1700. Ia ultlludo la 3000 foot, with a cllmato that la practically Ideal. Whiter nnd aumiuor, 'tho weather U magnificent, tho tempera turo fnrcly going bolow xoro nnd only twlco, during tho Init threo aunimora, bolug htghor than 100 de grees. Tho highest tomporaturo over ro corded la 102 dogrooa. At thla alti tude, In tho dry cllmato, actual harmful froodng doe not occur at 32 dogrooa but at 36 dogrqoa. (lovornmont rocorda show on avorago annual precipitation of 10 Inches with an average yoarly of 3.8Q aunny daya, That meana onough rain for the farmer, lota ot bluo iky nnd bright aumhlno, no oppreulve boat, arid cllmatlo onvlronmont that bIvoi Nature ovory ponilblo obanco to got tho boat results from man and aoll. Ilond has four churches many t'&Ajvolsnt socletloi, iplondld grado sxft'dola and a high school whoso i1 :rrT7777.T jr. : 'l - - 4.. GET YOUR and OF THE COMPANY C. I. BOZELL, Manager . Thoroughly Cleaned and Graded by Special Machinery. the Homeseeker graduates aro odmlttod to tho State University without examination, ex cellent banks, tho best equipped and stocked stores of any town of;from all ovor Intorlor Oregon will twlco tho alio In Oregon, brick yards, h col.cctod hero, that buyera will ilono quarrlofc, lour nnd lumber) emtio hoio. that thousands of snoop mill, a creamory, cold storago:ll i. ni,0iir,i hom n,t h i.. plants, steam laundry, nowapapor, well appolutod hotels, and, Indeed, atilo representatives of every class of enterprise. In othor words, Ilond Is well equipped, modern and progressive, with a lot of wldo-nwako men who havo spent good money developing tho town, and who nro getting good roturna on their Investments. Ilend has tho bost water In tho tato, and an oxcctlont modern water ayatottt, which Includes up-to-dato tiro protection, Ilond'a streets and homes aro well lighted by electricity, which Is fur nlshod from a now plant which cost 300,000 to build nnd equip. A local and long dlstanco tele phone, as well aa telegraph, aro othor Itomi In lloud'a metropolitan oqulpmont. Work la under way on a $80,000 sowor s)stem. Thoro aro more beautiful resi dence! In Ilend, proiortlonatoly to the population, than In any othor town In the West. Everywhere thero aro well tnado and well kept sidewalks, tho itreota aro maintained In the best condition and aro lit with powerful arc lights, giving tho town tho best stroot light root iigni - i..M .. ...... ,.. rt .. ti.i.u ,... IIIH Ul All) III WtUHUIl. It III! IIIU many boatitlful view, of mountain.,: river nnd tlmhor, tho magnificent troca icnttorod goncrotiily through out the residential districts, and tho wonderful climate, Ilond loaves little to bo dealrod by thoso who seok Ideal places In which to llvo. Itallroud. In Octobor, ,1011, tho Hill and Hnrrlman railroad systems com plutod to Ilond their Oregon Trunk and Deichutoi linos. Ilond ts tho terminus of both of theso roads. Tho hnndsomo dopot, orectod with natlvo atone, and tho host oqulppod warohouso In tho stato, Indicate In what tmportanco tho railroad com panies hold Ilond. An oxtonslvn distributing business already la being conducted from Ilond, to the country south atid southeast, and with the regular opor atlon ot automobile truck tinea, tho volume of this busluoss Is vastly In creasing. Practically all of western llarnoy county, and northorn Lake and THH IIK.ND nUMiKTIN, IlKNI), ?' i' Klamath, w get supplies In by way of Ilond, and In return will oxport via Ilend enormous clips of wool. In connection with this latter pro duct and Ita shipment here, tho rail roads have announced that every Juno thero Is to be a regular wool aalo at Ilond. This meana that wool tho very near future, woolen mills win iio established. In nil attrvoyi that havo been made for n branch. Hill road to tho southeast, to gptumand connection with nmilated roads and an outlet In that direction, lloud has boon made tho terminus point. Irrigation. A Carey Act Irrigation segregation embracing approximately 200,000 acres, lies to the oast and north ot Ilond. This land la watered under tho supervision of tho State ot Ore sou, nnd becomes tho property of settlers who acqulro It by residence and Improvement, paying from 116 to $40 an acre for wator sorvlce, with an annual maintenance charao of 30 to 80 conta an acre, tho lowest maintenance rato in oporatlon. Non-lrrlgnblo acrcngo Is purchased at $3.60 an aero. Directly adjoining Ilend aro two othor irrigation enterprises, both conducted on a farmers' co-operative bails, and both exceedingly prosper ous. On the Irrigated Innda all tho pro dttcta of tho tomporate rono prospor. fr,,n . .., ., ,. , - " ,u viiuiaiv, iiuwravur. nru ,1.-,.,l ...,. . .1 tt, i!" production of grasses nnd root cropa. Alfalfa, clovor, grain, pota toes and othor root crops, Including sugar boots, do romnrkahly woll. Tho yield ot butter tut from tho grasses Is exceptionally great, and this, combined with the puro aoft water, atid tho lack of excessive heat uud cold, destines thla torrltory to tnko tho front rank as n dairy country. Tho establishment of a large creamery at Ilond, and the aid given farmers In socurlng fine cowa by the local banks, moans that a man with forty acrca who will raise grass and food It to his cowa will be as sured of a comfortable living. Work Is now in progress upon a great now Irrigation canal, known aa the North Canal, which will Irrigate somo 60,000 acres ot land. Tho canal gets Us water from tho Des chutes. Dry Farming. Tributary to Ilond on the south oast Is a hugo dry farming area, em bracing uioro than 360,000 acres of WKHXKHDAY, AUOt'HT 2, 1012. lovol and rolling aago brush land, with deep soil, no troca and rocks, and with well wntor obtalnablo at inodornto depths. Much of thla torrltory has boon settled by homostoadorn during tho Inst your, and many families nro dally taking ndvantago of this last big chnco to got freo Government land. Tho mnjorlty of tho acrcago Is opou to homesteadlng undor tho 330 ncro law, which allows tho froo acquisition of that amount In return for residence nnd proportional annual cultivation and Improvement. Tho homestead lrfw aro being rnndo easier and mora attractive, with tho result that mora and moro sotllers eomo to Ilond nnd mako homes on this laud tributary to tho town. (lood roads oxteud through this country, and dally nuto and stage lines tap It from Ilond, to which It products will como on down grado hauls to bo milled with tho Inox haustlblo wntor power of tho Des chutes Itlvor Immediately bolow Ilond, where n dam Is being con structed nt n cost of about IG0.00Q, Tho work In connection with this summer's dovolopmont of the now canal will requlro an oxpondlturo or f m,000. All of this monoy will bo spent closo to Ilond. Tho ontiro systom will roqulro approximately $700,000 to contploto. Timber. Tributary to Wnd, on down grado hauls, Is 30,000,000.000 feet of the fluent yellow plno tlmlx-r. llcsldcs providing tho cheap power for tho milling or this onormous timber belt. Ilend offers tho best of mill pond facilities. Tho manufacture or this timber ot Ilond la a cortalnty, for tho largest of tho companies Interested aro heavy property owners In Ilond lands and waterpower developments, and havo signified their Intention of lo cating their big mills hero. At prcsont thoro are sovcral smaller mills, employing In the neighborhood of ISO mon. Whllo theso manufacture lumber primarily tor local consumption, not only aro many carloads exported to the towns north of Ilond, but also many are shipped to the mlddlo western mar kets, which later will bo supplied heavily with the Ilend lumber pro ducts. Water Power Thoro la at least 360,000 tiorso power easily obtalnablo from the Deschutes at and noar Ilend. Already a 1700 horsepower plant is in operation in tho town, which offors aa cheap electric power for domestic and manufacturing uses aa Is obtainable In tho Northwest. The Inexhaustible and cheap power at tior doors guarantees flend'a exten sive manufacturing future llecrcatluii. The man who cornea to fiend or the adjacent sections of Central Ore gon will be agreeably surprised at tho plossant surroundings he will encounter, both In what nature has supplied and In social matters. For Instanco, a University Club recently was organlied In Ilend with 36 charter membors. That Indicates tho character of tho men who aro building up Central Oregon. Tho sportsman w Cud tho Ilend country a vorltnhlo paradlso. Fish ing In tho Deschutes Is n famous attraction, that rlvor's giant trout bringing sport lovers from alt parts of tho Northwest. Door, bear, rab bits aago hens, ducks, gecso, swans and other gamo afford ample recre ation for the out-door lover along tho river and In tho foothills. Canoeing nnd boating directly at Ilend and up tho broad reaches of the Deschutes, coupled with excellent auto roads, hoiao back riding possi bilities without end, and near by snow clad mountain peaks, combine near Ilend Interest tor every sort of nature lover and health seeker. How to Ret Hero From Portland take elthor tho V.tFil. Il.i.l i.iiwi..i" - k r ...,. .m..h .., awwu u, tuw uio- gon-Washington Railroad Navi gation Co. system direct to Bond. Tho faro Is $7.45. Through tickets from all Eastern polnta are good directly to Ilond. The route up the Deschutes Canyon is tho most strik ingly beautiful railroad trip In tho Northwest, and, aay lovers ot fine sccuory, la in Itself woll worth the Journey. Thoro are town having gwd sum mer cllmatot. Thuro are towns having good winter. There aro lowni at tho right aitttuuo. Thoro are towns having attractions for tho outdoor enthusiast. Thoro nro towns having building stone. There nro towns having brick There nro towns having Irrigated lands. There are towns having timber. There aro towns having mills and dairies. There aro towns having wator power. .. There are town having great tribu tary areas. There ore towns which ure tormlnals of two railroads, 'But whore Is, ihore a town having, all ot these advantages? ... nENDlssuoha town. And that Is why It will pay you, no mutter whether you aro an' Investor, u home.seoker, business man or tourist, to Investigate what Ilond and thn ri. jucout country has to offer' you. "LIGHTS THAT FAILED."" aleim niljnt4 Whsn Thaeksray and CharlotU Bronte Mst. Those do not always shine who should, nri ninny n chagrined host or hoMtess has found out. Amusing In retrospect. If quite otherwise at the moment. mut bnve been tho occasion when Charlotte Ilronlo, "tho little lady from Ynrkxhlre nf whom all England was talking." appeared at the London house of tho author of "Vanity Fair." The story Is told In Lewis Melville's 'The Thnrkerny Country." Thackerny pive n dinner party to meet Charlotte Ilronte In Juno. I&7), and among tho guests wcro the Car lylea, the Procters, the Itrookllrlds, Mr. Crowe, Miss Eliot and 111m Perry. "It was a gloomy and silent even ing," Lndy Itltcblo has recorded. "Ev ery one waited for the brilliant conver sation which never began at all. "Miss llronte returned to the rofa In tho study nnd murmured a low wont now nnd then to our governefs, Miss Troclock. The room looked very dark? tho lamp began to smoke a llttlo: the conversation grew dimmer npd more dim: the ladles sat round still expec tant My father was too much per turbed by the gloom and tho silence to be nbte to cope with It at all. Mrs. Hrookrlcld. who was In the corner In r which Miss llronte was sitting, bent forward with a little commonplace, since brilliance was not to bo the order of the orcnlng. ' 'Do you llko London, MUa Uronte T sbo asked. Another alienee, n pause; then Miss Uronto answered very gravely: M Ves-no.' "After Mlas Bronte bad left I was surprised to see my father opening tho front door with bis hat on. He put bis Oncer to his lips, walked out Into the darkness and shut the door quietly behind him. Overcomo by the gloom and constraint, be was running away to bis club." TERROR OF A BOMB. A Drsmatlo tneldint of th Political Unrttt In Russia. TTere Is tbe story of a Russian an archist outrage In tbe words of one who was nearly killed In the explo sion: While staying at Cannes n. Jones Thaddeus, author of "Recollec tions of a Court Painter." met tbe Grand Duchess Elene of Russia, who gave-btm an account of tbe then re cent attempt anon tbe life of the czar. The czar was a few minutes late In his arrival In the dining room, and for this reason the explosion waa prema ture. After describing tbe event the grand dnebcas told Mr. Thaddeus: "When the echoes of the explosion died away a dead silence succeeded, which, united with tbe darkness pre vailing, so donao aa almost to be felt, conduced to render our helpless posi tion still more painful and unendur able. We dared not move. There was no escape from tbe peril which sur rounded us. Present! out of tbe dark ness came tbe clear, calm voice of the cxar. My children, let us prayr The sound of his voice, white reassuring os as to his safety so far, relieved the awful strain on oar nerves and brought comfort to onr hearts. "We sank to our knees, sobbing. Dow long we remained eo I really do not know. It seemed an eternity of anguish before the guards appeared with randies, little expecting to dnd us alive. Pome of us were nearly de mented when the welcome relief ar? -Legal-Blanks OF ALL KINDS Blank Notes Rent Books Receipt Books Agreements Sales Contracts Crook County Mnps Central Oregon Maps Scratch Pads Township-Plats Cruisers' Books. We take orders for Rubber Stamps. Ihe Bend Bulletin rAOR . rived, and our feelings were not calmed as wo then contemplated tbe awful, nature of the destruction we bad e' caped. "A fow feet tn front of the czar was a black chasm where so short n time before bad been the brilliantly lit din ing room filled with servants. Not a trace of It or of them remained." Tht "Copper." There ore two theories as to the source of tbe term "cop" or "copper," tho familiar name for an officer of tho law In tbe mouth of tbe mlscblovous gamin. One derives It from the letters C O. P. central office police-but the othor nnd more usual explanation of the word Is that It referred to the eight point star made ot copper and surrounded by a coptwr ring worn by tbe Metropolitan police of Now Tork In tho late fifties. This bndce. a huge affair, which was fastened to the but tonhole by a chain about four Inches long, was later superceded by a special badge of smaller size. Fee His Own Plsssure. "I sappoxe your wlto was moro than delighted at your rabe of salary, wasn't she?" asked Jones of Drown. "I haven't told her yet. but sho will be when she knows It," answered Brown. "How It It that you haven't told berr "Well. I thongbt I would enjoy my self a couple of weeks first." Judge. Two of a Kind. Pecunlons Father So yon daro to say you are an ideal match for my daughter? Impecunious Youth I do. Indeed, slrl Pecunlons Father Why. you baro never earned n dollar la your Ufa Impecnnlous Touth Neither bs she. Philadelphia Ledger, Established a Rscerd. 'What did mother say when jroa pro poM to bor. daddy?" "She bone ber head and waa silent for several minutes. And that U tbe only time I havo ever known ber to be silent for several minutes." Detroit Free Press. Mlsssd th 8tory. "Say, what waa that story about, Elvlrar "Well, can yoo keep a secret?" "Sure." "So can L"-Olfc The stone sharpens knives, but & dnll ItnelC-Plutarch. Milk CREAM t . EQQS ! I Best Fresh Products. Pilot Butte Dairy f Jones & Bates. Telephone Your Orders. We Deliver Twlc:Oally. 1 - a: A 3C Selling Agents for Aubrey Heights I .. J -4J LU-.B Tho most beautiful resi dence property In Bend. Only 6 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. f J. J. RYAN Sanitary Plumbin STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATINO. JOBUINO Promptly Attended tn. Postofflce Box No. 171 J Roofing of all kinds. Repairing promptly dne. J. A. 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