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V The bend bulletin. VOL. X. BEND. OKEGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1012. NO. 33. r P.. ) i s s f GENII WCKED WEST IS TOLD SOA1EBODY LOST POKER QAME IN Without Making Complaint llrrr, Woman Ak (lotriiior lo "III' rllul" Alleged I,kmI Com ill(lon-,MiiorV Statement. Uitt night Mayor Putnam re rvi'il th (oIIowIiik communication from tluvcrnor West: Halem. October 2 lit, 1913, Tin Mil) r of Head, l)Hr Mr: I miii enclosing 'oii n copy of n letter today roclviil from Mr. Kttii Prater, for such Information n It may Klvn you hiiiI ui)h sub iiiiut action ni the facta may war rant. Very truly your, OHWAM) WK8T. Thn communication referred to, from Mr. Etta Frasor, follima: Copy. October 17tb, 1912. (lovornor Went. Dear Hlr: I am writing to you thla morn lac to Inform you tfiat gambling I going on in llend, Oregon. One of my nHsliUirs wa fleeced tiy a poker game nml another waa and hanked ami nearly killed hy a gambjer. There tM-im to be no enforcement of the law and una I not safe to It on the street nt night. It certainly needs Investl gallon. Hoping yttu will look Into thn matter at umm, I remain Mr.. Ktta Frnser. Tlio tout of Mr. I'utnnm'a reply (o 1 v.ovrrnor nni, manoii loony, is: "Thank for your letter of thn SJsl, with w of Mr. Ktta Fra nor ronimnnlration. I am jnelna I-irt herewith nipping from Thn Jfend IIhIMIh f todar'n lu. Ita anbjeni malNr ospJnhtltiK. I lie Hove. th ijtHatlttH ami my stand In rngard thereto. I beg to assure -mi that It It my Utmost ortort to . t that the law whMt I Mbllgated my-vlf to uHforo ar lived up to, to ih ImmI of wy ability. 0. P PUTNAM, Mayor of Kami. Tim facta of thn easo, mi fnr na llioy ran b atrialHxl. m tu b these. On thi night Hf Haturdny, Oetoher b. A. H. Pace, initntator at llaintf ton, reported that ho had Iwon held un. and. he allot;), t Ihe proton t poato(Jlct TIM m w a ton dollar gld pleeo. Ut also alatod that la M pockoi at thn time wa n uouttdHmtilo roll of Mil. Thq lattor wa not disturbed, No clue waa obtainable WJiicutMltiK th nl Inavd rolibory. and Indttwt Mr. Kokk )ilnii'lf atHH'artMl kumawhat limy rou cernlnc lt detail. ItoKurilliiK the Iom In a ixiker Kom tiy Mr. Prtfur'a nelKhlior a ri IHirttuI to the Uovernor, there fit ! olutnly no Information. The man made no comi'lftlnt to the iioltre, or (Continued on Paso Six). A Farmer's Logic pWO PARMKRS wore tllBcuBalntr tlio ndvnntnKCH of n bunk account from n furmcr'n standpoint. "Hut," wild tho first, "1 am so for from town It Is In , convenient fnrino to comu'ln to do my bunking." "All tho moro reason," his companion replied, "why you should hnvo an account. Wlien you hnvo a checjc to dciwHit simply endorso It over to the bank und mall It to them. They will credit and receipt you. Then when you buy anything, pay by check. Thut's tho way others pay you, That's up-to-dnte business," Is tho nrKumont not IorIcuI? The Deschutes Banking & Trust Company of Bend, Oregon Conservative Banking for Conservative People." D. PBRRKLI.) President V. O. MINOR, Secretary .' It. M. I'ACIA, Cashier D.IRKCTOJ18; D. I'URKUL.., V. O. MINOR, B. M. I,ARA, 4 - III.UiriTIIATIO.N IIHAVV. 'rin icKfxtriitlini hi Mend (i ml llcmliiilrN uiclncl whl fli I'IiIMhI lllkt Hl'fk. fcllOMN u tllllll of ."5H7 wili'r, (minting IIhiw 4 inn ,." irlnuifli'. 1 I reglMer J rrgUtered at llm Mint)' o(ci roiil ilmii linHiikc ilii supply of rrgUtrn linn blank gave nut, tint Mill lit attorn In w( election lime. "ADDIE" FOSTER LOOKS LIKE BENDFAVORITE 1 ti it 111 It'ji Ciuidlihiti' I'or AeMir utilp Hmi KtrmiKle Hold on Klrc tloii HrrMoIrr (Jeta KttiM,rt, That II. A. Pouter, hotter known a "Addle" Pouter, the Prlnevlllv Until- ocratle cnndldnte for the eounty an Hfimor' office, will net the aupiiort of the I) Ik vote In lleml nml Dcichute precinct, I the atulemcnt mnde hy thoie who are wntcliliiK tlm local io lltlonl situation clotely. While, of coiirae, Mr. Pouter will not Kt every vote over here, many ieojin are InterentliiK theiimelve In acelnK that ho iiolli a h-nvy count, and there teem Kood retiMin to he llevu that he will run well nloiiK with the Coo vote. With tlio I-Ik local reKlntrntlon, It eem fair to iUiK).c that If Pouter run anywhere near Coo here hi elec tion will li cinched. Another candidate for county of fice to whom ha liven plod Red up ort here I It. I.. Ilrow-tcr, the He puhllcan nomlueo for vurveyor. Mr. Ilrew.ter I well known here, and re ceived a Me endowment at the prl- mnry elretlon. The local luntlmeiit I nUo decidedly In hl favor, aa It I In fnvor of Mr. Pouter for tht w-h- aUrhli. HARRY LANE SPEAKS HERE llrmocmtlc Seiniliitlul ('AiulMntc 1'leiuf, fjirtr firnl Aihllcnri'. The flrat eandldatu for the Menatn v( the UalttMj titatua to apeak In Ilel addreanml a hi on I audleiie lat nlchl, when Harry Irim. U" Denoeratlo noniiiir-) for tho ouatorhlp, faotsi m mitliwlBK la lirn' Kail. A larRe and ovIdeHtlr frloNtlly crowd lltteatHl to the able aildreM of tho candidate, who wn IntrodHf-xl ljr It. P. Mlntar. Mr. l-ane apuke of Kad. iHtarluuiiHwralk rllolwi In nmutnl and h'M he waa paitlOH'uy lntreted h. delllna at leapt U uku i.. ne eoaalty for revlnlon la tariff matter. Ho tmld trlimto to lis devulopment o hi w-cth'ii U the ilate, called atten lon H ltM Increaalnx tollilcnl Impbr aneu and plcdKl hearty co-ope -n-Km ahould he h ilectet In any w irk which would directly benefit Central Oregon. Bcvoral donn hats Just rocolved nt Mr. Dlnck'K millinery shop. BID FOR SEWER ACCEPTED Portland Firm, Lowest Bidders, to Oct Construction Contract at $59,298 Cost to the City Will be Less Than Was Expected Tho Inatallntlou of llend'a newer ayxtem wa hrouKht one tep nearer Monday, when the City Council let the cotitract for the work to tlio Boulh Portland Crushed Itock Com pany of Portland, tho lowevt bidder. Tite lump um Ind of thn aucceMful contrHctor I f titt,3V8.97, or about llfi.OOU below the coat estimated for the unit of tho ontlro ytem that I to no liutallcd now. Twelve blilo were received and con sidered ut the meeting of tho Council last Wedneday nlKht. Tho lively hlddliiK and tho neverul exceptionally low Mda are rnattera fur conKratulu tlon to tho city, for tho fact that a tin in bo r of larKo llrm were anxlou to aecuro the contract la Indicated hy the manner n which they went after tho work, with hlda that ranged all the way from $if,308 tu $87,b44, whllo the low flKtire vecured mean not only that Mend will get Hi aya tern well within tho e-tlmated coat hut nlw) that tho icclal aement iiKlmt heneflted property will he u li on a bil far lower than waa origi nally planned Thla ueameut. It wlli 'on remembered, I to make up the difference hetween tho 160.000 bond Uaun and the total co.t t the ayatem, which la estimated at 174, 000. In addition tu actual conntruc tlon. covered by the amount of the hid, there rcmalua for the city the ex peune of Kecurlni; the land for the dl K).al plant and eaiemcnta aero property for tho plpo llio to tho dla poml piMiit site. A trntucrlpt of tho council' pro- evedlnKa hearing uikjh tho liond li sue ha been furwarded to h arson. : Bon & Co. of Chicago, tho successful I bldder for the bond, and n noon airr thla at any point desired, within It I examined and' approved, as there eina no doubt It will bo. tho blank iMj!id will bo forwarded hero for alg nature and then returned to Chicago and tho ossh turned over to tho city, Until the final acceptance of tho, bond no definite contract ran be ti- .tered Into with tho construction oon At .Monday meeting preliminary tractor. Tho bond Idd for-tho $0,jatev toward pHrehaalng html ne- eoO Umo. It will be, roeallod. number en mivb. and all wcro a novo iar. This romarkablo nhnwlng. onupled with tho many low bid for tho oon struetlon, are rnattera of great satis faction to ifll who havo taken a spec ial Intorett In thl first big iiuintclpal Imnroveninnt ojr llend'a. itld Head Welnr-.day. At last Wednesday' meeting of the council representative-, of the bid dura wero In attendance whom the bid wore road nnd tabulated. At thut tlmo the live lowest wero held for rurther examination. At the meeting tho next day tho throe low- eat wore held over, and Monday thej lonost wn accepted. Kacli bid waa accompanied by n certltled check for $6000. When the final contract Is drawn up tho contractor puts up a bouO for (0 per cent xf tho contract price, to Insure aatlsfactory comple tion of tho Job, llclow tho list nf tho bidder, with tho amounts bid, and the amour.' bid on rock oxcuvntlon. There were 31 other Itoma specifical ly bid on, but to record all would re- We liuikc a specialty of dealing in every arti cle in the hardware line that is needed in the construction of a house, whether it be a big or a little one. Contractors who figure close on a job should get our prices before submit ting his bidthey are the lowest for the (Htiility qf goods we handle. Also Full Lino of Buihkrs Supplies. Sash, Doors, Glass, Paints, Oils, etc. N. P. Smith Wall 'quire more paco than la available; the detailed hlda moy be learned from KiiKlneer Koon or at the office of the mayor, Jacob-oil, Hade Co., Portland, I0C.3C3.10. Itock 13. i0. Portland KiiKliuerliiK ft Contruc Hon Co., Portland, $CS,C75.SS. Hock f.i.cr,. H. M. Johnson. Portland, f 60,4 73. l4. Hock 13.76. OeorKe Cordon, ConnlllM, Ore. I.o.mc. itock M. Hellnnco Construction Co., Port land, SG7.0&2. Itock t.1.87. II. M. Ilardnen Co.. Hutte, Mont., IC9.C88.49. Hock 3.S0. M JennlnKi &. Co., Hpoknnc, $67, Hi, Hock $5.91. Consolidated Contract Co., Port land, $61,233.10. Hock $3.30. B. W. Hlner & Co., Portland, $78, 888. Hock tS. Jeffery & llufton. Portland, $02, 7S3.45. Hock $3.20. Klhbe-Wclton Co., Portland. $68.- r,zs. Hock $3.90. South Portland Crushed Hock Co., Portland, $9,398.97. Itock $3.30. Want Quick Work. Kvcry effort will be made to Ret the work under way at the earliest josl hlo time. It I Engineer Koon'a de sire that construction commence at tho center of tho huslneaa district, so that thla can he completed early, and property owners be Informed far In advance of the exact amount of the assetsment that will bo due shortly after the final completion of the sys tem. Much rock will be taken from the ditches and uied In grading up tho street. Tho contractor ha to dellv- 500 feet of tho place of exeavatlop. Tho first work contemplated la to grade up Wall street north of Oregon .with rock, and then aovor this with dirt taken from tho southerly end otlt0n Inst week waa tho fair and the tho street, where a alight cut Is nee-! report brought back were' that It eary. jaary for the dlsKal plant wore tak - i ... j nere eenm ovorr reason 10 nc- llovo that all land reiulrod will b, s- cure-t at a fair price, without the no ct-Milty of condemnation proceeding. OEMOCRSTICJOJINEE HERE K. II. Knox In Itaro nyr County Com iiiUsfnnrrlilp. R. II. i.nox, the Demooratle nomi nee (or eounty commissioner, wa hore Monday, meeting many people about town. Judging from the re- coptlon accorded r.:j). :r. Knox Is popular hero and v'.tl r.c.l s good vote. "If 1 am elected I fchnll try to bo a reprckentatlvo of all the county, and not simply o. on section," said Mr. Knox. Ho la an enthusiast upon the subject of good roads, "and also pledgea himself to aid agricultural de velopment and demonstration farm work. Street M:V!,i tVKIIH IIAVK TltOL'III.K. i Mr. and Mr. James U. Hick of r Uurna, who wero married hare last 1 week and started to their homo hy I auto, had aomo unpleasant experi ence. About 40 mile out their nuto I broke down. An effort was mado to repair It and continue on their Jour ney,, hut after several days, which were anything hut salubrious for tho lioncymooncra, owing to tho severe wind, they returned to lleml hy the auto trueka and left yesterday for Hums In Prank Dibble' car. BILL flMLETS DOGS HOD TO SJtWHILL'S RESPONSIBILITIES Canine, Hound For Ilurnx, Alone In a Cold World, with No Ilreak fnt and 91.0ft Against Them, Thla morning at 10 o'clock or thereabouts, J. K. Snwhlll waa rout ed out of bed by a message from the depot. "There are a lot of dogs hero con signed to Dill llanley at Hums, care or you. How about It?" said Mr. Corbett, the agent. "What?" said Eawhlll. "And there are. $1.GS charge," added Corbett, after repeating that the dogs were on hand, needed feed ing, were marked "perishable" and should bo rushed through to Ilurna. fan- ( I'-" aald Sawnlll, who baa troubles of bla own. When last seen Sawhlll was hast ening toward tho depot, with a very troubled expression, check for tl.CC, a choice assortment of dog biscuit and other canine delicacies, and a atern resolredt la reported) to ship those dog-gone doga to Hill Juqt aa soon aa parlor car transportation could be arranged for. CIRCUIT COURT IN ' SESSION THIS WEEK Inrge Number of lleml People In At tendance Shooting Cose to Come up lor Trial ThU Sorbin. Prlnevllle both this week and last week has been the mecca for n big bunch of llend people. Tho attrao waa by far the best fair yet held at th oounty .teat. J"I)iro waa a big Hne af oxhlBltB, and the amHscaient uwDiri fiaturea were oxcollont. Chief of , tllwi0 w sl chrlstofferson. who Vve datlly exhibition In his aero plane, too racing wag unusually ex- rltrn-, too, and the crowds In atten dance large. Circuit court 1 In sesalon thla week, there being many from Hend at the county seat on this account. The most Interesting ease on the docket hi the trial of Carl Lawson for killing a woman In the redlight Ctr trlct here. The bawdy house cc i are also to oeme up .jr heart -.7 There are no Important civil cases oh the docket from this r i cf the C -trlct. Among-thoto who went over Mon day to attend court wro: M. J. ! lanlelsan, George r, HuHuell, JoiJ . erg. ie .oung, u. u. wie. 'lt-ije Jones, Mr. W. K. V.MIkoy, C. E. J!yen. C. D. Drown. Dr. II. Fcr rell, Jim Morrlaon, PranH SuOt. land, T. Jones, Frank Dalton and Vernon A. Korbe. On tho list drawn for the Jury were E. W. Hlchardson. F. C. I'll and W. J. McQIllvray of llend. QC?70 Xsy SC3 'QtTV t!75 ( Mid CRiienimi OoAwar From Home where you arc not known, avoid all trouble in record to your funds by carrying AMERICAN BANKCRS ASSOCIATION TRAVCLCRS' CHCQUCS These cheques are equally useful for travelers in America or Abroad. They identify the holder to hotels, ticket agents and merchants, who accept them at face Value in of accounts. They are not available finder or thief, if lost or stolen. Let us explain the system. The First, National Bank of Bend Bend, Oregon DIRECTORS U. C. COE E. A. SATHER C. S. HUDSON Q. M. PATTERSON H. C. ELLIS THREE RALLIES G WEEK MANY WORKINO CANDIDATE FOR Laldlaw, Orange Hall and I'oneli Hottc Meeting Hear Coc Many I'lan to Make Trip to .Me. tollim on Rata rdy, Meetings at Laldlaw, tho Orange Hall six miles east of Itond and at Powell Uutto were tho features of the Coo campaign during tho last week. In addition to these, work by individuals In many section-, of tho county Is bearing fruit, and report Indicate that the non-polltlcal busi ness candidate will run strongly, noc only In tbia section but In many others. Last Wednesday occurred tho meeting at Laldlaw, presided over by W. D. names, and attended by wm 35 local men, despite the heavy work that la In progress on the ranches. That U.Idlaw recognizes that Coe la tho candidate of their own section, and will back him to the limit, wai Indicated by conversations after the meeting, and by the work on hla be half that la being done by a numle of prominent men In the territory. Friday night settlers around tho Orange Hall district gathered to hear Coe, and despite the fact that It was one of the worst nights of the year, with rain and a gale of wind, moro than B0 people were In attendance. It was In every way a successful affair and tho evident enthusiasm of thoua present showed that tho heavily j ulated districts east of town will stand for Coe almost solidly. Last- nlgbf'ari auto "load' of Hend men, with Coe. wWoutlo Powell Hutte. Thanks to tho heavy ralta with accompanying bad road, plus auto troubles, the party did not reach tho school house whoro the meeting was scheduled until nearly 9 o'clock. However, even at that lato hour a dozen ranchers t uracil - out. whlla many more; had been thoro earlier and gone home. Altar the meeting Dr. Coo and the Itend delegation wete hospitably en tertalned at-u chicken supper at the homo of Allen Wllleoxson. To Metollu Saturday. Thla Saturday a largo delation oC Hend people will g to MeVoliua to participate in "Market Day" then-, nnd tc- meet tho many farmers who It is expected will gather from all over that section. On Friday. November 1, Bend will have a final Coo rally here, whea election day plana will Im gone over. payment to DH J-t-SSST7 - " MlVVvUI. A arZja?79LV aaBBBtBBSa-s--LBlBBBflL CIP