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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1913)
THE BEND BULLETIN. , vor, xi, iin.N'D, oiieoo.v, vkm:hi)AV afternoon, oechmiikh h, 101a. no. a. . LEVY MEETING T PROPOSED TAXES TO BE DISCUSSED llnail M filler May llo Hoi I led Hnrtlor lly PrmldliiK Tliiw IHeHw Kitat Half 4f (.Nullity l')'OHly I'lflJi of Tmmw, IUikmIn Hliixv. Wnnl hm Juat ooiiih from I'rlnovlllo (lint ruHldiihtH of tho Paullnit country plan to do on lunil ut tho luvy mooting Hal- tinlny In form, nml (tint they will ilmiiuiiil that I 10,000 or tho proponent road-work fund ho nput on th extreme east Mtiln. Thnt lit, whllo paying Iobb thnn oncflfth or tho tnxoa, thuy wnnt mora than oiic-foiirth of tho moiioy. Iledmoiid, Hlstora nml l.aidlaw report they will huvn representatives to ftKht any audi grab to thu last ditch, nml many llend men oro expecting to lend a hand. -- Thero la nvory promise of tho hot test kind of a nicotinic at Frlnovlllo thta Saturday, whim tho County Court hcara a puhllo discussion re garding tho proposud tax luvy for next year, Thoro will ho heavy rep mentation from ninny stations of din eounly. Tho oxtromo oaat-aldom, It la understood, will kick desperate lv agaluxt anything npproaohlnK a high tax. for roada or anything olio. Itrdmond and Monti, and, for that umttcr, moat or tho west aldo, nro willing to boo tho court place a heavy Imy for road work, on tho condition that n largo percentage of tho oxpoti Milium ho In tho district or. nt leant. the Immediate territory, Mhortt tho taxes actually originate. It U paid that tho court will ngreo l audi a Ulan Contrary to thl. Iiou 'er, Is tho rumor that already tho xi milium or 126.000 on the Frlno- ill-Pnullnn road nan heon pledged. Three DUtrlrU Proixwrd. However, tho road matter proH t,lv ulll Im threshed out by tho County Court lioforn Saturday. Hep roseutntlvt from Iledmond, fllatora and Hond expect to ko ovor perhaps toduy. Thn plan that ieoma nearest to thi certainty of adoption la to dl vldo tho county Into three dlatrlcta, -each presided over by one man, an tar aa road work la concerned. Tho divisions which It la understood meet tho approval of tho majority of tho County Court oro approximately aa follow: One north of Crooked riv er and wrat of a line continuing the old river bed, one eaat of tho old river bed. and tho third aouth of Crooked rtvor (thla lino continued In the Cascades) and weat or tho river bod. Tho boundarlta Riven aro only nmtroxtmatlon Thn part that It la understood will bo Inalated upon la that at least 75 tier cent or tho mon y originating In any dlatrlct be apent In that illitrlet, which, It la argued, It an abaolutoly Juat achomo. it la a fact that. If ono drawa a north and aouth lino through tho ounty, Intoraectlng .1 liolnt ono mile 04iit of -I'rlnovlllo, the territory In- eluded to tho end or Hint lino ling nn i.ncMcd valuation or only f 2,000, 000, or leas thnn ono-flftli or tho on- (Continued on laat page.) mm Deschutes Banking 8b Tryst Company 3DEND, TEMPORARY LOCATION south o f Bean IHdg.onWallSt. ,c SCHOOL MLEVY FIXEO Only I'lvo VoIoih nt .Mretlntf, nml All Vol.. I'or 15)4 .Mill". Thn tax lovy innotlng for achool dlatrlct No, 12 had Ita uaunl nttrnd unco thla yuar, It waa hold laat Hnturday ovonlng nt 8 o'clock nt tho achool houao, Aa ndvortlaed, nnd flvo tnxpayora wore on hand, Including two mnmhora or thn achool board, tho clork, school principal nnd n iiowapaper roprenonlntlvo, Throe) other taxpayers arrived Inter, two or them women. Tho hudgot propnrod by tho clork win cofiflilnnnl and It wna votod thnt tho lovy bo pluemt nt 15 Vi iiillla, which H 3V4 mllla lower thnn nil year Tho assessed valuation of I ho dlalrli't It. 11.811.748 JOINT PUBLmjSTALLATlON Odd Fellow nutl llolmkiilia Will llmo InterrMlng (ViTiiiony. A Joint public Installation or offi cers in being arranged by tho Hond RuUirdliinto nnd ltaboknh lodges or tho Independent Order or Odd Pel Iowa, for Monday moiling, Jnutiary ii. Thla Mill bo thn flrat ceremony of the kind over hold In Hond and la expect ed In bo an Interesting ovont. In connection with those exercises, thiro will bo other ontortnlnlnK feature which are being worked out by a Joint coiiimltteo or tho two lodgea, In conoctlon with tho I'mtallatlon. thero will bo a reunion, not only or tho memhera or tho Wil lodavi, but or nit who belong to tho) two ordora nlaowliorn and aro now In Ui la locality, A3BESSMENTJS50 PER GENT Public I'tlllllc In Crook County Taxed on that IIamU. (Special to tho Hullotln.) 8AM!MDcc 1. In Crook county thn total Boomed valuation la f 1 1 . r.93.6SB. Thla Inoludea tho public utllltlca, which nro .valued at 12, bM.8C4. and nMi-mrd for taxation puroia at 11.277.432. Thn naicas- ment or puimc utiiuioa ior laxnuon plirpooa waa baaed on 50 iter cent, or caah valuo, whlah tho tax oommlr aloncr detnrmlnml wa Urn bal on which other property In the county mai aaioitnd. ' Tho rnllroada In Crook county were valued nt 3,490,4zn ana aa aviad nt $1,248,210. Tim "tele phone! worn valued at $5,0d:, nhd ntacaaod at I32.&40. TltKK AT OKANfiK IIAI.U Thoro Mill bo a Chrlatmaa treo for tho neighborhood filfcn at tho (irnngo Hall on Chrlatmaa Kv, with a program by tho Sunday achool. No Individual pronenta are ox pec ted to be brought and the poopto of the com munity are providing a treat for tho children. i:verybody la Invited to the exercise. VAL'dllAN fini:i ira. The caae or the Htate v. Bam Vaughan, In which J. II Stanley wai the proaecutlng wltnoaa, wna hoard In Juatlcca Kaatca' court Friday and tho defendant waa fined $25 for pol luting tho watera of tho Central Ore gon canal by driving aheap through them. V A. Korliea appeared for Mr. Htanlcy and C. 8. Henaon lor tho dofondant MOIti: !NI W OPKNMI). Acting 8ecretnry ot Agriculture Galloway haa recommended thnt the aouthweat quarter or auction 10 In township 34 aouth, rango 14 eaat, V. M , bo openod to entry and -tlnment nn accordance wltli tho pro visions or tho net or Juno 11, 1008. O. N. Hotcnmb or Tort Hock la nnmod aa having tho prior right or entry. ,tf OKEGONcn -av r 5 TUMALOSETTLERSWIN ALL POINTS Plrat Mortgngo on Iwimla to Holm- burao Htntn for Cimatriirtloii Coat. PoymeiitN In Ten limtitllmciitN At Hlx Per On I Intcrt-nt. (Kpccriul to thn Hullotln.) 8ALHM, Uro., Dec. 1. Conceding to tho aottlora ovcry objection rnla od to tho provlnlotin ot tho contract to bo made between tho statu and tho aatllura on tho Tumalo Irrigation project, tho desert land board Inst Saturday nftornoon formally approv ed tho contract. Another Important action tnkon by tho board waa tho entering of nn order that 05 per cent, of tho Innd held by settlors In tho flrat unit ot tho project must bo algnod up wlta tho atato before tho conatructlon work will bo commenced on tho dis tribution ayatem for that unit It wuh understood that If tho land la not algnod up within n roaxonablo length or tlmo tho board would dl reel that aomo other unit or tho pro ject ahould bo completed flrat. Thla order affecta practically oil tho ecttlora who have boon xotllni; wator out or tho old Columbia Boutn orn canal. The contract provides tor a flrat mortgago on tho land to rclni'mrso tho atato for tho actual cost or con atructlng tho project, bo until tho work la practically, completed tho oxact amount tho sottlora w,ll havo to pay for wator will not bo known. In nddttlan to tho actual coat price, tho Inw provide that tho stnto shit II chargo $6 nn aero additional. Do ferret! payment will draw alx ier cent Intnreat. 1'aymenta mnv be madn In 10 Installments. Tho Oral nnvinmit will become dUrt allC tho ' interest will bogln to run on rtr.rrod Itaymonta when the wntw la nxall abla for tho land, orrordlng to tn explanation by tho atato engineer. NEW WIUJERBCE . UcRlnnlnirJatiiinKXflJJrall frwii her nuin tioww' )&, 1R-T -X. Poitmaator Ford haa received word that beginning January 1, 1914, wall will Im brought In from Shermat h the O-W. It. & N. train that arrWca here nt 7.45 p. m. Inaamuch aa no thing la aald about any dlacontlnu nncn of tho present aervlce on the Oregon Trunk by which mall from Portland arrlvea nt 8 a. m. It la be lieved that thla new arrangement will bo In addition to the preeont ono. Thla la a change that haa been aought ever since the Oregon Trunk put on Ita night train for whllo that train aervod to bring Portland mall to llend aooner than was possible un der the old achedulo It actually lengthened thn time In which eaatern mall waa on the road alnce It bad to go In to Portlnud nnd roturn from thero. Under thla new way tho eaa tern mail will bo put off tho train from the east at Sherman and brought direct to Hond. In tho aamu manner outgoing mall will bo expedited making tho tlmo on tho road much shorter thnn present. NEW CONTRACT E APPROVED CARBONIT Latest 'and only successful , remover of Carbon in Automobile Cylin- , ders. " ", c Bend Hardware Co. SYSTEM IS COMPLETED SANITARY EQUIPMENT COST $77,000 City HnmlloO Job Itaelf, It. K. Koon Holng Kuglnrer In Cliurgo NcoU of Toun ot U.-.000 InlinbltiiuU Jfmv Caroi I for lly Hyotcni. Hond'a aownr ayatem la oompleUd Tho odtla and cndit of finishing and cloan-up Mork will bo out of the way during tho next ton daya, and aa soon us tho ClOy Council! formally accepts tho Job from tho engineer, tho system can bo placed In operation. Tho completion or tho work equips Do rid with nn absolutely flrat claaa modern tower, serving not only tho business district but a considerable amount of residential property aa woll, Tho lotnl outbiy, Including labor, material, engineering and pur chase of right of way, and property for tho dlsMiial plant, la approxi mately $77,000. Tho system embraces about ik miles oi main nnd lateral bom era, and gives llend sewer mains capable ot caring for n town of 25,000. How ovor, In making the plana for thla un it, n complete system waa laid out, Into which thla unit flta. The bal ance or tho work thus planned em braces about 13 V4 mllea or mains and laterals, and will cost In addition about 1210,000. It. i:. KtMirt lii Charge. Slnco February 27, 1012, the firm ot J. II. & n. K. Koon or Chicago havo been In chargo or the work aa engineers, It. K Koon being on hand to auperlntend. Blnco Jnnunry 22 or thla year Mr. Koon haa had com plcto chargo or tho Job, tho ctty at that tlmo abrogating the contract with tho South Portland Crushed I Hock Company, tho latter being un ablo to complete It. and doing tho balance or tbo work itaeir I The money expended haa been dl 1 vldod up under separate heads ap proximately aa follows iabor, 3 000; pipe, $14,000, manhoUa. $1800. real estate. $22,000; ,dllpial plant. 10000: engineering. $7500; mis cellaneous, Including equipment, pow SEWER derp extraworkc$ 1 0,080pt-awjttl,osffWrttenlk'iuVer Dctsila of the Kyatcm. The' pipe ayatom Involves tho use ot approvlraately 6C00 feet of 30-Inch pjpe, 3300 feet or 16 Inch pipe, 3800 feet or 12 Inch pipe. 2200 feet of 10 Inch pipe, and 4800 feet of 8-Inch pipe: tno excavation ot anoui vvvv I d accreKatlng a total length of labout38Tfee?Velong no m.nhnlM. HI tunnels are renulr., 50 manholes. Six tunnela are requlr Tho disposal plant consists essen tially or a settling tank of tho Imhoff type and beds for the ultimate dis posal of tho liquid wastes From the tank the clarified bow age flow a onto half aero beds, ao piped and arranged as to provide for tho rapid and uniform distribution of tho riow. C. It. Cook, one of tho roretmln, waa laid off the flrat. nnd It. J. Morehouse quits on tho 10th; togeth er with Frank May, timekeeper. -Mr. Don't forgot that ahlno every day in tho weok. The Metropolitan, (suc cessors to Innes & Daldaon.) Adv. ",V. cubic yarda or rock and 5000 cubic " committee W'Betol 'r yards of earth and the building of with other committees from the oth 50 manholes. 8lx tunnels are rcqulr er towna Interested. ..... .. Koon will leavo aomo tlmo In Do combor for Portland, whoro ho will opon nn offlcq. Ho wilt 1eop la touch with tho oporatlon of tho plant, nnd ahould occasion requlro, roturn lioro aa wanted, HP ?' flsalsH ' BsM'2 x St - fyvSfxSBSKMF KHSSaSKilSaSMSVGESSSBktSSSK ' fiHBPaHHpiwvBBtsB I Inducer 11. II. Koon MORSON SAYS HE WILL SUE SPRIhWOR $10,000 Ia Pine Man Will Give Judgo Chance To Air Cfiargca in Court. The Hullotln received the following telegram from J. K. Morton thla morning; Portland, Dec. 2. "Uond Bulletin:" Came here today to begin procood Ings against Springer for ten thous and dollars but find my attorney on hla way to New York to ho gone ono nionth. I nm aorry to keep .the Judge waiting to make good his charge. (Signed) J. E. MOHSON" Two weeks ago County Judge Springer made some scathing rofor oncea to J. J3. Morson of La Pine In n published letter. In last week's Hullotln Mr. Morson ropJIed. It now appears that Mr. Moraon will sue Judgo Springer for libel develophehtTeague meet O nicer KlcctctL League Favors Ap propriation for Iteclamatlon. A. Forbes that the towna of thla sec tion take actloa toward, securing m Federal appropriation for ' reclama tion of additional land adjacent to the Tumalo Project met with favor at a meeting or tbo Laldlaw Develop ment Leacue last Saturday and a uiner uuhuicm uu.iwu . m was the appointment of a committee cona:aungoi r. u. vii- son. J. J. Coen. and F. II. PlnKstatr to audit the bllla incurrea in tne can atructlon of the hall In which the recent ralr waa held. They amount to about $600. Caah In hand and nledxea applicable on thla Indebted ness amount to something over a third or thla aurn. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President. v. D. Hnrbes: vice president J. J. Coon; t secretary, S, It. Urown; treasurer, F. , Wilson. J. J. Adams, Jamca Dreen and Dennis McCole wont to The Dal'ss Saturday to Join tho K. of C. ordo- ii -, y -, i j ,,, -, - . MftjrHjUal FIRE? FIKE! FIRE! If your house should take fire you are apt to be so excited that, even though you have plenty of time, you will rush out and leave behind, to be burned up, YOUR WILL, other valuable papers and jewelry. The best way is to put them into one of our SAFETY DE POSIT BOXES in our fire and burglar-prool vaults. A private bo will cost you only $8 per year. We also solicit your BANK ACCOUNT. The First National Bank of Bend. MILLER CHOSEN MAYOR OF BEND ONLY 204 VOTES WEFclE CAST" CViunclInicn Kloctcd Aro Anue, I)av Idaon, anil Knutaen ,MIa Oolc man, im Trcofiurcr, Will He Flr?t Woman Ofllclal In County. After January flrat, 1014. H. A. Miller will "bo mayor of llend, Theo dore Aune, J. D. Davidson and Mar tin D. Knutsen oounollmon, .nnd Miss Mary E. Coleman treasurer. That was decided at yesterday's "mu nicipal election, which was the quiet est held hero for years. H. A, Miller, who had -no opposi tion for the raayorallty, led the field by 175 votes. Miss Coleman, nvho wins tbo distinction of being tho first feznlnlno official In Central Ore gon, polled 172 votes. The' other vote was aa follows: Aun, 149; Da vidson, 149; Knutsen, 127; H. J. Overturf, 97; R. V. Polndexter, 56. In all 204 votca were cast, of which 56 were women Of those vo-lng, 38 were sworn in, 166 having register ed. At last year's city election the total vote was 365, and 114 women voted. The councllmen who hold over next year 'are H. E. Allen, A. S. .Col lins and E. A. Sather. The cpun cumen who go 'out of offlco the first of tho new year aro A. L. French, John Stcldl and II. A. Miller. 'The election board was composed of Frank May, Mrs. Jennie Sellers, Mrs. A M. Prlngle. Ross Farnhara, J. C. Rhodes atid F O. Minor. Immediately after the count bad been completed the council went In to session and canvassed the retnrns. "To Inspect Sewer. Routine council business was transacted, bills being paid. Con struction engineer R E. Koon report ed that the sewer was complete, and requested that the council make Its iV4OBl"-lKiwU!.t"cept the work. The council nndHinvhb 'wish to go will start from Koon's offlco tomorrow, Thursday, at 1:30, and walk over the entire ayatesa. Al ready it ha been laspected by the eagtaeers. water has been passed through its entire length, and "sights" taken from one manhole to another with lanterns. The recommendation of Mayor Putnam, as chairman of the sower committee, that all the books ot the engineer he exported was endorsed by the council. This will be done as soon as practicable, and a report published showing the nature of all expenditures. MINISTER IS THANKFUL. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Judd gao them a surprise by bring ing them a number of valuable things Intended to make their Thanksgiv ing day a time for real gratitude. These gifts came not only from mem bora ot tho Baptist church, but man of their friends In Dend and the surrounding country and those liv ing In Deschutes contributed liberally to the collection. s? i .&i