1'AOK R. TIIK lKNl UVM.lTlN, 1IKNI), OHK., WKUNHNDAY, MAY 0, 11)1 1, ARTISANS MEET TOMORROW Delegates From Out of Town 1 nocteil (o Itc In Attendance. A district meeting of tho Unltod Artisans lodgo .ijvlu ho. hold In. tho lo cal loilfeo roonls lonttfrroxv cvctllnir at which dolofintcs nro expected to bo In ntteudaneo from Madras. Culver, t.a luontn and I'rlnovlllo. C. 1.. MoKcn na, of; Portland, siihromo secretary of tho order, will bo tho guest or honor. Among tho events of tho evoking Mill bo the Initiation ot n cIiirb ot candidates for tho order, nn exhlbl tlou drill and a prlto drill for n cud for which teams from tho Madras and Culver IoiIros will compote. This meeting will comnete tho sea son's work or 13. P. Hounett. who has boon lu town for some titno past In the Interests of the ordor, and ho will return to Portland with Mrs. Dennett. i rOWKIiIi UUTTK HOADS ooon. Travellera betweon here and I'rlno vlllo havo never oncountored better roads In tho I'owcll Uutto country. With tho naturally faTpniblo soil con ditions and tho good woVk dono. this district. has as ftno hlRhways as exist In Crook Count'. A foaturo that Btrlkcs nutomoblllsts favorably Is that nearly every eUlvtrt crossing has boon banked i cnrcfuilr, so that i fair Bpced can bo maintained without ! broken springs. For the ton miles j out from Hend. however, there Is liruciicniir nui n biiikiu tuuvn pruii erly cared for. Try a club houso sandwich for your lunch. American Bakery. Adv. STRARORH AT LEWISTON Idaho ltor, Interviewing llnrrlmnu Olllrlnl, Tells of Vnle-lleml ltwiul. Tho Morning Tribune of l.owlnton, Idaho, of May 3. received hero by Frank N. (Illborl, contains tho fol lowing paragraphs In nn Interview with llobort K Strnhorn of tlvo North Const road, and prominent nmong llnrrlmnu railroad man: "He mild tho construction of tho line West from Vale, In eastern Ore gon, might delay tho construction of tho Snake river road. Tho Vnlo road Is being constructed on grades that are much easier than tho present road through linker City, Lagrando and Pendleton. Tho Vale lino will bo extondod west to tlond and a water grndo lino down tho Deschutes will then be provided." CRAWFORD HAS FINE, NEW PLAN (Continued from.pngo 1.). local ftroject, that although ho ho lloved tho Tumnlo securities would bo ot tho highest order ho would hesltato to use thorn for Investment of school funds but would gladly recommend them to private Inves tors. Through all his speech Mr. Craw ford showed tho snmo lantentnblo Ig- noranco ot facts which has character ized his previous dealings with local Irrigation problems, but perhaps In no case a deeper Ignorance than In an Instance near the close of tho moot lug. It had been explained to him thnt where his plans provided for tho company's raising HGO.000 on tho settler's notes, apparently nn lm- Everything at Cost Closing Out at A. L. HUNTER'S I! Observe,, Mothers "V Day We wiU,.helprby,having-'.a beautiful carnation for every lady who calls .at this store&n Saturday, May 9tfr. Special Bargainsfor Saturday: v One pieec'of bleached table, Jf linen, 5-1 inches wide, per yard . JVL A fine blenched sen island cotton 1 , on sitle Saturday "at per yard... wL Not over 10. yard? to any one customer. - R. M. Smith Clothing Company. LEAIIN THE WAY. noo how tin) one rati eiinselontluuslj mnlntttlii that the County Court puld nil oxtritMiguiil print for American Ingot lion culverts rrom tho compar ison of prices of other oulvortn when (ho muiioit nnd mnloi'lnlH from which thoy uro niaiiufnotiiiod nro not men- Win PiJ'JltiiowlodKo of llio rtirt torliil hi qr Amorlonn Ingot Iron cillvertn itud from mv Itmiwlmlfto of tholr durability and lusting iiuiiIIHoh, I hnllnvo that the comity would bo Justified In piirchMsliig this class or material but wholhri or nut loo iniieli was mild for the culvert cannot bo ascertained by eotiipirlng prices with n cheaper grndo of culvert. l'or.un ntly 1 Know that metal culvortu eiin bo nurohnsml fur mom than S!o nor bcout, Iohs than tho price asked for lAhlorlcan Ingot Iron oulvortn hut vlieniiitinllly or uuitorlal, durability and lasting minlltioa nro considered. the mutter of first price should not bo tho governing condition, mid ns far ns this oltlco Is concerned, wo havo shown by tho purchase nf our metal lliimo that wo feel Justified In purchasing tho best material that can bu. obtained. Your vory truly, 0. LAUUOAAItl). Ilcall .V. Co. Statement. The following extracts from n let ter from lleall & Co. also have bear ing: , "The culvert manufactured by us Is inado from Amorlcan Ingot Iron. Tho prices per foot as shown lit tho circular are correct. "The Minneapolis company hni not, mid Is not. In u poslllir to limit u quotation on the American lug a Inui.Mhli'h wo furnished Crook Coun ty. 'I'hey rould not buy (he ma torlul from which in miilto It at miv pilce, mid could not get posHessliui of the culvert mado from Aiuorlrnii lUKot lion,, tuopt by jnuulwLM'Ktciiiii iiiiu of tho romilnrly ,iumsJW(j. eOliMues ot. (ho iuMifliULUJ4ij$n)ii which event thoy would have fy jiut the huiiio price iim rluirged by k(,w the eitlvoit fiii'iilslietl Crook Cimftti "it (the circular) tonus nmnik as lunch of a comparison nf clothes mid n IK) suit ureuce Is In (he itoods fur "The party signing (his clrjnllitr iissuiues that beenuso all rorruu'tod Iron culvorls look alike, that they nro alike. Our presumption lu that this eular Is being used for Political puses. Mku most things of this c outer. It does not toll tho (ruth, but seeks lu convey tho luipressloii that It Is fair mid honest on Its face, It Is nn effort to ncousn somebody of wrong Doing. In fact, it Is tho net of a coward nnd n sneak." ns a f.'l4 milt ult. Thi jlft-furnlsheil. ullitr Uled r nro liitr- Mom Children's Illirnxrs Mart Willi A Cold. HostlesNiiesH foverlslmess nu In flamed throat and spasmodic cough Is starting lu. (live Kotuy's Honey nnd Tnr promplly. It helps tho chil dren so very tnuoh, and Mrs. Hhlpps, UiDmondsvllls, Mo., snyn " got Hue results from It and It In a great medi cine fur whooping rough " Patter son Drug Co ? BRICK WORK I liuro built ctery brick house In Ilcml erected by contract. WOKK TIIK IlKST. I'KICKH TIIK IX)WKST. SATISFACTION' AIISOIXTKLY CWAItANTKEt). ,:: SAND FOR. SALE The bcft obtalnablo nt tho lowest prices In large or sntnli quaiitltlcM. I have tho exclusive prlrllcgcn for wind In nil CO. I. Company ditches. JACK TANSEY possibility clso tho company would bo doing It now, Governor West's contemplated getting this amount from tho Reclamation service, nnd ho had dismissed tho latter Idea with a rontemptous roforenco to tho years that would clapso bo fore anything could be got from tho reclamation fund. Itoplylng to this. K. 0. llau son. ot the I'. S. Reclamation Bervlco. said thnt Immediately on receiving tho West proposal Inst December, Secretary Lano had sot itsldo tills amount from tho fund iind that.it was now Instantly available, ... "Oh. ! did not kuow (hat.,r said Mr. Crawford. Ho spoko In Hodmond Friday, and It Is understood, met with a cnllly reception. NO FOUNDATION FOR CRITICISM ,,....... , iW iwumuiucu tiuiii iiuna uiiuwj i nia' nls may bo covered with a spoltgr coat of sine or galvanising to protect tho metal nnd Insuro durability. Tho price on any ono particular culvert will depend entirely on tho kind of metal nnd tho amount nnd kind ot galvanising. Tho culvorts purchased by tho County Court nro mado ot Amorlcan Ingot Iron which la prac tically puro Iron, In addition to which n vory good coat of gulranlilug Is ap plied. In purchasing nearly a half million iiounds of inolnl flume for this Project wo Investigated the mor Its of tho various kinds of metal quite thoroughly and compared prices on tho material. Wo found that tho price on puro Iron, nio(n) with a heavy cost of galvanizing was the most ex- pensiva metal nnd wo were justlflod In purchasing this ror tho reason that n longer llfo ot tho metal was Insured. Wo purchased tho same material, the American Ingot Iron which wax covered with a uuarantefr to Insuro Its purity. Wo also had) !iiivihuib ui uiu mm wnuru iim ma terial was manufactured who mado chemical analyses of tho material til ed. Theso tests show that tho ma terial was practically 00.90 per cent puro. i Thoro aro many kinds of culvorts. (hero aro llstod vnrlous cul vorts.) Thoro aro perhaps hundreds of different varieties of culverts man ufactured by various steel plant and manufacturing concerns. I do not He pays for his vanity. The until who buys a heavy car saerifiecs (rood dollars to misplaced pride. The prudent buyer invests in the depend able Forth He knows it will serve him best and at lowest cost. Plvo hundred dollars N tho prise of tlie'Hsrd runabouts the touring" oar U five tlft; tlioiowii ear seven tllyf- f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Gel catalog nnd i r Moulin from George H- Hoover, Hand. - - -aifc, ----- -.--.4- r pel -- -- m PF A I FTATF ? Lumber Complete Stock Dry, Rough and i Finishing Lumber Maple and Fir Flooring fF FOR BUSINESS LOTS FOR RESIDENCE LOTS FOR GARDEN LOTS For Close-in Acreage OR. FARM LANDS Let us show you the property SLKSIISS conservative buyer that BEND REAL ESTATE b a conservative Investment V A. Lath and ? i 'it ' ' "ft .I i 4 .in .I I. , . . i , i .. .in tt Shingles I Pine House and Irrigation Spout, Lath, Red Cedar Shingles The Bend Company t . i OFFICE CORNER WALL ue OHIO STS. " 't MMMMMMMIMIMinMMIHMHMMMIMMimitttHUIIHl a,,.. -----.-.,,, "--'-"----T"T"TTTrTitiiii-r-aaAAA... IM4HtMttMMHM4l III tn :,.. ","" IJ-"' ''",'"" -. .... t ftf 1 1 tttttt t tttt 'ttttftt ttt ttttt tttt iim in1 , '. 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