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REGISTRATION
IS PERMANENT
VOTERS NOW BEING
ENROLLED
Saw J'inv I'rotltles for Ciml Kystem
Arrangement!! Mndo for Transfer
When Voter Motes Rcpuhll-
tuns Lend All Others to Date.
Registration of voters under tliu
law ndoptcd by the Icut legislature
Iiiib begun In Hend, supplies for the
purpose having been received last
weok from the county clerk. Chun.
AV. Krsklno unci 11. C. LJIlls huvo boen
appointed registrars for Crook coun
ty. Under the now law registration be
comes u permanent affair, the voter
onco going through tho form being
registered Indefinitely and not hav
ing to rcglHter again for another
election us was formerly tho case.
In case of n voter's moving to another
precinct ho can arrange for n trnmi
fcr, a enrd system being need, and
tho record transferred when he
inovos.
In ono respect tho new law la niovo
stringent than tho old, this being In
tho requirement that Una) citizenship
papers must bo presented at tho time
of registration.
Registrations to dnts by both Mr.
Kills and Mr. ICrsklno show Repub
licans In tho load, in tho latter case
outnumbering nil others by about
lour to ono. Only a few women have
registered Vet.
Harrison I.ath'nm was the first to
rogister w'th Mr. Krsklno and Mrs.
Maud K. Wood of La I'lno, tho llrst
with Judge Kills, Uoth are repub
licans. To dato Mr. Rrsklno has roglstorcd
49 and Judge Kills 21.
TRAINS ARE DELAYED
No Malts Received Hero Since Tues
day .Morning.
Up to four o'clock thin nftoruoon
Rend had had no train arrivals slnco
Tuesday morning, tho O.-W. train
lue IobI night r'diic Venn 'Minullod
nnd tho O. T. train, duo this morn
In?, being still on tho road.
According to locnl reports tho O.,
"W. train was hold up by slides on
tho main line, making It Impossible
for It to get through. Tho Oregon
Trunk train wns also blocked nnd Is
expected in Into this afternoon. In
lioth' cases hoavy storms hovo caused
tho delays.
Tho north bound day train duo to
leave this morning wuo limited to tho
freight with cnbooso for Motollus,
which cnrrles pnssongorH.
t p. in. All wlro.1 rtro down nnd It
Is lmpoosiblo to learn what tho train
situation lo. An O.-W train may
como In tonight but probably thoro
will bo nono. Thoro will probnblv
t)o no Orogon Trunk train sent out
tonight. It is understood thai a
train is now on tho wnv In from Fnll
hrldgo duo to nrrlvo about 5:30, but
It Is doubtod It tho Portland train
connected with It. Tremendous
drifts nro roported on tho lino bo
tweon Portland nnd Fnllbrldgo,
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W. L. COUU, Pros. D. K. HUNTKR, Vice-Pros
TIIOS. C'OUR, Cashier
THE CENTRAL OREGON
BANK
Capital $25,000, Fully Paid " '
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A HSOLUTELY nec
essary for present
existence n n d future
protection isthe milking
and saving of money.
Our business is the safe
custody of the people's
money, and tliQ pay
ment of fair interest in
o u r Savings Depart
ment. A solid, well
established bank at
your service.
5C
DIRECTORS
thos. conn
W. L. COBB
W. h. O'DONNELL
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to nuv "I'ivi: foot hiiklf."
The Rend Public Library Is con
sidering tho purchase of tho "Flvo
foot" sot of books selected under the
supervision of Charles W. Elliot,
president emeritus of Harvard uni
versity, and published by F. P. Col
lier & bon. The selection wns niado
nt tho "request of tho publishers af
ter Mr. KUlot had stated In a lecturo
that a Ave foot shelf would contain
nil tho books n man needed to glvo
himself a liberal education. The plan
of tho library Is to receive 200 do
nations of 25 cents each with which
to mako tho purchase ,
BEND'S READING PUBLIC
IS STRONGJOR FICTION
Library Itepoit SIiowh .Many CJiiIiih
I took RoriowciH arc N'oh 1,111
To Mnl Needed Pun-lmses.
Tho Rond loading public Is strong
for fiction, This Is the class of lit
erature In which (hero hns been the
greatest gain in tho number of books
borrowed during tho lpst yenr from
the Iiend Public Library according to
the report of Miss M. K. Coleman,
librarian.
Thero nro 1,539 volumes In tho li
brary. Tho totnl circulation for tho
yerr .ending December 31, 1915, was
G.SI9. Tho total number of bor
rowers cards in forco was 1141, in
Incrcasn of 150 over the previous
year. Thoro woro 87 books raided 10
tho library In 1015.
Tho llbrnry boglno this yenr out of
debt with the exception of payments
duo on books It Is .purchasing. Plans
cro bolng inmlu for somo oxtonslvo
additions to ilio library. Tho shelf
room Ih crowded to. Its cupnclty. Many
magazines will soon havo to bn
bound. Matters of thl cbarnctor will
come up before the Ltbtary Club ot
Its regular nnnuM business meeting
to bo hoid next Tuosdny nftoruoon.
T IS LET FOR AN
EXTENSION TO WAREHOUSE
Addition to lie (II Foot Long- on
North Kml of Hulltllng For Vt-o
of Win chouse Company.
Immodinto eiilnrgemont of tho
wnrohouso . occupied by tho United
Wnrchouso Co. nnd tho Orocjori
Trunk Is provided flir by a contract
Just niado hotwoon tho railroad cnu
pany nnd 10. P. llrosturhous. Mr.
llrosterhous returned y o s t o r d n y
mornins from 1'njtlnml whoro ho ro
celve'd tho contract- from tliu railroad
company.
According to tho plans tho present
building will bo oxtonded to tho north
Gt feet, making a room 50xGl In
slzo. This will bo 'for tho use of tho
worohouso company. Tho present
flour room, uoxt to tho wnrohouso
company ofllco, will bo thrown Into
tho freight room.
Mr. Rrnstorhous expects to begin
work within n week, dopeudlug on
tho arrival of mntorlnl. His contract
calls for completion by March 15.
TO CONRKMX PROPKRTV.
Rccnuso one of tho ownors whose
property will bo nffected by tho build
ing of tho approach to tho now bridge,
hns made what nro conslilored exor
bitant domnnds for damages tho city
wi.l begin condemnation proceeding!).
This wns (lecldod nt n special meet
ing of tho council hold on Monday.
Another meeting to take further
stops In tho mnttor was hold this
mot nlng.
D. K. nUNTEU
ROSS FARNHAM
FOUR REASONS PHOH
GIVEN BY 'CLUB B
OBJECTIONS TO EXTEN
SION STATED
Tnllnmii'x Rciiulieiuents .Met by Com-
meicliil Rudy nt Satin day Meeting'
('ommlltcc Is to Consider Ap-
piovnl of Tin 111' Commission.
A statement of objections to tho
extonslou of tlmo on tliu liunbam
Falls unit, us ruiiuosted by Commis
sioner Tallmnu of the General Land
ofllco, was ndoptcd by tha Commer
cial Club at its luncheon on Satur
day. Tho only other business trans
acted was tho appointment of n com
mittee to consider a request that tho
club npprovo u movement for tho ap
pointment of a permanent tariff
hoard. Tliu club met for the first time
at tliu Louvre.
Tho tariff icquost c.tino from the
Portland Chamber of Commerce with
a communication pointing out tho uu
rclontlflc methods of tariff mnklng
now In ubo, and urglug-tjiat the club
Join With other commercial organi
zations of tho country In working for
a tariff board. Messrs. KrHklnc.
Forbes, nnd Hudson wore appointed
n committee to consider the matter.
Tho strongest objection to tho
Douham Falls extension, and, In view
of Commissioner Tollman's statement
tlmt tho company must tbow Its abil
ity to complete tho project within the
tlmo doslied, the one which, Is believ
ed, should enrry considerable weight,
Is that In which ltvls pol.ited out that
tho company Is financially unable to
reclaim the lands.
The objections In full nro ns fol
lows: .
Department of the Interior, flunor.il
Lnnd Olllco, Washington, I). C.
In the Mutter of Oregon Segregation
List No. 20 under the Caroy Act.
Stnteniont llond Commercial Clubs'
Objections to Kxtonslon of tlmo.
"In conipllancowlth lottor of Com
missioner, bearing dnte of December
21, 191,5, tho llond Comtnorclnl uiun
roglcters tho following objections to
tho granting" of an c'xtonslon of tlmo
for tho reclamation of tho Oregon
Segregation list No. 20 under tho
Caroy Act.
"1. That thoro-Is no feaslblo or
practical plun now In band for tho
Irrigation of tho lands embodied
within said segregation, this for tho
ronson that there is no avallnblo or
fonslblo water supply.
"2. That tho Control Orogon Ir
rigation Compnny, which now has n
contract for tho reclamation of said
segregation, Is absolutely unnhlo fi
nancially to reclaim nald lands, oven
though n feasible wntor supply woro
available This stntemont Is niado
patont by tho fact that tho company
Is uupble. to financially enro for tho
r-ogrogatlons existing In this soction
which It has partially reclaimed.
"3. Furthor that tho sogregntlan
In question has been In control of
said Central Oregon Irrigation Com
pany and Its predecessors In Intorcst
for n porlod of more thnn ton yonrs
Inst past, and that during snld period
said compnny niid Its predecessors In
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IHIUretH liuvu (lirouiuiui iiiiiuu in ui.
anything toward tho reclaiming of
onld segregation, or to ovon iiogm
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CONDITIONS BETTER,
SAY A1ERCHANTS
Despite Had Weather, Conditions
Last .Month Were Retter Tliitn lim
ing January, ill I ft New l.nw
Helps No DiiiiiKeuness Keen
Tho demoralization of business, the
opening of blind pigs, wholesale Il
licit liquor tralllc anil a general un
stable condition predicted by liquor
Interests to como with the oilrnnce
or Oregon Into tho dry column has
failed to tnnke Its appearance.
Tho people of Oregon have exper
ienced a little more than a mouth of
tho dry regime. From all reports
liinl pe"i u am well mi-.i.-ii with
tho conditions, hi fn.'t, t (' ,tro
many who say that they wm.ld not
uituofci, If possible, tho rotni to the
former condition.
Despite the unusually Inclement
weather, Milch hn rendered it nl
niOBt Impossible for farmers or evon
townspeople to do their ciistomnry
Uislnoss, conditions, ngieo more than
n scoro of iiicrchnutH, aio far bettor
than during the month of January,
in 101.1.
Kiislucsh Healthier.
Olcnnlng r few facts from sta'e
liiHiits liv local InislnoHs men rognrd
li.K their observations since Oiogon
bmle fwewell to John liallevcorn. It
hns been shown tha,t collections In
January were bettor despite tho ac
tive 1m. lug of people dm lug the hol
idays. Sox oral merchants say Hint
people, who previously have ask-'d
for credit and whose checks nevr
came to them for niorchnidlse, nro
laying casli and that their checks
innilo their upponmnce in Janunn
Tor tho first time hi ninny months.
Hills, in many Instanced, which were
unpaid, sometimes for two months
or more, aro being mot.
That January wns a good month
for the business men, regardless of
tho sovoro winter weather, Is gonor
nlly agreed upon. Morchnnts point
out howovor, that tho conditions
among laborers nio better than they
woro a year ago, but on top of this
thoro Is a healthier business growth,
mils Holm: I'nl. I.
"Wo havo obscivod since tho closo
of January business," said una mer
chant, "that business for last month
wns four times ns heavy as during
January of 1015. Wo realize that
conditions nro bettor locally than
thoy woro n yenr ago, but Individual
observations show us that tho pro
hibition law has had a stimulating
effect upon our business. This Is
shown In our collections. Wo hnd
more bills paid during tho first ten
days of January than wo havo had
for more than a year. Peoplo who
boforo havo asked us for credit havo
niado their purchases with cash."
"I should bo bitterly opposed,"
s Id another merchant, "to u roturn
to tho conditions which oxlst under n
l'censed saloon. Alrendy we havo
found conditions to bo better. I am
confident that business will bo hotter
as tho now law has n bolter chnnco
to bo tried nnd families supplied
w'th necessaries who woro deprived
of thorn for moutliB nt n tlmo."
llond Is dry." That Is tho way
Chief of Pollco Itoborts characteriz
3BBH
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es local conditions. "Not an arron
for drunkenness ha3 been mndo this
month. In fact," ho says, "with tho
exception of tho first two days In
.ii'iiuan. there hnvo been no drunks
on the streets. So Tnr as tho olllcors
hnvo been ablo to ascertain there has
not been tho slightest sign of in
fringement of tho prohibition law.
Tho buildings, which were former
ly occupied by the saloons, hnvo boon
occupied. Somu have been remodel
ed. During tho month of January only
six liquor permits were issued at th
local olllce of tho American and Nor
thern express companies.
TO OPEN SOTTLES LAKE
PROJECTJIOS SATOROAY
.Sou-mi Large Companies Said to be
Inteu'stod in Jell'eison County Irri
gation Distilct.
Rids for tho construction of the
Ruttles Lake Irrigation Project in
Jefforson county will bo oponed next
Saturday afternoon rt 2 o'clock nt
(Jrnndvlew by the board of directors
of tho district. Tho bids will prob
ably bo let on n contract baBls, the
contractors taking tho bonds recent
ly voted by the residents of tho Sut
tles Lake Irrigation district.
It is understood that thoro aro sov
oral large companies interested In
developing the Suttles Lakn Project
rnd that they hnvo signified their
Intention to take tho bonds on the
contract basis, If tho meeting no'tt
Saturday dovelops the salo of the
bonds nnd lolling of tho contract. It
Is expected that project unitlneer
Ocorgo S. Young will early begin tho
organization of his force with tho
vlow to commencement of work Just
ns soon as It Is possiblo to onter the
1 held.
I Tho Suttletf Lnko farmer who
lmve been winking consistently for
evornl venrs nro greatlv e"icournicd
J us to the outlook for their project.
I Thoy snv they hnvo somo of thn hbi-
i goat and most Inlluentlel Interests Mi
the statu bphlnd them and thst thwe
' InorestH ore urging the developing
of the irrigation work as planned.
Thst theso business nnd rominerclil
Interests hnvo their eyes on Ilia out-
I eonio of this project Is nlso assort
ed because other projects of n slmll.ir
cbtrnetor In tho stnto nro being con
sidered. Tlie district has been bonded for
$1100,000 and this sum Is estimated
to bo sulllclent to construct the pro
ject completo with II ditches, flunios
nnd tho Suttles Lnko dam. When
comploted tho iirec undor Irrigation
will bo about 12,000 ncrcs.
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT ON
.frlTi'i-Miii County Will Voto for Per
liuiiioiit Local on this Full.
TJio question of the location of tho
permiin'ont countv heat of Jofferson
routitv, which will bo decided at tho
general election this coming fall, Is
beginning to b agitated and roil-
dents or MadrnB have begun to or
ganize for tho light.
I'lidor tho county division lnw, un
der which JolTorsoii county wns form
ed nt the election In 101 1, the coun
tv heat for two yenrs Is selected by
the county court, nnd therouftor tho
pormnnont sent Is chosen by llm
voters. Aftor noarly 200 ballots had
been taken Culvor wns sslocted ns
tho temporary sont by tho presont
court, up to tho llnr.l voto Culvor,
Madras and Motollus each receiving
one ballot.
It Is oxpected that all throo towns
will lio in tho raco this fall. The
Madras adherents mot to organize
list night.
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The First National Bank
OF BEND, BEND, OREGON
CapHal fully paid
Surplus
We Now Have Over
2000 Accounts
More People arc Doing Bmlntii
Willi IhU I3an!( Today than liver Beore.
DEPOSITORY OF
THE I'EOPLE.
THE CITY OK IJEND.
THE COUNTV OF CUOOIC.
Till-: STATE OE OllEGON.
THE GOVERNMENT CW THE U. S.
(Postal Savings).
Equipped by Experience and with Resources lo granl Every
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COUNTY OFFICE
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARE MADE
Rolteit.s to Ro Opposed by Stnnloy
l'olinlntcT Seeks Democratic Nom
ination for Shorlir ()crtuif it
Ciiiidldatu for Commissioner.
County politics Is beginning to
warm up, three more 'cpndldntes hav
ing shied their batB into the ring In
the past week, two socking tho
shrievalty nomination nnd one that
for county commissioner.
Tho Inttor candidate, H. J. Ovor
turf, of Rend, Is already commis
sioner, having boon nppolntcd by the
court Inst 'winter to flit tliu unexpired
term of Commissioner Rrowu, who
wont out of olllco on tho formation
or Jefferson county. Mr. Ovorturf
souk's the nomination on tho repub
lican ticket to Riicceed himself. No
ono olso hns yet announced himself
as a candidate Jn opposition to .Mr.
Ovorturf. Tho last lopubllcau oan
dldnte, Commissioner Illiiuchiird, was
elected by n large mnjorlt.
1'or tho nomination for sheriff
there nro now throe candidates, two
it'puhllcaus and ouo democrat. Two
of those have announced their can-
l illilncy in the post few days, J. II.
I Stanlev of Alfalfa, seeklnx tho re-
publican nomination, and P. II, Poln-
ilextor, of Piluevllle, the democratic
S. 10. Roberts, of Rend, announced his
candidacy for tho republican nomin
ation till oe weeks nro.
Of tho now candidates, Mr. Poln
ilexter Is tho proscut county coiouor.
Ho Is a nntlvo Orogouhin, having been
horn In Kugeno. Ho enmo to Prln'o
vlllo In May, 1881, and has beou en
gaged In tho hotel and rostnuraiit
ixhlnosa thoro for 17 yours. Ho Ins
I fen coroner 'twice. Of Ills' children,
Ralph Is tho proprietor of tho Owl
Pharmacy In Rond, and Nutn Is woll
known horo, having run tho Modern
garage for somo tlmo,
Mr. Pnludoxtor states that ho Is
neutral on tho subject of county di
vision. Mr. Stanley camo to Crook couniv
'seven years ai.ii. Ho Ik a to;kmnii
and runs tho Stanley ranch near Al
falfa. Ho hns had oxperleuco In coun
ty olllco in his former homo In Wis
cousin. Othors whoso nnnoiincoiuonls woro
mndo n week or more ngo nro, H. II.
Do Arinnud, who seeks tho republican
nomination for district attorney,
Chnrles Carroll, who Is out for tho
nomination for assessor on tho same
ticket, and T. K. J. Duffv, who wants
tho democratic nomination for circuit
Judge.
NO LOXHim RKMHRVKS.
According to tho Porost Sorvlco It
does not soom to be generally known
that the torm "Korost Reserves" Is
no longer legal or olllclnl. This ntuiit)
was changed, by Act of Congress,
Murcli I, 1007, to "National For
o"ts" to Indicate that these resources
were not locked up as "rosorvim" for
tho distant future, but wore to bo
administered for the greatest good
of the greatest uumbor now.
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