TJi mbimb BVBHlHIHHIIIHlHIIIHIIillllHHI The bend bulleti IVoI. XIH- nn.vn, oui:go.v, wkilt.siav ai tkhxooy, fkiircarv , unci. -K XO. 10. N. II ID WEATHER W SHEVLIN BOX FACTORY IS BEGUN Almost All of Tlio .Slicvlln-Hlxoii Jliilltllngs Under Cox or Xow Lny- Ing Out liiiiiilHjr Ynrtl lltooks- Hcmilon Machinery Hold Up. Heavy snow and threatening high water liavo combined to demornlizo transportation facilities w ltli tho ro Hiilt that machinery duo to nrrlvo eovcral dnys ago at tho Shovlln-Hlx-on and Hrooks-Scanlon mills has been Induflnltcly held up In Montana. No freight hns been received at tho mills for tho last ton days and fears are expressed that it may ho another week boforo tho machinery, believed to bo stallod In Montana, will bo on tho ground for Installation. In splto of this condition, howovor, vork Is progressing at both plants. With nioro favorable weather this week n largo number of men, who wore laid off Inst week, havo again put to work at both plants to mnko everything ready for Installing tho machinery whon It arrives. Construction was comnnWcd Mon day morning at tho Shovlln-Hlxon plant on tho 210x150 box factory -with a full crow of mon at work. Un ions tho wonthcr conditions nre un- frvoniblo this building will bo under cover In less than three weoks. Ma 'Chlnery Is being put in placo In the unsh and door fnctory. Tlio dry Blind Is nrnctlcnlly nil undor covor. Work Is progressing rnpldly on tho stacker and unstnekor. Lay Out Yards. While some of tho work on tho liutldlngs Is temporarily hold up u crow of men has boon put to work laying out tho ynrds, which will covor approximately CO acres. As soon as tho yards havo been survoyod tho tramways will bo laid down. With tho erection nnd completion of tho mill, work will begin nt once on tho sprinkler systom that will bo lint In ovory building tit tho plant, This system calls for n ttprlnklor licad for ovory olght squnro foot In tho building and will bo used for flro protection. Machinery Is Roliijetl. Installation of machinery nt tho llrooks-Scnnlon plant has boon mn torlally delayed for the last ten dnvs, but every effort Is being madn to rush 1ho materials on tho road. With tho exception of placing tho scrron, tho 112 foot burnor Is complete Tho lirlcklnyors hnvo nenrly comploted their work on tho power plant to bo ready for tho mnchlnory whon It oomes. Tlio round homo and ollloo huildlngs nro now comploted. Tho ofllco forco will movo Into their now ouartors elthor Thursday or Frldnv Tho stcelf romp work for tho planer Is nrnctlcnlly nil up. Owing to tho uncertain conditions of tho weather nnd tho pQsslhllltt for dolnvs In transmission of freight tho builders of tho mills will not mnko n statement ns to Just what llmo thev will begin operations. rf W. L. COHH, Pros. TIIOS. COHH, Cashier. THE CENTRAL OR.EGON BANK Capital $25,000, Fully Paid :SC ABSOLUTELY nec essary for present existence n n d future protection is the making nnd saving of money. Our business is the safe custody of the people's money, and the pay ment of fair interest in our Savings Depart ment. A solid, well established bunk at your service. DIRECTORS TIIOS. COBB V. LCQDB W. U O'DONXELL PtfSTAL OEPABTIBENT DENIES REQUEST THflTWAS NOT rVIADE Committee Askn For Nei Ico llctucon llcntl mid Hampton Vnlloy (Jets Letter Hn) tug Iloml-lliirim Costly Replying to the petition of 1S3 homesteaders in tho Intqrlor that n star route bo established direct be tween Ilcnd and Hampton valley points tho post ofllco department has written that no route will bo estab lished between Hend and Burns. As the establishment of tho route denied wni not requested tho Com mercial Club committee expects to take tho matter up further In tho hope of making clear to tho depart ment just what Is desired. Tho letter stating tho attitude of tho depaitmcnt was received by Chairman George S. Young of tho committee this morning, and Is as follows: "Hccoipt Is acknowledged of your letter of tho 25th ultimo, transmit ling sovoral petitions requesting tlio establishment of a through star route between tho post olllccs nt Rend and Burns, Oregon, and n diagram of tho route us proposed. "In reply you uro advised that this question was carefully considered by a representative of tho Department who recontly Inspected tho star route sorvlco in Hnmoy and Crook coun ties. It nppcnrs that the cost of such a route would bo oxhorbltant, Infor mation having been received to tho effect that proposals could not bo hnd for less than approximately $GO,000 por annum for carrying all classes of mull between Hond and Hums, nnd this cost lb i,nt warrantee for tho ad ditional sorvluo that would bo af forded by a routo between the points named. Tho routo is not necessary for tho supply of post olllces between Hond nnd Hums, Innsmuch ns nil Intermediate olllces now havo ndo quato supply by star routes operat ing out of Prlnevlllo. Hond nnd Hums, nnd the sorvlco thnt would be afforded, being tho ndvnnco of mail botweon Portland nnd pnlntfl In Har noy county, Is not of such great Im portance) nB to warrant tho Depart ment In assuming tho enormous cost Involved. Theroforo, no further ac tion will bo takon In tho matter at this tlmo. Respectfully, JAS. I. HLAKSLRn, Fourth Asst. Postmastor Gcnoral." SLIDES DELAY TRAINS O.-W. It. Ji X. Uhos O.-T Trucks Kiom South Junction. Frequont slides on tho O.-W. It & N. branch botwron Shearers Hrldgo and Ilcnd havo caused considerable, dolnys to Inbound O.-W. trains. Tho recent thaw has bi ought down slides, which although not serious, havo been holding up trains for several hours almost every day during the last wcok. In ordor to facilitate train service Into Central Orogon tho u.-W. trains hnvo been operating ovor tho Orucon Trunk tracks from South Junction. Just when freight servlco will re sume normal schedule depends upon tho condition of innlu lino tracks, which hnvo also 'suffered from slldos. Tho Oregon Trunk hns.not suffer ed serious road bed trouble, but ow ing to soft tracks tho trains havo boon compollcd to operate on a slow schedule linlno troublo caused a delay In tho arrival of tho morning train today. P. E. IIUNTKR, Vice-Pros II. M. STI3PHHNS, Asst. Cashier D. E. HUNTER ROSS FARXIIAM CITY WARRANTS IKE BIG TOTAL COUNCIL GETS REPORT ON DEBT September Win rants Oidciod Paid Xew Ordinances are Considered Ono, to Make City .'lean, Passed Major Makes Appointments Tho city of Hond has at present outstanding registered warrants amounting to $4,SGG.rfJ and' a total of cash on hand, exclusive of sower bonds Interest duo shortly, of $1, 584.98, according to a report rondor cd to tho council at Its regular moot ing hold last night. The wnrrant In debtedness was Increased by ovor $000 by bills allowed. September wnrrnnts will bo paid, further pay ments to await tho receipt of taxes from the county. Other business to coino beforo tho meeting Included tho presentation of tho report on tho library by Mrs. K. M. Thompson, tho announcement of appointments nnd tho consideration of sovornl now ordlnnncos. Of tho ordinances ono was passed under n suspension of tho rules. This, a more stringent form of tho clean up ordinance passed last year, will bo proceeded undor at onco, making every day "Clean-up" day In llend hereafter, according to Mayor Hastes instead of ono day in the spring. A prohibition ordlnnnco propnred by City Attorney Do Armond Vns dis cussed nnd referred back to him for changes. A now nnd coniprchonslvo building ordlnniico was under discus sion whon tho meeting adjourned. Appointments mado by tho mayor nnd confirmed by tho council wero no follows: Civic Improvement commit tee H. W. Skuse, H. C. Hnrtranft, R. G. Whlto, Mrs. C. S. Hudson, Mrs. 13. P. llrosterhous, Mrs. J. 12. Larson nnd Mrs. J. P. Koyes: Library trus tees, Mrs. W. W. Faulkner, R. W. Sawyor. Hills wero ordered paid In regis torod warrants ns follows: Owl Pharmacy $ .50 Hond Llvory 22.50 It. L. Whipple 1.00 Hulletln .....' COO J. P. Johnson 25.00 J. A. Hastes 5.00 S. 13. Roberts 100.00 II. 13. Coleman ... 25.00 G. D. Hnkor 1.00 G. Horgcu 1.50 L. McForon , 1.80 11. W. L. & P. Co 253.82 Hond Insuranco Agency . . . 5.00 R. H. Gould 75.00 C. D. Hrown 12.50 C. P. N'lswonger 12.50 T. J. Murphy 1.50 H. C. 13111s 31.50 W. O. Doko 1.50 L. A. W. Nixon 100.00 DoRchutos Cnfo 7.75 F. T. Wlnnlngton -15.00 C. F. Vnmoy 1.50 F. Dement ,20 llend Hardware .So II. II. Do Armond 20.00 nn lEJnnr. g2&2is325 I SfesfejS 5fe&2rf aaT:a We carry a complete line of goods FOR THE HUNTER Look, over our stock of Rifles, Shotguns and Ammunition , end Hardware Co. n -irYT T-X.T V - oki ir i uu uiu insj i kjc x y u. l .rvivjvj ;. CALL FOR ONE. LET CONTRACT FOIIPRjJECT VANCOUVER COMPANY LOW BIDDER Homy .1. Klcscr Company Will Con" Mil net KiiIIIcm Lnko Irrigation Pio- Ject on Cost Plus t'.t.r, Poiccnt llasls Tliico Othcis Hid. Tho Henry J. Kleser Construction Company, of Vancouver, 11. C, was awarded the contract for the con struction of tho Suttlos I.nke Irriga tion. Project In JolTotson count nt a meeting hold last Saturday afternoon nt arandvlow The contract was awarded upon n cost plus 13 V6 per cent basis. Tho other bidders wero tho Hans Peterson Contracting Company of Seattle, whoso bid was on a cost pluV 18 por cent basis or bonds nt $172,000, tho Kennedy Construction Company of Salt Lnke City, whoio bid was on a cost plus 15 per cent basis. With tho awnrd of tho contract preliminary dotalls concerned with selling the bonds and determining tho validity of tho bond Issue will bo car ried to their early consummation. Vernon A. Forbes, nttornoy for the Suttlcs l,nko Irrigation District, will begin proceedings this week In tho district court of Jefferson county to ndjudlcnto the validity of tho bond Issue. In tho action to bo brought (ho dlrcctoiB of tho Suttleti I.ako Ir rigation district will be tho plaintiffs. This courso will bo taken In ordor to clear tho wny for construction work Just as soon mi tho weather Bottles and tho roads become In shape to permit transportation of machinery to tho project dam site. Woik to Hoglu May I. Granting thnt tho bonds will bo sold at nn enrly date, active work will commence not later than May 1. According to project onglncor Georgo S. Young, tho oporntlonH will begin 'it tho Suttles Lake dam stto. Tho dam will bo 58 feet nbovo tho bod of tho crock and will bo 1,100 feet long and capablo of retaining 21,500 aero feet of wator. Tho estimated coot of tho dnin Is $215,000. Tho Suttles Lake Irrigation project will hnvo 23.3 mllas of niuln canal, 3 miles or recti can.ii nmr 100 miles of lateral ditches. Among tho fenturcB of tho prpject will be a tunnel 515 foot In length, Practically all of tho onglneoilng features have boon compiotou ny air, Young and his associates. Dusnlte tho Inclonient wenthor con- dltloim all of tho throo companies who had Btibmltted bids had repre sentatives at tho mooting nt Grand vlow InBt Saturday. MAXY ItAIUJITS KIIjMID. That 15,000 or moro Jaok rabbits havo been klllod In tho past two months as n rosult of tho oxtormlna tlon work being dono In Crook coun ty Is tho opinion or Biologist R. A Ward, based on reports recolved from tho various poisoning clubs. Mr. Ward nnd County Agriculturist i 13. Lovott woro hero on Thursday to dollvor poisoning supplioB. Tho oxtromo cold wonther nnd deep Btiow of tho past winter hnvo aided In the work mntorlnlly by making It diffi cult for tho rabbltH to obtnin food o'hor thnu that put out for thorn with pi Ison. , ItMKtlimiNMiMH yXv , A A A T tit, TAXKS Sheriff Knox announces thnt nil who wish to know what their taxes are should write him glv- lng n description of tho proper- ty. Delays nro being caused by tho fact that somo nro writing - to tho treasurer, who formerly made tho collections, nnd by the failure to furnish descrlp - tlons. MORE CANDIDATES DDT Kno Seeks Reelect Ion as SheillV llaner Would bo Clerk. Now political announcements this week nre those of Sheriff Knox, of I'rlnevlllo and J. H. Hancr of Ilcnd. Mr. Knox seeks the Democratic noni Inntlon for sheriff, Mr. Honor the Ho publlcnn nomination for county clerK nnd J. 13. Myers tho Republican nom ination for county school superin tendent. Mr. Knox wns olected RhorlT In 1914, locelWng a largo majority ovor Frank IClklns, his republican oppon ent. Mr. Hauor wns formerly u res ident of Prlnovllle, whoro ho wns en gaged in tho abstract business. Ho moved to Hond In tho summer of 1011 and hns since mnnnged tho lire fighting association formed by tho largo timber owners of this section . Sir. Slyers la now serving his llrst year as school superintendent. SCHOOL QUESTION AIRED Dlicctoi' I.nion Asks Thai Commer cial Club Aid lloaid. Whether or not n committee should bo appointed from the Com mercial Club to consult with tho lo cal school board as to tho now bull.l Ings needed for tho rapidly growing classes was discussed nt the Satur day meeting of tho club held at tlip American Bakery. J. 13. Larson, of tho board, nsked for tho appointment of tho committee It. St. Smith, an other member, declined to say any thing. at tho meeting. A vote favored tho appointment. Tho club also votod its approval of tho tariff commission plan iocoiu- monilcd by tlio Chamber of Com merce of tho United States, tho re port of the committee holng pre sented by C. S. Hudson. LIBRARY GLOB ELECTS. Olllccis Chosen for Coming Your Committees mo Appointed. For tho coming year tho lihr.irv will spend $10 a month for new books, according to a vote pussud at tho adjonrnod nuuunl meeting of tho Ladles Library Club hold at tho li brary yestoiday nftoruoon. Olllcors for tho coming enr were olected as follows, president, Sirs. 13. I). WT son; vice president, Mis. G. II. I'urst; secretary-treasurer, Sirs. K. SI. Thompson; corresponding secretary, Sirs. C. S. Hudson. Tho book committee will consist rf Sim. Furst, Sirs. Wnrd Coblo, Sir. Flovd Dement; Sirs. Wilson and SIIhi Coleman. Sirs. Hudson was appoint ed to hond tho ontortalnniunt com mittee, and a committee was appoint ed to consider n sugvostlon that tho library take uuarturs In tho now gymnasium. Until further notice tho experlmont will bo tried of opening tho library from 2 to 5 on Sunday nf- toriioous. J C. S. HUDSON, Prosldont 13. SI. LARA. Cnshlor L V y ii n rnw vi PrnuMmit 1. .11 MplinV.Vnt.DS. Asst. Cnshlor S-? ., . v v ..,., . ...v . ... ... 13. A. SATHICR, Vlco Pros. 11. The First National Bank OF BEND, BEND, OREGON Capital fully paid Surplus - We Now Have Over 2000 Accounts More People arc Doing Business With this Dank Today than Ever Before. DEPOSITORY OF THE PEOPLE. TIIECITV OFHEND. THE COUNTY OK CROOK. THE STATE OF OHEC.ON. THE GOVERNMENT OK THE U: S. (Postal Savings). fishi Equipped by Experience and with Resources to grant Every iyf Accommodation consistent witlModcrn Banking, TVTo FIRST KAI 1UJNAL, UAim UJ' UttlNU 1 A TRAIN DELAYS BEND IS MAILLESS FOR FOUR DAYS Xo Damage Done Locally-First Train in Oicr Oregon Trunk Son Ico Is Still Intel mittont Ilccmivo of Slides In Deschutes Canjon. Railroad Day tho second wns cel ebrated In Rend on Saturday when tho llrst trains from Portlnnd slnro tho proceeding Tuesday morning ar rived. With thorn camo passengers who had boon waiting for four days for tho lines to clear, many sacks of mall nnd a four day accumulation of nowspnpors. i With thoni also camo detailed ac counts of tho Bovoro nnd moat unus ual storm ovor known in tho Colum bia valloy, which had almost pros trated tho city of Portland and coni plotely tlod up tho rail lines on both banks of tho Columbia. Locnlly tho storm wns no mora se vens thnn sovoral others nlrendy ex perienced this winter. Consldernblo snow fell nnd tho mercury droppod to around the zoro mark but there wns no damage dono nnd no Buffering caused ns was reported from Port lnnd. During tho porlod of Isolation n train wns run from Fullbrldgo and return to kcop tho lino open, nnd mnll from Deschutes vnlloy points was brought In. On tho first trip In this train mot with considerable dif ficulty, having to buck ton foot drifts for n good pnrt of tho way. Whon It nrrlvod hero tho onglno was covered with biiow to tho headlight, giving nv'donco of tho drifts It hnd encoun tered. Tolograph Borvlco during tho storm was intormlttoiit. Ono wlru only wns working on Wednesday and lalo In tho afternoon nil communication wlthPortland was cut off. This con dition continued until Thursdny af ternoon whon sorvlco wnB again re stored. . Tho llrst train to got through tho hlockado camo over tho Orogon Trunk, arriving nftor midnight Fri day. Anothor camo In Saturday morning, nnd thoro havo been ar rivals at Intermittent Intervals since, tho dolnyn of this weok being duo. howovor, to slides In tho canyon caused by tho rains and melting snow and not to thu Columbia vnlloy sit uation. Forty ono sacks of mall camo on tho Hist train nnd 13 on tho second. In splto of tho quantity Postmastnr Foril was nblo to get It distributed with very little dolny. As soon iih tho general dollvory window opunoil it Christmas day Ijne formed, doubling around on Itself In true holiday style. Hernuso ho keopn nn extra supply of Ilium on limit! L C. Rudow was nblo to glvo u change of program on all but ouo night or tho blockade, be ing only slightly discommoded by tho non-nrrlvnl of his dally 111ms. Stages for tho south loft regularly last week nnd malls wero on tlmo. - -"---' . . LH3 A. HTOVJJU.Asut cnsnior W.000 '';,ooo X2s nii -0Kn&k.'3 y 1