The bend Bulletin Vol. XHt mtsu, oiu:cu., Wednesday aftehnoo.v, rnrnttwiii m, sum, No. no. CONFERENCE 10 ELI 9 MEETING TO BE HELD AT SALEM Irrigation, Dt-nlnngo and Hurnl Cred its to Ho CoiinIiIoiciI Constltu (iomil Amendment will Ik) Draft ed for Submission ( People PORTLAND, Fob. 10. Tho State Irrigation, drainage and rhrnl cred its conference authorized by tho Ore gon Irrigation congress will li'o hold nt tho Btntohouso In Salem, March 0. Call for tho couforenco lms boon Is sued by the special coinmlttco which was given tho responsibility and nioro than half of tho delegates from rop Tesentntlvo state organizations have been appointed. Tho couforenco del egates nro nBkcd to formulate a plan for state guaranty of Irrigation and drainage securities and a system of -HtMo rural credltB. It Is proposod to draft a consti tutional nmondniont for submission to tho people nt tho next general olcc -tlon. Tho conference will probably docldo whether to submit cnnbllng legislation at tho gonoral eloctlon or, Inter, to tho legislature. Already thero Is swooping tho state conviction that no more Important gathering lias oven been planned in Oregon. It will have tho bigness and serious responsibility of a constitu tional convention. Tho best brains and experience from all walks of life nnd occupations will bo roprcBontod Jind will bo called upon to produco plan, which when enacted Into Inw, .and ndinlnlstcred, will solvo tho state's groat dovolopmont probjoms of Irrigation nnd drainage. All au thorities llnnnclors and farmers, railroad mon nnd organized luboo hnvo made statements recognizing tho necessity of notion nnd support ing tho fundamental chnrnctor of tho procedtiro outlined. Tho only doubt lins beoi ns to whothor prejudlcoi nnd dirforonccs can bo laid asldo In tho comnum purposo to do now n big thing for Oregon. llccnuso of tho j,ront public Intor ost In, nnd tho significance of, the conference, many will prohnblv Jnur noy to tho stato capital from nil parts of tho stnto to wltiioss the proceed ings, their c&ncnrn knor rfw than If It had beon a sewlon of tho Log Irloturu which they had como to at tend. Among tho delegates who havo lioon nppolnfod nro tho following: 'Central Orogon Development Loaguo, Cliss. Wood Eborloln, Klamnth Fnlls; O 0. Leltor, Portland; J. 11. Upton, Prlnovlllo: C. H. McConnell, Hums; Q. C Vouiir, Culver. Oregon Irrigation Congress: J. W. IHrower. Portland: Fred N. Wnllnoo, rTumnlo; Asa It. Thomson, Kcho; It. a. Callvort, Portland, John H. Doll, uugeno. schvevous pass milt.ican Tho Strnhorn surveying party li Slow In tho Mllllcan valley, nccordln to reports received this mornln.'. 3no section passed tho Mllllcan post dllco yesterday nnd another, tho re minder of tho party which started from Ilend sovernl wcoks ago, Is un derstood to havo turned south from about tho 21 irllo post. They nro reported to ho following tho gcno..il aurso of tho nond-Uurna road. W L. COIin, Pres. TUOS. COIJH, Cashier. THE CENTRAL OREGON BANK Capital $25,000, Fully Paid ABSOLUTELY nec essary for present existence n n d future protection isthemaking and 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 bank at your service. C. .0. 1. HAS PROBABLY LOST ITS BENH1FJLL5 RIGHTS rnlltuc to Put liter to Hcticllcinl I'so I ProMinicd to bo Abandon ment mill Eight Iteveits. That tho Central Oregon Irriga tion Company will not bo nblo to meet tho requirements of Commis sioner Tnllmnn, of tho General Land OITlce, In respect to tho showing he requests as ,to water rights for tho Hcnham Fnlls unit ocems nppnrcnt from nn inspection of tho stato stat uto under which tho Benhnm Fnlls filing was made. Tho statute calls for beneficial use of wator and where appropriated water Is not used tho right rovorts. Coupled with the Innblllty of tho company to complete tho project within tho tlmo of extension desired it Is hollovod that tho wntcr situation will prevent tho extension from being granted. Tho Hond Commercial Club and tho C. O. I. Co. Wator Usors' Association have already gono on rocord against the grant. Filings on the Donhnm Falls water have been nindo In tho county rec ords at Prlnovlllo but It Is qucstlon- ablo now ns to tholr standing, little or no work having boon done to put tho water to bonuflclnl use. Tho law bearing on this situation Is ns follows: Section 1, Chap. 279, Laws of 1913: "Ilonoflclal use shall bo tho basis of tho mcnBuromont nnd limit of all rights to tho ubo of water In this stnto nnd whenovor hereafter tho owner of a project nnd dovolopod water right shnll ceaso or fall to tuo tho wator approprlotcd for a pnrion of live consocntlvo years, tho right to uco Bhall thorounon ceaso nnd such falluro to uso shall bo conclusively pror.umod to bo an nbnnilonmont of such water right and thoroafter tho water which waB tho subject of uso undor such wnter right shnll rovert to tho public nnd become ngnln tho subject of appropriation In the man nor provided by law, subject to ex isting priorities." PETITIONERS ASK FOR CHANGE IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Plim Contemplates Separation of Young and Arnold School Mut ter to Como Hefiirc Hoard Feb. Ul) Potltlons'wlll bo posted this weok asking for changes In the boundary of tho local school district No. 1-. which nro planned for tho purpose of making It ensler of nuministrntion nnd to separato tho Interests of tho two country schools, now In tho ills trlct, from thoso of tho town. Tho plan, which has beon frequent ly proposod In tho past, contemplates tho formation of two new districts out of district 12 territory, ono con taining tho Young school, and ono tho Arnold school, nnd tho addition to district 12 of torrltory to tho south. Iloth petitions hnvo beon signed by lurgo numbors of the resldonts of tho proposod now dlBterlcts. At n meet ing to discuss tho chnugo held at tho Grnngo hall Monday night over 10 rosldontB of tho Young school neigh borhood attonded and approved tho plan. Tho Arnold potitlon had been signed previously. Tho petitions will ho presented to tho district boundary board, consist ing of Jutlgo Springer, Commlsslon ors Overturf nnd Illnnchord, Super intendent Myers nnd Tronsuror Jor dan, at Its meotlng on Fobrunry 29. D. E. HUNTER, Vice-Pros H. M. STEPHENS, Asst. Cashlsr E CITY GLEN HP COA1A1ITTEE TAKES UP NEW WORK Campaign Will bo Made to Ileiiutlfy City Files Comes Under linn To Co-openite With I.iidies Library Club In Flower Show Work. With tho appointment last weok by Mayor Ea-stes of a Civic Improve ment committee, ns authorized by tho council, plans havo been formulated for nn exteuslvo campaign for tho benutlflcatlou of tho city and tho cleaning up and keeping clean of nil alloys, streets nnd other spots now In nn unsightly condition. Ono of tho first matters on the committee's program Is to mako a general survey of tho town for the purposo of listing nil places which need clennlng up. When this Is fin ished tho qwners, or others who may bo responsible, will be urged to havo tho work done. If within n renson- nblo tlmo no ntteutlnn Is paid to tlm request tho mimes will bo reported to tho council for action under the rccoutly enacted clean-up ordinance. Along with tho elforts to obtain a cleaner city n "Swnt-the-lly" cam palgn Is planned. Work In this Hue Is to begin at onco In order to get the jump on those pests nnd clean thorn out boforo thoy have time to multi ply. Another fonture of tho work will bo to encourage llower nnd lawn planting In tho residence districts. In this the committee will work In conjunction with the Ladles Library Club which holds its annual ilowor show In August. As announced last weok tho mem bers of tho committee nro: H. W. Skuso, Kev. II. C. Hartrnnrt, It. O. White, Mrs. J. P. Koyes, .Mrs. E. P. Hrosterhous. Mrs. J. H. Larson nnd Mrs. C. S. Hudson. PAMPHLET TO HE MAILED. A pamphlet containing tho pro posed amendments to the city char tor to provldo for district Improve ment bonding and to rt.i.o funds -for the purchase of tho terminal proper ty deslrod by Itnbort E. Strnhorn for tho Oregon, California & Eastern railroad hns been prln'od nnd will bo mailed to all voters this weok. Tho election on those monsuros will bo hold on February 28, It Is expected that tho Tormliinls commlttco of tho Commercial Club will report at tli3 uoxt meeting of tho club. C. A. MtADLEV IS HELD. O. A. Bradley, of Itodmond, wan bound over this nftornoon In Jraigo J. A. Eaatos' court on $200 bonds to appear boforo tho grand Jury to nu swor tho chargo of colling for food a hog affected witli nn Infectious dls eoso. Tho hog was offered to C. A. Iloyd of Ilend for silo last weok, but was condomned. Dr. U. C. Coo, who mndo an oxamlnntiou of tho nnlmnl was tho Informnnt. Mr, Urndloy was reprccented In tho prollmlnnry by Ilnss rarnham of Doud and Denton G. llurd'ck of Ilcdmoud. Tho str.to was roprenontod by C. W. Ersklno, deputy district attorney. 1 0 We carry a complete line of goods FOR THE HUNTER LooJ over our stock of Rifles, Shotguns and Ammunition iiiiiumiHiiummniinnutwMiiiiiiniiiUMi Bend Hardware Co. WELHI IEW COIRS FEB. 24 GENERAL PUBLIC IS IN VITED Special Features Will bo Ai ranged by Committee In charge or Infor mal Funitloii to be' Held In Com ineulal Club Itooius Soon. An opportunity for now resldonts to becomo acquainted will bo afford ed nt tho public reception to bo held on tho afternoon nnd evening of Feb ruary 21 In tho Commercial Club rooms under tho auspices of tho Com mercial Club, oBBiBted by tho Library Club aud tho Parent-Toachur Asso ciation, Tho recoptlon will bo Btrlctly in formal, according to the commlttco In charge, and ovory inducement will bo given both old timers mid now comers to "mix" on this occasion. Tho In vitation to tho gonoral public of lletul nnd vicinity is gcnaral, Tho com mittee will excrclso particular pains In decorating tho Commercial Club rooms suitably for tho occasion. Light refreshments will bo served during tho afternoon mid evening. Tho hours of receiving will be from 2:.'!0 to 5 o'clock In the nftornoon mid from 7 (o 9:30 in tho evening. A special musical program will bo pre pared for both afternoon and o ou- lng. The numbors which hnvo boon selected for entertainment arc: Aftei noon I'rogiaiii. Piano solo Chester Catlow "Punaiuorlcnna" Ilorbort. Vocal solo Mrs. N. II. lloed "Happy Days" a Stoolozkl. Heading Mrs. Myrtle SchlappI Piano nolo Chostor Cntlov i, Solect.ed. al solo Mrs. II. L. Hopkins "O, Dry Thoso Tears" TeroBsa Del Holgo. lln solo Mrs. Ivn West Wurd "Sonus D'Auiour" Schmot. Vocl trio . . .Parker, Fish, McLnurln ' "Onco Again" Alt. Moiling Piiiui'iim. Orchestra Selected Vooul solo ..Mrs. Iternlco II. Forroat "Perfect Day Carry Jacobs Ilond With Oichestra Accompaniment. Girl's Qunrtotto .Selected Vcil solo VT. . .Mrs. FloreiU'o Lunbeck-Sllvls "Tho Song of tho Turnkey" from Hoblu Ho od. Vlollu Duet Mrs. Ivn Wost Ward, W. J. Sproat "Droamy MomontH' -J. Enrich Op 32 Vocnl solo ..Mrs. Ilornlco II. Forrest 'Life's Clnnlen" Carrie Jacobs Uond Orohostrn Accompaniment. Vocnl trio . . . Parkor, Flah. McLnurln "Siiwanoo Illvor lostor. Vocnl Bolectlon ....Olrl's Oloo Club 'Goodbye Summor" Frank Fostor Orchostrn hoieoioci Sr.WEU llEINfi CLEANED. Having discovered by n recent In spection that tho clt sowor was bnd h clogged the council hns had men nt work for tho past weok roniovlng tho obstructions. In tho courso of the work mntorlal has boon found ranging from nn old unibrolln to a cart load of rock. It Is now plntinoil to provide fastenings for the nmn holes to prevent their bolng raised by other thnn city employoos, In or der to prevont any further dllllcultles of this nature. ft. iDar) ULJ JDUL 3ij nn H ft ft ft (ft Ift tft ift ft (ft ift jft ift ift ift ift ft ft ft ift - -- - STEEL IIOFOIIT 1'OH HIUIKU: PK1NEVILLE, J'cb. 10- - 2 p. in At a special meetliiK of the county court liold -hete this tuoriilug stool for the new bridge to bo built over the Dos- chutos at tho site of the Uond Wator Light .t Power Co. ilnm was purchased by tho court and a contract mndo with the rep- resontatlve of tho steel company to have the brldgo erected with- In 30 days. TRAIN SERVICE INTERRUPTED SECOND TIE IN MONTH Monti Without Mall Tliice Days Last Week Slides null Fioshct In Can- j on t'nii'-o Illockiiile. Again last week train service on both roads running Into Ilend wns In terrupted, tho town being without mall forrthrco xlnys. For u portion of tho time, us was tho enso tho week boforo, tho telegraph wires wero down and nil communication ulth tho outsldo world wob cut off. Last weok's dllllcultles woro tho nftormnth of tho sevoro storm of tho proceeding weok, bolng cnused by tho rolln nnd rapid molting of the winter's snows. Tho last trnliiB to arrlvo boforo tho blockndo began woro on Thursday, tho O.-W. It. & X. train gottlng In early In tho morning, nnd tho Oregon Trunk at noon of that day. Thereaf ter thoro wore no arrivals until Sat urday night when tho blockade was lifted. Two trains ennio on Sunday nnd on Mondny thero wero two more, the llrst bringing n four day's accum ulation of mall from tho oast. On tho O-W. lino the chief dliricul ty was caused by the waBhlug out of the brldgo over Hnkeovon crook, while Xw Orogon Trunk hnd vory heavy slides to contend with. Normal service Is now restored and no further dllllculty In anticipated. FORTY-NINE PUPILS ME PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL fSoiiornl Axeuige for tho Lust Semes ter Wns 111) Per rent or Hotter Supt. Hopkins Complies Lint. Forty nlno pupils In tho grammar grades of the Uond public schools wero ontorod on tho honor roll for tho Inst Homester of tho school year, having received n gonornl avorngo of U0 por cent or hotter lu tholr Htudlos. Tho llBt of pupils who mndo the crodltnblo grades, as compiled by Superintendent II. L. Hopkins, Is as follows: Eighth Oriulo Coral Ilntos, Mild- rod Klein, Nellie Leslie. Clyde Uoiik loy, Mary Vnndovort, Evelyn Clark. Sovouth Orado lloulah Colvor, Edwin Dana, Lydln Sherror. Sixth Orado Hugh Kelloy, Voarl Lohrninn, Launcelut Sartz, Lostor Smdth. Hownril Wntsmi. Frud Hhuoy, Agnos JohiiBou, DorlH Pnttlu, Hesslo Smith. Sarah Murphy. Fifth dado Floronco Downing, Downing, Ivan Lolirmnn, Catlierlnn Voorheos, Donald Shanks. Fourth Orndo lloatrlco McAUht tor, Mary JohiiBton, Leo Kohllold. Third Orado AniBiidn Anderson. Leo Drown, Sldnny HartHimin, Joyce Wooloy, Mllfrod Todd. Second urndo Toililv Snthor, Jauo Hynn, David ThomiiB, HohIo Thoinati. Ifiinnm Muollor, Ornco Pnrton, Plorce llonrli. First Orado Joseph Plosho. Low ts Slovens, Hurry (Jrnblnr, Molvln Slienfoldt, ArohllHild Nordoon. Phll Hh SchlappI, Adeul Nordoeu, lloatrlco Morrntt, Hoy LuudbeiK, Jamos Hark lev, Noy Artliur. 31S3 -KLIMX MH"J- WW W5 uai &f Jf yK Kt-s yaov !?. S ; 3S f , K 3M C. S. Hl'DSON. Preslilont E. V, C. C'OE, Vlco President L. E. A. SATHEK, Vlco Pros. 11. The First National Bank OF BEND, BEND, OREGON ('uplift! fully paid 25,000 Suipliw '.'S.O0O All National Banks are Government Institutions. Tliey are subject to tho smne .strict rules nnd rcgulnlions in force in all (lopuitmcnts of the Government, and required to live up to its liigli .standard. NATIONAL HANKS must hulong to the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, and are entitled to all of its advantages. We will be pleased lo explain to our frlcnJt and cus tomers the many advantages of this system and the practl cally limitless protection It offers lo depositors. TKe FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEND ISTBEN HOLD MHL MEETING GRAZING PERA1ITS ARE INCREASED Ipper Dcrhittcs Livestock Asfcocln- i tlon Plans Actlvo Year Small Handlers Show Interest In Facil ities OlTcted on tho Forests. That thoro will bo nn approximate increase of 000 head of cattle and sheep grazed on tho upper DoRohutes river basin within the boundaries of tho Deschutes National Forest during tho coming year wai Indlrntcd nt tho annual moating of tho Upper Dos chutes Livestock Association hold last Saturday nftornoon nt tho head quarters of tho supervisor of tho for est In Ilond. Of tho 000 hond or cat tle and horses, C00 will bo grazed by farmers near tho boundaries of tho national forest who, horotoforo, havo novor used tho rnngo. At Saturday's meotlng K. E. 01rlii:es wns elected president, nnd J. II. Stnnloy, secrotary-troaBuror, to servo for tho ensuing year. Tho ad visory board elected Includes tho fol lowing Htockmvu: H. E. Grimes, J, II. Stnnloy, M. S. Maylleld, S. S. Stearns aud John Elder. Exponso Is Small. According to tho report for tho last your two rango riders woro employ ed for tho Crnno Pratrlo unit and thin ospctiBO, added to tho cost of salt and drift fouco material, niado a total cost of 72 cents por hond for thu 8r" hond handled In this way on tho rnugo lust year. Tho niDiubors of tho I'ppor Dos rhutofi Livestock Assoclntlou nro showing keen Interest in rnugo of fered by tho government nnd oxpoct to lake Important stops this yoar In bettering tho condition. The com ing yenr promises to offor to tho lo cal stock mon bettor grazing than thoy hnvo hnd for sovernl years ow ing to tho untiBunlly heavy precipi tation, during tho hint 'fow months which will nssurn plenty of grnss throughout tho Bummor months. F0BGERYJ5JIIGE0 Ployil HU In Wr-t ly .Kiicnl-Ai-thorltlos. A warrant clmrglng Floyd Hills, formorly employed by tho Ilrooks Sonnlon Lumber Company, with for gery, was sworn out In Judgo J. A. Enstos's court last Friday morning. Illlls Is ullogod to hnvo called for S. II. Sonnrud's tlmo chock on Thursilny evening to which ho slgnod Soniirud'H name and cashed It. A letter found on tho utroot sub Hoiiuoiit to tho nlTalr loads thu nlll cors to bollovo that Hills loft for Sll w Lake whore ho Is supposed to hnvo rolotlvos. Tho authorities of Lako county have been uuthorlzod to urrost Illlls. K. of .' MEET TONHIHT. Tho fifty second annlvors,ary and roll call of tho Knlglits of Pythlnn will bo colobrntod ' y tho local lodgo tonight In Bather hall. Nntlcos liuvo been sunt to nil members lu Ilend, who hnvo been urged to bo present. PJniiB for n social evening hnvo boon mndo by tho committee lu chnrgo of tho affair. W 'QP1'S?,WB"'W OOS'jJ'IIBUfP V yrfSc rVLV ZS TKNTIN S,J S, ti $-)L M KM S.i M. KARA. Cashier . Ij boiiH O. McllEYNOLDtf, Asst. CaBhlerfSi A. STOVEH.Aaat. Cushlor J iTA l IF YOU DID NOT GET A CATALOG CALL FOR ONE DIRECTORS thos. coon ift 1ft ift ift tV. L. COBD D. E. HUNTER W. L. O'DONNELL ROSS FARNHAM ! sk:::: 7&m&i ykk&)kjgi?,w ..ft I ,'f '.h 3c!yVN LKi'l?i)tEiiy Ptb