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THE BEND B ULLETIN s Vol. XH I. iii:m). oitMiox, wi:ixi:siav ai ti.isxoox, makch i, hmi. xo. r.n ft I :i I CTRiunnu cram , ISSUE CARRIES; LARGE MAJORITY FOR AMENDMENT ily Can Xow I'iiirliiiso'JViiiiliiiil Slto Voto Is 171) to 17 Council Takes up (Jur-Mlon sttrt i,. tU-ltVOIIICIIt Holldlllg Cm ties. -'.. I note with great pleasure tho result or your city olectlon Mon- day nnd tho very lprgo majority In favor of tho bond Isstio to be dnvotod. to procuring rail- way terminals, llond has thus amiln domonstrated Its splon- did public spirit. I earnestly congratulato tho city on this - substantial step toward Insuring adequate railway facilities Tor Central Oregon. Also suggest that If tho lino examplo thus - set Is continued and generally lonowcu noro and in Central Oregon I will ho nioro than cvor hopeful of tho early success of our Joint offorts. "IIOIIT. E. STRAHORX." .... - 4 Hem! will do Us sharo toward holp Int Hobort K. Strnhorn build tho Ore gon, California & Eastern. This was demonstrated on Monday when tho pcoplo voted overwhelm ingly In favor of amending tho city charter to permit an Issuo of bonds to purchase lands desired by Mr. Sffhorn for terminal purposes In llond. At tho samu time a second amendment was adopted permitting district bondliiu for street and sower linprovomcnts. Tho voto on the two ' questions was ns follows: StrnhornJ bonds, For 170. against 17; district liondlng, for 179, against 9. At a council meeting held Immedl r.tely following tho counting of tho ballots tho council ennvrssed tho voto nnd declared tho result of tho elec tion. In order that no tlmo ho lost In making arrangements for tho hou I Ibsuo tho council also directed tho Wrys nnd Means commltteo (o con fer nt onco witn Mr. Htrr.norn .nnu to find n purchaser for tho bonds. Monday's election followed two month's work on tho part of a com mltteo frfltn iho Irtmtl Commercial Club nptiolntcd to obtain options on tho terminal property desired by Mr. Strahom. Tho optlonod property runs south from tho Lyllo ncro tracts rdjolnlng tho present Orogon Trunk right of wny nnd will bo usod. accord ing to n ntntnninnt from Mr. Strnhorn, for right of wny through tho city, t Ion. shops, fuel storcgo and loading 'arllltles, round houso, stockyards, and otlior railroad nunioBos. Tlin nrnornn. Cnllfnrnln & Kastern. I on nrn1or.l.l lit- Mr Sfrnlinrn. will ll , built oast from Hend to Hnrnov vnllv I nnd Fonth to Klntunth Foils and i "Lukevlow connecting with linos al- readv built to tlmso points. An-' nouncemont of the fact that Mr. Stra-, lmrn had tho nroieot under ponteni-1 ulntlnif was first mndo In Tho Hulletlu lftct fall nnd after preliminary sur vovg had boon complntod Mr. Stra born dnflnitnlv committed himself to Die undertaking nt n meeting held In llo"d on Novombor 17. At this mooting, nttendod bv deh ca'ps from ovorv Central Oroon oommunlty, Mr, Strnhorn stated that lio oynpctod nil rights of way and ter minals to bo donated. Lnkovlew re nins 23 miles of right or wny nlreadv dpndeil. Hend now romos forward wPh tho tormlnnls neodod hore. PROJECT INjOOB SHAPE "State Kiiclucer Lewis Finds Tunmhi Affairs Progressing. SALEM, Fob. 29. HeturnlnK from n Interesting trip In Central Oregon tate Engineer Lowis nnd his field engineer John Dubuls today stated that tlioy found tho situation at the Tumalo project vory promising. Tho uppor Imalii of tho main res ervoir has boon filled and Is holding "water satisfactorily. Tho 1000 acre feet accoramodat'nii bv this basin is moro than onough to care for all acreage sold which dononds solely l ipun ino reservoir, thus insunnn water for such lands this soiison. The ronorvolr Itself is filling up and tho leaks which previously have given trouble snnni ti. imvn been i tured. The nfllnlnln nvnraas the oplnlon that In n month or so the i Toservolr will bo In good shape. . i IlKXKVnr.nvi' wsnriATio.V. At a special meeting or the Hend i $200,000. Tho new orrltor, Is llenevolent Association hold Monday larely timbered area which will now afternoon n flnanclnl roport was giv-'holp pay tho Increased school ex n as follows: collections turned in penses caused by the timber develop from Community Christmas tre niont here. 41.S9. Hocelpta from tho rummage ,.,1, . . ,,......,. sale. $19.30. Outstanding hills. S1STKU IS MIU1LHKI). 36.75. Cnsli tin hand $7.09. The Mtss Alico I). Spalding and Miss BBSoclatlon has been eondurtinf spe- Margaret Spalding, of the Altymont !nl Inveatlgatlons Into living eondl- Hotel, recelvod word on Monday af tlons throughout town, and ba hem praetleally taking oaro of flv fsra- lllew unable to obtain support. The officers of tho association aro desir ous a!-expressing their thanks to the peqnle who contributed fogd nnd clothing lasfemoath. I , ERCIALCLUB DISCUSSES BOUNTY ON JACK RABBITS Mutter Is Left t. Committee Itomls CoimuKlef Ilcpoits Foundry In. Iit Coiisldciiitlnu Alii Is Voted. Matters of many sorts worn tnlto.. up Ity the Conunorclnl Clul) nt Its mooting on Saturday, possibly the i"i important being n discussion ii uouiitj on rabbits, n proposal that tho county offer a bounty being now under consideration In various sections. As expressed by tho speak era tho general sentiment of tho club was opposed to tho bounty plan. A commltteo was appointed to consider tho irntter and to consult with It: , Unul or i!w. p. s. biological survov. who Iiiih led the rabbit poisonlns work here this winter. Auntlirr mnttur which occupied (onslilernlde time was n roport from the roads commltteo and tho ensuing discussion. Tho commltteo suggost ed that the club's efforts bo put on tho roml to Powell llntto and on a road to Sisters nnd that a fund bo solicited for tho purposo nt once. speakers favored work on tho Tum alo road also. A soliciting commltteo wpr appointed. Other matters coming bcforo the club Included tho aimolntiuont of n committee to consider tho location of nToundry hero, and adoption of res olutions favoring tho establishment or n naval bnso at Astoria. The chili voted $2ii toward tho expenses of a delegate rrom tho Irrigation congress to go to Washington to work for tho passago of tho Jonca bill. TO IIIHCrSH SCHOOL Qt'ESTIOXS. A local educational meeting at which various school problems will ho discussed, will be hold at Redmond next week Saturday. Superintendent Hopkins, of Hand, will uoilver an ad dress on "Tho J'ublic School and Personal Achievement." and Princi pal It. 0. White wilt lead tho discus slon on tho subject, "Supervised Study," Others on the program aro Mro. K L. Walkor of Prlnovlllo and P. M. Nash, of Redmond. fl Al I ICflM IC CIDCT Inll U, HLUDUIl ID 11110 1 UHIL VICTIM JJNDER NEW LAW lie Will Serve l."i Days In City . lull for Disorderly Comliii't llml Much Liquor on Ills PeiMin, C. Alllcon purchased about 10 pints of whlsltoy beforo Oregon be came arid. On Saturday nftornoon ho thought ho would colebrnto with tho last pint. A moro or less display of disorderly conduct brought upon hint tho reproving hand of chief Roberts who with much speed launched Allison In tho city hostile Asldo from tho genoral aspects of a drunk Allison Is tho first man to occupy tho city Jail since llond wont on tho dry column. Ho firmly holds to tho statomont that ho has hnd tho liquor In his pocsocslon since tho night of Decombor 31, but tho auth orities nro not credulous. As a result of tho llttlo spree Alli son, when urougut noioro uecorour II. C. Ellis, was lined $."0 nnd 20 ilnvrt 111 lull. N'dt llfivlnc tllR fllll.ls with which to liquidate Allison will sorvo -15 days In tho city Jail. HEART FAILURE CAUSES DEATH OF FRANK SMITH! Was round Dead In Ills lied Tuesday Morning (hwiod ('ousldoniblo l'iiicity lloio. Frank Smith, Into of Colorado, was found dead in his bed by his son Charles early Tuesday morning nt his homo In Wlestorla. Tho cause of tho death Is believed by Dr. II, C. Coe to ho heart failure. Mr. Smith retired earl Monday ovenlng feeling In the best of health. For several mnntlm hn lina boftii treated for lmnrt ' trouble and of late has been showing mmrkeil Improvement, and upon his retiring Monday ovenlng ho expressed confidence In his ultimate recovery. Mr. Smith was n man of 'consider able means, owning property In Holse. Idaho and In Colorado. He recently Invested In Hond proporty, owning two lots upon which were residences nnd some other residen tial property, Tho decoosed Is survived by two brothers In Colorado and a son, Charles, 18 years old, who has been with him In Hend. Tho remains will he shipped tomorrow morning o Coaldale, Colorado for Interment. HISTIUCr HOfXIIAItV CIIAXOKH. Xew school districts were formed from the Arnold section and the Young school section or Dlstrlot 12 at the nieotlllg of tho district toun- dary board yosterdciy, nnd terrltesw-j to tho south wns added to District 12. Hy tho change the valur.tlon -.r ( dlr.tr'ot 12 la lucre, sed bv about i tne Killing oi meir r ..-.. h'iland, Mr. nnd Mrs. L'.- AKers. oi umuis rmam, Aecordlng t.o r.eport In tl PtrtUnd paoeqs tiiq couple were rtot hr a BlBhUflr as. ,thej' drovji fi Sttudajr sghcjQl. 1 LADIES FORM i WHY CLUB I J WILL ASSIST MEN'S ORGANIZATION OMIcers me Elected nt Flr-t Mooting Hold Sntiiidiiy Afternoon Mrs Ji. 0. Cobb Tells of Work Done nt Castle Hock, Washington. Tho Lndlos AuxH'nry to tho Com mercial Club, with .10 charter mem bers was organized Saturday nftor noon. Mrs. Ivy 11. Davidson was elected president, Mrs. Cora Hros torhous, vice president, Mrs. .Mabel 10. Lara, secretary-treasurer. Tho board of directors for tho ensuing yenr in; cludo Mrs. Ivy 11. Davidson, M.S. Cora Hiosterhous, Mrs. Mabel E. Larn, Mrs.' Gortrudo McC. Hudson nnd Mrs. Ella HrnokB. Tho purposo of tho Ladles Auxil iary to tho Commercial Club Is 10 work In conjunction with tho Hend Commercial Club and other kindred organizations. It will establish so cial club rooms for tho entortnlnmont of the members and visitors nnd now peoplo coming to tho vicinity. Llko tho Commercial Club It will tnko up matters public interest coming be foro tho town and vicinity. Tho Ladles Auxiliary to the Com mercial Club was organized upon tho suggestion of. II. II. Do Armond, for mor manager of tho Commercial Club. In other towns and cities in tho northwest ladles auxiliary bodies to the Commercial Clubs havo proved Ui bo a big asset to tho development or tiio town and tributary country. Mrs. L. a. Cobb, of Castle Hock, Washington, was present nt tho Inl tlrl mooting of tho Hend women's organization. Mrs. Cobb was lntl mutely Interested In the I. miles Com mercial Club or Castle Rock which was tho first women's commercial or ganization formed In Washington. Mrs. Cobb outlined briefly tho work which tho Cnstlo Hock Club has ac complished hIiico Its formation. Tho charter members of tho club are: Mrs. Floronco L. Silvia, Mrs. Gortrudo McC. Hudson, Mrs. II. J. Ovorturf, Mrs, .lano 1). Koyos, Mrs. Kllznhcth M. McCann, Mrs. II. C. Norton, Mrs. T. T. Prlnglo, Mrs. John H. Hynn, Mrs, II. ,Iv. Hrooks, Mrs. Hugh O'Kiino, Mrs. K. I). Wilson. Mrs. J. A. Hastes, Mrs. II. W. Skuse, Mrs. lCdna Polndextor, Mrs. Anna llrostorlious, Mrs. Corn A. Hrostcr 'houso, Mrs, Loulso M. Honor, Mrs. T). II. Swartz. Mrs. H. 11. Ford, Mrs. L. G. Cohh, Mrs. .1. Kdward Larson, Mrs. Joffophlno II. Demont, Mrs, Ivy II. Davidson, Mrs. X. G. Davis, Mrs. Moblo K. Lara, Miss Mary R. Colo- innn. Mrs. Ollvo McKay. Mrs. W. W. 1 aulkner, Mrs. A. M. Maddock, Mrs. lVU W. Ward Tho regular meetings of tho club win no noiu on mo ursi himinmv oi ovary mouth. A meeting will ho hold noxt Saturday nftornoon nt I! o'clock at the Commercial Club rooms. wi:.tiii:u xoticks iti:ci:ivi:n. Weathor notices rrom tho district olllco or tho weathor rbrocastor In Portland ore being received by tho local forotit ofllclnls. Tho first notice wi"j rocolved on Monday tolling or tho snow fall of yenteidity. Tho notices will bo sent ovory Monday morning so thnt stockmon throughout Contra! Oregon may bo Informed ns to weath or conditions of tho week as predict ed at tho Portland woathor olllco. HAKI-: HALL TIUMS lOHMINf.'. I Hend will have onoiibli ball teann to run n local league this summer , without sending tiwuy for compel! lon. according to present Indications. Already a iiiuo hns been formed at tho Hrooks-Scanlon plant nnd one Is1 bolng formed by Shevlln omployees. It Is understood that tho carpenters aro forming n nlno. As soon ns the tonms fire mndo up n meeting will ne hold to arrange a schedule. The Hrooks-Scanlon team consists of the following: K. Johnson, p., Peterson, c, Zloses, 1st, Iludoll, 2nd, Anderson, 88, Harbor, 3rd. Glllett rf Hutler. rf. McMoon. If, G. Weber, subs A. Huff man, H. H. Allen. NJ - feif ''''QjnP&tfr OHHGO.V, qAi.iroitxiA . ISAKTHII.V It. It. IIOTTKO lixiis show t PHOI'OAUH ItOL'TIiS. ANOTHER DRY TO MORE STORAGE ROOA1 NEEDED I'liilsliliiX Toiiclio.s me Helng Put on Slieilln Phiut .Mnihlneiy for IliooKc-Siuiilom ."Mill Auhes t'n'w of .Mlllvt lights nt Work. lllg. and getting bigger. That is tho Impression ouo receives those days when ho spends a few hours in covering the vast outlay at the Shev-Hn-lllxoii plant. Tho latost develop ment across tho Doschutos river is the announcement by Dion & Hor skotte, bulldors of tho plant, that work has been commenced on the foundation for a second dry shed which will bo COO feet long and lpl feet wide nnd similar to the dry shed which Is now completed. Tho new shed will bo erected directly west of tho completed shed and will accom modate approximately tho samo amount or finished lumber. A desire to prepare for any emnr gencles which might nrlso during tho operation of the auxiliary plants of tho mill, which might crowd tho com pr.ny for storugo room, has prompted tho nctlon In building n second dry shed Tho now structure will Do ninhed to Its completion with n largo crow of. mcui to bo put to work on It Just as soon as the mntcrlnls arrlvo and tho foundation Is completed. What might ho called putting on tho finishing touches In many of (ho buildings Is now going on. Tho forco of men engnged In doing tills work hns boon greatly lucrensed In tho last two wcoks slnco tho woathor settled nod rapid progress Is being made to ward the completion of tho vnrlo.ts units ot the plant. Oaly six car hinds or machinery nro yet to nrrlvo beroro nil tho ma chinery Tor tho entire plant will be on tho ground. With nil tho machinists here, this work It Is bolioved, should tako only n short tlmo. Tho olos trlcat equipment will bo all comploto upon tho nrrlval of tho largo switch board which wns shipped Tuesday morning from Schnpctndy, N.Y. Fins who built Inst week for tho fhst tlmo under tho boilers and steam Is now being furnished to tho dry kilns while tho painters aro engaged In painting tho buildings. Iliillillng Xtvtr Completion. A rnpld development has been shown In tho box factory, work on which was begun throe weeks ngo, Tho rratno work Is practically com pleted this week and machinists nro beginning nlroady to mako prepara tions for putting In tho machinery wlion It arrives. A biimiII army of men Is ongngod In putting up ma chinery In tho sash and door fartory, jnd It Is expected that this part jf the plant wlll'bo ready fur oporatloi.s n few days aftor tho mill begins op eratlons. Forty men nro ongngod lti laying 'int tho yards. Tlia main tramways ore being laid this week. Mauv of the mill employees from outsldn points nro arriving and It Is expect ed thnt many more will oome In within tho noxt two weeks to start vrk Just as soon as tho mill com mences Hawing. With n greatly Increased crow of mill wrlghtH tho machinery, most or u'llcli has nrrlvod, Is liglng put In tho Itrooks-ScHiiloii plant. The hollers for tho powor plant nro oxpectod to arrlvo within tho next throe dnvs and will bo put In Immediately upon their nrrlval. The motors for the power lusa are here and are helnic Install ed. Tho burner will Im painted be fore tho end of the week. A 32 foot extension hns been made to tho surt- lug shod. A big crew of men Is en- u mad In laying out the Hrooka-Scaii bin yards. A crow of 30 men began logging aiiout four miles south of town and about 300,000 reet or logs havo beu iiit In tho ponds so far this woek. Operations In this department will CDinmonco in full foreo this week 'n order to havo a good slied nut roadv f"r tho mill when It opens somotline n out April 20. S 10 HOLD EXAMINATION FOB ' NAVAL ACADEMY HEBE SOON CoiigiosMiinii Slunott Mill Designate Ciiudlilntes by Menus of Compcti the i:iiiiilnnlloit on Shu eli il'2. In order to glvo every boy in his district rn ovon chanco to enter An napolis Xaval Academy If he enn mrko good. Congressman Nltk Sin nott will deslgnnto candidates for tho vacancy Just created by the new naval bill by menus ot u competitive examination. Tho examination will be hold by the V. S. Civil Service Commission for Congressman Slunott on March 22nd. In order that nnv boy may tako the examination with out much expense for travel It will bo given In the following seven cities on tho samo day. (Mureh 22): The Dalles, Hend. Klanmth Falls, Pendle ton, liaker. La Grande and Ontario. The examinations will bo conducted by tho decretory of tho Civil Service Hoard at the postoltlco In earh of these cities, beginning nt 9 a. in., March 22nd. Tho candldato who posses this ex amination with tho highest grade will bo appointed na principal by the cr.storii Oregon Congressman, nnd those stnndlng second nnd third, will bo first alternate nnd second niter unto respectively. Tho olllclal exam ination for admission to the Acad emy takeB place on April 18th. Any young man may enter this competi tive examination who Is now nnd was February 1, 191(1, an actual resident or tho Second Oregon Congressional District, provided ho Is ovor sixteen years or ago and will not be twenty years or ngo by or boforo April, IS, Tho examination will bo wrltton In form, and will ombrnco tho following subjecto: English grammar, geogra phy, II. S. History, Arithmetic, Alge bra nnd Geometry. Spelling nnd punctuntlon will bo graded from tho other mnnuscrlpts. Thoso thinking of taking tho examination can get snmplo questions nnd full Informa tion about tho Navnl Academy by writing Congressman Slunott, room 949 House ot Heprosontntlve8. Wash ington, D. C. E THAN 500 ATTENDED RECEPTIDNJOJEW COMERS Muslnir XuniheiM Were Cordially He- eeled CiiimiI Wn lliiiidlod Has- Ily In Spite of Inadequate Spare. A crowd, which exceeded tho fond ect hopes of tho commltteo In charge, attended tho reception glvon bv tho Commercial Club, usBlsted by tho Li brary Club and tho Puront-Teachor Association, given to now comers to Hend and vicinity nt tho Commercial Club rooms laBt Thursday nftornoon nnd evening. More than I00 peoplo, of whom more than ono hair wore now minors to Hend, wore present during tho nttoruoon nnd ovenlng. Tho program provod a big drawing card nnd tho cordiality with which tho numbers were received Indicated that tho music wns appreciated, Tho registration showed thnt 1.18 peoplo nttendod tho reception In tho iif'oinoon nnd 3S7 were present In tlm ovenlng. Although the arcom modntous afforded by the Commercial Club rooms were far ton Inadequate to oner tut opportunity ror freedom in mingling with the people, the crowd wns well handled. Kvory one who attended wns labeled with his or hnr mimo which mndo Informality In greeting and Introduction nu oniy matter. Much credit hns been given to the committee whloh hud clinrKo or the affair for tho manner In which the crowd was held nnd the ease with which tho peoplo mnnaRod to become Hrqunlutod. During the afternoon and ovenlng light refreshments were served to the guests present The committee In charge wishes id express Its thanks to evwrvone who responded In assisting the reception to lie a microns. SURVEY NEARS SILVER LAKE Stillborn L'uglneeitt Still Hiny to the South. (Chewaucail Press ) !:. L. Uenetlel or Cruokwl Crk was lu Paisley the first of the week. 1I has been on a visit with bis brother who Is employed with tho Strnhorn surveying party which Is working north or Paisley. Mr. lienelle! states that the party finished the Hue over the Summer Ijike-Sllver Lako divide last Monday nlgbt. Tho grade sturts In at u pol-il Just north of the James Small ranch and from there graduall) rises to the summit at tho same point where the road crosses at present. It then roi lows the southern side or Silver l.ake lu a gradual drop in th level of the valluv again, on the other side. As soon as the work wim finished across the divide the pnrt returned 10 Middle War Hut'e and are now running the Hue from the point where they left off while at Paisley. to connect with the portion Aiifehed aoross the divide. This work will pn hably be finished this week when thev will move to the Silver Lake alley, K. S. SMOCK IIHICAK LHfl. K. ft, tae. a mall csrrler i Al fi lfa. Mat4lnIa broken leg Wdtday moniU$ lH a rtjUBwrv near AiUiff. Mr. fcnort ru riding horegtogek when the borw bocsaw uneoulrwIK hi and thrw Ulm agstttat a MjilDav truo. , ' BOARD ACTS W I SETTLERS'WDRD TURNS DOWN MORSON REQUEST Wns Itemly to Atfioo to Change Dp- slieil liyLn Pine Company When Telegram Conic from Settler Will X'ot KxcliniiKc Limits. -------. SAL1CM Fob. 29. Aftnr ra- celvlng objections by tclograph from Ln Pine cortlllcate holders - tho Doeert Land Hoard this -- morning refused to sanction .1. - K. Morsou's scheme to cancel tho oast unit of tho La Pine piojcct. Objection cnino In u message signed, "La Pine Holders ln Morsou Lnnd Project." Thoy Btated thnt thoy had Invested -- much In Improvements on tho east sldo lands they had signed up for anil that to compel tlioin to oxchnuge for Improved west side lnndn would Involve mater- lal loss and would bo unfair. - Tho Hoard had received tho lm- presslon from Morson that cor- tlllcnto holders wore ngreoahlo - to his plan. As matters stand, therororo, Morson's new propos- nl Is checkmated, at least tcni- porarlly. -- - -- 8ALI3M, Fob. 29. .1. K. Morson of tho Morson Land Company, which Is handling tho so-cnllcd La Pine Ir rigation project, linn submitted n, proposition which apparently will un ravel tho presont tangled condition nt Mho project and produce prompt reclamation or a largo portion or Its lands. In n lettor to the Honrd Morsou outlines his plan. Ho proposes to abandon, nt least temporarily, tho so called East Side unit under List 11, embracing 2,100 ncrcs, and to glvo rortlflcato holders under this unit cqunl acreage under tho West Sldo I'nlt. Tho West Sldo unit coutul about 9,0 I f ncrcs, nnd there Is water enough In tho normal How of tho Dos chutes without utilizing any storage nt O reticent Inko, niuply to enro for Its needs.; , M Morson, Is Is uuderVtood, says the expenditure of about $10,000 will comploto tho Wost Sldo. unit, nnd ap parently tho funds nro nvnllnblo. It Is understood tynt moro certificates have been sold than (hero will bo ncrcago nvnllablo under tho West Sldo unit, and Morson's. plan, .i,'i stated verbally, will bo to offnr tho lands to thoso cortlllcMo holders who actually Intemlt to use them, so far as thoy wilt go, nnd thon to glvo tho halnnco bonds. While the Hoard thus fur has not olllclnlly coiuildered the proposition, of which Itsvipproval Is nsked, It Is understood that Its members will not ho adverse provided the Interests of rortlllpnte holders can bo snfeguard od absolutely. Tho Moi'Miii Lcttri'. Tho Morson letter to tho Hoard follows: "The Hon. Serrelnry of Interior, in 3S L. D. r.ns, holds that tho State cannot rronte a lieu axahiHt lands Included In pontrart between n statu and tho Federal Government, In favu" of n contracting company, until lif ter the approval of the patent list, nnd that, until the patent list h.m been approved bv the Department, tho lauds set nut In the contract, though reclaimed. berotva subject to 'Investigation and adjudication.' "As. therefore, no Hen ran bo cre ated, and as, therefore, there Is no guarantee that the lands lie lug re claimed will lm permitted to go to prtent. this roiiiimnv rspctfnllv asks your Honorable Hoard to oaucel ror reclamation all lands lu what Is generally known as the Kast Unit or List No. 11, and under contract ror reclamation bv this roinpuny. "As the West Full la about re claimed, this company reanoetfiillv asks that extrusion ) asked to com plots and patent anie: and that the east side he hold by the stato fo further consideration lierMiiwo, should the stato later, llml Hsolf In position to complete It, the same, (deluding water rights, maps, simey. oto., will be .complete. As the west sldo unit comes under the derision herein re- cited, effort must be made to ludurn Hon. Secretary to admit samo to pat ent. "Further: at this dite tho oast sit e has more or less buildings pinned bv certiorate holders of this oom puuv In anticipation of reclamation of the east side lands. Should those lands be thrown open to entry at this time, no ouportunliv would h given these people. Including myself, to re move, or otherwise d'spoeit of (been buildings N'o wrong can oottio to tho redrsl Goveruraeut or to tho stat.i by this course. If after a tlmo, no good reason exists for the further re tentlou of these lands, thev would of eourso be released to the V. S." IJ'III Oi' WXLTKIt tTtODIMIIt. Walter Si rodder, a colored ooitk employed at the Pilot Butte hut'. died on Haturdav of tubereuloaie, lie was 31 yaarn old. Tk fuarHl, was bald Satuntor afternoon. lnieruist Mm i)M Ib tha PUot VKUs sum- otary. , ' I 1 iu . "