The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, June 07, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHE BEND BULLETIN :u . VOL. XIV. uKNi), urkcon", wi:ixi:srayafti.hxoo.v, .irxi: 7, mm. NO. 1 I. rm V , I I ,, INJUNCTION FROM SUPREME COURT t 1 , 'lr Service Commission May Xoxx , rstignlo Au'ulr.s of Company KIi View to Ortlei lug Adjust- inonta Ktrultubli' to Settleis. 1 Special to Tho llullotln.) SALKM, Juno C. Tlio Supremo (ourt'ln a decision handed 'down this nu rnlng, refuses tho request of the Co trnl Oregon Irrlgntlon Company f-ir an Injunction restraining, the Public Service Commission from pro ceeding with nn Investigation of its affairs. Tho Court holds that It has no authority In tho promises. Tho Court did not express Itself on the question of whether or not the Commission hns Jurisdiction over tho affairs of tho C. O. I. Company, l'rolmhly tho Company will try to make a fight on that head, pursuing tho plnn It has thus far followed of 1 locking In every possllilo way Inves tigation of Its nlTalrs hy tho Commis sion, l'rolmhly this could only ho accomplished through a suit, follow ing tho Commlslson's Investigation mil suhortiuont orders, which might ho taken to tn Supremo Court. It Is believed by attorneys hero that all tho Company cau now do Is to seek an Injunction similar to tho .mn denied It by tho Supromo Court, in thn Inrnl Circuit .Court. It Is confidently predicted that such nn In junction would not, ho granted. llrmvn for Settler. The application for tho writ of prohibition wiib filed with tho Su premo Court by Jesso Stearns and Denton 0. Hurdlck, of Redmond, at torneys for tho CO. I. Company. Attnrnnv Conernl Hrovn and H. 11. Do Armond, of Ilond, represented tho unHlfira. Apparently tho refusal of tho Court to accept tho views of tho company p.ttornoys now opens tho way for n r.nmnlMn Invest Icntlon 1)V tllO Public -Sorvlco Commlcslon of all tho affairs of tho Company. Tho original honr tner in thn enso wr.s called for ns far back as Jan., but was blocked by tho DuCK lln uilii,, inn mho imuv,... ... i ... I. ,. .... Unfit ttt,1 fnf E. 0. 1. CDMPAN 11a DIN company luruiiK'i n riim."" in mu juiuuiiii system ui nu oiuiu a writ of prohibition to rostroln thojwnB thus perpetuated until othor Commlsslon. When tho Commls- wBn 0langod by fnturo legislation, vfon first npplled for data from theH defined nnd limited by section 0 Company tho latter refused to fur- 0f tM0 original article VII of the Or nish Information, contending that BnMC aw in thesb words: 'The su tho Commission had no Jurisdiction prenio court shnll have Jurisdiction ovor Its nffnlrs, becnuso tho Com- ()niy t0 rovlso tho final decisions of nuny, under tho provisions of tho ( t,0 circuit courts.' Care- Act, was In tho nnturo of nn furthor restriction Is found I11 agent of tho stnto. I section 9 of Mio samo original article. Quick Act Inn Prniiilncil. Vz: 'All Jurisdictional power, nuth- Members f tho Public Service orty nml Jurisdiction not vested by Commission stato that thoy will pro- tlla constitution, or bv laws conslst recd with tho enso with all promptl- wlt thorowlth oxcluslvelv In sovo tudp A bearing will bo sot probably ()tlor court, shall belong to vtho olr wlthln two weoks. Thoso who nro'cu)t courts.' InlTestod In tho settlors' conten- ..T10 proiont litigation ounnot be tlons thnt tho, Company Is not giving i ciMBfle,i m,der olthor mandamus, tbetii a square deal declare that now ()10 warranto or hin corpus, n lenst nil facts relative to tho con-1 W,Pi, nro the only lntane8 In dur cf the Compsnv will be nindw, , this court oan aomime original Tm'il. even If through possllilo legal jllridlctlon ovon In Its diwretlon. In lecbulcnllt'os lntor tho actual orders B0))e CHIM gllcl, nB j.onlev v. Krabs rf the Commission might bo avoided jIop Co B7 or n6St 97 jsc. 718, TIip Commission npparontlv feU 107 ac (COl 112 pc . we have that It will bo nblo to go Into tho jeBlle(j injunctions as aielllary mans rnse Just as It takes up the affairs of nrM to protect or enforce our own nnv public sorvlco corpdrotlon and jurisdiction alroady rgulnrly ae rompel adjustments oqultablo to t''e I quired; but In nculnstawe havo wo public, which In this onso la the set-ovor exeroBod primary authority In tiers. I such n caso ns tho petitioner proMiita In Mm nna InvnsttcntlonS of tllO ! ., it la liAvnnil nur ponstltutionill affairs of tho Company by the i"ori Land Hoard havo been blocked be cause tho Hoard bos lacked proper nuthorlty "nnd the Company has al ways succeeded In keeping tho Hoard at arms reach. It was this situation which caused tho settlers to place their caso In tho hands of the Public Service Commission. This will bo tho first tlmo that tho Commission has delved Into tho prob lems of an Irrigation company. Tho DecUlon. Tho corploto opinion Is as follows: "It seems from tno pennon um the Central Oregon Irrlgntlon Com pany Water Users' Association has preferred n complaint of some sort to the Public Service Commission asrafnst the petitioner. This is an original proceeding In this court to wure a prerogative writ of prom otion restraining and forbidding the "resent respondents from doing any thing In respect to the complaint be fore tho Commission. The defend ants have demurred generally to tho petition bofore us. ' Ournett. J. Section 2 of Article II of tho State constitution. aB -memlnd tiv the nleblsclto of Novan r 1910. reads thus: 'The courts r mio, reaa? ... -. . " "" O JX V"r as .! thuneed by this amendment, shall re- r n as at present constituted "nMI otherwise provided by law Dut the FLOWER SHOW WILL BE HELD flM CDiriAV AIIHIICT ID UU IIHUrtl, rlUUUUI iu Uidk'M Library Club Selects Rate n( I Meotlnjj YeMcitlnj Potted Plants to be Sold Committees Named Friday, August 18. has been se lected as tho ii.r ijr tho animal liownr nlimv if tltu 1.n,1tia t 1 1,.. .- Clllb. till! nrtn. n liuvlni' liunii tnknii at a mooting of tho club yostorday iiiiuiiiuuii. .i ino biiow mere win lift 11 Hrilit nf ttlitti..! iln,,ta t,1,,rllt.i -.- . ...,, v.. '"ii w UUKint ).ii.,.,t.iig, ltoreo plants am: lerns, and all wlio are interested to doimto to this branch of tho work nro asked to Bturt thnlr slips row. Comiuilttcos for this year's show woro nppoluted estorday ns follows: Goncrnl chalrmnn, Mrs. J. 1). Da vidson. (louernl arrangements, ehnlrmnn. Mrs. C. S. Hudson , Heceptlon Comiulttce, Mrs. Fnulk ner, chairman, Mrs Kcyos, Mrs. Has tes, Mrs. Mnddock, Mrs. Minor. Refreshment C o m m Ittee. Mrs. Henklc, chairman, Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Sprout, Mrs. Unuer, Mrs. Sllvls. Togs and Register entries, Mrs. B. M. Thompson, chalrmnn, Mario Fox, Mario HroBtcrhbuil. Clalro Hunter, Suslo Kelley. Soliciting prizes, Mrs. McKuy, chairman, Mig. Karris. Auveriising' nnn itcss cuiiniuuuu, Mrs. Kurst. Mrs. Cobb. Vegetablo enmmttteo, Miss Cole man, chairman, Mra. Swartz. Individual entries, Mrs, Mannhelm er, chairman, Mrs. I'rlnco, Mrs. Nor ton. Mrs. Docker. Mrs. Furst. Children's exhibit, Mrs. N. G. Da vis, chairman, Mrs: Cunningham. Floxvorind plant solo, Mrs. De ment, ehnlrmnn, Mrs. John Kynn. Commlttco for potted plant ex hibit, Mrs. lnr.es, chairman, Mrs. Skuso. Commlttco to sccuro Judges, Mrs. Hudson, ehnlrmnn, - Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Davidson. Committee for nsslgnmont of prizes, Mrs. Overturf, chairman, Mrs. Thompson. Commlttco for distribution of prizes, Mrs. Thompson. Commlttco for special exhibits, Mrs. Hudson, chairman, Mrs. Ford. Clonn up commlttco, Mrs. Faulk nor, Mrs. Honkle, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Mclay, Mrs. Furst, Miss Colo man, Mrs. Mannholmor, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Dement, Mrs. Inncs, Mrs. Hud son, Mrs. Ovorturf. Supromo Court mny. In Its own dis cretion, tnko orlglnnl Jurisdiction In mnndnmus, quo warranto and habeas corpus proccodlnga,' i nu iiuiuiiuii in uiiihiiiw mn ll.. ...,1-lL, m. , . ,l.n ntn.A ITM... ..... t.... n ,1.. ail.tPAtllft m,tt ailtnorty "Thn nucstlons nrosnted by tho petition and demurrers are Interest ing, but as to this court they are ns yet only academic nnd as suoh wo cannot undertake to decide them In advance of a regular appeal from a circuit court decision. Tho petition Is dismissed. "Mr. Justice Eakln took no part In the con3ldoratlon of thle case." it 11. no Armond. who Is tho at torney for tho Water L'sers Associa tion, received tho news 01 me au prenio court decision this morning, with considerable Interest. Acoord Ing to Mr. De Armond the next step In the case will bo the hearing by the Public Service Commission, which will be held In Hond as soon as pos elblo, If tho plans of the Commission an carried out. - 1'fi.WS AT OPAI. CITV. Th nnd baso ball team defeated the Culver team at Opal City on Fri day by a score of five to one. ine ain sii thn third annual ulcnle of the Opal City Orange and visitors were presant from all pans 01 jei farscn eounty and from Terrebonne -" nldmond ln Crook. Except for -e M"""' as easi 1 fcm " i.a. vas . -on tes'cd HON PLEADS GUILTY MISAPPROPRIATION OF HINDS CHARQED Dry liiiko I'ostiniistor Mnkes Any Willi :l,7:!:i or (loveinnient Cash, MniilpiilalliMi Is Ciiirleil on lly L'.se of Money OhIcis. C. A. Ilengston pleaded guilty be fore the federal authorities Monday ln Portland to tho chnrgo of misap propriation of postal funds of tho Dry I.ako post olllce of which ho was postmnster uill his arrest laBt Tues day by postal Inspector C. W. Unu baugh, of Portland. Wholesale dealing In monoy ordors made payable to hlmsolf, which ho deposited In banks of Ilond and Prluevlllo In which he had n checking account, without funds to back tho ordors, represents the oporntlons which Ilengston hns been carrying on, It Is bcllovcd, hlnco about January 1. Although ho said that much of tho money went to his assistant In tho post ofllco, a Mrs. Jesslo 11. Thayor. In tho Improvement of her lnnd nnd tho purchaso of nn automobile, Ileng ston says that sho Is Innocent nnd Mint ho assumes full responsibility for tho crlmo. First Impressions thnt Ilengston was tamporlng with postal funds Wore brought to light during the month or April when Ilengston deposited 31 ono hundred dollar monoy ordors pnyablo to hlmsolf on n local bank. Upon tho recent trip to Ilond of Mr. I.lnnhnimh tho mnttor was brought up mid upon Investigations of the Dry Loko post olllco Ilengston was arrested. Ilengston mode no olTort to hldo his guilt. Carrying on tho operations hns been mado possible through tho Infrequent visits of tho postal Inspector, who hns not been nt tho Dry Uake ofllco slnco last Sep tember. Heiigston, who Is n natlvo .of Sweden, lips not been naturalized. Ho has been, living for tho last tliroo years on his hoirtestend near jDry l.oko nnd was making arrangements for proving up and his naturalization. Mrs. Thayer also has a homostend near Dry I.ako. Hor sudden dopnr turo InBt week for tho Wlllumetto val ley led the authorities, nt llrst, t.o bellovo thnt she was Implicated In tho Dry l.ako affair. Ilengston, how. over, claims that she Is Innocent. Ilengston will probably recelvo his senteuco this weok. BEND BEATS CULVER IN 23 TO 2 SWATTING BEE Klewii lilts nnd lit Itiins In Thin! linilnii W'ii Fatal VInIIoi'm l'lli lp HI Kri-tirs. Woven hits In the third Inning which netted IS runs was a lend too long for Culver to overcome or oven attempt to over come Mid llend, with the annexation or 10 morn scurefl, defeated the much ton toil Culver nlnb on the local diamond last Suuduy by a score of 23 to 2. Th'e game was ir complete walk away for Heml with the exception of the first two Innings. Then the Hond nine started on a swatting hoe and mn the urtuntlet of tho batting order twice before It stopped. Thirteen er rors by the visitors helped coiujdor ably to augment tho scorn. Clow pitched for llend and allow ed only four hits whllo Wlegan of Culver was touched up for a total of 18 hits. llend la credited with 7 er rors. The lineup was: Culver Debuhr. 3b; Horlng, lb: I Oherhuse, c; MoKenzle, 2b; N. Wle gan, p; P. Wlogan, If; Housluy, ss; I'lorce. cf; Homes, rf. llund Horton, ss; Totherow, 3b: O'Donnell, c; Stover, If: Houston. 2b; Clow, p: Johnson, rf; Steldl, lb; Hudson and Kulp, cf. Sriiio by Innings, 12 3 4 C C 7 Hond ....0 2 IS 1 4 2 I Culver ...0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 022 1 2 Hntterles Culver: N. Wlogan and Overhuso; llend: Clow and O'Donnoll .MUST VOTi: ON lUlXPS AfJAIN, Owing to Irregularities In the pro cadlngs leading up to tho olectlou tho city of Prlnevlllo will have to vote again upon the railroad bond Issue. In Its recent action the city council failed to state la Its election notices. Oie polling places and a ver batim copy of the charter amend ment was not published. The coun cil Itst night instructed the city at torney to prepare a new aniendme it The a1' " ui' if the issue this tii.i.- ,. IU i. ... it 1. 'l0 lusie..d if 1 . C. JL BE POWELL BUTTE Tia U L J j WORK BEGINS ON NEW LINE Will Unit Straight Acroos Country Kiiiin "'Waugh's C01 ner" Cti'ts Oil llnir u Mill l.a Piiie-I'iliigl'o 1 "nils Itoutc llclni; Impi'iitoil Work has begun this week on tho new rond to Powell llutto for which the Commercial Club subscribed sev eral weeks ago, tho fund to bo nintched by nu equal amount from tho county. & Tho road will start from the point, known as "Waugh's corner," a short distance, beyond tho Crnngo ball, nuil run directly ncross country to a connection with nn existing rond about ono milo south of the present travelled rond. This route will ef fect a saving of about half a mllo over tho present road, so for as dls tanco Is concerned, whllo other nd vnntngM ore that thero will bo no grndo over llvo per cent and no rock lodges to pass over. This connec tion will bo seven miles In length. The work, which Is beginning now, Includes pulling trees and grading on n 10 foot right of wny. On tho Powell llutto end two nnd a half nillos of existing road, over which travel will go, havo been Improve.!. To n large extent tho new road will nlso servo tho llutto Vnlloy district, tho cut-off coming In nearer that Bcctlon than did tho old Hue. Other Itoml Woik. Other road work now bolng tlono Is on tho routo between Ilodmoiul and Sisters where a 1C per cent grndo is being changed to ono of four por cont, and between Prlnglo Falls nnd 1.n Pine. At the latter point four nillos nro nlready finished nnd two remain to bo built. When complet ed tho rond formerly travelled, 11 miles long, will bo eliminated. In tho I,n Pine vlclnlty,"iilso; 'nn Investigation hns recently been mnda. bv Commissioner Overturf, under! M-hnsn illrnrllnn nil rond Work Oil tho west flldo of the county Is being clone, of tho now routo to Paulina lake, which was begun by tho I.a Pino Commercial Club last year. A routo hnV been selected which will do nwny with the crossing of I'nul I in creek nnd give onsler grade to the summit. lllds for Ibo work on tho, slnte rond south from ilond will bo open ed on June IU. Ulght of wny for the rond has been given by the llrookB-Rcnnlon Lumber Company. The Shovlln-lllxon Company, the 1 Fremont Land Co., and tho Huron Timber Co. A special mooting of the county court wos held yusterilay to arrange for other rlitht of wny. (INK HID ItKCKIVUH. The bids for the construction of j the auttlee hake Irrigation Project xveie opened at Hrundvlew on Tuea lilnv. Only one was received, thla l being from the Kaiser (.Vnatrintlon 1 Co.. of Portland and Vatiottuvar. j (! re S. Yuiiiig. of llend. agglneer foi the project, attendeil the meet 1 Iiik Declalon In the matter will b gi 11 later. UMri'. It.VXI) COXCKUT. The band concert this Friday even pi will bo held oil the Central Ore gon Hank corner. A week from this Friday night the concert program will consist of selections combined and arranged by local musician, nnd ns -these iiumberH coutnlii real mei.r the music for tho ovonlng will be ,1 llttlo out of tho ordinary. PROJECT TIE EXTENDED .Moihoii Coiopnny (! Fixe Visin. .More on 1 .11 PlueWoik. (The Oregonlan.) StKM, May 31. (Special. I- J The Desert Land Hoard today receiv ed imtlfloatlon thut tho Department of thn Interior had granted the state appllcajlnn for a five year's extension on ihe state's contract witu the biv . , . .,.. HUD ernmnt for ine ooinpieuou ui uiBia-'" i-.... ... Morson Land Company's project , 8. Ilamton and bride. Also n fare near U Pine In Crook county. This well tMrty for Prof. " 0 proje ais known as Oregon sogrega-' kins and Mls Hertha Wllklna. erv tlrn list No. 11 and comprlgea 27.000 acre Tli granting of the extension toFarohaw aad mother, Mr. and Mrs e Mate will result lu the Hale , I.. 8. Pertfua. Mr. and MW-" anilMK tho Morsou Und Company I Mr. and Mj Tralferry. Mrj,'sill tlia ,i,.,r ti,,. m.ix i.ni Piimiianv .. ,.l o.i.n.l,.n nn ltn oantrapt III- 'he linmedla-e pushing to com - p!- of the went unit of the pro niiprifdng a' mplete the out 1" "U .nt In 000 hi r,. . . ,i,jt It i ODELL LAKE GIVES H:1 BOOY OF F. S. descent Iltiluestciidci' Thi-imht lime Diouncil by Fulling Ihioug to ugh The lee .nt 'Mnifh. The hodv of F. S. Wilson a home stoadnr who lived In the lclnlt of Crescent. wa. round on Friday af tenio'iii 1-y I Chamborli'in. a for est ontomolralat of tho Oiemm Ag-rl?ultiM-nl Ctillrye. imi the Miiks of Odell Lake. Wilson has beon mlsalna iroiu his homo since late Jn March When ln wen r henid of by his famll) 13 started on an overland trip to Kukpiio to transact some, real estate business, lie travelled on smow shoes mil had supplies sulllcleni to curry him to the west side of the Cascade. Ho yiis gono almost a week before his family became nnxlous Sex oral more days lapsed and xvhen no word wns received a Boarchtyig parly xvas sent out. Wilson could be traced on ly to Odell l.ake. Somo entertained tho belief thnt ho xvns lost while oth er theories os to suicide oud foul play were held. It nppears that Wilson attempted to shorten his dlstnnco by crossing on tho Ico nnd foil through Tho de- censed leaves a xvldoxv and three chll dron. The burial xvns held last Frl day nt Crescent. WAY WEATHER . Ijixt Month (Jets Teste of Fnlrcr Seasons of Yew. The merry month of May exper Icticed n little spring, n little sum mor, a llttlo fall and a little winter temperature. May, xvlth two days on which snow fell, plenty of tho stilt March winds, txvo days xvhen tho mercury registered nt tho SO degree mark and one dny nt 1 1 degrees, 1.01 Inches of rain fnll, 10 clear days, 11 partly cloudy days nnd 10 cloudy days, gnvo the people of llend 11 vn rlety of xveathor. Tho nvorage max imum temperature for tho month xvus fiii.G dogreoa nnd tho, average mini mum temperature 'xvas 29.7. The temperatures nnd character of day worn ns folloxvs: Date. Max. Mln. Char of Day. 1 71 ' 31 Clear. 2 82 39 Clear. 3 80 38. Clouiv 09 ' ;u Clear. c x....ns Jin cloudy. fi (10 3 1 Cloudy. ..7 Ti7 29 Cloudy . 8 r.2 25 Cloudy. .0 , .... Hi II Cloudy. , 10 19 20 Ptly. Clily. 11 48 2H Ptly. Cldy. 12 r.o 21 Ptly. Cldy. U....J ill 32 Clear. II (10 3R Oloar. U f.9 83 Clonr. HI 72 30 Clear. 17 70 XI Clear. 18.. .." 7 81 Ptly. Cldy. la (18 21 I'lly. Obly. SO OK it Cloudy. 21 ill! 20 Cloudy. tt nil 0 Cloudy. XS II 81 Cloudy. l , 8n Cloudy. IS..'. nfi 81 Clo.ur. ' 8 Iftl 88 Ptly. Cldy. S7 10 SI I'tly. Cldy. SR BO 38 Ptlr. Clily. St II 81 Cloudy. 30 -10 2 Ptly. Chl ai 11 s Ptly. Cldy. QUORUM IS AHhllNT. Willi CoiiiipIIiiuii McKay at Al bany. Councilman llroHierhnua at the Rose Festival and Conn. Iliimti Stteldl at the bedside of bis nick wife In Portland, thero xvas n quorum of the council for the reaulnr meetltiR last nlaht. The meeting adjourned until n later date. It Is expeoted that tho matter of bonding for the Srrit born mads xvlll eonie up nt the meeting, when It la held, impure hex ing been received from Heeler llrotb era this morning. MHiH CI.KAItKIl Y.Y. One of the most striking Improve ment effected In HHtl In recent months has been the removal by the llend Water Mght & Power Co. or the ninny logs which luv In the river below Its dam. Tho dam nnd no$r by river nro frequunth visited by neweomerH to town and the clourliiK away of the log makes a iiniuli more beautiful view, RHCIIPTION (JIVI5.V. (Contributed 1 Thursday evening, June l.'.n verv enjoyable and ontortalnlng evan took place at tho home of Rev. nnrirniiit., when tho church and Ladles (lulld ........ n vii4.,kiiTi i iKiiiitr or M r. u. delicious reiresumeins i'ini Those present were Mr nu Mrs. Roes Up. muiI UfL TrIfferrv. 2!rvSt()Ut , I.nont. MM. Cauaail. Mr. BJIU Mrs . Wail. Mr. and Mrs Wlnit, Mr. and xfrs Anderson. Mrs 1 ro. ,r. ir, l',.tioii J'n.r 'i i". n"i- 1 in. Mm !'-' lu V - h- Mr ;tul Mi In 1 'iMlilPH RAMAHP miiuuii umimuL LI REDMOND HAS EARLY AlORNING FIRE rnlllnfeiro III others llulbllim null Aiijoliiluu limber Shop lleMiojctl llutler Ping Stoic Demollsliisl Loss Kstlnuiteil at SUO.lllllt. Tho xxorst llro In Its history visited Iledmoud early this morning, doing imiiiy thousands of dollars worth of ilnmago and threatening all tho build ings In tho main business block of the city. Only tho clty'H spluudld llro protection nnd the' luck or xvlud pre vented tho diimngo from being great er than It xvns. The lire xvr.s discovered about 2:30 lu tho rear of the barber shop own ed by It. h, Reynolds. Fronw thU point It spread Into tho general mer chandise store belonging to Taliafer ro llrothors, completely destroying both building and contents. Iliillur's drug store, on the other side or tho barber shop, xvas demolished In tho light ngalnst tho tiro, but not before the greater part of tho utock liad been removed, Tho chief losers In tho lire am Tal iaferro llrothors, who had only re cently started In business as succes sors of Tnlllnforro &. Anderson. II. I,. Retinoids nnd C. llrown, thn proprietors of the barber shop, lost everything. Complete lignum of thn lost have not yet been cnllertud but estimates put tho tolaf ut nboiit $20,- 000 of which txvo thirds Is believed to bo covered by Insurance. During the course of the Urn 11 call xvns sent to Ilond for help, the message being recolvcil by Night Watchman Frank Kulp nt about 3:30. Ho xvns imablo to arrange , anything. 1 Tho cuuso nf tho flro Is unknown. FfllRDATEJS SET - - T1111111I0 Inhibition to bo Held nit .September l!!l, TUMAI.O. Juno R. At n recent meeting of thn bonrd of directors of tho Agricultural Aaeoclatlini tho ilntn for the Sixth Annual Agricultural mid Domestic Science Kxhlblt of Tum nlo xvus sot for Snturduy, September 23rd. This Is u week oarllor than last year In order that tho exhibit mny be taken from liore to Prlnnvllbt for the Crook county fair the follow ing weok. The W. H. U. Club olllcors, Mm. O. .1. Mock, Mrs. C. P. Meeker nnd Mrs. II. C. duly huve eouiploted the prize list for the women's ti it tl ahildriin'a departments, and as aeon iih I Imi list for the agricultural display Ih Hindu tho priie Hit xvlll be printed for dl trlbutlou. Special premium xoluntarlly of fered by the First National Hank of Mend for Die local school children have aroiiaed a ureal dual of lulnmat. Nu premiums will be sollrlted from the merchants of neUbliorlna; towns. RAILROAD MUX AT I.UNCIIHON. No business of Importance xva transacted at the Coiumeretnl Club luncheon on 8aturda.x. the uhlef In terest of the iMscaalou centering around a 11 urn her or railroad men who wore present. liiiludlnK Cunnral Manager I P O'UHhii, trallle man ager F. W. Rnbliiauu ami F. h. Coy- kendall. of the O.-W. R & N.. mill I). C. Freeman, or the Orenon Trunk. Willi Mr. Ire'iuan was K. II. Paxil In. editor or the Wealem Farmer. Meaars. Robinson, FrennMii aiul 1'a vllle gave short talks complimenting the vlitlt on Its work and pointing out the things which the country needed for the best success IJI'VH SAW MILL. Dan Winkle, of tUsters. baa bought the saxv iikill formerly operated by II. ,. Davis, lulu of Cist Mr. Winkle will set tho mill up on the Parsom place near Plalnvlew IIAK PAINT DRPOSIT. Tho report that J'hn Hteldl has illscovertMl a dnnoalt of clay vulunble for paint nmklnf was contlrmud (hb week by II. It. Jones, the local paint er. According U Mr Jones, who bus experimenting with samples of the material, it l eaperUlly valuable for tint lug purposes, inking a body, when mixed with oils, which la un usually satisfactory One of the d slrable colors which It produce, Mr. June Ha. be can only gat othar iu 1,1 mliin four colors, air. '.Jones Is maklnir eprlmeiitB wtth the iii.iteil.il wh'b- li stfl.1l In for- i! 11 1 IM'IK pi 10- ' ' il"' '"'' Pru i i. 1 mi. 1 I 1 -i I u Bfrfii Vb-'. ttM vm 1' '-Til ti'. ., -.