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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1916)
" "'If.-- 1 ? v tW A fK 1 THK HENI) nUIiLCTIN, IJKNI), QUE., WEDNESDAY, NOVKMnEIl 22. 1010. TAOK 12. LOBBY AND OFFICE OF THE BEND HOTEL, HUGH O'KANE, PROPRIETOR fflMFS LIFE CALIFORNIA IS GHEGKE is a garden of delight where earth and sky t and air have seemingly been fashioned by Dame Nature to charm the hearts and minds of men. BUILDER'S CAREER IS EVENTFUL mM JMr mm Ml m 0 , iBiwiinna HP1.1 wfrFJlB HP ' " WSMMTi YOHHj MfifiHIi H J? vims MLMflSnwmmmMMwM-- raSKMffiraS&FdfoLr9 1 vlry 'f &v f 0 I 4 t '-JE s Pro- Htowanny, Nuuh Hoy, Tullor, iiiotcr, Ilotrltiinn, .Miner, Pack er mill CSloln" Trottrr, .Make, Up Part of Actlltlrs. i Stowaway, ..,. njwalioy, tailor, j)ro- motor, packer, horseuian, liotel pro prietor, minor aud globo trotter, suraH up the activities of HiibIi O'Knne, builder of tbo now O'Knno building. Mr. 0'Janc In willing to toll almost anything nbout himself except hln age, and that he refuses to divulge. In his eraly youth, the pas toral Hccnes of County Antrim, Ire land, where ho was born, no longer had fascinations for this youth O'Kano. At an early ago ho was he Klogcd by the desire to go. Ho did jiot call it travel. Ho had a longing for Hid wator and left his Irish home, stole away to Orcenock and, as a Blow away, shipped from Liver pool, England. Several montus were consumed In rambling about the Portuguese and Spanish coasts. Young O'lCane returned In a ship's hall again to Liverpool, and by tho pedestrian route covered u consider able part of Kngland. Still restless, O'Knne, with several lads about his awn age, stowed away again at Liv erpool, Thoughtless of any desti nation, tho lioys woko up one morn ing In New York harbor. They wised themselves up as to the methods of evading tlm customs officers nnd landed ashoro during the night. Kven in tnoso days Now York was not. such a small city, and youthful Hughto wus compelled Immediately to look for a livelihood, for ho had no pennies In his pocket. Shining boots on llleeckor street nnd selling evening paperH was his first adventure. Ills first night In Now York was spent at tho News lioys' Homo, where ho obtained sup pur, bed nnd breakfast for tho low-coBt-oMivliig price of 11 cents. Young Hughlo found hoot blacking and paper soiling sufficiently re munerative to enable him to take up night school work under tho direc tion of an expert tailor. Under this man, O'Kano learned tho trade of n cutter, which trade ho piled during tho early morning and afternoon Tho O'Kano Ilulldlng occupies tho site of tho Hotel, which was burned to tho ground In August, 1916. hours, and selling papers in the ev cnlnys. O'Kano was only about 12 years old at this timo and "tin capable of making IiIb living In good Bhapc, and was also successful In eluding tho searchlngs of his parontB, who were solicitous for his return to his homu In Ireland, but Hughlo remained in this country. As a cutter, ho made a rcmarkablo success nnd was scut on one occasion to London and Paris for a large American tailoring con cern. La to In tho seventies and arly In tho eighties, tho northwest was be ing opened nnd the Northern Pacific was pushing Its way through tho states of North Dakota nnd Minne sota. Again the deslru to go ob sessed tho young Irish youth and ho packed up his few bolonglngs nnd loft for St. Paul, later to go to Uls mark, North Dakota. Tho railroad construction through North Dakota was at that tlmo nt lis height and young O'Kano found much to grati fy his desire for pioneering. Mr. O'Knno tolls, with some re gret, tbut early In tho eighties he wintered on tho slto of tho present town of Livingston, Montnna, where he, with a party of packers, built a smull cabin, having squatters' right to the land. They romalned there during the winter, and when spring came they woro visited by a horse man by tho name of Inucs, who made tho proposition to O'Kano mid otheis that ho trado them horses for tho nihin O'Kano was tho spokes man for tho eiowd aud consented to trade the cabin and tho squatters' right for a cayuso. Two yearB later tho laud was sold for $G,000 and In the succeeding year tho Northern Pa cific took up tho tract, paying tho sum of J ir.,000, and started tho pres ent town of Livingston, Montana. During the Custer-Iudlau war, O'Kano pneked provisions for Major Ocnoral Kcno and recalls many ex citing pioneer days In tho wilds of Montnna, Colorado and Novadn, Along In 1881. Mr. O'Kano became Identified with Tom Cannon, at that tlmo champion Groco-Homnn wrest ler of tho world. O'Kano was cm ployed by Cannon to manage an ex tended campaign in Europe, which took him to many of tho most Import nut ports and cities in tho Mediter ranean Sea. Ho was nway on this trip moro than 14 months, returning to Amorlca later to mnuaga a tour for Kd. Skinner nnd Marloy Kettle- man, two crack sprintors, on their trip to Australia, where, under O'Knno's management, thoy won the famous Melbourne handicap. Shortly after his return from Aus tralia, Mr. O'Knno was married to Miss Helen A. Wright, of Helena. Montana. Mr. O'Kano admits that Mrs. O'Kano hns had a hard time kcpolng track of htm in his journeys and many adventures. In 1895 Mr. O'Kuno "went to Grangovillo, Idaho, whoro ho opened a largo liotel In tho northern Idaho town Just nt tho tlmo when the north Idaho mines woro In their palmy days. Mr. O'Knno says that ho has mndo several stakes, soma of them nltuost In a night and othors In n brief space of tlmo, and In addition hns lost them, but In losing ho wns ulwaH willing to tacklo another bet. While In Grangovillo ho mndo that placo his headquarters for an exten sive circuit for race horse men, who retained Mr. O'Knno ns manager. This business took him to almost ev ery state in tho Union. Mr. O'Knno en mo to Hend in 1903 and romntned hero a short tlmo. Ho left Ucnd and returned In 1904. In 190S ho built tho Hotel Dcnd which was destroyed August 30, 191C, by fire. Tho Hotel Dcnd was one of the landmarks of Central Oregon nnd was a popular rendezvous for the commercial man, homesteader and many local people. Following tho flro Mr. O'Kano nl most Immediately entered into nego tiations for the erection of a modern business block, which ho said at that tlmo when completed would bo tho finest business block In Central Ore gon. Tho general belief is that ho haB fulfilled that promise In tho erec tion in Dcnd of tho O'Knno building at tho corner oC Oregon and Uoud streets. The CItvator Doy Protciti. Did you ever stop to consider tho frcllngs of an elevator boy In an of- flco building? "How'd you like to upend your days In a cage, goln' up, couiln' down, same bad air, same old shaft sllppln' by, never nothlu' to see? How d'ya llko it on a sunny day when you were dyln' to play baseball?" says the elevator boy. "I never thought about It at all," tbo pansfURcr answered. "Well, I have. I thought about it moHt of the time fcr four years. Even the fellows in Hlng Sing gets out some time, hut wo don't. When I get to focllu' I can't stand It, I think of block after block of olllco bulldlngi In thli town, every one of 'cm with fifteen or twenty cages nd a fellow llko mc In every ono of 'cm, sprndln' his life goln' up, cnmlu' down, goln' up. comln' down and outside tho world golu' on." American Mncar.lne. " ..rf h &'?' r :v' - v All manner of sports and recreations arc enjoyed out-of-doors. Polo, golf, tennis and automobihng over countless miics of beau tiful roads, and the way to go is via Union Pacific System " Wc will be glad to" furnish complete in formation, and help plan your California Trip. X ""Jj O'Kanu llldg., Ucnd, Ore. mmmkmm!k iiy?xl ljl!.'tiiitUi' IJB fat1! WreyCVfl ff5 "f "ctvcR Soma Golf Shot. A Glasgow golfer Touches for tbo following: "Playing over the Cuthcart CHRtlo course ono evening last summer with two friends, we were approaching O.) fourth green, vhlch is of the plateau typo. Having played my sec ond, I was preparing to walk toward the green when the ntr was rent with loud laughter and shouting. On going forward to Inqulro tho cause of the hilarity wo learned that ray shot had overrun tho green, passed between the legs of the player who was at tbo mo ment In tho net of driving from tho fifth toe (tho fifth being at right an gles to. tbo fourth), knocked bis bill from the tec, nnd his club, descending, had made a perfect shot with my ball to tbe edgo of tho fifth green, 175 yards nway." Golfer's Magazine. NOTICE TO THK PUHMO Owing to our tncrcaso In business and our additional oxponso and equipment, wo will ho compelled to make wood deliveries only on a cash basis. Wo will bo pleased to haw it understood by our customors that orders hencoforth can bo accepted only on this condition. Oregon Fuel Company, C. K. Hamilton, Man ager. 37-JSe Soo Edwards for good houso paint ing. Adv. Cloan up and paint up. wards. Adv. Sco Ed- For farm land loass boo J. sorvlce. Adv. Ryan ONE CENT A WORD Is all a little Wont Ad will cost you. PHONE Black 331 LOUIS BENNETT GROCER PHONE Black 331 To Supply the peo ple of Bend with sea sonable FRUITS and VEGETABLES as fresh as possible from the grower will be a feature of our new store, to which we will give special at tention at all times. The season's earli est and best offerings will always be seen in our windows, and only the highest qual ity of Fruit and Gar den stuffs will be carried. O'KANE BUILDING BEND. OREQON SERVICE Nothing will be spared to give our cus tomers the most exacting service that can be given. We will work incessantly to ward this end. QUALITY--- We take great pleasure in being able to present out goods because we have faith in them. Wc know our prices are' right. IE MI IT IF IT'S (Ml )BgCTilfWEWEjj WE EXPECT TO BUILD UP A GROCERY BUSINESS IN BEND THAT WILL HAVE QUALITY AND SERVICE AS ITS FOUNDATION. If we can pro vide these two very essential fcaturts wc feel that wc will accomplish our de sired end. In our new quarters wc have the facilities, with which to enable us to give the very best of delivery service. Our stock will be replenished with the best that the grocery jobbers' market has to orovide. In this particular, we wish it td be known that we will strive to give the people of Bend the right sort of grocery mer chandise at the right prices. This will be a one price to all store. It will be a pleasure to have you come in and visit us in our new store. Announcement We wish to an nounce to the people of Bend that we have coming in direct from the jobber one car load of canned goods which comes fresh from the packers. This car is made up of goods that com prise the fall pack, and is the latest; offer ing in this line avail able. We hope that yqu will muke use of the telephone when you are desirous of send ing in your order. These re quests will receive careful at tention. Our number is BLACK 381 LOUIS BENNETT, GROCER ? 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