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The bend bulletin. V, VOL. XIV. 1ENI, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OKEGO.V, WEDNESDAY AFTEKNOON, DECEMHEIt 27, UI10 NO. 1H CQUNTYSTRIKES A RETURN BLOW MOTION IS MADE TO QUASH SERVICE. djnicluLs of 'Crook County IIuvo No .Jurisdiction In Deschutes Coun- ,ty, Argument Advunced in Quo Warranto Action. .(From Wednesday's Dally.) To tako tho first step In denting iiuo warranto proceedings question ing tho right of Deschutes county to do business as a municipal corpora tion. District Attorney II. H. Do Ar mond and 'Vernon A. Forbes loft this morning for I'rlnovlllc, to mako special appcarauco before Circuit Judge Duffy. Tho appearance was to bo mado without recognizing tho jurisdiction of tho court, and thp dc fento was a counter attack In tho form of a motion to quash services mado last wcok on tho members of th county court, by Deputy Sheriff Howell of Crook county. That tho sheriff of another coun ty has no Jurisdiction In an outsldo county, wbb tho argument prepared by tho attorneys for tho Deschutes county court, In backing their mo tion. They expected that a ruling would bo given soma tlmo today. Mr. Do Armond declared this morning boforo leaving, that ho con fidently expected tho caso would bo carried (through to tho supremo court, and Intimated that proceed ings should liavo been started bo fore tho hlghor tribunal. "One sldo or tho other Is bound to carry It to tho limit," ho said. Tho caso Is tho complaint filed last wook by dus Stadlg, of Lower iirldgo, as iv lardy blow, against county division. Of another suit, which It was understood was to bo tied In tho way of a petition for a temporary Injunction to restrain tho county from continuing In bus ' lnees, no further Intelligent has reached hero. Accompanying tho attorneys on their trip to Prlnovlllo today woro County Clerk J. II. Honor and As sessor W. T. Mullarkoy, each wish ing to ascertain tho volumo of bus iness which would liavo to bo trans cribed from tho records of Crook founty. In tliolr departments, to tho Deschutes county books. Informa tion as to standard forms waB also Hought. Whether or not a suit Is pending In tho courts against tho -ounty, Mr. Mullarkoy's transcrib ing must bo finished by March 1, so that ho will bo freo to handlo tho estimating of property values In tho xounty nftorwards. "WOOD PULP FIGURES ARE TO BE COMPILED (From Wednesday's Dally.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 27. Figures showing tho amount of wood used In tho United States for making pulp will, It Is announced, bo ob tained by tho forest service in con nection with its 1916 census of, tho lumber Industry. Bocauso of tho In ' creasing scarcity of pulpwood In some parts of tho country, tho need for nccurato figures showing tho con sumption of thlB class of material Is realized by manufacturers and for esters alike, and it is expected that Such figures will bo made a part of the yearly statistical work of the for est service. Tho pulp manufactur ers nro to Cooperate In the work through their trade organization, tho' Newsprint Manufacturers Associa tion, Detailed Information in regard to the amount and cost of dlfferont Vlnds of pulpwood consumed in tho (llfforcnt states Is to be collected. .The data to bo obtained will, It is stated, bo of considerable value to pulp manufacturers, as well as to tho forest service. Owing to the comparatively small number of pulp mills In tho United States, It Is now thought it will bo posslblo to Issue a -.report on tho work at an early dato. MILS. FEDEItSEN DIES (From Wednesday's Dally.) Mrs. Karen Christine Pedorsen. n resident of Portland, -who recently camo to Bond to visit her daughter, Mrs. Annio Moore, for the winter, lletl this morning of senility accom panied by a cold and grippe, after being ill but 24 hours. She Mas 67 years old. Tho body will be taken to Portland tonight for burial. COUNTY BUILDING MATTERS SLATED AT NEXT SESSION (From Wednesday's Dally.) Estimates on tho cost of secur ing headquarters for county olllclals for tho next two years will bo con sidered by tho county court tomor row, when a special session is held at 8 o'clock In the morning, County Judge William D. Uarnos stated this aftornoon. Several bids on "build ings will bo submitted, and It Is pos sible that a deflntto decision may bo reached before the meeting ia end ed. Other matters which will como up, it is expected, will bo In tho nat urp of routlno business. 5 "" Proclamation In the County Court of the State of Oregon .., .;3S&&. -if or Deschutes County. BE IT REMEMBERED, that whereas there "Was. duly and regularly called a special term of the County Court of Deschutes county, Oregon, - at Bend, Oregon, on the 20th day of December, 1916, at the hour of 9:00 o.'clock in the forenoon of the said day for the purpose of fixing' the location of the temporary County Seat of Deschutes, county, Ore gon, as provided by law, and for the transaction of other business. WHEREAS, there was present: W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, Lew E. Smith, County Commissioner. WHEREAS, said County Court met in said Special Session for the purpose of selection and de termining the location of the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, and all of said County Court being present, as aforesaid, and vot ing thereon, and that each and every member of said County Court, to-wit: ' W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, - Lew E. Smith, County Commissioner, voted to fix the temporary County Seat of said Des chutes county, Oregon, at Bend, Oregon. Now therefore, we, W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, and Lew E. Smith, County Commissioner, acting as the County Court of Deschutes county, Oregon, in obed ience to, and by virtue of the power and authority vested by law, do hereby make and issue this proc lamation, and do announce and declare that the un animous vote of this Court vas cast in favor of the selection of Bend, Oregon, to be the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, and that said Bend, Oregon, is hereby declared to be, and is the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, until the first general election thereafter, and until the qualified voters of said Deschutes county, Oregon, shall vote for the selection of the place for the permanent County Seat of said' Des chutes county, Oregon, in the manner provided by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have set our hands this 20th day of December, A. D. 191G. Seal W. D. BARNES, County Judge, Deschutes County, Oregon. A. L. MACKINTOSH, LEW E. SMITH, ' County Commissioners, Deschutes County, Oregon. f County Court Deachutew County HEAL I State of Oregon. Members of The First W. D. Uarnes, County Judge. BBBBBBhPBKPV' .VBH bbbbbbbbbt bPbt iVbbh H ; ' . BH "K BBBBbI TRIED TO BESTOW MONEY ON FRIENDS WHILE INTOXICATED (From Wednesday's "Dally.) In an effort to find out what be came of $30 which James Ferrcll, convicted of drunkenness, claimed to have lost, Judge II. C. Ellis hold Informal court lato yesterday after noon, hearing a number of witness es who had seen Fcrrell Saturday night boforo his arrest. They tes tlfled'that tho prisoner had endeav ored to give his money away, nnd that when they last saw lim, ho was sitting on tho floor In tho Depot ho tel, playing with the coins. No cluo as to tho whereabouts of the money could bo obtained. Deschutes County Whose Authority is Being bbbbHbIbW.. '-ttt flH HEX fm li. E. Smith, Commissioner. PICK IN TO S COMMERCIAL CLUB IS UNANIMOUS. T. II. Foley, E. D. Gilson, K. M. Idirn, A. .1. Krocnert, Dr. II. Fcr rell nnd II. J. Overturf (let Other Ofllces Today. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Floyd Dement, retiring 'vice pres ident of tho Bend Commercial club, was unanimously elected at tho rog ular weokly 'luncheon of tho club members this noon nt tho Wright hotel, to fill tho places of J. P. Kcyes, who has headed tho club for tho past twd years. Mr. Dement at tempted to resign, but tho club showed, no Intention ot allowing his withdrawal to. "take effect, and tho now prcsldoht.-nflef a speech of np proc(hMon"f6r"tho work douo by Mr. Koyes during his term of ofllco, mov od n voto of thanks' to his predeces sor, which was curried without n dis solving v6lco. Mr. Dement declared that tho club owed much of Its suc cess to tho tlmo nnd ability devoted to tho organization by tho retiring president. All otllcors olcctod received unan imous votes, tho following In addi tion, to Mr. Dement being choson: T. )I. Foloy, vlco president: E. D. Gilson, secretary; E. M. Lara, treas urer: and A. J. Krocnert, Dr. D. For rolbnnd II. J. Ovorturf, directors. Manager Charles W. Erskluo read a communication from Mark Wood ruff, of tho Northwest Tourist as sociation, in which tho attendance of representatives from tho Dond Commercial club was urged nt a di rectors' mooting ot tho association, ftn bo held Janunry C, in Portland. Tho association has ns Its prlmo ob ject, tho securing of a 150,000 ap propriation from tho legislature to bo. used In advertising tho northwest to 'auto tourists. It wuh suggested that club mombors attending tho Ir rigation congress In Portland, could' also bo present at tho directors' meeting. County Survoyor QcorEO S. Young, chairman of tho "steering commlttoo" appointed by tho Cont ra! Oregon Irrigation congress here to look after legislative Interests ot this section during tho Portland convention, In n brlof address urged tho nttoudanco ot ns many ns possible- in Portland, Ho stated that ho hud 'mailed forms to each of tho farmers' and Irrlgatlouists' organi zations in Central Oregon, asking that tho names ot tliolr delegates bo filled In, and tho forms roturnod to lilm. Up to dato, ho said, thoro had boon no ropllcs rocolved. Ho an nounced that tho delegates will Icavo Uend one wook from tonight. MAN KILLS 906 RABBITS PWNEVILLE. Doc. 2C (Spe cial) Tho Jackrabblt bounty law recently enacted by tho Inltiattvo in Crook county Is getting results with n vongeanco, as wub indicated to day when OBcar Cruso, n homestead er ot near Ilrothors, this county, en mo to Prlnovlllo with tho scalps of 000 Jackrabblts, which ho had killed within tho past week. Ho roi coived $45.30 bounty from Cou:;ty Clerk Warren Uron. It Is reported In this county that Ilcprcsontutlve Slnnott has found a market for tho polls nt 1C cento por pound, nnd If this Is truo, hunting Jackrabblts may dovolop Into profit able cold woathor occupation. Court Questioned in Suit A. I,. Mackintosh, CommliIoncr. BOOSTER bbbb. 'IRB BBBM riWtlJBBfcl-rBnMlK hbj . HVbbbB bBHbEjsVbHI BBBbIpJBBBIbHe JspSpT LjPJPJPJPJE BONDS APPROVED T $71,000 JS VALUE OF SURETIES. lleatliiuai'ter.s for New County Gov ernment Provided by Iteming Oftfccs in O'Knno Hide;. Economy I.s Asked. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Ilonds of county olllclals woro ap proved, and arrangements mado for county hendquartors today, when tho members of tho county court, Judgo William 1). llarnes and Com missioners L. E. Smith and A. L. Mackintosh, met In ndjourncd ses sion In tho council chambers ot tho O'Knno building. It wna decided to rent two rooms In tho O'Kanc block for tho county Judgo, county clerk nnd Bhorlff, nnd It wns further decided to offor tho city council one-halt ot its present rent for continued uso of tho coun cil chanibcrs during regular court session. County Clerk Ilauor uud Assessor W. T. Mullarkoy wero au thorized to purchaso ofllco supplies, but wero asked to procure only tho things absolutely necessary until county affairs become more settled. Tho following bonds woro ap proved: J. II. Honor, clerk, $10, 000; S. E. Iloborts, sheriff, $40,000; Clydo McKay, treasurer, $10,000; W. T. Mullarkoy, assessor, $5,000; George S. Young, survoyor, $5,000, and L. A. W. Nixon, constable, $1, 000. The matter of tho bond of El mer Nlswonger, coroner, was con tinued, as that official Is now out of tho city. Although tho sheriff's bonds- run hlghor fhnn thoso ot any oilier of' flclnl, $30,000 or tho surety Is paid for by tho county, becnuso ot tho additional duty ot tax collecting. A now departure in handling county business wns taken on tho recommendation of Commissioner Smith, it being decided that minutes of all meetings will bo typed In trip licate and mailed to mombors of tho court on tho day following a ses sion ot tho court, In order that cor rections may bo mado whllo tho memory of business tratisactod Is still fresh. PAST MAT AtlTISTS WRESTLE TO A DRAW ' 3 B Miller Winn Flrnt Full iy .Ilu-Jltsu, Then Loses to Murtlu mi Straight Wrestling. ' (From Wednesday's Dnlly.) In ouo of tho fastest mat oxhlbi tlons ever seen in Ilond, Max Martin, of Ilond, nnd Ernest Miller, of Hand point, Idaho, wrestled to a draw last night at tho Hlppodromo, under tho nusplccs of tho Ilond Athletic club, Each Bocured one fall in tho 00 ruin- utes ot wrestling. Tho go was at catch weights, Martin having nearly 15 pounds tho advantage ot his op ponent. Miller took tho first fall In ono minutes and 40 seconds, with a Jap anoso finger break. As tho inon shook hands, ho retained the fingers ot tho local wrestler In his grasp and they went to the mat, Miller perfecting his Jlu-Jltsu hold, and ever tighten ing It until Martin chose defeat rath er than suffor a broken hnnd. The second fall took 53 minutes, Martin pinning bis opponent's shoul dors to tho mat with a body scissors and face hold. Miller took tho ag gressive for tho first 20 minutes of tho mix, thou tho superior weight nnd strength of tho Ilond man Hold. Ilopoatedly Miller secured apparent ly deadly holds, but was unablo to xort sufficient strength to mako them effectlvo. Thirty five minutes was loft In ttlilch to decide' tho match, and again Miller assumed tho offonslyo, during (be last 10 minutes showing su;h good defi nslvo tactics that Martin ttiiH uiiuhlu to bra!t tho deadlock. Hr (J L. Couslnoau nave general 'i f. rtion as referee. Tin preliminaries were good, Ted I lull ' tiring two straight falls from Kid Jff the first In four minutes. U"uukp of the distance truvolod b Miller, a goilorous donntlou was ontnbuted by tho crowd to defray his expenses back to Sandpolnt, and another purse was mado up to bo given to Martin In appreciation of his work. OUT REDMOND ME WELLATTENDED FARMERS CONFER ON PROBLEMS. Work of Agriculturist Is Uiiil Out for Coming Ycur Co-opcrntlro Effort CJct Attention IJobson In .Speaker. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Perhaps what has been tho best representative meeting of tho ontiro counties of Crook and Deschutos in Central Oregon took plnco at Ilod- mond last Saturday, when 40 farm ers and tholr wives of tho County Agricultural council sat down to luncheon given by tho domestic sci ence department of tho high school. Men lit the samo county living 150 miles apart, shook hands and ato ptu together. Ono member of tho council living SO miles from tho nearest railwny point traveled two days to attend the conference. Tho occas ion was tho annual mooting ot tho County Agricultural council, nu amalgamation ot nil the 24 tarmors' organizations- In tho county, which looks after tho best agricultural In terests of tho tarmors with tho aB slstnnco ot a county agricultural ag ent. County Agricultural Agent II. A. Ulanchnrd, who arranged tho moot ing, rcquqstod that tho council pro paro a doflnlto program of work to conform to a project basis of en deavor. Accordingly the council, nf tor hearing Mr. Dlanchard's report of tho year, charged him with tho following: to Hccuro co-opor.atlvo orders for strychnine, ami farm soeds, alfalfa, clover etc.; to work, out a plan for a community stock shipping car; to work up n hull as sociation; to dovoto efforts to in creased fortuity and assist tho tarm ors on tho high desert; to help es tablish hardy varieties ot grains nmkfli!m'cr6TftTlltew?fo tut prob- , loms of soli, crops, livestock, econ omics nnd sociology with a commlt too ot throe for each ono. Tho council passed a motion In dorsing tho work ot tho biological survey and asking for nsslstnuco In campaigning against tho sugo ml with tho help ot tho county ngont. Every member present expressed IiIh appreciation of tho worit done along thoso lines last year and was anx ious to see It carried on with tho regulur county agricultural agent work. Ouy Dobson, tbo Ilcdmond bank or, who addressed tho council Im mediately aftor It was called to or der, brought before tho mumboru tho Importance ot tho Irrigation question now boforo tho peoplo of Central Oregon. Mr. Dnhson mado an excellent exposition of the situa tion, which resulted In every mom bor bringing tho raattor before his t local club, Tho council Instructed tho president, J. F. Ulanchnrd, to appoint u member to represent them ut. tho Irrigation coiifcronco In Port land. Duo to tho Inability ot President J. F. Ulanchnrd to represent tho council at tho county agricultural conference at Corynllls, Mr. S. I). Mustnrd, tho "potato king" of Pow oll Ilutto, was detogntod to repre sent tho council. The mooting was chnractorlstla In Its Intenso sincerity ot purport. Tho council mombors, who repre sented over 1000 farmers ot tho county, wero la dead earnest, and tho mooting, which was nbly con ducted by President J. F. Ulanchnrd, dlsposod pf all Its business to ad journ at 3:30 p. m. Tho last mo tion ot tho hoiuio was n standing ap preciation and expression of thanks to Professor Nash of tho high school and Mrs, Lao of tho domestic sci ence department, who prepared such an excellent luncheon, which dem onstrated boyond doubt tho value of such a departure in our school training. QEOItGE H. PAItlt KNOWN UKKK (From Wednesday's Dally.) George 8. Park, who reported to tho Portland police thnt ho was rob bed of $120 Christmas night at tho Winchester hotel, was, until recent ly, employed by tho Sprockets In terests at Alkali I.uko, where ho wuh a driver of ono of the auto trucks plying between Hpreokles and I.nke vlow. . Park Iiuh fiuuuoutly btun in Uend. OKT .MAKUIAGE LICENSE (From Wednesday's Dally.) County Clerk J. It. llanur Issiied a marriage llconso yesterday after noon to Wllllum J. Schuldt uud Al ma Anderson, both of this city. Tun llconso Is tho second to be granted in Deschutes couuty. A