WEEKLY EDITION
THE BEND
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VOL. XV.
1II5ND, l)i:H('IIUTI'.H COUNTV, OHKOON, Tilt It.HD.W, Hl;l"ii;Mlll;ll l!l, 1017
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COUNTY PROPERTY IS
SET AT $5,080,080.
l'ut.llr. IIiIIIIIhn Value Hllll l) I to
Turned Iti Uy Stnti- LlwMork
" mill Lumber ViiIidm Uracil
a HIkIi Amount,
j (From Tuesday's Dally)
MxIiimIvh of thn estimate yet to
lit plaeml on public utilities, th val
ues of which nre to Ijm fixed by Dih
JltutH Tax Commission, property In
"ftaseiiiila county U worth IS.08H.030
according In the report made by
?puiity Assessor W. T. Mullarkey to
thn County lloitnl of Kquulliwltnii, In
mIiiii ilnlly tliU week. On n rough
.estimate derived from UriMik county
pUhlltt lltllltlM HeSlllllt two enr
no, Mr. Mullarkey believe tkm this
Lew will reach around m naif million,
ami b of thn opinion that the total
smwuswiiismIs for the county will lie
ml least thin much In tnts of laat
jrear'a valuation. An accurate com
parison, however, will Mi Impossible.
DeecaHlea county wm it part of
Crtk a year sno.
General divisions It Mr. Multar
Iff' rttmrt this year nlww ike fol
lowing items: Personal property.
004, 149; lands. a.x-IS.l?ft; city
1511
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realty, fm.7l6.
.Much Mud Tillable.
Ih the division of lands, the culti
vated area In Dih ootinty total 48.tl48
meim, nml la valued at SftOX.XIO, or
mh nvarago If I0 XI per ucrc Land
aulted for agricultural purposes, but
uncultivated, amounts In 7 9,0 OK
Metm, with a value of 1338,316, lion
tillable land covering nn area of 12fi.
18.1 neros, U niaoaaod at 1 1 90, 060,
vhllo tltnbor land, extending ovor
3C4.04S ncrea, U valued at I1.C34,
OSS. Undnr tho clnmlflcatlon of per
onat property, thn following Itcnu
Tn found: Marhlnnry, !00,880;
tnorchaiidlio, $233. S80, and autnc
ID1.12R. 1 1 omen nrt numbured at
J9SJ, with n total valiiatlnn of
S97,820, or SX. 73 per limtd. Cattle
n vuliicil at 1X3.08 a limd, w hie It
.wlUi (171 HHMtHntln!, kIvim 1SI.
049. Hlnht thouiwHil, fnur hnnitrwl
ami Hlaven head of ahiMp In tk coun
ty nr valued at 1.01 a haad, or
I,Tfl. and rIiim at ll.nx n head
am awi'MMd at an mwreimte of
( S7I0.
.m Trnrla TiinI,
A an oddity In valuea. It waa
Jiolwd that don rt aweaiiiid at an
avnH of 111.16. while cultivated
UlMl ht rated at uttly I10.XX tr acre.
ttrm traeta of land on whlrh taxtw
were HHVHr before Htld, were Hated
thai yuar by I)kiite oounty'a flret
Wawr, 10,710 acrtu, repreMHtlmc
valuatlan of IIOR.IIO, aptieaiiiiK
tor tfce flret time on the tax r.illa.
Tke Kroatar part of thin waa rom
Moed of limetoadH on which final
proof waa made, while the remainder
rireintHd land broiiKht Into the
mxahle rlaia by the cIihiIhk of con
trarta with the Mate for acreaKe
WHilur the Tumulo, or 0. O. 1. pro
jfrtjtcu. Finv CoinpliilulN .Miiile.
While Hiitlro valuation for Dos
hutM unuiity properly reueh 16,080,-
0X0, the npjirnlsemeiitN huve been
made jminlhiully on u 60 per cent
has!, liiillcutliiK that the wealth of
the county Is approximately double
.Hut lunoiint. i
Tim soploti of- the oo tty's flrat
eiinl!uitl(ii bouidj oonipoHttd of
County ilmlgir W,n)', Harm), Clerk
J. II. llaner and AHseaor Mullarkoy,
. ' H proving art' iinovantfiil uu ho fur,
prnellotiliy no complaints IuivIiik been
tiled nitli the oxueptlnn of a tow
claiming faulty classification of thn
lands. Only small sums are Involved
In any of tho complaint, '
IIKOROA.MK DITCH LINK.
(From Frlilny'a Dully.)
Organization of tho McCtilllstor
District Improvement Company will
Jako pluno noxt Saturday at 2 o'clock
Jit thu Plulnvlow school hnusu. Tho
now jindy phiiiu to put tho old dlteh
lino In alinpo ho that It will carry suf
.ftolaut water to tho largo numbor of
farms now lining It. A preliminary
moatlntr was hold last Saturday by
tho promoters of tho company.
CRASS FED STEERS
SHIPPED FROM REND
Tin in Cut IimmIm of ('ill lie, I'lrat of I In
HriMiii, nut hi Oood Hliiipci vilieit
IIi'ihikIiI In Off Hnnge.
("From Monday's Daily.)
Thn flriit griiHS foil steer to be
Kent out from llend IIiIh amnion, wore
shipped yesterday to thn Portland
murknt. thrt'i) carloads making HP
the iintlro roiiHlgnmeiit. TIih cuttle
went In excellent condition, anil were.
In ideal shape for range fed utricle.
Two enra were Hunt out from thn
C.Ihkow rniicli near I .a Pino, while
oiih (-Mr whh went by 0 (I Harking, ol
Tunisia.
HIGHWAY REPORT
IS GIVEN CLUB
(OI'NTV (OMMIKHIO.M'.lt H.MITII
Tl,l IKIOSTCItS OK U'OltK
itHi.Nfj noNifr roiwrv KXIIIII.
IT IN I'OIITI.A.MI lIHClHHIl.
(I'rnin WmlneNdav'H Dallv.)
Internet at the weekly meetlm; of
the IUmiiI Commercial club at the
I'Mot HiiMh Inn thla niWH centered
about the rtort of County Comw.ia
Bioner I.. IC. Rmlth. on In lt 1'ne
llend hlKhway Improvement, Mr.
Hmlth KeeilrlMK the club member
that tiverythlnK Ih Im-Ikk done under
the illreHNH of Ahrie llltthwuy Km
XtntMN Numii, and that work will be-
JKln In deed earneet aa khiii h an
jmito truck and trailer ordered for the
i hunting of clndere arrive. He ataled
that the name plan would be follow ml
a that adopted at Itmlmond, laying
the cinder on the duat and wnltliiK
for the flret rain to aupply moleture
for blndliiK-
Tho matter of accurliiR govern
incut fuiula tor alnkliiR an csptirl
inont nrlculau well In thla cnlon
waa reopened, Inttora bnliiK read from
CoiiKrcaamaii N. J, Hlnnott mid Sen
ator Charlca MoNary, proinlaliiK their
aid. The club nuthorltnd liivcetlra
tlon to determine tho beat location
In Contral Oregon for auch u well.
Tho club dlaouaiMHl tho iiueatlon of
a county exhibit nt tho Mnuufuetur
era' and hand I'rodiieta ahow In Port
land In November, and Prealdont I)e
uietit Ana requeated to appoint a
eomtnlttwe to confer with a ainillar
group from the Kedtnoud Commerehtl
club to conalder the advlaablllt) of
taking auch u atep.
County Aiirlculturallel Ward, auc
ceedlng It. A. lllanrhanl, Mike for
a few moment to the booetftrt, out
lining the work to be follow ed for tho
next car. aud derlarinK lhat he In
tendel aa far aa poaalble to carry out
the program mapped out by Mr
Hbuuhard
PROVIDE $1,000
ItHND (TIAPTKIt TO CONTRIIICTie
TO r.MVMlSITV Ol OltKOON
HOSPITAL UNIT SP.MlTKIt RH
LIHF FUND (I If IS WO.
(From Wudnosday'H Dally.)
The Hend chapter of the American
Rod Crose will assist III equipping the
hospital unit to be sunt to Franco by
the University nt Oregon by contrib
uting S1000 to tho SJ0.000 fund
needed. This action was decided on
nt a meeting ot tho officers of tho
local chapter hold InHt night. The
donation will ho paid from tho SB
per cent of the proceeds of the recent
Rod Cross drive which tho local chap
ter retains. A donation nt $60 to the
Humpler relief fund was also voted.
Authority to establish auxiliaries
at HronlcH-Sumiluu Camp 1 mid at
Tumalo was voted and thu petition
of MudniB to form branch was
itrauted. Tho mooting for organisa
tion nt Madras is uxpeoted to bo hold
on Tuqsday and a roprosentntlvu of
tho Bond chapter will be In attend
mico. ArraugomontR nro also liolim mndo
to push tho work ot forming auxil
iaries nil over tho county, it being
plannod to sond spoultors to meetings
vrUorovor thoy can bo' arranged.
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GIVEN NOTICE
JUHTIIKT HOAItll Itlfri'Il.NH I'AH
TIAIi JtKI'OHT, NAMING JIH.V
WHO ; TO A.MKHICA.V liAKK
HHITRMIIHK II).
(From Tuoaday'a Dally.)
Notice to IB men who will uonatl
tutu the 40 per cent of the flrat draft
In Deachutea county to leave for
American Lake on September 111 were
mailed laat night by the local efln
Mcrlptlou board. In addition to tho
IH, notice were alao laeued to five
'aubatltute who will be called on In
ruae any of the IC regularly called
Hhnuld for any reason full to appear.
The call I baaed on a certified list
ooiuplled by the dlatrlct draft board
laat Katurday.
Thoae who are Included In the 8$p-
tuttiliur t fl fllvliilfili fi p,i flvatl Itt fhdlr
l " jt '- " ...
' ..v.BW U.7i.n..i... .I.u fl.... Htll.atlltl.aM
iiiiioi, nn iiniunni nits l.i.i nuiiBii.uim
appearing at the laat of the llet:
Cheater IC. Moore, llend; I.yU M.
Hlchardaon, llend; Italph J. Ilyland,
llend; John W. (larrtaon, Deechutw;
I.oren A. Camphell, Lower Bridge;
Frank O. dray, llend; I.eeter Vaughn,
llend; Oalen Johneon, llend; Herald
ICaMhem. llend; 'Arthur K. Cook,
llend; Frank (I. Olaon, Itedmond;
ICIhert i:. Cook, llend; Krtieat F.
1'etereon. Imperial; llerl 1.. Roger,
llend; Italph T Cooper. Hend; Will
iam W Wheeler. Itedmond; Chmttr
A. llrown, Itedmond; John II. Joha-
eon, Mllllcan; Hen II. Norrla, llend;
Horace K. CiHike, Mllllcan.
Twelte more are certified to by the
dlatrlct hoard aa part of the second
40 per cent to go from Doechtltn
rouuty. In the order designated,
they are: Alphnnao W. Ayn, La Fine;
Henry N. Fowler. llend; I.ewla 8.
Allen, SUtera; Hugh V. Crow, Hamp
ton; Oeorge II. Uarclay, Turaalo;
Chnrlea K. Axtell, llond; Kdward J.
I'etorman, llond; N. I'otcrman, llond;
Charles A. Nlckell, Hand; Hqinor C
Orogun, Blatera; Lynn Wilson, Sla
ters; Herbert H. McKlnney, Mllllcan.
SALES ARE MADE IN
THE TUMALO SECTION
(From Thursday' Dally.)
Another sale In the Tumalo dis
trict was announced toda In the
transfer by It. M Hmlth of hi 80
acres of Irrigated land, now in crop,
to Ivwls W. Adams. The considera
tion was not given Mr. Inman. of
Kenwood, purchased a 40-acre tract
In the Tumalo section, lloth sales
were handled by J. II. Miner.
Presidio is Last Word
in Intensive Life, says
Bulletin Man in Letter
How the time of the candidates for
commissions at Praatdlti I packed to
thu limit aud how life in training
camp la absolutely the laat wjnl In
lutenaivenes. Is told In a letter re
ceived today from Fred A. Wo Idea,
former news editor of The Bulletin.
Mr. Woelflon writes ns follow-:
Time Is the prlnoial element en
tering Into the composition of thin
letter as there Is n gun to clean, sev
eral assignments to read aud study,
signals to learn.
It may be said that the commander
of our company gave us a '. mile
hike with complete pack, weighing
approximately BO pounds, exclusive
or rifle. In addition to this, today
from S o'clock on we havo had thsee
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hours of company drill, one hour ot
stiff physical drill, several confer
ence and plenty ot other deM.ii that
keep nil the men ot the oauip ufolng.
Never In my life have I lived ho
Intoiulvoly. This Is the stutemeut of,
I buKcve, 1S34 men who make up the
muster roll ot the camp. The lite
Is Intensive from 6:16 In the morn
ing, when thu men rise tor revelllo,
until taps nre Hounded nt 10 o'clook
In tho evening.
Mon, who wore hero during the
first camp say that the bucoiuI camp
has it ull ovor tho first on the point
ot spued and efficiency. The mon,
for tho most part nro older aud moro
oxperluuaed and It Is a rura tluan to
tlud a man with ns little experience
as mysolf In military taotlcs. The
captain ot the company stated touay
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BIG REALTY BUY
KTH f.NKOLD M)TH IN IIAHTINOH
AND LAItCH ADDITIONS WITH
AFAItT.MIC.Vr IIOL'Ki: AND HI4V
KltAL OTIIHIt IIL'ILDINOH.
frrom Friday's Dally.)
That Intereet In the loeal really
market Is becoming keener than ever
Is ttiHfilfeetH In the purchase by
William F. Downing from K. Muras
aki ef the remainder of the unsold
lots In Hasting and Atrch addition,
together with a 24-room apartment
Iioiihh, one five-room cottage, a store
building and two medium sized dwell
ings. The consideration Involved In
the transaction was not learned, but
it Is understood lhat the values rep
resented will total $20,000.
The lote are SO In number, but will
not be thrown on the market, Mr.
Downing state. Believing that there
I a growing demand especially
among the mllL employes, for houses
which can M had at medium rentals,
he will start within a short time the
construction of a number of small
cottage on his now vacant property.
The cost represented will be a mini
mum of 11000 per dialling.
SISTERS RECEIVES
FARM LOAN CHARTER
(From Tuesday's Dally.)
The Sisters National Farm Loan
Association has Juat received Its char
ter and ha opened an office at Clo
verdale Officers of 'the new com
inny are Arthur Templeton, presi
dent; A. K. I'oterson, secretary and
treasurer, and Frank J. Hurling, John
W. Ootter. II. C. Cllnc. O, A. Hum
aide and W. F. Fryrear, directors.
Although organized some time back,
the association, could not do business
until officially recognized.
CItAXfti: PICKS HPKAKKItS.
Speakers tor the county harvest
festival to be hold Octobor 6 under
the auspices of the Hend Orange havo
been picked by tho committee. Those
on the program will be C. S. Hud
son, It. P. Mlnter, It. A. Hlanchard,
C. K. Spsnce The committee com
posed of K K. .llutler. C. M. Hragg
and Lee Nlckeraon. met Friday with
Julius Peterson, Fred Reynolds and
It. A. Ward to arrange a premium
Ils4. This, however, has not yet been
completed. Neither hss the domestic
science speakor beeu decided upon.
that our company had covered In two
weeks what the company in which he
was In charge covered In a Utile more
than three weeks.
A week from Monday we go Into
the trenches for several days' 1 fe
under conditions very similar to
the conditions as they exist In the
trenches overseas. We will be taught
how to throw houtue and grenade,
atinjji&from the parapets, and gtuieral
administration In trench life. Tltut
last week we have lieeu drilled In
grenade throwing aud bayonet prac
tice and with the theoretical training,
one nppreckites the more the con
dition at fighting on the western
front.
One cannot appreciate the Inef
tleUnay ot everyday life of a civil
ian until one gets Into a rump with
huuIi an organisation ns has beeu per
fected. There U something to do
every minutes aud must gs done,
quickly and correctly. Uven to the
hanging of your clothes In a locker
rules are prescribed.
In tho camp the personnel Is ox
ueptlounlly high, It la said, and If a
reasonable majority ot men make
commissions the National Army will
huve a flue lot ot officers for Its men.
One doea not get any tlmu to visit, or
go to tea parties except possibly Sat
urday aud Sunday, but It looks ns It
wo will not get those from now on.
I forgot to mention that oats aro
groat, beds vary comfortable and that
there aro no sloeploes nights. Mora
ine comes altogothor too qulokly.
HEN I) WATER SUPPLY
IJEYOND CRITICISM
Htnlx Ibuirtl of Ifcnltli A mil J 7c the
Wotcr nml Find Neither On
Nor Colon llucllll.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
That the Hend water supply is ab
solutely above criticism, Is the re
port received by Manager T. II. Foley,
of the llend Water, Light & Fower
Co., from the State Hoard of Health,
the reyort resulting from an analysis
of a sample of average eity water.
Neither gas nor colon bacilli were
found, and only a minimum of or
ganic matter was noted.
TO REGISTER
CARDS AHi: KKCHIVKD, AND DK-
1'KXHi: COUNCIL OF HKND AP
POINTS WO.MBN TO DISTUI1I
UTK HLAXKS.
(From Tuesday's iMliy.)
Commktee to handle the distribu
tion of cards for woman's registration
day on September It ware picked last
night at the meeting of the Bend
branch of the Woman's Committee
of the Council of National Defense,
In the Presbyterian church. The
cards have been received by the local
chairman, Mrs. C. P. Niswonger, and
are now in the hands of her assist
ants. They will be sent out several
days previous to the registration
which will be handled at designated
polling places by regulation boards.
District chairmen appointed last
night are Mrs. A. Neff, country east
of town; Mrs. B. D. Ollson, Kenwood;
Mrs. J, P. Reynolds, Park Addition;
Mrs. II. M. Grelner, Welstorla; Mrs.
C. P. Niswonger, Dcnd proper.
Tho cards have places where the
registrant marks her profession or
other accomplishments, gives age, ex
perience, education, time. pledged for
volunteer sorvlce and personal equip
mont. Requests may bo made for
special training In any branch. Other
Information of value which may bo
drawn upon In case women are need
ed to fill vacancies left by the ab
sence of men at the front may also
be recorded
FOR CITY BONDS
HUM) COIXCIL UATIMKS AGRKK
.MKNT WITH Ll.MRKKMKX'S
TRUST CO. PRKFKRKXCK FOR
CINDKU ROAD IS SHOWN.
To ratify the contract authorised
the night before between the city of
Rend and the Lumberman's Trust
Co., of Portland, to make possible the
Issuing of Bancroft bonds to finance
the Improvement ot Newport avenue
to the city HmlU. Ute city counell
held a second meeting this week with
Carlos C. Close, ot the trust company,
approved a eontreet with the torn
puny and witnessed the signing by
Mayor S. C. Caldwell and Recorder
II. C. Kills.
The contraot k only for the bond
lug of the Newport avenue district,
and allows'the trust company a three
per cent commission tor arrauglug
all preliminaries, and for guarantee
ing u bid of par ut any time the bonds
nre put on the market. Tho olty
holds an option under the coutract to
huve similar work done on subse
quent bond Issues, at two and one
halt per cent. The option holds tor
only six mouths, although the coun
cil was offered the opportunity ot
making It tor a yoar.
Discussion at tho meeting was lim
ited to the Newport Improvement,
and tho oounoll, hardly with excep
tion, were ot the opinion that a olu
dor surfuolug would bo the most ad
visable. City officials prosent wero Mayor
S. C. Caldwell, Rocoulor Ellis, City
Knglnaor Robert B. Gould and Coun
oilmen John Steldl, Louis Bennott, A.
Edwards, C. V. Silrts and Olydo M.
McKay.
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FEDERAL LOANS
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S. APPRAISOR WILU
BE HERE OON.
Farm Ionn Ankcri by Deschutes
County Handler to Do Oivcii
I'lnul !nicctlon Total Is
Xoiv Oor lj 123,000.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
After considerable delay, farmers
In Deschutes county and other parts
of Central Oregon, who havo orga
nized to tako advantage of tho Fed
eral Farm Loan act, see actual ro
sults ahead as Indicated by a letter
received by Judge It. C. Hills from
the Spokane Farm Loan Hank, in
whloh It Is stated that a government
Inspector will soon be here to pasi
on applications made for federal
money.
The appraiser Is now working
through Malheur county, but will
come to Bend Immediately afterward,
and devote his attention to local con
ditions until the application mad
by the various farm loan organisa
tions are ciaanad up. At present all
application have bean passed on lo
cally, but the recommendation of tb
Inspector will determine definitely
Just which are to he granted, and
vhether or not ny are to be cu:
down from the amounts askd. Not
only the security offered will be con
sldered, but also whether the appli
cant's reasons tor wishing to secunt
government aid are In accordance
with the public policy which promp'-
cd tho enactment of the law.
Four farm loan associations In
Deschutes county, one composed of
far mora near Bend, one Including
Slstora ranchers, one In Mllllcan val
ley and one In the Redmond vicinity.
havo applications for loans of gov
ernment funds which will run over
$125,000.
FARMER RUN DOWN
BY MOTOR TRUCK
T. It. Pen-)' Sustains Wrenched Arm
und Broken IUb Sa).s Auto
Speeding l)aii;ortutly.
(From Monday's Dally.)
Partially recovering from injuries
received last week when his wagon
was run down by one of the Wray
auto trueks. T. It. Perry, a janoher
living a mtla out of llend. Is &ba to
be about again, but is still suffering
considerably as the result ot the ac
cident. A badly wrenched arm Add
three broken ribs were the chief m
Juries suitalned.
The cottlaion occurred at the sr
ner ot Greenwood and Third, shor.y
after 7 o'clock Friday night. Tn
stage was speeding, according to
Perry, and was not on the right aid"
ot the road.
WILL EXAMINE FOR
CERTIFIED TUBERS
O. A. Professor Will On Out Lund
Kntorvd in Production of High
Crude Potato Seed.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
The seaond I aspect Ion ot potato
fields In the Deschutes Valley will
be made by Prof. J. E. Larson, of the
State Agricultural college, on Sep
tember 17, and much Interest Is be
ing exhibited by the potato growers
ot this section ot the state In this
work. Already SS acres have been
entered lu certification work, and
It is expected that at the close ot the
lnapectlou 100 acres ot potatoes will
qualify as certified seed
The necessity of producing potato
seed with a substantial guarantee be
hind them has long been realized by
by the eounty agricultural agent ot
Crook and Desehutee counties, and
this work le at all times given first
consideration by Mr. R. A. Ward,
county agriculturalist.
The Deschutes Valley potataos havo
already topped the market as seed
potatoes, and at (ho eloso of tho pros
out season thoso potntooa will bo in
greater demaud than before. Indi
cations are that the Deschutes Valley
will become tho potato Boed pro
ducing section of the Pacific Northwest.