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WEEKLY EDITION BEND Banker-Farmer Mixer, Sept. I , at Tumalo. Reveille Wfc Bend "& Oct. 20-261 The BULLETIN. A i M 1 VO!. XVII WATER SHORT; FARMERS TO TAKE ACTION RANCHERS OP TUMALO MAY ORGANIZE. TO DRAW UP PETITION w Lnto Ciopt Suffer Till Heiiwin llo 4 (niliiii f Wiiti'f Ncrc-saniy Hlui-itge Ht'MMtoIr TImiukIiI I Visible Ailtlro Ohm. General dlsaatlafucllon ninoui; tho Iiolilorn of wittur rights on tho Tuma lo Irrigation l'rojoct, dtiit - to tho uhnrtngo this nontioii of water wan thu principal cause for n gunornl meeting or thu Kottlunt Inat night ut TiiimiiIo for Hi" purpose of dlacuHHlug wlint tnuaatirua ahould bo tnkoii to relluvu tho nltuatlon nnothor your, Following it brlof resunio of tho situation It wait ilotcrinluuil (hat slops should hu tukon nt onco to na curtain whether tho aoltlora will or ganize mi IrxlKntlon district umlor llm ntitto law, ami a committee con sisting of John Marsh, chalrmati; C. P. Becker, It. (J. Sammons, lion Plercy nml A. J llartcr wan uppolnt ml to draft tho petition for tho for mation of an Irrigation district to bo circulated among tho laud holder for future election. Whether tho voto to take stops to ward tho organization of an Irrlpa Hon dlRtrlct on tho Tumalo 1'roject wan representative of tho opinion of all tho aottlera could not bo deter mined, but It was Indicated by short talka mado by varloun aottlera that radical measure, wejo needed to-bet-tor tho water supply situation for another year. There baa boon con wlde-nblo contention among the pro ject nattier over tho que)Ui) of, the water rlghta they ho)d,v Many of them hold rlghta, known an the pre ferred contrnctn and other thoprdl nary contracta. Tho former were le aned at tho time tho Columbia Houthern Irrigation Company was formed, and subsequently surronder id to tho atato when tho project duvelopment canio under tho ntato of Oregon. Later contracta woro Issued by tho ntato. OwIiik to tho Incroaaed ncrcago with no gruntnr nupply of water than Inst season It Iiiih boon nocossary to adopt it system of water rotation. Ac cording to soma of tho farmera thla linn been dutrlmoutnl to tho Into crop. In considering what ahull bo dono tho- project fanuurn called upon Ir rigation law oxpurtn to Hpenk beforo tho mooting, unitJng whom woro Jny II. Upton, of I'rlnovlllo, president of tho Oregon Irrigation Congress and II. II. Armond, of Iloud, who la vers ed In Irrigation law nml hou had con aldcrnhlo oxporlonco In tho orgnnlxn- tlon of Irrigation districts. Mr Up ton outlined tho methoda of procood uro preliminary to organization, nnd ndvlaod tho settlors that tho organi zation of an Irrigation district wan tho Ideal arrangement. A Hlmllnr opinion wna advanced by Mr. Do Ar mond. iThroo or mora utopn appear to tho Hottlorn to bettor tho wator nupply situation on tho project, provided "they organize tho propoHod district. Ono provides for ropalrliiR tho Tuma lo reservoir bo that It will atoro wator. Tho aocond' provides for uho of wntur from tho proponed Ronhnm FallH roHorvoIr, In event tho govern mont duvolops It. Tho third mou Hiiro provides for atorngo of wator nt Crano prnlrlo, It wna brought nut that tho natural flow of tho Den chutoH or TumoMo crook river will not provldo sufficient wator for tho project IrrlRatlon purposes nnd that wlntor atorngo' h nocosanry to carry tho farmoru through tho dry sonson of tin) Hiimmor monthu. It la expected that a petition will bo drawn ut nn early dnto to bo cir culated among tho uottlorH of tho project, which If HlRtied by n Htiffl filnnt nuiubor will Hubsnquoutly bring tho mutter to an olootlon for final determination. BUYS POTATO SPRAYER. Mombers of a farm burouu In Delaware purchased coopuratlvoly a four row 12-nozzle potato, uprayer, STATE OFFER APPROVED BY S BEND-REDMOND ROAD WORK ENDORSED. STATE TO GIVE $175,000 County's Hhnrn tit Ito GmdliiK at CoKt or (M,000 Jtids; lliirm'a KeplleN to AltmkM on I ton (I Piiigriiin. Ah tho result of correspondence carried on by tho roadn committee of tho Iloud Commercial club, tho rommltteo nan received nn Offer from tho Btutd Highway commission of forliiR to lay u macadam surfacing on that portion of Tho l)nltcaCallfor nla highway lying between Iiend nnd Itodmondi nt n coat of approximately 1175,000, lr thu county 'will grade thin stretch of road In preparation, at mi estimated coat of 100,000, Thla wna tho report made todny at tho weekly moetliiR of tho Commercial club by I(, J, Ovorturf, chnlrman of tho roadH committee, and on hla mo tion tho luminous meu'a organization went bit record an urging tho county court to accept thu propoultlori. Jtotul Program Definite. HOAI) I'JtOmtA.M DKI'IMTK. Judge Uurnos apoko at length In nnawor to a quoatlon appearing In a local weekly paper Inquiring "what hua bocomn of tho county road pro sramT" and stated that tho Court la already employing a force of men on one County road, and that na aoon a thla ha fcwi complotod, other Im provement, Including tho Alfalfa, and the, ,Orngo Hall road, will be undertaken. He aald that a full year'a work-haa boon planned and will ba under way aa rapidly aa labor condition will permit. Judge Burnea mpntlned also a BtatemetiC made by Mr. prerturf at a prevloua club meeting, lit wblch the county court waa aaaorte'd to have no definite road program. Judge Uarncs declared that ho bollevod audi a atatemont to have been Ill considered, aa Mr. Ovorturf waa ono of a committee of neven, which earlier In tho year had mapped out tho program which tho court In now Btartlng on. In explaining tho reason why tho county had not put In n bid for con struction on Tho Dalles. California hlghwny within tho county, Judge llarncH stated that thla could not have boon dono without sidetracking other rond work, and that ho had virtual aanuranco of a hotter bid than that formerly filed with tho ntnlo commsslon, to bo presented nt tho next time that estimates tiro call ed for. FOREST BLAZE BELIEVED SET FIKK IX rlWAMl' WKI.L8 COUN THY I'lKTil l.V TWO WKKKB CIIKW Ol.' 18 WOUKH SUNDAY TO CONTHOL KLAMRS. Klro bollovod to bo of Incendiary origin kept n combined force, of Urookfl-Scnnloir oniployei-'and forest aorvlco mon busy lit tho Swamp WoIIh section all day yesterday, 'nnd wnn not undor control jintll (iati o'clock last night, fiuporvlsor Ja,cob eon roportod thla morning, Tho flro la tho fifth to break put In tho Swamp Wolla country In two woohs, and It 1m thla that loudi to tho bo llof that tho blaze waa not tho iu suit of accident, ' CONTRACT IS L3T FOR CEMENT WORK Tho contract for coimtruntlon of cement walks nnd curbs on tho ntroot ImprovonionlH rocontly nutUnrUfid by tho city council, ban boon mib-lot by Joo Hook, tho Konornl contraqtor, to Frank MUlor, Mt. Hopk annpuno- od on Wednesday, BUSINES MEN bund, itmviwxm COUNT!', ohkgon, thuiwdav, august jjh, ww "THE CAT CAME BACK" PLACES ALL FILLED ' IN COUNTY SCHOOLS Kunln of Iiihtruetora lU'portfil by KutH'iintcnilent Inntlttito to He Kcptrmbcr 10, 11 and 11!. In placo of tho scarcity of Instruc tor for tho achools of Deschutes county. Superintendent J. 'Alton Thompson now 'has a surplus, he stated on Tuesday. Every position la filled and a number of capable teacher who came In from the eaat wlthoxit flrat signing contracta, aro on the waiting list, According to present plans, nomd of the county schools may atstt on September 1, although It Is possible that thla may be changed to tho flftoonth ao aa to allow for touchers Inutltuto on Soptomber 10. 11, and 12, Mr. Thompson says. A feature of tho Institute will bo n discussion of the now' toxt books, and apodal work In phyalcnl Instruction, to pro pa re tho tenchorn of tho county to give tholr classes work iu calisthenics. n::ii:tiii::a::i::::::::nn:iK::um::t:nmsm:m:t!it::u2m;icit:i::am::RStt:t::s:::an;::snus:Kn:nn:K:Kcn::n3smn:t TENTATIVE PROQRAM Central Oregon Banker-Farmer Mixer . VniRram Ktntts at li.tu V. M. Musical Solectlon by Orchostrn. Homo of tho HjieuUeiM anil Their Subjects Aro: "Silos and Silage Feeding" K. II. K1TTS Dairying Specialist, O. A. C. "Sunflowers as a Silage CropMVi J. L. PAUBBRRY Slstorti, Oregon"? "Concerning Purebred Livestock" O. M. PLUMMER . Mgr. Pacific Internationa! CIvoatock Show "Growing Potatoes" r ' JOHN LARSON Portland Seed Co. i "Irrigation lethods" II. 13. KOONS DoschutCB County Agricultural Agent "Cooperative Ranging of Sheep" '.. . R. a. ward , First National Rank of. Rend Address , , D. F, irvinio. , Oregon Journal - A roiiiI musical iiui;rntii will tie ;w tlmiout tho afternoon AND OTHER PROMINENT SPEAKERS WILL UB HEARD This program is held under tho auspices of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau, the First National Bank of Bend, the Central Oregon Bank, the First National Bank of Redmond, the Redmond National Bank, the La Pine State Bank, the First National Bank of Prineville and the Crook County Bank. IT'S PURPOSE Better Farming-Better Business-Better Living i.iiiiiiiiiiiiaii:iiaaiiiiiiiiiiimiKiiiiiii'it:i:i:iiiiii:i::i:iiu'KiaiiiiiiHKiiwiiiim:iiiaii::;:a;iiii:) LIST. OF STOLEN ARTICLES GROWS More Than ?;M)0 Worth Taken from Iloxes at Postofflcc Boy Culprit, . Coca to Juvenile Court. Moro than $300 worth of merchan dise of various kinds waa taken from tho Bond postotflco by 12 year old Lyle West, uenof.Mr. and Mrs. Rene Weat, -of this city. It was revealed yesterday afternoon In tho Inveatlga- Jtlon conducted by postal Inspector E. C. Clement. In addition a number of letters taken by tho boy from boxca at tho postotflco, wero discovered. I'r&ctlcally all .the losses have been mado good, although there remain a few articles to bo traced, and Mr. Clement la remaining over today In an ondoavor to wind up tho matter. Most of tho thefta wero committed during tho.flrst two wcoks of August. . Tho-Miroblom of properly desclplln lug tho youthful offender waa turned over to tho juvonllo court. CONTRACT LET FOR DRILLING AT DAM SHE JOHN A. PERRY PICKED BY CUPPER. TO START WORK SOON GcoloKl'itN Icnve Bend, but Hnmple.H Taken Out by Driller Will Do Kent to U. K. Kxpcrt nw Work Proxrvascn. r.unj nciiviijr in inu luuiiur ui taking extensive soundings at the Hcnham Falls reservoir alto waa Indicated Tucsdny when John A. Porry of thla city received a con tract from, tho state engineer nu thorlzlng him to proceed with ., . ... ... drilling aa t!o final test In tho Investigation of tho water holding properties of tho proposed storage reservoir. Mr. Perry stated on Tuesday that ho expected to start work with a crow of live men by September 3. According to plana outlined by tho state engineer and by the geologists who havo been conducting preliminary Investiga tions, seven holes will bo aunk In tho vicinity of the dam site, the deepest of these to go approximate ly 300 feet. These, Mr. Perry states, will keep the crew busy for from four to five weeks, and If favorable results are secured, other holes, of less depth, will be sunk at various points above the pro posed dam location. If this is done, the entire contract will extend over at least two ontha. Axpcnracvu jiith .uu. A ;hurn drJU la to be used, and br,dge m-tai-t. gto w,ie. v samples of the rock taken out t,coinpaa,ed W.akrKf 8. JC. ReUrta H various depths, will.be seat to Pro- and sue p.ejr L-H. Ce- 'Ti t f9Mqrr.p. Crosby, head of tho t0, of Sala?Hf i(hUjaKBbort"i4 j. geological.. cxperta,-k who, with n tance of the crek; wHe tfee 'ottleeW.vnt , vj son, I. B. ..Crosby, left Tuesday ma(U? a detourtQ Mt ott'eecaltt i for American Falls, Idaho. ther m8n ahoaid not be eJ.- f .- The results obtained In taklni pietoIy. BUrrounda. . ' soundings will largely determine Y whether or not a recommeatlon Aa nrIchoux eppronche4 the crek will be made by the geologlaGT to nQ lM walking the U. S. reclamation service for tfce m of two construction of a storage reservoir I ntf wn appareBtly ,n an to jmpound water from the Do- UnflMon. For a moment, he sep 8chutea sufOclent to Irrigate at I ... . ,. . ,, , .,.,., least 100.000 acres, as nothing has ooon tounu in uio invu8uj;uuuH conducted to dato to lndicato that such construction would not bo en tirely feasible. $10,000 IS ASKED IN DAMAGE SUIT IMPROPER TREATMENT OF FRACTURE ALLEGED V LOG GEU IX COSIPiaiXT AGAINST DR. G. L. COUSINE.U. vvvayj Alleging Impropor troatme.nt of Injuries received on March 37 of the present year. John Payne, loggor. has fllod suit through the law firm of DoArmond & Ersklno against Dr. G. L. Couslncau, asking dam ages In tho sum of $10,000. Tho complaint specifies that the plaintiff's Injuries consisted of a fracture of a bono In tho right forearm and n trocturo of tho right thigh bono, and alleges that tho bones woro adjusted -in such a manner oy tho defondant as to re sult in shortonlng of tho log ono and ono-qunrtw inches, und caus- ing tho wrist of tho injured arm to bo permanently stiffened. A. J. Mooro Is attorney or tho dotondant. GARBAGE SCATTERED jON ROAD, COMPLAINT Complaints that garbage is being scattered along tho road on tho Tu initio grndo by at least ono ranohor lmullUB city waste for pig feed, wore lodged with tho .Bond pollco Wed nosdr.y. It Is ptobublo that the caso may bo turned over to tho county officials. No. JW. CONVICT IS -CAPTURED NEAR BEi -tj- WAS ROBBED BY HIS COMRADES. Injured and Deprived of Oiin ami Money by Heutlnvlck Brothers, Kscapcd, Munlcrrr Suffered for Daya Until Captured. Trapped by deputies who had awaited hla coming at tho Tumalo Creek bridge near the. fish hatchery west of Bend, D. C. Brlchoux, es caped convict from tho atato peniten tiary at Salem, was taken Into ctu today shortly before 1 o'clock yes terday. Ho offered no reslstaaco whatever, although n desperate struggle had been expected, as Brlch oux had been nerving a lifo sentence for murder, and waa known to be a determined criminal. The arrest waa mado by a posse composed of Wlllard Houston, Frank R. Prince, Paul Hos mcr, and Horace Turner, For days Brlchoux has been endea voring to make his escape from this section, but waa prevented by Injuri es recently rcelved, and went to the bridge Wednesday to meet Mpm,. Keency. of thla city, in orders to JSad a letter addressed to Ed,,8taplWef i Baker, asking far kelp. MraVKMaey- ' however, Informed the offJelals ef the proposed meeting and the 'de-" In!l),, .- station about -.Ifcn' nnd ftt luai&uU hQ WR8 covered by nt. ,., ... ,., .,. ton. while the fourth member of the posso, Frank R. Prince, secured the prisoner. At first, tho man attempt ed to prove that ho and Brlchoux were two different individuals, but a picture of tho convict produced by tho State parole officer, effectually established his identity. Ho was lodged In the county Jail, and. Mr. Compton is now awaiting instruc tions from Salem regarding his re turn to tho state Institution. r Chance had inflicted u heavy pun Ishmont on Brlchoux during his per iod of hiding, for four days ago he had fallen from ng cliff, dislodging a heavy rock which rolled ovor both logs, bruising both sovorcly and in flicting a deep cut In tho left limb, Shortly after UU, Edward South wick, also an escaped convict, and Southwlck's younger brother, who had aided in their escape, plotted to murder their comrade, Brlchoux says, but allowed htm to live after doprlvlng him of his gun and provi sions, and JUQ (n cash. FORESTS GET Ararat TWO MACHINES, ALMOST NEW, TO BE USED IN FIRE PREVEX TIO.V AND ROAD WORK ON DESCHUTES AND FREMONT. Two army trucks, almost now, of wo tons capacity each, arrived In lond Thuradoy front Camp Lewi, ono to bo used by the DoschuteH national forest, tho other by tbe Fremont forest. Thoy will 'ko -hlefly utilised In carrying 8upplli for flro. protection, und rwd con ,i ' fi