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IlKNI), DKHCHUTIM COUNTY, ORKflO.V. 'I'lU'IttilMl, orrOIIHIL HO, IfHO
VOI j. XVII
No. Xi,
SPUD MARKET
LOOKS STRONG
PORTLAND WILL
HELP RAILROAD
DEATH CLAIMS
A. R.C. LEADER
ASSESSMENT IN
COUNTY GIVEN
BEND TO HAVE
MAIL CARRIERS
WEEKLY EDITION
4 0. C. & E. DEED
" IS FILED HERE
INSTRUMENT SECURES
RIG DOND ISUE
Hfrnliiini foiinlrurllnn to Hend,
JIuYiin, I'm Mr, Narrows, nnd
LaUevlcw I'orrunlcil Wtirn
k Triinf Herd In llrronlril.
CTn secure ii $10,000,000 lionil In-
ntu for tlin contttt ucitlnit or u rail
io.Kl lino from Hend (o Kluiualu
Kails, from near Silver Lake to luko
View, fiom n mi r Mllllnuu to Crane,
unci from thin lino to Mm dm anil to
Narrow, the Oht.oii, California, and
iKimlrii Hallway Co . placed on llln
'in Urn county rlerkn office Monday,
a rtuli deid In favor of the Portland
Trunt Co., covering nil tlin property
which tlin company now pomenwm or
may itrqulro. The deed In ! of llm
largest Itihtrtmiontn over filial hero,
revering 100 typewritten page. It
wan rrcordod hero for Hih second
limit In IIh hlntoty. IihIiii! bn pc-
, vlounly IIIkiI In Klamath Km I In hy
Robert K. Htrahorii
Property which the rnilroid com
pany now owim In Dem-huie rmmty.
cnrnprlxoH thn right f way otiuide
llm city of Honil, which wiih acijtilrotl
hy llm Hum! Commercial cluh near
ly thriiit yearn ago, and denied to
Mr, Klrahorn, who In turn deeded
lo tlm Oregon, California, k Knnlerti,
No precise description of IIiIh pro
port)' M given In tint trunl deed, It
being merely referred to In n general
STOCKMEN ARE READY
FOR A HARD WINTER
Lingo Kupplleo of Ha)' on llaml In
V Hartley and Lake I'otinlle
hhrep I1iiIikh4 (!imWng.
The wtiirkittnti of l.uke and llnruey
ctiutilloM are' In linn shape to enter
Urn w Inter feeding soiuon, according
to K. P. Mnhuffoy, manager of the
(Vntral Oregon hank, who hari Just
4 returned from an extuded trip
throiiKh those count km In company
Jltli Mr. Curloton II. Hwlfl.
"Tiio Htorkmeii hare prepared for
a harder winter thlH jriMir'uml June
plauty of hay with which to go
tliriiur.li It. Tim grans, at the pre
Kent Ih unusually good for thin time
of the your," wiya Mr. Muhnffey.
"The general mtllliiR of cattle by
the cattlemen of the Nouthern en nu
ll n which seemed to doom the IiIk
livestock IiuhIiiosh In like, Harney
and Klamath cnuiiUeB him virtually
stopped. There fa now n Knml du
tniiiKl hy the stockmen for one and
two year old helferri. Many of the
cattlemen are, howuver, going Into
the sheep bunlnonn extensively.'
"Thorn In general prosperity
throughout thn three counties."
TIMBERMAN HINTS AT
MILL DEVELOPMENTS
lutlnuttlotiH that added couhI tuit
ion may he contemplated at The
Shovllnu-Hlxnu company plant In
Hond Ih convoyed In a paragraph ap
pearing In the Innt Ihhuu of Thn Tim
liermun. TIiIh organ of the lumber
ludiiHtry In thn Northwest H:iya:
"flhevlln-Hlxon Company Ilend Ih In
stalling n new humor, SOxHO foot.
The new Installation In on tho south
Hide of Hie plant, ut n HUlllclont dlH
Inure to allow for thu ultlmntn erec
tion of n third mill, hatweon It and
llm now plant."
WILL STUDY EFFECT
t OF FIRE ON TIMBER
To Hludy thn i'ohuUh of lire on tlm
hor growth, M, I., Morrltt, Forest
Kxmulnor, formerly supervisor of tho
DoHchulim National KoroBt, and Sup-
ervlHor N, CI. Jucobuou, nccontpatilod
by It. A. Snow and It. H. Hamilton
left on TueHday for tho Port Iloclc
country, Followlm; tho dlmiBtrouH
forest lire of 1915, n nutnhor of trpea
which hrtd Ijoon exposed tp Uto heat
of tho lluini'H, woro tnnvkod, and tho
i Hurvoy to bu mudu will determine
nvhothor they woro klllod by tho lire
tyur huvo continued tov8rov.
KAItMKHH UIKIHI) NOT TO OK
IAV DIOOINO TO I,OAI AIIH.
riuol. wiiiii in: I'i'WAiii) ok
9'4 vv.n Hi'.vi)iti;i.
dun HtndlR. prctildent nntl tcn
w'anni?or of Tim' DnncliuIrA VaUey
1'otut.o Orokont' Aitnoclan'oit, tlio
mnken htn liouilnunrlom at the Firm
National Hank on Monday, mithorlz
ed the iHMtiance of the followlm:
Htatomenl tbrotiKh It A 'vrl.S
"Tho potnto market cfinHnheH
iitronK and proiipectM are (lint? it
will rentnlu ho for eiometlme. The
anhoclatlon haft secured ordern for
IT. H. No. 1 R ratio at $2 00 tin,1" CWI.
and extra fancy will hrlmc $Jr'
per cwt, If farmerii nro In'. (he
mhlNt of potato iIIkkIiik " recom
mended that they continue thin
work and not Htop to load cant or
haul npudH until their entire crop Ih
ready Tor market Tho In went
wholeMiile dmilerH of pntatoeH In the
fulled Htatex, throiiKh thu l)enchu
len Valley Potato OrowojV Ano
elatlon, Indicate that potStoC'H will
routlntie IiIkIi thiouKhou he year
and they look for n good record
uex year an well. Thono denlrlnK
fut (her Information reKariUnK nhlp
plng or thn potato market In gen
eral are rettteitted to communicate
with OtiK. U. Btudli; at Lower
HrldRe, or II A. Ward at The Kind
National Hank, or Hend."
The pienent arranKement of hav
liiK Mr, tftudls; make IiIm head
quartern at the hank one day each
week ItitH been utfected for the pur
titiHe of helping the potato utowern
of the Hend romnitinliy who have
In the pant thut (hey were not
recelvltiK the attention they were
entitled to from the potato Krowern'
iiHNoclatlon. It Ih hoped Unit all
grower VIII mhke'full tine ot the
new nervier
mm eggs
WILL BE TAKEN
WOHK TO STMtT AT KI.IC I.AUK
WITHIN I'KW OAVS HAI.V-
itow v.r.c.H to in: ;ATiii;iti:i
lltLV IN THi: HOI.MI.lt.
llutween five and nix mllllun
eniitern brook trout hrkh will be
taken from Klk Lake thin winter to
he hutched In the Tu initio hutchery,
IVurl I.yueH, ntiperlnteutleut de
clared on, Friday Junt before
nettltiR nut for Klk Luke with a
loud of nupplh'8 for the mt'n who
are working there. The Kuthorlnrf
of the ckkh will boRln within a few
dayK, Mr. Lynen nayit. Winter
quartern have been entabllnhed at
the lake, and trouKliH ( to contain
the iirkh during tho "eying" pro
ctmH have boon built.
Itolnbow trout ikrh will bu Rath
ered lu June below Lava Lake-, Mr.
LynoH ntatcH. '
CANADIAN VETERAN
WINS BRITISH GIRL
With a record of nerving through
tho untiro war In tho Canadian army,
Knnln Kulttt, n re.tldont pf Wnuhjng
ton at the time wnr II r tit broke. out
lu Kuropu, Iiiih arrived lit, Uond from
Letbbrldgu, Albortn, and (liiiH accept
ed a ponltlon In tho M. 1"? Cauhman
atore. Mm. Knits, who nccompnnlcH
him, wiih formerly n Hiitlsh nubject,
thu wedding taking place ovcrneaH.
SHEEPMAN DENIES
AUTO LAW BREACH
ArreHted by Ofllcor Kilp on Mon
day, Con O'Kcnfo, Hllvor Lako iihoop
nuin, was brought into I'ollro court
on Tuosdny, charged with cutting
cornora, Mr, O'Keofe nialnlnlnod that
ho hud not boon In nn auto, and a
telephone call to tho gnrago where
hia cur In kopt established tho fact
that his auto had not been taken out
Monday night. Ho was allowed to .go
on ?G0 bull to look uttor a band of
shoep bolng brought luto'Uohci,
SALE OF BONDS TO BE
PUSHED
Clintiihei of Coinmeice Arceptn lr
V
port of Kururfilon ('otiiuiltlee
ITigliiK AtmlKtniirn for Itentl
(o Kluiniith KjiIIn Line.
I'OHTLANI), Oct. 21. -An tho re
nult of the trip mudu hy delegaten
from the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, to Klamath Fa IIh, thu direct
um of the chamber have udopted tho
report of thu uxctirHlou committee,
favoring tlm lluauclttg ot countruct
Ion of the Ktriilioru railroad from
Klamath to Head, Involving thu nale
of approximately $1,250,000 worth
of hnudn. The actual financing will
not he done hy tho chamber of com
merce, but a committee will he
named to promote the mile of bondn
for railroad construction.
Ah outlined by Ito'jert K. Ktrahorn
lu cnufureucuH with olllclalH of the
chamber nntl an proneuted to the ex
curnlonlntn at Klamath Kalln, con
ntrtictlou of tho linn from thu end
of the llrnt unit at Dairy to Silver
Lake Iiiih been arranged for hy the
builder. From Hend to Silver Luke,
a dlntance of 71! nillen, Mr. Ktrahorn
ban linked that Portland und Ilend
immune the financing by nalo of bondn
to cover the cent of construction, es
timated at $I,2r0,000.
Trade Ih .Sought.
Tho construction of tho line be
tween Klamath Kalln und Hend will
open a large district now remnto
from rallroud transportation, em
bracing rich reRourcen of timber, ag
ricultural and grazing lands, mid In
cludes Irrigation projects that will
bring under cultivation considerable
areas that tire now unproductive.
Important among tho recommend
ations made to hiinlnor.H men of Port
land Ih the one lu reference to going
after trade lu the Klamath (section
diligently, and that wherever possi
ble freight rates be cqtia)lzo(L
CREW AT KILN SETS
100 PER CENT RECORD
The stacker and unntackor crow
ul the Hrookn-Scaulon dry kllnn
liindtt a 100 per cent record in tho
drive to mine funds for tho liqui
dation ot the debts of the Hend
Amateur Athletic cluh. for it was
reported thin morning that not one
had failed to subscribe. Heading
the lint which follows, are four ex
service men:
Ivan McOllvray $10.00
Leo Tauncher 10.00
It. S, Allen 10.00
Ashley ltlchurdn . . 5.00
Curl Voungren 5.00
J. I). McNovln 3.00
H. I). Coyner 2.00
P. Mogun 2.00
CITY'S ROCK CRUSHER SOLD BY
MAYOR WHO REFUSED TO BUY IT
A llttlo more thun three yonru ago,
tho city of Head purchased a rock
crusher, dellverod (u Hond, for $2,
G19. Now at a tlnio when tho big
gest street improvement program
ever mapped out Iiiih Just been adopt
ed hem, tho machine has been Hold to
tho city of SoiiHlde, freight to Port
land paid, for a consideration of $2,
000, With the exception of one or
two teats, when It was found that
rock must bu broken up Into rather
Btuall fragments before it could bo
chuwod up by tho Iron Jawa of tho
crusher, thu machine has lain Idlq,
and it wua wjth a algh of rollof that
Mayor Castes uftlxed his signature
to tho bill of Halo on Tuesday.
Tho voto to Be!', tlm apparently
useless oqulpmont wua taken aovor
nl weoks tuso, when tho firo depart
ment lltod a request with tho council
for $500 to uho lu tho Intorlor furn
ishing of tho now city building-, Tho
money wua not available, and wlen
City Hngluoor ltobort 11, Qoum qn
nouncod that ho could aoU tlo cvushr
or (or at loust doublo tlu anou,nt
uakod, a uuaujmoua voto authorized
END COMES SUDDENLY
AFTER ILLNESS
.Mr. W. C. Hirelxiill Die. In Morning
I'Yniu Kliock of Operation
' VaHldely Known for Work
During liiftueii7Ji Kpldc mir.
Mrs. W. C Hlrdnall, widely known
through Hend and Central Oregon
through her effective work in Un
ited Cross chapter and lu the
emergency hospital during the influ
enza epidemic hero lust year, died
shortly before 1 1 o'clock Wednesday
morning while under uu anaesthetic
administered for major operntlon.
Kbe had been lu poor heulth since
hint May, suffering from an Intentln
ul trouble, hut tho uperutlon was de
ferred for months In the hope that
she might gain nulllcient strength
to withstand the shock. Tho funeral
services, it wan unuounced yostorduy
noon, will be held ut 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon from tho Pilot Ilutto
Inn.
Mrs. Hlrdnall wan the daughter of
Mr. und Mm. J. L. Anderson, of Port
land. Hho wan born on May 12, 1884
and was married April 13, l'JOS lu
Portland, to Mr. Hlrdnull. They
lived for a time In that city, later
removing to Seattle, and then to Van
couver II. C, where Mr. Hlrdnall was
miiungor for tho Atkinson Saw Co.
In 191G, they canto to Hend from
Prlnco Httpert, Mr. Hlrdnull assum
ing tho direction of the construction
of tho Pilot Ilutto Inn for the owner,
P. R. Hrookn, and taking thu man
agement of tho Inn on Its complet
ion, V
Hail Ited Cros ICixonl.
With tho declaration of war, Mm.
Hlrdnall at once took up lied Cross
work, and wan elected secretary of
'e llontl chapter. She was also
In charge of tho work room, and
under her direction an unviable ro-1
cord was established lu tho making
of hospital Hiippllos and clothlug of
various sons wui.cn mo organization
wan called on to furnish. When tho
Ititluenzu epidemic broko out, she
wan a leader lu organizing tho em
ergency hospital at tho Hond Ama
teur Athletic club, and performed
vnlunblo work in checking tho rav
ages of tho disease In Hend.
Mrs. nirdnall in survived by hor
parents, two brothers living in Port
land, one sister In Tapotua, one In
San Krunclsco, by her husband and
her non Warren, of this city, and by
Wallace C. Hlrdsall, Jr., a son of
Mr. Hlrdsall by a previous marriage,
now nt tho Hrooklvn navy yards.
Krlotuls of Mrs. Hlrdsall said Wed
nesday that sho whs exceedingly
cheorful Tuesday although she fully
realized tho serious nature of tho
operation to bo performed. Mr.
Hlrdnall In totally unnerved by grief.
him to act nn tho city's sales ugont.
Different from this singleness ot
purpose was thu feeling existing lu
the council when tho purchaso ot
themachluo was ordered, Only four
members, K. P, Hrosterhous, John
Stoldl. C. K. Sllvls, and S. C. Cald
well wete tu attendance at tho spec
ial meeting in July, 191G, whou a
silver-tongued salesman sold tho
crusher to thu city. Ot these tour
members, all but councilman Hros
terhous favored buying, while J. A.
F.uates, on the last year of bin term
as mayor, refused to consider tho
deal, Ho also rofusod to sign tho
contract, which eventually, bearing
tho signatures ot throo councllmon,
returned to Us roaUng place u tho
salesman's pocket,
Later tho mnchino was delivered.
Still lator an attempt was mudu to
uso It, and slnco thon It gradually
passod into the logoudory lore of
Dend until It roturncd, to tho land
of reality whou the ,oouacll found
that It was still worth $2,000 per
fectly good dollars.
TOTAL COMKH TO WMU.HIO, K.V-
CLlHIVK OK VALUATIONS KOK
PL'HLIO HKIIVICK UTILITIES,
ItKI'OUT KIIOWH.
Assessed valuations ot Deschutes
county for tho present year will total
$8,342,160, according to a report
complied by County Assessor Mul
larky based on tho findings of the
county equalization board. This
amount In a slight reduction, a llttlo
lesn than $10,000, from tho original
assessment roll submitted to the
board. No returns havo as yet been
received from tho state an to tho val
uations to be placed on public utili
ties, which wero rated last year at
$419, 131. CO. Thin Ih thu only class
of property In tho county, Mr. Mil
larky says, tho assessed valuations
of which has lessened, for at tho time
of the organization of Deschutes
county, public utilities wero valued
ut $460,000, while other property,
tho valuation on which is determined
locally, has steadily advanced.
Tho revised report shown tho fol
lowing Itemization of property and
assessed valuations: Total acres of
land. 6G7.12G. $5,289,325; tillable
acreage, 110,384, $1,328,390; tim
ber land acreage, 293,153, $2,931,
820; non-tlllnblo acreage, 263,589,
$537,965; Improvement on deeded
or patented lands, $491,150; town
and city lots, $957,035; Improve
ments on town and city lots, $678,
400; Improvements on land not deed
ed, $18,250; logging roads and roll
ing stock, $S9,000; stationery eng
ines and manufacturing machinery,
$52,975; morchandiso and stocks In
trade, $461,750; farm Implements,
wagons, carriages, and autos, $228.
995; money, notes, and accounts,
$30,445; shares of stock, $02,595;
hotel and ofilco furniture, $32,550;
horses, 3.24G. $96,775; mules, 45,
$1,545; cattle. 8,244. $241.3G5;
sheep. $17,530, $S7,G25; swine, 1.
1 266, $12,440; dogs. 17, $185; bee
hives, 272, $905.
PINE MILL AT
HEDMOND, Oct, 27 Starting
from an unknown cause in tho boiler
room of tho Iledmond Pine Mill Co.,
plant ono and one-fourth miles
southeast of Sisters, fire which broko
out about S o'clock Saturday night,
completely destroyed tho mill, and
with it $2,000 worth ot lumber.
Five thousand dollars Insuranco was
carried on tho mill, tho total value
ot which was $S,000, Tho lumber
was not protected,
Tho mill had u dally output of
20,000 feet, and was one of a chain
of plants operated by tho Tum-a-lum
Lumber Co., of which L. K. Smith, ot
this city, is district managor. No
plans tor rebuilding havo been made,
pending tho arrival of tho president
of tho company.
O. A. THORSON SELLS
OUT JEWELRY STOCK
Syntons IlroM. are Huyer Tlioion
At Shoemaker to Open Shoe
Store on December 1.
Announcement was 'mado on Wed
nesday of thu purchaso by Symous
llros., ot tho $5,000 jewelry stock
ot O. A. Thorson. Tho stock Is to
bo sold oft nt tho Syuions store on
Oregon street, boglunlug Saturday,
Mr. Thorson haa beon In tho Jew
olry business lu lloud for tho past
10 yours, nnd explained today that
ho is selling out because of tho con
lining nature of tho 'largo amount
of bench work which bo was called
on to do. With Frank Shoemaker
ho will open a shoo store lu his pro
sent location in tho Deschutes lu
YOHtinQtit Co., building on Oregqu,
stroet. with an $8,000 stock. He
hopes to bo opon for business by
Docomber 1.
SISTERS
BURNS
CHANGE IS FAVORED
BY INSPECTOR
Part ef City Will ins Taken Care of
Uy Itoral Delivery, and Two
Carrier Will Itc Kntployrtl,
In H)htem AtlvNod. ,
If thf-recommendations ot Pos
tal Inspector T. C. Rowan aro fol
lowed, Hond may- oxpect to have a
city mail delivery at tho end ot
another month. ..Mr. Ilowan was
hero during the early part of thn
week making a survoy of local
conditions, and will urgo that
prompt action be taken, as tho
change to a carrier system would
make a considerable difference In
the arrangement ot tho postotflca
and the number of boxes to be put
In, when the office Is installed In
the new O'Oonnell building on Wall
street.
According to the plan which will
ho advocated by the Inspector, as
outlined on Wednesday hy Actine
Postmaster W. If. Hudson, two car
riers, one on foot, nnd ono mount
ed, will be employed, and two de
liveries will be made in the busi
ness district, with one in tho resi
dence district. A part of tho nortk
end ot tho city wll ibe turned over
to the R. F. D. carrier, and wilt
receive a mornlny delivery, bat
aside from this section, virtually all
of Hend will bo cdvored by tho two
regular carriers, with tho exception
of certain parts where sidowallcs
have not been Installed.
Mr. Hudson Intends to havo tho
carriers report nt seven o'clock la
tho morning to make tho first de
livery in the business section. This
will be all first class mall. They ,
will return at' 9 o'clock to set tho
balance nt the mall for tho down
towM district, and 'ail the mail for
tho remainder ot the city. Colteo-,
lions in the residence and business
districts will be mado during tho
9 o'clocic deliveries, and nn addi
tional collection In 'the down town
section will be made between 4: IS
und 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
TRAPPER IS INJURED
AT LAVA LAKE CAMP
Ridgepole KnIN on Hob I.euellrn,
Itcndcrinc; Him Helpless for
Dnyn, In Partly Built Cabin.
Hob Lewellen, one of tho best
known trappers In this part of tho
country came Into town the other
day in a badly crippled condition.
Lewellen was erecting a cabin about
10 miles from Lava Lake, where ho
holds forth while tho furred aulraaU
aro out after bait. While laying a
ridge polo bo fell to tho ground
(bringing tho heavy flmbor upon
him. Without asAlstanco ho lay In
tho cabin for several days until the
pain subsided sufficiently to enable
htm to walk to hla cabiu ut Lara.
Lake from which ho was brought to
Hend nnd la receiving troutmeut for
a very lama back.
RAISE AWARDS FOR
HALLOWE'EN DANCE
Prized nt Friday Jflfiht MoqucnMlo
to Ui Ha.sed on Showing of Indi
vidual, Not of Couples.
Individual merit will bo mado the
basis for tho awardlu ot prizes at
tno iiuuowQ'en annco to bo given
Friday night at tho Hend Amateur
Athletic club by tho Library club,
As at first planned, awards wero to
bo mado for tho bedt couples, but
this Idea baa been abandoned In or
der to give each person appearing
In costume, a full chance. Tho
prizes have nlno boon raised, and as
thoy now stand, will consist of $7,50
ior mo jwo post sustained charac
ters, allowing tor one man and eae
woman. Second prizes will bo for
$5 ,oach
fipootators attending the danc
will be charged at the rata of 2B
cqnta oach, regardlew of sex,