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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1922)
PAQH if BBNU BOUiKXlN, MUD, ORHOOM, TIIUIWDAV, FKMIUAHY M, 10M CITY MANAGER MAY BE ISSUE AT PRIMARIES COMMISSION PLAN CONSIDERED IS COUNCIL IS DIVIDED Mnjor Cnst.s Deciding Vote To Ap point Gommittco To Investigate Systems Street Work To Begin Gould's Rilnry Homalns Same Probability that'tbo pcoplo ot Ilcnd will voto on somo form ot coramU slon or maungorlal city government at the primary elections this spring was indicated horo at Friday night': meeting ot the city council when committee to Investigate the deslra biltty ot thoso plans ot city admin lstration was named attcr lengthy de bate. G. II. Baker, leader In the movoment, stated before his appoint ment as chairman ot the committee that petitions would bo presented to the council asking that the question be placed on the ballot. He made the statement in answer to criticisms by Councilman N. H. Gilbert. J. S Innes, and C. J. Levcrett, who de clared that they would favor a pop- ular voto based on a popular peti Hon. intimating at the same time that they considered the Issue as now presented "grabbed out of thin air." The voto on Baker's motion was a tie, Councllmcn Lon L. Fax and H E. Nordeen supporting him. Mayor E. D. Gllsou cast the deciding rote Fox and Nordeen are with Baker on the committee. Says City Out of Date Baker asserted that the present system Is antiquated and worn out. lie declared for the Idea ot having a competent paid man to handle any big business whether municipal or private, asserting that city affairs would bo conducted better and at less expense. "I'm for letting well enough alone," Gilbert declared, while Lev erett voiced his belief that the voters would oppose a change from the councllmanic form of government sow in usa. "We have no right to expect all there is In a man on a donation Job," Nordeen pointed out. Fox skotched the experiences ot other cities where commission or managerial government has given en tire satisfaction. Innes believed that the city Is doing very well under the present systom. Stmt Repair Ordered Comprehensive plana for spring street work suggested by Chairman Innes of tbo streets committee, called for little discussion, he matter be ing referred back to the committee with power to act. Scarifying and crowning of the worst streets, par ticularly thoso leading Into the city, will be undertaken as soon as the weather permits. Proposed -reduction of the salary of City Engineer Robert B. Could, under consideration for several weeks, was decided against, only Councilman Leverett favoring the downward revision. Figures read to the council showed that Bend's eng ineering costs compare favorably with thoso of other cities In the northwest,' and It was pointed out by the city engineer that he has always placed at the city's disposal his ex tensive private surveying record. The council adopted without, de bate a resolution fixing Mio 1921 sprinkling awapssmont. 0. C. CLAYPOOL BUYS GROCERY BUSINESS Former I'rincvllle Mun Becomes Owner of Hmitli Grocery Sees Itcal Opportunity In Bend. Announcement of the purchase by O. C. Claypool, former Prlnevllle merchant, ot the grocery business conducted here for the last two years by R. M, .Smith, was made Monday. The consideration was not made pub lic. Smith's plans tor the future are not completed, he having not yet de cided whether he will remove to Portland or reengage In business In Bend. Claypool left Central Oregon In 1918, going east with the Idea of seeking a business opening. Last summer ho, returned to the coast, and aftor looking over opportunities in this state, settled on Bend as the best. Under his management, the establishment will be known as Clay pool's Cash grocery. PuWt-in Tho Bulletin. fStorm T - 11 roiiy i PXGvace Miller White Copyright by LUtlcfr.gpwn. and" Qnn'jjany CHAPTER I. Four miles from Ithaca, N. Y., Oscar Bennett's farm spread It acres along the face of West Hill between tho Lehigh Vnlloy tracks and the high way lending to Trumniishurg. Oscar Bennett was what the country people end even the Ithaca folks called a fine farmer. His farmhouse faced n lane that led to the west shore of Lake Cayuga, and from the front porch he could see, much to his dislike, the few straggling squatter shacks that brought to nu end northward the SI lent City. Uke all other substantial citizens, Oscar detested the squatters. In his estimation they were n set of thieving loafers and sneaks, nnd many times he had wished that he owned the ground they squatted on Instead of Mnrcus MacICenzle. Of course It was no secret that MacICenzle never let an opportunity slip to pop a fisherman Into Jail, but In Bennett's opinion that treatment wns not severe enough, nnd besides It did not accomplish anything. Mac- Kenzle's Idea was to Jail the men whenever the chance came anil for n period as long as the law would allow. But what good did that do? Fierce hatred flamed In the haggard faces of the women, and they held to their squatter rights with the tenacity ,of leeches , until their husbands wcro given back to them. Bennett would have done away with the wives nnd mothers If the Job of breaking up the Silent City had been his. No man would hang to a hut long without a woman In It, One morning In the early spring Os car was Untuning his breakfast when the door opened slowly. A girl with a small tin pall In her hand stepped Into the room. She smiled at blm al most humbly. "Shut the doorP he shouted at her. Where's your manners, Polly Hop kins? Can't you see the rain's com ing in after you J" The smile faded from the girl's face. Mechanically she turned, closed the door and, uninvited, seated herself In chair and placed the pall at her side. 'So you've come begging, Pollyop," went on the farmer, wiping his lips on the sleeve of his gingham shirt. Well, you might as well turn tall ! and run home again, for you're not go ing to get anything more from me. I don't want n poacher's brut around here." The girl's bare wet feet drew tense ly backward under the chair; but she remained discreetly silent. Oscar al ways abused her and -called her names, but that was because she wax a squat ter. After a while, he'd change his mind, nnd then she would take home what she came for. She noted with a quick breath that Oscar's eyes softened during the time he was silent. That boded well for her errand; but Ben nett's mind was not on milk or any of those suffering for the want of It. He had Just discovered that Polly Hopkins was beautiful even If she were barefooted nnd ragged. Her straight young shoulders were covered with wet curls that seemed to have given to the wide eyes their shade of ripe chestnuts. I'olly expected every moment thnt Oscar would reach out for the pail, and, though with bad grace, he'd give her the milk Just the same. She fid geted In her chair and drew a long sigh be was staring at her In such o peculiar manner from under his heavy brows. Why had he not noticed hefore that I'olly Hopkins was so pretty, Oscar wondered, and a slow smile parted his lips. Polly's eyes lowered, and the long dark lashes only added to Ben nett's sudden admiration. A quick- drawn breath slipped audibly past the man's teeth. Pollyop sensed In his at titude toward her a new quality that she recognized Intuitively as danger ous. To bring bis nttentlon back to the purpose of her visit, she ventured to say: "I thought It wouldn't hurt you none, Oscar, to gimme a little milk for Cranny Hope an Jerry, I'm always runnln errands for you nn your woman." Bennett's heavy farm boots made a scraping sound under the table. "What good does that do me.?" be returned. "Upon my soul, I might as well be without a wife as to have one who won't live with me or let anyone know I'm her husband. I'm getttn' sick, good and plenty sick, I can tell yon, Mies Polly Hopkins." This speech did not disturb Pollv over much, for ho'd mado it a dozen times bofore, ft was only tho expres sion In his gaze, she did not quite like. Her mind wont to Evelyn Rob ertson, the girl that Oscar had mar ried. As If It were but yesterday, she remembered bow two years ago she had gone with them undtr protest to uunirp JS ft it minister far back In the hills. Kvo- lyn had explained that for some tlino to come no one hut the three must know of the marriage. Pollyop had lenrnod n great ninny things In two yenral What girl does not after she's pushed her tlftoetith birthday? One of the things she hud found out was Hint Oscnr.wns a dread ful person, more dreadful than most of the squatter men. Of course the men folks of her people did beat their women, now and then. Thnt wits their right without any question. The blood colored even her ears ns she remem bered how Oscar hectored his wife for the money It wus so hard for Evelyn to get. Another thing she had come to understand was that, If Oscar had not been nfmld of the powerful Rob ertson family, ho would have forced Kvelyn Into his home long lie fore this. It had been a hard two years' tusk to keep 111 tn quiet. 'Mebbe you are gettln' Melt, Oscar,' she Interposed. "I don't know- mebbe; but you know what Unit old Miss Robertson would do to you an' her girl If you told. You'd get Kve, mebbe, but you sure wouldn't get any more money." v The man's face darkened. "That's Just the rub," bo conceded, "but nt that Kve ain't playing squnre with me. The Robertsons have money to bum. nnd she deals It out to mo in small little dollars. I tell you I'm sick of the whole thing." Polly noted the glitter In Bennett's nngry eyes and felt again the quiver of fear. "She gives you all she gets her fin gers on," she came back at blm In de fense of tlie absent Kvelyn. "Lots of times she's got along on nhout nothtn' to send you cash, an' didn't I come runnln' up here with It ns soon ns she give It to me? Now her ma's gettln' on that Kve ain't spendln her money on herself, an' she watches 'er like a hawk does a chicken. Sbo told mo that only yesterday." The squatter girl roso to her feet, anxious to be gone. "Oscar, you might bo lettln' me have Just a wee bit of milk. You ain't losln'- nothtn' through me." She picked up the prill, and with a 'growl the man snatched It out of her hand. "Womcn're n d I nuisance," he grumbled. "Well, wait here." He went out of tho room, and Polly Hopkins drew a long breath. It was getting harder every day to get tho milk she needed. When Bennett returned, she wns standing with her hand on the door knob, ready to go. In silence she took the poll he offered her. "Lookn here, Pollyop," he began ab ruptly; as Pollv oDened tho door. - Didn't Ask You for Monsy." "Whnt'd to hinder your paying foi your milk yourself?" i lie said It with extreme deliberation, making emphatic the last words. Polly threw up her head and eyed him sharply. "I run my legs most off for you as 'tis, Oscar," sho retorted, "botween hero and the Robertsons' j but I don't never have no money. You know that, an' Daddy Hopkins don't get much, either. If I had a dollar, I bet I'd spend every penny of It flllln' up Jerry an' Daddy an' Oranny Hope with milk an' eggs." To make him understand how anxious she was to please him, she went forward a paco. "An' Pd buy 'era nil of you, Oscar That's as truo as Oranny Hope's God Is settln' np tn the sky," "I didn't ask you tor money," an swered r:ennotr, stnmig nt tier, nun deuly he came, vloso to her; nnd Polly barked to thu door. Ills face wiih red nnd ngltiitetl; tins curds In his neelc wcro swollen while his lingers twisted eagerly. 'Hint wns another thing nhout which Polly's eyes had been opened In two jenrs of growing womiuihood. When it mun looked ns Oscar did now, ii girl got nwny ns fast as sho could. "You might pay mo In kisses," ho muttered hoursely, lowering over her. "Ten kisses for each bucket. You're a heap prettier, than Kve." For ii long moment Polly did not speak. Her breust heaved as she sittiyed backward. "I get all the kisses I want to home," shu said, "Here, tnke your linnil off ii me, Oscar, or I'll tell Ko thu tlrst time 1 get sight of her." She glaied Up nt him like u cornered mil mnl. "I said I'd tell Kve. I'll do imiro than thnt I I'll put old woman Rob ertson next to your coppln' her kid nn' mnrrylu er." Osror's lingers relaxed, and his band dropped nwny from her arm ns n rough laugh left lilt Mix. She looked so lovely, her eyes blazing, her eurl tumbled In confusion on her shoulders, thnt bo would Imvu taken his pay for the milk without her permission If she had not thrown nt blm it threat he feared she would carry out. "Men's kisses nro whnt you'll get, my pretty lass," he predicted grimly, "nnd If I was finished with Kve. by God, I'd set about getting my share. I won't always be married to my lady Robertson, mind you, Pollyop." The blood had left his face, lie was quite white and stern, and by this time Polly was on thu porch. "Tnln't so ensy to get unmarried ns 'Hi tn get married." she told Mm. An tut t I'm Just Daddy Hopkins' brat, nn' I don't want any kisses but l.ls'n. I'd let Jerrj's tongue go twist for milk before I'd pity for It with with" Oscar sprung nt her. She wn so tantnllzlngly beautiful, so alluring even In her grotesque nttlre thnt for the moment he forgot ho had reason to fenr her. "I'll kiss you, anyway," be snarled. hut Polly, fleet-footed mid afraid, shot from the porch and renchi-d the lune, the milk (lushing ngnliist thu cover of the prill. The man tin I ted, looking after her. With n shrug ot his shoulders ho turned back Into the house. For the moment he paused In tho kitchen; he could hear bis old mother pottering about uverbend In bis bedroom. She was doing the work bis wife ought to do I What a fool he hud been to marry I-.vclyn Robertson I Instead of the fortune be had expected, be was tied hand and foot without money or worn an. Ho thought of tho radiant squat ter girl who had Just left him. Two years ago womanhood had not dawned upon Polly Hopkins, but today Hn undertone! on oath nnd went out to the barn. Polly Hopkins ran down tho Inne a fast ns her legs could carry her. The milk wns safo In tho bucket, and she had scnrceJy renchwl the railroad tracks before sho had decided not to mention Oscar's vicious demand upon her. If she told Daddy Hopkins, ho would do some barm to Bennett, and there would be no more eggs apd milk for Granny nnd Jerry. If she spoke of It to Kvelyn. there was no telling whnt tho girl would do. The tnriglo-halred squatter girl was the daughter of Jeremiah Hopkins, the mayor of tho Silent City, the leader of nil those who lived In the rows of huts that ran along tho J.ehlgh Valley tracks and on down the lakeside. Uncouth nnd Ignorant were Jere- mlnh and his kind, nnd visitors who enmo tn the little rlty of Ithaca ngreed with tho town's Inhabitants that It wns n shume the law allowed such n blot n the Silent City upon the tint- liral beauty of Cnytigu and Its majes tic surroundings. Pollyop stood shivering, her troubled gaze searching the hike for n boat. Dmldy Hopkins hud gone nwny early with Wee Jerry, nnd she always wor ried n little when they were out. Yet she knew thnt the only way to get the bread, beans nnd baron for the family was for Daddy Hopkins to defy tho Inw nnd drag his nets when ever tho game wardens wcro not about. Without trie Inkii and Its bid den food, It would bo n desolate world Indeed, Wee Jerry wns Polly's llve-yeiir-otd brother, and long before he could wnlk, ho had chosen his father's hlg shoulders upon which to beat his way through nn unfriendly and often hun gry world. But this snme world which had wizened Jerry had given to Polly a wild beauty, n body strong and ns pllnnt ns a innrsh reed. With n sigh Pollyop turned to the house. Thu door wns shut ngnlnst the storm, and n thin curl of sinnkn twisted upward from the toppling chimney, losing Itself In tho hnby lenves of the willows. Tho little lines that boil traced tho troubled brow vanished at the sight of a slab of wood over tho door. On It wns paint ed In crude letters; "If your heart 1 loving and kind come right In, If It ain't, scoot off," Pollyop' nnd Granny Hopo had worked n long time to make this sign, and even longer to nail It np. "It'll help tho Silent City folks. Granny," she had sold. "'Specially, If I smile n lot at 'cm." Bho flung open (ho door nnd went In, closing It behind her. In ono cor ner cf tho kitchen, nn old woman, so old thnt no squatter could remember her other than aged, sat near the stove. About ber shoulders wns it shawl, nnd Its edges Were held to gether with clawtlke fingers. Munching nn a bit of hay nt tho wood-box wns lorn font, n M REDMOND GETS CHAMPIONSHIP Bend high school's hnskullinll team, weakened by thu Illness of several rcguliir pliiyurs, was Friday night defeated In thu deciding itniiiu of tho season by lndimnd high, which took n firm grasp on thu championship at tho hiiiiiu tlmn that It took an 18 to K victory ovnr llund. Throe times Dead high located the basket Just a frnrtloit lit a second after Referee Wolgnud hud called n foul on Redmond. While It was the opinion of local fans that al leant ono of these baskets, should have counted, It Is not likely that it pro test will he made, as thu points thus acquired would nut chniigo thu re sult. Tho grime was ono of tho roughest seen on tho local floor this year, (lutes of Redmond was disqualified with four personal fouls against him, and two of his team mates Mail three each. Redmond's football tactics were partly responsible for thn fuel Hint Bond acquired but two fluid baskets, Johnson getting both, Prlnevllle defeated Madras high nt .Madras by u scorn of It to 29. Friday night's llnuup nnd scores wcro: Tho toanis: llund forwards, Or- roll (I), Johnson (ii); center, Nor- cott; guards, Kohflold, Phllhriiok; substitute, Clnypool; Redmond forwards, Barton (3), (lulbrallh (fi): center, llolloway (9); giiuri)s, Van Meter, Gates; substitute, Dates croe, Wclgand. Ref- WOODIJURN POLICE TAKE STEVENSON Alleged .Moonlilner Who lliul.o Jull At Redmond Held l-'or Descliules County onicliil. Prod Stevenson, who broke Jail nt Redmond early in December, Is IjoIiik bold for the Deschutes county authorities by tho chief of pollen at Woodburn, Oregon, according to word received hero by Sheriff 8. K. Roborts, Deputy Sheriff Adams will probably bring back thu prisoner. Stuvonson was facing a Justlca court trial on a mooushlnlng charge when ho made his escape. Bulletin Want Ads bring rosults try them. friend of Polly Hopkins. Long ago she had found lilm, lost In the wilder ness of the Storm country, and had brought him to the Silent City. The shanty consisted of three rooms. Back of the kitchen Daddy Hopkins slept, uud In the miserable coop-hole where Polly had once stored "rubbish Granny Hope stretched out ber weary bones at night. Polly's bed ranged the kitchen wall, and the room hud but u bench, two old chairs and a three-legged tiiblo to offer III rudo hos pitality. "I wheedled n little milk from 0 cur,' Gruiiiiy," said thn girl. "Godily, but he's gettln' stingy I" Sho put down the pall, went to (he stove and thrust a piece of wood Into It. "Wood's ns wet ns bell," she com plained, almost as If she bud spoken to herself, Tho old woman stirred und lifted her withered lids. "Hell nln't wet," she muttered. "It's dry nn' warm hot, 1 menu," nod she shivered, drawing nearer the fire, "'Tnln't like this lakeside," (To lie Continued.) CATARRHAL DEAFNESS Is ireitly rtlltvcd hy constitutional treat mtnL HAI.LH CATAItltll MKDIC'INK It a constitutional rmily. Catarrhal neatness Is caused by an Inflamed con dition ot the mucous lining ot tho Eusta chian Tub. When this tuba Is Inrlinn.l you hi-ve a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely rioted, Deafnest Is the result. Unless the In flammation can ba reduced, your hearing may lie destroyed forever. HAIX'H CATAnmi MEDICINJ5 acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys tem, thus reducing the Inflammation and nsilitlnr Nature In restoring normal con ditions. Circulars frta. All Druga-lit. ?. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company Lumber, Lutli, Shingles, Building, Materia!, Kiln V Dried Flooring and all kinds of Finish SASH AND DOORS COMPLETE STOCK of St.adtrd Su. BROOKS-SCANLON LUMBER CO. Local fjaloj Agent, MILLEK LUMIiKIl CO, CONFIDENCE IN LUMBER SHOWN Thorn Is In Din lumber market no Indication uf n smlcluu rush of buy lug, hut novoi tholusit full confidence Is felt In tho uiitlunlt, according to dm American Lumberman, Recent ly tliero have boon some price re censions, most noticeable In Douglas fir. These reductions nrinm from conditions In California, where ut thu end uf January thu market wns ovarsupplled, so efforts have linen made to place stuck on the Atlantic roust at a soinowlmt lower price, California business Is Improving mid Japaneno demand Is once tnoro on tho Increase, so It Is generally be lieved that tbo drop In fir lumber prices Is temporary, particularly as fir log prices remain (Inn. Another straw that shows which way tin) wind blows Is the quickness of buy ers In snapping up real bargains. There Is always nu offer somo low priced stork that )s not up to grade or Is not worked to suit trade re quirements, nuil despite prlco con cessions It Is hard to move It at any time. However, Items worked to suit tho requirements nf purrhnsuts nro very quickly taken If concessions are mado. Production Is practically on the same scale ns bookings, In southern id no territory and upon the Pacific const, production Is now slightly In excess of orders; but In other region orders considerably exceed produc tion. An Increase In production Is needed to round nut stocks, which fn thu main nro poorly assorted. RECEIVE PRIZES FOR FLOWER SHOW All bulbs and seeds for flower show prizes, with tho exception of dahlias, hnvo been received and are ruudy for distribution at tho River side Florist shop, 80 1 Wall street. Thoso having orders for prizes nro requested to present them as soon ns possible. I'ltOKUSHION.U, AND lll'HIMXS niiti:-roitv S. CROUCH, I). V. M. vi:ri:it.VAui.. 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