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MADRAS CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DEQEMBER 15, 1904.
NO. 17.
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SPECIALTIES
LOG CABIN CREAMS, TURXiSH NUGGETS f
ti. I'loiiccr fli bn .Madras V
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"''''"Tl. MoHARGUE, Prop., f
box Shaniko, Ore. T
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Hamilton Hotel
FIrntcloB nionlfi nnd beds.
Prices rcutonnble. I lend
f,urlewfortt!l stngi' Hum.
Antelope,
Oregon
...BLAGKSMIT1I and WA60HMAKER...-
HowMiopliig n i)PijIHy. Dealer In
COJ., IrniJ, Will'!!!", cumnwun, iiiiiuwi
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The Dalles
Oregon
VICTOR MARQEn.-
MnnufActu.'cr ami Dualur In
Fins Harness, Saddles
Tents, Wagon Covers
TUH CMHAI'JT I'liACE IS j
TltK IMM.Ktt,
-Mj'licn there, ntqp In sin! get prltrt.-
OBARR HOTEL
P. S. PLUMAIER, Prop.
- l'Jrt rUn In ovrry rjwpcl, truvrlcnt' licml
riuimun. Ilttn 53 k, nu.l iij. Mvnl 2.T ci.
HKnl rnH' liy Hit) month or to families.
Onu block from iho ilujiut. Hunt KucoinI otrcut.
Geo. C. Blakely
The Reliable Druoalat,
Carrie tltc lirct Hock
nf ilrURK I tlmKfilMa
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your mnll order collrlt
t'l ami will rwtilvo
prompt ulli'iitlon,
The Dallei
Oregon
The Dalles,
Oregon
THE DALLES and
SHAHIKO STAGE LINE
'omiortsHo rig rikmI homo, prompt orJ
Iwi. trroniimKUdnii driver, tliilly nxrept
toJy One to ilf.iinrn: rwiinil trlu
two. l'xpreM end imrreU carried nt rcnoit.
Iitleratc.
Save Money
Hy palronlxliifr'
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HorneSeekers
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SKIBBE HOTEL
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Meas, - 15c and-up
Ldging, - - pRn
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N. WATT
Confectionery
I'calur In
SMOKBRS- SUPPLIES,
"CltOOL BOOKS & STATIONERY
East End Giothing Store
JOE COHEN, Prop.
COMI'I.KtK LINK OK
OBNTS KLMINIHIIINq (100D3,
HATH, CAI-8, HHO AND CLOTHING.
AIJ50 THUS KHz
It will pjr you lo ki-i our price Itcforo pur-
cliaolriK I'lit'whuro.
KCON ST., THK IUM.K8, OUKCiON.
Currylux the DohkIhuHIkip,
Alo bfHiicli at Uraiw Vlcy, Ori'gon.
HENRY L KUCK ,
MAS I' IV (TU II Kit 01'
Harness and Stock Saddles
C0W1I0V Ol'TKITH A .SPKCIALTV.
Pettier In Coller, Whip, Holcn nml pen
vrkt.llna of llorno KtirnUhltiK lool. TciiIh.
AwnluKH auiI W'hijoii Co vent, All work gunr-int:.'(lf
KokI Horon'I K.
THK HAI.I.1CS, Ore.
SHANIKO DRUG STORE
CAHIMKH
Patent Medicines
Toilet and Alcdicatcd Soaps
Perfumery, Jewelry, Etc.
DJR. S. L, PERKINS, Prop.
Livery and Feed Stable
A. III.NHON, Proprietor.
"Keep Your Eye on Madras."
Dnvo IJurnull, of Culver, wnu in tho
city litol week and wliilo here, In an
Hwor lo the question what is the truth
uh to your IiuvIdk foutnl oil, conl anil
bum on your plnco near IIuyHtucI:, mild:
"I eiiKngcd ;rrnnl l. LovclantJ In the
Juttcr part of October to drill n vfoll on
my place, known as tho old Hayalnck
ranch. This ranch 1b ono of Iho Am
placed takon in thlH country, and was
tnkon hy my father, E. h. Barnolt, in
tho fall of 1082, nnd Ib located on the
main road from The Dalles to Prlno
vlllo via tho Warm Spring Agency,
over whloh run one of the ilrat through
mail and stage lines from The Dalles
lo Prlnevillo. The place itself is sit
uated in a Hat lying basin, surrounded
hy sandMLone hills on the cast nml
south ami on llie north und westu con
llnuatiou of tho batOn formallnn.- The
country immediately surrounding the
iwrJH rl" wW. '.liibe tJud nearer
man oue and a nalr mllev -1 -
"Tho first Intimation 1 hwljof oil
being in tills country was from Prof.
0. M. Paul, a school teacher, and a
man who has mndo n study of geology
both from u practical and theoretical
standpoint.
"About sovon years ai;o the Professor
was visiting our place, he having been
ii old teacher of mine in Linn county.
In looking over tho place he noticed
the rock formation on the hillside east
ofuudnoar the house, and said 'This
Is oil bearing rock,' and to prove it
broke ofl a pleco of the. rock, and,
ligiiting n match, applied the flume to
it, when wo noticed a residue emauat
lug from tho rock. Ho wus then very
positive that at somo tlnio this coun
tiy would be a greit oil producer.
Last winter a company was organized
among tho neighbors formic purpose
of drilling for water. They com
menced work on Undo It. II. Bur
nett's place, three-quarters of a mile
north of mine. During the drilling of
this well wo found stroug indications
of oil and the deeper we went the
stronger tho indication. At a depth
of ICO feet, however, the members of
tho company disagreed and quit drill
ing, ilelug tired of hauling water, as
stated before, I engaged Frank Love
land to drill a well for me. He com
menced drilling about 75 yards south
west of the house, about tho lowest
plucCou the ranch. We found a small
quantity of water at a depth of 100
feet, but not being satislled wo went
on drilling and at a depth of about
110 or 11& feet found Indications of oil
in the iiltiHh brought up from the well
Upon tire being applied it burned with
a bluo bluze. We then continued drill
ing to a depth of 215 feot the end of
the rope and quit. In drllllug the
last 00 feet we noticed that the oil In
creased In quantity. During the lust
.50 feet wo found particles of coal of. the
lluest quality.
In regard to pas, Mr. Barnett
aid that this ie the peculiar feature
if tho well. About half the time
here Is a stream of air blowing in the
well that' sounds a good deal like u
ileum engine blowing ofT. Then for
it hours H will apparently swoat, the
bourd covering tho casing of the well
being covered with n damji substanci
thut smells like coal tar.
An soon as It was known that oh
uid been struck on the place a num
ber of offers were made to Mr, Burnett
for the purchase of tho farm, but he
refused to dispose of it, and has now
decided to have Mr. Loveland procure
the iiecessury rope and mauhmoVy and
test the matter for himself, believing
that ho will eventually bo successful
in finding oil or coal lu paying quan
tities. We would now .niggest that you keep
your eye on Mndrus. , .
HOICKS GIVES KST OK CAMS AND
' ATTENTION. .
I'llICKS IUJAfiOSAlU.K.
Antelope,
Oregon
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Stance Telephone,
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GO TO THE
MADRAS DRUG STORE
FOR
Pure Druj,
Druggists' Sundries and
Patent Medicines
s A CompUte L'tae of
SUtfoniryt Jewlry, Etc.,
Ia Stock
M. E. SNOOK, Proprietor.
Kip Mte uin( mMt, MtdrM, Orfo
Corn a Success.
Our bachelor friend George Mayes,
who Is now tho chief chef on the
Mayes farm, two miles oast of town,
made Tho Pioneer office a pleasam
v alt last weok. Ho said ho was husk
ing corn Just in w whllo It Is damp
When asked does corn grow success
fully in this country ho paid: "As an
experiment I planted about an aero of
tho small yellow dent Held corn the
20th of last May, Tho corn was
planted on sod by plowing It under.
Aft?r turning tho ground was har
rowed twlco, and from that time until
Iho corn was harvestod In September
wh not touched, Under these con
dltlons the corn made a Eploudld
growth, Touching to a holght of 0 feet
on the average, well filled, and ylotdiU
about 00 buBhela to the aero, I Will
now sow tho ground to wheat. I
am oonvlncod that tho successful
growing of corn, cowpeas nnd other
crops of allko nature Is assured, ami
that tho oonutry surrounding Madras
will yet bo known as tho richest fttrra
lug community In Oregon, owing to
Its splendid climate and the oplior
tunlty it gives fordlvorsltltid farming,'
fjcrman Success.
Kov. K. J, Traglio, pastor of tho
Gorman M. E, .Church, sltualo on
what is now known us Methodist Hill,
so culled from Its prominence ovor tiie
surrounding country, 8 miles . south
west of Mudrufl, wus in tho city re
cently, and while hero made this office
a very pleusant visit. Concerning IiIh
work among tho German people he
sit Id:.
"I am very much encouraged, with
tho condition of our work spiritually
as well as liniincluliy. The members
of my church are hard working and
saving people. German settlers have
taken up the most of the land in our
neigl.bnrhood. T'ley have built a
good comfortable church homo 22x3-1
with a 4x10 niche used for a pulpit,
etc. The inside is neatly papered and
pufntcd, and during this winter it is
the intention to build a large tower
und prepare for the putting in of a
.large church bell hi the near future.
Our people" hfivo-r'e'urfaitlr WW
country aud its outcome. They ate
buying tho most up-to-date farm ma
chinery, and know how to use them
too to tho best advantage. Tlioy be
lieve in work and lots of it; in strict
economy, living altogether within
their means, but not to' the exclusion
of their best interests. Larger and
better crops if that ia possible will
be raised by our people next year.
They are public spirited, beiieviug in
good roads, public tchools, churches,
etc., und give liberally to their up
building as well as to many charitable
purposes, such as (orphan aBylums,
missionary societies and the upbuild
lug of mankind generally. They, how
ever, believe in the old and well tried
maxim of Switzerland, "One for all
and all for oue," hence when things
uro needed for the common welfare ol
tho people they unite, as they did last
fall, and buy what is needed a
steam threshing machine of the most
approved style. It is true that our
people are clannish. Wny shouldn't
they be? By eo doing they are build
lug fuster and better, and ere long wc
propose to show to tho people of the
Pacific Northwest' that we have the
most productive land and tho best
farms to be found In tho territory
mentioned. Fruit trees are being
planted and are growing very fast; in
fact much better than was expected.
We also believe In storing our ma
chinery In tho dry; our people have
built sheds for that purpose. Wo also
believe in having a good time a jolly
time hence we are going to have a
great big Christmas tree for our little
ones' and the big ones too.' We all
expect to be there and enjoy the oo
uusion, not forgetting, however, tin
reason why Christmas is kept. "We
also expect to organize a German Bun
day school at the home of Michael
Brown on the south end of the Big
Plain on the second Sunday in Janu
ary at 3 o'clock in the-afternoon, to
which all Germuns aud others aro iu
vlted."
Rev. Traglio ia a very godly minded
nmn, nut overgrown lu stature, bul
large hi depth nf character anil splrii
uality, and such u oue whom n church
can feel justly projdof calling their
leader aud pastor.
Agency Plain Products.
Joseph Amey, of Agency Palns,
brought in two samplen of the black
Spanish winter radish a few days ago.
One of them measured 15 hichea in
leuirth and 24 inches in circumference.
Tho other is not quite so large, but is
riouuder of Ileal), finer of texture and a
moro perfect radish, measuring 15
Inches in length, trimmed, and IS
Inches n round. These radishes were
planted on sod, sometime in May, ami
mntured'u, short tlmo ugo. They were
dug this month and are now stored in
pits tho samu as potatoes.
Mr. Amey was raised lu Decatur
county, Iowa, Ills father is still liv
ing on and; owns the place whero he
was born, which is now worth from
i 00 lo $75 per acre. He says that he
has proven to himself that his Agency
Plain farm is capable of paying a
blggor Interest on tho sumo invest
ment than is his father's place in
rowa. To illustrate ho said: Tho 4th
day of last May I finished sowing my
wheat on sod, 30 pounds of seed to the
aore, that produced one ton of hay per
ucre, whiohj if It had been threshed,
judging from my neighbor's crops,
would havo yielded about 25 bushels,
whloh at 80a per bushel, the present
market price, would bring $20 per aero.
This crop was raised with very little
work aud was praotlcally all clear
profit the hay being now worth $15
por ton, and by spring will be bring
ing $20 per ton or over. This I kuow
Is a greater revenue than can be
raised from au Iotra farm worth $75 to
to $100 per aore; yot our laud is not
counted as worth mere than $10 to $15
per aore. However, I lelieve that
Agency Plain farms wllf be bringing
$50 per acre in the not distant future.
ijUmiSKJtS3tiiWWi Iff I Will
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loneer
Gcisb
Store
Oorf-Btiy
Christmas Presents
Till you see Malloy's assortment. Our new
store building is now under construction and
we must dispose of all Christmas goods l)y
January 1st. Foi? the next two weeks we
will give you one bottle of Elysian Perfume
FREE with each five dollar cash purchase
in any department. Our store is the farmers'
home and and we are the farmer's friend.
We are always glad to show our goods. We
live up to our motto : "Honest prices, courte
teous treatment."
Toy Department
Illustrated "Word Books.
Hook ond Ladder Trucks.
Fire Engines. 1
Donkey and Cart,
Tin Horns and Tops.
Doll heads, all sizes ; Dolls all sizes.
Banks ; Drums and Sticks.
Kitchen Sets (tin and China).
Beds with Springs for Dolls.
. Truck Wagons.
Games
Backgammon, Checkers, Old' Maid, Authors.
Perfumes and Toilet Articles
Milk of Almonds, Complexion Soap,
Toilet Powders, Face Powders, Face Cream,
Bloom of Youth (Persian Beautiriei).
Toilet Water, Toilet Glycerine, Cologne,
Medicated Skin Soap, Glycerine Soap,
Antiseptic Dental Powder, Manicure Powder,
Hair Curling Fluid, Quinine Hair Tonic,
Lavender Salts, Etc,
A large assortment of Perfumes in bottles
and in bulk.
All Kinds of Stationery, Candies,
Nuts, Cigars and Tobaccos.
'HOUSEHOLD LACQUER.
"yiLL make your old furniture and woodwork
look like new and will brighten up and
give new life and lustre to your floors at nominal
COSt.
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Put up in eight colors and also Clear; One
Coat ia sufficient. Can be applied by anyone.
It dries o'ver night
" r ASK FOB INSTRUCTIVE BOOKLET AND COLOR CARD.
FOR SALE BY
T. J. jVtalloy
& Co.
-Wain Stfrh
Madras, Oregon.