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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1905)
KBBHBBBBBMBMBMBBPil " & 3 I'k I ll I Ilk I I 1 . ki'liri(,i,ii.lv hlti, i Om yer,.., aim hrwinomlis. ; ; : 5 ; ; : I ; ; .. .V.. ... , :.V. 50 AUVKRTIStKO it A.TKS " OX AVrXJOATION Entered as S, lfKH, at the r nder tho Act of V : second dasif wstTcr " Xugust io lWWrttceat Madras, Ore., HURDAY Scpy Y, 1905 to wpoi ftONR is pye President Roosevelt has been ho central figur e in the peace conference at Portsmouth wbich Resulted in the cessation of hos tilities in the Rasso-Japaflee var. watg through his match less statesmanship that the t)eace conference was iniiiarpr. Jnd peace' attained. During the 3i;i, e .1 ' wcuwiuua ui me piHuipoien- parieg H wag only through his insistence, backed by the high-, est tyne o lumaitrian pur yo.se, Uit cqncesip.ns were me, tumbling blocks in the TOf P,f ppa.ee retnoved,, and the P? W onl)le peacei RWft PptWeeft tfce 'Tftelliger $W Atfn the hour of ttni V erqa rejoipjng over th.p end of tte Wftody vav t s tytt just that jjuup uieripan rres- deit 8 the doinjnnt note of jhe world's pftngratulatcry mes sages. fOR CENTRA QRQpN. The retirement of President Ly tie fvom, the Polna South ern and the sale of (ftp xoad to the Tlarrin.ian lines is a matter pf regret which can only be soft ened by a change of policy on the part of the new owners of thp pvppertj'. Mr. Ly tie, in the face of odds which would have discouraged a. less energetic man, pushed the Columbia goufhern to its present termi nus and bla?ed a trail to Cen tral Oregon. The building of that'road into a country gener-. ally regarded as net to worth less was ridiculed by men who.. plood higher than Lytle in the railroad world, and naught but failure was predicted for thp scheme, But the excellent judgment of Mr. Iytle was Yin dipated, and a new trade field. partially opened for Portland x big slieam of traffic poured out of the held as soon as rail road facilities were provided, biit great as this traffic has bs- cofiie, it is much smaller than that which will come into exist ence with the extension of the road to the vast grain and tim ber belt Pf Central Oregon, No man knows the possibilities of that country better than Lytle, and it is the possession of that knowledge that has made him so desirous of extending the line through to the sonthern part of the stale. It he had turned over to the Harriman interests with his road some of the enterprise which enabled him to score a success wheie naught but fail ure was predicted, all would yet be jvell in Ceutral Oregon. If, on the contrary, Mr. Harriman decides to work one lone pocket or vein instead of opening up for exploitation the main lode of this great mine, Oregon will be a distinct loser by Mr. Ly tie's retirement from the road. water from, the Dwchrrte, and since the sawmill was built upon the river many of them Aujrjunibfr over thiroa& and ao any money spent upon this roa(l woui(l be of a direct benefit to the people rip bear the taxae in' this ' end of. th" county. TJi. ftrade s in b shape aofl n places t is almosp inipeibletoWll up. with a load. A survey was made last year r a new rade near the top, and tho work planned at that tine suoiild De promptly done in orcjer that this impor tant road may become service able. The cinnabar properties lying on Lookout mountain, near Prineville, are attracting wide attention. Teats made with samples of the ore from this irroup of mines Bhow them tQ be rich in, quicksilver, and the quantity of the ore is said to bo almost unlimited. A furnace for the treatment of the ore has just about been completed on Lookout, and it will be "blown in" within the next few days. These properties are owned al most entirely by business men at the county seat, and local capital was drawn upon for the development of the property. The quicksilver mines of Crook county may become one of the most inmortant industries of the oounty. A dense cloud of smoke con tinues to hang around the base of lit. Jefferson, caused by the forest fires which have been burning steadily there for the past niohth. rom the high points surrounding this place the fires on this eide of the mountain can be seen, and they appear to be in the western por- tiPn of the reservation. The fires extend over quite a large area and at times the smoke is so dense that it completely shuts off the view of the mountains. Death of The County Commicsioriers have had considerable road work done in this end of the if 'county in the past year, but one w road which .they have not made tfuny appropriation for in more " .than a year, and which is one of v Ihe most importknt roads to the people iti this section, is the loug Mrade lwadinjr from th top of , (Ue'ykyiis dowu to the frry on t W RaetifciitM. A Ikrae miu V'W U the Plata fikrmera get! of Pioneer MillsMan WS 'County- Charles Derham, who died at this place last Thursday morning, had been a resi dent of Crook county about 1 1 years. All of this tiine be has beep engaged in the sawmill business, his null hftVing been Io cated in the timbeV in thp Northeastern part of the county until this year, When it was moved to the Deschts river 10 miles ye5t of here. Mr. Derham was wcllknown throughout the pounty, and mi the northern portion of this county and the southeastern portion of W&sco most of the houses are built of lumber from the old Derham mill. So far as known Mr. Derham had no relatives in this country. He frequently referred to his lonely condition, saying that he had not "chick nor child, and most of his life since he has been in this county has been in the timber or in the mill camp. He has been twice burned out since be engaged in the sawmill busi ness in this county, the fast time about two years ago, about 200,000 feet of lumber going with th mill. By hard work he overcame these reverses and was just get' ting nicely established at hii sew mill ske when death overtook bim. He had a great many friends in the county, especi acly in the northern end of it, who will I cam of his death with sincere regret Sit TrHr rethrow! on Tely from Print) vllU. 0tty Judge Boll appointed bim administrator, of the etftHte df the Ute harls'$erbRin. for. XjurtW m bookkeeper t the Derlmm mill for several years past, and hie thorough familiarity vrtth the buelnees affairs of the deoeaed makes tlMamxlnteHt a good one. Ap pralaefa have beeu selected awl are owapfH-altim the Derham proper' ty. Tfieeawmlllou the Deeehutee will te hi operation again a few days. The aioat pleasant place to etop In Prfnevilte Is at Hotel V"'1 Good Rporrudatiomi and popular prices. Mrs. M. X, PeNlval left fef PrtHkitd fast FrMay t vWt the Lewie & Olark Fair. Mrs. Peroral will a'teuil a r r ... . mi unlou of her brthPH aud slitters wniiu in Tortlauit, there belux 11 etillUreii in the family, all of whom are living, Intlexter home comforts, Mrs. Archie Mason, of Fprtnd, ar rived on Sunday morning and W'M visit whh her daughter, JIrb F. A. Williams, for some thn. Miss Mary Jennings left for Portland last Friday to see the fair and visit with a sister at Oswego. ' Jerry Cramer left Tuesday for Pnne vaie for a short business trip. . C. Stickel is about another kiln of brkk. ready to bum Frank T. Hurlburt, the Shaniko banker, was in town yesterday. Hamilton Hote First class meals and beds, Prices reasonable. Head quarters for ail stage lines. Antelope, Oregon Grizzly Post 0fic Store Dt ft km wfcw It M Mm knarfM? Lot u toll you; go to Orlsilr Iwt Olllcc Sforo, Hint you will Una a full lino ot ItsrtlvvRre, Oiowrle. all klntti of pnnct (ftbtU, Cftllco, aufl good nuort Vpn( of Men'M KurnUhlngn, Al nil of 'tcn Drug. Ladies' Hose, was 30o, bow 2Co. Coma and u 0r gond. mid let u ilttw yo pu VhCl& $K MIOIIT. GRIZZLY QREQON Mm Furniture Stp FURNITURE, UKQERTAKIMC IQOPS, Walt rajmr. Window and Doer J. A full lino of H;atjsm Jmt acrtred, Barbed VYiRf 4 Cts. per vb. SCPEEr QOOps, ,q6 NOW-ti THK T!E t BUY. Wo are pclllugoitt ajlVja stock cut price. &ARKT SAMPLES AMI KUCS G. R. LOyGKS & GO. Madras, Oregon 6th & C Sts, A, M, WILLIAMS & CO, DKALER9 IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods BOOTS AND SHOES JIAT8 AND OArS THE DALLES QRECON MADRAS MEAT MARKETS C. E. ROUSH, Prop. Keeps constantly on hand the best FRESH AND SALT MEATS And pays the highest market rice for Fat Gallic, Hogs, Sheep, Butter, Eggv, and other Farm I'm! wee. WE CAN SATISFY YOUR WAlS t CJYE US A CALL Madras,. Oregon AT THE OLD STAND I t , Horseshoeing Biacksoiliiiiog, Wagonmaking Fi J. BROOKS, Madras, Ore. WE $LL AgfwHaral IjtiplesfiBts, Mastery and Barbed Wire Send , in Your Exhibits. C. C. Hutchinson, who baa obarga of the Crook county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, urg& that more specimens of the products of this section of the county be sent In. Good specimens of all our agricultural pioducts should be exhibited, and thw cotiuty would reap a rich reward through the splendid advertisement it would receive at the Exposition. Free delivery at Bbauiko is all that is asked, and paitles desiring to send in speci mens cau eet shipping ta1& at tills office, or of Dou lMtea, which will carry the specimens from Shaniko without further cost. The contract for clearing and' ploughing about ltKK) acres of irrigated Janda in thu Deadlines Irrigation & Power Company's segregation, htu been let. The contract price averaged about $10 hu acre, or $ 10,000 for the entire tract. L A. YOUNG.. GENERAL MERCHANDISE See me for your Harv'sting Machinery STANDARD BINDING TWINE 15c an lb. Agricultural Implements I : ITHE BEST HOTEL II. I LIU !!. II. .Ill , S 'l I j Ml" I.. C -A. ID IS -A. S is the "GREEN" The Place where the People Stop f HEADQUARTERS FOB COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ALL STAGES STOP AT THE HOTEL Our Talks Always FiriisMi wHh the DilIciDits ! Hm4iim HOTEL ITiie Best Livery and Feed Stable! I IN CONNECTION I F. A. WILLIAMS, Projprietor MADRAS, grift M'ELROY BROTHERS I 4 3Cad.xar Orefon a BLAGKSMITHING AND WAGON-MAKING HorMhlr . Spaclalty W i-ALWAYl OH HAND J M'TACCART fclf" 1 HEADQUOTji I MADRAS, OREQoTp UNIVERSAL fus Full jin of GROCERIE! Hardware ml Implerntnti Hrnt ss iprJ $ddlts Tobaceo and glfjara PRINEVILLE FLOU Paker Wire, $4.6f HS5 II v1 3 i m.nJ The White Elepha CRAMER STEVENS, PROP'S. HIGH GRAPE CAE GOODS 0fh fonrtk fl X tr MAPRAS, " OREQON The Farmer's HARRY DOUTHIT, PRQP. FRESH MEATS VEGETABLES Madras - Qrebqn A. E. CROSBY I'fJQfUIJBTOJt POSTOFFICE PHARMi ntrtfnm a Cnnii ! f.lD.nl tMis VeJInluM ChumtekU. HoUitSl(ll4 JlriiSgUU' BundrlM Mid I'boto Uj'ilipif, WH)lrf "win J Kltantfon. A OrJiialu !:i rliarvc Hcfu dnlivftrr 2t4ftrMrol, Yolir) a. a i . . oi I. Ef . ...1 niaiftf 111 THE DALLES, PKINEVILLE'S ...DeDartment Stort C?rrie the LtrgMt iind Bt ieleotsd e took of gents' and ladii' reaily-made clothing of any itore in Crook oounty, LHtuat stylei, tMt fit, lowMt pricda; also a full and complete Hna of every thing needda hy Tim farwir and stook wan. Stud in a trial "ordr and be convinced. vvunz-vvc L-cn 06 nui Prineville, "......Oregon Cornell Stage & Stable Co. MADRAS TO DAILY EXCEPT SUNDA 9pUI tteu.nn given to mwrylmf Xxprm MUr Fare $4.50; Round trip A MADRAS JOB PRINTING At THE PIONEER 1 rf1