The Mad Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON; THURSDAY. JAN. 11, 1906; NO. 21 PROF ESSIONAL cards. TO RENT GOVERNMENT LAND TO SETTLERS ,CI.AHK12 .ircwoimblcprlfM ttr nitKHOK LUEDDEMAKH KOTARY PUBLIC OREGON f,EA i mil 80TABY PUBUU anu il, 3, COMMISSIONER OltKOON COUVB NOTARY PUBLIC inmrx or tiik iwr. Cl'LVEK JWIN'T OREGON JJN'QOK . rrAOE h'w Wnul.lrifrtnn 11 fl Tn K r HIM"'" .. urn a Initio lv' -uimimiimj "i-uV unun umil " . A JEWEIBT """ , n, 1 1 1. i. ll"p .. IS- 1. ....I.. .1. I'll OKlidOiX III' iUIIUD, JIUO IMIJUUIICUU il 1)111 lo grant grazing privileges to homestead settlers and owners if utrt'ill fnrmu In (ln irS1 DEHTIb I regions of the west. General Land Commissioner V. A. Uiolmrda, whon asked if lie hjfd Fcen Ohairmnn Lacey's bill and if ho approved of it, said that he had not seen it and did not know what it was, but ho approved of it. flo explain 'd his apparent anomalous po sition by telling this now telo phono story. A young man had b'on courting a young woman for Homo time and was too bash ful to propose. Ilo finally con i luded to ask her by telephone- to marry mm. Ho called her up and said, "I icvo you very much and wish to marry you will you have me?" She answered immediately "Yea, who is this, please?" mcuaius wouiu approve o .my leasing bill, for ho thinks a law authorizing tho leasing o the vacant public domain would solve many of tho vexatious (roblt?ni8 now existing in refer ence to tho uao of tho public ands of tho west. Representative Lacey's bil recites that its purpose is to i?ivo to tho homestead settlers and holders of small farms the opDortunitv. in tho arid roeion to improve, uso and protect the irrnss upon tho public domain in tho vicinity of their holdings, so as to prevent tho further do ttiiioratiou and the mouopoliz ing of tho range by tho owners of largo herds of livestock, Ii provides that portions of i ho arid lands, not capable of nigation, may bo leased for uoek raising purposes, subject to tho right of entry and settle llhfiUf hncw mum unuur mu omesiuau, mm uuu WW t. w IT i i i . . . . F : w.-.-! inl nnrl nllnr iinhlw. Innn lnwH. 'I M T V tr w o I AW M I That leases shall run for a po nun ui noi exceetiuig uvu yeurs, and shall bo limited to 3200 acres to any ono person. They sjiall only bo made to actual homestead settlers or to free holders whoso lands aro in the vicinity of the Innds to be leased. Tho leasing charges shall be recrulated bv..the secretary of BIT. i. ... " V " taZLT..,'",w,,',,, the interior ahd shall bo one, T iwiiri lllltll VMPMIII I u i v tit i t a i ."vvilivuni'll. i HTU, IIIICU, JUIIi, II VU Ul OI.V ViClllO "SCRIP FAR QAI F un acre, according to .tho grass n nim nrnM VS R AN S SUKUCL'ft Office Itt Drue Store rTifnfV I ljuonc YSICIAH & SURGEON NJteMer JIJr Meat Market tetHUlU.X. to J P.M. T M IUUiwiw. funnier tl. Vumitt, MM. Chillier NO. 3861 . Fiist National Bank OFPB NEV LLP. ORPftOM ESTABLISHED 1000 letyloi and I'udMiIrd $00,000.00 1'tont' II L m & M'MEEKIN, Props, wr inwmlll u in n.w.i-niin.. -- ... ... a. . . . tlMVul U..II. ..II I. I.. I ' ... . T V ' uiuCr nn I mini uu unim nk W10I.CU lot OlBtllllK. -' " 1 JKrH 1IM Mlittfcrl.-. i.. ''m. i J ...mm.., ,-..w "., u, ror inn p nr. , .()Mlnino .ninnHi-miR inlnnriiro- $j5-!&& vl5lona witiff to minerals, reg ir.n illations permitting fencing of LAND CO. leased lauds, right of way across leased lands, oto. It pro vides that tho leasing nut shall not be put in operation in any state or territory until its legis- aturo shall by resolution re- ouest such action. .Also that re ceipts wising from the leases shall bo set aside as an irriga tion fund to bo expended in tho state or territory in which tho samo shall bo qoll.eoted. ui i.-m im "ALUS, OltKOON. SOUTHERN TOY CO. Stable ho. io. Ctlvc July 8, m( th fax till. nTlOM, iiu! I I NorHT I'oimd "'. 1. nlly I rfiii.ni U I'Ju.in. ! nm.m. Wli.;ii, " Hi n.m. '"" H.m nr.., H. IH !!'7.in, -V IHUI u .... II ATST II GREAT CHICKEN INDUSTRY Petalumn, Oalll'ornIA, .with a population of 4000 people and 1,000,000 chickens, has bijou re- ooghized at Inst by the national government as a great place. experts or tno departmont oi u fvtftnl I nvn It i tf f trt fr f mi nut n iiiio Kiviu , It ...... . rriinm ililu miliillll it Nntl ft.lTTT. '"Minn iij,)y (0 hjFnuioiaoOj lefoiTing to it as the rum nuno oi uie uuickoii nmuo- has a chicken hatchery, accord ing to tho department, that is u whopper. It is probably th iiwyi-Bi, in mo worio. in tno in cubator house 80,000 eggs are m all stages of incubation, lor. it should bo understood, that tho chicken m'tm of Potaluma don't think of hatching chick ens by tho hen. Not 1-100 of 1 per cent is brought up that way A ton of feed is usee at each feeding time in this liatchery and electric cars aro used to carry feed, wash water and the eggs from building to building; About 3000 eggs aro laid daily Water is furniohed by a system of pipes city fashion. The iloors are all of concrete and the whole institution may bo whitewashes in three hours by the use o machinery. The expertB find that only White Leghorns belong to the "upper 400." This upper class has shown a special adaptabil ity for tho conditions obtaining in this locality, and tho Barred Plymouth Rocks and the Brown Leghorns aro back numbers, not moving in tho best society. Tho department finds that the sandy loam about Petaluma is the proper thing for the chicken industry. The eggs go to San Francisco to make up tho large government orders and for ship ment to Alaska, Hawaii and tho Philippines. PRINEYILLE TAKES NOTICE Troolc rountjr Journal. E. E. Gordon, chief engineer of the Great Southern, and W. F Nelson, ono of tho officials of the railroad company, have been in Madras this week col lecting data regarding the conn try in that vicinity. Al e in formation pertinent to railroad construction has been collected, and the two are on their way to this city, making an invostiga tion of the country between here and Madras. It is understood that the rail road officials will arrive, hero to night to look over tho city and vicinity and investigate the leas ibihtv of a southward route throuch Swartz canyon. As soon as they arrive the Bust Hess League will in all proba bllity moot and furnish them with suoh' information as they desiro. Juniper Wood is Valuable. Laidlaw Chronicle; The burning of ihe juniper limber as is being practiced here by many who are clearing land, is to be regretted and the time is not far distant when this will be fully realized. Recent tests go to show that this timber which has heretofore been, considered without commercial value will soon be in good de mand and the moment that proper trans portation facilities are at hand there will be n market value on this wood that will be far in excess of the,, cost of properly taking care of it while the land is being cleared. There are only a few bodies of juniper timber left in the United States and a good part of these are of the scrubby order and there arc none that can excel that of Western Crook County and especially that on the west side of the Deschutes, - This wood being susceptible to a high jolish and when properly seasoned of n very tough fiber fits it admirably to be used in furniture finishing and especially where the natuml color is desired, but aside from this th:re arc many things for which U can be used successfully, bui ossibly the greatest demHnd will come rom the manufacturers of lead pencils as investigation shows that il cannot be beaten for this purpose. A "Hard Time" oahtl If to be given at the school house foty he benefit of the (strict on Saturday tvrning, January so. A prize is to be given for thr most typical mid time rostums. THE RUSH TO CROOK BEGINS 4:4 iwe wTri H II 1 I , Crook Conhly Jpurnal "I have taken more home stead applications today than I have for several months past," sa:d County Clerk Smith Tues day. "It is only an indication of the rapid settlement which will take place in this section of Oregon during tho present year. This office is leceiving many inquiries from persons representing eight or 10 fami lies, and settlement of Crook's acres will be made this year in colonies if indications are worth anything." Tho present year no doubt will be a record breaker for urooK county, inquiries are coming not alone to the county clerk, but to other county offi cials, commissioners and busi ness men. These requests for information are not conlined to any one particular district in the East, letters being constant ly recoived from sections both east and west of the Mississippi river. Even Texas contains some prospective Crook county residents, and the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, aro all in line to swell the local population during the coming months. The effect of the irrigation companies' liberal advertising and that which the county has received through other sources is being felt, and greater population and set tlement will bo the ditectresults. HERMANN'S TRIAL 11 FEB'Y The Supremo Court of tho District of Columbia has overruled the demurrer to tho Indictments lu the cases charg ing Frederick A. Hyde, Jjhu A. Ben- Moti, HeLry 1. Dlmond and Joseph H. Schneider with conspiracy to obtain public lands by fraud. It was con tended by tho defendants that the in dictments were defective iu Improper ly joining 42 difft-reut and Independ ent conspiracies and that the indict merits were generally indefinite. All points raised by the defendants were decided adversely. It has been decided by tho Govern ment to commence tho trial of Blngor Hermann iu the courts hero Immedi ately upon the conclusion of the Beav ers and Greeno trial, which will be about February 15. The Hermaun trial will bo followed by the trial of the Hyde-Benson case. Attorney Ileuey expects to leave Washington for the west in a few uuys to remain until the Hermann ease is called there. OUR NEW FALL GOODS ARE HERE Ladies' and Children's Hate, Caps and Bonnets Buy a new Jacket. All Koing at Half Prico Eyery man needs a new Fall Hat, Come in and see Onrs We can fit you out In atiy kind of a Suit, from a Sunday Suit to a Mackinaw. BUY A NEW PAIR OF SHOES Before tlie wet weatlier Ana won t forget we ben a Nice, Clean Line of Groceries LENA M. LAMB, Prop. Palmehn Building...... MADRAS, OREGON I AT THE OLD STAND. ! Horseshoeing, Blacksmithing, Wagonmaking I F. J. BROOKS, Madras, Ore. f i WE 'SELL Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Barbed Wire i i i i tAt ?ftf TT"' PffT ....FOR SALE.... iOWLES & DERHAM Sawmill on IDes Clxixtes ZEBrver FIRST-CLASS LUMBER AT LOWEST PRICES Rough lumber delivetl at Madras $13.50 Perm. All dimension lumber will bo Fir if desired at same price. SEND ALL ORDERS TO THE MILL ZDa.i2.3r ZMZail, I3. O- Address, MADRAS, OREGON 6 i j 2 au1 V- Ay This is No Snake .Story. Kred Fisher has ix little pets in his rtell which Jie says he wouldn't swap for 160 acres of land in the middle of the townsite of Fisherville. These are six small water frogs. Their oiigin is un known, but as far as Mr. Fisher knows ihey first saw the light of day about u year ago when he struck water in the well on his place. At a depth of 90 feet he had failed to find water and his was still work ing in solid basalt rock. A big blast ol powder was put in, and when it had been touched off and the smoke had cleared away, they went down and found the six little frogs, which Mr. Fisher says the blast had liberated from a prison of solid .... 1 r . stone. There was no evidence 01 any crevice through which they nugth have come, though this blast also gave Mr. isher his first water in the well, two or iree small streams about the sue of a stiaw coming out ot the otherwise nppar- nily solid wall of stone. The origin of these frogs is a mystery although there h.-iye been other instances in which frogs or lizards have been found at great depth in apparently solid rock. A neighbor of Mr. Fisher's found a toad under similar circum&tances at a depth of over fifty feet. The frogs found by Mr. isher anncar like any other small water- froes. and thev seem to enjoy their free dom, making themselves very much at home in the well, wncrc nir. i isiicr frequently climbs down 93 feet ol ladder to visit them. The presence of tlie trocs in uie wen all iho more difficult to account forlrom tho fact that this is a frogless 'country, the DrejenWDf frogs v evertvsi)n the surface of the Eroiind being unknown, as $s to to to is Shaniko Warehouse Company QENERAL STORAGE AND FORWARDING Special attention to Wool Grading and Baling for Eastern ship ments. Dealers in Blacksmith Joal, Lime and Builders' Material of all kinds. Sulphur, Wool and Grain Sacks and Twine, Grain, Flour and Feed. Highest prico paid for Hides and Pelts. Stock Yards with all tho latest and best facilities for handling Stock. Mark Goods Care of "S. W- Co." T. G. CONDON, Manager. Cornet! Stage & Stable Co. MADRAS TO SHANIKO DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY special attention kIvgii to carrying Express Mattpr. Fare $4.50; Round trip,$8. Agont at MADRAS HOTEL. The Madras - Pioneer $1.50 PEft YEAR i r, IF I V TWg oily of White Leghorns