(The. Madras Pioneer
Published every Thursday by
THE PIONEER PjUplsniNO CO.-
6UB80RIPTION RATE8:
t)no ycnr ..., ...... $1.50'
Six months , 85
Three months , t ........ . .50
ADVEllTISINO UA.TKS
ON APPLICATION
Entered as second ;loss matter August
Sit, lPOt, at the PostoMce- nt Mndrns, Ore.
Under tho Act of Cottfrrcssjof March 5,1870.
THURSDAY
Feb. 8, 1906'
MAKE AU EFFICIENT MEMBER.
Fred Fisher, who resides on
SageBrtiBh Flat q-bout six mileBl
northeast of this plabe, is being.
talked of as acandidate for the";;
republican noihi nation for coun-fl
ty commissioner it ie ,ap-t
proaching primaries, .and: thel
demand that he becomeuuean-'
didate for the county, uommis-,
ksionerslrip isi.becomuig.so ur
gent that he may be persuaded
to permit the use of his nanie.
Mr. Fishetf ha3kbeen a resident
of this end of the county since
the first bettlers moved in'to the
Agency Plains country; in fact
he vis bn'e df our- "pioneer citi
zeris." Hj hjas acquired a nice
body of 'wheat land upon the.
flat) and is improving it as rap
!.idlyas possible, hid private in
terests there having occupied
most of his tinje since he came
into this section. However, not
withstanding his attention to
"private aftairs, Mr. Fisher has
Gtill had sufficient time to inter
est himself in roads and other
county improvements for this
end, and to an extent that has
made him a valuable member
of the community. And, it has
been his active an'd unselfish in
'terestinall matters pertaining
to the community life of this
.end of the county which has
particularly marked him as fine
"timber for the county commis-
Bidnership. ' ' J'
A man of practical ideas, en
ersetic. and interested -,in tht
growth and development bf the
county, Mr.vFisher would make
"a most acceptable county tom
missioner, and if'he H11 beebme
'a candidate he is entttlecTto the
full vote of his party In the pri-
1 m t t 1 t 1 1 !l
manes to oe neip in x.pnis
Western Cfqolv coitntyi is enii
' tied io represeritatiori upon the
"county boardahd it wants just
such representation's Mr. Fish
er would give it. '
VOFERS SHOULD "REGISTER.
Every voter in fclns'precincir
should bear in mind that if he
desires to participate in the pri-.
'jnaries he must register at once.
' Unless he has registered since
-Tanuary 1 Jbfefcannot participate
in the primary election and
1 neither can he sign petitions for
the nomination of candidates to
be voted on at the primaries
Arid, tllis last is quite as impor
tant as voting in the primary.
Since the passage of the direct
pj-imary nominating elections
'aft;, aV double xdtity devolves,
upon every voter interested in
securing the election of good
officials. In addition to the duty
"of supporting good men at the
: primaries, 'there is the addition
al duty pf seeing; . that' tlfe best
men become candidates and ap
pear on thS nominating bal
l()V, and unlfeBS .,one is regis
' tered this last-named Niuty can
not be performed. ' Register now
' hd fee that" good candidates
fome out foE-lliuipus offices
to bo filled t. j. t ' .. '
liXPERiAiEirAi OAr7'(UrtDira
' The buil'diiig IwO miles of
experimental road jn Jlils sjate,
by the federal goWnmejit, ftill
inestimable benefit to.tlie
cause .of. good roads, flt)& it isto
be hoped that there willbfio
5 Helay in makiog the necessary
appropriations to have the work
go on. The oner made by the
government is that it wil) build
the roads on the highest stand
ard of the'engineers of the Good
Roads association, provided the
county or community in, which
the experimental road is to be
built will furnish the labor and
material. Senator Fulton has
chosen Pendleton and Salem as
the sites for the two miles of
road. The date pf the work
will be advertised throughout
the community, in advance, so
that when the work in- under
taken as many of the residents
of the district as, care tb, may
be present to witness the
methods employed and the type
of nia'olrinery'lttn ployed.
YV-, , V,
Willis W. Brown of Heisler
waa.in itow.n yesterday. He is
beirig prominently mentioned
forthe J&epublioan nomination
for qheiiff of.,prook count', and
it is likely that Mr. Brown will
become a candidate for the
nomination before theprimaries
to be held in April. He is one
of the, beat-known cattlemen in
the county, having for years
been associated with the late
A. R. Lyle in the firmofLyle
& Brown, at Heisler, and he has
fiiends in every section of the
county who would be glad
of an opportunity to support
him. Mr, Brown is a man of
excellent business ability, is
prominent in one of the princi
pal industries of the county,
and he would unquestionably
render a good account of his
administration of the sheriff's
office. He would be the-strongest
man the Republicans of the
county could nominate, and it is
said that the Democrats know
this. ' .
The cdunty court has allowed
County -XJlerk Smith another
deputy, and the work of record
ing conveyances and other in
struments will hereafter be
done with more promptness.
The delay wMch has been occa
sioned by the lack of sufficient
clerical force in . the. clerk's
office,1 has caused much Tncont
venience to residents' of this
cdtinty who had papers whictt
requiredr&JbraTng; r 1
Ttfe First Natibnal bank oL
Prifieville has moved into its
elegant iiew quarters' on the site
of the old bank building, and ii
is now one of the' best housed
instfrutions of its kind in East
v ; 1 1 mi . t i 1
ern uregon. xne new panic
building lfs built of stone, the
common pjacK oasait naving
been used, and the' result is a
moat attractive building, of
which ahycity Jjti . the state
might be justly proud.
Over at Antelope democrats
are said to be almost as scarce
as "hen's teeth'. Out of the
first sxty vptera registredjonly
4 were democrats, one was a
socialist and the balance were
republicans. There were no
prohibitionists at all and in fact
the prohibitionist is the only
article in the Antelope markel
scarcer than democrats.
Will Drill lor, Oil Nc Haystack.
It is understood that Frank I4ovctni?d
is soon to begin drilling for oil, in the
Haystack neighborhood, and that he will
sink nt least 40Q fect;liwiich is the length
of the cable on his drilling machine. The
Vell will be sunk on a ranch near the
D. I3arnett place. - u
There have been nuinorous oil "excite
ments" in Hnystack' neighborhoods, due
to the finding V splendido indications
white digging wells in that neighborhood,
and last year Mr. Barnett started out to
thoroughly prospect his ranch. We do
not know to' what depth they prospected,
but there has been no serious work along
that line in the Haystack country, and the
hole to be sunk by Mr. Loveland will be
watched with' nuch interest. It was
something like two years ago that Archie
Mason bonded the Barnett property Tor
the purpose of sinking a well upon it in
search of bit, but nothing followed from
that little flurry (of oil excitement, although
Mr. Barnett still' believes strbhgly that oil
trill be found up6n his p'lace and infact nil
through this scctoin.
Parkey Has Runaway Accident.
Alfred Parkey met with painful inju
ies Inst Monday morning, in a runaway
accident which happened to him as he
was coming to town from hi ranch on
Agency Plains. He was driving a wild
team, and when lie reached the grade
leading down to Madras, the team started
to run, getting from under Parkey's con
trol and upsetting the wagtin on the grade-,
Parkey being thrown among the rocks
whiclvhne the road dowiV the hill. He
received a bad scalp wound 'ind a num
ber of bruises about the head, a small
bone in hs leg was fractured, and he re
ceived a number of bad bruises about the
body. Parkey has been laid up at the
Green Hotel during the week, while Dr.
Snook has been patching him up. His
injuries are not serious, but they will
probably keep him in bed for several
days more.
v -
Six Weeks More of Winter
Last Friday was ground-hog day and if
any of those little weather prophets chanced:
to come out of his lone winters sleep
and emerge from his nest' he surely had
ample opportunity to see his shadow, for
last Friday was one of the brightest, sun
niest days we have had in months. Ac
cording to the ancient custom the ground
hog makes his: appearance on the second
day of February-each year, and if he sees
his-shadow he retires into his winter's nest
for another six weeks.
However, in this locality the ground
hog's prognostfeations ca,use no grief.
The country needs mOre ain and snow,
and a good long spell of "falling weather"
would be welcomed. There Is a general
feeling that we will have to pay a big price
for all of the fine weather we have been
enjoying in the past month.
Hamilton Hot
Flrat olftHB ihbata and beds,
Prices reftBdnabloi tleud
qunrtors for all sWgo lines.
Antelope,
Oregon
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO
DKAI.KItS IN
Dry Goods, Clothing,
burnishing Goods
U00T3 AND 8HOKS
Lit ATS AND CAl'8
THE DALLES
0REC0N
R. T. JONES
Livery - Barn
Good Rigs and Good Hornes
Transient horaea given the
bent of care and Kond feed.
AT THE SIGN OF THE MADRAS FEED YARD
Madras, Oregon
N6TICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of "the Interior.
Land Ofllte at TI10 Dnllei, Oregon,
January 31, 1W0.
Motice is hereby bItcii that tbo ollowliiB
named settler hMlllod notice uf his Intention
to make linal proof In support of !iU claim,
and that said proof will be made before Doit
I Kea, V & Commissioner, at bl ofl'.c lit
Madras, Oregon, oh March !, vl :
Frank M-. I)veland,
of (iulver. OrcKoii, on H. K. No. 07'Jl, for the-
ni mvjj, l4 n4 and tnvJi w'4 mhsiw, tp l'-M
8, r 13 c, win. '
He names tho following wltnessci to prim1
his continuous rcMdcnrc upon and cultivation
of aid land, viz:
George Hodman, Culver, OrCBOti : Frank Hod
man, Frank O.iborn, of Madrax, Oregon; D. W.
Harnett, uf lUyiU.-u-k, Oregon.
MICH A IX T. V'OI.AN.
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M'TAGGART & BYE
HEADQUARTERS
MADRAS, OREGON
SPECIAL
n Deal For Two Weeks
Working and Drive Harness, Collars, Hames
and Everything In the Harness Line;
WIDE
4.5
PER HUNDRED
EASTERN OREGON
BANKING COMPAQ
SHANIKO, OREGON
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of this Inturlor,
Land OUlcti at The Dalles, Oregon,
January 31, lOW.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler lias died notice of his iiitcntloi
to make final proof in support of his clulni.
and that said proof will be inude before Don I"
Koa, U. H. Commlsilonur, at Ills oIllculu.Mad
ras, Oreguii,'ou March B, lyo.t, vix: r
William 0. Kllllugbeck,
of M,adras, Oregon, on H, K. Xo.MIl, for Hit'
Hii nwx4 see 8 and I1J4 nvli see 17, tpUf, r l;i
lie niirnc- tho following witnesses toprov
his continuous residence uon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Charles A Wliftsttt, fieorgO Foulner, Franl
Hunter, Charles Jarfett, all of. Madras, Oregon
MICHAEL T. NOLAN,
fl-ml HcgUtor.
1 . A
D, W. BARNETT
t
t Dealer iti Real Estate I
Address: CULVER, OREGON
Residence three miles nortb of CULVER,
t iiAnnritirn tain nauaannrswrn rfinnsio rnn ruip
! imrnuvLU mu uimniuvLU rAnmo run oALt
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HOTEL
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GREEfi'3
Miles Herman Preston, the olght-montbs-old
spn of and Jtrs. B. F.
PreBton, who live about three mile
northeast of Madras, died on Stinduy
night of what was supposed to be in
damnation of tho bowelft. The re
mains were Interred Itt tlie teerneter-
about a mile northeast .of town. Tlu
mirenlB have the' ueartrelt Hympatby
of the corttrauorfflu the loss of theii
child,
Joe Stewart, a, stockman from the
Heisler neighborhood, vim a visitor in
town yesterday. Joe says thoy had 11
very pleasant tin)) At Ine dance given
by ulna lu hi hall last Friday evening
Ei-G, Bolter, a stockman from Orosf
KeysWfs.in town yesterday on Jand
buslneoa. Ho .-Was accompanied by
SanfordiShultz and Will ijG. Johnston.
W..E. Enlgham returned the latter
part pi the week from The Dalles, tojhere
he made commutation proof upon his
homestead on Agency Plains. , ,
Beed potatoes for sale, lo pr lb, A.
1 Clarki Madmia St
mOOtE & DIZHEV, Ptrops.
New rrianagement and newly renovated
throughout. A popular place to stop.
TABLES ARE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST
THe IMIarikret Afford..
Fresh Bread, Calces, Pies and oilier liastry always on band
LIVERY AND
FEED
STABLE
Next door to the Hotel. Transient
Stock well fed and given the best
attentiqm ' Rigs furnjshed on short
notice at your door.
REPAIRING
'Slid1, HarQQ, stra
xroric, azxa all kliitls of
fiLeatlar k7moxlcC doiao'aaeat-
v.J. "E. Wi'LSOJMao
Madrat dreffort
Copitnl Stock, $25,000 Deposits, $250,000
J. W.EENOII, Pros.j H, A. M00UB, Vloe-Pres.j F. T, HUBLBUBT.W.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SUj
IDrafts on A.11 arta of tlio "W
MADRAS
EAT MARKET
C. E. ROUSM, Prop.
Keeps constantly on hnnd the best
FRESH AND SALT MEATS
And pays tho hlt'hpst markt pi Ire for Fnt Cattle,
IIogM, Sheep, Rulter, EggH, nnd other Farm Produce.
) WE CVN SATISFY YOUR WAHTS - CIVE US A CALL
2 Madras, Oregon
CRAMER & STEVENS, PROP'S. ,
pittstnClass Wines, liiquos
&nd Cigars
HIGH GRADfe CASE GOODS
Oor. lifth and E Streets
MADRAS, ' OREGON
THE BEST
LIVERY AND FEED ST ABU
AT SHANIKO IS
D. A. HOWELL'3
Good utock, Careful (liivora, Beat of uy and grtto
Prices reasonable .
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