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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1906)
Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK CQUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 1, 1906. NO. 28 it CARDS. rfASE MADRAS JEWOJ . JEWELRY REPAimnu DENTIST .... ..rcfUOllHllIC lHcfc. u mini IP. in un i i w ' ' ltiiUilllllt OREGON tadV PUBLIC AND I COMMISSIONER i nil i - - IIVLU HOTARV PUBLIC , HER Ml IV f OREGON CHrtlo DruMro OltKUOX t. ill 111 vi j r i. Oncoon r.-wdtnl, T JI IlilJiWlJt, t'nliUlcr. H UuiiwiN ,t.t, C'sjiIiIlt. NO. 3851. Ira National Bank FrilHEVILLE, OREGON sich iurii 1 ii till t.' i nd LniJni'U"l 1'ronth $80,000.00 I. Alii MlMnrr ill ivu i . r-, m V Mill .N h U'UUr U Drnni ... """l"l IVflWI innm firm ii . i- - - null in ill ii i liiii lumber on liuml m hooii n ntd for jliiiiliiK. I T Oregon Mlb f(,tr.HtiHl tin In i ll enttw111.il. vucHiil SCRIP Fnn RAi p -" mUliUl or t.uvimilniml .iucnc or itiii.riivi.ini. 1. 1 .. i 1 v M"iii'- n Mifcmiiy. WJIt.Au . H 1H 1 At. ALUa.oitKdOH. N' SODTHFRN Mill.... " Nil wn v fill '"Mut nu, iu. 'inJriiwi. I lirPT "Ulllll No. 1. WTI0X, irrrV n 111.1 11, PS P llii i'. H' IUh.ici. v.mii !! v Jo 111 ii. :"' ,VVM,, 11 11 11 11 M 41 'Mi ni in "anon' " "H.lll.li "'J.mrnvc. 1.... "''mi..Ori.iit. ANOTHER fiOAD PllO'-IECTED Co-operative Christian Federation to HUlId Line. OfCKOIllnil. in put-nuance of the plans of the Oo-Oporativo Christian Fod eration, tho Mid-Oregon Rail road Company was incorpor ated yesterday with a capita) of$fi00,000. The incorporators were J. Frank Watson, L. 0. Kulston, 8ainuel Cohnuli, Ed ward A. Kin and "Waliis Nash It is )lannod to connect Port land and tho .Willamuttw valley witli Ontaiio, tho lino to pene trate tho very heart of the state of Oregon. Thoso who are in terested iu Hie project hope lo haVe lino completed within two years. The- building of tho road is but part of the woik which will bo undertaken by the Co Oper ative Christian Federation, which oxpeofs to invoBt more than SstfO.GOO.OOQ in Oregon with in tho next few years. Cities will be founded both in the Willamette valley and in East urn Oregon, but tho building of the road is to come first of all. The perfect ci(y,"of which much has been published, will then be established iu the Willam ette valley, following which will bo founded smaller tov?ns in Eastern Oregon. The new road will inn from Poitlund 10 tho site of the new city', the location of which has not yet been definitely decided upon. From there it will cross the Cascades at one of the many available passes near the head waters of the Santiam. It will pass near Prinevillo to the liar noy valley, which it will tra verse from one end to the other, following tho Malheur river, to Ontario. The line has been sur veyed by capable engineers, and the projeot is said to be practicable and feasible. The road 'will open vast tracts of timber lands, and more than 000,000 acres of irrigated and irrigable land will be tributary to the line. Most of this land will be irrigated by existing re clamation projects. It is also proposed to extend feeders into Tdaho, Nevada and California. It is the plan to eventually have settlements of tho federation all along the 'trunk and mainline, and the metropolis of all the cities will bo' in the Willamette valley. It will have a popula tion within five yours of D0.000 persons, says 'members of the federation. llev. IL S. Wallace, tho foun der of tho Christian Co-Opera tive Federation, says that the railroad will not cost less than 1G,000,000, and that it will be completed within two years at tho most. Ho says Eastern par ties are ready to take the bonds that will bo issued by the fed oration for tho construction of tho road, and that ho will visit Now York tho first part of next month to close yp thdeal. OPEN LETTER TO COUNTY , COURT FROM LAIDLAW Yn an open letter addressed to tho oountv court of Crook ooun- Vyy tlie Laidlliw Chronicle makes tho 'tallowing poitinont inquir ies in last week's issue of that pajpor; ,Oentlemeor--The citizens of, Western Clpok county would be pleased to lmye ypu s.ly, either through the co)timnsiof,tl.ie ttvronicle or one of oyr, Crook coijnjy ex. changes why the town of Laldlnw ii not petinltted to Imvc a County Road lending petitions for a road hare been universally turned down, i i Why the county road from I'rineville to Cline Falls and beyond was turned, down, In fact why all of the petitions for roads In this section of the county have been unreasonably delayed or turned down outright. Why the petition for the incorporation of Madras has been refused and the town prohibited a town government. Why the Laidlaw precinct was formed to suit your Hon, Dody' and not as peti tioned for by the residents within the pro posed precinct, thus compelling many who are residents near Laidlaw to go to other precincts to vote, and also to reg ister. Your Hon. hodv should know, that Western Crook county is rapidly being developed ftnd that the people need roads, bridges and incorporated towns. Our citizens only wish to understand the conditions and ask you to give public explanation sj that the people may let the blame rest where i belongs. Our columns aro open to you to make answer to these questions. we ALLldpTso. I3end Bulletin: "Uncle" Frank Nichols of Laidlaw is a long time personal friend of the vice president of the Corvallis & Iinstern. Recently he wrote a letter to his railroad friend ask ing for information as to the company's intention concerning railroad extension across Ore ton. Mr. Nichols received a Inner in reply in which hh friend said: "1 hope to be able to make a visit to you before very long on a railroad." In answer to inquiries the letter also said that the Corvallis & Eastern had not been purchased by JInrriman and that the road was not for sale. He also stated that all financial arrange ments necessary for the exten sion of the road were completed. BAD RUNAWAY ACCIDENT Bob Carland, who is well known here, has been confined iu a hospital at Pendleton since November 8, 1005, as the result of serious injuries received in a runaway accident. A 0-horse team drawing two heavily load ed wagons got away from Bob while going down a steep hill near Pendleton and he was thrown under tho wagons, both of them running over his body. One leg was broken, the other was dislocated, three ribs were broken and his collar bone was also fractured. The broken leg has about mended, but it is feared that the injury to the other leg will leave him perma nently lame. Will Raise Thorduglibred Horses G. Springer is in city city rom Culver on business connected with the Haystack Livestock Breeders' Association, an organi niton which was formed by some of the local stock raisers in the Culver and Hay stack districts last fall for the purpose of facilitating breeding improved stock. The association was formed last September since which time a $3200 Delgiutn stallion has been purchased and delivered at Cul ver where tho hcadquaiters of the com pany aie located. Other blooded stock will be purchased from time to tune, the company intending to branch into Ml lines of livestock. The ollkers ot the association nre; G. Springer, presidnnti J. T. Kobinson, secretary! T. j. Leach, treasurer. Mem bers of the board of directois arc: J. H. Windom.W.E.Helfric'.); G. H.Osborne, J, L. Win'domand S. S. Urown. Crook County Journal. ' " Oats for Ske, I lmvo 1,000 busliolH upriUK need oats foraftlo. Atresldonoo four tulle8oaBt ofOulvor. It. F. Armatrong. !n20 Culver, Orogbni Go to the GrlMly hi 'Lulriber Yard for your d0orn and wlndowe it prloea M'l'lUiult yout'u-'lo COAL DISCOVERED IN CROOK Found on Hoy Creck-9d0 Acras arc Applied For. A good quality of lignite coal has been discovered in this county, the discovery having been male by Wade Huston over on Trout creek, and al ready three companies have applied for an aggregate of 000 acres under the law permitting coal lands to bo purchased. Thia law provides that coal lands sit uated more than 15 miles from any railroad may be bought at $10 an acre, no individual being permitted to buy more than 160 acres and no company more 1 ha 320 acres; coal lands with in 15 miles may be bought in like quantities at $20 an aire. Tho coal land discovered in this county are more than 15 miles from the nearest railroad, and will therefore comtt within the provisions of allowing them to be purchased for $10 an acre. The discovery by Huston was due to the burrowing of a bad ger which first exposed the coal to view. Noticing the small particles of what appeared to be coal, Huston made further in vestigation and lound a number of outcropj-iings, up4on which he sunk a shaft to a depth of about 10 feet. From this shaft he took a number of samples and carried them to the county seat where they were thoroughly tested, tho tests being satisfac tory. Business men in Prine ville have become interested with Huston, and the 060 acres which has been applied for by them will be thoroughly pros pected. !' : Applicants for the purchase of coal lands have a year in which tp make paj'meut, so that the discovers have ample time in which to determine whether the expenditure is justified by the quality and quantity of the coal found. Henry and "Wade Huston, Hiram Ray and Martin Barney of Ashwood, and Wal ter O'Neil and A. Thomson of PrineVille are the applicants for the 060 acres. Thron Thronson, a mining man of some prominence who was connected with the May flower mine, on Ochoco, was present when samples of the coal were tested, and he unhesi tatingly states that he believes the lind made by Huston will be of great commercial value and importance In quality, he says, it ranges from rtn earthly lignite through bituminous to semi- or free-burning authracite. Crook County Journal: Twenty-six applicants for teachers certldcates fin ished taking their examinations befoie Superintendent Dluwddle last Satur day, wbo was assisted lu bis work by W. R. Cook. Soveuteeu out of the total number tnklug the examinations relieved certificates, nine failures bo lnI recorded. Some-,of tho successful applicants had grades high enough for 2nd grade oertlfioateo, but owing to their having hold a 2ud grade or through laok of experience were com pelled to take a third grade oejUllouto. First grade papers were Issued to Mrs, Lillian Watts, Madras; M. A. Lehman, LumontajW. H. Webb, Cllno Falls; and Mlsa Carrie Smith, Culver. Soo ond grado certificates were Issued to Mlna Ada Morse, Prlnevllle; Flojd llllyeu, Haystaok; Miss Myrtle Pen Ington, Culvor; Miss, Nelllo E. James, Mrs, Jilzzlo Smiths niid; Mrs. Dollu Nichols, LtUw,. aujj, Miss Jessie Heartley, Madras, Tho following re ceived third grado papers: 1 C. Ful ton ond MIssIarleGulloway, Madras; Miss Marlon WleBt, Bend; Miss fcthel omiiii. Miss J-'lov atounoe ami auss Let ha Smith, Lamouta. Crook Coun- ty Journal. GRAIN DRILLS, wo waat to sell them right now at a dlsoouut Sauford 00s. Our New Announcement Next Week;....:..... LENA M. LAMB, Prop. Palmehn Building Madras, HEADQUARTERS I madSas, obecon I M'TAGGART & BYE r SEEDS Turkestan Alfalfa, Garden and Flower SeecTs--Cheaper than you can buy them elsewhere. HARNESS Special For Two Weeks Working and Drive Harness Collars, Hames and Everything in the Harness Line. BARB WIRE $4.50 PER CWT. t EASTERN I BANKING I , , SHANIKO, Capital Stock, $25,000 J, W PEEN0H, Pres.; H. A, M00BE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD IDrafts on IFarts of- bla.-. "Wlxu. Cornell MADRAS TO " SHANIKO ' ' 1 DAILY EXCEPT. 'SUNDAY Special attention gHen to carrying ExpVess Matter. Fare $4.50; Round trip, $8. Agent alr-MADEAS HOTEL. "I'.'.sm ' utj..j a,w"-'-. i1 v" The - Mate - Pioneer iii it t -j , $1.66 PER YEAFj t OREGON OREGON ! COMPANYi OREGON Deposits, $250,000 Vice-Pres.-; F. TiHUBLBUBT.tJasluV u ,i 1 Stage & Stable Co: 4 ''J.Dri). 1... to or vay from ie iw v I wJ'y tin