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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1906)
The Madras Pioneer -ml. J.. MADRAS, GROpK COUNTY. OREGpN, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1906. NO. 39 1 GOODS t t pfiEQ A FULL LINE JUST RECEIVED FANCY DRESS GOODS A SPECIALTY . .summer Neckwear, Wmi,kerehlefH( Stockings, glioea ntid Hlblioii' CS Heavy Work vlilrlH, Hows Shoes, Glove, SuspondorB, ISto. ir.nto2oo Whirling, Cotnl2J6o ToWOlB, 100 U) 800 i WVtUlO lV M WWW i Ladles' MuhIIii UiiilorMkJrlH, (tto '' r in i n a. . florsot Covera, 25o to f0o Indian Gloves, 76o to $1.00 liJA M. LAMB pahuchii Building, Madras, Oregon. W.&M. A. ROBINSON & QO New Hats rComplete Line Hats for Men Have Ar ea", Come and see them whether you buy Mt. They are tMI the LATE STYLES Gents Furnishings mis of our dent's Furnishings nrc arriving daily Lr first installment of this line will soon be complete 4 TONS OF SUGAR kipwtd of four tons of the bct grade of dry granulated sugar m received. Wc can satisfy you in quality, quantity and price ;!ling at $7.15 per 100 Lbs, fGH VALLEY FLOUR $1.35 & M. A. ROBINSON & CO. ''if V ' E headquarter: Turkestah Alfalfa, C rx vr i-i -i nnrl C 1 -v i ;o i" geeds Gheaperthan you can uythem elsewhere CQO Working and DHve L0 Harness. Collars. lHARN i i Mettles and FAmrvthino in the Harness Line BARR WlRr Best Gradeon the S'JPt Market. We -sell lUt$4.50 per hundred lbs. TAGGART & BYE Msdrs, Or. a oh MM i OREGON EASTERN BUSY CONTRACTING FOR TIES SOUTH OF DENp Surveyor Will Fjoturn to Madras In Two tvlonHio and Sot Grodg 8tn(oo Toward South,. Henri Bulletin. Thoro Is abundant ovldenco that there will bu actual rnllrond construc tion In tho DoHchutc'H valley during tlio coming Hummer. Last week a party of people from Pond wero travel ing up tho Deschutes and at a point about two miles ubovo llosland haw piled of freshly hown ties; at tblspplut tlio survey of tho Oregon Eastern la within a few rods of tho Bingo road. It will bu remembered Unit tho Ore gon Eastern uh now projected will ox tend wllJi tH main lino from Natron to Pntnrlp, tvith branches leaving tho trunk lino somewhere in the Walker basin country, extending south to Klamath Falls and north to Madras. This moans of course, (hut construe tlon on tho Mud rue bruuph will bp started at tho main, lino and carried north ho that ties qh well us other ma terial, will bo first required qouth of us. A few weeks ago Phillip Francis, tho fteigitpr, received a proppsitiou from thp ppnstructlon department ot tho Southern l'ucillo to submit bids for ties to bo delivered between Bend and Itoslaud. Mr. Francis has secured options on considerable tracts of jack pine timber, Hultublo for muklng ties, In tlio vicinity of Jlend, though ho hus not madd actual arrangements with the company for their delivery. Tho Oregon Eastern engineers, who located its lino on tho eastern edgo of town lust winter ure now n the vicin ity of Fort Klamnlh and expect to reach Klamath Falls in ubout two months. Members of tlio party have been informed by Engineer Graham, who Is in charge, that us soon a they reach Hint j oint they will at ouco re turn to Mudras ami let stakes for con struction. Work has been progressing for some time on the main line out of Nutroti up the Middle Fork of thp Willamette river, which stream tho road will follow towurd the crowing of tho Cascades. LOGAL TRAIN SERVICE An Eastern Oregon Local Will Run Between Portland and Biggs. A local passenger service between Portland and Eastern Oregon, railroad points will soou go Into effect on tho 0. It. & 1ST. This service will also bo of greut benefit to passengers on tho Col umbia Southern Hallway from interior points, as it will avoid the usual long delay at Biggs, that most desolate of ull spats iilutig tho Columbia. Last week at The Dalles, a coufereune wus hold between A. L. Craig, general pas senger agent, and V. E, Coman, atfribtnnt gt'iieral freight ogont. and number of business men ot Tho Dulles, relative to securing this local train service, and Mr. Craig hns promised that tho service buuII 1o put ou ut once. The local passonsor train will con noot with tho Shaulko train at Biggs, reaching Portland In tho afternoon at about 0 o'clock, ami leaving Portland In tho morning at 8:15, In order to connect with tho Biggs train. This trulu will handle ouly. local business, and will avoid tho present delays duo to tlio lateness of the trains from the East, which have beou lmnulliig this busluess. PLAN FOR WATER SYSTEM J. W. it M. A. Robinson & Company nro planning to put In a water system for their store at this place, and with which to Bupply water to their patrous In the surrounding country. They will either build u largo woodou tank, olevatod abovo tho lo vol of their second atorjrsottsto glvo sutllolent pressure to supply water for their living apart ments abovo uud to afford somo lire protection, or olso they will put In a Kewunoe pnouiuatlo system, in which the pressuro Is supplied by compressed air. Wherever used theso pneumutlo water systems are, proving highly sat isfactory. A gas engine will be used for power for tho new plant. PLANTING APPLE ORCHARD AT BEND 11. C. Kills and Dr. U. 0. Coo this week set "jUt About 2,000 apple troes and 400 Bhudo trees on Mr. KIIIb'b ditch laud north df town. Tho apple trees are small grafts, of Bovorul differ out varieties. The ahado trees are elm, locust, mapld atul ash. This Is a part Uershlp buslutiss, Mr, Ellis luruifehlug tho laud" aUd Dr, Cob the treelsi-Bahd UulletiU. WORK OF THE COURT MILLER ACQUITTED (IN MURDER CHARGE Trial of Throe Criminal Casos Re sult In Favor of Defendants Sossjon Closed Saturday. Tho May term of tho circuit court convened last week at PTlnpvillo, .Tudgo Bradahnw presiding. Diatrict Attorney Menefee and Miss Kirker, court stenographer, wero aleo In ut tetidanco. Threo criminal cares were disposed of, resulting in no conviction. The Qeorgo Miller murder cuse, which wus b tough t from Harney counjy on a change of venue, was the most im portant and resulted n tho eleuring of Miller on tho charge of murder for killing Warren Curtis in March, 1002. Testimony submitted during tho triat mado clear that, the killing of Warren purtls wus brought about by the stealing of ono of Miller's horses. On tho night of March S, 1902, the defendant, in company with James Coiwell, went to the Curtis corral to tako poBsessipn of the liorao and were met there y Curtis, An exchange of shots took place resulting in tho fill ing of Curtis. Miller gave himself up to tho sheriff of Harney county and during the four years following has been fighting for his freedom. This was the fourth trial of the case. Tho defendant was tried twice in Har ney county the two years following the killing and convicted, but both times upon appeal to the supreme court, tho latter remanded the case for a new trial. A third trial was given iu Malheur coun.ty considerably over a year ago on a change of venue, and the supremo court again granted a new trial and a change of venue aguin to Crook county ou the grounds that the defendant had not been uccorded a fair and impartial trial. Another case tried was that of Wm. llogg, a young man charged with stealing a horse. The principal wit ness against him was Frank Wright, a convict now serving sentence in the penitentiary. Hogg was acquitted. Defendant Parry, charged with stealing sheep, was also cleared. Testimony in the Injunction suit brought by the Pilot Bntto Develop ment Co. enjoining tho Deschutes Ir rigation $ Power Co. from taking more than 160 second-feet of water from tho river at the intake of the intake of the Pilot TJutto canal above Bend was taken before tlio court sten ographer, Miss Klrker, as refereoA. King Wilson represented tho plaintiff and John II. Hull tho defendant, both prominent Portland attorneys. - COUHTYSEAT ITEMS Cllppod From Our Prlnovllle Ex changes. U. S. Cowles is up from Madras at torn) log court. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Helfrich, of I(a- monta, were in town the drat of the week. Ed Kutcher waa a busluess visitor to Prlnevillo the first of the week from Marira. Jerry Cramer, of Madras, Is In the city this woolc attending circuit court aud performing the services of deputy sheriff as Meld deputy. locaI1Tts TTnnlv Alton of Sinters snent several days hero during the latter part of lust weea. J. Frank Stroud returned to hit homo at Bend, after spendlug several days In this violulty. , J. W, Mendonhall aud Ora and Merle Van Tasuel, of Culver, are In town to day transacting business. Mrs. Frank Rodman returned on Friday afternoon from a week's visit with relatives at tho oountyseat, Max Lueildemann aud wife are upending this week iu Portlund. They expect to bo homo on Saturday evening. Mrs. Martha Hlndman, mother of n . 1 t a. .1 il. Mrs. George A. atovons, visueu iuo latter at her; home at this place during the pust week. Mrs. Hlndmuu was returning to hor homo at Bluok Butte, from a visit to Portland and valley points. DAVIS NOW POSTMASTER Postmasler Fred Davis, who was reoently appolnled to the Madras oflico received his commission from tho de partment laat Saturday, and Tuesday afternoon he took oharge of the post ollloo supplies and assumed tho dutlea of postlilaBter. lie has fitted up his own buldlug opposite HaUsu's market aud bcouples that as the post oilloe biUldirtlt. Mr. Davla haa named hia wife M his deputy. nsro"w we aonynncEisraE oztsr the Grand Wind-Up Sacrifice of tliej nylad-ras filling' &z 3ercaaa.tile, Company's Stocli. X t" ra ust o m e CL-U-iclslr ,ana 'some people in. Croolc Covizity xnTj-st "be tlxo g-aixiers in tlxese LAST DAYS OF OUR SLAUGHTER SALE CPust to, s.liow 3rovu -wliat -xze zxieaxx lo-y tliis -we Tocld.l3r annomice Nails, regular price lb 05 Best syrup gallon 10 " 1-2 gallon, 65 Good tea pound GO Best " ' 05 3 pkgs parlqr matches 15 4 block 20 3 cans salmon 45 1 popnd cojidy 20' 1 pkg currants, raisins 15 1 pkg bird seed 10 1 pkg gloss starch 10 1 ciu lye 15 100 pounds stock salt 2 00 Rope all sizes pound 20 01 75 45 25 40 1R 10 25 10 t" 3 for 25 ' 05 05 3for25 1 50 121-2c now Deviled ham ardlcee Corned beef 1 pound Lunch tongue Roast beef IJuke's Mixture tob Axle grease one-half price All canned goods slashed All odds and ends 10c on. the dpllar All clothing, hats, gluyeo, oboep, men's sweaters, all hardware going at one-half-price. '40 " 30, Iff " 05 P5 "7 for ?5 " 10 30 " .20, 2D "2 for 25. 20 "2for2o" 05 '7for25; 05 10 Sot 2 Do not rxiiss ttiis grand; Opportunity to save . - dollars Merchants' Protective Association CHARLES HUSSET, AO-EISTT' CAHHOT find husband Anna McPherson Shaw Lett Widow by San Francisco Disaster. Siuco the morning of the terrible earthquake and tire at Sun Francisco, Mrs. Anna Shaw, daughter of C'olburu McPherson, of Haycreek, has found no truce of her husband, who was a prosperous business man of that city, whore he aud his wife resided. Their property interests valued at over $50, 000 were also totally lost. Mr. and Mrs. shaw occupied sepa rate rooms at the Puluce Hotel, both being in delicate health. AVhen the earthquako came Mrs. Shaw was terri fied iu her awakening by the falling of tho plastering, and snatching scant clothing, mado her way to the foot of the stairs, where she expected to meet herhusbaud. But he did not appear, aud after exhausting every meuns to Qnd some trace of him, but all without success, she has given him up for dead. Mrs. Shaw wrote to her father tell ing him of her loss and destitution and ho at once sent her fluaucial aid, Colburu MoPherson's brother, who resides In So J them California, wrote that ho was on his way to San Fran clsoo and would seek out Mrs. Shaw and assure her safety and comfort. Mr. Shaw was counected with a a large furniture manufacturing firm aud only tho week before the earth quake oame was offered $30,000 for his Interests, but he refused to sell, hold ing tho value at twice that sum. All was destroyed by tho lire. KILLING AT PRINEVILLE John Dell Charged With Murder of Bill Pugh, A Sheebhorder. Bill Pugh, a shoop herder ws thrown out of the Opera Baloou at Prlnovlilo Tuesday night whllo drunk, by John Dell, ex-city marshal of Prlnevillo aud the following morning Pugh died. Dell la now held in the county jail charged with murder await a hearing In the oourtu, It boingalleged that he olubbed the victim, lntllottug fatal lnjurlo?. Bill Pugh la said to have been along In years, whllo Dell Is also a gray haired man and one of the most widely known residents of the county Mr. aud Mrs. R. A, Merchant are iu town today frooi their rauoU at Culver. MADRAS IS THE CAPITAL- OF A GREAT EMIRE OF WHEAT LAND This s What Newspaper Man Discov ered on Recent Trip Through Crook County. O. M.IIyskell, railroad editor, is still giving to the reading public facts about the Central Oregon country, through the columns of the Oregon Daily Journal. His lust article to ap pear is a most interesting pres entation of figures, Although ligureB are usually considered dry reading, the following will not be found so, and will givo the reader who is not acquaint ed with this section of country an idea of its magnitude: "A year ago a railroad traffic agent representing the Harri man lines went into this coun try to make a report upon which the railroad company was to consider thedvisability of an extension into the Willow creek basin. He came back and reported 80,000 acres of tillable lands, and upward of 19,000 acres under cultivation. Today it is conclusively shown that there are in the basin 110, 000 acres under cultivation, yml that this much under-estimated region contains nearly 800,000 acres of tillable lands, capable of producing wheat at a reason ably sure profit without irriga tion. With irrigation that will eventually come in some way from the ample water supply of the Deschutes and other streams of the Country it will become the source of many fortunes for tho industrious possessors of the land. Tho legion comprises About 13 townships, or U50 square Cthicludndtfu lust page.