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Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. tiiAY 24, 1906,
NO. 40
PRINu UUUUS
i FULL LIME JUST RECEIVER
FANCY DRESS COODS A SPECIALTY
Summer Neckwear, Handkerchief, Btooklngs, Shoes and
Blb."uoi.irji. Hosb. Show. Glovea, Suspenders. Etc.
es'
So
ff,,tlng., 160 to o
7a to loo.
pbiO, JO0
Shirting, 6o to 12o
Towels, 10 to 36o
Lad It' Muslin Underskirts, 8$o
to $1.25.
Corset Covers, 25o to BOo
Indian Gloves, 75c to $1.0Q
LENA M. LAMB
Palmehn Building, Madras, Oregon
People s Big Store
OUR SPECIALTY AD NEXT WEEK
(EW GOODS ARRIVING FROM
PORTLAND AND THE EAST
13 PAR-SIGHTED HOUSEKEEPER
! learned by t'xpurU'nco that wo are carrying the
complete hut of household necessities, una
ttre ate pleased to show our goods and pi ices
M DRESS COODS
rdainly BiiniiiitT novollleu In 1udis dress Roods
eoDenand the nrices aro within reach of everv-
drs pocket books
riS FURNISHINGS FROM WHICH TO SELECT '
fare showing an uttraetivu lino of fauov shirts
ftkwear and fancy sox for men. Sure to please.
I MACHINERY, WAGONS,
kbed wire. lioLMviro. rabbit wire. A carload of
iperiordrilla, Canton Bottom and Disc Blows. A
Ifcoin drill will lm hero in a few days. It may
raiuiie iaie ior mis season, out don t mil to see
cuiueDaKer every person Knows their value
iffiii nave tiiem.
& M. A. ROB
INSON &
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HEADQUARTERS
Turkestan Alfalfa,
n3i.s i rr 1
h,,?. a4?"-c"eaperthan you can
buy them elsewhere
Working and Drive
LI n il
nctrness, wouars,
Harne?sLineVerything th6
WIDE Best Gradeon the
It at-; rT iviariet. we sen
11 at $4.50 per hundred lbs.
CHARNESS
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A NIW COURT HQUSE
COUNTY COURT (MILROADINQ CONTRACT
Great Indignation In Western Crook
Over Evident Intention to Smug
gle Contract Through.
Great is the indignation
throitfhotit Western Crook
county oyer the discovered at
tempt of the county court of
yrook county to railroad
through a contract for a new
court liou,so. The first news of
this purpose was convoyed in
the following notice, published
in the Oregon Daily Journal at
Portland, in the classified, ads
department;
NOTICE.
HWS WAiV't'KD-JVotlcft Is lior..liv .rlv-.,
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iiinknunivu urns win oo receiveu up 10 10
o clock u. in. of. Juno 2. im, by tins coun-
tv rntirt of 'tvw.lr nnn.it. fl... ...... .. . i.
construction ami completion or a court
house buhdlnz at I'rlneville, Oregon,
according to tlio plans and specifications
uiereor mauo uy w. U. 1'iikM, arch tect,
balem, Oreuon,
. That such plans and spealfirallons can
be examined at the olllce or W. I). I'ugh,
Salem, Oregon, from Atay 12 to May 17,
nun ui mi: oinuo iii mo journal rumisii
iK Company In Portland, Orcjion, from
May 18 to .May 27, JWM. and at the ojhco
or the county clerk in Prlnevlllo, Oregon,
from May SJH to June 2, 1900. Said bids
to no nccoinpauleu by the chock as pro.
vliled in said specifications, and sealed
and marked "Illds for Courthouse", and
addressed to J. J. Smith, clerk Crook
county, Oregon, at I'rlneville, Oiegon.
The court reserves the right to reject any
mm an uius.
IJy order of the court.
J. J. SMITH,
Cleric Crook County, Oregon.
JAGGART & BYE I
Madras, Oregon
a i .
Auout a year ago mere was
some discussion in this county
of the advisability of building
a new court houso, but so vigor
ous was the protest made by
the large tax-payers residing
outside of the countyseat, that
the project was apparently
abandoned. Except for some
occasional reference to Prine-
ville's selfish desire to monopo
lize the benefits of taxation in
this county while other sections
bear the burden, the new court
house episode was to all .ap
pearances closed. Like a clap
of thunder out of a clear sky
comes the announcement that
the county court has already
approved the project, and that
bids for the contract for build
ing the now court house are be
ing advertised for.
A citizen and tax-payer of
Western Crook county tele-
)honed to Judge Bell on last
Monday, asking him to explain
the notice in the Portland Jour
nal, and ho was informed by
the county judge that the mat
ter had boon under discussion
a the county court for more
linn six months before definite
action had been taken, and he
pretended (surprise that the
matter was not of common
knowledge. The fact is quite
evident however, that there has
been a studied attempt to pre
vent the public from knowing
of the plan. On the first of the
year a contract was made with
the Crook County Journal, pub
lished at Prinevillo, whereby
the county pays to that paper
the sum of $300 per annum for
publishing the report of the
proceedings of the county court.
Then, either the Crook Coun
ty Journal has failed tc perform
that service, or the county court
has been suppressing all mat
ters relating to their purpose of
hnildinir the court house, in
order that the measure might be
railroaded through without giv
ing an opportunity to its op
ponents to enter a protest.
Siuco tho knowledge of their
purpose leaked out, investiga
tion is disclosing a well-laid
conspiracy to Btiealc the meas
ure through, irrespective of tho i
opposition of a large majority of
the tax-payers of the county.
Tho call for bids fixes June 2,
1000, as the day upon which the
bids will be opened evidently
an intention to bind the county
by a contract before the elec
tion, so that their plans may
not be upset by the result of the
election, in case a Western
Crook county man should be
elected.
Meetings are being held
throughout Western Crook, and
the' sentiment is unanimous
hat an o,u trage is being perpe
trated by the county court. Al
though the time is short, a vig
orous protest will be made
against the letting of the con
tract, and if it is possible, some
legal steps will be taken to
restrain the county court from
letting a contract, until the op
ponents of the plan have had
an opportunity to be heard.
THE ELK DRUG STORE
OPENING
ANNOUNCEMENT
Oppoalto The Green Hotel
Sth Street, Madras, Oregon
$4H&y UK elegant new line of goodt it now open and we will be glad to hava
4t S yuVu 0(111 tn and inspect the store. There is not an old nor second-hand
W I 1 nrlMi n nti. .In a. ...,!. n J T. , .. V
T. fof the highest purity, and we make a specialty of prompt and accu
fnSSnAraU compounding. In our store you will find a new and uo-to-date
stock of Toilet Articles, Perfumes, Sponges, Notions and Druggists Sundries equal
w any in vroon uouniy. wc wm give prompt and courteous treatment to all. and
if you want anything not In stock, will order it at once. Prices reasonable. lean
be found at any hour of the night at the Green Hotel.
WILL BE EXTENDED
Portage Railroad To Be Complotod
From Terminus to The Dalles.
In accordance with the plan of the
Business Men'u Association to nurvey
for the extension of tho portage road
to The Dulles, agreed upon several
weeks ngo, Surveyor F. 8. Gordon, one
of the most competent civil engineers
in the state, will start out tomorrow
morning with a crew of nine men, to
begin tho survey. They will com
mence at Big &ldy, where the portage
road ends, and locate down to the
Regulator dock, a distance of about
four miles,
Mr. Gordon is of the opinion that it
will require eight or ten days to com
plete the 8Ui vey.
In company with the executive
committee of the association, Messrs.
Peters, Pease, Maier, Lake and Kelly,
Mr. Gordon made the trip over the
road this morning, planning the line
of survey.
Tile report of the surveyors will be
nwulted with interest by people all
over the state of Oregon, as the exten
uluu of the portage to this city has
been greatly desired aud is tho key to
tho accomplishment of the purpose
for which tho portago road was con
structed. Chronicle
FRED J. DAMON, PROPRIETOR
ARTESIAN WELL WATER
WILL BORED WELLS 6IVE FLOW HERE
Geological Formation Said To Bq
Favorable For Existence of Subs
terranlan Water Pressure.
LIVINGSTON WINS CONTEST
Local Land Offico Renders Decision
Against J. O. Rose, Homesteader.
J. W. Livingston hus received notice
that, his contest against the home
stead entry of John O. Rose has been
decldod in his favor, uud that the de
fendant, Rose, would be allowed thirty
duys in which to uppeal from the decision.
Hie decision in this case was ren
dered very promptly, the testimony
having been takeir before Mux Lued-
domain), a notary public, on the tirst
day of the month. Tho homestead
involved lies about a mile and a half
southwest of this pluce, and it was
contested on the grounds that Rose
wus not making his residence there us
required by law. Only two witnesses
were examined for the contestant, uud
the defendant rested his case after giv
ing In his own testimony. Mr. Liv
ingston received a favorable decision
in the local laud olllee in less than
three weeks after tho testimony was
taken.
NEW JOB PRINTING PLANT
The Pioneer oillce has been supplied
with a brand new aud up-to-dute Job
printing plant, purohnsed last week
n Portland nnd now being shipped In,
Nothing but the best machinery aud
the newest type faces wore bought, and
there will not be a print shop in Cen.
trul Oregon better equipped for turning
out high-class Job wonc man tue
Pioneer Is. Tho new e-julpment In
cludes a 10x15 Chandler & Pilce now
stylo Gordon preys, one of the most
perfect, beuutiful ami servloublo ma
chines tho meohnnicul genius of tho
world has ever produced; u 23-inoh
Ohu mller k Price paper cutter, an
other perfeot machine; and many now
series of the very latest typo iuccb,
among them being the U'autlful, dig
nified and nduptifblo Cheltenham Old-
btyle, with harmonlouB selections or
oruuments, borders, etc. The Jjb
plant was purchased from tho l'ortluua
olllee of the American Typo Founders.
Company, and was shipped lust week.
Ills expected to huvo tho plant In
stalled by tho end of tho wooli,
Can water be obtained by
sinking deep wells in this sec
tion of Central Oregon, asks
the Bend Bulletin, in an article
in reference to the new drilling
outfit which Frank Loveland
has just purchased for use in
this section.
Many who have studied con
ditions through Central Oregon
believe that artesian wells can
be obtained in many places by
drilling far enough. In the
Gilchrist and Price valleys in
the southeastern part of Crook
county, flowing wells have al
ready been obtained, and many
ether localities in the county
give strong indications of arte
sian well possibilities. One of
these is the Haystack country.
In the summer of 1903, a crew
of United States geological
surveyors made a trip through
this part of the state and there-
suit of their work is given in
an interesting government bul
letin entitled, "Preliminary Re
port on the Geology ?nd Water
Resources of Central Oregon."
Speaking of the Haystack
country the report says:
"In tho case of about 300 homes, sit
uated to the west of diver and south
of Haystack, water for domestic use is
transported in vagon tanks ranging
from live to 10 miles. The one most
essential thing on which the prosper
ity of this otherwise favored region is
dependent Is the procuring of a water
supply adequate at least for household
uses and for the maintenance of stock
in sufficient numbers to carry on grain
and bay ranches.
"As to the question of obtaining
artesian water but littlo information
is available, but that little is sugges
tive and warrants further study. On
tho east tho Haystack country is
bounded by uplands having a mature
topography such as hills long exposed
to the denuding agencies of tho air aud
of rain aud streams commonly pres
ent. These uplauds were a part of the
eastern border of Deschutes valley be
fore It became deeply tilled with vol
canic dust, sand, gravel, etc., and
Hooded with lava. Its rocks are
composed, so far as known, uud judg
ing from topographic forms seen at a
distance, probably to u great extent of
compact tiill'i, In beds which dip west
ward and pass beneath the Deschutes
plalus. The hills wnon seou In profile
from tho south present long slopes on
tho western side aud steep, rooky es
carpments facing cast. In a geuerul
way this structure is favoruble to the
hope of obtaining urteslun water where
the rocks referred to underlie thepluiu
to the west. In tho open-textured
deposits beneath tho surface sheet of
basalt, there is a possibility that water
pressure may exist, hut uu nuswor to
this question can only be hud by
drilling test wells.
"Ouo conclusion reached during my
hasty visit which may be welcome to
the residents of the region is that tho
conditions favoring agriculture aro
thoro so greut that unusual efforts are
ustUied in attempting to supply tho
demaud for wuter."
The crew of government geo
logical surveyors referred, to
ubove camped at Culver in the
summer of 10Q3, and they did
not come into this immediate,
section, which explains their
reference to the "Haystack
country" without any mention,
of the Agency Plains lying imr
mediately north. To those,
who are familiar with the simi
larity in the formation of all
the high plateau lands in this
section, however, it is patent
that the report with reference,
to the Haystack country is:
equally applicable to this sec
tion, and all attempts to get
deep- water in either section will
be watched with much interest,
GOOD WORDS FOR BAYLEY
Forrner Acquaintance Says He Will
Make a No, 1 Commissioner.
The Laidlaw Chronicle is in receipt
of a letter from one who has for years
known It. H. Bayley. the republican,
candidate for county commissioner.
The writer speaks very highly of Mr.
Bayley and recommends him to the.
voters of Crook county. The commu
nication reads:
Kelso, Wash. Dear Sir: I have,
known Mr. Bayley for the past sixteen
years aud I also know his brothers,,
one of whom resides here at present.
"The Bayley boya", as they are famil
iarly known here, always stood well
in this community, and comofromthe
right kind of stock. If the people of
Crook county want au upright, honest
man in the office of county commis
sioner and one who possesses the
ability to know what the cost of a.
piece of road or the building of a.
bridge would be; and a man who wilt
look well to the interests of the tax
payers' money, then the people of
Crook county will make no mistake in
voting for R. H. Bayley.
Yours respectfully,
S. B. Strain.
P. 8. Mr. Editor: I heartily wish
Mr. Bayley success, aud only wish I
could favor h!m with my vote. Boost
him all you can. S. S. Stkain.
PUTER CAPTURED
6. A. D. Puter, convicted of com
plicity in the Oregon land frauds, aud
who made a sensational escape from
Secret Service Agent Burns in Boston
a few weeks ago, was captured in Ala
meda, California, on last Monday as
he was returning from a visit to his
wife at Berkeley. After his escape in
Boston, Puter coupletely disappeared
and it was thought lie had made good
his escape. Nothing more was heard
of him uutil he was appreheuded on
Monday. His family resides at Berke
ley, aud it is thought that anxiety for
them on account of the recent earth
quake was responsible for his presence
iu that neighborhood.
Puter made his escape from Bums
in Boston, by drawiug a pistol aud
covering the secret service agent
while he backed off, and when he was
arrested in Alameda, he attempted
again to draw a weapon, but he was
covered by the seoret service men who
captured him. Puter says that ho was
getting ready to leave for Chiua when
arrested.
NEW BUILDING
A. C. Banford has begun tho con
struction of his now store building, to
be occupied by the Arm of Sauford,
8111 & Company, on the corner of Fifth
aud O streets. The building will bo
80 feot long and 25 feet wide, and will
be built so that the (HAr space can be
doubled when it is required. Excava
tion Is being made now for a large cel
lar under tho building, and as soon as
lumber nnd material can be put on tho
ground, the buildiug will he hurried
to completion.
The old Qrm of Sauford & Sill has
been reorganized, and incorporated
wtth a capital of $25,000. ,hey will
conduct their lmrdwuro audUmple
ment business at this place.
Excellent Chicken dinner at the Greert
Hotel, Sunday, only 25 cents,