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ISntorert ns second clnss tnftWr Auorust
29, lPOt.nttho Postollict" nt Mqilrns, Ore.,
imdor tho Actof Coijkicss of .Mnirli B,187.
THURSDAY
1
June i., ico6
.
CLEAhi up.
Too much cni'H cannot be
taken to prevent the introduc
tion of any contagious disease
into our little community, and
with smallpox reported on both
sides of us, especial vigilance is
required. Ono of the most im
portant safeguards . against the
occurrence or spread of in fee
tious or contagious diseases in
any community is the adoption
oi strict sanitary measures.
'Madras was denied incorpora
tion by the county court and
for this reason has no
local
pre
government which could
scribe or enforce the
neceasarj
sanitary measures, and it is
therefore all the more incmn
bent upon ever' citizen of the
community to do his or her
duty in that direction.
A thorough cleaning up of
the town and the free use of a
liberal fjuantiiy of chloride of
lime, which can be had at any
drugstore, may save us from
the visitation of some dreadful
epidemic of disease. Old clos-
els, places where drains empty,
and all garbage heaps of every
kind, should be looked after at
,iti
once and treated to a liberal
sprinkling with the chloride of
lime, as these talaces are a con
stant menace to the health of
the community. (
This matter of the adoption
of these sanitaryj precaution's is
important, and. should not
longer be delayed. t Death lurks
in those places , where disease
germs breed, and these unsani
tary places are a menace to the
life and health of everjT resi
dent of the community Aside
from that, a purely selfish busi
ness view should prompt the
adoption of these simple sani
tary measures, which may
prevent an epidemic of some
contagious disease that would
paralyze business in the town
and retard its growth for years. I
The old saying that "An ounce
of preventive is worth a pound
of cure" was never better ex
emplified than in dealing with
epidemics of contagious dis
eaes. v. -
RETIRES GRACEFULLY.
f n i i i . i
,t mac was a. weait nine piece
)f by-play, between -the county
court and the sheriff, last week.
when the oidr of Judge Brad-
.shaw enjoining the county ofli-
piala from letting a contract foi
a new court House was not
served by the sheriff until after
the court had rejected the soli
tary bid which was presented.
The injunction of the court was
in the hands -of tlje, sheriff be
fore noon on Friday, and the
immediate purpose of the order
of the court was to prevent the
Jetting of a contract on Satur
day morning, whim the "bids"
,were to be opened. On Satur
day morning tho court met and
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
solitary bid, for tho contract
.was rejected,, after which the
flherjfgp Iju.By and served the
injunction on the members of
tho county court, enjoining
them from letting tho contract
These are tho facts hunt Idee'
over the county by tho Prihe
ville papers, to show how care
fnl of the county's interests the
county court, is, and how un
necessary the injunction sui
was. These old tricks of theirs
have fooled people so long tha
it doesn't appear to have becur
red to them that anybody conk
see thr.ough their Uimsy pre
text. Nobody doubts that tin
contract would have bken le
but for the proilpt action of the
eniolnins taxpayers-, .lust as
everybody knows that the de
lay in the service bf the injunc
tiori was merely for the purpose
of letting the county court re
tire as gracefully as possible
from a very discreditable per
formance. The injunction an
swered its purpose, and the
horse-play between the sheril
and the county board didn'
fool anybody.
BuIlDINGATA PREMIUM;
, If tho county court had
sought out tho most inoppor
tune time to build a new court
house,-it could not have used
more unerring judgement in th
selection than to have chosen
fhe present time for the pur
pose. Builders all over the
Pacific Coast are meeting with
difficulties, in securing labor
ana materials, owintr to un
tremendous demand resulting
irom tne destruction ana re
building of San Francisco.
Structural iro,n, building hard-
i a -. l 1 I2
ware ana m iaci ouiiunig
materials of all kinds have
greatly advanced in price un
der the stimulus of this
unusual dema;id, and it if
even predicted tnac tne re
building of San Francisco will
be retarded by the failure of the
supply to equal the irameciare
demand for these materia's.
f M I . . i . v linn mmn lloan W - n C"
sion by the government of the
plan of admitting all building
materials duty free, in older to
relieve the situation.
The same condition
exists
with regard to stone masons,
brick masons and carpenters.
Labor of this class is all
flocking to San Francisco,
where it has the promise of
years of steady work at good
prices. It is reported to be
almost impossible to get stone
masons in this state at all,
and at Prineville now it is
renorted that three stone ma
sons of ordinary ability u who
are working on the new Prine-
vill Hotel building, are de
manding and receiving $C per
day for eight hours labor.
These are not theories but
actual conditions which any
person bidding on the con
struction of the new court
house would have to take
into consideration. It means
that the b,id would have to be
a good many thousand dollars
higher for the construction at
this tinje cf such a court house
as is planned, than would be
required under normal con
ditions. These altered conditions put a
new phase upon the court house
oueslion, irom tnat wuicli was
preseuted a year ago, and
many of those who at that time
were willing- that Pmeville
should have her new . court
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house, now say ,thatj they dp
not think the necessity for a
new court hoiiso is so pressing
that the taxpayers of the
county should be required to
pay a premium over and abovfc
its natural cost, in order to
have the now structure at this
time. And they say that to
build now would be in utter
disregaid of economy Or good
business judgment.
AN EFFECTIVE MEASURE.
We -learn from the Orook
County Journal that the plans It
lor tiie new court uouso are to
bo returned to the Salem ar
chitect, to lie altered so Unit the
pvice will not exceed $2,0tk),
"without changing the general
scheme of the building". The
bid presorted by the Portland
firm of contractors on Juno 2
was fqr $05,000, and if we can
have just as good U new court
house for $42,000, the injunc
tion suit was not unavailing,
even if the county court should
over-ride the protest from tax
payers from all over the county.
It is not every any that tho
taxpayers of the county can
save even $2tf,000, which is the
difference between tho original
plan and the substitute which
is now proposed.
Those o'f the farmers of this
locality who can attend tho
Farmers' Institute at Bend on
ho 10th of this month, should
do sb. A oordial invitation has
been extended to them to par
ticipate in these meetings, one
nf which is held evorv month
or so, and the benelit to be de
rived from this interchange of
ideas on subjects o'f common
interest to all who are engaged
Grand
Geleb
July 45 1906
MADRAS, OREGON
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OUTLINE OF DAY'S
Procession in the morning.
On. arrival at grounds mtlsicai and literary program and oration.
Basket dinner at noon.
Sports, games, races, and baseball game in afternoon.
Dance and fireworks display at night. ' .
Ample provision for caring for a
or those who bring basket dinners.
enjby a good time.
Watch this space next week for a
I The Bend Livery
Livery, feed and
ThlB-cnmpiuijVhaH'largo ntublt; at both Bund mid I'rlnevillo, tlio luttur
known us the ilurhllloii Htublw). Pilcoa reaBonublo and tho llnuHt ser
view In Crook county.
, , J. Frank Stroud, Manager, bend, Oregon;
at twf: ni
Horseshoeing-, Blacksmithing, Wagonmaking
F. J. BROOKS, Madras, Ore.
WE SELL .Agricultural Ispjinwls, Machinery and Barbed Win
Sn irrvienltural pursuits would
certainly not bo inconsiderable.
Mr. A. M. Drako, of Bond, who
Is' one of the pilomotors of. those
farmers' meotings in tho irriga
ted district of tho county, bus
requested us to extend an invi
tation to all of tho inruiore ui
this vicinity, to come to Bond
and participate with thorn. A
most pleasant and profitable
day is in store for ill who can
avail. thomselven of tho invita
tion. Tho Crook County Journal
refers lo tho bids "offered the
court last Saturday by different
contractors in Portland and
Salem." The tteviow says
there was but ono bid, which
everybody else in tho county
knowa to bo tho truth of the
matter. The Journal evidently
intends to earn that $300 paid
it by tho county court.
For Sale.
Two KddmRS and four mares will
weigh over 1300 pounds each. Arcs from
Ihree to nine years. For prices, wnto to
or call on A. N. Warren, HnycrceK
Oregon. J2t
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ration
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PROGRAMM
large crowd. Tables provided
Everybody invited to come and
detailed announcement;
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& Transfer Co.
sale stables
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HOTEL
H K. RODMAN, Probdel
The most poptllar llomb in the town. TliU it, 1
If volt want the best himils. the i..i:.p,?C( to
' courteous attention. T r Vr 1 e r ' j 1 r a t q, j a J 1 crs"101 I
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JUIVJiJhLY & FEED
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j. w. 11 v iinvj ton. Manager
in connection witn noici, nrt tia t,m r,, i
notice. Trnnsient slock well fed nnd earrd for n,,. n !
vcrv reasonable. Uuf!MJ(i
MADRAS, OREGOfr
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C. E. ROUSH
PROPRIETOR
MADRAS MEAT MARKET
Keeps Constantly on Hand the Best Fresh and Csr'rt U
Artfl niui hlnhnnt mnrM nrlnA
for fat stock, buttor, 'OQgt
and farm produce
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WHITE ELEPHANT
CRArviEH & STEVENS, PROPS
kirs.t-dlajfa Wines, Liquors and
Cigars. High grade case goods
Corner Firrrt and E Street.
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Jt W, French, Pras. H.A. Moora, Vlca-Pros. F.T. Hurlbort,CMW
EASTERN OREGON BANKING GOil
FOREIGN EXGHANpE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DHAFT8 ON kil PARTfe OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, $23,000
DcpoaltB, $230,000
The Coach Stallion "COACH
AND
"PRINCEi" Roan Perclieron
VIII mnko tho .oii frort) April 1 to July I, Mm U
( illv..r fvml II ivhiuiilt vlolnltl'H. WHI ' hi lrtm
Minima, Krl.lay Mini HntunLiy) Ht Mi'l r' 7',' pfir
Hullo, Mon.lny anil Tiit'H.liiypit O, f ""fe a ifoby
OulvKr, 'WoilnomJrty ami TliurHiluy, 'IKUMS, ?" '
flcnsoU; $5 cIiikIo service.
J. S. McCOIN, Owner.
MADRAS TPSHANIK!
ualiy UAUC(JI v
tention given to ,,v:,iPD
mttr.J;re, $4.50; round trip,
Agent t Madras Hotei
QdmetiStage Stable
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Madras, Oregc
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