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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JU;NE; Z, t9Qft
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Highlit market pries
rtock, butter, eggs
vm produca
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l000 yards of waistings at 5 cents per yard
m vatds of calico at 7 cents per yard
yards of mens shirting to go at lUc and 1 2c
i .v. n fmo lino of collars and ribbons nt 25r.
jiesnawinB r. f v . . r
of groceries is complete
r is still 14 lbs for $1.00
ai Cash Store
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Wa Can SupdIv You
Give Us A Call
PROPRIETOR
MEAT MARKET
gladly on Hand tie Best Fresh and Cured Meats
Madras, Oregon
STRAW HATS
AND Looe.COOL
CLOTHED Not ONLY
LooK. BUT FEEL So
(jOOD THIS WEATHER,
BUSTER
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-0PY":'J' "o bv Tr putc Bftoww Co cm i
JHE SUMMER DAY ,5 ARE HERE IN ALL THEIR
HEAT AND GLoRY. PEEP AT OUR LARGE DS
M or .STRAW HATS FOR LADIES, MEN AND
JPYJ. THEY. Look JO COOL AND MAKE YOU
EEL ,So COMFORTABLE bELoW THE RooT OF
??J& HAIR- SUMMER DRE-5S GOODS, LAWN S
rlJTE's -AND SWISSES ARE MST THE
i i IKnr- WE HAVE rHEM FROM 7C TO 22 J-2C.
,a$3' riNE LACE GLoVES AND HOSIERY,
amF.MMER UNDERWEAR, UNDERSKIRTS
haK,'?,H,R'T WAISTS. WE CAN KEEP YOU FROM
SAVING BRAIN FEVER. YOUR HEAD WILL BE
rA?irn WoN'T HAVE TO WORRY BE-
SOMEBODY'S ELSE HAT OR CLOTHES
n;SBFrER THAN YOURS. WE CAN ALSO
Yr.;HH Yol WITH SHOES THAT WILL KEEP
Y0UR FEET DRY AND CodL
RESPECTFULLY,
W. AND M. A. ROBINSON AND CO.
CONTRACTS AR LET
0RE69N TflUNK WILL BE BUILT NOW
Wor.kWll Be0ln On Line Up Dot.
chuto n a Fow Days May Be
Feeder for North Bank Road.
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In a letter regarding right of way
contracts, 8. Gordon, chief engineer
of the Oregon Trunk Lino says: "Con
tracts are lot and work has com
monocil. There Is no longer any
quostlon ns to tbe Intention or flnan
clnl ability of the Oregon Trunk Line
company. The road is to bp built
Mow.".
Till? statement coming, from, tlio
chief engineer of tho Oregon Trunk
Line, is authentic, and there Is n
longer reason to doubt that tbe road
will be built nt onco. Tn splto of the
numerous disappointment that Cen
tral Oregon has experienced in the
past, there has been a tendency to put
faith In the promises of the Oregon
Trunk Lino since that line was first
surveyed up. tbe Deschutes during the
past winter. At that time, both Mr.
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Nelson and Mr. Gordon gave out the
statement that tho line would ho
built 08 far as Madras at once, and Urn
Information contained lu Mr. Gor
don's recent letter Indicates that they
are going to make good their prom
ises. Right of way baa been secured
for the entire distance, excepting
through a few forties near Bherar's
bridge, and condemnation proceedings
have been begun against these. Cer
tain restrictions contained In the
right of way contracts, limiting the
tlmo in which work must begin, gave
an air of substantiality to tho repre
rentatlonsof the Oregon Trunk Linn
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people that work would be started at
onco.
The Oregon Trunk line was promo
ted by "V. P. Nelson, one of tbe best
known railroad contractors on the
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const. Mr. Nelson built the fel(l
portage road aud also tho Dufur roa I,
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and he has been connected with the
construction of some important work
on this coast. It Is believed that the
Deschutes river project Is an Inde
pendent line, although it has been
lutimHted that thote backing It are
ullillated with tho JIII1 interests. In
substantiation of (lit Hill theory, it,
whs reported here hist week on good
authority that tho contractors on tbe
North Bank road ure now figuring on
contracts for a bridge across the Col
umbia at Celilo Fallr, and that they
were also figuring on the work In the
Deschutes gorge. If this statement
should be true, it could indicate noth
ing else except that tho Deschutes
road was to be a feeder for the Hill
road ou the north bank. And, this
invasion of a territory long held
exclusively by Hurrlman might mean
the beginning of a long struggle be
I wren these rival Interests, for su
premacy in the rich nod growing
Central Oregon country.
MILLION DOLLAR CANAL
GREAT QAM IN DESCWJTES CANYON
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tool TreMlo Will Carry Water 888
Foot Above Bed of Crooked
River at Crossing.
Portland Dally Journal.
Charts and specifications for con
struction of the irrigation canal of tbe
Msdrua, Irrigation & Power company,
a new Crook county project to cost
$I,OOQ,000, were riled today in the
Mtate house at Salem. The canal will
irrigate more than 100,000 acres lu tbe
Willow creek basin, and It is expected
to increase immensely the prosperity
of northern Crook coutlty.
, The company will take water from
the Deschutes river. At the point of
diversion will bo built a dam 70 feet
high between tbe perpendicular walls
of the canyon through which, the
river Hows The dam will be of con
crete, GO feet thick ut the base, 30 feet
thick at the ton and 170 feet lone It
will oo one of tbe greatest dams on the
Coast. Power plants will be con
structed ut this dam and also at i
point ou the Crooked river, where tb
cuiul 'Will be carried across tb
Crooked river canyon on afteel trestle
2800 feet long aud 888 feet above the
A'Hters of the stream. The project has
been surveyed aud planned by Donald
Fitzgerald, a noted New York eui
ueer, and is financed in tbe east. It Is
proposed to place water on tbe.dis
trlcta known as Bis: Agency Plains,
Little Agency, Haystack and La-
mouta. The soil Is a volcanic ash
that already raises wheat and other
grains with practically no water in
the summer season, and which wnb
irrigation will become one of tbe most
fertile sections of Oregon.
Willi the completion of the Madras
nystem there will be four large (irrin"
tiou plants In Ciook county, equipped
to reclaim more than 500,000 acres of
laud now practically Arid but susoepli
ble of belnK brought wltn water to a
state of productivity equal to any land
lu tho world. Cri.ok county will in
the next few years, it is said, become
ono of tho rluhest aud most populous
couutiea in Oregon a startling change
from its present physical makedp.
Two railroad companies, said to
represent tho Harriman and Hill sys
tems respectively, are hurrying work
preliminary tn construction of lines
that will penetrate the heart of tho
irrigated regions, and give rail trans
portatlon to Bend and Madras. The
Oregon Trunk Line, promoted by W,
F. Nelsou. and supposed to be a INU
road, has surveyed and obtained rights
of way from the mouth of the Des
chutes river to Madras, about 80 miles,
and It Is announced (hat construction
work will be commenced within the
next two weeks. ,
From tbe opposite direction, nt a
connection with Harrimau'a proposed
Hue through central Oregon, a route
has ben survoyed and a road will be
built through Madras and across the
Crooked river to a point ou the Des
chutes about the center of tbe segre
gated lauds of the Deschutes Irrigation
& Power company. Thee roads will
glvo the country rail competition,
Tho Deschutes river road will pub
freight down the Deschutes to the
Columbia river uud thence to Port
land. The Harriman line will tako
the trafilo via central Oregou over tho
CuHC.adea at Crescent lake uml down
the 'Wllluuiotta river to Portland.
For Sato.
Two geldings and four marcs; will
weigh over 1300 pounds each. Ages from
three Id hine years. For prices, write to
Or call .oh A. N. Warren, Haycreek,
Qregon,
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IT LOOKS LIKE A JOB
COURT HOUSE CONTRACT LET 18 MONTHS AGO
R$pac$ed fhgt pounty Jucjgts Bell Made Deal With
Salem QoqtFacjtor Qopnection With County
Qiyisiqn Fight in 905 Legislature.
tfh latest and moat startling
development in the new court
liouqe matter is a report now
going the roqnds to the effect
that a oontrapt for a new court
hop,80 building was agreed
upon by Judge Bell with a
Salem builder in January, 1900,
and th,at the recent call for bids
was merely a blind for the pur
pose of awarding the contract
according to the agreement
made by County Judge Bell at
that time.
The story runs as follows:
It will be remembered that
SherilT C. Sam Smith and
County Judge W. A. Bell made
a lobbying trip to Salem during
the county division fight in
January, 19.05, and for Which
(hey each pulled down $1Q0
out of the county treasury. Qn
their arrival at Salem, Judge
Bell found that his influence
did not carry any weight with,
it', and so he enlisted the ser
vices of Mr. C. A. Grav in his
cause. In exchange for certain
influences which Mr. Cray was
to bring to bear upon the ooun
ty division question, an agree
ment was made by Which the
county court was to let con
tracts for a new court house
building, within IS months
from that time, and these con
tracts were to be made in such
a way that C. A. Gray was to
carry off the plum, That is,
under the agreement made by
Judge Bell, the contract was to
be awarded to C, A. Gray or
those acting for him. This
deal, in effect, would deprive
the counly of the benefits to be
derived from competitive bid
ding. The C. A. Gray referred
to is the contractor who built
the County High School build
ing at Priueville, at a cost of
nearly 25,000, and he resides
GOVERNOR AT BEND
BI6 CELEBRATION HELD IN HIS HONOR
Irrigation Town Makes A Gala Day
To Entertain Chief Executive
2000 Trout Barbecuod.
Governor Chamberlain aud other!
members of tbe state land board were
tho guests of honor at a big celebra
Hon at Bend, last Tuesday, on their
visit to tho irrigation dlstrlot of Crook
county. By pre urrangement th far- i
mer'a instltuto which was to have been
held at Bend over a mouth ago bad
beeu postponed uutil the date of the
visit of the Governor aud tho laud
board, in order that the oelebration
planned by the Deschutes Settler's
Association might bo a memorable
oue.
Tho Governor and his party, accom
panied by correspondents of the Port
and dallies, reaction uenu on Tuesday
forenoon, nud found tbe beautiful lit
tie city on tbe Desshutes lu gala
attire in honor of the occasion, and lu
preparation for the big celebration.
After the arrival of the Governor and
his party, a big olotilo luuoh was
served under the pines on tbe banks
of tbe river, a feature of tho lunch be.
ne a trout barbecue, more than 2000
brook trout buying beeu provided for
the occaulou. These trout were taken
from tho Deschutes river at Beuu, the
Desohutes being perhaps the moat
fumous trout btroatu lu the United
Statos.
In tho afternoon from 2 to 5 the
farmers' lustttuu was held, address
at Salem, Qregop. In the call
for bids whiph was published
for two weeks in a Portland
paper, reference is made to au
architect, Vf. D. Pugh residing
at Salem, who prepared the
plans and specifications. This
call for bids is said to have been
merely a blind, to give the deal
with Gray the seniblance of
regularity when. fye bds were,
awarded.
If the above story be trqe, it
explains the seprecy employed,
by the county court in its at
tempt to award the contracts,
for the new building. Jt would
explain, too, why the county,
court's intention to let a pom
tract for a new court house was.
not known even to some of the
most prominent business men
of Prineville, lfist too much pub-,
licity might invite competition
and thus embarrass the Judge,
in delivering his part of the
bargain with Mr. Gray.
These charges are serious, and
if investigation should prove
them to be true, they may pre
sent an entirely new phase to
the court house questiou.
Throughout the county there ia
a strong sentiment against the
Star Chamber methods eim
ployed by the county court in
the new court house matter, and
rven the conservative businesa
men of Prineville, who might
naturally wish for new county
buildings in their home towu
are free and open in their de
nunciation of those niethods.
The reports of the Salem deal
come from the most reliable
sources, and they have been
corroborated. If investigation
should show them to be true,
proceedings for the removal of
the county judge are among the
possibilities, under the present
temper of the taxpayers of the
county.
being delivered by tbe Governor and
other visitors, uud an entertaining and
instructivo program being curried out.
lu the evening from 7 to 0. a publiu
reception was tendered the Governor
aud bis party ou the lawn at tbb beau
tiful homo of Mr. A. M. Drake on the
banks of the rivor, the velvety lawn,
tbe stately pines overhead,' tbe myr
iads of decorated Japanese Uuterua
aud the awift moving river In front of
tue ,RWU P8"tti'Ba scene of wonder.
,UI lov,uf8S- ollowiug tbe recept-
1'"' Ul Pu"o ouuee was given.
The celebration ut Bend was one of
lu ,U081 oltDoe and successful ever
,u ou"" uregon. xne uoveru-
or uu ma I'" are Ba,d to have been
UB,,K'e witu their trip, both with
the cordiality of the reception k'lven
them aud with the muny evidences of
materiul growth which they saw.
BASKET SOCIAL
A Basket Social will be held lit the
school house in district No. 52, near the
German Methodist Church, on tue?day
evening, June 26, Program will begin at
8 o'clock, proceeds to be used to help
pay indebtedntis oh schooihouse. Ev'tJy
one cordially invited.
J. F. Blanchard, Teacfier.
Rev. VValtdn Skipworth, presiding el.
der of the Columbia River conference of .
the M. E. Cluirch, will preach on Agency .
Plains on Ihe evening bf June 30th, a'ni
next day VSHrtday) he will conduct fccrvi
ces at Madras. Sveryoae is iHvkel lo t
tend then w-iVic
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