The Madras Pioneer
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THURSDAY
July 19, 1906
John Locknrtl requests us to
tfive notice of tho fact that,
through an arrangement with
tho Cornelt stage lino, freight by
stage from Shaniko to Madras
will be carried through for tho
one charge, the stage companies
having made a satisfactory
agreement on that point. This
vill avoid the heavy charge
which would have resulted had
both companies demanded pay
ment over their lines, as is usual
where freight is carried over
two lines.
OREGON TRUNK SURE GO
FROM MOUTH OF DESCHUTES TO MADRAS
Difficulty In Socurlnrj. Laborers
tarda Work WKIoh. Will Bo
Pushed Laer,..
Re-
The price of grain bags is
still soaring, having increased
more than' f0 per cent. More
than six million grain bags
were destroyed by the San
Francisoo fire, and if is now
estimated that there will be a
great shortage on this coast,
with no possible output to cov
er the shortage. In the neigh
borhood of 40,000,000 bags are
used on this coast. The short
age in the iirst place has been
caused by the failure of the jute
crop, and the loss in the San
Francisco fire but made the sit
uation more serious.
A splendid rain fell on last
Sunday afternoon, putting an
an end to the intense heat
which had prevailed for the two
weaks past, and bringing re
iief to the burning crops o
tins locality. The rain becan
falling just before sundown
jind for more than an hour
there was a steady downpour.
which cooled off the parched
-earth and freshened up the
.atmosphere in a most accepta
ble manner. Considerable rain
;ilso fell south of here, bnt it
-did not extend more than four
miles north on Agency Plains,
the raii'fall being light, bej'ond
the Binder place. IJast of the
plains and north of Madra
there was a very heavy fall of
lain, and over on the Lyle &
T 1 . r-t i
iii'own raucn near ueisier it is
reported that the rain almost
assumed the proportions of a
water-spout.' Although crops
.are already prejity budly dam
aged in this localitj', last Sun
day's lain did a great deal of
good to many crops, and was
worth thotiaands of dollars t.o
the farmers of this section.
Late-sown wheat on the light
lands of Oregon and Washing
ion has apparently suffered
considerably by reason of the
excessive heat, accompanied in
some sections by the fatal hot
wind which withers and shriv
els the berry while it is in
"milk," or "dough," stage.
TJie pre-eminent advantages ol
the Fall wheat are again detn-
uiiHiraieu,as practically every
thing except the late-sown
Spring grain was so far along
that it was not affected by the
excessively hot weather. The
acreage of Spring wheat was
somewhat larger than usual this
year, on account of consider
able reseeding being done
where Winter wheat had been
killed by the cold weather. The
conditions are not always fav
orable for wheatgrowcis to get
a lull acreage of Fall grain
DUt tlie experience ol the past
lew duyB, as well as that of
former seasons, has demon
strated beyond all question
that the Winter wheat crop is
the only ono that can be relied
on one yenr with another with
positive assurance of success.
' Tho Dalles Chronicle.
"It is easy to build newspa
per railroads," said W; F. jel
son, president of tho new Ore
gon Trunk road, now in course
of const ruction up, t,ho D.os
chutes, "but wo prefer to say
little for publication and let the
work we accomplish speak
louder than words."
"We are, however," ho con
tinued, going t b,uild a railroad
from the mouh of tho Deschutes
10 Madras, in Crook county,
following the river for a dis
tance of 110. miles, and have
just fiinished tho survey. Later
we exoect to no on through
Central Oregon drawing on one
of the most productive sections
of the state. The only diflcul
ty now is in securing laborers
during the hut weather, but we
have but a small force now on
the scrapers. Later, or as soon
as men can bo secured, we will
go to work in earnest."
When asked if they had lim
ited themselves as to time, Mr.
Nelson said the' had set a
date for completing the road
but would not make it public
until the work is further ad
vanced. "Yes, they live connected us
with every system on the known
globe," said Mr, Nelson, "until
we have difficulty in systema
tizing ourselves. In due course
of time the much . mooted ques
tion will be revealed to the com
plete satisfaction of all."
In company with two mem
bers of the board of directors,
Robert R. Fox and L. I. Greg
ory, the latter being secretary of
the board, together with Henry
Ewing, another Seattle capital
ist, the president made tho trip
over a portion of the surveyed
line, and on a second trip later
in the season, Crook county
will be visited.
eating tllp rendezvous of the
thieves, and lironkingup ono of
tho worst gangs in Eastern Ore
gon, has been a matter of much
newsnapor qonnnent.
IjJIkins is; a big, broad shoul
dered man, standing 0 foot 3
inches in his stockings, and is
of tho! physical typo of the
ideal s.h.eriir. His election emtio
after, a warm campaign, both in
the primaries and in the elee-
i h m w k
ition. Two years ago Mr.
kins was a candidate for the
Shrievalty, and was defeated by
C. Sam Smith by tho narrow
of throe votes.
E. 0. BOLTER DEAD
margin
11
year tlio in ok was turned ny j
Elkins' friends and he wast
placed i the oilico. Sheriff
Plonoor Cltlzon of Crook County
I DIod Aftor Short Illness.
Kdwurd O. Iloltrr, nun oflhe plmiorr
mitthira In tho Oohh Xovh tiHnlilor
hood, und for many ynr proinluont
O'tltlimmn of UiIn county, died t
hnnit nt (JrnsH Koya on 'Ij'rout Crook,
Tlnirsdiiy, tifioriui llliieijs of only
n fiw tlnyH. Tho rt'inuiiiH wero In
toned In tho Ihyorotik coiuutory on
liiMt Friday nftcrnooii.
Mr. Holler wmh itn KiiKllshinun by
hliih, hut hud hot'ii 11 rculduti.t of tlili)
county foi ni'itrly thirty yentn. HIh
runoli on Trout or'k Ih ono of I ho
lniid miirkH of the county, helm;
known to evorv tricolor who litis ovor
This poii ovur tho old Tho Uiilh'H-Prln
Elkins is the son of County
Treasurer James Elkins, of Linn
county, and is well known in
ilbany.
CULVER AND MADRAS PLAY BALL-
Rain very probably saved the Madras
b.ill team from a defeat at the hands of
the Culver boys, last Sunday, as the
score stood 8 to 4' in Culver's favor when
the game was called in the third inning
on account of the rain. The rain contin
ued, and it was impossible to resume the
game. Another game betwean these
two teams is scheduled to occur within
the riext two weeks.
Town Lots for Snlo.
Lots 7 anil 8 in Blk. 21, Melius
Towtisite. Inquire JS'elsou (Jrewoll.
Yoiuik'h post oflluo.
11 1 ..... .. r...i..i.i..
vino iiiui 1 room, mm um i imukimiw
over (hut ro'td during tho limt (linutoi'
of 11 century but linn tttoppod ovor
nlirht at tin- IJnllor plnuo. Tho Holter
I
ranch N ono of tlio lino nlfulf ritnohoH
on Trout crock, and tliero fIr. liollur
niitdu hln liomt' ilurlng tlio ninny
years of hirt nsldcnuo 111 this cnniHy,
IiIh children having grown to mini
hood and womanhood In that home.
HhhIiIci his widow ho leaven a huh,
.1 11)1 it O., and throe daughtor.H, Mim
Hanfoid Bliuliz. Mrs, Hid well .Cram
and Mre. M. it KUiott, all of wliout
rcuiilu in tliU county.
NuiueroiiH frk'Hili) of (lecoiiiu'd
throughout tho onUuly will learu ol
his dontli with niororo regret, and
eHpeelally li thin t rile of (ho older pop
11 hi 1 1 oi) of the county, to whom ho Iihn
been a friend aiu familiar tlguro in
the county lor ho many year. Of an
.upright characiur, lionent iu all IiIk
ihjallugf, Ills death Is n Ions to the
yturllng citizenship of tho ouuuty.
iluy (tie old reliable Studehakcr wn-on
ol J. W. & M. A. Kobinson'S: Co.
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The most popular home in (lie town.
If you want the hrt
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you want the hrt meals. ilc ,,M to
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J, W. LIYINQSTON, MDn
in connection with hotel First-chus ,verv riot '
notice. . Transient stock well fed and cared for V "n ,ho,t
very reasonable r' Uur tti n
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rncs a nice, clean, iresh line ol druo mj.'
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. Aim pawm incuicmcs. rrcscnption work a $.
cialty. Mail orders given prompt attention. You
can get your medicines at any hour of the rjay
or night. '
PDPH I HA M AIM M
GOOD WORDS FOR ELKINS
New Crook County Sheriff Gets Buoy
Among Gang of Stock Rustlers.
Antelope Herald; Frank El
kins, the new sheiifF of Crook
county is .proving himself a
very efficient officer. He has
recently broken up a nest o
tiortse and cattle rustlers, cap
V ! . 1. ri 1
luiin luur 01 ineui. rner are
now awaiting trial. In a mini
ner of instances where horses
lad been stolen the entin
rand had been cut out, and the
iniinal mined loose or kept up
n a corral, leaving a bad sore
which the hot sun and flies
made worse. One horse was in
sucn a bad condition thsit n
vas taken to Prineville to hi
used as evidence against the
brutes who mangled it. There
are other men in this Eastern
Oregon country who have long
oeen known to be implicated in
horse stealing, but who have so
far escaped the Jaw. 13tU the
chances of being uaught weif
too many and some of them are
making a pretense of leading
lionet Jives. Tho thieving pro
pensity remains however,
awaiting a favorable opportu
nity to assert itself.
Captures Cattle Rustlers.
An Albany dispatch to the
Oregonian says: . Frank Elkins,
newly elected Sheriff of Crook
county, whose first official act
gained him considerable' local
fame because it resulted in the
capture of a band of trouble
some cattle "rustleis" and horse
thieves, wholiad been leading a
predatory existence in Crook
county for year, is a Linn
county man, and spent his boy
hood days in Albany,
Mr. Elkins' all-nicrht ride.
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Don't forget that we carry
a Complete line of clean
FRESH GROCERIES
. Also have the celebrated
UNIVERSAL COOKING
AND HEATING STOVES
Agents for Van Brunt Seed Drill
Racine & Sattley Plows, Wagons
and Vehicles
THE
WHITE ELEPHANT
CRAMER &. STEVENS, PROPS
First-Class Wines, Liquors and
Cigars. High grade case goods
TAGGART & BYE
WM Madras, Oregon
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MADRAS,
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OREGON
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I To the People of Madras t
J. W. French, Preo. H. A. Moora, VlcorProa. F.T. Hurlbrt,Cnii!tf
! EASTERN O'REGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHAHCE BOUGHT ADD SOLD
t DRAFf8 OK ALL PARTS OF THE VOfitD
Cnpltal Stock, S23.000
Doposslts, 52550,000
SHANIKO, OREGON
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- and Vicinity
Being in charge for ihe receiver of ihc
large stock of goods of the OREGON
TRADING CO., at WASCO, I i.
vite correspondence from prospective
purchasers of any kind of agricultural
implements and machinery, gasoline en
gines, wagons, hacks, buggies, harness, '
stoves, ranges, furniture, hog-wire fenc
ing, etc., dry goods, groccrjes, etc; In
fact anything lo be had in a large
stocked gnneral store. A large assort
ment is here and I can positively save
you money.
J. M. Foster, Agent
FOR THE RECEIVER'
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The Coach Stallion "COACH"
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"PRINCE," Roan Percheron.
Will tm(o tho ncmMoii from April 1 to July I, l?06','"""' u
i Culv..riwi.l lltybiMuk vloliltl-H. Will i' t 'IVrril's " '
1 Multe, Mon.luy an, Tuemlnj' nt O. 0 HhI-'h g
1 Culver. Wmliiiwiiiv ",l 'I'lMjrw.lav. TI'UAIS, 510 ) m
season; $5 uliiglo service.
! J. S. McCOIN, Owner.
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Shaniko Warehouse Company
aGNBRAL STORAGE AND FORWARD0
Spcclnt Rttontlon to Wool Gdhig and Unllng for J-
wonts, Dwilura In ninol'Hinlth Oonl, Llmo nnd MZl 0ttt, '
of all klnda. Sulphur, Wool und Orwin Bucko a'" J.' gtock
Flour und Food. Wuheut prliui nnld for Hides nJ.ie'"' v
Yardu with all tho latent and best filcllltlcu for linaiin
Mark Goods Oare of
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uregoumu.
terminating in successfully lo-