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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1906)
ydras Pioneer )aY December 6, 190G . r Itejcrtel, a vhluiiK In I l. 1,1 r near u r.ci L tall hew Tl.atik.(;JY!"K- Ll of Culver Htt.'(li' tin' B 1 ...mm IhU .i. IVIlH tlllWVK m L..t Tlui'kKllK '" ., i;,l returned home be. : Imine from rrinevwr, lisuu . mmiint' on the new tulle- ;A!deidyce, of Culver, was in ! fii.nr(il:iv looking after eddemann is spendinR the end U in Portland, expecting to odraaoapl wlIc camc down t,e Tuesday, and spent scv- ji Madras. I hams 18c PC poUI'd at the lot Market, chher packing jr own make. ivh ami J. Tipton of. Hay IjmoiiL'lho visitors In Mud uraday evening. jjoohng of Haycreek, is now at iamaritan Hospital in Portland, 'a taken for an operation. ger has lieeu In Madras r, this week looking nfti-r aallera for tho Orlzaly blu fempany, hid, secretary of the H, S. & Jaycreek, lias returned from a fluid. His family will reside Ibis Winter. pa sale of the general mcrchan U the Culver store, w hich was il months ar;o under attach- held next Wednesday at that ; Mm. Perry I tend niwl Mlett of Culver fpciit TIiiuiIcb m In Mini raw, with their Eaod fclster, Mr. Frank n if . Madras was In I'rliiu- fiiy, She ivimo up from fat where alio 1 vlsltl ng J.A.and S E, We.st. J buntyjotiriml. ptetmher 2 ;md 4 someone by k a targe n isniiti) iron) in (.lambs store; the tub belongs pihagen ami she needs it. fill be appreciated. pa left th" morning for l"rc he wnl spend the the mortti 1 ting with the lie h the fir.t if January. ' hi.. Ad u ., of Lamonta. Madras rveral davs tin gtomakir.; final proof on i '''ami IW ,re C ommissioii- fora, Mr .it.d Mrs. j.Dob- OSBORN IS COMMISSIONER; S, (K.DORRAHOE KILLED Appointed To Suoeood D, P, for Modrns Dlstrlot. Frank Oriboni was notified last Thursday of Iiih appoint ment as a United Stales Com missioner to reside nt Madras, lo f uceeed Don L ilea, whose commission expired on tin 30th of November. Mr. Osbdrn has qualified fur the office by filing Ins official oath in the Unih d Slates District Courf, of which coiii t lu it) an appointee. The new Commissioner is a life long i-fsidfiit of O100U (Jonnly, having moved to this locality with his latbor in 1880, vh-n he was leas than two years old., During ail of the succeeding years lie lias been a resident of this Bed ion of the county residing most of the time near Uulver. He , enjoys a wide acquaintance through out the section which ho will serve in. his oijicial capacity, and is universally and deserved ly popular, among aty those who enow lam, k is competent, industriouanud attentive to his duties, and is in everv way qualified, to fulfill the duties of lisoflico in a creditable and satisfsictory inuimer. Mi. Osborn has been quitt busy the past few days, taking a number of homestead proofs which were set befjore the Com missioner at this place. Mr. Ilea has been assisting lutn in amiliuri,iug himself with the work of his new office. WILL ASK FOR STATE AID Long-Standlng Quarrel Ends F)al 3.hootlng Affray. In A CRI8TMAS TREE AT MADRAS fit on her I ace accompan- tc. a c, l . ... uiui, uiiu now nas a ;'t Grove, was in town proof upon his home ltof Mad,,,,. nc oflfcr(,j 'wijcar fl.o.ljut owing to tie de cr j imi of the land u -J . 'CUP on, Ins proof lnece ary to submit was PIOU ,t Is l.ehw. nlrnn. 'purpose of mining (....,1 Phuild u church udlflco r l-rlo nulgliborhood. I" Whin. i-lrmilntml I... llie MoilOhito elinn.l. I... lnatloa thoehureli l.nli.i. I'led If ti,ov Hlll'lill.,l In '""to with which to build f""n Ilei wx rfn(lies Po'clo.': in ii, 1Mvi"g Heisltr ffjofthe str,Rt. inm Swn7. 1,,'fhedule, the. mail is seven o'clock, or 11 hour. nl business men 2'nVh Wl"rh ,0 sw" L . 'he servirp .c resncct. T,T. . D" It. I.UIII tlllH I" Place, vitig n,.,,,.,. ... "uridav .... . " Mai,. wveevl.) ' 7 ' (iai,. uiuir on. lftl'Kt litimhor f t. i0!i,, l l,,'it. cm. C a '"'II-In tho Erd"o nJ "A 0,,I(j of b hlli Tft. M,'"lo. floor. Residents of the Agency aitis, 11 jihiteau comprising over 100 square miles of wheat land adjacent to Madras, will shortly prepare and circulate for signatures a petition to the Oregon Legislature asking for tin appropriation for the pur pose of drilling deep wells for water on the plains. The amount of the appropriation suggested is $S00O. The farm ers point out that if they knew beyond question tit what depth water could be found individual wells could bo prilled by the farmers who could go at the work with, the assurance that their property would easily be increased in vtilue more than the cost of drilling tho well, but at the present time few, if tiny of them, are prepared logo to the necessary expense in exper imental work. Puthermore, they say that to sqIvo tho water problem of tho Agency Plains would in time prove a good investment to the state, as the increased taxes from that region would more than repay the amount of the appropriation into the state treasury. WANT niCHT OF WAY GRANTED Petitions addressed to the sec retary of the inteiior asking that the light of way for the Oiegon Trunk Line railroad up tho Deschutes river be granted are now being signed through out this locality. The obstacle which stands in tho way of the railioad is tho recent liling on the river by tho reclamation ser vice for a power site, which is proposed for tho purpose of gen erating electricity for pumping water in connection with tho Umatilla government irrigation project. BOUGHT THE RODMAN RANCH Mrs. Margaret llummels of Salem has purchased the Prank Rodman quarter lying about live miles Bouth of 'Madras, the consideration boing $2(100. The Mile was through Jack McTag gart, and the deal was closed yesterday. The new owners are well pleased with thoir pur chase. They do iot expoot to roaido here at this time, but have rented tho land to John Ilofl'man, Jr., who will farm it this season, , S. II. Dormnoe, of the, saw mill firm of Dorranoe Bros., was shot by Harrison A. Melvin, u tanclier, last Sunday aftornoon and died nine hours later. ,Tht shooting took place at Melvin's home n Three Creeks, in tin Sisteis neighborhood. Melvin has uiven himself up to the iofliceis. It seems that the men had been on bad terms for a long lime, their troubles arising over controversies about irrigating ditches and timber lands. Mel vin's home is near the sawmill, The two men met in the woods, and Dorrance shot twice at Melvin with a shotgun. Mel- viu shot at Dorrance six times with a 80-80 rifle, one of the shots passing through his body. The report has it that Dorrance was tho first to fire. After the shooting Dorrance started to ward his house but collaped af ter walking some distance and was later found by his 9-year-old eon. He died at 10 o'clock Sunday night. A year ago Dorrance bought the limber on Melvin's ranch under contract whereby Melviir was to retain the pasturage, but Dorrance abused his right and turned his stock into Melvin's fields". This led to threats ol violence and both men con stantly carried guns for each other and it . was only by chance that the culmination of the feud had been put off until lust Sun day. - - TWO HEW MAIL ROUTES Two new mail contracts are being advertised for by the depart merit, .to take the place of tho Heisler Madras route which will be discontinued owing to the discontinuance of uie post-office at Heisler. The n w routes called for are from Ilayeivek to Madras and return. and Madras to Younirs and return. Tho bids will be open ed on December 24th, and the new routes will be established on January 14, 1907. Parties do siring to bid can get particulars Irotn rostmaster Davis. Under the proposed arrange- ment, Madras will bo served from Uavcreek and Younirs Voin this place, instead of loth oflices being served by the diiet't route fiom Heisler, as ai present. I he new service will not be as satisfactory to either ollice as is the present service. bjit the discontinuance of the post office nt Heisler made the oliange necessary. Tho mail from flaycreek will be sched uled lo reach this place at 9 a m., returning to Haycreek in lime to connect with the staae from Prineville. This new arrangement of the mail service fqr this section necessitates the two branch ines. and emphasizes tho need of the direct mail service from Shaniko to Bend, via Madras, petitions lor winch have just been forwarded to tho postmas ter general. Arrangements are being mnde to have a big public Christmas tree hr Madras on Chrismas eve, December 24. Committees have been appointed to ar range for a program, and to look after all the delails neces sary to insure the success of the occasion, which prolines to be one of the most pleasant ever experienced by the children of Madras and the surrounding country. Every child in the territory tributary lo Madras is invited, and special arrange ments will be made with good nalured old Santa Clans, so that none who come will bo over looked in tho distribution of presents. Sanford & Rodman's hall has been secured for the occasion. , It is understood that there will be one or two other Christ mas trees in different localities tributary to Madras, but the committee will try to arrange it so that none of these will be held on Christmas eve, in order that all may come to Madras. hat evening has been chosen for the tree at this place, as it is impossible to secure the hall on the evening of the 25th. SACE MUSH RAKE ODD FELLOWS LODGE LeAve. At a meeting of local mem bers of the Odd Fellows, held at this place last Saturday eve ning, it was decided to institute 1 lodgb of that order at this place, in the nearfuture. There are in Madras and adjoining country about thirty members of the I. O. O. F., so that the odgo could be organized with a arge enough charter member ship to insure its success from the start. Arrangements are under way now to organize the ArTiV0 ocal lodge and it is expected hat these plans will be perfect k! by the first of the year. Fied Fisher was in Madras 3aturday. He states that he has made after his own idea a heavy rake for the purpose of raking sagebrush and that the implement is giving excellent results. It is mounted on two wagon wheels, the teeth being made of heavy steel bars, shaped like ordinary hayrake teeth, set about 3 1-2 inches apart, and tho rake covers about eight feet in width. It is dump ed by a hand lever. Mr. Fisher plows the land first with a heavy breaking plow and fol lows with this rake and dumps the brush in winrows like hay is harvested. The brush is then piled and burned. Four horses pull the machine and besides picking up the brush it turns up loose rocks and tears the sod apart, going a long way toward preparing the seed bed fqr the first crop on the new land. A grand mask ball is announced for Christmas night December 35th in San ford and Rodmans hall in Madras. Supper will be served at the Green Hotel. Dance tickets $1. 25, Supper 75 cts per couple. .. , .. ..- 1 '- I i . m -m aiMMMlW - THE UALLtS hWHAL OTxe XDalleat. Oregron. A PRIVATE HOSPITAL for tho treatment of all medical and gurgical diseases, except such as are contagious. PATIEHTS MAY EMPLOY THEIR 0WH PHYSJCIAII Training School for nursea Id connec tion. For Information concerning the same add res tiupt. of Nurses. HOSPITAL! HATES Prom $10 to $21 per week, according to room, Including hospital oare and board. For further information address DRS. FERGUSON k REUTER, The Dalles, Orepa. COLUMBIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY GO. TIME TABLE NO. 10. Effective Julys. 1901. 8011th Hound No. 2. Dal 1 r Pans. 2.15 p.m lXv.m. Jw p.m. 2..VJ p.m. 3.12 p.m. 3.18 p.m. 3-a.ri p.m. :tM p.m. 3.4K p.m. 3.W p.m. -l.lrt p.m. 4.29 p.m. v4x5p.m. 5.11 p,m. 5.21 p.m.; 5.55 p.m.' STATIONS. North Boaml No. 1. Dally J'OAH. fiiiiii Gibsons Kinks Wasco Klondyke till m in It Hay C Jc McUonaldK DeMoxs Moro Krskinville Gr'xs Vall'y Hour bo n Kent Wilcox Shaniko 11.50 n.in.iArrive U.l'.a.m. ll.iua.m 11.00 a.m 10.45 p.m. I 10.40 a.m.' 10.21 a.m. 10.22 a. rn 10.05 a.m, 9.55 a.m.! 9.37 a.m. 9.20 a.m. 85 a.m. 8.40 a.m. 8.20 a.m. 8.00 a.m. I Leave. Kor ratfcs and other Information apply to A. L. CRAIG, General rasxenger Agt., Portland, Oregon. . J.Wjujon. Agent. Shaniko. Ore. 3 0 CHARTER OAK Heaters and Cook Stoves, when you eet a Charter Oak you get the best Htore on the market. Paper your Jjobo with, our new WALL PAPER Get a Charter Oak Iloater and live in comfort this Winter. 1 niiniCRnQ jd i BP Fine Handmade Harness When In need of harness call and see my full line of band made heavy, medium and light harness. Mude from the Best California Oak Tanned Harness Leather AH Harness Strictly nrt-clasa and GUARANTEED A Full line of wt- ipn, Bridles and Halters, Hum era and Always p n Hand. Sboe Kepairing. All work ueatFy and promptly done B. S. LARKiN, MADRAS, OR. CHRISTIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED Under the direction of Elder U. AY. Bass, pastor of tho First Christian church at Prineville, tho organization of a church of that denomination was effected at Madras last Sunday. J. W. Kobinson and Ora A. lthodes were chosen elders, W. A. Mad- dron, deacon, and Mrs. M. E. Percival deaconess. The mem bership will not number less than 18. During tho series of meetings which Mr. Bass has been holding in Madras the past two weeks many new addi- tions 10 1 110 cnurcn nave oeen made. Arrangements will soon bo made for tho administering of the rito of baptism by immer sion in Madras. ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION On Saturday evening, Decem ber lfi, 3000, .a meeting will bo held in the Davis ilall in Mad- as at 7:510 o'olook for the pur pose 01 formulating plana for organizing a lodge of tho I. O. O.F. at Madras. All Odd Fel lows are invited to be present. The Coming Industrial Center of Central Oresron Sateway to Centra! Oi egon Empire Situated in Rich and Fertile Wil low Creek Basin, with 700 square miles of wheat land tri butary Railway Transportation Assured t t t LOTS $50 AND UPWARDS s For particulars write D. P. REA, Secretary Madras Tmmsite Company 1, --.iimiViii,.