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PRINEVILLE. OREGON
ESTABLISHED 1009
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COMBINE THEIR FORCES
We Pay Cash For Wheat
Bring it to us
LENA M. LAMB
MADRAS, OREGON
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We Can Supply You
Give Us A Call
PROPRIETOR
MADRAS HEAT MARKET
Keeps Constantly on Hand the Best Fresh and Cured Meals
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And pays highest markot price
for fat stock, butter, eggs
and fppm produce
Madras, Oregon
aplete supply of lufjul lilivtiku for
judlog warranty nnil quit olnlm
til, chattel nnil crop mortgaged,
tlce court lilnukH nnil JiiHtlco
nk appeclalty. Notary Public-irookb.
MADRAS-HEISLER STACE LINE
J. H. LOGKARD, MANAGER
Service Daily except Sunday. Every attention paid to comfort
of passengers and Express matter promptly and carefully handled
Madras office at McTaggart & Bye's
FARE $1.75 DISTANCE 19 MILES
he People's Big Store sm The People's Big Store
re can supply your wants in men's
flothing Overcoats and Furnishings
W. & M. A. ROBINSON & COMPANY
Community Wells is New Plan
To Solve tho Water Problem
AGENCY PLAINS FARMERS WILL DRILL
W. F. Moglll'a Ranch Solectod as Site
For First Woll pxpense ofWork
To Be Shared Severally .
The residents of Agency
Plains are determined to solve
the water problem, which is the
most difficult one which con
fronts them, and with this object
in view have decided to com
bine forces and drill commun
ity wells at different points on
the plains. At a meeting of a
number of ranchers on the
plairiB, last Thursday evening,
it was decided to make the first
attempt for water on the ranch
ofW.F. Magill, whose home
stead lies on the township line
between 9 and 10 in range 13.
Eight or 10 of M.r. MagiU's
neighbors will combine forces
with him, and together they
will have a deep well drilled,
arrangement being made to go
to a depth of five or six hundred
feet if necessary. The well
will be jointly owned by those
who join in the enterprise, the
expense to be prorated among
them.
The large new drill owned by
J. Strain will be employed, and
the work will commence at once
and be prosecuted vigorously
nntil water is secured. Mr.
Strain has secured the services
of a competent driller from
Sherman county, and his drill
has a capacity of 1000 feet in
depth, although it is not be
lieved that it will be necessary
to drill to that depth befoie
securing plenty of water. The
well on xir. Strain's place,
which has already been drilled
to a depth of something over a
hundred feet, will be abandoned
until this community well is
completed. Should the effort to
secure water prove successful,
other well companies will be
organized, and other wells will
be drilled.
The lack of a supply of good
water for ranch and household
purposes is the greatest handi
cap with which the fanners of
the plains have to contend. It
requires the services of a man
and team a good portion of the
lime to haul water from Madias
and other points, sometimes for
a distance of ten or twelve
miles. Even with a low esti
mate of the cost and expense of
this method of supplying their
ranches with water, enough will
be saved in a short time by the
drilled well, if water can be
secured, to more than reim
burse the ranohers for the cost
of it. And, in addition, their
ranohes will be doubled in val
ue if they can secure a good
supply of pure water.
A. P. CLARK IS DELEGATE
Will Endeavor To Secure Appropria
tion for Well Drilling ort Plains
"With the end in view of
securing state aid for deep well
drilling the Agenoy Plains far
mers hold a meeting Deoember
17, and elected A. P. Clark as a
delegate to go to Salem during
the next session of the Legis
lature, to work in the interests
of securinc: an appropriation.
The secretary report of the
meeting follows:
Pursuant to a call in the
Madras Pioneer the People of
Agenoy Plains met at the
scboolhouse and the following
proceedings were had;
The meeting was called to
order by J(. H. Tackson, who
was chosen chairman; J. L.
Gard was chosen secretary.
The chairman stated that the
object of the meeting was to
work toward securing state aid
in drilling wells on the
plains. After some discussion,
on motion of Mr. Clark, a com
mittee of three was appointed
to correspond with Representa
tive H. P. Belknap and our
joint State Senator, J. A. Lay
cock, and learn their attitude on
this question. Mr. Clark, N.
H. Pinkerton and Roscoe Gard
were appointed as such com
mittee, Motion made by Mr. Pinker
ton to send a delegate to the
next state legislature; carried.
Motion made by Mr. Clark
for the chairman to appoint a
committee of three to secure the
funds necessary to send this
delegate; carried. The chair
appointed Messrs. Pinkerton,
Clark and Arney on this com
mittee.
Motion made by Mr. Pinker
ton that A. P. Clark act as dele
gate; carried.
Moved that the secretary fur
nish the Madras pioneer with
a copy of the proceedings of
this meeting, and at the same
time extend an invitation to the
people of the Little Plain to act
in conjunction with our petition;
carried.
Motion made by Mr. Brown
that each person who is ac
quaintea witn any memoer or
members of the next legislature
act as a committee of one to
correspond with such member
or members, and endeavor to
secure their aid in this matter;
carried.
Meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
J. L. Gard, Secy.,
J. H. Jackson, Chairman.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Jim McElroy received a pain
ful wound from an accidentally
discharged firearm, last Thurs
day evening, at his homestead
southeast of town. He carried
a sack of grain into the house
and while lowering it from his
shoulder, a 45-caliber revolver
fell from his pocket and was
discharged, the ball entering
the right leg near the ankle,
ranging upward and through
the leg and finally lodging in
the upper portion of his left
leg. One of tho bones in his
right leg was broken. He was
brought to town immediately,
and Dr. Snook was summoned
to locate the bullet and dress
the wounds. McElroy is get
ting along nicely at this time,
although his injuries were
quite serious ami he will be
confined to his bed for some
time.
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The first District Sunday
School Convention ever held in
Madras will convene in Davis
Hall, Saturday morning, Janu
ary 5, 1000. There will be
morninp;, afternoon and evening
sessions. The Madras Sunday
Sohools will servo lunoheon at
noon. Everybody invited. Tho
program will bo published next
week.
CHRISTMAS IN MADRAS
Aas a Merry Time For Th
Little Folks ana Their Elders
SANTA CLAUS MAKES HIS ANNUAL VISIT
Good Literary Program, Handsome
Treoand tho Holiday Spirit Make
Glad the Hearts of All
A good program well exe
cuted, a pretty tree, and a
genial, good-natured Santa
Claus who graced the occasion,
with his presence and greatly
pleased the little folks, all
comDineci 10 maice tne paoiiQ
Christmas tree in Madras last
Monday evening a pleasant
affair for old and young alike.
The large hall was comfortably
filled, and the holiday spirit
animated, the large crowd whq
had gathered to enjoy tle,
oocasion.
The program consisting o
music and literary exercises,
occupied about an hour and,
held the crowd in patience,
until the appearance of the.
guest of honor for the evening
delightful old 8anta Clans.
There were songs and recita:
tions, and a do$en little tots
from the Agency PJains and
Madras schools added their,
portion to the evening's enter
tainment.
Santa Claus made his ap:
pearance at nine -o'clock, and,
after a greeting to the little ones,
the distribution of presents,
began. Many gifts were dis
tributed and sacks of candy
and nuts were given to all
present, a doen pretty littla
Madras misses assisting in the
distribution.
It was a delightful evening,
for the children, and pleasant,
too, for the elder people, who
got an evening of rae pleasure
out of the unfeigned delight of
the little ones.
TURKEY SHOOT
Another big "shoot" was
held here on Monday afternoon
local marksmen vi
a -.KU
each other in their efforts to get
tne -Dun's eye". In addition
to the turkevs ofterr? hv a. t.
Paxton.C.E. Roush put up a
number of choice cuts of beef
and veal as prizes. In the mat
ter of shooting, every true
marksman reauires to ha eh,,
if another thinks he is n bet
ter snot, and so the matches
were all quickly filled. G. L.
White, from a rest, and John
Whiteman, shooting nft'.i...n
proved themselves the best
hots. although a number shot
well enough to win tlinip ni.,.;Q
mas dinners.
MASQUERADE BALL
The masquerade ball at ,r1ii
place last Tueseay evening was
most pleasant social event
of the Christmas holid JL VS. nnrl
about sixty couples of dancers
mini Aiuaras ana the surround-
ing country enjoyed the danc
ing until tho earl
hours. Many came masked and
in fancy costume, although
there were not usmnnvmnRlrm-a
as had been expected. Floor
and music were good, nnd the
uiinsimaB party wnB one of tho
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