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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1907)
The Madras Pioneer Published every -Thursday by THE PIONBEU PUBLlSniNG CO.- aiinnnniPTinN liXTks: t One ycnr $1.60 Six months....; &5 Three months , . 60 ADVKItTISINO RATK8 ON ArrM CATION ' Entered ns second class matter A.uust 29, 1804. at tho rostofflco at Madras, Ore. under tho Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY January l, 1907 The appointment of Mr. A. .M. Drake Of Bend by Governor Chamberlain to represent Ore gon at the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, which meets at Denver, Colorado, on Janu ary 24th, will meet with the unqualified approval of all who are interested in that subject in this state. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Drake's intro duction into Central Oregon was as the promotf r of an irri cation enterprise, under the Carey act, he is quite well known as an advocate of the "Campbell system' of dry farming, and in fact he was the first to advocate the principles of that method in this section cf the state. At present Mr, Drake is experimenting in dry farming methods on his land at Bend, as he believes that even in irrigated districts the con servation of the moisture in the ground is of great inipor- tance6 It is to be hoped that he may be able to attend the congress, and bring back a message of encourage ment, to settlers upon the semi arid lands of Eastern and Cen tral Oregon. G. Springer of Culver and Jack McTaggart and Max Lueddemann of this place were visitors in Redmond last Satur day evening, and while there attended a meeting of the Set tler's Association of that place. This association is organized by the settlers upon the D. 1. & P. company's segregation in and near Redmond for the purpose of mutual benefit and improve ment, and "to fight the water company" as one member "jokingly put it, for they have never had any trouble of any kind with the company. The enthusiasm of the settlers re garding the possibilities of that section, based upon what has been demonstrated by actual accomplishment in that irri gated portion of Crook county, would be a revelation to the "croakers" who are continually "knocking" the irrigation en terprises on the desert to the south of us. Without excep tion the settlers are pleased with their lands, and those who liave been there longest are the most enthusiastic. HOMESTEAD CONTEST Testimony Taken In the CummlngB- McLaUghlln Case Testimony in the land contest of Barney L. Cuinminga vs. Maude fe. McLaughlin, formerly Maude E. itidder, involving a homestead five miles south of this place, was taken before Max Lueddemann as referee last Friday, a dozen or more witnesses being examined. The plaintih was represented by M. R. Biggs of -PrineVille, while Earl McLoughlin, hus band of the defendant, conduc ted the examination for her. This contest was brought upon the grounds that the de fendant had abandoned the homestead entry and failed to comply with the requirements of the law as to residence. Fail ure to cultivate and improve were also alleged in the contest affidavit, but after some little evidence had been introduced the attorney for the plaintiff announced that they would admit cultivation and improve ment, and thereafter the evi dence was confined to the ques tion of residence only. Considerable interest was manifested in the case, which occupied the entire day. Plain tiff introduced a number of wit nesses to show that the defend ant had never established or maintained a residence upon the homestead. The defendant on tue otner nana mirouuceu considerable testimony to show that she had at no time been oft of the land for more than six months, and that her residence upon the land was as good as she could make consistently with her occupation as a school teacher. A decision in this case will be rendered at the land office at The Dalles, probably in the next few months. WILL GET NEW ROUTE Route Inspector Vallle Will Make Recommendation HE IS SORRY TO SAY SO, BUT Bad Roods And Consequent Delays On Old Route Aro Finally Ap parent Talks To Tho Rovlow BAYLEY EXPEDITES IT Westsfde Commissioner Did All He Could, Says Prlnevllle Review FENCES MUST COME DOWN Local land officer! throughout , the state have received copies of the recent order issued by Secretary Hitchcock of the in terior department, relating to tearing down fences that in , close government land. These circulars instruct all special .agents, registers and receivers .of the land office service throughout the United States to lose no time in proceeding against people who have fenced in public laud. They are told not to wait until for mal complaints are filed, but to proceed immediately upon the receipt of information fro in any ..source, to secure tl.e prosecu tion of offenders. In the past it has been the .policy of the Interior Depart " riieut to give reasonable notice vffo persons inclosing public f iXm before beginning the 'delation of tho enclosures, but' after April 1 no such notice .will be giveN ami summary idestiuctioNof feNcea will follow Jinniediately upoN the discovery of illegal enclosures. Prlnevllle Review: A contract wns let by the couuty court Saturday to, Uie Prinevllle Contracting Company for the foundation and superstructure of the new brick and stoue Crook county courthouse, at the figure of $50,000. The foundation and the first tory of the superstructure are to be finished this year, aud next year will see the completion of the work. Commissioner Bayley, from whom opposition to the projected enterprise was expected, lias on the coutrary done all he could to expedite the matter, realizing, as tho people of Prlneville have for some time, that a new courthouse has become an abso- ute necessity to accommodate the growing business of the county. Po litical considerations were eliminated altogether in discussing the new building. The building is to ba of brick and stoue aud will cost the county S43.5CO. The remaining sum, $0,500, was sub scribed by the citizens of Prinevllle at a recent meeting. WILL HAYE AN OPEN DISCUSSION The Mouulain View literary and debating society will meet at the Bransteiter schoolhouse on Agency Plains on Saturday, January 10th, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss tho question, "Resolved that the people have a right to exclude the Japanese from (lie public kcIiooIh of tho City of Ban Francisco, California.'' The matter of excluding the Japanese from the schools is receiving tho atten tion of President Roosevelt and the Congress of tho United States and is being widely discussed. An Invitation is hereby extended by the society to any peisons wlio may wish to air their views on either side of the question. J. II. Jackson, President. MEETING ON AGENCY PLAINS A meeting of the settlors of Agency Plains Is called by Chairman J. 11. JhcUsoii at tho Iirunsteilor school house on next Saturday, January 10, at 2 p. ni,, to make further arrange meitts In lino with securing state aid for well drilling on tho plains. All interested are requested to attend. That tho "Westslde district of Crook county will bo granted an Improve ment In its mall service there Is now no doubt, but the precise arrangement for the new order cannot at thla time bo stated. So many dtfl'erent stories have followed on tho visit or Route Inspector Vaillu to this district that It is hard to select the right one, but tho matter seems to be crystallziug in the following plan: The new stage company now opera ting between Bend and SlinnlUo Is to carry the mails between those" points and serving all offices along the route at a flgu.ro approximately tho same as Is totaled by. the several branch Hues now serving the same district, or about $2000 per annum, o pay is to be received for carrying this mail on that portion of tho route between Shanlko and Ileisler, for the reason that a mall route cannot be paralleled This arrangement will practically grant all that has been asked for in the big petition, giving a daily instead of a six-days a-week service. Colonel Vaille in an Interview In the Prinevllle Review of last week, said: "The fact of the matter is, I can see no other way out of the tanglo than ti recommend that a route be established between Bend and Ileisler. This would have the ell'ect of placing Prinevllle on a stub line, but you will get your mail tho same as usual while the people of the west end, who now have a legitimate kick coming, will get theirs in some cases 24 hours earlier. "At different times heretofore have recommended that tho imneces sary climb over Grizzly mouululn bo discontinued lor tho better road around its base and serving Lamonta. This would eliminate willow Creek or Grizzly. The department turned niH down, stating that that was the origi nal route and had been discontinued years ago for the hill road. Since then I have found that the mail con tractor, Cornett, has expended several thousand dollars in equipping the Willow Creek station, and his rights aro to be respected. "Your bad roads aro directly res ponsible for the recommendation for a change in the service. In uli my travels in ray district 1 have never seen anything like them. That Mc Pherson hill, for Instance, Were the road to be built up Hay creek it would make a difl'erence of more than an hour in the schedule. Another hour could easily be saved If the road was kept iu passable shape. As it is the road is good only about two months in the year. The rest of the time it is either muddy, or frozen, or dusty as the case may be, aud no stock can make time on It. On tho new. route asked for the soil is naturally a road maker, good eight months in the year. 'If tho mail from Shanlko arrived here at o or 7 a. m. through tho year except when trains were delayed, there would be no reason for making a change. But 3, 4 or 5 p. m. is loo late, and I am sorry to say I shall have to recommend that the new route be established for the convenience of the people living along the Deschutes and in the Agency Plains aud Hay stack districts." -ar , CONTRACT FOR WEU. memborcontrlbutea ft certain propor tlouoftho funds necessary to defray thoexpuuBC. liftou of tho members will havo Uie right to uao tho well, II water Is secured for certain period free of further cost, after which the ownership of tho well reverts to Mr. Hunter, who will furnish tho equip meiit and pumping plant for the well. Anv member who desires to quit l.u fore tho expiration of that period iu ..i.nit.ut in be reimbursed for the utnouut dtio for tho ilnusod period This nirangemont brought about 11 an t Idf.tn ),.rv nunu'lliont 'H to 1 110 VI - nv'v,j - - O ownership of the community well, and the money for tho purpose was promptly subscribed. If this well la BiiccesBlul, and It Is demonstrated that water oun bo secured within that depth, It Is quite likely that a number or other wells will bo drilled in thai locality within tho present year. LEbl&LATUnE CONVENES Opal Prairie Residents Will Combine On Well Drilling Enterprise Frank Loveland has just closed a contract with 2i ranchers in the Opal Prulrie and Methodist Hill HKtllements for sinking a well to a depth of COO feet, if that depth is necessary to obtain a euillolent nupply of water, Work will begin not later than Febru ary 10, and will becoutinued iiuiil the well Is completed unless uufortecn accidents prevent. The necessary funds have already been guaranteed, and In fuct cash and securities have been deposited for the purpose, to complete this amount of work, and If at that lime it shull be found that it Is necessary to go further, either a new contract will be made or the work will be abandoned. The well will be drilled upon the Frank Huuler home stead In the Opal Prulrie ilUlrlct, but settlers in the Methodist Hill neigh' Imihood nave joined In the enterprise. The ranchers Interested In tho new community well havo organized un der the name of the Opal Prairie Prospecting Company, mid each i The legislative ns8mbly for this state convened at Salem last Monday morning anil established a precedent for expeditious handling of matters coming before that body, by organ izing without tho usual long-drawn-out light over the presiding officers. These officers wore elected upon the lirst ballot. Senator H. W. Haines of Washington county being elected president of the senate, aud Hon. Frank Davey of Salem winning the speakership or the house or represen tatives. Senator llalnes received 17 votes, including four democratic votes while Hodsou of Multuomuh county received 7, In tho house, Davy io ceived 69 votes, and Rothschild, the lone democrat or tho House, received 1, Davey and Rothsjhlld voting for each other. There will be no ballot on United States senator until Tuesday, January 2?, when the program fixed by the action of the voters at the June elec tion will probably be carried out In the election of Fred W, Mulkey for the short term, and Jonathan llourne for the six years term. Senator Mul key will succeed Senator Ucarin, who was appointed by Governor Cham berlain to succeed tho lalo Senator Mitchell, and with tho expiration of Mr. Mulkoy'H short term, which ex pires Murch 4 .next, ho will bo suc ceeded by Mr. Bourne. W. F. King, the Prineville hardware merchant, is installing the new pumping plant in Dave Harnett's drilled well north of Culver today. The Hotel Poindexter is die most pop ular hostelry at the countysent. Under new manatjment. Courteous treatment, good accommodation and popular prices. A. M. WILLIAMS & CO DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods ROOTS AND SHOKS HATS AND CAI'8 THE DALLES 0REC0H jyjAX LUEDDEMANN NOTARY PUBLIC MADRAS OREGON - OFFICIAL DIRECTORY UNITED 8TATE8 rreufdcnt Thooiloro liooserelt Vlce-l'rwtoVi't Churls W J'ulrbiniLi. St-cretHry of6Rto VAihu Root Secretary of Trmunry THtfalle M Shuw Secretary of Interior K A Httchooek Bt'orutury of Wir w II Tuft Secretary of Navy , o J llomiarti' Swrotftry of Commerce VJoior If Metcitlf rostmanter (Jengrnl O Corieljou Attorney (Jeneral Wm II Moodv Suorotoryof Agriculture James VIUn STATE OVO"!Or Oeorce R. f!hilinl,ni.,.l.. ffc.-rataryol Btate I'. W. Reruon 1n G A Steel Attorney Ooneml a m r.nf...i 8ii,.t. 1'uljJJo Imuructkm j H Aokornun " " '" , WHDunnlwny Dairy ami Pood noininfudmiui- r w i.... '. u n eeimiors . 1 o w Fulton ConureMmon.... Supreme Judge Hullcy SEVENTH JUDICIAL DI8TfllOT Ju(,K W I.llrfi,Ul,... I'nwecuUiig Attorney Krunk Menefeo CROOK COUNTY l"'e W A Hell Wk Wnrran II ffk It'll ,lurlff ; Prunk I'.lkliu TrC8",,ror W P Klnir AH",''r J D I.nPolIette .iiw,OJI,,urm,ml((, O II Dinwiddle C. SMITH n experienced, up-to-date AUCTION Eft offers his services to tho public. Any orders left with J. W. & M. A. Robinson & Co. will receive piompt attention from him. MADRAS, OREGON CHARTER OAK lleiiteri and Cook BtovcN. When you Kit n Charter Oak you (jet tlm fn'it Move on the market, l'apcr your hotine with our now WALL PAPER (let a Charts Oak Ilentcr and 11 vq In comfort thin Winter. I MlP.lfS RRflS .IR THE DALLES HOSPITAL e si t IT V. 2 gxvjri r in Tli XDallora, Oregon. A PRIVATE HOSPITAL for tho treatment of all ihim Ileal and NtirKicul (ileeiiHUH, except uuclt iu tiro l!OtltH(,'lonH. PATIENTS MAY EMPLOY THEIR OWN PHYSICIANS Trul n I tie School for mimes In conneo lion. For Information concerning Hit? Htimo adure.'ii rjupt. of MirneH. HOSPITAli f?ATES From $10 to $21 per week, nccnnline to room, Inuluuliifr lioapltui euro and uonru. For further Information nildrcHM DRS. FERGUSON & REDTER, The Dalles, Oregon. COLUMBIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY GO. TIME TABLE NO. 10. Effective July 3, 1901. lA!H South Hound So. 2. Dally 1'ftB. Arrive. J.w I'M, 'J 1 1. m 2.a0un, tM) p.m. 11.12 p.m. 3,18 p.m. rtfttiMii, X.'M p.m. ;unp.m. 'AM p.m. I.OMp.m. I.'4p.m. lAip.m. ft. n p.m. .21 p.m. 6.W (Mil, m-ATlON. MirtTi Hound No. J. ulhuoim Sink Klomlyko Hiiioinlt Hay O Jv MoDoiihIiU DuMoks Moro Krkinvllle !r' VnU'y Hmirlwii Kent Wlleox Shuiilko Dally 1'rtSK. ll.Mn.lii.' ii. iv a.m. ii.iua.m. ll.tw a.m. 10.19 p.m. 10,1(1(1.10. 10 'il H.Ill. I0.wa.rn. iu.0,1 a.m. UA'.n.iii. H.K7rt.in. y.ttiB.in. A' . in. fi.iua.m. BJ!Oll,IU. K.dOa.m. Arrive Isave, l'or niton and other Information apply to A. L. ORAia, (Jenurnl I'miieiiKer At;!., 1'ortlAtiil, Oregon. K. J. Vi!on, Agent. Hhrttitko, Ore. I t I J M Oenrln W t lliiwluv w it kiiim V A Moore i, ItHIlcan I'l U II Notice for Publlcatfon. Department of tho Interior I.un.l Olllce nt The Dalles, Or., December 22, 11)00. Notice Ih hereby elven thut Jucoh DeShiizor, of .MudriiH, Oregon, iiuhIIIhI notice of J i Ih Intention to iimlte, limit eommiitiitlnn proof In Hitpport of IiIh eliiim, viz: 11 H No M002 niude Anetist 21. 100.V for the nwi;,'K'0 17, tp 11 k, r 111 , w m And tlmi nulil proof will bo miulc I'oforo Friink Onborn. U 8 (JninmlH- Hloner, nt hlHolllee in MitilruH, Ore,'oii on Fubrmiry f, 101)7. itnnumoi Iho iHowliitr ultnepsefl to prove li Ih contlmioiiH rcHlilunco upon, uml nnltlviitlon of, tho lam), viz: .) V botlimun, Theoror Jlnrtnuii. i.ouiH wilnon uml Glenn uruhtint, till of MadniH, Oregon. Michael T. Kolnii, J3-31 KoglBtvr. Notice for Publication, Dopni linent of the Interior. J-iuid Olllco ut Tim DttHoH, Orocon l)ecomher 22, 100(1. Notice Is hereby jjlven that NIoIh 1', I'oiiIhimi, of AludriiH, Oregon, Iiub (lied notice of IiIh Intention to iiiako Until flvc-yenr proof in wiipport of hu claim, yiz: II J No 10201) iiimlo Uecoiuhor 27, MiOI, for tho wHvki hpo 25 and vhjHt'H H(!0 20, tp 10 h, r 18 e, w in Ami (hut Huld proof wi he made before Frank Unborn, U 8 Commit)' Surveyor w, ,, "mnur, hi iiih on co 111 uliliirttH, ureon, co V ?avZarlan(i ,, "nmry ft, 1007. , ,,, .85,.w"."" J'" imna'H the following ivihiosaeH to provrthln contlmioiiH teuldunue upon and cultivation of, tho laud, viz: N 11 Hnlcorton, 'A S IMHIIIph. J5 M Hmltli and John Iitham, all or Madraui orKon, MIoIirIT, Nolan, J 31 Jteulster. An act for tho BT10 ?. IB 8J oi or AuRut jk iKS"c UJ "Is hworn in h yflleJln J PUJMMMI 'if tet2S 2?N fit! p. HOuj wm, 2a,Ml ccl A iii ...in . ... 1 Iu 1 1 ... I 18 llinw .i .... .Miiivr or Slonn ii, Mll olalm to mi LTV1,0 Ub Icrk ,,t I'rliiovill. nfB "'"I blflturB, Oreenii! i i iinuvii it. fir.....;.. " unu vowelyt MJ nbovwfi?f,,,i,fl!nl c "emeu to IHo tlieir 7u ,B1 olllco on or before Sw f,?,l ruary, 1007. (al(J 8tl"ly MlrilAfV m I iifl f7 l 'oia Notice for PubiiZl uuvm LundOnieeut The n,., 1 v,i , mber 23,1 v vi uiyr liiiutiiift.. i.. . inni , 13874 """Je Qctol 1)01. fort in hw ........... vii ria, wn, """"Willi " iwram proor w ui lmfom fi'riii.l? n.i...... . - ....... imuiin. 1. s rt Hloner, at hH olllce li,iI,W 3 mi I. ..i... ... n rvn. 1Hr, U Mi. I IM.IUUIJT U, 1 Gll.i H...1..J .1. t.it m u..v ...men me I0IMW n? ttll to nrnvn Iw.r ,..i 6 "1 . vuuiiuunus rpl upon, ami ctJltlvHtloii of, thehi Mllo Ganl, W o Moon J 1 1 lllltlflli ii ml r. M 1 .m'. .1 Oreuon. m Michael T Xoll NOTICE FOR PUULICA1 Department of the IntMld I.aml Ofllco at The lhU, December NotlCB III lll'fpliv irlvcn II,. t rot 12. McClure, widow nf Bl .llCtJItlri' ileceaacil. nf Pnnl.,,,1 k'on, luiH filed notice of her M to moke mini live-year proof i nort of her claim, viz; n i' cin luiui, made vt&m 1001, for tlienelistcSatiilOi. w m And that H.ilil nronf will before l'nink Otbom. 11 H ci Hloner, at his ofllco in Msdrf, ( on I'olirnarv 4t'i. 1007. 1 bile naintrt the following vil to prove ner contlnunm rH upon, aud cultivation of, the Isq Willliim Hlnnphnckfir John I llatuh Vniineaiid W S Crlnrell Mud rue, Oregon. 1 auchael f, ftoii 13-31 fed NOT1C13 FOR rUBLICiTlj Deparltneutof the Intend nmi utThft ii!1p. Ch December r N'nlln.i In horhv trlven tint O. Carney of Mailrai, Oregoij tiled notice of his Intention to llmil comtniitniiou urooi m mm t ..at .. t . I iiih ciium, vi. j II 1." M,i 1.1777 murffl i,WV 1005, for the enejs aud r Jj l, tp lUHiriai-, wm i a ! iii,.i uhIiI nniftf will tfl r......lr rl.lmrn ITS r.imt4 iiciuii: i in 1 1 u , - at bin olllce in Madw, Ow . r. it 117 eniiiuij' u, imn .j Ho nniiifd the following lt ... ...I.,., iiiu i,tni iiiinuiniiuniii . ...i ii,. .ii.in nt. hia am, viia uni - "V" ;; V...t.r. j ii wain pw'i m. Volrath and Frank SUugHnJ, Madron, Oreo". , Vn,J NOTICE FOR I'UBLICATiOj harebC Hired tUt ia frovl!".!?' ,",, til VirnniroK iiv"f.t,-,.i, i . . i .... Itlll 1LM ''.""il..f, i orV i , iiiirti"dllwrl ..;...,.n . iiMiiir;M 1 1 rwni" --. -.iti m :ifAKI-TOW'vri milieu i i with the lr Juiio.1. lain. l..,l.,.. Li,. Illiiuvi inn'" eon, N'ovntlfi J.-.nitvi tn i AUKUUt I, . tit. OI rrinoyiiit.. Kou, hai) Ih 1 .1 11 Illllllllll .11, ....,1 .11I 111' I, IT 4t r 4 11 0. w m, 1 1,.! i. l nil !,', 11... 01l(llt I tttone limn " I.H.I. County t7' lUin nuy t" III) tlMfllOM RH niiiiiK'"..'; I'rliiHVllR'. Any ami all l" utMivoiteKcrll).;' it.,. i ulmu 111 lOthdayof Jnmmry, nia.lio I nir.ir 1 I 1'..-- , more i mr i fcdtfl Notice tor r- TrlOflkC ut The I)J uuiuiuiMiuiiur... ,,,,, i ji ii nuyiey I nneiearnit KUTOHEfl PFiECIHOT Juntleu i , Road Bupervi.or aoorro nuim. InlerlCf. XNOIicc is iiv-- n .m pj ParHer.of M. notice ofhii MottlSo(iA mutation proof in r- , it'll t . llnrrh i)l ' r-u i. w ouarter J' 1 i W And iW ( before Frank Oibort, " sloner.nt 1.15 oil " '-- prove bi. conlbu-jJjS Will McGiH. 3 uucMt,, Kanisey and Ho'0 Madras, Oiegon.McbwlT,Nj!3 J3-31