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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
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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
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olalm to mi LTV1,0 Ub
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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
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to nrnvn Iw.r ,..i 6 "1
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upon, ami ctJltlvHtloii of, thehi
Mllo Ganl, W o Moon J
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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
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II 1." M,i 1.1777 murffl i,WV
1005, for the enejs aud r Jj
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at bin olllce in Madw, Ow
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Volrath and Frank SUugHnJ,
Madron, Oreo". , Vn,J
NOTICE FOR I'UBLICATiOj
harebC Hired tUt ia
frovl!".!?' ,",, til
VirnniroK iiv"f.t,-,.i, i
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TrlOflkC ut The I)J
uuiuiuiMiuiiur... ,,,,, i ji ii nuyiey
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KUTOHEfl PFiECIHOT
Juntleu i ,
Road Bupervi.or aoorro nuim.
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notice ofhii MottlSo(iA
mutation proof in r- ,
it'll t . llnrrh i)l '
r-u i. w ouarter J' 1 i
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