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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907.
NO. 25
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WHEAT, HOGS, EGGS,
BUTTER or PRODUCE
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WE PAY YOU THE HIGHEST PRICE
Try our SUGAR CURED HAMS
From now on we will sell only thai which wc
cure ourselves
HEAVY SNOW STORM
Falls Over Entire Central Ore
gon Country
It RAILROAD WASHOUTS DELAY THE tiAILS
Stagnation Rosulta But Inconvcn
lonco Moro Than Offset By
Molsturo Stored In Soil
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LENA M. LAMB
MADRAS, OREGON
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C. E. ROUSH
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PROPRIETOR
MADRAS MEAT MARKET
Keeps Constantly on Hand the Best Fresh and Cured Meals
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And payo hlghont markot prlco
for fat stock, butter, ogga
and farm produco
Madras, Oregon I
ESTABLISHED 1808
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$100,000.00
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DSON LAND CO.
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J. W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
Good Teams and Rigs. First-class Service given lo
the traveling public. Office of Bend and Laidlaw
Stage.
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MADRAS,
OREGON
BEST
The heaviest snow storm of
the season fell over the Central
Oregon country last Friday
night, Saturday and Saturday
dOH night and as a consequence
mail service is demoralized,
travel almost impossible, and
the general stagnation of
snow-bound condition is pre
vailing throughout this portion
of the state. The snowfall was
from one to two and one-half
feet deep, and is general over
the Central Oregon region.
The storm was accompanied
by thawing conditions and I he
Columbia Southern railway
company has been unable to
run its trains on account of
numerous washouts and slides,
and no railroad mail has
reached Crook county since
last Thursday. On the main
line of the O. R. & N. much
damage to the road is also re
ported. It ie stated that the
new steel bridge across the
Deschutes river at the mouth of
that stream has been under
mined by the Hoods so as to
make it unsafe for trains to
cross.
The announcement comes
from Shaniko that there will be
no mails before the first of the
week, at the earliest, and pos
sibly not then. The serious
washouts on the Columbia
Southern are said to be in Hay
can von between Moro ana
Wasco, and as there is no loco
motive on the Shaniko end of
the line, connections by trans
Ifferring cannot be made. A
weather, and while the snow
has been melting rapidly and
considerable water is running
away on the surface, much
the moisture is going deep into
the soil, and more favorable
conditions for the general pros
peri ty of the country could no
be imagined trian tnose now
prevailing.
Fall-sown grain is growing
beneath the snow, and the soi
is in perfect condition to ab
sorb the moisture, which has
already percolated to a depth o
18 inches and more. Such de
sirable crop conditions have
not been known in this region
for manj' years.
The greatest inconvenience
is the inability to get any mai
from the outside world. Thurs
day ot last week was the last
day on which the railroad mai
reached Madras, and on only
two days since then has any
county mail been received
John Lockard. the , Madras
Ileisler mail carrier, braved the
weather last Saturday and
brought in the county mail, re
turning to Ileisler on Sunday
And again on Tuesday he made
the round trip, bringing the
county mail.
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COYOTE MAKES A RAID
construction they arc simple,, strong, and durable, easily operated and do not: require weight
The arch is made of T-bar steel. The gangs are swivelcd directly on the ends of the
: 'he bearings are made from hard maple, and are dusi proof. The inner gangs are held
voown so center of harrow ennnot raise out of the around, but they can readily adapt them-
r! dead furrows or low nlaccs in the around. The scrapers are wide, covering a large sur-
1 ' 1 the disc.
The innor onI f .1 . :.i ...ifU Knmnn which, hpnrinrr one acrainst the other.
v., mo ui IMU glinka UIU piUVlUCU win I i7UMij.i.. 0 D .
,tVe "ic frame from all strain due to the end thrust.
can supply you with any size from 8-disc, 16 inch to 16-disc 20 inch,
J. W. & M. A. Robinson & Company
MADRAS, OREGON
hnnrl.i'nr in fh nnl r rnlliTi
stock capable of locomotion on
the CO miles of track south of
the washouts.
At Madras the snow reached
a depth of 14 inches on the
level of the streets. At Culver
and vicinity it was IS inohes
deep. Further south in the
Bend country it was between 2
and 3 feet deep.
Last Thursday night about 0
inches of snow fell in this im
mediate neighborhood, when
the ground was already a lob
lolly of mud and water and
slushy snow. The ground was
completely thawed and the
moisture wassinking deep into
the soil. On Friday night the
heavy snow fell on top of this
and continued falling until
Mondny'inorning at which time
the ground was covered to a
depth of 14 inohes, there having
been no time during the storm
when the thermometer regis
toredmuch below the freezing
point, The days following
have been marked by the fall
of warm raina and thawing
A bold bad coyote made
raia on Mrs. Jjena Jjamb s pig
pen last Friday night and came
near making away with about
75 pounds of very fresh pork
At about 10 o'clock that nigh
tue nousenoia was aroused at
the new home on the western
limits of the townsite by the
squealing of a pig, and Mr,
Adams hastened to the rescue,
but the coyote had got his meat
and was making for the rim
rock above, and the squealing
of the porker was all that Mr
Adams had to guide him as he
bllowed after in hot pursuit
Not until Mr. Adams was al
most upon him did the coyote
give up his efforts to kill the
pig, and even as it was he sue
ceeded, for the pig died after
being taken back to the barn.
It was a good-sized shote weigh
ing at least 75 pounds, and it
seems quite a feat of strength
for so light an animal as a
coyote to perform, gettiug the
heavy struggling porker out of
the pen, and then making off
with him ou the run up the
steep hill, through the sage
brush and rocks covered with
snow, for a quarter of a mile,
but that is what this coyote
did.
I. 0. 0. F. ORGANIZATION POSTPONED
The Odd Fellows from Prine-
ville who were to assist in the
organization of the new lodge
of that order in Madras last
Saturday evening, were unable
to come on account of the deep
snow. They started out Satur
day morning, six men in one
four-horse rig, but after coining
six miles their team showed
so much weariness that the'
concluded they could not make
the 85 mile trip and returned
home, notifying the Madras
people by telephone that they
could not come. Another date
will have to be set by the offi
cers of the Grand Lodge for the
installation of the order in
Madras, and that will probably
be when weather conditions
give better promise of allowing
suoh arrangements to be car
ried out with more assurance
than at present.
WHEAT MILLING TESTS
Made by the Washington Ag
ricultural College
BLUESTEM LEADS AS A BREADMAKER
Amount of Moist Gluton Contained
In Flour Considered Main Fea
ture In Determining Value
The "Washington experiment
station at Pullman has been
conducting a number of experi
mental tests of the milling val
ues of various varieties of wheat
grown in that state, the result
of which teats may be of intei
est to the farmers of this sec
tion. Nineteen different varie
ties were tested, coming from
25 different shipping points.
Each sample was analyzed; a
part of it was then milled in an
experimental roller and the per
centage of yield of flour, bran
and shorts determined; next the
amount of moist and dry glue
which the flour would yield was
ascertained; sponge and baking
tests were made, and finally
the feeding value of the bran
and shorts was estimated.
The amount of moist gluten
which a flour will yield is com
monly asserted as the best test
of the value of any wheat for
milling purposes. Other things,
such as the quality of the glu
ten, the color of the flour, the
ability of the flour to absorb
and hold the proper amount of
moisture in baking, were also
considered in judging the qual
ity of the wheat. Those wheats
which produce flour containing
large amounts of gluten-produc
ing ingredients are, however,
apt to be good in other quali
ties, or can be improved by-
blending with other wheats in
milling, and hence a high, glu
ten percentage is the first thing
to be desired in good milling
wheat.
The results of the gluten teBts
showed TJluestem to lead as a
breadmaker. Sixteen samples,
testing from 20 to 42 per cent,
averaged 30.29 per cent gluten.
Turkey Red was next, seven
samples running from 20 to 43
per cent, averaged 29.94 per '
cent. Other varieties and their
averages were: Macaroni 29.48,
Red Chaff 25.38, Little Club
24.27, Forty:fold 23.0S, Fife 21-
22, Red Russian 19.9S. This
was 1905 wheat, and the aver
age percentages from these tests
probably show the relative val
ues of these several varieties for
bread-making purposes. The
variation in the yield of gluten
rom diiterent samples of the
same variety is found to be due
to the difference in climate
where the wheat was grown.
The dryer and hotter the weath
er during the period of ripening
of the grain, the richer the grain
in those ingredients which yield
giuten 111 tne Hour.
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"Willow creek went on the
ampage last Tuesday and was
mining bank full that evening
and roaring like a mighty river
where it entered the canyon
ust below town. The wagon
bridge at the north end of main
street was for a time in danger
of being washed awav. the
water rising to within about
eight inches of the stringers, As
it was, the middle bents were
undermined, letting that portion
of the bridge Bettle consider-
ibly, so that it is not considered
safe for heavy loads to cross
over it.
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