The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current, February 28, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texthe Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1907. VOL HI NO. 28 iring us any a I WHEAT, HOGS, EGGS, BUTTER or PRODUCE You have to sell f WE PAY YOU THE HIGHEST PRICE Try 'our SUGAR CURED HAMS it From now on wc will sell only that which wc cure ourselves ? NESMITH IS DEFEATED Thrown In Scraphcap With Jef ferson and Deschutes i'ACTIVE QN EAST END I'rinovlllo tliu creation of Xcsmith count v was favored, because It would cut the territory of northern Crook in a I manner witicli would cripple the chances for tho creation of JefferHon countv in the future. The nrnnosed M iiuMiniaii i ui bcs umii no nccioy division wad wi manifcstlv unliiHt to the Interests of that section, however, as to fP Actual Construction bring about the defeat of the Ncsmith county measure. PASSES HOUSE BUT KILLED IN SENATE pTY OF MOISTURE W,LL W0RK WESD FROM ONTARIO Opposition From Northern Crook Wm Only Obstoclo In tho Way of Paasaoo of tho Bill Records of Warmsprlng Station Show 7.79 Inchoa In Past Flvo Months LENA M. LAMB MADRAS, OREGON Wo Con Supply You 1 Glvo Uo A Coll PROPRIETOR MADRAS MEAT MARKET Keeps Constantly on Hand the Best Fresh and Cured Meals . - r MM ft A "2 prr.""" Madras,Uregon : Ji I LIVERY I JLLU in him SI .1. W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor Good Trains and Rigs. First-class Service given to the traveling public. Office of Bend and Laidlaw Stage. MADRAS, OREGON NcMinith county, including within its limits tho pan-handlo of Wasco county ami u portlonof northern Crook. Hhared the fate of Jefferson and Deschutes counties, nil thrciiof tho hills for the creation of new counties out of portions of Crook county having heen killed dur ing the hint days of tho lcglslatureiust closed. Ncsmith comity only differed 1 J from it niHtor new counties in the time ' j and place of its demise, for JefferHon and Deschutes countieH were killed in the j Home, while XcHinith reached tho end of ita tether in theHcnate. .Jt wuh favor j uhly reported and rccoinniendcd for i passage hy the House committee on countieH, and passed tho House hy a j safe vote, and for a time it appeared aH I though the hill creating Nesmith county would become a law. In tho Senate, I however, the hill wuh defeated, j Under other naineH the Xcsinith countv hill haHheen heforo the leuisla- tiire for the paHt three or four sessions, once iih Jefferson county, und twice aH Stockman county. Tour years ago the hill pawed the House with only four votes against it, hut tho ineaHuro waH killed in thcSciiato. 3Dwoyear ago the hill died in the handH of the committee on counties. It had the heat prospects for passing both houses of tho legisla ture at thin session that is has ever had mill lint fiir i u fiiH tltnf Htfim wnu rvwi. ' side-cubic opiosition from residents and ', jiroperty owners of the territory it nought to take from Crook county, tho measure would doubtless have passed. Wasco county's representatives had no objections to losing the pan-handle of their county, an isolated section cut off i from the rest of the countv bv natural barriers, and there whs no opposition to j the secession of that portion of Wasco ; county. In order, however, to create Xesiuith county with sufficient taxable 1 ropcrty to enable it to maintain its county government, it was necessary to , take off a portion of Crook, and the ' strip asked for off of Northern Crook ; was so unfair . to the residents of that section, that considerable opposition to i Ncsmith county wuh nroueed. At K ( II It II Kimon Pionkkk: A weather reconl has been kept nt Warmspring since May, 11)02. The total precipitation since that time hy years is as follows: 11)02, 5.01 inches (for the last 7 months) lOOIJ. 8.0JJ ' 1004. 10.20 inches J1KW, 0.02 " 1000, O.'JU " The total rainfall for jteriodK of five months ending with February of each year is as follows: For r inos. ending Feb. ltK).'t, (1.11 inches " " lW-i, l.VX " " UK).'), 4.84 " 1000, 4.28 " " 1007. 7.70 This showsdhat the jirecipitation last year was tho lowest and this year the highest for a period of five years. This record includes melted snow, and as the heavy snows of this year melted slowly, the greater twrtion of the moisture has entered the soil. There is, therefore, at present more moisture in the ground than at any time within tho jast live years. The average rainfall for the four months pi-riod from M arch to June dur ing the last four years has been .'J.04 inches. If this average is maintained this year our section will receive 11.73 inches of rainfall during the nine months ending June ."0, 1907. This moisture, if conserved hy proper cultivation, will insure an excellent crop. Very respectfully, Cxaudk C. Covey, Superintendent. Warmspring, Feb. 27, 1007. Six Surveying Crews Concentrate" On Short Stretch of Right of ' Way Making Ready for Graders WILL BUILD M. E. CHURCH Subscriptions Aro Being Solicited For That Purposo P. PLO WS ARE won LD FAMOUS TJie members of the Methodist Church at this place are contemplating the construction of a comfortable place of worship for that denomination diirint! tho present year, and Mrs. "W. A. Ellis and Mrs. J. II. llorney are circulating a subscription list for a building fund for that purioso this week. Tho Method ists are very much in need of a church building, as they have hud no place in which to hold their services except the fichoolhouse, and their use. of that build ing is limited to certain evenings in the week. Jhay plan .to have everything ready to isjmmcnco building not later than June 1st,. Tho subscriptions solic ited thin week are not payable until September 1st, 1007, by which time they expect to have the building near com pletion. READY FOR DAILY STAGE Canton Two Furrow No. 4 Disc Plow! i$c plov has many advantages over the common share and mouldboard plow. Work can nithT W'1'-11 W'1Cn 'Qnc 13 100 10 P'0W W'1'1 orcnary p'ow kanc plowed repeatedly he cutting share forms a hard nan on a level with the bottom of the furrow, through which QOItlllrn .. .. -' - . ... ... . u rannAi ti .1 1 .1 1 it. 1 - i 1 1 11 . 1 . Ti -ui casny pass into Hie SUbSOII, nor again DC IIIICU inio uie louiueu uy cupinuiy utuuii, lift mm ll . .. ... DlflW ntirn. 1 . 1 . I 1 .1. . . 1 - ntimii ii ill h llin nniAeiilir At- 1 1 1t h. 1.. .v.irua U urOKen UOllOni in UlC lUriOW "U uuuo uyv yuii iuu iin.wony ui auu "vlllno M .1 . , . . , . fc. 1 . r . t I. 1 " . 1 . . ii 11 1 - "vimiug uui irozen ground need stop a disc plow in tins atstnci. i ney arc maac irom b u,sc Sle up to the large engine gangs. Call and get prices. J W. & m. A. Robinson & Company MADRAS, OREGON J. II. Wenandy and Y. J. Buckley of tho Uend-Madrus-Shaniko Stage Com pany were fn town last Tuesday, making final arrangements for beginning tho daily service over this route as soon aa the Columbia Southern train resumes its service. There will be two stages oper ated on each end of the line, Madras being tho central transfer station. The btago from bhamko will leave immedi ately after the arrival of the train, reaching Madras at about two o'clock in the morning. The mail is transferred hero and leaves immediately for Bond, reaching there hy noon. From Bend tho stage will arrive at this place at about three o'clock in tho afternoon, the Shan iko stago leaving as soon as tho mail is transferred, and reuching Shan iko by 11 o'clock in tho evening. This schedule will bo a very convenient ar rangement for the residents of this sec tion both hh to tho mail and tho passen ger service. MUD SPRINGS CELEBRATES The Hums Times-Herald has an inter esting story relative to the work that in being done on the eastern end pf jhe Oregon Eastern railroad. "The nutti ri of Isuch work indicates that construction will be started early m the Spring. Tho Times-Herald says: "Persistent railroad rumors of the past week in this city indicate immcdi-. ate construction work to begin on tho Oregon Eastern and. if reorts arc .true the line viU be completed .U h3 ..valley the coming season. "While the Times-Herald cannot vouch for the authenticity of the infor mation, it seems to emanate from a seini-oflicial source that Chief Stroddley has definite instruction.to rush the work as rapidly as iossiblc in order that con tracts for grading may be let and work begin as early as .weather conditions may permit. These contracts will be let in sections of from 10 to 20 miles., from Vale to the western jwrtion of this valley, if reorts are true and as many contracts will be negotiated as iossible. The roadbed for the entire distance named may lie worked at the same time , provided a sufllcient number of contrac tors may be found. "Should lalwr be found plentlfuluch an arrangement would mean the coiu. pletingof the grade work this season and the matter of distributing ties ami laying rails does not require .a greit -deal of time with the present modern method of doing such work. "Engineer Millar and his crew Jiaye been brought here from the west und it is understood will Ikj placed on tiarticu- lar w;ork in this valley and between here -and Vale, making at least six different surveying parties between .the two points. One of these is now at work iji Crane creek gap making soundings and ascertaining what is necessary to make tho required cuts to bring the grado through the pass on the per cent de sired. Some have brought the news that actual work on the roadled .hud begun in that section Jmt thoy -axe only testing to ascertain the nature and character of the formation therein or der to intelligently compute tho estima ted cost of construction over that rather dillicult portion. ; "It is also rumored that Engineor, Louis Shaw has beon promoted and aa ' soon as he has finished the particular" work he is now on ho will be placed at tho head of the construction work." Tho Oregon Eastern is tho Hiirriipaji line building across the statc,east ami west from Natron to Ontario and from which line it is planned to throw out p. branch line northward to Madras ami ultimately down the Deschutes river to connect with the O. It. A N. along tlje Columbia river. COURTS ON THE RESERVATION Last Saturday rovenlng a successful entertainment was given at tho Mud Springs. ecliQQlhouso, to celebrate George Washington's: birthday. A very enter taining mid. instructive pronram was rendered almost entirely hy tho school children, under tho direction of their teacuer, Miss Elllo Taylor. Tho memo- Vies of America's greatest nmn wove tll tingly revived in song and verso and hv historical rcminlsconces, in a way that tended to inculcate patriotism and nor- potuato those sterling qualities of char acter for which ho was noted, The schoolhotiso was nackod to ovei tlnu iin- - - - a by an appreciative an enthusiastic au dienco, composed of tho nuuiy friends of tho school, X. All petty misdemeanors and minor civil cases on tho AVarmsprings Indian Reservation are tried before a local tribunal, composed ,of ,tlree Jmlinn judges, who are apiKJinted by the super intendent of tho reservation from the Indians under his jurisdiction. These judges hcar,tho-wwdenco in each case, and ronder their decision upon this evidence, unhampered by techni calities of the ?hw. Their decision is final. In criminal case coining heforo them, they have autliorUy Jo impose sentence. ofUno and imprisonment, tho most cQinmon.misdomeanor eases com- ing hefore..thomJjinu for d Tim judges preside with great dignity, und.needlesa to say, unhampered bv the technicalities nt the law each case is tried upon its merits, and justice Is inoro often done than occurs In tho white man's courts of law. Court is held eac week. Tho judges hold d.uring goo4 behavior, and aro paid a sinail salary bv tho government. AVllllnm MoMeoklu, ono or the old timers of Crook -county, was In tho oily from Willow creek Sunday. Mr MoMeeklu has recently withdrawn from thoBMvmlll InulueBsof Cotnpton & MoMeekln, and Is now In buBiuesa for hlmsolf. Ho Bays ho has never heforo seen tho roada in as bad coudl tlon as thoy are at present In thte valley. Itevlow.