The
Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROQK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 1907.
NO. 32
ring us any .
WHEAT, HOGS, EGGS,
BUTTER or PRODUCE
You have to. sell
ffEPAY YOU THE HIGHEST PRICE
Try our SUGAR CURED HAMS
From now on, wc will sell only that which wc
cure ourselves
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS.
LENA M. LAMB
MADRAS, OREGON
pANK OSBORN
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Totvnilto Rujldlttg
MADUAH OREGON
Q It. HAHOI.D CLARKE
DENTISf
All kinds of Dental Work at reasonable prices,
I'Rinevillk, onuaon
Willow Creek Basin
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CROOK COUNTY, OREGON
MAX LUEDDEMANU
NOTARY PUBLIC
MADRAS OREGON
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F ROUSH
0. C. COLLVEf?
NOTARY PUBLIC
Jt'STICK Of THE l'ACB
CULVER PRECINCT
CULVER
Wo Con Supply You
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Glvo Uo A Call
PROPRIETOR
MEAT MARKET
lap Constantly on Hand the Best Fresh and Cured Meals
fjjfi nigncsi mnrKoi price
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isd farm produce IV1QUI QJ), 1 CLJUI I
H. 8NOOK
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
unico In Drue store.
MADRAS
OREGON
Jt H. HANER
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
notary public
1'lro Insurance, Life Insurance, Surely Bonds
JtOBl mtme, ConrynnoIiiB,
PK1NKV1LLK, OREGON
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J, W, LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
Good Teams and Rigs, First-class Service given to
the traveling public
OREGON
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W P. MYERS
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LAND ATTORNEY
Twelve year speoUl practice bofpre U. 8.
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laidlaw, orkgon
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of rirtncless hriilmg. Clirimlu casus a
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aktnl.f.-tlmo. It hai born cm the inaiUt for year, has been
tried and proved, and If. hr.nd question, the sm.plcst, wort m M
f M ltltand moat Kpulor riduic plow ol IU clnw now in uk, JJ
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THE P. & O. CANTON
SUCCESS PLOWi
I. tl,, l,c and rlieapom plow for Hu. followlnjr ron.on,: ,Jj
out of order.
want, Isn't It? You would call nucfi n plow hU-ohk anil uunuiit-,
Tlial'ii why the Succc 1'low l nanuid "HUCCKHK'.
, nclnir lou oxpcn.lvc tlmn other., dolntr fl:!;"
tlal q.inlltifs of Bironiitli nml durability, TwivlwwU
It. That is why ft Is tho choast. iho licwt U uUvujm ci.iiw
J. W. & M, A. Robinson & Go.
Equipped with tho best bot
toms mado, ndjustnblu front
nxloj dust-proof romovabla
whool boxoiindjustabla
rear whccljcaslly set fornny
dopthj works equally wo 11
with Inru'o or small horsos;
light draft and easily opor
nted-o perfect plow.
New Farming Oiitriet on Thieihold of
Gsntrsl Oregon Mecca o( Seeker After
Cheap Land '
Ccntrnl Oregon, comprising nil of
Crook and the northern portions of
Lake and Klamath coutitlcH. iH on the
eve of an era of vast and rapid develop
ment. Its larcc areas of productive
agricultural lands hnvo become tljo
Mecca of tho home-ficckcr from the
crowded East and Middle Went. Its
mines "and timber and its larire tracts of
irrigable lands have attracted tho eye of
uapiun, ana uiicr Unit trtngtc touch its
industrial possibilities are unfoldinir.
i . . ...
iortn, sou tn, eiiHt ana west, uevclop-
mcni is unuer way, and this vast
Empire of Undeveloped Resources,
which for generations has been the
homo of tho stockman and his miirra
OREGON ry 1,!l,1,l8, of sliecp and cattle, is feeling
tho throb of n hew life, and hannv homes
and prosperous industries are springing
into being.
Along the banks of the Deschutes
Hiver, in Crook County alone, four
hundred thousand acres of fertile land
are being brought under irrigation.
Virgin forests, containing biillpns of feet
of timber, are being made ready for the
saw, and within a short time lumber
from ibis district will be finding its way
into all the markets of the world
Awake to transportation possibilities in
tins vast empire, railways are hurryin
their surveys across Central Oregon,
and before the end of the Summer
constructiotuvork will be under way on
linos that will cro.s this territory from
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north to fouth and cast to west.
, -Lying at the very threshold of this
..,. ..vu. it in i4iv m mint iriiun
Basin, known locally as "The Agency
Plains Country." Located in the
northern jortion of Orook Comity, it
extends north and south for thirty miles
and east and west or twenty-live, and
in that urea of seven hundred and fifty
square limed no more tlian half a
million acres of fertile, productive wheat
laudBT This territory comnrifWH tho
plateati lands alone; tho Deschutes
Hiver, and takes hi (he Agency Plains,
Little Plains. Methodist Hill. Onnl
Prairie, Culver and Lamonta district.
all d raimug into Willow Creek, from
which it takes its name. The altitude
of these districts is about two thousand
feet, and in general character they are
practically level prairie lands. The
soil is of volcanic formation, fertile and
productive and easily tilled.
No section of Oregon offers a more
equable or delightful climate in Winter
or Summer, the Winter season beinu of
short duration and rarely preventing
outdoor work, while the summers arc
never excessively warm, or sultry and
oppressive. It is a fact often com
mented upon that in this favored
district the farmer can pursue his work
i no your nmnu.
bp until the year 1900 this large
territory was but httle known tun)
spaively fettled, but in that year the
homesteader began to arrive in this
domain of the stockman, and within
three years thousands of homesteaders'
cabiiiH dotted tho prairie lands. Com
munities have sprung up within that
time, and today this is tho most thicklv
settled and densely populated district in
Central Oregon, with more than 100,000
acres of land in cultivation at the
present time. Comfortable ranch
homes nro being built, shade and fruit
trety aro being planted, and tho rolling
prairio has been converted into a
prosperous farming district.
All tho conveniences and comforts nf
community lifo nro found hero. Free
public schools aro found in all the
districts, all of them prosperous and
nourishing. Churches of various do-
nominations, Methodist, Haptist, Ger
man Methodist, Frco Methodist.
Christian and Mennonito. hnvo their
organizations in this district. Fraternal
orders have been orcrnnizod. nnd hv
their numbers indicate, their prosperous
condition. These tilings foster tho
neighborly spirit, ami hnvo added to thn
community lifo of the district.
The grain crop is tho principal pro-
duct of this section. Wheat, barlev.
oats and, corn nro successfully grown,
ami fruits and vegetables of nil kinds do
well. Since this section became a
farming country there has been no
surplus of grain produced, tho 1.
market, consuming all that 1ms been
harvested, tit prices as good or better
than have been paid durinor tli
period in tho best grain markets. This
homo demand is created bv tho vnHmiR
development enterprises under wuv in
Crook county, requiring tho ufto of many
teams, which cmiamnn 1
, , - jiaMlll ivn
of grain and forage. In addition to this
market, a largo demand for grain comes
from tho big stock pluutd adjoinim; tho
fanning district, which nro feeding
thousands of bend of sheen and cattle.
Permanent surveys for a railroad have
been made through this country and.
construction will' begin during the
present Summer, so that, by the time
a I . t . . .
the production exceeds tho local
demand, rail transportation to outside
markets is assured ,
Improved methods of farming aro
being adopted by tho progressive far
mers of tliis section, and in the next few
years these new methods of "dry lnnd
farming" promise to revolutionize tho
industry m this section, as It lias done
in other sections of the West. The fine.
loose soil of this locality lends itself
readily to tiie new methods of cultiva
tion, which can be followed in this
section with no greater labor or expense
than is required by the old-fashioned
methods in other localities. This will
improve the quality and increase the
ouantitv of the yields, nnd will en-
liaiK'e the value of aid, land throughout
UiiB district,
It has been tho history of all districts.
that, following the rush of the home
steader, a large percentage of the first
icttlers sell out to the' land-seekers
coming in from the Middle Vcst in
search of a new location, and that in
variable rule is applicable to a certain
decree m tins locality. Those who care
to sell aro holding at from $1Q to $15
per acre, and no section of tho United
States today offers as fine an opportu
nity to the seeker after cheap wheat
lands. With the advent of the railroad
these lands will double and triple in
value. With its advantages of soil and
climate it offers exceptional opportuni
ties to the home-seeker, at present
prices. There are also large areas of
government land still open to entry.
Madras The Trading Center
Centrally located in this large agricul
tural belt is the town of Madras, the
convenient and natural trading point for
all the territory embraced in the
Willow Creek Basin. Situated on Wil
low Creek, in the center of the district.
its future asa prosperous trading point
f,... n, , : ii.it..,' .1
yond question. Two railroads, one from
tho north and one coming in from the
south, have their surveys completed to
..muni... iifMMi wimi Avnxpi m iviuiiir
obtainable at a depth of from 18 to o
it;;. j. itiiicii iin il IUWI1 wiuun me
past thret-years, and without anv effort
.-. 1. .1... . . t - ... .
iu Minim ji, mi; luw ii mis grown wiiinn
that time until it has fivr ivnnr.il mnr-
uiiandiso ' stores, two drugstores, two
notois, uvery staples, a newspaper, and
all the kindred enterprises" which go to
make mi a thrivinc littlo rammiiTiiti.
This town offers splendid opportunities
myuiciiceiiHi; iu cuilUL' III JMlBlIICeS
, IS...-. ..n n. ....... .. i t i i...
... at i inn il il i 1 1 v (ri.i i iv
prosperous mutuary country.
TROUBLE IS BREWING
Between Settlors and Columbia
Southern Irrigation Company
WATEB SUPPLY INADEQUATE FOR LANDS
Attorney General Believes Officer
of Original Companies Can Bo
Hold Responsible By State
PUBLIC SCHOOL EM TERTAINMEHT
I'ollowing is the programme of the
Declamatory Contest of the pupils of the
neighborhood public schools, to be held
at Sanford's Hull, Saturday evening,
March ,"Q. o admission charged and
everybody invited ;
ntoan.iMMK '
Welcome Song ; At 7:80
I'raycr Rov. J. K. Crain
A Utile GcntlQinan , Paul Marnnch
A Visit to the Doctor Delia Nichols
Tho Partnership Kitten Jcwol Loving
Tho Story of lloy llluc Mourlco Snook
God Is Nowhcro Kthel Dulinc
Selling the Baby LothaHahu
M6ther and Child...,' Ethel Stouehooker
SoiiC Mary and Anna Marnach
Tho Broken Vase Lydla Strasser
A. Stray Sunbeam Lola (Sard
(Selected) Molba Kidder
Tho Dylni: Prisoner...., Mary Marnach
John Maynard WIllIo Wilson
Mumford's Pavement Etta Klchardsou
Tho Inventor's Wile Orpha Clark
How Edith Helped 1 ,.,, . ,
ThliiBS aIoiib Cornelia Hoehrine
Tho Two Glasses rxjita Binder
When tho Minister Gomes.... Joseph Jennings
A Little Girl's View of Life Kva Loving
Mother's tool , LUzioGomer
Somebody's Mother Ella Criswell
Littlo Blossom u-o Mays
SoS , Orpha Clark
Casey at tho Bat Charlie Craig
One of Our Heroes Sarah Mochring
The Curtain Humor Myrtle Harvey
So"B lUd Rock School
Some of tho Work of Alcohol Roth Clark
Bums of Gettysburg Elite Vanderveon
(Selected) Ethel Kidder
A Naughty Girl's View of Lifo Ula Sanford
Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech Dolph Clark
Asleep at the Switch Susie Cowherd
SonS Round Butte Quartotte
AFTER THE GRAFTERS
Portland Taxpayers Want Heney and
Burns to Investigate City's Affairs
Trouble lias been brewing for som,
time past between the owners of tho
Columbia Southern Irrigation company,
and the settlers upon their irrigated
tract, on the west side of the Deschu,tc
River, over the question of the euffi-
ciency of the water furnished by the,
company for irrigation purposes, the,
settlers claiming that it is inadequate
for the amount of land embraced in that
segregation. This tract, includina
about 27,000 acres, was to be reclaimed
under a contract with the State, and a
year and a half ago the work was re
ported complete and a patent was aB,fccc(
for. When the examination was made
by the state lnnd board, patents wero
only granted for 12,000. acres, the board,
taking the position that only that
amount could be reclaimed 'with the
water provided. To complicate matters
still further, the original irrigation com
pany, from which the present ownerij
oouglit. liad disposed of 18,000 acres
the land to settlors, a portion of which
land tiie state land board refused to
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pass to patent.
During a discussion of the status of
the case, Attorney General Crawford
expressed serious doubts as to the le
gality of the transfer of the contracts
from the Three Sisters Irrigation com
pany to the Columbia Southern Irriga-;
tion company, and from them to the
present owners, the Columbia Southern
Irrigating company, and stated that it
WUH his opinion that nil th nffiVnra ftnl
bondholders of the thres companies, 'In
cluding President C. Sam Smith and
Secretary M. E. Brink of 'the 'Th'rea
Sisters company, and President W. A.
Laidlaw and Secretary James E. Lytlu
of the Columbia Southern Irrigation
company, could be held responsible foe
any deficiency, fraud or violation of the.
State's contract found to exist.
Mr, Tl. W. Wilson of Portland, head
of the present company owning thJ
segregation, eavs tlmt, li?u mmnnit' i,Tu
' - ' . . . ,
not attempted to sell any of the land
ttie unpatented portion of the segrega
tion. He admits the necessity of a Vcf- .
ervoir in order to increase their stijlply "
ot water, and says that the company
planned in the Fall of 15)05 to build a
reservoir at a cost of from $40,000 in
foO.000, but the plan was not carried
out because of the hostile attitude of the
state land board. Their failure to'ebm
ply with the requirement of the state
land board was the cause of the nresr-rit
trouble with the settlers. The law firm,
of King, Guerin & Tollock has been re.
tamed by the settlers and steps arts helne
taken to compel the irrigation company
to euner comply with their contract, or
refund the money acouired through thn
sale of the lands and surrender their
contract with the State.
Much injury has been done to thn
irrigation interests in this county by
the trouble which the Columbia South'
era irrigating Company has had with
the settlers over tho questioa of water,
and ijj justice to the Deschutes Irriga
tion rower company, which is irriga
ting several hundred thousand acres
east of thn DpRiOuitu : ..i i.i
iiiivi, IV CI1UIUU
be stated that that company has bud nn
trouble with the settlers upon Hh lands.
lutty thousand dollars is bein ml,!
by Portland citizens as a fnml I, l
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spent in investigating graft, past and
present, m that city, provided tho ser
vices oi J'ranclS J. Uennv nnM W t
BuniH can bo secured for probi nn In In
the municipal corruption of the Oregon
motropolid. Itlu desired to secure tho
tho services of the groat
his assistant immediatelv follow in tlin
close of their work in tho Sail Francisco
investigation, nnd tho searchliuht of n.
systematic investigation will lie turned
upon all branches of the. city gov
ernment, during tho present admin
istration and for years back. Expos
ures as startling as those which aro be
ing tniulo in San Francisco aro pre
dicted if tlin innvninnnt (ny n tlinrnnnl,
investigation is successful.
This movement for an investigation
inrortland originated among some of
the heavy taxpayers of the city, who
stato that they nro willing to pledgo a
sum Bufllcicntly largo to carry out the
most searching kind of an investigation
into tho methods of tho "Imssea". past
and present, of tho city. Tho granting
oi important franchises, tho awarding ot
largo contracts, and all othor matters in
which thoro may have been the slight
est graft, will bo subjected to tho closest
HCriltinV llV Mr llannil nn1 l.to nnutul..!
j Y .WIVJ M,.. IM1 WDPinVUIJI
if tho plan to secure an investigation U
successful.