The Madras Pioneer
IV
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1907.
NO. 9
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IN TRADE AT
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Prices lire greatly reduced, as wo me plnimin to
CLOSE OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J ROAD TRAIN FAILURE
pRAUK OSDORH
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Towtiiltu Jillljillllf;
MADI'.AH OHKUON
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DENTIST
All kind 6 Dan till Work nt roiwotmlilo price
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0 C. COLLVEf?
NOTARY PUBLIC
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CULVER OREGON
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Ofllcu In OriiK tituru.
MADKAH
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Jt H. HANER
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
NOTARY I'UIIMC
Plre Imurnnrc, Mfo Inmirntico, Surety Ilond
Herd Ksitfite, CoaruyniiahiK
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T. M. IUI.DWI.V, Cmhler.
Will WtmzirmKn Vlro I'rw.
II. Ralija'i.v, At. Oulilcr.
NO. 3061 .
The First National Bank
OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON
ESTABLISHED 1008,
OnplUl, Surplus nutl Undivided
$1 oo.opo.oo
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50 CE
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Fronch, Pros. H, A. Mooro, Vlco-Pros. F. T. Hurlburt, Cnshlor
EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY !
I FOREIGN EXCHANCE BOUCHT AND SOLD
I DRAFTS ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
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Knl Stock, S20.000 . ,
iDoposit., $250,000 SHANIKO, OREGON
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A. E. CROSBY
H' I'ROI'RIKTOR DEALERS IN
ITOFFICE PHARMACY
lei ii Comp clo I.lno of UrtiK. Sldirlnci, Clicmlcl, llotmohold Komcdlo,
IV Sundrl? nutl I'liuto PhpiiUm. Country JUIl Order I idvo iv purnonal
u , UrmtuBlc- In charge. Fnfc delivery KUBrnnti-ol. Your proscription HOOTS AM) SHOES
ilnl'j xtryrlttitno ami l'ot l)otroytrK. Htofk Foodn Hint ol nil kind. .. .,.
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TjLES. OREGON THE DALLES
mtuiniv mrvriti laurTi'
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods
ORECON
Road Conditions Present Ob
staclcsto ts Success
WHEAT MUST BE HAULED BY TEAMS
Ooep Chuck-holes and Dusty Roads
Cnuso Promoters to Abandon the
Plan of Haulng from Madras
After ft slow trip out, requiring about
three days, Hiid attended by one or two
slight accidents, tlic big traction engine
and two cars pulled into Madras last
Sunday morning, baving ptcamed
wiinin n mile oi town trie evening
before. Tlic trip out, while made with
out any serious nccideifts, demonstrated
ono thing, however, and that is tiiat the
big traction outfit cannot be operate
over tlio roads in their present condi
tion, in a manner to make it profitable
for those who arc promoting the enter
prise. Not only are the roads full of
chuck-holes and .badly cut up by the
heavily loaded freight wagons, but, the
roads arc too deep with dust to be
packed by the engine and cars in the
manner necessary to make the enter
prise successful. Itcalizing tins after
their first trip in, the promoters of the
enterprise have temporarily abandoned
the project of freighting all the way
into Madras from Shaniko.
It is believed that later, after a good
rain mis nettled t no oust and leveled un
the roads, that the roads will pack so
that the train can be operated all the
way to Madras successfully. At any
rate, another trial may be made later
when the conditions are thought to be
favorable.
The determination on the part of the
traction couipanv to abandon the
freighting project into Madras for the
present will cause general disappoint
ment among the businessmen of the
town, and the farmers of the surround
ing territory, who have been looking
forward to the successful operation of
the road train as a means of marketing
ELK DRUG STOn
Carries a good line of fresh
drugs and patents. Pre
scription work and family
recipes made a specialty
T. A. LONG
Physician and Druggist
MADRAS, ORECON
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To Join Our Travel Class
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tlioAr 1c couiitiU sliicjtirlliiK lluworyJnjmn that wonUorful coui" i v of tho (. :h m, wIiomi juhjiiIo havo iHvoino so
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Amt rlcHii Travol Clnsi AHSoelntTon nml Is n ori'litHtn of tho most rortllr ml "f woHd wldu trtvulors, nnd Is imtlroly
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M. C. MASON
Real Estate, Insurance
Collections
Also mulu'Hii sjH'Olnl'.y of
Auctioneering
In nil lilies. OUU? In Rotteks
Jtrotlieih' lui ult lire stor
MADRAS, - ORKO'OX
A 1 Lino Of
J. W. & U. A. Robinson & Go
General Merchants
M MADRAS, OREGON
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LOUCKS BROS.
DEALERS IN FURNITURE
Madras, Oregon
Harness and
Saddles
this yf-ar'H abundant crop of wheat.
The abandonment of tlio project is said
to be only temporary, however, until a
good rain puts tho roads 'into better
condition for another trial trip, upon
success or failure of which will depend
tho continuance or permanent almpdon
ment of the traction freighting project.
Meanwhile tho problem of marketing
Ibis year's crop is one that baa to be
solved immediately, and farmers who
had expected to ship their grain to the
railroad by the traction outfit, aro com
pelled lo find other means.
It was reported litre the first of the
week that the traction company would
receive grain at Cross Keys and ban
from there to the railroad, but that, too
has been abandoned. When tho train
icit, jiere on its return trip, it was
loaded with lumber, to be used in the
construction of a platform at Bolter's
for receiving grain, but Tueeday morn
ing a phone message to received
stating that had also been ahandonei
for the present.
WHEAT PRICES SOARING
Pqrand Market Is Strong With,
Upvard Tendency
60 PEj) 0EJIT OF CROP MARKETED
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GOOSE FOOT" UNDER BAH
Botanist Says It Is Silver SalttfBush
Named in Noxious Weed Law
Some time ago Mr. J. II. Ilorney of
this plnce sent to the Oregon Aricul
tural College at Corvallls, specimens
oftwoweedi growing In tho district
southwest of here, with tho request
that they be classified by the botanist
at tlio college. He lias recently hail a
reply stating mat specimen .No. 1 was
thw Silver Suit Bush and No. 2 was
L'rickly Lettuce. The reply is of
interest lo the ranchers of that vicln
ity for the reason that the specimen
classified as Silver Halt Rush has been
known in that locality as White Goose
Foot, which is not among the noxious
weeds named in the state law govern
ing the eradication of noxious weeds,
wiille the Silver Fait Bush is one of
those specially named. Residents of
that locality who have the weed
'rowing on their places In abundance,
nd who have felt t-ecure from moles
tation under this law, will now have
to clear their places of the weed. The
specimen classified as Prickly Lettuce
is known locally as Chinese Lettuce.
Mr. Homey kept duplicate speci
mens of the weeds lie sent to
Corvillis, numbered just as those were
which were sent to be classified. This
will enable interested persons to see
list what the specimens sent looked
like. The duplicate specimens were
left with A. C.Sanford, who also has a
copy of the letter to Dr. WIthyconibe
at the O. A.C.
FROM COUNTY EXCHANGES
M. A. Lehman of O'Nell was a
liusliie&s visitor .Monday. Mr. Leh-
niiii bus been with the McMeen it
Co. threshing machine during this
reason's run which closed Just Satur-
lay night. During the season, ac
cording to estimate, this machine
threshed more than forty thousand
bushits of lira (n, ami .Mr. Lehman
sys that there are several machines
n tho Madras country that have
uuidled more. In the neighborhood
where this machine worked there
have been seven machines busy dur-
ngtho entire Fall. Journal.
J. F. Illanuliard, principal of the
'rinevllle public school, returned
Saturday from a trip to the Hlanchurd
Bros, threshing outfit. Mr. BUnch-
aril says that from the latest returns
he estimate of 1,000,000 bushels of
grain for Crook county is far too
small. He places the yield north of
Lumoiitii alone at 7-0,000 bushels.
When ho and his brother started out
this your threshing they expected a
80-day tun. They have been working
50 days and sUH have -0 days work in
Ight. Journal,
11. L. l'riduy and H, A. Brown, of
Croxs Keys, were l'rineville visitors
the first o( the week, after cattle. Mt
Friday says they have g.ithured up
bout 300 head of feeders in different
parts of the county, which are to bo
fattened on his ranch on Trout CreeU
ud disposed of to Portland buyers in
the Into Fall. That Is tho way tho
Crook County rancher makes money,
feeding alfalfa to his own or gnmu
ono's else oat tie, Hevlow,
Carcfuf Students of the Situation
Freely Pfpdlot that Wljeat Will
Reach Tho Dollar Mark
The wheat market in Portland con
tlnues strong, with prices advancing
steadily and now at the highest point
reached ths season, club l.oing quoted
at 89 to 00 ami bluestem at 91 lo 92,
There was sn advance of 1 cent on
Tuesday, and prices In wheat, flour
and fefld markets havo an upward
tendency all around. It is estimated
that fully CO percent of the Heason'u
crop in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho has already passed out of the
hands of the growers, although much
of this lias only been contracted and
has not yet been moved from the
farmers' warehouses. Everything in
dicates a continuation of the present
strength of the wheat market, ?nd
careful students of the situation are
freely predicting "dollar wheat."
In the Chicago wheat pit new re'eor'd
high marks for this Benson's trading
have been reached, wheat for Decem
ber delivery selling at $1.07 3-4, nnd
the May option at $1.12 5-8. The
speculative character of the Chicago
market, vith two opposing factions
manipulating the market iu the
fiercest pit fight since the famous Joe
Leiterdeal, renders It difficult, how-
aver, to tell what part of the strength
of that market is based upon actual
conditions, although tho situation 1b
unquestionably a strong one.
Farmers iu the three states have not
Iu recent years had so prosperous a
season, with the happy combination
of a bumper crop and high prices for
their grain. Even with 60 percent of
the crop already sold, an advunco of
ten cents per bushel will mean the
distribution of several million dollars
among the farmers of the Northwest.
COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK
Promises to Bo Most Successful
Meeting Ever Held
.INDIANS ATTEND THE DALLES FAIR
Beltinor. Lace Leather
'Whips, Bridles, Halters
l ino Handmade Harness fully uuitran
i triil, niado from best California Oak
I uiui'u harnotw leal nor
B. S. LARK IN
MAUUAS, ORUOON
Yukinia and Warm Springs Indians in
eoiuiduntbU' numbers arrivod yoatorday
ami tliiu'fot'onoou to ba at hand durhuj
tho festivities whioh huvu jtmt bogmi.
Soino talk 1ms boon nuulo of having tho . county,
Indians perforin their war dunce for viowed on thv subjeot of poilti.
t'uo umtueuiunt of tlio crowds, but dlHtrlut, but siuted that th only lnt"r
whether tho thing will bo foneuiuniivtod fr ufUfwied in u-t in ..
remain, to bo -an. . nothing dofinito - 'J
bus yet beoit done in this line. J tiou to nu, national Kepublmku
GhronUlu. convention uoxt yeiir.
The Crook County Fair Association
holds Its annual meeting at Prinovilte
next week, beginning on the morning
of the 24th, and continuing through
the29tli, and every indication points
to the most successful exhibition ever
held In Crook County. From all over
tho county fine exhibits of products
are being gathered together for tUd
lgricultural exhibit at the fair, and
the stock show promises to bring ont
ome of tho best siiow cattle owned iu
the county, of which thoro is stilliohjf
o make the stock exhibit mi Impor
ant one. Blooded horses, cattle and
sheep from every part of tbo county
will make an exhibit that will i- ait
attrao'.ivp feature of the i;ouriy f-iir.
In addition to the uxlilbit ,.' Jlv4
sfnek and agricultural prodin t nf til
kinds, jui hi trnctivi! tpeed program hal
een arranged for the five days f tu
Ufeting, anil as a nvtlll, the biggest
lumber of raouhorseu ever Katliere i
igetherln the county at ouv time wi'I
be at PrinevillothUyear topartb ij itt
n those events.
I'rinevlllo is making arrangements
lake oareof ablgoroWd, and enter-
aiuiiieiu will be provided lor thfem
morning, afternoon and evening.
CONGRESSMAN ELUS HERE
Congressman' W. It. Ellis came In
m Tuesday night's stage, and Hia-nt
esteiday forenoon in Madras getting
acquainted with his constituency in
this locality and giving an wir to ide.
story of tholr wants. Incidentally it
may be remarked that theie wh. ti
are, chiefly, a repetition of this year'.
bountiful harvust, and rwllroud to
Ituwl their grain out to market on, by
the time auother urop is harvested
which Congressman Elliw c uidu't
guarantee to teouro for them witbl'i
tbo next twelve months.
Alter spending the morning h-r-Mr.
Klllu left immaditttuly after liui. :i
lor Ktkimund and Bend, oxp.vMUL' to
opeiid several dayu in that jnrt of r
Mr. lillirt refuwd t l inter
in llM