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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1907)
Pioneer MAQRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907. NO. 17 Madras - teen fiotel r-r-, mcA MAMAriFMPNIT Lhu been thoroughly renovated, JNp better table in Usn SSi for llw money. Your wants will be courteously W"" it .i (nr irnve mr? men. . ! . J. st-class Livery in ounnecuon fw LIVINGSTON, Proprietor yv r y- y-x m. t kDRAS, UKJBUUIN - HI V A. E. CROSBY R 0 I' 111 K T o n iTOFFlCE PHARMACY I , a romi.etf T,tr nf n.tnst. Mclmluc, ciictnlcMi, iipuioiidbi koimc.iio, u'gnmlijw I holn Hu..le. Country J! nil Ortlnr I lv! my crotil t (fm'ufcio ' rlismu. delivery Krntecl. Your inerlptlou " i i,... I.. ...... Uln.k V.u.,1 1 lll.nt.1l M.wl. thiij : ...,., uMinivmiif ivh nifriif f for EiltUUII Iioill I nui. niivi.wi ''". IlIiFiES, OREGON IT""' ,JJ "" PROFESSIONAL CARDS. pRAHK OSBOrtN U. S. COMMISSIONER Townnlta riiilldlne OREGON MADRAS 0 C. COLLVER NOTARY PUBLIC JtTOTlCK 01 TUB I'KiCli CUI.VKU 1'ItKfilKCT CULVER OREGON If. SNOOK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office In UrUKfitoro. MAI) It AH OREGON J, H. HAHEn ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NOTARY I'UBMC Flro Itmirnnro, I.Ifo Iruurnnco, fiurcty Howl Itciil KUtc, Conveyancing I'RWKVIM.K, . ORKQON M. P. AU.KN, rronldont. ' T. 31. iiAi.DriK, Ciuhler. War. WunzwicitKit Vice I'rcn. H. IUumin, A-rtt. Cimhlcr. NO. 3061. The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON UMBER FOR SALE r 1 have plenty of lumber for sale at our , located about 3 miles east of Grizzly tt office on county road, rrices right cMeekin & Eastwood MAY HAVE TOLL BRIDGE Congress Will Be Asked To Build OncOverWarmsprlng BRIDGE ALSO NEEDED ACROSS DESCHUTES Lattor Project Ono of Judgo Boll's Unrodoomod Anto-Eloctlon Promlaos ESTABLISHED 10B0 cupiul, HitrptUH and Undivided $100,000.00 I'roillM A. M. WILLIAMS & CO DKALKllS IN iFfoneh, Prct. H. A. Moore, Vice-Pros. F,T. Huflburt, Csahlqr t Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods 1100TH AND 8II0E3 HATS AND CAPS THE DALLES OREGON EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY FOREIGN EXCHANCE BOUCHT AND SOLD DRAFTS ON ALL PAHTS OF THE WORLD fal Stook, 25,000 Deposits, 3250,000 SHANIKO, OREGON ORE IK DRUG ST 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 Ah there nro no Available funds for building u bridge across the Warm spring Kivcr on the reservation, that project 1h necessarily abandoned for the jrcecnt, and it in likely tht Supcrin tendent Covey will make an effort to secure an appropriation by tho preset) Congress for that purpose. Under the regulations governing In dian reservations it isrenuired that all county roads and bridges on the rcser vation shall be maintained and kept in repair by the counties in which the roads are located. Under this provision Ir. Covey made an effort to secure an appropriation from Wasco County for rebuilding the bridge across the Warm springs Itivcr, anil repairing the county road north to the reservation line, and he offered, for the Indians, to do c day's free work for every day they were i paw for, which 1b equivalent to getting i the work done at half price. His efforts in that direction failed. Ah the bridge' across Wanuspring Kivcr m an important one, Mr. Covey has prepared estimates of the cost and will submit them to the Indian Oillce, with recommendation that an appropri atiou be made for tho purpose of build ing the bridge, and that the Government collect toll until such time as the appro pnation lias been repaid. Owing to the failure of tho county to maintain the road and bridge, the Government will unquestionably have authority to estab lish tmj toll road to re-imburseit for the necessary disbursement in maintaining the road, and freighters over that road between this place and Tho Dalles, may in tho next year havo toll to pay. In this connection it may be said that Crook County has also been derelict its duty of maintaining its county roads and bridges on tho reservation. Ono of the most needed improvements in this end of tho county is a bridgo across the Deschutes Itiver at tho Wnrmspring lerry. At present tho only means of crossing is ljy ferryboat, "with a toll charge of 50 cents each way, which charge is practically prohibitive except in cases 01 necessity, fcometning over three years ago, when tho present in- , Order to Get Cash f unmencinir on Saturday November 23, we will begirt a 30day I ish sale on every article in our enormous stock " HERE APR SO MR OF OUR SPECIAL PRICES : Ullons Coal Oil. I 60 1 1 75 Fortv-two Piece Sets of Initial Dishes to co at t 1 lbs. Stock Salt ..' ''''r!'":'!'''':'!'' ' I 35 t the low nrice oer set of 5 00 r , , v A complete line oi oiassware anci wiiiie oioneware oar Golden Stnr .ri . 00 t .. . t It,, rv n i i . . '" I at reduced prices. lbs. IJrv Grnnn at 1 00 X X . (P. "Schilling's Best" Soda ' '"" 5 A fine Im ,ClUrCS l 8 al"" ! "gyour 5-Gol. Coal Oil can" and liavc' "it filled . " t t Wi havc lwo of 1,1(5 Cclebratecl "Zcnilh" Scving t lor 30c -per gallon ' " ' I 50 Jw4 Machines on hand, woYth 45.00, will go at.. .32 50 VERYTHINQ IN STOCK GOES AT PROPORTIONATE PRICES : J. W. & M. A. ROBINSON & CO. ! GENERAL MERCHANTS, MADRAS, OREGON haniko Warehouse Receipts for Grain Taken Same as Cash ! cumbent of the office of County Judge was a cantUdato for that position, the need of a bridgo at tho ferry was an important issue in the election in this end of tho county, and promises were freely made that if lie were elected, one of his first official acts should b6 an effort to secure the needed bridgo. An.tc-election promises were probably forgotten as freely as they were made, for a petition for tho bridge was prompt ly turned down by tho county court after election. At that time, tho offi cials on tho reservation had offered to furnish tho necessary timbers for the bridge on tho ground, and in addition -a sufficient subscription had been raised in this end of the county to guarantee the building of the bridge ata cost of not to exceed $1000 to tho county. The need for the bridgo still exists, and in creases wth the settlement of this end of tho county, but the rejection oi the very liberal offer of three years ago has discouraged any further effort to Eecurc me oriugo unuer tno present auminis tratjon of the county court. TAKES HORSE THIEVES, Dell Howell of Shanlko Has Exciting Chaso MEN HAD STOLEN TEAM FROM DUFUrJ MAD COW MAKES LIVELY TIME Andrew Larsep had a very exciting experience last 8aturday with a vicious cow which had been marked for slaugh tcr anu wiiicn was oeing unven to tno slaughter pen. Tho cow did not drive easily, and getting warmed up, finally turned as they were crossing the town- site, and attacked the horse whicl Larson was riding, goring the horse and fighting viciously. ' Several persons who essayed to help were charged by the infuriated beast and had to seek, safety behind barn doprs. Mr. Larsen finally secured several men on horses Jo help him, and succeeded in getting the cow corralled at the slaughter pen. PUTS 6000 TO WORK t Harriman Resumes Construc tion On Entire System MEN AND- MATERIAL ARE PLENTIFUL Work Abandoned A Few Weeks Ago To Bo Rosumod With Full" Crows of Workmen A dispatch in the Oregouian, under iu Ornauu unto lino of December 6, says: Positive announcement was made today by General Manager Moehler that the Union Pacific is resuming con atrui-tlon work. When the banks shut lown on cash payments five weeks ago, tno Union Pacllio was quick to follow with the announcement that practically all of the big work then under way, Including the double tracking of its main line, construction f several important cut-ofl's in Neb raska, Kansas and Colorado, the building of several new branches or extensions, was to bo stopped entirely beeaufo of Iuabi(lty to secure cash for aboror muteiial. This order emanated from President Hurrimuu In New York and uU'eoted ill parts of the Harriman system. For ten days rumors havo been ourreut hat this order had been revoked and that thousands of men were being re-employed. Heretofore Union Pa-. uilio oillolals have refused either to confirm or dony the rumors. In mak- ng the announcement today Mr. Mohlor says; "Vhu work was stopped we were having diflloulty iu getting both men umPmutcrlal, but so many men have beun laid oil' elsowhere Mrnt we find we cati get pleuty of moil for this clafea if work and are glad of the oliauce. Material which was also hard to get for bridges tiud oulverts, is also com ing along and wo have decided under the circumstances to go ahead. When wo shut down five weeks ajjo, wo thought it would bu for a longer period,1' dir. Mohlor says further that all the men that can do employed win no iu-pt at work as long as tho weather permits, hut that on account of the snow iu the mountains, it la impossi ble to got gtavel for ballast nud that for this reiuton much of the track work must uecet!uirU be" uuapoiutud until Hprlng. Mr. Mohlor expressed his inability to speak for other Huea'of the system, but from other sou roes it la learned thai 0000 men have beuti reemployed within tho pasffow days, or will bo us quickly an the labor ouu be secured, working on tho, northern Hues wulle ttio weather romulns mild and tho laUor hiior beluu taken to the lines of tho Southern Prullio, where tho will continue-nil Winter. Outclassed In Driving Match Horse Thloves Tako to Brush But Arq. Soon Rounded Up by Officer - Deputy Sheriff Del Ilqwell at Bhahikq, captured two horse tliieves near thalT place on Wednesday of last week, after a rather exciting cjjaee. The. deputy. ' had been notified by Sheriff Chrisnian of "Wasco County that two moru-nametf Wilbur JIaighfj and Fred Garrett had; stolen, a teanj and outfit from a Dufur. stalo and were heade tlnty way, and advising him to get right put on theirt trail. Howell immediately hitched up,, a fast driving team, and taking a'auy with hm, started out to head hem off: Before getting to Bakeovcn ho wait,, rewarded by seeing an outfit and twoM men, which tallied wjth the description given him. Pasgiftg' fliem, Sp. order- tof get a good look and verify Jhe, descrip tion, he drove down the Ypd. v. slibrt -dislance in order not to. arougq hpiu. suspicion, and when he came to a spiaty ravine, turned his team 'round and started in pursuit. The men, however had become suspicious and whipped their team into a rur), and at this hot pace Howell followed them for two, miles, gaining on them all the time. Seeinc that Howell was gaining, one of tho men dropped from tho rig and started down a ravine, and soon thq. ' second man also jumped from the ,rig and started up the hillside, but, when Howell covered him with his rifle hq.. threw up his hands aud surrendered. The other man had meantime cscanwl ' down the ravine, nowell took his cap ture down to Bakeoven. where ho soon gathered a small posse of a 'dozen mounted men, and scattering over tho hills they goon succeded in "rounding' -up the fugitive. Haight and Garrett were taken to tho , uui at Ihe Dalles, where they wero bound over to the Circuit Court. WILL DRILL A DEEP WELL Joe Marnach Has Let Contract For. Drilling at His Ranch Joe Marnach has given a contract to James Trotter for drilling a deep well on his ranch southwest of town, and tho drill wag moved down from Agency Plains to tho Marnach ranch the first of tho week. There is no drilled well" in that locality from which any idea can be gained as to the depth it will bo necessary to go, but Mr, Marnach says he expects to go until they find water. His contract calls for payment" at, stipulated price up to 300 feet, after which the prico increases with each 100 ' feet of depth. Sir. Trotter, wlm has the contract, drilled the MagiU well on Agency Plains. Mr. Marnach says that if there is anything to tho science of "water witching" lie should get water beforo they have gone any groat depth. Since he made up his mind to sink a dcop well ho has had seven oxnert "water witches" locate water on his ranch, and all of them selected tho same spot. Their estimates of tho depth it would ho nec essary to go varied, however, all tho way irom o 10 several uuniircu icci, Mr. Marnach will doubtless be well sat isfied if any of these estimates aro correct and m tho menntimo ho will - probably bo prepared to go 500 feet. MRS. SARAH D. BISHOP Mrd. Sarah D. Bishop died at tho esidenco of her daughter, Mrs. Henry L. Howe, at Hood River, Sunday, Do- ember 1, of Blight's disease. Tho deceased had been u .sufferer for sonio time,1ftnd tworycars ago camo hero from Princeton, Wis., to livo with licr laughter, on account of thb mud cli mate, bho resided m Wisconsin' and Minnesota tho greater part of her life. but was born in New York atato Sop- tomborS4.lh.il. She leaves two sons. Frank A , of Grat Tails, Mont., nud W. li.-, of WarnispriuK, Oregon, and a daughtor, Mrs, Henry L. Howe, of Hood Idver, Oregon. llood Hiver Glacier. PRINEVILLE NATIONAL VERY SOUND Tho report of the First National Bank ot Prinevillo, nt tho close of business on Decembor 8, shows cash on hand and duo from othpr banks tho sum of 171,070.10, being 55 per cent, of tho ank's total deposits of .107.87r.7K. This te 40 PQf cent, in excoss of tho rush reserve required by law, tho legal re quirement being only 15 per cont. The Kll'Ht Nlltiminl of Prnnivilln la mm nt 41... work Boundest financial institutions in llu I state.