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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1908)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908. VOL IV NO. 24 -y I1.J4 Qpeen Hotel NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT House has born tliorotiglily renovated, No. better tabic in Ccn i al Oregon for tlio money. Your wantJ will bp courteously attended to. Headquarters for traveling men. First-class Livery in Connection J. W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor MADRAS, OREGON HO H. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FRANK osnonii U. S. COMMISSIONER lownclto llulldltii; MADJlAfl OUHUON 0. C. COLLVER NOTARY PUBLIC JurioK or the I'imce QUI.VKK 1'KKCINCT CULVER OREGON A. E. CROSBY 1' Jt O V U I K T 0 H OSTOFFICE PHARMACY i a Or I , f . fl. . ta hint ni Drug. C)mmlrnl, Hniuolintd Komwllw, , ru-n b'1 llioto Snpj)llH. Country Mull Ortiar riv my jnoim! rii v a ' iiiii-tn. o dallTocy giinrAiiiMHl. Your rmoriptl"" "ifve:.inn mill l'flt Ietro'ur. Stock l'ooil nm Dlpn ol U kinds, .....mi KwIhI. Until 'I'lioiiOa. W1I01.K8AU: ANI It UTAH.. lh 1) VhLES, Oregon an LUMBER FOR SALE We have plenty of lumber for sale at our mill, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly post office on county road. Prices right McMeekin & Eastwood It. 8NOOU PHYSICIAN & SURGEON OIIco In Drue Store. MADltAB ortEOON Jt H. HAHEIi ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NOTAI'.Y VUMAC Mr Iniurnnco, Mfe Jnaiirnncc, fiilroty llonclft luwl Iftitnte, Conveyancing MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT J. V, & M, A. Robinson & Company in Hands of R, L. S a b i n ASSET5 FAR EXCEED THEIR LIABILITIES Assignment Is Only Temporary and Firm Ejjpocts to Rosumo Charao Within Sixty Days K fJAX LUEDDEMANN NOTARY PUBLIC Money to loan on ni)rovc(l real estate security. MADRAS OREGON S3S3 9 VERY The best in Shartiko (JomI Stock. Careful Drivers Ucst of tiny nnd drain l-ed At Very Reasonable Prices D. A. Howell, Shaniko. Or. II. Y. Am.sk. l'nwKtem. T. if. IUliwin, Cmhler. Wrix Wvmwkii.sk Vtco rre. It. IUliiaik, Ait. Caititcr. NO. 3051 . t The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON ESTABLISHED 1 BOB Cajiltnl, Hurpliu Hint Undlvlileit $100,000.00 Profit Harness and Saddles Belting, Lace Leather Whips, Bridles, Halters i jMiiP itaininindc tiarni'Hs Hilly guaran- O I . t I.. 1 1 i -l. .11.. r .1- i . ii'ixi, liinui- iruui uii iunioruia uuk tanned harmvisi lent her 0 B. S. LARK IN .MADRAS, ORUQO.N A IGNEE 5 o Sale aT'.:.iwr?iaaatrfl3g We must raise money to rrieet pressing obligations i Iai caps, gloves, Indies' shawls and fajcinalors, children's wool caps, misses' andrchildren's coats at any old price, must be closed out. Special dish sale, come and sec them. 7 bars "Dandy" soap, 25 cents; 6 bars "Golden Star," 25 cents. Our line of medicines to be closed out at prices lint will sell them. All farm machinery reduced. Six-horsepower "International" gasoline engine a bargain. - s at u W . & M. A. ROBINSON & GENERAL MERCHANTS MADRAS OREGON CO. l.-."lf.f V" J. W. & M. A. Robirison Company of this place ait week made an assign ment of all their property to 11. L. Sabln, of Portland, for the benefit of their creditors f ho agsetn owned by the firm greatly exceed their liabilities, and their embarrassment rcHiiHiii in the assignment ifi duo largely to the jnonoy stringency, wliich hag made it iinK)MHible for them to secure the finan cial assistance necessary to tide them over until they can rcalizo upon out standing accounts. Jlr. Turner, secre tary o tho company, says that the aseignmont is pnly temporary and that the business will hot be closed out, hut Jhat they expect to have matters ar ranged ho as to resume business for themselves in about sixty days. Mean while the business is in charge of Wil liam Macbeth, a representative of Mr. Sabin. The assignee, Mr. Sabin, is sec retary of tho Morclmnts' Protective' Association of Portland. Messrs. Robinson & Company have hrndled a largo business during the two years they have been engaged in- the general merchandise husiuoss at this point, and the annouuecmcnt'of their assignment wub u surnriso to all. Tliev have many friends- and customers throughout this end of tho county who will hope for tho speedy settlement of their difllculties, to that they may resume business again, i . FROM MADRAS TO LAMONTf) Petitions for Now County Road to Afford Outlet to Many Ranchers try policy of the Government, although an iittempt was made (o bring the matter up for debate. Technical points of preat value have been brought out In the relation of tho ncfuul fxperiencfs of practical men. Alternate cropping; and fallowing of dry land was generally Indorsed. Beep plowing und frequent cultivation were Insisted upon, undone of tho Utah delegates today convinced the farmers that there is more danger of overseed Ing than of underseedlng In planting wheat. Forty pounds to the acre was the exact amount recommended by the speaker. The proceedings of the congress, in cluding all addresses delivered, will be mailed to all affiliated members, other wise those who pay tho annual mem bership fee. BIG PIPE COMPLETED Tlio big stave-pipe being built across the old river bed in the Powell Luttes neighborhood by tlio l)eschutcs Irriga tion & Power Company, has heen com pleted, and water has been run through it. The pipe is a large one, being 50 inches in diameter, and it was built for Lthe purpose of carrying water across the old river bed with which to irrigate 12,000 acres of laud in the p. I. & P. Co.'s segregation. The pipe is 1G20 feet long, and some idea of its size may be gained from the fact that to build it re quired two carloads of -lumber and one car of hoop-iron, besides other freight. The freighting bill from Shaniko to the old river tedlone amounted to $1800, and tlio pipe completed cost $10,000. It is estimated that this pipe will last for twenty years. MOnO HAS BAD FIRE A petition will bo presented to the county court at the March term, tusking for the establishment of u new county . . . . . ruait rutitiing souineast from mis puce ut) Willow Creek to the L imontu and Willow Creek sections. The road will Intel teat the Rim Hook Spring road where that roail crosses Willow Creek, and it will open up a large scope of country which at present bus no county roads connecting it with its markets and business points. It will he several miles shorter than the present traveled road from Madr.is to Lamoutu, and will hen much better road, the grades be ing easier. It will also jnuke a good road to jibe Willow Creek and Grizzly sawmills, for which reason it may be expected to slightly cheapen the cost of lumber at this place. Tillman Iteuter, who has n ranch southeast of this place, for which he lias uooutletby county road, has the matter in charge, and is circulating the petition. He says that all of the property owners through whoso Innds the road will pass, nre favorable to the project and will join in tho pdtltlon. The road will unquestionably ho of great benefit to tlio section through which It passes, und it is a road which can uu estuuiisiieu una put in good shape nt u very small expense to the county. CONGRESS OF DRY FARMERS Socond Annual Session Closes With Many Practical Results Obtained Silt Like City, Jan. 25. -The Trans- Missouri Dry Funning Congress closed its second convention here this after. noon, Beginning with 282 delegates, tho convention closes with nearly COO in attendance. Tho next congress will bo held ut Choyouuo. This congress has oreatud u perman ent salaried seciotnryship, inaugurated a system of annual duos and life mem. bershipHiind estohllslied a bureau i l Information which will instruct the membership in all discoveries nnd developments In tho science of und laud oufturo. The congress has boon vory modest in Its requests for legislation. A law Increasing the acreage of homesteads n the arid region from 100 to 320 acres, the establishment of more experiment farms hy the states and tho boring of experimental wells ut statu expense are tho prlnolpttl things asked. Tho congress refused to bo drawn Into tho vvurfuro Unit bus arisen, over the fores Fire destroyed the Elrod two-story brick building at Moro in Sherman County, last Friday morning. Uut for the fact that water thrown on nearby buildings and roofs formed a coating of ice, other structures would abo have burned. Tho loss was about $47,000, covered by about $30,0Q0 insurance. The fire is believed to have originated frrm defective wiring in tho building The r.lrod budding was probably the finest building in 'Shennan Count. Among those who were burned out by the fire were: W. F. Schuller, general merchandise, loss $28,00Q, insurance $18,000 i M. F. Miller, attorney, " loss $1000, insurance, $750; Dr. James, loss unknown, insurance $800; the building was estimated at $10,000, with $7000 insurance. WELL DRILLING PROCRESSES I. V. Limbaugb was in town tho first of the week from Opal Prairie, lie says that they had readied a dvpth of about 103 'feet in the well which is being drilled on his placo, and while no water has yet been found, tho drillers think that the indications are good. For the past week they have been drilling in very hard rock, and since the well was started a variety of formations have been passed through. Mr. Limbaugb expects to find water fooii, although they arc prepared to go four or five hundred feet if necessary, A number of other ranchers in that locality are waiting for tho Limbaugb well to be completed, when they expect to try for water on their places. DEATH OF A. H. BREYMAN A. II. Broyman died in Portland last week and was buried last Sunday. He had been sick for over six months and suffered greatly from an attack of neu ralgia in tho face, which seemed to batllo tho efforts of medical skill. Mr. Rreyman was well and favorably known in Crook County. Ho was engaged in stockraising for many years and organ ized tho Baldwin Sheep Jc Land Com pany at Haycreek in 1885. Ho moved from Crook County to Portland in 1890 and started in tho wholesale leather business under tho firm namo of the Broyman Leather Company. Crook County Journal. LEAVE CLAIM IN WINTEr Bill Introduced in Congress Permitting Absence JJuring Winter Months DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, Will Make It Easy for Settler to Comply With Residence Clause Homestead Law DOLLAR A DOZEN FOR OREGON APPLES "I want nbout a dozen apples," a prosperous looking fannor said to 15, J. yiti.!.i .... .i. . -i ii, . . i nmuter ui niu ,i , 018S 0C JO. SWVO Ql Kunsas avenuo yesterday. "How much?" ho inquired. When ho heard the price he folt in his pocket. "Fxcuso me," ho said at tho oud of tho search. "I'll huvo to go to the bank and draw a little mouev. Them Oregonian apples coat soino, don't they, but Suythey certainly tiro good," He returned a few minutes Inter and pitched a dollar on tho counter for tho. ttoson, Topoka, (Kansas) Capital, . A bill hag been introduced in Congrpsij granting a leave of absence to. home stead cntrymen during the months ol December, January, February am March each year, and after being fav6r. -. ably reported by the committed prj,' , public lands, the bill passed he Senate; Tho bill is now up to the House of Rep resentatives, and if it passes the Houso will becomo a law, and an amend nient of tho homestead law as to residence. The homestead law requires setters, to live upon their homesteads tho ypac round, and it was upon the showing o the hardships to which settlers in new; districts are often subjected, that thq committee on public lands based their; favorable report. The bill, if it pass&j the House, will permit such home; stcaders to leave their claims during thq Winter months, in order that they may seek employment in other places, witlf; out endangering their entries. Thq Interior Department approved the bill. As it passed tho Senate, the bill pxoi vides: ''Thati'no homestead entry shall 1)Q rejected because of any failure o.f the, entryman named therein to hpreaftep actually reside upon the land covered by his entry during the months of Dec ember, January, February and March, or any portion of such months; pro; -vided, that nothing in this act shall be construed as to relieve the entryman of the duty of residence during the months not named herein, and the period of, absence permitted by this act shall bo computed' to applv upon the period of residence required nnd cr existing .layf.'l In other words, if tho entryman rei sides oji his land from April 1 to Ndyem: ber 30, inclusive, ior live successive years, he will have fully complied with the residence clause of the homestead, law. MAY MAKE SECOND ENTRY Bill Benefits Entrymen Who Aban-i doned First Homestead Both houses of Congress have passed, the bill introduced by Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, permitting tho making of second homestead entries, The bill, as finally agreed to, was some what amended, but in effect it provides that any person who has forfeited his homestead entry through no fault or? neglectof his own, or who was unable to perfect his entry because of an honest mistake on his part, shall bo permitted to make a second homestead entry, bulb under such circumgtaneos he will not bo ' permitted at any later day to acquire title' to the first land which he attempt ed to enter. A provision was inserted in the bill denying the second home stead privilege to ontrvmen who had sold out. The necessity for such a change in the -i land laws is explained in the report of tho House committee, in which it is stated that in 1SS9 and acain in 1000 legislation of this general character was passed, but tho original bills were not effective, as they woro not carefully drawn. Many honest homesteaders through insufficient knowledge- of fho law, or because ofadversity, have been unablo to obtain patent under the public land laws, and yot huvo not been per mitted to make u second on try. Such entrymon have been virtually denied the right to exercise their home stead rights, for iu effect, though thoy attempted entries, they acquired noth ing. Tho now land law will correct this and insure to ev ry honest entryman title to 1G0 acres of land, giving him a second trial if ho fails on tho first. TRYING TO LIFT THE LID Mayor.1. F. Ueddy of Modford has filed an initiative petition at Salem for a constitutional amendment, for tho pur poso of giving cities tho exelusivo au thority as to tho regulations of licensos. saloons, pool rooms, theatres and simi lar places. Tho effect of this measure. if adopted, would bo to permit city authorities to run their towns as "wido open" as thoy please, divesting sheriffs and district attorneys of tho powur to suppress understate law. The consti tution How provides that city churters must bo "subject to tho constitution and criminal laws of tho statu." Tho amendment proposed by Mr, Ueddy leaven out this important clause. ft SV 1- 4 J .f mt Is iff ll It 1