The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908.
VOL IV
NO. 24
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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,
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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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
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
OIIco In Drue Store.
MADltAB ortEOON
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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
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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.
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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-
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i . ii'ixi, liinui- iruui uii iunioruia uuk
tanned harmvisi lent her
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B. S. LARK IN
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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
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GENERAL MERCHANTS
MADRAS OREGON
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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,
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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.
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