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The Madras Pioneer
Published every Thursday by
'THE PI0NJ5ER PUBLISHING CO.-
SUBSCRIPTION MATES :
Ono yenr .... S1.60
Six months (. S3
Three months " 50
ADVHltTIMXO ltATKS ON AITMCATION
Entered ns .second olnss mutter August
52H, lPOI.ntthe Postolllce nt JInurns, Ore,
under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1H"V.
and results of dry farming we
engaged in for the mutual ben-
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THURSDAY
Jan. 30, 1908
SOME INSIDE HISTORY
a
If there should be 110 other
wholesome result from the trial
of John H. Hall in the federal
court at Portland, the peoplerbf
.Oregon will at least have been
treated to an entertaining
and instructive recital of
chapter of the inside politica
history of the state, which wil
iflord them much food for
luougnc. Tiiat cnapter was
.never intended for the public
eye, but the "inquisitiveness"
of the prosecution in the
land fraud cases has brought
it to light, and it has
("been spread upon the record, a
tale of the political game as it
was played in Oregon. How
intimately it was connected
.with that other shameful chap
ter of Oregon histoiy, the chap
ter relating to its land frauds,
may be judged by those who
read.
The correspondence of Mitch
.ell and Fulton with Brownell,
.and the testimony of Steiwer,
Brownell, Maya and others,
throws an interesting sidelight
on the manner in which the
highest office in the gift of the
,peopl4 of the state was bartered
like a bag of old rags for the
promise of immunity from
prosecution for alleged land
frauds. According to these
(letters, carefully marked "Strict
Jy confidential," and explained
.by the testimonj' of Brownell,
Steiwer and Mays, protection
was needed by Brownell, Stei
wer, Mays and others from
prosecution for alleged connec
tion with the land frauds of the
state. Hall, as United States
.Attorney, knew of their urgent
need, and must be taken care
of. Fulton and Mitchell as
United States Senators would
.have the naming of Hall's suc
cessor. With that kind of, a
.spread it was easy enough to
arrange matters. Steiwer and
Brownell should further the
senatorial ambitions of Fulton;
Fulton and Mitchell were to see
that Hall was appointed to the
.federal district attorneyship;
and Hall was to protect Steiwer,
Brownell, Mays, et al. That
was the arrangement which has
been brought to light in the
trial of the Hall case at Port-
land.
And that is why the people
of Oregon have a much greater
-I L ,1 1
interest in mis case man ap
peared from the title "United
States vs. John Hall., They
are learning the political history
of their state from those who
have helped write it, and the
.people are beginning to sit up
and take notice.
Announcements of cn'mllcliUes published
t - .1.1. 1 It...- .... ....1.1 fn. nt 1 1 1 .1 T
eht of all, have come to be of. advertising ratos.
yearly occurrence. And yet, gr"1 r S " ' 111
the great daily papers which l or UJStrlc torncy
devote column after column to Subject to thoivpprovul of tho voters
. . . ., , ... of Crook mul Antco counties, 1 iu-
lirigation matters, and which nouuee my enndidnev for tlio Honubli-
feature the proceedings of illi !'m nomination for district Attorney of
1 tt. . the Seventh Judicial District nt tire
gallon congresses, printing 111 coming primaries". If nominated and
ciecteu 1 Biitm enueuvor 10 iiisiiiiargo wio
untie ot thcolnce mithfullv ns tnu law
provides.
, 1 . 1 -I -1 -4
mil an me addresses atut uis
. 1 1. v
cussions mat are neid at ti'est
irrigation congresses, give scant
notice to the meetings of the
Dry Farming Congress, With a
oare mention 01 me opening
runt) AV,"Wn.!joN,j
The Dulles, Or.
To tho. Republican voters of the 7th
Judicial District:
1 desire the nomination at your hands
and closing of these sessions so win appreciate vour vote at the cotriinn
important to the arid West. primary election if you deem mo worthy
01 your suppori.
A Gqod Place to Trade
y
ANK I
ANTELOPE, OREGON
fiFNERAL MERCHANT
AV. .V. MYISKSi
Luidhivr, Oregon.
The reason is easily under
stood. Irrigation is usually
conducted utidet a large scale.
by big corporations under the Hood River is said to have
Carey Act, or by great projects made trood oroirress with its
by the Government, involving initiative petitions by which it
tens of thousands of acres, exneots to biimr the nuestion of
I . 0 . - x
the creation of .Cascade County
lar, it mat term may ue used, before the people at the state
with much to attract the readei Meotion in June. It was neces
7i300
o
in the story of the prosecution of aiuT 1 secure oou names to
the great work. On the other H'e petitions, mid that number
. 5 1 r -, , " must be secured by tomorrow,
hand, dry farming and the great .im it ia likev tlmt the numes
kely
will be secured. It is reported
that the"re has been no opposi
tion to the movement at The
Dalles.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
work it is doing in reclaiming
from absolute waste the tremen
dous semi-arid regions of the
West, is the work of individ
mils. All through the West
. 1 .1 -1
mere are tnousanus ot men,
working faithfully on their
1. . . . . 1 t if
eigu y acres or quarter 01 Jialt a few of the reasons whv so many arc
a section, "making two blades jns the Modem Woodmen of Amori-
ca :
of grass to grow where one ve have 900,000 members with 20,000
rrror hofr.ro nnA ..if..h'n outstnnuinc certmcates, which is lar
fcj more than tlio two next lnrcrest Societies
combined
rni, j .... iiiree assessmema misseu mo nrsi ten
uuu.iii uuea nut .ipijieuiaie montl,s 0f this year; all claims paid and
Now offers you a splendid as
sortment of General Merchan
dise at prices that will make you
happy, cause you to call again,
and induce your neighbors to
come with you to
FRANK
AT
ANTELOPE
The Store That Gives Satisfaction
CLASSIFIED
LOCALS
ittention to their great work
rhe country does not appreciate
what is being done by the dry ?i,ooo,ooo cash on hand. ,
P rm 5 , , First eight months of this
farmers. I he area which they issued 100,122 new certificates
13 year wo
There are 175 of the leadiifc Fraternal
insurance societies that havo six million
memoers at the present time. The
Modern Woodmen have nearlv one-sixth
of this entire membership.
There are six billion lour lmnureu anil
fiftv million dollars of protection for the
wiJows and orphans carried bv the
been niembers of these societies.
riieM. W. A. carries Ono Billion
great" Three Hundred and Fiftv Million of this
work, greater in the combined T?,1'?,' 1 1,tu?.more t,,an onc-aisth
CJ 1 nf rill f Im Innt Aennl Inmirn r r rtn t-ninl 1 1
AtiLTEHSOXS OWINti I'S will n'eiue
fnruiird Ulld licll US OUtl We
hclned von when you needed the help;
now wo need your neip,
A. Kohinson Co.
.1. V. M.
are reclaiming is many times as
argeas that which will or can
be put tindery irrigation, and
they are converting into valua
b farming land sections that
would otherwise have
worthless. Theirs is a
ll.CK TO TKADK-Second-hwnd hack
in cofil running oixier, 10 irauo 101
cram or plowing. See Fred FMier,
$3
Fisltorville.
j30-f20
capital that is being used, and the United gtates
greater in its ultimate resuli
than all the capital and all the exceed the price of one postage stamp
,nt- Jl.of ?0 l;.w, Qr,.w11 ;.. I'r euKauiceauiriiiiui "uamess
1 Ul XV LUUl U 1ICI1IL' t -V I IClIlll I III 1 iir r.
irrigation.
A speaker at the Dry Farm
ing Congress at Salt Lake City KffSXo.
last week, made the statement
that "hauling water for stock
adds 20 per cent to the coat of
dry farming." The estimate is
not too high, as will be testified
to by the farmers of tliis section,
practically all of whom have Up per month. If this record suits you we
until rhP hist vpf.r W.i nnm. JV1111 J?u appncaiion lor memiicrsnip
arc furnishinii GOOD RELIABLE
INSURANCE to our members for about
one-half what other societies charge.
iSet increase in the following, societies
and cost per thousand, 1900:
Xet Increase 1000 Cost per 1 1000 at age SO
Artisans , 500 $ 7 80
Decrease . 12 00
A. O. U. V. Decrease 10 80
Royal Arcanum Decrease l.'J 20
W. O. W. 5.802 10 20
ModernWoodm'n 90.0S0 5 85
i he cost at "0 years of age m tho M.
W. A. has never exceeded ?5.85 per
thousand in one year. Compare this
with the cost in other societies. Thorie
ire a few of the reasons "WHY" wo aro
writing an average of 12,510 members
4l Tf ll.! I it
TO TRADE Ono Syractwo gang-plow,
14-inch, good condition, to trade for
grain or Hour. For particulars addrciM
,I.W. Howard, Lower Bridge, Crook
Count v, Oregon. j30-f0
If you want to buy a ranch or town
property, or rent a house in Madras,
see Oaborn & Wilson. ?
Try our Imperial wnsliinjf machine, it
is the best. McTaggart & Bye.
WE WILL GIVE YOU A BARGAIN
oil a cook stove, range or heater. Tho
prices bell them. J. W. A 41. A.
Robinson A Co.
MONEY TO LOAN I have money to
loan on good deodod farm lands. Ap
ply to Max Lueddomatin, Madras, Or.
DRY FARMING NEGLECTED
. Through advanced methods
of dry farming, known as scien
tific soil culture, it will be poss
ible to "reclaim1' a hundred
times the area of land in the
'West that can be brought un
der irrigation. In all (he broad
.wastes throughout the semi
arid regions of the West these
; methods are being adopted, and
hundreds of thousands of acres
are being brought under prolit
fable cultivation through dry
farming, in districts where irri
gation is impossible or imprac-
pelled to haul water for their
stock and for household pur
poses. If that estimate is cor
rect, the cost of a well, even if
it is nece-isajy to go ' to the
depth of f500 feet to secure
water, will soon be paid out of
the saving in the cost of farm
ing in this district. And, many
of the ranchers of this section
are finding it to be truej and
are having deep wells drilled
Two wells have been put down
on Agency riains, several are
being sunk in the Methodist
Hill and Opal Prairie districts,
and a number of others are
going to bs drilled in the com
ing Spring and Summer.
y, J. j'i. bliears, uislrict
Deputy, 522 Chamber of Commerce,
lVrthmd, Oregon.
J or further information see !. .).
Brooks, local deputy, at Madras,
Oregon. n21tf
UNDERTAKING SUPPLIES Our
complete lino of undertaking supplie
lias arrived anil we are now prepared
to furnish anything in that line
promptly and at moderate price.
LoucksBros., Madras, Or. j23-lf
MACKINAW8, STORM COATS, meu'i
and children s suits must all go. J.
. ci M. A. KOI) Hilton (Jo.
STEAM ROLLING Have your uraln
steam rolled or dry rolled. I 1iv
good new equipment, capacity 15 tqna
uiiuy. i ncee; nieam roiling, iz.w
per ion ; dry rolling, $2.00 jwr ton. J.
C. Wayinire, Madras, Or. oJMtf
A complete hiipplv of legal lilanka for
jale Including warrnnt and quit Claim
deeilH, real, chattel mid crop iiiortgamw,
etc. .TiiUlcu court IIhiUh mul Jiiotluti
court wink a specialty. Notary Public.
F. .1. Brooks.
A Hurry 01 snow tins morn
ing has put an end to the hope
that hauling wheat to the rail
road might be resumed. Had fine
weather continued a lew days
longer, a number of farmers of
this section had signified their
intention of starting to Shaniko
with wheat. The roads have
been drying out in good shape,
and are said to be in fair, con
dition, and as. there is a large
amount of wheat to be hauled,
many desire to begin hauling
as soon as the roads will per
mit. The great danger is that
at this season a sudden return
of Winter may catch them on
the road. Ifowevpr, if the
weather had continued good it
ticable. The importance of it
'.is beginning to be understood,
uind dry farming congresses, might have tempted a number of
where discussion of methods farmers to try it.
Dandruff and
are but outward signs ot the evil
done in secret by myriads of dan
Jruff germs sapping tbe life blood
of the hair. Micro kills the para
site, soothes tbe itching scalp,
gives lustre to tbe hair and stops
it falling out. A single application
gives relief and proves its worth.
Save your hair before too late.
Micro prevents baldness. It Is a
delightful dressing for the hair,
free from grease and sticky oils.
Ask yourdruggist for free booklet
HOYT CHEMICAL CO.
PORTLAND, OHCCOK
ALFALFA RANCH FOR SALE-MO
;u tv in all. well improved, 100 awn
111 alfalfa, 200 acreH cun I irrigated ;
mi Crooked .River near Prineville.
AW have for Male all kindif of farming
laudH in large and Hiimll tracta. If
you mihIi to buy or wll Hee Oaborn A
Wilson, MadraH, Oregon,
St. Valentine's Day is drawing near
If you wouldn't be left in the rear
Come right along and get in line
And buy your friend a valentine,
And now that they arc all tbe go
You do not want to be too slow.
Now is time to get you pick
For the best ones always go out quick
Don't neglect what you should do,
Others may remember you;
Then you'll find it is too late
To get within St. Valentine's gate.
Now trusting you will give us a call,
We extend best wishes to you all.
Madras Trading
Company
J. W. French, Pres. H. A. Mooro, Vlco-Proo. F.T. Hurl hurt, Cm!
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, OMEGDN
EASTERN OREGON BANKING
FOilEiCM EXCHANGE BOUGHT AHD SOLD
DRAFTS OH ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, $25,000
Deposits, $250,000
SHANIKO, OREGON
: ASHWOOD,-OREGON .
NOT IN THE TRUST
Mills 11 miles from Ilaycreok. Rough Lumber $11.00 per tliouaand at
the mill. Flooring mid liiiiehini,' lumber Jf.iO.00 per thuotumd. Othor
prices in proportion. Address (iK0.lt. Llili, Mr., Ashwood, Oregon
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M ADRA
HEAT
A, LARSEN &
MAP
COMPA
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
Pish, Vegetables and Country Produce
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