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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1908)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, (908. NO. 26 -nit in"1 " V II' It Ml I i '. The best in Shaniko (Jood Stock. Cnrcful Driver's Hcst of lluy mul (Iniin Fed At Very Rcnsonnblc Prices D. A. Howell, Shaniko, Or. .-5 G W.&M. H w.;u tin .mi en Hotel NOWUNDER'NEW MANAGEMENT I ...1.1.. .nnnxrlnA Mn L,.M.,. lKL. . C 1 Oregon for tho money. Your wants will be courteously '.LUto. Headquarters for traveling men. IfSt-CiaSb L-ivcry in vuuneuuun .!. W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor . k M Mm I 3L TV T H hm nu ,u A. E. CROSBY V U O I It I K T 0 K C,r. i a ( ' tf of !rlK Moilii'lne, OliomlenU, Ilouniliotil Xomwllw, ... i t i.'i.iiiiniR in iijinrvfb crniv uu ivvi uiinmiiit'ini. i uur nniprrii nun ji , .nine niiM ritki I'ltoirojforn. biwk i oimu miiiihji tn mm ifimu. Is ,it Koiliika. lliiui yii(iiiOM. MUM-iAl.r. ami ur.TAlU 0KHG0N LUivlbtri hUK bALL We have plenty of lumoer tor sale at our mill, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly post office on county road. Prices right McMeekin & Eastwood 32C VERY Clearance '"is, can-., o nv hrini cimve nnr incf innfnre phi ritan s woo I cans, i ' it4V4ii tumiriw vi iwi-wnmviv . . j any ol price, mUst he closed out. ' Special dish sale, come and dP. conts; 0 bars "Golden Star, 25 cents.. Uur line ot medicines to be closed out at prices at will -,ell them. All fnrm mnrlnVn rnrlnmd. Six-lWscnovvcr ''Internalional" Gasoline encine - - - mwm fallow v f hargain. A. ENERAL MERCHANTS MADRAS, PROFESSIONAL CARDS. pflAHK OSBORN U. S. COMMISSIONER Towiullo Ilullillni? MAtMCAS OHKUON 0 C. COLLVER NOTARY PUBLIC Jvmcr. or tub Vkack ClJYKIl IMtKOINOT CULVER . OREGON PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Onico In DniB Hlotu. MADItAH OKKdON Jt H. HANER ABSTRACTER OF TITLES KOTAItV I'UIIUO Flro Inurnnro, Uto ItiHiirnqcd, Burctjr Iloml item I'.stato, Conveyancing I'lHNKVII.I.K, OllEOON YJAX LUEDDEMANN NOTARY , PUBLIC Money to loan on approved ' rea estate scturity, MADRAS OREGON II. F. Auxw, I'retlilont. T. M. IIamwin, Cahlcr. Will WuinwKtLKii Vlro Pres. II. IUlua'in, Ant. Cimlilcr. NO. 3851 . The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON ESTABLISHED 1088 ('npltfti, Hurplut hiiiI Umllviilcil 3100.000.00 I'ront arness and Saddles Beitiner, Lace Leather Whips, Bridles, Halters Klnc Iliui'lina'lc HiiincfiH fully Knarnn tiwl, jiiiulo fimii hoft Culiforiiitx Qnk tiiiintHl lmrnesH leather B. S. LARK IN MADRAS, OHEOON 5 misses and cm dren s coats - see them. 7 bars "Dandy" v J CO OREGON ANNOUNCEMENTS AnnotincuinoiitH of cntilMnt(!S tiilMlnhcil Uti'lof this lien'tlng nro paid for at rCKiilnr Fpr Sheriff To the voters of Crook Ooimty: I liproby anUoiinco inycnndidacy for tlio olllee of Sheriff of Crook County, on tho jtcjMibllcan ticket, subject to the ap proval of tho Heptiblican voters at the primary to be held in April. Frank Ei.ki.vb. For County Clcrjc To tho voters pf Crook County: hereby announee rnyaelf a candidate for the ofllco of Cpunty Clerk, subject to he approval of tho Democratic voters at tho primaries p bo held, in April. Waiiiikn Brtoyw. For CountySciiool Superintendent To the voters pf Crook County: hereby announce tnypolf a candidate for nomination, on the Republican ticket, to tho ofllco of County School Superin tendent. Your support at the pri inaricH, April 17th, will bo truly appro ciated. Sincerely yours, J. F. UlanciiaiU). To 1 the Democratic voters of Cropk County: 1 desire tiie nomination at your hands at the primaries in April for the.olllce of County School Superin teudent, on the Democratic ticket, and your support at tho primaries will be heartily appreciated. Sincerely, W. It. Cook. l nereny announce mat l will uo a candidate for County School Superin tendent of Crook County, subject to the action of the Republican voters in the primary election. ' M., A. LniWA.v, Oneil, Oregon For Joint Representative To tho Republicans of Klamath, Lake, Crook ami urant Counties: J wish tp inform the Republicans of Klamuth, Lake, Crook and tirant counties, consti tuting the Twenty-first Representative District of Oregon, that my name will lie presented lor your consideration at toe Primary election to ho held April 17, MH)8, asking your suffraues for selection as one of the Republican nominees for Joint Reprcontative in said district, to be balloted for on June 1, 1908- II. A. Rkattain', JG Paisley, Or. For District Attorney Subject to the approval of tho voters of Crook and Wasco counties. I an nounce my candidacy for the Republi can nomination for District Attorney of the Seventh Judicial District at the coming primaries. 41 nominated and elected 1 shall endeavorto discharco the duties of the office faithfully as the law prOVideB. IMIEI) W. WILSON', TI10 Ualles, Ur. To the Republican voters of tho 7th Judicial District: ' I desire the nomination at your hands to tho ofhee of District Attorney and will imnreeialo your votes at the comini; primary election if you deem mo worthy of your support. W. I'. All 1UCS, Laidlaw, Oregon. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA A icwot tito reasons why so many are olniiiB the Modern Woodmen of Ameri ca: We have 900,000 members with 20,000 oiusiaiHiiui; ccruucuics, wiucu is iar i . ;n 1 1 .1. more than the two next larecst'boclotics combined. Three aRse?3ments missed tho rtrst ten months of this year; all claims paid and Il.OOO.OOO casli on Hand. First eight months of this year wo issued 100,122 new certilleates. There aro loof tho Icadiiii; Fraternal insurance societies that have six million members at tho present time. Tho Modern Woodmen havo nearly one-sixth of this entire membership. Tlioro uresis billion tour Hundred and fifty million dollars of protection for the willows and orphans carried by the members of theso societies. Tho M. AV. A. carries One Rillion Three Hundred and Fifty Million of this unount, or a uttie-moro titan one-sixth f all the fraternal insurance carried in tho United States Tho management exnouFO of this great order has cost each member not to exceed the prieo of 0110 postago stamp per week since starting m business. Wn are furnishing GOOD RELIABLE INSURANCE to our members for about one-half what other societies charge. iiot increase in tlio following societies and cost per thousand, 1900: Net Increase 1900 Cost ior $1000 At ftgi SO Artisans 500 $ 7 80 Maccabees Decreaso 12 1)0 A. O. U. W. Decrcaso 11) 80 Royal Arcanum Decrease 111 so W. O. W. 6,802 10 20 MoilornWoodiu'ii 90,080 5 85 The cost at liO years of ago in tho M. W. A. has never oxeeeded $5.85 per thousand in ono year. Compare tliis with tho cost in other soeiotios. These are a few of tho reasons "WHY" wo are writing an averago of 12,51(1 members per month. If this record suits you wo want your application for membership. Yours fraternally, J. E. Shoars, District Deputy, 622 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon. For further information see F. J. Hrookti, local deputy, at Madras, Oregon usUf j WILL PROSPECT FOR OIL Leases of Lands Being Made in Culver and Opal Prairie Districts by Company WILL DRILL f 000 FEET OR Region That Has Long Boon Known to Show Indications of Oil To Bo Thoroughly Prospoctod PlanB hayo been made to begin ot an early date prospecting for oil in this vicinity, and tho numerous indications of oil which have been found in this district will be thoroughly prospected in order to determine whether or not oil exists here in paying quantities. These plans havo been perfected, and it stated that there is sufficient- capital behind the enterprise to insure a thor ofigh investigation of the various pros pects, and actual drilling will begin just as soon as sufficient leases have been secured upon the land in the immediate vicinity pf tho poipta where the first wells will be sunk. Mr. Frank Forrest a prominent stockman of this county, is now engaged in securing these leases wnicn 11 is reported aro being very generally signed without any opposition it nas been known lor ncvcral years past that good oil prospects had been discovered in this section of Crook County, and several years ago an option was taken on the Dave Barnett ranch with a view to makintr a thorough in ve'stigatipn of a prospect found on his place, but this plan never materialized and up until this time there has not been an effort made to follow up and test any of these prospects. Theso indi cations of oil, have been found in territory of considerable scope, covering practically all of this cntl of western Crook County. 11 is tne plan ot tno present prospec tors to sink several deep wells, prepara tions having been made to go to a deptl of a thousand to fifteen hundred feet The leases under which the prospecting will be conducted are liberal in their provisions for the land owner, whose interests in the land and in any discov erjymade upon it are amply protected Among other provisions iu the lease is one imii u no on is lound in paying quantities, but water is found, the well becomes the property of the land owner without anv cost to mm except the actual cost of tho casing. If, however, artesian water is found and no oil, the land owner agrees to purchase the same at the customary price of a well drilled to a depth of 000 feet, irrespective of whether the well has been drilled to uepin 01 iuuu or L'uuu leet. And, anv rancher in jthis district can afford to pav the price of a OUO-l'oot drilled well to securo artesian water on his land. In tho event oil is found in paying quanti ties, the lease provides for a royalty of ten per cent to tho land owner, so tht in any event he, the land-owner, has his interests taken caro of and cannot but be benefited by the work done on his place. Tho leases also provido for an option on tho land, at u price fixed by tho owner. SPECIAL AGENT MEYENDORFF IS DEAD Well Known Attache of U. S. Gener al Land Office Dies at Portland F. MeyendorfT, one of the best known of the special agents of the U. S. General Lund Olllce, died in" Portland hist Halurduy ut tho Good Samaritan Hospital. Ms. Meyendorfl was quite well known Jn this county. Last Heptember he was a member ot tho party of federal and state olHohils who went to the Bend country t Inspeot tho Irrigation projects there Ho did not return Vlth the party but spent some time iu Crook Couuty, in vestigating land mutters. Ou his way out, Mr. Meyendortreame by way of Mndratf, from Priueville, and spent a day orto heio looking over hind mat tors, Mr. Moyendortr's life was 011a of varied experlenees, ami he was 11 most entertaining ami Interesting eoiiipan. Ion. lie was 11 Russian by birth, tuut because of too ardent sympathy with a revolutionary uprising, was for some time ti political prisoner In Siberia. Securing hU release from Siberia ho uunit) to America, and for many years he has been connected with the Gov- eminent service. He was the prlnul. pal witness for the Government in the hui'1 fraud prosecutions In Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, ami wub ouu of tho mast rolluble niou in that brannli ! of the Uoverument service, JOHN H. HALL IS FOUND GUILTY Convicted of Conspiracy ln lega Fencing of Public Lands John II. Hall, cx-Unitcd, Stnjea, At torney for Oregon, was found guilty of conspiracy against the Government in the Federal court at Portland, that ver dict having been returned by tho jury last Saturday morning. Hall was in dicted jointly with W. W. Steiwcr, H. II. Hendricks, C. J5. Zachary and othora in connection with the unlawful fencing of Government land in "Wheeler county Hall's, connection with tho caso ars.jpg out of tho protection ho is alcge( have given tho other members of (ho, conspjracy while he was U. S. Attorney, In return for political favors, bestpfl-pd) upon him. Ho demanded n separate, trial on the charges, which has just, ended in his conviction. The extreme penalty for ppnspiracy is. a fin&ol $1Q,(X0 apd imprisonment fpr. two years. Hall has not yet been sent fenced, but he has been given until April 1 to file his motion for a now trial. In connection with th,e close of the Hall case, it is, announced thqt the remaining land fraud cases, 22 in all, will be taken up at the Apnj term of the Federal court. Mr. Hencyj who has successfully prosecated thelamf fraud cases, including that against Hal( just ended, may not return to prosecute, all of these cases, but it is stated that, ho will conduct the prosecution of tho. Binger Herman case, and that against ex-Congres6inan J. N". Williamson. DURHAM-TAYLOR Married at the home of John Oorop bell, in Prineville, on Wednesday, Feb ruary 5, 1905, Mr. Thomas A. Taylou and Miss Maude Durham, bothdf Mad ras, Rev. Dr. Dunsmore of the Priner ville Presbyterian Church perforniing; the marriage ceremony. Only a few intimate friends of the bride and groom were present to witness the ceremony. Tho above news item, which reached, us from Prineville too late for publiea tion.last week, came as a pleasant sur prise to the many friends qf tliQ contracting parties in this locality. Tltfe bride is the daughter ot Mr. "Wulliain. Durham of Agency Plains, where she has made her home for several years past, and the happy groom is to bo congratulated upon having won so charming a helpmate. Mr. Taylor is one of our prosperous and progressive young farmers who is making, a success in this country. He is farming oxteu-. sively on the Little Plain, whore ho and his bride will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor returned from Prineville last Thursday. WILL FARM IN UMATILLA COUNTY X. II. Pinkerton has rented a largo' wheat ranch in Umatilla, consisting of about a secti' n of land, and expects td leave for that piace within tho next two or tnree weeks to take possession. J-iio ranch is situated within seven miles of. Pendleton, and is said to bo ono of tho best rancnos in that vry prosperous wheat district. Mr. Pinkerton expects to sell off some of his farming imple ments here, and ront his farm on Agency Plains, where ho has about a so -tion of land. He says that ho expects to hold on to his land in this locality, and that within a few years, when this section has rail traifaportation, ho expects to return and make his homo hero. Mr. Pinkerton has boon 0110 of the most progressive farmers. of thlSi district, and ho and Mrs. Pinkerton nave many menus nere wno win regret to see them leave tho community. COUHTYSEAT FIGHT IN LAKE Lake County will be Hie hccuo thin year of a eountyseut light, as the am- iltiousj little town of Paisley Is mak- ng uti effort to hai'B the coimtyseat moved from Lake view, Us present Intuition, to Paisley, The reason urged for the removal of the onnnty.beat Is that Paisley is, geographically, nionj out rally located, and will make t)m countyxeat more oasily accessible to a majority of the eltiKens of Lako County. The town of Paisley a loan ed about 11 11 If way between Lakoviuw anil Silver Luke. MARTIN-PECK Married at Culver, Wodnowlay, Feb ruary. 5, 1U0S, Miss Lena Martin uiul Mr. Ralph Pock, Justice of tho IWu Collver performing tho marriage rite. Tho bride is ono of Culvur'a popular young ladlos, and is tho daughter of .Mr and Mrs. J. W. Martin. Tho groom i a prominent young ranoher of tlm Culvor section, and has charge of th. rauoh of his fathar. Air. W. II. lV.-k. wl homo.