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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY o. 1908.
NO. 27
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Hotel
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NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
i i. irmrnuchlv rdiovatcd. No better tabic in Ccn-
Orcaon (or the money. Your wnritwill be courteously
ndcdtoi Headquarters for trdvclnig. rricrU
rst-class Livery in Connection
r W, LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
ADRAS, OREGON
, hfi.t i nrjMP ' hi Mm ww -tw w-
A. E. CROSBY
It 0 I' It I K T J It
STOFFICE PHARMACY
. ' 4 f j,,,, etc t.liioof Urii. Mcdifln'm, t:)icjnlrl. Jloiuchotrt Ubme.Ilcs
!u finmlK iM I'lioto Hiji'(Iit!. Country Mall Or.li)r I nlvt) my i-orwilhl
iin A (irml (' I" ,clr;A- Hi): delivery Kiiriilcc.J. Youn'rcrrliilloti
L.miiKv BtrHilllll Mill c1 l'vnui)".". mwiwiiwi mi
;i(ItwliM KoJiki, llolh 'I'liOUM. WII01.K8AI.K A NO UKMII
)ALIjES.
OREGON
UMBER FOR SALE
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ttlANK OSBORN
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Towmlto Ilulltllng
JtAPHAH tjhkuON
0 G. COLLVEf?
NOTARY PUBLIC
JWICB OKjillC VtACK
CUI.VKK 1'lllftlNCT
CULVER OREGON
II. HNOOK
physician & Surgeon
OKlco lit DniK Bloro.
MAnilAB OREGON
Jt H. HANER
ABSTRACTER OF TifLES
NOTAI'.Y I'Uni.IO
Klrc Jrmtirrince, jJfo Inmiranre, Hurcty U'oncln
Ileal lUtAtc, Conveyancing
I'WNKVIM.K, OltKaON
fAX lUeddemahn
NOTARY PUBLIC
MADRAS
OREGON
fa havd plehty of lumber for Sale at our
I, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly
)st office on ccSunty road. Prices right
IcMeekin & Eastwood
A.
LIVERY
The best in SHaniko
(lood Stock. Careful DrlverS
Host of Hny riny Grain Fed
At Very Reasonable' Prices
D, A; Howell, Shahikb, Or:
II. F, ALLKK, President. (
T. M. IlLOWiN, Cmlilcr.
WlM.AVujiiwfcli.Kn Vipo I'rci.
It. 1Ialui.v, A Kit. faultier.
NO. 3851 .
The First jational Bank
OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON
ESTABLISHED 1888
CKjillal, Burplu sml iniitjvliled I'rofltt
$100,000.00
Harness knd
Saddles
Belting, Lace Leather
Whips', Bridies, Halters
i.
Finn Itnndiiimla Harness full v etinrnn
teed, made from tieflt Culifurnta Oak
iitnucu Harness leauier
B; S. LARKIN
MADRAS, ORdUoN
N
EE'S
Vmm Warn
Clearance Sale
c niiAst raise money to meet
resin obligations
caps, gloves, ladles shdWU arid fjfeciridtdft, children's Wool cap, misses1 dnd children coats
ny old price-must be cldsed but. Spccidl dish sale; come and see them: 1 bars "Dandy"
25 cents; 6 bars "Golden Star," 25 cents. Our line of medicines to be closed out at prices
will sell them, All farm machinery reduced. Six&orscpdwcr "IiU&rnationor gasoline engine
Wgain, , ' ,
. & M. A. ROBINSON & CO.
GENERAL MERCHANTS
OREGON
ANNOUNCEMENTS
. . ... . - .1 1 .1 - . - ti.t.llatiA.t
yilduf tills heading aru paid or At regular
iidvcrtlnlng rntkn.
For County Judge
To tlio Votcrfi of Crook Comity: I
for tlio olJIcu of Comity Jlidgc, Bublcctto
ilin ntmrnvtil nf tlu. flm Hinil(jHcan
votorH ut tlio prliilarica.td bo licld Arril
1, 1UU0. 11, Ji JVI.L.IHt
lienci, urcgon.
MADRAS
For Sheriff
To tlio voters of Crook County: I
hereby nhiiodtico my enndidacy for tlio
ofllco of Sheriff of CrOok bounty, oil the
Republican ticket, subject to the ap
proval of tho Republican votcra at the
primary to bb held In April,
FjIank EiIkInh.
For County Clerk
To the votors of Crook Countvl I
hereby aiinolince iriyficlf a candidate for
the office Of County Clerk, subject to the
approval of the Dcmdcratic voters at
the Ilritnariefl Id be held ;n April.
WAlirtKN Bhown.
For County School Superintendent
To tho voters of Crook Colintvi I
hereby announce myself a candidate for
nomination) on the Republican ticket,
to the office of County School Superin
tendent. Your support tit the pri
maries? April 17th, will lie truly appre
cialctU Sincerely yours,
3'. F. iiliANCHAUU.
To tiio licmocratic voters of Crook
County t I desire the nomination at
your nanus ai ine priinariuH in Apni lur
ihu olllce of County School Superin
tendent) op tin- Democratic ticket', and
your supper at the primacs will be
jieuriuy apprecinieu. cmcureiy,
v. . uook:
I hereby arinounco tliat I will be a
candidate for County School Superin
tendent of Crook County, subject to the
action of the Republican voters in the
primary election. 4
Al. A. X.KIIMAX,
Oneil, Oregon.
For Jolrit Represerltativ'e
TA tm llonnlilinnns hf TTInmnlll' T.nkn
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Urook lUiu urant uounuea: i wibji 10
inlorm the Keimuuenna ot Jviainain,
r.nt'o. Ct-nnk niul flrsmt PonntleH: conati-
tutint; tho Twenty-first Representative
n:..ii.!..i - t r ..... .... ...ill l.n
iJlHiriCt ui wicuii) unit. 111 iiiwui; nui
prcscnlqu lor your consuieraiion ,ai me
l'rimary election to be held April 17,
khih nNktntf vnur miiiriL'(M inr ei(?ciion
ii u nnn nf flin Itoniihlu'nn nnininpos for
Joint Representative in .said district, to
ue uauuiuu lur uu ujimuji, iinw.
ii. A. UIIATTAIN,
fO Paisley, Or.
For District Attorney
. Subject to the approval bf the voters
of Urook anil wnsco counties, n.an
nnimr-H mv rniitliduRV for the Retmbli
can nomination for District Attorney of
tlio Seventh Judicial District at tne
comiiiL' nrimaries. If noniinnted and
olectcd 1 shall elideavor td discharge the
HutieH oi inooiiice lauiuuiiy iiH me iuw
provides. Fmeij V. Wilsox,
The Dalles, Or.
To the Republican votcVs bf tho 7th
.TiuHciiil District:
I desire the nomination at your hands
to the office of District Attorney and
will appreciate your votes at the coming
primary election it you deem mo wormy
oi your support.
AV. r. MYERS,
Lnidiaw; Oregon.
DUFUR ROAD EXTENSION
Great Southern Railroad to Be Completed
from Dufur to Tygh Valley
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN SPRING
HIGH SGHbOL DEBATERS
ACCEPT CHALLENGE
Will Discuss Government Ownership
yOf Railroads with Mud Sprlnas
Tlio Alpha literary Bnoioty of the
Crook County High School has decided
to accept the challenge of tho Mud
SnrliiKH debating Hooietyi to debate on
the question of government ownership
of railroads), and arrangements for the
foroiiHlo butt lb. will be made at om'o.
The Alpha Society Will bo represented
by Iteubun llonteu, lender) and lranU
I.afnlletto ami David 1'iokett.
Tho ohalleiiKo was Issued several
weokd ago by tho Mud Spring bthsletv
llirough tlio coluimi of the IMoueer, no
debating Hoolely in (ho couuty being
barred. Now that tho challenge Ihih
been promptly taken up, It Is hoped
that the debute can be easily arranged
Tho Mud Springs ai.'Kieatlou feel sure
of their ability to takouuro of their end
of tllu illsoussioii; und us tho dolega
tlon of eihbryo statesmen from Prine
vlllo Is repined to be u strong team In
forenslu dUniiHsioii) an lutoivtisting
ineetitiK V 1 1 1 be I no Iced forward to.
TUsSECU-LOt
Much Talk of This liiflo feeing Ex
tended to Madras W. Fi Nelson
Is Heavy Stockholder In It
bode, but tllb meastiro failed because jlf
bppositiorl based on alleged imperfec
tions in tho law, although tho laws fol
lowed the codes of other western lrri"
gatlon states, where they have bectt
tested and proved successful. DdHng
the present year a cairipaign of edu'edj
tiori. has been waged on this subject, arid
when tho measure comes up again next
Winter, it will and should be strongly
supported.
SAGE RATS ARE TO
HAVE ATTENTION
Miss iiattle Kiihsoll and Irving hit
were.unlted in marrhigo on 'Vednen
day, February IE, ioo, t the residence
of tho bride's Btep.futher, Sir, Jerfy
AnheyA ut, 1unouta, Juftloo of tho
i'eaqe 0. U. Collvor, olllcmtlng.
Tho Great Soiltherrl railroad; known
as tlf Dufur roatl) is to bo extended to
Tvirh from its present terminus at
Dufur, and actual construction will be
gin as soon as the contract? can be let.
Incorporation papers have been filed and
it seems assured that tho brizinal plan
df tile company, which was td build the
rdad from The Dalles to Tygh, will be
parried out at once. There has been
milch talk of the extension of the Dufur
road to this place, td tap the Central
Orexon Country, but no mention of such
a ptirpbee is made in the outline df the
eoiiinaiiv's present plans, although it is
known that W. F. Nelson; one of the
promoters of the Oregon Trunk Line up
the Deschutes, is also one of the heavy
stockholders in the Dufnr road) and
from Tygh on down White River to the.
Deschutes, where the Oregon Trunk
Line survey is completed, is dnly a few
miles'. From this fact the proposed
extension bi the Great Southern to
Tyirh RHina significance! Jtilius L
Meier, secretary of the riufiir road, says
in an interview published in a Portland
paper i
"We expect to start on the. Work of
grading and laying track as soon as we
can let the contract. The sllrveys are
all completed and we believe that this ife
the best tirrie for us to do the wbrk. The
financial troubles of the West arb. gver
with arid the Great Southern wilt tap a
country tliat Is so rich that it carl afford
to laugh at financial troubles.
"At present our road is completed to
Dufur, a distance of about 40 miles
Regular freight and passenger trains
are in operation over that much of the
road. We want to hurry so that We
can get into Tygh by next Fall. Tht
Tygh valley is one df the richest In the
state and is a country untouched by any
other railfbad.
"With this. Vast country, enormoiisly
rich in grains; wheat and timber,
awaiting hs we feel justified in extending
the roatl at once."
Mr. Meier said that the company had
not been able to estimate the cost of the
extension, but it would probably repre
sent between $400,000 and $500,000.
At present the road enjoys excellent
traffic arrancements with the 0. R. &
N. at The Dallesi and these will be con
tinued. Mr. jleler said that although the
articles bf incorporation declare the
purpose of tho road to build from The
Dalles to Sanfrancisco and northward to
such a point ill the stato of Washington
as may bo selected, no great extension
of tho line Ib contemplated this year,
farther than that to Tygh, The road
lias been surveyed through Oregon to
the southern boundary line of tho stato,
and as tho country develops the road
will be extended.
STATE ENGINEER LEWIS
WWTS WATER CODE
Urges Necessity of Legislation To
Govern Water Rights In, Oregon
Experiments Commenced Last Year
Will Again Be Taken tip
A letter was received here some 'day! ,
ago from VT. E. Ralston, assistant yet
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ennarlan at tne state agricultural ex
periment station at Pullman, Wa'sli-
ingtbri; asking when the sagerati bia'dq
tiieir appearance in this section) and
also requesting that a number of squir
rels be sent hini for the purpose of
timiihg the experiments begun by Mr.
S. E. Piper last year ih the inoculation1
of the feagerats. Mr. Ralston state?
that if the virus proves vunilent enoiighj
he will distribute it in this section dur
ing the preeeht season. t j twi
It will be remembered thai last yeat
a number of rata were furnished Mr.
Piper for these experiments', tut owih
to the indifferent success in the ex
periments; arid also owiiitr to the l'atc-
Lriess of the season, none of the virus waff
distributed here. These experiments
were conducted under the supervision
df the government biological survey
with the assistance of the ofllclale
that department at tile Pullman echcpl,
of whom Mr. Ralston fa, bh'e. His
recent letter indicates that the experi
ments will be tatceri dp again as soon he
possible, and that field tests with the
Virus will be made in this section. Sit.
Ralston has been informed thai as soon
as the rals make their appearance here
a number will be caught and shipped to
him, Mr. William Harper of, Agency
Plains having offered to see that the
rats are gathered for the experimental
Mr. Harper should have the asaitarlcc
of his neighbors in the.matterj win ;K Is '
one of great importance to the farmers
of this eection, as in past years grca
damage has been dono by the rats b
growing crops. It the present warm
weather continues the rats will begin to.
cortie out bf their bilrrows within tlio
next two weeks.
State Engineer John Lewis was in
town last Friday ovening, oh his way to
Redmond and Rend) to inspect tho irri
gation work in progress theroi The D.
f, & P. Cdmpany has recently coniplo
ted its reclamation work on ono segre
gation, and Mr. Lowis will inspect and
mensuro up tho water for this tract) so
that tho segregation may bo approved
by t)e, Stato Land Hoard. This tract
consist? of about. ,8000 acres and lies
north of Redmond. , , ..
Mr. Lewis has recentjy Issued a pam
phlet containing a special report on tho
fined of thlq .state for a system of water
lawsj tho repprf. very clearly, set.tlng
forth the need In that respect. With
the growth .and extension of
irrigation in thia stn'to, such a system
of water laws becomes an absolute necca
8Uyi,f the present chaotic condition of
existing water rights is -ovor to bo
Htrnightencd out ami kept straight, and
If tuhass of litigation over wiitor rights
Is to ho prevented in the future, Mr
Lewis's work in behalf of. such legjslat
tion is belrig highly commended byt all
who appreciate tho importanco of this
matter. 4 .. ,
. At the last legislatvtvtvtfi" pflort was
nuulo to Becuio tho passage of a water
BAD LUCK AT -THE LIMBAUCH WELL"
I. V. Limbaunh was in town last
Saturday from Opal Prairie. He says
that work on the deep well which is'
being drilled at his place has been
temporarily suspended owing to fjlio
loss of the bit and ddli-atem) which
last Week came loose and dropped into
the hnle; which is now 290 fepf. deep!
About 18 feet of the drill atem is at tli g
bottom of the hole, and they weri
unable to get it out with the tools
they had at baud. Mr. Bennett) who
is drilling the well, went to The Dulles
to get other implements for catching
utiil drawing the drjll-stetu, and . ik
oxpeuted (hut , work will be reauteieij
in the next day or.so. Mr. Liinbuuj;!'.
states thjit ,tlio well h&s been coiU
tracted.tb a depth of 400 feet, or lip
ft-et louver thau thoyiow are, und thai
it In expected tliat water will be found,
betore Unit depth Is.rbachetl. If noty
the well will doubtless Us continued by
auother contract.
JOSEPH BAN NAN IS DEAD
Joseph Bannau, a prominont stock
man of the Ash wood country, died(ttt
his home on Little Trout Creek end .
waa hurled In The Dallea last week,
Mr. F.annrtn'B death was very sudden
and unexpected, as he had been well
aud hearty only a few nays previous
to his (leiitlu while in attendance at
the Btookmeti'a meeting at Prinovllle.
He became ill during' the night, and
before a doctor could be Denoted, wus
dead. Mr. Bannau was well known
In the northern part of the county,
where he had been a most successful
aheepman for a number of yearf.
Several years ago ho married Mip.s,
Sarah JDorlty, a cousin of Mrs. J. 0".
UobioB.ui aud Miss Susie Broguu of
this plaoe. .
HORSE TlilEYES SENTENCED
Fred Jarrett and William llaight, thj
horse thies who wore captured by Dep
uty Shoritr Howell at Shaniko after an
exciting chase, last Fall) were givo.ii
trial in tho Circuit Court at Tho Dallo
and both pleaded guilty to tho charge,
Jarret was given a sentonco of flvo year
ii the penitentiary, and llaight was sen
tonced ,to ouo and a half years. Jarrett
had a bad record, having been in tho
Reform school wheu a boy and tutor
nerving a term in tho penitentiary. Ho
had just , been nUeased only a Hhort
time before from the penitentiary when
ho committed the crimo for which ho
j i
waa nisi sentenced, ami iis record yn
I responsible for tho. heavy sentonco liii
puseu upon mm,
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