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MADRAS CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19. I908.
NO. 31
Ob IV
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
lilv rrriovated. No belter Inljln in Cnn-
lOrcfion for tlu- money. Your wanto will be courteous y
, i . I Uulriuarters lor traveling men 1
klcndcu iu.
. i Upo I iprv in Hnnnprfinn
.1. V, LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
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ADRAS, OREGON
, A. E. CROSBY
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ISTOFFICE PHARMACY
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: DALLES.
OREGON
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
fRANK OSBORN
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Towiullu HiillilhiK
MADKAB
OltfcUON
0 U. COLLVER
NOTARY PUBLIC
i'imVK OK 'fill! I'KAOR
OUI.VKR I'UKCINCT
CULVfl
.OREGON
II. 8.VOOK
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Ufiluo in Drui: Htore.
51 A I) HAS OHKOO.S'
Jt H. HANER
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
NOTARY J'UJJMC
riro Iimunriro. We Iiimirniu-e, Surely Howl
ISchI Knlutu, ConvoyunuliiK
I'lttNKVII.l.K,
ORKOON
AX LUEDDEMANN
NOTARY PUBLIC
MADRAS.
OREGON
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UMBER FOR SALE
II. K. AUHff, l'rwlilem.
T. JI. IUlkwik, Cftnliler.
Win Wcuzwrfli.RK Vice I'rc.
U.jlALUA'IN, Aitt. Cnelilor.
NO. 3851 .
'! haw p:e5iu!: ?.r !"!! Ilk First National Bank
III, lOCdLU'U dUUUl O IIIIIUSi Cdil. Ul OJI-iy
Dost office on county road. Prices right
OF PRIN EVILLE, OREGON
I F ft I . O rJ I If . ESTABLISHED 1800
o. v fifiK n (v. rasTwnnn & 'w. sr,,i. M. un-iini i!
ROAD TRAIN MAY
BE TRIED AGAIN
Outfit Was Sold Under Guarantee To Oper
ate on Shaniko Road, but It Didn't
MAKERS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS
Frolahtlnfl Company Wouid Gladly
Buy tho Outfit If it Could 'Bo
Modo to Do tho Work
Harness and
jky Saddles
The best in Shaniko
Good -Stock. Careful Drivers
Best of liny mul (Irnin f:cd
At Very Reii.souatile Prices
D. A. Howell, Shaniko, Or.
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0
2 i teed, made from Wet California Ouk
T I 1 I I 1. .. I
? I minimi iiuriiunn iivi
B. S. LARK IN
MAUUAS. ORIKION
Belting, Lace Leather
Whips, Bridles, Halters
11 m Iliiinliiimli1 Hariii'Hs fully (iiariui-
IOPS r?) B-fill TIT i
ri.i la
Hi I'.i M
Redeemable only in the following
P R R IV T ' f II M
ishes, Stereoscopes and' Views and
' Framed Pictures
s
h$2 50 :f. picture for $20 asli purchase! One Stcroscopti and 2 views for $10 purchase,
I(i 0110 VII V l .r -J.I.'!.' 11 I.
i cauu uuumonai ipi purcnase ' ,
Special Sale on Dishes
out 40 . i. Monogram Dishes, 42piccc sets, value $10; for sale al 4 50 while they last
pecial Discount on Winter Clpthing
to 23 p. r i ont discount on all Winter4 Clothing, undenvcr and sweaters. Special discounts onv
U' CaI- .nclGlovqs. '
Alex 'hioniBon of I'rinovillo was in
town llio luttcr jiart of the week. ! Mr.
Thomson wnsono of tho juomotrH of
tho Central Oregon tractloa fruightlng
jirojeet which niado an UiiHUcccHsful
attemiit to furnish cheaper IranHporta
tion for this Hection Inst fall. The big
traction engine failed to operate hiiccghh
ftilly over the roads between thia place
and Shaniko, and IhienterpriHC was
ahandoned by Mr. Thomson and his
aaeocifltDii, after aevoral thousand lol
larH had been Mpcnt in fixing roads and
making the preliminary arrangements.
II has been reported hero that the
Holt Manufacturing Company, manu
facturers of the traction outfit, intended
trying to operate-the train successfully
this Bjiring, hutfr. Thomson says he
knows nothing about It. Jtis generally
known that the traction outfit was sold
to tho Crook County company under a
guarantee that it could bo aucccsafully
operated, and under that kind of an
agreement, tho local company refused
to accept the on 111 t after the unsuccess
ful trial was made last Full. Before
theyf can be compelled to accept the
traction outfit, the feasibility of the
project will bava to be demonstrated,
and it. may be that this may occasion
another trial by the manufacturing
company this Spring. However, if tho
traotion outfit can be successfully oner-,
ated, Mr. Thomson and bis associates
will doubtless be very glad to take the
property, as the freighting company
would have all thu freight it could handle.
ROAD MATTERS CONSID
ERED BY COUNTY COURT
. C & 1VL A. Robinson
SUCCESSORS TO Ji V, & M. Al ROBINSON & CO
GENERAL MERCHANTS
MADRAS, OREGON
Taken From Report of County
Court Proceedings
' IVtillon, for county road by M.
liraun et al. Petition, proof of poM
inir, etc., approved. JJimrd of veytr.s
iliieeted to niuot ut licgliniiiig of tohiI
and Wirvoy, view out and report on
same.
Petition for a county road by Fred
DiivIh et al. Petition, proof of post-inc-,
etc., approved. Hoard of viewers
llr'fleil to nieot ut beginning of rimd
iiniUurvey, view out and report on
Hanie. .
Iutheniatlor of the petition fur a
enunty road by Frank Uallowiiy and
nthcrs. Petition, proof of posting,
hond, copy of notice, etc., approved.
Hoard of viewers directed to meet at
litgliinlngof road, view out, ourvoy
and report on same.
In the matter of a petition for a
county road by John McTugyart and
others, i'ellllou, doihi, etc., approved
mid board of vleweiB directed to meet
ut beginning of road and survey, view
out and report on same. Clerk to fur
nish viewers a copy of claim for duni-
aues William Janelt, .lames S. Arkius
mid K. Mellargue.
In the matter of the Dwlght Roberts
rond. Viewers' report adopted except
as dr damages. Clerk is directed to
notify pel it loners that road will !
h-i'liireil a ptHitio, highway upon petl
Ihmers rebuilding fence and fencing
as mentioned in (ho report of thu
viewers. Tho batno is contin'und until
tho May torni 1003, f.r putitlonurH to
llloMhclr aeoeptiince of this condition.
HARVESTED TEN TOtIS OF ICE
M t
lhul l'leUU harvested about teiv tons
of ico during one of tl)o cold spvlhi this
Winter, and last wo.uk ho htyilod It IiUo
town and delivered it, to,, tho ladras
Meat Market, which, had, purcluwed tho
entire ol ami willjBtoro it for uso when
the wilrm days t In. i Thero was not
enough ,eold weather .this AVintor to
inakoinuc ko, tt Mr. Fiolds took
advantage of ono of tho ijhort spoils of
freoiiing woathor and put up iv small
Hiipply,i which Is tho only Ico put up in
this vicinity. Others who had planned
to put up ico waited for colder weather,
and how.wjion tho Winter is over thoy
find thohiHolvoH with their Ico-housea
empty.
AGENCY PLAINS FARMERS
TO ORCANIZE UNION
Will Form Branch of National Edu
cotlorial and Co-Oporativo Union
A meellng of farmers on Agency
Plains has been called for next Satur
day evening, for the purpose of organ
izing a branch of the National Far
mers' Educational and Co-operative
Union of America. The meeting will
be held at the Ilranstetter schoolhouse
ayl all farmers on the plains Inter
ested in the movement are requested
to meet there Saturday night.
The organization on Agency Plains
will bo along the Hues of the national
union, some of the purposes of which
organization, as set forth in the pre
amble to their constitution, are us
follows: - -
To assist members in buying and
selling; to educate the agricultural
class in scientific farming; to dis
courage the credit and mortgage sys
tern , to systematize methods of pro'
miction ami illstriuution; to secure
and maintain profitable and uniform
prices for grain and other products ; to
bring farming up to tbe standard of
other industries and business enter
prises.
SMALL BOYS TOUCH OFF POWDER
Harold Kiddle and tbe little son of
Mr. Piiey were oulte feeverely burned
last Wednesday by the explosion of a
email quantity of gun powder to which
they touched a match. The little
fellows were playing over near the
slaughter-pen when they found a
thumb-stuU filled with powder, which
had been thrown away by Jim Hurt,
who had used it as a poultice for a
felon on hi thumb. Pouring out the
powder on (he ground the boys
crowded around it to see It ''go oil""
when they touched a match to it
Both of tbe boys were burned about
the face more or less, hut little Harold
Riddle w,us so severely burned Unit be
huu i i fin confined to bed during the
week,- under the cure of Dr. Long
The skin wus burned oil of his face in
large patches, and within a few mo
ineins utter the explosion his eyes
were entirely closed by the swelling
and his companions hud to lend him
hack lo town. It was feared that lib
eyea were injured, but when 'the
swelling was reduced It was found thai
only the extrrlor of the lids was-
urned. The little Filey boy was abo
burned quite severely, but his injiiih
were not serious enough to contiue
him to his bed.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO BE BUILT SOON
Elder K. P. Moon,' who conducted a
very t-uccissful series of revival meet
ings for the Christian Church ut this
piace, Jeff last Monday for Prinevllle,
whero he will hold meetings during
thu next month. As a result of the
interest aroused hero during Mr.
Moon's stay, it has been definitely
decided lo erectz-a Christian church
bullr iug at this plme and work will lb
vommenoed atan early dnto.
At the meeting last Sunday the
following committees were appointed
to take the matter in charge: Hui!diu
committee, T. II. Tucker, chairman,
G. Springer. J. O. Ko'binson, Weslej
Hill, W, AMuddron, .Mrs, J. MoTag
gart and Mis. Fred Davis. Finance
committee: .'. C. ltohlnson, J. W.
Itotilnson and D. W. Adams,
JOHN M'OOURT APPOINTED
John McCourt, a prominent young
attorney of Pendleton, has been ap
pointed United States District Attorney
for Oregon, to succeed W. 0 Jiristol,
who has been holding tho position un
der a recess appointment by tho
President. Tho now appointee is a
clean, able attorney who hag practiced
for a number of ears in all tho courts
of tho state, aid whose appointment
meetij with genora approval. A num
ber of other Dominations for thu im
portant oftlco- wore made bv tho con
gressional delegation, to all of whom
objections woro raised which necessita
ted the withdrawal of their mines. Tho
fact that Mr. McCourt ib an Eastern
Oregon man makes his appointniont
especially pleasing to thu people 'of this
section of the statoi
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
COAX RAILROAD TO
GOME TO CROOK
Plarf How Is to Raise Money to Induce
Electric Line to Gross Cascades "
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL PURCHASE BONDS
Prinevllle Business Men Ready
Glvo $100,000 Toward Building
Road to That City
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned have purchased thu proper
i v and business of the tlrm of .1. W. &
Mi A. Robinson & Company nl Madras,
Oregon, thu intuiesis i f If iward W.
Turner and T, V. ltoblnson in said
llrur and business having been iiUf
quired by tbe undmigned. All debts
due tho old llrm of J. W. ft M. . Hob
luson & Company are now due and
payable lo thu uudorsigned, who will
uontluue the business under tho llrm
name of J.O. A M. A. Itohinson, anil
all debtsduo by the former pal tuerohip
have teen itHHunnulby ub. , 'J 1
D.ited at Madras, Oregon, tlilu 2nd
day of Maruh, 1003. - '
Jk G. HoytNBOrf,
M. A, HoMiiSoN.
Tired of repeated disdppointmeritij
that have followed all past promiseii
of railroad construction into Central
Oregon, a movement has been inaugu
rated In this county to raiso a sub-,
fcription sufficiently largo to induce
the building of a line Into this sectjoii
of the state at once, and the plan viij
be taken up for discussion throughout
the county to ascertain what help caii
he secured. , w
While no definite plan has been out
lined, it is reported that Mr. Carl
Ehretof Redmond has been in com-,
municution with thePortland, Eugene.
& Eastern railroad company rof'atlvij
o the plan, ai.d th.it he has tentative,
promises from them that If this dis
trict will come forward with subserip-j
lions and nadstancp in grading ami
supplying the right of way, the com,
puny will fiut a surveying party in th,q
field at once and start construction aQ
soon as the line can be located. For
ill subscriptions made the company
will give in exchange listed stocks or
t-onds. Ko definite proposition hu;
been made, but a.' soon n it cnu ba
ascertained yliat can be done in Crook
County the project will assume moro
ilefiuite form."-
A meeting was held at Prinevillo
last week for the purpose of discussing
the matter, and it is said that tiip
iiusiness men of Prineville are ready
ursubscribe $100,000 if assurance ca.il
be given that the line will be built ,t(j
that place. The project in also neot
ing with encouragement in the iLnd;
mid itedmond sections.
No very definite information can b$
secured on tbe subject, further than
that the plan is to secure tho extension
of the Willamette Valley road from,
Eugene up the McKenzle anil across
the Cascades into Crook County. The,
railroad company has an electric lino"
in Sulem, and one running to Eugene.
The company bus ulso projected a line,
to Foley Springs, about ten mile
west of the summit, and thirty miles
from Sisteis. They have material .on
ho u rou ml at Eugene for a brfdgo
across tho Willamette, and it , i
leported that they have begun work.
STORM AND FLOOD - . .
RAGE OVER NORTHWEST
Heaviest Rains Known In Years
Catiso Havoc to Property
The worst storm of the past yeau
has been .raging throughout tho
Northwest without let up, sinco last
Friday, and great property damage is
t'Xpected in some sections, where tho
-torm has been accompanied by
Jestruotivo Hoods. Passenger tralliq
.11 the O. It. .t N. railroad ivhm Mod mi
from Saturday arfernoon until A on day.
afternoon, owing to a big land slide af-
Wyoth, where the soft earth oozed
down the mountainside as fast as tho
steam shovels could move It away
At Hood Hlver the light and powor
plant was put out of commission by
tho storm, and thepeopls of that town
sut in darkness Sunday night. The,
Umatilla River was u raging torrenL
and Pendleton has been threatened
with a Hood as berious as that of two
years ago. Tho Willamette Valley is
iuuudutd, and serious . .floods are
expected. In Portland hp rainfall
will probably break nil .records for
March. The big olty diko at Dayton,
Washington, was washed away, and
many families woro drivou from their
homes. Idaho U threatened with thu
worst Iloods in years. Theso are only
a few of thu reports) from dillbrcut
sections of tho Northwest) indicating
that the worststorm of years has been
raging for days.
In tills Immediate section a terrillo
.wl.ndsiovin has been In progress sinoo
lutT!iursJay night, and dining the
weuki there has been no abating of the
storm, although tho wind was not
uoooinpanled by rains with tho ex
ception of fitful showers, This suction
had no malls du Monday, duo to tho
blockade of the O, It, & N, road la
Suuduy,
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