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The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1908.
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NO. 33
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jsjOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
i i.,i iliorntiolilv renovated, No better table in C?n-
? KLn for the money. Your wants will bo courteously
F i f. l-Ip.iflnimrtcra for travclinir men.
"irst-olass Livery i r Connection
j. V, LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
iADRAS, OREGON.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS..
pRANK OSBORN
U. S. COMMISSIONER
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MAWIAS ORI'.UON
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JL'urtCK OV TUB i'KACK
CUbyiJIt I'.HWJNCT
CULVER OREGON
II. BNOOjC
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Ofllcc In D:ik Store,
M AI'llAH 0 HIKiON
FURNITURE &
Undertaking
Supplies
A. E. CRQSBY
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ISTOFFICE PHARMACY
Jt H. HANEIl
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
KOTABY J'UIlUC
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Beat Ktnti. Conveyancing
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iiii'l I'li'dp HiipiiIIim. Country Mall Order I kIvu my ppriioiiiit
mm iii clinrKo. Unfit ilcllvttry K'liirmili'iHl. Your !rnerlUou
r , liiilill! tlil l'l'Kl lliotrnyi'm. Klnrk I'tMi'U li Pl ill nil kill.!..
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pJAX LUEDDEMANN
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OREGON
NOTARY PUBHC
MADRAS
OREGON
LUMBER FOR SALE
We have plenty of lumber for sale at our
mill, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly
ipost office on county road. Prices right
McMeekin & Eastwood
B. V. auks, I'rcnlciom.
T. M. Baldwin, Ciuhlcr.
Will Wi'iirwKH.Kii Vice I'm,
II. BalijiTin, Aul. Cashier.
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The First National Bank
OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON
ESTABLISHED 1888
CnplUl, Hlirpliu nnil Undivided
$1 00,000.00
Profit
LIVERY
The best in Shaniko
Good Stock, Careful Drivers
Best of liny and drain Fed
At Very Reasonable Prices
D. A. Howell, Shaniko, Or.
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Harness and
Belting:, Lace Leather
Whips, Bridles, Halters
Fine Ifnndmado HarncB fully guaran
teed, litmlo from best California Oak
tunned harness lea her
B. S. LARKIN
MAOKAS, 0RH110N
J. C. & M. A. ROBINSON
SUCCESSORS TO J. W. & M. A. ROBINSON & CO
GENERAL MERCHANTS
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MADRAS,
OREGON
Agents for
Studebaker Wagons, McCormick
Headers & Binders, Canton (
Plows and Superior Drills
SPECIAL SALE ON DISHES
About 40 sets Monogram Diihts, 42-picc6 Ms, value $10, for ale at $4.50 while they last
Special Discount on Winter Clothing
'5 ,(J 25 pdr cent discount dn all Winter Clothing, Undcrwcr ditd sweaters. Special discounts on
Hat? Caps and Gloves.
WHEAT TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTS AND TRADE
LOUCKS BROS
MADRAS, OREGON
Socialist County Convention
Too KocIhIIhi county convention fo
Crook county, slate of Oregon, in hero
by called to meet nt the circuit court
room at Prineville, Oregon, on Wed
mMjny, April 22, 1008, at 10 a."m., To
the purpose of nominating candidate
for ull llic County olllccs to bo filled u
the next general election, (uiii for III
transaction of sueli other business
iiiny cooio before Maid convention.
Tills will ho a iniiMH convention am
alt persons in Crook county, state o
Oregon, known to he itleutilieil will
I ln SnciiiliHtic movement will ho enti
lied ton Voice In the proceedings o
the convention. Done hy order of the
booiHllct County Central Committee
March 2, 1008.
J. B. McDowell, D wight Roberts,
Cliairmun. x Secretary
XOT1CK TO COXniAOTOIiiS-Xotice
Is hereby givenUliat sealed bid:, will be
reccivod by theSolinoI Hoard of School
District Xo. 1C until !! o'clock P. M
April H, IIK)S, rortliebiilldiiiK of a school
house. I'liinsitntl speciiicutlons can be
seen at tie home of the ciork, four nilles
north of Madras. Hiils must be ad
drcsfli'tl to "A. v. Anderson, Oierk.ot
the Hoard" ami the envelope marked
"Hid for the Construction of Scuool
House." Jiach bid must be accompan
led uy security to tlie amount of 5 per
cent of tiie hid, such security to be fur
relteu to tlie bcliool lioaul by tlie sue
ccssful bidder, In case he fails with 1 1
live days of the dale of award of contract
to furnish acceptable bonds in a sum
.eoual to the amount of his bid for Hi
iiitlilul completion of the cunt act and
tlie nit uit'iit oral laoor and material
The Hoaid reserves tlie right to reject
any ami all bids. 5. r. I,oving, Chair
man. nir.i-n
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
V lew ot too reasons way go manv are
joining the Modern Woodmen of Ameri
ca:
We have 000,000 mcmbcra with 20,000
outtitntuling certificates, which is far
more than tho two nest largest fcocietiee
combined.
Three aseepsinents missed tho llrst ten
moutlis of this year; nil claims paid and
fy,uuo,uuu casn on nana.
Mrst eiglit montim ol tlna year we
issued 100,122 new certificates.
i hero aro l5of the leading rratcrnal
insurance societies that have six million
meinoerH at tlie present time. The
Modern Woodnion have nearly ono-sixth
of this entire membership.
There are six billion four hundred and
11 fty million dollars of 'protection for the
widows and orplians carried bv the
members of these societies.
Tho M, W. A., carries Quo llillion
Three Hundred and Fiftv Million of this
. i'.. . ..
amount, or a lit no tnoro tnnn one-sixti
of all too Iraternal liiHuranco carried in
the United States
The management expense of this great
order has cost each member not to
exceed t lie price of ono postage stamp
per week since starting m business.
Vx are furnishing UUUU IIHLIAULH
NSC UANCU to our members for about
one-hiilf wlutt oilier nocieties charge.
Not increase in the following societies
and cost per thousand, 1000;
Net InorciiM) 1900 Cost per f lOtW tit nco )
ArlisniiB fiOO $ 7 80
Maccabees Decreaso 12 00
V. 0. U. W. Decreaso 10 80
Koyal Arcanum Decreaso 111 20
W. O. W. 5.802 10 20
Modern Woodm'n 00.080 5 85
The cost atiiO yearn of niro in tho M.
W. A. has never exceeded $5.85 per
thousand in ono vear. Compare this
with the cost In otlicr socioties These
are a few of tho reasons "WHY" wo are
riling an average of 12,510 . members
tier month. If this record suits you we
want your application for membership.
i ours iraternaiiy, J. i. blioars, Uistnct
Deputy, 522 Chamber of Commerce,
Portland, Oregon.
Por further information hco F. J.
Hrooks, local deputy, at Madras,
Oregon.
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THE ENDLESS CHAIN
With tho coming of spring-, squirrels,
gophers unci sago rats regularly appear,
to dovastato tho fields of growing gtaln.
Early In tho season, when their natural
food la scarco, tholr numbers may bo
roatly diminished by a systematic war-
faro upon them. Every female killed be-
fine tho young are born, reduces tho
number of jiesta at leaiirt ten later on.
Woodlark" Squirrel Poison Is tho most
ellalile and destructive akent vat dovlaeil
for tholr extermination, It Is nn abso
lutely certain Instrument of death for
squirrels. Every kernol Is warranted to
III. Climatic changes, dow, frost, or tho
molsturo of tho earth do not effect ltn
strength. It roquhos no mixing or prep
aration, and la always ready for use, No
other Js so good. Dealors will refund the
purchase price, If pot as claimed, c
Tho Iloyt Chemical-Co., Portland, Oreson
OIL LEASES COVER
OVER 14,000 ACRES
Drilling Expected to Be
gin in 60 Days
WILL PE THOROUGH TEST FOR OIL
One Well to Bo Put Down to Begin
With, Others Wl Follow If In
dications Justify
been called for I bp Iaystack and Opa
I'rnirie districts; at tj'rj fallowing timo
and places; A,t the. e Ilflck QcbopJ
house Friday evening, April J, arid. a
the Killingbeck school house aturtjajt
evening, April 4. All farmers of tbfisa
sections interested in the movement aro.
requested to meet at those places at the.
times named.
Tho local oil company, organized for
the purpose of making a thorough in
vestigation of the oil prospects in tlii
section, sent an order last week to Brad
ford, Pennsylvania, for tools and ma
chinery with which to sink the wells
and they confidently expect to be
gin active operations within the next
00 days. Leases for more than 14,500
acres of land in the Opal Prairie, Cul
ver and Lamonta districts have been
signed, and many others a.re expected
to sign witmn the next two weeks
This was the information given on
last Saturday by members of tho com
pnny residing here.
Only one well will bo drilled to begin
with. The tools and machinery ordered
will be used in connection with tho big
Loveland drill, and with the new ma
chinery the hole will be sent down to a
depth of several thousand feet if neces
sary. A thorough test will be made of
tho best prospect the company has on
its leased ground, and if indications
justify it, other wells will be sunk at
once at other points. It lias not yet
been definitely determined where the
first well will be sunk.
The local company is backed by Port
land capital, and Bay tbat they have
plenty of money in sight to thoroughly
prospect their ground for oil. That the
indications of oil arc good enougli to
justify tlie expenditure of some money
in prospecting is beyond question, for
throughout this district traces of oil
have been found in every well drilled to
anv depth, and in some instances the
water is so strongly impregnated witl
the oil as to have a distinct odor of it
In addition to this, it is known that
government geologists, who.have been
through this country when a geological
survey was made, have pronounced the
indications good for both coul and oil
Whether they exist in commercial quan
tities will be determined by the pros
pecting of the Madras oil company.
C. M. CARTWRIGT DEAD
PIONEER STOCKMAN
Of This County Dies In Portland Of
Blood Poisoning.
Charles -Morrison Cartwright, a pio
neer stockman of this county, died nt
his home in Portland on Wednesday of
last week, from blood poisoning brought
on-by severe injuries received by being
troddon under foot by an express team
about a year ago.
Mr. Cartwright moved to Eastern Or
egon and engaged in tho sheep business
in 1S79. Later he organized tho Bald
win Sheep & Land Company nt Hay-
creek, which lias grown to be one of the
largest thoroughbred sheep ranches in
tho rorld. Several years ago Mr. Cart
wrieht sold his interest in this company
to Mr. J. G. lCdwards, and tho company
has since been reorganized.
Three children by his first wife sur
vive Mr. Cartwright. They aro Mrs. J.
P. Vanllouten, Mrs. W. II. Moser and
nines B. Cartwright, all of whom have
resided in this county. Mr. Cartwright
was a Masoq of high rank, and bis fun
eral at Portland was conducted under
tho auspices Of that fraternity.
AGENCY PLAINS FARM
ERS ARE ORGANIZING
Effort Being Made to Extend Organi
zation to Other Farming
Districts.
At tlie meeting of farmers of .gency
Plains, called for tho purpose of organ
izing a local branch of the National Ed
ucational and Co-operativo Union, orso-
ulled farmers' union, definite steps
ore taken toward a permanent organi-
ation in that locality. Arrangements
were made for securing tho sorvlcas of a
district organizer, and as soon as ho ar
rives a permanent organization will bo
effected-
An effort Ih also boing nmdo to secure
concerted autinfi on the part of Uto
farmers of tho several farming districts
in Western Crook county, in order Unit
tbo organization may bo oStelided
throughout this uectiou. Meetings have
SHOULD REGISTER NOW
BOOKS CLOSE'APRIL 7
Registration Proceeds Slowly Falls.
Far Short Of Vote Two
Years Ago.
The voters of this precinct have only
a few days more in which to register ba
fore the primaries, as the registration
books will close on the Jth of this,
month, next Tuesday. It is highly im
portant that they attend to this matter
at once, in order that tiicy may vote in,
the primaries and assist in nominating
good candidates for the various county
offices tp be filled. Kutcber precincf
lias fallen badly behind this year in reai
istration The creation of the Lyle Gap
precinct reduced the voting strength of;
Kutcher, but there are still a number of
voters in this precinct who have negi
lected to register. Attend to this hm
portant matter at once.
MADRAS MJLL TO GRIND SOON
The Madras flouring mill, which sua
pended operations some weeks ago, will
begin grinding again some time this
month, probably by the lath or earlier,
The mill suspended operations because
of some needed repairs, and for several
weeks the mill has been idle, although
there hag been a continuous and grow
ing demand for Madras flour. Mr. Diet,
zcl, secretary of the company, says thai
when they resume work again this
month, they expect to continue without
further interruption until the season's
grinding has been finished. Tiie milling
company has on hand a good supply of
wheat, and this will be added to by
other purchases as jt is required.
"Madras Flour" has made an envia
ble reputation for itself throughout tho
county, and even further south in Cen.
tral Oregon, and there has been a steady
demand for the product of the Madras
mill.
PETITION FOR NEW ROAD
A petition will be presented to the
county court at the May term, asking
for an important change in the present
county road between this section and
the county seat. The proposed chango
in the road begins at the southwest cor
ner of the Morrow it Keenan school sec
tion, about five miles south of Madras,
where a new road is asked for, following
11 general easterly and southerly direc
tion along the divide to a point where it
again intercepts the old road at the Mrs,
R. Grant ranch.
ThcnewVoad, it is claimed' by those
who are seeking the change, follows an
easy grade in the most direct route,
eliminating the Red Rock hill and sev
eral other very bad hills, and shorten
ing the distance between tho ooints
mentioned by about three miles. Tho
proposed new road follows the ridge as
nearly as is practicable without doinir
too much damage to the ranches
through which it passes, and it is
laimed that it will be a great improve-.
ment over the old road. In addition, it
will open up that section and give an
outlet to n number of ranchers living
there. It is understood that there is op
position to the proposed new road from
somo of the land-owners through whose
ranches the new road will pass.
ACED RANCNER SUICIDES
John M. Stewart, an aged rancher '
who bad a homestead in the old river
bed 10 miles west of Prineville, commit-
ted suicide while alone at his cabin, and
tho badly decomposed body was found
by Deputy Sheriff Ben Jones on Wed
nesday of last week. An empty bottle
bearing a laudanum label was found on
stand near tho bed From tho condi
tion ot tho body it wus apparent tbat
Stewart bad been- dead for a week or lO
lys. A horse was found tied in a sta
ble near tho houso in a most nitinblo
ondition for want of food ahd water.
It is reported hero that Stewart bad
domestic troubles, resulting iit a separa
tion from his wife, and that about H)
days before tho body was found attach
ment papers had been served on him, In
suit growing out of these troubles.
All of the attached nroPertv was taken
possession of by the sheriff with tho ex-
option of ono horso, which Stewart
promised to deliver in Prineville in a
few days, llis failure to do so resulted
in the return of the doimtv sheriff and
the discovery of tho suicide. Deputy
Jones says that he thinks only ono mofil
was prepared in tho house after his hVt
visit there, from which it is believe 1
that the suicide was committed 10 days
boft'ie tho body was foundi
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