The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGQN. THURSDAY. APRIL 9, 1908. NO. 34 -KB IIH reen Hotel N0W UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT i un ilmroimhlv renovated. No bolter tabic in Ccn- USCiia Vnllr W9lll tAl'll Itn rrlirnnll.la. nded to. 1 leiJquarlcra for traveling men, irst-class Livery in Connection J. VV, LIVINGSTON, Proprietor ADRAS, OREGON PROFESSIONAL CARDS. pflAHK 08B0RN U. S. COMMISSIONER lowmilo Iliilldlng MA IJHAH OltKUON A. E. CROSBY 1' It 0 1' It I K T 0 It i i.r.,1 t. :n c inrmt. nmo unlivery inwrMiut'ii. vour timcrlM ion twiallr firvHui ' i""1 lctroyor. HJork KihmN hiu! I)Ij of nil kiiuH, ITforKa.tmrm I.'Il. llotli 'I'liotion. WHOI.KMAI-K AND It ETA II.. ri I 1 1 J ViCl. t ' OREGON 0 C COLLVEP NOTARY PUBLIC Jwricn tub I'hacb CUI.VKIt rilKfllNC'jf CULVER OREGON II. RNOOK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON OTJco lu Drug Btore. ' M ADItAB OllEQON J H. HANER ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NOTARY I'UIir.IO I'lro Inmrnncc, I.lfo Inturanco, 8nroty Honda Itonl KUto, CottvcynuclnK. I'MNKVIM.K, OltKGON RflAX LUEDDEMANN NOTARY PUBLIC UMBER FOR SALE 0 nave uicmy ui iuiiiuci tui oeiic ai uui II, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly rf . . i. . . -J n! .!L1 cMeekin & Eastwood MADRAS OREGON II. K. Am.kn, 1'rcMdcnt. T. M. JULpwin, Cnnhlcr. Wiu. WUKtwriLKK Vlco Irc. II. Halui.h, Avkt. Cashier. NO. 3861 . The First National Bank . OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON I... ESTABLISHED 1888 WW WWWB LIVERY The best in Shaniko (lootl Stock, Curoftil Drivers Host of tiny and Grain Fed At Very Reusunnble Prices D, A. Howell, Shaniko. Or. Capital. Surpliu and Undivided I'ronU $100,000.00 1 I I : ! c;hoes SEE MY LINE - Heavy Work Shoes for Men School Shoes for Children QUALITY AND PRICES RIGHT B. S. LARKIN , MADRAS, OREGON J. C. & M. A. ROBINSON SUCCESSORS TO J. W. & M. A. ROBINSON & CO GENERAL MERCHANTS AHRAQ - ORRnON I MM C9iii Cfwii?l' EMCOE Agents for Studebaker Wagons, McCormick Headers seBinders, Canton Plows and Superior Drills SPECIAL SALE ON DISHES irUfl.-iA.f . . . . L n f 1 .Ml Cn I'l .1 I "luiiwymm iisne9,,r"piece scis, vaiuu p.iv, iui oaiu ui n i.w .v 5 Af SfiW CI nth in o 25 lJI r nl discpunt on all Winter Clothing, underwer and sweaters. Special discounts on Socialist County Convontlon Tiio SocIhIIhI noun I y convctitlnn for Crook county, Htiito of Oregon, in lien: by culleil lo nicot ut the circuit court room nt Prlnevlllu, Orcgnt), on Weil nciidiiy, jprll 22, 1008, ut 1Q . m., for the purpoHH ( uomliiuting ciuulliIutcH for all the County ofllcos to hu filled ut the next gciiunil election, und for the tiiiiHiictlon of Ktich other IniHlnesa iih niny conic heforc mihl convention. This will he it nuiHH convention nnd nil ne muii h In Crook county. Htuto of On-Kou, known to lie Ideutllied wilt the HoeiallHtlc, inoveinent will bu eutl tied to a voice In the proceedlngH of the convention. Pone by order of the HociuilHt t;ounty Central Committee Mnrcll 2, 100H. J. 1J. McDowell, Dwlght RobcrtH, Ctiulrumn. HeoretBry. T NOTICK 'IU U0NTUA0T0 Its-Notice Is hereby given that scaled bids will be received by iho School H.oard of .School District No. 10 until .1 o'clock l. M April 18, 108, fertile building of a school house. I'laiisund Hpccflcitlons can bu Hcon nl the home of the clerk, four miles north of Madras. JJIds must bo ad dressed to "A. D. Anderson, Clerk of the Hoard" ami the envelope marked "Hid for thu Construction of Sciiool lltm.se. V Each bid must be accompan led by aecurlty to the amount of 5 per cent of the bid, such security to be for felted to the School Hoard by the sue ccssful bidder. In cune he falls wlthl five daj'B of the date of award of contract to furnish acceptable bonds in a sum e)ual to the amount of his bid for the milium completion oi toe cent apt anu the tiuyincnt of all labor and material. The Hoard refcervjs the rlcbt to reject any and all bids, S. I. living, Chair man. ml9-a2 MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA A few of tho reasons why bo many are joining the Jlouern Woodmen of Amen ca: Wo have OCO.000 members with 20.000 outstanding certificates, which ih far inoro than the two next largest Societies combined. Three assessments missed the first ten months of Una year: all claims nam am: $3,000,000 cash on hand. First eight months of this year we lssueu 100,12 new certihcates. There are 175 of the leading Fraterna insurance societies that have six million members at the present time. The Modern Woodmen have nearly one-sixth of this entire membership. There are six billion four hundred and fifty million dollars of protection for the widows and orphans carried bV the members of these societies. The M. W. A. carries One Billion ThreIIundred nnd Fifty Million of this amount, or a little more than one-sixth of all tho. fraternal insurance- carried in tho United States Tho management expense of thiscreat order has cost each member not to exceed the price of one postage Btamp per week since starting in business. W are furnishing GOOD RELIABLE INSUUANCE to otir members fw about . ...i. .i i t'f une-iiMii wiimv oinur societies ciiarge. Net increase in the following societies ami cost per tnouBand, llHW: Nut Incrcnso 1000 Cost per J1000 at age 30 rtiBaiiB 0G0 $ 7 80 Maccabees Decrease 12 00 A, 0. U. W. Dccreaso 10 80 Koyal Arcanum Decrease lii '20 W. O. W. 5.802 10 20 Modern Woodm'n 00.080 5 85 I he cost ut HO years of ago innlic M W. A. Iiiib never exceeded $5.85 per thousand in one year. Compare this with the cost in other societies These are a few of the reasons "WHY" we are writing an average of 12,510 members per month. If this record suits you we want your application tor membership. Yours fraternally, J. E. Shears, District Uepnty, u'SJt Chumucr of Commerce, lVrtliind, Oregon. 1-or further information see 1-. J. Hrooks, local deputv, at Madras, OrcL-on. n21tf THE ENDLESS CHAIN With tho coming- of spring. (Mulrreln. goiihcru und sago rats regularly appfcar, to devastate tho Holds of Browing Brain. Early in tho season, when their natural fpod Is scarce, tholr numbers may be Broatly diminished by a systematic war fare upon them. Evory femalo killed bo- foto tho young are born, reduces tho number oJ pests at least ten later on. Woodlark" Pflulrrol Poison Is tho most reliable and dostruuttvo agent yot devised for their extermination. It Is an abso lutely cortaln Instrument of1 death for squirrels. Evory kornel la warranted to kill, l "Imatlc changes, dow, frost, or tho molatuiv) of tho earth do not effect Its trongth, It requires no mixing or prep aration, nnd Is always ready for uso. No oilier It so good. Dealers will refund the 1 urclu price, (f not as claimed, r Tho 11. vt Chemical Co., Portland, Oregon EAT TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTS AND TRADE FURNITURE, & 9 Undertaking Supplies ML HOOD ROAD TO SPEND $15,000,000 Company Is Building Fine ( Line To Mt. Hood PRESIDENT CLARK TjlLKS OF EXTENSION Probably Will Extend Serosa Central Oregon A Problem For Tho Futu,ro. Declaring that the Mt. Hood IJaihvay company will Hpend $15,000,000 on its railway and power plant, and that this sum will be spent within the next five years, President Clarke of that company also refers to the probability of the fu ture extension of that line across Ccn tral Oregon. In an interview in one of the Portland papers he says that the road will be built on such substantial lines that it can be extended when de Velopment warrants it. The line will bo constructed of heavy steel, and will be of standard steam railroad construe-' tiop throughout. It wjll hfjve an aver age grade of less than one per cerjt, with a curvature sp slight that a high speed can bo attained. The rolling stock will be p.f the most mpdern type. Mr. Clark says: "Wc have been careful in all pur plans no, to take any steps that would bring us up against a brick wall anif prevent us from making such extensions as you suggest. At the same time the rumors that our line was the first link in a Central Oregon system were preinature. Our future plans will depend entirely upon developments Our line, I will say, should ultimately mean a great deal to an extensive and rich territory not yet developed. The Mount Hood road will enter Port land by one of. two proposed routes, one of them lying north and the other soutl of Mount Tabor. Options aro being se cured for both, and the one that pre sents the most favorable opportunities will bo tho one selected. We will Eecure what private right of way we can in the city and nsk for franchises from the Citv Council for the rest. Wei have al ready secured about seven-eighths of the right-of-wny property needed, and we are securing the rest as rapidly as we can." KUTCHER IS BANNER REPUBLICAN PRECINCT Has Big Leao' Over Other Precincts of County In Republican Registration. Kutcher precinct, of which Madras is the voting place, is the banner KepubU enn precinct of the county. While Prinevillo leads it by a few votes in the total registration, Kutcher litis a larger number of ltopublican votes. Up until ruesday evening of last week, the total registration ot tlio county was llHo, ol rhich number 777 were republicans, 372 leuiocrnts, 53 socialists and the remain ler prohibition and independent. According to the registration Prine- ville is the largest precinct in the coun ty, tho total registration there being 101, of which 01 were republicans, 91 democrats, 4 socialists and '2 indepen dent. Kutcher comes next with a total of 153 registered, of which 123 wero re publicans, 21 democrats, 5 (socialists, 1 prohibition and 3 independent. Red mond was next with a total of 87, of which CO aro republicans, nnd Black Butto next with a total of 78 of which 37 arc republicans. Tho falling off of tho vote in Kutcher precinct is due m part to tho creation of tho now precinct of Lylo Gap, whore there were already 32 registered when theso figures were taken. There will bo some changes in these figures beforo tho final totals aro made up, as n number of voters havo waited until tho last days to register. Registration closes Tuesday. WILL RUN SECOND FARMERS' TRAIN the farming expert of Washington statq ngri ultural college, aj, Pullman,, and General Freight Agent P. B. Miller, p(j the O. It. & J and it is thought tncrjj j'fj no doubt about ithe arrangements berjg made. It is possible that Umatilla copnty, farmers will request farming experts, from Oregon Agricultural college to joirj in tho movement, and have the train, run into Umatilja and possibly Morrow coupty for a course of lectures on dry fanning, anti-summer fallow and deep, plowing. East Oregonian. TWO NEW CHURCH BUILDINGS' The lumber is being placed upon lhq ground for the new Methqdist churcl buildirjg, aqd wjthin a few days con,; struction of the building wjl begin. Thq new building is to be a conimodjbus an) comfortable one, largo enough to. ap: comm,odate the present membership,, with ample provisiqn fqr the growth q the congregation in the future. Jt wijj aUo be conveniently located, the lo u,pon which the building is q be erected being a corner lot just back of the Meth; odist parsonage, three blocks frqm the, Main street of the town. Plans fqr the construction of the pev Christian church building at this pjace, are also progressing rapidly, The b'ulld ing committee has splect&l a corner lq one blpck east of the Loucks furniture store, which is a very central and con-, veniept location, and which lot yiJ doubtless be deeded to them by ibn townsite company. They have algq qri dered their lumber, which will soqn bp placed on tho ground and cqnstructiqi started within a week or bo. The buiJcjV ing will be 0 by 50, feet in dirqeneiqns. . i TOTAL OF 195 VOTERS REGISTERED, Registration pf yotprs in Kutcher prei cinct closed last Monday evening with a, ' total of 105 registered, Of these practit cally 75 per cent are republicans, witty the balance divided among the demo? crats, socialists and independents. Tho registration by parties was as follows ? Republican 143, Democratic 36, Social ist 11, Independent 5. The registration in this precinct is about 50 short of the number registered, two years ago, which is explained by the creation of the new votinc nrecinct ' ' .of Lyle Gap, takipg in the nprtli end nf Agency Plains, and where the registra tion will doubtless reach about 50. Kutcher still leads all other precncta in the county, however, in republican votes, so that the vote of this precinct in the primaries will have an important hearing upon the nomination of the re publican candidates for tho various county ofiice3 to be filled, SECOND HOMESTEAD ENTRIES The general land office hasjssued a circular giving instructions regarding second homestead entries under tho new law approved February 8, last. This law allows n person otherwise qualified to make a second homestead entry where such person has made and lost, forfeited or abandoned a former homestead entry prior to the passage bf said act, provided such former entrv had not been canceled for fraud or abandoned or relinquished for a consid. eration. A person applying under this act must file his application for homestead entrv. accompanied by an ntlldavit stating tho discription ot his former entrv bv sec tion, township and range, or number of entry and name of land office whoto made; also dato of entry nnd date whon ho lost, forfeited or abandoned it; that it was not canceled for fraud, anil whether he received anything for abaii' dotting his claim or relinnuisItinK his entry. This nflldavit must be corrobo- rat nl by one or more witnesses knowing tho. facts. Commissioner Osborn of Madras, has a copy of the circular giv ing full instructions. LOUCKS BROS MADRAS, OREGON O. R. & N, Company Tq Continue ls Crusade Against Summer Fallowing. So satisfactory was the farmers train run through tho Puloueo district by tho (). R. & Is, company, that farmers qf tho Wullti Walla nnd Touchot districts havo now started nu agitation for tho sumo kind of it train ami it is possiblo that it may bo t un into Umatilla county if fur mora this side ot tho lino join in tltiytuquasf. Tho matter is now biting discngBOdby CONTEST OVER SCHOOL-SITE A meeting was held at Youngs Inst Saturday for thu purpose of organiz ing a new school district, and from re ports that came from there tho first or the week, tho meeting was a stormy one. The principal contest centered in tho selection of a site for the school building, residents of tho Youngs neighborhood desiring tho school house to bo there, wliilo residents ot the MHithern end of the district desired the building to bo further bouUi. Tho mutter was finally put to n vote, and the majority favored the building of the school hotiso on the corner of tho Fred Stollker truot, about onq mile south of Youngs. Mueh dissatisfac tion is expressed by some of those who desired tho building wtYoungB as they contend that u largo nptjurity of thu children of tho dlBtrlut. would have fgu ml n school, at that nluce'ulort couvouiofat . l ft! V 7 tea