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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1908)
1 I RUSE The Madras Pioneer Giving Away MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1908. NO. 36 . I. H..N DRAS, pring .M.I M illl HI Mil llll-i llll .nil 0W UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT , )tin thoroughly renovated. No belter tabic in Ccn- X- 1 Icadtituirters for traveling men. j. a i n c v i i uni v ill u ii ni. iiji i I ! all I l J l- - - - I, yy. I.IVIN0ST0N, Proprietor DRAS, OKbUUIN A. E. CROSBY ! nor in v. to ii f ACPSP PH A DM A CV ii i f "'W I' ' ' '' ' l'r"Ri. Jl'l'dtic, t'liemlrAli, IIoimhIioM Komcitlo, . -i . . i.i -iiim.Hwi ('(iimtrv Mull Oritur t kIvu tnv tiornolml c .ift ' . ... I . . A tir'l-a' ' 1 ""iivry Kiiniiti,,,i- our iirrrlilon IMt . - , . . I I I ll.tMlrfit lira NlllfW KSW.ila aitil Illliu fif Mil 1ftiiln l ll I .i'.Ii 'I'liullL'l. WJlUI.r-HAI.K. A.I IlKTAIIi. OREGON MBER FOR SALE have plenty of lumber for sale at our located aoout c mnes east ot urizziy office on county road. Prices right eekin & EastWbod I VERY The best in Shaiiikd flood Stock. Careful Drlvqrf best ot liny dnd Grain Fed At Very Reasonable Prices All . . I . ' . . L W I I . I I L w . I . r 1 4 C. & M. A. ROBINSON SUCCESSORS fO J. W. & Ivl. A. ROBINSO & CO GENERAL MERCHANTS XitoSl ri cI Agents for BAIN WAGONS, McCormick Headers & Binders, Canton Plows and Superior Drills SPECIAL SALE ON DISHES li. luiniif...!.. i l t r i i i MUlum nm JlOhAe a V-mnnn r rl t ifn lin K I I I Inr CET A SET BEFORE THIY ALL GONE Goods Arrivin T TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTS MID TRADE . ' I Y f .1' PROFESSIONAL CAUDS, rrtANK OSBORM U. S. COMMISSIONER Nclir tlrc'eii Hotel MAIJUAK OllKOON 0. C. COLLVER NOTARY PUBLIC Juatibo of the Ponoo C'Ut.VKK rill'.illNCT CULVER OREGON w. It. fWOOK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Oltlofe In Driiif fitorc. MADIlAS OIU'.OON J; H. HANER ABSTRACTED OF TITLES NOTARY J'UHMC Hro Inmintnrc, Ufo Iiimirnnce, Btirfcty Bonds Heal I'.utc, Cuti vcyniicliiR i'KINKVIM.K, OltKOON fAX LUEDDEMAHN NOTARY PUBLIC l'lonvur IIuIIJIiik MADRAS OREGON NO. 3851 The First National Bank j OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON I j Ii. K. AUK.s, 'resident. I T. M. Baldwin, Cashier. I Wux Wimiwmiyj Vlco l'rcn. II. HAi.Dtfl.v, At. Ciuliler. ESTABLISHED 1888 C'nplUI, Hurpli inn! L'nUvlJtil I'ronis $1 00.000.00 Carries a jood lliici ol fr&h drugs and patents. Pre scription work and family Vecipci made a specially T. A. LONG Physician ntid Drugfefst MADRAS, ORECON 4 ft OREGON tititiiA i nmr n r RA ft III vDt.-W Y11IIC IIIW ELK DRUG STORE Daily REPUBLICAN RETURNS BY PRECINCTS OF CROOK COUNTY NOMINATING ELECTION n i i i ii i'KUciNcrs x 8j5 S 5 , o s S S 8-,; .a o 5,w 5; ,c Z "j ih u? Ash wood 10 4 l.'ll 4 fll2 2A7 15ejid 2 02 00 28 20 :$") 10 3 10 2324 Hlitek Hnttd ,J:!i ,'!0 2211 2 23 30 2 25! 8 Hour Crock 0 0 0 .'J 3 1 0 4 2 41 2 Huuver Crock 12' 1 8 0 8 0 4l0 HreciHo 1 10 3 ? 0 0 81 2 OroHH Iveys 7 0 0 1 1 0 J .'1 CttinpCroefe 11 1 ii . , .20 9,3 DeHchutt'H 7 83 'JO fl 28 r, 22 13 27 0 lliiyntiiok 17 2 3!) 18 2.5 20 17 2718 ld'20 Haycrcok 11 U 21 2 20 810 10 4 24 Howard . Hiirdin 0 14 3 3 Irchuid . 4 2.1 27 10 10 10 15 10 14 12 .IoIiiihoii Creek Kutcher 00 01 83 44 40 08:14 80 32 49 00 80 Laidlaw 1 00 44 44 7 3910 22 30 3713 Liimont.'i , IiyloGnp 717 23 811 12 9 12 12 l6 12 Montgomery McKny )0 2 Mill Creek 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 Newfioin 13 2 . 10 4 0 8 Princvillo 00 20 72 29 3 3 78 48 38 03 30 Powell Hutto 1 12 12 8 3 8 4 8 5 0 8 Redmond 4 30 33 17 22 10 23 23 10 2013 Siiiiimit I . ,, Willow Creek ! 4 10 10 19 0 0 2 13 2 9 Wurmspring jl 1 8 0 3 4 2 0 8 0 it j-i c-. Ct'tfl iiilUl l-lli c:io c; TOTALS jisgj 5 S5jg c'll It was tmpoesiblo to get a detailed vote from several of the precincts. The totals at the bottom of this report, however', represent the ill Vote of all the precincts in the county, and these totals are the correct oilicial count, as iliade by the county canvassing board last TueBday. James luce, candidate for Commissioner, had no opposition, and his Vote Was hot reported by precincts. STATE AND DISTRICT kPUkldAN NOMINEES Hon. II. M. Cake of Portland, defeat- cd Senator C. W. Fulton for the repub lican primary nomination for United Stati'H Sennter, his majority being be tween 2000 and 3000. In the eecond congressional district, Congressman W. U. KUis was re-nominated, leading Geer and Shepherd by a big majority. The other state nominees are: Roberts. Mean for Justice of the Supreme Court; W. Hailcy for Dairy and Food Com- . i . r T ft .1 missioncr; U. 11. Aliciiison lor iianroao Commicsioner. ' In this legislative district, G. II. Met' ryman of Klamath 1-alls, was .notiim1- ated for State Se'Mator, ahd II. A, Rrat' tain of Paisley, and II, P. Uelknap oi Princ.Ville, for representatives., . G. Spriiiget of Culver, wa.s hOininatbu by the tlulnocratfl for State Senator. in uio Bevemn iiujyenu uibuiui, vim W. Wilson of The Dalles, was nomin' ated, for prosecuting torncy, over W.j r. aiycrB pi laiuiawuij uiK nuijuiu. Mr. Wilson carried Waacp county by a vote of 1207 to 520 for iMvers, anu uiook county by 3P0 to 301 for Myers : GONTRACT LET FOR NEW COURT HOUSE Contract Prl'c'6, For upeFstructbro $57,000 Blunder In Bulldi Inrj Foundation, tlie conlrnct has ,beel wacled for building tlib new coiirjt Uoubo at Prine ville at jJ.phn 11. Shipp. being the site cesHful bkidur, alul ho contract prico for the., superstructure; belnj; $57, 000. Thlq sum includes thp rcj.Uodelling ami re-paintilig of. tliO basement, re building the stepp, relaying the concrete and cleaning the yard. The bnsenjufijt ,it nd foundation cost tho county some thing in the neighborhood of $16,000,, but owing to alleged defects in tho work and do iulidps froJU tho spucWlcattons, f 2100 ,vu,B hel'4.bicli (jut of tha amount. Tho totid cofit of ,qo billVllng.inudiiib' baoweitt and MipprijtrUctUrp, wljl bo 7B,000, which vlsvcoinfidrably iercesfl of tli.e f 10,000 which,, jt,vaa tlaiiiied at thb time of Uio uonttj house agitation wb lo bo the liiit on,. tho cost of tho now building '.lo.Vuilding is to bo en tirely of.gray stptio similar to that Used in the foundation, ahd it is to bo com pleted within one year The report conies from Prineville that Uio basomulitt, built under- a former con tract, wil..,b,uvu, ,to ho ioluodelled, and thaUtho foundation luiH bcon found de fective, i'hlp, niport Bays that at least one wall of thp foundation will have to bo torn dowii and rebuilt, as It him been adjudged unfo to put u two-story building upon it. It is also known that tho steps lending up to tho building will havo to bo tebtiilt. In tho "precipitate haste to get the building completed, solnebody has ' apparently blundered, but it is hoped that when the building is finally completed, Crook county will have an attractive capitol building to show for its expenditure of $73,000. PROMINENT STOCK- MEN ARE ARRESTED Serious Charges Arid Arrests Follow Burning of Williamson Shearl ing Plant". News comes from Prineville bf start ling developments in the recent myste rious burning of ex-Congressman Wil liamson's shearing-plnnt and the des truction of several utiles Of fencing around his leased land. Lark Elliott, a 'young stockman', was arrested, qn war rants charging him with the burning, and it is reported here that he has made a statement implicating several stock- moil A Prineville dispatch in a Port iI1(i miner savs Hint nY.Shprlff Sntn gm, nml l,j8 if,-year-old son, Stanley, iqye a lso been arrested, and that other arrests are expected to follow. . Very little can lo learned, regarding the matter. Tho WilllaVn'sajji shearing plant was burned several weeks ago. ani tlyj PrineVillo dispatch .re'fetred to above atatea that evidence was found, in the shapp, of apiece of bridle, con necting ElljoU with tho deed, lie was arrested ,by Sheriff Hiking, who is re ported tbiavo secured frqm him a statement upon which tho later arrests wero based. A report froin Prineville Tuesday states that District Attorney Menefeo had ,, been ,.thero setting as a Kiaiid Jury f,or thp investigation of the hatter, tyid that ho hqd returnexl indictments ngqinst the uccuscfl iilen. As soon their bail its , Axed by Judge DradcJiaW they will bo re leased on bail, aiid tho cases will prob ably come up for hearing at tho next term of Circuit Court, which meets at Prineville .week after next. Sheriff Klkins and District Attorney Menefeo are sparing no efforts to get at tho bottom of tho matter) and .Interest ing developments atQ expected by the; tiinu court meets, DRY HOMESTEAD BILL PASSES SENATE A Washington dispatch of April 10, says i The senate this evening passed Smoot'a (120-aero dry farm homestead bill omitting Idaho from tho benefit of its provisions. Ileyburn dbes not want dry farms in Idaho, contending that they wbuld interfero with irrigation un der Government and thb Carey act pro jects, Representative French will have Idaho restored when thb bill reaches the House, and he( with other Western niemborSi has tho promise- of tho Speak er that bpportunlty will soon he given to bring the bill to a vote In the lipue,., As amended tho bill applioa uniji tc Colorado, Molilalia Nevada, North Da kota, Oregon, Tjltalij Wnshhjgjpn, Wyo inlngi Arizona ahd Now Mexico, ELLIS NOMINATED FOR COUNTY JUDGB Spirited Fight Over Coun ty Judgeship LEADS BY MAJORITY OF 82 Much Interest In Election In Pre cinct -Weather Does Not Keep Voters Away. The official count of tire vote cast af the primaries last Friday has been com pleted, and the spirited contest over the various nominations by republicans a'na deniocrats has ended. In this county the principal interest centered in tho fight over the republican nomination or thecounty judgeship, in which M'r. II'. C. Ellis of Bend, was nominated by p maioritv of 82. Intereslintr conteste were also waged ih the republican rank between Dayton and Jones for count assessor, King and Johnson for count treasurer, Ford and Lehman for county school superintendent) and May and iiice for county surveyor the primaries resulting In the nomination of DaytoiJ for assessor', King for treasurer, Ford for superintendent and Ilice for sur veyor. In the democratic 'ranks th'e principal .contest was between Congic ton and Stroud for sheriff, in Whicll Congleton was nominated, ahd betweei i-aioiieiie anu roster, ine lormer being re-nomirtated by th margin of 28 votee for assessor'. The nominees of both parties were a? follows : Republican.: County Judge,. II. C. Ellis of Bend; Sheriff, Frapk Elkins 6l Madras; Assessor, F. E. Dayton ol Laid law; Treasurer, W. F. King of Prine ville; Surveyor, Fred A. Rice df Prine ville; County School Superintendent, X. A. Ford of Sisters; County Commis sioner, James Rice of Haycreek. Democratic: County Judge, JP W'. Wright of Prineville; Sheriff, W. C". Congleton of Paulina; County Clerk Warren Blown of tiavstack": Treasurer. W. R. McFarla.nd of Prineville; Asses sor, J. D. Lafollette of Prineville; Surf veynr, Wade Huston of Prineville; School Superintendent) W. Riley Cook of Culver. Tho contest in this precinct was a warm one) although the election passed off in a very orderly hlanher. The day was orie df the( most disagreeable ones the to'n Jias ever experienced, from a weathej standpoint', as a.. (djist torui raged practically all the 'afternoon, buj, in,si)i,te of this fact the vote as fi Jargr. one,, fully ,S0 per ceiit of thp regisfereA voters turning otij. In ,tlns precinct .tp principal fmht was over tliejCdutj judgeship, Mr. Blan.chard carrying the precinct by a vote of GO tp 51. , We are,, publishing this week a tabu lated reporof the ( Republican vote by precincts,- for county officers. Tho rcr port is incomplete in twq or vthree small precincts. fron which we .were unable to ,ge.t .full returns. This report, we be, lieve, Vlll bo of. .great interest ,td. many of our readers who have been following the progress otr the several contestB waged throughout thecounty. Ku'cjier nominated as precinct oftV ccrs:. lt .1. lirooks' tor Justice of the Peace, and Jas. D. Mayes for constable. EDITH M'PHERSON DIES IN PORTLAND Edith, xlniuhter of Mr. and Mrs. Col- burn Mcpherson of Haycreek, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Port.- land Wednesday pipming, April 10. She was nuito ill at her hpme near llaycreok for soino.time, and later Vns taken (o the Portland hospital to bo operated upon, the news of her death reached here last Thursday. Deceased was 2i! years ol age. Iho body was brought homo for butial, and was interred last Sunday at Haycreek in the presence of a largo concourse of sorrowing frionds oi the family. Pastor R. A. Moon of the Madras Christian ehtirch conducted th? funeral services. TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY To tho Odd Fellows within tho 'j.uris- dictioii of Madras! You are Jterebv invited to attem tho 8Dth annlyurary of Odd Fellowship to bo held on the evening of April 25 at Madras.v Princ villo and Laidlaw lodges. w'll bo with us, anil a good tlmp is anticipated. JOIIN-M'TAGGART. N. G. T. A. LONG, Secretary. T'TTT -T7- ' Qf Interest To Catholics Pov. Jt'riUier Hickoy, rector of tho Wavc ami outside missions in Shonmm and Whep'or counties, renueata tho Pio- ueev to Htato that ho will bo making hm raster violations in Urool; county next week and tho week following, llo will bo at Willow Creok. Prinovillo, Paulina, and Uuud. and will como to Madras it ho is notified .that there are any Cath olies hero to make their Easter iluty. -1 r 4tf f s'