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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1908.
NO. 36
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DRAS,
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0W UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
, )tin thoroughly renovated. No belter tabic in Ccn-
X- 1 Icadtituirters for traveling men.
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I, yy. I.IVIN0ST0N, Proprietor
DRAS, OKbUUIN
A. E. CROSBY
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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
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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
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CET A SET BEFORE THIY ALL GONE
Goods Arrivin
T TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTS MID TRADE
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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
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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
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MADRAS
OREGON
NO. 3851
The First National Bank
j OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON
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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
$1 00.000.00
Carries a jood lliici ol fr&h
drugs and patents. Pre
scription work and family
Vecipci made a specially
T. A. LONG
Physician ntid Drugfefst
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Daily
REPUBLICAN RETURNS BY PRECINCTS OF
CROOK COUNTY NOMINATING ELECTION
n i i i ii
i'KUciNcrs x 8j5 S 5 , o s S S 8-,; .a
o 5,w 5; ,c Z "j ih u?
Ash wood 10 4 l.'ll 4 fll2 2A7
15ejid 2 02 00 28 20 :$") 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
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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-
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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.
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