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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 21, I908.
NO. 40
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NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
House lw le,c thoroughly renovated. No Inciter table in Ccn-
Oregon for the moticy. Your wants will be courteously
attended to, I Icaclcjtiartcrs for traveling men.
First-class Livery ih Connection
.1, W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
MADRAS, OREGON
PROCESSIONAL CARDS.
1
pRANK OSDORN
U, S. COMMISSIONER
Meitr Green Ilutol '
MAIMM8 dllKUON
0, C. COLLVER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Juitico of thb Ponco
CUXVKR WIKOINCT
CULVER
)!. HKCjtik
OREGON
- PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Otlte III iirus Rt'ire.
T. H
I'n M. I. T. lluti.nurr, Vire-Prcfl. J.( Kou ui:, Cshr.
OH WON
d. H. HAHEK
EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANCE DOUCKT AND SOLD
DRAFTS ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
t ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
J NOTARY J'UJtUO
, I'lrc Iimtirnnrc, I.Kc Insurance, Surety Ilonds
. Ik'iil Kntutu, Cotivuyiinclne
Capital Stock, S50.000
Deposits, $250,000
SHANIKO, OREGON
I'RINKVIM.E,
OltKOON
AX LUEDDEMANN
NOTARY PUBLIC
I'lont'ur Utiitriltii;
A. E. CROSBY
I' IK) I' IIIKTU R
OSTOFFICE PHARMACY
Cirri Cnii elv Miiuol lirtiir, MuilirliiOt Cliomlcnln, IlmnehoM Keiiullc,
jirugi! 'j - ii lrn nml I'liolo Huppllf. C'uiitiiry Mall Onler I kUv my pornoim!
ulttiil A iirn limit) !n rliariiv, H(ii ilvilvcry mmranlioil. Your ,rt crlpll(ili
it ii..- n -inrlinlim ami IVt IK'itroiurn. Htork nvl kiii! ol nil kliuln.
fon,l 't, ,ail Kodak. Until TliUllCl. WII0I.K8AI.K AM) RKTAII-.
ie iMllks,
j MADRAS OREGON
NO. 3861 .
The First National Bank
OF PRINEVILLE. OREGON
Ii. Y. auks, President.
T. M. lUl.nwi.v, Canhlcr.
Will Wuhzweilm Vice I'rti (
II, IIalua'IN, Aall. Cashier.
OREGON
Lumber for sale I
, ESTABLISHED 1808
SUtiiliu and UiuIlvldW Profit
$100,000.00
We have plenty of lumber for sale at our
mill, located about 3 mtles east Of Grizzly
post office on county road. Prices right
McMeekin & Eastwood
URN
HARNESS
FULLY OUAIMNTELD
WlilpK, Bridles, Hnltcr5, Lncc Lcuther
Ncnt Harness Repairing
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NEW LINE OF DRESS & SVORK i
LOUCKS BROSl! .!
MADRAS, OREGON II B. S. LARKIN'
Madras, orecon
TUBE &
NDERTAKING
SUPPUE
ELK DRUG STORE
Carries a good line or fresh
drugs and . patents. Pre
scription work and family
recipes made a specialty
T. A. LONG
Physician and Druggist
MADRAS, OREGON
Prince Corbet
BAY PERCHERON STALLION
Will wake tlu season until July
liOi as iolloW: Madras, Mondays,
Tliuisilays nnil Saturdays: Veazlo
feHiowirs, TuuMlnyH and edne.s
tlnys. At hour' ranch Friday.
TlillMHi single service; S10
sc.ihoii; $15 to liisuroi
PETER AURNACH', Owner
J. C. & M. A. ROBINSON
SUCCESSORS TO J. W. & M. A. fcOBlNSON & CO.
GENERAL MERCHANTS
MADRAS, - - OREGON
8 S
pring and Summer Goods
Are Selling
RAPIDLY
Agents for
BAIN WAGONS, McCormick
Headers & Binders
SUB-SURFACE PACKERS
WHEAT
TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTS AND TRADE
WHAT ABOUT SAL
MON PROTECTION?
That the food fish of, our state, need
bettor protection than is now afforded
id agreed. '
You have already or doubtless will re
ceive eoiiHlderable literature on the sub
ject, but no matter bow attractive the
argument, Htop and eonuider bow much
It inay be colored by self-interest
The Uilited States Bureau of Fisheries
rth) the greatest expert authorities on
tbo mbjeet and bave no foxC to grind.
Head what they say:
Department of Cooiuierce anil kof
Office of tbo Secretary. Washington', b'. Oi
lion. CliarieS V. Klilton,
L". S Senate, WaHbinton, I). C.
Sir: The Department realizes the
importance of tbevaiious questions af
fecting tbe salmon fishery in the Colum
bia river. brought up in your letter of the
18th ultimo, and bus taken this opporJ
tunity to make a thorough investigation
of the matter. There can be no ques
tion that the status of the fishery is tin'
salisfactory, and that under existing
conditions the trend may he expected
to bo steadily downward, with tbe re
cult that in a comparatively few years
the run of salmon will be reduced to
such a degree that thousands of fisher
men may be thrown out of employment
tind much capital rendered idle Tbe
federal government is without any jur
isdiction whatever in the premises, and
the duty of conserving the salmotl sup
ply in the Columbia devolves on the
states of Oregon, Washington and Ida
ho; but this department has been
charged by Congress with the impor
tant fish-cultural operations in the Co
lumbia basin, and has felt impelled from
time to time to direct attention to tbe
necessity for giving adequate protection
to the various species of salmon fre
quenting that stream. The department
is convinced that the run of salmon in
the Columbia can be amply maintained
Jorao indefinite period if artificial prop
agation is supplemented by rational pro
U'Ction but artificial propagation alone
cannot cope with the situation, and, as
a matter of fact, the recent experience
of the Department has shown that its
beneficent lahors are rendered almost
futile by the failure of the states to ap
preciate tliis fact.
The department sees no reason for tbe
elimination ot fish wheels from tbe river
as there is no evidence to show that this
form f apparatus is particularly de
structive to salmon. A condition that
is specially favorable for the passage of
salmon namely, very high water ren
ders the wheels unserviceable and, on
the other band, periods of very low wa
ter, when the fish are much restricted
in theii movements, are also unfavora
ble for the wheels. During tbe past two
or three seasons the catch of salmon by
wheels has heen comparatively small";
but even if it wore very large it would
he a fact of no special significance in the
present connection
The Columbia river is, however, made
to yield a quantity of salmon far greater
than regard for the future supply per
mits, and the drain is yearly becoming
more serious. No ono familiar with the
situation can fail to appreciate the men
ace to the perpetuity of the industry that
is furnished by theconceiltration of atre
mendous amount of fixed and floating ap
paratus of capture in or near the mouth
of the river. This apparatus comprises
about 400 pound nets or traps, over 80
long-sweep seines, and ulore than 2200
gill nets, the last having an aggregate
approximate length Of over 870 miles;
and these appliances capture more than
1)5 per cent of the llsb taken m the Ore
gon and Washington waters of the river,
the figures for 100 being nearly 114,000,
000 pounds, or 08. T per cent of the total
yield. Under such conditions, it is self
evident that but comparatively few lisb
are permitted to reach tbe upper waters
where the spawning grounds are- located.
The details of tlio measiires necessary
to place the salmon industry of the Co
lumbia river on a permanent basis can
not bo elaborated bV tbo department at
this time, but ih general It may bo said
that there should bo (1) a restriction on
thb atnonnt of apparatus cmpjoytfdjn a
given section ('2 an !plequatevy(ecJy
close season covering possibly tvi days
at first, but reduced later jf circum
stances warrant it;- (II) an annual close
season, preferably at hi beginning of
the salmon rim, and (4) joint arranue
nient between tbo. States, so, &t, pro
tective nleasures limy bo hanipiiious.
it W(tnuy YOurV,
(Sighed) OSCAU 5. STlUl'S
. , Secretary.
i
Hill No. 318 embodies Government
recommendation, and Should pass. It
IA u square tlenl for all.
OIL EXPERT EXAM
INING PROSPECTS
Pleased With Indications
For Oil
WELL TO BE DRILLED SOON
VOT&o. ITiS-X-YES
Hill No. 3M was framed to fostet tho
selfish Interests of a slnglo locality. It
Is against tlio Clovot'ilnient recommen
dations, and wl)l meaii a heavy tax pn
the State to eiur out its provisions,
It favors monopoly aiul is unfair. It
should not past).
Corrtpan Has 15,000 Acraes Leased
Indications To Bo Thoroughly
Prospoctod.
, That there is oil throughout this sec
tion b pacing quantities is tbo opinion
of J. W. Koss', an oil expert from Fuller
ton, Calif.', who was brought here by the
local company organized to prospect for
oil in Crook county. Mr. floss arrived
the first of the week, since which time
he has been busy going over the ground
leased by the company, with a view to
locating the point at which the first
well will be sunk. T',c point at which
the well is to be sunk has been practi
cally decided upon, but .members of the
company are reticent about making the
exact location public until other ar
rangements which they are working on
have heen completed.
Mr. ftoss is an oil expert of 23 years
experience, and the fact that he is un
qualifiedly pleased with the prcpect for
oil in this section has greatly enthused
the members of the local company. It
has been known, for many years that in
the Culver and Lamomta districts there
were many indications of oil, and that
the government geological maps of this
section showed indication of coal at
many points, but Mr- Ross is the first
expert of any reputation who lias made
a careful examination of the district
with a view to making exploration of
the deptliB below tbe basalt flow of Ibis
section.
The work of drilling the first well will
begin in a short time, tbe machinery
having been ordered some time ago, and
an order having been placed this week
for lumber with which to build the drill
tower. This tower will bo .04 feet in
heighth and 20 feet square at the base,
and tho well will be sunk to a depth of
several thousand feet if necessary, in or
der to strike the oil bearing stratum.
Oil is known to follow channels and Mr.
Ross' expert knowledge will be drawn
upon in the location of the first well.
Should the company fail, however, to
locate oil in this well, others will be
drilled where other indications are
known to exist. The company has in
the neighborhood of 15,000 acres of land
leased, and announces that it has am
ple money to thoroughly prospect this
section for oil.
road traIn May be
put In operation
YOTJ3 tfo. BtftfX NO-
Believed Expert Sent Here By Holt
M'f'g Co. Will Report Favorably
On The Project.
V. K. Weston, an expert sent to this
place by the Holt Manufacturing Co. of
Stockton, California, to pass upon the
practicability of the traction freighting
proj'ect between this place and Shaniko,
returned to Stockton the last of the
week. While here he made a thorough
examination of the roads'between Shan
iko and Madras, and before leaving
stated that within ft week the company
would definitely announce their decision
on making a second trial trip out of
Shaniko With the big freight train, Mr.
L. 11. Lafolletto of Prineville, ono of the
promoters of the enterprise, acconipan- j
ied Mr, Weston on his trips over the I
road, and it is generally believed hero;
that a favorable report Will bo made by
Should tlio traction freighting project
be revived Mn Lafollctte will have
charge of the enterprise) with the back
inn of tho Holt Manufacturing company.
They are anxious to make a success of
the tiig road train becaueo of the pres
tige it will givo the machinery of their
manufacture, and for tho further reason
that if the enterprise can onco ho suc
cessfully launched, Central Oregon con
tains wonderful possibilities for the ex
tension of their business.
Tjie decision of tlio Holt people will
bo awaited with keen interest by tho
residents of this section, to whom tho
succesB of tho traction enterprise moans
ii great deal, as it will afford them ft
means of getting their crops to market',
pending tho construction of a railroad
through this section. It is believed
tho recent rain will Insure a hworabje
lioiort bv thu exnert. as It iiot onlv UuV
proves tin condition of lo ( roiol.Jbut
practically. Insures a gqad.uW "liM ftou"
ftqn aim lyniy. oi mumqju iwr wiu
freighting company
JUDCE BROOKS A BENEDICT
Judge Brooks Is a benedict. The Hoi?
was a pleasant surprise tB his iririnj
friends at ibis place, by whom It wat
feared tbo habit of bachelorhood bad
becomo fixed with him, when it was
learned that baand Mrs. Bertha Lebn,
also of this place, were joined in the
holy bonds of wedlock at Prineville on
Monday evening, May 18, 1008. The
happy ceremony occurred at tho homo
of Judge W. A. Bell, who officiated.
Judge and Mrs. Brooks rdturned Tues
day evening from I'rinevillej and are re
ceiving the congratulations of their
many friends. They will reside id
Madras.
KILLED FIVE COYOTES
Yest,'erday afternoon AH. Parkcy and
several friends took the former's pacP
of stag hounds out to the rock cave bacF
of tb'e W. C. Blanchard place', after A
bunch of young coyotes knovn to infesl
that locality, and the party succeeded ii!
killing five of the coyotes. The dog
caught two of them-, and the other three
were shot by Mrs. Peace', a rhemlier oi
the party, with a Liiger pistol. Mrs
Peace proved a'ri adetft at handling the
Luger, and no coyote within range could
escape her unerring aim.
SOCIALISTS HOLD MEETING
Members of the socialist party held a
meeting in Sa'nford's hall at this place
last night in the interest of the countj
nominees of that party. Mr. C. AV. Al
len of Laidlaw, was the principal speak
er of tbe evening', and other shori
speeches were made by J. B. McDowell
and J. II. liorney, socialist nominee for
countv judge. There was a fair-sizes)
audience out to hear them.
CREEN-COOK
Married at Prineville, on Wednesday'
May 20, 190S, Mr. Joseph W. Cook and
Miss Annie Green, both of this place,
Mr. Cook was forrperly engaged in busi
ness in Madras, but is at present en
gaged lii farming bis ranch south of this
place, where he and his bride will make
their home. The bride is a sister ol
Mrs. D. A". Cook.
Ii 0 W
RATES
EAST
WILL BE MADE BY THE
0a R. & Ni
THIS SEASON AS WttoSVJ
ROUND" fRIf3
TO
Chicago -
St. Louis -St.
PaUl
Orrtafia . -
Kansas City
r i
DlfcECT .
$72.50
67.50
63.15
feo.od
60.0(3,
TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE
May 4; 13
June 5, 6; 19, 2d
Juty 9; 7, 23
August 6, 7, 21,22
aood for return in 1)0 days witti
stopover privileges tit
pleasure within
limits.
Don't Forget (H9 frates
For any fdrther Information call on
i i WILSON; Local Agent
Or write to
Cr. if.
ortlaiid; Oregori