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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1908)
5?l 5-4 The Madias Pipner ' 1 v I'ubitslicd every Thursday by -THIS PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. QUDBOrjIPTION RATES: One year $1-50 months Mi I'lireo months GO ADVKltTIHl.VO ItATKS ON AI'I'I.ICATION Knteiedas second clnss matter August Zi, li0L at the rostotlleo at Madras. Ore., under the Act of. Congress of March 8,1871'. THURSDAY May 21, 190s REPUBLICAN TICKET CROOK COUNTY For County Judge 11. 0. ELLIS, of Bend Iror Sheriff FRANK ELKINS,. of Madras For Treasurer V. V. KING of Prineville For Superintendent of Schools K. A. FORD of Sisters ppr Assessor F. E. DAYTON of L.aidtav por Commissioner JAMES RICE of llnycrcift por Surveyor FRED A. RICE of Prineville RAIN TO TH RESCUE Farmers throughout this sec tion are jubilant over the time ly down-pour last week, and the opinion is expressed on all sides that the rain insures a good crop for the coming season. Since the rain the weather has turned warmer, which is addi tional cause for rejoicing. Fall sown giaiu was still in 'good condition, though backward, but Spring grain was suffering from the long drouth and the cold weather, and the heavj rain and warm weather was just in time to save it, according to many. This section of country was not behind other sections of the state, as far as prospects for a crop this season are con cerned, for the drouth and cool .weather were general through out Eastern Oregon. Over in those districts through which the 0. H. & JS. demonstration train made a trip, the opinion was expressed by experts from the state agricultural college that the crop prospects wete i ... ,. , -ii oneriii nuiuv rjiivina hud still exceedingly good, provided t , e nt,aaa j u : 1 proven himself to be a fearleps there was a good Spring ram; . . , ,. i .pi,. official in the discharge of his and warmer weather, ihosc- . . , . ,. . , , foiKiii 'duties, and he should be re conditions have been fulfilled ' ::..., , . -J i . 1 e ected. No other sheriff in the to the letter, and there is gen . , . ... , , ,, ' history of the county has done district. It means thousands of dollars to the wheat farmers of the state, and it means more than that to us, for a failure would have offered a further excuse for delaying railroad construction into this section. AS OTHERS SEE US Malvern (Iowa) Leader. Oregon seems to be a very backward state when it comes to ( matters educational. Just now the educators of the state and those interested in higher education for the masses aie very much interested in getting a law passed granting them larger appropriations for their state university which at pres ent is one of the poorest pro vided for institutions of its class in the United States. The pres- ent appropriation amounts to but $47,500 per year for main- 1 -.1. ..w'fM.l iinili tenance, whm-ii cjinjm i-w our own university 's $oo,uuu rKifv'n ft2Rfi.00f) lookB rather meagre. It seems that a good many in the state are so short-sighted as to light further appropriation. A state tts wealthy and proud as Ore gon, should be content with nothing but the best in their educational facilities, and we are surprised at the sentiment against progression. Defeat for the bill means a serious setback to her future progress. - Fred W. Wilson, the republi can nominee for district attor ney, needs no introduction to il. ..nnnln nf WllKfiO aild Gl'OOk counties and the voters of all parties iro glad, to have the op portunity of voting for Mr. Wil son for this office. JJe has lived in "Yasco county from his bo' hood da) s till manhood's estate and has endeared himself with till who have.' come to If now him. In the practice of law he has been singularly successful and lias taken part in the most im portant litigation of recent years in this district and will bring to the district attorney's office a training which eminent ly qualilieo him for this duty. As deputy district attorne he participated in till the monien tons criminal cases which have attracted wide attention in our county and has performed his duty in a wnjT that litis brought him the confidence and respect of the people. This is the first time Mr. Wilson lias ever been a candidate for office and the Chronicle, is satisfied the voters will rally to his support in a generous manner on election day. There will be no mistake made in his election. The Dnlfes Chronicle. An iniative measure to oome before the voteis in June is the proposed increase of compensa tion to Oregon legislators of from S3 to 10 per day. There is leally no plausible reason for such an increase. The legisla tor's legitimate expenses while serving the people at the state capital are no greater now than they were 10 t.'O years ago, and there is no evidence that Oregon has suffeied from insufficiently remuneiating her public ser vants in this branch of public service. As to the plea that men of experience and business ability cannot afford to absent themselves from their own af fairs for such a small stipend, it would seem that such argu ment is baseless from the fact that the state has never yet lacked for men of affairs and business ability to fill its leg islative offices. In fact our most representative men have always sought the honor of repre senting the commonwealth as solons without regard to theper diem. The present legislator receives $3 per day and mileage. oi , ,. so much to discourage crime, and his name has become a ter ror to law-breakers throughout the county. But neither the sheriff nor any other, official can accomplish his best without the moral support of the comtnun ity he represents. Crook coun ty has had a bad reputation throughout the country, and the defeat of Sheriff Elkins would be construed on the outside as disapproval of his activity against the criminal element of the county. It is therefore im portant that every law-abiding citizen of the county interest himself in giving Elkins an overwhelming majority at the June election, as an indorse ment of his course in the pur suit of the lawless. The repu tation of the county is at stake. I The voters of this end of the j C0Ullty 8hould give H.C.Ellis I . . -- i 0j jieuu tne it pnmicin norm- I .., Fn the June election. There is no man in the county better qualilied to give us a lair, able and economical administration of county affairs. An effort is being made in certain quarters to divide up the vote and de feat him, but he is certain of election if he gets the votes he is entitled to. A Republican candidate has suggested that the recent rains should make the farmers of this section feel like voting the He publican ticket on June 1, as these rains occurred under a Bepublicau administration. PROHIBITION COLUMN mt.t- . 1. .. 1. .mI 111' it Infill prohibition orcnnlzfttloti. nlul will 1)OooouiIlh1 by mutter furnished by thqiu, nm-lt week. Eqiinl And uqt Toxntlori It is generally mlinittud by some of the advocates of the snoons that aside from the revemio they yiiodueo for the citv or villace there is or no ox- cusn for their existence In other.wonls the saloon i.s being defended by sume because they say It helps to make im provements without increasing the taxes. The general principle of our sys tem of taxation is that when anyone's possessions are protected or inet eased in valuation because (f public improve ments those, parties being bcnelltted should correspondingly pay for them by way of just and equal taxation. Thus a man having property valued at $5000, should pay correspondingly more taxes than the man whose property Is worth only $100, because rich men have more to protect and receive more protection. But now these men who are advocating the saloon as a means of revenue, whoso only real asset is their perverted appe. tites, to eomo and join them in keeping the saloon in operation so Improvements that are made in the city, and enhanc ing the property of the rich man may cost the weathy property owner as little as pqssible, thus the poor man is made to indirectly pay the property owner's taxes, aud the laboring man grows poorer whilo the other fellows grow opulent. Now if these improve ments arc made with this kind of mon ey, 1 tniUK, it we were io usien eiost iv with our moral cars as we walk over many of our finely paved streets and sidewalks we could hear something like this from the dear little ones who have naid so dearlv for them by way of priva tion and suffering: "Don't step on tliisJ brick for it took the last crust of bread out of my little starving mouth, nor this one for it took shoe3 off of my little freezing feet, nor this one for it took my little coat from my poor sick body," and by Him who rules above, it were better to walk on free American soil in mud to the knees than walk on the finest im proved streets when made with "blood" money. Let us have equal, fair and just taxation, and not based upon pert verted'appetites. Local Optlqn Increases Business Speaking of the local option election soon to be held in Yamhill county, a re cent dispatch from McMinnville in part says : Considering the fact that the business interests in many of the incorporated towns were pretty generally, arrayed against prohibition at that time (two years ago) for what they believed to be good business reasons, and considering also that the conditions at present are not as fearful as the theoiies were then, it is conceded generally that the move ol the saloon interests to again submit the question to a vote was ill,advised. It is true that the 11 incorporated towns of the county have been forced to levy a small tax for public maintenance in lieu of the saloon revenue. It is true, on the other hand, that merchant re port increased cash sales from the time the Knloons Went out of existence, and it is true, in McMinnville at least, that there is not a vacant store building in the place, and scarcely an empty dwel ling, with some newly arrived families living in tents. Every town in the coun ty has prospered and made substantial improvements during the past two years, and the country districts have kept pace with the procession. POLITICAL COLUMN Announcement!! of oandldiiten published under tlil lieadtng nro paid tor nt renulur advcrtiiilng rates. INDEPENDENT 0ANIDATE POR 00UNTY JUDGE To the Voters of Crook County! t I hereby announce myseU ub an Independent Candidate (or the otllce or County Judge. Should I bo elected I will endeavor to conduct the ofllfie in a lair, impartial and buHlnei-H like manner. JAS. T. RolilNS 'N, Culver. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : It has come to my knowledge that W. C. Congleton, candidate for Hheriff ia ac cuBcd of the burning of my hay. 1 wish to Hay that bucIi rumor is unjuat, for Mr. Congleton and I have alwayn been friends. A. L. MACKINTOSH. A Recommendation Albany, Ore., April 20, 1008. . To the Voters pf Crook County: This is to certify that Professor W. R. Cook, the Democratic nominee for school superintendent in your county, lias been a student and a teacher under my supervision in this county for sev eral years. During my 20 years experi ence as principal and county superin tendent and principal in Linn county, I havo never met a young man of more studious habits or greater worth in all that goes to make a successful school man, than Mr. Cook. Ho has always been found true to any trust confided to his care. I havo no hesitancy in stating that I believe Mr. Cook will give to tho peoiilo of Crook county a safo, wise and progressive administration ns superin tendent of schools. W. L. JACKSON, Kupt of Schools, Linn County, Oregon. A Good Place to Trade nFMFRAL MERCHANT NK TIMBER LAND, Act June :t. li78. Notice for Publication. Depart ,,.( of the Inte.lor, l S. Laud ()HW The Dalles, Oregon, May 0, IMS. tlce Is herehy ulven that Ll'CY E CATHCAKT, or The Dalles, Oreu who, on .May lDOS, made timber application V Um, for c4 i. Hwii.-4 of Mi-etlou H and iH-in'w eo 17, tp 13, rile, w in, Has filed notlcb of intention to nmke final proor, to e-ti.hlls:. claim to the Innd ahove lt"-erlt'etl lielbn the Ueijln ternnd Hecelver at Thf Dalles, Ore gon, on the 22nd day of July, 100S. Claimant mimes as witt.es.vjH: Daniel A McDonell, MIbIihbI O'Con nor, Marv Ciithcart, William (t Ma son, all of" The Dalles, Oregon. C W. MQUHl'i m2l-jl0 Kiglsler. TIMBER LAND, Act June 3, 1S78. Notice for Publication. Depart ment or the Interior, United Smt'i Lmd Otllce, The D.illes, Oregon. May 11, l'JOS. Notice is heieby given thai GKACti WILSON, or I'rineville, Oreuon, who, on April 23, 1008, iniide Timti"r nod Sione proof, Receiver's receipt No. 11227, for Lot -3 anil 4, nee 7, lot 1. -eo 18, tp 12 , r 11 e, and tfeiiei feo 12, t 12 -, r 10 e, in. Huh filed notice of Intention to muk.' final timber proof, to ostatdlfdl claim to the laud above ili-erlbed, before the County Clerk nt Prineville. Oregon, on the 21th day of July, IMS., Claimant names as wltm 1- Maggie Glaze, Jtoi-crt (i S nith, II A F. ster and Charlei- BhiIuII, all ot 1'rine ville, Oregon, and Edwin D Urnhuiu of SlHteis, Uregon. C. V. MOORL, Register HOMESTEAD. Notice lor Publl. cation. Department of the In terior, Land Olllce at The Dnlk'.t, Ore gon, April 2'J, 10U8. Notice I hereby given that Emma C. Sumner, formerly Mmnia (', Carey, of Atudrus, Oregon, has filed notice or her Intention to make final live year proor In support or her claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 11020 made October 21, 1002, for J the t-JiAvJ and Lois 1 and 2 or nee T, tp ! h, i 1 1 e, W in, And that suld oronf will bo made before Erank Otbnru, D. S. Commin (doner, at bin olllce In .Madras, Oregon, on June 12, 1008. She names the following witiies-cs to prove her contlnuouii residence upon, and cultivation or, tho land, viz: John H Drown or Culver, Oregon; Ivan Halo, .Robert llurnett, Emory Ranta, all of Mudras, Oregon. 0. W. MOORE, tn7-j4 Register HOMESTKAD. Notice for Publlca tlnu. Department or tliu Intel lor, Lund Olllce at The Dalles, Oregon, April 20, 1008. Notice is hereby given that IcAAC 1). WtOWN, of Madran, Oregon, bus filed notice of his Intention to make final commu tation prool in support or his claim, viz: Homestead Kntry No. 11807 madn Jaiiuury 11, 1000, for the swuwi wjswi of sec 14 and se.Jse.1 of seo 16, tp 11 s, r 13 e, w ni, And tliut said proof will be made before Frank Osborti, U. S. Commis sioner, at Ills olllce In Madras, Oregon, on June 12, 1008. Ilu names the following witnesses to provo bis continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, the land, viz: Rooky 0 Hohlson, Ed 1' Roblsou, Fred Davis, William J Cowherd, all of Madras, Oregon, C. W. Mo-.itK, n7-J4 Resistor W W w J ANTELOPE, OREGON Now offers you a splendid as sortment of General Merchan dise at prices that will make you happy, cause you to call again, and induce your neighbors to come with you to . . . , . . IRVINE'S AT ANTE The Store That Gives Satisfaction FRESH AND CURED MEATS Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce MADRAS, BEND - SHANIKO LIVERY STAGE & STABLE COMP'W J. H. 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