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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSPAY, .JUNE 11. 1908,
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STAGE & STABLE COM FN Y
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and Bend,
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MADRAS
ME A I MARKET
JAMES W. HURT, PROPRIETOR
tESH AND CURED MEATS
fJH Vegetables and Country Produce
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SUCCESSORS TO J. V. & M. A. ROBINSON & CO.
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and Summer
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MADRAS
OREGON
NO. 3851.
The First National Bank
OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON
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F, AtXEK, PrMldcnx,
T. If, Baldwin, Caihlcr.
WiutyunxwEiUR VJcQl'rp,
J. 1Uldin, Asst. Cablcr.
ESTABLISHED 1888
CajMU!, Surplus null Undivided
' $100,000.00 -
ProflU
ELK DRUG STORE
Carries a good line of fresh
drugs and patents. Pre
scription work and family
recipes made a specialty
T. A. LONG
Physician and Druggist
MADRAS, ORECON
A. M, WILLIAMS & GO.
DKALKUS IN
Dry Goods, Clothihg,
Furnishing Goods
1J00T8 AND B110E8
1IAT8 AND CAra
THE DALLES
OREGON
Are Selling
RAPIDLY
Goods
CLUE MAY CLEAR
UP OLD MYSTERY
Report Tnat "horty" Da
vis' Body Is Found
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAP
PEARED FROM RANCH
Lltto Inforrnntlon .Given Ont;-fjurp-ors
Afloat Thpt Authorities Hyg
Important Cluoo.
After nine years of Impenetrable mys
tery icgarding tho disappearance of
"Shorty" Davis it begins to look as
though-tho authorities were at last in
possession of a cluo which may lead to
the final solution of the mystery. Davis,
who was a prominent and wealthy
stockman living in the southern pat of
the county, disappeared pno day from
the country, leaving his property and
all his possessions, and years of search
by his friends failed to find any trace of
it. tif ' r i !
nun, ins prosperous vopuiuon pre
eluded the thought that he bad delibcr
ately walked away and left bis property,
and the opinion has prevailed that he
met with foul plav. probably over some
question of range.
Davis left no kith or kin in this coun
try so far as could bo learned, and in
course of time his property escheated to
tho slate. A year ago, however, through
a lawyer in Portland, a brother of Davis
was located in Athens, Greece, Davis'
name having, originally been Douriu.
The brother came to Crook.county.es
tablishcd liis claim to the estate worth
$70,000, and departed again for classic
Athens.
Last week rumors floated down from
Prinevillo that tho bones of Davis haN
been found. Tho first news was received
election day, and it was discredited by
that fact, but later on people coming
through from Prineville gave oitf the
story picco by piece, and theTumor of
the recovery and Ulentiflctioji of some
of Davis' bones appears to bo authentic
Only tho skull and a few of tho bpnes
were found, but tho story, as (t comes
fvom Prineville, is to the effect that a
well-known phyeician of that place haB
identified tho skull as that of Davis, the
mentis of identification being a missing
tooth next to a gold-crowned tooth, the
doctor having extracted n tooth for Da
vis in that position and next to a simi
larly crowned tooth.
In connection withthe story of the
finding Of tho bones is one to the effect
that the first cluo was secured through
the drunken talk of a man who claimed
to have killed Davis after having had
trouble with him over somo sheep that
had gotten iti Davis pasture. Accord
ing to his story, he killed Davis, threw
his body on tho horso" and driving tho
liorfco in between two largo logs, shot
him and then built a fire over the bod
ies of the man and the horso, This sto
ry further states how investigation was
made, and tho skull and bones found at
the point mentioned. This story, bow
ever, is only one of tho many rumors
afloat, and may not havo any founda
tion in fact.
Another story is to tho effect that
Sheriff Elkins refuses to discuss the case
at this time, saying that the facta in the
Shorty Davis case would bo disclosed
before a great while. If this statement
bo truo, it appears certain that the offi
cers of tho law have at last found somo
cluo, from which they hopo to unravel
tho uitnerto aeop mystery 01 tne ssnorty
Davis disappearance.
DEORAW-HEALY
On last Wednesday evening at tho
homo of Mr. and Mrs. li. A. Gillott, five
miles south of Madras, Miss Ada Jean
Degraw and Mr. Olydo 0. Iloaloy woro
united in mnrriago, tho ceremony being
solemnized by Hov. G. R. Eads of tho
BapHlst church. s
Tho wedding was a very pretty homo
affair, with tho relatives of thebrldo hhd
groom and a low oft their most intimatu
friends present. To tho strains of a
wedding march, played by Miss Naomi
Thomns, tho bridal patty entered tho
parlor at thoiGlllett homeland took
their position ululor A largo wedding
boll, Mies Clara flealy. Ulster of tho
groom, being tho malil of honor, and
Molvin Deloss Gillqtt acting as best man
for tho groom. Hero tho Bolomn and
mprcssivo words of tho marriage cere
mony wero said, after which tho brido
and groom received the congratulations
and good wishes of their friends, Dnln-
tv refreshments wero served to -tho
guests present, piiput 20 in number.
The brido is the uolco of Mrs. Ulllott,
With whom she has resided for a num
ber of years, and sho 19, deservedly pop
ular vltl all of her acquaintances. Tho
groom is a prosperous young randier of
this district. Mr. and Mrs. Hcaly loft
tho first of tho week for a short wedding
trip to The Dalles 'and Portland, after
which they will return and mako their
homo near Madras.
LONG, DRY RIDE FOR
TfjE THIRSJY TRAYLER
The Dalles Only Wet Spot Botwoen
Portland And, Baker City,'
Unless tho traveler on tho 0. It. & N.
lino between Portland and Baker City
has a "hump" in which he can carry his
supply of liquid refreshments after the
manner of tho camel, ho is going to suf
fer from a long spel of drouth) for The
Dalles i? tho pnly oasisun the prohibi
tion desept between those cities. By the
big prohibition vote in the last election
the counties of fjherman, 'Gilliamj Mpr
row, Umatilla and Union, througl
which tho railroad papes after it leaves
Tho Dalles, all yont dry, and not only
will there bo no saloons along the line,
but no liquor can be sold on trains in
prohibition territory. At Deschutes, on
the boundary line between Wasco and
Sherman counties, the train entere pro
hibition territory, and until tbo train
reaches the Baker county line, a dis
tance of 233 miles, no liquor will be purr
cbasable after July 1.
In tho territory between Wasco and
Baker counties, 4P saloons have been
voted out of existence along tho railroad
line alone. They wero; Arlington 3,
Umatilla 3, nermistonl, Echo 4, Pen
dleton 25, LaGrande 11 , Ililgard 1, North
Powdttr 1. Umatilla county went "dry"
by between 500 and COO votes
Prohibition -haa made tremendous1
gains throughout the state, and the
nine dry cpuntics in Oregon will be In
creased to 21 on July 1, 12 additional
counties havo been carried for prohibi
tion All counties heretofore dry voted
to continuo prohibition. These coun
ties were; Lane, Linn, Curry, Tilla
mook, Lincoln, Yamhill, Sherman and
Wallowa. Twelve others were added to
the list. Tho prohibition law provides
that all saloons in prohibition districts.
must be closed within 30 days after the
day of election, so by July 1 all saloons
in new prohibition territory must be
closed.
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J, W. RohinBon, C. V. Wilson, Walter
Parrish, D- W. Adams and J. W. Hurt
went to Lamohta Tuesday to locate oil
claims in tho neighborhood of the well
being drilled by the Madras Oil and Gas
Company. There is some government
land in that neighborhood which had
not been filed upon for agricultural pur
poses, and they are locating uppn this
land under tlje mineral laws. Oil claims,
according to the information which they
secured from The Dalles, arp located
upon in the same manner that placer
claims are taken, a placer claim being
about 20 acres. This land can bo held
by doiny a certain amount bf develop
ment work upon it each year.df the
Madras oil company should strike oil,
there will bo quite a big rush to this
section.
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Crook County Journal
Prof. P. 0. Fulton of Madras, was in
tovn last Friday,
0. G. Collver of Culver, is at the court
houso assisting in the official count of
the ballots.
Willis W. Brown of Ileisler, was In
town the last of tho week on his way
homo from the Horseheaven region,
whore he has been looking after stock.
J. H. Dbloro roturned from a trip to
Beaver Creek the other day With a two
horso load of limo rock which ho is go
ing to bum and convince tho people of
Ptiuovillo that as good lime can be
made right hero as can be shipped in
from other places.
Married in tho polors of tho Hotel
Prineville, Sunday, May 31, Ray D.
Clark and Miss Ethl Garrett, both of
Crook county, Tho ceremony was per
formed by Dr. Dunsmoro of tho Presby
terian church, in tho presenco of a few
intimate friends of the groom, and after
a wedding breakfast at tho hotel tho
happy couple left for their homo on
Trout creok. v
A certain clement in this county who
havo no love or liking for a. sheriff who
does his duty, went so far in their antot
election work as to burn in clllgy tho
popular sheriff of Crook county on tho
morning of election. And that cheap
demonstration of spite, opposition and
littleness resulted in making moro votes
for Sheriff Elkpis. Ho carried Prine
ville by a majority Of 71 over his closest
competitor, and carried the county with
0i.'8 votes over Cougloton, tho heaviest
voto over given a candidate; Crook
county. When is It time ta "Ho down,
Rud bo good." Bend. Bulletin,
GOOD .GRAIN CROP
ALMOST INSURED
Warm Weather And Rain
Makes Grain Grow
Very Rapidly
Every farmer you meet these days hag
a wrinkle across the middle of bis face,
extending from ear to car, which hq
calls a smile. The cause of all this hil
arity is the greatly Improved crop pTqs
pecta throughout thill section following
the heavy rain Tuesday afternoon, wlipf
for nearly three hours there wag q
steady dqwnpour. The rain was geppraj
throughout the district, and fire sjpjs,
steady drhjzlc soaked down jntp the.
ground, dping thousandsof dollars WQrtl
of good to grain, crops ajl thrpugh
section.
Weather copditipn in this vjefpity
for the past sjx or seven months cqpj('v!r.
not easily nave bean moro adverse tq.
grain growing, but
there was a decided
nerature. last Saturi
change in thp temperature.
day, which was the first warm day qf
the present Spring. Saturday evening
there was a slight shower here, with in
dications that the country East of hero
and on Agency Plains were getting more
rain. Since then the weather has beer
warm, and with the heavy rain Tuesday,
ideal growing weather for the grain,
crop. Farmers from different localities,
throughput the district report that their
sections came in for a good raip, apq
that the grain is already showing a woh:
derful improvement. One farmer saltl .
the grain appeared tp grow three or four
inches in a night, as a result of the raiq
and warm wea'ther, while apothcrwbq
has passed practically over the entire .
disirict, says that the prospects are good ,
for another big crop this season.--.At ,
any rate there is general rejoicing al- '
through the district. '
SCHOOL MEETING NEXT MONDAY.
There will be a ecbpol meeting in thig;.
district at tlin Mnrirnn flnlinnll
jlonday afternoon, Juno 15, and all per ,
ons in tho district interested in- tho'
ecxiooi snouia auenu, as matters ot im.'
portancewill .be voted upon. Two di
rectors will be ejected, one to succeed
N. H. Pinkerton, who has moved out of
th district, and the other to succeed A,
C, Sanford, whose term expires. Mn
Sanford will doubtless be re-elected, but
the other director is to be selected. The
clerk of the district is also to be elected,
and S. E. Gray will doubtless succeed
himself. '
In addition to the election of officers, '
there will be voted upon at this meeting '
the question of establishing tho 9th and
10th grades in the Madras school. This
matter is a most important one, as af .
fecting tho efficiency of tho public school '
in this district, and tho friends of tho
Madras school shonld turn out and sup
port the proposition. There are a num
ber of pupils in this district who havo -finished
the 6th grade, and the Oth and
10th grades should bo added hero in oi:
der that these pupils should not have to
go out Of tho district in order to con.
tinuo their studies in these grades, if it
be found that there are a sufficient numt
her of pupils to justify the addition.
WOOL SALES AT SHANIKO
Tho second wool sales of tho season at
Shaniko toll be held next Tuesday, the
lthh, when a million or moro pounds of
wool will bo sold under the sealed bids'
plan. Prices for wool aro vry badly
off this season, tho ruling prices at the
first Shaniko sale, held last week, be
ing about one-third less than last sea
son's prices. Nearly a million pounds
of wool changed hands at tho firstale,
however, at prices ranging from 9 to I4
cents, tho word-growers appearing to
accept philosophically, thoadyorae mar-,
ket conditions which havo caused tho
heavy reduction in prices. The Bald
win Sheep & Land Company's clip; tho
largest marketed at Shaniko, waBnb
offered ut tho first sale.
COOD CROPS IN SHERMAN
From Sherman county cltliena in
town today it was learned that thoy
havo had oven harder wind than havo
tho people hero in Tho Dalies, dues
person, said that tho wind had ruluil
hundreds of acres of wheat, by blowing
It out of tho ground, and that even if
one's wheat did hot blow out It wa3
often smothered by soli blowing froiriu-
neighboring field. This Bamo person
said that the grain Is going to bo of such
tm inimehce lold, however, that that
spoiled by the wind will not bo misscsl,
Tho recent rains havo made tho ground'
so ipolst that tho grain fields look fine.
and tho prQwers
aro rejoicing over tin)
ioUtlook.-Tbo. Dalles Chroulclet
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