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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 18. 1908.
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Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce
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recipes made a specially
T. A. LONG
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Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing.Goods
BOOTS AND SHOES
hats, and c.ya
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J.C. & M. A. ROBINSON
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GENERAL MERCHANTS.
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RAPIDLY
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TAFT AND DOLLIVER
MAY BE NOMINEES
Taft Will Be Nominated
On First Ballot .
CONVENTION MET LAST
MONDAY IN CHICAGO
Flaht To Bo Mpdo ,On Vlce-Prpjsldont
--Prcoldont Roosevelt Favor?
Senator Dolllvcr.
Hon. William jr. Taft of Qliio, vill be
nominated for President on tho first bal
lot, nt the big National Republican Cpn
vention which met at Chicago last Mon
day, and' all indications point to the
nomination of Senator J. P. Dolliver of
Iowa, as hits running mate, although
New York or Indiana may claim the
second place on the ticket. "Taft and
Dolliver" iti said to express the wishes
of President Roosevelt, and the Presi
dent's wishes will dominate the conven
tion. Regarding the nomination of tho
big Secretary of War for the Presidency
there is no doubt, for he will have
enough votes pledged to him to nomin
ate on the first ballot. Tile nomination
for the Vice-Presidency will not be so
cut-and-dried, an affair, however, and
promises to precipitate a prolonged con
vention battle over the second place on
the ticket. President Roosevelt js said
to favor eitiier Senator Dolliver or Gov
ernor Cummins of Iowa, loaders of rival
factions in Iowa politics, but the reluc
tance of each of them to abandon the
local Iowa fight to. the other may result
in the nomination of ltopresontative
Sherman of New York, or the re-nomination
of Vice-President Fairbanks of In
diana, or some of the other favorite sons
whose clnims wil) be pressed.
The big convention met last Monday,
and after temporary organization and
the appointment of committees there
will be practically a lull in the proceed
ings for two days, while the committees
meet and permanent organization is per
fected, so that the nominations for the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency will not
occur until today.
DYNAMITERS BLOW UP
HOOD RIVER FLUME
Dynamite Wrecks Large Irrigation
Flumo Used.Sy Strawberry
Growers.
Dynamitern wrecked tho large flume
which supplies water for irrigating the
berry fields near Hood River, last Sat
urday, causing a heavy" loss to the ber
rygiowers and temporarily throwing out
of employment a thousand or more
berry-pickers. Tho outrage was the re
sult of spitc-work, and has caused wide
spread indignation in tho Hood River
valley. Prompt action has been taken
to locate and punish tho guilty persons.
Tho point where the ditch was wreck
ed was on a high hill-side; and from the
extent of tho wreck of tho flume it is be
lieved that several boxes of dynamite
were exploded under tho flumo. The
damage to the flume, which shuts off
the water supply until the flume can be
repaired, means a loss of from $15,000
to $20,000 to tho berry growers, as the
loss of tho water cuts down tho berry
shipments to less than half of what
they should bo. .
IMPERSONATES UNITED
STATES OFFICER
The' freighting project between this
place and Shaniko has been finally
abandoned, and tho big road train which
has stflod at Shaniko fqr tho past year
will be shipped at once to the IlOlt
Manufacturing Company at Stockton,
California. This action was determined
upon by the company after the recent
visit of an expert eent here by them, the
report made by the expert having been
unfavorable. The road train, which was
sold to the promoters of the, enterprise
under a guarantee that it could be suc
cessfully operated over the roads be
tween Shaniko and ' Madras, did not
"prove a success on the first and only
trial trip niade with it, and the com
pany organized to carry on tiie freight
ing business refused to accept the out
fit. It was believed for awhile tbat.the
Holt people would make a second trial,
but that purpose was abandoned after
an expert had visited and inspected the
roads.
The difficulty in the way of the suc
cessful operation of tho road train was
in the character of the roads, the nar
row grades and Bhbrt turns In Cow Can
yon making it Impossible to successfully
operate the -train without the expendi
ture of considerable money in road
building, and this expenditure was not
believed to be justified.
N, Thomas was arrested Tuesday
morning by Sheriff Elkinn on a warralit
sworn to by Jakb Kasser of Ashwood,
charging him with attempting to imper
sonate a United States olllcor and with
attompted blackmail.
It seems that Thomas came to Ash
wood somo time- ago ahd posed ns a spe
cial igont of tho general land office, tel
ling Kassor that ho could lake his lands
away if he (Kaesur) did not pay him to
protect them. At first Thomas demand
ed fCOOO for the protection, but finally
reduced his domunds to $1100. This was
paid to hilu In two checks of $450 and
$050 respectively, Aftor tho checks had
boon Issued tho Central Oregon Rank;
lug it Trust Company at Shaniko and
the banks hero were notified by tele
phone to stop payment.
Thomas would jot talk qxoopt to say
that he was Innocent of any wrongdo
ing, but that bo know a lot of facts that
would put eomo other follows in jail and j
that if ho was not boqu released these
facts would be rovcaled.
When asked ly the Journal man if he f
had ever been in tho government ser
vice Thomas replied that he would npt
answer that question and said that ho
had no statement to make, The pris
oner will be taken to Portland and tried
before tho federal court when sufficient
evidence has been collected. Crook
County Journal.
BIG FREIGHTING PRO
JECT IS ABANDONED
A BIC TIME-PIECE
When the big clock is installed in the
new Crook county court house residents
at the county seat will have no excuse
for being late at their appointments.
Coneermng the monster tme-piece, the
Journal says:
"Contractor Shipp bas the specifica
tions for tho big clock that is to be
placed in the twer. Tho 'trnin or
mechanism of the giant lime-piece will
weigh 1500 pounds. The weights will
add another 1500 pounds and the bell or
gong that Will chime the hours will
weigh 500 pounds.
"When set in position thd time-piece
is guaranteed by the manufacturers to
run within one minute per month ofthe
exact tiiiu. of day. This fact alone will
Orovo a great convenience to the people
of Prineville. The clock will be the
standard Seth Thomas make. When
installed in tho tower it will cost some
where in the neighborhood of $1000.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION MEETS
The semi-annual meeting of the Dis
trict Sunday School Convention was
held in Madras yesterday, a largo num
ber of delegates being in attendance
from tho different Sunday schools
throughout the district. Two sessions
only of tho convention were held
morning and afternoon, on "Wednesday,
and an interesting and entertaining pro
gram was carried out.
Short addresses were delivered by vis
iting delegates, and a discussion of a
number of instructive topics was had.
At noon a basket dinner was served in
tho Loveall building to tho visiting del
egates. The sessions of tbe.convention
wero held in thbtChristian bible school
hall, and a mo3t 'successful meeting of
tho association wn bad.
LOCATED OIL CLAIMS
Tho party of Madras .people who went
up to tho Lamonta neighborhood last
week lo .locate oil claims located 20
claims in all, spending several days
there Btaking out and measuring their
claims.'which covor about J20 acres eacb.
Sunday T B. Tucker and others went
up from this placo to locate claims, and
it is reported that a number of people
in tho Lamonta section have also locat
ed claims. Tho "rush" was precipitat
ed by tho location of tho Madras Oil
Company's first prospect well on tho
West elopo of Grizzly.
WORK TO BEGIN ON NEW CHURCH
Arrangements are boing Inado to start
work on tho now Methodist church
building at this placo by tho first of tho'
wool;. Rock - has been placed on the
ground this week and as soon as tho
foundation is ready it is oxpected that
work on tho superstructure will be
started. Practically all of tho luin"l)br
has boon ploced on tho ground ahd W
orytblng is in roadinoas tor tho uarpen'
ters, who will push tho work to colpplo1
tlou vhwt tlley onco start lU
MADRAS SCHOOL TO
HAVE HIGHER GRADES
Vote On Proposition Was,
Unanimous ..
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED
Efficiency Of School To Bp Increased,
--Will Make Larger AUendancg
In Tho School.
Last Monday's school mooting m Ji'f
Madras school district wag a bjg victor
for the proposal to add the Oth and lflfli
grades in the JIadras schqol, all opposis
tion tp the proposal having disappeared
arid the question having carried by sj
unanimous vote. There wero 3Q waters
in attendance at the meeting, and air
though some opposition had been ex
peeted, when tho votes wpre counted i
was found that all had voted for the ad
dition of the two higher grades. Tiio
same question was submitted to the votr
ers last year, bitt it was defeated at thai
time, and tho unanimous support the
measure received at Monday's meeting
was a pleasant surprise to the persons
who sLirtcd the movement for the addi
tion of the two higher grades.
In addition to the vote upon the ques
tion of adding the Oth and lQthSgrades,
an election of directors was held, one fop
tlif term of one year to succeed N. H,
Pinkorton, and one for tho full three
years term. A. C. Sanford was ejected
to succeed Mr. Pinkerton for the one -year
term, and I. F. Shutt was elected
for the, three years terra. S. E. Gray,
who has served the district ver' faithi
fully for several years as a clerk, was rc
elected without opposition.
The addition ql the Oth and 10th
grades will necessitate voting a fcchool
tax in this district when the annual
meeting is held for that purpose, and if.
is estimated that it will require a 10-mil
tax to cover 'the additional expense,
Last year there was in the sohool dfs
trict something over $72,000 of taxablo
property, and the amount should not bo
..' ;.u::i that tl.ic year. The school tajf
levied in the district last jear was 7
mills, which added to the state anI
county levy made a total of 21.3 mills
for state, county and district. As tho
county levy will undoubtedly be lowor
for the present year, the increase in tho
school tax will probably not run tho
total in the district beyond last year's
total levy,
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
The official count gives Mr. Ellis 930,
while Robinson, his closest opponent,
scored only 599, or a lead by Ellis of 331.
While the vote given Mr. Ellia is very
satisfactory, the greatest reason for con
gratulation to the voters is that Crook
county is now assured a business-liko
and fair administration of the judgo'a
office. Mr. Ellis is a busy man, and
gives the closest attention to whatever
he undertakes. He will give this'samo
painstaking attention to county affairs.
He takes but little time for "play" or
relaxation. As an example we -might
stato that Mr. Ellis has novor been a
member of any lodge or fraternity order
except his college fratornlty, and when
asked tho reason therofor ho replied
that he had never had the time to de
vote to them. With him business comos
first. Here's congratulations to Crook
county on its new county judge. Bond
Bulletin.
E. H. Harriman and family and a
party of friends are due to arrive at tho
Pelican bay resort on Klamath loko,
-which the railroad king purchased last
year, and preparatory to their coming
many improvements aro boing rondo.
A large amount of machinery and mato
rial have been shipped in to tho lodgo.
including an engine and dynamo for tho
manufacture of light and power, a 12-
000 gallon water tank, bath tuba, heat
ing apparatus, pumping machinory ahd
numerous othor things to bo used ill
making tho lodge with all its buildings
thoroughly modern in every respect.
Silver Lako Oregonian.
In boring for wator you 6nh hover toil
what you aro to strike Until you ftriko
it. A well in this county produced u
strong Current of wind at 430 foot. Three
years ago in boring for oil nt Mobilo salt
wator ahd gas vero struck at 400 foot.
All efforts to shut off tho well havo been
unsuccessful, and 800 acres of farm land
havo been ruined by it Moro Observer.
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