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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1908)
3 The Madras Pioneer i in - .ii i. ,. .i. i .. t i i- l'ubllslictt every Thursday liy -THE PIOftEltUTUDLlSIliNti CCf;- r . rL. , ir-i.-ir ,r "f - i-i----ii--J--fc- - - SUBSCRIPTION RATES t bnc year $t.G0 Six months .85 Tlircu mouths.... 50 A.DVKHTI8INO IIA.t2s ON APPLICATION , ftntorcrt ns second class mntter August ?y, 1901, nt the PostoMco lit Mndrns. Ore., Under tlio Act of Coriress of March 51, 1879. THURSDAY JUNE i8, 1908 t I IMPROVING OUR SCHOOL That the voters in the Madras school district appreciated the importance, of adding the i)th and 10th grades to our school was evidenced ty the unani mous vole for the additional grades at the election held last Monday. There was no oppo sition and there should have teen none to this much-needed ininrnvpnifMir in llip si'hnnl fjio.il- ities of one of the largest dis tricts in the county. The Mad ias school ia ontrn'lv locntVr' "and will afford improved school facilities to the surrounding 'districts, each one of which will have several pupils ."who have advanced beyond the eight gr.ades taught in their own schools: The addition of the two grades in the Madras school will ne cessitate an increase in the number of teachers employed, and the additional expense will require the levy of a liberal school tax iu the- district, bur the taxpayers will stand the in crease in their taxes cheerfully .because of the benefits to be .arrived. Not only will the eiii ciency of the Madras school be increased, but the town of Mad ias, from which most of the t:ix will be derived; will also come in for its share of the benefits." " It will be an edifying speca Jcle, to see a number of dyed-iu-ihe-wbol Republicans line up and cast heir votes for a Dem ocrat for United States Senator, when the legislature meets next Winter, and it will be well worth a trip to Saleiii to witness it. But that is what all those Republicans who signed State ment No. 1 will have to do, re gardless of the fact that they were elected from Republican 'districts, by. Republican voters who believed in a continuation of Republican policies, and who voted the Republican ticket as an expression of their political principles. But there's the rub What .-have principles to do with U'Ren politics? And what business have the voters witn notions and opinions'about gov ernmeutal policies? They have U'Ren to give them laws, and Statement No. 1 to give thim United States Senators, and opinions and principles would be so much dead weight. When California was in the 1 lands of the old political ring, a certain politician who had t be "taken care of" was ap pointed Official Clock Winder at a salary of $8 per day. His duties were to'wind the clock in the senate chamber when the fjpiiMifi was in session, the clock beintr one of the eight-day kind Since Crook county is to have a lnrrra 1 5 IIIR-lVl fiCe On ltS 11 W " I . court house building, it is dis couraging to reilect . that ring polities is no longer toleratea in the county. What a fine job there might have been for some of our discarded politicians! Spokane will offer a prize o $1000 for the best single apple, at the meeting of the Natioua Apple Show Association to be held in that city next Decem ber. This will be the biggest iSrir. ever offered for a single Specimen of fruit. HARRIDAN'S OP.PQf UNIT? With the exception of the in fornitttlou that the Harriman linea haVe authorized the issue of U hundred million dollars of railroad bonds, and that the Gould interests have gone them some belter and authorized one hundred and lit ty million dol lars worth of bonds, there does n't appear to be as much rail road news, touching Central Oregon's transportation prob lem, as usuafi Possibly it ' is the lull before the ttorm. At any rate the residents of Cen tral Oregon will continue to hope that from this feast of,mil lions a few crumbs will fall this way. In Bpite of tlje lack of definite announcement of railroad plans for Central Oregon, there is much in the reporls of these big bond issues to stimulate hope and keep the heart alivBi The Harriman interests must within a short time btuld into Central, Oregon in order to hold that territory, and .the big bond issue of l he Union Puciilo, ll.lj millions of which is to be. used in the completion of lines pro cted, may mean .that the Cen tral Oregon line is to be started at once. This opinion is strengthened by the report that a crew of 2o surveyors crossed the mountains last 'W.euk, and resumed work on the location of the Natron-Ontario Hue The press dispatches are un usually barren. of railroad news r t . I "v. 1 1 . .1...-.,. ior ueimai uregou uiese uup, but tha't should not be discour- The newspapers have been building roads into Central Oreeon for 20 years, and none of them have materialized. The present inactivity may be flar iman's opportunity. POLITICAL LIBEL If the passage of the Huntley bill or corrupt practices act, by the people of Oregon has the ffect of hushing up the mouths of political liars, that will be sufficient justification or the in-1 itiative and referendum amend ment. Under the corrupt practices act just passed, it will hereafter be a crime for one politician or lis friends to lie on rival candi dates or their friends. Politi cal slander will hereafter be a serious crime and everybody is glad of it. ' The disgraceful lies which -i gam circulation uuiing cum pain times, are really degrading to citizenship. Apparently re spectable men will hatch .up aud.circulate political lies which should put them to shame. The same men would not think of cheating or lying in business uflairs, but they feel that politi cal lies are justifiable. If the Huntley bill stops this shameful practice and places the political campaign on a hirrli. rmre. clean, houuraWe level, that will . repay the peo- n i t ' nle for all the mistakes made under the initiative and reier endum amendment. It will keep politicians busy to dodue all the political crimes. East Oregonian. The people of Crook county have expressed .themselves in favor of prohibition by a vote of 1140 -to 55p a majority of 784, or more than two to one. That is the decision of theiuia joiity and hence, under Ameri can government, it becomes law. Id now becomes the duty of ev ey law-abiding citizen to abide by this decree of the majority and to see that the law iu en forced. The man who pereiuts in the sale of- intoxicating H iiuors after July 1 is a criminal and should receive the crimi nal portion. There may be an honest diiieieiice ot opinion LH to tily efficacy of prohibition, 'but tUew flUould be but one opinion as to obedience to law. We have a sheriff who has promised to enforce prohibition if the people voted to. adopt it. MM. rtt 1 1 .it- t li 111 1 ft 9 tit Vrwna A . Bend Bulletin. Antelope, Which voted "dry" in the election June 1 by it ma jority of only S votes, stands a good chance to Hop oVer Into the wet column, as the election has been contested by two an- oon-keepeis of that place on grounds that may bo suflioiqnt to set the result of the eleotipn aside. . The notice of thereon- test of the election was to bo served the first of the week, and the law provides for a hearing within 10 days. It is claimed that 27 voters who did not li?e in Antelope precinct voted there on . election day, voting on the prohibition question .as well as on the state and district ticket. The fact that they voted on tlje prohibition question will prob ably be -sufficient cause to set aside the election,' even though each ohb of them may' have voted "wet" anyway. Residents oi' this section re turning through Sherman coun ty over the- Columbia Southern railroad, say that the wheat crops in Sherman county were not looking as goqd the first of the week as they lire in this section, as rain is needed badly. Last week when the heavy soaking rain fell in this district Sherman count' got no rain, and the crops are begin ning to show the effects of the hot, dry weather. This is not true of all the grain, for many fields do not show that they are yet suffering, and the reports from all sections of Sherman county indicate that the farm ers are expecting a good aver age crop. In this county last week's rain was worth thou sands of dollars to the farmers, and crop prospects are greatly improved. Not much has been heard of the operations of Hatlield, the "rainmaker," in Sherman coun ty this season, although it is iaid that he claims credit for the unusual precipitation in the month of May. He began his operations in Sherman .county, May 9, and between that date and the 25th the precipitation was 1 23 inches, whereas during the previous 20 years the pre cipitation in May had never ex ceeded X) of an inch. If Hat lield could produce a good rain in Sherman county now tliey would doubiless call h'itn .thrice- blessed. If the Madras Oil Company d.nniii ofrilrp nil on the West slope of old Grizzly, t,there will be a number of budding Kocke- futlMrs livincr here in Madras. With the first "prospect hole liust becun, prices of claims range between fifty tliousauus imrl 1RH. UCROrdillC tO tllC amount of optimism in the loca tor's make up. FMTURI UNDERTAKING SUPPLIES I nilOEO DDHQ 1 MADRAS, OREGON 5 ma Lost, Strayed Or Stolen From the Hny creek rimch, nbout elx weeks ngo, a lemon-colored sliephord ,iw wh.li whltn rini around neck, An- L ti.r. tinmn of "Iliehball." A reward of $10 will bo given lor his re turn to mo.nt Hay creek. JOHN FOLEY. ANTELOPE, fiFNFRAL MERCHANT -n4 ! Horseshoeing and I General Blacksmithing WAGON AND PLOW WORK First-Class Work Gnaranteed Located In the old liroolm alto) MADRAS, OREGON cm uu im im tin Kubscribe for llie Pioneer and got tins home news;. Price Sl.50 per year. Ii O WILL BB MADE BY tHE a THIS SEASON AS FOg-OWS ROUND TRIP TO DIFil-CT Chicago , - $72.50 St. Louis St Paul 67.50 63.15 Omaha 60.00 60.00 Kansas City TlfcKETS WILL BE ON SA'LB May 4, 13 June 5, 6, 19, id July 9, 7, 22, 23 August 6, 7, 21,22 Good for return in 90 days will stopover privileges at pleasure within limits. Don't Forget the Dates ;.).; For any urtlior Informnllon call on E, J, WILSON, Local Apt Or write to Or. E. u.. Portland., Oregon Tlit) Pioneer kIvch you (ho homo ami county iiuwh and lu'epn you in touch with your HurroniidltiL'H. Kuboribu for it. Price $1.50 ior year. FRANK E jR. S T iHVlfi OREGON Ivlow offers you a splendid as sortment 6f General Merchan dise at prices that will male you happy, cause you to call again, and induce your neighbors to come with ydU to AT The Store That Gives Satisfaction A. E. CROSBY 1- H O V r. t M T O II POSTOFFICE PHARM. Curries romi etc Mho of rB, Jlwliolnea, CiVtnt. t H. u. toM H IirgKltJi HiuulrlM iiml l'lioto Suiipllua. Country Umi or !.. b nit. lit -lmri.-. Hutu (Ullvei'v ctmrnnr ! T" r:-,1: .iv .wlIiiKv. Ktrvchiiluo nnil IVit I)trtyer. Klork h'lt undDtMeri Ai2.iu-y for Kiutmmi KUk. Hotli 'l'hone. WlIOt.hHAt.K AM) MUlA THE DAMjES. LUMBER FOR SAI We have plenty of lumber for sale a mill, located about 3 miles east of G post office on county road. Prices McMeekin & Eastwi T. 8, Hamiltox, i'rea. V. T. liuiiMttfirr, Vice IV. a J.C.Fow EASTERN OREGON BANKING GOfJPI foneich exchance bought ahd sold Drafts on all parts of the world inpltnl Stock, 250,000 Dopoolts, $250,000 ,J. .um .IIHUH till Ull '' II "-" Bargai Watch this space for the n "Specla 4K- t,n.ii.n.i i.f',(i..iM y'y'M!li!uiSii'H''vM lit iKhHiHh (ii,i,ii,ii(ii'iiiin'M".t"" ll MadrasTrading C. E. ROUSH, UU Mill Mil -MM iiii ma. uu mi .mw Mil hm J ANTELOPE SHANIKO, ORi i MAN .110- i