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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1908)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1908, NO. 4 S5 nt( NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT i ,b5 been thoroughly renovated. No belter table in Cen ftn on for the money. Your wants will be courteously MS Headquarters for traveling men. class Livery in Conneption I w. 1-lVlNQSTONt Proprietor r J. TT I i . u . i n i in MADRAS, OREGON PROFESSIONAL CARDS. pRANK OSBORN U. S. COMMISSIONER Npar Ofccn Hotel MAWUS QltKUON Q( C. COLLVER NOTARY PUBLIC Justice of the Pcnco OUI.VKIt I'KKCINCT MADRAS MEAT MARKET JAMES W. HURT, PROPRIETOR FRESH AND CURED MEATS Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce Ladras, OREGON CULVER OREGON w. II. SHOOK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Odlco In D:iib More. MApltAH 0HK00N Ja II. HANER ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NOTAI'.V l'UIIMC Flro Iusurnnre, I.lfo Insurance, Surety Donila Ileal I-jitatt. Conveyancing I'MNKVIUK, OUKaON fJAX LUEDDEMANN NOTARY PUBLIC J'lonoer Building a MADRAS OREGON NO. 3851 . It Is Easy To Reach North Beach Tale Steamer POTTER From Portland I , i PawenporH urtt now traniorroi to mo rauronu ai JIEUril U-1 1 nillt'B up the Columbia River rroin Ilwuco. Thh illmlnatei tlio ueccMHlly of steamers waiting f-.r tin lil, hixI Innuroi u prompt and ruw f: lil.r nnlliliir hl 1 1 l-ll (I Ifl. f foe Steamer T. J. POTTER leaves Portland every soraing except Saturday and Sunday at S:30 o'clock. Siturday only at 1 o'clock P. M. Remember the Sum- serrate on the 0. 8t j4. is $12 from Shaniko to dl North Beach points and return; good until Scptcm-kr30. Mb Beach In a famous, beautlfjil plnoo llio moot porfcat beach on the whole North Count, There are nccommoilutloiiH galore at prices to eult all tastes j Mruping uciliilcH without cqiiul porfeot bathing con ditions; n h irtn of amuHumonta mid diversions. Como, have a good rent und ft Jolly tlmo. UtuifcMnI you our new Summer Hook, ami toll you all about SOUTH I1KACII. : B. J. WILSOIST, Local ETtf Slxaaallo WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON II. F. AttKK. I'reMflent. T. M. IJalpwij, CBlilcr. WiLLWcnzwetLcn Vice l'ro. It, 1ULD.VI.S, A ist. Caahler. ESTABLISHED 1 888 Capital, urplu Mid Undivided l'rofita $100,000.00 ELK DRUG STORE Carries a good line of fresh drugs and patents. Pre scription work and family recipes made a specially T. A. LONG Physician and Druggist MADRAS, OREGON A, M. WILLIAMS & GO. DKAI.KIIB IN Dry Goods, -Clothing, Furnishing Goods !: II00T8 AND HIIOKB IIATB AND CAI'B THE DALLES OREGON DIG LINE OF NEW SHOES I For Men, Women And Children-Dress, Work And Canvas Shoes-We have what you want. FINE ASSORTMENT timer Dress Goods And Trimmings WE HANDLE THE "Bain" Mi "Burg" fARMERS' SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY J. C. & M. A. ROBINSON GENERAL MERCHANTS Madras, oregon Meat takfn mr - mm mm m m m ACCOUNT AND SECURING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ROAD Plan To Havo Construction Be gin This Fall PLANS FOR ROAD TAK ING DEFINITE FORM Control Orsgpn Railroad Plan Fro gresslng-rHopo Qf A Road May Bo Realized, The plana for the construction of a railroad from Shaniko to Madras, and on to Bend and Prinevillc, arc rapidly assuming form, and as the work of evol ving a definite working plan out of the transportation situation in Crook coun ty progrespes, ihc hope grows that Cen tral Oiegon's dream of a railroad will be realized in the very near future. That the people of Crook county aro ready to co-operate in any movement to give them rail transportation is evidenced by the unanimity with which those who have been approached on the subject express their willingness to help, and with the Portland business interests in a friendly attitude towards any project which promises to open up the Central Oregon field to them, the plan for the extension of the Columbia Southern railroad (teems sure of success. Another meeting of the committee was held at I'rineville last week, at which time the matter of opening up a subscription list was discussed. The final details of tho plan have not been decided upon, but it was practically agreed to ask the people of Crook coun ty to subscribe to tho preferred stock of the company, payment to be made in labor, materials, supplies or cash. In this immediate section it is probable that payment in grain will be piovidcd for. The preferred stock will be in shares of a par value of $100, with 7 per cent dividends guaranteed, the stock to be redeemable by tho company at 105 with accrued dividends, Pnyment for the stock will be asked in two instal ments, and it will bo arranged in the most convenient manner for the sub scriber, consistent with a working basis upon which construction can bo carried forward. This is a general outline of the plan, the details of which will be finally determined upon in a few days, so that the subscription can bo started. As soon as sufficient responses have been secured to guarantee tho success of the project, construction work will be begun and pushed rapidly to completion. This week the company's right-of-way man, Mr. U. A. Wynn, is securing the right of way between this place and La- monta, Fraiik Osborn went to Lainonta last Monday to meet Mr. Wynn, to go over tho proposed line with him, and upon his return Tuesday evening ho stated that tho people of the Culver and Lamonta districts were exhibiting a ery friendly spirit toward the enter prise and that no troublo would be expe rienced in securing tho right-of-way. In fact, tho people of that locality will assist in ovcry way they can m the movement to extend the railroad. Mr. Osborn says that Mr. Wynn is confident tho road .will bo built at once. Tho rail road will be extended along tho old sur vey of tho Columbia Southern, through tho Lylo and Brown gap and on to Mad ras, on South from hero through the Culver and Lamonta districts to O'Neil, from which point ono branch will go up Crooked Itiver to Prinevillc, wjulfe an other branch will go to Bend. Tho old survey out of Shaniko camo down Ward's Creek, but it is said an other route is being looked over, by way of Antelope, and ttio roau may come that way. Mr. C. M. Rcdfiold, chief engineer for tho D. I. & P. Co., went over both proposed routes laBt week and also spout eoveral days between Trout Creek and Antolopo, looking after right- of-way matters. Ho and Mr. Howard, tho general manager of tho Deschutes company, aro devoting tholr time and energies to working out tho financial and engineering details of Urn proposed extension, and both of them aro confi dent of tho sllcceHs of tho undertaking. could not have been a bettor selection made than that of P. C. Fulton of Mad ras, Mr, Fulton has a life certificate and has had many years of experience in the county. The seven assistant teachers arc: Elsie Osborne, Miss Hartwig, L. H, Arensmeier, Elva J. Smith, Cora For. guson, Alwllda Wilson and Cora Btrei tel. Crook County Journal. Tho principal of tho Prineville school and two of his assistants aro Madras teachers. Prof. Fulton was formerly principal of tho MadraB school and last year taught on Agency Plains as teacher Of the Branstctter school. Miss Elva J. Smith taught at Cplver last year. She is a sister pf Mrs. R. 8. Larkin, who last year taught tho primary grades in tho Madras public schoq. Jonis IJ. Arens meicr, whq Hyes here, taughfr the Sisters school last year, MADRAS VERY "DRY"--"DROUTH" DEPRESSING Saloon Closed Yesterday Morning The Prlco Of Water Is Not Raised. Madras is dry, Not "a drop o' kind ness" can be had in the village, save on the prescription of a practicing physi cian, and some of the old stagers are de claring that this ''drouth" is the worst thing they have seen since the grass hopper plague. And so it haB come to pass that water is being used as a bev erage in Crook county. Co-incident with tho closing of the saloon, the pro prietor of tho public water station an nounces that he will not raise the price of water, and some relief is obtained from that announcement. M. L. Loucks proprietor of the only saloon in Madras, closed the doors of his establishment last Tuesday evening, as tho prohibition law went into effect on Wednesday. The door of the building bears a placard saying "Murdered by tho prohiB." On one of the front win dows is another placard bearing the lines: "Hugh, little bar-room, ilon't you cry ; You'll be a drugstore, bye and bye." THREE MADRAS TEACH ERS GO TO PRINEVILLE Tho public school board has complet od tho list of teachers for tho Frlnovillo public schools for tho years 1003-D. Thero aro eight tuachors ajd njnong tho number may bo found somo Of the bt talent in tho county- In tho selection of principal thero THE PROHIBITION LAW TEACHERS ELECTED FOR MADRAS SCHOOL School Will Bo One Of. Best In. The County PROFESSOR W. R. COOK -MISS CLARA HORNEY To Whom It May Concern: In order that none may be Ignorant of the provisions of the law regarding the disposition of liquor in prohibition territory, the Law and Order League authorizes publication of the follow ing excerpts from the local optiou law: Sec. 2, provides that alcoholic stim ulants may be sold as medicine in cane of actual sickness, "but such stimu lants shall only be sold upon the writ ten prescription of a regular practicing physician, dated and signed by him, and certified, on his honor, that he, the physician, has personally exam ined the applicnut, naming him, and that he finds him actually sick and In need of tho stimulant prescribed as medloiue; Provided, that a physi- oiau who does not follow the practice of medicine as a usual and principal calling shall not be authorized to give the prescription provided for in this section; AND PROVIDED FUltTHKK, that no persou shall be permitted to sell more than once on the prescrip tion, nor shall any person be permit ted to sell at all on the prescription of a physician not herein authorized 10 give it nor on a prescription which is not dated, signed and certified us above required; Pkovided, that every persou soiling such stimulants upon tho prescriptions herein provided tor shall cauoel such prescription by en dnrtdng thereon the word 'canceled' and the date of rauoellution. and shall file- samo away." Bee. 15, also provides that any per son who shall "sell, exchange or give away, with a purpose of evading the provisions of this law, any intoxicat ing HquorH whatsoever, or in any way violates tho provisions of this law, sliull be subject to prosecution by In formation or indictment, and shall bo punished by a lino of not less than $50 nor in or o than $500, or by imprison-. meut In the couuty jail for not less than 10 nor moro than SOdayy, or by both lino and imprisonment. If any person sliull be convicted a second time for violating any of the provis ions i.f this law, buoh persou shall be punished for suoh second and each subsequent violation of the law, by both such Hue und imprisonment." Realizing that, in order to obtain the benefits of prohibition, the law must be enforced, to further this end, the Law and Order League offers a standing roward of $25 for evidence leading to each and every conviction. Oy order of the Law and Onlur Lenguu of Croolt County. ' ' RAY V. potfSTABUi, Prlnevlllet Oregon. " Secretary. Selected For Intermediate And Pr mary Grades-Nlnth And 1Qtri Grades Wi Also Bo Installod, Two of the teachers for tho ensulna" term of the Madras school have been selected by the board of directors out of tho numerous ajfplications filed -with them. The two elected are Professor W, It. Cook, who will teach the 5th, Gth, 7tli and 8th grades, and Mies Clara Hor ney, who will teach the first four grades. Both of these selections were excellent and tjicy meet with general approval from the patrons and friends of tho Madras school. Prof. Cook has had a number of years experience in teaching in this state, and for several years past has very success fully taught the Culver and Lamonta schools. The patrons of those schoola speak very highly of him. Miss Clara Homey, who was selected to teach the primary grades, is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Homey of this place, and her election as one of the teachers of the Madras school is very gratifying to her friends and to tho patrons of tho school. Miss Horney is a graduate of the Crook County High School, where she carried off tho high honors of her class. Among the honors she won was tho scholarship awarded by Whitman College, which she won by her high rank in her classes. In both oT the past two years Miss Homey hag also won the gold medal in the High School declamatory contest. The principal of the Madras school, who will also teach tho Oth and 10th grades which were added this year, lias not yet been selected, although a num. ber of applications for the position havo been filed. In making the selection the directors say that they have in view the purpose of placing the Madras school in the front rank among the schools of tho county, and they are giving careful con sideration to the various applications filed. The patrons of tho Madras school uro assured that with tho Oth and 10th grades added, the school will bo maintained on a high standard, second to none in the county. MADRAS BALL TEAM WINS TWO GAMES Wins From Warmsprlngs And Agency Plains Teams. The Madras baseball team hasre- deemed itself by winning two straight games, which by the way aro the first victories pulled down by the local nine this season. The fir6t game was played last Saturday with tho team from the Warmspring agency, and it resulted in a score of 5 to 3 ia favor of tho Madras team. Tho second game was played Sunday afternoon with a team from Agency Plains, the Madras boys having an easy victory m this game, by a score of 21 to 7. Tho game with the Indians on Satur day afternoon was an interesting exhi bition of the national game, both teams putting up a good game, as is evidenced by tho scoro of 5 to 3. The Indians played an exceptionally good game of ball and tho team work was good, but they were poor hitters or tho score might have been different. This game was a return game for tho one played between Warmspring and Madras on Friday of the preceding week, and in the first game tho Warmspring boys boat the Madras team by a scoro of 0 to 4. A largo number of people turned out to see the game Saturday afternoon, a good big contingent of Indians coming over to "root" for their homo boys Madras won her second gatilo Suhday afternoon in a game with tho team from Agency Plains. Neither team had a full list of their regular players and tho gamo wua not a fair teat of strength be tween tho two teams, although with tho line-up they had it was an easy victory for tho local nine. TO WATER TJfcS.EUB. Rates for wo ter will not bo raised. This state ment is mado to correct a contrary roport being olroulated, J,0.-Wny mire, Madras.- -