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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1908.
NO. 8
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Madras, Oregon
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I'loucur Building
MADRAS OREGON
NO. 3851 .
The First National Bank
OF PR1NEVILLE. OREGON
B. K. Allek; I'raddeni.
T. M. Baldwin, Cashier.
Will WuitiwKiLER Vlc Pres.
H. Balu.vik, Ant. Casliicr.
ESTABLISHED 1808
Capital, Surplus and Undivided ProlltB
$100,000.00
A. E. PETE
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ANTELOPG, OREGON
MADRAS
MEAT
MARKET
JAMES W. HURT, PROPRIETOR
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce
IAORAS,
OREGON
! Watchmaker
3S? d Jeweler !
Jewelry of all kinds made to or-
der and repaired. Selling for
Preeiou Stonei made. O
j J FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED
T. B. TUCKER
Horseshoeing and
General Blacksmithing
WAGON AND
PLOW WORK
First-Class fori Qnaraaleed
Limited In the old BrnnUs shop
MADRAS, OREGON
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CENTERING WORK ON
DESCHUTES ROUTE
Four Parties Of Harriman
Engineers There
CHIEF ENGINEER IN
SPECTS NEW SURVEYS
WE TAKE WHEAT, OATS AND BAR
LEY AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
nt By Those Owing Us Will Bo Apprecieie
J, C. & ML A. ROBINSON
GENERAL MERCHANTS
MADRAS, OREGON
Much Speculation As To Meaning Or
Sudden' Activity Of Horrlmah
Surveyors In The Des
chutes Canyon
Tlio railroad garao in Central Oregon
appears to he centering its play in the
Deschutes canyon, and recent develop
ments point to one of two things:
That either Mr. IJarriman is going to
build his piotnised Central Oregon road
down the canyon of tho Deschutes, or he
is going to employ nil the skill and in
genuity of hie engineering department
in keeping anyone else from using that
natural gateway into the Central Ore
gon country. That much is evident
from the hurrying of surveyors into the
Deschutes canyon, where not less than
four parties are already working along
the river, together with the visit last
week of Chief Engineer Bosrhke, of the
0. R. & N. Company, who spent two or
three days there inspecting the route
and the work in person.
Tho presence of Mr, Boschkc, who is
chief engineer of tho 0. It & N. Co., has
aroused considerable interest in con
lifection with the great activity of the
Harriman surveyors in the Deschutes
canyon, and following so closely upon
the recent newspaper reports that it
was practically assured that the Corval
lis fc Eastern would he the Harriman
line huilfc into Central Oregon. If the
Corvallis: Eastern railroad is to he ex
tended into Central Oreuon, why this
concentration of engineers in the Des
chutes canyon? There have heen re
pcated rumors of new Harriman parties
headed for the Deschutes, hut sifted
down there appears to ho four parties
of engineers along the Deschutes, in ad
dition to those in the employ of the Ore
gon Trunk Line. Two of these have
heen surveying there for several weeks,
and the other two parties were rushed
in about 10 days ago, coming to Shaniko
on u special train and leaving during
the night for tho Deschutes.
These four parties are scattered along
the Deschutes, and from the character
of their work are evidently making loca
tion of the Harriman line. The party
nearest this way is the one which
camped at Sagebrush for several weeks,
and which ran a lino up Trout creek
This party has now moved camp to the
Bob O'Donnell place at tho mouth of
A. M. WILLIAMS & GO,
DKAU5KS IN
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods
BPQT3 AND 8I10KS
- HATS AND CAPS
THE DALLES
OREGON
B ankrts & Robes
osr s t o a desz
Pine stock of Harness, Collars,
Bridles, Halters, Whips and
other articles kept in u first
class Harness Shop
DURABLE LINE OF SHOES
Wheat Taken In Trade
B. S. LARKIN
MADRAS, ORE.
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FURNITURE &
UNDERTAKING
SUPPLIE!
Trout creek, and it was this camp which
Mr: IJoschke used as headquarters dur
ing his several days' trip to the Des
cntites. several lines were run up
Trout creek, the final location following
up the North side of tho creek for about
a mile, where it crossed to tho South
side of tho creek and then on up the
Boalh side and out at Sagebrush. So
far as can he learned none of the Harri
man parties have run a line up the Des
chutes above tho mouth of Willow creek.
Notwithstanding all this activity of
the Harriman surveyors, so far as can
ho learned there has heen no right-of-ways
sojjcjted or acquired by the Harri-
mart interests along the Deschutes.
whjchv fact would seem to explodo the
theory that tho efforts of the Harriman
interests would he directed to obstruct
ing the Oregon Trunk Line. If that
were the purpose ot the Harriman activ
ity in the Deschutes canyon, it would
certainly appear logical that they would
be trying to secure right-of-way at stra
tegic points along the river, hut no effort
appears to have heen made in that
direction. Were it not for the fact that
a Deschutes road will rob the Columbia
Southern of the balk of its business and
practically destroy the earning power
of one of the most profitable branches
of the 0. Jt& N., and that for this reaJ
son it was generally believed that Mr
Hartiman would choose tho Corvallis &
Eastern route for extension into Central
Oregon, there would appear to he no
longer any doubt that the Deschutes
route had been selected instead, and
that preliminary work was being has
tened so that construction could, begin
But these facts and theories do not seem
to hang together, and the result is a
puzzle that is as mystifying as the prob
lem, "How old is Ann?"
In the meantime the Oregon Trunk
Line people are proceeding with the
location of their line and with the acqui
sition of right of-way, and there is
every appearance that construction
work on that road will follow as soon as
these preliminaries are completed. The
location down Willow creek to the Des
chutes has been finished. The right-of-
way was secured across government
lands, and right-of-way over private
lands has heen contracted practially all
the way through. So far there has been
no clash and no indication pf any ob
structive purposes of the Hairiman en
gineers, other than their presence along
the river, and if the predictrd fight be
tween the rival interests in the Des
chutes canyon is to materialize, there
have have heen no preliminary skir
mishes to indicate it.
FARMERS' RALLY SATURDAY-BASKET
DINNER
1 10UCKS BROS
I MADRAS, OREGON
Will Organize County Farmers' Un
ionState President Will
Be Present.
There will be a rally of farmers at
Madras next Saturday, October 10, a
call having been issued to all the county
branches of the farmers' Union for a
meetiutr at this place on that date, for
tho purpose of organizing the local
branches into a county union. All farm
ers, both members of the Union and
those who are not, are invited to be
present and participate- Tho various
local unions will form in line at 10
o'clock and march to Sanford's hall,
whore the exercises will he conducted,.
and where Hon F A Sikes, president
of tho state organization, will address
them. A big basket diirnqr will be
served at noon.
Next Saturday will be strictly "Farm
ers' Day" in Madras, and all tillers of
tho eon are invited to como in and par
ticipate in the rally.
ATTENDED TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
Among tho teachers from this locality
who attended the meeting of the teach
ers' institute at l'rinevillo during the
past week were Misses Efiio Taylort
lvathryn Lowthor, Clara and Bertha
Homey, Marie Moehring, E, E. Fisch,
Tillio Fisch and Mrs. Cressoy; Messrs.
P. C. Fulton, W. R. Cook and Andrew
Larson from Madias; Misses Myrthena
Taylor, Grace Kohinson and I. A. Tol
bert from Culver; Miss Ethel Smith
from Lamouta and Miss Nellie Reynolds
from Haycreek.
Tho sessions opened on Wednesday
of last week and continued through Fri
day, and from tho teachers who were In
attendance it is learned that tho Insti
tute wus the inost successful ever held
ii this comity, Among the leading edu
cators of tho state who wero in attend
ance were J. II, Ackerman, state super
intendent of public instruction, L R,
A (lerman, of tho University of Oregon
faculty, and Georgo Jones, of Salom, ed
itor of tho Teachers' Monthly.
OOMIO Postal Curdt, Have yon seen
them at tho Mutlrus Trading -Oof's?
1 (taut tuau, s8
OREGON TRUNK SUR
VEYORS MOVE CAMP
Tho party of Oregon Trunk Line suy-.
veyors under Mr. Crane, who have been
camped nt Madras for tho past four
weeks, while they made a location of tho
line down Willow creek to the Des?
chutps, will move their camp in the
next day or so to tho Deschutes. They,
will work down the river, presumably
to connect with the survey of the party
under T. N. Han ford.
Mr. Han ford began work at tho mouth
of White river and is locating this way,
Tho old survey of the Oregon Trunk
Line follows up the West side of the '
Deschutes above the mouth of Whito
river, and crosses to the East-side nfc
White Horse rapids, and the location
practically.followa the old survey. From
the White Horse rapids the line follows
tho East side of the Deschutes up ta
Willow creek and on up the Willow
creek gome to Madras.
Tho Oregon Trunk Line starts up tho
Deschutes on the West side, but crosses
to the East side some little distance
above the mouth of the river. Further
up it crosses to the West side aeain and
follows up the river on the reservation
side to the crossing at White Horse rap
ids, so there are three crossings on the
Deschutes.
MADRAS MILL STARTS GRINDING
Tho Madras flouring mill, which has
been idle for several months past,Ye
sumed grinding out flour and other pro
ducts of the mill last week, and accorJ
ing to the statement of .Secretary Deit
zel of the company, they expect to con
tinue without interruption during tho
Winter and Spring. The mill has been
thoroughly overhauled and repaired
while idle this Summer.
Mr. Ditzel has just returned from a
trip through Southern Crook and North
ern Lake counties in the interest of
"Madras Flour," and he says the ouU
look is encouraging for an increased voln
ume of business for the mill from that
section. In fact, he saya the demand
for the product of the Madras mill will
keep the mill runnjhg at its full capac
ity to supply it this season. The mill is
now buying wheat.
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Smallpox At Bend
A case of smallpox has been jeported
from Bend to Dr. C S. Edwards, county
health officer, the patient being J. 8.
Parmenter. He broke out with the dis
ease Sunday, and as ho had been ped
dling milk just before he broke out,
thero is a possibility that a considerable
portion of the city has been exposed.
Mr. Parmenter has been quarantined.
Dr. Edwards does not feel at all
alarmed over the outcome and has no
fear of an epidemic. Tho solitary case
was so quickly discovered and isolated
before the dangerous stage of the pa
tient had been reached, that pepplo
need have absolutely no fear, Review..
For $100 a side a test race was run at.
the fair grounds Tuesday afternoon be
tween the horses Seventy and Lambnta,
owned respectively bj Charles Bedell
and Jack Helfrich. The ..distance was
three-eighths of a mile, and Seventy won.
by nearly a length. Both horses are on
tered for the track meet at the fair
October 1317 Journal. '
James T. Robinson of Culver was a
Prinoville visitor the latter part of tho
week. Ho .says everything down his
way looks promiiog, with railroad raon ,
scattered over tho country thicker than
fleas on a Clackamas county dog, Mr.'
Itgbmson thinks the coming railroad
will bo built up the Deschutes. Review
Willis W. Brown of Heisler is buying
up many hundred head of cattle in this
part of the county for market. Last
Saturday he brought into Prinoville 400
head from tho Ochoco and Crooked river
valleys, taking them to the Powell placo
on tho lower McKay to bo fed. Of this
herd 150 head will bo shipped to' Port
land immediately. Mr. Brown is buy
ing more daily for tho Bamo market.
Crook County Journal.
E. M. Rands of Vancouver, right-of-
way man for tho Oregon Trunk Line,
was in Antelope Wednesday, negotiating
witli Frank Irvine, who owns property
through which tho line will run. Mr.
Rands, who is well informed on railroad
matters, said that undoubtedly tho rosul
would bo built, and that it would not
bo built by Harriman, which, of course,
moans that Hill is back of it. He state d
that his company had practically se
cured light of Way from tho Big Cove,
on the river, through to Madras, anil
that they anticipate no trouble in get
ting South from that point. A grade of
1 2-10 per cent and ti curvature of hot
tCvexcecd G per cent aau.. bo obtained.-
Antelope Herald,