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THURSDAY
OCT. 8, 190S
"THE MAN OF MYSTERY."
iur. run iiumn uus neen uuiieo
"the man of mystery." He tic
quired the title in Wall street
, beoause of the secrecy, wliiol
attends all his operations, nhd
confidantes. And, ont here ii
Oregon he lives up to the name
for the mystery which sur
rounds his business movement.
is as impenetrable as it ever
was "on the street." More than
two moi.ths ago Mr. Huriitniui
announced that he was going to
build a railroad into Central
f A. 1 . .1. A 1
civ vuvo) uut luui1 till"
route for the proposed road was
not j'et selected. It was be
lieved that Mr. Harrimau meant
what he said, and it is still gen
,erally believed that he is hurry
ing preparations to build the
line at once, but on the eve of
the beginning of construction
there is as deep a mystery re
garding the route selected as
there was the day Mr. Harri-
Ujan made his announcement
It has been recently reported,
apparently upon good grounds,
that the Corvallis & Eastern
was the route telected for ex
tension, nod that contractors
and construction officials had
been going over the route from
Detroit East into Central Ore
gou. But, if that line is to he
extended, why this concentra
tion of the energies of their en
gineering department in the
Deschutes canj'on ? To obstruct
the Oregon Trunk Line, would
be the first answer suggested
to that question, but if that
were the purpose, why have tin.
Harriman people sought a dif
ferent route out of the Des
chutes canyon into this coun
trjT; why has there been no ef
fort on their part to acquire
right-of-way, at least at strat
egic points, while the Oregon
Trunk Line people proceeded
to secure right-of-way all the
Pfiv tiirnnrrh. unmolested?
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The question uppermost in
the minds of the people of this
section who have been observ
ing the recent developments in
Ihe railroad game, is, "What is
the card the 'Man of Mystery'
has up his, sleeve?" No one
could be unsophisticated enough
to suppose lor a moment that
the Harrimau interests will per
initthe Oregon Trunk Line, or
nnv other rival interests, to
j
build up the Deschutes canyon
into Central Oregon, until all
the means of obstruction, in
which Harriman is a past mas
ter, had been exhausted. And
yet, there has been no apparen
move in that direction.
This apparent acquiescence
by the Harriman interests, in
the invasion of their tenitoiy
by the Oregon Trunk Line, said
to have Hill backing, has a
inichty suspicious look to it,
,1111 th developments of the
next few weeks will be awaited
with interest.
their premises, and giving fair
warning that unless the veeds
were destroyed the county an
tlioruies would do tho work
and tile u lien against the prop
ert 10 cover t ie cost. Tin
1 .
warning vvns in most cases
heeded, but it is reported Ilia
in a lew instances the autliori
ties have had to curry out their
hrent. Ojie instance is report
ed in which the place was so
badly overgrown with noxious
weeds that Ihe county has . bii
of NHvernl hundred dollars for
clearing them off. The prop
ert owner, in this instance, is
said to be a non-resident, and it
may be that he had no knbwl
H'lge o. the condition of his
land, in which event the en
forcementof th law in his cns-
would appear unjust. But sue
is not the ease, Ihe law is a
good one, made to protect the
community from the spread ol
noxious weeds, and it would be
more unjust were the resident
owners required to remove the
weeds, while on neighboring
lands tliey were permitted to
nourish and scatter new seeds
to the four winds each year.
The effectiveness of the law de
pends entirely upon the thot
ughuess with which it is en
urced.
CEDAR SHINGLES, ihe best grade
Leave your order with me. I have
a car now on baud. A. C, Sanford,
Madras. tf
A complete hiipply of legal hlankB for
ale including warranty and quitclaim
leeiiw, real, chattel and crop mortgages,
etc. Justice court iiIankHiintt justice
ourt work a specialty. Notary Public.
F. J. Brooks.
Not Coat Land
TIMBER LAND, Notice for Publi
niitlfici. IVnnrt mont. nf Hip Intn-
rtor, TJ. S. Land Office at Tbe Dalles,
Oregon, Septemlr 16, 1908. Notice Is
liereby given that
ARTHUR KING,
of Bend, Oregon, who, on September
8. 1908, made Timber and Stone ap
plication No. 0959, for sejsej anil
wK8ei 800 31, tp 11 s, r 11 e, w m,
Hub filed notice of intention to make
filial timher and stone proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above described,
before H. C. Ellis, U. S Ommlsslon-
at his office in l3end, Oregon, on
he 4th day of December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
J Huston Bean. Charles L Brook,
Richard King, all of Bend, Oregon;
Frank H Marion, of Laidlaw, Oregon
C. W. MoonE,
8-d3 Register
HOTtCE Tor rubllcitlon.-SoUior'a Ad
dltlonal Hoim-sti'tut Entiv. Doimrt
ruiKcrion, or I'emitotoii, on-on, Ii s II
in this oflict) his application Kmmkt'h
tiler's additional ImmGAtfaii entry,
algmt or illnrtlm Wollani, by mesnu,
mem of tuo Interior, United Status Lund
Olllce, The Dalles, Oregon, Sept, 11, 1008. '
, N'.tico Is hereby given tlmt Natlnin II.
rlnkerton, of lVinileti.n, Oregon, Ii s Hied
M)I"
m as-
II. mi.
tier Mm lmivixlmia r Rti. iL'iim r tim n.
vlMid Statute of the United States, the
sX?of see 127, tp 10 s, r 1U , w in. Any
and all persons claiming adversely ho
lands described or desiring to object be
cause of the tumoral charncter of the land
or for any other reason, to tho disposal to
applicant, should tile thulr allidavlt of
Jiiotest In this olllce on or before October
1.7, 11H)8.
817-022 C. V. M0OIU5, Register
TIM
tit
Not Goal Land
IMUKR LAND Notice for Publics
on. Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land -tllo- at Tho Dnllcs, Oi'cgon,
September 23, 1008.
Notice Is hereby given that
HELEN D. JOHNS 1'ON, ,
of Bend, Oregon, who, oh September 10,
1008. made tlmlier and stuiin nimllrutlnn
"No. olol7. for swjfnejf and nKsotf sec 25.
tp 11 s, r 11 e. w in,
has filed notice of intention to make, f lirnl
Umber and stone proof, to establish claim
to tho Ihnd above described, before It.
C. Ellis, U.S. Commissioner, at his ollico
nt Bend, Oregon, on tho 11 th dav ot De
cember, 1008.
Claimant names as witnesses:
ChnrlesL Brt.ck, Arthur King, .lames-
Boytl, Charles O Johnston, Frank 0 Row
Ico, Helen D Johnston, all of Bend, Oie-
gon.
o8-d3 C. W. MOORE, Register.
- Not Coal Landl
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior U, S.
Land Ofhco . at Tho Dalles. Orecoiu Sep
tember 22, 1008. Notice Is hereby given
tlmt.
' JOSEPH A. ARNEY,
of Madras, Oicgoo, who, oil July 80, 1003,
made Homestead Entry (Serial No 01030)
No. 128511, for swj sec 53, 9 s, r 18 e,
w m,
Has filed notice of intention to make final
five-year proof, to establish claim to
tho land above dcscrlbi d, before Frank
Osborn, U. S. Commissioner, at his olllce
at Madras, Oregon, on the 6tli day of No
vember, 1003.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas M Burden. fJeoriro V Dillon.
William II Ramsey, Dave Burden, allot
Madras, Oregon.
C. W. MOORE,
ol-n5 Reclster.
OTATE SELECTION. Notio-i for
0 Puhleation, lnltcd Slates Lai
Oflloe, Tho Dalles,' Oregon, September
22. 1908.
. Notice Is hereby given tlmt Suite
of Oregon lias filed In this olllce Its ap
plication, Her al No 08P3, to select tin
tier the provisions oi oie aoi i imi
uressof AtlKUtt M. 1818. and llieAols
Mippletilenlarv thereto, Ihe iiwlsei see
35, tp 11 s, r 13 e, w.
Any antl all persons claiming ad
versely tho laiuN desoi llit d, or desiring
to object lieotiusti of the inlnenl oliur
aoter of die land, or for any other rea
son, to the dlxooxal to applicant,
Should tile their allMavtts of protest in
this olllce, on or before the Mth day
or December, 1U0S.
ol-nB C. W. Moom:, Reglsler
TATE SELECTION. Notice for
ublicatlop U. S. 1-and Ollico, The
Dalles, Oregon, Slt. 22, 1908 Notico is
hereby given that Stato of Oregon 1ms
filed in this ofllco its application, Ser
liil No. 0922, to select unticr tho provis
ions of tho act of Congress of August M,
1848, and thu acts supplementary
thereto, tho nejse.1 and beewl of hcc
!t5, tp 11 s, r 13 c, w in.
Any antl all persons claiming ad
versely the hinds described, or desir
ing to'objeot because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any oilier
reason to the dlnpoHal to uppllcaut,
should file their atlldavlts of proiest In
this olllce, on or before the 1-ttli day ol
December, 1908.
ol-n5 C W. Mooltl-:, Register
Not Coal Laiitl
TIMBER LAND. Notice for Publlca
i tloh, Department of the Interior, U.
S. Land Olllce at The D.dles, Oregon, Sep
tember 28; 1008.
Notice is hereby given tlmt
FRANK C. ROWLEE,
of BeiuOregon.who, on September 10, 1008,
mado Timber and Stone hutry A. 01010,
for cKo see 21, and eKne sec 25; tp 11
r 9 e. w m.
has tiled notice of Intention to illuko final
timber mid stone proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before II. C.
Kills, U.S. Commissioner, at w.s ouieo ai
Bend, Oregon, on the Uthdayof Decem
ber, 1008.
Claimant names as witnesses:
rcimrles L Biock, Arthur King, James
Boyd, Charles O Johnston, Frank G How
lee, Helen D Johnston, all of Bend, Ore
gon.
C. W. .MOORE,
o8-(13 Koglhter
Auction
ENFORCING THE WEED LAW
The county authorities are
enforcing the law which re
Quires the destruction of nil
noxious weeds, and as a result
the spread of goose-foot and
Bussian thistle, which was as
suming good-si2ed proportions,
will be effectively checked.
Some time ago' notices were
posted throtiglibtit the cobnty,
jeouiring property owners to
'tiestroy M ubjMuUs weefls oh I
ot Coal Land
LJ OMESTEAD. Notice for Publlca
tion, Department of the Interior,
D S Laud OtHceatThe Dalies, Oregon,
eptemberl5, 1908.
Notice is liereby given that
BERTHOLD' DOMBRO WE,
of Madras, Oregon, wlio, on May 22,
1902. mede ITnmestead Entry Serial
No 0999 No. 10765, for ejuwi and w
ue hpc 28, tp 11 s, r i3 e, w m,
Has filed notice of Intention to make
rtoal Hve-vear proof, to establish
claim to tbe land above desciibed,
before Frank Osboru, U, H. Uoinmls-
sioner, at his omce at W auras, ure
iron, on the 2ujd day of November,
1908.
Claimant names as witnesses
Conrad Ktrusser. Frank A Smith,
Anderson L Williams, John Golfman,
all of Madras, Oregon.
C. W. MoortU,
..24-029- Register
CONTEST N"OTICE. Deparlment of
tho Interior, V. S. Land Office,
The Dalle's, Oregon, September 22, 1908.
A juflluient contest affidavit having
been filed in tiiiH office by
JOSEPH Y. 0EEWS,
of Sellwood, Oregon, contestant,
Hgainst homestead entry No. 18151,
made December 20, 1003, for. the wi of
u wj and nei of uwi of sec So, and ne
of nei of sec 34, tp 10 h, r 14 e, w m, by
James A. McCoy, t-ontestee, in which
It is alleged that aid etitrymnu,
James A. McCoy, 1ms wholly aban
doned said tract of land for more than
nix months last past and that such
lihundoi ment still exists, and thai
said alleged absence from theiid land
was not due to ins employment in
the army, navy, or marine corns or
ih United SiateH us a private Ho'dier,
officer, seaman, or marine, during the
war with Spatu. or miring any otnor
war in which tho United States may
he engaged.
Bald parties are hereby notified to
appear, responu auu oner eviuence
touching said allegation at 10 o'c'ock
a. in, Oil novemuei iuo, uciuib
Frank Osborn, U. 8. Commissioner, at
Madras, Oregon, and that final bear
iiiL. win tie held at 10 o'clock a. in, on
November 12. 1908, btforo the Register
and Receiver at the United Stated)
Liud 001 .'o lu The Dalles, Uregou.
ti.. unlit nontestant. having, in a prop
er HUtllfLVi V. tiled Hentembun22; 1008,
ftf t forth tacts wliloli show that after duo
dlllgeiico persoual service or tins no
tlnu II not ba made, it Is liereby or-
irii iiiwl dlrrcted that such notice be
given byiliioaud proper publication.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
08
AT WHAT IS KNOWN AS
THE HAMMER RANCH
Notheast of Culver
8, '
flt 10 O'clock a. m.
I will offer at public auction the following articles:
1 14 disk Superior Drill 1 Clia'liam funning mill
2 sets breeching leather harness
1 t-et 3-link leather harness, ex
ten liu'i v t
disk John Deere gang plow n . . . , ,
1 2 bottom mould board gang ori "",rM
1312 Shuttlei' wagon 14 ft. bed 7 head good work horses
1. 3 1-4 Bain wagon, 12 ft. bed 1 tnUch cow; 12 head of hogs
And various oilier articles tint go to make up a farmer's outfit.
TERMS OF SALE ARE: All sales less than anil including $35, Cash. All
sales over 53o, down, balance due in one year wiih approved persoual
security; interest 10 percent. Settlement lo lie made before article Is
removed from tho premises.
AN AUCTION LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT NOON
I 12 hoe Tiger Drill
1 120-tooth iron frame harrow
80 under teeth for stime
1 4
Gol. W, H. R eynolds, Auctioneer
L. A. HUNT,
OWNER
LOCATED IN POSTOFFICE BUILDING
Madras, Ore.
A complete line of handmade
Team and Driving Harness
Horse Furnishing Goods
Always Kept In Stock
Repairing Neatly Done Prices Are Right
Give Me A Trial
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T, S. Hamilton, Pres. F. T. IIujilhuht, Vico-Pres, J. C, Fowmh, Cslir.
EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DOUCHT AND SOLD
DRAFT8 ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, $SO,000
Deposits, $280,000
SRANIKO, OREGON
rj 115
25c Staw Hats, now
40c Susnendttr.
30c
16c
260
20d
ALL SUMMER UNDERVVEAf?
for Ladies and Gentlemen now
selling for less than cost.
AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS
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TERMS CASH
Bump up against us and see what
you can get for your moneyga,
A. C. SANFORD
t MADRAS,
OREGON
TJIMRRR
Of all kinds. 1 -2 million feet of
dry LUMBER at tf&m
RIZZLY LAKE SAWMILL
Address, Culver, Oregon
LUMBER FOR SALE
vv ts ndVM nit; ni v ot lumaer inr saiR ai ni
post office on county road. Prices rlj
McMeekin & Eastwood
OODS MUST G
To make room for our FALL and
WINTER Goods we will offer the
following greatly reduced prices
Beginning Monday, August 31, 1908
Everything in Men's Summer Un
derwear including Super-Egyptian
Balbriggan fancy ribbed and
J ersev ribbed, ner oarmcnt 35c
U - 7 I
Ladies' rcg. 1 5c and 20c sleeveless vests
high grade long sleeve
" regular 50c Union suits
" " 50c muslin pants
" . " 85c night gowns
" $1.25 white petticoats
1.00 "
" " 50c corset covers
25c ; ' "
" " 30c white wash belts
20c " " ,
" " 5c " " " "
" Sunbonnets
Men's $1.75 canvas Walking Shoes
10c
20c
35c
25c
55c
95c
70c
25c
15c
20c
15c
10c
0c
$1.25
fcon'fcfail fco come In and see tbe W
gain Counter. Thefe uuM be many
other things on it Proportionately
LtorjLi Ptrices 0"0' T'Jr
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Mad
C. E. ROUSH,
ras 1 rading0'
MANAGER