The Madras Pioneer
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THE PIONEER PUBLISHING CO.-
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A.DVK11TI8INO ItATKS ON APPLICATION
Entered as second class nintter August
, 1901. nt the l"ostoffice nt Madras. Ore.
under the Act of Congress of March 3, 187'J.
THURSDAY - NOV. 19, 1908
"A STITCH IN TIME"
A petition is being circulated
among farmers of this district
addressed to the County Court
and asking for a rigid enforce
ment of the law for the exter
initiation of noxious weeds. The
law should be enforced, to pre
vent the weed problem from
assuming proportions which
would be a serious menace to
the farming industry in this end
of the county. So far the
spread of the weeds has been
confined to a limited area, many
of the districts in this end of
the county being practically
free from noxious weeds, but
unless prompt action is taken
to prevent the further spread of
the weeds, the problem will be
one which will have to be dealt
with throughout this end of the
county. A majority of the land
owners fight the weeds and pre
vent their spread, but the trou
ble is with "non-resident owners
who know nothing of the weeds
on their land, aud another class
who are too shiftless to care,
and from these places the seeds
are carried to the adjoining
lands. ,The county has a rem
edy in such cases and should
act. No one else has authority.
The county authorities made
a start at enforcing the law this
Fall, but there was some com
plaint, .011 the ground that the
work was done too late in the
season, as the seeds had rip
ened on the weeds. There is an
almost unanimous desire that
the law be enforced, but the
question should be given, some
study aud thd remedy applied
at the proper time.
RECALLS THE BLOWING WELL
The loss of the water in the
well at Mrs. Adams' homestead
recalls. a similar occurrence in
Madras several years ago, when
it was thought the whole flat
was being "diained." Frank
Loveland was sinking a well on
a. lot just back of The Pioneer
office, and although he had
plenty of water at about 25 feet,
drilled deeper for the purpose
of secuiing water from a lower
level. When the well was
something over a hundred feet
deep, the drill broke through a
crevice and all the water in the
well immediately disappeared.
It could be heard at the surface
trickling down into the trevice
at the bottom of the well.
About this time a number of
wells in the Hat began to fail,
some of them for the first time,
and as the water in all the wells
m town, an especially on the
side of town in which, the Love
land well was located, began to
run shoit, there was a chorus
of complaints that the Loveland
well was draining the watei
fcupply from which the wells in
the Hat weie fed. Water be
came so scaice in these wells
and the fear of a water famine
so great, that finally Mr. Love
land "plugged" the well above
the crevice, sealing the bottom
of it with cement. The wells in
town continued low fur some
.time, but the usual increased
supply came with the Fall
weather, and the incident was
j'orgotten.
Another peculiarity of the
Loveland well was the strong
.current of air whioh blew al
ternately in and out of the
.diilJed hole. When blowing!
loutit vviia bo strong a cuiteriti
that it would lift a hat or any
light object placed over tlie top
of the well. This peculiarity
was never explained.
AN IMPORTANT TRANSACTION
The purchase by the Harri
man interests for the sum of
$2500 of a right-of-wayncroBS
the Willis W. Brown property
on the Deschutes, following so
closely upon the announcement
of General Manager O'Brien
that the Deschutes line would
be built to Madras, appears to
set at rest any doubts that
might have existed as to the
intention ol the Harrimau peo
pie to build that line. Mr. Har
rimau has been surveying lines
into Central Oregon for a good
many years, but he has not
been buying right-of-way along
these surveys, and there lie
the diflerence in the Deschutes
ine to Madras, the survey of
which has just been completed.
The price paid was doubtless
not out of proportion to the
damage done to a valuable
piece of land, so the purchase
appears to be a bona fide Hans
action, for the purpose of Becur
ing a right-of-way for the pro
jected railroad into Central Or
egou. Tins view ot it is
strengthened by the fact that
the purchase of this right of-
way by the Harrimau interests
across the Brown tract cannot
block the Oregou Trunk Line
it that point, as there is plenty
room lor outu lines, iven 11
there were not, the Canyon Act
would prevent either line from
monopolizing a narrow pass to
the exclusion of a competing
ine.
. ,t LUIWIIUWH HI III! 1 "
(Not Coal Land
rJOMESTKAI). Notice for Publication.
A Donnrtmont ot the Interior, U. S,
Land Ofhcq nt Tho Dalles, Orison, No
vmnbor 14, 1908. Notlct? Is hereby hIvoii
that
OEOUOK M. GOULD,
of Miulros.Oiegon, who, on Mnrch 4, 11K)2,
mndo Homostcnd Entry (Serlnl No 01370)
No. 10H3, for sv)i see 2, tp 10 s, r 13 e,
w 111,
Has filed notice ot Intention to mnke llnnl
llvo-ienr nroof, to establish claim to
Not Coal Laud
HOMESTEAD, Notlco for l'ubllua
tlon. Department of tho Intc
rlor, U. S Lund Ortloe at The Dalli'H
Oregon, November 7, 1008.
Notloe la hereby given that
WALTER K. RUBLE,
Guardian of Luoy V. Ruble,
of Culver, Oro:nii, who, on .Tiine 21,
1003, mndo tfomestond Entry Serial
Nn niBOtl No. 11137. for the wiit, ne-
8wl seo 14 and liwiuel seo U3, tp 18 h,
the hind above described, beforo Frank r 13 w ,n ...
lias Died nonce 01 luieiiinni m
dual flvo-year proof, to onUbllflli claim
Osbom, U. S. Commissioner, at his olllco
nt M drus, Oregon, on tho 20th day of Do-
eeinuer, iua.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Waller Williams, William Harper,
Miles Fox, Julius Larsen, all of Madras
uregon.
C. V. MOORK,
n2tf-d24 lti'Klster,
STATE SE
Publcatlf
SELECTION.
DRY FARMERS" MADE GOOD
East Oregoniau
Plans are now being made
for the third Trans-Missouri Dry
Farming Congress, which will
n held in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
February 23, 24 and 25, next,
and will be a convention of in-
ei natioiial.impdrtance. While
his is in a sense a new organi
zation its importance as a' eco
nomic movement is easily esti
mated from the fact that when
the iirigatiun water has all been
impounded statistics show thai
water can be placed upon but
one ninih of the available aud
well located agricultural laud
Even the most skeptical critics
of the effort to populate the un
irrigated lands are now begin
ning to admit that in the face of
their constant claims that fail
t
are would surely follow at
tempts at so called "dry farm
ing", the crops from nnirrigated
farms both experimental and
operative have "made good"
the claims of the "dry farmers."
Notlou for
on. United suue.s Laun
Oftloe, The Dalles, Oregon, September
22. J90S.
Notice la hereby triven that Blute
of Oregou has filed lu this ofllce its np
plication, Serial No OS513, In nelect tin
der the prnviaioiiH of the Act nf Con
ureas of August 14, 1818, and the Aotx
Mipplementnry thereto, the nwjaej see
35, ip IIP, r3e, W. M.
Any aud all persons claiming ad
versely tho lands described, or desiring
to ohiHCt liecanse or the iiiinerHl olittr
acter of the land, or for any other rea
son, to tlie illHooaal (o applicant
should tile their affidavits of protest in
tins omce, on or uerore ine l-uti day
or December, 1008.
ol-n5 C. W. Moore, Reulster
Not Coal Land
O OMESTEAD. Notice lor Tubll
catlou, Department of the Inte
rior, U. S. Laud Omce at Tlie Dalles,
Oregon, November 12, 1008.
Notlco is hereby given that
Nelson Killingueok,
of Madras, Oreiron, who, on Oo'ober
2-.', 1904. made Homestead Entry TSer-
rial no 0147OJ No. 13877, for m-Jne sec
vi, ejsej, nw.t'jej seo 1, tp 12 s, r vz e,
w ui,
Has tiled notice of Intention to make
final commutation Drool, to establish
claim lo the land above described, br
fore Frank Osborn, TJ. S. Commissioner,
at Ills olllue at Madras. Oregou. 011 the
uay 01 December, 1008.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James H Davis, George II KilUnc
beck, William O Kllllngbeck, George
I'euiner, an u: iuuuras, uregon.
O. W. Mooke.
n!9-dl7 KeglHier
A Good Clubbing Offer
We have arranged for a clubbing rate
with the publishers of Campbell's Scien
tific Fanner and ate able to offer it to our
subscribers for .only 50 cents in addition
to the subscription price of the Pioneei,
This offer applies to both new subscrip
tions and renewals of old subscriptions
The Scientific Farmer is editcl by Mr.
H. W. Campbell, the originator of what
is known as the "Campbell system" of diy
fanning. His magazine is filled with use
ful information for the farmer in sections
where the rainfall is deficient or irregular,
and every fanner in this section should be
a subscriber. The regular subscription
price is Si per year.
Not Coal Laud
HOMESTEAD. Notice for I'nbliei
tlon. Department of the Inte
rior, U. S. Luid Olllo- at Tho Dallen,
Oregon, Novmber II, 1908. Notice is
hereby given that
William O. Ralston,
of Culver, Oregon, who, 011 June 9,
IflOy, made Homestead Entry Serial
N0OH0IJ No. IJ011, for (lie wiu j
nwi-ji-J nejswl seo 7, tp 13 h, r 13 e, w
111,
Una died notice of intention to make
final 11 vo yeur proof, to establish olulm
In 1 he laud above iiH(!l iliml, before
Frank Oabgrn, U S. OminlHslniiur,
ui Iiih ollb'i) at, Madras, Oreuon. 011 die
22ml day of December, 1908.
Claimant numes us witnesses:
Robert 0 QgUrr,ii, WUIJam Hartinr,
Thomas Alt'eplyue, Joseph It Metidu
hull, all of (Jnlvyr, Oregon.
' ' C. V. Moohk,
ulU dl7 itetfiuter.
Not Coal Land
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Tubllea.
tlon. Department of the Interior.
U. S. Laud Ofllce at The Dalles, Ore
gon, iNovember 12, 1908.
Notice is heieby given that
Charles R. Hays.
of Madrus, Oregon, who, on November
14. 1903, made Homestead Entry I Ser
ial No 01491 No. 180C0, for wjs. l and
seo 13, tp 10 8, r 13 e, w 111,
Has filed notice of Intention to make
riual five year proof, to establish o'aim
10 tlie land above described, before
Frank Osborn, U. 8. Commissioner at
his olliue ui. Madras, Orison, on (he
23rd day of December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Miles 1h,x, Sterling P Irving, A I)
Anderson, William II Cook, all of
Madras, Oregon.
C. W. MOO UK.
nlil-dl7 Keg.ster.
in Mm bind nbovo dpsor bod. before
Warren Drown, Couiiiy Clerk, nt his
olllou at Prlnovtl e. Oregon. Oil tlie
22ml day of December, 1008.
Claimant names us witnesses:
JessoL Wlndom, James T Robin
son. Georuo W Dodson, Charles L
Lowthor, all of Culver, Oregon.
nlO-iin 0. W. MooltK, Kegldor
r- npTpnnrn
antblope, ounaoN
! Watchmaker t
6, . T 1 . t
z$r and jeweiei
lewtlrv of all kindi made to or
der and repaired. Setting for
Precious Stone) made.
FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
VNITEP 8TATG8
l'restilont Thomloro HtwwQVoU
Vlco-r-rcnldPi't Clinrlcs W Knlrbanki
Secretary of&uito Kllhu Itoot
Sccrotury of Treasury Ocorse U Cortelyou
Sccrctnry of Interior Ja It Oarliobl
Sfcrutnry of War Luke K. Wrlglit
Secretnry of Nvy Victor II Jlulcnll
Socrotnry of Coiuinorce Ownr Strums
t'ostnmstur Ooiiural Uooou LMoycr
Attorney Ouaornl 01 llonapurto
Seerutury of Agrictilturo Jino Wilson
STATE
Governor. Georno K. Clirvmln'rliiln
.Socrntary ol State K. V. Jlciison
Treasurer O A Steel
Attornoy Gcnural A M Crawford
Supt. l'ubllc Instruction J II Aukurmau
8tnto 1'rlnter W 8 Uunnlway
Dairy mid Food Dommlssluner J W llulley
U S Seiiatora i CW Full0
( J Iionrno Jr
Congressmen
8uirumo Judgen
W C llaw loy
W it Kills
: I' A lloore
llHII
nkln
( I' A Moo
) It 8 llti
( it Kak
SEVENTH JUDICIAL OI8TRIOT
Judge W L Ilradsliaw
i'rosecutlng Attornoy Fred W. Wilson
CROOK COUNTY
Judge II. f. Kills
Clerk , ..Warren Iirown
Hlicrlff Frank Klklns
Treasurer W l King
Assessor J I) LaFollcttv
School Superintendent It. A. Ford
Surveyor F. A. It Ice
Coroner J. A. McCall
Commissioner j J,B,''U,1 K,lct'
it 11 llayley
KUTOHER PRECINOT
Justice F.J. Ilrooks
Constable J II Mayes
Itoad Supervisor J. W Livingston
These Are Bargains
:
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25c Staw Hats, now 15c
40c Suspenders, " 25c
30c " 20c
ALL SUMMER UNDERWEAR
for Ladies and Gentlemen now
selling for less than cost.
AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS
TERMS CASH
mwi. ;., u
Bump up against us and see what
you can get for your money
X A. C. SANFORD
MADRAS,
OREGON
LUMBER
Of all kinds. 1 -2 million feet of
dry LUMBER at
GRIZZLY LAKE SAWMILL
Address, Culver, Oregon
Trout Gre
Sawm s
ASHWOOD, OREGON
NOT IN THE TRUST
Mills 14 miles from Haycrcek. Hough Lumber $11.00 per tliotiaand nt
tho mill. Flooring and fini8liingf ltunlier 50.00 pur thousand. Other
prices in proportion. Address GEO. It. LEE, Mgr., Ashwood, Oregon
nm sjiigii n in tin i imii s)njmMHnnw tutinmn niinwninii mmm nnmmttt
Madia
s
LUMBER FOR SALE
We have plenty of lumber for sale at our
mill, located about 3 miles east of Grizzly
post office on county road. Prices right
McMeekin & Eastwood
E3S3
T. S. Hamilton, 1W I'.T. Hoiiuioirr, VIct-I'rcs. J.C. Foiuik, Ok
EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DRAFTS OH ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Copltol Stock, 530,000 '
Oopoalta, $250,000
SHANIKO, OREGON
E. m. DAVIS, Pvop.
LOCATED IN POSTOFFICE BUILDING
Just received a full line of Horse
Blankets, Collars, Buggy Whips,
Collar Pads, Whip Stocks and Lash
es, Spurs and bits.
Horse Furnishing Goods
Always Kept In Stock
Repairing Neatly Done Prices Are Lowest
Give Me A Trieil
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