ras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1908.
NO. 17
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mqW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
lUmki been thoroughly renovated. No better table in Ccn
l Ofeaoi) for the money, Your wants will be courteously
Idetito' Headquarters for traveling men.
First-class Livery in Connection
i W. LIVINGSTON, Proprietor
MADRAS, UKKOON
Harness Slto
E. m. DAVIS, Prop.
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 Trial
A. E. CROSBY
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rin'.ci Comn ctu I. luu o( Drug, Mctlirlnci, Clicmlcsli, HoimclioW Remedies
DtannU'BniKlriM ntil I'liolo Hnppllvn. Country Mali Order I lvo mjr Ksronl
iMstion A i.tmlutio In olmritc Kb(c dulivory Kunrantttfd. Your prwrlptlon
illicit .. HtryHinlni nihI I'oxt HMtroyuM. Htot-k Food nd Dip ol nil IdmU.
Ijwtlforliutiiiaii Kodk. llolli TIioiim. WHOI.KHAMJ AND ItKTAJL.
A, M, WILLIAMS & GO
DKAliKKK IN
Dry Goods, Clothing
Furnishing Goods
II00T8 AND RIIOKH
HATS ANp CAI'S
THE DALLES
ORECON
List your proper!
WITH OE
r have mi re buyers tliun I
liuve land for wilo
Ora Van Tassel
LiMf4D AGEfiT
MADRAS, OREFON
T.
OREGON
B. TUCKER
Horseshoeing and
General Blacksmithing
WAGON AND
PLOW WORK
M-Class Work Gnarauteel
Located in the old limn; shop
A1ADRAS, OREGON
Blankets & Robes
asrE-w stock:
Fine stock of Harness, Collars,
Bridles, Halters, Whips and
other articles kept in a first
class Harness Shop
DURABLE LINE OF SHOES
Wheat Taken In Tirade
B. S. LARKIN
MADRAS, ORE.
MADRAS
MEAT
MARKEf
JAMES W. HURT, PROPRIETOR
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce
OREGON
FURNITURE &
R TAKING'
UPPLIES
LOUGKS BHD
MADRAS, OREGON
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county Hows ami keeps you in touch
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And NOVELTIES
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assortment of Christmas candies and nuts
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PRESH GROCERIES And Dainties For
The Christmas T;
WILL LEVY TAX FOR
SCHOOL PURPOSES
An annual meeting in School District
No. 22 will ho held at the school house
in Jladras next Saturday afternoon, at
one o'clock, for the purpose of levying
tux to meet the expenses of the schoo
for the current year. All qualified vol
eis in the school district and all persons
interested in the matter are urged to he
present at this meeting.
Last year it jyas necessary f o Jcyy
tax of 8 mills in this district in order to
inocf. ijiteresj- on Morula and Uiepxpensea
of the school, and it is likely the levy
will have to be increased this year. By
the addition of the 9th and 10th grades
to the Madras school the expenses
the fchool were increased in tbeneigh
borhood of S1000. a good portion of
which will have to be met by a tax
The enumeration tins year, however.
shows a greater number of children o
school aiies, which will to that extent
reduce the amount to he raised by tax
It is probable that the levy this year
will be in the neighborhood of 10 mills
for school purposes.
TAKES BACK TOWNSITE OF BEND
A. M. Drake, founder of the town of
Ik'iid on the Deschutes and original
owner of the townstte, lias again come
into possession of that valuable prop
erty. The townsite and his other prop
erty at Bend was sold by Mr. Drake to
the Central Oregon Development Com
pany about a year ago, and this coin
pany failing to meet the deferred pay
mentB on the property it was re-con
veyed to Mr. Drake last week. The
failure of the company to meet pay
ments is alleged to have been due to the
financial conditions during the past
year.
Mr. Drake is one of the best informed
men in the state on the immense possi
bilities of development in Central Ore
gon and especially regarding the upper
Deschutes country, and ho is coiri-a-
pondiugly optimistic regarding thegrcat
future of that country, and of all of
Central Oregon. While in Mwdras 10
days ago Mr. Drake said lie felt very
sura that this section would have ade
quato transportation facilities in the
immediate future, and that this whs all
the country needs to bring it into Its
own.
STANLEY GREWELL BUYS
RANCH ON SAGEBRUSH
U. S. Grewell has purchased from
Mrs. A. J. Priday and II. I,. Priday 840
acres of land lying on Trout creek at the
mouth of Sagebrush, the deal having
been closed last week. The land in
cludes a school section on the 11 at above
the creek and 200 acres adjoining that,
u portion of which lies on the creek.
There is about 20 acres of alfalfa in the
tract Tins was formerly known as the
Cowles place, and was bought by the
Pridays from J. B. Cartright lust year
Mr. Grewell expects to stock the place
when he takes possession, which will
not bo before Slay 1 next year. He ex
pects to go into the hog business on an
extensive scale and will also run some
cattle there, although there is only a
limited amount of open range adjoining
this laud.
Tlio last survey of the Ilarriman line
up the Deschutes comes out of the can
yon at the mouth of Trout creek, and
then on to the plains above by following
up Sagebrush, and this Hue crosses the
and bnunht by Mr. Grewell. If this
ine is built, Mr. Grewell will certainly
lave a station somewhere near his land.
IMPROVING THE FRED
FISHER ROAD THIS WEEK
J, C. & M. A. ROBINSON
GENERAL MERCHANTS
MADRAS, OREGON
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Some work has been dono in the past
two weeks on tlio Fisher road which en
ters Madras on the Nurth near the pub
lic pumping plant. Tlio principal work
was dono on the grade at this end of tlio
oad, which was very steep and had an
brupt turn in it which made it bad for
heavily loaded wagons. The work has
improved the road very much and it
will probably be used moro in the future
by travel from that direction,
This Is the only county road leading
nto Madras from the North, with tho
exception of the Agency Plains road,
although the principal portion of the
travel from that direction comes into
Madraa ovor tho ruud thiough tho
James D. Mayes place, and which has
nover been declared t county toad.
There is no appreciable difference in the
distance by the two roads, although tho
road through the Mayes place la more
convenient for pcoplo and teams stop
ping in tho lower part of town, aiul It
liaa also been given tho preference by
travel generally because it follows prac
tically the old traveled road into town.
Although the road through the 31 ayes
place is not a county road, it is under
stood that it will not be closed to travel
by Mr. JIayes. The old-established
road camo into Madras by that direc
tion, and a good many travelers in this
section would bo lost if that road should
bo closed.
STRIKES CAS AT ONTARIO
Ontario, Or., Dec. 7 At 5 o'clock this
evening a series of gas explosions oc
curred in the Ontario ojl well and con
tinued fpr more than an hour, throwing
vatxTj mpd and pebUes into the air to
n Jicight of JflO feet. The gas flow,
which opened last week, had been
closed. Tbis inorning drilling was re
sumed, the shaft being extended an
other 00 fept, Today's find is the larg
est yet made, and proves an immense
supply of gas here.
The directors of the oil company to
night applied to the City Council for a
franchise to light and heat the town.
LOCAL POLITICAL FIGHT AT PR I NEVILLE
Tii e city election at Prinevillo comes
off a week from next Monday and there
promises to bo a fight that will make
the contest in the last county election
look like a love-feast by comparison.
Will Wnrp.wejler, the retiring mayor,
says the present administration oi tne
city's government has reduced the float
ing indebtedness by $2500, and that it
deserves credit instead of censure for
the manner in which the affairs of the
city have been conducted. It appears,
however, that the prohibition element
of the citv held a meeting at the Metho
dist church some time ago and nomi
nated a fu)l ticket for the city election.
Mayor Wurzweiler is quoted as say
mgr. "l wasmot at ttie meeting at the
Methodist church which nominated the
ticket now in the field, but I will be at
the polls December 21,"
Will Corral Babbits
On Large Territory
LARGE CROWD WILL
' HELP WITH THE DRIVE
HORSE BUYERS FAIL TO COME
Paul Rrunzel & Son, who advertised
several weeks ago that they would be in
Madras to buy a car load of horses, and
who asked that persons with horses to
sell leave their names at the Pioneer
office, have not yet put in an appear
ance, and it is surmised that they have
found the horses elsewhere. It was re
ported here last week that they had
gone through to Bend, but if so, they
did not stop at Madras.
In the meantime several score of peo
ple with from two to six horses each to
sell left their names at this office. Since
the buyers fail to put in an appearance-,
the Pioneer is sorry to have been the in
strument for disappointing so many, for
the local advertisement brought a mul
titude of responses.
MADRAS FORCED TO A CALABOOSE
The following item ftom a Prinevillc
correspondent appears in the Portland
Telegram ! Mudras, hi this county,
which will probably be the first division
point of tho new Ilarriman railroad up
tho Deschutes river, and which is now
tho headquaiters ol numerous survey-
ng crews, is building its first calaboose.
With the coming of the railroad comes
also the usual apportionment of "drunks
and disorderlies" of everv railroad town.
Heretofore, Madras has been content
with handcuffing its ''bad men" to the
proverbial telephone pole, but hence
forth tho town will have a regulation
lockup.
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CONTESTS JERR0 PLACE
, Itobison filed a
contest against
the homestead of Josoph Jerro, and the
hearing was had before Max Lucdde
iiiann yesterday. The defendant did
not appear to defend the entry, and tho
abandonment of tho homestead sinqo
the date of entry was shown by tlio wit
nesses of the contestant.
Tlio Jerro homestead lies on tho bench
ibove the Covo Orchard on Crooked
river, and a good portion of it is first-
lass land. Mr. Itobison will file a
homestead entry upon it when tho Jerro
entry is cancelled by the land office.
Mrs. M. E. Bradford and U. S. Prine
wcro his witnesses in tho contest,'
Will Movo Rabbit Corral And Makq
Several Drives No Guns
Nor Dogs.
Tho rabbit fencing for the killing cor?
ral.and its wings which will be used in
the rabbit drive next 3Ionday, has arx
rived and will be set up the last gf this
week. Arrangements are practically all
made, and it is expected that there will
be nothing to prevent the success of tho
drive next 3Ionday. If tho first drive
proves a success the corral and wings
will be moved to other sections and tho
drive will be continued for several days,
The first driye, to be made Monday,
will take in -the territory near the 3Ionr
ner place. The corral will probably bo
erected on the A Jlo.nner homestead,
and it is the plan now to surround a big
stretch of country adjoining the corral
and gradually close in the lines so as to
drive the rabbits into the corral. Tho
corral itself will be only about 150 feet
in diameter, but it will have wings ex
tending on two sides for a distance of a
quarter of a mile. There will be no
guns and no dogs, and all who partjej
pate in tho drive will probably have to
go afoot on account of the fences. After
the drive at the 3Ionner place is com
pleted, other drives will be made in'
other localities, and it is expected that
the drive will be continued for several
days.
General L. Paxton has been chosen as
"Captain" of the drive, and with sev
eral "aides", he will see thai the line
stands firm against the onslaughts of
thp rabbitH. There will be a large crowd
in attendance at the drive, as the farm
ers of that locality will turn out in a
body and there will be quite" a number
of people from neighboring towns. It is
reported, also, that there will be sev
eral hundred Indians over from tho
Warmspring reservation.
CETTINC READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Madras merchants have been receiv
ing large consignments of freight in tho
past few weeks, getting ready for tho
big holiday trade which is expected.
Tho business men of the community'
agree generally that business has been
better in 3Iadras this Fall than ever be
fore, and they are all expecting a good
holiday trade and are making prepara
tions for it.
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Plat Of Surveys Received
C. W. Moore, register of the lai.d of
fice, and Louis K. Arneson, receiver of
the samo, have issued notices that plata
of the survey of townships nine south,
range 14 east; 13 south, range 12 eastj
and 14 south, ranee 11 east have been
received at the land office and placed on
file for entries, filings and selections on
December 31, 190S. The Dalles Chron
icle.
WATER AT 72 FEET
John Lovenll has had t well drilled
on his lots in the Snook und Loeknrd
addition and water was struck at 11
opth of 72 foot last Saturday. Plcntv
of good water was found t that depth
for all household purpOfea Tho flow of
water which was found Is doubtless tho
nine as that found in tho wells in tho
flat, tho difference In depth being duo to
lie difference in elovatioif. The well on
Mr. Loveall's placo was drilled by Ivon
Hale, who has sunk a numbor of wells
in this locality.
ADVEKTJHE ymir 'Witnt" In the
Inni'or. Ii gotN results, llegulur lo-
cul udVerilslug rates.
Hato To See It Go
Sheriff Elkins Btill holds the Estebe-
net stock of liquors, the disnoeal of
&
which has at last been arranged for by
the defendant filing a petition in bank
ruptcy. The case having been thus
transferred to the Federal court, the
sheriff is expecting an order to ship tho
stock to. Portland or Shaniko and turn it
over to tho propor authorities. Several
Prinevillo people will be sorry to seo
that stuff leave the county. Prinevillo
Review.
Will Have To Hustle
Prinevillo must hustle!
TIim people of this section must Wako
up if they want a railroad.
This ia not "hot air," in tho parlance '
of tho stroot, hut a cold hard fact,
A railroad is being built, or about to
bo built"-all preliminary work having
been completed from tho month of the,
Deschutes river as hir aa Madras, which
ia on tho main line.
Whore is Prinovillo?
That's juet the question. Where do
we ftttuid?
Prinevillo mid its tHUuttiry country
seems to bo out of It at lat 20 mile
out of it according to an interview witli
Guiiernl Manauer OMtrini of the Ilnri i
nian lines published in tho Portland.
Telegram. O'Urion says that no ad
vances have been madq to him by any
one in Prinevillo; heimo he Is led to be
lieve, whether true or not, that Prinu-'
vllle.does not want to get on the rail
road map of Oregon
What are you going to do about It.- '
Crook Couuty Journal,
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