.-.,? - - - - -
Tha MaHrac Pinnopr the exDfansB4 If it oaonot be
done 03' the county nuthoiities
rubllshcd every Thursday by ll BUOtlia ne aone oy pnraiH
t-tiie I'lONKEU publishing co. subscription. The amount up
propiinted by WuecD count
8UBSORIPTION RATEBS ...til t... ..fn..;.,f ll.
,, vnnr i...l.BO m,t wo """" " "
Six months 85 road in lirat oiuss condition, nn
Three months iBO flim-u nlwmlrl h nnflirnHnr. nn.nn
on Art'i.ioATioN erntion irom urooic county lo
make some permanent improve
ments.
AnVKHTlSlNO ltATKS
...KiitQrod ns second class matter Ancust
2H, 1901. at the l'ostorfico nt Madras. Ore.,
under the Act of Congress of March 3,1879.
THURSDAY
JAN. 2i, 190
HANDLING OF COUNTY ROAD
MONEY
ROUTE TO CENTRAL OREGON
Oregon inn
hm., n.........i rw,
j. 111: vciiiiui uireuu r. if 11911111
of the Harrimuu system wi
undoubtedly be under construe
don within a few months. Gen
eral Manager O'Brien, who re
turned Saturday front a visit a
leadquarters, announces tint
the company has under consid
eration three separate routes for
reaching the new teiritory. 0
these threer the Deschutes rout
calls for an estimated expendi
lure of 84,000,000. An exten
sion of the CorvaHis & Eastern
icross the Cascade mountains
from Detroit could be built for
our! tlm fln ii,1!n
UilU tllw UUIUlUUIil
Southern could be extended
t
The report of the expert ac
countant who examined the ac
counts of the County Roadmas
ter brings to light the unbusi
uess-like methods which hate
characterized the handling of
road money in this county in
the past. The report, which
covers a period ot Irom May,
1906. to December, 1908, says in
part: "The records just exam
ined have no receipts for any
amounts expended with few ex-
, , .v-...., " l cc nnn nnn
celled checks for a receipt. As uu".uuu
a cancelled check 1R in tllH 11 n
tnre of personal property of the nt0 lhe 0entral 0reK" iield
Roadmaster, the county is co" ,f SOOO. To Portlant
without vouchers for these
amounts. This seems to have
been overlooked no doubt from
the lonrr custom of lninri liner
this matter by county warrants" Mlo 80 lt,nS the road is
Without iutendino- nnv reflec "V") uoiiaiiucieu uuu pmcea
" , 1 :.,
tion upon the honesty or intejr- 1,1
rity of the outgoing Roadmas- 1,lere ls- However, an eco
ter. such business methods nre nonno. leature in the situation
subject to criticism. During the I,Klt Iater nmy be of cousidera
neriod which the rennrr. covers 0l6 interest to both Portland
s j ,
the sum of 37,311.20 was ban and t,ie railroad company
died by the Roadmaster. The M-here is a. growing tendency
money was turned over to him throughout the country to limit
in suras of from $1000 to $5000, Ue earning capacity of rail
roads to a lair return on the
original investment, making al
lowances of. course for operat
ing expenses and depreciation
In a new country like Central
and
and that vast trade iield'which
my of these lines would open
up, it is at tins time a matter o
mild indifference which route is
and was disbursed by his pri
1 ft 1 -
vato cuecic. n ne tiled no
vouchers with his accounts, i
1
was oecause lie was not re
quired to do so by the county
court, his accounts being made Oregon the effect would be to
up from his personal checks. 8,nu tue raI,road out .of partial
which when cancelled were re- pation in the enhanced values
ceipts to him but not vouchers on a11 otller industries in the
to the count'. Doubtless the country reached. The building
accounts were kent stmMit. of tbe railroad would doubtless
andjt is ouly the method ol ,r,ore t,,au quadruple land vnl
a handliiifr countv monev wliinli s i the territory which it tra-
' is criticised. veises, but the road, limited
lu this connection it may be tn earnings based on its actual
stated that the new count cost 00uld I,ot participate in
court has outlined sind will tIllH advance which vould be
adopt xi new plan for handling
county road money. As a pari
of the plan the office of count)
due solely to its own work.
A possible effect of this pol
icy in the case of Central Ore
roadmaster has been abolished, gon might be construction of
and a eavintr of his salary of the Shaniko extension at a cost
$1200 besides the expenses of
his team is thereby effected.
less than half of that estimated
for the Corvallis & Eastern ex
tension, and about one-fifth the
the cow canyon road stimated cost of the Deschutes
If there is a leeal wav in Mr. Harnman lis famous
which it can be done, Crook throughout the world for his ab
county should co operate with horrenceof grades and curves
the Wasco county authorities O" Shaniko extension of the
. . 1 A 1 I Jl 1 l 1 1
in the improvement contem aytiem ne wouiu prooaoiy oe
plated on the Cow (Canvon obliged to encounter more of
road. This road lies in Wasco both than could be found in
county and there may be some almost any other route of simi-
question of the authority of the (Iar length in the state, and the
county court to appropriate operating and maintenance ex
money for improving a road in Pauses would more than offset
another county. The road is to the saving effected in original
all intents and purposes a cost as compared with the eco
Crook county road, howevei, nomical grades along the Des-
inasmuch as it is tniveled by chutes nver. lhe additional
citizens of this county chiefly, coat of the Deschutes line might
In fact it is our most important for a while bear heavier on the
vrtorl Iwiiri rr tliti Trios? tn tiu mm. tmiTic than the less evnensivelv
ket for our proddcts and to our constructed lines across the
nearest railroad point. Cascades or beyond Shaniko,
Wasco county has only one but eventually economic operat
or two citizens residing in tl.e l" exponsos would make the
small strip of that county lying original cost seem insignificant
South of the Cow Canyon road. comparison.
The Hue between Wasco and The Deschutes route is the
Crook runs through the Sanford natural route from Central Ore-
hultz place, just South of the gon lo tidewater at Portland,!
t 4 1 ft ' T
Might stage station. Wasco Must as the Columbia. river routo
ls'&oing to make an appropria- was the natural highway be-
Won for the improvement of the tween Portland and the Inland
rotid; however, for the benefit Empire. Once constructed a'ong
which will be derived by the the easy grades of the Dee-
business interests of Shaniko. chutes river." no other lino that
All of Crook will be benefited might enter the field could sue
with the exception of the North- cessfully compete with it in
eastern portion, and it should point of economical operation,
Njfiti'ibtfte & just proportion of By selecting either of the
"cheap" roittea the itarrlman
investment1 would be materially
lessened, but the public in the
long run would be a distinct
loser in the increased cost of
operation which it would be
obliged to pay.
NOT WITHOUT ITfe ADVANTAGES
The greatly improved pros
peots for a crop next harvest
afford a deal of consolation for
the discomfort incident to the
recent severe spell of weather.
Just prior to the snow storm
this .section of country needed
more moisture, although tlieie
had been some luin. The melt
ing snow, it is reported, pructi
cully all went into the ground,
in the cultivated areas, and the
crop prospects are veiy much
brighter, The deep show served
the additional purpose ot pro
tecting the fields of growulg
grain from the very severe cold
of last week, and doubtless
saved it from freezing out.
ADVERTISE your "Wuntu" In the
Pionoer. It Rets results. ReRultir lo
cal udverlisiu); rates.
MOTICE KOU PUHMCATJON'. U
N S. Ltind Office, The D.illes, Oregon,
November 20, 1W..8.
Notice is hereby Riven Hint State of Ore
Kon lias filed in this office ite application,
Serial No. olC53, to select under the pro
visions of the Act ot CoiiRross of August
14, 1818, and the Acts supplementary
thereto, tho lot 1, (mvfuw) of see 18, tp
lo s, r 14 e, w 111.
tVny and all persons claiming ndvcrFoly
tho lands described, or desiring to object
because of the mineral character of the
land, or for any other reason, to the (lis
posal to applicant, should tile their aftida
vits of protest lu this ollico 00 or before
tho 9th day of January, lio9.
0. W. MOORE,
d3-j7 Register.
Not Coal L,ind
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Publlca
tion, Department of the Interior,
U S Land OfllcetaTtie Dalles, Oregon,
December 4, 1008.
Notice In hereby given Hint
LINN A B. WOOD,
of Madras, Oregon, who, on Octnlter
31, 1907, mado'Homesteud Entry Ser
ial No 01820 No. 15758, for we, c-
bw and seinw-4 sec 0, tp 10 a, r 14 e,
w m,
Has filed notice of intention to muke
final commutation proof, to estuhllwli
claim to the land above desciibed.
before Frank Osborn, U. S. Commis
sioner, nt his office at Madras, Ore
gon, oil the zutii uay 01 juuuary.
1G0&.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Otto L Hohlfeld, Fred Fisher, lieorge
II White, John Thomas, all of Madras,
Oregon.
C. V. Moouk,
dl7-J14 Register
HOMESTEAD. Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior, VS.
S. Lnnl Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
December 6, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
1IENSLEV VINEYARD,
of Hay Creek, Oregon, who, on June 8,
1903, made Homestead Entry Serial No.
01863- No. 12718, for Lots 2 and 3 and seK-
nwjf, swne sec 5, tp 12 s, r 15 e, w 111,
Has filed notice of intention to make final
five year proof, to establish clahn
to the land above described, before Frank
Osborn. U. S. Commissioner, at his office
ut Madras, Oregon, on the 15th day of Jan
uary, 1WW.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Harry Dnchlen. William Duchlen,
Ralph Moore, Roy Chitwood, all of liny
Creek, Oregon.
O. tt MOORE.
dl0-J14 Koglstor
faclHe Horse Liniment Is prepared
expressly (or the needs ol horsemen nnd
nnchmen. It Is a powerful nnd pene
trating liniment, a remedy for emergen,
cles. A soothing embrocation for the
relief of pain, and the best liniment for
sprains and soreness. Unequaled for
curing the wounds and injuries ol
DARUED WIRE and for healing cuts,
abrasions, sores and bruises. IVicillc
Horse Liniment Is fully guaranteed.
No other Is so good or helpful In so many
ways. If It falls to satisfy, wcnulhorlic
all dealers to refund the purchase price.
citm uot iimii nrtt ehT
HOYT CHCMICAL CO., Poktunp. 0C
BOOKLET rfWKJBJgy PRCO
'jBoarjggillpr
Jf II. HAN EH
ABSTRACTER OF TITLES
NOTAKY 1'OHLIC
Flro Insumaec, Mfo Insurance Surety II0111U
Itonl Estate. Coiivcj nnoltig
pniNKViUft, bnuaoN
Plow Repairing, Wxigon
Work, And A Specialty
OF HORSESHOEING
W. B.CHILDERS
(formerly The McELROY SHOP)
MADRAS, OREGON
! A. E. PETERSEN :
ANTELOPE, OKEOON t
! Watchmaker !
ir and Jeweler !
FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED
Jewelry of all kindi made to or-
dcr arvd repaired. Settingt for
Predout Stonet made. 4
A Good Clubbing Offer
We have arranged for a clubbing rate
with the puhlHlierh of C ampbell's Scien
tide Farmer and are able to offer it to our
subscribers for only 50 cents in addition
to the subjcription price of the Pioneer
This offer npplies to both new subscrip
tions and renewals of old subscriptions
The Scientific Farmer is.ediie-J by Mr
H. VV. Campbell, the originator of what
is known as the "Campbell system" of dry
faimuiL'. His magazine is filled with use
fill information for the farmer in sections
where the rainfall is deficient or trreL'ulnr,
and every farmer in this sretion should be
a subscriber. I he regular tubscnption
price is $1 per year.
o
t
WATCH FO LATEft
ANNOUNCEMENT
ED FOR
THIS SPACE RESERV
A. C. SANFORD
DDealor In
General Merchandise,
liIAPD AC rrn-.vt,
LUMBER
Of all kinds. 1 -2 million feet of
dry LUMBER at m M?
GRIZZLY LAKE SAWMILL
Address, Culver, Oregon
LUMBER FOR SALE
fVTOTICE VOW PUBUOATION.
S. Land Oflloe,
Bubecribe for
the bome news.
tho Pioneer and nut
Price $1.60 per vour.
U
The DrilleH, Ore
Ko, Dec. 21,1008. Notice Is hereb
i; I von that tho Slate of Oregon Iihm
men m iniN oiuco iih tippiieittloii, dur
lui iNo. ouhj, to Heleel iiinler the pro
viHions or i no aoi ot uongress of All
giiHt 14, 1818, and tho Acm Hunplomeii
tary thereto, the nnwj sec 28, tp 10
c, r 14 e, W. M.
Any und all perHoim clalmlnir ml
verHely tho laiidndeHurlh(d,or deHlrlng
to oi)eot necHiiae ot the mineral char
ncter of tho Juml, or for any other rea
hoii, to the dlHpoiful to applicant ,
hiioiiki nio ineir aiiiiiiivlla of pro
tent In t lit m ollico, on or hefoio the
ami luy of F ebruary, 1001).
O. W. MOOItK,
I31 f4 HexlHtor.
Trout
ASHWOOD, OREGON
NOT IN THE TRUST
Mills 14 miles fromllaycreek. Itough Lumber $11.00 per thousand at
tho mill. Flooring am iljiishin lumber ?!J0.00 per thousand. Other
prlcca in proportion. Address GEO. 11, LHH, Mgr., Ashwood, Oregon
5
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We have plenty of lumber for sale at our
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post office on county road. Prices right
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EASTERN OREGON BANKING COMPANY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DRAFTS OH ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Capital Stock, $50,000
Deposits, $200,000
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