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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1909)
The Madras "Pioneerf f NO. 34 MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 8. !Pg MADRAS LIVERY GOOD RlUb, UUUU in. A MS OKS'TJIj drivers LIVINGSTON Prop. J. w. I t.S, IUmiwoiTi Vrc. 13. II. JKVP( Y!cp'7CB, J. P. VavW'., Cglir. ' EASTERN OREGON Banking Co. FOHEIGN EXCHANGE I0UCHT AND SOLD DRAFTS ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD CjplUl Stock, $00,000 Deposit, 3250,000 SHANIKO, OREGON PROFESSIONAL CARDS. (jOWARD W. TURNER U. S. COMMISSIONER NOTARY PUBLIC MADRAS OIIKUON Qt Q. COLLYEr? " . NOTARY PUBLIC jEngineer's Report Has Gone To Washington INSPEGTED DESCHUTES ROUTE THIS WEEK at tho rfcht-aftwatf cptttroyersy The fact that Mr. floppy h" askgd tbty tho riidit-af-way matter bo given cort sidcratlonat once by the Interior DCs nartment. without awaiting jta turn Ip the affairs under consideration by that donartmcnt. is also taken to Indicate that hla report will be favorable, bee retary Ballinger has already promised that he will render a decision In the matter as soon all tho facta are hands. IRRIGATION PROJECT IK MADRAS BAHH Jnstloo of the Feaoo CULVER PKECUNCT QULVER OREGON W, Doclalon Of Deschutes Canyon Con trove-ay WJH Dopand On Result Qf This In Veptlgstlon I WILLIAM STEIHKE IN JURED IN RUNAWAY PHYSICIAN & SURGEON co In Drug Store. MADRAS ORKOON jyAX LUEDDEMANN HOTARY PUBLIC I'loncer Building MADRAS OREGON Creek Sawmills ASHWOOD, OREGON NOT IN THE TRUST liilli H milca from Haycrcck. Rough Lumber $11.00 per thousand at Lie mill. Mooring and finishing lumber $30.00 pur thoufmnd. Other trices in proportion. Address GEO. It. LbE, Mgr., Ash wood, Oregon I - A, E. GROSBY 1' R Uf H l C T U R ISTOFFICE PHARMACY Cutlet a Comp oto Muo of Drusrs, Medicines, Chemicals, Hoiuchold Romedlef. CnKlit' Hitmlrf es itmt I'lioto Hiijipllc. Country Mv.ll Or!or I rIvo my personal ltUnt!on A (iradimto in charge, Safe delivery BUnraiitocd. Your preiorlptloil lnficU Htrycluiliio and I'ct Dontroyera. Stock Food and Pip of nil Ichidit. inserter Kaitraau Kodaks. Hoth Thonea. WH0fiK8AI.K AND RBTAIU DALLES, OREGON MADRAS MEAT MARKET JAMES W. KURT, PROPRIETOR FRESH AND CURED MEATS Pish, Vegetables and Country Produce ADRAS, OREGON Jt H. HANER ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NOTARY VUnitC Flro Iniuronre, LUo Insurance, Hurety lioudu Rent Citato, Conveyancing PR1NEV1LLK, OREGON Few of rbo residents pf this dry farnij ing district realize that there Is an Irri--gated ranch within half a-inilo of Madt raa, but such la Ihe case, S. Phillips; IVr, is Irrigating quite a large area of lanu iu uie uudiii muuuimib w,v The reservoir which ho constructed by building a dam across tho creek bottom, at the upper end of his ranch Ia full of water, bOt as there ia atlll quite a lot of running water in Willow creek, ho la using only the surplna water now, re serving the water in the reservoir foe William Steinke, a merchant at this later nse. , Last week, prior to Mr. O'Brien's place, met wltn a very paintui ana Ben- xiw wvt leaving for Ban Prancjacp. Superyjajng ma acoldeht last Saturday afternoon reservoir 18 several npnurcu yarusiong Engl'necrHenne and Assistant Supervis- while driving from hja ranch to town, and tho water la backed np over quite a ing Engineer . G. Hopson of the Unit- As he was driving down a short hill jnfit lame area, inere ia waier enongn con ed States reclamation service, who have South of town the horeea started for- tained in the reservoir at the present ward at a run and he wa fnrqwn under nmo vo lrrisjaie pmomy jW hck l the front wheels of the wagon, his foot more, and Sir. Phillips plan? to increase. catching betwoen the double and single !the capacity ot tne reseryRif jater o trcea. In thia position he waa dragged until al the Irrigable land pn Hie Riapo some distance before the horses stopped, can be covered with water, lie has He received a very painfitl scalp wound, more than 400 acres pf bottom land the scalp being torn loose from one side lying along the creek:, whicn couiu.ue of his skull almost frbm the crown of brought under a ditch from tills. Ids head to his eyebrows. Thia was I reservoir. done, ho thinka, by tho heavy iron At tho present time Mr. Phillips ja,j ?. whcelaon the wagon, which ran against only a small portion of his land in al- liis head. It was a miracle that his falfa, but he also plans later on to in-. skull waa not fractured by the contact, crease this and put in a big tract in al- The length of the scalp wound may be j falfa. In addition to the alfalfa ground, judged from tho fact that Dr. Snook, however, bo is tha year irrigating a been conducting the investigation into the Deschutes matter, arranged with JVlr- O'lJrlen that the railroad and the reclamation service would make a joint inspection of the Deschutes canyon along the route of the proposed rail road. If the Tclaims of the rtulroud company are found to be borne out by tho results ot this trip it ia understood that the leclamatlon servico will with draw its opposition to tho new line and will recommend that the maps througl the canyon be approved, saya the Port land Journal. Messrs. Hopson and Ilcnne are at The NO. 3051 , The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON B. V. Alien, I'rwldent. T. M. mt.Dwin, t'aihlcr. Will WunnraLsn Vlc6 Pres, II. Baldwin, A?at. Costlier. Dallea today making a personal invest!- who dressed it, used a spool and a half I portion of his land which ia in wheat. gation of tho route, it is supposed, and of ligatures in sewing it up. With a reservoir on hja pace Huffiaently Will be here tomorrow for 'a conference Mr. Steinke did not loose conscious-1 large to irrigate alj pf the bottom land, witn iur. u'Xirien. ness at me urae oi tne acciaent, out as i ne wouiu ue entirely muepenuen or uia "1 expect to arrange tho detaila for a soon as ho was able to extricate himself seasons, and Ids ranch would bepflmo a joint trip through the canyon by repre- from under the wheels of the wagon he very valuable pjeco of property, sentatives of tho railroad company caught hiB horses, wrapped a sack and the reclamation service next around his head, and drove on into week," said Mr. O'Brien. "I hope town, where he tied up his horses and that the outcomo of this trip will be then sought Dr. Snook. that the reclamation service will see tit ESTABLISHED 1888 Capital, Surplus and Undivided $100,000.00 A, M. WILLIAMS & GO. DEALKRS IN to recommend theapproval of ou,r maps. Profits 11 so we expect to go ahead with the work atonco." Mr. Henne, whp was formerly in charge of the Umatilla project, was sent1 to l'ortiand especially to look after the government's interests in relation to the construction of the Deschutes road. He and Mr. Hopson have been going over PROSPERITY HITS CROOK COUNTY Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods PRINEyiLLE-SMANIKS AUTO SERVICE : Prineville, Or,, April 3. Bix pf tho business men of Prjpeyjjle have fprmetY a company for thp establishment and operation of an automobile line between this point and Shaniko, by way of Madr ras and Iamonta. The dis-taste will ba almost SO miles, the greater part of which ia a sandy road, comparatively level and with easy grades. A fund of $4000 has been subscribed and a largo car will bo put into operation in a few days. It has not been depided yet whether the cars will be of gasoline ov steam power. The present schedule will be arranged to leave Prineville .each :-o-: ROOTS AND 81IOK8 HATS AND CAPS THE DALLES OREGON List your property WIT 3HE VAN TASSEL LAND GO, We have mi re buyers tbau have land for Side we ORA VAN TASSEL, Manager Madras, Oregon A dispatch from Pripeville to the Portland Telegram says That Crook county is in excellent fi-I the situation carefully and have been nanclal condition, no one can question. conferring frequently with Chief Enid- th a million bushels pf grain in the neer Boschke of the Harriman lines as county last Fall and no transportation to tho advisabiltv of buildinc the rail- save the freight teams, the supply is I road along the top of the canyon instead almost exhausted this Spring and wheat morning and arrive in Shaniko the saino f , . I .. m . . . I 11 ! t " I . 1 . mm . I n 1 1 tmnrm fln iUM . At.- 1 oi niong tne oea ot tne river. It is be- ,H ocujuk reauuy ai per uusnei in tne I vu. mo jumrjj mo macmno- lieved that they are convinced it would lcal market, while all other grains are w'i leave Shaniko at about 8 p. m. and be impracticable to build a railroad at a correspondingly high figure. arrive in Fnperule goon after midnight. above the river level and that if their Beef steers, of which a goodly number " ",18 doea not handle the traffic a sec trip with the railroad eneineers next was fed during the past Winter, broucht Pnd car wiH bo put into operation. week verifies their opinions in this mat- from -50 to $5 30 at Shaniko and Port-1 which will perhaps Jeave-Shoniko in tho ' ter they will withdraw any objections land, and mutton sold at a record-break- mornutg, making tho trip each-wayin on tlio part of the government nirainst ,n8 "gure, iiayiignt. . . .... I 1. on the survey submitted by the Hani- be held on June 1, 15 and 29, respect- man engineers. lvely, there will be offered one of the It is believed, however, Hint this net- best clips of wool evwr sold nt any sin- . i ....... . . . i . .... .. .. mission 10 umiu through the canyon, if B1 mace in the iNorthwest. The length given, will ho with tho. understanding 01 staple of the Crook county product that work on tho Central Ore'con mil. will be better than usual becauao all sheep wefo liberally lwl during the winter, which will also increase the amount of wool that will be offered, Abundant snowfall and an early bprmg IiaVd combined to promise fine Crops again this year. roud begin without further delays. The Pioneer Rives you tho home and county iiows aud keeps you lu touch with your surroundings, Bubacrlbe for it. Price $1.50 per year. ' hi i I imni i w. REPORT SENT IN MONDAY -Tho report of Supervisinc Entnncur u, u. lienny waa sent to Washington .Monday, and nil data and necessary in formation upon which to base a decision of tho Deschutes right-of-way question win oo m tho hands of tho Secretary of mo interior uy the last of this week. Although prompt action has been nrom. ised, it may be Uyo weeks or more be- tore a decision is mven. for it will tnl PROTEST HOLDS UP PATENT faalem, Or.. April 1 The desert land board thia morning, during a brief spe cial session, granted the application of the Deschutes Irrigation & Power Com- TEACHEBS TO MEET 'AT IENB A county teachers' institute, similar to that recently lipid at Madras, .will ba. held at Bend next Saturday. April 10 r. Supt, Ford, who will conduct the meet. ihg, urges that all teachers and school officers in that section of the county nt' tenu. j.ne county supennfendeutis rank. hng a practice of holding these county nisimues in uiuerent sections, in ordctr that tho teachers may meet for tho dfs. cussion of tho niany topica of interest to mem m tuo line of their work; tm- ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES BINSON'S BIG STO Notice To The Public On and after March 1 we will discontinue all open credit business and sell strictly for cash or on approved security. And by giV ing bottom prices on all lines of goods, we will make it an object to all our patrons and Wends to continue dealing with us. We are forced to adopt this system as we are no longer able to continue the open credit business Will Improvo Tclophono Service IMinV for tho nnnninr, i rv nt n ir rl T .. -r n.. several davs to ru i. .i r..i. :..i-.t.i i '.. " Zl. " ""uu. special agent o( k. . , ' " ".'"" ."Hujicpruaeiiungcanceiea tne racitic Telephone & Teletrmnl-Pnm- tiiore is a mass of data to 1 i. .. . " ' V-' I i"""" vwhm ueiia in i pany. was in uonti Tnoto uHwroino question can bo finally set- amnl! and scattered parcels in several ouest of tl,n wnZll tlCU. , po-rrPcmtlnnc. K " T. ..... . Z ---v. -ivtv-fiiUHe i.eig- Harriman oflleial. in Portland in Crook 00 Z tTTT' Z T""' h co' to taku 1. !.!.... .1 . .. . : . u. vwmuum mat. eomnnnv'n ovaiam (a. tfuuvuiiuuvm, uuu tno report of the creased average 1 en price of nor nUnrt .. i.t -rf-.v... ,v. KeclumationSeivice eimineer? will not nxro. BnttniaiSto tZVt bo so unfavorable that th rAn,: t.,f !n .m nf n.Ji!...i.. p . . u 8!utes tl,at " fit taBk will Central Onumi rnmmf tho conservation of the water r nf the o..Mnn. nf . Z Z "! .."1"' Ba a lie wouM make a very- the stream, in vimv nf ti.n i.. - .iui., r : :"'''! "UC"M inpowuon to the various farm the railroad proJect T Z c whereby they could connect it is not believed ht .u'uZiiu" central offices in tho '""nw vuiikii LiiJiiM i wvii v4 ijv xi. in L iiniL-n r r 1 1 .i:rr. . 1. . " will be prohibitive. The aZ uiim. int. , r r""v,M,M .wio i.Wqn6iownii, thua securing eervlco department of the 0. . ft N. Com wh ch : J' county, and at is tinav tcli.li ti. .,1 ... . s, " . "vntniBB.ni upon very reasonable rato P.,m,i n..n...t.. ' . " ' w """ w mo construe- 11 tno application for tho r Vi. I InOllhlllnn w-.l .t. II 1 f ... 'vuviuuva J una. nnir ntr I iiiuu in Tikn anintin :n i i m K overvthlno-in ..,.ti.n . '." t """H'WCU. J.I10 JJ. . iUBOam.,w nt r. uo. was renrcBontivl luf.. New Town On DiKhutii once if j favorable decision la given in bo.rd by Attorn Jesso Stears , of Port" tl J8ePh1G' Iou8to" who la promoting,; the right-of-way question. As soon as l"d. ' smears ot 1 ort - .tu0 new development company which 1? suoh n decision Is received, bids will bo 1 . commencing operations at Tetherow ' MUB IPRINCS SCHOOL CLUlt JJrWgoon tho JfetehttUfs, waa In town today and relhrhed to tho scenb of ik J. C, & M. A; ROBINSON GENERAL MERCHANTS MADRAS, OREGON asked and tho contracts will be lot. Til . . 1'innn i nun. .... 1 ..iuvi.i mui unu lllilna dm ,., I ri. . . . I j tciun hi !.. .. . ' . ",u "l" JlllO GCllOOl In tlm TVT...1 b l..i I ... v ... "K prepureu, and other nrn.i , , " DI'"gs.uis wwk una afternodh. Ti, , . V4CVV vivjaiiu II VlirV KllPObBadil DMa..it I 1 aT.1 t r nun ild bo nracti. t,.r. i, t....,: '.r'rvwu'r ,ul ? townslte on tho river .B 1 I f'UIIV nuMou If . . .. tov 4'iiuuy W BniOOn. T in uM..nl aiiun.l 41.. 1 i- . r aa I -w J UMWIbDD 11 I IIM rillllT.AI...... 7. . v 1 u D1.1IIIIJ1 I iTCrl, 1 CI LIIH rilllll nV . . .nm.Hi in....l "Y.?. n closes early this year, hht it n...i " .tr' Z, " " loe o con-. 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