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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9f 90&
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Furnishing1 Goods
ROOTS AND SHOES
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DEALERS IN
RnilrnadQ Riiilflinff In Snitfl ! FOUR MEN ,H J0 BY
MUM, uuyu uu,.u.b ... r QYMITE EXPLOSION
Of weatner
HARRIMAN AND HILL
LINES COHTIHUE WORK
Harriman Road Rushing Construction
To Madras.-Porteri Busy In
Willow CroK Canyon
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Soft Drinks
Imported And Domestic
CIGARS
Louclcs Building
MADRAS, ORE.
WE HAVE more buyers for farm liuidf
Ibon wo liuvo on our lists, PleuBe
call at our otllce iryou desire to sell.
Vau TubkoI Lund Co.
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NEW AND COMPLETE LINE
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WW CENTLEMENS' FURNISHINGS
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On Accounts And in Trade
WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE ;.
M, A. ROBINSON
GENERAL . MERCHANTS
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Itailroad construction in this vicinity
linn not been retarded by tlip severe
weather on cither tho Deschutes Rail
road or tiic Oregon Trunk Iine. The
contractors at the Harriman camps
South of Madras are working a large
force of men and Twohy $ pwyer, on
the eamo line, ore working steadily on
tlie deep cut near the Monrpo Place, two
miles Northeast of town.
The Oregon Trunk Elite contractors
are equally as busy getting their pa in pa
constructed and equipped down Willow
Creek canyon, and Wasting upon, the
wagon road being built into tho canyon
is heard at intervals every day. Torter
Bros, have three camps established at
different points between Madras and the
Deschutes River, the second camp West
from this place being located 1n the
vicinity of the two tunnels which are to
bo cut near the Deschutes oanyon in or
der that there may be n smaller degree
of curvature in the line. The oik at
this point will be comparatively slow as
all of it is th rough rock. Several Bta
tion crews are working in the canyon
below town, being strung out for a con
sidcrable distance down the line.
Wliile the railroad builders are push
ing their, lines North from Klamath
Falls, work is being pushed equally as
fast toward the South from the Colum
bla River, and it is predicted by the
officials of the Harriman line that its
trains will be running into Madras by
the latter part of next Summer.
The principal reason for the great
haste of the Harriman contractors North
of Madras is that track-laying upon that
line will come to an abrupt halt when it
reaches Willow Creek canyon, and it is
desired to get the Deschutes Railroad
completed thus far as soon as possible
eo that the steel can brought in for the
large bridge whtcli will span Wiliow
Creek. This bridge will Ls an under
taking of consideiable magnitude, nn3
the Harriman line will be stopped at
tliis place for some time while the falee
works are being erected and the steel
placed in position for this immense
structure.
"With the stcain railroads and electric
lines now building and projected in Ore
gon, the year 1900 will probably have
marked the greatest era of railroad
building tho etate linn ever known.
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TUCKER & GULP
Horseshoeing and
I General Blacksmithing
WAGON AND
PLOW WORK
First-Class Work Gcaraateefl
Located in the old JJmofcg ion
MADRAS, OREGON
Warren Smith
PROPRIETOR
Tonsorial Parlor
BATHS
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FARMS . LOTS,
and personal property
Handled by
D- W. BARNETT
MADRAS, OREGON
Office at Eeaidotloe, South Mala 1.
Ono Not Expected To Live Three Are
Seriously Bruised Anl Cut
Py Flying Rooks
Tuesday night about Ji) o'clock an ex
plosion occurred near the Colahan con
struotion camp below the mouth of Por
ter Spring canyon in which four Italian
laborers were more or lese seiiously in
jured. Contractor Tarn Ortlahan is
Bub-contractor undpr Twohy Prp.8. upon
the Deschutes Rai)rqaf.
Thp men were employed na a rock
gang ott the night shift, and were, blast:
jng in ft tunnel which is bring cut for
thp purpose of changing the course ol
the prepk They had prepared tliree
blasts at this time, lighted them all at
once and had gone on the outside of ti.e
tunnel until after the explosions. Two
of the charges were distinctly heard and
the men waited for a few minutes ex
pecting to hear the other charge, but as
tho weather was very.c(6ld and thinking
perhaps two blasts had gone off at the
same lime, they started back into the
tun ne and. one of the men was nearly
over the third charge when it exploded
Tliis man's Injuries are extremely seri
ous, his condition being suclt that he
cannot nossibly recover. Another man
being close to the first, was also seri
ously injured, but it is not thought his
wounds will prove fatal. The other two
men, being a litilo farther in the rear,
were badly cut and bruised by the flying
rock.
A messenger was immediately sent to
secure medical aid at Madras 14 miles
distant, and Dr. Ivettle, resident physi
cian for the Deschutes Railroad, started
at once for the scene, who made the
injured men as comfortable as possible
under the circumstances. The two men
most seriously injured' were started on
the road to Bliapiko. at an early hour
yesterday morning, to get them to the
railroad company's hospital at Grass
Valley.
MERCURY STRIKES THE
BOTTOM SUNDAY NIGHT
The weather is surely having its inn
ing these days, and almost every voca
tion is discommoded by its vagaries.
The snow commenced failing early
Saturday morning and by Sunday aoout
eight incites of the "Eoft and fluffy" wa
covering the ground. Sunday was cleat
and cold', though late in the evening the
mercury took an upward trend and it
appeared as if a cliinook were forth
coming, but early morning risers Mon
day were roughly disillusioned, as dur
ing the night it had turned bitter cold
and the government thermometer regis
tered 25 below. Monday it began snow
ing again and by Tuesday 13 inchet
more ot the "beuutitul" was promiscu
ously strewn for the iiHpbding Of pedes
trians who were wont to quote blank
verso galore. Yesterday about four in
dies more of snow fell, making 25 oi
moro inches which has fallen since last
Friday. Weather today is warmer.
The mail stages are greatly inconve
nienced by the inclement weather and
have been n day or more late for the
past week. The hauling of freight from
the railroad has also become an ex
tremely arduous task and tho price lias
jumped from GO cents to a dollar a hun
dred from Shaniko, with not enough
takers to Fiipply the needs of the mer
chants and tailroad commissaries here
at that rate.
WASCO COUNTY COL
LECTS $900 IN FINES
ilrojp: Work Between
Wadrjis And PgnJ
LAR0E 6AM P LOSATED
AT pBQOflEj RiygR
EnolnQlr)0 Crow An SUIftotl Nov
Line Suryeyed Near Bonrfr
T-hcro lias been some slight abiftin
of the surveying crews .aroupd Bcnd
during the pant week.. Engineer llocke?
fellow and his crew, who have been stn
tioned at Bend ond Redmond all Burnt
mer, have been transferred fp MnjjrnSj
and a new crew under J. J.'Btncer
now rppning a line at Rend for the Oio
gon Trunk Wntf. Engineer Staeer bo
gan his work by tying PPto tlie Wakei
field line near tlie Central Oregon papal,
and is now running North, surveying
liudEastof j'iiot.Putte, says tlipUemi
Bulletin.
Engineer "Wakefield, will move from,
Fred, ghonrjuest's place to Wet Weatheu
Springs tqday, apd f s h,ard at work focat
ing the fineet kind of n Uno possiblq
through that section- They have tha
lino lqcated about baU way across tho
lava aud it rpns between Eava But to
and the river.
'Bend men who have come past Trail
Crossing report that a large camp is,
located at tlie crossing of tho Oregon
Trunk 'Eino over Crooked River. A
large tent fully 2p0 feet long is used for
a stable, and pew men and -teams am
being added to the cfetv frequently.
Much blasting is being done on the apt
proaches to the bridge, and South of tho
crossing a large crew is at work op a fill
a mile or more long.
Grading op the Harriman line North
of Madras is being pushed through rap1
idly. Some of tho contractor? have fint
ished their contracts in the oanyon, and.
are moving South of Madras. E- W,
Richardson, who was through that sec
tion a short time ago, reports that tbcrfl
iq one crew at work about a mile this
side of the above named place, and twd
other camr s are established still farthet
this way on the Harriman survey.
Contractor Calahnh, who has it con.
tract for six miles through rod--ai
tlie mouth of Trout Creek, said it would
take him 18 months to finish his con
tract. He lias been on the job about six
months, and hence sliouH have it fin
ished in about a year from the present
date.
Judge Twohy has stated that they ,
would have tlie Harriman line com?
pleted to Madras by July or August of .
next year.
PRIZES AWARDED AT
DRY FARMING CONGRESS
Nino hundred dollars was the total
amount of fines which five "bootleg
gers" paid in Justice J. A. Doutliit's
court Friday morning. Frank Wolevei,
Tony Silva, H. C. Nichols, Oeorgo Kne-
bal and L. Darby having pleaded guilty
to tho charge of selling intoxicating
liquors in u dry precinct, says The
Dalles Chronicle
District Attorney Fred W. Wilson and
Sheriff Levi Chnsman, who have been
conducting n strenuous campaign in nn
attempt to wipe out "bootlegging" In
tho dry precincts ot Wtteco County,
learned that tho illegal sale of liquor
was transpiring at Antelope, atiil sent
N. A. Bliustrom and F, F. l'ejersoh to
that place, MQdy to collect evidence.
Tho officials wont to Antolope them
selves Wednesday morning and saw
liquor being Bold, in the saloons con
ducted by Wolover and Sllva when no
questions wero asked, it being readily
seen that booze was beliitf disposed of
generally
The Deschutes Valley's exhibit at tlib
Dry Farming Congress held at Billings;
Montana, in October, was the best and
the valley Iibs been,awarded a silver cup"
for its display. Cousideiing the haSto
vith which tliepe farming products wero
4nthered, this victory is regarded as it
notable distinction-
Prizes won at the congress aro tho
subject of n communication received
this week at tho offices of tho, Great
Northern in Portland. The report, aa
given to tlie Oregonian, is as follows:
"James J. Hill, chairman of the board
of directors ot tlie Great Northern, of
fered ?'000 in cash prizes and several
liver cups for agricultural products.
rown a'ong along the line of the Great
Northern Railway in Orecon, Washing
ton and Mont. ina. Through the efforts
of the traffic department of tlie Great
Northorb in Portland, ah exhibit was
secured from tho territory contiguous
to the line now building in Central Ore
gon, and the following prizes wero'
awauled, some being Dry Farming Con-,
gress trophits ami ctnm Hill ' specjal
prizes:
Alfalfa seed, R Af Powell, Prineville,
two 1st prizes; ..colored oats, J H Katq,
Bend, 1st, II J Healy, Culver, 2d; Win
ter rye, II J Healy, Madras, 1st; pota
toes, 0 Springer, Culver, 2d; Irish bar
ley, C ll Howell, Bend, 1st; aUalfiv seed,
JM Powell, Bend, 1st; colored onts(J;
II Cadle, Prlnovillo, 1st; Winter rye,
H J Ilealey, Madras, 3d; best general
display, Oregon, J J Hill cap."
The nbovo is slightly Inaccufate, as it
falls to mention tho prize awarded to
Titmnn Reuter, of Madras, who recently
received ft lotlet, uccQmpanleii by a J. J'.
Hill ribbon from d, E. Rjnh, General,
Industrial Agcht of the Great Noriherty
Informing him that ho hud been award
ed second prizo for tho noxt best iudU
vldtul display of farming product,