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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1910)
7 ' 4. Vnrfc i ' v tj , '4 The Madras Pioneer E-. If MADRAS, CRQOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 24, 1910. NO. 32 VI FEED DV ni, & SALE MADRAS, OREGON b Ad HOOD & STANTON GIVE our Orders Prompt Attention m ransient Stock Given Beat Of Feed And Gare ! PROFESSIONAL CARDS. li M. '. 't - Qf G. COLLVEF? NOTARY PUBLIC Justice of tlio Poaco CULVER OREGON Howard w, turner U. S. COMMISSIONER lf,444l Madras State Bank MADRAS. OREGON IANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Money transmitted to nil part of Wiled W$ Canad I, M. Conklin. PttudeiA nil Gen, MrStlSf J C, E, Romi, Vice-Pei4 ItECTOHH 0. K. Ilouuli, M. Pull, J. C. Kntilnuin, Kobt. Ite. J. M, Conklln ,, ,i in i IK mil ntllT 1 -- -- r1 H e California Wine Co. SHANIKO, OREGON AlllWIIIIIOItK tho oiiiiiiinu III Hlinnlko of a mall order lioiue, which handles nothing but bonded IWjiuirH and high grnilo (?niirnrnlii wliii-H ut ttiu name nrlcus charged by city wlioluxalera. . f Tlio llrm iiinlntnlim w bur and doc no iittnll IhinIiiuhk fnrtluir than to give Its mull order cii-stonmri ii guaranteed service or quality und jiromiitnws. fllVB us a tnul and bu convinced. A FEW SPECIALS BARGAIN No. 1 quart hnttlc California Urnndy, Lrfi-jmir nlil wliltky Iqimrt hottlo Port Wlno iUrt bottle Wierry Winn f(iiiirt hottlo Muscatel Wlno til For $2.50 BARGAIN No. Z Sherry Wine, SJ.SO a gnllon, JUuneiMcl Wine, H'i n pillion, A. p-year-old Donrbon Whis ky, S3 a gallon All Fop $6.00 FINE OLD PORT WINE, $1.50 A GAL orders given prompt and close attention. Is sealed and packed in good condition. in you are in Shaniko, look for the barrel in front. notary publiq insurance; ' MAPItAB QBEUON w. II. SNOOK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Otyu? b Dfue b(pre. MADKA8 OKEQptl Jf H. HANER 'ABSTRACTER OF TITLES NprAnv ryywe rniwYiLi.K, OIIKQON SULPHUR 93 per eenfc pure INTERNAL Or EXTERNAL USE Thi is wee 10c PEf? POUfiD Red Cross DRUG STORE Madras, Oregon FOR SALE.r-SniltlPremier Type writer, with metal cover, at reason able price. Inquire ut The Ploueer Ollloe. ential Oregon Mercantile Company SUCCESSOR TO J. C, & M. A. ROBINSON Spring Dry Goods LATEST PATTERNS-JUST ARRIVED Lawns, Ginghams, Chambrays, Percales, Dimities THIS LINE IS SURE TO PLEASE YOUCALL AND INSPECT IT 'DDS Still selling. Cost cuts no . nftwii ui i no oiii cvvu uwj " -IN Do will not overlook this line Garden Seeds OF ALL VARIETIES IN PACKETS OR BY THE POUND ' Old Hickory WAGONS are strong and durable, light-running Call and talk with us about your needs in Implements and Vehicles MADRAS, ORE, Electric Line Project For Madras mi Prineville WOULD SERVE VERY PR. ODUCTIVE AREA Lino Easy Of Construction, With Easy Grados Plonty Of Power Is Ayallablo jn plpctflp ratify HflP frW, to I'rincviUp ifl tlio nle$ trnnqporfton project mentioned p,r ts gefpfl, a well nuthcpHcated. rn,qr o ich rcnclicd Uo fione 'Ab eck. rail rond tnnn p,( -ortand of considerable prominence, y hp, is pot yet ready to have his name mentioned in connection with tlio project and parties of this sec tion who are interested, in the enterprise, and also yet unwilling to be identified with tlio concern, have been over the country to be traversed by such a line, and are quite enthusiastic over the engineering possibilities of a railroad over tiiis route, as well as the probable freight tonnage that will be gained by tlio constrticition of such a line. Tiie route of the line from this city would bo up Willow Creek to a point Northwest of the Colonel Smith ranch, thence a little Knst of South through the Lamonta country to Grizzly Butte gap, thence to proceed up Crooked ltivertvalley to Prineville. Such a road could bo built with com paratively easy grades. Ilobert Bea, who has surveyed several different railway lines through this section, saye that a eplendid line could be constructed from Madras to Prineville with a grade qf not to exceed 1.6. A grade of this percent would be exceedingly good for an electric line which can use a grade that would bo very laborious fqr a Bteam line. This road anld be built witii little expense, as, witii tiie excep tion of a (e miles up Willow Creek, the road would be only a matter of grading through dirt, which is the cheapest class of construction. The great incentive to tiio construc tion of this road, is the country to bo served, which includes some of the most highly developed farms in Central Oregon. This line would also traverse STYLISH MILLINERY On or before March 28 1 will have my SPRING and SUAIMJ3H stock of Indies' aud Children's Hats, Etc, at my rcaidenco on South Fifth Street, Madras, LATEST FASHIONS Ladies are invited to call and seo stook before pur chasing. Prices and styles wjll suit everyone MRS. Hi G KEY H H Bfc K MM 4fe HAKNtdd 1 The Best In Town i t TENTS, WAGON COVERS & SHEETS t COLLARS and PADS, ORIOLES, Etc. jB.S.LARKINl .. Mil 1111 -MM" TUCKER & GULP Horseshoeing and General Blacksmithing WAGON AND PLOW WORK First-Class fori: Guaranteed Located ill the old llwk ahtifl MADRAS, ORUUON n tn mi ' m Milium irii wun4i the t,rize vegetable district tributary to Madras. Beyond Prineville such a road would secure a traffic which) bo cause of topographical dilficulties, would not bo threatened by any other road for a share of the trafflic, for probably half a score of years. It would also open up the way for cheaper lumber transportation for this. section, as the line would skirt the timber district of upper Willow Creek, which contains approximately 4,000,000,000 feet of standing Umber. Owing to tlio physi cal lay of the couplry this is only nat ural outlet for Uiia imraenso amount of timber. PxinevUlo business men and commer cial bodies have also considered this proposition favorably, and ty is. un,f' stood may take tho inthyo financ ing the project , 'ifi, floj ajcpn ip soon by pther interests.. he power for such a line would be a matter 9, ltte difficulty, as the Des chutes at thi i? end and Qrooked Oliver at the. Prineville end of the line contain Dower possibilities greatly n eceqg of wha( would be required. COLUMBIA SOUTHERN PROJECT AGAIN VIGOROUS Now Owners Openlni Dltqhcs And Will Construct Immense Stor age Rerervolr Engineers have begun tho prelimin ary survey of the Columbia Southern irrigation project, Crook County, which was recently taken over by the Oregon, Washington & Idaho Finance Company, is the report which appeared in a recent issue of the Portland Telegram. Rep resentatives of tiie company have start ed work clearing out the ditches through which there will be a demand tor water this year. About two-thirds of the res ervoir site to be used for storage pur poses has been purchased, and the re maining portion will socm, be acquired. Although the cpnjpany has fiv-e months under which, according to the State Land Board's agreement, it can perfect preliminaries, all work is being com menced now on a permanent basis, and the money expenditures are the best proof that the company intends to take over the whole work under the terms ol the State agreement. A total of about 27,0OQ.acres is planned to bo reached with water. Last year Tumalo's normal flow was eo low that not to exceed 7000 acres could have been irrigated from it. This year there is a great supply of snow in the mountains, and perhaps 15,000 acreB could be wa tered. An average year is estimated to give water for about 12,000 acres. But the big refervolr to be constructed, it is estimated, will furnish water so that a total of 27,000 acreB can be reclaimed. CHRISTAL HARTMAN PEP PERS" BOY WITH SHOT Sunday afternoon, March 13, at th homestead of Christal Hartman, about eight miles Southeast of Madras, oc curred what might have been a serious shooting affray, when Hartman shot Johnny Franks in the back with a shot gun loaded with bird-shot. Tho shot penetrated tho flesh very slightly owing to the distance the young man was away. However, his injuries are quite painful, and if no complications set in he will soon bo able to get around. The boy's mother came to Madras and swore out a warrant for tho arrest of Hartman, and Constable Jackson brought the belligerent before Justice Brooks Friday, when a hearing was had nud he was bound over to nppeur before the Grand Jury and placed under bonds to keep the peace. It seeuiB that Hartman had been un der tho impression that he waa being imposed upon. As the Franks boy and a companion by the uamo of Kelley, woro passing through his place, they stopped at tho well for a drink of water and were ordere'd off tho place. During tho argument Hartman repaired to the house, and, boforo tho boys got out of range, deliberately fired on them, with both barrels of his shot gun. A lew days later Hartman filed a complaint agdnst the boys and Wed nesday they woro placed under "bonds to keep tho peace, SAM SMITH RANCH SOLD PRINEVILLE, Oregon, March 18. Ono of thd largest real estate trans actions recorded In Crook County was completed today, when Goorgo II, IlUBsel, of Tiicoma, bought tho O. Sam Smith ranch, up tho Ochoco, consisting of 3200 acrc'B of deeded land, for $59,000, Mr, Kussel will turn It into a horse ranch, D. I. & P. COMPANY HAS RECEIVER APPOINTED At tho instance of Eastern bondhold ers, Judge Bean, presiding in tho Unit- -ed States Court, yesterday ordered that a receiver be appointed for tho Des chutes Irrigation & Power Company. The court made a special, request that the attorpeys representing the parties to tho litigation agree upph some capa ble and disinterested citizen residing hi the vicinity of the Carey act.reclama tion project, and to recommend hia name to the court at 10. o'clock Tuesday, says, Jhp. Cegoniai. Tho court inti mated, ha Chfcf Engineer Redfleld,, who has hten in charge of the construe, tion pf the brrigatjoa canal, wftud be a, suitable person,. attorneys Fentoo & Feoton., Addison, and Wilson & Neol were not prepared to cnor the suggested conference until they bad received instructions from their clients in Co.Ju.mbus!, OiiiQj to. whom a message concerning tho action, of the co.ujt yfa; dispatched. Attorneys, . Hall and Stgarns, representipg the com-; . pauy, will probably favor tl9 appoint-; . ment of Engineer Redfleld. 1 Tle litigation began, uore, hgji a yeay... ago, the first attempt to. secure a re-.. ceiver p.roving a failure. A the p(re.en. hearing it was ajiown that Ohio, capital -. ista had furnished $35,000, forthe.pUr-. chase of bands, and the D,. I. 6c P. Co. had given a Gret mortgage for security tiie MerohantB Saving Trust Com; pany being named as trustee. Later ak second issue of bonds was authorized by. the company, and the same trustee was, named. It was alleged that the DeB-. chutes company had failed in payment of several installments of interest. TAXES BEING PAID RAP-. IDLY AT QQUNTYSEAT Tax money 9 fairly pouring into the sheriff's ofjce. Everybody puts off thg payment util the last moment and then, the rush begins. The 3 per cent reduc-. tion that 5a -made on all taxes pd, March IS ia aft incense ftflt"t to Wei looked by the prudent ones. Deputy Sheriff Cpmbg and H. A Fxiatep are head over heela in work. Ap.prox mately $100,000 has been pajd, i,n, ha 1909 assessment roll. As statedt tho. amount is approximated. The work of tesuing rebate receipts is two weeks bc hind. In discussing the delay Deputy Sheriff Combs states that the real estate transfers during the past year have been, beyond all precedent and these changes when it cornea to paying taxes, take lots, of time to get straightened out Besides he states, the coimty is growing yery fast in population. Tho clerical farce, of tho office is totally iqadequate' to. handle the tax work during the rush, season. Taxpayers have from March 15 to tho first Monday in April, about three weeks, in which the full amount of taxes will be charged, but after April 4 taxes will be delinquent and a penalty of 10 per cent will be added after that time, ii addition to I per cent interest on defer-i red payments. Lots of people aro tak ing advantage of the half payment offer. If half of your taxes ia paid by tlio first of April your second payment is extend ed until fall without additional cost.--Prineville Journal. CONTRACTORS BLOW OUT COYOTE HOLE"' The largest chargo of powder used in railway construction in this vicinity, was set off at noon today in Willow Creek canyon in blowing a rocky cliff from tho right of way of tho Oregon Trunk Line. Porter & Clarksen, who have the contract on this section of tho line, havo had men employed on this piece of work for tho past three months, and over $5000 was expended in prepar ing this blast, the "coyote holes" being drilled 50 foot into tho hard face of tho bluff. About fivo tons of black powder were used in this shot and the result is reported to bo very satisfactory to tho contractors, owing to the largo amounf of rock which was broken away by tho blast, the debris rolling to tho bottom of tho canyon and forming a dam about 20 fcot high. Many spectators went down from tbta city to witness tho explosion. SERVICES AT M. E. CHURCH Sunday school at io a. m.j EpwortW" League at 6:45 p. m. Easter Sunday, March 24, the services will be in keeping with the occasion. Easter sermon in the morning . and ihij children will give the evening service. Everyone cordially invited, G. K. MOOkueaD, Pmtori 1 ; r ( i I- .f-V- ': Jf .13 I s 'I VI