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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1910)
Fire Menace Is Very Great FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!! I "This is an alarm of fire. "Do yon hear II? . Will yon heed it? 'If the fire has not come yet, it soon will. "Yon may prevent it. "Yon can scarcely atop it. "Although July has hardly 'begun, a dry sprng followed hy hot weather has resulted in terrific foret fires throughout the coast Btates. The tinder-like condition of the woods so early in the season threatens ua with one of the worst fire years in history. With the situation already extremely serious and the usually dry mouths still to come the Pacific Northwest faces great dan Ker of uncontrollable sweeping fires be " fore which all effort will he powerless to prevent great destruction of resources If not of human live. It is a time to appeal to every citizen for vigilance to avert disaster and distress to the com - unity". In these words the "Western Forestry & Conservation Association bcglus a 8t atement issued recently as result of reports upon the unusually critical forest fire situation received from its subsid iary Gre fighting organizations through out the Northwestern states. All an- : thorities agree that the unusually early arrival of dangerous conditions . warrants grave apprehension. . Great destruction has already resulteJ iu Montana, Idaho, and California. In i Oregon and Washington many fires J have broken ou; and, although most i have been successfully handled, every lay is increasing the danger of condi tions which prevent control. The association calls attention to the fact that very destructive forest fires come in cycles, due to abnormal years. u hue in ordinary seasons countless fires smoulder without serious effect and even the more important ones can usually be checked by sufficient effort. every few years comes a combination of protracted dry weather and wind during which any fire once started be comes almost Instantaneously beyond influence of human endeavor. Huch "fires burn furiously till checked by rain or lark of fuel and sweep vastareat- with great rapidity. The last of tbe-e "Fire years" was 1902, wl en mam lives besides resources worth nearly 580,000,000. were destroyed in Oregon and ashington in a day or two. It Is a return of such a catasirophy which is feared if heavy rains do not relieve the early dryness of 1910. In the mean fme the Associatioi appeals to every trave'er and esident In forests regions to exercise the great est precaution with fire, and to all timber owners to maintain vigilant patrol. In stime states the Governor has legal power to forbid hunting, lUhing and camping during periods oi great fire danjjer, but iu the Northwest there is no insurance but care exercised by the individual. GREEK KILLS FOREMAN Contlnned on page 1. A Coroner's jury brought in the following verdict: Wc, the jury empanelled to inquire into the death of Andrew Melrich find that deceased came to his death by a gun shot wound, at the hands of Dan Prcrich. John Loveall, foreman. Jerry Cramer. F. M. Loveland. J. H. Wilson. . S. E. Gray. Edward Sweeting. On Wednesday the preliminary ex amination of Prerich was held at Prine ville and he was held to await the action of the grand jury and was remanded to jail. Two autoloads of witnesses went up frqm this place to attend the exam tnation. The remains of Melrich wore buried in Madras Cemetery last.Monday even i"g. Sheriff Elkins, A. J. Weston and Jerry Cramer went to the scene of the murder this (Thursday) morning. They were able tofollow the tracks of Pre rich right up to the place where he fired the fatal shot, and also his tracks when lie fled. They were easily identified by the fact that one shoe worn by Prerich had hob-nails in it, and the ohher did not. While there is no doubt in anyone's mind that the man held is the murderer, no one saw the deed com mitted, and this evidence furnished by the tracks will be valuable in establish ing Prcrich's guilt. The NEWSPAPER PRESS FOR SALE Six-column quarto Ideal Hand Cyl Inder newspaper press for sale cheap or cash. As good as new. Write the Pioneer, Madras, Oregon. CHURCH OF CHRIST SERVICES Sunday school at io a. m. Preaching service at ix a. m.; the com munion service wiii follow. Sermon in the evening at 8 p. m. You are invited to attend these services. Elder J. H. Barklev, Minister. Touring a small quantity of kerosene into the hills of ants near the bouse Is said to be an effective means of driv ing them away. As soon as the breeding season is aver the hens will endure the hot weather and shed their feathers just as well If the roosters are put in a rard by themselves or into potpies. Experiments carefully conducted 3how that calves and pigs, like grow ing plants, make the most rapid growth when they have abundant sunshine, ft Is a cheap tonic and should be used without stint. The expenditure of the same Inge nuity and energy will give larger financial returns from the raising of onions than fussing with ginseng and from the growing oi "murphies" than monkeying with mushrooms. i 1 HORSESHOEING General Repairing West of Hood & Stanton'o Barn HOS. H. MADDROH Madras, Oregon Scrap Book Things Ho Didn't Understand. At the table on nn incoming liner on a recent trip one of the first cablu pas sengers found In nu oyster one of the tiny seed pearls which look almost ex actly llko bird shot. Apparently the formation of pearls was a mystery to htm, for he examined the thing curi ously, picked It up gtngcrly and laid it on the tablecloth for further Investiga tion. Now, it la a habit of cooks at sea to carry fishhooks iu their pockets, aud on this trip, by n curious coincidence, part of a small hook got caught In a piece of beefsteak that was served to this particular passenger. As soon ns his knife encountered the hard object ho started, picked it out carefully and laid It beside his other find ou tho cloth. Then he beckoned to the waiter and confidently whispered lu his ear. "I don't want to be impertluent," ho sold, "but would you mind telling me where you shoot your oysters and why you catch your steaks with a hook and line?' A Homo Song. I turned an ancient poet's boolc And found upon the page. "Stono walls do not a. prison make Nor iron bars a cage." Yes, that Is true, and something more You'll And where'er 3ou roam That marble floors and gilded walls Can never make a home. But every house where lovo abides And friendship Is a guest Is surely home, and home, sweet home. For there the heart can rest. "Henry van Dyke. V W mm mm -Wl I OU ESU Lots in the Original Townsite MADRAS Ho Was Not Surprised. "What kind of ducks are these!'" ask ed the visitor In the ornithological de partment at the museum. "Labrador," said the attendant. "We paid $1,000 for those two specimens." "Gosh," exclaimed the visitor, turn ing to his wife, "he says they paid $1,000 for 'cm! I've bought finer ducks for half a dollar many a time. What have you got 'em in that glass case for?" he inquired, addressing the guide again. "Because they are about the most notable exhibit we have. Those birds were shot in ISoG. Labrador ducks are now extinct." "He says," exclaimed the visitor. turning to his wife once more, "they put 'em in that glass case because they haven't a pleasant odor. And I don't wonder at it They were shot In ISoG." Madras has more natural resources than any other city in Central Oregon. The city water system is well under way and work will soon commence. Make your selections now before prices are advanced. ?i'''C't'''C'C,0:il'Cf5fCOf,f'OC,f0t,K'J 9 0 FARM LOAMS EIGHT PEIt CiSWT PjSR ANNUM NO DELAYS TWO PER CENT COMMISSION Vermont Loan & Trust Company See SanfonJ & McKinney, Madras, Oregon The Only Thing to Do. The old veteran had paused in his reminiscences aud was mopping his brow, while his audience waited Impa tlently, thinking ho had left off. "1 recollect," he continued dreamily. that at the battle of Alma I had very excitln time. Bullets were ielt in" upon us like rain, men fell right and left, cannou roared like thunder Itself, and, worst of all, the enemv had managed to get within a hundred yards of our position. I was mad with excitement and wnsn't thlnkin of anything except Just fightin' for all I was worth. All of a sudden I turu ed and found thnt my regiment hnd changed Its position, aud I was cut off loft to the mercy of the enemy, sir!" The veteran paused. He always does nt the most exciting part. lie finds it amusing. "Well, what did you do?" nsked nu impatient listener. "Do?" said the old fellow sternly. "Well, I reckon 1 did, n mllo In three minutes!" St. Paul Dispatch. MADRAS CAFE SOFT AL DRINKS HOWELL MADRAS MEAT MARKET Campbell, Stroud 8 Co., Props. Wholesale and Retail Dealers TflESIESIKC CTXIRIEID MEATS We have the best line of Fresh Meats In the country The Why Ho Scored. Sir Charles Todd was for many years at the head of the Adelaide observa tory and was the chief of the South Australian weather bureau. Ouce when visiting one of the smaller towns of the colony lie called on n man who hud gained a local reputation ns a weather prophet. Without disclosing his identity Sir Charles said to him: "I dubblo a little In weather predict ing myself. Would you mind telling me how you nrrlve ut your conclu sions?" "Ob, that's easy enough," was the re ply. "There's nn old covo lu Adelaide called Todd who puts In tho papers what he thinks the weather's going to be, and I always put Just the op posite to what he snys, and that's tho way I score." Somo Puns. Tho best pun in tho English lan guage is Tom Hood's: IIo went and told tho sexton, And the sexton tolled tho bell. The worst pun is. thnt of the man who fell Into n ditch and rose with the remark, "now very dltchtresslng!" Dr. Johnson said that tho nuii was the lowest order of wit, but to this Goldsmith replied, "Tho pun, hi other words, is the foundation of wit, oh?" Every Latin master likes to tell his boys two puns. Tho first Is a punning flerlvatlon of restaurant: "lies, a thing; taurus, n bull; a bully thing." Tho other Is n derivation of virgin: "Vlr, u man: gin. a trap; a mnn trap." Among newspaper humorists tho pun Is dying out. In tho old days, tho good old days, the Burlington Ilnwk rye mnn and tho Norrlslown Herald tliuan and tho Arknnsaw Traveler man t t ALL KINDS OF GARDEN VEGETABLES N THEIR SEASON would pun nt ench other like this: We don't enro n straw what Shako Bpcaro oald a rose by any other nunio would not smell as' wheat. Arknnsaw Traveler. We hnvp mode nn ont of tho above. -Burllujrton Ilnwkoye. Such aims nro barely tolornblo. They sninlzo es, they nrouso our righteous rorn. and they turn tho public tnsto a-rye.-Norrlfltown Herald. m ayre & Hendricks AT TOWNSITE COMPANY'S OFFICE m m mm mm m mm. - Homestead. Notice for Pui.iict- 1 lion. Department f tli Inte rior, U. S. LhihI OHIum ut The Dulles, Oregon, June 21. 1'JIO, "Notice Is hereby u I veil that Asa Clink, of Madras, Oregon, who, on July 0, 1900, made Homestead, (serial No. 03955) No 15255, for Irt 2, IS and se'nwVi, 84nc, sec 1, tp l'.i e, r 12 o, w in, Has tiled notice of intention to make finul flveyeur proof, to cntnbllHh la i in to the laud ithove decarlhed bo fore Howard W. Turner. United Stated CoinmifcHiouer, at IiIh uIIIch at Madras, OreKon, on tint 2nd day of August. 1010. ' Claimant names us witnesses: Karl Noble, INy Htunp, William (lamlin and Ed i'ike, all of Mndru-, Oregon. C. W. Moohk. 30-jy28 HeglHter. Notice for Publication. Notice is hereby given that tho Nor-, them Pacific Hallway Company, whoso post office nddrups is St. Paul, Minne sota, has this 10th day oi Juno, 1910, lllcd in this olilce its application to se lect under tho provisions of tho net of uongresif, nppiovcd July 1, 1898 (.'ICR" ...4 CftT l.Vl. i i . n oiui. uji, u-u, as extended oy con gress, approved May 17th 190G, the Lot 1, sec 17, tp 9 h, r 13 o, w iu, con taining 26.93 ncroH. Any ami all persons claiming adverse ly the hinds described, or dofiring to object bocnuao of tho mineral character of the land, or for any oilier reason, to i io disposal to applicant; should filo their affidavits of mutest In HiIn nfil,.,, on or before tho Hud dv of Autin&t. I nr tf '. i . ' j u moohk, ueKinior. TVTOT10E For Publication. North erti Pacific Hallway Co., LUt No. 1220, Llht No. 07092, United BlutHi Land Oflice, Tho Dulles, Oregon, June 28, 1910. Notice is hereby given that the Northern Pacific Railway Company, whoie pOHtofllco uddrei-H h St. Paul , MiniifNotii, lias thU 25th day of Jun, 10:0, filed in this office It application to select under tho prnvl8lonn of the Act of CoiigrvflH. approved July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 597, 020,, ns extended hy tho Act of Congress, annroved May 17, 1907, The vn eec 2; mwJso; sec. 8; Hcj w sec, 80, twp. 12 range Ifl east; also nwi hcI eec. 28, twp. 1 1 eonth, range 17 east, W. M. Any and all persons claiming ad versely tho landfl deorlln'd,.or desir ing to object hecntiNo nf the mineral thnructer of the land, op for any other reuHon, to (ho disposal to applicant. should lllu their uffldavUu of protest in this office, on or before ttio 10th day of Aufuit, 1010. C. W. MooltR, JyH'ir IteglMcr H I Inn. Jiirifflt . .v. , w. - Oiegon, June 15, 1910. nviH urn i - deceased, A UUY1 mt.n TlnrnM'W rwjti i kj idmi t rrr mvi VrJ I ... . t . ..,in.i am r n i J i-tel III! 11 nvtuv Ilnnl flve-ycr pw'i claim to the Isndiboti fore Iloward W. Turner. rA.t.tn-.lu.itiiar. nt till UUIIIUIinriviH ti - Oreiron.oti the 2od -'J 1910. i i i ti n m um it Hrowii, of Culver, Orej I llnullnn. 1'UOIIO"- i ...i.... U liiirfhf til" - . .... .1.- (Mniia reoted iy h -"'j m m m m n m d wm ' m mv m i i a nn t Jiiivti w 1910. Notioe Kor Publl H0MK8TKAD ion. Detmrtmetitof tho Intorlnr. II. Lund Ollle.e ut The Dalltm. Or, June 21, 1010. ' 0 ' Notice Is hereby f) von (lint Beth B, Crawford, of flillvnr. OritfnM ulm nt f no XtUUj III illlU jSl f37flKn Vvirvy- 1 .... lit rn 1 no mp n ,r. ..Int.wlb A. HI.. AD V U 111 J"1 .. "7nf b . 10 lit II 1. 1 Wl. Bit ' ' .. .1. MI DI suiivo v"--7-.- turn rttladrclum.,"' i,,.fore the dy M" on I it i..r! mTv"8 0.W.- H OMESTEAH. . ....... nt l.ttlUl WHW iv, wo I I .. 1 1 1 Jiuiiiuiiiumi irfcriHl .i " 03801) no. 15033, fornjsjfo, hcsw, seo 27 and iiojnwl, fieo Rj, tp 13 u, r Ah c, w in, Ilia riled notlco of Inlentloii tn make lluul flve-yeur nrnof. tn .,u(..i,ni. fllalni to Ihn bind above dtHorlbed he fore llownril V, Tiirnbr, U. H. Com tnlHHloner ut IiIh nlllcu at MudriiH. Ore koii. 011 tho 2nd day of AiWwt, luio, wii.iuililll, llltllM'M HH WIIIICHHt-H! u Hpri.iKi-r, Dwlirht HobortH WIHlnin lliintu, all of Onlvor. nnd Wnltur Ruble, of Madras, Or. I30jy28 U. W. Moore, itu utitl Or., Inter The Pioneer kIvch you 1 1 0 liomunnd county iiowh and Hiwm you in tmifii. with your HiirroitndliiKu, HubHtirliin forU, Prlooi 1,60 por year. Notico for Publication. The Dalles, Orej-on Juiio 28lh 1010. Notlco is hereliv u vun tliat tlm i,n.. of OreKou has filed in this olllro its nn J' t l iitfi 1 Int. XT tnnr a . . i'mvliiiiii, uuwj w select under tliv provisions of tho Aut of CouurciSBOl August .14,1848. mid tho Acts supplc.oent I))' " nmondfttory tlieroto, Uio Lot 2, sec. 110, tp9p., r.13 o., w.m., Any nnd nil perboiif cluimitm ndvoruly the land described, or dcMirliiK to object hecnuso of tho inlm-M ivmn.. ter of the nnd, or fur any nii.er .enB,..!, to th n'r1! to"lMliont should lilo their 5S " 0,,,.l.T",,"Ht ln t,,lH nm on or before the 10th dny tf August 1010. O. W, Moore, Itogistor. at Miulrasi OW" : li iiiihii ,.nn 1 n.Mi W'll UU, ".Hb I'Olt BALK Good, younK, fresh milch i'ov.-Hco B. D. Porlvftl, Kotw" . ... if ii .....rtlllPIlV V Alio .w Hniuoitei0'tt oflnffi roll j'ttl-jy2i BTlt AY rPAKEB about lsyw"01"' . . ...liPIl " ..nn roCOVvi' . ..1 .rd ' ..... ..tiarV P'o..i fnre. v".7 v. sr. . . ' t.a. fil. " rt..