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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ayre & Hendricks
AT TOWNSITE COMPANY'S OFFICE
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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,
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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
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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
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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.,
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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.
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