STEVENS AT HEAD OF
NORTH BANK ROAD
l. St. Paul, July 29 Persistent
t reports are circulated that Geo.
. Burton French has resigned as
president of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle road, the sub
sidiary line owned and operated
jointly by the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific, and
that John F. Stevens, formerly
chief engineer of the Panama
Canal, will become head of the
system, together with other
roads controlled by James J.
Hill on the North Pacific Coast.
Official confirmation could not
be obtained today, Mr. Hill
having nothing to Buy, but it is
generally believed in railroad
circles that the reports nre cor
rect. Mr. Stevens was in St. Puul
yesterday in conference with
.Mr. Hill and other execntivr
officials discussing certain
questions said to have no direct
bearing on the change which
will take effect August 1.
Mr. Stevens left the city to
night. Mr. French was
North Pttoifio ConBt and the
whole Puoifio Coast as well
It has been reported thnt the
Oregon Trunk Line might be
extended as far as San Francisco
or that the Burlington would
be extended through to the
Const, but whatever the pro
posal;is, it is regarded as certain
in railroad circles that Mr. Hil
"has something big up his
sleeve," or he would not have
prevailed on Mr. Stevens to take
control of railroad operations
in the WeBt.
HILLMAN TOWNSITE
AGAIN UNDER FIRE
Salem, July 30. Attorney
General A. M. Crawford this
afternoon directed n letter to
Distiict Attorney George J
ar w
Cameron, of Multnomah County
calling his attention to the
town of Hillman in Crook conn
j ty and suggested that the sub
jnct might be worthy an ofilcia
investigation.
In the letter he refers to a
recent visit he made to Crook
County in company with State
; Engineer John II. Lewis and
in St. while there he was informed by
Pa nl two days ago. He is now County .Judge .H. U. Jiillis and
in flhirnrrnniirt is evnected in 1 and Other county officials that
St. Paul Monday. The fac j 'he realty people having chargn
tlmt lm is in Chinnrrn tnds tn of the townsite had succeeded
indicate that he may return to j in selling 300 lots besides secnr
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. j "g a lar'ge number of install
Paul, with which company he! mum plan contracts.
was before going to the new
;oad in the West. He has held
important positions with the
St. Paul road, being its chief re
presentative at" some of the
main centers in the West.
That Mr. Stevens should be
the executive officer of the
North Bank road is a logica
step m nis career, since ne
left the Panama Canal he hat
been directing the Hill invasioi
of Oregon. He is the president
of the Oregon Trunk Line and
neveral of the steam and electric
line recently acquired in Wash
ington and Oregon. These
clusters of lines are becoming
a large part of the Hill system.
They are in a territory in which
the Harriman and Hill interests
are waging a big conflict. Ru
mors have beeu current for a
long time that Mr. Hill has im
portant plans with regard to
his lines in the West.
The construction of the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
,v0 cB.ct uourg.u.m.m JERSEY COW FOR BALE Gentle
of some important plan by Mr. aud fresh; well bred See S. D. Per
Hill to gain a firm grasp on Mie chal. J28 tf
He said that the town is
platted on a rockpile in a deseri
near w here one of the proposed
lines of railroad is surveyed
He says there are no houses
there, or other buildings, al-
chough the advertising matter
shows banks, hotels and bnild-
ingson the town plat. For a
while, he says, there was one
rent on the land.
He was requested by the
county officials to call Cam
eron's attention to the condi
none and if possible bring the
parties causing the alleged
fraud into the courts. The land
is Draticallv valueless, he as-
serts, for any purpose what
ever and is so situated that no
one will ever become an inhabi
tant then.
AUTOMATIC RIFLE for sale Per
fect condition, .351 caliber; sighted
with Lyman peep aud Sheard bead.
Winchester take down. Yon can kill
anything with it. Every shot where
you aim. Call at the Pioneer office.
FARM
LOANS
V
9 EIGHT PER CrJWT PnJR ANNUM
EIGHT PER OrJixT PnJR ANNUM
NO DELAYS
TWO PER CENT COMMISSION
Vermont Loan & Trust Company
See Sanford & McKinney, Madras, Oregon O
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TEA FOR THE GUARD.
Tht FsstlvltUs Wsr Conducttd on
8trlot Military Unit.
Whllo looking for pirates along tho
Chinese coast. Admiral John Moresby
encountered somo strange adventures
and aomo that wero ludicrous. Ouo
of his oxnerienecs ho describes in
Two Admirals."
Whon visiting tho mandarin of Tien
Pcb, ho with his bluo button, robes
and attendants, 1 with our paymaster,
Runner and a guard of tcu marines
and a sergeant, tea was offered to us
and accepted as a matter of course,
Then, In an access of politeness, the at
tendant proceeded with tho tea to the
guard, stiffly drawn up in the court
yard, the men with rifles shouldered.
Tho sergeant looked round distract'
edly for guidance; ho had no precedent
THE MEN WITH IUFLEP BUOULDKtlKD.
for a tea party on duty. The men
stared with cool contempt at the
spoonful of acid tea,
Fearing lest a refusal might be an
affront, I hastily said, "Sergeant, let
the men take It."
He looked at me for an Instant with
a long, Horrified look of remonstrance:
then, stepping to the front as if drill
ing, he gave the word:
'Order arms! Ground arms! Take the
cups! Drink the tea!"
Like Wordsworth's "forty feeding like
one," they grasped the cups and with
a single gesture emptied them down
their throats.
Next came the stately commands:
"Return the cups! Take up arms!
Shoulder arms!"
It was done. Tho sergeant was
himself again; he felt he had been
equal to the occasion, and I stifled my
unseasonablo laughter in a cough and
a handkerchief.
A Long Journey.
Years ago when there were only
wooden sidewalks In the city of Win
nlpeg, Canada, boles were bored In the
planks to let the water run through.
In the morning twilight a policeman
found a man with the tip of his wood
en leg in one of these boles and hur
riedly walking around It.
"What arc ye doln' here?" asked the
policeman.
'G'wny, offsher," said the man. "Got
to get home before ol' lady wakes up."
Everybody's.
A Seasoned Colt.
Mrs. U. S. Grant was spending one
summer in the New England hills, and
she happened to be at hand when a
native woman walked into the yard to
deliver some eggs. "It's a long walk
to town," the womau volunteered.
"Don't you own a horse?" asked Mrs.
Grant.
The woman sniveled. "We had a
colt, but It died last week." She sud
denly began to weep.
Mrs. Grant sympathetically remark
ed that the family must have been
very fond of the colt, whereupon the
woman dried her eyes.
"Fond of him? Well, I should say.
It was like seeln one of the family
took to see that colt go as he did. We
all loved every inch of him."
Mrs. Grant Inquired how they came
to love the colt so dearly.
"Why," indignantly sobbed the wo
man, "we've had that colt for goln' on
to twenty-two years." Circle Magazine.
If
You Bu
Lots in the Original Townsite of
MADRAS
You Will Make a Good Investing
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
are advanced.
pnees
See Sayre & Hendricks
AT TOWNSITE COMPANY'S OFFICE
M.E. Thompson 0
Notice For Publication
Isolated Tract.
Public Land Sale. No. 05621. United
States Laud Ofllce, The Dalles, Oregon,
July 18, 1910. Notice Is hereby given
that, ih directed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, under pro
virions of Actof Congress approved June
27, 1900, Public No. IJlfl, we will offer
at public Bale, to the highest bidder, at
9 HO o'clock a. in., on the Kith day of
September, 1910, at this office, the fol
lowing tract of tan I, to wit: swisw,
sec 1 and nwjnwj, sec 12 tp. 11 h, r 14 e,
win. Any persons claiming adversely
the above-deacribed land are advised
to (He their claims, or objections, on or
before the day designated for Bale.
C. W. Moore,
J28-H8 Register.
MADRAS CAFE
SOFT DRINKS
AL HOWELL
a
A Considerate Wife
A man who had been Indulging too
heavily was Induced to slim the
pledge.
"Vou must let. me have It." Bald the
wife. "I will keep It for you." So the
pledge was handed over to tho wife's
custody.
The next day the man was drinking
again as freely na before.
"Uow Is this?" asked a friend. "You
Igned the pledge yesterday, aud now
you are drinking again."
"It Is all right." replied tho pledge
signer In unsteady tones. "1 don't
have to keep that pledge. My wife
says she will keep It for me. That's
the kind of wife to have, old fellow."
t
t
MADRAS MEAT MARKET
Qampbell, Stroud 8 Co., Props. t
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
PEESH .3STX5 CURED MEATS
We have the best line of Fresh Meats In the country
ALL KINDS OF GARDEN VEGETABLES IN THEIR SEASON I
X
He Got His.
"A wise lawyer Is a silent man. The
fewer unnecessary questions ho asks
the better for him," says Senator Hoot.
"A little girl taught me this early in
my practice. Iler widowed mother
' came often to my ofllce about tho set
tlement of her estate. Sometimes she
brought her daughter, a beautiful girl
of ten, with red curls. One morning,
after a long conference with the moth
er, I noticed that the child seemed un
comfortable. She evidently thought 1
was paying too much attention to her
mother. I patted her on the head and
said;
" You are a beautiful girl. Don't you
want to come to my house and be my
little girl V
"She answered decidedly: 'No, t
don't. And I don't want mother to,
i either.' "
Notice For Publication.
Isolated tract.
Public Land Sale No. 05688. United
States Laud office, The Dalles, Oregon,
July 16th, 1010. Notice is hereby given
thai, as directed by tho CommiHHinner
of the General Land Office, under pro
visions of Act of Congress approved
June 27, 1900, Public-No .'103, wo will
offer at public sate, to the highest
bidder, at 9 :,10 o'clock a. in., on the 15th
day pt September, 1910, at this ofllce,
the following tract of land, towlt: nw
svvl of sec 29, tp 11 s, r 14 e, w m.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands arc advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the day above designated for
sale. C. V. Moore,
J28-B8 Register.
Notice for Publication,
Notice is hereby given that the Nor
thern Pacific Railway Company, whoso
post ofllco address is St. Paul, Minne
sota, has this 10th day of Juno, 1910,
filed in this oulce its application to se
lect under tho provisions of the act of
Congress, appioved July 1, 1898 (30
Stat. 597, 020), as extended by con
gress, approved May 17th 1900, the
Lot 1, sec 17, tp 9 s, r 13 e, w in, con
taining 26.93 acres.
Any aud all persons claiming adverse
ly the lands, described, or desiring to
object because of the mineral character
of tho land, or for any other reason, to
tho disposal to appltcant; should file
their affidavits of uroteat in thin nfn
on or before the 2nd day of Auiiust.
1910. O W Moonu. Register.
The Pioneer gives you the home and
county news ami keeps you la touch
with your surroundings. Bubsorlbo
tor It, Price $1,60 per year.
N
OT1CE For Publication. North
ern Pacific Railway Co.. Lint
No. 1220, List No. 07092. United Slates
Land Office, The DatJes, Oregon, June
28, 1910.
Notice la hereby given that the
Northern Paclflo Rr.il way Company,
whose postofilce address Is St. Puul,
Minnesota, has this Kith day of June,
19!0, filed in this office Its application
to select under tho provisions of the
Act of Congress, approved July 1,
1898 (30 Stat. 597, 020..,, ns exteifdud by
the Act of Congress. atvrovcd May 17,
1907, The nwj sv.'l sue - ; Msei sec. 8;
sel bp sec 80, twp. 12 s.., rango 10 east;
also nwl set sec. 28, twp. Jl south, range
17 east, W. M.
Any aud all persons claiming ad
versely, the lauds descri bed, or doalr
lug to object because or tho mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to tho disposal to- applicant,
should (He their affidavit of protest In
this office, on or before t ho IOi ii day of
August. 1910.
C. V Moonn,
JyH-ftll Register
Notice for Publication.
Public Land Sale. No 05921.
United 8tatH Land Office
The Dallce.Oregon. Juno 29 1W0.
Notice is hereby given tlmt. iih direct
by the Commissioner of tho (Souoral
Land Ofllce, under provision of Act ol
Congrona approved Juno 27, 1000, Public
No, 303, we will offer nt public B.ik, to
ipe Highest bidder, at 0:15 o'lock i. m
on me urn uay of August 1910. At this
olllco, the following tract of land, to wit j
wj, seo.,0 tp. 11 s. r 1 e. w. m.,
Any persons claiming adverselv the
ahovo-dcficribed lands aro advised to file
their claims, or objections, on or befon
tho day abovo beslgnated for salo.
C. W. Moore, Register.
Notice ForPublicd
Dcoartmcnt of the InUrior.U
Offico at The Dillw, OfffM
1910. Notlco Ii hereby pi
George E!i,
of Laments, Oregon, ibo,3
1906, made iiomctriJ, 5i
ticrlal No. 03072, for elnfj,
and m'inej, see 10, tul!',itj
hiia-filed notice of iutu'Ul
final llve-icar proof,
to tho land above dwt&j
Howard W. Turner, t 8 fj
cr nt his office t S!ltt,frl
7th day of Hcptembfr, Ml 1
names as wRiichsm: M 1
Madins, Ore, n, t'rl Mtol
Mefihee. Mrf. Ma V m
inunta. O ccuti. V,V!H
ai si
Notice For Public
Department of thelmerlofj
Olllco at The Dalle, OftjM.
1010. Notice Is litrei'Jf
Carl Mctllitf,
of Lnmontii UreK')", M
100-1 nit J April 10, 9A
stead, No. iH lH
03031 and (0879, lorihif,
hoo 11, tp 12 s rile,
notice of In'eiillou lo "
m nmnblisb W.
Itlliu
Notice for Publication.
Tho Dalles, Oregon Juno 28th 1010.
Notice is herebv a vim tlmt .,.
of O reeon has filed in ililu ,.m nn tl
plication, No. 07085 to select under th.
provisions of tho Act of Congress o
Aunust 14.1848. and thn An 31.
ary and amendatory thereto,
j.ie i.ova, bcc zu, tpUB.,r,13o , wm.
Anv niul nil no.uA i ' .
,iw i T i 1 . """Hig nuvorseh
the land described, or desiring to ol.Jee
because of the mine'Ht tmarfc. tor of th.
lanu, or for anv n,..r .,...u. . ... i.
d "P.08" to applicunt should file tlicli
alfidav Uh of i-roteHt in this oflle.o on oi
ueiore me iutn duy of August 1910.
U W. Monro, Rogister.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS, "fiTe
Madras State Rank,
.ir ,v..r.,.,r II. 8, Conial'i
. i -..n i iritri hi i
jUHir,
u.,i,.,u(r. H'11
ni"
Office, nt Mttdrm, OrWJ
or Ma -Iras, Ore, njO'JJ
terS.RUce, jl
a4-sl
Furi'ubl'tfl
Notice
Department
Ofllco at The
1010. -Notice h -Joh.rAV,Mc
of hMnB,OnLt
1005, mdo """",DIJ,1
Section 2, tpl2yVj
notice od Intention ;.h
land abo-vo do .Ul
W. Turm'tr, v.P- vn ,!!,'
office, at Mi"" ,0,
lay of fiepi"'"" ' . pi
' ....upases. v
names as " jjj )
Joorge EMf M0lU
Charles. 3IuKlrof n
u
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ami-Ax rj.' Madras, wv U
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