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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1910)
Ml w i h'- '. -; !',(. K :. The Madras Pioneer THURSDAV - AUGUST 18, 1910 FINISHING UP HARRIMAN GRADE NEAR MADRAS All or the grading on my residency will he finished m two weeks" says Resident Engineer St. Claire Thomas, "and our camps here will he dispersed at that time. I shall go to Grass Valley headquarters from here, out do not know now where my next work will be." Mr. Thomas returned the las of the week from a visit to con struction headquarters at Grass Valley and was asked if he knew anything new concering the Har nman work. Yes, I know lot," was the answer, nothing for publication at time." The fifteen miles of roadbec which has been under the hn mediate supervision of Mr. T nomas and assistants reaches from a point about five miles north of Madras to the juction of the two roads just north of the Culver townsite, from which point on south both roads will use the Hill track until Redmond is passed. MADRAS MAIDS DEAL DEATH TO RATTLESNAKES a "but this Two brave and beautiful maidens, two "pizen" rattle snakes and a rifle mixed up last , week on a roadway along the south side of Haystack Mountain, with the result that the serpents were slain and the maidens now have the strings of rattles as trophies to show how they take vengeance on the species which tattled things to Mother Eve in the garden. Misses Clara Homey and Myrthena Taylor of Madras were on their way to Prineville, and were traveling the Hay stack road to Miss Thursday Kent's home in order to take her with them, when they en countered the pair of monster rattlers in the way. A stranger with a rifle happened along and the young ladies borrowed the gun and shot the serpents to death. VALUABLENEW MAP This office is in receipt of one of the new Crook County maps made by the Crook County Abstract Co. at Prine ville. This is undoubtedly the most up-to-date and valuable map of Crook county that has ever been made, as it is accurately drafted and shows the exact location of county oads, rail roads, streams and postollices. The entire county is subdivided by sections, - scale I inch equals 1 mile, with margi nal figures which make it easy to locate any section in any township and range in the county. The maps sell for $1.00. This map even shows dimly the boun daries of the proposed Deschutes county, but this proposal seems to be gradually growing more faint, and it is likely that it will entirely disappear ofT the map at about the time of the November election. Max Putz has sold his interests in the Madras Milling Company to his partner, Henry Dietzel, and has gone to Cali fornia to look up a location for a home. Mr. Putz expects to retire from active work in the milling business, although lie will return to Madras this Winter and have charge of the flouring mill at this place. Mrs. Putz will remain here . during her husband's temporary sihsence. F. N. CILLAM COTFINE DINNER SET R. N. Gillam was the lucky holder of Hie ticket which won the set of dishes at the Central Oregon Mercantile Co.'k storte Wednesday afternoon. The clock stopped at 9-50-14 and Mr. Gillam's ticket was 10-21-G, On August Jllst another set goes to some customer, and .thereafter a set will be given away oitch week. THRESHEDjpRAIN WANTED ' Tho Great Northern Railway lias reserved snace at the Spokane Dry Knrininir Exposition for an exhibit of Denlral Oregon dry. farming products, to compete for the cup Bhown on the first page and for other prizes, Some choice samples of threshed grains arc desired, Ora VanTasse! will receive HUlllC. THRESHING ANNOUNCEMENT Tho uiidflrsietjM have purchased n brail new H II. P. steam threshing outfit and will opera t Fame cunt of M-ilruf beginning about An. 10. We solicit the work of ranchers In that dlHttlot. anil Insure salUfaoHoii. u l-2tp. Fields & Plerwon. HARRIMAN ROAD WILL BE EXTENDED Extension of the Deschutes Railroad from Redmond, to which point it is now under con struction., to a connection with the . Klnmnth-hfatron cut-off is tho intention of tho Ilarriman lines, according to Judge Robert S. Lovett, who reached Portland Thursday, browned by the sun and wind and tired by a six-day journey, in which 750 miles were covered by automobile. Judge Lovett was otherwise non-committal as to the building intentions of the Harriman lines in interior Oregon. Neither was he prepared to outline the route or indicate what points would be touched. The statement concerning the extension from Redmond gives confirmation to the general belief that has existed that the Des chutes road would not stop at Redmond, but would be contin ued southward to a junction with the line building north ward from Klamath Falls. The former is now under constnic tion from a junction with the main line of the O. R. & N. near the mouth of the Deschutes River, up the Deschutes River to Madras and thence to Redmond a distance of about 125 miles. The extension southward would be "approximately 8(T miles in length and form a junction with the Southern Pacific probably at or near uueu. or urescent, as the post office is now known. The Southern Pacific has con struction forces at both the Klamath and Natron ends of the cutoff, but the middle section is not yet covered. "I am not prepared to make any de finite statement concerning railroad construction," was Judge Lovett's re ply to a request for a statement as to plans for railroad development of the arge Isolated portion of interior Ore gon. We have had under consideration for several years the matter of build ing into that portion of Oregon and have had numerous reports on the country," he continued. "These re ports have been varied and so evenly has the opinion been divided as to the justification for railroad construction that I decided the best way to solve the question was to come out and see for myself. That was the object of my trip. "There is a great deal of undevel oped country in Central Oregon. Some of it is surprisingly good and some of it surprisingly bad. It is such a country that, in order that a railroad into it may pay, every unable acre must be under cultivation. One drawback to railroad develop ment that I noticed was the price which some oMhe large land owners in that territory have placed on their holdings. My information on this point was gained from inquiries as to prices at which certain lands were held, and may have been misinformed. But 1 wis told that in the high dry-farming country east of the Deschutes one com pany having large holdings has placed a price of $100 and upwards on every acre that can be plowed. In the Pa- louse country and Idaho, lands concern ing the productive quality of which there is no uncertainty, may be pur- hased for $70 and upward. "Another matter that must bo con sidered is the fact that in the valleys most of the land has been taken up, and in some instances part of the water appropriated. This will prevent the establishment of Carey act projects. "Railroad building in Central Oregon would be very expensive. It is a rough country, and I should not be inclined to recommend the expenditure of sev eral millions of dollars for railroad work there if a great portion of the land is held at exhorbitant figures or the land generally appropriated. "There are also other questions that must be considered, such as the finan cial situation, legislation, and I might say commissions. These are subjects, however, that I do not care to discuss. As I have said, 1 wanted to learn for myself what there is in Central Oregon and I have dope so." Oregopian, NO. 30G1. The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON 11. F. ai.i.kn, I'rexiilPM. T. M. IUMW1N, CaMiIit. Wn.t. WtmxwRti.rn Vioo Pres. , ll.lUt.ifiN.Ast. rntliler. ESTABLISHED 1088 ('ttpllnl, 8irilu unci I'mluMtM PmlU $100,000.00 FARMS TOWN LOTS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY HANDLED BY D. W. BARNETT MADRAS, OREOON Local Agent for Dt'pot Addit'on to Mndrns. LIST OlITH mE I HORSESHOEING General Repairing West of nood & Stanton's Bant "H0S. H. MADDRON Madras, Oregon Headquarters for Harvesting Sup Machine Oils of All Kinds 1 ) Everything: for the Cook to Use in the Kitchen, Too Msdrss Trading Company Special Sale on Boys' Suits D lfK AUtOIHO 1 a ,".nli. ti nn 1 t7 fin hi rn 1-' ti n p n WmM0 m m .25 sciiinR 25 Cents Sizes 5 lo selling at Knee pants, value $1 lo at MUST GET Tf-IENI OUT OF THE WAY FOR GENT'S FURNISHINGS Moat rmllafnelory of main ten. 1 hoc, moderate priced van, T Uiv repairs, light running. Portland Cloth ins; Store B. ABI.0W1TZ KKXT TO POST OFFICK AGENT John Moore FOR CROOK COUNTY, MADRAS, For Sale or Trade 1 3 GEM - REST AURA MHAI.S AT AM. HOURS WIS NEVIiR Cl.OSli UF popular biiort uraer mouse MI-Al.S 35 CENTS AND UP FIRST lKK NOHTH OP Ml! AT MARKET MADRAS, - - OREGON KID CAUTION -Trottinff Stallion; apply lo owmn R. P. P proprietor Hotel Madras. Splendid offer if taken ui once. houror, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF To the Democratic voters of Crook county; I hereby nnnouncn inypelf ah n rnndiiJute (r tho ollloo of Sheriff of Crook county, sulijoct to tho uppmvnl of tliH voteie of tho county nt the pri mary election to l held in September. Respectfully, T. N. lUi.romi, Kifo, Oregon. JohnT. Jto-w It. L. Wyldo B. P. Wyldrt CROOK COUNTY ABSTACT CO, I.SCOill'OHATfl' Complete trnct Index to all Inml nn town Iota in Crook county. Abptract made Accurately on Hhort, notice, A. G. SAN FOR DEALER IN HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS The. Tlight Goods nt the Right Pj'ic'hs. 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