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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1910)
Sh it 0 Si 't a-' w. 4. .-? '! Th6 Madras Pioneer Published every Thursday' by -THE I'lONEEK PUHhlSHINO CO.- 8UB80RIPTION RATES: One ycnr ....... ....fl.DO 8lx mouths .so Three months.... 50 A.DVKim81NO KATKS ON Arri.10A.T10N Entered ns second clnss matter August 0, 1501, at the roatoffice at Madras, Ore. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY - SEPT. 29, 1910 IMMIGRATION AGENT SEES GREAT REGION In the Sunday Oregon Journal, Marshal N. Dana presents write-up of Central Oregon, data for which was secured by P. W. Graham, industrial immigration agent for the Great Northern railroad. We publish extracts relative to the country in this section which wa3 visited on this trip. Central Oregon is an undiscovered country. 1 It is a land of great distances and still greater hopes. It is the sub ject of lamplight conferences in thous ands of homes. The land hungry of the continent's eastern half are won dering what this new country holds for them. They read the tales of the wagon road that the jftage coaches still travel. They read the effusion of the speculators who would traffic on their ; sincere desires to grow up with the ' country, when they deserve to learn ', the truth. The interior of Oregon is a country surrounded by the mountains and deserts. That is one of the reasons none knows and but few guess what the country actually is. But now up ' the Deschutes valley, the only water grade entrance, are creeping the lines of steel that mark the highway of rapid transportation. And with the railroads' building comes the immigration agent, ; whose task it is to learn where and into what sections it will be best to , urge settlers to locate. t Such a task devolved recently upon F. W. Graham, immigration agent for . the Great Northern railroad. Mr. Graham was to get facts, not fancies. .He was to learn what the ' country held, not what it is presumed to hold. He had to , run the gauntlet where on one side stood the boomers with their lashes of bosh, and on the other side the" knockers with their clubs of discouragement. He got his ' information first hand rather than from reports included within illuminated booklets. The Warm Springs Indian reserva tion is 40 miles square and it is esti mated that it will accommodate 10,000 families instead of the 770 Indians who , now occupy it. The agent, C. C. Covey, has estimated that 25,000 acres could be very cheaply irrigated. In 189C 115,000 acres were allotted and it ' .will be 25 years from that time before the Indians can get title. There are now grazing on the reser vation 18,000 head of sheep. It could ; be made to support 50,000 'head of sheep and on the lower range, 15,000 head of cattle. There are only about 4,000 cattle and 10,000 horses at present. About 150 of the resident Indians are heads of families. They nru not good farmers and their average production of 15 bushels of wheat to the acre should be greatly increased. All supplies are now brought from the Dalles. The agency is about two miles from the Deschutes river, and about ten miles from the warm springs from which it takes its name. It is claimed for those springs that the water is hot enough to cook fish, snd that miracu-. lous cures of rheumatism are accom plished. There are 12 of the springs. Twenty miles to the north of the Warm Springs agency is Simnasho with the Indian school and church but no store. Madras is a name familiar to the man who discusses central Oregon possi bilities. The town has a growing population, which when last enumerat ed, was Jn the neighborhood of 400. The town was founded seven years ago, and has an elevation of 2200 feet. There are several stores, harness shops, hotel, meat market, weekly paper, livery stable, bank with $40,000 of de posits and a flouring mill. A short time ago an election was held in Mad ras and 400 votes were polled, of which 100 were in the town. The Agency Plains country is tributary and one of these days, when the settlers have come and gotten to work 2,000,000 bushels of wheat will be marketed an nually at Madras. It will be the big gest wheat shipping point on the Ore gon Trunk, Big Agency Plains is a good nume for the 1.70,000 acres lying around Madras. The country Is high and level, well .fenced and well settled, Improved land is worth from $15 to $25 an acre, and unimproved land not much less, for there ia simply the first light breaking the "ground. The best wheat county of- central Oregon la Wasco, county with Sherman a close second. Agency Plains prom isea to be nearly ns good as either of these. It la really a winter wheat country. Potatoes do splendidly, fre quently yielding 800 bushels to the acre. Some of the water melons grow to a weight of 30 pounds each. Sweet potatoes, onions and other vegetables do well. The soil is a sandy loam. It is considered practciablo to irrigate the entire Agency Plains area from the Deschutes rive. Other plana nro being made to start an irrigation cannl from Cline Falls and conduct It over Crooked river and Willow Creek Canyon. In this way it is thought that It will bo feasible to water 120,000 acres in Big and Little Agency Plains and Opal Prairie, The Blizzard Ridge country lie3 east of Madras nd contains 175,000 acre3 suitable for hay and potatoes, scarcely any of which is yet under cultivation. The Hay Creek country lies to the east and north of Madras and covers 80,000 acres of land including timber on the hills back of it. Not long ago the Hay Creek ranch, better known as the Baldwin Sheep and Land company and comprising about :&,uuu acres 01 the Hay Creek country was sold to bo di vided into smaller tracts. It was the last big sheep ranch of its kind in the west. The Haystack country contains land that a few years ago was being scripped for $2.50 an aero-and is now being sold for $25 to $30 an acre. Its average rainfall is ten inches and dry farming methods produce from 20 to 15 bushels of wheat to the acre, Rye produces from 10 to 20 bushels, barley tand oata from 25 to 50 bushels an acre. PRIMARY VOTE IN MADRAS PREGINGT Oliver McDowell, a son of D. A. McDowell, of Crooked River, died in the hospital . at Salem Tuesday, the 27th. ' The remains will be shipped home, the funer al will be held Saturday, and interment will be made at the Prineville Cemetery. Veterinary science has done much lo safeguard the health of our domestic animals, and one of the direct results of Its recommendations Is the qulto general use to which the dipping tank Is put as a means of ridding hogs, sheep and cattlo of parasites or bac terial ailments. A dipping tauk for growu cattle is a largo affair and quite expensive, but a tank large enough to nccommodntp hogs, sheep and calves may be bought at a very reasonable Ugure. And It Is a good Idea to give these anlmula on occa sional dipping as a preventive meas ure. Not only their health Is safe guarded and Improved, but they are more thrifty and make a more rapid growth, as a result of the treatment, which Is the prime consideration with every grower. Disinfectants for use In the dipping solutions are on the market aud are both cheap and en tirely effective. Headquarters for Harvesting Sup Machine Oils of All Kinds Everything for the Cook to Use in the Kitchen, Too We are putting nut better pntrW'H each day. Your palrcnago means bet ter goodH and belter prleeH.--Fomh'h DellcaleHseii Bakery. The vote in the republican primary for Madras Precinct tsns follows: Congress, second district: Ellis, 21 Lafferty, 1G; Reed, 18; Shepherd, 1. Governor: Abrsham, 15; Bowerman, 13; Dimick, 10; Hofer, 8. Secretary of State: Benson, Xi; Win- gate, 9. State Treasurer: Hoyt, 21, Kay, 18. Justice of Supreme Court, 4-year term: Bean 34, McBride 10; McCam mont, 7. Six-year term: Burnett, 33 Moore, 21. Attorney General: Crawford, 29; Hart, 10. State Superintendent: Alderman, 32, State Printer: Clarke. 17: Dunni- way, 23. Commissioner of Labor: Hoff, 2G; Orton, 10. Railroad Commissioner: Miller, 35. State Engineer: Lewis, 35. Water Supt, Div. 2: Cochran, 33. Circuit Judge: Stark, 33. Representative: Belknap, 32; Thomp son, 7. COUNTY OFFICERS. Sheriff: Coulter, 15; Elkins, 39; Hodges, 2; Triplett, 0. Clerk; C. A. Riddle, 22; Ralph Jor- don, 1. (These names were not on the ballot. Many voters forgot to make the x before the name, and their votes were not counted.) Treasurer: Ralph Jordon, 18 (written n.) Commissioner; Bayley, 1G; Roush, 32. Surveyor: Rice, 29; Young, 14. Coroner, Dr. E. O. Hyde, 9. Following is the vote for Madras Precinct in the Democratic primary: Governor: Meyers, 4; West, 9. Secretary of State: Oliver, 8. Justice of Supreme Court: 4 year term, Slater, 9. Six-year term, K'ng, 11. State Printer: Godfrey, 7; Taylor, 4. Railroad Commissioner: McLnin, G; Strain, 8; , , Circuit Judge: Bradshawi 10 COUNTY OFFICES. Sheriff: Balfour, 12; Edwards, 3. Clerk: Brown, 10. Justice of the Peace: J. H. Jackson, 18. RED LIGHTERS HAVE DAY IN COURT breaking the "ground, wneat uverage 15 bushels to the acre, cost of Wheat yields Twelve women and four men were arrested in the red-licht district of Madras last night and brought before the city recorder this morning, charged with being in a house of ill-fame. The women all plead not guilty, but the men acknowledged the charge and each paid a fine of $10 and $2 costs. The women were also found guilty by Recor ner Jackson and fined $10 each and costs, They refused to pay the fines and have been put in the custody of the marshal until it is paid. Deputy prosecuting Attorney t. u. J. Dully olFrine ville is here and on Friday the 12 women will be under exami nation on the state charge of conducting bawdy houses. The city's case against them is fin ished, except the collection of tho fines. The only way that seems nosslble of explaining the all too limited use to which the King road drag Is put Is that Its very simplicity aud cbeapuesa of construction have tended to place It In disrepute, whereas If It were an Im plement of road Improvement wukh cost ten times what It does It might have come Into mure general use. But, whatever the reason, the facts as they stand prove thrit ns yet we come a long way from taking advantage of the uieuns within our reach for road im provement. Another phase of this same regrettable failure to do the best we can Is shown In the very limited use of broad tired wagons when they are not only handler In everyday uae, but would do wonders for our high ways If used Instead of the narrow tired vehicles In hauling bulky produce to market. In some states aud coun ties a portion of the rorld tax Is abat ed to all users of broad tired wagons. The plan ought to become far more general than at present. Notice for Publication Department of tlie Interior. P. 8. tand Offlre at The Dalles, Oregon, September W, 11)10. Notice U hereby elven tlmt LOTTIE ('. MOKROR of Sliatilko. Oregon, who on June J!), 1!V'7. amended April It. r.DS. made Deiert Land KmYy No. Cxi. Serial So. 02 n forRe!$ne!4 and nee'4, seen, tpya, r It e, w in. Iiim Died notice of intention to make Pinal Proof, to eitabllh elalm to the land above described, before Howard W, Turner. I'. 8. Commissioner at lilt ntllre at Madras, Oregon, on the 81 li day of November, 1910. Claimant name as wltnees: PT Monroe. HA Marks and H I. Pridav. all of Blmnlkri. Orepnn. and Joe Stuart, of S'nnnes, Oregon- i (PAID ADVRHT18KMKNT) . n:i C. W. MOOKK, Ueglster v Madras Trading Compaq ' " '"""miT " mi' "'Tin un ""J!!""'"jii 'it'- ' ira"'''r' nr" " ' ," " ' " -"TTn!! Settle It Now Settle It Right For constitutional amendment elving to cities and towns exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress, or prohibit tho sale of intox icating liquors within the municipality. 328 X Yes j ENDORSED BY j 40,000 OREGON CITIZENS 1 Greater Oregon Homo Rule Associa tion, 018 Kleelrk- Hldg., Portland, Or. i i-FURN ITUR THE Shamrock TOMMY McCORMACK, Prop. SOFT DRINKS AND CIGARS In nil linos la constantly arriving. We call ip'tf attontlon nt this tlmo to our Bedding Department 1 ni ir.K.Q RRrvrwFN 1 GEM R EST A U RAM Ml;ALS AT ALL HOURS VU NliVHU CLOSU UP- Popular Short Order Hoaj MEALS 35 CENTS AND UP I'lHST HOOU NOWTM 01' MEAT MARKP.T MADRAS,"" - - OREGON SHORTY'S BIG STORE Handles All Kinds of Fruit and Vegetables BUY FROM SHORTY. Loucks Building, SHORTY NEEDS THE MONEY Madras, Oregon EDISON'S PHONOGRAPHS A. C. SANFORD, AGENT All Records, both two mid four minute, kept always on hand. All the new and latcKt records received each month MADRAS, Crook County, Oregon MONTANA P. A. SILVER, Prop. J. A. LARSON, Mgr. Soft Drinks, Lunch Counter Furnished Rooms 1 Mm A . E. 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