Madras Pioneer
The
MADRAS CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1910.
NO. 14
BIT ATTRACTS THRONGS
THE NORTHWEST
TO THE PEOPLE
. .i ..n,,ti Info tliu North-
y "i! 1 c Nor iliwiHit to the
i t A Ann MW..f IW.
f i Vf the Circtit Northern
Jft V. .,n Un.i:t. of hi
llt.nt
hat he a
100,000 copies of literature were dUtrlb
lited describing tlio various districts.
Tliu Great Northern will Btart thrco
exhibition ciirn on a circuit of Eastern
States within the next two weeks.
rioston rxl.IUt. 10,000 People a Day Look at It,
! ilpmonstratcd by tlio ttK-
fliomcflockfrH' campaign," tlio
um of wliicli were urea ni
Pa., duriiiK tlio Western
h!a Exposition.
kit Northern secured Rpaco in
lluilding ami installed an ex-
hit, grains aiM grasses irom
Dregon and Washington. Nearly
In addition to these cars, permanent
exhibits aro maintained at St. Paul, Chi
cago, St. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia.
For the first three days of the Boston
Kxhlbit the nttendnnce ranged from 10,
000 to 12,r00. It will rcqulro about two
million plows of advertising matter to
meet the demand for literature created
by these exhibitions.
PRODUCTS ARE WONDER
How Louis W. Hill; president of the
Great Northern Rnilwny, is interested
in Oregon is shown by tho following
telegram receicd by William Harder,
gcnci-nl ngent of the freight depart
ment of that railroad, in Portland.
"Last Friday 'b attendance at our
Oregon show, Boston Exposition, was
41,351. This more than indicates great
interest in Oregon. It proves it."
Officials of the Great Northern every
where say that the Boston Exposition
has done more to bring the resources of
Oregon to the attention of Eastern peo
ple than anything since the Lewis &
Clark Exposition, The daily attend
ance has been larger than that of any
similar affair, and the fact that the
number of people who saw the show
grew greater with each succeeding day
proves that it was worth the efforts it
cost.
Although several exhibits were pre
pared, that of the Great Northern,
which was gathered largely through
the enterprise of Mr. Hill himself, was
the principal presentation of Oregon
products. It consisted of specimens
of almost every marketable article pro
duced in this state. The agricultural
department was probably the nvst im
portant feature, but the lumber, fishing
and dairy interests received a due at
tention. Grains, fruits and vegetables
were shown in profusion. Immense
Columbia River Salmon, preserved in
large glass jars, caught the critical eye
of the Easterner and brought praise.
Other glass cases contained average
sized trout with the explanation that
these abound in the mountain streams
of Oregon in great numbers and that
they can be caught with the usual fac
cldating effort that makes the sport
popular with the practical angler.
The wool industry was not neglected.
Samples of this product grown on thp
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Thanksgiving -
Now is the time to select your Thanksgiving groceries.
Our store is just about brim full of all kinds of delicacies suit
able for that occasion, and we would suggest that you place
your order with us early, as we will be unable to fill it perfectly,
owing to the great demand, if you leave it till the last moment.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING
Cranberries, Celery,
Mince Meats,
Walnuts
and
Almonds
ALSO A COMPLETE LINE
Cooking Utensils, such as Roasters, Skillets, Etc. If you
have everything except a good Cooking Range, we can supply
you with one of the best cooking ranges in town at lowest pricx
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MADRAS, OREGON
backs of famous Eastern Oregon sheep
and specimen blankets woven at the
mills at Pendleton were also placed on
exhibition.
Besides his interest in Oregon'a ex
hibit at the Boston Exposition, Mr.
Hill has displayed keen personal enthu
siasm in acquainting the Eastern pub
lic with conditions in Oregon in other
ways.
Great Northern agents arc obtaining
specimans of Oregon products for ex
hibition in the Great Northern's per
manent display at St Paul. Other ex
hibits will be opened in Eastern cities.
It is likely that the one in Boston will
be made permanent. Washington,
New York and Philadelphia have been
selected as exposition places.
Many Eastern people are eager to find
a location in tho West. Some already
have begun correspondence with the
secretaries of Oregon commercial bod
ies to obtain information concerning
opportunities for advancement.
Proceeding Of
County Court
The regular Novpmber term of the
commissioners' court opened at ten a.
m. November 2. Present H. O Ellis,
judge, R. II Bay ley, commissioner;
Warren Brown, clerk and Frank El
klnp, hherlff.
Whereupon ai mony people furnish
ing supplies or performing labor for
Crook County neglect to present their
bills promptly, it is therefore ordered
that all persons having bills or claims
Hualtiot Crook County are required to
present the same within two mouth
of the dale of incurring said imlebted
neua. The county clerk Is hereby di
rected to publiMi the HUiistaiiue of thin
order in a short advertisement lu the
official county paper for a period of
four successive insues of said paper.
In regard to the o unty clerk'H re-,
port on ecalp bounty. The report ol
Warren Brown, counly clerk, showing
that he had paid bounties since the
last meeting of th's court to th
amount of $523 for 322 coyote scalps
aud thirty bobcat; front feet and two
couger front feet. Now, therefore, in
pursuance of the statue the said scalps
ami feet are reduced to ashes in the
presence of the court.
W. J. Eagles road declared a public
highway. County clerk to notify sup
ervisor to open said road as so'in as
funds lu his hands warrant the same,
and that supervisors request petition
ers to donate oue day' work each In
the opening of the said road.
The matter of the coroner's Inquest
of Mike Mondig; repurt of W.m. Blair.
J. P. of Lyle Gap precinct, acting cor
oner, received and ordered filed. He
to piyover all money found ou the
person of the deceased, or due him for
lubor or otherwise, to the. county treas
urer of Crook couutv and take hit'
receipt therefore.
Clerk Arrested
At New Orleans
The Dalles, Oregon, November 11.
(Special.) Charles P. Converse, for
merly a clerk for Porter Brothers, in
this city, has been arrested in New
Orleans, charged by the Old National
Bank of Spokane with securing $2000
illegally.
Converse secured two drafts for
$8000 each on a New York bank from
the First National Bank in this city,
but payment was stopped before he re
ceived the money. It is charged that
he also cashed a forged check for $250
at A. M Williams & Co.'s dry goods
store and a warrant is in the hands of
the Wasco County Sheriff for his ar
rest on this charge.
The Sheriff has telegraphed officials
at New Orleans ascertaining whether
he can get the prisoner, but no reply
was received. It is understood that
the arrest was made through the Amer
ican Bankers' Association on com
plaint of the Spokane bank.
NOTICE OF MASS MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a
citizens' mass meeting will be
held at San fords hall in Madras,
on Monday evening, November
21, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for
Mayor, Recorder, Treasurer,
Marshal and six councilmen of
the city of Madras. Election to
occur Dec. 6th, 1910.
J. H. Jackson
Recorder.
Railroad Grading
Nearly Finished
TRAINS BY JANUARY
Porter & Con ley Complete Contract
--Farmers Are Erecting
First Warehouse
Mrs. Erickson
Given Pardon
The Hill line is rapidly nearing
completion in this vicinity and
Engineer Griswold says that the
grading work on the Oregon
Trunk from Madras north will be
completed by December 1. Por
ter & Conley, who have a stretch
of grade about seven miles long
commencing at the Ed Campbell
place, and extending down the
river, completed their contract
Tuesday morning and most of the
men at the camp left for Port
land. The horses of the outfit
were taken to the Veazie ranch
near Heisler, where they will be
wintered.
The Hill officials have named
February 1, as being the time
when the first trains over the
Oregon Trunk Line will enter
Madras, but the engineers and
contractors on that line say that
time is being gained now on con
struction instead of being lost
and that the first trains into
Madras will probably arrive be
fore February. The line is
about completed through Madras
so that there'will be no delay in
track-laying when steel is laid to
this point. A Hill contractor
informs the Prineville Journal
that the Oregon Trunk will have
trains running to Culver Junc
tion byltfanuary 15, and in case
the contractor's surmise is cor
rect the iron horse will be seen
in Madras before the first of the
year.
There has been several appli
cations for warehouse space
along the Oregon Trunk grade
where it passes through this city
but the Farmers' Union people
are the first to commence build
ing, and their structure will be
completed and filled with grain
beforethe Hill line has rails laid
to Madras. Although there is no
direct information, it is thought
the depot for the Hill road will
be located abont one block north
of the Farmed Union ware
house, which will place it some
thing less than a quarter of a
mile distant from the business
portion of the town.
First Snow
Covers Buttes
The "Madras Country" was
visited by its first flakes of snow
Tuesday morning, although in
this section it melted as soon as
it struck the ground. Grizzly,
Grey and Juniper Buttes are still
covered with the white mantle,
as are the hills southwest of
Madras, which accounts for the
prize vegetables raised in those
sections.
Salem, Or., Nov. 15. Before
Acting Governor, Jay Bowerman
leaves the office he will sign a
pardon for Mrs. Betty Erickson,
the wife of C. H. Erickson, who
Was convicted and sentenced to
serve one year in the state peni
tentiary for the crime of assault
with a dangerous weapon, com
mitted in Crook County. Al
though Betty Erickson was the
principal party to the assault
made on one L. Walters in Crook
County, her actions are consid
ered pardonable owing to the
fact that, had it not bedn for a
quarrel ensuing prior to the time
the shooting took place between
Walters and her husband she
would not have been implicated.
Evidence introduced during the
trial, and in the Supreme Court,
where the case was appealed,
tended to show that Walters
called at the Erickson home and
during a conversation an alter
cation took place which soon de
veloped into a fight. In her at
tempt to protect herself and hus
band, Mrs. Erickson shot at but
missed Walters.
The case was tried in the Cir
cuit Court of Crook County, and
both Erickson and his wife found
guilty. An appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court, and an af
firming opinion was handed down
and shortly afterward a petition
for rehearing was denied. As
yet there .has been no application
for the pardon of Erickson, but
Mrs. Ericknon made application
to acting- Governor Bowerman
personally.
Farmers Meet
ing At The Dalles
The Farmers' Co-operative and
and Educational Union will hold
a conyention for the states of
Oregon and Southern Idaho in
The Dalles, November 22 and 23.
Tbere will be 75 organizations
represented and it is expected
that there will be at least 400
delegates present at the two days'
session.
C. S. Barrett, National Pres
ident, and T. J. Brooks, Nation
al Secretary of the Farmers'
Union will be present and will
make addresses. Other men of
national reputation will also be
on the program. State Presi
dent F. A. Sikes, who issued
the call for the meeting, will be
present.
The delegates from the Madras
Farmers' Union to the inter-state
convention will be elected at a
meeting pf the Union next Sat
urday evening.
WATER AT 727 FEET
Water was found in the well
at Culver Jnnction at 727 feet,
last Friday, and it rose to a depth
of 30 feet. Tuesday a report
from the well says that the drill
is down about 720 feet and there
is 40 feet of water in the well.
The well will be put down to 800
feet or more, depending on the
strength of the flow of water.
The water was found in a strata
of sand and gravel, and it is ex
pected that the well will be put
down to the next layer of rock
at least.
Madras State Bank
MADRAS, OREGON
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Mpney transmitted to all paits of United States and Canada
J. M. Conklin, Prewdent and Gen. Mn'gr; C. E. Rouh, Vice-Piei'ident
ni RECTORS; C. E. Rouih, M. Puts, J. C. Robinson, Robt. Res, J. M. Coukttn
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