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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1911)
9, The eer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1911 . NO. 21 Madras afiom ras Office Mnt nrormcu Ballin- ..... r fiprretary tn fun ' Lnnn en eu w ,--,a-fflrn states, where 111 IT V-- , I , the dry ...iUn fnr homestead durinfcr trie loriocvi i 4 a inn i7U ntoror deparimunu I LtlbUV " nf the creneral Hill"'" " Drug: Co;! A Specialty EXPORT I'll AHm A CISr WITH EXPE RIENCE FROM THE BESTDRUQSTORES IN BOSTON t : : t rr a f a -A . . T . f j r i I a iww mm T COMPANY t land office to grant these appli cations whenver possible. It is one of the pre-requisites that settlers shall have establish ed a residence upon the land, but where this is done and it is evi dent owing to failure of crops the settlers cannot make a living and is obliged to leave in order to earn money, Secretary BaU linger has directed the commis sioner to act with favor upon the application. Dufur Dispatch. United States Commissioner Turner at Madras has not as yjct received any circular or instruct ions regarding such ruling by the Interior Depertment, as above stated, but has taken the matter up with the U. S. Land Office at The Dalles. Hill Lines Expend Large Sum NEW CONSTRUCTION Oregon Trunk Costs $9,000,000 Croocd River Bridge Will Be Highest In U. S. I. 0. 0. F. INSTALLATION Odd Fellows were out in force Wednesday evening to attend the open installation of the officers elect of Mt. Jefferson Lodge I. 0. O. F. of this city. Wives, daughters, visiting members and friends were given a Bpecial invi tation to be present and the lodge room was nearly filled with those assembled. After the installation a luncheon was served prepared by the member's wives, the Odd Fellows playing host to perfec tion, the visitors seemingly en joying the many good things without measure. The installation of the new officers was conducted by District Deputy Grand Master VanTassel. The new officers elected follows: N. G., W. R. Cook; V. G., Tilman Router; secretary, M. G. Pillette; treasurer, John MeTag- gart. in m i mm a ib mm m m. ' m m mm m IS 7 I 1 -j Bfew M iviaui as oiaie oaiiK. MADRAS, OREGON Mc-ney tfansmitted lo all parts of United States and Canada , J. M, Conklk. PreiuienJ Mid Gen. Maa'gr ; C. E. Rouih. ViccPieiident There was expended by the Hill System in Oregon in 1910 ap proximately $14,000,000 in the construction of new lines and in improvement of the properties throughout the state. Of this amount more than $9,000,000 is represented in the Oregon Trunk line building from Clarke, on the Columbia River, south to Bend. The completion of the Oregon Trunk to Bend, 160 miles, will involve an additional expenditure of $10,000,000. Construction on all lines in the state will aggre gate a total outlay in 1911 of $15,000,000. From Clarker 107 miles east of Portland on the North Bank road, the Oregon Trunk Railway crosses the Columbia River on a bridge consisting of 24 spans, the total length being 3348 feet. The longest span is 320 feet and the draw across the Government canal is 250 feet. The highest point of the bridge is 94 feet above low, water. The bridge is uniqueiinrthat it crosses .a great river byr comparatively short spans, all of the foundations of which rest on islands in the middle of the celebrated Celilo Falls of the Columbia. Five tenths of 1 per cent grade is maintained on the bridge". In the 110 miles between Clark and Madras there are six tunnels through solid rock, aggregating 3550 feet in length. The longest of these is at the mouth of the Deschutes River, where the line pierces 850 feet to reach the side of the Deschutes Canyon from' the Columbia River. Forty-four miles from Clarke and three, miles east of Sherar the line crosses fromtthe west side of the DJeschutes River, cuts ,tnrough a tunnel.820 feet long andrebrjdg es the river to the. west side within a distance of a quarter of a mile. Two miles east 6f Mad ras, within a distance of. quarter of a mile, are two tun nels aggregating 920, feet "in length. -. ' ' " The line follows the Deschutes Canyon for 92 miles. The ele vation at Clarke is 140 feet above the sea level and at Madras 2315' feet, the distance between these points being 110 miles. The rul ing grade between Clarke and Madras, a distance of about 110 miles from Clarke, is six-tenths of 1 per cent or 31.6 feet per mile. t The maximum curvature is six degrees. Onb hundred and thirty miles south of Clarke, three miles' east Hillman the track crossesCrooked. River on a bridge which is inter esting from the fact that it is the highest railroad bridge in the United States and the seventh highest in the world. It is a steel arch bridge 360 feet long1 and 350 feet above the water. FACTIONS EVENLY DIVIDED A compilation, of the membership of the coming legislature shpws that the Republican members are evenly divided on the question of assembly and anti assembly. there1 being 42 assembly Re publicans, and 42 nhti-assembty Re publicans, including in the anti-as sembly list 'those hold-over senators who signed Statement No.--1, at the time of. their election in June,- 1908. There are four Democrats in the sen ate and two in the house, "making a total Democratic representation in. the two houses of 6, consequently leaving a Republican majority of 84 on joint ballot. There are 12 assembly senators and 18 anti-assemhly senators, giving an anti-assembly majority of 6 in the senate. In the house there are 30 as sembly and 30 anti-assembly represent atives leaving an anti-assembly ma jority of 6 on joint ballot. Pre -Inventory Sale (irnlllC e-frkr!- nriiio Inc. rtcarl mil rrirc onrl onrlo mnc nr. tao-fV ro c idKe our annua nventorv and n nrdp.r in ma rnnm for Sorina Uoods. Uost Drices wi De -ww miiu IUIIIIV.I OCIIIIIj pilViCO Will UC IUI LJUIACI I III CIMO yioui i iu"im i V i i wni-i-. t Do Not Overlook this Opportunity to SAVE MONEY Men's Work Shoes Ladies Dress Shoes Mens Corduroy Coats ' t va i.-v a Hiffh and IftUr rule innlnrlosJ. .w, kuu IIH.IUUCU, $4 and $5 Ota Am Sale nrlri Wool Mackinaws - . In blue, brown and gray col on, assorted fcale Price - m 4.on Mens Canvas Coats Btanket lined, assorted sizes; ",50 orarl Sale PrIce . ens Mackinaw Coats AaortcJ check,, $4.50 grade 0a,e Price - M 00 Assorted sizes, $3 and $4 grades Sale price - $2-oo Children's Dress Shoes 1.50 to $2 grades Sale Price - - $1.00 Kimono Flannel Extra heavy, assorted designs, 25cgraec, Sale Price 15c Ghildrens Fleece Lined Hose Assorted sizes, 20c grade ; Sale price 12; c Blanket lined, extra heavy, assorted sizes, sale price $3.49 Corduroy - Leather Goats Reversible for rain or snow ; 8 to 10 grades Sells $7.00 Wool Blankets Genuine Oregon made blan- . kets, 4.50 grade ' - Sale price x $3.35 Comforts Full-size, heavy and light weights, 1.75 grade; Sale price, ENTRAL OREGON MERCANTIL CfliplY ADRAS HAS START- , : UNG SHOOTING AFFRAY Harper And Weston Have Argument And Serious Gun-Play THE PRINCIPALS EACH RECEIVE TWO SHOTS Jealously Over Office of Nightwatch Culminates In ' Gun-Duel Condition of Princfpais NptCrit , ical Unless Complications Occur Hearings Are Continued - Intense excitement occurred yes terday. in this city when J. B. Har- received one shot in the left leg near the knee, the bullet passing thronoh. Thp ntlipr Vinf nfrrl per and A. I. Weston, who were L . f . . , ... j his lett side near the liver, emerg- having a heated argument, both j ing at his Weslon.s pulled guns and began firing at are not thought to be of a' danger each other at close" range, their ( ous character unless complications guns being 38 calibre revolvers, should set in. There has f been extreme jealousy Harper's wounds are thought to between Weston and Harper over be the more critical. One of the the position of nightwatch, which bullets which struck him entered the former held several months last the back of his head, and passing Summer, when he resigned. Har- near the jugular vein,, passed out of per has also held the position of his neck just under the chin. Har nightwatchman for several months per was also shot in the right hand, just past, until - suspended., by the the bullet lodging in the small bones City Council Tuesday. Harper j of the wrist. This wound is giv-; supposed Weston to be implicated ing him extreme pain, in his discharge, as the latter had Complaints were - filed against in circulation a petition asking that both parties for assault with a he be given the job, and a heated deadly weapon ..with intent to kill, altercation ensued upon their meet- Owing to the condition of the ing yesterday. Seven shots were fired in all, ac cording to bystanders, two bullets principals in the shooting affray, the hearings of both were continued until it is thought safe for them to striking each participant. Weston appear at a hearing. adras Is Given rite-Up Randall R.Howard Writes of Products In Ore gon Journai. Madras and the "Madras Country" are given a creditable mention in the New Year edition of the Oregon Journal of last Saturday, a portion of which fol lows: One of the most heralded of central Oregon towns is Shaniko, and because it has been for the last ten years, the sole trans shipping point for the thickly populated northern part of cen tral Oregon. Shaniko is a town of great warehouses, crowded hotels, and the meeting place for more freight wagons, stage coaches and passenger automo biles.tKan may be found at any int in central Oregon. iat will Shaniko be tfftfciwItT few weeks when the IfemFTnits of the Deschutes river Railroads are completed to Mad ras? The future alone can say, though we may guess that the greater part of its life and pres tige will immediately be lost. Shaniko is located upon a high rockv plain, with little near-by agricultural wealth. Further away, however, it is a consider able grain area, and a part of the terminal traffic from the south and the east will be retained. Naturally the most rapidly de veloping towns of central Oregon are those along the lines of the Des chutes canyon railroads which will soon have railroad transportation. Fol lowing up the Deschutes River, the first of these towns is Madras, which Concluded on page 8 Harriman System Plans New Lines The immense sum of $14,977.- 600 was spent in Oregon by the Harriman Railway System during the year 1910, most of which was expended upon construction of new lines. Construction and improvements projected for the year 1911 are estimated to cost about $12,338,000. Sixty-six miles of the Des chutes Railroad are completed, leaving about 35 miles of track to be constructed before the trains can be run into Madras. Six million eight hundred thous and dollars were spent in con structing the 66 miles of road completed, and it is estimated that $275,000 will be required to complete the laying of the track into Madras. It is said of the extension of the Deschutes Railroad from Madras to Redmond that the track will be constructed jointly with the Oregon Trunk Line". V v4