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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1911)
1 Hti .TiM" i '1 mr.-: 1 The Madras Pioneer Published overy I'liurmifi uj -TUB I'lONEKIt PUHLIsH INO CO. 8UB80RIPTION FTATESt Orfe year $i.bi Six mouths w throe months.. 50 A.DVKHT1SINO ItATKfi ON APri.lOATtO- Knterodns second class matter August S0; 1804, at the Postoffice at Madras. Oro.. "'fr'Actbf Congress of Mnrclf8. 187H i-THURSDAY - APRIL 20. 1911 GRAHAM FAVORS OPENING LANDS posed of by the United States Government. These lands are the best on the reservation. Then this large body of land, 40 miles square, should be placed in a Dosition to be utilized for the benefit of the white man. After going over the country I made a reDort to the Great 1 Northern officials in February, 1910. It tells the story of thd situation precisely as it is. The facts are given largely by Mr. Covey at the time." Differs In Opinion From After fii,SuneVlnendfnf Cotffiv limiting the nvJ , the city to sis meeting of the coS POOR FARMERS day evening of 1 . council backed up q, . Interested In Having the tion at a meefr' w -car VM ccrj;i.iuii rui unucr NEW RESIDENCES WILL BE BUILT S. E. Gray, At. Sellnrs and A. Culp to Have Homes W. Mr. Grahams report is: "We stopped over night rit the agency and got the following infor mation from C. C. Covey, suporinten- j dent of the agency. Therd ard GO0.0OD ' acres in the reservation, of which 315.- 860 are already under survey, 100,000 acres of the surveyed lands'afe tillable of the first class, 2 5,860 acres suited to grazing; 25,000 acres are timber lands unsurveyed, containing somd very fine yellow pine timber, average stand be ing iu.uuu jeet an acre. The reser- would accomodate 10,000 families. Mr. Main sWeet' that Part of the -Clty Covey estimates that 25,000 acres could seeming to be the most attractive S. E; Gray is'' planning to build a handsome" mnv" residence on his property on south Main street this summer to cost in the itSighbdrlKJod of $2500. Mr. Gray has befen mukinr improvements abdut the place r6cently housing in atid painting his windmill tank and tower, and building a neat fence about the placd. M. Cellars is also contemplating building a new home south of Mr. Gray's property. A. W. Gulp is also figuring with contractors 6ri the building of a new home further south on -I. " ?3HF it: SJ-jj- tMi? Although Superintendent C. C. 2bvpyof Warmspring Reserva- makes a statement that good land . in the reservation has already been taken and talks rather discour fc 'A aerifitrlv" oT tlie advantage or ey- f If I pedienof opening the lands to ? , settlefiient, F. W. Graham, dustrial and of the Great. "Northern railway, Tftfdnlifferently, and in an in terview says: It may be, as Indian Agent Covey says, the1 most of the good land is taken, " said Mr. Graham, W$J ' ouc tne Iact remams that many iiy 01 ine allotments are now part or ythelndian estates and must neces-ek.- 3ariiy, in some manner, be dis-to,- . f- b? Cultivation. .1 -most all' of -the m- agent be irrigated cheaply. There werev116, 000 acres allotcd in 1896 and 25 years from that time the Indians can get title. There are at present 18,000 head of sheep on the reservation, which pay an average of 18 cents a head annually. Assessed Valuation $164,544 The assessed valuation nf nil "The range can btf made to Support uniwtv wifM w f 50.000 head of sheep, and on the lower r ranges 15,000 head of cattle. There are for those homes. who are building 4000 head of cattle and 10,000 head of horses at present There are 770 In dians on the reserva' on, of whom 150 are heads of families. The Indians :do not farm as well as the white man. They do not plow deep enough for sum.-mer-fallow. They du not cret over 5 bushels of wheat, an acre Xot anyone around here farms right, either Indians or whites. . Superintendent Covey has asked the government to put in an ex perment station on the reservation. That will be done this year, and better re ults are looked for. Some of the In dians are industrious. The "maibritv raise enough for their own use. They hunt and do teamirig: for the govern ment. They still have a few head of stock but not many sheep. There are bits of pasture land on the reservation mat me came ana ponies nave never Bridge Steel Expected Soon Tho nretron Trunk construe tion department is looking for arrival of the first steel for the flninririintinn of the cantilever bridge across Crooked River at Trail Crossing at any time now, nnrl state that it will be only a 0rti4 h'mn until work on the most interesting piece of engi neering oh the entire line will bo under way. It is statcci mat .... 1 steel cables will probably ue onorated across the gorge as a sort of tramway for handling the sections of steel for the bridge during construction, as the height of the structure above the bed of the river, about 385 feet, make3 the construction of supporting false work impossible. Ihe en gineers do hot expect the build ing of the bridge to take longer than a few weeks, in case the materials arrive as fast as needed. there is alive with dead rabbity " said Mr. Fisher, "arid I believo that luuy ou are dying every night from the rabbits smell the long distance and in gr"eat drives." poison. The salt from coma after Mdny Visit Oateway The opening day for the town site of Gateway, 14 miles north of Madras on the Deschutes Rail way, held last Thursday was at tended by an excursion of about half a hundred from Portland was and other points, most of whom Hotel Has Been Leased The new brick hotel, Tho Gntownv which is under courso of construction has beon leased to Gilbert. & William? of Seattle, according to announcements made this wcok, and as soon ns com' pleteu they will open tho houso to the public. It is also learned this week that stock for n banking house that is to occupy n portion of tho building is now being sold, and that plana for opening nnothor bank horo oro under way. A. K. Bontloy on6 of the con tractors is still in Portland, but Is ox l-.l t 41. 1 L. - 11 1 . in-tiuu 111 iiiu lum ui wiu wcok in com pany with A. E. Hammond and Don P. Roa. A forco of brick nrasons will como at tho same time, It is said to begin on the walls of tho hotel. limits of Madras for 1910 $164,554. Next year will doubt- spent the day in looking over the less show values many time that townsite and the surroundiug on account of the raoid errowth district. The rabbit drive that of the city and the construction of the railroad through the town, hone of Which was included in last year's assessment. Band Instruments Arrive The instruments for the'Madras band arrived today, and they are a handsome set, being for the most purt satin finish silver plate. Prof. FV Fine, who wil direct the band, announces that a meeting will be held tomorrow evening, Friday, had been planned, to hold did not materialize; and while there was not much done in the way of a celebration, the people who came seemed much interested in the property. Alive with 'Dead Rabbits Fred Fisher who was in from Fisherville the last of the week says that Mrs. Fisher is killing rabbits by fhe hundred about 8weepIno8 to B Kept Off 8trta. The board of public works Of aI toonn, Pa., has doclded to enforce the act of nasombly which prohibits the depositing of tho nwoeplngs from stores and other buildings on the pub lic highways. Notices wero ordered printed and posted, calling attention of all persons 0 tbo law in tills con nection, and It was also decided to communlcato with Mayor Ooyor re questing mm to unvo tne poiico pa trolmen call tho attention of grocers, news dealers, fruit d oilers, etc., to tbo fact that tbo garbage cans which havo been distributed throughout tho city are not Intended to bo used as recep tacles for tho refuse from these stores. This more of Altoona's Is a good one for any towu to adopt. "I'm aora ew moment, Now York ffl!1J't 1tf Hl... New rope rHM out lmnnlMW"! ItrornnhBl mors 9 nil fishes. Doll wntem ia f.. . J it iJ nil fl.;roa,,,0Mtt,l .1 . .to "Necessity JiTu!:M Hon," reXiifefrte. her nlchtcflnfT.:"" apwdl Ib n clothb 2 pautrv 6t- Zjr?WH graph. . '"ir"-l Would etrdloh;.l 1liN their place by putting out salt at which time mixed with strychnine, in nlaces seen. Alfalfa and wheat do well. Por- an organization will be effected where the rabbits can get to it, i cupines eatf e corn and early frosts art'd plans for beginning rehear- and protected from the access of nip the fruits. sals made. stock. "Why the country down Kidney Wbrtrn In 8wlne. For kidney worms In hogs toko ono tablespoonful of spirits of turpcntlno and put Jt In the slop and get them to drink it. ,Ond dose will euro nine times out of ten. Tonlo For Rundown Cows. Powdered sulphate of Iron, two ounces; saltpeter, two ounces; mix vomica, one' ounce; dose, a heaping teaspoonful In feed three times a day. Dog Dittamper. Give the dog ten. drops of fluid ex tract of nux vomica and twenty drops of fluid extract of ergot three times a day. TH ffnton Glii "No," replied the Boston she added cojfIv- i .T with sacerdotal pp nil very small todnnitr,.!, Mr. JoneB-Yes'm, Hyln sure I don't know tberntot. The Pair Purchaser-Oltlp took thetn out of theuMtil Sketch. The Well 'oLtU.Vh "You caa't get 'tostmd CT? .v. ,.V IUUI4 UtiU 1 erbs. "No," answered, the can't. But tue twulEVfltrt business seem to maiattl! ana tnen." Exchange. W An 'I ' 8 iW-t Hammo furnishing, v H light ant;, electric puiv , flection 4l&& ' Bhis successd. , ' the city of m privileges ' and nfflr. I 'm ( TTT I s I Vv DeS shall render tv. i' 1 1 NEW STORE 5i1 WHIHBWnrBTMMBrMBMBWrimnMTTrr-MMMMMiiM i m K 1 . . . 1 K I i-N I incw laooas iMew rnces Ours5 is the only mercantile i : house in interior Oregon: I stocked with new goods f I' from the railroad to the shelves or display rooms. The saving is yours for the f asking. 5 THE SATISFACTION OF s s BEING THE FIRST FIRM TO I v . m QUOTE THIS NEW SCALE OF PRICES IS OURS. J Full line of farm machinery, garden artlen and field seeds and of first tools 3 fill! -.-j line class groceries at cash prices, 1 r-Y. -V ..1 ... - ;yto ?4 V We Wart Your Produce 4J- U vug F nually, such a sta. provided for in tht Third. That tho su Hammer Co. and power plant sht down except for repa' no ttoo bo closed d v