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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1911)
The Madras Pioneer I'utiiiMhtMl uvery Thursday by THK IMONKKK I'UHLISII INO C(.- 8UDQORIPTION RATES: One venr $1.55 Six months riireu mouths SB AOVKltTIBINO HATES ON APPLICATION Kntereil as second clans matter August tV, 1004, at the I'ostoftlce nt Madras, Ore., under the Actnf Congress of March 8, 187U. THURSDAY JUNE 1, 1911 75,000 BUSHELS WHEAT SHIPPED Since March 10 by the Balfour Guthrie Co: Huys Another Machine Centrul Oregon Well Compnny has purchased another well drilling ,,UI chine an Austin No. 3, with n capacity for drilling to a depth of 800 feet. The machine is now being operated in the district south of Prineville. This makes a total of five machines now actively engaged by tins company in drilling wells in this county. PAID $50,796 FOR IT Ninety Per Cent of the Grain was No. 1 Orftde Average Price 68 Cents Bushels. Approximately 76,000 bushels of wheat have been shipped from the Madras country by Balfour, Guthrie & Company since the 10th of last March Ninety per cent of this has been No. 1 grain, and the price paid to the farm ers has ranged from C5i cents to 70 cents per bushel, with an average price of all sold of 68 cents per bushel. This means that $50,796.00 has been distributed among the farmera of this district for wheat alone within the past ten weeks and that the freight on the sa me at 11 cents per bushel from here to Portland has amounted t $8,250. According to figures given by F. D. Muart, agent for the Balfour Guthrie Co at this place the shipments from the several railroad points were as fol lows: Bushels Madras 49,000 Metolius 8 000 Culver 1,000 Opal City 2,200 Vahora 9,000 Paxton 4 500 Gateway 1,000 Total, 74,700 Pianos For Sale Feveral good reliable pianos for sale at $125 to $250. See Fred Feuerbach, the pianist. He has some attractive bargains. j 1-1 mo pd. Jack. Dee, the Grizzly lumberman, was in town Tuesday. James Garrett, of Cross KeyB was a visitor in the city first of the week. Dr. T. A. Long has removed his office to the east eide of Main street next door to Culp's cigar store. Miss Katherine Cassidy, departed Wednesday morning for home in Port land after two months stay in Madras. After a long period of cold and windy weHther the past few days have been warm, and with a plentiful supply of moisture in the fields young grain is growing very rupidly. John- Reams died at Prineville Wed nesday of last week from paralysis. He was well known in Madras through his connection with the Cornett Stage company. He was 38 years of oge and leaves a widow and six children. J R. P. Pcheurer. in company with James Honeyman of Portland and others have returned from a fishing trip on the Metolius river, where they landi d some exceptionally large Dolly Varden trout. One which Mr. Honey mai caught is reported to weigh 25 pounds. "Buck," the big tan-colored grey hound of Jack McTaggart got a dose of strychnine last Sunday and died, and I there is mourning in the McTaggart home. Where "Buck" got the bad medicine is not known but the owners are prone to believe that someone handed him a "bunch" containing the nux vomica. Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh of Seattle will address the people of Madras June 3 and 4. At the M. E. Church, Saturday at 3 o'clock, subject will be, "How can we help to purify the cities and towns" At the Christian church, Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock, subject, "Our Needs." At the M. E. Church Sunday evening at 8 o'elock. Subject, "How we clean ed up Seattle." Everybody is invited to come and hear this noted lecturer. HAY CREEK RANC TO BE SUBDIVIDED i Rnr.h. consistina of about onrwx i.. ..,kriD RaiHwin Sheeo o6 Land UOmnanu u lorrncny uvvncu uy unw . 10 now i iih II i ii r: u c uu vi w - - - vui vnin ac Dic arp mnst reasonable considerinn . .? r M S I J 1 J 11 ' " . 1 U I 1 1 1 Hi of the land, and the terms are easy. For full information address L S. WEEKS, Agent. Madras, Oregon I Commercial Hotel Open Monday The new "Commercial Hotel" near the Oregon Trunk depot will be open to the general public Monday June 5th. Chas. E. Flora & Co., Props. BASE LINE LAND COMPAN 272 Stark St Portland, Qre. SESZEEESOBSSDJCI Ed Campbell and family left the first of the week for The Dalles by team, where they will be joined by the Misses Campbell who are attending St. Mary's academy there, and will go on to Hood River to the berry patches. Later they will go to Yaquina B.iy and return home over the Cas-ade Mountains. The trip will occupy the greater part of the summer. William A. Dalziel, deputy commis sioner anil factory inspector for the state labor bureau, with headquarters at La Grande was in this purl of the county Suturday on his officii! trip. A i recent law is now effective which ex jempts all factories and shops where i machinery is used where not to ex ceeded two horse power is employed. Christian Church There will be regular services nt the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. Silbaugh of the W. C. T. U. will occupy the pulpit in the morning and Rev. Sias will speak at the evening service. NOTICE A fin. r.. 11 ...L .. for phonograph will i ii... r...i n H.. pnny, as the date for gititj milium closes that ..i i.i i... i ii i DIIUUIU UC UIUUKIll U V date. ml 1. 25 CENTRAL OKOffll NEW ST ORE I . - 11 " 1 "'" i i ii i in ii r ii i i , i i i ii i iiiMaiiai't"""""jrr"" New Goods and New Prices Our is the only Mercantile house in interior Oregon stocked with new goods from the railroad to the shelves or display rooms. The saving is yours for the asking. The satisfaction of being the first firm to quote this new scale of price is ours Full line of FARM MACHINERY, GARDEN TOOLS, GARDEN and FIELD SEEDS and a full line of first-class GROCERIES at cash prices. WE WANT YOUR PRODUCE W. F. Hammer Co. MADRAS, OREGON