Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1911)
The Madras Pioneer il r, MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 22, !9lV NO. 40 ARTESIAN FLOW ELL AT GATEWAY L Rises 180 Feet in 2I0 toot Well T H THE COUMTRY L Rillw-y Company Has w Supply Tt I. Second to None. . . r..nn V1I Drilling Eisjast completed n splcndul VI ' ...... i)..:i,.mhi mm. Ihe Descnuiea - . Ga eway, which comes very , all the requirement 01 . . .ii With a ho 0 uowii L tods in the well to within !0f the surface and the quality 01 ...... M in ha sccoml to none purpose for which it ih desired first struck nt a depth of i, 20 and 30 feet and the supply iScient for the operation of the t,. drill was sent on down to n If 165 feet hefore another (low fuck and the drilling wa con- 2'0 feet when the water lio the well 180 feet. This of gives an inexhaustible supply I puv denth for bringing the to the surface makes this the Irell in Central Oregon. Hoth iroad company and the drillers econeratulntcd upon this fine iment as it gives tin stronRest fcgement m the hope that some t section may be able to have a wells. hurface water has all been cased the well, and the Deschutes company and thn town of yean take pride in the fact that kreoneofthe finest water sup- b Central Orccon. machinery is now bcinir loaded s for shipment to Madras where jnpany has let the contract for deep well for its local supply r the farmers residinR on ARcncy Building New Home feSiler of Spokane has accented lion as bookkeeper with the Ccn regon Mercantile company Mr iu purchased property on south V wet and is having a neat dwell- ueerected. Ilia family will arrive bout the first of July to make pie, and will occupy the cottace c . . . p aa completed. , 1 WOOL SALES NEXT SATURDAY 600.000 Pounds Will Be Offered at Madras 8 first WOOl sains tn nvop hn jn this county under the w ian win take place in 33 next Saturday nfc ihn jay warehouse. In the torhood of rm nnn I . uu, UUU JJUl.UUO f Placed on sale at that ne growers in the south "'e country having only tn 1,-1. ... "ring in their clips. li the c ins h'.tvn carloads litiwn un. i.: f mi .- uuuil amp- j ltle big clip of the Hay- ""'I ffl V IS nrviw. 1 hauled to the I' 11, 61 N ,l.,i ..i , i . Ii,:. UL1"'L ia L'is Place Pi? i!- r July "ittL limn 11 . m (i " wuru will Ui PMICHiltnn ...1.1, ""uiwonal amount r,-w.u be 0,rered t lash ;Morse leu,,: rK"i. ln w 1,78 ,8 one which auiea for tw.i.. - 4. UL 111 V river, city. plant PORTLAND CAPITALISTS WANT GLINE FALLS Two Comanloa Negotiating For Redmond Power Plant A special from Redmond states that two Portland companies are negotiating for the properties of the Crook County Water, Light & Power company. The prop erty of the company consists of the power site and plant at Cline Falls, on the Deschutes four miles west of the Both parties wanting the have deposited forfeit money, and their attorneys are ooking into the titles of the )roperty. An option of 30 days has been given by the owners of he property, and the company ready to deal first will get the plum. agreeing to sell the power site at Cline Falls, the present owners stipulated that the con tracts the company now has with the city shall be carried out. This means that the city will get its water at the rate of 7 and 1-2, 8 and 0 cents per 1000 gallons. The purchaser is also required to put up a guaranty bond of $25,000 to carry out the terms of the con tract and for the completion of he power plant at Cline Falls. One of the conditions of the contract provides that the pur chasers shall install an electric transmission line from the falls to the city within 90 days after taking over the property, and furnish electricity for lighting and power purposes at a reason able rate. NORTHWEST GAINS BY CO-OPERATION OF FIFTEEN RAILROADS T he 14, ill be lount this. load date Ira & We'Klng 10,338 pounds. kft .who has H hoo .7 n.f: WT h" l,en N-liim.. . (lur'"R the Vis U f?80,' N Y" where sho hMhen r, Ba "artloy vtheitT:u'unlnc and ro- "' racifJc, Scientific fnrminc has been irivnn marked ImpetiiH in the United States during the past seven months through the generous co-operation of fifteen great railway systems which ioincd with tlm Great Northern road in transporting ex hibition cars carrying the marvelous products of Oregon, Washington, Mon tana and Minnesota. Lecturers accomnanvlnt? tlmsn piIiip.i- ional "expositions on wheels" have ex plained modern agricultural methods to thousands of farmers in the middle west ern and eastern states, in the hundreds of towns when stops were made. The railways that hauled these ex position cars over their lines, thus further ing uie movement, to neip advance tne knowledge of the farmers in their sec tions of the country, were .Michigan Central. Monon Route. Pennsylvania R. R. Erie R. R. Cincinnati Northern R. R. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R. R. Vandal ia Ry. Iowa Central Ry. Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. KILMER IS ACQUITTED ON INDIAN CHARGE Rust Found Guilty in Portland of Selling Liquor to Indian Orr. MRS. ALONZO TOLBERT KILLED NEAR CULVER Neck Broken by Fall From Water Wagon HORSES RAN DOWN HILL Mr. Tolbert Also Injured In the Ac cident Barrel Crushes Woman's Body. Mrs. Alonzo Tolbert of Culver, wns almost instantlv killed last Friday near the old Ruble place, ulion aim wns thrown from a water wagon in a runaway down Hip hill nnd Mr. Tolbert Was also seriously injured. In the fall Mrs. Tolbert struck on her face and her neck was broken, and a heavy water bar rel fell from the Wagon' upon her, crushing her body. Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert were on thn wnv from their home to the Ruble nlace tor get a load o water, and in jroing down a hil just before, the spring is reached thev lost control of their wagon and team in some manner and thn Vini'oos rnn flown the hill. In the runaway both Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert were thrown out, result- rcr in thn wnmnn'a death as It-) II V . ----- - afntofl nhnvn Mr. Tolbert Was not seriously injured physically, but it is said to have been nhinnnrl for u time bv the force his fall. Mrs. Tolbert leaves her litis band and a large family of young children to mourn her death. O. V. Mi'Dormott passed throug Mnilrnn thn first of week with ft sixty horse donkey RruhbinR outfit, on his wnv to Histura where ho Hub several Inrrrn enntrneta for cloarillR lands. TIlO mil (It. rminiroa nmo men when being nrvnrnt.wl full nnnncitv. and Will pull in the neighborhood of COO fair sUed trees Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry. Chicago &, Alton Ry. Big Four Ry. Bessemer & Like Erie Ry. TK. 1 1 1 . 0. M. ti r J'UILIIIJUIU (X. VJIIIU IV. Jl. ABUNDANCE OF WATER IN THE NEW CITY WELL Seven Feet of Water at a Depth of 22 Feet Waiting for Pumpj An abundance of water has been found in the new city well Chicago & Rock island Ry. which is being dug near the The Creat Northern Railway started school house. Water commenced mm iiiuBi uxiuriHive puunciiy campaign . . . , , i that ever has been waged, it having sent toming in at 15 feet and when a depth of 22 feet was reached the out thn-e cars. These cars which just nftmnlof ml 4 nnli -w1 1 1 nn n n.l vniiivnol i.wiiiiii,lvu iiit: ii nLiicuuiro uiiu illuiulu i ... to Bt. Paul, traveled 12,000 miles and now ueuuine so aurung uiab nu nearly a million persons entered them to means at hand were adequate to keep the water out of the way of behold the wonderful things crown in the Northwest and listen to the lecturer explain the manner in which these pre mi urn products were successfully crown. The Great Northern Ry., following the leadership of .las. J. Hill, who is deeply interested in the agricultural develop ment of the Northwest, now is conduct ing experimental farms, where their ex perts teach the settlers the best and most scientific methods of farming. Pupils of public schools, throughout the eastern states especially, were daily visitors in the exhibition cars and the children learned much from the lectures on the science of tilling the soil to bring forth nature s best ciiorts. PLAN TO RESUME DRILLING FOR OIL the workmen. The work has been laid by to await the arrival of the engine and pump which was purchased last week in Portland for the city by Council man J. C. Robinson. So far as can be learned, the firm of Jeffery & Bufton, who have a tentative contract for completing the water system, will take up that work early in July. WATER FOR AGENCY PLAIN RANCHERS Deschutes Railway Will Furnish It Free WILL PUT IN BIC WELL Tank With 65,000 Gallon Capacity to Be Erected on Depot Grounds r'' On the Hill. Frank Forest Says Prospect Too Good to Abandon Is Tom W. Kilmer was acquitted in tne united states District Court in Portland Wednesday on the charge of selling liquor to ndians. His defense was that ne sold tne neer to tne wmie man Steel, and not George Orr, the Indian, although he admitted hat Orr was present at the time of the sale, and loaned money to Steel with which to purchase the beer. Oscar Rust was convicted m a i on Tnursaay on two counts, charging him with selling liquors o the Indian. These were the first of the eight cases against Madras peo nle which will be tried in the x District court this week and much local interest is manifested in the outcome. The other cases and the dates set for hearing are as toiiows: Sell Matherson, June 23; Elmer Hammer, June 26; Harry Key, June 27; William Burgess, June 23; Carl Lawson, June zy; James Aiken, June 3U and ratncK xuc- Connack. mr Howard W. Turner, jp. m. Loveland, Nick Rhodius and Ban Puett were summoned nesses and are now in Frank Forest, who is here from The Dalles, . attending to business matters, states that he hopes SOOn to have work resumed ton8 Jn forming the league, and it is To Organize League June 30 and July 31, Friday and Sat urday of next week are the dates set for the meeting of representatives of the Central Oregon Commercial bodies at Prineville when a Central Oregon Development League, will be organized. The idea of forming this league is to further the devel opment of all parts of the country and to eradicate as far as possible all sectional strife and jealousies. Consid erable interest is being taken in all sec- as wit- Portland. on the drilling in the oil well at Grizzly. A California man who makes a business of prospecting for oil was expected to be here before this time to take up the work, but other matters delayed him, and it is not known now how soon he will be able to come. The well is now down about 700 feet, and Mr. Forest said yesterday that the indications at the time work was stopped were far too promising in his estima tion; to allow the project to lapse. The drill was said to be working in an oil rock, which in establish ed oil districts is looked upon as being the capping of the oil de- nosits. Mr. Forest wants to i penetrate this stratum at least, Small quantities of inflammable gas were also secured from the well, and there was no discour agement offered by nature which would indicate that success of the effort to strike oil could not be realized. believed that much good can be derived from the co-operation expected to re sult from it. At the annual school meeting held last Monday afternoon, John McTag- gart was elected director and S. E. Gray clerk. There were only 84 voters in attendance. FORTY TON GIRDERS NEXT TO DE PLACED Deschutes Stockyard Completed A fine new stockyard has just been completed in the yards of the Deschutes Heavy Steel on the Big Bridge Going Up MANY VISIT THE WORK Work Being Rushed by Deschutes Railway on Biggest Bridge In Oregon. The Deschutes Railway com pany is preparing to drill a well just north of town and pump water to their depot site on Agency Plain which will be dis tributed gratis to the farmers on the plain. Land for a well site and right of way for a pipe line has been purchased from Andrus Bros, who own a school section adjoin ing the J. D. Mayes tract, and a 65,000 gallon tank will be erected on the hill at the depot, from which the farmers can get a plentiful water supply without making the haul up the grade. The Central Oregon Well Dril ling company has the contract and the machine which has been used in the drilling of the well at Gateway and which was com pleted this week is now being loaded ready for shipment to Madras, an i work will be com menced just as soon as the ma chine can be moved to this place and set up ready for operation. This arrangement will be one that will save the residents of Agency Plain an incalculable lot of work, as it will give them practically a level haul and do away with the heavy pull from the Madras townsite, where the majority of them have hereto fore secured their water supply. The railroad company will also draw on the tank for its locomo tives, and these improvements would seem to indicate that Mad ras is being considered as the division point for that line. Logan-Shaw Mr. Leonard Logan, of Hay creek, and Miss Fan's E. Shawe, milwRV nt this Place, with a capacity oi ui opuivauc, iioaa., woic uui,wU ui wwu 12 carloads. The yard has been painted in marriage Wednesday evening, gun on the erection junei, aiuiB meti.uuisu p- 3ive steel towers, and when they SOnage Dy n.ev. m. vv. weaver, in fln nfneanna nt rho hrmo'e mfW nnrl twn hrnr.Ws. Mr. Ol the bridge Will De puc in place. company wuw ".T i7. t M r,-li moW T?ar nfW iR hoinc- made bv Forty ton steel girders are the next pieces to be put in place on the Willow Creek bridge just out Work has already be of the mas white and presents a neat appearance. Th officials at this place expect mat i f ii work on the fine new depot ior mis .. Iia rtnmmnnfnn snnn. as . the construction forces engaged in this and Mrs. Logan will make their NATURAL SEWER IS 'i OPENED BY BLAST work have the other depots along tne lino practically finished. home on the groom's homestead in the Haycreek country. FELLOW WORKMAN BLAMED FOR DEATH OF PAINE IN BRIDGE ACCIDENT The coroners jury, investigat ing cause of the death of A. A. Paine, who w3 killed last Fri day while working on the Willow Creek bridge, returned a verdict laying the blame for the accident on Edward Meyers, who had abandoned his post of caring for the guide ropes which control the the swing of the boom. No ac tion has been taken by the au thorities in regard to the matter. Paine's remains were buried local cemetery last aun- the contractors to rush the work on the bridge, and with this end in view, no cost is being spared. Steel workers are sorting steel, putting it in place, and riveting it together day and night. From now until the entire span is finished, the work of the trained bridge builders will be the most spectacular exhibition ever seen in this locality. Many have already gone up on Agency Plains, and others up the canyon, to see the workmen handle the cause of his death was by being nniRhed under a heavy piece of steel falling from a boom nspd in the construction ot a steel bridge now being erected over willow ... enormoua piece8 of steel, throw u-ook county , v, , " them in pIace by means of the 2iT 3 big derrick and put together the - -lorfwwr. hridce n Orecon. and t on uo., ano tnat uiu iuiuub "m - ., ...... i ,oa many more wil aimuMtu t- before the bridge is due to the neglience of Edward . n. e . 0 charge of the "v" , o , returned in the day. A copy of the verdict, by the jury, follows: We the jury assembled to in quire into the cause of the death of the body before us, find it to be the body of A. A. Paine, of Seattle, Washington, and that Meyers, who had ropes governing the boom. M. W. Bennett Lewis H. Irving D. W. Barnett Thomas B. Baker Alfred M. Jannsen John E. Loveall. J. H. Jackson, Acting Coroner. Subterranean Chasms May Hole Solve Sewerage Problems i Last Saturday while workmen were drilling through rock in the rear of the Hotel Re4mo.n4 where the Jones Land company was excavating for a septic tank to carry off the sewage from the hotel, an underground cavern, was found. The workmen had gone down 18 feet through solid rock and drilled down through a distance of about 10 feet more. A heavy charge of dynamite was put in to loosen up the rock and when the charge exploded only a dqll sound was heard and no rocks were thrown up. Instead a heavy pressure stream of cold air came up through the inch and a half pipe that was in the drilled hole. The distance to the bottom of the pipe was about 35 feet, and the supposition is that a subterranean cavern was pierced by the dynamite explo sion, and the charge went down ward into the cave. That is the reason given why the explosion could barely be heard. The Jones Land company think they have the problem of sewerage from the hotel solved and will test the capacity ot tne Lang-Irvine Married, at the Methodist par sonage, in this city, Monday afternoon, June 19, by Rev. W. M. Weaver, Adelbert D. Lang, of Fort Rock, . Lake county, and ( underground cavern they pierced . . i T ! a C fsium At t 21.1- 1-1 .1 ! M nH3 nvnlnairtn M1B3 urace irvuio, u. uuuci u wun uie urm hiiu ca.woiuu Alene, Idaho. Redmond Spokesman. per day,