Highest Quality and Lowest Price
People's Supply store
W. F. Hammer Co.
(incorporated)
I
When you come to Madras, Oregon,
To buy your farm supplies,
Remember W. F. Hammer Co.
Are the people that satisfies.
We carry a line of everything
With which no other can compete;
We'll stay by you if you'll stay by' us
Till you're thoroughly on your feet.
We have a line of Vehicles
Such as Schuttler and Moline
Follow the Crowd
Hardware, Groceries, Paints and Oils,
And also Gasoline.
Our line of Farm Machinery
Will stand inspection, too,
If you're in the market for any of it
We're certain to satisfy you.
So remember W. F. Hammer Co.,
When you're for Madras bound,
Its quite a large store, painted white, -And
very easily found.
We Never Di
saooom
The Madras Pioneer
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iV, lWM.at the Postotrice at Madras, Ore.,
iiiW the ActofCnncresH of March 8. 1879.
THURSDAY - SEPT. 21, 1911
HOG RAISING IS
PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
farmers In This Section Beginning to
Take Matter Up Should Become
Great Swine Country
Generally, farmers in this sec
tion havp passed up the hog bus
iness in past years, many wiih
the ide? Miat the industry would
prove 'profitable. Recent ex
periir.r ts have proven that swine
is on- if the most lucrative prod
uces of the farm and the business
in the future will be given more
attention by the farmers in this
section.
The following editorial, of in
terest to hog raisers, appeared
recantly in the Portland Journal:
"Last year the four packing
houses in Oregon and Washing
ton spent $6, 000, 000 in Dakota
and Nebraska for live hogs.
"How were Nebraska and Da
kota able to feed their own pop
ulation, ship hugh numbers of
hogs to Omaha, Chicago, Kansas
City and other packing centers
and then have enough left to sup
ply Washington and Oregon?
"It is not because Oregon and
Washington haven't the climate.
Theirs is better for the purpose
than Nebraska's and Dakota's.
"Nor fs it because Oregon and
Washington have not the proper
foods. Wheat makes the best
bacon in the world. Wheat fed
to hogs that bring six cents a
pound, nets the farmer one dollar
per bushel. If the pork brings
the present figure or last year's
prices, wheat feeding brings the
$1.50 and more per bushel. And
the wheat fed to the hogs refer
tilizes the land instead of rob
bing it.
"Barley at the usual prices, fed
to hogs, makes cheaper pork than
can be produced by corn at usua
prices, according to Dr. Withy
combe of the Oregon Agricultura
college. No state in the Union
can beat Oregon in the produc
tion of barley, and enough hogs
could be produced from it to feed
the state, feed Alaska and part
of the Orient.
"The Oregon Agricultural col
lege some years ago got $29.50
an acre in two months from an
alfalfa field by feeding the alfalfa
to hogs.
'And still the two northwest
states sent $6,000,000 out for the
purchase of Dakota and Nebraska
hogs last year. And the four
northwestern states sent $15
000,000 out for packing house
products.
"It is not Nebraska, but Ne
braska farmers who raise hogs
that put that state on the map."
HINTS FUR HEALTH.
Don't take bis pills fur liver Ills,
But early Jump from bed
An hustle on that cambric shirt
An' run fur tho woodshed.
Then Kit that hlck'ry on tho block
An' ,saw fur all It's worth.
You'll soon tiu hctiln' round tho town
Your liver's best on earth.
Your stummlck's full o' holes, you sayl
Well, quit your boo.ln' qulok.
An' when you Bit that offul thirst
Jlst tuinblo In tho crook.
You'll eat bh much as that there pit;
If you ko out un' plow
An' pitch yon Meld of clover hay
Up Into that huymow.
You've got sore corns on every too?
Gem ci'lppens, they must pain!
You've pared 'em oltar Into the bono
' An' still they sprout again?
Well,, here's tho cure fur corns, my
friend
do baiofoat with the chickens.
Thuy'll grab, an off your corna will bo
To beat tho very dickens I
C. M. BAItNlTZ.
SOLDIERS CAMPED
AT WARM SPRINGS
Field Artlllory Will Engago In Target
Practice Until November 1st
Batteries F and D, Second
Field Artillery, composed of
eight officers and 252 men, with
300 pack mules and 21 four-mule
teams, left' Vancouver Barracks
last Friday morning for Warm
SpringsIndian reservation where
target practice will be held until
November 1st.
it is expected that the troops
will hike 300 miles to and from
the reservation, which was fav
orably considered by General
Marion r. Maus, commander of
the Department of the Columbia,
as a suitable place to hold Army
maneuvers every two years.
I he officers who left with the
troops were: Captain Edward
Stewart in command; Captain W.
H. Jones, Captain Robert Pier-
son, of the medical department,
and Lieutenants Scott Baker,
John R. Starkey, C. W. Harlow.
W. F. Morrison and Veterinarian
Fred Foster.
The troops tvill be supplied
with provisions from the post at
Vancouver, aiad will be shipped
by railroad to Mecca, which is
G miles from where the camp
will be pitched. The ammuni
tion was taken by the battery
wagons. When tiie soldiers were
eaving, rain bean to fall, but
this did not deter them. Tho
irst day was spent nullintr
through muddy roads and late in
the afternoon camp was pitched
ur uiu nignc.
After Lion ten ant-Colonel G.
W. VanDeusen takes th n roar
ide for officers he will assume
us command of the Second Field
Artillery at Warm Springs. He
expects to overtake them by the
time they reach camp, riding his
horse there.
The troops will pass the time
after they reach camp in practic
ing aiming and shooting 3.2 inch
guns. Most of the practice will
be sub-caliber. The guns will be
aimed as though they would be
fired and then a rifle, which is
attached, will be fired at the tar
get. The troops are exected to ar
rive at camp Sunday, October 1.
Tho Doctor's Twins.
An Irish doctor whllu enjoying n
holiday In tho country took the oppor
tunity, along with u friend, to go
fishing. During operations tho doc
tor'n sinker enmo off and was lost.
Hero was n dilemma no sinker, no.
more fishing that day. Happy thought
ho had a bottle In his pocket. Tho
bottle was filled with water, carefully
corked and sent down on Its mission.
After a few minutes' Interval tho
doctor had a bite und pulled up his
lino nt racing speed, finding a fine pair
of fish, one on each hook.
"Ila, doctor, twins this time," ex
claimed his companion.
"Yes," quoth tho doctor, "and
brought up on tho bottle too."
BIG DANC
At Sanford's Hall
ATURDAY. SEPT.
Everyone is familiar with the classy, uptodate duj
been giving. Next Saturday night we are going to cutrf
nAm .'nk-Jf FJfiv rrnis will be the admission pnee. M
like to sec more ladies present at these dances. It wont
anything and your rights will be protected, tveno
have a good time.
MUSIC:
Given by
& SHUGEf
All Rights Reserved
PIANO AND DRUM
Changed His Mind.
When Representative Drown was
practicing law at Newton he fell out
with the district Judge over some trlvJ
ni mutter. One day the court wanted
him as a witness In a cuho and Hcut
tho sheriir after him.
"Just tell tho Judge to go to
said Ilrown when the sheriff told him
to como to court.
"All right," said tho sheriff.
Tho latter wheeled around and start
ed toward tlio courthouse. Brown
turned and looked at him. The longer
ho looked tho more convinced was ho
ho had made a mistake. K iw. t,.rt,wi
after tho sheriff. Hut tho sheriff was
too fast for him and readied tho court
room unmolested.
"May It nleaso tho court." Rfllfl Mm
sheriff, "Mr. Ilrown told mo to tell
iijo court, xo go to ,"
Just then Hrown ruslipd iiirnnr.ii !.
doonto tho courtroom. 1111(1 liofm'it ftnv.
thing could bo Bald or (lmin liv tim
Judge Hrown remarked:
"Alay It I) enSO VOIir hnnni- T l.nu
changed my mind. You needn't go.
I'll testify."
'Iho Incident caused SO mill'll lllorrl.
inent that tho staid old Judge forgot
tho Insult und ordered It
witness stand to testify irnn.ni. no..
Dancing Commences al U
FRED ZELL, Floor Manager
SALI
FOR
1 60 Acres Land
Five miles easl of town . All -t gjj
I 1 5 acres under cuiuvcuw.
is fenced, no buildings.
$20 per Acre
Call at this office
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