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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1911)
1 Highest Quality and Lowest Price w. Hammer (incorporated) When you come to Madras, Oregon, To buy your farm. supplies, Remember W. F. Hammer Co. Are the people that satisfies. r 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, ' St ' 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 IllljlllljlSaiiiZ The Madras Pioneer published every Thursday by T H E I'lONEKK PUBLISH lNt CO.- 8UB80RIPTION RATE8: One year yx mouths SO riiree uioiittis & HVEBT181NG HATKS ON APPLICATION Entered as second class matter August iV, 1WM, at the Postoffice at Madras, Ore., under the Act of Coneress of March 3. 1879. THURSDAY - SEPfT287l911 "ALFALFA PALACE" AT NORTHWEST LAND SHOW Demonstrators Will Show Its Value as a Stock Food and Its Success ful Growth In the North How the wonderful alfalfa plant has been brought to Amer ica, acclimated in zones further north than it has ever known be fore, together with graphic de monstrations as to its value as a food for stock, will be shown at the Northwestern land show in December, in a great exhibit to be known as the "Alfalfa Pal ace." This exhibit will be installed to show samples of alfalfa seed and samples of the hay, various methods of curing, the mixing of it with corn and other grains. Finally, its effect when used with grain to make a balanced ration for livestock. The Northwestern railway lines have arranged to install this exhibit and it will be made es pecially interesting to the North ern states. Some states have imagined that the legume plant known as alfalfa would not be adapted to this climate, but the plant breeders at the experi ment stations have stretched the alfalfa belt northward and one of the features of the show in St. Paul next December will be to show the success with which alfalfa is produced in the North. DRINKING CUP LAW ANGERS MISSOURIAN Passenger Argues With Train Crew and Finally Calls In Services of an Attorney When John Stead of Ainslee, Mo., discovered that the Oregon Trunk railway had failed in what- he thought was its duty to pro vide drinking cups for its pas sengers on the Deschutes Valley train last week, John "went up in the air" like an aeroplane seeking an altitude record. "What kind of a dash blank road is this, anyway," inquired the man from Missouri. The brakeman tried to explain that the Oregon legislature had seen fit to pass a law prohibiting the use of public drinking cups in public places and on common carriers. Not until the thirsty passenger took up the subject with the con ductor, called in the services of lawyer who happened to be on the train, and finally was per suaded to purchase a paper cup from the train news agent, was his ire subsided. Lewis H. Irving and A. W. Culp returned Wednesday night from a two day's fishing trip on the Deschutes with 116 fine trout, the largest weighing nearly three pounds. They fished from South Junction to Mecca on the river, a distance of about five miles. As usually treated, a sprained ankle will disable a man for three or four weeks, but by applying Chamberlain's Liniment free ly as soon as tho Injury Is received, and observing the directions with each bottle, a cure can bo effected in from two to four days. For sale by M. E. Hnook. EXTENSION TO OPAL CITY of the Deschutes Branch Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th Passenger and freight traffic on the above date to Metolius, Culver Junction, Keever and Opal City The direct, quick and shortest route between Portland and all Central Oregon points Leave Portland ii ii " The Dalles " Deschutes Jet Arrive Mudras " Metolius " Culver Jet. nr.nl Cliv Auto and regular Bilver Lake, Prinevill Call on your locul TRAIN SCHEDULE 7:50 a.m. Leave Opu City " Culver Junction " Metolius . " MadraB Arrive Deschutes Jet. " The Dalles " Portland 8:1G a m. 8:30 a.m. 8:43 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 1:16 p.m. 1:GG p.m. 5:45 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:40 a m. J:30 p.m. G;45 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 0:15 p.m. G;30 p m. stage connections to Redmond, Rend, La Pine, Fort Rock, e, UUi-ns, Klamath Falls and other Central Oregon points WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. GATEWAY NEWS NOTES g Noah Vibbert is improving slowly. C T. Barkley will open his store for business in about ten days. Harry Humphreys of Portland spent Sunday at the home of Wm. Blair. Miss Jessie Blair spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Blair. Mrs. King is erecting a dwelling house on her farm at the mouth of Trout Creek. Fred Fisher on the Little Plains gave a social dance a week ago last Satur day night. The O. W. R. & N is furnishing water to the ranchers from their 05,000 gallon tank. Mrs. S. E. Grewell from the Agency Plains was a guest at the Hotel Daly last Sunday. A horse valued at $100 owned by Joe Stewart was killed by the Oregon Trunk train last week. Dwight Shonyo has returned from Madras where he has been working with the well drill. H. J. O'Neill, traveling freight and passenger agent for the O. V. R. & N transacted business here last week. Miss Nellie Furrell returned to Port land Tuesday to continue her course of nursing at the St. Vincent hospital. G. W. Holt has returned from Illi nois accompanied by his wife. They will reside on their homestead on Agency Plains. Miss C. IJeesley came in last week from Welch's Sanatorium and will take up her residence on her homestead near Sage Brush Springs. J. H. Barkley and family were guests at the Hotel Daly Monday. Mr. Bark ley is moving a storo to Gateway of which his son C. T. Barkley will take charge. Mrs. John Daly and children are spending a few weeks visiting her mother, Mrs. Rambo, ut Brush Prairie, Wash., also Mr. Daly's mother at Battle Ground, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blair, accompanied by the Misses Jessie and Judo Blair, Harry Humphreys and Howard Dut cher comprised a fishing party down on Deschutes rivor Sunday, but tho fish were not In a "biting mood" as they returned with only three small ones. 150 chickens to be sold at War ren's auction sale October 4th. BIG DAIMC At Sanford's Hall ATURDAY. The regular Saturday night dance has been postpondj count of the dance at Metolius tomorrow night, but we wj you again on October 7th with belter music and a pem time than before. Given by ZELL & SHUGH All Ri'ohts Reserved MI ISIC: PIANO AND DRW Dancing Commences at tt FRED ZELL, Floor Manager TICKETS, $1.00. FOR SAU Land; 1 60 Acres r AlU rive miles east oi iuwh.- ntrep I I j acres uncier cuiuva- is fenced, no buildings. $20 per Acre Call at this office.