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The Madras Pioneer NO. 3 MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1911. x lis filled flllNDESIRABUA Red-Llght Moves iight.orinfl i ow" Letocovernob A Citizen" yon 1''" - LeveH Crafty Move ,of Metolius Boosters DELEGATES TO BURNS ENCOUNTER BAD ROADS H. F. Deltiol Report! Splondld Time With no Serious Accidents to Autolata JAS. J. HILL AND PARTY VIEW EXHIBIT SENT TO LAND SHOWS LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED TO ENTRYMEN Homesteaders In Thla District May Now Leave Their Land Without Making Application 2, fcon.an, ua- , Uial). J.A.noiim.., nf the ,uii"-" Metolius, appeaieu j West for aui in rderlv women in from invading Metolius. that Madras nan uc-a.. that as a resua uiu lh residents have come L, purchased consider- Urty there, anu are ting buildings. He says is is not incorporaieu Uuently the citizens are snd he asks tne co-op- f Governor West's office dine off the impending Madras, Oct. 4, 1911. Etor: ive heard of many novel j devices for boosting . r i r K.i- ismtenirai ureuM, uui Ive is tne most cunningly device that has come rar observation. Know time was ripe for induc ers to come to the town ilius,and when conditions itrieht. the people of by prayers and peti duced the authorities of of Madras to drive out he "red-light" ladies, or doves" from Madras, that the present excite railroad connections at would have a tendency settlers to that place, E . fehevingr that these people adras could be used to a advantage at Metolius . i i 1 1 cceeaea m tneir purpose, ncil ordering all of the We citizens out of Mad a as Metolius expected, enow locating there, and iing property, building j and filling their home tfth people beyond their anguine dreams or expect i In it i i viuci mm iney may r "iivli.iil iit-iiiii nil n v. wmu ijam UlJIir-illlMl Ml I iil7 in noaicf i u :M the town nf tnfl inn 1 rtl MM Ahnun 1 iv iirni i ii lit . - mat uiu uuinority Kina ot work resin ' me hands of the omcials of Crook pnnntv "icy wanrnrl nm.fut.w. N the line 0f driving r-woutot Metolius, they neacomnlniH Ur Crook issued H. F. Deitzel returned Wed nesday from Burns, where he went to attend a meeting of the Central Oregon Development eague. The trip was made by auto and barring a lew minor accidents was thoroughly en joyed by those who attended. Mr. Deitzel after leaving here joined the Redmond bunch and two delegates from Pnneville. snow storm Sunday night halt ed the crowd in the mountains of Crook county and the excursion ists put up for the night at com- brtable places en route. After the snow storm the trip was made in relays, cars being sent out from burns Dy resident Wm. Hanley to meet the incom ing delegates who were stranded with a disabled car. Mr. Han- ey himself, with his own car, was a member of the automobile caravan sent out to assist tne visitors. Burns was beautifully decor ated and the visitors were re ceived with great enthusiasm A luncheon was served soon after arrival in the Masonic hall and Mr. Deitzel is praising the Burns neoDle very highly for the cour- tesy and good-fellowship extend ed to the outsiders. Considerable disappointment i i . i was ieit wnen it was learneu that Jas. J. Hill and his party would not be able to attend. Af- er reaching Prineville Saturday day night the Hill party decided to abandon the trio because of the bad condition of the roads Mr. Deitzel says that -as soon as the road to Bend is opened for traffic it will be the main ship ping point for Burns and tribu tary country. The people down there are jubilant over tne pro gress of railroad construction in Central Oregon and feel sure of rail connection with the outside world in the near future. The sum of $10,000 for an ex periment station somewhere in Central Oregon was subscribed at the meeting. The location of the farm will be left to the dis cretion of experts now working on the subject. The next meet ing will be held at Lakeview either in June or July, 1912. The exact date was not decided upon. The delegation of Portland bus iness men in attendance together with the other delegates and a larire renresentation from Burns left immediately after the meet ing for Bend to be present at the driving of the golden afternoon. Trip to Burns Abandoned at Red- 0 mond Because of Door Roads nf 11 Vl me peace in have n uin... laN ltl tllfl l.nn,l f i.t. VI nil n4-..l.l , -v diamine, 'WSenPfmlo ,i.v, UUL'SUiU lDore trifincf: r n,L. . ui tut: "IIU 99110,1 tl. .. uio warrant T mem bounrl ht. " ' we'ore the and and to EXHIBIT GAR LEAVES FOR LAND SHOWS Tillman Reuter Presents Mr. Exhibits Gathered at Crook County Fair and Bend Will Go to St. Paul, Minn. Circular No. 54, issued from the general land office at Wash ington, D. C, relative to leaves of absence from homesteads, was received last week by U. S. Com missioner Turner. The circular is provided for by an act of con crresa arjDroved Aucust 19, 1911, Hill With Big bpud and reads in part as follows MORE MAIL BOXES J WANTED ON ROUTE 2 ' Patron Thinks Service May be Discontinued MEMBERS OF HILL SPECIAL JAS. J. HILL, Chairman. LOUIS W. HILL, President. . W. H. DUNWOODIE, Banker of Minneapolis. JOHN II. CARROLL, Counsel of Washington, D. C. A. E. CHAMBERLAIN, Development Commissioner. A. BODINE, Secretary to President Hill. CARL A. GRAY, President Oregon Trunk. The Hill special train, with the above named notables, arrived in Madras last Sunday afternoon on their way to a meeting of the Central Oregon Development league at Burns. The distin guished visitors were met at the train by F. W. Graham, western industrial and immigrant agent of the Great Northern railway, of Seattle, and a few citizens showed them through the car of exhibits gathered from different sections of Crook county for the International Dry-Farming Con- i i rt 5 gress at uoioraao springs anu the other land shows at St. Paul, Chicago and New York. Mr. Hill expressed himself as very much pleased with the collection. After his inspection of the ex hibit car, Tillman Reuter, dele gate from Crook county to the Dry-Farming Congress, present ed a three-pound potato to Mr. Hill. The potato was grown on ngation, and the great empire builder remarked as he held the potato in his hand, "You didn't Af- pro the and trip have a good vear, either." ter leaving here the train ceeded to Metolius where party were met by autos taken to Prineville. The was made through a heavy rain and the next day, on account of the bad condition of the roads, the trip to Burns was abandoned, the party returning to Redmond where they boarded a special train and returned to Spokane. Mr. Reuter left last night for Bend where he will make a col lect produce for the St. Paul Land Show. Immediately upon his return from Bend he will leave for Colorado Springs. Mr. Graham will return here from Seattle next weekjandjmake a trip to Prineville after more ex hi bits, lie expects to take a large part of the Prineville dis- That all persons who have heretofore made homestead en tries in the Burns, Vale, La Grande and The Dalles districts in the State of Oregon, are here by relieved from the necessity of residence and cultivation upon their lands from the date of ap proval of this act to April 15, 1912. "Provided, that the time of actual absence during the period named shall not be deducted from the full time of residence required by law." Homestead entrymen coming under the above act Who are ab sent from their claims for any period between August 19, 1911, and April 15, 1912, are not re quired to file application for such leave. In the examination of final proofs, and in cases of contest, alleging abandonment during the above period, you will give due consideration to the foregoing provisions. FORMER MADRAS MAN CONVICTED OF PERJURY DAILY SERVICE POSSIBILITY p? Epistle Directed to Tills Oince urgta Subscriber on Route to Put Up Boxes Six Months Imprisonment and SlOO Fine for Faae Testimony In United States Court just to us the conven-- Mr. Reuter's ranch without ir- play to the eastern shows DESCHUTES RIVER YIELDS BIG GAME A. W. Culp and Lewis M. irvino. noin Record Catch of the Season for Big Trout BIG MADRAS DELEGATION ATTEND SPIKE DRIVING Estimated That 75 People Boardod the Train Here Last Nloht Hll Will Not Drive Splko BANK BUILDING TO START IMMEDIATELY Fixtures Have Been Ordered Con tract for Building Will Be Let Within Two Weeks A. W. Culp and Lewis H. Irv ing hold the belt among Madras qnilfP this anglers tor me inisc raiui ui w. apuie una . , season, iney ieii ueiu mau Sat urday morning for South Junc tion and on their return Sunday evening had 116 of the finny tribe, which they had taken from the turbulent waters of the Des chutes riyer. Two of the catch, members of the Dolly Varden family, are the largest trout landed by local sportsmen in this locality this season. The largest one, caught Saturday afternoon, was 33 in- i i ...:i,,i m u It is estimated that seventy- cnea .uuK ..u - - five people from Madras and vie- pounus. ineu . inity boarded the train last night ,a,te unuay T"mK u,,u VC,B" for the golden spike driving cele- Ma7.uuT o .n bration at Bend. With thecrowd Big fish talk was the main going from the other towns along topic indulged in for a couple of fheUno it was estimated that hours after their arrival horn e by fully 300 people would reach Bend ; group of f riends of the two ion :i,; n,rwnn nvnnk fishermen gathered atlucker & line. The regular train only Culp8 cigar ste w the ex- tropniea ui ui num. wio next (rrntirl IOr l-nnl, us course A Citizen. n nrv ai i v . 4UUIIMI 117 f 1 ffl 1V 1 a 1 M 4 n M 1 - n f 'in? T I 11V. I L.L WMIHVl vuraay visiting with 1 eurainntofcn transforrinir there to played. na i i - w i t i the dis home 1 a special train. It was learned on horse- Judge Jackson and M. W. Ben- i i 1 A... A Oiiitlmr rt iV . A. i . t t ttmi ,1 4... nfit.t n so reiurnuu ouiiuwy uvuu- ioaay mac uas. o. niu uu . no. wmilrl hfi nnnhlo to attend. ng wuu uu wAwuuum. v 0. A. Pearce, cashier of the Madras State Bank, announced after his arrival last Monday from a two month's trip to his old home at Page, North Dakota, that Work on the new bank build ing would commence very soon. Contractor Rhoades is now work ing on the plans and as soon as they return from Spokane where they will be sent for the approval of Vice-President Crothers, the contract will be let. Mr. Pearce said that new fix tures had been ordered and would be here long before the building was ready for occupancy. The structure will be constructed of brick, one story high 25x60. It was the original intention of the directors to have a building two stories high, but this plan was later abandoned. The founda tion will be laid for a two story structare so that an additional story can be added at any time. Sel Masterson, formerly "of Madras, vas indicted for perjury in connection with his testimony given in his recent trial before the United States Court in Port land, on the charge of selling whiskey to Indians. Masterson was convicted at the June term of the district court on the In dian charge, and is now serving ing his sentence, having been given a $100 fine and six months' i mnrisonment. The date of his trial on the new indictment has not been set. Masterson's indictment was one of 28 true bills brought in by the federal grand jury the early part of the week, before being excused by Judge Bean until the latter part of this month, when they will be reconvened to take up another important case being prepared at present by District Attorney McCourt. Farmers Union Meeting Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Crook County Farmers' Union at Madras, on Saturday, October 14. All delegates are requested to be present as matters of im portance are to be discussed. Madras, Ore., Oct. 4, 1911. k Editor Madras Pioneer, U Dear Sir: Will vou allow me a little corner of your space to nr talk R. F. D. matters? It may I interest a few of your readers who live on the Plains under Route No. 2. At least I want's them to get interested and then cet busv. We have the route established and while we are a'. 15 displeased with the tri-weeklyjf service, shall we not thankfully take the half loaf and hold out our hands for more? I understand the department requires at least 50 boxes and we : are short on that number, enough to lose ience perhaps. There are enough; boxes subscribed for to get the route started, but now why don't the boxes go up? If it is because: the service is only tri-weekly, dov you suppose such a course will- have a tendency to raise it to a; daily service? If it is because the route does not pass immedi ately before your doors, have you ever thought of the other fellow who has to go still farther than you do for his mail? It is impossible for the route to pass before every man's door. The greatest good to the greatest number is a rule that will not work much ill to the community. If it is because you live close enough to the office to get your mail easily, direct from the de livery window, just exchange places with some farmer who likes to get papers red-hot from the press as well as you do, who . has to wait until the water sup ply is exhausted so that one stone will kill two birds. Do you kumtux? "As ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them,"- i.e., help to maintain a system that will Dring pleasure and convenience to your neighbor. It has not cost you very much so far. You can get a box at Hammer's store with your name nicely stamped on it, and your name would look nice on a mail box, don't you thii.k, or are you asharred of it. I paid him $1.10 for mine and you'll find it up on a post at a road crossing. Now, my neighbor, I will sug gest a thought. There is no graft in this matter. It is just one step in a socialistic form of government that we all admire and we can hold it if we try. Shall we try? It is up to you now. If this R. F. D. falls down it may fall on your toes, and you will feel bad about it some frosty morn ing when you see your neighbor going to Madras for his Pioneer to get the news, sabe. I spent . a good many hours of time and traveled a good many miles of H. S. Crothers, one of the principal stock holders of the Madras State Bank, returned to and his home in Spokane Thursday. 1 A. Monner returned last week from Portland where he has been visiting at the home of his sons. C. T. McCall, well known mix ologist at Baldy's saloon, left i 1 c !--.. 1.1 1 "T; , , . , . stance to get this matter thus John H. Lockard haslet the far along, but I cannot hold on eunu-uut ior uio construction oi without your help. Will you another dwelling house in the help? Lockard & Snook addition. Work You cannot do an act that will will be commenced as soon as bring so much convenience to the the weather will permit, and the whole community with so little building will be a very uptodate exnense will vnn ln ir? in all i ir A. P, Clark. modern respects. . structure 1 5 i