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Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1911.
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NO 7
MAN REUTER IS AWARDED
LIONS
SHARE
PRIZES
Ll Oregon, Crook County and Madras Gain Val-
liable iNotonuio' "" .
Congress Held at Colorado bprings
S GUP FOR BEST INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT
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sExhtbU and Also That of Commercial Club Will Be Taken
to New York City and Displayed In the flreat Northern
and Northern Pacific Kanway unices
SILVER CUP
( Tillman Reuter for Heat Indi-
viuuai uisjiiuy
Itral Oregon, and especially j
i county and Madras gaineu
l vnliiflhle notorietv at the
Inal Dry Farming Congress
Iwwitlv .it. Colorado Snrintrs.
Igh the efforts of Tillman
ir ana otner urook coumy
ters whose exhibits took .
nt the exnosition. All told
r countv took 33 nromhims.
ibuted among Tillman Reu-
liis3Uosa Reuter, A. Mon
itor Arney, A. G. Kibbe
D. H. Lafollette. Mr. Reu
kttincr the lion's share of
Irizes for separate entries,
he silver cup for the best
m made by any person or
pization.
e value of such competitions!
e One just held at P-nlnrndn
IP is to a nev country such 1
tkdrflq til hnot r.l, I... 1
ihat special government ex-1
pirom many of the Euro
I countries and South Amor.
fere present, observing th
lods and results (llltninnrl t
various exhibitors present,
wemseives represented ev-
arming section n the
The one oxlii
ItoReuter's and that nf flm
Commoroinl P.I
ned bv flu. :i
" VJUII 111111 si I
hibits from any state accomplish
more in raising money on Wall
street than anything else. The
moneyed men of New York want
to see results and such farm pro
ducts as we can show them are
more effective than lectures and
literature, which they have not
time or patience to hear or read.
Mr. Hill has been going along
this line for some years in ad
vertising the resources of the
northwest, and see what he has
accomplished."
Reuter captured the prize cup
for the best display of farm pro
ductswhich was the principal
premium awarded at the show,
and took first prize in each of the
following classes:
Sheaf alfalfa, forage and seed
alfalfa, different cuttings of al
falfa, yellow flint corn stalk,
oats sheaf, spring rye sheaf,
corn grown on summer fallow,
red onions, turnips and best sand
vetch.
His second prizes were award
ed in the following classes: Win
ter wneat sneat, winter rye
sheaf, oats sheaf entered in com
petition with "any other vari
ety," best display of barley, best
display of wheat, best display of
grain, best display of threshed
grain, best display of sheaf grain,
best arranged display of individ
uals, best three table beets, best
Summer squash.
His third prizes were secured
in competition for the best sheaf
of black oats and for best collec
tion of potatoes. Reuter secured
a prize in every competition in
which he participated.
His sister, who has a home
stead adjoining the ranch upon
which he has achieved such not-
able success, secured nrst prize
for the best woman homestead
er's exhibit, first for the best
crops grown by a homesteader
on sod, and second for the best
display by a woman.
The Madras Commercial Club
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MADRAS J
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,Dpliy WD?A? C0MMERCIAL CLUB DISPLAY
"ere 1 rodueta of A. Monnor, MistwRoHa Koutor, Wn
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iltor Arney,
Lx ceaof the Great Nor.
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had a; collective display of dry
farming products ifkiwhich par
ticipants secured the following
prizes:
A. Monnor, first for best yel
low corn; A. Monnor, first for
best peck early potatoes; A. Mon
ner, second for threshed oats;
Walter Arney, third for a peck
of late potatoes; G. A. Kibbe, of
Hay Creek, second for the lar
gest pumpkin, and T. II. LaFol
lette of Prineville, second for the
best pie pumpkin.
Central Oregon's prizes at the
exhibition aggregated 15 firsts,
1G seconds and three thirds.
All of the above products will
be shipped all over the country
by the railroads exploiting these
dry farming countries, being put
on exhibition at the various land
land shows in St. Paul and other
places eventually finding its way
into New York City, to play its
part according to Mr. Hill, in se
curing the necessary cash from
the Wall Street Money Gods,
when the cash must be had to
further develop this country.
The variety of exhibits made
from Crook county, remarkable
as it was, is no more to be won
dered at than the fact that the
exhibits came from sections of
the county such distances apart,
ras, nearly to the Sherman county
line, some 30 miles away, while
A. 0. Kibbe and T. II. Lafol
lette brought their exhibits from
the Haycreek and Prineville sec
tion of the county, 18 and 33
miles east and southeast of this
city respectfully.
These successful exhibits, all
from the northwest section of
the county, point out prominent
ly the three big natural county
divisions, when the matter of re
sources is considered. The
same success which has attended
the farming and agricultural ef
forts in the northwest section of
the county, has -followed the
stockraising industries of the
eastern section of the county,
and the timber section of the
county, down in the southwest
ern quarter, is just coming into
its own, and in a few years, will
bring wealth into the state which
will be used to further develop
the country along the lines most
most needed. Three such re-
the fact must not be overlooked
that this is comparatively a new
ly settled and farmed country.
Ten years ago a crop was almost
unheard of, and 'the honest tiller
of the soil who first proposed to
plant a garden and orchard was
hooted at and derided. The suc
cess achieved during the first ten
years of effort, is but the first
proof of what will follow in the
next ten. The possibility of Cen
tral Oregon under proper ievelop-
I ment are almost unlimiteJ, and
j the varying conditions ef differ
ent sections, as mentioned above,
offer a wide range of selection.
Only in a few places in this
great country ha3 development
been carried on sufficiently to
show of what results the land is
capable when properly tilled,
either under approved dry farm
or irrigation methods.
Satisfactory, successful and
profitable crops have been pro
duced by proper cultivation, and
we have every reason to believe
GRAND DISPLAY MADE BY TILLMAN REUTER
This Exhibit Won for Mr. Reuter the Silver Cup for the Best Display Made by Any Person or Organization. This
Exhibit Exa"tly as it Appears in the Photograph Will Be Taken to New York City and Displayed
in the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway Offices
that were they east of the Mis
sissippi river, would represent
several states. Tillman Reuter,
and his sister, Miss Rosa Reuter,
raised their products on their
homesteads located about six
miles southeast of Madras. A.
Monner and Walter Arney
brought their products in from
the Big Plains, which reach from
the city limits out north of Mad-
soarces as agriculture, stock rais
ing and timber are hardly car
ried on on such large scales, and
with the same amount of suc
cess in any other single county
in the west or northwest.
And in considering the remark
able success of the Crook county
farmers, as evidenced by their
successful competition with far
mers from all parts of the world,
that the very undeveloped con
dition of the country today, with
the successful application of mod
ern agricultural methods and the
prices at which lands may be ob
tained, offer unusual advantages,
opportunities and adequate re
wards for the stout-hearted, able
bodied man who settles in Cen
tral Oregon.
BANK BUILDING
TO START MONDAY
Contract Lot to Contractor Khoadcs
Building Must Bo Rendy foi Oc
cupnncy February 1
Cashier 0. A. Pearce of the
Madras State Bank announced
the first of the week that the
contract was let and work would
commence either the last of tin's
week or the first of next on their
now brick building next to the
Pioneer office.
The building will be 2Gx43 one
story high, constructed of brick.
The original plans calling for a
two story building were abandon
ed fpr the present, but the foun
dation will bo laid so that anoth
er story can be added at any time.
New fixtures have been order
ed and will be here ready for in
stalling before the building is
completed. Besides the Manga
nese safe a modern fire-proof
vault with safety deposit boxes
will be built of brick and steel.
SERVICES CONDUCTED
IN CHAPEL CAR
Local Catholics Expect Dedication ot
Their Church Soon
The community was honored
last Saturday evening by the ar
rival of Right Rev. Charles J.
O'Reilly, Bishop of Baker City.
The distinguished visitor address
ed the people of Madras at 7:30
Sunday evening and returned to
Baker City on Monday morning.
While hero he was tho guest of
the chapel car "St. Anthony."
A mission is being conducted
by tho Reverend Thomas Joseph
Brady, chaplin of the car. Ser
vices are held each night at 7:30
and consist of hymns, the ques
tion box, and sermon. The mu
sic features are in charge of
George C. Hennessey, superin
tend of the chapel car and field
secretary. Very Rev. Father
Luke Sheehan, 0. F- M. Cap., is
in charge of the local Catholic
church, and he expects, to have
the new church dedicated short
ly. The event will be announced
in due time. All people are in
vited to attend the mission ser
vices. with the colony houses, coops,
watering places, feeding grounds
and screens and over 100 chick
ens. This pen is 40 by 10 feet in
size.
The lecture coaches are spec
ially arranged for the seating of
people during the course of short i
lectures which will be given by ,
representatives of the Oregon
Agricultural College. In the rear
end of each car are exhibits of
maize and peas, and arrange
ments have been made for the '
distribution of a large amount of j
these grains.
MAIZE AND PEAS
FREE TO FARMERS
Demonstrations WIIL Be
gin at 10 o'Clockt
CATTLE, HOCS, POULTRY
j
Coaches Are Specially Arranged for
the Seating of People Durlngthe
Course of Short Lectures &
Madras and northern , Crook
county farmers are looking for
ward to the O.-W. R. & N. dem
onstration train exhibits and lec
tures here Saturday with much
anticipation, and are preparing
to profit as much as possible by
what the Oregon Agricultural
College experts have to say and
show. The train is due to begin
lemonstrations at 10 o'clock and
continue until 2 o'clock in' the
afternoon, at which time they
leave for Portland. r
In an effort to help the Jocal
farmers to make their ranches
bring adequate returns, the5 0.-
V. R. & N. Co. has provided
those in charge of the train with
1800 pounds of Milo maize seed
md 160 sacks of pea seed of the
Canadian field variety, which
'hey will distribute at all stop
ping points to representative
iarmers, with instructions'' as to
che best manner of using, the
same. By this method .those in
terested hope to find just the
?ection of Central Oregon best
idapted to the two farm pro
ducts, and if results from these
experiments justify it, it is likely
:hat se-eds of other varieties will
De distributed at a later date,
;hus givii.g all Central Oregon
armers an opportunity to learn
,ust what crops their' immediate
section of country is best adapt
id to.
The intention of those con
lucting the train is to do the
largest amount of demonstration
and lecture work in the shortest
space of time and for that reason
the lectures will begin as soon as
the train stops. In one car will
be a lecture on poultry, in an
other a lecture on . forage crops
and on the outside the lectures
and demonstrations on the other
subjects. The farmer can select
the lecture in which he is most
interested.
Embracing comprehensive ex
hibits in the modern methods of
scientific dairying, ho-raising,
maize and pea-growing, poultry
raising and forage crop culture,
the train is considered one of the
most important ever sent out in
the state and it probably will
meet with the hearty approval of
the farmers all along the line.
The train comprises seven cars,
including one stock car, two flat
cars, two lecture coaches. on
sleeping car and a business car.
In the stock car are several se
lect dairy cattle which will be
used in lecture work in the dairy
ing centers.
In patent pens of the IntPRf
model are pigs and several kinrln
of poultry. A drop door has been
arranged at one end of the stock
car, allowing the cattle and hogs
to walk out from tluir nens and
and stalls to. an open air platform
for exhibit purposes. On the
rear end of the flat car are ex
hibits of model colony houses
and coops of various kinds, show
ing how chickens and other
clases of poultry, can be kept ac
cording to the latest sanitary
rules.
On the second flat car is a com
plete model sanitary chicken-yard
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