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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1912)
f The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1912. NO. 20 fit nUX ..i ilf 111 IIIUUII ii li ni ii i ii i it I ktf mm m rui AT METOLIUS rH As own dcjw't uas Switching pin nmrunilirn RARK I I ha V h Engine UncKea hw w-- iu-nn AtalnTrnck, Causing Severe Compact i ...nn, na hp. was comincr Culver, J. n. DarKiuy iiuu -r-.-t.ino tn mceive auite a fHnr nni ram niuu us injuij m ms UCU am-- . - I A- nn ihn train rnm nir iiuim B3 Hie nw." - , . " . was being uiyiueu ro go ouu their respective roaus, arm caused by a sudden compact aiiri i f ri ii i' i hit iinu vv Pavlov had been riding . LTUi j . ...L a nn- nviM 1 1 r f l U liiur. in GOUUlu ocav ttuu ... act 01 geuuig w bu tho jar came that he was nia nni.iv mi liiu aiiii ux vuv to his spine. nas oeen cununeu tu mo since and has been unaer report mat am cuiiuimuu ia much improved at this time mat no permanent injury . 1 J. r resun. :..Mm,m M . Zmm -jw T la . "l 11 J .t i ? IH MUH Ili'fJTl II III 1(11 II I ft I IIV United States Government vpsncrarn rnp wjirnr nnwprs p i ipsnrmma nnn nt nrn iiiq accoraincr to an announce- made last Sundav. At the I mPOrintT Trlfl KAOW At lf n at the univnrsitv orantari 1 next until the end of the c l i nit f 1 1 nnr am m r States fipnlntripnl Rnvvov ben negotiating with Pro- eXDeCtinLr thfi wnvV wnnlH their hands at. Wnqhinonn annamr 1 mi o t..p .rw. J.V10, xrroieaaor DV nrnillflrn nn im nr.Mimfii iiri WWIIIiiU II II Fw RAMI Diinnmo hi. m in I - MUlliUIIIU I Sin... In . j nionTo Bo Faosd w"h Prood Brick cank buildinir Hnxin ftia h nv ij . . -"o fire flrn u i.. " UIM flnftiiu T future. "arters in the W ; r,S BWes of "n iv ill ii -rnArxj . . . a. i hinVS ?n?k' the wood a ii be in the nnfnrnl i Va??d' Which The . A atractive appear- eefbuildiSg is inAwW make a best h. 10cated one n business corners in Madras r. , h3 "Wo over two ,nZ ttB. une a re- ""aa ior a now in stitution, as shown by the pub lished reports. The institution was started by J. M. Conklin, who sold his interests to 0. A. Pearce and others last year, the later being the present cashier, assisted by J. L. Delluff. At a meeting of the directors and stockholders the early part of last month the condition of the bank was examined, and found to be in first class condition, there being no borrowed money, but with a substantial reserve fund on hand consisting of undi vided dividends and other assets. Which shows the substantial con dition of the bank at this time. New fixtures have been order ed and are on the ground await ing instalation when the building is completed. Besides the pres ent Manganese safe now in use, a large fireproof vault with safe ty deposit boxes will be included in the building, made of brick and steel. prosecmTf dunn dropped Upon Investigation the Governor of Montana Ordered the Case Dismissed In some of the Portland papers last week appeared an account of the arrest of D. 11. Dunn, a res ident of Madras, on the charge of grand larceny, and some er ronious statements were made. The following account.is as the writer recieved it from a person interested and we believe it to be authentic. Mr. Dunn formerly resided in Sweet Grass County , Montana, before coming- to Madras, and had purchased a number of hor ses from a man by the name of Hawley, and during the first few months a paymet of part of the amount due on the con tract, was paid and soon after this Hawley made the proposi tion to him to pay the balahce and he would throw off the in terest and also give him a black horse as a sort of bonus. The whole amount was paid by Dunn and Hawley after thinking the matter over decided that he was not getting as much out of the deal as he ought and took this way of trying to get his horse back again. Mr. Hawley has endeavored to get a warrant for the arrest of Dunn before, but was not suc cessful until the latter part of December, 1911. The warrant was placed in the hands of Jack Kirkwood the Under Sherriff of Sweet Grass County, for service, he arriving in Madras nearly three weeks since. Mr. Dunn being sick with pneu monia at the time, and has not been able to be removed owing to his serious condition. Extra ction papers had been granted dy Governor West for his remov al out of the state, but in the meantime Mrs. Dunn with her attorney visited Governor West and presented their side of the case, which upon being investi gated by the Governor of Mon tana through the recommenda tion of Governor West the case was ordered dismissed, there be ing no sufficient cause for ac tion, and the Under Sheriff was called back, leaving Madras Wed nesday morning. Artichokes Do Well Here Alexander Spicer brought a sample of artichokes to this of fice that speak well for this class of vegetable grown on dry land. Mr. Spicer states that as dry a year as last that the yield was approximately 600 bushels to the acre on the tract that he had planted. This vegetable is very nutritious as a growing feed for hogs especially, and it has been noted that other stock do well on the root. It seems that this would be a profitable crop for the farmers to raise, if the yield each year was as heavy accordingly as last and with the prospects of crops this Beason that we now have,fcit should yield much better than it did last. - Robert Rea is spending several days in Bend this week lookirig after real estate interests there. ORECON'S OFFICIAL STATE BOOTH AT NORTHWESTERN SHOW Oregon's official state booth attracted much attention at the Northwestern Land Products Show recently held in St. Paul. Of all the big shows in 1911 this was the most important as North western products alone were shown, without fear or favor. The official state booth of Ore gon occupied an equal amount? of space with the other state exhib its, which was subscribed for by the business men of the Twin City and Duluth. Similar space was also furnished free to all the other states in the Northwest De velopement League. The official state booth of Ore gon was designed and and put up by the Great Northern Railway for the State of Oregon. It was handsomely decorated and the apples and other fruits from Hood River, Willamette Valley, the Umpqua and Rogue River Valleys made a splendid showing. In addition to fruit growing, the chances for diversified farming, dairying, hog and cattle raising, which are of much interest to the mid-Western and Eastern farmer were emphasized. The interest manifested in Oregon was such that the Great Northern officials are well satisfied that the state will benefit much from this com prehensive exhibit. IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL Two Ordinances Passed, Ono to Es tabllsh Water Commission, Other to Prevent Excavating Another meeting of the City Council was held lasfcjiight, be ing an adjourned session, and much business of interestvvas disposed of, at this session. The final papers in the matter of the water bonds, was taken up and the required affidavits and certificates were filled out and will be forwarded to the people who purchased the bonds, the J. H. Causey & Co. of Den ver, Colorado. Ordinance No. 40 relating to digging and excavating in the streets and public places was presented, and after discussion was passed by a unamious vote of the members present. Ordinance No. 41 relating to the establishment of a Water Commisison, was presented and passed the matter of appointing the other members of the Com mission was laid over until the next meeting. It is the idea of the ordinance to give the Water Commission full control of the water system, make such rules and regulations as they may deem advisable, and fix the rates to the water users, also to make regular reports to the Council at the regular month ly meetings. Ordinance No. 39 relating to the licensing of shows and cir cus's was taken up and discussed and passed with the approval of all present. The Ordinance, that was pre sented relating to the licensing of billard halls was discussed to some extent, and was finally vot ed to lay the same on the table until the next regular meeting. The matter of buying fire hose and carts was discussed, and it was decided that the Council should purchase about 500 feet of heavy hose to start with and the "necessary connections, also some means of carrying the hose to the fires was discussed and it was decided to look into the matter further! The Recorder was directed to prepare an ordi nance to be presented at the next meeting of the Council, to appoint some person to bind the City to the amount of not over $625.00 for fire apparatus. An adjournment was then tak en until the next regular meet ing on February the 13th. WAY MURDERED NEAR PRINEVILLE Paul F. Barz made final five year proof on his homestead Tues day before United States Com missioner Turner. Willis W. Brown of Haycreek was in from his ranch calling on friends and attending to busi ness matters. THE BLAZED TRAIL Douglas Tapp, Companion. Telia Many Confiding Stories of Way's Disappearance Frank Way, a young man a- bout 21 years old, living on a homestead about 15 miles up Crooked river from PrineviIIe, is believed by his brother and friends to have been murdered for $150 by Douglas Tapp, a com panion who was wjth him on the homestead during winter. Way disappeaerd about Decem ber 15, soon after he received some money,, and Tapp has told many conflicting stories as to the missing man's whereabouts. He said that Way had gone to the valley to visit his mother, but communication with the mother shows that he never vis ited her. Tapp also said that Way had gone hunting, but a search of his cabin reveals his rifle, which he would have taken had he gone on a hunting trip. His best clothes, which he would have taken had he gone to make a visit to the valley, are also in the cabin. Tapp was arrested at Burns last Monday morning, according to telegraphic advices received by Sheriff Balfour, of this coun ty. He is held on the charge of the theft of one of Way's horses which he rode from PrineviIIe to Burns, and will be held until the; authorities can find further evi dence of the murder. A search of the Way homestead is being made by the officers for the body of the man believed to have been murdered. Rabbit Drive February 10 The announcement is made by R. J. Strasser that a rabbit drive will take place near the correll that has been erected four miles south of Madras on Saturday. February 10th. The rabbits in this section are very numerous and great sport is promised to those who are in terested and desire to take part in the drive. Everybody is invit ed to come and have a good time. CROP PROSPECTS GOOD FOR 1912 Plenty' of Moisture Dur ing the Winter MORE LAND CULTIVATED Farmers Have' More Land UuderCul tivatlonln This Section Than For . Several Years It is pleasing to note the unus ual smile that the fanners of this vicinity are wearing these days. Not only here but in other sec tions of the state the prospects for a bumper crop for the com ing season are good, as the out look was never better at this time of the year than at present. The heavy snow that fell to a depth of from twenty to thirty inches followed by the several days' rain that all settled into the ground, and the frost having been drawn out of the ground at the time so that the moisture would not be "held on top of the ground. For the fall sown crops the weather conditions were never more favorable than at present, the wheat in many places has a good color and seems to have withstood the freeze without injury. The quantity of land placed in crop during the past fall was much larger than has been for the last two years at least. And much more care has been exercis ed in sowing the crops, as the farmers have come to learn more of the proper way that the land should be handled in this section. O.-W. R. & N. Train Encounters Rock Slide Thursday evening as the O.-W. R. & N. passenger train was comincr ud throuerh the Porter Springs Canyon, below the sta tion oi Gateway, they encounter ed a rock slide which was probab started by the jar of the train and considerable damage was done to the train in the way of breaking the windows of the coaches. One rock weighing about twenty pounds, done the most damage and must have started a considerable distance up the cliff, it came through the win dow of the smoker and broke some seats and damaged the in terior of the car considerably. Several persons on the train escaped rather miraculously from the' flying pebbles and glass. The only one injured was a greek laborer who was sitting across the aisle on the opposite side of the train and was hit by one of the arrns of the seat which struck him on the side of the head and was also cut SOlrie bv CrlaSS. He WAS hrrmo-Vif t&the Madras hotel and has been under the care of Dr H. B. Haile during the past. week. Born, to the wife of D. W. Adams, Sunday, January 28, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are nuw residing on the O'Donnel place at South Junction. Louis E. Dooner, manager of the Pioneer Telephone company, has been in Madras several days this week looking after tho inter ests of his company. Miss Clam Honlv Vioa spending several days this weett ........ e ivuua in iUU UliUs, Flnley McBeth We notice from The Dalles Op timist that Finley McBeth an old time resident of Antelope has passed away. :Mr. McBeth was well known by many residents of this sec tion and was a pioneer resident of the Antelope country having resided m that section for more than thirty years, coming from bcotland to the west and start ing in as a sheep herder. After getting at start, he purchased a business m the town and for many years has been proprietor and; manager of the Occidental Hotel. He v t i uuiijuu Him was probably more than 75 years old at the time of his death. Rev,-H.B. Foskett, who has recently been appointed as Pastor-at-Large for the Oregon Baptist church, with headquar ters at Bend, was in Madras the fly ?rt of the week looking after the work in this section wXl coneurrinff with Rev. C. B. .Hysom, the pastor here, as to future work. I. 4 c 2 if hi. i