Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1912)
t Z it: WOOD, COAL LIME CEMENT PLASTER LUMBER, SHINGLES MOULDINGS SASH AND DOORS LATH Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company Dealers in Building Materials of all kinds. We have come to stay and have just completed our improve- ments. We have one of the largest stocks to select from found in Crook County. We sell the genuine Rock Springs Coal, free from slate and give 2000 pounds for a ton. We deliver in the city. Phone. Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company WM. W. ESSELSTYN, Local Manager Madras - - Oregon i LAND LAW REFORMS HAVING HARD TIMES Secretary Flaher Still Busy Fighting I Moasurea to Make Homeateadlng Practical For American Farmers I LIVERY, FEED &SALE MADRAS, OREGON STABLE i G. V. STANTON aiVE Your Orders Prompt Attention Transient Stock Given Best Of Feed And Care in a year. The most ho is willing to do in this lino is to give the settler the right to leave his land durhur the first two winters, pro vided ho will live on it continu ously for three years therealter, nnrl show cultivation lor 11VC successive summers. Another reform sought by Wpgiern men. which has been obiected to strenuously by Secre tary Fisher, proposed that every Washington, Feb. 18 The out- homesteader or other land entry- look for the enactment of legis- man against whom charges or lation that will facilitate the de- contest is filed by a special agent velopmet of the west and check shall receive a copy or. the the rush of American farmers to charges before such charges are Canada is not as bright as West- used against him, in other . L i... ern Senators and Kepresenta- words tnat no secret report tives had hoped for, and unless shall be used by the government there is a material change in the in denying title to an entryman. situation, the obsolete and inef- Representative Hawley intro fective land Jaws now on the sta- duced a bill for this sort of pub tute books will remain with little licity, and Secretary Fisher ob chancre for a vear or more. H acted to it. He said it would The trouble primarily lies in work in the interest of the dis- the fact that Secretary OFisher honest entryman. Here again does not indorse the views of Secretary Fisher is proceeding those Western men in Congress on the theory that the average who are striving to amend the entryman is not trying in good land laws in the interest of hon- 'faith to acquire title to public est settlers, and Western Senat- land for his own use. ors and ReDresentatives disacrree How far Secretary Fisher will with the plan of change proposed be willing to go later on in reach- COLO NlSWelween FARFS win m DAILY I MADRAS MEAT MARKET J. L. Campbell. Wholesale and Retail Dealers EESZESZ .lTJD CURED MEATS WeMve-ihebestJine of Fresh Meats in the country ' 'ALL KM' OF GSUEN VEGETABLES IN THEIR SEASON i Now is the time to do your buying Everything at Cost for the Next Ten Days Millinery, Ladies' Furnishings Sweaters, Aviation Caps Shawls, .Embroideries Dolls, Hand Painted China Japanese China, Small Jewelry Hair Goods, Stamping -Save Your. Tickets for Silverware I, MRS. ISA E. B. Ashley Bros, FOR- WOOD and COAL O. W. R. & N. Depot Deliveries .at .any place within city of Madras Phone Orders Start the New Year RIGHT by subscribing for e Madras Pioneer THE PAPER WITH THE CIRCULATION Th We do all kinds of Job Printing Lettet Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Envelopes, Posters, Legal Blanks, Wedding Announcements and .Invitations, Give us your next CALL OR PHONE or der by the Secretary. The Secretary, like several of his predecessors in office, cannot get away from the belief that thosands upon thousands of crooks are only awaiting the chance to pounce down on the public domain and gobble it up, while Western men in both branches of Congress are trying to convince the Secre tary, as well as Eastern men in Congress, that the average home- seeker is a man of honest purpose and deserving of trust It can be readily understood that with the Secretary of the Interior objecting to liberal legis lation and with the Western Sen ators and Representatives objec ting to strict legislation there are many chances of wreaking both the bills proposed by the West and those proposed by the Secretary. And there is likely to be a deadlock at the expense of the West, unless some compro mise is reached. All 1 1 1 . M a scare in me direction oi re forming the land laws was made when the Senate passed the Borah-Jones three-year home stead bill, which not only short' ens the length of time a home steader must reside upon his land to get title, but also permits LA mm to De aDsenc irom nis land six months in each of the three years fixed by the bill. Within two weeks after Senator Borah's speech exposing the hardships to which the American homesteader is exposed, the Senate, without a dissenting vote, passed this bill, in the hope that it would re ceive favorable consideration at the other end of the Capitol, but at the moment the Senate was passing the bill, Secretary Fisher was urging the house committee on public lands to kill it because he regarded it as far too liberal in its provisions. It seems certain, however, that there will be serious opposition to the Borah-Jones bill from some quarter in the House, even if it does not develope in the public land committee, and this bill will stand little chance of passing in its present shape unless there be some masterful speaker who can portray the hardships of the homesteader in terms as convic ing as the speech of Senator Borah. But for the Borah speech. the three-year homestead bill would still be slumbering on the Senate calendar. In the face of that speech, however, none rais ed a protest. Secretary Fisher does not be lieve any homesteader would be entitled to a patent after living on his land and cultivnfino- if three successive summers. He thinks such a law as this would be too liberal, and would open the way for fraud. He would not object to granting leave of absence to homesteaders during the worst winter months each year, but he does not believe any homesteader should be permitted to leave his land for h1 mnnfhn i t t i mg a compromise with western Senators and Representatives, and now far the legislators will I be willing to go for this same purpose will determine how much land law reform there will be at the present session. March 1 to April 15, 1912 From tho Middle and Hastorn por tion of (ho United btutui hihI CfttuiU to all points In thu Northwcat on tho Oregon-Washington Rail road & Navigation Go. From CHICAGO - - $33.00 " ST. LOUIS - - $32.00 " OMAHA - - - $25.00 " KANSAS CITY - $26.00 " ST. PAUL - - $25.00 Proportionately low fnrca from all othor points. Direct service rrom Uhlcngo, St. Paul, Omuhu and Kansas City over tho C. & N. W UNION PACIFIC, OREGON SHIRT LINE AND 0.-W. R. & H. Lines Protected by Automatic Block Signal YOU CAN PREPAY FARES Wlillo tliuno rates annlvWeatbound onlv fn. iiit&v uu iiruiimu uw umioiiLini' vaiiin m tmi tii,ir. ut with your local Knt. nd an order will ht, luiuicrmmuu iu anv nuurui vivon. ha i in tolllui; of our vuNt reaourrfi ami wniutarftii, lltt.lfk, II II I I 1,1. fw llriHm III! 11.11 MI. ' Illustrated And rollalilu urlntoil miii.r udi i, mailed anyonu to whom ou wUti It Sunt, by Win, McMurrar, G. P. A,, Portland, Oregon IN THE CIRCLE ABSTRACT REPORT Of Instruments filed in the office of Recorder of Deeds. Is sued by Crook County Abstract Co., Inc., Prineville, Ore. Jan uary 22 to February 17, inclusive. DEEDS Martha J. Wood to .T. S. Ham ilton: siswi and nelswi, sec. 3 and nwinwi, sec. 10-14-16. $200. Orin A. Peacre to Frank H. Pratt; nwinwl, Sec. 35-11-14. $115. A. J. Booth to A. T. Morris; 70 by 100 feet lying south of blk. 83, Palmain. $1000. Sdward T. Bateson to Joseph H. Baird; njnwj, sec. 20-13-15; neisel sec. 23, and wjswj and sej swi Sec. 24-13-14; also seiswi & sejsei Sec. 23 and swjsej, nei nwl & nwinei sec. 26-131-4. $10. Wm. H. King et ux to John E. Daly; lots 1& 2, blk. 13, Gateway. Orin A. Pearce et ux to Jacob S. Moehring; nwinej sec. 13-11- $200. A. B. Farnsworth et ux to John E. Daly; int. in nejswi, swjsei and sjswj sec. 27-9-14. $2250. State of Oregon to Fred Fish' 1 1 n 1 - er; ejset sec. o and nnei sec. 17-10-14. $1200. United States to Fred Fisher; swjswji sec. 35-21-15. Patent. Cert, of Final Proof to Clif ford W. Sowers for swiswj sec. 12 and sjsei sec. 11-12-1. Andrew Pierson to Anna E. Piersun; wjnwj sec. 9 and njnei sec. 8-11-14. S10. Mattie M. Waugh to Claude G. Ramsey; swtnwi and nwiswj sec. 29-2-13. $1. Rufus E. Waldorf to Jesse W. Lyman et al ; sjsej PATENTS Louis T. Larson; nejnei sec. 31-12-16. Andrew Pierson: wnwi sec. 9 and njnej sec. 8-11-14. Wm. A. Pullen : eiswi. nwlseJ- and swlnei sec. 17-11-14. Wm. McElrov: einwi and lot 2 oi sec. 60 and seiswi sec. 19-11-? 14. Frank M. Loveland: iinw. swjnwi and nwswi sec 29-12-13. there outrht to hn dofnnHr Ve a Perfect - -w in.li uur nn Vnn t.i. wen,too?lBhJB"uwl able anH i-SrVuTWni give the nn V"1"' I win nn no nMn.. .i ' give our m H 'M Satisfactfon. w'uraostla Larkin Name! Shop NO. 38B1. The First Of PRINEVILLE, OHEO0 u. . allik, rrtunent. WulWdwwuu. VlcM4'peifW",,Cu n.uu)ir,A,Cn ESTABLISHED 1 BBS Capital, Sutplui aad Cndlti $100,000.00 of your ncqunintnnco thcro must be many who hnve bouirht their lewelrv hero and they ought to bo the best judges of what bargains they got for olr money. Engagement, wedding th and mourning rings, Signet and Keeper Rings. Gold and Silver Watches the best timekeepers over made chains, J cnarms, nroocnes, Drncelets, thimbles, etc., car-drops, etc.. etc. A. E. Peterson Jeweler Madras. 'Oregon P 1 71 gma m mis Seec Mnuslrlr LOrlfiMJiMMxUotp pn"p. no main H bruiudrtitKtMtvoHilMj UTcrrhultaudul, 01 quipped bbonlon uSu rta titer tamn iS nan When birit LBt'i mtkral loaundcnc. Stcjfa TUOu.H.L0rCa, J. H. HANER. Pre. C WONDERLEY. Vu Ptt,. L M. BECHTELL, Sal v The J. H. Haner Abftrad Co. Incorporated Prineville - Oregon Capital slock $5000.00 Surplus $3000.00 fully paid up. Abstracts of title to all real property in Crook county. Carefully nrfnnrtd nrtotooTAnK corjies of all records and I j t j-- o r" i city plats at low cost 9 t t v 9 Pastime Pool Hall Tucker 8c Gulp, Proprietors MADRAS OREGON 2t 2t Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery Smokers' Articles, News Stand TUB Road Maintenance Real Problem. Colonel E, A. Stevens, Now Jersey stato road commlsHloner. aftor four inonths experienco in his new ofllco. flnds that tho annual cost of maintain ing and repairing macadam roada la from 1000 to ?000 a milo. or about $2.. 000,000 for tho entiro stato. For repair work and maintenance his dennrtmont has only $250,000 availuble. and this must bo distributed in twonty-ono coun ties. Having found that tho figures on cost of upkeep are not very satisfac tory,, tho commissioner is now experi menting on a four milo stretch of much traveled road at Morcervillo. noar Tronton, to dctcrmlno Just what tho actual cost for n given period ought to bo. "I find tho work of mainte nance a much mora difficult nroblom than that of construction," said Colo tvel Stevens. Shamrock TOMMY McCORMACK, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars FURNISHED ROOMS-Now and Up-to-Date Quarters Balfour-Gutbie sFor & Co. ROLLED BARLEY and WHEAT HAY P. W. Asjiley, Agt. Phone Your Orders