The Madras Pioneer
NO. 28
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912
SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE
IS REPEALED DY COUNCIL
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Madras
AVAILABLE SITES
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Expected Next Week
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the two experiment
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of the tracts examined
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lavoraoiy located. Demsr
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provided by the two rail-
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the south of town near the reser
voir and other available tracts. -
It was expected that consider
able difficulty would be exper
ienced in securing a suitable tract
of land at this time of the year
to demontrate dry land farming
on this year as the land would
have to be already plowed, plowed
last fall or summer so that spring
crops could be planted at once
without any extra preparation
of the land this spring.
iThey promised to make known
their choice of the selection as
soon as possible after checking
up on their data, and would pro
bably announce some time dur
ing the coming week their choice
for the second farm
FISHERMEN READY
FOR GALL TO ARMS
Looal Contingency to Begin Ooora
tlons Promptly on Next Monday
On Monday April 1st, the im
agination of the local tribe of
anglers will come out of its com
atose condition, begin to take on
real life again, and before many
day have passed, we will have
some fishing tales, as told by
Jackson, Culp, Irving and others
who are of the inclination to
chase the finny tribe in their ha
bitat In the Deschutes River.
All this week the second rate
fishermen have watched the ang
lers carefully caress the rod and
line that have brought them
glory in the past, and an ex
posure of their visions of prowess
during the year 1912 would cause
many of the less fortunate to
desert them in envious wrath.
However their are several ad
ditions to the coterie of fisher
men around this year, who are
preparing to dispute the prestige
of the present title holders, Jack
son, Culp and Irving, as to the
number of fish actually caught,
the pith of the fabulous stories
that are a part of the stock in
trade of every fisherman, and
the manner of the telling. And
the Pioneer challenges any and
all comers to do as well, fishing
in the city well as did Judge
Jackson and Irving last summer.
Possibly that suggests a reason
why the reservoir was covered.
Local parties who are hand
ling the fishing affidavits report
that an unusually large number
of sportsmen are ready to take
up the game where they left off
last fall
Pearl Tucker expects to leave
the first of the week for Culver
here he will work with Gus Love
land. Wednesday night a num
ber of his friends surprised him
by coming in for a game of cards
and a little farewell party. After
the card games refreshments
were served. A most pleasant
evening was had.
Mrs, Susan E. Evans died at
her home near Culver early last
Tuesday morning being over
sixty years of age. The funeral
services were held at the Meno
nite Church Wednesday inter
ment being made in the Hale
cemetery
RIST MA1B0M LA FOLLETTE
EARLIEST In the Hold among "Progressive" Republican candidates was
Robert Marlon La Follette, senior senator from Wisconsin. Ills person
ality as a flghtor and "mixer" Is sufficiently Indicated by the nickname
of "Battle Bob," by which be Is known among bis constituents, a sobriquet
which be earned early In his political career. He has been thrice governor of
Wisconsin and has served In two congresses ns representative. He was elect
d senator for the term 1003-11 and re-elected for the 1011-17 term. He led
the movement to nominate all candidates by direct vote. Prominent among
his supporters for the 1912 presidential nomination Is Gifford Pinchot. who
wn the close friend and adviser of President Roosevelt during the latter part
of hlB administration. Senator La Follette received twenty-flvo votes for the
nomination in the last Republican national convention.
MADRAS WILL HAVE
- A WOOL SALE DAY
Railway and Warehouso Officials
And Sheepralsers Hold Conference
At a meeting of the officials of
the Konoway Warehouse Com
pany, representatives of the Ore
gon Trunk and the other Hill
lines, and representative wool
growers, held in Madras Satur
day night, the local wool situa
tion was discussed with the re
sult that the Oregon Wool Grow
er's Association will be asked to
name dates for a wool sale in
Madras this summer. The meet
ing was the result of the offer
of the Grower's Association to
name dates for Madras, when
they published their schedule of
sale dates in the winter, it being
their intention of satisfying the
growers instead of the railroads.
Many of the larger growers
of this country naturally tribu
tary to Madras contend that
Madras is the logical place for
them to bring their clip. Those
present at the meeting were H.
F. ueitzel, C. E. Roush, Howard
W. Turner, James Rice, Mr.
Hardy, Traveling Freight and
Passenger Agent of the Oregon
Trunk and W. C. Wilkes, Gener
al Freight and Passenger Agent
for all the Hill lines in Oregon.
Communications were also at
hand from other prominent wool
grower's in this section, who had
been recently visited' by the rail
way officials, approving of the
plan to secure a regular sale for
this city, they prefering to haul
their wool here.
OFFICIAL TEST MADE
OF FIRE APPARATUS
Pressure Sufficient to Cope with
Any Fire That Might Develops
In City
In the presence of Mayor Ho
ward W. Turner, Councilman
0., A. Pearce, City Recorder J,
H. Jackson, and a large gather
ing of spectators, the new fire
hose and nozzle were tested last
Friday afternoon with results
that are reassuring to property
holders throughout the city.
There is more than sufficient
pressure to throw a stream of
water over the top of any build
ing in the city, or on a straight
line about 100 feet. It is all one
man can do to handle the nozzle
with the water turned on at its
maximum pressure.
The successful demonstration
Friday afternoon, assures Mad
ras of water protection from
fire, the absence of which here
tofore has caused ho small a
mount of anxiety to property
holders in general, and particu
larly to those along Fifth street
between the drug store on one
corner, and the Loucks building
on the other. Six hundred feet of
fire hose and two nozzles have
been secured by the city, and
now are ready for their task of
protecting the city.
The railroad have promised to
grant intransit rates to those
along their lines who wish to
bring their wool to the Madras
sale, the dates for which will
be announced in the near future.
Three Year Homestead
Bill Passes House
WaHhincrton. Mar. 27 The Bo-
rahrJones three year homestead
bill by a unanimous vote, passed
the House of Representatives to
day in substantially the form in
which it was left last Wednes
day. The essential features of
the original bill are retained,
and what difference exists be
tween the Senate and House will
be adjusted in committee. Itmay
require several days to shape
the bill in conference, but its ul
timate passage is assured and
President Taft has promised Sen
ators Borah and Jones that he
will sign it.
The bill in brief reduces the
homestead period from five to
three years, gives homesteaders
five months' leave of absence each
year and six months in which to
establish residence, after the or
iginal filing.
License Feature of Origi
nal Measure is Allowed
to Stand
LIVESTOCK SHOW
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
Quality and Quantity of Stock Ex
hibited and Attendance arc
Appreciated
Portland, Or., Mar. 26. (Spe
cial) -In quality of stock exhibit
ed, in the number of thorough
bred animals entered, the prices
realized by the stockmen for
their fancy exhibits, the atten-.
dance and the absorbing interest
manifested in the show, not only
by the breeders of the entire
northwest but by the general
public, the Fat Stock Show held,
by the Pacific Northwest Live
stock Association at Portland last
week was the most successful
event of the kind ever held on
the Pacific Coast. Weather con
ditions were ideal and the at
tendance was estimated to ex
ceed 6,000 people during the
three days.
The quality of the stock was
so far superior to that of last
year that officials and stockmen
were positive that the grand
champions of former shows
wouldnt have been eligible even
for the smallest prizes this year.
The champion carload, consisting
of fifteen head of magnificant
Herefords, was probably never
surpassed, if equaled, at any
shown in the United States. This
carload was sold at auction,
bringing $10.10 per hundred
potinds, almost $1 per hundred
more than paid for the champion
carload last year.
The grand champion steer, also
a Hereford entered by the Uni
versity of Idaho, was a beauti
ful two-year old of almost fault
less proportions, and was sold
for $1.20 per pound, on foot, a
price which has been exceeded
but once in the United States
or fa single meat animal. The
second prize steer was sold for
50 cents per pound.
A prominent feature of the
shqw as the splendid exhibit of
hogs from Central and Eastern
Oregon, alfalfa-fed and wheat
finished in every instance, equal
ing in size and quantity any
similar showing made in recent
years in the best corn and hog
raising states of the middle
West. Prices for hgs averaged
nearly 8 cents per pound.
STRENOUS SESSION
Madras Light and Power Com
panies Asks for 28 Year Fran
chise. Question w'll leTYkia
Up at Next Meeting
Ordinance No. 47, imposing a
license on all pool and billiard
halls and bowling alleys, and
requiring that places of this
character of amusements be
closed at midnight Saturday
andf remain closed until 5 oclock
Monday 'morning,, passed by the
council two weeks ago, was the
storm center of a somewhat
strenuous meeting of the Com
mon Council Wednesday night.
First an ordinance was offered
to repeal nordinance No. 47.
An aye and nay vote however
laid this ordinance on the table
until the next regular meeting of
the council.
Councilman Cook then moved,
and Councilman Randolph sec
onded the motion, that the coun
cil adjourn. This motion was
voted ddwn. An ordinance, re
pealinr onlythSrdyoing "
section of ordfrac-NG.- 47 was:-
then offered? vxMei&CHt sec-1
ond and third:reaaWjtr'-and pas
sed by an aye and nay vote,
those voting aye -being Council
men Campbell, Gray and Pearce,
nay CouncilmanuCookr Council
man Randolph refusing to vote
on the ground that a general
ordinance covering the same pre
vision had already been laid on
the table for consideration at the
next meeting, holding therefore
that th6 ordinance under con
sideration was out of order. The
original ordinance No. 47, passed
two weeks ago, became a law
when Mayor Turner signed it
last week. As the matter stands
at present, the closing ordinance
is in effect, the posting as re
quired by law, having been done.
Until the new ordinance is
signed, vetoed or allowed to be
come a law ,by the opertion of '
law, the closing ordinnce will re
min in effect
The Madras Light & Power
Company, of which Wade Siler
and H. F. vDeitzel are the chief
promoters, asked the council to
grant them a franchise to con
struct, maintain and operate an
electric power Riant and light
ing system, the same to extend
until January 1st, 1940. The
ordinance was given its first
reading, and then laid on the
table, by motion, to be given its
second reading at the next regu
lar meeting of the council.
The important features of this
franchise ordinance are, that in
the event the company has not
completed the construction of
its plant at the end of 18 months
from the date of the accep
tance of the franchise, as
council, by the
light and power company, the
council shall have the right to
cancel the franchise, and the
section providing that the com
pany shalj pay to the city on the
first day of every January, one
per cent of the gross receipts of
the company, as remuneration
for the privileges and franchise
granted: by the ordinance.
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