The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912
NO. 34
IATI0N FOR CROOK COUNTY
DIVISION IS AGAIN ON FOOT
. tief i ine to Cut off Northern Portion
t ana na-
1v.nntv for One New County and North and
South Line to Cut oft western Fart
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ttnnk nnd Tuckev & Culn's Sentiment
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of the People to be Ascertained
tv division is up again,
, showing me pro
new lines of division are
circulated generally
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iling on the subject.
move this time it seems,
ted in Prineville, irom
olace the first blue prints
sent to Culver. The Culver
ihewever did not like the
wed division, and have pre
danother set of prints with
boundaries of the proposed
1 counties drawn as they
id have them. Copies of
sprints as prepared by the
v people have been received
fcdras, and may be seen at
!, at the Madras State
in i ul iulkci iv. uuiij a.
plan is to divide the pres-
fv (ntn t1itnn nrviinfina
iern part of the present
lrt1nlJrr Pfinmrtllrt fn
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i liih whs .ini in rifiri.ii-
into two new counties.
tuct lines of the proposed
are dscribed as follows :
Itntncr nf fVir cniithwaof
of Wheeler County, on the
line between townships'
1 nn .
lit .
section line between town-
Wand 14 south, thence 51
in a westerly direction
this section line, to the in-
inn AT Mun I s-i .... 4.U.
week until it intersects
fte section line between
ma 1,4 it 1.1.
UIIU iUi DUUl.ll.
west 16 miles to the Lane
V uiw
krretory north of this east
wst line to
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A i
octuim new county is
"rraed by making an east
rfit division by drawinir a
outh from the first east
Jt line on the north to
Countv li
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"118 division linn tn ho tho
-. ueiween sections 14
w. east. all the terretorv
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13 lino tn nnvMr.u!nA i.i
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n nf ii
" mu nuw count oa
nan 41
- weae new nrnnnand rl?
' "'v new COIlntU in tVin
W0Ua comnriso nhnnf mnn
miles and include Madras,
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ur'"y, Pino Ridge,
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waandtUA.i.
, - v fXAiiiinuie coun-
jne nm ,i..
7" weaiurn county
Prise about 2100 square
--include Redmond
'aw.and Onmi
Clth Prineville as
tffjaet would include
,v B4uare miles,
?.ofthosehaflW nf ,
through mass meetings and con
ventions, and learn their feel
ings in the matter, and if condi
tions warrant it, put' the division
up to the voters of the state at
the next geeral election.
HOMESTEAD BLLL IS
STILL IN CONGRESS
Conference Committee Ready to Re
port, and Measure ehould Soon
become Law
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Presonl the facta
f tho county
Washington, May 3. The con
ference--committee, t'on.i gih.tr
reached an agreement on the
Borah-Jones three-year home
stead bill and probably wi!l make
a report to the Senate and House
on Monday.
The bill as finally agreed upon,
is practically the bill as it passed
the House, with an added amend
ment requiring the cultivation
of one-sixteenth of the area of
entry during the second year of
residence and one-eight of the
area the third year, before mak
ing final proof. The essential
features of the Senate and House
bills are retained.
The homestead period is re
duced from five to three years
and homesteaders are permitted
to be absent from their land not
to exceed five months in each
year after establishing a resi
dence. The three-year peiod will begin
to run from the time of establish
ment of actual residence upon
the land and if, because of
climatic conditions, sickness or
otherjunavoidable cause, a settler
cannot establish residence at the
time of filing, he may be allowed
12 months from the date of fil
ing in which to commence his
residence.
The cultivation requirement
adopted by the conference com
mittee will apply to enlarged
homesteads as well as tolGO-acre
homesteads and to homesteads
on reclamation projects.
This agreement of the confer
ence committee probably means
the early enactment of the bill
and its approval by the Presi
dent, as conference reports have
right of way over other legisla
tion in Congress.
Dr. T. A. Long and wife, and
W. G. Loucks and wife returned
Monday from a trip to Lake
County, where they secured some
government land under the
Desert Act. The trip was made
in tho Doctor's auto and thoy
reported the roads in very good
condition.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT MADRAS BALL CLUB
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Mothor'a Day to bo Appropriately Ob
served In Madras next Sunday
' Evon'ng
Special Mother's Day services
will be held in the Christian
Church at 8 oclock, next Sun
day evening. Similar services
will be held at some time during
the day all over the United
States, the Mother's Day move
ment originating in Texas
several years ago, having spread
and being now generally observed
in all parts of the country. The
only public demonstration in
dulged in is the wearing of a
white carnation, each person so
wearing a carnation, thereby
showing respect and love for
their mother.
Governor West's proclamation
officially naming May 12 as
Mother's Day will be read by
Mrs. Gillis Dizney, papers will
be prepared and read by Miss
Ethel Klann and Miss Smith,
recitations will be given by the
Olsen girls, Walter Cowherd,
Lyle Hardy, Roscoe Crosby and
Eugene Cook. A special feature
of the services will be the sing
ing of appropriate songs by the
children of the Christian and
Methodist churches. Mr. and
Mrs. W. II.' Gulp will -sing a
duet, and other special music
will be furnished by a qtiartet,
in addition to the regular con
'gregati5n'at"ginging. "
Big Cattle Shipment
Bidwell Cram, of Lower Trout
Creek, has shipped to Kidwell
& Caswell, the Portland commis
sion men, a special carload of
Central Oregon cattle, the con
signment consisting of 350 head.
The cattle were loaded at Gate
way Tuesday, and were shipped
to Portland by special train.
This is the second big cattle
shipment made from Gateway
during the past month, Leslie
Priday having received record
prices for a shipment several
weeks ago, Priday's consignment
being handled by the same Port
land firm.
J. Mc Taggart returned Tues
day from a trip to the Burns
country.
ELECTS OFFICERS
O. A. Poarco and G. V. Stanton will
Mnnooo and Bon Ashloy Captain
Local Club
0. A. Pearce and G. V. Stanton
were elected managers and Ben
Ashley captain of the Madras
Base Ball Club at a meeting of
the local fans and ball players
held in the City Hall Tuesday
night. What ball playing has
been done heretofore was with
out the aid of any organization
and at the expense of those who
were playing, they being will
ing to meet what small expenses
that have been incurred. How
ever to maintain a team through
out the summer, which will pro
vide good sport for the local
"bugs", it was necessary to per
fect an organization, and work
on a more systematic basis.
A practice diamond has been
laid out on the vacant lots just
west of the M. E. Church,
where Captain Ashley has been
putting his men through hard
batting and fielding practice dur
ing the past week. There is
considerable base ball talent
running loose around the town,
which with practice and coach
ing, could be made into a
formidable ball club. This is
the object "of the meeting and
organization. Since the reor
ganization, there have been
about, ..twenty fiye candidates,
out to practice each evening on
the new diamond which is more
conveniently located than the one
over by the school house. All
regular games will be played
however on the old diamond;the
new one being used simply for
practice.
The Madras State Bank has
started a subscription with a ten
dollar donation, toward a fund to
be raised by the local merchants
and business men to be used by
the managers in supporting and
maintaining a club. This money
will be used for supplies and out
fits, the actual expenses of the
team being raised at the games-
played at home. A regular sche
dule will be arranged for the
summer, including games with
Prineville, Metolius, Redmond.
Bend, Lamonta, Culver and pro-
bably Maupin.
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MADRAS PLANS TO HAVE BIG
JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION
Bali Games, Horse Races, Foot Races, Brass Band,
Dancing, Street Parade and Other Amusements
to be Arranged for Big Local Celebration
COMMITTEE TO BE NAMED THIS WEEK
The Portland Union Stock Yards Co. gives a Shetland pony to the boy or girl,
who exhibits tho best sow and Utter of pigs at tho state fulr at Salem,
Sept. 27 This is a sample of the many fine piizes to be given the
school children of Oregon who do the best in raising and making
things worth while The prize list comprises $1,000 cash nud
$?.,000 worth of sreclal prizes If you have not had tho
Bulletin telling it, ask your teacher for one.
Business Men Promise to Co-Operate with Those in Charge of Cele
bration, and do Ail Possible to Make It Btfffest Day
Madras Ever Had
United States Commissioner
Howard W. Turner expects to
leave Sunday morning for a trip
to the southern part of the state.
Persons desiring to attend to
land matters please come in Sat
urday of this week. Mr. Turner
and wife will go with a party
consisting of Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Pearce and A. W. Culp, making
the trip in Mr. Pearce's new automobile.
IRRIGATION PROJECT
ON METOLIUS RIVER
Application for Water Filed With
.State Engineer .Bt.Salam Laat.
Week
Salem, Ore., May 4. By the
filing of an applicatioirfor-wateir
by C. W. Allen yesterday with
the State Engineer, plans are
shown to be on foot for using
all of the waters of the Metolius
River in the development of a
50,000 acre irrigation project
west of the Deschutes River and
south of the Warm Springs
Indian Agency.
Allen asks for 600 second feet
of water to be carried in a canal
for seven miles and then directly
through a mountain range by a
tunnel two and one-quarter
miles in length. The waters of
the river are of a peculiar na
ture, as they rise from under the
base of Black Butte, an extinct
volcano 3500 feet high in the
midst of the plains of Central
Oegon. The river's source is
not known, but probably is
many miles away, near the Three
Sisters Mountains.
Beauty Transferred
The scene at Opal Sprincrs is
one of great beauty. Nature has
done some wonderful work there.
It is with some regret that
work is being done there which
will detract from the beauty. A
hydraulic system is being in
stalled and the latter part of the
week the hose with a big pres
sure of water will be turned on
and a certain amount of the
beauty will be destroyed in a
very short time.
The compensations, however.
will so far exceed the nresent
beauty as to make it of small
consequence. The water svstem
will bring beauty about hundreds
of homes in flowers, fruits and
shrubery. The entire Culver
country will then be a region of
extreme beauty. Deschutes Val
ley Tribune.
Mrs J. Floan to
- - e-"ww. . Y10a,lU Wltll
friends at Haycreek this week.
July Fourth will be appropri
ately celebrated in Madras this
year. Already plans are being
made for the big .day, and if
there is nothing unexpected to
cause any of these plans to go
astray, there will be big-doings
aronud these parts on the Na
tional holiday.
The big features of the day
will be a ball game, horse races,
a brass band and a big dance in
the evening. These,, are simply
tentative plans thai have been
decided upon, the-ietailed pro
gram being left to a committee
to be named at ajpublic meeting
to beheld this. week. This com
mittee which will have complete
charge of the criebratioa: will
have authority to appoint assist
ants as itLmay-e- fiVrai&ew
funds for the celebraeibn provfde
the. YarkHifl fbnna-of- entertEfri- -mentTxndrbe
th& bi ring" mas- -terof
the whole; occasion, they
detailing- other committees to
look after the various depart
ments of the day; such as the
street parade, the ball game the
dance, the horse racer, the car
nival and such other forms of
amusement as may be arranged
for. Several Fourths have gone
by in the same number of years,
and Madras has always been for
ced to go elsewhere for their a
musement on that; day. This it
has been decided is not .the pro
per thing to do, and different
arrangments are to be made for
this year. Every merchant that
has been approached on the sub
jeot has approved of te plan, and
has promised to do all in their
power to promote the scheme.
With the hearty support of all,
Madras shouddie able to do her
self proud. 'Those who are
backing the determined that it
shall be a success', and will meet
this week to name the committee
that will have the pleasure of
making all arrangements for th
celebration.
Half-Cut Prices Coming
Washincrton. Mav s ti,q
w - ' tl llV
Treasury Deoartment h nn with
drawn its opposition to the coin
age of additional denominations
of money and is not opposing the
bill introduced by Representa
tive Bulkley, of Ohio, providing
for three-cent and one-half cent
pieces.
Georcre Roberta
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the Mint todnv rlenlor
Treasury was passive in the mat
ter and would offer no objection
u precautions were taken to
guarantee distinctiveness in design.
H. F. Dietzel
ui tail;
Madras Flour Villa laff
business trio to Portl&nri t00,i0
of this week.