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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1912)
The madras Pioneer . IV .. hA 11 PIT I III II I llllirailal I UkB I I III I II u w If HAPPY HUNTEKa Boys Back From Cascade Moun- . tains . VENISON HOME btfl)td or Cnuu 1 . .1.. Mountains- ....,d nd ExPt to Return Next Year a sample of their same . nW and a supply of thelast of wnicn w.. ij time to sian ub' n A. Pearce, L. G. Ijd't. Atkins return- ami . . , tl.. nirrhf irOIIl tllUtl " .-! fh ( nscaue moun- Asniey rem.. - er. owinB w uuu,u an eve. and Uampoeii LB IClliai"" fcnAleberrying. lnus - - the members of the cavai- left here July zo ac- for. I report the time of though they had but . i M i i L...iHM n nnnr ii i 1 1 HTl IHillLlllKt ( wwfc 8 and Campbell account- . . . i j the total game uug&eu ,1 . 1 TI,iinun fni. U1C UIJJ. "v,v'l - yonfiuch a trip, theactu- .rumraA a hut n small . i the joys to oe naa, ana j lacking in venison, was than made up in the life lir!ll -U nn rimu inriLii aui.ii a w in i II 1 3 ...T J-V. h amis on imuu, wiui and John Campbell ever ("torment him to the ex- point, mere was somii- ii ii i? nv mi i lit i.imt?. IV. 1 J J ii lurce iiuiiuicu jiiitca wered on the trip. The IAi it(A nnoUitt-fNn T ! If AM i 1 1 T 1 1 V r I Ml I II I if I I III Creek, and proceeding through the huckleber- On July 28, all went ncr in I -lit rl I n lm tit- Ihn the snow-line, and the ! i i i inir wpnr nnaoriTirr arm 'or pictures on 40 feet of In camp at Guild!Lake. - H 'I save an exhibition or limping that was not by any of the circus f IT! DAAM HA . T -vvu til 1UUULUO, HIT TV Aaaft. .J I iuk ill ii ii.iiii nnnnn 'tthe time was practicing .using the bediin which had been sleeping as IP All 1 Jumped the further. w wMMItlll LJ UUULI1 . V&DUII. I viu nriMfir hinHnrl y Way of Mnrinn T.nL-n ...v uuHiiam roaa at te. and nifniiin Snow Creole. 11 miles west. n iv. a nlpnonnf An if TT uujr wan J Upper Soda Springs, .aVflife at the rAnpntnH riA.. - . - V' "a nis lrienf a f? , "u'" raisiiia frnm thA TTAlVllft Pnn 1 In. , iUijeriy aes tashe was unolovri7.inr enft-.. . , .-u8 meat the party il. . UIOW ine wiinin .,, ...vni iirunnnirinn 1 breach of etiquet- MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 16th. 1912 , i NO. 4 " " mmmm n dkt Combine Thresher, 60 H. P. Caterpillar Englnq, Opiated by T. A. Taylor, Madras Rancher. Modern Machinery for Harvesting Grain, In (general Use in Northern Crook County. Mofet RURAL GONFERENGE TO MEET AT 0. A. G. All Orianliatlons IntaraaUd Country Life ar Invltad to Join Movamant In BUSY SCENES ABOUT THE HARVEST FIELDS Ha(n of Paat Two Oaya Dolaya Thraahlng Handloaapaa' by LaoK of Man Oregon Argi cultural College, Corvallis, Ore., Aug. 10. A ru ral conference for the discussion of farm problems is to be held at the Oregon Argicultural College this fall, and a big fanners' exclusion-, to thq nilflgft.willbft.fliv ganized, with special rates- from different parts of the state, to enable progressive farmers from the various communities to at tend and take part in the pro gram All organizations interested in rural life, including all religious denominations and those inter ested in the country schools and the improvement of the farming communities, are epxected to join in threshing out vexed questions. The discussions wi"l cover the rural church, school and home, the farm; rural social and economic conditions. Prof. R. D. Hetzel, director of extension at the college, has been receiving letters from all sections of the state commending he plant and offering assistance. The railroads will be asked to run excursion trains to bring the farmers and their families to spend a day or more at the col lege during the conference. The different departments of the col lege are preparing a large num ber of exhibits and demonstra tions of better methods of agri cultural practice and home mak ing, and some of the best speak farm exnerts in the west will be present to lecture. The date is not yet set, as the college wishes to avoid con flict with other important meet ings, but announcement will be made as soon as possible. f t.7i l 01 tne con to 53 f the Parfcy can hi muvi i i it 1 1 rn Hon LSfal 5volor and vn- fallow the whole without serious consideration, nnrl vmi will have but an idea of the fun of that trip. The out fit was duly organized and in corporated, apd expect to repeat the performance next year. Half a doer was brought home by the vanguard which appeared last week, and was served bat urdav nicrht to boys around town, under the supervision of Charles Hobson, Chef, who cer fainlv Hia himself Droud. About forty had a taste of the venison, which never tasted better, even in camp after a hard day's hunt. NOW TIME TO GATHER LAND SHOW EXHIBITS Hotal Man Launoh Campaign to AMraet Eaetarn Tourlata to Qrafon , The harvesting of the tre mendous wjieat crop on the Agency Plains and the country, surrounding Madras is in full swing this week, every kind of harvesting machinery being pyafgi4- into, service- and: fanners working early and late to get the grain in marketable shape. Labor is hard to get and many of the outfits are running short handed, which makes it bad, as they are not able to do the a mount of work that the machines are capable of accomplishing. However with the extra effort being put forth by the farmers, the harvesting generally is pro gressing favorably. Reports from several directions in regard to large yields have been circulated. The two rec ords that are here quoted, which we believe to be authentic, are to the effect that J. H. Horney, whose place is seven miles south of Madras, threshed 75 acres that yielded 35 bushels per acre, i i i . i ! summer iaiiowea iana, sown early last fall. The other large yield is that on the Charles Mc Call place, the 160 acres being in cultivation, averaging 40 bushels as estimated by Parkey Bros., lessees this year, who are now operating their combine ' on this tract. Many other yields are re ported equally as large as these. The little rain that fell during Wednesday night did not hurt any of the crops,, only causing many of the machines and crews to stand idle a day or two. After a careful count of the machiney in operation north of Crooked River this season, it was found that there are seven theshing. machines and ten com bines harvesting the crops. The threshing machines will average probably a 100,000 bushels each and the combines probably .from thirty to forty thousand, bushels each during the season. In this way one can get a good idea as to the amount of wheat that will be harvested in the dry farming section in 1912. There will beat least half as much other grains, and when taken al together, will make this year the Lbanner year for Central Oregon. Portland, Ore., Aug. 13. Complete insrtuctions have, been senV out by Secretary C. C. Chapman, of the Oregon De velopment League,, to the com mercial bodies of the state hav- ra.directing theWHectfon and shipment df exhibits for the land shows: of the Middle West. The samples of fine grains, grasses, fruits and vegetables will be assembled atf Portland and when shipped to the Oregon State Immigration Commission, Commercial Club Building, Port land, they will be carried by the railroads without freight charg es. Many sections of Oregon are busy making a collection to ship to the Portland headquarters and it is expected the state will be able to make a strong show ing, both at Chicago and Minne apolis. The Pacific Northwest Land Products Show at Portland will also attract exhibits of soil wealth, not only from this but neighboring states. Farmers who have samples of their crops they can send in for exhibits, may get full directions from their nearest commercial club, or by addressing C. C. Chapman, Portland Commercial Club. The Oregon State Fair will celebrate its 51st birthday this year with thq biggest and best showing of Oregon products ever gathered. -Not only are the crops so excellent that fine ex hibits may be made, but "new de partments will be added for the first time. Among these are the competitive showing of farm products grown by the school children of, the state and the ex position of Eugenics, both of which are arousing wide interest. m PEARCE AND "SLATS" ENGAGED IN MATCH Nalthor, Heyvevar, aro Asia to Land Flrat Daar 8aan on Raoagt Huntlni TrJa TWO ARE DROWNED IN THE DESCHUTES Irving Williams and E. M. Walker Lose Life in Treacherous River BODIES NOT KfcGOYftku Honestcaders la Boat Wtthh Swanped Ose Mite North of Sberai Prof. Cauatlaaa' of Seattle Re cwOy Trala Crew First Car drain Shipped Six hundred and 'three sacks of wheat, consigned to the Tri-State Terminal Warehouse Co., of Portland, shipped by T. A. Tay lor, comprised the first carload of 1912 wheat shipped out of Ma dras, the consignment going out Tuesday morning over the Oregon Trunk. The O.-W. R. & N. . road carried a carload out Wednesday morning. Scene A favorite deer haunt near wnere snowAJreeie crosses the Santiam Road. Characters O. A. Pearce and Merle Strite, alias "Slats." Time nearjy sun-down. 'After: r wiwiriiTng; muetly "mm eealed Behind snow brush and mountain laurel, in all their war paint; for .some time. Pearce and "Slats" are suddenly awak ened1 to the highest nervous pitch by a terrific snorting, and each prepares his gun for im mediate action, rising at the same time, tolearn if possible. the exact location of the deer they are about to slaugther. Mr. Deer has been as careful in selecting a hiding place as have the hunters, and all he presents to Pearce and "Slats" as a tar get is a large area of moving brushes. However the hunters are. stripped for action, and are not to be denied. The banker carefully aims his gun at the harmless hillside and lets drive a charge of sufficient intensity to annihilate all the deer in the Cascades. 41 Slats" not to be outdone, fires in the opposite di rection, to make sure that the first game shall not escape. Pearce as soon as the second hhul is urea, inintcing mere is nothing left to do but skin the game, drops his gun, calls to "Slats" that he is a big one, weighs over 150 pounds, and starts in pursuit, gathering up a club enroute with which to ad minister the last rites, forget ting he has a hunting knife in his belt Side by side in the highest state of anticipation, they race to the crest of the hill, fully ex pectmg to find the big Buck quietly waiting to be carved. hTheir disappointment was pitiful to 'behold when they came into camp nearly an hour later, an nouncing that they had let the first game get away. In an effort to justify them selves, each had sufficient excus es. Pearce declared that the deer was hidden so he could merely see the outline of his back and neck. He claims, or admits that he fired a second shot with no visible target, but simply aimed where Irving Williams and E. M Walker, squatters, living on the Metoliua River, were drowned in the Deschutes Riverl.Wednesday afternoon, when the boat in which they were riding: was swamped about a mile above Sherar. E. J. McCaustland, professor of Municipal Engineer ing, at Washington, University, Seattle, a companion in the ill fated bolt, was rescued by train men from an Oregon Trunk freight train, throwing ropes to the man desperately clinging: to a rock in the river. "The bodies of Williams and Walker had not been recovered Thursday evening. Prof. McCaustland had spent some time this summer sound ing depths, estimating water flows and power of the Deschutes and tributary rivers, and had justr completed his ,work in the neighborhood of the Indian Re servation. 'Wednesday after- Lnoonhe- left- Mecca--in -askiilv with' Williams- and Walter ax guides, intending: to continue his: investigations" northward until he had reached the CoTum bia River. No details of the tragedy could be obtained other than thai, the men and been thrown into the river when the boat and capsized. Williams and Walker, both young men and unmarrfed, came' into Central Oregon about three years ago, squatting on land on the Metoli- us. Their1 former home was in the Willamette Valley. Walker has a mother and sister who are in Pullman, Wash., and Williams has relatives at Harris burg, Oregon. dp ought to have been. But this second jshot Pearce speaks of is a dream, as we are prone to be lieve the whole story to be. The report "of only two shots were heard in camp, only a quarter of a mile away, sovwe are forced to believe that Pgearce was only pulling at knot-holes in his war club when he thought he was firing that second shot "Slats" admitted thaC 'he saw no deer, but simply shot at the place from which it seemed the snorts had come, and only af t6r Pearce had opened hostilities. The entire affair is enveloped in mystery, and the inability to get the straight details from either of the participants, pre vents an accurate account, the circumstances related above hav ing bejn gathered after hearing the story told and retold many times, each time however with more or less variation as to the important details. This much is sure, ' that the first time the story was told in camp, the deer only weighed 150 pounds, and the last time it weighed over 200. Whether or not there was a deer in that immediate locality that evening, will never be known, . with strong evidence tending to strengthen th the deer J tiveside of the question. 4 'I i 5M fi I)