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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1912)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1912 NO. 49 y It HAKES A HURRIED VISIT 38Cts Timber Holding! 0f Company in Cascades HILL 18 DELIGHTED i in f nntml Or iHer rWH "K " , .yliltll Slpincant, In Light ; 0utot Demand for Com- pioy'i Oreton Timber dissociated I In Thursday Chairman L. of the Great Northern lines slipped into A and out again very un- y, and that night ar- Redmond, in company , Hill and Messrs. W. S. nand Lloyd McDowell, nuty leaving Redmond, by rv rrmay iuuiuiuk xvi having as its purpose Hon of the company's holdings In that section for which the markets itlyare calling. the trip to the in- of the state at this time carefully several iltiona we have in mind," Kr. Hill after his return to early in the week. i it was not our inten- oq this trip to attempt to the agricultural districts itral Oregon, since we are ij a special trip to look timber, we found wonderful grain and alfalfa from (Won to the foothills of ette in Western Ore- ......1t 1 )k wen ua grain, iruit, ana pble crops, that I doubt KM excelled anywhere. Kjou want to realize just much room there is in Ore for thrifty families, it is but ery to make a trip similar one we have just cont 'd. It is apparent there is lifor thousands of new fam here they will have little, difficulty in making a rous living with an eniov- tol comfortable home. cominir full and state fairs will be an on even to the Const cit- of what their own resources nd the Fall and Winfnrl tow8 inthe East should be advantage of to exnlnif. in 'profitable manner, before 'Pie of the east thewonder- 'eraity of the resources of tyte. Wc are extremely Wee the result of our 'ajion, and also that there noticeable increase in in. W Urecrnn oe llUillUO in BMW. "MUD, by Mr. Hill onn hnvA tinf nlng when sifted rinwn ubu mueage for Crook lv ahJ v ouu i :nnrifil ne Harriman roads defin neading for the hin- f mkH --rycrueSfihllfna nJ ...J4.U - . - . M VrfDa UIII1 W 11.11 p a aoiunu west surveys vu jinn n - i vivo m n MW m NO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE TO CAMPBELL S GUN UNION HIGH SCHOOL NOW Huntera Return with Venlaon, Health and Whlskera Lata of Barrlea In tha Mauntalna ARE NO GROUNDS FOR CONTEST Siinrinv wifnenaerl f hn rnfurn I to civilization of the last of the . It party of mighty hunters who set Election Was Legal in EveryrWay and Will of Over- forth from Madras late in July .t,i,i ftm d uaaa- with fhA avourn,! infnnfinn nf miwiiimjl nwjUiiV irui uc iicwgu decjmating the ranks of the deer - Directors WiillMeet Here in the Cascades, J. L. Campbell and Merle Strite arriving safely at home, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Roush, vho had also been on a pilgrimage to the hills. The two parties got to gether some days ago at Fish on Saturday The transient population of Prineville was swelled Wednes Lake and had been braving the day by the presence in the Coun weather m company ever since, tv Seat, amone others, of that Some hunting, more huckle- eminent practitioner, W. R. berrying, a trip to Carpenter Cook, "The Madras Healer," Mountain, and a great deal of George Irwin, "The Non-Tax- enforced loafing around camp paying Clerk of Vanora," and J. formed the program of the latter E. Campbell, who were on hand part of the trip. to appear before the Boundary Campbell, who appears to have Board in the matter of the con- been the T. Roosevelt of the test of the recent election eatab outfit, succeeded in bagging one lishing the Union High School more deer after the return of the District. However, there was first deserters of the party, mak ng two to his credit out of a to tal of three massacred by the entire bunch. There is a move on foot to bar him from future expeditions of this nature. The party's return at this time was enforced by the fact that no real occasion for the trip as, under the law, there never was any ground for the contest, and the election stands as announced in favor of the movement by a very large majoriy. The impression prevailed in some quarters notably in the and acreage 3r alrennv nnrW 5? i!p' ifc is not iike,y ' Hill infflKAofa ...III remain idle 'wsnt tr m won tii. "Mrs Hill to Central Ore- - une was vw the devp ' nW " count memht Pment of which "'embers of i, . aof B11ft, Auiniiy are SJwUmportant part. Duv . wirian are Parents nf D k u August 2Gth, he grub supply had dwindled to wilds of Metoliusfrom which the baking powder and pepper, Central Oregon ian emanates and neither of which commodities, the isolated haunts of the "Es while each blends nicely with sayist of Vanora", that a major- other things, finds favor as a jty vote in each individual diad straight diet, "mere is a wiae trict was necessary, but Oregon, difference in the stones told as 0f all the States in the Union. to the whereforeness of the why chancres laws to fit modern con m regard to this grub shortage, ditions. and the present law Campbell claims that it was due 8tates very plainly that a major- solely to the enormous appetites jty 0f all votes cast shall deter of Strite and Roush, while the mjne the result. The opinion of atter assert that Campbell lost the main part of the provisions while making a wild stampede out of the vicinity of a few fresh bear signs. Members of the party say that huckleberries are plentiful and of a very fine quality, though the continued bad weather is beginning to soften them. Pick- 1 A AM ers were scarce, ana not until hey were on their way home did they meet any inbound berry parties. In addition to some choice cuts of venison brought in for the en- iovment of their friends, the the Attorney General also inval idated the contest filed in regard to j the election at Vanora, and the Boundary Board in their meeting Wednesday held that al vofeB cast there were legal votes, giving a return of 6 for and against the High School. A wire from Attorney General Crawford received early in the week reads as follows: "Results depend on majority vote cast in all districts as a whole; ad verse vote in one district which does not overcome majority in all other districts does not change result.' Supt. Ford was ordered by the board to notify , the chairmen of all -districts at bnce of the result of the election and contest, and a meeting of these gentlemen, who constitute the, Board of Di rectors of the new High School, will be held Saturday 'afternoon at the school hotise in this city. At that time the organization wiH.perfectettia-full-four-year courso-m accordance with the re quirements of the State Board of Education adopted, thoroughly competent instructors engaged and the Union High School will be an established fact, no ifs pr ands about it. FARM EXHIBITS FOR LETHBRIDGE SHOW Will be Given Peraenal Attention ef Tillman Reuter Good Dlaplay Anticipated the be the BOARD REJECTS FORMER BIDS School House Improvement Contract Awarded to O. W. and S. V. Richardson Owing to a misunderstanding between the contractors and the board of directors of the Madras School district, all negotiations masculine members of the party pending last week were dropped returned with some of the finest and the board took advantage of il J. A- J 1. ll I J sets of whiskers ever held in tneir rigni io reject an uiub captivity in this locality, and a and reopened the matter. generally bronzed and weather- Early in the week a contract beaten appearance. Postmaster was drawn between the board Davis, meeting Campbell and and Messrs. u. W. and b. V. Strite Sunday evening in Culp's Richardson, whereby the latter dooI hall, was convinced that gentlemen guarantee to perform they were "bad men", and it is the work in accordance with the claimed that the sight so upset plans and specifications and to him that he started back to the board's satisfaction, and make sure that he had safely work was commenced at once, locked the safe containing our There will be no delay in the Uncle Samuel's money before opening of school, as the carpen- realizing his mistake. Every- try work on the lower lloor will body is going again next year, be completed by September 16, but they are already praying for and that on the upper floor by better weather. October 1, such painting as re mains unfinished at these dates Harvest Home Festival to be done a litttle later , as va At ihe regular monthly busi- cations permit. A school war- m t Tt L T I t a ness meeting oi tne upwonn rant bearing tne customary m League on September 3rd, it was terest will bo accepted by the enthusi in her decided to held a harvest home festival in the Methodist church about the last of this month, and it is the intention of the members of the League to make the church very attractive with decorations of the various pro ducts of the vicinity. Dates and particulars will be announced later. ' contractors as payment for their work, A. A. Netter, formerly a tra veling salesman for the Great Northern Shoe Company of Du luth, Minn., has accepted a posi tion with the Central Oregon Mercantile Company, commenc ng work Monday morning. TREACHEROUS RIVER GIVES UP ITS DEAD Bodlea of WiMlama.and Walker Re covered Many DayV After Time of Tragedy h About seven o'clock oh the morning of Sunday August 25, watchers near the bridge at Shearers discovered the body of E. H. Walker, one of the vic tims of the tragedy of some days ago on the Deschutes,-and three days later the body-of Irvin Williams, his illfated companion, was taken from the river af a point about a mile and a half farther down. Relatives of the young, men, who had been in the locality participating in the search for t the bodies, took charge of the remains and con veyed them to outside points for burial, the body of Walker being taken to Halsey, and that of Williams to Harrisburg. Sunday afternoon a special train went south.on the 0. W. R. & N., carrying q goodly delega tion of visitora to Central Oregon from Seattle, 'Tacoma and Port land. They were entertained at Bend by the Bend Park Com pany, and in addition to being treated to the genuine brand of Oregon hospitality, were extend ed every facility for visiting and forming an accurate opinion of the various demonstration farms and many local industries. Their train returned on the northern trip late Monday evening. Tihman Reuter, one of the foremost among the dry farmers of the Northwest, was a visitor in Madras and vicinny, "home" this week, doing missionary work in the interest of a big Crook County display for Dry Fanning Congress to held at Lethbridge, Sask., week beginning October 21. This will be the show of the year, attended by people from all parts of the two great North American countries, and many from abroad, and the value of an' adequate display there can not be overestimated. Crook County "has the goods", and ev ery facility for making a success; ful exhibit will be extended to all- who .care to participate in the big event Mr. Reuter, who will have charge of the specimens from the Great Northern's five Ore gon farms, will make a complete display of the products of his own farm southeast of this city where many prize winning grains, fruits, and vegetables have been raised in previous years, and will have a car here about the tenth of October for receiving the same. All who prepare specimens may load them here at that time, and they will be given free trans portation to Lethbridge, free ex hibition space, and the best care that experts like Reuter can pro vide. After the Lethbridge show, they will be turned over to the Great ' Northern for uss in their displays at the Minneapolis show, -and their exhibition rooms and cars at other eastern points, so that the exhibitors will be given a goodly amount of public ity. Both James J. Hjll and Louis Hill will be in attendance at Lethbridge, the former being among the speakers. Mr. Reuter is also hopeful for good local exhibit at the Port land Land Show to be held lat er in the fall, and there is but little doubt that Crook County will be "right there'-' with a display , that will be a' revelation to those' who are not familiar with the productive qualities Of her soil and climate. Meeting of, High School Directors There will be a meetincr of the Chairmen of the ten districts composing the Union High School District at three o'clock Saturday afternoon, September , laia, at the school house in Madras, for the purpose of effect ing the permanent organization of the District and Board of Directors, and for the transac tion of such other business as may properly c6me before said meeting. The attendance of all Chairmen is urged. .JDr. T. A, Long, Chairman Madras District. At the recent session of the Columbia River Methodist Epis copal Conference at Ellensburg, Wash., Rev. Israel Putman was assigned to the local church for the ensuing year, and regular ser vices will be resumed Sunday next as announced by his let ter of the 2nd. H. 0. Perry was named as Superintendent of The Dalles district, and other appointments of local interest are as follows: Bend, G. R More head; Grandview, H. J. Wood: Prineville, J. E. Williams; Red mond, J. M. Crenshaw. PRICE OF WHEAT PLAYS CIRCUS TRICKS Glimbs from 63c to 67c, Then Slides Back to 64c. ALMOST AH IHCH OF RAIN Fell in Crook County During August Adverse Weather Delays Thresh--era, and Some Damage May Yet Be the Result The price of wheat on the lo cal market has been performing a few acrobatic stunts during the last few days, and at present is not so low as mitrht be. and not so high as it was . The latter'' part of last week and the first of this week, the prevailing price was 67 cents net to the grower for Club and Fortyfold. and in the neigborhood of 70 for Turkey Red, the quality and con dition of the latter having a good deal to do with the price. Late Tuesday ' afternoon wire advice caused the dropto the present evel. Owing to the break in ihreshing, owing to the bad weather, and an impaired tele phone service, the growers did not profit to any great extent by the raise, but they are confident of a still better future market. While the good weather ended with a bump last Friday, and harvesting operations have been more orJess hampored.ever since by adverse conditions, the Ma dras district, at this writing, has gotten off much lighter than many other sections of Oregon, Wasington, Idaho, and the Ca nadian Northwest Rain did considerable damage in some lo calities, and in a few instances was followed by light frost The actual local damage so far has been negligible, but a con tinuance of unfavorable weather would soon begin to wrrk defi nate hardship to some. August 1912. will lone be re membered as a rain maker. At the government station at the Agency at Warm Sprimrs M to- ial precipitation of 99 one-hun- dredths of an inch was recorded, and in the Willamette Valhv this rainfall was considerably more man trebled. A few davs of genuine old-fashioned, sun shiny, Central Oregon fall weather would be very welcome in the immediate future. " Harvesting is in full all over the Pacific Northwest" says the Commercial Review. ana reports coming in are that the returns are fullv tin tn pv. pectationsf yields are large, but quality m a great many places is not verv trood? pinched wheat are reported in a great many sections. Over one half of the wheat crop so far has. been harvested and ready for delivery to country warehouses, The exact amourt nf wihno. raised this year is difficult to estimate, and it is not offered as reeiy as one would exnnr.f ht- recipts coming to tide water here at Portland and Pn ports are larger than a year ago. With th'e large crop raised in the three States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, there will be a great amount poured out from the farms. The wheat nmrKec win be depressed at tmes, hut like all movements when the decrease v,KI(a show a sharp reaction irlay r ' ;1 - '; 1 '? i; r, i ! A "A-1 4 i , t r 1 I i 1 1' t'Mff ".t 4