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-
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)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
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p a aoiunu west surveys
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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 '
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