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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1912)
RAS, OREGON M ADR AS is the business center for the entire Northern, Crook County district, and is the first town of importance reached via the O.-W. R. & N. and the Oregon Trunk Railway after the Columbia River is 'left behind. Since the coming of the railroads its growth has been steady and substantial. It offers to its resi dents the comforts and facilities of modern civilization numerous churches, progressive grade and high schools, well-stocked stores and a substantial bank, close communication with the outside world, a city water system affording adequate fire protection and an abundance of pure water for domestic uses, and, soon to be installed, electric lights and power. A flouring mill manufactures a most excellent quality of flour, and numerous ware houses provide marketing and storing facili ties for the products of the district. Madras and vicinity offer exceptional at tractions to the homiseekcr and the investor: Present values are in keeping with production. THE GATEWAY CITY Situated at the Gateway to the vast Oregon interior, in the heart of the moSt fertile dry farming country in the Northwest, Northern Crook County, whose products have j received- prize after prize at the Dry Farming Shows Wherever Madras products have been exhib ited they have taken the lion's share of prizes. They have entered into competion with the best specimens that could be procured from the fields of the most productive dry farms in the west, from localities where dry farming is a much older in dustry than 4t is in Northern Crook County. The transformation of this great territory from range to farm is a process that has oc cupied far less than a decade. The prize-winning products of Northern Crook County are not limited to grain alone. Under the methods of scientific tillage practiced by the farmer of today, the diversified crops of the American farm are produced in like profusion and quality. Alfalfa, the richest of forage crops, is an important factor in making the farmer's profits, and Corn, Fruit, Potatoes, and Vegetables of all kinds are sure and profitable. Poultry and Live Stock thrive, and animal health ranks high. WATCH FOR THE LETHBRIDGE WINNERS, and MADRAS THE MADRAS COMMERCIAL CLUB will take pleasure in furnishing you with any desired information concerning Madras and the Northern Crook County country from which the prize-winning dry farmed products come MERRIMAC ClIAS. H013SON. Prop. Quick Order Service WE SEttVE YOU TO PLEASE WE Ah E PLEASED TO SERVE FREE EMPl.OYMF.NT BUREAU CONNtCTION IN NO. 3861 . He f-irst National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON f ALI IN I'ri'ilflom T M IUi.pwin, OMtilor. hi nticwitu.Kk Vlfo I'rea. II lULDffiN, Iwt. Caihlor, ESTABLISHED 1880 T.I oo.ono.oo Don't "Let Fly" Your Money TrT mith S9SII PROPRIETOR Elite Tonsorial Parlors NO LONG WAITS BATHS MADRAS, ORE. It will soon " take wings" if you give it a chance, but it is much wiser to bank it with us and have the satisfaction of know ing that it cannot get out of your reach without your knowledge and concent. Riches have wings as wo all know, but not for the man of saving disposition. In your care they will grow and thrive and fatten. Provide for the fut ure by takinir care of your pres ent earnings. FARM LOANS AND INSURANCE Madras State Bank The PIONEER For Printing- LOW FARES WEST Fall C olonist Period Daily until Oct. 1 0 to ALL CENTRAL OREGON POINTS .at-" .ON q ' k01,is Ucs Moines $38.00 37.00 30.00 32.83 CENTRAL OREGON LIKE FROM ,. Tell 9w ratcn Cincinnati . $42.85 New York. 65.00 Kansas-City 30.00 Indinnanolis 40. GO From othur custom nolnta in proportion your frionda in the East of this opportunity of moving West at Milwaukee Detroit . . Omaha . . Denver . . $30.70 43.. 00 30.00 30.00 . "iruui Lrnin Hurviee via iiuriinirion uuuiu, i northern, ".North Rank", and Oregon Trunk Itnilwii hU Vu ,,a'l ll)0ait fiinda with mn nnd WiHt llOUnd ticKC UB Pcopk ul0 EuH, nota,i8 wi bo furnished upon ya. la a will bo fur- request. lllty lintrn llli,u-.l I .na,.-ll.t.wr Out lllHtrll'tfl of ColltrHl 0,1 Will IjQ flinuiiwl..,! ...... ..tnrwlu If Villi Will WTltO W. fc. "uriu Freight Agent, Oregon Trunk Ky., I'oruunu. ben' i Frti & Pass, Ageat, Portland, Or, A, P, Meyers, Agonl Madras, Or, THE PERIOD OF INCUBATION. Broody Biddy Is apt to fool ua by dutchlUK her eggs before or after the date Bet. Though a hen generally On lahea her batch the twenty-flrat day, the condition of hen or eggs or weather may vary the Ume. Wo hare known egga to hatch the eighteenth, nine teenth, twentieth, twenty-flrst and even on the twenty-fourth day. A hot blood ed hen that alts tight on strongly fer tilized fresh eggs often finishes on the eighteenth. A. hen of low. batching heat hatches late, and though the egga are strong her chicks may be weak.i A fussy hen that goes off and on and neg lects her eggs may retard her chicks to tho twenty-fourth. Extremes of torn- perature often affect tho time of batch' liiK. heat hastening, cold retarding the chick. Wo believe Incubation may bo suHpeudcd without injuring the germ. btigusii Hinders guarantee all eggs In a netting fertile. They place them under heat Just long enough to see the germ, test out Infertile, then ship. We have reset eggs deserted by hens for several days, and they hatched well. Through accident to an Incuba tor 200 eggs were away from batching heat for thirty hours. They were kept covered, reset and 100 chicks hatched one day behind time. We mention this so you may not rush to throw out eggs that do not batch on tho minute. Though circumstances may cause occasional variation, each breed of fowls has Its period of incu nation, the following table being con Bldcred standard for tho species men' tioncd: Days. Days. Chicken a Turkey 3 Guinea 2 Peafowl 28 Gooso SO Pheasant 2S Duck 23 Partrldga U FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. Duck ynrds should be scraped often, Vet weather soaks them up and the whlto ducks "puddle, and how filthy they get and, oh, what a Btnelll "Nuf scd." Aniline dye instead of eggs Is being used in Philadelphia to give cakes that pretty yellow color. Yes; the fools and tho deep dyed villains aren't all dead yet. Butter and eggs naturally go togeth er, and poultry and dairy go ho well to gethiT that mauy are combining the two. With bees and fruit added thero's a boodle bounnta. A butcher of San Francisco swallow ed fifty-four eggs in 180 seconds and won $100. Then he took two drinks of whlnky nnd resumed his butchering. That euro bcahi tho Old Nick. Cock lights, dog fights and bull fights nro now under the ban In tho Panama canal zono. Think of $50 fine or jail for lighting roosters! This now law spoils another good market for game cock breeders. There are somo markets where there are but few calls for ducks. It's not wise to dress a wbolo stack of ducks and then have to haul them back home. Better take a crate of livo ducks to market nnd test tho demand. Cuba and South America aro tho mar ket for gamecocks. Enthusiasts una It pays much bettor to breed aud Bhlp these fighting birds than to fight stags in this country and get fined and havo their names in the newspapers. In buying that now gobbler don't go to a neighbor, but buy far away from home. Ou many farms turkeys are roluted unknown to their owners. They travel so far and are often out of sight bo long and often there 1b general mlxup. The appetite is the signboard to di gestion both in man and ben, and the quantity to feed a flock must bo Judg ed by the way the hens go for the feed. Breeds differ in the quantity thoy eat nnd the same flock on differ ent days does not always require the same quantity. We asked a fanner's wife who was dressing a hen. bow she could tell a healthy chicken. Shi? replied that she always kills the hen that's laying that Iris -always healthy. This is not al ways true, nnd if it was; killing layers U bad policy, for "the hen that lays is tho ben that pays." When a York (Pa.) belfry was enter ed It was found almost filled with sparrows' nests, nnd almost a wagon Imd was thrown out. nnd, oh. the feathers! Those measly little spar rows bad gathered up pounds and pounds of feathers that wasteful peo ple had thrown out Go thou and do likewise. A black and white Homing pigeon, band numbered 017.759. was captured In a Bristol (Pa.) yard where It alight ed for rest. An old cluck, mistaking the pigeon for a bnwk. was fighting the tired bird when It was rescued. Stray fowls should always' be adver tised. It's brotherly and also the law. KEEP IN MIND THEFOLLOWING events Eight Annual Central Oregon Fair PRINEVILLE October 16 to 19 International Dry Farming Congress LETHBRIDGE October 21 to 26 Pacific Northwest Land Products Show PORTLAND November 1 8 to 23 fern7 WW BIG GAME HUNTERS' FIRST Choice islBiaenouah for the bianeat game of North America. STEVENS Dau, am' t BTH .a I Rifle No, 425. List Price . S3n.nn .25-.30-3Q-.32 and J35 calibers d Use Rem. Auto-Loading Cartrldces SUREFIRE NO BALKS KOJAXS Our "High Powers mn i j. nni i i r " grades. Ask your Dexter. Send for handsome, new xuuo laiaiog, J. STEVENS ARMS &T00L COMPANY, P. O. Box 5004 CHIC0PEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS MR. FARMER: You have grown and harvested the most bounteous crop that Central Or egon has ever known. Your duties to the soil are not over. You owe it to the soil -and to yourself that the products of its fertility and your ef forts be advertised throughout the land. Such advertising cannot help but repay you manyfold in increased market demand for your products and enhanced land valuation. You are invited to participate to any extent you may see fit at the events named above. They are exceptional oppor tunities for demonstrating to the in vestor and homeseeker the wonderful , richness of Northern Crook County YOU REAP THE BENEFITS THE MADRAS PIONEER will be pleated to furniih, without charge, appropriately printed card for any products you may wih to tend to any of the above thowi A. E. CROSBY IVM EVERYTHING IN ' DRUGS AND KODKAS A Marvelous Escape ? "My little boy had a marvelous es cape," writes P. F, Bastiams of Prince Albert, Cape of Good Hope. "It oc curred in tho middle of the night. He got b very severe attack of croup. As uck would havo it, I had a largo bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the louse. After following the directions for an hour and twenty minutes he was through all danger," All dealers. New Crop Extracted Honey Gathered from ALFALFA and CLOVER BLOSSOMS in the Yakima Valley and left on the hives alf summer until thoroughly ripened; is thick, rich, and has a de licious flavor; put up in new, square, 60 lb. (net) cans securely boxed, f. o. b. my shipping point, Sunnyside, Wash, Single cans $6.00 Two or mnrA pnna'Q nonta per pound. Club with your neighbor and secure the lower rate. O.-W. R. & N. and Northern Pacific. S. K1NQ CLOVER, R. F. D. No. 1, MABTON, WASH. Avoid Sedative Cough Medicines If you want to contribute directly to the occurrence of capillary bronchitis nnd pneumonia use cough medicines that contain codine, morphine, heroin and other sedatives when you have a cough or cold. An expectorant like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is what is needed. That cleans out tho culture beds or breeding places for the germs of pneumonia and otner germ diseases. That is why pneumonia never results from a cold whon Chamberlain's Couch Remedy is used, It has a world-wide reputation for its cures. It contains no morphine or other sedative. For sale by all dealers. Blue Print Township Plats Corrected uptodate, showing names of entrymen, vacant land, rivers and creeks, 50 cents each. Land Scripts For Sate For securing title to all kinds of Gov ernment land without residence or im provement, at lowest market prices Writo us for particulars. All kinds of Land office business a specialty. Twen ty five years experience, Reference, trench & Co.. Bankers. Hudson Land Company The DallM. Oregon