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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1912)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912 NO. 10 ..f IT ,iiAn in ii HA II W RITY OF nib ' - Rav. the Weathor u.inoe .iaM i nan. r rr city officials secured Tucsuay,--- i e ii ,v - . iwttirfi i nil tuiiu few w r;r, nif'IM.llJII LA ViV tor ui v,w . L nosing faction was Oil wl . . . i 1 . i un.n nniirmni .,. pminci men uuu u 01 jwui - " .... -.t.L II. n ll'IIKll. VV II upon uw . renewed iiiuo i.. v.. ...u:,r nn tmn aiiua- jpproauni'rt I and nau u lunuv... , ----b inject on element of in the community, but this - ronini rai v iiiiiiuvmivj disappeared, uuu became the victor unu m'nir the few short nours ..j;n im i me for tnc pons (LnM uma mil fh netivitv II. LlllilV ' ' " a l. Li and many amumuK m- ' . i. ...i.nii in rnnni' l nil !iL U'll II. a result of the victory re- rtm l . . ni.it Mnrrn -L-.l 11. nnnnmnitv Tn their first vote in Oregon Madras, and many ladies re- 1 1a Ui nnlla nnrl vnfpfl flf- 1 W " " ' IT 111 DIM Htlll V 1L.L1U11UI W.. I 111 1 1 1 1 ! Ull.llllll'llW.T V w 1 . - - - L- ..l..1n titnn merau uuluii uuiiu 1 v Itnvlslf. ho homes of all female voters and escort Bio the voting place, and imode of transportation was f convenient to the ladies, 6 appreciated the fact that K would not have to waik gh ttie storm in order to i be result of the election pro wed a decided victory for (w nominated on the Citizens let, and although the Greater was party polled a larger vote that predicted by many, failed to win political hon ithis time. platform upon which the ter Madras opponents wore rting office was excellent, and the approval of every one, those affiliated with the . . . not disposed, to desert their U nr thn J. 1. I .u u .1 in the seme old way, and forwnrfl na n (innmionnrr i On to virtnrv. ... . . -'..fK u LI1U Ullll.1111 I IT. Reelection: ' H ...,....,.,..... Vt . ti. 74 CJ 71 I ,.,.. fwl ir in . - I b, VI . -l ,f r,i . tttMM Ill.......t.t C7 L K PUI U I ' " w u... h M lu, 1 ULU 1UI UUU i ' ' '" MIKmiiiHioii I....1.1U1 ivni 1... "Mtii(i(ifla t "M""i filANK CO till ii . - 'w tne month ondincr -i KU. i I1UMU II Ml 1. 1 1 111' v., LjuuLiimiin. vn in win t i . . . i.' . uuui uark ow. ko and uyu ivicuanan, Mary ii i - r,ir rv irone aoucn- -uvu IV Him W.'.nlln HA n II I ' r - f -" n - - .1 " AVUlllll I.nvr havi IVInlltn . ' I . Hr nn- Hfl.M Tl T if iitbiiciiiBr. lyiai v r fritz Nelson. Hattie Teagarden, i Taacher.i IMPORTANT LETTER FOUND ON STRET80F MADRAS Owner Can HavaSama by Identifying Property and paying for'Thla Notice In The Madras Pioneer A few days ago, whilo a repre sentative of The Pioneer was leisurely "taking in the sights" of this city, and 'blowing in' the large fortune recently bequeath ed him by John D. Dollarfellow, the olive oil trillionaire, visit ing the moving picture shows, the skating rink, shoot the chutes, merry go round, Ferris wheel, slide of Hie, pennyarcade, dancing academy and numerous other places of amusement in Madras, he found a letter, be longing to some love sick but highly educated young man of this community. The signature affixed to the epistle bears only the first name of the author, and as we have remained awake nights, anxious ly awaiting the result of Sherlock Holmes' investigation, and have received no informa tion that would lead us to believe that this world famous sleuth had found a crew leading to the discovery of the whereabouts of the writer, we have decided to give the matter world-wide pub licity through the columns of this paper, whose circulation begins at Madras and extends to Hong Kong, China, thence to the City of Yockuphockupvonsmitzengu gan, a dear old IriBh town in Central Africa, with a Jewish name. It is in strict violation of the policy of The Pioneer to publish the contents of any letter which we consider confidential, and we would rather attempt to perform the difficult task of getting rich under a Democratic administra tion than to break this rule which haslieen in effect ever since this paper was established by Julius Caesar. But sometimes, ihrough force of circumstances, the pub lisher will, at the psychological moment, deviate from the cus tom handed down by his fore fathers, and in so doing, often creates the impression that he is inconsistent. But, as we pre viously ejaculated, we absolutely and emphatically refuse to divulge the contents of the letter, which were as follows: Madras, Oregon, December 48, 1990. My Dearest Honeybunch: Your most welcome and loving letter was received a few moments ago. Please excuse delay in answering. I have anxiously awaited a reply to the missive which I mailed to you an hour ago, and which I addressed to you at your new homo in England. I was beginning to think that the 3 o'clock airship, duo here at 2;G0, had struck one of those horrible iceberg3, and that my letter had perished with the rest of the souls. I was so worried over the de lay in the arrival of the mail that I was on the verge of here ditary insanity, and became a raving maniac. But, after I had almost gone crazy, my suspense was relieved by the delivery of your long looked for communi cation into my expectant hands. And, kid, to show you how much I appreciate the "sweet stuff" that you are in the habit of peddling, I am going to tell of tho social and other events that havo occurred in Madras during tho past week, and in which I participated. Monday morning, at 6 p. m., tho Friday Afternoon Card Club gave a bridge and - progressive THE above cup was awarded the Madras Commercial Club exhibit at the Pacific Northwest Land Products Show, held in Portland during the latter part of last month. This cup was the premium offered by the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company for the best coUectioh and display of pro ducts from a district along that road. Grains, grasses, potatoes and a good accumulation of vegetables predominated in this entry. Some fruit was also exhibited. However, the principal part of the fruit display, which was collected on the Agency Plains, did not arrive in time to be used. The winning of this cup created surprise in Madras and the surrounding country, on account of the fact thst other towns along the O-W. R. &N., which are much older and have better agricultural advantages than Madras enjoys, were strong competitors tfor the trophy. The wonderful work that has been accomplished in this section under dry farming conditions, is attracting the attention of homeseeicers, not only in the Eastern states, but those living in foreign lands, and the day is not far distant when the Madras country will witness the influx of many industrious and desirable people from different sections of the globe. whist party. And of course "Yours Truly" was invited. Without the honor of my presence the event would have been a dismal lauure. iou know this to be true, don't you, or you would not have snubbed me so often while issuing your invitations to pink teas last autumn. Tuesday afternoon, at mid night, I attended a Democratic rally, at which meeting and time President Taf t was renominated mayor of Madras by an unani mous majority of Socialists. Wednesday night the Madras Dramatic Club dedicated their new opera house on Fifth Ave nue opposite theWaldrof-Astoria hotel, which location was recent ly acquired by the above, organi zation in consideration of $200 per square foot. For the occasion tho Dramatic Club had engaged a stock company, composed of Sarah Bernhardt, Maude Adams, Lillian Russell, Edna May, Louis James, Frederick Ward, and Nat Goodwin, to entertain the largo audience. A few spe cialties, between acts, were pre sented, among which was the rendition of that pathetic ballad, by Richard Hose, entitled: "Par ling I am Growing Ancient." The affair was really a tremend ous and screaming success. Thursday night, after suffer ing from the intense heat of the chilly afternoon, all of us kids over 25 years old, decided to gp ride, and after ap- Ull UOW" -r t -.t pointing a committee to vistthe oifnifn factory, east of town, and nurchase the necessary amount i 1 - .1 l.lli. of hay, wo uoaraeu uiu Livwjr car and took a trip to uescnuiea beach, where every kid took a plunge in the surf. On .our re turn home Fred Davis picked us up in his new "Marathorn" rac er, and we arrived in time to take part in the celebration of the discovery of Madras by Christopher Columbus in 1992. Friday evening a masquerade ball, was given in the blue room of the Warmsprings hotel, the new hostelry recenly erected in Madras at a cost of $100,000,000. The city's aristocracy turned out en masse at this function. and the members of our most ex clusive social circle were promi nent figures in the large attend ance. Saturday night I was arrested for walking in my sleep, and sentenced by Judge Jackson to wake up. f served my sentence. Sweetheart, during all these 90 years y6u and I have kept company, have you ever heard of such an unjust accusation against a young man of my propensity? The thought of it is enough to drive a man to marry. And, if J sver fall into disrepute again I will pop the question to you be fore night, and in thebroad.open daylight, by underground tele graphy. Imagine my conster nation, after falling out of bed, when I realized that all that has happened didn't happen, but was only a dream, a trick of the mind while reposing upon my downy couch in blissful, peaceful slum ber. I began to think some thing was radically wrong with my mental and physical faculties, and after a careful, microscopical examination of my constitution by a physician, the quack diag nosed my ' case as non compqs mentasV and advised me to take fBromo Seltzer. '" Hoping to hear from you by return, mail, I beg, to remain, Ever yours and .yours ever, TheGahdyKid. NEW CITY OFFICIALS ATTEND AN ENJOYABLE "BANQUET" Successful Candldataa Are Feasted And Entertained at the Expense of Innocent Rabbit Huntera After the counting of the elec tion ballot including the first vote of the ladies of the town of Mad ras, Tuesday evening, and as a sort of sequel to the successful termination of the Citizens ticket, several of the successful candidates had what they called a spread; we would call it a "rub in" on the part of two of. the principals by the engineer of the bunch: however a most elaborate supper was served with L no expense spared to carry outJ every detail. It seems that rabbit hunting on a Sunday afternoon has been a pleasant pastime for a few of the Madras young men, and as the story runs, three of our gen ial friends hiked themselves to a section of the country where the long eared tribe were most plentiful, Sunny Charles, Ker baugh, and Higdon. They at last found a spot where the little bunnies had never heard the sound of artillery and their afforts were quite successful, as long as their aim was good. We are told that towards the last of the hunt the sights on the guns seemed to fade, aslthe setting sun and the frisky little hoppers would take up over the ridges as though several little boys were practicing with slinj? shots. imitating the Giant Goliath of the Bible times, their thoughts ever being on the returns from the sale of the spoils of the chase. However quite a number of the frisky tribe were corrlaled in some way, we are told that they were shot, but many looked as though somebody's bigFootehad stepped on them. We can see the boys trailing in to their, camp with great beads of pers- peration standing out on their brows, as they were certainly loaded to the guards, and at the same time expressing them selves as being very weary of limb and very lank in the stomach, consequently the even ing dinner was appreciated with the most heartiest thanks to those that prepared it "But did it repose in its last resting place long, we are told that it did not in all cases." Not being thankful for the bountiful returns of the hunt they decided that they would turn their toil into the coin of the realm, and likewise decided that the delicate little animals would be appreciated by many "swells" m Portland, and like wise decided to load the daily express in the morning, or if the regular tram was not adequate, they would even charter a special train to transport the game-to its destination. Ah, but before they left, it re quired some skillful and expert carving on the part of those in terested in preparing the deli cacies for market, so at it they went, and about the first one Sunny Charles landed on and commenced to carve; well, if you have ever read Ben Kings verse of "How I fed the fishes all the way to old St. Joe, on Lake Michigan" you can appreciate how hig feelings were along about that time; his voluminos dinner arose and he imagined said, "what's that?" Possiblv some one had said, here is that tqn. dollars that I owe, perhaps it was only a dream ; Charles does not remember. The rest of tti& carvers, it is needless towy, CROOK COUNTY'S EXHIBITS WILL REMAIN IN PORTLAND Tillman Reuter Returns Home High ly Elated Over Hie Recent Suc cess at Portland Land Show The dry farming exhibits with which Tillman Reuter, of Madras, won the majority of prizes at the land show in Leth bridge and the Madras exhibits at Portland this year, have been donated to the exhibits on con tinual display at the Portland Chamber of Commerce. With this exhibit Mr. Reuter will also allow to be disp'ayed the six sil ver cups and other trophies that he has won with dry farming congresses in the United States and Canada in the past three years, and the cup and prizes won by the Madras exhibit at the Portland Land Show thi year. "This exhibit will do more good in the Chamber of Com merce, I believe," says Mr. Reu- ter,"than at my ranch near Mad ras, simply because more people will see it and will be given an ocular proof of the success that may be achieved in agriculture by the dry farming methods." , Mr. Reuter returned home Sunday evening after having in stalled this exhibit in the Port land Chamber of Commerce last week, and a few more samples of grain will be sent to be placed with this exhibit soon. Mr Reuter states that plans for next year's event already have been outlined. The sug gestion has been advanced by many that the exhibition be held earlier in the, season so that the best products of the local show can be collected and sent to the exhibitions in the East. thought of home and the little one, and the girl I left behind me in old Michigan, whose smil ing countenance always appears in his visions, like a ghost in the wee small hours of the morning, and whose portrait he gazes upon, longing for the time when he may seal the sparkler on her fin ger, which carried his heart's desire with it from Madras only a few weeks since. At last the train load reached its destination and it fell to the lot of the Voge) Produce Company to dispose of them and make re turns to whose who had worked so hard in several ways to create the wealth. But, be it as it. may the total receipts were only $8.50 with express charges and com mission amounting to $3.18 leav ing a balance of $5.32 which wi s duly returned to the shippers. Despairing of the returns ever coming, which was so long in the minds of the bunch their faith had about departed. Rut, we might add that they finally came not known to the hunters however, and of course fell into the hands of a company of dis bursing agents, and a turkey dinner was ordered, and the friends of the principals invited to partake of the bountiful feast. Messrs Foote and Kerbaugh being the guests of honor, and whose surprise was manifest at the benevolence of the successful candidates at the City Election for their thoughtfulness, were more than surprised, when our genial friend, Mr. Siler, called the aggregation together and stated that he was delegated by the balance of the party to offer a vote (M. thanks to these gentle men for their thoughtfulness of providing a stately dinner, by the sale of their rabbits, at this most appropriate time. Thanks, boys; some people ilke rabbits; we like turkey better; especially when the expense is paid by the other fellow or at the other fellow's expense. Try ,your luck again; we may get hungry and the good Samaritan act will certainly te appreciate J.