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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
4
Notice indicates advertising rates available on demand. Filing shows second class matter entry dated August 20, 1904. Post office at Madrasa Oregon marks the notice under Congress act of 1874 with August 13 entry.
Nearly 800 000 people entered land drawings for Coeur d'Alene Spokane and Flathead reservations, but only about one in a hundred may secure land and likely far fewer with real value. The process requires payment at government assessed value and residence, while vast unclaimed tracts in Oregon offer homesteads not run by lottery, highlighting a public taste for games of chance.
The article argues Porter Bros plan to build the Oregon Trunk Line into Central Oregon to compete with Harriman interests. It suggests Harriman knows the backers and that two Deschutes canyon routes could exist within eighteen months, with Deschutes route seen as the best though costly.
The dispute over Deschutes canyon routes pits Harriman interests against rivals as both lines could traverse the canyon. Control of contested points may force the winner to choose a more favorable path or cross the river, with neither side showing signs of quitting.
Report says Portland last week paid 9 50 per hundred live weight for a batch of hogs the highest price ever recorded in the United States. Many sales at 9 per hundredweight followed and it is expected to boost the state hog industry. Local shipments to Portland may be limited despite railroad growth and camps drawing labor toward a potential local market.
Competing rail lines in Desehates promise completion to Madras within 18 months. It would ease farmer transport as he hauls wheat from Shanika 46 miles to the nearest rail point, potentially ending this season’s long haul.
Work on the new school building in the Madras district progresses with the framework for the superstructure rising. If no unforeseen accident occurs, the building should be ready for occupancy by the school opening on September 15, promising an attractive structure the district may feel proud of.
Vancouver based Johnson Porter and Richard Porter longtime North Bank railroad contractors will ship their donkey engines shovels dump cars scrapers derricks pile drivers and other railroad construction gear from Vancouver to the Deschutes country as work begins on the new line into Central Oregon. They express certainty the Deschutes railroad will be built.
Preaching on the nth Sunday of each month in Madras and Sunday services at Union Sugtay School. A blockboard and wall roll exercise for children is offered. D Hrono serves as Superintendent and invites attendance at these gatherings.
Department of the Interior in The Dalles Oregon announces that Effie A Anderson formerly Taylor of Madras Oregon has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish a land claim. The hearing is set before United States Commissioner Edward W Turner at Madras Oregon on August 21. Witnesses listed include William I Stancocker George W Richardson James Mayes and James Lee all of Madras Oregon.
Notice that the State of Oregon filed an application to select lands under the 1848 act and amendments. Protest affidavits against the disposal must be filed by September 2, 1909 in this office, with details on mineral character or other reasons. C. W. Moore, Register.
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