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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
5
Madras notes cover residents traveling to Portland Hood River and Bend for work study and visits. Farmers and ranchers from Culver Shaniko and Agency Plains interact with local towns, while fires near Bend prompt forest service actions and dispatches from Mead and The Dalles.
Dave W. Barnett remains dhoorkeeper at A C Sanford's this week. Larkin leases Turner building on Main and moves his harness shop and stock of shoes and leather goods there. W. F. Hammer back in Albany after a week away, owns land in Haystack country. L. A. Hunt and Robert Galloway rent Culp blacksmith shop and plan a first class shop by mid September. Pembroke visits town en route to Lamonta to drill a well on Asa Mishler place. previously homesteaded at Agency Plains. Reichen returns from Willamette University and will teach history later in Tillamook. Miles W. Bennett and family return from Batavia Iowa to Madras, seeking a house for winter. A. W. Moses and wife, ouf Corvallia, travel to Warmspring agency where Moses becomes agency clerk and wife seamstress. Moses has served in Government Indian service since 1885. Dr. Long and family depart for Medford to reside. Long was an early Agency Plains settler and practitioner. Jan New fire destruction in Canada reported with bridges and rolling stock burned. Canadian area under half gale.
Rainbow packing and gutke giasees for threading engines are shown alongside pressed steel machine oilers and a Mexican graphite cup greave at C M A Rebisson’s. The item set appears as a miscellaneous hardware catalog entry.
The Pioneer offers a 50 cent clubbing rate to subscribers for Campbell's Scientific Farmer, in addition to the Pioneer price. The Scientific Farmer, edited by H. W. Campbell, promotes the Campbell system of dry farming and provides practical guidance for farmers in arid regions. Regular subscription is $1 per year.
Department of the Interior notice from The Dalles Oregon dated July 30 1907 states Arthur McDonald of Youngs Oregon filed intent to make final commutation proof for homestead entry No 16519 on land described as west half of northwest quarter and east half of the southwest quarter in township 15 south range 14 east Willamette meridian. Witnesses listed are Charles Klann Peter Wibbert L Larcon and William Brownhill all of Youngs Oregon before U S Commissioner at Madras Oregon on September 19 1907.
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