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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
4
About 35 tons of hay were harvested from a six acre irrigated alfalfa field in two crops this year with a likely 48 tons total. Value ~ $10 per ton, averaging 8 tons per acre yielding $80 per acre. Land under irrigation on Trout Creek averages five tons per acre and is not for sale. The Pioneer marks Volume IV with its 1904 origins and new building.
Telegraphic notes from Blanchard and nearby areas indicate threshers yielding about 25 bushels per acre at one plant, with other reports suggesting higher potential. season overall described as propitious for a bountiful harvest though some outfits expect lower returns due to hail or timing.
Fragmentary text mentions grain and threshing but lacks identifiable people places organizations or dates to form a valid news item.
Oregon editor Timothy Brownhill of the Beaver State Herald is credited with sparking a Kesham county fair movement and using inventive tactics to rally public support. He also organized Fourth of July efforts by dramatic stunts, while practicing law by day and preaching from the pulpit by night.
The Interior Secretary affirms a land contest outcome favoring Nicholes Morehead after hearings at The Dalles. An initial decision for the contestant was reversed by the General Land Office and sent to further appeals before the Interior Secretary.
Surveyors are being added to map the Corvallis & Eastern into Central Oregon with plans for an early fall start. Harriman officials are reportedly favoring the extension toward Madras and Prineville, conditioned by labor and material delays. Crews operate from Shaniko toward Sisters and Detroit toward Prineville, while attention focuses on a Deschutes route as a potential alternative. The project aims to connect Crook County to a rail point by next crop season, amid competition and labor shortages.
Fragmentary OCR reads as notice from The Dalles Hospital about an upcoming action or event. It mentions hospital matters and a possible public-facing notice, with limited readable details on date or involved parties.
The Oregonian outlines a special edition promoting Oregon with detailed industry and regional data. It urges readers to mail names and addresses to agents to receive a summary edition and explains upcoming low fare colonization rates to attract eastern readers, aiming to spur growth and settlement in Oregon.
Timber wheat and irrigated lands offered in Oregon. Also locating land finds. Contact Vat Caseel & Davis in Madras Oregon. Grain chopper capacity 25 bushels per hour advertised by L A Young in Younge Oregon.
Notice is given by the General Land Office Commissioner under the act of June 27 1060 Pub No 30d that a public sale will be held September 2. An identified tract in Township 28 range 6 will be offered. Claims of settlers or heirs must show cause before the sale date to determine if title or rights exist. Relator Moonk and County Recorder Loum HW Arneson listed.
Florence IX Collies of Prineville Crook County Idaho filed an application to purchase lands described in section OZ. All persons claiming or who may claim to own or interest in the lands may protest the sale or file their objections by September 23. The register, Moone, issues the notice on August 15, 1097.
The document announces legal notices from the Department of the Directory in The Dalles Oregon. It lists names including Calvin Box Matras and JE Campoet with dates extending to September and March for hearings and filings. It references parties in Maglias Ureini CW. Moonr and addresses in Madiraw Oregon.
Public notice announces Jotun KB Ewok of Minarae seeks land claim validation with a year proof in support. Hearing before Commissioner Frank Otto at Madras on a forthcoming date, witness list including Mile- tion OC fox WW Binck and others to prove title and possession according to local registry rules.
Jene O Wileon of Madras Oregon is notified to show cause for land claim proof of residence and cultivation to establish ownership under a homestead entry filed March 7 002 for the claim in Madras district County Witnesses Brown Cook Stealy Pale all of Culver Oregon. Frank Osborn U S Commissioner will hear the case in Padras Oregon.regon on a date to be fixed.
Department of the Interior Janditee at The Dalles Oregon announces a notice of totentham to wake Niall five year proof of residence and cultivation under Entry No 1004 dated June 14 in Madras Oregon. The hearing will be before Frank Ueborn U.S. Register. Witnesses named are Taliiine Degoer Chostae Zemke B Dombrowe Wawrloofeky of Madras Oregon and others.
Notice publishes the intention of Havarerk Oregon resident to stake a homestead claim for a parcel described as Homestead Kotry Noe 0000 with proof of continuous residence and cultivation required before the County Clerk in Veineville Creiot on the 18th. Witnesses include Jules Newb aod Parry Wo Newbill of Gricoty Oregon Wilbou Duchien and Larry Power of Haybeek regan.
Notice given that seat Cox of Latonia Oregon seeks four year proof to support claim for land entry. Witnesses named to prove residence and cultivation at locations including Cities Vaxtom Viewanud Lae Moore Creu Waite and others. Public action lists witnesses and locations for verification.
A damaged OCR item from the Department of the Datepigy Land Cie at The Daten shows names and roles in a blurred legal or administrative notice. It references individuals such as Matty Nerage, Frank Osten Lo, and others with titles like PhD and officer terms, but the exact action, place, and date are unreadable in parts.
Fragmentary text references The Dalles Oregon Norland names and dates, with scattered phrases about land, fuel, witnesses, and individuals including Fox Howend and Miles Pox. Many garbled terms and missing context hinder a clear event or outcome.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines a publication notice concerning lands in California and Nevada under an act. It references DPR, VP, and officials including Claypool and Prinestt, with dates near May and a description of land particulars and residence or settlement claims. The legals mention territories and property disposition actions.
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