Portland Seeks Transcontinental Line to Crown Northwest Trade
A drive for a Portland backed transcontinental railroad aims to link Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and California via routes with Gould ownership ties and Harriman roads ring. Supporters argue the line would boost wheat regions, lumber, mining, and freight tariffs, driving Portland to commercial supremacy while opponents warn of trade diversion to San Francisco.
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Oregon Water Power & Railway Company
Oregon
Portland
Northwest
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
California
Goulds
Nevada, California & Oregon
Reno
Nevada
Gould
Utah
Harriman
Petition to Incorporate Midras Comes at January Term
County Court will hear the petition to incorporate the town of Midras at the January term. The county clerk gathers data on petition signers and their residences to form the court record.
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Madras
Maliras
Town of
Midras
Forger Names Of State Land Officials Exposed
Salem Ore December report details the land fraud case naming Horace McKinley and four others as key figures. Police believe two land sharpers fled the country, with McKinley possibly in Japan, as forged certificates and clerk signatures surface in renewed schemes and forgeries.
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Salem, Or
Horace McKinley
Peter
Land Sharps
McKinney
Japan
M. ML. Chamberlain
W. H. Odell
G. G. Brown
Forged State Land Certificates Ring Targeted
The State Land Board probes a forgery ring that fabricated certificates and receipts to scam buyers on Crook county land. Victims include H. Goddard and a Davenport Iowa firm. losses may reach nearly half a million dollars as forgers used real style and signatures.
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Les Predio
Purr
G. G. Brown
Puter
State Land Office
Hoe
Odell
Chamberlain
State Land Board
Bis
Crook County
Mouller Land Company
Davenport
Iowa
McKinley
Madras
Bend
Million Dollar Columbia River Improvements Planned
Senator Fulton met with General Mackenzie to review War Department estimates for Columbia river improvements. The project aims at about 1 million dollars, to be included in the sundry civil bill after Christmas. Brownhill announced North End Grade donation work resumes. volunteers welcome. David C. Page of Upper Willow Creek was in town yesterday.
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Washington
Fulton
Mackenzie
War Department
Columbia River
House Appropriations Committee
Wr. Brownhill
David C. Page
Upper Willow Creek
Church Directory Madras District Schedule
First Sunday morning and evening Methodist Episcopal with Rev J K Craig pastor Second Sunday morning and evening Mennonite Brethren with Rev Cain pastor Third Sunday and evening M E Church with Rev J K Craig Sunday school each Sunday Mr J K Craig superintendent Christmas tea to be held Saturday evening Dec 23 German M E Church John Hoffman Sr superintendent preaching 7 and 9 p m German school and catechism by pastor Saturday 2 pm Epworth League Sunday evening 6 40 Everyone welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evenine Methodist Episcopal
J. K. Craig
Cain
Ae and
Evewine
M. x
Ca. Mn
Mra
Christman Trea
Notice for Publication Timber Land Act at The Dalles Oregon
Timber Land Act notice from The Dalles Oregon lists Nettie L Halvorsen of Centralia Washington filing sworn statement No 262 seeking timber land in section 1 7 3 41 tp le r We will offer proof the land is more valuable for timber than agriculture before the Register and Receiver February 1906 witnesses include Mati Narrison Catherine McNeil John Curryes and others Adverse claimants must file by February 10 1906 Micah Nolan Registrar
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Nettie L. Halvorsen
Centralia
Lewis
Washington
Dalles
Oregon
Mati Narrison
Coemiin N McNeil
Catherine McNeil
John Curryoes
Goarrale
Micuag
T. Nolan
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la Crosse
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Peter- McKinley
Land Office
Goddard
Columbia
N. M. Lane
General
Shaniko
B. S. Larkin
Adras
Mace
Church Directory
Methodist Hill District
Washington Territory
Department of the Interior
Nales
Law
Don P Hea
U. 8
James A. Brown
Culver
Aald
Vis
HJ Healey
James McMeen
Neal Milligan
Robert Armatrong
Iamonta
Michael T, Nolan, Hogister
M’elroy
Antelope Drug Company
Antelope
M’taggart
A. Pierson
Madras, Ore
J. E. Wilson
Cramer & Stevens
Prop
A. E. Crosby
Post Office Pharmac
Ijon
Aganey
Eastman Kodaks
Che Dalles
oRead
Madras Realty Company
Settlor Hae
Hia
Julius Tragno
Pioneer Publishing
Compet
Grortinard
Pioneer Vanity
Darep
Lene
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