19 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
1
Oregon resumes normal banking and judicial operations as holiday closures end. Banks face no run on deposits, with cash reserves ample and asset currency largely retired. Gold withdrawals continue in small amounts while institutions report improved confidence and readiness for full business activity.
Three hundred laborers, mostly Austrians, were laid off as the Mount Hood road camp shut down due to bad weather and incomplete payrolls. They waited in Portland for pay while watchmen guard the silent camps. Archie Mason, contractor, will move crews to Klamath County for winter work on the extension of the line toward California.
The body of an unknown man was found in timber near Pine Mountain south of Bend by two Indians. Rancher John McPherson and Melher son notified Sheriff Elkine after confirmation. The body was badly decomposed with no signs of struggle or foul play, suggesting a natural death.
The General Land Office approves patents for 38,400 acres in Crook County Oregon reclaimed by the Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company. Settlers nearby Bend and Redmond will receive deeds from the state, boosting Crook County wealth by about 1 million dollars at current prices. The Deschutes project tacks on nearly 200,000 more acres under reclamation with continued construction crews since 1904.
Timber land locator Joel McCollum says Crook County claims are nearly exhausted after two years of influx by landseekers. Lynde and Julia Baker and Walter Hogan were among recent claimants filing on 120 acre parcels due to scarcity. Lumber syndicates are purchasing after filings, signaling future railroad access and mills along Deschutes and Metolius headwaters with location fees of 100 to 200 dollars.
A. C. Sanford returns from Portland and reaches a deal with RK L Bablu to take charge of the Madras shop formerly run by Sanford Sil & Company. Transfer of property to be completed at once. Sanford begins new venture locally. Myrtle Loveland returns home from Haights station after several weeks away.
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