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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
The Madras Pioneer lists subscription options including one year six months and three months. Advertising rates are available on application. The paper is entered as second class matter April 24 1904 at the Madras Oregon Post Office under federal law.
For a town the size of Madras the merchants offered an unusually large line of Christmas goods and most residents bought at home. Two poor crop years left money tight, yet Santa season commerce remained healthy, with Madras emerging as a regional trading hub as many out-of-town shoppers visited.
Last Saturday evening the home of Mr and Mrs A Phillips hosted a double wedding. Miss Maude Phillips married Rev G F Pinkham and Miss Ida Phillips wed Joseph E Bedingfield. The families and intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. Maude had worked at Peniel Mission in Portland and will join Rev Pinkham in Gilmer Washington. Joe Bedingfield plans to make their home in Madras. The notice also mentions Hotel Poindexter with new management.
Notice to all stockholders of Madras Milling and Mercantile Co that the annual meeting will be held at the company office on Saturday January 26 1907 at 8 o clock P M. H F Dzerzet secretary.
Notice in compliance with the Timber Land Act 1878 states Winthrop A Foley of Sisters Crook County Oregon filed sworn statement 5634 for the purchase of sections 12 7 and lots 2 8 in section 7 to prove the land is valuable for timber or stone rather than agriculture. Hearing before the County Clerk in Mcneville Oregon February 8 1907. Witnesses Sparks Graham Allingham Allingham Priceville Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by February 8 1907.
Arthur Strange of Prineville Crook County Oregon filed sworn statement No 3150 under the timber lands act to purchase the half of the northwest quarter and half of the northeast quarter section 23 township 11 south range 10 east Willamette meridian He will offer proof the land is more valuable for timber than agriculture before the County Clerk Prineville Oregon January 16 1907 Witnesses named include F E Graham R G Smith Fred Wile en Clara Wilson and others
Sanford and Sill file suit against Jacob Geist in Crook County Oregon Justice Court. Defendant must appear by December 28 1906 to answer the complaint or face a judgment for 44 dollars with 10 percent interest from October 0 1906 plus 10 dollars attorney fees and costs. Service by six weeks publication in Madras Pioneer beginning November 22 1906.
U S Land Office The Dalles Oregon announces under the 1878 Timber Land Act that Jacob Merrill of Prineville Oregon filed sworn statement No 3590 for the purchase of the NW quarter of section 28 and SE quarter of section 22 township 11 south range 4 east Willamette Meridian. Merrill will prove land valuable for timber and stone before the Crook County Clerk February 5 1907. Witnesses include Katy Merrill H M Street Melissa Street and C A Cline all of Oregon.
Edmund Healy of Culver Oregon files in The Dalles office an entry for the timber land in section 17 township 28 range west, seeking proof the land is valuable for timber or stone. Public claimants may file adverse claims by January 17 1907 at Prineville Oregon before the County Clerk. Witnesses named include Harry H Keenan John B Brown A W Thoyow and KM Barnett.
Notice with dates August 25 1906 announces timber land claim under the 1878 act for section 24 township and range near Prineville Oregon. Claimant Slomer M Street of Sisters Crook County Oregon provides statement 3118 with witnesses Lincoln Stiver Melvina Street Jacobi Merrill Katy Merrill. Deadline January 28 1907 to file claims before County Clerk Prineville Oregon. Michael T Nolan Register.
Michael T. Nolan Register notices Janna revisions of the timber land act and an entry by Orange F. Hodges of Prineville Crook County Oregon. Hodges files sworn statement for land described as lots and NW sections to claim timber value before January 19 1907 with witnesses Carl C. Hyde LE Allingham Edwin Hyde RG Smith of Prineville Oregon Adverse claimants must file by January 19 1907.
Elijah M. Sparks of Lower Bridge Crook County Oregon filed sworn statement No 8605 under the Timber and Stone Act for section 2 township 18 range 21 to acquire land valued for timber and stone. Witnesses include LE Allingham AG Alliebam WoaA Foley and Frank Bodyfelt of Lower Bridge. Claimants must file by February 28 in Prineville Oregon.
Carl C Hyde filed sworn statement No 3324 under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 for multiple fractional sections in township 13 135 r 11, in Oregon. He will prove up before the County Clerk at Prineville on January 14 1907. WITNESSES include L E Allingham Edwin H Hyde Orange F Hodges R G Smith all of Prineville Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by January 14 1907.
Eliza L Milliorn of Prineville Crook County Oregon files sworn statement No 267 seeking purchase of sections 12 and 7 in township 26 range 11 to establish a claim to lands offered under the Timber Land Act and other public land laws. She will appear before the County Clerk at Prineville on January 8 1907 with witnesses Lir Allingham Charles A Bedell Harry Avrame and Maggie Glaze. Adverse claimants must file within five days of January 18 1907.
William P Jinnett of Oregon files notice under the 1878 timber act to purchase sections 3 and 4 in the The Dalles district. Witnesses named include F Graham of Histers Oregon C A Cline of Lower Bridge Oregon and KK Og with Ralph Jondal both of Prineville Oregon. Claims must be filed by January 15 1907.
Thomas A. Lang of Madras Oregon to appear before Frank Oeborn U S Commissioner on January 2 to prove continuous residence and cultivation on Homestead Entry No 10122 filed December 7 1901. Witnesses include Box TM Burdon VOB Beanstotter Cimide Ramses all of Madras Oregon.
Notice states George W. Davis of Madras Oregon files a final five year patent claim with the US Commission. A hearing before Frank Oxtern is set at the Madras office on January 6. Witnesses listed include Georges Fourier and Jenkins doorpe at Killingbeck both of Madras Oregon.
Public notice under the Timber Land act of June 3 1878 from the U S Land Office The Dalles Oregon announces a sworn statement filed by Victor J O Connor of Belmond Crook County Oregon for the purchase of Wil 1 240 acres and the claim to land described. The claimant will offer proof February 9 in Prineville Oregon witnesses named Huston Collins Onis Read and others and adverse claimants must file by February 9 107.
Notice from the U S Land Office in The Dailies Oregon dated November 2 1906 lists sworn filings for timber land in California Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory. Claimants include May Morigan Viola Horigan Elite Stoderly and others with sworn statements for sections 7 15 and lots in townships 13s 7w and 15 7w. They will prove lands are more valuable for timber than agriculture before the Prineville Oregon committee on February 7 1907 with witnesses K E Allogram JW Boone Julia May Borian and others referenced.
Ellia M John of Bend Oregon has filed in the land office a claim No 3073 for the purchase of certain timber land in Oregon. Commissioner Chablis will hear the case in Bend on February 7 1907 with witnesses Charles L Brock Anna Dotuson Dulin Dob Neon and Frank Butterworth all of Bend Oregon. Adversaries must file claims before the hearing date.
U S Land Office Chevalles Oregon September 1 1906 announces Guy A Claypool of Sisters Crook County Oregon files sworn statement No 3151 for purchase of timber land described as half quarter and quarter in section 10 to establish claim before County Clerk Prineville Oregon January 16 1907 witnesses named Joseph F H Claypool WS Fullerton LE Allingham Harry Abrams of Sisters Oregon objections must be filed by January 10 1907 registered official notes included.
The document describes a legal action filed in Minneville Oregon in January 1907. It names Walter, KG Smith, and Allingham of Eikine as parties seeking relief and establishing a sald lat before the court. The filing references a tinker of stone and a claimed action dated the Tid day of Jago IM Michael 7.
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