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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
2
Public notice of a secur class mater ArnuitS 24 18M held at the Madrasa Post Office under the Act of Congress of March 8 187 THURSDAY DEC 28 1911 indicates a formal governmental action with details to be observed.
Governor West says the Governors trip to the East was a great success with huge crowds at every stop. He notes eastern interest in the Panama canal and West prosperity, and says the governors spent the trip boosting their states with little politicking.
President Carl R. Gray of Hill lines in Oregon calls Central Oregon the coming granary of the Northwest with large wheat quantities on the horizon as U S crops fall and demand grows. He notes Central Oregon could be the brightest wheat growing district in the region. The Madras Dramatic Club ladies announce a Leap Year Ball on January 12 featuring secret plans, ticket purchase, supper, floor managers, and playful policing by a jetty sergeant at arms for rude guests.
In Redmond a thief broke into the Tum A Lum Lumber Co. office and took postage stamps. The same person then visited the Oregon Cafe run by Chas Bye and stole a large Christmas turkey, paying with the stamps.
A Jackson family in Oklahoma has added their teenage member to the population in five years. The note suggests it would be hard to achieve similar growth in Central Oregon without irrigation.
Christmas was observed in Madras with church programs of carols and music on Saturday night. Christmas trees loaded with presents were distributed by a Santa Claus with long whiskers and arctic coat as the spirit of peace and goodwill prevailed.
The O R & N Co appoints C L Smith an experienced agriculturist to head a new department. He will spend much time among farmers served by the railroad system to understand needs and assist in solving problems with full cooperation from all officials.
The Northwest Development League executive committee plans a $70,000 permanent exhibit of regional products in the new Commerce building in St. Paul. Will A. Campbell, league secretary, will oversee the exhibit, which will feature produce from Sunny Oregon. The Bend Bulletin recently upgraded to Linotype machines, improving appearance over the old hand-set type, with Madras Pioneer and Redmond Spokesman also installing typesetting machines in January.
Text notes it will be difficult to provide accurate quotations in the matrimonial market until after the Leap Year ball on January 12. The remark references social events and timing but offers no further details or names.
A poem from a Madras writer extols Central Oregon as a land of health and wealth linked by Jim Hill's Oregon Trunk railroad. It envisions future settlers, farming on each acre, and a grand, scenic Promised Land for newcomers to see and enjoy.
Louis E. Dooner manager of Pioneer Telephone Co with assistants worked in Madras late in the week making changes to the telephone lines and central office. He bought the balance of stock from Mr. Ashley, who had been selling it in the Odd Fellows building on the lower floor near the central office.
Railroad magnates tied to the Hill lines meet in St Paul this week and will likely release news on Central Oregon railroad work. Carl R Gray of North Bank Road left for the gathering with Jas Hill and other officials to discuss whether the Hill road will extend from Bend southward to counter Harriman activity in southeastern Oregon.
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