Construction Starts After Right Of Way Secured
Agents report no trouble securing the right of way in the section. Construction will begin as soon as access is secured, with work expected to start within thirty days.
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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
1
Agents report no trouble securing the right of way in the section. Construction will begin as soon as access is secured, with work expected to start within thirty days.
Chief Engineer Boechke leads a large O R N Co party to advance Deschutes road construction. Assistant Boseneers Holm an Brandon oversee preparatory surveys and crage sectioning before concrete work begins. They plan to finalize prep for two steel bridges across Trout Creek and Willow Creek to time steel delivery six months after orders.
Col J B Eddy and P A Worthington of the O R and N Co. began acquiring right of way for the Harriman Deschutes railroad into Central Oregon near Madras. Land is being purchased outright at about 25 dollars per acre with damages covered, and construction may start in about 80 days.
The railroad plans to buy right of way rapidly in this section and foresees no further delays in starting construction of the long-promised Central Oregon line, indicating confidence in immediate progress.
The Warmspring Indians beat Madras 5 to 2 in the third game of the series played at the agency last Saturday. Supt. Covey umpired a fair contest as returning Chemawa players boosted the Indians who had earlier lost the first two games. The Madras team managed only two runs and praised the hospitality shown by the agency hosts.
Percy Kidder a 12 year old boy drowned when a flat boat with his father capsized in Crooked River below Cove Orchard. Despite search efforts by residents and volunteers the body was not recovered. The accident shocked the Madras Culver area and families mourned the loss.
Pendleton Oregon June 25 reports from Warm Springs Indians say a revival meeting on the reservation drew nearly 200 attendees from all major Oregon Washington and Idaho reservations. The Uma tilla Yokowa Nes Perce groups participated and thirty eight conversions were reported with one couple adding at the close.
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