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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
4
A state wide vote on initiative and referendum reveals voter confusion and limited time to study measures. Voters complain about the need for legal assistance at the polls and that many questions are hard to understand. The piece argues the system yields hurried decisions and many good laws may fail in the legislative process.
In this precinct Billy King wins re election as county treasurer with 135 to 27 over a Democrat. M. H. Cake carries the precinct for U S Senator 85 to 76 while Chamberlain leads county wide. Equal suffrage fails 76 to 78. Warren Brown leads county clerk with 1575 votes, margin over 1400. Ford defeats Riley Cook in county. Springer wins Site Senator seat 146 to 37 with 109 county majority. Elkins accrues 143 of 200 in precincts Warmsprings and Lyle Gap. Sheriff Elkins faces a tough race but retains support from home voters.
Complete returns from all counties place Govern or Chamberlain about 1100 ahead of Cake for U S Senator. Multnomah County gives Chamberlain 855 of the majority. 31 counties add 250. Hawley and Ellis elected congressmen. all Republican nominees for state offices win. Most initiative measures pass except pay of legislators, more supreme judges, compulsory railroad passes, open town bill, woman’s suffrage and single tax amendments. Woman’s suffrage loses by about 15 000. Prohibition gains statewide.
In the 17th district Democratic State Senate candidate G Springer lost to Republican Dr Merryman by 243 votes across three counties. Crook and Lake counties favored Springer by large margins, while Klamath favored Merryman by 446 votes. total counts show Merryman 1899 to Springer 1656.
W. Congleton, defeated sheriff candidate, vented displeasure after the election claiming the Madras Pioneer aided him. He won 41 of 200 votes in his precinct amid questions about alleged support. The results suggest little help from any source.
In Crook County Oregon a citation is issued to named heirs and unknown heirs to appear in the County Court at Prineville on a date in July 1008 to show cause why an order should not be granted to the administrator for sale of specific parcels in Pulmain town described as lots eight nine ten in block thirty one and four eleven in block thirty two. Witness Judge W A Bell with court seal dated May 28 1008.
Notice announces selection under the 1908 act for a tract in The Dalles Oregon with filing deadline July 14 1908 for objections to final allowance. Name C W Moore as Register lists descriptions section township and range and invites adverse claimants to file claims in the land office. Also covers John E Campbell Homestead proof due June 10 1908 with witnesses Cowles Tucker Fox and Volrath all of Madras Oregon and official at Madras Oregon.
Isaac D Brown of Madras Oregon filed intention for final homestead proof for Homestead Entry No 14807 dated January 11 1908 in section 14 and 16. Final proof before A S Commissioner Frank Osborn in Madras on June 12 1908. Witnesses Rocky C Robison Ed P Robison Fred Davis William J Cowherd all of Mauras Oregon.
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