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15 Jun 1911
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Madras Pioneer in Madras, Oregon
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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
1
PEEP AT NEW LAND TOUR OF RAIL OFFICIALS
A North Pacific Railway and Northern Pacific delegation, including D. Charlton and J. G. Woodworth, toured Central Oregon by special train arriving in Madras. They planned visits to Metolius Culver Redmond Laidlaw Bend and Prineville with potential Crater Lake stop depending on mountain road and snow conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
North Pacific Railway
Mad
D. Charlton
Genpassenger
Era Pacific
Portland
C.nutt
Northern Pacific Railway
J.G. Woodworth
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
W. E. Coman
North Bank Road
Port
Henry Blakely
Northern Railway
Tacorma
Pacific Railway
Lt. Bricker
C. D. Wheeler
H. L
The
Oregon- Shad
O. Krantz
Oregonian
John F,ll
Teie- Mm
S. Jackson
Dent
Cook
John Pittock
Stene
Metolius
Culver
Redmond
Laidlaw
Bend
Prineville
J. N. Williamson
Crook County
Klamath
Crater Lake National Park
Medford
Cascades
Klamath Falls
Southern Pacific
California
Tucker Starts Work on New City Well
Madras city officials attack a new water well after the prior failure. Councilman T. B. Tucker leads the digging on Lots 1 and 2, block 42, east townsite, with a daily pay of four dollars. The well targets 50 feet depth with water level 20 to 26 feet below ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras City
T. B.tucker
Tucker
Saloons barred from music after 11 PM city council action
The council debated music in saloons and approved a resolution instructing the marshal to tell saloon owners to stop music at 11 p.m. and move pianos or instruments to the back of the building.
Railroad future in Oregon voiced by Harriman planners
W P Keady right of way agent for the Milwaukee system arrived in Madras and left for Prineville as part of Harriman interests preparing data for an Oregon Eastern line. The project would connect Southern Pacific to the Oregon Short Line near Ontario with a Madras Prineville branch under consideration. The fiscal year ends June 30 and announcements may come in July as engineers anticipate major new work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Keady
Milwaukee System
Madras
Deschutes Railway
Prineville
Keady
Oregon
Harriman
Oregon Eastern
Southern Pacific
Ontario
Malheur Valley
Idaho
Boise & Western
Explanation of Bridge Delays at Crooked River Gorge
The Oregon Trunk bridge project at Crooked River Gorge faces delays amid tales of measurement errors. An engineer jokes about canyon wall spreading causing fit issues, while workers plan to use heat expansion to align rivet holes and place the cantilever, stabilizing the canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Crooked River Gorge
IGE Company Starts Deliveries as New Cold Storage Nears
The IGE Company begins ice and beer deliveries in Madras as their cold storage building nears completion north of the Oregon Trunk depot. John Campbell of the Madras Meat Market plans to store meats in the facility and advance kill to ensure peak freshness. Ice sells for one cent per pound amid rising demand. a private well may supply water for the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Oregon Ice & Cold Storage Company
Oregon Trunk
John Campbell
Madras
Examinations Set for June 21 24 at Prineville Courthouse
Teachers examinations for state papers will be held in Prineville at the county courthouse from June 21 to 24, per Superintendent Ford. Those with certificates expiring in August or county permits should take the exams if they plan to teach in Oregon. no August exams or county papers will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prineville
Ford
Oregon
Reverend Blackman to Hold Services in Culver
Rev. E. D. Blackman pastor of the Free Methodist church visited Culver on Saturday evening and spent Sunday there. He plans to make trips there at least twice each month to conduct services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Blackman
Free Methodist Church
Culver
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Venter
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IGE Company
Blackman
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