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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
4
Notice records that on August 2, 1904, the Madras Oregon post office entered a five second-class matter designation. The excerpt notes the act of Congress date March 4, 1879 and a June 28, 1906 reference, indicating administrative changes over time.
In Crook county Oregon the county court battles an injunction over bids for a new court house. The ads show a bid call for construction and completion of a Prineville court house with a foundation contract first and superstructure later. The pamphlet portrays the court as deceptive and caught “with the goods.”
Untilla County farmers plan countywide public wheat sales modeled after wool markets. Sales will be competitive with bids at multiple wheat centers and may become a permanent institution if successful. The organizing group pursues freight rates grain sacks and related matters as prices rise.
The Dalles introduces The Optimist published by A Wennatt. Ben nett already earns fame in Oregon journalism from Rabbitville Items in the Irrigan Irrigator, earning him the title Mark Twain of Oregon. The paper aims to influence youth with its character and tone.
The text extols the practice of finding a bright side and treats spreading sunshine as a highly profitable occupation for optimists, framing positivity as a valued daily pursuit.
The Crook County Journal condemns as a fabrication our claim that building the new courthouse now is ill advised due to higher labor and material costs from San Francisco rebuilding. It calls the statement erroneous while noting rising prices are common knowledge in recent publications.
The Crook County Journal disputes claims that six dollars per day were paid to stone masons working on the new Prineville Hotel. The paper asserts standard pay practices and requests reader clarification on the matter.
The note questions the payment amount for building duties and hints it may be only $5.07. It adds that the tainted smell connected to Prineville and the new courthouse deal should not be blamed on the Journal for relying on tainted information.
Percy Megargel and companion, transcontinental motorists who passed through Madras last Fall on the Bar Lou route to Portland, have reached New York after more than 11 700 miles. They endured snow storms blizzards near perils and sandbank recoveries then crossed Cascade mountains with fallen trees washed gullies, and a three day food shortage. They faced hardships but remained undaunted during the long trip.
Before buying your farm machinery write to J M Foster Wasco Oregon in charge of the O J Company's assignment and can save you money. Rev J K Craig returned home from a revival in Redmond and will be joined by Presiding Elder Walton Skipworth on the trip home.
Portland reports that Eilers Piano House announces a major relocation and upgrade. The upstairs space will become a premier recital hall and showrooms with new studios and a modern elevator while renovations proceed. Temporary displays and automobile service links to the wholesale department are planned as the fall opening approaches.
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