Wool Sale at Madras Draws Wide Buyer Interest
The Madras wool sale drew 15 buyers and 450000 pounds sold at mainly 12 to 14 cents. McCallister’s lot led with 15000 pounds at around 5.8 cents, prices rising amid private sales and a large future clip from Bill Brown. Local officials praised the warehouse management for a successful event with traders including Breese, Daly, Houston, Browns & Woolen Mills, and Dufour among others. Local figures J N Williamson and Prineville businessmen attended.
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McCallister
Petros County
Bill Brown
Lina
Greene
BE. D
Fanam
T. F. McCaland
C. H. Daly
Rene
J. C. Houston Townsville Woolen Mills
Wilm Smith
Es Bernard
McFettridge
Porfiry & Maben
Ifour
P. and
C. Dunham
James Cram
A. P. Jones
Browns& Woolen Mills
Joseph Listo McFettridyre
Morrow & “Nan
Dufour
Black Butte Coin- NY
Black Butte Tin Y
George Woods
Thomas Huston
Me— He
Deschutes Railway well to supply depot and Agency Plain ranches
A Deschutes Railway company well being drilled by Central Oregon Well Drilling at Madras aims to 1000 feet depth with 700 feet probable to tap water for the depot and nearby ranchers. The Gateway well previously poured water from 210 feet to near the surface and continues rising, suggesting artesian potential with deeper drilling.
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A. M. Jansen
Central Oregon Well Drilling Company
Deschutes Railway Company
Agency Plain
Gateway
Madras
Jansen
Mr. Jansen
Think of Others Quote by Henry Drummond
A Henry Drummond quotation asserts happiness lies in giving and serving others rather than seeking personal gain or being served by others.
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Henry Drummond
Pioneer's Astoria Contest Seeks Subscriptions and Votes
Extra votes offered this week to boost contestants in the Pioneer Astoria contest. District nominees listed for two districts, with prizes including free trips. A special offer runs Fri June 30 to Thu July 6: 10,000 extra votes per new yearly subscription plus 5,000 votes per regular ballot, totaling 15,000 votes per new one year sub.
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The
Pioneer
Mail route change expands Southern Oregon service
John Lockard wins contracts to carry mail from Culver to Prineville via Lamonta serving Bend Redmond Sisters Paisley and southern Lake County with 2400 dollars yearly. Grizzly and Haycreek mail run from Lamonta by Ab Craig. Lockard also wins six day a week Madras to Youngs route shortening the Madras to Youngs connection by rail.
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John Lockard
Oregon Trunk Railway
Culver
Prineville
Lamonta
Bend
Redmond
Sisters
Paisley
Lake County
Ab Craig
Lockard
Madras
Youngs
North Dakotans Buy Interest in Madras Bank
O A Pearce and H S Crothers, formerly North Dakota bankers, have purchased part of J M Conklin’s stake in The Madras State Bank. Pearce becomes cashier. Conklin remains president. Crothers elected director. he may relocate from Spokane to Madras later. Dividend declared at 10 percent. bank examiner lauds progress.
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North
O. A. Pearce
H. 5. Crothers
North Dakota
J. M. Conklin
Madras State Bank
Pearce
Mr. Conklin
Crothers
Spokane
Jamieson
Madras
Oregon
Time and Money: The Value of Time in Society
A reflection on the saying Time is money and the deeper view that time equals thought, power, and knowledge. The piece contrasts commercialism with the intrinsic value of time as a finite, precious resource.
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Elbert Hubbard
Are You In The Race For Astoria Centennial Trip
A local promotion invites any woman or girl to enter a competition with no entry fee and a free trip to the Astoria Centennial if she wins. The article notes a Thursday night deadline July 6 and promises payment of all travel expenses.
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Astoria
Steam outfit plows thirty acres in a day
A steam powered outfit plows thirty acres in ten hours on Agency Plain under John Dobkins on a 500 acre Dolph and Roth Clark contract. The Advance 26 horse straw burning engine drives John Deere style gang plows, four men operate, costing under 50 cents per acre. Farmers visit to see the method, with expected shift from horse plowing as Caterpillar unit appears later.
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Agency Plain
John Dobkins
Dolph
Roth Clark
Dobkins
Tom Taylor
Northern Pacific Expects Settlers via Central Oregon Exhibit Car
Railway officials toured Central Oregon and advocate bringing experienced farmers to Oregon. They plan a Pullman exhibit car filled with representative Central Oregon products to travel the East, showcasing ave rage yields to attract immigration while avoiding extreme specimens and mismatched locales. Routes will target suitable regions and exclude incongruous farmer migration to prairie counties.
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Central Oregon
Northern Pacific Railway
Interior
Deschutes Canyon
Columbia River
Northern Pacific
Portland
Oregon Trunk Railway
Oregon
East
Northwest
Prairie
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Iren
M. EF. McCoin
Will Wurzweiler
Black Butte Land and Livestock Company
Ralph Jordan
G. N. Clifton
J. N. Williamson
S. W. Robards
G. J. Hardy
Hazel Barnett
Elsie Northrup
H. G. Key
Sam Boyd
Margaret Conklin
Minnie Manner
Gillis Dizney
Arlene Sanford
Marie Dove
Katie Ruble
Lulu Osborn
O’ Kelley
Clara Horney
Dolly Hodges
Lorene Winnek
Mabel Smith
Ruth Collver
Aver Dobbs
Nellie Summers
Vira Cyrus
Vivian Hinkle
George Storkmann
Madge Mills
George Wheeler
Hammond
Grace Thomas
Ares
Central
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