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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
4
A damaged notice mentions subscription rates and periods including six months and three months. It notes publication as second class matter and lists posting details at the Madras post office with reference to legal dates.
The Crook County Republican ticket includes County Judge fi. GO. Ellis of Bend Sheriff Prank Elkins of Madras Treasurer W. F. King of Prineville Superintendent of Schools Rk. A. Ford of Sisters Assessor F. E. Dayton of Laidlaw Commissioner James Rice of Haycreek Surveyor Fred A. Rice of Prineville
Farmers jubilant after last week’s steady rain boosts spring grain prospects. Warm weather since then aids crop recovery, with pail sown grain in good shape and spring grain saved from cold spells. Oregon North Eastern section reports strong prospects as O R and N demonstration train tour praises favorable conditions. The rain is seen as crucial for wheat farmers and regional railroad plans.
Oregon education funding facing a push for higher appropriations. Oregon’s state university lags behind peers with maintenance at $47,500 annually versus nearby standards like Iowa. The Malvern opinion urges voters to back increased support to prevent a setback to educational progress.
Fred W. Wilson the Republican nominee for district attorney has long been known to residents of Wasco and Crook counties and to voters across the region seeking a law and order candidate.
The Dalles Chronicle praises Mr. Wilson for the district attorney ballot, noting his Wasco county roots from youth to manhood and a successful law practice. It cites his deputy experience handling high profile cases and his readiness to lead the district attorney’s office, urging voters to support him on election day.
An animative measure to appear on June ballots proposes increasing the daily pay for Oregon legislators from $3 to $10, arguing expenses have not risen and capable men can serve without the higher stipend. The editorial contends experience and business ability were never lacking and the current $3 rate plus mileage suffices.
The county needs Sheriff Frank Elkins for strong crime prevention and public safety. Support from every law abiding citizen is urged to deliver an overwhelming majority in the June election to back his continued fight against crime and protect the county’s reputation.
Voters in the county are urged to give H. C. Ellis of Bend a large vote in the June election for county judge. The notice praises his qualifications and economy in administration while noting attempts to split the vote to defeat him. He is described as certain to win if he receives his entitled votes.
A Republican candidate urged farmers to vote Republican on June 1, arguing the recent rains were caused under a Republican administration and should influence agricultural support.
A fragment outlines a prohibition column noting a weeklong disruption and related concerns. It hints at content about revived prohibition topics and ongoing public interest. The text is fragmented but centers on regulatory effect and community reaction.
A public critique argues against saloon advocates who defend their tax base by revenue. It stresses taxation should reflect property value and benefits from improvements, warning that the rich pay less and the poor bear burdens, urging fair and just taxation over “blood money” funding.
A McMinnville dispatch notes business and civic improvements since saloons left, and says towns may again vote on prohibition. Merchants report higher cash sales, no empty buildings, and new families in tents while counties levy small taxes for maintenance.
Grace Wilson of Prineville Oregon filed notice of intention to take final timber proof to establish a land claim described as Lot 8 and 4, block 7, Lot 1, section 18, township 1, range 12. The claim is pending before the Uline County Clerk on July 2 1908 with witnesses Hastings Maule Ginte Robert Smith Wy Fyater and Charles Dedell of Prineville and Eastin B Graben of Sisters.
Emma C Carey Sumner of Madras Oregon seeks final five year proof for Homestead Patent No 11620 dated October 22, 1902. Before U S Commissioner Frank Osborn at Madras Oregon on June 12 1905 she lists witnesses Josho B Brown Culver Oregon Ivan Iole Robert Garnett Meavory Hauta all of Madras Oregon to prove residence and cultivation of the land.
The Interior Land Office in The Dalles Oregon posts a notice for Isaac D Brown of Madras Oregon to prove final five year homestead on Lot 14 and Section 15 Township 13 Range 12 with a June 12 1008 hearing before U S Commissioner Frank Osborn. witnesses Rocky C Robbon Robison David Davie William J Cowherd all of Madras Oregon are named to support continuous residence and cultivation.
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