Madras Ore Newspaper Notice October 15 1908
Advertising rates and subscription terms listed for the Madras Oregon paper with reference to a second class matter entry dated August 29 1904. Post office publication indicates Thursday October 15 1908.
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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
Advertising rates and subscription terms listed for the Madras Oregon paper with reference to a second class matter entry dated August 29 1904. Post office publication indicates Thursday October 15 1908.
Analysts expect no firm railroad start until after the presidential election. Harriman and Oregon Trunk Line surveys push ahead, with construction seen possible by year end if money markets stabilize. Taft’s victory favored, though markets remain wary. The wool market notes Crook County sellers and Shaniko’s rising role as Dalles market share shifts with new rail access.
Oregon’s season total output reaches about 18.5 million pounds, down from 20 million. Shaniko sold 8 million pounds, the highest volume ever for the town, with its wools prized for quality and top prices. Brooks county wool also concentrates at Shaniko, reinforcing its status as the state’s banner market.
Umatilla County voters chose dry in June and sheriff officers press enforcement. two Pendleton saloon operators were convicted last week for selling liquor under local option law and fined 700 dollars each. more similar cases fill the Circuit Court docket, signaling a busy term and deterrent effect on bootleggers.
Rainy weather at the Prineville county fair, which opened Tuesday and runs through the week, reduces expected gate receipts and attendance. Organizers offered large purses for speed events in hopes crowds would compensate for early rain impact. Many locals canceled plans due to muddy roads and unsettled conditions.
An estimated 50 percent of Oregon Washington and Idaho wheat was harvested by combines this season from a total crop of 60 000 000 bushels Twenty two hundred and fifty combines operated across the trio, saving 6 cents per bushel and two bushels of waste grain per acre and adding nearly 2 000 000 dollars to producer revenue The combine is rapidly supplanting the old threshing machine in both farming districts and may render threshers rare.
A government stock sale invites examination of livestock including one good bull, seven Shorthorn and thoroughbred bulls aged 4 to 7 months, six boars, six sows, Poland China stock, and assorted cattle and equines. Prices and specifics available by calling at the agency. Claude G. Covey, Superintendent, Warmsprings, Oregon.
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