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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
5
Readable items describe visits, farm updates, business notices, and social events in Madras and Crook County. Mentions of new stores, farming equipment, school dances, harvest plans, and upcoming fairs highlight a busy rural town scene with residents like Messrs Culver, Rodman, and Loucks involved in commerce and community life.
News notes from Madras include a Grand Harvest Ball on September 14 at the People's Big Store with attention to door and window glass building supplies. G L Harpham and daughter Jessie arrived from Wapinitia to oversee the new Main Street building project and resume management of Wapinitia House. Travelers are welcomed at the hotel while Max Wilson, Glenn Loucks and Ed Mason head for a Cascades camping trip via McKendie and Santiam routes. Plans for a US government telephone line linking Warm Spring Indian Agency to Wapinitia are reported, and Madras Public Schools will open the fall term September 10 with Grace L Smith as primary teacher. A Zell of Prineville will start a residence and barn on three lots behind Elk Drug Store, with a new well already near completion awaiting materials.
Describes a 360 acre farm located nine miles east of Madras with 13 acres cultivated and 250 tillable. Leases available for terms or per year on share basis. Features include a six room house, stables, granary and good well. For particulars inquire at this office.
Department of the Interior notice states Sarah J blank of Lamont Oregon filed for final patent proof on Homestead entry No 18186 dated December 19 1903 for Lot 1 in section 18 town 18 range 10. Final proof will be before County Clerk Prineville Oregon October 8 1906. Witnesses listed: James McMoen Robert Jonptog John Helfrich and Everes Miller all of Lamont Oregon. Marygan T Novaly, Register.
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