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VOL. XXVII.
LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. Ku 1900.
NO. 7.
SURVEYORS
GALLED OFF;
Belief Prevails that N-C-O.
Will Not ExUnd
This Vcar.
ROAD HAY BE SOLD.
Purpose Mas Alwayi Heen to Ex
tend the Road Further
North to Lakeview.
Tho report I" galling ground of tin
N O O. lUllruad Co' disinclination
to extend their road thin yur. The
surveyors have lieeii called citr, mid
while nothing substantiating the re
port comes from the railroad officials
t IiouikcIvcs, forecasters nf rnllrol
lore claim tho recent actions of tin'
company in withdrawing their sur
veying crew is conclusive evidence
of rudlcual change in extension plans.
Tho fart that a representative of tint
N C (). road was in tho East lust hiiiii
miir trying to unload tho road onto
tho Western Piicllle 'iiiiuiiy make it
probable tlmt a deal in umb-r way
whereby tin) X CO. may I'ivimiio the
property of some oiio of t!i various
rallrouds building toward Lukeviuw,
with nil aiiuoucod purpose of reaching
this most important ioiut. Iu thu
event thu road has, beeu taken over ly
any of these companies, it I not lit
nil astonishing that tho surveyors were
riillod off by tin present Inauitgcuiont.
It iitUMt Ih known that UiIh wet of sur
veyors are uot socking a routo
through thu country, lut are actually
locating u permanent road lied. It
him Well known for yearn that it
thoroughly feasible route could lo
found through Eastern Oregon, and
tho only object of a new survey would
m to set the Hakes fot tho grades,
which could Ixi douo slightly in ad
vuncu of tho builders. It has beeu
the avowed purpose of tho managers
of thu N-C-O. road to extend to Laku
vlow, and it in roimonublo to suppose
that nothing hut tho Halo of thu road
would divert thorn from this purpose.
Fred Collin at Large.
CHI CO, Cul., Fob. 5. An attempt
was niado toduy to arrest Fred ColliiiH,
said to lo au escaped convict from
tho Oregon Penitentiary and wanted
hero on a charge of highway robbery.
Collins and another man , it in ullog
il, recently roblicd a Chinese, and tho
otllcer today ciimo upon him whilo ho
was plow lug a Hold with his father.
Collins wait ou horseback when tho
demand for surrender wiih made, and
ho lushed the horse into a Kallop. Tho
otllcer followed iu a buggy, shooting
at tho fugitive. Oue Imllet went
through Collins' hiind. Iloth father
and son reached their homo lioforo
the officers and tho won was provided
with a fresh horse and revolver.
Collins escapoil to the foothills, and
tho futher, with a gun, .prevented tho
attempt of one of the party to follow
the son. Tho elder Collins was arrest
ed and searching parties are now
scouring the hills for his hoii. It is
said that youug Collins escaped last
August from the Oregon reuitentlary,
where ho was serving a term for horse
stealin g.
SALEM, Or., Fob. fl. (Special. )
Fred Collins was a trusty convict who
escaped from tho Oregon Penitentiary
last Spring whilo working ou a road
gung south of this city. Ed. Lousig
not, who escaped at tho sumo timo
was later raptured after a hard tight,
whilo enjoying the sights ou tho trail
at the Lewis and Clark Fair. It is
known that Collins went to California
and it was believed that ho enlisted iu
the regular Army and went to the
Philippines. A few days ago u number
of rough characters were returned
from Manila, and Collins may huve
beeu among them, Poultentiury au
thorities have an offer of 50 rewurd
for hla return. Oregonian.
Fred Collins was convicted of horse
stealing iu Lake, county ut the spring
term of circuit court in 1901. He
stole a horse from Chus. M-Inuos of
Bummer Lake, and was caught after a
hard chase over the country.
Mutt Have Health Officer.
A Bulem dispatch to the Oregonian
of Fob. 7thjsuy:
"Attorney-Oenoral Crawford today
ronderod au opinion holding that It U
mandatory upon county court! to ap
point county health olilcem under the
provisions of t he act of l'Xtfi. That
act declares that the County Judge
and Commlsslonem nhull constitute a
County Hoard of Health and shall em
ploy a secretary, who must tie a grad
uate of a reputable medical college
ami a regularly licensed physician.
The secretary shall m the health
otllcer of the Isiard and thall receive
from the county quarterly l1' cents
t capita for the population of the
county up to iV,no people, the pop
ulation being determined by multiply
lug the iiiimlser of children of school
age by four.
As this compensation will amount
to 0 cents H?r capita per year, tho
otllce created by that act will ho a de
sirable one in a numler of counties of
the Ktate. The same act requires the
City Council of every Incorporated
town to employ a health otllcer at the
same rate of comH-usatlou.
No county can pay its health otllcer
less than liD) a year, and no city or
town less than 10. Ko far none of
the counties Hoetu to have paid any at
tention to the law, but as this opiilon
was rendered at the iiiiest of the
SiM-retary of htate ami Hoard of
Health, it is probable that County
Courts will liecomiMlled to observe it.
Attorney ( leneral Crawford says
that mandamus proceedings can Imi
brought to compel County Courts to
act under tho law.
The duty of the Health Otllcer is to
keep vital statistics, see that regula
tions of the State Hoard of Health are
observed, and look lifter the general
health couidtious of the county or
city."
Lee Hound Over.
IC K. Lee was arrested last Thurs
day ou a tnoht serious charge, sworn
to by Anna Hauiels, the H year-old
daughter of Mrs. Kosu Mr Daniels.
Tho girl is iu a delicate condition,
and Lee is charged with the crime of
rape. The girls' testimony at the pre
liminary hearing Thursday and Fri
day was to the effect that Lee came to
their home iu Camas I'arirle aliout
three mouths ago, while the mother
was abscut, and called tho smaller
children out iu the yard, telling them
he had something to give them. When
they were out of the house, Ia'O went
iu and locked tho doors and proceed
ed to assault the girl, who was work
ing about the house. The smaller
children corroberated their sinter's
testimony as to le iuticing them
into tho "yard. They also stated that
they heard their sister's cries and
tried to enter tho house, but found
the doors locked. The girl told ou the
witness stand that her reasons for uot
having told of the incident before
that Leo told her if sho told it he
would kill her.
Lee was bound over to the circuit
court and laxids placed at $1000,
which, iu default of, ho id still iu tho
county jit iL
Lee Is a mau about X years old
and owus a ranch iu Camas Prairie,
whore ho cuts wood io the summer
and does odd jobs. No one hardly
suspected that be was the mau to com
mit such a crime. Lee's wife left
him a few yours ago.
Fire at Pine Creek.
Last Wednesday evening , about six
oclock, tire broke out iu the roof of
Johu Henderson's residence in Pine
Creek, and beforo help could arrive
tho house was enveloped in ilaniea and
beyond hopes of saving. However,
nearly everything waa taken out.
Among tho few articles that burned
In the house was a garment la the
pocket of which was ?H0 lu money.
The good people of Pino Creek start
ed a subscription paper at once aud
up to last reports had donated f 102
toward a fund to rebuild.
Mr. Hendorsu'a family movod into
the Haptlst parsonage, which happen
ed to bo vacant, and will probably
build as eoon as material cau bo se
cured. Mr. Henderson has beeu working
hard und saviug his money, and
bought tho house late lust Fall, aud
has the sympathy of all.
A Colfax correspondent to the
Bpokesman-Revlew thiuks that stock
of all kinds are ou the increase in
price, ou account of farmers and
small stockmen becoming discouraged
tho past two years wlthiow prices and
selling off their stock. As soou as
butchers have time to work off these
small bunches, they will have to turn
to the larger stockraisers, who will
demaud better prices.
LEAGUE HOLDS
CALL MEETING.
Report of Special Committee Was Received
General Discussion Follows.
A sM-clal meeting of the Develop
ment League was called for Monday
evening to receive the report of the
special committee appointed at the
hist regular meeting, for the purpose
of formulating a line of work for tho
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MRS. JOHN R. GREEN, GAELIC EXPERT.
Mrs. t;reen, who is one of the active advocates of the Garlic revival in Ire
land. Is the widow of J. It. Green, the British historian. Not long ago she vis
ited America in the interest of the movement. She is a native of Comity
Meath. Ireland, aud w as of great assistance to her husband w :en he was writ
ing his "Short History of the Kng'.lsb People." Mr. Gladstone often declared
that her work was quite as remarkable as her husband's.
feague to take that offered the best
results.
W. 15. Snider was made chairmnu of
the meeting. Dr. Duly stated the
purpose of the meeting, when the sec
retary was called upon to read the re
port of the committee submitted by
the chairman of the committee.
After tho rending 'of the report Dan
iel Boone made a speech in which he
made plula the disparagement of con
ditions in this county now aud 40
years ago, as relates to the energy re
quired to bring about development.
Dr. Duly also favored the meeting
with au address, emphasizing some
Suicide at Silver Lake.
Word was received here the lutter
part of last week that a stranger hud
beeu fouud dead at the Routt ranch at
the south end of Silver Lake, about
12 milos south of the towu of Silver
Luke. Investigation brought out the
following facts:
Some time in December a man ar
rived lu Silver Luke, giving his name
as Johnson. He was destitute of
funds aud went to the Routt ranch
to live with Wui. Johnson, a butchel
or who runs the rauch. Lust Friday
the man complained of feeling bud,
and took some medicine aud went to
bod. Wm. Johnson weut to the moun
tains after a load of posts, and wheu
he returned home lu the afternoon,
the other Mr. Johusou was lying- ou
the lounge dead, with a pullet hole iu
his head and a rifle lying by his side.
A coroner's jury iuvestiguted the case
and reported a pluiu case of suicide.
No papers or auythiug was fouud by
which the man could bo identified as
belurf other thau a Mr, Johusou. The
remains were buried at Silver Lake.
imporant facts and pointing out why
the people of Iake county should put
forth every effort ot secure govern
ment aid iu developing the resources
of the county.
Following Dr. Daly, J. N. Watson
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discussed a few matters and stated a
few facts which it is important to bear
iu mind, when a general discussion of
range conditions, and forestry ques
tions aud other matters of interest oc
cupied the time till adjournment was
asked for.
A committee was appointed consist
ing of Daniel Boone, Dr. Daly to as
certain the amount of vacant and ap
propriated laud susceptible of irriga
tion iu this valley under the reservoir
sites investigated by Engineer Ben
nett lust June, and such other facts
bearing ou the subject and report to
the next meeting, the tlrst Saturday
iu March.
"Hen Party."
Mrs. V. L. Snelling threw open her
beautiful home for the entertainment
of 20 invited guests lust Saturday
afternoon.
The guests commenced to arrive at 2
oclock and were met at the door by
the pleasant hostess, ushered upstairs
where Miss Snelling did the honors.
Upon descending to the parlors the
first sight that met tho eye was an old
"Dominique hen" suspended from
the ceiling over the table, ou which
was engraved "Table 1, " aud under
neath, on the perch, the word
"party" (heu party). Over the other
four tables, similar hens were suspend
ed. Whist was played, the table mark
ers were curds upon which was drawu
a flue struttug heu, aud just behind
her a very dlsoousolute looking roost
er. (Personal the gentlemen left at
home. )
The score cards were handsome hand
painted palettes, very attractive and
unique. The desigus were flowers,
partners having corresponding flow
ers. Eleven games were played. Mrs.
Jonas Noriu wou first prize a haud-
some cracker jar and Mrs. W. M. Har
vey the consolation, a pretty china
marmsolade jar.
At five oclock the hostess, assisted
by ber daughter Laura, served a most
delicious luncheon, consisting of ba
nana sal id, cheese and nut sand
wiches, stuffed dates, followed by slic
ed oranges, pine apple, cake, cream
puffs, chocolate and coffee.
Society has spoken of little else the
past week, but the jolly time had at
this most delightful party. Those
present were :
Mrs. F. M. Miller, Mrs. W. R. Boyd,
Mrs. W. M. Harvey, Mrs. Harry
Bailey, Mrs. William Harvey, Mrs. W.
R. Steele, Mrs. P. P. Lane, Mrs.
Chas. Umbuch Mrs. Cbas. Sherlock,
Mrs. D. C . Scbminclc, Mrs. Jonas
Norin, Mrs. J. N. Watson, Mrs. W. A.
Massingill Mrs. Tbos. McGrath, Mrs.
C. O. Metzker, Miss Hall, Miss Har
vey, Miss Light, Miss McKee, Miss
Snelling.
Power Plant Needed.
E. KellerVetarned to his home at
Pine Creek last week. Mr. Keller
went to San Francisco In December
on business connected with the pro
jected light and Power plant on Deep
Creek, between here and Warner val
ley. The result of his investigations
will be of great deal of interest to the
people of this and Surprise valley, as
the plant as contemplated, was to fur
nish light and power for both valleys
from Lakeview to Cedarvllle.
The establishment of this plant
will involve a large sum of money and
require a great deal of energy, and it
Is believed that its succcessful opera
tion will solve the problem of irriga
tion on many a dry ranch, until such
time, at least, as the country might
be better and more thoroughly re
claimed by government aid. Even if
government irrigation works should be
Put in, there would yet remain thous
ands of high lands that could not be
brought under canals and ditches that
are fertile enough to safely bear con
siderable expense in development.
There is an abundance of water from
10 to 25 feet under the surface of the
ground, and a successful means of
raising the water to the surface is the
only problem that stands in the way
of successful farming on nine-tenths
of the now vacant land in this county.
Windmills have beeu tried, and where
there is enough wind to run a mill of
sufficient lifting capacity, consider
able irrigation has been done. If
electric motors cau be made to per
form this work, and there is no doubt
of it, a long-felt want will be supplied.
Cun Play at Paisley.
Quite a little bit of unpleasantness
was stirred up at Paisley last week.
The way the story came to us was
that a party di' young people at Pais
ley arranged to give a surprise to Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Cannon, who live, at
the King ranch, 10 miles this side of
Paisley. Ou Friday evening the crowd
went out and were enjoying them
selves iu dancing. Warren Marsters
did not go with the crowd, but follow
ed later ou in the evening, but not to
have fun. He stated before leaving
that he was goiug to make trouble.
Ou entering the house where the
crowd was dancing he drew a revolver
from his pocket and remarked that he
intended shooting Jack McDonald.
Two or three of the men grabbed him
and prevented him from carrying out
his threats, and in the scuttle that en
sued the revolver was discharged, but
did no damage. Two sticks of dyna
mite fell out of Marster's pocket dur
ing the souffle and fell on the floor,
but fortunately did not explode.
Marsters made other threats but fur
ther trouble was averted. On Monday
morning a warrant was sworn to be
fore Justice of the Peace Withani, for
Marsters' arrest, and upon learning
this Marsters left town. Constable
Uaylord followed him ou the road
toward Burns for a while and came
back, believing that he would leave
for good, probably go to Burns.
Suffrage Not Necessary
The Portland Oregonian charges
Southern Oregon newspapers collect
ively with copying news items from
the Oregoulau without giving credit.
It is a very unpleasant thing to be
charged with, aud the Oregonian
ought not to make wholesale charges,
unless they are well founded. We are
glad The Examiner cannot be classed
as a Southern Oregon paper, aud ao
o used of swiping news.
Mrs. Daniel Boone is reported sick.
LESS WOOL
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Holdover From Year Be
fore Made Last Year
Crop Larger.
FEAR OF RESERVES
Cause Sheepmen to Reduce their
FlocksGrazing Charges
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Mere than Taxes.
One could hardly expect as large an
output of mutton or wool this year
as was sold from Lake county last
year, because of the holdover from the
year before. It will be remembered
that buyers remained away from here
the season of 1004, and the mutton
sales were very light,. In the fall buy
ers came here but sheepmen had made
up their bands for the desert and
would not break them up, so about
20,000 sheep that under ordinary cir
cumstances, would have been sold
went on the desert, and these were
sheared here the next spring and put
on the market. Then again, the un
settled condition of the temporary
forest reserve, which effects nearly
the entire summer range of Lake
county sheep men, caused many to sell
off pretty close, and several thousand
sheep left the county because of the
fear that the government might, - at
any time, make permanent the reserve
and close up the range, which would
be suicide to the ' sheep industry of
the county. What is going to make
the stockmen of Lake county scratch
their heads and go down into their
pockets a little deeper than they ever
had to at the sight of the tax collec
tor, if the forest reserve is made per
manent, will be the government's
grazing charges. Did it ever occur to
any stockman in the county that the '
charges for grazing on the forest re
serve, where now the grass is free,
would be nearly three times as much
as the taxes on a brute, and there will
be no beating around about the count
either, every hoof will have to be paid -for
that runs in the reserve. The
rates will be about 6 cents for sheep
and 25 cents for cattle for the short
season and for the long season 40 cents
for cattle. This charge will amount
to nearly three times the amunt of
taxes.
If this amount was allowed to go to
county expenses and could be regulat
ed by county officials, county and
state taxes could be taken off live
stock, but since the price is regulated
by the government and the money go
to pay salaries of the foresters and
range riders to tell the stockmen what
they must do and what they can't do
with their stock, our people who al
ways have been free to run their own
business will think the whole thing an
imposition. A little boss ism exerted
ou the Indian reservation has driven
the Lake county 6tockmen nearly all
off that summer range, and now the
imposition of the forest reserve people
could do the county up brown so far
as stock raising goes, and when the
stock business in Lake county is kill
ed what have we left to bridge over
the spell between the death of that
industry and the transformation of
the county into an agricultural coun
try. Before this can be done we must
have railroads and irrigation.
It is up to the stockmen to join
Senator Fulton in bis fight against the
forest reserve iniquity.
"So Near, Yet So Far."
There is one man, at least, who ia
convinced that the pathway of the free
and easy is not strewn with roses
nor feather beds. Especially the "free
and easy" broncho. Geo. Storkman,
more at home in a cigar factory than
ou the hurricane deck of a bunch
garss horse, athletic as he is, now be
lieves that all bronchos should be rid
den on a mat. He rode one the other
day and wishes now that he had not
done it ; that is, be rode him two
jumps oue up and one down. Some
bystander told George to "hold to the
horn; that's what Its for." George
said "I can see it, but I can't reach
it, " and then wondered if the grasa
wouldn't do as well, aud lit apparent
ly reaching for something with both
hands and both feet.
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