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THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFIGIAL PAPER OF LAKE (JAUNTY
VOL. XXXIII
LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREfiON, DECEMHEK 26, 1912.
NO. 52
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START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
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"Begin riaht and begin right away."
Another year hat eded and another
year loon to coma. We have a tack
ward and a forward look. We know
what the past haa been, but who can
tell what the future holdiT The pait
naa not been all we wlihed, nor what
we hope the future will be. The pait
haa not been characterized b per
fection. We must admit that It haa
not been all aurreia, nor haa it been
all failure. With our preterit light we
see many defecta, thia light may mar
nlfy our failure, but a juat judgment
will look at our deeda through the light
we had. Judged according to the light
we bad or might have had, what will
be the verdict? The ot year baa ita
llghta and ahadowa, ita sorrows and
Joya. We atart the new year on a new
level and under other condition. We
atand at another viewpoint, we have
more light. From our toftier elevation
and with our etronger light we aee our
defect more plainly and e perceive
our duty more clearly, and thia greater
knowledge nd riper experience qualify
u for better living and wording. But
with the Increased light cornea in-
creaaed reaponalbility, with added
reiponalbility la greater power, which
ia a prophecy of greater success.
Let ua turn our backs to the paat and
our face to the foture. The paat ia
gone and we cannot change i'a record,
but wa may moulJ the eonvng month.
Thi ia no time frr vain regret, but
a time or forming intelligent and rm
reaolutiona. Duty ia before u: let ua
meet it. There are burden to be
borne: let ua bravely take them op and
patiently bear them There are diffi
cult :e and uncertainties In the path;
let ua with eteady eye and unfaltering
atep go forward.
The new year ia a new opportunity,
and we ought to be thankful for that.
We have a chance to do and be better
than ever before. Let ua reaolve to do
it. The future haa ita contingencea,
but it hai'ita certaintiea aa well aa ita
poaaibilitiea and probabilities. Some
thing we ean bring to paaa othera we
can make pocaibte and probable. Faith
ful preparation and earnest effort will
produce certain reeulta upon our
aelvea. If we atudy we aball grow
more intelligent, if we do right the
babit will grow into a firm character.
if we aow aeeda of loving kindneea tbey
will bless and make the heart of aome
unfortunate brother glow with glad
neia. Quickened ty the thought that
we have leea time in which to work,
let ua enter upon the new year with
renewed spirit, thankful that we have
a new opportunity, and hopeful that
good reanlta will reward our faithful
effort. May we with Lincoln y, "I
want it aaid of me, by those who knew
me beat, that I bave alwaya plucked
a thistle and planted a flower in ita
place, wherever a flower would grow."
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WORK MOVING IN
CENTRALOREGON
Reno Journal Doe Good
Boosting For Goose
Lake Valley
Tne Nevada State Journal Sunday
issued a very credible enlarged edition
giving several boosts to l.akeview,
High Grade and Fairport. The special
work In thi rectlon waa coverco by
Mr. Ray. Among the different article
about Lakeview and vicinity appeared
the following :
While the world at large is concerned
with its own affair there aie 3.&00 men
working In Central Oregon whoao
daily progresa spills mora and more
homestead and more and more acttlera
for thia region. Hy 1915 a line will no
doubt be completed down to Sacra
mento, lirking 1'ortland with the aouth
and placing thia section dli"ct!v on the
path of tranHContinentiil freight and
passenger traffic.
The work now under way is being
dono in Malhe-ur canyon on the Orrgon
Eastern and as soon a the Blower rock
work la done the line will dime over
the intervening deitcrt by leaps and
bound. H. J. Groondyke, BHuiaiant
engineer for the Oregon Short Line,
ia atationed near Wagontire mountain
with hi party re-staking the Oregon
Kstern aurvey. that line comeB up
the Malheur canyon, arrosa Low desert
to Albert Lake, through Valley Falls
and follows up Crooked Creek to Gooaa
LaMe Valley down the Pit river to the
Sacramento. Thousands of acres lie
alorg the survey in Christmae Lake
Valley and the homesteaders are flock
ing In from Hums, Bend and Lake
view. II. II. Hatch of Viewpoint, Ore.,
in the Chriatmaa Lake valley ha lo
cated 19 homeateade In the past three
weeks along this aurvey.
ELECTION CLERKS
NOT REPUBLICAN
Boards Must Bo Chosen
From the Two Lead- i
Ing Parties
LEGISLATURE IS
NEXT ATTRACTION
Portland Papers Have
Chosen Officers in
Advance
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For the next four year at least
there will be no Republican election
clerks and judges in Oregon.
lb I a announcement naa neen muuu uy
Deputy City Auditor Wiegand of 1'ort
land after examining the Slate elec
tion laws.
According to the particular section
of the atate law governing tha appoint
ment of election oiiicials tlienu muat be
aelected from membera of the two
' nnlictlcal oartiea "that caat the two;
highest number of votea for presiden
tial elector at the last preceding
presidential election, and no more
than two judge and twoclerka on any
one elect io . board ahull be members
of the aame political party."
Furthermore the Democrat will
have tirat plui'e on tha ballot and the
Progressives will have aecond place,
juat ahead of the I'rohil itioniata and
Socialists. Such la the atrange turn of
affaire brought about by the great Fplit
jn the U O. I, by Theodore Koosovelt
and lb' rubultunt ascendancy of the
parly ut Thomas Jefferson.
'lu WatupOlub will meet Friday:
afternoon ut the home of Mrs. A. .
Storkman.
The center of interest for the people
of Oregon will aro.. be at Salem. The
eonvening of the Legislative Asscmblv
Is only a short time off : and by way of
preliminary we begin to get from all
sourcea, that we may resard aa
o'noial, asaur.ia u that the forthcom
ing session will be a buainea session.
Theje could not te anything better than
such assurance save, pnasibiy, the fact
in fulfillment of the promise.
It haa nearly Uway been demon
strated that the great ninuranee to the
transaction of real business in the Leg
islature ha been politic, or the log
rolling that in Ireidert to the working
through of private measurea or
scheme. On the surface there one
not seem to be much of any occasion
to piay politics in tbia jcar of grace:
and the special Interests and pr vat
achemee should tie easy to discuvir,
and once discovered should be given
short ahrift. Conscientious and honest
purpose to serve the people of the state
in the moot efficient manner is the
mainkpring to achievement in law mak
ing: and that, aa a matter of course.
Implies imperative duty on the part of
individual memoora of the Legislature
aa well as upon the officers.
The 1'ortland exchangee seems to
bave already accomplished the feat of
electing Dan J. Malarkey to the presi
dency of the Senate and C. 11. Mc
Arthur aa speaker of the House. Both
theae men are of Multnoniali county,
and according to the sentiments of
Senator Thompson of Lake county, as
quoted elsewhere in the Examiner in a
1'ortland interview, thia plan will likely
meet with no little opposition The
Kxaminer agreee with Senator Thoinp
soii that thebe important offices enould
receive but little consideration until
after conference of representatives
from all parts of the state a'all be
held. Lake county haa a most capable
Senator in Mj. 'Ihonipnon .nd that he
will keep things humming in the com
ing legisluturo goes without saying.
CONDITIONS FOR
SHEEPARE GOOD
Stock Inspector D. M alloy
Says No Scab Exists
In Desert Flocks
County Stock Inspector 1). P. Malloy
and who ia acting in the capacity of
Government Inspector since the death
of Wm. J. Froudfoot, last' week re
turned from a tour of the alieep on the
"desert." He atatea that conditions
in general are favorable in that sec
tion. He found no tea': among the
banua but in u few Initancua wildfire
exists This ia a disease of the akin
but la not considered feriously danger
ous. However, dipping he aaya ia the
only means of permanently eradicating
it.
Mr. Mall. 7 atatea that about throe
Inchea of anow fell f.n the "High De
ert," which afforda ample water for the
sheep and camp purpurea. Fed, I e
aaya, la aUo good, in many pl-.cea ti n
being an abundance of available buiuh
grass for the sheep tu graze upon;
DIG LAND TRACT
TO JBECLEARED
W. B. Whlttemors Tract In
Modoc County Bought
By Wealthy People
MASQUERADE IS
SCENEOF MIRTH
Varied and Original Cos
tumes Worn at Last
Night's Dance
S. H. Cr,igby and G. C. Landeur,
two of the best known horsemen in
California, have purchased the well
known Centerville ranch near Alturas, .
Modoo Co.. Calif., owned by J. E Cor- j
nish of Maine and Professor Warren K. j
Smith of the Lewie Institute. Chicago, j
heirs of the late W. B Whittcmore."
The ranch consista of 1800 acres and 1
Ins twelve miles west of Alturas oh
Pit river. The purchase included all
stoca and peraonal property aa well aa
14(10 tona of hay. '
It ia the intention of the new owners
to clean up the ranch and put every foot
of bind fr.to the best coe-ible cultiva
tion. They will raise nothing but the
very beat blooded horsea and cattle.
For a time this famous tract waa the
location of the first white settlement
in the Altursa valley. It had a school,
a church, two stores and o blacksmith
shop before Alturas waa born, and once
nearly became the county aeat of
Modoc County. I
THORNLESS CACTUS
FOR DAIRY COWS
A tout sixty dancing couples and over
100 spectators attended the masquer
ade ball Wednesday night at the Snider
Opera house. Many varied and cleverly
arranged and well sustained characters
were made up vhich made it some
what difficult for the judges in award
ing prizes Miss Southstone. aa Chrlst
mas Tree, waa given the prize for the
best dre-sed lady. Her custnme waa be
yond doubt the moat uniquely and
cleverly orepared, being a perfect re
presentation ot the festive tree, tastily
decorated and ao arranged that it w s
electric lighted at will bv means ol a
concealed atorage battery. Samantba
held a surprise for everyone. No one
surmisedth.it thia was -Mrs. Norin:
but it w a, and she waa gi"en the prize
for the oest sustained character. She
portrayed the part splendidly and the
trophy waa properly awarded. Theson
Stevens, of New Pine Creek, as George
Washington, received the prize for the
best dressed gentleman.
juryIsWe in
rodertson case
THE PARCELS POST
REGULATIONS HERE
Laws Very Stringent and
Parcels Stamps Must
Be Used
Plant Will Grow Without LakeCounty Alleged Horse
Irrigation and Results j Rustlers Will Have
are Marvelous i Another Trial
Thornless cactus, one ot Wizard Bur
bank's productions, has come to be an
item in the plan of the dairyman, and
the rancher who has a few dairy cattle
for a aide line. Growing without irriga
tion in land that may not be suitable
for aome other crops, this plant, it has
been ahown, says the Niicrnmento Bee,
will produce an average of 250 tona of
forage to the acre when two years old.
It ii stated that 'an exceptional ad
vantage is that the cactus will fu ni?h
green feed at any timo of year, and
without trouble of harvesting, curing
or packing. The juicy slabs, weighing
about two pounds each, may ce cut and
fed aa reeded. Teeta have shown the
milk prnducng quality of this feed to
be greater than alfalfa h:iy. In one
case a cow giving thirty-eigit pounds
of milk daily on an alfalfa die t, in
creased the (low to lifty live pounds
without impairing the quality.
A. II. Monroe, Sacramento, Calif.,
has the slabs for sale, and it the plant
is capable of producing the above re
sult, it would probably tie well for our
Commercial Club to secure a few slab
for experimental purposes. City Sup
erintendent Gardner ia able tu give it
a fair and impartail test ut the High
School grounds, and would doubtless be
glad to if provided with the spineless
cuctux ninth.
Lands Clear-Listed
The Portland Telegram contains the
newa from Wushirgioh that the Goose
Lake Irrigation project in Luke county,
the completion of which !imh been de
luded on account f the failure nt the
r.eui'r.il Lard to upprovt' the
segregation list, wills, on bo relieve!
from f.rther hindrance. Trrougri the
eil'oria of Cui eejHiuttn 1 1 m v k'.v the de
sired tract haa teen rle n listed and
oiliv in I notice will toi n le si nt out.
After being out nearly twenty-eight
hours the jury in the cate of the State
of Oregon vs. William and V. E.
Robertson of Lake county, which was
; tried December 12 at Prineville, Crook
county, were unable to reach an agree
ment, and were discharged by Jude
Bradshaw. The accused men were
charged with ahipoing a carload of
horses from Bend August 10th. and
in the lot were two horses belonging
to George liussell. The prosecution
undertook to prove that ir.ne out of the
26 head were stolen. The defense
claimed that they purchased the horsee
from Ucosge Kentner. The most
prominent feature of the case waa the
alleged changing of an anchor T brand,
which belonged to Kussell, into an AK.
Thia mysterious brand nobody seemed
to claim or want Owing to the dis
agreement the case will be retired
next Mav.
It will be remembered that last Octo
ber SheriH Snider of Lake wen from
this county into Crook and brought
tlie accused rustlers back to Lakeview
from wliLro lliev v. ire taken to Trine
ville f'.r trial. Last week Sheriff Sni
der received a telegram from Sheriff
Bui four of Crook county asking whether
there wciu any Indictments being held
here against the men. In return Mr.
Snider advised him that therf were no
existing indictments igainst the
Kobertson brothers.
Postmaster Ahlstrom baa received the
Parcels Post stamps, and speaking of
the new regulationa which become ef
fective January 1, next, Mr. Ahlstrom
emphaaized the fact that regulation
Parcel Post stamps must uaed and
each package must bave the return
address of the sender upon it preceeded
by the word "From." It ia expected
that maps showing the Parcela Post
zones will be here within a few
days. Only a few copies of the Parcela
Poet regulations bave been received.
A Parcels Post package may be in
sured for its value up to fifty dollars
. by buying a ten cent Parcels Pofct stamp
extra but by reason of this insurance
rrrjstry ofJXrcela Post packages will
not be permitted.
Perishable articles may be sent
through the mails, but only under
pecifie restrictions aa to the containers
and the distance they are to be sent.
Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats, dresBed
fol8, vegetablea. truits, berries and
similar articles likely to quicklv decay
may be sent tor short distances when
securely packed.
Egga will be accepted for local de
livery w hen packed properly in a con
tainer and for any distance when each
egg ia separately packed in a perfectly
secure manner.
No restriction ia placed on the mail
ing of salted, dried, smoked or cured
meats, but fresh meat will be trans
ported only within the first zone.
Fragile articles, including millinery,
toys, musical instruments and articles
of glass in whole or in part, must be
securely paked and marked "Fragile.
Articlea that may not be sent by
Parcels Post include intoxicating
liquors of all kinds; poisons, poisonous
animals, insects or reptiles; explosives
of every kind : inflammable articles, in
cluding matches; infernal machines:
pistols or revolvers: obscene, defama
tory or scurilous matter now prohibited
bv law: live or dead animals, or tirds
Continued on page eight
COUNTY SALARIES
TO DECLASSIFIED
Covernor West Would
Compensate Officials on
More Equal Basis
Governor West has completed bis
tentative plan for fixing salaries of all
county officials in the state to an equal
basis. What the aotual salaries shall
be is left to the legislature, but his
plan places each county in a certain
class, according to its area, population
and assessed valuation.
He haa taken each county and figur
ed the ratio ot its assessed valuation as
equalized by the state board of tax
commissioners to the entire assessed
valuation of the atate. In like manner
he figured each county's per cencage
of population and area. Then be added
the three and divided by three to get
the avera'a. 1 ' '
This separates the counties of the
state into five classes. Class one in
cludes counties with percentages over
5 per cent ; clasa two counties over 44
per cent; class three counties over 3
per cent; class tour counties over 2per
cent, class five counties under 2 per
cent.
According to his classification. Lake
county is in class two, there being but
one county in class one, and that ia
Multnomah. Beginning with counties
in the second class as a basia, the gov
ernor thinks the legislature can Qx sal
aries of each county official for that
class, then make counties of the third
class ao much less, and so on down to
the fifth class. There are 14 counties in
class five. At the present time there
seems to be no uniformity in salaries,
and it is to be hoped the legislature
will be able to satisfactorily adjust
thia obstacle.
The new year ii here, how are you
going to begin it? Why not begin by
going to church r.ext Sunday? It will
do you goad, und help aome ono ehc.
You are always weluoma ot the Melho
! di. t clmrch. Sunday morning "What
t ho Holy Spirit doea through man."
In t he evening we will huve a service
Jo' apccial interest to parenU and child
ren, Addressed by Mrs. O. M. Card
! ner. Come.
FARRELL DEPUTIZED
PROSECUTING ATTY.
Will Resign Justice of the
Peace On Account of
Appointment
CHRISTMAS TREES
SHEDMUCII JOY
Over 600 People Attended
Festivities at High
School
Attorney Thos. S. Ferrell received a
Christn aa present in the way of ap
pointment to Deputy Prosecuting At
torney for i-ake county by Attorney
John Irwin of Klamath county, who
was elected last November aa Prosecut
ing Attorney tor Lake and Klamath
Counties. Mr. Farrell wms to assume
the duties of the office beginning the
first Monday in January but arrange
ments will likely be made to begin on
the tirst.
At last eleotlon be was elected aa
Justice f t the Peace for the Lakeview
iistrict, whi:ti office he will resign
owing to having accepted the appoint
ment of Deputy Dibtrlct Attorney. ,
ltUraidlh.ii 1200 Cbriatmas trees
were shipped on a steamer from Ore
gon to California tbia 'season.
The Cbriatmas tree Tuesday evening
at the High School assembly hall waa
pronounced one of the best and most
successful ever held in Lakeview.
The stage on which were two trees, was
artistically decorated with flHgs, bunt
ing and etara. the program was open
ed by music by the band, after whicn
City Superintendent Gardner made the
opening remarks.
The 'entertainment throughout was ex
ceedingly interesting and heartily en -joyed
by ail present. The children's
exercises showed diligent study ty the
little ones as well as careful training
by the teachers.
Every little heart was glailoned with
one or more presents, and after the
trees and stage were clearod, each
person waa passed a treat as they left
the halls. Th building was hit d with
one of t e largest crowds ever assem
bled in the town, there being nearly
700 people present Ererytbirg waa
bandied in a credible manner and tha
attention and behavior of thu ajuii nee
waa most commendable.
It Is a great joy to witness such en
t riainm nts by our children, and wa
sincerely trust that the Cni-.ttuas
spirit will prevail throughout the year.
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