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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1913)
Jprfa HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- -REACHES THE KEOPLE THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKtX BOUNTY , . . t VOL XXXIV. LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 24, 1913. NO. 30 A GOOD ROADS I TING COLONEL THATCHER WILL AD DRESS LAKEVIEW PEOPLE Good Roads Apostle WiU Assist Lake County In Getting Pacific Highway Across State Large Gathering Expected on Saturday Evening Colonel Chaa. W. Thatcher, the Uood Roads Apostle who travels over the country In a Prairie 8chooner, drawn by a pair of rnnles, write that ha will be In Lakeview to bold a meeting July 2. Hia letter In part li aa folluwa: j "I will reach Lakeview at li a. m. Saturday, July 26 enroute to Klamath Falla, La Pine. Portland and Seattle in the intcreau of the Portland and Seattle diveralon of the Lincoln Nat loaal Highway. If you will arrange a I meeting of the booster character, J worthy of an enterpriae meaning rail liona of dollars to your section, I will take great pleaiure in addressing your people. "Big meeting are to be held in many taction of Oregon, and when vou conalder that I enter the atate at Lakevinw and that the eyes of the nation are upon tbia ocoaaion, it ia of vaat importance that Lakeriew doe itself proud. I had intended Keeping West of you at tbia' time but -Jonge Worden of Klamath County being ex ceed lnjly deiiroua that I come via your city. 1 changed my plana. "With live booating and wide public ity for tma meeting 1 will be able to booat goodroads in a surprisingly man ner and do your county much benefit. I will arrive from Alturaa." Fully realizing the importance of Col. 1'hatcher'a yiait, arrangement are j being made to hold a meeting hcrei next Saturday evening at the Court House, at which County Judge 11. Daly ha contented to act as chairman. Mr. Thatcher ia conceded to be one of the ESTEEMED CITIZEN CALLEDBY DEATH Christopher C. Loft us Pas ses Away at Crane Lake Home. Christopher Columbus Loftua, a well known and highly respected citizen oi this county, died July 23 at hi ranch home at Crane Lake southeast of this cilv. His health had been quite poor ly for sometime, and his death was ut trituted to nephritis or kidney trouble. C. C. Lof tus was aged 67 year, 2 moi)th!i and 20 days, and was a native of Linn County, Ortgon. He came to Lake County, In 1875 and in 1800 was married to Miss Edith E. Brown, eld est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Brown at CedHrville, Calif. To this union wbio born five daughters, name ly : Mil-. Nickolss Barry, Mrs. Willis (irisel, Uerthu, Vale and UladyB Lof tun, all ot whom with their mother are left to survive him. One sister and three brothers are also luf to mourn his death, thev being Mrs. M. F. Haures, of this valley: John, of Or land, Calif. ; Oscar 0., of Coalinga, Calif. : and Henry Loftue of Plush, Oregon. " The deceased was a member of looal order of Ancient Order of United Workmen, as well aa Lakeview Lodge No. 71 A. F. & A. M., under the auB pice ot which order the funeral will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Loftus figured very prominently in the affair of hi home community and county. Ha owned a good stock and iluiry ranch at Crane Lake, and was enjoying prosperity as the fruits of his early labors. He also held quite extensive interest in the Windy Hoi low mining district near Plush, and hi los 1 Buffered keenly by the en tire community. He leaves a host ot moit influential men and one of the moit interesting ipeakera on the aub ject of practical conatruction and maintalnance of good road in thii sec tion of the country. He and hia "Good Kosds Band Wagon" are receiv ed with glaring trumpet and crowda of eager citizen at every place he vinita. By enlisting the lupport of Mr. Thatcher in the movement of getting the Pariflc Highway through tbia county from Tho Dulles a moat import ant object will have been accomplish ed. Lake, Klamath, Harney, Crook and every county in the central and easten part of Oregon should work a a unit toward the end of getting this highway through the state. . When the trunk line ia once established, later als will be constructed to the main ine connecting these various center with the road across the atute. A Col. Thatcher says in hi letter, "it mean millions of dollar to the country affected by the highway," and ttjxhould be given the everlasting moral support of every citizen in the eastern and central part of the state. It mean tbo attraction of thousands of tourist through here every season, and the ultimata result of receiving hundred of thousands of dollars from these people who are now being diverted to other route. It is to be hoped that the meeting here next Saturday evening will be largely attended by our citizen, and all tbe courtesy and welcome possible shown to Mr. Thatcher, as the cause is one from which untold benefit is bound to be derived. FEDERAL GAME LAW WILL EFFECT LAKE Winter and Spring Bird Shooting Will Be Done Away With. Instead of enjoying duck and goose shooting from September 1 o February 15, as the state law provides, sports men will have to get their shooting be tween Septe'mber 15 and December 15, if the federal game law for the pro tection of migratory birds goes into effect as it is at present. Under this law Oregon ia affected as follows : "Season openB September 1G and closes December 15: this includes both ducks and geese. "It will be unlawful to kill either ducks or geese before sunrise and after sunset. "This law will not go into effect un til October 1, so the season here will open StutemDer I of this year. "Tbe United States is divided Into two districts, No. 1 and No. 2, this territory being in District No. 1. This bill, of course has not as yet been sinned by the President, and is still open for changes. Sportsmen are, therefore, requested to make protests or euggestiona to B. T. Galloway, act ing secretary of the Department of Agriculture. The Sportsmen's Aasocatiion of Klamath County has already made a protest and forwarded it to Washing ton. They contend that the Season should remain open from September 1 to January 1, thus affording the good goose shooting that exist during the Christmas holidays. They have asked Lake and other portion of the state to join them in thi protest. friends to mourn hia demise, with whom the Examiner joins in extend ing heartfelt sympathy to the relatives in the time of their bereavement. LIKE LOCAL WORK Gooso Lake Valley Irriga tlon Co.'s Heads Inspect Project Here. James H. Pershing, of Denver, presl dent of the Goose Lake Irrigation Company, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peebie of Minneapolis, arrived In Lakeview last week to Inspect the lo cal project now being constructed Mr. Peebie I secretary and general manger of the irrigation company. While here the gentlemen expressed themselves as being highly pleaaed with the manner in which tbe work 1 progressing and of the condition of the country in general. Tbey assured Chief Engineer G. W. Bice of the com pany that money was ready forthwitt to finish the work and that it would be completed in time to furnish water for next year's crops. Tbe gentlemen also ve out the information here that R. J. Martin, president: and Mr. Bor ders cf Kansas City, Mo., president and aecertary, respectively, of tbe original Oregon Valley Land Co., hold no stock in tbe present company. They left Tuesday morning by way of the west for Portland, Mr. Rice taking them in his auto to Klamath Falls. WEEKLY REPORT OF STOCK MARKET A Feature Price Is Made On Eastern Oregon Steers. Receipts for the week have been; Cattle 1304: Calve 133; Hogs 2256: Sheep 63T.4. Cattle market last week stesdy to strong. Improved beef outlet had tulliab effect on prices. Prime steer top 8.00 to 8.25 with bulk of steer sale at 7.75 ah! 8.10 Eastern Oregon steers at 8.60 and cows 7.75 featured. Tnere has been a keen demand for choice butcher cattle especially cows and heifers. Sales were made in small quantities as the supply was compara tively short. Best cows 7.75 to 7.25, heifers 7.25 to 7.50, choice bulls 5.00 to 6 00 and choice light calves at 9.00. The bog market was steady to high er. One load of extra tine hog sold it 9.40 Friday morning, bulk of heht swine sales 9.15 to 9.30. Sound pack ers have been liberal buyers on the market and the light ran was quickly absorted. Swine prices are apparent ly on a heavy basis at least for the present. Sheen house business has been slow all week. Demand for botn mutton and lambs has been light and the trade ha shown no sign of improvement what ever over previous week's market. A liberal ton is 6 cents as some very good stock Bold at that price. Prime killing ewes at 4.00, wethers at 4.50 and yearlings at 4 50 are extreme quo tations in the mutton division. FINLEY TO SERVE ON CAME BOARD Insectivorous Birds to Be Protected By Federal Government. William L. Finley, State Game War den of Oregon is one of 15 ornitholo gists and leaders in bird protection who have been designated by the Secretary of Agriculture to advise bim in the truming ot regulations to make the new Federal protection of game effective. The 15 men will serve without compen sation. , Among the provisions suggested by the proposed regulations is a daily closed season on all migratory game and insectivorous birds which will extend from sunset to sunrise and pre vent night Killing of birds. It alvo proposes an absolutely closed season on migratory Insectivorous birds. A five-yesr closed season on certain game birds ia provided to continue un til September 1, 1918. A closed season is ordered between January 1 and Oct Continued on page eight INCREASE WEIGHT IN PARCEL POST j Will Raise Limit to Twenty Pounds in the First Two Zones. Plans for the extension, improve ment end reduction in rates of tbe psreel post have been annoonced by Postmaster General Burleson. Tbe ehangea, whlcb are to become effective August 15, include an increase from II pound to 20 pounds in tbe maximum weight of parcels : a material reduc tion in tbe postage rates in tbe first and second zones, and the abandonment of the parcel post map as a means of computing rates and the substitution for It of a rate chart Individualized to every postofficer in the United States. The plans contemplate tbe purchase of a large number of automoibles to be ased exclusively for the delivery cf parcel Dost matter. While, for tbe present, the maximum weight limit of 20 pounds and tbe reduction in rates will apply only to the first end second zones from any given postofflce a distance of about 1C0 miles the change directed consti tute the first long step toward a uni versal extension of the system and a general reduction in the rates of post age or parcel matter. ZX COllPANYWILL CONSTRUCT CANAL I Work Will Be Done By Dredger Which Is Now Beng Built. Chewaucan Press: F. A. Kitzpat- rick reports that favorable progress is being made in getting th dredger ready for operation on the great canal which the Chewaucan Land and Cattle Company are preparing to dig scrnas their holdings in the Chewaucan val ley. The 60.000 feet of lumber which will be required to build the barge on which tbe dredger will rest is now on tbe ground and carpenters are at work on the barge. The dredger itself is some machine and weighs 45.000 pounds. Allowing a very conservative estimate for tbe weight of lumber used the en tire weight of tbe Darge and dredger will be over 225,000 pounds. A forty horse power engine will be required to operate the machine and distillate will be used for fuel. Tbe canal which will be constructed ill be 50 feet wide on the bot'um and 80 feet wide across the top, and will start almost due east across the Ed Lamb ranch and then across the Jones ranch which is now the property of tbe ZX people. It will ioin the old canal about three miles below the Red House which will eliminate the big sweep to the north in the old canal. The entire job will take a long time to complete and will furr.sh emcloy ment for several men during that tune. CREAMERY WILL STAPJ TOMORROW Manager Truest Offer3 Suggestions for Car and Delivery of Cream. We are informed that witVnt fail tho Lakeview creamery will cu.mnenc operation tomorrow. It was expected that the creamery would be opened by tbe Urst of July and later the middle of tbe month, but apparently various obstacles have arisen to prevent. Mr. Troect was rst held up pending the arrival of cement, and later when the electric motor was installed certain pulleys were missing, the arrival of which necessitated further delay. However, time and patience have over come these preventing providences and tho first cream will be receive! to morrow when the wheels of this most important enterprise to Lakeview will be started in motion. For tne benefit of the farmers Mr. Troest has prepared soma instructions for tbe delivery and care of cream, Continued on page eight STREETS ARE FLOODED WATER RUSHES FROM OFF Much Damage Is Caused to Property By Water Spout Wednesday Evening Basements Flooded , and Debris Covers Streets and Yards Rushing down the canyons and hill side id terifflo torrents the greater portion of Lakeview was almost inun dated early yesterday evening when one of the hardest rain falla in tbe history of tbe county visited this sec tion. Beginning Isst Monday heavy showers have been falling in confined spots over tbe valley and in tbe moun tains surrounding. Tuesday afternoon a small waterspout came down Dead man canyon in tbe Southein part of town, washing considerable debris down tbe stream in that canyon, but the town did not really come in for its own ontil last evening. A severe rain began falling here abortly before six o'clock, but tne first report of a cloud burst came from the northern part of town about 7 o'clock. Tbe water came gushing down the small canyons and from the hill sides, beginning at tbe cemetery and reach ing aa far south a the street at the public school building. This waa al most immediately followed by a rush of water down Ballard canyon at. the heart of Center Street whicn caused the most serious damage to property. Gardens and lawns were washed out and covert d with debris and mud swept into the house of tbe lower aide of this etrc-er. The water forged through tbe alleys, back of Water street, filling tbe basements to Drlm, and washing mud into tbe first floors ot buildings. Tbe flume on Bear street waa unable to carry the water, it be-, coming tilled with sticks and trash, . and in t.rder to remove this the cover-; ing of the flume was torn off in many j places. The properties immediately ' FOSTER RECEIVES INJURY Aged Lake County Lady While Visiting: In Corval lis Falls on Stairs. Mrs. James Foster, who recently went to C'orvallia to visit relatives, a few davs since met with a very serious accident by falling. She was coming downs flight of stairs and thought she had reached the floor, tut had not goi.e down the last step. The result ing fall earned a wrench of some ot the chords vi the body, and last Fri day her condition waa so serious that her daughters, Mrs. D. C. Schminck, of Lxkpview. rd Mrs. L. P. Klipple, of fcon n tr L ke, were called to her; bedsid However, later reports are t" the tiled that her condition is some! uh.il iniporvtd and hope ia entertain-; ed for tier recovery. Owin to her sd-! vkt ceu age, she being well along in the 80c, the accidedt was very serious, but! her many friends throughout the County, of whom there are hosts, trust that she will soon it-cover and return to her old home to enjoy years of peace and happiness. Goose Lake Crops Good Alturss Plaindealer: Mr. O. C. Mc Manus, director of exhibits for Modoc county, made a trip to Uoose Lake a few days ago, and declares be never Haw anywhere such grain aa is growing in the fluids up there. One field ot wheat measured six feet high and is as level as a plank floor. Another of barley on the farm of J. F. Owen will yield 100 bushels , per acre. Be ay these fields are not exceptionable, but represents the rule. And from all we can learn, tbia rule holds good througnout tbe entire county. INTO LAKEVIEW HILLSIDES adjoining tbe flume and creek through West Lakeview were flooded and much damage done to lawns and gardens. This was also tbe ease in the northern part of tbe town, ' but fortunately no buildings were washed out anywhere. Probably tbe most serious damage waa dne to basements of the Bank of Lakeview Buildirg, Bailey & Massin gill'a store and the Mercantile Com pany building oecpuiid by the Brewery Saloon. All these basements were ti led to overflowing and canned much loss to the contents. A motor pump was placed In tbe Brewery basement, but it will require considerable time to remove all the water. The Creed McKendree and F. P. Lane and other properties at the bead of Center street suffered the worst damage of any resi dences. These yards were badly cut up and mud washed into tbe houses. While th exact damage at this time is merely conjecture, it is estimated that tbe entire damage to property will amount to few a thousand dollars. -Tbe .coxf , . bs brought , Jtorth throngs of people to tbe affected dis tricts and hard work on tbe part of the citizens diverted much of the water through the streets, thus preventing debria from teing carried into build ings on tbe west side of Water street. It was an exciting time, and the town this morning presented somewhat of sad appearance owing to tbe cross walks bing torn np and tbe streets filled with mud, trash and rocks. The cloudburst or waterspout as it may be called, covered , enough scope to bring water down from tbe hillsides Continued on eight STATE TREASURY IS RUNNING LOW Unpaid Warrants Will Draw Six Per Cent Until Next April. By the first of next month tbe gener al funds in the state treasury will be exhausted and the ttate will begin to pay 6 per cent interest on unpaid war rants and continue to pay tbia until April of next year, according to a state me 1 1 made by State Treasurer Kay in discussing his semi-annual re port. "When the semi-annual period closed on June SO, tnere were $533, 605.19 in the general fund, 'said tbe State Trea surer. "Since then we have pai.i out about 2150,000, and in a few days will pay out another $100,000 for the caual and lockt'-at Oregon City, "In October, the counties will com mence paying their last half of the atate tax, but this will not relieve the situation much, as many of them have paid their full tax a(.d but be tween $300,000 and $400,000 can be expected from thi source. The result will be that the state will be paying 6 per cent interest on unpaid warrants until April ot next year. "The reason for this condition of affairs ia that the Legislature appro priated about $5,000,000, making atout $2,500,000 for this year while tbe total tax raised by this year's levy is but about $1,250,000. To meet these ap propriations a high levy must be made next year." Tbe report shows the expenditures made by the Fish and Game Commis sion to be heavy,, the disbursement for six months amounting to $72,761. 20, while receipts were $51,210.55. A year ago there was $90,000 in this fund, and It has now been reduced to $30,226.88.