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THIRD YEAK.
MEDFORD, OREGOX, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER !l, 190H
"No. 231.
L
City Votes to Remain In
Dry Column by 170 Majority-Mayor
and Coun
Gilmen Get Salaries
ASHLAND, Or., Die, 1(1. (Special.)
Tho bankers' tiekot completely snow
ed under hero yesterday at tin annu;:)
city election and for another year at
least, Ashland Iiiih decided to stay in the
dry L'ohim n. Tito ollicors elected am:
Mayor Samuel Snoll.
Counoilmeu First ward, Willimn
Loom is; Second ward, William Myor;
Third ward, F. W. Monro.
Itoeordor-Oaptain Egglcston.
Tho amendment appointing :i park
commission w:ih carried by n majority
of 4i0.
The amendment tit give tlx mayor
nd councilmcn a Halary wan carried by
n vote of 77.
Tho amend meat providing that the
inr.yor servo two yours together with
tho city recorder curried by a ntall
majority.
Prohibition is growing in the city
evidently as is shown by the fact that
tlio city went diy this year by a ma
turity of 170 votes, or v. gain of 70 over
a year ago.
Ham Snoll won his race against, J. F.
Moot by n majority of A'.VA for mayor.
Tho result was a big surpriso to many
who expected Knot to give Knell a
much closer ran.
William Loom is won over It. C. Neil
for councilman in the First ward by a
majority of H),
William Myer, v. ho hail the impport
of Undo Hilly Willis, beat L. h. Mulit
by 47 majority. ,
F. W. Moore ran away from Hanker
'arter by 127 votes.
According 1o tho Amendment passed;
the mayor will receive ii imlary of $100
v. year and tho eouneilnieu $."S0 n year
for their services.
FORJCOUNTY
Miss : Marian B. Towne,
Deputy County Clerk,
Toils Nightly
Jackson county is soon to boast of
its first woman lawyer Miss Marian B.
To wae, the popular deputy county
clerk has been study law, at an age
when most young ladies are studying
mm rimmiy, aim expects Boon to com
piere nor amnios ny a course in some
law school, when she' will hang out her
shingle as attorney and counsellor at
law.
As assistant"" county clerk, Miss
Towne is in a position to acquire more
knowledge of law procedure than most
law students acquire in colleges, though
why a charming young woman should
bother her head with dull and dreary
JUackstone wheu so many more lively
topics present themselves is a mys
tery. Perhaps, however, after studying
grand jury justice, M iss Towne has
come to the conclusion that the services
of a woman are needed to put the old
courthouse in order.
"1 want to earn more money than 1
can earn in a clerical position," says
Miss Towne, "and I can do it prnetie
ink law. I like the law and am sure
I can build up a remunerative prac
tice. No 1 have no matrimonial in
tit nations," laughed the fair disciple
of Mlackstono. " "If parts of fiv
(if tho best men 1 have met were put
together and a composite man formed
1 might consider a proposal, but that's
about the only kind. '?
Meanwhile Miss Towne siwndn her
days toiling over the county records.
and the long winter evenings she labors
over tho dusty volumes of the law.
I tn nqtiet M in 's ( 'i vie I trot herhood
Wednesday, December 10. at 7 o'clock
in the Christian tabernacle. Don't for
get to remember it. 7 o'clock.
W. K. Price of Tolo, member of the
grand jury was in Medford Wednes
AM SNEL
NEWMAYOR
OFASHLAND
WOMAN LAWYER DAI
day.
REBEKAHS
ENTERTAIN
Enjoyable Social Evening
Spent by Local Lodge
and Invited Friends
Tuesday night marked another one
of the popular social evenings enjoyed
by Olive Rehokuh lodge, No. 28, mid
their invited friends.
A program was rendered which con
sisted of several readings by Hev. O.
lit; Roy Hall, violin solos by Mr. Olin
and vocal solos by Mr. Hastund.
About 11 o'clock tho party adjourned
to the banquet room, where the usual
well loaded tables were in evideucfl. '
Following the luncheon several more
selections were rendered by Mr. llas
luud. The committeo to whom tho credit
for the evening's enjoyment - belongs
were as follows: Mesdames Masking
Smith, Streets, Philbrook, Dixon and
Messrs. C. (,'. Taylor, Dixon and Homer
Harvey.
RAISED TON OF BEETS
ON EACH 100-FOOT ROW
A farmer who lives on Williams creek
near Jacksonville raised four tons of
beets oa four rows each 100 feet long.
He also brought in a load of carrots
weighing from 7 to 10 pounds each. An
xlnlut has been established in the Bank
of Jacksonville building, and a fine
exhibit of fruit ami vegetables is on
lisplay.
ASHLAND MERCHANTS SWELL
COMMERCIAL CLUB FUNDS
A, committee of the Commercial club,
composed of II. F. Pohlaml, J. K. Young
and Klmof Patrick, says t ho Tidings,
secnnuL subscriptions to tho amount of
marly $4(M) to imiki! up the deficiency
in thi! club's exchequer caused by ex
traordinary expenditures in public en
terprises during the year.
Secretary 1 'oh land is continuing the
work to swell the fund to $000 or more
ind is willing to receive nuy subscrip
tions proffered for the cause. Ho re
ports that the call for funds has been
most cheerfully rosy ponded to gener
ally, while refusal is rare.
;e is on
Cards Have Been Arrang
ed for Those Who Do
Not Care to DanGe
Piepnrations for the danco to lie giv
en by tho ladies of St. Ann's society
on next Friday evening have been all
arranged for and nothing has been left
undone which will add to the pleasure
of the evening.
For those who do not can to dance
cards have 'been nrrangerl nnd a qniet
Kaine may be indulged ill.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdynr Hafer are to
lend the grand march.
Supper will bo served nnd will be in
the charge of Itennie I'lj-male, the stew
ard of the Hotel N'ash.
The patronesses are: Mesdames V,
I Vawter, Kdgar Kafir, D. I). Rus
sell, George 1'. Minis. A. A. Davis, F.
II Hopkins, John 7J. Olwell, B. Paul
Theiss, Nicholas (,'ooke. Hunt Lewis, .1.
I). Heard, John S. Orth, J. Stillmnii
Vilas, V. Hyde Stalker, J. F. Hedily.
Tin; following will be floor mamrgers:
Messrs. W. C. Debley, Fern Van Dyckr
T. K. Daniels, Sam T. Hiohards, Will
Murphy, S. M. Moars, Jr., John Wil
kinson, Howard S. Dudley.
REPORT SHOWS TOLL THAT
THE CORPORATIONS OBTAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. lfi. Between
ii.imui and 3.-,niin workmen nr killed
during one year by accidents through
out the liniled States, according to the
rritort of the bureau of labor, made pub
li. f..driv. The report, covering tho years
from 1 HIM) to l'.MUi, shown that in more
than a million deaths of males, more
than ! jwr cent were due to accidents.
The reMrt, in giving tho statistics of
the toll that the workinguian pays to
the cause of commerce, shows !he dif
ferent causes that resulted in the great
est number of fatalities. Prominent
among theni is the failure of corpora
tions tn provide safety appliances for
workmen.
NEXT FRIDAY
MAY SHOW
APPLES
IN CHICAGO
The National Apple Show
There Next Year and
Move on to Send Ex
hibit From Medford
The next national applo show simi
lar to that, jtist. held in Spokane, will
be held in tho city of Chicago, if the
plans of tho fruitgrowers who assem
bled at the Spokane show dr not go
astrav. Such is the report brought
back from Spokane by John D. Olwell,
who visited the show and spent some
time in visiting other fruit districts of
the northwest recently. Mr. Olwell is
hopes that it will bo possible for tho
Rogue Kiver fruitgrowers to exhibit at
leiiHt two earn of iipploa in (.lnriiKo next,
year a ear of Spitxciiliprgii anil a car
of Newtowns as the ndvertisiug for
this section that would result would
be far reaching and of much benefit
to the vnllev. And with a good crop
on tho orchards nlready in bearing ami
those that hnve just como in tho valley
should be able to send east two car
loads of apples that would hold their
own with tho best pieced on exhibition.
The date for the show is not as yet
definitely determined, but it is planned
lo hnve it nliout the time of the annual
stock show in that city, which is in
the early weeks of November.
"There is but little benefit derived,"
said Mr. Olwell, "of holding n great
apple show in the center of an apple
growing territory. Ji of conrso stimu
lates interest on the part of the apple-
growers, but wo get. that anyway from
other sources, and the great shows
should be held in cities like Chicago,
where the people are not as familiar
with the great apples wo grow out here.
"It is to tie hoped that the ltogue
River valley growers will be able to
exhibit some two cum of fruit in ('hi
engo during the show next year, for it
would be of great benefit.
The Spokane Show.
"The Spokane upple show just, held
was in many ways a success and in
some ways n disappointment. There
were about lo carloads of fruit on ex
hibition, buf most of it was from the
state of Washington. Colorndo was not
represented at all. Idaho had a small
exhibit, as did British Columbia. Tn
Oregon Hood Kiver placed a few ap
ples on exhibit ion, wbile, of courr.e, we
had none. Hood Hiver would have prob
ably exhibit, d more had there not been
a ruling made whereby high-priced fruit
was placed on the level of cheaper coin
nii rcilll vnlues in being judged. But
the Spokane people are to be congrat
ulated on their efforts and their liberal
contributions to the fund which made
the largo premiums possible.
"It was after the show was over that
the fruit growers me nnd decided to
try and arrange the next national apple
show for Chicago. It will then be time
for Hogue Hiver to get busy and send
along some of the local fruit to bring
home the big prizes, ns the fruit has.
brought home the big prices in tne
past. "
SMALL STORE THAT DOES
" BIG CHRISTMAS BUSINESS
Mow such a comparatively small store
manages to enrry such a largo stock
ml do such a big business, not alone
for Christmas and holiday trade, but
for everv dnv in the year, is a remark
constantly brought forth by a glimpse
-i The Totfiierv now in festive attire.
draped with laurel :nd evergreen and
ftonned with scarlet ribbons and
Christmas bells. No store in Medford
has grown faster than the Toggery
vet it occupies comparal iveiy to
mace but everv inch is utilized
nail
eutnnrehelisive mid scientific fashion
by Toggery Mill n"id one would not
ilrnam tv.mt tt interior iifu'ear!' nee that
it was the store of a y-ar or so ago,
Modern dust proof cabinets contain hit
et stvles of clothing, haiolsome plat-
glass showcases are laden with a pro
fusion of neckwear, nuspcixlerf-, hirls,
etc. while the shrives that exteinl 10
the ceiling on all four sides of the store
room an; literally laden and crammed
with everything in the line of men's
furnishings. Medford has grown rap
idly, but rod more rapid iy than the
Toggery an op to date -stock is carried
lhat is turned over often so that only
lale patterns are carried and that, is
.me of the reasons that the Toggery's
iDines is expanding o rapidly.
BORN.
FlTZfiKRALO December 15, to the
irife of .T. H. Fitzgerald, a diiughter.
William Scott of Antiuch was in Med
ford Tuesday.
MAKE REPORT
Conservation Commission
Hears Report of Com
mission on Public Lands
The most interesting point made pub
lic through the report of tho work
conducted during the summer and fall
by tho secretary of luuds of tho na
tioiial conservation commission, of
which Senator Knute Nelson of Min
nesota is chairman, is that the inven
tory of natural resources has demon
strated that tho soil of tho United
States as a whole is not falling off, but
rather is in most parts of the country,
if not actually gaining, at least holding
its own. The report declares, however,
that our iiifripultuntl IuiiiIh will soon
he required to produce at least twice
us much as they do at present ill order
to meet the nation's demand for food.
Such an incrouso in crop production is:"" appeal from the United States dm
possible with propor methods.
There nro in tho United States prop
er, according to tho report, a trifle less
than 3,uu0,UUU sqnnru miles of luad
surface, of which a littlo moro than
ouo fifih in under eultiviitinn. About
quarter in covered with, forenln. ami
a smaller proportion with woods, young
growth and uutover land. With tho ex
ception of waste lauds nnd a relative
ly small amount of mineral lauds, all
tho rest is grazing hind.
Public Lauds.
There are hi tho continental United
States :1K0,S73,7K7 acres of unappropri
ated ami unreserved lands and almosl
an etpiat amount in Alaska. Ill tho year
ending June M0, ItmS, thorn were IMty
O.ifi entries, covering l,iilU,"l()..'ll uores,
ii number which has been exceeded in
only two years. It. is ovhlcut, there
fore, that there is no present need to
increase tho si.e of holdings granted to
each homesteader, as has been recently
urged, since the desire to secure a home
stead of Kit) acres is still strong enough
to increase rather than to diminish the
average number of cut Hon per year.
Tlx public laud laws, as they exist
today, do not furnish tho necessary pro
tection to the people's interests in the
public lands. Changes are necessary
not ouly because tho present aws are
not suited to existing conditions, but
iilsn partly because those laws, us orig-
nally drawn, contemplated conditions
1 needs which have been greatly mini
fied, both by changed conditions of
the country and by various decisions of
l he land department and of tho courts.
The nation should hold its own pos
session, and maintain in efficient; coijdi
tion those areas which are less valua
ble for agricultural use or homestead
ii:g-than for conserving unbpio natural
beauty and wondiTi, the water supply
ind the timber.
Should Exploit Resources.
The resources ntiil belonging directly
to the nation, which must iiecettHarily bo
diminished and liniilly destroyed by use.
should be exploited and used in a way
to return the greatest bonefit in tho
long run to the greatest number, 1 he
ntial caution being to prevent waste,
and, without prohibiting or hind.-riug
economical development, prevent such
monopoly as might artificially increase
tho cost of the resources to the people
beyond what would bring to the exploit
or a full reasonabl" profit and no more
When the land itself, independent of
the minerals under its surface, is mon
valuable for agricuturul use than for
permanent dedication to public use, it
should be given, in such areas as will
furnish a reasonable living to an aver
age family, to those who will actually
make homes on it, and to no others,
HEAD IS COMPLETELY
SEVERED FROM BODY
RKPPINC1, Cab, Dec. HI Frank R.
Collins, a blacksmith from Han Fran
cisco. was beheaded Ha turd ay evening
almost in front of the Redding depot.
He was killed, probably, in attempt
ing to get aboard a southbound freight
train that left at H:'0,
Tin.' maiigh-d body was not discover
ed until an hour later. The head was
nt from Die trunk as though by a
Heaver. The featur-s were not marred.
The trunk of the body, with both feet
cut off, was found 20 feet down the
truck from the head. A hand was
fcund 20 feet op th't track front the
head.
Collins was a nt ranger in Redding, lie
came down in the afternoon from Ken
rut;, r.-li Tf he had been In search of I
wf.rk. Coroner l.uti-n identified the!
d' ad bv papers found ill the pocket, 1
showing that Collins' address was I'Jo'.t
Kentucky street, San Francisco. Hi' was
a blacksmith by trado and had ft let
ter of intntduction from l'aul K. Morse.
untMer m.-chanic of the (J real Western
Power poinpany of Oroville. An em
blem indicated that he was an Odd
Fellow. He was ngM about 4..
Coroner Houston received word from
Hnn Francisco yesterday that Colli in
left nnd wife and children in that city.
The body will be shipped tonight to
San Francisco for burial.
HI S RKMAY
GO FREE; IS
CONVICTED
Decision of United States
Supreme Court Will Free
Real Estate Dealer Al
though Found Cuilty
I'OHTl.ANl), Or., lVc. 10. While n
jury m tlu f't'ili'riil court in UiiH city
leliu'-nitinn uu tln i'Uho of Al
! '"'rt 1'. L'uniek, the real estate dealer of
j Mi'ilfonl charged with perjury, tho Unit
M Elates supremn court Kave a decision
trict court of Colorado which must nec
essarily give the accused man his free
dom. My tho irony of fate, the jury brought
in a verdict of Kuilty against Cusick at
10 o 'clock after being out IS hours.
A motion in arrest of judgment was
immediately made by Attorney James
Cole, representing the defendant, and
a motion to (piash the verdict ami dis
miss the case will undoubtedly prevail,
as the government realiz.es that on
appeal it would certainly meet with de
feat. Decision Is Sweoplng, ,
la all probability tho decision of the
United States supremo court will also
free .lames 11. Marker, the Maker City
banker who was recently convicted of
penjury on complaint of Fred Wunder,
an old prospector, who alleged that
Marker had sworn falsely in an appli-
cat ion for timber lauds, inasmuch ns
he knowingly declared the land to be
valueless for mining purposes though
Wunder had lcou working several
claims ou it for a lengthy period.
Many men have been convicted tin
ier the section which the highest tribu
nal in the land has decided did not law
fully apply to their cafes and have serv-
d time in federal penitentiaries for
their various offenses. It, is deemed
likely that a nunibei are now serving
time for tho offense of perjury in gov
ernment penal i list it ut ions. In such
use all may now be taken before a
jurisdictional court on writs of habeas
orpus and giaven their lilierty.
( 'us ic k wa s c ha rged w i t h ha v i n g
sworn falsely to, an application for
hool indemnity lands at Roscburg by
alleging I hey were valueless for mi li
ra I purposes r. ud were unoccupied. The
arguments were concluded ami 'lie cohc
was submitted to th ' jury n few min
utes after 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Tho jury was out all night, and
it 10 o'clock thici morning handed in
the following verdict, signed by J. M.
Mrowu, tho foreman:
"We, tho jurv, find the defendant
guilty as charged in the complain and
sincerely recommend him to Him inorcy
of the court."
Mending tho action to be tuken by
Cusick 's counsel, he has his liberty on
a bond, as his counsel was preparing
to take an appeal.
Applies Ouly to Pensions.
In the Cusick c.ise a demurrer was
end nd by Attorney Cole to tho com
plaint on the ground that section 470
of tho revised statutes, prescribing the
peuHlty for perjury, did not apply to
lend cases. The United States district
court for the District of Columbia held
that it did apply to such cases ami in
Iiitt decision on th demurrer Judge
Wolvertoa took the name ground.
la the cases of F. W. Kietel, Robert
Korrester, Charlen K, llerr and (leorge
C, Franklin, convicted of conspiracy and
perjury in the Cniled States dislnct
court of Colorado, th-; Fnitid States :tu
promo court, through Justice White, who
wrote the decision, sustained the con
Miiurev clause of the indict meat , but
held that section 4710 of tho revise,
iatntcs, covering false nwearing, r.
plies only to pension ca::ei:.
"This decision will probably throw
the Cusick case out of court," said
Cniled Ktales Attorney McCourt. "H
may have the name effect in the Marker
J cane, but not iiecesKarily so. It will not
i essarily detent SMitence iieing pass
ed I think. 1 have not seen I he deris
ion in this case and cannot speak defi
nitely until I have."
SOME CROPS OF 1907.
i orn
Cotton fesld).
Hay
Wheat
Oats
Mot aloes
Marley
Sugar Meets . .
Rve
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22 IHIM.O00
Dairy cows prod
ucts, nearly,.... R00,000,000
ROAST FOR
. 0. ROADS
Magazine Writer Does Not
Say Very Complimentary
Things About Roads
In the December number of Motor,
a New Vork magazine devoted to au-
toniobiling, Mata C. Hover has an ac
count of h motoring trip, "(.'oust' to
Coast; Lakes to (lulf, that incident
ally touches up southern Oregon wagon
roads. She and her husband started in
California and passed northward
through Oregon. She says:
' We were hardly within Oregon,
however, before our real troubles be
gan, with rough mount ai A country,
through much of which there had been
rv little improvement to the roads,
this being tho old Oregon trail from
California, which wan traveled by the
early pioneers in the early fifties, be
fore railroads had bade nit acquain
tance with this part of the country.
i lie climax was reached near Kosoburg,
where in the Calapooia mountains,
there is probably the worst road of
any transcontinental trail in tho Unit
ed States, This road was originally
largely corduroy, but, in the Tit) years
since built, has rotted uway under the
influence of ciinsfaiit rains, which west
ern Oregon experiences ('very your,
leaving the broken corduroy to be
interspersed with bottomless mud, im
mense slumps, nnd terrific ruts which
have been washed in every slope; it
besides oft t-u being necessary to cut
away trees that have fallen across tho
trail. There is a piece of road here 24
miles long which took us two days to
travel, with the aid of a good team,
and in doing so we broke three springs.
This, however, was a very good per
formance as compared with that of
some other unfortunates who passed
before with automobiles, The machine
(decoding ours required seven days,
with I he aid of six men and a team
and broke every spring, a front wheel
and t he rear axle. ' '
CHINESE CONSUL SAYS
TONQ WAR MUST STOP
RAN" FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. Ml.
Tho Chinese Six companies, together
with llsu Ming Chen, consul general,
havivtukeii slops to put an end to tong
wars.
The ilend walls of Chinatown wore
vestorduv placarded with proclamations
signed by the consul general warning
the tong men and the highbinders that
unless tho fighting ceases immediately
the mutter will bo taken up with the
Chinese minister at Washington nnd
steps will be taken to punish tho fatui- I
lies of the coiitcstaulf -in China. i
The proclamations nro the direct out
growth of the tong war between tho
Suey Ons and the On Vicks over the
possession of a slave girl. Twico dur
ing the last week hostilities have been
mi between the two tongs. On ono oc
casion lit pistol shots were exchanged
lot ween gunmen of the two tongs, the
other lime 70 shots were exchanged. No
one was injured in either of the street
fights. Three men are now held in
deiiuuo at the city prison until the
affair can be investigated.
The present tong wnr is the first
since the war between the Hop Sings
and the Mink Kongs a year ago. The
polico detail in Chinatown has been
doubled with the view of nipping
trouble in the bud.
SPECIAL SCHOOL EXERCISES
NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Special exercises will be held in all
grades of tho public trchools, including.
the high school, Friday afternoon, De
cember I beginning ut 2 o'clock. Mar
eats and friends of tl hildreu and of
the schools are cordially invited to be
present at these exercises. While no
elaborately arranged programs will be
given, It is certain that, all who will
visit the schools at that time will not
only enjoy a pleasant time themselves,
but by their presence they will contrib
ute to the enjoyment ot the pupils.
The occasion will nfford an opportu
nity to see the pupil" in their school
surroundings, to nice; (ho teachers, and
to see at least some of the work which
is being done. It is hoped that many
pirents and friends will plan to spend
Friday afternoon in the schools, which
will be sure to result in the mutual
pleasure and beliegit of all. The exer
cises will last about one hour. At the
close of the' cxcrciiio the schools will
be dismissed fur th.' holiday vacation,
which will continue until Monday, Jan
nary 4.
TALENT BANK IS ENTERED
AND ROBBED OF 30 PLUNKS
The Talent bank was cut n d on
Monday night and robbed of $:W. The
thief secured entrance by the back
door and rifled tho monev drawer, C.
W. Wolters beina the habit of each
dv uuikinff remittance tn u Medford
I bank, wiving considerable money In
MATH
COUNTY
BACKWARD
County Court Refuses to
Appropriate Money for
Crater Road-Road From
Medford to the Lake .
Will 0. Steel, secretary of tho Crater
Lake roitd commission appointed by
Governor Chamberlain and chairman of
the state geographic boar,d, is paying
Medford a visit in tho intorest of the
('rater lake road and will remain in the
city for a number of days. Mr. Steel
has a number of propositions to take up
with certain business men of Medford ..
in connection with the construction of
the road, and until he has arrived at a
business understanding with them he
does not care to discuss the nature of
his .business.
It is now practically determined that
life Crater lake road is to be construct
ed from Medford to tho lake and not
on to Klumath Falls for the time being.
The taxpayers of Klamath county want
the rond constructed, but the county
court of that county, with the excep
tion of one commissioner Is holding
back and so far will nut accede to the
request of the members of the Crater
Uiko road roiuuiission, although they
have tho backing of a largo majority
of the taxpayers. The county court of
Jack sou county, howovor, having de
termined that the taxpayers of the
county want the road constructed, are
willing to levy tho tax, so that the '
county will provide tho $20,000 for each
of two years to be used in the construc
tion of tho road, with the aid of the
stuto and national government.
Recommends Appropriation.
In his report recently the secrotary
of tho department of the interior rec
ommended to congress that tho sum of
421,000 bo appropriated with which to
build the road contemplated by the gov
ernment within the Crater Lake nation
al park. This road is to be built about
the park and will mnkc it possible for
automobiles to make a complete circuit
of tho lake ou an easy grade. It U
with this road that the proposed high
way from Medford will connect.
The advantages of such a road are in
no way made so clear as by a few fig
ures shown by Mr. Steel regarding the
tourist trade at the lake last year. Even
with the difficulty which is experi
enced oy those who visit tne lake un
der the present condition of the roads,
t hen? were over 5000 persons at the
lake. The camp maintainod there by
Mr. Steel, for the first time in its his
tory paid money on the Investment,
something like $1000 for the season.
Tho Crater Lako Transportation com
pany mndc over $5000 on the season,
which all went to Klanmth Falls. With
a good road opened up from Medford
and with tourists stopping here and
making the trip to the lako, the county
would benefit greatly. The $50 000 is
a good investment.
The Geographic Board.
As to his labors as the chairman of
the state geographic board, Mr. Steel
stated Wednesday that it was not the
intention of the board to rename any
placo or suggest new names unless they
were petitioned to do so. In the case of
Klamath Falls tho residents wish to
have the name Link river changed to
Klamath river, as it is a part of tho
same stream. The board informed tnose
people that they would have to petition
the board, and this is to bo done soon.
this the board works in perfect
hnrnionoy with tho local peoplo.
Mr. Steel is very enthusiastic over
tho prospects for tho building of good
roads throughout the state. Everywhere
there have been onthusinstie meetings
regarding tho building of roads and
results are beginning to bo noticeable
in some parts of tho state.
FIOURES ON DIVORCES
IN NEVADA METROPOLIS
RENO. Nov., Dec. 10. Records in
the courts of this city show that during
the year jImiS there have been 147 di
vorce suits filed nud a total of 72
lecress granted. Of theso decrees 23
were granted to unhappy wives and 49
to disappointed husbands. Of the 147
suits filed fill wore instituted by hus
bands and 01 by wives seeking to have
the matrimonial bonds severed.
There are now 08 cases still unde
itled and seven wore dismissed at the
equest of the plaintiff. The fact that
many cases still appear on the books
at unsettled is explained by Judge Pike,
who states that oftentimes people file
suits for divorce and then decide not
to seeure n divorce and leave tne etty
without VaynK hc eo"a OT their
torney This tcsuH In tn enmea;
L remaining on. th.o boo unsettled. ;