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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1901)
mm VOL. XXII. LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEU. 14, 1901. NO. C. They Come Railroad Lines a re Heading For Lakeview. N-C-0 From South and Dalles Southern From JMorth Striving for Territory. It lit reliably slalcil that in a iew days a party of engineers, coiiunandiil by K. M. I tall. will tuke the llt-lil to Hiirvoy the N. (".(). extension from Tcrmo to lakeview. Tin company prnjxtses to build over hundred mile o( track this year, aaya the Now Era. After the work of surveying tin- route liM been completed, the tank of eon strucling the railroad northward will be I'oinuiencud ax soon an the weather will lertait. A large force of mutt will tie employed, ami construction work will lie harried forward at last an onihle. In fu:t, from all reports, wo may rea sonably ex ?ct the railroad to arrive in our part of the county In-fore the 4th of July, an this )ila'0 In nearly midway be tween Titiiki ami Lakeview, Many improvements have been planned j liy the enterprising men w ho have con-j trol of the N.C. (., which will help IkiIIi the welfare of the ronil und the i further li'veluiiieiit of the country through which the ruilrnud Is to lie built. In another month construction work will U-gin iiml noon Itcno will have direct CMUiujuuiratiou by rail with East ern O'egnn. The Portland Telegram savs that the )ru.M-.l route of the Hulles Southern! Railway in from The Dulles along the' I Hid Chutes River southward between Wam.n and Sherman counties ; past the Warm Springs lii-M-rvution, ami on Miutli into I.nkcvicw , in the heart of I Ijtke fount y, which hIho is without any railroad colniuuiilf titioli. From there, ' Ptf Jnr, Eprt Machine.! and Electrician, it is promised to extend the road in a I ,rePr,B toSetth. MocMn.ry In Motion, northeast directiim to Burns in thei A force of Hbout u dozen men have lieiirl of llitinev county, another county been at work for a week imnt at the city nuiu-s ami miles from any railroad. 1 1 lfi:tritT and water plant. The building From Burns the roud will be extended j ban liecn completed, and the work of east, and lind an nutlet ly following the j putting in the rock foundation for the Malheur luver to iile, ami finally to dynamo and other machinery in now in two gentlemen the night before were ! surprised when, upon asking If tho dan gerous animal had been killed, they were given the "glassy eye," and re ceived no answer to their important question. The track that George and Tom saw in the road that morning was the hoof print iA a six-month old calf. The Players. A Larf. Allra4MC. Oraa t. ParforaMrt at Uunlkor MallN.I Rac.lpts R.cn 7. J-ant Friday night Gunther Hall wan filled with ieople to witness the enter tainment given by local talent for the lieiiellt of the lakeview cemetery, and none who were theie left the ball diajs pointed. Throughout tln erforinance was a success, an.d (he tiro, receipts amounted to over 1 100. The largo at- ! tendance displayed the generous senti j ment of popl of Lakeview in the success of a worthy cause, lack of apace prevent The Examiner from giv ing a complete reiort of the affair, and to give each who took part the mention he or she dcHerveN. The cake walk by nix couples of hoyt and girls apeared to be the oioat interesting feature of the performance, and wan thoroughly en Joyed. The judges awarded the rake on jenuine cake-walk merit, as they recog nized it, and as they were requested to do by the committee, and their only re gret was that there were not six cakes iutitead of one. Master Sam McKeeand Miss (ienie Snclling took the cake. Little Newt Woodcock and bis charm ing little partner Mamie Ilerndoii were very cute and more dopuhir with the crowd, mo much no, in fact, that the next day the littles ones were presented with a large handsome cake by their ad mirers. They were all very graceful and charming, and I'rof. Smith deserves great credit for the manner in which be tiained the little dancers. After the performance quite a numla-r remained ill the hull and danced to phonograph music. The committee of ladies having the entertainment in charge are thankful to the public for the generous support given. The net proceeds amounted to rfi. Town Plant. 4 rw. ewt c rhtr -i?Vy'V rytf 1 1 1 AW Mr. CufUt .umkfJ drf l Ji AW at ttr my r iityiM JSJJliA n lH Ml II If 'ID l fT-rJC? rVW M j WarWxAt I trAae irt bahelhpujoa Mr W.Mcewofr I AW HCoKunbit. 1 hirt wtv jbif Tbtt r t awvft growia Uti Aa rrrs(, but chmlxm urn tcr auaexfinr. I An- oot ttr bng. but Jm btiwrta ut two. ittr. f u wnapvr torn i m uma ftt. I m f . I M ... . I turn hoot tmon oo mtui m mm by jrou. dean fij Your dcrotd ptnxttr. A .UNCLE SAM I I'ayetu Line. Idaho, on the Oregon Short Cougar Story two Cltlirnt ol Warner Mav. a "Thrilling l iprrli-me" on a'llaik, Dark Night. .lolniiiv M'-rrin came over from 1'IiihIi lant Salunhiy and went to ('looked t'nvk after home horses. He returned ycHtcnhty ami gave this ollice a pleas ant call. Mr. Morris telU of an auiiiH ing incident tliat occurred one night hint week, in which a prominent woolgrower and an eK-ollicial ligured coiiHpicuoiiHly. The suid gentlemen were traveling along on horseback, in the gloaming, on it lonely road urroxs the mountains from Lukeview, when they suddenly halted, for Ix'fore them could plainly be seen outlines of an ininiense cougar crouching ready to spring. In one voice they hallooed uml endeavored to frighten the uninial from the truck, but the con gar was imt to he driven off in this manner. Not desiring to turn back upon their journey, the travelers pulled their guns ami fired ut the otiject. Immedi ately there was a scramble and the ani mal hobbled off into the brush, Iteliev ing they hud wounded the cougar, prob ably fatally, they went on their way and returned to the scene early next morn ing, where they found tracks of the ferocious animal and a bit of blood spat tered about here and there on the road aide. They did not follow the truck into the forest, nor did either speak about the incident on his return home; the conversation was immediately changed to the appearance of the weather the likelihood of an early spring and kin dred topics. Neighbors who hud been iold of the frightful experience of the progress. Peter Jurs, the expert sent by linker A Hamilton to get the engine in working order, arrived hint Sunday, and the manner in which he is going at the worV Is a guarantee that he thor oughly linderntunds his business. Mr. Jurs is an expert machinist, us well us a civil engineer ami electrician, for some time in the employ of the Miirket-strcct railway in the city. He was for a long time muster mechanic uml instructor of navy pupils at tiout Island for the I'nited Slates (ioveruiueut. li is expected that the plant will I e in oiierulion within two weeks. The expert to be srut by the contractors on the elei trie plant is expected taurine here this week, when the dynamo will lie put in working order. IiENNIE SPRINGER WAS KIDNAPPED. THE QUEEN of HOLLAND WEDS San FranclKO Hoy, Heir to a Big tl.tatc, U Carried Oil to Crook County, Oregon. (ieorgo II. Springer, a Sun Franciscan, is just now making strenuous efforts to secure possession of his little child Hen ii io Springer, uged 21 months, who was kidnuped by a man named Coleman. The child bud been left in Coleman's rh urge in Sun Francisco, and the guar dian knowing that little Hon was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, curried him off. It is believed by the father that his lost child is now in Crook county, this state, and he has applied to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to aid him in re covering the child, who is said to be one of the heirs to a valuable estate situated in the heart of Willuiinuton. Delaware, belonging to the lb. Hand Springers, a small family. There is al so an estate coining to the children from the mother's side, and little Den fulls in for a share of that also. a fr. I t 11 ' Cupid's Pranks Two Wei! Known Couples Made Happy. Schminck-Fosterand Col-Iier-13 riles Nuptials Celebrated Last Week. Photo by Kam.k., Th lligu THE PALACE IN THE WOOD WHERE QUEEN WILHELMINA AND HER SPOUSE WILL SPEND THEIR HONEYMOON At The Hague blt Thursday the weddinir of Oneen W'ilbolnilna and DnV Henry of Mecklei.hniv was celeb ated with great p imp. M'r than 1(H) IKK) Hoi landers arrived at the Hutch Capital to attend thit grand fete. The picture pre senteJ by The Examiner above shows nn ideal soot f ir the llojal honeymoon. The wedding of Dalpheua C. r-chminck and Miss Lulu Foster was celebrated at the residence of the bride's parents at Summer Lake at high noon on Wednes day, February 6th. The officiating; clergyman waa Rev. T. B. Goodpasture of Paisley, and the happy event wu witnessed only by relatives, w ho were to numerous, however, mi to fill thft l- parlor i!1 th" CSter home. Immediate ly after the ceremony, and when con gratulations and good wishes had been extended to the newly wedded, the big family sat dow n to a grand wedding din ner, In the afternoon Mr. Schminck carried his bride away from the paternal roof and hied himself to Lake view, their future home. The Examiner reporter says the bride, appeared charmimt in her h.on;f..r- : wedding toga, which set off her splendid pnysicai cuarms to perfection, and she exhibited a rare grace of manner. The groom bore himself like the dignified gentleman that he is, and a look of pride beamed npon bis face as he gazed upon his charming bride. During the cere mony the little two-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. G. Walters slipped from her grandfather's knee, and, unobserved, went to the piano and played a wedding march. With this marriage th lat .n.i youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Foster has been taken from them, and the old home will be lonely now. Mr. and Mrs. Schminck are now at home in Lakeview. ami - i i w 1U thecongratulations of their many friends, with whom The Eraminer ioinain man. good wishes for the good fortune of the happy couple. Sunday. February 3. loni Wiliiom n -J t w Xa Collier and Miss Delia Briles were mar ried at the residence of the bride' a Da- rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Briles, of Davis Creek. Rev. Harry Perks of thi place performed the ceremony. A few invited friends and acuuaintaneea wit. nessed the happy event. The bride waa handsomely dressed in rich gray cloth trimmed in white satin and silver lae. After the ceremony the truest ner in. vited to partake of a delicious feast such as our prosperous farmers are known to aive, alter which the evening was spent in music and sacred song. The popu larity of the young couple was shown by a serenade by the Davis Creek band. led by the village blacksmith. May a long and blissful life be the lot f this young couple started on the "journey of life." The young bride ia me of Davis Creek's most charmino- S3 young ladies, while the groom is a pros perous business man of Likely, where the happy couple will make their home. New Era. ASSESSHENT ROLL FOOTS UP $43,864.61 Quick Work ol County Clerk Qunther Th koii now In th Hands ol Sheriff Ounlap. . The total amount of money to be col lected on the assessment roll of Lake county for 1900 foots up $43,864.61. Thia includes state levy, county lew. school districts, scalp bounty and the one-mill evy passed by the Legislature two weeks ago. The assessment roll baa been turned over by County Clerk Gunther to Sheriff Dunlap, and taxes for 1900 are now due and payable. This is the first time in the history of Lake county that the assessment roll bss been computed by the County Clerk and turned over to the Sheriff as earry as February 12th, and Clerk Gunther is to be complimented for his efficiency.