LAKCCOUNrv EXAMINER : l..' KHVIIiW, OKIKION, NOV. 21, IvOI.
finite Qimmtu (gxamiitvr
Pabltuhcd Every Thunwlay
BEACH & M'GARREY
Mavoalc Bullillnc
TERMS:
On Year, $2.00
J Six Month.
(Three Months,
LAKEVIKW.OKI.OON. NOV. 21. IKI.
1 .00
50
W HOSE EAl'LT IS IT?
Out contemporary, Tin Examiner. -rationally
inioiins the taxpayers that
l.ake enmity is vetting nut n( debt. We
i,.-,,... i.n li id iln f-irt : hut as vet e
have heard nf no tax-payer admitting I improved aid wade cemfoi table w heic
tint hi r her tux,- are being de- rt. happv Bi d contented and
.,l;but on llie .ontiaiywe Hem . , .
omen a par'y to tlie ease by reason if
the (net that it leases the land in con
troversy from the state. The case is
one of .V) or U. ml i regarded as the
test ease. Washington dispteh.
There in at !ca-t one statement in the
nlmve that the Washington correspond
ent lines tint understand. There arc m
"eitisens who desire to settle uhi the
lands." Settlement was made yearn
ago upon these lands', anil the "settlers"
h ive t'tiilt their home uihmi said laud t
Mini reared their (ami lien there. It is a
part of their existence. They livethere,
thrive there, ami have all their inter
eat a there. To turn them from their
home now . the homes that they have
ami equity
cresc
i .1... .....ml. i..niit.lniiiiiij oi i
the hnt.i "n of their increasing taxes, i w ill U on their sidewould le an in
tine glance at the many extra bills " i jii!-tio- to humanity . I.ws of eovcrn
inereuii expense inenrreii by ' '"'I'"" j ,,.! ,y be tw istcd Mid turnetl to the
county Co,.,!, i enough In -' (lMVmli,;iu. , ,,, Alters, hul should
that it will I several ve.ns J el bcloie , ,
Ijike count v is oin nf debt.- Lakcview mi. h a calumny befall them, theie is
Rustler. " I Mill an unwritten law of (iod and iqnity
One glance at the last seuii-annul re-1 thai says these lamia ami homea belong
port nf the enunty olthvrs w ill convince j lo them.
nv intelligent man or woman who pays j -
taxes that the county indebtedness has
lieen materially reduced in the last two
vears. The lornl Republi.-an adtiiiiiis
t rat ion is jsradnally reducing the in
deptedness put upmi the county year
aiohya Democratic county adniinistra
tion. A new aysieni has leen inaug
urated In the affairs of Lake county by
which nearly ad the faxes are now be
in collected promptly. Thia system
has been established by a Republican
county court. The affairs of Lake
county are in a better shape now than
for years. A uot her system has been es
tablished by the local Republican ad
ministration which will prevent any
further loss of funds to the county t'te
expertiutf of the books of the county
officers semi-annually. It is true, there
were "many extra hiils, and increasing
expense incurred" at the la.-t cession of
the county court. Witness fees, jury
fees, cxperting. of au ex-deruoeratic
official's books, the hills of Irs. Daly and
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ft.
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milh for an autopsy upon the smciile
Kuby Clark at f :. ordered paid by the
Coroner, and which is commaiided by
law to be paid upon the autnori:y of the
said Croner--thoii)li the county has an
appointed physician w ho is supposed to
Ihj called in to attend to such cases with
out cost etc., did run the amounts up
to an alarming figure, but the Republi
can administration of Lake county was
not responsible fur this. The law, and
the Coroner demanded it. The trial of An-
WHEKE5I1ALL OREGON TRADE?
The OlvitPillan.
Oreunn railroad development is in the
bauds nf Mr. V.. II. lUrriman and his
asstH'iates. Tbev cotitrol the I'liioii I'a
cidc system, hich mi comprises the
Siuthern l'acltic, and they ho'd such
interest in the Northern l'acilic as will
protect them from eticroaclinienls from
tliat)uartei'. They can open and de
velop (.tretfoii nr they can leave ll as it
stands today . ho far as railroad trans
portation is concerned.
Since the influence of Mr. llarriman
Uraiiie dmuiuaiit in 4-ertaill transcon
tinental railroads the im ln.atimi here
has been to regard him as fri'-mlly to
irerou interests. It is fearedth.it the
neiis printed in our railroad column
esierd.iv will tend lo shake the conti
ileiice irektnidaus repose in him. ll ll.e
rail load xilicy is to lie to draw Oregon
business to San Francisco, it may be set
dow n s distinctly unfriendly to tin-ttou
:w a stale, and to Portland, the chief
seat of it- oinineree and capital. ri
l'oii needs indeptndent development,
lieveioi'inetit thai shall wive it autonomy
and knit together its social, business
and political interests.
l'be n, alter id oiK-hing Fa-tern Ore-; I
by railrouds is clearly in the hands'
of the ll.irrtinuu people- If they are
exerci-mu this power against I'orl'aml, J
, i Ue fai t should he made known. If they j
ui.. i.iialiini tli Nevada-California I tie-' NOW
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out ;oui !
II tau (urn- i our l.irr III ylv )u
(uhI anil ""nd rrmm. haul dollar r.a
anna, by th valur r gl In cur i;'"Kt.
hv )uu hnulU l ua vr IraJr, t
nrtrr tiln. Our bu.ln. liiuceo in.
nuallv. r arr aalUllnl llh lh palnin
ag the pulilu han.U In al our ilm.r. Ilul.
Ilk all rnrfgrtlc wielc anl In Jo
mm. Watan rall aatlaly ul,l or nr w
paltnna that na maihanl In l,in lan un
ilrrarll u. and li Ilia talura a Uc
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CreeK, Oregon.
drew J. XeiloHj ex-democratic sheriff of ton roa,l up from Reno and checking
toUmnniv ion verv exnensive. and : tlie progress of the Columbia Soiilhern
"one glanc e at the many extra bills ai d ; soiithw ard across the state, it is a matter !
increasing exjiens;? incurreil by the last , ol serious concern for Oregon. It means J
ccuuty Court" will show clearly how ( that San Francisco is to be favored al j
aud why this "incrcasiiiK expense" oc- . the exja-nse of I'ortland in a field that:
curred. Without any further expeu-1 leci'-imately beIon(rs to Portland. I
sivetiialsit wouM aptiear that under I'ortland cannot rest passive in this.
the pi, sent admii.i-tratiiiii, or a like one,
Lake county should be able to throw off
the yoke of bondage within the next , forwaid. That road should lose no time
f,..,, ..r .,,! I,m ,'t,-:ir r,f il,.,t. The I in L'ettuiB entirely aenws the atate tothe
California line. If necessary, I'ortland "ruers anu wnai you want
coiidilinn of afiairs. The man:ii.'Hmei t
of the Columbia Southern must nmve
New Vegetable
Store...
L. B. W MORTON, Prop.
I OPPOSITE BAII.IiV St MA55IMill.L'5
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All kinds of lierries, Vegetables &
i Fruit carried in season.
present Republican Count v Court has';
pla. e.l the atiairo of Lake county upon a ' capital must support the road, that it
business basis and the county officers I may no forward independent of the New
are conducting their respective offices iu j York investors. It is a profitable enter
.,...,! incM viirl, tin- biihiness rules laid ' in ise thus Ut as an indeliendelit busi-
downbythe la and the order of the j ness venture. Portland cannot afford to ; frj'
County" Court. iMirin the past two lei the territory through which it is pro- j
years Lake county lias experienced an jecled be drained to San Francisco. It
mutual mnmm of exnensive litigation I lies much nearer I'ortland, it is in the ! S
in water suns, trials for cattle steaiinx, j same state, and there is every reason
etc., and the local Republican adminis- ! why its business affiliations should be
tration shoul I be congratulated in keep with I'ortland rather than with San
inj? down the county indebtedness in j Francisco. Here is a matter to which
stead of allowing it to augment. The ! the business interests of I'ortland should
Examiner fclill maintains that the in- j give serious eonsiderti'in.
is gradually
Hflhfns fnrnua for fAfrrrl '
A WashinK'Oii dispatch of the Kith
for the day will be delivered at
your door, fresh and sweet. I
MEN'S HEAVY WINTER
LAMES' EXTRA I IM:
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL .
SHEEI'HER OCR'S NAILED
SHOES
vv":":
iiiu sec
a .miie on
a man's face
like this fellow,
just guess that
he has a pair of
(1 raves' 5 hoes.
wmm
(f5f;wiSwf!V(C
T
hese
5llCH.'
brated make.;
are the best to
he found on the
market, and arc
moderate price.
THE RED SHOE STORE
debtedness of Lake county
reducing, and the records of the clerk's
ollice w ill U-ar out the assertion.
Today Lake conn y warrants are sell
ing at par. This is an inovution that is
highly pleasing to ihe public. The Ex
aminer does not believe there are very
many tax payers findiu" fault with the
condition of Lake county at the present ! in that direction.
intit. says that w hile the War Department j
has riot been aMviseil ol tlie repoiteo
j step to securt the release of Aguinaldo
from captivity through a writ of habeas I
i cori,us, thev were pri pared for a move j
y j j icLvOjpwl j j j
time. Of course there are always a few
calamity howlers who continually kick
because it is a chronic disease with them
- -not because they have any reason to
complain.
The indications are favorable for a re
duction in taxation within the next two
years.
THE WARNER CASES.
Assistant Attorney-General Vande
vender, of the Interior Department, on
the b'ith inst., beard arguments in the
case of Morrow against the Warner Val
ley Livestock Company. The case in
volves the title to from WKX) tc 10,000
acres of land in Warner Valley, Oregon,
which is claimed by the state, under the
swamp land act of HI10. The claim is
made on behalf of the slate that the
land in question was swamp land over
flowed at the time the act was passed,
and on behalf of the citizens who desire
to settle upon the lane's that they were
at one time the bottom of a lake, which
has receded, leaving dry surfaces. The
Warner Valley Livestock Company be-
A few weeks ago the first application
of this kinil was made in the case of a
military prisoner, and as there were
some indications of a disposition on the
part of the Philippine Comm.ssion to
uphold the riht of habeas corpus in
that case, the Department was obliged to
cable some instructions, both to the
Commission and to General Chaffc, the
result of which was a practical denial of
the writ.
The War Depart mentotlieials have dep
recated the making of an issue of this
important point, (lending the decision
of the Supreme Court in the "Fourteen
Diamond Rings" case, involving a ques
tion as to whether the Constitution fol
lows the Flag.
Ladles' Aid.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
will lie held at the M. E. Church next
. aturday evening, Nov. 23, at 7 o'clock.
All members aie requested to be present
as business of importance will come be
foie the meeting.
Mhs. Wm. V. Hkkvkohu, President.
They don't have to kidnap people to get them to go to
AHLSTROM BROTHERS to buy
CLOTHi-N-Q
We have a complete line of Men's and Bovs' Clothing
and the latest styles are now arriving. Ours cannot be
surpassed in quality and finish.
away down, dt &
And our prices are
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