LAKG COUNTY UXAniNnR:LAKGVICW ORHOON MARCH. 27 IW2.
FT. BIDWELL
HAS A SUCCESSFUL
MASQUE BALL
News of the 5ick People and Th
Who Come and Uo as Told by
The Examiner Reporter.
Born-At Ft. Kidwell. March 11, 112,
to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Utephena, a
daughter.
Peek mith came in from Warner
laat Friday and returned Tueeday.
Boydie Peterson has very nearly re
covered from a evere attack ol pneu
monia. Mrs. Conlan is suffering from a se
vere attack of lagrippe.
Clias. Hernard and wife of Alturas
are visiting the family of Mr. hhopiuan.
Mrs. J. K. Baty issiill quite ill. Her
mother, Mrs. Mason, is with her.
Rev. Telfer of Cedarville and Rev.
Pepier of this place are holding ser
vices in Ft. Bidwell thib week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Podson started to
Fan Francisco last week, but Mrs. Dod
son was taken ill at Tertno and re
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. Adams has recovered from a se
vere attack of laprippe and quinsy.
Rev. Telfer was called to Lake City
Tuesday to conduct the funeral services
of the late George Wilson.
Mrs. R. F. McConnaughy and son
Edward started yesterday for Fan Fian
cisco. C. L. Peterson took them as far
aa Cedarville.
The masquerade ball given here last
Friday night wa a success in every prr
ticolar. Following is a list of the
maskers, as near as could be obtained.
Mr H H Peterson Red, White nd Blue
Mr tara im.nn Suoligbt
Mrt Ol Jacob School girl
Mr K L Vanon Topy
Mr Jake Foster Oriental costume
Mr A (' Lowell Batjr
Mr Ernet Tee Topy
Mrs R 0 Adam Bchool-girl
Mr D P Brown Mavourneen
Miaa I.illie Sander Bcouh Laiuie
Mia Pearl Ward Night
Mis Ruby Peterson Grandmother
Mia Katie Meiwner School girl
Mia Mabel Nail )
Newspaper
Miaa Alma Billlps)
MUs Bertha Brown Morning
Mis Mary Dunham Colorvd woman
Mis Stella Burner i
S Bailor girl
Mis Cora Burner
Mia Augusta Shopman Po)orn girl
Miss Ella Wallace Music
V Gibson Boot black
Warren Church Indian j
Iou Kafadt-r i
Kufus .-tout 5 Tramp
Fred Wallace J
Harry Hill
Clowns
Trank Harrington )
Ben Seit Kool
Jas. Mi'ler Just from Ireland
IJoyd Hkkenon Colored dude
Willie Poindexter Woman
Ed Harrington )
Turks
Randolph Tyeryer)
Leon Hickerson Hunter A Null
Bert Foster i
Jim koberts ( Ball Players
Mr. Henderson .. .Hobo
Hubert Hickerson Painter
D. P. Browne lr.
March 20. 1902. Kkportkk.
RECLAIATION OF LAND
IN HARNEY COUNTY,
G. L. Dilltnan, of Oregon City, State
Engineer, has approved the plans and
specificatiotiH of the Portland Company
for the reclamation of 87J3 acres of arid
land in Harney County. W. K. Burke,
manager of the company, has been no
tified of this action, and a contract for
the reclamation of this land will be ex
ecuted by the State Land Board at
once. The cost of reclamation is fixed
at 187,934, and the annual cost of main
tenance at (1.50 per year. The con
tract with the Portland Company will
be th- tit mi to lie executed by the Land
Board under the arid land law. The
tract mentioned lies 20 miles southeast
of Burns and six miles north of Mai
tieur Lake. Burke proposes to irrigate
the land partly from streams and by
pumping water from large wells by
means of steam pumps. It is proposed
to use sagebrush in part for fuel, though
it is hoped that oil may be found in that
region.
Mr. Pillnian says that be will not act
npou any other applications for con
tracts for the reclamation of arid land
until the applicants furnish more com
plete speci fications.
END OF THE riOOOC LYNCHING
CASES.
The Kxaminer agrees with the San
Francisco Chronicle in an editorial
headed as atxive, in all but one state
ment, and in that, the Chronicle, which
i usually correct in its editorial col
umns, either allows Its prejudice to
overcome good judgment, or it is mal
iciously wrong. The Chronicle says
that Modoc "governs ltelf largely by
the lawless methods of frontier life,"
which is not only a lill on the Intelli
gence of the people of Modoc, but is
stretching the point far beyond the
most brilliant imagination. Modoc
county is composed of some of the oest
people in the State of California, and
doubtless the majority of the people
there regret more than the balance of
the state that such an outrage as the
break in law and order, occasioned by
the Lookout lynching, should occur
within their county. It has certainly
cost the belter element of Modoc
enough in the loss of dignity and public
revpect to say nothing of pecuniary
matters without the press of the state
adding further insult to injury by pub
lishing to the world that the county is
governed "largely by the lawless meth
ods of frontier life." We dare say that
Maloc county will not recover from the
effect of the bloodv affair for years to
come. When the name 'Modoc" is
mentioned to the man with a family
who seeks a home in the West he will
shudder and exclaim, "no Modoc for
me; that is the abode of ruffians and
murderers." The man who reads the
comments on articles from the San Fran
cisco press, which has been more than
active in placing the cross njn n tin
shoulders of the people of Modoc more
from a sensational turn of mind than
from a desire to be fair, will not seek
investment where he is led to believe
ruffianism holds full sway and law and
Christianity are strangers. This is all
wrong and is an injustice to the people
of Modoc county generally. It is prob
able that the mis-carriage of juHtice
rests more upon the head of the pre
siding judge at the trial than with any
body elne. A judge who if prejudiced
in opinion on matters that come be
fore him is not fit to wear the roles. It
was evident throughout llie lynching
trial that Judge Harrington wanted to
he prosecutor and jury all in one. He
drove sympathy to the accused and
blocked juntice, by bis undignified and
radical demeanor during the trial of the
cause.
Here is the Chronicle editorial on the
'end of the Modoc lynching cases:"
"Following the failure to convict Con
stable Brown of participation in the
Lookout lynching, the Modoc county
Grand Jury failed to iridict the other
eight suspects under arrest and they
have been released from custody. The
State officers made a strong and deter
mined fight in the interest of juHtice.
It was not their fault that the ends of
juHtice were defeated. That murtt be
charged auainst the people of Modoc
county themselves and to the defect in
the law which prohibited a change of
venue to another county on the appli
cation of the public prosecutor. It was
not expected that a fair trial could be
obtained of any of the accused in Mo
doc county, because all of the members
of its small population were either un
der the influence of fear or sympathy.
Conviction under these condition! was
impossible. The circumstances sur
rounding the lynching cases, therefore,
made a farce of trial by jury. While
Modoc county ia practically a frontier
sec tion, and governs itself largely by the
lawless methods of frontier life, it ia
still a part of this State and the latter
must, unfortunately, share in a meas
ure in the disgrace of the utter failure
of justice which the discharge of all the
accused finally signalises."
Presiding Elder Rev. D. T. Hummer
ville will be in Lakeview, to bold the
quarterly Conference of the M. E.
Church, on the 29 & 30th of March.
He also expects to meet here a minister
froi.i New Mexico; who will hold a series
of meetings at Cottonwood, New Pine
Creek and Lakeview.
When a Store
Keeps Up With
Public Demands
We have always tried in a simple business way to
make this store the store of the people. You could
always find what the public wunted not only find
it here, but priced lower than at any other compet
itive store. It naturally follows that the store has
grown, will continue to grow. It is a satisifactory
store. je v it vtf vc
Our Mr. Bailey has just purchased while in San
Francisco a complete Spring stock. Watch our ad.
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All kinds of Merries, Vegetables &
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Leave orders and what you want
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