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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1902)
' 7. VOL. XXIII. LAK1CVIKW, LAKH COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG., 7.1902. NO. :jo. -I v)r 11 H '&tmtw n FALL RIVER MILLS 15 "IT" Walker, Railroad Promoter and Timberland King, to flake a City by the Pall. Suinc time ago 'I'll' Kxniiiliicrgnvc out a tip that Fall Itlver Mills would, III the not iHstant fill lire, Imi iiiiic a lly of some Importance. We have, lint since IiiuI reason ti t'luiliu our tlilili, Imt tht Iiiim Im-cii stimulated I ! I ) record of put- sing events. Till' Itcilillng lllil, ttif other day, said: Search- 'riioiaaH t. Walker. I he Minnesota IiiiiiImT k iitvr, Is evidently ii In. n I Ifinl .v to launch Info business lu IIiIm mini v on t In very larui scale that In Im reputed to m t -in iji t . Af ler iiunhasliig thousands f acre of I liutier hind In In now deals ou laud other than on water rluhts that It dosing iii timber ami WIIH IHfCS- wary to secure. Mr. Walker Iiiim purchased no hi nt- )i tlmls-r laud here, prluelpall.v In the nortlieiutt part of the county, that IiIn investment at this time ens lly mux up to h million ilnllnrx. All the time he was buying the laud In wiin acquiring rluht hy option to land and water rights that he evi dently Ix llevcx will Im UMeflil. These optloiiH are now iM'Ing closed. They wen taken principally In close proximity to the town of rail ItlverMillM. That town I lex at the Junction of Fall and I'll rlverx. I .ami all around it wan taken under lioiid. Yalualile water rlhtx In the Immed iate vicinity wen alxo taken under aurceinciit to purchase. The differ nt ilealx an now Ih-Iiik coiixiiiuated. That Mr. Walker plnnx xoini t IiIiik lare In the way of ft Ivimlx r enter prlxe there can lx no doulil. That In will need rail couiiis-tli n with the .Southern I'aclllc In Ixyiiinl iiicMtinn. A Ntudy of the map nIiown how he Iiiim prepared for a route Into Fall Ulver MIIU. I'lt Ulver I'hIIm an iiln.Ut thre III ilex Ixlow the town. The river Hown through a canyon lxt with town and fallx. To Iniild a railroad over the mountain would ! cXN-iixlve. The canyon nffunU a natural route. Mr. Wnlker hiw purchiiMed every quarter wet Ion ihat the river Mown throiiKh In that riM-ky tforui. MeNcrlpMd It. It iu'tually Ih-kIun to look iin If the town and valley of FiUl Hlver, til r m th. ami SlutNta 1'ounty, Indirectly, ntln'ht Im'kIii to exjiect liiK thlnRM to liiipxu I m fo re many mooiiH. Mi. uiulMrx. Frank Iteltl ami (leo. Held xiartM yexterday on a trip to 4'rater I aV. They will Im aliNent thnv wekH. ( leori took IiIn can:- ..!. 1. 1. niir m ii. I liil.mlx t iLkliiir ji lite- l.nv of Crater Lake In three wt tlonx. Hull Mlonx, the ruxtllntf IiumIik'nn eml of th( New I'.ra of Alturax. vixlt eil Lakevlew filentln thlx week. It waMtheHanie ohl Ninlle "xinolcd" over analn. the Name Klad hand ex temleil to all hlx aciualntanceH that luix uncle Huh popular all theNe yea im. The Fxamlner will not m ciiNe him if "dohiK pollt Ich" on thin Hide the State line, Imt Hob certainly hail Nomethlinr ill IiIh Hlcevt to 1h winked on IiIh return down the vii I- ley. -The Irfikevlew caniMrN on Little Chewaiienn all returned home Friday after enjoying a fnrtnlKlit'H out ln ta that famoiiN trout Hteam. The parly wiin compimcd of Mr. and Mi'h. F. M. Miller and two moiin, Dr. and M ex. J. S. Dewey, Mr. anil Mi-n. C. It. AmlerHoii, Mr. and MrN. V. L. Snell liiK ami daughter tlenle. MIhn Pearl Mall, Mr. Mini Mix. A. Y. Meach ami dauRhter, Mr. ami Mrx. W. A. Mum xlnnlll and tlaiiRliter, ami Mrx. C. A. Knox. Land Iiiim been purchaned for ter minal of tho Jlelt Line Hallway, at Kmlre on C'ooh Hay, and the work of coiiHtructlnK 15 mllea of railroad Im under way. Work (iiui new dock lutH liejjun. TheHe etiterprlHCH are In connection with the Uroat KuHtern Hallway projected iHitwwn ('ooh Day and Halt Lake. UiTg tracta of land have been wH'iirod a terijd-, i irroundH for thatenterprlHe. Thlx, it in n.l.kiil.l-jwlli rim ttkrullil'tl I Lk "uuty Vtt h.)o pc.lut. . ! WAS TIRED OF IT ALL A. !'. McMillan, Late of Klamath 1-alU, 5ulcldes at Wlnne mucca, Nevada. Tin Wlnnemueen Silver Ht ! of July i.".'. linn an extended account of tin suicide of n young man who wax known In Susuuvillc, Lassen County, as A lira 1', IIIiih-m, Imt who, In real ity, wax A. P. McMillan, who a few mouths. ago left Klamath I-alls very suddenly, deserting IiIh 1 rl anil leaving many creditors. Tin- Susaa- villi AilviMati hii.vh Mi'Mlllan wim kiiiiwa In that townas A. I'. dimes, , ii n I li ft then ten day M iH'fnri to or- uaiili'niil hint met a brass liaml at j liiucmiiccn, ami to play tin violin during th evening hours In a million at t hat place. When hi li-ft Siisnnvlllc In seemed In good spirits, ami there was every prosMct of a tlnaarlal success at Wliiucmucfn. 1 1 Ik suicide orcurn-il at tin tJolromlu Hot Springs, a Hhort (llNtnnri from Wluncmut-cn, ami iiiuhI liavi lscn contemplated for hoiiii ilayM, um tin following let trr. written on tin ilay after his ar rival at that place, itiul foiiml In a bureau drawer In tin. room tscuplcd hy lilm woiihl seem to indicate: "WiNNKMi it A. Nkv., July -I. To Whom It may concern: My real iiaini In A. I. MrMllluu. 1 have a wife living nt Klamath Falls, Ore gon. My part'UtM llvt at I)ianon, Indiana; fathers name Is A. M. Mc Millan." The suicide wan effected ly the um of strychnine tablets. The Silver State says that: "In tin letters whlrli Humes or McMillan lift he stated that Ids m-ord had lscn a hail one from boyhoisl; that ht had lecn wnt to a reform school In Iowa, ami hail em-aped; that he had Nerved a term In Nan Uuciitln, ami watt j wanted In Oregon, when he Iiiim a wife living nt Klamatli lulls, lie stated that he muld not reform, wan tired of Nia h a life, and waN deter, tiilned to end It." THE SOUTHERN STOCK COMPANY Pretty Women, Dashing Juliette Chandler, and an All Round Way-Up" Company. The Southern Sttnk Company, with Mr. K. II. Meatle ami MIhn Jul iette Chandler at the head, delighted fairly nood autlleiiccN In Lakevlew hiMt Thurxtlay. Friday ami Satur- day evenliiKN Mr. Meatle ami MImh Chandler an old favorlteN here and they hmt none of their well earned popularity upon their latext appear ance. The company In coinpoKed of all yoiiiiK ami talented Mople, and Tin Kxaminer can xay truthfully that the ladlcH of the Southern St(M-k Company nreby far the inttleNt and more iIiihIiIuk than any who have vlMlted Lakevlew in many a day. MImh Chandler tlmlM an opportun ity Hhe did not enjoy upon her hint viMlt here, and that 1h In leadn, which hIii NUxtaluN with excellent ability. Mr. Meade In alwayn jtood he never get Hid a le. The entln company In one to Ik appreciated. Knelt one In clever In IiIh or her part. The hkc lalllen bet ween nctn aiv looked for with IntcrcHt. MiHHChaudler'H"han dlcap" hoiik mid dance whh charm Iuk hIu 1h a dainty, HparklhiK, ar t bit It little Noubivtte. Our people hoiH that the Southern Stock Com pany may vixlt Ijikevlew analn. Tin company play Alturax all thin week, and from there Surprlne ValJ ley ttiwiiH will be vlnlted In turn for two or three evenlnKH each. The company then koch to SiiNanvllle for the Fair, early In September. The Intervening' time will probably bo enjoyed by t he company lit an out Inn of ten day it or nioro at Peep Creek. K. Caselieer of Illy was a business vlnltor in Uikevlew lnat Friday. TRACY KILLED HIHS ELF Surrounded By Posse, and No Chance of Escape, He Cheat5 Blood -Money Hunters of Reward. Kf.no, Nkvapa, Auo. C Tracy killed himself while surrounded hy n posse in a wheat field this morning. Special to the Examiner. I'oktland, Okk., Ave. G. Tracy, thcoutlaw was shot in the knee by sheriffs posse last niidit. lie killed himself twenty minutes later. Hody.found this morning, eleven miles southeast of Creston, Washington. S. C. Beach. Uncle Sam's Health Resort MMi I Ul pi WW m 4 i tf-i - . The Mot SprlnjfH of ArkaiiHiut are wonderful. The city of Hot Spring Im unique, l'rovlilenee provided one, man built the other; I'rovldence made no inlntake. Man did well, but made a few. Here In the Hltiiation, a narrow valley three quartern of a mile lonjj with inouutalitH on both Hide 000 feet IiIkIi Ih the central plan of the city. From the eaHt mountain the HpriiiKH How. Half the bath Iuhihch In Hot Spring and the Arlington Hotel nre alonj; the bane ot thlH mpuntaln, forming what Ih known an "Hath Houmc How." Ou the op poHite Hide ot Central avenue and nlomi the bane of went mountain are the buHlncHH Iiouhcm of Hot SprltiKN. To the north the valley ohiih Into neveritl hiiiuII tributark'H. each hav- Injf a Ntreet In the center. To the Honth of the Hot Springs valley oihmih Into the larutT and beautiful Quachita valley. It In in thene latter two divlNloiiH that the resiliences are ultuated. The city Ih like a hujfe dumbtiell with Central avemn; for the handle. No other city In the world U like It. It can hardly 1k deMi-ribetl. It niutit le wen to be appreciated. Many who! have not hccii tt think Hot Sprlnp, the city, Ih a crude unattractive af fair. When they aee It in all t picturcMqucitcMM it Ih a revelation. In the center on either aide the inountalitH which conntltute the I'ldled Statt'H (Joverninent nwrva- MillerrteUker. A wedding of two well known young H'ople took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K.V. Lewis, In Lake- view, last Sunday morning at nine o'clock. The parties to the contract were Will Y. Miller ami Miss Allie Metuker, both of Paisley. The bride is the youngest daughter of William MeUker of Lakevlew and sister of C. (). McUkcr, editor of the Chewaucan Post. She Is an excellent young woman, pretty and very popular with all who know her. Mr. Miller Is the son tit Mrs. Al. Farrow of Paisley and a young man that every body likes. County Judge Daly of ficiated at tho wedding. The young couple started at one lortltelr home In Paisley. The Kxaminer extends best wishes to bride and groom. A S .. 4iJIrT- I l 'ir - T r '1 tlon nearly meet. The whole went ern Hlope of the Hot SprinffH nioun taiu luut lMen niatle into a beautiful park, planted with choice tdirubliery 'and flowerH, with romantic walks j hewn out of the Holid rock lu placed ; and beautiful drive, with Krand en traneeN of linpiMtinx architecture on Central avenue. Marble hot water fountains and a broivd concrete promenatle flanks the ntreet. A view of thene Ih given in the alove picture. At great expenditure the govern ment Ji an made It one of the most Uautlful npotH owned by Uncle Sam. The great general hospital of the Army and Navy Ih on the nouthwet corner of t IiIh mountain. With all Its impoHlng architecture, beautiful grounds and eutranceH it nit like a queen overlooking the broad valley of the Quachlta.. Hot Springs nan one hundred lio tela, all of the large ones and ninny of the Hmaller oneti built of brick and iron in a iuottt nulmtantial manner. It ban a fine gravity waterworks, supplied by mountain streams, as clear as crystal, electric lights, elec tric street cars, gas, a publie school system ot the highest grade, church es of all denominations, solid brick business blocks, twenty -three bath houses, two great rallroud systems; fine tire department, local and long distance telephones in short, all the advantages ot a modern up-to-date city of 12,000 population. Duel With a Dog. One night last week somebody who wanted gore engaged In a duel with the big watch-dog nt Hotel Oregon. The animal, when found, was frightfully cut In several places, the Instrument used lu the combat undoubtedly U lng a knife. The af fair Is wrapped in mystery. The dog refuses to tell who his assailant is, and no one has come forward to make complaint against the dog. However, Mr. Wlnklemanls much In terested in knowing who the man is who attempted to butcher his faith ful watch-dog. It Is said that wheu tho waters of theChewaucau were converted Into tho new canal near Paisley tons of fish were left ou the marsh to die. THE LINE Interesting Notes From Special Correspondent Regarding Klamath County. The Midland Telephone Co's. line building from Ashland was finished to Klamath Falls Saturday noon. The telegraph line to Ashland, owned by the same company wan discontin ued the same day, as It Is the com pany's intention to operate tele phone lilies only at present, but later may restnblish the telegraph line when buslnesM will Justify the addi tional cost of fieratlon. Superinten dent of Construction, O. IJ. (iateft and crew ot men started work on the Iionauza line Saturday after noon and will push the line to that place as soon as possible. Tlie Olene Livestock X. completed its organization at Klamath Falls. The officers are: K. W. Rosser, presi dent; ('. II. Wlthrow, secretary; C. W. Jackson, treasurer; and I. I). Ap plegate, general manager. The cap ital st(s-k is f :t0,000. The company will go into the sheep business on a. large scale. Increasing numbers of tourists are visiting Klamath's scenic and pleas ure resorts as the season advances. It has Isvn estimated that from NX) to 1000 pleasure seekers from other parts ot the state and Califor nia will visit Crater Lake National Park this season. The annual migration of frogs have commenced lu their usual numbers. They are esiiecially plentiful along the banks of Link river ami Lake Kuwana, and they even invade the street of the county seat. Of a morning antl evening they are bo plentiful on the sidewalks in the vic inity of the river that to walk with out crushing them Is a feat of no lit tle difficulty. Klamath's harmlesM reptiles snakes and Xrogs have be come famous. They are almost an great a sight to tourists as Crater Lake. The young ladies' mandolin club . of this place gave a very enjoyable stsial and entertainment at Hous ton's ojKTa house last Friday eve uing. It was admitted by all con cerned to have been much lietter than is usually given by local tal ent in a town ot this sise. The number of men arriving to file cn timlier claims shows no decrease. Twenty-tour passed through town Saturday enroute to the BIy country to file on timber there. Sin. Louisa J. Ward. The Examiner made brief meutlon last week of thedeath of Mrs. Louisa. J. Ward, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. J. P. Yancey of Lakevlew. ami wife of I. W. Ward of Crook county, De ceased was born In Nevada in 1SC7, and came to Oregon In 1S.n0. lu 1SST she was married to I. W. Ward. A daughter 14 years of age survive her. Besides she leaves tour broth ers and four sisters. The cause of death was congest .ion of the stomach and bowels, together with internal hemorrhage. lKveased was a meiu lHr of the Degree of Honor. She waa a devout Christian. The Prlnevllh Review In mentioning this death says: Mrs. Ward wherever known was lieloved by all asshewas a lady who brought sunshine, peiue and happi ness wherever she went, and no dif ference at what time or who it might le, If they were lu want, distress or sickness, Ik they rich or poor, she was ever ready to iwsist and relieve. It might Ik truly said, she waa a. ministering angel, brluging Joy ami. comfort to all. Cressler Getting Better. The condition ot I'nn. W. T. Cres sler has been, very much Improved lately, and he is steadily gaining both pliyslcally and mentally, and Is now 1 ! to walk around. Ilia I many friends rejoice to hear ot the i Improvement, and hop he will soon I lie entirely well. (Vdnrvllle Records FROM over