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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1903)
My LAKEVIEW, LAKH COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 190.5- NO. so. VOL. XXIV. 'X HARRIHAN SAYS ITS A GO Columbia Suuthern Extension to Ilend is Now an Assured Tact -.prlnevllle Nut on Line. "Arrangements have been complet ed for an extension of tlx- Columbia So.it hern Railroad Into Central Ore gon next year", said President K. II. Ilnrrlmati of tli Southern Pacific Itnlirood. The ntaioinont of President E. II. Ilarrlman tliut tin- Columbia South ern Railroad In to In built Into On iral Oregon mean that 100 tulle of trackage I to l built next year from Shaulko to Bend, Crook coun ty, say tin" Orogoiiian of tho 11th. Further exteiinlon will depend upon later development. It wo tho original Intention of tho company to Imllil It m line through to KuriiH, Har ney County, anil If tin present pr poned extension proven a paying In vent meat tin remainder of the line will ln constructed. An a safeguard against a losing proposition, It lian Ikimi divided to build lOO-inlle sec tloiin at a tlini'. President E. E. Lytic, of tho Co ntnbla Southern, ami I'renldent liar rlnian had a eonnultatloii yesterday with regard lo the building of the proponed line, and all that remalun now to be done In the signing of the contrartn by Mr. Ilarrlman to take the bondn of the mini. It In by thin inealinthut the 1'oluiulilll Southern will be enabled to mine the fuiiiln necessary to build from Shaulko to Bend, it Is estimated that the see lion of road will cont not loss than Jl.MIO.IMM). Ponds arc to Im Issued and Mr. Ilarrlman ban agreed to ue rept the IhhiiIh. It In expected that he will sign the contraet before he leaven I'orllaud. If thin In done, work on the road will commence early la next year, It In announced. WoltK HOON TO t'O.MMKNCK. Olllcialn of the Columbia Southern are reticent about the detail of their plaun, but that work will commence an noon an thecoutract In signed and the material can Ik got on the ground In their assertion. "I cannot tell you everything that we propone to do", nald l'reHldcnt Lytic, "because there might be some bitch nomewhere, and nhouhl there be I would In blamed for talking without In-lng nble to make Rood what 1 nay. There are many detalln that yet remain to be nettled. Mr. Ilarrlman and I are now working theno out, and ho far every thing lookn favorable. Of course, thin deal Involve concennloiin ou both side and there might be a ntumbllng block encountered yet. Connequent l.v, It In not In'nt to do much talking at prenent. If contractn a in nlgned, wo will build from Shaulko, the prenent tor iiiinun of the line, to Bend, In Crook bounty. That will be all the cou nt met Ion undertaken for the prenent. 1 do not believe It In wine to attempt too much at once. If, after the road In constructed, we find that It 'In a paying proportion, then wo will tako step to carry out the full plans and build farther Into the interior of the state." Tho Shanlko-Bcud brunch of the road will open up a comparatively undeveloped country, but ouo that in rich In poMnlblllllen. It In a good farming district and but ueedn the aid of a railroad to make It come to the front rank. Stock raining In uIho mi InduHtry that la being carried ou extennlvely, and mllllonn of feet limner will in iriiiuuiry m mi- inn road. The dlntrlct In nettling tip rapidly. Though It hanlMi-ndllllcult of iM'cenn, nope who wanted to make homen have made their way Into the country and ontnbllnhed thcmnelven, Is-llovlug that the prom I ne of the railroad to build Into the dlntrlct nome day would lie kept It now appearn that the time of fulfill ment In near at hand. I'OKTI.AMI Wll.l. I'llOKIT Tim building of thin mad Into the valley of the Deschutes Klvor will not only In- a boon to the bimlnenn Inter est of that part of Oregon, but It will ln to the advantage of theame luterentn In Portland. It will make that dlntrlct productive and tribu tary to Portland. Prom an engineering standpoint of view, the building of the lino from Shaulko to Iteud will not In.' a dllll cult tank. There are few grade to In dealt with, and thoheavlent In on y percent. The roal will alno le comparatively free from curven, that are great Itemnlu railroad oK'ratlon. Survey for the line have In-vn made ne vend tlmen, and the final route han about In-on determined up on. Some nllght changen may bo made, later on. It In nald, but thin i will not materially alter the courne J of the road. Wll.l. NOT Tol'I'll PIUNKVII.I K. Contrary to exMH-tatlonn,the road will not touch Prlnevllle. Since the company wan llrst organised, it han leen the general Imprennlnn that Prlnevllle would In the terminus. The present route will take the main Hue west of Prlnevllle, and If that town Is to be given railroad fa cilities It will have to be done by aj snur line at some Inter dale, it is1 nald. With relation to the llnal extension of the road from Hend to Iturun, the olllcialn have little to nay an yet. That matter In In the air for the time Wing. However, It In announced that the ultimate intention in to push through to Harney County. Of all the proposed railroad construction schemes in Orcgou, the extension of the Columbia Southern han probably been watched with more interest than any other. A vast empire in the central and south ern part of t lie state Hen Idle and sparsely settled simply tnt'iiiine of the lack of railroad facilities. That the renourcen of the country are al iiiont boumllesn In well known. Put the use and developement of theno renourcen have been held bock be rauno of the lack of transportation facilities. TO OI'KN I.ITMIIKK D1HTK1CT. The Columbia Southern, han made many promises to open up thin coun try, and It han had a hard struggle to get Into a position to carry out ltn plaun. When the present Beet Ion of the road wan built, the- bondn wore taken by the Ilarrlman system, but the company held ltn own ntock. The (). H. & N. has desired the road, and would no doubt have made ef forts to absorb it, but it wan a game at which two could play. Aa a re sult the company han been enabled to hold out and operate under Its own direction. The same policy will be pursued with the extended road, connecting faclllilen being observed between thin line and the O. K. & N. at Biggs. Itlchard Smith, of Klamath Falls, cx-captaln of the Columbia foot ball team lian been presented with a sil ver loving cup lu recognition o! Ida brilliant work ou the team. 'jg55QE QF PRESIDENT riany Points of ImporUnccThe Lewis & Clark Fair Receives Favor and Encouragement t'ongrenn convened In regular sen- ;nlon ami the President's inennage wan (lrnt read ontheTth. Following In a few of the nalleut point of the IIICHHIIge. Financial! kuihi.ation Cuatomn re ceipt h nhouhl In deposited In Na tional banks. Mkihiiant M akink CommUnlon tc inquire Into the needs of shipping In favored. I mmkjkation Stricter enforcement of lawn against aliens not desired; In-tter distribution of those who will make good citizens. Plui.ic Land Fhaihh Sneclal appro priation to ferret out nil wrong doing In thin an well rot the Postal Department. 4. Extuamtion Pou Bkiiiicky Brlln?ry Hhould In? aildcd to the lint of ex traditable offennen. Alaskan Boimiahy A Joint comrnln hIoii should now lie appointed to mark the boundary lino. Jxi khnatioxai. Akiiituation lief- erencoofthe Veiuuelau claims to The Hague court and other moves by the several power nhow that the desire to uvcrt war in rapidly gaining ground. IU i.atio.ns With Caj .a Commercial treaty, recently .,;.", f liucn our commercial relations witli the Orient on a more satinfactory baxls. CoNsri.AU Skicvick Uooil reduction on Its cost In hIiowii. despite In creased expenditures, an a result of an Increase In the receipts. Kitiai. Mail System Is deserving of extension, while the salaries of the carrlern must lie adjusted. (Jukat KxfosiTioNs Iewin and Clark Pair should receive recogni tion, and that at St. Louis In fur ther favored. Pkvki.opmknt ok Alaska Ita lawa nhouhl bo amended and the public lands surveyed at once. Pi iii.ii' Lan ns Revision of existing lawn In apparent. Insit.au Posskssions Tariff arran gements should be made to bring the Philippines Into closer relation. Piikhkhvation ok Pokkhts Neces sity for their erct nation in most urgent. Civil-Skuvh'U Uulks Ability should count, therefore comjietitlve ex amlnatlona are favored. Tub Ahmv System of promotion should lie changed so deeds and not seniority count. Tiik Navy Oreat na It la now, In crease must Ik) steady; a general staff like that of the Army should bo c routed. Panama ami Coi.omiiia The United States would have been guilty of folly and weakness amounting to a crime if it had acted otherwise than It did toward the new re public. In the "big talk" the Portland papera are making about the exten sion of the Columbia Southern to llend, not ouo word la said about the road eventually coming to Lake county. However, It in hinted that the road may "turn tall" and go to Piiitih. Well, wo have two alterna tives left tho N. 0. ()., and the Klamath Lake roadn. We expect to see these roada extended to tho Lake County lino within tho next year or two. elrs of Ben Warner Located Several brothers of the late lk-n Warner hare finally In-en located In Colorado. When ho died all the proiHTty wan disposed of and the ritdduo, about Jf-D.WXi, wnnencheated to the State. The sale were not confirmed and the property wan ro advertised and sold lnt Saturday. J. C. (Jen try, an attorney from Meeker, Colorado, who represents one of the Warner'n, appeared on the scene when the sale came off. Pro ceed In gn will le begun to secure the projnrty for the helm. The second sale of the lien War ner projnrrty came off as advertised at the Court House, Saturday. It woa exjKfted that bidding would lie spirited, but It wasn't. Last sum mer Henry Lechman purchased 80 acres, paying t2,5."0. The same piece of land sold to Ix-eliman Sat urday for f3.2-J.-j. John Reld bid $3200 and quit. The town hall that wan sold to Al Gallagher hint sum mer for $ .100 wan again sold to him for 335. John Ueid'a bid wan fi0. Arrested for Selling Liquor. A warrant of arrest was Issued out of Justice Imyley'a court last Friday for the arrest of W. E. Scam- mon antl W. It. Miller, tor selling llipuor without a license at Plush. The wurrants were placed In the hands of the Sheriff, and accompan ied by his wife went over to Plush. Mr. Scamnion was served with the paH'r, and came over to lakeview Monday, had a hearing, waived ex amination, gave a bond for foOO to npiH-ar before the grand Jury, and went home. Miller had started for Idaho three days previous to the Sheriff's arrival, and the oltlcer fol lowed. It is expected that the Sheriff will, upon Ida arrival at Burns, telegraph to have Miller ap prehended lnfore he reaches the Idaho Hue, and can then go after his man. It la understood that the state tax or license, paid by tho salooa men. Is not sutllcient to cover the law, but that a county license must le secur ed. At all events this will be a test case, and the decision will be await ed with some Interest. Rebekahs Eat and Are Merry. Lakevlew Kebekah Degree Lodge held high JInka after their regular meeting Friday night. Tho craziest game that was ever Invented, Stocka, or Pit, was played for the first time in lokevlew. The old and young alike enjoyed the game and none seemed to tire of it. The continual shouting of "three," "two," "tour," etc., reminded one of the New York Stock Exchange. The game la very popular lu tho oust. The committee In charge converted tho lower part of the I. O. (). P., hall Into a ban quet room, nnd the tables were made to form an F, signifying Fraternity. Some thought It might stand for "Food for Funmarkera to till a long Felt Want." Anyway, the food was of tho choicest and very daintily pre pared. Moray L. Applegate, who has boon in tho Philippines for tho past time years la homo again, having arrived Sunday saya the Express. For the past year, Mr. Applegate has lioen collecting an exhibit for tho St. Louis Fair and will either Ikj at St. Louis In charge of the exhibit or will re turn to the Philippines and have charge of tho forwarding of exhibits. H THE TOWN ACCEPTS IT J. A. Anthony Submits a Proposi tion to Light Town of Lake view for Half of Revenue The city council met In special ses sion Tuesday night to receive pro posals for furnishing the town with electric lights, and J. A. Anthony made the following fair proposition, which the council voted to accept. He In to furnish current over his line from his plant at New Pine Creek to Lakevlew where it Is attached to the town's wires. He la to pay all ex penses la the malntalnance of bis line and plant, and the town Is to look after its own property. The town will collect all bills for lighting, and Mr. Anthony la to receive one half of the gross proceeds at the present rate of charge, which is: 6 cents p. c. for all night, 5 cents for 10 o'clock, and 2 cents for bedrooms and kitchens. The town electrician, I. A. Stanley's report showed that the present month the income for lights is f 302 and if Mr. Anthony's lights (4 stores) were added to that the gross receipts would be $362. Mayor Heryford appointed coun ciimen Harry Bailey and B. Reynolds to arrange all the details and draft the necessary papers to bind Mr. Anthony and the Town to perform their part of the contract as agreed upon. At the present rate of Income from all sources, the town does not pay expenses, and the indebtedness of nearly $20,000 la creeping up every day. The new council felt In duty bound to devise some means to put the town plant on a paying basis, and bring in a small income, and to not only start a sinking fund to pay off the bonds, but put money In the general fund to repair and Improve the much dilapidated sidewalks and streets. If Mr. Anthony's proposition is ratified by the city council, Lake view will be lit entirely by Mr. An thony's plant at New Tine Creek ln Blde of two months. Lodge Elections. Last Thursday night at their reg ular meeting Lakeside Lodge No. Ill elected its officers, aa follows: F. E. Harris, M. W., Al Cheney, Foreman, Thoa. Watson, Overseer, A. Blelier, Recorder, Warner Snider, Financier, C. U. Snider, Receiver, Fred Spangenburg, Guide, Chas. Reed, I. V Thoa Kelr, O. W Trus teea: S. P. Mosa, W. J. Moore, X. Arxner. The auxllllary lodge, the Degree of Honor, had a surprise In Btore for their Brother Workmen lu the shape of a spivad In tho banquet hall, and when the Lodge adjourned the sur prise waa sprung. Singing, dancing nnd games waa the program until the lunch hour. Tho tables were ar ranged In tho shape of an H, the tultial letter of Honor, the banquet being given In honor of the Workmen by the Degree of Honor. Installation will take place Jan. 14th. At tho regular meeting of Lake view Encampment, No. IS, T. O. O. F. last Thursday night, tho following officers were elected: S. F. Ahla trom. C. P., B. F. Barnum, II. P., F. P. Light, S. W., W. R. Heryford, J. IT., W. J. Moore, Scrlbo, tl. Schlagel, Treasures, Trustees: J. W. Tucker, W. R. Heryford, F. P. Light.