11. mmttmi I d'h fa. VOL. XXV. LA K KVIICW, LAKK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTrlOOi. NO. 40. t, ': 5 I DELAY IN BUILDING MAY BE FATAL TO PORTLAND. Kllrflhivl'M lire netting I lie (trade MtllkfH tin- X f fllHl in of till' Nevada, California At Oregon K. ill mail, between Mmli'linc mid All ui-ii, and i( I reported that I In' line will hi' completed to All H ril i4 t IiIk Winter. Thin m III bring tin ti nullum of tin rillil t II (inlllt I'll II few Itllli-M Mutiili of lli Ot''jX"ii liih', iiinl wit 1 1 III ll'HH lllllll tWcll'e IlilltrH' Htllglllg til Lnkcvlcw, the luctropolln of Sotith-ffiHti-rn Un-irmi. Twelve hoiiiV "taking mcaim lint lit I le mure lliiin mi hour's rlili' liy mil, ami It I folly to prcniime that thin rum I, after building ii through a hard country nUMCi-ptlhlc i if supplying only a mod erate amount of Irulllc will Mop nt tho brink of a region rleli In freight tralllc unit Munceptlhle of enormonn -development. Jo Iiiim been several years since the Nevada, California & Oregon road In-gnii crawling north- ward from lU-no, mid ft had inadc coiiHlderable proreM before It lx Kan to excite attention iih a poKMllile highway by which the rich tralllc of MoiithcHMcrn Oregon could be draln-j-d lulu a new channel WJeti the ultimate purpose of thin line Mcemed plain, the warning wan Moiimied, and an effort made to Im .prcttM upon the railroad eoplc the iieceHHlty of protit'ilng I'ortland'M lutcrentM In the Held, 'the import anciMif a Hue through Central Ore tt'iii htm lieen iiiHilfcwt hIiico F.. Lytic deuioiiHtrated with the Co lumbia Southern that a vut amount of tralllc could be dcvcloicil Ju what miih then aliuoHt a virgin ileld. The Columbia Southern, while developing a rich tralllc iih far an It extended, failed to reach the Im'hI jmrtof the country, ami the great limber, livestock and agricultural re HourccH of the empire Mouth of Shau Iko are Ht 111 In a mciiiI dormunt Htate, dimply becauHo they have no outlet to market. F.xperUof the llarrlmnn lino have v lulled the Southern and Central Oregon country mid have ilMt'U liiipn'MHed with ItH proHpectM. There Ih little or no iueHtloti about the certainty of a road lutothecoiin try proving a dividend-payer, but it Ih apparent that the railroad men who mi-iii to hold our dcntlulcM (n their hand have decided to abandon the natural roil ten In and out of the 'Country for one that will drag the UuhIiichh out of the Htate to Cal ifornia. Mr. Ilarrlman linn ntatod that he bun no lutercHt whatever In tho Ne vada, California & Oregon road, and yet every pound of freight that In anuiled out of Northern California and Southern Oregon over that road must pay tribute to Mr. llarrl nmn'i Southern raclllc an hooii oh It ivacheH Keno. Am a matter of fact, tho biiHlneHH of the new lino could mot be mado to pay a prollt uuIchh Mr. HniTlmnn granted It through laten on the lumber and Block that it will linnl out. Willie HpitiTlng for llmo over the coiiMtructlou of tho Coltimblo Southern Knllroad, Mr. Hani man has Hinted that bis mind Ih not fully made up an to tho bent route to follow In opening up Cen tral Oregon for tho exploitation of tho OregoniaiiH. It him been Btateil that there are n fow mIIcm between the proHent terniiniiM of tho Columbia Southern at Shaalko and tho rlchent part of Central Oregon, which will Xroduco little or no revenue for the road, ami for thin reanon tho old eaat and west route via thoCorvallis I & IwiHtcrn Hiirvcy Ih tircfcrnbli'. Ail. , , , , , dltloinl advantage In found In the Corvallln & KiiNtcrii route for tlo rcamm that lumlier, which will form mi I in port ii t Item In the tralllc, will III! lie Hhlll'i I'IIhI i tut n lllllll of HeV- em I hundred liilliH would be saved by Inking It out over the cant mid wet route hiHteid of ou r the f. - l.iml.U .southern-, north ,,nd Mouth route. Hut no move Ik made to let ft -t I ulo Central ... iire(oii iiy even me im m .. Hecond IH-Ht route. route or th With the completion of the Nevada, California & Oregon road to AltiiritM jt will le piMHllile for the Jieoplc of the I.akevlew region to reach San FranciHco in a Journey of t wcnty-nlx hour ly tail ami twelve by stage, or considerable lenn than half tho time required to reach Portland. I' ruler such circuiiiHtanceH It In not difficult to determine where Cm trade will go. While Mr. Harrliu.ui has been endeavoring to make up IiIh mind which Is the U'nt rou to to fol- i ow K0i,ltf uto Antral Orctfon from tlm north tho Nevada, Califor nia & Oregon hint Ixi-li building a radroad Into that country from the Houth. Mr. Ilarrlman Iiiih dlHtrlbut cd a ihiiiiImt of very pretty cxciikcm i iih to why he Iiiih failed to open up the country from the north. Ill Nevada. California St Oregon feeder, In lieu of exciiHi'H, Iiiih dlHtrlbuted lien, raiiM and grade Htaken for a road In from th Houth. If Mr. Ilar rlman will only rev erne thin nyHteiu iM giv tiie (..ailiitrniaiiM a lew ex- ciimch end the On-goulaiiH Home, rail road material and cnglm-crn, we may yet nave Home of the Central Oregon irade that Ih how drifting away Troiii iih. Bad Characters on the Road. A man and woman, wIioho name we did not learn, are traveling through the country, apparently on llulr nerve. When they panned ::irougli Silver Iake they eitole a i hotgtiu from a Mr. ICoblnnon, who phoned to Lake view to the nherlff to Hearcli them and get the gun. They ntiiyed over night at the Harris ranch in Summer Lake. leaving there iM'fore daj'llglit they drove to the Chan. I mien ranch, where they ntole a Jug of w hlnkey. They loaded the jug on ami then unloaded the Jug and then they were loaded. Sheriff Kinehart and Dupety Jim recti met tho outllt nt Salt Creek, where the fun commenced. They handcuffed the man and Kinehart held him whlleJliiinearched the wagon for tho gun. Jim Maid to tho woman that ho wan looking for tho gun. Sho replied "Oh, If you are looking for a gun, hero It In you ," aud thriiHt a Blx-ehootor In JIiu'h face that ho nays had a hole In It an big ah a Btovo pipe. While the olllcerM were putting the liundcuffH on tho man tho woman threw the gun over a fence, where they found It later, when tho people had been Hen relied they Htnrted on. They will probably visit AltuniH. C. V. Spencir Dies Suddenly. A nicHHiigo wan received In Lake lcw Hinting Judge L. V. Spencer of SiiHiinville, Calif., died hint Saturday, October 1, after an Illness of but one day'n duration. No particulars w ere learned. Tho Judge wan well known throughout Northern Cal ifornia uud Southern Oregon an one of tho abk'Ht attorneys In thla coun try. Ho wiih iiHHoclated with W. J. Moore of thlM. place In a number of canea. .Ill death will be deeply de- plored. PICUC DIIIMMCD rniUMITC unit rLUifiiiiLn wuiiiiiiiiij SUICIDE NEAR PINE CREEK! A Mild affair took place nt the j riumiiier home In-low Pine Creek ,nMt Su,i,,"' evening. Cleve I'lnni- ,",'r' ,l """ iW'l about 20 ; ',,trM "wallowed strychnine with j "''ldal '""''t from the f - j feet of i he polMon a fe" bourn later.! I We are Informed that during tin1 ! .Ii.e ismwlnvi .. i......lu.K ..f tl... wt-w .mt bncuy rldln, and th vo.ma- ma., wim driver. I,, 1 1. crowd wiiHayounIady with whom ii H i. u i,,f,. i n ...... .ii,... he wan Infatuated. He wan dcMlroun of having her nit with him on the front Mat, and ulie would not com ply with hi wtnheH, prcfcrlng the company of another young man In tho crowd. Mr. I'ltimmer wum great ly affected by the glrl'n nctlonn anil her attentions towurd another man wan to much for hint to ttoar. After leaving the crowd lie Htnrted for bin home. On the vuy he wtopped at a friend's house where he pro cured Home Htrychnlne, and after leaving bin friend's house, swallowed the poison. He went on home and went to bed In-fore the polnon took effect but died niiortly afterward. Mr. I'ltimmer was said to be a nice young man aud wan well liked by nil who knew him. I'artlcH came to Iwikeview Mon day for the colli u and he wan burled In-low Fine Creek A Good Indian. The young Indian who wus taken to Alturun a couple of weeks ago from Fine Creek to aiiHwer to a c l arge of robbery ami attempt to rniM was hint week convicted upon the flmt count and Hcutenced to the M-ultcntlary for a term of yearn and 9 months. The Indian at first plead not guilty, but when the evi dence was all In, which was ho strong that conviction was certain, plea 1 guilty. He was placed In the Alturas Jail to await being sent away, and wa left alone. When the sheriff return ed to the jail he found Mr. Indian swinging lifeless to a beam lu the Jail. He had climbed upon a box, tied a handkerchief around his neck aud to a beam and kicked the box from under him, thus U-atlng the State of California out of 26 year and 0 mouthn wages. Cattle Not Quarantined. Klamath Falls, Sept. IN, 1004. KlUTOK KX.VMI.VKIt, Iakevlew, Ore. Dear Sir: With except loan of two bands of sheep, have been kept un the jump Inspecting tho cattle on tho way to Montague, as Klamath Falls aud Foe Valley are directly Iu the path of tho many bauds to come off the Reservation and from lako and Klamath Counties. There being so many small bands and coming from different localities 1 am unable to reach all tne cattle going through, especially too as many of tho trail ers aro an yet uuaciiiialuted with the new regulation reiiulrlng Inspection. Tho report circulated to tho effect that tho Inspector at Montague had held up and quarantined cattle at that point Is a mistake aud though it resulted lu temporarily stopping tho movement of a few bands (own ers being afraid to trust their stock within any quarantined district) tho movement has boon again re sumed and stock Is going from bill ing point to destination, If free of disease, without molestation. Tho 'rmnnr uiiteh ,r,,ui,.u.., i,t- ,ti.. i - . un1ertnnillpur reunited from tnoontJ break of fi diwane among the rattle j In some of the northern cotmtM n f j California which clonely resembled jtlie drendi'd Hoof mid Mouth disease ( jhut which In reality proved le j Mycotic; Stotiiatltlcna dlncrlptlow of w hich 1 will write up for piililM-n- ; ,ioM nt ,lly ,.nrlit op,.rt.inl.y I y .11 Ho denlre. ' nir.r.r to hk lari'Kl). . ! .A" -,M-I' Kim or i nm irom 1 alllori.la H u'"'" l"r t , to be fm of Heahlen, tnuxt Ihj dlpiM'd onee In mtnttr of theiW d I pi mm onee in moiim? of the'witn2"'' wnd of 1ht for (zelie, dlpn priHcribfnl by the Department of Agriculture under personal huxt - vlnlon of Feleral Iwpeetor nuch sheep Ix'ing eirnlderei an coming from an exposed territory. Ai-kki J. Mrm, U. S. Stock RxaiwlMT. Don't ilonkey with th Wires. Since the Anthony St Keller light plant at New Fine Creek luu ben hooked onto the Lukevlew Hghtlag s.VMtem, it might not be had policy to call the attention c4 our reader, or those In reach of the wires, io keep their hand off the wires, at they arechurgrd with- six thtKisami volts of electricity, sufJkient to kills anyoiw InntantVy if even tmched with one hand. The reatesS care- should lie lined iu hndllng; till wire, ami fuiinjr cuiters, such as ' poking a live wire with an umbrella or turning the hm on one slMiuld not le Itidulued iu. You say, where is the danger In turning the hose-on a live win'! Try it if yoare so- lu uUltive ami when the streaoi of water Ktiikes tlte ground' on the other sWkrof the wire front, you. see how quirk yon find out. Theny It would be-well to-not nioakey with the wire. Telegram' Specisl ELiUion. The special edition of the-Portland K veiling. Telegrau, devoted, to- Ore gon's resources audi dedicated to- the Lewis & Chirk Fair interest i a valuable aid to tuxneeeekers a well a 1 elu& of inestimable worth to Oregon' mtereste. The 52. page are well written, profusely Illustrated and treats upon tho most important points that has to d with the luture ot our great state. The pub lisher of the Telegram are to be con gratulated upon, their energy In giv ing to Oregon Jut what It needs advertising. This ollke received a couple of cop it and after looking over them we sent them to friends in the East. Moving Picture Show. The Edward iuuleal and moving: picture show played to a fairly good, house In the hall last Friday night. They bad a good picture machine. Mr. Fox sang till be was hoarso aud could not respond to the enchore imy longer, which fairly raised the celling at tho end of each song. Cobb Henkle was there and appre ciated the singing very much. The people hero are becoming tired of shows. They are a drain m the purae, and one has nothing of value for bin money when tho show has gone. Why can't we have a rest for a while. Now Lighted from Pine Creek. Electrlclau J. A. Anthony has been working In town for nearly a week with a crew of men, connecting the wires with the Fine Creek light plant and now Lukeview Is lighted from a plant "0 miles uwny. Tho town elec trie light plant will bo discontinued aud tho engine will ouly bo run to pump water Into tho big tauk on tho hill, BEEF MOVING RAPIDLY i SEVERAL BANDS START Hani DIckM bikI Frank l5auenntart H .'500 iHt-t for felle yinterday. The 70 jK-ople aixl thr7Tfirm drove nlxiut '.Mi cowh rw:li t Jaxelle. Jini Dodiion exjuvti in Htart hlrt If limn U of cattle for t jn JV' t(vmor ! row. I Maji Fine arrive here Tnenday with aJoiit TiO head of Iioiwm from' Warner- (eo. FVigtie will ntart thl week i w'ere he expect to m-Vi. ! W.. I). West, not anwenMor W. I. Wrut, but a. cousin of Mh I here frexn'Oakland to buy homes: IVtter prWe for woo in the for elg market 1 eneou raged' by the reeeiMJ rise In- Ihe price In London. SeTBPal of tie ranchers' down the valley bunched their beef together and (rtarted th band for Cwselle yes terday. We anderstaivj that G. W. Mape bouglt a few email bunchm- of' fine steers In Wararr, paying; 4 cent per poend. H. Iw Dunlap ba returned from Crook unty vtAere h ha been rill ing after cattle.-. Mr. Duniap ha yet some beef tosell. j The 73 firm soul 300 3 anf year- old steew to W. D. Duke, at? what price w a-did not: learn, but lb wa to the nelaborhoudi at 6 cents. F. I'-Groha, etocfcnian of Langeil valley wa bene- tent week.. Mr. Urohs, fta not soldi hi cattle yet, but thinks he will sell shortly as Uerber aad Swraiso are both- buy ing in hi Hecticm of country- Fred McKendree, Bert Lapbam and C. 1 Becraft, of Vistillt-were- In LakevSrw last week on business. They Brport raving made some good cattle sales to L. Uerber. Mr. Ger ber boaght 25ft head in the VlstUlis country,.to be- ilelivered lai Langeil valley paying 4 ex, for ciw aad' 5 jet, for steer. A iJeal wa made las4 Saturday between Mrs. J. K. Snyder and B. "W. Ilartmaa, whereby Mr. Hart-inao-secure tlie entire band of slteep,. numbering L100- of ewe and lambs belonging to Mrs. J. K. Snyder, at ?2 J2 for ewe and f 1 -12 for lambs. Wgq. Thorne has had ehaxge of the sheep since last April. Theo. Eder, general manager for E. Clemens & llorst, hop. growers, of Verklns Calif., bus keen in Lake county the past few weeks buying horse for bis firm to- be used In tho bop fields. He bought 7u head from N. Fine aud W. Z. Moss. Elsie Lln vllle will go with the horses and break them this w Inter. Dan Maloy last Saturday closed a deal with Fred Durbln for tho 350 thoroughbred bucks. Mr. Maloy will use a part of them in his own band and bus already arranged with other sheepmen to take the rest. Mr. Durbln started for his home at Antelopo Tuesday. Ho went by way of Portland. The 7T Cattle Co. have sold 050 2, 3 and 4 year-old steers to G. W. Mapes, who received them las Sat urday at tho J J ranch lu Waruer. We did not learn, directly, tho price paid, but from two different sources we gleaned some Information; from ono wo learned tho price was $23 for 2-year-olds, $2$ for 3-year-olds and $32 for 4-year-olds. From another wo heard tho price was about G cents per pound. I