r turn to VOL. XXVI. LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APKIL 13, 1905. NO. ir. WHAT 15 YOUR CHOICE? Mli-vlngn we do, Unit n definite .-oiint.v iolir.v h(h tiltJ now t stnb- IjMhrtl iiml Kl-nlil.v pursued, it seems. iMH Ih necessary t tin t. the people shoiihl I'liti-r into fi'H Invest igntioii iMll,,,jw,.Nsf..l. o, WHIMS. 111,., j y ,.xlnn nuUyi 1nl ,., ting evol. ; 1 1 cotisiiioru i ion HgaU'd, our population has increas ed to fifteen or twenty thousand and our taxable properly to twenty inlllloti dollars, then we may think of building ioiiiIh Unit will lie per manent. Now you should lie thinking on tin-He inatterK. You want to see your eoiinty progressive, not foolish. IMPORTANT DECISION. If w illllll. lire not in ton 'I'i'iit ji.i error-and wo are sure we are not follow inn t 1 1 is course of tnxat ion nhil inlmiuisi ml ion for three years, we should have ncciimuln ted about $10,0111). I fen 1 slionlil mi v We wen- renlv ili, ni' hi of imriy in ii-nulii'- ha 1 's Um- most urgent ly urt'ilnl puhlie iiiiproveiueiit, and ho ,vimIv hi thi- time of the next tux ,vv to make preparations for pros ,,'iitiiiK tli--w whatever it tuny Ir, 'i-cpiug always in view our rc-..niiri-t'M. determined to preserve the mimtv's present proud position of liHilnlii fnun the thr'-.lldotu o( debt. In former articles we have develop til u pluii of taxation by which it sviiii-d practicable to defray all .irdiiinry county expenses with a tax levy of L inillH, and realize $14,000 as ;i mii'li'tiit for a fund which we have .-ailed for want of a Im-i t-r term, an iniiri)venieiit fund. In the $:!.".(MM w hich would lie rals nl h,v Hi mills, is included ample liruviHiiin for our road fund, ang iiK'iitcd hy $."i,IMK), our usual nppor tiuiiiiii'iit from the State "i per cent iiinil. Tlie roads would he kept up in tlie present standard, which In il'iitc uk good as we have usually li.nl. We helieve t hat Home specially iiad wetioiiK of road should licsoh-ct- "i, umi tlie very best and - ieiitiiii- n-.nl work, that tin -Mlltili umi i -X perii-iiced road Iiiiiiders da ve said we had no j pulilie sentiment. nr Judge P.enKn lias handed down a de cision in the Silx-er Lake water case which has long been pending, and which wan taken under advisement at tin- hist term of circuit court for Li.ke county. The .I adze's decree, is a voluminous document, consequently we publish the saliant f'-alnrcH of the decieion a- fob THE DEVELOP- flENT LEAGUE. propriation of Geo. Small. That a branch of Silver Creek known aa Bunyard Branch ia an ancient and well denned channel, of the eald Silver Voolr a ...1 . t....- I .... x.v.i uuvi .ah uicio imo uccn n i;un- TIlO tWO Chief obiOC'tS t f tllG 1 tomed to flow through the said Bu nyard C ''L ' 8 'e a) branch, one quarter of the waters f j ro'lch," '"-'ting of the Develop Silver Creek j nient League deserve wide mention That in the year 1885 V. C. Ctiick, ; support. Corinna Buiek, Lulu Cornm-La Bire, ' a M. Citum, .Jewel i. Cornni and; Tho Hrst lw to enforce on all the .1. M. Small and their tfrantom apjiro- , repreHentuti ve who are then present priated from the I'nited States and the ' the liniiortance of every section of state of Oregon and diverted and carried from siiid Silver ( ' reck, (iOD inches of the ; the state lieinf continuously re pro- It i.-: heieliv ordered, ndiudiied nl'., i , a sen ted on the Exposition UTouilds "uivi,-, iiuu m i rim r .-an. una. I ui r deci-led that the defendant, S. A. 1 . ! nMe.l all of the s lid water, for the neC; - buildings. Nearly every county I'oil.-r, lie and he is hereby perpetually i nary Irrigation of their tracts of land. i in the state has arranged or is ar eiij.aned from in any n.auner divertiilt: ! Tbatthesaid W. C. P.uick and ( 'or-' rauintf an exhibit. To some extent til' 1 1 1 1 1 r f t r i 1 1 1 u it(t tfifr (lii u i n tan id i 1 1 : i : . i. . . ! we were ready .... ,,7,. ' ... ln"a a appropriates are en- : tUi. w BH.ak for thetnwlvw. But for i, nl, lie ii,!,.,,,..,,,,,,,, .. i ... o,...-,...w,i a.,., nnu.n iiiu-u m tno jiinit line o nii'hes 'I ! , forpubli, lu,pMI,,n.,pa,,IiKcash. tllis g)anU , t,M, .daintilT. the water to be deducted from Bunvard j the old proverb oes, an.l llierelore securiim cverytl.ine ou AnnieC. HoiiL'h. That the said Annie j branch, right subsequent and interior j "e e'0 irt wotli two ears, the vt-r-the most favorable terms, and our j C Hcmth, (here we eliuiinute de.crin- to the rishts of Marion Conley, Annie C. 1 bill expliinatio:!, the (juestion-un-puldlc utilities ut the very lowest 1 1'"'8 of land, law terms, etc.) owns a ; Hough, J. Porter, George Small, J swering power, is nil-important. eost. . mmioi r 01 i-res 01 lano. ami uiai me ; j,ucinda Kgli, O. L. & I. t o., and S A. If.. ...l,. In I.,.,,',,, t i, . land is riparian to Silver Creek, and j I), porter, to the extent granted. He mlnht U..n to hnest our tlm. the predecesBorS of Anme Houel, i That I.nl,, r.,rm.T. ru, I l money to good advantages soon as j in 187s. approju iated and that Annie ' t'orum, and Jewel D. Corum, as appro- i n'jt to regard these exhibits of the Another point to lie emphasized ia this: Eastern visitors will be very ll collection mis made, thus doiim - Hough has ever m-ioe used, 2-0 inches 1 priators are entitled to the joint use of our work in parts, and keeping the i 01 Wlltt''i nieasured under 0 inches ol i iihi inches of the waters of Bunyard money in circulation. What shall prtWmr'S, H"'1, ,1,at thi,8 T'ount is i Urauch, nght subsequent, and inferior ,,. , , ., .... , . 4 I reasonable and necessary for the irriga- j to the rights of Marion Cdiiley, Annie this work l,e.' What Is nearest us j llon , Haid ll4ml, all(J that lier rignt ta HolI(lll( ,,. r. ,.orteri Goor Smalli and most urgent? (f course you in-1 paid Hter is superior and prior to the Lucinda Egli, O. L. & I. Co., and S. A. tend to go forward In some way. ! rights of all others in said stream, save ; J, porter. We are not the character of people 1 ' j"'1 H lluri" d ' Geo- . ThatJ.M. Small as appropriator is who want to pile up credits to our ! Lucinda Lgli. , enti,leJ lo lhe He f .,M uiclief, D, tho private fortunes while .he preople1 lu.t M.uy .1. KittriiJ.e a. a riparian j water8 of Bunyard branch, right subse- owner, is entitled to 4H0 inches of water . quent and inferior to the rights of are without the most .ordinary pub- i r silver Crk. sorb riht lining Bni1Mfc. ! ,...;.... i . u..,. ... of Silver Creek, such right being subse- j Marion lie necessities, or they are wholly In- pient and inferior to the rights of S. A. Small, Lucinda Kgli, O. L. & I Co., and adequate for the public service. Wej1'- I'orter, ! Small, Annie Hough I s. A. D. Porter. want letters from the people on this a'"' ,on ''"' j That B. F. Lane and Jennie Lane, as Jhat.M. Uuiley by ajipropriation is , ri1)arian owners are entitled to 00 inches entitled to 'S0 inches of water, but his ,,f ii,H uuiMr of 1,m,vur, h,niwl rilo i . ... . . i ' i . .i . ' " , products or individual farms, or- rmht is subseu uen t and inferior to the nhiu.niiunr. am i,,iV.i-i,,r i,. ull f tin.1 riuht of Annie Hough, (ieo. Small. riout .,.i.t i.v -.,....ri-ti..n I in i chunlH and ranches, samples, In fact. Lucinda I'gli, .1. C. Porter and Uu-i i,..fnrH ket nut (f what a specified 1C0- acre or !!20 cidenlal Land it Improvement Co. xi,al i M. Chrisman, as riparian ijuestion, what shall we do with our Improvement fund lirst? most of course we have our own con most - vlct Ions on this (piestion. J'.ut, we lesire to lead products of Oregon counties as ex ceptional fu beauty and quality. AH they see will be discounted, as is the constant habit with the printed ac counts of yields and profits. " The information these experienced ob servers and critics will demand is as to average products, average yields, average markets, average profits. The local delegate must' be armed with replies to all such questions. By all means let the very best be shown. But the most practically effective exhibits will be those of tlie mimIii Hlioi.id be, Ii, ue on t bini. thus -ii'lliiU forever, i be oft recurring liiolihii of whether they can be I'UkmmI or and learning at t he "'um- time that which we must know '"liiro thinking of engaging exlcn- ish is to for our readers, the views of That H'. 11. McCall as riparian ow ner is entitled to iO inches of the water, right subsequent and inferior lo all of the people, our o u in due time, and I im appropriations. with full belief In their correctness,; That S. A. 1. Porter us appropriator yet with all due respect to others, is entitled lo 100 inches of the water, and ahvavs open to convictions, "ivcly In such work what permit- j when some.thliig better is presented. H'-tltlv pom! .I.. .. i:i ... ... i. - - c ,... n , vi- t . j t ri 'lit.' building of experimental short "wis the legislat ure has provided, 1 we hope to sir the plan adopted Mhe wny ve have Htiggested. We Ml greatly increase the drawing ''liacity of teams over longer stret ''! of roml i,y d((ln), ,K'.,.fwt rkim very short Hectlous. This " -'itli'ipiued and provldetl for In ""'l"! mllli,, and a handsome little "mliiHnow in me treasury. ''Il0 tlioimln of getting good hllilt by counties lias l.eeli ''"'""'"iii-d 1 v nil I l,e ..Id..,- "'""tfHds iiupractlcable and im-"nll,k-. UIm! (he (ates themselves ""' taken up ,. worki i-cnsyl-i'"ili,tl)'roI,i'ia.llng.-,,U00,(,i.u in one '" ,,,r I'tilhling roads, und not a ' of that, stau, ever ad ',"ri' finally ow, without a liberal nation for roads of perma- Ve,l,tM1 charaet.r Our . " asuiiigton, ,s extell- 'IVey eiu.,,,,,.,1 , i " 1 loaiiwoi K, ami Ju w ,.,.,. (ll((w ullnll1. "r ''RltlatiiieH toadjoru titmlly tin- " vetHoiiH roa.l ..,,11.... "Vt'l"llf(l b been u'"l Kiven life 'Pi ""0"1' "1 l.aket:,,,,,,,., eauuot "'lu-ndam roads throughout tul,l"i'. 'I heir cost, by actual '"'Atrial, has been found. o I" lo,Ol,0 per mile, fr .'''''''' tuursenot ready. llif tU lt -vIdeut that Willi a wealth und population, , 1,0 '"'tiling better than to rliaJ"'"' ,'rm,,,t .v"t'"'. wllli, p"' liiinn I... . . l-ili) "! IMflUClllH ill 'lovJrv?11 (lol"H'ay with cer- '-l w'HHH,U,,'tU,,',M' l''lk" "orl; uu ..'in , .oil!, , " ""I i';ui' hi oe yo u ever. 0," H-'ld lands hm e I ecu ll- A $I2,()0() Fire. Word was received here Monday by telegraphic communication of the burning at H::M) oclock Monday morn ing of the Alturas IMaindealer plant, Negley & A tilde's wagonshop and blacksmith shop and a couple of smaller buildings. The loss was said to be SIl'.OOO with about $li,4tM Insurance. The l'laindealer had just installed a new Cot rell cylinder press and had not run off uu issui it yet. A new building was recently erected , t' IUIU III H I..U.t ....it I In and the old plant moved into the new quarters only a week or so ago. The loss falls heavy on Mr. Thomp son, editor of the l'laindealer, to whom our sincerest sympathy Is ex tended. Wish we were close enough to lend you a helping hand, Bro. Thompson. b.v 1"'loic n0,'toU tho part f the bucket brigade was the Urand Central Hotel and the Republican saved, and no doubt had the tire gone to these buildings near ly the entire town would have been swept before the flumes subsided. 'i'i... In of the lire is said to be Incendiary. Wlmt low down apol ogy for humanity could have felt constrained to commit such a deed; one of tie- most cowardly ami das tardly crimes to be ( oininit led, next to murder is Incendiary, and should l. punished by nearly as severe pen alties. We hope to soon learn of the fas car capture and speedy punishment. We learu" that the central ollice of the 1 4. C. Tel &'i'el. Co.. t Valy will be moved from me sio.v v.. . Conn, where it has been ev. since right subsequent and inferior to the rights of Annie ilough, M. Conley, Lucinda Kgli, (ieo. Small, O. L. & I. Co. and J. C. Porter. That Lucinda Kgli as appropriator is entitled to tHl inches of water, right subsequent and inferior to the rights of Geo. Small, 0. L. & I Co. and J. V. Porter. That (Jeo. II. Small aa appropriator is entitled to 1150 inches of the water, right prior to the rights of all other parlies herein. That J. C. Porter as riparian owner is entitled to 100 inches of the water, 75 inches fj be diverted from the Bunyard branch of Silver Creek and the remain ing '.'j inches from the main channel of Silver Creek, right subsequent and in ferior to tlie rights of (ieo. Small and.M. Cu:.!l)'. That K. K. Henderson as riparian owner owner, is entitled to 171 inches of the water, right subsequent and inferior to all the rights acquired by appropria tion. That 1'. H'. Jones as riparian owner, is entitled to 110 inches of the water, right subsequent and inferior to all the rights acquired by appropriation. That Mary C. Brown, as riparian owner, is entitled to 50 inches of the water, right subsequent and inferior to all of the rights acuuired hy appropria tion. That K. C McKune, as riparian owner, is entitled to 50 inches of the water, right subsequent and interior to nil i f the rights acquired by appropria tion. That L. H. Lut, as riparian owner, is entitled to 107 inches of the water, right subsequent and inferior to each of the rights acquired by appropriation. That Geo. JHnand, as owner by pre scription, is entitled to 100 inches of the water. That C. C. Jackson, not a riparian owner, is the owner of the surplus water of the Conley ditch flowing past the Conley lands. That the Occideutul Land & Improve ment Co., as riparian owners, is entitled to ari5 inches of the wuter for which is designated as tract No. 1, and also to j inches for tract No. 2, said right bo acre farm produces. Such collec tions have been from time to time shown at the State Fairs at Salem. If to the exhibits be added verified' statements of tho total products of the farm in question, sa for the past year, the mental If not the oral questions of the observer will bo met. The local man In charge of tho exhibits of the county will be able to enforce these lessons us no outsider, or professional agent, can enforce them. The second point to 1ms brought out at the meeting will doubtless be that it is the people of Oregon, far owner, is entitled to 40 inches of the water of Bunyard branch, right subse quent and inferior to all of the rights acquired by appropriation. That L. Huesmand, Morris Banner, John 1'artin Jr., L. 1'. Klipple, Kmil Egli, Henry Kgli, Martie H ard, Ange line West, Mary Small, J. M. Martin, J. M. Sherer, Maud Small, J. Hall, C. ). Buick, K. K. Smith, J. A. Smith, J. C. Harrow and P. F. McCarty, have been duly served with summons and complaint herein, as more particularly appears from the records and files, in this court, and a default has long since been ordered entered against them far the want of appearance or answer; it is adjudged and decreed that said default- : .ir i . . t ii.l.. 1" ur more deeply thau tho railroads, or interest in thn ualers nf Silver reek or any of its tributaries or brandies. It is further adjudged and decreed, that P. (i. Chrisman has no right, title or interest in the waters of Silver Creek. It is decreed that none of the parties to the suit are entitled to recover either costs or uiabui seuielits iicteui. That there is to be allowed to flow from Silver Creek into its Bunyard branch not to exceed of the flow of Silver Creek at the head of Bunyard branch, less 000 inches of water, measur ed under 0 inch pressure, being the di version in and through the Buick ditch. Done at Chamber at Klamath Falls, Oregon, this-lth day of April, 1005. IIknuy L. Benson, Judge. It must be remembered that the above is not the decree in full, as we have, for want of space, eliminated all descriptions of lands, legal terms, etc., simply giving the names of parties en titled to water, the number of inches granted under six inch presuro, w hether by ri parion ownership or by appropria tion and the superior and inferior rights of the parties. other public or semi- public organ- lzations, who are interested in in creasing the population, adding to resources, attracting new capital, improving existing- and creating new transportation facilities, opcuhm out the unworked resources of the state. It is right that the railroads should exert themselves to the ut most that the best be iniido of this Exposition. Their profits will be immediate. The inuiu purpose of the Development League is to have the people of Oregon help themselves. When thU Is publicly and generally recognized, extension of the work of tho league over the whole state will follow, and the present fifty-two sub-leagues will be but tho first fruits. Oregouiau. Where Will We Put Them? J. N. Watson Lakevlew, Oregon. Called to Rest. Dear Sir: Will you oblige mu by put- J. W. Mikel of Lakevlew received I ting mo in communication with some tho sad new s one day last week of the death of his father in Missouri, at the ripe old age of 80 years. M. B. Mikel was boru in Wagner good real estate man lu your com munity, to whom 1 could send my people, I can send about 100 people next mouth. Iu what locations the line was establish, u . Bub8ljuent anJ inferior to the ap- ' the Kust except J. W. Mikel. ago. county, Kentucky, aud lived there: would it bo best to tako three or till 2 years ago when, ho went to four townships. Missouri to live with a daughter. Any information will bo thankfully Ho leuves to mourn his death six accepted. sous und one daughter, all living In ; Itespectfully, W, I'OSl.NS.NV. 1 11 r-'f 1'!'