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VOL. XXVI. LAKHVIHW, LAKK COUNTV, OliKGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 2:;, HMCi. NO. 17, MAY YL.T APPROVE OREGON PROJECTS. Secretary Hitchcock is preparing to reverse himself in the matter of approving the Umatilla irrigation project, so intimates a dispatch to the Oregonian from the seat of government. The dispatch says also that one or more of the Washington projects, liAc those in Oregon that were recommended to the secretary ly the reclamation service as being perfectly feasible, will he reconsidered. The sec-. retary made the statement at Ins ollice to the ellect that action on the Umatilla project would he taken some time next week which would he satisfactory to the people of Oregon. This announcement from the secretary's office was made after a conference between iIr. Hitchcock and Director Walcott, of 'the Geological Survey, who is the in termediary between the Secrettry and the Reclamation Service. In as much as the Secretary styles the Malheur project a "steal," it is presumed he will divert a portion of j the money allotted to that project for constructing other irrigation works in tin.- state. Kcpnrt of the Condition of No. 7. i t I. J lie I ii l Nat ioniil I'.-il l. if I. ill. ie W l i I ,ii ! v ii I ll'rgl HI, at I le' '! nlT !l! li, llm.'i. In I In- State i -f I if I I .iM Mi'fiH, N t iV - 1:1 HI !! I - lull. I U! Loans an I iirfoiini .f vi,.".n Overdrafts, sicurcd and unsecured I. S. liolids to secure clr- culat Ion I'remllllUM oil I'. S. I'.oII'Im I'.ontU, wH-urltU'H, etc I'ankl g house, furniture and fixture Iiie fruiii National Hunks (not rwrvt' agents) Due from Stale Hunks and Hunkers line from approved re nerve agelitM CheckN mid other caxh i.-.n:! 1" .MX) oo IP XI 00 j.j jjjj rs 1.1 1 1 !!.. S.S.U 41 H).!. i:)i IteniM I.I11MI.". oten of other National MaulxM M (Ml I racti'iunl papei'eiirri'iie lili-ki In, and eelitH 7i l,u ri I. Moni:y I:ii.iivi: in Uask, vi: Specie Xil To lgal-tendernote ."O nit v,".sr 70 I'.edeiiiptloll fund with I'. S. TreiiHiH'cr ('i mt cent of circulation i -'." H) Total ..... j:.i,:t:i! 02 I I III 1. 1 I II H IIOI.IAIIH Capital Htoekp.ild In .".0,000 (H) Surpluti fiitul ZHi 04 ( ndl vlded profltM, Ichhcx- petifcM and taxes paid...' 2,H5 70 National Hunk notea out- Htandlng 12,.hX) ( Due to State Hauka and Bankers 55 Individual deponltH huIi- Jt to check 179,245 OS Demand certlflcatea of le- P08lt 10,140 29 CaHhler'a chwku ou tHtaud- log ' 1,8.14 00 Total f 250,3:19 02 Statk ok Okkuon ) County ok Lakic ) I, S. (). Crewnler, Cauhler of tho above-named bank, do Bolemnly h wear that thu above utateinent ,hi true to tho bcHt of my knowledge and lti'licf. S. O. CitiOHKi.icit, CaHhler. Kubncribe.d and sworn to before mo thlH 17t1i day of November, 1905. J. M. IlATi'iii:i.ni:it, Notary 1'ubllc, for Oregon. Skai. roHKKCT A I tent: H. T. Mohh V. II. Huiuk DlfectoiH. JlU'K J. WlfOX ) Were Married Lat, Evrrvii.jj. li.fnie i'lli.c In pfi -h l.t iviiiiii;4 an i 1 1 1 1 r t.iiit m-w-.-ie mum fi'liii i I . tliat "if i lie ii i ri i:ie of M; lull lot le A. AhUn-.iii l Mr. Iiiliu Ii. Venator, at tin- liome of' MUh , Ms! ruin'rt parents, Mr. and Mr. S. I A lllrl I nla. l or week ' .Veil, III. lilt ll", tllU I Vl lit ll.'IN ll'-l'l) : looked upon an "tlie next on the taplN." Vet the many frieudH of the! ! happy couple have Ut'ii dixuppoint- ' tM' "'"'"y after Sunday. i'.tit a few of the iuot liitimate I frieudH of thu bride and groom uerv to le preHcnt, and an we bad no re-j porter there, ami iih we went to pn-MH In-fore the event occurred, we are unable to tttate Junt how John looked while the ceremony wunlclug performed, or how he win drcHned. However, we feel jHTfectly unfe In Hay.ugthe bride looked haulrtome, in a beautiful gown. MIkn AhlHtrom Ih a i.akevicw rain ed girl and admired by everyone who ever knew her. She ban the good ..-r I...... ..r .......... r..:.... i.. n i.-ii-i i'i iiuoij , iinoib .ii iu ii n'inm. .1. I. Venator In an attorney of thin city and cuJo.vh a good practlne. lie graduated In the Ann Arbor Law School, Michigan. lie, also wan rained In thin valley, being t heyouug CHt hoii of Mi-H. .1. Vcnulor. Mr. enator has prepared a neat little home for IiIh bride on South Main treet, where they will take up their abode at once, lie will be congrat ulated by many frieudH. Judge Daly performed tin cer eniony at nix oclock p. in day, November 22d, 1905. Wednes- Will Benefit. Modoc and Lke. Wo utKlerstand that parties at Keno have taken a contract to fur nlsh meat for the Western Pacific's construction crews between Orovlllo and Heck with Tuhs, and that 70 head of beef cattlo per day will lie required to supply the dcumud. Big slaugh tering houses und refrigerators ure to be built In Iteno. This ought to tnako a good market for Lake and Modoc county beef, at better prices than our stockmen received from out siders this fall. Most all tho beef from Iake county has been driven out but If need bo, and a good price should Ik) offered, no doubt, enough could be scraped up hero for a few days feed for tho boys In tho railroad camps. Wool Coing at 20 CetUt. W, A. MasBlngUl returned from a trip through Surprise valley, where ho contracted for several clips of lttOO wool at 20 ceuts. lie has contracted fot a few clips ou this side. Reclamation Fund Badly Involved. : The recent announcement that Secretary Hitchcock would make no more allotment for irrigation brings to light the fct tlint the management of tho reclamation fund ha Is-come badly Involved In the last few months. Accord lug to official Uminn. Mr. Hitch rock htiHullotted f ll.tMKi.iHH), when In fact there are only 'x,0UXH I, tin fund. 4 Since the inliarrifk un lit Im-ciuiii' apparent, tlii' lluurin I nvc Irf-i'ii changed, mill Mr. Hltch- COck has i !- di-chircd tlmt in Ktcud of u di IU It he actually lutd u surplus of ?',).MI.(HMi, The only way thlM surplus can Is- rrkoni'd Ih dy wiping out ii Mot iimmi i m for nl I project not under actual con Mtriictluii, Including Malheur und the 1'n louse. I'.ut if tliU admission Ih made, t tiff i the department can riot reasonably refuse to build In Oregon and H'ushlngion on tin-; 11 ground lluit It has "no money. " ' Ml ' 'I ! V m ) JOSEPH RAMSEY, JR., AND HIS WAR WITH GEORGE GOULD. For ten yenrs Joseph U;unse.v. Jr., has beeu largely identified with the growth of the "nli;ili railroad, a ml his contest with George Gould over the control of the mud has attracted much Attention, lie was boru lu Pittsburg fifty-live years ngu and has been a ruilrodH man for over n third of a century. He became president of the WabanU in 11H1 and quarreled with Qeorg (jiouiJ s tew month, ago over thu mauagemeni ' the road. t I The Seventh of the BANK OF LAKE VIEW of Lakeview, Oregon. At the Close of Business RESOURCKS Loan's ai Real Est onus ami Discounts. ..fLVl'JM.M state 13,0S.31 Cash and in Hanks 1S1.17S.30 (.0 $4Sti,C,U.71 seal Attest this 11. Daly ) W. V.lleryfonl Dinx-tois W in. llurvey J Hitchcock Claims $9,000,000 Surplus The Secretary of the Interior au thored the Portland Oregonlan to say, In consequence of what It previously said regarding the ac tlon of the secretary In refusing to make further allotment for Irriga tion In Oregon, that "the state ment published In the Oregon and Washlnuton newspapers to the ef fect that the reclamation fU,,l ha Is-cn exhausted by proj.-cts already njlnvei are whry unauthoriz ed an I u nt rue. The restricted funds of Oregon ami Washington liave not Is-cn an.) will not b?ued elsewhere. Some of the proj.fts In these two states have bi-en un- avoidalily delayed by t he m-ces-lty of harmonizing the proposed; agreement with the recluinatlotii law." Tlie following allotments were; made: The nalheur project $2,-; wmi.imiu, for the Klamath $ I.'OOO.OOU; and J.MNl.tMKi In M'nshington. 1 - r o i II n n n n nil i, n ii II d 1 1 u ,i , Annual Report November 10th, 1905. i LIABILITIES Capital Stock pnld up.. f !H),MXK00 & Surplus 74,509.71 Deposits 822,105,00 $4SG,G14.71 - r - J ' : - ft " k m i . ' .- S'fafe of Oregon) J ss. , County of Lake, 1, F. M. Miller, Cashier of the above natneit Hank, dosolemulyswearthat the ahove statement Is true to the hest of my knowledge and belief. F. M. MILLER', Cashier. Subscribed an1 sworn to befoiv me .o ember 20th, KMKi. L. F. cosx, XotnryJ'ublie for Otvgtut. Cubed Bogus Check. .Some time ago a Mian, wliiMiiairie we did not. learn, went Into Warner valley and reprewnte.1 that be wan buying Home buck for T. J. Flook. Me cahi-1 h the U'aruer Valley Mer cantlle t kt'M. Htore at Adel awl atateri that hucIi wan bin tnlnHion, and nald that Mr. Flook hd forgot U-n to give him any check book, and requested the Mercantile Co. to let him, have H tew blank check, which thy did, giving bun Ihn-eof the Firnt Nation al J'.ank blank check. Tl fellow filled our i be clu ck, one for f:to and one for f 7i. and digued Mr. Flook V name to them. The .J0 thetk wa given to Motne tr.tveh-r In a fiorne trade. I'lie ot le-r were diHpowd of In Warner. The traveler came to Lakevicw and caln-d their check at the Firxt National IJuk. AlHrant C'anhi-r U'ilcox noticed thaf'Flook" wan not Hpelled correctly, and about the time he made thin dincovery the bank received a telephone meHHaue from J. A. Morrl.j at I'lush stating that there were Home forged checks out nod to watch out for them. Mr. H'ilcox went to nee jieople for whom he had catdied the check, but they "wcreHorry tliey h id Hpeut tlie Int dollar they had, and could do noth- i i in to relieve tin- Kittiation." Of'irer-i were put on track of tlie j f'.'rxvr. Siit nil io the time of going to pri -is nothing li.i l-en heard of j him. 'I liis trick, and other rduiilar have j liecii worked time and again, but U ! comparatively new in Lake county. j since many people iu th' coun- try do most of their businc with I......I .... .. t.,l .v.ll .ii-vr., n IJIi'ilU. Ul tlUlUll! kecj.ing any gicat amount of money ubout them. It wou'.d n good pol icy for everyone to familiarize them Helve with hand-writing, and then be very careful to iuspoct checks very cloHfly liefore accepting them second- handed. It in not going to violate a valid check to examine it very closely. Lay on Macduff! femtletun Et Oreginiaa. No National irrigation, no Federal Judge, no Columbia lliver appropri ation, no notion' for Oregon. "Lay on, MacJuff!" We are guil ty. We did it. For i'5 yearn political rings have ruled the state. The will of the ieo ple has been bent mid twisted out of shape so ofteu by die politicians that it ha grown to Ik? a wobbly; limberjim of a tiling that nobody re spects any more. It is nasty, but we will have to take tlie dose that we have prepared for ourselves. I'matilla Irrigation project, Malheur Irrigation project, liver uud harbor appropriations, chalices for a Judge all go a-glim-tuerlng. This Is political pay-day In Oregon. Ths debt has been accumulating for a long time, and we are getting the pay all In a lump a lump that is about to make the people sick at their stomachs. t Heretofore we have fought among ourselves over postoffice and land office jobs, over Senatorshlps and Governorships, and let tho State's business go to the bow-wows. We have packed political conven tions, and "fixed'.' precinct primar ies and parceled out patronage to heelers, as liberally as If It were wind. We have Bent corporation counsel to the Senate and shielded dirty politics In the most flagrant violations of decency and public hon or, and now we are getting back the sort of a crop we planted. We won't wince while the lash Is falling! Wo have beeu running wild for a quarter of a century, and now we must not flinch uor kick as the red hot braudlng Iron of public decency is being pressed Into our toughened hide. Thanks to Roosevelt and Hitch cock that tho puulslnnent Is no greater. GROWTH OF FIVE YEARS Every Step Has Been One in Advance. WATCH THE tXAfllNER QROW Advertisers Have Learned Its Value as an Ad vertising Medium On Thursday morning, October lHh. V.m, The Lake County Kam iner whh HrHt l-sued an an eight-page live-column newspaper. In that lsue was contained the following article: "With this Issue The Examiner goes out to Its readers as an eight page newspaper, aud It Is the pur pose to make It In the future a local Interior paper second to none In the state of Oregon. Our purpose Is to enlarge our subscription list to such an extent as to Justify still greater improvements, and give our patrons a newpaier that they may feel proud to call their 'home pa per.' " Since that day when Ileach & Mc Jarrey made that promise to the readers of The LsamiiKr many changes have taken place, and many times it has been very bard for The Examiner to reach out a little fur ther the next step than it did the last; many times it seemed that The Examiner had gone the limit of a country newspaper, but it strove on aud on 'and was never satisfied with good enough, and every step has been one In advance. The management has changed, but nevertheless, the progress of the paper was not lost sight of, and It has been with pardonable pride that each successor has been able to say that The Examiner continues to im- prpve. not because he possessed more ability in himself than his pre decessor, but because the energy ex erted in making Improvements gave stimulus to the paper In its onward march. From an eight-page, five-column paper, The Examiner Iu five years has grown to a twelve-page six-col umn paper, equal to the b-st coun try weekly newspaper on the Coast. The Circulation of The Examiner has so increased that its space has be come valuable, and we have been re fusing cheap advertising for several months. Forelsrn advertisers sav fcT they are "paying The .Lake County Examiner more for space than they pay any other weekly paper they ad vertise Iu. This week we issue The Examiner as a six-column, 12-page newspa per. The statement mado by the publishers of this pajer on October 18th, 1900, Is a good slogan, and we take It up and repeat It. We en dorse the motto, only changing It to correspond to the' Increased else and efficiency. "Watch The Examiner grow." Will Visit, old Home. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. MIkel started last Suuday for Montesello, Ken tucky, where they go to visit Mr. Mlkel's folks. They will also visit Mrs. Mlkel's folks In Missouri. Mr. Mikel says he has been away from his old homo for 30 years, and he ex pects the place will not have tho familiar look that he pictures In his mind from boyhood remembrances. They will be away from home all winter. Mr. McElhlnney, brother of the late Johu McElhlnney, Alford McEl hinuey and Mrs. Kee, of Ireland, ar rived hero Tuesday night from Phil adelphia, where ho bus been on the police force for many years.