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VOL. XXVIII.
LAKKVI1CW, LAKK COUNTY, OliKGON, THURSDAY, FKIJ. 7. 1907.
NO. 0
WAR IS BFL1EVED
TO BE IMINENT
Mikado of Japan Presents
Ultimatum.
TREATMENT OF JAPANESE ISSUE
War only a Matter of Time, hut
United Males I not Wendy
l or the Conflict.
The Portland Journid of l Yb. 1 coil-,
taillH ll llrnt page article which Mate
thut tho ineHHUKe .leiivere.i to Hecre-
tnrv of War I tout ly .inlHittnl"r Aokl
of Jiipnu, I in the niiture of an ultl-
mnl iiiii. The Toklo govei niiient In
KlntM that It subject lie treated iim
thime of the imiht fnvore niitiiuiM.
Acknowledgement of thin principle i
made the condition prei'eileiit to
further negotiation. .Iapance nib-
jeet ill Sim KranclNCo iiuiMt he accoril-
.-i the Millie privilege IIH subject of
Great llritain, I ierioaiiy or any ot her
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'War Willi .lapan Im IlievilulJle. 11
will nut come tomorrow, or today, hut
ttooiier or later the tent of itri'll'tll
will come on the ipifHt ion of which
tint ion hhall cont nl the l'acitlc. 'I'll it
fact in ri'iill.ei ly leiulillC liiemlicrH
of the prciili'iit 'h ailminihtriition.
CollMfpieully, the policy Ih to chape
lllllttclit to meet the Clinic when it
cliull arrive. "
Thin Im the ctateiiieut mmie hy one of
the California delegation who wan
t'iillel to the uhilte Iioiimii to iIimmihh
Japaiiece inattern with the prcchleiit.
A Change of Heart,.
The Kxaminer hue not forgotten how
the AltutiiH l'laltiilialer ralleil at. thin
paper a year atfo liccuuce wi o'pocel
a forcct recerve, uml how it called the
Kxaminer a fool ami all cortc of Imd
iiaiiii'c, co we wire not ciirprlcd when
the l'liiinilcali r caid it"wan an impor
tunt factor in having the forcct recerve
create. I in Modoc County and prophy
hied that much prosperity and lienillt
to the people would derive from it."
Hut we were a little curpriccd when
the riaindealcr caid: "We have had
two yearn of forcnt. rehcrve panacea.
It Iiiih put the cheep men to clcep,
when wool coinmnudH 'M cents per
pound ami mutton iiiiik'H to
I.ihi per head. It in clowly "traiiKl
intf the cattle men, and hue put the
poor inline woodfrnm ft to Mi percold. "
(What a clunik'e of heart I
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SECRETARY JAMES R. GARFIELD.
The man who w ill succeed Ethan Allen rjjtcbrork as secretary of the late-
f or In the aeond son of the Into President Garfield. James Rudolph Uarfteld
i forty-one years old, a native of Illrnui, O., where his father In early ma fl
ood was president of a college. lie practiced, law In Cleveland until hie ap
pointment at a member of the United States civil service commission. In 1003
became commissioner of corporations. Ills report on the matter of rail
toad rebatei first brought him into national notice. Mr. Garfield married alias
pelen Newell of Chicago,
The W.txr Code Kill.
Wllllt Im kllOWU HM the Portland
Trinlii hill In having rough idoddlng
In tlm Oregon IcglMlature. Thl Ml
wiim prepared dy tlm Portland Hoard
of trade mill provides fur h genera) ro
vlrtlnti nf tlm riM'liiiniit ion laws of tho
(dale, water right, mull iih riparian
mill other, mill hIho water for power
nirioH. IIiiuIm of reclamation works
In exlMtanco In tlm state, lar't rl nr
Iiiii owner mnl oMIcIiiIh of power
plant, CHtahliHhcd mill contemplated
are up in arm uguiiiHt tlio liill and
Iiiivii nil tlm powers tit their com
in it 1 1 1 at work to defeat it.
Tln I'll) iih framed t.y tlm Iloaril of
Trmli', p.actically take away tlm here
tofore ex luting water right hiiiI place
the iower to control tlio waters of the
h! ate In the hand of thi) at ate en
gineer. Various Miilmtiintliil reitNoiiH are giv-
eri for It defeat, but those which ami
likely to l.uve iiii.hI weight are, the
unlimited ..wer it give tim tat en-
gni'cr in nimuiing an iirigawou iru
jecln, ami the iiiimeiiMe
cimt it will'
he mo great i
entail which are ail to
rvU,Tl',, wU."".,'i"evcrv business house in town
ci'iiil iiri'i region aim pracuciiuy emu- i
inute the Hinaii i rr U'i. t ion it. There iJout fighting the torrent of
ho much oj position to the hill, from
one Mourcc mi l another, that thoxe
iinlil1eil to inlorm, prophecy the
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feat of the hill.
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Sheri ll ( alilwcll ami J. II. Godfrey
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returned here hint Wednesday from
returned here lact Wednecday
liter t r i to Napa, where they went to
! lake Frank liurke to the iucaue acy-
1 1 1 n i . They had a lively t iine, for at
1 Amedee the incline man tried to throw
hiinci If under the wheel of a train
while hacking, mid at llcno hu hecame
' violent at the jail where ho wan placed
for the uik'lit, mid it required four or
, the men to inaniik'e him. At one of
t he ctat ioiiM on thu journey he hroke
a car window In an clfort to throw
hiim-lf from the train, and when Mr.
CnM welll mid Mr. TJodfrey drew him
hack, he attempted to cut liin ihroat
oil the hrokoii k'Iuhh of thu window.
New I'.ra.
J. Kimball, mid W. II. Macon
of the M.tnou mid Sloiik'h Co., of Kla
math pacMcd through Luke
view thin week eurouto to the noith
end of t hu county on land Lii.-iiiecH.
The gentlemen were traveling on horso
Imck and were four daya coming from
Klamath I'allc, They report heavy
ami conctaut rains in there cection of
the country and very hnl roads.
(iiiiid procpcctM hnvc liccll fuiind 111
the 1 1 i ii i) t i I no north and vinl of ( V
diirvlllc, whiili may turn out well.
M.'crc. street and Unrrct have Ih'u
cliikiiiK a chuft and are taking out
Home uoiid lookiuK quarts. Cold the
mI.c of a iiiuhcad Iwih Ih'cii found In
the vein on their claim and develop
incut work will determine lt jai'ina
nancy. SurprltM' Vnlly Hccord.
BULLARD CREEK A
RAGING TORRENT.
Prompt Action and Hard Work, only, kept
Waters in Flume and Prevented Flood.
Lakcvicw and (loose Lake valley have experienced the
heaviest rains the ast week that ever visited this section,
at least within the past six years, .as is shown by the
weather report kept on file in this office.
The first four days of February .''.15 inehes of water j
fell, a tremendous precipitation for this country.
On Sunday Milliard creek began to rise, and by night
it was ncccssarv to watch the head of the larire flume to
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KCC IIIC OOUKlerS irotll lOOglllgin UlCinUlKC aild LlirOW-
;,, tjK. wattr out in tlic streets, as it did three vcars ago.
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11 1 'Uiieu ciiiisiitniiy , .mil i iv .wimmkiy in Lei 1 1 j j 1 1 tue
creek was a vounr river. Stores find bank and nearlv
the canyon. A row of men stood in the creek half to their
waists with rakes to keep logs and brush from entering
the Hume and a row of workers on either side and at the
intake of the flume kept it open, while others raised the
dam two feet higher clear acru.s the canyon -with sacks of
dirt and plank. I'rompt action and hard work prevented
a repetition of the flood of three years ago, when deep
channels were washed into the streets and cellars filled
with writer. Water raised in several cellars as it was, but
it w.as the seepage from the hill, and some merchanise was
damaged Some feared land slides, which would have oc
curred, no doubt, were it not for, the fact that the hill
above is almost a solid rock. Ocher small canyons termi
nating at the edge of town
water into the streets which
dark Mondav night, however, had ceased and the water
subsided. The crisis had passed, and evcr3'one plodded
homeward, tired and worn out, and the next day enjoyed
(?) the soreness and stiffness resultant of a hard day's
work in the rain and ice water.
Coffee ami sandwitehes were served at the scene of ac
tion, which, alone, made the task of successfully combat
ting the mad waters at all tolerable.
The CounCry Newspap-ir"
Tho following woida from Clarence
. Edwards, chief of tho publicity
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bureau of tho California Promotion
Committee, before tho Colusa JCouuty
Chamber of Commerce at Woodlaud,
are well worth serious attention, as
there is a w hole lot of truth in them ;
"It is one of the rare things in life
to huvo silent, unostentatious work
appreciated aud commended. It is
not only tho work of the Chamber of
Commerce that counts, but there is
another factor in the upbuilding of
a community that is a mighty power,
but which, as a rule, is derded and
almost scorned. 1 mean the local
newspaper, and nothing is as little
apprccnted. There never was a new
paer, no matter how insignificant,
that did not do more for its commu
nity than the community did for the
newspaper.
It is uot only in the matter of giv
ing news to the home people that the
l'K'al newspaper benefits a commuuty.
Every issue curries out to the world
the message of progress of the com
munity. I never knew a man yet who
coutompluted a change of location
that did not send lor the uewspaper
of tho new place. He does uot mere
ly read the news contained thereiu,
but examines tho advertisements to
see what kind of a business communi
ty it Is. He reads all the Ideas that
aro between the lines as well as those
plain to be seen. I want to repeat
hero, aud If possible to emphasize it,
that there is uo better medium for
exploiting the resources of a country
thuu a county newspaper, aud you will
do well to reoognlze this fact aud see
to it that your papers are so well
cared for that they will constantly
stiive to show the world what a tine
community they do business in."
The Harry K. Thaw murder trial
Is absorbing all other New York soci
ety events at the present time, aud
commauds liberal attention all over
the country. Not because ot the high
character ofjelther Thaw or hid vic
tim, Stanford White, uor the grout
losa to the business world of eitberor
both the men, but beoause of the mon
ey posessed bythe Thaw family.
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closed and all hands
n closed and all nanus were
water that was rushing down
poured -constant streams of
did some slight damage. By
TKi Weather.
There has been an unprecedented
amount of precipitation during the
, three mouths past. From the 2Mb
ilay of October, when the fall rains
set iu, up to Tuesday evening, Feb;.
5th 12. 10 inches of water has fallen,
which breaks all past records, 16.93
inches being the average annual rain
fall for the past five years. However,
in 1900, which includes the precipita
tion for the fore part of this record-
breaking season, the precipitation was
19.48 inches. If the precipitation is
even no greater from now till the 29th
of October thun that of the same per
iod lust year, covering the time from
Feb. 15 to Oct. 29, when we begin
figuring for the pust winters' precipi
tation, the annual rainfall for this
season, ending next October 29th,
will be 21.57 inches.
It is more than liaely, however, that
the amount of rain from now till next
Octooer will be much more than the
same period last year, as the proceed
ing period from October 29 to Feb. 5,
exceeds that of the previous year by
5.00 inches, nearly double. So that
will be cafe to figure the precipitation
for the year ending October, 1907 at
close to 25 inches.
A summary of the precipitation for
five years past, beginning October 1,
1901, and ending September, 1900, fol
lows: October 1901 to Oct. 1902
October "2 to " "3
10.57
15.84
22.95
13.27
10.03
12. 10
October
October
October
October
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"4 " Oct. "5
"5 " Oct. "0
0 to Feb. "7
W. Z. Moss came over from Warner
last week and Sunday started for the
lower oountry on a business trip. The
western being "damp" he did not get
far, and Monday he started again, but
on going down the road a ways he
fouud that the bridges were in such a
shape and the roads so bad that he
feared he could not get through with
a buggy so he returned to take a new
start on horse back. He will visit San
Francisco and other California points
and return In about three weeks by way
of Ashland, where he will visit his
family.
Wedilng at. Pine Creek.
A wedding took place at Pino Creek !
lact Sunday at noon at tlio home of
tho bride mother, Mrs. Mary Miller.
The contracting patties were Mr.
Charley Cook and Mien Mattie Metz
ker. Ivev. II. ArrnHtrnng of the Lake
view M.K. Church performed the cer
emony. There were many firenent
and the event wan made one of the
moct enjoyable that hac occured in
that city for a long while.
The bride hag redded in Pine Creek
for about two yearn with her mother,
having moveii there from Surprine
valley. The groom wax raiced in this
valley, iiotb move in the bent society
of the town and have a wide circle of
frieudrt. They were the recipients of
many handsome and valuable presents
an a token of the regard with which
they are held by their associates. A
lift of the presents and donners follow ;
Mrs. Mary Miller, mother of the
bride, lied room set, set silver table
spoons, carpet and two cows; Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Cannon, bed spread; Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Hammersley, fruit set,
Mrs. J. W. Keeder, set pie dishes;
Mins Annie Cook, water pitcher and
salad dish; Bird Wade Salad dicb;
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith, berry dish;
Arthur Follet, silver berry spoon ; IL
M. Fleming, two pairs lace curtains;
Mica Libby Cannon, table linen ;
L. C. Vioyard, set napkins; Mr. and
Mrs. E. X. Woodcock, bed spread and
silk gloves ; Henry Coo' itt
Wade, Clock; Miss Alice Vineyard,
cake stand and toothpick holder;
Mrs. Mattie ollett, table linen and
pickle dish; Mr. and Mrs. E. Keller,
dinner set.
Murderod by Maniac.
The papers south of here report a
sad tragedy at Susauville during last
week . man working on the Western
Pacific iu,T.3"?i.'-oaut7, near Cnil
coot was reported crazy. The sheriff
of Lassen and Perry Stout, deputy,
went after the fellow, who gave his
name as Frank Kel ey, aged 22. The
demented man was taken to Susan
ville and lodged in jail and Deputy
Stout remained with him to care for
him during the night. Some time in
the night Mr. Stout was attacked by
the crazy man and beaten to death.
It was supposed that after Stout was
dead the fellow went through his pock
ets and took his knife, with which he
cut thejJead man's throat and slashed
him in 20 or more places about the
body. The crazy man was submissive
when the officers came and told diff
erent stories about the murder. Stout
was 45 years ,ld.
Mr. Adkin and Mr. Roads, beef
buyers for the Western Meat Co.,
have recently purchased 1000 head of
beef cattle in Surprise valley. Geo.
E. Turner sold 400 to these gentlemen.
JULIUS KAHN, ONLY
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Congressman Julius Kahn of San Francisco, who baa Introduced a b0!
asking for an appropriation of $5,000,000 to build submarine torpedo boata foi
tbe defense of the Pacific coast, Is the only actor in congress. For ten yean
Mr. Kahn played prominent parte In tbe companies of Edwin' Booth, Joaepb
Jefferson, Tommaso Salvlnl, Clara Morris and other fatnoua start. After
quitting tbe stage he became a lawyer In Ban Francisco. He wu first elected
to congreea In 189& Mr. Kahn strongly opposes tbe coeducation of Japan
and white children.
PRESIDENT HAS
MODIFIED ORDER,
Seven Different Forms of
Entry Exempt.
PLANS TO ELIMINATE ALL FRAUD
Mr. Roosevelt's Order not Near so
Sweeping as that of Hitchcock
On Pending Land Entries.
Washington, January 25, 1907.
Tbe Secretary of the Interior.
Sir: To prevent the fraud now prac
ticed in tbe acquisition of pubic landa
of tl e United States, 1 have to direct
that hereafter no final certificate, pat
ent, or other evidence of title shall be
issued under the public land laws un
til an actual examination has been
made on the ground by an authorized
officer of tbe Government; but tbe
following shall be excepted from the
force of this order :
1 All claims which have heretofore
been examined on the ground by an
authorized officer of tbe Government
whose report is found satisfactory.
2 All claims where heretofore an
officer of tbe Government other than
officers authorized to take final proof
shall have been present at tbe taking
of final proof to cross-examine claim
ant and witnsses, if such proof is found
satisfactory.
3 All claims where claimant's com
pliance witii law has been established,
by contest' or other regular adverse,
proceedings.
4 Entries which may have been
confirmed by virtue of any act of
Congress.
5 Selections and entries in which no
residence or improvement is required
by law, when the landa embraced
therein are strictly speaking in agri
cultural districts, or when their char
acter has been fixed by investigation
and classification made in accordance
with law.
0 Cases of reissuance of patents
because of some clerical error occur
ring in patent heretofore issued.
7 All Indian allotments which have
been regularly approved in accordance
with instructions of the Secretary of
tbe Interior.
You will issue all necessary instruc
tions to carry this order into effect.
This order is in lieu of my order of
December 13, 1900.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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ACTOR IN CONGRESS.