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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1907)
n 4.A, II A M Mmp &5 VOL. XX VIII. LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1907. NO.o THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED Wound up affalrsof State Last Saturday. A FEW MOST IMPORTANT BILLS Abolishment of the June lllectton and substitution of Novemb er up to the Voters. Tlio legbilature adjourned tirduy. lust Hat- Tho litll creating tln Kta to Hoard of Tux Commissioners was killed In thu Nenate, fulling to pass liy u vote of 10 to 1H. Other measures prepared liy thoKtuto Thx commission covering till! Mlllljcctn of assessment UII1 tBXU- lion, collection of taxes, and duties of the county bourds of equalization wore Ull pUHIted MltllOIlt Opposition. Tint senute concurred in Houho am endments to President IIuIiii'h' burg lury In dy which tho iiiiiiliiiiuu sen tence for conviction of that crime is reduced from twenty to live years, Tint bill provides h iiiHxiiiinm seutuuee of forty years. The HI'llllte adopted House COIMMir reut resolution No. 22, by Xewll, de- clnri nf c nwerahlp of water powers to 111) in till) public. House joint memorial by Freeman, unking congress to provide f.ir travel pay for I he Second Oregon Volunteers fln adopted by the senate. I loom concurmnt recojjition ili'-eet-lug the secretary of Ktnto to furuiHh tlm state printer with copies of ull laws enacted by tuitlutive pel it ion and by tho Statu legislature, to bo print ed in pamphlet form, was udopted by thu Semite. Representative Jewell's ptoposod 'onnt itiitional amendment increasing iiii'iiilii-rlii)i of thu Senate to !JG mid tlio House to 72 members, wait killed in tho Senate. II. J. It., changing lime for holding general election from June until Nov ember, was adopted by tlio Senate. TIiIh proponed constitutional amend inent will lie Hiiliioit to. to thu voters ol tho state in l'.MiS. House liill of the ways ami means committee appropriating 20,000 for payment of interest on certillcntoa is sued In r.Klfi, when the appropriation bill was helil up, passed tho Senate, amended ho that interest in not to bo lald ou Mich certificates oh wore dis counted. Ileforn rccelviug intereHt on these certlflcateH tho hoh'er must nitiko oath that hn paid face value theretor. Haines' Hanking bill paHHOd tho Houho after tho adoption of n few ml uor amendments. (Speaker Duvoy's bill pluclng the State Printer ou a tint Milury of fUXH) per annum ufter 1911 was passed by the Souate without a dissenting vote. A law to raise the prr capita of school tax from "0 to 7 has been paHHod. This will give euoh child of school ago la ouch distilctono dollar more for school purposes. TEi Flag Raising. The flag rulslug at the school house last Thursday afternoon was a most plonsant event. Tho assemblage was lurgo and tho exercises conducted iu a ploaaiug and ontertuiuiug uiauuor. The exercises were opeuod with prayer by Hov. Armstrong. Dr. 11. Duly, chairman of tho board of directors aud Prof. Kcott Leavltt, delivered tho addresses of tho al'tor iioou and wore llstenoil to with Interest. The Bluok Cat Orchestra played the National airs, aud the scholars suug America, to the accompaniment of the baud. Theu tho Aug was raised aud all eyes were upon It, as it was slowly carried to the top of tho 70 foot pole to tho stratus of The Star spangled Buu ner. When It was floating ou the very top of the pole, the pupils gave the salute with hands raised toward the flag, after whloh tho gathering was dis missed by Rev. Armstrong. May the Stare and Stripes evor float over the public echo j1 of Lake -view. The Lake County Mine. Wo are occiiHlonally called upon tn veryiry thu statements contained in newspaper of other localities mid literature sent out concerning the mini s in this county. The following is n sample of thette Moments: ' "HccliiK you am having couslderablo excitement up your way In regard to the mines, and I belnjf somewhat In terchtcd in mining, 1 thniiKht I woold lnpiire if there Is anything in the statements lu tho papers outside of your locality, 'etc.. The above letter was received from Mr. l' A. Milward. of Fairbanks, Oregon. Having read numerous articles pub lished about the Laks county mines we can readily seo why people awny from hero are becoming Interested. Hut wo fear should these people 1 in duced, by l the reports sent out, to visit thene mines at this time, with the expectations of scelug things as they have lieeu reported, they would be sorely disappointed arid go away from here ready to lvo luke county mines a very black eye. We have talked with reliable men concerning then) mines and have been told, both by miiiiiiK experts and by resident, Interested parties, that "They are Kood proHpects for mines " lint so fur as developed aud paying mines aro concerned, there is no use saying auy such htlllT. There is no telling what the result of development will be. The rock, it is said, very much rcncmUen that found on the surface in the Tonopah district, but what is under tho sur face uo one kuowB. There is, as yet, no threat rush for the mines, nor none Is expected, or eveu desiruj by the conservative residents of the county, until it run be known that tho mines can make good. So far us verifying outside reports is concerned, we have Ix-eu unable to ct reliable facts that will do it, and all we call say is that some of the reports are considerably exuberated. We hoe, however, a little later on, conditions will be such as to justify a most Rowing report of the mines. Tobacco Tags Not Admissible. It is violation of the postal laws to send tobacco ta's iu letters to com panies who offer to pay premiums ou them, ami the olfeiiHO is puuishsole by a t U) tine. Ta's should be sent iu separate packages away from written matter and at 4th class rate. Parties sending them desiring to write expla nations should do so in regular letters, but not in the sumo package with the tucs. luHpectors are lookiug for these violations of the poetul laws now. Beat the Courts. It will be remembered that the Court iu the Vernon divorce case granted Mrs. Yeruon the cure of the children but forbid her removing them beyond the limits of tho county. It appears now that sho has out witted both thu Court as well as her husband, using the latter to accom plish her purpeso. Pleading with her husband that she desired to live at Petaluma with her relatives he took her to Madeline uud returned witu a hired team, expecting to follow. Hut he soon learned that she had gone to liono aud there purchased a ticket for Okdeii and was well out of tho juris diction of tho Court as well as husband. Alturas Plaiudeulei. J. W. Water Dead. Word was recievod hero last week that James W. Waters died iu Port land Sunday. February I7tu. alter a long spoil of sickness. He leaves a wife, who is tbo daughter of John Metzker, and two daughters, Mrs. V. 1). Jack aud Miss Millie Waters. Jim Waters was an early resident of this valley, and fur several years conducted a hurburshop in Lakeview. Ho left hero with his family about 15 years una and weut to Portland, where he has since resided, oouducting a barber shop, deceased was a stepson of Mr. Lewis, an early settlor of Uooso Luke valley. May Install Simplex. We understand that Mr. Cronemiller, publisher of the Klamath Falls Eve ning Herald, is considering the propo sition of Installing a Simplex typeset ting machine. Wo have used one in The Examiner oiilce for fourteen mouths, and we believe that if Pro. Cronemiller puts in one, aud takes good care of it, he will be as woll sat isfied with it as we are with ours. In the fourteen mouths' time we have used one we have not lost Are minutes time on repairs at auy one time. The machine must be kept clean. Oue oould not expect good service from even as simple a machine as a pair of spectacles .if they were not kept clean. LARGE SUMS RAISED TO ADVERTISE STATE. Effort to Secure a Portion of the Immigration Resulting From Low Excursion Rates; The itithiiMluHtn which is manifested by the various commercial bodies IhrouKhout the state of OreKon, par ticularly those holding membership in the Oregon Development League, in presenting to thousands of people ask ing for Oregon facts and opportuni ties, will certainly result in adding enormously to the population of th State. Last Thursday night, Ai-toria, the oldest city in Oregon, held a meeting under tho auspices of her Champbcr of Commerce ami raised 3,4rtO in less than an hour's timn. This was ?i,000 in cash for advertising, uud the WW represented forty new memters at 112 each. There were numerous subscrib eis of f:nx) per year and 81H0 per year, many Mtfl'Ji) per year, payable month ly, and among the latter were three ladies. The North Uend Chamber of Com merce raised 90,000 iu two hours for advertining purposes. Mr. William Pullman of Haker City, who never falls in any undertaking, is iu churge of a campaign staited to thoroughly advertise thut city. Thousands of ietters are being re ceived by ail the different organiza tions. Oregon City, La Oraude, Al Huyes C. &. . Road. E. II. llurrimau has bought the Cor vallis Sl Eastern railroad, running from Yauiua Hay to Idauha, in the foot hills of the Cascade range. The rord Is 142 miles long, and was buiU with the purposo in view of, at some time, crossing the state, east and west. The road was built by Eastern cap ital and the company weut to the wall. Tho road was then sold to A. li. Ham mond, and has paid a small dividend since. In views of the fact that Har riman is back of the projected road from Natron to Ontario, known ss the Oregon Eastern, it is not likely that the C. Si E. will be extended across the state, but will likely be made tho Coust end of the Oregon Eastern. Too Much Power. After a long debate in the lower House of Congress ou Feb. 22, an amendment to curtail tbo power of special agents of the geueral land oiilce seut out to iuspect the public domaiu efore settlers can make final proof, was adopted. The asumptiou that the whole West is dishonest was hotly condemned by western represen tatives, and Mi. Hitchcock's suspi clous of western land clumauts de nounced. It was urged thut unless there was ground for suspicion of fraud it was unjust to the hone.it homesteader and settler on the west ern domain to plttco a hord of private detectives to watch them. THE NEWEST bany, and many other poiots are doing their part. The Hchool superintendents throughout tho state, as well as the teachers are st work, and County Su perintendent i. L. Milligan, of Mal heur County, suggests that all should get busy and do all possible to stir up the school teachers and pupils to co opeiate with the Oregon Development League in advertising our great state and the cheap colonists rates which begin March 1st and continue until April .'10th. These rates of 25 from all Missouri Kiver points, St. Paul, Minneapolis and adjacent territory, present an oppertunity to more than ten mil ions of people to get toalmost any point In Oregon; from St. Louis the rate is $30, and from Chicago and the surrounding country ?33. One of the best known citizens of Central Oregon, in conversation on the street in Portland, remarked that the w bote state was ablaze with inter est on the subject of the colonist rates, which were being utilized now for the first time by all the people of Oregon as a reason for writing letters to their relatives, acquaintances and friends Jin distant states, to whom they are presenting the opportunities of their particular locality. I Coyotes are Thick. j Coyotes have beeu more numerous on the desert this winter than for j many years. A few years ago the coy jote pest was down to a minimum, :u bouty on scalps having accomplished J what private interests could not, but as coyotes propoxate very rapidly, their numbers are becoming almost incalculable and their depredations ruinaous. Small bunches of sheep that get strayed away from the main band for a day or eight aie wholly wiped otf the earth, nothing remain ing but bones and locks of wool to mark the masacre. Young calves are also killed by the coyotes. Harry Corbett Deao. Harry Corbett, one of the most prominent aud respected sporting men in the world, died at Sau Francisco very suddeuly, a week ago. Harry Corbett was a brother of the ex -champion J. J Corbett. He had the dis tinct iou of being "the squarest sport ing man iu Sua Francisco," aud was almost worshiped by not only the sporting class in good standing, but the has Leeus and down-and-outs. S:hrti in Washington. Vice-president and Mrs. Fairbanks gave a bouquet in Washington last week to w hich Mayor Schmitz was the guest of bouor. No doubt such things will have weight with the San Frauoisco jury that try Mr. Schmitz wheu ho returns to that city. OCTOPUS. Trlggs In New York Preae. The Range Question. It ia feared by some that an ami cable settlement of range problems will he somewhat difllcult when the meetings of stockmen come off. Up to now, no serious controversies of range have occurred for some time, in fact never, excepting once or twice. The desire to secure certain portion of the reserve will no doubt give rise to some ditllcolty, but as the forest official will have the situation wholly in charge, the matter will be settled otlicially. First, however, stockmen will lie given an opportunity to settle the range question themselves, and if they fail, then tbe forest, officials will sttle it, aud the stockmen will have to abide by the adjustment, whether it suits them or not. There seems to be a rush by stockmen to send in their applications first, but it is presumed that priority in this matter will have little effect. It is true, however, that priority of range privileges will estab lish rights to a certain extent, but no allotments will be made until tbe meetings of stockmen have been held and tbe conditions put before tbe supervisor. Dafles Land Office Closed. The Dalles Land office has been or dered closed until a new set of officers can be selected after March 1. Regis ter Nolan baa been discharged and Miss I ang's term will expire on March 3, and both places will be filled by new officers. Malcomb Moody, will endeavor to have Miss Lang retained, but both. Senators Fulton and Bourne will oppose it Advance Celled Off. The insurance companies have dis continued the 25 per cent advance which tbey imposed in order to recu perate from their heavy loss resultant upon the California earthquake. Tbe insurance companies paid out $180,- 000,000 in claims in San Francisco and the people of tbe country - have re- embwrped tbe companies through the 25 per cent advance within tbe past few months. So that the losses have fallen upon tbe policy holders of tbe country instead of tbe reserve funds of tbe companies. Fulton Wanned up. Seuator Fulton made tbe best speech of his lite the other day in tbe United States Senate and was applauded. He scored Secretary Hitchcock, and hand ed some sharp cuts to Senator Bever idge who persisted iu interrupting Seuator Fulton on behalf of Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Fulton frankly told Mr. Beveridge that he (Beveridge) was fonder of bearing his own voice tban any oue else in the Senate. Senator Fulton said that there had seen more land fraud practiced under Mi. Hitcheocks forest reserve policy tban uuder auy law on the statute books. Boats for Lake. Some local parties have this week ordered two gasoline launches to be put upou (Joose lake, one will be 18 ft 4 horse power aud tbe other 25, with a 10 horse power engine, with solid pressed steel, water tight compart meuts. The boats will be on tbe plan, similar to those used in tbe State life saving department. They will be thoroughly 6uited for carrying freight and passeugers, with semi-weekly ex cursions. A wharf will be built below New Pine Creek, on the State Line. It is the inteution of these promopters, providing business increases, to put more boats on the lake. Pine Creek Miuer. Cory Has Say. Ed. Examiner: In your issue of Feb. 14th, uuder the head "No Wash out at Bly," Mr. W. F. Reed seeks to intimate that no part of the road was washed out. Now, without seeming to be controveisiel, it would be inter esting to know just what Mr. Reed would oall a washout. It is true, as he says, the grade was not washed away ; it is also true that I did not say that the road was washed away, but in several places along tbe road there were large holes, whioh, in the night.rendered traveling practically impossible. No injustice to tbe people of Bly waa iuteu?d by the article to whioh Mr. Reed took exceptions, and too much publicity has already been given to w hat is really a "tempest in a tea pot." Some misunderstanding may have arisen in sending the news over the 'phone, . but as such news could injure no one, I am at a loss to know why anyone oould object to the ex planation of a delayed mall. P. M. Cory. HOT CHASF FOR DUTCH CHARLEY i Pulled gun on Captor and Got Away. RECAPTURED IN SHEEP CAMP. Fined $40 and Costs for Stealing Hay--Bound Over on More Serious Charge. A forty-dollar fine and costs of trial was the sentence imposed npon Char lie Lorenz, charged with stealing hay. Lor en z did not have tbe money and went to jail to serve out tbe time. Tbe case was tried in Judge Bay ley's court Saturday. Tbe story of tbe case is about as follows: Tuesday night Feb. 19th, tbe vaqae ros on the borne ranch of the Warner Valley Stock Co., at Adel, went down into a field to pull a cow out of a pot hole. Tbe nigbt was dark and they could not see a great distance. They beard a wagon, and heard cattle mov ing about a hay corraL Tbey thought some one was there ki'ling a beef so one of the boys went back to tell Par ker, foreman, Mr. Parker took his gun and went to tbe bay corraL and found "Dutch . Charley" ready to leave the stack with a load of hay. Parker arrested tbe fellow and took him to tbe Corporation ranch and guarded him over night. Next morn ing he started to bring him to Lake view, "Dutch Charley" saying he would go without any trouble. Wbea they came to the Vineyard house,-" where yonog man bad bten living he tola Pta.r that be wanted to get a change of clothes, and was allowed to go int6 tbe house after them. When I e came oat he leveled a savage ('rille on Parker and made him drive away. Tbe fellow then took a horse, armed himself with a six-shooter and the rifle and skipped out. Parker went home, called up tbe sheriff on the phone for instructions, and in com pany with Deputy Sheriff AndyMorris started after the fellow. They follow ed him to the M. P. Barry sheep camp in Guana valley, where he stopped to get something to eat. In the mean time the officers had phoned to Jack Kelsey and Jack Barry at Coleman valley to take some fresh horses to the Barry camp for them. When Kelsey and Barry arrived at the camp it was dark, but tbe fellow heard them come and supposed it was tbe officers, so he skipped out on foot. Next day the posse rode upon Lorenze at a sheep camp in the edge of Catlow valley where be was taking refreshments. lie was seen to enter the tent with coat and hat off, and Parker called to him to "come out." No answer came, and the posse halted to await develop ments. Presently Lorenze came out with bis guns and started for a ravine nearby, when Mr. Parker dismounted. and told him to throw up his bands. Loreuze did not comp ly, aud Parker took a shot at him, the bullet striking the ground at Lorenz feet. At this he dropped his Jgun and threw up hia hands, submitting to arrest. Tbe prisoner was closely guarded and the officers arrived in Lakeview with him Saturday morning. It is said that some parties in Warner remarked that They will never get Lorenz ; the chances are that Parker and all the others are dead by this time." Char ley Lorenz is a young man, not far from 20, and does'nt have the appear ance of a desperate mau, and of very ordinary intelligence. On Monday Mr. Parker filed a com plaint against Lorenz, charging him with the crime of pointing a gun at him. This offense being not within tbe jurisdiction of tbe justice court Lorenz waived examination and was bound over to appear for trial in the Circuit Court with bonds fixed at 1250, in default of which he will pro bably lie in jaiL Tbe penalty for the offense with which Lorenz is charged is not less than ten days in jail nor more than six months or fine not to exoeed 1500, or both. It is said that work on the N. O. O. railroad will soon commence with a large force of mea and teams, and that the work will be pushed rapidly to Likely, and on to Alturas.