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$0 MWW VOL. XXVIII. LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OIIKGOX, THURSDAY, r a i 1901 NO, 10 .Mill t. i, Mtt IRRIGATION PR04 JECT IS DELAYED Project 1a Assured by the Hewitt People. THOROUGH INSPECTION MADE- No Canal Work Likely to ho done This Venr, Hut Project Will lie Completed Next. Tliut I Iim irrigation of I tin West Ki'l will lint l accomplished KM sooll iih was iiihi for nt (Iim beginning (if In vestigation ly I Iih company win) pro pone to ilo IliU work, x mi iiioro tlmn could iintiiriilly In' expected of mii'ti ii large enterprise, Involving so much money it ii 1 requiring ho much time, Imt tlin continued ii -m ii i i n I hut t lit) project Mill I mi carried nut 'take away, to ii great degree, the plingn of disappointment Unit other wise might be fi'lt liy the people whose future prosperity depends, to it very litlH extent, nil t lin ri'i'liiinat ion (.if tlll'SO lllllllf. Mr. McKendree, who has tlm iiiau iigciuciit of tlin irrigation project, has rt'ttirni"! frmii ii visit to 'I'ltcoiitii, win-re Im conferred with tlm Hewitt Co., win) mi' financing tlm scheme, anil inform Tlio Examiner Unit owing to tlm hIhw process of securing rights of wny mi. I water rights from tho slate mi l tlm rights of way iiii'I cserv(ir Hltl'H frnill pl'iviltt) individuals, KOIIIO delay In necessary. Tin' mat let of ar ranging ii iroiOHitioii to offer tho set tler of tlm Went Side w iih a'co found to lei ii ilillK'iilt one, until tlm in'tiii I Cost of construction could bo tm' iiiih' oil, nii'l nil est liim'o obtained iih to tut It lit tl land W-iimM lie signed Up fol Water privileges, etc. It was decided that iih hood iih spring opens t hit Hewitt people would come hero with their engineers aii'l survey urn mill nuiko it thorough inspect ion of t Im route, to Im traversed hy the t'liual iiinl iniike soundings to ascertain the character uf the earth through which the rimal in to he dug. Hy (hat t hue the matter of l ights of wit) w ill lie settled, or ill shape for net t lenient. It is lielieveil that very little will be lone this your in tlm way of ciina) digging, if n y , Imt plans will Im inailii uinl all obstacles rem )vcd ho t hat next year work will ho riiKhci nilil tlm project, complete.! In shortest possible, t illll). Notwithstanding thin delay, Mr. McKoiiilreo is cnalileil, through the iiH.iiirntu'e of t he Hewitt Laud Co., to oiler every encouragement to the set tiers. Attention In called to tho statement imliliHheil in Tho F.xaminer some inont Iih iik'o, of Mr. M. Swnrtout, who is largely rcHpoiiHililo for tlm iuaugur at inn of tho project, mnl who has tak en u deep Interest In it throughout, in tho way of supplying a (mil ot the money and hy hi perHonal iiiHpectloii of tho project Tho statement wart tnt ho effect "that tho successful completion of the pro ject In entirely dependent upon llicco (iperatiou of tho people in the matter of signing their lands, and it in hoped that when tho proposition In submitted to them that it will meet with their iipproval and ho deserving of their Hiipport." No More Reierves. Hereafter no forest reserves will bo created in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado or Wyoming ex cept hy spocillo authority of Congress, says tho Oregon lan. Tho confeieneo commilteo of tho agricultural hill to day agreed to Senator Fulton'H umoudmout to this elf ect, not w 1th staudiug tho fight inudo against it by tho Forest Service and Intorior De pnrtmont. Tho entire dclongtioii from all tho HtatoM all'octod wore favorahlo to tho amendment and tho committee, In view of tho fact, doomed It exiio dicot to Kiuut their roquent. Thin will prolmldy put uu end, for the time Lein, to forest reserve ex tension iu tho ritutes numed, for the roepective doleKutlona liellevo their utatea uro now already too liberally sprinkled with reserves. There is a remote possibility that the Preshleut may veto the bill lu order to kill this amendment, but suoh a courso is not probable. Freak LeRiilat Ion. Now that luoxt of the ntato liirflnln luli'H me eiidi'il, t lie dehlKO of freak IiIIIh iiitlddiiced by the various lctfltt lativo ImmIIi'h of tlm country urn point od out mid t heir fnto nncribed. t'i lowing lint a few of the most fnnkihli oili'H, uh hi'lected for rldiciiin by tho "funny man". A M NHoiirlaii who Im Hi-rviuK til flihtlerm iu Cotik'n-HH and who WUH defented at tho recent, elec tion Introduced a bill in the limine iviuu tlm prcKldent the riylit to nop pri'HS lit'WHpaperM that ollelid his IdeiiH of propriety. An miti-tipping bill wan introduced i'l the MlMHtiiiri ielk'hl'i tore, IlkewiMo, one to tax ImchelorH, (Hie to prevent one person from treat 1 1 1 U niiother ill ii milium, one to reu lulu HpendthiiltH, to previ'lil them from cniunderliiK t hell money, ac quired by inheritiince. A bill was introduced to prohibit Hwenriiiu under penalty of a fino of ) ceiitn to t for each' chhh word. Tlm bill llllnWH M piTHoii tu say "dam it." Auot her bill prohibits boyn from play Iiik li'dl on vacant lotn, mid one re iiiiriint fariiieiH to cut down all the iiioruiiiK k b i r y vinen mid cockle btiri'H on t heir furiiiH. An liidiauu IcKiidutor lilt rudiiced ii bill to prohibit ftmy k'eei-e mi. I chii ki liH nn.ljilik' through hi-i reiuincH. Another one to prevent the killing of eiikli'M in the htate, there in but one eiik'le iu Indiana. Other billn introduced provide lor woman Millrae, one do to a family with out hciiik' taxed, prohibiting fool ball on Sunday, "doping" ImrceH to deceive purclia.HeiH, fining children who ili'Hi'it their paretitH. MttHfachilHettH has been op to the averiik'e in freak legislation introiliic ' Theh bill to tax bachelor-, yro' by borne Wakefield wiimaii tins not priori-need beyond the committee room yet, mnl it fisle is doubtful. A (all for the iiicorpoiatiuii of n cem etery for pet cats in fathered by well known Netou nociety women, mnl home of the legislators take it pcrioiiH- (.K.-tiehk bill btfore the WlrtCollhlil LeuiHlature Is to prevent the Hide of antiquated "hen fruit." Its author expluiiiH that he is tired of k'oiiik' I" ho called I irt cIiikh hotels mid calliiik for a boiled ck'M fr breakfaett only to bo Hi'ived with mi article that unlet have been laid before the Civil War. He wants all fk'u stamped with the date of their Inyiim, with a pen alty of ii fine of $."o for each okk not ptamped. An amendment has lieeu olfered that all heim lie provided with aiitourdic i-tampiiik' dovicen. The fool bills in the ('onuecticut Iji'Kislature include olio tax ink' bach elors. One bill provides for a bounty on 'cons' Another requires private detect ives to tako out a license from the Controller. Most of the fool bills in tlm House are referred to the committee nn woman Miirrane or to tho cumin itteo on k'l'HveyardtJ. Council Meeting. At the council meeting Tuesday ev enitik' the followimi proceedings were hud : Liquor license granted to Likdit A Harrow and to M. It. Hart for a pei ind of three months. Hills for salaries and street work ap proved. Committee from North Lake view heard iu the matter of repairing tho street coming into town from the north which intersects Slash Btreet be tween the residences of U. A. l'axton and K. M. Urown. Tho matter was re ferred to Iho street committee, with instructions to nuiko an 'iuvcHt Ration and reprot to the council. The treasurer's report follows. (Jeneral Fund. Hal. on hand Feb. ,r, !H7., c? 1.1. 'Jo Kecelpts for Feb. IKi.tlO DisburHeinentd for Feb. :tv!l. Hal. on hand March fi, i:U).0'2 Klectrlo Likdit Fund. Hal. on hand Feb. .1, 10O7 ?t:i!.HS Keceipts for Feb. IkhLtiO Disburseinenta for Feb. I,-5.8." Hal. on hand Mncrh 5, 0:1 It was ordered that MoO bo tranferred from the Klectrio lAght Fuud to tho (leueral Fuud. Senator Hoaoh'a votiutf machine bill was vetoed by the Kuvurtior. If a votliiM" inachiuo cuuuot be found that bill Kivo better and more accurate results tlmn tho ones now iu use iu Now York and Sail Fraueiaco the maohiuos that aro usually iu opera tion about election .time will answer the Kiinio purposes and are less expen sive, (lovoronr Chumborliuiis, sup erstlcious uess was no doubt to some extent responsible for his sudden uo. tlou in votoeintf House Jtill No. 23. He exclaimed "skidoo" aud Lit it a oruek with his veto tommy-hatchet. WHERE THE MONEY RAISED BY TAX GOES. The Amounts to be Raised for the Different Purposes in Tuwn and County. The matter of taxes has hi en sub ject for comment by taxpayers, enpec ially thimo who own properly in Lake view. Tho iue?t inn olten urines, what makes tuxes so hik'h in town? Tho J follow ink' table will show wheie the money k'im-s : State tax, Ti mills ei School Tax 5 mills, II, urn Tax for county purpses .'t'.j mills 7.'" Court Houm; Fund, G1. mills Koad tax 1 mill VI,') ' U,)iMi j ' II mills . Total foi county 21 milU City Tax, town (iiirpoM-n City interest on achool bonds mill j milit be mentioned. Fees for record - ink' deedh, mortak'es, etc.. Liquor li- total tux in town lo'j millslceiiHH feen, mnrri;i-e license and a few Levy in town all purpopeH mills, lot he. sinull items. lut Irvsurance Gouge. It would seem from tin; following in the l'ortlaud Telerani that the insur mice compauieH have backed out on civlntf tho policy holders back the '! per cent, advance mentioned last week : "In the opinion of a number of in surance iik'ents who dare not talk for publication, the action of the Hoard ' " ' erwriters, in aiiuiillifiK its Itiuu return premiums to pomj ...imers who have beeu (oued by t he 'i") per cent increase imposed Bfter the Hay City fire, in only a sam ple of the cut-throat methods of the Insui ince barons of the Coast. Ac cording to these agents, the rebate wuh ,roniised simply to preveut ad verse ii'KiMlatioii at a time when it IfiokeTl' as if drastii) laws niiKht be juisHed. The (,'OUk'e was reimposed immediiitely alter the adjournment of i the Legislature, when there was no j dmik'er from mien source, l'olicy- hol.lero in Foitlaiid freely accept this interpretation. It means, in brief, that tho insurance trust is sate for tw o years, and know s it, tuo. " Klamath Falls is striik'k'li" with t ho j question of how to beciire power lor j lik'ht aud city water works. Since the , fact is well known that Link liver has ruu throiik'h that town ail these years w ith its excellent water power unde- sturlied, tho (Kiebloiu is queer one io outsiders who may not readily realize that Klamath Fubs people me like many others who do uot realize their opportunities until it is too late to tako advauUik'o oi tlieui. It Klamath Falls k'ets water power now it will have to buy it trom the Government. i 1 I i . v .. . . .. , V 'A 'V ' l . - ,.:,V:t 'jT ' t I 'I & ; V i k r: - ' 1 ' ' AH ,;' . k ' T J , u r Mll . - i, , i I, - i iii -t-jj-j.vaiA IRVING B. DUDLEY, AMBASSADOR TO BRAZIL Irving Bedell Dudley, minister to Peru alnce 1807, has been raised to the dlffuity of ambassador and assigned to tho republic of Hrail by President Roosevelt. Mr. Dudley became minister to Teru at the nge of thtrty-slx. lid la an Ohlean by birth, was educated nt Washington and Is a Callforulan by adoption. Prior to euterlng the diplomatic aervlco he practiced law at Ban Diego, Cal., where he wna a city Judge and w as prominent In state politics. It wid be noticed that the total amount to be rained in the county, ootid. ie of that to be raise 1 for special town tax, is about l'roru this sum inont be deducted 'about ?.ViO for double tuxatiou and the 3 per cent, rebate. It will le Decennary for tho county court to liho the utrictent economy in the cond ict of county biiHiuess if they expect the ?7,XJ to pay the ofllcers' Halarieg, expenses of county and cir- cuit courts, etc., as the nalaries alone p Mr(, H f,.w items of revenue tliat Robert Rus&ell Woodward. j Died. At Paisley, Oregon, , March 1, 1!K7, Hobert Hussel Woodward ; was! born in Steuben Co. New York Auk'. 11, 119, and was H7 years, 0 mos. 14 days of ae. Was the youngest son of Jonas and Mary Woodward aud the youuk-est of a family of thirteen. Was converted at tho ak'e of VS years and joined the 1st Haptist church at Clarksou N. Y., and was baptised by his brother Jonas Woodward, who was pastor of that church. In the w inter of 1841 he beuan teach ing xocal music near Rochester N. Y. continuing in the same until lSoO. Was married May, 15, 1813, to Miss Mary Crcndell, daughter of Laban and FJiztil ;-tu CrandelL Came to Jllinois in MA, traveling by way of the Erie Canal aud the Great Lakes. Settled in Kane Co. 4S miles from Chicagu. His wife died in Jan. of iHCS. lu August of lSi9, he was married to Mrs. A. C. Stevens. In Nov. 1878 he moved to Turner Co. South' Dakota. Left his farm in 18111 and moved to the town of Parker where he acted as Justice of the Peace for two years. Second wife died Apr. 18, 1002. He came to Oregon in Oct. of 1002 He was the father of four sous, and seven daughters, by his first wife; four daughters and three sons survive him. One son, J. C. Woodward lives at Hot Springs, Summer Lake. S. A. I). Puter, the King of laud thieves, has beeu taken from the Mult nomah county jail and takeu to Wash ington, 1). C. ,to testify against Hin ger Hermann. There aro very few people who would believe what Puter says, even under oath, but his evi deuce might go in court. In Memoriin. Hied. At tho family homo four miles south of Lakeview, March 5, 1007, David II. Hartzog, oged 01 years. About two weeks ago Mr. Hartzog was taken sick with pneumonia. He had recovered from this disease, when convention of the kidneys Bet in and took bini away within a short time. Mr. Hartzog was an honored mem ber of the Masonic order and a mem ber of the Haptist church. He was a man of generous impulsed und never forgot the hospitable ways of the pioneer. The stranger, even though a betrgar never failed to find food aud hhelter if he fought it at his hands, and be was at home by the bedside of the sick and delighted in all kinds and neighborly offices. He had borne adversity bravely and en joyed prosperity quietly. He bad fill ed the various relations of life, as son husband, father, brother, friend, and filled then well. Who can do more? Hut he is gone ! Another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old settlers, and a solitary woman in the midst of life, ai d a lone ly home, are left to attest bow sadly they will miss bim It must be so; these tender human ties cannot be severed without a pang. Yet in such a death there is really no cause for grief. His work was well done. He was a devoted ' husband and a kind and indulgent father; to bis friends the soul of fellowship. Hut the gt eatest of all was he as a man. And as a man it is that those who knew him best most love to contem plate him. He believed in the father hood of God and the brotherhood of man. He believed that the man who scatters flowers in the pathway of his fellow men, who lets into the dark places of life the sunshine of human sympathy and human happiness, is following in the footsteps of his Mas ter. He was a man who united sound sense with strong convictions, and a eviA, outspoken' temper, emi nently fitted to mould the rude ele ments of poneer society into form and consistency, and aid in raising a high standard of citizenship in our young aud growing community. How much this commnuity owes him and such as be, it is impossible to esti- mate, though task to trace some of the to hold him it would be a gratefnl bis influence through more direct channels, up in these degenerate days, in his various characters of bus band and father, of neighbor and friend. Hut it comes not withiu the scope ot this brief article to do so. Suffice it to say, he lived nobly and died peacefully at. the advanced age of CI years. Thejsteru Reaper found him, "as a shock of corn, fully ripe for the harvest." Besides a wide circle of friends - he leaves a wife, cio son, Edward, of Pine Creek, Misses Pearl, Clara and Delpha who are living at home. The remains weere taken to Pine Creek Wednesday, where they were laid to rest under the auspiciesof the Masou io lodge of Lakeview. School Program. The following program will be giv en next Friday afternoon at the school bouse. Two o'colck will be the time of beginning. This is the regular monthly program iu which all of the live rooms cc?ie together and each room contributes several numbers. Song, School. Recitation, Hugo Umback. Solo, Lora Chandler. Dialogue, Ebon Tatro and W. Dykmau Song, Eight Girls. Reading, The Little Man, Elsie Post Solo, Instrumental, Cuba Amick I Recitation, Why Papa doesn't Go, Duly Dent. Dialogue, The School Entertaiua.ent Second Primary TnpUs. Duet, Nellie Ilnrvey and Mary lligby. Recitation, Eldou Curry. Duet, Eva Clark and Edna Penlaud. Recitation, The Sin of the Cappeuter Man, Hobart Miller. Duet, Instrumental, Mr. Willits, Ruth Heruatd. Dialogue, Mabel Hoyd aud Walter Dut- tou. Solo, Lena MoShaue. Dialogue, The Dolly Show, Niue Pri mary Pupils. Song, Song of the March Wind, Eight Boys. W. J. Oliver, who it was stated would be awarded the contract for building the Panama canal, is prepar ing trouble for the presideut because of his rejecting the bid after promis ing the award to Mr. Oliver, who calims to have spent MO, 000 as a con sequence of the assurance he bad of receiving the contract. WOOL PRICE MAY BE HOT SO GOOD, riore wool and a Much Better Staple. VERT LITTLE SCAB THIS TEAR. Coyote are Getting Numerous on the Desert. Cause Host Loss Among the Sheep. That the price of wool this year will be slightly under the figure paid last year, is the prophesy of local dealers. The reasons given are that last, year through the months of January, Feb ruaiy aud March, considerable wool was contracted for on the sheep's backs- Advance payments were made, the interest on which could amount to very large sums. The fact dealers made small profits on these purchases has kept tLem from buying so early this year. Up to the present time, very little, if any wool has been con tracted for, and it is not expected that any spirited 'campaign Jof con tracting will be carried on, most buy ers preferring to wait till shearing time, or nearly so. When it is re membered that some of the wool that was contracted for a year ago has not yet reached the purchasers, it will be readily seen that the interest, at a very reasonable rate would equal a fair profit on these purchases. The price of wool for the past two years has been so nearly the limit that the slighest inflation in local prices in volves a loss to buyers .and delayed shipments causThe matter of Inter' est td flgTirAipisinst profits. While no serious reduction is contemplated, local dealers say they expect the price to be a little under last year's prices. - From what we can learn the clip will be up to that of last year in weight and the staple better. Last year there was some scab, while very little scab has made its appearance in very few bands. Then again, sheep have been in good condition throughout the year, and the fleece growing all the while. Stock Inspector M alloy states that out of 2G bands inspected on his recent trip over the eastern part of the coun ty, i of the bands had scab and 22 were clean. Last year sheep sheared 5 to 6 ' pounds, where this year the same sheep wil shear 7 to 8 pounds, so that, while the number of sheep is less than were shorn .last yaer, the aggreagte output will be equal, if uot greater, aud although the price may he a little, uuder last year's price?, the income i.i'i to the county, as a whole will not fall short of last year's. The loss iu range sheep this' winter w ill be almost wholly confined to that caused by varmints. The fact is slightly known and little realized that the rapid iucrease iu coyotes on the ranges is making inroads upon one of the county's chief industries. Sheep $5.50 per Head. Phil Lynch came in town Tuesday from the sheep range. Phil has sold 4000 head of ewes to Frank Kueny for S5.50 per head. Mr. Lynch delivers tho sheep the 20th of 'this month. They will be taken to Steins Moun tains. Phil baa a few ewes left aud about 7,000 head of yearlings and 2-year-old weathers. Mr. Lynch says sheep have done fine on the range and the wool is long, and very little scab exists. Fees for Grazing. For tho information of stockmen who contemplute grazing their stock on the reserve, The Examiner has ob tained the price, that will be charged for grazing privilege. CATTLE AND HORSES. Season. April 15 to Nov. 15. Cattle, 25 cents per head. Horses, '35 cents per head. Yearlong. Cattle, 40 cents per head, horses 50 ceuts pet head. SIIEEP. Season. June 15 to Oct. 15. Fee 7 cents per head. Seasou. April 15 to Oct. 15, Fee 10 cents per bead. A charge of 2 cents per head additional will be made for lambing. In all cases, animals under 0 months of age at tho time of entries, will not be counted.