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mmtnei VOL. XXVIII. LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY. 2, 1007. NO, 18 WASHINGTON MAI HUNTIHGSUCKERS Lake County Farmers the Intended Victims. HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE. Farmers are Considered limy by Traveling Grocery Salesmen, (live them a Test. Tin' re have lieen numerous I ft tern of hnuiry received by residents of Lakeview from outsiders; letter of moHt every character and make-up lm iiglneablo, but below we publish one that certainly ends the lint. This oue i inquiring If the furmers of this sec tion liuvo boon worked yet tbl year, ami If ho by whom. The furmers of this country must be considered, ly outsiders, to lie a baud of afiot-p or silk worms, to Iju fleeced or itk tuned ouce a year by someone. Or they muy bo considered a wild I'Iiiiii patch, whoso rtpo plums are the legitimate property of the Urst to filter the patch. The 'HMt flcccitigH, fkliJiiiiigs or plckiugs have been to close that few of the eoile are ready to submit to a re-skinning. It is useless for u at thin time to refer to the method practiced In the past by traveling grocery men, for every one who ) at ronizeN them know. Tliern U h "fcive away" In the following letter which should be noted. The inquirer wishes to know "what firm sold the goods. " It Ih iiot likely that uny one would itre to represent n firm of thut sumo name. Thin iiiiin ilo' not say what tlrm he represents, dm not i-ven use a piii.Unl letter Lv.i.j, v ei.ulop w ith hU or hi firm's name printed on it; a very poor sign of a substantial busiuca house indeed. Groceries are Hold ou a very clone margin by the home merchants; they huve to do it, Hud it does not stand to ritUMou that a traveling milcsman on il undersell the home meiehunt ou groceries, if he delivers staple articles such an he carries for samples, lie haM not any silk liuud kerchiefs to "make good on. " Try u tent on the first traveling salesman thut visits you : Pretend that you are going to order ."0 worth of goods, get IiIm price on Fruit sogai. then till him that you will take it all iu sugar of that qual ity, him to sign a ooutiaet sworn to lefore a notary public of Lakeview, to deliver jiiHt that quulity, and nee what ho Hays. Tho letter was not directed to the Examiner, but wart handed to us by a f i lend of the farmer, and we will en deavor to answer the questions the bent we can : The fanners of thin oouutry have not been Hkinned, llueced or picked yM.b is year (nor don't waut to be.) Yes, they have bocn In the past (the memory Irritates uu old sore. ) Last delivery was in ado Just beforo tho "storm" (there uro yet a few blue streaks iu the sky. ) Name of the firm forgotten (the farmers can tell you. ) Tho letter follows : "Dear Kir: 1 nin selling groceries iu the country for a H llouso, and wish to kuow if Huy oue has been soil ing groceries iu that country to the farmers this year or Iu the past. If bo, when did they niake last delivery, and whut ilrui sold tho goods. Looking for an curly reply, I remain Yours Very Truly. Gonorul del , Spokane Wash. Pine Creek va. Lake view The Piuo Creek baHO ball team came up to Lnkeview lust Sunday and played a game with Lakeview. Pine Creek wuB winner 13 to 7. If Luke view expects to pluy ball this summer w ith any degree of HiiocesH and Inter est to spectators they will have to do some practicing. There will be a practice game next Suuduy afternoon between tho married men aud tho boys. The giimo will be pulled oir at the race track. Twenty live gouts admission will be charged, the gate money to bo used In fixing l the grounds for futiro games. Eve rybody, of .course, is welcome, but it will be less embarrassing to tho boy a of their swoethourts will not at toud t ho gumo, for the muvriod men will not show any sympathy for the lads when it couioh to coverlug Ihoni up Uu tullies. In the Social Realm. Mr. A. L. Thornton wri hostess at a very enjoyable party given at her borne on Bollard street Wednesday afternoon. Twenty guests attended and all speak highly of Mrs. Thorntons' hos pitality. An exceedingly tempting luncheon was a feature of the after nons pleasures. Those present were: Mrs. W. It. Steele Mrs. W. It. Boyd, Mrs. Harry Bailey? Mrs. Lee Ileal, Mrs. Dan Mai toy, Mrs J. I). 'Venator, Mrs. Elmer Ablrttrom, Mrs. Joe Lane, Mrs. Ueo. Whorlon. Mrs. C. C. Price, Mrs. Pete Orob, Mrs. W. II Shirk, Mrs. Roy Shirk, Vrs. J. 8 .Norln. Mra. I). C. Sohuilnck, Mrs. E. II. Kmltb, Mrs. J. M. Uatchelder, Mrs. W. II. Bnlder, and the Misses Fannie Tonningsen aud May Mulder. Mrs. Wallis and daughter Helen, de parted last week for their houie in San Francisco, lietore leaving, Mrs. Wallis and Mrs. Cobb gave an elab orate dinner party to a few friends Wat the home of Mrs. Cobo. These ladies have proven themsevles most delight fill hostesses, uihI this function aug mented their already well known rep utation as entertainers. Those present were: Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Dewey, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Jouus Norin, Mrs. Wm. Harvey, Miss Hall Miss Pearl Difljert, and C. (). Metzker aud wife. Odd fellows and Rebekas and their families were treated to oue fo the finest banquets lust Friday evening ever spread iu Lnkveiew. Tho lower hull in the I. O. (). F. building was given over to those who enjoyed danc ing aud tho banquet was serve I in the Masoulc banquet room. The hull was comfortably filled and dauciug contin ued to music by the orchestra till nearly two o'clock iu tho morniag. The table iu tho banquet room w.-re laden with all the good things to rat and many pretty things to look at. Everything the heart could wish was served, aud in a very tempting raiyyr. Everyone was enthusiastic in praiso of the nights enjoyment. Two Small blazes. Fire was discovered in oue of the houses in the "red light" district on the bill last Sunday about 1 o'clock. The lire bell rang out the alarm and people came rustling from all parts of towu. Before many reached the scene, however, the blaze was extinguished. There should be some tdgnal estab lished, which everyone could under stand, to notify the peoplo when a lire Is out. Most towns that huve tire bells give two distinct taps of the bell when a lire is safely out, so that thoso coming from a distance may bo in formed of conditions without running so far, when the fire Is quickly ex tinguished. The bouse just south of Ablstroms harness shop, occupied by J. S Branch's family caught Uro where tho stovo pipe passes through tho roof lust Friday ufternoou. Tho harness shop boys nud three or four other men and severul women living lu the im mediate vicinity put the tire out be fore it hao gained much headway. No alurm was given. Jim Purtin climbed on top of tho houso and a hose wus thrown to him aud the Ure wus soon out. Hymenlal. Mr. James II. O'Neil and Mrs. Ar glvlu Meyers, both of New Pine Creek, were married last Suuduy at the home of P. S. Uouhnm, of Pino Creek, Ilov. II. Smith ottlciutlng. License to wed was issued to the following couples this week from the o ouuty clerk's otlloo lu Lakeview : Mr. George E. Lutrell and Miss Isa bella Wright, of Silver Luke, Oregon, nud to Mr. 11. C. Dick and Miss Rua Ilurrett, both of Now Piuo Creok. Newspapers Last. II. 11 Uurker wua up first of tho woek from Altuius. Ho informed us that ho has cleuued up all the stugo freight lriug at Alturus. However wo roiuombeu that Tho Ex aminer hud about 1000 pounds of pa per ou tho road Boinowero.botween hero and the railroad. UutMr. llurker said ho would bring thut right away, if we would quote him as huviug o clean waybill. Quito a number of straugora huve boon lu Lakeview duriug tho pust week, some looking over the country with a view to investiug lu some of Lake County's valuublo lunds,' nud others ciuuo boie to woik duriug tho Summer. CriARLtY THOflPSON DEAD BODY FOUND. Shot the Neck on the Desert Mystery Surrounds the Tragedy, - in Chas. T. Thompson was found dead I in Greaser Flat, about six miles east of Adel, Tuesday, with a bullet bole through bia bead. "Little" Mike Harry found Mr. Thompson's horse with saddle and bridle on, Monday morning and brought the borse to Adel. Fastened to the born of the saddle was a scabbard with a alx hooter in it, the handle of the gun being covered with blood. Charlie Thompson had left. Adel Saturday IIIMIIIIIJH ll a-fuio xij.vip nunc i vc.'t', I ... ,, . a. i near IJaty liuttes, where Pat Angland ... ...... I . a 9 l m TL.ma T. 'I t'i.ii ul.anii .omn was believed to be working, with the ., i,i n uu il announced purpose of inducing or compelling- Mr. Angland to marry hut daughter, Lillie, w ho is in a delicate , I)i(rict Attorney Moore and C. D. condition, and this fact -roused sus- rArtbar Btarted from bere Toeday eve plciou at Adel when Thompson's ! ning for the -cen6 of the tragedy, and horse was brought In. C. B.. Parker, wW elpected to reach Adei with the Andy Morris, Tom Caldwell aod one b((dy jat eveoing. Four men Kuarded or two others went out to search for Umj boJy unti, the arrivai of the Dig- Thompson, uu Tuesday aiiernoon about I o'clo'-k they found the dead body of Charley Thompson about 70 yards from where Ihe horso was found, with a bullet bole in bis head. The bullet Is sui 1 to have entered under the chin and came out uud:r one eye. From all appeararces Thompson bad lived some, hours afttr be was shot. He had two coats which he bedspread upon the ground, and had moved from one to the other several times. B1NGER HERMANN FOUND NOT GUILTY Dinger Hermaun is not guilty, said the jury thut has been sitting ou bis cjse for 11 wetks past. Tho vjruict was reached after aout 30 hours do- retary or State, bo far as a deputy is liberation. The verdict of the Wash- j qualified to do. Frank W. Benson, iugtorfi jury was such a set back to f the Judge's brother-is still in Califor tbe prosecution that some doubts were :nia for his health. Mr. Benson is expressed as to the Oregon iudict- J rapidly recovering from bis recent meuts against Hermann ever being severe sick spell, but it is not certain pressed It seems that Oregon juries that he will le back to Salem in time do not stand alone in their alleged . for the Judge to hold court bere in reluctauco to convict m j C. C. Loftus returned from Southern j California lust Sunday night on the! Konthern staue. Mr. Loftus was in very poor health when he left here Uve months ago, but looks now like a different mau. He weighs about ISO pounds. The family moved out to tho Cuno Lake ranch yesterday. W. II. Shirk bought 130 head of horses from W. Z. Moss last week aud started for tho California market with them. The band was that meutioued lu last week's Examiner, which Mr. Moss bad started below with. Mos returned to Waruer after selling out to Shirk. Mrs. L. E. Cambell, of Paisley and her mother, Mrs. Thos. Wingfleld, passed through Lakeview first of this week, ou their w ay to tho home of tho former. Mrs. Campbell has been in California, to briug her mother home with her on a visit. Presiding Elder Dunlap, of Klamath Falls, will be in Lakeview tomorrow, and will hold quarterly meetings at Pine Creek next Sunday. Ho will arrange the date for holding quarterly meetings in Lakeview and Paisley after bis arrival. School will close at tho Union school houso, ou tho West Side, next FridHy. Mr. C. ET Oliver, tho teach er, will remain in this county most of tho summer, and possibly perma nently. Ho came from LaOraudo last Fall. Harry Roberts came over from Plush lust Friday. Hurry said the railroad anivod at Plush the day bo fore ho left, and went 011 towurd Adel. Its fauny that somo people don't know a railroad from tho coming of spring. It is learned thut Chas T. Watkius of Duvls Creek, bas purchased a two tenths lutorostju tho Wado-Reid mine at Pino Creek. The purchase was made from A. M. Reod aud tho price '.21)00. A. O. Duhnie, one of tho owuers tho Fandango sawmill, came up to Lukevlow lust Suuduy. Mr. Duhme says tho mill is ruuuiiig now, cuttiug about twenty thousaud foet per day. His clothing r as covered with blood and bis handkerchief was found near birn saturated with blood. From ap pearances be bad len dead two or three days. "Dutch" Charley, wbo lives in South Warner, was in town when the uews reached here. He stated that Thompson was at bis place and re quested that be go with bim to see Angland, out "Dutch" Charlie re fused. He further said that be kept Thompson over night. He did not . . , . . . .... . . Y say what night, but it must bave been ' , , , ' . . ... nauir'inj nignt, mm iu m Thompson could bave reached the pluce where be was found dead by ! n r C i in I n If trict Attorney. The verdict of coroner's jury wid be awaited v the itb ureat interest. Whatever has been Mr. Thompson's fate, whether be met death by acci dent or at the hands of an assaain, is deeply deplored. While to bis friends any man's death under all cirumstance would be equally deplorable, in this case it is to be hoped that unquestion able evidence can be found to show that it is not a murder case. CIRCUIT COURT CON VENES MAY I3TH. Circuit ourt convenes Monday, Miy 13th. Judge Benson' is etill at Salem attending to the duties of Sec- -May, in whicto event judge uuruei 01 Salem w ill sit on tne iiencn in TleW- . Following id a list of Jurors Lake- drawn to serve the coming term of circuit court in Lake county B. Vandoru, W. B. Henderson of Silver Hunter, of Summer : Hampton, of Paisley: Held, F. B. Houston, Owsley, E. K. Lake : Lloyd Lake, J. L. T. B. Wake of Warner Lake : S. J. Studley, Walter Butler, H. C. Fleming, E. Keller, of New Pine Creek : M. S. Barnes, Joe flloward, T. II. Clond, Dau Chandler, John Bull, J. P Duke, J .M. Hammersley, Kobt. McKee, Jas. Metzker, C. A. Ilehart, O. H. .Newell, L. C. Meyer, Wm. Schmidt. A. M. Hardisty, Fred Spangenburg, Walter Howard, J. S. Holbrook, J. W. Tucker, John Mulkey B.W. Vernon, Lakeview No Saloons for Him. Tho follow ing letter was received by The Examiner this week from a man who has been writing for information about Lake county w ith a view to in vesting money here. Seattle, Wash. Editor Exaiuer: 1 am in receipt of the samplo copy of tho Examiner, for which I thank you very much. 1 note that application will be made by a party to sell liquor, and that bis peti tion has been numerously signed. I will await the outcome with interest, as I very much prefer to live, and In vest, whore liqour Is not sold. Yours Truly, L. J. Sprenglo. .1. P. Duckworth returned to Lake view last Suturday evening ou the Southern stugo, after au abseuoj of several mouths ppeut lu California. Johnnie is feeling much better thau j wheu he went away last fall. Whoever tho architect was who put iu the bridge across Deadmau creek was terribly cross-eyed. In going either way oue bus to turn around about three times to got started across tho bridge. I V. A.Wilshire is putting up a small of cottage ou his lot uear the planing lut ill, near W. O. Spencers' new dwel iug. Tho towu id gradually extoud ing south till now it is nearly two miles long. Note and Comment. A abow passed through town first of the week and gave, what they call a "show" Monday night. The preaa was not invited, consequently we bave to rely npon the public opinion o far as we bave beard it as to the quality of tbe "show". Their horses are a very good sign for tbem. Take a look at their teams. City councils all over tbe interior country would confer a favor on the public if they wouil place a license on traveling shows that would make it impossible for them to pitch their tents inside the city Unfits. Mike Kernic, an Austrian, was ar rested at Klamath Falls one day last week cn a charge of assault with in tent to commit rape upon Miss Minnie Welch, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Welch wbo live at Klamath Falls. Tbe girl testified that tbe man met ber in tbe road and grabbed ber. After a struggle of sever al minutes sha succeeded in getting loose from the brute, and ran home. Keruic was boond over to tbe circnit court, with bonds fixed at 11000. A certain very prominent gentleman of this city bas sent away for a &0 suit of black clothes and a pair of nice patent leather shoes, all made to order. That's pretty fine togs unless they are for some very Important occasion. We know tbe gentleman's name, but we can't spell it. If be don't come into this offie and pay year's subscription In advance before our next issue we will make a stagger at spelling bis name, however. Miss Jennie Dilln, cousin of Jas. McSbane, wbo bas been visiting in Lakeview for some weeks, left Monday morning on tbe Western stage for ber borne in San Francisco. She will visit in Sacramento and other Northern Calif ore ia towns on ber way borne. Miss Dillin made many friends while in our city wbo will miss ber greatly. Spinal meningitis seems to be an epidemic in several places on the ooast Several deaths bave occurred tu Portlaud this spring as a result of tbe disease, and at Reno, Nevada, the disease bas been at its deadly work. But one case that we bave beard of nearer here than Reno, was Madeline. A man who came out from Reno to work on the railroad extension be came afflicted and died recently. . The Oregon Potash Co's, property in Lake coucty, including GOO placer mining claims located in Summer Lake and Abert Lake, were sold re cently and tbe deeds received at tbe clerk's office Monday to made of re cord. C. M. Sain, the organizer of tbe original company, and John T. Reed, of Lovelock, Nevada, are the parties who purchased the property. The Modoc Republican says that E. Laur & Sons, Alturas merchants bave a contract for furnishing theN-C-O. Railroad extension crew with eight sucks of flour, 100 dozen eggs and all tho butter they can supply, each day. This would suggest that quite a crew of men are at work on tbe road. The raise ou express freight is con fined, so we are informed by Mr. A. L. Thornton, the Lakeview agent, to packages ou wbich the charges have been paid at the starting point by the seuder, at the regular railroad rate, no allowance being made for the stage haul on this end of the route. Sam Johnson, who, for many years, bas conducted the hotel at Amedee, is said to have sold out to a stranger, who is believed to have a tip that the Western Pacifio will cross the N-C-O. at that place. Mr. Johnson's mining interests in Nevada will occupy his time in the future. Felix Alien, whose association with tbe people of this section of country, seveial years ago however, established a rnpututiou for him of "truth" and veracity, has subscribed himself to tho story about tho "shattered inouu taiu," uear Likely. Bids for canal work iu the Klamath Irriiation project were advertised for agaiu, but so far as learned nouo were received.- AU bids previously submit ted have been so bigh thut tho reclam ation service would not acoept them. Mrs. Goo. Freeman aud little grand son, left this week for her old homo, now known as the Ward ranch, near Bid well, where she will probably re- lualn for the summer. Cedarvlile Reo ord. A band of 200 heud of horses, tbe last of the hor6o: of the "P" ranch iu Oregou, passed? through Lore yestor day morulug on' the way io the lower country market. -Cedarville Record SHEEP MUST BE DIPPED OFFICIALY Inspector shall be Present At all Dipping. OREGON'S SHEEP DIPPING LAW- 5heep. Must Remain in the VaU From Two to Three Minute. Dip to be Kept Hot. Stock Inspector Proud foot returned first of the week from a tont of in spection. Mr. Proud foot intends to see that the law shall be complied with in tbe matter of dipping sheep. Follow ing are tbe provisions of the law enacted at tbe last legislature : "The new Oregon law provides that all sheep witbin tbe state shall be dipped daring tbe year, between the months cf April and August. "All sheep that are free from scab will be dipped once, but all that are fonnd infecUd must be dipped twice. In this annual dipping, no dips shall be used except those that are recog nized by tbe government, a list of wbich may be bad upon application to tb state sheep inspectors of the bu reau of animal industry. Tbe govern ment also permits tbe use of home made lime and sulpher dip, wbich is made from eight pounds of unslacked lime and 21 pounds of flower of sul pher to 100 gallons of water. " "All this dipping must be super vised by government or state inspect ors, and where dipping is done in their absence it will not be recognized as official, and another dipping will be required. Whenever anyone) ia ready to dip, an inspector will imme d iately be sent to superintend tbe mixing of tbe dip and the dipping, of tbe sheep. ' "The government requires that, all sheep must be in the yat from two to' three minutes and that tbe tempera ture of the dip must be maintained at a temperature of from 100 degrees far enbeit. All scabby sheep must be dipped at their present quarters and must not be trailed to a publio vat, but it is desirable that clean sheep be dipped at some central vat so that as few inspectors as possible will be re quired to handle tbem. "For the pre?ent vear, no sheep will be allowed to enter a forest reserve unless they bave a certificate showing that they bave been dipped by tbe proper officers. 'All sheep that have been reported scabby since January 1 will be bandied as infected sheep at dipping time, whether they have been dipped in the mean time or not. This is done bo that when tbe annual dipping is com pleted there should be little danger of them breaking out with scab again. " Distinguished Visitors. Mr.' and Mrs. A. C. McGillicray, of Dickinson, North Dakota, Mr. L. P. Delano, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mr. II. W. Drenkel, of Los Angeles, Calif., arrived in Lakeview Tuesday evening by private conveyance from the rail road at Pokegama. Mr. McGillicray is vice-president of the Missouri Slope Land & Investment Co., and president' of the Oregon Millitary Wagon Road Grant, being associated with Mi. Hunter, who was here looking over the road land in this county about a year ago. Mr. McGillicray is looking over land aud tbe country in general with a view to divising a plau by which his com pany can put their vast acreage of land ou the market and aid in the develop ment of the country. His wife accom panies him ou a pleasure trip. Mr. Drenkel and Mr. Delano are also looking over the country and may in vest money bere. These people are all very much im pressed with the oouutry, and while their trip over tho "trail," as they call it, was one of hardship, once bere they see many thiuga to Interest thoio. They called at The Examiner office yesterday, aud eulogized our little city. They are ploasant people, indeed. " k L. Bailey came very near getting one of bis eyes knocked out one day lact week. While trying to uujolut a water pipe tbe wrench slipped off and the handle struck him iu the eye, cut tiug quite a gash in tbe lower lid.