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V mmaim VOL. XXVIII. LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907. NO. 38 TRIES TO KNOCK LAKE COUIITY, Would Stop People En route to This Place. THEIR EFFORTS TRANSPARENT Lake County Ha Advantage That Homeseekers Will Net Overlook. A gentleman who earn to Lakeview a raw dart ago. accompanied by a party of bomeaeekers, says tbat Klamath Fall, raal estate men are aa hangry an California fleas. 11a aald bo could bardly get away from tba 'booaters" long enough to eat a meal or take a nap. Tbey would aay to bim "Ob, come now, you don't want to go to Lakevlew, there la nothing there to go for or to see. The people there are Mead one. and their laod la worthless," and a thousand other 'knocking' remark. They would aay "yoo wont like It over there jo.t atay here and get In on the ground floor, etc." Dot tbla gentle' nan could understand tbem and let their prattle go In at one ear and out t tba other. Jje was determined to ome to Luke vie and did come, and waa glad of It. He atated to The Ex aminer that "Tbla country la far a- bead of Klamath. Why It aeema to tue tbat tboae people are living in air castle. They bave overdone every thing there, and cant' quit." "I tell you," be aald, "you bare no Idea bow bard tbey knock Lake county, and bow bard tbey work to dissuade people parsing through there deatlned for Lakevlew from f coming on." Hut we do know, fo utbtt; bare told almilT atoriea of tbeir experience In Klamath Falls. Tbey cant disturb Lake county, nor tbey bavn't disturb ed many of the outiidere en route here from the looks of our hotel registers the past summer. Lake county is out of debt and has money In the treasury ; Lake county bas the lxnt agricultural, and grazio lauds In Oregon and as good timber aa any purt of the state east of the Cascades. Lake county bus more vacant laud than any other county it is one of the largest counties in the etute, has more money according its population than any county to I Oregon an rower people woo are con tiuuully knocking some other county Drummers say Lakeviow ia tbe bent town tbey sell goods in ; they sc more and a better quality of goods. end tbut this town has a wonderful future. What knocking Klamath Fulls cau do won't hurt Luke county much, so keep your hammers goiug If it suits you, its about tbe bigges oolite you cau make. From our Exchanges. Silver Lake Leader: It la reported tbut tbe Leavers are Incoming so numerous iu the Sycan river, tbat the dams they build cause the water to overflow the banks, spreading over the low ground, mak ing it worthless. Beavers are protect ed by luw, and tboy appear to know it, and are getting tbeir work in un hindered. A radish is on exbibitiou at this of lice, tbat meuBures 27 inches around, and was grown upon tbe homestead of Churles Buick. Paisley Correspon dent. Cy Brattain of Springfield, was In our city to visit his brother T. J. liruttaln. Tracy Blair came iu from Abert Lake Friday, to see the doctor. He, and a broncho got taugled up, and Tracy come off second best. Ilia shoulder was bruised quite a little otherwise his injuries were alight. We understand tbut 0. E. Campbell has uold bis 80 aore tract of bay land to W. II. MoCull, and bis sbeop to V. II. MoCormck, uud will leave iu a few days for Placer County Cal. Mrs. J. 8. Klder purchased a tract of land from vV. V. Miller last week and will have a residence erected thereon this full. Silver Lake Oregoniun : Miss Rachel Partlu of Summer Lake this week sent to S. A. Lester's store two email branches taken from a crab Bppple tree In tbe Partlu orohurd which go a long way toward proving tbut Sum mer Lake Is an ideal fruit growing locality. Tbe braoobes are each little over two feet long and together bear 70 fine apples. J. II. Stialn, of Madras, arrlrtd 1 Silver Lake Saturday aft em oca with a load of watermelons, wblob be brought all tbe way front a point on the Deschutes river a few miles this Ida of tbe Waim Spring Indian reeer ration. II sold tbem at eight cents per pound. II. D. Stephens waa a caller In Silver Lake Friday. He and W. II. McCall bad just returned from Illy, where they went to deliver the sheep recently sold to McKendree Bros. Z. (J. Harris came op from Summer Lake Monday, bringing a bunch of sadde horses, preparatory to begin Ing bis fall ride. F. W. Bllvertootb left yesterday for Lakevlew and .Northern Californl points, on business. Cedarvilla Record : L. E. Smith, of Sacramento, baa been in tbe valley for some days looking tot alfalfa seed a it a ana oas already engaged seven or eight cars of it He aaya tba seed crop in tbe lower end of the valley is good. At tbe Irrigation Congress at Sacra meoto last week Judge Raker, of Mo doc, waa elected second rloe President It la aald tbat two big new hotels are soon to be built at Lakeirew. Tbat country must be booming. Klamath Republican : Mr. and Mrs. Archie Jbonson left for Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, wbere tbey expect to make tbeir permanen home. With Mr. Meaervey, Mr Johnson will engage In the timber bualneaa. It being understood tbat tbe timber barons are turning tbeir attention towards Canada. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Em mitt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bi.bn. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. North and Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Hamilton went to Crystal Creek Mon day, wbere tbey expect to remain for tbe next two weeks. Tbe party ia jolly one and aura of a good time. L. F. Willits has aold his 100-acre ranch located near Bonanza, to P. O. Parsons, a recent arrival from Im perial Valley. Burna Times-Herald : V A. Oowan and family anlved here Sunday from Lakevlew where Win baa been clerk in tbe land oUloe for tbe past four years. Ibis la tbe first outing during tbat time and be expects to take tbe full time. He ia looking well. The family will go over to Grant county to visit other relutives next week. Rufus George, a young man who has been working at the White Horse ranch, came in Tuesday with David Jones for medical assistance for cane of blood poisoning. He had been burning warts off bis band with concentrated lie and tbe wounds be came iufected. His physician believes there will be uo serious results unless possibly be may lose the use of one finger. David Jones, ooe of tbe business men of Andrews, is here having come over to see his new son. Mrs. Jones aud tb baby will remain here for a time yet but Mr. Jones will return in a few days. Alturas New Era: Last Monday L. U. Clark, tbe wealthy stockman and rancher of Jess Valley, was running a mowing machine on bis ranch, when the team became frightened and ran away, throwing bim from tbe machine and injuring bim so badly that be passed away at Ave o'clock yesterday. Mr. Clark was aged about 67 years, and baa for years been considered one of the leading men of the county. Last Wednesday the State Board of Equalization fixed tbe state tax rate at ii 12 ceuts on 1100. the various funds being provided for as follows: General fund 22.6 cents; school fund 17.3 ceuts; State high school fund 1.8 cents; interest aud sinking fund, 08 cents; University of California fund 2 ceuts The state tax rata this year la much lower than for last year J. Todd Bonner and family moved I to Davis Creek last veek, and J. N. I Janes and family are new residing in the bouse formerly oooupled by tbem, Mr. Janes having purchased the plaoe couple of weeks ago. C. M. Taylor, the fruit raiser, was up from bia fruit farm near Pino Creek lust Saturday. He has beeu running a wagon to Bly most of tbe summer, making weekly trips. Mr. Tylor say that his peur trees are all right now and bearing. It will be re membered that last year be thought he would bave too cut a lot of tbem down, as some sort of disease eeemod to have attacked tbem, but be delayed cutting them dowu aud the trouble bas disappeared aud tbe fruit la abudaut nd healthy. JUDGE BENSON OVER RULES Sustains Warner Valley Stock Go's Cause In First In tbe caae of tbe State of Oregon vs. Warner Valley Stock Company et ab, argued on demurrer last week at Klamath Falls, before Judge Ben eon, tbe Court sustained the demur rer to tbe complaint, on tbe ground that all tbe cause of eoit set out In tbe complaint except the last were Celebration at Pine Creek. Today, Thursday, the big celebra tion at Pine Creek begina. Tbe event la termed tbe "Oregon California, New Pine Creek Base Ball Tournament and Mineral and Agricul tural Exhibit Tbe affair opens to day, tbe lOtb, and closes tbe 21st There will be ball games each day, and a dance each evening. Prizes will be given for tbe best mineral and beet Agricultural exhibits. A rock drilling contest has been added, wbicb will be an interesting, feature. Ring races bave also been added. Excur sions on tbe lake in tbe sasoline launch will be given each, day. Gold Day, Friday, will be filled 1th aniosementa, and a grand ball will be given in tbe evening. . , Musio for tbe occasion will be furn ished by tbe Lakevie w Brass Band and Orchestra. Every town needs, and must bave its day to celebrate. In a sparsely settled country to accomplish this in tbe full est measure tbe different towns should sppolnt their day of celebration so as to make it convenient for neighbor ing towna and communities to attend. This, Pine Creek has done, end a full atteudanoe hi expected from Leas law. Pine Creek's rapid (growth brings tbat little city in line for just recog nition by all its neighbors, and it should, by all rights, be extended every courtesy. Every one wbo can. not conveniently, but possibly, should attend this celebration at our neigh bor city. Wallace-Chandler. A pretty borne weddiug was solemn. ized at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Chandler, in Lakeview et noon lest Sunday Sep tember 15, 1907. The contracting partiea were Miss Lottie L. Chandler and Mr. Azel E. Wallace of Lakeview Judge B. Daly was the officiating magistrate who tied the nuptial knot pronouncing tbe ceremony wbicb united tbe lives of these estimableyoung people of our little city. The wed ding was a t,ulet one, witnessed only by tbe immediate relatives of the bride and groom, and a few intimate friends. Promptly at 12, o'clock, noon, tbe young people took their places at the matrimonial altar wbere tbe Judge with au impressive, but yet imple and exceedingly pretty cere mony made them husband aud wife. The bride was becomingly attired in white crape de cbiue, and looked very sweet and winsome. Tbe groom wore 'the conventional black. After congratu lations a sumputous wedding dinner was served. Tbey received a large number of handsome and valuable gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are well and favorably known iu and about our city. Mr. Wallace ia tbe son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wallace, of tbe Lakeview Furniture Store, and is a partner in the businesa. Tbe bride ia the daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. S B. Chandler, who bave resided in this county many years Mr. Chandler being one of the wealthiest uheep owners iu the county. ThU office joins the many friends of tbe bappy young couple in congrat ulations and good wishes as they em bark ou life'a rugged voyage together. A teut show gave a performance on the vacant lot north of the Masonic block Monday night to a good sized audience. Cue man pluyedthe fiddle and another one jumped Iu a barrel and out again without touobiug the barrel with bia hands. It was worth double tbe price of admission to eee tbe three boys standing iu the barrel, too. Tbe whole crowd just laughed At to kill wbeu the ahowmau said be was going back luto tbe peauut corner aud got another boy to stand lu the barrel. Then be fairly took,tbe house down wbeu he told the boy to pull bia Oregon . coat off. Another perform ance Tuesday night. The crowd waa not bo large, because they bad so much fuu the first night they could uot staud it. DEHURRER. Instance. barred by tbe Statnte of Limitations. Tbe Court orverruies tba demurrer as to tbe last cause of suit as set out in the complaint, which asked for tbe cancellation of tbe Slate Deed to the Warner Valley Stock Company. The Court Intimates tbat tbe State baa a cause of suit for tbe cancellation of tbat deed. Stock and Land. Harry A. Hunter aud J. J. Hewitt arrived here last week for tbe purpose of looking over tbe old wagon road grant It was stated in Tbe Ex aminer a few weeka ago tbat tba Hew itt people, wbo are already largely In terested In Lake county, were con templating buying 500,000 acres of the grant with a view of dereloping it and making homes for five thouaand more people in this county, This state ment wss neither denied nor confirm ed by Mi. Hewitt, nor has tbe result of bis visit been made known to those not dircetly interested in tbe deaL F. M. Miller returned from tbe 71 ranch last week, where he had been for several days looking after tbe starting of the 7T beef for Merrill, wbere tbey will be delivered to C. Swanston, tbe Sacramento buyer. Mr. Miller bought a few bead of beef In Warner and in tbia valley to add to tbe band. Tbe beef are on the road to Merrill now in charge of Dan Malloy. Mr. Miller went along with a rig, and wL'J bring bis wife borne when he returnee. Mr. J. A. f.-own tbe Corning mut ton buyer starts bis , bands forConins this week. Nine of bia men were In town Saturday preparing to start with the eheep. me w. -j.. ureaeier beer cattle are on tbe road to MerrilL under tbe charge of W. Winer, wbere tbey will be delivered to C. Swanston, who pur chased the beef last spring. J. H. Mclnnis, tbe Red Bluff sheep buyer, writes Tbe Examiner from Lookout Modoo county, tbat he will go to Red Bluff at once. He will probably return to tbe Devils Garden to receive a band of sheep he bought there some time ago. Mr. J. A. Brown, tbe Corning sheep buyer, bas started one band of sheep for California, and goes to Crooked Cieek this week to receive 7000 bead of tbe Chandler sheep, which be will start on the road some time soon Mr. Brown informs us tbat be will likely buy SO bead of bucks from S. P. Moss. He will mutton about 4000 of tbe 10,000 sheep he is taking down, and will keep the rest till next spring. F. M. Miller has disposed of his in terest in the ground on which the big new livery barn stands to the other owners, C. D. Arthur and II. L. Chan dler. We undretsand tbat Mr. M. Swart out, of Everett, Washington, who was here a few weeks ago with his wife. is negotiating for the property from the Bernard stoie south to J. S. Lane's residence and if be makes the deal he will erect a large hotel on the ground, Farnk Barnes has sold bis Ana River ranch to MoKendree Bros. The deal was made some weeks ago, and the boys bave been preparing to carry out the irrigation project mentioned in Tbe Examiner last week. Mr. Thoa. Peebles, representative of John E. Andrues, U. S. Congressman from Vonkers, New York, and one of the wealthiest men In the country, who is heavily interested in the Hun ter Lund Go, a. Road Grant, arrives bere this week to inspect a portion of the Grant in order to report on the advisability of constructing canals, etc., to utilize the valuable water rights controlled by tbe Military Road Co. bere and elswbere, aud to consult with their engineer ou Irrigation pro positions tbut tbey bave beeu working ou for the past few mouths. Mr. Hewitt, who is here from Tao oma to look at the Hunter Land Co's Road Grant through this section of country, is iu Warner iu company with Phil Lynch, who will ehow bim over the grant lu Warner and Catlow valleys. w. Lt. Pope came over from Sooth Warner first of tbe week on land ft.... . a a . vumwemm rar rope purchased some lasd from J. C. Dodson in April, and is bere baring the deeds to tbe land made orer. Mr. Pope aays they have tbe largest crops in Warner this year they ever bad and bave bad a great deal of difficulty In getting It bar vested, on account of tbe scare Ky of labor. He flinisbed baying a few days ago. mr. r. ij. Kandaii, repre aentative of Marshal Field k Co., of Chicago, and J. C. Hoyck, represent Ing Meyers Boot and Shoe House, of Ml'-aukee, were In Lakevlew tbe fore part of the week. In addition to work ing i or meir companies they were looking Jover tbe country, and having letters of Introduction to H. W. Dren i i a.. . . kbi, mat gentleman a rove tbem over tbe valley. Tbey were well pleased with tbe country, and Mr. Drenkel thinks tbey will return bere and make investments. Tbey believe there is a great future for Lakevlew acd Lake county. Free Vaccine-for Disease. A communication from tbe Forest Service dated Washington, Sept 11, aays : Further evidence of the govern stent's concern orer tbe improve ment of range conditions in the Nat lonal Forest is shown in the announce ment jnat made that stock owners will be furnished free of charge supplies of vaccine for tbe treatment of stock afflicted with black leg, tuberculosis and other animal diseases. This arrangement baa been made by the Forest Service with Dr. A. D. Melvin chief of tba Bureau of Animal Indus try. citcokmen holding permits iorgi ing tbe National Forests will now be fornlsbed with an effective means of combatting without cost all of the most dangerous disease to whcb stock Is subject Tbe vaccine can be obtained simply by applying to tbe supervisor of the Forest upon which tne atoca is grazed who will at once futXfcrd tho: approved request to the Bureau of Animal Industry where will be filled. Full directions will be furnished for its use. West Is Prosperous. John F. Kelley of the Booth-Kelley Lumber company of Eugene, wbo at the Imperial hotel, atated tbia morning that Oregon is tbe most pros perous state in the country at tbe present time. "There is more money," said Mr, Kelley, "to be bad iu Oregon than anywhere I know of. Crop conditions are excellent and general conditions could not be very well improved up on. Our chief difficulty is to procure labor. Since my arrival in Portland several days ago I bave been trying to secure five laborers men to do the commonest kind of work. I bave not been able to employ any at 2.50 day. "Talking with employment agents I find that a dearth of laborers exists in Portland. One man told me he could not get men for love or money, He said he secured one laborer the other day wbo promised to work for 12.50 a day, but the most of them de manded 13. we are confronted with tbe worst car shortage we bave experienced. Instead of improving as we expected. conditions along tbia line of com merce bave grown worse." In commenting on tbe lumber trade, Mr. Kelley aald tbat tbe . Califorina traffic baa fallen off in tbe past six months and tbat tbe outlook for im provement with the southern states is not bright Referring to land sales, the Eugeue man said tbe transfer of the 400,000 acres of grazing and agricultural land sold by tbe Booth Kelley interests to II. C Hunter bas not yet been made aud probably would not be for six months or a year. Portland Journal. BrautUcht Commits Suicide. The Oregonian of Sunday says tbat Nicholas Brautlacht, a teamster in tbe employ of tbe Western Clay Co., of that city, during a fit of insane jealousy and despondency because of domestio troubles took carbolic acid iu tbe presence of his family on Saturday evening Sept. 14, and died a few minutes later. Mrs. Braut lacht tried to prevent him from drink ing tbe poison, but only succeeded in pilliug tbe acid over ber band, aud arms, burning ber aeveieiy. The Brautlaobts were once residents of Lakeview, he having been employed lu the lakevlew brewery. Tbeir domestio troubles bere will be re membered. He waa 43 yeara of age nd bad five boys and one girl. His Mother lives at Y re It a, Calif. HOMESTFADS III RESERVATIOHSa- Government Furnishes a New Application Blank. AIDS APPLICANTS IN RESERVES- Application Can be Hade Either to Supervisor or Direct to tba Interior Department, A letter from the Forest Service at Washington, D. C, dated early la September, but not permitted to be published until now, describee tbe manner of procuring homesteads with in forest reserves as follows : . Tba tbe application for listing of agricultural lands in National Forests may be made aa easy and simple aa possible for the borne seeker, tbe For est Service bas Issued- a blank form wbicb is expected to prove of moon benefit to those applying for land on-, der tbe Act of June 11, 1906 ' Intending eattlera were formerly in formed tbat no set form of applica tion was necessary, but that tbey1 should describe tbe bind accurately ia n letter to tbe Forester. In attempt- -ing to comply with these instructions. applicants would frequently omit some very necessary facs and sometime the descriptions of tbe lands were so Indefinite that aa examination wae not warranted because forest officers would not bave been able to locate the claim from tbe decsriptioa. Toe new form ia very aimple and will assist persons as much as possible in order to avoid tbe necessity of a return of application because of iadef finite descriptions. It is a two sheet folder, .with the first page reserved for the application, the second and thirdV for the Forest Service regulations an - der the act and the amendments. On the back of the form ia a township map t'hich will make it easy to make an accurate location of the claim. Applicants who fill out this form will avoid delay in tbe examination of the land they wish to enter. Tbey may be obtained either from tbe Supervisors of the varioua National Forests or upon application to the Forester, Washington, D. C. The work of examining lands for which appiicationa have been made is progressing rapidly in all tbe Nat ional Forests and all of the applica tions now of record will be acted on during tbe next two months. When National Forests are created, agriul tural lands are carefully excluded from the boundaries, but it la im possible to cut out small patobea of agricultural lands and these areas are opened to settlement under the Act of June 11, 1906. Newspaper Mat. Here. Mr. T. B. Barnett, who started and conducted for five years the Daily News, of San Francisco, arrived In Lakeview last Friday in copmany with J as. L. Skiffington, of Sonoma, H. W. Docker, of Mendocino and D. L. Elliott, of Pasa Robles, Calif. Tbe gentlement are here to try to secure some of Lake county's valuable lands. Mr. Barrett was one of the heavy losers in tbe San Francisco earthquake, which swept away the Daily News plant, just as it was being recognized as one of the powerful." newspapers of tbe city. He says tbey went to Oakland and got out a paper six houra ahead of any other paper in the city after the earthquake. Tbe S. F. Examiner claims that destinction, but Mr. Burnett says his paper, of which be was manager, was the first to issue. The other partners in the paper bought a new plant and are ' conducting tbe paper. Mr. Barnett bus beeu living at Lakeport, Calif orina of lute. Sixty strangers registered at Hotel Lakeview last Saturday and Sunday. pretty good ruu for two days. There has been a great rush of strang ers to Lakeview all summer long. A great many of tbem enquire wbeu tbey arrive bere if there ia an in formation bureau or chamber of com merce here to which they can go for information about the country. Can't our people see the need of such au organization, when the plain, fact Is burled luto tbeir faces twenty time dayT