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Mttnttum VOL. XXIX LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, IQoo.Q NO. 25 WARNER VALLEY LAUD CASE UP Judge Benson Hears Case In Portland CASE OF 20 YEARS' STANDING Homes of Many Warner Valley Settler Are Involved In This Case Oregoniau, 10: Argument la the ae of tbe iiUie against the Warner Vlloy Htuck Com pa u y to recover fur tbe sate 6228.11 acres of land in Lake County was hoard yesterday by Judge i. L. Bouaon, of the Fir fit Judical PUtrlct This land la iu Lake County, liy agreement between the attorney on both kid oh, tbe cane u heard In Judge Webster's court- room yeitU'rday afternoon. Tbe original suit was against tbe stock company ago, ami Involved 80,0(10 awamp land deeded over ly brought 'JO years acres of tint state and acquired by tbe ntock company. A tiuinlxir of settlers took up the Jaad after tbe stock co. bad supposed Jy Boonrud it, and tbe action brought by the Attorney-General was to make void tbe stock company's claim in favor of the settler. Judge Benson decided that tbe only ult which could be brought out wan one lovolvlog 0228.11 acres iu Lake County, tbe one tried yesterday. It was hi decision that tbe others wore barred by tbe statute of limitations This was upheld by the Supreme Court. Tbe original deed to the laud 1 question described the boundary lin as running from a stone bridge in Grant County to a certain foothill thence to a clump of willows, to another foothill, and tbe place of beginning. Attoney Uenerul Craw ford arguod yesterday that thia description is so indefinite as to be invalid, lie contended that tbe laud could not be sold uutil it was eur veyed, tbe survey seut to Washington I). C. , and tbe patent issued. He rtaserted further that tbe law of 1870 was repealed in 1878, tbe latter act requiring that not more than 320 acres of land bo sold to any ono per on, (Inn or corporation. As W. A Owens, who first filed on the laud, did uot pay auy cash for some time, nd that filing a subsequent upplicu tlou could uot put life iu tbe old one. Another ground for argument was that the land never was swamp laud that it Is necessary to irrigate it in order to raise hay. Tbe ouly irrigat ing ditch, said Mr. Crawford, is a two furrow ditch ruuuiug from Deep Creek a short distance, uud back into Deep Creek. He said that the swamp around Lake Warner bad never bueu reclaimed. On this ground he said the proofs or mo stock company are fraudulent. Counsel for tbe company said that there is practically uo water in War ner Valley, which is GO milos long, except Twenty-Mile Creek and Deep Creek. He said Twenty Mile Creek furnishes but little water because the head waters are tapped and taken across into Surprise Valley. "Deep Cteuk,"oontiuued th& lawyer, "drains 'JO miles square. Formerly there was a tule swamp iu this region, but the lanu bus been reclaimed. A ditch live feet wide was dug from Deep Creek to Pelican Lake, diverting the water aud draiuing the uiarsb. That ditch bus now washed out uutil ii is two rods wide. At this seitsou of tbe year aud uutil two days before the mowers begin to out the gruss, the water is turned onto this land aud is kept at a depth of two feet. This is necessary to secure a crop. If the water were not turned in, tbe terri tory would soou be covered with sage brush. "Title to this swamp land actually passed to (he state iu 1H00. After the act of 1870 the State Laud Hoard had the power to sell it. That act does uot require that the application be filed after the surrey is made. If Owens did uot pay tbe cash tor the laud at first it was because tbe Gov ernment officials refused tbe ootu. When the money was finally accepted the ciulract was binding." Counsel then said tbe Attorney On ers! has not been diligent in detecting fraud again lit the Government re garding tbe unlawful acquiring of the public lands, and stated that while he (Mr. Crawford) contended in a suit previous, which Is now pending before the Supreme Court, that this particular laud belongs to tbe Govern ment. Judge Benson took tbe case under advisement. The Directory Is Out Tbe "Directory of Lake County Oregon," a very creditable piece of work of Tbe Examiner office, ia now finished and ready for distribu tion. It contains a well-written des crlptlon of tbe coutity and ita varied resources, Is illustrated in half tone and contains tbe name of every resi dent of tbe oounty up to June, 1908, It Is a valuable work, and woitb tbe price, II, Tbe publishers are Metz ker & Salcido, Lakeview, Oregon, who will be glad to Oil orders for the book. Mr. J. F. Salcido will begin tbe delivery of the books throughout the county this week, and also con tinues as solicitor of Tbe Eaxminer, under tbe new management. Injured In a Runaway While 11 E. Llnvlllo, one of our liverymen, was carrying the poople of the Empire Stock Company from Cedarville to Alturas, California, in coming down a steep piece of road the brake broke throwing Mr. Lin villa beneath tbe wheels ,aud causiug tbe horses to run. He bad presence of mind sutllolent to bang ou to tbe lines, and succeeded in pulling the horses Into tbe bank and stopping them, otherwise tbe entire outfit would have been precipitated down into a deep and precipitous canyot , and all probably would bave been killed. Mrs. Cobb, one of tbe ladies of tba Ooropnay, Jump el fro tbe coach, and was also seriously injured. Mr. Lluvllle waa brought borne last night. II is quite badly hurt, it Is feared internally. The Examiner trusts he will fully recover at an early flay. DEMOCRATS IN SESSION State Convention Unanl rnously Endorses Bryan The democrats of tbe state held their state convention at Portland, the 10th inst. Tbe piooeedlnus in tbe main were harmonious. Our town was honored by placing in nominatiou as one of the presidential electors, Dr. Bernard Daly. The other e'ectors are E. S. J. McAllister, of Multnomah; Samuel White, of Baker; and O. P. Cosbow, ofDouglus The deleagtes named for tbe Nation al couventiou at Denver, are as follows: At large: M. A. Miller, of Linn; Ii. Dt Ionian, of Multnomah; W. P. Matlock, of Umatilita; J. O. Hooth, of Josephine. First Congressional District: Dan Fry, of Marion; L. M. Travis, of Lane. Second Congressional Disrict: I). M. Watson, of Multuomah; O. K. lioury, of Multnomah. Aside from indorsing Dryan ard pledging him the support of tbe delegation from this state, tbe plat form adopted by tbe convention in dorsed the initiative aud tho referen dum by which the direct primary law was enacted ; indorsed tbe popular election of Uuited States Senators; iudorsod the administration of Gover nor Chamber! "n aud recommitted tbe party to the established law lor elect ing Senators by the direct vote of the people; deuounood the extravagances of tbe postal service: urged tbe en actment by Congress of an amendment o tbe interstate commerce act where-' by proposed advanoes in r.'tes shall uot become elfeotive until the Inter state Commerce Commission can determine their reasonableness; rec ommended postal savings banks aud the same system of guaranteeing bank depoidts as provided iu the state constitution of Oklahoma. The ltryan fever waa iu full swing, nd all attempts to eudorse Johnson or any other favorite sou was promptly frowned down. The mere mention of tbe Nebraskau'a name was a signal for demonstration. INVESTIGATING OUR MINERAL RESOURCES Experienced Mining Men Here and Ready to Invest finch Money Messrs. Mark W. Musgrave, of Gold Circle Nevada; Otis Park bill, Golcon da, Nevada; M. R. Jen n logs, Buffalo, N. Y; and F. II. Oliver, Spokane, Wash, are in town on a prospecting tour. All of them are experienced mining men and are up here foi tbe porpoae of investigating into tbe min eral resources of this section and if they find anything to suit them are prepared to spend time and money for development. While inclined to be somewhat non-communicative as to tbe exact location of their Intended scene of mining operations, Tba Ex aminer waa assured that airangementa for actual "digging" will be at once inaugurated, and that it will be le gitimate mining in which tbeir own money will be employed. Tbey con sider tbey have something worthy of exploitation, and feel courldent of startling results. Tbe Kxaminer has been promised full particulars of tbe THE LAKEVIEW TEAM LOSES Last Sunday tbe Bidwell and Lake view nail teams crosed bats on the Bldwe'l diamond. Though tbe eccre waa rather unbalanced at tbe fli ih, tbe game was interesting throughout aud enjoyed by tbe large crowd in attendance Tbe score tied in the 7th inning r-ut somehow the Lakeview boys failed to hold tbeir own and Bidwell run In six more tallies, win ning tbe game by a score of 5 to 11. The game was ably umpired 'try Manly Wborton and not one dispute arose during the contest Following ia tbe score by Innings: Hidwell 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 fi-11 Lakeview 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 05 After tbe game tbe Lakeview boys enjoyed a lunch which had been pre pared for tbem at Hotel Bidwell be fore st artlog oo the homeward journey. Quite a crowd were over from Lake view and all report a good time. The Bidwell folks are a jolly good people. Tbe Lakeviewites were royally enter tained and none will miss tbe cbance to agalu visit Bidwell when tbe time affords. Good Position For a Lakeviewite One of Lakeview'a young men, Geo Ross who left here a short time ago, is now the director of tbe Chico,Cal., band at a salary of $90 per month. He received his appointment solely on merit. He Is also musical director for a resort called Retundia. Tbe build iug Is 100 feet high and 120 feet iu dia meter. Iu tbe lower floor is a swim ming tank, the next contains an aerial, merry go-round, tbe next a skating rink aud the top floor a theater. In ia said to be tbe greatest novelty on tLe Pacific Coast. Mr. Ross is now ou a trip with his band, which is making the rounds of Oroville, Marys ville, Sacramento, aud other towns, advertisiug tbe Retundia. His position admits of bis attending school, as as his work as a musician only reuulres his time evenings until perhaps niue o'clock. The Examiner is glad to learu of Mr. Ross's good fortune, aud wishes him a bright aud prosperous future. Register Watson at Portland Portlaud Telergam, 10: "It took four days to get here from Lakeview, though we could have gone to New York iu five," Bald Register J. N. Watson, of tbe United States Land Office at that point, today, wbeu cal ling ou the Chamber of Commerce. "Lakeview has tbe distinction of be ing the furtherest from a railroad of auy towu iu tbe Uuited States," he says, "but we are living iu hopes, aud may have connection with Reno, Nev. after awhile. We now have to travel 80 miles to the nearest railroad station by stage. We would veiy much like to have direct communi cation with Portluud as this city Is our political metropolis but with the completiou of tbe railroad uow approaching from the South, I fear we will be further away from Portluud than ever, as all of our trade will go that way." , doings of these man at first possible moment. Tbe party started for tbe Southern Pacific Station at Golcooda, Nevada, in a big Peerless auto, and traveled across tbe country, much of the way never attempted before by a machine. Tbe route practically pos sessed no roads. At one place it waa oecesaary for tbem to let tbe car down a cliff by means of rope, ex pecting every moment to 'see it drop and amasn. At another place tbey came down a steep mountain by re leasing tbe brakes only at an inch at a time. Both tbe men and tbe car stood tbe trip without injury. Tbey are an energetic lot of gentle men, and Tbe Eaxminer wishes tbem unbounded success in their mining venture. If tbey succeed they may prove to tbe pioneers of a vast in dustry that may wrest ontold millions from tbe rocky depths of our mount ains. WOOL GROWERS NOT SELLING A number of wool buyers are in town, including J. Frankl represent ing a Kabland A Co. ; V. L. Soelling, II alio way & Co. ; (J. T. Daniels, Lin den & Co. ; T. II. Smith, C. S. Morris & Co. All of these firms bave houses in botb Boston, and San Francisco. C. R. Caverly, of Boston is also here aa an independent buyer. These men all report nothing doing in tbeir line aa yet. None of the growers aeem inclined to sell. Whether tbia ia due to disposition to await result of northern sales, or on delaying sale until result of tbe polit ical conventions tbe growers do not say, but insist tbey are not now ready to sell Being financially well fixed the wool growers are in a position to await such time as prices rule at certain time, and buyers under -such circumstances simply must look three square meals in the face every day at the Lakeview Hotel and take things easy. W.B.IIudson and wife, of Henrietta, Oklahoma, were arrivals on last Thursday's stage from Likely, Calif ornia. Mr. Hudson is banker, land dealer, and a prominent man in tbe affairs of his State. Tbe Examiner is exceedingly sorry tbe gentleman did not find propositions here to suit him just now, and trust he will give this locality another and longer I ..ui. u.i:... ,i iLi ubii. no tuiievo luuio are tilings obtainablA here on a scale equal to his ambitions. W. H. Lytie, of Pendleton, has in vestigated the cause of death of so many sheep in Malbuer county, which he attributes to sheep eating poison camas, which has yellow spur or spike, with leaves like an onion, single bulb. Tbe antidote to this poison is potassium permaugamate 8 grains sodium carbonate 5 grains, amonia cblorid 5 grains. The potassium permanganate alone dissolved lu water will do the work. Miss Amra Gleuu returned from San Francisco a few days ago, where she weui to see tbe fleet come in. Mrs. Fitzgerald, Miss Gleun's grand mother, came home with ber, and will probably remain here all summer. Complying With the Law The law regarding tbe publication of the order declaring tbe result of election and prohibiting sale of in toxicating liquors iu several of the precincts of this couuty being ambiguous and indefinite as to which Court should issue the order for publication, tbe CountyCourt presided over by Judge Bernard Daly thought it proper to Issue the order first bv the Couuty Court presided over by the County Judge in connection with tbe Couuty Commissioners, the oiders therefore now appearing else where iu this issue of The Examioer aud the other order to be issued by the Couuty Coutt presided over by the Oounty Judge. The Officials in some Counties pursue one course and others tbe opposite because of the obscurity of tbe w rdlng of tbe law. Judge Daly in order to be absolutely right In this matter has ordered botb publications. Tbe other two orders will be pub lished by Tbe Examiner next week, tbe omission tbla week being necessary because it was impossible to find space for tbe same. Mr. A. J. Duckworth, of Roggers, Arkansas, an old aubscriber to Tbe Eaxminer, was recently married, and witb hia bride arrived Id Lakeview last Thursday evening on tbeir honey moon. Tbey will visit Mr. Duck worth's sister, Mrs. T. B. Vernon, and brother J. P. of Lakeview, some time before returning. IL A. Hunter, tbe rustling land a man of Minneapolis arrived In town yesterday. Tbe new editor of The Examtnet knows much of tbe gentle man's career, and moat aay it ia a fotunate thing indeed for Lake County that he ia so deeply and earnestly engagei in exploiting its resources to the outside world,. T. H. Cloud and wife, Miss Amick, Miss 'Btorkmann, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Duckworth and J. P. Duckworth went to Pine Creek last Sunday, where tbey were joined by a number of friends, and they all went to tbe Lake shore and bad a picnic. Tbey re tained to town Sunday evening just in time to get a wetting by tbe rain. Joseph S. Lane, Lakeview delegate to the democratic state Convention at Portland, returned home Tuesday morning. He is bumming full of enthusiasm for "Tbe Peerless One," one. W. J. Bryan, and looking at it from a democratic etaodpoiut, Mr. Lane has a right to be proud of his man. ' F. M. Miller went to Likely this week to meet his wife, and tbey arrived in Lakeview Monday. Mrs Miller's many friends are glad to see her once more in Lakeview. Mrs. Miller is one whose absence' from tba city is keenly felt in social circles. Fred E. Lehners, of tba liquor firm of P. Claudius & Co., San Fian cisco, registered at tbe Lakeview Hotel yesterday. LEASE PINE J CREEK fllNE Work Will Bezin On the First of July Mr. J F. Bassler, of Clear Creek County, Colorado, and Wm. Scbauer of New Pine Creek have secured lease and bond upon the Laughlin and Jamison group of claims, by mak ins a canb payment of 14000.00. Two shifts of miners are to be put to work immediately and the property vigor ously developed. Details of tbe purcnase price are unknown but we understand tb9 pur chase price reaches tbe six figure mark, A shaft is being sunk on this prop erty which shows a foot of ore, in place which is worth above 1100.00 per tou. Tbe season is just now beginning in tbe Pine Creek mine, tbe last of the snow is rapidly disappearing, and witb tbe outside capital which has been attracted and is becoming iuter ested iu the Pine Creek mines tbe future is a very flattering one. Pine Creek is jubilant, over tne assurance that tbe Wagon Road is to be completed to the summit of tbe Warner Range and to the mines. Forest Supervisor Rochford of Alturas informs us that the work on this road will start on July 1st, without fail. To Discontinue Teaching We learu witb deep regret, of Miss Halls decision to discontinue ber work iu the Lakeview Publio Schools. Miss Hall has taught in our school for about nine years, and has won an enviable place in the hearts of parents and pupils. Her method seems per fect, her work showing for itself lu the standing of her pupils at the end of each year. The little ones passing from her bands, know how to study, and this meaus a great deal iu com mencement of school life. Every one speaks with regret of Miss Hall's de paiture from Lakeview; uot ouly from the school will she be missed, but in social circles where she baa won many friends during her stay in Lakeview. We are glad to state that Miss Hall will remain with us during tbe summer. OREGON VALLEY L Lands Being Sold to Ac tual Settlers TOWN LOT WITH EACH FABM Conditions Under Which Lands Are Being: Sold Seem To Be Attractive The Oregon Valley Land Company have appoioted C. H. McKendree, and Drenkle & Payne, local represent atives at Lakeview. This is another move in tbe right direction for it ia unquestionably true tbat already nearly 20 per cent, of tbe entire grant baa been disposed of all over tbe U, S. and Canada.and until new n o one here has been properly advised of this great movement tbat spells so much for tbe settlement and improvement of this, the most fertile and charming part of tbia state. It is high time that tbe hundreds of tenants who have for half a century leased (the Millitary Road Lands, should be advised of the method of apportioning this great tract These Tenants have always in the past been ready, able and willing to purchase lands from tbe Road Com pany adjoining their farm but have never until now been given a choice, nor would tbe Road Company lease for longer than one year. Sorely a narrow policy in our opinion. Method adopted is, for this district, sew ; bat when one oonisders it care fullyIt moat be conceded very very honorable one indeed and insures a square, and extremely liberal deal to, all. So much is given for so little tbat ita bard to believe at first sight but lets get down to details. First, tbe lots in the Co's additions to Lakeview immediately adjoining the present platted parts are sorely worth at least $100 each. Purchase price which is $200 per farm and lot combined, and If cash is paid 5 per cent discount is allowed making $190 00 net Now these Lakeview lots are cer tainly worth $30 and if one con siders tbe ten acre tracts first, (5 acres of each 10 acre tract is irrigated) and perpetual water right for same is given. (wfiy tbe U. S. Government charges $43 per acre for water alone at Klamath Falls, without any land,) that would equal $215 alone; then tbe land, 10 acres, is worth from ten dollars to $50 an acre, and yet the entire cost is $190 net or $200 if bought on time, ten dollars per month, without taxes or interest until paid for. If on the other hand one selected a 160 acre farm, go through the same process value of lot $90.00 cost land 62 l-2c per aore. Tbe school lands in Oregon are nov? $5 per acre and only culls lert ana tms uew method is easily cheaper for lands than to Homestead wbeu one con siders tbe government residence and otber restrictions and red tape. Tbe surveys are almost completed for tbe great dam at Cottonwood and soon our Golden Goose Lake Valley will blossom like a rose, for a graod and more fertile valley free from alkali and rook does not exist on this continent today. The Oregon Valley Co's plan is not an untried 'one but has been more than successfully tried in Coloado and elsewhere. It is unquestionably a better plan than any yet evolved by the Government. There is no possi ble chance for graft. There la not an acre of waste land iu the tract. Tbe larger farms are, of course, at present at least and perhap3 always, better adapted for grazing tbe small er ones for fruit aud grain and sugar beet growing. We sound this uote of warning to our farmers ana . rancners 10 not ueglect to get one or more of these farms. Races Called Off The July Races that bave been adver tised for Lakeview were called off oo account of there not being a suffici ent number of horses here to insure an interesting meeting. COMPACT