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LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1008.
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A LAND HIGH III
OPPORTUNITIES
Homes and Orchards Arc
Already Established
NO RAILROADS OUR ONIV LACK
The Present I. the Time to 5e-
cure Cheap Und that Will
Soon Become Valuable
The must surprising matter (bat
turves attention from strangsr ia
I ha wooderful development of the
farming and orchard Interests, wit
nessed on every hand In lita stage
louruev from Likely, California, to
Iakevlw, through Alturaa and up
tho Pitt river, tbo outlet of iloose
Lake, the l'ltt river really being oou
ttuuatloti of the Hacrsmento river
mid Ita true source (loose Lake.
In waking thla journey one beholds
n continuous line of Hue homesteads,
mII fenced, with beautiful houe, tine
barns, unrounded with full (testing
orchards, adorned with due s'ludo
Irene and the rich pastutes alive with
the finest of stock. The scene Indi
cate plenty aud proipf rlty, and would
lead oue to aim out Imagine Unit be
had been trantparted Into ti e midst
of aome far eastern community. It
it Indeed a moat gladsome and cheer
ing sight.
Viewing those improvements it
eeme totally incomprehensible that
railroad tuna ol even ordinary breadth
of mind would no long neglect tbia
region, and especially ao when it la
kuowu ' that they bare developed
regloua with not one-tenth of be busi
ness, now or prospective tbat can le
sustained from this section. Years
ikv come and gone, and railroad
men bave bud numeroua surveys
made, cbartera bave beeu obtained, nil
evidently done for the aolo purpose
of bluffing their oppoueuts, aud de
laying the opening of tbia county un
til aucb time u suited their conveni
ence. Tar seeing men, learning of the
rici.ueai nf there in mi, iaelis" tht
tho time must come lutun day when
they would bo given cheap aud rapid
triiHportiitlou, established themselves
in those rich aud fcrtil valleys, built
houses aud barns, aet out orchards
that produce the finest apples and
t Iter fruit, and which tho world
needs, und wants at fiibuloua prices,
only to .sen crop after crop rut oti tho
ground, or mu le todder for hoga and
cattle, bocuuse there was no market
Unit could be re tched under existing
coudltluiia. Ilut thene exiting orch-
,' hi da now form a nucleus of what la yet
to to become u tremendously profit
nplti industry.
Thoae piouecra, learning that their
fruit, aa well us us graiu aud veget
ables, cnulil, not be marketed with
' prull, turned their attention to the
iiiinlog of atock principally sheep aud
(little, mid in a ii y horses, the latter
(lie flneat In the world, with the result
that bulging bunk accounts have been
accumulated.
4'bo growth of popoulatlou, baa
been glow,' due to tho luck of railways',
mid also to tho fact that much of tho
Inl ilo valley laud id in tho lunula of
the pioneer possessing large individ
ual acreago. The coming uf roll
roiida, with ii great influx of people,
will doubtless show tbo luud holder
the udvlsibllity or cutting their farms
into UU or 40 aero tracts, either of I
w hii h planted to fruit or vegetables
would Hiipport n family in comfort,
besides largely augmenting our popu
lntioii, thereby making more business
for everybody.
In addition to tint well wittered val
ley lunda, in tho county ure tituutcd
hii immeiiHO acreugo of unco brush
plaius, much of it available under the
liomotead and desert acta. These
laiida poHHOHB a fort.lo noil, w hich
with our mi u mil rainfall of 'JO or more
iuchea per uiiuum will produce big
aud certain crops of wheat aud other
.pains without any irrigation. Thla
ugion la now engaging tho attoutlou
f settlers, ond beyond a shadow of
Jiiuht tho well-known praisworthy
hiatory of Vuklma, Palouse and Nig
Bend sections aimilar u conditions,.
will be repeated In Luke county.
In the sections above mentioned,
only a few year since, land consider
ad by many at being utterly worthless
m mill to men willing to buy and
take chaucva at U) cehta per acre that
can not Im bought now fori.') or more
per acre, and which hn lately found
to bo eminently suited for aticceaiful
growing of the ilueftt of apploo and
other fruit, and when In ful Intarlng
will readily command f-VK) or 11,'XH)
or moie per acre t
Huch opportunities are now laying
here at band, all ready for thoax wine
enough to avail themselves of them,
Alle Same Mere
PrlnevUle Keview, M ult: The city
looks a little quiet these days, with so
many of its famllls out la the
mountains fighting mosqotos and
other wlaeeu joying themselves. Ooly
the newapabper man is compelled to
remain at home and work la swelter
ing weather for bis bod and board,
wondering the wbJIe why he didn't
save hia Uxt winter's Income.
NEWGROWTH
OF TIHBER
An Old Timer Is Surprised
at the Way I rees
Grow Here
The National Uullelln of Quinccy
Calif., says: "Id-turning to I'lumaa
after an abxonce of nearly tblry yeara,
one of the greatest surprises afforded
Mr. T. UHtin baa been the extru-
oroinary growth of the young timber
skirting this valley. What were mere
shrubH when Mr. Austin left Plumas
are now trees tlfty and seventy five
teet high. This shows bow rapid re
formtretioti takes place under the
climatic conditions existing at tbi
altitude In the sierras. As fast as
tho roerctiHotlle timber is cut off,
young trees begin tj spring up."
To which the Bussuville Advocate
adds:
And 25 years ago as another lllustra.
Hon of the fact stated above the writ
er shot quail over tbe tops of the
young pines on the bluff west of
K'laHnville that are now from 30 to 40
feet in height, and not of tbe quick
growing vatlety.
GEORGE WINGF1ELD
GETS MARRIED
In San Francisco, August 1st, to a
Banker's Daughter
The Kan i-'ranclaci Chronicle, of the
30tb ., gives the following account of
tbe wedding of (leo. Wipgfleld, a boy
born aud rased in Lakeview, and
whom fortune has favored la no
niggardly way:
Owing to the prominence In tbe
financial world of tbe prospective
groom, the wedding of .'Miss Maud
Murdock and (Jeorge WingHeld. a
uoua residence in Nevada but be bas
made many visits to Han Francicso,
making bis headquarters during bis
stay in the city at tbe Hotel Ht. Fran
cis. Tbe wedding of Miss Murdock and
Mr. WingHeld will be a quiet borne
affair, solemnized in tbe presence of
half a dozen relatives only of the bride
Senator and Mrs. Nixon, and their
sou, liert Nixon
Nevada mining roao, which will take, The biide aod bridegroom will be
place on Saturday afternoon at. the unattended, aod tbe ceremony will be
borne of tbe bride's pareots, on Uub : performed by Rev. Dr. Thomas of
street, is of exceptional interest. Upward of Presbyterian Cburcb.
Miss Murdock is the oldest daughter The bride will wear a magniflcient
of Robert Murdock, carbler and man- empire gown of white Duchess satio,
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Chance To Be a Soldier
There are lieutenants wsuted
the U.S. Murine corps. Jf you are a
young man, 21 to 27 yeara old, sound
in tiod0 feet 6 iuchea or more tall.
weight not loss than 132 pounds, of
good morals, and can staud tbe men
tal examination aud desire the place
umko your application to Senator
Houruo "!" Chamber of Commerce
Huildiug, Portluud. The pay is SI,
700 per yeai. You must take the ex
amination before Oct.l.'t, 1D0H. The
position puts you in the Ainericau
navy, the beat uu earth, aud gives
you chance to seo the wot Id.
ager of tbe United States National
bank, and Is a charmingly pretty irl
of ran musical talents. She Is tall,
sleuder and dark, with exqusits color
ing, and a pleasing graceful mannei.
She Is a San Francisco girl having
been born and raised in tbia city.
CJeo WingHeld Is tbe business assoc.
late of Uuited States Senator (Jeorge
S Nixon of Nevada and Is rated a
mlllionnre several times over. His
interests in Gold field aud Tousph are
extensive and bis mining operation
aud stock deals bave played an im
portant part In the recent history of
Nevada.
Tbe. Uoldlleld Consolidated tbe
most Important of tbe properties in
wblcb he is Interested, is augmented
bv many other groups of mines, and
controlling interests lu a number of
the richest gold producers, in the
tloldflold aud Tonopah districts. Tbe
demands of bis business interests
have necessitated bis almost contio
trimmed with rare old lacu, with a
shower boquet of white orchids and
the superb diamond oroameuts wbicb
were tbe t.ridul gifts of tbo groom.
Her traveling gown is an orchid color
ed voile, la tailored effect, with wbicb
she Will wear a Jsrgs orchid shaded
bat with black Paradise plumes.
Immediately after tbe ceremony Mr.
Wingfleld and bis bride will depart
on the Owl trsin for Los Angeles,
where tbey will remain for a fewjdays
before leaving for New Vol If. There
tbey will sail almost immediately for
Europe, ana will tour the continent
ia their automobile, wbicb tbey have
shipped on abead. Continueing tbeir
trip around the world tbey will reach
Sao Francisco by way of the Orient
early next year. Tbeir home, for the
most part, will be in Goldfleld, where
a palatial re -silence is being erected,
but tbey will alternate tbeir living
there with frequent v lists to Sau
Francisco.
themselves and tbeir children.
The remedy Is not to neg'ect pre
aent opportunity, but Instead to take
Mrs. Mean's advice In "The Hnoaier
Schoolmaster," and "Git a-plenty
while yer gettin, as it never will git
no cheaper I"
Chance for Dairies
A resident of California has made
inquiry of one of tbe leading dairy
papers in tbe east regarding the pos
sibility of purchasing i'.'OO Holstein
rattle, mostly cows and beifers. Tbe
inference is tbat there Is an uomiibI de
mand for cattle for tbe dairies in that
state; and tbe same condition exists
in Lake County, where a numter of
local farmers are already making a
good thing In supplying tbe local de
mand far dairy products. As the
county develops, and better shipping
faci'ities are provided these broad
fertile valleys will snppott many
such enterprisegs, as there is an
ever growing demand for cream, milk
and butter.
DRY FARMING
PROVED A
NOW
SUCCESS
The Father of the Movement will
Teach You What to Do
RAISE GOOD
FRUIT HERE
Couple of Lakevlew Boys
After Roaming: Glad
to Get Back
Dick Klogley aod Andy Morris, of
Camas prairie bave just returned
from A trip in the Rogue river country
where tbey bave been for tbe last five
weeks. In spite of all tbe boom talk
over there tbey saw nothing better
than right here while on tbeir travels.
Tbe only advntage Rogue river boasts
is railroad trasportation, and tbat we
will bave now at an early day. The
boy consider this every whit aa good
producing country, aa any portion of
Western Oregon, now famous because
of tbe supreme quality produced, and
believes with tbe coming of tbe rail
road tbat tbe fro it of Goose, Summer,
and Warner lakes will bave just aa
big a demand from all parts of tbe
earth, aa is tbe case in tbe Rou and
Hood river valley at tbe present time,
Tbe proper thing to do is to get
ready to meet and supply this demand
something that tbe wise ones are pre
paring to do all over Lake county.
HOMESTEADERS
MUST OBEY LAWS
Mere Residence on the
Land Not Sufficient
COMMUTATION PROOF REJECTED
Lands Must be Cultivated, and
Substantial Improvements
Made to Secure Same
REPUBLICAN DIFFER
ENCES PATCHED UP
The Oregon iau of tho 1st iust says
that tho effort being roudo by some
of the republicans to remove Mi.
Cake from tho chairmanship of tbe
Republican State central committee
bas fuilei because Senator Fultou bas
declared that he wants something the
democrats do not peace lu the re
publican ranks. Iu this matter tbe
senator exercises good judgment, as
the election of Mr. Tuft, and his sue
oeca in Oregon, is of more import
than is tbe exhibition of potty spite
and meauuess of fractional quarrel In
the party, which ouly makes capital
for the oppoMitiou.
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Hunters Should be Cautious
The open ceaHon tor killing deer is
on, ami already a number of men have
beeu killed mistaken for deer. So
numerous bad the killings become iu
Wisconsin and Minnesota that laws
weio enacted making it inanHliiugbter,
and no cxcuho was accepted. Tbe uhu
uf high power ritles a'.ao was forbidden
under heavy penalty, it would be a
gund id on if similar laws were enact
ed and enforced iu Oregon.
Most people these days have ! ern conntrr. He bas been eniraued
beard of "dry farming". Some know- in the investigation of soil problems
alt about tbe principles of the system for 25 years in a practical way. He
aud some do not. Hut, in all sections ' bas studied, taught, lectured, written,
when there is but little rainfall, ex- He has demonstrated orer aud over
perimentlng bas demonstrated beyond again that the land once regarded as fit
the shadow of a doubt, that crops can j ouly for grazing can be utilized tor
be growu successfully and profitably the very best kind of geueral agricul
by the Campbell methods. ture. He bas publisbd a number of
In Lake County and in all parts of manuals wbicb are widely kuown.
Eastern Oregon, Northern California, j Now he is to carry on the work iu a
aud Nevada, there are large tracts of monthly journal, the first number of
flue fertile luud, now, the borne of which is filled to overflowing with
snakes, and coyotes, covered with ' good things along this line. It tills
sagebrush, tbat ouyl need plowing a cpecial field not. covered by any
and the adopting of the "dry farm- other journal and it w ill go far toward
iug" methods to insure most bounti-, p Jpulariirug tbe system which Prof,
ful crops of grain, fruits and fodder-; Campbell has labored so long to per-
crops, taueh lands elsewhere, without feet, lu connection with the Farmer,
as much rain as usually falls have Prof. Campbell is conducting demon
been made to blossom as a rose and stratiug farms iu various parts of tbe
Cet Our Fruit Lands
Tbe Rogue river people are enjoy
ing a big season of prosperity, bceaase
of a beavy fruit crop and good prices
for tbe same. There'll come a time
some day, when the stage coach has
patstti away, mat tne rrult growers
here will prosper as welL Over there
the dealers report selling high priced
pianos a fit os, and all tbe luxuries
imaginable. Now is tbe time to get
some Lake county frtlt fand cheap,
plant It to fruit and Dots, and livea
iKe of ease and ptenty then tbe rail
roadsore to come gets here to
make a' market for tbe broad fertile
acres.
such will be tbo case here. ,
We bave personally seen results se
cured by this method iu various parts
of our couutry aud know that the sys
tem will work wonders on these rich
deriurt lands.
Home oue bas said, "Thrice blessed
couutry, It is a great and necessaray
work aud ia being well doue. Devel
opment of this system means every
thing for the peple of a ' territory of
vast extent.
The Examiner has 'given so much
space to this matter because its editor
is he who make three blades of grass baa seeu tbe (J rest Warner Lake valley
grow' where but oue grew before" or 'and has recognized its latent poesibil-
Western Pacific the Owner
Au ad. iu the Spokrane Bpokesmau
Review pays PlSUOdO worth of orchards
were sold there in oue day by oue
real estate ilrm. The day is coming
when thut will be repeated hero, as
we bave thut regiou "skluued a mile"
in way of better climate, butter soil
mora rain and ' a better quality of
fruit.
something similar to that quotation
If that be tbe cane, how much more
blessed should the man who thought
ou and experimented until success
crowned bis elforts, hud though re
sults obtained has brought plenty aud
prosperity to thousands of people re
siding in "The country of Little
Rain" as tho ludluus poetically des
cribed most of the county west of tbe
Missouri river, who otherwise would
have been subjected to continued
failure until hope would have been
strangled aud they would bave beeu
compelled to abandon homes otherwise
so desirable.
The father of the movement to farm
the dry country ia Prof. II. W. Camp
bell, who receutly begun a publi
cation at Lluooln, Nebraska, of Camp
bell's Scientific Farmer.
Pi of. Campbell is acknowledged
head of the development of the west-,
ties, aud feels that there are other por
tious of the county which are equally
good, and which we shall see and
describe for our readers later. Neurly
every acre of this, luud is capublu of
yielding big returns if put under cul
tivation in accordance with the meth
ods originated by Prof. Campbell,
aud nearly all of it is government laud
open for settlement, comprising severj
ul mil.ions acres of luud, the largest
unoccupied tract of fertile laad at
present left of all the broad acres once
held by Uncle Sum.
lu Englaud not so long ago there
was a "Doomsday Book, "ao named
because lu its pages were recorded the
last of the former public lauds nf that
government. The time is near at
hand for such a book In the Uuited
States. When this land Is all gone,
a few abort years from now, ruaby
will lament lost opportunities" for
fllNINQ MAN RETICENT
BUT WORRlNQ H ARD
M. Hi Gilliam, E M , of Ooldruu,
was in town several days this" week,
on business connected with the mines.
The gentleman, like all minium engin
eers who understand their business.
is iucined to bo very conservative and
non committal as to mutters in which
be is interested. All that he would
admit to the Examiner is that he and
his associates considered tbe showing
s good enough on which to spend
their own'mouey ; they are not ask
ing or seeking a dollar from any one.
If they win, aud they have faith that
they will, that is tbeir own good for
tune, and if they loose they w ill pock
et their loses and say no more about
it. They are not lookiug for a boom
out there are simply content to
work out their own destiny, und
others so diposed are free to follow
their own volition.
Rabbits Disapp;aring
The Cedurville Record reports dis
appearance of rabbits. Where there
were thousands two years ago now
ouly a few are uotlced. Two causes
are assigned for this couditiou oue
to disease and the other to clean iug
the luud of suge brush to muke fai'ms.
If all were dead the country would be
better off.
. Strange lire at Sparks
A 10,000-ton coal pile belonging to
tbe Southern Pucitlo railway at. Sparks
was ignited by tbe iiitesuse heat of
the sun. Water wu turned ou with
a hose, but it only seemed to cause
the fire to burn more greedily, it ia
feared, the eutire pllu will be consum-cied.
Sign Posts Needed
Travelers about this aud . adjoining
couuties complain of the iufrequeucy
of sigu beards, aud because of this
luck frequently get ou the wrong
road, causing loss of tinWand unuoy
ance. Iu Nevada there is a law reuir
ing couuty authorities to place sigu
boards at all crossings und junctions
of roads, aud also to guide travelers
to tbe water places. Bucb convenien
ces should be established here. ;
A. H. Molnnls, of Red bluff, Calif,
is iu town. Mr. Mclnnis is a proinl
neut wool and a beep buyer, and
makes a regular yearly visit to Lake
vlwe. He is a very pleaaut gentleman
to meet.
Tbe Klamath Falls Herald of the 28
ult aaya homestead stock; has tumbled
again. Pierce Evans, tbe attorney;
for tbe plaintiffs, bas received deota
ons from the Register and Receiver
of tbe LakeTiew Land OfUoe in tbe '
oases of Benedict vs. Land and New '
too y. Yadsn, The evidecne in both
of thesfl cases waa taken before tba
county clerk of this county Iq June
and tbe decisions of Laksview officials .
which have jwt been rendered, are
both adverse to tbe homesteaders wbo 1 -commuted
on tbe lands iuvolved about i
two yeara before tbe con testa were (
instituted.
Tbe affidavits of contest alleged that !
tbe parties bad not actually esta Min
ed residence on tbe lands and tbat
tbey had not cultivated and improved
tbe same in accordance with tbe
homestead laws. In tbe case of Clar-'
eoce vs. Carrie Lundsy tbe officials! -held
that tbe laws were not complied '
with and tbat the claim waa 'taken !
mainly for tbe timber and the cominu-
Ution proof was therefore rejected ,
and the entry held for cancellation. :
In tbe case of Obie LL Newton" vs.
Nellie Boyd-Yden tbe proof waa. re
jected on account of tbe land being
heavily timbered, its not teiug suit
able for agrlcoltnisl purposes and
tecauae a residence bad not been
established and maintained on good
faith.
Both of these claims were fllad nrt
aome five years ago and the Dartlea
making entry resided on them and
made commutation proof, but patents
have not been issued.
The Register and Receiver ia
rendered opinions in the contest cast
of Lon Evan vs. D Edward Bwrdy and
Ray Evan va. A. Stallwortb;' the -decisions
were received this morning
by C. P. Stone, attorney for the con
testant, and in each case the local -'
efflce recommends tbat tbe boinestead '
entry be canceled. These homesteads
were situated near the California line
aod are avalable chieflv for
purposes. Tbe testimony in the con-- ,
tests was taken before Gei. Cbastaln
last March. The contests were of
considerable icoal interest and more
than a dozen witnesses from Dorris 1
and vicinity were examined, in each
case. . i
In these cases the conestauts relied
on tbe lack of cultivation te spuport
tbe charge of abandonment ; here waa
but little dispute on ' the question of
residence. Each homesteader bad
made his entry his borne for a con
siderable portion of the Jtime since
taking tho land to auy appreciable
extent. It was couteuded ou tbe
part of the contestees that of It could
not be shown that tbe homesteads had
beeu ubaudoued for more than six
mouths at any one period that the
clufm of ubundoumeut could not be
sustained, but the Regster ud Rece
iver are of the opinion tbat cultiva
tion of tbe laud is as much a requsite
as residence uud that failure to culti
vate the laud makes it
contest.
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