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LAKKVIKW. LAKK COUNTY, OIIEGON, THURSDAY,
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17, llMW.
NO.
VOL. XXIX
Ml
ADVICETOTHE
HQMESEEKER
What is Necessary to Win
Success Here In Any
Line of Endeavor
NEEDS STICK-TO -IT-NESS
Money, Energy, Ambition and
Good Common Sense
All that, is Needed
We wuut to iniptt-HH thin fuct on
your mind, mid that Ih, this country
hiltign the IichI results to a iiihii with
h ilttlu money to line in developing
la'id nays the Malheur Mounter, ami
thin applies a well to Lake county.
The laborer without capital chii
tnnkii u go of It. hut he linn hii up hill
pull. Tim laud capable of being iirl
gated with the preni-nt witter Hilpply
HUd present ditches In nil ow i find
held Ht It inod Agore, while the inig
able liiml loqnlrcn coimhlci utile work
unit Dome money to put It iu utiitpe.
if you tire ho Hit uitte l that you can
take up Hil l develop H desert tliilin,
or work Hiid de upon ,id Improve h
lioiiieHteml. and are prepare I to ruino
Hiid upend from t i HHi h year on
the l.ind you chii make good money
here, 'i'lie I t : i l U lieie, lint It In not
)et watered or projected for water,
with Hint decree nl ce-tainly to oinke
it Miifv tor a poor man to ultecipt It.
unlcnn lie cau make a living In some
other manner.
Ir.v farming; In hii xporlincnt lien,
ami ' cannot vwiirh fur It n i
of fiirillllitf Smile lire rilllllU ecnlle
critn liv luriiilnir dry lund, hut t h.-.v
arc not'tiHliitf tin-( aiiip'n-ll drv fir:u
l ii if inetlliidn. We del eve i he pnvlpi
tiitlnii In cnitiiuh to dr.v Inrtil the
laud here, lull we have no pructUitl
deinotixtratloii ut It at hand.
ill order to devli- a half Mi tluli
. ,f .l..u.rl liiml Ih'mI.Ii-h Hliellillllir the
$1 iM-rm re a M-ar rMulivl liv law to '
Hecun tho lainl, n iiuhi m nave to
have hU team, a oarn a hoiiHe. a
hmiHe well and -nine machinery with ,
which to work, or lc hl-e I he v ork ,
done, mid he will Hod hirlnn cimiM
inonev. Two tcooii hiricH will cot
froin'l..0 to f.UM. a Iioiim lurne
etiollKh to In wldcoMl $."i0 to
J.V. ii liarn w III cimt Mi to loi. a I
well will liiHt (rum i7' to $I"U and a
uaMitllue entlo- or a wind null will:
mid from ' to 10 I lint. im-IiIch
thin rxen4c there Ik a wmoii, a
plow, harrow etc , that all cot.t
money, and .ou will Inive to pay
your filing ! h, a lee for Hiirveylli
iuit t he l.md ami heititf localcil, and
then I here i oiiich the feiiclnu. all of
w hlcli w III hac to Im done early In
order to commence I he I ci-luliiiliiu of
a dfHcrt cImIiu.
Th ojipoi t unity In here for plenty
of cxii llcnt uosel iiliieiit land If a mull
him the 1110 i-.v reiiilred to do the !--velopmeiit
u ork, tail if not ho eltu
ated, we would hot iirjre hint tocoinc
liere. A man with i"KK) or fl'OIIO
THE PROBLEM OF GETTING ALFALFA
STATRED RIGHT, BY AN EXPERT
The problem of Ktt ln alfalfa atart
d ritflit iu dim-untold an follow n by 1..
Ii. Ilrowii, of Ln (irtiime, Illiuoin, iu
the Weekly Now York Tribune:
Many who Homed IU a bunhel alfaltH
need liiht ThII Hie din -ounitfeu. l'leliln
are overrun with wee in und Know,
the nlfiilla pliuita have literally tmeu
ctowdud to death. Thin him been a
hhhhoii more fnvnriilih) to the Kerniinii- i
t ion of weed eee in, and they have
made the IiohI of it. We wonder Home- i
times how ho many of theeo needa chii
find lodunment lu a Hipuire foot of i
mill, but they iiuimme to et iu there
from biuiiL- Hoiiice. And what a heal
thy, vlk'oroiH lot they are I In inak
iui hoiiih crop iuviihttK'all'iiiH in Cen
tral Illiuoin the condition ol niiiuy
allalla lb. hln in very noticeable. Many
ware so dominated iy weeds that only
an decisional h I tit I la plant could be
HCI'll. .
AUuU'u Kiaiwera may jiint hn well
iniikn hii their inimU that the tiny
alfalln plnntn cannot compete with
hardy, viuoroun K rowing weed plautH,
and that a ntaud of alfalfa may he
Hocured only when itn pliiutn have
Hole poHHonnloii of the ground. Hence,
uuleHn one cau how bin alfalfa mind in
a clean need bed. he in iii lit an well
leava ulfulla alone. A uood m-ed bed
mechanically, and a clean seed lied i
ItClltll Ol MlllUll ( hllll
The infant child of Kov. aud Mrs
J. A. Davis dietl ut (he home of Mrs.
Davis' lather, Mr. Win. Metzker,
Mouday, the 11th at 3:U0 p. in. The
funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m.
in the Baptist Church, liov, Luther
lleudersou conflicted thif Services,
ii1"'
-V Hi
Dry Land Farmers
Making Money
Raising Hogs
Jutt I.Ike Finding Money, n the
IN if Uun in the 5tubble
and Coat Nothing
Along with dm big profit realized
from their crops or wheat mid oats,
the I'hIouho dry laud farmers are re
alllug til" thing ,'ti the hiiIh of
I lie I r hogn. ThiTK In scarcely farm
in ttllM district hut ban if bunch of
porkcm to fatten otr the scattered
gtalu lf t lu ttiif Ilel le. I'hn cost of
reeding In practically nothing, and at
l '! CO II til U llllll(l, tllr. prCHfllt
pi Ice, there ih nothing the farmer
can fell I' li'li will bring him mors
ClKHT IllOIII-y.
llcniiHii (uriix. h far ner from the
('..itur -ri.U rliNtri t recently drove 4H
heiul of hogn to town for (ieorge Hoi-
tiifiiik ut Miihciiw. who nhiiiiied them
to Spokane, the hog averaged 'IS
ponndH eiidi, ami were moiii hi o i a
centn. live welylit, hrluk'lntf Mr. Cur
t in $'., Hlmoht net.
ciihIi. can make a c of It, and we
t eli erlaln that lu live u ar ol.c can
make a home from thai ainoinii of
lllolii') unrlli ri'iilll IIII.IMt up lillt ll
U not an caxy till Hi fur him I -'ni l,
he v III have to Work, plan, and he
careful with hln money.
'1'Iiokc people w ho have develoi'i il
I heir farin-i. haV' L'ood Income puy
lutf ii in rl h e ami It would he folly
i..ii.iI I o come here and el I In III
fur iioililut; A ill iu who whlltlee
out a nice Utile home, a rancii hihI
hank account I- uolnt; to have hr i.iim
'IioiikIi I o kii p 1 ' . UiiIchh the oi'fcr Ih
tla t tei Iny; or he ha paioe-d to that
etae w in-re hi- cannot eland pron-l-i
i liy. Sonie ma do that hut I he
chance U uniul'l- and the oddn are
iik'aiiiHl you liudlnu niicIi a mall
" "" " V" " ...
iiiuerciii iii'iiine iihkiuu ii i ii--. i -imihi
Imv a aeal In tie ranch for 7.V to J
finiMi our aiiMWer in that ench Ih '
prai t li'nil.v lintioHHllde: There an no
$7."hI oi -ItiMi rauchern or farmerH In
Huh country. Tin farmer ht-re haver
inn h'HNiliuo loo acre of laud and j
f.oiu thai up lo '.MKN acri-M ami more.
The in nial prohiM on thin property :
Ih iiI way m more than IKhkMii a year.
We can'tlluHt rale with the wordn of,
a Willow I'rii k rancher w ho han j
aliuiit HoOO acri-H of laud, and w antn a
reservoir o a to he able to mine-j
three y'H
f hay each year. He
hu li that hln 'and thin vear would
have produced ciioiijih hay to pay
"." p r in le on all of hln lrrl;;allc
iroi-r:y If In-could fct a n--ei volr
l-T that crop He IIHi'd tlcHe WordH
lu refi i lnit to the --HtalillHliinent of a
h1); n-Hiivoir In the Willow Creik
N'a ley . w lih h wan to cover all the
In oi I of that valley, and wan expect
ed to font nltoiit fjr an acre to rcn
crvnlr It.
lu ihln article It Ih our Intention to
Inhow voii l he ilnrkcKt nidi- of ihe
homi-Hti ad and dencrt taking Hituiv
iloii We do not want falliiii n In re.
What we want In men with energy,
l-ralu or I l e i iiilvaleni, a nood mii
ply of cniltal to ih-vciop our coun
iry. ,
There are opportunities here, luit
t he oppori unity In for the huMlcr.
We are not w-eklnn luihlin-HH entcr
prlnen pal t Icnlai'ly at tln j present
'Inn-. We have a fullquota ofnton-H.
but we do w ant our c-uintry devel
oped, ami our ranch land taken tip
li V liiilnnt rioiiH lannelH.
are the tliinyg tieecHHiny to Htart ftl
fallit. The live need weed a in the soil
iiiunt be ncd rid of, ami the only way
to do that in to get them to grow.
The taouud intended for alfalfa need
iiiK hln fidlHliould have been ploughed
or perfectly dlnked two uiontha a no,
and then it ahuuld have been cultiva
ted weekly up tu thin time. If this
hud I eon dine tuoHt of tho weed needs
will have iierminated and bcou ki'led
, by the cultivations. It in eHKential
' that thin work bo done thoroughly,
J for enough wuedn und hi-hhhi-h creep iu
aftei wiii'dn to make trouble until the
Jiill'iill'it bccoiuen well CHtabliHhed.
I The dink in the tient weed ditioyer,
ibolli before the need Koen into the
! ttround and after the nil a Ifa tin Htart-
ed. If new II ldn of alfalfa arehtarted
we dinked early iu the HpriuK, wtuidd
ami KinHeen are killed or kept iu
check, and the alfaltu phuild nppre-
date the cult ivalion. Keep the iiihk i
busy until the alfalfa plant covers the
ground. If the situation is sn bad
tliat disking will not e'eun the
ground, then I should disk aud cross
disk the entire Held aud seed dowu
agaiu It seldom pays tu not her with
a very thin stand. The thing to do
in to iniike tho conitionn more favor
able, get some good, clean seed and
try agaiu.
Itlaek Vimnnil IIIoimIj lleuka
A cane of iMiculfs brought black
eyes, bloody noses, aud a very much
disheHveled appearance to two Indivi
duals Friday. "They wore brought be
fore Judge Snider, who gave the in a
light jail sunttuicu, und one wan Hud
it.) and tho ot her if-10, the latter beiug
the for second otfeuco.
OUR FINE NEW
COUNTY EDIFICE
A Fine Structure, Erected on Hon
or, at a Cost of About One
Third of Such Buildings
Tbe new Court Hooh in mi ldly
Hearing completion, feu I every day
adds to it beauty. Tbe roof and the
cupalo urn iu place. Bud only need the
liuinhlllg touches .
Tlio people of thin County may well
he proud nf thin handsome structure,
Hiid they limy alnu IiIhhh their lucky
t star that the Count Court Ht I h
preneut time In In the bands of compe
I tent biiHiuet-n men.
i The hxamluer Iihh just had occasion
to uo throuuli the txxiku of the Conn
ty , ho fir an coucerus the huildiuu
of Hie court hoiiHw, and U HHtouinhed
lo aee Hit- l eri tul detail tone into on
i-very item o e.xieane, and it In all h i
'pomplcte, that auyone loxi yearn
I fioui now could turn to hoi.kn and
; pick out coHt of each article, the IhIjot
HcconntK Hiid to whom pni I, the
' 'eauiim. the freight, and even tlie
(liHCiiiiiitn ttranleil for uoii.pt eimli
: I'liyiiieutn.oue item of that hurt no low
. an Ut lieutn HppeHi iiiK oa tint hunks.
1 The Item of kL.hu, for iiihtanre, c ut
lul l ilouu. lexii ilincoiiutn, oulv i'i.l 'd
w hich it tai'clia-ii-d I:: the ord iiihi y
j whv, woulil have coul me couuiy hi
i leant i'JtJ t'eiiieut wan laid din
j here at a t-ont of JI.'.nJ per hhcU ami
j the empty HHi-kn cold for .'I centn each,
j nnikiiiK Hie actual Co-t only l.'Jl, or
'1.77 per la-re- which ordinarily coetn
; in the neihhhoi too. I of tlU a harrel
I here. The lime lined wa m-cured
nt a :nrrepoudiiiKly low tate. Bint the
eame may he id nf every aitw
e ko-
. . . t ,
inn into the huildiuu. Ilvun the rail
r.md and teaminif freiht rates were
also secured at a l'i lduetiou lie
caune of the renei-n, and promptnenn
of piiymeut. Tlie rai'roal freiKhts
auiouuted to ln,tJ10. Hlune, and that
WORD PAINTING OF
A BEAUTIFUL SPOT
Scenic View of West of Lake County
that is Most Inspiring
It wan ti in ply expiinite. That ffct!
iux that touched the sweetent and
deepest emotion ot the soul, and
leaves one pleaned end deiliibted, an
iu Home foud dream of happine.
Happy days luuu one by, sweet uieui
ories ami tender tieb lotin forj;otteu
tti one are the tiling that charm the
mind at such a tune, coubtitutiuK
the happiest inouieuts of our lives.
Such whs how 1 felt, though my
sides weie yet panting and heaving
after the streuuous exercise of cilmh
iuk to the summit of the inouutaiu
Doulitke mountain.
liut 1 was well compensated and eat -isiied.
It wan sunset and the stately
butte was bathed iu noldeu. On the
"est it rose from an elevate i plateau
iu shelf like tenaeeas, thickly clothed
in a dark tfreeu cluster of cedar nud
piuu, to two Ii Id peaks, not uulike
tho twin peaks behiud the lioldeu
liato of Cuilforuia, or the taiuous
1'nps overtook iu the (iolden Vala of
Krln.
lieside the bane aml'circlinn fondly
rouud it, lay l)o Lake, a beautiful
sheet of water, a few hndred yards
wide. The luko looked pretty, the rich
yedow grass stretching away ou the
one side, the urey tamaracks Krowiuk
dowu to the water's edn on the oth
er. Not a ripple stirred ou the smooth
surface of the deep blue waters, ex
cept now and aaiu when a uimble
trout broke the tranquility into num
erous widening, little waves; and, as
they bubbled and broke to pieces
anaitiHt the Kassy shores, it was
once more a mirror of rock and tree
and hill.
Clone by the eturs and stripes proud
ly tl uttered and waved above the new
lv erected station for the tioose Lake I
Forest Service, an enviable summer j
home, adjoining the rich meadow of :
the 70 cuttle compauy.
To tho east the mountain sloped
gently dow n into the basin of Drews
vBiv hrnkeu
I'V very love-y Cllll- '
yoilH, IU Which tlie Whispering coiroil- j
woods softly lisped their music to the j
silout listening of the pines. The val- I
The flue ollice block of C. Umbaoh
is uearly ready for occupancy. It cou
taina three good sized store or ottioe
rooms ou the ground floor, and ottlces
ou tbe upper floor all of whijh are to
bo occupied by Iba Oregon Valley
Laud Company. The building is
shooied with tin on tho outside,
which Is painted red aud stripped
white, giving it appearance of solid
brick. Au awulng aud porch is built
the entire trout of the building. Al
together it in a very neat looklug
building nud a credit to the tnter
prise of Mr, Uuibuch.
and the whoii freight from the ral -!
mud to LakevieA' was thelarttert item
j of e.X(ji'iiMi- iu the entire hui.ilin(.
i in thin i-Hreful lo.ik iuua after detail.
'and clippiuu the euet, ahkiii,- for and
I reci-lviiiK '1 1-coimtn for cai-h, thin fine
hull liiiK Iihh hei-n erected Ht a little
, over one third what it wojld hare
Coi-t ot her ii-e.
' lu order to m-cure thene reriiltn,
the county court linn conntautly
plHci-d itn liaudn til itn pocketn and
ta eu oat the ca.ih to meet current
txeiiie, and then wait tar return of
name, until hilln could tie rendered,
and accouutn audited and approved
and wtitrautti drawn for Hume. Ad
thin wan ilone without a cent of cost
t i the ci.iiiitj.hiit ninti-ad itith a view
to rave the tuxpa era un-uey.
One inntauce of thin kind came to
our no! h fhort time since when
uear'y were advanced iu a
lump t'l meet lahor, freight, teilnio
ami other I 1 1 Ih Unit could le paid iu
thin way at a uhviuu to the county.
It in evident Iro this nbuwiiiK tljwt
only tjiihiuei-tt men. wi'h ineiiiiH at
coainiHini, could produce nuch re.-U'ti.
No farmi-r, or eay hii editor, either,
could teach into bin pocket and pull
out 7, (A U on the npur id the moment.
For that reiifon, huh in we siy Lake
county in exceedingly fortuuate iu
haviiK hiiHiuenn uieu at the h-ad ot
ita atiairt at the preei-ut tiuio, and we
venture to say there in out another
couuiy in America that cau ihow so
fine a court house, at eucb a low cot-t
m l.Hke county, (ireuou.
' And it in all paid for, and not a
'cent of thx will he required from old
residents, or new onen, an is usually
the cane iu aucti uiattern, to meet a
hilt hooded dett.
meadow laud stretching 4wav miles
alouK the creek that bears its uanie,
and hemmed iu by the mountains now
Klinted in purple, taoau and Kolueu
through the soft, deepening sunbeams
ou the mellow autuni foliage lay
smiling and its sylvau siirrouudiun
the narrow, winding streak of tieen
willows wandering sweetly through
fields studded with many herds of
quietly grazing cattle, sweet smelling
hayricks, and well kept farmyards.
The quiet air of peace and comfort
left a chiirni that was very pleasing.
Further on, over the low, rounded
hilln of juniper aud mahogany the
scene was extremely picturesque. The
rolling valley of (Joose Lake loomed
fascinatingly lu a vivid mirage,
while like a beautiful haveu in
some balmy ocean the uppei
end of the lake shimmered
and glistened in its ruddy brilliucy,
before the dark grey shadows of the
neighboring mouutaiu crept by slowly
over the lurid surface.
Aud, oeyoud the valley, nbeu the
deep mellowness had sottly bugged
the brow of every glade aud blurt aud
hillside, the sunny homes of Lakeview 1
nestled cozily iu the parting glow. I
The glitteriug housetops, variagated
by tne elegant array of atchitecturul
hues, formed a delighted contrast to
the deep somberuesa imparted by the
shaded sreets ; aud above all the flue,
new court house towered sublimely iu
the distance, reflecting the laudible
blush of pride iu the uiaideu cbeek of
the fair ilttle city.
It was a very pleasHut eveuiug, aud
even to me who is blessed with some
thing in the way of a wooden bead as
a substitute for iuiiid aud bruins,
it was uo less luspiriug. ludeed, wheu
I scrambled dowu the mouutaiu, iu
the gathering darkness, amid the
plaiutive cry of the owl und shriek
ing yelp of the pauther, 1 felt more
agreeable to myself aud to everything.
notion I wan somew iihi oilier wiiu
on mum m nneuu uio ior n
poet.
T t.'Mtii.ic-I'o wn-Dii K.
v'..- v.. ....... .1..... c , ..
The Alturas Pluiudealer says the
first baud ot cattle sold by Nobret
Mattes starts to Ked Bluff the Itti
iust. They number about 700 aud w'll
be iu charge of Pete Ivory, There is
a fosiiized speuimeu of humanity iu
the churge ot Tralllo Dep't of the N
U O at Kouo aud be w ill II ud that
while he cau cinch the tnerctiHuts be
cauuot cinch tho stockmen. Mr.
Mattes informs us tbat buyers have
refused to receive beef ou the narrow
gauge, but make contract tor deliv
ery ou the uialu liue.
Alaska Wheat
Condemned
as a Fraud
Department of Agriculture re
ports Light Yield and an
Inferior Quality
Ad aueut Heuf hy the Department ot
Aruiculture to iullaetta, Idaho, to in
ventilate the prtnent status of the no
called Ala-ka wheat, eaid to yield
over hunbeln per acre, ban made
the follow ina Hlatemeut hy wire:
"Ala-ika yielding 'St hiiHheln per
ore. iSadly mixed, tiiaiu i'.ferlor.
Ordiuaiy wheat yielding -ully an
much. Kent varieties oiucb n ore."
Ad aualyHU recently mad by the
I lepart meiit of Agriculture Hhow
that AIhkhh wheat coutaion only a lit
tie more than 9 per cent of protein,
while noft winter wheat has IU per
cent, haid winter wheat 12 per cent,
and hard Sprint wheat 12 ;. per cent.
THE FARMER HAS
THE BEST REWARD
He Robs No One, and His
Mind is Serene from His
Honest Gains
Solon O. Thatcher, wntiog in Max
well's Talisman, draws tbU contrast
between the state of miud and other
rewards of tbe farmer and the man wbo
speculates or otherw ise makes a living
by his wit:
"At the bottom of many a dazzling
fortune lie dishonor, intideity, false
hood, robbery, betrayal of a frieul
and tbe wreck of tbe possessions of
the unwary. Wbat tbe farmer gaiua
is laden with sweet eui-t-bine.tbo zeph
yrs of spring and tbe fostering love
it all nature's miniustry So tbat
wheu oue takes account of tbe com
pensations, mental and epirittiral,
tbat come to him whose daily bread
comes from honest toil, over him wbo
live9 by bis wits, it is tbe Robin
Hood of society, tbe bala ice throwR
tiigb into the air the one wbo lies
iiy speculation or adventure.
SHEEP HERDER KILLS
HIMSELF BY ACCIDENT
Handling a Small Winchester Rifle
Thought to be the Cause
The t'aiiTou Citv Eakle reports tbat
a sheep cerder, named .lames nern ,
was found dead near the Greenhorn
mountains, iu Uraut county, lust
week. It is believed be was rt moving
cartridges from a small Winchester
rifle.wbich was accideutly discharged, ;
the bullet euteriug bis side and lodg
ing lu the back of his neck. i
After the accident it seems that the
unfortunate man laid tbe rifle on a
log and walked about twenty feet to a
tree where he stopped for support.
Here he sunk to the ground aud
crawling a few feet be drew himself
under a pile of brush aud expired. (
He ba placed a handkerchief in the!
gaping wound and when found had
four ttugers of bis right band in tbe ,
wound i-videutly endeavoring to stay j
tbe flow nf blood. j
WANT "ADS" GET RECRUITS
Navy 1 'a rt men t Finds Classi
fied Columns Helpful.
Wat-hiiitftoii. sept. 7. "Want" ad-vertlHtiu-ntH
have la-en found helpful
by the Navy Department in Itn rt
eniltlnjr work, and hereafter inont of
the tnoiie.v a vailable for that pur
pose w ill be H tit for such adver-im-utH
in preference to the display
postern ami billboards heretofore
exclusively tisftl.
Klilrk'H Fine Auto
Banker Shirk arrived iu town last
Thursday truui Sau Fraucisco. He
returned iu his flue new Studebaker
auto. It is a beautiful machiue aud
oue of t-e fluent made. Iu matter
of automobiles for a small town Lake
view is well up to the fr ut rank.
LAKEVIEW WATER SYSTEM BEING
EXTENBEO AND
S V. Uehart, the pioneer iu pro
viding water for Lakeview, aud prin
cipal owuer of the system, is a very
busy man these days, iu persoually
lookiug utter the exteuaive improve
ment be is carrying forward h11 over
the town. He has laid new aud larger
mains dowu tbe southern length of
Water Street aud is now putting iu
mains iowu Maiu Street, so as to be
able to supply the Sherlock Addition,
which promises to become one of the
Uuest resideutial suctions of Lake
view, lu its water supply, Lakeview is
exceedingly fortunate, as its water
coine from spring about Ave miles
troiu town up iu the forest clad moun
AN INDIAN
MURDERER
Willie Barcley, a Half Breed
Indian, Arested at Al
turas for Murder
KILLED A WHITE MAN
Sid. O. Jacobs Shot Three
Times and Body Hid in
Crevice in Rock
The Klamath Falls Daily Herald, of
the 10th iunt., reports that Sheriff
Barnes. Coroner Wliirlock, Protecut
ing Attorney Kuykendall and li. M.
Kichardsou will return this evening
fiom Vaiuax. where tbey went to in
vestigate the death of the man found
dead near tbat place. The coroner's
jury found tbat the man's name was
hiid (). Jacobs and tbat be came to
his death by a pistol shot, and they
charge Willie barcley with the crime.
Nothing is known of the murdered
man except tbat he was a. out thirty
yems of age. He came from Altoraa
with the Indian, Barcley. aud claimed
to be a borse buyer. The crime in
supposed to Lave been coirimttied for
robbery.
A message was received at 'J o'clock
this morning from the sheriff of Mo
doc couuty at Altoraa to the effect
tbat they tad ttie man and the Indian
boy. Sberiif Barnes will leave in
the morning for Alturas to bring Bar
clay and the boy to this city.
The body was found Monday after
noou at the summit of Vaiuax Butte,
wbicb is about Gut) feet Ligh and two
and one half miles from tbe station
of Vaiuax. Tbe body bad beeu hidden
in a crevice in tbe rocks about eight
feet deep, aud was covered over with
rucks aud stick-. There were three
bullet wouuds and tbe throat bad
beeu cut.
Tbe crime was committed on tbe
20th day of August, aud Little John,
a great uncle ot Barcley aud who is
between 80 and 90 years old. knew ot
tbe crime and helped bide tbe body.
He worried about it and finally told
hia wife and Barcley 's sister. Tbe
latter told her husband. Tbe old In
dian, Little John, could not bear the
worry and be confessed to Mr. Fletch
er, tbe reservation farmer. He did
not put much faith in tbe old man's
'story, but be and Mr. Parks, who bas
I charge of the school, went to the
Butte Monday after school was over.
After searching some time Mr. Parks
discovered tbe body. They at ouce
reported to tbe Agency and to tbe
Sheriff here.
Dr. Hemenway, wbo examined tbe
body, stated before the Coronet's
Jury that the man came" to bis death
from a pistol siiot in tbe back of tbe
head below tbe ntibt ear.
GRANT COUNTY CATTLE
FETCH A GOOD PRICE
Some 3-year Olds Bring $37 and $24
to $57 is Paid for 2-year Olds
V .S. Phillips. Carl and Hult Brown
I conuniated a t-ale of some cat'le this
, tek. says tii- t'hnvi u City Kagle,
irrceitiug a priiv iu ?xces of any
amount paid for cattle for a long
time Welsh and Jones bought the
stock, pay ing i'.s for 3 year old steers,
I iH and ifUT for U-yeai -ouls. taking
I feeders bIso at lie tame price This
i price is considered exceptionally u. od
when it is considered that the poiut
of delivery was iu Bear valley, where
the stock wan rouuded up.
Iirt of Vandalism
R. K. Funk reports a piece of van
dalism ou bis farm south of town.
He had a very tine blooded Holstein
male calf, aud missing it and the cow
weut to look them up. He fouud tbe
remaius of the cult with its biud quar
ters removed, but when here had uot
yet found the cow. He has no idea
who killed the calf, but it evideutly
was done by some oue who was meat
huurgy.
GREATLY IMPROVED
tains It is pure ami soft. It is dis
tributed throughout the town by grav
ity, au I the supply so tar lias teeu
ample for every purpose, iuciudiug
1 irvi ation '.or the gardens and orch
ards of tbe towu. It also supplie
power for tbe presses aud type-sett-
i n g machiue iu the Examiner otlice.
! Mr. Kehart and hi associates are
endoHvoring to keep pace with tbe
, growth of the towu, and for that rea-
, sou are expeudiug thounaud of dol
lars, using up uot only all the income,
but are also levying uttsessmt-ut ou
I the stockholders of the company to
' carrry ou the work
! Such public spiritedurnH shou'd have
j its rewards a doubtless will be the
: case later ou.
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