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Minuter
LAKEVIKW. LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 19Q
vol. xxx
NO. 2
Tli magnlttcleot new Court house
U do completed and occupied ly
tbe county ollloer. In vary par
tloular It U una of tha finest atrunt
arM of the sort we ever entered, out-
hi of 100111 larger cltie of very
populous niintle
Tbe arrangement of (be entire build
Ids from basement to tbe towr U
along tha moit approved line, which
Indudea water and lire fighting
appliances on every floor, toilet
aoosorla In the Jtiryroom, Jail and
elsewhere about tbe building.
Tbe baaemeut contain tbe, jail, a
large fire proof vault, for stoiage of
old rei'orda, tbe furuace room with n
large steam cbnst for developing and
radlatiug ataam for heating tbe entire
structure from oeltai to garret , and
other rooma which can lie applied to
aonie future una.
The malu floor, which la reached
from tbe ground entrance by ft ahort
flight of Inside stairs I occupied by
two rooma for tbe county court, a
large room for tbe county clerk, and
rood) for tbe eberltf, aaaeaeor,
treasurer, surveyor, euperlutendent
of anboula, together wlthpaolou halls.
Each room U flolabed op in a
different tint, both aa to walla and
wood work. Kach office con
taining permanent records, la
aupplled with a fire proof vault, to
gether with all ueoeaaary applianree
for the proper handling of the work.
All tbe tooina are well lighted and
veutllated, elaotria llghta are distri
buted throughout the rooma and cor
rldera of tbe building.
The aeoond floor contalna one of
tbe largest and beat court rooma we
ever aaw. Tbe (oelllug la very blub
being two atoriea In height. It la
well lighted by many large window on
two aldea of the room. The Judge'
twitch la at tbe aoutb end of the room,
with the wltnes box at tbe left, and
across tbe aisle to tbe Jury box. The
E3 isssisiri n
1 New Court House Completed
a3 SSSSSLrrK? K3
Cost Only $42,056.41: But if it Had Been
Built on Time Would Have Cost $100,000.00
Judge'a beuch la fitted with electric
belli connected with the aberlff 'a and
county clerk' olllco. and 1ho with
electric llghta. The court room I to
be aeated with comfortable opera
chair. At the rear of tbe court room
I a private room for tbe district
judge, and rooma for tbe jury ; and
alao a room for wituessea and one for
the grand Jury. There I a rear stair
aud peaaage way lead lug from tbe
court room to tbe jury room, the
Judge room and to the jail below,
wblch la not In any way ccesable
to the general public There la alao
another unoccupied room on tbi floor
that can be ued a an extra jury
room If needed, or can be applied to
aome future use.
Tbe third atory contalna a number
of loom, large and airy that can, If
deemed beat, be uaed for a county
hoHpltal, with tbe eume arrangement
a to had and accessories aa the
ot her floor.
The tower la r ached from this floor,
aud contalna tbe clock and chime
mentioned in lust week 'a Issue, of the
Kxainiuer, and which in something no
other town or city in Oregon possess.
and which but few of tbe larger towns
In the Union can boast.
1 This fine building will be a lasting
monument to tbe presut County
' Court end official of the County,
and show wbat can be done In way
of erecting public building when
the aame la done on buslnea prin
ciples, and from which "every aource
' of graft la eliminated. The fact that
the county court atood back of tbe
bnlding with caab In hand for every
cent uaed In construction, secured
: prloea that are tbe marvel of all, and
' gave I-Jtke county a court bouae com
pleted aud ready for occupancy for a
little over 110,000, that all new-comer
Imagine must have cost from t;00,000
to ITjO.OUU In It construction the
lailrosd and other freight cost Le
t ween IIO,(iOO and 112,000. Had tbe
town been near to the ralroad, or on
a main line thi cost could have been
reduced. Hut aa ii la the people of
, Lake county can boast of owning one
of the best Cuurt houses in tbe state,
and thnt. too, at a low cot-t turn
probably never could be duplicated.
It was built from a tax evy of two
yarn, and came ao easy that no tax-
f layer wa In tha least hit Inconven
enced. It I all paid fee, ami there
i at ill over $T0,0U0 left In the County
Treasury. No bond were issued and
there waa no interest to pay, aa ia
usually ibe case in erecting aucb
building.
The Examiner congratulate tb
County Court for tbe faitbfol and
painstaking effort, manifest to all, to
ita labors in giving the county thia
One building, and it a so speaks well
for a email county of 3TjtJ people,
well enough off In tbi world' groda to
reach into their pocket and in two
year time pull out sufficient cash to
built aud equipt the edifie aud have a
surplus in tbe treasury of to", 000.
We honestly believe there is not
foot her count in the Uniou that can
duplicate tbi record
The Kxamioer, in tbe near future
will publish a picture of tbe beautiful
building and grounds, au that oar
thousand of reader all over tbe
Union cuii see for themselves b w
much has been done up here in tbe
wilds of Oregon with bo little money
We present herewith a Btateme.it
showing the cost of tbe building,
also for-h clock, chimes, jail and
I cement aide walk aronnd tbe block
of the court house grounds:
In tbe matter of tbe cost of tbe con
struction of tbe Court House build -nig.
! Inasmuch as tbe Court Hons
building baa practically been complet
ed and kll tbe claims and expenses of'
every i:a naving uen presented to
tbe County Cou't, audited, aud paid
by tbe County Treasurer, tbe records
abow that tbe coat of tbe same bas
been t follows:
Total amount of claims presented
and warrants issued in payment there
of, against tbe Building Fund in pay
ment of all claims of every kind for
the construction of tb Court House
building, including quarters for tbe
County Jail, were W5.C91.2S -less
1190. 87 received by tbe County Treas
urer for tbe sale of surplus brick,
lime and cement, which amount has
been included in the coat of tbe
building, but should be deducted
j
therefrom.
Cost of cement on band for side
walks, wblch bas teen included in tbe
cost of haHding, bat wblch should
bf deducted, therefrom, I..7JH.00.
Coat of Iron fence to en clone tbe
Court HnnM grounds, and also two
drlnkiog fountains, which has been
included In tbe cost of tha building,
'iut which should be deducted there
from, l.o37,O0, leaving the total cost
of tbe Couit House building includ
ing quarters for the county Jail,
Mi, 006. 41.
In addition to tbe construction of tbe
building, tbere has been purchased
Tower Clock and Chimes, tbe sum
costing at tbe factorv ft. 8.13.00 and
alao 8 tee I furnitore and fixtures for
the Clerk' Vault, for county records
costing, freight paid at Likeiy,t073 50.
iu payment for tbe c'ock and vault
furnitore warrants were drawn on tha
General fund, as well aa for tbe rail
road freitrbt on tbe clock and chimes.
After all of these claims have been
paid, including every other claim
that bas been presented, andited and
allowed at tbe Jannarv, 1909, term of
the County Court by tbe County
Treasurer, tbere will still remain in
tbe band of the County Treasurer a
considerable surplus.
Wben tbe side walks are laid, fences
erected, grounds graded and tha
finishing toncbea made to t.b.e bnild
ing a committee of competent and re
presentative business men of tbe
county will be appointed to make a
tborongb investigtaion of all things
pertaining to tbe construction of tbe
building and make a report of the.
same, wbicb report shall be published
for tbe information of tbe people of,
tbe county.
Itig Crops tli In Year
Harney County News, 16: With tha
amount of rain that baa fallen this
fall and winter and tbe amount of
mow that wil fall between now and
spring, tbere will be no excuse for
any man or woman who ia holding a
homestead to make if they don't raise,
good crops next year bat laziness.
New Settler Tells of IMPORTANT
A West-Sider Tells of
Opportunities and
Lands in North End Water is pufcc prop.
D ECISION Fruit and Other Pro-
with Prank Anderson a teacher. No
school bulldiug is yet built, but oue
will be soon. Lumber I secured at
Silver Lake, some 30 mil to the
south westward. Oood roads exist
all through that part of the country.
Tha pnht olllce ih in charge of Mrs.
Fred Phelps, and mail in received
once a week. Sidney Westoo Iihs late
ly put lu a store to the great con
venience of tbe settlement.
There I u another settlement at
Cliif. 15 or SO mile north of Lake,
where similar conditions as to laud
r'teetnau 1'ost, of Lake P. ()., in
the north end of the county, waa in'
town Friday, and gav The Kxainiuer
pleasant cull.
The gentleman Is one of tbe promi
nent settlers up there, aud is very,
euthusiastlti over the future prospects
of that net ion lie reports upward of,
100 lie selilern have come luto that;
locality the pant year, aud says n.auy
more have expreaned their intention
to locate there In the near future.
There U till plenty of splendid gov-
urti rti n (- lunH mi 1 1 1.1 ret nniiti td Mm
new comer that will produce all sorts j uJ P1?!""'1" xll,L
of crops, aud besides will grow fruit
of all kiuds. The aettlars are all
very desirable class, ami are hard
work making homes tor themselves
that iua few years will be worth more
than the homes they left beblud iu
the frigid ease
Mr Pout reports thnt the altitude
iu his section of the county is con
siderably lower than thnt of Lake
view, aud for that reasou it is warmer
and the seasons are somewhat longer
up there than here. Little or uo
snow falls lu the winter, the precipl
tallou beiuir mostly th in.
The count y is a suge brush plain,
in a wide valley. Oood water Is eaHily
obtainable at a few feet wherever it
Is sought, although there la no avail
able supply fur irrigation purposes.
other than from wells. Hut, it is not
necessary to irrigate, as
st rated Inst year, tha dryest yet
experienced here by tbe production of
big crops of spleudtd vegetables
potatoes, corn, tluest of Onions and
cabbages and all other varities. Straw
berries and all other varities of email
fruits, do well. Other fruits such as
apples, cherries, plums, apricots,
prunes and pettra, all show good and
vigorous growth, ulthoiigh none are
yet old enough to come luto bearing.
In too way of graiu growing splen
did results have beou obtuiued from
wheat, oats, barley aud rye, all sowu
in tbe fall, and iu oonfeq'ionce here
after al! grains will be sown in the
fall. Alfalfa also dues well. All iu
all, from Mr. I'nst's aocouut, the
north end is a very desirable place
for residence.
Tbe settlers have organized and
maintained u six month's school,
ertyNo Speculation
Must be Improved
PROFIT IN GROW
ING FIELD SHEEP
('. W. Hall, a farmer living lu tbe
I'ieiihHiit Kidgo neighborhood bas
demonstrated bow cheaply a few head
of sheep nan be raised on each farm.
He has a small flock ou his place, and
says that they have not cost him a
cent for feed this year from about
April 1 to Dec. 1. Tbo sheep were
allowed tu range lu the vicinity of
the farm, and they secured their liv
ing from the bunch grass and tbe ten
der sii ue. Mr. Ha I states tbat tht v
was unman-1 Drowse quite ik utile on me tender
shoots of sagebrush. The sheep came
through tbe summer In Hue shape,
are real fat aud in prime condition
to winter, says the liend iiuUetiu.
Hence, those sheep will cost Mr.
Hall uothing except tbe eexpeuditure
nceesHiiry to feed them through tbe
winter, wblch will be a small item
especially small if the winter remains
as open as it has bo far. Tbo returns
from the sheep in increase 11 f lambs,
in mutton aud iu wool, is therefore
almost a clear gain. It would have
been a clear guiu if Mr. Hall had sold
them this fall.
The liend Bulletin men t ions Mr.
Hull's experiecnoe simply to show bow
cheaply certain classes of stock can
tie laised iu thiajtectlon. Man v farm-
era claim that a sheep is cue of the
most profitable animals tbat can be
raised on a farm.
of tbe points of law decided is aa
follows :
Iu order to determine the extent,
under the law, of a title included in
a conveyance from the Government
SALK.M, Or., Jau. 5. (Special. )
One of the most important decleiou
that bas been bauded down by tbe
Oregou Supreme Court in many years
was placed on record today, wheu the
court held that tbe Congressional
act of Ma-ch II, 1877, relating to
settlement on Public lands, limits all
riparian rights subsequently acquired
to the extent of tbe use of water for
domestic purpses. It ii estimated
that IH) per cent of the settlements in
.asteru Oregou have been made felucu
87. Practically all tbe water power
rights in the state have been acquired
aince that time. This decision, therj
for, limits the rights of such ripariau
owners to tbe rights they have
acquired as aporopriators, except as
to domestic ue, w hich are too unim
portaut to be worth consideration.
Under this decision, it is impossible
for any persou or corporation to ac
quire aud bold a power or irrigation
right for speculative purposes. Those
persons, thorefoie, who have filed on
water power on the Uesobutes aud i
or ner rivers must pui toe water to National Uove.-ument
neuenciai use or lorieu lueir ngui to j otherwise dispose
i Oregon, as shown by tbe assessment
roll for th year of 1908 aud also upon
such taxable property as may be
assessed by The Sheriff of said couuty
iu conformity with law.
Tax Levy for All Pur
poses Only 13 Mills
i " "
In tbe matter of the Tax Levy for horebf luvied "Poo 0J dollar of tbe
IlA VAltr 1!n)!I uff ur Avum I nut inn rf 1 .
the taxable property of Lake county,
Oregon, as sbnwu by the assessment
roll for tbe year 1908. and of tbe
probable amount of money required
to pay the expenses of said couuty for
the ensuing year and also for ruch
other purposes as may be required
and lu conformity with law:
It is berebly ordered that a tax levy
be aud the same is hereby levied upou
all the tux hie property of Lake
county. Oregon, for tha year of 1901),
as follows, to wit :
For couuty pur noses, four and
nine-tenths mills ,0u49
For county schools, three aud
four tenths mills .0034
For county roads, one mill ,0010
For State tax, three and seven
tenths mills . .0037
JT r.- Total .0130
Total amount levied for county,
school, roads and State urioses,
thirteen mills; and that tbe said rate
of thirteen mills be aud tbe same is
STOCK, MINES, AND
SETLERS IN HARNEY
C. M. Field, a promiueut stock mau
at Denio, in tbe Stein mouutaius in
Harney county writes as follows:
"Our county is all right. Lots of
greon grass. Stock are doiug well.
Sheep buyers are oomlug aud buying
mutton sheep.
This oouutry is settling up fast
People are oomlug lu from allpaj-ts.
Tbe miues at Ueuio are going right
along. Quite a number of new mines
are starting up.
the first persou who does apply it to
such use. The opinion is of the
greater importance coming just at
this time, for the reason tbat the
subject of water law is to be taken up
by the Legislature.
This cour'. is tbe first one in tbe
United States to construe tbe act of
Congress of March 3, 1877, in this
particular. It in uo war alfects the
righ's of persons who acquired rights
prior to 1S77. or who
riparian lands oince that
nut the water to a beue
man or corporation wbo bas held
riparian land without making use of
the water ia tbe oue affected by the
decision.
Tbe opinion of the court was writ
ten by Supreme Court Commissioner
W. It. Kiug, who has made an ex
haustive study of water law. The
case decided was that of Annie C.
Hough et al. respondents vs. S. A. 1).
Puter ct al., appelluuts. from Lake
County, Henry L. Benson, judge.
There were about 00 parties to this
Miit, aud in deciding as to their
relative rights to water from Silver
Creek, Judge Benson recognized both
riparian aud appropriation rights.
The supreme Court modifies this by
dividing tbe water entirely aocordiug
to the law of appropriation. I
The decision occupies til pages of
typewritten matter, or about ,000 ,
words, and touches upon almost every
page of water law. A brief statement
whether y grant, patent or otherwise. I PP1e trees, but the bulk of tbe orch
we must take into consideration all ard is devoted to prunes. Mr. Nelson
acts In force at tbe time affecting
public domain.
A rr-servdtion of any interest in
lands by a legislative euactmeut is as
expressly Btated in tbe graut, patent
or instrument through wbicb the title
may be asserted.. --
Tbe government cauuot, by legisla
tion, determine for any state, after
It admission, what its legislation
relative to riparian or other water
right sbal- be. but mav dispose of its
pubile lands and all rights incident
thereto in such manner as it mav
deem best, and either at tbe same
time or by separate acts, make such
reservations therefrom, bv errant.
aeaication or otnerwise. as It mav
see tit.
Tbe water flowing over tbe Dublin
aomain is a part thereof and the
may grant or
of its ripariau
ductions Out There
.u1 ! ob? Prom'nent farme'a on , However all that section is soon to
tbe West Side, J. C. Oliver, was iu be placed under irrigation by the
town Monday. He usually gets in Oregon Valley Land Co., and future
Saturday, but be was putting up Ice, apple orchards out there will, if need-
and tbe soft weather made him hustle ed. have tbe benefit of water
to save enough for his dairy. He is of tbe opinion that part of the
i. 1 H. fJ 8878 w were ro'otaken country would never make a great
about the West Sidde having no oicb- grain producing section, but for fruit
ards. On tbe contrary there are a alfalfa and the dairy business, there
umber of orchards from 2 to 5 acres is no better section in th. W.Ht in
this he speaks from years of actual
experience. And tbe fact tbat the
land out tbere is to be subdivided in
to small holdings, and irrigated,
places it on par with the best, and
will make such a world of business
for Lakeview that it is bound to be
come the greatest city within
Great Inland Empire.
that have been
years. Tbt of
tains 0 acres, in
in bearing for 20
Kobert Nelson con
which are some fine
tbe
interest separate from the rest of
estate.
Any one acquiriug title to any part
of tbe public domain subsqeuently to
tbe date of tbe act of Congress of
Msich 3, 1877, accepted it with title
thereto with full knowledge of the law
in force at tbe time aud subject to
tbe full import thereof.
The legal effect of the lau guage in
acquired nHinalv- thorn huli ha a..,l
hat time aud I Hnd be leit1 free for tbe appropriation
tlci.l use. Ibe anj U8e of tlje j.ublio for irrigation."
eto , is to constitute a reservation and
dedication to the public of all inter
ests, riparian or otherwise held at the
time by tbe National Oovermeut so
far as such interests atfect the uses
for iriigatou aud other purposes thus
' enumerated.
i All laud settled upou and to which
title has beeu acquired subsequent to
th act of Congress of March 3, 1877,
were accepted with full understand
ing tbat tbe first to divert and apply
tbe sources of water of supply there
on, for the purposes specified iu tbe
act, shall have the superior right ther
to to the extent intended and actually
applied.
The references in tbe code to ripar
ian rights constitute a recognition of
whatever riparian rights tbe landed
proprietor may have ; but does not
attempt to aenue nor lu any manner
to establish any rule respecting such
interests.
has raised several fine crops of prunes.
and bss tbe only drier in Lake
county.
Then, there is the A. P. Koozer
orchard, the largest one out there,
the James McCreary orchard, tbe
Boydstuu place, and also that of
Charlie Johuson, all smaller orchards
but all in fine shape, and producers
of an abundance of fine apples aud
other fruits.
J. Anderson has a fine orchard
mostly of the Winter Banana variety,
all in beating aud wbicb produce the
higbes. quality of fruit.
Mr. Oliver bas a small orchard tbst
Is Jalso :n bearing. He asserts tbat
for the pear, apricot, peach, prune
and p urn, there ia no section of tbe
county better adapted to fruit grow
ing than tbe West Side. For such
fruits it seems to be tbe natural place
for them. Wild plums grow in pro
fusion all over the bills out tbere, and
where tbev grow, any tame fruit will
also thrive.
He says all those fruits trow with
out irrigation, but be is of tbe opin
ion that apples in that vicinity will
do better under irrigation, although
they do very well without such aid.
tbe
HARRIMAN AND
HILL GETTING BUSY1
It is reported that Harriman is to
uuiid 1.000 miles of railroad in Ore
gon tbi9 year. Jim Hill threatens to
get busy. Survey crews are out all
over the country. One big crew la re
ported at work in South Warner val
ley, headed north, but no one seems to
Know tbe purpose of their work,
although it s surmised they are West
ern Pacific men running a feeder lioe
to tap tbe rich inland interior of
Eastern Oregon, tbe land of sheep
cattle, rain, and mineral deposits of
value. There is no section more
worthy of railroad exploitation aud it
will not. remain under tbe camera
obscura very much longer.
A Poverty Party that
Delighted all Present
Farmers to Use Wells
and Pumps to Irrigate
Dorris, Calif, Booster. 8: T. 8.
New and D. E. Cox bas purchased a
Stlokuey gasolene engine and pump
ing plaut and will Install same ou the
place reoently purohassd by Mr. Cox
about three miles northwest from
Dorris. Mark L. Bums tbe local
ageut for tbe Stickney eugiues aud De
Laval cream separators made tbe sale
aud says he bas several others iu
sight. Messrs. New aud Cox have bad
yean of experience with irrigation
aud are in a position to know wbat is
required. They intend to put in a
large acreage of garden truck and
alfalfa. It Is their opinion tbat this
country tar excels either New Mex
ico or Oklahoma for tbe raising of
stock and they are preparing to feed
a number of inilcb cows and be in
line tor tbe creamery as soon as it is
possible to promote one in this valley.
BORN: On Jau. 7th, to the wife
ol ltollu McDouuld, a sua.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Clark enter
tained a few guests , Years Eve
in compliment to their winter guest,
Min Fannie Liu ton, of Providence,
R. 1.
The so-called "poverty party,"
the Invitations and tbe costuiuing,
were all as clever as unique. The
costumes were especially "fitting,"
and with old-fashioned games, old
fashioned glauces, aud t wen tied cen
tury dlMhes, served a-la poverty, the
the uulque plau was cleverly carried
out.
After the physical exertions of try
ing to re-tail a hapless or rather tail
less mule, ami other games requiring
physicul finesse: Such as trying to
sit on a coutrary barrel, with both
feet in frout of you aud off the floor,
and at the same time put a No. 8
thread into a No. 60 hole lu a needle
aud keep your head from going to
ward mother earth, and your feet
from flying heavenward, something
hard to do, but R. II. Rogers finally
succeeeed lu landing first prize, lu
tbe end, though, all were rewarded,
for the hostess seemed to divine the
felling of some of the unfor
tunates aud suggestad a repast aud
aud to secure a partuer each guest
w as given a strip of cloth, aud each
young iuan Instructed to find his
''cloth altiulty." It I surely surprls
lng to know the high percentage of
color blind young meu. After the
color was firmly fixed lu their miuds,
each couple was allowed a few mo
menta to discourse ou subjects most
suited to themselves (and that Is
nearly always "our selves,") aud
evry man In the house was heaping
showers of blessings on the hostess
for her graclousness when lo! and be
hold, the ladies were whisked from
the room and each man given a pen
til and paper wit h orders to write a
discriptiou of his partner. All the
literary lights vied with each other,
and some of the results were clever
aud amusing. Wheu the laughter
had subsided t he guests weuded their
way to dining room where a delight
ful little supiter was spread on the
floor, ubd the guests seated them
selves a-la-Turk.
Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Sherlock. Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
NoriD, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Faulkner,
Dr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Be
tuls, Mrs. liacheltler, the Misses Rice.
Applegate, Snider. Messrs. M. Ii. Rice,
R. H. Rogers, (J. W. Rice aud Albert
Duhtue.
Mrs. Miller carried off the prize for
being most appropriately dressed.
We could only secure the discriptiou
of one costume which Is as follows:
Light blue silk, mixed with cotton
anl mostly torn, displaying white
lluiug. No. 8 shoes, partly black,
mostly muddy. Dark brown hair,
curly and towecly, with school room
switch ban? lug down her back.
Tbe engineers of tbe Modoo North
ern, from Kama.b Falls to Alturaa
have lakcn a rest for tbe holidays. It
is claimed thev found a grade of one
half of one per cent from the Colum
bia river to Alturaa.
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