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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1909)
I: Liv'l jig LAKKVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OKKCJON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 190 NO. 3 VOL. XXX v7 -j The Sheep of Oregon Are in a Healthy and Flourishing Condition During tb year VM)H, total f 4, 4 lO.WSt sheep were luMpected by the federal Inspectors woiklng under tin direction of Dr. H. W. McCltire, chlof of the bureau of animal industry in the northwaet. At there itre only about two million ulimip In tha stale, It will ba amen Unit tha aheep have all been knapecced tlnHHt twice end eome of tbem m or than that. Tka Immt ttmril lull linn lllMMI made alnc October I, mid ilurtuK that time' hiam ! m mill Inn Mini a liltlf aheelt bave been lunprrted. Of thU mini bp r but 1275 lifvp kit found to be in feated wltb ecabiea mid thane have all been illpMd twice since that time. Itjr lnfe ted aheep, tt l not ninant that many nllvldual ahanp actually had the cIIhphmo, for what) ona aheep In tha hai.il la found to have the dtaoane the eutlre bend l( declared to be Infactml and la aubjected to tha double dippli'K regulation. It la therefor nior than probable that the actual nuuiber of dlaeaaad iheep la not more than U. It we iuat two yeara erfo today that Or. MoClure aud hi amlatauta under took to eradicate aoabblea from oniooi the sheep of the etate. The nrat loapectlou ahowed that 318,'AV.i aheep were Infected wblcb compared wltb the iasignln 'lent uuinbar found tbla fall ahowa that the work ba bw.-n tborougb. All infected atufT baa been dipped twiae under federal supervla Ion. Practically all of the case of scab idea found tbla time ware in the eoutbero part of Malheur and Lake counties. Ur. McClure hne been on able to aoouot for thin, but be hope to Bod that the dlatasa haa leu com pletely allraLiated there elao when tha next loapecMoD i made In February. Dr. McClure eaya the hepinan of the a tat a tae cooperated with hi department to the fullest extent in the aar on the aheep dlaaaae and h U particularly loud in bia praiao of the eerv loaa rendered by the board of aheap ootumleidotier and the etate aheep ioapector. lie aaya a Urge her of the credit for the cleaning up of the atate la due to the atate hoard and Ioapector Ly lie for co-operating Now is the portune Time to Poison Coyotes Pendleton F.aat Oretfoulan: With tb whole of eatern OreKou wrapped In a mantel of anow, Btate Sheep ioapector Lytle i of tbe oploiou that tbe warfare Juat atarted aaint the peattreroua ooyo'e la moat timely. Tbe idow haa not only driven the abeep into 'orral but It ba covered ud the tfead oarcaaea of bird and aulmala opoo which the coyotea have been wont to fee!, cauMutf thorn to go to greater extreniea 1" their hunt for food than uual. They are bann ing around the abeep corral aa close a tbey dare and at tbe aame time are more anweptlble to polvou than utual, aaya Dr. I ytle. Tbe pempbleta recently aent out by tbe atale boaid of abeep commlMaloner will be of great benefit now for the atata abeep luapector aaya tbe bait of tallow ameered wltb 'blood will ho aally dlacernlble to tbe coyote and will reault In tbalr diatructlon by tbe bondrad- If the nbeepmen aud ranch era take v(intaj;) of tbalr opportunl- I.yll Baure that if the ouow re malu on fop at .lousiderablo length of tiaie that lr . year' record or 10, O00 dead coyote will be exceeded durlug tbe two mouth tnat the cru aade ia to be carried on tbla year. The Whole Country Suf fering from Storms Oda Craven, the government land l iol r, returned Tuesday from a trip Poitlaod. He aaya tbe weather thai wa aomebtlng terrible 6 below rero, whkU felt colder to him than 18 r 20 belovf in hlitber aud drier alti tudes. I t addition to tbe Intense oold wbiob baa closed tbe Columbia river with ioe, there waa a foot and. a half of anow up mere, iratno ia practically tied up. The floods have washed out tbe main line near Dune mulra, and Hed Hlufr, and the big new, ooetly bridge of I he W'eatarn Faolflo at Baot anion to baa gone down to ruin In tbe flood water. Jodg tag from tbe reporta cf traveler and tb few newapapere we get, tbla aeo tioo la freer from cold, storm and flood than any other part of tbe Union. Kven the aoutb ia getting it bard, and our reader In Oklahoma, and near by atatea are getting tt ao low a 10 to 14 below sero. The U. jjj government weather report else where show a heavy rainfall but no eold weather In Lakaview. It U reported that tb flood bat watbed out mil" of track oa tb aar- to the graatent posalhla extant and rendering aid in evr7 way ponibla. The dock of the atale are in numb batter condition now than they ever have beau plnce the atate waa Battled accordion to Dr. McClure, aud he feel confident that tha general In pc.etloii to be made in Fenruray will lie the laNt that ha will have to make. The bureau of animal Induatry uow haa the altuatlon well in hand and he bellavea It will now lie able to keep the tlncka of the atate free from dis ease. Federal Inaiwlor are atatloned In Oregon a follow: Uue each at Lakavtew, r.ugana, Ainauy, roruanu, lleppuer and Mcllermott, while thf-re are four at Pendleton. According to Dr. Mc.C'ure, aheep are lielng cleaned up in every part of the union. Moat of tha atate have almllar law to IIioho of Oreuou and the aame report a to condition are being ihhiIh. Idaho, Nevada anil Utah are practically aa clean a Oration, and while Washington haa no atate la- compelling .he dipping at present, dipping under federal aupervlaion I beiug permitted and much rrogrea la beiiiK made. California had au annual dipping last fall, ao that tbe aheep of that atale are in tatter con dition than they have been before. saltd!Iax deposits here III diacuaHlllK the opening of the borax depoaita at Alkali Uike in thl county the Hnd bulletin, evidently pontad, remark: ' There la aUo .an enormnua dapotlt of borax at Hummer Lake which waa all aalked out into claima and tiled on aaveral year ao. And In addition to the borax and Rypauin depoait. The llnlletln mkht mention another proepectlve induatry for thl aectiou, that of ault mluin. ThuoKh it may uol be Kenerally known, tnere ia a nenerona depnait of thia uaeful article in northern Lake county, not far from Alkali lak. from wblcb atockmeu who knew of thl. deposit have aupplifd their atock. Most Op The loniter the anow remalnu on the ground tbe more deaiwrete will be come the coyotea. They will be driv en out of the hill entirely aud watch lutf for tbe allfihtoHt opportunity to pick up a atray aheep, they enotild eaaily fall a prey to the hunter'e rifle or the poiaooer'a bait. Trap cau alt.o be used to eood advantage. THE OLD SETTLER IS BUSY AGAIN Laat uuuni-r while It waa dry and hot, the tenderfoot at the bead of tbla uaiRT wua irravcly Informed by the ohl-Hcttler that: '-It never ralna here, no air, never! Now tno aame old chap eotnea In and aaya: "1 navi It. ruin and anow here for W, dxva uixl nikl'ta, without no let up yea Mr. lot t l tUnel" That boati antnel And tbla old M'ttler iiiuat have exiated about the timetltnt l.jike Kallontnii covenni l i. .... 1 1 i.ti'wwi n. tiilllliiii iir no yeara ago- Wt1 ll(l u,,t think lie waa ao old, but iiieuiK) ao, meuiM aoi. Disastrous and Floods mm iiuiijii nnr rinlr railroad daoend- euoe, and that it will take week to repair it. freights of all kind, in cluding a big shipment of print paper for tbe Kxaiuluer are held up along the line, which may compel us to out down tbe aize of the paper to one half, in otder to tide over the preseut condition. No eastern mail baa been rneived since Friday, and no telling when more wl'-l airive. In addition the telegraph lines are all down. The little mail we do get oomea In by way of Klamath Falls, and that la mostly local and from Portland. Fortunately, with tbe axceptlon of keroseu oil, there is a plentiful supply of every thing In town for those now here, but should there uome a rush a is expect ed , of bomeeekers, we fear tbey will be in bard line unlelss tbey bring tents and food supplies wltb them. The extreme oold weather in north ern latitudes bas driven tbe rec jroas bill, a bird of tb swallow kind so tar south a central Calf lor nia. It nat ural habitation Is high northern alti tude, and it baa never before been seen further south than tb Colombia rlvr. FINE NEW ENTERPRISE Lokeview Is Soon to Have An Up-toDate Steam Laundry In Operation lakevlew I to have a first c'bhh Hteani . Laundry, to be built and equipped n the most modern and op to date line. Tbe manager, Mr. Iiernard O. Bit., I ate of (irand Fork. N. Dakota, Iihh canvasaed the field thoroughly, and haa concluded that such an enterprise la reeded, and that present patronage will warrant s eMsblle hnieut. . In consequence ba haa just awarded the contract for one of the competent outfit that money can buy. Home of tha (i)ant will come from Han Fran cisco, and aome from Troy, N. V.. the center of laundry equipment. The ahipment from each place ia timed so a to arrive at Alturaa at tbo same time. It will require a month or m for the niachnery to get here. Mean while the work of construction of a hulldinit to contain the aame will to fors.rd aa rapidly as men and mater ial can do it. The plant will b located at the lower end of town, near tbe flour and placing mills, aa better water drainage could m aecured there. 1 Delivery wagons, and ao up-town ctllce will secure and deliver the' work, ao that tbe location of tbe laundry is Immaterial I The barelant will coat 14475 in tbe factory. was added to the cost of usual outfits iu order to bring the laundry up to the latest ideas, and to fit It for turning out work the equal of the best obtainable anwybere. It will be tbe best and most complete plant in southern Oregon or northern California, aud few of the larger citiea posneesa larger establishments, w'bile none can do better work. It I auftlciently large to take care of a fcjoo a week patrouage. It can ha mile routine work as received, ao that aay order can be finished and delivered in from one to three days. The laundry will employ 15 to 2 0 bauds. It la the ioteoMon of Mr. Hiti to secure all bia help here, unless at first be may have to engage ex perienced bep from the outside. In thia way the town will be and all bualueta lnterats i-ruefltted. wilt profit thereby. Tbe Examiner waa shown the plana for tbe building to be erected at once to contain the machinery. It ia de- Goldberg Mining Camp Moving Along With Its Development Work J. J. Hell ley, of Heuo, and F. II. Oliver, of Spokane, the men engaged lu opening up tbe (ioldrun mines, ar rived In town Tuesday, after a bard trip of threeday In getting over tho mountains from Flush. Mr. Oliver Is suffering from a rheumatic attack, and waa somewhat dismayed on learning that the narrow-guagv le tween Alturaa and Heno Is practical ly wiped out, audit will require a month or ho to place tt In oieration. The gentlemen are very well aatisv fleil with the result of their labors at Uoldruu. The tunnel on the Kutte projierty I now In over WW feet. The ledge- was at ruck, and is lietween 4 and 6 feet wide. The average value ot the ore Is about fcS to the ton, though some of the ore Is much higher grade. The tunnel Is still lie lug driven, and la now in rock full ef sulphides and quarts. It la believed that wheu the hanging wall Is reach ed In some tiU or 70 feet that much richer ore will be found. It la probable that this property will be sufficiently proved within the next 80 to 00 days so that a company will tie organised. It in now In the hands of tho Big Four Development Co. Work la U'lng crowded aa fast aa poastble on the 11 u tie property wtth this end In view, and then the attention of the Development Go. will lie turned to other properties they hold in the district. The LoftuB liroa. the discoverers of the district, are pushiug work on their Good Cooking Essential to Happiness. By ARCHBISHOP IRELAND. OMEN, beautify your homes. I gy women becauM mn bave no sentiment for such. Keep your bouse in order, the grass out, the shrub trimmed and everything in the best condition. Then, tha moat important of all, m STUDY COOKING. Make that a home will bring economy, more love and happiness in the homes. Beside, it will do away with much of the intemperance. A MAN NEEDS A CERTAIN HOL, AND IF HE D0E8 NOT GET IT IN DAINTILY PREPARED COOKINd HE WILL TAKE THE PURE STUFF. If you want to keep LIQUOR COOK, But, above all things, be a hate liquor in all forms. Teach him and, above all, be a good Christian. signed ao that when a piece of work I entered It oas la a circ e until it come out finished and ready for delivery at plafe of entrance. There will tin no hack tracking, and m dan Iter of loss, or misplacement of gar ments. The building is designed to In mi re absolute cleanliness, and also with a view to tbe comfort of employ ees. The establishment f this enterprise will fill a want here, and should meet with a hearty support from every body It will take the drudgery of the household, aud will give tha women foiks opportunity for rest or moie con genial labor. It wll also 1x9 a a great convenience to our neiK'iboring communities on each aide ot the State Line, it lie log the iutention of Mr. Kitz to look after the need of all within reaching dis tance of Lekeview by means of agen cies and the tta(e service. DAYLIGHT ROBBERY OF KLAMATH BANK A Klamath Uank was robbed in broad day iubt by two masked robbers at noon Satarday. At the point of the revo'ver they compelled tbe cash ier to hand over 3,000 iu currency I and noli. Two men were in tbe bank at tbe time witb tbe cashier iud all bad to hold up their banns. After an exe'tiug chase the two men were captured ; one under a lot of bar in a barn, and the other under a bay stack. Hotb had been ban. ing around town for a year or ao. One waa an IH year old boy. Tbe money at lust aooounts bad nearly all been recover ed. Irlce of AVool to A!van That the price of wool at tae open ing of tbe coming season will show an advance of about three cents per .ootind over the price kk prevailed ' last year is tbe prediction of Charles II. Green,, deau of tae wool buyers. aa reported Jan. Htb to tbe Pedleton East Oregon iao. Diaoovery claim, and are now taking oat a lot of native copper, aud some fine looking ore. Other c alm holders, since tbe work In tbe Butte tunnel has disolosed tbe ore body, are taking heart, and ate bringing in supplies witb a view to resumption of tbe work of develop ment. Tbe gentlemen believe Goldberg baa the making of a camp, and are spend ing their own money freely to deter mine whether or not iLeir faibt there in bas been misplaced. Tbe Examiner wishes tbim auooess. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE FIRST BALLOT Wt is repotted, as we go to preea, tbal tbe legislature elected Oov. Chamberlain U. S. Senator on first ball j t. Tbe gypsnm deposits op In Crook county near Bend, according to tne Bulletin are attracting attentl n of fat. Liouu capitalists. rJvideaty tb gypsum will deve'op into a great enterprise, as one mine in California employs 0,000 men. If tbe deposit is put under development it will mean much for Crook oounty. It will also make immense traffic for railroad. 3 real study. Good cookinr in the AMOUNT OF VEGETABLE ALCO out of the borne life, be a GOOD teetotaler. Teach child to to live an upright and pure life Desperate Effort s Be ing Made to Kill Off All Predatory Beasts It la olrvloue that there la an enor mous loss) every year, not only to heepmen. bat to atockriien nod farm ers gent-rally, ,y rranon of the rava ges 'f coyote anil other predatory a lid nuimnlM. Tbeae pestlferoua n linala are liicrcaalnx mo rapidly tut to Is-come an alarming: menace to the raising of aliei-p, plgx, poultry, calvea and even colt. But to irteiitltwi' the wild gatiie, him-Ij aa deer ami elk, killed by CMKitr sail woIvcm lu the iii'miituliiH. F'lowliiK tbe Hitcceesv ftil killing of coyote under & eliuilnr motion und. uwibod in J miliary, l'JON, pHnMd at The lMllcw Con venti in. the Oregon VVool .rowers AseoCii'loo axaiuat Ita Lk-veiith Annual Con vent Ion In lleppner. Ore,. Nov. IH l'.si. UMunUiiouMly avdoted tbe fol lowing. "We, the aneepiuen ot Oregon, hereby mtt Hwble the iiioiuh. of Jiiunsry, luoti.forthepurpoae of uutk Inir hihiIiiI efforts to destroy enyoteti 'and ot liar predatory wlll uiiiuial I throughout OrvKon; that every pos sible eitort be made by all slu-epiiieu to destroy coyotea with. poison, traps guns' doga and otur uitluxU; tUat we will Induce our ueigbtiore and every ou pjHible toaosUl us la tlxls crueaiie against coyotes. That ape cial pn.i-uutlon may be taken la put ting out poison; that poison le not placed near dwellinga or public highways, so that dog pawwiag would b: llaS!. to- reacik U; tliiit polsou tie put out only on our own premises auxl ranges. Th Orvgoa Wool (irowers Association earnestly u r g e a all to aaelMt and tak." an acllve purt in tbla crtii-ale by complying with tbeKliove, and make a strenu ous effort daring tbia uii nth and also February to kill Coyotes It proved a big help last winter, aud all Inter ested can makijlta big auccess now by Joining In. Do not wait or neg lect tbie, but start today on an act Oregon Valley Land Company Negotiating for Big Stock Ranches Klamath Herald, 12: Tbe Oregon Land Company, which bad such a pbeuomenal success in tbe ea'e of tbeir lands in Lak9 County, is re ported aa negotiating for the pur chase of tbe lands of tbe 70 Company. Tbe 70 company recently acquired the holdings of tbe XL Company and own approximately 65,000 acres, all of which is in Lake County witb tbe exception of one small ranch in Modoc. Co., Calif. Witb tbe acquirement of these hold ings tbe Oreogo Land Company will secure some of tbe richest lands iu Lake County, and tbe sale in small tracts ia assured as tbe Company is said to bave on tile contracts for more than the amouct of land in tbeir original holdings, which comprised nearly 600.000 acres. Witb tbe arrival Jury List of Lake County for This Year Joe Ambrose, Geo. H. A Id ridge, C. L. Beecraf, O. C. Bethel, C. S. Beuetlel, K B. Bremer, W. C. Buick, A M. Baxter. A. W. Bryao, J. K. Bannister, Walter Butler, P. S. Ben born. G. G. Boydstun, D. M. . Bryan, H . A. Brattain, L. A. Carriker. Fred 8. Fisher, P. M. Corey, Henry NewelL Walter Howard, C. C. Can- nnn I San llnun Ira Hiflhnn. Thna. Grant, Ed. Tatro, Jaa McDermott, W. R. Bernard, John Noble, K. A. Hawkim-, J. W. Mikel, Martin Laur itzen. Jaa. Young. Albert O. Morris. B W. Farrow, R. N. Phelps, J. O. Bull, Miles Ander son, lid. Hartzog, Hurley Vernon, Frank Wilson, L. O. Meyer, Cbas. Palmerlee, J. C. Oliver, T. H. Sher lock, Lee Emerson, Geo. Lynch, H. L . Chandler, Tom Hastings, Sim Arthur, Gil Arthur, Frank Bauers Jr , E. E. Kinehart. E. -X. Jaquieh, J. E. McConl. Ed. Raines, Geo. Wright, O. W. HarJisty.Geo. Stevens, H. C. Nortbup, J. B. MoNew, Elmer Har vey, A. M. Smitb, D. O. Funk. J. K. K. l'nlltt- W. D. Traov. T? U V.n.lr I tan Graf. H. II. Hahn. J. L. Hampton, A. M. Uardisty, Poking Fun Narrow - The Alturaa Reooblioan givea this sarcastic and oanstlo fling at the Narrow guaga wbiob Is Irritating to everybody that uses tbe line in anyway : Upon tb advent of tb rail- A lltnitu. th rmnnle mar welt feel oompfcmenUd. on th increase of time ana emoienoy ia ireigu and passenger service, and also lnlnfllv mt tha InnrAKH of COSt Of tbe foregoing luxuries. We have con siderable to be thankful for. In tb delivery of malls, tt only now requir ive campafgn. and report your re anlts to the office at I'endleton. A bulk-'tln i-sued by the Oresron Board of aheep ('oinmisHionera on "t'rm-tlcal Meth.jfls for the Dttriic tiHifthe iUytte" and any other Information desired, will be sent up on apiatcation. A coyote bounty law will lie ur ged iiefre th corning legislature. F.very . sheepman can very iniiterl ally h-lp In securing the passage of this law by writing personal letters to each one of your niemlN'ra of tlio State Iginiatntv, or any peraonal frlfiid who happens to tie a member, tietyonr neighbors to do likewise. Ib-lp In this coyote fight, (t mean a mm h to the aheep Indnrtry and Oregon. STARTS ORCARDAT NEW PINE CREEK ' Dick Kingsley made atrip to Pine Creek laat week to see about his orch ard tract. He bas 10 acres there, right in town. Ue is preparing to pot the entire tract in Yellow New ton Pippins, Winter Bananas, and Red Astrachan apples. He believes these are the best verities for this section. He had a numtwr of yeara experience in apple production in the Rogue river cuontry. aod shipped tbe first full carload of apples that went out of that region. It is bis inten tion to sink an artesain well on tbe tract, for irrigation purposes. He thinks that New Pine Creek with it farm lands, bay lands, garden lands, dan mines, baa a fotnre second to no o'.ber locality in tbe west. No train are running on tho 8. P. west of Ogden. That is where part of our eastern mails are tied up. of all these new settlers who bave pur chased lands. Lake County people will be kept buy tbe next fear yeara receiving tbeir future neighbors. WARNER VALLEY NICE AND WARM J The mining men from Goldberg ' report floe weather over in the War , ner valley. No snow has fallen. It is warm and nice. There is plenty ot rain, so that tbe feed is good. It looks, from all reports, that the War ' ner valley for tine weather this winter leads tbe whole United states. I Frank Loveless, C. S. Morris, A. P. I Koozer, E. Keller, G. C. Lapham, C. ! H. Little, Albert Lundley. J. S. Mo iLaugblin. E. S. Mortis, A.N. Stanley. I Will Rebart, L. T. Rhode., C. A. Rhodes, E. R. Patch, W. M. Paston. O. T. McKendree, E. O. Lamb, W. U. Blurton, R. A. Ballard. WORSE WEATHER EVERYWHERE ELSE After reading of tbe terrible storms raging up in Western Canada, and the number ot deaths therefrom and out own central weat witb its oold, and its flood i, we are glad we live right bore in Lakaview where our coldest weather waa only 7 below, and that only for a night, and where what snow does fall ia so heavy and wet that it soon melts and seeps iuto the ground for tbe production of a bumper crop of everything next harvest. at the Gauge Line es ten hours longer than it did wban the stage hauled tb mail from Amede In coming in from i'lul ellna, tbe train only loeea about tea boura ever tbe old stag time. Tb N-C-O ia a regular avalanche of wiftness and at tb rat it is goiorf will aurely inaugurate a ne era of activity tor this country. In spite of storm and flood, a lot of stranger maoag to get within our gates theae days. k i t i i! - A 1 V r -XL 7