Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915, May 20, 1909, Image 1

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LAKKVIKW, LAfcK COUNTY, OKKUON, MAY 20.1909.
VOL. XXX
NO. 19
H
i
LIST OF GOVERN-
MENT LAND NOW
AVAILABLE
HERE
Towns and Sections in
Which 320-Acre Home
steads May be
Secured
Secretary nf the interior liiilliugo
llllH (Icclgntttfll tho llltldil lit tint ljnkt
view Dintrlcl which nr subject to
ritry under tho net (if February 10,
I'.Hif), known hh the .'120 Here homo
tdeild 111 W II should lid Understood
tlmt hk tio from thi I11111U ili'dtf "Hti'd
none other urn subject to entry, and
imrlivH making application to enter
other hind under the lct will gain no
rights w lnitoocvj r. The lint of lauds
(lllHlgtiated U DH follow;
T. 2.'. H., Kh. all II. 12. Kl. 14 15.
It). 17 IN. I'.l. Ut. 21. 22, 21. 1- , W. M.
T. '.'! H., Its. itll II. 12, 11, IN, 10, 20.
21. 22. 21, K. T. 27 H , K. nil 11,
12. 1 10. 20, 21. 22. 21. K. T.
2N H. , Kh. h.I II. 12, 17. IN. 10, '.O, 21,
22, 2.1. K. J'. 20 H. , Kh. fill 1.1,
21. 22. 21. K. T. .10 S., Kh. nil I I.
10, 20. 21, 22. 21, K. T. II H.. Hh.
luiir nt i4 . Mil 15. sv imif t.r w;. Hii
20.
I'.
N
10.
20. 21, 22, hikI 21,
nil I.'., W hiilf of II
Is. T. 12 S., K.
nil 20. N halt of
21. N hull 22. ul 21 E. T. Si 8., K.
Ki, i; 20. E half 22, nil .M, 21, W half
2.". all of 27 am I 2, K. T. II H., Km.,
nil I I. . I'!, 17. 22.' 2.1. SW iuart.r
i.ii.I N half of 21, all 27 nml 2H, H. T.
.CS., Kh. nil H5, W half of 10, till 22
iiifl 2.1. Sl'l .ii.irter of 2."i, . nil 2C, 27
mil 2S. K T. :U) S., Kh. all .r.. W, S
half ami N'W ipmiler of 17, SK quar
ter of 1M, ail 10. 20. J' hi lf i 21, 22,
21, half 2".. all 2''.. 27 ami 2. K 1".
.17 8., Kh. all It! 17, W 10. V half nf
20. K hint of 21. nil 22 an. I 21. I: haif
of 2r. all 2t5. 27. i.n.l 2S. K T. IS H..
Kh. all HI. 17. IX. l:l. 21. 22. 21. K
half of 2-'.. all 20. 27. K. T. 00 S..
Kh. a I It".. 17, l 21, 22. 2:1, K half of
2 nil 2ii. 27. 2H, K. T. 10 Km. all
Hi. 17. S half or IS. nil 21 nml 22. W
hnlf of 21, K. T. 41 S. , Kh. till Hi, 17,
IN, 21, 22, 21. mi l 21. K.
On patio thruo of thiit .ifMUP of Tho
Knamtuor will lie fouti'l th" foiiiplete i
i
iiiHtructiuiiH of the ( Jeiieral I. mid Ol
llco hh to llliiitf upon ami olituiuiin
title to tho enlarged liouieHteailH.
LAND CO. IS BUSY
Building Auto Road to
Goose Lake
The A It urns Utipubluiau of the 15 th
iiiHt has this o say of an enterprise
mrv tit-i m iniHiied forward by the
OREGON VALLEY
Oregon Valley Laud Conipauv:
"For Homo time P"s, It has been a
re. iunied tact tha the people of
AkurHH Hiid iModoo County have been
tilled with tho expectancy of ureut
e ;outs uml strides iu tho iudust riHl
('cvelop. cents ot the county. In fact
it hits seemod that the air has boon
tilled with the bloom of theHe utiter
prises which from all indications are
beijlniiliiu to bear fruit We have
hud considerable development work
and more Is to follow,
"On yesterday moruluR u lot of men
went to work on an automobile and
light ritf road, to lie constiuutod be
tween here and southern end of (.loose
Lake. This ia u piece ot work that
has been talked of for some time aud
one which menus much for Aloduo Co.
"The Oregon Valley Laud Company
is backing this movement aud intends
to put. in a high class, easy grade road
to f .clliate rapid trauslt between
Alturas and the uouutv north of
here. A splendid road about 12 or 14
feeet wide with turnouts etc, wld be
couttructed. Tho Oreou Valley
Laud Company estimates that the
road will cost about (SOU.OUO ami more
money will be put into the euterprise
if iiecessaiy. The road will follow
the pubUc highway to the XL field
whore the cauyou will be followed up
Pit Kiver.
"A steamer sullluieutly large to
aoomuiodutol 150 piisaungers will bo
put upon Uoose Lake. This will con
nect the road with Lakeview, for
lrelght aud passenger tralllo.
"About 70 men are at work ou the
road and more will be put to work as
soou as they cau be obtained. The
firm of K. Lauer & Bona will follow
tip the camp with a commissary and
will furnish the uooesaary supplies
lor the oonstructlou work."
Iu addition to the above The Exam
iner will state that the road in being
constructed ou the most approved
lines or railroad work as to grades,
tills, and outs, and if desirable at a
later date tbe rais cao be laid there
on. Tbe fact tbat tho road follows up
It's the Commou, Ev-ery-Day
Sort of a Man
Who StacKs Up Best
Tin i'ortHlml Journal mini philoso
phies IIM flII'lWh :
Y'.U 1 1 1 III ' t lieoii til tin H preacher, to
do some, good. You il lit Iihv In t t
hii olllci., to H'rvn your Intnl. To
inn k n mime pli indiig music, you '
needn't In h hiiinl. lliHi though
you're not h doctor, you rim help
cure. You clou 'I. I ave to iro to col-
lege, to know thing, fine. Vour ,
tiiiiiii In I tic new .paper often. fHn
fur to prove tlmt vou'ie the sort of a
rtlli'ii woilhy of Iuvh. 1
OPENING OF THE
OLDJOAD GRANT
The Opeing Day is Set
For September 9th
A liillli'tiu Iihh jiiHt l.eeu Ihmii.'iI
tlm Oiokoii Vullitv I. no. I CompHtiy,
niiuoiiticiu Hepleinher 0, llXK.t, uh tho
openiim date i f tho .TnO.OOU ncreH of
laml t- di 1 1 r t ni n u a part of the old
Oregon tuilitarv I'tod Kraut in south
hum Lake, llMitiey and Klamath
count ieH. The (liHtrlliution will helu
i)ti I hat datti hihI continue from day
to day till nil the rim-tH ate (linpoHed
ot ucvur liutf to tlm plu '.is HHt fort it iu
tlie cnnipiiny 'h literat.uro.
Tie- tract wan a part of the old
Oieuon military road lan I uratit and
wuh mild a year i;o h.v the Hunter
Laml ('iiiiipuny to tbu Uietfoti Valley
hard (Jompaiiv. It hh ttimi cut tin
hy thin rnmpauy into 12,UOO tractn
of laud, varylnu In hI.w Irom 10 to
loot) acres, nccorilliiK to the quality
of the laud or of the purpoaeH for
which It watt heat adapted. In addi
tion to holdiiiK a contract f"r a tract
of laud iu the l inlriliiil Ion, each con
tract li'ilder in bIho to recoive a
tounlot i in in lately nil joining the
town of l.akeview, tho comity m-nt of
Lake county, and tho premnt mctro
pollH of Sunt he i n Dreuon.
A Inoht iiotalile fact iihoiit the I'll
' terpriH Ih that it Iihh lieen hut nine
! in ii ii t Iih hlui-M the hhIh ol IIihhh tracts
'huh I'limiiieiu'Dil liV thin company,
jnnd in I lint time tin entire tract I.hh
I lii'i-u ilhpneil of ill 22 htaten
It Ih IiIho Mate 1 tlmt but iiliMiit 100(1
tractn weio Hold on the 1'ncltlc i'iihhI, '
the remainder of the IKmo.tXKl acren
tieiiiK Hold t.i eiiHtern people, the.
linger pint nt wlimn wil1 coiiie to
Oregon to Hi'ttlt nod farm their own
huldlnuH.
SAW-MILL AND
ROCK CRUSHER
The Lakevlew end of the Oregon
Valley Laud Co. tire crowding matters
forward with all pnusible dicpatdh.
They ate nov ready for bidi on work
of caiiai coiiHtt uction. .
Creed MeKoudree last week pur
dinned 12.OO0 pounds of graiu at
Alturas for use ot stock in the work
now iu baud by the company.
The Examiner also understands
that the g.-tutletunu Is now securing
per'iiiHHinn of pruprety holders to
cot Ktrui't an auto roal about twelve
miles Iu. length from Lakeview to
(iooso Luke. Work thereon will com
mence us soon as ttie preinnitiHt lea
nre settled and the moHt suitable
landing place tor the steamer of the
Company is determined.
The conHtructioii of the auto road
from Alturas to ttie Lake, the placing
of the big steamer on the lake, aud
the Luilding of the auto road from
Lakeview to tiie lake will help trans
limitation mat tern, at leaHt so far as
concerns the passenger tralllo to aud
from Lakeviuvv.
The now steamer Is uo'v being con
structed, and will bo shipped to the
hike, aud then will be put together,
aud it will take probably two or
more mouths to get the steamer luto
peratlou.
John O. Metzker, the freighter,
brought iu the saw mill outtjt weigh
ing 20,0l0 pounds for the O. V. L.
Co., last Friday, which will be put
In operation some time this week.
The foundation for the mill was iu
readluesa so that it wi'l not take long
to get it lu running condition. The
mill will be iu charge of E. E. Riue
hart. Mr. Metzker left Saturday for
Alturas after the stone crusher,
weighing 17.000 pounds. The crusher
is to be used lu crushing rock for the
cement foundations of the dimiH, for
rip-raping canals, road work aud
other purposes.
With these two plants iu active
operation the work iu hau 1 by the
compauy will now make rapid pro
gress, ho that matters win ne iu
readiness for the opeuiug uw
scheduled for the Oth ot September,
Judge iirattalu is dowu from Rum
mer Lake where he has beeu lookiuu
after his farming and stock Interests.
He states that all indications point
to bountiful crops of all kinds aud
that things uever looked better. The
late frost injured the trult crop to
some extent, but he believes the
damage is uot nearly as great as at
flrst feared. If uo further untoward
event luterveues there will still be
a plentiful fruit crop.
the oauyon, where some heavy rook
work will be euoountered, tends fur
ther plausibility to it. use as a rail
way line, sooner or later.
SOI EXTRACTS FROM THE
OREGON SCHOOL LAWS
Preliminary Steps Necessary
the for The Erection of a
New School Building;
.. .... , i
ion q.ieHiio.i O! ..ierm:.i....n
Itct week by the Examiner In i.elng;
uoucrallv illMcunse I, nti'1 the concensus
of opinion in that luimijtniiig should
i lie il inn kl the coililiiK Hchnol
clef!-
' t ion to relieve tho idtuHtlon
Thin district Ih of the Heron. I cIhhh.
'Thrert tiiinteeH herel ofuro have hoeu
! deemed Hiiclllient. hut if the qualified
! I'lectt.rH decide the uinniier can at i.ny
! time ho increiiHi' l ti llvn memhers.
! The time of t he elect ion Ih the third I
1 M( uday iu June, hn'li fnlU on the
i2lHt. thin year. The el-ctiou Ih hy
I hallot . Any citizen of tho etate,
innlo or female, who Ih h proper y
i ln.l li-r of hii v aort in a dual ified voter.
I - ------- t h
! Whenever petitioned t' do no ly
1 one third of the votern in the iflntrict
, the hoard liuint CjII an election f.jr
tint "Helection. purclia-e. exclmiiife
'and mile of H nchool limine. " A
; tiiHj'irity ote decided.
When Hut lint io I hv u vrno at any
h'Unlly called Hi'liinil mertluu tlio
: hoard may cont ract a deht hy horrow
: HJkT inorey or otherwiHo not to exceed
5 er cent of the value of tho taxable
property in the dintrict for the pur
poHo of tin ill I nit a hcIiooI liotice.
Thren notlcoM of the time place and
purnoM' of Hiicb meeting 1 he
ponied in throe public places in the
(IMrict by the clerk at IcuhI ten duys
to Hiicti meeting. A majority vote
rules.
If tiotids nre denlrnd for mich school
building, a petition of J 10 IhuhI voters
imulo to tho board w ill compel nub
tuiHHloti of tho question to tho tax
pnyern. A notice miiHf be porte I 20
lays prior to mich elect bin for bond
inii the dintrict. A majority vote
carries.
Tin bun Ih when voted for mint be
offered to the State Lund Hoard,
LWAUKEE
BECOME
The .Milwaukee rond is giving both
Hill mid ilarrimanli u bar! run for
their money i Idaho and Washing
ton. lu nddiiton to its main line, it is
ulso building numerous north and
south feeders into territory hereto
fore uuoccupied, but which Hill cnti
sidors bis special premises. The
latest exploit of the Milwaukee is to
start on a feeder that will snap up
the big timber tralllo of the Weyer
hauser syudicute up iu the Lewiston
country, and cousiderablr south of
its main line.
luaaunch as Weyerbauser has ex
ten mve holdings iu this neck of the
woods, and also is said to owu much
in the lllue Mountains uurtheast nt
here, it might be well for the Hani
man interests to put a dynamite proof
! fence ar.iund Central and Southern
Oregon for fear that this new Kolaud
might shy his castor into this ring.
' .It might hI-uj boa n-.iuhty good
thing for a representative, body of the !
business men of Ceutral Oregon to
let 1'rsidout Earling, of tne Milwau
THE 1
MAY
OREGON TRUNK
BLOCKS HARRMAN
It now appears tbat the fly iu the
oiutmeut, so far as concerns Harri
mau 's proposed entry into Central
Oregou by way of the Des Cbutes
Cauyou is the Oregouo Trunk Liue.
It has beeu learned that President
Nelson, of tbe Oregou Trunk, who
paid Lakeview a vist last fall, has
secured the approval of the Interior
Department for all his surveys up the
cauyou.
Tbe Department has now given Mr.
Nelson uotlce that he must show the
government he means busuess wthin
the next U0 days, or the' approval of
the surveys will be withdrawn iu
favor of Harrimaa's surveys.
The latter ot course, expects he tas
got Mr. Nelson in a bad corner, but
it is pretty broadly intimated that
Mr. J. J. Hill, uot entirely unkuown
to railroad fame, and that, too, for
some years before llarri nan the Oreat
came out of his shell. If so, there
may be breakers ahead for Harrimau,
which will give ail ceutral Oregoniau
cause for joubilatlon.
It is knowu that some one pretty
close to Mr. Nelsou has purchased a
section of laud close to Laaeview, aud
putting this aud that together one
cau draw their owu conclusions.
lu discussing the matter the Ore
goniau of tbe 11th says:
The Oregou Trunk crowd has been
lyiug extremely low siuos It secured
approval of its maps for the entire
project, no statement as to what its
f laus are having come from auv one
n authority.
Further complications in the
already tangled situation could easily
.'which ehiill have the pieferetitial
; , . , . ..,.,. ,., ,ll)(1, penalty j
if n,,t ho nltered
If any land in (It-wire 1 for such pnr
poi.eH, ir the owner wi:i not sen irie
board has power t'i brinit action for
coude'iimiiik! name to une of cchooiH.
'I he above in the plain provision of
the school law. and it ou-y takes ten
slKuatureH of ten taxpayers to take up!
the question of whether or not Lake
view is to have xcliooU commennirate
with her iiroina iniportauce,
Tho quei-t Ion of taxes need not
enter into the -infer at all, as the
lildebitiieHH in chape Of bonds C U be
pHsced oi over a term of years. If
nececsary, and uo one, whether a
lurue or small tax pHyer would feel
the tax. Such ,u school properly
erected and equipped, not only would
fid preneut nee ih. but will help meet
the need that will cune fro.n the in
flux of new people headed 'bis way,
mil who will be benefitted and should
aHt.it in payment tor the schooling
thus mado availat.lo for their children.
The time is short ami if auy tbioe is to
bo done In this matter at the coming
election prompt and energetic action
will be necesHarv.
A hiub school Is already established
in Lakevitiw, end the question of its
proper housiuK and equipment comes
under the same control of the tax
payers of the district.
County hiiib tchools can be obtain
ed only by pet it ioniutf the County
Court at a Keueral election.
If auy care to discuHs this matter
pro or c iu, the columns of The Exam
iner Bra open for that purpose.
Kailioadday for Klamath Fulls is
finally fixed fur June 14th. Those
bears will be truod and hungry then
and cnluminiitors
better look out 1
of old bald beads
RAILROAD
A FACTOR HERE
kee, get an iukling of the manifold
tralllc ttiat could be nil hi., by bring
i ing on of his coups dowu this way
' uud San Francisco and the Coast is
! not so tar away, aud all down hill pull
I oau a water-level grade !
! We've got stock, wool, grain., fruit,
oil, borax, gold, silver, copper, tiui
' her aud lots of things to haul out of
j this country, aud much to haul in.
Come and see us, Mr. Earliug.
You will be welcomed!
Our Wheat Land
Tbe wheat orop appears co
bo short the world over and prices
are soaring. Aud right here iu Cen
tral and Southern Oregon there are
treat wheat lands capable of produc
ing from fifty to oue hundred or more
bushels of wheat, also lying idle,
because that man Harrimau seems to
have lead-pipe cinch ou tbesel amis,
and will not allow any one else to
come here to open up tbe country.
And Portland says we must not worry
poor Harrimau, nor hurrv him! Out
ou such rot 1
ar'se iu case the Oregon Trunk people
should uudertake to sell its rights to
other th.n Harriman people. For
iustance, these surveys iu tbe possess
ion of an euemy like J. J. Hill might
seriously embarrass Mr. Harrimau.
in fact the present prospects are
eutire y iu ff.vor of some very inter
esting developments lu the various
raiiroad camps concerned iu the in
vasion of Central Oregou.
REGISTER WATSON
GIVES OP OFFICE
Successor Required to Be
of Legal Fraternity
Washington, May 1. -When Senator
Bourne returns to Washington early
next week, from New Bedford, Mass.,
he will take up the matter' of the
nppolutmeut of a successor to J. N.
Watson, who has resigued the
registership of the Lakeview laud
ottioe. No lutimatiou is given as to
who wld be rejommeuded beyond the
statement that tbe department re
quires all registers to have a knowledge
of law, If they are uot praoticiug
attorneys. The department has not
received Watou'a letter of resigna
tion giviag bis reasons for giving up
bis uiiloe. '
jit is Estimated that
Oregon Now Has a
! Population of 750,000
; While ectimate hi to the present
j population of Oregon VHry, Home men
.who hnve the ruht to t called well
I posted feci that the tnte today has
up nurd of three quarters of a million
people. With every county in the
state vetting new settlers, some have
attracted a greater linn: igration dnr
inuthe pant year than for five years
bo! ore.
PORTLAND
L00.W US OVER
Want the Trade of This
Section and Make
Fair Promises
Sine- the merchants of Sau Fran
cisco and Sacramento propose making
a right to retain the trade of this sec
lioo, Portland also begins to thaw
a little frrm its ultra conservation,
and exhibits a gleam of interest in
(he fact that there may be something
dow n here worth at least a little effort
to obtuin : that is, if platitudes about
"state pride, " and "patronize your
own state wholesalers. " aud tbe like
can be said to constitute anything
that suiecks of effort to obtain tbe
prize.
During several days nf tbe past
week, C. H. Willison of Portland, to
whom should be given tbe credit of
dicsovering for Portland tbat there is
such a place as Lakeview, and Frsnk
K. Kerr, of the wholesale grocery
firm of Wad bam & Kerr Bros., were
iu Lakeview interviewing the busi
ness men and endeavoring to extract
from them a promise to turn their
trade to PcrtlauJ. What degree of
success met their efforts is not
known to the Eximiner.
These gentlemen informed us that
if our niorcbauts will agree to deal in
Portland that they are willing to help
us i ecu re a direct railroad line to
that city. I' the road is ever iu
operation, whether it be a pssolen
motor, or tlectric line, there is no
doubt but that the bulk of our trade
will go to tbat city Bat, as it is
now with established connection to
t he south, aud with uo extra induce-
j incuts for the change, it is not likely
I anything will be done iu the matter,
i other than to chaoue tbe freight route
(from Alturas to Kamath Falls, which
is now assured.
The gentlemen, however, assured
The F.xaii.iiier that railroad rates
from Puttlund were to be made less
thau from California poiuts, and tbat
they would also sell goods to meet
this competition. Tbey were very
f iucere in their talk, and probably on
their return to Portland will take
active steps to let other busineess
men know of what they are losing by
not having direct rail communication
with Lakeview.
If their agitation results lu estab
lishing better trade relations between
Lakeview aud Portland, well and
good. Put, if not why ibe way to
the South is still open to us and
with better roads to Klamath Falls,
it may be a hard mat'er to break off
trade relations maintained for years
to enter a new and uutried field.
At any rate the matter will have to
be thieshed out, principally between
tbe business men of that city aud of
Saciameuto, aud tbe oue that gives
tho bet deal will become the favored
oue.
PEOPLE
DY
E. W. Clapp, District Freight aud
Passenger Agent, of tbe S. P. at Keuo,
has wriUeu a letter to the Lakeview
Board or Trade stating that judging
from bis eastern correspondents be
feels confident that between 5000 aud
0000 people will pass through Reno
headed fur Lakeview from now to
Sept. 9th, the date set for tbe opeu
lug of the Oregou Valley lands. Mr.
Clapp also states that he is makiug a
streuuoua effort to get all passengers
going to the Seattle Exposition stop
over privileges at Keuo, so that they
can have the opoportunity of making
a side trip to Lakeview, and see what
we bare up here in way of homes aud
openiugs for business.
More Terrible Storms
There were more terrible storms
Saturday uight exteudiug over Kan
sas, Missouri aud Oklahoma,-in which
three persous were killed, many are
missiug and more thau a 100 iujured
beside destroying, uiuoh pioperty
lu Mt. Washiugtion, a suburb of
Kansas City, 22 were injured, two
fatally, a district 100 yards wide aud
a mile loug swept out of existeuoe. Tbe
more we read aud know of other seo
tions, the greater is the esteem in
which we bold the Golden Goose Lake
valley,
Tbe 7T Oo. are sending a bunch of
300 cows and calves over to Fort
Klamath to be delivered to the pur
chaser, 0. L. Sizemore.
WYANDOTTE INDI
AN LANDS TO
BES01DAT
AUCTION
Senator Chamberlain is
After the Indian Bu
reau For its Dark
Lantern Methods
The Wayndotte Indian landu In this
aud Lake counties will probablv be
sold to tbe highest bidder this sum
mer. Most of these lands are located
between Summer Lake and Lakeview,
and It is said that there are 8"iue in
the Bly country and in tbe northern
part of tbe county. Abel Ady and
Cbas,. Mc Cumber placed most of the
Wyandotte script in Klamath cmioty.
A report fars that Senator Chamber
lain believes now tbat the Indian
Bureau will ad vert iee for tbe purchase
of these lands in Southern Oregon,
which, for bis intervention, would
have sold to Antone Knckuk, of She
wano, Wiscousin, for 16.50 aa acre at
private sale.
A short time ago tbe Senator learn
ed that tbe Indian officer bad partly
brought about a sale of these lands.
He was of tbe opinion tbat they wre
worth more than 80.53 an .acre. He
began to correspond with the Indian
office, with tbe result that Acting
Commissioner Valentine advised
Chamberlain that tbe department will
be willing to accept bids if off ered.
Chamberlain hopes to carry the
matter farther and procure an order
from the department to advertise
in tbe Oregon newsoapers for bids,
bis idea beijg tbat the people of Ore
gon should have an opportunity to
bid on tbe acreage rather than that
citizen of another state be permitted
to buy them at private sale.
Chamberlain iu bis communication
to tbe Iudiaa department, said. :
"1 have been induced to keep up
this matter because there have teen
more or less charges of fraud in con
nection with Oregon lands, and I have
learned since coming to Washiutgon
tbat certain individuals are taking
steps to acquire these lands at a fixed
price per acre. "
COUNTY COURTS
IN A CONVENTION
To Meet in Portland
June 4th Next
on
County Judge J. B. Messick, of
Baker Couuty, upon the request of
several county courts of tbe state,
has issued a call for a 6tate meeting
of the Couuty Courts aud County
Commissioners, at which it is ex
pected to perfect a state oragnizatioa
similar to those existaut in other
states. Judge Liouel R. Webster, of
Multnomah County, wil act as Chair
man of the Reception Committee, with'
power to name bis associates. Tbe
gathering will convene at tbe Cove-
tiou Hall of the Portland Commercial
Cub (btb tloorjat the o'clock Tuesday
morning, June 7th, aud oontiuue
through tbe any. Arrangement has
been made for the Couuty Courts
and Judges to secure a poiut of van
tage to wituess th Kose Festival
Parade Monday night aud also on
Tuesday afioruoon. Tuesday morn
ing tbe nouventiou will close its ses
sion, devoting tbe afternoon to the
festivites.
Couuty Commissioners, Sheriffs
and Engineers have derived great
beuetlt from tbeir orgauizatious
throughout tbe eutire United States,
and it is certainly meet that the
County Courts and County Commis
sioners, who practically handle tbe
public affairs of each county, should
get together for tbe beuetlt of each
other's experieuoe
All Hands Jumped
Into Cold Goose Lake
A funny thing happened last Fri
day. Tbe gasolene launch, belonging
to tbe O. V. L Co., got out of tlx iu
some way, aul Creed MoKendree,
Clarence Rinehart, aud some others,
made au attempt to tlx it. It
seems the tauk leaked, aud uot
discovering it was gasoleue in
tbe bottom of tbe boat, some one
dropped a lighted match, with tbe
result tbat the whole thing was in a
blaze iu an instant. All bauds jumped
luto tbe lake. But Creed with an eye
to th main chauoe grabbed the gaso
lene can, and a bottle of spirits ftu
meuti, used for lubricating purposes.
The boat was then capsized aud tbe
Dames extinguished. It was a close
call tor the boys, not ouly from hein
badly burned, but also might have
caused the loss of tbe bott. ,
The flrst train reached Klamath
Falls at noon, the 15th.