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Lake VOL. XXX LAKKVIKW, LA K K COUNTY, OKKOON, .JULY 8.1009. NO. 20 HARNEY RANCH IS TO BE CUT UP II STO SHALL FARMS Will Make Room Thousands Where Handful Now Exist For ' The stock iuterents of Southeastern Orugon are batflmiiuu to recognize the Inevitable, presaged In the hltsory of tlm rla and dol lue of tha hu I no ens in every eeotlou of the development of the Ureat Want, and ara eltbir cloalug out tbeir holding of land ami cattle, or ara prepariug to do ao. liTba Ileryford Laud 4 Cattle Co., waiaskret'ently sold aoi to tha Oregon Vallajr Land Co , tha llrat of tha Kraal ranches to ba out up tuto amall hold lout. , Negotiations ara uow progressing for tha purchase of tha big Mod 00 Land A Cattle Co. holdings jutt over tha Una In California. An artlela In tbn Harney Tltnaa of tba VSOult, abowa that tha march of progress In that coun'y aoou will Hilmluat lu tb eub division of tha large raoobaa Into amall hod lugs, wnicn in abort tluia will make a nop ualtlnu equal In number to tha Dum ber ol at ink tbereou todav, without auy diminution of tha 11 11 in her of tha later, only that they will ba In amall hand on snail farma, and nut In tha hauda of una or two stock bar our. Tha change will ba for tba general goof of humanity. .Tha article from tha Tloiee aaya : Tha Times Herald haa It from au thentic o u roe that the big laud hold ings Of tha American Land A. Live Stock Co., oouiprUtug 11,440 acrea In tba aoutbern part of this t'ouuly, will be put on the market just aa aoon aa arrangements can be completed. Thla la move iu the direction of cuttlug up large holdings that hiia beau aa much desired by the people of Harney couuty. Thia bin body of laud la Ideal from the standpoint of diversified tanning aa the climate la good aud the aoil Tory productive. That portion for tha country haa always boon considered tba bent for farming aud fruit raising and at leaat 9J oer eont of the entire hold ings oan be irrigated. There In an abundanoa of water fur thin purpose and tba water rights are all controll id by tba company. Tha Timea-Humid understands that tha traota will bp n.nio to u'.ilt pur chasers from a few acres up to aa large as desired. Juki what the terms will ba ia uukuowu. This Information will be receive wltb much satisfaction by the people of tbls aeotlon. The cutting up of large tracts and dtspositou to actual settlers who will tid the soil aud make it produce ia what Harney couuty ueeda. We want people aud aucb promotion will brim them. When Chicago capital waH put into thia large tract of laud It whs the In torition to make it a big atock ranch, but after holding It tor several years and faillug to get adequate returns from this linn the promoters have de cided to dirpose ot it.. It would Indi cate that the day of the big atouk ranch In thia country Is n thing of the past aud that such business ia not profitable. The coming of rail roada w ill put and end to the atock business as it ia now conducted for t he oiiMii log of this vust territory to outsidu markets makes the lauds too valuable for grazing and the raising f wild hay. The Times Herald Is pleasnd to make this anouncenient and may bavs further information iu the near future. Bennett is a BoosLer For Lake Addition Bennett Is opening thei eyes of 1'orllnii'l people hn to what Is, lining nu in I'. 11 nie 1 n ureguii J ne following excerpt from the Journal is from his pen : What has been known for years aa tha desert In uorthuru Lake county, is now the home of hundred of fami lies. And they are not of the no nindic order, either, They are rHl home builders. Men cuttages dot the laud, farms are fenced and crops hav tieeti put In, all presenting a picture of proureH and Improvement that cannot but Imprests the old timer ami the former rider of the plains. CbrintniHS Lake valley aud tha Fort Itock country ara settled up com pletely. Tbora will be a large further influx of aettlers neit fall. RAILROAD MEN ARE OUT GATHERING INFORMATION FIGURING ON BIG CAlirOMAIMCII Several Purchasers Are After Corporation's Holdings Papers Iu Mouoc county, just over the line, aeaert that tha presence In Alturss of (. II. Katley, as well as certain Kentleiueu who are said to be representatives of the prospective purchasers of thu Corporation ranch ludoataa that aomethiug is about to Im done towards making a disnoaition of tha extensive property owned by the Modoc Land A Ll-e Stock Co. Home tuna ago it waa rumored that Miller A Lux had uiade a bid for the property. It Is uow stated that the tiauaactiou will go through. It a also well known that the Ore gon Valley Land Company haa its eye 011 tha property, and ia very anlxous to obtain control of it, if any reason able terms can be made. The people of the community would much rather aee tha property fall into the hands of the Oregon Valley Laud Company, thun to see It k to Miller A Lux who would unquestionably hold the vast tract of land intact aa they do hII of their various ranches In different parts of the country, whereas the Oregon Valley Laud Co., if they should become tbe purchaser, would divide It up Into a hundred or more homesteada. Traveling: Incognito But do Not Overlook any facts or Fig ures About Country Something will be doing In the rail road world so tar as concerns Kanteru Oreuon, iu a very aVirt time. Thia -eek two men whose Dames were pot glveu The Kxaminer, arrived in town from Ontario, Oregon, tbe al leys I starting point. It is pnsitivrly known that they made a hurried examination of the resources of the country aa they trav eled ; enquiring the acreage of tbe big rancnes. what population then would sustain If siih -divided, capability of irrigation; timbet resources ;poaaibil itlea of oil, gua cool ; and in fact wanted Information on every point In any way valuable or of interest to railroad builders through a new aud unoccupied territory. They left here headed for the Unite Valley In Northern California, a section al ready occupied by llarrlinan in bis Klamath Natron line. Tbe uuery is: In whose interest are these men working? Hurely not for llarrlinan, for the reaaon that be has had all such infor mation In bis bauds for tbe last three years, and knowa to within 64X10 acres of what tbe capability aod resources of every acre In tbe coimty traversed I Who was it tbenr Not Oould, for tbey came from tbe Northeast, and he haa 00 lines that might be tempted to reach 8a u Fran cisco from that direction. Waa It Hill? Was It Karilng, of the Milwaukee? Tbe fact of tbalr coming troiu tbe northeast, and traveling so aa to take iu the head of the ureal aod rich Sacramento valiev Iu California means that bey represent one or tbe other of thee men. Moth Hill and Karilng are railroad builders, and not absorbers of the type of Hsrritr.an I It is very likely, Iu view of the facts here set down, that the "W iz ard of Wall Street" will bare to get very busy In Kastern Oregon, iu a very short time. It is the fervent wisb of every man in Kastern Oregon that the t.eUile of the glints, Harrimao, Hill, Karilng aud Oould, with Douaway thrown iu for good measure, will soon heuin for supremacy in thia section so rich in latent resources aud ao utterly devoid of railroads ! Hut, as the late President Nelson, of the Oregon Trunk observed, there la a Held in Kastern Oregon for 4 or 0 double track railroads, and if all come, and come a-rnuniug there will be buslunss and lota of it for all! Portland is Singing for Harmony The Portland Journal poet sinirs merrily: Stand up, Stand up, for iiregon;for 1'ortUnd and the rent. For every county, every town, in some way Is the best A man who will ruu down such a state, or anv plane within it, should be advined to skip, and wait not a single, needless minute. For old cr young, for rich or poor, for every honest mind, there are room and chance, and success as sure, as one anywhere can find. MARGARET ILES AND COMPANY Close a Successful En- gagement and Will Return Later ARE WE TO RE VIVE COUNTY FAIR THIS FALL Would Be an Important Factor in Encourag ing the New Settlers BEE CULTURE A SUCCESS HERE This Section Especially Adapted to Honey Production The Marga et Ilea Dramatin and Comedy Co. closed tbeir engagement in Lakeview last nigbt In tbe stirring drama of western li e"In Oklahoma.' Crowded bouses bave greeted them every night aod tbey take with them tbe bast wishes of ad. Tbe company i"clndei Miss Mar- igaretlles, Mrs. Helen Harvey and her daughter lonella Robbing, and sou Kdson Elliott, both young bat possessing rare aNlity, Miss Merwin Hammond, tbe charming aoabrette and singer, E. H. Mead. Eddie Mitchell, Joe Thompson ani Jack Haley, and little Josephine Tbom, all first-class people. The Co. will go from here to New Pine Creek, than Alturas, Susanville, Cedarville ,Fort U Id well, and other points, reacbina Paisley about Aug ust '25th, and will be here about Sept. 1st tn nil an engagement tn tbe Sol OREGONIAN SEES NEW EaTENSII Says Harriman Is To Build Line Through Oregon SURPRISE VALLEY DRY Snccess in That Line Demonstrated this Season Is Tbe Kxaminer man baa a sweet tooth, thut 11 niAAU I w fnnrl at hnnT. " " ' , J g . mm J 1 A. 1 No bruin ba. greater ta.te or fancy I 10? the' Ogou Taliey" for tbe toothsome possessed by "We. Land Co. Tbe company played tbe latest sac ceases including "45 Minutes from Broadway,' "The Sqaaw Man," "The Bachelor OirL" in all of which there waa brilliant acting by tbe petite and versatile Misa Ilea and Messrs. Mead. Mitcbei:, Thompson, and in fact tba whole company. They will be accorded a hearty wel come when tbey return to Lakeview. the he tb Lure of Gold Leads Men to the Desert The anuiiHl recurring tuloa of ter ilble suffering, or death, comes now from tba awful burning Nevada dea erta. Hut the gold is there, aud tbe lure for it beckons uieu, and women, too, to brave the blistering sauds In the hope ot making "a big strike I" Hume do "strike it rich, "while others perlsb in the fruitless search. Thia .intense thirst for gold, ouco It be comes seated, unfits a man for other lines. There ia no oouteutuient for hiiu except la its quest. Aud cou tluued search with a strong bund, stout heart aud clear mlud, sooner or later ia usually rewarded by Dame Fortune. Tbe nistory of Nevada, iu uumerous instances shows thia to be a fact. Indians Had Good Time The town waa full of ludiana of both sexes, young aod old, during the Fourth. Tbeyjenterod into tbe spirit of the day, aud all wore patri ot lo decoratioua On the night of the Fourtn, a number gathered in frout of Hotel Lakeview and eugeged la a. war deuce Iu native oostumea, and other dauoea, with a boxing mafnh liAturMin tvn vniino Indiana liouie of them came from Ft 11 Id well. some from Klamath and some from tbe Pit river. None were druuk. The talk mauager Ouuaway, of N. C. O., aud tha work iu whiob is uow eugaied, in construcing Hue from Aturas to Lakeview is hat init its effect 00 liairimau. 1'he Oregouiau, which is. deaf, dum aud blind to the mows of the railroad ooustructiou work now goiug on be tween here and Allures, came out in its issue of Juue '.loth, a fruut page first column article, with aojompauy log maps, aud a lot of hot air abnu bids fur oonrtauts ou the Nartou Klamath exteusiou into Central Ore gou, wbijh is to be made by llarri man sometime I The Oregouiau sums up its au unuuceinent of Harr hush's sudden coming to life as follows: "Not ouly is the road regarded by liarrlmau at tbe most praotioul for routing bis Portlaud-Sau Franoieoo tratHo, but it also enables btm to reaob an immensely productive area on tbe edge of Central Oregon, which la without trauaporatiou facilities. In additluu to servng these pur poses, the Oregon Eastern also will furnish the Union Pacitlo magnate au ideal starting point for ooustructing an exteusiou through the central part of the state. "It is kuown that Harriman event ually luteuds to build from his West ern Oregou property to Vale aud On tario. At least two routea for such a road have beeu surveyed. One ex tends from a point ou tbe piojected Oregon Fastern north of Klamath Falls, via Lakeview, to the eastern border of tbe atate at either of tbe points suggested. The other proposed route contemplates au exteusiou also from tbe Oregou Eastern from Odell, southeast of Natron, through the cen tral part of tbe state to tha same ob jective point selected for tbe more southerly exteusiou." Klamath Auto Line P. M. Corey, of tbe Klamath Stage Hue haa purchased a big Btudebakor oar to make tbe run between here aud lily, where It will oonueot with Mitchell car running out of Klam ath Falls. These two cars wld add greatly to the convenience of travel between here ana luaiuam fans. Other cars will be added aa the trade increases. Laudlord Dutton, ot waa la tuwu this week. Purl Creek The Ft. Hid well Oold Nuggett, of the 1st lust., published over the line in the next ralley east of here, which is an exteusiou uf the famous Warner valley, has this squelcher on tba fel- I low who says "Nawthio' wout' grow here:" Home MofiU, who owns a dry farm on the eats side, presented tbls ottlce with a bundle of wheat aud a sample of corn grown on bis farm ou tbe east aide without water. He has ten acres of wheat and the same of barley all of which ia as good as any growu with Irrigation. Tbe samples cau be seen by calling at this office. He also has several acres of pota toes now In bloom. A 'more thorough demonstration of the producing qualities of tbe lad could not be made. There rre several homesteada al ready taken and several hundred acres not yet open for tettleineut. SCORES AT THE TENNIS GAMES Played Sunday Morning POINTERS FOR ALL it is A Proper Tning to Spend Your Money At Home sweet than that And our exper ience has here demonstrated tbat tbls is a particualrly excelleut place for beea aod their products Tbe quality of tba honey produced beie ia aecond t o none. Iu time we feel toat with )) settlement aud developneut than tbia country will become noted for its great bee industry. It baa not been our fortuoe to met a bee culturiat: so tbat we might be able to give our readers facts based 00 exoerieure, but I tbe following taken from tbe Klaoi- ( ath Herald of the 30' h ult, f ro u au adjoiolug couuty, will supplv tbe de- 1 llcieocy and will give those outside! who msy desire such information i some idea as to whether or uot this 1 section would be suitable place for , establishing bee farms, it says: , r w 11 a . U.K. Ounbar has a bunch of bess , flUdl UUUDIcS UC 10 DC tbat are hummers. Last year be con ceived the idea that it would be a good thing to have honey hot out of tbe bive, aud pioceeded to purchase a couple of hives of bees. So success ful was he tbat be immediately began to buy more. He now has nineteen. Tbe middle of last May his bees be gau swarmiug, and kept up tbe work uutu ten bad made their appearance Mo sooner were they hived tbau got busy, aod tbe way tbey piled up hooey surpasses anythina that has ever been seen in this part of the cuuutry. Yesterday be saw that something was wrong with one swarm, aud 00 investigation discovered that, every nook aud cranny bud beeu flllvd with honey. This was a record for a little over a month that will be hard to beat. Further investigation revealed tbe fact tbat there were two other swarms tbat run tbe other a good second. (Supers were put in place at ouce, and Mr. liee is busy gottiug his product ready for market. It Is Mr. Duobars opiuiou tbat he will beat the record of last vear, which was cousidered one of the best iu the county. Another phenomenon in connection with the swarming was tbe fact tbat oue swarm had Ave queens, and one bive produced two swarms within two days. The pioMt iu honey ia sufflcieutly attractive to warrant tbe time, attentiou and investment to make it a success. It is Mr. Dunbar's ioteutiou to build up gradually iu order tbat be may become fully ac quainted with the habits aud char acteristics ot tbe bee aud thus be en abled to give them the proper care and attention. Every buaiuess mn aa well as every faimer aud atock raiser is directly in terested in the prosperity of Oregou. None flourish unless money ia in good supply. Tbe money paid to eastern life iuaurauue companies is a heavy draiu on Oregon's .finances, and in order to atop this drain Oregou Life Insurance Company waa oragnlzed;. It is a Hue company backed by some ot Oregon's most substautial busi ness nieii. It ia certainly much bet ter for Oregonlaua to insure in Ore sou Life tbau to seud their money to oompaules managed by meu they kuow uotbing about. Before you algn an application for life inaurauoe lu any other oompauy write to Ore gon Life, Portlaud, Oregou, giving your age aud occupation aud tbey will tell you what tbey can do for you. Contractor Mason Gets Part of WorR Man Gets Shot Chris. Langslet, ot tbe Cottouwood dam, while prsotlolug with a tT-oali- bra Colt pistol in some war waa accidentally dlcsharged tbe ball entering his right oalf, tearing tbe flesh to tbe heel. Or. Btultu suc ceeded la extracting the bullet aud tbe patient is now doiug well, Klamath Herald. :k alt: Word bus been received from Lakeview tbat W. H. Mason, who weut to tbat me tropolis u few days ago, has secured good sized slice or tbe contract that has just beeu let for tbe cou structiou of tbe big Irrigation works near that city. This work ia being done by the Oregou Valley Laud Co. lu connection with their laud aoneme, aod it la claimed tbat upwards of 75,000 acrea of laud will be brought under irrigation How muob of tbe contract Mr. Mason secured haa not been learned, for be weut at once to Alturaa to make arrangements to begin work immediately. He ia ex pected borne la a few days. BroRc an Arm With King Sol beating down unmer cifully tbe Honkers Tennis Club they I opened its first au-.'ual tournament bave 1 last Sunday at 9 A. M Tba three courts were very fast and noma good exhibitions were given by the con testants. Tbe preliminaries were played by noon, aud the club believ ing in encouraging all forms of ath letics closed tbe tournament for tbe ball game between Lakeview and Al turas. Tbe preliminary line-up in the doubles were as follows, with tbe wiuning teams and scores uf wiuniug sets : Orenknl and Duhme vs. Mushen and Kogera. wou by Oreukel aud Oubme 8-0 aud 7-5. C. K. Seager aud M B. Rice vs. linger aud Myers, wou jv Seager aud Kise 7-5 aud 0 4. Thompsou and U. W. Hice vs Ber nard aud Jeunlnss, wou by Thomp sou an4 Kice 6-1 aud 6-3. Clark and Easton vs. L. F Soager and Mueen. wou by Claik and Las ton 6-4 and 6-2. Tbe semi finals between Seager and Kice aud Ureukel and Oubme were played Monday atferodou aud won by Seager and Rice 0 4 au 6-1. W. Lair Thompson and O. W. Rice wid play their semi-finals with Clark aod Kaston this week, leaving tJnal in doubles to be played Suuday morning at 9 A. M. Thia promises tu be a very interesting match as this game desidaa the 11)00 championship. 1 It is toped tbat tbe tournament on siugles will result in tbe finals belug played Sunday afternoon. Comfortable seats are provided aud visitors are welcome. A move is on foot to reorganize th County Fair Association, and to place it on ao entirely new basis to meet our chaoging conditions. Heretofore, owing to tbe predomi nating local interest baviug been centered in Btock, naturally tbe bulk of prize money went to herd owners, or to the tacef, and too little or none at all to the fruit-growers, gardeners and farmers. The result was that tbe latter lost interest in tb) Fair, and thereafter made no effort at display In tbeir line. The fair waa not a success latterly for this reason. Affairs beie are now in transitory condition. Tbe stock interseta, 00 tbe large scale heretofore predom inant will undersgo a change. Not tbat there will be no more stock grown. On tbe contrary, mere and better stock will be produced but tbe holdings will be in the bands of many, and not with the few. In view of tnis fact, stock displays should be encouraged but a more equal dis tribution of prizea ebould be made, so tbat tbe orchatdist, gardener and faimer can make it worth while to display tbe very best ia tbeir line. This section is now tbe center of at traction for many all over tbe union, tbe advance guard of tbe many thous ands to flock here are already on tbe ground, and more are arriving every day. These people ate not coming to erf gage la sfck-growiog as tbe limit of tbe range has bcei reached. Toe stock of tbe future will be stall-fed, and grown on alfal'a pasturage. Wbat these uew comets want to see ia tbat wbicb cau be produced from the soil of Lake eoonty, with or without irrigation. In view of these changed condi tions, which in tbe natural order of things must become permanent, it is most certainly tbe proper thing to enoonrage the argicultural interests and those who may become interested therein, by presenting tu tbeir view by means of this fair, a magniflcient display of tbe products of farm, or chard, nnd gaiden. - - In orler to make tbe display a full one. and one worthy of tbe acknow legded capability of Lake , county in this line, liberal prizes 'should be provided, ao tbat full competition from every part of the county will be brought about. Tbe laud opeoiog of tbe Oregon Valley Land Co. will begin September 9th, aud owing to tbe probbiliy of there being some hundreds it not thousands, of home-seekers present, it will be a good plau to have the fair at the same time. It might be a little early for a fair, but enough could be dooe to give a grand display of our agricultural resources. Let's all get together in earnest and boost for our next fair aud .make it the success that our multitude ot Hoe agricultural products fully wartant t 'James Bernard, sod of T. E. Her uard, bad bia arm broken Sunday while attempting to crank aa automobile. Right of Way of the G. L. S. Ry. Is Filed Susanville Advocate, 2: The light of way of the projected Goose Lake aud Southern Railroad covering tbe line of survey made last year baa been approved for tbat part ot tbe route exteudiug from tbe Modoc county line to tbe northern point of Fagle Lake. Information to tola effect has been reoelved at the Suaaoville land office. The engineers who made tbia aurvev are now eugaged in work no tbe westrea sloue of Leer Creek fees, aud ao far as we know no further applica tions for rights of way bave beea ap plied for. ,;t N. C. 0. REDUCE RATE ON CATTLE Special Regulations To Induce Increased Shipments Prestoo Bbis agley aold tig ranch , aearMailelalae last week for 128,000, Tbe Alturas Plaindealer of the 2nd lust, says: V. J. Ooirisis iu receipt of tbe followiug letter from Mr . Crowley tratHo mauager, N. C. O. R. R. Tbe letter is dated June 10 and says: "Please he advised that effective July 23rd the rate from Faola ou cat tle iu lots of five cars or les,to Reuo, will be reduced to Hot) per standard car. On aud alter mat aate oue can with two cars of stock will be trans ported free with tbe stock, aud be re turned to pciut of shipment free. We have also made reduction iu tbe rates from Paola to poiuts in Califor nia, eiving oue man with two oars, tbe pririlege of riding free with tbe stock, aud beiug returned free. To illustrate : Tbe rate from Paula to Chat on cattle will be t40 per stand ard oar." Paola ia located on tbe Oorria ranch two miles from Alturas. 8. P. Vernou was in town Friday from bis rauch south of town. He reports gralu beginuiog to change color, and tbat there will be a splen did crop of all kinds. A Hoe crop of bar and alfalfa is being out. xne fruit crop also is ia a most promising condition. Mr. Vernon baa traveled in all carta of the Uuloo, aud tie ays tbat any one who Is or ooul I he dissatisfied with oonidtlons here tbia year, would be mighty bard to please. 1