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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1909)
ft it maimer I' vol.. xxx l, A K KVIKW, l-AKi: COUNTY, OKKCiON, SKI' I KM HKIt !, 11M). NO. I QllEtiON THK WON DEIIFUL, NOW THE MECCA OF A Land That is Rich in Resources and Pos sessing Great Opportunities The simian "Oregon l Mn place for you," I bearing great fruit. It llrst attracted attention, interest t I n t( once aroused Mm people began I" come. After setting that fact and uot fiction waa buck of ul I tlm glow mg aocouuls of our r'iirc..n and pro- ductlonii. rnitl HttlmiiHiit m Mm imturnl rxNiilt, lo er irt 01 Hit tfrnkt Ktntn Omliirf to Mm nprittiotia of Mm Dim tfou Vnllny I. uml ('oiiintiiy, thin or Moll of OiHttou In tmliiy rncilvliit( Mm LIkuhhI Hnyle Imiiiik'rnt loti of liny 1ml 1 1 in of tfin Stnlit. T'm ittt 'iik tut liroulit lii) it .I nt 1 4. it'nl inorit r urrlvlii huiii ilny. Our nonrcin hth uri'iit tt'i'l fHrlml . With c iiiritkf" Hli'l hlick to It IrioiHAn tlirr In it I -imlHl no limit lu IHIH'k It II ! 1 1 L I ') 1 III l.nki' iviuti y llur lur mi k Ii vn, uri'liHT'ln .inlniiH un I (I niiri, iiih tli ( nr of nny portion tint 1'ncillc ('oltnl. ( 'olinin ur ii 1 1 V t ti on" In ln coilin IlitiTHhlHil In miy IIuhh lnr Mltlt it -! I I il 1 1 ll it 1 1 ill to Ml.'.' 1 Will rcitp it rich hurvHht. In tint h ploil itliin ol our h inn ll'vot I I'Vlllll'CI'N Mill rM of l'w Inn I llll I ICC II l LTHHl lll'lll, ll'l I IH Itll UlHtlllCK of tlml un innkn room tor Mu follow InU fro ii ri'ct'iil hmh' ol lln ('liirau'o Iri li'l lie. It Ih iiIaiivi i Jen-, tot lu I en I ituutlifr fcllii-v'-t opiui in .A'hcn Mint opinion In f.i vi-iil.lc. mi I iLi 1,'Ioaiiiu iti'i'oiint of Orcki'iu'-t icuur ecu, " III Htiply In yi'ry purl P-ulur ti'l'inlly well to Like c unity mil o! till' (iolllc (illllSII I.lKC " -4 ! 1 - V , Vtlill'll In the licit In (lnV'i : ; in vet toil pitritt ntlly ilnvclopi' l. un I hnru Mit-rc urn Mm urimltrf'. opiiortiin itlci.iin I tlm UUrtlnxt to 'ct Situ nil Drtiuu If, you will, Im. conic lo I, iik" count v In-.!, y ml will nt n un I i I n i i i up I lriou Inm it popiilnl urn of hull it millon mi I over Sim on ,i cl coiiih lor Miuu,tu'l 1 inot'c nu l u royitl wtlrinni', tuo Nitturi) Inn Im-ipe I 111) r K'ttH t (if t!lll!lltt, HCtOl'TV anil xoll. o' for.il, mini) mil l,u u ) on tint iluiiKlitcr ol the went, mi '. in Krulltile, Oreijou H i-tiHlcimis' oit ii licckiiunit; linn I to lm ht niuvl I ni illUHMHi of tlm I. nt. I li'Tc n in (Ire yon mi in 1 1 1 rn i h ii" it of ricti-i" -mi hIiiionI IimwiI Icriua vitrictv of clioicn lii'forc Ml" protpecti vtt ncttler. ' l''or Mill Stitlit It "t i'uurcif ul " in I mortt Hitiirtci Minn one He who wool I inukii lllrt 11 1 mi in ( lr"i III, lillOlll I poii'lcr well Mm i i"iti iu: ".vlncli hhcMiiii?" l.iiul in it y hit piirclnnu'l lor u few iju ilnrit nu 1 ttient U luii'l 1 nlii"'l nt MioinniiJ-i of 1 il I it rs per m ix. Ihero are iippiirtiiiiitiuit tor iiiiiny. ON 11 IK I'.Vfll- IC SKOI'K About iiiii) fourth ot l i i mi "m i 111 1)11 ol '.I I. ."ill I h llitrn III II UK, I let we-.t ul Mm ( 'm. 'ii lii in milium, .m l en liluciiH Home choice ni li'ii up itt the Williimi'tte viilloy, incluiliiii: nine ul ! Mil) lllllrtet plo lllCtUC I'olllltll'H in the Stittii -tint II nil put vnllev, known fur mul I le lor ilri huh iu tlity l: inti i the Unfile river vnlle), liuuiii nt Hue uppliiH, peni H uml tirupt - t Int lloii'l liver vnlley with tin perfect hIiiiw' I'lirrien mill excellent itiiltm. W ent ei u Olefin tliinikfli p iHitiiitiiibj con- Mi'lerulilc ruliifiill, lit Kpplyinn il l Ik' i- I lion to pro. luce lusher retulH in I fruit k'ruw inii. I lUUKJMKI) LANDS. ! Miny irri!ilioii projnctrt urn oil ier whv In Oretf in, the ncreime of html uudttr irriKiition ho far HiiioiiutiuK to Hliout fXHi.lMM). Aliout one twentieth ot the lolul oiiltivnteil uren. , lu the valley of Mia DoHchntea river, in the I'oiitrttl pint of the ntat-iu Umntilla oouuty in Klamath ooiinty. Lake county uml elHoworn, MiuiiHanda of acroa will lie inlduil to the inowt io tluctUe of the farm lamia of the Went. Hut even thou the irrigated laud in the atate will hour ouly a muuU proportion to Mm total iiultl vuble urou, and though fruit ruitiliii; ih "lu the lime -llht" to the uIuiohI ooiniduto olmiKoirntlon of other pro ducts, yet OrttKon'a Kritiu and Kruz liiK lanila Hhuiild not lie ovel looked liy Hie funner. VVUKAl LANDS. Wheat 1m the ureat k crop of OiKoti, and for quality ran kit at the top. 1'rioen rule hixh luiely ou Mm aonouut of the foreinn demaud Oregon litiintf the piiuoipnl aouroe of nupply. The i nun iiiho wheat farnia I, DUO to ti.lKM) aoroH. are tilled aud liarvealed by uteam power, aud one of the uiout wonderful BlKbtn of the f hi in world of Uregon and other western tttateg ouu otfer la that of a liiu aid bill reaper with '2") or 'M lioruea outtiaK and threuhiiiK Krain with one oparttiou. There are luiiiieutte ai eim nulUhUtor wheat in MitMiouutien ot Lake, llaroey ami Malheur, hut It la too auou to flxure what the pro portluu ad proOta of the iuduatry mav Le. WHAT AllOUT TIIK WALNUTT The walaut loduatry of Urevou hua exciUd oonalderatile atteutiou. lu fact there U la the Willamette valley quit walnut pUutiug boom, cou- Concluded uu iag four THOUSANDS LOCAL HOSPITAL .n inoiinrn lo Null AuuUiilU Work on Superstructure To Begin in Ten Days In mi Interview with Mrs. M. (''linn regarding tlm propiiiul hoHpllal to lie llBllll.-. III Lltllt'VleW. (illll Hlli I MlUl tlm i'iiiiiihii t In under any and Hi" building will be dinted within the the next ten day. The subscription lint for uliick hits been going the round itml thereon ii peitra nil of Mm doctor and imhiij of Mm ruii I 11 Ml) I lllialhHN lliell' IIHIIll'B flir COIimIiI- truhls aniunuU of took, for Mih Ihihi- iifu men of Mil town realize Mint I Miitt hint I tut lou Iioh Ioiik been needed In tlii VMiimitult)r Hint lar aa mi Investment thny expect Knul divl- iIiiiiim mi dm . 1 1 v k 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . I tin cum . or I 'it n y In Incorporate I for Mih huiii i mm. with t wo liiio lrii I mi I Mlfv har.. t the pur value of one bun , ,)r,( .iniUr,, ,mi.,. kii I verv near on j )h)( rf.IMIt ,s been sub j H,.r,i1M t r,,r t)y n,B l(i,itn ,- or th.. t.iwu of .nkHrln. liMt m mnii im h,. ,,i.,ri to ihn iiitllnif rHiichnM Miy iixpHct to Much m 1 1 of Mm Hi oi-k. Tlm lio.iiilnl Mill Iih hinlt of lirlck and will hiivii nil of Mm mo lern t'ou ' VHin'Ini micli ii4 hi iiirtt iiii roi'ti X-ray niacin ih-i In '. i "t f"rv thliiit Willi which lo luk" cure if 1'ie hick mi l Injure I lu the rtKht manner OREGON'SlVOOL clip, imm Fine Quality, Prices High andjCrop Worth $4,000,000 I'u' ir.i 'hl lu i In pulillc pi t a Mi" Will t iii.tt" 'illtv wnl clip f ir tiie .-eon HI of III I.I lit l?l,." V 1. 1, 1 lil. Ill" Will imett" 'nllcy clip w.n alimit Mm Hum" hi." un I iirii'.'tli'nlly tli nam" 'imtlilv at lint ye ir. Like tlm nhiotp men eut of I 'lit n in it ii ii 1. tlm i;rn era of Mm valley piulltD I hy tint im provcuuMil in tli ) worl I 'a martlet mi l necure I liultel price than thev Hud for never year. I'll" top pl lC" pal I fur valley wnnl .vaa ''i ceutn. Iluyeii coutluuit Mi f iiiinl ilu, Ii.i.vhvh', of I n' p i ir way In wlii.'li mi'iv of tile iitruieit pot uti tneir w i il .i.u m.im i sr v i'K. Tlm wu il flip ) Orei,' in tliln year uette I the far lici t of tint Stile alimit fl.ioniii l'.i,- ntr.t tint imvivi I very k' iod pi icea for ttieir inuttoil, tlieei mi l I t'Uot, mi I lilt. iiel her la in pronperoiia a c in lltlo i nt tlm f.ir uer In nlliiT i it 1 1 -i of tlm it ii I e wtiu haVH devote I their enerlcilH t) rit I HI 11 :riiin It Iiih Imuii mi i l.l var fur III" Ore gon tthoepmn'i with tha weather rilit at every aeaa in to pro lo.'j tlm Im.at reHulti. a a c iim.i i.i:ice, the out put wmt Im vr Mian it has Imnn in recent yeur.s and the quality Imtter At the hmilh lime thnii) was u Hliurp one I demaii I from buy-ira mi I pnc"a were higher. ".)MI'Ai:is:jN ItV VKAUS. The total wool clips for Oregon mi I I heir value in the pant four years w aire us toll,) wo ; rounds Value 1:h:i 1:ms km: r.i'ii The Jil. 4nl,ll. Kl S,,"illl,ll III 2' 1. 1 kill, Ok) H.lMtl.il.U unlit v of w ool waa il.OtKi.ikU ; ...imi.ti.M I.S.) I.il.l.l 'l.-JI'l.il.iil excellent, than Inst It waa lu better Hliupn year, Mioiitth of heavier owiiiK to Mm dry Hpriiiu. Hhi'inkage, I lie aver- iik'e weight of Mm tleece wan (ilact) 1 at '.M.j pounds, the heaviiijt average ever known lu 'the Htnte The wool aheared fully one pound to the tleeue mure than it did last year. The highest price pai l during the geiiHon In KiiHtrirn Oregon waa''lceuta wlnh waa reatizuil on a part of the heat uradea aold lietweeu '10 and ('nuts. Some HumirluK woola wont at I I iieuta, and other coarae (radea mo"ed at prices up to 17 oeuta. For the clip as a whole the average price waa about cents. NORTH POLE DISCOVERED A great event which haa caused widenprnul Interest U the report this week of Mm discovery of the North i l'ole by Dr. Kredreiuk A. Cook, an Atiierlc.au lie auooeeded iu placing "Old (Jlory"ou the North l'ole, after vuin previoua attempta by many to reach Mint goal. The Drat uewa uume from Paris the 2ud iimt, which ia now continued by diuputchea and repliea from President Taft. The explorer aud his feat haa elect rilled the whole world. Luck of space foi bids further montiou. Since tho above was repotted a ca lilo from Peary atatc tSut healso haa reached the North l'ole. The Oregon Ian la really getting alive. It ia patterning after the Ex aminer. For example ia Its issue ot the 2nd inst it has a very good cartoon, "To home seekers. " Hluiple addition. A few acres lu Oregon. Plus industry, Kduala a oouipeteuoe. That's good, old chap I Do it souie more I Willi Y RF THF U 1 Ull I Ul MIL, UI1L1I LH11U nnniiiTr nr i nr rnimTi UrtllINU Ur Hundreds of Pleased People on the Ground From All Parts of the United States Willi Hut city already well tilled with utri iigeiit from nil parts of Mia country Mm opening nf Mm Oregon Valley Land company's immense trHCt of Unl pro nls -s t i he Mih great micciim Mint fiH been anticipated not only liv iniMnln.ru f if tlm company but. hv Mih in it n y thousand ol coutract holder. Oready several hundred captain and Individual ciittrnot h"l lers are In Mm city, ready to lake part la Mm I n'i'uliii( wb cb begins 1'nura lay lu Mm i i ... . ... . i a . . . laryit tn it at the lower end of the city. Thn opening with Mm a i 'tlou feuturr not only will, it la claime l, turn out lo be Mm most fair unitliiil of diipontw of I'm land lint llkawlsa has novel fnatnrHH that will HiJlieal to i all vliitors. I'lie Orng'in Valley Lan 1 .company, which n jmr or urire axo openo I a tract of Ian I in tlm Sail '. I. ins viiIIhv in Mol'iralu, ist'ieo-ilv c uicf ru in Min country that Las una I Mm auction mWhiii S i Hiii-Ktistiil was Mm ui"thu I of lisponutf of Ian I in i'llorati that I liosa ti ul 'I i ii we foutracts tor I in i in tins ht"tton d ) not tiave t'm xlilitest tear tint what, thev will tt' vi'iinlete nut i tfa'tl in nil I will K'o uauv kni.v lilii that I hey ha1 e nt I.Miit Kutteil their money' .irfi I i h i i I r I a of i'a(iii coiil racl hoi l"rs w ill c-uri Inn I Mill Iswort i luiiv ffii'S Mia prion they pal l fur it AlM .litely n) f avriritlsui will he h i,vu miyoii" l,'(i tu I'm tl nu of ii'iini( t i p.-"ss Mm f i npanv o'tl 'laU have lot I but littl" trouole til lut n 1 1 1 1 1 the cio.t Is that have Miroiik'" I into Lnkevinw. l'ru n tlm time th i I in I huckers re ic'ie i i;no, Nevtlt, : J j 1 1 1 fiev w-.th I r Hik'lit xafel y i ii t i tins city in auto inotiilett an I cti i i.ik,'is everyone has "tierully li"i ell siti-:jl Upon th"ir arrival in linio over Mm Souttieru l'aclll ! railrn.il. cm tract hoi l"rs were tak ol In cilara h',' co I'p.tuv otllcials VI IJvio r i in 1 trip tickets w-ru furnis ied over t m N. t? O . nu I I j AUuri-i Oil. Ar riving there Mi" t I'irists were taken I i varl l is hotels Ktrlv each inoruiuj H'l'u u iliiles .vere I) nird'i I mil Mia trio to Mm si) ith en I of ( limn Like mile over the new a ituniotulo rut I constnicte I liy t !i" c i u :i in v I'll" nn.v Ii i at, tin "Lite Vle.v" iv is then prc-i" 1 int ) c i n nisii i i ii'i I t m trip t ) t'l ) upper on I of tlm lake ma le. Km n t ier; uut.is an I f tin iv'-'s bru'uht Mi - visi tors into Luke view. M ll K :c. -i.,rr,'t try o f h L ik- vi'.v ll.iurl of I'm le mil W. II. Sink, irn-iil)ut of tli" I'irsi Nil ion tl U ink, iik.'Aise iresi )ut of tlm U lar 1 of l'rile, have worktt 1 taitlilullv for several d tys (In ling r.iu lis mi l li.iar l for Mi ) many visitors S.) lar there hasn't been the till ..'lite it. tr:n:e of trouble in securnm acorn no l.itiotis, so well have the Lakeview people ore pared for the r.ish. l'rivi'e ho no-t by the Hcore have beiui throAii open for roomers mil in miiv h nues Mid house .vi vo have agree I to take hi triers at vr ra as i i ihl s rites. In addition to tlmprivitt) homes many tents mi l Imil lings havd leteii lltta 1 u;i mi 1 hun Ire Is have fu lu 1 a i n n i 1 it i .ins. l'he.i in al ) )t everv cui'uer of Mm c.itv in iv li.t fonn 1 lunch sLiuls wlpre g ) ) I find well prepare 1 !.s oil'itiel ut reasonable rates. S i far uot one word of eomnlaint h,4S tiimu heard regarding I lie arrange n.iil4 male bv the local blisters. As lar as the company olllitiitla them selves are concerned nothing has been left un lotu to make the trip and . stay in Likeview pleasant for every body. 14 .1. Martin, of K uisus ('ity, ! president of the Oregon Vallor Land Company had been on the ground fori to weeks auparititeiiding all op.ira- 1 tions. He hua worked day aud night in an elfort to mttisitr evcryjiie. Most of the time however he haa ceu- I terd hia elforts in the trauaportation of visitors from the upper lake to thla city. Ii. A end of the . Sti imp of ! unuona uitjr mis inillilou lib Alllll UB j 1...... nl t..... J A .. . aiiperintemliug the automoutle ser vice from there to Gooae Lake. A. 1). Hart of Kansas Mity haa assisted Mr Shiiiiii Mr Hart ia president of the New Floridu Lands ouipauy, which la to use the same methods aa the Oregon Valley Land Co. K. W. Maitiu, prominent in the company, mil other ollljials have labored mostly iu Lakeview, taking care of detail work. The HrHt large crowd came lu Sun day when the bout uiude ltd maiden trip across the lake. Prior to that time mauy hud come arouud the luke iu automobiles On Sunday however (18 people made the delightful tt'ip auroaa the lake. The boat worked well aud there was uothing to mar the journey. The Lakeview band was at tbt lauding to give a rousing wel come, while hundreds of Lakeview residents took the opportunity to drive tlowu aud witness tbe Urat largs lauding. Ou Monday 08 more cauia acioas the luka without trouble aud were brought to Lakeview. Ou Tuesday, however, something went wronti with the boat aud 100 tourists were iuoeu veuleuced to a slight exteut by 1 beiug forced to stay at ths lower end of ths lake aud at Pine Creek over nigbt. The company officials, how ever did every thing in their power to aid tba visitors to make the beat out of an unpleasant situation. Eveu fiRFAT I AMn Utile LrUUlM I thoiiih Mmre were incoo vnnience I there wan out one word of niinduiut I I Im Imard upon the t roots. To lay, IsiioMmr largn crowd name lu aud la , 'iiicHtmns art that hun lie Ii more ' will follow in a few days or bo. Tnere aie no people at Alturua wait ing to coum aud mttoy morn are ex - ' pectod. 1 The vi-itors are almost without ex- ' cepti ui ot the best class of citizen ship. No rowdyism haa marred the ! event to date and .none ia expected, as Mis uinrt who are here seem to have oiKbe with Mia iutHiitiou ol makiug the opening one ol harmony and good felli .vit In p. All indications point t i i spirits 1 though friendly tl 4 it t for Mis utiles of trustee. There' are many ea-idldates in the field. Kaei slate, that la, each stale that haa a large reprnoitatioii hu a can ll dat Nshrasks fur lusts ice met at 1 o'cl ick A'eliiMslay aftaru ion at the ca np grounds la the lower end of city In outline a campaign. W. T. Witheis is mi" of trie lea ling candi dates fur Nabraska s ipooit. St. Jose ph. Mi. ctiitiius, ! strong, met a i 1 de -i le I t j supp ort City Treasurer Wvatt of .-st .1 isapn for one of the trustee iiiu c. W. (Jautrell, of loli, Kansas is one of ttje caudl d ttes as is t;,'ias. A Miller, ot Harper, '. Kmn. l'ha Kinsts delegati in will proh ibly c t if is a id de 'I le I'etweon Mm two. .l'iigK C. SV.jil or Chi f igo Is first cure' or' Mia ''ling) I 'legation . 'ii 'a Mil i II lii-i lell 1 als i nenig c j nt lare I Ijy tile Winly !ity b-legutiM. .Jim limr.'i. f ir ur chief of p )lui) of Ctiicag), aud now being talkai of for mayor of ('ht mgn, is ills i meutin ie I as a p ssibility of trustee Mr lltukiu. w:id was one of the trustees at the Sn Lns opeu nig is also strongly tiacke i for oue :: of the otll ies. II isi les t hi ab ive mantiooel it prohinlt otti.-a will enter the Hell, before I'li irsliy. Probably all day I'n irsiiv and all day Fri 1 ay will be taken up with Mm organ i.atinri It la now sai l that , bid I iug will be opene I .Saturday, li lt there ir a pos h 1 1 u 1 1 1 y that the land may lemly uot be p it up for bid Mug until Mju lay. While the co-upa ay has nothing to d) with the uii'tiin, oIIImuIs are urging tianu my, and goo I ft'llo.v ship, as wri igliug will ta i I 1 1 u ir Mm whole attliiraul likewise give a bia.'keye t) the LiKeview country. 1'r i n the nxuressiii i o: sentiment hairl up in the streets th-ro w ill, lin.vever, be no trouble. While or ibably a large imjjri'y nf fie contra. 't Ii il iers present will re turu to their hu lies utter th't ope-iing there are mmy whu hive come pre pare I ti stir. There are, perhaps, a sc. ire of fa uilies lu the sity, who have a )H their ho u-s in the eisr au 1 as noon as tue Ian 1 has beeu uuc i ri ) I of. will settle. I'll ese people have figuratively taken Mm bull by the horns an 1 intend to get iu, estab lish themselves un 1 nave tne inside track, before Mm vast army of settleis arrive. Su-'h pa.ipln arc) leeiviug words of fin' luragemeut, uot ouly f ro.n tne ( ) . V. L. t' ).. but as well fr.i:n reai.lenta of Lakevie.v, wbo are linking torAai I to Mia tine whan this v nt f rtile c j itry will be di vi le I int i s. n ill farms Lakeview rsi lent? us u r lie see the possibili ties tor d H-elop ue ut of this onutry through the opjjiug Tney have vis ions of a to.vu of live or feu thousau 1 people us aooti us the couu'rv ia set tle 1 an) a railrial is hero. Lakeview people know tlm value t the laud aud are not backwsrl in eueouragiug prospective settlers. Not ouly d fanners from tue east look with favor upon rhiacouutry but popnle ft on eatteru cities who have tirei of ottloe life aud life up?u sal aries are preparing au iurasiou that will eveutually, it ia oUimed, make Lakeview OQUuntry oue of the beat known in the eutire meat. So alluring does tba country seem to many city people that it is ouly a question of a few months before they will return home, pull up stakes aud tura westward to make their for tunes The hub of excitement so far haa been on the camp grounds at tbe lowisr end if the city where there are scores of tents. St. Joseph captains aud their wives have a line of tents as have the Kanaaa, Nebraska, Minne sota aud Chicago deleagtes. lioo fellowship reigns everywhere au i the past few days, that otherwise would have been dull aud tiresome,, have boon soeut iu aa ideal manner. Hundreds of people have oome hern for their auuual outlug and are uot sparing any efforts tu have a good time. One of the features baa beeu a nightly ooucert by 'the Lakeveiew baud iu frout of the Lakeview hotel. During tbe ooncerts the streets have been thronged? Another big draw ing card will ba the fair to ba held iu the building next door to the opera house. There tbe visitors will have au opportunity of aeeiug just what Lake county can do in a producing line. Fruit of all kluds will ba ou exhibition as well as graius raised upon laud without water. The skeptical will be given a chance to brush asida all doubts. Tbe fair, wbiob is kuown as tbe Lake County and (loose Lake Valley ehxiblt, will continue during tbe opeu lug. There will be no admission fee, so there will be no excuse for not attending. MISCREANTS THY i TO WRECK TRAIN; Engineer of N. CO. Dis covers Obstruction in Time to Avoid Wreck 1 An unHucceiiHfiil, though wdl I planned attemr t was mu le to wreck the N. C. O. psse'igpr train a few miles north of Amadee, Cel., on Mon day afternoon. Had Mju attemrit hmu succesaf ul many would have been badly injured and it is pOHsible there might have been several fatalities. The train, loaded down witb 300 inen and women bound for the land opening in this city , was speeding along about miles an hour when the engineer, while making a sharp curve, saw a large pile of rocks upon the track. He had just time to apply hia air and bring the train to a stjp within ten feet of the pile. Had it be?n dark there would have been a terrible wreck. That a wreck had been carefully planned was easily to be aeeu. liy no chance could the rock have rolled dowu upon the track as tbey were f j'ind. The train crew asistel by many of the passHiigTa quickly cleared the track and the train went on. At the next atop the authorities of Modoc county. Cel., and of Lakeview were natiflei and a search is now being ma le for the guilty parties. lust what the object of the would be wreckers waa is hard to learn. It is possible that a whole pule robbery was contemplated as iverynne of the passengers was well auopliel with money. Probably ?"),0J or 10,l) would have been taken from the pas sengers hal the traiu b-ei ditihal a expecte I. Outside of this theory railroa I officials are unable to advauce a rea son fur the attempted crime. While the passengers were much frightened over their narriw escape there was no serinus res iU. REFUSES $4000 AN" ACRE FOR A FARM Remsmbzr-Wenatcheejs M One Whit Better Than Lakeview Weiatca -e. July C W T. Clark, presileut of Mm Wouufches Canal Cj'iiDitiy. Dfussl nj o.-fir of ilJJJ an acre tor his live aora ra'icb, a short distance fr );ii here. The ra'juh h is uu i.upr )va ne its ex ;spt iu apple or.iturl. ail is ensiljral one of the model orchards of the valley. The otfer is in i le by II S Wor thed, a weaithr o vitractor -of Seattle, and is the highsst price y it offered in thisralley. MARTIN MAXES uJOD Oae of the big lau 1 denla of this section. Mi-j past ween is the trasufer of thj 0.0 acre true aljimt ig th to.vnslte of Lakeview ou tba snith by i)reukle Jt Paine 1 1 Mi j Orag )u Vul ley Liul (Jo:upauy. This tract is now being cut up iuto lots for distrinu iton to the coitract holders. Iu this matter Piesidetit Martin has agaiu shown t iat ha is willing tu do more for his people than tbe striet letter of the contract reijaires. These lots are, or soon will ba. worth alone the price paid for the wh de poutract. I The mauy frleu la ot A 'ill Sher Jlock will ba glad to lea'u that the geiitleiuan who is uo-v tinier medical care at Oakland, ia rlightly improved jiu health. He is no.v able to walk a title, aul tlk soue, aud can also in dulge in reading to some exteut. While he will probably uot fully te cover, from hia paralyzed condition, it is believed iu tims that he will probably recover some of hia former vigor. Geo. Ilankins made a trip with his auto to Klamath Falls Thursday, re turning Sunday. He took Mrs. N. Fine, of Plusb and Mrs Geo. Uaruea to that town. Tbe latter lady was euroute to Ceutral Poiut to attend the funeral of the late Chas.' Hoag laud, who died at Bonanza last week. Editor Holder, of the Silver 'Lake Leader, arrived iu town Tuesday, iu charge of the nrigoultural exhibit from the uorth end of tbe county. It is a fine oue sure'y aud speaks well for that sectiou. We are glad to make the aoquaintauce of tbe gentle iuuu. as be is surely doing good work iu calling tbe atteutiou to tbe oppor tunities of this section. The Trustees Arc Rankin Wyatt. and Withers The trustees elect! 'this morning are: R. A. Rankin, of "York, Ne braska; U. il. Waytt, St. Joe, Mo.-; W. T, Withers, ol Lakeview. THE HILL LINES HEADING THIS WAY WITH HASTE Grading Crews Now At Work One-Third of Way From Colum bia River j Tbe railroad situation regard lot; . Ksstsrn Ore :on grows more and more interesting day by day. It is now re i ported that Harriman, being so badly I beaten by tbe courts, which puts hint ' behind Hill for a year or more, has I decided to abandon the Desc cotes I route .and will try some other wy te get into Central Oregon . If this is ' so it looks as though he had placea , spring locks on the sates command ing the approach to his vaunted ons tensions aud that the name being oa tbe inside have locked him on the outside, much to bis cbargin and surprise ! Jim Hill eems to have tbe kevsi Tbe presumption was that in . the : new move Harriman would make his extension south from Shaniko, the preg nt terminal of tbe Coin ibia Southern. Hut in this endeavor he is reported to be also badly check mated by his burlv rival, who se cured the title Bod the survey of ths Central Oregon Railroad, which was owned by F S Stan;ey and assori ates iu tbe Deschutes Irrigation and Power Co. of Portia nd and boreto -fore supposed to be closely allied to tbe Harriman interests. It is known that Stanley and others ' cere in Lakeview uot long sincb, just prior to this tranafer. It was ttieu believed that their visit was iu tbe nature of a renouuaUance, and this sale now confirms that view. lu this coup Hill secures tbe Cen tral Oregon surevys together with tbe sanction of tbe interior department to at once begin tbe construction of 75 miles of a railroad between Bend and Madras, and also opens the way i for a crossing at Crooked river, j which poiut is exactly oae-tblr.l of tbe way from Tbe Dalles to Lakeview. Hill bow baa a big grading crew at that last mentioned strategic point. The surveys are complete for 73 miles out of Madras, and from there Hill baa clear track to Lakeview. I Tbe funny part of the new check ; mate of Harriman lines iu tbe state ment nf the Dondereoua old Oregon : iaa, which was never known to be right ou any question, which glibly save : "Oregon Trunk representatives aJ mitteltbat surveying parties are at work south of Bend, but tbey decline to make any statemeuts as to whether the ultimate goal of tbe Hill roa 1 was : California oi a point in Southern ' Oregon. ' "When Beiid is reached the Oregon Truuu Jue has ouly reached C.'Utral Ore-'on. Off to the southeast is the Klamath region, where a big (ioveru ment irrigation project is uuder way. The completion of this, the Klamath and Deschut. s projects will open more thuu 500.000 seres ot rich laud, 'producing the tonnage that makes railroads pav dividends. "liegurdlesa of California exten sions, the activities of the Oregon Trunk lea l to tbe couvictiou among railroa I observers that the Hill road . will at least traverse Oregon, North and South, aud tap tbe Kla natn Like ! region. ' ' "Otf to the southeast is the Klam ath region" is good, coming t-spea- i ially so coming as it does from "The 1 fool of th family, ' :u a newspaper I way for Oregon. The fact of the matter is Lakeview is southeast of Bend, with big irriga tion projects buildiug.aud is the ob jective point of Hill lines, on their way to San Francisco. The Oregou- lon aoes not know that ,any more tbau it does toat such a place aa Lakeview exists. The Hill lines , aud the Harriman lines, and any other lines iu railroad construction seek easy grades, and that ia why iu order to secure an easy outlet for the products of Eastern Oregou they must go where they cau get the low est and easiestgrades. Force of neces sity, if uot choice compel them to go via Lakeview where they cau get au eight tenths of a oue per ceut grade, aa against tbe two per rent grade iuto aud out ot Klamalb Falls ou any route. Aud when the Hut that ia another story which the Oregouiau will learu first from the Examiuer next week builds, it also will come from the uorth via Lakeview ou its way to San Fraucisco I DOES THE WORK The Merrill Record bas this bit of auto uewa: W. P. P.hodes and E. K. FiteL of this city have received their new "Black" 21 h. p. roadster, and have been trying it out on several short trips. Tbe machine is espec ially made for a mountainous coun try ana rougn roans, has plenty of clearance and is equipped witb solid rubber tires. In a trin a tttm milaa ovre into California and back this morning proved to be a good hill climber .and on fair roads will easily make twenty wiles an boar. i