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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1909)
V .. . V f 'A, 1 1 v . . VOL. XXX fiA KKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OKFJON, !KCi:Mj5Ktt :rf; 1000. NO. :2 KAILS COMINGS ALTURAS FOR EX- TENSION The Long-Heralded Rail road for Lakeview Now Actually In Sight . - - i This U the way of thn railroad situa tion, no fur a riiifarde Lakeview. Inoka to tba Alturaa Aew t.ta . a'.The faot th.l them were two cur iam! of rails arrived over tbe N-C-O last weak. It Nt evldeuee that tint road expects to soon begins ItH ete i oln to Lakeview. U the weathir premlte, w look for work tn begin noon oo thn extension. Whether or not thn road haa changed band, in oar opinion will tunke uo dlifertMi e la thn matter of extension, and he forn another year roils round. e look for the trnlna to he runnlulg lu to Lakeview. With thin polut reanwd wo look for it to remain tlie terminus for number of years, aa this ill control the trade of this not the.ro country. We look for the road to some day much a northern couneo tluu, but tbtok It lo the far future. KENT GOES WRONG HERE IN LAKEVIEW Probationist From Altur as Forges Checks on Alturas Banks ALT l.'KAH (Modoc Co.. December CharWe V. Kaot, a jockey and all aroimd. thug who waa tried and turn tided of emb7zlement in the Superior Comt here a year uio. an I who waa put on probation by .Indue Itaker for a period live yearn, mate hi pm!hi yeaterday. Investigation reveals the fact that Kent, who waa In the employ of Charlea llrown, liveryman, made trip to Lakeview with paiaeugera, aud while lu that loan forwed chentia amounting In all to about m. on (he Flrat Natloual bank of th e uUca Kent baa been found utility of a uu ruber of aoob Crimea. Ii-vtng tieen aptured by Sheriff Caldwell of thin place, who by diligent search and lu qulry, located blur ,ln Knoaaa City, Mlaaourl, a year ao Kent at that time waa waotad for enibezzlioii 90O of bia employer'a money and waa brought lack to Alturaa, tried and convicted of the crime 11a waa last eeen la ioo Nev., wllb a woman of the nitftit lite, known aa Macy lleury, alias Littlo Pete, who Mcoompauied blui fromj AltMrra. big hSFyTerds being broken up The Pluck oifii of lianny county have beeu Ht-i 1 Hi u oil ineir look f thin fall. The IJati.e. Mock company ban aoid 'tl.tKiO dea l ami thtt I'acitlo Jjlveotoi k c iiiiiihii Has tkeral thouHHOd-), bexidej hat the email owtiera buve Uinpned ol, uiukliiK a total of m),(H0. hevetal Ihojauuda liead ot nliet have I rcii aold lu toe Ktelu ritoiiutrtiu cuiiutiy oaiuk to the Mhortaue of ihiihc. Caltlea have hrouKti a uoiid jirne, mi uverae ot fl't a head She 1 clou't aea y you bould beaitata to marry ou !;,UX a year, x'apa aaja my uowue uever coat mora than that. Uo- ltui, my dear, we must buve aoiucttiiiiki to iat. She (petulantly ) Un't I hut jutt like a man. Alnys lhiukin of bia atom cb Hokliiii Tiauccilit. SOMEBODY HAS TO. s: I OMEHODY hua to iluy thj earn. Wine ami women or ciTTirch ana state, Bl'orl or mimic or itrt or fame. Out of the dice tmx I -lfe throws Fate. Somebody Ikih to do tint trick, Kick iifi In a playlioiiHti wins. Lift tlm weary and iiiihh the alck, J'raacli ami iui'Lv -r. pray and sins. Homebody una to go tn lice. Hubylon'a peoplo am haK the ahow. Bomebody'a booked for tin Rlhlcd raoa Ulna! ihu uUiml. and orT thay yo. Bomeboily'a got to ha fool and knava, Bomubody'a liot to ha lout or win. Somebody's Kt to ha kln or slave, Snow white nnKl or lilood red stn. Homebody has to fly wlinn fly la on tha bills for tlit madcap hour. Somebody has to llva or din, Hlnk In peril or rlia In power. Somebody has to do tha things, (itiin gods laugh when they eatl a name. ?ere, ba devil, or, liar, waar wlnga Homi liody haa to play th gam. llaltltnorn 8un. LIFE. ISA UN io live well that thou may'frt 4 die ao too. te live and die la all w have to do. Panham. AMap$y oM Prosper GIFFORD PINCHOT Says Congress Must Act To Save Our Water Powers CLKVKLANl) (Ohio), December J'J. t ; t)T orn i'locoot declared last night before thn Clevelairl Chamber of Com nana that unlea Congress ifiki some action in this present Hus sion "thn old system of giving away water power Vlteii'lu perpetuity will be rt'MuniHil. I'tunhot did not mention Secretary llalltuger. in reviewing the question (if thn aimlenoe of water power corn blna itml monopolela, heaald: "Thn worst of It. la that tlieao con nolidalioua continue without any aort of (Inveruuumt control. I am curuful not lo eay that there la a single great ill.T l 'HIT tr ial. tiacaiisn I do O'lt ti.duv.t there la now. Koine of these lays there will bo.'' FAMILY OF RUSSILL LOOKING FOR HIM Eiloevllle Journal, 0: Kcho L. RumkIII, aed VI rears, formerly of Lake Co. Oreuon, but now of I'eta Jiitiiu. ' California. would like tn I know i f the w ticrearioula of her fatb i er. William kuanll, who, almnt tour I vmhih hi0, woraed nrnuii I Werner Wlv. Lake Co. Ik ohm! to ride af ter cattle aod broke horiia for h lle tilinud. Atout a year ao it barned t hut the man wan wuikloif In (tie icl'iily of Prl-ievlUe mi I the 'an 1 1 v wife and two ciiil Iren wrote lo thn .liniroal to flud out wnthr he la Hea I or alive. He Las Baudy redd lh hair, weight tihout 176 poiindM, anil Is 5 feet ?' indies tall. The family la In atralahteoed c.irjuiii otrfiica. All Information concerning the man should be annt to Kcho L. KiishIII Hire (lulonieit.l. retatuma, Cal ifortila. FARMERS ARE THE WINNERS THIS YEAR That tbe farmer baa tbe beat of the situation tbeae days la aet forth In the Sacrameulo Bee, aa follows'. The Stain is now buying from tbe Kaet. yearly great quautttiea of hams, hucou, bird, luilter. c.heetio, eugs. poultry, coudenaed milk, cannut veg atablea au 1 meats, aud other farm iroilitta, all of which may aud should bn pioducad In California. It will take a loug time for our farm ers to catcb up with thin demaud for lbs products ot thn soil, initiated or otherwise Tliara Is ample room tor tbe expansion for the home dairy ludiiHtry, n ud for tbe bine ling ot the beer cattle aud other live stock now brouht iu from other states to a large extent. AUTOMOBILE ROAD TEST. Norriatown, Pa., to Find Out Hew Mo tor Cara Affact Highways. Iu resenting the Imputation tint au tomobiles are more harmful to im proved highways than horse drawn ve hicles AHseiiihlyninn Rex of Norria town, Ta., at the annual convention of aupervlsora tbe other day Hti;Beated that n practical teat be mnde to dem onstrate tbe relative wear and tear of both clnsaea of vehicle on public roods. He offered to contribute to the con struction of Niicb a rmid, which will be composed of I wo parallel highways ex actly alike. Over one of these roads hor.se driiwn vehicles are to puss and over the other the nutomobllea. Lssion In Good Road. The atiite engineer of New York la a recent report any that In 11H)7 New Tork built .'ill miles of good roitda ami In Hmih Kl'O mllea. Tho taxpayers have authorized the expenditure of $r0,000,000 for roads, mid the legisla ture baa added $1 1.000,000. It la stat ed that the contention for good roads had to be waged for yenra to get the work atnrted. The farmers were the strongest In opposition. New Jersey and MasHftchuselta took up tho work before New York, but now the Em pire Slate Is getting lu lino. By tbe time the f U.oo0,0(Ht almll have been spent the three states, which all Join at points, will hnve a great ayateui of roads. One may leave Philadelphia and renrh Boston on highways smooth and solid. A good automobile may easily beat the trains on this trip, and surely the pleasure Is much greater. SOUNDS WARNING For All Our Readers Lakeview is to Have First Class Telephone Service Thn Kxaminer la unl to atale that fiukcvlew, in keeping with Its march ownrd early civic Itnportji ce, Is anon' to pot-see an op to date tele ohone aervlca. Thn new order of thinits is being k rbroueht about hy the organization of the Lakevlw A Pine Cruek Kleclrio ('omiiany under the niHrinuemen t of K. ('. Thrunt(i. a pioneer who waa hare prior to the establishment of the town, and who has lived for more than a third of a century on bis farm, Jiih south cf town, which It la hellevnd be tranxferred a few months since to Hill intercuts. C T 1 hn new roinpauy not only Intend pultliitf in a Hrst class plaut in Lake view, hut hak hIho aectired the linn betweeu lakeview and Alturaa, which will be entirely reconstructed. New poles will be set betweeu Lakeview mid New Flue Creek. The contractu now let for cutting the polea for a portion of tbn line and also for pluo Ink about Lakeview. None of the poles will be let than to feet In lunxth, aud none will te lined any where of entailer diameter than ID in chs at Uaae, aud alt Indies fit top of polo. The company is now aendin to prominent supply comranla for equipment, on a competitive basis iih a requirement for an experi enced and qua! i tied man to Install tbe eytsem. There alii be a three hundred drop board, wbicb is much laruor than present needs demand, hut Mr. ThurBton pays Lakeview la bound to tzrow in tbe near future, aud ha propoana to bn ahead of al dn nmnda. Two main cables will be uead IRRIGATION WORK NOW UNDERWAY Ayres gets His Cowhead Lake Proposition Going I Thn Fort Bidwell (iold Nuvget haa t thta to aav of our enterprise which waa promoted by a prominent Like view man ; Ooorge 11. Ayree put a light force of uic a at work lust Tuesday on the eonth portal of tbe tunnel aa a pre liminary to opening tbe ditch tbat will carry an abundance of water to tbe sagebrjsb land ou tbe east sine nt iliirnrue Valkv. nf it Iimh ren ii i red a vait amount ork lo plau the enterprise aud nr'ng it to toe preen it state ot anvunce incut aud. while the project la a big tiu iertakiug. uo trouble will be ex perieuctd iu brtuiilug it to a Hual e liisumHtiou, upon which the uo thouauda of acre ot ricbaiii laud will be converted tu tlowiug fields of waving corn and beaatiful homes will deck the spot where now nothing but rank page brush grows and tbe coyote aud jck rbblt have full pos ttehHlon. Wheu ouce water la obtaina le, thexa lauds will providagoolhou.ee for tbe mu titadea who are searchiug for a suitable place to appropriate g'lverumeut land for a home and wheu the land is settled upou it will mean much for Sur rise as well to those lortuuate euough to secure it. American Breed Is Fast Becoming Extinct. By IRAN KLIN It. ClODINCS, ProfcMor of Sociology, Columbia University. HE AMERICAN BREED IS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE A LOWER BIRTH RATE EVEN THAN FRANCE. Tlio American father and mother throughout the coun try aw not providing an ADEQUATE MKTII KATE TO MAIN TAIN T11EIK STOCK. The burden of increasing the population is FALLING ON THE IMMIGRANTS. But a man U foolioh to opinionate on what should be done regard ing the birth rate. The parents, for the present at least, intend having it a low one. Our problem U to CUT DOWN THE DEATH KATE. t It is murderous to let typhoid few got tho grip on our cities that it has. Take Philadelphia a horrible example. Keeently, it was re ported, there were forty new cases of typhoid every day in that city. The great problem of tho cities is to keep clean. The slums in our great cities are in a disgraceful condition. Authorities must take up MUNICIPAL 1IOUSECLEANING thoroughly if tbey expect to keep tho number of deaths normal. It can reasonably be much lower and must lie to PERPETUATE THE AMERICAN STOCK. I believe that so few children to each family is merely a PHE NOMENON OF THE TIMES. Before many years, I am confi dent, tho birth rate will riso somowliat. la town. - Kuivnys have already teen niadn od thn principal et rents of the towo for placing tbe poles, and the work of placing them will be done just asoou aa they can te prepared for tb"purpoa The eetabllahmeut , or this servlc will be a Kreat oon vpulerice in the fact of havinii a central exahauxe and thereby doloa a away with the three widely separated exchanitna now maintained in towo. The consolida tion and extension of tbn service ness, also bring about increased bust phones as many who would not pots phones under exist inn conditions will not only place them in their places of biiMiness but in their real deuces as well, eoraetbiatf that will be appreciated by the bonsawifa as well as the business man. For the preaeut Mr. Tbrustoa will maintain the exchange and offices in tbe new Watson Blocc.. Thus, thanks to Mr. Tbrustou, Lakeview takes another step toward ber future greatness. RAILROAO MEN IN PIT RIVER VALLEY The Bieber Gazette, ot tbe ICtb says : Some little tallroad excitnnt was inuaed here last week on accouut of a visit froni a gentleman who was look lug over tbia valley for a'rilrvn route. He made tbe statement that the Pit River route waa tie most feHsnhln of any in the mountain?, for several reasons, aod only on account ot the pro'iuscd reserv.m oiie Here would the road build urouud our valley. This may be of more IgniQ cun ct than la realized on accouul of the many railroad surveys being made in ceutral au eataern Oreunu aud all I beading lu tbia direction. ' It might t well for our peopla '.a make anoth er effort to induce the iuterior de partment to raixe th eoiharxo that has been placed on this valley. APPLE ORCHARD AT $2,000 AN ACRE HOOD RIVER. Or., '21. -J. O. Por ter, who fot many years was a partner in the Sears i, Porter orchard, aud who is one of tbe largest growers to day, holds the record for a profitable urple crop in tbe Hood Hiver valley this year Mr. Porter's three aud oue- i half acre tract ot Yeliow Newtuwua apples- w ill yiol I fcl.tX) per M ie. A iiihiu tto .iu uukn wnf Jiuaeu oil n siugle tree. Mr. Portrr bas shipped bis entire crop tu tbe New York mar ket with tbe exception of a few New towus that were bought by Page&Soii of Portland. The Vale Oriano repoita Louis N Hill there tn ooguitn, and says oue of tbe hea I engineers nf tbn Oregou Short Lire has purcbat-ed a lot there and la bnildiug a borne Two ileus that Indicate railroad doings aoou iu Malheur Couoty What tbe automobile Is to tbe Unitml States the motor boat ia to Canada, especially along the St. Ltwrence river aud iu liritiuh Co lumbia. DYING OUT. THERE ARE PLACES ..J NAILTIIEIR FLAGTO Everybodys Say's Move ment is Not a Question .J of Partyjnit of Right , Everyoody'a Magazine, aa, ( Us reader know, is in no sense a -fart I- aaa publication. Bat Dart aaashlo is not involved. m the Jnaur. eot moveuient. . Representative govern ment, in at fttakr. Tor thia oootrpll log reason, Everybody's doe Indorse, wiihout qualifloation, tbe coble stand taken by tbe losargenta of tba, Senate aud tbe House. These men have risen above party. Tbey have faithful! and courageously represented tbe pet pln at large lo Congress. ' Tbe reelection of Ueveridge. Clapo and La Foilette is of national nao-: "ent. For these men not only repre Hent thn people of their respectle states: they are senators of the whole people. Aud before me primaries oral leant before tbe ConKresaioual election- every candidate should be com pelled to eive pledue that be will vote asaiuat Cannon' for Speaker, and vote for a cbauee in tbe rules which will take away tbe Speaker's power to ap point commutes, substituting there: for tbe naming of comiltees by a bi partisan committee ' of tbe wbole une; thus terminating that uo Xmericsu otbcial'e domination of tbe Committee on Rules. (Jet tbn ruled ce from yoor Congress man. iet t pledge tbat will bind bis action, not alone in the .party caucus but, far more important on the tl-inr ot tbe House. - '" Better vet the i ledee in writing.' Editor's note la January Every body's MUST TEAR DOWN ALL THE FENCES Big StocKmen Over The Line in California . Must Let Co .' FORT B I DWELL (Modoc Co.), December 24. A number of large land owners wbo have bad tbe tree use of thousands of acres ot (Joveru merit laud under, fence Hr . yars have received notice I rem tbe liov eroment to taar down the fence and return tn-t loud to tbe public tjo iii aiu. Some of the bolder arn ccmplyuiw witb the request, write otbeif art itul liug ou. Cousiilerble giioj l i l' bas beeu iu tbe bauds of a few met), while tbe small stock meu, beep men. ad h 'uinstea iwra brve hns'i ddprirad of their rights. PEOPLE GRABBING GOVERNMENT LAND Tbe Silver Lake Leader saya: Still the people come pourtugg iu to file ou lauiis aod la doiog bo are makiug no oiistakle. At this rat long be fore tbe summer of 1910 bas passed every foot of government laud throughout this sectiou will bn taeo up. Our railroad uiaguatea will please ait up and take notice aod shove tbat work along a little faster, as commodities will be ready to load your oars daily by tbe time you get them here. Charlaa Dickens en Christmas. -. "It Is a wonderful thing," wrote Charlea Dickeus, "the period of Christ mas! 1 wonder bow many hundreds of thousands of parents have discov ered at Christmas time, under tbe magic of the season through some lit tie, little thing done by son or daugh ter that those they thought estranged from them, by those things which come between, still loved them with a memory more teuder thau they bad dreamed of. "1 wonder bow many sons and daughters, under tbe magic Influence of Christmas, have had their hearts softened so as to be moved by some little manifestation of lore by father or mother, which tbey would bare thought little of. perhaps despised, at any other season." Highway Sevtn Hundred Mitas Long. A highway stretching In a direct llnp of 700 miles from Atlanta to Washing, ton Is now the subject of promotion on he part of tbe Good Roads club Of Georgia. ' INSURGENT'S MAST UNCLE SAM SAYS IF ' " YOU' VOTE DRY Y0UO0THIRSTY 4 f i .i f. Vill Permit No Evasion Of the Prohibition ? By Common Carriers ll has been allegud from time to time ,that la turae of the states where tbe sale of intoxicating liquor hjjbeen prohibited la one way or aa other ,tbe railroads and express com pan'ies assisssted tbe violators of tbe faW by acting as baying and sellliog agents, or both. Congress, witb tbe idsa of putting a atop to this practice provided aj follows: " Any railroad company, express company or other Carrier, or any other person, wbo, in connection witb traneportation of any spiritous, vinous, malted, fermen ted, or other intoxicating liquor of aoy'lnnd, from one etate, territory district of the Lnited States, shall LcaUect the purchase price or any fart thereof, before , on or after de fvery, or snail in any manner act as tbe vgeot of tbe buyer or seller of any siou liquor, fur tbe purpose of Day log or selling or completing tbe sale thereof. Paving only in the actual transprtatiou and delivery of tbe same, ghull be fined not more tban 5,000." 1 lo view ot tbe above tbe stages aod freighters who have been hanling in toxicating liquors into tbe dry parts of this county may get Into serious trouble witb tbe United States author ities. BIG GOLD STRIKE IN HOAG DISTRICT Tbe Uilweil Noaaet says tba doable compartoieot raise in tbe fco 1 gar Piue. one of tbe cropertlea of tbe tiidel Consoliated, will reach th-surface hi few lays, aud says ore ranging from $40 to $135 per ton waa enoouutered Tbe raise waa to giva air, and on its completion operationa will at once be resumed on tbe 300 foot level. From wbat we know and have learned we believe tbe Sagar Pine is destined to become one of tba great mines of California. Thin 'a a vast body of ore, twelve feet of which samples $7.50 per too. Just bow wide tbe ledge Is baa not been determined, but the U. 8 geological sarryot es timates it at 60 feet. Aod it is koown to extend thru tba mountain 600 yards. Work will be poshed throughout the winter under tbe su pervision nf competent engineers aod miners. Keep an ,eye on this pro perty. HARNEY COUNTY SETTLING RAPIDLY Ti.e r potts of the Uulted States Land Ottlcn at burns Harney- County of November disclose a larue aaiouot of boEduea-t for this time ot year and a pubstaetial increase of settlers. There were 57 homestaeda entered en; h racing 9J45 acres : 'jy desert clams. !hMI ; 10 state school script selec tions. 1168 aciea; 5 railroad scrip Selections. 210.1 acres; 7 timber aad stone entries, "TOO acres; fl publio sales, 173 acres, n total of li,all acres. Tbe collection were: Fe8 and co mltwiona, (flOoii.44; sale of puhlio lands. 1039.11. IIARRIMAN LEFT OVER 8200,000.000 NEW VORK. Deo. 23.-Edward H. Harriman was really worth at tbe time ot is death more thau 200,000, 000. although a receot appraisal of bia estate placed its valuation at iH'J, ("00,000 Since Mr. ilartiuiau's death bis es tate bas profited by a ribe la market values, aud it ia stated that tbe wealth of Mrs. Harriman may be (tnuaervatively estimated at ?'J'-0,0OO, 000, which would make ber probably the richest woman lu tbe world. ATTAINMENT. 1C sigh for things we scarce hope to gain A ml which. It all our turn, would Siva no ptace. We vainly toil and struggle to release To knowledge nature' secrets. We com plain Tli at 'tis not tiven ua to break aome chain. To scale some peak, to win some golden fleece. To do acme mlgnty deed whose light shall cease Only when moons no longer was ai4 wane. 'TIs thus we empty all the springs of life To lone the blessing at our very hand. For faith and love, with glory aa of sun., Illume the path of peace through every strife. . No work la futile that la nobly planned. No deed la little If but greaUy don. Edward Robeson Taylor. ejeytv4sa