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VOL. XXXI
I.AKKN IKN, LA K K Ct7
'KK(!ON, JANTAKY, G 1910.
Si). 1
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SIDNEY T. COLVIN,
ANOT E KOFOUR
PIONEERS, IS
Death Came Suddenly on
""Monday Morning and
" Wafpue to" Heart
Failure
This community was startled early
5Tonday morning! by the announce"
ment of thVauddaa deaiu front heart
NO MORE
1 1
failure of" sVluey T. Oolvln, auother
in old pioneers of-Lake county
and one lung prominent lothe utlair
of the county. "
Air Colvln attic coming to Lake
county in 1S73 h I been engagnd In
tbe stock business. He tad a ranch
In ('looked CrK valUf where he
raise 1 a tine quality of horsss, whlnh
ha MspostMl uf in California aud oth
er section of tha country.
It baa bean his custom to take his
stock out of tbe country an I remain
al winter disposing of them. Laat
wl'itnr he discontinued tbe practice
and staid neri all wlotnr, be javln
rnaubed tha conclusion that bis age
was too far advance I for further ou
daitakint of that kind. H.nne time
during the past Jr h dlspoxed of
bis ranch and stock aad puicbased
tbe furniture bualn of H. L. Chuai
ler which lo HtsnoUtlou with bis son
iu-lsw, Mr llarrlit, bt was Muoissful
ly coaduotiog at ttie time of hU
death. JO I ZZT
Mr. t?olvlu i.. i I ottiu lu hiu ouatu
mary tu iiltli li'i i d arooiid to m up
to the vnppur non t lis uulitlif'i
hl ij n ii tli. ()i t ie morntnir of bis
demise at about 6 o'clock bis wife
called to blip to et op, as It was bis
usual bout: for arising. lit stirred
aud turned over, but not putting in
appearauua bis wife (attain went to
Mm, and fjiind that bis spirit bad
tlowo. Tb-nock to bereelf and
daughter. Mra iJarris, was hrd to
lear.
lie was Lorn lo Oaleu N. Y. Aug.
), 183H. lu 1 802 be enlisted in th
Hth N. Y Heavy Artillery, and
served for two years as captain, but
on tbe eve of promotion bad his hip
shattered lu tbs Hattla of tha Wil ie -ness,
aod was houorably disoharund
from furthni service, to Keptetnbtr,
18G5 be marrind Miss Kletita k l'or
who still survive nltn. Krom this un
ion three cblidren re, born: Mrs.
('. (J. HarriK. of Silver Lakn; Mim.
h'arnbam Harrin. ot Lakaview and
Harvey Colvii of liorkelny (Julltor
nla all of whom will tm pfneut at
bis funeral.
Mr. Calvin came to California in 1
IH7(i, ami for seine time tas a con- I
doctor on (he Central I'acltin railuy J
I. Ike niHoy early railroad tueu ba 1
iwuiujv iiiiiii diwii witu i uf luuurv
making posihilitie nf s'.ock growing
and with that purpose in view.
l.i .1...
came tu Lass cuuuly lu 1 872.
which baa since bevu bin pretuaneut
residence.
Ills many fins qualities of mind
aud heart cndeareii hi in to a wide
circle of friends who let ret that til
CHreer of neuf tilltie.ia In eudeil.
lie was a member of the Khermau
1'ost (1. A. It. aud alno of the Masoulo
lodge at LHkeview.
He will be buriud tniiay from tbe
HHptM Church imdet tbe ritual of tbe
Masonic fraternity.
PARTY LINES ARE
DISINTEGRATING
Tbo New Yink World, h conserva
tive democratic nexpanHr Hiya:
"Not since Mr. Cleveliiiiil'a second
iidinluintiHt Inn have purty linen ul
Washington lupii o lirokmi in ttmy
me in I he sixty Hi st ('ongruss. Hi'in
ocrHts iiml itepnlillcHiiH ure alike
divi'lnd In tliri II huh SniMilt ir (bul
lion liici'H an iiiHiirgent revolt; but
( 'hamp Clark, tlio opposition leaiier
CHtiu it coinuiiiiid the nnaiiiino'iH sup
port uf t!e I Itmiocrat lo reiseiitit
lives. Keiint r Ctiliiertini) bus re
siguod the llninklAHH task of loading
the Democratic uiiuniity in tlieSnn
ute, and Senator Aliiricb liuds b'a
own leaderhtiip sliHiply clmllcuK'ecl
by nicl leal Senator.) from thn Wetd.
Kepiiblicaii Si'iiators anil KnproHentu
tives can lie found who ure no less
radical than Mr. Ilryaii and Mr.
Clark, and I here are democratic equa
tors aii'l repi'i-Heutativeri who tire no
lees ci'iiserrai ive tbau Mr. Aldrich
aud Mr. Cm, lion.
In Central , hivon the railroads are
coming with
about 'JUO men working
to shove tl
ti'iu Hiong. 1 tie crop or
11)10 MJ
aud it is gi
u s ti. be a "bumper"
ng tu roll down to the
lulls. No wonder sage-
Colli in I la oil
brush plaiuH
nie ucing luineii mio
fertile Helda! mid eattem laud snecu
latum ure roup ing many barvebts iu
ad van co.
A family Id' live ueur (Sacramento
Nto raw ' oi k sausage, and are giving
tlko doctors thn time of their Jives
t preu..t them from slipping
through (' pearly gates before their
time.
AKTKSIAN WATER
EASILY OBTAINED
Seems to be an Easy
Matter to Get Such Wells
in Harney's Valleys
Tim Harney Ouuoiy ."news of th 1st
lust Iihn til to titty of a aiM't I on
through wbicb Ihn Military hond
(irtuit passes Mti'l which was opened
lo setMemnnt by thn Oregon Vulley
LhihI Company lust September:
One of thtt prominent fuafors in tbe
iilltnnte development of Harney coun
ty will tin the artesian How of water
which In to b fouui kt o many
ln'n and at. such reasonable depth
from the aurface Kapecaly Ii thn
(run of tha secton etat of Ktaao'e
mountain Mini south from tha Juniper
Lake couur.ry to the .Nevada 1 1 on. all
thrnuub Hit WiM Ho run. Pueblo aod
I rout creek valleys, lu which an ar
teslan (tow Is secured at the depths
or iro n t 10 vat reel.
In Wild Horse valley north end
sotiui or AurHvvn many tanu
iicfMfii 1 1 y irrigated by mean of
(lowing wlls. One man A. II. Hollls,
mint or .odreH, h.iiug sit or hot
ri of thniu on hi pUon an I toere are
many others having ainlUr and lea
ner numocra. All the way south from
there t I)nlo through the Pueblo
ami Trouticrnnlc valley, these wells
are fou'id and In a short tlaie there
will .e a great man- of them drilad
an t put. to good us lu general ir
rigation syntem.
Taking i he character of the soil sod
the favorable c.limstin conditions,
thn possibilities for fruit and ve.jta
IjU pro Indian under a generous ar
tesian water aupoly are beyond pres
ent calculation. Where a flow oan bn
olivine 1 at a deptl! of tio to l'ii feet
the cost is merely noutual aad the
ater can tie uesd at' a great profit,
linger such an Impetus that paitnf
Harney county is sure to make rapid
progress.
RAILS COMING FAST
FOR OUR RAILROAD
The Altura papers n-port I hat the
N. ('. (). ha a lw pile ot rIU in iti
yards there tor ita Lnkelw exteu
Ion, aud that the company la Increas
ing mbiiih at tha rate of Hfteen cr a
week. At that rate It looks an
though the road would keep at work
extending its line until Its Columbia
liver lermiulHl Ii reached We shall
not object so loiw as the road raacbes
Lakeview, Tbe people here aia not
going to block the progress of any
roipi that reaches us.
GOOD EFFECT SHOWN
OF FORESTRY RULES
v . n m .
WTPVPlM rOWPr-MTP
ww wav w m w t
Crabbing, and MaXes
Crabbers Let Co!
And what wil: be the effect of tbe
National Forest rules ou tne owner
ship and development of water-powet
sites lu the Northwest? What has
been elfect? One fact : The South
eru I'brIIIu has very receuty aban
doned two of its most promising
power sites one of them locuted on
the Umpijiia Hirer In Southern Ore
egn, aud the other on the AlcKeti.lu
a branch of the Willamette Kiver.
The conipHtiy emed t' huve dixcnv-
eted that the power wasn't needed
just yet also that they must either
get to wink or let loose. These t.o
power cites are now "pen, and it is
very likely that otliere ot the lower
sites lu the National Forests of Ore
gou and WiiHlii'utou will Iih released
soon, or their leusee terminated be
ensue they lack the development
worK. Such a wholesale release seams
almost inevitable tor it till of the
pnuer sites that are now being tacitly
held in the Northwest, were really
developed the, market would be de
luged there, would be in hi y. many
times as much poaer dereloped as is
at present needed, orlikeiy will be
needed in the next; ten years. K It.
Howard in the January Pacific
Monthly.
A Fine Edition
The iiuuiial number of the Oregon
inn makes especial nieut ion of Con
trai Oregon and gives its prospective
ruilromla, and miinifold opnortuni
ties piomiueiice. Wo shall take
pleasure in conyiug some of its men-
jtlou of Lake County. Those wbo de
jhlreciui obtain a coiiy by aildressiiig
I the Oregoniau, Portlniiil, and enclos
fug live ceut.s. It is a number worth
keeping for its Informing contents as
to this Oreat Inland F.inptra.
Before "1 married," said Mr. Hen
peck, "1 didn't know what it nieaut
to support a wt. 'I' presume you
know now)" "Yea indeed 1 looked
up tbe word 'support' iu t do diction
ary aud discovered that one ot its
meanings is 'endure. " lilrmiughatu
Age Herald.
Robert Howie, a 'i-vear old got on
tbe thin ice of tbe Mutiiath river Held for a tunderu prorgossive aud
lust week, broke through and wasjpublio spirited morning dally in
drowned. Portland.
NEW HOMESTEAD
RULINGS SEEM
TO EAVOR
SETTLRS
Commissioner Considers
Evidence of Good
Faith All That Is
Necessary
Tbe commissioner of the genersl
land ottloe ba banded down three
decisions la contest esses arising
In the llolsa land district two of
wblcb tha entryman were allowed to
bold their claims upon evidence of
good faitb, notwithstanding tbe fact
i hat they have not oomplted with t' e
strict letter nf tbe law or to rest
deuce. In tha third esse the entry
man wbo took up bis claim as a desert
claim eutry, but later discovering
tbat aulfoleut water was not avail
able, relinquished tbe tract and took
it up as a homestead, is allowed no
credit for Improvement place! upon
tbe land aa a desert entry and In
view of the fact tbat he bad n it com
pied witb tbe law as to residence bis
ulalm l held for cancellation.
The register and receiver of tha
Iiotse ollice In passing upon ttese
cases and against all the e e it v nen
on tbe grounds tbat none ot ttiiu
had established or maintained a !-
a lesldenue. I. tbe ease of Wvuu W.
FeOsy vs. Willis V. Krleder, inv-lv-Ing
80 acies section !5. tos do 4
north, range 5 west, It was bon by
the testimony that eotrymtu never
resided continuously upon the lands,
but from time to time spe it Suu lav
there, stopping over nig it.
In overruling tbe aociai of locil
otllcials in irecommending fits claim
for cancellation, the cotuin siouni a
decision states in part:
"Concerning question of rest ten re
here is hut little coottict lu the test
niony. Doe ot toe pl-tiullf's wit
uesnes, Mitchell, wbo ha I lived on
(he adjoining tract since February.
I'J)H, testified that tbe defeo lent bad
ixen cu bis claim o.l and oi atuce
vlarnh, but could out state bow of
eu. "He came nut on Saturlav some
times and flayed over Sund ty and un
til Sunday evening aud Sunday af-
eroooiif. Ho'netimea bn oinje out on
Sunday aud stayed until Sunday af
teruoou aud sometimes be would
coma back Mouday morning,' and
sometimes be came out during the
week.
'Tu tbis case contest wis hron t
a j' in iU luouti s utter euliy. an i
Ah. n u. aiiug was hid t ie eiiry
Arti an nit .i y-ar id I.
"C lilvulltiii u one of i itui.ire
neiiti ot I ne lit) oesti-ad In lint co i-
I'.riili "a snoft li;'ifllie entry
mil Hie eurriun.ilu cir-M nst iucn.
i jiiduriient ot fatf ilor- ould not
i ie arienti-ii rn the trniii n of tail I
ote lo cultivate hi me. a- there is yet j -eu I'huciiih in Attica,
time lu which t.i i-n ,.piv ""i i 1
law in that rei-pect D-tt-.nlaut ha t-' ulv-inu bia nol lupay
evjiie.jly shown gj I Initii in the ' tit. )-rom time to time lie teduced
matter ot bis Inn rn en.enip so that
ttit only question to b nelt-rinined is
tiether he lias 'p rfm med ' sue', arts
as Mould iu licate tin e-tta'ilis'i n .k
of bis resilience and iuteui lo nihke
tbe laud bis home.
"The residence on the part nf tl a
defendant has beeu of an intermittent
character and is nut entirely sot'stm)
tory. He appears, however, to have
done the bet be could under the
circumstauces. His absence appear
to have been necessary lo earn money
to support bimseif and improve the
land.
"Upou a careful consideration ot
the case it is tin: believe I thxt such
a showiug of ilelaiiit has beeu made
as would justify the) cancel hit ion ot
the entry. In re net. in, this conclu
siou it Is not to he understood that
the entry can be perfected by the
character of the residence iudi
catad."
A peculiar contrast is apparent lu
the other two cases James O, Adams
vs. Com. 'hue li'akker involving ICO
acres ot liu.d in section 21 .township
7 north, rauge 1 west acd Samiittl
M. Friend, iuvoUlug a quarter sec
tion of section ii towusuip I uortli,
range 4 wea.
In the Adams- lilakkir coutest tbe
rinding of the Unise ollicers are re
versed and enso dts uisSHd. Illakker
procured rellr()iiisbment fur the
laud embruced in IIih entry purcbus
lug tbu improveu;enta thereon for the
Who Gets the Profit?
A cailotid of turkeys left
Calveston, lexas, the other day, for
which locul ahopphi's received II cents
per pound. When these turkeys
reached the consumers they cost M
cents per pound. In other words,
two thirds of the cobt to the consum
er was absorbed somewhere between
the seller and the buyer. It went to
ttie railroad or the middle man.
'I'h la alaa lut' icntea that there is sonm
thing besides u snort.aga of commodi
ties that creates bigb prices.
' Thu press ot tba state is almost
a unite iu jumping ou tbe preverse,
petty, pettish, childish old man of
tha Oregonian, who uliugs with per
sistency of his pap rag ideas of a
buck woods age. There surely ia a
ftujW PINE
TREES IN NURSERY
First Coniferous Nursery!
to be Established on
Shasta National Forest
KISSON", Deo. .'Kl. The Forest Her
vlc bus planned to enlabliitb a con
iferous tiureery on the 8hasta Nation
Mi Koreat, the capacity of which lade
Nigned to be fitm.MX) trsufpHiits per
rear. The stock prodcued there is to
tie ued in experimental plantlna ou
tbe Miubt-r forests of the North.
Apprnximatelv, 5,'(J onuons of
"iiusr pine and yellow pine seed have
ben collected tbe bast season fur
conducting sowing experiment. The
Kraal i roblem on the timber forents
lies ia tha replacement of chanaral
wbicb has taken possession of im
mense areas of potential timber land
following Are.
In connection with the exoerlmeutal
work on the Hbasta National Forest.
experiments will be made with many
of tbe broad-leafed species of tbe East
ror l tie purpose of ascertaining
bather some uf tfiern can oe success
fully grown on certain favorable sit
uation!. FROWNS ON JELLY-
FISH STATESMEN
Says What Counts These
Days is Firm Set Jaw
2and Stiff Back Bone
The Oakland Knqulrer is a strong
Republican paper, butjlike many others
itiiii tn rauks of the party does
in. t "crook tne ptegnnut knee tbat
ihnft may follow faw iiurf," when it
conies to a ((iiestiou ot party falty
ur houe-t denunciation of trie trusts
aod captslistia roug doers-of either
high or low dtgee. lu criticism of
some of the notoriously untlt sp
pointments of President Taft that
oaoer draws iufereuues tlia' sound
like the "Keturu Horn Elba," as fol
lows:
It doesn't! tak- a whole straw stack
to show wbicb way tbe wind blows.
It will be a source of grevious disap
pointment ti oiauy friends and sup
"ortera of Presl lent Taft if he proves
himself a jellyfish iu, tbe hands of the
Philistines, lu tl uei Ilk tbis it
tskes sometbiug mure than avnrdi
riois and a mile to make a tatPnjHti.
... . .ie , i . ihli. ai e h tnui ft
i mi I s t-l III liai-HU.ius t i i
niife M, I'le.l. euf l'rffi 1 vi
cr.ive t " tti- c ui'iiy that be put-ss
h I l.ee k nd
'
j The ri,.i,ei, 1 1 i till siil'Uh In
i' Hr re -lm loin- lea' I gnu tliebtiuar
! 1 ri,l! i'ldicates tlial Mr. Kospelt
'' ("bind liim rigger gaoie ttau be
l,,e princirnl griually di uusUfng
the d-itit. while A'.rktig foi other oo-
lle Dmiug this peiiol nf m .re
than fiilit months he ne er resided
I., n his claim, exceiitiog 12 days.
Thi commissioner bobt tbe testi
mony dhows f he good tallh nf tl e ell
trymaii and lismis-.es the coutest al
thouti residence was net such as
' geueiHlly required ol an eutry-
iliH'l
The ttt-tiinonv iu c-se nf Simuel K. !
l arson vs Herman M. hriend indi
cates a similar status of tha contestun
is to re!aieuce He had first Hied
upou Che land as a desert entry but
lit-r, disordering sufficient water was
uot available, reliuquislied t.1e tract
ami took up a hiviiestead. Upou tne
deceit claim he hadexpen.lei d00
f r improvements., but little aJ
ditioual expense was added atfer it
became a homestead. A good bouse
hud been erected, Hit uot furnish I
iu such a maimer as to afford hs'.ii
lation t'yr the wiuter, owing to tbe
absence of a stove. Friend accord
ing to the testimony in the case, did
his ouV ing while on the premises
amund a camp tire, lu view ot this
fact the decisiou of the register and
receiver iu holding the entry for can
cellation for failure to establish and
mnMituiu a residence on tbe laud is
adlrn.eJ. Idaho Statesman.
A Good Booster
Col. Hofer, of the Salem Duily
journal says no one lias a string ou
him or can dictate the policy of his
paper. Tba result is that he Is mak
ing cue of the best editoral pagss iu
the stute. IT lie editrr ot the K. a mi
ner ;uud the Colonel once had the
Mississippi river between them: be
being editor of tbe MnUregcr, Iowa
News, while we were the editor of the
Prairie du Chien, Wis , Uniou. We
grew side by each, "an unw we are
both ont here, boosting for Oregon,
the bust state iu tba Union!
Good Water Means Health
Typboid fever is raging in tbe Wil
lumette valley. Ibe water supply,
owing to buck-woods notions of tin
people is badly contaminate j. aud
tbe new blood lecently arrived is now
makiug a strenuous effort to secure
pure water supply from the moun
tains. That ia one of tbe thiims that
Lakeview is particularly blessed with.
ai abundaut supply of pure uiouutaiu
water.
PAISLEY Slffi
ING FROM THE
People Being Driven Out
Of Their Homes By
the Backing up
of the River
Tbe situation ia PalsU is serion
At tbis wrltina. Mood., tbe river
baa overflowed tae main trset as ttr
as tbe Paiely tiotel. T store ano
inn warenouse of Virgil Conn, Ihe
taisiey mercantile co niMny's etoie
aoa ur wit barn's dru stme are all
urruunoea or water. One can not
get to tbe postofflce lo ( :oou's store
wuoouc wading In slush a foot deep
ine northern stage did not get oot
of Pais!?- Monday morning. For
me past week it bad been crossing at
tbe upper ford. But even tbis cross
Ing bas been abut off from tbe town
by tha water coming down th f-outh
channel by bam Bannisters. Tbe on
ly way tbe ford can be reached ia by
horseback arouud by tbe bill ceme
tary 1'be ice iauj commenced witb tba
snow storm of December 2(tb. two
weeks ago. Tbe light snow (down In
to tbe ri.sr formed slush and began
o pile op alonng tbe ZX levee at the
upper end of the marsh. Ibe river
gradually backed up until it reached
tbe bridge. Tbe loe jm came to the
tops of tbe piera. Tne river was
higher than the streets aod the soon
the northeast part of town waa
oonea
One by one the : people began to
move out of tbeir houses, abandoning
tbem to tbe water and ice Mra.
Mar ci Cooley in tbe big write bonse
was tbe Arts to move. Tbe migration
kept up until tbe following eight fam
ille bad touol iiw quarters witb
tueir neighbors" Mrs. Conle?, W. O.
Hutf, Albert Baunister. John Farley,
Wm. Unlir, Mrs. George Harper, B.
(J. Cannon aud William Tucker.
lo some instances piaio were ele
vated with saw-borses to keep them
ont of tbe flood. Doors .were tightly
calked in hopes of keetiog out tbe
water. There was hardly any current
to tbe overflow and tbe water toon
congealed in gardens, stables ani
bouses. Domestic; animala were taken
aloug witb tbe owners.
For tbe dance Christmas eve a
w-N of b ir u iiad been coqstracted
s .iiin ,.i r of iLe Tnat was about
oi. lot n.ir i. hi. s could cross until
ti. t h l-i 1' .nixiiy For tbat
"i-i v ihe . h-r un. t i rose from 12
m! ig. t i 4" is . v M(j aone
inn (eij 1 ie uirt w in o.ck lur.i
if- I t channel imi tiny a narrow
gorge .Siieri i.. r A'.ot 'or-uai-k was at
"'k lth ii. en all .liy Fri isV aud:
Hied in fie leeu hole - nt i ot tnei
bridge with 'imi . It was thoug tj
that the crisis bad passed. . t
But Friday uight it again turned 1
coll an I again tb liver began to '
jam. Matnrday seven inches of enow :
t.ll at Wild ward 'a Hot Springs and
trot at Wavman Witber's Sutruoay
liiiiit lie tb-rctneler went one belo i
at WWard'saod Sunday night nine
iiui.., -rh.a ,k. i .
lielow ; ibis equals tbe low lecord
of Ja nary lath three years ago when
it was nine below, tbe coldest since
the weather station wai established
nix years ago.
Snuiay veniug Philip Woodward
s'tKed tor the Mercantile Cc s store
alter eudlng . tw dear's at home.
He crossed all right coining out Sat
urday but Snudny evening after Bet
ting his horse into the saddle blanker
he had to go back. He turned the
horse lo.-e and willed across
What the people will do when all
the houses are (loodn i j- a problem
Tbe only thing that will save tbe
town is a southwest wind witb its ac
company ing thaw. Mouday the breeze
was from the roruiwest. There is
talk of a suit for damages against tbe
ZX. ,
Wiil Visit Mexico
Merrill Record 30tb ult: Mr. and
M rs C. A. Hnutiug are selling their
household effects at prirate sale at
their reisdeuce preparatory to leaving
shortly on a to-ir ni Sontiern Cahtnr
uia. They will go to Los Augeles
for their first stop. Mr, Cuuting will
make a trip into Old Mexico to tu
vettigate opportunities for invest
tliRuts in that country, and may possi
nly extend his investigations as far
south as the Panama canal. Iu the
spring Mr. and Mrs. Bnutiugg will
return to Me. rill. Their oldest
da-igbter will remain with her grand
mother in Poe valley. .
Joy in Scrapping
The Mt Vernon (Wv) Herald map
philosophies as folio vs, aud be may
not be a fur out of the wav either:
When s man aud bis wife have
quarrelled for years, aud then sepe
rate, they miss the excitement ot
wrauglug just aa oue who bas always
used a lot pepper when deprived r
it. This explains why those win.
have separated are ntt-n kn - n
make tiui - Peace Is flat and taste1
compared with pepper, aud a - se-para
tion deprirea each of right to giv -the
other hall
(leu rue Haiikins, who has Ken ill
with tlil'eatMi'it inf"i"-.iin wilt! nlilo
to gctttboirt towuitgfiln, on Monday
CHEWAUCAN
FLOODS
jHTSuillT
ON GOOSE LAKE
Situated Midway Between
Here anT Aituras "6n
An Orchard Tract
The Klaruatb Hera, of Dec. 2th
jit say. John Harrymau, soperinten
;ani. of the.ilydralic Moot and Brick
company, leturoed at irday fiom a
trip to Lake County in tbe interest
of tbe company. Mr. Harry mm atatea
that a new town bar sprang ap on tie
-bores of (Joose Lake, in Modio
County, ahoat twjnt-sven miles
south of Lakeview. Tba IiL-eio-
Development Company baa bongbt
1.800 acre of tbe best land available
to Ooose Lake vallej. oo the Califor.
ola slle. tbirtv-on miles north nf
Aituras, tbe county aeat of Modoc.
Tbe land is nearly all 1
provided witb an abundance of tr
for irrigation. The comnanv hua
control of all tbe water ia Lassen
Creek and baa constructed a la run
dome to ran tbe water from its nam.
ral conrse to- tbe new townsite.
Tba flame ia about a mile Innir. nrt
ia built around a rock point hish
above tbe old creek channel, makinir
it possible to get water on all tha
land in tha new tract
Ibe coil ia what ia known aa lava.
soil, yet it is alio rial in its character
and well adapted to tbe successful
growiug of apples, pears, plums and
many variteies of berries as well
all kinds of vegetable tbat can t
grown in- otber parts of Coosa Lake
valley. Soma of tbe choicest speci
mens of frnit tbat were exhibited at
tbe Lakeview fair came from tbat
part of tbe valley. (Jrsia ba been
one of tbe profitable and reliable
crops of the valley for many years
and yield heavily when given reason
aula amount of water.
MANY BUILDNGd TO OO UP tv
THE SPRING.
Lumber baa already been ordered
for several new bouses, and otber
orders will be placed soon. Ten rea
idencea will be constructed at tbe
openin ; of spring, Together with a
general merchandise store, poatoffice
a blacksmith atop and otber build
ings Including tbs office of tbe land
company. Two Iota are reserved for
cburcbea. and one will probably be er
ected cext summer. There will be
enoagb children to form auother dis
trict, and tbat will necessitate tbe
building of a school boose. The ma
chinery for an electris light plant
baa been ordered and will be installed
aa soon aa the building atarti. The
town uf Lakeisde will be oo the N-C-O
Railroad, as tbe aarvey rune
through tbe town, and tbe tight of
way has ben bought. A station will
be built for tbe convenience of those
wbo wi!l ship produce to Lakeview
and Reno, ao tbat tbe problem of fuel
aud lumber tbat confronts so tnaoy
interior towns will never be a prob
lem for Laktside to solve.
TOWN WITHOUT SALOONS
No saloons, breweries ot distille
ries will ever r allowed to do busi
ness iu the new town. There is a
clsii-e In every dead which prohibit
the u'hiiii acture or sale of intoxicat
ing liatii is forever.
It is f plan of tbe company to
n-ak I.Kk-si la n summer teaort. and
to offer every inducement to desitible
people to come and spend their vaca-
'" V'" 'Vha H , '""ia-
lug town. Ihe atcitude of the com
puny will bn m harmony witb that
of the county, as .M-doc County, by
an nverwhel'tilne mainritv vofel not
the
saloons last February.
ASSEMBLY PLAN IS
RETROGRESSIVE
Would Bring Back the
Boss System and All
Attendant Evils
Thu Priueville Review expresses a
whole lot in tbe folio? ing little edi
torial :
"The Ureat ' trout-la wir.h tbe pros
pective assembly plau is tbat no "ne
who doesn't waut to will pay tha
.'lightest atteucio" to it, aod tbe pri
maries w ill go on iu tbe same old
way. Nt year we will have to elect
eeveral officers, aud you see tbe
newspaper everywhere loaded to the
guards with auuouncemeot of
candidates .tor ottlceiu spiteof all
"assemblies" called; and it ia not a
great, hazard to state tbat some of tba
assembly candidates will be ioglor-
tously snowed uudei.
criticise the primary
its relation to small
No one may
law because of
oftjores, and it
Oregon was not torn
to pieces polit-
uullv, no issue could
ba bad witb ita
deuliug 'with larger
officers Moral :
nury tba hucbet and vote your party
tiiketi' sad the spirit of tha ' primary
i .. ... .. 1 1 1 i. .. . i.
Is the heavy wagon cettang ruatvf
Let; it go aud It may tie spoiled by
i he weather 4u" -a few years. But
you can paint is, yourself., Take It all
mart on tba barn floor where you can
snut.tha door and keep out tbe
old , get some ulce smooth wagon
Ms int. and a good brush; rolldp your '
-leves ani. put on a pair of overalls
and go at it.--Farm Journal.