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x 1 VOL. XXXI LAKKVIKW, LAKH COUNTY, OltKGON, MARCH 10, 1910. NO. 10 li PROCEEDINGS OF i am rnmiTV ! LflllL UUUllIl COURT FOR THIS TERM Meeting of Road Supervisors-Telephone Line for Warner-Bills Allowed Ue It remembered. That a regular term nf Hid Count v Court fur the Stat of Oregon for tlm County of Luke was beguii Mini held March U, 11M(, with tlm following olllceia pre sent. lion. U. Duly, Judge () A. Ucliart. CumlMSioner, F W. Paynn. County (.Murk When t lio following pruceedliiiH were had. In -wit ' Thl hung tlm (Into of th meeting of the K.tud .-limervnior of the comi ty, tllH (111 I 'I meeting WUM held Hll't I tin mntlnr n' County Ibiadi dtHCUMHed. after which tlm folowig claims WITH exumlnttd, nil owe. I mil warrant are hereby ordcted drawn on the County Treaeurer to Iji l ul l out o f Komi Fund, ih follow to wit: A. W. LOUg for attendance ItOHil Supervisors meeting mid 110 miles tiuvi-l n i. no W. K McCormurk, i and !Ni inUi'H travel ). I' Cudy, doaud2.ri5 mile travel li. no 27.50 . 4.10 4.80 7.00 i.m Cnrl Lue, do nil J '21 in lion travel (ieorgo Nelson, do bud "H miles travel Walter liowHrd, rto ami "iO wiles t'Hvrl S .11 Chandler, do n ml 2S miles travel State of Oregon, County of Lake .SM I hereby certify that' the amoout tt opposite my name above is cor rect end should be imld A. W. Long W. K. McCormack O. F. Cady Carl F. Lue George Nelson Walter Howard H li. Chundler. In the matter of appointing a Kad Supervisor for Silver Lake Koad District No.l: Mr. C. 1). Lluick having resigned ms Koad Supervisor and bis reatgoa tion having been aooepted: It Is hereby ordered that Mr. Charles Pltober be and is hereby appointed Koad Supervisor for the Mid Silver Lake Koad District No. 1 . In the matter of appointing a Road Supervisor for Goose Lake Hoed Dis trict No. 10. Mr. Gilbert Arthur having re duced as Road Supervisor and his res ignation having been accepted; It is hereby ordered that George Nelson ba and is hereby appointed Koad Supervisor for the said Goose Lake Koad District No. 10 Whereupon Court adjourned to meet March 3rd., 19 10, at 9 o'clook a. m. In the matter of the State of Ore- gon for tht County of Lake. Thursday Maich 3, 1910. Court convened pursuant to ad ionrnment of yesterday same o Ulcers present, when the following proceed inu were hud. to-wit. lu the matter of the application of li. E. Wells to construct a Telephone Hue, mid operate same ou the County Roads Iruui Laketlcw to Warner h1 lev and over ami along the muds in xiiid uurner Valley. Oregon: It la hereby ordered tlmt (1. K. Wells is authorize!, as by luw the Cuiintv Court is diiected to do, to construct and to operate a Telephone line over ami along the fdlowiug County Koads cf Luke County, Ore uo ii : From Lakeview to A del. from Adul to lMimh. from Plubh to Windy lioliow, fiom Windy Hollow to lilue Joint, and theuce to the Harney County line: From Blue Joint, to Flag Staff, and thence to the Californ la Line. The said auMiontr to lust for period of twentr-tive years from dute, nrovlded bowevsr. and ou oousiuera tion that the public officers of Lake County, Oregon, or any of them, shall have the free use of any phone established on fr over uny of uuid lines for f ublio I'lirpones only. Wliereupon Court adjourned to meet Muroh 4, 11U0, at 0 o'clook a. ni. Kridiiy March 4th, UMC.Conrt con vened purmiaut to adjournment of yesterday, same officers preseut, when the follow lug proceedings were bad to-wit: iu mutter of cIhIiiih ugaliiHt Lake County, Oregon, the following were examined, allowed aud warrants ordered drawu on the County Treas urer, In payment of the aamo to be imid out of the Uoad Fuud. bh fol lows, to-wit: ). J Hoquist, C. D. lluick Clilf lluick C. O. Harris routi work 05.(10 5.00 2 50 2.05 10.20 7.00 t 60 7.00 30.00 13.00 87.50 ii A. W. Long C. 1). liulok ,, ., 0. D Arthur ,, !'. M. ChriHiiiBu for repair of Koad Tools Uwendolyn Corbbett, 3 days Klght Orade Examination li. B. Jackson, 1'ostage and Traveling Fxpensec V, W. rayua, Clerical Assistance Continued on fourth page, SHOULD GIVE THE HIGH SCHOOL PLENTY OF ROOM It is a Good Idea to Con- sider the Future in Making Such Location Now that Lakeview has decided to build a High School, the qusetlon of grounds la a very pertinent one. The Kxamlner remarked last week that la c boon lug a site, the queMtlon of acreage should largely enter Into the tlnal decision 11 is now a recognized thing among all educators that plenty or room is one of the greatest HHnt IhIh. In this matter theie Is higli authority, and In irroiinds which Im-k acreage after fear prove its need and when too ate alwaya are a source of regret. An instance etiipliar.lug this fact wiih given last week by Ktiite Super iniei'ditut of hoMooIm lnytt. uf Call fornlii, w lio vlKlte I Stockton mcIioiiIm, nud Iii-cikiim I -n )r)BH-il with wtmt he saw there He declares High KcLooIh Mhoulil be erected on the edge of a town where a large tract can be se cured for roomy groundH. "It has been fhld from time to tlu.e that a liluh Sohoiil Inillfliug depre cliilen the vuliii ot propnrty Hurrouii i lug M. " renuirled ll vHtf. "but thll Is not a fact, and It is deuioiiMtruled In Stockton, wfiere the achool wan tiulit ou tint udk'H or towu a lew years ago. Now It Ih sur'ounded by some of the bent Iiouhim in the city. LoU limt three or four year agu sold for ?:' and I UK) are now north from fl.lKNj iu Oi)0. " In laying out a High School site much room hou)d be given for future growth, athletic grunnds and experi mental purposes, BBHertM the head of the California public school fynlem. "The Stockton High School has ten acres, lie states, "l wish mat every High School In the State cotil 1 Dn as well sltuuteil for ground space. I bene tiiHtitutlons n e d it fur athletic gruiiuds 1 believe that all High Schools should have room enough to keep school ahtletics right at tome The association witn school an airs m closer tiy so doing. 'The time Is nut far away when iugn Schools all ovr the country will be acquiring more aud for experimental purposes, it la kU excellent tnmg to teach students gardening. Our col leges are maintaining agricultural departments, and In time It will be almost necessary for High Schools to make It part of the regular studies." HuDerlntvndent tlaytt save mere is another object lesson In the 8tocktoo school system wbloh be admires, and that la the erection of toe iremom aobool lo the part of town where tbe poorest olasa nf people live. This structrue cost 125,000. and baa only four rooms. One could have been built for 15,(100, bat Hyatt aays tbe training given theso children in a pretty school with tbe moHt encourag ing and refined lurroundlngs will make t iem better meu and women than If they were educated lo sur roundings similar to their borne en vironments. The above la pertinent and author atatlve and now, while property in Lakeview la comparitively cheap, it will be a very wise thing to provide larg grounds I f the school that can he made beautiful and a lasting bene fit for future generations. WORK PROGRESS ING ON THE CANAL Recent Measurements Indicate a Greater Amount of Water The work of the caual construction by the Oregon Valley Lau i Co., is belug vigorously pushed, aud full crews are at work On tbe main caual, praotlaally 00 per oeut of the work is completed. Pictures of tbe same taken last week shuw tbe canal In many places bank full of water. The work at the dam and rock work in the caual from the dam to the val ley is bring crowded us last as it can be done. New measurements of the water otntug over the dam sites taken this spring iudicatei that a much greuter volume of water can be conserved that was anticipated, which of course will permit of iuoieusiug the irrigated area. Chief Engineer Kloe is very well satisfied with t lio work doue aud also with products for eiuly completion of the great work. Loss of Life A terrible disaster occurred ut Wel lington., Washington, ou the sum mit ot the Great Northern railroad. Two traius were stalled on tbe track, when au uvalauohe ruuhed dowu ou tbe sleeping passengers, and burled tbem over a 200-foot precipice, aud buried them beneath tons of rook, Joe and enow Over 100 passengers are known to lie dead aud it Is feared tbat many of tbe bodies aud wreckage can not be reseiiued until summer. Atfer all tbe bowling ot tba "Hot-ror-go-sgaln", Its pet measure of an "assembly" felt fiat In its own balliwiok. EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR TRADE i Lakeview Should Hustle for Business in North End of County Several of tbe Silver Lake land lo catois paid the town a visit during tbe week. They report many coming lo to take op tbe .T20 acre rsots and say that the majority of the men that Hied upon lands last fall are coming to take up their residence end com mence improvements on their claims. With tbe many tbuiiHauris of peo pi coming into tbe Northern part of the county it aem astbougb tbe mer chants aud business men of Lakeview are overlooking a line cbancn to get a large amount of trade from tbe new comers by nut ndvnrtixlng the goods thnt the people will need when they commence building thel homes and tilling the Ihii'Is that are being taken so fiiHt. At the present the greater portion of this business la volng to Shntiiko aud other points outnlde the county. The men that could have made the board of tradu a power with that section of the county should try to remedy the failure aud now to strive to show that Lakeview baa the goods and can supply everything needed to commence farming witn. Z ANOTHER RANCH SUB-DIVIDED IN ORCHARD TRACTS The Splendid McGrath Ranch Sub-divided and Now on Sale Another of tbe former big ranches of Oolden (loose Lake valley is to be broken up and is now belug surveyed Into small hoHings. Tbe one in ques tion is tbe McUralh ranch abont aix miles south ot Lakeview purchased last fall bv V. L. Boelling. The ranch contains fx.0 acres. It is being out up into 20-acre and 40 acre traots, tbe latter being good orchard land, as Is testified by one orchard wblcb last fall was beavily laden with tbe choicest apples. It is probable, bowever. tbat If a stialler traot is desired tbst It could be ob tained. Tbe prices are not fixed as yet. but will be soon. It is a'eo un derstood tbat tbe tracts will be sold on favorable terms. Tbe land is ot Ibe finest quality, and tbe three bearing orchards onthe place give ample testimony as to Its adaptability for tbat purpose. The Examiner bas been favored witb samples of tbat magoifioent apple, tbe Belle Fleuer, tbat aie as firm aud sound as tbe day they were picked, and show a endency to retain such quality until It is time for another crop. This is an exceptional thing for this variety of apples, which iu the east and in the Willamette valley, while considered au especially tine apple, is not noteu in those localities tor Its keeping qualities. The tract is especially Que garden land, aud Mr. Vernon last year sold lu the local markets over f 1180 worth frn) a 10-acre liact, teeidea having a lot fur his nwu use. aud for sale on the premises. The sale of these rboice tracts bus been placed in the bands of Mr C. O. Miseuer, and iu view of tDeir great desirability, it is certain they will go off like toe proverbial hot cakes. NARROW-GAUGE IS GETTING DUSY Reno Gazette: Now tbat spring seems to be here and tbe frost Is leav ing the ground, all Is activity at the Nevada-Calif on la-Oregon ground. Work bas been started on three of the proposed new atruotures, tbe gen eral office building a depot, carpen ter shop and round house. There are tweuty men employed to day and as soon as tbe work gets above grouud, thisforoe will be large Iv added to. No receut damBgo from floods bus been reported by the company. J tireat carets taken to avoid acui-1 deut duo to molting snow under min ing the track aud tbe officials believe ttat the trouble for tbe seusou is over. A niercbaut r.inclier of A U lira?, iu order to retain tbe termiuui of the road at Alturas bus denied the oompuuy a right of way through his land at auy price, aad this baa blocked tbe exten sion to Lakeview for tbe present, but tbe matter of condemnation is now in tue courts and, as soon mm it Is set tled, tbe work of building ou to Lakeview, Oregon, will be resumed. Tba capitalist class groaning under tbe excess of wealth stoleu from tbe exploited class. Is, and by the laws of Datura mut ba. oorrupt. Wben all men bava tbe ohanoe to become use ful social units, receiving all they are worth to society in ganeraL than will wa bave a wall organised material foundation. Exchange. APPLES AT THE RATE OF R PER ACRE! Summer Lake Now Does a Stunt Not Equaled Anywhere! O. C. Harris of Summer Lake, last year grew, 40 boxes of Winter Per main apples on one tree. There are fifty trees to an acre if planted tbe proper distance apart. This means tbat at this rate be could grow 2. U0 boxes of fruit on a single acre and as apples sold for from one to two dol aia per box during the fall and early winter ft meant over two thousand dollar no acre. Can you beat these figures any where? Mr. Harris has quite a collection of the different varieties and among theru are Newtown, Snow apples, Duchess or Oldeuberg, (Jolden Rus set, lien Davis ana V'ellow Key, m Christmas apple. When SBkefl as to the variety tbat had produced the lest result he said that every one of these mentioned bad done as well as ho had ever seen for its "articular kind. There are some that bring a higher price loan others, but the quality of one apple over another is a matter of variety and tame . He has found that ms part of Ibe county is specially favorxd oxer any other portion of the state for apples. This is uoi a strong .statement to make when a person realizes that there is no other part of tbe state that can grow all these varieties as suoessfuly as can Summer Lake Val ley The growers of Hood River and Medford are specializing on two or three specimens and other places vary the varieties, but Summer Lake Valley I able lo grow tbem all, and of the highest grade. Mr. Harris was a stock man when be came to tbe county, and went into farming upon seeing wbnt could be done in tbat line with little labor, compared to what tbe Missouri farm er has to do and now he b-lieres tbat the field for the fruit grower is even better than for tbe farmer, and be practices what be preaches. SAYS BUSINESS MEN ARE CAUSE OF CORRUPTION New York Lawyer Blames Them For Widespread Political Graft CHICAGO, February 17. "Busi ness men of this country are chiefly to blame for tbe political graft and a corruption jo widespread throughout the Nation," said Julius Henry Co ben, lawyei, of New York, in an ad dres before the members of tbe Cbl cago Credit Men's Association at tbeir annual banquet last night. His subject was "Business aud Politics." WHO M Alius IT POSSIBLE "We hear a great deal about graft ing legislator aud the bribe taking public in these days." said Oohen, "but gentlemeo, 1 want lo ask yon who makes this graft possible and who offers these bribes? We bave in Chicago aud New York two spec i flu instances. "In div own city we have a legisla tive scaudal In which a member of the Legislature is accused of receiv ing 11.000 as a bribe for bis vote. My frleuda, bridge companies are not run by legislators; tbey are men aced by business men. While we bave grown con-merciullly powerful, are we beooming morally great? 1 think not, and the chief isaBon why we are not. Is tbat tb3 very men to whom belong tbe chief credit for our tremendous prosperity are tbe me n who exercise tbe most malign in fluence over our public morals. The business men of tba country should set a standard ot plain, common hon esty." ANA RIVER PROJECT NOW UNDER WAY The work on the Aua River Irriga tion Project will soou be under way aud the oompauy hopes to get tbeir initial unit of six thousand acres un der water next year. This water is supplied from a body of large springs about five miles north of Summer Lake and in addtlou to tbe reservoir tbat la being built to store tbe water for the Hist unit, another will be built that will take the remuiuing flow of tbe aprlugs and furnish power to pump tbe water to tbe land above the dltob to as many as are in the first unit. A Kansas philosopher rises to re mark: "Seems like the only way to keep from getting rioh is not to buy land." LAND HUNGER IS MADE MANIFEST Local Land Office Learns of The Examiner's Big Circulation Tbe IT. S. Land Office here is be aeiged witb Inquiries about tbe Gov ernment lands open to entry in tbls district and tbe officials bava gotten out a .very compact and instructive circular tbat give much informa tion to tbe prospective settler. Tbe Oorsrnment Land office baa lim itations placed upon it in tbe matter of giving out locations a descriptions of lands open to entry onder tbe various agricultural land laws and much is left to the settler or to tbe men en gaged in locating lands 11 is much better for tbe settler to obtain tbe services of a relianle loca tor than to try to And tbe land with out bis assistance Tbe men engaged in locating have spent years of time looking after tbe lauds in tnia dis trict and tbeir experience is valuable in assisting tbe settler in many ways. Inquiries have coie to tbe office from far away .Honolulu in tbe Pa cific; Danbau.-y, Conn: Long Island City, N. V. aod other points among tbem being many from California who want some of the land tbat Ore gon, "Upulen, of Opportunity, ,ba for tbem. HEAT BARS FROST r r t I Process Saves $2,000,000 Worth of Fruit in Grand Valley, Colorado D. K Burley, general passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line, witb bead-quarters at Salt Lake, Utah, fcas issned a very interesting booklet on orchard beating, written by E. D. Grubb of Carboodale, Colo., an ex pert on tbe subject. Tb writer bolds tbat recent experi ments in orchard heaMng in tbe Grand valley, Colorado, have ap parently demonstrated bevond doubt tbat it is possible to maintain a safe temperature in orchards where tbe na tural temperature is at 20 degrees above zero or eea - lower. As a re mit of tbe experiment Id tbe Grand Valley, a crop of frnlt valued at 93, 000, Ou) was saved and marketed wben tbe teoorda show tbat temperatures outside of tb orchard at various places In tbe valley were as low as 19 and 30 dergeea above zero. ''About 70 per eent of tbe orchards of tbe valley were beated during tbe danger period of 1909," says tbe bo o, :'and without exception these orchards bad crops where those in the danger zone lost all of theirs. Tbe experiments went so fr tbat trees protected by tbe beat on ons side and unprotected on tbe other, bore fruit on the protected side and none on the other. While there are still many de tails to be worked out, results thus far attained justify tbe assertion tbat it h possible to protect tbe fruit crop from the early and late spring frosts by applying artificial beat " Mr. Grubb says tbat tbe Grand val ley experience meaus a revolution in the fruit growing industry, in that hereafter all fruit growers to be suc cessful must as soon as possible equip their orchards with apparatus to pro tect tbeir crops from the late spring frosts. The booklet Is issued by tbe rail road as part of its campaluo of educa tion of tbe farmers and horticultur ists along its line iu Utah, Idabo, Oregou, Montana and Wyoming Mr. Hurley bas also offered a re ward of 3500, divided into fonr prizes, oue quarter acre, one balf acre, one foil acre and lu acres, for the greatest qnauity aou best market able white or Irish potatoes produced by any une grower at any point on tbe Oiegon Short ' Line in the above named states. This bas been done to stimulate tbe cultivation of better potatoes. HILL WILL DUILD TO SAN FRANCISCO San Fraucisco Chionicle: James J. Hill recently declared tbat be bas no iuteutiou of exteudlug his Hues of railroads into this state, wbicb must presumably be taken us an expression of belief that, considering his age, be hardly expects tbat suob a thing will be doue while be remains in active control. A glauce at the map will show tbat whatever be may think, desire or intend, the Hill system must necessarily be extended to a first class terminal point in California. The nature of the country in Oregon east of tbe Cascades does not justify building so oostly a line as tbat up the Dea Chutes river merely as a feeder. Alaska, also is asking tor the home rule. Caq It be that. Alaska Is laokiag In appreciation of Its bene floen Guggenheim rule t-Kansas City Star. lLAKE COUNTY IS TO HAVE ROADS IN THE The County Court Takes The Initial Steps Towards such Good Purpose A Good's Roads Convention." met last Wednesday, the 2d lost, in conjunction witb tbe County Court. Koad Supervisors. O. P. Cady. of Foit Rock Road District; A. F. Long ot Lake; W. K. MuCormack. of Pais ley ; 8. B Chandler. Crooked Creek: George Nelson, Goose Lake; Waiter Howard, Drews Valley, and Carl Lue. of Coggswell. were present. Tbe County Court stated to tbe del egates that it is tbe intention this year to commence a uniform system ot building good roads, wbicb will embody tbe most modern methods of road construction. The spirit of progress is now in tbe air in evreytbing tending to tbe good of Lake county and its people. Good scbola and good roads, are a magnet tbat will attract settlement, coupled witb great resources of every sort, which Lake county bas a super abundance in its farm, pasture, or chard and timber lands, to say noth ing of its future in way of its known mineral deposits. Tbe good school question is now settled, and good roads will soon be a reality all through tbe county. Tbe road supervisors are among tbe Lest and most competent men in tbe county, and backed up as they will be in tbeir work by tbe County Court witb tbeir past experience, the com plaiut of bad roads will soon cease. Tnere are no financial questions now confronting tbe county, as tbe Court House is built and paid' for, and witb a surplus in tbe treasury tbe same can be utilized in needed road and bridge construction, -witb plenty of sign-boards to guide tbe traveler on bis weary way. POTATOES PAY WELL IN ORCHARD Payette Farmer Profits $60 .Per Acre by Using Land Between Trees PAYETTE Idaho Feb 1 S lxty dollars net per acre was made on po tatoes on 32 acres 13 acres of which was in yearling fro it trees. Tbls la tbe "sew argiculture " or intensive farming Tbe record ' was made last year by B. R Fitch. Mr. Fitch says be really only bad balf a stand of potatoes, tbe average yield for tbe 32 acres being 325 bushels of tubers per nice. Seven acres were growing on alfalfa ground. Tbe rest were on sugar beets oats and cantaloupe ground. Tbe potatoes grown tetweon tbe rows of fruit trees did very will Mr Fitch this spring will set out 20 acres more to fruit trees sad intends growing potatoes this year between the sows ot trees. Tbne a sure iocome is assured from tbe orchard land while tbe fruit trees are growing to maturity. HOMESTEADERSWIN FAMOUS 37-10 CASE They Finally Get Favor able Decision from In terior Department Tbe twenty-eight homesteads and tweuty-tlve csh entries made iu town ship 37, rauge 10 in this county bave beeu excluded from the selections made by the Azteo Laud & Cattle Co. aud A. D. Daniels The decision has just been rendered by the secretary ot tbe iu'erior. This is what was known as tbe famous 37 10 case and was decided adversely to the homestead and other claimants by the commissioner last April. Sewerage Needed Lakeview now has a flae court house and it will have a tine high school Tbe next needed step in the march of progress, aod its prospec tive growth ia a sewage system. Probably for tbls town, for some years a sept,o tank system would ke the best. But for the health aod well-being of our people sewage era tern on some plan should not long bv delayed. GOOD FUTURE