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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1910)
n (0 0) P3 i GOOD MAIL AND EXPRESSSEBVICE No Kick Com In ST Over Handling of Xmai Rush Hero HERMANN CASES DROPPED! FIRST BRICK FROM THE I10AG MINES Concluded trom Mrst piiitP. I 1 ft ft. .. ft I ka n K ft ftn h of lk llftl I klsy seascn Is orer it might be well lo look tack ami le "umiit to whom credit is due'1 so fsr s the roeils end express ere concerned. Pnjttnistr Ahistrom and his ery ettloieat ccrps of clerks handled the mail most expeditiously ou its ar rival, reaardless of the hour, and every morning patroua of the otlloe round tbretr uiail ready for them. The same was true of Wells Fartfo expreea office, and Agut Thornton kept ererythlnu checked up so that delivery could he made at the eailiest possible moment. , All thie aa greatly appreciated, bat few people reeluea xne euorie put forth by the Consolidated Stae Company to land the mails and ex press In Lilteview nu time. Most of the Christmas rush comes over the Southern line and usually the roads are fairly good, being frozen hard. Thia year it was different, the road front Altoras to Davis creek being all but Impassable. Extra stages were frequently sent out in order to pre vent mail and express matter from being delayed aud for a time more than 1U0 bead of horses were at work no the keveral Hues of the company. Owing to the terrible oonditious of the roads, wapon would frequently break down, harness would give waj, and it Is really r wonder that y regularity of mail service could be maintained. The drivers would be wet, cold and tired out and the whole business would apparently be golog to the demoitlon how-wows. Mana ger Corel, with Agents Fuller an I Sullivan at Lakevlew and Altoras respectively, were equal o the occas ion, however, and by going toe limit have surely given the best and most satisfactory service possible. A few packages, bat very few, pos sibly three or four, are missing, and likely these have beea ml.lald. That there wera no., more seems al most mirLflulous., owing to the large number handled, and shows that the drivers exercised very much care in haodliog ttiem. INFORMATION FOR TIMBERCLAIMANTS Many Losing: Out For Non Complience With Reg ulation Ruler There seems to be a general mis understanding on the part of appli cants relative to the regulations gov erning timber or stone entiles. Our iii 1 tbe past several months loan applications have been rejected by the local L. S. land office becausa thj applicants difl cot comply with tbe regulations governiug tneir action wben tbe gnvernment fulled to tile itd appraisenjeut within the re quired nine mouths. In each in stances tbe applicant is allowed 'M dave in which to pay tbe amount at which he valued the claim wben mak ing application. Jt Is not necessary for him to be notifled to make the payment, although the land office baa ta'cen euob action when it came to tbe ootloe of tbe ofQoiali. bat wben each payment is not made tbe entry U canoellea, and tbe ouly ..way io wbiob tbe land can be obtained is by another application. The seoond application caunot be Bllowert by tne n aoiiate of the Circuit Court of Ap peal, got no comfort, nor was he ordered Imprisoned as was expected. Mr. Ileney made no recommendation In oourl with regard to Mays, and will have to dispose of this cane later probably after the appeal for paidon has been acted upon. Ueorge Borensuo and a few others charged ,lo the primary lodlctuieut will have to stand trial again, at the charges agslnst 'them were explicitly kept on the docket this afternoon when the sweeping dismissals began. Snrensm ha been one nf the bitter est tiuntets agtlnst the special prose cutor, ami will probably bavii to face a Jury on two charges yet pendiug agaluts nlir. So ue if the defendants in what is known as the Blue Mountala case aie not dismissed, tbti charges a jalust Blotter tiermaon in this connection b' lug selected from the others. I o connection with the Hermann . .iiaj esse, the special prosecutor Bled a I .j.i(e lnine Buj long statement explaining way he reotuutu mint the dlsiuissal. TM( weul at considerable Ittngt'i iuto tbe details of tbe esse, and r-ci'ed tbs poor health of Mr. Hermann, his trial and the buou j'iry. Hi trlends are Immensely relieved at the die uiissHl, as the narrow margia by wnich the jury hung before was not at all coiuf irting. In ttie defamation of ca-es, in e.nicti jotiu ti. null, oe rge hi'ieuson, Ciiarles fr Lord, Henry H. For. I HIM ot tiers Jwere arraingeii for ot)triu'tuig the way of justice, all were i it'l fruui t lie docket. In the case atfectiog tbe two Oowues, no dismissal was made, as tbe two are tuititives trim' justice As to 111 iincr lliTiiuinn, lleney Bays: l am convinced that no further t'tiftleial ehVct upon Hociety can In? nei-ured by his prosecution nud con viction, or In other winds, by his punishment, and particularly by his imprisonment in the event that he should be convicted upon another , tilnl. Mr. Hermann was indicted in thin cane on February 13, 1905, and ; owing; to mime causes over which he had no control and others over I which he did have control, he was I not tried until the month of January iu thin year a period of practically five years. The humane provision ol the statute of limitations in rela tion to criminal offenses give a period of three years after a crime has lieen com in I 'ted as the utmost limits within which an indictment may be brought, unless the nffeinse was murder. "All the foregoing considerations were in riiv u.lu.l at the time of Mi. Hermann's trial lant January, but I believed th.it he was entitled to have a trial which might be a vindication if his guilt was not shown by the evidence, because he had occupied high public office and had U-en honored during a long period of years by the people of this state. More over, I believed that the people of this mate and of this Nation were entl'led to know what the leviiletice was which induced a jrrand jury com posed of Ore m citlsens ti return an indictment against a in. in who was occupying hitfli public office at the time. rlien, Jiualn, I had heard the lei-ti noiiy of those witnesses, who appeared nefore the grand jury at the time of Mr. Hermann's in dictment, when the facts about which they were testifying were fresh in their minds, and I believed that the evidence justified his indict ment aud would Justify bis convic tion. "I still so believe, and I further be lieve that the 11 jurors who are report ed to have voted for his conviction upon the trial which occurred in Jan- i nary of this year were fully justified , by the evidence which waa produced Ore Averaged S40 In itlal Run On Consolidated In Relative to the first run ot the Consolidated mill In the Hong dis trict the llldwell Nuguet says: Forty toua of ore waa treated and n htlck weighing 10 ounces was pNoad in the Hank of Fort tildwell to tbe credit of ths company. When it is Nkeu into conslili ration that a large proportion of the mutter run through the mill was loe and suow that had accumulated while getting tbe mill ready, and tbat new plates absorbed st least one half tbe values, it cau readily be seen that the ore treated wasoftheH0.il) per too grade or theieabouta Njue of the high grade that was sacked aud stored waa mill is practically closed down for the winter as ths niHiiHtttmieut very wlnely concluded that the expense of operation would be too great owhrg to tbxlr having occupied ths time io Installing the mill. No Haal preparation was made to handle the ores from mine to mill aid as Ihere is now live feet of snow lu me mouutaius, the task would be both trying nod expensive. Kxten- chatacter i Bj?a 0per(tiona will lw resumed by or jbefoia the llrst of April. Three 'shifts cf miners will be put on. Kn j sluuer Did Mar bus been secured to assume his former duties; an extra mill operatot engaged so that the mill will be kept in operation day aud night. Freaideut Stone advlsud the Nugget repoiter tbat be would pure! sue a cyanide plant and Install it as early as road conditions would permit and also be intended purchasing a port able saw mill to bs used io milling lumber for buildings to be erected immediately with the opening of spring, as well as making extensive operations for winter ruu. Foreman Dick Mssin will remain at tbe mine during tbe winter. He will prepare 'he timbers for the ereo tion of toe tram from tbs Sugar Fine ta tbe mill. Two laborers besides Mason will be kept busy on tbe work of preparation for an early start in tbe spring. ANNOUNCES S. P. REDUCED RATES Possibly a 10 Per Cent Cut In Freight Rates to Lakevlew local laud omo..o mnn oe lorwara-, nt ,n yot, th dJ(, ..A . . ft. a f n. i . . I i. r- I. ft U ft D ll I '1 T . " IftJ HIQ v.uiuftui.-iuuri mm .bu.u to i. nud ho will dete'iiiue abet-be,- j or not it will te allowed. in r'lLclHucM the pro.visio".- are as (follows: At the time of making the ! aj i l icallon the iii plicuut must place I a valuation on tbe land and timber of ot less than J'-'.uO pet acre. Then if he is not uotllied witbin uiu mouths of tbe amount of tbe appraiaemeot made by tbe government he should within DO days after tbe expiration of the nine months send in tb) fall amount of his original valuation of the land and timber. He should do this without notification from tbe land office, for it Is notrequid tbat be be notified, and hence If he tails to seod la bis money bis tight to tbs Und will be forfeited, with the ex piration nf ten months from tbe time be made bit filing. ( ''Mr. Hermann Is a man of quite ad I winced yean however another jeur j has laired since his trial one of the I Government's most important it j ne-sen ia out of the country and a novo all, 1 am convinced thai the conviction and punishment of Mr. Hermann, under a:l these clrcimiHtariccs, and after this long lapse of time, would serve no useful purpose and would be of no benefit to society opon any of the theories which I have uientioued. "Mr. Hermann's attorney Informs me tbat the aged defendant will gladly welcome the dismissal of this Indict ment and I am ure tbat no person desires to see him prosecuted any fur ther on the erroneous theory tbat it Is the province of the criminal law to execute vengeance or retribution against the oflender." Carriker Has Leg Broken Continued from first page tsrs laanaied away aud cams near kiokiog tbe daylights out of him. Dr. M. U;ltb was called to at taut Mr (Wrrikar. and on arrival at Klamath-Natron Gap It will probably Uks two ysara be fore tbe trains of the Southern PaciHo between Portland and Sao Franoisoo will be routed by way of tbe Natron cutoff. This was stated by General Manager J. P. O'Brlsa of tbe Harri man lines, lbs 30 mile etretohea now J. M. Fulton, district freight and passenger agent fur the 8. F. Co.. wired Col. F. P. Light to the eireor. tbat there would be a decided re ductiong in all classes and many commodity freight rates from all j polots iu California effective Jau-j uury -. He further stated that it would cause -iuilliar reductions iu thia locality. j Saturday last the reduction wa.-. made public, so tar as applicable from cuuut points fo Kuo as follows: Ths rates apply from Han Francisco Han Jose, South Benecla, Huluun, Dixon, Ellis and California points, and will an average one tnird low er than at present. Tbe rates from tbs points earned are as follows: First class, 97 uents, seoond class, HI cents; third class, 73 cants; fourth calss 5U; tlftb 5J. Class A, Mi; H, 11; C, 35; D, 31 ; E, 27. From Baciamento tbe ratss will be: First olaas 85; second, 71; third, t4; fourth, 51, fifth 43. A, 43; B, 34; C, 2H; D, 'St; K, 21. The lower rate, either class or r.oui inonity, will up pi v when theie is a var mnce. JiiKt what the elfect will be ou the through rate to Alturus is uot utut ed, but it may poHHibly be a reduc tion of 10 per cent, although it is ex feted to te much Jess. Tbs pres ent through rate, Ban Frannluoo to Alturas, is as follows: First class, tl,0; second, 11.(54; third, 11.47; fourth, 11.27; fifth, II. 60. POLK BANNISTER DEAD Continued from first page bad crawled along to tbe river and attempted to cross on the ice. Wben Dbttr the middle tbe loe broke with him, and be was drowned. Mr. llannlster was well known throughout the county being of a Jovial disposition and very sociable. IUh untimely death will be a eevere shock to his many friends. A eprlansd ankle will osually dis able ths Injured person fot three or four weesk. This is doe to lack of I' ft- - - fft. u. Happy New Year BARGAINS Ladies' Silk and Wool Union Suits, $:i.0 and $2.7.r values for $2.50 Ladies' Silk and Wool Vests and Tights. Sl.." per piece, now $1.25 Our full line of Ladies' and Children's Underwear including Flannelette Nightgowns, must he closed out at lig reductions. EL Mrs, A, n. NE1LON WOMEN'S OUTFITTER CARD OF THANKS 111 M E SINCERELY THANK YOU for your trade during the past yeart and hope to merit a continuance of the same during the coming; year, Wishing all our customers a Happy New Yr, We are. Yours to Please, P wish to thank the Public for its Liberal Patronage dur ing the past year, and wish all a Happy & Prosperous New Year i i J. B. 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