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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1911)
1 If $fe . MUM HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- REACHES PEOPLE y VOL. XXXII 'LA K KVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OIlKOON, MAKCII J, 1911. NO. 11 THE" EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAK"'COUNTY f V JV i') PROSPECTS OF WOOL SEASON As Usual, Hrst Reports of Bearish Nature I Kill I STOCKS ON II AMI Political Situation $nh To He Disturbing, Cnuiii ILirid--to-Mouth lluying Under dats of March 1 Justice. Hat-man A Co., of Philadelp in, rlt mm tullonn concern I it m tlm u il market outlook : The wool market, alneo the first tl the year, turn been 1 1 1 . mi l pi ch Iih c declined, particularly ti inter laple unattractive tiirituiy wool-, if which them It n larger u if I V thitti muni lu c1i-h1ii.' IimikIm lit Huh time of Wii year. Tie htuck nf liliciilisuui ed wind lii the country In believed to tin hk'lit, lint olng to Mih furl I hut iiiannfuctiirerti are carrying very much in ill stocks than h year ago, Hll'l the tllllk I I tllH MlldU HIU IHsW ill lealem" hand, mi l uri' being tressed for enle to na!. mem foi t li" nw clip Ml H till'!' wll-tl t!: demand Irt light, prices have been forced to li lo'Afl I'HhU t tiiil Iseien.i uly jtihtlllt-d liy condition l'i this rt.ti n t r v, it ti c cost of cunpeti'ig forrltMi wool The noi ii in kit mi i tfii' gooda inaiket are nil furt u im'rly clnm-ly ' If I ii with politic. il mud it li'iiH and vil li lly Hllccted I y them, it ii t the rapid shifting Mild ! ailgcH uhlctl lll'H InK ci i liicu iii the political outlook dur I' g tlu u.! t. i iuoi)t!ii luivo upset (il calculation based (in commercial (-Kidllioim Am! pre cedents. The pro I mnl r-I'll n i'ity n; rt-1 n r ,i t with (nniidii lirltikH with it mi rxtr.i i'es old ii (if Coiiimvhi lii II. f near future, with the opening nf Did tiirilT discus 'ion modi i inner than furl been thought likely. Manufacturers are un eiilnhly dis couraged; tt.iy me simply lining wool turn band to mouth until tin' clouds In tln (.inula h 1 1 ti it t i mi pass nwuy hiuI activity i iihiii'H. 1 tn run titiuttil nk' i t u t i o ii fur ii ri'vlt-luii of Sclit'iliiU' "i," iii doclHreil liy li -r e of uofl. to t m h vi'ritiiiile nilitiiiHic. An tti new clip in riipidly iiiiiroai'h FORMER LAKEVIEW BOY DIES AT RENO Archie Durrus Succumbs to Effects From Ex posure in Storm Kiiiiii tJa.i'l ti? : Ari'.niH Murriis, IIih vsoll knoMu Kcna tiny a ho m lunlly flo.ioi (iiiiic v.ii kw nn". whlKi truvcl it-K tl ruouli ii Hi'O a ntur.'ii in tlie hoi tin-i n ni l nf thin rtiunty, iiifHiMl uwuy n''tlm liumu nf liiti iurentH un South VlrKiiiii Htreut WndiuiHilny f !ir niioii. Miuvli 1, iiftiT viillVrinu iiitciini-ly for vfkti. Ari'lilii whm ko luK from olio fultle rump o Hiiotlici in tlm north oil InirHulmok whun lui liui'inim lout 1 1 h nl.urm. I'or Hovrnil (1hh Ii o ltiiii in the unmv exhuilHtu I ii'l "ritiluully frceuiw. Kiuiilly frlBlllU Willi llllii lUIHHoil hi III ll'lUl'IOll io'lluil l'i in ii ii 1 1 took ti I in to it r nut' 1 1 bi i oiu il i t n ii oh 1 1 o in tin) point where 111) MUH follll 1. l.Utnl lit WUH llUlllll to Ken i on ii bpvuidl trill ii cluirterml hy hid luuioitrt. llo vHtt kIvoii every Htti'ii t inn Hint dfHpitu tin) f net t tin t lie joHta pint of liolli font for h tlinw it Mm tiellbvod that ho would wt null. Suveral ilny u tio he Iiuiihiuu woruo aud all cirortd to Have inn lito provod iin- vuilinu. - , The yooiiK mail wan a native of Laki'vluw, Oregon, end wad about '1 yniiiuuf 1 Htte. He leaves tt father, innthi'i, diatvr and two brothers. ' (1. D. Iliirti'iiiii. of the KoreHt Ser vice with ItmnliiiiiirterM aT"Kiieiie7 urTTv u i f i iii7a k e v i ewl he'flrBr'of "the week to eeoure'iluta from the II. ti. Lhiiii Olllno ooiioeruiiiK foient laude Hi the iiortu"weat"ooruerof thle dia ti ii:t and whloli are"" included " in the HuHoade l''oreot. I l'ii, wool t'"in ani Inlereiited In I the i r hiim' t h lit Hlieariiiif time, Mid we nr dullv rireUlnrf letti rri Hnkinu nur Hdvlcn I'rli'fH IikIhj are lower than at any time Hlnce Ihn pmili) prlrea of l'.HIH; dot In xpltn of the low Iimhk on winch tlm in ii r k it now ih, wr ilo not autlui pnte niH.eriHlly licprovliia rlcef. until I Ik t e in moiiih net t leinent of tin I icHcnt ( iilil leal linri'i-t. Htatiatlc ally, noul In In antroiiu (lohltlofl ; lint Hilh lni)era n( uooiIn afraid to con triii'l for any rtock ahead, for ten Ihey may lu rnolit with hlh priced I liooila ht the lime of a reduction ol the duty, and with maoiif Hct'irera no l aide to Ki t nrdtri to keep their ma- rhlni rv runnliiK. i-lock of wool are more than hi llli'luit, and the tiupply exceeda the iliiuiMiid. hir lnip ir'e of fnreliiii wool aie very much Miiullcr than ill ho aTerave year, and the cum Inn American clip will undo titedly ehow a decrenne trniii IiihI year, an that a return to wood l.unliifKH on the part lif Hihijii f "c( uriTH, would no dnolit mean a hiiddt'il I'hmiK'e l'i the wool market. I I lie ii rriiury clip of I'JIO waa lielow i lh' iivKu'i', tiotti mm to condition aiid I eliiple. OAlnii to the HcviTlty of Hi i preceding winter. Kepnrtrt from alt ; Heel h. im ii i a Indicate Hpleiidid winter whtlu r no the lanue, which irominea !a much Improved clip thia erHmin. i Our advice to urouerH would I H to I put their wool on the cine and lof ! win I i' at ahearliitf lime, hh buyers t Iduim of t iloi- Mill no doubt lie. lu In tlie early eprl'ikt, ami It very w III not tin pOKilblo to rll to ad vantiiue at ' hiKiie. Fine Catalogue ; Withiiut a doubt thi) flnwHt deca of ! j .bwork ever execot.id in Kouth I'eu tinl (IrcyuM h tlm Jl purfe ciitalouui of A hint nun A liuiithiT. jiiHt (lit the ! Dxa iiim r pret-i". It la particularly j appropriate luaHiniicli as it tlttiiily ! reprcfeuta the eupcrlor uuality of jtfieir Mii lilleH mid vit'iuero outtlta tor 'which the lino hit uaioed nlmoHt jpiicelieii repiititiou throughout the .entire SSi.t. He dialogue contaiiiH j halt t 'i f of nil tl fir faicoua hadJIea. both iiico'a bidit'n'. and boy'a and jnlldrdHthe pi oepert ivo purchaser an 'opportunity to know at once the ap ! pciirunt'e of the dexired Mid lie i Trices raoe Iroin 10 to iV2, and every gaddle Ih worth tlie mi uey. lii-hop Kul t. 1.. l'ii. I lock ceine in I 'ti-t exi'iiiiiu on the Weeteru Htatu on IiIm rikiobir dp r hit; vimt. VVhile the trip wua not ao enjoyable as later in the Hi'iisoo, yet the lilhhop wore bis usual emile and seetned pleased to be w it h iih attain. PLOWING BY AUTO IS LATEST STUNT Chas. Barnum Uses Ma chine for Farming Pur poses in Catlow lien Daly, who recently came in from his sheep camp out. lie at Catlow, n potts having seen things in tbat valley last. Pall that if told lu Huron M u ncliHUHen 'h time would have put lilin to shame as a romaiieer. During the past year quite a number of homesteaders have located in tbat section, among them being Mr. aud Mih. Chas. Humum. formerly of Lakevlew, Handera of the Kxtiminor will lerneoiber that mention waa made of their using an auto tor the removal of their household goods, which in. mug otlur things included a mod el n ti hole range, aud H required two trips of the machine to carry all of their elfucts. Ju view of the later repoita that stunt waa eiui(Ie, for ac cording to Mr. Daly, last Pall liar uiiiii just hitched hie auto onto a rid ing plow, mounted his lustier half on the latter, turned on the gas end pro ceeded to turn over the soil in a man ner that wad truly astonishing. llefore the cold weather put a stop to ; fm ttuir operations Mr. Jlaiuurn succeeded In getting quite a large tract ready for Beetling and will re sume work again thid spring a early iih posrilble. The outllt la eaid to work most satisfactorily aud Mr. Hiiiuuiii'm performance may possibly be followed by others. A public reouprion will be giveu liishop Pad lock this evening lu the old skating rink. Kef resh iieo la will be served. All welcome. OLT FROM Important Announcement by South ern Pacific Possible in Near Future KLAMATH - LAKEVIEW LINE LATEST RUMOR Contracts Signed for Commencement of Work Near fuiturc and Line to be Completed With in Three Years--Route a Speculation It U elm nut certain that ntllclal announcement will be oiade In the very near future of tie I olid inn of a rallrnal to Lakevlew. While tt la reported that (lie contract for build- i lutf the N. ('. (). extenatoo t-j Lake- view Iihh been let, yet the report lackri coullrmation. and It Ih not to that propouli Ion that iefernce in had. I.iikI week the ('.xamlutr tttated that rc'i-ut ilevelupinen 1 1 ludicated that tte Southern Pacific! (!o., wbb behind tt e N'. C -). and the delay in tuak- i Intf tlie cdtlcial ar n mi n peon-ot in the ; tin i 1 linn of tie I n p'i-e 1 extension only inckea stronger tno belief that there ii llk"ly to be a bolt from a ( lear t-kv. an It were burled at us la t tin very near future. On the bent of Hiith irlty it can be slated that a bin railroad contractlnu firm expects to 'eviti work on a railroad from K I Uin tah Kail? to Lakevlew just an soon as the Hnow ih (df the utoiind. aud that ii mighty shortly. Altbouh the route la not kuow j by the Kxtiiutuer, yet It Is stated upon the same author ity referred to above that the con tract have t een yliined. aod ttiat the 0. & C. LANDS NOT SUBJECT TO ENTRY Valuable Ti m ber Lands Not Likely to Ever Pass To Individuals Lveu should patent to the railroad grant laude be cancelled it la not at all likely that ptivate individuals ever will bo permitted to gale title thereto. Practically all of the laud not covered with umber has already bet u dispose 1 of, and tbe lemaiuiug lauds ate chletlv valuable for the timber thereon. In the event that tbe title thereto la caucelled, in all probability the lauda will be with drawn aud a ueiv national forest es tal lished to include them. lu view of the fact that many per rons have beu soiled into attempting to secure u preference right to bouie of the lands iu the event that the railroad's title thereto was cancelled, theluteiior Department baa Issued the following lustiurtiou relative thereto, which utate unequivocally that tbe lauds will uot be subject to ! the payment uutifthe entry is made. Bettleuinnt aud eutry until the title j The first proviso of Kectiou 1 of the to the Inn Is has been caucelled ou act provides that the period of coin the mcoids of the local land oilice. mutation or of actual residence shall Following la a copy ot the instruo-1 uot be shortened. Eutrytueu who tions received Monday by the local I hae taken advantage of this exteu- laud otllce officials : "iu accordance with departmental instructions ot Petiruary li, 11)11, iu the mutter of the suit instituted by the government against the Oregon and California Kuilnmd Company et al., to nbtaiu a judicial declaration of forfeiture of the oompauy'a graut, you are hereby directed to advise all applicants aud inquirers for lauds involved lu the peudiug litigatiou that iu the event a decision favorable to the government l.s rendered upou the demurrer heretofore argued anil submitted, the lauds will uot thereby be restored to settlement aud entry, because under the rulea of tbe De partment, lands covered by outstand ing patents or other claims of record, are not subject tu other disposition uutil, under the authority of this ofllos, notation nf the cancellation of the outstanding claim is made ou the records jf tbo local laud office. " For Watch KopulriniJ:, try A, Kauf maun, the Now Jewelry Store. CLEAR SKY In contractors expect to complete the line In three years. I'nrtles here in Lakevlew, who are familiar with the aituatiou believe that the I ante w ill he toutb by way of Alturaa to a junction with the proposed road ftoru Ferrjly to Klam ath, while othein set.o to be of tbe opinion that the rout" will be op tbrouuh Landed Valley, ove' to Drew Valley and thence tc Lcikeview, a turvey of the same having been made abnut four years ai;o. Khoul I the ririte be bv way of Alturas. t tii I woulJ account for tlie del-ty nf the N.-C. O. i i makiuK otli clil atiunuuceme'it of (he lttiuK ct ttie contract for the Lakevlew exten sion. An Associate ) Preaf dispatch sent out from Ileuo Unt week states that ea tbe result of the vifit of Judge Lovett and the head ofllciala cf the llarriman eystem to tbe ccbsI, it ia announced ou reliable authority tbat within 'M daja work will begiu at Wadbwrrtb whtc'i will rfHult in the coaipletiou of a direct route from Portland to Lua Antil les, via rlazen. HOMESTEADERS GET A TIME EXTENSION Have Until May 15th In Which to Make Settle ment On Claims All homesteaders who bave made application since Juuu I'.HO, will bave until May 15, 1911, in which to tnak . settlement up3u tbeir claims, according to instructioBS received Monday by the local I'.S. land office. Thia is iu accordance with an aetof Congress passed Pebruary 13, and prevents any person coute ting such entries until alter May 15. It also applies to soldiers' declara tory statements tiled in tbe States named after June 1, 10 10, aod such declarants aie giveu until May 15, to make their nomestead eutries aud establish their residence on the laud. If any payment is requited to be made iu connection wita tbe entry under tbe declaratory statement, as in the cane of cedent Indian reserva tions, the net also operates ti extend sion can not submit coauuutaUon proof uutil they have maintained sub stautially cout-uuoui resideuce for li mouths f i om the date same was established aud in 5-year proof can uot claim credit for constructive real deuce for more thau ti mouths prior to tbe date actual resideuce was es tablished. Under the second proviso of seo tioa 1 the act will uot be held to do feat the adverse claim of one who has prior to the approval of tbls act made entry over a soldier's declaratory statement where the six mouths al lowed the soldier for making eutry aud establishing residence has ex pired prior to Pebruury 13, 1911. Nor will it be bell to defeat a con test agaiust a homestead entry tiled alter the expiration of elx months from date of entry aud prior to the passage of this act. The second section of the act grunts a leave of abaeuca fiom February 13, lull, to May 15, 1911. to all home stead eutrymeu or settlers in the Hlateg named in the 'llrat ciIod r the ect. Kotrymn who "il them aidve of thia leave of abeence ran not claim credit for residence dnrlnff the time they are atnent ouder encb leave, nuc.b period of atieenne being dimply eliminated from ronaideritiaa In caned of either IIdhI cr commota tlon proof a. That Abert Lake Deal Lehman & Li If. U op seem to have been beaten to it. aa it were, la tbe ;ported sale of the Abert Lake prop erty deal, wherein the O. V. L. Co. whs to transfer Its right therein for property in (iooi-e Lake valley. I'rnui docuveuta and papera from tbe O. V. L. people ehowu ao Lxamloer rtpretentative it would appear tbat there was no question but tbe deal would be consummated, and all tbat wag necessary was to alga tbe paoere in accordance with tbe agreement. When it came to a show down tbe O. V. L. people fall d to come tbrouub, having in the meantime transferred their rights to S. li. Chaidler. The ranch in question ia a valuable I nie'a i:f r.rnncrtv and mnre esn-ci- allv to Mr. Chandler, inasmuch as it greatly enhances tbe value of bis other holdings, lying as it does mid way between otber large tracts owned by him. Had Pleasant Trip Sliv-r lake Iv-ader: Mr. and Mrs. j W. A. furrier who II below Summer L.-ike wiui! in Snturdav evenint? Irnin j the iiurtli uml left f ir their home Sun j djiy mornliif . Vbil away fr 'til liome I they vixitfil Mr. Currier'a father, who I I .si yearn old, at Corva'Iis, oing ! from there to I'ortlaud where thev spent Koine tim' at the liouie of Mrn. t'urrl- rV unter, Mrs. Iolly Hayes. Prom Portland they went to Belling Imin. Wash., aud their lfiiiy:li'er th'Tc, Mrs. Lutz, started with them for Lake county for a vis-it, but whs taken sick in 1'ortlnnd and stopped o"f there, here nbe will rcxaiii until abl to complete1 the trip.- Her little juoii ac. (iiiip.mii'il Mr. and Mrs. Cur rier liome. Busy Homesteaders Autnn Schuster and trauk Ballett, wtio witb several others bave bome htenda on the Upper Cbewaucan, were in Lakevie tbU week on business before tbe land efflce. They repnit about 10 feet of snow in their section, and expect it to be sofne time before it all disappears. During the winter they were engaued in getting oat fsucirjg ruater'al and otherwise im proving tbeir homesteads. POPULAR YOUNG COUPLEHARRIED Delayed Announcement of Event Finally Reaches The Examiner A large amouut of delayed reached tbe Examiner this week, included iu it wete many new mall and tub aud scriptious. as well as renewals, several Interesting cews items. Among tbe latter was aa account of the matridge of Andrew Deter aud Mies Jessie Lewld, ' which waa sol emnized at F.ugona January 29. While It is somewhat lalo, yet it will prove ncue the less iuteiestiug to tbe many fricuds of the contracting patties. Mr. aud Mrs. Deter reached their home near Lakevlew several weeks siuce after enjoying their houeymoon in California and on their return were warmly welcomed by their many neighbors aud friends. The account of their wedding follows: "A very pretty wedding occuriel at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, of Eugene, Sun day evening, Jauuary 'JO, at 6 o'clock, tlie contracting parties being Mr. Andrew-Deter, of Lakevlew and Miss Jessie Lewis, of Eugene. "Mr. Deter is one of Lukeview's youug farmers, having bia father's ranch leaded, while the bride ia for merly of Vreka, Cal., and la. loved by' all who kuuw her. Mr. aud Mrs, Deter left Immediately after the cere mony for Santa liosa, Cal., on a visit to Mr. Deter's parents, Mr. anil Mis. laaau Deter, for a couple of weeks. Then they will return tu. their home at Lakevlew, whereat bey will be at home to thelt many friends who wish theui a long and happy wedded life." BIG BOOSTER IN HAWKEYE STATE Writes Knowingly of Con ditions In Lake RAILROAD GREATEST NEED 5ays People Will Not Come Here Until They Can See An Out let for Their Produce Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 27. To tbe Editor: For tbe lait few months I have been a subscriber of your paper, aod bave been reading it quite thoroughly in regard to tbe railroad question in Southern Oregon, lo one or your recent issues I note that it was said the "X. C.-O. will help Boost," and that "Land Commis sioner Cur is prepares for Colonisa tion Mo-ement. " 1 read such items witb much interest, and certainly d look for a great future for Soothers Oregon. It certainly does seem to me that Lakevlew should do all in ber nower to entourage such mova sients. bet ao yet I bsve not seen nor beard of any inclination oi active inducement for any company to go abead and build a road tbrougbte Lakeview. It cannot be tbat a stags coach line is mora remunerative t tbe community tban steam and rails! Southern Oregon should bs opened to tbe world Id such a manner tbat U will be easily accessible to those wishing to corse to tbat section. Take for instance tbosn that drew tracts of land in the fall of 1909 dur ing tbe opening of tbe Oregon Vtlle Lands. There you bave Lake County and know what wonderlol gifts it is endowed with by nature, aod it only needs a little eteatu to make it aa inducement for thousands of people to come there and develop its re sources, and yet very little action apparently, seems to have been taken thus far to make it what it should be I am in iowa where it ia only a few hours' ride by rail from any small village to some gond shipping point for gram and stock; and people will not go from these conveniences to cope with long hauls by wagon on Continued on eighth pagn BIG LOT OF FURS FROM SILVER LAKE B. J. Deadmond Brought In 102 Coyotes and 40 Bobcats B. ,1. Deadmoud, who has a very excellent little ranch near Sliver Lake, was iu tuwu this week and added his uaiua to tbe Examiner's rapidly increasing list of subscribers. Mr. Deadmond bad tean trapping during tbe winter aud brought down 105 coyote and 40 b bcat skins, for w'tich he received in tbe ceigborhood of flOO. After receiving the bounty be expected to ship the skins east, but prices offered by local dealers were so attractive tbat he sold them here. This is the largest lot of furs to be brought in at one time and shows Mr, Deadmond to be an expert huuter and trapper. Mr. DeaJmoud is engaged in trnck farming on a limited snale, aud ha.s beeu unable to come anywhere near supplyiug tbe local demand. lie buds a ready, market tor everything he taisea right at home, and the. prices realized are quite satisfactory. Mr. Deadmond states that no where Is the quality of tbe vegetables raised by him equalled so fur as his experi ence goes, and he has lived in a num ber of places where the quality was considered very high. Mart Hopkins has been sporting crocuses in full bloom daring tbs past week. The warm sunshiny days bave caused tbs flowers that bloom ia the spriug. tra-la, to put foitU their buds ami it is perfectly proper tbat Mart should be tbe recipient of their first smiles.