HAS THE CIRCULATION-
PRINTS THE NEWi
REACHES THE PEOPLE
vol.. XXXI l
LAKKVIKW, LA K K COUNTY, OIIKCJON, APRIL 13, 1911.
NO. 15
THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF
.E COUNTY
GOOD ROAD CONVENTION
Every Road District of Lake County
Was Well Represented
ALL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CONDITIONS
Much Data Submitted as to Needs of Various
Road Districts and County Court Now In
Position to Act Intelligently
That tho people of Iake county arts'
thoroughly aroused over the good roads
question was plainly manifested at tho
CimhI Roads Convention ht-Iil tliin week.
Every ron I district in the county had
representatives present, anil each dele
gation presented it requirements to
I he County (xmrt in 11 most forcible
manner. While a u mutter of course
it waa iirilMiHsilile to grant nil the rc-
itieHU yet much valuable information
wan gained not only by the t'ounly
Court itself hut lV the reHliective lele- I
gatiotm at well. The need of each sce
t it) wan brought to the nttentioii of
all other parti of the county, ami hence
no particular district in now laboring
under the delusion that it has all of the
hal roads in the county.
Among those present were the follow
ing : C. I). Buick and W. II. IIayen,
Silver Lake; J. H. Blair. Summer
Lake ; W. It Farrow, Hart Connunl
and W. W. Hampton. Paisley; A. M.
Ilardhity, C. D. Hardisty ami S. It.
( handler. Crooked Creek ; Frank Rog
ers, North Warner; .1. A. Morm. South
Warn, i , G. A. Iow:.m, R. K. Funk and
Ci. II. Aldridge. Cogswell Creek ; Gil
Arthur and W. R. Bernard, Goose
Lake; Creed Pendleton, Thomas
Creek; I. F. Long and F. K. Anderson,
Lake; II. C. Carmack, Fort Kock.
The numln-r of culverts and the nize
of each required in each district was
given ly the several HUHTvisors, thus
enabling the county court to order the
exact nutiilHl required of which a car
load will soon received.
It wa also detertnined the machin
ery in the way of ncracrs, graders niid
plows necessary for each district, Biid
the whole work was systematized in a
way satisfactory to all. The method
of road work was agreed upon, and it
was planned that all permanent roads
will he dtiilt 1H feel in width and that
each district will huild this year at
least a small section of ermaneiit
road. The proposition of levying a
, CALDWELL GETS
RAILROAD FEVER
Inaho Sees Bifif Things In
Road Running
South
The fact that the Harriman people
have begun laying steel on the grade
from Caldwell, Idaho, to the Snake
river is taken by the people- of ('aid
well to mean that the system plans
making a direct connection between
the Oregon Short Line and the South
ern Pacific, at Winnemucca, thus giving
southern Idaho a direct line 'into San
Francisco as well as Portland.
W. H. Rod way, retired buisness man
and president of the Caldwell Commer
cial Club, is one of those who has sized
up the situation in that light and he
says the general belief in Caldwell is
that the short stretch of road now be
ing built will form the nucleus of aline
across the southeastern corner of Ore
gon and into Nevadu to Winnemuccu.
The Harriman - people secured the
grade ubout a year ago and nothing
was done with it until quite recently,
when tracklaying was commenced.
The grade was purchased by the South
ern Pacific. It is also figured that by
building diagonally across the state of
Idaho, the distance between Itutto
Mont., and San Francisco will bu ma
terially Hhortened, while at the same
timo a very lurge territory would be
placed within the reach of transporta
tion facilities.
tqiccial tax in each district for road im
provement met with the upprovul of
all.
Tuesday evening a public meeting
was held at the Court House, which
proved very interesting. County Com
missioner Anderson presided and music
was furnished by the I.akeview band,
while several addresses were made by
prominent citizens of I.akeview as well
as other sections of the county. Judge
Paly was the principal HK-aker of the
evening, his address appearing in full
herewith. The Judge was followed by
Hon. A. V. Orton. who expressed him
self as favoring building so much good
road each year rather than doing patch
work. He ulso considered it incumbent
upon the people to back Usin the otli
cials in the work, ami show them that
their efforts towa'ds securing good
mads had the approbation of all W. II.
Hayes, of Silver Lake, also made u
few remarks, showing how that a
small amount of work at the proper
time would prevent much damage to
r oads even under existing conditions.
W. II. Shrik sjsikc very pleasantly
along Usisting lines and his remarks
apiH-nr in concretion herewith. Com
missioner Anderson and Attorney
Farridl made a few remarks endorsing
heartily the spirit of co-oeration be
tween the people and the ollicers in
building, maintaining and preserving
the good public highways.
Judge Daly said :
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men :
The Hubject of good roads, which has
been assigned to me for this occasion,
is as (dd as history itself. When
Thales, in the seventh century before
Christ, was laying the foundation for
his system of sieculative philosophy,
the Carthagininans had already be
come exerts in the art of road con
struction, and later became the Engin
eers that built the great Roman high
Valley Falls Items
New comers are commencing to put
in an apcarance in this district since
the weather has become settled. They
are all highly pleased with our country
and indications oint to the rapid set
tling up of the lower valley during the
coming year.
F.rnest Meyer, postmaster at this
point, made it business trip to Lake
view during the forepart of the week.
We are glad to learnjthat sheep ure
doing well on the desert at this time
and are fast picking up.
Thomas Hutton, of Fgli, was a re
cent visitor lin the lower valley. While
here Mr. Hutton disposed of a large
amount of cattle to the ZX people.
Mr. Jetmore, of the Alakali country,
passed thorugh here en route to Lake
view. L. It. Moss has just finished putting
in a crop of grain at his ranch north
of here.
It is quite a treat to be able to sit on
the porch of the Htore here with a pair
of field glasses and 'watch the deer as
they feed under the rim back of our
place.
Tho weather report for March is as
follows: Preoipitation, .22 inches,
on the 2d, .00 Jon the 7th, .1(5, with
traces on the 5lh and 8th; Bnowfall 1
inches. There were 14 clear days, 15
partly cloudy ami 2 cloudy; prevailing
wind direction, south.
On Sunday morning the members of
tho Catholic Church will hold Easter
sevrices at the ' Opera House and an
Easter program is to he rendered for
the occasion. It is expected that a
largo number of people will be in
attendance.
way known as the Appian Way, which
was commenced under the reign of
Caesar Appius, 313 years before
Christ.
The material used in building the
Appian Way was: first two courses of
large flat stones laid in mortar; next
rubble well crusehd; then gravel, lime
and cement (day. This road when com-
pleted was the most magnicfient public
highway ever constructed in the history
of the world.
The Appian Way was the U-ginning
of the first great work of permanent
Ciihtimicd on page li
State Game Preserves
Hereafter all state lands located in
Marion County will be a refuge for
game birds. Governor West ha issued
orders to the hUerintendentj of the
different state institutions to protect
anil, if Hissible, propagate game birds.
The governor took this action in accord
ance with the act passed by the last
legislature authoriizng him to set aside
all state land as game reserves. The
sueritiU:niierits of the asylum, peniten
tiary, mute nchool. dtate tulxrrculosis
sanitarium, school for the feeble-minded
and the custodian of the statehouse
and grounds will be exjH'cted to pro
tect all game birds on the state pre
mises , in the future. Governor West
suggests to the various officials that
gardeners and inmates of the institu
tion be instructed to care for all game
birds found on the state grounds and
protect them from hunters.
Bonanza Election
Bulletin: Last week Bonanza held
her annual flection of town officers
which was no an less exciting one and
aroused much interest. J. O. Hamaker
won in his race for Mayor by a large
majority, and the following councilmen
were elected : I. G. Horn, J. L. Spar
1 rrntorn. Win. Goss. W. S. Johnson
and T. K. Wallace. F. W. Itroadswonl
was re-elected to the office of city re
corder, in which office he has held for
several years.
Uonanza went "wet" by a large vote.
This undoubtedly was the most inter
esting question before the voters, as it
has been fought for and against for
the past several months. Although the
FRANK REID MEETS ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Well Known Man Found Dead In His Room Tues
day Morning With Bullethole In His Breast,
Probably Result of Carelessness
Frank Reid, one of the most widely
known resident-s of Lakeview, Tuesday
morning was found dead in his room.
For some time past he had been living
in one of the small buildings in the
rear of the lot next to the Parisian
Millinery, and there he was discovered
lying in a pool of blood, with a bullet
hole in his breast. W. J. Pitts occup
ies one of the other houses, and Tues
day morning he called to ascertain if
Mr. Reid was at home, when he made
his gruesome find. The door to the
building was slightly ajar Monday and
Tuesday morning was still in the same
condition. There was no quite a snow-
fall Monday night and no tracks an-
pearing as leading in or out of the
building Mr. Pitts decided to investi-
agte, with the above result.
The officers were at once notified,
und after a brief investiagtion Coroner
Wallace decided that the circumstances
warranted the empaneling of a coro-1
ner s jury
Besides the'wound in Mr.
Reid's breast three was a bullet hole
in the door and another in the floor,
both of which appeared to be of recent
origin. Mr. Reid was found lying on
his back with out-stretched urms and
legs, ami appeared to have died in
stantly. The gun with which the deed
was evidently committed was a 2.r-8.r
carbine, and was found lying on a
bench or counter immediately in front
of where Mr. Reid stood when he met
his death.
Mr, Reid was born about 42 years
ago at Yreka, Cal., where a sister
and brother, Jennie and David survive
him. His brother George has resided
in Lakeview for a number of years
past, and Tuesday morning came in
from Newell's station, where ho is now
employed, to make arrangements for
the funeral.
Mr. Reid had planned to go out to
Drews Valley Monday morning to visit
his brother George, and it is presumed
that he grasped the gun and pulled it
towards him, when in some way the
precinct went "dry" by one vote at the
last gi'Tieral election, the town had a
right under the home rule law to vote
on the question.
Douglas Pioneer Passes
John Arzner, aged Hi, and for nearly
half a century a resident of Canyon
ville, died Wednesday of last week.
He is survived by a widow, one son,
John Ar.ner, of Myrtle ('reek, and n
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Harris, of Can
yonville. The funeral took place from
the family home under the auspicien
of the Masonic. Iodge. Burial was in
the Canyonville ccmetary.
Mr. Arzner was an uncle of the Arz
ner boys of Lakeveiw and it was under
him that Joe and X. got their start in
black smithing.
Sale of Work
The Ladies Presbyterian aid society
at 7 -V) Saturday evening at the Civic
Improvement Hall will hold a sale of
useful as well as ornamental articles.
Light refreshments will also be served.
The proceeds will go towards a fund
for the erection of a new church here
in Lakeview. It is expected that a
minster will be assigned to the work
here in Lakeview during the coming
summer.
Got One On the Eye
While placing a stuffed pheasant on
the rear bar of the Hotel Lakeview,
Tom Curran had the misfortune to slip
from the ladder on which he was
standing and fell to the floor. In fall
ing his forehead struck on a sharp
corner and several stitches were re
quired to close a gash above his left
eye. He is getting along very nicely
and has again resumed his duties at
the Hotel.
Chautauqua Circle
The Chautauqua, Circle will meet at
the home of MIkm BeeMc Burgess, Mon
day evening, April 17.
Program:
Koll call. Cm rent events.
(ieneral dlHCiisHion of the subject
"Memory aud it levelopnieut," tOp
penheiui. chapter V.)
"Lincoln" iTho CliHUtnuquun.
'Kr gllMh Cathedrals," chapter VII "
Mrs. It. Cloud.
cartridge exploded. It is well known
that he was extremely careless with
firearms, and this fact tends to indi
cate the cause of his death.
The coroner's jury, consisting of F. P.
Light, foreman, D. C. Schminck, J. G.
Barker, R. T. Striplin, J. B. Auten and
A. H. Hammersley, made a very
thorough examination of the case, De
puty Prosecuting Attorney Venator
conducting the same. Although there
are a number of suspicious circum
stances connected with the case, yet no
evidence of foul play was discovered,
and it was shown that the hole in the
floor was made several months ago. It
had an equally fresh appearance with
I that in the door, and the evidence
j showed that the firing of pistols and
j guns in the house was not unusual.
I t Drs. Daly and Hall made an autopsy
' of the body, and they 6tated that Mr.
Reid had been dead not less than 24
hours when found. The bullet entered
! the body in the left breast, passed
through the heart and struck the back-
j bone where it
' through a rib,
rebounded and passed
finally lodging under
neath the nkin where it was found.
Geo. Jones saw Mr. Reid aUmt 7
o'clock Sunday evening, which seems
to be the last time he was seen alive.
After a very thorough examination,
the jury submitted the following :
"We, the jury empaneled to inquire
into the cause of the death of Frank
Reid, find as follows :
"That his true name was FrankUeid ;
that his age was 42 years ; that he
came to his death in Lakeview, Lake
County, state of Oregon, between the
hours of seven o'cloock P.M. of the 9th
day of April, 1911, and the hour of 10
o'clock A.M. of the 10th day of April,
1911 ; that his death was caused by a
gun shot wound self inflicted.".
The funeral occurred this afternoon
from the Willis undertaking parlors,
Elder II. Smith conducting the services
interment being in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery.
i DOUBT ftu-TP N.-C. 0.
Manager Dunaway States Road Will
Be Built to Lakeview Immediately
LAKEVIEW BOOSTERS
Committee From Board of Trade Receive Assurance
That Work on Extension Will Be Pushed and
What Is Expected From Lakeview
Last Friday morning four of Lake-
view's citizens Mayor Harry Bailey,
V. L. Snelling. Secretary of the Board
of Trade, H. W. Drenkel and W. Lair
Thompson accompained by J. F. Han
son, president of the Hall Construction
Ompany, left for Reno, Nevada, to
interview Mr. Dunaway. manager of !
the N.-C.-0.railway,as to the possibili- j
ty of having that road extended to ;
Lakeview during the year 1911. These !
men returned home yesterday loud in
their praise of Mr. Dunaway and his i
treatment of them, and full of hope for j
a railroad in Lakeview this 'ea '
Acting upon their own responsibility, !
after a general discussion following
the recent rather unsat.sfactry v.s.t of
Engineer George S. Oliver Mayor
Bailey ana those who accompanied him
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on the trip to Reno, determined to as-
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jusi wnai me prospects are lor extend
ing the narrow guage road to our town
this year, and what the railway com
pany expected from the people of
Lakeview in the way of assistance in
making the extenison. The pilgrimage
to Reno was made over the roughest
kind of roads between Willow Ranch
and Alturas, but this only served to
impress more firmly t he necessity of
' securing rail connection with the out-
side world. Engineer Oliver advised
Manager Dunaway of the approach of
his visitors, and enroute they received
a wire from Mr. Dunaway making an
i appointment for Sunday morning. At
the appointed hour the Lakeviewites
were in Manager Dunaway s private
office explaining the great need of a
railroad to Lakeview and the develop
ment, ami traffic production that would
surely follow the advent of the road.
Instead of receiving from the active
head of the coveted road the usual as
surance that it would be a pleasure
to build the desired extension at some
uncertain future date when conditions
Homesteader Fined '
W. S. Dennis, a homesteader near i
Fremont, agajnst whom a true bill was ;
returned by the Grand Jury in Port-j
land, March 21 plead guilty to the '
charge of setting fire to inflammable
material on the public domain and
suffering such fire to burn unattended j
near timber and other inflammable i
material, and was fined $25. Mr.
Dennis was endeavoring to clear his
land by means of burning the brush
and the fire became unmannageable.
Girls Club Gives Play
The G. G. G. Club w ill give the play
"Six Kleptomaniacs" Thursday even
ing, April 20, at eight o'clock in the
Civic Improvement Society's Hall.
This club is made up entirely of young
girls and all those interested in young
people should encourage the girls by
their patronage at this, the first public
appearance of the club. The proceeds
of this entertainment will go towards
purchasing a basket ball outfit.
In Northern Lake
(Stiver Lake Leader)
Born - Friday, March 31, to Mr. and
Mrs.Jos. Smith, of Summer Lake, a
daughter.
The new flag, 8x12 feet, for the
school house has arrived and will be
raised as soon as the weather is suit
able. v Mrs. Sam Finley received a painful
though not serious injury at the ball
game last Sunday by being struck with
a foul ball Mrs. Finley was seated
in the wagon watching the game, when
the ball hit one of the horses and
glanced ofT, striking her over the left
eye, inflicting an ugly gash.
ROYALLY RECEIVED
justified, etc., these men were told in
unmistakeable terms that the N.-C-O.
railroad would be extended to Lake
view immediately that the urveys
would be completed without delay,
and would be immediately followed
by active construction.
Mr. Dunaway submitted an outline
of the assistance his road would like
to receive from the people of Lakeview
in building the extension. Included in
this is a right of way from Funk's
point to the north limits of the town
of Lakeview ; station grounds in Lake
view, and acreage for stockyards' and a
"Y" for turning trains.
j of Mr Dunaway hmaue of h
direct bu8ine88 metftod Qf
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i them, and because of the kindly treat-
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i men t accorded them.
When the returned from Reno
When the party returned
I aionuay morning, iney were accom
r 3 .i
panied by Mrs. Hanson and children,
and rode to Alturas in Manager Duna
way's private car, which had been
attached to the train for their conven
ience. Engineer S. A. Mushen has already
been detailed by Chief Engineer Oliver
to make the survey from Punk's Point
to Lakeview, and it is understood an-
! other party will be put in the field
! working from Funk's Point south, to
! join the Oliver party working north
from Sugar Loaf hill. The permanent
j location is completed to Sugar Loaf,
, and we may expect to see men and
teams moving dirt all along the line
very soon. Plans for meeting the re
quest of Mr. Dunaway will be taken
up by Lakeview's citizens soon.
In three more days now we will have
taster Sunday with us, and no doubt
the usual large number of new millin
ery creations will be worn by the ladies
on that day. We are always glad to
see them, howevqr.
DRUG FIRM BOYS
PINE MEEK LOTS
Hall & Reynolds Place
Property with E. R.
Patch for Sale
Dr. T. V. Hall and F. W. Reynolds
last week purchased the remaining lots
in Schauer & McCleary's addition to
New Pine Creek, consisting of 66 lots.
The property lies south and east of
Fleming's store, and is vey desirable
for residence purposes, aa well as pros
pective business sites.
Messrs. Hall and Reynolds have
placed the property on sale with E. R.
Patch, and the prices are considered
very reasonable. With the advent of
the railroad New Pine Creek will be
come an important center for a large
section of country and the wise invest
or will therefore get busy.
Miss Clara Thruston, who has been
taking a business course in one of the
California schools, returned during the
week and is now visiting with her
folks. She will probably locate here
permanently.
On account of the Lakeview Band
dance Thursday evening and as the
ladies of the Presbyterian church are
using the L. C. E. C. Hall on FriJay
and Saturday in getting ready for
their Bazaar, the Good limes Club will
postpone their dance this week until
April 21st when the Keemo and Good
Times Club will unite and give a
dance.