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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1911)
nnmnh HAS THE CIRCULATION PRINTS THE NEWS REACHES THtTorEORLE VOL. XXXII LAKKVIKW, LA K E COUNTY, OKKCSON, APRIL 20, 1911. NO. 16 THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKE COUNTY Q$0 TATEOFFIUALSCOiNG n Will Examine Irrigation and Swamp I -and Projects of Lake HAY 12TII DATE SET Pnlslev and Warner Vallev Projects to Receive AttentionStatus of Land Board to Governor Went, Secretary of State Oleott, State Treasurer Kay, Attorney General Crawford and State Engineer Ixtwl will roach Lakeview May 12 next on a tour of investigation of lands ami irrigation project under atate con trol in Lake County. They will ex amine the Paisley project, a well a that of Warner Valley, and in addition secure information relative to the swamp liinda over which there has been o much litigation. The etatus of the 1'uinley project la net forth in the following report of the desert land board to the hint session of the IegiUture : The contract between the State and the United States for the reclamation of 12,(47.49 cre from the Chewaucan Itiver, In nnrthren Lake County, ap plied for in 190.'!, waa not executed un til September 11, 1907. A contract between this company and the State waa executed on Februray 2f, 1907, providing for commencement of work within nix month after the ilhto of execution of the State'a con tract with the United Statea. Owing U financial crisis, work waa not ""com menced within thia time. An exten sion of time wa granted, and again, on August 4, 19H, a second extension waa granted which expire March 11, 1909. On February 24, 199, irtill another extension of time, within which to be gin work waa granted. Thia extension expired on September 11, 1909. Since OREGON EASTERN IS GETTING BUSY Will Build Thirty Miles Out From Ontario This Year It is a well known fact that Carl Stradley, chief locating enigneer of the Oregon Short Line, under which is the Oregon Eastern, is heavily interested in Lake county realty, and therefore the following diHputch from Vale wil Ik- of more than ordinary interest to the readers of the Examiner: "We are oging ahead with construc tion of the Oregon Eastern railroad from Vale, between now and the first of July," said Right of Way Agent Carl Stradley, of the Oregon Short Line, With headquurters in Salt Luke City, while in Vide. j Mr. Stradley lias been in Vale to meet W. P. Davidsno, of the Oregon t Western Colonization Company, the latter desiring to come to an agree ment over right of way 'matters for the building of the big local railroad yards. Condemnation proceedings were 'started against the road land people last week and since then they have ben trying to adjuBt the matter, but no agreement was decided upon 4 and the condemnation proceedings will come up in the cirucit court the latter part of this month. In order to get ready for the laying of the rails on the first 30 miles of the Oregon Eastern railway out of Vale a tract of land must be secured. The railroad Is condeming !I2 lots in the Altaehul addition to Vale and also three and a half acres just beyond the tract, just outside of Vale city limits. The road land people placed thler price at $100 per lot and at $350 per acre. The land is not developed, ia covered with sagebrush, but with the construc tion of either the Bully creek or Mal heur river projects would be very rich. The railroad people have refused to pay the price and will rush the matter FOR THEIR ARRIVAL FormerGlven by Desert Recent Legislature that time the company ami Hoard have been unable to agree on any further extenaion. A number of people reaid ing in the vicinity of the project have protested against further extensions of time and requested the State to can eel the company's contract ao that the lands will be thrown open to entry. On April 27. 1910, the Board acrved notice on thia company, aa required by statute, notifying them of their failure to comply with their contract, and re quiring that the work be' commenced within aixty daya. No further action liaa Jjeen taken ny me Hoard. A num ber of people have made inquiries re garding the mutter of taking over the intercut of thia company and complet ing the project, but until such time aa aome definite proposition can be agreed upon it doea not seem advisable for the Hoard to insist upon a forfeiture. The company' contract with the State provides for the construction of an eighty-foot dam, which will flood 2,380 acres in what is known as the upper Chewaucan Valley, and store 42, 800 acre feet of the surplus waters of thia stream. The water to be released wnen needed ana conveyed in the na tural stream channel about twenty miles to the north and diverted upon the valley lands which are located upon the divide between Abert and Summer Lakes. The duty of water has been fixed aa two-acre feet be- Cuntinued on I'nge Eight STUDYING FOREST RcconnoissanceWork Now Under Way Fremont n Supervisor G. D. Brown, of the Fre meont Forest, left Wednesday for Sil ver Lake to look over affairs in the north end of the county. Much re connaissance work ia to be undertaken at that end during the next few months by Messrs, Jacobson and Billings, of the service, their duties to consist of studies of the various forms of plant life such as shrubs, grasses and smull saplings, together with securing the elevation of hills, mountains and other land marks throughout the forest. The work will tuke up practically the wholo summer and an attempt will be made to go through the entire forest Mr. Brown will see that everything is properly started before returning here Back to Business v.. 1 tir a . .... juKb w. a. WHsnire lust week re turned from his winter's vacation, and has the appearance of having been treated well. Most of his time was spent in Ashland, but he also visited San Francisco, Portlund, Sulem and other places during his absence. into court. Another railroad man who was in the city with Mr. Stradley aaid : "The first 30 miles of the Oregon Eastern from Vale will be built this summer without a doubt. The right of way department was ordered to get a right of Way last summer, but on ac count of muny obstacles was unable to do so. The appropriation for the first 30 miles of road was made at that time Now we mean business and we need the land from the Oregon & Western Colonization Company to complete our work in the Val6 railroad yards and ,to build several miles more of tracks for switching facilities ao that we can haul in all the matreial for the Oregon & Eastern. EASTER SERVICES GREATLYENJOYED The Snidors Operi House Thronged With Devout Worshippers Sunday morning last the Catholics of the city held some very appropriate Easter Services at the Opera House, an attendance of about 150 people be ing present. The altar had previously been placed in the center of the stage and sur rounded as it was by many flowers and plants, loaned by friends, the appear ance presented was indeed pretty. The sermon of the day was delivered by Reverend M. O'Malley, the pastor, who had for his topic, "The Triumph of Christ." During the services he was assisted by Frank Schmidt, who acted in the capacity of altar attend ant. At intervals the choir rendered selec tions in Latin, consisitng of "Sanc tus," "TheCrtdo," "Kyrie-eleison" and "Gloria," Solos were also sung by Mrs. T. V.'Hall and Miss Hattie Nys warner and the interest manifested while they were being rendered was evidence that the efforts of the singers were thoroughly appreciated by the many people in attendance. Altogether the affair was indeed ap propriate of the close of the Easter season. Dr. J. L. Lyons paid Sacramento a visit lust week, and while absent closed a deal for the Steve Young place on Rock Creek. The place joins other holdings of the doctor, and its purchase adds much to the value of the other propel ty. THE BUILDING OF GOOD ROADS IN LAKE Wm. H. Hayes, of Silver Lake, Presents His Views On All-Important Topic, and Offers Suggestive Ideas as to What Should Be Done Improvement of county roads is the most vital question now faceing the interests of all the residents of the State of Oregon, those residing in the cities more so than the residents of the country districts. Improved means of transportation, means a cheapening of the products of the soil, to the con sumers. The producer generally buys where he can buy the cheapest, and groceries and other necessaries of life come to him in a concentrated form, bo that the freight coat from city to eoun try is but a small fraction of what the city consumer pays as freight on pro duce from country to city. The farmer, orchardist or truckgardener looks to the cities to find a market for his sur plus products, and prices depend in a great measure on the facility with which the products of the farm can be moved from the farm to the nearest shipping point. It makes little differ ance to the consumer Whether the goods he desires all across the Atlantic ocean or across an impassable quagmire. he must pay for getting those goods to the place he wants them. With the chances in favor getting them cheaper and quicker from across the ocean than within one hundred miles of his home town at some seasons of the year. This being the case we are all alike interested in road construction. As to the best methods of constructing roads : There are several essential things to be considered before beginning the construction of permanent roads. The first and most important is theiquestion of drainage, for no matter how well a road may be constructed unless the road bed can be kept dry it ia bound, sooner or later to go to pieces. When the question of drainage is satisfactori ly settled the question of grades must be considered, as on this will de pend in a great measure the cost of moving freight over the road. the drainage and grade questions being settled the question of cost of building confronts us, the question be ing will the amount of traffic over the proposed road justify the expendi ture of the money necessary to make the proposed improvement. All those questions being decided favorably, then the way and mean of building con fronts us, and this is the greatest problem of all. In a word successful road buildinar can be Bummed up under four general 0. V. L. ENGINEER READYFOR WORK Q. W. Rice Returns From Panama and Plans Summer Campaign Guy W. Rice, chief engineer of the Oregon Valley Land Co., has returned from his trip to Kansas City, New York and Panama, and is now busily engaged in preparing for this year's campaign on the irrigation project. Within a few days he expecte to have work well ;nder way an South Drews canal, and will probably complete the J entire system during the present year. It is possible that all of the laterals J will . 4 be finished, but all who desire . water 1'or the season of 1912 can rest assured that they will be able to get it. Mr. Rice is more than pleased with his trip, and during his seven-days stay at Panama secured a number of fine views of the workings on the canal. The views were taken by him self, and hence he is able to explain them in a way that gives one a much better idea of the magnitude of the work than can be obtained in any other way, except by a personal visit to the. scene. Mr. Rice was advised by the officials in charge, aod he regards the informa tion as correct, that the big ditch will be completed by January 1, 1914. While that date is a year sooner than expected, yet it is expected that many difficulties will be met with during the first year of its operation that cannot be foreseen, and that therefore by January 1, 1915. when its completion is to be celebrated, there will be no delay in the passing of vessels through it from any cause whatsoever. heads, first drainage, second grades, third traffic over road and fourth funds to build. The first questions are for the County Surveyor to answer. The next can be properly left to the County Court and Road Supervisors, of the respective districts, while Jthe last question can only be answered by the Taxpayers themselves. The best methods of building country roads will vary in different parts of the county. Taking Northern Lake, all that will be required in most places is to keep the road well drained and free from mnuing water in order to make aiw ideal dirt road. South of Paisley differ ent conditions confront the road build er and the problems presented by each section must be solved by taking into consideration the local conditions. In the Crooked Creek valley for instance there is enough of loose stone adjacent to the road north of the Lovelace nlace lo make a permanent road bed of stone from the Loveluce ranch to Shellham mers, a distance of a little more than a mile. While the cost of making this kind of a road will be greater than a dirt road, yet after it is once properly constructed it can be considered a piece of permanent road, and considering the amount of traffic to pass over it would more than repay any reasonable amount spent in building it. Taking the roads south of Lakeview, I am not personally acquainted with them and can not speak as to conditions there, but it strikes me that if the rail road is built into Lakeview this fall these roads will be relieved of the heaviest traffic passing over then), and can be built and kept in repair for a good deal less than at the present time. While all roads to the East, Weut and North of Lakeview will cost more than to build and keep up than at present, as Lakeview will be a distributing point for the surrounding country, North, East and West. Every taxpayer in the county is vitally interested in these questions and in a measure each must decide for himself whether we are to have better roads or to be con tent to stand still and do as our fathers have done before us be suffocated with dust in the summer time, wallow n mud winter time, or stay at home and wait for the rain to lay the dust or sun to dry up the mud. WM. II. HAYES, Silver Lake. MANY SITESjOR DEPOT Drenkel Addition. Fair Grounds and Guerraz Tract are Considered EACH HAS ADVANTAGES-OF ITS OWN Preliminary Line Run By Surveyor flushen From Funk's Point to O. V. L. Addition Awaiting Approval of Chief Engineer Oliver As yet no definite conclusion has day of Daniel, the only child of 8w been reached in regard to securing and Luelja McKee. The little fellow terminal grounds for the N.-C.-O. Ry. ; WM 18 months old and had been mor There are four different locations un-; geVeral week with a slight attack0)f der consideration, one being in the pneumonia. No serious results were Drenkel addition, one at the south end toT noweVer, til sometime of the Fair Grounds and another at the ' during Thursday or early Friday mora north end, while the fourth is on the ing when he WM ulen violently! ! ill Guerraz place north, of the Slash. Each and tte doctor8 care wag unavaiw. has iU advocates, and as a matter of j burial occurredSaturday afternoon, course there promises to be a good . interment being made in the; Odd scrap put up before a conclusion is fin- ( Fellows Cemetery. The sympathy of ally reached. Should the Drenkel ad-1 the ent5re community in extended to dition be selected the depot would pro- Mr. and Mrs. McKee in their bereare bably be located! at the foot of Sherlock street leading along the south Bide of; the Sherlock residence property. Successful Bazaar Center street would lead to the depot The Ladies' Presbyterian Aid Society should it be located on the southern ' certianly did themseves proud fcon Fri part of the Fair Grounds, while Buh- day evening when they held a refresh ard would be the street if the north end, ment and fancy artic,e Mle at th were selected. , civic Tmproves,ent Society Halt Surveyor Mushen has completed a! organization consists of Mes preliminary survey of the line from dame8 Seager, Marion Barnee, Funk's point to the O. V. L. right of Corbett, Willits, O'Neill. Morgan and way and forwarded the same to Chief Campbell, and the Misses Willits and Engineer Oliver. The line runs in al- Corbett. To these ladies ia due the S"'"! for the affair, which netted hoiis. where it strikes the O. V. L. addition. As to the route to be selected, that is a matter that is up to Mr. Oliver, and he will probably be here shortly ... 7 i to take the matter up with those di ! rectly interested. Little Dan McKee The entire community was saddened last week to learn of the death on Fri- SOMETHING DOING IN TOWNTO-NIGHT G. G. G. Girls Will Give Play at Civic Improve ment Club Hall The. members of the G. G. G. club will render a sketch entitled "Six Kleptomaniacs" at the Civic Improve ment Society's hall this evening, and it is expected that a large number will turn out for the occasion. Music will be furnished by Gott's orchestra. The girls have put in lots of hard work drililng for their respective parts, and are certainly worthy of success. Following is the cast : Mrs. Reynolds, an advertiser for kleptmaniacs Gwendolyn C.'o r.'b e 1 1. Inez White, a sympathetic friend Docia Willits. Clare Reynolds, the real (?) klepto maniacEllen Bernard. Claudia Snell, modiste and I dress maker ; also maker of fine costumes, cuttter and baster Ruth Bernard. Mrs. Thaddeus Lynch, who does fin gernails andj gives facial massage Margie Bernard. Budgette De Flanagan, a klepto maniacs who can trace her descendants back as fur as iver they umade thum Louise Storkman. Crocus Washington Jones, a klepto maniac recomen'ed by Presiden' Taft, has seen Booker Washington pass by Fern Stephens. Madam Joliette, who had hoped to be ze widow of ten men, but is ze widow of only one Lura Snyder. Jennie, a maid who "doesn't like "spiriting" Francis Mayfleld. Carry Brown, der flyin angel Erma Sharps. Act I Scene, sitting room in Mrs. Reynold's residence. Time, whatever you like. i Act II Scene the same. Time, ten minutes later. I $52-75- I rrti i . ine lauies wisa to thank the many people who patronized their sale, aa' well as the Lakeview orchestra, who so kindly assisted by rendering selections during the evening. Frank Lane, manager of the 7T ranch at Plush, was a visitor in town this week. FOR DENEFIT OF PUBJJnCHOOL Pupils to Give Entertain ment Friday Evening-, April the 28th . The childreu of the public school are to give an entertainment at the Opera House Friday evening, April 2, and the following program has been selected : Song, "The Soldier Boys are out Today" Boys of third grade. Wand drill Girls of seventh grade. Recitation, "The Rush of the Ore gon" Donnell Bailey. Recitation, "Jimmie Brown's Sis ter's Wedding' Roland Post. Violin Solo Lorena Bailey. May Pole Drill Girls of first and second grades. Duet, "Ike and Becky" Pearl Bart ling and Pearl Harvey. Red Riding Hood-Pupila of third grade and Francis Mayfield of the seventh. Wind Song Pupils of sixth grade, f Hoe drill Boys of first and second grades. Song, "Won't your Mamma let You Come out and Play." Recitation, An Escape Glenn Whor ton. May-day Frolic Pupils of fourtk and fifth grades. Song of the Blacksmith, three primary boys. Recitation, "Clothes Make the Man'" Florence Arthur. Scene from Ye Old Fashioned Villago Skewl Eighth grade. Tha entertainment will begin at 8 o'clcok sharp. The price of admission will be fifty cents, the proceeds to be placed in Library fund of the publie school. The affair wilk be in charge of Prof. Burgess and the teachers, who are now drilling the children for their respec tive parts. There ia no doubt but what it will be a big success, and it certaia ly deserves our partonag.