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Mum HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- -REACHES THE OPLE VOL. XXXII LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, .OKKf.ON, MAY 4, 1911. NO. 18 THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKE COUNTY WHEELERCOIwPANYBUSY Getting Read' to Commence Work On Dry Creek Project IRRIGATES 7500 ACRES OF FARM LANDS Water Will Be In Ditches of Plrst Unit This Pall nodern Sawmill Plant Will Also Be In stalled By Company at Parly Date The Wheeler Irrigation Company,1 with a fully paid up capital Block of $2T,000, will Hhorty commence work on iU Dry-Crook project. When complet ed it will have sulneient water for the Irrigation of 7500 acres, but the supply for tha season of 1912 will Irrigate but l."u' acre. The distributing rcserviur will be located at the mouth of Dry Creik, from which place two main canal will be built, uno to the utli" far a tho point ranch and tho other leading r.i.rtli to the Carriker plait. J. L. Wheeler, Jr,. in chief engineer of tho company, and to an Examiner representative, Tuesday outlined hi plans. The dintrihuting reaervoir when completed will be approximately 150 feet wide at it banc and 35 feet In height, but for the present it will I built but 125 feet wide and 20 feet high. Thin dam will bo completed 'this year, to that the farmer who are to be sup plied with water can be assured before seeding time thut they will have water for the next growing tcauon. The second dam will be located some five or fix mile up the Creek, and it will haw about double the capacity of the firnt. Work on it will commence next Hpring and the work flninhed ho that it will supply water for tho neaon of l'Jlil. The two reservoirs will then hold auflioient water for approximately 3500 acre. The capacity of tho two reser voirs will afterward Ins increased ac cording to the demand for water until the maximum of 7500 ucrcs is reached. The plan of the company is to even tually turn over the project to the land owners themselves, making the pay menu in ten installments. Already a sulticient numlx-r of application have DOCKET FOR MAY TERMOF COURT Cases to Be Heard By Judge H. L. Benson Next Week Judge Benson has been busy this week getting the docket in readiness for next week. He and the attorneys are! fixing the time for hearing the several rimes, while several demurrers nave also'hcun argued. The first case to be heard will be that of the State vs. J. D. Carrocll, charged with larceny by bailee which has been transferred from Klamath County. It has been set for 10 o'cloekiMonday, and a large number of witnesses have been sub poenaed by both sides. The (docket Jia as follows : State of Oregon vs. James Clifford, Indictment for rape; D. V. Kuykendall, hist. Atty., for plaintiff. State of Oregon vs. Pat Murphy, Indictment for selling liquor to a min or; I). V. Kuykendall, Cist. Atty., for, plaintiff. A. M. Baxter vs. Wm. Humes, toj recover money ; J. H. Lane for plain-1 tiff. Tho Warner Valley Mercantile Co., a corporation, vs. John Walker, action for money; L. F. Conn for plainti.T. , E. H. Smith vs. W. M. Credit, uctlon for money; L. F, Conn for plaintiff. John Uadovleh vs. Louis Bogdon, accounting; J. M. Batchuldor,for plain tiff, Thoa. S, Farrell for defendant. The RoHonfold Smith Co., a corpor ation, vs. F. M. Chrisman. action for money ; Goo. W. Caldwell for plaintiff. Bert Ragan vs. Joel McCulloch, to recover money; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. W. J. Verliug vs. J. M. Messner, to recover money ; J. M. Batchulder for been received to take all the water that can be supplied next year, -and there la no doubt but that Ihe demand will alwaya exceed the supply, inas much a there i much more land covered by the main ditchea than can be supplied. There la to be no gueawork regard ing the completion of tho work at iU different atnge. as Mr. Wheeler states that water is to be in the ditches the Fall lie fore the season in which it is to lie nupplied. The irrigating seaaon will bo from April 1 to October 1 of each year, and the amount of water to be fumihed is one acre-foot, which Mr. Wheeler deems sufficient. Should a water uer desire more the rate will of course lie projxirtionately greater. In addition to the irrigation project the company will also engage in lum bering, and to that end expecta to in stall mill and dry kiln this year. Mr. Wheeler will shortly leave for Portland where ho expect to purchao a com plete plant. The company owns about 10.000,000 feet of timber In the vicinity of Dry Crock, and )h options on other holdings as well. However, it is pos siblc that they will not be able to get the mill in this year, but if such proves the rase it will bo only a delay of a year. On Mr. Wheeler's return from Portland he will lie able to state defi nitely hh to when the mill will be put in. While the project i not a large one, as thing are considered in theHu days, yet it means much in the way of de velopment for Goomo Lake Valley. Results ?erured by the farmers under it will do much toward a further 1 velopment throughout this valley. plaintiff. Robert Riity v. Warner Stock Com pany. Warner Valley Stock Company vs. Minnice Calwdelll, possession of real property; E. B. Watson, for plaintiff. J. M. Uatchelder for defendant. L. G. Thomas, et al vs. E. C. Thrus- ton, injunction ; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff, L. F. Conn, for defendant. Ilig Four Development Co. vs. David O'Neil, injunction ; J. D. Venator for plaintiff. Francies E. Hampton, aa executor of the last will and testament of A. I. Hampton, deccased.'et al., vs. C. W. Withers, C. L. Withers, and A. A. Witham, injunction ; W. J. Moore for plaintiff, L. F. Conn for defendants. MnniuB Buchanan vs. Mary A. Buchanan, divorce ; L. E. Latourette for plaintiff. Joseph H. Elliott vs. J. II. Greene, M. L. Lewis and J. T. Anderson, for ownership of property ; J. D. Venator and W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. Ulysses G. Venator vs. Margaret M. Venator, divorce ; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. School District No. 24 vs. School District No. 14. mandamus; W. Lair Thompson, for palintiff, Thos. Drake for defendant. Charley Johnson, et al., vs. P. II. Murdoch, et ux.. to quiet title; Tyson Klnsell for plaintiff. State of Oregon vs. Warner Stock Co., Transferred to Circuit Court of Marlon County, Or. S. II. Riley va. Oreg n Valley Land Co., a corporation, damages; Uatchel der and Combs for plaintiff, W, Lair Thompson for defendant. Warner Valley Stock Company vs. J. L. Morrow and W. H. Cooper; Coovert and Stapleton for plaintiff, A. M. Crawford and E. B. Wat8on for defendant. Warner Valley Stock ', Company va. Robert Baty; Coovert and Stapleton for plaintiff, A. M. Crawford and E. B. Watson for defendant. State of Oregon vs. R. II. Jackson, Indictment for refusing to pay over public money; D. V. Kuykendall, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff, W. Lair Thompson for defendant. State of Oregon vs, J. L. Cliff, in dictment for larceny; D.V. Kuykendall Dist. Atty., for plaintiff, W. Lair Thompson for defendant. State of Oregon vs. Peter Escallicr, contempt; D.V. Kuykendall. for plain tiff. Mariua Vallet vs. Steve Young, traaeript of Judgment from Justice Court; W, Lair Thompson for plaintiff. The Warner Valley Mercantile Com pany, a corporation, va. Stephen W. Young and Emma J. Young, action for money; L. F. Conn for plaintiff. International Harvester Company of America, a corportaion va. F.M. Chris- man, action for money ; Cole and Cole for plaintiff. J. L. Naylor vs. Mary Emmons and Fred Emmons, action for money; Batchelder and Combs for plaintiff. Peter SaVardoy vs. C. E. Hoy, to recover money; L. F. Conn for plain tiff, Batchelder and Combs for defend ant. H. B. Stephens vs. C. E. Hoy, to recover money; Batchelder and Combs for plaintiff. J. B. Winntanley vs. I. L. Hale, to recover money ; S. S. Humphrey for plaintiff L, F. Conn for defendant. A. M. Baxter vs. Wm. Humes, to recover money ; J. H. Lane for plain tiff. E. W. Follett vs. Margaret M. Fol lett. divorce ; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. Gus Schlag-1 vs. Gladys A. Schlagel, Divorce ; Batchelder and Combs for plaintiff. E. M. McCulley vs, to recover money ; M. E. Musgrave, Batchelder ami Combs for plaintiff. Mrs.. O. F. North vs. Geo. C. North. Marcia North, Agnes J. Lee and Louise Lee, to foreclose mortage; E. L. Elliott for plaintiff. Lester I. Hampton, by A. M. Smith, his guardian vs. Frances E. Howell, G. C. Howell aud Bank of Lakeview, petition for sale of real property; Thos. S. Farrell for plaintiff. S. B. Chandler vs. David Jones and W. A. Wilshire, damages; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. S. B. Chandler vs. Dan Jones, dam ages ; W. Lair Thompson for plaintiff. State of Oregon vs. John D. Carroll, indictment for larceny by bailee; D. V. Kykendall, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff C. M. O'Neil for defendant. Lakeview Mercantile Co. vs. Neil Jensen, to recover mony ; L. F. Conn Continued on I'agi1 Elht HILL CUP SHOULD DE WONBY LAKE Trophy Is Well Worth Trying For By Our Farmers Now, what is the matter with Lake county securing the $1000 cup offered by J as. J. Hill for the best 100 pounds of wheat raised during 1911 ill the United States? Different sections of Eastern Oregon will compete for the prize, and it is not at all improbable that with proper effort Lake county could walk off with the much coveted cup. It surely is well-worth trying fur, and if successful the fact would be heralded throughout the press of the entire world. The Examiner suggests that every farmer, in Lake county, raising wheat this year should keep this fact in view. The land show at which the prize is to be awarded is to be held in New York in November, and an account of the show and trophy appears elsewhere in this issue of the Examiner. Biff Success The publio School entertainment Fri day evening was much more of a suc cess than was generally anticipated, and was not only a credit to the teach ers and pupila alike, but to Lakeview as well. Not only did the pupila show careful training, but the work of quite a number of them equalled that of pro fessionals. The singing and recita tions were especially good, while the drills and the Old Village Skewl were highly entertaining. The violin solo of Lorena Bailey was a pleasing surprise, and greatly appreciated by all. , There waa a very largo attendance, and the net amount realized was $106.00, which will go into the library fund. New Pine Creek Items There were several out of town peo ple in town last Sunday night. A large crowd attended the services at the Baptist Church and also the Moving Picture Theater. The films run last Sunday were exceptionally fine. Some very interesting services were held at the Baptist Church Friday. Saturday ami Sunday night. The following Preachers jj' were I present : Elder J. H. Mil burn, of: Union City, Tenn., Rev. J. W. Reynolds, of Silver Lake, A. F. Simmons, of Lake City, Rev. II. Smith, of Lakeview, and Rev. L. E. Henderson, of New Pine Creek. J. W. Gibbina, who started for Hood River as a delegate to M. W. A. State Camp got only as far as Lakeview. He accepted a position at T. E. Bernard's Hardware store. Ivan Hammersley, who has been on the sick list, is up and around again. Dola Vincent is on the sick list. H. Cottrell'a new Edison Moving Picture Machine was tried out at the Wendt Moving Picture Theatre and proved to lie a first class machine. It throws a good steady picture. The only draw back at Paisley will be on account of not having electric power there. Mr. Cottrell will have to use oxygen gas until the new electric plant can be put in, which we hear wil 1 soon lie done. Mr. Cottrell will open his Moving Picture Theatre next Saturday night, MHy 6. Oranges and Bananas at the Candy Kitchen. The order waa placed Tuesday with the Fandango Lumber Company for the new store building which Mr. Boone, of Lakeview, is to erect here in the near future. The New Pine Creek Meat Market is to be conducted this summer by Guy and B. B. Mc'Kune. McKune Bros, will undoubtedly give general satis faction. BornApril 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kirk patrirk, of Willow Ranch, Cal., a baby boy.- A farewell dance will be given in honor of Miss Mabel Patterson at the Opera House on Saturday night. May 13. Miss Patterson starts for her home in Illinois on Mayl4. The Oregon aide school closes Fri day, May 12. after a successful term of eight months in charge of- Miss Mabel Patterson and Miss Louise Bos- worth. Harry Rader, of Willow Ranch, who has been ill the last week, is now im proving. Continued on Vaae Five COWHEAD PROJECT IS NOWASSURED Los Angeles Capitalists More Than Pleased With.Outlook Alturas Plaindealer : Sunday even ing 26 gentlemen arrived in Alturas by special train from Los Angeles. They are interested in the Surprise Valley irrigation project and came here to look over the proposition. Among the number were N. J. Barlow, president of the company, L. C. Haynes, Tim Spellacy, and many others prominent in financial circles of the city of Los Angeles. They were met here by Geo. H. Ayers and Mr. Fox, the former promo ter of the project and the latter chief engineer for the company, and were escorted on board of Lamb's automo biles to Bidwell. There they were entertained by a sumptuous banquet by the Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce. The next day they were driven to Cowhead lake, the reservior site, and then down the west side ' of the lake, over the land to be reclaimed. Just what the party thinks of the pro position may be inferred from the fact that fourteen of the party located on land on their return here. Asked what he thought of the proposition, Mr. Bar low replied, 'splendid.' The company has authorized the expenditure of $400,000. Their business is to sell water. Land owners will be charged at the rate of $1.75 for 1.5 acre feet for the first two years and $-'1.60 for the next nine years, after which a perpetual water right will have been acquired. All question of doubt as to the suc cess of the project has been set aside by the visit of these gentlemen, many LIVESTOCK QUARANTINE Cattle of Lake and Klamath Coun ties Placed Under Inspection COMPARATIVELY FEW Dipping Vats Are Being Installed at Silver Lake and Work of Freeing Cattle of Disease Will Be Commenced Next Week The great hullabaloo about the cat-week they wilI commence dipping their tie of Lake and Klamath counties being cattle in a sulphur and lime mixture. Infected with scab and thereby causing j Huge vata are being constructed near them to be quarantined is likely to . Silver Lake, fand some idea, of their dwindle down to a small story when j magnitude, may be had when it is the exact fact become known. While known that each animal has to remain it is no doubt trte that some of the the mixture two minutes and that cattle from the Chewaucan north are ', expected to dip from 500 to 800 thus infected, yet the disease is by no j nead daily. means general throughout the counties j The condition of the cattle and the mentioned. And furthermore decisive delay in getting lumber for the vats action has already been taken to eradi- ! combined made it impossible to dip the cate the pest, and probably ere long ! cattle earlier, but now they will be the quarantino'will be a thing of the ' taken from the spring ranges, dipped past. I and then driven to the Summer From all that can be learned it ap-! range in the Fremont Forest. On their pears that the disease was brought return in the Fall any cattle showing here two years ago by a shipment of . sitf"8 ot scab will be again dipped, and bulls for the ZX Company. It is ; y nia means it is expected to auiolt thought the disease waa contracted , ly eradicatejthe disease, through shipment in infected cars, aa The work of dipping the cattle will the stock was given a clean bill of be in charge of J. E. McCoul. who had health by the California authorities. 1 much experience in that line in $he It first made its appearance among; the ! Dakotas a few years since. ZX cattle during the winter of 1909-10. ! Following is the quarantine notice but was of such mild form that it attracted but little attention and no one who saw it was able to diagnose the disease. This last winter it de veloped in much a more aggravated form, several cattle having died from I the effects of it and when the authori - ties were called they at once pro nounced it scab. Immediate steps were taken to pre vent .its further spread, but Rowing to the severe winter and late spring it was simply impossible on account of lack of feed to hold the exposed cattle, and consequently they went on the public range. However, preparations were immediately made by the ZX peo ple to combat the disease, and next of whom can write their wealth with seven figures. But the successs of the project is due to the untiring and persistent efforts of Mr. Ayres, who promoted the project and to Miss Daisy Smith who assisted in the financial success at the incipiency of the project In the face of discouragement and we might say ridicule, they clung to the project and now have the proud satisfaction of seeing the success in the near future. If it is true that he who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before, is a publio benefactor, what shall be said of those who turn a barren desert into blooming orchards, gardens and smiling farms? The benefits Surprise Valley will re ceive are beyond computation and the additional wealth must be reckoned by the millions. In fact, all of Modoo county will share in these untold bene fits. Natron Cutoff The homeseekers en route from Cal ifornia to Central Oregon, via Klamath Falls, report the Southern Pacific's camps on the Klamath Falls-Natron cutoff headed toward Crescent, have reached Cow Creek or Big Springs, 45 miles south of here. Work in the Williamson river canyon is progressing rapidly, since the line has laid steel over the Sprague river to the canyon, and it is the expectation of the con tractors that the grading will be finish ed for the cut off before anow flioa next winter. News of the activity of Southern Pacific agents purchasing right of way from Vale westward, with ultimate destination at Crescent, has reached the latter plaoe, and it is believed the company proposes to hook up with its Klamath Falls-Natron line, as soon as possible. The extension ' of the Deschutes line from Redmond to Crescent will then give the Southern Pacific, 'ines north and south and east and west through the state. ' BANDS ARE INFECTED , Issued by the Governor: LIVE STOCK QUARANTINE Prohibiting the removaljof any and all cattle in Lake and Klamath Coun ties, Oregon, from one locality to an other until after proper inspection and 1 permission granted. Effective May 1st, 1911. Whereas, it is provided by Section 5654 of Lord's Oregon Laws that when ever the Governor of this state has reason to beileve that any contagious, infectious or communicable disease of animals exists in any locality of this State he may issue a proclamation placing such portion of the State under Quarantine and forbididng the removal Continued on Page Ele'ht HOMESTEADERS WIN OUT IN KLAMATH Decision of Local Land Office Upheld By Commissioner Several decisions from the Commis sioner of the General Land Office rela tive to rights of entry was received yesterday by the local land office. The cases are from Klamath County where-, in lands were opened to settlement last July and to entry 30 days later. Home steaders made settlement on the lands but when the same were open to entry a number of persons presented filings under the timber and stone act. The local land officials fixed a time and place for a hearing between the inter ested parties, and after considering the testimony decided in favor of the homesteaders. Their decision is held by the Commissioner, but it is pre sumed the cases will be taken up to the Secretary of the Interior. Among the cases are those" of Olive J. Carlton, Robert B. Perkins, Paul Bogardur Robert L. Fulkerson and Louis L. Stein, homestead claimants, against Kathleen Garrison, R. H. Dunbar, W. P. Johnson and Sarah H. Gown, tim ber and atone claimants, the former gaining the decision. Payseur Appoints Agent. J. J. Payseur, manager of the John; Briles Orchard Lands at Davis Creek, w as in Lakeview this week. He ap pointed Mrs. Anna M. Neilon sales agent for the lands, and she will have the exclusive handling of the business here. Mr. Payseur states that but 40 tracts hav thus far been placed on the marj ket, and these are Driced at from $150 per acre upwards. I ; - I