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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1911)
HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- REACHES THE PEOPLE VOL. XXXII LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, 0HK0ON, AtJOIJST 17, 1911. NO. 33 V THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER Oh V AKE COUNTY "RAILROAD DAY" AT DAVIS CREEK Low Round Trip Rate From Reno Will At tract Dig: Crowd The first railroad excursion fo Goose Cake Valley will take place next Saturday when the N.-C-O. will run a ferial train from Reno to Davla Creek on account of the celebration of the railroad completion to the latter point. The evert marka the dawn of a new era for Goose Lake Valley, and the people of Davis Creek are preparing to make It long remembered by every one prevent. Various forma of entertainment will be provided, not the leant of which will be addressca by prominent men. while ramaiiea and automobile! will be on hand to show excursionists the varioua points of interest. All the surrounding towna are to take part and delegations from Alturaa. Surprise Valley. New Tine Creek and Lakeview will be in attendance. The Reno paprra are boosting the excursion, and the Journal lust Satur day contained the following: Davis Creek la the principal town and distributing point of the lower Goose Lake valley. Here la located the famoua fruit orchards of John Brile whose product nave invariably carried off the blue ribbon In cverv county fair and fruit show where they nave been exhibited. A good opportunity la presented to vlaitora to view ihe poaaibilitiea of the valley at the present time. While CiitiiiiiuiHl i m pnge 4 DOINGS IN IIOAO MININGDISTRICT Much Activity In All Lines New Road to Pine Creek (J. A. S. in Surprise Valley Record.) The laboratory and businesxs oflices of the Consolidated are now completed. These buildings add both style and convenience to our little nolony. The regular monthly retorting was done Thursday. A nice little gold brick was the result. Mr. Guoyt. an expert mining man. Is looking over the district. Mr. Guoyt is interested with I. K. Cutter in the school section. Gcneriil Manager Stone came up with the pay checks Saturday, gladening the hearts of his employees to the ex tent of about twenty-eight hundred dollars. Major Kingsley Is at Lakeview for repairs to a lame back, having sprain ed it badly while performing his duties as timbcrman on the Mountain View. Dick Mason "spent a few days of business and plcnsure at 1'ine Creek this eek. While there he closed a conduct with Dan Funk for supplying the Consolidated Co. with lresh fruit, vegetables, dairy and poultry produce. Ho also made arrangements for the tranpsortution of the new hoisting en gine and uir drilling machine from the railroad camp via Pine Creek. The pack animalH are making reg ular trips to Pine Creek for supplies. Foreman Sam Farmer reports the new road will be in condition for vehicles in a very few days. A Narrow Escape While en route to Klnmath a 'tew days since Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sher lock, of Alturaa, came nearj meeting with what might have been a serious accident. They were crowbing a bridge when a piece of a broken plunk was struck Lv one of the wheels of their auto, causing it to flv up and strike the gasoline tank. In. some manner it lecume wedged in the machine and brought It to a quick halt. With the Bnnibtaiice of persona In a , passing auto Hie plank was removed, Jand while the machine wub somewhat damaged yet iTwai able to continue the trip to Klamath Falls, where the necessary re pairs were made. lU.I tiie niui hine been traveling at a much higher rate of speed the accident would no doubt proven serious. New Road to Surprise Supervisor 1'arman and W. II. Me Cormick lent week Investigated a route for the road from Ccdsrvifle to Surprise, the new ttatlon on the N.-C.-O. railroad, aava the SurpriKe Re cord. This atution has been erected for the convenience of SurpriKe Valley people and a depot and warehouse one hundred feet square has been erected for the tranaactiim of business and atoratre of freight. Mcaara. Perman and McCormlck viewed both routea to Surprise, one by 8. M. William' place and the other down what la called the "hog back." The latter waa praclicaly decided up on aa being the bent and neareat route, and as It "is already a county road it will doubllena be the one choen. It will require aome work to put It In good rondititon and when that ia done Cedarvillo will be within seventeen mile of the railroad. REVIVAL NOW DUE IN TIMBER LANDS Well Known Cruiser Says Demand Will Soon Bo Active Klamath Chronicle: Thomas li. Shannan. who has just returned from a cruising trip on the headwaters of Sprague River and in tome parta of Lake county, declares it is his belief that within a very thort time this country in lo we one of the greatest timber activities it ever experienced. He ssvs much evidence of a big tim ber ruth ia now in sight and that pur chasers for tig timber are already ar riving and looking over the big tim ber belts of the country to size up the situation. He believes thst within the next three months this present interest in timber lands will have developed in to considerable of a !oom all over the country and that lively times are due to follow the slight aepreassion that has characterized timber changes for the past few months. Mr. Shannan has followed the cruis ing business fur the pant thirty years and is either personally accquainted with all of the big timber dealers, or knowa them through having had com munication with them through corres pondence and can give pretty close guess at the feeling among those from Michir an or the Pacific coast. Z "You can just say. if you care to. that Tom Shannan said that between now and the end of the year there will be some of the biggest timber deals handled in this district that has ever been known in the history of the country." said the cruiser. Mr. Shan nan declares that he has the timber situation sized up right and the people here will see that his prophecy proves true before they hardly realized it. Several large buyers have had their men out In the timber over the country for ,aome time getting estimates and sizing the situation up and it looks pretty much as though he is right to tne observer. REAL ESTATE MEN VISITLAHEVIEW Representatives of Bier 1 Philadelphia Concern Tour Central Oregon A party of prominent realestate men arrived in Lakeview Monday evening on a tour of Central Oregon. Included in the party were Geo. M. Bailey, president of the Northwest Townsite Co.. of Philadelphia. Pa. ; Rexford A. Harrower, chief engineer, and Hugh K. Gilmour and Robert C. Orr, assist ant enigneers of the company; Jesse Holmon. of Portland, state agent, and C. S. Hobson. agent for the company at Madras. The party had previously visited Ontario, Vale. Burns and Pais ley and were en route to Klamath, Crater Lake, Bend. Redmond and Madras. They purchased property in nearly every place visited. The company owns $400,000 worth of property in North Dakota, Montana. Oregon. Wyoming. Wahhlngton, Idaho and South Dakota; and are conducting a general real estate businesss. NO DEPOT M. W. Drtnktl Offers Free Site, Railroad Favors Center nd Pine, and Others Favor the Location at Foot of Center Conflicting: Interests, Are Unable To Compromise Differences And again it can be stated that there is no rhanre In the local railroad situa tion, so far aa actuel results are con cerned. However, matters are reach ing a crisis and it fa confidently ex pected thst a conclusion aa to the location of depot grounds will be reached within 36 hours. Chief F.ngineer Oliver today will consult with the committee, when it Is expected thst the matter will be finally disposed of. The situation as to depot grounds is tiuite complicated, there being three possible locations, one at the foot of Center street, another on the ame street at its Intersection with Pine and a third in the Drenkel addition. While to the Examiner any one of the three would be satisfactory, yet a feeling exists among the adherents of each that promises to result . harmfully to the town. It is understood that the railroad company object i to the foot of Center street because it bi too low. The cost of the site at Center and Pine ttreeta Is considered prohibitive, while the location In Drenkel's addition ia Unsatisfactory to many thev are of the opinion that it would have a tendency to change the location of the business renter of town. , Mr. Drenkel this week offered free of all rost ten acres of land for depot ESTABLISHES BOOT AND SHOEEACTORY Leo Hasel Purchases New Machinery and Will Soon Start Up Leo Hasel. the well known boot and shoe maker, has decided to engage in the manufacture of boots and shoes on a lane scale, and to that end has pur chased numerous pieces of machinery. His latest investment is a loose nailing machine, and it should arrive in a day or so. When it is in position Mr Hasel will be able not only to make boots j and shoes on a commercial scale but will also make boots or shoes from measurement and complete them with in 24 hours or less after receiving the order. He will also be able to repair your footwear while vou wait. and. as Leo savs, he ia "going in for the whole shooting match." The plant will be in full operation next week, and Mr. Hasel expects to soon have on hand a very complete stock. He will devote his time to mak ing only the heavier grades of boot and shoes, and he will maintain the same high grade of work for which he has become noted. An Old-time Injury T. F. Calderwood waa over from Adel this week on a business trip and incidentally to receive treatment for an accident that happened him when a boy but 8 years of age. When a youngster he shot himself in the hand, the bullet remaining embedded in the wounded member. Not until a month ago. aome SO years after the accident occurred, did it' cause him any incon venience, but since that time it has been causing him more or less pain, and hia physician states that the bullet is now working out and will probably make its appearance in a few days. Death of Mrs. Snuffer Mrs. B. O. Snuffer, well known in Lakeview where she spent the winter of 1908-09, died very suddenly of heart trouble a short time since at Artena. New Mexico. Her remains were buried in the family plot at Bowie, Texas, Besides her husband she leaves a son James, and other relatives to mourn her death. SITE AS YET grounds and right of wav purposes, it being ihe same land for which he aome time ago offered at $200 per acre. Should that site be chosen it would necessitate the location of the depot south of Cogswell street, some four or five blocks from the Center and Pine street location. The railroad company favors the latter location, and it is this muddle that ia expected will be settled todav. It ia understood that the railroad company Iibs modified its plans, so that Pine street can be used for its track and but 10 lots will be necessary for depot and warehouse purposes. Should that aite be chosen then the right of way through Mr. DrcnkePa property bobs up. and should Mr. Drenkel'a aite be selected then the right of way through J. N. Watson's property is to be considered. 53S Should the foot of Center street be selected the railroad company would have to abandon the grade already con structed through the O. V. L. addition, and the situation certainly appears to be of difficult solution. However, the railroad people seem to be doing all thev can to harmonize the differences, and it is possible that when Mr. Oliver again consults with the committee that a site will be determined at once. DUCK SHOOTING WILL W BEGIN Swamps Are Said To Be Literally Alive With Birds The occasional flights of geese over the suburbs of town make the average sportsman long for the open season when he can unlimberbia gun and hike out for the swamps to enjoy the day. Geese, ducks and ail sorts of water fowl are reported unusually plentiful this year, as the birds were not dis- turbed last Spring w hen seeking nest- Inc.-plaees. and as a consequence there are many more young birds than usual. The shooting season opens two weeks from tomorrow, and the swamps will no dobut be alive with hunters for the following few days. However, it is said that many ducks have already been slaughtered, and the writer has reason to believe the report, inasmuch as he has seen evidence along that line in the wav of ducks wings right here in town. Gail Cleland Weds Gail Cleland. a nephew of Mrs. Roxie Cleland. of this place, was mar ried recently to Miss Gladys Moore at Berkeley, Cat. Mr. Cleland is well known here, having spent his boyhood days in Lakeview, The bride is a niece of Mrs. Daniel Cronemiller. also of Lakeview. Mr. Cleland haa just been appointed head of the English de- nurtmanl at tka TVthnlrll Imnirifil ITnl. versityat Sapporo. Japan, and with his bride is now on his way to that place Two hundred invitations were issued f, h. u,AAn in Trlnitv Chnrrh at which Rev. C. B. Dalton officiated. M. E. Church Picnic The Methodist Sunday School will hold a picnic In the McKee timber culture on the Sherlock ranch. Tues day. August 22. The start will be made from the Methodist Church at 8 a. m. Conveyances will be provided for those that need them. An invita tion to attend is extended to all. Those attending are requested to pro vide their own lurch. The Sunday School will serve lemonade and ice cream free. nnowi wonu i.y. Schmitz. who pur. sed 160 acres of land on Thomas Creek from L. Vanderoool. waa a pleasant caller at the Examiner office Tuesday. He formerly resided in St Joseph, Mo., and will shortly return to that place for the winter. Mr. SchmiU ia well pleased with his purchase, and now has actual knowledge as to what can be produced in Goose Lake valley. Me ia confident that winter wheat will do well here, and he now haa wheat that was sown last spring as high aa his head. There ia a patch of timothy on an adjoining place that will produce not less than two and a half tons to the acre, and all sorts of farm produce will yield accordingly. Mr. Schmitx arrived here the last of March, and hence is familiar with weather condi tions and the climate generally, and therefore has no hesitancy in express ing his firm belief that thia valley baa wonderful agricultural possibilities. FAVORS MULE DEER RESERVE IN LAKE Game Supervisor Lewis Investigates Conditions In this Part of District L. Alva Lewis. State Game Super visor for Klamath. Lake and Harney Counliex. has been in Lakeview during the past week on official business. He expects to appoint two deputy game wardens for Lake county and ia mak ing arrangements for a strict enforce ment of the law. "It ia rumored that ducks are being slaughtered in differ ent parta of the county, despite the fact that the closed season does not end until August 31. and Mr. Lewis proposes to put a stop to it. The fact that the mule tail deer will soon become extinct, unless a stop is put to their ruthless slaughter during the winter, is self evident, and Mr. Lewis is of theooinion that the easiest way to save them ia to establish Rational Game reserves, one to be lo cated in the Fort Rock country and the other in the lava beds around Tule Cake. Conditions are not so bad in the latter section of late, but it ia re ported on good authority that the slaughter of deer during the winter months in the northern part of the county is something fierce. Hunters from Portland are said to go there yearly and kill large numbers, and while perhaps their action doe not meet the approval of the settlers yet at the same time they do not care to swear out complaints for the arrest of the guilty parties. Mr. Lewis is of the opinion that by creating the game re serve and then having it thoroughly patrolled during the winter months the wanton slaughter will be prevented. During the summer the deer are fully able to take care of themselves, which fact can be attested by more than one person right here in Lake view. HIGH PRICES PAID EOR BEEF CATTLE Most Any Old Cow Brings $40, While Steers are Worth S50 Prices for beef cattle are certainly soaring, and where the consumer is to "get off at" is much of a conun drum. Buyers are offering 7Jo for 1 cows and 9c for steers, which is the hest price ever paid in this section, An """V cow will bring something over HO. while a steer is worth some- hinuUke 1WW, 8m8H bunches have been sold, yet Geo. Swanston. of Sacramento, was the first recently purchased some 600 or 700 bead from W. T. Cressler. of Cedar ville, and this week be bought about 1100 head from the 7T Company. De livery is now being made, and Mr. Swanston will take the cattle to the California market at once. " J. B. Auten, Chas. H. Combes and F. Fetsch are bak from their hunting trip in the vicinity of Summer Lake. In some unaccountable manner they succeeded in bagging a couple of bucks, or at leas became possessed of them. TRAIN SERVICE TO DAVIS CREEK Mails Carried By Auto Be tween Alturas and the N.-C.-O. Terminus Trains over the N.-C-O. are now arriving and departing regularly at Davia Creek station, the new service having been inaugurated Tuesday. Arrangements have been made- for earriyng the mails between Alturaa and . Davia Creek by auto pending the es- tablisnroent of the train service by the Post Office Department between the two stations. The auto will leava Alturaa at 6 o'clock in tne morning- -and reach Davis Creek in time for the stage to leave that station at about 8 'clock. The mails arrive in Lakeview between 3 and 4 o'clock, some four hours earlier than under the former schedule. The Consolidated Stage Co. will also, operate auto daily, the fare to Davia . Creek being 16 as against $4 by stage. There will be no reduction in the price of stage freight, the rate being 2 cento . per pound between Davis Creek and Lakeview. No announcement as to freight rates, between Alturaa and Davis Creek has . aa vet been made public by the rail road company, although it ia expected ' that they will be in a few days. A car-, load of augar for Lakeview reached , the latter place Tuesday night. Wells Fargo & Co. have already es-. tablisned an express office at Davis. Creek, and as soon aa the mails, are carried to that point everything will be distributed from that point the same aa waa the case at Alturaa. DEPARTMENT HOLDS UP MASERVICE Will Not Permit N.-C.-O to Carry Mails to Davis Creek And now comes the Department ana in reply to Postmaster Ahlstrom's re-, quest for a change of time in the arrival and departure of mails to con nect with trains at Davis Creek, states, that no change will be oermitted pend--ing establishment of mail service oix the N.-C-.O. between Alturas arid Davis Creek. In other words the De partment requires the Consolidated. Stage Company to receive the mails at Alturaa at 6 o'clock each morning, theik parallel the railroad to Davis Creek, a distance of some 25 miles, at which place the train which carried the mailt to Alturas had arrived some 12 hours, previously, and then on to Lakeview.. That certainly io going some, but in asmuch aa it required nearly two months and a half to get the mailt routed over the Oregon Trunk through, to Bend, instead of going around by Vale and Burns by stage, it would. seem thst we have no kick coming at this time. Probably before the roads become bad from the Fall rains the change will have been made. Peaches In Market The first home-crown peaches to appeal- in the local market were received by J. P. Duckworth on Mon day, thev having been raised on the-. Taylor ranch at New Pine Creek. It is needless to add that they found ready sale inasmuch as they were of ' good size and anpearance. while the ' quality was unexcelled. The early crop waa small, but the late crop is much larger, although it will not be, ripe for several weeks. Stine Buys Ranch H. J. Stine. formerly of the Madt Creek station, thia week purchased. EL EL Bond's ranch north of Plush. tb-: consideration being near to $4000-.. Tb ranch consists of 160 acres of patented land and a desert claim of 80 acree.. making a total of 240 acres. There is a small orchard on the plaeo. which is . jut coming into bearing, besides a fine garden and fairly good improvements. Mr, Bond mav decide to locate in Lakeview. a'ttinnrh he has not dertni-. tely determines on a location aa vet. Miss Hazel Hereford, of Lodi. is visiting in Lakeview. . Cal.. J