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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1911)
womtto HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- REACHES THE PEOPLE (THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF L COUNTY VOL. XXXII LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OKF.OON, NOVKMISKIt M). 1911. NO. 48 PAISLEY PROJECT CONTRACT READY Thirty -Day Extonalon Granted on Geo. Conn H o I d I n sr It nnnrari absolutely rcrtnln thai the Northwest Tnwnaile Co. in to go hi'Hil with the I'ttixlf v Irrigation pro-ji-t. ab hough an extension "f .'10 dav of the vition on tho Ceo. Conn hold ings has been ankil for ami granted. In a late inaiieof thu Northwest Nrwu. a tlM r Issued tiv th Tnwnalte Com pany, tt I tlald the lands selected bv the Portland Irrigation Co., ami which right the Townsita people am aup IMinril to have purchased, are to te rut. -llvi.lt l into 10. 20.30 and 40 arm tracts and th cost of water la to ho $4'1 tier acre. rim the follow Ing dispatch it would apprar that the IWrrt Land Board ha comtileled Ihe contract for the nrouct. and while it Is submitted to th li rt Int el Irrigation ('omimnv vt no doubt will mmiIv to the Northwhcat TowiiHtte Co.. succpsnors In intercut. The dimatcn follow : "The agreement to he submitted to the Portland Irrigation mm nun v. to he entered into January Int. hxa hern Panned uoon. Thin la the Moraen con tract around which controversy hai hern waging for several month. One point at Issue waa whether the dcpcrt land onard hail the right t" demand de tailed financial statement from the romtanv relative lo the rnk'i of land or of notion. "Although previously Ihe hoard had been given legal alvire lo the contrary Senator MeCullnch advised the hoard, aa Governor Went ha coiinMentl v hel l, that it waa m,t only it right, hut i: dutv to demand these statements, and a clause was Inst-Mrd in Ihe new rtn tract ilen.aiolng full and drlHiled tinanclal ainicincnia irom the com nanv qmirlerlv. Ano'hcr vital clause inserted in Hint giving the board cen somhin over the romnaiiv'a advertising matter. "Hv term of tho rontrart a rener. voir shall hp constructed with raoucitv to sti.re 42.0HO arre teet of water; a dam l't'.7 feet lone ifjviaion work a and other physical pIuim1 of I Ihi construe tion are to he done in approved rnuii- tier; the company to begin actual run- atruclmn within six month from the date of the contract and rush the work diligently until it ha been Comnleted. I The comnanv la to furnish a sumiIv of j water fullv Millicient to irrigate and reel i in the land ilehcrihcd in the con trad : lh' total hen against the land to officii.! to Ontario. Vale and Kmmctt the Past week ia supposed to lie In con nection with the right of wav of the proposed linea through the Malheur and I'sveltu river canvona. The time limit of the Oreiron A Eastern rlirht of wav through the Mal heur canvon will aoon expire and aa the government ruld an Irrigation reaer voir atto near the mouth of thia can Vim It la absolutely necessary for the railroad to commence actual construe I urn In order to united ita riirhta. The comnanv ha held the right of wav throiivh Ihe Malheur canvon for 20 veart by occanional aurveva and ft I inn nlata. hut the activity of th govern ment In protecting riirhta for irriga tion reservoir haa made it necessary fur Ihe railroad people to make a more ticrmancnt move, and it looka aa though Ihe connecting linka of Ihe Ore gon & Kantern through the central nart of the atate from Ontario to Coos May will now be rushed to comnletion. HORSEFLY PRUJECT WINS ATBONANZA New Water District Is Formed By Vote of 04 to 3 N.C-0. IN LAKE COUNTY First Locomotive Crossed the Line Last Friday Afternoon Ralls Will Reach Lakevlew Within Ten Days Should VVeather Con Jitloni Remain Favorable --Train Service Probable By First of Vear Should weather conditions nrove Pine Creek in the verv near future and favorable, aa now seem probable. 1 pnssiblv to Lakeview this winter, but Lakeview will tie linked to the outside of course should storms set in construe world with handa of sU el within ten t ion work would recrffarilv cloae dava. I he N.-l'.-O. ateel iranir crnm-ed idnwn. aa ail deoenda uoon the labureri me Mate l.u.e ai f.f l ine ureeK laat ana inev win not worit durinir fevere More Road Money That the inure undcvrloned counties of Oreuon vet I ho louir end of Home irood tiroixmitionH lit leUHt ia indicuted bv thu annuul renort of tho ilist riliut ion of tho United Stale live nerccntuiii land aalea lurid among I lie counties, to be uaed for I ho inmrnviMiieiit of roiidH. The tutiil .-1111(111111 of thin fund for Mill apurooriiited wan SV.IKi 67 and it waa aniKir I luncd according to thu ucreaee of the individual counties. l.Hko County comes third on tho lint, her portion lioing ll.OTti (Hi. llarnev re ceives tho liiruent amount II.-l-!2 11. and Mnlheur necnnd with f l.Itlti t'7. I rook ih n cIono aocoud to I.uko with SI. 071. It. Thu amallcHt county in the atate is Multnonuih. her uorlion of Iho fund beinu but S.V.I. 13. The election of the I'nr.eflv Irriira tion I'rntert waa held at Bonanza lant week, and it waa an overwhelming viclurv in favor of the oroiect. the vole heinir 04 to 3. Directori - Kirtt divinion. Will CamD lell ; aecond divinion. Will Irwin; third livinion. J. H. Mavon; fourth divinion. V. J. lluwi.e; Itfth diiion. JacoD It neck. The following otllccm were choeen : Treanurer - I). (5. Horn. AansFor- It. C. t'towlev. ('iillectnr - Walter Kroadsword. Throiiirhout the duv intereat was at a h'irh mtch. and when it wsi delinitelv kioAii flint the iirnjct carried a a gh of lelief could he heard throiiirhout Ihe room, followed bv rhcer after cheer. And at inidnivhl the celebration was still on with full awav . for the peonle of Itnnanza now feel that the time is at hand when it will be nonnitile for them to have an irrigation project of their own. Niiirtv-two lnd owneri arc affected bv the tiMiix.H.-d nroiect and of this numiicr sixtv-aeven were nrcnent at Ihe election. It was irrutifving to seo onlv three votes cast airainat the entertirine It is felt that, the-e voles were not Ihe result of omioHitiun to tho undertakinir but iatlier of doul t aa to the ad vixahil itv o f afsurninir an eniernrise of ao treat a niHi-nitude. There will be 2.1. (KMI acres of land within the protect. un- er the prunorcd ditch. Friday afternoon, and the firnt loc imo live to reach Lake t'ountv crossed in a few minutia after the rails were down. A number of l.akeview citizens were Pirxeut on the occasion, among, them being Col. F. I. Lisht. V. I. Snellinir. F. M. Miller and Geo. B. Whorton. and since that time many tM'ople have gone down to "ace the railroad. " The all-abrorbing attention now ia. "when will train service to I.akevtew be established?" Chief Knuineer Oli ver thia week Mated to an tXHrniner reuresentalive I hat all deiendei ui o i the went her eon iitions. He intimated that train would bu ooerated to New weather It is remitted that throuvh freight rates to l.akeview have been made and that the schedule ia announced to be effective Ilc-emler 13. hut it is scarce ly ornhahle that the service can he es ttahlished at that time. While the ballasting eots on niirht and dav. vet there is much work in that line to be done after Ihe road leaves the lake I i-hore. and i-cveral weeks will doubtless I be reouired in which to comolete the I work. The ballating will probahlv I be comnleted to the State line during j the comimr week, while the tracklav , inir ennv is now on the Studlev place 1 al out t -n milea south of Lakeview. The Spineless Cactus Dick Kfngsle la not the only e. oerimenter with tyurbank'a eelebratet nineieta cactus. A Lot Angelea dis patch sava that negotiations are under way between local men and the author itlea In various parts of the Sahara which are expected to result soon in the introduction of the cactus on the African desert. Experiments with tne various kind of spineless cacti have demonatrated. the etnerta declare, that some of them will thrive on any deeert in the world where the temperature does not go too low. and thev believe the Sahara is peculiarly adaoted to their cultivation. If thia fa true the vast waste may be revolutionized in time to come by the California wonfler Extensive shipment of the spineless cax t are now made from Los Angeles to aorne of the South American countries. SESSED VALUE . OF LAKE COUNTY i . .-- Principal Change Shown In Large Increase of Tillable Land be t.rif.;t 724..V1 ; water nihts sol i by no coimmnv iu no perpetual. tuner lhe t or,i(lll f which Le icrmn in niu agreement uroviue uir ,j an annuui riminienance charue or (ill cents per at re ; date of recluuiution to lie whi n pre of ii ahown that water is w ithin half a mile of each forty acres. " WEST IS OPPOSED TO HANGING MEN To Bo No More Executions During His Term as Governor 'Iho County Court at ita lart term appointed O. F. Cmlv J out ice of tho IVacti iiml II. A. Chnuiiiuii Countable of Fort Kock precinct. MALHEUR CANYON SCENEOFACTIVITY Engineers Said to Bo Mak ing Permanent Surveys for O. & E. Road LAND BOUGHT FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL Sito Chosen at South End of Water Street by County Court Tho County Court at its recent ses sion purchiiscd from H. W. Drenkcl the pronertv on Water Street Ivintr be tween Ti in Watson's and the old Frank Lun places. The pronertv consists of Hlxiiit un aero and a half and it ia to l tihcil for cnui.tv hospital purposes. Tho coi.aidcratiun waa $7U0. Initial Bow The Klurniitn Chronicle gives the folliiwiiiir account of a hoiiit recitHl bv Mrs. Win. Wagner, a sister of Dr. W. K. Movd. of Liikeviow. "llctore a well filled bonne. Mrs. Wm. Wagner, one of the moht promising vocal pupiU of Mrs. Don J. Zumwiilt. mmle her initial how before the public Fn iav nielit. when she wua presented in hong recital by her vocal teacher. She is possessed of a aweet voice, full of enrcful exiirt'sssion. and shows cverv promise of attaining perfection in her art. "The numbers rendered bv Mra. Wiimier ranged from Donizetti's "Aria from Lucretia Uoritru" to the Quaint beautiful hallada of the lirilish Jules. In all of them the scored a I great success, and received immense Mra. Zum- wult nluved tlu nccompanimeiit." A ... i . .( .t y actual consiruciion on tne urtifcn , lAaxuihH frt)ln hl.r ,iearers Jo r QUIiian MI t I Sit 1 t Kaxillf h tliM rlnl -eur canyon will begin not later than spring, is tho statement made bv a prominent HarriniHn railroad oflicial to leading Ontario puainoHS man. according to an Ontario dispatch Bearing in the 1 ortland Jourmil atutement is borno out by the dispatch ing of a tiartv of 12 engineers for the purpose of making the final changes in the permanent survey through the 70 niilo Malheur cunvon. the key to the great Oreiron inland empire. It ia also ttuthoritxtivelv stated that two more crews of Bui wvom will bu sent into tho canvon to hasten the work. Thu Inclination of Secretary of th e Interior Fii-her to tavor too hritfr.tion enterprises where ihe rights of audi projects and riiilroud construction work conf'l'-t -i in,, scd to he the ciiijuh of tho present activity of the liarriinun people, and the visit of Presideut Lov ett mid other prominent Ilarrirnan Fair Warning C. It. Seagcr. of the Davis Creek an- Orchards Co.. now haa offices at Sac- The ' rainvnto in the Oehsner building. Hence The death sentence of Jans M. William llassing. who was to be hang ed on Dec. lit tor wife mur.ier. was Friday commuted to a term of life im prisonment bv Governor West just be fore the iHtler'a departure for the east, and at the name tim the governor gave out a statement that there will bo no more hangings in Oregon so long as he remains governor, savs the Snleni Matcsman. The penitentiary contains one more man who waa to have been hanged, a man bv the name of Murgiin. who committed murder at Grants I'm-'s. lie whs to have been hanged in Junu nrv. next vear. F.ver since the commutation of sen tence was granted J sse I'. Webb sev eral months agi'f. Governor West has been contemnlating the action which he announced Friday. Aa in the case of Welib. a statement was signed bv llussing's sister that no application fur a pardon will at any time in the future bo made. The governor's statement was as follows : "There will be no hanging in Oregon while I am governor of the state. The old rule that hloodshed should be ex piated bv the shedding of blood is. in mv opinion, a relic of barbarism, and not in consonnnce or in keeping with the civilizution or the spirit of the Twentieth century. It is an antiquated and an uneconomic reminder from tho dark auea "I contend thai the spirit and the civilization of this age call for the re peal of capital statutes aa the punish ment for first degree murder. I believe thHt imprisonment for life should bo tho penalty paid fur shedding human blood. "1 recommended the abolition of caoital. punishment to the last legisla ture, l will again make the aame re commendation in 1013. unless thu law haa been previously ammended at the general election of 1912. "I will and do advocate the repeal of thu capital statute, and the limita tion of the Pardoning power of the gov ernor in relation to life sentences for first degree murder. 1 hope to seo this reform accomplished before the expira tion of mv term of office and the pre sent barbaric law wiped from the stat ute hooka of this atate." I LAMDS ON MERRILL FEEDINGGROUNDS McKendree & Arthur Prepared to Feed Until Spring any one going there will do so on his own. responsibility, now that the Examiner haa given fair warning. In a letter to the Examiner Mr. Seager states that huainess is good, he having sold five tracts last week, with num erous other prospects. Mr. S. also de- ulrcd to Lc ri nu'ivbrrcd t'? M T)reft cs in the IliUe Class who frequently discushod historical and other ques tions therein Frt forth. Sidewalks Needed The question of sidewalks promises to be a momentous one with the City Council in tho near luture. and es pecially on Center Street. There cer tainly should be a good walk leading from the depot to the business center of town, and if it is to be completed bv the time railroad service is estab lished steps should at once be taken toj get the work under wav. Klamath IK raid: O. T. McKendree returr.it lat night trom Gazelle, where he had gone to superintend the disposi tion of a hunch of lambs belonging to McKendree & Arthur. The ot the hunch was sold to Kros. of Sucramento. hut 500 head were turned into a feed vard to te dis posed of when tne market ii in better condition. The market is in gnr,;) condition, but McKerdree & Arthur have made Pre parations to keen throigh the winter months ouite a bund of lamo:. to be turned over to the wholesale butchers jubt before the California grass lambs can he marketed, when the market is at its best point for the vear. Besides the bunch at Gazelle. ti,is firm has row at the feed vards ne-ir Merrill between 9.000 and 10.000 choice lambs. This big drove has teen "top ped" and on Thursday -J.000 head of Ihe "top" lambs will be shioped from Midland to the San Krancicso market. This will leave between 7.000 and 8.000 lamb to feed through the winter and st'lemli 1 preparations have been maJe for their kei. Five men will be employed in this work, and constant care is needed to bring them successfully through the winter and have them in such condi tion in the snrii g that thev will find a ready market. Manv tons of alfalfa hav will be rtauired. and 125.000 poun Is of ground grain has been taken to tne feedvard us a nait of their win ter bill of fare. A huge well operated bv horsepower is kent con.' t anil v in operation to water this bunch of babv sheep. Each dav the watering troughs are emptied and cleaned thoroughly, so the water is pure as it is possible to furnish them and twice a dav the feed racks from which thev eat their nour ishing alfalfa are cleaned of all stems and debris. The greatest care is taken of their tempirumti.t. and no dogs are allowed about the corrals in which tiicv are kept. The hav is thrown into the feed racks from outside Ihe corrals and no one but the attendants are allowed to enter the corrals. These men the sheeo soon become acquainted with. J and become so familiar with them that i thev can be handled without frighten ing them. The onlv exception to tne herders in the corrals is the old grav mare that furnished the power for the punm. and she is never taken out un til tho sheeo are shipped, drinking from the same watering troughs and eating from the same racks as the sheet). BIG INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES Davis Creek Ranch Sold for $600, Now Brings SIO.000.00 Probably no better idea of the won derful increase in the value of farm lands in Goose Lake Vallev can he giv en than that of the Chas. Easton ranch at the foot of Sugar hiii in the Davis Creek section. Tne ranch con sists of 320 acres and was homesteaded hv the Havton brothers in the early 00 i. Along atwiut 1895 the bovs be came hard pressed for money and as a consequence mortgaged their places to Mrs. Sarah Hotcbkiss for $500. When the mortgage became due thev were unable to meet the payment, and to settle the matter Mrs. Hotchkiss gave each of them $50 additional and thev in turn transferred the property to her. Some two or three vears ago Mrs. Hotchkiss sold the oroDertv to Mr. Easton for KX)0. being less than $10 per acre. At the time it was con sidered that Mr. Easton paid everv cent the place was worth, in fact some people considered that he got the worst of the bargain. A few weeks since Mr. Easton traded 160 aces of the land to C. R. Seager for Lakeview oroDertv which ia conservatively es timated to be worth not Ijss than $5000. and a few riavs since he made maiornv i ariother deal in which the other 160 wanson . nerpa was trfinsfpriwl nt a vnltintinn of $3000. It will thus be seen that land that was worth SoOO 15 vears ago is todav selling for $10,000. And thia is but one instance of manv. What the value will be 15 vears later is of course a matter of guess work. 222,6.11) ncrva I ill.il.l- Nn1 ...t2.M1.3tiO tKiO 244 acreo no.. iPNhle land ;t.'0HWU Vuloe of improvement on defdeil Iid.I Valne on nil Ii.Ih ImprovenipiiiH on town lot Improvements) on land not deeded SteauiliouM and manufactur ing mnchlittrrv ,12 COT AlO.MiS 250,020 61.170 27 875 Merchandise 1220 4' 1150 W7SO HW 44) 20 215 Fur ml ok Implement. etc. Money Note and nccono's Share of stia-a iloorehold furniture jewelry. tc 43.7fO (5,617 h re 2 W WI0 28.301 cjM,- 4:8 5M0 124,524 fheep nod gontM.... 2t".?10 3W awlne 2.4iO 7 doga 2 tOO OREGON PRODUCTS NOW TOURING EAST Gov. West, Bill Hanley and Tom Richardson as Pilots The, Wizards are to give a Sheet and I'illow Clitic dance nt their hall this evening. Thev huvc secuied the beat of music and everybody is sure to have a good time. A Good Show Culligan'a Show. Nashville Stu dents - a comnanv of colored minstrels ami comedians Monday and Tuesday nights of this week appeared at the Onera House and ideaRed tne large audiences present on each occano'i. The members of the company were all band instrument rlavcra. nr.i ap peared on tho arc lIu Loth noon and evening ox ine two uava thev wua here and rendered musical selections. I and desert. Goes to Portland Silver Lake Leader: Silver Lake thia wel lost Mr. and Mrs. Hi Adams and gained Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitch er and family. The Adams go to Port land to occinv a newly purchased home. .lr. Pitcht r moves to town for the winter und w ill occupy the house vacated bv the Adams. The genial Hi and Mrs. Adams will bu missed bv their associates here, end undoubtedly th old time cst'le mun und Lis w i'c i'l I ccona home sick: for their friends of the sage brush The Oregon car left Portland last week and joined the Governor's Special at St. Paul Monday. The car is loaded with exhibits from practically all parts of the St4te. and todav is at Detroit. Mich. Thu train will make a tour of all the Eastern States being scheduled to return to St. Paul December 30. The Oregon delegation ou board the special will consist of Governor West. William Hanlev. of Burns, and Tom Richardson. Following is a partial list of the ex hibits aboard the Orgon car: Hood River One box literature. 19 quarter boxes apples. Kalmath Falls Three boxes exhibits, mostly anules. Prairie City Five boxes apples. Ashland Six section rack of apples: two iars processed fruit ; one package literature. Medford Eight boxes fruit; one box literature. Roseburg One box Umooufl Valley exhibits. Portland Chamber of Commerce Fourteen iars fruit exhibits. Prineville Three boxes exhibits. Portland Stockyards picture, photos showing country and citv scenes in this state. The train is known as the Western Governor's Special. It will make one stop a dav. the itinerary calling for 21 stops. Total $s M.t 2S The County Board of Equalization completed ita labors last week, and the above is the list of taxable prop erty of Lake cuuntv as eq'ial-zet bv it. This is an increase of $24 020 over that of a vear ago and of nearly $500.- 000 over that of 1909. The grentest increase shown is that of tillable land, which is aoornximatelv $500 000. A vear ago but 146.217 acres of tillable land were assessed, while the increase in the acreage this vear is more than 50 per cent. Town lots also show an increase of aooroximatelv $100,000, while personal orooertv shows a de crease. There are now 200 fewer horses. 10 oOO lets cattle. 4000 less sheeo and 100 les-, hogs in the county than a vear ago. Money also shows decrease, aid the amount on the as sessment roll is in marked contrast to that shown bv the several bank reports. An Explanation The Exam ner is in receiot of num erous communications relative to de linquent taxes, much ciiticioin being made as to tne conduct of the tax col lecting department of Lake count. We all have our troubles, and it would be a lone storv to unfold if the trials and tribulations of the tax deoartment were related. In the first place the deoartment was literally swamDed with requests for a statement of taxes, and for a time it was exotcte 1 that, all tax payers would be notified as to the amount of taxes they would be re quired to Dav. Just ai the work was getting well under wav. it was discovered that the Legislative Assembly had oasce I a new law requiring the oublication of the de linquent tax 1 1 -1 bv a certain date. In or ler to comol v with that act it was neeesnrv to lnt all who were de linquent from sr. v cause, and hence the trouhle. The law contemolates that taxes must be paid without notification of any kind, an i it is onlv through cour tesy of the otlicials thit notices are sent out. Alturas Gets Busy Alt'jras Nn En: The trustees thia week awanin I the contract for a pumping nlant f'ir the oubhc water system, to .1. A. lates and the Nevada Engineering Works. The big stand pipe, with a cmia.'itv of tiftv thousand gallons of water is now being rilled with water, und the mains are full of water in the business section of town. In a shun t me the bvsiein will te com pleted, so that the water can be used for fighting fire. This will be a great protection to our town, and will also lower the rates of insurance. EX-JUDGE NOLAND'S SON ELECTROCUTED Young Athlete Passes Away In Electric Bathrobe Mrs. Shirk Entertains On Saturday November 23. Mrs. W. H. Shirk entertained a number of her frienos with four tables of "500." A delightful afternoon was SDent and at 4:30 daittv refreshments were serv ed. Those present were : Mesdames Thornton. Thompson. Norin. McGrath. Ctoi.c:.,i:Kr. Kar-cy. Mnshen. Fair. I!. Umhach. Schmii ck. McKendree. Har row. Oresler. Williams. Snelling. Urattain. Dowev and the Misses Li:i ton. Hull and Cluster. A'Ii-oir;to rcl'icijs jsrvk-e wcro held thia morning in honor of Thanks giving, at the various chuchse in town. Virgil N tlaiid. son of ex-J'jjjra and Mrs. George Noland of Klamath Falls, who has been a student at the Univer sity of Oregon at Eugene since Jai September was electrocuted in his room some time between 6 and 7:30 Wednes day eveni'ig of l.iot week. Wtien last seenj alive he ha i complained that he was not f.'clin wll and was guing to retire. .Viien founi his biuv wa wrapped in an electric bath robe, whicti had been connccttd with tho light socket. Tho ba.hrobe waj airtiailv burned ai d the electricity had inflicted several !:... . ..!,. Vouo i.oi.ii .4 vt. .uul k.i ita. a of age and occuiccti a prnrnji t Ha: not only in hii chieA but n iUie'eiio aooiia ui wi:!:. ! jj liij.nv esteem ed for his in in "od ti-siU bv .ill w 10 knew him. 'I'lo " ' 'Joiinty friends of Judge Noland deenlv sympathise with him in bis ouie aiHiction.