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VOL. XXXIII
LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, ORKCJON AI'KIL 18, 1912.
TIIIIIJll
RUN TO RENO IS
TWELVE HOURS TIME
New Schedule of Passenger Trains All That
Can Be Desired Lakeview Gets Four
Freight Trains Weekly
The service, both pessenger and
freight, afforded by the N ..(. ia ao
much better than anticipated that even
the biggest knocker along the line baa
put way hia hammer ainoe the line haa
been extended to Lakeview. The through
namirnirrr train which waa nut on Mon-
H.v maaea the run between here and
Reno, a distance of ZlH milca. In 12
houra achedule time, and traina arrive
at both terminate on time.
The regular passenger train ia made
up of four cars, including a Pullman,
day coach, combination amoker and
baggage, and combination mail and ex-!
preaa car, which afTord much more
com! or t than many of the day traina on
the big llnea. The running time la
much faster than waa thought poaaible
by many, and the fact that the achedule
ia maintained ao that the old roadbed
ia In good condition and indicates that
faater time will be made aa soon aa tho
newly rontructed ortion becomes
settled.
Likely is the division point, two
crewa running beteen therc and Iteno
and one to L'keview. 11. K. Crlsler
fa the conductor between here and
Likely, while Ed Anderson la the en
gineer, hia fireman being A, C. Pratt.
Geo. Paine handles thu baggage
and
express, while the mall la eared for by
four clerka who make the through run
alternately. Tim Keiser, who was en
gineer on one of the gravel traina dur
ing construction, la in charge of the
yards and engines at thia end of tho
ANOTHER CREATIVE
STALWART GONE
Loland D. Whorton Final
ly Succumbs to Par
alytic Stroke
Another of the stalwsrt pioneers of
Lake County haa gone the way of all
the earth. Tuesday morning aaw the
peaceful and painless departure of the
rugged spirit of Lei and 11. Whorton.
He waa of almoat unbreakable consti
tution, and bad torne up miraculously
under repeated attacks of partial par
alysis during the past few years, and
although 84 yeara of age waa in full
iwssetmion of all hia lsculties until the
final attack completed the prostration I
of his sturdy and unflinching soul. The
entire community suffers in almost as
great a degree aa the widow and chil
dren, and the wiping out of this land
mark of pioneer Lake County hastens
the obliteration of the old which la ra
pidly being superseded by the new.
Such a life cannot fail to perpetuate it
self in the influence which it bears on
those who knew him.
lie waa born In Howard county, Mo.,
January 4, 182ft; waa married October
17, 1850, in Davis County, Iowa, to
Nlca Jane Veatch. lie emigrated to
Cottage Grove arriving there Ootober
6th, 1864. After residing there 22
yeara he came to Lake Countv in June,
1886. Six ohildern were born, three
aurviving, besides the widow. Tbe chil
dren are Minnie L. Willets, George B.
and Mauley Whorton. Ue was buried
April 17th, 1912, under the auspioes of
the A. F. & A. M. of which he whs a
member since 1859. He was buried
from the M. E. Church, Rev. M. T.
Wire officiating.
Surprise Valley Record : Robert
MeCulley and Walter Rea, who recent
ly acquired the property on Main and
Townsend are erecting a store building
on it and the floor is laid and the walla
are now up. The building will be 40
by 80 feet and the young men will con
duct a furniture and hardware business
in it, and it will te finished just as soon
aa the lumber can be brought down
from the mill.
GHTRANSERv CE
EASILY MADE IN
run. or the enure bunch or train ana
engine men, Mr. Pratt la tbe only
married man, but it ia doubtful if such
comlitiona will exist long, for railroad
boy are always popular with tho fair
lex and no one could long withstand the
ilea of Lakeview 'a handaome young
! di- Mr. Pratfa family arrived
in
Lakeview Wednesday night and
ill
make tbia their home,
Terrible Disaster
What appeara to be tbe greatea
marine disaster in history
occurra
Monday morning when the great o
liner, I itanlc, on her maiden trip rsa
into an iee berg, and aank before the
aid aummonod by her wireleaa tele
graph outfit could reach her. Of the
2100 (wrsons aboard only 868
counted for, who were rescued from
tbe ehie boats by the cunarder, Car
pathia. Others may have been rescued
by the Virginian, which answered tbe
aummona for aid, but It ia doubtful.
The Titanic aank before 3 oclock in
the morning and it waa not hoped that
the Virginian eould reach the scone
before 10 o'clock. Among the passen-
I gera were many noted ones. , Col. John
Jacob Aalor, Henjamin Guggenheim,
Geo. 1). Widener, iaador Strauca, John
A. ftoebling, W. T. Stead, Jacques
Futrclle, C'harloa M. Hayes, president
Grand Trunk Pacific Ry., and many
othera.
BUSY SESSION FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Many Important Issues
Are Brought Before
Meeting
The Lakeview Commercial Club met
at an adjourned aession Monday night.
and an interesting meeting waa held,
The committee on Good Roads legisla
tion, composed of O. C. Gibbs, A. V.
Orton, and Chas. Combs., filed a report
on the compromise legislation which
waa prepared at the Governor's con
ference held in Portland during the
winter, concluding with the statement
"From the foregoing report it is clear
that the several acta are beneficial to
Lake County and we therefore recom
med their favorable consideration,
Remarks by Dr. Daly, who was signal
ly prominent in the preparation of
these bills, entirely concurring with
the report of the Committee, a synop
sis of which appears eleswhere. Com
munications were read from C. B
Pride, of Spokane, relative to quota
tiona on a large quantity of brick and
building materials; from the National
One Cent Letter Postage Association
expressing surprise at the aotlon,of
the Club In refusing to endorse the
movement: from Hon. Jonathan Bourne
on the same matter: from the Portland
Rose Festival association asking Lake'
view to prepare a float for the Rose
Festival; from the Alturaa Fourth of
July Committee asking the good will
and assistance of Lakeview in their
celebration which ia to be held July 2,
3, 4, 5 and 6; from the Nevadat Sugar
Company, relative to the sugar beet
experiment; from the State Immigra
tion Commission asking for data to be
used in the official pamphlet of the
State: from the Burns Commercial
Club relative to the establishment of a
Lakevlew-Burns post road; and from
the Oregon Development League of
fering to take care of all displays for
warded to the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and to process all perisha
ble products without charge. S. C.
Caufield waa present as guest, and in
a few remarks said that he had coma
to Lakeview with the intention of es
tablishing a creamery, and he was still
of that mind. How soon he will get
things to going he was unable to state,
but be waa meeting with good success
among the farmers, and just as soon
aa possible the dairy stock will be se
cured and the creamery started. With
regards to the route proposed by Hums
in lieu or the one suggested by our
club via Plush, and Warm Springe to
Hums Instead of via Valley Falls,
Abort, and Uutte P. O. the club de
cided that it is better to attempt to
secure the establishment of the route
I via Abert Lake independently of Burns
if we can not secure their co-operation.
It is now necessary to send the mail
409 miles to get mail to one of tbe
postoffices of Lake County, Uutte P. O.
rhich ia but 85 milea distant, whereas
I by the establishment of 60 milea of
new route over good roads, direct
communicatin can be given between
the two county seata. The Warner
Valley route would necessitate the es
tablishent of 140 milea ot new road,
and thia end of the route between
Lakeview and Plush furnishes some
very disagreeable roada for several
months in the year.
a COMPLETION OF
CANAL ASSURED
Chief Engineer G. W. Rice
Returns From Con
ference G. W. Kice, chief engineer of the
Oregon Valley Land Co., and J. F.
Hanson, of the Hall Construction Co.,
a few ditys since returned from Kenans
City, Mo., where they bad been called
in connection with the work likely to
be prosecuted thia Bummer. Mr. Rice
informed an Examiner representative
that be considered it certain that the
entire project would be completed thia
year, although plana bad not been per
fected when ha started on hia return
borne. However, be expects orders
within a few days to commence work
on large scale so that It can be finish
ed thia year.
The first work will probably be tbe
construction of tbe South Drewa branch,
which will be followed by the comple
tion of the flume work and the building
of the laterals throughout tbe entire
project.
Pine Creek Excursionists
Agent Class, of the N.-C.-O. informs
the Examiner that a party of IS ex
cursionists to New Pine Creea will ar
rive thia evening, having reached the
N.-C.-O. to Doyle over the Western
Pacific. Mr, Class was unatle to secure
any information relative to the Denver
excursionists although it is likely they
will come in tomorrow.
The first through train from Keno
arrived Monday practically on time, and
brought in thirty-rive passengers.
GOOD ROAD BILL
IS
Committee Makes Care
ful Investigation Of
Proposed Acts
The committee of the Commercial
Club on Good Roada legislation in its
report on the bills proposed by the
Governor's conference filed a complete
report, the essential features of which
are as follows :
Provision ia made for a State and
County Bond issue for a State Road
Board, a State Highway Commisioner,
State Highway Fund, a Road Bond
Retirement Fund, and a Bond interest
scoount. Tbe legislative assembly is
authorized to issue bonds for building
and maintenance of roads in an amount
not exceeding 2 per cent of the entire
aaBessed valuation'of the State, and the
several counties are prohibited from
contracting debts for this purpose in
excess of 2 per cent of the valuation
of property in each county. The
State Road Board la composed of the
Governor, Secretary of State, and
State Treasurer: thia Board ia to have
charge of the State Highway Fund, Re
tirement Fund and Interest Fund. The
04.. niL r I i. .
oiaie miruwjr iuuirriiBBiuiier iu ue I
appointed by the Governor, and in re
quest of the several CountyCourta, Is
to act In an advisory capacity. His sal
ary is to be 13,(500 per annum, and be
to have 112,000 additional to defray
the expenses of bis office.
An Issue of 80 year gold bond, 110,
000,000 in the seereate, is authoriied,
to be issued annually at tbe rate of
f 1,000, XKi4 for a period of ten yeara.
The bonda are to be aold to tbe highest
bidder, but never at lesa than par. The
interest and retirement at maturity
are to be taken care of by State tax
levies, beginning for the retirement at
the end of ten yeara after each sepa
rate ispue. To the Stste Highway
Fund ia to be added two-thirds of the
yearly licenne on motor vehicles.
The Hivhwsy Fund is to be appor
tioned (1) one-third to be divided
equally between tbe first and second
Congressional Districts, to be expended
under the direction of the State Road
Board ; (2) two-thirds to be divided
into three equal psrts, and apportion
ed, one-third amon? the thiry-four
counties equallly, one-third in prooor
tion to respective areas, and one-third
Id Drooorption to the assessed valua
tion. Counties with an assessed valua-
Contii.ued on page eight
RUSSIAN COLONY
DESIRES LOCATION
Agents Will Tour Lake
Quest of a Suitable
Location
In
Representatives of a Russian colony
are in communication with Postmaster
Ahlstrom relative to securing at least
100.000 acrea of land. The agents are
now In San Francisco and last evening
Mr. Ahlstrom wired them that they
could seo ire the desired land bere in
Lake Ccu"ty and requested them to
come a -r veHtignte what we have to
offer. It is quite likely that they will
reach bere in a few days, when they
will be shown different large tracts
which can be purchased at very reason
able prices and which are adapted to
agriculture. .
Prof. L. R. Alderman, State School
Superintendent, and Prof. J. G. Swan
School Superintendent of Klamath
County, came in on Monday evening
stage to attend tbe Teachers Institute
now in session.
Hicks Acquitted
An Associated Press dispatcn under
a Portland date says : A man need
"not retreat to the wall" before killing
bia asssilant, when the circumstances
indicate that death or great bodily in
jury may result from the assault.
Thus tbe jury was charged in the
case of Bert Hicks, a manufacturer.
charged with killing James Wortman,
a union iron picket, last November.
scuffie between Hicks and Wortman
took place, according to the evidence
and Wortman was killed.
SHERLOCK MAKES
FIRST SHEEP SALE
Amon Leonard of Davis
Creek Buys 1000 Five
Year Old Ewes
The first sheen sale of any import
anoe reported this SDring in Lake
County took place a few days ago
when Tbos. H. Sherlock Bold to Amon
Leonard, of Davis Creek ,1,000, 6-year
old ewes, the Drice being $5.50 ner
head. While the' price seems rather
high., considering tbe unsettled con
ditions of tbe market generally, yet at
the same time Mr. Leonard gets the
wool and lambs, which should make
the price of ewes quite reasonable.
The sheep are an exceptionaly fine
bunch, are in excellent condition, full
fleece and shear probably not lesa than
8 pounds each. The wool ia clear and
of hnu quality, and Mr. Sherlock con
aiders that he aold them at less than
their real worth. The sheep were part
of a bunch owned by Tboa. H. and
Richard L. Sherlock, and were win
tered in the neighborhood of Button
Springa in the Northern part of the
county. The remainder of the bunch
consisting of 1000 ewes and 100 weth
ers and lambs, is also offered for sale.
particulars of which may be had from
the former at Davis Creek and the lat
ter at Silver Lake.
CHARTER IS'
PROVISION MADE TO BOND TOWN
FOR A SEWAGE SYSTEM
Election Will Probably Be Held By July A st--Estimated
Cost of System Will Reach
, Approximately $65,000
At a special
Council, beld
meeting of tbe City
Monday evening, tbe
charter was submitted
proposed
new
by City Attorney W. Lair Thompson
for tbe approval of the members, it
is quite a voluminous document, and
presumably covers everything from
izzard to municipal affairs. It ia mod
eled after tbe latest and approved
charter of other towna where condi
tions are similar to those existing Lere
in Lakeview. Much more power la per
mitted the Common Council and May
or than under the present charter,
which is considered obsolete in this
age of bigh living, aa it were.
Perhapa tbe most important feature
of the document ia the provision pro
viding for bonding the city for a sew
er system and other conveniences nec
essary in this aforesaid a. of b. 1. Mr.
Thompson stated that Engineer Rice,
who ia preparing plana for the sewer
age system, estimated the cost there
of at $50,000 with an additional $15,000
for tbe caring for the watera ot Bul
lard Creek. This would make a total
of $65,000 for the system alone, with
no provision for any extras or for any
other purpose. It ia probable that $75,
000 will be necessary for the comple
tion of tbe entire system, and that
amount may be inserted when the
measure ia submitted for the ppro
al of the people at a special election
which will probably be called for
about the first of July.
The only objection found by the mem-
WASHINGTON MAN
ASKS ABOUT BRICK
Sends Telegrams Desiring
Information About Big
Building
What doea tbis mean? EL C. Ahls
trom, our postmaster, received .a dis
patch from Spokane Friday evening
asking fur quotation for immediate
delivery of 2,000,000 common building
brick. It was thought some mistake
had been made, and a wire waa sent
asking if Lakeview, Lake county, was
meant, or Stockdale, near Portland,
which was formerly called Lakeview.
Sunday this reply was received :
"Please advise quickly quotations as
requested." Immediate delivery is out
of the question for 2,000,000 borne made
brick, and the importation of this brick
will demand the use of 250 cars which
is some brick for thia vicinity.
Monday morning the bank of Lake-
view also received a telegram from the
same parties asknsr for further quota
tions on cement, and other building ma
terial necessary for tbe construction of
a commercial tuilding that would use
this amount of brick, and asking the
possibility of securing crushed stone
for makjng concrete. These requests
come from C. B. Pride of Spokane, and
we understand that this man built the
Davenport Hotel in Spokane, one of
the finest in the west. Are we to have
modern hotel? At least it looks
promising.
Sheep Wintered Good
Thus. H. Sherlock the first of the
week came in from the desert and re-
portes that tne water ia practioally all
gone, although the atorma of the past
week may possibly permit tbe sheep
remaining on the winter range a few
days longer than would have otherwise
been possible. Mr. Sherlock says the
heep are in exceptionally fine eondi
lon with scarcely any loss whatever
during the past winter. The 1 lambing
aeason Is now at hand, and tbe outlook
is certainly bright for tbe abeep men
generally.
SWT i ED
( bere of tbe Council waa tbat it placed
too much responsibility upon the indi
vidual members instead of upon tbe
town itself. Tbe measure was drawn
up ty Mr. Thompson ao tbat in ease of
damages for iniuriea sustained by de
fective sidewalks or otherwise tbe re
sponsibility would fall upon the prop
erty owner or the officer whose duty it
to notify property owners of repairs
necessary to be made.
Another innovation ia to have tbe
city officials to serve for a term of
yeara, instead of bet one, as at pres
ent. Thia should be of much benefit,
for a new city administration get a
line of work atarted just about the time
its official capacity ends, and tbe suo
peeeding admsnstraton may not ap
prove of it, and hence there is a hesi
tancy on the part of tbe members of
tbe council to (tart an improvement
which tbey may not possibly be able
to linish and which may not be carried
to a successful conclusion by their suc
cessors in office.
Under the law it is necessary to have
the proposed charter published at least
60 days before the election, and tbe
document will be printed n pamphlet
form for circulation . among tbe voters
of tbe town. There will be no change
in any of tbe existing ordinances until
.' after tLe adoption ! tbe r.ew elnit;r.
should it be adopted, and all existing '
regulations will continue in full force
and effect until a change is found nec
essary. AUTO SERVICE TO
KLAMATH FALLS
W. L. Clapp Preparing To
Inaugurate A Daily
Service
Klamath Falls Northwestern: W.
L. Clapp is to start a regular service
on hia automobile stage line - between
Lakeview and Klamath Falls next
Monday. He was to leave with a load
of passengers for tbe Lake county me
tropolis this morning and expects to
start a ear from either end of the line
Monday morning, making the trip each
way every day during the remainder of
the season. He said tbe road ia in fair
condition over the mountain now and
with a few more daya of good weather
it will be excellent. He said be did not
anticipate .encountering anything that
will cause a break in the regular daily
schedule from this time on. The trip
of 110 miles will be made in about eight
hours.
Clapp ia a booster for the changing
of the stage road by way of Bonanxa
and through the KUmath Indian Reser
vation rather than the present route by
way of Dairy. The present road te
Bonanza makes an extra drive of eleven
miles while if the reservation road ia
opened to allow travel by machine it
will place Bonanza on the direct route
to Lakeview. and make the distance
four milea less than at present.
Clapp belives that the .Bonanaz peo
ple should provide means to clear tbia
route of boulders and treea and then,
ask tbe County Court to legalize it aa
county road and keep it in repair. He
pointed out that Bonanza would benefit
from the travel.
The proposition ot establising a mail
route from Pluuh to Burns is now be
ing urged upon the postoffice Depart-
men.t There is no mail accommoda
tions for people living west of Steins
Mountain, east of Plush and South
of Burns to the Nevada line, and then
some, and while the route might possi
bly not accommodate a great number
of people, yet at the same time tbat
county is settling ud and fit linn mAui.
sion vhould be made whereby thev can
enjoy a regular mail aervioe.