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mte HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- REACHES THE PECVlH THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAFER OF LAKE COUNTY VOL. XXXIV. LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 9, 1913. NO. 2 :-i HLtt RAILROAD COil NEW OWNERSHIP IS ANNOUNCED FOR THE N.-C-O. " President Young of the Hill Lines Gives Out That They Will Enter San Francisco Over N.-C-O. and W. P. The following announcement of rail road tews, liken from the t'ortUnd Oregonian, Is of Incalculable) Impor tance to thia country, anil la probably one that la deserving of mora credence than any to be made et. Thia Infor mation coml.-.g directly aa It does from Mr. Young gives ua hope that the gieat Hill line la aurely to Invade ihe Goon Lake valley. Thia announcement bears out the mention In the Kxammcr a few weeks alnce that early newe of the ex tension would aoon be given out, and coupled aa it etand. with report and rumors regarding an early movement of the Oregon Trunk anuih, tha Hxamlner confidently expects t see theae hopes realited. The Oregonian aaya: A combination of intercut I hut will prove an entrance ot the Hill linen Into San Franclaco and for the Gould road Into Portland la a probability early In the new year, in connection with which Joseph 11. Young, president of the local Hill lines, now is in Califor nia. Acquisition of the Nevada. Califor nia & Oregon road now operating be tween Reno. Nev., and Lakeview, Or., EDUCATORS URGE BETTER TRAINING Many Resolutions Adopt ed at Stato Convention of Teachers The state convention of teachers of Oregon which wns attended by Super intendent Willita of Luke County clos ed last week in Portland. J. H. Ackerman, president of the Monmouth Normal School, becomes president in the place of Cnarles A. Rice. Tbe other officers ere: First vice-president. J. Percy Wells, ot Jack sonville ; eecond vice-president, H. 11. Herdman, of Portland: secietary, L. A.Wiley, of Portland: treB-urer, E. F. Carleton, of Snlnm, an1 Salem was rhoaen aa the next meeting place. A committee of seven wa appointed to lorm r solutions and sugges tions. They include, in addition to the adoption of the National Education As sociation's suggested reform of the high school curriculum, the placing of teachers on a higher plane by fixing a minimum standard of professional preparation before permission to teacb is granted. In this way many tca"hers of the present duy would be eliminated, making a normal school training, aa a minimum, essential. It was also rec ommended that the state should ap propriate directly to the general school fund more than it had done in tho past, that the county high school fund law bu amended so as to give ot least $10 for each pupil of the first 20, $30 for each of the second 20, and $25 for each pupil over and above that num ber. Mines Are Paying A mestae from Alturaa to the Sac ramento Dee, says: Viewed from a mining standpoint the past year has demonstrated the permanency of many good mines in the High Grade district and has insured the futurj of the Hess camp, twenty five miles west ot Alturar, One mine In the lutter district ia averaging $1,000 a month in gold and the coming season will with improved machinery and thu opening of adjacent claims make this camp one of the best payers In the north end of the state. Thu Lakeview Encampment lodge next Thursday night will hold initia tion t.iul mtullation of officers, followed bv a banquet. All members are asked to be present. ia one detail of the plan that calls for early development. While tola la a narrow gunge line, work on converting It into alandard guage already is under way, tKt ween Keno and Doyle, Nev., where it connects with the Weatern Pacific the Gould linPbSan Francisco It bss been completed. It is understood that the Hill inter ests have arranged with the Weatern Pacific to tske over tbe line under joint ownership and connect it witb the Ore gon Trunk, now operating to Bend in Central Oregon. This connection will make the link between Pot Hand and San Francisco complete, and will allow the Western . Pacific to run its trains into Portlsnd over tbe Oregon Trunk end North Bank roads, and will give the Hill linea their much-sought entrance into San Fran u'sco over thu Western I'aoiQo. It alway has been the plan of the Hill interests to invade California over the Oreogn Trunk. The Oregon Trunk, I in fat t, was built witb that end In I view. The route south of Dend into the ! Sacramento valley hHB been aurveyed. I Conitiiut't! on piigncUht Buying Spring Stock A. E. Florence, president of the Lakeview Mercantile company, and IX L. Dunbar and wife left Tuesday morning of this week for San Francis co to purchaHO the spring 1913 stock of, gO'.ds. The l.akeview Mercantile company is one of the strongest mercantil cstab liahmenta in Southern Oregon. The new stock will be shipped in time to be placed in the large and commodious quarters in the Heryford building, and when the atore ia fitted up In ita new location it will be one of the biggest concerns in the state outside of. Port land. The stock Mr. Florence will pur chase in San Francisco, be Bays, will be the rinett that can be secured. Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar will return in about ten days while Mr. Florence's business will keep him in the city longer, it is exu ctcd. Chautauqua Circle The Lakeview Chant .uq ia Circle will meet next Munday'eveni g at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. Bieber. Program: Roll call; current events: "Thu Afterglow of Greece," Powers, eliHpter I, Mrs. A. Biber. "How Art became Christian," Powers, chapter II. Mrs. E. D. fcverett. "The Bursting of the Bonds," Powers, chapter 111, Mrs. T. V. Hall. "The First of the Moderns," Powers, chapter IV, Miss Maud Knight. N.-C-O. MEETS W1THACC1DENT South-Bound Train No. 2 Leaves the Track Near Likely The Nevada State Journal gives the following account of the N.-C.-O. de railment which occurred last week near Likely: Train No. 2 of the Nevada California Oregon railway, bound for Reno waa derailed at 11 o'olock Thursday morning ten miles south of Likely, and although the Pull man and the chair car were damaged, none of the thirteen passenger were hurt. Two members of the train crew were injured, one seriously. The escape'ot the passengers is at tributed to the moderate rate of spi e I at which the train waa traveling in d thu fact that the accident occurred on a utraigbt and level sticU'ii of truck. The engine jumped tne rails, carrying the cbalr car and Pullman after It. The Pullman was overturned and crashed along the rocks at the aid of tbe roadbed. The chair car was partly overturned. Engineer Albertson quickly slopped the train and most of the passengers alighted unassisted. Two In the Pull man, however, were taken out from the wreckage after a miraculous es cape. They were J. L. Mathews of Beckwitb and Miss Ruth Jacka of Quincy. They were found by the mail clerk and express messenger within a toot of two large rocks which bad pen etrated the t:r and were wedged in sucb a manner that bad th train mnved a toot further tbey would have been crushed to death. As it waa they were removed without a scratch. Conductor II. R. Crisler and the Continued on pnare eight LEGISOflEWILL BE REPUBLICAN Will Elect U.S. senator By Ratification Of Electorate Thu Oregon legislature, wbicb will convene at Salem, Ja uary 13, will be overwhelmingly republican. All the legialatora are of this political peisua sion exceot two democrata in tbe sen ate ami six democrata in the bouse. 'Ihe progressive party, as sucb, will have no representation in either house. There are six or seven among the re publicans elected wbo were endorsed by the progressive convention, but all these bad previously received the re publican nomination at the party pri mary. The legislature will elect a United Stales senator, but this will probably be nothing more than to ratify tbe ac tion of tne electorate, which designated In the November election Harry Lane, a democrat, of Multnomah county to be successor to Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr. All of the members ot the legislature subscribed to statement number one, which binds them to cast their vote in the senatorial election for the candidate for senator who received the highest popular vote. Bills to simplify and expedite the procedure in'the courts will be pre sented. All members of the local Odd Fel lows lodge are requested to be present thia evening at 7:30 o'clock at a special meeting in the I.O.O.F. hall. LEASE FROM STATE IS TRANSFERRED C. M. Sain and Associates Sell Salt Deposits to Eastern Capitalists O. M. Sain of the Summer and Abert Lake Salt and Borax Works cam down Saturday from the camp to Summer Lake, and while here met Mr. Ellis Mullery, uf Los Angeles, consult ing geologist for the protect. Messrs. Sain and Mallery and W, O. Young, also of Los Angeles, held the original lease on the lakes from tho state. On a recent trip to New York City Mr. Mallery consummated a deal with a syndicate of that city transferring them the letit-e for a con sideration of $1,000,000 in six per cent bonds. Thia transfer which is formed in a lengthy document waa recorded last wee with County Clerk Payne. Mr. Sain has been retained by the company under a two year contract 'as field manager, aa has been Mr. Mallery as consulting geologist. Tlie lease aa transferred binds the New York Company to the same contract and conditions with the State of Oregon aa did the original lease to Mr. Sain and associates. While nil the development wnrK has thua far been confined to Summer Lake Mr. Sain informs ua tho next a ition will be to place a tlam in the Chewau can River below the Northwest Town site company 's dam. This water will be used for irrigation purposes in the Chewaucan and Suminir Lake valleys, mid thus divert the inlet to Abert hi.e prtparutory to t unserving thu unit end borax deposit in lhat wtiter body. He aya that considerable of money baa i.lri'aiiy buen tpent in preliminary mvi tieve'ciimt nt work. Tim company is under a 810, 00J burn! to tlio Kate under a four year lease and the contract calls for a specified amount of work to re done on the properties each year, but tbe showing made on one lake applies tn all property under leaae. Mr. Sain ststed his confidence of the Oregon Trunk railroad being constructed south, but said that in the event that this did not materialize hi' company was cap able of building ita own line to trans fer the mineral to outaide markets. This be said would be either an electric or rail line to Bend nr Lakeview. The money paid the State for this lease goes into the school fund, and thus through tbe efforts of Mr. Sain a good purpose ia being served two ways, that in as sisting the state and developing a new Industry for Lske county that bas in dicatlons of reaching enormous proportions. WAR STILL RAGES ON RABBIT PEST Another Drive Will Be Held Sunday on The West Side The ratbit drive on tbe West-Side Inst Sundsy was a success considering the cold day. Quite a few people brav ed the storm and went from Lake viw. The count of the day's catch showed that 79T rabbits were killed in the corral while it ia estimated that absut 60 were killed before reaching tbe pen. G. D. Arthur was captain of tbe drive. Another drive wa to have been held yeateiday but it is reported that thia was postponed until next Sunday. VSith the recent heavy snows con ditions should be fa.orabte fur a very effective alaughter on the bunnies next Sunday and it la expected that a large crowd will turn out. Thompson Will Speak This years' session of the Oregon Irrigation Congress at Portland, on January 9 to 11, prumises to be even better than last years'. Members of the legislature will attend in order to get in touch with land and irrigation questions ot importance to the state. Tbe program ia being arranged so that the needd and requirements of every locality in the state can be presented and proper publicitygi ven. On tbe urogram of resolutions to be offered by resolution committee on pro posed legislatio , honorable W. Lair Thompson of Lakeview will spea. accidMlThot causeuf death Bitrollo Areala Has Fatal Accident In Chewau can Valley Tbe person found dead laBt week near the ZX ranch, as eta ed in the Exam iner, proved iu be Bilronio Areata, a eheepherJer In thu employ of Simon Juanto, who found the budy near tne "W'nite House" on the ZX ranch. Curonf.r Wallace was informed Wed nesday evening of the man's death and that he died of heart failure. He de parted to the scene Thursday morning, and upoti investigation found lhat death was caused from the effects of a bullet wound from a high power rifle. The ball entered the left leg inside btljw the groin, and ranging in an upward course ludging ju t under the skin on the hip. While the bullet struck no vital spot 'is presumed that the man died frurn the loss of blood. He ! hud crawled considerable distance from the spot where the accident occured I before he died. The barrel of the gun which had been broken from the stock waa found near the body. It ia pre sumed that the accident was caused by Areala falling upon the stock prob ably breaking the gun and caubing the fatal discharge. A coroner's inquest was held Monday at which it was dctermired that death was caused accidentally. Mr. Wallace wired the Reno Employ ment Buteau. through which Mr. Juanlo secured the services of Areala, advising them ot the situation. Tbey answcreJ that thu man hud an uncle i California who v-ould send instruc- t'ons for disposing uf the body, but aa no word waa received up to Tuesday afternoon of this week, the remainB j were iuterred in the local cemetery. COUNTY TAXES LOWEST EIGHT AND ONE ALL PURPOSES This Levy is Against School Tax Is Increased All Special Funds Included in One Levy Tbe County Court in its regular Jan uary session tbia week fixed tbe tax lew for Lake county for 1913 at a total of eight and one-half mills. Tbe Jvy was made after very ear ful examina tion by the court of the taxable prop erty of the county aa shown by the assessment rolls returned by the as sessor for tne year of 1912, and of the probable amount of money necessary to psy the expense of tbe county Mis year. The levy for the several purposes was ordered as follows : Kor county purposes - - .0021 For county schools ..... .CC7 Kor county roads ..... .0025 For stste tax .0012 Total levy for all purposes, mills .0085 Tbe tax levies required for the scalp bounty fund, tbe county high school fund and the county school library fund have bean included in tbe levy made for county purposes, and when the taxes are collected tbe required amount for each of tbe funds shall be , trans ferred from the general fund. These levies have been included in Night School Knowing that there are some people in Lakeviewwho would like to do some school work and who do not ave tbe time to do eo in the day time, therefore the High School, wishing to be of ibe most benefit to tbe community will offer a course in night work. 'Ihe first course offered will be Book keeping witb Arithmetic, Spelling and business methods, and other courses f will be added should the demand be great enough to justUy the work. No tuition will be charged, the teachers giving their work' fiee, but a small fee will be charged to cover the cost of lights, etc. N Any one desiring such work should register at once so the books may be ordered in time to begin work by the first of February. For further particulars, call on ad dress O. M. Gardner. Gold Watch Lost Lost. 1 carried a gold watch thirty years, a present from my uncle, and lost it Monday in Crooked Creek vat ley. It has a D. O. K. K. Portland, Oregon, fob. 1 had the watch when I got out of the car at the lower bridge and must have dropped it in walking through tbe canyon to tbe stage toad below, oot mlssinz it 'till 1 arrived in Valley FallB. Will the bnder please write me, Paisley. Oregon? C. M. Sain. ZERO WEATHER HAS MADE APPEARANCE Thermometer Drops About Six Degrees Below In Lakeview Last Friday and Saturday here wit nessed tbe coldest period of tbe season. Being that the government weather in struments for this section are about tour miles out of town and no reports have been given out here the exact temperature is unobtainable, but vari ous small thermometers about town registered all the way from 3 to 8 de grees below aero during the coldest time. The cold weather made itself felt in many ways, water pipes burst ing and the light plant being crippled for a short time. The weather mod erated considerable the first of the week and as a consequence about six inches ot mow his fallen on the level, witb it much deeper in drifts and in the mountains. - HALF MILLS FOR 1 3-4 Mills Last Year the levy for county purposes for tbe reason that the clerical expense neeea seary to the extensions of eacb lew oa the assessment rolls by the county clerk, and also tbe segregation to tbe different funds by the sheriff is saved to the taxpayers of tbe county. The tax lvy this year is undoubtedly the lowest of any county in tbe state. Tbe lew for school purposes bss been increased to provide for the increase in school census and tbe b tier and higher standard of schools throughout tbe county. The general fund include about S2K0O for tbe county high school tund that was voted at the last general election. While tbe road fund has been reduced tbe levy will give more money for road construction work than last year as nearly all road machinery baa been purchased and a good supply of stejl culverts ia now on band. 'Ihe above tax levy certainly shows that our county officials did indeed ex ercise careful consideration in all mat ters and when we hear of bigh taxea in other bounties of tbe state and on the entire coast we will think witb pride of our home management. WELL CLAIMS TWO MEN ASFKISONERS Two Homesteaders Nearly Meet Death Near Stein Mountain R. E. Eoonts and William Carroll, two men of Catluw valley, 100 miles south of Burns near the- Stein Moun tain range, bad tbe experience of be ing prisoners in a well, 85 feet deep, ' for six days before they were rescued from the perilous position, bothuf them near death. The well had become dry when on Tuesday, December 17, by means of a windlass, Koonts descended into the well to deepen it. Carroll fol lowed hand over band diwn tbe rope, and when about 20 feet from the bot tom the rope broke and Carroll fell, breaking both legs. Koonts tried to climb the sheer walla oi the well and when within 25 feet of tbe top he slip ped and fell to tbe bottom, seriously bruising himself. A second time be tried to climb up, on the fitth day of their imprisonment, and reached a point 15 teet below toe surface, when he became exhausted. At tbac time be heard a wagon passing, and bis abouts brought a neighbor to tbe well, wbo drew both men to the aurfaoc. Botn were in a dangerous condition from their iniuries and exhaustion and were aa quickly aa possible taken to the nearest homestead, two miles away, where restoratives were applied. A physician had to be called from Burns who made the 100 mile trip in record time to aid the injured men, and be re ports that both will recover. Methodist Church Notes In spite of the cola a splendid Junior League was organized Sunday. Mrs. O. M. Gandner ia tho superintendent and thia meana success. All children and youths are invited to the meetings every Sunday at 3 P. M. Characterized by her usual big heartedness Mrs. Harriet Walters presented the Sunday School with a tine twelve-foot U. S. flag, which will remain In the church aa a lesn in patriotism. During the protracted meetings at the Baptist church we v. ill not huid any night services. Our morning will be as usual, only bctUv. UctJ ji:ubio will be lurnibhed. Ami our ami v,i l he to deal with live .uuiects. '''1 ur-kct next Sunday morn uig is " Thu World consciousness of Jeaus," You want to hear this uiscussud.