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Lake County Examiner rnhllshe,! h.y The EXAMINE PUBLIsULaCO, LAKH VIEW, OREGOX Official Paper of Lnke County, Oregon , SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Yenr, in advance 1 05 Six Months, tit ail rnce Three s'ontha, in aclvanct ; ' . nvroTiuivii n atrm lloxtiv. local cttlnmno, 10c twr line rrh Insertion; Want A1., to MplT AdrrtLtn raie ale known on application. Trai itont AdvortMnf and lob Printing, cah in advance. Subscriber, vl.hlnt their addroat chanl. plf a and both old and now addro. Lakeview, Oregon, Thursday, November O, lt13 GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT Jackson County hu already com menced work on her portion of the Pacific Highway, and expects to have it completed rext year. Klamath County will vote on a bond Usaa early in December, and will no doubt con nect with a branch of the Highway at the California State line near the bead of Topsy Grade. It is pr"P sd to build the branch highway through Klamath County to a connection with the Crook Count? Hiehwav rear La Pine. With the ex ception of a (trade down into Wood River Valley, no grade worth men tioning will e encountered for sever al hundred nvles. An easy grade across the Deschutes has jaat been com pleted, and it now seema certain that soon a route will te followed In con structing a highway-"Eaet of the Moontains." If Lake County ia to receive any benefit from the highways It behooves as to get busy. Should the Lincoln Highway come oar way, so much the better. But let us show those having the work in charge that we are going to be Johnny on the Soot, regardless of which way the crow flies The recent visit of Sam Rill seems in a wsy to be shrouded In mystery, but be that a it may, let as be prepared with our link of the highway, be it th Lincoln. Pacific or a State roaH. WE SHOW THE GOODS Oregon is at the top of the heap in National, competitive, dry-farming exhibit, and 'hi triumph ia worth the wni'e. Almot inromawtable is the area of lan-i m tHs state that ia avail able for dry firming. It forms an agricultural tmpire in iUelf and the weal'h producing possibilities of it are beyond the powers of imagination. Most of our energy in the develop ment of agriculture in this state has been expended in those districts where the lard it rich and there is plenty of rsin, or tentatively, for the most part, in those other districts where Irriga tion will bring the beet of financial returns. But the drv farming area exceeds both of these combined, and the potential riches of it ought to more than double the state's agricul tural weal'h. We have made it manifest to the country by this recent triumDh in Oalahoms. that there is ample regard out here for money and industry to te expended on the cheaper land, of which there is enough to supply a grand army of producers The snnouncement that the Lakeview Hig He cool has inaugurated s course in music, is bat one more step of ad vancement in our already excellent educational system. Prof. Arsnt who will conduct the course ia one of the eminent men of the atate in his line, and infraction from --'Mai ooght to be interest g and productive of results. Credits for both vocal and piano work will be given, and thus ty bringing tha facilities within the reacn ot local pttrona, it is an impottant score for the schools as well ss s must valuable asset to the entire county. Dr. S. S. Thsyir of Puifcley mas in Lnxevicw Tuesdav. We sell famous Famous for their surety of re sult. Ansco users here in town are producing most beautiful pictures. Come in and let us show you some fine samples. IV SCO CAMERAS Amateur cam eras of professional qualitf. Superbly made ana easy to operate. Priced from tzuuup. ANSCO FILM Always anUorm. Full chromatic balance, color value, tbaaoar detail and freedom irom haUUoa. ANSCO CHEMICALS-Spedailr ore cared to be ud wuh Aubco rum and Cyko Paper. W always have a treh supply. CYKO PAPER Tha prize wiener which (ive rich, toll pnntt tha never p-" li ft A r Silver Lake Items fSUver Lake Leader) Sol Chandler of Lakeview, president of the Independent Telephone Co., waa in town Monday. Judging from the demand for vacant houses in town, it looks as though it would be a paying investment for soma one with the capital to build a few houses for rent. J. H. DeLscey recently received a half mile of 3-4 inch pipe, which was ordered by Frank Mc Broom. Mr. McBroom ia arranging to have a water system of his own on his Summer Lake ranch. The Farmers Independent Telephone Company held a business meeting last Saturday. A committee was appoint ed to pot the line In first class condi tiou and the central office will be re moved to town and probably will be pat in the Leader Building, In charge of Miss Alma Martin. That Silver Lake ia becoming more popular each aeason aa a bunting re sort for sportsmen Is being manifested by the large number of people who come here each Fall for this sport Rarly a week passes wihout seversl auto loads arriving. Last Saurday a load from Bend and a party from Prineville were here. PalsJey Pick-ups (Chewaucan Press) Mrs. Hsrllerode who has been spending some time in Alturas visiting with friends and relatives, returned last Wednesday. The Council this week installed a new culvert on the irrigation ditch aouth of W. T. Miller's residence and greatly improved the grade at that point. I. S. Elder who has been in the Willamette valley for a week returned Saturday. While at Albany he acted as Assistant as the Civil Service ex amination which was held there on the 21-22 of this month. The return trip j waa made with Dr. Thayer from Bend. Mr. Wra. A. Busch former Managing Editor of the Fort Kock Times was in Paisley Friday and Satarday. While here be purchased the latter paper from the editor of the Press and is now in full control at Fort Kock. Mr. Bucsh ia a gentle man of considerable experience in this line snd ia certain to make a success with the Times. School Notes Election being a holiday, there was no s.hool but the High School teach ers took the opportunity to eaten up in some school work. Mr. Arsnt the piano tescher hss arrived and has bis class started nice ly. He with the help of Mr. White the vocal teacher will give a reoital in the Assembly Hall Friday night, Nov. 14. Everybody is invited and even urged to come and give these teachers a good audience. The Art Exhibit is a matter of pleas ant history now ani the memories of those two days will linger with the tupilg for years t? come, Following U the financial statement: Amonnt cf ticket sales, 51.00; net earn from aale. cf catalog, 1.50; donated to school for picture", $22.00: Total re ceipt 74. Expense, freight, tele grams, etc., 212.35; net amount for pirtures, $61. C5. The pictures will be ordered as soon as word can he receiv ed from the company. Mr. Elmer Ahlstrom has the hearty thanks of the Lakeview schools for his very generous donation of a picture, "Aurora", a 120 hand painted copper etching which he ordered during the art exhibit and presented to the achool. This plctuie is truly a splendid repro duction and a great work of art and nothing oould have been presented that would more please the pupils and teachers of the school. MiBS Hszel Imbler who hss been a student in our school for two yesrs, started for Whittier, Calif., with her parents, last Wednesday morning. Hazel will be missed very much in the school activities. The second month of school is finish ed and in many cases improvements have been made. The class work is more intense and interesting and the daily recitation work ia better. Tar diness la still quit prevalent and In the High School many absences mark the register. Parents ere requested to as their best efforts to have pupil present every dsy and on time. t BASIS OF WEALTH APPLIEDTO LAND Much Land Will Da Re claimed In SummerLake Vallev. Adam Smith In bis "Wealth of Na Itlons" ssys thst tha basis of all wealth applied to lana. iou nave i&eiaoor; we have tha land. Come, let na join forces and we will all malre money. Our land ia located in Summer Lake. Wa have forty thousand acrea that ws are Intending to reclaim. Summer Lake ia tha Garden Valley of Central Oregon. Seventy years ago Fremont looked down in December from the snowy ridge upon the plscid body of water at his feet and called it Summer Lake. That name has been famous ever since, it is from Summer Lake that the prise winning fruits come at every county fair. However on the deaert something more than land ia needed. Tha farm er mult have water. This wa have in abundance. There is now going to waste in Summer Lake five feet of evaporation over forty thousand acres, or a waate of 200,000 acre-feet a year. This we propose to conserve and use for irrigation, and turn the bed of the lake into farms. Even if we allow ona bait for wastage there Is still enough water left at two feet per acre to irri gate 6U.CC0 acres. Wa sell you the wster. The lsnd ia free. It will not require two tect ot wster to irrlgste a crop in Summer Lake valley. Even now without irrigation tbey grow at the McCaulley placa on the west side five tons of alfalfa, 60 bushels of barley and aeven tona of potatoes, to the acre. What might not that land produce with a little water lust at the right time. Thus a foot of water on land like this, two irrigations of sis Inohes each, is ample to help out the natural rain- wall. But it you want more than an acre-foot ot water of course you can buy it. This land in Summer Lake valley is sll like the McCaulley place. In early geological periods the valley was filled in a thousand feet deep from the disintegrating moontains. On top of this wss Chewaucan Lake 500 feet deep. Thus the valley was all once the bed ot a lane and it ia all alike. Home of this land outside the lake bed needs to be leveled and it all wants to be drained of alkali. It is this alkali that we want and which we re serve to ourselves. This alkali Is a fertilizer, but too much fertilization, like too much water, will ruin land. We are going to take out a million tona a year of this alkali for which we will pay the State of Oregon for the school fund a million dollars a year in royalty. We are going to make nitrate of soda and potash salts. These are used ss fertilizers in large quantity. The plant for the handling of this large product will be at some point in Oregon. It may be at the lakes, or it may be at Coos Bsy or Portland. We are now building worka that will concentrate the water In Summer Lake to the point of saturation. That is, we will reduce eight gallons into one. This will uncover a large part of the lake which we propose to turn to agri culture. Mr. McCulley bought this place two years ago and paid $125 an acre tor 220 acres. It is well worth it. Any tract in the valley is worth this prize when leveled and drained and watered. You can get this lsnd free by pay ing twenty dollars for an acre-foot water right, Two dollars down and two dollars a year at ten per cent in terest are the terms. There is no maintenance charge for ten years and eventually the ditches will be turned over to the farmers to run for them selves. The principal can be paid Mt any' time and interest saved. As high as a hundred dollars an acre is being paid for water rights in this state. The land is no better than Summer Lake Valley and v.e are sel ling for twenty. In time we intend to put the price up to fifty. That is, we have reserved a certain number of acres to sell at that figure. We can give free title to the lake bed only for the length of our lease, forty years. During this time there .ill be no tsxes to pay on the land. After that time arrangements will have to be made with the state. One does not have to file on this land nor live on it. There Is still some vacant public land on the shore under our ditch. It will be well to see our engineers be fore filing on this lsnd aa we have made application for reservoir site covering ten tboussnd acre at the mouth of Ana river. Wa will help any man who is willing to work and wanta to invest his sav ings to make a home on a piece of land In Summer Lake, the Garden Valley of Central Oregon. Paid Adv. C. M. 8aln, LADIES' WOOL DRESSES EPONGE DRESSES (As illustrated.) One of the season's very attractive styles, made from Frostman & Huffmans Wool Epongc, in navy, tan, brown and American Beauty shade. Trimming is of heavy bro cade silk cponge. The design is handsome and effective. Comes in sizes 34- to 40. Price, $13.50 Ladies' i Red Cross 'Shoes t ANA RIVER PROJECT DEAL Continued from first page the land must be cultivated. The water must be spiead out over as great an area aa possible. If too much water is put on the land it will seep back into the lake. The plan ia to dry op Summer Lake. A writer in the Saturday Evening Post says that in Wyoming the gov ernment bets a quarter section of lsnd against sixteen dollars that the home steader will starve to desth. Thst may be true on government land in a desert country. Under our Ans River project we propose to help tha settler. '1 he best aid ia to give a man work. No man is too poor to acquire a 40-acre tract in Summer Lake, or 80 or lt0, if be is willing to work. We have bsd many applications from men who wanted to put on teams. One man offered to take toe entire contract for 100 teams. But what good will it do us to complete these woras if we do not et settlers 'on the lsnd. And we wsnt to keep this work for those who take up land and buy water. If there are not enough people in Lake county who want a cheap farm in the Garden Valley of Central Oregon then we will tring tbem in from the outside. A part of the plan for the recovery of the aslts is to build a pipe line to either Coos Bsy or Portland. The concentrated brine will be pumped to the aummit of the Cascadea and then go down by gravity. Mr. Mallery when here inppected the route as far as Crescent This means employment for many men in the near future. C. M. ain. PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT Continued from first pae it. The soda crystals are pure white. The lake bed covers an area of about 500 acres, and In some places is 16 feet deep. The body has not been ex plored entirely and may be even deep er. At niacea where blocks of these crystals have been removed the water baa come ud from below and in a short time crystalized again. Thus, it is believed, an inexbaustioie supply of soda crystals is offered. Emory E. Smith, of the engineering firm of Smith, Emery & Co., of San Francisco, which has harge of the work, waa here a short time aince, and preparationa have been made to have a mineral survey made or the property which work will be done by George W. Young of Bend. , Ohautauqua Circle Tha Lakeview C.L.S.C. will meet at the home of Mias Delia Bnellmg Monday. Nov. It), at i u p. m. rro- grsra: Roll Call; current events , "Rambles and Studies In Greece," Chap IX, Mias Mabel Shelling: Chap. X, Mrs. J. D. Venator; Chap. XI, Miss Vernon. James Boydatun and wife were visitors in town tba first of the week from their boma on tba West Side. (o Everything to Use, Eat and Wear Postmasters Appointed Fourth Class postmasters tor this Section were appointed thia week at Washington as follows: Adel. Beatrice O. Calderwood, vice J. A. Morris: Bsrtlett, ErTie Bosley, vice (J. II. bosley; Owyhee, Lula H. C. Skinner, vice N. B. Matthlessen; Strakey, Armiat H. Sullivan, vice A. J. Sullivann; Troy. Erkla Fenton. vice J. M. Silver; Eildwood, Celia Reed, vice Maud Leroy. Postmasters in Oregon continued after civil service examinations, are aa follows: Langella Vallev, James Malone; Midland, Ralph O. Vincent. Ultimatum Is Issued The latest news from Washington indicstes that no word ot comment is available on the ultimatum ent to Mexico demanding Hoerta'a resigna tion. The edict waa issued last week and in substsnce wss to the effect that President ' Huerta must resign the presidency of Mexico without loss of time and mnst not leave as his suc cessor General Aurelano Blanquet, his Minister ot Wsr, or any other member of the unofficial coterie whom he might be expected to control. 8TUNQ (F4ID ADVaaTUXMKMT) By a bee of misinformation some young gents of the town got stung. Tbere being a birbtday dinner at a home in the north end of town and these 'forementioned young gents hav ing been stung and having to apply som e remedy to ease inflammation, the y proceeded to use a quantity of noise made by a mixture of cans. EMBROIDERY SHOP ladles' Sanitary Garments. Gold Heads fur necklaces. Cluny Lace ami Fringe. Carlson Currier Silks, Sun's Jloll- proof Lustre Cottons. Ilindniude Articles. Embroidery Work to order. Fancy Work Exchange. MRS. H. D. ALGER Ona door South of Matchless Store E. F. LAKEVIEW SERGE DRESSES Made of a good grade of Serge, neatly trimmed with a good quality fancy silk, buttons to match; the style is simple and dressy. This is a dress' which may truly be described as a remarkable garment for little money. Ladies' and Misses' sizes; colors, navy and garnet. Price, $6.50 ' f ' Heavy Gloves for Street Wear Bedlam ensued. Even a talk with the young lady herself, mostly concerned, did not esse the feelings. Ice cream tailed to cool their ardor. Tbey de parted lingerlingly still looking for the bsppy pair. Stung. Notice All persons who are Indebted to the Part nerali I p tiuiloesa of Atttstrom & Gunther (S. F. Ahlntrom decenaed) are hereby notified to make settle ment of their Indebtedness during this month of November. WM (U'NTIIER A F. M. MILLER, Administrator. Notice of Lease of State Lands Tbe State Land Board desiring to lease all unsold sm4iooI sections (10 and 3B) will receive offers for same up to December 22, 1113. Ieama will be made for a term of one jear, subject to cancellation In event of aale of land. Remittance to cover Anuual rental must accompany offer. . O. BROWN, Clerk State Laud Hoard. NovemlKT I. I in: J NC-U H t a t e ct conionlcatlim ot Lakeview Lodge No 71, A. V, & A. M. this Saturday eveiiinir, November 8th Im portant mattera to )e tran By order of tbe W. M. acted. Jl. M. NULTK, Kec. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR PALE. Lot 27, Mock 1ft O, V. L. Add.; also tract 45, Sec. 23, tp. 39, Bailee 18. 10 acrea, $37.50 paid on additional water rlulit. Owar J. Iianielson, Box 373, Matme, Fla. it RANGE FOR RENT -ANYWHERE If we don't have what you want we will get it for you. Good Dairy Ranches for Sale. ALGER LAND CO. LAKEVIEW NEW PINB CREEK Handsome As Our Harness Is It la equally aa attractive In strength and durability. liuyu set of It and you will have a harnesa of which you can be proud and one that will prove Ita reasonable coat In long, con at ant wear. It you pay leaa for harnesa than our price it'a a sure thing you won't get aa good a set. CHENEY OREGON a 1