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LAKE COUNTY EXAMINER AFML 9, 1914 PAGE SIX THE LAKEV1EW ABSTRACT & TITLE CO, ABSTRACTS TO ALL REAL PROPERTY IN LAKE COUNTY, OREGON Our Complete Tract Index Insures! Accuracy, Promptness and Reliability Such hd Index is tlit" ONLY KhM MILE ratetn from which tut Abstract cno Ik made, showing all defects u( title. ! r,.rM;eh! frtJ f(OU Mf I H. W. MORGAN, Manager, LAKEVIEW, OREGON rosrorrict box S43 F-noNttrt WALLACE & SON i wm. Wallace, Coroner tor Lake County ) UNDERTAKERS PROMPT ATTENTION AND Parlors, next door WATSON Lakcvicw Ice, Transfer and Storage Co Telephone 'o. 101 J. I IUCKWOKTH, Manager Buss to Meet All Trains. Transfer and Drayage. Storage by day, Week or Month OUK CCSTOMEliS AltE OUKVIVKKTISKKS' Goose Lake Valley, Meat Market R. E. WINCHESTER, Proprietor We endeavor to keep our market well supplied with FRESH, SALT AND SMOKED; MEATS 5 lbs. Lard, 90c; 10 lbs., $1.80 ee- Your Patronage is Respectfully Solicited LAKE COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY Incorporared. A Complete Record We have made an entire transcript of all Records In Lake County which In anv way, affect Real Property In the county. We have a complete Record of every Mortgage and transfer ever made In Lake County, and ever Deed given. Errors Found in Titles In transcribing the record we have found numerous mort gages recorded In the Deed record and indexed; and many deeds are recorded la the Mortgage record and other hooks. Hundreds of mortgages and deeds are not Indexed at all, and most difficult to trace up from the records. We have notations of all these Errors. Others annot flod them. We have pat nundreds of dollars bunting up these errors, and we can fully guarantee our work. J. D. VENATOR, s ss i mm SHAMROCK STABLES CON BREEN, Special Attention to Transient Stock Horses Boarded by the Day, Week or Month Always Open Phone 571 LAKEVIEW EMBROIDERY SHOP WOMANST EXCUAXUE Special Prlcen on I'illo w Tops, Filet Net Scurfs and Cushions with Material to Word. A new lot of Pure Linen 11 and kerchiefs. Embroidery Work to order. MR8. H. D. ALGER OPPOSITE UERYFORD BLDG. SUKTV BONDS and FIRM IHSURAHCM SATISFACTION GUARANTEED to Telephone Office BUILDING Hanager. For the Breakfast Table we suggest a nieelsteak or u few chops will he found more sustaining tlniti a iJish of saw dust and milk. And if you buy your meats lien- there will he talk at your house. Iluhhy will eat a meal that will do him till lunch time. Lakeview Meat, Market HAYES & GRCB. props HALF BLOCK EAST OF COURT HOU5M Proprietor OREGON Alger Land Co. RanchesCity Property Rentals Tuxes Paid and Rentals Collected for Son-residents Office Opposite Ueryford Ituildlng EXPENDITURES FOR PUB LIC ROADS. An Interesting comparison be tween tlo expenditure on pub lic rend! In the rutted States lu 1004 mill In l'.'l.' tins Just been compiled by the department of agriculture through It oillec of public roads, showing the tre mendous trow til t tin t ha ttikeu place tu t'.ie movement for better highways within I he lust eight years. In l'.HM the totnl expenditure on nil public roads in the t lilted Stntes was $70,771,11". but in l'.H'.' the expenditure for tilts purpose iiiuouiiled to $ It! I.'';t2, ;:tr. The expenditure per mile of public rotids ill the fulled States for loot whs $:'.7.07. but. the expenditure per mile for the year l'.H J bad doubled, iinifnint Ing to $74.(k. The expenditure per Inhabitant In 11MH was $1.05. but In It amounted to $1.78. The greatest progress lu rond building lias been made In the states which contribute from the state treasuries toward the con struction of state aid or trunk Hue roads. In 1001 there were thirteen states that contributed out of the general fund $:I,ti07. 000. but In 1J1J there were thirty-live states which con tributed $I3.7;7.4.'.S. The states having the largest expenditures for state nid and trunk line roads in 1012 were as follows: New York, $J;!.000.000; Pennsyl vania. $t.oon.ooo: Maryland. $:i. 370.000; Connecticut. $;5.XK).000. THE OLD PLANK ROAD. N w Jersey's Famous Highway Has Been Reconstructed and Renamed, The old plank road lu New Jersey has been reconstructed and rnuanied the F.ssox-Hudson Lincoln highway. Tho historic highway was established iu 17U" by the colonial legislature of New Jersey, which cal'od upou "all good people" to "assist in keeping It In condition for travel." A public notice In the New York Gazette June '27. lT'W. declared the highway would run "from New-Ark to the pulillck Koad near the Town of I'.ergcn. leading to Poulus Hook and established Ferries over the two suinll Pivcrs l'assaick nnd llack Ingsacl:. which makes the Instance from Poulns IIook to New-Ark eight miles, ami will be a level tind good Koad when tho Cause-ways arc made." The road was first known as the "Ferry rond" because the I'assaic and nackensack were crossed on ferries. After the bridges were built and extra heavy planking was laid crosswise on the road the ti.inie by which the high way has been known for upward of a century and vlii h now goes hack Into history was given to it. The new read cost $1,:!1G.01)0, of which SrWHMHH) represents the cost Of the bridges. The highway Is a hun dred feet in width, with ten foot side- J walks on either side, two twenty-eight foot roadways, one paved with wood ! hlH'k and the other with close grouted j granite. Trolley tracks of the Public Service railway lire raised twelve Inch es In the center. ! THE BAD ROADS TAX. The biggest tax the funuer pays is for bad roads. He puys It in extra drafting animals, the food they eat and extra hands for their cure nnd handling; in extra vehicles und wear and tear on them: in lost time und lost in terest in his farm. Where you see good roads there Is pros perity. rr m r a 'Vv0 i,i:i v 7- iliu f- v ' 1 titi:i ( MORE LIGHT. "I?y Ned. I never thought of it in that way before:" New Or leans Tin les-Democrat. Rival to Lincoln Highway. Kansas und Colorado road promoters ure endeavoring to form un organiza tion to establish a new national high way which will be a rival of the pro posed Lincoln highway or at least will share t rathe with it. Included In the proposed route aro the Cumberland pike from Washington to St. Louis. Hoone's Lick and Sunta Fe trulls from St. Louis to Kansas City, the Golden Belt highway through Kansas und tho Colorado Springs-Salt Luke road, known as the Pike's peak route, through Colorado. Oiling Macadam Roads. The surface oiling of macadam roads has proved satisfactory in the Philip pines, according to tho quarterly bulle tin of the bureau of public works. Gravel Is used for covering the surface after oiling instead of sund, and rollers are not used, the traffic upparently be ing sulliclent to consolidate the binder and gravel. i I ; IS POSTPONED AGAIN N.-C.-O. UATK 1IKAIUNG IS NK V lOH MAY 4 Second Case Mill be Held May 12 tit Alt urns Commission U Securing Dalit Alturus Plulndoiilor: C. . tial lurd and J. K, Niles received notice the first of tho week that 4ne date for the hearing tho N.-C.-O. rate case has again been changed. The date for tho hearing before Commis sioner Cordon bus been changed to day 4, Instead of March i7. T It hearing os wo understand '.t to d-. tcrmlno tho complaints of citizens of Alturas on tho depot question. Another hearing before Commis sioner Kshloiuaii has been fixed for May K This Is to determine the question of freights and fares now charged by tho road, nnd as Mr. Ksltlcmun Is to bo present lu per son, there will be an exhaustive In vestigation of the subject. It also upears to be tho purpose of tho Commission to hear both cases one following immediately after the other. Advices from Sun Francis co also state that tho Commission Is gathering data for the hearing of the cases. Citizens of Modoc and i Lake, and also of Alturas, confldent- ly rely upon the justice of their cause to secure relief from the pre sent burdoiiHome rates. Want Koad Itotnlned Alonzo and Lorenzo Frakes, prom inent residents of Warner Lake, de parted Wednesday morning for their home havlug spent several days here on business mutters, says tho llid well News. They uro endeavoring to do all they can In retaining the llld well to Plush stage line. The new stage contract, however, only Include a route from lUdwell to Adel. And if this is allowed, there would he no connection from here with Plush. Hlds for tho new route are to be dos ed on April 7th. Clark brothers, the present contractors will not put i In a hid for the new contract. The Citizens of Fort Hldwell, and residents along the mall route to lsh. should get busy and work for the route, from liidwtll to Plush. o Must Divide Interest Attorney-General Crawford has rendered an opinion that the 12 per rent Interest collected on delinquent ( i;va under the 1907 tax law does not belong to the county but should ho divided jimong the various taxa tion districts, such as the county, cities, school districts, etc. It Is re ported from Salem that It is under stood by members of tho State Tux Commission that in a number of counties the county has been retain ing the interest collected on delin quent taxes. West ProMses Laws Governor West has announced that he would nrenare an amend-! moot tn tliu oonutltotin tr ho inltlnt. pd at the coming election limiting j the state tax levy to $2,000,000 on, the present assessed valuation, which would compel tho Legislature to ex-j ercise the strictest economy In innk- j Ing appropriations. Under this! amendment he would hold the levy! to two mills a year. It would not affect permanent road building us a ! constitutional amendment provides for that. I he governor also has an amend-1 nient which it Is stated will he Initla- j ted at the coming election, placing the offices of every District Attorney, Sheriff and Constable In the stato , under the supervision of the (lover-1 nor In the way of enforcing laws and creating vacancies and making I appointments In those offices. j - Dumper Crop in Northwest I The States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will produce a bumper crop of wheat this year, and unless all signs fail, tho yield will ho a re cord breaker, is the opinion of the Oregoniun. Kxperienced grain men predict un out turn of at least 70, 000,000 bushels of this cereal in the Pacific Northwest. These views are based on tho re markably line conditions of tho Win ter wheat crop in tho three states. From the. date of planting to the present time, ull conditions of cli mate, aoil and moisture have beer. Ideal. From every point in the North west conies a uniform report of per fect growing weather and fine stand. The Increase in acreage has been more extensive than expected, aver aging perhaps close to 10 per cent throughout the entire territory. The northwest last year turned off a wheat crop of about 56,000,000 bushels. The record yield hereto fore has been 65,000,000 bushels. Oregon granges will meet for the annual three days business session at Monmouth, May 19-21. Complete arrangements are being made for entertainment and accomodation of visitors. o 1 Ithcumutlc Pulns Itelieved Why suffer from rheumatism when relief may be had at so small a cost? ; Mrs. Elmer Hatch, Peru, Ind., writes, "I have been subject to attacks of ! rheumatism for years. Chamberlain's Liniment always relloves me Imme diately, and I take pleasure In roc- j omendlng It to others." 25 and 60 cent bottles. For sale by all dealers. YOU 6ETTER OR A BIK. What doth the huny l Ao now That all the tlownra ars diuid And mow la pllrd In (rant hlnh drifts And alngliiN Mnla havn fl0T That tns waa work Ins- faithfully ThrniiHh rvrry aunny day To itatlirr bonry tor lila hoard When wlntor held full away But If. Ilka folly llutterfly. llp'd pluyoil aimma- tha Dowers And niton all ttie henry awevt lie found nmld the bowrrs What would the bra do now, my friend, Tlint anew drifts round hla hive? Whrn tilrOa and How era route again The !' wouldn't be alive. Thla la a simple rlmelot, friend. Hut It Rrrnt tnitlia contain That turn. If not Indiialtloua, Nrrd not rxprct Krrnt giiltil; That little drops of honey (luthnrrd III our life work day Wld aoon rwconir a noldrn atore If they air laid awuy; That Providence dors not provide Kor thono who tool away The time flint nhe haa Klvrn to work For life's cold, rainy liny. C. M. IIAKN1TZ. A PURPOSE AND BREED TO FIT. Many persons start out In tho spring to raise poultry for a definite purpose and miss tho mark because their stock has not the ability to do the stunt Let It be remembered that American thoroughbred multry Is built for busi ness ; that certain breeds fit certain Hues and of course are a failure out side their sphere. For Instance, lirahmas. Cochins und I.iingshatis arc In particular meat brtttls. Hocks, iMttos and Iteds are In par ticular dual purpose breeds-that Is. they furnish a good quantity of meat and fair iiitiutlty of eggs. Leghorns, Ancoiuis and their type are egg machines, tho race horso lay ers, but not much for market meat. There are over loo varieties In tho American standard meat, duul pur pose, egg breeds and ornamental and the breeder must select a variety tha ft a specialist for his ptirixisu or he falls. Cochins and Itrahinas are no fowl for winter egg plants, but leghorns are. . Anconas and Andnltislatis uro poor for broilers, but Pottos nnd lleds hit the spot. Leghorns and Hambiirgs are mighty poor for roasters and capons, but Itrahinas, Itocks. Itottes. Cornish and Iiorklngs are Imui ton. Thoso who have succeeded In tho poultry business started with a defi nite purpose und bred a breed to fit tho purpose, and that Is the only way to get there. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELL8. A Journey through the country shows the great popularity of the Hhode Island ltedt. This breed was originated by the farmers of Rhode Island, and farmers all over the coun try seem to naturally take to them. There is uiiidi to draw man back to the land, but to some it Is like a mirage. They find farming different when they get there. A city real es tate ai:eut may tell them an alluring story, hut when they buy und get out ; on the farm and find hard work nnd i ''l,,,lH ,:IV,'1 "Vl'r ,h,'v m"1 H'H not "iich a smooth, easy, flowery, shaded ! road to tMVol lifter H II Vl'S nil Yes, "Tiook before you leap." A poultry Journal correspondent writes: "I am proud to say that I um devoting my life's work to the breed ing of poultry. I cannot estimate the value of the health and pleasure I have received, and the Income, so far, has been far beyond my expectations." Tbo lu"ry profession Is one of the most respectable and needs no apology The American hen produces $500, 000,000 worth of eggs annually, and It Is claimed JtWJ.OOO.ooo are spoiled by 1 bud handling. The hen is one of tho I hardest workers In creation nnd pro duces one of the finest finished food products, and It's a pity humans must bungle the Job. Fresh air Is one of the essentials to hen health, und the fellow who shuts his hens up In a sweat-box lu winter with the idea that he Is copy ing summer conditions uud will there by get more eggs will certainly get left. There was a time when those who advocated plenty of fresh ulr for hens uud men were culled "fresh ulr crunks.' That day Is over. Poultry fertilizer should have ready sale lit greenhouses. We have never seen any other manure give as luxuri ant growth to vines and flowers nnd blooms In such profusion und bright colors. Our crimson ramblers made remarkable growth tho past season duo to tliis rich, forcing agent. Very frequently single comb Leg horns thut have been ut show, confin ed lu the warm show room, will get frozen combs on return home because they aro ut once exposed to the cold. A little care will save them from this. Compound tincture of benzoin is good for frostbite. It takes out the Bore tiess and glazes the comb so thut the ulr does not Increase the puln. The egg records and accounts pub lished by poultry raisers In tho Jour nals ure seldom read by the subscrib ers. While some of these tuny bo true, there are others like that old story of the hen that lays an egg every day in the year. In an experiment at the Missouri sta tion the thirteen hard grains were used, and It was found tho bens ate some of each. This Is a tip from the ben that she needs and appreciates variety and she makes the best profit on a mixed ration, na a trial will quickly convince any one who is feeding any one grain exclusively. THOMAS C. FLYNN IS GIVEN HONOR (From ttie Irish Nowh) Tho remains of the Into Thomas C. Fly tin, well known local sheep man, nnd vice president of tho lo cal Division, Ancient Order of Hi bernians, tirlved lu Liverpool, Fng liuid on the Ltisltlutm on February 17, thence being taken by boat to Cork, Ireland. On arrival at Katittirk, tho funeral cortege was met by a largo body of the local Hibernians, a big muster of Irish-American friends of the deceas ed, as well as an Immense number of relatives and friends from Klngwll llumstown parish, and enroute was Joined by u largo number of sympa thizers. On arrival at destination tho funeral was of extrt ly largo dimensions. The cotrin. which was of exquisite design, was phi -e l lu t. o Klngwllllumstown purhdi church over ! night. Mass for the dead was often d up by ltev. Father Prick. P. P, Kli.g wllllamstown. on February 1!. and the remains were laid to revt In tu.i beautiful cemetery adlolnlnt: I'm church where he had o often vo' i. hipped In his youth. The chief mourners re: Mr. and Vis. Cornelius Flvnn (pui'Mth). Jeroti.e Flyiin. Forme) ; ft i! Mid aid Flynn. Klngw llliamstow ii (bro thers); Misses Noruh, Hannah and Margaret Flynn nnd Mrs! Ilerllhy, Statlotihouse, Glenbelgh (sisters) a well as iiitiny cousins of the decern- ed. At a largely attended meeting of the KIiiru llllatnstown, Ireland, Hi bernians the following resolutions were passed uiiaulmoiiidy : "Itesolved: That we take this tho curliest opportunity, of extending to Mr. Cornelius Flynn, of Knockiia houl, our slncerest sympathy on the great loss be has sustained on the premature death of his son, Thomas, who was a sterling Hibernian, and supported the Irish cause whenever tno opportunity afforded lu that far uway stato of America. lie was a true friend to all who came In con tact with li i in especially to tho young men who went from the Klugwil liumstown district to seek their for tunes iu Oregon." "That we tender to our bretheru n Cork und (Jueenstown our hea"t lelt thanks for the prompt uctlo:i i hey have taken In showing the res pect due the remains of an lri-li ex I e and also to tluiiik Mr. It'ii l.e from Newmarket, who accoiup.in i d the remains from San Fran- Icn to .'Clngw llliamslown." At the monthly meeting ol tho Kaiiturk. Ireland, Division of AO. II. ;iro. Thos. (J. Leary presided. Pro. P. D. O'Connor proposed: "That the sincere sympathy uud con dolence of the members bo convey ed to the parents and relatives of tho lute Thomas C. Flynn, who died lu America." It was, he said, a niel uucboly pleasure to him toi propose thut resolution, having hud the plea sure of knowing the deceased, who was a staunch Hibernian, uud vice president of the Division in Lake view, Oregon, U.S.A. His remains were arriving In Ireland for Inter ment in his native soil, and hn (Brother O'Connor) thought they should pay all the respect poso.l I s by uttenillng Iu a body, und ni.i.-li-Ing In processional order ut tho fun eral. Ilrother P. J. O'llrleu us one who hud the pleasure of knowing the de ceased In Oregon, seconded the reso lution. There was no belter lri:,,- mun or stauueher the late Thomas C Illherulii Cl.ill Fly ii u : I wu'i full of energy, and it was no cxitr- aeration to say tha" he wa . Co.. life. and soul of that sp'enilbl DlvU.ioii ii. Lukevlow. Deceaiu d was a.s. u bro ther of one of tuelr iiiohI i expect ed members, Jerome Flynn, who had ately gono to reside lu Form i. Tho resolution was pus4;l ni.um e'ously, and arrangements w io n. ado for tho menu crs to march In processional order to tho funeral. o $1000 Dollars Reward We, VV. F. Detert Hud W. D. Duke, own all the cattle branded 70 or XL and formerly owned by Cox &. Clark and the Ueryford Land A Cattle Company. Theau cattle are now on the ratiRes or Modoc and Lassen Counties. For Information leading to the arrest and conviction of any party or parties Illegally branding, killing, di1vin off or dU posing of any of the above cattle we will pay ONK THOUSAND HOL LA US aud the costs of arrest and prosecution. Ueud all Information to K. II. Day, Alturas, Modoc county Cal., or to ns at Latrobe, 1)1 Dorado County, Cel. If guilty party might es cape, promptly notify the Sheriff of the county lo which tho Illegal net was committed and ad vino us by wire at our expense. W. F. DETEKT. W. D. DUKE.