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THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKE COUNTY
VOL. XXXV.
LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 21, 1914.
NO. 21
BEEF PRICES
UP TO LIMIT
LOI IS JEHHEIt,HELIEVEH KMHI
PHOIH'CTM PHICEH HAVE,
HEICIIED ZENITH
7 AND 8 CENTS IS GOOD
Stock Buyer I'rnllcU (Jrndunl Inline
In t'uttlfi for Several Seasons
4imhI Fel ami lniHr
(Ion Chun
IauIh (Jerber, the Democratic sage
of Klamath and wise politician genor
ully, an well aa an all-round Kood
fellow, arrived In Lakevlew Sunday
evening on his way to Harney. Mr.
(Jerber rail In no pottHlble way be
termed a pessimist, but In conversu
t lull with an Examiner representative
lie expressed the opinion that food
product generally, and especially
beef, had reached the top notch, lie
la apparently of the opinion that the
high coat of IIvIiik la to be materlal-
8TH GRADE EXAMSINEW SECTION OPEN
LIST OK St(KKHHL AI'I'LI-
C.WTM .T K.XAMIXATION
The Final Kxamlnatloii For This
Yrur Will Ik Held on June
Kb and ,(li
Following la a list of the students
who were awarded common school
diplomas In the eighth grade tluiil
examination held in Lake County on
May 7-8. 1914:
10(1 n a Ohio, Doris Spangenburg.
(iura Spangenburg, I in by Kehart
I'eurl Harvey. Hazel lloydstun, Vale
LolTtus, Maude Hire. Vlrll Kandom,
of Lakeview ; Ita) Iteiietlel, Calsley;
Harold Foster and Wallace MeOul
ley, of Summer Lake; Alice Wright
and Alda NukIi, of Fort Hock.
Four pupils were allowed exemp
tions in from two to four subjects.
Ten failed in but one or two studies
and sixteen failed in more than two
branches. Fifty-six applicants tool,
the examination In the sixth unit
seventh grades out of which fifty-one
passed.
The board of examiners wan com
posed of Mrs. L. F. Conn, J. A. Rich
ards, J. 8. Shonyou and County Su
perintendent Oliver. The final ex
amination for tills year will bo hell
Juno 4 and 5.
SENIORS WIN DEBATE
TKOPHV .WV.tHDKII IX FINAL
KKItIKH OF DF.HATKS
California Alien laud Law Nubject
Was Again Ably Handled lly
Fit her Hide
The final debate for tho faculty
cup was given Tuesday evening. The
program commenced promptly at
eight o'clock by music by Prof. Dar
nell's Hand, after which the debute
was called by the chairman, Miss Ma
rie McOomb.
The ultlrniatlvo side af the ques-l
tlon: "Hesolved, that the policy of
the Htute of California ns embodied
In Allen Land Bill should be adopted
by Oregon," was upheld by Roland I
Hurtling and Luclle Uutloy while the
negutlvo was handled by Heryl Ver
non and Dayne Lynch.
The discussion was well prepared
and the young people produced a
good argument on both sides, Indeed
so close was the work that the
Judges' decision, which wos afflrnil
tlve two and negative one, showed in
points almost a tie.
After the debate, Trof. Gardner in
u few well chofsen remarks presented
to the Seniors, in behalf of the facul
ty, a beautiful cup to be held by tho
Seniors until it should bo won next
year by some other class,
While the crowd was not large
the evnlng was a very pleasant one.
The school extends to the band their
ly reduced during the present Demo
I rratlc Administration, atiil as n nnlur
i at consequence the price to tho grov
l i-r In to bo reduced.
Speaking of the beef situation anil
"Beef has reached tho limit, u nd I
look for h gradual decline In rattle
for several reasons. In the first place
tlio consumption of beef linn fallen off
I fully 30per cent In the cities, and the
J Importation of from 4000
to .1000
dressed beeves from Australian and
New Zealand every month tnkm iiut
l mucli from our California tin-l t.re
! Ron grow em. Besides tl ere he
j been many tlioiiManda of Mexico and
j Arizona cattle, shipped Into t'allfor
; nla the lust (tlx tiiontliM, nnd as feed
i never wan never In California many
J of thorn? cat'ie will bt lit fir the
block thin Miimnier."
Continuing Mr. Gnrbcr stated:
' "Many largo ranches In California
! are now raising rattle that were hern-
! lofore used for other purposes. Now, j
' I don't want to be quoted an saying
I that cattle will bo down to any ex
treme low prlcoH, but in my Judg
ment people who are buying at the
' preaent extreme figures will be a
hard jolt. Hut the cattle business la
all right at 7 and 8 cents net, and
good money In them at that."
Mr. (jerber may be right In hla
premises, but It Is quite likely that
the average Lake County stockmen
will pursue the policy of "Wat'S'fit!
Waiting" for a time at least. The
producer la not averse to a reduction
in the high cost of living, but he will
undoubtedly object to being made the
"goat" In the proposition.
ItOAH (OVhTHllTKI) TO WLMT
NIIIF. OF LA K K
.New Farming Community 0M-ned
Adjacent to Dai is Creek
.More Lund in I .eft
From the Davis Creek corres
pondence In the Alturus IMnlndealer
we learn that a good wagon road
bus been built from that place to the
west side of the lake. The road
was formally opened to travel week I
before last and the event celebrated
by the residents of that vicinity.
Speaking further of that section of
(Joose Lake Valley the correspondent
adds: .
The West Side of (joose Iike now
has a good road unci a voting pre
cinct, and hope in the near future to
have a Post Otlico as well. Hurrah
for the West Side.
It has been the impression of
many that the west side had nothing
but sage brush and rocks. They little
dreamed that there were such fruit
ful places, such rich and productive
soil and such splendid hunting and
fishing. In fact most people thought it
was a mere cattle and sheep country
Instead of such charming spots, with
homes. And I want to say to those
hunting homes that there are many
left to be had for the taking.
Mr. (1. A. Torey moved to his
homestead on the west side last year
He se'.tled down in the sage brush
without one brush being dug or a
house built. He cleaned off the brush
built an 8 room house, planted an
orchard and Harden, fenced It, and
raised plentiful supply of all kinds
of vegetables.
The vegetables, too, were as fine
as 1 ever saw in any country. All
the result of careful and intelligent
cultivation.
Finei'Kcucy Hill Passes
The military boud issue was
adopted by both houses of the Col
orado legislature. The measure car
ries an emergency clause which will
guuruutee its going Into immediate
effect und provides a million dollar
bond issue to pay the expenses that
have been nnd may be incurred over
the Colorado mine workers strike.
The resolution asking Governor
Amnions to retire was defeated, it
securing only four votes.
Pronounced Kmullpiiv
Owing to a difference iu opinion
regarding the disease that has boon
an epidemic in Cedarvllle the past
few weeks all the physicians of Sur
prise Valley were called In consul
tation, anil after a careful examina
tion of all cases gave out the state
ment that the disease was smallpox,
and urged all unvuecinated persons
to be vaccinated at once, and strict
ly observe quarentlne regulations to
the end that it may be stamped out
as soon asposslble.
appreciation for the splendid music
furnished for the occasion.
WILL SHIP IN
DAIRY STOCK
IIBST NATIONAL HANK IS ItK
SPONSIBLE JOB (OMMKXIl- ;
ABLE .move
SOME STOCK CONTRACTED
J. K. .Mii'oul in Wisconsin Buying
HegMered llolsteln ( own, Heif
er ami itUn Shipment Uut
lune lOtli '
The first shipment of high grade
dairy stock from the Middle West tb
Goos Lake Valley wan made possi
ble by the First National Hank of
Lakevlew, and last Saturday morn
ing J. E. McCoul left for Wisconsin
to purchase two carloads of register
ed and grade Ilolstelna. The slilp
nient Ih being made by Mr. McCoul
and F. 1'. Cronemlller, and will con-
..!.. f A , A ,M
j mainder will be for sale. It is expect-
ea mat the prices Tor the cows will be
around the $100 mark, although that
part of the deal will be concluded
when Mr. McCoul makes the pur
chases, which will probably be next
week. It is expected that the ship
ment will reach Lakevlew about
June 10, but nothing definite how
ever will be known until Mr. Mc
Coul starts for home with the cattle.
Any one desiring to examine the caf--
tle'wlth a view of purchasing shoull
mm in approximately neirers gnu i mauona were between F. M. Duke
cows and two registered bulls. j and O. W. Duncan, candidates for
About 40 head of the shipment are'sherifr on the Democratic ticket and
already contraced for, while the re-1 between Klnier D. Lutz and H v
make Inquiries at the First National Dr. Daly was nominated for the of
Mank. and the bank will advlne u ck . flee of County Judge, his name being
the probable time i4 arrival, as well j written in by 131 Democrats. He
as other matters. Just as soon as also received 30 Republican votes and
word has been recelv-d from Mr. Mc- ; Progressives. Dr. Smith, regular
Coiil- J candidate for County Judge received
TJie Kxaminer believes that this'
shipment marks an important era in
the development of the Goose Lake
Valley, for unquestionably this part
of Lake County Is particularly
adapted to the dairy industry. And
more especially is the Importation of
registered bulls to be considered. lor ;
It Is through the sire that the dairy ;
I......I.1 u wt I urii vi,l Willie ati a flint-
I,.-,,, .... - .
ter of course there are many unregls- j
tered bulls capable of transmitting ,
hlgh dairy qualities to their on -
springs, yet at the same time in
breeding the registered stun is what
counts when it comes to the selllug
end of the proposition. Stock raised
in the mountain regions have the en
larged lang pace, the hardlnesB, the
resistance to disease that high alti
tude, pure air, uncontaminated water
and abundance of food always in
sures, and there Is every reason to be
lieve that Goose Lake Valley inside of
ten years will become famed for her
dairying interests and that breeders
will come here to secure new blood
for their herds. "Milking the cream
ery" is not the only thing to be con
sidered iu the dairy proposition, and
those engaging in the industry should
bear In mind that fact. Because a
cow gives a large How of milk Is not
necessarily indicative that her off
spring will Inherit that desirable trait
although It Is possible that such will
be the case, but if her ancestorsjn
(Coli tinned "on Pn"gVKIpht )
MAIL CONTRACTS LET
COHY tiKTS COXTKACT TO PAIS
LKV AXI PIASH
In F.vent that Klaniatli Falls-Lake-view
Line is Secured Xew Com
pany Will be Formed
The postolftee department has
awarded P. M. Cory, of the Consoli
dated Stage Company, the contract
running four yours from July 1. next
for carrying the mail between Lake
View and Paisley and Lnkevlew and
Plush, ho having been apprised of
this information last week. It is un
derstood that this company had the
only bid on the star route line
between here and Plush, but It.
L. Chandler hud submitted a bid on
the Talsley-Lakevlew line.
Mr. Cory also expects to land the
contract for carrying the mail on
the Lakevlew-KIamath Falls line,
(Continued on Page Eight)
LAKE POLLED
A LIGHT VOTE
M. IX KH .AND K. D. LtTZ W IN
NOMINATIONS OVEK OPPOS
ING CANDIDATES
FEW CONTESTS IN COUNTY
James With) combe and C. J. Kniltli
are Republican Nominees for C;ir
ernor Judge Benson I "rob
ably Elected
I
The primary election in Lake Co
passed off rather quietly there being
but 767 votes polled in the entire
county. The registration before the
primaries totaled 1427. allowing that
only a trifle over half of those regis
tered turned out at the primaries.
There were about 500 vites ca.U at
the primaries In 1812.
The only contest for county nom-
.t . 1
. Swingle for County Commissioner.
uuke was nominated over Duncan
I by a majority of eleven votes nri
l-ui received the nomination for
County Commissioner over his oppon
ent by a majority of 34. The Demo
cratic race for sheriff was very close
and required the returns Yrom the
most remote precincts to determine
the outcome.
Some of the features of the elec
tion may be briefly summed un as
J follows:
300 votes on the Kenubliean Ticket
18 Democratic votes and six Progres
she votes. W. It. Snider, unopposed1
was nominated for Sheriff by his par
ty and received the nomination for
the same office on the Progressive
Ticket, receiving six votes from that
party. F. O. Bunting w as second On '
this ticket with two votes. F. M. i
....1 t-, .1 - . . !
i'uhv;, BuvxcMi u i i iuuc ru lie canaio-
ate for sheriff received 1 Progressive
vote and 9 Republican. G. W. Dun-
can U us given 3 Republican votes.
it. a. nawKins, unopposed, was nom
inated on both Democratic and Re
publican tickets for the office of the
County Treasurer, he receiving 75
votes on the latter ticket, as against
33 for Mrs. A. M. Neilon, whose name
was written in on the ballot. S. A.
Mushen. unopposed candidate for
County Surveyor, received the great
est total of any one candidate, he get
ting 356 votes on the Republican
ticket and 36 Democrats. Sam Evans
of Klamath Falls, whose name was
written in on the Democratic ticket
for the office of Representative in
Congress from this district, received
about 70 votes in the County.
H. B. Alger was nominated for Jus
tice of the Peace in South Lakevlew
precinct on the Democratic ticket and
J. Chas. Smith, on the Republican
ticket. E. E. Woodcock was the Dem
ocratic nominee for the same office in
North Lakevlew precinct.
( C out i u u edo iTP a g e Eight)
INSURANCE CASE IIP
OLD CASE REMANDED HERE FOR
XEW TRIAL
Squatter Kent rained from Occupying
fintl I'mler Meander Line
on West Side of Lake
The mills of the circuit court are
still grinding, the attention at pre
sent being occupied with the case of
the Willis Furniture Company vs.
the Horticultural Fire Relief Co., of
Salem. The jury was empanelled
Monday morning and witnesses pre
uow being examined. The plaintiffs
are represented by Attorneys J. C.
Rutenie and W. Lair Thompson with
John Dayne of Salem and L. F. Conn
for the defense.
The case resulted from a fire in
February 1912 which destroyed the
Snider Opera House and building ad
joining containing the furniture
stock of the Willis Furniture Co.
Suit wt flight to recover the In
surance j, V held with defendants.
The case. varied In the circuit
court here K. ar, in which the
verdict was ret. ' in favor of the
plalntLTs allowlt. t the full
Insurance policy, a. Ing to $6000
The case was app , "S" the su
preme court in which . vision of
the lower court was rev. ,,ed and re
manded here for new trial.
Saturday the case of J. P. Han
son against B. F. Wilks, suit in
equity for injunction, was heard be
for Judge Benson. Attorneys Thomp
son and Conn appeared for the plain
tiff, defendant making no appear
ance, and upon entry of such default
the testimony was taken by the
court.
The controversy akt from the
defendant squatting on fractional
sections of land lying between Han
son's property and the waters of
Goose Lake on the West Side.
County Surveyor Mushen retraced
the meander line established by Gov
ernment survey in 1872, and from
his testimony it satisfactorily ap
peared to the court that the line
reasonably established the mean
high water line of the lake, where
questioned fractional sections abut- j
ted with property of. plaintiff. A j
personal Inspection of this with the ,
County Surveyor was also made r-y
the court and government field notes
examined. It was ordered that the
temporary restraining order be made
perpetual, enjoining defendant from
going upon or trespassing upon the
land.
LAND OPENING QUIET
LITTLK IllSH CAIKKD OVKK
KLIMIXATFII LAX DM
Large! Influx of Settlers In North
ern Party of County Was Be- "
low Fort ItiM'k
The many people who expected
see stirring times last Saturday
morning, the date of settlement ni,
the recently eliminated lands of the
national forests, were somewhat dis
appointed, says the Fort Hock Times
With one or two exceptions as far
as we have been able to learn, every
thing passed off smoothly. ' In the
Cougar Mountain District there
wus one case where a little trouble
was encountered, three parties want
ed the same claim but decided the
case among themselves after two
hours of debate. At the northern
end of the Devil's Garden five dif
ferent parties were expected to be
after a certain claim but w hen th i
time rolled around only John Cramp
ton was ready to settle on it.
It is doubtful if more than twent
five claims were taken up in all the
area of six townships located east
ond northeast of Fort Rock. There
are still many good claims left in
this territory. The writer knows of
one basin or valley that alone has
about fifteen good 320 acre claims
in it with good soil and little rock.
This is only one of the many places
and no one is located in it at pre
sent. Mr. Hawk reports that practically
all the ground available south of
Fort Rock to the Silver Lake set
tlement was taken up. Tents are to
be seen all over this territory.
Ttmpimw Visits Town
Wm. Hammersley came in town
lust week from Rock Creek where he
spent the winter trapping. The past
few weeks, owing to laborers being
scarce he heus been accommodating
Mose Messner iu helping him
through the lambing season. He
states that a portion of the lambs
were marked netting an increase or
107 per cent, ond he is of the be
lief that the entire band will mark
from 96 to 98 per cent.
Mr. Hammersley says the trapping
iu this section is not as good as in
former years and he is contemplating
going to Alaska next season. He is
the manufacturer of an animal bait
for use in trapping and has done
a good business selling the product
the past two years.
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LAKEVIEW WILL CELEBRATE
It was definitely determined this
morulng that a rousing Fourth of
July celebration will be held hero,
and to that end a committee of busi
ness men have taken up the matter
of soliciting funds for the purjiose.
While no definite arrangementa have
been made, the celebration will prob
ably be in charge of the Ladles Aux
iliary of the Antlers Club. Definite
plans will be published next week.
N.-C.-0. DEPOT
MUST CHANGE
CALIFOItXI. RAILROAD COM
MISSIOX OKDKHM XKW MTK
AT ALTl'KAM
SPECULATION CONDEMNED
Citizen Win In Hearing Asking that
lHHit be Ixsratetl in Town Ilu
niorrd that Dunaway
May Benign
San Francisco, May 19. Real es
tate speculation by railroad com
panies or their officials to the detri
ment of the public service, was con
demned today by the California
railroad Commission, which gave the
Nevada-California, OregQn railroad
company 30 days In which to submit
plans for a new passenger depot In
the heart of Alturas, Modoc county,
to replace the one now a mile from
the business center. Only ten days
was allowed for a change in operat
ion tin ued on Page Eight) j
HIGH GRADE ACTIVE
tJOOD SHOWING BEIXU MADE ON
MODOC PROPERTY
Workmen Centering Efforts on lOO
Foot Level Night Shift Will 1h
Tut On
New Pine Creek. May 19. (Special
to the Examiner) The writer made
a trip to High Grade today to see
what there was in the Modoc mine
that has caused so much excitement
of late. We were taken down on the
hoist by George Cline, the Modoc As
sayer, and were first taken to the
fifty foot level and In a drift of 190
feet we were shown that a seven-foot
ledge, 10 inches of which is very
high grade ore. On being taken down
to the 100-foot level a scene of mueb
activity ensued. The principal work
of the mine is now being centered on
this level, and the workers expect to
strike the ledge here in about a
week's time.
The mine is still very wet, but the
miners are working in both drifts,
and General Manager N. E. Guyot
states that he will put on a night
shift next week. From all indica
tions this property will develop into a
big paying proposition, and it is the
general belief that some startling
news will soon come forth from
High Grade.
DOOKSAREREOPENED
HOOKS WILL REMAIN' OPEX UX
TIL SEITEMBER
Expense Accounts of Candidates
Must lie Rendered Before May
.11 Rules of Election
' With the Primary Election out of
the way and party nominations made
the more forunate candidates will
swing into tho ions campaign pre
ceding the general election of Nov
3. The registration books were re
opened yesterday, May 20 for the re
gistration of all who did not register
prior to the primary election, and
Will be kept open until September 9.
Then tll come a closed period from
September 10 until September 24,
when the books will be re-openod un
til October 15.
Persons desiring to contest a nom
ination must notify the nominee
whose nomination is contested by
May 20 aud the contests must be
heard by the circuit court before
May 31.
Persons, nut candidates, who ex
pended more than $50 to aid the
campaign of a candidate, have until
May 25 to file sworn itemized state
ments with secretary of state or
county clerk as the case may be.
Candidates for office to be voted
upon In state at large or in dis
trictscomposed of one or more cnun-
(Continued on page eight)