" ARTISTIC TASTP.
In Thl '' f'rancli Aro fini and the
Irlili Cemo Next
rllill' Ii'"'" '" ,'1"' '" tiiH'initu rif.
mil ttlifP' thl- vMi the mI in i ili-it inn
I,-rlH l''1"' lliehiai'lti'i I" iirtlslle nun.
l,lii iicpii mill ln'inillfill i'ITii Ih
. I i cmli i'Xii'1 I" diiliiti, Kniiriil
di'ils"4 I'l'i"""1' ut ""l,r '"li'llli1 mltlli
lutluit li'iiiM'iiiliii'iili 'III" lliiriiiniu
,111 iit'icr H'M'll tlieii liHchtH In-mum'
(I ,.i icuiticiiimenM nre Jnnt the re.
,,.r,, while II li" u prmed In cv
rrnl iMirkio'ittii Itinl. nrst In the
I'rrmh, ""' I rlti tulllpcruincut In flic
ni,t nrtllii'
Tli,. mure nrllatle the general train
lint of ii iii'ifim Hit mine r ly nre
llicv In iiiiuiliili' "ml proilt In- tlm
Hun pri'ilii' II 'i' "f iiIImT"! heme we
,re mail t" "i" ninl itnili'fnl rnr the
iirh lii'i:1' "f tmljliiK tin- 'model"
brmistl'l ft't 1'nrli 'mti H-nniiii l.y tho
iiiTrl1itU nportcm
Twenty H'' J''nr nit" In I'nrln nnd
ond"il Hi'1 lu'll"-" Hint uitcrcd In
iiiclk'n l"l ,"' "iluiilen I'llt iifldc fur
lhl irinli' ii ilcalgu Hint were tii
tstrflilr or running' for tin- fnntld
UU IllHtll' I '"'" ") the Milliner)
Trad Heilci H'll tliw liiitiliniiii'il
mill tin' .Mm "''Ml woman In now eon
tl tired II I tlreraed In lln. world,
unit the I''" " "f American aoclety
nrr tin' """ " w'" llf t B tr .julle m
luucb tin I'" "f Promt.
Ml IE JTIMBERS.
Tha Add CiuM Ctnti to Ilia Cott of
CacIi Ton of Anthracltt,
lie nt nf cicry tun uf anthracite li
ImrrtiM-il Stent by the cin.ic of (he
lull, Umber 1 iipil) lli".,' Hill
NT. u)a the Vtgclurluii Miiuailiir,
n-nulrca mrli year tin1 product uf np
prtitluialcl) IMMsO in lc f foteal
Timber l uwil fur cr. tie fur
tram ronda In the innlii h inline wj.
m nnndeii rolVr uud ri A i-i'l
uf gangvtar Umber rwMat of two
Jjr. ci'iiiiiKinh nine ir ti-ti fi-t limit
J till About Kllrtll-tl luetics III dlullll-l.T.
mil a collar lx or ci.-ti fivt lung
Th."c art arc placed mi mi average lit
Intervala of (lie fret Our gangway
frvpirntl omtnliiii ."" "l ninl tin
runirmi) ti u oilllnrj- In nut au tin
maul Utlllll'T
1h nicrniji' life of the ttmlwr la
bntillj iilin twojrurn I rlx fltr rT
Tiit of the tlnilT nri" ltroyil by
ilrny, while liri'iiLugr, ucor iiikI In
win ilrtitroy I In fi-malmli-r lly ktI
lag tb tlttilwra nml irnrrlr priKiniln
tLrm anil ii-t'lally lijr itM true llirin
a trmtint-nt lu nil" or rlii'tn.oiil aalta
tbrlr li-nslti of n-tilie l iiiutirlnlly lu
nrainl. Th. Marbl. and th Pandt.
Ttic inarbti trick ! na old aa tuvdayn
of Arltntli. C'nwa tbo inlddli- and
foif DiuiTii nml roll a nmrlilf Ix-tnwn
ttii-m 1u uiarlili will fwl llfaw two.
Ln-nufr It Is UdliK fflt la nil mimvii
totnrd nar If a incll h ilrnwti l
twn tbi rrol HuKrra the inn. h;ii
ell nlll fc. ML immllil bnni Tbf
ro llhulon mnjr f nnrbnl bf lc
iDir tin. pencil Ix'tniH-n tln ll nnil
tbra inoviliK tile utiiW lip tu onr aide,
munliii: the (U'tirll tu fit'l lliu t
lloro I'lirliv.it tliun nny uf ttwac It tbf
on mlivri tbo fori'tlnn-r l ctoaanl
orer tin little fliir-r Iwlilnd tbo otbff
two and tben npilliil tu lb i-ml f tin
tioc .Sot only can ou fifl two ni
but one of tbi'in fwitna to Iw nlxitit im
Incb ImtKiT tbnn tbf otber 11il lat
arnfatlnti la enntnl lv tin fart tbnt
w tla not onllnnrtly fiid tbc udgr of
any object nltli thrir two ttnerra at
the in tun ttini ttnli'i'" tin I ir I fidt with
lbi little llngiT iroJwt bryonil tin?
tutrt felt by tb foreflukTr -Ht I-oula
Itcpubllr.
8ho Gld So Anyway.
Tin yotini! limn who wna rntrTot
Itiir to nln tbo fnvnr of IIiiIiu)'h iirctty
tatvr int Hip boy on tbo atn-ot ouo
uiutnhff ii ud jm-oli-d blm with niuob
cordiality,
"Kr-l( yini tblulc your alater wna
lilmicd tu know I bud cnlled tbo other
tajr be mi a ut laat furccil to k.
bltintly, lifter ni-veral rfforta to julde
Hobby 'a rumcnutloii In that dlrcctlun.
"Hurt"" Kiild Hobby, with grutlfylng
irutiiituci. "1 Uuow b waa. I
lininl her any ao.
"When abo enme home motber aaltl.
'Mr lirown mllcil v.hlleyoti weieout.'
nud Aho Bald; -He illdj Well. I'm Ktd
of that!' " otith'M Companion
Ink on Leather.
For Ink sputa on leather rhnlrn wash
the aputa viltb milk, renew lug the milk
IUI It lu no loiiiter stained uud tbo
'pot on the leather lis dUnppiannl.
Ihun wash the leather with wurtn wa
ter, mid when dry polish It with u very
little lltMvod oil und tlregar mixed In
Tinl pnrti. The Ink Htiiln should be
removed Hn quickly as poBuIble, for If
allowed in dry uud harden It U doubt
ful whether you will hit be able to
nllrely rviuovu It,
A Bettar Authority,
Young UUHlmnd-My dear Jemima, I
must nay that thin pudding tuntiM very
bad. WifeAll your ImiiKlnutlim. deitr.
The cookery book . that It taate
xoallentt-Londcm Ti'lwnlU.
Golf Satisfied,
"Look at the aelf witlaflod dub w
what coinmoudable tralMoem n poa
ess" "Well, thnt of Iwlnir easily pleated."
-Louisville Conrler-Jourunl.
Three Feet and a Yard.
The trouble with buying resident
proiH-rty liy the front toot l nat tt
requlro eoushlernlily more than three
feet to rank n priontable "yard."
Kanias City Btar.
If money didn't talU. omo peopta
would norer be board of,-rhllndelpbU
Laundirlno Blilrt Walitt. I
Mllilldc, the imtmlar wimlicrwoman,
MiUliK Kpniliicd liei wtlkl. una litiiihUl1
loilo Inr wnlt'N ItmiliiK, hill klmNtiiMl'
- uic jniiiiK iihhK,Nm hint hlicd
"im dim lid Hie w,n(
' Mil) l,c. lit I.Ik, i," i,k, n. i Mnililld...
"Illi ii vnili brill eye on .r under.
limit 'yon II fink, j dm nil .hlrl
I'Jlul oin ll.lll lllllli. MhjIm. y ',
' """I' einy Job for Iron ihlrl
vnlit I..r ball din,. Imiy 0f illffuivnt
aliui,
"Hut nun llrlilKvt aim rv Inoi' dlf
flinll Horn' of iio tulut in for done
mi f"t Mine Jnnu. w'nt wvIrIi t'ren,
two homier pound, bow' ...-i for done
an I'ln .Mile. Hnill', Wat welub Ink anm'
"mull fcdilnlro.
"Il nea not atirilclfnt to Inn Iron
ilo-e inM Bin- in ' ia M J0,j to ut
dura Inidi-r
i "!e vulnt of lUmo fin, iloao tn II. iloea
' flit uln- i-.-i. Iron hnll of n ,nr.
l.re fnl, alie . not d.-alrn aotn' lir-.ip
bun lieliln' h.-.-n abntililulrv. D.iea fin,
br een wi nil for atlik out lilffore
I or iluni" tnll iiniin'iirlle joii inua' muk
blub ilrnir .idlalri., for done rut mu
ilniiif mnk wide dine nnn'olu
"ll f dune wreeadolli, llrldK.'t, w'at
ei brlliK hnll doae mua' bea ahlrt
mill dene town to de door of old
Mutblldo "-Youth! Companion
Congranlonal Otll Slunata.
On the Boor of the huuae the doir
k...er baa Idi dvak, and It la here that
the hella are atruck that k'lva notice
of the tieetla of lonareiia One bell !
inlla for tellera whi-n the lioute la In
lolnmltteu of the whole, two lull In
illt nto n mil fur yena utid nny n, three ,
iv,h,v m ,--',, nun iuui ui-iih i.jr
nil llcht OUT the (Pir i.'oen out. Ore
U-lla mean a "mil of the houxe." undir
which the aiTKeiint at aruia It auppoacd
to auiiiuiarlly nrreat uuy nieuiber on
nlflit and brlni; htm In, whether on
foot or horni-biiik. Any member who
U not pr.iieut at a rail of the houae la
aulij.t led to n aei n rrprliiiiind IMjk
Itilt down the rorrldnr, the iiului: out of i
the red llcht t,'!ir the curlutla atitf-1
Ki'itlon of the tnll end of a puivenir.fr I
train dxhlnir tbroiuli a tunnel. While
the red Unlit bltrna Prlk'hl nnd rleur It
ineann tbnt lonifrraa In under way, but
when the llirht irlnki and tw out
then the rlaltora underatatid that tlm,
In eli of Irgliljilon hare craaed tu r
olt. National Muiratliie
I
Ccunlarmandod.
A very devout clergyman bad Juat
Pinrrliil a couple nnd, na waa hla cua
lorn, offend u fervent prnjfr, Invoking
the divine lilrialng upon them. Aa
they aevmed to Im worthy folk and not t
overburdened with thin world'a good, i
be prnynt, nnioug otber thlngv, for
their material proipertty and beioiigbl
the Uird to greatly Inerrane the man's
biialiieaa, laying much alruns on tbls
(lOlllt.
In tilling out tbe blank It became
iieeennury In aak the man hla tiuilneaa.
and. tn tbe minister's horror, he said.
"I keep a suloou "
In telling tba atory tu hla wlf after-,
ward tbe clergvmau aald that aa be i
wrote dowa th occupation be wbls '
ered!
"Ird. you needn't anawar that I
proytr" Philadelphia I.e.lger.
I r4 Kduln mnd tha Cabla. '
It tn erbapa uot geiieriilly known
tbnt the nuccena of tbe Atluntli cabl
nn due tn the calculations and ex
perlmcnta of tbe late Lord Kelvin, at
that time plnln William Thomson. He
dlnovcred that tbe current through n
long table would arrlie gradually at
the n'lelvlng end nnd del lied tbe op
pnratua which renden-d It possible to
utlllie such a current for making tbe
Morae algnnln. It was through dUre
gnrd of his theoretical prediction! that
the flrat Atlantic rnble. In 1S39. WU
ruined by too powerful currents With
out hla mirror gahanouieter to trana
late Into visible algu.ili tbe delicate
Impulnen rwelved through the cabl
tbe enterprise would bine bean a com
plotr failure.
How to Fill Up Holts In Wood.
It kometlmea becomes necessary to
fill up cracks or deals In Due wood
work, furniture, floors, etc. Tbe fol
lowing la tbe beat way or doing It:
White tlaaue paper Is steeped and per
fectly aoftened In water and by thor
ough kneading with glue tranarormed
Into a paste and by means or ocher
(rnrtb colors! colored na nearly aa poa
slble to the shade of tbe wood. To th
paste calcined magnesia Is tben added,
and It la forcen lino tbe crack or
ery firmly to tbe wood and after dry
ing retain It Hiu.Hitli surface
An Apology.
An excited military looking gentle
mtn entered tbe editorial sanctum ou
ufternoon. exclalmlug: "That notice of
my death la false, air. I will horse
whip you within an Incb of jour life,
air. If jou don't apologUe In your next
laaue." , ,
The editor Inserted the following
next day: "We extremely regret to an
nounce that the paragraph which stat
ed that Major rtlarer wa dead Is with
out foundatlon."-Dtrolt Free Tret.
A Leud Kiss,
nob Footllte (actoD-Fallure? I
should think It watl The whole play
wna ruined.
Hhe-tlrnctoua! How wa tbatl
B F.-Why. nt tb end of the laat art
ateam pipe burst and hled in off
tbe tage.
A Lark.
What n lark It would be If an egg
came down the chimney 1
No. It wouldn't, unless It wna a lark I
ogg. nnd evon then uot until tt wa
hatchwl.
Kggsnctlyl
Tbe bead. Ilk tbe atoraacb. t nojt
easily Infeeted with poison wnn tt
mpty.-Jn Pial Rlcbtar.
THE KLAMATH COUNTRY
IITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
Kith lu fin tllu IiiiiiIh, cvor-llvltii;
itromua uud Utiu lukon, waited with
lublo uiouutttlu rnugn covoitd with
trout plnu foinity, puuntMiaod of a ell
nutu that tub tnotillin Id Hid iur Ih
di.ul, tbo Klumath llualu, hurutofuro
Milutod uud alinuat unknown, la bo
il K inndo readily ucccaalbl.
I'll In rich liiulti la a plateau 4,000
fuel nbiivn tliu Hin lovi'l, divided Infu
iuIIujh by mountain upum uud glvou
viuli.ty by Huvoral fronli-wulcr Ukou.
Jf thenu, tliu tlirni lulKtat LUVer two
ii u nd rod thuuaund ncr.i).
Uuvvlupuionl Iiiih bvuii rulnrdod by
Inck of ImmlKratiou nnd lurk of
truimportulloii
Thu uuuuul preclpltntlon of alxtuen
Inchea la vhlully In thu wlutur, In the
form of mountain nnow, 1 bu Hum
mer rainfall la too light to nnure
cropa 'I ho Slaklyou nnd Caacudo
Moiiutnlna proaentcd u atronR barrier
to railroad builder Thvroforu, with
a trunk lino of rulUuy liurdly fifty
nil Ion to tho went, and thu lurgett
body of frosh w ntcr nvnlluble for Ir
rluntlon wont of thu MlHHltinlppI at Ita
very diHir, thin rich region haa been
little inuro tliun it puaturc for cuttle
and kIiicp, Ita luket and uiarahea
hoiiien for untold number of wild
fowl, and Itn forentx uud mountnliu
but tho linutiU of wild anlmnli.
All thin U to bo cliimnt'd nin.vi
loualy by two fnctoni Uovuriittieiit
IrrlKUtlou nml reclumutlon und rail
rond coimtructlon.
Tbo work of tho Ootorimieut la
In 1 i.
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divided Into two project, tho upper
and tbu lower. Tbe lattor, tho most
Important, hu tor lt principal wa
ter Bupply Uppor Klamath Lake, tho
largest navigable body of fresh wntor
In thu Wont. Tho supply takoh fiotri
It will lesson tbo slto of Link Itlver,
Ita outlet, but will not affect tbe volume-
of wutur In tho lako Itsolf. Tho
topography of tho land I such that
tbo water from tbo lake can bo dis
tributed over a largo area by gravity.
Clear Lako, In California, I. the
sourco of tbo upper project. It will
lumnrna a. reservoir, and It outlet,
Lost Illvor, dlvortod Into the Klamath
Ulvor and uporedd .largely tana
watar carrier by an Irrigation-oanal.
This 'oddest of streams, "meandering
with a waiy motion," after flowing
aimlessly' a hundred mllo, arrive
within six miles of Its' ource' and
Anally sink In Tula Lake. Tulo Lake,
a broad hoot of water, whose great-
not ilonth la nhmit 30 foot, ha no
bthor wntor supply nnd no outlet.
, ', .a T . ts1mm Ha
Wltn mo aiversiooi n. imm,
bed will bo partly reclaimed.
Tho Oovernmont' work, all told,
will represent an expenditure of f 4,
1 00,000,' and this Inreatment Ii plao-
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od ii tliu dlnpouul of thu liutnosuukoru,
tliu United Btulon unhuiiiIiik all rlik
uud roapouilblllty for tho Investment.
Klnmuth Kalla, tho county aeui of
Klumutli County, Oitgou, and tho
toii'imcrclul toutor of tbo Klumutli
roKlou, la u llvuly town of 2,500 poo
plu, with good traded und hlith
acloola, u lino wntur ayatoni, electric
IlKht und power plants, toluiihono
k)4tum, und other city utilities. It !u
tint dlwiHlon point of tho chief en
riula of thu Irrigation project, and la
bcodquarterH for tbu United States
Itoclniuullou Horvlco and thu Klamath
Water 1'aors Aaaoclatlon. Tho hotol
fucllllka uiu Kood. Merrill, ucur
'j'ule Luke, j thu tenter of a luri;o
fortllu auction south of Klarnuth Kalla
und part of Its surrounding lands are
ulreudy wutorud by the Gorurntncnt
IrrlKullon kyatom. nonutizu, on Lost
itlver la tbu principal trading point
of 'the uppor proj.ct. it lit at tho
Junction of thu lurgunt -.alloyi.
Thu upland soil Is chiefly a rich,
sandy loam of great uniformity and
lustlug fertility. It Is a rulxturo of
dlalntoKrutud and eroded lain with
tolcanlc ash and dlutomaceous curtb.
Thu luku und tulo (marsh) lands are
made of finely dlslnteKniltd volcanic
material und ornanlc matter, the lat
ter the decomposed vegetabto accum
ulation of Kites. Nowhore, perhaps,
run bo fouud u more fortllo country.
Tho iiplunda aro very ultnllar to the
soils of tbu famous Ynklm.i Valley
lu WushltiKton. whllu thu lowlands
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aro In a class by themselves In rich
Diss. Tbo uoIIb aro (rou from gumbo
and adobo characteristics, very easy
to work, without stones, and do not
bako easily. In a few localities patch
es 'of' alkali may bo found, but these
aro qulto Infroquont nud can bo cared
for by proper drnlnuge. The not! Is
of uniformly great depth, and very
raroly Is there hard-pan near the
surface.
The cllmato of tbo Klamath Bnsln
la delightful- In lato spring, summer
and autumn and until midwinter.
With Its, sconlo and bunting and fish
Ink attractions, the "raglon Is boeom-tng-a
'great j summur resort., Tho
woatber la moderately .warm In aura
mor and no( ijovcroly cold In winter.
'I here I lltoxe'rb weather, pctltruo
tlve storms a'rp unknown, Somo'win
tors aro 'open without mow, but oc
casionally there I enough' snow for
stolgbtng. '-Spring plowing 'begin
In tbe lattor part of February or oirly
In March.,...JIarch and, April are rain
lost mont'hs.'Vnd January is tho cola
est. Very little 'rain .fall In tho sum
mer, and t crops may bo barrelled
without, fear of a torra. "f '
Tha average number of olear days
lOvciy year M ubuut thrco hundred,
nnd uven lu Htormy woatber a day
'rarely passea with the sun's face hid
i dun thu untlru time Tho cloar at
ImoHphero and tho elevation make
I bright tho sunny riaya and give the
sky thu doopust blue, while at nlgbt
tho starry flrmancnt Is brilliant
boyond description and lioyond the
conception of fog-belt ItiliabltantB.
Where tho water supply Is lltnitod,
sagebrush mantles the valleys with
gray. In tho marshlands are many
ipeclcs of rushes, sedges and tules.
Tho flora of the basin Is far above
i tho average In variety, for hero meet
not thorn and southern plants, oddly
con nlngllng. The land Is rich In
wild i linns, choke-chcrrlca,, huckle
berries, wild gooseberries, wild cur
rants, und other economic plants.
Tlioro aru many species of nutrltlvo
native grasses; Indeed, tho basin has
long bonn a stockman's summer par
adise. Many of tho smaller valleys
aro simply largo meadows.
The lower hills surrounding tho
bnsln aro covered with rango grasses,
and scattered parks of Juniper, moun
tain mahogany und other arid land
shrubs. Tbo higher land are cov
ered with regal forosts of red fir,
sugar and yellow pine, and cedar.
In ubundance may be grown the
coreali (except corn), alfalfa, var
ious nutritious grasics, root crops,
potatoes, nspnragus, celery, all hard)
fruits, vegetables and berries.
Alfalfa, which I n "-ented more
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wealthy farmer In the Irrigated
West than uuy other farm product,
tuny bo grown to perfection. Two
(aud In favored sections threo) crop
aro cut oach scar, and after the last
harvest tho vigorous growth permit
of pasturage for stock.
Tho Klamath section will rival
eastern Washington and Oregon In
wheat production, both In quality and
quantity. Land well cultivated and
with plenty of water ) lelds fifty buih
ol of wheat to the acre,-while dry
farming secure from twelve to twon
ty bushel. "Tho'averago, under fav
orable water condition, ahould be
thirty-five .bubols. to the acre,
- Oat yield por acre, with dry fann
ing, from twenty-five to thirty bush
ols;. 'on, Irrigated land,Ixty, buhelii
and with' exceptionally faTorablaoon
dltlons, almost, a 'hundred. '.Barley
yields, on dry land, twenty-five bush
el per acre, which Is always doubled
and ofton trebledon properly ' Irri
gated lnnd. Ryo also grow well, and
peculiarly enough 1 ofton dry farmed
as n.bay:orToughage,crop for-stoek.
Applo raising will prove a profit
able occupation tn the upland. Pearn,
plums, prunes and eaerrlea do well,
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while In favored locations most ex
cellent peaches may bo raised; but
taru must bu taken hy planting lato
blooming, hardy tnrletlos of all thoso
fruits, ticcatisa of lato frosts.
Tho evldenco of what small fruits
will do Is found In tho wealth of wild
hurries. All tho borrlcs may bo
grown to great advantngo as soon an
a market becomes available
The rlcbucss of tbo soil and the
oaso with which It Is worked make
the Klamath rectlon a vast potontlat
garden. Hero, with Irrigation, Inten
sive cultivation will bo widely prac
tlcod. Tho caroful cultivation that
makes land In sections of Southern
California, tho San Joaquin, Sacra
mento, Santa Clara, rajnro, Arroyo
Grande and other California valloya
worth hundreds of dollars por aero
will produce the same result here.
Tho Klamath liasin Is already a
great natlvo pasture-land, and when
aro added alfalfa, clover, etc., It will
bo an unoxcclled dairy country. At
present cattle and sheep occupy tho
Holds. Tfero are many Herefords
and eomo Shorthorns, Devon and
Galloways. Uut with the coming of
caty transportation will come tho day
of tbo more profitable milch cow
the day of tho Hotstcln and Jersey.
Tho Klamath Da3ln Is full of flue
horses.
Well adapted to hog railing, the
pig has been almost totally ncglectod
In the Klamath region, yet with dls
caio unknown and crops and cllmato
naturally adapted to Ms needs, ho
will later become one of tt.c rami Im
portant of Its commercial fnrtori
Poultry railing nnalts but trnnvm
ration to make It of In g- pro -
Ions, tl ough row n t' i Ivl r in I '
with a local demand far In "xhm.
tt e supply.
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Offlce, Lakaview, Oregon, Jan
uary 12, 1'jO'j.
A aufllclont arfladavlt Laving been
filed In this ollice by Mathlas Aiuinnd
contestant, agnlnsl Lomeitend entry
No. 270S (Serial No. 0UG4), mudu
Sept. 16, 1902, for WVj WU, Sec.
8, T. 38 S., It. 10 E, by Eleanor S.
Ogdcn, contcstee, In wLlch It Is al
leged that Ogdcn ncier settled upon
iald land within six months after
making said entry as required by
law; that said Eleanor Ogden never
Improved aald land by erecting a
dwelling house nor mado any Im
provements whatsoever; that tha
said Ogden bas wholly abandoned
said tract and for more than six
montha ainco making said entry; that
said entry If not cultivated as re
quired by law or at all, and said Og
den is not at this time nor has he
been living on said land during tho
past year; that said Ogden has whol
ly failed to reside upon, cultivate or
Improve said entry; that the alleged
absence of said Ogden Is not due to
his employment In the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps of tbe United States
as an officer, soldier or marine In any
ar In which the United States may
bo engaged, said parUes are heieby
notified to appear, respond, and offer
evldenco touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a. m. on March 3, 1909,
before It. M. Itlcbardson. U. S. Com
mlssicner, at Klamath Falls, Oregon,
und that final bearing will bo held
at 10 o'clock n. m. on March 10,
1909, before tho Register and Re
ceiver at tbe United States Land Of
fice In LakeWew, Oregon.
Tbe said contestant having, In a
propor affidavit, Hied January 7, 1909
set forth facts which show that after
duo diligence personal serliu of this
notice can not be made, It Is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
bo given by due and proper publica
tion. J. N. WATSON,
1-16 ReglMer.
NOTICE FOIt PUllUCATIO.V
Lakcvlew List No. 51.
United States Land Oiniu, Luke
vlow, Oregon, January 12, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given (but the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
whoso post office address Is St. Paul,
Mlnnncsota, has on this 2Sth day of
December, 190S, filed In this olrlco
Its application (Serial No. 0945), to
select under the proiblons of tho Act
of Congress, approved Jul) 1, lt98
(30 Stat. 597, 620), Lot 1 of section
3 In township 33 south of range 1
and Lot 8 of section 7 In township
33 south of range7, all east of Wil
lamette Principal Meridian, contain
ing SI. S3 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object bocaueo of the min
eral character of tbe land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to ap
plicant, should file their aflldnvlts of
protest In this office, on or boforo the
13th day of March, 1909.
J. N. WATSON,
1-1 8 Register.
rSTRAYEp.OR18TOLEN A brown
arid"1 spotted" cow, fat and dry, brand
od 8J on loft hip; ear mark crop;
split In left oar and under bit In right
ear, Waa driven or stolen from tbe
Downing ranch tbe latter pnrt of Do
comber, 1908. Reward, (or laforma-
iM,