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Newspaper Page Text"SATURDAY. APRTT. m id.. Strait anfr$eto$ ""lAg" ". HI JBNK1N8 Till S? S n.!? "! iiUed luslvel, to the u for publication ail W local new. printed In this newspaper as well as all AP newt. iiin SUBSCRIPTION BATES ' 1 .o0 ( months $ 1.10 . -- - " I year 116.20 BILLBOARD Help Wanted Department: We have a letter Here from a Mrs. Audrey Fees who lives over in Ashland. Post OfM nnv out be exact. She is interested in help- usr mower, wno was born in Bonansa on November 4, 1889 "or umcwuere close to that date." i'J1'; thinks the notice of the birth was In the paper called the "LIbar" (of which we have no record) and she would certain ly like in some manner to estab lish the birth in order that her mother can take advantage of a pension plan. The family home burned, which explains the absence of records, but this notice may also be found in some other old paper. Her mother was named Anna Lambert, and the doctor was a Dr. Hemen- If you can help" In anyway, both of them would appreciate a . line dropped to that Ashland ad ,,. dress.. . i ' Sneaking- of writing if ni . .a in the mood you might drop a line or two to Paul Dalton, care of the Stanford Lane hospital down in San Francisco. . Paul. Who WITH arnlinri miuh as the next man, will be Immo biniied there for a few days for a . , checkup and possibly a little knife luck, Paul. We'll be look ing forward to seeing you and your cheerful face back In town, - but quick. ; Shucks, we can't get along with ut your kind of guy around. Cy Palmer, the local manager of United Air Lines was In the office Thursday with the Information that be had Just gotten In from Portland, where he had attended meeting of some kind or other, and was on his way to San Fran cisco to see his family. , ; By bus! ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL by KEN McLEOD John Muir writes about the life of the mountain sheep: "In the months of May and June, the wild sheep bring forth their young hi solitary and almost Inaccessible ; crags far. above the nesting-rocks of the eagles. I have1 frequently come upon the beds of ewes and lambs at an elevation of from 12, 003 to 13,000 feet above sea-level. These beds are simply 'oval-shaped hollows, pawed out among loose, dislntearatlnz rock-chlnx anil ami upon some sunny spot commanding) a good outlook, and partially shel tered irom the winds that sweep those lofty peaks almost without intermission. Such Is the cradle of the little mountaineer, aloft In the very sky; rocked In storms, cur tained In clouds, sleeping In thin, icy air; but, wrapped In his hairy coat, and nourished by s strong, warm mother, defended from the talons of the eagle and the teeth of the sly coyote, the bonny lamb grows apace. He soon learns to nibble the tufted rock-grasses and leaves of the white spires; his horns begin to shoot, and before summer Is done he is strong and agile, and goes forth with the flock, watched by the same divine love that tends the more helpless hu man lamb in its cradle toy the fire side. "Nothing is mora commonly re marked by noisy, dusty trail-travelers in the Sierra than the want of animal life no song-birds, no deer, no squirrels, no game of any kind they say. But if such could only go away quietly Into the wll demess, sauntering afoot and alone with natural deliberation, they would soon learn that these moun. tain mansions are not without in habitants, many of whom, confid ing and gentle, would not try to shun their appearance. "In the fall of 1873, I was trac ing the South Fork of the San Joa quin up its wild canyon to its farth est glacier fountains. It was the i season of alpine Indian summer. The sun beamed lovingly; the squirrels were nutting In the pine trees, butterflies hovered about the last goldenrods, the willow and ma ple thickets were yellow, the mea dows brown, and the whole sunny, mellow landscape glowed like a countenance In the deepest and sweetest repose. ; On my way over the glacier- polished rocks along the river, I came to an expanded portion ol ! the canyon, about two miles long I and a half a mile wide, which formed a park Inclosed with pic turesque granite walls like those Of Yosemlte Valley. Down through the middle of It poured the beauti ful river shining and spangling' in the golden light, yellow groves on its banks and strips of brown meadow: while the whole park was astir with wild life, some or which even the noisiest and least observing of travelers must have seen bad they been with me. Deer, with their supple, well grown fawns, bounded Irum thick et - to thicket, as I advanced; grouse kept rising Irom the brown grass with . a great whirring of wings, and, alighting on the lower branches of the pines and poplars, allowed a near approach, as If curious to see me. Farther on. HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE, ORE. MEDFOKD Thoroughly Modern Mrs. J. . Earley-Joe larley Jr. W jopiicton It's a crazy, mixed up world us kids live in. Free plug department was called to our mud the other day when Mack Lillard the fight promoter dropped in. Seems that bis wrestle night at the armory fell right on the date that we mentioned the ad being toted In the old time pic ture of 1826. Don't know how much Influence DUblidtV . 37 Wan nlH Anm man,- but hope It helped out a uuie. ; , UnemDlovment. Mint hnoahai that has been rearing Its ugly head u over me piace lately, seems to be dropping off. You can't talk It as hard as vou usri tn b ahl to, in case you ever did. There will be a good many out of won, unfortunately, In the months and win tn mmm nn the Pacific Coast, but that is due musuy io we westward mlgra. tion which has topped the indus trial building, more than to hard times. Loren Miller lin frnm hl Sall- fornift strnnvhnlrl. rll ita that hA jUSt couldn't bur tn nit arniinri down there all summer. He's got- w come nack up here to Cod's country. 'After all th enttlj mrm frnn he says, "You can't Just sit around with nothing to look at but a bare hill." We'll welcome vou with nnn arms, Loren. Come back real soon. John Beber from Malin was also In town passing the good word, not the least of which was "Every- uungs always airignt in Maim."' We agree: Thlnea are. A fine place, full of fine people and with a fine record of civic achievement. Always a pleasure to drop down there and enjoy the good company. a broad-shouldered wildcat showed himself, coming out of a grove, and crossing the river on a flood Jamb of logs, halting for a mo ment to look back. , . VThe bird-like tamias (chin munk) frisked about my feet everywhere amone the Dlne-need. lea and seedy grass-tufts: cranes waded the shallows of the river bends, the kingfisher rattled from perch to perch and the blessed ouzel sang amid the spray of every cascade. Where many lone ly wanderer imd a more interest ing family, of mountain-dwellers, earth-born companions and fellow mortals? "It was afternoon when I Joined them, and the glorious land scape began to fade In the gloam ing before I awoke from their en chantment, Then I sought a camp ground on the rlver-bankr made a cupful of tea, and lay down to sleep on a smooth place among the yellow leaves of an aspen grove. Next day I discovered yet grander landscapes and grander life. Fol lowing the river over huge, swell ing rock-bosses through a majes tic canyon, and past innumerable cascades, the scenery In general became gradually wilder and more alpine. The sugar pine and silver firs gave place to the hardier cedar and hemlqpk spruce. The canyon walls became more rugged and bare, and gentians and arctic daisies became more abundant in the gardens and strips of meadow along the streams. Towards the middle of the afternoon I came to another Valley, strikingly wild and original In all Its features, snd perhaps never before touched by human foot. As regards area of level bottom-land, it Is one of the very smallest of the Yosemlte type, but its walls are sublime, rising to a height of from 3000 to 4000 feet above the river. At the head of the valley the mam can yon forks, as is to be the case to all Yosemltles. The formation of this one Is due chiefly to the action of two great glaciers, whose fountains lay to the eastward, on the flanks of Mounts Humphrey and Emerson and a cluster of nameless peaks farther south." (to be continued) Engagement Ring Thief Apprehended TEMPE, Ariz. I Joe Sbanahan gave his girl 'friend an 1109 dia mond ring, but police Intervened before the wedding. They accused Bhannhan, 36. of stealing the ring from a home in which he was installing drapery rods. Now Shanahan has another en gagementwith the judge. AIR CRASH SEOUL OP) - The U.S. Slh Air Force said Friday one of its B36 bombers crashed Tuesday night off the west coast of Korea and its four man crew was missing. All names were withheld. NO CHARGE FOR PLANS or ESTIMATES GALLOWAYS SLUG. SERVICE Phone 2-2S64 Ires. 4 llryTlI It Evcty Time -' By-Jimmy Hatlo i ,IL necMywy tp move Vt ;vff2LSQS l V ToacTRisr L 4i stands outbce i 7 ?ivesou fs yt mmw nmui tniCMl tw. wewi Menu iwtwm Aj J fr SPWi Hy HAL NEW YORK Wl Janet Leigh came here recently and did some thing nrobably no other visiting Hollywood actress has done since the late Rin-Tln-Tln was a pup. She went to Grant's tomb. Didn't just drive by' and glance at It. Went Inside and looked around. As most film stars would rather be found unconscious at the bot tom of an abandoned coal pit than caught mingling with tourists In Orant's tomb, I asked her doubt fully: . . "Did you go to win a bet?" "No, I didn't," she said, firmly. "I went because I had heard about It all my life, and I wanted to see it. It reminded me a lot of Na poleon's tomb in Paris. .; ' 'Tve also taken the boat ride around Manhattan Island, watched the Ice skaters in Rockefeller .Cen ter, been to the top of the Em pire State Building, and gone for a walk in Central Park." She did all this without 'even wearing dark glasses! "1 like to see famous I a n rt marks," said Janet. "I want to learn all I can about people and cities. Each gives off a feeling of its own, but you have to get to know them to appreciate what makes them different." What makes Miss Leigh differ ent from many film stars la her enthusiasm. She is in love with be ing an actress, In love with being a tourist, In love with her fans (she still thinks of them as people rather than a mob), in love with actor Tony Curtis, her husband, In love with life itself. She's even in love with Holly wood, too,-, and her brown-flecked hasel eyes light up like a neon tube as she defends It. : "Everyone likes a scapegoat, so they can escape, attention them selves," she said', Warmly. "That is what Hollywood, is to most com munities. They like to talk about the awful things that happen In Hollywood, but there are things that take place in their own coun try clubs you wouldn't even want to hear about." ; , . Vet's Mailbag Veterans who have been rated totally disabled for compensation, pension or insurance purposes for at least 20 years are not subject to reduced ratings under provi sions of a new law, the Veterans Administration has announced. Public Law 311, approved by the president on March 17, 1354, ends future physical examinations of veterans who have been rated totally disabled or permanently and totally disabled for more than 20 years. Previously, veterans who had total disability ratings based on disabilities other than blindness or anatomical losses could be re examined with a possibility that their ratings might be reduced. This new law assures veterans affected, who have, been rated to tally disabled for 20 years or more, that they will not be de prived of benefits In their old age after they have been accustomed to rely on these benefits for the THE DOCTOR SAYS By EDWIN p. JORDAN, M.D. The eyes are precious possessions I and should be guarded at all ,imcs. Q Please tell me If extreme elec tric light Is harmful to the eyes. I Mrs. G.E. A It Is hard to know just what Is meant by extreme electric light, but any bright light can damage the eyes, though this Is usually tem porary. Snow blindness is one of the best-known examples. Q Is there any remedy or cure. aside from surgery, for nasal pol yps? I have already had two oper ations, and now I am told they are coming back. L. B. A Surgery Is, as a rule, the only advisable treatment. The ten dency which polj-ps have to grow back Is one or the most annoying features ol this condition, snd I know people who have had to have them removed many tnes. For tunately, the operation is usually fairly simple. O Is It TMMible 1a heiil raitla. tlon burns and how long does It For STORAGE Klamath Powder Equipment Inc. lie Spring Th. M13I HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH TALIS. OREGON BOYLE (Editor's Note: Miss Leigh may be right about Hollywood, but she's sure wrong about Boyle. Right now he's probably applying for a life membership in one of those coun try clubs.) Janet has been In-25 pictures, but had never seen the premier of any of her films until she at tended the Broadway opening of "Prince Valiant'' this week. Noth ing more exciting had happened to her since she quit her Job In a ciime store. - When the police, who enjoy pre miers about an much as they do parades or gastric attacks, began pushing her fans back, Janet beg ged them to be more gentle. "Gee, what kind of a premiere would It be if these people hadn't shown up?" she asked. , ' As ahe walked toward her car afterward, crying with excitement, she lifted a hand to shield her tears. A grumpy, elderly bystand er immediately shouted: "You awful thing, youl Turning your back on your public!" This seemed so funny to Janet she , stopped crying and started laughing. Being married to a bobbysox Idol Tony Curtis Is to many teen age girls what the memory of Ru dolph Valentino still Is to some romantic, middle-aged ladles doesn't worry Janet at all. "I'm glad the kids are crazy about him," she said. . "The ones that love Tony also have a crush on five or six other movie stars. If kids like only one actor too much, I don't think it's healthy tor them. It's better that they have a crush on several. Then the whole thing is just part of growing up. I remember when I was In my teens I had a crush on Tyrone Power, Laurence Olivier, and oh a lot more." Janet Is so pretty that I asked her If she had any beauty secrets. "Yes," she said. '"Keep clean and keen healthy." . Someone bad better tell Janet Leigh to watch her step. A girl like that could give Hollywood a good name. support of themselves and their dependents. However, the new law prevents the reduction of ratings for physi cal reasons only. Veterans receiv ing pensions for permanent and total nonservlce-connectcd disab ilities are still subject to Income limitations of 31,400, without de pendents, and 12,700, with depen dents, even though their ratings have been in effect for 20 years or more. QUESTION OF THE! WEEK Q. I applied for disability com pensation, and the VA turned me down. I filed an appeal. Would I be entitled to a hearing, so thai I could appear in person and argue may awn case? A. Yes. You would be entitled to appear, without expense to the Government, at a formal hearing. You also could bring with you' whatever witnesses, recognized at torneys or representatives you may designate. take? Mrs. L.P. A Unfortunately, these burns are often exceedingly difficult to heal and the length of time de pends principally on the depth and extent of the burn. Q My aister-ln-law slates that two sperm must fertilize an eRg at the same time to produce Identi cal twins. I am sure that I have read that only one sperm can pos sibly produce Identical twins, and that two fertilize two separate eggs to produce fraternal twins. Mrs. M. A You are correct. Identical twins are produced by the division of one egg fertilized by one sperm. Q Please lntorm me If food cooked In aluminum cooking uten- ( GRANITE and MARBLE MEMORIALS rent Tablets, Vam and Inscriptions CLARENCE WARD Klamath Monument Co. Rspreuellsf Octgea Granite Ca. f MedfarJ Ml High ) Ml! Hugh Pruett The gorgeous plant Venus, al though she has been in the western sky after sunset for two months, has just recently reached an ap parent position high enough east of the sun to be seen in the twilight. This "goddess of love and beauty" now sets about l'.i hours after old Sol. and In a location somewhat north of due west. Look for this bright object only shortlv after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Mercury, the little messenger of the gods of ancient mythology, Is now in the dawn sunset, brilliant Jupiter can easily be spotted as he glows in the twilight high In the sky southwest of the zenith. Yellow Saturn now rises In the east-southeast arqund 8 p.m. Red Mars, In about the same location at midnight. This coming summer, Mars will be a brilliant object In the southern evening sky. For the study of the brighter "fixed" stars, let us observe around p.m. Spica twinkles above the east-southeastern horizon not far from the planet Satum. Well up in the sky about due east, orange Arcturus Is at the southern tip of the Kite, a large figure now lying on Its side. Just below the vide part of the Kite and north of Arcturus an interesting halt circle of little stars forma the Northern Crown. Far over in the north-northeast. bright Vega is Just rising or will be soon. The early evening appear ance of Vega heralds the return of spring "with its resurrections and nopes. very nign m me souui, Regulus la prominent Turning our ' gaze toward the western half of the sky. we find brilliant Sirtus, the dog star, rather low, a little -south of 'southwest. It Is the brightest of all the real stars In the heavens (Venus and Jupiter are not stars.) Above the horizon in the west southwest, the attractive starts of Hie large Orion group are conspic uous. The brightest two are blue white R 1 g e 1 and, considerably above it, red di sh Betelgeuse Aliout mldwav between these t.wo, the short line of three evenly spaced stars Immediately catches the eye. This is Orion's belt. Considerably above Sirlus and toward the zenith, the little dog star. Procvon. Is twinkling. Still higher, the Twins, Castor and Pol lux, are orignt. tney are oniy a little southwest of the zenith. Pol lux Is the southern and orange colored one of the pair. Well ud in the sky and almost due west, there stands upright a V-shaped figure, the Hyadcs, all the stars of which are rather faint with the exception of orange Aldc baran. Very high in the heavens, slightly north o( west, yellow Capel la attracts our attention. The tiny stars in the little triangle below Capella are the Kids. Happy Husband Advertises Fact OAKLAND. Call.. W Classified ad In the Oakland Tribune: I am responsible for all debts and obligations of my wile, Vir ginia, both prcucnt and future, and am more than happy to be the provider for a woman who has borne me five lovely daughters and with an overabundance of love and care has made the past eight years of married life the nicest years of my life. On this our eighth anniversary, I wish to publicly ex press my gratitude. David Rous sea." Rousseau explained from his San Lorenzo home he chose this way to celebrate his eighth wedding an niversary ' Just to show that there are some happy married couples In the world." sils 1.1 harmful to health. M P. A Extensive studies have been made and qualified scientists have concluded that harm will not re sult from cooking food In alumi num vessels. Q I have heard that having the ! ears pierced will help headaches. Is this so? Mrs. M. B. B. i A It is not. It Is hard to aee how there could be any relation what- i soever between piercing the ears and headaches. 1 Basin Water Supply Said Adequate Irrigation water usera in South ern Oregon can expect adequate water supplies during the next six months. Tills was the 'forecast at the 19th annual water forecast meeting held Wednesday In Med' ford. W. T, Frost, Soil Conservation Service, Portland, and Dave Bau man of Portland's U.S. Weather Bureau river forecast center, who conducted the meeting, explained the above normal winter precipita tion received and present snow cover in the area Indicate favor able stream flows and reservoir inflows for this years Irrigation season, -t s . Frost reported snow pack In the Klamath Lake Basin is 113 per cent of average In the Umpqua the Rogue River Basin it Is 122 per cent of average and 121 per cent of average In the Umpqua River Basin. During the September-February period, Klamath Basin received 11 Inches of precipitation average was eight inches, reported Bau man. Local irrigation and agricultur al representatives at the meeting said area soils are "well wetted". No frost or frozen mountain soils were reported. Irrigation is not expected to start in the Klamath Basin until May. Before the last general storm, some Irrigation wa'ier was asked for in the Medford area, but none since. Inflow to Upper Klamath Lake Is forecast at 630,000 acre- feet during the next six, months com pared with the ten year average of 486,000. A heavy Inflow has already been received in the Clear Lake Reser voir which now has in storage 313,000 acre feet, compared ' to 348,000, the ten year average. The reservoir Is forecast to receive an inflow of 37,000 In the next' six months. This will be Si per cent of the ten year average figure of 40.700. Gerber reservoir has 73,110 acre feet now in storage compared with the ten year average of 44,800. This reservoir is expected to fill this season. Estimated Inflow for the next six months Is 19,000 acre feet. This will be 101 per cent of the ten year average. The water forecast meeting was a cooperative project of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, the U. 8. Weather Bureau and the Oregon State College agricultural -experli ment station. Civic Club To Present Play FORT KLAMATH Originally scheduled for Friday evening. April 30i the Civic Improvement Club's presentation of the three act farce, "Adams Evening." will be on Fri day and Saturday, May 7 and 8 Mrs., Richard O. Varnum, general chairman, nas announced. -The comedy will be given in the C.I. clubhouse directed by Mrs, Frank Strahan. In charge of stage ana properties is Mrs. Wilbur B Hescock. With the assistance of Mrs. Varnum, Olen Hescock and Ober Brown, the stage has been built, properties made and set up in preparation for the home talent show. Special Intermission musical num bers are being arranged by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Loosley. Featured singers will he members of the quartette of the Mens' Christian Service Club. On Saturday evening, April 10, a public card party will be given by the club in the clubhouse, with Mrs. Joanna Taylor and Mrs. William Page, general co-chairman, In charge of arrangements, assisted by sub-committees. Bridge, pin ochle and other games will be played, prizes awarded and re freshments served. Proceeds from the card party and the play help meet current Indebtedness of the organization. Parolee Has Right Answer For Judge CHEYENNE, Wyo. Wl A 68- ycar-old parolee appeared before the state Board of Pardons at Raw litis seeking discharge from his parole. uov, C. J, Rogers, a member of the board seeking re-election, said he understood the man had some thing to say about his case. "Yes sir," answered the parolee. "I was Just thinking that If you don't give me back my citizenship, I won't be able to vote for you this fall." The man was discharged. COLLISION BUEN03 AIRES, Argentina ID Eight persons were killed and four injured In a collision yesterday be tween a locomotive and bus at a railway crossing. Frank Waters Johnson, MD PHYSICIAN AND SURCEON announces the removal of his office April I to 112 No. Fifth Street V- KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON to eontinut th practice of , REFRACTION, SURGERY Phon 6431 Town Of Merganser Once Rival Of Lin! Br EDITH B. McLEOD Ever hear of the town of Mergan ser, two miles south of Klamath Palls? Perhaps not. Most folks would probably look at you blankly If you mentioned it, and possibly sug gest that you were mixed un. merganser being a duck, not a town; and an unpalatable, fish-eat ing duck at that, with an unusual tooth-edged bill well adapted to catching 'and holding Ita slippery prey. Nevertheless there was such a town. In the early days of Llnk- ville (now Klamath Falls), Mer ganser was a rival town, its site being . about where Kesterson's Mill now Is, and where the Cali fornia - Dalles Highway .bridge crosses Klamath River, about two miles down, river. Hie place was established in 1870, two years before the Modoc War, by J. P. Roberts and Albert Handy, to compete with the near by village of Llnkville. It was the second town founded in what Dorris Hill To Be Improved ' Bids for Improvement of the Dor ris Hill on Highway 37 will be asked for by the state of California on April 33, It was stated by State Senator Randolph Collier at a meet ing in Dorris last Wednesday eve ning. The plans call for a four-lane highway over the present route, with the hill laid back to give the maximum amount of sunshine to help relieve frosting conditions. It ww do a 02-ioot roadbed. Also, pro visions have been made to increase the sanding crew, Collier said. It was pointed out that 66 per cent of all trucks travel Highway 7, as compared to Highway 38, ac cording to Frank Tucker, manager of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, who attended the meeting. 1 The meeting was sponsored by the Butte Valley Grange and the Farm Bureau, and was presided over by Bill Hagelsteln. Traffic Engineer Given Directions WICHITA, Kan. I city, Traffic Engineer W. W. Rankin got a nick el and some directions in the mail yesterday: The nickel was from an Arkansas City, Kan., woman who said ahe tried to put the coin In a parking meter on a recent visit here. The meter was broken so she mailed the tee. The accompanying direc tions gave the engineer the num ber and location of the ailing meter.' . QUICKIES , By Ken Reynolds! Hnun-m-m! . . . that Herald News Want Ad was right It la sharp!" OLDS "98" SEDAN Finest Car Ever Built! Delivered Here, Only 35340 Fully equipped with Hydramatic and Heater DICK B. MILLER CO. OLDS-CADILLAC 7th and Klamath ond MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE. EYE T" By Appolntmenl PAGE THREE was later Klamath County, Llnk -villa being, of course, the first, The story goea that the proprie tors of the slightly older town of Llnkville did not offer inducements for people to start in business in lines already established, and it was Impossible , to 1 secure lota ' upon which to construct businesses . which would In any way interfere 1 with lines already established there. - - v - - Therefore the competitive town of Lakeport, - shortly afterward named Merganser, was founded. The first post office, however, is oaio. u nave Been ' r called suam ' ath, and It was In service from June 1873 to April 1873, with Al bert Handy as postmaster. On ' April 18, 1873. the name of the of. lice was changed to Lakeport, wim nanny continuing In office. On May 17, 1875, the name waa changed to Merganser. John P. Roberta was postmaster at that -time. The . Merganser office waa closed May 13, 1878. Historians " vary as to who was postmaster and when. . . The name. Merganser.' was brought about in a peculiar way. The question of a new name for the town was being discussed. Two Scotchmen (one or both by the name of Ennes) happened to be in town and had lust shot a meraan- ser duck In the vicinity. ' One of them suggested the name Mer- ' ganser which was promptly aaoptea. The first building was Roberts and Handy'a general merchandise store with a post office soon estsb- - llshed. (Some say Handy was thet lirst postmaster, others say Rob- erts.) The new town did not en joy a mushroom growth but it waa a busy trading center -in a small way, and especially during and : after the Modoc War of 1873-'J3. ' , - , Mr. Wallace Baldwin recalled In 1804 that at the tune of the war the town consisted of the store, the post office, a blacksmith shop ant one residence (Joseph Penning). But another old-timer says that when he visited the place In 1878, -he talked with Robert T. Baldwin, father of Wallace, who had a combination saddle factory and -"' residence, and that Robert Bald win stated that be had been there since before the war. During the Modoo War panic. armed men picketed the town to guard it Irom surprise attacks by the Modoo Indians, but the Indians were to busy elsewhere to molest the towns of Merganser and Link- vine. .. - . .. . . , Following the war : other busi nesses were established; including a hotel built by John Oleim, a brewery, and a bridge waa built over the Klamath river, a ford navmg served previously. , The town waa formally surveyed July i, oi me same year oy E. c. Mason, and In 1875 Joseph Penning laid out the , township, Un. .- Ida Momyer .Odell, has the original plat. - But the town was doomed to' pass Into the Umbo of things for gotten.. Two towns within ' two miles of each other, in a snarselv- settled- region could not last, One account says that Roberts and Handy at last secured a business site in Llnkville and moved their store to that , town, - somewhere around 1878. The blacksmith shoo moved elsewhere, the brewery and hotel closed down, and by 1880 the town had completely petered out. The bridge which spanned the river waa left to rot and fall apart, the last remnants being torn down when they Impeded -the navigation of the first steam boat, the Canby, on the river. All traces of the town are gone It Is truly a ghost town without even the ghost in evidenoe. Phone 4103 y )