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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
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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.
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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.' .
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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
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