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OFFICIAL PAPER FOR'
CITY OF KLAMATH
"Let u have faith that right makes might, and in
that faith let u to the end dare to do our duty, a wo
understand it" Abraham Lincoln.
The Ultimate Outcome
Klamath Adventures
Too Much Profit.
Suspicion Cast on Klamath's Cruising
Taxpayers may rest assured that whatever
disposition is made of the second $20,000 item
for continuing the cruise of Klamath's timber
lands that it will not be spent in the same man
ner as the last $20,000 was spent.
Sympathy is naturally with the county
commissioners in any endeavor to equitably
tax the timber holdings of the county. But
there is a point at which reason rebels.
In a public hearing it has been conclusively
shown, and so stated, that an abnormal profit
was made out of that first $20,000. The profit
was variously stated right cut in meeting as
having been more than $ 1 2,000. There was
no denial that a huge profit had been made.
Around the entire transaction is a cloud of sus
picion and the county commissioners were so
informed, publicly. ' " :
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It is very natural for the commissioners to
attempt to justify the previous expenditure,
although men have been known to admit their
mistakes. But the timbermen offered facts in
protesting the manner in which the cruise was
undertaken. Those facts.stillcjSuafrnt the
commissioners.
While justifying past cruising, or attempt
ing to do so, it is unbelievable that the commis
sioners should repeat the sad performance.
Their reasons for wanting a cruise are sound.
The method of spending money for a cruise
should also be sound. . " -
And the commissioners have only to let
another unadvertised contract at 20 cents an
acre for blanket cruising to discover they are
not the court of last resort when it comes to
spending county funds.
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Compiled by R. W. UARWOOD
(Copyrig-lit by Klamnth Publishing; Company)
(All RiirhtM Ki'servetl)
EPISODE XIV
Early Dit-h Troubles
After irottinit moro wutcr for tho Adams am
rtiimnior iliuhi'a tliroutth tho Whito luko cut fronl
Lower Miimuth it wu fotiiul thnt tnlnrRiminU wore
wiry to sucuro nil udoiiuute water Hupply. Also, thurJ
no little conf union In tho ndjutitment to the new on1
eircunwtnni'e.
Ailnm.i und tho Van Urimniein both chared
prico of $1.00 an aero for water at first. It in told th
furmers hail merry lints si me
Bookleggers Organize.
Word of Seizure Expected Promptly
Heart & Home
Problems
Tlr Mr. Elisabeth Thompson
and well sble to start all oror. ed one of Ills friend.
i And I'm clad thnt you know "They didn't seem to." lncon-
you're to b!nm. and thnt you Irally answered the sctor. ,
! don't wont sympathy. It's a lot 1 "Well, didn't they give any en-
, ..easier to remedy things when o,.i cpuranetmnt? I'l'IOj' Jhny gik
i ..... .
. -Jook.at them squarely and truth. you lv.unio. bejure tho. curtain!"
persisted tuo iricnu. .
Lady bookleggers are organizing in Klam
ath Falls to carry on a clandestine barter in
books. Volumes that are prescribed will be
their specialty, it appears from a perusal of the
list of this crowd.
Such books as are never shown on any
public library shelves, and which are unknown
for the most part in this progressive city, are
to be imported. It is a weird list, and actually
brought the blush of shame to the face of a
minister.
More will be heard of these lady bookleg
gers when some of their "goods" is captured
by the postal authorities.
9$, )p 9ft 3p
"Now we see who has been smoked out,"
as General Butler said to the people of Phila
delphia. o
Military men say that the great Klamath
, country will have, in the event of war on the
Pacific, strategical advantage as a supply
base.
SEEKS TO ESCAPE LIFE OF SIN
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I don't
want sympathy but Just your d
Tlce which I promise to follow.
Three years ago this montTi I
went to Chicago on a vtslt. . The
second day I met a nice young
gentleman at a party given by my
friend for me. This fellow paid
attention to me from the atari
and finally became a very close
friend. This went on for about
four months. Ho invited me to
pay his people a visit and stay
over the week-end. I did and
after I met his people ho pro
posed. I accepted. That night
he received a long dlstanro call
from Chicago and It was a wo
man. There was a big quarrel.
He told me It was a girl he had
turned down for she was a bad
woman and she had made him
believe she wns a saint. . But.
Mrs. Thompson, it was his wifo.
Ills people also held up for him
and sanctioned this lie. I be
lieved what he said. Ho then
began to delay the marriage by
first one He and then the other.
I continued to stay with his peo
ple and finally with him, and
have up to now. He used to be
real good to me and treated me
swell. But after a year or so he
changed and wanted me to work.
Which I've been doing for a good
while. I am a clean housekeeper,
wash, and a dandy cook. But he
doesn't seem to appreciate either.
I don't trifle either, lor I don't
approve of It. Ilofore I came here
I was a good Christian. But I
don't go to church, as I know
I've sinned. Do you think, Mrs.
Thompson, the Lord will for :lve
me and not let me suffer if I
leavo him? I want to start over
and live a clean life for some one
that I think cares for me. But
It won't be a life like this. I am
twenty-one years old. Am I too
old to start over? The sooner
you answer, dear Mrs. Thompson,
the sooner I'll do what you say.
ANXIOUS FOOL.
Your awakening has come lato,
but not too late. You are young
lully. You are wrong In think.
Ing that because you have erred,
the church Is no place for you.
None of us who go to church are
perfect. Of cott.'so, you must
leave this man. Cut oft from him
absolutely, and do not let Mm
know about your plans. It would
bo best to rvo to another city. If
you have no friends elsewhere,
go to the pastor of tho churi'Ii
you should attend, and nk him
to give you a letter lo a consid
erate minister In the city to which
you plan to go. since you can
work. It should not be hard fur
you to begin life anow in some
other place.
VIOLET AND ACNK3: The
conduct of tho hovs toward you
should be soffit inl proof that
they do not properly respect you.
ant! are unworthy of yonr Interest.
"Ask me?" answered Crane.
"Man, they dared me!"
A woman of philanthropic ten
dencies was paying a visit lo a
lower east side school. She was
particularly Interested In a group
of poor pupils and asked permis
sion to question them.
"Children, which Is the great
est of nil virtues?"
No one answered.
"Now think a little. V.'hnt Is It
I am doing hcn I give up tlmo
and pleusuro to come and talk
with you for your own good?"
A grimy hnuit went up In tho
rear of the room: "Please, ma'am,
yuu'se buttln' In."
gates and endeavored In tnsny
Instances In get as many acre
under wsler as possible, acres for
which Ihey were not paying. They
were supposed to get lull Inches
of water.
No rtturn had been realised
by Adams on his end of the pro
ject, and when hs endeavored to
raise the price of water sum. far
mers packed up and left lh coun
try. On all matters pertalulng to
Irrigation Adams and his neigh
bors agreed to disagree- si a very
early date. In other mailers they
remained friendly.
Improvement ol the original
ditches continued. The rut was
widened snd deepened In 'It. and
In 1904 Adams extended his canal
lo a total length of 13 miles with
10.000 acres acceaalbla lo water,
of which about 5.000 acres were
actually Irrigated.
The Van Brimmer Increased
the site of their ditch to a carry
lug capacity of 30 to 40 second
feel, snn In 190 they Incorporat
ed as Van Brimmer Pitch com
pany, for 15,005. There were
5,000 shares of slock sold at
f 5.00 a shsre -and with the stock
went a paid up water right to the
land owners. Kugeno Hammond
wns one of the first directors, and
he remains a director of tho Van
Brimmer district today, after hav
ing worked on the projects from
their Inception.
Il wns shout this time I list the
government reclamation service,
chiefly through the Influence of
the lohliles mslntalned ft Wash
ington by the late K. II. Ilarrl
man of Soul hern Pacific fame and
Infamy, commenced lo evince an
Interest In tho greut Klamath
country. ,
The Van Brimmers very wliely I
maintained lher own project.
Whllo this. In a large sense, wns
made possible because cf Its lo- j
ration, the cheap water enjoyed
today under thn Vun Brimmer
dltrh Is obtained by reason of Its
that government routs al l.il
vvlopraent wers not sprtaJ
the district During 19:5
etance, the east of wttsr
Ihe Van Brimmer project.
rents an acre, was hick 4
of considerable malnteaisrj
Acres under Ihe old AdinJ
Jecl, taken over by ih J
meat, and th rest of tbJ
age put under water by tt
tarnation service, were to p
proximately f I A a for opt
and maintenance, sad oi
mat . ii 4 lor ; com i
charges. For a full rani
II might Imi added that th
charge tn th Van Brltnm
trltt Is about 30 rente an
What would hav happr
costs under th Adams ra
not th reclamation servii
tered tho territory when
I a matter of fullls speci
Too many economic factor
Into Ihe question. It persli
cause a remark recently On
Adams,
"Th people wanted tin
crnment and I was wllllni
now I feel that wool
been belter off If I us iu
had waited a whll. Th
government rseltaatlns
been loo heavy for a irrsi
he sb hi. ' ''
Th cry at this Unit. It
begun for government Irrl
The population of th U
Houth Africa hss been rail
at 7.ntn.mio, of bom only!
one-sfventli. are whlto psrvi
It Is sdvlwthl shea
new curtains to sew hems uf
width at the lop and lnd
that trior washing the '4
may Iki reversed and tin
upou litem equalised.
The leak In a ga or
pipe may be temporarily i
while awaiting the pliimH
mnfclng a paste of pswdercdl
.. ...... U..H..H. ..nn anil a
v..itin-u iij (I'HMin m ua i i nns Rim -nun . ----- -i
fanner management, and Ihe fact Ing lo Ihe hole In Ihe pipe
Dinner Stories
"What did you learn at tho
school?" tho boss asked the fair
young applicant for the" stenog
rapher's Job.
"I learned," sho replied, "that
spelling Is essential to a stenog
rapher." The Ios chuckled.
"Good. Now let me hear you
spell 'essential.' "
The fair girl hesitated for the
fraction of a second.
"There are throe ways," she
replied. "Which do you prefer?"
And she got the Job.
When William II. Crane was
young, he had the actor's usual
vaunting, ambition to play Ham
let. Bo with his first profits he
organised his own company and
he went to an Inland western
town to give vent to his ambition
and "try H on."
When he came hack to New
York a group of friends noticed
that the actor appeared to be
much dowtfeast.
"What's the matter, Crane?
Didn't they appreciate It?" ask-
Some Pages from
Hi VICIDK
IjimiI, Ho!
No false cry of land wns this, thnt
was heard on tliut autumn morning
In 1492.
The fleet of three vessels under
the supreme command of Christo
pher Columbus neared the land that
they supposed to be India.
Uehnlars say that It was probably
Waiting's Island, one of the smaller
Islands of tho West Indies.
Land was first neon by a man
named Bcrmejo, a common sailor on
the Plnta. However, the project und
the command had been In Columbus'
hands and by common consent the
crew agreed that he should have the
honor of the discovery. It is said
that this arrangement disgruntled
the stout Bermejo, who did not re
ceive his silk waistcoat (promised
by Columbus to the man who should
first sight land.)
Bermejo's name Is not heard by
many, and unremcmbered by most
Columbus' name will never die.
An Irishman, named Billy lt(e
said to have been the first 0 put
foot on the land. Ho lepe, olll
and mado the- boat fust ns Ihey
noared the shore. The crew bowed
their heads In Uianksglvlng in od
and took possession of (he land In
the name of Hpaln.
The natives came down to see the
strange folk and In Ih. m
may came sight-seeing
American History
MORGAN
throngs, crowding Into their canoe
and riding out to see th big ships
that had co.no up, from out of the
sea.
Tuklng two or litres nntlvos and
teaching them so that Ihey might
act as Interpreters, Columbus went
on to other islands. Ho was look
ing for gold.
At the Island we call Cuba, the
nntlvos wers wearing gold nose
rings. Columbus sent a searching
parly Into the Interior.' who cams
hack with the unwelcome news that
here was no grsnd city there, paved
with gold, but that there wers mn ,
and women, who "had firo In their
hands and they lit on end of a
little roll of paper In their mouths."
The ship Pints became separated
from the others and th greedy sail
ors believed that It had gone off on
a private expedition to find the gold '
mountains and claim them for their
own.
From Island to Island they went,
always asking for gold and sweet
spices. Everywhere tiis natives re
ceived them with great curiosity snd
astonishment.
The Islands were gorgeously beau
tiful, but Columbus and his crew
were too Intent upon finding gold
mines to heed the beauty of nature.
(Tomorrow tho story of Iho utit
for gold.)
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