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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1926)
THE KLAMATH NEWS Tuotlay. SoptomWr T. If-rt LOBBY CHATS WITH GUESTS IN KLAMATH TRAINLOAD PEOPLE PERISH IN WRECK DEATHS To fall oft a Jammer, sprint ; throunh to feet ot air and Itaht OB jour hud In a terribly dure connection with Mother Karth and! Dam Nature. Inc., ttii the expe-j rlcnca of Howard Dtclner of the; Bl Lakes Box company camp, Frl-j day afternoon. I Btclnsr waa brought to Klamath ; Fa 111 and given medical attentlonj until yesterday morning when he' u released from the Klamath : General hospital In enjoy a bit of I the Lamor Day celebration before) the entire affair waa but a mrm-j ory In Klamath Fa I In. Steiner. with a iroodly bit of bandage and ad- native atill binding Up the "sore: apota." registered at the Hall ho-! tel. He la planning on going back to camp thia morning. Harry W. Mitchell, one ot the heaviest cattle ahlpper of northern California, la here for a few days' vlait tram Mt. Dome, California. He waa accompanied by his wife who entered the Klamath Valley hoapital yesterday for medical j attention. j Mitchell la one of the etrongestj booatera that Klamath county has! despite the fact that he roted in I California elections. With others: of the road and highways com-; mlttee ot the Klamath county I chamber of commerce. Mitchell was! to have attended the highway meet-' Ing in Yreka yesterday in an ef fort to hare the Siskiyou county: board of supervisors decide to com-; plats the only bad section left In i the road from the Oregon- Callfor-j B la line to Weed. The Oregon sec-1 lion ot the line la completed. j ... Among those to register at the White Pelican hotel over the week-i end were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. j Quint of Roeeburg, Miss Mattle F.j Parry and MIsJj Helen Russell, also of Roeeburg. They made the loop trip from Roseburg to Klamath Fail, through Crater Lake and out! through the Medtord entrance. Miss: Perry is a sister of James A. Perry of North Jt'inth street and has been! with (he postal department of Rose-j burg for a number of years. j v ?.-'"... . A party ot Coquille residents. from, the Coos county seat, spent! ill. past week-end In Klamath Falls J eg route . to Crater Lake and the surrounding country. In the party j wars Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Baer. H. ! Cant, and.V. S. Prindle. all of Coquille. ' "'You hare wonderful highways in the 'Klamath country." they stated last night before tearing for their borne on the coast where clams are clams and myrUe wood flourishes wth gusto. ... Novelists hare written many sto ries of the West where equal chances art equal chances, and that Is where Mrs. C. A. Lent shines radiantly, for Mrs. Lens Is half owner of one, of Klamath county's largest cattle ranches In the northern section of the county. Mrs. Lent is spending a few days hers on a combined business and pleasure trip from Kirk where the ranch Is located. She is a guest In the Hall hotel. Cattle men are making the Hall botel their headquarters during the hipping which suited off with more of a bang this year than for many a moon. Edson L. Foulke, with Edson, Jr., who la by the way as much Inter ested In the cattle game ot buying and selling as the Senior Foulke, are here for a tew days from Yreka. The Foulke cattle, purchased from Portland last week, were the first to travel over the new rails of the Natron Cut-off from Portland to Dorris, and from there to Yreka and Gatelle, California ranges. (ContlnaM tram race. One) i he raced down the graveled tracks the terrified survivors, after a mln- ute or so. begau to pour out of the coaches, some ot which were still on the tracks. j When he got to the river's edge the moaning of tue dying and the' screams ot hysterical men and wo-' men began. "It waa a terrible mesa." said Dr. I Larimer. "With the great gray! walla ot the mountains on one side and the turbulent and icy river on the other, the panic-stricken pas sengers who had escaped serious in jury were hampered in their ef forts to aid the Injured and dy-j Ing." The physician paused her. to! point out that workmen from a nearby road camp reached the acenei tutu, tKI Knta - fua rn'mit' after hia arrival. Kivcr Is Narrow The rtver at the place where the engine leaped from the rails is only about 40 feet. "One ot the day coaches," said the physician, "waa sprawled across the river bed. making a bridge. We used It to carry the injured to thej opposite bank, where we gave them i first aid treatment In shacks that ' had been erected by section men." j It was then described how hun- dreds ot passengers, men and wo- men carrying children In their arms, j waded out of the shallow water. The dead, he said, were placed In! a row along the river bank as; quickly as they could be found' Officials today announced that S3 persons had perished in the wreck, four of them as yet unidentified. They are two women and a small girl, and are in a morgue in Lead ville, Colo. About thirty-eight of the Injured are undergoing treat ment In a hospital at Salida. One ot them, Hilda Everett, 17- year-old slater of Albert Everett, who was killed, :s not expected to live. Relief trains were sent to the wreck within two hours after the accident happened. Cl.lt'KOKII t'l.KYK MIKPAKII Chiton! t'lev Sliepard. need i2 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. l-ewle II. !upard, residents ot Sprague Hiver. (Missed away Sunday evening at a local hospital following an Ill ness of two weeks' duration. Be sides his parents he is survived by one sister. Gladys, and his grand father. W. K. Kempton. Mr. Shep herd waa employed by the Prentice Peters Logging Co. of Cherry Creek. During the World War he served with the I'. S. Army over seas. Friends are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral services to be held Wednesday afternoon at !:30 o'clock at the Karl Whltlock Fu neral home, tnlerment will be made in Linkvllle cemetery. ing people below, and throwing In a few pet tricks ot Ills own devising, the skillful pilot drove his speedy machine toward the main street to swoop dangerously low and head for the hangars. tjueeu Ituth Davis, whose rorpun I ion took place Sunday afternoon, ruled over the' Ma celehratlou. and with her attendants, rrlucesses Pauline Adamaon and Myrtle t'ol lister. was given a place ot honor at all functions. This regnl trio, beautifully costumed and bejewel led, led tbu parade yesterday In a float of surpassing chnrui and de sign. . . i ' KX t'AKK HOWI.H I Iluly Is sending us soma wonder ful yellow pottery rake bow la, with colored scenic decora! Inn done In round or oblong lueditllious on the ntitHldcs. The howls are quite high In price. The lirown, green and white glased pottery howls, wlli metal rima. are altruclive aim, though they will not stand oven bent. It Is safer to tuy them with out the metal trim and then get a mctnl liiKCt If we wish to seud them right to tuhle. The old Majolica ware bowls, still favorites, are lovely for snlad line. SCHOOLS RESUME AND KIDS HAPPY LABOR DAY PROVED UNUSUAL SUCCESS; I (Continued Front Page One) i amusements, lined the streets to, witness the big parade and voire i their approval of the judges' de- cision on winning floats. All day long the fun-seekers mill-: ed around the carnival grounds, rid-1 ing amusement devices, dancing, and' enjoying to the fullest the spirit of the celebration. The baseball gatne scheduled for shortly after noon. j was postponed In order that It might not conflict with the priiefight In Scanclia hall, which served as the chief attraction for the sporting ele ment during the afternoon. Shortly after two o'clock the stunt plane, belonging to the Klamath Air Service, and driven by Pilot Young, made ita appearance over the car nival grounds and went through a aeries ot thrilling aeronautic tricks, high above the earth. All the etunta known to airdom were per formed for the hundreds of admlr- ( Continued tram Pag. One) group who is ill lu Ashland. A substitute haa been obtained for her. however, and she is expected to arrive within the fortnight. Registration this year In Klumnth county high school shows a total of 443, or an Increase of 74 over last year, according to ftyurvs compiled by Principal Paul T. Jackson. At 9 o'clock this morning stu dents will attend brief periods In order to obtain book lists and as signments for Wednesday's work. The same program will lie carried out in the afternoon. Special prices on blankets and auto robes. Torms If desired. Klam ath Home Supply Co. 103S .Main St. SHOES REPAIRED While. You Wait JACK EROST WORK GI.OVKH FOIt I.KK8 110 80. Oth (it. Ktmt Ifcxtr Prom Mala HI. Let Ua Paper Your Home F. R. OLDS Wall Paper and Paints Phone 192-W TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE A Dodge roadster, good condition, good rubber, J250 for quirk purchase. Apply N'ews Office. FOR SALE Hudson coach. 1924 model, in first class shape, two extra tires with rim. leather seat covers. Price $700. Apply Xewa office. - "GLASSES" Fitted, Ground and Repaired at DR. COBLE'S 709 Main Street Seventy-two out of every 100 rases of failures in school children is due to defective vision. aVl KHKTTIXO WONT TAKE on THE SIOT But we will and restore the garment to Its natural freshness. Our methods bring the Joy of living to your clothes. Your fam ily budget will show a saving if you get full value from your renoated garments. aliiiltlaibWiiMi;i.i j Congolnem rugs, large size, only $12.00, ivory dressers only $25 00. Terms If desired. Klamath Home Supply Co. 10:18 Main St. tf r Office 613 Main St. Klamath Falls, ore. Phone 000 Office tttage Depot. Medford, Ore. Phone 800 Travel Uy Motor 8tae Swiftly Safely -Comfortably By the HOWARD & GRIMES STAGES Ashland Medford Portland Marahfield Direct Connection at Junction With Pickwick Stages to All Points South TRUNKS FOR CALIFORNIA Sea us, we handle. Folders mailed on request. STOPOVER at any point on Pickwick System. Fares Klamath Falls to: Ashland 1.20 Redding 8.80 Sacramento . 13.70 San Francisco 15.00 Lot Angeles 28.78 San Diego 80 05 San Jos 18.86 Kl Centra 14. 6 Leaving Time Medford, 8, 12., 4 p. m.: Klamath Falls, 7:16 a. m., 1:00 and 4:15 p. m. We use heated Cadlllae busses. The r. L School of Aviation The Klamath Air Service Way T he training plane of the Klamath Air Service Companyis new and of the latest type. Especially designed and built for the " training of student aviators. This plane is used for the primary training, consisting of straight and level flying, general turns and banks, turns and glides, steep and climbing turns, spirals, approaches to landings, landings, eights and solo. Then, where most courses end, the real train ing of the pilot begins. The student is then given many hours of what we calL "Solo In struction" in several types of higher powered commercial planes '"" of both the monoplane and biplane type. The "Solo Instruction" m consists of : spot landings, acrobatics, vertical banks, side slips, foreward slips, fish tails, forced landings and cross country fly ing. Write or call at field for further particulars re-, garding this interesting and profitable new field.J M. L. JOHNSON Fire Automobile Casualty INSURANCE Surety Bonds Kvon thotiKli you have come throtiKh tlio grn file m'uhoii w ithout loss it is well to check up on your insurance. Look over your insurance papers and net if you have t iiourIi covvraKO for tho present value of ycur property. Is your furiiilui'o insured us well iih your house? 1 Is the locution of your property correctly des cribed in your policy? Oitl yon renew tho insurance on your cur af ter the mortviitfu company's policy ran out? li'l yoii hit f'Kiiro why even though you nro a pnod driver you need liability and property dam tiire insurance? (.Mad lo explain any tletails that arc not clear 10 you. Thif is one place where you are not expect ed to buy somrthitijr every time you come in. The Hall Hotel is next to my office 406 Main St. Phono 205-W CROWDS TURNED AWAY -at GIGANTIC AUCTION SALE SATURDAY Sale Starts Again at 2:30 and 7:30 P. M. Today There was a big demand for Men's and Women's Watches, which were sold at unheard-of low prices THREE BEAUTIFUL PRIZES GIVEN AWAY AT EVERY SALE $300 Diamond Ring will be given away on the last day of the Sale. j Everything in the Store Must Go Regardless of Cost My Loss Will Be Your Gain A chance in a lifetime to buy Highgrade Watches of all makes and all grades in Ladies' and Men's. My beautiful stock of Blue White Diamonds in all sizes, all mounted in Platinum and 18 and 20-karat White Gold, will be offered at auction. Nothing in the store is reserved. Everything must go; Call for anything in the store and it will be of fered to you at auction at your own bids. GEORGE METZ 622 Main St. Klamath Falls, Oregon