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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1905)
KCflmjicb eouncv bjìhk K L \MA TH REPUBLICAN GUS BENNETT LOSES IHS HU V \\. O. sniTH, Editor and Proprietor INA SNOWSTORM AND DIES FROM COLD AN1) EXPOSURE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF INTERIOR OREGON 4------------- ------ — Klamath Falls, Ore,, Thursday, January 12, 1905 Klamath Falls, Orrgon BODY IS RECOVERED AND SHIPPED TO HIS HOME IN PENNSYLVANIA STATE Alex M.irtin, PresiJciU, Alex M.irtin Jr, Cishier E. R. Reame», Vkc-Prcs't, E. M. Bubb, Asst, Cashier. II«« wnmli,h'*l «Viguatiw K. Bennett, of Camnial, P ä .. llennett returned to where they were at 'condili *n rarh after Ibi» h I ht «« lie bM‘l work oli tliv esilili aliout liitvvli niinille» | oli »mini » uiilv fallili r I uaa found «lend in a anowlmnk by a mar a targ«* I iw . Mv h to II o'chwk in Ibi* inoriiiiig. Tlicy se- ' acarching party last satunlny in the ciis « hì Inni ol liriiig lost, Imi liesniihngly ’ *Uitrd out ihnv thtw» Hi Ì wood» aixmt 20 mile» in a n..nheri; di- ■leiiiwi II sud »111111*11 olii agitili slmili il gr«»gg«*<l cumlithm, <••%< h liiur* *1’'#»' ring bark to lh<* live. lection from the lowu of Bonanza, in o’cl'ck. Ilia third return w»* bi» la»l. At I hr Tliis «a» tliv Issi sccii ol thè living this county. la«t moment lit* intvd 4 ln»gr * ii <‘" bai»k He bad evidently lost his way in a liomcsti-ador. Xearly » wimk p*issed I h *- All ho|M* t*ni»hvd. He at«M»*l but a mo blinding snowstorm, and after wander- (ore it wns positiveiy knowii tildi he was ••Subscriber after subscriber has quit the Republican and come I ing about in a vain search for «belter inis.ing Joe Smith li sii liustues« in ment ami thru toU»*rr»l fmuartl burying bis lace ami hawl» in the drill when» he oxer to the Express, until the (ormer, realizing it had to make a des for a number of hour», floundering liuti portion of thè couiity in inakins without a *lrnggle. «•spired some liH-ation» sud i isit<s| Kchrlo «lui perate effort to stem the defection, hit upon a gambling scheme by about in the deep snowdrift», finally be lU'iim'tl’» «»vrrvout ami revnKer and a w Inch It hoped to get enough new subscribers to take the places o( came exhausted ami tell headforemost liickison's esilili. Thev liiquirvd s I hi UI those who deserted it. Out the scheme didn't work.”—Extract from into a bank of snow and died without a their aliaviit frtemi. Dii» cHiiseil su in p.u kng«* w«*rw found nlmnd »nrd on hi» the Express late ofikial paper of Klamath County. vestigation wliich resultici in fimlinglhe trail. The revolver had b«vhdim‘liai|K»d struggle, The unfortunate man left Klamath uiifortunate mini'» body, »tifi and cobi, It in premium' I that hr find it to attract I Falls on horseback Fridai morning, IV I ih II burivd iu the show ili il loiicly piace help. The pioperly i» •up|M>ar«l to have l»reii abamlom*’! oil a» count o( it* "« igbt. The Republican ¡snow the OFFICIAL j wise. There was a long silence. But eember _________ 30, at 10 o’cl xk, for hi» home- 111 liu- uiountain». the Night Watch In the Snow Un ihe I rati to Dcath. there was only one thing for the Court .tead north „ of _ Pairv. fiew»pi«per of Klamath County. __________ __ ,. His friend» in- Upon th«* dim’oveiv of l.cimcll * l**lv Republican's 40 majority that ... he ______ should ___________ remain over until Juv Minili U»>k up the (rad of lite mi»- ................... . I ____ ____ rin- Express will | ro.-ved to take down to do. The ", it sign and go wav back and sit down. landed it safely in the saddle and the the storm should abate, but he stated «iugulali oli In» ictiiin to Klaniath Callahan ami Juhnao» iinme^hateh •urn* I that he had a borrowed horse from the Fall». \\ lieti lie leai nell that Beimeli monihl Mike Kehrle and 1». W H irrrll, The County Court of Klamath County |Court so ordered. this week awarded the county printing The law provides that the paper >>av-. Callahan taneh which he a idled to re- liad lelt Egert's piace he feared the whow«*nl Io the arene ami remain«*! in to the Republican, not because of favor ing the largest circulation shall turn, and also had some mail for some sorsi, ile liurned oli lo Callalian'» imi (lie »now with the co• pa«» all night. Callahan and Jolmaon returned ami itism. not through sentiment, not be aw anted the printing of the Court pro-, friends at the Egert ranvli which lay on rvporled thè mailer lo llie tir»l |>er»*>ii» IN FACT notified the County Coroner wlu> in cause of its |a lilies, not because of its eeedings and the Republican won out his way to his claim which they were he uiel. Jim Callalian and a man bv natile of afruct«*d JuMicv llamaker, ol Boiiania, aland upon the irrigation question, but with hands down* anxious te receive. It is a lesson to the Express. It lias JohiiMin. lailh ex|»*rienec<l woodtiuen, to hold an impn-nt. because it is entitled to it under the law. New > ear’s at Egert’s. The I hm I v wa* then brought to Calla The Editors of the two papers were told about how Republican subsciibers He spent the first night near Daily «ini faiuiliar wilh country, miuiediateli Mtfipll» (llfodri. han’a ranch where an in«|urat w a* held. present. The sealed subscription lists nave been leaving it by the dozen and and proceeded the following morning to started oli lite trall. were on tile with the clerk. The sworn coming to that paper. It needed nearly the Callahan ranch w here he ate dinner Tliey pii ked up hi» trail ubere he h.ld The aubatanee ol the verdict wa* I«» the snlwription list of the Republican, of (our dozen more to substantiate its as- ' and, leaving the horse, started on foot. taiee left the men al work on Mondai effect that deceased had come to hi* uubscriteis living in the county was se.-tion. But----- the Republican has He soon reached the Egert ranch two niormng. Itwaseasv to follo*. 'Die death ironi rx|M*urH alter having l»»ai l>een confident all the time. It has been miles away. w here he delivered some atrong man d.Mibtleaa irritateli hy lo»mg his way in the allow. first opened. Judge Baldwin said : “I find that the Republican’s list gaining all the time, is still gaining and „„¡p an,| ,t the request of the men at hi» way the tìrst lime loreed In» wav The auiii ol |13.1 » waa found on Ben- Aho- s 3t J subscribers in the county.” expects to keep gaining. Egert’» remained over with them from through the «no» with all hi» »trength. nett’* body. Then he Express envelope was op A firm and honest tight for the right Saturday afternoon until Monday morn Following gentlemen con* tint Alaiut a utile out troni wliere he lelt ened. This was a mere statement with- and the people without the oppression ing. The boys prepared a sort of New the tiieu lite second lime who aere buil coroner*» jury: <«••< rg \\ M«»i <■ it tiie jurat of any official appearing. of any one. and fairness and justice to Year's dinner Sunday and itasM-d the ding the cabin he Inai hi» way. TI e I*. Collahan, <• •*llrry Beck, all, always win-. Je Ige Baldwin again spoke: 1 time away rather pleasantly for a baeh- trail Ini direetly to hi» cabin onlv a nule Welch and John I.m l kemaina shipped l ast. • The Express list shows 321 subscrib- The new official paper ol Klamath 1 elor’» c»mp. away and the calmi of Kehrleaiid Dick- e - in the county.” County greets its friends with a due 1 Monday morning the men all started inuii wa» only two niilvs tartheron. But The bn al <>«ld bellow- l»»«»k charge The Court then examined the liete sense of gratitude and again wishes out together from Eg«-rl’s. the men from thè ano» coi«rvil the ground deeply and the remain* until hi* peopl«» could a id the editor of the Express did like- them a prosperous New Year. the latter place accompanied Bennett wa» alili iallmg. The »urveyota ha tal A'onimiinii ate<l with. He lived al Cau»- . to a point on the trail where they were leu «■'ine amali tree» bere and llie bruali mal, in the K«'V"tmie alate, where he building a cabin. After getting direc wa» M'attered in every dire. tiou. l'hu w»» a ine’iil’vr «»I the 1. < >. <» F. Hi» re lative« Win» are well todo, tr«i le at < >•»>» tions Bennett prot*eeded alone on his trail w a» colli pie tei y ol.atiiie.1. Fotk*. I’enn., to w hn h place hl* Iwnly A Sad Slght. journey early in the forenoon. It wa» Callalian and Joliiison found that IL u- wa* ahtp|M*d by vxprv»» tin* morning. his intention to go to Kehrle and Dicki- Bennett wa* a»*Hit 2’ year» <»l age and son's cabin on their claim about four lieti liad t irelerl »round thè bruah-|»le a miles away. The trail |>asaed hia own tlllllilter ol tnnea an i doul'llea» lieconi- of alhlvti • b-iil l. 11« h aurviu-d by »a uig l«wudere<l »truck off ni a northerly wifv ol one year who ex|»e<!t«*d to j» in cabin at a distance of about two miles. ‘‘I believe the editor of the Express mate prevaricator," remarked a victim direction, ili» zigzag trail indicateli him her«* hi llie vpiing. lie cariird m Denied Being Loat. Jias cone dean daft on the irrigation of his splenetic pen. To the great surprise of his friends, tba< he wa» |i«-ti»llv iinmiiaviou« <>f hia aurance. question,” said a citizen Friday. I “Yes, he willfully misstated facts in •The fellow seems to have abandoned reference to the Republican,” stated Ed all news features of his paper and is de itor Fmith. voting his tin e and s¡>ace to trouble "He maliciously misrepresented the making,'’ said another. facts about our campany,” said Mana “If the old Xew England laws were in ger Brown. force here he would be a tit subject for “He betrayed every principle of news the ducking stool, used in those days to paper honor and professional etiquette While aome would argue fmni thia The County Court fixed the levy last county, six and nine-tenths nulla. The punish common scolds,’’ said another. in his personal attack upon me in his Monday at 25 mills on the dollar. This county levy include« salaries of effleers, allowing that the levy alnnihl huvr l»*rn “I think he has been sleeping under I I psper and his silly criticism and garbled expenses of circuit, county and justice »till lower U imii l»»l )»ar, yet tin- is not is three mills higher than last year; but a crazy quilt until he has gone bug extracts from my article on the irriga courts, sup|s>rt of county ;»x>r, road sup a fad. The growth ol IhoWMinly and its house," remarked a town wag. tion situation here as published in the in the present year’s levy the provision erviaors, maintaining bridges, rabbit general advancement in every *»y re “He is keeping up his old reputation,” Oregon Daily Journal. I covered it for the new high school building to cost ' twuuty and interest and redemption quires more |>uhli<* improvements, m»»re said another. “I am reliably informed carefully aud truthfully, and have re «25.000 is included. A levy ol «26,000 in ' muds. public expenditures, and therelure de that wherever he has been he has been ceived congratulations from patrons of It will l>c seen that but for the liuild• uj hm I n a higher Iwy. all is made for the high school,hut «1000 a trouble maker. They say he butts in to the Express for the fair manner in We keep the finest mg of a new high sciioul strm ture the The finaii« ial condition of the mnnty in a new place and attempt» to run it from which I had treated the subject,” states I of this is for the maintenance of th» in levy would have Ireen much less this year K»*»d. It prol»ah|v ranks with the best stitution. lot of horse» In the the start, but soon gets too rank and is Paul De Laney. than last. Mill llie ii.crea-e in valua in the slate. While it is nearly lour “My mission in the Journal work here ' The levy of 25 mills is subdivided as lion of awes-abte pro,« rty in the county years h<*hin«l with its warrants vet it has called down. He then opens a tirade country through the column i of his paper npun shall be as it is for the Republican—to follows: tor the e«-t year is the greatest in its the full «’onhde* ce ‘»I the commercial his imaginary persecutors, wliich in do everything legitimately for the up State, three and six-tenths mills; history. It ha- reached a total <>i «<,- wmld. f«»r its larger a at rants, » hen lb* y clude everything in sight. He neither building of Klamath county and the ad school, five mills; roads, one and five- |H3,955 over a valuation of last rear of van I e obtained, aretaHing at » premium spares church nor state, and is perfectly vancement of the interests of the people. tenths mills; high school, eight mills; |2.".y>,bMO, or an actual gain ol »urM.IMS. iruniPiliait-lv upon issuance. regardless of the etiquette of hjg own The publication of the whole story would 1 profession. His usual limit is a year at have exploded his wanton attack.” s place, but he sometimes hangs on lon "1 d«>n’t propose to involve the Re-1 ger.” publican in any further newspaper con- | “He came here with a flourish of troversy,” states W. O. Smith. “The j trmiqiet», fresh from the staff óf the San people subscribe for a newspaper for Francisco Chronicle,” stated another, news, anil not to read the ;>ersonal griev “yet that paper wrote to Klamath Falls ances of editors. I intend in future to within the past week for a competent devote the paper to news, and shall ig correspondent here, and it did not ap nore the quarreling and scolding of a ply to its old ‘staffman’ either.” dispeptic cotemporary. But it is ptop- I “He ought to lie taken from the po er to state one or two things here: A complete line of sition of secretary of the irrigation com- “The Republican has expressed It miUee,” said a large property owner. pure drugs. Ev self on Government Irrigation In pl«in “He has kept the committee involved in eryth i n g fresh. terms. It favors it, but does not fa a quarrel ever since it was organized. Special attention vor doing any Individual or private He has jiersiiaderl it to send out numer-' , Horses I><>nr<I• *<I by <litv, w«*vk or u. nth institution an injustice. given to prescrip ous printed circulars foreign to its mis • Hay and (imin lionght and sold. “All intelligent men understand the tions by experts. sion in order that he might use his vitu PuRHPngfi ra <'<>nvt*yod to all partn of Southern Orugot) peration against private institutions, and attitude of the paper on this point, and I hik I Northern .J i lilornia at tin* wry I owoh I rntoM. hie latest effort is to invole the commit the repeated attempts to arouse preju tee in hie peieonal newspaper contro dice against the paper by a misstate and Motel ment of facts is gradually reacting upon versies.” “I do not blame the poor devil eo those who are doing it. The majesty much,” said a man with a philanthrop of the truth is supreme. “As to the statement that Republican ic turn of mind. “He is a born diepep tic and has enlargement of the spleen. subscribers were quitting the paper and The world and nothing in it has charms going over to the Express is absolutely for him. Al) the beauties and grand false. The other paper may be getting eurs of nature are but curdled milk and new subscribers and 1 hope it is. I do vinegar mother through hie vision. No not envy my competitor. The Republi thing looks good; everything bad. It is can is doing well, thank you ! as natural for him to scold as it is for a “The paper has nearly doubled its j wet hen to cluck and peck at her eunny circulation since I took charge of it. ft companions in the barnyard. He can’t has gained hundreds of subscribers and ! re«i«t it. ton place that fellow where has lost but few. It has lost three since he could not ecold and find fault and he the irrigation question has been under ' Complete Line of Would coilap’-e. Alinee and trouble-mak discussion. One of these gave as an ex * Hardware, Paints, Oils, Guns, Ammunition, Etc ing are the component parts which con cuse that he was going away for the stitute the life of the man. He is excu winter. The other two quit because the sable tor following his unfortunate na paper did not meet their approval on ture, and the mantle ehould be thrown the irrigation question. The paper pur over his mistakes eo far as poesible.” sued the course of publishing the news “But some of his mistakes are unpar and working for the general interests of donable,’’ said a Dairy citizen. “He the people and county rather than tear dug upan unfortunate homicide that oc down and wage war when there was not curred in our community years ago, an enemy in the field. the publication of which had a tendency “Many have informed me that they to revive an old feud that we are trying had stopped the Express and came and to forget.” aubscribed for the Republican, but these "Hie unwarranted attack on the en- are personal business matters and do ■rgetic pupils who are publishing a not interest readers. bright and newsy sheet from that insti “This ends ail personal reference to L ntion, the pride of Klamath county, is my comfietitor. The Republican will I am prepared to do all kinds uother illustration ol the depraved con continue to give the best news service of THE kinds of wagon and wood ition of the man’s digestive organs,” any paper in interior Oregon and always id a patron of tlie school. work for the best interests of the whole repair work. »“And with it a I, he is such aconsum- people and their magnificent county." o------ a ■« i ■ i. " ' ' ' ............... - ■ i ■ - " Absolute Safety REPUBLICAN IS OFFICIAL PAPER Is the policy o thia bank, and It i« rigidly adherrvd to. Safety iir.U. l iberality next Awarded County Printing Because it Mas the Larg- est Bona Fide Circulation. Country Produce tsiken in excbJnae for Hood« the excelsior Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods Boots and Shoes. n complete and up to date Une of DAIRY, I. F. DAVIES, OREGON «ft4t4*4*4»4*4*4» 4» 4» ♦ ir QUICK MEAL i» STEEL RANGES ♦ ♦ bCOLDiNQ EDITOR IS CRITICISED »h The Pretending Percy of the Express is Unmasked Once and for All. ir BALDWIN’S Hardware Store PROPERTY VALUATIONS LEAP HALF MILLION ABOVE FORMER RECORDS 4* 4» 4* 4* 4* i» ir 4* MAMMOTH STABLES Rias furnished with or without drivers HORSES BOUGHT ANO SOLD DRUGS HAVE A FIT You can get a Perfect Fit cn A SUIT CITY DRUG STORE ÆT 'filli EAST END FOR TWO WEEKS A TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT on ALL GOODS TIIOS. W. NEWTON, Pt opr STORE, From $12,50 upwards. EXCFIANCE EAST W. W, HAZEN, Proprietor, END, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON I Livery f I I I Felephonc Connection Between Stable IJnkville. Phone Main 14 X 4» f 4'4’4’4'4*4-4*4'4’4’4’4’4’4’4'4’4'4'4’4’4’4»X. I SEVERAL TONS t BARB WIRE AND NAILS Cis: and walking plows, harrows, wagons, buggies. ♦ 2009 samples to select from w. Hardware Dealer Klamath Falls Pure Drills C. F. ADAMS. Prop. Merrill - - - Oregan. Uinjr up Main 193 Fine Stationery You I havw Musical Instruments Like BOAT HOUSE Books and (if.X SSIIOP " f m«h: HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY Families can lie supplied now with ----- j “Tony’s Best” at the Central Dining aliove reward for a Parlors with or without meals. DOLLARS REWARD re|mir department r. L. Alva laiwis. W ood B awbd — I have secured sHteam Wood Saw and am now prepared to do at made new at the your work promptly. . P. Calarncau. C iiah . H knkichsiex , riagazines DEW DROP CONFECTIONERY STQRH LOCK ANO GUNSMITH Oeo. Wilson, Prop’r. mbrrill , - - ORaQQrj FULL LINE OF H. ROSEBOOM liniere 42^4*4*4*4*4* 4* 4*4*4-4* 4‘4*4>‘4‘4*4*4*4*4*4*4»4*ie ot The City Novelty. STABLES CHRISTMAS . -AT- L.„ Fast Horses » CHITWOOD’S. L QOQDS. .i’.TÍ4é. ¡J Horses that will please you without drivers Commercial men vunyeyed to til points Wowt Side Stable JAS. SIGLER, PROP’R KLM7VTKTH FALLS, - OR