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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1905)
Official Newspaper of Klam’h County and Loading Journal of the Interior Oregon Country. KLAMATH VOL. IX. REPUBLICAN. ¡he Largest Circulation and la the Best Medium for Reaching a Prosperous and Trading Public KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 16, 1905 NO. 50 4* * * * HITCHCOCK HUST PROVE CHARGES HARDWARE OR BE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE * * Stoves, Tinware and Crockery 4» ♦ 4» 4» SUE TH I ANOT HER Stiletto Cutlery 4» CANAL CO NEW BOAT * 4» * WANTS TO STOP WORK FOR THE LOWER KLAMATH * Wagonsand Farm Implements 4» •5 (Oregon Dally Journal.) Mrs Beebe /\sk* fur Order Retttrnining Building of Sluice Way. Mr«. M J. Ileel.e on Monday file«! in Junction pr«><reslmga a»*Minat the Klam alii Canal Company ««king lor nn nidrt restraining them from proceeding u ith the work on Eleventh Mrwl in coimv tkm with their alnhing and in e project. The pa|M*ra Were served on Tuesdav and the (oinpiuy tile I Ha an •war yesterday denying any injury to the plaintiff. Judge Fraser hy ronsent of the parties was rr«piest«<l hy wire hy J 1 I/** lL<nr<>n t«» ta here to try the ease on r*atur lav. Judge lirnaoii left tins morning lor Fokrga ma U> incol Judge Krater ami bring him in. The case is of |M’«!»|irtr interest to the rittsrns of the town, owing to the grant Ing «»I a lice»«»•«• by th< I"* 11 I’ »rd ia«t Jksvembrr to carry on the work on its •Creels, alter considerable <>|>p> »Hi<»n h some of the ciUtvn«. The main p >int Involved la whrtlier the* Town U aid has sum C»enl Control of the Streets ol lite town to grant a pipe Im«. Iranchi*« ft will al*« ta an unusual * ase in thu* It will In ail pr>>L«i>iht\ I «• start«*! and •nded in one week and the JuHgr trying the case having been »ailed all the way from Portland According to accounts of a recent cabinet meeting the trials in Portland next June of Senator Mitchell and Representatives Hermann and Williamson, accused of land (lauds in Oregon, will determine the fate of E. A Hitchcock, secretary of interior as well as that of the men accused. At the meeting Mr. Hitchcock explained what had been done in the way of secur ing indictments. "That is all very well,” President Roosevelt commented. "But the time is soon coming when you will have to prove the charges you have made against these mem bers of congress. If you fail I shall hold you personally respohsible," I 4» Klamath Lake Navigation Company Will Build Steamboat. IRRIGATION AND TRANSPORTATION DEPENDANT ONE ON THE OTHER f } Pure Bred Stallions $ J Buff Cochin Chickens $ J M A S C OT * LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLES i f KLAMATH FALLS AND MERRILL TOURISTS TRADE A SPECIALTY C. T. 0L1YER, Proprietor, Successor to W. W. Hazen. gPRING Dress Goods, Etc., Now at Hand Finest Line to Choose New Shirt Waists Musical Instruments Books and Magazines I ? Largest and Best Equipped Stables in Southern Oregon MIDWAY Pine Stationery ♦ ♦ 4* 4*4*4*4*4i4t4*4| 4» 4* Klamath County Pure Drugs I * CONNECTIONS MADE WITH I CHITWOOD’S. Dealer th Captain G. W. Wo<xfbury, of the! Klamath faike Navigation Company, who returned Irom Portland a few days ago, steted to a representative of the "So far as I am concerned, Mr. President, I am confident of being sustained in Republican, that hi» company would everything I have done in this matter when the cases come to trial," was Secretary build a freight and passenger steamboat for the lower lake this spring. Hitchcock’s prompt reply. He said "We have ordered the boiler and the engine will lie built in Port- | F. J. Ileney, special prosecutor, who was also present, supported Secretary land and is now nearly fini»he<l. The plans have not been completed yet but Hitchcock’s assurance. He believes that the trials will sustain the government’s I expect to have them in a few day«. The boat will have a 17 foot beam and Contentions in nearly every case, l»e 80 feet long. The second deck will \\ ith results so momentous depending upon the outcome of these trials the entire be eqnippedwith passenger cabin». The boat will he of light draft as possible so power of the department of justice and of the interior department will he invoked aa to reach any point on the lower lake, ' and will be ready by the first of June to secure every possible bit of evidence that can strengthen these cases. st the latest. We expected to have it completed in May but may not be able "While the president is eager that no one guilty of fraud upon the government to do so. The frame work is now being j made and will be shipped in, but all of shall escape punishment, he is anxious to see that every man accused has fair play,” the rest of the work will be done here. said a high official today. "I am sure he has every confidence in Mr. Hitchcock and It will either I m built at our dock in this city or else at the lower end of the is satisfied that the secretary would not proceed without sufficient grounds for lake." Navigation on the lower lake baa been ' action. somewhat delay«! on account of the iiu-1 possibility to make arrangements with | the railroad, but now that the Weed : railroad is almost assured and with W W. Ilnirn, former owner of t!»e g<x*l prospects of tlie McCloud road ex- . *>li<hantfo htahlee. reuirti^l Ihr firmi <>f tending its line nesr the lower lake, ( the week fmtn « trip I1» Alarla. < ai »«<I m steamboat tnen feel justified in prepar- ' Mr Hilen una ho wa« •*» lmprr»ae-| ing themselves for the travel and trans with the rotin try that ho |>ur< liaard a portation that is sure to come this way. •rcllon of laud an i r*i|*r«ta to move hi. It is believed that with the inaugura- family there in a*»ul luo month« II. I lion of the government irrigation works boutfht the land from th” railioad ■ ml Klamath Falla, Oreg. Ml, go out In the Fall It is the aim of the come hand in hand. Then there can be ant» »»>• railroad extension that the jxlid an a< r«* (or it. lie aya that til« March iJlli, IW6. rancher to get liis sluff out liefere bad no question al*>ut results. l>et u. Klamath river and the Little Klamath Aitarla country la great for ■ ml Klamatl^\»unty at luirgc» -Th«* Falls xealhcr, and as a result the market is ch<*<se the safe policy and take no W‘M *■* • abort time be alive with grain and that there 1» | ¡only of filir Cilv I»«« practically reached Ila limit re over sto ked, the pine is low, snd the chance«. I-et ua get them both. , boat« of all description«. groaa for gra* ng |»tir| <>■**. lative t«» th«» «utaldy l»r<-ra««ry to in-luce purse ol the shipper is, by no means, We h ave now. and if every the <• itrnti'Hi <>! the •’ Weed Railroad" fill.sl. Quite s number of our stx-k man who lias not yet subscribed will do l<> Klamath County. We mint now a«k nit-ii found the market in exactly tins his part, there will be no trouble in se t <ir frier» !« out«»•!»• to a«M«t in a nn «sure Cond tioti list l ull sud »ere compelled curing the balance. prt»|MjrUona(r to the beiirflt they will to lake just ultat they Could get. Thete is an opinion held by some of receive. fl.,« much better it would lie with our friends tliat the railroad will com« We are re«<lv to admit that Klamath transportation to Klamath Falls! Then any way; that there is no need of a sub- Falla »« the party rn«»at directly intrrrat the shipper could »xtch tlie market, in srly, and that the minute Government rd. which admi»ai<*n «he baa already the liicanlimc Iced Ins herd ut*<n the irrigation is assured, that minute the ■ Midvray Telephone Company Make Held a Soria! Session of the C/uh vrtith-d bv her generott» snlMcription excel ent alialla so abundant tn the surveyors will take ttie field. t N », It devolve» <i|xiii I ho*e les» ditec't- Klamath Basin, and then, when the Arrangements With the Hessig let us not deceive ourselves. We, Friday Evening at Which r/;e/ | I * t intrrr»ted 1» contribute aln. market looks tight, ship our cat or ten »ho are conversant with Klamath land, Independent Line. Never Is-iore h»» Klamath County cars, just as lie Ilk*», and get for hiiusr-lf and who realize so acutely its many ad Discussed Project. I the opportunili«. that »he all there Is in tlie business Then, and vantages, are prone to get erroneous d<x’» t<xiay. She «tends upon the thres only then, »ill our stock men tx> inde and mistaken ideas regarding our im O. B. Gate», manager of the Midway Th* Women’s dull of Ibi» city bri I ■ hold < I d«velo|«ment undream«!, »nd pendent. They are now at the mercy portance. True, we have a great coun Telephone A Telegraph Company, stated anelai «rssion Friday ru'i Hg al flic th« measure of .uccees she will enjoy of buyers arid commission men, ana will try here; but it means an enormous in to the Republican yesterday that his home of Mra. A. L. Hvrgcnt aid Mra, during the conimg years de|wmls entire so cviitinite to lx*, until trana|*>rlatioii vestment of monev to open it to the company bad made arrangements with W K. Wor.len, to which a number of ly upon th* »isdom ol the choice her is an actual tael. c- mrnerce of the world. And capitalists Mr. Heasig for the operation of hie line their gentlemen frienda were invited |x*q>le ui.kc within the next few weeks. Again, with traii»|*>rtation, our Coun wlio furnish this money are critically in connection with the Midway system Nineteen of the lit. uils-is ol the dub Both tr»n*|*>rtalion and Irrigation are | ty »ul lea tiiainniolb leeding ground; particular regarding interest, and will Wires were strung and connection made were prraent ami a ni at < le I ig 1111 n I s»rn knocking at her d<*>r. Hiali they lx- m fact, the leeiiing ground of the nottli- not put money into any investment un- yesterday with the Central office and in« was »pent. A program lonaialing a limited or turned awayt lx>t ua con- »rat. Herds and hards ol cattle will tx* less the interest is guaranteed. now the patrons of the office can talk of readings, re. -nations ami rinaie waa aider well. dilven frotu the East, through the “gap“ There is no question regarding the »ith Fort Klamath, Klamath Agency, rendered after «lit. Il relrealiineuta were We »ill »»sum«that neither one alone to t«xi and fatten u;x>n our alfalfa of statement that the extention of the Picard. Top«*, Hot Springs and Ager. ■srvrd. »ill -afisly the nr«l» of tin» va»t inland superi >r quality. <>ur sandy soil anti “We«i Road” to our territory will cost This now gives the people of Klamath The ladies are very much interest«! empire. It »ill require them both to excellent climate, ixitli so conductive to (2.000,000 with first class equipment. county telephone connection with every in lite establishment of a library an>l (■ring alHUit the development we have- hearty growth, »ill prove to be grvat ! Five per cent on thia amount means important section of the county and ad- reading room In Klamath l alla, ami »sited vear* to ««■«. The problem which inceiilivo« to stockmen anti »ill make (100.000. the amount our citizens are (joining points in California, after entertaining tlir in,-il and feeding now conirouta us is a ilual one, ami will lilts Itasin an ideal place tofe«i. asked to suliscrit*. So you see, we arc DEATH OF SAMUEL CH APPEL. them with all the g.**! thing» imagin r«|<ure its solution in each particular to Every man who has li*ted Ins land for simply to bear only a part of the fixed able, till" subject ■<> dear to lliuir hearts teach tiie deal re.I result. irrigation is vitally interested ui having charges of the first year, and it is not Irrigation W ill Not “Set All Right*’’ tlie construction wotk thereon pnx'eed unjust that we do so. since the benefits • an brought up for discussion. Samuel Chappel died at his home in Only one gentleman present ha.l the Neither W ill I ranxportalloa,—It W ill as quit klv as possible, and at the least we shall receive are so many and varied. Klamath Falls, Sunday morning, March temerity Uiexprsse doubt aa to the |>oa Require 1 hem Both. cost. Should trie railroad start now, it Careful thinkers along this line, know stille outcome of effort« in this dire, tion, To introduce the discussion, let us »ill lie here in time to bring in the ma- very well that there isnotat this writing 12. at 8 o’clock, aged 73 years, 7 months but it waa evident tliat he did not real a*k : Fuppose »« get complete irrigation, chiuery, cement ami »11 materials nec sufficient tonnage to pay, even the ex and 10 days. He had been confined to ire tliat the ladies of Klamath Falla without traiis|*>rtalioii—What will be essary lor this construction at greatly penses ol operating the railroad, let his bed for several weeks with rheuma tism and a few days before bis death “did thing»** when tb«y atarted in. the result? In answer we can only sug reduced expense. In fact, al a greatly alone dividends of any amount. was stricken with paralysis. Evreyone preaenl, however, express«! ge*t ; Over Production and 5tagua less cost than t( they must lie cart«! Therefore, if we do not, as parties to DeuM«ed was born in Rtx-hester, themaelvra aa very mudi in fnvor of tlie tlon of Buslncaa. We all knn»i tliat in into the country by the present tmxies lx' greatly l>enefited, assist proportion New York, August 2, 1831, and when proposition and hoped to ree it carried order lor the (armor to successfully of conveyance. ately, these people must go down into Aa one gentleman ex pre»*«» it “when carry on Ina affaiia, lie must have some Tins alone, mrani a saving of <1. diari their own pocket« for the first year’s in quite young moved to North Yakima, our ladiea can raiae money to build a sort of market. What market ha* (or every lancher. Why not save H? terest ; And That They Absolutely Washington, where he lived for thirty years. A lout three years ago he came Street through a lull of almost »olid Klamath County to-day? Practically Some have said, it will retiuce the coat Refuse To l>o. to Klamath Falls and has resided here l<x*k, there ought to l>e no doubt <d their none. There i" al the present writing a fifteen |»>r cent, and result in a great So it is up to us. and unless we act starting a library". The ladiea are in great surplus of crops winch cannot lx> saving of time. If tins Ixr true, let us in ihe right direction in this matter, since. His wife and six children survive him, earnest and tliev csitainly »ill have the disposeil ol; a* evidence of that fact, we do all within our |xiwei to hasten trans wo may »it here as we are for year« to Two of the children live in Klamath support of tiic citizens of Klamath Fall», cite a tew inHtances. William Barks ol porlation- come, until condition» compel tra»n|K>r- as all renlize th« necessity of soinelhing Liat River lias no» in Ilia granary (HMM) Now, let u» suppose that Government tation, and even then, pay a subsidy, Falls, Mrs. Major Hanks and Samuel of the fort. Itelinite action toward the bushel* <d wheat lie cannot cell. irrigation is assured, and that the cost for we have no reason to expect that Chappel. The funeral occurted from the Methodist Church Monday morning astaNixhmenl of a library will lie taken O. bhort of Spring lake has 3500 will ix1 twenty dollars per acre. we »ill lx* spared that pleasure. at 10 o’clock, Rev. M. C. Starr officiat »iv the Indic« in the near future. sacks oi ixitatoea lot which there is no On llki acres, tlie total coat would be The road which builds here now. ing. |32tX) or |32U each year for ten years must come with the idea of building up tall. From Klamath Falls to Morrill Uns«» until pari. Tin» amount would be paid tlie country and being content with Methodist Church Services for Sunday iniiiitxoa of al is I ia *ta< ka dot tile horiaon regularly, the same aa any obligation, small margins until the development March 19—Sunday School at 10 a. m., and a more careful obaervation would I and in practically all cases, out ol tlie we are so anxious to see. occurs. Breaching at II—Theme, “Helping one I disclose the fact that there are many proceeds from the ranch. In conclusion, let us, as a county, »x> another.” Epworth League at 7 p. tn., more instances ol like nature. With this condition of nff.iira, with a unit. Ia<t iim pull together and ac- and at 7.46 preaching—Theme, “Life There lias been all fall and winter a every ranch producing, aa it must, to compliah great things. If Klamath Insurance.’* scarcity ol money in Klamath County meet the obligation so sure to come due. Falls does not get this road, at thia I due to the fact that Iwx'i was low and there will be no doubt tliat a great sur time, the county will not get it, since, pass her very door», and her central other producta could not be sold. A plus will accumulate. It till no trana- »ith the showing the Falls people have position, «he must be the large town of railroad would have, to a great measure, portation, what »ill lie done with it? already made, the “Klamath Ih'velop- Klamath County. prevented thia. How can it lie converted into available nient Company” cannot help feeling And while that is true, Fort Klamath, | Every Autumn our stockmen drive cash ? friendly toward her. Bly, Merrill, Bonanza, Dairy, Keno and thousands of lx«ei cattle over nnle* ami Nature made the Falls City the Log Lorella may all thrive and “wax great," . How will you dispose of it? itiilos <>( rough, mountainous road, Friend«, let us tx> frank and admit ical Distributing Point of this County, we wish them well, and we will assure through mml ami snow, over mountains candidly, tliat tlie above is sure to ob ■ nd she Cannot help It. them that alter the transportation prob and down precipitous trail» to Gaxelle, tain without transportation, and it With her 80 inilea of water navigation, lem is solved snd accomplish«! we will lor shipment to San Francisco. The would Im a very Ixid condition of ufiairs, extensive water power, excellent water do all in our power to give them ade loss . f time, shrinkage, snd expense ol to say the least. -AT- for city ami domestic pur)xise», hot quate transportation facilities. the«« drives is enormous. Respectfully submittwf, We don’t want it to «•cur, and we spring», with eleven billion feet of pine A Railioad Would Cause a Great Klaiuath Chamber of Commerce, can prove tit by having the two prop limber tributary to the Upper Lake, Sai ag 1 here. By W. 8. W oriikn , I | ’Jlio.i again, the majority of the cattle osition. , i:iiaatiou and tra ns por lion, whic'i must Ic cut into lumber and Secretary. WOMANS CLUB WILL ST ART LIBRARY GEO. T. BALDWIN From Ever Shown in Skirts, Underskirts Neckwear, Ties, Belts, Etc., Etc TXRICK I 4 DRY GOODS Complete New Stock of Goods for tlxe Spring and Summer Trad ALL THE LATEST PATTERNS IN Percales, Rajah Cloth, Veronel Champagne Novelties, sum merset Lawns, Silk Zephyrs Kyoto Crepe, Dotells, Mar montel, Dotted Swiss India Linens, Etc A Full Line of Staple Cotton ELECTRIC CASH STORE L. F. Willits, Prop'r