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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
KLAM A TH REPUBLICAN i’ W. O. SMITH, Editor and Proprietor. LEADING NEWSPAPER OF INTERIOR OREGON. TWO DOLLARS THE YEAR IN ADVANCE. Falls, Ore., Thursday, December 21,1905. MITCHELLS FAVORITE POEM. READ AT HIS FUNERAL BY REV. £ L HOUSE NOT UNDERSTOOD. Not understood, we move along asunder, Our paths grow wider as the seasons creep Along the years; we marvel and wonder Why life is life, and then we fall asleep, Nut understood. Not understood, we gather false impression» And hug them closely as the years go by, Till virtues oft seem transgressions; And thus men rise and fall and live and die, Nut understood. Kot understood. Foor souls with stunted vision Oft measure giants by their Earrow gauge. The poisoned shafts of falsehood and deiisiun Are oft launched against those who mold the age. Not understood. Not understood, the secret springs of action Which lie beneath the surface and the show Are disregarded. With dissatisfaction We judge our neighbors, and they often go, Not understood. Sot understood. How trifles often change us. The thoughtless sentence or tire fancied slight, Destroy long years of friendship and estrange ut* And on our souls (here falls.a freezing Might; Not understood 7 * Not understood, bow many breasts are aching For lack of sympathy? Ab, day by day How many cheerless, lonely hearts are breaking, How tuany noMe spirits pass away, Not understood? ft God, that man would see a little clearer, Or judge less harshly what they ennnof see; O God, that men would draw a little nearer Toone another; they’d lie nearer thee, And understood. SINCERITY AND TRUTH, In the death of Hon. John If. Mitchell tin? state of Oregon loses tfie best friend it eter had and a man who devoted the best years of his life to Ft» l>est Interests. Had Ills de till occurred two years ago nearly every news paper would hare been dressed in mourning and every flag would have dropped to half mast. But in an evil hour his trials began. He was select ed as a victim and w II did his enemies do their work—he was bound to »lie brink of tin* grave and m ul and spite tiling after him before his body i had been placed in its tomb. As to his guilt or innocence in th* fraud ca-s*.* Ashland Normal Notes, The statement from the n«*w owners DR. WM. MARTIN i in which he figured and was pronounced guilty, it is not for us to say. He i ' of the Klamath Lake Railroad Cum- ____ said he was not. and appealed bis ease to a higher court. Had John H. The music depirtment will give an I puny, that the company will not dis DENTIST Mitchell chose to Imve been a thief, he could have left an estate worth mil entertainment In the Chapel .Satur continue lli< Ir mam, pa*M-ngrr and lions, whereas he has died and left scarcely money enough to pay for Ills day night. freight service, but In all probability Khnwth Edis, Oregon burial. But he is dead and his passing away will be regretted by many. There seems to be much Interest on will extend th«* road on toward Klan>- ■ What he has done for Oregon—and no man has or could do more should I lie p-irt of the boys over the m«*k ath Falls, Is very gutsl news to the make his memory sacred to every resident of the state. Senator Thurston, trial that I* to coine off next Wed- peopl«* of Klamath County. It i* who defended Mr. Mitchell in the land fraud case. Mid of the senator when nesday, The boys are putting forth generally a very difficult matter to he heard of his death: “I am profoundly grieved to bear of the death of my every effort to make it u near as get a concern of the Importance of dear old friend, Senator Mitchell. I have known him for a quarter of a cen Hie Weyerhaeuser Company, to make possible like the "real thing." tury and during all that time I never knew him to tie guilty of a dishonest any premature statement as to their Mr. Shattuck, who represents the act. 1 believe that Senator Mitchell In all of hi* official career has been ani plans for the future, but »*metln;c* CW^!*r««mpt nini rarefai attention Hoy al Temperance Legion unit to mated by the highest and mott patriotic motives, and the fact that he now their denial Is equal to a promise. ♦4» w. orffaro passes away leaving behind him scarcely enough of worldly effects to pay his ( traveling in tho interest of that The emphatic denial that tho new I ! ciety, visited the Normal Tuesday. funeral expenses, is the best possible evidence that he has lived clean and owners had any Intention of discon honestly. 1 cannot consistently speak of the late trouble which be has . Mr. Shattuck spoke In the Chapel In tinuing lire service over tin* Klamath passed through and in which I had the hoDor of being his attorney. He the morning to the entire student Lake road Is very encouraging. The was charged with a purely technical violation of the statutes of the United body. At noon he gave a short but peopl«* of (tils county can safely figure States and I presume it was not brought to the personal knowledge of one Interesting talk to the young men. on the extension and improvement member of congress in a hundred prior to the late tidal wave of investigation He ulso spoke to the class in General of tile pokegama road In the early prosecution and persecution which has recently been upon us. I have no Methods describing Cornell College of spring. criticism to pass upon those who have pursued him, but I am satisfied that which lie is a graduate. Yoil’ll ne«*d claret lor the table, Try There have been two basket-ball f the senator hid lived and his case bad been decided by the supreme court I *of the United States that the decision would have resulted in bis vindica games the past week. Monday after that al the City Drtig .Store. tion of the act involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, in my judgement norm the seniors defeated the juniors Stockholders Meeting. it will be long, long years before Oregon will ever have so faithful, so able with a score of 19 to 21. When time The regular annual meeting o( th«* or so successful a representative in the senate of the United States.”—Hills was called at the end of the second Stockholder« of The Little Klamath half the score was 19 to 19. They Water Ditch Company will be held at boro Independent. decided to play off the score and the their office at Klamath County Hank, seniors made the first basket. Wed Klamath Fall», Oregon, on Monday Never in the history of Oregon has so much homage been done a dead nesday the freshmen played the jun January lit, 190», at the hour of 11 o’clock in the forenoon of said day, for man as the late Senator Mitchell. As he lay In state at the city hall In iors with a score of 1.3 to II In favor 1 I k * purpose of electing directors for the of the juniors. Portland thousands viewed his remains and' great was the multitude which ensuing year, ami lor the transaction of attended his funeral. Business of all kinds was suspended for several hours About ten o’clock Wednesday fore- any other btuineas that may properly on the day of his interment, the public schools were dismissed and every noon word was sent around that a come lador«* said meeting. body vied to show respect to the dead statesman.—Southern Oregonian. rare treat was tn store for the stu Dated at Klamath Falla, Oregon, this dents and faculty, and a special meet 12th day of Ducember, 1W. ing was immediately called at the Ales Martin Jr., 12-17 0» Senator Mitchell is dead and his body has been laid away in its last Chape). The three Berlin baby Is.ys Secretary. resting place. Let the future generations be taught the great things the whose pictures were In the Oregonian d« ad senator has done for the state of Oregon, and let us forget I lie cloud a few days ago were there. The old KLAMATH LAKE RAILROAD CO which covered the later years of his life and which probably hastened bls est, Master David, who is a planolst IN EFFECT MAY end. To paraphrase Mark Antony: "Let the good he has done live after of merit and plays from selections Leave Thrall 6AM B okhm him; let the evil—if any—be interred with his body,’*—Medford Mall. 6 2. A M taken from the world’s greatest com Arrive '• Mfeel Brlt|<e 6:4ft •• posers, furnished them with two of •• Fall Creak 7:06 •• *• K larnath Hprlnga the best piano solos ever rendered at 7:10 •’ M nil la 6 : II) the schrsil. The two younger broth “ PotePRftma MM ers, Roltcrt and Clarence, who are re Leave Pokcgama 10:45 A M. Arrive Dille spectively four and two years old, dis- IO-M A. M KI a math Hprlngi 11:40 h played their remarkable memories by Fall ( rente Governor Chamberlain's appointee, John McDermott Gearin, who suc 11:4ft h naming the presidents of the United Hie« I Bridge 12 (I) •• ceeds the late John H. Mitchell as United States Senator, is the first Demo Hof nt States In their order, giving the date 12:'?0 P. M crat from this state to fill this office in 20 years. Thrall 12:4ft « or their blith, date of their election, KLAMATH MPKINiK 1 HWIAL Mr. Gearin Is a native son of Oregon, being born August 15, 1S51 In McCLOUD RTVFR RAH ROAD Lrayp Thrall and term of office. They could also PM. the Willamette Valiev near Willow Springs. Ho spent four years at Sf. Arri v <• Bogu 1 I ÓP.M Upton And Bsrtlr give the capitals of all the states In ” Hrltltfu 2:1ft •• Mary’s college in San Francisco, and later attended Notre Dame. University, ” F al I Create 2::ift ’• Tim* Tabi« No. 9, July ». the union, spell words of five syllables Klaninih Bprlnga TowowarJ 2:40 ” Indiana, where he graduated in 1K71. The following year he entered the Vo.tn I'pton Ix-av«- Klamath Spring! 2>4M’ M and talk In French, German, Spanish, Arrivi! I’M. Lv. Kall Creak law office of Mitchell A Dolph, of Portland. Senator Gearln is the fourth 2..M) 1’ M W " win ¡100 t'i.ion » ” Hlff'ltt HrI<I k <! 11 al fan and Port ngosc. »»t 6:00 Murk >.u man that Iras gone from this firm to the United States Senate, the others ■. r. !:'J) •» w X 23 HnWsOI ” Thrall »M Last Friday evening the senior Hvrvey l.tnSky Pr.Jtrtìnl ’ » U ni* canon being Mitchell, Dolph and Joseph Simon. Mr. Gearin is said to be one of I I 47 Pier««- p «I» the ablest lawyers in the state, being especially successful as a jury lawyer. class were entertained at the home of IL *7 Signal Kulte a M 4 in tf'*«»i*«r an His appointment will deprive Congressman Hermann of a very able counsel, Miss Corbin. The house was very 4 n A L* al* Mrllo.wi 4.40 ’ n tastefully decorated with wild black R.W as Mr. Gearin was to have l»een associated with Ex-Senator Joseph Simon in W,,rlh McClBUrt 4 IV >.« nwnniN nRlNiER Aah r rètte Jitnciivn berry and mistletoe. A very pleas 4 (41 ■ conducting the defense In the Hermann trial. W A(1A U 2 U . 0111 SIGN niNTER 3 kauir.iii* 1» Dry Cr«*«k A.H» Senator Gearln will hold office until his successor is elected by the Legis ant evening was enjoyed by all. 7.1» A I* oiii »h ¡1-A. B ullen , I1 AM. hr. lature, which meets one year from January. This will give him a very PM. Ar. 7 00 - — , w &.M r> tt*rlle short term, and his work will necessarily be very light as lie will have no Klamath Falls, Or. 2 We have aia cottage» for »nie.—Mn Water P, mile wert A)«om»h voice in appointments for his state. M H. IUirk*»IMfr aon Hlmtgh. J. H. HOORE, NEW UNITED STATES SENATOR B 2 HURH’S HARDWARE 8I0RE 2 I H O. Johnson, MttHHgiT.