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M.ITII COUKTY Annual Institute THE KLAMATH PROJECT n ? u; ♦ MT ♦ KL.4M.tm KILLS, (Ht . .UMILI It Y 18, 10,110, 1008. J. (J. W'KiHT, County Sch ol Superintendent. To th« leather» and All Intaraatad In l.ilutatlon, Greeting : SPARSELY SETTLED REGION TO BE TRANSFORMED BY IRRIGATION We invito your attention to th« progiam uf our Annual County Inetitute which convene« In Klamath Falla. January |H ami continue, three day«. Instructor» Iiaxu lieeti «eeured who will conduct tlm woik of i ) m » Institute, hik I who«.-iwai-liing and idea, will amply r«p»v you lor your tim« and ox | h - ioh -. A .portal invllallim 1« issued to the Hthoo) "incurs ol thia county, Wo may meet In a m-parate ro*»u if desirable mi tlm afternoon ■■( tlm «ocmid day and di « cum thu la-.f inelluala ol aolvilig the great I'luilU »M of SKSCI.T« ill mil public »■ load«. A wtderem-« of till, kind 1« now iii thia county and wo are »uro It will la* a llioaua «4 dl(f<l«lrig miK'li l'e«h energy into our a, luarla. HtatO Hupt. Ackerman By E. I. APPLEGATE. Secretary Klamath Waler I’ mtm Astation. will 1«, with u« ami wliat may Iw bar difficult lor us may afterward« Im referred to him. J, (4. Wiunr. j In »outheaateiu Oregon and north- Iles. Home of the irrigators of Klamath cared for, aru doing well. Mr R. |., County Hcliool Huperintendent. ! eastern California i« a vast Interior valley, and they ar« the must prosper* Smith, pre.ident ol the Oregon State Tlio ««««ion« will tw held in th« beautiful now Klamatli County High plateau region, «nt of! from the outside ou» farmer», have »¡ready paid out to Hoard ol Horticulture, who viaited the Helu «it lliiihlliig ami the lecture« and addre«««« will lor a, ,‘'iiip»um<l by appro ' world by mountain latrriers ami ari«l «m b coo>|>aiiie» lor water f‘>> |»-r acre valley lliia aoaaon, gave it aa hi« opinion ami own no water. All of lbe»e com- that the foothill land» are »pecially priate entertainment. expanses «parm-ly tellle<l, ami until re panira have been pur< ba«e<l by the gov- ailafrted to apple growing. Plum., Tlm dedication of our new building will occur on Saturday evening lanu* i cently wholly without transportation j ernment and included in the «ystem. ( prune» ami |a-ar« do well alwi. The uiy JUlli and will I* under the eu|a*rviaion ol our County Judge, Goo, T. Rakiwin. 1 facilities—wonder fully rich in its possi- No public land» will 1« open for ia*t- native wild plum (Priinua anbeordata If’. C. Iltitrley, 1‘rrii.lrnt of H'ilhimrltr t'nivrreity, billt1«« and only awaiting the enter tlemeot for several years. Practically occur« in great abundance and reach«« trill br iirrernt anil tmeiat in thr /trograni. pri«« ami capital of man for its develop One ol Bur »11 such lands are m.w under water. it» higheak development. ment. Within this territory ami oceu- Thur »day /Turning, January iH. When thoroughly reclaimd ami ready bank’» famoua plum» ia the re I pving th« up|ier drainage systcni of the for cultivation they will l>e subject to mit of a croea between thia wild plym Klamath River is the Klamath Basin in VtttfL-Opmilng, (hgaoixation, Hong. homestead entry in small tracts, prob and a cultivate,! variety. The cuftka- V:Sll- Heading II. I Mulkey, Pre.idcnt Ashland Normal Hrhool which is situated the Klamatli Valley ably not exceeding NO acres. lion of the potato baa paaaed la-ymrftbe lOpsf— Literature— In Our Helmut» Prof. Haan, i’rlu. Klamatli Co. High Kclmol 1 sml tlm tributary, smaller valley of l-ost experimental atage, tlm Randy loam of With a present population of lesa than > Itiver. Th« whole, including lakes and KI .*>- llwra ’»MIO under the project, there is r«x>m lor the upland» prmlucing them in great I« Ir Arithmetic Prof. Dunliar, Prill. Klamath »all« Public Kcliool rontiguoua swamps, aggn-gstes alsrut Sugar beet» have been thousands of eomfortalde home», ami abundance. Mia« Davidaoti, uf the Merrill Helmut I KM/.tMMi acres, ami has a mean elavalion J I t30— K|arllllig grown eaperimeiitally throughout the more than ten times as many |»-ople. [of ahout 421*1 feet above aea level. I Klamath valley. The percentage of later mlaalon. The princifial industry of the Basin I :30—Kycbolagy, •« applied t«i tvnrhing ................................... 1’rtuL Mulkey Ntarly all ol tills area 1» to lie ris-laimed ng r ia high aa will be noted from the ami irtlgalerl by the government under has been ami is stockraiaing, lack of follow ing analyaia made by the (*. M. 2 :00 Educational Value ol My «tema tic Maneuvering in Hrhaml Work. wliat 1» known a« the Klamath Project. transportation (agilities making it im- Department of Agriculture from beet« I*i I About half of It consists of lulu ami lake I»>aail4e to market other produce. This grown near Klamath Fall«: ? ;3U—Keceaa. lands to lie drain««! ami prepaml for will doubtlers continue to 1« tlw leading 3:4.5- Plij.tology l'io! lloliba, ..I tlu- < lain Kcliool Average weight ol beet«.................... 13 ox. irrigation ami cultivation. The other industry for some time to come. Al»>ut 3:15—General Dim u«»ioti ol any Topic a haiK t.l by the Teacher». Sugar in beet», per cent ......... Z1 7 JO.IXMI acres are now under irrigation, [Mirtion 1« compmwl of foot-hill ami 4 sMh- IHmulaaal. Sugar in juice, per cent................ 24.1 most of which area is growing alfalfa, ... .Pre«. Mulkey M>m< « hat undulating plains lamia cov- 7 30 —lawlure, * Hamlet*’ Cuethcienl of purity..................... 33.1 w hich has becomo an im|«>rtant feeding ' ore«! with the characteristic sagebrush in «omeof the more favored hcalitie«. ground not only for st<ick raisetl in the I rlday. January 19. I of the great interior Irasin of the west. I > notably along Link River at Klamath I The upland soil is mainly a rich randy Basin, but fur many that are driven in Falla, acme of the more tender fruit» from the great ranges tributary. The 0:<M>-Mong. Holl Call. loam of groat uniformity amt composed and vegetable« are grown, including 0:15—Conroe of Mudy J. II. Ackerman. Htat$* Hupt. Public |netrurti«ui largely of disintegrated ami onwle«! lava time is coming when each farmer w ilt peachee, apricot», gra;>e», corn and I*. I.. <'«rpplirll, Prua. Oregon Hata University »itli an admixture ol volcsriic ash ami raise some go,«! stock ami give it better 0:45 History melon«. During moat ««niton« aqua.be« care, and the nnmlier brought in from |0 :15—t,«n««»l Ilia, u.oioti, diatomaceous earth, the latter material the interior ranges will be increased are raieed in many places. Hup» do 10:» • Im. of plant origin (orme«l in the bottom of many fold, making this one of the larg well in some place». The tule landa |O 46 - Heading I’rra. Mulkey the ancient sea which covere«l the great est ami best feeding grounds and stock might pro-luce proStable crop« of eran- ) I :I5—Arithmetic Hupt. Ackerman er part of tlm Great |tu«m ami of which producing sections on the coast. Tbs berriea. According to a recent bulletin ) 1:45 - INaruatiun. Klamatli Valley ia a northwesterly ox fattening quality of tlie feed and the cli of the Department of Agriculture “The Intermlsalon. tension. Hoch soil, characteristic ol condition» necm»ary for »ucceaa in cran- 1 *< >|*Hin« Eaerriwa. many of tlm riclrawt agricultural regions matic conditions are particularly favor la-rry culture are »oils of a peatty or al able. The geogrnpilic position makes 14- Ianguagr of the world, including much of Italy luvial nature, l,«-ated at high altitude« 2:|A—Hcliool Management ................. ................. and tlm groat plains of India, is ex it a splendid distributing point. or in high latitudes and provide«! with Occupying an intermwliste [»»ition 2 î45— Hurraa tretnely fertile and of la»tiog product an ample ami easily available water .: OU Civil » ».tvct timviif Hupt. Ackerman ivotHrso. Tlm lake ami tule lamia an- with reference to the great semi-nrt'l j supply and with an i easily accessible 3Nature Niudy. , ......... .. . ................. .... .... Pre«. Mulkey ma<le up of a volcanic »•il containing plains ol the interior and the more' supply of sand.’* All of which comli 4 ,HK- |h«n>t»«al. much organic mat'er. a vegetable arcu humid coast region with which it is con-1 lions are certainlv present, Several 7 ..KK .Iddrtwara hx Hupt. Ackerman ami I'rra, Cain pl <11. mutation of ages, and it of a |<catt) nected by the low Klamath Gap in the closely allied species of berries occur, t’ascade range of mountains, the cli and the native cranlvrry is foiind farther nature. Saturday, January 40. For a region of high altitnd«*. the cli matic conditions are more favorable for north. Experience has demonstrated . mate, while cool, isexlremelv healthful agriculture than the greater [«art of in that excellent a«|ianigUB, onions anil HJD- Ope ni ng Exerriurt, Roll Call. and not savers*. There is rarely any terior Oregon ami northern California. celery can Im grown, the tule lands liv 9 : |A- < \»ur*r «•( Study ........... Hiipi. Ackerman winter weather Iw-fore tlm latter [sirt ol Many of the plants characteristic of the ing very similar to those of the Sacra- Vî45— Idi tigli N|(r . . I’rc. <'ami>*«ll Decomlier, and but little x«ro u.-atlier coast region find their eastern limit in n.ento and San Joaquin valley» of Cali 10.15- The Old and Hie Sew in Education • Pre». Mulkey during the entire winter. Tlm annual the Klamath Basin and fraternise with fornia, where such vegetables are so precipitation is about 15 Inches with their desert cousins, while several of the successfully cultivated. Throughout the , > I :<M>— A titliinelir ............. . . Hupt. Ackerman j little rain during the summer months. forest trees of the north, including the world the reclaimed marshlands are the ' TTfM> Plinti Talk to Turn lier« J<>. Wight ■ Irrigation ia therefore n«c«-ssary (or the Alaska Cedar, following the CaecJidve. best suited for tlm highest development : 11 :4»> Pm uMnou. i meet here other »[«•eies in their north- of the dairy interests, producing the , sun-rasful giowing of most crop». Intermlaaloa 'em march. l>est grasses and other forage plants i The Klamath Project ia one of the Prêt. Campiteli ! The first settlers came into the Basin necessary. » i most feasible and is the least expensive Nupi. Ackerman 1 Doubtless the intnsluction of im-' ' of any of the government projects thus ' about 35 year» ago. For a numl>er ol ifar undertaken. There ia an abundance years farming implements were almost prove,! methods and the careful study Prof. Mulkey •>f water alsive the land, and ample link now n, stock l-eing |>aBt tired on the of th« peculiar soil and climatic condi l’n»l. Hwan i natural reservoirs. By dee|»-ning the public lands and a little natural marsh tions ol the different localities will re I'rra. Campbell [cut through the broken rock rim of the grass provided for winter (<-e«iing, wme sult in the establishment of many new I Ba»rn at the point where tlm Klamath not even doing this. Flour and Ollier lines uf profitable agriculture not here The Government River enters the [»a«» through the L’aa produce ««> brought across the UIOUI1- tofore undertaken. cud» Mountain», the waters of the lower tain» by wagon or |«ck train, Soon contemplates operating an experimental Isku» ami swamp» can Ire drawn off and eonsideroble rye was grow n. In a few farm in connection with the Klamath the land reclaim««!. Bills for the initial year» it was demonstrated that a great project w liich will do much toward <ie- work of the great enterprise have Iwn [»art of the Klamath valley was adapted termining the crops adapted to these . sdvertin-d for. and the system will be to the growing of other grains, the only conditions. For its development and prosperity I e«.mplete«i a« raphlh as tlm land owners difficulty lading the lack of rain during | can adjust themselves to th«« new con- some seasons. Immense crops ol splen the Klamath Basin must have peopl«, |y< you koop a lamk account? If yon ‘ ditions, and exceaa lands come into the did wheat, barley ami oats are grown and the right kind of people at that. 1 don’t, why not »tart <mo with ua. Klamath county l|s great need is intelligent, practical bands of |«-r«<>na qualified to fierfect a under irrigation. Strength, cmrtray, and lila-ral, yet c«n- government water right. With the ob- »heat, grown without irrigation, took farmers who understand the meaning of M-rvative management, combine to make jc't of making homes for as many fam- the premium at the New Orleans Expo intensified aud diversified farming, men tilia a good bank to do bu.ineioi With. ilics as [amsiblc. such tight will not lie sition. The moat important forage crop who will buy land not for speculative «■hl to any one owner for a tract of is alfalfa, the soil Iwing peculiarly purposes but with the idea of clearing land exc«w<«ling ll<0 acres and only to a adapte«l to its growth. The hardier • •ff the sagebrush and making fierinan- resident of tlm irrigation district. « All i fruits and vegetables do well. At pres- ent and comfortable homes. Hoch men landuw tiers being required to sell their j ent there are comparatively few liearing are bound to succeed. There is room Klamath Falls, Oregon excess laildings. there is a large area of orcliords. although a few small apple fur thousands of them. With all that nature has supplied, g'H«t land for sale at reasonable figures, orchards were planted al»ont 30 years prices ranging from al»>ut $19 to $25 for ago. Since coming into bearing they with all that the Government and the unimprovral am) f-If to $•'><> j»'rjacre tor have produced abundantly and of ex railroads are furnishing, the coming <•( improved land. The purchaser pays for ceptional quality, with little care and no the actual tiller of the soil ami the elim officers : th« water right ata cost of aliout $18 |w*r ■ , systematic attempt to prvvetit or erad ination of the boom spirit would lie the A i . kx M ahti *, President. acre tn I,« paid for in ten «-«|ual annual in icate insect or fungus diseases. During most im|>ortant factors in the develop K. It. R kawk «, Vice Preaidant. Í stallments without interest. This 1 the last few years a go«»! many small ment of the great agricultural resources Al.XI M aktin Jn, ashler, amountsto less than the ordinary annual I orchards have lx»en planted in the ot the Klamath Basin.—Orchard and E. M Renn, A mi Cashier. water rental paid private ditch'compan- ¡Klamath valley and. where properly Farm. The Most Feasible and the Least Expensive of Any of the Irrigation Projects Undertaken By the United States Government. « A BANK ACCOUNT KLAMATH COUNTY BANK Capirai $50,000. Organized 1899 $100 Reward. I will pay the above reward for a I !<• Pure Bred Stallions Buff Cochin Chickens 1*110110, difilli 1-Ï LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLES KLAMATH PALLS AND MERRILL Largest and Best Equipped Stables in Southern Oregon TOURIST’S TRADE A SPECIALTY C. *T. OlwIVlSH, Proprietor / , City Meat Market MEISS i ARMAND PROPRIETORS ALL KINDS OF FRESH, SALT AND SMOKED MEATS SAUSAGES OF ALL KINDS Fort Klamath Creamery Butter Lewie. Town Treasurer’s Notice. MASCO T . Z. natch my repair d«|>artment cannot put in perfect running order. !.. Alva Notice ia hereby given that then» are funds in thu town treasury (or tile re demption of the following warrants: Nos. 1300, 1301, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1307, 1303, 130», 1310, 121«, 1298, 1297, 1318. 1319. 1330, 1321, 1323. 132.1, 1327, 1313. 1314, 1313, 131«, 132d, 1311, 1312, 1317, 1328, 1329, 1322. 1324, 1330, 1331, 1832, 1333. 1334, 1335, 133«, 1837, 1338, 1341, 1340, 1348, 1340, 1349, 1347, 1342, 1344. 1345, 1350, 1352, 1339, 1351, 1302, 1343. Interest ceases January -I, 1900. Dated at Klamath Falls, Oregon, thia 4th day of January, Ilk1«. J. IV. B ikmkns , Town Treasurer. Fog S alk .—Itti) nere», 8 miles east of Klamath Falls, at |30 per acre. All feuc«*d, small house, liarn, out buildings and good well water. 35 acres alfalfa ami timothy under the Ankeny-Henley j ditch, yield 100 to 140 tona yearly. 40 acres grain, 8 acres potato land, I«lance In brush, on county atage road to Mer rill, Or will sell part.—H. 8. Parrish, Merrill, Oregon. Free Hot lunch served at the Rank Exchange with drinks from 10 to 12 a. m. and 8 to 12 p. tn. 00000-0oooooo • KLAMATH falls •as T B A LA U N D R Y NOW IN OPERATION All kinds of laundry finished in a FIRST CLASS MANNER D. B. CAMPBELL, PROP’R. • <>0-0<)<)^<X>0<)-0-C> <XX><KH><XX><XX>4 Good quarters and best of care at RATES Driving Teams are Specially Kept for the Public. HEADQUARTERS FOR CITY DRAY Walter Marple, Proprietor inn À JU BUESING A BENNETT, PROP’S. First-Class Livery. Anything from a saddle horse to a 4-in-hand. Parties conveyed to all points in South ern Oregon and Northern California: also to favorite camping, hunting and fishing grounds. * Horses Boarded by the Week or Month * Sprr.al atltutvm yieen Iran me nt «»<«•$ ami tper.nl rale. Io freiyhfrn. Grain Cor. JZo F|n«mlh [a REAL ESTATE INSURANCE KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. 26,000 acres of the very best farm land in Klamath County, FOR SALE CHEAP. Will sell in large or small tracts to suit purchasers. Terms reasona ble. Also have some good residence property in Klamath Falls at a bargain. Correspondence Solicited. Reference First National Bank, Klamath Falls, Or. MAMMOTH STABLES Rigs fumisbed with or without drivers • • • We keep the finest lot of horses In the country. HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD H. W. STRAW, Proprietor M rs . M. M c M illan , Prop’r. Modern improvements. 73 rooms and suites. 1 [ Sample Rooms, Bar Room, Parlors, Two Club J i Rooms, Etc., Etc. • t» > SPECIAL RESORT FOR TOURISTS