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Official Newspaper ol Klamath County and Leading Journal of the Interior Oregon Country. KLAMATH REPUBLICAN The Largest Circulation and Is the Best Medium for Reaching a Prosperous and Trading Public KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 5, 1906. VOL. XI. NO. I FJRS7' ANNUA/. MEETING OF THE KLAMATH WATER USERS ASSOCIATION THE PROJECT STOCK HOLDERS CANDIDATES OF iKDfuiTON REPUBLICANISM MEET SATURDAY HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION DR. WITHÏCOUBE ARRIVES Effective Support. CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE r Are Here The Great Klamath Pro ENGINEER LIP- PINCO TT HERE Ject and What It Will Accomplish I1»c Reclamation Service Wheelhorse Work Done by the Association and Looks Over Project the Réclamation Service on Walter L. Tooze, Candidato for Congress. is an used commereially. Up|ier and | iiiiiii I nt of year». During the years Liwer Ktamalh Likes are commercially j |1H)| |IW2 |„. W1W Construction ell- navigable and are cut in half by the' giiux-r for the American Beet Sugar .stat« line. Title Like is miiignl.lc, but Company and particularly engagisl in 1« so used only to a slight extent; it is the drainage ami Irrigation of alkali cut by the Hint« line. We therefore lands For a nnmla-r of years he was have an interstate situation, Is.th ns to nxs.x-iiifvd in private engineering prac water aupplv, power, and irrigable land«. tice with James D. Schuyler, one of the Drainage. lx*«t hydraulic engineers on the const, “Theprincipal »Iron....... the Klamath and was employed in a variety of engi basin arc W. ms I, Williamson, Sprague, neering work, particularly of an irriga ami I-ost river. The drainage is quite tion nature. During tlm past two years singular. List River nt present <l.«'« he has Ixs-n employed as irrigation eo- not flow into Klamnth River, but into gineer by tlm lieelnruation Service. Title loike, which Im» mi outlet. "Mr. T II. Iliimpherys will lx* the “K lamatii R ivxii — Wood ami WH- principal assistant of Mr. Murphy on Damson rivers ure the two principal the Klamath project. Mr. Iliimpherys tributaries of the Klamath. W.sxl Riv work is considered bv his superior» in er Is h«l by some very large springs, the tbe Ihs'lnuiation Hcrviee to have been water supply apparently coming in targe effective arid economical. Tlm duties part from the rountry around Crater ami responsibilities of Mr. Iluinpherya Lake; Williamson River drains the re will Is' increased in this new phase of gion nortlM'asterly from Klamnth Like. the work. The project will thus have “These streams flow into Klamnth the advantage of his extended experi latke, which cover» 117,220 ncres, »ml, if ence here and investigation elsewhere. (Continued on page 3.) "During the routing summer addi- An Unwarranted Attack on Our Senior Senator Who Have Their Certificates Dr Janie« Witbyeoiul»-, a< companied The following is a list of those who by Hon. E. T. Judd of Salem and W. It ba« pint come out that Senator Lav»- filcl nomination certificates with K Ni-wt-U of Hilly, arrived hi re Mon Fulton haa been accused of lukewarm- th« County Clerk for tbe various county day evening. The purpose of their vis- tie»« ton «rd the Klamath Project, au<l offices, to lie voted on at the primaries it 1« to bold I armer'a Institute in B*« of actually throwing bis influence to Is- heL. on April 2Vth. Perhaps no nanrn, on the 4th, Merrill, on the. 6th against it and in favor of the Malheur I year in the history of Klamath county attd in Klamath Fall« on the ttth. and Vmatilia enterprises. The reasons have aspirants to political honors fought Dr. Withycoiril»-, who is u candidate advanced for hia action« are that these so shy of stepping into the lime-light, fur the republican nomination for gov , latter project« are tributary to Portland. and the only apparent reason for it is ernor, il< voted part of Tuesday to rm-«-t- The accusation ia too ndiculoua to lie the new primary law. H ki - vblkvx —County Judge—C, K. itig his many trim 1« at the laikiaidc Inn entertained for a moment and were it L- t.ran.li-ul.urg, R. n. A. -a. F.muiitt, r.iiiiiinv, A. •*. and getting in touch with tin- |»ilitical not for the fact that some have lieen Brandenburg, situation in this county. lie ia making led to believe there 1« some truth in it, 1 U-avitt, O. A. Steam», all of Klamath ---------------------------- Fall», and J. O. a strong canvam fur - . ■ ——- J. It. Lippincott, Ku|s-rvi«ing engi- n.-ei Inis I n »> ii tivre for til« past week 11«, with engineers Murphy, Tin lor and The following I« tiiken from u pa|» i. llumplu-rys went over part of III« pre rend ta-fore the «econd Risia inni i*m ject Friday, Saturday and Bunday, h* > U» •forvineconference, by J B I.ippim-ott, to pa«» on «oiiit- ■|iM-»tiona under con ■upervtaiug engineer, licbl In Wn»lni>k- siih-ration. V»n, D <’., January u to 14, H«i’> Him i Mon-Ln night Mr. I.ippim-ott U|H the nomination and this was written much additional Int t |»-iirod before the town Ismrd, and indication« ar« «nation ha» Ixx-n »••urv*l, and part», urged • In- advi«nl ilily of not grunting strongly in favor of Ikerclore, of this iv|iori haie ta-en elim sal.sin license« nearer than four bl.» ks hta succeaa. If t he inateli, ami will Is-treated taler in tin» to th« ditch, while construction work was In-ing dont 11« |»iinte<l out the Doctor is the sue- azt Irte. "The l«s|n of Ktamnth River wa« Vis ci Ils r<-lilting from the proximity of evssful nominee, lie ited iu th-tota-r, IlML’l, by John I Wh -< «ali«»i« to the work« in Nevada, when will undoubtedly lie 1er, engim-er, wh»» reporU-d on it un.hr 13 luunlrr» urc chargeable to such eli'Ctod by a Idg ma «tale of Novcruta-r 2. 1**13 II I Green, liansgressioli«. He also staled that in engineer, also visitasi this Ini.in in i h-- Arizona, where the government is at jority. lie has a« a tolwr, r.svi, ami th« report« then mudi work, no saloons were |«-rniitte*l within strong factor for hi« lo the tfocretary of the Interior Were six mile« of construction work, with the strength the fart <xin«ldi-red »uflii lcnt tn justify flirtili r result tl.at practically all disorder was that hr is free from abrent. lliveatigatlon, all factional allian- The iii«inla-Hi of the l«»inl agri»«I “III tbe latter pari of Jnnr, loot, the writer mail« an extended trip through a that no hccn«c would I m * grant.«! that cca, hi» record is I»*- jmrtion of the Ixistii of the Klamath would bring saloon« nearer Ilian al pro- yond reproach, lie Hirer and L*»t River with T. II. «• nt existing, which was sati«f«elory to is in touch with the people through the Humphrey». a»«i«tanl engims-r. No «X- Mr. Uppincott. teneivo »urver« liad lieen made at that I The tollowiiig statement was mole for state and has tln-ir time, Mr lluniphery- having »|»*nt In« publication by the Su|»*rvi»ing Engi- interests at heart. No is s in« c a n li « time In acquainting him«« If with the nrer g>-neral «itnation “Tin- Klamath projiwt lias now paa»«<l ra I a <■ d that will Oeaeral Location. into the coiistrn. <1 in ata « and the ' weaken him bef.rre “The general location i» in Klnma’.li amount and ini|«>itance <1 tbe work the ptxiple, and < iov- will he greatly t-xpan-i.xl Tile extent ■•mor Cliauita-rlain county, Oregon, an-l Hi«) n iH-t* California. The ’•tai« line to -i , of work <|< tn* th.« auniini r will I»- limit would find in him extent dilide« thia bu-.ii Is-twei n the ed mainly by the numl»*r of el|»-ri- an opponent wliosv two Commonwealth- For inalane«, the eiic««l men avaltaldc. Our engineering preaii ;v Is *> gr rat «•tear Lak« reserv-*^ »It« II«« In Cali force wilt b• tnively evpsii.hsl and on as tu la- certain to fornia, but the water inqsiumlcd therein arcount of th« new |»'r»nnncl, may I«* land him «« the can ta-»t ta» us* *1 in Oregon Tin* IL>r- of interval 1« tin* |»«iple of thi« projix-t. chief executive of “Mr D. W. Murphy ha« l-rrii ap- Oregon. Fly reaervoir »ile i« »Kmitcd in (Ircgou, The Doctor ha« a and this water can l.-st ta* u«e*l in Or p .iiit.sl l'ioJ.x*t engineer, hi« apfsilnt- egon. A diversion conduit from Upper liiciit Is-mg etfcclivc April 1st, llkltl. strong following in KLiiialii l»«ke will M-rvc lamia l.'tli m Mr Murpliv is a graduate in eiigitiecr- Klamath county, Oregon ¡m I Uiilihirnia The Lila i ' 1 In : of Stnnfoni University und has tak which will lie ma Klaiustli River an- in lailli Califonus en |siat gradiiHtc studies in Berlin, terially added to af an*l OrvgiMi, and thi« p'-wcr cou l»*»t b - where lie i-urtKxl the title of I’ll. D. Sul.- ter his visit here. used for the pumping of water onto M-qiient to that time lie l«»-ame otic of On Friday a Farm Jerome P. lands in California. Ktaniath River i« the »«»iataiit professor« in Stanford er» Institute w III be navigable in a |»>rtion <>f its i-ourse ami I iiivci-ity, which |»»iti.*n lie held for u held in this city at which Dr. Withy- combe, E. T. Judd and W. K. Newell will l»< the principal »pcakvni. A num ber of papers by loca) |»«q>le will lie read, and a large attendance will un doubtedly ta-a r a discussion of topics that w ill !«• both instructive and inter esting. Irrigation Works List of Those Candidate for Governor and Party tional contracts will lx- h-t and a large «mount <>f work will lie undertaken by day lalxir by the Reclamation Service Itself. “Mr. Wm. Sargeant has heen ap|w>int- ed as engineer in charge of Division 1, including the tunnel and headworks. Mr. Sargeant ha« luul a Iona experience ou the construction of irrigation work«, having built many tunnel« in the San Bernardino valley and haa lieen actively connected with the operation mid man agement of «ome of the largest irrigation system« there. During the last three years lie ha« ta-en an engineer on the Truckee-Carson project, which Im ba« aasisteii to build. “Mr. J. ('. Clausen line lieen appoint ed engineer in charge of Divisions 2 and 3 for the main canal below tlm tunnel for Smiles. Mr. Clausen is a graduate of the University of California, has had a nunita’r of years experience in the construction of irrigation canals in Ba linns valley and is transferred from the Yuma project where he was principal assistant engineer. “James A lams has la-on appointed inspector on the tunnel un.i headworks. Mr. Adams ia a man of mature years whose life work has ta-en in connection with construction of tunnels. Ilia last work was for the Pacific Light Power Company, one of the great power organi sations of Southern California, w hero lie held a similar position. "Harry Cadcn lias Ix-en assigned to the office, where he will lie in charge of Cost keeping. Mr. Ciuleii was trans ferred from n simitar |»»»ition with the V. 8. Navy where bo was assigned to the Union Iron Works. "A number of other new assignments will lx- made to this project nt an early date. These men are in addition to the regular force which lui« been employed nt Klamath Falls during the past winter and which organization has ta-en quite satisfuctorv." Cleo. W. L>wc, manager of the Nadi eon Square Theatre company, will be here with hie troupe, and will occupy the lioiirdii for one week beginning April 1(1. He promises a first cliuts «how and certainty of its ap|warnnce on schedule time. WHO HAVE FILED THEIR PETITIONS WEEKLY REAL An Appeal to the Votera TY REPORT of Klamath County for What Is Doing In the Building and Support Improvement Une Worthy of th« Careful Conalderatioa ut Every flember of the Re Bv MAsnx a slovgh . publican Party Each Week there will be prepared for publication in the Republican by Mason A Slough a report on the general realty ( The people of thia state ran depend conditions of Klamath Falls and county. upon H. M. Cake, of Portland, for sob* The minor transactions arreo numerous, stantial reanlla, and if lie ia elected to a« to make it impossible for to Hud , u" they’c'a’n'rel'y J”1’’1? ' *1,e kin4 o( n>Pre"®ntatiou the Mate cation, so a general resume will have to — 1|HWjg . Mr. Cake haa been one of tbe suffice, ap'-cial note being made only of ■ leading faetors in the movement to build the targe transfer«, buildings omu-m- up th-,Ute Oregon, and the people ptatcl and in course of constructi.m, know lhat h„ u , man o( and **acn other information aa will keep » the n-a.!.-r. ^..»«.l a» to general condl- eDer‘'y- ,T * tiona in the real ewtatefivld. ; part he played in the Greater Oregon Maiton Davin A Co., th** contractor», movement, and to him, more than any have their camp» efttabliiihed. They other one man, perhaps, ia due the cred« who di-sire work. At this time limy having undertaken the greet week have than one hundred men, but, °* removing ¡>etty jealousies and preJu* will very won inervaae their force to nix dices heretofore existing between the or * v;,n’hun-l'*«» nH'n , different part« of Oregon. Harnaker of Bonan za. Commissioner, Jacob Rueck, Dairy. Treasurer, L. Alva i Lewis, Klamath Falls, bheriff, Silas Olrenchaiu, Klam ath Falls. Coroner, Dr. William Martin. Klamath Falls. Sur veyor, M. D. Wil For Cake . Republicanism ha. never li a in », Klamath ¡.now making g*«l progrese. Falls. Central Com sons-time they have been greatly bin- been questioned. He has always been itered by the heavy suow fall in the ulentilied with the established «"A ret- mittee, W. O. Hniith mountains, but the warm spring days j llwJ priDCiples of tbe party, end during are rapidlv removing this obstacle, and .. , , .. Klamath Fall». before manv months our present primi- the 41e entire 8nllre period P®Hod of his residence ia in thia »tale, has haa ever been found on the right D knix - hat —Coun - tive nieth-sta of transportation will give state, ty J udge—George T. way to those more random and conveni side of all important public qoestiooe, ent. and fearlsira in advocating what be be Baldwin, B. St. Geo. Construction work nnoi >n the streetcar lieved 08 to r, be *nl right. consistently Bishop, J B. Griffith _____ ______ ______ Is-gan - «• He lias roust« ten Uy line for Klamath Falls l»f this wrek. ,levou V, e shall snail report mure fully on thia item stood for harmony in the party, and all <>f Klaiitath Fall». . We of interest soon. Clerk, Geo. B. Chas I ! '''. ’¿•""."■V________________ , on« of his principal wiehea is to tee tbe Work has been resumed upon the .,.„.i i. tain. Klamath Falls. new school building which we hupo lo j*,', Commissioner, W. no** sc< completed in the near future. *n4 t"e development of Oregon. Moore Brothers immense saw mill i.« “Tbe country is tired of factional A. Walker of Bly, and N. 8. .Merrill, of nearing completion and will be taming fight» ,nd dffierences, ----- says Mr. Oaks. - n'llLin . - - ------------------------- roil Merrill. Surveyor, ! °' t 1"" w X v 'rhleure“^..^, M.Cloud I ‘‘Tl“- pe°pl*‘ °( nn4 Mont E. Hutchison, Limta-r company ami other lare, <«.r K lamath Falls. j tsirations are acquiring immense hold- William E Bow- i ln,f' oi H»"ber lands. ■ . ,l Klamath county offers good induce- ! ■ oin was strongly ( nlent.« f,)r loaning monev on real estate tirgeii byr his friends , at conservative rates. Erojierty values to become a candi-: are rising and will continue to rise, date for the republi- ,,,*‘kin« Klamath rounty realty the best .. . of secuntv. can nomination fur Next week trill be given a list of the ( mnty Clerk, but .busineiMhousesthataresiKintobccon- afterconsideringthe i 8tructo4 on Main street, the approxi- inatter for a day he "“‘S*'’** ”f l”ta on ,th“ . ... • -«Milifffare, baMM on recent Rale*, and a Churchill, President of the Association. ileeided to decline. general out-line of contemplated im --------------------------- to run. provements throughout the city. Wvlnemiav was the last .lay for the it would Im passed by unnoticed. In that all the stead of living indifferent toward the filing of certificates, Klamnth project, Senator Fulton lias al canidates whose names can appear on ways given it hi« lieartv and absolutely the official ballot are published above. essential support. Supervising En- From now on the political pot will be gineer Lippincott knows whereof he gin to boil and the glad hand will be quite in evidence. speaks, when he savs: “Senator Fulton did not op]x»e the Dauiel Colwell died at hi» horns near Klamath Project, but on the contrary always most energetic in his efforts Merrill Satunlry, March 31, where he at all times to promote its welfare. has resided since 1871. Mr. Colwell ’ When its fate was in the Imlam-e and it was tiorn in Cork, Ireland, August 12. was assailed from all sides, the senator 1831, emmigratingto America when a| threw Liiusvlf into the fray and shat young man. He is survived by two 1 tered the op|sieiiion, Without Senator sons, John and Daniel, and one daught- ! Fulton there would have Is-en no Klam er. Mrs. Gene Hammond, all resident» ath Project al this tune, and if it bail of Merrill. The remain» were taken to ! failed at the time he saved it, it would Jacksonville, w here Mr». Colwell is bur- have been many years before it w ould ried, for interment. have Ix-en approved." Philips. Bate», publisher of the Pacific To accuse Senator Fulton of being Northwest, was in Klamath Falla this neglectful of hia duty or lax in his ef week in the interest of his paper. Mr. forts in ladinlf of this great enterprise is bates iaa hustler,and issuusa publication 1 base ingratitude, mid no one who hears thatisdomg much for the upbuilding of Engineer Lippincott praise the senator’s Oregon. In his next issue he will print work will for a moment entertain any several pages of a write up of this section, hut sentiments of approval and praise without cost to the community. He is for hi« effective efforts for Klamath not a “grafter,“and the result is he and | county. liie paper have an Al standing iu the Resolutions were jiassod by the Cham- Northwest. l>er of Commerce last night endorsing '.Vest Klamath Falls is the latest ad-1 the work done bv Senators Fulton and dition to the city. Here will be located tiearin, and Messrs. Campbell, Murray 160 acres of land; divided into 2 to 51 and Taylor appointed as a committee to acie tracts, to be used as truck farms.! engross and fora ard the same to them The proximity to the city and fertility i at Washington. of this laud makes it certain to be val-1 1' B. Hull of Whitetake was in the liable, und L. Jacobs, the owner, will ' the city during the week. Mr. Hull luw have little trouble in disposing of it, if done more to udvertiee Klamath county tbe demand so far ia an indication of: than any other n.an in the state. It is what the future will bo. twedom of «xpreaaa» at tlw petla with- out the domination of machine rule.“ The platform of Walter I- Tooze, Re publican candidate for Congress in the flint district, haa the right ring from tie ginning to end. It is a good healthy document and should appeal to all good American«. Jlr. Tuoze is unqualifiedly opposed to any tampering with the Chinese exclusion act, and he doesn't hesitate to show bi« sympathies for the working classes. He ia with President Cel. M. G. Wilkins returned to Klam-1 not nn uncommon thing to find people w ho first heard of ami came to Klamath ath Falls last week from Puyallup,! through Whitelake city, ami there ure w here he has been with hie family for H. M. Cake, Candidate for United States Senator- thousiimta throughout the United States the past few months. The Colonel says who toilay hav<* their face« turned in lie heard a great deal of talk about Klam Obituary. Roosevelt in hie plan for control a* the this direction, ami contemplate coming ath county during his absence,and re- i here. I hill did it, and he is still doing turns more convinced than ever that it I Kartza—Ellis Butin Kester passed railroads and other reforms. it, and with half u dozen such fellows, will bo a big year for this district, The away at the home of hie parents Mr. Mr. Toose is a large employer of ^boa, filled with his kind of ginger, this eoitn- many friends of the genial Colonel ate and Mrs.C. H. Kester, of Poe Valley, and hie employes all speak of him as tv would ta* known in every huinlet in glad to see him back. j March 25, 1906, aged 12 years 1 month just and honorable in all his dealings the United States. 8. K. Noel, the well known Civil en 1 and 11 days. with them. Mr. Toose also favors the At the regular imx'ting of the Chain gineer of I.os Angeles, arrived in Klam-, Death was due to pneumonia and exclusion of Japanese coolies, and laws 1 xt of Commerce, held lust evening a ath balls 1 uesday, accompanied by bis other eomplicatione. He was one of a that will protect the American laborer, contract was entered into with the Pa wife ami daughter. Mr. Noel enters pair of twins born to them on St. Val both organised and unorganised, from cific Northwest for a standing ailvertise- the employ of the Klamath Falta street entine's day 1SIH, was of a kind and any degrading competition whatsoever. ment for Klamath Falta. The pr.>)H.»i- r«'l»a.v eompany, and will bo at the loving disposition beloved by all Lis He favors laws that would give to the tion to move the office of the Chamber head of one of the three crews Dial will playmates and friends. He leaves a railroad employes of this country ade of Commerce to other quarters was laid lay out the addition and survey the Father and Mother, one Brother and quate protection to thoir lives while en on the table, without a dissenting vote. route of this company. two Sisters and many relatives to gaged In this hasardons occ ipation, and Resolutions were passed commending II. J. Dunford, Vice president of the mourn for him. He was laid to rest in to limit the hours of labor while en Senators Fulton and Gearin for their Klamath Falls Iatnd and Live stock Poe Valley cemetery March 27, lUOfl. gaged in such service. He favors the sup|H>rt of the Klamath project, and a company, returntxt to thia city this Dear little Ellis haa left us. election of United States Senator« by committee was appointisl to engross the week, where he expects to remain per For that happy home above. direct vote, and a strict observance o( siime and forward a copy to each of the manently, and look after the interest of Where watching among the angel« .Conliuued on page •Senators. j the company he represent«. Fur Jesus tu summon ua home.