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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1906)
Official Newspaper of Klamath County and Leading Journal of the Interior Oregon Country KLAMATH REPUBLICAN *»• A | n EW FREIGHT SERVICE I IO CELEBRATION Un July J, 4 and g- l.srge Sum ot Over the California Northeastern la Being Arranged. Money Raised. Klamatli Falls »ill have ilia grandest smn In A meeting of the railroad officials of the t'allfornla Northeastern and th« Southern Pacific railroads was held al Weed yesterday for the pur|>oae of mak ing arrangements for the transportation of freight to thia city, via the California Northeastern, and from th« present terminus ol that rout to Klamath Falla by freight trams No definite under- standing has as yet lieen reached, but there will lie within the nest lew days, and it is not unlikely that within the nest ten dava goods will lie billed through to Klamath Falls by thia corn- pany. Klamath County. Commencing on the afternoon of the 3rd of July and eon- linaltig until the evening of the 5lh «ill !>• held a celebration In whirh some thing will be doing every minute. |IM0 in pursue and priaes will lie offerod. At least four base I mi II teams will compete for a puree of |I5O. Negotiations are nearly complete to secure the Yreka end Med lord teams. The servieee of the Klamath Falls brass band of twenty. three pieces haa lieen secured and poe- sillily another baud will lei secured to I asai*t. A program of two days* horse Californians racing haa basil arranged lor Klamath County horses. A grand parade will J. A. Buell ot llio Klamath Canal form at U:30 o'clork a. m on the 4th, Company, who ia now in Han Francisco which • ill i-oneiat of th« officers of the in th« interest of his company, has day, the Goddeee ol Liberty (elected by about completed arrangements lor an ea- popular vote) with little girls represent curaion of Californians to tins city nn ing lhe forty five Matra, young ladles on • «July 7. Prior to Ilia earthquake Mr horseback, representing the original j I Hawk ins had alwiut concluded similar thirteen Matra; veterans of the Civil, 1 plans, but th» cataalrophy iipm-t every Spanish and Indian wars; floats of Jus- I thing and the work had to lie done all lie« and various fraternal orders. Many over again. Mr. Buell is an adept al merchants will have floats representing this kind of work, having been for years their business, for which there will lie a with lhe Huiiihsrii Pacific as freight first and second prise offered for the and ;>ae»engvr agent. most representative floats. The object of this excursion ia not so A high jump from the lop of th« four- much interest of the Buena Vieta M-ldi- story Baldwin brick block Into • lank lion as it ia to bring investors slid buai- containing four feet of water has brvn I nesa men into this county so as to give ■rrangeil with Prof. J. Adolph Wholmes- I them sn opportunity of seeing the great dorf, of Chicago, who will make thia I resources and bright future of this esc- perilous leap. lioa. It is only tlio lieginuing of a There • ill be foot races, lug ot war. concerleil move on the |>art of tlic wlmelbairow races, three-legged race, Klamath Canal |H*oplc. who propose to fat oreii'a race, hurdle lace, sack race, rontinue three excursions indefinitely. high and broad jump, firemen's contest, The value of this kind of work can rew-l pie-eating contest, log rolling contest, ily I* sewn, for it places l>cfore a class uf lub race, launch roce, rowing race, sail iieople who have the means Um advent ing race, gn-aacd pi (, grease,I pole, young agra ol Invealmaiit iu thia county, aud ladle«* foul race, gills’ foot rao«, egg will do more than anything else U» race, etc. bring foreign capital in hern. • RACE PRiMiRAM—Fiasr Dav Excursion of » Three eights mile and repeat, tree (or • II Klamath County horses, four to enter ami three to start Purs«, |V). One-half mile dash, free lor all Klam ath County horses; lour to enter and three to start. Puree, 650. One mile saddle horse race, free (or all Klamath County eaddle h«r««a; four to enter and llireu tn aiao. 1 u-e. g.'S. H mviwii Div One-quarter mile and i< < l--i all Klamatli County lioraea; l<-ur In en ter and three to start. Purse. »VI. r H ad WW HERE IN JANUARY IS THE PREDICTION OF A MAN IN A POSITION TO KNOW-TUNNEL AT KLAMATH PASS TO BE ABANDONED A Suburban Service With Hydr-Carbon Cars to Be In augurated, Making It Possible To Reach All Points On the Road CAR SHOPS MAY BE BUILT HERE AND LARGE TERMINAL MAINTAINED ----------..-J----------- Klamath Falls will have a railroad handicapped on eoeount of the shortage of laborers. The FrlAeo disaster added I its quota to the eauw of delay, but this uf a gentleman well known to the busi ha« beeu overcome, aod now the con ness men of Ibis city can lie credited. tractor« arc heeding every energy to Thia gentleman wa* here during the overcome the labor question. When I past week, and ehen discussing th« •aa there they beltevad this had been solved.by th« «mpioymsnl ol 20UO Ja- railrami situation with a Republican pan»«« I «borers. They wer« looking tor representative, asked that his name be th« first consignment at that time. kept out of print, (or personal reasons. When they arrive lhe contractors •*- “I expect,” he said “to make just poet to construal nearly a mil« a daj. They are at work posfon the hardeet one more stage trip to Klamath Falls. part ol the road, but this they expect to After that I will come here io a Pull complete by the middA ot July, and man. I was down in lhe Weed coun aftes that it will be smooth sailing to try and out on the Weed roaA within thia city, with theexception of getting the past ten dare, and learned enough through the pass, aod thia will not lw Hon. Geo. II Burnett of Salem, pre-' aa hard sines they have given np th« loconrinoa ma that befor« January let silling judge ol lhe third judicial district I tunnel tor the time being. »ill preside at thia term of Circuit court > .,ou have the railroad right in “Anollier thing I hear! there that ol tins county, « hit li l>egiiia next Mon. ' to« n. Great doubt has been expreaeed agrprised me was the prospective ao- day. Judge Itcnson will occupy tbi' C as to ths ability of the contractors to do burbeo service Io be inaugur*<eJ by the bench in the third district during Judge thia, on account of their having to tun company. Tlia gentleman to whom 1 Burnell's absence. nel to get through the peas. But there talked told in« that while President The following officer« of the Women's wilt be no tunnel for the prase nt. They Naltaaer was ia th« east lie would make lub «ere rhoaen at an election held are going to cross over, instead of a thorough investigation into lhe merits lest evening. President, Mrs. J. C. ■ through, the divide. Thia will lueen a of the new liydro-carljm car. Tbia car liiitenlc; vh-ii pre«!-hull, Mrs. E. Soule; , slight lucre«*« in mileage, but it will has been expernaenWif with by the •ea-n>larv. 5h« . <?. C. Chitwood; treas not tie material. Later on the tunnel railroad companies in the middle wewt. urer, Mrs. 11. A. Stearns. They realise that they must procure »ill lie driven. "I «aa talking with on« of lhe engi- something of this character to offset the Messrs. Kuydendall. Holgate, Parrish ami IfaiMsker spent Saturday, Sunday lu-era, and ln> laid me they had lieen electric suburban service« which havo iiehire January 1,1907, if th« statement One-hall mile dash, free lor all Klam ath County horses; lour to enter aud i three to start. Purse, »10. Three eights mile |«my race, free lor and Monday sailing and tithing on the »11 Klamath County pome« under four I p|ier lake. It Holgate's cigars had OFFICIAL teen hands high , lour to enter and three fiel-l out, they would be fishing yet. |o atari. Purse, »25. Newsom A Underwood are the ex The following is the official vote east Entrance foe will be ten |>vr cent, of clusive agents lor th« famous Edison puree in all racea. gold—mould record phonograph. Call lor the various state and county CStldl- ami hear ami examine them. Newsom dates at the last election : A Underwood. 5tat« There wav a mil up In th« dispetch Alex .Martin. Jr., and wife left lot Senator—To fill vacancy of the mail from thia city ruvaday morning, the result 1>eiiig that no mail Portland Sunday morning. They ex 71 left thia city on that date. Postniaalvr pect to lie alumni two ««wks, during 722 which time Mr. Martin «ill attend to Uurilocli says he delivered the mail in 1X1 D Stevens Sue..................... ample time to reach the Imai lasfore ita some iui|Mirtant bueiiiess. Mulkey, majority ........... 518 E. W. Gowen • |>ent several days dur d«|iarture at 4 o'clock. This is denied Senator—Long term by the Klamath Navigation Company. ing the past week at Fort Klamath buy- 516 I Im matter has been passed up to the I ing wool. Mr. Gowen has recently pur- J Jiourne, Jr Rep . .................. Ml Fecund Assistant Postmaster General ebased the Frain property, 4th and Pine J N Gearin Item..................... u Paget Pro...................... .. 31 • nd th« railway mail aervice, and there streets. A4 will undoubtedly be an investigation Buy your watches at Winters at spec, A G Kluiola Hoc ............... ..... 15 Gearin, plurality.......... ol the whole mail delivery question. ial prices. Congress Fl rat District | C V llalluway Ih-rn............... 500 F. F Green Pro........................ 37 585 W C Hawley Rep................... 62 W W Myers Soc...................... 85 Hawley, plurality......... I Governor I II Amoa Pro......................... 13 (' W Barxce Soc..................... 4t> G E Chamberlain Item........ 555 579 J Withyoombe Rep........... Witliyci>nil>e, plurality 19 Hix-retary of Slat« W Benson Rep................... 701» Brown Hoc....................... 63 McDaniel Pro................... 36 3A6 Sruat Dem........................, 265 linn »on, majority ........ State Treasurer Butler Pro............................ ■ Cook Soc.......................... 64 428 Mat look Item. ................. . Steel Rep........................ . 653 Steel, majority............... 135 Supreme Judge C J Bright Pro...................... . . 2« II Eakin Rep............................ 632 T G Hailey It»n>..................... 433 M W Robbins Soo........... . . . . 62 Eakin, majority............. HM Attorney General Brlx Soc........................... « 53 Crawford Rep................. 643 Miller Ibm...................... 422 Rutherford Pro............... 24 Ctawford, majority .... 143 Supt of Pub Inst ruction 780 J II Ackermail Rep................. J E Hosuier Soo....................... 118 II Hlieak Pro.............................. 59 003 Ackerman, majority.......... State Printer J C Ciaqier Sou,....................... 43 W S Ihinlway Rap............. .. .588 A S Hawk Pro............. ........... 19 J Scott Taylor Dem . .............. 512 Duniway, majority......... 14 Commissioner of Labor P Hoff Rep................................ 763 W 8 Richards Hoc........................ 160 Hoff, majority..................... »I0S Belknap Rep......................... f>08 Merryman Rap-Dam.......... 735 THE r 5 J / KLAMATH FALLS. KLA1ATH COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 14, 190«. VOL. XL three days' celebration ever The Largest Circulation and la VOTE cut so heavily into their revennee. This hydro carbon car ia a big step in ad vance of the gasoline motor car which promised so much. There are, however some defects to be remedied, but the beet mechanic« ol the country are at work on it and there ia little doubt but that it will tie perfected. That ia one ot Mr. Naftxger's reasons for going east; and that ia the reason for the laying of standard gauge tracks here in thia city, for, according to my informant, they propose to run these hydro-carbon cars up Main street. After this service is inaugurated, it will be possible to reach any piece of property between here and Weed. “Another thing that he let drop was the probability uf car shop« being lo cated here. He said that when the road from Natron is built, which would undoubtedly be done, Klamath Falla would be a logical point lor ear shop«. The force of this view can readily be eeea. “Thia city haa a great fature—greater than Uie moat optimistic parson can realise. 1 have invested here aa heavi ly aa I can, and J am talking ft to my friend«, and if I did'nt hare faith in ita future greatness, 1 would not do that. It will surely be a Lak« to Lake city. Mark my prediction." Woman's Suffrage Goddess of Liberty. Yes............................. 316 No............................... 526 The following is a vote cast for God Ixjcal Option dess of Liberty for July 4th, up to 5 p. Yes............................ 372 in. Wednesday, June IX The polls will No.............................. 362 close at 12 o’clock midnight June 30. In County thia issue of tlie Republican is printed County Judge a coupon which, when properly Ailed R A Emmitt Hep ........ 487 out, will count as one vote for the j>er- J B Griffith Item.............. 6*5 ton's name appearing thereon. 188 Stella Engle........... Griffith, majority.. County Clerk Bertha Hammond. G Chastain, Item-Rep..., 995 Flora Clark............ Sheriff Gertrude Anderson 8 Obenchain ll«p-Dem... 1032 Stella Campbell County Treasurer Marie McMillan I. A Lewis Rep-Dem...., 986 I-ouiea Whitney Commissioner Mabie Morine J Rneck Rep...................... 550 Jess Hauks... 58> W A Walker Deui........... Walker, majority... »I The etoek ordinance will be in Surveyor force and effect tomorrow. All stock of 536 any kind or description found running M E Hutchison Dem...- M D Williams Key........... 581 loose will be impounded. It will mark Williams, majority. 45 the passing ot lhe internal cow bell, as Coroner well as stand aa a monument to the M>9 members ol the last council. W Martin Rep-Dem..... Precinct The Woodmen ot the World will have Justice of the Peace an unveiling ceremony at the cemetery S C Graves Dem............... 214 at 2 p. m. Sunday June 24. Gn thia Ky Taylor Rep................... 276 day the members of the lodge will un Tavlor, majority.... 62 veil a monument erected to the mem The total number of votes cast was ory of 11. H. Fink. All neighbors and 1235, divided as follows; friends are invited to attend. Klamath Lake. 17 Snow................. F. S. Stratton ol San Francisco and 6 Sprague River. ft? F. H. Page ol Portland passed through Tule I-ake........ 171» this city today on their way to Spring T angel I Valley 45 Creek where they expect to spend a Wood River ... 73 couple of months. W. N. Willson will Unkville......... • • e e • t 573 have charge ol their camping ar range Odell................. 13 manta. 36 Poe.................... Rolierts A llanks have opened their Dairy................ 79 new hardware store and are now ready Plevna.............. 72 for business. It is worth your while to I 80 drop in and look over the stock even if Lost River........ vou don’t buy, for it is a marvel of neat We ara in reoeipt of an invitation ness, completeness and arrangement. from Miaa Maud C. Gravea to attend H. Sugarman of the Portland Cloth the graudating exercise« of the Agri- cultural College at Corvelli», held June ing and Shoe company, Bishop's block, i 7 to 13. Misa Graves is the daughter of I will give five votes for your sandidste Charles Graves U Odeil.’ She’' is the |,or «*»‘•‘*6 0< Uberty lor each dollar's only reprssuntatire from Klamath *0,lh county in lhe graduating elaaa ot this M00** institution, and is a worthy one, loo, for she receive« her diploma with honors, The ability she haa shown throughout her attendance has merited the warm commendation of the faculty, and bo- speaks a bright future for the young lady. purchased. 10 k*'1 v01**- Thia is a If you need anything in the drug or toilet article line, Newsom A Under. wood has it. It you get it at Newsom A Underwood's you may ba sura it ia fresh and pure. Arnold G. Wagner and alia, nee Miss Jessie Marple, ex|>ecl to leave here on A very pleasant reoeption was held at July 7th lor Wisconsin, where they ex the home of Mrs. J. 0, Rutenicon Wed- pect to make their future home. ueaiiay evening, June 6, by lhe mem Bring your prsaurlptions to us. We bers of the Womeu'e Club in honor of will fill them aceuralely with fresh Mrs. W, H. Worden the outgoing presi drugs. No substitution. Newsom A Un dent of that organisation. Character derwood. study created much amusement during Owing to a car jumping the track on the evening altar which refreahments the Klamath I-aks railroad, the mail ware served. will not reach thia city till after mid New lino of chains at Wintera. night tonight. the Best Medium for Reaching a Prosperous and Trading Public NO. n WORK CONTINUES BOY LOST Tracta for Electric Railway Ara Be ing Laid East of Seventh. Son of C. C. Jackson, Ft. Klamath, Cannot ba found. Th« Klamath Development eompany commenced construction work on th« •lectric railway on Main street, east ol Seventh, Wednesday morning and will puah th« line on toward« the Hot Springs addition. By today thirty tons of rails will have lieen delivered this week, making a total ol about fifty-five tons. Work on th« addition ia going ahead rapidly. Pacific Terrace haa been fin ished. and I*el Moro and Creacant ave nue« will be completed this week. A force of mon ia at work on El Dorado avenue and thia thoroubgfsre will soon be flniahed. A pavilion haa been erected over th* Hot springs, and a fore« of men are at work cleaning np and beautifying the grounds surrounding it. President A. JI. Nafttger, wl.o haa been in tbs east returned to San Fran cisco Tues, lav, and he will return to thia city in a abort time. On Ins arrival here the question ol reaching an agree- ment between his compayn and the Klamath Canal company will be taken up and decided. Last Thursday the 15 year old son ol C. C. Jackson, bearing some it the older members of the family comment on th« failure of some of the cows to return to tbe corral, took it upon himself to fin<! the stock- Leaving home about ait o'clock in the evening he began th« «•arch, and has not lieen Been ainoe. The taak « aa undertaken without know, ledge ot the boy'« parent«. Mentally weak, he ia a continual charge on th« family, requiring cinstant watching. Aa eoon «a ba waa miaaed hie father began the March, and haa prosecuted it dili gently since, aided by the resident« of Wood river. The country haa lieen scoured night and day, but the work haa thua far been fruitless. The op inion ia entertained by many that the boy baa either fallen in the river or haa gone into the woods and fallen prey to wild animals or hunger and thirst. Petit Jurors. Mrs. Ferdinand Enevoldeon is out a hueband, who is either lost, stolen «r strayed to other pasture«. Mie haa aworn to a complaint, w hich aeta forth that the said hualiand did, willfully, or otherwise, suddenly and without due notice, leave, depart, disappear, vanish or yump tlie yob, with oi.e Ijiura Peter- son, and asking for his detention and arrest until she han time to take poaewe- sion of what she consider« her sole property. The following ia a list of the p«tit jurors who have been drawn to «•rva daring the approaching term of the circuit court, which will begin next Monday. The Unique cleaning and pressing J. F. Arant. H. V. Mitchell, J. C. company is the latest addition to the Mongold, W. P. McMillan, H. M. Ack business concerns of this city. A. R. ley. A. C. Beals, JI. H. Low, Roht. Wilkins will be manager, and will have Caaey, 8. 8. Mitehell, J. H. Farrar, headquarters in the Willson block, ad Chaa Hompliery, E. L. Hopkins, Ernest joining the office of J. F. Nowlin A Co. Babb and Geo. Biehn of Klamath Falla. Mr. Wilkins is a bustler and as there ia B. F. Abbeleoa, Gao. T. Cline, W. R. a good opening for the business he ia Campbell and Louis Gerber of Lorella. starting, ba will undoubtedly do well. O. T. Anderson, Ed Caaebeer, C. U. I Whitelake seems to be enjoying a reel Hughe«, J. A. Parker and W.T. Garrett similar to that so often indulged in by a of Bly. H. F. Nichols, Albert Patterson defeated politican. Many may think it ■nd F. M. Bennett of Bonansa. J. D, I heck man and John W. Logue of Dairy. . ia dead, bat keep yonr eye in that di rection, for yoa’ll see it bob ap eerenley G. R. Hammond and J. B. Cole •! Mar. •re long. The location an<i surrounding rill. L. O. Mills of Kano. oountrv «re far or a Lie to the plac«. Add- - ---------____________ C_- has been ‘ ed to this is a project or two, either of An I increnas of $100 per year made in the salary of poetmaster in each which assures its permanency. ot the following eitiee in Oregon : Ash. Work on the Summer, road b pro. land, Astoria, Coquille, Elfien. Eugene. greMing rlpld|y, Upwards of $1000 haa Heppoar. Huntiagton and Klamath been expended and thia will be Falla. The Huod river poetmaater re- ,Ugmented from tiroe to time until a caivee a raua of $200. The order goes first-class thoroughfare haa been con- Into effect Jalr. 'strantwff. Across the East Klamath At a special meeting of the Chamber Falla tract Frank Ira White is building of Commerce last night it waa decided a road which will be of great benefit to to change the headquarters from the of-' the people of the lower end. five ol the Klamath Development com In this issue ot the Republican ap- pany to the City hall. This change waa peur» t]ie advurtisement of J. F. Nowlin made necessary by the request of lhe 4 Co., the real estate men. This firm eom|«ny. has some of the best property in the At Pokegama last Friday a horse be-! county on its list, have a reputation for longing to James Sigler had hie neck square dealing and merit the consider broken by eoming in contact with a ation of prospective investor in Klam poet. The horse waa frightened by ath county property. the train. Dr. G. W. Maa ton was appointed Robert Noble met with a serious ac Health officer for thia city Monday cident Bunday at the corral of Mason night. This office is now held by a man Davis A Co., while attempting to ride a who will permit no evasion of the law bronco. Dra. Maa ton and Stainer fixed jn any particular, and tlie people of this him up. > city need have no fears but that every- Indian baskets and curios at Winters, j thing will be regulated as it should bs.