1
Official Newspaper
of Klamath County
KLAMATH
VOL. XII.
REPUBLICAN
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Official Newspaper
of Klamath Coanxy '■
NO. X
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL n, 1907.
surprise. The building is alx>ut 70x85
to this determination to place In nomi WHO WILL BE MAYOR?
AT IT AGAIN
feet, handsomely fitted up ami eqiiippt-d,
nation Mr. Stearns, When he arose to
do «o some of Ids hearers seemed to All Important Question That Agi W. J. Broderick Make» Another Rec not being surpassed by anv building Be
tween Sacramento ami Portland. While
have teen ■truck with a chill. It was
ord For Quick Work.
tate» Public HI nd
, Klamath Falls is not yet reached by the ,
the work done by Mr. F'inmitt that *
.main line transcontinental railway
keeps Mr. Stearns on the Board, ami he
Who will be the next Mayor of Klam-
need have no regrets for his labor for lie
Wednesday afternoon Officer Broder trains, it is the trade «-enter of a large
placed the right man in the light place. ath Falls? That ix tlie que»tion that is ick’s attention was called to a «:ase of and prosperous agricultural section, and I
Di«! you ever »ee a scared wolf run? agitating not only the politiciuu» but axxauit and robbery in the rear of the as can lie inferred by tlie above photo,
Well, if you «lid you cun have a fair the business men and pr««|ieity owner» ' Klamath House. The woik.it ¡»alleged, its buxine»» men are fully abreast of the '
idea of how “Billy" Dalton went under of this city. The only candnlat«- in the was done by Sam Walker and a com times in all matters. Judge Baldwin is »s
the wire in his race for representative fl«-l«i *o far is B. St. tieorge Bishop, H«- panion, with robbery as the motive. All one of the largest dealers, and his trade j
lor California. He went down the line is making a whirlwind campaign and the parties are Indians. It is claimed always shows a substantial growth and
like u stampeiled deer and land««! ax working just ax bar>l ax if he had a doz that Walker and bis companion l«eat increase each year.”
This is the class of advertising that is
fresh as a daisy. The interesting race en candidates against him. He i» ax , the other Indian over the bead, and
was between Alex Martin, Jr , and S. T. confident of hi» election as can t>e and when he"was unconcious dragge«l him to doing »«> much for the prosperity of '
Bummers. Both have reputations as is willing to take on all comers. The i the rear of the Klamath House and left Klamath County.
sprinters and when they come in neck ' only rr-«ervation that he makes is the him. As soon as Broderick heard of it
HOME AGAIN
and neck no one was surprised. After statement that if a better man is put in ' he went to work, an«l a few moments
»upper w hen Ixith had to go down the the field he is willing to step aside, in afterwards bad Walker in the toils.
C. E. Willson Is Glad to Return to
line again, it was a case of Alfonso and asmuch as his only desire i» to serve the When Walker saw him coming he be
Klamath County
i«j»t
interests
of
the
city.
But
there
are
Gaston, an«! neither seemed anxious to
gan to do a hot foot, and it require«! a
undertake the job, but “Kam” was a many who tak<-a different view of the . couple of shots from Broderick's gun be-1 C. E. Willson, who last December left |
little more vigorous in hi» efforts ami ; situation.
fore the Indian stopped running. Brod- j all his car«-» t«hind him and »ought rest
The action of two of the banks last! erick is demonstrating his efficiency ,n<i”r«:reation in a trip up and down
U«at Alox in th«- game of you first. The
result was that Alex was elected direc week in refusing to accept city warrant» ’ every day for r 1 the
— r
---- ,------ with
----- . tj)e coagt> ¡nt0
promptness
Mexico, down to
for 90 cents gave rise to the axsertlon which he goe» after a case and gets his J New Orleans and through the middle
tor and is now President of the Board.
When Preaklenl Churchill called the ' that it was simply a move to defeat I man.
[ west, returned home this week. He is
meeting to order an<l roll call ha«l been Bishop. Mr. Martin, of the Klamath f
j glad to get back here, and freely states
Completed, 142 had responded to their County Bank, emphatically denies this,
Mrs. Hary A. Lewis
that in all of the thousands of miles he
“Come all ye who seek enlighten
Ths second annual meeting of the name«. Every man was on the tip-toe »Imply stating that he can fiml better I
has traveled he saw no section that »nd I will make ye glad and full
a
Water Users Assmdation has pMied in of expectancy, for, if one were to judge I inv«-»tm«-nt» for the money of his insti
Mrs. Mary A. Lewis died at the fam equalled this. When he left it was with knowledge,” was the
‘
keynote -----
hitJAvw .
to history. It was chiefly notable for from the talk heard for the past month tution. Nevertheless, this act has had ily residence on the west side Monday the belief that be would find many bet- away between the lines of the invitaM**- -
the total alHM-nce of the windmill ora j or so, it lookcl like it was going to be a a deci«le«l effect on the mayoralty fight. I afternoon, where sbs has live«i for the ter places than Klamath Fall» and of County Judge Griffith wlmn - 1*
tory that was promised by the so I regular Itonnybrook fair, with a crack The more conservative citizens demand past nineteen years. For the past sev Klamath County, but it is a case of I ' called a meeting of the stock hold*» a*,
called anti-sdniiniatratlon stockhold for every hea«l that came in eight. that a man be elected who will so! eral mouths Mrs. Lewis ha» been iil, “none of them for mine,” with him the Water Users Association on h!»•>«»
ers. Gne or two attempts were made to Everyone thought that an age wax con strongly inspire confidence that it will but lew realize«! that her condition was now.
account. They came, they he«r4r
indulge in an arm swinging contest, sumed in reading the minutes of the no longer lie necessary to dispose of the so serious and the news ol her death |
they were not enlightened. Oh u
but Jim Driscoll had his mind on his ! previous meeting ami getting down to warrants at a discount, but that they came as a shock to her host of friends. :
Additional Briefs
■
for, notwithstanding that oracle et w.»*
long drive to Bonanza ami did not want ■ business. When Presi<l««nl Churchill will be sold for their face value. This, The funeral was held Tues«iay afternoon
«lorn, who beckoned all who were latas»-
to be kept in his seat listening to a lot announced that “the election of a they claim, will not be the case if Mr. from the Presbyterian church, of which
Fine line of stationery at Newsom «Sc ing in the darkness of knowing-nothm^
ol liot air, and suggested that “it was Board of Directors lor the ensuing year Bishop 1» elected, but that on the other | she has been a memlier for many Underwood.
about-the-workings-oi-the- Kl:unatb*tWa •
hand
it
will
have
a
depressing
effect
OO
alsiut time to cut out stuff that was out is now in order,” stockholder» all over
j years, ami was one of the most largely
A. A. Cunningham of the Mason, ' ject and other kindred subject», w» g»
of order ami get down to business ami the home- Ix-gan to sit up and take the finances of the city and put them attended ever held in this city.
Dmris Co. arrived here Tuesday even- ing to tell everything and make the
not waste time.*' Tills was like pour notice. The question of whether the in a more precarious condition than
Mrs. A. (Brunner; Lewis wax born at ing.
stones—or muck—in the street ris»
ing oil on the troubled waters for all ef Secretary ha«l complied with bis in thev are at present.
Circleville, Ohio, January 28, 1M9. In
For
rings
go
to
L.
Alva
Lewis.
New
'
the benighted stockholders were
forts at discussion at once subsided and structions of la»t year regarding the dis This sentiment has caused many con her early years she moved to Iowa and line just arrived.
to go away and wonder what it wtirf-.
tricting ol the project was raised by ferences and it is umlerstood that a later to Colorado, where she lived till
business moved along rapidly.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
William
Houston
ar-
about. The dietinguishe«! Judge e«tW
I'rrba|« another reason for the si Ala-I Ally and it looked like it wax the movement ix to be starteii to force 1.. F. coming to Klamath County twenty-one rived from South English, Iowa, this lost or forgot his muck rake, fov iw
lence that serm««d to prevail throughout o|H«ning gun. But as the minutes di«l Willit» into the field, He possesses an years ago. In 1871 she was marrie«! to week to visit their nephews, J. A. and raised nothing, except a very eeriowB-
the ranks of the opposition was the fact not show anything of the kind and element of strength that many of the Ixxmard A. Lewis.
Beven children J. V. Houston.
1 doubt in the minds uf those he had Nwss
that, while they might accuse someone since they had l*xn approved, there proposed candidates lack. When his were b«,rn to them, five of whom— i
Buy
a
lot
in
the
Hot
Springs
Addi-1
They asked for knowledge
name win mentioned before Mr. Bishop Arthur, Charles, Alva and Leon, and
ol aui Hug eggs, it would be another wax so going back of the records.
tion on the plan which guarantees your the Judge gave—or will give—them t£a*
I
entered
the
field
be
frequently
stated
But th«« Rev. W. C.
('. Smith "did not
thing . > find the shells, and they did
.Mrs. Npllie M«x>re, survive her.
family a home.
horse laugh.
think so." ’Twould hâve been étrange i that if Mr. Willits want«*«! the nomina-
not want the task of hunting them.
Sheriff
Obenchain
returned
Tuesday
When the stockholders gathered!
On Friday uight and Saturday morn if he did, and he fiappe«l his wings and ' tion he could have it if his support
A.
O.
U.
W.
Entertains
from
Salem,
where
he
ha<!
taken
the
the
court room Judge Griffith ax*-
ing, when a sort of a caucus, under the was ju»t getting ready to tioat into ors- ' would give it to him and that he would
two
Mexican
robbers
for
incarceration
nounced
the purpose uf the meetrn^—
when Jim Drincoll sup|>ort him if he ran. In the mean
direction ol his lordship, the County torical space,
in tue State penitentiary.
that is, the purpose he finally decuta«
At
the
hall
of
the
Ancient
Order
of
time
Mr.
Willits
went
to
California
and
Judge, was belli, there was oratory ha«l a midden thought of the condition
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Campbell of Lo- on, which was radically different in«
Mexico, with the parting admonition Unite«! Workmen last evening the mein-
enough to float a ship. Many embry
rells.
wh<> have been on a visit to their Hie one originally proposed. It wattle
tiers
o!
that
order
and
the
Iiegree
of
that he would under no circumstances
onic spellbinders unloaded themselves
old home in Texas and other southern intention to start right from tbedroprf«
Honor,
with
a
number
of
invited
guests,
accept
the
nomination.
With
this
un
ol the load that had been weighting
the gavel and “do things,” even ii »
derstanding Mr. Bishop enter««! the had a most enjoyable time, one hundred points, returned home Friday.
them down lor many week» and ci-
»o doing they «‘done sotnebody.” Bkc
field. The radical change in condition ami twenty being present.
I’OTATi>ES! Why buy marbiee when
plained how anxious they were to we
The A. O. U. W. was organized in Jim «¿traw lias potatoes big as pump when the frying pan was brought » M
lietween then and now. however, and
the |«oor »'iff, ng. < r-• • ch.eoV d.
was discovered that it was stone cold 5se
3-28 2t*
Klau'CA
’- Falls in Deceiul«er, 1886, and kins? Telephone 105.
the
great
pressure
that
is
t>eing
brought
bed, skinned, t1ee«e<l land owner. The
the
fire of facts that they were going; zr-
to bear on Mr. Willits may have the re has the largest membership of any fra George Grizzle was down from his,
honorable Judge delivered himxvlf in a
’
warm
it with would not burn. Ficim
ternal
or
lieneticiary
order
in
Klamath,
sult of causing him to change his mind
Bly ranch this week. He »ays he thinks
manner befitting bis exalted office and
as they would, they could not com
having
nearly
members.
It
owns
its
and
finally
bow
to
the
demands
of
those
it will be there when he returns, for be
bis ambition tola* a delegate at large,
those lacts into a blaze, for there wo»»
desirous ol forcing the honor u|>on him. hall and has ;>aid the beneficiaries of de left it covered with live feet of snow.
tine Would honestly la-llcve that he was
j nothing to them, and none knew tb»
cease«!
members
of
Linkville
l.«xlge
the
If he does, it is possible that Mr.
a »«df appointe 1 Moses tfiat was to lead
When von buy a lot jn
i
**tter than those who were gomg, A*
Bishop will d«j ax he says he will—retire sum of $1’5,tHU.
Springs Addition, you will NOT be
the |s>or ami suffering Klamatbites into
"muck
rake" everyone and everyth*^ .
The A. O. U. '.V, is nearly forty years called upon to pay about |130 additional
from the field and throw his influence
a land filled with water and money.
from a to z.
old
and
has
;>aid
to
its
leneficiarie»
over
to
Mr.
Willits.
No
one
doubts
Mr.
I for clearing lot», for shade trees, side
But hia efforts availed him not, for be
That poo, motb-eaten, buffeted
J
Bishop’s political astuteness, and the $140,000,1*00 and not a dollar of the bene walks and improving streets.
hold there arose a man ol worth ami
force
account
was
trotted
out
once
nw«»
-
shrewdness of such a move must be ad ficiary fund has ever l«een misappropri The telephone office was moved Tues
laid the noble Judge and his ambition
and
made
to
go
a
heat
or
two.
Kviw«
mitted. Mr. Bishop is a fighter worthy ate« I.
day to its new home on Klamath ave
low. When J. Frank Adame pulled in
1 one who had a grievance took a kc*k.*ax
W. C. DALTON
of the finest steel and if he decided to
nue. The serviee was cut for awhile,
on the track all the Judge could see was
it as it run the gantlet, and vbsa'K
JACOBS
&
CO.
QUIT
One
of
the
new
Director»
withdraw from the field it could never
, but when everything is adjusted it will j
duet and the redoubtable Fiank came
was finally laid away it was heazdtr-
lie charged that he did so through fear
' be better than ever.
under the wire with a kick and jump
i murmur “23.” Then they »aid that ttec •
Decide
to
Retire
From
the
Mercan*
that mad,- some of the reformers sit lip of the roads and the distance to Bo of defeat, lie has never learned the
W asted — Five or ten dozen chickens, i Board of Directors and the Secretary *F
tile Business
meaning of the word “fear,” and it is
and take notice.
See
Dulaney at the Midway. Highest I t|le Association bad been negligentkr
nanza and delivered himself of the dic
One of the surprises of the day was tum that “there was no use in taking not likely that lie is going to start in
'
cash
price paid.
not forcing matters and that if they
L. Jacobs A Co of the Boston Store have
the entrance into the race for director up time in useless discussion.” It was doing so now. He is a young man with
W. W. Baldwin, who has been in had gone after the Reclamation Servire
decided
to
quit
the
mercantile
business
of “Kip'* Van Rij«er. "Kip” thought Jike a wet blanket on Mr. Smith’s the future before him, a future that is
anil engage in other lines. For the past. Portland attending one of the business rough shod adetiniteestimate would »*** -
he had not the time to take away from effort» and he sat down with a shiver full of great opportunities to the man two years Mr. Jacobs has conducted one colleges, returned home Tuesday even- been made. Well, this line of arguiamk)
who takes advantage of them. He can
wrapping up sugar and salt to use these
■ that shook the house. This put a well afford to lay off his armor and of the largest stores in the County and ' >"S* He was one of those who accom- was traveling at a lively gait when W.
commodities in the catching of a direc
period t<> all discussion and the follow- await the time when greater honors are has been very successful. He has an panied Sheriff Obenchain in the tramp i B. Slough, who had absented himȴ
torate bird, and it was supposed that ing nominations were made:
immense stock of dry goods, men’s, fr'inl Thrall to Pokegama. Will says it shortly after it started, returned enc
at stake, and to those who know him it
Iran Driscoll would have a free field
boys’, children’s and ladies’ furnish-! would have been all right if Silas’ legs when he got an opportunity took tta
Langell—E. R. C. Williams.
is a safe prediction that if Mr. Willits
to himself. But that “speculators tick
ings and shoes, and has decided to dis- were not so long, but that it nearly floor. He had a suspicious lookjag.
Poe Valley and Bonanza—G. K.
decides to run he will have no opposi
et,” that thing that was conceived in
pose of them through a great reduction killed him trying to keep pace with | bundle of documenta under hie an*,
Riper, D. F. Driscoll.
tion
from
Mr.
Bishop.
»in and brought forth in iniquity, hap-
gulp.
, those long strides.
and pretty soon be began to read lettav
Yonna Valley—Jacob Rueck, Wil-
pened to have “Kip's' name tagged on
liam E. Welch. Mr. Welch refused to
It
is
a
well
known
fact
that
many
F
orsale —Seed oats.barlev and wheat;
tetter that was about the boUrst
it and that was a little too much for
Buell
Returns
run.
people have tried to purchase this stock also hay. all of which will’ll delivered kind of hot stuff. These letters wmra
him. He had played square for too
Merrill—Henry Amleraon.
of goods outright, but it was a little too j in this city. Inquire of J. I'. Carroll,, written by the Secretary, at the dizev-
many years to be classed ax a sjx-culator,
Henley.
I tion of
Board of Directors, to »Jnv
Keno—C. R. DeLap and o. A.
J. I.. Buell, manager of the Klamath big for their capital, and Mr. Jacobs has '
especially when it wu» the speculator
Mrs. 8. K. Noel anil Mrs. J. M. Nel- . Reclamation Service, urging just ita
Stearns.
been
oblige«!
to
continue
in
the
business
Falls lamd and Tran»t«>rtation Com
that did the job, and he made tip his
Spring Lake ami Pine Grove—J. G pany, who has l>een in California for much longer than he has wanted to. j son of this city have received the sad ' very things that the previous spe»Jt«.o-
mind he would seek re-election. But
news of the death of their mother in | had said had not been urged. Thaa
Stephenson and B. K. Grigsby.
the past few weeks on business connect His decision to dispose of it direct to
everyone knows that Dan Driscoll takes
Covington, Kentucky, which occurred j was the blow that killed everyone auaX
Klamath Falls—Alex Martin, Jr., and
the
public
as
well
as
job
it
out
to
mer-
,
ed with his Company, returned home
to (lolilic» as a duck takes to the pro
on March 9. The remains were taken ; everything, including the distinguieWv
8. T. Bummers.
Sunday. While in San Francisco he in chants in the county was only reached to Burrton, Kansas, the family’s old I County Judge. He glanced arowxt
verbial |>on<l. and he put up the pret
California—W. C. Dalton and C. J.
this
week
and
he
immediately
began
’
terviewed the Southern Pacific people
tiest little game of hustle ever seen in
home, for interment, the funeral taking helplessly and sank back in his cbaii.
latird.
and learned that it is the intention of preparations for the sale which starts
these parts. As a result "Kip” went
place April 11. The message announc-, His aid de camps took the hint aaaA.
At-Large—J. Frank Adams and J. B.
next
Monday.
that Company to run several excur
down in defeat, but it was with colors
Griffith.
It is to Ue regretted that he has de-! ing the date of the funeral was received moved adjournment. It was a hajw.^
sions into this section during the com
flying.
The question of changing the time of
cided
to retire from this line of business too late to admit of the attendance of thought, for if it had lasted cinch I..up. <
ing summer. He also secured a thou
Equal in interest wax the defeat of
some more of the honest stockholder».
holding the annual meeting was
for
he
has been one of the most enter either Mrs. Noel or Mrs. Nelson.
sand copies of the pamphlet, “The
“Bac” Grigsby. Here was a man who
brought up for discussion by O. A.
For
sal
e
—
The
north
half
of
the
north
'
"*'° were led to bel'eTe that every«* •
prising
merchants
in
the
county.
Be-1
Klamath Country,” just issued by the
hax always been as independent ax a
Stearns announcing that it wn« the
ing
a
big
advertiser
the
papers
of
,
east
quarter,
the
southeast
quarter
of
"
a8 cro°ked and that the whole ]>rosA-x
railroad company and is disposing of
hog on ice, and never missed an oppor
opinion of many that it should be
Klamath
will
feel
his
absence
from
'
the
northeast
quarter
and
the
northeast
ree
ked with graft, would have diaesrv-
them judiciously. He states that an
tunity of forcibly expressing his mind
changed to the first Saturilay in June.
charges and grew
other and better pamphlet is now in their columns, for he was one of the quarter of the southeast quarter of sec- eH’d l*'e f**'8*1?'
whenever he run up against a fellow
J. G. Stephenson served notice that he
heaviest
of
advertisers,
to
which
fact
he
tion
nineteen,
south
of
range
eleven,
t0
other
side,
course of preparation that will contain
who wax intimating around that the
would ask an amendment to the by
east of Willamette meridian. Inquire
much more information and a greater owed so much of his success.
Board of Directors wax the whole show,
at this office.
tf
laws changing the date to th«« third
Church Services
number of scenes.
and that that show was leing run at a
Saturilay in May. The multi r was set-
The Bonanza Bulletin has c>tten out
While in California Mr. Buell visited
loss, the landowners footing the bill.
Abreast
of
the
Times
tied nt the evening sex . "i by R. 8.
a copyrighted design for advertising the
M. K. CBl'HCH
San Jose, his old home, ami while there
Well, there were several of these fellows
Smith serving notice that !>«• would ask
The following i» taken from the Bonanza country« that is all right. Is is
was interviewed by the San Jose Mer
that gave “Bae” a ticket of exit with a
Bunday
school
at 10 a. ni. Preacbun
that the by-laws be amended so that
vengeance, but his defeat was brought
cury. About a column and a half is de ‘■Hardware World,” one of the best in the shape of a four leafed clover, each at 11 a. m. Junior League nt Sp xv
any future amendment lin n t could lie
about by a narrow margin and those made by a three-fourths mte with the voted to Klamath County and it has known and widely circulated hardware leaf representing one of the valleys trib- Epworth League at 6:45 p. m. l’-em-i,-
who were responsible for it uro not iusual thirty days until««, and Abel Adv already had the effect of bringing many periodicals in the country. The cut of jitary to Bonanza, The idea is a good ing at 7:90 p. m. Strangers ami alkwUJ,
crowing very loud. They seem to have linking that the adj 'ii'ument, when inquiries. When away from home as the building to which it refer», is a one and shows originality, The only receive a hearty welcome. P. ConkHsK,
criticism that can l>e offered is the rail- pastor.
a frog in their throat caused by their taken, be until tlm ihud Saturday in well us when he is here. Mr. Buell splendid photo of the Baldwin block:
“To those unaccustomed Io the enter road that is used for the stem, While
BA1TI.-T CHI HCH
never
misses
an
opportunity
to
bring
hard work.
May, Hhi7.
prise of the western hardware dealer, there is no doubt that Bonanza will have
the
advantages
of
this
section
promi
There
will
be preaching service«- ax.-irr
R. A. Emmitt wnx the cynosnre of all
The canvass of the vote for directors
eyes Satmd.iy. Mrenuoiia efforts bini ' consumed »<> much time that an ad nently before tlie puldie, and his wide the photo herewith of the magnificent a railroad, it is a little to > early to call1 Bunday at 11 o’clock a. in. and 7:3Qp>
in. by Rev. J i« quin. I’ra; er service •
been inaile to get him tostami againsti journment was taken until seven o'clock acipiaintame in oni »later stat« greatly ( mr-st >ry building, recently erected and it a proposed line.
Wednesday
at 7:30 o’elrwt.
kinds
of
wagon-making
occupied
by
Judge
eiienrg««
George
T.
l.
Baldwin
paiiiwin
at
ai
All
kiiihb
oi
w
agon-maxing
ami
re-
,, t» V*
v u
--
L
“
I > i' evenim.«
_
O. A. Stearns, but “lidi” ha» nlway» in the evening, w hen the following was aids him in ibis wulk.
. ,
■ •
I
. .1 H 1
, , I
. . B. 1 . r. I . on Mincuy evening at 0 A »
Klamath 1 alls, Oregon,
<
as a hardware pairing done at the Midway blacksmith Young men» bible class on
been a believer of the maxim that right
tore, will l>e noted with j , shop. All work guaranteed.
evening from 7 to s.
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Fine watch icp.iiiing. I.. Visa Lewis. and implement store,
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DIRECTORS
ELECTED
CHARGES
FALL FLAT
The Opposition Fails
In Its Threat
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NO FACTS MATERIALIZE
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Directors Meet and Elect
Officers.—Applegate’s
Election Unanimous
Drylander Was Too Shrewd
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