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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1907)
Mike Hueck, Jack Rueck. I’vter Peter- home team. The score stood 15 to 7 in I statement ns to the organisation of the Directors Elected stainer, M. I’. Nelson, Bob Laughlin, favor of Merrill. The »am«« teams play . Bourd. Alois Sterxl, AVm A Flackus. The-i W here again next Sunday. All of the memla-ra wetv present ex Continued h«»iu Fir it I'ngvi Flackus, Hank O'Brien, W. P. Sedge cept D F. Driscoll, who wa* not in the Owing to the sickness of one of the E. J. MURRAY, Editor. end C. W. Sherman. Of these. Mr. teachers one naiui of the public school city. Those constituting the new announced a* th«« result ' O'Brien came back alxiut the Iw-st satis was closed fora week. Board are Alex Martin, Jr., J. Frank E. R. <’. Williams. NO.OJ&. fied man of the bunch. He now thinks Adam*, it. A. Stearns, E. If. C, Wil Henry Anderson, ¡9,375. C. G. Merrill and wife, Mrs. C. II. the Board of Directoi* have l>een doing liam*, Jacob Hueck, Henry Anderson, Jacob Hueck, 14,027. Morrill and Mrs. P. R. Merrill went to as near the right thing as any set of J. (». Stephenson, W. C, ¡tallon ami D. W. C. Dalton, U.Otiti. Klamath Falls Tuesday men could, and In» admits that he now | F. Driscoll, who wa* absent. The fol D. F. Driscoll, 11,049. knows more about its duties ami re G. W. Otlield returned from Nalox lowing are the officers elected I TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE J. Frank Adams, 19,991, sponsibilities than he did before he at the last of the w<s>k. Geo. Evidently President, Alex Martin, Jr. <>. A. Stearns, 10,351, tended the meeting. It wa* wonderful thinks the timber in that section g'Hxl, Vici. Presl lent, <». A. Steam*. J. <«. sti-plienson, IO,2:tn what an amount of enlightenment can as he filed on 160 acres. Treasurer, A. It. Campbell, S. T. Suintneia, 9,900. admit their' force. And why not. A NEW’ DEAL Everybody around Merrill seem* to come from free discussion. Secretary, E. I. Applegate It. S. Grigsby, 9,751. I Though they are heavily interested in l>e satisfied with the election of the The snow storm last week whs a ease Attorney, Richard Blmrva Smith. swamp lands they need have no fear of C. It. Delatp, 9,524. T'Ssore is a new deal on hand now, al- of "Winter lingering in the lap of Water User* Ass-a'istion at Klamath The main tight ws* made on Mr. Ap G. K. Van Riper, 9,496. it eoiue» from a different deck loss, for even though it wonld take ten Falls, Saturday. Thev all returned Spring.'’ plegate, lie having at all litre* been J. B. Griffith, 0,322. e.ltaer. that stacked by the promoters of years to reclaim them, and we do not home Sunday. designated as the mun ladiind the If it wasn't (or tlm blue pencil, lordy Alex Martin, Jr., 9,11)0. r-Jfae exvamp land game. Anew Board of believe it will take so long, they will Cox Bros, had n lively runaway on throne. Thia charge was too ridiculous U. J Laird, 5,097. CTtii tors, containing seven new mem- still have a profitable investment, for what a good paper the Republican front street Saturday, l»ut wa« brought for Is-lief, but n<-Vettliele** there were would la* 1 the increase tn the value of the land W. E. Welch, 4,02s. iww* and two <>f the old Board, was to a standstill at Whitney Mercantile A numlier of ballots were thrown out many who believed that It was true. Bill Wood has g-ne into the saloon Co.** ( • *wel Sat urdav. They were chosen will lie great enough to more than equal, sidewalk. The wagon was over* on n> count of the |>er*on* casting them Ill* election wa* unanimous. joftarz a thorough canvass of the field and if not exceed, the )«er cent of profit that business at By. Orrin McCumber is turned but no one wa* hurt. the dry land larmer will make on his failing to sign then name, working his farm in Pine flat. »perfect understanding as to h>-w each The little »on of M. J. \Chitncy «anu- 'Jc--r- Martin or Sutninei* failing to <«awt of the yentiemen stood on the var- reclaimed land during all those years. After feeding hi- father** cattle verv nearly ta-iiig killed Monday. (lOIMI IO kl NO? Mr. receive a majority it necessitated an ■MM' proposition that have been up tor I'lider such e->nditioii* why this deter through the winter. Theodore Flackus Whitney wa* potting a saddle on n other ballot foi th«« •eh-clion ol a cainli- •Afcarxa- «ion. The Republican is glad miner! haste to bring alsmt this recla bn- again uioie 1 to Id* homestead. horse ami the Imrse started to run dale lor the Kia until Falls district, rluz.t (Iris change has l een made. Not mation at the exjieiise of the man who John Jone* and his iauiily came out Ilie result of this ludiot wa* a* follows; Uul Jt regrets the defeat of the two lias waited for it so long ’ Wehojie that from Klamath Falls Inst Sunday lor a backward* ami (ell down an the Alex Martin, Jr., 7,i<S<*. .w etw Lers of the old Boaid w ho st.>od the new Board will take the same stay on hi* hpme«tead near Dairy. Thev Ik-side* a 2-inch gash <>n the hea< child was bruised on the hip •s. T. Summers, 7i,7<»9. l'w *---olnti >n, but because the selection stand on this question that the old have been living in town for Treasurer's Notice shoulders. Dr. Patterson attended the J. F , Adam*, hk). » practically new Board, composed, Board took. If it does if w ill do one of time. ca»e an I states he will lie all right in n It will la- seen front this that Frank r *r"“he most part of men who are beyond the greatest w -rks for the men they The German friends of Mr. and Mrs. week. Adam» wa* still running. will demonstrate what this represent that it is |w>ssibie for them to Hans Stoehsler met with them for a A vote of thank* was tendered Hon. tata^wer has always contended — that th«- do. social time last Sunday and enjoyed G. IF llviivman for th«' valuable woik -■fcsti rdstration of the affairs of the As RENO themselves as only Germans can. There lie did during the la*t ......ion of the ««»—nt:on have l*ten economical, free The opposition is taking a great deal was music and dancing and refresh legislature, w hen he succeeded in forc Za o.outside influences, that tire inter-, of comfort out of the fact that only two Keno i* situated in the ■'*«>uth«-rn •.«tras the stockholders were always of the old Board of Directors were re ments without limit. part of Klamath County, on the ing through the bill asking for the re W. P. Sedge thinks he Las discovered Klamath river, at the terminus of fund of the State cor|*>ration tax, <9wsfully looked after, that the old elected. That’s right, boys, tickle which amounted tu nearly 4-'*)9, ami K-aun of Directors have at all times ! yourselves as much as possible, for that “signs” of coal in this vicinity recently. navigation. Two/teaim-rs land livre; • isr»» everything within its power to is about all the fun you can get out of If his “signs” ever materialize it will mail, express and passengers are also providing for exemption of all fu -*«t'ie The various problems that arose in it. As a matter of fact the opposition prove a great l*ian for the country. transfered from the stage to the ture State lax, which amounts to al*>ut U 4t a . ¿»aunstaking manner and that all ot only elected one of their candidates— There are those here also who have an l»-at at thia point. Adjoining Keno ♦ 159 a year. abiding faith in the existence of artisian <>n motion of J. Frank Adams n vote Notice. *ls*r-“business and workings of the Asso- Mr. Stevenson, and he won by just 29 on the west is a large belt of timber, of thank* wa* tendered ¡ ’ resident ^-tMMion, insofar as they had to do with votes. The king pin of the bunch was water here at no great depth. and on the east is a large lowly of A meeting of the »(.wkholder* of the Churchill for Ids courteous treatment •~i.it*. Board of Directors, was absolutely roped and branded in record breaking H. S. Oden lias not surrendered his marsh lands. Near Keno, on the Klamath Water U m - ii usai* lation la and efficient services during the j>a*t contract with the government for irriga ^Sw»e4rom graft or negligence of duty. river, is immense water power. Tele time by J. Frank Adams. He was not called t<> meet al the Courthouse on Fri two years, Mr. Churchill responded in day •veiling, April Cite paj>er has no axe to grind. It in it for a minute. Then you take the tionwater on his place in Pine Flat, phone connection* with ell part* of f>, at H o’clock, for the country. Has a good school. two a few well choren word*, expressing the the pur|*>*e <4 considering matters to T ims always upheld the okl Board, be rjst of the directors—every one of them and still haa ho|M*s that Pine Flat and store* ami two saw mills. appreciation he fell o( the honor be- come bvlorv the annual meeting. • TMwsJt be'ieved it was right. It will is as clean as a w histle. They are pos Swan Lake valley will finally lie made a J B GRIFFITH. stowe«l on Idin. as strongly support the new B<>ard sessed of too much good horse sense to part of the Klamath Irrigation Pro George Morgan has gone to Coos Bay Adjournment wa* then taken until -’-A < -keeps its skirts a* free from taint as 1« bamboozled. Ob 1 yes, it was a ject. He thinks it can be done by on business. the tbir«l Saturday in May. - t»«x the old. It seeks no favors from great victory, but like that proverbial draining the lake through Yonna val Mr. Thomas McCormack, wife and ley. ’ .Assoc¡.ition, and never has. What ghost, it won’t down. Directors' .Meeting daughter Madge have gone to Portland «- -Ufr^yrcalir.g came to this office, and it (l«ut>rp<>ral«d) Immediately following tire adjourn to visit relatives. vx ts a n ere pittance, amounting to les» D now looks as if William Wagner The Ling l.ake Lumlier Co. liM added ment of the annual meeting the newly 125 for the past year, was awarded FORT KLAMATH another 22-hor»e |>ower boiler ami en elected directors »«con |*inied the mein- --eazroec 'bide had been asked. We w< ■ will have no opposition for the office of ity Recorder. This is as it should he. gine to their *aw mill, which mean* a l*-r* of the old Board to the office of the y*arsonally acquainted with but one o or where a man. possessed of the qnali- Fort Klamath is located in the larger amount of work to be done this Klamath Commercial Agency, where I the retiring members, and ha- General Job Work the former Board surrendered the rein* •«♦Special interest in supporting them ications of Mr. Wagner and whose can- northern part of Klamath county, summer. iiflrcr ami Work« li.-ltnau H< «mi * 1' Il II of power into the hand* of the gentle • idaey meets with the popular approval and is in the center of w hat i* recog < Mir only aim has been to promote th« ¡.«st Friday Mrs. Jene Spencer had a ASHLAND, ORE. men who are to guide tire dim till les of nis does, comes out for office lie should nized as the Switzerland of America. w*-lfaie of the stockholders, the vast paralytic stroke on her left aide and was Manu!«, ture«« ol l*nruin*<lc s*w In* Url the a*>. iatio|| for tile ensuing year. oe so strongly supported a* to discour In close proximity to Crater I-akeand -•majority of whom are readers of the in a critical condition for awhile. Dr. ata*. s«w Min. Arcbltsctural Ir un Work. The meeting being an executive one, age opposition. He will lie the right surrounded by the greatest natural Ito*, lira«. *n4 flr.wizo Caatlng. White was summoned and now she i* AU-publican, and in upholding the ae- and scenic wonders on the continent, slowly recorering. She had just re tlom- trill tin- Official* weir |*-rmttt<-d to Mlloiat*. liirui.iK I Or.lrr. |>r>>n>|>ll) fllti-d man in the right place. He will give zk«-ea of the old Board we l>elieved, and the city efficient service ami that is it will, within a few yea**. Is* one of turned from the funeral of her brother, attend. L'onscquentlv no official report .maintain that our course would what it needs and must have. Remem the greatest toorist re-it* on the Mr. Taylor, near Merrill. Hie Meemed can l>e made of the proceeding, aside . Tv;.? ad vance the interests of the land I from the annuum-emeiit made a« to the ber, there in < nly one candidate for Pacific coast. to be in good health only a few moments v>v.ai}rs, the men who own their homes! organization. But if tire re|rorts ol Recorder, and that candidate is Wii- lucre, «fho have lived here for years, Ed I. szsley spent Sunday at hi* liefon- she received the stroke. those who w>-’r in-ar enough on the Olli- ' liam Wagner. See that he goes into aartaiJ •aye «ait-sl patiently lor the com- father’s. side to hear what wa* going <>n inside office by a unanimous vote. ¿ej-*51 just swell an event as government l Mrs. Geo. Hoyt is visiting relative* at No Additions to Didland are true there was a hot old time from irrieat ion. For the assurance of pur< barer* of lots •tart to.finish. < im- or two of the new ¡‘resident Roosevelt is kept so bn«y the Falls. foe indiscriminate charges that were in the tow n of Midland, a* well as to ly elected memls-r* of tin- B- ard wanted John Schallock of Klamath Fall- has cMZ'de had a sinister motive back of nowadays swinging his big stick that he furni-b information to |>eo|>le interested to start right in making history, but I been in town a few day. reminds one of a drum major. Most of fckisji. Tney were changed to suit the ’ in lands in <-r near to Midland, which soon run kerplunk agallisi faci* tliat M. F. Barker has been painting at the purchasers or owners of land might I m - acterl something like a riMriMi m and tiie person to whom they the anti-Roosevelt politician* ami corpo solar plexu*. affe<-'e 1 by the report* to effect that •arerelwld. But the real fact was always ! ration chiefs are going around with a Agency the past week. That old warrior, O. A. Mtearns, wa* i several addition- would be made to Mid 2x»i«n. That fact was the immediate . wooden hat for fear that it is their head Rev. Gratliiom- will hold services here land, we take this method of stating there paint, feathers and all. und he «■sriLamation of the swamp lands. We that w ill get the next crack. that there will Ire no additions to Mid wliooia-d it tip for a few minute* in a next Wednesday evening. land for some year*. We inn give this manner that led the outsider aot believe in the immediate recla- B« rtColwell of Merrill is visiting with assurance, rs to ¡ie for the reason that we own -.n atien of the swamp land for one—and Additional Briefs bi* friend Roy \\ ise of this place. land on all sides of the town site, all of lieve that he wa* doing a ri guiar Co- •«aafy -one—reason. The expense con- lore Denton and wife retiirne-l from which will la- kept vacant, except ti e m.uir he war dance on the inside. None vacant land on the south and the South rosreAed with ttie immediate commence- All kinds <■( finest perfume* at New Medford, where Lee disposed of a band east of the town site, which lias Ireen of the members who were asked about <«v*xvof this work will jeopardize the som & Under wixxi. of horses. set aside for the ure of stock yards, wliat tiMrk place would express them- completion of the Upper and Low sheds and loading pen*.—M iu LAKI i Tows •elves on any subject connected with 120 acres all under ditch, tine soil, Messers Hessig, Emery and Sullivan vjrr Projects. TJie funds set aside for the meeting a*ide from the formal eight miles from Klamath Falls, |2u started to Lakeview Sunday morning on COMPANY. -^rrt work should lie devoted to that per acre. E. E. Fitch, Merrill. 4-l]-4t land business. ■f x-TMse and that alcne. It should not 100 acre* choice farming land, Itavid Noah lias bought out J. B. < . ■ j espread out thin over the entire work, •fw-ribe available funds are not sufficient acre* fenced, small house, ♦*> per acre, Taylor’s stock in the blacksmith shop -« permit of this and also allow contin- four miles from Merrill. E. E. Fitch, and took charge of it Monday. 4-ll-4t :«*> m operations t<> be carried on on the Merrill. There was a dance given at the hall NOTICE TO BRICK AND STONE last Saturday night, but on account of, •sretiae project. The position we take, -wu-4 have taken, is that the settlers who CONTRACTORS.—That the bricklayer* the inclemency of the weather there zaure lived here before we were born, be- and stone mason* have organized a were only a few in attendance. ’Star*i the present owners of the swamp B. and M. I. U. in Medford and on the Ar.nie Applegate took a notion to go TsajuCsever heard of Klamath County, first day of May, 1907, the eight-hour visiting last Friday evening, so walked 7a<Core thev ever invested a cent here, law will go into effect. The jurisdic to George Loosley’s. The road was flfce pettier whose effort* have always tion of this union include* Jackacn, rather disagreeable on account of water directed towards the up-building Josephine and Klamath counties. For and snow, but Miss Annie wasn’J to lie ■ax». .1 up-lifting of this great Inland Em- further information inquire of Robt. ,M. battled, even if the cattle did stampede 4 ll-4t w «5 should first reap the benefits of Huggins, Medford, Ore. in one pasture. «Stas reclamation. It is the dry land F ob S ale —I have ten lots in First Ad i azan who deserves and should receive, dition to Klamath Falls, overlooking imaad will get, first consideration. Hie both lakes; nice residence property: five- MERRILL. ¿*<A-ne is now here. He has everything minute walk from High school; go<xi jar. stake, and lie has occupied that po- drainage, city water, etc. Price* from Merrill is situated in the southern dHUoti for as many as thirty, forty, fifty 1150 to |350 each. Lot* will surely part of Klamath county, very mar 2,»'4W8. How many homes are on the j double in twelve months. Easy terms. the center of the Klamath Project. •»imp lands? How many years have. ! f 100 down ; you set your time on balance It has a population of 600. Is well -J..- ow ners of the swamp lands lived on ' at 7 per cent interest; or will exchange supplied with good business houses, rii iuz? Not many, but to hear some of for cattle, large horse«, or mule*. E. W. lias many fine homes. Telephone., "/'•■11 howl around one would think ‘G owax , Klamath Fall*. tí long distance and home. Will soon .'tAcat the interests of the community have water works. Will be located >wre* resting wholly and solely on the on a branch of the California North .■reclamation of the swamp lands. But eastern, now l»eing built into Klam DAIRY £t not and will not. ath Basin. Will be one of the liest That is why the Republican support- ...... —■ . . ■ 4--------------- towns in the county. Has a fine <*«d Uie old Board, because it was for the public school. Dairy is pleasantly situated on the nndamation of the dry land first and the west side of lonna Valley, near the sinnp land afterwards. And ho it will center of Klamath County. It has E. Miller went to the Falls Tuesday. <scntvnue to uphold the new Board so two good general stores with enter Thomas Martin visited Merrill Tues as it will look after the interests of prising up-to-date dealers who enjoy day. «. ¡She dry land farmer. a large trade from surrounding val M. J. Whitney left for the Dry Lake VVe /Jo not want to be misunderstood leys; a hotel and feed barn, and a •n the question of the reclamation of school house'. It is surrounded by a ranch Tuesday. tl»e '«wamp land. We are i heartily in G. ¡{.Carleton an>l Leo Parrish went I rich farming community with which flavor of it. It will be one of the great- it is connected by a farmers’ tele to the Falls Monday. • ■•< additions to the wealth of our coun Edward Duffy is boring a deep well phone line and also a long distance • sy. J5v all means it must lie reclaimed. line. Is on the stage line, twenty for N. 8. Merrill this week. >ot not until the reclamation of the dry miles east of Klamath Falls. Willie Wilson is again able to be out flood has progressed so far that it will after an illness of a couple of weeks. not. Ire jeopardised by operations on the The Spring latke Baseball Club jour ■»warn ps. Among the Yonna valley farmers who .Among the owners of swamp land we attended the annual meeting of the neyed to Merrill last Sunday and somber some of our warmest personal Water Users Association at Klamath crossed bats with the Merrill Club. The ( a>t»nds. To them we have expressed »1»« same opinions and reasons given Falls last Saturday, were: W. L. Spring Lake Club plays very good ball, , iv-re. And they were honest enough t< Welch, Joe Welch, Henry Stoehsler, But proved to be easy game for ti e K LAM A TH REPLBLICAN 1U0ING NEWSPAPER OF INTERIOR OREGON. ASHLAND IRON WORKS ENGINEERS, FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS 1 <lamatb County 1 »Farm Eands « I City Property Merrill Town Lots Bonanza Lots We own very desirable ¡and in st nail tracts adjoining the town of Me rrill Klamath Kommercial Age ncy