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KLAMATH Official Newspaper o! Klamath County REPUBLICAN. KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 23, 1908. VOL. XII. NO. 43 IMPROVED HIGHWAYS TO CLOSE LID TIGHTER Government Takes a Hand in the Matter City Council to Pass on New Ordinance Lewis’ Store Destroyed FURNISHES INFORMATION THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES NO CLl'E TO THE CULPRIT Practical Instructions Sent Out By Department of Agriculture New Measure Drawn Along Lines Laid Down by the State Law Ky Taylor's Barber Shop and The Pantatorium Badly Damaged and shipping the high grail*- ore waa have no mor« than two ditches, on« on HÖRE CANDIDATES WEDDING soon in active ' petalion. each sid« ol Hi« road by giving it a The town ol Rawhide was then laid crown or elevation in the canter of 71« l-a»l Week's List Is Added Io and Roberts-White out and in six weeks the population in- Inches above the lop ut the inner slop« More Vet to Come One of the must prominent social creased to I2U0. Town lots raiaad in ol the ditch lor alKMoOt road, aud where affairs ol th« season occarred Saturday value from $',0 to $-'i<)0 in two weak« time, Hi« hills ar« a little sleep make th« evening when Miss Clarice While, one and some even higher than that. The mention made last week ol the crown IU Incliee. With a crown of of tbe leaders of the younger set, was Mores, shops, hotels, leer! Iiarns and about 1 inch to ths loot from the center probable < andiilates for office luul the united in marriage to Chari«« I Roberta. 14 saloons were srern in operation. The to the sides, tbe ditches which are effect of stirring the friends of other The event occurred at tlie beautiful financial panic had a depressing effect oltuer built across the road on steep gentlemen, and Hus week the Republi Irouie of the bride's Jia rents on Fourth on the town, hut business is still on the grades to deflect the water will not In can presents to its readers the names ol street and was witnessed by alxtut Ixxiin. needed Instead ol carrying waler across !.. F. Willits for state senator, W P. 23 of the immediate relative« ot the The Hnowg‘x4se Ixiys are Klamath the road m opati ditches, tile or con Rhodes, ol Merrill, for county clerk, and County Ixiys, having i-ome to Keno from ; contracting parties. crete drains should, it possible, lie pro <’. J. hwingle, of laugi-ll Valley, fur i Iowa in 1801. They are softer, hard The parlor, reception and dining ' working men and acquainted with hard vided. They should have suffkieut county commissioner. Of course, none ! rooms had lieen artistically decorated capacity and fall lo carry the maximum ■ of these gentlemen have eigniUed their work and disappointment. They worker! for tbe occasion under the personal in the mining business lor seven or aiuouut ut water that is expected to Intention ut being candidates for the direction of Miss Maud Baldwin and i eight years and gained nothing out ex- flow through them et any one time. office mentioned and are simply lieing * perience. However, tlie last year their Mr«. F. M. White, and the electrical | labor has been crowned with such aliun- The eapacity Is increased in pro|airtiun urged to do so by their friends. It is illumination presented a most pleasing one thing to be a candidate and another to grade; for instance, 12-iuch pipo Isid dant success that they may well leel re sight. The spacious reception room, paid for their privations ami hardships on s one per cent grade will carry 1800 t" I* urged to lie one. On the old prin where the ceremony was performed, of tbe past. galloons |«r minute, while the same cipal that It is the early bird that < alcbes ! was almost exclusively decorated with the worm, it is getting close to the time pip« laid on a 2 per cent grade will carry ' 'huge quantities of Oregon grape. Th« 2600 galloon« per minute. Further- when those who seek to nominate ought Prospects Oil 1 only exception lieing the wedding Ml, mor«, a culvert laid Hat will Coon Illi up, to make known their intention to do so. suspended trutu the bridal arch al ths B. M. Grigsby, who la out working lor while one having a good incline will The coming summer will see portions i west end of the room, which was cov» bis nomination lor sheriff, has lease.I hia keep itself clear. The ordinance introduced iu the City cred with tbe soft network ol swoid of Klamath and Lost River Basina thor L. Alva Lewis’ jewelry store waa Inasmuch as one of the greatest needs ranch to J. D. «¡rimes and O. L. Brown, "In llie maintenance of an earth oughly prospected and developed for oil. burglarized at an early hoar Saturday of a new country is good roads, we are road, avoid the mistake ol changing the being desirous of freeing himself from ; Council at last Monday night's meeting, ferae. In contrast the dining room pre- I^st Saturday morning articles of incor morning, and the daring robber at- pleased to iulortr our readers that we natural order of tilings. Naturally the anything that would interfere with hif providing lor the licensing and regula j seated the appearance of a conserve- tion of saloons and the selling ol liquors, I tory with quantities of l-eantiful carna poration ol the Klamath Oil Company , tempted to cover up the deed by setting have lieeii fortunate enough to make ar Soil la found on top and llie clay on the political labors. will, if passed and enforced, mean th« tions. roses and ferns which had lieen were filed with the Secretary of State at fire to the building. The timely discov rangements whereby the I'nlled Htalas bulloni. II this order is reversed in alieolute prohibition ut all gambling ami sent by friends from Washington, Port Salem. Articles were also file.) with tbe ery of the blaze and the quick action of Office of ,‘ublie Roads will supply this constructings road, the result will be iqo K County Clerk last Saturday afternoon. the fire department in responding to the prohibition of the sale of liquors on land, Grants Psss and Medford. paper with practical articles on various | leas satisfactory than il the eoil lie lelt Munday, The provisions are very simi I At 8:30 the wedding procession was While the business and pursuits of the the alarm prevented a consummation of features of road building and mainte I at the top ol llie road, for soil makes a Registration opens, Jan. 0. lar to the old ordinance, covering the formed and passed through an aisle corporation will lie general in nature ac the well laid plane. That the perpe nance, which will i>e published from lietler surface to a road than clay. II Closes for primaries, April 7. Mate law. Therefore it will not 1« formed of satin ribbons held by little cording to the articles, the special pur trator had made a study of the premises time to lime. Our subscribers are urged the rua I lied is largely clay to start Primary Elections, April 17. necessary to appeal to the bhcriff, as the Aajoria I'eliell and Hattie White. poses of the company are to sink, con is evidenced by the manner in which an to give this matter careful consideration with, It will be well to place Bandy soil Registration reopens, April 21. city officials will be empowered to Mendelsohn's wedding march was ren struct and maintain wells, shafts, tun entrance was gained. Underneath tbe and ere requested to forward to Uli» orcloan saud on top. A covering of 0 Closes lor election, Msv 15, handle all complaint. As many of dered by Mrs. Pratt. The groom waa nels. adits, cuts and excavations for the jewelry store is a basement use.1 for office for transmission to the office ol to 10 Inches <d sand upon clay that per (Jenera! Election, June 1. the proviaions of the old charter are em attended by Oscar Hhive, as first man. purpose of developing mineral oil, petro storing wood and articles of little or no public roads any practical question sista In breaking up into deep mudholes Registration reopens Hept. 20. bodied in the proposed one, it w>ilt only and the bride by her sister, Miss leum,coal and all other minerals of every value. Heue it was that the burglar which lhev desire answered relating to will usually lie satisfactory, and il sand Cloves for electron, Oct. 20. lie necessary to mention a few of the im Georgia, as maid ot honor. Tbe cere nature and description; to construct commenced operations. Taking a brace road coffetruction and maintenance. enough lie adder), thia clay will cease to Presidential Ejection, Nov. 3. portant sections. Helling liquor without mony was performed by Rev. G. T. and maintain canals, ditches, pipe lines and bit which he fonnd there he cut Questions snd auseeis will be published make mud. It the roadbed is composed Information compiled for the instruc a license shall lie punished by a tine not Pratt, the simple Episcopal ring service and reservoirs for the flow, storage and out by boring holes a space in the floor by this paper at suitable Intervals. Ttie I ol sand it can be improved by an appli impending of oil or pretroleum; for the sufficiently large to permit of hia crawl less than $|u or more than $100 or im being employed. lion of the public is as follows: article printed herewith derls with the cation of clay. purpose of imponding waters for the ing through to the store above. prisonment for a |«riod not exceeding Proceedings Under Initiative. — Initia maintenance ol earth roads ami is ol Immediately following the guests re The rule tor a setvicaable earth road, purposes of storage, power purposes, The thief was remarkably bold, for tive petitions must have 7,405 signa 10 days or both. especial interest lo this county, where | then, is as follows paired to tbe dining room and partook Make ditches on and the generating of electrical power, the electric lights are left burning all OAMHI.IXh country roads are ezlensively used. each side and keep them open; haul tures; Initiative petitions must be tiled of the sumptous wedding supper, after Sec. 8. "It is prohibited, and made which the young couple were driven to etc. The incorporators are H. S. Sims, r.ight and two of them were still burn The writer says "We may recognise semi and gravel upon sections needing by January 31 ; arguments advocating Thos. Hampton, Chas. Horton, E. B. ing after the fire haa gained much tbe value of hard and durable mads in ibis treatment. use a road machine and measures musi lie tiled by February 3; ! unlawful, for any person licensed under their future home on Pine street. Hall, Fierce Evans and R. I. Kilgore headway. The workbench in the front the provisions of this ordinance, to keep initiative measures must lie printed by all parts ol the ouaniry, bnt th« fact ro a Spill log .Ils,- Jll.llr U'llSiv lull dr-sr'llp The bride presented a beautiful pic of thia county, J. W. Holmea, brother of the store and less than five feet maine tliat lor a long Huie to come the lion of which will lie contained in a llie secretary of state by March 2. copies a disorderly house, or permit any un I ture in a handsome gown of cream net, of the General Manager of the Baker from the sidewalk was rifled of its majority ol the roads will tie composed later article), follow the "elicli in time" of measures must be mailed hi voters by law Ini gaming, or to permit any bois with bands of ribbon over cream silk. rule and give an earth road llie same April 7 ; secretary of state must make terous or riotous conduct in or about bis Iron Works of Los Angeles, and E. E. contents, including quite a bit of small ol earlii. Furthermore, in about nine careful persistent attention you would She carried a boquet of white carnations. Weaver, Manager of Armour Packing jewelery that had been left for repaira, SCNPAV CUoMXU monthe out of the year, the earth road, give your prise err«, factory or store, up ilia form of liallol by Msv 4. The bridesmaid was dressed in pink and Company of Portland. Besides the as well as the lathe and a number of Primary Election — Candidates for and it will pay as largì- a profit in pro place of business, or to open, or permit II properly cared lur, is reasonably sat carried pink carnations. The groom above the stock subscribers include tools. state and district offices, lo 1« voter! for to be opened hie place of besiness for wore conventional evening drees. isfactory. For many agrlciillutal ilia- portion to your individual outlay." in more than one county, and for cir tbe parpose of tralfy- m the flrat day of | Msny tieautiful and useful presents Frank Adams, W. C. Dalton, Judge L. Considerable silverware, as well as trids, it IS tliv only road al present Club cuit judges ami district allorueys. must ( Die «reek, commonly called Sunday; or were received, consisting mainly of sil F. Willits, John Stilts. L. Gerber and bracelets, chains and other jewelry waa available, lienee, three ouiumuniti.-s many other prominent Klamath County file willi Ilia secretary of state, al the J to give, soil or supply spiritous, malt or I ver and hand painted cbina. also taken, but just how much Mr. should set themselves seriously to work citizens. lime ol beginning lo eirMlaie petitions, vinous liqnors to tain ore or habitual Lewis will not know until ho has to learn the best methods of maintain Th» bride is the daughter of Mr. and The first open meeting ol the Tuesday Those interested say that »he ipveati- ( chovkod up bis at auk. 1, ,r •*r4*warrv pMWew al H,e Inu« | Mrs. <». W. White and has long been T*e lathe Md ing earth roads aud ol getting the mssi •venlug Musical Club was livid at the s copy of the petition IrW a.iminaiimi^ gations and tests made during the past ’ m a drunken druuk- or mtuziuatcd condition." , prominent in social circles. several packages of silverware were ■uum sanies from them. I'roeperily Klamath Conservatory ol Music last signed by himself, as evidence that saul. in year prove beyond a doubt that the en elector is a candidate for nomination by ' Conviction lor violation -ball Ina punish found just back of the store, evidently i om«e to the country lo a great extent night The groom is a memlwr of the firm of tire south end ef the county is rich in through the prosperity ol the farmers. The Club is composed rd the majority his party. The vole cast by a political I able by a tins* of not less than $10 or Roberts A Hanks, hardware merchants, oil. The statements of H. S. Sims, the having been dropped by the robber ia This fact strongly suggests the impor of the musical talent ol Klamath Falls, (■arty in each voting preciucl lor repre snore than $10'1 or imprisonment for a and is one of the leading business men eil specialist, who made the flrat exam his hurried flight. Mr. Lewis places hia loss at about tant* ol giving the earth road every p«e and its object is the mutual lieneflt and sentative In congress that last preceding l«riod of not less than 5 days or more of the city. He has been identified with ination. have been verified by experts. $1500, with an insurance of $600, while sible care and attention in its location, enjoyment which they can give one an general e'ection is ths basis on which than 20 days or both at discretion of the business interests of the city since from Southern California oil fields. the percentage for petitiona the building, owned by Ky Taylor, waa Police J u dge. drainage, construction and mainton- other his boyhood and his genial nature has The incorporators say that these ex insured for an equal amount, and hia roarxiTs ucwxaa aoae. A large crowd of invited friends greet counted, and need not exceed yearly added to his popularity. perts predict that Klamath will de- loss being practically the same as that natures. Sec. 10. In case of a conviction of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will be at home develope the largest oil fields in the of Mf. Lewis. "An earth road couipoewl of water* ed the Club and one ol the uniat enjoy Petitions for nominations to I* voted any poison, licensed under the provision to their friends after January 25. holding Soil should be ei|«>sed lo the able musical programs ever given in world, and it waa for the purpose of i In prosecuting his labors in the base for in districts comprising more than of this ordinance, for a violation of any • un and air as freely as poeaibla, as com- Klamath Falls, was rendered. Every proving to the world our reeources in ment the robber used for illuminating of the provisions of Sec. 8, the Police one county must 1« signed by at least purposes two candles set in between parison lietwecn the shaded and sunny number was encored. Mrs. Q. T. Pratt this line that the company was firmed. nails driven into a piece of pitch pine. two per cent of the electors residing in ' Judge shall declare a forfeiture of tiie li Patton Wells and Miss Evelyn Applegate, who is portions ol ouch a road will easily indi All of the money is to be used for de- In starting the fire coal oil was evi each of al least one-eighth of the pre- ■ cense. Mies Myrtle Wells and Chas. A. Pat- vslopme >t work. They make no prom dently used quite freely, as those who cate. Thia should 1« accomplished by president of the Club, gave piano solos, ditv or maksnali . cincte in each or at leaat two counties ; ton, both well known young people of ises. They simply put in what money . were first on the scene could easily de < leering a sufficient amount of trees and and the vocal soloists were Mrs. T. W. I Sec. 12. Il shall be the duty ol the 1 in the district and need not exceed 600 Ashland where they have lived most of they can afford to lose. If they are j tect the odor of burning oil. undergrowth away from the road. It Ziminertnsn, Mrs. Jessie Brock Mor marshal to make complaint to the Po signers. It is scarcely possible that the guilty their lives, were quietly married Wed successful it will interest capital and ' must lie renteuiberd, however, that gan. Roy«.. Walker, Mr. T. W. Zim Petitions (or nomination for offices lo lice Judge of any and all violation of the nesday evening at eight o’clock, at the bring thousands of people here. Ma-1 p rty will make a get-away, for while merman, Mrs. I kin J. Zumwalt, and sandy and gravelly roads require mois chinery has been ordered and operations no particular individual ia suapicioned, be voted for in only one county, or die- p ro visions of this ordinance. residence of tbe officiating miniater, will be commenced immediately upon : yet the officers are on the alert and the ture, aud in these cases ooms shade Rev. (ieo. T. Pratt. mull LICBNSK trict, shall be tiled with tbe county Rev. W. I.. Mellinger of ths Christian its arrival. coarse work of the robber and incen Miss Elsie Applegate delighted the should lie retained. Furthermore, clerk not less than 15 daya before the The amount of the license is left va Citizens throughout the county are diary will doubtless lead to hia detec church. Mr. Patton ia a valued em trees are lieneflcial along river banka audience with a l>eaiitifill violin solo. date act for the primary election, Wed cant and it is intimated that it may ploye of one of the local truck com receiving numerous inquiries in regard tion. and on steep grades subject lo washing. The program also included n reading by possibly lie raised as there has lieen panies. The bride is the daughter of to the oil prospects. The following let- I Ky Taylor’a barber shop was put out nesday, April 1. Prof. C. A Howard. "Drainage is one of the most import ter from the Los Angeles Express is a The form of primary ballot must be acme talk in favor of high license. Mrs. Ellen I. and the late Erastua sample of the interest the subject is at- i of business principally by water, al Mr. Howard's dialect readings are though some damage was done by fire, ant |>oints toconsider In connection with certified to by the secretary of state by Those opposed, however, argue that Wells, pioneer residents of this section.' trading on the outside: while the Pantatorium was also damp an eartli road. The majority of earth especially line, and hr* captured the March 30. raising the license at this time would 1* —Tidings. "Dear Sir:—! would appreciate it aa ened quite a bit. The glass in R. 1. roads in all mountainous and hilly dis audience with his encore. "Th« Moo- Canvass of votes for nominations for an injustice to the raloonmen. a favor if you would send me all the Hammond’s front doors was shattered tricts have too mucti drainage. Occa cow-moo." state and district offices must be made fads regarding the oil excitement in by some excitable individual in well in It is a fact that the sole revenue of The program closed with a vocal duet bv May 2. Bonanza district, names of companies tended efforts, but the fire was prac sionally a road will be tound with five the city this year has lieen from the sa lieautifully rendered by Miss Mae Word- formed, preparations for drilling and tically confined to the jewelry store. ditches, three in the middle made by A quiet, pretty marriage occurred extent of acreage taken up. Any de loons, on account of the council making en and Mr. Burge Mason, Mr. Lewis' private safe and that be tbe lioreee' hoofs and by wheels of the no tax levy. In view of the condition Tuoadav evening, Jan. 21, at tbe home tailed information regarding the situa longing to the county were apparently The evening was one of pleasure ami vehicles, and two on the sides All well- showed what an array of talent is fonnd tion will aid our oil columns greatly. not tampered with by the burglar of business snd financial affaire, it would of the officiating minister, P. Conklin.1 I "Very truly yours constructed earth roads are supposed lo I in Klamath Falls. and are apparently uninjured, although The interested parties were Mr. Earl C. The regular meeting of the city coun come hard on some at this time. "W. E. W ing . " they have not been opened as yet. Jackson and Miss Emma Margrieter. cil was held last evening at which the Mr. Jackson is in tbe employ of the insyor and all the councilmen, except flodel ; Moore Bros. They will make their Woodbury, wore present. ; home in Klamath Falls. The regular bills were allowed and E. J. Leatham has on exhibition ordered paid. Sidewalks were ordered on Washington street and Ewauna Boule B. St. (ieo. Bishop's window a handi ' Boys some model of a Howe truss railroad ' vard. and on Sixth street from block 38 1 to block 83 and on Fourth between bridge. It is built to a half inch scale i II. Snowgoose, of Keno, has just re . Walnut and Klamath avenue. The |>e- and has an Hit-foot span with one span ceived from his boys, Dan and John, a ' titien for a light at the corner of High of trestle work. It is constructed on trestles on concrete piers, and is a neat map and pictures of Rawhide, Nevada, and Juniper streets was granted. a new mining camp. The boys are in The proposition for selling tbe engine piece of work. The joints are scarcely terested in several rich ilaims in this discernible, while th« model itself is belonging to the city came up for dis , camp. The first picture shows the wonderfully firm and strong. The cussion. The mayor was authorised to camp with only a few tents; another crosslieama are composed of three pieces sell same fur not less than $1600. where the mines are sacking and ship The street grade on Pine street be of timlier to give it add» I strength ping; another the first six-horse stage tween Third and Fifth, which was re while the supporting rols vary in size into Rawhide, and another an 18-horre n order to give the greatest strength cently established at the request of the team hauling lumber to the mining property owner«, not meeting with their where needed. Mr. f.eatham has had I camp. Then we see the long map much experience as a bridge-builder in approval, the city engineer advised that many countries of the world, and re in six sections, giving a birdseye I it lie lowered as the property owners cently has I wen in the employ of the view of Rawhide, the city of tents. were about the only onea affected. Reclamation Service where his work Main street and Rawhide avenue,besides An ordinance, providing for the regu was highly appreciated. wooden buildings, are lined with hun lation of saloons, which has lieen in dreds ol tents. Jno. Snowgoose left Keno preparation some time, waa introduced Home a year ago and went to Walker River In by councilman Bennett, of the Third dian Reservation in Nevada, whore his wa-rl. After reading action waa deferred 1 Adjoining the new fairground; two and brother, Dan, bad proceeded him a short one-half acres or more, best of garden until next meeting. land. Two and one-half acres is equal time before. Ha went there to work at ------Call and Inspect this Fine Line------ to twenty lota 60x136 feet. If times are $6 a day and after working a few month«, Worthy good or bad you can always make a he concluded to do tome prospecting for good living from it. Price reasonable, himself, and in one day found eight pay Our Responsibility Ends When You are Satisfied J. D. llamaker, of Bonanza, was in and terms easy. See I ■chutes on what is now known as the I.. JACOBS, Owner. the city Monday on liie way to Cali Baloon claim. The ore assayed from fornia for a two weeks' visit. Mr. Ham- $100 to $10,000a ton. aker brought down a petition which had of Dan Snowgoose is running an assay tieen subscribed to by Bonanzaites tor the purpose of buying a lot in Klamath office and when the boys found how rich Falla on which to build a home for Mrs. Words fail me in my endeavor to ade tbe ore was, they concluded to keep it a Annie Jardine, widow of tbe late J. H. quately express niy gratitude for tbe Jardine. The money raised, which generous assistance rendered me during secret, but it leaked out. In tbe mean amounted to $130 60, has been deposited the recent fire, in arousing us from our time John located a camp by the Baloon with the Klatuatli County Bank. lieds and removing and returning the claim and called it Rawhide. lua short Friends in thia citv will continue the goods to my store. I wish to especially time miners and capitalists began to subscription. Besides money the busi thank W. If. Dulaney for hie energy anil come in to camp by tbe score. Successor to R. fl. Boiler ness men have offered to furnish lumber, clear-headed supervision; also the tire As the boys did not have tbe money nails, doors, windows and other ma department, to whose energy, prompt E. W. GILLETTE & CO. terials for building, and many of the ness and hard work 1 owe the saving of to open up the mine, they anon lot out eleven leases, and tbe work of sacking , carpenters agree to donate work. my building. R. I. HAMMOND. BELLS ROBBERY AND FIRE By Incendiary Good for Elections of Musical Recital — Jackson-Margrieter City Council Bridge Lucky Keno Just Received Big shipment of Dining Tables, Rockers, Chairs, etc. Buy a A Object Card Thanks Klamath Tails Furniture Bouse