KLAMATH
Official Newspaper
ol Klamath County
VOL. XII.
NO. 48
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 27, P08.
ANNUAL
MEETING
Water Users will be
Here in April
K lamath W atch U mf . kh A mihx
iatiun ,
Our school needs a well; the indica
C. P. Chastain, Secretary.
tions are that one will 1» bored within a
lew weeks.
'Thursday)
Miss
May
Robinson,!
Relative to the candidacy of Dr. Geo.
teacher of Hilderbrand« school was call
ed to Portland by the serious illume of
ney Newa, of which lion. Frank Davey, her mother.
H|ieaker ol the House at the lent Bees ion,
Mr. ami Mrs. D. Y. Gray were shop
II.Merryman lor Stale Senator the Har
is editor, contalus the following
AMENDMENTS TO LAWS
Meeting Will be Important
One for Association
The next annual meeting of the Wat
er Veers Association will be held in
It promisee to lie
an Important meeting, among the things
to lie considered being tbe following
amendments to I <e by-laws;
The Stockholders of the Klamath
Water Veers Assoc 1st Ion are hereby
notified that the following amendments
to the By-laws of said asoociatiun will
be submitted for their acceptance or
rejection at the next annual meeting of
the stockholders to be hold in Klamath
Falla, Ore., on the 4th day of April,
1908, at the hour of 2 o'clock P M :
FULTON
REPLIES
days before the data of such meeting,
News Notes From Dairy
and shall contain th« order of the Board
of Directors calling such mealing, slat
Mrs Wui. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Hana
ing the pur|aise fur which said meeting
Mtoehsls are visiting In Klamath Falls
la called.
Ibis week.
By order of th« Board of Directors.
Highly Complimentary
this city on April 4.
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REPUBLICAN.
ping in Dairy Friday,lhey con template a
“Dr. Geo. II. Merryman ol Klamath visit to their sun at the Fort in a lew
Falls who serve.I in th« House last ses days,
sion, Is a candidal«, lor nomination as
0. C. Pearson and J. R. Welsh were
Joint Senator in the Crook -Klamath - trading and transacting otter business
Lake district this year and while the in Dairy Friday.
News lives outside of that district,
Hey Pool ami John Lind from Hilder-
It takes pleasure in lealilylng to the
b<slide were In Dairy Friday, Mr. I.lud
high character of Dr. Merryman and to
his faithful work as a legislator.
Hr always brings a good sued bucket ol
was always at his post ami ever watch eggs, auI Rcoy brings a warm smile that
ful ol the interests of constituents. It proves bis good nature.
was lie who blocked the game of county
Perhaps Mrs. Jones is tbe first to
division over there and in many other plant garden in this section, but thia
ways he displayed excellent judgment.
fine weather is enough to get most any
The district will ha e an able faithful
man in the Senate il it gels Dr. Merry body in that notion.
men."
Rushing Work
Tlie railroad crew, in charge of Eluier
Smith, ia rushing tbe work on the
change being made in the government
canal, on the Hol Springs addition, just
east ol tlie city limits. The original
course of the ditch would have neceasi-
tated a I HO loot epan where the railroad
made its crossing. A hall moon la lie-
ing made in the ditch so aa to glie the
road a more direct crossing, with not
over k 5 loot spun.
The crew consist« of 30 men and 3ii
boreee, and Mr. Smith elates it wvulal
be iinpoMihle lor him to put on another
horse on the work, on account ol the
small space ol ground 'hey are working
on. At limes even now he cannot work
all bls st.s k.
The fact that the Southern Pacific are
using all the uirn and horses, iliat It is
poesible to work, Indicates that lhey do
not intend to have any delay in the coo-
slructien al either end of the Ime.
The railroad company plane to build
cement abutments and put in a tempor-
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‘.h7.hr, fr..n. '. ,1 Raila will
bo laid and the dirt from the cut, to be
made Iwtween the canal and Upper
fuike will 1« run to the low ground and
used as a Illi.
That Section 1, Article II, of said
By-Laws, be amended to road aa fol
lows:
The annual meeting of the Bti»ck*
holders of the association shall be held
at Klamath Fal a. Ore., at a place to
be designated by the Directors, and
stated in the notice hereafter provided
fur, on the first Friday in June of each
year, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M
(The flrat annual meeting under thia
By-law ahall be held in the year 1909).
That Section 2, Article V, of said By-
lawa, be amended to read as follows
At all sleetlune any owner of stock of
this ssaocisuon, whose assosemrals
have been fully paid, ia a qualified
elector and ahall be entitled to one vole
for each anti every share of the stock
owned by him, not however, to exceed
in the aggregate 1«O votea.
That Section 2, Article Id. ofaaid
By-laws, be amatided to
lows:
Each Director shall at the time of
Establishing Camps
hie election be a qualified elector and
the owner of lands situalawi in the irri
Mr Erickson, of Erickson A Peterson,
gation district to which shares of stock the railroad contractor I» now at Dorris
of thia aaaociatlon are appurtenant, ■wtal>al>li«l>tng <-sui|-s «oat to commence
and shall also be n resident of the dis work on the "Mi<»» fly" track arroos the
trict.
hill at that place.
The commissary
That Section 4. Article III of said building is already constructed on the
By-laws be amended to read as follows: hill thia aide ol Burris.
The construction ol the "Shoo-fly" ia
¡'he annual election of Directors,
commencing with tne year Í9O9, shall considered the most ditfiiull piece ol
work ou the road lietaeen Itray and
be held on the first Friday in June of Klamath Falls, and the lieginning ol
each year, at the time of the regular I Uila work ao early tn the season la a
annual meeting of the aeaocia'.ion and aure indication that there will be no
such Directors shall hold their rea|>ec- atop at lKirria, but that the railroad in
tive offices for one year, or until their tends pushing on to Klamath Falla thia
succeaaors are elected and qualified, summer.
ths Board of Directors ahall be elected | An immense body of men are rushing
by ballot, and a majority of the number tlie work on tbe last two and a half miles
of shares voted at the election, shall be ol grading on the other side of Dorris,
neceaaary for a choice.
and at the rate the track laving crew are
That Section 2. Article ¡I, of said By now stringing rails, the road should t>e
com
pl et cl to Tkirrla sometime in April,
laws be amended to read aa follows:
Notice of such annual meeting ahall weeks before the time set by the etnei
l>« given by publication in at least three construction engineer.
newspapers published weekly within
the irrigation district; such notice shall
be published not leas than thirty days
before the date of holding such meet Owing to numerous inquiries, for in
ing.
formation. and a place to purchase
That Section 4. Article II, of said By stock, have made arrangements to pro
laws ahall be amended to read aa fol vide such a place at Heilkemper's jew
lows:
elry store. Stock can be bought and
Notice uf special meeting ahall be
any informant n regarding the company
given by publication in the same man
ner aa for regular meetings; such no esn be obtained by calling on Mr. !
tice shall be given not less than twenty Heitkemper at any time.
The Klamath Oil Co.
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Denies Every Charge
Made by Heney
BRANDS SMITH A FOOL
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something that would criminally involve
! me.
The assertion that I was present when
any such (bribery? proposition was
made to Smit h is absolutely false.
I am proud of the fact that the cam
paign for my own election is known ns
one of the cleanest ever made in Oregon.
Brownell testifies for immunity, and
1 pity him. It is a strange nature that
in order to eave himself he is willing to
liear false witness against another.
In an HO00 word letter, which baa
Iss-n given tbe press, Senator Fulton
answers in detail the charges made
against him by Francis J. Heney.
The specific charges
made in the
Heney speech are taken up one by one
Work Progressing on
New Fair Grounds
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irrepressible ambition to Stand in tbe
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Irom Kwan Lake limelight ia given as an added incentive
for what Senator Fulton calle the law
were shopping in Dairy Saturday.
Gilbert Anderton came home from yer's utter disregard for the truth.
Mr. Heney’s enmity, Senator Fulton
jury duties and is now busy with bis
aaye, dates fusck to tbe time when Mr. ,
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Heney was a candidate for appointment
chore boy duties aa of old.
Grandpa Schtnore ¡raaeed through
Dairy Saturday witli some cattle.
he
was prevented
PetersteinerFaces Jury
for Death of Johnson
TROUBLE 6ETTINC A JURY
Two Additional Venires had
to Be Summoned
Every bill introduced in tbe Legisla
ture bears tbe num.- of the man who in
The case ol the state vs Peter Pster-
troduced it. The records in the office steiner, charged with the murder of J.
of the Secretary of State show who filed M. Johnson, waa liegun Tuesday by
each of tbe initiative and referendum I the examination for jurors. Out of tbe
petitions, aud, to that extent, who is special venire of 23 men summonsd, 10
As in tbe case of bills , were accepted when Court adjourned
in the Legislature, though, it is not al- I for noon, and another venire of five men
ways possible to determine who pre-' was ordered.
pared tbe measures and in whose inter- ' In the afternoon two remaining jur
eels they were filed. In some instances ors were selected. The men wbe are to
sponsor for them.
the real party in interest can be only determine the guilt
To determine wbo are tbe Petersteiner are:
or innocence of
guessed at.
Many Letters of Inquiry
SAM*
farmers
want
who
to
ADDgUS
Farmer,
Olene
Farmer,
Keno
Carpenter,
Merrill
Farmer,
Keno
Farmer,
Merrill
Farmer, Ft. Klamath
Farmer,
Keno
L. C. Sisemore, Stockman, Ft. Klamath
Chas. Martin,
Dairy man,Ft. Klamath
R. W. Towers.
Logger,
Keno
H. Ackley,
Lumberman,
K. F.
P. H. Gray,
Farmer.
Poe Valley
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Tbe jurymen were then taken to view
the place where tbe trouble occurred,
estate dealers aud others in this city,
from
OCCTFiTIOX
C. N. Snow,
Frank Downing,
W. F. Barrows,
Dan Gordon,
H. F. Tolle,
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,
.
L. Copeland,
jra Hansen,
Letters of inquiry keep coming to real
and on tbeir return to tbe Court House
come
Steps for the formation of a new Na- formation did not specify which irriga
party were taken At a tion project they were interested in.
Secretary Chastain, of the Water
conference of the Independence League
Users Association, says his office is re-
in Chicago. The action followed a short : ceiling an average of 100 letters a
speech by William Randolph Hearst, in month, asking for information.
which be announced the principles of
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I tional political
the league and tbe adoption of a declar
ation of principle«," setting forth tbe ob
SENATOR FULTON, OF OREGON
jects of the organisation and the means
by which it hopes to attain them.
Later Senator Fulton says he bad oc
Tbe provisional National committee,
United States Attorney Bristol Friday casion to criticise E. A. Hitchcock, then of which Mr. Hearst is chairman, was
instituted suit against Eugene L. Hop Secretary of the Interior, for his manner authorised by resolution to call a nation
kins, of Klaiuatli Connty, lor maintain of handling the national irrigation fund. al convention to nominate candidates lor
ing unlawful fence by which Government
"Thereupon,” eave Senator Fulton in the Presidency and Vice-Presidency af
laud is enclosed. The facts on which the tils statement, "Mr. Heney and Mr. ter tbe Republican and Democratic
parties have held their gatherings at
oomplaint is bared were furnished the Hitchcock decreed that I was to be des
Chicago ana Denver, respectively.
District Attorney's office in an affidavit troyed, and the whole power of the Gov
by Henry M, Bagby, who represented ernment was enlisted to that end."
that because of the ill«*gal obstruction
stand its provisions.
MURDER
CASE ON
tbe case was stated to them by attorneys
> west. Nearly all the real estate firms Moore and Stone for the state, and by
are swamped with lettersand are kept
' F. H. Mills for the defense. Court then
i busy sending answers and descriptive adjourned until 9 o’clock Wednesday
matter of the country.
morning, when the bearing of testimony
I Tbe Water Users Association has re
to have everything free, as far as the
will begin.
fairgronnd attractions are concerned, ceived a list, containing tbe names and
Tuesday forenoon waa eonsumeu in
on
the Fourth. Tbe new grandstand addresses of 224 people from Illinois,
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I will accomodate 2000 people, and tbe Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and t he examination of the state's witnesses,
dancing pavilions and exhibition build- other states, wsnling information. Emerson and Hart. The former’s tes
} ings are to be constructed. The easy
timony waa pratically the same aa that
; These inquiri«?» were made of the Rec
1 access bv boat will make these new
given in the Corpron trial. In tbe ex
arnation Service, and tbe list was for
I grounds a most popular resort.
amination of Policeman Jesse Hart, tbe
warded by Director Newell. Thirtb-one
-tate brought out more forcibly tbe tes
of these wanted information about the
New Political Party
Klamath project and 193 wbo wanted in timony in regard to tbe hostility of
Construction Bids Asked For
Hopkins Suit Commenced
even if they do not thoroughly under
Amid al) the excitement of Court and secret promoters of any measure would
be more difficult than to ascertain tbe
political matters, the Klamath County
I hidden interests back of a bill in tbe
Agricultural Association is doing busi
Legislature. Ho far as tbe records go, '
ness, and making arrangements for tbe
they are open to the public. Tbe signa.
coming summer. President Bishop .
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tures themselves reveal nothing of con-
states that they have men and teams
sequence, for in nearly every instance
working on the new (air grounds snd
men who were employed to circulate pe- ,
race track. The track will be the reg
titions secured the signatures of voters 1
ulation half-mile track, and it is planned indiscriminately.
to make it one of tbe fastest in the
as special prosecutor of the Oregon land-
W. P. Hedge and wife are busy taking Iraud cases. At that time Senator Ful- | state.
invoice in their store this week.
ton urged the selection of an Oregon
Men are also finishing the work of
Wm H. Bliss has bought 60 pound man and advocated tbe appointment of
tearing down tbe grand stand and build
onion set and is going to supply a* with Dan J. Malarkey, of Portland. After
ings on the old grounds. The lumber
onions next fall. He is prepared to irri Mr. Heney'» appointment, Senator Ful
will be hauled to tbe railroad ditch and
gate and is sure to get a crop.
ton wrote and published a letter severe
taken to tbe new fair grounds by barge.
I>airy has a good school but needs a ly censuring those responsible for the
Tbe track is now more than half fin
blacksmith.
appointment. This opposition, he savs,
ished, and will lie ready fora celebra-
M r. Henev did not forgK-e.
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tion tbe Fourth of July. It is proposed
Bid* for the «metruction of the Clear
Lake Dam are now being advertised lor
by the Reclamation Service. The sprei-
tieationa (or the dam call for tbe placing
ol 54,000 cubic ysrds of earth and rock
till, together with the building of neces-
«ary spillway ami outlet. The dyke«
will re<|uire the placing of about 25,000
cubic yards of earth and nick fill. Bids
»‘Il be <>|M-ned on April 15.
This means the early tieginning of
work on the Upper Project and is jnst
whst the people of the entire county
have been anxiously awaiting to bear.
There have been so many unfounded
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rumors in regard to work on the l'p[ier I
Project, that many of the land owners
began to get discouraged, but this
good news will put life into business and
Klamath's prospects certainly look
bright for the coming summer.
Who Is Responsible?
“Who is back of all these initiative
mitted, deliberate filching ol Mitchell'a
and referendum measures that have been
money.
submitted to the people for approval or
The (Braith) story is a deliberate and
rejection at the election io June ? Who
malicious falsehood, so far as my parti
prepared them ? Who filed them and
cipation in that tranaai tion is concerned.
who has (aid the expense of securing
So far from being Mitchell's sack
signatures to the petitions and of print
holder I never knew he had one.
ing arguments in their favor ?”
I never was tbe legal advisor of the
These sre questions that have been
of the Hamrnond Lumber company. It
as kill frequently since it became known
never at any time paid me a dollar.
I have never been attorney for any that the most important duty of the
person, company, firm or corporation voters ol the state at the coming elec- j
engage.I in acquiring timber lands, or tion will be that of determining how to
other public lands.
vote upon nearly a score ol bill» and con
For two years before the rate law was
stitutional amendments. Voters will be
enacted I declined to ride to and from
influenced more or lea» by tbe names of
Wethington on a pass.
Men under indictment, yes under con- the people who vouch for a measure,
Takes Slap at Chamberlain
1 vic’ion, have been assured of immunity
and Hitchcock
and pardon would they but testify to
io Senator Fulton’s answering state
Mr. Henery Meirs of Pine flat was
ment and denied cemprehensively and
taken seriously ill Wednesday and has
in detail as to every material ¡act.
lawn taken to hie son in Kwan lake.
Senator ¡Fulton impugns the honesty
B. H. Grigsby was in liairy today giv
ol Sir. Heney'a motives. Revenge and
ing the glad hand to hie old friends,
¡«artisan politics, he says, are the baais
and looking out for his political fences,
of the graft prosecutor’s enmity toward
lie's alright,
Jas. Logue jiaseed through Dairy Sat him, tad Mr. Heney’• obsession by an
urday going home Irom jury duty.
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Governor Chcmberlain approved and
! honored him 'J. S. Smith; lor hie ad
A New Boat
Special agents and Government de
J. B. C. Taylor and M
from
Notice
Bids will be received by the under
signed for 75 cords of 4-foot pine wood,
cut from live pine, to be delivered at
the public school grounds by August
15, 1908, corded up. 10 per cent of the
amount of bid must accompany bid.
Privilege is reserved to reject any and
all bids. Bids will close at 1 o’clock,
March 7. 1908.
By order of the board of school direc
tors, District No. 1, Klamath County,
Oregon.
J. W. SIEMENS,
2-27-2t
Clerk.
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Petersteiner to Johnson, after be waa
carried into tbe saloon and laid on the
fliwir, apparently dead. Hart also added
to bis testimony, the fact that Ludwig
Biebn showed a disposition to attack
Jolinaon after hia injury, and bad to be
restrained from doing so.
The afternoon was taken up with the
testimony of some of tbe same witnesses
as in tbe Corpron case, aud the evidence
differed in no materiel sense. The da-
’ tense wiil probably spring some new
witnesses, but the prosecution undoubt
edly believes the testimony given in the
former trial is sufficiently strong to con-
I vict Petersteiner.
DIED, In thia city, at th« bom« of
her son, F. W, Riggs, at 9 o'clock
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Frank W.
Riggs. Death was dua to a complication
of diseases and old age.
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F. Parker,!
having free tectives were immediately sent out.
property. Senator Fulton says, and every few are building, near Hanks' Landing, a
This is the first fencing case that has months some vile slander was published. fast traveling steamboat for service be
been tiled in the Federal Court in Every charge Senator Fulton says he tween Klamath Falls and Fort Klamath. I
months.
Bristol also summoned a promptly me' and refuted as made, The boat will be 50 feet long and 12 foot j
Grand Jury.
! whereupon his enemies, realising that beam with cabin and pilot house, and :
j microscopic scrutiny of his career re- will be equipped with two 12 horse power
access to some of Lis own
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TOUR FAITHFUL WATCH
Will you give it to one who is not quali
fied, to repair or clean? Or will you
leave it with me, which assures you
good honest work with a responsible
guarantee?
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G. Heitkemper
Leading Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optician
All goods bought here engraved free
of charge.
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The “Clay Baker”
engines and twin screw propeller.
, vested nothing on which to hash a crim-
Tlie keel has b«-«>n laid and the frame i
A packed house witneamxi the per I inal charge, deliberately set to work to
up
and the lumber is read for the sides. (
formance of "The Clay Baker" at the dig up some scandal with which to be
Tbe
boat will be ready for use by May !
opera bouse Monday night, by|Mr.M<>ng smirch his reputation and injure him
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The
regular round trip daily
and members of the Dramatic Society. before the people of Oregon.
ran
between
this city and tbe Fort
The character of Peter Denig, was well
With these preliminary remarks Sen
adapted to the display of the ability of ator Fulton takes up the charges made will be inaugurated about June 1.
The steamlwat is especially construct
Mr. Mong and he was ably supported ' in the Congregational church speech.
ed (or ure on the river and will be able
by ameteur mem tiers of the cast, in his
He says:
to make the short turns necessary,
difficult part.
That he was not sackholder for John ' which are impossible for boats the site
Mr. Mong has become a favorite with
the theatre goers and they are already II. Mitchell in the Senatorial campaign ; of the Winema. It is to be used for
looking forward with pleasure to his of 1897, or at any other time, and that conneying pawMngera and light freight
production of David Garrick, in the near the affidavit of J. S. Smith making that to the Wood River country.
future.
charge, read by Mr. Heney in his Con
Beavers seem to be on the increase in
this part of the state, under tbe pro
tection of tbe law which provides R500
fine for killing of oneof these industrious
little animals. Creeks and rivers in
northern and central Klamath and Lake
counties, especially in timliered sections
are being taken possesion of by the bea
vers to a greater or less extent, and in
some instances they are causing trouble
to irrigationists by building dams that
interfere with the flow of the water.
Due colony has taken possession of Sil
ver Creek, about half a mile above Sil-
i ver Lake and has built several dams
and houses, cutting many quaking asp
Tennis Club Gets Busy
gregational church speech is false in
We Do Picture Framing
We have just received a complete line of
Picture Frames and Moulding
every particular.
The first meeting of the Lawn Tennis
That J. S. Smith ia tbe political tool Club waa held Tuesday night at home
of Governor Chamberlain, Democratic of Mr. C. C. Hogue, nt which a great
Let us frame that picture of yours. Prices reasonable
Our Responsibility Ends When You are Satisfied
Governor of Oregon and candidate for
many tennis enthusiasts were present,
tbe United States Senate, and that the Officers for the ensuing year were elect
of Smith was procured by ed aa follows:—President C. E. Wid-
Heney and Chamberlain in pursuit of a does, Vice Pres. Lyle Watson, Sec’yi
affidavit
conspiracy to ruin bis (Fulton's) polit- Tress. Georgia White.
lea) career.
I A great deal of enthusiasn was mani-
Heney Is a man of most accommodat e tested, and a committee of three was
ing and adjustable principles, obsessed appointed to secure a location and deve-I
by an irrepressible ambition to stand in lope two courts as soon ss possible in
the limelight.
order that they may be ready for play
saplings, some of which were larger than j Haney’s motive is twofold revenge ing as soon as weathsr conditions will
I a stove pipe.
and politics.
permit.
Klamath Tails
Furniture Rouse
Successor to ft. IT. Boiler
E. W. GILLETTE & CO.
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