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KLAMATH Official Newspaper u! Klamath County VOL. XIII. REPUBLICAN. Ufficiai Newspaper of Klamath County KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 23, 1908. livery Ntubl » .ml OBJECT TO ANNEXATION luoiiUcll appeared before the complained that the luain would b* u nuisance In that I part of thu < |ty. Mr. Clendenning ’ had not ”i granted a building per- 1 rnit, but h<* had ».«•••n most of the ' ouncllmcn mid had r>«<*elv<*d their iMirmlMlon io go ahead with th* i lUlldltiK If tlo i4* wun no objection on he part of the property owners In ilint vl<lnity After considering the inuttei th" council ln»ttin ted tin* city nntrNliid Io serve noth* on Mr Clen- deiinhig to »top work on t lie lui I id I nit until after the next meet Illg of I lie council fteqUMHln from ill* MUiOQII 1114*11 Ilf the <il> thul the HlicXpired liLvnse fees b»» refunded plured the Council In a poillin i where they Vkere forced to jump, toil no iiiatici which wsy they wckj aur44 <»f lighting hard, und ('MiiHlng 4« r« action, but after noiih comddei at ion, both m - i I oiin and oth el -wine, oil )| I’otiOII of Hunks It wax ordered ihut warrants lie drawn for th* a moil nt dlle on UWipIrcd II- Ct ||M(M ♦ I of Ft*-d Hb*hn. NO. 17 SURVEY OF THE SOIL bring us into a better understanding iJregon Eastern to be Main Line of our soil problems, should, al»«. Th*re U no doubt but It Is the In* The ruquw i* of L Jacobs for a per bring out some of the special value . lull to erect a three-story brick on tf'titlon of Harriman to make the Or- the corner of Third and Main streets ♦'icon Eaatern the main line of hit Or Work Now Being Done by which may exist in certain types of Protest Fi'e 1 by Residents of soil not yet properly tried or in tact confronted the mayor and the coun egon At California road. This I* evl- Adjoining Additions the Government understood The work also shoulH cil with another problem that Is rath d*«nrod by the fact that the roadbed The people of the Klamath Besln help the prospective farmer 1a tie- One of th« most important matter» er difficult of solution. It Is well re now. be! ng con at rurted between W*ed to I'umc liefore Hie council at th« membered by the people of this city California, and Klamath Falla, Ore- are materially fortunate in getting selection of lands for special crops, regular mei'ting w»' the iiim-ldera that Inst year Mr. Jacobs began the aon, 1 h on* of th* moat aubatantlal United States Agricultural Depart should he.u to establish rational lion M Hi« ■ xtciialoti of the < ,ri>"in'< foundation for a building on this site, « ver built on th* coaat. Not only ment to take up the matter of s >11 land values based on proper interpre tation of crop possibilities and dev limit» of th« illy the council ••» and plated the »ani»,- out to th« prop ¡thia, but a c*v*nt> -<ar pairing frack studies In this locality. The Bureau of Rolls a few da/.-, elopment; end should help finally to nmlncd the petition Hint will l>« clr erty line , which would leave a side- | I m » b*lng put In *v*ry eight mil*«, an ciliated among Hie vot«ra of Hie i lly walk only alx six f»-et feet In Width width and innovation in W*Mt*rn railroad con- si nee assigned one field party Into give us a busts for comparison be asking for an election till this ques play« Ills building out Into the st reel IMtriirtion which t*nda to «how that thia section to study and prepa e tween this section of the country and tion. and Ut III« request of Mayor six feet further than the post office H I m *xp4«f nd to handl* a gr*at vol- maps describing th» various soils if others alni'li.rly situated In matters the Klamath valleys This party is of soil and natural environment, In .-ttlll» mad« alt «vamtiiatlon of Hi» block Strung objection was made ,0111* of traffic ov*r th* new road map showliot th» proposeil buutidar- by all of t>.c property owners along K>liruad men inform us that the at present actively at work In the eluding, of course, climate. The tendency is always to make ih of Ilia grvalwr Klamath I ill" I tie .Main street and an effort was made ( distance from Eugene to Weed, Cai- field and will likely remain until -.bo capital of every feature which, can snow files at least petitions that have been pmpared jo get Mr Jacobs to buy tlx feet in I fornla, by the new road will be but Naturally everyone is not Informed even remot >iy be heralded as exclus Will he circulated in the (irvi I WO the tear of bls lot so Ih«4 be would ! one mil* and two hundr*d f*et great weeks no Itial lint at the I lie next iirii regular haw room for bls building, which he er than that b*tw**n the two {mints tegardlng the scofte or use of special ive or attractive. Some, no doubt, We are fast may think that a soil survey mu«’ mi,'Dug lb« - o unni wilt be in a posi Mtya will M 44x46 There was strong via th* pre <-nf rout*, while the new soil Investigations. lion to take nome amoli In ordering talk of an injunction suit If be be road will 4 Ilminat*- the Siskiyou learning, however, that various kinds net. returns on a speculative venture, a »pci laI eleclion It I» known thul gan the erection of the building mountain gu <!♦-« that ar»* very expen- or types of soil are adapted to special or tniist help the movement ami dis \V« all of III« count II mell, und also tile without allowing the six f<s-i for aid<- siv* to th* company, enpwtally in kinds of crops and require also spe posal of ,e ond da»» holding layer, arc In favor of ■ilaiglug Hi>* walk us was done by ali other par handling Its heavy freight train».-- cial cultivation. In a general sense are too often Inclined to desire color we have all known the differences be In the results, or look for a boom i orporate lltnll» of tin* i lly It was Eugen* Gmrd. ties bulldin; along the street tween soils of widely different types, prospectus m a scientific public docu ill« wish of the hotly that III« pell- Thia miih question cam* up when ♦ as for example, sands compared to ment. These things are not to b' lion» l><- circulated ao that the ques (¿ood Building Hand. Mr Jacobs asked the council for a Ml 1(1(11 I 1(1 < <HCH I I I Ms tion will be submitted to the people building ¡r'inilt. In reply to the In excavating for the reuervoir In swamp ni'icks.tbough this same prin expected or looked for in a soil ex Mrs N H Merrill Is very mu< tm ut an «arty date DAIRY question if lx- proponed to stay on •he Hot Spring» addition at a d*pth ciple of adaptation we are learning amination. This work must be con Following the consideration of th« proved we learn as We go to the line established by custom, he of about t*n feet a layer of good can be applied to types of soil which servative above ali else and must re lids will be welcome news I petition In question and staled that he needed the six feet, building «and waa found, Mr. Gates to the layman appear much alike In act to the betterment of the agricul lady's many friends. texture and other general physical ture of the district, either by ¡»dint ahowlllg the proposed I The but Io- was witling to move back the had th* sand piled up near the exca- I> F HltchciM'k, for some tittle I’rttf J G Wight, on b six fe,i If the city would reimburse vation and will utilize it In building properties. The various types of soil ing out undesirable conditions or to our notice possibilities past engaged'In driving the Merrill number of the property o Ii n i h«< school. The him for what he would lx- out to the reservoir. It is of better quality we find are specially adapted to cer calling, Kbiniailt Falls singe, has been ap tain kinds of crops, and while no which to the present have not been i «slit« In th« additions ad purchase siy feet In the rear of his than most of the »and found in this was well attended. In- pointed deputy game and forestry close lines can be drawn there never taken into account. • It), presented Hie follow section. Imiii) from the surrounding lot —♦---------- warden with headquarters at I.a Re th el ess is sufficient In the subject to l*o th" llottoiabl« Coinrat It was quin- evident that the coun- Mr Hall deserves much Death of Mrs. Daggett. view. and will h ave for that place the Interest the government in the mat of the City of Klamath was not favorable to the granting C. T. Day, the chief electrician for cU credit for what he baa don« here In Friday evening, at 4;25, at tho first of next wreck having made bls Gentlemen of the permit If Mr. Jacobs refused the Southern Pacific, arrived in the ter of systematically studying soil school work. lest trip ns Hugo driver to this place bodiea. and. In pointing out striking home of her son, Claude H. Daggett, It having com« to our know l.slg. move bacx to the established line, illy Tuesday to look after the to t el Mrs J Hot ton was purchasing W I* Whitney return«! Tuesday sell features which bear an economi occurred the death of Mrs. Rosa El- that an extension <>f Hi« ill) Ullilta supplies for the hay camp on the lies- end It w ,s ideo evident that most of egraph line between Pelican Bay and nlylrl from u visit to the Whitney la under consideration. the councilmen are »¡»¡»used to buy the main line of the railroad. .Mr. cal relation to agricultural growth tha Daggett, after an lllneks lasting orvatlon this week lie took with him a and development. In a district com through several months. Her condi We, th« undersigned voters and sheep ranch Mr. and Mrs 11 M Hall spent Sun ing Hie pro|>erty for Mr. Jact/bs. Day Is »¡»ending the day going over taxpayers, residing in th« territory representative of the Century Mer dav evening with John Shook ti nd Ilioa« who expressed themselves on the line and will leave for his home paratively new such as ours, it is tion had been very low tor a number prn|HM»d for annexation. r««i>«< tfully cantile Company, of Berkeley, Cal , wife. he niatl -r 'nought that it would be . In San Francisco as soon as he com- likely that a rational study of soil of days and the end was not unex represent that we do not consider It commission merchants This gentle i bad precedent to establish He. however, states conditions will be of material value pected. Sunday -va» too hot to try to tell Mrs. Daggett was a native of Min tu our Intereat to ba taken Into th« man, Mr Irving, believes that prices th« truth about It. The ma'iei was referred to the | that he will be back here next Tues- to the farmer in matters relating to successful tillage and the kinds of nesota, having been born in that City Corporation nt this time, and we for wool will be 16 and 17c Stieet committee with orders to dav. which mav be taken as a sure A good sized bum b of fat cattle state June 30, 1857. She first came And .Merrill, the beautiful little crops to grow. i II Ink even the expense of an election pawl (his wav Sunday going to the make a thuiougb investigation as to Indication that the Harriman party city so attractively located In the to Klamath Falls In 1893. and with < tiaracter of the work. upon the queatlon utini-cesMry and what uulhur'ty the council had in the will be here by that time. . Horton ranch, und that gives us the exception of a few years this has The scope of the soli work Is, In bould not l>e called, we shall vote midst of the fertile lands of !x*»t i hope that the ash will soon come matter for Action on the request Roy Tyler, the Southern Pacific river and Tule lake valleys, cannot a general sense, practical. The soil been her home. She Is survived by again»! ami' xatlon buck tu til- )>< gets of the Klamath the permit was ¡»ostponed until the agent at Dorris, died Monday from In-Ip but prosper and grow stronger three children, Claude H.. Mrs. Edith Respectfully, next nieelln-t. 1 ranchers 1 the effects of being overheated. Dr. parties making the survey go Into Kcckwood and Junior F., all of' It J Lockwood, J G Wight. J A and more vigorous ns the surround Hamilton, of this city, was summon the field, and, by the use of field Crops an- growing and the pros Godfrey. J W Stout, Frank I.uvenlk. ing territory Increases In wealth pect, while not the lent ever, 1» Im Mabel T. Clunes», of Alameda.Cal., ed. but did not arrive there until too tests, borings and careful observa whom • were with her when death came. Steven Wosnlck. A G Waldron, H .Merrill needs no boom, has no boom, proving assignee of the interests of Kverding , late to give any assistance. De tions. actually plat on base or field The funeral was held at 10 maps the various kinds or types of A. Flack. E E Byer». Wm Sargeant and wants no boom A Farrell, a corporation of Portland. ceased was a native of Ohio, and his Hairy 1s on the map, amt will give The government dredger under o'clock on Sunday morning at the soils. The work when completed C E lladley. J H Angrov« R D Ore . has secured judgment against remains will be sent to San Francisco Taft and Hherman a big vote, al Wagner. W F. Hayden. A laigan, charge of Chief Engliieei Myers wu, though tbev won’t ne<i| it Abel Ally, the Klamath Swamp king, to be cremated and then the ashes produces finally a soil map of an en house and will be in charge of Rev. due to arrive nt Whitelake yesterday tire district. On this map are shown Geo. T. Pratt, of the Presbyterian X Marchand. A J Kabas. F II. Tb>- Bonanza creamer) has four in ilio sum of *23,1*57.10, and the ex will be sent to his borne. Under Hall. B HouHiwell, Wm A Wright to clear out the channel to the Adams customers from this locality and to ecution of the judgment and the or taker E. Whitlock was called and In colors the outline of each type of church. soil encountered. A study of this John Ellis. W E Faught. C F Beck canal, which has become badly tilled see them rushing In to overtake John der of sale has been issued at the In- i cared for the remains. May Rai»»' Assessments. map in connection with field crops The council took no action on the with mud and debris of all kinds Shook makes one think this a lively stance ot C. F Slone, representing C. N .Myers writes that he is hav- Thomas B. Walker, the Minnesota petition presented, but ordered It This will allow of more water being place .Mabel T. Cluness. and has been | Ing a fine time at Pacific Grove and and other conditions, such as climate turned Into the canal, to supply drainage, a'.kali and the various de timber king, owns 88,824 a-r«i u placed on file Married Ir- mg Cutter and Lil placed in the hands of Sheriff Barnes ; surraounding country but with all While little discussion was had on better Irrigation for the farms lo lian Caulmau. In the state of Wash and he bas Issued the notice for pub- this he would not give Klamath termining Influences, enables Anally timber land In Slskl. o county for opportunity. He states the preparation of a report whicl. McCloud River Lu..it> r ■ the matter it was very evident that cated In the lower part of the valley, ington Mr. Cutter left these parts llcatlon. that if the people of this county th« mayor und Hie council will ex giving assurance of a fine second crop last October and has not been heard The attachment covers about 4000 would get In and go to the trouble discusses the various soils and their owns 66,66.9 acres. Bott of ti. c*. panles Lave been ordered before tt-. <»l alfalfa In that section rational agricultural values. tend th» limits of the cltv If they can. from by Ills father until recently he acres of the Ady swamp lands, ex they do down there that Klamath board of equalization to show w. Waller Bray. Geo. Bray. Win. Bray would be far ahead of that section. Observation. and It Is also evident that a number ccptlng only the government expel! received the aeove Information. All they have Is climate. He states The secret of all advancement in their assessments should not be of the residents will oppose th'- ex a rd Jesse High have returned from Miss Zelma Sedge Is making pre mental farm and the rights of way it rther that Oregon wheat Is selling Medicine l.ak>» Where they have tieen almost every line of work, profes raised *1 per acre. If the assessed tension from start to finish parations to start for California to for the Southern Pacific railroad. here for 2 cents per pound and ba They report that they sional or otherwise, is based very valuation of the timber lands are in Immediately upon disposal of this ptoapectlng enter high school at -Melrose. She The sale of the lands Is advertised con at 25 cents. He advises the peo ple here to "raise hogs and get rich." largely on the ability of the individ creased it will add a considerable matter, Councilman Ankeny intro found and opened up nu old tunnel will make her home with her aunt tor the 29th of this month. Geo. Chastain and family returned ual to observe correctly what comes amount to the taxable property of duced u poll tax ordinance, providlnx that had been driven Into a hill wrest at Elmhurs School begins there on Mrs.Evan Hearne, entertained v till Sunday from Spring creek, where Into his field of work. In soil stud the county. for the coll -<tloh of an annual tax of of the lake. Common report ha II August 17th si ven tables at 500 at her home on ---------- •---------- they have been for the past two ies the observation principle Is espe *3 from ovary male Inhabitant tn that the tunnel was made way back Conger aveuue Thursday afternoon weeks ♦ They had a very enjoyable cially necessary- and the ■ value of Mrs. E. R. Ramsby and grand the c|t) between the age of 21 and In the '50a by n couple of miners Th« rooms were attractive!) arranged time and caught lots of fish. They l»l Ml XI Us the work to any locality depends children went to Merrill on Frida* ■ u leal-*, flic mnbey so colhs'led to The miners were killed by the In flowers, the place cr’vds wer-* will leave for Bouauza in a few days Haying has commenced. The grass with very larg-.'lv on the individual to to spend a few days with relatives. be used for street and sewerage pur- dlnna. who took what gold they tool lie hand painted in different designs, to visit with relatives, returning here whom the details are assigned. The Mrs. Oliver B. Gates entertains i I«»'-« Th ■ ordinance further pro as well as horses and other effects Is very light. but spring grain Is work of Mrs Frank Jennings, w’ o about the first of the month when soil experts who do survey work such number of young ladies at her kame vides that Di< tax for the year I#08 The bova are rather reticent as to good i- spending the summer with tier ■Mr Chastain will enter upon his du Finley Padgett is in Keuo on bus as is being carried on in our midst Saturday in compliment to her nl'llll become due oil Sept «til l"T 1st what they found In the tunnel, bill u.ether Delicious refreshments wer ■ ties in the Shlve Bros & Co store In Ines» must be men of material experience sister-in-law. Miss Helen Gates of of (tils year, and Hint It shall be the admit having tiled claim» on aniiie served and the first prize was awa'ii which he is Interested ♦ Sam pool lias gone to I'okegania and intelligence, otherwise the re Hillsboro, who has been spending th« duty of th*' city marslinl to collect •st to Mrs. E J. Murray and the s Io gel ll log/.ghi;; joli. After some conalderntloti ill«' same .Mr. and Mrs Zim Baldwin return sults of the work may be of much summer here. He». Bingham preach <1 at the oml to Mrs Oliver Gates ed Friday night from the north end detriment to the welfare of the peo til« ordinance was passed to second Superintendent and Mrs. F. W. Mrs Jas. Rogers, of Oakland. Cal , of the county rcaitlng bv idle only. Zim has been doing ple. Arant were in the city Saturday from I schoolhouse last Sunday. who lias been visiting with her son It. W. Towers ' will soon tie through plumbing in that section for several Y'aluc of ii Soil Survey. Ilrlar A- xnderson were given a Crater Lake park to attend the fun Leslie for th«' past few weeks, left months, having had a large contract ; 1' Kgltig permit to I ulld a Imrn tn Canal aitdl Taken as a whole a soil invest iga eral of the late Fred Biehn. Mr Ar Mrs. Mini I son I has closed her hotel in the morning for lloseburg, where on the Klamath Agent v buildings. lion here should primarily help to ant says most of the snow has gone iloti. Cat 11, * residing on Klamath 'I his I» the first time In the history she will visit for a short time before For the past few weeks he has been establish the worth of our soils for oft and teams are now being driven avenue tu the vicinity of where (' It • returning to her home. , of Keno that it I Is without a hotel, Clendennln ; 1» putting up tils new Mrs Fi. I 111-Im doing resilience plumbing at Fort crop production; should help to to the rim of the lake. Harry Boudinot and his father and Klamath. 1!. T. Baldwin will be at Thus. Gmbh went to the Falls mother, who are here from Iowa, Fort Klamath a few days longer fin .'fondar on business and Mr. and Mrs. I! W Tower, of ishing up some of the work. The people of Keim get :lu a great white from t Keno. started today on a trip to Cra On Frida) afternoon Mrs. Henry ter latke and other resorts In the I. \ldridge. Miss Marie McMillan north end of the county. ami Mrs. Joseph Gilbert Pierce en tertained the Summer club at the IM- ter's home on Conger avenue. The af ternoon was pleasantly spent it Sort and Mrs Lewis Gerber was the prize winner on tills occasion. Dl'GINNINCi with Saturday, July Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Oliver Il Gules enteratlned with three ta ii,l have decided to hold Satin - bles al bridge at her home on Ewu- days as Bargain Days. Each and un.i Heights The house was pret every Saturday thereafter, different tily decorated with roses and sweet A line stock of PIANOS and PIANOLA PIANOS peas, and dainty refreshments were Hoods will be put on sale at bargain served Mrs. Clarence t'nderwood are now on exhibition in Klamath Fails puces, and it will be Io your special was awarded the prize. Such pianos as A H. CHASE, LUDWIG, KINtlSBl RX U I I I .IN4I benefit to keep your "eye peek'd" Mrs. C C. Cofer anil .Mrs. Leslie TON, STEINWAY and PACK ARO are not often offered for sale in this Bogers left section of the state. this morning for and watch for future announcements. M<>dford and Jacksonville.where they will visit with relatives and friends for a few weeks. ileo D Brandenburg. R_lph T On.1 of the oldest and best known piano houses of the west, are utfering <*n Saturday, July ii , there will be these pianos direct to the (teople Boyd and C II Underwood have re- tin ned frotn a few dava outing at reductions on everything in the house MR, R. P MEYER AND MR G. F. JOHNSON. Spring creek OF THE PORTLAND STORT, are in charge of the took and (excepting contract goods) and it will Mrs I. c will I»»* here for ti week or ten day ionl\ at once to see the pianos pay anyone wanting things in the Imut Tuesda) amt left Wednesday and make your selection. KLAMATH FALLS I ci home at Fort Klamath lewelrv line to call. Mrs A S Wasson and suu left OU Wednesday for Sioux City. Iowa, to may be arranged if you are not prepared to pay cash. make their home there Mrs C E Wright returned Tues- PIANOS WILI BE ON EXHIBITION AT HOUSTON HOTI I day from Asshland where she at- tended Chautauqua STORE OPEN EVENINGS I LADING WATCHMAKER <*» JEWELER C S Currin, of Die Star Drug i store, lias returned from a week's I Republican Block outing at Odessa A daughter was born Tuesday tu Mi and Mrs Geo H Stiles of Swan Lake. Request for Permit Held Up It wiiHu shock io the relatives and i friends in thlw city when I It was . learned Friday that Fred Biehn ; hud died at Fort Klamath. He and 1 III» futiiily hud gone there to cele- ‘ brale the Fourth und to enjoy a l'*au>ping trip About a week ago be nu taken III with inflammation oft tie boW«-lH, but lllh <u»e WUH not <<JHMld- »•r«*d aerlouM. The ettd came Thurs- day night . and I he relatlves In thin city were at once notified by t«le- pliom* I'ostniuster Einmitt had been culled Iler« during th« afternooti w lien lb« t-oudlllou of tin* deceased grew worse 11» brought the remain» to thia city and they are now at the U'hltlixk undertaking parlors Fred Hleliti grew to manhood in lb>> <itv and lt-av> < a large cirri» of filend» to mourn his death. 11« was 2 a yeats of ug>- und ulxmi lour years nu wan matrled to Miss Charmlon ■■lliimllt. and sin and one young child survive him Th« funeral was held Snthrday at- i ti rniHin ai I o'clock. ♦ ----- «------ The Real Thing GO TO \PIA.\OS\ GILLETTES F URN/ TURE As a Starter SHERMAN, CLAY & CO., Sewing Machines, etc. G.Heitkemper,Jr. EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT Our goods are attractive, also the prices Sherman, Clay c*.