KLAMATH
Official Newspaper
u! Klamath County
VOL. XIII.
REPUBLICAN.
Ufficiai Newspaper
of Klamath County
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 23, 1908.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Our goods are attractive, also the prices
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