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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1909)
hi : mt toux ix xoktiiuent IAH VI l<>\ OF rOMTOFI K’K A l air t ‘ oiii | hu itou Mude l>> a t ini t'ullk for Entire Itiann mui the Inslul- servatile t filzen limi Niions Ip Tills I it) ami County Well. Intioii of Three STEALING IN STORES. Hundred Additional Iio»es. Th*- question of the hunt Ion of the James Hlrtiw, one of our well- known old residents, returned homo postofflce Is prin t 1'iilly settled so fur lust Tuesday fro mu (rip to I’ortlund, ns th« govt'i (imeni unii II. F. Mur- t'oos Bay, Seattle, YnkLm valley, dot If mu eoiicwrned. When th«* rep- ¡iisentutlve of lite government wus Hpoltunu und C oi - ui d'Alene. "It seems good to got back home," hi re some tim« ago lie sulimllt* d to said Mr. Hl raw, "for after visiting M r. Muidoch u proposition for the th* various places ubove iiii-iitlon*<l renting of ne* ommodutlona In his und noting pretty carefully ll>*' con building. 'This embodied the cotidi- dltlous prevailing on tho outside, 1 (Ions that tlle entire room lie devoted found no town of this str.«', or some to ike usi - of the postofflce, and that even larger, that could compurc with there be Instiillcd about three liuli it In business. Th** menhanls In drnd boxes. The plans f«»r lh<- new equipment towns similar to ours nr«’ complain ing continuously about dull times have b*-* h rwelved, m.d wh* n the of of nnd poor trad«*, nud upon going fice I*, rcuri aug«-<l It vili A around among th*- mewhatits here the niout convenient in tl for they state that while buslm-ss Is not pi Ivate otile« is to be I* ar- at Its highest point, still they arc pet tho post must, r and th« 1 rangement of the Interior to« tly w ell sat Islb-d "You »«’ more pi-oph' In Klnmnth ' tit* ly «li ting* ;ed. Th*- leas« i I.* mude out fot' a l<-rui Fall > on 1 hi* nt 1« V ! « H un you do In It Is not like) Hit ’I ii n y of tho towm on the outxld*- of : of tell y« ara «. und1 If Kia inn I li Fulla < I jltlK • will lie in.ul" during that iwr th«* .*miH«* Wilt hunched up Ilk o tho most of io*!, II s the govi-rnm* nt mal* ■* It n i t !;«>.«< * towim uiv W« would havo u ' rulo 1 <> * In* ng** the location <if ; cstlofflco only on two condii lot* ciowd on I hi* streets al) I he time. "Crops in ths Wllluuivlt« valley “vh. n th'- quarters gi-l too sn.'til r I her EP do not look good on account of fhe it erects Its own building. cold, late spring, but In the I’nlousv contingency is not likely to a: I «♦ ring the th*« term of th« the 1*114*'. The and Ynkimn valley * « crops look during growth of the tl e business of tho I |«0>vt- good," draw- off*. *ls s:i*-h such us ns to wn taut th*- pi« Mr. Straw attended art a diction that next year will sc* do Ing in Spokane, but l-eginulng of th«* fr*-«' d*-llv<'ry rya claim, although he tai l«-i- This will do away with th registered from this of larger quarters, ns 't name he did not know, drew u claim tho onice of u great d* In tho Coeur d Alone drawing, the i.-* that will b<- trnn'*a<t" numli.-r of tbt* ticket being 1.365. CL r riera. Th«* erection of n gov- In spcaklu" of th" chances one bad ■it building is only n remote fur drawing a « Ialiti. Mr. Straw said "It wits too long a shot to get any possibility, lldllt y ns it is on** of the hard- thing. For Instance, in the Flathead •-st thing-* to get through congres*. country th* re were 25Ò good vlalms idi. li . in < f : and 83,<>00 people registered; In the S|*okn:u* r* s, rvntlou tl orc w«-r** 30 or One of tin* largest lo ads of leltue« 3 5 good claims and loo,000 propio ,-r s i'ii in this city was exhibited irglsteri-d, and In I’-*■ i’m-ur d’Alrn«* la w.-.-k by W. 8. Slough. It nervation there were <»ou or 700 ... grown In his garden on the hill, good claims nnd 100,000 people reg- It measured 30 Inches In diameter. l«iered." Mr st raw stated that travul WAN *♦ I >, inches In circumference and It Is what Is Very heavy and the trains were filled weighed six pound*. with homcM*> er*, but that a good known ns the "ihnderson Immens i miv of them were of the class that ity," and. judging from Its vise. It Is lode all the way out from the east in well (mined. .Mr, Slough bad it pho- rlmlr cur without «-tiiinging their togruplo d. nnd ctiples of It ought to Shoes I m ffh-d away for UM when some real On leaving here Mr Hl raw was wise one cotm-s along with the old suffering from an absci ss In his h* nd 1 stereotyped Information that "you from which he has entirely recov *an't grow nothin' here but alfalfy." The disposition on the part of ered argument some to advance every i VI IMilil I. IN I 11.I.ID - against the great agricultural possl- bllltlea of thia section Is, to say the lliterrol I« Growing In tl'c Great «leant, most aggravating. Ninety-nine Trade-Get ting M*rv«-m«'til—M.oiy l per t ent of those knockers never Huggestlous Hcceilcd, tried to grow anything but holes In The Bargain Week catalogue 1 the seat of their breeches; the other It will bo a thirty-two paged one per cent merely sowed some seed filled book, sixo six by nine Inches, and in the ground and expected nature to every page will carry to the |>eople of do all of the work while they sat Lak** nnd Klamath countie u lint of around whittling a stick und cursing the offerings of the merchants of this ; the country. city that will bring here hundreds of It Is an Indisputable fact that stuff purchasers, ninny of whom have will not grow If the seed Is not never liwn here before und most of , planted, and It Is seldom you will whom will In future make Klamath find any of the,».- kickers who have Fulls n headquarters for their trail gone to the trouble of testing the fer ing. tility of the soli In tills ctumty. They The question of holding a Week uro always ready with the Informa of Bargains hinged on whether tion that a frost killed everything enough of th*’ merchants would be on such-and-such a date, or that a represent «*d In the catalogue to jus frost will do It next week, but they tify Its Issuance. Now that this has never volunteer the Information that been done, th«' next step will bo to among the stuff destroyed was a crop get ready for a proper obaervence of ! of their own that showed indications the occasion. In addition to the of being unusually large. This sec county fair will bo held some other tion has Its drawbacks. There 1s not form of entertainment, it Ims been ■i place In the world that Is free from suggested that the Chamber of Com | handicaps, but Klamath county will merce take charge of this part of the average tip with any country on the program, nnd those of the directors globe, nnd when th*' score is tnllled of the organisation who have been It will hi- pretty close to the top. seen have expressed themselves as. willing to assume the task. If the directors nt their meeting to-morrow night will officially udopt the matter W ould Prove of Inimensc Iteiiellt to It will moan Its complete success und Hie Merchants of klmuatli l-'alls at tho same tint«* assure tho hearty In T xteiiding liusiness. co-operntlon of the business men. The people of the Silver Lake Many suggestions have already country are becoming Interested in been received, und they are deserv- the luopositlon to improve the high Ing of the careful consldernt ion of ways between that section and Klam In ath rails. They are alive to the ad those having the celebration charge, One of the most unlqiio and vantages Ao be gained and If they nt the Sanin tl.no practical, Is tin- are met half way there will be a holding of whnt shall bo known as ready response. If this trade can be •‘Mask Hay," during which everyone diverted to this city It will be of im in the city, residents as well as visi mense value to the business men of tors, will mask. This would un the city nnd every effort should be doubtedly be a popular part of the put forth to induce these people to program. Other Ideas have been ad come hero. The following from Sil I vanced and should bn submitted to I ver Lake Leader will prove of Inter- the consideration of tho managers, est to this city: who will select the best of all tho We are informed that Klnmatli suggestions nnd incorporate them In county is very anxious for a wagon th«' program. road to be built from Klnnmtb Kails by the way of Illy to this place, and The “bortMti-rs" of tho town o( that they will build the road to the Montgomery, Ala., have erected a line between the two counties If monster electrically Illuminated sign Lake county will do her part and bearing the name of their community meet them. We have talked to many on the roof of n factory facing tho of our people and they are all anx railroad. Tho sign Is 75 feet high ious for a road. Every one with and 85 foot long, lit by .,000 inntps, wl.om we have talked thnt aro fa and bears an Immense key nnd the miliar with the country over which inscription "Montgomery Your Op the road would go are unanimous In portunity," with a sky-rocket effect. «aving that ti e Kinmath county peo The Idea Is to Impress the name on ple, when they build, should cross thousands of passengers going by on the Slcan river nt the lower end the rnllroad and possibly Ignorant of then keep up on the west side. Let's tho name of the town. ’ live <ho road. Silver Lake Leader. The Ingenuity That Is Shown by the Woman Thief. TRICKS OF THE SHOPLIFTER. Ths Satchel With a Pales Hit torn and ths Slit In ths D'sss Nssr ths Bolt, boms ttchsm*.» t>uce«.s»ful Uscauss of Thoir Very Simplicity. THE BUFFALO. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF A Good Survs/or sod On« ot Our First Roadmaksrt. THE FIRST TRUST » nd SAVINGS BANK The buffalo win u g*«sj surveyor. It did not reusou out w by It should go In ii certain dots lion, but 11« Mitre liiallm-t t«s>k II i>y tile e.irlest mid most dire' t paths, over bigli lands and low. to Hie salt ll'ks ami water i-ourses which were Ils goul. Tin- HUlh**rs of "Th«' Htory of the Great Ltik*— Edwnrd ( banning **.«J M F Ijiio.lng. «ay that the buffalo ol*s«-rved sometliltlg like the prliielph-s which today govern the civil englm-i r As soot* a- the explorer land«*l on the soutliern shores of Lake* Erie, Michigan and Su|*-rlor be came upou buffalo roads or -trit*«'« " Kouietlme* th«'«*- were narrow ditf lics. a fool wide nnd from six In* It«* to two feet «Icep. tro'ld.ii <l*.t.o by Ihe lmpni-l of thou sands of hoofs ns herd after herd of buffaloes had stamped along In single flic Iwhiml t heir leaders. When Ho- ArM path l>ecaine too <l*-*-p for comfort Is« a use of repeau*d travel the buffaloes would abandon It niu! Is'glti n H.M oml pail* alongside Hie first, ami tints tlte frequented traces would is* gradually widened Again, nil Immense herd of these heavy animals would crash through tin* fortstl. breaking In their rapid progress n br< :d. d***p road from one f«*rdlnx groumi to anoth«*r As this route would Is* followed again nnd nguln by lids nud other le*r<ls. Il wotikl becotne level ami linrd im a ris k, so Hint there was great rejoicing hi ph« neer settlements when the weary road makers. struggling with log causeways ami swampy hollows, came urmn a firm, solid buffalo trie e. Nor was this nn unc<'tntiM>o ex|terlen*-r The line of many of these roads Is follow«*! tislny by our railroads und canals, as It wan followed by our log roads ami turnpikes The buffalo followed the level of the valley lie sworn*) round high f*>lnts w hem-ver Ii was | -»ible, crossing the ridges .-ii «t wilier*!»-,;* at th»' best nat ural divides and gorges, ami he crossed from one side of a stream of water to th«' other repeatedly in order to avoid climbing up from the level, after the fnxtiloii of our m**d< rtt loop railways. at Klamath Falla, In the State of Orcon, at tho close of business, June 23, 190k. RENOl P.< EH Loans and Dlacounts .................. | 50,UG9.55 Bonds, securities, etc...................................... 2,304.27 Bunking house, furniture and fixtures ................................. 450.74 Due front approved reserve banks ........................................... 3,627.00 Checks and othor cash items...................................................... 55.48 Cash on hand . .................................................... . 4,952.40 As numerous n* they are Ingenious arc the tricks of th*« mialeru shoplift •rs, declare *tor*- <l«-te* live*. II l.i-eps tlie *l«'te*'tlves busy to "get oil ‘ to the del l< es of the ni*-ii unit wom«'ii w lit* live by their wits In sleiillng from stores For Irli k* that nre canny few cliisses of i rlmlnala, it I* said, up | prtsich I hem. ‘I lie iiietlnsl of sti-nllng by using th« waichel with ii fills«' bottom Is «me of the i-leicrest «if the tricks. Well «lis'-'iilswl. tin- shoplifter enter* | it sloe«'. Iler *•)*•* mil on-r the < <>un-1 ter*. Hili' |H-rcelv«-s tire object alt«' I wants m-tl illy MUiictblng small and valuable, soinclliiics a pur «• n custom <-r In.- left 1.« in. "ii the 11 uiit«-r. over the oiiji-. t tl.c sh> pllfii-r pin* >■* i her satchel. Pretending to delve into tlic r.ili liel to i-xtrii* t ii pur « or hand- I kerchief, the ifiicf lifts a falm* Isittom i In tlic Img. reaches ui.d* r It. draws In- I ride the dc-ir««l article, adjlists tin- ; fills«* Isittoni, «loses th«* satchel and ' walks nwny, “llul l III« Is only i, ii <‘ «if iiuiiiy « lever I riis*-* *'iup:i*i *-d," di'cliir<*d n defivtlve I th« otlx'r day. "The women «-specially are irvycnlous. Tliidr drees, of «-ourse, i I m -I|> s tlicm. "One of the meth'*!* of stt-allng Is for the shoplifter to have a slit In her * dr« * nci.r the I h -I i . A* sla.* siamls near i the «-outlier * lie cun deftly wiw th*' article desired. Is' It ii place of lace i or ciatly fabric or a Idt * f Jewelry, i and slip It Into Hie skirt. The folds of the skirt are voluminous nnd coucenl , tin* thing stolen. "Nome tricks nre *u< «ensful because ( of ti.elr almpliclty. A fashionably , dressed woman may walk into the I clothing ilejiartmciit, look over «-out ONE OYSTER ENOUGH. stilts, pick up one, fold Ii neatly up. ' place it under her coat und walk I He Swallowed It Alive and Had to Kill away. It After It Was Down. “If she Is detected she will Indlg* | nmitly ilcclaie tlmt she Ix-ugbt the suit : A farm lalsirer from the Interior on some time before and tlint she has I hl* fir-t visit to Ixindon dropfwd Into a small oyster simp where a number brought It l>.K'k to la> ultered. «if men «-.i re eating raw oyster*. The "Or n woman, her hands giKterin-.* with rhiv * nnd «lie- ■<) in the latest i extreme satisfaction displayed on the style, nia; walk’Into tin- store some j faces of those about him created long winter «lay. She wears only a rl« h ings of a gustat« ry nature In the new arrival, who tslgcd bls way up to the coat of dark fabric. "In Hi«» <-". h department she will ask I counter In anticipation of eating a to sec some fur lined c«slt.s. Oh. sb«» Is ■ real live. Juicy oyster very puriit uliir nnd tries on otn* after ' It was Hie first time be had seen an another, tltls-r* ustomers come up. and oyster, ami lie became at once Inter- the sah'cl.idy gets busy with them , estod. and when the shelltlsb had been finally uucased be proc«s-d*-d to bal- while madam i. trying to suit herself. "While th«' >.il*-shidy Is tutla'd site | nni-e It <>n the «-nd of hi* fork. then, puts *>n on«' of the richest sable trim with a look **f extreme satisfaction, med coals, turns on her h«**l mid 1 gulped It down walks nwny. 1‘erhnps the salesgirl I "Great H*-ott:" shouted a man stand may not noth-«' the loss until there is ing near-him. “You haven’t swallowed the oyster alive, have you?” un n< < aunt of »to* k. There was a horrible pause "Ea< h month from fifty to sixty ar- r< -I* nr<- mail«' In III«' nvcrug«' large I "That critter will eat right through department store. The det*- lives must you!” shouted another. By this tint«- the poor countryman be extremely - areful. for a false « barge would pre* Iplt.-ite a suit for damages. I wns shaking with fear am! horror. He commence«! to have terrible pains in w hich wouid mean many ttmusanda. "t’ertuln departments hold «*i>eeial hl* abdomen nml wits soon doubled up He b«%rg*-d some one to lures f«>r shoplifters. The jewelry de In hl* agony go for a d«M*tor to get the thing out. partment is iin.irlably gunrd«*d. When He continue«) to grow worse, when th« furs <-om«' tn we have sieuths who keep tln-ir eyes often for the woman some one suggested that be take a who likes to take a fur to the window dooe of tabasco sauce, which it was to examine It. then ruaping for the claimed would kill the object that <loor; the woman with the false skirt wns creating such terrible commotion and the woman who puts a fur on and in Ills internal arrangement. He gntspe«! the tiottle with avidity audai ioasly walks away.” Although Hu* sales departments nnd nnd t<x,k a draft Ills condition, which the detective depnrttnelits work to- I befor«' bad iie«’n alarming to the vic gctlicr, there exists la'twecn them a tim. now ussume«l a serious phase to spirit of justltiuble rivalry. If a de- the t*ctpetrntors of the hoax. The man gasped and choked. He tecth«' pen-elves some on«' getting aw ay with fpsols It i asts dlscr«’dlt «>n became bla« k in the face, and tears th«' ihtsoii behind tin« counter from were running dowu his face, when which the goi'ds were stolen. There some one thrust a bottle of oil into fore the sales folk keep an alert watch bls mouth, and be was forced to drink copious drafts. for simplifiers. The effect was magical. The oyster one might Imagine that goods are dumped |H-llmell on the counters of was evidently "dead." He became the big stores. As a matter of fact, the mor«' «x*mpos*-«l. and when he dually ethclcnt saleslady will have everything recovered bls breath he said: "We killed it. But when that darn- so arranged that she will notice the dlsap|M>nritnce of an article almost Im «*1 stuff got Into my stomach that oys ter ruslu-d around ns If a shark was mediately. If a saleswoman susfiects a person after it.”—London Scraps. she Immediately notlflea the head de tective. If It Is a woman, a woman detective Is usually put on the Job. It Is said store managers usually And women more ctlli-icnt than men. Few arrests nre ever made In the stores, as an arrest gives only und««- slralile publicity. The detective usual ly follows suspect<xl persons from the store nnd nrresta him or her outside. It Is snlil thnt arrests for shoplifting In New York excis'd 3.000 a year. In thnt city a full dcscrlfitlon of nil shop lifters caught nre sent to the Retail Dry Goods nss<M-lntlon. which In turn distributes the Information to the va rious mcmlsTs. Only by concerted action nnd with highly organised staffs of detective« can the stores cope with the Ingenious shofillftcrs. • The detective system of the big stores, however. Is now so pcrf«»ct thnt It is dnngerous to attempt shop lifting Even the cleverest shoplifter five* a long lull term In the pursuit of her nefarious work. More than thnt. If a shoplifter for any reason should «’scape paying the penalty of crime In one city she may not be so fortunate In another. T»e- acrlptlona of all suspected ix-rsons arc sent out broadcast, and arrest In an other cltv may menu a jail term oven though the thief may have escaped punishment prevlonsly. Phllnde'phl» North Xmerhan Not Desired. Having at enormous pains got her length, breadth nnd thickness about right, the woman heavetl a sigh of re lief. “No fourth dimension In mine. If you please!" she exclaimed, with unmistakable feeling. Some aver that the feminine mind l.s not attracted by metaphysics any way!—Puck. Precedent. “Will that youug man ever go home?" demanded the Irritated head of the house. "1 cues* so. father." replleil the ma- terfamillas. "He always has gone.”— Washington Herald. A Concise Explanation. “now does that man always manage to appear as th«1 leader of you people?” "I suppose." answered Farmer Corn- toMtel. “that it’s simply because he’s smart euotigh to get ahead of us.”— Washington Star. Not Consistent. “Whnt wns I saying when I dodged that automobile?" "You were saying thnt life Is not worth living. But If you think so why did you dodge?" — Louisville Courier-Journal. Man Is made of dust, but he Is usua’- ly -»tit for more. -Exchange. DOLLAR8 Z.. Total .................. 62.3CO.10 IMILLA BN - LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In ........................................................... 3 25,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid.................... 1.508.74 Due to bank* and bankers............................................................ 1,553.21 Individual deposits subject to check ..................................... 15,946.54 Demand certificates of deposit...................................................... 55.00 Time certificates of deposit........................................................... 8,2 85 00 Certified checks .... .............................................. . . .. 200.00 Savings deposits ..... 9,811.57 Total ................................................................................-.........S 62,360.10 State of Oregon, I County of Klamath,)M. I, J. W. Siemens, cashier of the above mention«*] bank, do sol emnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowl- edg<- and belief. J. W. SIEMENS. Cashier. Correct—Attest: G. W. WHITE. GEO. T. BALDWIN, Director*. M ason &S lough ABSTRACTERS olioioc? line of invoMt« ments tliiit ^vill tlio pttrcliaser money Lands Ranches City Property Farm Mortgages MASON & SLOUGH Summer Rates East During tne Season of 1909 via the Southern Pacific Co. from ASHLAND To To To To OMAHA and Return - - - KANSAS CITY and Return, ST. LOUIS and Return - - CHICAGO and Return • - $70.30 $70.30 $77.80 $82.80 and to other principal cities In the East, Middle West and South Correspondingly low fares. O j Sxle nay 17, June x, 3; Ju y a, 3; August 11, la To DENVER and Return, $65.30 On Sale ¡"lay 17, July 1, August 11 Going transit limit 10 days from date of sale, final return limit October 31st. These tickets present some very attractive features in the way of stopover privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enab ling passi'ngers to make side trips to many interesting points en route Routing on the return trip through California may be had at a slight advance over the rates quoted. Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or I WM. McMVRRAY. Gcmra! Pnasenger Agent, Portland. Oregon. College Preparatory and Business School FIRST TERM OPENS SEIT. 0, 1009 State High School. College Preparatory, Teachers’ Review, Book-keep ing ami Stenographic Coars« Taught by Competent Teach«>rs. THOROVGHNESS Ol II MOTTO W. T. VAN 8COY, A. B., President. A. C. CREWS, Secretary. : Abstracting Do» J. Z cmwai . t , President E M. B vbb , V’ic«^PreB. and Treas Map«, Plans, Blue Prints, Etc. I t♦ I Klamath County Abstract Co Surveyors and Irrigation Engineers Rsar E Wrntarw, Secretary \ i • Klamath Falls, Oregon 14 <*♦«■♦ ♦«» «4* «»♦■>« *8* ♦♦♦«99 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦