MEETING OF THE
OREGON TRINKNl'RVKV
CH AMBER OF (XIMMKRCE
NEARS KLAMATH FAI.I.S
NEW DEDOT FOR MIDLAND
JOHN E. PH I LI.I l*N, A COLORADO
MILLION VIRE, V ISITS t UA
hum ( i:\st N n osiiMi
Other Improvement» to lie Inaugurili
Director Durami llepr« to Haie Sei
<-<l at an Errlj Ihue.
Its Diversifie«! Interest« of Agricul­
Effort to lie Maili- to Erect Exhibit
eral Tliousaiiil Dollars.
No Ixinger Anj Doubt bul That kinin*
ture, Timber mui pleasure lie-
Building on Courthouse Grouiida
J. W. Dysr, superintendent of the
sorts Make II Famous
■ Ih Falls Will Have Main Line
The regular meeting of the Chamber Shasta division; S. II. Barry, chief
of Commerce was held In the court­ traveling «gent; E. C. Morrison, resi­
house Friday evening, und was well dent engineer, and W. J Mclnery ar­
attended. The most important mat­ rived in the city Friday night. The
The permanent survey of the Ore­
ter securing the attention of the meet­ party left again in the morning.
gon Truuk railroad is now within
D It. Campbell reports the town
ing was the passing of the resolution
about eighty-two miles of Klamath urging the early opening of the Klam­ of Midland In a very flourishing con
of the Oregon Trunk.
Johu E. Phlll'p», a in 111 ti * no 11 »•
r.ltiiiig man of Demur, • ido . tuts
b"t u paying this section a visit, »nd
ll ni gli hero bir a »hort time, tin*
|n i el bl 111 les of tn < -eci li n have made
i listing Impresioi
in llilll, us
Information was lnougbt out in .in interview. in which
Falls, the preliminary line being ten ath Indtan reservation.
dltion these days.
A communication was read from received from Superintendent liver
miles nearer. That is the latest nies-
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sage from the Hill camps, and indi- ;the Portland Chamber of Commerce, while here last night
requesting the local organization to l'an.' "ill nt once commence the con-
cates to a certainty that the Herald's
ask the O R. A N to change the leav- struction of a depot at Midland, and
prediction that the Oregon Trunk
Ing time of train No. 15. so thut It will «•»« P'lt In an industrial track at
was coming to this city is true.
would reach Weed in time to make *h»*t point.
Arrangements are also
When the announcement was made connections with the California and under way for the construction of a
Mr. Campbell reports
exclusively in this paper that the Northeastern to this city. The resolu- hotel there,
the
sale
of
Abner
Weed's house and
tion
was
unanimously
adopted.
Hill surveyors had started south from
two
lots
at
that
place;
also two lots
A committee of three was appointed
Bend, few believed it possible, When
to
William
Barks.
with instructions to secure, if possi­
later advices stated that they
ble. permission to erect an exhibit
SEARCH I.H’TI RES ASSI RED
working south of the Klamath coun­ building on the courthouse grounds,
ty line it was thought to be either a wherein could be placed exhibits of
The teachers Of tile two schools of
ruse or only a reconnoitering expe­ grains, grasses, vegetables ami fruits
the city have closed definite arrange­
dition. Both surmises were wrong. grown in Klamath county. The cost
ments with Prof. Preston W. Search,
It was the preliminary survey for the of the structure must not exceed
one of the most widely traveled men
Hill road to this city.
»250.
and best descriptive word painters of
One week ago the preliminary sur­
C. T. Oliver asked the chamber to '
America, to deliver a series of three
I
vey was completed to Beaver marsh. aid hint in gathering a collection of
of his best lectures in this city on tie
There the work ended for the pres­ ary land products for exhibition at
evenings of October 14. 15 and 1«.
ent. the crew of surveyors returning the dry farming congress, to be held
The teachers have guaranteed Mr.
to Corrall springs to take up the work in Billings. Mont., and to appropriate
Search a definite supi. and they h no
there and make the permanent loca­ sufficient funds to defray the expense
placed the admission price within the
tion. This part of the work was com­ thereof.
Cash prizes aggregating
reach of every one. hoping only to
menced three days ago and will be <1,000 have been offered, and it is
make the amount pledged. The lec­
completed within six weeks.
Two certain if an exhibit were sent that
tures are delightfully Interesting and
crews are engaged in the permanent this county would secure practically
at the same time are of a high ed'i-
location work—one working between ail of the money. The chamber, how­
cational and Inspirational value. The
Corrall Springs and Rpsland. and the ever, felt that it did not have the
teachers hope to sell from 200 to J00
other between Rosland and Bend.
funds at its disposal, and declined to
tickets and have the high school
The line surveyed Is one of the best extend the assistance asked for.
auditorium well filled each evening
in the West. The maximum grade is
A. L. Darrow of Sacramento, pres­
Reserve the dates of October 14. 15
one per cent, with four degrees cur­ ident of the Enterprise company, ad­
and 16 for these lectures.
vature. Corral Springs is south of dressed the chamber, and filled those
the mountain between here and Bend, present with enthusiasm with the elo- X|.w 1,%STOK FoK r|1E
WASHINGTON, Oct
7. United
State.) Census Dli-ctor K Danna Du
ruiid hopes to save uiiieral tliomuind
dollars in taking the census of agri
culture and also to IncreuHe III»' nc-
euruei of the statist Im
i'lie director slated today that at
the census of 1900 the agrleiiltuiiil
data were handle I by menila
means of
punched cards For each farm a largo
number of cards bail to bo punched,
I as the number of facta recorded re
Karding a farm was far gieiner Ihnn
only moderate pa» In their occupa­
tion, but man» ol them are men who
cannot command tegular employ
ment and who are looking for odd
jobs
crew of surveyors are headed for this elates and it was out of deference to a
canyon could not be ascertained, but > desire expressed by many that the
from the developments of the past funi.ral be held on Saturday after-
few days such a contingency is
noon in order to afford them an op­
all unlikely.
portunity of paying their last tribute
HOW IT WORKS
An advertisement is to a merchant
very much what sowing seed is to a
farmer. It may take a little time for
the results to become apparent, but
they are sure to come. The wise
farmer is not niggardly with his seed,
nor the wise merchant with his ad­
vertisement.
of love and esteem to their young
playmate, His popularity was not
confined to the children of the city,
Among the older residents he had a
host of friends, who loved him for
his kind and gentle character, and
they will attend the last rites and
mingle their sorrow with the grief
that fills the hearts of his mother and
grandparents. Interment was in the
city cemetery.
reslde or wherv sin li «Indolita uro In
i Instltutlons hundreda or tliousands of
mite» frolli tliuir lionivs. Anolhoi
< lass who cali rendei good servite as
oiiumeiniors tire stliool teacliera, bill,
wlth ili» onuiiK'i ut Imi takliiK pimi» III
\pill limi May Inulead of Jiino li* fur­
; iliei ly, few school teachers can bo
«piu od from theli duties lu luko Hie
The fut her w ho in "chummy"
»vitti hls boy. g*<ts di wii to llmt vagar,
iliqilirlllg. ivstless little noni und ei
piala« and eliconiugi'S, dues noi need
to cut n lilrcli gioì in order tu malli
talli discipline. Hlld thè inother wh<»
sj inputhl/c . cuddles und plays wltli
Ilei chlldreli culi keep ber sllppers oli
Ilei fi et and ber hult brush on thè
drvsslng tnble
l'hililreli need lovo
and ay input h) <i.< lunch uu fio w era
need nlr nini uueihliic
corner of Eighty
land's liny at I I
Everyone Is lnvit. il to the • I
The new building will he
tomorruM I Courteous treat­
h kindly welcome will I h >
Mrs. J. C. Turner was taken to her
home Sunday evening She has been
at the hospital several weeks, suffer­
ing from t.i phold pneumonia, but is
now much Improved In health.
DR. A. A.
D e PUY
EYE. EAR. NOSE, THROAT
With
R
Dr. F. M. Wiu e over First
Nu ional Bunk
M
hICHARDSON
United States Commissioner
C. C. BROWER
WILL A. LEONARD
rather than for the compensation In-'
DENTIST
volvi d lie hopes that a considerable
number of the colleges and unlvrrsl
Wlthrow-Melhase Building
tl ■» :.t the country n ay see fit to give
leave > I absence to th« r students for
DR. C. P. MASON
the short time required to do this j
DENTIST
work of enumeration,
The college
student Is a very useful enumerator Office in American Bank A Trust Co n
pany's Building
In some cases, but It Is exceedingly
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desirable
enumerators should
LIAS your boy or girl got
11 a bank account with
the First Trust and Sav­
ings Bank? If not The
Republican will start one
for nothing
/
I'ellHIlM
Conslderxtloti has been given by
the < nsus authorities from time to
Office. Third and Mam. opposite City
time to the plan pursued In Germany
Library.
Telephone 301.
and sonx- other European countries,
by which the census Is tuki n chlefij
BENSON &. STONE
or wholly by men serving without
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
pay. who either volunteer their serv­
*4nirrirrin Bank
ile from patriotic motives or who are
and Trust Bldg.
required to ait. He doubts whether
KLAMATH FALLS - OREGON
conditions in this country arc rl|»e for
such a scheme. At any rate, nothing
of this sort can tie done at the present
ATTORNEY AND
census. It may. however, be hoped
COUNSELOR AT LAW
that to some slight extent, mid possi­
KLAMATII FA LLR, OREGON
bly to a considerable extent, men can
ROOMS TAB, MURDOCK BLDG
be Induced to accept the position of
enumerator from Interest In the work I
tnu if the west side of the lake were hlbit oi,fru,ts and vegetables gathered
chosen
by Mr- Sugarraan. and it was quite
evident that there is a large number
The next struggle between the
¡of people in Klamath Falls who are
Southern Pacific and the Oregon
ignorant of the resources of their own
Trunk will likely be in the vicinity
county. The general sentiment seemed
of the Williamson river canyon. Both
to favor the preservation of the dis­
lines are almost certain to encroach
play, for its value is too great to per­
on each other there, for the river is
mit of its loss to the city and county.
so crooked that it will have to be
crossed in several places,
At the
FI XERAI, OF MATT MINNIS
present time the work of the South-I
until the Oregon Trunk is in a posi- of
public school last year, and
tion to give battle for its grade some wa8 one of the most popular boys at-
interesting
events
might occur, tending the institution. His death
Whether Engineer Knowlton and his has (^Ht a gloom over his former asso-
w Imre
¡they Work, and theru aro muli II mie*
■ of dlstilrts whvrn no college studenta
li< stated:
i
■■Colonel Allison of your city for the
past six months ha . Iievu writing nx-
about this country, and slating »ionic
'
of Its possibilities.
I can say now,
Lifter looking around n little, that I Illi* number of fads regarding an In
was not prepared to gr.i p < nil from '»lit(dual In th« population c< nsus.
Director Durund said the statistics
hls optimistic letters anything like n
full conception of the wonderful pos­ 'of population ami of agriculture are
sibilities here. I doubt If I am pre- colloi tvd li> a different for» o from
’ pared now to say how much I am Im that employed in gathering the stalls
The popnla
I pressed with this country. However, tl<s of manufacturers
I will say that the agricultural sec- tion and agricultural data urr
1 tion here is much vaster than 1 hud cured by enumerators, of whom there
any Idea of. and the soil cannot be will bo about 65,000 al the present
bent
Nowhere In any new country census, they in turn being appointed
I have 1 seen such crops and such fat by the supervisors, of w hom there are
horses, sheep and cattle fresh from about 330. The ditficult) of securing
the range. There is no country thut competent and faithful cnumcrutors
I know of that has such a diversified Is very great. The length of service
combination of agriculture, timber, is very short, fifteen till)» ill the i Illes
stock ranges and health and pleasure anil thirty days In tlie country dia­
resorts ns this has
Combined with trlcts. The period ls too short to
these advantages you have an ubun- justify n man who has a good Job In
dant supply of pure water for domes- quilting It, while on the other hand
tic purposes, unlimited water for ir- It I h too long In most cas>s to enable
rlgation, and vast nutural w liter such men to get l»>avo from their reg
power. Another striking feature is ulnr work to take the census. More
that these possibilities are connected over, the pay 1s small, averaging per­
together with eighty or ninety miles haps <3 per day in the country dis
of navigable rivers and lakes I very tricts and u trifle more In the cities,
much doubt If many of your cltlteus. practically the pay of ordinary me­
Not only, therefor»*, are
who are accustomi-d to these condi­ chanics
most
of
those
w ho seek to b«' eiiumvi -
tions, appreciate what It means to
ntors
men
who
ure able to command
this section In the way of assisting, in
the development of this country.
and would indicate that the main de­ quent manner in which he painted th-
.METHODIST CHURCH which Is sure to come. Nature has
done more for you than any countr»
sire of the Hill forces was to get the future of Klamath Falls. He urged
right of way permanently located co-operation, and stated that if the
Rev. T. H. Feese. I). D., who has I have ever seen."
through the Odell country, which is people here stand together that the been assigned to the Methodist church
I-OI IlT ITEMS
the most difficult part of the line.
day is not far distant when Klamath of this city, arrived in the city Thurs-
No decision has been reached as to Falls will be the second city in Ore- day, and will preach his first ser­
Judge Noland granted a teni|Mjrai >
1.
when the work will be begun south
mon In that church next Sunday. Mr.
injunction in the Shook vs. Taj lor
of Bend. The original plan was to
Feese is a man of wide experience in
case today, wherein the defendant
await the completion of the road to PORTLAND STORE CONCERT
church work, and comes well equip-
was teni|Kirarily enjoined from dls-
Bend, which will be done within six­
WAS WELL ATTENDED ped for hls new charge.
posing of the hAgs and cattle, allow­
teen months. A change in this pro­
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He has been a resident of Portland
ing stock to run in the orchard, also
gram, however, is contemplated on
The concert given by the high for some time, and has for the past
giving Shook accesH to the weigh
account of unexpected developments, school orchestra, under the auspices ten months been in temporary charge'
scales and enjoining the defendant
and it is not unlikely that as soon as of the Portland Store, at that popular of the Methodist church at Coquille,
from removing any of. Shook's be­
the surveyors complete their work emporium Thursday was one of the the pastor of which was absent on
longings from the house on the ranch
construction crews will be scattered the direction of Professor Wertz the account of illness.
The court also Issued a temporary
along the line between Bend and Cor-' orchestra has made wonderful prog-
Corvallis was the last place where
injunction in the rase of Branden -
rai Springs.
ress. and the county institution is to he was permanently located, and his
burg vs. Reed, in which the defend-
From Corral Springs to this city be congratulated on having such a stay there was filled with unusual ant is required to furnish nil under-
; success.
to topograhpical dfficulties will con­ modern musical aggregation.
taking for <1,000.
All
evening
the
room
of
the
Port
­
He is sure to receive a cordial wel-
front the Oregon Trunk. What course
The foregoing cases will be tried
will be taken can only be surmised j land Store was crowded with visitors come from the members of his n<*w out when Judge Noland returns from
at this time, but the intimation has and Mr. Sugarman and his corps of congregation.
Lakeview, for which point he leaves
been received that the line will be on ¡assistants were VU8>' making their
Mrs. C. E. Worden, Mr. and Mr.. next Monday to hold the regular term
the east side of the lake. This would guests comfortable. The growth and !
Burge Mason and Gus Jones have re­ of court.
bring it down through the William­ development of the Portland Store
turned from the Upper lake, where
son river canyon, near to the Klam­ was the subject of much favorable
they have been enjoying an outing.
Assessor Lee reports that the
--
'comment,
and
the
enterprise
and
ath Agency and on down the east side
Mr. Mason has improved greatly, and amount of assessable property within
A
line
P
ro
1?
reS8
its
genial
proprietor
was
of the Uper Klamath Lak?.
will soon be able to return to hls the City of Klamath Falls this year
following this route would be ap- cordially indorsed. Not the least of
duties
amounts to 11.646,272.
proximately twenty miles shorter tbe objects of surprise was the ex-
ern Pacific is hung up through the
The funeral of Matt Minnis was
delay in getting permission from the held last Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m.
government to continue, and if this from the chapel of the Whitlock un­
condition of affairs should maintain dertaking rooms. Matt was a pupil
'aitunlly live In tlie disi l ieta
KLAMATH FALLS
OREGON