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i « - • ♦ * ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ « * 4 VOL. XIV. KLAMATH REPUBLICAN KLAMATH F ALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 18, 1909 ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • • LEADING PAPER OF ♦ .HOI I HERN OREGON ♦ NO. 33 the water company, and had this in Herald as those given out as the ten- [ pllshlng th« purpose. If only supple- : mind when the question of the repeal tative allotment* for the coming year, ¡mental to th« original plan. of ordinances 46 and 46 came up, but they refilled that they were greatly Th« operation* will lie wdtclicd | it would seem that none of the right* exaggerated so far as they bad re with great Interval throughout the | If Hydrant« Were Pin« ed 150 feet of the city would be »acrifleed by the ceived any Information from Wash country und th« departure of a six- > Apart in tb<- Fire Limits Rate passage of an ordinance with the re ington. i horse team, conveying u fine govern- ! Reduction Would He Half pealing clause out, leaving that to be Mr. W. W. Patch, the project en <\ T. OLIVER ANI» < HAMMER OF »N MEH VICK WILL uiunt launch, weighing 4.000 pounds, I COM.MERI E Bl SY Mettled by future legi*latlon. gineer, said in part: und designed for use In transporting I I» 1,000 At REH the bUSi- "So far a* I have been informed The money paid out by supplies for th« government camp at' The presence In the city of W. A. the outlet In the luvu led*, wu* ob Newman of the Underwriter«’ Equit nes* men of the city has for years from headquarter* the allotment for PRODUCIS WAN I ED FORCAR III I LAKI IO Bi I MPIHD served by many who are hopeful of able Rating bureau has aroused | lieen a heavy drain on their resource*. the coming year will not exceed half good results from thl* enterprise. Ho the Interest of the busine*s men In aside from the fact that their risks the amount as stated in the Herald,; All ExhiMt* Must Be in by Monday, 10- Uftcl« Hum again invade* th« historic the matter of securing lower rate* for >have been lightly insured, due to the and two-thlrds of the allotment is en as Car Will Is-ave Wednesday lava beds, not now with an arm«)! fire Insurance. It Is u well-known I fact that they could not pay the cost tirely dependent upon the stand taken Morning for the East fore« to Invest the strongholds of a fact that the rates prevailing here Incident to the carrying of a reason by the stockholders of the Water most determined und ralenties* «ne- ar* In nearly every Instance exorbi able amount of insurance on their User*’ association—wlrt-ther they car my, but to promote u promlsing tant. Bused as they are on the ex stock The growth of the city and ry out the complete requirements of C. T. Oliver, to whom this county is Thu fidlowing article which ap- peaceful Invasion In the hope of perience of the fir« Insurance com the consequent increase of liability to : the government or not.” Indebted tor the beautiful exhibit it punted In Hie Orcgonlun Is of local eventually bringing to the very panies and regulated according to fire makes it imperative that some-! The figures were quoted from the I made at the Billings (Mont.) Dry ., por- . intermit, telling quit« fully of the tai* of the old-time stronghold culti the nature of structure* and the pro i thing be done to so far seduce the San Francisco Chronicle, and it seem-> Farming exposition last month, is proposed work on the enlarging of vated fields und huppy homes. tection offered by the water supply, rates charged as to. enable them to remarkable that so competent an en busy preparing another exhibit to be the outlet of Tul« Ink«. little hope-- In fact, no hope need place larger policies, and this can gineer as Mr. Patch should be left in sent to the Corn Show at Omaha and Work by the reclamation service WORK TO START ON OREGON be entertained that a reduction will only be done by a ie-arrangement of the dark while the information is ‘then on to Chicago. The Southern TRI NK LINE BELOW MADRAS b« secured until there is a better the hydrant» so as to meet the re given to the correspondents of the to deepen th« outlet from Tul« lake Pacific railroad will furnish a sixty Into the Modoc lava beds is to be class of buildings erected on the quirements of the Insurance com- press, who quoted the figures on the foot baggage car and transport the The following dispatch from Mad ground now occupied by frame struc . panics. prosecuted at once. Tul« lake, which authority of some member of the sen exhibit to the fair fres of charge. All ras to the Portland Journal Is inter tures. or the city ha* a more exten ate committee on irritation. covets un urea of over V4,000 acres, exhibits sent in to Mr. Oliver from th« occupies tlie lowest point In the esting In that It shows that the work sive system of fire hydrant*. Relief II Kill SCHOOL AT BONANZA HAS JOHN S. HILL HERE IXJOKING Merrill country will be carried free Klamath basin, Its elevation being on th« Oregon Trunk la not being through the first cause Is remote, a* it N IRROW ES( APE of chargg_i>y J. L. Yaden on his stage. FOR SUITABLE SITE 4,066 feet. 2H feet lower than Lower \ held up. but I* being pushed to BH 4* not likely that many of the frame The local Chamber of Commerce, who Heroic Work Required to Save the Klamath luke, which Is only n mile early a completion as possible. building- will be icpluted for • Probably Commence Work at Onci with Mr. Oliver’s aid is getting the Construction started on the Ore As to the matter of securiug more hy Structure From Destruction— and n half distant at th« nearest Will Handle and Ship All Pro exhibit together and ready for ship gon Trunk linu Saturday nfornlng at drants, there I* a chance that this Damage About $500 point. duce of This Section. ment in the car, desires that all ex the mouth of Willow creek. W. H. The fuct that Tul» lake occupies can be brought about. hibits be sent in before Monday, or BONANZA. Nov. 15.— (Special) — the lowest point In the basin, Its J Porter, who has th« contract for the John S. Hill, senior partner of the Mr. Newman was seen today, and at the very latest by Tuesday morn drainage presented to the reclama work front Madras down Willow an effort was made to have "him state ¡At 12:30 today two school boys dis- Holcomb Realty company, is in the ing, as the car which Agent F. M. tion engineers, when the Klamath ^•reek to Trout creek, is in Madras, how great the reduction would be I covered smoke Issuing from the city looking for a passible site on Thompson has ordered here on Sun project was mapped out years ago, and is superintending the work. DI- ! In case more hydrant* were installed. ' school room occupied by the interme- which the former owners of the Oak day will be taken out Wednesday Idiate grade and presided over by Mrs. but on« solution the elimination of vision Engineer Hickman, whose In replying he said; land Meat Packing company, who re Lambert. They notified Miss Gface cently sold out to Swift & Co., may- morning. Lust river. Its only tributary. This work reaches from Trout creek to "That is something 1 will not fur I Lytle, one of the teachers, who, with C. T. Oliver has taken the various wouhl open th« way for evaporation Redmond, I* also here and is devot erect a $50,000 cold storage and nish figure* on. They must come from the aid of the boys used all of the sheaves of grain, potatoes, squash and of the waters of the lake, und was to ing his time to hurrying construction meat-packing plant. It is their in Mr. Kelly in Portland, and they can water to be found in the building in a other products of this county which work on lite Hill road. bo accomplished by the use of L< be secured If the Chamber of Com | val n effort to subdue the flames, tention to handle all the produce of were on display in the exhibit booth Engineer McVicker, who Is located this section, and ship from here to ' on the courthouse grounds, and is river to Irrigate the ■ acveral valley* merce of this city will wire, asking which were found to be burning , at Mndras, yesterday received order* along Its course and the conveyance Portland, Oakland, San Francisco and 1 looking them over and arranging tor them. Then they will be official of th<> residue of Its waters, through to divide hl* crew and rush cross- and will be put Into force when the .around the heat register, When she the East. Butter, eggs and cheese those which are to be sent to Omaha. a drainage canal to the Klamath I section work on the line down Willow number of hydrants in the fire limits | discovered that the fire was beyond would be bandied in addition to beef The products sent will be most her control she rang the bell, but no and pork. creek so that th« line may be In readi river. will, however, state probably left at St. Paul or some oth Is Increased. I attention was paid to the alarm and Clear lake, the source of Lo*t river, ness for construction gang*. Bridge Such a scheme as tfi is has often er of the big railroad centers of the that If there is a hydrant placed atishe then sent the boys to town for Iles five miles east of Tule Ink«, und I carpenters arrived In Madras last been spoken of before, though this Middle West as a permanent display each corned and one in the middle of , help. is the first time any real steps have at an elevation of 470 feet gteater night and are to be put at work at the middle — each corner -------------------- and one --- In --------------- As soon as it was learned that the been taken toward carrying out the to show what this country with prop than Tul« lake. The river runs a dis once building warehouses and other 150 feet apart, the reduction in rates school was on fire the entire town plans laid down. This company is er care and work is capable of rais tance of 60 miles on an Irregular arc . buildings for use of the Oregon Trunk would be a substantial one. 1 am at .turned out. The chemical engine was ing. perfectly capable of opening up a new- from Clear ink« to Tule lake, aImont at this place. After this work Is com- work now re-ratlng the city. There No other plan so worthy of the Its eittiro course through alluvial i: pleted they will be employed In con will b« a slight reduction in the pre ’hauled from its quarters, where it has country. They were doing such an hearty co-operation of the farmers, remained unused for over a year. On und fertile lands. The Char lake structing trestles In thl* vicinity. vailing rate, but it will be very small. the way to the fire considerable time extensive business from their Oakland ranchers and other residents of this The Oregon Trunk line has opened dam, the object of which Is to Im If any assurance could be given that I was lost through the inability of those I i i house that it was necessary for Swift county could possibly be thought of. Ms commissary department at thl* pound the Lost river waters and the number of hydrants would be in having hold of the rope to pull the I & Co. to come to their terms when This is the best and most successful make of Clear lake a storage reser place, and supplies are already ar they wished to buy them out. creased the work 1 am now doing way that we can tell the people of the voir which will cover an area of ap riving for the use of costruction would not have to be done again, pro machine, and a team was finally se There is no question but what by ■ 1outside world what we are doing here. cured and pressed into service. The proximately» 26,000 acres, la nearing crew*. Officials of the Oregon Trunk vided the change was made at once heroic work of Miss Lytle resulted the time the main line is completed Every one who has any kind of an ex completion and probably will be en are hopeful of rushing construction In or in the near future. The re-rating in keeping the fire confined to the from here to Natron this city will hibit which will advertise the various this vicinity to the greatest possible tirely finished in a few days. become the main shipping point on industries and products of this coun of a city must necessarily be done at The dam will harness the old his limit, and to that end say they ex certain times, and if the rating I am vicinity of Mrs. Lambert's room, and the Southern Pacific between Port- try should send them in as soon as toric strenm for purposes of Irriga pect to have 2,000 men employed now making should go into effect be when the engine arrived the flames land and Sacramento. possible to Mr. Oliver, in order that tion und eliminate it entirely as a between Trout creek and Xfadras fore the hydrant question was settled were extinguished without difficulty. It is the intention of those who they may be gotten in shape for the In addition to the chemical engine feeder to Tul« lake, when the plan * within sixty day*. it must of necessity remain in force men. women and children and one have the construction of this new coming shipment to the fairs to be plant in charge to commence work as shall be completely worked out. until such time as a new one is made. *• I | - team carried water from the river, a soon as possible, though this will held through the Middle West this Within the last two years a narrow- o ' How soon that would be cannot be quarter of a mile distant, and this fall. discovered through channel was ibrobably not be before spring. Miss Ruby lllllls and John McCall stated, that depending on the work which a small strenm was flowing were marrl.'d Sunday morning at in hand at the time the. application aided materially in quickly extin WORK IN DESCHUTES IS WALTER STRAW guishing the fire. into a crevice of the Immense lava tlie residence of Rev. G. T. Platt, the for a new rating was made.” PROGRESSING RAPIDLY Investigation showed that the cause Held at the south end of Tule lake, officiating clergyman, The wedding Walter Straw died at the residence When IL V. Gates was here a short ,,f the fire was due to a defective flue Hi e historic lava beds where the rene wits a great surprise to the many John D. Porter of Spokane, Wash.. f ts not her on ‘-unday mowing, gade Modoc* under Captain Jack so friends of this popular couple, but it time ago he submitted to the council leading from the furnace to the reg- of the contracting firm of Porter death being due to paralysis and a long resisted the efforts of the troops nevertheless carries with it the good ■i proposition relative to the placing j9ter in the intermediate grade room. Bros., having charge of the work on The de- <>n Klamath avenue of a six-inch main n was found that practically no con- combination of diseases. to dislodge them in 1K72-73. the Oregon Trunk line down the wisher an<l congratulations of their and increasing the number of by- nectlon had been made between the 1 ceased returned to this city some time has This newly discovered outlet Deschutes canyon, arrived in Port hosts of acquaintances In tills city. drants throughout the city. This two, rendering it dangerous at all ago. and ever since his arrival here land the other day to remain a few been considerably deepened and wld- Mrs. McCall has been a resident of his health failed. For several months • proposition provided for hydrants times. The attention of the school days on business. cned as tin experiment, both by prl- this city for about two years, and one block apart in the business sec board had been called some time ago prior td his death he was confined to "Work in the Deschutes is pro vat« capital and under the supervi- has ever been one of the popular tion of the city, and if put into effect to the defective condition of the heat liis bed, and for weeks his death has gressing rapidly," said Mr. Porter, Slotl of the government reclamation members of the younger set. Mr. would be the cause of a great reduc ing equipment, and they have reason been momentarily expected. engineers, till n considerable strenm McCall can be classed ns an old-timer, "and as yet we have not struck obsta The fureral services were held tion in rates. If the number of hy- to feel thankful that a great holo flows from the lake into the subter though he returned to this city less cles usually encountered in railroad Idrants are further increased by the caust has not been the result of their from the family residence on the ranean channels of the lava Bold, and than two years ago. He Is one of the building. About 2,500 men are be placing of one in the middle of each negligence in this matter, It will West Side Tuesday afternoon at 2 has done so for more than a year, efficient employes of the Portland ing kept at work. Climatic conditions block within the Are limits It would doubtless be a warning that will re o'clock, and were conducted by Rev. giving promise of there being a hid Store, and Is possessed of business have been favorable, though consid still lower the insurance rate. The suit In having the defects permanent G. T. Pratt. The remains were in- den passage under the volcanic range ability of a high order. erable rain has fallen. Reports that, ordinance was hung up on account of ly remedied and remove what has terred in the city cemetery soulli of the lavn beds proper, pos scarcity of labor is delaying the work Mr. and Mrs. McCall left Immedi- the refusal of Mr. Gates to consent to always been a menace to the lives of J. C. Dodson and family have re are absolutely false.” sibly to the sources of Fall river, a ntcly after the ceremony for Brook have incorporated In this ordinance the pupils attending this institution. turned from Portland, where they northern tributary of the Sacramento. side. where they will spend theii a provision that it repealed ordi The damage to the structure will The new equipment for the post- have been making their home for the Tills Idea is •<> promising thnt the honeymoon. nances 45 and 46. amount to perhaps $500. which is ful offic has arrived and will be installed past three months, and will leave for United States reclamation englneets ly covered by Insurance, the building So important Is this matter to the immediately. The room will be com Surprise valley, where they formerly J. W. Smith Is In the city from his have taken the matter In hand and a being insured for $10,000. business Interests of the city that ev- lived. It had been Mr. Dodson's in pletely remodeled and arranged in force Is being established there now ranch near Miller's Hill. Mr. Smith tention to take up his residence per the most convenient and modern man to do practical work In enlarging the Is some seventy-odd years old, and ery'effort ought to be put forth to KNGINER PATCH HAS RECEIVED manently at the metropolis, but the ner the whole room being devoted to outlet. If this scheme of drainage yet he raised wheat on SO acres of his bring about an amicable adjustment NO Sit II INFORMATION health of his children was so poor the office. proves successful the drainage of the land, and says that next year he Is of the differences between the coun cil and the water company, in order State That Figures Given in Satur there that he was forced to return 94,000 acres of alluvial lands in the going to work all of the ISO acres. It isn't absolutely necessary that that the hydrants needed to reduce here. Title Inko basin may be moro speedily day's Herald are Double Any you should be a physical culture fiend be in rate may the fire insurance W. H. lleileman, in charge of the and much less expensively accom Received at Loral Office. Miss Hazel Livermore returned i or a fresh air enthusiast, in order prosent have the plished than It could be by the orig operation and maintenance of the stalled In time to Monday evening from an extended trip that you may appreciate beautiful Last Monday when the local rec inal plan of depending on evapora Klamath project, left for Cheyenne, re-rating cover the new conditions. It through California, where she has residences and well-kept lawns and for in- tion to tako up the waters of the lake Wyo., where ho was called in connec Is, of course, realized that the coun lamation officials were asked been visiting friends and relatives in flower beds. It isn't really necessary, after eliminating Lost river. At any tion with the reclamation work. He cil is desirous of permanently settling formation concerning the figures you know. the differences between the city and printed in Saturday's issue of the San Francisco and Redding. rate It may assist greatly in accotn-lwlll return in about two weeks. LAKE IS 10 BE BRAINED EXHIBIT FOR OMAHA FAIR