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♦ ♦ OFFICIAL PAI'KR OF ♦ KLAMATII t'OI'NTY ♦ VOL. XV KLAMATH REPUBLICAN FRED ALEXANDER SHOT BY 0. WELCH NO. 17 KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 28. 1910 T ♦ I-KAHING PAPER OF ♦ ♦ SOITHERN OREGON ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ‘ HARRIMAN ENGINEER KOUTS SENTENCE WILL PAVE MAIN STREET TO DEPOT STOPN IN PORTLAND Railroad in« n arc adulating over ' th«« probabl« reason ter the visit I of John I). Isaacs of Chicago, III., consulting engineer of the Harriman HAVANA. July 27. Getieia) Mou- l:t»en, to Portland Mr. Isaacs held toguodu »nd 1,000 «oldirra «turted in long conference with J. P O'Brien, for Huntlugo province to «uppr>m« th« SLAYER F'IRF. s TWO SHOTS 11 insurrection which General Mlnlet, | vice-president and general manager good HIGHWAY FROM RIVER I of the Harriman lines in Oregon, but HIM VI« TIM tb«< )ib«'ial lentlcr, ha« «tart«*d. Mini TO ICAILIU»AD - no information as to its real Import > t*s lot«'« I h now w«ak. but Miniet 1« I could be obtained. • trong politically, und It la feared th« Railroad men generally believe r< belllon will spread., The troops Mr, Isaacs, while on a tour of in- were <l«’"put<’ln'd attar lite govern- I I spection of the Harriman lines, got merit hud been ndvlM'd that many! Dica at Four o'clock Tlu»> Morulna. Spanish war vct«ian« lia<! joined l*i-«-f«|- Timt the Houoe Should litt Co Bulli» s<al«b««l t.cskl With a <'!>•(> off in Portland to discus« with Mr. Council Heed« Petition of IToperty O'Brien th« <ngln«-erlng questions Mlnli't. Tli>* malcont« nta are organ | Welch AmsUd and Ik Now in Sonw-on«- El««-, Hut Hl« Friewd« Ou iicrs and Main Street Grade Knife and Nearly Killed Hint arising In th«' building of the Dea- Iziog, and It 1« reported that Mlnlet'«^ the County Jail An- otuiurnt«- Will Not He < "hanged in u <Jpai-rel < hut«-s and Tillamook lines. foie« hu« fii-d into the mountain« n<*ai Mr. Isaacs is one of the best known Santiago, and that the rural guard«1 ! engineering experts In the world. Last nighi ubout lb o'clock Georg« ar« pursuing them. Alter i'ou»ld«*rlax the quewtion Tb«' «ouncil bad another discussion Timoth) Koui», who was found Welch shot Fr<-d Alexander, propri- «in«'« la«t Friday, when he «us ten guilty of atmault and being armed of the paving question Tuesday night •tor of i the O K livery stable, and bls dered the ahiacinbiy nomination ter with a dangerous weapon by a jury The different, opinion« expressed, to victim dl»*d this morning ubout 1 judge of the Thirt<-«-nth Judicial dis conHiHting <jt Win. L. Welch, Fred gether with the exposition of the law* I o'clock. trict. lion. II. L. Benson W«-dnesday Melbas«', A. T l.angell, Frank Down governing the matter by City Attor- From tb« «tatenxnt made by Alex announced h<- would uccept it, at'd ing. R. X. Moon. Al Melba*-«, Carl . ney Drake managed to keep the ooun- ander It mm - dik that Welch und he ( «»MING OF RAILROAD MAKER stand aa a candidate ter the office l>eal. Edward F'reuer, E. W. Wilker Fl IDEN«'E SMIRE1» INDICATING I cil and those present in the city hali had a quarrel, and that Alexand« r 4VFMPLK ITY IN «'LIBINE FIRE In doing so be made the following ; son. Gus N«-)ba>M*. J. ('. Ferguson and until a late hour. CHANGE IN FIRM-REDINGS hud discharged Welch The latter «tr tement to u representative of thi- ■ C L. Kelse . in the circuit court h« re Th«* ordinance specifying that bitu- I lithic paving be adopted as the ma procured a hur«*»* front tb«< «table nud paper: Til«- iday afternoon. took a woman named liuelah Eckinan < outra« I« for Right of Way Have "Und«-r the circumstances I «-an do I The jurj was only out about three- Rot«b«-ry Ik supf«*«*-«-«! to Have >t«-< n terial to b«; placed on Main street out for « drive. After h«« returned tb«- Motive, But W«*re F'rigtii- nothing but accept a nomination quarters of an hour before they from Link riv«»r to Eleventh street Iko-n Hrcunxl and a Height » reached a decision. hr went to tb«< rear of th«- building about which I was not consulted and Sixth street from Main to Kin •-D«-<1 Away Future Ik Kern and there met Alexander, Welch never sought it, and have always lock avenue, was read the third time Judge Noland sentenced th«- boy to •aye that Alexander started for him ntated that I was not a candidate. I six montbr in tb« penitentiary Thurs i and pantw-d by the following vote: with a pitchfork and that he shot Sp«-cial to Tb«.- Herald. Yes—Caatel, Hanks, Willits, Sum The coming of the .Modoc Northern do not «ant it now, and would much day morning. • hn man in aelf-defena«' A pitchfork tallioad to this county baa tn-«-n the prefer that the honor should go to MERRILL. July 27.—Warrants mers, Stanabie. Faught. I^ist wint« r Kouts, who is about 23 •aa found underneath Alexander cauM, of considerable «bang» tn lh<- sotu«*ou« elw*, but my friend«« seem or 24 )«-«rsold, was on his way to bis were issued W«-dnesday ter the ar No- Wilkins. when he was picked up. and that conteniplal«'d nale of th«« n«-w town of d<*t«-rmin«*d to force It onto me, and I bonx* In Montague from a visit in tbe rest of two m«.-n suspeett.-d of having An ordinance was also introduced part of Welch's story seems to be Malin, which ha« been ««tabliwh d on atn thus put in a position of being vicinity of Merrill. He had met som«- been responsible ter the fire which providing for the paving of the streets true. coni|M'll«-d to accept it.” old friends in Merrill and drank a d«'stroy<«d the saloon conducted by A. from Eleventh and Main streets to the shores of Tuie lake. Welch was arrested by Policeman Thu« did Judge Benson settle a lurge amount of liquor. He bad pur- F. Clubine. two miles south of thiH the depot The material to be used When the contracts for the rigli of Hall and Is now in tb<* county jail. way and the depot for the new Modoc qivstlon that boa been agitating the chaH«.*d an old pistol of a man for 50 city, early Tuesday morning. Is specified as bitulitbic, and the ob Alexander is well known here, bls Northern roa«l were «ign**d it wm mind« of the |<-ader« of the repub- cents and had it in his pocket. The Evidence secured Tu«-sday, R it 1« , ject )g is to nave have tne the wora work compieteo completed father having been an old resident of found that «everal buxine«« str«*et- llcan party of lutk>> and Klamath boy got into tb«- stage to come to this said, indicated that the suepected ’ this fall. this county, lija father is now con of tb<- town would tn- Interfere* i counties ter many months, It h a .city, and Ins-ame enraged at the driv men atempted to rob the saloon and An amended ordinance providing fined In the insane asylum at Hslem. with An agr«*«*m< at »an r«-ach«*d a« well known fact that for several er and a «attleman named C. Swan simultaneously set fire to the. plac«* for a franchise for the Pacific Tele having been taken there about two te what property tbc railroad was to months the judge has been impor son. and drawing the pistol he fired at In order to conceal the robbery. Their phone and Telegraphic company waa rears ago . have, and the incorporator« of the tuned to stand aa a candidate ter thi Swanson, striking him in tbe breast. plan was apparently frustrated, as it introduced aDd passed to its second town ar«* now having another pin- of bench, but in every cs*w* he has stead Swanson had on a heavy overcoat at Is believed the suspects were forced reading. The new ordinance etn- tb«* townaite made, which will trana- fastly «tat«.*d that be could not afford the time, and the ball (ailed to pierce from their work by the arrival of (races several addutena! feature«* IM 11.>U>AD M-ANDAI. to abandon a practice that nets him the garment. persons who were attracted to the which were mentioned as being neces- i HEARING WILL RWDPK.N for the location of the «treeta of the Kouts also attempted to shoot Mr. sceqe by the flames, which burst into Mry. among them being that the city so that they will not b«> Inter far in excees of wbat be would re fered with by th«- railroad. As soon ceive as a judge Ignoring his wishes, Hitchcock, th«* driver of the stage, but volnme before th«.-«men could secure [ wires are to be twenty-two feet above ■ CHICAOO. July 27. Attorney. i m this work 1« comph'ted the towr however, the delegates to the sta»« he was disarmed before he could do anything of value. the ground; tbe telephone wires are Murray Nelaoa. representing the rail I I lot« will b<* placed qn th«* market. assembly from th« two counties nomi any more injury. Wednesday morning Constable John 1 be cut at the expense of the com- mad company, tinuounied here- yes Hugh«*s with warrants ter the two' pany where any citizen cares to move All th<> inhabitant« of th«* oMotf*« nated him. and stated that whether lturn«e(X^*.| C am * t« rday that th«* Dllnnl« Central «*« • ar«- more than «atI«fi«*d with their he accepted or not, they were going Th«^case of the State against Robt. men left here for a,$>ol®^some fifteen a house from one lot to another and repair scandal Inquiry, in wh'ch Its location, nnd would not sell for twice to place his name on the ballot. Since Burns, wbo is charged with assault miles distant, where, it is believed. the wires would interfere; the pres- <>. Rawn was to have been an Im wbat they paid ter th«1 land. his return home the pressure brought with a dangerous weapon on the per the men suspected of the crime make ent rates are embodied in the ordi- portant wltnapa, »1)1 be rr'»prti«*d | fiance nnd they shall not be increased The citizen« of the new town pro|.ii- to bear heretofore has been redou son of Otto Gess), was brought up their hom«' here Tuesday. until the number of subscribers reach «my a brilliant future ter the place, bled, and today he finally decided to Wedn«*sday, and (he following jury Although InvMtlgatton of the mys and believe there will be a boom then* yield to their demands and accept was impaneled: 1.000. a common battery system is to Fred McKendree. STILL AFTER THEM; terious death of the ««x-Monon pre«l- thia fall. th«* nomination. I be «established. J. S. Davis, Al Melhase, R. A. Moon, BI T CLUES ARE WEAK l«*nt. at hi« summer residtnce in About two years ago Judge Ben Ed Freuer, Wm. F. HiR. Wm. L. Resolutions calling on the city en The name Malin is taken from that Wlnnetkn last Wednesday. 1« bring of an «•xceedingiy fertile tract In Bo son retired from the bench, forming Welsh. J. C. Ferguson, E. W. Wilker- .MONTREAL, July 27.—The wire- gineer to prepare specifications ter pushed by private detective«, po' ce hemia. where a great <t««l of the a partnership with C. F. Stone, under son. Frank Ira White, C. N. Myers less operators at I-abrador have been the paving of Main street from the and representative« of Insurance <-om- fin.*"t fruit that la sent to th«* Ger th«* firm name of Bennon A Stone, and J. A. Maddox. requested to communicate with the tridge to the depot were adopted, The panles, there were no developments man. French and English markets is Tbc business of the firm has been Burns, Gessl and a man named steamer Montrose, and endeavor to specifications are to be done this today grown And aa th«* residents of the phenomlnal, and It was thia that Woods were examined and the case learn definitely whether or not Dr. week. new town bellcv«* tbey have aoout caused Judge B«*n«on to refuse to con will probably be given to the jury Crippen and Miss Leaevc are on HANDON PEOPLE Wild, the richest portion of Oregon, they sider betng a candidate ter the posi tbi« afternoon. board that vessel. Scotland Yard au When Mayor Sanderson called the Burns and Gessl had been chopping thorities admit that while they may meeting to order there were present PROHPEtT FOIt OIL gave their city th«* title which1 they tion from which he retired. On his thought would be be»t fitting for «o retirement George Noland was ap wood at Sand Hollow on the shore be located in that manner, they have Councilmen Wilkins, Cast el. Hanks. pointed by Governor Chamberlain. of Tule lake, and both occupied the little faith in their success. Rev. Willits, Summers and Faught. Stanc- fetrlie a region. HANDON. Ore.. July 2. Thc Mlo- While he has not so stated, it is un «am« tent, although they did not Robinson, who claims to have seen bie came in late. (•rue Oil II Gas company, a coriiorn- derstood that he will be a candidate A petition of the property owners tion of local capitalist», whh-b MU I\4'HEAN|N<¡ M MltF.lt OF SHEEP to snereed himself on the democratic, work together. According to Geesl s the couple, perplexes the Canadian story Rnrns got up on th»? morning of police, who cannot understand his abutting on Main street, between Cen drill for oil on B«ar creek, near this May 25th and threw water from a positive assertions while all circum ter and Second streets, requesting According to otllcial returns there tick.'t city, has ordered drilling machinery, washbasin on the floor of the tent. stances seem to disagree with him. were 16,49«.812 sheep of all ages that the new grade of Main street be which will be here soon and the Gessl remonstrated with Burns and abandon«*d and the present contour work of drilling will b«* starl<'d at in England at the close of 1909, an START HOIDy ON TWO be made the grade, was received. NEW BRICK BLOCKS the latter drew a large clasp knife I STEAMER GROUNDED ON once. The company Is capitaliz'd Increase over 190S of 535,937, and from his pocket and stabb«>d Gessl th«- highest number in many years; DESDEMONA SANDS The following were the signers for $25,000. A number of oil ex Mrs. R. Marple J V. Houston, perts have looked over the grounds not since 1K99 were there over 16,- Foundation» Being Put in for tile Odd several times in the neck, inflicting painful but fortunately not fatal PORTLAND. July 27.- The steam Chas. N. Meyer. J A. Houston. Fellows' Tempi«* and the »nd arc of the opinion that th« pros »00,000 sheep In any one year. The wounds. He only desisted when his er Reaver, bound for San Francisco H. F. Toliver. J. A. Uerlings. Willits' Block pects for oil are good. Within th«- past winter is said to have been a victim pl«*aded with him not to take and Ix>s Angeles, and carrying a num I trying one on account of the abnor Mrs. E Heidrick. next «>0 days a thorough tar, will ber of passengers. grouad«?d on Des Work wau started this morning on his life. have been made, and the promoters mal rainfall, but recently the On motion of Caste! the petition Burns was arrested and brought to demona sands in the Columbia river was granted, and the grade will be re weather has been uaore favorable the new Odd Fellows' temple on >f the company arc sanguine as to and the outlook is ter a good lamb the corner of Fifth and Main streets, I thi« city, where ho was locked up. in a dense fog. The tug Onsonta and established at tbc present contour. the result. i ing wason. Mutton at present Is and the Willits* building that adjoins He is a man apparently about 45 the steamer Chancellor were rushed Hills Allowed years of age, and has the appearance to her assistance. A panic started, reported to be considerably dearer it on the east. The bill of the Klamath Publishing t.EINLER WITHDRAWN HIN than this time last year, and store The foundation ter the Odd Fel of a miner or prospector. The jury- but it was quickly quieted, and the company, amounting to $293.05, was NAME FROM BALLOT sheep are worth $2.45 to $4.90 more passengers were landed on the river allowed. lows' temple will be of stone, and the brought in a verdict of not guilty per head than in November last. The expectation is to have it completed in hank, and are awaiting the floating Oi'dinam-e« KAI.EM. Ore., July 27. Theodore total number of sheep in the United three weeks, so that work on the of the st«?amer. It is expected the The ordinance vacating the portion I Geisler, who recently announce«! Kingdom in 1909 was 31,838,833, superstructure of the building may PORTLAND APPLE SHOW boat will get off the bar this after of Center street situated betweeD WIIA OCCUPY THREE DATS himself as being a candidate for cir an increase of 506,433 over 1908. noon. be begun aa soon as possible. Main and Pine streets was introduced cuit Judg<* of Multnomah county, ha« The foundation ter the Willits' Three days, November 30 to De nnd passed to its second reading. nform««d the secretary of state’« of EUGENE V. DEHR IR building will be of concrete, and the cember 2. have b.'en set as the time ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE A new telephone ordinance grant fice that he desires to withdraw nnd TAKEN TO NANITORIl'M .Maddox-Harris concrete mixer is at for the big apple show to be given FROM FEDERAL PRISON ing the Pacific Telephone and Tele • a nee I hla declaration In order to work now preparing the materials for under the auspices of th«' Oregon graph company a franchise to trans xepport the republican aaaembly nom Hocialist SfMwker t’ompelh'd to Take the foundation. It is expected to I State Horticultural society. The act business in this city ter a period LEAVENWORTH. Kans., July 27. ine, J. V. Veatch, Thia is th« first TTiwtnw'nt in Minnesota have this portion of the building com j occasion will have a double slcniti- William J. Laughlin and Chester of twenty-five years was introduced «undldate to withdraw from the field, Institution pleted in about ten days. I cance on account of the fact that the K. Armington attempted to escape nnd passed to its second reading. and the secretary of state will strike When these buildings are complet I dat«' will be the quarter centennial from the Federal prison here yester An ordinance adopting bltulithie Mr. Geisler's declaration from the ROCHESTER. Minn.. July 27 ed Klamath Falls will have two of I of th«» Horticultural society. paving for Main street from Eleventh day. The guards killed Laughlin and hullot. Eugene V. Dabs, ex-candidate for the most sightly edifices in any town It is plann«*d to make the show one wounded Armington The latter, street to the depot, was introduced pr«*sid< nt on the socialist ticket and of this site in the state, and the citi of the largest ever held in th«' north however, escaped. and passed to its second reading now a prominent ' lecturer in that zens of this city are hoping that th« west, considering even the annual < ol’G AHM GET GOATS The ordinance adopting the bit« Dr. William Martin returned from lithic spiHrifications ter the paving of OF «NFTTAGE GROVE1TKH cause, is a patient in the Mayo Bros, other imrtions of the same block may Spokane show. Valuabl«? prizes will sanitorlum here. It la re^brted that have buildings of a similar high cla« t b«? offered and every inducement Oakland Saturday evening, where he Main street from the bridge to Elev given growers to make the exhibition had been for several days. He says enth and Sixth street from Main to COTTAGE GROVE, Ore . July 23 his condition Is serious. The cause erected before long. | a creditable one. that his father, Alex Martin Sr., is Kinlock avenue, was read the third Elisha Geer, a rancher residing of the trouble which has m-cossitated The Hood River Commercial club much improved In health and that he time and passed. EXAMINATIONS NEXT MONTH twnlva miles south of this city, shot his admission to the sanitorlum la I has offered a $50 prize ter the beet is expected that he will be able to A resolution requesting the city en mid killed a cougar meaaur-ing nine unknown. : The attendance at the summer exhibit from Hood River county. The take a trip to his old home here be gineer to procure plans and specifi f.et. The ranchers of that neighbor- RECALL THE REWARD school is gratifying tb the instructors Salem i Commercial club has also fore winter sets in. Mr. Martin's cations ter the paving of Main street I rod have been missing p.onts from The county court has recalled the an dtho students aro making excel come I forward with an offer of a $25 many friends are more than pleased from Eleventh street to the depot was «!•♦ ir bands for some time past, and when they went on their cougar hunt offer of $1,000 ter the arrest and lent progress. A number of them will prize I ter the beat Marion county ap- to learn of the improvement in his introduced and adopted. A resolution requesting the citv condition and will be glad to welcome they found the carcasses of five in the conviction of the person who set fire take the teachers' examinations ter pies him on his arrival In Klamath Falls. engineer to procure plans and speci tiillw. They nt once set out to hunt to the Shook house and barn near county and state certificates, which fications for the paving of Main «tree the cougar, and the dogs treed it Dairy this spring. The Seaton girl will be held in the high school in this L. A Newton, representative of the Dr. Wm. Martin went to Crystal from the bridge to Eleventh «tree« within an hour. Cougars have killed has confessed to the act, and there is city, beginning at 9 o'clock In the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com (hlrty-elght goats In this neighbor no necessity ter the offer being con morning of August 10th. and con pany, went to Eagle Ridge Friday to creek this morning, where he will was introduced and adopted. Council adjourned to meet tonight fish and camp out ter several days. tinued. hood this spring and summer. tinuing until the 12th. remain over Sunday. Malcontents Are Rallying Around tlx- standard of G«-ix-rul Minici THE NOMINATION iI I BOTH Ilf 8UILHS UK EFFECT I