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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
CANISTER CHASES STAKE
WINNER WITH KNIFE
Victim OF Infuriated Player
Asks for John Doe" Warrant
TO Arrest AssaiIant

Giano SsveIi. wholesale liquor
dealer of 1910 O'Farreu street. obtained
warrant from Police Judge Conlan
yesterday for the arrest OF John Doe
Oh charge OF ASA ault with a deadly
weapon Although he does not know
-le name q his sssailant. Savelu told
N-e ponce ne could easily Identify him.
SaFe-li was playing cards in a saloon
= Green and AesruE streets when,
slort-E after midnight yesterday morn
ing ne refused 20 play longer and rose
10 leave Tor his home One OF the play
ers who had been losing followed hin
oar or the saloon and drew 2 long knife
from MS nip pocket SaTefli ran pur-
sued oE The man. and stumbled and fell
me pursuing gamesIer jumped on top
@ raTell and slasheG al him with the
6llte- while SsTelli yelled for help
special O1lcer Berg and Policeman
q DLo1n0r heard SaveIlfs cries for help.
lat when thev reached the scene his
assaiisut had fed. The back Of Sa-
FellIs cosr was cut into strips. his
thick underciorhing saving him from
serious injury The only wound on
liD WAS one on the left arm
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
CONTRACT LET FOR
NEW CITY WHARF
Steel and Concrete Pier Will Be
Built at Once at Cost
of S30z, 400
Winning Bid for Work $4,000
Less Than Estimate of
State Engineer

A. last San Francisco is TO have a
freproof wharf OF permanent construc-
ton The contract was let yesterday
10 Robert Wakefield. whose bid OF
ss03.4f8 was not only the lowest OF 10
submitted. but was $4,000 less than
Ralph Barker The new wharf. 70 be
known as pier 20. viii be OF steel and
concrete and viii have q steel shed.
There viii be a railroad track down the
center, and both in construction and
equipment the new wharf viii be up
70 date The contractor will file a
bond Of s159.000 10 insure faithful
work
The meeting yesterday morning was
z continuation Of last Thursdays meet
ing Al which the bids for the new wharf
were opened On the advice Of AttOr-
ney Davis the board rejected all bids
on alternate plans. The bid OF the
Hesly- -Tibbitts construction company
was rejected because II did not COM
ply with the specifications.
n J. Mertens, formerly a contractor
on the water front. fled with the board
a protest against awarding the con-
tract on the ground that permanent
construction costs TOO much money.
His protest was fled and Engineer
Barker was instructed 10 prepare plans
for pier IS on the same permanent
scale laid down In the specifications
for pier 40.
Secretary Thorpe reported the coiiec-
ton of s7Oo.ss from the Traders in
sursnce company. This was Is per
cent dividend on one OF the losses sus-
Iained in the FIRE OF April, 1905.
The Santa Fs railroad in . cOmmuni-
cation called the attention Of the board
70 & ruling by the interstate commerce
commission TO the effect that the fed
eral commission has Jurisdiction over
the states belt railroad and suggested
that the harbOr board conform with the
federal requirements and publish q
schedule OF its switching rates.
Secretary Thorpe notified the board
that he had opened an account for the
deposit OF hsrbor commission funds
with the Croker national bank.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued
IN San Francisco MondAy, August 10;
both of Berkeley.
William l. clifford -. i2z2Is Treat avenue.
snd Tilly II Olsen IS IS Harrington street
ceIesIIno FrugoiI. 2s. aaio Eighreenth syenue.
ana Letizia de S2ati. is, 2l55 Seventeenth ave
AdoIph O. Neyerheise. 80. eco MeAuister
street. and Katherine HoSkins. -. Is Tsy street.
James Didley. - 1856 Kentucky street. and
Helen trenins- p. 26Il RroadWsy-
s1d Minnie Michel. y. 2T2I Twenty-third street.
Martin o. Christopher. n. Bskersneld, and
ZHia l. Mason. Is 1871 Ellis street
and Rosetta Earreu - TITB Tennessee street.
Forest Mcclellan. Is. 4 Imperial ayenre. and
AargienA DURAN. IS. 81 GLADYS street
Raymond NJ Powers. IL $3.50 Niaeseenth
street and Netfie L Patfan. 20 Taslorsyille.
James r MoIso- IS. and Maude l. Craig. -.
D-nieI Krzgen. p. 1875 Gesry street. and
ALMA Se9oe.iela. Is 29ll . Pine street.
Lucy a Cssszss- u. C4reeH place
Raymond J. Cheney, So and katherine c.
John F. Beaeke. =. f s17 cGenery street. and
Helena T Rauer, Is. 1898 Hampshire street
Ernest Saleido- -. San ADdreas. aad Kate
Hi1leersnd Is = Farrsn 2venne
Otto Thews. 80. and BeEths Sehwarz. Il. both
of 254 Leland avenue.
OAKLAND. Aug. 1e.-The folIOving marriage
licenses we're issued today:
George G Wise, -, and Christine Maderes,
-. Co11 OF Q9klEnd-
Milton h Lee. .. Richmond. and Rosie Ken.
nedy - Oakland
John PurTes. Al. and lane E Porter. IS. both
Of oakland
Christian J. Christensen. -. and Blanche A.
Petit. -. both Of oakland
George E Hawes. IS. san Francisco. and Bir-
die E Sherrr -. BeTkeley
FTecerfck W MorteT. % Boring. Ore. and
Ellea NJ Brown. 26. oakiand-
Charles Z West s4. Sequel, and Anna N.
Davies. 81 Oakland
Patrick J. Msx6eld, "a and Jennie Perry, 4s,
both Of Oakland.
Charles {. bliss IS, and Sadie B. VI. Austin,
-. both Of Oakland
cIaTsnee : F4rncrook. q. and Edna " Beau
fzlt- Is both OF Les Angeles.
Alfred E Steiner. % and Edna Nelson. 2s.
both OF BerkeIey.
Edward =. Taeile. - and EneHe L Fritz,
q both OF Oakland
EIEs V. Reeves % San Francisco snd Marie
L Marx. % Oakland
Robert : Baker. - and Florence A. Bir5seli
%. both os oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
REVOLUTION REPORTED
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
United States Cruiser at Scene,
but Does Not Land
Troops

The United States cruiser Albany
was al Amapala when the liner Aca-
pulco. which arrived here yesterday
left the Honduras port The officers OF
the Acapulco learned that a revolution
had broken out in the interior and that
the rebels had captured and were hold
ing the town OF Choluteca, about 40
miles from Amapala-
President Cabrera OF Guatemala is
supposed 70 be the financial hacker OF
this revolution He IS a friend Of for
meT President Bonilla. in whose inter-
est the revolution was organized. and
this revolution Is said 10 be part Of a
campaign planned BY Cabrera for the
overthrow Of his enemy, President Ze-
laya OF Nicaragua The Albany had
landed no men, but was under orders
10 remain al Amapala and await de-
velOpments.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS

Moore. a native Of Maryland. aged 81 years
Fr;ends and scquaintznces are resDectfully
invited 10 attend the funeral tOtiay fTues-
dsvl August IL 1905. al IL a. m from her
late residence in Hayward. Inter1aent LGasa
Tree cemetery
Hattie H.. beloved wife Of Charles r. Nausrt
loving mother Of Mildred H August B.
kathryn A. osezEns p and Henry p
fer in law of Oscar :. Naucrt a native -
CsIifozns. aged - years months and {
Friends are respectfully Invited to a,tesa
the funeral today tTnesdzyi. August IL
1876. az i:5o ?. m. fron the residence Of
Oaklsnd. Cal. IncineFatloR AZ Oakland crena.
tory
O'CONN0R-In this city. August To- 1905 Peter
p. dearly beloved husband ef Annie o'Connez
father Of Eddie Valentine Joseph Eileen and
the late Marie and Rose 0-Coannr son Of
JsmeS and the lste Rose 0'C0nn0r brother Of
James, Mary tstnerlne, Edward Rose and
Helen O'Connar- native Of ireland. aged ~
yezrs-
Friends and aeauaintaneeS are respectfuil7
invited 70 attend funeral Thursday August
Of his father. 3T3S Folsom street thence 70
St Peters church. Twenty fourth and Alabama
streets where a requiem high mass viii be
celebrated for the repose Of his Slui con-
meneIng al . o'clock a. m IaIeEment Holy
CrosS cemetery
POULSOS-In this eity. August 8 1905 Eliza
beth. dearly beloved wife OF Theodore PoslI-
son and deFosed mother of Cizra z Pouiso,
native of Ohio, sged % years months
and 4 days
RANFT-In this eitv. August g. 1905. ArssIia
Rsnft. beloved mother OF Albert p Rothkopf
ard Henry A Rznfr- native OF Wisconsin
aged 80 yezrs s mo8ths and - days
Friends are respectfully invited 10 asteusI
the funeral services today TUESDAY,. at
. O'Clock p IN. AZ her late residence 202s
Pierce street
TH0MPSON-In this city August 10. 1905
Mary Lillian. infant daughter OF M and
Mrs William II. Thompson. beloved sister Of
Loretta AgeaHs Thompson and granddaughter
OF Mr. sad Mrs G. W Kelley Of Hanford
Cal. native Of San Francisco. sged "a days
TELcH-In this city. August To- 1893, Cath
crime T. Weleh, native Of Buffalo. y. Y,
aged So years
Remains ST the pzrlors OF Fl. F. Suhr & Co.
e9ls Mission ST between Twenty fifth and
Twenty-sixth.
WELSPIEI-In Oakland. August 10 1905 John
dearly beloved husband of MAY weiSpiel
father OF Palmer and Leroy WeIspie1 son Of
William y. and T. l. WeIspiel and brother
OF Robert joseph. Fred and Frank WelspieI
and Mrs. Le0nz Leasbery. q native Of Boston
Mass, aged 80 years II months snd q days
CARD or THANKS
GRANER-To our many friends and ac-
quain1snees and the knights OF Pythias
Golden City lodge No s.. We desire 70 extend
our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for
their sympathy. kindness snd beautiful floral
offerings extended 70 during our late be-
father. MARY GRANER AND FAMILY
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
uo11nx TO aUAsH INDICTMENTS

Motion 10 Quash the seven indict-
-1e-ts returned against the Southern
parfTc Tor rebarirE was made yes
re-fev IN the United States district
court The charges were brought
szsfnst the railroad BY the Interstate
f.6wnerce commission and the South
er- pacfsc claims that the evidence
"a which the indictments were re-
turned was coupUlsorily procured The
,.orrrenv also set forth IN It's motion
10 Quasi that by the governments act
III vas 4 witness against itself At
ffavfrs were sworn 10 By J n Brewer.
freIrht agent OF the Southern Pacifc.
in which he averrec that the books OF
me company were taken BY force By
government officials
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
WIFE HURT IN COLLISION.
HUSBAND GETS WARRANTS
Seeks Arrest Of Motormen on
Battery Charge for Injury
Sustained bv Spouse

Wallace A. Wise. an attorney. OBJ
tailed q warrant from Police Judge
ShortaI yesterday afternoon for the
arrest II John Doe and Richard Roe
on charge Of battery one OF the
defendants is q motorman OF car 1923
~ the Sutter street line. and the other
IS a uo-orman Of car 1873 Of the Mis-
sion ard Twenty ninth streets line
Mrs WiSe. wife Of the lawyer. who
lives Ar 355e Washington street. was z
passenger on the Sutter street car on
August s when it colIfded with the
Mission ard uty-uinth streets car
AZ the DeVisafero street crossing. Dur
5uE the excitement she was badly
shaken I'D hv the force OF the col
ltsfon and has been under the care OF
2 rlTsician since that tine.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
MAN SEEKS DEATH WITH
ACID WHILE DESPONDENT
Drinks Poison When Friends
Refuse Request to Hang
Him TO Rafter

After the refusal Of two OF his fellow
employees 10 grant his request that they
hang him TO q rafter in barn. Charles
Stenson. a despondent stab5eman. was
found yesterday afternoon lying IN the
loft rf the Nolzn drayage compa ny s
stable suffering from the effects Of q
dose uf czrboiic acid which he had
taken he died &C minutes later az the
Porrero emergency hospital without re-
gaining consciousness
Steusou-S : friends said that he mad
heen Ell cf late and Il Is supposed this
led him 10 take his life. He was So
Years old and lived where he ended his
iffe. COS Tennessee street
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
GUARDIAN ron BUCK CHILDREN

Mrs. Maria Jesus de Shorb- mother OF
Mrs. Ynez Shorb White Buck. was ap-
pointed guardian OF the two children
OF Mrs Buck yesterday by Judge Gra-
hau Upon the death OF Mrs Bucks
first husband. Captain White. a pension
OF SIS a month became payable TO his
widow. She having now remarked the
pension goes 10 the two children Mrs
Buck is in the Philippines with her
husband II therefore became neces-
sary for a guardian 70 be appointed
for the children. 50 that the pension
might be collected The names or the
children are Maria Y White, u. and
Ruth White. 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
CITY ASSESSMENT ROLL
TOTALS S454,53z,s2O
Revised Figures OF Auditor
Show Much Improvement
IN General Situation

The assessment roll OF San Fran
cisco. according 10 the final revised
figures made public by the auditor yes
terdav. totals ss5ss32S2e. II is made
up - follows Real estate. ss5S.-
s5I 4at. improve eueurs. $50 Ss1 SIS.
money and solvent credits. secured.
s1e.65s-2s4- unsecured $15.5z7.351:
other personal property. secured Ssa-
5ss4eS- unsecured s3o.8s1Ts5
The value Of ali mortgages is ss7.-
leI-5I1. and OF the improved real es-
tate. deductfnE mortgages S2s2.I5o 4s1
The grand total OF real estate and i'm
rlroremeuts IS S34e.5I1esz and OF per
sonsl property SI0E.SzG-SzS
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
nrTE scHooL 10 oPEN

The California Institution for the
rlasf and rte Blind viii open Wednes-
dar. August IS This institution Is a
uerr az r1e public school system Of the
v~fosA r4rents are bona flde residents
az ire state Like al other depart
reute of state education its benefits
are free 70 such children as are quar-
80 fo- a5r4fesior- Letters asking for
Information or making Application Tor
admission should be addressed 70 War
rig Wilkinson. prfrclpals Berkeley,
Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11

Will not be inserted Thev must be handed n AZ
either Of the publication Offices and be lndorsei
with tie name and residence Of FerSo1s author
lied 70 have the szme published Notices re-
srrfctesi simply to the announcement Of the event
are PUBLISHED once IN this column free OF chaIZe-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
MARRIED

C0OE-B0NNoT-In this city August .. 1905
by the Rev. A J. Brown Milton Melvin Cook
to Ainaie Boanot. both Of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
LOST AND FOUND

LOST Between ID ard Townsend .sts- depot aud
Morgan Hin. Santa Clara Co. small plrSe con-
tanning 50. Finder isaTe at eo9 Steiner 81.
and receive reward.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
BORN

BRIDGEMAN-Tc the wife OF William Bridge
msn Jr- (Hee Mccarthy. 4 daughter
SCAMANDS-In this city, August 5. 1893, to
the wife OF Join L Scamands daughter.
NYERS-Ia this city. August 2. 1905. 10 the
wife Of Robert Myers Hattie Bielskil. son
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY

so4. sa5. soe end s07 Cnion square Bulld,nx
$50 POST ST
Telephone. Douglas 15Ia
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
DIED

Andersen. Peter T.Ss Lieberm4n. Henry a IS
Berg Aida -------EMoore. AaEy N-.--..sI
Bruhu, Nazdslena 50 NsuerE. Hattie H. -
Dargie. Anne R.. .45 0'Connor Peter p. A
D0aahue, An3rew s . Poalsan- Elizabeth. 90
English. Jas ~ Rsuft AEaiis -.--. IA
FiznS gan -. tReQuiernl Thompson flnfzatl
GOlGeue=er. Bertha - Kelch. Catherine r. 50
ksme1z, Paul .---.- 20 Weispiei. JoAa - 80
Kelley. Julia E % G-s1er -........ Card
Kerr. John
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
ANDERSON

ANDERSON-In Reiwood Canyon. Cal. August
: 1875. ThornEald Peter Anderson. beloved
husband Of Birdie Anderson SOC in 1sx Of
Michael and Bridget Leonard and brother in
law OF Ar. and Mr. John Nielsen. Jehn Ieon-
ard and the lSte Morris Leonard and Mrs
Alice johnson. native Of Germany. aged
Sc TezrS months and days.
Friends and acguEintauces are respectfully
invited 70 attend the funeral today (TueSday ],
August II. 1875. at u o'clock aooa. from
the pzriors of Beaudry & McAvoy. 5s5 Tenth
street. Oakland. Interment Mozntsin View
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
FEMALE HELP WANTED

WASTED-Experfence cszners c1 1Iecswork.
xauen earning S12 - So Per week Calffur-
nia Czn1eEies Co. 18Th and MInnes0tz 50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11

N0NE-Y usde daily. and Can Want Ads heIp ..
uzke 81 Advertise y0r wants mako then
known 70 the public thruug1 Cal Want Ad.
Al Investment. Lot an expe1se- Fer f1II par
efra1ars rad Cal Want Ads dal3T.
HOP packing tickets cannot - secured after
fhis week E. CLEMENS HORST COMPANY
2I5 Pine 81. $. - 80 BzoadEUs oaklanA
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-12-01
~ >isi'J>s.

III ~" circuit Court Of the ginir ui
Oregon Tor III" county of klamath
El'ih NJ I0om"r. rlnIntir, W..
Jnm"H ". itnndl". Defendant sum.
mons
To Jamcn. ", itpndlc. Defendant.
IN III" nam" uf Ia" State uf orc.
H"h You ~" hereby required a. np.
pear and anRw"r Ia" complaint nIcd
against you In IA" abuy" entitled suit
ON or b"fUr" "Wednesday, the 3Vtb
day of December. 1908, that being
III" date of the lns, publication Of the
nhinmuna IN said suit ana n" last
dat" within which ~" defendant
therein is required To- answer said
complaint aH nN"i by the order fof
publication of this summons, aud II
You fail Ia appear aud answer IA,
plain,ir viii apply 10 IL" court for
the f"ll"f prayed for In such com.
plant. to.wlt.
Qulc'lng plaintiffs title To the fol.
lowing d"hcfib"d real property. The
Wcs, half of the Sou,hwcst quarter
of Section Nlnc. III" Southeast quar-.
ter ~ the Northeast quarter aud
Northeast quarter uf the Southeast
quarter ~ section Eight. IN Township
|of'y'orc South ot Range Seven East
Il the Willamette Meridian. In Kinm.
attn County oregon. containing 100
G'r"s uf land
This summons IL published IN "a,
Evening Herald. u daily newspaper
printed and published at III" city of
klamath Falls. In said County and
State. by order ~ Hon Gcorg" Nol
and. Judge of the above named court,
such order being dated III" iith iny
81 November. 1905. tn" first publlcn.
tlon Of this summons To be- made ou
the 10th day Of November. 1908.
THOMAS DRAKE,
Attorney for Plaintiff
klamath Falls. Oregon.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior. U. 3,
Land Once ut Lnkcyicw, Oregon. Oc'
tober -. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that John
A. Pinkcrton. OF st. Joe, Idaho. who.
ON May "a. 1905. made Timber and
Stone Application. No. 4lSS. tSerial
No. O2sD for Sh SWh. NWnsWh
Sec. .. Sc U SEW. Sees. T, 81 D.. T.
0 T.. W. NJ. has hled notice OF inten-
ton To make Final ProH. to estab'
lish claim to the land above described
before Register and Receiver.at Lake
Wow, Oregon. on the 24th day OF
January. 1908,
Claimant names at witnesses;
Dan Johnston. OF klamath Falls,
Ore. ]. Smith. OF klamath Falls. Orc,
Harry Peltz. of Klamath Falls. Ore.
J. NJ. Piukerton. of Wolf Creek. Ore,
J. N. WATSON.
Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. ". y
Land Once at Lakcylcw. Oregon,
October =. 1908.
Notice In hcrby given that Herbert
u. Mci.anc. Of klamath Falls. Ore
gon. who. on Sept, l6. 1908. made
Timber and Stone Application. No.
obG2. for whSWH. Section 81. Tp.
81 4. II. . T.. W. NJ. has filed no
ticc of intention To make Finnl Proof
to establish claim to the land above
described. before County Clerk o
klamath County. ut his Office nj
klamath Falls. Oregon. on the @2d
day OF December. 1905,
Claimant names as witnesses:
q. ". Mci.ano. Mary u, Mcl.ane.
]. y. Mills. u. II. Lawrence. all OF
klamath. Falls. Oregon.
]. N. WATSON.
1912 Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-12-01
$500 ACRES FREE.

Tho Lakeside company has $500
acres OF land under the Adams ditch
that It will givo RENT FREE foI
one year. This includes the use OF
the land and water. The renter must
clear and place the land In culutiva-
tion. The renter gets all the crops
but we reserve the right to pasture
the stubble.
The Lakeside Company,
]. Frank Adams, Manager.
Merrill. Oregon.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-12-01
GIFTS TO BE MADE BY THE GIRL
VINO CANNOT SEW.

The girl who cannot cook, or SOW.
or "mbroldcr, I'm sorry for. I.ui her
'hBn Isn't hopeless. by any means.
Perhaps you know som" one vino In
u "hhilng doyOluo. ~ you do,
mv" ~ all n" good chnfing-diEh re-.
cip"h YOU can ind. writ" ih"m oui
plhihly, Or hny" them iypwrIlicn on
h"hHS whiir paper, leaving some
plank pAr"R for later additions. then
pima them together with u grryicoablc
cover ot rough gray or brown paper,
which may be- bought At any station
rTH
" you Know ~ u shop wh"r" beads
are sold YOU may make som" fascinat.
INK mrInIB Of beads. on" beautiful
hIlnr ! one" saw was mni" Of round
green beads, Of good M2". strung
win ublOng black beads. which were
roughly banded with iridcscrnt gold
and peacock colors The string was
about sixteen inches long. ana the
''''P "hN k''N llN''I HhU 'bhI HlH''
teen cents
II buu ~" d"fi enough with your
nnr"rt Ia pnsso-pnrrout pictures neat.
- you hny" u wonderful opportunity.
ior ~" magazines ar" fun of splcn.
lid reproductions, both In black and
Shli" aud In color well worth pre-
serving som" uf ~" art magazines
hnE" especially good things IN som"
~ III" JHpan"B" shops on" can get
'finta fpr ten rrnls each, aud though
many ~ them ~" worry crude and ug-
ly, sou VIII occasionally hnd u deli
cat" "FuJiyamn" ora clever illustra.
tion of som" Jnpnncs" fairy tale that
lH worth keeping. and looks Hurpris-
!ngly well under glass with the passe-
purtout nuish. December Dclln"a-
tor
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Ill., Z
KLAMATH IRRIGATION Z
PROJECT. Z
, IIy ". ~. IiciIcninn. Z
4. n. Reclamation Service. =

| The klamath Project has sufficient
irrigation ByBtcm to invite settlement
In u large way. The landA Of this
project were largely IN private owner.
ship before the time the Reclamation
Service began iiB comprehensive
scheme OF irrigation development.
Previous TO the entrance Of the gov
orBmcnt into this ncld. two small prl.
yatc irrigation districts existed on tho
lprOjJct and Ia" nucleus for farm set.
| tlomcnt aud town building was al
ready established. Upon the advent
Of the Reclamation Service. adjust
incDt was made Of existing water
rights In the district, and land In pri-
yato ownership was subscribed to the
project. IN accordance with the terms
Of the Reclamation Act. Al the pres
.nt time ih"r" IL but little land IN
the project open To homestead entry,
aud establishing "a home generally en-.
tails the purchase Of land from the
present owner. The purchase OF land
In private Ownership under a govern
mcnt project may be- considered by
many settlers as having material ad
yabtag. over homestead entries on
public land. az. for Instance. the more
rapid requirement Of title. though
ia. water right obligations are the
same Ia both cases. a person pur-
chasing land from "A private owner at
once establishes sufficient title to OBJ
tain some credit at the local stores.
Such a condition IL not possible In
homcstcading.
klamath Falls Is at present the
principal town In tho basin. ard is
ia" county seat OF klamath County.
It Is u town of $500 inhabitants. has
"a number of substantial homes. and
I is we'll located. having on one side
the Link River with It's water-power
possibilities. and Il lake frontage on
both ESauna and Upper klamath
lakes. Numerous additions have been
plated to tho older portion OF the
town. Several hot springs issue In
or neat the town limits. and an adc
pultc water supply for municipal and
domestic use II derived from pure
cold springs located within The city
limits.
The town is supplied with electric
lights. fire protection department.
and telephone systems. For irriga-
ton uses "a government canal occu-
pies one Of the higher terraces OF the
town and furnishes adequate waite:
supply for lawns and gardens. The
town is In greater part naturally
drained. being built In fact. on a SER
les of slopes which reach down to It's
lake and river frontages.
klamath Falls has excellent COM
mon schools and churches. The pri-
mary school OF the town Is u new
native sandstone building. completed
in 1906 at a cost of over $4,000
Tn" County High School building Ii
built OF brick and native stone. II
was completed In 1905 at a cost OF
about $4,000. and is large enough
FOR number OF years In the future.
Several churches are represented.
among them being the Methodist.
Baptist. Presbyterian. Catholic and
Christian Science. All OF these ex-
cept the Christian Science own build
in.s.