The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-27
THE RAMBLER.


tate men whose name was mcntinnc,
To me IN the conversation on the docl
went into the air when he read tn,
article. lie was In favor Of ridlu.
the "curb-stonors' out Of town on :
fan. He thought. however, that tn,
Herald was In poor business publish
ing such articles. for they had ten
icncy to hurt the town. lie then
proceeded to rip the paper up the
hack In more ways than one, aud
fnowinE the facts as | did. It WAS
amusing in the extreme. This gen.
tltman had better keep his clothes
"a or he may see his name in print
II you will publish Il.
was present yesterday afternoon
when the Carnival Committee pre-
s.ntcd their subscription list to one
oi the business men and after tdc
two gentlemen took their departure,
! listened with interest to the com
ments made on the matter. one ni
III. men said:
One would naturally think tha;
! would dislike to place my name on
that list. but | am glad of the oppor
Unity. This movement is a good one
ard I hope tina, II will result in the
street carnival feature being "A per-
manent addition To the county fair
each year We have had no attraC-
tons In this city during the past
year II Is the least the people OF
klamath Falls can do to offer some
slight means of enjoyment for the
people from the country. They eX-
p,ct II and ought To have II and the
organization or individual who as
s.fts In anything OF that kind ought
ta have the cordial support OF the
business men of the town, for they
are the people who directly bencit
from their work"
This is quite In contras, with what
: heard an hour or so later. There
Genes a damned subscription list. III
tet." lie was not disappointed for
u was the Carnival Committee. Now
iris fellow did go down for small
amount. and he will benefit more
than any other name that Was on the
lst up 10 that time. he grouched
around to the two committeeman as
n he was making them a present.
One would think that they were the
ones to be benefited Instead ol he
himself. That brings To mind past
events. A couple Of years ago II WAS
not difficult TO go out and raise
thousand or two dollars without any
onc making a kick. !, was so easy
that there was craze along that
line. Naturally the business men got
tired. Then came the row over the
collection and distribution Of one Of
the funds. That was the climax and
Il was a good one, for II cleared the
atmosphere. gave the business men n
rest. set the precedent for the pub
lication OF all subscriptions and Il
public accounting Of the cxpendl-
lures. The kick referred TO was the
only one that the finance committee
Got In their trip yesterday and II
probably will be the only one they
Will get. The business men realize
that everything Is going to be open
and above board; that they will GO,
a square deal; that something ought
10 be held this year and they are
ready to pay the fiddler.
see by the papers that Coos Bay
IL going TO have to walt for It's rail-
road until Central Oregon has been
accommodated. That brings 10 mind
the presence In our county Of Nj.
Hartman. His being here has al
ready resulted In much benefit for
klamath county and is going TO re-
suit In q great deal more. provided
the people here do not lose their
head. ] was talking some months
ego with a gentleman who resided In !
the same town wherein MIR Hartman
has his home In the East have
forgotten the name OF the place He |
told me that when Mr.. Hartman !
first went there that some OF the peo- |
pie lost their heads and began TO be-
lieve that the presence Of the Wizard
meant millions to them. They an
noyed him with their attentions and
pestered him In many ways. The
result was that II was quietly given
out that II he was not let alone he
would md some place else to live In
And he meant IL TOO Now Il would