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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
THE KLAMATH COUNTRY


lGd at the disposal OF the homcseekerg,
tho United States assuming all risk
and responsibility for the Investment.
klamath Falls. the county scat vi
klamath County. oregon. and tho
commercial center OF the klamath b
region. " a lively town Of $500 pco-
pie. with good graded aud high
schools. fine watcr system. electric
light and power plants. telephone
system. and other city utilities. II 70
the diversion point OF the chief CO.
nails Of the Irrigation project. and IL
headquarters for the United States
Reclamation Service and the klamath
Water Users Association. The hotel
facilities arc good. Merrill. near
Tule Lake. ~ the center Of large
fertile section south Of klamath Falls
and part OF its surrounding lands are
already watered by the Government
irrigation system. Bonanza. on Lost
River IL the principal trading point
Of the upper project. II IL ut the
junction OF tho largest valleys.
The upland soil IL chiefly Il rich.
sandy loan Of great uniformity and
lasting fertility. II is u mixture Of
disintegrated and eroded lava with
volcanic ush and diatomsceous earth.
The lake and tule imarshJ lands are
made Of finely disintcgrsted volcanic
material and organic matter. the lat.
ter the dccomposed vegetable accum-
ulation Of ages. Nowhere. perhaps.
can BE- found a more fertile country.
rhe uplands are very similar to the
soils OF the famous Yakima Valley
In Washington. while the lowlands
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

every year is about three hundred
and oven In stormy weather q day
rarely passes with the suns face hid.
den tho entire time. Tho clear at.
mosphere and the elevation make
bright the sunny days and give the
sky the deepest blue. while at night
the starry armament Is brilliant
beyond description and beyond the
conception of foy-belt Inhabitants.
Where the water supply Is limited,
sagebrush fnantbs the valleys with
gray. In the marshlands are many
species OF rushcs. sedges and tules.
The fora OF the basin IL far above
the average In variety. for here meet
northern and southern plants. oddly
con ninEiing. The land II rich In
wild rluuns. choke-cherries, buckle
berries. wild goossberries. wild cur
rants. and other economic plants.
There are many species Of nutritive
native grasses: indeed. the basin has
long been u stocktnan's summer par.
adise. Many Of the smaller valleys
are simply large meadows.
The lower hills surrounding the
basin are covered with range grasses.
and scattered parks Of Juniper. noun.
tain mahogany and other arid land
shrubs. The higher lands are cov-
cred with regal forests Of red hr.
sugar and yellow pine. and cedar.
In abundance may be grown the
cereals (cxcept corn). alfalfa, var
ious nutritious grasses. root crops.
potatoes. asparagus. celery. all hardy
fruits. vegetables and berries.
Alfalfa. which has created more
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
Gleanings.

There sr- u number of HphinScs. but
tbe largest aud most famous ID that os
Gi,sh. Egypt
!, IL diiicult IN England to arouse
On Interest IN III" pr-scrrution " for.
s.,s b-cnusr of the universal substi,u.
ton VI coal for wood u. fuel
The cold storage men Hr- volns 10
svs together In Paris IN july ana talk
shop The big name for the gnth-ring
10 International congress of the ~
frigrrailng Industries.
The new Russian governor of odessa
has adopted n new plan When hi,
men nnd room In which 'hrr. II o
bomb be- has III. bomb exploded on the
spot and thereby destroys the house.
The attempt to combine the business
men Of nil France Into n nonpoli,ical
protective association 10 b. known as
the Federation Of French Manufac.
turrn and Business Men ~ reported to
b making satisfactory progr-sa
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

ltiCh in fertile laDdg, evcr-iiving
streams and nno lukoB. walled with
nobl" mountain ranges covered with
gront Pine forests. Possessed Ut u eli
mate that ten months IN the year is
ldoal. the klamath Basin. heretofore
isolated aud almost unknown. 10 DO.
Ing made readily accessible.
Thls rich basin " n plateau 1000
feet above the sca level. divided into
valleys by mountain SpufB and given
variety by several fresh h-wnter lakes.
Or these. the three lnrgest cover two
hundred thousand ncrcs.
Development has boon retarded by
lack OF immigration and lack Of
transportation.
The annual precipitation OF sixteen
Inches In chiefly In the winter. In the
form of mountain snow. The sum
mer rainfall In too light to assure
crops. The Biskiyou and Cascade
Mountains presented u strong barrier
to rnilroud builders. Therefore. with
a trunk line Of railway hardly nifty
miles 20 the west. and the largest
body of fresh water available for ir-
rigatioh west Of the Mississippi ut Its
very door. this rich region has been
littic more than Il pasture for cattle
aud sheep. It's lakes and marshes
homes for untold numbers Of wild
fowl. and ita forests and mountains
but the hGunts of wild animals.
All this is TO be changed marye-
lously BY two factors-Governine
irrigation end reclamation and rail-
road construction.
The work Of the Government is
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
The Champion Absspt ,rInssS M...

n very abs"ntinindcd profe usions,
innh with offices IN n Chcstnu, stre.,
hnhding. came downtown tho o,bcr
my nnd discovered TINT IA, Ind i.f, ,i,
h"'s ~ home. The superintendent OF
'n' h'lih'hH lot the nlacninIn,l.d mnu
'hl" MS office, bat he wns stIIl M b,d
v" ~ over, lie could not yet into bi,
drHk of u, his safe. lie pondcrcl N III
Tie while over his dllcinnn: then be
nccihch to return home for the keys
why not send messenger boy after
tue keysr' was the thought that struck
HIN. but that was inmediatciy uut OUT
of the question by another thought 10
the eject Tint tho boy would not ,c
nblr To xci In the house IN case the
nb~ehimihdcd mans wife had left
home. That's riRiit: I must NO my.
"clf' decided the troubled man. ana
home lac went. arriving at IN. very
door OF his house before II da wned
upon him that he without his KEYS wns
~ bnh on IN messenger boy. and the
poor mans wife hnj gone out all right.
'pl. hang II anyway" suid the absent.
minded mnn. II ought to have tele~
lhoncd her to wait for the! Why
didn't do thntf Well, I will ~ right
hnck to the Office and phone" And 10
did u" phonci and phoned Tor some
'lmc before he could undcrxtand why
his wife did not answer. then be gave
~ work for the day - Philsdslphis
Record
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Lakeview List No. 81.
United States Land once. Lake

United States Land once. Lake.
view. Oregon, January l2. 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company.
whose post Office address Is st. Paul.
Minnesota. has on this 2Sth day Of
December, 1908. fled In this once
its application (Serial No. 0945). to
select under the provisions Of the Act
Of Congress, approved July /. 1898
$50 Stat. 597. 620). Lot l Of section
3 In township SO south Of range IN
and Lot 8 OF section Z In township
3S south Of range7. all east OF VIII
lamette Principal Meridian. contain
Ing bl.S3 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described. or de.
string to object because Of the min.
eral character OF the land. or for any
other reason. TO the dIIb0jSr to ap-
plicant. should fle their a6idavits OF
protest In this office. on or before the
18th day Of March. 1909.
J. N. WATSON.
lis Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

white In favored locations most OK
cellent peaches may be raised; but
care must be taken by planting late
blooming, hardy varieties OF all these
fruits, because OF late frosts.
The evidence OF what small fruits
will do Is found In the wealth OF wild
berries. All tho berries may be
grown to great advantage as soon 40
a market becomes available.
Tho richness OF the coil and the
case with which II Ia worked make
the klamath section q vast potential
garden. Here. with irrigation, inten-
sive cultivation will be widely psac-
ticed. The careful cultitnQ11 -
makes land in sections A n -
California. tho San Jos(G -
mento, Santa Clara, Palatt, ~ ~
Grande and other California valleys
worth hundreds OF dollars per acre
will produce the same result here.
The klamath Basin Is already q
great native pasture-land. and when
are added alfalfa, clover. ETC., II will
be an unexcelled dairy country. At
present cattle and sheep occupy tho
fields. There are many Herefords
and some Shorthorns, Devons and
Galloways. But with the coming OF
easy transportation will come the day
Of the more profitable milch COW
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

divided into two projects. the upper
aud tho lower. The latter. the most
Important. has for its principal wa
tor supply Upper klamath Lake. the
largest navlgable body OF fresh water
In tho West. The supply taken from
II will lessen tho size Of Link River.
lts outlet. but will not AFFECT the vol
ume OF water In the lake itself. The
topography OF the land Ia such that
the water from tho lake can be dis
tributed over q large area by gravity.
Clear Lake. In California. 10 the
source OF the upper project. II will
become Q reservoir. and it, outlet.
Lost River. diverted into the klamath
River and superseded largely asa
water carrier BY an irrigation canal.
This oddest Of streams. "meandering
with q macy notion" after nowing
aimlessly q hundred miles. arrives
within six miles of its source and
finally sinks In Tule Lake. Tule Lake.
a broad sheet OF water. whose great
eat depth 10 about so feet. has no
other water supply and no outlet.
With the diversion Of Lost River. its
bed will be partly reclaimed.
The Government work, all told.
will represent an expenditure OF ST.
100, 900. and this investment 10 pisc'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
The Writers.

Nine Sarah Grand II iccfnring In
London on IN. "Art Of iInppincss'
Hall Calue hns promised the editor
OF London n. A. =. 10 write his auto
biography for that Journal
Andrew Lang. the great student OF
'olklorr. celebrated the other day bis
si'yfourth birthday anniversary.
Thomas Hardy has completed his
Napoleonic drama. "Thc Dynasts," the
work which has engaged his attention
70 the exclusion of everything else for
years.
Iolstoy II one ~ the most prolific
writer's Of any age. He hns published
some "" hooks and innumernble pam
pn'ets, most ~ which have been trans
"'ed Into every European Language
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

Perhaps the most extraordinary sx.
nmpl. 81 Britain going to war for no
reason ut all" occuryvd In the reign Of
George II. One llobest Jenkins. an
English msrchant-csptain. trading from
Jamaica. arriving tn EnsiasA In i73s,
reported that the aloop bad been board
ID BY the Spanish cosst guards aud
that. though no proof Of smuggling had
been found. he had been tortured and
his ear torn on All England dew into
nn uproar. jenkins ear" divided par.
ties and shook waipolc's ministry T..
self. The house Of commons sent for
jenkins. and lie was told TO bring bis
cnr with him. The incident grew into
q crisis. though wnipole did hiS hest
to persuade people TO keep their heads.
hut the popular Indignation was 20
great that the next year the govern
mrnt wus compelled TO declare war
against ain.-I'earson's.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
The Parish Top.

Once In England top whipping was
practically ordered by law. There was
n huge top formerly provided In every
village 10 be- whipped 10 frosty wealth.
rr that the peasants might be kept
warm by the exercise aud out Of mis-.
chief while they could not work.
Shakespeare In Twelfth Night" says,
Ills brains turn like a parish top"
I,cn Jonson 10 "Ncw Inn" writes. HE
spins like q parish top" and Beaumont
and Fletcher have dances like town
top and reels aud hobbies" Evelyn.
the diarist. speaking Of the uses Of vii.
low wood. says that II was ordered that
"the great town tops should b made
thereof"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

wealthy farmers In the irrigated
West than any other farm product.
may be grown to perfection. Two
land In favored sections three) crops
are cut each year. and after the last
harvest the vigorous growths permit
OF pasturage for stock.
The klamath section will rival
eastern Washington and Oregon In
wheat production. both In quality and
quantity. Land well cultivated and
with plenty OF water yields hfty bush.
els Of wheat to the acre. while dry
farming secures from twslvs-to twsn-
~ bushels. The average. under fav.
ossh,s ,.wassr. Aatiena. should be
thirty.ivs bushels TO the acre. :,
"osts Yield pr acre. With dry farm.
ing. from tweaty.6ve 70 thirty BUSH
els; ON irrigated land. sixty bushsls: !:
and with exceptionally favorable con.
ditions, almost o hundred. Barley
yields. on dry land. twenty-five BUSH
els per acre. which II always doubled
and often trebled on properly irri.
gated land. Rye also grows well. and
peculiarly enough 10 often dry farmed
as hay or roughage crop for stock.
Apple raising will prove . proAt-
able occupation In the uplands. Pears,
plums. praass and .sAsrriss do we'll,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

are In u class by themselves In rich
ness, The soils are free from gumbo
and adobe characteristics. very easy
to work, without stones. and do not
bake easily. In u few localities patch
~ Of alkali may be found. but these
are quite infrequent aud can be- cared
for by proper drainage. The soil IL
Of uniformly great depth. and very
rarely IL there hsrd-pan near the
surface.
The climate OF the klamath Basin
IL delightful In late spring. summer
and autumn and until midwtnter.
With its scenic and hunting and nah-
ing attractions. the rcgton 10 becon'
ing great sumDer resort. The
weather Ia moderately warm In sum.
mer and not severely cold In winter.
There is little sero weather. Dsstruc-
tive storms are unknown. Some win.
ters are open without snow. but oc-
casionally thore IL enough snow for
sleighing. Spring plowing begins
In the latter part Of February or early
In March. March and April are rain
lest months. and January 10 the eoia'
est. Very little rain falls In the sum-
mer. and orops may be harvested
without fear OF . storm.
The average number OF clear daye
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
Contest Notice.

Department OF the. Interior. L. 8.
Land ONCE. Lakeyiew, Oregon. jan
uary IL, 1903.
A sufficient aGiadavIt having been
filed In this Office by Matthias Armand
contestant. against homestead entry
No. 2765 tSerial No. 096p. made
Sept. I5. 1902. for WIZ VIZ. Sec.
IS, T. 38 s.. X. 10 Z, by Eleanor s.
Ogden. contestee. In which It Is al
legged that Ogden never settled upon
said land within six months after
making said entry as required by
law: that said Eleanor Ogden never
improved said land by erecting .
dwelling house nor made any Inn
provements whatsoever; that the
said Ogden has wholly abandoned
said tract and for more than six
months since making said entry: that
said entry is not cultivated as re-
quired BY law or at all. and said og-
len Is not at this tiMe nor Las e
been living on said land during the
past year: that said Ogden Las Who'll
ly failed to reside upon. cultivate or
improve said entry; tlat the alleged
absence Of said Ogden is not due TO
his employment In the Army. Navy
or Marine Corps OF the United States
as an officer. soldier or marine In any
war In which the United States may
ha epRapad said yurtips are hereby
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
Electric Sparks.

one OF the electrical plants In Ger
"shy employs 5000 workers.
a Montreal grain merchant recently
.eh' an Inquiry 10 London by the wire
,sss system and received an answer In
less than two hours.
a young inventor Of Lyons. France,
~ said To have solved the problem Of
'he transmission Of electrical energy
Without the use Of wires.
a feature OF the Swiss telephone
ssrv'ce In that, In addition TO owning
aaa operating all the lines. the govern
mt manufacturers all the instrumeuta
.sed, makes the insulation and con
"oh the busiucss absolutely.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
Things Theatrical

Hattie Williams Is to spend the sum-
msr In Europe.
Martha Morton II writing a play tor
henrietta Crosinan.
A new musical extra vaganxa 10 called
The Land Of Folly"
ous Harlan IL giving a burleslue o.
"se stahl as "The Chorus Lady"
An Fiske In to begin her next sea'
scn 10 New York In q now American
CHARLES Klein has written a new play.
we!cn b - b produced bs Henry n
90
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
10 German % Dad % Thlsf

John Ruskln was caustic In bis uttsr'
upcvs about the German language. In
"I.ettery Of Or. John Brown" Ruskin b
thus quoted:
German isn't Q Language" at all. but
only q "throatass" or 'guttusaes"-e
mode Of human expression learned
chiefly Of wolves and bears. with half
of the thingS II calls words stitched In
the middle ike wnsps aud ants OF ass
pannlcrs. aud letters scrsbblsd OUT
when people were mostly drunk. 10
that they didn't know the tops from
the bottoms Of them.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
lis

Z sTRAYED OR erOIHN-A brown
and spotted COW. fat and dry. brand.
ed 81 on left hip; ear. mark crop;
split In left ear and under bit In right
ear. Was driven or stolen from the
Downing ranch. the latter part OF DE-
esmber. 1905. Reward for Informs
tioa. 1e.St
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

The vsts That. csuAted.
And what was youf fSmayo ~
olsiopY'
.rYer<icsliy uaanimous In ny -
cor" answered the young lawvss'
another voting aye and father diassst
inp"-Louisyilie Courier-Journal.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02
HE 0choel.

"Have you q college diplomat
"No. but I have several mining seocl
certificates that I might frame ana
hang up a. ev,dsncs that I have heen
throunh the school q sxpesisocs."-
Exch0nRo.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-02

Thu habit Of looking at the best 80
Of every event b worth moss s'ss
\ thoass1d . yooS.>Johnssa.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-10
SCHOOL NOTES.

Kathryn Arnold is in Chicago this
week.
Commissioner Hungerford made visits
to several of the rooms Wednesday.
The eighth gra lie pupils are working
hard to present good program, Monday
evening, Dec. l3.
Mildred Shepard and Lynn Lake at
tended the funeral of Lynn's little neph.
ew Charles Shanahan, at Lawton, Mon
day
George Howe won first place 10 the
competitive examination for appoint
ment to Annapolis, held at Niles some
weeks ago. He will take the entrance
examination in April.
The Clio society will hold an open
meeting this friday evening with the
following program:
Roll call-Quotations.
Duet-Eva Long elland Florence Kelley.
Reading-Pearl Stephens.
Quartette-A Home BY The Sea,
Merrill Fuller, Dale Harrison. Ray
Curtis and Berhl Chappell
The Progress of the Panama Canal,
Percy Wheeler.
An All American Football Team,
Berhl Chappell.
The Sewing Circle--Ruth Snow, Wv
ian McCabe, Rena Wilson, Florence
Kelley, Agnes Richard, Eta Adriance
and Nellie Dodge.
Soo-Sng Me To Sleep 49, Miss Wood
Violin Obligato, IL. l.. Wheaton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-10
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

"An Interesting Conversation" will be
the theme for discussion at the Presby-
terrain church next Sunday morning
Gospel service at 7 p. m. Good music
and helpful services. You are welcome.
The mission now in progress at st.
Mars church will close on Sunday
evening. First mass at a. m., second
at 1920 Evening devotion will begin
at 1880 and will consist of rosary, ques.
ton box, sermon and benediction by
Father lsadore.
Church OF Christ, H. f. Rossel, min
lister.
Lords day services: Communion at
l0:3Oa m.
Preaching at IL o'clock.
Bible school at IL IN, h. G.. Hawley,
superintendent.
Junior 9. f.. at 3 p. m.
Senior & h. prayer meeting at $50.
MId-week prayer meeting, Thursday
evening at 1870.
Regular services at the Baptist church
as follows: Preaching at 1890 a. m.
Sunday school at ll:45. Y. p. S. G. r. at
6 p. m. Mid weekprayer meeting Thurs
day evening at 1870. You are cordially
invited to all these services.
Nj. +. church, @. Gilbert Stansell, pas
tor. You will always find a cordial well
come to the following services:
1000 a. m, Class meeting.
1870 a. M, Morning worship.
ll:30 a. IN, Sunday school Leon Doug
las, supt.)
300 p. M, Junior league.
600 p. m, Epworth league devotional
meeting.
100 p. m. Evening service.
1870 p. M, choir practice, Saturday even.
ing.
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BROTHER PREACHED SERMON.

John B Harvey. brother of Revs. f.
Ii. and II. w Harvey of Paw Paw, died
at the Edwards hospital ain Kalamazoo
last Sunday. The funerhl services and
burial were at Grand Rapids, his former
home The funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. f. ii. Harvey. He leaves wife
and three grandchildren besides three
brothers and two sisters.
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Miss Hazel North is spending the weel

Miss Hazel North is spending the week
in Chicago.
Ben Spellman Of KalRaskia was in
Paw Paw on business, Thursday. Mr..
Spelman was former Van Buren, coun-
t. boy and lived at Covert.
Mrs. b. J. Wakeman, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Paw Paw
for the last two weeks, returned TO her
home in Benton Harbor, Thursday.
Several Of the r. & 5 Masons of Paw
Paw joined their companions from Law.
renee and South Haven, Thursday after.
Don and went to Kalamazoo, where they
were guests of the Kalamazoo council
for the evening. A delightful time is re
ported.