Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21

on strike some months ago, ana the
men will now return to work.
William P. Sullivan, Jr., chief Of po-
lice Of San Francisco. is dead from sof.
tening of the brain and heart failure.
He was born in Massachusetts in 1857,
and came to California when he was 10
years old.
Henry Hebb, a down-river farmer,
brought suit in Sacramento against a
neighbor, J. L. Grew. for 5000 dam
ages, because Crew told him he twas
the meanest man ON earth and ought to
have been dead and buried long ago."
A fire in the wholesale hardware
house of Corbett, Falling & Robertson
of Portland. Or, caused loss of about
1000, which is covered by insurance.
A live musk OK. said to be the first
ever brought to San Francisco, arrived
from the Arctic on the whaling steamer
Bulga. This rare animal, which is the
property of Captain Bodfish. is very
susceptible to change, and former at
tempts to bring musk OK to this south.
ern latitude have always heretofore
proved futile.
Four years ago Andrew jackson Of
Centralia, Wash, believing that he had
not long to live. decided his property to
William Huen and wife. Mrs. Huen
being Jackson's daughter. Recently.
however, he came to the conclusion
that death was not so near Us he
thought, and he married woman much
younger than himself. Jackson then
applied 10 his daughter and her hus-
band for the return of the property he
had conveyed to them, but this they
refused to do, and jackson took the
case to the superior court, which has
just decided that his real estate convey
ances were absolute, and the property
cannot be recovered.
Otto NJ. Ekberg, employed as team
ster by w. =. Fuller q Co. Of San
Francisco, while going home about 7
O'Clock In the evening. was struck from
behind with q piece Of gaspipe In the
hands Of an unknown man. The muir
derer dropped the weapon, walked up
to the body Of his victim. gazed mo-
ment on the dead face, then turned and
ran. The deed was witnessed by q
woman who happened to be passing at
the time, and who gave information to
the police. The murder is supposed to
have arisen out of the late strike trouble.
A brilliant meteor was seen near Red
Rock, about 33 miles west Of Tucson,
A. 7. 1t burst with distinct report
that seemed like the sound of n cannon.
shot. The sky for miles around was
lighted as II by gigantic rocket.
1t is announced that the Sutherland
Steamship company of Newcastle-upon
Tyne, England, is to send two of its
turret steamers to Puget sound this
coming year, to engage In the lumber
carrying trade to Manila and China.
Each steamer will have q lumber-carry-
ing capacity of 5000, 900 feet, and other
heavy freight will be carried II 1t offers.
Mrs May l.. Cheney. appointment
secretary at the university of California.
has received letter from II. w. Atkin.
son, superintendent of public instruc.
ton in the Philippines, asking her to
recommend 30 young men for teachers
in the islands at $1,000 year. There
are no further accommodations for wo-
mon teachers on the islands.
President James J. Hid Of the Great
Northern railroad has at last been con-
vinced that Young Mems Christian as
sociation work is good thing for rail-
road men, and has agreed TO assist in
establishing railroad Young Mons
Christian associations at three divisional
points-two in Minnesota and one In
Montana.
Bert Ross, who murdered Deputy
Sheriff Ward OF San Diego at Port Har-
ford in December, 1899, was sentenced
at San Luis Obispo TO DO hanged at San
Quentin Jan. 10.
Mary Clagett, daughter Of the late
Judge Clngett Of Spokane, Wash, has
opened barber shop in that city. Miss
Clagett. who learned tho barber trade
In Chicago, sought admission to the
Barbers' union, but this was refused,
as women are barred from that organic.
alton. at was as last resort that /
opened this shop of my own" said Miss
Clagett. II couldn't do anything else
! had to make living. and barbering
is my trade. II is the only thing 1 can
work at."
With tho object Of eliminating the
middle man, grocers in southern Cali.
fornia have formed q corporation, with
$500, 600 capital. which will have one
retailer in each large southern Calfor.
mia town. The corporation will have u
store in Los Angeles and order goods In
CARLOAD lots from the east for dlstribu-
tion among its members.
A local weather prophet OF Tilamook,
Or, predicted that a tidal wave would
sweep over the strip OF low coast land,
wash against the mountain aud then
recsde. As the time for the fulflment
of the prophecy approached many Of
the inhabitants took 10 the mountains
and others got their wagons ready TO
depart at the first signs Of an unusually
nlKl Alubs ANbAAAhkf hCW~HfAt
out OF the ordinary, and those who took
TO the hills returned tho following day
with their faith in tho predictions Of
the local prophet somewhat shakon.
A boy named John M-Nally, OF Bis
bee, A. r., fired a rihe bullet into box
Of giant powder Ia q mining shaft, just
10 see what would occur. Great rocks
arose In the air, and the earth shook
violently for several hundred yards
MoNally's body was blown 40 feet, and
the head was completely severed.
T. a Pueschol Of Bakorsneld. Cal,
formerly receiver Of the United States
land Office at Visalia, has been indicted
by tho federal grand jury, sitting at
Fresno, for conspiracy In connection
with the nfiiidnvits regarding the nature
Of the land OF the Kern river oil dis
trict. Frederick q. Maid, a printer
formerly in Pueschers employ, was in'
dicted for perjury on two separate