Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-09-12
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
A Mastodon Unearthed at Petaiuma.
Recovery OF Government Property In
Portiand-Nate Walter Commits Sui
eide In Alaska.

ponus 10 the amount OF $S,VVV,VVV IOr
purchase of the plant of the City the
Waterworks company,
The skeleton of monster mastodon
has been unearthed by the workmen
employed at the Mott coal mine, near
Petaluma. Many petrified fish have
been discovered in the same locality.
The mastodon will probably be presented
to some museum.
Policeman o. II. Knight of San Fran
cisco, having been found guilty by
Police Judge Cabaniss of battery upon
James Madison, striking marine fire.
man, was sentenced to pay fine Of $40
or serve 20 days in the county Jail. An
appeal was taken.
The Cloverdale (Cal.) Wine company
aud the Italian Swiss Colony will pay
$50 ton for grapes and have been
making contracts on that basis. The
colony opened the winemaking season
Aug. 2S, when the crushers in that large
institution were set to work. The sea-
son is two weeks earlier than last year.
The greatest demonstration ever made
ON the Pacific coast by organized labor
took place in San Francisco on Labor
day, when, according to the labor
leaders, about 10000 men were in line
Everything passed Off in the most or.
derly manner.
William Abercrombie of Tulare, Gal, d,
was shot and killed by a friend, Walter
Ray, in the mountains at Simmerman's s
Camp. Abercromhie mistook his friend
for a bear. A Red Lodge (Mont,) dis
patch says that John Andrews was in.
stantly killed by John Rogers, who
mistook him for bear and sent bullet
through his heart. Andrews was o
well.known citizen Of Carbon county,
and served as postmaster at Red Lodge
during the Cleveland administration.
Fred Keller, a l6-year-ol6 boy, was mis-
taken for a coyote by his uncle, William
Ward, near San Bernardino. aud shot.
There is danger that his sight is do
stroyed.
William O'Donnell, mining man OF
Baker City, Or, in conjunction with a
number of German capitalists whose
headquarters are at Chicago, has leased
80, 900 acres on Vancouver island from
the Canadian government. The land is
situated on Alberni canal. 1876 miles
north of Victoria, and has, II Is esti-
mated, billion and a half feet of lum-
ber A large plant costing 5000, 900 will
be erected, aud the company will ship
direct to Australia, South Africa and
the Orient.
Nearly two score of cases against the
Pacific Navigation company in connec.
ton with the wreck of the Islander have
been instituted for damages, loss Of life,
property and injury to health. The
cases, which will be presented in the
United States court ut Seattle, involve
only those who were citizens of the
United States.
In company with q local detective,
Lieutenant Gottleb of the Twenty
fourth infantry, stationed at Vancouver
barracks, seized 1900 worth of govern
ment property from pawnbrokers and
secondhand dealers of Portland. Tho
seizures consisted of blankets, uniforms
and overcoats About 80 desertions
have taken place within the last month,
each deserter contributing TO the stock
OF the pawnbroker. The dealers sued
for recovery, but although tho evidence
adduced proved that some of the suits
had been in the dealers hands for sew.
eral years. the government was awarded
n verdict.
Tho body Of Nate Walter, who, in
ht Of dependency, shot himself at
Nome, was brought down TO Seattle on
the steamer Senator. Walter was well
known in Seattle and San Francisco,
having been in the employ Of Lilienthal
g. Co. for number OF years, aud had
charge of the extensive hop fields and
export department OF that firm. He lost
his health in Alaska, where he had gone
to engage in business.
A Tucson "a. IT, dispatch says. For.
ty.three ranchers and all tho residents
Of the town Of Fairbank, In the San
Pedro valley. were notified TO leave their
homes, which are on the .Bouquillas
Spanish land grant. The grant came
into the possession Of large cattle com.
pany recently and VIII be fenced In as
soon as the settlers are elected. One
rancher has built fort and intends TO
stand off the company's cowboys, who
..tl1 lao La. ,.ia 81 L.. -
the ranchers and improvements The
grant embraces 1880 acres, and the
cattle company claims possession upon
patent covering the entire grant. IL
is expected there will bo trouble when
the cowboys attempt to eject the settlers
from their homes, where they have lived
for many years and upon which they
have made extensive improvements.
Herbert Barnes, aged 10. better known
as the "gas inspector" who robbed sew.
eral houses ia Oakland, Cal, while pre-.
tending that he WAS au employee OF the
gas company, pleaded guilty 10 a charge
of burglary aud was sentenced 70 two
years in San Quentin. IL needed
money, ne saini mot only Tor myself,
but for my mother, and my sweetheart
was III in San Francisco at the time. /
would not under any circumstances re-
veal the name Of the young woman for
whom committed the crimes Of which
was convicted"
So great has the demand for canned
salmon become In the Unitod gtntes
that no shipments will be made Of this
seasons pack from Puget sound 10 Eng.
land. American Gamers are selling
their total pack at home. and the Eng.
hsh market will be practically left to
the salmon Gamers OF British Columbia
Al Bed Time
take pleasant herb drink, tie next
manning faai hrtobf and mo oa.,, ,,fa.