Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Six Insane Men Arrive From Nome.
Matrimonial Correspondence Results
In Arrest OF Oregon woman-Actress
Found Starving In San Francisco.

open the safe and carried away 5000 In
coin and $1,000 worth of jewelry.
The Earl Fruit company shipped from
Porterville, CAL, to New York. the first
carload of this seasons crop of oranges
to leave the state. They are navels Of
fancy pack.
The rainfall was general throughout
Fouthern California. In many places
the moisture has been beneficial, but In
Santa Barbara county much damage
has been done to grain and beans.
A unique dinner was given at Nome
by ten members Of the Pioneer Mining
company, tho ''favors" consisting Of
Sc, 100 worth OF select Nome nuggets.
These were distributed among the
guests.
Extensive importations Of cattle from
drought-stricken districts Of Kansas are
to be made by farmers In Whitman
county, Wash. Wheat and corn are
cheap in eastern Washington, and as
cattle can be bought low, farmers see
an opportunity of making large profits.
The beekeepers organized at Los An
geles. adopting the name Southern
California Honey association" The
purpose Of the organization is to handle
the honey industry Systematically and
to undertake the marketing of the honey
produced in Southern California.
DR.. r. II. Churchill Of Pasadena, GAL,
who was for years the family physician
of President Garfield. was sentenced at
Los Angeles to 10 days for vagranoy.
Drink is responsible for his fall He at
one time practiced medicine in Cleve-
land, and ii was in that city that he at
tended Mr.. Garfield and his family.
d. Jarvis a Son, who for several
years have operated a shipyard ut Stock.
ton, CAL, have secured site ON the
Snohomish river, near Everett. Wash,
and will there open big shipyard. In
addition to shipbuilding, the repair
work on Puget sound is said TO be very
extensive, and as there is no yard there
at present to do that class Of work, the
firm expects to do large business in
that line.
Mrs. Mary wilhelm, tho widow Of q
wealthy brewer of Portland, Or. whose
husband died recently Mt Phoenix, A. T..
telegraphed to A. J. Bradley, an under.
taker, to embalm the remains and ship
them TO Portland at an expense not to
exceed $40. When the body arrived at
Portland II was found that Bradley
wanted 1885 for his services. This sum
Mrs. Wilhelm would not pay, and
Wells, Fargo g. 90. refused to hand
over the remains. She brought man.
damus proceeding. and the court or
derod the company to give Mrs. Wilhelm
the body.
An ordinance was signed by Mayor
Stephens of Fresno, CAL, prohibiting
gambling in every form, to take effect
Immediately. All slot machines in the
city which hitherto have been licensed
will be abolished Jan. 1 next, when
their licenses expire. The mayor also
signed an ordinance fixing the saloon
license at $3.50, an increase of 5000.
Two masked robbers held up the
north bound California train near Eu.
gene, Or, but were foiled in their at.
tempt to rifle the safe of Wells, Fargo &
Co. by the pluck and determination OF
the express messenger, o. II. Charles.
Tho messenger was ordered by the
robbers to open the door Of the car, bul
he refused. Two charges Of dynamite
blow open the door, and a third charge
was placed inside the car and the fuse
lighted by Engineer Lucas, at the order
Of the robbers. Charles. however. do
tached the fuse before 1t could do any
damage. A fourth charge OF dynamit,
blew hole in the floor Of the express
car, but tho robbers were scared away
whom tho messenger fired shot from
his shotgun. The robbers gained en-
trance 10 the baggage car and secured
the contents Of four registered mai
pouches.
The commissioner and assessors a
Victoria appointed TO inquire into tn,
loss OF the steamer Islander censuro, II
their finding, Pilot 10 Blanc for keep
ing the ship ut full speed after seeing
floating ice about ten minutes befCr'
the accident. The master, according /,
the finding, did not appear to realiz'
the imminent danger In which the NC
cidont placed the ship, otherwise promp
measures would have been taken to saw
life. The custom in Pacific coast water
Of leaving the bridge Of steamer a
night in charge Of only one officer 4
condemned.
Anna Cation aud Myrtle Love, wht
I've at farmhouse fow miles east o
Grants Pass, Or, were engaged II
washing clothes In an adjacent creek
when they were attracted by the glar
ing cyeballs OF a panther, which wa
cgouched in the brush IL feot from tn
young women aud making ready for
spring. With great presence OF mint
Miss Cation flung an afmful Of we
clothes IN tho face Of the brute. Thi
attack by Miss Cation with battery o
wet clothes 30 Disconnected the panthe
that he skulked of into tho brush
while the women ran screaming towart
the house.
Fook Young Yo, thineso merchant
who said he was In transit 10 Guatom
ala, was refused permission to land b,
the collector Of the port at San Fran
gi.co and ordered dcportnd to China
rhe rulingof tho collector, on u petitiol
.og habeas corpus. was sustained b,
Judge DO liayen on the ground tina
ihe Chinese might land at some poin
20 Mexico and cross the boundary int
Uaited States territory at the oarlies
opportunity
Kodaks and Films-A.E.Voorh o,
Many physicians are now prescribin
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure REL ularly hayin
lound that tits the best prescription the
can write because it is the one prcparl
lion which contains the elements necei
-ary to digest not only some kinds
food but all kinds ard It therefore cure
indigestion and dyspepsia no matte
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