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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17

estimate of $40, 900 as the loss is a
fairly conservative one. The streets
were Uttered with household goods of
all kinds and by order of the mayor,
the militia boys were called out for
their protection.
The Ashland fire department ar
rived by special train just about the
time the flames We're brought under
control. Though their coming was
unnecessary, yet the spirit which
brought them here is appreciated and
they have the thanks of our people,
just as though they had saved the
town.
There were many instances of heroic
action. Among those who deserve
especial mention for nervy and effec-
tive work are Henry Walter, Dick
Graham, Ed Gray, Claude Williams,
Harry Marsh, Howard Mitchell,
and Geo. Hartman. There are
many others, but these distin
guished themselves at two import
ant points; the checking of the fire on
Front street and at the Baptist
church.
In regard to the failure of the water
at the critical time, Mr.. Clarke, of the
water comp any, says that there was
plenty of water in the reservoir dur
ing the whole time, but that so many
hyrdants were open that there was
no pressure at any point. The sup
ply was furnished by six inch main
and when it was wide open at every
point there was no pressure.
Many small fires started and were
extinguished all through the north
eastern portion of the town. Bits
of blazing shingle We're carried by the
wind almost mile ahead of the fire.
The court house caught on fire but
the blaze was quickly extinguished.
The militia boys guarded the fire and
property all night About three
O'Clock in the morning, spark from
the b urning woodpiles started fire
in the grass near Wm. Lempke's resi-
dence and would probably have caused
a serious fire had not a squad been
promptly on hand to extinguish it.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
M. g. q. u. Column

The regular meeting of the W. @.
I. U. will be held at the home of
Mrs .E. A. Wade, July 18th at ? 80
p m.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
To Cure n Cold In a Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the moneyh it fail
TO cure. Z. W. Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17

Chas. Ladd, Canvassing vote June
election, 81. 40.
G. L, Maybee, Canyassing, s..
@, Il, Maybee, Rebate Dist. Atty
fees, 4 Divorce suits, $40.
W. @. Hale, 8 Divorce suits, Rebate
Dist Atty fee, $50,
Abe Axtell, Rebate Dist. Atty fee,
10 Divorce suits, 500.
j. W. Howard, Registration of cleo
tors, Kerby precinct, sll5O,
Williams Bros & Kendall, Making
ballot boxes, $i.15.
W. F Kremer, Mdse Pauper, $54. 25.
II. G. Bobzien Mdse Court House
S3.9O
David Lindsay care pauper 81.
John Wells, Commrs Sal. & Millage
$1,000
Nick Thoss Commrs Sal. & Millage
So 40.
MONDAY JULY eth 1907. -
johns Eggers, Road work Road
Dist No. 10, $l0.12.
o. j. Adkins $40, 81.
John Winner SOL IL
Geo. Robertson $5i.
A. Hoyt ST. 20.
Tom Tryon 500. 30.
A, Morris Road Supervisor Dist
No I. $iL75.
w. II, Curtiss Dist No S3i.
Henry Gross Dist No 4, $40.
w. A. Klum Dist No ., SIG
Ed Friday Dist No 6, $l7.
A. A. Porter Dist No 7, $50 40.
Geo. Mccormick Dist No 8, $S2.
j. Il. Swinden, Dist No 10, $64.
4. j. Kennedy, Dist No fl, 81.
Homer White, Dist No 10, $40.
L. NJ. Applegate, Road work Dist
No 10, 80
G. W. Whipp, Road work Dist No
13, Sll.
Ed Daley, $40. 30.
John Bratton, Sl3, 80.
Jonh Baughman, $40,
Frank Eby, $l2.
j. W. Bigolow, 500
j. w. Krauss, $50.
G. g. Sawyer $50.
Alex. George, Sl5,
James Parks, 800 %.
Geo S. Duncan, S5S. 40
j. G.. Bagley, S25.
W. H. Schleigh, S6i.
j. NJ Briggs, Road Supervisor,
Dist No 2, s3L75.
j. w. Hamlin, Road work Road
Dist No 2, $40.
VIII Anderson, Road Supervisor
Dist No II, S9l.
Clarence Frost, Road work Dist No
II, $ll50
Edwin Moll, $40 90
GA. Frost, SlS.
j. J. Moll, $is, 70.
c. II. Hudson, sl025.
H. H. Gibbs, No 10, $50 %.
Peter Payne, $50.
Adam Winner No 10, $40
Elsie V. Hammond, Rebate Dist
Atty fee Divorce suit, $40.
W. f. Hathaway, Atty fee Divorce
suit, $40.
A. Il. Voorhies, Printing, SG3. 75
Lincoln Savage, stamps, ~.
d. N. Stearns, Registration Il olec-
tors, Selma precinct, ~. TO-
Chas Decker, Work in Road Dist
No 49, 800
Adam Wimor, S1S.
Ed Lister Stamps 10 July LIST, ~. 23
W. III. Flanagan, care pauper, $40.
T. H. Parker, care pauper, s3G.
w. D. John, fixing election booths
aud furnishing board, g.
p II. Iimth & Son, Mdse County
Hospital, Slj.
$. Norton, sprinkling street front
Court House,s2
VIM, zumwalt Wit fees Coronors
inquest, 50.
Witness fees Coroncrs inquest and
expense OF inquest, $3.50
Geo. Lewis, Team work on road,
$50.
Joseph Woke, Mdse roads, s21 60
Floyd Chnlloner, Road work, 81. 90
Lewis Verdin, 5000.
r. Moore, $40. 20.
Walter Bryan, SIG.
James LcChir, 1925.
shelton Moore, S3l
f. X. LeClair S3L 90
James Lewis, S2l.
Ernest Lewis, s2I25.
Geo. Lewis, Road Supervisor to
July lst $GG 20.
Geo Lewis, Road Master 10 July
lst, Si2a25
John Lockhart, Wit fees State
cases, g.
John Wells, Commrs salary, 40.
O. f. Lovolace, Commrs saalry and
millage, Sli
Court adJourns until next regular
meeting in September.
Blue Prin, Paper by the yard or roll
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
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Quickly Melting Ice is caused by Imperfect Ven.
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05

ieht einfGhen. MuBerbsf1 miiBtsn i'm
ruTiifhen @ebiete bo6ere Shulen ges
ihdffen iperbsn, bsnn an folhxn lei
auaenblidlih FOLDER Mdn9cl, baB Diels
MufTen i6re Rinber nuh yapun
fhiden, ipp fie er3Dgsn iDerben. Inter
IoIdsn MmitGnben leien NIT 9eaug
duf bic ManbIhureisBdbn nur afDei
Gnt1HliiiIs mDglih llnb rationel: entz
tpeber Donlt1nbige iInD fhnelle 2fqniz
baton alIer ruIiilhen llnternehmurz
qen unb bplIftdnbige Ndumung Der
ManbTaurei, natiirlih utiter 8erhinz
Derung Der 9sfebuna bes 3anDes burh
anbere Mdhte ober bpllitdnbig unb
unipiberrufliAe Nsreinigung Der
Weanbfhursi nit MuBIano. Sm erftes
rem ssalle ipiirbe III ber MdnbfAurei
Bic Gbnnduienipirihfddft nieber be-
ainnen, bic fir NuBlanb unniiBeBdhn
ipiirbe BON ibnen aerit0rt unD binnen
fltraer 3eit bic 9anbelsthdtisfeit Der
gnropGer unb Die Beiebelnng Der
@ren3gebiete burh eine bihfe feinbs
Ielige nine'ifbe 8eb0lferung unmDs=
lid sendht tperben. Sopeit Der Mr.
tifel bet 3eitung, ipelhe, nebenbei be-
merit, bereits i'm s. Sabrgdnge febt.
Die Musfiihrnnaen bes Mrtifels haben,
bonn rufii5hen Stanbpunfte betrdhtet,
mancbes fur iih, allein man barf fpohl
nit @i6srbeit annebmen, bab bic ruiz
iiIde Mgierung iieh ldngit fiir bic lebz
ten Der BON Der rMntur. 3eitung" be-
aeianeten MDglihfeitsn Die 8ereiz
nieung Der Manbi6uret NIT NuBlanb
- entf1ieben bat.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05
Dir alsrr.abrr IN RuHlu1tn.

uWas fih iebt in Mublanb poll3ieDt,
beibt es in elmer gorreippnbens aus
8slgien, 1T baiTelbe, mas ii9 in Jrant~
reid, Stalien, 9eutf6ldnb unb 10 metz
ter alei1falls bpr benz 3u5ammenbru1
Der nnittelalterlihen Rssierumgsformen
bolIspgsn bat. HuBlanb itebt am gors
abenb elmer ppliti5hen unHipirthIdaftr
licben MeDolutiDn." 90 tpirD es ia
pobl iein. Die alte nibiltitifbe proz
paaanbd, Die tpeiter nirbts als ben nmz
fturs beanedte, pine Elm cDnitruftipsS
progrdn1m 5u bieten, tit BON elmer
8plfsbeipegilng ahgel0it Dorben, ipelbe
Die un6altbar gsiporDenen DsrbGltniie
i'm Qanbe befeitigsn iinb ginri9tungen
einfabren min. Die NuBldnb uuf cine
ben iibrigen europdif9en Ndtinnen
sleide oDer G6nlids Gtufe itellen iolz
len. DieIel6e bnr1Dringt aue GlaHen,
bic gsbilbetsn DDsr gelebrten, bic In Der
Stubentenfhaft i1r Mnnbitiif finben,
bic Mr6eiterfhdft, anter pelher iih bic
5oSialiltii1en Mnf1auunsen nit iibers
raihsnber Ghnsligteit alsgebreitet
baben, unb bieBausrn, bic Iih aus benz
briidenben Sod bet groBgrunbbeliber
berausfebnen. Sn ben Runbgebungen
Ter Rlafsn gibt iih bsr Meftsr ibres
geiiiigen @5fntus funb. Sl ben beiDen
erfteren RlnHen finb Die MitsIieDer fih
ibrer 3iele 3ismlih fIar belpuBt, bic
Nauern muBtsn erft Dd5u angsitifte.
iDerbsn. Dit nn3ufriebenbeit NIT ibrtr
Gage mar ppbl borAnnbeu, d6sr niht
biz Gdbigfsit 6xs Nuftretens aus eiaes
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05

Iuseitipen Birtunssn Der QlusIagsn
unnerer pner beeipnfIuiTenbe Grdgsn
fehlten, mar bds Hefultdt Elm iiberr
rdTnenbes. Gs purben i'm @anaetl
N282 Musfasen gemdht. Die 3uIumilsn
10,913 ginSelangaben entbieIten. Bon
bieien iparen 919 falfd. bds beibt,
8a proseilt fdmmtliher Mngaben FnD
unrihtig. ltn0 bab Der Gib fsin
5hub aesen Grinnerungs@ @1duihunz
gen III. seigt ber entiprshenbe Derz
fuh. Bon ben beeibeten Mngaben tpuz
ren IL grpae1t, oas til Der ,leunte
Sbeil. falfh.
Die @tatiftif 1T infofern beoeuzI
tunasbpn, als tie bartbut, pie fDeniJ
rthterIihs lrtbeile, bic aus 3eugenz
ausfaaen entitehen, Nnfprii1e auf
@iiltigfeit ooer gar auf llnfehlbarfsit
hdben.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05

ribien f0nnen, 10 muB Mdnqel an
bsrielhen einfreten. Die JpIgen t0nntn
nun niht ausblsiben. Mn{tdtt, b1B bic
iunaen gepfldn3fetl Sbitb1un< {in
ndh Dem pflan3en gut entpidelll, IiHs
i'm Stamnle unb RrDnengeriilts geniis
genb berit6rfen lrb quite 9riebe BIZ
BEN ftebt Der Baum i'm Mahstbunr
itil. Die Ddume iiber5ieben iih nit
WlDos unb Glenten, leiben an 8latts
lduIen, fur3, lie bdben burh fplhe
bor3eitige syruhtbarteit iebe Wiber~
ftanbsfdbigfeit eingebiiBt. sic leiben
unter 6rof unb aus ben 6rnIfpuirben
entfteben bann bic ipnIitigen Wuhe=
ringen bes Rrebs. Gs ion bnbsr
bohs ober balbbDhitGmmige Dbit<
bGune in ben er5ten 3 Biz 5 Sabren
rlad benz DFlan3en BET Mepfeln iiab
8irnen unb in ben eriten / Bis 3 Sa4z
rem BEL 6teinobltbGumen, ie nah ber
@ntipidelung ber 8dume. ni9f trdgen.
BET 3pergobitbdunlen tbut man iez
benfals gut barar, bieIelben bic eriten
3ipei Sabre nah bem pflan3en nidt
tragen au laHen. 90 lanse Die 8dume
niAt frdftig genug Iinb, follen bic ii6
bilberDen 8liitben, fDnie man lie Oeutz
lih erfennen lam, iebenfalls bDr benz
Mufbliihen, uusgefniffen iDerben. sSe@
Der 2anOiDirtb, Der Die eriten Sabre
oes Wdhstbums auf Die frdftige Gntz
iDidelung Der 8dume Dernenbet, pirD
es ipabrlt1 niht babduert baben. Die
8dume tperben nahber bel befer unb
nanlentlih gleihmdBiger tragen. sic
fperben ge1unb bleiben. Gs ipirb iiA,
tpenn 1onit feline 5ebler BEL Der Rula
tur gemd6t fuerben, Der Rrebs Bel fDl=
den Bdumen nt1t einfinben lnb lie.
tper0en benz &lima Die srDBte Miberz
ftanosfahisfeit entgesenitenen.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05
Gttre ratfI1TdJe 9tfttta1r iiher
nte Bnlttt itt Der Mlnttn-
Trft1tref.

IS ideintt Oab bic rufiifde prsRe
in Sibirien ii9 freier dlbern barf, als
i'm europdtThen Mublanb. 90 brinz
gen bic in 8lagopief1tl1ensf am
Amur erf6etnenben rMmnrsfaid @az
feta" (@murifde 3eituns) pom 1870.
WGra eir1en Mrtifel, Der ii9 in le6r
origineler Weiie iiber bic 8eoeutuna
Der Manbfdureis8abn fir Rublan0
ansipriat. Die 8abn, 10 tpiro in
benz Mrtitel ausgefiibrt, fibre natiirz
lid burh Elm @ebiet, Das BON gbineien
biht beiDobnt 1T, unb bur9 bic 8abn
1piirben nod etne Menge gbineIen aug
ben mittleren probin3sn g1inas in
pas 2anb gelodt tperDen, ia es biirften
iosur babur9 biele gbineIen auf rein
ruffiTnes Gebiet gebra9t tperben. sSn
JDlge biefeS umitdnbes niirbe I'M
Jalle zines Rrieges NuBlanbs nit ssaz
pan unb China bic 5iherbeit Ser
9abn bur9 Die ben NuiIen feinblih
aeiinnte 8ebDlferung ernitlih bebrobt
iDerben. Die itrategiT6e 8sbeutung
Der 8ahn fei alIo sius irrige. aber
auh fir bic Bebiirfniife ber ruffihen
ueberliebeIungs sbenegung fDflne bic
gabn ni9ts bieten, ba Der ruIIlhe
leberiiebler nidt bas Nedt babe, iih
an bieisr Babnlinis undergraduates.
3ur gntpidelung ber rnfii1hsn fomz
rneraielen sbdtigfeit t0nne lie sleih@
5fans ipenig bsitragen, ba bic Manbs
fhurei beim 8eite6en zines Greibafens
DOn laber3ollten Muaren iibers
fhnemnlt iDerben tDirb, bic iiber Sic
unaeheuere QanDarenae unaufbaltfam
Iauf rufFldes Gerritorinm brinaen
Eunb allm6hlih, Shfitf bDr S9ritt,
Bic rufiifdhs SnbuItrie suriidbrdngen
tpiirben, tpslne binnen fiir5effer 3eit
|hinter ben 9aifui snriidgeiporfen lein
|iperbs. Der rufIilben RoIcniiirung
tonne MIR b<r Ban elmer Mmurr9abiI
|niiben, ipit aud bic 9sh0rDsn bits
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05
Wna 3ettpeunaaTnpett tuerth
Jt4tn.

Wis 3eugenausIagen por geri9i
entIte6en, bariiber bat an Der 8resz
lauer l1nioerfitdt Elm @elebrter, pri-
DdtbDsent MilIiam Stern, umfang=
rsids unterfudungen angeitellt.
Die WtetboDe beitdn0 Ddrin, DaB
cine 9sibe BON perionen Elm 8ilD, bus
ibnen am 0ormittag ge3eigt purDe,
am Na9mittas, bann alpei WO6en
uHb Orei Wo6en ipdter bsIdrieben
muBten. Dabei fparen ale Gtellen,
Die Der 8etreffenDe Bel elmer seridi-
li9en Nusfage ii1 Su beeioen erbot,
unteritrihen. 1lnD trobbem bas gu
bie5en 8erin6sn 6erangeoDgene Wienz
fhenmdierial Elm bpr5iigli9es mar,
bas bsiBt, 5unleift Stuberten i'm altfs
nabmsfG4igien Mltsr, bic f9on eite
GENTLE uebung tn Der Selbitfritif Des
@eDd9tnii1es beIaBen, bic aaDem I'M
Wornns iDuBten, baB Tie fpdter iiber
ibre BeObahtung ails5ufagen baben
ipiirbsn, tpobbem bds Objeft in rubi@
ger unDerdnberlihfeit brei 0iertelmi~
nntsn lang aur 8erfiigung bes Be-
tradters fam, pdhrenO Das pirfli9e
Qebsr neiit nur iefunbrnlung DdA-
renbe 8orgdnse bietet, frobDem Bite
erfte Musfase fhon nah ipenigen
Gtunben, bis 5tpeite .Gngitens brei
MpGen fpdter Dsrlangt purbe, DG6z
rsno ,3eugen bei @eriGt oft erft itam
M0naten ailr Nefonitruttiun ibrer
nleiF 3ufdnigsnginbriide unfgsforbert
iptr0en, trnbbenl jsbe W0gIidleit eirsr
FiIi idlra 6iirh NfTelte parteinubms.
QeiDenfdaft, Qiebs utn 1aB, egoiifis
de pber ipndthifhe sSnterenep an
e;lttz befaimnlier gcjfaItung pts Grz
tEl!aasb bilbes, tnoli6 audi ails
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05

Der 2en3 bsgeiffert Die 5hpaaner
3situng 5u benz fADnen GrgnB: Die
iDnnenlpfe, bic idredli1e 3eit lit Dprs
iiber. unb nicht nur Menfn unb
gbier, fpnbern aud uIle bic nlannig~
fultigen 8dunie, Gtrduder, Blnnter
lInb @rdier, tie fommen bsrDor nno
Iaben gum @snuHe elm. 0dbsn bsnn
bic Bdume urlb Gtrdl1er iitStbpddn
ayr Mintsrsssit II bsr Gros seittd!2
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-05
Ger alatrrguata DER aHlai,te.

Sur Qebung Des Nrads Des
Su!a1t1uITes Ulalne i'm paTen bon
gaDand, uno pompgllh 5nr Jeltltet=
lung Der urlame lelnes ltnterganges
pat Senator ulaiOn DIeler 2ase stte
Sla etnsebraht aur glnleBung elmer
aus berporrassnDen SanDerltanbtgen
beitebenDen GDmmi1ion BON DreiltitS
glisDern. bic mittel1t elmer 8ernillia
gung DDn $150,000 Das Wrad baben
unO cine genaue unter1uhung pprnebs
men fon. General SiBbugb See. Der
am Sage Der 8ataitropbe tpenige Mi-
nuten nad berIelben an benz 59auS
plaBe eintraf unb bic ibredli9e 9er=
niftung nit eisenen stugen anIeben
fonnte, bat iia neulid in einem Df=
fentliAen gortrage oabin ausseipro@
hen, baB bic grplpIion BON inngen
fpaniT9en Sffi5ieren, Die iid unter
Wepler's &ommanbo befatrben, per-
anlabt pprben lit. gead ben Sbdtern
BAT man Dergebens seipiirt, aber baB
Die fpaniIchen Sffi5iere i'm 6afen bon
Sapana ibrer ssreube iiber bas @e@
linaen bes MnIdlages often Musbrud
gaben, tit 3ugeitanbene 5butfa9e;
biele feierten bas GreigniB nit gbam=
pagner.
lin Der Dfentlicbet Meinung in
gurnpa aupor5ufommen, lieb Die
ipaniI1e Hegierung in 9aDand iofort
fabeln, bic grploiton lei bnrd Die
Rahldfiigfeit Der Mmerifaner iel6it
entItanben. Oarauf beaiiglih erfldrt
General See, bab bic SAliiHel gum
Wunitipnsmagdain auf ieoem ameriz
taniIden &rieesIdiff 1id in Der &az
iiite bes &apitGns befinben unb aipar
an 6afen, bic iiber benz Ropfenbe lei-
nes Bsttss angebraht iino, 10 bab er
ieDerSeit bariiber Bs1heio ipeib. Ils
bic Sau9er bas Mrad Der Maine ln=
terfuhten, Iaste ibnen gapitdn Sigsz
bee: nGebt in meine Gaiiite unb febt,
pb bic Sdliifel gum Musu3in ba
hdnsen, po iie iollten." Die Sauz
der bradten bic Sdliiifel berauf. iie
batten lie an Der pprse56riebenen
Stelle eefunOen. 8ei Der peiteren
l1nteriu9ung tpurbe feitseitellt, odB
Die platten am 8orbertbetl bes
S9iffes na9 aufDdrts ge6ogen tDa@
rem, iporaus iih tlar erga6, baB bic
9eipalt Der Grploiion bonn Meeresz
boben aus nefDmmen mar. Die llnz
terIu9ungs6ebDrDe fat bur9 5ablz
reide 3eugenausIagen feitgeiteut, baB
5ipei Grploitnen tuttfanoen, eine, als
Der sprpebpfduB dufpdrts in bas
Mcga5in beg @9iffes einIdlug nno
bic afpeite, ais bds Maga3in ielbf NIT
getpaltigem &rah auseinanber flog.
Der 8efunb Der llnteriu9unss=
conlmiIiipn lautete befanntlid, bab
Die grploiipn ipie un5unebmen, DDn
auben ber ftattsefunben fat, baB es
dber unmDglidb selpelen lei, trgeno
einen gefpeis, gu erlansen, bic
8erantportli6fsit fir bic 3eritDruns
Der Maine dnf irgenb Semanben baf<
ten su MAIDEN. Die glnnabme bes
Generals Bee 1T bon Nnfang an bon
8ielen getbeilt iporben, bas 8e6etm&
nib Der Sb6terfhaft uber INNER nod
9eheimniB, ipirb bernut6lid aud
burh 6ebuns bes Wrads nidt gez
liiftet fperben. Die 3eit tpirb biel-
leiht fommen, ipo biejenieen, bic es
bisber Iorafum oehiitet ba6en, es
preisauseben bereit iinb.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-05-05
COLOR GHOST STALKS.
Keeps Delegates to WOman's
Convention Uneasy.

Los Angeles. Cal, May Club women
We're treated to floral surprise this morn
ing, for when they entered the great audi
torium which last. week was decorated
with $4,000 Gala lilies, they were greeted
with the Odor of thousands and thousands
of pink carnations. which had replaced the
lilies as a solid background to the plat
form and as q border to the two bal
comics. The local committee was up at
daybreak and with a corps Of assistants
accomplished their task of decoration for
the opening session at 30.
This flower feature, which is such a dis
tinguishing mark Of the California conyen-
ton, began by local committees meeting
trains with loads of bouquets Almost
every day during the convention punches
of blossoms are handed around, while the
delegate who does not receive from some
source q bouquet or a box of oranges at
regular intervals, belongs to the Order of
the Overlooked. -~
Mrs. loves room, moreover. is a flower
bower from morning until night.
There is an air of expectancy on every
delegate face today. for there is a proba-
bility of the color question cropping out
The first big business session is on, and
the report of the committee on reincorpo-
ration. headed by Mrs. Mary Lockwood
may bring lively developments.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-05-05
State Text Book Commission
Holds It's First Session.
State House is Swarming With
Book Agents.
TO FREEZE THEM OUT.
Claimed That Big Companies
Are Helping Each Other.
Deliberations Of the Board Will
Be in Secret.

The Office Of the state superintendent
of public instruction is crowded today
not with teachers. but with the agents
Of the big book publishing companies
The Kansas State Text Book commits
sion held its first session at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. and every representative OF
the book companies is anxious to pre-
sent the claims OF the books he wishes
the commission to adopt.
AThere are upwards Of sixty represen-
tatives of about thirty-f1v companies
in Topeka today. Some are members Of
the book firms themselves, others are
only agents There are also a number
Of authors Of various books here to help
push the books in which they are inter-
ested.
The commission will probably do little
today other than to determine a plan
OF procedure The law gives it ten. days
in which to accomplish the work of Sc
lecting series OF text books to be used
in the schools Of Kansas for the next
five years. If it can not get through
in that time additional shorter sessions
may be called. = Every member Of the
commission is enjoined from making
public any of the proceedings of the
commission until its work has been COM
pleted- The commission viii allow each
company bidding on the book contracts
to present the merits OF its publications,
but the different publications will be
discussed in secret
The Topeka state journal., 1902-05-05
MIR. GRIFFITH'S VIEWS.
Why He is Opposed to the vinewood
Scheme.

The following letter has been received
by the State Journal from Conductor
j. H. Griffith, one of the most respected
and valuable citizens of Topeka. a man
who loves Topeka, has all his interests
here and knows a Vinewood scheme of
deception and deceit when be sees it.
Mr. Griffith should get after Crosby
Brothers and the scores of merchants
who have signed the VineWoOd petition
under apprehension and request
them to remove their names Some o.
these merchants are scared at the
threatened loss of Highland Park trade.
They don't believe in the petition. but
they are afraid to come out openly and
and a few railroad n en- and other citi-
zens could bring things to a focus If
they would. Here is the letter:
To the Editor of the State Journal
Allow me to express to you my ap-
probation of the stand you have taken
regarding the VineWOod Park railway y
through the columns of your paper.
I think the State Journal has always
been the friend of the working man and
the railroad man and desire to say a
few words regarding the proposed right
Of way of the VineWood Park railway.
The route as proposed, viii be on five
blocks of Madison street-from Twelfth
to Seventh streets-and the property
holders between Tenth and Seventh
streets object very strongly to
the railway Delng given the rlSnI 10
place its track on Madison street north
Of Tenth street.
The majority of these property holders
are railroad men like myself. and we have
worked early and late to secure the homes
we now enjoy, and we think our city coun-
ell should give some consideration to the
two petitions we have sent them request
ing a refusal of the right Of way on Madi-
son street
one of these petitions. it is claimed, has
been lost, and we would like to know
something Of its whereabouts.
A number of new homes are being built
and have lately been built in the blocks re
ferred to, and the street is being rapidly
improved, owing to its desirability as a
residence street-a quiet place for a work
ingmans home-and as such it is our de-
sire to keen it.
The Vinewood Park railway will be of
real benefit whatever to us. and We
consider it but scheme to work the city
in order to secure a right of way for some
ether road
If the Vinewood Park railway must be
given right of way why should not the
city derive some benefit from it in place
of receiving nothing2 And why could It
not be given the old right of way on Ninth
street in place of a new one on Madison
street, when almost every property holder
between Tenth and Seventh streets objects
so strongly to to2 Have not the property
holders some rights to be considered in
the granting of right of way BY the
Topeka, May 8, 1902