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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-18
ELKS CARNIVAL.
Will Begin In Goldsboro on Oc.

tober the 9Th.
The date for the Elks Fair and
Street Carnival for Goldsboro has
been about settled upon for the week
beginning October 9th. It goes
without saying that it will be an
event Of rare merit in its exhibits
and is expected to attract thousands
of visitors to Goldsboro.
The several railroads centering
here will be asked to give rate of
one cent per mile and the hotels and
boarding houses will be prepared to
take care of all who come.
The Elks have secured amuse-
ments Of National reputation and it
is expected that the visitors will find
all the entertainment they could
wish. At least twenty different
shows will be in full blast.
There will be free shows. for the
early crowds followed by entertain
ments of a novel, interesting char
acter, to which small admission fees
will be charged. AS in other fairs
of like character the most delightful
feature of Goldsboro's Carnival will
be the numerous contests. There
will possibly be a voting contest for
the most beautiful girl in Goldsboro,
and no one doubts but this feature
will be carried on with great enthus-
iasm. There will be barbecues and
baby shows during the week and a
gorgeous floral parade. The affair
has been talked up considerably and
large delegations are coming to
Goldsboro from all over the State.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-18
LEAVES A TRAIL OF DEATH,
THERE ARE REPORTS OF
OVER FIFTY LIVES
HAVING BEEN
LOST.
These Later Reports Confirmed in
Washington. The Worst
Seems to be Over
Now. Smoke Rolls
Over Portland.
SHIPS FEAR TO MOVE.

9OfllanQ, oregon, sept. 10.-lC is
roughly estimated that property
worth 81, 5000 has been destroyed
during the past week by forest fires
in Oregon and Washington. Many
people are missing, but it will not
be known how many are dead until
reports from remote districts come
in. The estimated property loss
| does not include standing timber,
but covers saw mills, houses, barns,
shops, cordwood and farm imple-
ments. Thousands of acres of tim
ber have been burned over, but the
destruction Of great timber has not
been heavy.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. ia spec
ial from Kalama, where great loss of
life from forest fires was reported
Saturday and yesterday says:
"NeWs from the fire on Lomis
river yesterday confirms the report
of Saturday night and adds to the
the only road leading up the river
and vessels are blocked. A party of
ten persons with team was known
to be camping in the timbers. The
charred remains of the horses and
wagons were found, but not trace
Of the people can be discovered.
Quite a number of people were in
the timber at and around Trout
Lake fishing and hunting, but no
authentic reports have been received
from them and it is feared that there
hes been great loss of life"
Kalama, Wash, Sept. 15.-News
reached here Sunday night that the
forest fires on Lewis river have
wrought sad havoc. d. l.. Wallace,
his wife and two children were burn
ed to death. They were camping in
the woods when caught by the fire.
A 12-year-old son Of Mr.. Hanley al
SO is dead. Mrs. John Polly, he
baby and brother, name unknown,
and Mr.. Newhouse and Mrs. Graves
are dead. Fifteen others were found
| without clothing excepting gunny-
sacks.
Logging camps are burned out
completely. The fire has spread from
Lewis river north to the Lalama
river and fifty sections of the finest
timber on the coast have been des-
troyed Oak Point, twenty miles
below here, on the Columbia river,
has been destroyed. There are no
reports of lives lost, but loss to prop
erty is estimated at about 100000.
A great fire is also raging on the
Cowoma, in the northern part of the
county. Everything combustible in
its path has been consumed. The
air is thick with smoke and falling
ashes. The lumber camps are re-
ported. missing; people are panic
| stricken and crazed over the loss of
property. Cowlitz county thought
it was going to escape until the re-
ports came thick and fast, each one
worse than the last. Five people are
dead and two missing, with only
partial reports from the burned dis
tricts. A courier just arrived from
Lewis river states that only two
houses are left standing on Lewis
river and that not less than fifty per-
sons have perished-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-18
IMPORTS OF GOLD.

New York, Sept. 1O.-Goldman.
Sachs & Co., announced TODAY that
the shipments of gold from AustsraI-
ia, arranged for by them, had been
increased from $1,ooo,ooO to ST.
25O,OOO.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-18
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.

To Democrats Of Wayne:
hereby announce myself & candi-
date for the office of Register of
Deeds, subject to the Democratic
Convention, I solicit your support.
Respectfully
JNO. H. HILL.
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NOTICE!

/ respectfully announce myself a
candidate for nomination Of Tax Col
Iector of Indian Springs township,
subiectto the action of the Democratic
primary and convention.
B. B. RAIFORD.
August 4th, 1902.
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S LIST.

B-Charley Batz, Fred Baxter, JOS
eph Bryant.
Fiddle Fackett, c Garrior
H-M D Harrell, -
john L Jenkins.
M-Arthur Manly, John Minneet.
W-R A Watson.
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Persons calling for above letters
Will please saw advertised. Rules and
regulations require that one cent be
paid for each letter a;} ;}va1bised.
J. =. nIRSON. Pm
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LADIES LIST.

B-Rosa Bass.
D-Hazel DOles.
H-Martha Hardy.
S-Anna B Scott.
T-Delia Thonsas.
W-Ruby WombIes.
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Bananas at almost your own price
at G.. f. Griffins.
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Tne one pav Co;r, e.,,,.

%oid IN head and sore throat curv~d fy fyss.s
Tort s tEtocoiStes Laxative St.sSytrse Ass@sSISS
"a @ssao &rs& sSx-sSg Ga4sa6ss
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in PostOt1ice, Colds
borO, Wayne County, N. c.,
Sept. 13, 1902.
The oasis., 1902-06-28

passed up into Caborca Vieja told Caborca) which is noted principally as the site of what is reputed to be, next after that at Alamos. the old est in Sonora. Caborca is also famed in history as the place where Colonel H. A. Crabbe, the Califor- mia fillibuster, and his devoted band of followers numbering 130 men, in 1857 paid the penalty of their temerity in conflict with a final termination as sweepingly disastrous as that so widely famed in song and story, at the Alamo, twenty years before. But single survivor of all the band escaped to relate the story. He was a boy, g. son of Colonel Crabbe, who was spared on account of his extreme youth. Our companion, Don Ri- cardo, knew Crabbe personally in San Francisco, and related the de- tails of the ill-starred expedition, and an account of some of the pre- liminary facts, which made a very interesting story.
 H. A. Crabbe was Kentuckian, and a fine lawyer, practicing in San Francisco, California. He and two other Kentuckians-Judge Taliafferro and Jas. Vivian, both lawyers--were married to three sisters of the justly celebrated Ain sa family, here in Sonora. Vivian
The oasis., 1902-06-28

Il half century ago, was reported a marvellously wealthy man, and his fame in that particular had travelled to all parts of Mexico and some parts of the United States. Hearing thereof, in 1854 party of Texans, at Il distance of fully one thousand miles, started for La Cie- nega, and rode the long distance through long and weary days, with the sole and only purpose of rob ping the rich mining operator of his wealth. When they reached La Cienega Don Teodoro had been dead three months and of whatever wealth he had died possessed the usual legal disposition had been made, and the gold was no longer within their reach. They were
The oasis., 1902-06-28

1S49, with visits to California and the east at intervals since then. In the days of revolutions, pronuncia- mientOs, Indian wars and fillibus- ters he was here in Sonora, and in many of the stirring events at those times he bore creditable part, and in his keenly retentive memory there is stored a wonderful fund of reminiscence and anecdote upon
 which he seems to draw at will, without ever showing the least sign of its exhaustion. Would he write his "reminiscences and recollections of events occurring in Sonora during the last half century the work would make large volume, every page of which would make very interesting reading, i. e.: if written
The oasis., 1902-06-28

as well as the gentleman relates in ordinary conversation.
 From Altar I had brought letters of introduction from MT. Francisco Escobar of Fl Progreso to several prominent citizens of Pitiquito, and they were presented, causing me a most cordial reception. With the introduction by Don Ricardo Johnson, letters were hardly neces- sary, but MT. Escobar's kind and flattering commendation made me doubly welcome. Among those to whom presented were Mir. Manuel Lemas, prominent merchant, Mir. Ernesto Morineaux, of the firm of Morineaux Brothers, who conduct here a Touring mill and another at Caborca, with store; Don Ramon Lizarraga, the preSidente of the municipality; and Jose Maria Men dez, the local judge. Mir. Murrieta, the schoolmaster, gave us particular attention, taking us to various points of interest and conveying considerable information. He in- formed us that in the public school he conducts there are 190 pupils.
 At Pitiquito is an old church, nearly, if not quite, POO years old. It is built of brick and is in a very fair state of preservation. Upon the inside there is little worthy of note, except, perhaps, an old oil
The oasis., 1902-06-28
WAySIDE NOTES.
A Continuation of the Account of the Rambles of THE OASIS Man in the Altar District of Sonora.--Cs- borca and crsbbs, the
 FiIiibuster.

Early in the morning of Sunday June 10th, we Don Ricardo John son. Mir. James Randall of Nogales, and TIE OASIS man) left Altar for Pitiquito, Caborca and La Calera, with an intention of devoting q couple of days to lookingabout that country. The first named place k about five leagues southwest from Altar. the second two leagues far
 ther. both on the Altar river. In
The oasis., 1902-06-28

sorely disappointed and greatly angered at the failure of theii pro- missing project. In their disap- pointment and anger they hung the old priest at La Cienega, carried away the few thousand dollars he had hoarded, riding quickly across the line, beyond the reach of Mex ican authority and justice"
 Another story was of "a practi- tioner of medicine and surgery who was following his profession in the Altar district. He shall not be named here, but many readers of TIE OASIS knew the medico in his lifetime. He was called to attend a man who, while on a journey, had been attacked by Apaches but escaped with bullet in his foot. Having no instruments with which to extract the bullet, the doctor took tt out ,oith C brace and bot. It would be strange to relate the patient recovered. But he did not. He died"
 Is it any wonder that with lis tening to such anecdotes the time passed not at all tediously? Don Ricardo Johnson is a most charm ing companion. Born in Sonora, he has passed here the greater part of his life, with the exception of a few years in his youth, when he joined in the rush to California in
The oasis., 1902-06-28

compelling its absorption by the thirsty earth.
 The road follows the chord of circle from Altar through two or three leagues and then takes up through narrow pass in low range of hills, from the summit of which the river valley is seen spread out below with the town of Pitiquito close at hand, at this sea son most attractive view, the vivid green of the trees and the golden grain in the fields affording most agreeable contrasts to the dull grey of the desret region and to each other
 We had occupied three hours in passing over the five leagues from Altar, but it seemed hardly an hour, so thoroughly had we en- ioyed the conversation of Don Ri cardo, who is one of the most accomplished racoateurs it has ever been my pleasure to meet. His stories were of the region and of actual occurrences in it's history, which were very interesting and quite amusing Several of them are well worthy of reproduction, and a couple are here given with out any apology for their presenta- tion:
 "Don Teodoro Salazar, who worked the placers at La Cienega
The oasis., 1902-06-28
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painting of the Virgin Mary, which seems to have been the production of some one of the Spanish painters who two centuries or more in the past supplied so many Mexican churches and convents with DOT traits of saints, martyrs, virgins and the Saviour, which are real and enduring works of art.
 A winding stairway into the bricks of which the feet of a half dozen generations have worn deep clefts, leads to the roof of the struc- ture, whence we obtained a beauti- ful view of the valley. In the companiles there hung two bells, from which we hoped to gather the approximate time of erection of the church. But they had been recast,
The oasis., 1902-06-28

and bore the year 1897. And they were rough of sur face, lacking that semi-s m % t h n e s which a century or two gives to the rude copper castings, which are all the native cast bells in Sonora.
 Pitiquito has also a very attractive Protestant chapel and parsonage, be- longing to the Meth odist d enomin a. ton.
 Our party re- mained at Pitiquito until late into the afternoon, and then took the road to Ca borca, about two leagues farther along the river. W h ic h stream the road fol- lows the greater part of the distance, al- though leaving it for a half mile to cross a low ridge around the base of which the river swings re- versing its course to to the south. Cross ing the river we
The oasis., 1902-06-28

it's course the river makes q great bow, passing Altar from the northeast, and passing Pitiquito and Caborca from the southeast.
 For a long distance we followed over a level plain, almost as fiat as a floor, but dry and white, ex- cept where relieved here and there with the scanty desert vegetation.
 Yet the soil is a rich loam, which is with irrigation sus- ceptible of a high  state of cultivation and yielding beauti- ful crops of all de- scriptions. In an able di sq uisitio n upon the subject, Don Ricardo main tained that the soil could be made to yield abnndantly with the scanty rain fall of the region by throwing up a system of low dykes to re- strain the water from the rains, preventing its running off and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
NEEDED VERY BADLY.
Good Roads Are No Longer Looked
Upon as an Idle Luxury By
PrOHressive Farmers.

F. G. Tice, of Oswego, N. Y, adj
dressed the New York farmers insti-
tutes on the subject of ''Road build
ing" last winter. He said ito reduce
cost of transporting farm crop from
the farm to market, or railroad sta
ton, is the same as reducing the cost
of growing the CROP"
1.-The first thing to consider in maxi
ing good road is drainage. Tiles laid
in the center of the roadbed are the
best; two and one-half inch tiles are
sufficient. The matter of drainage
cannot be neglected, if we are to have
good roads, as it is the foundation of
road building"
"When we have obtained dry road,
next we want smooth road. This is
most cheaply accomplished by the
proper use of the road machine. The
road machine should be used as the
carpenter uses the plane-to level and
smooth the surface. Raise the scrap
ers high enough, that they will hit
and miss, and in this way you will
level the surface of the road.
Il advise working the road verv
early in the spring. If rightly used
the stones can be raked from the road
with the road machine. Roads should
not be fenced with stone walls, or rail
fences, which are cause of snow drifts
in the winter. Orchard grass is good
Tor sowing on the road sides, for when
it once gets started no other plant will
grow"
Mr.. Tice gave instructions for build
ing the country road where the ex-
pense of macadamized roads is sup
posed to be too great, but doubtless
there are localities in the country
where the expense of building piece
OF macadamized road every year could
be afforded, especially if stone crush
ers were furnished by the towns.
With the system of road making most
generally practiced in the country.
good roads are had for only three or
tour months in the year and perhaps
no other subject is more important to
| farmers than economical road making.
Much labor is wasted IN making roads
that are good for only short time
during the year, and when the roads
are most used, as they are in my Sec
ton, loads must be dragged through
the mud. Farmers in this section buy
the most grain for their cows in the
spring, and many of them buy only
when it is wanted and draw it over
the muddy roads. Roads that are not
well drained do not dry off and settle
until late in the spring, so it would
seem that Mr.. Tees advice about
drainage is well worthy of considera-
ton. There is nothing that is more
| needed in the rural districts than
good roads, and doubtless much of
the labor is not expended so as to
obtain best results.-W. H. Jenkins.
in Ohio Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

mirrors-a decided advantage when
one hasn't maid to rely upon.
When treating the face the mirror
is also an excellent accessory. By at
taching it to the window sill or casing,
the best possible light is thrown on
the skin, so that blemishes and disfg-
uring marks are clearly shown up.
Altogether, this adjustable mirror
will be found decidedly useful among
my lady's up-to-date toilet articles.
Since curling irons were declared
harmful to the hair and nobody but
an experienced couture dares to marip-
ulate them, all manner of devices have
been invented for the purpose of i'm
parting a natural looking as we'll as
a lasting undulation to ones locks.
While some of these arrangements
are really good, others are absolutely
worthless, and in the end do more
harm than singing irons.
A new shell hairpin which seems to
supply the much desired wave is rec
commended as being perfectly safe and
simple to manage.
Tortoise shell, of course, is far bet
ter than wires or irons, as it does not
break the hair, and this little affair is
made to hold the hair, which is loosely
woven around the shank, while a
small clasp holds it in place at the
top.
Another equally simple continuance
for producing soft waves in the hair
without heat or injury is made of
rubber, in colors to match the shade
of the hair. This resembles a bodkin
more than anything else, for it is fat,
about quarter of an inch at the
broadest part, and has small ring at
one end, while a tiny knob finishes the
other and through the center runs q
narrow slit.
The strand of hair is first drawn
through this opening, and with the un-
even ends firmly held in place the hair
is loosely wound around the curler,
while a rubber cord loops into the
ring and is pulled out and caught on
the opposite knob.
The soft rubber does not break the
hair, and it will be found that undula-
tons are secured in a much shorter
time with this curler than by means OF
ordinary methods.-Kansas City Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
}%5$ 'fs II R||B9;$iB#>
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WOMEN IN LOUISIANA.
They Can Vote ON Tax Propositions
But Cannot Act as Witnesses
to q Signature.

ut will be rather disappointing for
the Alabama women in charge of the
Jefferson Davis relics at Montgomery
to learn they have made an error"
said visitor at Birmingham to an
Age-Herald reporter.
"A few weeks ago, at their conven-
ton, it was announced that Mrs. Davis
had conveyed these relics of her H.
lustrious husband by will to the or
ganization. The document, as printed
in full, showed that it was executed in
New Orleans, duly signed by Mrs. Da-
Wis and two women of the committee
appointed to attend to the matter. Ap-
parently the document fills all legal re-
qulrements, and in most states it would
be so, but not in Louisiana. Law in
that state was fashioned on the old
French model, which subordinated
women very much in legal way. AS
result, a woman cannot be witness
in the signature of legal document
Such being the case, the will made by
Mrs. Davis is void.
''This fact, that women cannot wit
ness legal documents was brought out
strongly few years ago. Women who
are taxpayers can vote on bond propo-
sitions in Louisiana. Also, if wom-
an does not desire to go to the polls
personally. she can issue proxy
signed by herself and two witnesses,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
PHYSICIANS PUZZLED.

St. ALBERT, Mo-, Aug. 4th.-Mr. E. r.
Langendoefer of this place suffered
very severely with a peculiar case of
Kidney Trouble which completely baf-
fed the skill of the local physicians
and instead of getting any better he
was gradually growing worse. He
says: "a friend advised me to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and after had
used two boxes I was entirely cured
and have not since had the slightest
symptom of the return of my trouble.
IT had tried all the surrounding ply
sicians, but they did me no good, and
instead of getting better grew worse
till used Dodd's Kidney Pills.
II can sincerely say to everyone
suffering with Kidney Trouble that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure them, for
they cured me satisfactorily and COM
pletely when all the doctors had failed"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
HER VIEW OF WEsTERNER9.
SPLINTER Thought They Were TO-
Forward, But the Men Didn's
Bother Her Much. Z

IT think that the people of the he west et 1 ere
e5eeedngy sd fbe sp ns landIady, as
she began her nightly attack with the cary ~
ing knife on leg Of cold mutton, relates the
what don't you like about them%, asked
her nephew who sat- ae1 to h sane tbere
wa, too much water in the soup. -.
why, l think they are too forward,
said the woman with the knife, as she Peeiea
off a thin slice for hard working politician
and otficeholder, who often entertained the
rest of the boarders by telling them OF hls
Have YOU met many westerners?" asked
the politician, as he saw his almost empty
YES" was the prompt reply. II was out
in California and the people out there en-
tertained me almost to death. Inc women
| met at noon acted as if they had known no
ne their whole lives by two o'clock. Ihey
We're altogether too forward. L didn't like
it."
''But the men didn't bother you, aunty,
did they?" piped up the nephew.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13

and the holder thereof can vote in
her stead.
when I was in New Orleans they
were voting on the proposition to is
sue bonds for the extensive sewer sys-
TEN. Miss Gordon undertook the
work of collecting proxies to vote in
favor of the bonds. For awhile she
paid no special attention to the per-
sons who signed as witnesses, but her
attention was called to the fact that
while woman could sign a proxy as
principal, she could not sign as wit
hess. Consequently a good many
proxies had to be made out over
again.
Its the same way with this will
made by Mrs. Davis. Two women
signed as witnesses, but their attesta-
ton will not be considered in Louis
lana court, according to the way un-
derstand things. A legal document
must conform to the laws of the local.
ity in which it is made, hence, it will
be necessary for the Alabama women,
if they want to be sure of the will, to
have it out once more and in strict
conformity with local law"